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1、2018年高考英语真题分类汇编：记叙文类阅读理解一、阅读理解（共3题；共26分）1.（2018•卷Ⅲ）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。B Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportorriver.Peoplesettleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,is
2、nearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitspopulationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,wasunmappedwilderness(荒野).Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,and
3、twoyearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000. DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.Peoplewentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesupicyrivers.ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirty
4、feetofwetsnowthatcouldfallwithoutwarming.Anavalanche(雪崩)onceclosedthepath,killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,therewardswereworththedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.About100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives. Butnomatterhowri
5、chtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslikefoodandwoodwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadallbeenfound.Thecitywascrowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettlingdown,andwhentheyheardtherewerenewgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawsonCityasquickl
6、yastheyhadcome.Today,peoplestillcomeandgo—toseewheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.TourismisnowthechiefindustryofDawsonCity—itspresentpopulationis762.（1）WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity?A. Itsbusinessculture. B. Itssmallpopulation
7、.C. Itsgeographicalposition. D. Itsfavourableclimate.（2）WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson?A. Two-thirdsofthemstayedthere. B. Oneoutoffivepeoplegotrich.C. Almosteveryonegaveup. D. Halfo
8、fthemdied.（3）WhatwasthemainreasonformanypeopletoleaveD
