新高考英语阅读理解专练（难度中）

篇章1

"超级全能生"浙江省选考科目2017年8月联考B

TL指数：52TL 全文长度：280 段落数：5 句子数：17 平均句长：16 难词比：11% 长/难句：2

建议用时：5-7min

For the longest time, Amber Austwick was unable to speak. In fact, it took a donkey to inspire her first words. Amber, a 6－year－old girl in Birmingham, England, was born prematurely, along with her twin sister, Hope, in June 2010.

Both babies suffered severe bleeding in their lungs, but Hope got stronger while Amber needed a life－saving tracheotomy(气管切开术) that restricted air to vocal cords(声带). As a result, she was able to breathe, but unable to speak. But that changed three years ago, when Amber's mom, Tracy Austwick, took her to an animal shelter. It was there that Amber met Shocks, a donkey that had been rescued from abuse.

Amber's mother was shocked that her daughter spoke to Shocks. "It was such an emotional moment. I couldn't believe my daughter had finally found her voice，" she said. "Once she met Shocks he brought her out of her shell, she's a lot more confident with him and with friends at school who she loves to talk to about him and the donkey shelter."

"It was quite scary really，" Tracy Austwick said. "Shocks was in the stadium and the riding instructor took little Amber to him and I found it scary for me because Shocks was so much bigger than her." "But Amber wasn't scared and Shocks was really excited to meet her and they've kept that bond ever since." The bond is so strong that when Amber was ready to say her first words, she said them to Shocks："I love you."

Although Shocks still lives at the shelter, he's part of the Austwick family. "Amber will always visit Shocks and she still sees him whenever she can，" Tracy said.

1. What do the twin sisters have in common?

A. They were born deaf and dumb.

B. They had vocal cord injured.

C. They suffered physical abuse.

D. They had severe lung problems.

2. The bond with Shocks made Amber____.

A. like going to the donkey shelter with her good friends

B. fear animals no longer and dare to get close to them

C. become more confident and willing to talk to people

D. fight against her lung disease bravely

3. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A. Shocks Helps Amber to Recover from Her Lung Bleeding

B. A New Medical Cure Is Applied to Rescue the Patients

C. Amber Has Developed a Strong Bond with Her Friends

D. Girl Who Couldn't Speak Tells A Donkey "I Love You"

单词与词组：

:激励; 鼓舞; 赋予灵感; 引起联想; 启发思考; 使产生

Prematurely:早熟地

Restricted: adj. (大小或数量)有限的，很小的;(指能做的事)有限的，受限制的;受(法规)制约的;受控制的;受约束的

v.限制，限定(数量、范围等);束缚;妨碍;阻碍;(以法规)限制

Vocal :adj.嗓音的;发声的;大声表达的;直言不讳的

n. (乐曲中的)歌唱部分，声乐部分

声带

Scary :adj.恐怖的;吓人的

Instructor: n.教练;导师;(大学)讲师

Emotional:感情的;情感的;情绪的;激起感情的;有感染力的;激动人心的;情绪激动的;感情冲动的

：居所; 住处; 遮蔽，庇护，避难; 遮蔽物，庇护处，避难处; 保护; 掩蔽;

自从;打…以后一直

全文翻译：

有很长一段时间，安珀·奥斯威克都说不出话来。事实上，她的第一句话是由一头驴激发出来的。2010年6月，英国伯明翰的一名6岁女孩安珀和她的双胞胎妹妹霍普早产。

两个婴儿的肺部都严重出血，不过后来事情有了转机，安珀需要一个能够拯救生命的气管切开术，（以便）限制空气进入声带。结果，她能呼吸了，但不能说话。但是三年前，当安珀的妈妈特蕾西·奥斯威克带她去动物收容所时，情况发生了变化。正是在那里，安珀遇到了Shocks，一头刚从虐待中获救的驴子。

安珀的母亲对她女儿的话感到震惊。"那是一个激动人心的时刻。我不敢相信我女儿终于发出了自己的声音，"她说。"一旦她打破了自己的界限，她对他（Shocks）和学校里的朋友就更加自信了，她喜欢和他们谈论他（Shocks）和驴子收容所。"

