1、 .歷年高考英語閱讀匯總120篇 (共120篇+詳細解析)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項。 (第1篇)You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends

2、 is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Don't let jealousy spoil your relationships. Tackle it headon and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.It can

3、be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you'll have to do just that. Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited), just take some time alone with them and let t

4、hem know that you've been feeling like there's been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.When you figure out what is

5、annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn't get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from tee swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next

6、 time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise. Don't limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works

7、 out.Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise.If you can't, be prepared to kno

8、w exactly how far you will go to keep your friendand how far you won't.解讀：本文是關于人際關系的話題。尤其是青少年朋友之間會因為嫉妒而使相互間的友誼被破壞，本文著重講述如何處理被朋友嫉妒及處理過程中可能遇到的困難。1. According to the author, the jealousy emotion is_.A. normal B. productiveC. destructive D. extreme解析細節理解題，由第一段第二句.that this jealousy is hurting，your f

9、riendship.可知。答案C2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to confront your friend when jealousy happens?A. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you.B. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is.C. Spending some time with him/her and letting hi

10、m/her know how you feel.D. Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think there's something between you.解析細節理解題。由第二段第二句Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you可知。答案A3. The underlined "it" in the first paragraph refers to_.A. friendship B. relation

11、shipC. admiration D. jealousy解析細節理解題。由文章第一段可知。答案D4. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. There's always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.B. Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.C. You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self development.D.

12、 You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution解析推理判斷題。答案C5. The purpose of the passage is_.A. to explain what causes jealousyB. to offer some advice on making friendsC. to introduce the way to cope with a jealous friendD. to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is解析作者意圖題。通讀

13、全文可知，本文酌寫作目的是介紹處理有嫉妒心朋友的方法。答案C(第2篇)Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting.But studies have yet to answer the question of how well

14、they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 m

15、inutes a day - which really for handwriting is pretty much.Many adults remember learning that way - by copying letters over and over again. Today' s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself.Instead, they say it shou

16、ld be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility,_which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency - writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high s

17、chool.But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about onefourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rar

18、ely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More tha

19、n 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.語篇解讀文章介紹了在鍵盤普及的年代美國的書法教學情況。1We can learn _ from Paragraph 1.A. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching jobB. most teachers prefer to teach handwritingC. teachers spend little time in teachin

20、g handwritingD. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely解析推理判斷題。根據第一段中"90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting"可知書法教學是基本的教學要求，A項為正確推論。根據"One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to te

21、ach handwriting"可知，很多老師不愿意教書法課，B項錯誤；根據第一段末句可知C項錯誤；根據全段判斷，只是說鍵盤普及使一些人認為書法漸漸過時了，D項錯誤。答案A2Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?A. The students are taught by practicing a long period.B. The letters are repeated many times.C. Handwriting includes two skills.D. To wr

22、ite in cursive is taught first.解析細節認定題。根據第二段可知，傳統的書法教學重復很多遍并且持續時間長，因此A、B兩項內容正確。根據第三段第一句可知C項內容正確；根據最后一段第二句可知D項內容錯誤。答案D3The underlined word "legibility" in Paragraph 3 means _.A. easy to read B. complexC. unexpected D. unreadable解析推測詞義題。根據下文"which means forming the letters so they can b

23、e read"可推測畫線詞的意思是"清楚，易讀"。答案A4The best title for the passage is _.A. How to improve handwriting in schoolB. Right or wrong: the death of handwritingC. Handwriting involves two skillsD. Handwriting lessons are on the way out解析標題歸納題。作者對美國書法教學的現狀作了敘述，沒有自己的主觀評論，故選擇B。A項沒有涉及，C項只是其中一部分內容，D項只是

24、一部分人的觀點。答案B5The author' s attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is_.A. negative B. objectiveC. critical D. optimistic解析態度判斷題。根據全文的敘述，作者只是將美國書法教學的現狀和不同人的觀點呈現出來，并沒有發表自己的見解，因此作者持客觀的態度。答案B長難句解讀One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say

25、 they are not prepared to teach handwriting.今年公布的一項研究發現，大約每四個教師中就有三個說他們不準備教書法了。published this year為過去分詞短語作后置定語，found后面為賓語從句，其中又含有一個賓語從句they are not prepared to teach handwriting。(第3篇)A Southampton University team found that people who were vegetarians by 30 had recorded five IQ points higher on aver

