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1、高考英语阅读理解含答案解析实战演练1I know what youre thinking: pizza ( 比 萨 饼比 萨 饼 )? Forbreakfast? But the truth is that you can have last nightsleftovers in the a. m. if you want to.I know lots of women who skip breakfast(不吃早餐不吃早餐), andthey have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some saythey dont have time,

2、others think theyre saving calories (卡卡路里路里) , still others just dont like breakfast food.But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is veryimportant when youre trying to lose weight. “Eating justabout anything from 300 to 400 calories would be betterthan nothing at all，” ，” says Katherine Br

3、ooking, R. D. ,who developed the super-easy eating plan for this years“SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if itsloaded with vegetables，and you stick to one small piece.Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes formost weight loss success stories. Research shows that eatingbre

4、akfast keeps you from overeating later in the day.Researchers at the University of Southern California foundthat breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gainingweight than those who regularly have a morning meal.So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plentyof friends who end up having

5、no breakfast altogether，andhave just coffee or orange juice. I say，try heating up lastnights leftoversit may sound crazy, but if it works for you,do it! I find if I tell myself ， “， “ You can always eat ittomorrow, ”I put away the leftovers instead of eating morethat night. Try it.you may save yours

6、elf some pre-bed-timecalories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.语篇解读语篇解读 随着科技的进步、社会的发展，人们的生活 随着科技的进步、社会的发展，人们的生活节奏也越来越快。为了节省时间或者是为了保持苗条身材，节奏也越来越快。为了节省时间或者是为了保持苗条身材，很多人不吃早餐。然而这样做是绝对不科学的，尤其对于那很多人不吃早餐。然而这样做是绝对不科学的，尤其对于那些想要减肥的人是极其不利的。些想要减肥的人是极其不利的。1. The word“ leftovers” in Paragraph 1 p

7、robablymeans_.A. food remaining after a mealB. things left undoneC. meals made of vegetablesD. pizza topped with fruit解析解析 猜测词义题。从第一段 猜测词义题。从第一段 last night 可以猜测出可以猜测出leftovers 的含义为“剩饭”。的含义为“剩饭”。答案答案 A2. What can we infer from the text?A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.B. Many people

8、 have wrong ideas about breakfast.C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.解析解析 推理判断题。第二段告诉我们很多人有种种借口 推理判断题。第二段告诉我们很多人有种种借口不吃早餐，第三段开始“不吃早餐，第三段开始“but”一词告诉我们这样做是不对一词告诉我们这样做是不对的。的。答案答案 B3. According to the last paragraph ， it is importantto_.A. eat something

9、for breakfastB. be careful about what you eatC. heat up food before eating itD. eat calorie-controlled food解析解析 事实细节题。最后一段第一句告诉我们：早餐吃 事实细节题。最后一段第一句告诉我们：早餐吃什么都可以，但要吃。什么都可以，但要吃。答案答案 A4The text is written mainly for those_.A. who go to work earlyB. who want to lose weightC. who stay up lateD. who eat b

10、efore sleep解析解析 主旨大意题。第三段第一句以及第四段第一句都 主旨大意题。第三段第一句以及第四段第一句都提示我们：本文主要写给那些想减肥的人。提示我们：本文主要写给那些想减肥的人。答案答案 BWhen I was seven my father gave me aTimex，ray first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, andhavent had another one since it stopped ticking a decadeago. Why? Because I dont need one. I have a mobi

11、le phoneand Im always near someone with an iPod or something likethat. All these devices(装置装置) tell the time which is why, ifyou look around, youll see lots of empty wrists; sales ofwatches to young adults have been going down since 2007.But while the wise have realized that they dont needthem ， oth

12、ersapparently including some distinguishedmen of our time are spending total fortunes on them.Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitlingcommand shocking prices, up to 250,000 for a piece.This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheapcars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clo

