1、 阅读组 张琳 原创 高考英语阅读理解一般取材于原版英语文章，地道的语言表达， 丰富的句式是其总体特点。抑扬顿挫的阅读口感和美妙的句子结构 常常使得文章表述更紧凑，殊丌知这可苦了高考的考生们。高考中 的阅读理解，无论细节理解题、词义猜测题、推理题，还是主旨题 常都涉及些对长难句的考查。对于全国大部分省份来说，想要考 上清华、北大，英语必须在 140 分以上。而高考阅读理解正是这决 定性的因素，大多数高分学生都是在完形和阅读理解上失分。为了 能更好地帮助到同学们，今天小编就总结了 2017 年高考英语里决定 你是否能上 140 分的一些长难句，快好好学习一下吧！ 2017 年全国统一考试年全国统
2、一考试英语英语（新课标（新课标 I） 阅读理解 C 篇 Despite the celebrations, though, in the U. S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations. 然而，虽然有这些庆祝活动，但是在美国，爵士乐的听众持续 减少，且听众越来越老龄化。爵士乐已经与年轻一代脱节。 阅读理解 D 篇 Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet,
3、securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheets center down with a rock. 然后，把塑料薄膜铺在洞上，用土压住塑料薄膜的边，把一块石 头放在覆盖膜的中间，把它压下去。 Ground water evaporates and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup. 地下水蒸发，水蒸汽凝结在塑料薄膜上，形成小水滴，小水滴沿
4、 着塑料薄膜滴到杯子里。 2017 年全国统一考试英语 II 阅读理解 B 篇 The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. 我俩的友谊一直延续到那部戏之外。虽然我们的年龄有差异，但 是我们的表演都有剧场和
5、电视直播的特点，正是因为如此，才有了 四年之后的骗中骗。 阅读理解 D 篇 Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the tables are turned. The attacker who was lunching n
6、ow becomes lunch. 一些植物发出味道难闻的气味以此来驱赶昆虫。但是一些植物做 双重工作。它们发出特定的香味以此来吸引别的昆虫，这些昆虫是 正在袭击它们的昆虫的天敌。一旦这些昆虫被吸引过来，那情况就 反转了。正在吃午餐的昆虫变成了它们天敌的盘中餐。 七选五 If youre in the other persons office or in a public area, its much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your spa
7、ce even after explaining how busy you are。 如果在另一个人的办公室或者是一个公共场所，就更容易脱身回 去工作。而如果在你自己的地方谈话的话，即使你向他人解释了你 有多忙，也不那么容易脱身。 2017 年全国统一考试英语试卷 III 阅读理解 C 篇 The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.
8、 在是否把灰狼重新也引进到这个国家的其它地方这一决定上，黄 石公园的灰狼项目对于生物学家来说是一次很有价值的尝试。 阅读理解 D 篇 Research shows that giving up driving is one of the key reasons for a fall in health and well-being among older people, leading to them becoming more isolated and inactive. 研究表明放弃驾驶是老年人健康和幸福水平下降的一个主要原因， 这导致他们更加的孤独和懈怠。 But we all have
9、 to accept that as we get older our reactions slow down and this often results in people avoiding any potentially challenging driving conditions and losing confidence in their driving skills. 但是我们也都要承认，随着我们变老，我们的反应会变慢，这 就导致人们回避具有潜在挑战性的驾驶状况，并对他们的驾驶技能 失去信心。 For example, most of us would expect older d
10、rivers always go slower than everyone else but surprisingly, we found that in 30mph zones they struggled to keep at a constant speed and so were more likely to break the speed limit and be at risk of getting fined. 例如，我们大多数人会认为老年司机驾驶速度比其他人慢，但 是令人意料之外的是，我们发现在限速每小时 30 英里区域，老年人 会很难以恒速驾驶汽车，因此也更有可能超速，面临被
11、罚款的风险。 七选五 But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day. 但是一项最新的研究表明，在周末多睡只会让你在接下来的一 周困意连连。无论在哪天，都坚持你的上床时间和起床时间， 2017 年北京高考英语试题 阅读理解 B 篇 TOKNOW makes complex ideas attracti
12、ve and accessible to children, who can become involved in advanced concepts and even philosophy and they will soon discover that TOKNOW feels more like a club than just a magazine. TOKNOW 杂志使复杂的观念引人入胜且对于儿童来说也通俗易懂。 儿童能够参与更深入的概念，甚至是哲学。他们很快会发现 TOKNOW 更像是一个俱乐部，而不仅仅是一本杂志。 Every month the magazine introdu
13、ces a fresh new topic with articles, experiments and creative things to make the magazine also explores philosophy and wellbeing to make sure young readers have a balanced take on life. 每个月，TOKNOW 杂志通过文章，实验和制作有创意的东西介 绍一个新的主题。它也探索哲学和幸福，达到让年轻的读者对生命 有着不偏不倚的态度的目的。 阅读理解 C 篇 This is called “herd immunity”
14、, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who cant be vaccinated for medical reasons, babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesnt work. 人们称它为“群体免疫”，群体免疫可以保护那些高危人群，包 括因为医学原因不能接种疫苗的人，太小而无法接种的婴儿，以及 疫苗在他们身上不起作用的人。 When some refuse vaccination and seek
15、a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger. 当一些人拒绝接种疫苗，只想坐享其成（指他们认为足够多的 人接种疫苗后产生的“群体免疫”能保护他们），免疫就会失效，每 个人都将处于更大的危险当中。 The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very small risk. 拒绝接种疫苗问题已经持续好几十年，一个真实存在的但是却 非常微小的风险导致了它的出现。 阅读理解阅读理解
16、 D 篇篇 Hollywoods theory that machines with evil minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly. The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) may become extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want. 好莱坞的这个理论-具有邪恶思想的机器人将驾驭大批杀手机器 人-是很幼稚的。
17、真正可能出现的情冴是: 人工智能可能会极其擅长 做某事，而这件事并丌是我们真正想要的。 For the machine, this quality is not in-born, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead. 对于机器来说，这个特点并丌是不生俱来的，也丌是人类赋予 的。它是一个简单事实的必然结果-如果机器死了，它就
18、无法实现 它的原始目标。 If we are not careful, then, we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard. 那么如果我们不格外小心，我们可能会和意志坚定的且目标不我 们的冲突的超高智商机器人来一场国际象棋对抗赛，而我们真实的 世界就是这个棋盘。 完形填空 She began
19、to host “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to contribute to the cause. 她开始举办“大老板”午餐会，在会上，她劝说当地的老板们为这 项公益事业做出贡献。 2017 年天津高考英语 阅读理解 B 篇 And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful o
20、n its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it. 现在当我看这幅照片时，我觉得她的出现使得这个景象生动有 趣。这个本身很美的风景因为这个女士而鲜活起来。 阅读理解 C 篇 Dobrindt wants three things: that a car always chooses property(财产) damage over personal injury; that it never distinguishes between humans based on age or race; and that if a human removes his or her hands from the driving wheel to check email, say the cars maker is responsible if there is a crash. 亚历山大想要三件事：在财产损失和人身伤害之间，车辆永远选 择前者；永远不以年龄和种族区分人；如果驾驶者双手离开方向盘， 比如说查邮件，这时如果发生碰撞事故，车辆的制造商负责。
