高三英语阅读训练资料

高三英语阅读训练资料

　　高考英语考试中阅读部分占的分数最高，因此大家要努力提高阅读水平。下面我为大家搜索整理了高三英语阅读训练资料，希望对大家有所帮助。

　　阅读理解1

　　Violinprodigies(神童),Ilearned,havecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneoftheworld’sgreatestvioliniststhereasonforthisphenomenon.“Itisveryclear,”hetoldme.“TheywereallJewsandJewsatthetimewereseverelyoppressedandill-treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfields,buttheywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.”Asaresult,everyJewishparent’sdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttotheWest.

　　Anotherelementintheemergenceofprodigies,Ifound,isasocietythatvaluesexcellenceinacertainfieldtonurture(培育)talent.Nowadays,themostnurturingsocietiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapan,amostcompetitivesociety,withstrongerdisciplinethanours,”saysIsaacStern,childrenarereadytotesttheirlimitseverydayinmanyfields,includingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafterWorldWarII,thatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylives,butitbecameadisciplineaswell.TheKoreansandChineseasweknow,arejustashighlymotivatedastheJapanese.

　　That’sagoodthing,becauseevenprodigiesmustworkhard.Nexttohardwork,biologicalinheritance（遗传）playsanimportantroleinthemakingofaprodigy.J.S.Bach,forexample,wasthetopofseveralgenerationsofmusicians,andfourofhissonshadsignificantcareersinmusic.

　　53.JewishparentsinEasternEuropelongedfortheirchildrentoattendmusicschoolbecause________.

　　A.itwouldallowthemaccesstoabetterlifeintheWest

　　B.Jewishchildrenarebornwithexcellentmusicaltalent

　　C.theywantedtheirchildrentoenterintotheprofessionalfield

　　D.itwouldenablethefamilytogetbettertreatmentintheirowncountry

　　54.Nurturingsocietiesasmentionedinthepassagerefertosocietiesthat________.

　　A.arehighlymotivatedintheeducationofmusic

　　B.treasuretalentandprovideopportunitiesforitsfulldevelopment

　　C.encouragepeopletocompetewitheachother

　　D.promisetalentedchildrenhighpositions

　　55.Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheemergenceofmusicalprodigiesaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.anaturalgift.B.extensiveknowledgeofmusic.

　　C.veryearlytraining.D.aprejudice-freesociety.

　　56.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?

　　A.JewishContributiontoMusicB.TrainingofMusiciansintheWorld

　　C.MusicandSocietyD.TheMakingofMusicProdigies

　　参考答案53～56ABAD

　　C8[2013·山东卷]C

　　Youcan'talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesn'tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That'swhyhecreatedLampbrella,alamppostwithitsownrain－sensingumbrella.

　　ThedesignersayshecameupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopy(伞篷)builtintoastreetlamp，”hesaid.

　　TheLampbrellaisastandard－lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt－inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.Sensors(传感器)thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.

　　Inadditiontotherainsensor,there'salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyoneisusingtheLampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.

　　Accordingtothedesigner,theLampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightningstrike.EachLampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalled(安装)at2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.

　　WhiletherearenoplanstotaketheLampbrellaintoproduction,BelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andinsistshiscreationcouldbeinstalledonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.

　　66.ForwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatetheLampbrella?

　　A.Topredictaheavyrain.

　　B.Tochecktheweatherforecast.

　　C.Toprotectpeoplefromtherain.

　　D.Toremindpeopletotakeanumbrella.

　　67．WhatdoweknowfromBelyaev'swordsinParagraph2?

　　A.Hiscreationwasinspiredbyanexperience.

　　B.ItrainsalotinthecityofSaintPetersburg.

　　C.Streetlampsareprotectedbycanopies.

　　D.Heenjoyedtakingwalksintherain.

　　68．WhichofthefollowingshowshowtheLampbrellaworks?

　　A.motor→canopy→sensors

　　B.sensors→motor→canopy

　　C.motor→sensors→canopy

　　D.canopy→motor→sensors

　　69．WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytellusabouttheLampbrella?

　　A.Itsmovingspeed.B.Itsappearance.

　　C.Itsinstallation.D.Itssafety.

　　70．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

　　A.Thedesignerwillopenacompanytopromotehisproduct.

　　B.TheLampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction.

　　C.Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical.

　　D.TheLampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscow.