"真的很吓人，"特蕾西·奥斯威克说。"Shocks就在体育场里，骑术教练带着小安珀去看他，我觉得很吓人，因为Shocks比她大得多。""但安伯并不害怕，Shocks真的很高兴见到她，从那以后他们就一直保持着这种联系。"这种联系如此牢固，以至于安伯开口说的第一句话是，她对Shocks说："我爱你。"

虽然Shocks仍然住在庇护所，但他是奥斯威克家族的一员。特蕾西说："安伯总是会去探望Shocks，只要有可能，她仍然会见到他。"

答案解析：

1. 答案： D

细节理解

解析：根据文章第二段"Both babies suffered severe bleeding in their lungs, but Hope got stronger while Amber needed a life－saving tracheotomy(气管切开术) that restricted air to vocal cords(声带)."可知，D选项正确。

2. 答案： C

推理判断

解析：根据文章第四段"Once she met Shocks he brought her out of her shell, she's a lot more confident with him and with friends at school who she loves to talk to about him and the donkey shelter."可知，Amber变得更加自信，更愿意与人交谈。故选C。

3. 答案： D

主旨要义

解析：文章主要讲了小女孩一开始不会说话，在驴子的帮助下能开口说话的故事。故选D。

篇章2

2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国卷II）阅读C

TL指数：53TL 全文长度：318 段落数：4 句子数：16 平均句长：17 难词比：10% 长/难句：2

建议用时：6-7min

Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle—named the Transition—has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1，400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23－gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.

Around 100 people have already put down a $10 ，000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But don't expect it to show up in too many driveways. It's expected to cost $279，000. And it won't help if you're stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.

Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.

Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. The basic data of the Transition.

B. The advantages of flying cars.

C. The potential market for flying cars.

D. The designers of the Transition.

2. Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?

A. It causes traffic jams.

B. It is difficult to operate.

C. It is very expensive.

D. It burns too much fuel.

3. What is the government's attitude to the development of the flying car?

A. Cautious.

B. Favorable.

C. Ambiguous.

D. Disapproving.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A. Flying Car at Auto Show

B. The Transition's First Flight

C. Pilots' Dream Coming True

D. Flying Car Closer to Reality

单词与词组：

：首次飞行

：延伸到…周围

：英里／小时

：英里每加仑

据; 按; 依照; 按照; 根据

尽力做到; 深信; 务必; 务请

安全标准

Driveways：私家车道; driveway的复数

飞机; 航空器

Runway：T台;T型台;跑道;伸展台;飞机跑道

Inventors：发明家;发明人;发明者;發明家;专利发明人

全文翻译：

terrafugia公司周一表示，该公司新的飞行车已经完成了首次飞行，公司明年内出售飞行车的目标更近了一步。这辆名为"过渡"的飞行车有两个座位、四个轮子和折叠起来的翅膀，因此可以像汽车一样驾驶。上个月，这架飞行车以1400英尺的高度飞行了8分钟，在公路上时速可达70英里，在空中时速可达115英里。它用23加仑的油箱飞行，每小时在空气中燃烧5加仑。在地面上，每加仑汽油能跑35英里。

大约有100人已经下了1万美元的定金，以便在上市时获得"过渡"，而在Terrafugia本周晚些时候在纽约车展上向公众介绍"过渡"后，这些数字可能还会上升。但别指望它会出现在太多的车道上，这两车预计要27.9万美元，但如果你遇到了堵车也没有用，这辆车还是需要一条跑道的。

据航空业专家罗伯特曼恩（robert mann）称，自20世纪30年代以来，发明家一直在尝试制造飞行汽车。但曼恩认为，Terrafugia比任何人都更接近使飞行汽车成为现实。政府已经允许这家公司使用特殊材料，以方便汽车飞行。目前，"过渡"正在进行碰撞测试，以确保其符合联邦安全标准。

