河北省邯郸市邯山区高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（9） (2).doc

河北省邯郸市邯山区2016高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（9）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。i once had a friend who was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends. however, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life. i think that when you find yourself in such situations, you tend to look up every possible way for hope of saving your life. as months went on and his health grew worse, i noticed an unexpected change in attitude that came over him. he had also been a happy person with a cheerful personality, but rather than give in to discouragement and selfpity, he took comfort in god and humanity. his talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife as something he was prepared for, believing that his concerned ancestors, including his mother and father, were there waiting for him. during the last few months, weeks, and days of his life, he was kindly cared for by family, friends, his loving wife, who looked after both his physical and emotional needs, and workers from a local hospice (安养院) came to the home to regulate his medication and provide any other needed support. he didnt complain about his fate, and he willingly allowed others to serve him. indeed, one might think why god allows death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others. you often cant learn these important attributes in the lap of luxury, and perhaps, such an experience is the greatest and final gift the illness can give those left behind. 1. which word can best describe the mans initial reaction as soon as he was diagnosed with cancer? asatisfied. bsurprised.cterrified. dconfused.2. what did the man do after he first learned of his illness? ahe was operated on immediately. bhe retired from his job.che researched cancer treatments. dhe felt sad, doing nothing. 3. what was the mans main source of comfort after several months with the disease? ahis family and friends. bhis belief in humanity. chis doctors encouragement. dthe care from others. 4. what did the author learn from his friends story? agiving more respect to friends. bextending life as possible. ccaring for yourself and enjoying luxury. dgetting comfort from god.解题导语本文主要讲述作者的朋友得了癌症，但是仍以一种乐观的心态对待自己的疾病，从最初的震惊到后来的积极面对人生的故事。1. 解析：选b。细节理解题。由文章第一段.the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends. 可知，他最初的反应是“震惊”，故选surprised。 2. 解析：选c。细节理解题。由文章第一段.he was initially determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life. 可知，他去寻找所有能够治疗疾病或延续他生命的方法。look into的意思是“调查”。3. 解析：选b。细节理解题。由文章第二段第二句. rather than give in to discouragement and selfpity, he took comfort in god and humanity. 及整个第二段可知，他主要的安慰是对上帝及人性的信仰。4. 解析：选a。推理判断题。由最后一段.but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others. 可以推断出，a项正确。【2013界广东省韶关市】 studying volcanoes is a demanding profession. hazel rymer frequently has to struggle through rainforests, climb to the top of mountains, then climb 200 metres into the crater of active volcanoes. but the 38-year-old volcanologist does her best to make it sound less alarming than it is. “driving to work is more risky,” she insists. “and the deepest i go into the crater of a volcano is about 300 metres,” she adds, trying to make it all sound as ordinary as taking the dog for a walk. hazel has been studying volcanoes for a long time, so its not surprising she is used to the danger. her interest in volcanoes began at school. a teacher gave her a book about pompeii. “i remember reading about the eruption of vesuvius and the destruction of the city,” she explains. “the thought of all those people just frozen in time had quite an effect on me and i am still excited by their dangerous beauty today.” nowadays, volcanoes are getting more and more unpredictable. there have been many changes in sea level caused by global warming and melting ice caps. these have resulted in some dormant volcanoes erupting, so studying them is more dangerous than ever before. hazel says that although she doesnt take any unnecessary risk she has had some frightening moments. her worst experience was on the slopes of mount etna in sicily, when she was slowly surrounded by lava. “i had a choice of walking ten hours to get around the lava flow or just walking across it,” she explains. she chose to pick a path across the cooler rocks in the lava stream. “i guess it was five metres. the flow was 1,000c, so if you hesitated your boots would begin to melt. it was scary, but it really was a practical decision - there wasnt time to do anything else.” and what about the future? “i havent been to the volcanoes in indonesia yet. and i would love to spend some time working in the antarctic,” she says. “i would also like to know why quiet lava flows erupt from some volcanoes and why other volcanoes go bang.” in other words, hazel rymer wont be exchanging her volcanoes for the relative safety of driving to work just yet. 36. hazels claim that “driving to work is more risky” than exploring volcanoes shows that _. a. people have exaggerated the dangers of volcanoes in the past b. hazel does not really understand the dangerous situations she puts herself in. c. there are many bad drivers in the place where hazel lives d. hazel is being modest and understating the dangers she faces 【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。