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陕西南郑县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解编练
【由安徽省合肥市2014高考模拟题改编】
阅读如下短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最优选项。

Have you got some paper, a pair of scissors and, above all, a desire to decorate your house? Then, we have the perfect holiday artwork for you: Make Star Wars snowflakes (雪花). Remembered as a cherished form of work in classrooms before the holidays, paper snowflakes have drawn many people's attention again.
The designer, Anthony Herrera, just recently released his 2013 collection. "The Star Wars snowflake designs began as just doingdesigns of characters that I and my daughter wanted to make three years ago," Herrera told us in an email. "The second year I introduced vehicles, and this year I decided to push further by designing battle scenes."
Sometimes, he feels a bit bored with his job. With each year, the designs have got more detailed and various, but the process of creating them remained the same: sketching figures on paper with a pencil until a symmetrical (对称〕pattern comes out, then scanning the designs and cut them with scissors. However, he says he has plenty of ideas for new flakes next year, so no two will ever be the same. Hopefully with Star Wars: Episode VII coming in 2015 he'll have even more work in the future.
Check out your favorite finished versions of Herrera’s flakes (from both 2013 and previous years) and download the pictures beneath them and then get down to creating your own work. A warning: Most designs aren't for the casual flake-maker, so patience you must have.
1. Making paper snowflakes draws many people's attention probably because ______.
A. it is a traditional form of decoration
B. it is a course of artwork in school
C. it is a way of killing time in holiday
D. it is designed by Anthony Herrera
2. From the text, we know that Herrera ______.
A. can make snowflakes with his daughter's help
B. made more complicated designs before 2013
C. introduced paper vehicles in 2011
D. will make a great variety of detailed paper flakes
3. Herrera is fed up with the job sometimes because ______
A. he has to design detailed and different patterns
B. he has to follow the fixed process of paper cutting
C. he spends much time designing, scanning and cutting
D. he has few ideas for what the next designs will be like
4. By writing the last paragraph, the author tries to ______.
A. offer us more information about Herrera’s paper cutting
B. tell us how to download picture of snowflakes
C. instruct people to be a real creative artist
D. remind us of being patient with Herrera’s designs
【参考答案】1—4、ADBC
2016高考模拟题。

阅读理解。

阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最优选项。

We often smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also indicate embarrassment. The following examples show this point of view:
In an attempt to be open and friendly, people in the United States smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other, this nonverbal communication shows being friendly in the United States. However，in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid being embarrassed. Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer〔嘲笑〕. For example: When a child falls off from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and may not be a kind of impolite laugh.
When a person from the United States might blush〔脸红〕with embarrassment or become offensive, a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid serious misunderstanding, people who engage in intercultural communication should be able to understand the meaning of smiling appropriately. Related to the smile is the laugh. Also, different cultures have different meanings about laugh. For example, Americans can enjoy a very heartfelt belly (腹部) laugh that comes from the deepest emotions. However, most Chinese seldom laugh that way because they are thought to be silly except among close friends.
1. We can use smile to express all of the following feelings except_________,
A. joy and happiness
B. amusement
C. embarrassment
D. fear
2. People often smile at each other in the United States because_________.
A.they are very happy
B.they want to show they are friendly
C.they want to hide their true feelings
D.they want to avoid embarrassment
3. In China, seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to ________.
ugh at him
B.avoid his own embarrassment
C.avoid embarrassment and encourage the boy
D.show his politeness
4. What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A.People smile at times.
B.Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cultures.
C.Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people.
D.The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.
参考答案1—4、DBCB
【浙江省2014高考英语模拟冲刺卷】
阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

Top Four Ways to Build a Wonderful Life
1. Live Below Your Means
There will always be temptation to give up the future for immediate pleasure. We all want to buy that new piece of technology, treat ourselves to an expensive night on the town, or take out a loan for the flashy car we can’t afford. It might feel great at the time but unwise spending hurts a lot later on. Enjoy life’s simple pleasures and save as much as you can. Expensive things don’t create lasting happiness and security. Careful spending will bring you greater leisure and enjoyment in the long run.
2. Put Your Money to Work
Saving is great, but to make the most of your money you need to put it to work. Good investments ca n be the difference between retiring in your 40’s or in your 60’s. A post today at The Simple Dollar really got me thinking. According to Trent’s estimates, if a person in their early 20’s invests 20% of their income in an S&P index fund, the interest they earn will equal their current salary when they reach their early 40’s. They could retire without a drop in income! Wise investing is the surest path to financial independence and it’s something everyone can work on. It’s definitely an area I’ll be devotin g more attention to in my personal life.
3. Educate Yourself
To be happy we need continuous growth. The best way to grow is life-long education. This doesn’t mean you need to pursue a doctorate or spend 2 hours reading every day. Self-education can be anything that takes you out of your comfort zone. The important part is keeping an open mind and searching for fresh ideas and perspectives. Education builds over time. It might feel like the bits of wisdom you acquire don’t mean much, but over the years they add up to form a wiser, kinder, more interesting person.
4. Develop Lasting Personal Relationships
Suppose you had everything you wanted. Would you be happy without anyone to share it with? The personal relationships we develop with friends and family members are the greatest source of happiness in our lives. Don’t forget about them. Taking the time to cultivate and enjoy personal relationships is essential to long-term happiness. Without the people you care about you’ll probably be miserable, no matter how successful you become.
46. According to the passage, in order to achieve financial independence after retirement, we’d
better ________.
A. get along well with our family and friends
B. bring ourselves leisure as well as enjoyment
C. invest our money wisely when we are young
D. learn some new skills and try to find a new job
47. From the passage we can infer that some people try to ________.
A. gain happiness by buying themselves expensive things
B. save everything they can to help those in need
C. devote more attention to their personal life
D. take out a loan to promote technology
48. The author of the passage may agree that the key to self-education is ________.
A. gaining as many degrees as possible
B. being open to new ideas and views
C. only focusing on very big events
D. creating long-term happiness
49. The above passage is written in order to ________.
A. explain what true happiness is about
B. offer ways to achieve a happy and successful life
C. introduce different definitions about happiness
D. persuade readers to find out the meaning of life
46. C 根据文章第二段Trent的估计内容，以与后面两个句子的内容可以知道。

