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1、安徽省淮北市杜集区2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选编六2016高考英语阅读理解人物传记/故事类In Eastern Europe, blue jeans symbolize (象征) American culture and “the good life”. In Spain they are known as “cowboys”. In China, jeans are known as “niuzaiku”, also, “cowboy trousers”, which means they are connected with the American West cowboy cultur
2、e and outdoor work. Jeans are usually made from denim (粗布), but may also be made from other materials. The earliest known cloth for jeans was a thick cotton cloth from the Indians. At first they were working clothes. They became popular among teenagers in the 1950s. Today jeans are a very popular fo
3、rm of casual wear around the world and come in many styles and colors. Jeans were first made in Genoa in Italy. The trousers were made for the Genoese navy (海军) because they needed trousers which could be worn wet or dry, and whose legs could be easily rolled up while the men were cleaning the ships
4、. These jeans would be washed by pulling them in large fishing nets behind the ship, and the sea water would make them white. In the 1850s Levi Strauss, a business man living in San Francisco, was selling blue jeans under the “Levis” name to the coal workers of California. During World War II, the c
5、oal workers liked jeans very much because they were strong and did not tear easily. In the 1950s, jeans became popular with young people in the United States. Wearing of blue jeans by teenagers was the symbol of rebels (反叛者) in TV programmes and movies. Some cinemas and restaurants refused to let pe
6、ople in if they wore blue jeans. In the 1980s, jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up.【小题1】From the first paragraph we know that _. Acowboys wear jeans onlyBcowboys live
7、a good lifeCAmerican culture is cowboy cultureDcowboy culture is usually related to the West of America【小题2】Jeans were first made in _. AItalyBAmericaCSpainDChina【小题3】From Paragraph 4 we know that “Levis” was _. Athe name of a worker Bthe brand (名牌) of a kind of jeansCthe name of a kind of clothDthe
8、 nickname of a businessman【小题4】Why the people who wore blue jeans were refused to go into the cinema in the 1950s? ABecause jeans were made for workers.BBecause jeans were made of denim.CBecause it was during the time of war.DBecause wearing jeans was the symbol of rebels. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）
9、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 in 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
10、 a single tiger skin is worth up to 8,000, and their bones possibly more. Another problem is that farmers need to clear 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
11、 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 told 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 surv
12、ival, tigers dont only need space. They need space away from people. They are working to stop the conflict (冲突) between 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
13、 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 underlin
14、ed word “mauled” mean?A. Hunted.B. Injured. C. Frightened.D. Killed.2. The following statements are all the factors reducing the population of tigers EXCEPT that .A. making money drives some people to hunt tigersB. tigers food chain is being destroyed C. the living places of tigers are disappearingD
15、. people live far from where tigers live3. We can infer from the last paragraph that . A. there are only 2,500 tigers in the wild in IndiaB. tigers need space far from peopleC. if we dont protect tigers in Asia, they will die out thereD. children are happy to live far from tigers4. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Expensive tigers. B. More space for tigers. C. Tigers and cattle. D. A kind-hearted farmer. 【参考答案】BDCB 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】This is a true story of a mothers sacrifice (牺牲) in an earthquake.When the rescu
