高中英語閱讀理解專項訓練38篇

閱讀下列短文，從給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

A（2018?南昌市二模，D）

Parentssaythathonestyisthebestpolicy,buttheyregularlylietotheirchildrenasa

wayofinfluencingtheirbehaviorandemotions,findsnewresearchfromtheUniversityof

TorontoandtheUniversityofCalifornia.

Surprisinglylittlehasbeenpublishedonthesubjectofparentallying,soGailHeyman,

professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,DiemLuu,aformerstudentofthe

UniversityofCalifornia,andKangLee,professorattheUniversityToronto,setoutto

exploretheunderresearchedphenomenon.TheyaskedUSparticipantsintworelated

studiesaboutparentslyingtotheirchildren-eitherforthepurposeofpromotingappropriate

behaviorortomakethemhappy.

Inoneofthestudies,manyparentsreportedtheytoldtheiryoungchildrenthatbad

thingswouldhappeniftheydidn'tgotobedoreatwhattheyweresupposedto.Other

parentsreportedinventingmagicalcreatures.Oneexplained,44Wetoldourdaughterthatif

shewrappedupallherpacifiers（橡皮奶嘴）likegifts,thefairwouldcomeandgivethemto

thechildrenwhoneededthem.^^

Intheotherstudy,theresearcherssurveyedcollegestudents'recollectionsabouttheir

parents'lyingandobtainedsimilarresults:parentsoftenlietotheirchildrenevenastheytell

themthatlyingisunacceptable.

Theresearchersrefertothispracticeas"parentingbylying"."Wearesurprisedbyhow

oftenparentingbylyingtakesplace,“saidLEE.ThoughHeymanthinksthatthereare

occasionswhenitisappropriatetobelessthantruthfulwithachild,sheurgesparentsto

thinkthroughtheissuesandconsideralternativesbeforeusinglies.

"Childrensometimesbehaveinwaysthataredisruptiveorarelikelytoharmtheirlong-

terminterests，”saidHeyman.t4Itiscommonforthemtotryoutarangeofstrategies,

includinglying,tostopthem.However,parentsshouldbeconcernedaboutthepossible

longtermnegativeconsequencestochildren'sbeliefsabouthonesty.”

1.Thesubjectofparentallying.

A.wasnotallowedtoberesearchedinthepastB.attractslittleattention

becauseitiscommon

C.hasn'tgotmanypublishedresultsaboutitD.isbecomingmoreandmore

popular

2.ThestudyofGaiHeyman,DiemLuuandKangLeewasfocusedonparents'liesthat

A.aimtocovertheirmistakesB.leadchildrentohatethem

C.aimtogivechildrenapositiveinfluenceD.makechildrengetusedtolying

3.WhatdoesHeymanthinkofparentallying?

A.Itisagreatparentingstrategy.B.Parentsshouldthinktwicebeforeusingit.

C.Itusuallydoesmoregoodthanharm.D.Parentsshoulddosomethingtomakeup

foritafterusingit.

4.Parentsusuallywhentheiryoungchildrendon'tgotobedproperly.

A.turnoffthebedroomlightsandplaysomemusic

B.shoutatthemloudly

C.shutthedoorandletthemalone

D.makeupsomemagicalcreaturestoletthembelieve

5.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyoumostprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Business.B.Education.C.Technology.

D.Fashion.

B【2016模擬題】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出

最佳選項。

WinterVineckibeganrunningatagefive,butgotseriousin2015afterherfatherdiedof

cancer-that'swhenshedecidedtohonorhismemorybyrunningamarathononevery

continentbeforeher15thbirthday.

Scope:TeamWinterisanorganizationyoufoundedtoraisemoneyforcancerresearch.How

diditgetstarted?

Winter:Atfirst,TeamWinterwasformedtofightchildhoodobesity.WhenIwas8,1rana

raceandraised$1,100forthatcause.Butlessthanayearlater,mydadgotcancer.IknewI

hadtodosomethingtohelp.WhenIstarted,mygoalwastoraise$10,000.Tveraisedwell

pastthat—almost$500,000.

Scope:Whatgoesthroughyourmindwhenyourun?

Winter:WhenI'mhavingahardtimeduringarace,Ithinkaboutmydad.Ifhecoulddeal

withthepainofcancer,Icandealwithanytypeofpain.Hewasaveryfriendlyperson.He

wasalwayssmilingandveryhappyevenwhenhehadcancer.

Scope:Isyourageeveranobstacleinyourraces?

