2017年高考英语全国卷一:2017年高考英语第一轮复习阅读理解模拟题11

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出选项。

A

At first, the earth’s surface layer (层 ) was made up of huge blocks of hard, solid rocks. There slowly, the rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces. Finally stones, pebble(卵石) and grains of sand were formed. Many sorts of plants and animals lived and died on the surface of the earth. They remain mixed up with the stones, pebbles and formed soil. The outmost layer of the earth is soil.

There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break into smaller ones. Wind, water, heat and cold help to break up rocks. When winds blow grains of sand against a large rock for a long time, the softer layer of the rock are slowly worn away. These leave holes and crack(裂缝) in the rock, which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces.

The moving water of streams and rivers also help to break up rocks. As the water moves along, it carries with it small pieces of rock. These rub the larger ones. Thus, the larger rocks are worn down to smaller pieces.

The heat of the sun also help to breaking up rocks. When the sun shines, the rocks become very hot. If these rocks are suddenly cooled, they may crack. Ice also plays a part in making soil. Water in the cracks can turn into ice in cold weather. As this happens, it becomes bigger and cracks become wider, and finally break into smaller pieces.

1.According to the passage, soil__

A.forms very slowly B.is a mixture of stones, pebbles and sand etc

C.makes up the layers of the earth D.is becoming smaller and smaller

2.Which of the following speeds up the break of rocks most?

A.Hot weather. B.Cold water.

C.Sharp changes in temperature. D.More dead plants in the cracks.

3. What does the underlined word in Paragraph One mean?

A the first layer of the surface B the furthest layer

C .the middle layer D the thinnest layer

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The remains of many plants of animals formed soil.

B.If a large rock never moves, it will never break up.

C.Even if a large rock never moves, it will break up.

D.Ice in the cracks helps to break up rocks,

5.The best title for this passage should be ___ .

A.Soil from Rocks B.Ways to Break up Rocks

C.Soil on die Earth D.Soil, Outmost Layer of the Earth

B

Many people influenced various aspects of my life, based on their personal characteristics, accomplishments, and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value many political leaders, who have inspired me by their contributions to society, and their ability to change our futures. But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.

As the youngest girl in my family, I always considered myself to be “Daddy’s little girl”. While I grew up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around. This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children’s lives. In every aspect of my life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up, or have a question or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others’ needs ahead of your own, but you should make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times, and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind, compassion for people, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved man, but to everybody’s surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.

Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes how proud he is of his children, and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in.

66. What is the best title for the passage?

A. How my father loved me B. My father—the person I admire most

C. I am the apple on my father’s palm D. My father—the one who influenced me most

7. Which of the following could not be used to describe the author’s father?

A. Considerate and humorous B. Affectionate and open-minded

C. Knowledgeable and sociable D. Energetic and helpful

8. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “excel”?

A. Do better than others. B. Show off.

C. Be cleverer than others. D. Keep healthy

9. According to the underlined part, the father was telling the author to ____.

A. try to be good to those who were worth making friends with

B. try to take advantage of those who were friendly to her

C. think about others and help them, so that she could make them serve her

D. think about others and help them, but not to be made use of in a negative way

10. What can we infer about the author?

A. She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her.

B. She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him.

C. She had sympathy(认同) for the fatherless.

D. She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard.

C

“Image is everything.” An entire industry has been built upon the assumption that image is everything, but when it comes down to it, an appealing image is not enough. If there is no substance(事实) behind the image, the product, service or person will fail eventually.

First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services. Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection. Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies. But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back. For example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness. But the recent scandal (丑闻) showed that behind that image, it cheated in business practices. Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit. Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm.

Similarly, personal advisers can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars. Putting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons. But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune. With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is close.

To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the “selling” of a person. But image is only half of the equation. What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself —— the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success.

11. The downfall of the Arthour Andersen accounting firm is due to ________.

A. its dishonesty in business B. its previous images

C. its bad management D. its poor service

12. Why did some famous people fall from grace?

A. Their images were not well built up B. They failed to live up to their images.

C.They felt much pressure from the public D. They paid little attention to fame and fortune.

13.The structure of the passage is ________.

A: Argument P: Point C: Conclusion

14. The author tries to argue that _________.

A. image creates everything B. image is the key to success

C. truth is unlikely ever to be equalled D. truth and image are equally important

D

At Denver there was an crowd of passengers into the coaches(车厢) on the eastbound B. & M. express. In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveler. Among the newcomers were two young men, one of handsome presence with a bold, frank face expression and manner; the other a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed(拷上手铐) together.

