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1、四川省芦山县2016高考英语阅读类暑假选练题（9）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(原创)The British people love talking about the weather. This hot summer, Europe was caught in the heat wave, and many parts of China were also been struggling with record-breaking temperatures. Therefore, theres plenty for the British
2、people to get excited about. But beside from a simple“hot”, what other ways are there to describe the summer heat? Apart from phrases like“boiling hot”, there are many interesting expressions that relate to unbearably hot weather. Dog days of summerIn books and newspaper articles, the period from ea
3、rly July to mid-August is often referred to as the“dog days of summer”. Some think the expression means the weather is so hot that dogs go wild. But in fact, the expression comes from 16th century and refers to the days on which Sirius(天狼星)the Dog Starrises at the same time as the sun. The Romans as
4、sociated the hot weather with this star and would sacrifice a dog every year in April to stop the anger of Sirius. So hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalkThis expression needs no explanation and although its origin is unclear, it hasnt stopped thousands of curious tourists from testing if the sayi
5、ng is true, with the result that sidewalks in Death Valley, Californiathe hottest place in the USare now littered with broken eggshells. Early in July, the local government asked tourists to stop their cooking experiments. Even so, it is actually possible to fry an egg on the sidewalk, so long as yo
6、u use a frying pan with a lid and the temperature is at least 49. 【文章大意】本文介绍了英语中描述炎热天气的几个习语。1. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Some expressions about hot weather. B. The heat wave in the world. C. Sirius is associated with the hot weather. D. Death Valleythe hottest place in the US. 【解析】选A。主旨
7、大意题。文中第一段以幽默的方式介绍了今年夏天全球的热浪, 其目的是引出本文的中心, 故B项错误; 第二段的最后一句话是整篇文章的主题句, 故A项正确; C、D两项都是文章中的一部分, 范围小了。2. According to the passage, how long does“dog days of summer”last? A. About one month. B. About two months. C. About two months and a half. D. About one month and a half. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段的第一句In books a
8、nd newspaper articles, the period from early July to mid-August is often referred to as the“dog days of summer”. 可知“dog days of summer”持续大约一个半月。3. What caused broken eggshells littered around sidewalks in Death Valley? A. The hot weather. B. The curiosity of tourists. C. The permission of the local
9、government. D. The origin of the expression. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。由最后一段可以看出好奇的游客为了验证当地的酷热是否能够“fry an egg on the sidewalk”, 不顾当地政府的告诫, 仍然坚持做这项实验, 故B项正确。4. Which of the following is NOT necessary to test the last expression about hot weather? A. On the sidewalk. B. A frying pan with a lid. C. The temperature(
10、49). D. In the hottest place. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。文章中提到的关于热浪的最后一个习语是“So hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalk”, 故A项是一个必要条件; 由最后一段的最后一句可知B、C是必要条件; D项范围太大。【技法导练】多学一点棋高一着阅读理解跳读查找关键词, 破解直接细节理解题如文章第2题解题步骤如下: (1)判断题干关键词“_”。(2)跳读原文, 找到题干关键词出现在第_段; 由此定位点向后可直接找到答案出处“In books and newspaper articles, the period from
11、 early July to mid-August is often referred to as the“dog days of summer”。(3)推断答案: 根据原文出处可以轻松算出该时期持续大约一个半月。答案: (1) dog days of summer 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 A few months ago as I wandered through my parents house, the same house I grew up in, I had a sudden, scary realization. When my parent
12、s bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house Id still be living in almost 30 years later. It seemed ridiculous. On a practical level, theres no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon.
13、 More importantly, I wouldnt want to. Im not sure where Ill be living in two years, or what kind of job Ill have. And I dont think Ill be ready to settle down and stay in one place. So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. When our parents were our age,
14、 theyd gotten their education, chosen a career, and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives. My friends and I “Generation Y” still arent sure what we want to do with our lives. Whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure were happy doing it. Wed rather take risks first, try out diffe
15、rent jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place. Wed rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account. This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. Some of these c
16、omplaints have a point. As children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cell phones, the Internet, instant messaging, and video games. Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)-starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making th