Winter:Tvebeenturneddownbyracedirectorswhowon'tletanyoneyoungerthan16or18

compete.ButDianaNyad,thefirstpersontoswimfromCubatoFloridawithoutashark

cage,toldme,“Neverletthemtellyouitcan'tbedone.^^FromthenonIknewmyagewasn't

theproblem.

Scope:You'veprobablyinspiredlotsofpeopletoo.

Winter:Tveheardaboutkidsdoingprojectslikeme.Onceinarestaurant,aboycameupto

mymomandmeandtoldushisdadhadcancertoo.Nowhe'scompetinginrunningforhis

dad.Hearingstorieslikethathelpskeepmegoing.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutTeamWinter?

A.Italwaysholdsdifferentraces.B.Itsfinalgoalistoraise$500,000.

C.ItwasnamedafterWinter'sfather.D.Itwastohelpobesechildrenatfirst.

2.WhenWinterhasahardtimeduringarace,whatkeepshergoing?

A.Herfather'sillness.B.Herfather'ssuccess.

C.Herfather'sbravery.D.Herfather'skindness.

3.Winter'swordsinthelastparagraphtellusthat.

A.shesetsagoodexampleforothersB.shehopesotherswilldowhatshedoes

C.theboywantstojoinTeamWinterD.theboyinviteshertocompetewithhim

閱讀下列短文，從給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

C（201/8?鄭州市二模，A）

“CroesoIGymru!”Ifyoudon'tknowwhatthismeans,readontofindoutmore.

WhenyoucrossovertheborderfromEnglandintoWales,youdon'thavetoshowyour

passportbutyoudonoticeadifferenceimmediately.Alltheroadmarkingsandsignsare

shownintwolanguages——EnglishandWelsh（威力K±i吾）.NotallvisitorstoBritainknow

thatotherlanguagesarespokenhere.There'stheGaelic（蓋爾語）languageinScotlandanda

fewpeoplespeakCornish（康沃爾語）inthesouthwestofEngland,butthemostwidely

spokenlanguageintheUKbesidesEnglishisWelsh.

PerhapsthefirstWelshwordyou'llseeontheroadintoWalesisARAEThere'sa

helpfulEnglishtranslationnexttoit—SLOW.Asyoucansee,Welshlooksquitedifferent

fromEnglish.Itsoundsverydifferent,too.WelshlooksandsoundssodifferentfromEnglish

becauseit'saCelticlanguage.CelticculturesstillexistaroundtheedgesoftheUK一in

Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandandalsoinpartsofFrance.Forhundredsofyears,

almosteveryoneinWalesspokeWelsh,butnowadaysthereareabout600thousandWelsh

speakers-around20%ofthepopulation.

SoisWelshdyingout?Notatall!Nowadays,allschoolchildreninWalesstudyWelsh

andmanychoosetogotoanallWelshspeakingschool.Youcangetpublicinformationin

Welsh,speakWelshincourtortakeacourseatuniversityinWelsh.PeoplesurftheInternet

inWelsh,keepupwithfriendsonFacebookandwriteblogsinWelsh.

Bytheway,“CroesoIGymru!”means"WelcometoWales!”—Ihopeyou'llbeable

tovisititoneday.

1.Accordingtothepassage,Welsh.

A.hasdevelopedfromCornishB.isstillwidelyusedintheUK

C.soundsalittlesimilartoEnglishD.ismorewidelyspokenthanbefore

2.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureofWelsh?

A.Optimistic.B.Curious.C.Worried.

D.Confused.

3.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.ToexplainatypicalWelshterm.B.TocompareEnglishwithWelsh.

C.TogiveanintroductiontoWelsh.D.ToencouragepeopletovisitWales.

閱讀下列短文，從給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

D（2018?鄭州市二模，B）

ItwasanautumnmorningshortlyaftermyhusbandandImovedintoourfirsthouse.

Ourchildrenwereupstairsunpacking,andIwaslookingoutofthewindowatmyfather

movingaroundmysteriouslyonthefrontlawn."Whatareyoudoingoutthere?”Icalledto

him.

Helookedup,smiling,4tI'mmakingyouasurprise.^^Ithoughtitcouldbejustabout

anything.Whenwewerekids,healwayscreatedsomethingsurprisingforus.Today,

however,Dadwouldsaynomore,andcaughtupinthebusinessofournewlife,Ieventually

forgotabouthissurprise.

UntilonegloomydaythenextMarchwhenIglancedoutofthewindow,Isaw

adotofblueacrosstheyard.Iheadedoutsideforacloserlook.Theywere

crocuses（番紅花）throughoutthefrontlawn——blue,yellowandmyfavoritepink,with

littlefacesmovingupanddowninthecoldwind.IrememberedthethingsDadsecretly

plantedlastautumn.Heknewhowthedarknessanddullnessofwinteralwaysgotmedown.

