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英语阅读理解练习题及解析
一、高中英语阅读理解
1
．
阅读理解
Plan your dream vacation to one of
these excellent destinations.
St. Lucia
Abundant rainforests and splendid mountains are
all reasons to visit this Caribbean island. St.
Lucia offers the perfect mix of
relaxation and adventure. To take in the
breathtaking scenery, plan
to hike the
Piton Mountains or dive in the waters of Anse
Chastanet.
Banff.
Alberta
This
Canadian
destination
will
bring
out
the
explorer
in
anyone
who
visits.
From
hiking
and
whitewater rafting to skiing and
snowboarding, Banff offers travelers an abundance
of year-round
outdoor
activities.
The
Lake
Louise
Ski
Resort
is
one
of
the
largest
in
North
America
and
the
striking
photo opportunities of the Canadian Rockies from
Moraine Lake can't be underestimated
(
低估
).
Machu Picchu
According to travelers, a visit to this Peruvian
UNESCO World Heritage (
遗产
)
site is a once-in-
a-lifetime adventure.
Located in the Andes Mountains, it is the most
familiar icon (
象征物
) of Inca
civilization.
Spend
a
few
days
accustoming
yourself
to
the
altitude
in
the
neighboring
city
of
Cusco, where you can
experience a mix of Incan and Spanish
cultures.
Great Barrier
Reef
It's easy to see
why the Great Barrier Reef is one of the Seven
Natural Wonders of the World
–
it stretches
nearly 1,500 miles along the eastern coastline of
Australia and features about 3,000
reefs, 900 islands and more than 1,500
species of fish. Travelers can see these amazing
natural
structures from the air or
underwater. However, large amounts of coral
bleaching (
褪色
) caused
by rising ocean temperatures put this
place's continued existence at risk, so plan your
visit soon
to see this awesome sight up
close.
（
1
< br>）
What can you enjoy both in St.
Lucia and Banff?
A. Hiking.
B. Skiing.
C. Diving.
D. Snowboarding.
（
2
）
Where may a
historian choose to go?
A. St. Lucia.
B. Banff. Alberta.
C. Machu Picchu.
D. Great Barrier Reef
（
3
）
What do
we know about the Great Barrier Reef?
A. It's on the western
coast of Australia. B. It's famous for
coral reefs rather than fish.
C. People must take a plane to enjoy
its beauty.
D. It may disappear
if temperature keeps on
rising.
【答案】
（
1
）
A
（
2
）
C
（
3
）
D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文
，介绍了四处假期极好的去处及各自特色。
（
1
）考查细节理解。根据
St.
Lucia
部分中的
“plan to hike the
Piton Mountains or dive in the
waters
of
Anse
Chastanet
.”
和
Banff.
Alberta
部分中的
“From
hiking
and
whitewater
rafting
to
skiing and snowboarding,
Banff offers travelers an abundance of
year-
round outdoor
activities.”
可知在
St.
Lucia
和
Banff
人们都可以
徒步旅行，故选
A
。
（
2
）考查细节理解。根据
M
achu
Picchu
部分中的
“a
visit
to
this
Peruvian
UNESCO
World
Heritage
(
遗产
) site is a once-in-a-
lifetime adventure.
和
Spend a
few days accustoming yourself
to the
altitude in the neighboring city of Cusco, where
you can experience a mix of Incan and
Spanish
cultures.”
可知历史学家们可以在这里参观联合国教科文组织世界遗产遗址，体验印
加文化和西班
牙文化的融合。故选
C
。
（
3
）考查推理判断。根据
Great Barrier
Reef
部分中的
“large amounts of
coral bleaching (
褪色
)
caused by rising ocean temperatures put
this place's continued existence at risk, so plan
your visit
soon to see this awesome
sight up close.”
可知海洋温度升高造成大量珊瑚褪色，对大堡礁的<
/p>
存在造成了威胁。由此可推断如果温度继续升高，大堡礁可能会消失。故选
D
。
【点评】本题考点涉及
细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，要求考
生在捕捉细节信息的基
础上根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。
2
．
阅读理解
What do Leonardo da Vincii, Marie
Curie, and Albert Einstein have in common? They
were all
left-handed,
along
with
other
famous
people
including
Brad
Pitt
Prince
William,
and
Barack
Obama. In fact, an
estimated 13 percent of the world's population may
be left-handed and still
most people
around the world are right-handed.
What
makes
a
person
become
right-handed
rather
than
left-handed?
As
yet
no
one
really
knows
for sure. One simple idea suggests that people
normally get right-handedness from their
parents.