13、thes. Butthese days all watches tell the time as well as all otherwatches. Expensive watches come with extra functions but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metresinto the sea or need to find your direction in the area aroundthe South Pole? So why pay that much of five years schoolfees fo

14、r watches that allow you to do these things?If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry shouldhave closed down when the Japanese discovered how tomake accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead theSwiss reinvented the watch ， with the aid of millions ofpounds worth of advertising, as a messa

15、ge about the manwearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekendsclimbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from arich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilotplanes across the world.Watches are now classified as “investments” ( 投资投资). A1994 Patek Philippe recently s

16、old for nearly 350,000, while1960s Rolexes have gone from 15,000 to 30,000 plus in ayear. But a watch is not an investment. Its a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going uptheyve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on,the owner of that 350,000 beauty will s

17、uddenly find hispride and joy is no more a good investment than mychildhood Timex.语篇解读语篇解读 本文从小时候父亲买的那块表说起，简单 本文从小时候父亲买的那块表说起，简单说明了“表”曾经辉煌的历史和现在的年轻人，包括我，说明了“表”曾经辉煌的历史和现在的年轻人，包括我，由于各种新设备的出现，如移动电话等上面都可识别时间由于各种新设备的出现，如移动电话等上面都可识别时间不再戴“表”似乎成了一种趋势，然而令人啼笑皆非的是不再戴“表”似乎成了一种趋势，然而令人啼笑皆非的是尽管“表”针对年轻人的销售量越来越小，却越来

18、越高档尽管“表”针对年轻人的销售量越来越小，却越来越高档化。化。1. The sales of watches to young people have fallenbecause they_.A. have other devices to tell the timeB. think watches too expensiveC. prefer to wear an iPodD. have no sense of time解析解析 事实细节题。此题比较简单。从第一段直接可以 事实细节题。此题比较简单。从第一段直接可以得到答案，特别是得到答案，特别是 I have a mobile phone

19、 and Im alwaysnear someone with an iPod or something like that.All thesedevices tell the time.“表”在年轻人当中销售下降的主要原表”在年轻人当中销售下降的主要原因就是有移动电话等诸如此类的其他设备可替代。因就是有移动电话等诸如此类的其他设备可替代。答案答案 A2. It seems ridiculous to the writer that_.A. people dive 300 metres into the seaB, expensive clothes sell better than chea

20、p onesC. cheap cars dont run as fast as expensive onesD. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell解析解析 事实细节题。从第三段 事实细节题。从第三段 Expensive watches comewith extra functions.So why pay that much of fiveyearsschool fees for watches that allow you to do thesethings ？ 和 第 四 段？ 和 第 四 段 Instead t

21、he Swiss reinvented thewatch ， with the aid of millions of pounds worth ofadvertising，as a message about the man wearing it.可以得可以得知，拥有不必要功能的名表还在销售。知，拥有不必要功能的名表还在销售。答案答案 D3. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry fromthe passage?A. It targets rich people as its potential customers.B. Its hard

22、for the industry to beat its competitors.C. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.D. Its easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.解析解析 推理判断题。根据第四段 推理判断题。根据第四段 Rolexes are for thosewho spend their weekends climbing icy mountains；a PatekPhilippe is for one from a rich or noble family；

23、a Breitlingsuggest you like to pilot planes across the world.可以推测出可以推测出，瑞士的制表产业已经瞄准富人作为它的潜在顾客。瑞士的制表产业已经瞄准富人作为它的潜在顾客。答案答案 A4. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Timex or Rolex?B. My Childhood TimexC. Watches? Not for Me!D. Watches a Valuable Collection解析解析 主旨大意题。买表吗？我不要！从第一段和最后 主旨大意题。买表

24、吗？我不要！从第一段和最后一段最后一句的总结全文主旨：不买表。一段最后一句的总结全文主旨：不买表。答案答案 CAll too often, a choice that seems sustainable (可持可持续 的续 的 )turns out on closer examination to be problematic.Probably the best example is the rush to produce ethanol(乙乙醇醇) for fuel from corn. Corn is a renewable resourceyoucan harvest it and gr