曼恩说，五年前联邦航空管理局决定为轻型运动飞机制定一套单独的标准，这一标准低于大型飞机飞行员的标准，这对terrafugia是有帮助的。Terrafugia说，一个购买者需要通过20小时的飞行测试，才能成为"过渡"驾驶员，飞行员会发现这一要求相对容易满足。

答案解析：

1. 答案： A

段落大意

解析：文章第一段首先转述了Terrafugia公司的消息，称上个星期一该公司研制的命名为"Transition"的新型飞行汽车刚完成了第一次飞行，距来年实现飞行汽车赏识销售的目标又迈进了一步。文章接着介绍了Transition的基本数据信息，如作为和车轮的数量、陆上行驶状态，此次试飞的飞行时间、速度，地面行驶速度，陆地和空中油耗等。故选A。

2.答案： C

细节理解

解析：根据文中But don't expect it to show up in too many driveways. It's expected to cost $279,00.可知，因为Transition的价格比较高，所以不太可能在太多的马路上出现。故选C。

3．答案： B

细节理解

解析：根据the government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly可知，政府对于飞车的研发是比较支持的。故选B。

4.答案： D

主旨要义

解析：纵览全文，主要从飞车的试飞成功、飞车的构架以及多年以前人们对飞车的设想至今成为现实展开说明。故选D。

篇章3

Alan Titchmarsh on challenging new ITV series Love Your Garden

TL指数：55TL 全文长度：323 段落数：4 句子数：18 平均句长：18 难词比：11% 长/难句：5

建议用时：6-8min

Having started work as an assistant gardener at the age of 15, we've since seen Alan Titchmarsh on screen presenting some best-loved gardening programmes, from Gardeners' World and Chelsea Flower Show to Ground Force and Love Your Garden. With such a wealth of experience, it's hard to imagine there's very much in the gardening realm(领域) that could scare Alan, but he admits that the new series of Love Your Garden made him nervous.

"In this series we're doing three episodes(集) called Love Your Home and Garden, so it's not just sorting out that piece of ground, it's sorting out part of the house as well, which is a bit scary!" he laughs. "We're not talking just decorating, either. Walls come down, which is pretty hairy, and the family and their possessions move out for several weeks. I need to work things out with the architects to make sure the house fits in well with the garden and vice versa(反之亦然). It's terrifying!"

The programmer specializes in transforming the gardens of deserving people. "We've done a transformation for a British soldier, who was injured 10 years ago in Afghanistan," he says. "He wanted somewhere he could be with his kids and be himself. So we created a play area and a rather modern outdoor corner room for his children, plus an entertainment area with a built-in barbecue for him and his wife. It did look nice." The team also transformed a garden for 86-year-old twin sisters. "They had a yard outside their bungalow. They spend all their time raising money for the church and have no time to do anything, so we made them the most charming little garden. "

Alan believes that a garden can change your life. "They remind us of our connection with nature and the land, which, in the age of technology, a lot of people have lost, but nature is the real world and it's beautiful," he says.

1. What can we infer about Alan Titchmarsh?

A. He has sponsored many popular shows on gardening.

B. He has been a skilled gardener ever since his adolescence.

C. He has been anxious about his performance in the new series.

D. He has become a wealthy man after presenting so many shows.

2. Which of the following would Alan Titchmarsh most probably agree?

A. He alone can handle the sorting and decorating needed for the new series.

B. To make sure the house and the garden suit each other is quite demanding.

C. The family and their possessions move out because they are not satisfied.

D. The working environment of the new series is terrifying and dangerous.

3. What does the programmer specialize in?

A. Transforming the living area of wounded soldiers.

B. Redesigning the gardens for people who pay most.

C. Improving the living standards of busy twin sisters.

D. Reconstructing the gardens for people who deserve it.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A. Garden transforming is challenging but rewarding.

