河北省邢台市高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练题7.doc

河北省邢台市2014届高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练题7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项中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。ait was one of the hottest days of the dry season. we had not seen rain in almost a month. the crops were dying. cows had stopped giving milk. the streams were long gone back into the earth. if we didnt see some rain soon we would lose everything.i was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when i saw my six-year old son, billy, walking toward the woods. he was obviously walking with a great effort. trying to be as still as possible. minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. this activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. finally, my curiosity got the best of me. i crept out of the house and followed him on his journey. he was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill the water he held in them. branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. he had a much greater purpose. as i leaned in to spy on him, i saw the most amazing site. several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. but billy walked right up to them. i almost screamed for him to get away. and i saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boys hand.i stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart i have ever known working so hard to save a life. as the tears that.rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. and more drops. and more. i looked up at the sky. it was as if god, himself, was weeping with pride. 26. why did the author follow her son?a.because there might be danger.b.because her son was doing a good deed.c.because she was curious.d.because she intended to help.【答案】c 【解析】细节理解题。根据finally, my curiosity got the best of me.作者处于好奇，跟随着儿子进入森林，故选c。27. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?a. rain was in great need.b. there were few trees in the woods.c. billy carried water with his small hands.d. billy walked into the woods and then returned over and over again.【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据branches and thorns slapped his little face在森林里走树枝和荆棘打脸可推出森林的树木较多，故选b。28. what billy did mainly showed that he was _.a. caring b. beautiful c. childlike d. brave【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。caring爱心的；beautiful漂亮的； childlike孩子似的； brave勇敢的。根据lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boys hand.及i stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart i have ever known working so hard to save a life.由于天旱河流枯竭动物们不能找到水喝，快喝死了，故选a。29. which is the correct order of the development of the story?the author was moved to tears.billy fed the water to the baby deer. billy walked towards the large deer. it began to rain.the author followed billy into the woods.a. b： c. d. 【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据i crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.所以必须5开头的选项故排除ab；several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. but billy walked right up to them.及 lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boys hand.他走向大鹿然后去喂小鹿水，故排除d，文章最后作者被感动的流下了眼泪，最后天开始下雨，故选c。30. at the end of the story, the author might experience different feelings except that _a. billy was a pride.b. god was touched by billys activity.c. it was worthwhile to have given birth to billy.d. the rain should have dropped earlier.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。as the tears that.rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. and more drops. and more. i looked up at the sky. it was as if god, himself, was weeping with pride. 因为天旱了太长的时间，早应该下雨这不是作者的不同的感觉这应该是以前就有的感觉，故选d。较难题目特训：介绍说明类-5the government of norway is planning to build an unusual storage center on an island in the arctic ocean. the place would be large enough to hold about two million seeds. the goal is to represent all crops known to scientists. the british magazine new scientist published details of the plan last month. the structure will be designed to protect the worlds food supply against nuclear war, climate change and other possible threats. it will be built in a mountain on the norwegian island of spitsbergen. the mountain is less than one thousand kilometers from the north pole, the northernmost position on earth.an international group called the global crop diversity trust is working on the project. the director of the group, cary fowler, spoke to new scientist. he said the project would let the world rebuild agriculture if in his words “the worst came to the worst”. norway is expected to start work next year. the project is expected to cost three million dollars. workers will drill deep in the side of a sandstone mountain. temperatures in the area never rise above zero degrees celsius. the seeds will be protected behind concrete walls a meter thick and high-security doors.the magazine report says the collection will represent the products of ten thousand years of farming. most of the seeds at first will come from collections at seed banks in africa, asia and latin america. to last a long time, seeds need to be kept in very low temperatures. workers will not be present all the time. but they plan to replace the air inside the storage space each winter. winter temperatures on the island are about eighteen degrees below zero celsius. the cold weather would protect the seeds even if the air could not be replaced.mr. fowler says the proposed structure will be the worlds most secure gene bank. he says the plant seeds would only be used when all other seeds are gone for some reason.norway first proposed the idea in the 1980s. but security concerns delayed the plan. at that time, the soviet union was permitted use of spitsbergen. new scientist says the plan won united nations approval in october at a meeting in rome of the food and agriculture organization.55. the project is meant to_. a. increase the worlds food production in the futureb. carry out some scientific experiments on plant genesc. protect crop seeds from dying out in case of possible disastersd. build an exhibition centre of the worlds plant seeds56. which of the following statements is true according to the above passage?a. the government of norway will perform the project alone.b. seeds to be collected there were produced ten thousand years ago.c. spitsbergen is chosen because it is away from the threat of unclear war forever.d. temperature is a major consideration when choosing the storage place.57. we can infer from the text that_.a. people will get newly-developed seeds from the center every yearb. the storage center will greatly promote the development of world agriculturec. norway meant to have built the storage centre more than 20 years agod. there havent been any seed storage centers in the world before58. what is probably the best title of the passage?a. noahs ark of plant seeds in planb. the best place to store seedsc. concerns of world food supplyd. a new way to feed the world【参考答案】5. 