重慶市2017高考英語閱讀理解選編（19）附答案解析

1、.重慶市2017高考英語閱讀理解選編（19）（附解析） 閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項。(2013·西安市標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化考練，D)Up to 45 rare species of Australian animals are in danger of becoming extinct within 20 years, scientists warned in a report. But hope is not lost! According to the report, the species can be saved if immediat

2、e action is taken to control their natural predators (天敵) and other threats.The threatened animals can be found in the faraway Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. The region is similar in square miles to California. Thirty percent of the endangered species are unique to the region, while oth

3、ers have already disappeared in other parts of Australia.Dr. Tara Martin, a research scientist said in the report, “A large extinction event is happening in Australia. The north has really been the last stronghold (主要棲息地) for many species of birds and mammals and reptiles. The Kimberley is really th

4、eir last chance on earth.”Many of the species are under threat because they are hunted by wild cats. These cats kill around 500 000 native animals in the Kimberley region every day. The species face another threat, too. Their native habitat is also being destroyed by wildfires and by wild donkeys an

5、d goats that compete for food and water. Humans introduced cats, donkeys and goats to Australia to be farm animals or pets. However, their populations have exploded in the region because they have few natural predators.The report calls for $ 95 million to immediately start protection programs. The r

6、eport also suggests reducing wild donkey and goat populations in the region, building fences, fighting wildfires and educating the community about how to help the endangered species. Richard Hobbs, an ecologist at the University of Western Australia, says the costs are worthwhile because the measure

7、s will not be too difficult to carry out.文章大意：本文是一篇調(diào)查報告。在澳大利亞有多達(dá)45種稀有動物在接下來的二十年里將會滅絕。報告主要講述了這些物種所面臨的危險并提出了保護(hù)它們應(yīng)該采取的一些措施。1Which of the following should be done to protect the rare species of Australian animals?AProviding new habitat for them.BSupplying more food and water to them.CGetting rid of the

8、dangers to them.DLeading them to the north of Australia for a better life.答案：C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句中“the species can be saved. to control their natural predators (天敵) and other treats”可知，我們?nèi)祟悜?yīng)當(dāng)立即幫助這些珍稀物種去除威脅它們生存的因素。故C項正確。2Paragraphs 23 mainly tell us _.Awhere the threatened animals can be foundBhow worryi

9、ng the situation of the rare animals isCthe Kimberley is the home of many rare speciesDthe Kimberley is a safe place for animals to live答案：B段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“. while others have already disappeared in other parts of Australia.”和第三段最后一句“The Kimberley is really their last chance on earth.”可知，文章此處告訴我們稀有動

10、物的處境是多么危險。故B項正確。3The article may appear in a magazine on _.Aanimals BgeographyCchemistry Dhistory答案：A推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，本文主要講述了一些地方動物的危險處境，所以最有可能出現(xiàn)在雜志中的動物欄中。故A項正確。閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項。(2014·泰安復(fù)習(xí)質(zhì)量檢測)University of Maryland student Ben Simon and his friends couldnt stand to see good

11、 food thrown out on their campus.“We basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going to waste at the end of the day.And we met with the dining services and asked them whether it would be okay if instead of throwing out the food we would donate it.And they were on board，”

12、 he said.So 18 months ago，the students began what they call the Food Recovery Network.Each night，volunteers would show up at a campus dining hall to pick up leftovers and deliver them to area shelters and food banks.So far，they have donated more than 23 000 kilos of food that would otherwise have be

13、en thrown out.Nationwide，$165 billion worth of food is wasted each year，according to the National Resources Defense Council.Spokesman Bob Keefe says that is about 40% of the countrys entire food production.“If we can reduce our waste in this country by 15%，we can feed 25 million hungry Americans.Tha

14、t is a huge benefit.That is what programs like this Food Recovery Network are doing，” he said.Christian Life Center is one of the beneficiaries (受益者) of the students efforts.Ben Slye，the senior pastor (牧師)，said，“It has been just amazing to see these students take their own time，their own vehicles an

15、d own gas money and be able to make an effort like this.Each week we are able with this food probably to feed over hundred people.”The University of Marylands Food Recovery Network now has 200 volunteers and the program has expanded to 18 schools across the country.“I want to grow 18 chapters to a t

