2023年高考英語閱讀練習
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高考英語閱讀練習 1
Travel
Most people usually traveled by ship and train which are driven by steam engine. It played an important part in many kinds of vehicles several scores of years ago. Who invented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine?
The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt from a workers family made the world first widely used steam engine. At first, he couldnt tell people how powerful it was, because there were no units at that time. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He named that unit one horse-power. In this way he could measure the work of his steam engine.
He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horse-power engine.
31. The main idea of the passage is __B_.
A. James Watt invented the steam engine
B. James Watt first used horse-power as a unit of measure
C. how much power does a horse have
D. why Watts engine is called a ten horse-power engine
32. The story says that Watt made the first __D__.
A. engine B. horse-power engine C. useful engine D. widely used steam engine
33. James Watt was born in _A___.
A. a workers family B. a farmers family C. a teachers family D. a doctors
steam engine
34. Watt wanted to find a way to _D___.
A. measure the work his engine could do B. tell people how powerful his engine was C. lift a 3300-pound weight D. both A and B
35. One horse-power means the __A__.
A. work a horse could do in a minute B. weight a horse could do in ten minutes C. work a horse could do in ten minutes D. weight of one horse
Television shows
Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning,a middle,and an end with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.""Drink Good Wet Root Beer.""Fill up with Pacific Gas."Only if you sleep,which is equal to turning the television set off,are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting,even if you‘ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changednew houses,new buildings,sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it‘s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless (魯莽的) or daring,the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right?or the left?hand lane? After a while,of course,the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you‘ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there‘s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course,has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you‘ve sat with your legs crossed,with your hands in your lap,with your hands on the armrestseven with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.
1.According to the passage,what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A.Buses on the road.
B.Films on television.
C.Advertisements on the billboards.
D.Gas stations.
2.What is the purpose of this passage?
A.To give the writer‘s opinion about long bus trips.
B.To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C.To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.
D.To describe the billboards along the road.
3.The writer of this passage would probably favor .
A.bus drivers who aren‘t reckless B.driving alone
C.a television set on the bus D.no billboards along the road
4.The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because .
A.the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B.they both have a beginning,a middle,and an end,with commercials in between
C.the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D.both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.
5.The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are .
A.exciting B.comfortable C.tiring D.boring
答案：
1.C文章的第一段中，作者敘述了乘客在坐長途車中所見的是廣告牌。
2.A全文都是作者表述對乘車長途旅行中的廣告的意見和看法。
3.D從第三段作者對"長途乘車中廣告太多"所表達的情況看，作者不太喜歡沿途的廣告牌。
4.B由文章第一段第一句和第二句可知答案為B。
5.A由第三段第一句和第二句可知。
Photographs
Are all your photographs good?Be honest with yourself. Aren’t some of your pictures too dark, and others too light?How many times have you thrown away a photo?We, the Fine Photograph Club, can help you. We meet every Wednesday in our comfortable club room in Bridge Street. At 7:30 p.m. a member of the club or a visitor would give a talk, and then we have coffee. Our members will advise you on all the latest cameras and films. They will help you to develop your films or enlarge your pictures. What does it all cost?Only 5 pounds a year.
Photography is now a big business. Do you know, for instance, that there are 15 million cameras in our country?And that 700 million photographs are taken a year, more than one-third of them in color?Think of the amount of photography in television, the cinema, newspapers, books, advertisements and so on. In modern life people learn a lot from pictures, so photography is more and more important. It is also more complicated and more expensive than it used to be. You may only want to take good photographs of faces and places. If so, we can help you to get better results. You needn’t waste any more money. If you want to learn more about photography and how it is used, join the club please. You won’t be disappointed. Write now to the Secretary, Fine Photograph Club. Bridge Street.
