湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练(32).doc

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (32)a a little old couple walked slowly into mcdonalds on one zold winter evening. it seemed that they didn t come to the right place with the young families and young couples eating that night. the little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. the couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. there was one hamburger, one order of french fries and one drink. the little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. tie placed one half in front of his wife. then he carefully counted out the french fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. he took a sip at the drink and then set the cup down between them. as the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the crowd began to get restless. you could tell what they were thinking, that poor old couple. all they can afford is one meal for the two of them. as the man began to eat his french fries, one young man stood and came over to the old couple s table. he politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. the old man replied that lhey were jusl fine. they were used to sharing everything. as the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the young man could stand it no longer.again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food. after bbing politely refused again, he finally asked a question of the little old lady, ma am, why aren t you eating? you said that you share everything. what is it that you are waiting for? she answered, the teeth. 56. according to the 1st paragraph, the old couple_. a. enjoyed the scene outside the mcdonaht s b. didnt look suitable for the surroundings c. loved being with young families and couples d. liked the food in mcdonald s57. the little old man cut the plain hamburger in half because_. a. he couldnt finish eating it with one bite b. he was very careful with his food c. he ordered more than he could consume d. he wanted to share it wilh his wife58. the young man who offered to buy ihe old couple food was_. a. impolite b. stubborn c. sympathetic d. doubtful59. from the old lady s answer, we know that_. a. she was not interested in the food b. the couple suffered a terrible toothache c. the couple did share everything d. she gave an irrelevant answer b a long weekend is a great opportunity to do something a little different. many people use a long weekend for a geteway , a short trip to leave the stress of their everyday lives behind and explore, learn, or relax. hotel romance many hotels and resorts feature something special to start the getaway, such as champagnes, flowers, or a fruit basket in the room on arrival. getaway packages usually include a room with something special, a heart shaped bed, for example. additional benefits could be room service meals or other private dining, plus tickets or discounts fiw local attractions. visit a spa spa getaways can take place at a location that focuses only on spa services or at a hotel that offers a spa as one of its features. some spas emphasize treatments fit for their geographic area or a local attraction. a spa in a grape growing region might provide grape juice masks, or a hotel near a hot spring could offer mineral baths. most spas offer a range of massage, health and beauty treatments, so a spa getaway can be relaxing with other benefits. learn a skill a long weekend may not be enough time to become an expert at something new, but it provides a way for people to be gin their explorations. some organizations offer intensive courses that last two or three days. people with special interests can get away from their routines while learning such things as how to make beer, speak a new language, or take better photos. help others some organizations cooperate with businesses to have accommodations (住宿) and activities for short-term volunteers. most volunteer vacations involve ecology friendly or charity activities. a volunteer getaway is a way to relieve stress and help others at the stone time. stay in a national park for those who want to relax in a rural environment, a national park fits the bill. most national parks provide camping areas for tents attd trailers. several have cabins ( 小屋) within the parks available to rent. a getaway to a national park provides privacy, stress relief, and the time to get to know some important nalural resources. 60. the underlined word getaway in this passage most probably means_. a. an exciting exploration b. an interesting location c. a short vacation d. an unforgettable experience61. it can be learned from the text that_. a. spas are offered in the tourisl auractions all over the country b. intensive courses of some organizations help people get away from home c. helping others at weekend makes people feel more stressful d. people may get close to nature in a national park62. which of the following can be rented in a national park? a. cabins. b. trailers. c. camping areas. d. tents.63. the best title of the passage can be_. a. away front our busy work b. good ways to relieve stress c. enjoy life and help others d. long weekend getaway ideas c once dr. mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students. the case at hand was a guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems. his condition was not improving, and there was not much hope that he would live. dr. mellinkoff asked to see the patient. he introduced himself in spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt. the patient