高考英语阅读理解分类集训（九类）高考英语阅读理解占有很大的分值，也是最容易拉分的部分。对阅读理解的考察不仅仅是单词量还有各类学科的知识。尤其是近几年的高考题，科技类、生活类、历史类等各种类型的文章都出现过。因此同学们在日常的学习中要注意经常阅读此类文章。以下是根据不同类型文章做的汇总。高考英语阅读理解专项训练-地理类高考英语阅读理解专项训练-故事类高考英语阅读理解专项训练-科技类高考英语阅读理解专项训练-历史类高考英语阅读理解专项训练-生活类高考英语阅读理解专项训练-习俗类高考英语阅读理解专项训练-自然类高考英语阅读理解专项训练-医学类高考英语阅读理解专项训练-新闻类高考英语阅读理解专项训练-地理类(1)Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide areawith its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a saltwater pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha” the land of fire. DeathValleys present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevadabecame lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story.Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument(纪念碑) and is crossed by severalwell-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by humansettlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing asthe frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the mostastonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil s Golf Course, where it seems hard forone to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures(沙雕) stand on a frightening ground, asevening shadows move and lengthen.1. _ is the lowest place in the desert.A. Tomesha B. Death ValleyC. Nevada D. Badwater2. The name of the valley comes from _.A. an Indian name B. the death of the minersC. the local people D. a National Movement3. From the passage we can learn that _.A. no one had ever known the desert before the minersB. its still not easy to travel across the desertC. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desertD. people have changed the natural sight of the desert4. Devil Golf Course is famous for _.A. the frequent wind B. the colors of the sandC. dream-like sights D. the sand sculptures5. From the passage we can see that the writer _ the Death Valley.A. appreciates B. is fearful ofC. dislikes D. is tired of【答案解析】本文介绍了美国的一个著名沙漠“死亡谷”名称的由来以及 “死亡谷”奇特的风光。1. D. 细节题。根据 and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea leveland the lowest point in the United States 可推知此题答案为 D。2. B. 推断题。根据 when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost inits unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story 可知“死亡谷” 的名称来源于这些迷路矿工的死亡。3. C. 推断题。根据 well-marked roads where good services can be found easily 可以判断 C 为最佳答案。4. C. 细节题。根据 where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知答案为 C。5. A. 推断题。根据 the special beauty of this placelike the sights on the moon ever-changingshowing the most unusual colors 等关键词语可以知道作者是带着赞赏的语气来描述“死亡谷”的。(2)The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed NewYork from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakeswith the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow intothe west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into thenations largest city.The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $ 7 143 789,but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and1882, when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $121 461 891.For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal whichcould join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal andcarried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly calledit “Clintons Ditch(沟)”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He andGovernor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they wereunsuccessful.Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817,broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. Asthe canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.1. We can see that the Erie Canal _.A. joined the Great Lakes togetherB. crossed New York from north to southC. played an important part in developing New York CityD. was the first waterway built in the US2. It can be inferred that _ into the Atlantic Ocean.A. the Great Lakes flowB. the Hudson River flowsC. Lake Erie flowsD. th