高考英语阅读理解专项练习.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解专项练习高考英语阅读理解专业训练含答案和解析1 Everyone looks forward to progress, whether in ones personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a persons ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress must lead to a better life and a better way of doing things. All these, however, re

2、main true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.However, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who miss the “good old days”, efficiency comes with a price. When communication becomes more efficie

3、nt, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish .The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadets, such as mobile phones and ipads, people often do not take

4、the effort to visit one another personally. A personal visit carries with the additional feature of having to be in the persons presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse our selves or turn the other persons off. With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the na

5、ture of factories and the success of industrialization today. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes th

6、e loss of the personal touch when making these products. For example, many handcrafts(手工艺品) are now produced in a factory. Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality o

7、f the handcraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. In fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old produ

8、cts can be brought back to their old state. New technology is required for old products to stay old. It is peoples attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society. Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything depends on peop

9、les attitude. The worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society. When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, a new “past” is created.8. According to Paragraph 1, progress can benefit people when they are willing to _. A. live

10、a better life B. look for better methods C. change ways of living D. accept technology and advance steadily9. The underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to _. A. tools B. messages C. barriers D. skills10. The author explains “efficiency comes with a price” by _. A. describing a process B. u

11、sing examples C. following time order D. making classification11. What can be concluded from the last paragraph? A. Progress can suit the needs of daily life. B. People review the past with great regret. C. Technology should be introduced in a fixed way. D. Peoples attitude decides the use of techno

12、logy.2Before you make friends, you have to decide who you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the same kinds of things they do. The quickest way to make a friend is to smile. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at

13、 first to smile, but remember most people will stay away from a scared or angry looking face.One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesnt it make you want to keep talking to that p

14、erson?Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Whos their favorite singer, where do they live, what do they do after school are all good questions to start a conversation. Make sure you have something to add to the conversation, too. When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for th

15、em. There is nothing that will stop a conversation quicker than a shrug for an answer.Kids who show an interest in other kids and who are kind and friendly make good friends. Remember, everyone wants to be around people who like to do similar things and people who are nice to them.33. This passage g

16、ives us some advice on_.Athe importance of smileBwhat kind of person you can make friends withChow to start a conversationDhow to make friends34. Most people like to make friends with those_.Awho share the same interestBwho are sad every dayCwho are fond of talkingDwho say bad things to them35. From

17、 the passage, if a kid wants to make good friends ,he should _.A. smile to others B. show an interest in others C. be kind and friendly. D. All the above3I wasnt sure what this work involved, but it must have been exciting because the Lab itself was exciting. Anywhere we didnt go often was exciting.

18、 We would get there in a heavy wooden rowboat, built in the five-house village half a mile away - our mother would row, she was quite good at it - or by following a twisty, winding footpath, over fallen trees and around rocks. It was too far for us to walk and our legs were too short, so mostly we w

19、ent in the rowboat. The Lab was made of wood; it seemed huge, though in the two photographs of it that survive it looks like a small house. Inside it there were things we werent allowed to touch bottles containing a dangerous liquid in which young white insects floated, their six tiny front legs hel

20、d together like praying fingers, and plugs that smelled like poison and plates with dried insects. All of this was so forbidden which made us confused. At the Lab we could hide in the ice house, a dark and secret place that was always bigger on the inside than it was on the outside, where there was

21、a silence, and a lot of sawdust(木屑) to keep the blocks of ice cool. What did we do in there There was nothing to actually do. Wed pretended we had disappeared suddenly that nobody knew where we were. This in itself was strangely energetic. Then wed come out, away from the silence, back into the pine

22、-needle fragrance and the sound of waves beating against the shore, and our mothers voice calling us, because it was time to get back into the rowboat and row home.18, In Line 1, “this wok” clearly refers to _.A. Writing B. insect research C. photography D. food science19, The details of the passage

23、 suggest that the author is _.A. an adult remembering a recent incidentB. an adult looking back on a place from childhoodC. an elderly person thinking of her middle ageD. a child describing a frightening place20, The description of the Lab and ice house are similar in that both _.A. emphasize cheerf

24、ul and light-hearted surroundingsB. contain pictures of hidings and secrecyC. stress the authors misunderstanding of the sizeD. make comparisons with the authors home.21. Repeatedly using the pronouns “we” and “us”, the author most likely speaks of herself and _.A. her father B. her mother C a broth

25、er or sister D. the reader4Children are hooked on computers. Some spend up to six hours a day on their gadgets. They can be playing games live with others elsewhere in the world, updating their status on social media, texting friends or looking for the latest app to download to their tablets or smar

26、t phones. This worried Martin Strott, headmaster of the Old Hall School in Wellington, in the west of England. He was so concerned that he challenged his students to take part in a week of digital detox. Strott told the local newspaper, the Shropshire Star, that he encourages the pupils to have a go

27、od knowledge of the computer from a young age, but is concerned that too much screen time will affect the development of their social skills. He said that this over-reliance on digital devices “erodes family time and theyre missing out on messages from body language and facial expressions from those

28、 around them”. According to the headmaster, the parents are happy with the movement. But what about the children? Nine-year-old Fred usually spends around two hours on his gadgets at home after school and around 12 hours on weekends. For him, the digital detox experience was “really hard”. Fred spen

29、t it playing outside, especially basketball. He said that hell probably engage in different activities from now on but he did miss his phone and online games. The idea of keeping children away from their tech for a while to prevent addiction is not particularly new. There have been similar movements

30、 in the US. But are they effective in the long run? Well, even if kids go back to their gadgets, the hope is that at least theyll think about how they use their time. What about you: do you spend too many hours hooked on your digital devices?12. According to the passage, which of the following is no

31、t the reason why children are hooked on computers _.A. developing their social skills by having some online conversations.B. searching for the newest app and install them to their tablets or smart phones.C. playing games live with people from other placesD. releasing some new information about their status on social media 13. Which of the following words can replace the word “erodes” in Para 2?A. enriches B. saves C. adjusts D. ruins14. According to the article, where else can you find digital detox movements? A. In Asian countries B