26、age at the age of 10. Researchers said it could explain why people with a higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity rates. The study of 8,179 people was reported in the British Medical Journal.Twenty years after the IQ tests were carried out in 1970,

27、 366 of the participants said they were vegetarians - although more than 100 reported eating either fish or chicken.Men who were vegetarians had an IQ score of 106, compared with 101 for non-vegetarians; while female vegetarians averaged 104, compared with 99 for non-vegetarians. There was no differ

28、ence in the IQ scores, between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken.Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education and higher class, but it remained statistically significant after adjusting for these factors.Vegetaria

29、ns were more likely to be female, to be of higher social class and to have higher academic or vocational qualifications than non-vegetarians. However, these differences were not reflected in their annual income, which was similar to that of non-vegetarians.Lead researcher Catharine Gale said, "

30、The findings that children with greater intelligence are more likely to report being vegetarians as adults, together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on heart health, may help to explain why a higher IQ in childhood or adolescence is linked with a reduced risk of coro

31、nary heart disease in adult life.But Dr Frankie Phillips of the British Dietetic Association said，"It_ is_ like _the _chicken _and _egg. Do people become vegetarians because they have a very high IQ or is it just that they are clever enough to be more aware of health issues？"語篇解讀研究表明，素食和高智

32、商有一定的關系。1What' s the result of the research mentioned in the text?A. Intelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life.B. Children with a higher IQ are less likely to have heart disease later in life.C. Intelligent children tend to belong to higher social class later in li

33、fe.D. Children with a healthier heart tend to have a higher IQ later in life.解析細節理解題。根據第一段中的"people who were vegetarians by 30 had recorded five IQ points higher on average at the age of 10"可知A項正確。根據"it could explain why."可知這一結果可幫助解釋B項中的現象，但B項并非這次研究的結果。故本題選A。答案A2It was found in t

34、he research that_.A. most of the participants became vegetarians 20 years after the IQ tests were carried outB. vegetarians who ate fish or chicken were of similar intelligence with strict vegetariansC. female vegetarians were more likely to have higher annual income than non-vegetariansD. vegetaria

35、ns were more likely to have higher annual income than non-vegetarians解析細節理解題。根據第三段中的"There was no difference in the IQ scores between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken"可知答案。答案B3Catharine Gale talked about "being vegetarians

36、" in a(n)_way.A. doubtful B. favorableC. negative D. objective解析推理判斷題。根據第六段可知Catharine Gale只是客觀地講述研究結果，并沒有表示自己的立場。故選D項。答案D4What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Intelligence is linked to not just being a vegetarian but to many factors.B. The rate of getting heart disea

37、se is linked to your lifestyle.C. The link between a high IQ and being a vegetarian is still uncertain.D. The link between a healthy heart and diet remains to be proved.解析推理判斷題。文章最后一句的意思是：人們成為素食者是因為他們智商高還是因為他們足夠聰明而更注意健康問題？由此可見Dr Frankie Phillips認為素食和高智商的因果關系尚未明確，就像弄不清楚是因為有蛋才有雞，還是因為有雞才有蛋一樣。故C項正確。答案C5

38、What' s the best title for the text?A. Get more IQ points!B. Be a vegetarian, please!C. Vegetarian diet cuts heart riskD. A high IQ is linked to being a vegetarian解析標題概括題。本文介紹了一項研究結果：素食與高智商有關，故D項正確。作者并未提出建議，所以A、B兩項錯誤；文章中雖然提到了心臟病，但不是文章的主旨，故C項錯誤。答案D長難句解讀(1) A Southampton University team found that

39、 people who were vegetarians by 30 had recorded five IQ points higher on average at the age of 10.本句是含有定語從句的復合句。who were vegetarians by 30是定語從句，修飾先行詞people。(2)There was no difference in the IQ scores between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chic

40、ken.There was no difference in the IQ scores between strict vegetarians and those是主句，who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken是定語從句，修飾先行詞those。 (第4篇)The hole in the Earth's ozone layer (臭氧層) has until now protected Antarctica from the worst effects of global warming. But

41、 scientists have warned that as the hole closes up in the next few decades, temperatures on the continent could rise by around 3 on average, with melting ice contributing to a global sea level increase of up to 1.4 metres.In the past decades the western Antarctic has seen rapid ice loss as the world