Studies
have
found
that
two
right-handed
parents
have
only
a
9.5
percent
chance
of
having
a left-handed child, whereas two left-handed
parents have a 26 percent chance of having
a left-handed child. Another common
theory is that left-handed people suffer mild
brain damage
during
birth,
which
makes
them
left-handed.
However,
if
this
theory
were
true,
it
would
not
explain
why
the
percentage
of
left-banded
people
is
so
similar
in
every
society,
when
birth
conditions vary so much from society to
society.
Whatever the
reasons behind it, people's attitudes toward left-
handedness have changed a lot
over the
years. Statistics show that although 13 percent of
young people (10-20 years old) are
left-handed,
only
6
percent
of
the
elderly
are
left-handed.
Left-handed
children
used
to
be
punished until they began
using their right hand like other children, but
today people who are
left-handed are no
longer looked down on nor are they considered
abnormal. For most people
today, either
case is perfectly acceptable.
（
1
）
What makes
one right-handed?
A. The environment.
B. Mild brain damage during birth.
C. The reason is uncertain.
D. Other people.
（
2
）
Why
is the number of young people who are left-handed
bigger than that of the elderly?
A. Because
the
elderly
are
forced
to
become
right-handed.
B.
Because
left-handed
people
are considered abnormal.
C. Because left-handedness can be
cured.
D. Because the young are
easily damaged.
（
3
）
What does the text mainly
talk about?
A.
Left-handed people are looked down upon.
B. General facts about left-handed
people.
C. Some famous left-
handed people.
D. The
reasons why people are left-handed.
【答案】
（
1
）
C
（
2
）
B
（
3
）
B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文
，关于左撇子现象作者进行了介绍和说明。
（
1
）考查细节理解。第二段中讲了很多右手的使用比左手平常的可能性原因，根
据
”
As
yet no one
really knows for sure.”
可知，虽然对于右手的使用比左手更
为普遍这一现象有不同
猜测，但是原因不明。故选
C
。
（
2
）考查细节理解。根据第三段
“Statistics
show
that
although
13
percent
of
young
people
(10-20
years
old)
are
left-handed,
only
6
percent
of
the
elderly
are
left-handed.
Left-handed
children used to be punished until they
began using their right hand like other children,
but today
people who are left-handed
are no longer looked down on nor are they
considered abn
ormal.”
可
知，以前的左撇子孩子都会受到鄙视或者被认为是不正常的，所以，那一代的孩子会被惩
罚直到他们改变这样的习惯，但是，现在人们的态度已经转变了。故选
B
。
（
3
）考查主旨大意。本文以客观、中立的态度描写了关于
“
左撇子
”
的一些事实，故选
B
。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和
主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇社会现象类阅读，考
生需要准确掌握细节信息，同时根
据上下文进行推理，归纳，从而选出正确答案。
3
．
阅读理解
Coral
reefs
(
珊瑚礁
)
are
an
integral
part
of
sea
life
and
sustain
it
by
providing
shelter
and
habitat to various organisms. They also
supply and recycle nutrients as well as enable a
growing
fish population, along with
other species, for a healthy and diverse
ecosystem. However, the rise
in average
water temperatures due to climate change has
resulted in more frequent and longtime
coral bleaching
(
白化现象
) events that damage
their health, causing fish and other sea species
to
abandon them.
In order to restore this delicate ecosystem,
scientists from the UK and Australia conducted a
study
that
involved
using
loudspeakers
underwater
near
damaged
coral
reefs
to
make
them
sound
healthy and attract fish, potentially kick-
starting the natural recovery process of coral
reefs
and their dependent life forms.
The location for this experiment was the Great
Barrier Reef in the
Coral Sea, found
alongside the east coast of Queensland, Australia.
The site is noted to have the
largest
coral reef system in the world.
coral
reefs
are
remarkably
noisy
places-the
crackle
of
snapping
shrimp
and
the
whoops and grunts of fish. Young fish
concentrate on these sounds when they're looking
for a
place to
settle,
UK.
By
using
loudspeakers
to
copy
such
sounds,
parts
of
dead
coral
reefs
were
found
to
attract
twice as many fish, compared to places
where no sounds were played.
crucial
for
coral
reefs
to
function
as
healthy
ecosystems.
Boosting
fish
populations
in
this
way
could
help to kick-start natural recovery processes,
preventing the damage we're seeing on many
coral reefs around the
world,
（
1
< br>）
What causes the phenomenon of coral
bleaching?
e
species.
pollution.
g
industry.
ng
temperatures.