　　【要点综述】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍设计师MikhailBelyaev设计的Lampbrella，它能给街道上的人们遮雨。虽然这一设计还没有实施，但是MikhailBelyaev却对自己的设计很自信。

　　66．C考查细节理解。从第一段的“ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesn'tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That'swhyhecreatedLampbrella…”可知MikhailBelyaev设计Lampbrella是为了给街道上的人们遮雨的'。

　　67．A考查推理判断。从MikhailBelyaev说的话“Iwasdriving…andsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopybuiltintoastreetlamp.”可知，他的创意灵感来自他的一次生活体验。故选A。

　　68．B考查细节理解。从第三段的内容可找到答案，Lampbrella工作的过程是先通过传感器(sensors)，传到发动机(motor)，再到伞篷(canopy)打开。故选B。

　　69．D考查主旨大意。从本段的“soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians”和“Beinginstalledat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians”可知该段是讲Lampbrella的安全性。

　　70．C考查推理判断。从本段MikhailBelyaev说的话看出他对自己的设计很自信。故选C。

　　阅读理解2

　　IpromisedMichaelIwouldn’tmentionthisuntiltheseasonwasover．Nowlthinkit'stime．

　　Earlylastseason,IwroteacolumnaboutanartofkindnessIhadseenJordandotoadisabledchildoutsidethestadium．Afteritran，Igotacallfromamaninthewesternsuburbs．Hesaid，“IreadwhatyouwroteaboutJordan．butIthoughtIshouldtellyouanotherthingIsaw．”

　　Hereitcomes,Ithought.Italwaysdoes.Writesomethingniceaboutaperson,andpeoplecallyouuptosaythatthepersonisnotsonice.

　　AfewweekslaterJordanandIweretalkingaboutsomethingelsebeforeagame,andIbroughtupwhatthemanhadsaid.Wasthemanright?HadJordanreallybeentalkingtothosetwoboysinthatpooranddirtyneighborhood?

　　Nottwoboys,Jordansaid.Butfour.

　　Andhenamedthem.Hesaidfournames.Andwhatdidtheytalkabout?

　　Everything,”Jordansaid.Anything.I’veaskedtoseetheirgradessothatIcanchecktoseeifthey'repayingattentiontotheirstudy.Ifitturnsoutthatoneortwoofthemmayneedteaching,Imakesuretheygetit.

　　It'sjustonemorepartofMichaelJordan'slife，onemorethingthatnooneknowsabout,andonemorethingJordandoesfightfor.TheNBAseasonisovernow,andthoseboyshavetheirmemories.SodoJ!WhentheexpertreviewersbegintoturnagainstJordanastheysurelywill,I'llthinkaboutthoseboysunderthestreetlight,waitingforthemantheyknowtocome.Forsomeonetheycandependon.

　　57.ThewriterwrotethisstoryaboutJordanandhisyoungfriendsbecause_______

　　A.hethoughthighlyofJordan'sdeeds

　　B.hehatedtoseeJordandosomethingbad

　　C.hebelieveditwastimetohelpthedisabled

　　D.hefeltsureheneedn'tkeepthepromisethen

　　58.Amaninthewesternsuburbsmadeacallto_______

　　A.knowwhyJordanstoppedinabadarea

　　B.getachancetobecomefamoushimself

　　C.letthewriterknowJordanwasnotthatnice

　　D.offeranexampletoshowhowJordanhelpedothers

　　59.Jordantalkedwiththeboysbecausehe_______.

　　A.neededtheirsupport

　　B.hadpromisedtodoso

　　C.likedtoteachthemtoplaybasketball

　　D.wantedtomakesuretheyallstudiedwell

　　60.ThetextimpliesthatJordanis_______.

　　A.anexcellentbasketballplayer

　　B.goodatdealingwithproblemsoflife

　　C.alwaysreadytomakefriendswithyoungpeople

　　D.willingtodowhateverhecanforthegoodofsociety

　　参考答案57～60ACDD

　　阅读理解-------（A）

　　ToChineseimmigrants,inthemid-1800s,Californiawas“TheLandoftheGoldenMountain.”Intheirhomelandtheyhadheardthewords,“There’sgoldinCalifornia.”Theysailed7,000milestojointhegoldrushandstrikeitrich.Between1849and1882,morethan30,000ChinesecametoCalifornia.Mostweremen.TheyhadbeenfarmersinChina.Theycameheretobeminersandlaborers.Theyendedupdoingmanyotherjobs,too.

　　Likemanyotherimmigrants,theydidnotplantostayinAmerica.Theycamebecauseoftheirtiestotheirhomelandandtheirfamilies.TheyplannedtoreturntoChinawiththeirfortunesandhelptheirfamilies.

　　OnlyafewChinesegoldminersstruckitrich.Mostpickedovertheareasthathadbeenminedalready.Butstill,whiteminersresentedtheChinese.Slowly,theydrovethe“yellowperil”fromtheminingcamps.

　　Bytheendofthe1850s,manyChinesereturnedhome.Thosewhostayedfoundotherjobs.

　　Fewwomenhadcomewestinthegoldrush.TheChinesesawagoodbusinessopportunity.Theybegandoingthejobswomenwouldhavedone.Manybecamehouseservants.Manymoreopenedlaundries.

　　TheChineseopenedrestaurants.ChopsueyandshowmeinarepopularChinese-Americandishes.TheChineseprobablycreatedthesedishestoservetothewhiteminers.

　　OtherChinesebecamefishermen,farmers,andevencigarmakers.

　　41.WhydidChinesegotoAmericainthemid-1800s?

　　A.Becausetheycouldfindgoodjobsthere.

　　B.Becausetheyhadfoundgoldthere.

　　C.Becausetheycouldopenlaundriesandrestaurantsthere.