25、ow more, almost limitlessly. Soreplacing gas with corn ethanol seems like a great idea.One might get a bit more energy out of the ethanol thanthat used to make it, which could still make ethanol moresustainable than gas generally, but thats not the end of theproblem. Using corn to make ethanol means

26、 less corn is leftto feed animals and people ， which drives up the cost offood. That result leads to turning the fallow land including, in some cases, rain forest in places such as Brazil into farmland, which in turn gives off lots of carbondioxide ( CO2 ) into the air. Finally, over many years, the

27、energy benefit from burning ethanol would make up for theforest loss. But by then, climate change would haveprogressed so far that it might not help.You cannot really declare any practice“ sustainable” untilyou have done a complete life-cycle analysis of itsenvironmental(环境的环境的) costs. Even then，tec

28、hnology andpublic policy keep developing，and that development canlead to unforeseen and undesired results. The admirable goalof living sustainably requires plenty of thought on anongoing basis.语篇解读语篇解读 文章通过用玉米转化成乙醇为例子来讨论 文章通过用玉米转化成乙醇为例子来讨论可持续燃料的问题，来说明一些做法还缺少实际发展利用可持续燃料的问题，来说明一些做法还缺少实际发展利用的基础。的基础。1.

29、What might directly cause the loss of the forestaccording to the text ?A. The growing demand for energy to make ethanol.B. The increasing carbon dioxide in the air.C. The greater need for farmland.D. The big change in weather.解析解析 事实细节题。从第二段“ 事实细节题。从第二段“.including，in somecases，rain forest in places

30、such as Brazilinto farmland.”可知这些雨林要被变成农田，故选择可知这些雨林要被变成农田，故选择 C。答案答案 C2. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraphrefers to“_”A. the energy benefitB. the forest lossC. climate changeD. burning ethanol解析解析 猜测词义题。从第二段“ 猜测词义题。从第二段“.the energy benefitfrom burning ethanol would make up for the for

31、est loss.”可可知，上文中的知，上文中的 the energy benefit 就是下文就是下文 it 所指代的内容所指代的内容，故选择故选择 A。答案答案 A3. The author thinks that replacing gas with corn ethanolis_.A. impractical B. acceptableC. admirable D. useless 解 析解 析 推 理 判 断 题 。 推 理 判 断 题 。 impractical 不 切 实 际 的 ；不 切 实 际 的 ；acceptable 可以接受的；可以接受的；admirable 受尊敬的；

32、受尊敬的；useless 无用无用的 。 从 文 中 最 后 一 句 “的 。 从 文 中 最 后 一 句 “ The admirable goal of livingsustainable requires plenty of thought on an ongoing basis.”可知，开发这种可持续性燃料还是不太实际，故选择可知，开发这种可持续性燃料还是不太实际，故选择 A。答案答案 A4. What does the author mainly discuss in the text?A. Technology.B. Sustainability.C. Ethanol energy.

33、D. Environmental protection.解析解析 主旨大意题。 主旨大意题。technology 技术；技术；sustainability 可可持 续 性 ；持 续 性 ； ethanol energy 乙 醇 能 源 ；乙 醇 能 源 ； environmentalprotection 环境保护。从文中论述可知作者将乙醇作为例子环境保护。从文中论述可知作者将乙醇作为例子，以此来谈论可持续问题，故选择以此来谈论可持续问题，故选择 B。I suddenly heard an elephant crying as thoughfrightened. Looking down ，I

34、immediately recognized thatsomething was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the nearbank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calfstruggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming withfear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as s

35、he could get,holding her whole body against the rushing water, andkeeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every nowand then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf waswashed clean over the mothers body and was gone. MaShwe turned quickly