42、 has warmed, but the other parts of the continent have, paradoxically, been cooling, resulting in a 10% increase in ice in the seas around the region. This is because the hole in the ozone layer has increased cold winds in Antarctica, making much of the continent surface colder than usual.But now th

43、at the gasses that cause the ozone hole have been banned, scientists expect the hole to repair itself within the next 50 to 60 years. By then the cooling effect will have faded out and the Antarctic will face the full impact of global warming. This means an increase in average air temperatures of ar

44、ound 3 and a reduction in sea ice by around a third.The biggest threat to the continent comes from warming seas. Robert Johnson, a scientist who monitors Antarctica ice sheets, said, "The ice sheets in Antarctica are hundreds of metres thick. But once warm ocean waters start flowing underneath,

45、 the ice will begin thinning and could break up very quickly." Thinning ice sheets cause ice to break away from the continent and to melt even faster. Escaping ice from western Antarctica has already resulted in a 10% rise in global sea level in recent decades.Johnson believes that internationa

46、l action to reduce global warming is required immediately or it may be too late. "Everything is connected - Antarctica may be a long way away but it is an important part of the Earth's system，" said Johnson. "It contains 90% of the world's ice, 70% of the world's fresh wat

47、er and that is enough, if it melts completely, to raise sea levels by 63 metres."Even in a worse-case situation scientists don't expect the ice to entirely disappear, but predict that, because of the melting ice sheets, average sea level rise will be around 1.4 metres higher by the end of t

48、he century.1. The underlined word "paradoxically" (in Paragraph 2) most probably means"_."A. rapidly B. approximatelyC. contradictorily D. apparently答案C2. What is the effect of the hole in the ozone layer on Antarctica?A. It is causing the ice to melt faster.B. It is making much

49、of the continent colder.C. It is making the effects of global warming in the region worse.D. It is reducing the amount of water in Antarctica.答案B3. What do scientists think is the biggest danger facing Antarctica?A. Rising sea levels.B. Warming sea water temperature.C. Water pollution.D. Growing ice

50、 sheets.答案B4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Antarctica is currently experiencing the full effects of global warming.B. The average temperature has increased by 3 in recent decades.C. Antarctica contains most of the world's fresh water.D. Ten percent of Antarctica'

51、;s ice has already been lost.答案C5. The best title for the passage is_.A. Our planet in dangerB. Antarctica melting awayC. Action plan to save AntarcticaD. Let's save the ozone layer答案B(第5篇)We bet that on cold wintry days, many of you love to stay in your warm home and, every now and then，come ou

52、t into the kitchen for a snack. Unfortunately, plenty of creepy-crawly critters (爬行生物) like to do the same thing!Winter is the time when bugs (蟲子) invade your house without an invitation. The season can be tough for such creatures. In winter the air is cold, the ground is hard and many trees have no

53、 leaves. So bugs do what they have to do to survive.Monarch butterflies head south to warmer climates. Ants crowd in deep underground colonies and eat food they have been storing all year. Many insects go into a deep sleep called diapauses. There' re different kinds of diapauses, but all are sim

54、ilar to hibernation, a time when bigger animals become inactive in the cold. Insects go into an inactive period, too, but it often isn' t when the temperature drops.They rely on more dependable signals in the environment. For example, many insects can tell how much sunlight there' s each day

55、. They use that to tell themselves when to shut down. Bugs are cold-blooded, meaning that their inside temperature is the same as the outside. They can' t move much when it gets below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. So they search for any warm place.They' re looking for protection. These guys have be

56、en doing this for 300 million years, so they don' t really know they' re coming into your house. The home is a recent event in terms of their evolutionary behavior. They enter through tiny cracks or come in unnoticed on your clothes or shoes. Remember that they may be invading your homes for

57、 warmth and food, but they don't care about humans.語篇解讀本文主要介紹的是：為什么蟲子在冬天會入侵人類住所。1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To point out that humans like to stay at home in winter.B. To mean that humans and bugs have the same living habits.C. To mean that bugs will invade humans' houses for their winter.D. To put forward the idea that bugs are not welcome in winter.解析推理判斷題。根據文章第一段可知，蟲子和人類一樣，也會喜歡待在溫暖的屋里，再結合文章的后面幾段可知，本段暗示蟲子在冬天會入侵人類住所。答案C2According to the text, what is diapauses?A. It is the same as the animals' hibern