Whatcouldhavebeenmoreperfectlytimelytomyneeds?

Myfather'scrocusesbloomed（開花）eachspringforthenextfiveseasons,always

bringingthesameassurance:Hardtimesarealmostover.Holdon,keepgoing,andlightis

comingsoon.

Thenaspringcamewithonlyhalftheusualbloomsandthenextspringtherewerenone.

Imissedthecrocuses,soIwouldaskDadtocomeoverandplantnewbulbs.ButInever

did.HediedsuddenlyoneOctoberday.Myfamilywereindeepsorrow,leaningonour

faith.

Onaspringafternoonfouryearslater,IwasdrivingbackwhenIfeltdepressed.Itwas

Dad'sbirthday,andIfoundmyselfthinkingabouthim.Thiswasnotunusual—myfamily

oftentalkedabouthim,rememberinghowheliveduptohisfaith.SuddenlyIslowedasI

turnedintoourdriveway.Istoppedandstaredatthelawn.Thereonthemuddygrasswith

smallpilesofmeltingsnow,bravelywavinginthewind,wasonepinkcrocus.

Howcouldaflowerbloomfromabulbmorethan18yearsago,onethathadn'tbloomed

inoveradecade?Buttherewasthecrocus.TearsfilledmyeyesasIrealizedits

significance.

Holdon,keepgoing,andlightiscomingsoon.Thepinkcrocusbloomedforonlyaday,

butitbuiltmyfaithforalifetime.

1.Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat.

A.itkeptbotheringtheauthornotknowingwhatthesurprisewas

B.theauthorwasunpackingwhenherfatherwasmakingthesurprise

C.itwasnotthefirsttimethattheauthor'sfatherhadmadeasurprise

D.theauthorknewwhatthesurprisewasbecausesheknewherfather

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthorusuallyfeltdepressedintheseasonofwinter.

B.Theauthor'sfatherplantedthecrocusestoliftherlowspirits.

C.Theauthoroftenthoughtaboutherfatherafterhedied.

D.Thecrocusesbloomedeachspringbeforeherfatherdied.

3.Theauthor'sfathershouldbebestdescribedas.

A.aparttimeworkerwholovedflowersB.akindheartedmanwholivedwith

faith

C.afulltimegardenerwithskillfulhandsD.anordinarymanwithdoubtsinhislife

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Crocuses—MySourceofFaithB.Crocuses-Father'sSurprise

C.APinkCrocus一MyMemoryD.CrocusesinBlossom—MyFavorite

E[2016高考訓練題】（由2014?福建卷C改編）

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F閱讀下列短文，從給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

（201/8?太原市二模，B）

MARCH05,2013

TOKYO（AFP）一Afatherfrozetodeathwhileshelteringhisnineyearolddaughterfrom

severeweekendsnowstormsthatsweptnorthernJapan.MikioOkada,oneofatleastnine

peoplekilledassnowstormssweptacrossHokkaido（北海道），diedashetriedtoprotecthis

onlychildNatsuneagainstwindsofupto109kilometersperhourinYubetsu,Hokkaido,as

temperaturesfellsharplytominus6degreescentigrade.

Okada'sbodywasuncoveredbyrescuerslookingforthepairafterrelativesraisedthe

alarm.Natsunewaswearingherfather'sjacketandwaswrappedinhisarms.Thepairhad

lastbeenheardfromat4p.m.onSaturday,afterfishermanOkadapickedhisdaughterup

fromaschoolwhereshewasbeinglookedafterwhilehewasatwork.Okadacalledhis

relativestosayhistruckhadbecomestuckinthedrivingsnow,whichwasseveralmeters

deepinplaces.HetoldthemheandNatsunewouldwalktheremainingkilometre.Thetwo

werefoundjust300metersfromthetruckat7a.m.onSunday.

Okadahadhisbodybentoverhisdaughter,gentlyholdingherinhisarmsand

apparentlyusinghisbodyandawarehousewalltoprovideshelter.Thesmallgirlwastaken

tohospital,whereshewasfoundtohavenoseriousinjuries.Herfatherwasofficially

pronounceddeadbydoctorsatthesamehospital.

ThenewspaperYomiurisaidNatsune'smotherhaddiedofillnesstwoyearsearlier.The

paperquotedneighborsassayingOkadahadbeenanextremelycaringfatherwhowould

oftendelaythestartofhisworkingdaytoenjoybreakfastwithhisdaughter.