36、to reach it and pressed the calf with herhead and trunk(象鼻象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with ahuge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until shewas able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.Just at this moment, she fell back into the river. If shewere carried down，it would be certain

37、 death. I knew, aswell as she did, that there was one spot (地点地点) where shecould get up the bank, but it was on the other side fromwhere she had put her calf.While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard thesound of a mothers love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river andgot up the bank and was makin

38、g her way back as fast as shecould, roaring(吼叫吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.语篇解读语篇解读 本文讲述了一只大象的母爱。正是这伟大的 本文讲述了一只大象的母爱。正是这伟大的母爱使得大象一次次冒着生命的危险在洪水中救小象。母爱使得大象一次次冒着生命的危险在洪水中救小象。1. The moment the author got down to the river bank hesaw_.A. the calf was about to fall into the riverB. Ma Sh

39、we was placing the calf on the rockC. the calf was washed away by the rising waterD. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushingwater解析解析 事实细节题。根据第一段第三句 事实细节题。根据第一段第三句 There I saw MaShwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water.可知可知 D项正确。项正确。答案答案 D2. How did Ma Shwe man

40、age to save her calf from thefast-flowing water?A. By putting it on a safe spot.B. By pressing it against her body.C. By taking it away with her.D. By carrying it on her back.解析解析 事实细节题。根据第二段最后一句 事实细节题。根据第二段最后一句 Then with ahuge effort，she picked it up in her trunk and tried until shewas able to plac

41、e it on a narrow shelf of rock.可知母象把小可知母象把小象放在了一个安全地点。象放在了一个安全地点。答案答案 A3. How did the calf feel about the mother elephantsroaring?A. It was a great comfort.B. It was a sign of danger.C. It was a call for help.D. It was a musical note.解析解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句.roaringall the time，but to

42、her calf it was music.可推出选可推出选A。答案答案 A4. What can be the best title for the text?A. A Mothers LoveB. A Brave ActC. A Deadly RiverD. A Matter of Life and Death解析解析 主旨大意题。根据全文以及最后一段第一句 主旨大意题。根据全文以及最后一段第一句While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard thesound of a mothers love.可知：是伟大的母爱使得大象一次可知：是伟

43、大的母爱使得大象一次一次地冒着生命的危险救小象。一次地冒着生命的危险救小象。答案答案 AA few years ago I had an “ aha ！ ” ！ ” momentregarding handwriting.I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritteninstructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurredat first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then Irealized whose

44、it must be. I finally became aware of the factthat I had been working with this colleague for at least ayear, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize herhandwriting at that point.It was a very important event in the computerization oflife a sign that the informal, friendly communication ofpeople work

45、ing together in an office had changed from notesin pen to instant messages and emails. There was a timewhen our workdays were filled with little letters, and werecognized one anothers handwriting the way we knewvoices or faces.As a child visiting my fathers office, I was pleased torecognize，in littl

46、e notes on the desks of his staff，the samehandwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leaveon the fridge except that those notes were signed “dad”instead of“ RFW”All this has been on my mind because of the talk aboutThe Rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. Sheshows in her book a

47、 deep concern about the fall ofhandwriting and the failure of schools to teach children towrite well, but many others argue that people in a digital agecant be expected to learn to hold a pen.I dont buy it.I dont want to see anyone cut off from the expressive,personal associations that a pen still p

48、romotes better than adigital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of reallygetting to know their subjects is learning to read theirhandwriting.What some people advocate is teaching one of the manyattractive handwritings based on the handwriting of16thcentury Italy. That may sound impossibly grandasif they want kids to learn to draw by copying classicalpaintings. However, they have worked in many schoolsystems.语篇解读语篇解读 由于一次无法辨认同事字迹的经历，作者 由于一次无法辨认同事字迹的经历，作者意识到了电脑技术对传统的亲笔书写方式的冲击，不过作意识到了电脑技术对传统的亲笔书写方式