高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀專練1

6高三英語閱讀專練(一)AThereisanoldsayinginChinathatgoes，“ThedaysoftheSanjiuperiodarethecoldestdays.”“Sanjiuperiod”，whichisinMinorCold，referstothethirdnine-dayperiod(the19th－27thdays)afterthedayoftheWinterSolstice(冬至)．TherearemanydifferentcustomsrelatedtoMinorColdinChina.EatinghotpotDuringMinorColdpeopleshouldeatsomehotfoodtobenefitthebodyanddefendagainstthecoldweather.Winteristhebesttimetohavehotpotandbraisedmuttonwithsoysauce.Butitisimportanttonoticethattoomuchspicyfoodmaycausehealthproblems.EatinghuangyacaiInTianjin，thereisacustomtohavehuangyacai，akindofChinesecabbage，duringMinorCold.TherearelargeamountsofvitaminsAandBinhuangyacai.Ashuangyacaiisfreshandtender，itisfitforfrying，roastingandbraising.Eatingglutinousrice(糯米飯)Accordingtotradition，theCantoneseeatglutinousriceinthemorningduringMinorCold.Cantonesepeopleaddsomefriedpreserved(腌制的)pork，sausageandpeanutsandmixthemintotherice.EatingvegetablericeInancienttimes，peopleinNanjingtookMinorColdquiteseriously，butastimewentby，thecelebrationofMinorColdgraduallydisappeared.However，thecustomofeatingvegetablericeisstillfollowedtoday.Thericeissteamedandisunspeakablydelicious.Amongtheingredients，aijiaohuang(akindofgreenvegetable)，sausageandsaltedduckarethespecialtiesinNanjing.1．WhatdoweknowaboutMinorCold?A．ItreferstotheWinterSolstice.B．TheSanjiuperiodisinthisperiod.C．Itlaststwenty-sevendays.D．Itmarksthefirstdayofwinter.2．WhatisaspecialcustominTianjininMinorCold?A．Eatinghotpot. B．Havinghuangyacai.C．HavingvitaminAandBpills. D．Buyingcabbage.3．HowdotheCantoneseeatglutinousrice?A．Theyfryandtoastit.B．Theyeatitfordinner.C．Theymixitwithmanyotherthings.D．Theysteamitwithsoysauce.4．Thistextmaybetakenfromthe_______column(欄目)ofanewspaper.A．travelB．cultureC．fashion D．scienceBMyparentsdivorcedwhenIwas5，makingmymotherasingleparent.Wehadlittlemoney，butmymomgavemealotoflove.Eachnight，shesatmeonherlapandspokethewordsthatwouldchangemylife，“Kemmons，youarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.”Atfourteen，IwashitbyacarandthedoctorssaidIwouldneverwalkagain.Everyday，mymotherspoketomeinhergentle，lovingvoice，tellingmethatnomatterwhatthosedoctorssaid，IcouldwalkagainifIwantedtodoitbadlyenough.ShedrovethatmessagesodeepintomyheartthatIfinallybelievedher.Ayearlater，Ireturnedtoschool—walkingonmyown!WhentheGreatDepression(大蕭條)occurred，mymomlostherjob.ThenIleftschooltosupportthefamily.Atthatmoment，Iwasdeterminednevertobepooragain.MyrealchangeoccurredonavacationItookwithmywifeandfivekidsin1951.Iwasangrythatthesecond-classhotelchargedanextra$2foreachchild.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.Idecidedtoopenamotel(汽車旅館)forfamiliesthatwouldneverchargeextraforchildren.Therewereplentyofdoubtersatthattime.Notsurprisingly，motherwasoneofmystrongestsupporters.Weexperiencedalotofchallenges.Butwithmymother'swordsdeeplyrootedinmysoul，Ineverdoubtedwewouldsucceed.Fifteenyearslater，wehadthelargesthotelsystemintheworld—HolidayInn.In1979mycompanyhad1，759innsinmorethanfiftycountrieswithanincomeof$1billionayear.Youmaynothavestartedoutlifeinthebestsituation.Butifyoucanfindataskinlifeworthworkingforandbelieveinyourself，nothingcanstopyou.5．