B. Garden transforming serves deserving people only.

C. Garden transforming makes Alan Titchmarsh nervous.

D. Garden transforming is what connects people with nature.

单词与词组：

：地面部队

：新系列，新型，新组，新序号；新丛书; 缩写词为NS

：平房; 平房，独座房屋

Gardener：园艺工;園丁;园艺师;园林工人;园艺家

Hairy：多毛的;毛茸茸的;毛茸茸;多毛;惊险

Specializes：专门研究

Transformation： n. (彻底的)变化，改观，转变，改革;

Charming： adj.令人着迷的;迷人的;吸引人的;(表示对某人的行为评价不高)真是太好了

v.吸引;迷住;(以魔法或似有魔法)控制，保护，charm的现在分词

全文翻译：

从15岁开始担任助理园丁以来，我们在银幕上看到了艾伦·蒂奇马什（alan titchmarsh）展示了一些最受欢迎的园艺节目，从《园丁世界》和《切尔西花展》到《地面部队》、《爱你的花园》。有了这么丰富的经验，很难想象园艺界有什么东西能吓到艾伦，但他承认，新的《爱你的花园》系列让他很紧张。

"在这个系列中，我们要做三集（集）叫做《爱你的家和花园》，所以不仅仅是整理那块地，还要整理房子的一部分，这有点吓人！"他笑了。"我们说的也不仅仅是装饰。墙倒了，（看上去有些）惊险，一家人和他们的财产（家具）搬走好几个星期。我需要和建筑师商量一下，以确保房子和花园很协调，反之亦然。这太可怕了！"

这个项目专门改造那些有资格的人（指应得到这种待遇的人）的花园。他说："我们为一名10年前在阿富汗受伤的英国士兵做了一个（花园）改造。"他想找个地方和孩子们在一起，做回自己。因此，我们为他的孩子们创建了一个游戏区和一个相当现代化的室外角落房间，另外还为他和他的妻子创建了一个内置烧烤的娱乐区。这个团队还为86岁的双胞胎姐妹改造了一个花园。"他们的平房外面有一个院子。他们把所有的时间都花在为教堂筹款上，没有时间做任何事情，所以我们帮他们打造了一个最迷人的小花园。"

艾伦相信花园能改变你的生活。他说："它们让我们想起我们与自然和土地的联系，在科技时代，很多人已经失去了土地，但自然是真实的世界，它是美丽的。"

答案解析：

1.答案：C

推理判断

解析：与本题相关的文章信息主要集中在第一段。Alan Titchmarsh并没有赞助节目，所以A不选。青少年时期他也不是经验丰富的，所以B不选。a wealth of表示"大量的，丰富的"，所以D项属于理解错误，也不选。文中第一段说到他紧张，从第二段可知该节目要求很高，所以可知他是焦虑的心态，故选C。

2.答案： B

细节理解

解析：细节理解题。信息在第二段。文中并没有说到他是否要独自处理挑选和装修事宜，所以不选A。他们搬出去也不是因为不满意，所以不选C。新电视节目的工作环境文中未涉及，所以D也不选。改造工程必须由他和建筑师配合进行，才能确保整体的和谐，文中的scary，hairy和terrifying只是夸张的表达方式，说明改造工程的要求很高，所以B正确。

3.答案：D

细节理解

解析：细节理解题。第三段第一句说得很明白：这个节目擅长的是为那些值得帮助的人改造花园，所以选D。

4.答案： A

主旨要义

解析：花园改造项目并不是只为那些值得帮助的人服务，所以不选B。C项和D项虽然正确，但不是文章的主旨。从文章前两段可以看出花园改造项目要求很高，需要多方合作，而后两段可以看出它能帮到那些需要帮助的人，所以值得。故选A。

篇章4

快速阅读文章，复述文章大意。

Scientists Find Bones from Giant Penguin in New Zealand

科学家在新西兰发现巨企鹅的骨头

TL指数：55TL 全文长度：405 段落数：12 句子数：27 平均句长：15 难词比：21% 长/难句：0

建议用时：8-10min

Scientists in New Zealand have found fossilized leg bones from a penguin believed to have been about the size of an adult human.

fossilized变成化石，石化; 僵化

新西兰科学家从一只企鹅身上发现了腿骨化石，据信这只企鹅的腿骨大小与成人差不多。

The previously undiscovered giant penguin species likely stood about 1.6 meters tall and weighed up to 80 kilograms.