smiled and said everything was all right. then the doctor asked if he was able to eat. the patient said that he had no desire to eat. are you getting food you like? the patient said nothing. do you get the kind of food you have at home? the answer was no. the doctor put his hand on the mans shoulder and his voice was very soft. if you had food that you liked, would you eat it? yes, yes, the patient said. the change in the patients appearance couldnt have been more obvious. nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and had also been received. later, the doctor asked why the guatemalan man wasn t getting food he could eat. one of the students said, we all know how difficuh it is to get the kitchen to make special meals. suppose, the doctor replied, you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn t carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request? i would probably insist, the student said. very well , the doctor said. you might want to try the same method in the kitchen. it won t be easy, but i can help you. meanwhile, let s get some food inside this man as last as possible, and stay with it. or he ll be killed by hunger. by the way, there must be someone among you who can speak spanish. if we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him. three weeks later, doctor mellinkoff told me that the guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power. it takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them confortable. 64. the patient had no desire to eat because_. a. he was not hungry b. he was seriously ill c. he was given special meals d. he was not satisfied with the food 65. according to the passage, we can conclude that_. a. the patients native language was spanish b. the patients illness was caused by hunger c. dr. mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient d. the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient66. which of the following words can be used to describe dr. mellinkoff? a. gold. b. considerate. c. curious. d. careless.67. what do you think dr. mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case? a. doctors shouhl be good at foreign languages. b. doctors should know their patients real problems. c. doctors should tqy to improve their medical skills. d. doctnrs shouht have a good relationship with their patients. d the amount of carbon taken in by growing plants increased from 1982 to 1999 as temperatures rose and the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased. but a new study in friday s edition of the journal science found a drought-related decline in such plant growth from 2000 to 2009,even though temperatures continued to climb. as drought caused by warming reduces the lands ability to take in carbon,the result could be more cmbon dioxide left in the atmosphere, and thus more warming, zhao maosheng from ,the university of montana explained in a telephone interview. this is a pretty serious warning that warmer temperalures are not going to endlessly improve plant growth, co-author steven running,also from the univerity of moutaua, said in a statement. we see this as a bit of a surprise,and potentially significant on a policy level because previous interpretations suggested global warming might actually help plant growth around the world, he said. instead, he and zhao found a small but measurable decline of about 1%, compared to a 6% increase in the past decade. their study,based on the data collected by nasa satel-lites,found that north areas continued to increase plant growth,thanks to warmer temperatures and a longer growing season. someone commented,“ this past decades net decline in earthly productivity suggests that a complex relationship between temperature,rainfall,cloudiness,and carbon dioxide, probably in combination with other factors such as nutrients and land management,will determine future patterns and trends in productivity.68.from the first paragraph,we can.1earn_in the recent decade or so. a. the emission of carbon hasnt been reduced b. drought has been causing loss of soil and water c.carbon dioxide levels have been rising d.the rise of temperature doesnt promote the plant growth 69.zhao maosheng really worried that_ . a.more and more land will be abandoned b. the climate becomes warmer and warmer c.the emission of carbon dioxide increases d.drought fu rther reduces the number of the plants 70. wej can infer from the passage that _. a.global warming will determine thefuture productivity b.various factors play a key role jointly on future productivity c,earthly productivity actually increased in the past decade d. temperature rise has had no effect on future productiviy patterns 【解题导语】 一对老年夫妇在一家麦当劳店里把买的食物两人均等分享，旁人都以为他们支付不起两份饭钱。一个好心的年轻人看到这一情景，主动要给这对老人买一些食物，但却遭到这对老年夫妇的礼貌拒绝这是为什么呢? 56b细节理解题。由文章第一段中的第二：句可知，因为那天晚上在麦当劳吃饭的都是年轻家庭及夫妇，所以这对老年夫妇在那里吃饭好像不合适。57d推理判断题。由文章第四段中”they were used to sharing everything”可推知这对老人共享所有的东西，此时他也给他的妻子分一半汉堡。58c推理判断题。根据第四至第六段内容可知这位年轻人两次主动要求为他们买饭，但都遭到了拒绝，由此推知这位年轻人很富有同情心。 59c推理判断题。从最后一段老妇人的回答可知，他们共用一套牙齿，再结合下文他们把饭分成均等份共享课推知他们的确共享一切事物。 【解题导语】 关于怎样度过长长的周末，作者提出一些好的建议，如hotel romance，visit a spa，learn a skill，help others，stay in a national park等。60c猜测词义题。由第一段中的“a getaway，a short trip to leave the stress of their everyday lives behind and explore，learn，or relax”可知getaway是让人放松的短旅程，故选c项。61d推理判断题。从最后一段中的“relax in a rural environmentget to know some important natural resources”可知在国家公园人们可接近自然。62a 细节理解题。从文章最后一段中的“several have cabins (小屋)within the parks available to rent”可直接得出答案。63d主旨大意题。