黑龙江宁安市2017高考英语阅读理解选练
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。 【2013·江西省高三上学期七校联考】
A year ago August，Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan.His wife，Gerrie，was still working in the local school cafeteria，but work for Dave was scarce，and the price of everything was rising.The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—$7,000，a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch who died in an accident.“It really made a difference when we were going under financially，” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive the unexpected legacy from the Hatches.Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity.In some cases，it was a few thousand dollars；in others，it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money，more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression，Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving.They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store，checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years，the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it.“Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything，” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden.“They could see things they could do to make you happier，and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed.It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story. 1．According to the text，the Fusses________. A．were employed by a truck company B．were in financial difficulty C．worked in a school cafeteria D．lost their home
2．Which of the following is true of the Hatches? A．They had their children during the Great Depression. B．They left the family farm to live in an old house. C．They gave away their possessions to their neighbors. D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs.
3．Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store? A．They decided to open a store. B．They wanted to save money.
C．They couldn’t afford expensive things. D．They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.
4．According to Sandy Van Weelden，the Hatches were________. A．understanding C．childlike
5．What can we learn from the text? A．The community of Alto was poor.
B．The summer camp was attractive to the parents. C．Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches.
D．The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.
语篇解读 在Fuss一家陷入财政危机时，他们收到了邻居Hatch夫妇的遗产，从而渡过了难关。 1．解析： 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.”以及“It really made a difference when we were going under financially”可知，Fuss一家陷入了财政危机。
答案： B
2．解析： 细节理解题。由文章第二段中的“Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity.”可知，Hatch夫妇把他们的财产赠给了他们的邻居。
答案： C
3．解析： 推理判断题。由文章第四段中的“They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store，checking prices before making a new purchase.”可推知，他们想节省钱。
答案： B
4．解析： 推理判断题。由倒数第三段中的Sandy Van Weelden所说的话可推知，Hatch夫妇善解人意。
答案： A
5．解析： 推理判断题。由文章倒数第二段的第二句可推知，Hatch夫妇想让邻居们以他们为榜样，将这种善举延续下去。
答案：D。
（2016高考英语阅读理解精练）阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案。
“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence．When I first read this sentence from an American
B．optimistic D．curious
friend’s email，I laughed．I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish．
Obviously，it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on，my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting．I was too thrilled to believe her．Her words could not convince me at all．So I did a research on google．com．To my surprise，there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see．” This sentence has been widely used in emails，letters，newspapers，movies，books，or any other possible places．Though it is sort of informal，it is part of the language that Americans use daily．Ironically，if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word，the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected． Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence．Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies．In the 1930s，Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens．Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius．“Long time no see” was his trademark．Soon after Charlie Chan，“Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies．
Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew．All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together，and they change the color and taste of each other．American Chinese，though a minority ethnic（少数民族的成员） group in the United States，is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew．
You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese，such as pizza from Italian，susi from Japanese，and déjà vu from French etc．There is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from others．They will modify it and make it their own，so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant，or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store．Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays，I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future．In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor．
1．The writer himself felt surprised at ______． A．the Chinglish expression “Long time no see” B．“Long time no see” used as standard American English C．so many literal translation of the expressions used in America D．finding out Americans use the expression every day
2．The word “stew” in the 4 paragraph probably means ______． A．mixture literature C．a kind of cooked dish
B．Confucius’ words
D．American changing cultures
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3．According to the passage，it can be inferred that ______． A．detectives translate the phrase “Long time no see”
B．Hollywood made “Long time no see” popular
C．the huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages D．cultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew 4．The main idea of the passage is that ______． A．some Chinese expressions are introduced into English
B．you’ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in America C．some American expressions can be used in China
D．American English keep being enriched from different cultures
5．According to the passage，which of the following statements is not true? A．Informal language sometimes doesn’t go with grammar and structure． B．Languages are always ruled by grammar and structure．
C．“Long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passage． D．There are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew． 【参考答案】1---5、B A B D B 阅读
To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes (戏谑的引语) are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for having made a mistake. They naturally look for someone else who could be responsible for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: “To err is human, to forgive, divine (神圣的).” This saying mirrors an ideal: people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite—find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity.
Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan