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1、山西保德县2017高考英语九月阅读理解校练题（五）2016高考模拟题。阅读理解。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。 Many cities have subways and underground public transportation to take locals and tourists alike rapidly around the cityHowever, theres something different about riding a London subwayIt may not look different, but the histo
2、rical value of one of Englands most popular forms of transportation is enough to make riding the subway a must when visiting LondonWith a little under 100 different stations, the subway can take you almost anywhere you need to goRiding a London subway, a person from other countries will notice one m
3、ajor difference: in London, people do not look at each otherIn fact, eye contact is avoided at all timesThats not rudeness people are just too busy to bother lookingBusy doing what, you ask? Well, theyre certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet thinkingNor are they reading a bookNew techno
4、logy has replaced quiet habitsToday the only acceptable form of book on the London underground is an e-bookApple must earn a fortune from London commuters（使用月票上下班者）Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40,000yes, thats 40,000 “apps” have been designedCommuters love them because they are the p
5、erfect time-fillersOne “app”, called iShoot, is a game that features tanksAnother one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destinationiSteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphoneYou can then write in the “steam” on your ph
6、one screenFor those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be the distraction（消遣）of choiceIts not just teenagers who “plug in” to their musiciPods are a popular way to pass the time for all agesAnd if games, e-books and music arent enough to keep you occupied, then perhaps you would
7、 prefer a film? The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV shows or films on the way to workWith all these distractions, its amazing that people still remember to get off the train1Those who want to save time to reach where they go can download _ to their iPh
8、onesAiShoot BTube Exits CiSteam DiPod 2People in London do not make eye contact on the subway because _Athey are going to work and have no time to communicate with each otherBthey love reading books and do not want to be disturbedCthey feel sleepy because of getting up earlyDthey are busy playing ga
9、mes, reading e-books, listening to music or watching films3The underlined word “apps” in the fourth paragraph means _Acomputers Bprograms downloaded for the iPhone Ccomputer companies Dfortune from London commuters4.The main idea of the passage is that _ALondon commuters are unfriendly to strangersB
10、Apple has earned a lot of money from selling 40,000 appsCtechnology is changing how London commuters spend their traveling timeDriding a London subway is a must when visiting London1.B细节理解题。根据Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their desti
11、nation故选B。2.D细节理解题。根据最后一段可知人们在地铁里没空看别人，是因为大家都忙于玩游戏读电子书听音乐或看电影，故选D。3.B词义猜测题。根据have been designed可知它是电脑里已经设计好的程序，故选B。4.C主旨大意题。整篇短文叙述了伦敦的人们是怎样打发他们在做地铁的时间的，故选C。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 【2016高考训练】 Ive reported about tigers on the news, however, nothing could have prepared me for what I found i
12、n India. I didnt know what to expect, so when I saw my first tiger in the wild, I was shocked. What a beautiful and powerful creature it is! But they live with a price on their heads a single tiger skin is worth up to 8,000, and their bones possibly more. Another problem is that farmers need to clea
13、r a large number of areas of the forest for their cattle. This means deer are losing their living places. As a result, tigers are losing their natural prey, so they end up eating the cattle. Tigers are not easy to live close to. I met a farmer who had been mauled by one. But despite (尽管) that, he to
14、ld me everything had its place in the world and he had no right to kill the tiger. He was really kind. Those who work for the Tigers Forever Project realize that to ensure their survival, tigers dont only need space. They need space away from people. They are working to stop the conflict (冲突) betwee
15、n tigers and people by separating them. I visited a new town. People had been moved to it from a settlement in the forest. And it really has worked. It has given tigers a better life and better opportunities for the children of the resettled people. Only 2,500 tigers are now left in the wild in India. Three out of eight tiger sub-species have already disappeared. Tigers that once lived across Asia only survive in 7% of their original living places now. 1. What does the underlined word “mauled” mean?A. Hunted.B. Injured. C. Frightened.D. Killed.2. The followi