As they passed down the aisle of the coach the only available seat offered was a reversed one facing the attractive young woman. Here the linked couple seated themselves. The young woman's glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile brightening her face and a tender pink tingeing(稍加染色，影响) her rounded cheeks, she held out a little gray-gloved hand. When she spoke her voice, full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaimed that its owner was accustomed to speak and be heard.

"Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, I suppose I must. Don't you ever recognize old friends when you meet them in the West?"

The younger man aroused himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.

"It's Miss Fairchild," he said, with a smile. "I'll ask you to excuse the other hand; "it's otherwise engaged just at present."

He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining "bracelet" to the left one of his companion. The glad look in the girl's eyes slowly changed to a bewildered horror. The glow faded from her cheeks. Her lips parted in a vague(含糊，犹豫), relaxing distress. Easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was about to speak again when the other forestalled him. The glum-faced man had been watching the girl's face expression with veiled glances from his keen, shrewd eyes.

"You'll excuse me for speaking, miss, but, I see you're acquainted with(认识，熟悉) the officer here. If you'll ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the pen(围栏，监狱) he'll do it, and it'll make things easier for me there. He's taking me to Leavenworth prison. It's seven years for cheating."

"Oh!" said the girl, with a deep breath and returning color. "So that is what you are doing out here? An officer!"

"My dear Miss Fairchild," said Easton, calmly, "I had to do something. Money has a way of taking wings with itself, and you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw this opening(通道) in the West, and--well, an officer isn't quite as high a position as that of ambassador, but--"

"The ambassador," said the girl, warmly, "doesn't call any more. I needn't ever have done so. You ought to know that. And so now you are one of these brave Western heroes, and you ride and shoot and go into all kinds of dangers. That's different from the Washington life. You have been missed from the old crowd."

The girl's eyes, fascinated, went back, widening a little, to rest upon the glittering handcuffs.

"Don't you worry about them, miss," said the other man. "All officers handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from getting away. Mr. Easton knows his business."

"Will we see you again soon in Washington?" asked the girl.

"Not soon, I think," said Easton. "My butterfly days are over, I fear."

"I love the West," said the girl irrelevantly. Her eyes were shining softly. She looked away out the car window. She began to speak truly and simply without the gloss of style and manner: "Mamma and I spent the summer in Denver. She went home a week ago because father was slightly ill. I could live and be happy in the West. I think the air here agrees with me. Money isn't everything. But people always misunderstand things and remain stupid--"

"Say, officer," shouted the glum-faced man. "This isn't quite fair. I'm needing a drink, and haven't had a smoke all day. Haven't you talked long enough? Take me in the smoker now, won't you? I'm half dead for a pipe."

The bound travelers rose to their feet, Easton with the same slow smile on his face.

"I can't deny a require for tobacco," he said, lightly. "It's the one friend of the unfortunate. Good-bye, Miss Fairchild. Duty calls, you know." He held out his hand for a farewell.

"It's too bad you are not going East," she said, reclothing herself with manner and style. "But you must go on to Leavenworth, I suppose?"

"Yes," said Easton, "I must go on to Leavenworth."

The two men sidled down the aisle into the smoker.

The two passengers in a seat near by had heard most of the conversation. Said one of them: "That officer is a good sort of man. Some of these Western fellows are all right."

"Pretty young to hold an office like that, isn't he?" asked the other.

"Young!" exclaimed the first speaker, "why--Oh! Didn't you catch on? Say--did you ever know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand?"

15.From the first three paragraphs, we know that_________

A. the two young were seated opposite to the young woman by accident.

B. it was not difficult for the woman to find the men were handcuffed

C. the young woman found she knew one of the men at the first sight of them.

D. the young woman may not be good at communicate

16.What would be the possible sentence following the underlined “and –-“

A. and it is not easy to make such a fortune

B. and I do the cheating things to collect money

C. and I tried my best to be a good officer

D. and the West is bond to be wealthy

17. When Easton uttered the underlined sentence "My butterfly days are over, I fear", his real meaning was that__________

A. he would have to focus on his work B. he would be put in prison

C. his chance of being with butterfly is small D. his workload as an officer was heavy

18. Why did the glum-faced man urge Easton to the smoker?

A. Because he needed a drink and tobacco badly.

B. Because he was angry that Miss Fairchild did not say any good words for him

C. Because he was bored and tired with Miss Fairchild and Easton’s talk.

D. Because he was afraid Miss Fairchild would find the truth.

19. Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage?

A. Miss Fairchild was an ambassador

B. Easton was an officer with his prisoner

C. the glum-faced was considerate and careful

D. Easton had been trying to make a big fortune in the West

20. What was the best title of the passage?

A. Miss Fairchild’s Trip B. Hearts and Hands

C. The Story of a Handcuff D. The Meeting of Two Friends
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