高考英语阅读理解-经典压轴题附答案解析

一、高中英语阅读理解

1．阅读理解

Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free!

Roubaix, France

If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.

Buffalo. USA

Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.

Liverpool, Great Britain

In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned (遗弃)by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property(房产).

Candela, Italy

If you still have any doubts about spending $1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent(永久的)citizen and have an income of $7500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person. For more information of other cities, please Click Here.

（1）Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with 1$?

A. To improve the lives of poor people.

B. To make the city attractive at no cost.

C. To solve the problems of employment.

D. To attract people to the industrial areas.

（2）What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool?

A.You need to be an unemployed citizen.

B.You should live in the house for 3 years.

C.It must be your first house purchase.

D.You have to repair and decorate the house.

（3）How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family?

A.$3200

B.$9600

C.$800

D.$7500

【答案】（1）B

（2）C

（3）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，Bright Side在全世界很多地方做了一些研究，介绍

了在哪些地方可以用1美元买房子或者免费得到房子。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.”可知当地政府这样做是希望不用花钱就能让这座城市再次变得美丽，也就是说让这座城市变得更具有吸引力，故选B。

（2）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property（房产）",可知如果你想买这样的房子，它必须是你的第一套不动产，所以要在Liverpool花1美元买房，必须是你第一次买房，故选C。

（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的”If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.“一个人搬去会得800美元，全家一起去得到的钱是一个人的四倍，也就是800的四倍3200，所以全家人搬去Candela会得到3200美元。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准准确捕捉细节信息，并结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

The negative (负面的) health effects of sleep shortages during the week can't be changed by marathon weekend sleep sessions, according to a new study.

Researchers have long known that routine sleep deprivation (缺乏) can cause weight gain and increase other health risks, including diabetes. But there are still some people who hope that shutting off the alarm on Saturday and Sunday will repay the weekly sleep debt and remove any ill effects.

The research, published in Current Biology, ruins those hopes. Despite complete freedom to sleep in and nap during a weekend recovery period, participants in a sleep laboratory who were limited to five hours of sleep on weekdays gained nearly three pounds over two weeks and experienced metabolic disruption (代谢紊乱) that would increase their risk for diabetes over the long term. While weekend recovery sleep had some benefits after a single week of inadequate sleep, those gains were wiped out when people returned right to their same sleep schedule the next Monday.

"If there are benefits of catch-up sleep, they're gone when you go back to your routine. It's very short-lived," said Kenneth Wright, who led the research. "These health effects are long-term. It's kind of like smoking once was — people would smoke and wouldn't see an immediate effect on their health, but people will say now that smoking is not a healthy lifestyle choice. I think sleep is in the early stage of where smoking used to be."

Wright said that the study suggests people should prioritize sleep — cutting out the optional "sleep stealers" such as watching television shows or spending time on electronic equipment. Even when people don't have a choice about losing sleep due to child-care responsibilities or job schedules, they should think about prioritizing sleep in the same way they would think about a healthy diet or exercise.

（1）What had the researchers already known before doing the new research?

A. The actual benefits of weekend recovery sleep.