WhenKemmonswasalittlechild，whathismotherusuallytoldhimwas________．A．funnyB．touchingC．fighting D．encouraging6．Fromtheauthor'sview，whoplayedthemostimportantpartinmakinghimwalkbacktoschoolagain?A．Mother.B．Teachers.C．Friends. D．Relatives.7．Accordingtothepassage，whatmadeKemmonsstartamotelbyhimself?A．Hispreviousbusinesssuccessofvariouslevels.B．Histerribleexperienceinthehotel.C．Hismom'ssupport.D．Hiswife'ssuggestion.8．Inyouropinion，whichofthefollowingbestdescribesKemmons'mother?A．Modest，helpful，andhard-working.B．Careful，helpfulandbeautiful.C．Loving，supportiveandstrong-willed.D．Strict，sensitiveandsupportive.CSomeyearsago，a28-year-oldCalifornianwifeandmotherofthreechildrendiedfromdrinkingtoomuchwater.Herbodywasfoundinherhomeshortlyaftershetookpartinawater-drinkingcontestthatwasheldbyalocalradioshow.Called“HoldYourWeeForAWii”，thecontestorganizerspromisedafreeWiivideogamemachinetothosewhodrankthemostwaterwithoutgoingtothebathroom.Thewomanwhodieddrankabout2gallonsofwaterduringthecontest.Whensheandotherparticipantscomplainedofdiscomfortandshowedsignsofpains，theywerelaughedatbytheorganizers.Thistragicnewsstoryshowstheimportanceofunderstandingwhydrinkingtoomuchwatercanbedangeroustoyourhealth.Consumingmorewaterthanyouneedcanincreaseyourtotalbloodvolume(容量)．Andsinceyourbloodvolumeexistswithinaclosedsystem，increasingyourbloodvolumeputsunnecessarystressonyourheartandbloodvessels(血管)．Yourkidneys(腎)mustworkovertimetogetridofextrawateroutofyoursystem.Yourkidneysarenotapairofpipes.Flushingmorewaterthroughyourkidneysdoesn'tnecessarilyhelpitbecomecleaner.Rather，yourkidneyscangetdamagedbyunnecessarywearandtearovertime.Anddrowningyoursystemwithlargeamountsofwaterisoneofmanypotentialcausesofkidneydamage.Puttingunnecessarystressonyoursystemandyourkidneysbyconsumingunnecessarywaterisanunnoticeableprocess.Fortheaverageperson，itisusuallyimpossibletoknowthatthisstressexists，asthereareusuallynoobvioussymptomsonamoment-to-momentbasis.Butmakenomistakeaboutit：thisstressisrealandcanhurtyourhealthoverthelongterm.9．WhyistheCalifornianwomanmentioned?A．Toleadtothetopicofthetext.B．Totellusatragicnewsstoryaboutamother.C．Totellusitcanbedangeroustotakepartincontests.D．Totellushowmuchwaterwecandrinkatmostonetime.10．Whentheparticipantsshowedsignsofpains，theorganizers________．A．becameveryconcernedB．werelaughedatbyothersC．triedtoreducetheirpainsD．didn'tpaymuchattentiontothem11．What'sthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Howwaterisconsumedinourbody.B．Theimportanceofwatertoourhealth.C．Whydrinkingtoomuchwaterisdangerous.D．Thefunctionofkidneysinconsumingwater.12．Thestresscausedbyconsumingunnecessarywater________．A．isn'tthatdangerous B．canneverbefoundoutC．isreallyharmfulinthelongrun D．leadstosomeobvioussymptomsDWerelyonhealthyforestsandtreeseveryday.Itisourdutytorespectandpreservethemsothattheywillbearoundforfuturegenerationsofhumansandwildlifetoenjoyanduse.Fortunately，therearethingsthateveryoneofuscando！