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2017年高考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)試題

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2017年高考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)試題

　　高考英語閱讀理解【1】

　　In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.

　　The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.

　　It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment(公寓房間) in New York City.

　　Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life--style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) of short stories, He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’ Keeping up with the Joneses’ came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

　　People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Jonses’ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

　　1. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.

　　A. want to be as rich as their neighbours

　　B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

　　C. don’t want others to know they are rich

　　D. want to be happy

　　2. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.

　　A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City

　　C. live in apartments D. have many neighbours

　　3. The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means ________.

　　A. a person who lives near another B. people living in an area

　　C. an area near the place referred to D. an area in another town or city

　　4. Arthur Momand used the name ‘Jones’ in his series of short stories because’ Jones’ is ________.

　　A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States

　　C. his neighbour’s name D. not a good name

　　5. According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses.

　　A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good

　　高考英語閱讀理解【2】

　　Precipitation, commonly referred to as rainfall(降雨量), is a measure of the quantity of water in the form of either rain, hall(雹子), or snow which reaches the ground, The average annual(每年的) precipitation over the whole of the United States is thirty-six inches. It should be understood, however, that a foot of snow is not equal to a foot of precipitation. A general formula(公式) for computing the precipitation of snowfall(降雪量) is that thirty-- eight inches of snow is equal to one inch of precipitation. In New York State, for example, seventy-six inches of snow in one year would be recorded as only two inches of precipitation. The total annual precipitation Forty inches of rain would be recorded as forty inches of precipitation. The total annual precipitation would be recorded as forty-two inches.

　　1. The word “precipitation” includes _____.

　　A. only rainfall B. rain, hail, and snow

　　C. rain, snow, and fog D. rain, snow, and ice

　　2. What is the average annual rainfall in inches in the United States?

　　A. Thirty-six inches B. Thirty-eight inches

　　C. Forty inches D. Forty-two inches

　　3. If a state has 152 inches of snow in a year. by how much does this increase the annual precipitation?

　　A. By two feet B. By four inches C, By four feet D. By 152 inches

　　4. Another word which is often used in place of precipitation is ______.

　　A. wetness B. snowfall C. rainfall D. dryness

　　高考英語閱讀理解【3】

　　Driving a car at high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You need only to follow the bright traffic(交通) signs beside the highways and it will take you to where you wish.

　　But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver has to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of a London, from the smallest lane(小巷) to the most popular bar(酒吧) around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers at all times.

　　A certain London taxi driver told of his job as follows.

　　During the night it is quite usual for him to stop two or three times for some refreshments (點(diǎn)心). He said. “I never drink when I’m working ---- I would lose my licence(執(zhí)照).”

　　He normally goes home between 2 and 3 O’clock in the night, There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make the money , no one is going to give it to you.”

　　London taxi drivers not only ‘take’ but also ‘give’ , Every summer hundreds of children from London will go for a day at the sea--- by taxi! Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers, and these fares(車費(fèi)) all go to the ‘London Taxi Fund for Underprivileged Children.’ At the sea. they are met by the mayor, and a lunch party is also held in honour of the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day running around the sea beaches and visiting the market, the children go home again-- by taxi, and free of charge, of course!

　　1. To be a London driver is not easy because ______.

　　A. he has to follow the bright traffic signs

　　B. he has to have good driving skills and know all the places in the city

　　C. he has to serve all kinds of passengers at all times

　　D. both B. and C

　　2. The London taxi drivers _______.

　　A. work hard because on one would give them money for doing nothing

　　B. never stop driving in the city

　　C. only work between 2 and 3 o’clock in the night

　　D. are very rich

　　3. The author of the passage says that _______.

　　A. the taxi driver works longer than is necessary