江苏省如皋市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解入学练习1

江苏如皋市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮练习
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

There are various reasons why cancers appear to be on the increase. For one thing, though their
sufferers are to be found in all age groups, cancers are particularly likely to attack persons
in their middle and advanced years. Naturally, since people live longer these years, there are
more cancer sufferers than before. Again, with better methods of diagnosis (诊断), doctors can more easily recognize cancerous growths that would formerly have passed unnoticed or that would
have been wrongly diagnosed. It is also believed that certain habits and conditions of modem living, including heavy smoking and the pollution of the air, may l eave people living in more cancer-causing conditions than before.
We a ll look forward to the day when a simple medical test can find cancer while it is still small. Researchers around the world are working on such a test. Most of their work deals with the examina-tion of the blood.
Researchers in Boston have found something in the blood of cancer patients that does not appear
in healthy persons. The test showed which persons had cancer and which did not. It was correct
more than 90 percent of the time.
The researchers believe the test may be able to show cancer very clearly in its development. Cancers discovered early usually can be treated successfully.
The test examines very small bits of fat in the blood called lipids (脂质). Cancers seem to change lipids although doctors do not know why. The test showed differences between the lipids of the
persons with cancer and the lipids of those without cancer.
The researchers say the new test could be a step to develop a simple way to check patients for
cancer before the disease shows on an X-ray.
1. Who will fail cancer from the study of the researchers?
A. The young.
B. The middle age and the older.
C. The man.
D. The woman.
2. The underlined words "such a test" refer to________.
A. the test tha t shows which persons have cancer and which don’t .
B. the test that may be able to show cancer very early in its development,.
C. a simple medical test that cannot find cancer when it is -small
D. a new test that could be a step to develop a difficult way
3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Cancers have much to do with something in patients’ blood.
B. People living in better conditions are most likely to be attacked by cancer.
C.X-raying is the best way to determined whether a person has cancer or not.
D. Cancers have n othing to do with a person’s habits and living conditions.
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A simple way to cancer
B. Cancers can be cured
C. How to find cancer
D. Early discovery of cancer
1. B 细节题。

从第一段中的cancers are particularly likely to attack persons in their middle and
advanced years可以知道癌症尤其容易在中年人和老年人的身体上发生。

2. B 词义题。

第二段中的 a simple medical test can find cancer while it is still small；test与后面的such a test指的是同样的一种方法，所以这里的test指的是上句的“用最简单的方法诊断早期的
癌症”。

3. A 细节题。

第三段中提到了cancer病人血液中的有些东西在健康人中没有，并且百分之九十以上的情
况是这样的。

B项与D项的意思与文章第一段中的certain habits and conditions of modern living
including heavy smoking and pollution of the air may leave people living in more cancer-causing
conditions不符；C项内容与文章最后一段的意思不符。

4. D 主旨题。

文章在开头就交代了写作的目的，有各种不同的理由说明了为什么癌症似乎在上升，而从后
面的几段我们知道科学家们正在研究一种新的早期诊断cancer的方法。

【2014高考训练】
We o ften associate off-season travel with cost-cutting．You know，it’s something to be done as a last resort，not something
that you actively look forward to．And it surely is
reasonable，
isn’t it? Off-season just seems like a polite term for depressing weather，
and a lack of good conditions for traveling．Recently，however，this term has begun to gain
a steady stream of followers．The so-called peak season，on the other hand，is constantly losing ground owing to the large crowds and high costs that tend to be associated with it．
Off-season travel isn’t to everyone’s taste．So this is the time when airline companies
come down to earth and offer a bunch of gifts to keep their business going on．You can mainly expect lowered fares and automatic upgrades if you’re a frequent traveler．Off-season means an encouragenlent for the hotel businesses as well．Ordinarily，5-star luxury is only something that we tend to dream of,but this is the perfect time to transform this into reality．Grand chain hotels cut their rates like crazy in order to fill up their rooms during this time，and worry not，the availability is fairly acceptable too．So make the most of it and book a fashionable room
in a 5-star．Of course,you’re free to spend the amount you’ve thus saved 011 shopping．
Every season has its own c harm，doesn’t it?For inslance，people usually prefer to visit Europe in the summer，which is regarded as the best time to be there．But really，doesll’t it get rather sweltering (闷热)if you’re in Naples or Madrid in July?Ever spent a Christmas in either places?It’s highly recommended，if I may add．It’s the perfect quiet period vacation you’11 have．Hell，it Call be the most perfect vacation you’11 ever have．
Who has ever liked to be pushed and shouldered while taking a photo during an amazing
Copacabana sunset?Or have their wallet stolen in a crowded street?0ff-season travel translates
to privacy，peace of mind，and relaxation．
61．The author wrote the passage mainly to________________．
A．change readers’traditional life style
B．slate the advantages of off-season traveling
C．encourage readers to travel in peak seasons
D．compare the difference of traveling in different seasons
62．We may learn from the first paragraph that________________．
A．destinations in off seasons are mostly boring
B．only poor people choose to travel in off seasons
C．more and more people travel in off seasons
D．people traveling in off seasons are more than those in peak seasons
63．In Paragraph 2 the author wants to stress______________．
A．the luxury of 5-star hotels
B．tile comfort of air traveling
C．tlie better service than that in other seasons
D．the low cost of off-season journey
64．The author suggests traveling to Europe in winter because_____________．
A．people usually feel bored in summer
B．people regard winter as the most charming season
C．its winter has a different charm
D．travelers can spend Christnlas there
65．Some airlines cut down their flight price in off seasons because________________．A．they hope to attract more travelers
B．they wish to show their gratitude to their passengers
C．tileir expenses are low during this time
D．they want to make up for the loss they have experienced
【参考答案】61-65 BCDCA
【语篇导读】作者介绍了旅游淡季的优势，鼓励人们避开旅游旺季，以节省费用，并享受淡季旅游的快乐。