Askyourparentsifyoucanplantsometreesinyouryardoraskyourteacherifyourclasscanplantsometreesinyourschoolyard.Wecanalsoliveinawaythatcreateszerowasteatschool，homeandinoureverydaylives.Whenwedothis，wecanhelppreventdeforestation(采伐森林)，speciesloss，pollutionandotherenvironmentalproblems.Wejustneedtorememberandpracticethe“3Rs”：Reduce，Reuse，andRecycle!Whenwereducetheamountofproductsweuseandbuy，fewertreesarecutdowntomakenewproducts.Ifwetakecareofthethingsthatwealreadyhave，andrepairthemwhentheyarebroken，wedon'tneedtobuymore.It'salsogoodtothinkaboutproducts'packaging.Manyproductsusetoomuchpackaging：morethannecessary.Someboxesthatproductscomeinaremadefromwoodthatcomesfromat-riskforestareas.Youcanmakeadifferencebyreducingthenumberofpackagedproductsthatyoubuy.Everytimewereuseanitem(useitmorethanonce)，fewerreplacementitemsareneeded.Thishelpstopreserveimportantnaturalresourceslikeforests.Italsoreduceswastebecausefeweritemsarethrownawayorrecycled.Wesavetreesfrombeingcutdowneverytimeweborrow，shareordonatebooks，andeverytimewereusescrappaper.Wantanotherwaytosavetrees？Haveastuffchange！Ifyouhaveanyclothes，booksortoysthatyoudon'twant，askyourparentsifyoucantradewithyourfriends.Ifthere'sanythingleftover，youcandonateittoacharityforsomeoneelsetouse!13．Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A．Plantingtreesisaneasywaytohelp.B．Treeshaveexistedformillionsofyears.C．Humanshaveneglectedforestsforlong.D．Teachersshouldperformtheirduties.14．Howcanwedealwiththeleftoverbooks?A．Wecanmakeuseofthemforasecondtime.B．Wecanfindthenewownerforthem.C．Wecansellthemforsomemoney.D．Wecanreplacethemwithotherbooks.15．Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tagreewiththepassage?A．Fewpeoplegetinformedofnaturalresources.B．Yourleftovertoysarestillhavingnewusage.C．Itisvitaltoprotecttheearthandourforests.D．Manyitemscanbereusedinourdailylife.EBornin1965,ShaniaTwainwasthesecondoffivechildreninherfamily.Attheageoftwo,shemovedwithhermotherandtwosisterstoTimmins,atownnorthofToronto.WhenShaniawaseightyearsold,hermothertookhertomanydifferentbars,clubsandconcertstoperform.Inhighschool,Shaniajoinedalocalband,withwhichsheoftenperformed.Afterthat,ShaniamovedtoToronto,whereshecontinuedsinging.WhenShaniawas21yearsold,herparentswerekilledinacaraccident.Shehadtotakeovertheroleofparenttoheryoungersiblings.Takingcareoftwoteenagebrothersandasisterwasa_Gordianknot.Suddenly,shehadtopaythebills,keepfoodonthetable,andmakealiving.Anyway,Shaniamanagedtopaythebillsbysinginghereandthere.In1991,ShaniawenttoNashville,thehomeofthecountrymusicindustry.In1993,sherecordedShaniaTwain,herfirstCD.In1995,hernextCD,TheWomaninMe,whichhadeighthitsongs,soldmorethantenmillioncopies.HerthirdCD,ComeonOver,wasalsopopularandshehadanotherhitsong.ShaniaandRobertLange,afamousproducer,gotmarriedin1993.Afterfinishingher2000worldtour,shedecidedtotakeabreakfromperforming.InAugust2001,theyhadalovelyson,whomtheynamedEja.AfterSeptember11th,Shaniadecidedtospendmoretimeonherfamilyandstayedathomeuntilthefallof2002.Herreappearanceinthemusicworldputherfaceonmagazinecoversandcountrymusicpublications.Shealsobegantopromote(宣傳)hernewCD,Up,onTVshows.16．Accordingtothetext,Shania________.A．