黑龙江省大庆市高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（5）.doc

黑龙江省大庆市2015高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（5）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【河北省唐山市2014高考英语一模试题】a how cool can libraries be in an era（时代）of ipods and kindles? more than you thinkonly if you know where to gocentral library: seattle, washington, united statesthe central library in seattle is modern and fashionable and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking toursit was designed by dutch architect rem koolhaas and american designer joshua ramustours began in 2006, two years after its openingthe library holds various art exhibitions, book signings and other events, while visitors can stop by the chocolate cart for a coffee and scan through the gift shop anytimetrinity college library: dublin, irelandthe trinity college library in dublin is the oldest library in ireland, founded in 1592 by queen elizabeth iit is the largest single library in the world, also known as the long room, which contains more than 200,000 0fthe librarys oldest booksthe long room houses one of the oldest harps（竖琴） in irelanddating to the 15th century, the old harp is the model for the symbol forelandgeisel library, university of california: san diego, united statesat first glance, it looks like a spaceshiparchitect william pereira, who helped design actual space launch facilities at cape canaveral in houston, texas, designed the library in 1970it has been featured in sci-fi films, short stories and novelsthe library hosts dinner in the library, which invites readers for cocktails, and also a special speech from distinguished authorstu delft library: the netherlandsthe library at the delft university of technology was constructed in 1997 and has more than 862,000 books, 16,000 magazine subscriptions and its own museumthe building itself exists beneath the ground, so you cant really see the actual librarywhat makes it interesting is the roof, which is a grassy hillthe roof covers 5,500 square metersand it has become one of the most striking and greenest structures in the area21which of the four libraries has the longest history?acentral librarycgeisel librarybtrinity college librarydtu delft library22what makes geisel library different from the others is thatafamous writers often deliver speeches therebit has a reoffer grassy hillcqueen elizabeth i founded the librarydit is the largest single library in the world23in central library, you canabuy souvenirscenjoy sci-fi filmsbdrink cocktailsdsee the old harp【参考答案】21. b 22. a 23. a 社会生活类阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。sometimes people call each other “scaredy-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? when a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream. although the cat doesnt realize this, its body is getting ready for action. if the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. it will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can. something like this also happens to people. when we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies go through many physical changes. our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. all of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. we, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run. human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. if we give way to our feelings, we can get into trouble. have you ever said something in angeror hit somebody and regretted it later? have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? it isnt always wise to express your feelings freely. does this mean that its smarter always to hide our feeling? no!if you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. physical illnesses can develop, and you can feel churned up inside. it can actually be bad for your health. feeling that you keep all bottled up inside dont just go away. its as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. you might not be able to see them, but before long youd smell them. and if you open the cupboard, chances are youd see little fruit flies hovering all over them. theyd be rotten. you can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard, you can hide them and you can pretend they dont exist, but theyll still be around. and at last youll have to deal with them, just like those bananas. 1. it is mentioned in the passage that human beings get into trouble because they_.a. are not as alert as animalsb. sometimes cant control their feelingsc. always do something wrong to other peopled. dont pay attention to their physical changes2. the underlined words “churned up”in the 5th paragraph mean “”.a. very shocked b. beaten heavilyc. very frightened d. disturbed badly3. the author wants to tell us in the last two paragraphs that_.a. youll not completely get away from your feelingsb. you should treat emotions as bananas in a cupboardc. feeling will gradually disappear when you hold them ind. it is good for your health to keep pleasant feelings inside4. the author writes this article in order to_.a. tell us that it isnt good to keep feelings insideb. give us some advice on how to express our feelingsc. make us deal with feelings in a wise wayd. make us know that it isnt always wise to express our feelings freely【参考答案】29.bdac 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【河北省石家庄市2014高考英语质量检测】amrsohama spoke to the graduates of martin luther king jrhigh school on saturday in her only high school commencement（毕业典礼）speech this year the ceremony took place in the gymnasium of tennessee state university the first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academe achievementswhile her success in college and law school led to 8 good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service my message to you today is that dont waste a minute living someone elses dream: she said it takes lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you wont find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net she said mlk reminded her of her own high school experience in chicagomy no1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me, she said”i wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievementunfortunately, schools like this dont exist for every kid she saidyou are blessed” the first lady told graduates that failure may be 8 part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become thats when you find out what youre really made of in those hard times, she saidbut you can only do that if youre willing to put yourself in position where you might fail overcoming difficulties has been the mark of many great people, she said, oprah was demoted（降职）from her first job as news reporter, and now she doesnt even need a last name, she said of media giant oprah winfrey and then theres this guy barack obama, i could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures he lost his first race for congress”，the first lady joked, and now he gets to call himself my husband“21when choosing her high school, mrsobama_ awas willing to meet challenges bwas pushed to make choice cfailed to find an ideal school dwanted to study law22by mentioning oprahs example, mrsobama wanted to tell graduates_ am start as a news reporter bto work hard to get promoted cto be brave enough to risk failing dnot to waste time doing what they dislike23what do we know about mrsohama from the text? athis was the first time she gave speech to graduates bshe complained about her school life in her speech cshe is a graduate of tennessee state university dshe is enthusiastic about public service24where can you probably find this text? ain a politics book bon news website cin 8 graduation paper don mrsobamas blog【参考答案】2124 acdb 较难题目特训：科普知识类“so what is quintura?” you may ask. “i like the search engine i currently use, my favorite search engine. why do i need anything else? my favorite search engine knows everything about every subject i am interested in and i can access all of the information available on the web with my favorite search engine.” “oh, yes!” we answer. “indeed! we have no doubt that you have chosen the best search engine for your own search purposes! we dont want you to part with your favorite yahoo, msn or google.” however, what if you think about searching in a different way. have you ever raked through the paper card index of a big library? you have to find the necessary letter (or their combination), take the correct drawer, and start sorting through the cards. ring any bells? after much time and effort, finally you find the long-awaited card! of course web search engines take away the laborious task of sifting (筛选) through paper index cards. and if you know the books exact author and title, either search is easy on the web or in a library. but what if you know only your general search scope? neither the authors name nor the book title. in a library, the only way out is to ask a librarian. but on the web, what do you do? you are on your own. until now, quintura is the very know-all librarian! imagine a conversation between you and the search engine you use most often, my favorite search engine (mfse). you: i need some books on physics. mfse: no problem. we have a lot of good literature. you: oh. . . so many of them! mfse: you asked for books on physics, here, ive found some more. you: no, i need only one branch of physics. mfse: but i have all the branches! thousands of books. choose whatever you want. you: but i need the branch on solid movement: acceleration, friction and so on. mfse: here they are. books on physics. . . now imagine beginning the same conversation with quintura (qu). you: i need some books on physics. qu: ok! we have a lot of good literature; what branch of physics