河北省邢台市高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练题35 .doc

河北省邢台市2014届高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练题35阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aa mouse happened to look through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “what food might this contain?” the mouse wondered. but he was sad to discover it was a mousetrap.back to the farmyard, the mouse announced this warning; “there is a mousetrap in the house! there is a mouse trap in the house!”the hen clucked (咯咯地叫) and scratched, raised her head and said, “mr. mouse, i can tell this is a great concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. i cannot be bothered by it.”then the mouse turned to the pig. the pig sympathized, but said, “i am so very sorry, mr. mouse, but there is nothing i can do about it but pray. be assured you are in my prayers.”then the mouse turned to the cow and repeat the same words. the cow said, “moo, mr. mouse. im sorry for you, but its no skin off my nose.”so, the mouse returned to the house, head down and sadly faced the farmers mousetrap alone. that very right a sound was heard throughout the house the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey (猎物). the farmers wife rushed to see what was caught. in the darkness, she did not see it. it was a poisonous snake whose tail was caught in the trap. the snake bit the farmers wife. the farmer rushed her to the hospital. when she returned home, she still had a fever.everyone knows fresh chicken soup is good to treat a fever. so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard. the hen was killed.but his wifes sickness continued. friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. to feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.the farmers wife did not get well but died. so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide enough meat for all of them for the lunch.the mouse looked upon it all from his hole in the wall with great sadness.26what surprised the mouse when looking through the hole?athe farmer and his wife.ba dangerous mousetrap.ca package with food in.da poisonous snake.【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据but he was sad to discover it was a mousetrap.老鼠惊奇地发现了一个扑鼠器，故选b。27what did the mouse do when it returned to the farmyard?ait had a warn talk with his friends.bit warned its neighbors of the danger.cit argued with its neighbors loudly.dit tried hard to cheer its neighbors.【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据back to the farmyard, the mouse announced this warning;老鼠警告大家有危险，故选b。28which of the following is not mentioned in the story?athe hen was sure that it neednt be bothered by it.bthe pig only expressed its sympathy for the mouse.cthe farmers wife was bitten by the poisonous snake.dthe farmers neighbors came to his home for meat.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide enough meat for all of them for the lunch.农民的邻居来他的家参加他的妻子的葬礼，这位农民杀了牛来招待大家吃肉，故选d。29what does the underlined sentence “but its no skin off my nose” in paragraph 5 mean?ait is none of my business.bit is out of the question.cit doesnt affect my smell.dit is not interesting at all.【答案】a【解析】句意理解题。根据im sorry for you既然牛这样说对不起，就能推测他无能为力，也不管它的事，故选a。30which of the following can best express the moral of the story?amind works faster in time of danger.bnever put your nose into others business.cwe should pull together in time of trouble.dout of sight, out of mind.【答案】c 【解析】推理判断题。从这个寓言故事可知看似不管自己的事情却引起自己的灾难，所以无论谁遇到困难时大家齐心合力，共度难关。故选c。阅读理解-社会现象类(2013湖北，d)a german study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be worse.the paper, published this march in psychology and aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 germans between ages 18 and 96.the surveys were conducted every year from 1993 to 2003.survey respondents (受访者) were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10, among other questions.the researchers found that young adults (age 18 to 39) routinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middleaged adults (age 40 to 64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future.adults of 65 and older, however, were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction.not only did they feel more satisfied than they thought they would, the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio (比率) of disability and death for the study period.“we observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater risk of death within the following decade，” wrote frieder rlang, a professor at the university of erlangennuremberg.lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future.“seeing a dark future may encourage positive evaluations of the actual self and may contribute to taking improved precautions(预防措施)，”the authors wrote.surprisingly, compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes, respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline.also, the researchers said that higher income was related to a greater risk of disability.the authors of the study noted that there were limitations to their conclusions.illness, medical treatment and personal loss could also have driven health outcomes.however, the researchers said a pattern was clear.“we found that from early to late adulthood, individuals adapt their expectations of future life satisfaction from optimistic, to accurate, to pessimistic，” the authors concluded.5according to the study, who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction?aoptimistic adults. bmiddleaged adults.cadults in poor health. dadults of lower income.解析细节理解题。由文章第四段第一句话“the researchers found that young adults (age 18 to 39) routinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middleaged adults (age 40 to 64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future.”可知中年人可以更加精确地预测他们的未来。故选b项。