61. B 推理判断题。

作者从文章第二段后一直在列举淡季旅游的优势，以鼓励人们在淡季旅游。

62. C 细节理解题。

从第一段“…however, this term has begun to gain a steady stream of followers.”
得知。

63. D 主旨大意题。

主要强调了在“行和住”方面能节省费用。

如“this is the time when airline
companies come down to earth…You can mainly expect lowered fares…”以及“Grand chain hotels cut their rates like crazy…”等。

64. C 细节理解题。

本段第一句就说“Every season has its own charm”，冬天去欧洲旅游是这一观点
的例证。

65. A 细节理解题。

从第二段“his is the time when airl ine companies come down to earth and offer
a bunch of gifts to keep their business going on”一句得知，对“to keep their business going
on”的正确理解是解题关键。

2014高考英语阅读理解（人物传记、故事类）【2014·江苏卷】 D
August 1990, Boston
Dear Maya Shao-ming，
To me, June 6，1990 is a special day. My long-awaited dream came true the minute your father cried, “A girl！” You are more than just a second child, more than just a girl to match our boy. You,
little daughter, are the link to our female line, the legacy of another woman's pain and sacrifice
31 years ago.
Let me t ell you about your Chinese grandmother. Somewhere i n Hong Kong, in the late fifties, a young waitress found herself pregnant(怀孕) by a cook, probably a co-worker at her restaurant. She carried the baby to term, suffered to give it birth, and kept the little girl for the first three months
of her life. I like to think that my mother—your grandmother—loved me and fought to raise me on
her own, but that the daily struggle was too hard. Worn down by the demands of the new baby and
perhaps the constant threat of starvation, she made the painful decision to give away her girl so
that both of us might have a chance for a better life.
More likely, I was dropped at the orphanage(孤儿院) steps or somewhere else. I will probably never
know the truth. Having a baby in her unmarried state would have brought shame on the family in China, so she probably kept my existence a secret. Once I was out of her life, it was as if I had never
been born. And so you and your brother and I are the missing leaves on a family tree.
Do they ever wonder if we exist?
Before I was two, I was adopted by an Anglo couple. Fed three square meals a day, I grew like a
wild weed and grasped all the opportunities they had to offer—books, music, education, church life and community activities. In a family of blue-eyed blonds, though, I_stood_out_like_a_sore_thumb. Whether from jealousy or fear of someone who looked so different, my older brothers sometimes teased me about my unpleasing skin, or made fun of my clumsy walk. Moody and impatient, burdened by fears
that none of us realized resulted from my early years of need, I was not an easy child to love.
My mother and I conflicted countless times over the years, but gradually came to see one another
as real human beings with faults and talents, and as women of strength in our own right. Lacking
a mirror image in the mother who raised me, I had to seek my identity as a woman on my own. The
Asian American community has helped me regain my double identity.
But part of me will always be missing: my beginnings, my personal history, all the delicate details that give a person her origin. Nevertheless, someone gave me a lucky name “Siu Wai”. “Siu”　means “little”，and “Wai” means “clever”. Therefore, my baby name was “Clever little one”. Who chose those words? Who cared enough to note my arrival in the world?
I lost my Chinese name for 18 years. It was Americanized for convenience to “Sue”. But like an
ill-fitting coat, it made me uncomfortable. I hated the name. But even more, I hated being Chinese. It took many y ears to become proud of my Asian origin and work up the courage to take back my b irth-name. That, plus a little knowledge of classroom Cantonese, is all the Chinese culture I have to offer
you. Not white, certainly, but not really Asian, I try to pave the way between the two worlds and
bridge the gap for you. Your name, “Shao-ming”， is very much l ike mine—“Shao”　means “little”. And “ming” is “bright”， as in a shining sun or moon. Whose lives will you brighten, little
Maya? Your_past_is_more_complete_than_mine,_and each day I cradle you in your babyhood, generously giving you the loving care I lacked for my first two years. When I pat you, I comfort the lost baby
inside me who still cries for her mother.
Sweet Maya, i t doesn't matter what you “become”　later on. You have already fulfilled my wildest
dreams.
I love you，
Mummy
Why is June 6, 1990 a special day for Mommy?
A. Her dream of being a mother came true.
B. She found her origin from her Chinese mother.
C. She wrote the letter to her daughter.
D. Her female line was well linked.
How does Mommy feel about her being given away?
A. It is bitter and disappointing.
B. It is painful but understandable.
C. She feels sorry but sympathetic.
D. She feels hurt and angry.
What does “I stood out like a sore thumb” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. I walked clumsily out of pains.
B. I was not easy to love due to jealousy.
C. I was impatient out of fear.
D. I looked different from others.
What can be inferred from Mommy’s Anglo family life?
A. She used to experience an identity crisis.
B. She fought against her American identity.
C. She forgot the pains of her early years.
D. She kept her love for Asia from childhood.
Why did Mommy name her daughter “Shao-ming?”
A. To match her own birth-name.
B. To brighten the lives of the family.
C. To identify her with Chinese origin.
D. To justify her pride in Chinese culture.
By “Your past is more complete than mine,” Mommy means ________.
A. her past was completed earlier than Shao-ming’s
B. Shao-ming has got motherly care and a sense of roots
C. her mother didn’t comfort her the way she did Shao-ming
D. her past was spent brokenly, first in Asia, then in the US
【答案】
D
B
D
A
C
B
D 考查句意理解。

根据文章第五段中In a family of blue-eyed blonds, though.和Whether from jealousy or someone who looked so different都可以判断出作者在那些孩子中看起来与其他人不同。

故D正确。

考点：考查书信阅读。