2017年高考英语阅读练习

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2017年高考英语阅读练习

　　Travel

　　Most people usually traveled by ship and train which are driven by steam engine. It played an important part in many kinds of vehicles several scores of years ago. Who invented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine?

　　The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt from a worker‟s family made the world first widely used steam engine. At first, he couldn‟t tell people how powerful it was, because there were no units at that time. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He named that unit one horse-power. In this way he could measure the work of his steam engine.

　　He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horse-power engine.

　　31. The main idea of the passage is __B_.

　　A. James Watt invented the steam engine

　　B. James Watt first used horse-power as a unit of measure

　　C. how much power does a horse have

　　D. why Watt‟s engine is called a ten horse-power engine

　　32. The story says that Watt made the first __D__.

　　A. engine B. horse-power engine C. useful engine D. widely used steam engine

　　33. James Watt was born in _A___.

　　A. a worker‟s family B. a farmer‟s family C. a teacher‟s family D. a doctor‟s

　　steam engine

　　34. Watt wanted to find a way to _D___.

　　A. measure the work his engine could do B. tell people how powerful his engine was C. lift a 3300-pound weight D. both A and B

　　35. One horse-power means the __A__.

　　A. work a horse could do in a minute B. weight a horse could do in ten minutes C. work a horse could do in ten minutes D. weight of one horse

　　Television shows

　　Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning,a middle,and an end with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.""Drink Good Wet Root Beer.""Fill up with Pacific Gas."Only if you sleep,which is equal to turning the television set off,are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"

　　The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting,even if you‘ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changednew houses,new buildings,sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it‘s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless (鲁莽的) or daring,the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right?or the left?hand lane? After a while,of course,the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you‘ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

　　The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there‘s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course,has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you‘ve sat with your legs crossed,with your hands in your lap,with your hands on the armrestseven with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.

　　1.According to the passage,what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

　　A.Buses on the road.

　　B.Films on television.

　　C.Advertisements on the billboards.

　　D.Gas stations.

　　2.What is the purpose of this passage?

　　A.To give the writer‘s opinion about long bus trips.

　　B.To persuade you to take a long bus trip.

　　C.To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.

　　D.To describe the billboards along the road.

　　3.The writer of this passage would probably favor .

　　A.bus drivers who aren‘t reckless B.driving alone

　　C.a television set on the bus D.no billboards along the road

　　4.The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because .

　　A.the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun

　　B.they both have a beginning,a middle,and an end,with commercials in between

　　C.the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

　　D.both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.

　　5.The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are .

　　A.exciting B.comfortable C.tiring D.boring

　　答案：

　　1.C文章的第一段中，作者叙述了乘客在坐长途车中所见的是广告牌。 2.A全文都是作者表述对乘车长途旅行中的广告的意见和看法。

　　3.D从第三段作者对"长途乘车中广告太多"所表达的情况看，作者不太喜欢沿途的广告牌。 4.B由文章第一段第一句和第二句可知答案为B。 5.A由第三段第一句和第二句可知。

　　Photographs

　　Are all your photographs good?Be honest with yourself. Aren’t some of your pictures too dark, and others too light?How many times have you thrown away a photo?We, the Fine Photograph Club, can help you. We meet every Wednesday in our comfortable club room in Bridge Street. At 7:30 p.m. a

　　member of the club or a visitor would give a talk, and then we have coffee. Our members will advise you on all the latest cameras and films. They will help you to develop your films or enlarge your pictures. What does it all cost?Only 5 pounds a year.

　　Photography is now a big business. Do you know, for instance, that there are 15 million cameras in our country?And that 700 million photographs are taken a year, more than one-third of them in color?Think of the amount of photography in television, the cinema, newspapers, books, advertisements and so on. In modern life people learn a lot from pictures, so photography is more and more important. It is also more complicated and more expensive than it used to be. You may only want to take good photographs of faces and places. If so, we can help you to get better results. You needn’t waste any more money. If you want to learn more about photography and how it is used, join the club please. You won’t be disappointed. Write now to the Secretary, Fine Photograph Club. Bridge Street.

　　31. The purpose of passage is to _____.

　　A. show people how to take fine pictures B. tell people photography is now a big business

　　C. tell people the club can do many things for you D. encourage people to join the photograph club

　　答案为D。此句为测试作者的写作目的。“呼吁人们都来加入到摄影俱乐部!”这是本文的主要目的。本文的最后部分也是对全文内容的重点回应。

　　32. If you want to join the club, you _____.

　　A. must be good at photography B. must know about the latest cameras and films C. must pay a little money a year D. must be honest with yourself

　　答案为C。此句为细节题。从短文第一段的最后一句话：five pounds a year中得出答案。

　　33. You are able to be honest so that you can_____.

　　A. say if your photos are good or bad B. tell how much money you waste C. help the Fine Photograph Club D. know the latest development in cameras

　　答案为A。此句为细节推理题。将第一段内容进行综合分析，可以知道：这是Fine Photograph club所做的宣传广告，让人们知道他们是为了帮助人们提高摄影技术，避免出现浪费现象，而且费用低廉。因此选项A符合短文的内容。

　　34. The club can give the following service except _____.

　　A. coffee B. amusement C. advice D. information

　　答案为B。此句为细节推理题。从短文内容上看，文章中出现了：and then we have coffee(选项A的内容)，„will advise you on all the latest„(选项C的内容)和if you want to learn„it is used(选项D的内容)，这样只有选项B的内容在短文中没有出现了。

　　35.Which statement of the following is true?

　　A. If you are a member of Fine Photograph Club, it will cost you only 5 pounds to buy a camera. B. All the members of Fine Photograph Club can take free photographs of faces and places. C. More than a third of 700 million color photographs are taken a year.

　　D. If you write to the photograph club, you will be very good at photographing.

　　答案为C。细节题。在短文And that 700 million photographs are taken a year，more than one-third Of them in color?中给出了答案。其中的them就是700 million photographs。

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