历年英语高考阅读理解真题
虽说每篇高考英语阅读后面的题目不多，但是所占分数却不低，而且阅读原文就要花费较长时间，所以平时要多做一点阅读训练，提升自己的速度。下面学习啦小编给大家分享一些往年高考英语阅读题，仅供参考!
高考英语阅读理解真题1
In my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom(开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.
Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eightmile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.
From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom(忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy's classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don't know, poke greens are a weedtype plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.
Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the oneandonly steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph. D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom(传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.
1. “Early Childhood Development”in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.
A. a program directed by Dorothy
B. a course given by the author
C. an activity held by the students
D. an organization sponsored by Union College
2. In the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing________.
A. the long track B. the poor houses
C. the same train D. the winding road
3. Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by________.
A. a warm welcome
B. the sight of poke greens
C. Dorothy's latest projects
D. a big dinner made for her
4. What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph?
A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.
B. She got a pen as a gift from the author.
C. She passed the required assessment.
D. She received her Ph. D. degree.
5. What does the author mainly intend to tell us?
A. Whatever you do，you must do it carefully.
B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment.
C. However poor you are, you have the right to education.
D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.
高考英语阅读理解真题2
We've reached a strange-some would say unusual-point. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization(WHO), more people now die from being overweight, or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. It's the good life that's more likely to kill us these days.
Worse, nearly 18 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. What's going on?
We really don't have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by publichealth campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through-up to a point.
In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A publichealth campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.
Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the world's most bodyconscious country.
We know what we should be doing to lose weight-but actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower.
Others blame good food. They say: it's just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much Americanstyle fast food.
Some also blame their parents-their genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because they're normal in shape, or rather slim.
It's a similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I say-not as I do.
1. What is the“strange” point mentioned in the first sentence?
A. The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.
B. Starvation is taking more people's lives in the world.
C. WHO report shows people's unawareness of food safety.
D. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO's efforts.
2. Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?
A. A lot of effective diet pills are available.
B. Body image has nothing to do with good food.
C. They have been made fully aware of its dangers.
D. There are too many overweight people in the world.
3. The example of Finland is used to illustrate________.
A. the cause of heart disease
B. the fashion of body shaping
C. the effectiveness of a campaign
D. the history of a bodyconscious country
4. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Actions or Excuses?
B. Overweight or Underweight?
C. WHO in a Dilemma
D. No Longer Dying of Hunger
高考英语阅读理解真题3
Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic (经济的) boom, and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy，came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs. These jobs didn't pay well, and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango(探戈舞) came into being.
At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets. At that time there were many fewer women than men, so if a man didn't want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.
In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞) to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters. After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes. Though not everyone approved of the new dance, saying it was a little too shocking, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.
The popularity(流行) of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America. It reached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador，and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.
1. The origin of the tango is associated with________.
A. belly dancers B. American soldiers
C. a Spanish city D. the capital of Argentina
2. Which of the following is true about the tango?
A. It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.
B. People of the upper classes loved the tango most.
C. It was often danced by two males in the beginning.
D. A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.
3. Before World War I, the tango spread to ________.
A. America B. Japan
C. France D. South Korea
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. How to Dance the Tango
B. The History of the Tango
C. How to Promote the Tango
D. The Modern Tango Boom专题十六 推理判断
高考英语阅读理解真题4
The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert (警觉). Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze (凝视) starts to lose its focus-until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?
Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise(同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.
1. The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby's ________.
A. sense of hearing B. sense of sight
C. sense of touch D. sense of smell
2. Babies are sensitive to the change in ________.
A. the size of cards B. the colour of pictures
C. the shape of patterns D. the number of objects
3. Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?
A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.
B. To see how babies recognize sounds.
C. To carry their experiment further.
D. To keep the babies' interest.
4. Where does this text probably come from?
A. Science fiction. B. Children's literature.
C. An advertisement. D. A science report.
高考英语阅读理解真题5
In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festivalof music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras (交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.
Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by littleknown writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
Today the “Fringe”， once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.
1. What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?
A. To bring Europe together again.
B. To honor heroes of World War Ⅱ.
C. To introduce young theatre groups.
D. To attract great artists from Europe.
2. Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?
A. They owned a public house there.
B. They came to take up a challenge.
C. They thought they were also famous.
D. They wanted to take part in the festival.
3. Who joined the “Fringe” after it appeared?
A. Popular writers.
B. University students.
C. Artists from around the world.
D. Performers of music and dance.
4. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival ________.
