高考英语阅读理解命题的趋势是“突出能力,侧重思维”。着重考查学生的观察、分析、对比、联想和判断等思维能力。为了帮助大家备考2017年高考英语阅读理解，小编整理了高考英语阅读理解100篇，下面是第23到24篇，希望能对大家有所帮助!
long journey
Daniel Boone was born in the United States in 1734. He didn't go to school and couldn't read, although he learned all about the forests, streams and hunting. He could move silently like an Indian leaving no marks. He loved to live alone in the woods where nothing frightened him.
When he grew up, he married and tried to settle down on a farm. A year later, however, he wasn't satisfied and decided to go into the unknown western lands, crossing the Appalachian Mountains. When he returned after two years, he became famous for his long journey. He brought valuable animal skins and told stories about the Indians.
After this, he chose to keep travelling to unknown places. Once he lost to the Indians in battle and was taken away. The Indians liked him and became his friends.
Daniel Boone died at the age of 86 . He is remembered as an explorer(探险者)and a pioneer who lived an exciting life in the early years of American nation.
1.Daniel Boone's early life was mainly spent in ______ .
A.learning about nature B.hunting with his friends
C.learning useful skills from the Indians
D.studying at home because he couldn't go to school
2.When he got married, Daniel Boone first planned to ______.
A. set up a large farm B.go on a journey with his wife
C. find food, new land for his farm D.live a peaceful life with his family
3.Daniel Boone became famous because ______ .
A.he travelled a lot in the western lands
B.he was very good at telling stories
C.he found better animal skins than others
D.he was the first to climb the Appalachian Mountains
4.Why did the Indians want to make friends with him?
A.Because they wanted to learn from him.
B.Because he wanted to make peace with them.
C.Because they wanted to make friends with white people. D.No reason is told in this article.
5.In this article, Daniel Boone is best described as ______ .
A.warm-hearted B.strong C.careful D.brave
答案：ADADD
future
Scientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean known as El Nino. The appearance of El Nino is known to affect the weather around the world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell about the future in different areas of the world.
One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe, Roger Buckland worked with them. They have found that when El Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no rain. This means corn crops in Zimbabwe are poor. The last El Nino was in 1991 to 1993.That was when southeastern Africa suffered a serious lack of rain.
The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication Nature. Their computer program can tell when an El Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent many people from starving.
1.El Nino is known as ______ .
A.the changing of the weather in southern Africa
B.the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean
C.the weather which brings drought(旱灾)to Africa
D.the weather phenomenon(现象)that brings heavy rains to Africa 2.Scientists study El Nino in order that ______ .
A.they can provide a kind of early warning to the place that will suffer from drought B.they can tell why Zimbabwe has little or no rain C.they can do some research work in this field.
D.they can put all this information into their computers. 3.Which of the following is true according to the article? A.Scientists come to understand how El Nino appears. B.Three scientists from the U.S.A. work on this subject.
C.Southern Africa suffered a serious drought and many people died from hunger. D.El Nino has something to do with Zimbabwe's crops.
4.Which of the following is not true according to the article? A.The computer is used in this research work.
B.Scientists know when an El Nino appears by means of computer program. C.The scientists published their results of the research work.
D.Nature is the name of the article written recently by the scientists. 5.Choose the best title for this article.
A.Appearance of El Nino Predictable(可预报的) B.Drought in Zimbabwe C.Early warning system D.Weather in Africa
答案：BADDA