先前; 以前

未找到的; 未被发现的

此前未被发现的巨型企鹅可能身高约1.6米，体重高达80公斤。

The penguin existed about 60 million years ago, researchers say. The bones are believed to be from the oldest of several species of giant penguins that lived after dinosaurs died out.

研究人员说，企鹅大约存在于6000万年前。据信，这些骨头来自恐龙灭绝后生活的几种巨企鹅中最古老的一种。

A fossil hunter found the bones last year in the Waipara River bed near the city of Christchurch. The bones are from the animal's legs and feet.

去年，一位化石猎人在克赖斯特彻奇市附近的Waipara河床发现了这些骨头。骨头来自动物的腿和脚。

Scientists confirmed that the bones came from a newly discovered species. They recently reported their results in "Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Paleontology."

科学家证实这些骨头来自一个新发现的物种。他们最近在《阿尔切里加：澳大利亚古生物学杂志》上报道了他们的研究结果。

Paul Scofield is senior curator at New Zealand's Canterbury Museum. He co-wrote a paper on the discovery. He told the Associated Press that the bones are an important find. They show that the species is similar to another giant penguin found in Antarctica in 2000. The latest discovery, he said, helps show a clear connection between the two areas during the Paleocene period. This period lasted from 66 million to 56 million years ago.

curator馆长，负责人

保罗·斯科菲尔德是新西兰坎特伯雷博物馆的高级馆长。他共同写了一篇关于这一发现的论文。他告诉美联社，这些骨头是一个重要的发现。它们表明，这一物种与2000年在南极洲发现的另一只巨型企鹅相似。他说，最新的发现有助于显示古新世时期这两个地区之间的明显联系。这一时期从6600万年前持续到5600万年前。

Scofield said the penguins were able to grow larger after entering a new development period following the extinction of dinosaurs, sea reptiles and huge fish.

灭绝，绝种，消亡

斯科菲尔德说，在恐龙、海洋爬行动物和大鱼灭绝之后，企鹅进入了一个新的发展时期，它们能够长得更大。

Scofield added that the giant penguins became extinct within 30 million years, as large mammals began to rule the waters.

斯科菲尔德补充说，随着大型哺乳动物开始统治这片水域，这些巨型企鹅在3000万年内灭绝。

Ewan Fordyce is a paleontology professor from New Zealand's University of Otago. He was not involved in the research. He told the AP the penguin was among the oldest ever found. He said one of the most difficult things for scientists making such discoveries is estimating the overall size of the birds based on pieces of bones.

伊万·福代斯是新西兰奥塔戈大学的古生物学教授。他没有参与这项研究。他告诉美联社说，这只企鹅是迄今发现的最古老的企鹅之一。他说，对于科学家来说，最困难的事情之一就是根据骨头的碎片来估计鸟类的整体大小。

John Cockrem is a penguin expert at the country's Massey University who was also not involved in the research. He said the discovery helps add to what we know about giant penguins. He said it also confirmed New Zealand as the penguin center of the world.

约翰·科克雷姆是该国马西大学的企鹅专家，他也没有参与这项研究。他说这一发现有助于增加我们对巨型企鹅的了解。他说，这也证实新西兰是世界企鹅中心。

New Zealand is believed to have been home to many giant bird species that later disappeared. These included the world's largest parrot, a giant eagle and an emu-like bird called the moa.

新西兰被认为是许多后来消失的巨型鸟类的家园。其中包括世界上最大的鹦鹉，一只巨鹰和一种名为MOA的类似emu的鸟。

Recently, Canterbury Museum announced the discovery of an unusually large parrot believed to have lived about 19 million years ago. Scientists say the bird stood about one meter tall.

最近，坎特伯雷博物馆宣布发现了一只异常巨大的鹦鹉，据信它生活在1900万年前。科学家说这只鸟大约有一米高。