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余姚市（浙江）2017高考英语阅读理解一轮精炼（二）
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Imagine looking for your lost dog. You step into a cave. But instead of the dog, you find beautiful cave paintings. You see paintings of horses, deer, and bison drawn in black, brown, red and yellow. Your first question would probably be“Who did this? ”
This is what happened to four French boys in 1940. They found the Lascaux caves. The paintings the boys discovered in those caves are about 17, 000 years old. They were drawn by the ancient people called Cro-Magnon(克鲁马努人).
Cro-Magnons looked much like people of today. They used tools, such as fishing nets. But their art was extremely good. The main cave at Lascaux is called Great Hall of Bulls, which has a picture of bulls and horses in many colours. The largest animal is 18 feet long. There are smaller animals, such as bison, stags and a bear. There is also a strange spotted two-horned(两只角的)animal.
To the left of the main cave are the most famous paintings that are the drawings of animals in many different colours. One painting is called Little Horses. On the ceiling are horses and cows. The most unusual sight may be in the Shaft of the Dead Man where there is a rhinoceros, a carefully drawn dead man, an injured bison and a bird.
Why did Cro-Magnon artists do these beautiful drawings on cave walls? Did the drawings call upon some magic power? Did the Cro-Magnon people hope that the drawings would bring good luck? There is one thing the paintings seem to tell us. The Cro-Magnons were interested in the world. They looked at beauty and they understood it.
【文章大意】本文介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞壁画的相关情况。 1. The author uses the word“you”in Paragraph 1 to . A. attract readers’ attention
B. make it clear that this is a true story C. give readers good directions to find the caves D. compare modern people with Cro-Magnon people
【解析】选A。推理判断题。第一段虚构了一个以读者为主人公的场景, 目的就是为了引起读者的阅读兴趣。 2. Most of the drawings in the caves are about .
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A. boys B. tools C. humans D. animals
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三、四段对壁画的描述可知, 洞内的绝大多数壁画是关于动物的。 3. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Cave paintings are beautiful.
B. Who found the beautiful cave paintings.
C. The Lascaux caves hold colourful ancient paintings. D. Drawings of horses are on the walls of the Lascaux caves.
【解析】选C。主旨大意题。文章开头指出了发现壁画的过程, 接下来的内容描述了这些壁画。只有C项能够全面概括全文内容。A项范围太广, 且有些偏题; B、D两项只是文中的细节, 不能概括全文。 4. The passage is most probably taken from . A. a research paper
B. a cultural magazine D. a travel guide
C. a science newspaper
【解析】选B。推理判断题。本文主要介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞内的壁画。这些古老的壁画本身就是宝贵的文化遗产, 因此本文最有可能来自文化方面的杂志。
说理议论（阅读理解）由 (2011天津,D)改编
Blind imitation (模仿) is self-destruction.To those who do not recognize their unique worth,imitation appears attractive;to those who know their strength,imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development,imitation is helpful.When I first learned to cook,I used recipes (菜谱) and turned out some tasty dishes.But soon I grew bored.Why follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own?Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle;they help you get going,but once you find your own balance,you fly faster and farther without relying on them.
In daily life,imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models.If,as a child,you observed people whose lives were bad,you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did.If you do not make strong choices for yourself,you will get the results of the weak choices of others.
In the field of entertainment,our culture glorifies celebrities.Those stars look great on screen.But when they step off screen,their personal lives may be disastrous.If you are going to follow someone,focus on their talent,not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.
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Blessed is the person willing to act on their sudden desire to create something unique.Think of the movies,books,teachers,and friends that have affected you most deeply.They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration,not desperation.The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them,but by those who do what has been done inside them.Creative people have an endless resource of ideas.The problem a creator faces is not running out of material;it is what to do with all the material knocking at the door of imagination.
Study your role models,accept the gifts they have given,and leave behind what does not serve you.Then you can say, “I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors’ tragedies and declare victory,and know that they are cheering me on.” 1.Imitation proves useful when you . A.know you are unique B.lose the balance of life C.begin to learn something new D.get tired of routine practice
2.To avoid the bad result of imitation,we should . A.forget daily fear and pain B.choose the right example C.ask others for decisions D.stay away from stars
3.According to the author,the world moves on because of those who are . A.desperate to influence others with their knowledge. B.ready to turn their original ideas into reality C.eager to discover what their ancestors did D.willing to accept others’ ideas 4.The trouble a creator faces is . A.the lack of strong motivation B.the absence of practical ideas C.how to search for more materials D.how to use imagination creatively
5.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?( ) A.To highlight the importance of creativity.
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B.To criticize the characters of role models. C.To compare imitation with creation. D.To explain the meaning of success
语篇解读:本文为议论文。作者告诉人们:盲目模仿是自我毁坏。幸运垂青那些乐于把自己的新奇想法付诸实践的人们;世界的发展更是需要这些有创造力的人。
答案及剖析:1.C 事实细节题。根据第二段第一句In the early stages of skill or character development...可知C项正确。
2.B 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句...imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models.(如果不经意地模仿了坏榜样就可能伤害到我们。)及下文的例子可知:为了避免模仿造成的恶果,我们应该选择好榜样。所以B项正确。
3.B 事实细节题。根据第五段第四句可知:世界之所以发展是因为有那些乐于将自己的新奇想法付诸实践的人们,所以B项正确。
4.D 事实细节题。根据第五段的最后一句...it is what to do with all the material knocking at the door of imagination.可知,一个创造者面对的困难是怎样创造性地利用想象力。所以D项正确。
5.A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,作者旨在凸显创造力的重要性,所以A项正确。 【长难句子分析】
世界的发展并非源于那些模仿前人的人(世界的发展并非源于那些做前人做过的事的人),而是源于那些做自己内心所想的事的人。
注:关联词not...but连接了两个介词短语by those;those后各带有一个who引导的定语从句。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 【2014模拟试题】
Recently, professor of philosophy（哲学）in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.
He says our relations with others often become clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters
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