高考英语一轮复习阅读理解基础选编(二)
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贵州福泉市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮基础选编（二）
阅读理解训练
(2015·福建)
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文章大意
：这是一则广告，航空公司成立的“飞向月球俱乐部”招募成员，广告主要介绍加入俱乐部
后成员及家长
可以享受的优惠政策。
5．One of the benefits mentioned in
the advertisement is ______.
A．a free flight
to any destination in the world
B．30% off any
book purchased at Ruby Bookstore
C．a free bowl
of dessert at any restaurant at the airport
D．a discount on any course at Tanya Language
School
答案：D 细节理解题。根据30% off any course at
Tanya Language School可知D项正确。
6．Which of the following bookings may receive
the most benefits？
A.
Booking date
September 13
B
Booking date
September 2
C.
Booking date
August
15
D.
Booking date
August 16
Departure date
September 8
Departure
date
September 4
Departure date
September 12
Departure date
September
18
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文中All bookings made before 12
September will receive...以及10%
OFF ALL
BOOKINGS for departures from 5 to 11 September
2015可知D选项符合条件。
7．Which of the following is
TRUE according to the advertisement?
A．You
need to pay $$50 to sign up a child for the club.
B．Club members enjoy free travel insurance for
any flight.
C．The advertisement is intended
for students of all ages.
D．Any child must be
accompanied by at least one paying adult.
答案：A
细节理解题。根据文中All bookings made before 12 September
will receive free travel
insurance...可知，并不是所有的
航程都享受免费保险服务，故排除B项；由首段的第一句话可知该俱乐
部是针对11岁以下儿童的，故排
除C项；根据文中最后的备注Child must be accompanied by two
paying
adults.可知D项错误。A项中的sign
up与首段第一句话中的registration对应，故选A项。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
(The
Most Important of All Human Qualities is a Sense
of Humor)
Biologically, there is only one
quality which distinguishes us from animals: the
ability to laugh.
In a universe which appears
to be utterly devoid of humor, we enjoy this
supreme luxury. And it
is a luxury, for unlike
any other bodily process, laughter does not seem
to serve a biologically
useful purpose. In a
divide world, laughter is a unifying force. Human
beings oppose each other
on a great many
issues. Nations may disagree about systems of
government and human relations may
be plagued
by ideological factions and political camps, but
we all share the ability to laugh.
And laughter, in turn, depends on that most
complex and subtle of all human qualities: a sense
of humor Certain comic stereotypes have a
universal appeal. This can best be seen from the
world-wide popularity of Charlie Chaplin’s
early films. The little man at odds with society
never
fails to amuse no matter which country
we come from. As that great commentator on human
affairs,
Dr. Samuel Johnson, once remarked,
‘Men have been wise in very different modes; but
they have
always laughed in the same way.’
A sense of humor may take various forms
and laughter may be anything from a refined tingle
to an earth quaking roar, but the effect is
always the same. Humor helps us to maintain a
correct
sense of values. It is the one quality
which political fanatics appear to lack. If we can
see
the funny side, we never make the mistake
of taking ourselves too seriously. We are always
reminded
that tragedy is not really far
removed from comedy, so we never get a lop sided
view of things.
This is one of the chief
functions of satire and irony. Human pain and
suffering are so
grim; we hover so often on
the brink of war; political realities are usually
enough to plunge
us into total despair. In
such circumstances, cartoons and satirical
accounts of somber political
events redress
the balance. They take the wind out of pompous and
arrogant politicians who have
lost their sense
of proportion. They enable us to see that many of
our most profound actions are
merely comic or
absurd. We laugh when a great satirist like Swift
writes about war in Gulliver’s
Travels. The
Lilliputians and their neighbors attack each other
because they can’t agree which
end to break an
egg. We laugh because we meant to laugh; but we
are meant to weep too. It is too
powerful a
weapon to be allowed to flourish.
The
sense of humor must be singled out as man’s most
important quality because it is
associated
with laughter. And laughter, in turn, is
associated with happiness. Courage,
determination, initiative – these are
qualities we share with other forms of life. But
the sense
of humor is uniquely human. If
happiness is one of the great goals of life, then
it is the sense
of humor that provides the
key.
most important of all human
qualities is
[A] a sense of humor.
A
sense of satire.
[C] A sense of laughter.
[D] A sense of history.
author mentions about Charlie Chaplin’s early
films because
[A] they can amuse people.
Human beings are different from animals.