A. has become a nonofficial event
B. has gone beyond an art festival
C. gives shows all year round
D. keeps growing rapidly
高考英语阅读理解真题6
Tail Spin
Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin, Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however，is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it-but her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way-like a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.
The movements put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a manmade tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.
The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time，others not at all. “The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable，” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion (动作) and build muscles (肌肉).”
Now，the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her manmade tail gives people so much courage.
1. When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her________.
A. physical build
B. potential ability
C. chance of survival
D. adaptation to the surroundings
2. A manmade tail is created for Grace to________.
A. let her recover faster
B. make her comfortable
C. adjust her way of swimming
D. help her perform better tricks
3. The story of Grace inspires people to________.
A. stick to their dreams
B. treat animals friendly
C. treasure what they have
D. face difficulties bravely
高考英语阅读理解真题7
Guide to Stockholm University Library
Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.
Zones
The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
Computers
You can use your own computer to connect to the wifi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.
Groupstudy Places
If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.
There are 40 groupstudy rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.
Storage of Study Material
The library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year's rental period.
Rules to be Followed
Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.
Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.
1. The library's upper floor is mainly for students to________.
A. read in a quiet place
B. have group discussions
C. take comfortable seats
D. get their computers fixed
2. Library computers on the ground floor________.
A. help students with their field experiments
B. contain software essential for schoolwork
C. are for those who want to access the wifi
D. are mostly used for filling out application forms
3. What condition should be met to book a groupstudy room?
A. A group must consist of 8 people.
B. Threehour use per day is the minimum.
C. One should first register at the university.
D. Applicants must mark the room on the map.
4. A student can rent a locker in the library if he ________.
A. can afford the rental fee
B. attends certain courses
C. has nowhere to put his books
D. has earned the required credits
5. What should NOT be brought into the library?
A. Mobile phones. B. Orange juice.
C. Candy. D. Sandwiches.
高考英语阅读理解真题8
When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫无掩饰的).
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement，love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy-love, marriage, birth-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated (复杂的).
My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends，the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don't think that my grandmother，who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We，however，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we've got to have. We're so selfconscious about our“right” to it that it's making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier.
Happiness isn't about what happens to us-it's about how we see what happens to us. It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It's not wishing for what we don't have，but enjoying what we do possess.
1. As people grow older, they________.
A. feel it harder to experience happiness
B. associate their happiness less with others
C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness
D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness
2. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?
A. She cares little about her own health.
B. She enjoys the freedom of traveling.
C. She is easily pleased by things in daily life.
D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework.
3. What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?
A. Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.
B. Psychologists' opinion is well proved by Grandma's case.
C. Grandma often found time for social gatherings.
D. Crandma's happiness came from modest expectations of life.
4. People who equal happiness with wealth and success ________.
A. consider pressure something blocking their way
B. stress their right to happiness too much
C. are at a loss to make correct choices
D. are more likely to be happy
5. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.
B. Each man is the master of his own fate.
C. Success leads to happiness.
D. Happy is he who is content.
高考英语阅读理解真题9
The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I'd been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you won't put yourself in my place. Can't you see things from my point of view?”I shook my head stubbornly-and felt the ache in my tooth. I'd thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book，but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.
“If you come by right now，” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”
I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn't he as busy as the others?
In the dentist's office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my icecold one.
When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don't worry. The dentist is very good.”
“How long do I have to wait for him?”I asked impatiently.
“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork，” the assistant said.
“The artwork?” I was puzzled.
The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.
What a relief!
1. Which of the following best describes the author's feeling that morning?
A. Cheerful. B. Nervous.
C. Satisfied. D. Upset.
2. What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?
A. The dentist's agreeing to treat her at very short notice.
B. The dentist's being as busy as the other dentists.
C. The surroundings of the dentist's office.
D. The laughing assistant of the dentist.
3. Why did the author suddenly smile?
A. Because the dentist came at last.
B. Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.
