把握全篇陈述的基本倾向，是做说明文阅读理解时的要点。下面是小编整理的高考英语阅读理解，欢迎阅读!
阅读理解【1】
There' s something magical about a summer garden — flowers，trees and even vegetables produce a garden that is attractive. Of course，as humans，we experience life through our five senses — one of those being our sense of smell. As you walk through a garden，the fragrances you experience are one of the most appealing aspects. So I ask you，what if something could take that away? How would you feel? Robbed? Disappointed?
Flowers are living species. In order for them to give off a fragrant scent (香味)，a large amount of energy is required. As rising temperatures reduce growth，flowers aren' t able to waste energy producing perfume.
Sure，we use flowers to extract (提取)fragrances，but flowers do not naturally produce these perfumes for us. Just as with shape and color，scent is an important quality in terms of attracting pollinators (传粉者).While taking a closer look，what a PhD student discovered was remarkable. Alon Cna' ani，a PhD student from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem，has found that a rise in temperature leads to reduced scent production. During his lab work，Cna’ ani noticed that when plants were exposed to rising temperatures， they suffered from a reduced production and emission (挥发)of scent. However，he showed that plants could prevent this bad effect by “ turning on” a specific gene. When this gene is expressed，production is increased，regardless of the temperature.
Although his findings are interesting，it’s all a bit strange. Turning on and turning off genes — doesn' t really seem that natural. Have we gotten to the point where we need to edit nature? Without pollination，what will happen? There are just far too many questions and not enough answers.
To add fuel to the fire，global warming is also threatening pollinator populations — not to mention the heavy pesticide (杀虫剂)use. Do not think that you cannot do your part. You may not be a large company with dozens of factories，but you do make choices each and every day.
25. Why did the author mention the magical garden in the first paragraph?
A. To introduce the topic. B. To show us a special experience.
C. To express his love for the garden. D. To stress the importance of fragrance.
26. When exposed to higher temperature，flowers_.
A. won' t blossom B. will grow healthily
C. will produce less scent D. will attract more pollinators
27. What’s the author’ s attitude to Cna’ ani’ s findings?
A . Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Uninterested. D . Negative.
28. What will be talked about next?
A. Ways to live a green life.
B. Importance of living a green life.
C. Suggestions on how to run a large company.
D. Measures the government should take to reduce global warming.
答案解析
(语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。全球变暧导致花朵释放的芬芳变少，未来我们可能会闻不到花的芳香。我们应该采取措施保护环境。
25. A【解析】推理判断题。文章第一段谈到花园是为了吸引话题。
26. C【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段a rise in temperature leads to reduced scent production 可知答案。
27. B【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段的内容可知作 者对于Cna’ani的发现是持怀疑态度的。
28. A【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段Do not think that you cannot do your part. You may not be a large company with dozens of factories， but you do make choices each and every day.可知作者接下来要讲的是对于改变气候保护环境的个人绿色生活方式的做法。
阅读理解【2】
Fortune presents a list of the highest-grossing (最高票房)cartoon movies of all time.
Frozen
If you are the parent of a girl under age 10 or so，then you do not need the plot of 2013' s Frozen summarized for you. The musical fantasy took in $362 million and your daughter has probably been more than happy to talk your ear off about it since its release.
Frozen brought many sing-along events at theaters and Frozen-themed birthday parties.
Monsters，Inc.
Monsters，Inc. is the story of two creatures that help power their hometown of Monstropolis with the screams of the children they scare. It features (以......为特点)the voices of John Goodman，Billy Crystal and Steve Buscemi， and is the rare children' s film that parents could actually enjoy along with their kids. It opened to huge box office totals in November 2001. It earned $290 million in its theatrical run.
Despicable Me 2
Released in 2010，the original Despicable Me took in $252 million. Naturally，this meant that there had to be a sequel (续集)，which was delivered to attract children in the summer of 2013.
Lovely children across this great nation returned to the theatres to have fun in the humorous acting of Gru ( voiced by Steve Carell) and the Minions. The movie earned $374 million and was also nominated (提名)for a Best Cartoon Feature Oscar. It lost，but the filmmakers could comfort themselves by crying into a pillow made of money.
Toy Story 2
The 1999 sequel to 1995' s commercially praised Toy Story，this second one finds Buzz Lightyear and the group trying to rescue their friend Woody from a cruel toy seller. It took in $246 million.
21. Which film could appeal to a nine-year-old girl most4?
A. Frozen. B. Monsters，Inc. C. Despicable Me 2. D. Toy Story 2.
22. Who provided voice for the character Gru in film Despicable Me 2 ?
A. John Goodman. B. Billy Crystal. C. Steve Buscemi. D. Steve Carell.