由“but the 38-year-old volcanologist does her best to make it sound less alarming than it is.”和“ hazel has been studying volcanoes for a long time, so its not surprising she is used to the danger. ” hazel 是在谦虚的对他所面对的危险有意的轻描淡写。37. when did hazel first become interested in volcanoes? a. when she was visiting italy. b. when she was at school. c. when she was twenty. d. when she saw vesuvius. 【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。由第二段“ her interest in volcanoes began at school.”可知他第一次对火山感兴趣是在上学的时候。38. the underlined word “these” (in paragraph 3) refers to _. a. melting ice-caps b. volcanic eruptions c. changes in sea level d. higher temperatures 【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。由“there have been many changes in sea level caused by global warming and melting ice caps. these have resulted in”可知此题选c。39. when hazel was on mount etna she had to _. a. take a dangerous route b. take an unnecessary risk c. leave her boots behind d. walk for ten hours around the mountain 【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。由“hazel says that although she doesnt take any unnecessary risk she has had some frightening moments. her worst experience was on the slopes of mount etna in sicily,”及后面对这次经历的描述可知选a。40. in the future, hazel wants to _. a. revisit volcanoes she knows b. go on holiday to the antarctic c. find a less dangerous job d. discover new things about volcanoes 【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。由“i would also like to know why quiet lava flows erupt from some volcanoes and why other volcanoes go bang.”可知将来他要探索发现关于火山的新事物。passage thirty-two (the young generation) old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. the same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true. it has never been truer than it is today. the young are better educated. they have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. they grow up more quickly and are not so dependent on their parents. they think more for themselves and do not blindly accept the ideals of their elders. events which the older generation remembers vividly are nothing more than past history. this is as it should be. every new generation is different from the one that preceded it. today the difference is very marked indeed. the old always assume that they know best for the simple reason that they have been around a bit longer. they dont like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. and this is precisely what the young are doing. they are question the assumptions of their elders and disturbing their complacency. office hours, for instance, are nothing more than enforced slavery. wouldnt people work best if they were given complete freedom and responsibility? and what about clothing? who said that all the men in the world should wear drab grey suits and convict haircuts? if we ruin our minds to more serious matters, who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means, who said that human difference can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means? why have the older generation so often used violence to solve their problems? why are they so unhappy and guilt-ridden in their personal lives, so obsessed with mean ambitions and the desire to amass more and more material possessions? can anything be right with the rat-race? havent the old lost touch with all that is important in life? these are not questions the older generation can shrug off lightly. their record over the past forty years or so hasnt been exactly spotless. traditionally, the young have turned to their elders for guidance. today, the situation might be reversed. the oldif they are prepared to admit itcould learn a thing or two from their children. one of the biggest lessons they could learn is that enjoyment is not sinful. enjoyment is a principle one could apply to all aspects of life. it is surely not wrong to enjoy your work and enjoy your leisure; to shed restricting inhibitions. it is surely not wrong to live in the present rather than in the past or future. this emphasis on the present is only to be expected because the young have grown up under the shadow of the bomb: the constant threat of complete annihilation. this is their glorious heritage. can we be surprised that they should so often question the sanity of the generation that bequeathed it?1. which of the following features in the young is not mentioned?a. better educated. . more money and freedom.c. independence. d. hard work.2. what so the young reject most?a. values. . the assumption of the elders.c. conformity. c. conventional ideas.3. why do the young stress on the present?a. they have grown up under the shadow of the bomb. they dislike the past. c. they think the present world is the best.d. they are afraid of destruction.4. what can the old learn from the young generation?a. enjoyment is not sinful. . people should have more leisure time.c. men might enjoy life. d. one should enjoy ones work.vocabulary1. reminder 使共回想起某事的东西，提示者2. complacency 自鸣得意，自满情结3. take leave 擅自，任意，随意 i took leave to consider this matter settled. 请原谅我认为这事已经解决了。4. conformity 与一致，遵从5. guilt 有罪，内疚6. ridden （ride 的过去分词）受支配的，受压迫7. guilt-ridden 负罪感8. amass 积累，积聚9. a rat-race 激烈的竞争10. shrug off 对耸肩表示不屑一理，轻视，摆脱11. spotless 无污点的，纯洁的12. shed 摆脱，抛弃13. annihilate 歼灭14. bequeath 赠送，把传给后代15. sanity 头脑清醒健全难句译注1. convict haircut. convi