55-58 cdca较难题目特训：介绍说明类-6book reviews can be a great foot in the door if youre looking to get your writing published somewhere. most magazines, whether online or print, will include book reviews about books that tackle the topics the magazine discusses. also, most editors and staff writers are usually too busy to read books and review them themselves (unless they are specifically assigned to a book review column). therefore, writing book reviews can be a great way to get started with a writing career.many people that are reading your review may not know anything about the book youre reviewing. instead of making them go find information on their own by searching for the book title, start out with a little description of the book. make sure you avoid too long of a summary, though, because if too much of your article is a summary of the book, it wont be interesting. start with a short paragraph or so that hits all the major points but doesnt give too much away. you dont want to tell your reader everything about the book, because then they wont have to read it at all. just give enough information so your reader is interested in reading the book.some magazines like to publish book reviews that are completely objective（客观的）. this means that they want a review of the book that doesnt share your opinion and that in which your opinion isnt obvious from reading what you wrote. if you hated a book, it might not be a great book to review. you probably want to review books that you enjoyed. this will give your review a positive spin. avoid gushing about how much you loved the book, however. you should not include your personal reaction to the book until the very end, where you include a sentence or two about whether or not you would recommend a book and to whom you would recommend it.a great way to get your review noticed is to look at a book through a specific lens. read the book as a feminist（女权主义者） would, for example, and talk about what a feminist might say to applaud or criticize the book. you can choose any number of lenses, and feminism is just one option. an economic lens, a family lens, the lens of a different nationality, or the lens of a child could all be interesting ways to look at a book. if you look at a book in this way, instead of just reading it and forming your own opinion, it will be much more interesting and marketable. this is especially the case if you look at a lens that relates to the subject of the magazine to which you are submitting. feminist magazines love book reviews about books read through a feminist lens, for example, because it pertains to their readership.another great way to write a book review is to talk about the writers style. anyone can pick up a book and read for the plot, but it takes an experienced writer to note interesting things about another writers style and write about them intelligently.67. whats the first paragraph mainly about?a. standards of good book reviews.b. benefits of writing book reviews.c. ways to get your writing published.d. topics usually discussed in magazines.68. which of the following is a characteristic of a good book review?a. including much information on a major point of the book.b. stating clearly the writers opinion of the book.c. giving a brief summary of the book.d. avoiding describing the book.69. the fourth paragraph is developed mainly by.a. giving examplesb. telling personal experiencesc. making comparisonsd. analyzing causes70. according to the text, only a skilled writer can.a. look at a book through a specific angleb. give an objective description of a bookc. find a book and understand its plot easilyd. pay close attention to another writers style【参考答案】6. 67-70 bcad阅读理解-bsurviving the boredom of a school day can be bad enough, but when you have to worry about school gangs as well its enough to make any student want to stay at home and under the covers! unfortunately, gang culture can be found in many british schools, and it brings with it negative, and dangerous, side effects. the presence of weapons at or near school, the appearance of graffiti on buildings and lockers, and pressure to blow off school work and exams all follow where the gangs lead. none of these things contribute to a good education, but for school gangs thats exactly the point - school is for being popular and having fun, not learning anything or preparing for the future. keep these tips in mind and say goodbye to school gangs.know your own mind. often it is those with low self-esteem and a poor self-image who become victims of school gangs. these students dont know their own mind or have a clear picture of what they would like to do in the future, so it is easy to be influenced by those who dont want to do any work today.keep yourself busy. school gangs often hang around at or near schools with no real reason. students who have nothing scheduled can easily be sucked into these groups, but if you are busy, busy, busy and always on the move there will be less chance that youll have the time to stay and play. choose your friends wisely. with a core group of like-minded friends, it is much easier to stay away from school gangs because you simply dont need them. remember that gangs are a source of power for members, but they can also be a source of intimidation.work hard and have fun. no one likes a teachers pet, but school gangs in particular hate them. work hard and have fun at school, but dont annoy anyone with extreme goody-two-shoes (伪君子） behaviour . school gangs can be a nightmare if you must deal with them constantly. stay away from gang hangouts and gang members, and dont involve yourself in any gang related activities.31. for the school gangs, school is _.a. where they are instructed to behave themselves.b. a good place to prepare for the future.c. where they win popularity and enjoy themselves.d. a place that contributes to a good education.【答案】c 【解析】细节理解题。根据school gangs thats exactly the point - school is for being popular and having fun,学校帮派是受欢迎的和玩地开心，故选c。32. from the authors opinion, gangs lead to the following problems in schools except _ .a. the presence of weaponsb. the appearance of robberyc. pressure to blow off school work and examd. students scare【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据the presence of weapons at or near school, the appearance of graffiti on buildings and lockers, and pressure to blow off school work and exams all follow where the gangs lead.及when you have to worry about school gangs as well its enough to make any student want to stay