2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：120（含解析）
<p> 重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（120）（附解析） </p><p> 阅读理解。</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> “<span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="polisher">polisher</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bribe">bribe</span>(贿赂), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="polishers">polishers</span>”， <span word="including">including</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>—<span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span>. <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="Cromwell">Cromwell</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="as">as</span> ?<span word="applepolishing">applepolishing</span>?—?<span word="softsoaping">softsoaping</span>? <span word="or">or</span> ?<span word="butteringup">butteringup</span>?. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> ?<span word="softsoap">softsoap</span>? <span word="somebody">somebody</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="up">up</span>”. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flattery">flattery</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="praise">praise</span>—<span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p> <span word="Endless">Endless</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flattery">flattery</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrill">thrill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="flattery">flattery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nourishment">nourishment</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="laps">laps</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="flattery">flattery</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Canute">Canute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endless">endless</span> <span word="sickening">sickening</span> <span word="flattery">flattery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="courtiers">courtiers</span>(朝臣). <span word="They">They</span> <span word="overpraised">overpraised</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skies">skies</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="limitless">limitless</span> <span word="might">might</span>.</p>
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