16、housand chapters within five years.And once we get to the Food Recovery Nation being at every college campus in America，we want to expand to restaurants and farms.” said Simon.The volunteers are committed to making that happen.1The dining services in University of Maryland_.Athrew out good food on t

17、he campus Bsupported the volunteers jobCenjoyed the talk with the students Ddonated their leftovers to the poor2Volunteers from the Food Recovery Network_.Astarted the Food Recovery Network two years agoBdelivered leftovers as well as money to sheltersChelped to solve the hunger issues in AmericaDdo

18、nated leftovers to avoid food waste3Ben Slyes attitude toward the volunteers effort was that of_.Aunconcern Bdoubt CappreciationDopposition4We can learn from the text that_.Aover 40% of the countrys entire food is wasted each yearBaltogether 25 million Americans suffer from hunger nowadaysCSimon aim

19、s to expand the program to restaurants and farmsDevery college has started the Food Recovery Network5What can be the best title for the text?ACollege Students Rescue Leftover FoodBBattles Against the Problem of HungerCHow to Pick up Leftovers on College CampusesDWaste Problems in University of Maryl

20、and語篇解讀本文是一篇新聞報道。每天都有人在浪費糧食，如果把這些糧食收集起來，供給那些需要的人，那將會幫助很多饑餓的人們。美國一所大學(xué)的學(xué)生們正在做這樣的事情。他們建立了“食物回收網(wǎng)絡(luò)”，收集學(xué)校餐廳里的殘羹剩飯，將其送到有需要的地方。1解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句中的“And they were on board”可知，學(xué)校的餐飲服務(wù)部參與其中。此處on board為短語“take sth.on board”的簡寫，意為“采納，接納(主意、建議)”。答案：B2解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)對文章第二段的整體理解可知，志愿者們到學(xué)校餐廳去收集剩菜，然后把它們運到收容所等，以避免浪費。答案

21、：D3解析：觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)文章第四段第二句“Ben Slye，the senior pastor (牧師)，said，It has been just amazing to see these students take their own time，their own vehicles and own gas money and be able to make an effort like this.”可知，Ben Slye對志愿者們的努力是持“支持，贊許，欣賞”的態(tài)度。答案：C4解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句中的“And once we get to the Food Re

22、covery Nation being at every college campus in America，we want to expand to restaurants and farms”可知，答案C符合文意。 答案：C5解析：標(biāo)題概括題。根據(jù)文章第一段的開篇點題和對文章的整體理解可知，本文主要介紹了美國大學(xué)生建立組織，收集學(xué)校餐廳里的剩飯，身體力行把它們運到收容所的事。由此可知，答案A最適合做文章的標(biāo)題。答案：A.（2016高考閱讀理解）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的選項中選出最佳選項。An old man in a faded yellow shirt sat in a windowl

23、ess room on a raised concrete form.The only source of heat came from somewhere beneath the plastic mattress and the rough blanket the blank­faced police woman had handed him after taking his thumb prints.He heard voices and metallic clang as the cell door swung open.At the front desk a tired lo

24、oking policeman handed the old man back his belongings，his worn­out cap and the Seiko watch that had stopped working the day his beloved Evelyn left.The policeman dramatically held the blue plastic bag at an arms length to the old man who took it and made sure its contents were undamaged：the go

25、at meat，palm oil，leaves and spices.He ignored the confused expression on the officers face and signed the document declaring he had been returned the possessions they had taken off him the night before.No one spoke to him as he walked slowly towards the exit.“Mr.Easy­nwa？”he stopped and prayed

26、to God who now took care of Evelyn to please take him far away from this unhappy place of expressionless faces，clipped accents and people who did not even attempt to pronounce his name right.“Ezenwa，”he said and looked at a woman with tangerine lips，her name tag said Jessica Harlow，Social Services.“

27、A bit far from home，”she said as she drove fast and with confidence the way Evelyn used to.He wondered if she meant the 50 miles from Liverpool or the 50,000 miles from Enugu，a city in Nigeria.He did not bother replying as this woman had plenty to say about the weather，bad drivers，her daughters scho