（
2<
/p>
）
What approach is introduced
to recover the coral reefs?
ng damaged coral reefs.
loudspeakers to keep fish
away.
ng new homes for sea
species.
g certain sounds to
appeal to fish.
（
3
）
Why
are Steve Simpson's words quoted?
provide some findings of
the study.
show the
progress of the experiment.
explain reasons for the new approach.
give another solution to the
problem.
（
4
）
What can we infer from the last
paragraph?
attempts are in vain.
l
recovery is impossible.
l
success has been achieved.
coral reefs have returned to normal.
【答案】
（
1
）
D
（<
/p>
2
）
D
（
3
）
C
（
4
）
C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文
，由于气候变化导致的平均水温上升导致了更频繁、
更长期的珊瑚白化事件，而为了恢复
这一脆弱的生态系统，科学家们在受损的珊瑚礁附近
使用水下扩音器，让珊瑚听起来更健
康，从而能够吸引鱼类。作者解释了采用这一方法的
原因以及这一新方法获得了初步成功
。
（
1<
/p>
）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的
“However,
the
rise
in
average water
temperatures
due
to
climate
change
has
resulted
in
more
frequent
and
longtime
u
coral
bleaching
events
that
damage their health,
causing fish and other sea species to abandon them
.”
然而，由于气候变化
导致的平均水温上升导致了更频繁、更
长期的珊瑚白化事件，损害了它们的健康，导致鱼
类和其他海洋物种抛弃它们，可知，气
温攀升是导致珊瑚白化现象的原因。故选
D
。
< br>
（
2
）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的
“In
order
to
restore
this
delicate
ecosystem,
scientists
from the UK and
Australia conducted a study that involved using
loudspeakers underwater near
damaged
coral reefs
to
make
them
sound
healthy
and attract
fish,
potentially
kick-starting
the
natural recovery process of coral reefs
and their dependent life forms.”
为了恢复这一脆
弱的生
态系统，来自英国和澳大利亚的科学家们进行了一项研究，他们在受损的珊瑚礁附
近使用
水下扩音器，让它们听起来更健康，吸引鱼类，这可能会启动珊瑚礁的自然恢复过
程及其
依赖的生命形式，可知，应当采用播放某些声音来吸引鱼的方法来恢复珊瑚礁。故
选
D
。
<
/p>
（
3
）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中
的
“Healthy
coral
reefs
are
remarkably
noisy
places
-
the
crackle of snapping shrimp and the whoops and
grunts of fish.”
健康的珊瑚礁是非常吵杂的
地方
——
虾的噼啪声和鱼的呼噜呼噜声，可知，引用
Steve
Simpson
的话是为了解释采用
这
一新方法的原因。故选
C
。
（
4
）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的
“By using
loudspeakers to copy such sounds, parts of
dead coral reefs were found to attract
twice as many fish, compared to places where no
sounds
were played.”
通过使用扩音器来
模仿这些声音，人们发现部分死去的珊瑚礁比没有声音的地
方能吸引两倍多的鱼，可推知
这一新方法初步取得了成功。故选
C
。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，
是一篇环保类阅读，考生需
要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出
正确答案。
4
．
阅读理解
A bunch of strangers
showed up at the gym in the early morning of the
last Sunday of April. A
few
athletes
were
already
stretching
their
arms,
but
most
of
us
could
barely
focus.
As
I
was
burning
off
last
night's
wrong
decision
—
a
big
meal,
I
spotted
a
poster
about
a
gym's
21-day
workout challenge,
and I immediately signed up. I always wanted to
train for a marathon, so I
considered
this as my warm-up. Besides, I needed to stop
being lazy and this was my chance to
make a change.
It was easy to promise on paper, but three weeks
of recommended exercise routines and diet
restrictions
wouldn't
be
easy.
I
stuck
to working
out
30
minutes
a
day,
and
I
didn't
disturb
my
normal routine. Instead,
I had to be faced with the tough work of being
more creative in my spare
time, thus
breaking some bad habits.
Overcoming weaknesses with willpower was my goal
for the next part of the journey. But the
difficult
part
about
making
a
challenge
is
realizing
that
and
are
two
very
different things. Just
like a career, you have to physically work for it
rather than just wait for it to
happen.
But
that's
hard.
Throughout
the
21
days,
I
often
told
myself
that
the
challenge
was
meaningless
and
tried
to
sabotage
myself
from
exercising.
However,
finally
I
overcame
that
negative thought and kept working
out.