HisdeathcameasfamiliesalloverJapancelebratedGirls'Day,afestivalinwhichthey

gatherathomeanddecoratehouseswithdolls."Hereservedacakeforhisonlydaughterand

waslookingforwardtocelebratingDolls'Festivaltogether,“aneighbortoldtheYomiuri.

1.Whenthedisasterhappened,thefatheranddaughterwere.

A.returninghomeaftervisitingrelativesB.just300metersawayfromhome

C.drivinghomeafteravisittoahospitalD.ontheirwayhomefromthe

girl'sschool

2.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tshowthefather'sloveforhisdaughter?

A.Okadacalledhisrelativestosayhistruckhadbecomestuck.B.Okadahadhis

bodybentoverhisdaughter.

C.OkadahadbeenlookingforwardtoDolls'Festival.D.Natsunewas

wearingherfather'sjacket.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Therelativeswerenotcarefulenoughandraisedthealarmtoolate.

B.NoonecaredforNatsuneathomewhileherdadwasatwork.

C.Therescuers'delayresultedintheavoidabledeath.

D.OkadahadjustcelebratedGirls'Daywithhisdaughterbeforehedied.

4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.9yearoldgirlmadeorphaninsnowstormB.Snowstormtakesaway

9yearoldgirl'sfather

C.FatherdiesshelteringdaughterfromsnowstormD.Japanesedaddiesin

snowstorm

G【2016模擬題】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出

最佳選項。

Theideaofinventinganinternationallanguageisnotanewone.Overthepast180years,

linguists(語言學家)havecreatedovertendifferentlanguagesthatarebasedonGerman,

Spanish,andEnglish.OneofthesewasBasicEnglish.

By1923theFirstWorldWarhadbeenoverforfiveyears,butEuropewasstillrecovering

fromitseffects.CharlesKayOgden,alinguistandwriter,wasrunningseveralbookshopsin

Cambridge.HepublishedTheMeaningofMeaning(1923),abookdescribinghowweuse

language.Thebookreceivedhighpraise,whichdroveOgdentodesignaninternational

language—somethingthatwasmuchsimplerthanEnglish.In1930Ogden'sbookBasic

English:AGeneralIntroductionwithRulesandGrammarwaspublished.

PerhapsittakesaboutsevenyearsforonetobecomeagoodEnglishspeaker.Ogden

believedthatBasicEnglishcouldbelearnedinsevenweeks.Therewereonly850wordsand

thegrammarwasverysimple.

Thelanguageattractedtheattentionofeducatorsallovertheworld,butitsdevelopmentwas

stoppedbytheSecondWorldWar.Afterthewar,boththeBritishPrimeMinisterWinston

ChurchillandthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesFranklinD.Rooseveltlookedforideasthat

mightbringworldpeace.TheybothgavespeechesthatencouragedtheuseofOgden5s

internationallanguage.Inthepast60years,thelanguagehashadsomesuccess.Insome

partsofEastAsia,teachersarestillusingOgden'swordlists.

However,inthemain,thelanguagehasdisappeared.Becausetherearemanymore

non-nativethannativespeakersofEnglish,recentlysomelinguistshaveaskedwhetherwe

shouldgivecarefulconsiderationtoOgden'sideasagain.AndtheWikipediawebsite

()hasstartedaversion(版本)writteninBasicEnglishfornon-native

learnersofthelanguage.SearchforitontheInternetnow!

1.Accordingtothetext,BasicEnglish.

A.wasveryeasytolearnB.hasahistoryof180years

C.ismainlybasedonthreelanguagesD.developedfastoverthelast60years

2.WhatwasChurchillandRoosevelfsattitudetowardsBasicEnglish?

A.Theywereworriedaboutit.B.Theywereuncertainofit.

C.Theysupportedit.D.Theydidn'tcareaboutit.

3.Thelinguistsmentionedinthelastparagraphseemto.

A.writeinBasicEnglishonWikipediaB.encouragepeopletouseBasicEnglish

C.believeBasicEnglishwilldisappearsoonD.thinktherewillbefewerspeakersof

English

4.Themainpurposeofthetextisto.

A.advertiseawebsiteB.reviewtwobooks

C.describesomelinguists5worksD.introduceaninternationallanguage

H閱讀下列短文，從給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

（2018?太原市二模，C）

Facebookhasbeentrickingpeopleintousingitssocalled4tfun,freeservice^^.Users,

however,areactuallypayinganunconscioushighprice-theleakoftheirpersonal

information.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthat

wanttosendtargetedmessages.

MostFacebookusersdon'trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthe

companyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey'repayingforFacebookbecausepeople

don'treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.

