2017备战高考英语阅读理解专项训练

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2017备战高考英语阅读理解专项训练

　　阅读理解【1】

　　Is beauty something always positive? Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive(主管的) circle, beauty can become a disadvantage.

　　While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.

　　All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the manly qualities required.

　　This is true even in politics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, ” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates(候选人). She asked 125 college students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

　　The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

　　28. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________.

　　A. makes women look more honest and capable

　　B. strengthens the manly qualities required

　　C. often enables women to succeed quickly

　　D. is of no importance to women

　　29.Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _____.

　　A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men

　　B. has as little effect on men as on women

　　C. affects men and women alike

　　D. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

　　30.According to the passage, people’s views on beauty are often _____.

　　A. practical B. one – sided

　　C. old fashioned D. supportive

　　31. The passage is mainly about _____.

　　A. the advantages of being attractive

　　B. the disadvantages of being attractive

　　C. equal rights for women

　　D. the importance of appearance

　　参考答案：CDBB

　　阅读理解【2】

　　According to a survey, only 4% of the people in the world are left-handed. Why? One theory centers on the two halves of the brain. For example, the left half and the right half, each of which functions differently. Medical science believes that the left half of the brain dominates over the right half. The foundation of this theory is the fact that nerves from the brain cross over at neck-level to the opposite side of the body, and nerves from the other side of the brain reciprocate (互换). The end result is that the opposite sides of the body are controlled by the opposite sides of the brain.

　　The dominant left half of the brain, which kindly supplies the right half of the body, theoretically makes it more skillful in reading, writing, speaking, and working, and makes most people right-handed. Lefties, however, whose right half of the brain dominates, work best with the left side of their bodies.

　　Theory number two focuses on the asymmetrical nature of the body. Examples of the asymmetry, which flows from head to toe, are that the right side of our faces differs slightly from the left, that our legs differ in strength, or that our feet vary in size. One aspect of this asymmetry is that for most people the right hand is stronger than the left.

　　There is no doubt that all exist in a “right-handed society”, which produces most basics, including scissors, doorknobs, locks, screwdrivers, automobiles, buttons on clothing, and musical instruments for the 96%. Left-handed people make up for the unfairness by being members of an elite (精英) society, which includes many of the greatest geniuses, including Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.

　　32.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Left-handed people are better at speaking

　　B. Left-handed people are believed to have stronger left halves of the brains

　　C. Right-handed people are cleverer than left-handed people

　　D. Right-handed people work best with the right side of their bodies

　　33.Which of the words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word “asymmetrical”?

　　A. valuable B. not typical

　　C. not balanced D. negative

　　34.What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A. Left-handed people may feel inconvenient in this right-handed society

　　B. This is an equal society for the left-handed people

　　C. Most great geniuses are left-handed

　　D. Left-handed people are considered to be disabled

　　35. What’s the best title for the passage?

　　A. Which proves to be the better way to live, right-handed or left-handed?

　　B. How do left-handed people differ from right-handed ones?

　　C. Why are some people left-handed?

　　D. Are left-handed people equally treated in society?

　　参考答案：DCAC

　　阅读理解【3】

　　I learned to do wood work when I was very young.

　　I remember I made my first project—a small table when I was 9 years old. I was so _________ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) _________. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to_________ it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a(an) _________ . She was the head mistress of our orphanage(孤儿院), who was always kind but _________ with us.

　　As the tables were not dry from the clear coating(清漆), our woodworking teacher told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so _________ and happy that I couldn’t wait I dashed out like a _________ , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.

　　When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was _________ it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand _________it, she noticed that it was still wet.

　　“Were you _________ to bring this home?” she asked.

　　“No, ma’am,” I _________ with my head down.

　　She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was _________ stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but the dirt would not come off.

　　I hid the table in my closet and never _________ it. However, a year later during a cleaning-up, it was discovered. Painfully, I had to give the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, thinking that she would _________ it away.

　　Thirty years later at a reunion, I _________ that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her _________ to get something important. I followed her _________ into a dark corner. She picked something up. _________ she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.

　　Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.

　　Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of _________ to Mother Henderson, who kept the table for a young orphan who _________ it so much.

　　36.A. tired B. ashamed C. proud D. amused

　　37.A. award B. wonder C. record D. product

　　38.A. complete B. invent C. fix D. design

　　39.A. award B. souvenir C. prize D. gift

　　40.A. satisfied B. patient C. cruel D. strict

　　41.A. upset B. excited C. amazed D. confident

　　42.A. thief B. hero C. flash D. smog

　　43.A. admiring B. decorating C. drying D. hiding

　　44.A. across B. into C. above D. behind

　　45.A. determined B. embarrassed C. encouraged D. supposed

　　46.A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued

　　47.A. glue B. dirt C. paint D. wood