C. Because she could relax in the chair.
D. Because the assistant kept comforting her.
4. What did the author learn from her experience most probably?
A. Strike while the iron is hot.
B. Have a good word for one's friend.
C. Put oneself in others' shoes.
D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
高考英语阅读参考答案：
高考英语阅读理解真题1
[语篇解读]'本文为记叙文，题材为学校生活类。我在20世纪80年代的时候通过一项教育工程认识了Dorothy。我来到了Dorothy的家乡，看到了那里人们的生活条件很艰苦但人却很热情和努力。Dorothy的热情和努力也感染了我，使我对生活有了更深的认识。
1.B'细节理解题。根据第一段中的when I was teaching Early Childhood Development可知Early Childhood Development指的是作者教授的一门课程。
2.B'细节理解题。通过在第二段中读到的“作者感到了压抑与沉闷(I found it depressing)”，贫困水平令人震惊，破旧的房屋给了作者一种无比绝望的感觉(The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.)得知“作者感到失望是因为看见了破旧的房屋”。
3.A'细节理解题。第三段中提到“从到达那所小学校的第一刻起，我所有的忧郁都消失了(From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom disappeared)，我受到了热情的欢迎并得到了女王般的待遇(I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen)”，由此可知选A项。
4.C' 细节理解题。由She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. 可知选C项，她通过了要求的评定条件。
5.D'主旨大意题。在这篇文章中，作者主要想告诉我们的是“无论你在哪儿，你都可以取得成就”。根据第一句In my living room，there is a plaque that advises me to“Bloom where you are planted.”“哪里扎根，哪里开花”，即无论你人在哪儿，只要努力就会取得成绩。
高考英语阅读理解真题2
[语篇解读]'本文属于说明文。题材为饮食与健康。减肥，立马行动还是找托辞呢?根据WHO最近的调查，当全球同饥饿作斗争的时候，更多的人死于过度肥胖。报告显示：生活太好更有可能夺走我们宝贵的生命。因此减肥刻不容缓。
1.A'细节理解题。根据第一段中提到的肥胖的人要比消瘦的人死亡几率大得多，生活太好更有可能使我们死亡。由此判断第一句提到的奇怪的观点(strange point)就是指好的生活比不好的生活更具有危险性。故选A。
2.C'细节理解题。由文章第三段关键信息The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by publichealth campaigns since 2001...可推测，人们已经完全意识到了过度肥胖所带来的危险。故选C。
3.C'推理判断题。由第四段内容可知，进入70年代，芬兰是世界上心脏病发病率最高的国家，主要原因就是过度肥胖。根据第四段最后一句话可知，在近三十年内，全民健康运动使心脏病的发病率减少了80%。因此，引用芬兰的例子就是为了表明全民健身运动的效力。
4.A'主旨大意题。文章第六段是关键信息段。我们都知道我们该做的事就是减肥，但是知易行难，一多半的人承认我们缺乏意志力。故Actions or Excuses?为标题。
高考英语阅读理解真题3
[语篇解读]'本文为说明文。题材为介绍说明类。本文简要介绍了探戈舞的起源和发展。
1.D'细节理解题。根据第一段可知选D项。
2.C'细节理解题。由第二段第三句话“...so if a man didn't want to be left out，...”(因此如果一位男士不想被落下，他唯一的选择就是和另一个男士跳舞来吸引为数不多的女性的注意。)可知故选C项。
3.C'细节理解题。第三段中提到探戈舞传到巴黎，所以选C项(法国)。
4.B'主旨大意题。从第一段讲探戈舞的形成，到后面它的传播发展。可以得知B项(探戈舞的发展历史)为最佳标题。
高考英语阅读理解真题4
[语篇解读]'本文为说明文，题材为科普知识类。婴儿究竟能不能感知数量呢?科研人员对此进行了实验研究。
1.B'细节理解题。研究人员在婴儿眼前摆放带有不同数目黑点的卡片，以测试婴儿对数量的视觉反应。
2.D'细节理解题。根据第二段第四句可知，卡片上物品的数目而不是物品本身的变化对婴儿的视觉产生了影响。故选D项。
3.C'推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句(这种效果甚至在不同的感官之间转换)，再结合下文关于鼓声的实验，可推断出答案选C，即研究人员在进一步做实验，以测试婴儿对数量变化所做出的反应。
4.D'推理判断题。文章通过研究人员的实验，来证明婴儿具备感知数量的能力。故这篇文章最有可能出自一篇科学报告，而非科幻小说、儿童文学和广告。
高考英语阅读理解真题5
[语篇解读]'本文为记叙文，题材是文学与艺术类。为了把二战后的欧洲重新联合起来，1947年一些当时著名的艺术家在爱丁堡举办了一次大型的艺术活动。没想到该活动得到了长足发展，规模越来越大。
1.A' 细节理解题。根据第一段的The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.可知该项活动的目的是将欧洲再次联合起来，故选A项。