从文章第一段中的”a long weekend is a great opportunity to do something a little differentmany people use a long weekend for a getaway”可知d项符合题意。该标题要突出文章两项内容：第一long weekend，第二就是在周末 所做的事(getaway)。 【解题导语】drmellinkoff用一个真实的病例告诉他的学生：作为一名医生，要深入了解病人的病因，除了给他们以药物治疗外，还要和他们多交谈，了解他们所需，让他们心情舒畅。64d推理判断题。根据drmellinkoff和病人的对话可知，当问他有没有喜欢吃的东西时。他说没有，而当问他如果有他喜欢吃的东西，他吃不吃时，他说了两个”yes”。65a推理判断题。第二段第二句话告诉我们：drmellinkoff用西班牙语和那个病人交流；另外，倒数第二段中drmellinkoff要求会说西班牙语的学生去和那个病人交流。由此可推知a项正确。66b推理判断题。通读全义可知，drmellinkoff是一个很体贴的(considerate)人。他和病人谈话后得知，病人不喜欢吃医院里的饭菜，于是他便要求学生想法去厨房给病人做他喜欢吃的食物；倒数第二段中，他安排会讲西班牙语的学 生和病人沟通，以了解他的需要；文章最后一句话中他的观点不仅仅要用药物给病人治病，还要和他们沟通，以让他们感到舒服，这些都表明drmellinkoff是一个体贴的人。67b推理判断题。drmellinkoff和那位本来好像已经是”病入膏肓”的病人淡话后发现，其实他身体没有什么大问题，只是无法吃下医院的饭菜，对他”对症下药”之后三周后这个病人便康复出院。他通过这个病例显然是为了告诉他的学生们，要了解病人的真正问题。 【解题导语】 一项研究表明：气候温暖不能无止境地帮助植物生长，气候温暖所造成的干旱降低了土地对二氧化碳的吸收能力，结果使大气中的二氧化碳的含量不断上升。68d细节理解题。由文章第一段中的”a drought related decline in such plant growth from 2000 to 2009，even though temperatures continued to climb”可知近十年气温的上升并没有促进植物的生长。69b细节理解题。由文章第二段中的”the result could be more carbon dioxide left in the atmosphere，and thus more warming”可知zhao maosheng真正担心的是气候将变得越来越温暖。70b推理判断题。由文章最后一段中的内容可推知各种因素共同影响将来的生产力，故选b项。河南省郑州市2012届高考信息卷（三）（英语）（附解析）aevery week, more children arrive to work in the hundreds of primitive mines in the bush. here they suffer long hours at dangerous jobs, getting gold from the dirt with mercury(水银). one of them is a 12-year-old boy named saliou. momodou is just 13 years old. this is a region of africa where boys of salious age are expected to earn money for their families. he works in a bush mine on the senegal-mali border in the village of tenkoto. according to the un, mining is one of the worst forms of child labor. however, the laws are seldom enforced.children travel from mine to mine, moving with the gold. the ap reports that 6 months after saliou arrived in tenkoto, it was decided that the mine was nearly empty. so he and the boys walked for more than a week, crossed the senegal border and arrived at another mine in mali. the world health organization says that mercury can affect the brain. its especially dangerous for children since their nervous systems are still developing. typical symptoms of mercury include mental retardation, loss of balance, blindness and loss of hearing. the buyers step in offering about $19 per gram. once the deals are done, the gold is taken to the capital of mali. there the price for gold is almost $23 a gram, nearly $4 more than the buyers pay the miners. “united nations mining experts guess that 10-20% of the thousands of mine workers in west africa are children. for saliou, the work in the mines goes on. he says he dreams that one day hell own something made of gold.41. why do the boys like saliou go to work in the mines?a. they go there to play.b. they go there to find gold.c. they go there to buy gold.d. they go there to make a living.42. how much money can saliou get if he offers the buyers about 2 gram gold?a. $23 b. $46 c.$38 d.$1943. what are the typical symptoms of the mercury if the children are affected?a. loss of balanceb. mental retardationc. blindness and hearingd. all of the above44. whats the writers attitude towards the situation of child labor in africa?a. children like to work there.b. the laws must be enforced it.c. it is right for children to work.d. it is not referred to in the passage. b tokyo tower has been made famous by its appearance in many movies and cartoons. tokyo tower is really one of few icons of tokyo, whose design is based on the eiffel tower in paris, france. the tower is 333 meters tall, making it the worlds highest self-supporting iron tower, though it is far lower than cntower, moscowtvtower or orientalpearltower.unlike the eiffel tower, tokyo tower is located in the middle of a city block. the tower only weighs about 4000 tons, which is extremely light compared to the 10,100 ton eiffel tower, and it is painted in white and orange according to aviation(航空) safety regulations. from dusk to 11 pm, the tower is brilliantly illuminated(照亮) in orange. the lighting is occasionally changed for special events; for the japan premiere(公演) of the matrix, for instance, the tower was lit in green.in the 1950s, japan was looking for a monument to symbolize its advantage as a global economic powerhouse. the tokyo government decided to build its own eiffel tower. it was completed by the takenaka corporation in 1958 at a total cost of 2.8 billion. at the time it was built it was the tallest structure in tokyo, but it has since been replaced by several buildings in the shinjuku and ikebukuro districts. although it chiefly functions as a radio and television broadcasting antenna(天线), the tower is best known as a tourist destination.tokyo tower can be seen from many points in tokyo; recently, one of the best advantage points for viewing the tower has been the roppongi hills complex. the tower can also be viewed from tokyo bay and from the east gardens of the imperial palace.45. which is tokyo towers design based on?a. the eiffel towerb. cntower c. moscowtvtower d. orientalpearltower46. why is tokyo tower painted in white and orange?a. because it is prepared for special events.b. because it is more beautiful.c. because it prevents itself from terrorists attack.d. because it is safe for planes.47. what can we learn from the third paragraph?a. tokyo tower was built for the symbol of japans economic position.b. tokyo tower is still the highest structure in tokyo.c. tokyo tower is best known for its television broadcasting.d. tokyo tower cost the government so little money.48. what can be the b