2017高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解真題集錦

　　閱讀技能不僅是高中英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的重點(diǎn),也是高考英語(yǔ)測(cè)試的重要組成部分。下面是學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家推薦的2017高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解真題集錦，僅供大家參考!

　　2017高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解真題集錦(一)

　　The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years . Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use . But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories(庫(kù)存貨物) and to send bills to their customers(顧客) . Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.

　　One important new use for computers is for entertainment(娛樂(lè)). Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games, People also have been buying home computers to play computer games, watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.

　　1. Computers used to _____.

　　A. work rapidly B. be large and expensive

　　C. be easy to use D. be used for fun

　　2. In recent years , computers are being made ______.

　　A. larger and more expensive B. smaller and cheaper

　　C. more difficult to use D. to work more slowly

　　3. Home computers can be used for ______.

　　A. writing letters B. playing games C. doing business D. all of the above

　　4. Salesmen use computers mainly to ______.

　　A. check the list of goods and materials that are kept in the store house

　　B. play games for pleasure

　　C. talk with their friends

　　D. write letters

　　5. The best title for the passage would be _______.

　　A. New Uses For Computers B. The Popularity of Home Computers

　　C. The Home Computer Industry D. Computers At Home

　　答案：

　　1B 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 B

　　2017高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解真題集錦(二)

　　Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had—not legs but stumps(殘肢) that could he fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.

　　Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.

　　Hank felt himself got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be——a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.

　　Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room , and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.

　　When World War II came , he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. he marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.

　　1. Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ______.

　　A. he didn’t talk to them

　　B. he kept away from them

　　C. his arms touched the ground when he moved

　　D. he couldn’t use his arms

　　2. It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is ______.

　　A. an average height for a fully grown person B. too tall for an average person

　　C. too short for an average person D. none of the above

　　3. The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross _____.

　　A. was only glad to give him a job

　　B. gave him a job because he was a good soldier

　　C. gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization

　　D. was not willing to give him a job at first

　　4. When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he ______.

　　A. did everything the other soldiers did

　　B. did most of the things the other soldiers did

　　C. did some of the things the other soldiers did

　　D. took some special training

　　5. The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi _______.

　　A. had no friends B. never saw himself as different from others

　　C. was very shy D. was too proud to accept help from others

　　答案：

　　1C 2 A 3 D 4 A 5 B

　　2017高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解真題集錦(三)

　　In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.

　　The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.

　　It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment(公寓房間) in New York City.

　　Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life--style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) of short stories, He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’ Keeping up with the Joneses’ came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

　　People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Jonses’ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

　　1. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.

　　A. want to be as rich as their neighbours

　　B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

　　C. don’t want others to know they are rich

　　D. want to be happy

　　2. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.

　　A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City

　　C. live in apartments D. have many neighbours

　　3. The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means ________.

　　A. a person who lives near another B. people living in an area

　　C. an area near the place referred to D. an area in another town or city

　　4. Arthur Momand used the name ‘Jones’ in his series of short stories because’ Jones’ is ________.

　　A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States

　　C. his neighbour’s name D. not a good name

　　5. According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses.

　　A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good

　　答案：

　　1B 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 C

　　2017高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解真題集錦(四)

　　Precipitation, commonly referred to as rainfall(降雨量), is a measure of the quantity of water in the form of either rain, hall(雹子), or snow which reaches the ground, The average annual(每年的) precipitation over the whole of the United States is thirty-six inches. It should be understood, however, that a foot of snow is not equal to a foot of precipitation. A general formula(公式) for computing the precipitation of snowfall(降雪量) is that thirty-- eight inches of snow is equal to one inch of precipitation. In New York State, for example, seventy-six inches of snow in one year would be recorded as only two inches of precipitation. The total annual precipitation Forty inches of rain would be recorded as forty inches of precipitation. The total annual precipitation would be recorded as forty-two inches.

　　1. The word “precipitation” includes _____.

　　A. only rainfall B. rain, hail, and snow

　　C. rain, snow, and fog D. rain, snow, and ice

　　2. What is the average annual rainfall in inches in the United States?

　　A. Thirty-six inches B. Thirty-eight inches

　　C. Forty inches D. Forty-two inches

　　3. If a state has 152 inches of snow in a year. by how much does this increase the annual precipitation?

　　A. By two feet B. By four inches C, By four feet D. By 152 inches

　　4. Another word which is often used in place of precipitation is ______.

　　A. wetness B. snowfall C. rainfall D. dryness

　　答案：

　　1B 2 A 3 B 4 C