答案b6pessimism may be positive in some way because it causes people_.ato fully enjoy their present lifebto estimate their contribution accuratelycto take measures against potential risksdto value health more highly than wealth解析细节理解题。由第六、七段中的关键信息“.people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions.”及“.contribute to taking improved precautions(预防措施).”可知对未来持悲观态度的人会对他们的行动更加小心并且采取一些预防措施，故选c项。答案c7how do people of higher income see their future?athey will earn less money.bthey will become pessimistic.cthey will suffer mental illness.dthey will have less time to enjoy life.解析细节理解题。由第八段第一句话“surprisingly, compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes, respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline.”可知工资高的人会预料他们未来工资的下降，故选a项。答案a8what is the clear conclusion of the study?apessimism guarantees chances of survival.bgood financial condition leads to good health.cmedical treatment determines health outcomes.dexpectations of future life satisfaction decline with age.解析推理判断题。由最后一段的最后一句话“we found that from early to late adulthood, individuals adapt their expectations of future life satisfaction from optimistic, to accurate, to pessimistic，the authors concluded.”可知对未来生活满意度的预测随年龄的增长而下降。答案d阅读理解-人文地理类(2013重庆，d)not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the atlantic ocean，an sshaped body of water covering 33 million square miles.the atlantic has，in a sense，replaced the mediterranean as the inland sea of western civilization.unlike real inland seas，which seem strangely still，the atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness.it is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.“storm at sea”，a short poem written around 700，is generally regarded as one of mankinds earliest artistic representations of the atlantic.when the wind is from the westall the waves that cannot rest to the east must thunder on where the bright tree of the sunis rooted in the oceans breast.as the poem suggests，the atlantic is never dead and dull.it is an ocean that moves，impressively and endlessly.it makes all kinds of noiseit is forever thundering，boiling，crashing，and whistling.it is easy to imagine the atlantic trying to draw breathperhaps not so noticeably out in midocean，but where it meets land，its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach.it mimics(模仿)nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature.it is filled with symbiotic existences，too：unimaginable quantities of creatures，little and large alike，mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony，giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat，a kind of subocean vitality.and it has a psychology.it has personalities：sometimes peaceful and pleasant，on rare occasions rough and wild；always it is strong and striking.9unlike real inland seas，the atlantic ocean is _.aalways energetic blacking in livelinesscshaped like a square dfavored by ancient poets解析细节理解题。从第一段中的“unlike real inland seas，which seem strangely still，the atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness.”可知，liveliness(精力充沛，活跃)与energetic近义，故答案为a项。答案a10what is the purpose of using the poem “storm at sea” in the passage?ato describe the movement of the waves.bto show the strength of the storm.cto represent the power of the ocean.dto prove the vastness of the sea.解析推理判断题。从诗歌下面的一段“as the poem suggests，the atlantic is never dead and dull.it is an ocean that moves，impressively and endlessly.it makes all kinds of noiseit is forever thundering，boiling，crashing，and whistling.”可知，这首诗主要向我们描述了海洋的强大力量。答案c11what does the underlined word “symbiotic” mean?aliving together. bgrowing fast.cmoving harmoniously. dbreathing peacefully.解析词义猜测题。划线单词所在的句子后边用了冒号，后边的内容是对前边句子的解释，从下文“unimaginable quantities of creatures，little and large alike，mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony”中的mix within等字眼可知，划线单词意为“共生的”，故a项符合要求。答案a12in the last paragraph，the atlantic is compared to _.aa beautiful and poetic placeba flesh and blood personca wonderful worldda lovely animal解析推理判断题。从最后一句“it has personalities：sometimes peaceful and pleasant，on rare occasions rough and wild；always it is strong and striking.”中可以看出，大西洋有个性：有时安静，有时野蛮等，把这些用来描绘人的词汇用来描写大西洋，所以此处把大西洋比喻成了一个有血有肉的人。答案b阅读理解-ball of us should keep a kitchen diary, showing how much food are left uneaten as garbage.we all waste food, you and me millions of tons of it. in china, enough food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people. in the united states, 40 percent of food is wasted from farm to fork. each year, the amount of food thrown away in rich countries is almost the same as that produced in sub saharan africa. this raises some important questions. in developing countries, food is lost because farmers do not have appropriate cooling, storage or market access for their crops. their grains, fruits and vegetables dry up and rot away. in developed countries, the picture is different, and food is wasted in supermarkets, restaurants and at home. china faces both problems, significant losses in farms, as well as at the sale and consumption stages. and the amount of food wasted by chinese consumers is rapidly increasing. consumer culture has filled china and urban residents can get quality food from anywhere in the country and from across the planet. chinese consumers are as particular about their food as those in other countries. in supermarkets, they refuse to buy vegetables that dont look fresh or have an irregular shape, or milk and other products close to their expiry (失败) date.besides, chinese consumers tend to be generous. in restaurants or at home, often too much food is ordered or cooked and served. so while trooping out of a restaurant, full and happy, with colleagues or friends, they never look back at whats left untouched on the table. should chinese consumers take more responsibility for the waste they create? everyone deserves to have enough food to eat. despite chinas impressive success in reducing hunger over the past three decades, the job is not completed yet.31ac