[C] They show that certain comic stereotypes
have a universal appeal.
[D] They show that
people have the same ability to laugh.
of the
chief functions of irony and satire is
[A] to
show absurdity of actions.
to redress balance.
[C] to take the wind out of politicians.
[D] to show too much grimness in the world.
do we learn from the sentence ‘it is too
powerful a weapon to be allowed to flourish in
totalitarian regimes?’
[A] It can reveal
the truth of political events with satire.
It
can arouse people to riot.
[C] It shows
tragedy and comedy are related.
[D] It can
make people laugh.
is Swift?
[A] A
novelist.
A poet.
[C] A dramatist.
[D]
A essayist.
Vocabulary
没有，缺乏
n.瘟疫，惹人烦恼的人和事v.给……造成麻烦，痛苦，困难
n 派别
stereotype 可笑滑稽的模式
tator （集注）作者，评论员，解说员
n.一连串的丁零声，电话声，v.使发出丁零声
c
狂热者（尤指宗教、政治的狂热）
-sided 不均匀的
翱翔，盘旋；彷徨
低沉的，暗淡的，严峻的
s 纠正，补偿
s
自大的，浮夸的
nt 傲慢的
tion 均衡，匀称，平衡，比例
utian 微型的，极小的，源自《格列佛游记》中的小人国里的人
tarian 极权主义的
政体，政权，统治方式或制度
难句译注
1． In a
divided world, laughter is a unifying force.
【参考译文】在分裂的世界中，笑是一种促成一致（团结）的力量。
2．
Human relations may be plagued by ideological
factions and political camps,
【参考译文】人际关系可能因思想意识派别和政治阵营的不同而受侵扰。
3．
Certain comic stereotypes have a universal appeal.
【参考译文】某些滑稽的模式具有全球性的效果。
4． Charlie
Chaplin查理•卓别林1889-1977，英国讽刺滑稽剧及电影演员，导演及制片人。
5．
At odds with society和社会格格不入。
6． Dr.
Samuel Johnson撒缪尔•约翰生，1709-1784，英国辞典编撰者及作家。
7．
A sense of humor may take various forms and
laughter may be anything from a refined
tinkle
to an earth quaking roar.
【参考译文】幽默感表现的方式多种多样，笑也许是银铃般优雅轻笑，也许是震耳欲聋的放声大笑。
8． If we can see the funny side, we never
make the mistake of taking ourselves too
seriously.
【参考译文】如果我们能见到可笑的一面，我们就不会犯这种错误：对自己看得过重（自以为了不起）。
9． We are always reminded that tragedy is
not really far removed from comedy, so we never
get a lop-sided view of things.
【参考译文】我们会经
常提醒自己祸兮福所伏（悲剧离喜剧实际并不遥远），那我们决不会偏执一词地看
事物。
10． Take the wind out of sb’s
sails使某人气馁或泄气。
11． Swift Jonathan
swift乔纳森•思维福特1667-1745，英国作家，生于都柏林，曾获牛津大
学硕士，三一学院神学博士学位，1688年到英国，后加入英国国教会。他同情英国统治下的爱尔兰人
民，
积极参加他们为争取自由和民族独立的斗争。他以政治讽刺文著世，其文笔犀利、讽刺尖锐、文章推
理严
密，用词简洁、语言朴实清晰，被认为是英语的典范，《格列佛游记》是他的代表作之一。
12． We laugh because we are meant to
laugh; but we are meant to weep too.