At the end of the
challenge, I learned something even more
important: Feeling the results is
better than seeing them. I had fewer
headaches and more energy, and was simply happier.
I even
felt
a
little
smarter
as
I
researched
which
foods
were
better
for
my
body,
and
learned
how
to
make
healthier meals. I felt a sense of accomplishment,
too, because even though I wanted to
give up dozens of times, I didn't. I
felt my waist got smaller and my arms got
stronger, and I no
longer felt guilty
after having a piece of cake or a
drink.
（
1
< br>）
What was the author's wrong
decision?
A.
Going to the gym early.
B. Training for a marathon.
C. Eating a lot the previous night.
D. Stopping being lazy for a change.
（
2
）
What
is paragraph 2 mainly about?
of the author's bad
habits.
ways of the
author's killing his spare time.
importance of sticking to the normal
daily routine.
difficulty
of the author's keeping on with the workout
plan.
（
3
）
What does the underlined word
t.
.
e.
guish.
（
4
）
What did the author
learn from the workout challenge?
healthy food is more
important than exercising.
ming a challenge could bring good
feelings to him.
's more
important to see what he likes than just feel
it.
was no need to feel
guilty about things he disliked to do.
【答案】
（
1
）
C
（<
/p>
2
）
D
（
3
）
A
（
4
）
B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文
，一张宣传健身锻炼的海报让作者开始马拉松的热
身。虽然三个星期的锻炼计划和饮食限
制是很难坚持的，但是作者坚持每天锻炼。最后，
锻炼给作者带来了好心情。
（
1
）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的
“As I was burning
off last night's wrong decision—
a big
meal, I spotted a poster about a gym's
21-
day workout challenge”
可知，
昨晚我做了一个错误
的决定：吃了一顿大餐。因此作者的错误决定是前一天晚上吃得很多
。故选
C
。
（
2
）考查段落大意。根据第二段中的
“It
was
easy
to
promise
on
paper,
but
three
weeks
of
recommende
d exercise
routines and diet restrictions wouldn't be easy.”<
/p>
可知，将承诺写在纸上
是很容易的，但是坚持三个星期的锻炼和饮
食限制并不容易。因此该段的主要内容是作者
坚持锻炼计划的困难。故选
D
。
（
3
）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的
“Throughout
the
21
days,
I
often
told
myself
that
the
challenge was
meaningless and tried to sabotage myself from
exercising.”
中的
and
前后两句是
承接关系，
and
< br>前面说的是
“
在这
21
天里，我经常告诉自己，挑战是没有意义的。
”
由
“However, finally I
overcame that negative thought and kept working ou
t.”
可知，然而我终于克
服了这种消极的想法继续锻炼。
however
前后的内容是转折关系。因此可以推断出
and
后
面的内容是
“<
/p>
不想再锻炼下去
”
，故选
A
。
（
4
）考查细节理解。根据第四段的
“At
the
end
of
the
challenge,
I
learned
something
even
more important: I had fewer headaches
and more energy, and was simply happier. I even
felt a
little
smarter
…I
felt
a
sense
of
accomplishment…I
felt
my
waist
got
smaller
and
my
arms
got
stronger, and I no longer felt guilty
after ha
ving a piece of cake or a drink
.”
可知，在锻炼的最后
我头痛少了，精力充沛了，而且更快乐
。我甚至觉得自己更聪明了也有一种成就感，我觉
得我的腰变小了，胳膊变壮了，吃了一
块蛋糕或一杯饮料后，我不再感到内疚。因此作者
感受到了克服运动挑战能给他带来好心
情。故选
B
。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和段落大意三个题
型的考查，是一篇故事类阅
读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的
逻辑关系，进行分析，推
理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。
5
．
阅读理解
The American newspaper has been
around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the
printer
James Franklin, Benjamin's
older brother, started the New England Courant,
and that was what
we
might
recognize
today
as
a
real
newspaper.
He
filled
his
paper
with
stories
of
adventure,
articles on art,
on famous people, and on all sorts of political
subjects.
Three
centuries
after
the
appearance
of
Franklin's
Courant,
few
believe
that
newspapers
in
their present printed form will remain
alive for long, Newspaper companies are losing
advertisers,
readers, market value, and
in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed
that would not have
been
imaginable
just
several
years
ago.
The
chief
editor
of
the
Times
said
recently,
“At
places
where they gather,
editors ask one another, 'How are you?', as if
they have just come out of the
hospital
or
a
lost
law
case.”