31. The purpose of passage is to _____.
A. show people how to take fine pictures
B. tell people photography is now a big business
C. tell people the club can do many things for you
D. encourage people to join the photograph club
答案為D。此句為測試作者的寫作目的�！昂粲跞藗兌紒砑尤氲綌z影俱樂部!”這是本文的主要目的。本文的最后部分也是對全文內容的重點回應。
32. If you want to join the club, you _____.
A. must be good at photography
B. must know about the latest cameras and films
C. must pay a little money a year
D. must be honest with yourself
答案為C。此句為細節題。從短文第一段的最后一句話：five pounds a year中得出答案。
33. You are able to be honest so that you can_____.
A. say if your photos are good or bad
B. tell how much money you waste
C. help the Fine Photograph Club
D. know the latest development in cameras
答案為A。此句為細節推理題。將第一段內容進行綜合分析，可以知道：這是Fine Photograph club所做的'宣傳廣告，讓人們知道他們是為了幫助人們提高攝影技術，避免出現浪費現象，而且費用低廉。因此選項A符合短文的內容。
34. The club can give the following service except _____.
A. coffee B. amusement C. advice D. information
答案為B。此句為細節推理題。從短文內容上看，文章中出現了：and then we have coffee(選項A的內容)，will advise you on all the latest(選項C的內容)和if you want to learnit is used(選項D的內容)，這樣只有選項B的內容在短文中沒有出現了。
35.Which statement of the following is true?
A. If you are a member of Fine Photograph Club, it will cost you only 5 pounds to buy a camera.
B. All the members of Fine Photograph Club can take free photographs of faces and places.
C. More than a third of 700 million color photographs are taken a year.
D. If you write to the photograph club, you will be very good at photographing.
答案為C。細節題。在短文And that 700 million photographs are taken a year，more than one-third Of them in color?中給出了答案。其中的them就是700 million photographs。
高考英語閱讀練習 2
A group of brave tourists learnt the meaning of vertigo the hard way as they bacame the first visitors to cross a new 590 foot high glass-bottomed suspension bridge in China.This special structure,the first of its kind in the world,is situated in the province of Hunan.Images have emerged online showing the visitors gripped with fear and frozen in awe while standing on the see-through walkway.One female tourist is seen clutching so the handrail tightly and had to be dragged along by her friend.
The bridge had previously been a wooden overpass that linked two peaks of Stone Buddha Mountain in Shiniuzhai Geopark but is now a 984 foot long glass walkway. Part of the bridge had already been replaced with a glass cutout in 2014, attracting hordes of fearless tourists. However, 11 engineers have been working on the bridge over the last few months to replace all the wooden planks with glass panes, transforming the bridge into the word’s first glass-bottomed suspension bridge.
According to reports, several visitors were so terrified that they could barely move. Some were seen holding on to each other as well as to the sailings as they made the crossing. Many people were filled with fear as they tried not to look down to the steep drop below. The bridge was said to move from side to side slightly when people walked across it, making people feel even more frightened. The amazing construction has already been named “hero bridge”because of the amount of courage required to cross it.
Those worried about the safety of the bridge can rest easy. The glass forming the footpath is said to be 25 times stronger than regular window glass. It’s also created to stay in shape and withstand impact although special footwear has been issued to visitors.
28. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. The history of the glass bridge
B. The reason why the bridge was built
C. The safety of the glass bridge
D. The wooden bridge which should be changed
29. What made traveling through the bridge more fearful?
A. The wooden parts with glass B. the way people walk on it
C. The shaking of the bridge D. The great landscape below
30. Why is the bridge called “hero bridge”?
A. Because only courageous people can cross it
B. Because the bridge was built by brave people
C. Because the bridge doesn’t have the railings
D. Because people are full of courage when they are on it
31. What measure did people take to make the bridge safe?
A. They used regular window glass
B. They created strong glass in shape
C. They gave glass special footwear
D. They made the construction special
參考答案：ACAB
高考英語閱讀練習
Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television? How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn’t been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never fond it difficult to occupy our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theatres, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. We even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talks occasionally. All that belongs to the past. Now all our free time is regulated by the goggle box. We rush home or gulp down our meals to be in time for this or that programme. We have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, exchanging the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do – anything, providing it doesn’t interfere with the programme. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a programme, he is quickly silenced.
Whole generations are growing up addicted to the telly. Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost. The telly is a universal pacifier. It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set. It doesn’t matter that the children will watch rubbishy commercials or spectacles of sadism and violence – so long as they are quiet.
There is a limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world. Every day, television consumes vast quantities of creative work. That is why most of the programmes are so bad: it is impossible to keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards as well. When millions watch the same programmes, the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the conditions which obtain in preliterate communities. We become utterly dependent on the two most primitive media of communication: pictures and the spoken word.