28、ol play.At last she drew up outside the block of flats where he lived.“Got here in the end，”said she seriously，“Really Mr.Easynwa，if you keep getting lost，we will have to consider moving you into a home.”“No need.I was not lost，” he answered.He carefully rolled up the sleeves of the oversize bomber

29、jacket he wore and turned on the tap to wash his hands，relieved the pipes were not frozen.In a clean pan he placed the chopped pieces of goat meat.The herbs and spices that had taken him three months to track down，the uziza seeds had taken him into the heart of Granby Market in Liverpool，his uchanwu

30、 leaves down a shady back alley in Manchester，and yesterday，among other food items，the finest goat meat from a Sierra Leonean Butcher in Birmingham.That had taken some time，so much that he missed the last train and when the police found him shivering outside the locked up station，he was so cold that

31、 he couldnt answer loudly enough the pink­faced big copper who yelled in his face，“Whats your name sir？”spraying his face with spittle(唾沫) as he did so，leaving them with no choice but to search an exhausted，frozen old black man and finding him in possession of mysterious condiments(調(diào)味品) includi

32、ng a bag of dried bitter­leaf which could of course be mistaken for anything that resulted in him getting charged with.possession.He lifted the lid of the bubbling soup，the room was filled with the rich and spicy scent of his culinary(烹飪的) effort.He served two bowls，taking the chipped one and p

33、lacing the other opposite where Evelyn would have sat.He would tell her about his adventure.It was their anniversary and this was the perfect pepper soup to celebrate.Ken Onyia，UK (Nigeria) Commonwealth Sport Short Story Prize1Why was Mr.Ezenwa taken to prison for a night?AHe was too weak to move.BH

34、e couldnt find his way back home.CHe then had nowhere else to go.DHe was suspected of possessing drugs.2When Mr.Ezenwa was to leave prison， .Ahis thumb print was taken immediatelyBthe policeman was confused about what he hadCa social worker was assigned to drive him back homeDthe policeman was so ki

35、nd as not to damage his belongings3What did Mr.Ezenwa do for his wedding anniversary?AHe collected all sorts of valuables as presents.BHe cooked native food as a surprise for his wife.CHe prepared a special Nigerian pepper soup carefully.DHe travelled a lot，attempting to get his wife back.4What them

36、e does the author want to express through the story?ARacial prejudice.BHard life of the elderly.CStruggle for freedom.DPreservation of tradition.1D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句“.finding him in possession of mysterious condiments(調(diào)味品) including a bag of dried bitter­leaf which could of course be mistaken

37、for anything that resulted in him getting charged with.possession.”可知，老人攜帶的干苦葉被警察誤認(rèn)為是毒品。故選D項。2C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三、四、五段內(nèi)容可知，在老人慢慢走出牢房時，沒有一個人和他說話。但到了出口，一位掛著Jessica Harlow名字牌的社工喊住他，并開車載他回家。這說明社工是已經(jīng)安排好來送他回家的。故選C項。3C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句和最后兩句“He lifted the lid of the bubbling soup，the room was filled with the rich and

38、 spicy scent of his culinary(烹飪的) effort.He would tell her about his adventure.It was their anniversary and this was the perfect pepper soup to celebrate.”可知，老人為紀(jì)念結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日準(zhǔn)備了特殊的尼日利亞胡椒湯。故選C項。4A主旨大意題。通覽全文，雖然記敘的是一位黑人老人的遭遇，但是從對白人警察的描寫刻畫中可以看出他們對黑人的輕蔑和歧視的態(tài)度。文章從個人遭遇反映社會狀況。故選A項。閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中

39、, 選出最佳選項。Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them. Their valuesthis cant be repeated too oftenare not necessarily our values. Physical comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time f

40、ind themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and an old person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering(干涉) with personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Som

41、e social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old.Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical

42、 maintenance(機(jī)械維修，保養(yǎng)) as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experiences, however good the results will be. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to

43、 push off death by seeking the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old body, knowing that it is designed to die? You cant ask doctors or scientists to decide, because so long as they can see the technical opportunities, they will feel bound to give them a try, o

44、n the principle that while theres life, theres hope.When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun.1. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. The values are different between the old and the young.B. The moral problems raised by old people.C.