　　D.Becausetheyheardtherewasgoldthere.

　　42.Theunderlinedword“resented”mean“________”.

　　A.likedB.helpedC.hatedD.served

　　43.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedinthepassage?

　　A.SomeChinesebecamedrivers.

　　B.ManyChineseopenedshopstohelpwashclothes.

　　C.ManyChinesepickedgoldaroundtheoldmines.

　　D.ManyChinesereturnedtoChinabytheendofthe1850s.

　　44.Whichshouldbethetitleofthepassage?

　　A.EarlyChineseimmigrantsinAmerica

　　B.Dreamtostrikeitrich

　　C.Thedifferencebetweenmenandwomen

　　D.GoldminersinAmerica

　　参考答案41---44DCAA

　　C8[2013·四川卷]E

　　Fearmaybefeltintheheartaswellasinthehead，accordingtoastudythathasfoundalinkbetweenthecyclesofabeatingheartandthechanceofsomeonefeelingfear.

　　Testsonhealthyvolunteersfoundthattheyweremorelikelytofeelasenseoffearatthemomentwhentheirheartsarecontracting(收缩)andpumpingbloodaroundtheirbodies，comparedwiththepointwhentheheartbeatisrelaxed.Scientistssaytheresultssuggestthattheheartisabletoinfluencehowthebrainrespondstoafearfulevent，dependingonwhichpointitisatinitsregularcycleofcontractionandrelaxation.

　　SarahGarfinkelattheBrightonandSussexMedicalSchoolsaid：“Ourstudyshowsforthefirsttimethatthewayinwhichwedealwithfearisdifferentdependingonwhenweseefearfulpicturesinrelationtoourheart.”

　　Thestudytested20healthyvolunteersontheirreactionstofearastheywereshownpicturesoffearfulfaces.DrGarfinkelsaid，“Thestudyshowedthatfearfulfacesarebetternoticedwhentheheartispumpingthanwhenitisrelaxed.Thusourheartscanalsoaffectwhatweseeandwhatwedon'tsee—andguidewhetherweseefear.”

　　Tofurtherunderstandthisrelationship，thescientistsalsousedabrainscanner(扫描仪)toshowhowthebraininfluencesthewaytheheartchangesaperson'sfeelingoffear.

　　“Wehavefoundanimportantmechanismbywhichtheheartandbrain‘speak’toeachothertochangeourfeelingsandreducefear，”DrGarfinkelsaid.

　　“Wehopethatbyincreasingourunderstandingabouthowfearisdealtwithandwaysthatitcouldbereduced,wemaybeabletodevelopmoresuccessfultreatmentsforanxietydisorders，andalsoforthosewhomaybesufferingfromseriousstressdisorder.”

　　47．Whatisthefindingofthestudy?

　　A.One'sheartaffectshowhefeelsfear.

　　B.Fearisaresultofone'srelaxedheartbeat.

　　C.Fearhassomethingtodowithone'shealth.

　　D.One'sfastheartbeatsarelikelytocausefear.

　　48．Thestudywascarriedoutbyanalyzing________.

　　A.volunteers'heartbeatswhentheysawterriblepictures

　　B.thetimevolunteerssawfearfulpicturesandtheirhealthconditions

　　C.volunteers'reactionstohorriblepicturesanddatafromtheirbrainscans

　　D.differentpicturesshowntovolunteersandtheirheart－braincommunication

　　49．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto“mechanism”inParagraph6?

　　A.Order.B.System.

　　C.Machine.D.Treatment.

　　50．Thisstudymaycontributeto________．

　　A.treatinganxietyandstressbetter

　　B.explainingthecycleoffearandanxiety

　　C.findingthekeytotheheart－braincommunication

　　D.understandingdifferentfearsinourheartsandheads

　　【要点综述】本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了人的恐惧与心脏和大脑的关系。

　　47．A细节理解题。根据第四段“Thestudyshowedthatfearfulfacesarebetternoticedwhentheheartispumpingthanwhenitisrelaxed.Thusourheartscanalsoaffectwhatweseeandwhatwedon'tsee—andguidewhetherweseefear.”可知一个人的心脏影响一个人的恐惧程度。故选A。

　　48．C细节理解题。根据第四段“Thestudytested20healthyvolunteersontheirreactionstofearastheywereshownpicturesoffearfulfaces.”以及第五段“Tofurtherunderstandthisrelationship,thescientistsalsousedabrainscanner(扫描仪)toshowhowthebraininfluencesthewaytheheartchangesaperson'sfeelingoffear.”可知选C。

　　49．B词义猜测题。根据第六段“Wehavefoundanimportantmechanismbywhichtheheartandbrain‘speak’toeachothertochangeourfeelingsandreducefear”可知，我们已经发现了一个重要的机制，使心脏和大脑“对话”，以此来改变我们的感情和减少恐惧。故选B。

　　50．A推理判断题。根据最后一段“…wemaybeabletodevelopmoresuccessfultreatmentsforanxietydisorders,andalsoforthosewhomaybesufferingfromseriousstressdisorder.”可推出选A。