【结构简析】mean to do是打算或注定要…，一般用于被动。
【参考译文】我们笑
是因为想笑，可是我们也想哭。是指小人国和邻国仅仅为打鸡蛋一类小事而打仗可笑，
确实也是可悲。作
者结合现实指出是人类悲剧之所在。
写作方法与文章大意
文章以部部深入，一般到具体的写作手法论及笑是人类特有的功能。
形式多种、效果一样。
天下人有各种观点、制度、人际关系，对滑稽的东西都会报之以笑――一
种一致的力量。
笑基于幽默感，有了它，人们会乐观、愉快、轻松，不偏不倚地对待一切，悲剧中寓以喜剧，幽
默感又是
人类开启幸福之门的钥匙。
论及的同时作者佐以例子，卓别林的早期电影，《格列佛游记》中的小人国战争等。
答案详解
1. A 幽默感。文章一开始就提出人类有别于动物是人有笑的功能，
世界纷争繁杂、人际关系因意
识观点差异而对峙，国家制度不一，但人们都能笑。笑基于人类最复杂而又
微妙的品质――幽默感。反过
来说没有幽默感的人恐怕难以笑。第二段正式指出：幽默感表现形式多种多
样，而笑可由微笑到狂笑种种，
但其效果相同，幽默感有助于我们保持正确的价值观。这是政治狂热者所
缺乏的特征。如果我们能看见滑
稽可笑的一面，我们就不会犯过于看重自己的错误。我们总会记得悲剧离
喜剧不愿，因此，我们不会有偏
重某一测的观点。第四段画龙点睛的指出幽默是人类最重要的特征，因为
它和笑声结合在一起。而笑又是
和幸福联系在一起。勇气、决心、创造力特征，我们和其他生命形式共享
，而幽默感是人类所独有的。如
果幸福是我们生活的伟大目标，那幽默感就是开启幸福的钥匙。
B.讽刺感。这是第三段讲的内容，讽刺的功能，但不是人类最重要的特征。C.笑感。D.历史观点。
2. C 作者提卓别林的电影的目的是证明某些喜剧模式对全世界都有吸引力。
A.它可以取悦任何人。B.人类和动物不同。D.证明人有同样笑的功能。
3.
B使各种事情重新相等和均衡。第三段着重讲了这一点。人类在痛苦中挣扎，常处于战争的边
缘。政治实
现令人绝望，在这种处境中，对某些政治事物的讽刺挖苦和漫画可以使各种心理重新平衡，可
使失去均衡
感的政客地下高傲头颅；可使我看见许多深邃的事情荒谬可笑。
A.表现行为的荒唐。C.使政治家气馁。D.表现世界上太多的令人沮丧之事。
4. A它可以以讽刺的手法解释政治时间的真相。
B.这可促使人民暴动。C.它表示了悲剧和喜剧相联系。D.它能使人哭。
5.
A小说家。
B.诗人。C.戏剧家。D.散文家。
【山东省2014仿真模拟冲刺卷】A
Sixteen years ago I
learned this lesson in the back of a New York City
taxi cab．Here’s what
happened．I hopped in a
taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station．We
were driving in the
right lane when, all of a
sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space
right in front of
us．My taxi driver slammed on
his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car’s
back end by just
inches!
The driver of
the other car, who almost caused a big accident,
started yelling bad words at us．My
taxi driver
just smiled and waved at the guy．And I mean he was
friendly．So, I said, “Why did
you just do
that？This guy almost ruined your car and sent us
to the hospital！” And this is
when my taxi
driver told me what I now call “The Law of the
Garbage Truck．”
Many people are like garbage
（rubbish） trucks．They run around full of garbage,
full of frustration,
full of anger, and full
of disappointment．As their garbage piles up, they
need a place to dump
it．And if you let them,
they’ll dump it on you．When someone wants to dump
on you, don’t take
it personally．You just
smile, wave, wish them well, and move on．You’ll be
happy with what you
did．
I started
thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run
right over me？And how often do I take
their
garbage and spread it to other people at work, at
home, or on the streets？It was that day
I
said, “I’m not going to do anymore．”
Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks
take over their day．What about you？If you let more
garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be
happier．Life’s too short to wake up in the morning
with
regrets．So, Love the people who treat you
right．Forget about the ones who don’t．
41．What happened one day when the author was
taking a taxi？
A．The taxi almost hit another
car．
B．The taxi driver was injured．
C．The
author scolded the driver of the other car．
D．The author learned a lesson from the driver
of the garbage truck．
42．How did the taxi
driver respond to the behavior of the driver of
the black car？
A．He yelled back at the driver．
B．He sent the driver to the
hospital．
C．He was friendly towards the
driver．
D．He dumped some garbage in front of
his car．
43．What does the taxi driver think of
people according to Paragraph 3？
A．Many people
like to drive garbage trucks．
B．Many people
dump garbage wherever they like．
C．Many people
are warm-hearted to make others happy．
D．Many
people tend to be very much depressed．
44．What
can we infer from Paragraph 4？
A．The author
used to have a lot of garbage trucks．
B．The
author used to complain a lot．
C．The author
used to have a lot of money．
D．The author used
to be a good manager．
45．According to the
passage, what should you do if people “dump
garbage” on you？
A．Ignore them and go on with
our own work．
B．Try our best to persuade them
not to do that again．
C．Tell them to dump the
garbage in the right place．
D．Take over their
work and carry the garbage to somewhere else．
【参考答案】41---45ACDBA