Thebiggestproblemisthatthecompanykeepschangingtherules.Earlyon,youcould

keepeverythingprivate.ThatwasthegreatthingaboutFacebook-youcouldcreateyour

ownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear,thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmany

things—yourcity,yourphoto,yourfriends'names——weresettobesharedwitheveryone

ontheInternet.

AccordingtoFacebook'svicepresidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymaking

changestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon'tshareinformation,theyhavea”less

satisfyingexperience”.

SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Its

originalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthematthesideofthe

pages,wasatotalfailure.Whowantstolookatadswhenthey'reonlineconnectingwith

theirfriends?

TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril,

SenatorCharlesSehumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.Healsourged

theFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocialnetworkingsites.

WhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy,it'sonlythebeginning,and

thatiswhyI'mconsideringclosingmyaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI'mupsetby

theideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon'ttrust.That'stoohighapriceto

pay.

1.Accordingtothepassage,themajorityofFacebookusersareunconsciousthat

Facebook.

A.makesbigfinancialgainbysellingtheirpersonaldataB.makesitsfreeservice

possiblebysellingadspace

C.profitsbysendingtargetedmessagesD.profitsbyoffering

personalinformationtoitsusers

2.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Facebookrulechangesareindeedmeantforthegoodofusers.

B.Withitstrickexposed,Facebookwillseeitsusersreducedsharply.

C.TheoriginalbusinessmodeldidnotbringFacebookthedesiredbenefits.

D.FewFacebookuserscareabouttheleakoftheirpersonalinformation.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?

A.ThewriterandSenatorSchumerdisagreesharplyonthisissue.

B.Facebook'sprivacypolicyhasthesupportofthegovernment.

C.SocialnetworkingsiteslikeFacebookareunderstrictstatecontrol.

D.SenatorSchumerisnotsatisfiedwithFacebook'sprivacypolicy.

4.WhydoestheauthorplantoclosehisFacebookaccount?

A.ToescapeFacebook'smembershipfee.B.Toavoidhispersonaldata

beingabused.

C.Toprotectthesafetyofhisbankaccount.D.TosupportSenatorSchumer's

call.

I[2016高考模擬題】（由2014?大綱卷D改編）

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J閱讀下列短文，從給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

（2018?長沙市二模，B）

Thesedays,thereareveryfewwildanimalsleftintheUK.The

wolveshavegone.Thebearshavebeenhuntedtoextinction.Fortunately,thereareafew

badgers（御一Oh,well,actually,notforlongastheBritishgovernmenthasjustdecidedto

killthemtoo!Butwhy?

Badgersarefascinatingcreatures.Theblackandwhitemammalsliveundergroundin

“setts”,whichtheydigoutoftheearth.Theyareextremelybrave,fightingofflarger

animalssuchasbearsandwolves.Theproblemisthatsomebadgerscarry“Bovine

Tuberculosis”（BT'B）,aninfectiousdiseasecausedbythebacteriumMycobacteriumBovis

（M.Bovis）whichcancauseTBinsomeotheranimals,includingcattle.

Forfarmers,thisisaseriousissue.In1998intheUK,almost6000cowswerekilledto

controlthedisease.Andin2010,morethan30000animalsweredestroyed.It'sexpensive

too.BovineTBcoststheUKabout￡100millionperyear.Andsomebelievethatthe

diseasecouldendupcostingtheeconomy￡9billionoverthenext40yearsifnothingis

doneaboutit.

Expertssaythatbadgersareresponsibleforabout50%oftheinfectedcattle.So,after

muchdebate,thegovernmenthasagreedtoabadgercull（殺戮）.Thiswillmeanabout30

000oftheinnocentcreatureswillbewipedouttofightthedisease.EnvironmentSecretary

CarolineSpelmanadmittedthattherewas“greatstrengthoffeeling^^aboutit,butsaid,"I

believethisistherightwayforward.^^

Ofcourse,manyareagainstthemeasure,includingconservationistsandanimalrights

activists.Theyclaimthatkillingthebadgersincontrolledzoneswouldn'tworkbecause

badgersfromneighboringareaswouldsimplymoveintotheemptysettsandbecome

infectedtoo.Furthermore,theybelievethatthewaycattleareraisedintensively,and

transportedaroundtolotsofdifferentfarmsduringtheirlivesisprobablythebiggestcause

ofthespreadofthedisease.

Mostordinarypeopleareagainstthemeasuretoo.Asurveysuggestsabouttwothirds

areagainstkillingthebadgers,withmajoritiesagainstkillingthemregardlessofage,region

andgender.Oneofthealtern