wenttoTimminsin1965 B．wasbornintoamusicalfamilyC．recordedherfirstCDinhighschool D．begansinginginpublicatanearlyage17．Theunderlinedpart“aGordianknot”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”．A．a(chǎn)bigbusinessB．a(chǎn)difficulttaskC．a(chǎn)socialactivity D．a(chǎn)simpleproblem18．What'stherightorderoftheeventsinShaniaTwain'slife?a．ShemovedtoNashville.b．ShemarriedRobertLange.c．Shelostherparentsforever.d．ShepromotedUponTVshows.e．SherecordedTheWomaninMe.A．c，a，b，e，d B．a(chǎn)，c，e，b，dC．c，b，a，d，e D．a(chǎn)，b，e，d，c19．Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthetext?A．WhyShaniaTwainchosetobeasinger.B．Howdifficultitistobecomeasinger.C．Agirl'sroadtosuccessasasinger.D．ShaniaTwain'sopiniononmusic.EBornin1965,ShaniaTwainwasthesecondoffivechildreninherfamily.Attheageoftwo,shemovedwithhermotherandtwosisterstoTimmins,atownnorthofToronto.WhenShaniawaseightyearsold,hermothertookhertomanydifferentbars,clubsandconcertstoperform.Inhighschool,Shaniajoinedalocalband,withwhichsheoftenperformed.Afterthat,ShaniamovedtoToronto,whereshecontinuedsinging.WhenShaniawas21yearsold,herparentswerekilledinacaraccident.Shehadtotakeovertheroleofparenttoheryoungersiblings.Takingcareoftwoteenagebrothersandasisterwasa_Gordianknot.Suddenly,shehadtopaythebills,keepfoodonthetable,andmakealiving.Anyway,Shaniamanagedtopaythebillsbysinginghereandthere.In1991,ShaniawenttoNashville,thehomeofthecountrymusicindustry.In1993,sherecordedShaniaTwain,herfirstCD.In1995,hernextCD,TheWomaninMe,whichhadeighthitsongs,soldmorethantenmillioncopies.HerthirdCD,ComeonOver,wasalsopopularandshehadanotherhitsong.ShaniaandRobertLange,afamousproducer,gotmarriedin1993.Afterfinishingher2000worldtour,shedecidedtotakeabreakfromperforming.InAugust2001,theyhadalovelyson,whomtheynamedEja.AfterSeptember11th,Shaniadecidedtospendmoretimeonherfamilyandstayedathomeuntilthefallof2002.Herreappearanceinthemusicworldputherfaceonmagazinecoversandcountrymusicpublications.Shealsobegantopromote(宣傳)hernewCD,Up,onTVshows.16．Accordingtothetext,Shania________.A．wenttoTimminsin1965 B．wasbornintoamusicalfamilyC．recordedherfirstCDinhighschool D．begansinginginpublicatanearlyage17．Theunderlinedpart“aGordianknot”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”．A．a(chǎn)bigbusinessB．a(chǎn)difficulttaskC．a(chǎn)socialactivity D．a(chǎn)simpleproblem18．What'stherightorderoftheeventsinShaniaTwain'slife?a．ShemovedtoNashville.b．ShemarriedRobertLange.c．Shelostherparentsforever.d．ShepromotedUponTVshows.e．SherecordedTheWomaninMe.A．c，a，b，e，d B．a(chǎn)，c，e，b，dC．c，b，a，d，e D．a(chǎn)，b，e，d，c19．Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthetext?A．WhyShaniaTwainchosetobeasinger.B．Howdifficultitistobecomeasinger.C．Agirl'sroadtosuccessasasinger.D．ShaniaTwain'sopiniononmusic.

高三英語閱讀專練(一)答案A篇1.B[根據(jù)第一段第二句可知，三九在小寒節(jié)氣內(nèi)。故選B。]2.B[根據(jù)“Eatinghuangyacai”部分中的第一句可知，天津人在小寒的時候會吃黃芽菜。]3.C[根據(jù)“Eatingglutinousrice(糯米飯)”部分中的第二句可知，廣東人將糯米飯和其他很多東西混在一起吃。故選C。]4.B[文章出處題。根據(jù)第一段末句可知，文章可能選自報紙的文化欄目。故選B。]B篇5.D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段第三句中的“Kemmons，youarecertainto