2. D'细节理解题。根据第三段中的...in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform...可知这些不请自来者也想参加这个节日的活动，故选D项。根据第三段最后的a public house disused for years可排除A项;文中没有提及他们是来接受挑战的，故排除B项;也没有提及他们认为自己是非常有名的，故排除C项。
3.B'细节理解题。根据第四段的描述：...Edinburgh University，and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham...可知后来的都是大学生，故选B项。
4.D'推理判断题。根据最后两段所列举的一些数字我们可以推断出该节日规模在不断增长，故选D项。
高考英语阅读理解真题6
[语篇解读]'本文为记叙文，讲述了一只名叫Grace的海豚勇敢面对困难的故事。
1.C'细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life.‘Is she going to make it?’Her trainer，Abbey Stone，feared the worst.”可知此题应选择C项。
2.C'推理判断题。根据文章第四段和第五段的描述可知这条人造的尾巴是帮助Grace游泳的，故此题选择C项。
3.D'推理判断题。通读全文，Grace从一开始生死未卜，到失去尾巴，再到最后有一个更加快乐的结局可以看出Grace的故事能够激励人勇敢地面对困难，故选择D项。
高考英语阅读理解真题7
[语篇解读]'本文为说明文。题材属学校生活类。文章介绍了如何使用Stockholm大学的图书馆。
1.A'细节理解题。根据文章第二段的The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading...可知A项正确。
2.B'细节理解题。根据文章第三段的you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as...可知B项正确。
3.C'推理判断题。根据文中Groupstudy Places部分第二段的you need an active University account and a valid University card可推断出学生必须先在大学里注册，故选C项。
4.D' 细节理解题。根据文章Storage of Study Material部分中When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分)，you may rent a locker...可知D项正确。
5.D'推理判断题。根据文章最后一部分可知选D项。
高考英语阅读理解真题8
[语篇解读]'本文为议论文。题材为个人情感与人际关系。文章介绍了随着我们年龄的增加和对成功追求压力的加大，我们逐渐忽略了身边快乐的存在。在生活中容易满足的人会更快乐。
1.A'细节理解题。由第一段的...，which seems to get rarer the older we get.可知，我们年龄越大，快乐就会越少。故选A项。
2.C'推理判断题。第五段主要讲了作者对快乐的理解：我们越享受我们所拥有的，我们就会越快乐。第六段主要讲了作者的一次经历，孩子和丈夫的吵闹声也让作者感受到了快乐。所以从这两段我们可以得知作者很容易从日常生活中感到快乐。故选C项。
3.D'推理判断题。本段心理学家认为快乐的来源是有可以享受的休闲时间和令人满意的工作。而作者的奶奶对于心理学家认为的快乐来源都没有，但是有自己的朋友和亲人，这或许是让奶奶满意也是快乐的事情。故选D项(奶奶的快乐来自于对生活适度的期盼。)。
4.B'推理判断题。第八段告诉我们：在每个领域我们有太多的选择和追求成功的压力，我们已经把快乐变成了另外一个东西，甚至把它等同于财富和成功，但是我们没有注意到其实拥有财富和成功的人不一定更快乐。故选B项。
5.D'推理判断题。本篇文章的中心段是最后一段。在最后一段作者指出我们的快乐不是去期望我们没有得到的东西，而是要享受我们所拥有的。故选D项。
[长难句] When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.当我们被问及快乐的时候，我们经常会想到一些不同寻常的东西，一种完全的愉悦，而这种快乐随着我们年龄的增大似乎变得越来越少了。
When(we are) asked about happiness，相当于一个由when引导的运用省略的时间状语从句;an absolute delight是前面something extraordinary的同位语;which引导的是一个非限制定语从句，先行词是something extraordinary，在定语从句中作主语。
高考英语阅读理解真题9
[语篇解读]'本文为记叙文，题材为个人情感与人际关系。文章通过讲述“我”看牙医的一次经历，揭示了在解决问题时要学会换位思考的道理。
1.D'推理判断题。根据第一段中早上“我”不但和朋友发生了争吵而且牙疼痛难忍这些描述可推断当时“我”很烦躁，故选D项。cheerful快活的，兴高采烈的，高兴的;nervous紧张的;satisfied满意的;upset烦乱的，不高兴的。
2.A'细节理解题。根据第三段中“What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice?”可知“我”对牙医这么快就能给我治牙感到很疑惑，故选A项。
3.B'细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it：on the ceiling.”可知答案为B项。
4.C'推理判断题。由牙医站在患者的角度在天花板粘贴图画这一事件“我”开始明白了朋友所说的“The trouble with you is that you won't put yourself in my place. Can't you see things from my point of view?”这一句话的内涵：换位思考，故选C项。A：趁热打铁;D：患难见真情。