47. A 根据文章的第一段倒数第二句话〔昂贵的物品并不能带来持久的幸福和安全〕可知。

48. B 根据文章第三段The important part is keeping an open mind and searching for fresh ideas and perspectives可知。

49. B 此题考查对文章写作意图的把握，文章的四个段落都是用来向读者介绍一些创造美好生活的技巧和方法的，所以应该选B。

【浙江省2014高考英语模拟冲刺卷】
阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

In the countries of South and Southeast Asia, the elephant has been an important part of the culture, economy and religion for centuries．And nowhere more so than in Thailand．Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated〔驯化〕．The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background．To the early Western visitors, the country's romantic name was“ Land of the White Elephant"．
Today, however, the story is very different．Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it．The elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western part．And while the elephant's problems began many years ago, now it has a very low national advantage．
How does the national symbol turn into ignored animals? It is a story of worse environment and the changing lives of the Thais themselves．According to Richard Lair, Thailand's expert on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the last century, there may well have been as many as 100,000 national elephants in the country．
In the north of Thailand alone, it was estimated〔估计〕that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen．This was at atime when 90 percent of Thailand was still forest---a habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people．Nothing ploughs through thick forest better than lots of sure-footed elephants．
By 1950 the elephant population had dropped, but still to the number of 13, 397．However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350 wandering free in the national parks．But now, Thailand's forest covers only 20 percent of the land．This deforestation〔采伐森林〕is the central point of the elephant's difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out
of work．This century, as the road network grew, the elephant's role as a beast of burden decreased．50．What can we know about African elephants from the passage?
A．It is of little value to domesticate them．B．It is hard to domesticate them．
C．They are living a better life than Asian elephants．D．Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants．
51．Thailand was once called "Land of the White Elephant" because ________．A．white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s
B．white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special
C．white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority
D．this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors
52．Why is the Thai elephant "out of work", according to the author?
A．Because there are too many elephants but too few jobs．
B．Because the elephants can't do labor work any longer．
C．Because the government pays little attention to the problem．
D．Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners．
53．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the elephant population at various times?
A．There were 100,000 domesticated elephants at the turn of the last century．
B．20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century．C．By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small．
D．Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150．
54．The passage is most probably from ________．
A．a travel guide B．a history book
C．a popular science magazine D．an official announcement
50. B 从第一段第二行Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated可知
51. A 从第一段第三行The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background 可知。

52. D 从第二段第二句Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in
a nation that no longer needs it可知。

53. D 从最后一段最二句However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350 wandering free in the national parks可知。

54. C 通读全文可知。

阅读如下四篇短文，从每一小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最优选项。

Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. The symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one of the most common symptoms.
Certain microorganisms(微生物) cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. After entering the body, these tiny living things release(释放) poisons that make people sick.
Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being grown, processed, or prepared. For example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops.
Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people. These include certain kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.
When people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms multiply rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. People should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally,
people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. Some of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans. In addition, some types of fish can be poisonous.
Most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Food when poisoned can make people sick.
B. Food poisoning means death.
C. Food poisoning comes in varieties.
D. Food poisoning can be serious.
2. We know from the passage that the symptoms of food poisoning.
A. are always accompanied by a fever
B. are too common to be noted
C. can be noticed within hours
D. can be ignored
3. Food poisoning can be caused by all the following EXCEPT.
A. some chemicals
B. low temperatures
C. some tiny living things
D. certain natural materials
4. From Paragraph 5, we can learn that.
A. mushrooms should not be eaten
B. vegetables are safer than meat and seafood
C. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicals
D. different types of food should be handled differently
5. It can be inferred from the passage that.
A. natural materials are safe in food processing
B. chemicals are needed in food processing
C. food poisoning can be kept under control
D. food poisoning is out of control
【参考答案】1--5 、BCBDC。