An
article
about
the
newspaper
appealed
on
the
website
of
the
Guardian,
under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”
Perhaps not, but the rise of the
Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look
slow and
out of step with the world,
has brought about a real sense of death, Some
American newspapers
have lost 42% of
their market value in the past three years. The
New York Times Company has
seen its
stock
（股票）
drop by 54% since
the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in
the
past year. A manager at Deutsche
Bank suggested that stock - holders sell off their
Times stock.
The Washington Post
Company has prevented the trouble only by changing
part of its business to
education; its
testing and test
—
preparation service now brings in at least half
the company's
income,
（
1
）
What can
we learn about the New England Courant?
A. It is mainly about the
stock market.
B. It
carries articles by political leaders.
C. It marks the beginning of
newspapers.
D. It remains a
successful newspaper in America.
（
2
）
What can
we infer about the newspaper editors?
A. They often accept
readers' suggestions.
B. They
caw a lot about each other's health.
C. They stop doing business with
advertisers.
D. They face great
difficulties in their business.
（
3
）
Which of
the following found a new way for its development?
A. the Washington Post.
B. The Guardian.
C. The New York Tinier.
D. New England Courant.
（
4
）
How
does the author seem to feel about the future of
newspapers”?
A.
Satisfied. B. Hopeful.
C. Surprised. D.
Worried.
【答案】
（
1
）
C
（
2
）
D
（
3
）
A
（
4
）
D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文
，介绍了美国报纸的由来，以及现在面临的挑战和做
出的调整。
(1)
考查细节理解。根据第一段中的
“the
printer
James
Franklin,
Benjamin's
older
brother,
started
the
New
England
Courant,
and
that
was
what
we
might
recognize
today
as
a
real
newspaper.”
可知，
James
Franklin
创办的
New England Coura
nt
就是我们今天所知的真正的报
纸，也就标志着美国报业的开
始，故选
C
。
(2)
考查推理判断。根据第二段中的
“Newspaper
companies
are
losing
advertisers,
readers,
market
v
alue”
可知，报社正在逐渐失去广告商，读者和市场价值，以及后面编辑的话
places where they gather,
editors ask one another, 'How are you?', as if
they have just come out
of the hospital
or a lost law case.
，编辑们现在见面聊天的时候都会互相问候<
/p>
“
你还好吗
”
仿
佛
刚出院或输了一场官司，其实隐含的意思就是因为报纸业的不景气，编辑们现在正面临
着
困难，所以这个问候应该是你们报社生意怎么样？故选
D
。
(3)
考查细
节理解。根据最后一段可知，找到一种新的发展方式的是
The
Washington
Post
《华
盛顿邮报》。故选
A
。
(4)
考查推理判断。通读全文，作者列举了报业所面临的种种问题，可以判
断作者对此很担
忧。故选
D
。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇生
活类阅读，考生需
要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从
而选出正确答案。
6
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阅读理解
When it comes to gifts, it's not
easy to shop for someone when you're not sure what
they're
into.
Thankfully,
Crate
and
Barrel's
sister
store
—
the
modern,
fancy
version
—
CB2
has
a
gift
collection that is just
as beautiful as it is practical. They're known for
their modern designs. We've
edited a
list of some of our favorite gift ideas from CB2
so you'll know just what to get.
Galactic Jewelry Box
($$21)
This
jewelry box is not only a place to store your
jewels, but it looks like one itself. “Designed by
UK-based
Seascape
Curiosities,
the
jewelry
box
brings
deep
space
to
your
room.
Open
storage
space lined with light grey cotton
velvet holds most-
precious
possessions,” CB2 states. The best
part? It's under $$25.
Flamingo Catchall
($$29.95)
Designed by the
British fashion designer Matthew Williamson, this
flamingo catchall is a pop of
color in
every room and offers a secure place to store some
of your favorite rings, earrings, or
little
items.
Not
only
is
it
an
awesome
addition
to
just
about
any
home,
it's
also
a
great
conversation starter
at dinner parties.
Heritage Navy Leather Activity Ball
($$49)
It's a great gift
for the man in your life who loves sports. Crafted
with design and function in
mind,
handmade activity ball (think of it as a smaller
basketball) stands up to years of play and
even gets better looking with age. It's
a super addition to any bookshelf.
Black Nickel Cocktail Shaker
($$24.95)
This
cocktail
shaker
starts
off with
a
smoky
black
finish
and
fades
into
grey.
It's
fashionable,
functional, and
—
above all
—
easy to clean.
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1
）
Whi
ch of the following gifts would you like to choose
if your brother loves football?
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