重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编(11)附答案解析

似工作经历的人优先。

（2016高考阅读理解）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。 One windy spring day，I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their

kites.Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds dashing and dancing in the exciting atmosphere above the earth.As the strong winds gusted against the kites，a string kept them in check.

Instead of blowing away with the wind，they arose against it to achieve great heights.They shook and pulled，but the controlling string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow(牵引)，facing upward and against the wind.As the kites struggled and trembled against the string，they seemed to say，“Let me go！Let me go！I want to be free！” They flew beautifully even as they fought the forced restriction of the string.Finally，one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose.“Free at last，” it seemed to say.“Free to fly with the wind.”

Yet freedom from control simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic gentle wind.It flew ungracefully to the ground and landed in a twisted mass of weeds and string against a dead bush.“Free at last”．Free to lie powerless in the dirt，to be blown helplessly along the ground，and to settle down lifeless against the first roadblock.

How much like kites we sometimes are.There always exist misfortunes and restrictions，rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength.Prohibition is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition.Some of us pulled at the rules so hard that we never fly fast to reach the heights we might have obtained.If we keep all the commandment(戒律)，we will never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.

Let us each rise to the great heights，recognizing that some of the prohibitions are actually the steady force that helps us climb and achieve.

1．In the passage the writer watched . A．many young people enjoying the sunny day

B．many birds dashing and dancing in the sky C．many young people flying multicolored kites D．the strong winds blowing against the sky

2．What enables a kite fly gracefully in the sky according to the story? A．The kite itself and strange shapes. B．A long string and blowing wind. C．A windy spring day and blue sky. D．The size of the kite and a long string. 3．What didn’t happen to the freed kite? A．It kept flying freely in the air. B．It lay powerless in the dirt. C．It was trapped in a dead bush. D．It was blown helplessly around.

4．What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage? A．To give us tips on how to fly kites effectively. B．To warn us that freedom is actually powerless. C．To explain that restrictions are really unnecessary. D．To teach us a lesson that rules are important in life.

1．C [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“...I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites.Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds dashing and dancing...”可知一群年轻人正在放飞五颜六色的风筝，故选C。]

2．B [推理判断题。根据全文内容和第二段中的“They flew beautifully even as they fought the forced restriction of the string.”可知是长长的风筝线和风让风筝在空中飞翔，B项表述符合文意，故选B。]

3．A [细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It flew ungracefully to the ground and landed in a twisted mass of weeds and string against a dead bush.”和“Free to lie powerless in the dirt，to be blown helplessly along the ground，and to settle down lifeless against the first roadblock.”可知，这只断线

的风筝不能继续在空中自由地飞翔，故选A。]

4．D [写作意图题。根据最后一段中的“...some of the prohibitions are actually the steady force that helps us climb and achieve.”可知作者借助风筝告诉我们这样的生活哲理：规章制度是重要的，故选D。]