Television encourages passive enjoyment. We become content with second-hand experiences. It is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working. Little by little, television cuts us off from the real world. We get so lazy, we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness, glued to our sets, rather than go out into the world itself. Television may be s splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each other. We only become aware how totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountains, far away from civilization. In quiet, natural surroundings, we quickly discover how little we miss the hypnotic tyranny of King Telly.
1. What is the biggest harm of TV?
[A] It deprives people of communication with the real world.
[B] People become lazy.
[C] People become dependent on second-hand experience.
[D] TV consumes a large part of one’s life.
2. In what way can people forget TV?
[A] Far away from civilization.
[B] To a mountain.
[C] By the sea.
[D] In quiet natural surroundings.
3. What does a mother usually do to keep her children quiet?
[A] Let them watch the set.
[B] Put them in the living room.
[C] Let them watch the rubbish.
[D] Let them alone.
4. What does the first sentence in the first paragraph mean?
[A] We found it difficult to occupy our spare time.
[B] We become addicted to TV.
[C] What we used to do is different from now.
[D] We used to enjoy civilized pleasures.
Vocabulary
1. goggle 轉動眼珠，瞪眼
goggle box （英俚）電視機
2. gulp 狼吞虎咽
3. telly 電視機
4. pacifier 平息者，撫慰者。這里指平靜人，使人不吱聲的東西。
5. rubbishy 垃圾的，無價值的
6. sadism 施虐
7. glue 膠（水）；粘牢
glue to the sets 和電視機粘在一起，指成了電視迷
8. hypnotic 催眠的
難句譯注
1. There is a limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world.
【參考譯文】世界上可以獲得的創造性才能的數量是有限的。
寫作方法與文章大意
這是一論說“電視有害”的文章。采用對比分析手法。先提出問題，對比過去和現在“過去在業余時間，我們享受文明的歡樂，有各種嗜好，招待朋友，訪友，外出娛樂，在家讀書聽音樂……現在一切受電視支配。匆忙趕回家，狼吞虎咽地吃完飯為的是準時看某個電視節目。只要不干擾節目，吃什么都可以！一塊三明治，一杯啤酒就行�？磿r，誰都不許說話，完全沒有了過去的那種悠閑，坐在一起吃晚飯，相互交談白天的一切。”
然后列出電視種種惡果：整個幾代人成了電視迷，連孩子也不能幸免，電視消耗了大量的創造性工作，人們成為以來電視生存的人，被動娛樂，制止我們和真實世界交流。
最后結論：到大自然去，忘掉電視。
答案詳解
1. A 它剝奪了人們和真實世界的`聯系。文章多次提到現在我們不能探親訪友，一家人互不交流，而一旦離開電視就進入了真是世界。
B. 人變懶。C. 人們變得依賴二手經驗。D. 電視浪費了人生的大量時間。這三項只是危害重具體一個組成部分。
2. D 在安寧的大自然的懷抱中。答案在最后一段最后一句“在安詳寧靜的大自然環境中，我們很快發現我們對催眠的電視暴君連想都不怎么想！”
A. 遠離文明。B.去山上。C.在海邊。
3. A 叫他們看電視。這在第二段第三句起“電視是一個萬能安靜器。母親為使孩子們安靜，就把他們放在起居室內，打開電視看。這是現在最權威的一招。至于孩子們看的使垃圾般的商業廣告，還是施虐或暴力片都無關緊要，只要他們安靜不鬧�！�
B.把他們擱在起居室。C.讓他們看垃圾片。都是其中的具體一部分。D.讓他們呆著。沒有提到。
4. B 我們都成了電視迷。第一句“是的，可是沒有電視之前，我們常干些什么？”這說明人們已經習慣于電視，以來電視，到了沒有電視怎么辦的境地。不知道沒有電視前的情況。第二段“整個幾代人越來越迷上了電視，飯不吃，家務不干，不睡覺�！笨梢哉f整文章都描寫了人們對電視迷戀，依賴。第一句話是引言。所以B對。
A. 難以消遣。只是人們的一種感受。C.過去和現在不同。是一種對比，并沒有點出這句話的真正內涵。D.享受文明歡樂。是過去所作的一個具體例子。
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