2017届高三英语总复习重点突破专题阅读理解

2017届高三英语总复习重点突破专题 阅读理解

[题组一] A

(2015·安徽江南十校联考)One day the employees of a large company in St Louis，Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door.The sign said：“Yesterday the person who has been hindering(阻碍) your growth in this company passed away.We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”

At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died，but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.

The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects.Everyone wondered：“Who is this person that was hindering my progress？Well，at least he's no longer here.”

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless.They stood over the coffin，shocked and in silence，as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin.Everyone who looked inside it could see himself.There was also a sign next to the mirror that said：“There is only one person who can set limits to your growth：it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can revolutionize (彻底改变) your life.You are the only person who can influence your happiness，your realization and your success.You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life does not change when your family changes，when your friends change，when your boss changes，and when your company changes.

Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs，when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

语篇解读：是谁阻碍了你的发展？是谁挡住了你前进的脚步？是别人吗？本文告诉我们，真正阻碍你发展的恰恰是你自己。

1．The writer's purpose in writing the article is to tell us that ________. A．the harder we work，the more successful we will become B．our work and life are closely connected with others C．changing our lives is down to ourselves

D．we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development

解析：写作意图题。从最后三段的排比句可知，命运掌握在自己手中，你只有改变自

己才能改变命运，所以这里答案选C项。

答案：C

2．People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because ________. A．there was nothing but a mirror inside B．they could see their own souls inside C．their closest colleague lay inside D．what was inside told a great truth

解析：事实细节题。从第四段和第五段内容可知，人们看到了棺材中的镜子，还有旁边的一个标注：只有你自己限制了自己的成长。这真实地反映了人们的情况，所以答案选D项。

答案：D

3．Who probably wrote the sign on the front door? A．The company boss.

B．A worker who liked to make fun of others. C．The director in charge of production. D．A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.

解析：逻辑推理题。从文章内容可推出，这次活动很可能是公司老板有意为员工设计的，主要目的在于告诉员工，真正阻碍自己成长和发展的不是别人，而是自己。所以前门上的字很可能是老板写的，而不是其他人。所以答案选A项。

答案：A

4．What can we conclude from the article?

A．The employees went to the gym to join the funeral.

B．The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly. C．The employees' lives depended on the attitude of their boss. D．The employees got angry after the funeral.

解析：逻辑推理题。文章告诉我们一个道理：真正阻碍你发展的恰恰是你自己。这一课将会让员工铭记在心，大大地影响他们。所以这里答案选B项。

答案：B

①One day the employees of a large company in St Louis，Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door.

一天，密苏里州，圣路易斯市一家大公司的员工们午饭休息后回公司时，在前门上看到这样一个标牌。

②Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs，when

you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.当“你”改变时，当你超越了狭隘的信念时，当你意识到你就是那个应为你的人生负责任的人时，你的人生就改变了。

本句为when引导的时间状语从句，译时可先译从句部分，以排比句式，增强气势。

B

(2015·陕西宝鸡质量检测三)Once upon a time，two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict(冲突)．It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side.In the end，they fell apart.

One morning，a man with a carpenter's toolbox came for some work.The elder brother said，“I just have a job for you.Look at the farm across the creek(河沟)．My younger brother lives there.It was he who used his bulldozer (推土机) to dig the creek last week to spite (刁难) me.So I want you to build me a fence，an 8-foot-high fence，in order not to see his place any more.”The carpenter smiled and said，“I see.I'll try to do a job that satisfies you.”Then the elder brother went downtown.

At sunset when the farmer returned，the carpenter had just finished his job.The farmer's eyes opened wide！To his surprise，there was no fence there at all！Instead，there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other！A fine piece of work！He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching.The brothers stood at each end of the bridge，and then they met in the middle，taking each other's hands.They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder.“No，wait！Stay a few days.I've a lot of other work for you，”said the elder brother.“I'd love to stay on，”the carpenter said，“but I have so many more bridges to build.”

语篇解读：这是一篇寓意很深的记叙文：一个聪明又乐于助人的木匠使产生冲突的兄弟俩和好如初，化干戈为玉帛。

5．What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict? A．They lived a poor life. B．They lived in peace.

C．They never spoke to each other. D．They lived on the same farm.

解析：细节理解题。从文章第一段“It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side.”可以看出，发生冲突之前他们是和平相处的。

答案：B

6．It can be learned that the carpenter was ________. A．unwilling to obey the farmer B．fond of building bridges

C．unable to build a fence D．willing to help others

解析：推理判断题。从文章对木匠的描述和他干活的情况看，他是一个聪明、乐于助人、技术熟练的木匠。

答案：D

7．The best title for this passage is ________. A．A Fine Piece of Work B．A Carpenter

C．A Conflict between Two Brothers D．Two Brothers

解析：主旨概括题。文章主要讲述一位木匠在两个农场之间架了一座桥，这座桥化解了兄弟之间的冲突的故事。因此，无论从具体的桥还是从寓意上的桥来讲它都是一件“杰作”。故A项作为标题最合适。

答案：A

8．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek. B．The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge. C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter's work. D．The carpenter planned to build an 8-foot-high fence as asked to.

解析：细节理解题。由最后一段中兄弟俩的表现尤其是“A fine piece of work！”可知兄弟俩对工匠做的活很满意，故选C。其他选项与原文内容不符。

答案：C

①It was he who used his bulldozer to dig the creek last week to spite me. 就是他上周用推土机挖了道深深的水沟来刁难我。

本句为强调句，It was he who...强调主语为人，所以用who。

②The brothers stood at each end of the bridge，and then they met in the middle，taking each other's hands.兄弟俩站在桥两头，然后他们走到桥中间，向彼此伸出了双手。

taking each other's hands 为现在分词作伴随状语。

C

(2015·福建毕业检测)For the people living in the Nile Basin，the river is their life.This 6,825 km waterway，whose watershed (流域) covers three million square kilometers，flows through

mountains，woodlands，lakes and deserts.Its potential for