【正文】 （英語）高考英語閱讀理解及其解題技巧及練習題(含答案)一、高中英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解 When my sister Mertie told me she had put out tomato plants last summer, I was quite impressed. Since she was a gardenbeginner, Mertie researched exactly how far apart to space her tomato plants。 what kind of fertilizer to use。 how to keep away the bugs, etc. Once they were planted, she took care of them daily, anxiously awaiting the juicy tomatoes to appear. But, day after day, her plants were tomatoless while all of her neighbors who had also put out tomato plants were already enjoying the fruit of their labor. Frustrated, Mertie gave in and went to the market to search fresh tomatoes. While paying, Mertie told the farmer her troubles. The farmer paused to think for a moment and then asked, Well, what kind of tomatoes did you plant? I think they were called Big Boy, Mertie remembered. Well there39。s your problem, the farmer explained. Big Boy and Better Boy tomatoes have a 95day growing period whereas regular tomato plants produce fruit in as few as 70 days…you just have to wait a little longer for the Big Boys. With that new knowledge, Mertie went home with excitement, knowing they would be worth the wait. Thinking about my sister39。s gardening experience, I had to smile. She just didn39。t know that Big Boy tomatoes took longerneither did I — but once she discovered that information, she was no longer discouraged and upset about the lack of tomatoes on her plants. Instead, she was encouraged and excited to see them a few weeks later. It makes me wonder how many of us have Big Boy dreams in our hearts, yet we just don39。t realize that they are of the Big Boy variety so we are discouraged and worn out with the waiting process. Instead of waiting with excitement, we give up on our dreams and figure we must have done something wrong to stop them from ing to pass. Frustrated, we see other people39。s dreams ing true, and we wonder why ours haven39。t yet been achieved.（1）What is not mentioned in the passage when growing tomato plants? A.Using suitable fertilizer.B.Keeping them well apart.C.Watering them regularly.D.Controlling pests on them.（2）Why did Mertie39。s tomato plants fail to produce at the expected time? A.Because they were destroyed by her neighbors.B.Because she grew the wrong kind of tomatoes.C.Because she didn39。t manage the garden well.D.Because they required more time to produce.（3）What does the author pare tomatoes to in the text? A.Goals.B.Experiences.C.Time.D.Imagination.（4）What does the text intend to show us? A.It39。s better late than never.B.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.C.Success sometimes needs a little patience.D.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了妹妹種西紅柿的故事，告訴讀者要實現(xiàn)夢想，有時需要耐心等待。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Mertie researched exactly how far apart to space her tomato plants。 what kind of fertilizer to use。 how to keep away the bugs, etc.”可知Mertie給她種的西紅柿分苗、施肥和控制害蟲。沒有提到澆水，故選C。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“Big Boy and Better Boy tomatoes have a 95day growing period whereas regular tomato plants produce fruit in as few as 70 days…you just have to wait a little longer for the Big Boys.”可知Mertie 種植的西紅柿品種Big Boy比一般西紅柿生長需要的時間長，所以還需要一段時間才能成熟。故選D。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It makes me wonder how many of us have ‘Big Boy’ dreams in our hearts, ……Instead of waiting with excitement, we give up on our dreams and……we see other people39。s dreams ing true, ……”可知我們內(nèi)心有許多夢想，但沒有意識到夢想的變化，在等待過程中我們可能遇到挫折后放棄夢想。作者在文中把西紅柿比作了夢想和目標，故選A。（4）考查推理判斷。妹妹精心種西紅柿，但別人的西紅柿成熟時自己的不行，當想放棄時才知道西紅柿品種不一樣，成熟時間不一樣。作者通過這件事告訴我們要實現(xiàn)夢想，有時需要耐心等待。故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解 Oil is essential for modern life. About 64 percent of the world39。s oil is located in the Middle East, but the heaviest consumers of oil are Europe, America, and Japan. The problem lies in getting the oil from the countries that produce it to the countries that consume it. This is mainly done using oil tankers. Usually the oil is shipped safely and with no problems, but occasionally there is a disaster. Every year millions of tons of oil are spilled into the ocean. Although this is only a small percentage of the total amount shipped around the world each year, this spilled oil can have terrible effects on ocean life, including the coastlines where the oil washes up onto shore. One of the worst oil spills in history occurred along the Alaskan coastline in 1989, when the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska, spilling 42 million liters of oil. Although it wasn39。t the largest oil spill, the disaster was terrible because it occurred in such a sensitive natural area. In this spill, the tanker39。s captain, who was tired from overwork and drinking alcohol, had gone to take a rest. He gave control of the ship to another sailor, who was unfamiliar with the route. The ship ran onto Bligh Reef. Damaged by the reef, the ship leaked oil out into the ocean. More than 1,600 kilometers of coastline were affected by the oil spill. Many birds and otters died as a result of the oil covering their skin, and many other sea creatures and the animals that fed on them were also severely affected.（1）Which country is NOT among the largest consumers of oil? A.JapanB.IraqC.AmericaD.Germany（2）What does the underlined