江苏省苏州市高考英语三轮冲刺 阅读理解寓乐于练12(1).doc

江苏省苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解寓乐于练阅读理解every year in america, high-school students who want to go on to college take a national examination called the scholastic aptitude test, or sat in a shortened way. their score is an important factor in determining which colleges will admit them or whether any will be admitted at all. the scholastic aptitude test muasures ones mathematical ability and use of the english language. traditionally, the english portion involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension. but the sat folks have added a single question , to be answered in an essay, hand-written on the spot. thats an interesting way to test writing ability, but content aside, have you ever seen young peoples handwriting lately? or anyones for that matter, in this age of computer keyboards? students write numbers and sign their names on bank checks. they scribble class notes in what can generously be described as the written word. and they hand-write, or more often print, a word or two of identification on luggage and lunch bags. otherwise, penmanship(书法)-once taught so morally and carefully by second-grade teachers, has gone the way of the dodo bird which has died out.yet todays kids are asked to write, thoughtfully and legibly, for several minutes on this sat test. good luck to the test scorers who must work out difficultly the scrawl of young people whove been typing on computers since the age of three! teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help ones score on the sat, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers and earn bigger tax refunds because the tax inspectors can actually read the computations. and dont forget, we all have to resort to handwriting from rime to time, as computers go down when the power goes out. 1. the subjects to be tested in the sat include . a. math,english,reading and handwriting b. math, grammar,reading and writing c. math,foreign language and writing d. math,english and handwriting答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由第一段最后两句话 “the scholastic aptitude test muasures ones mathematical ability and use of the english language. traditionally, the english portion involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension.”和第二段第一句话 “but the sat folks have added a single question , to be answered in an essay, hand-written on the spot.”可知，答案为b。 2.the author write this passage to introduce the fact that . a. writing seems to be very important in the sat b. those who will go to colleges have to take the sat c. students should practice handwriting more often d. at the computer age kids dont know how to write. 答案解析：答案为c。本题为文章的主旨大意题。全文由sat考试增加书面表达部分的改革引入话题-当前学生不重视书写，因此此项改革就是为了使学生书写工整，改掉书写潦草的坏习惯。故答案为c。3. what does the underlined word “scribble”probably mean? a. write quickly and roughly b. take notes difficultly c. print penmanship carefully d. describe written word generously 答案解析：答案为a。本题为词义推断题。结合划线部分的上下文，在这个计算机时代，学生手写的内容已经非常罕见，只有一两个单词写在行李箱或者午餐包上，用来辨认物主，书法在其他场合就像嘟嘟鸟一样灭绝了。故可以推断，学生在课堂上记笔记非常潦草。故答案为a，迅速而粗糙地书写。4. according to the passage good handwriting can . a. help students get high scores in tests b. make a student more popular c. measure studentss ability d. assist one to get a job答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节题。由文章最后一段 “teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help ones score on the sat, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers and earn bigger tax refunds because the tax inspectors can actually read the computations.”可知，漂亮的书法不仅对sat考试得分起到帮助作用，而且能给今后找工作时的雇主留下良好的印象，获得更多的退税。故答案为d，帮助一个人找工作。干扰项最强的a选项“帮助学生获得高分”拔高了文章的意思。故答案为d。(2013全国，a)doctors are known to be terrible pilots. they dont listen because they already know it all. i was lucky: i became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before i graduated from medical school. i didnt realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. i loved flying. as i flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather, i learned about crew resource management (机组资源管理), or crm, a new idea to make flying safer. it means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions.i first read about crm in 1980. not long after that, an attending doctor and i were flying in bad weather. the controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. the attending doctor was flying; i was safety pilot. he was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. he was a better pilotand my bossso it felt unusual to speak up. but i had to: our lives were in danger. i put aside my uneasiness and said, “we need to put the landing gear down now！” that was my first real lesson in the power of crm, and ive used it in the operating room ever since.crm requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up. it further requires that when opinions are from the opposite, the doctor doesnt overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions again. so when im in the operating room, i ask for ideas and help from others. sometimes theyre not willing to speak up. but i hope that if i continue to encourage them, someday someone will keep me from“landing_gear_up”文章大意：众所周知，医生是糟糕的飞行员，但飞行使我成为好的医生。1what dose the author say about doctors in general?athey like flying by themselves.bthey are unwilling to take advice.cthey pretend to be good pilots.dthey are quick learners of crm.答案：b推理判断题。根据短文最后一段一、二、三句话可知，crm要求飞行员或医生鼓励他人说出自己的建议，甚至相反的建议，但又阻止医生有过激反应，所以他们不愿意说出自己的建议，由此可知他们是不愿意接受建议，故b项正确。2the author deepened his understanding of the power of crm when _.ahe saved the plane by speaking upbhe was in charge of a flying taskchis boss landed the plane too latedhis boss operated on a patient答案：a推理判断题。根据短文第二段倒数四句话可知，说出建议是不寻常的，但当人们处于危险时，我把不安放在一边，大胆说出自己的建议，拯救了飞机，使我加深了对crm力量的理解。3in the last paragraph “landing gear up” probably means _.afollowing flying requirementsboverreacting to different opinionsclistening to what fellow doctors saydmaking a mistake that may cost lives答案：d词义理解题。由第二段可知，我大胆说出自己的建议，拯救了飞机，此处我希望继续鼓励他们说出建议，将来某一天会阻止犯让人丢性命的错误。4which of the following can be the best title for the text?acrm: a new way to make flying safe.bflying makes me a better doctor.cthe making of a good pilot.da pilotturned doctor.答案：b主旨大意题。第一段是主题段。第一段的第四句话是主题句，故b项正确。阅读理解-atelepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses.its an instinct which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. when we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, were using resources wihtin the unconscious mind. when the resources of two persons unconscious minds think link together into the same frequency. we call it telepathy. we can either send or receive telepathy. if you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. if you think of a person, and they call you, you are most likely better at sending.you can easily put your abilities to the test. think of somebody and will them to contact you. be patient. the other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. or whenever the phone rings, try feeling whos contacting you. dont guess, try to feel the vibrations. however, if neither of these work for you, that doesnt mean that you are not capable of telepathy. as mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency. telepathic dreams often contain telepathic messages. two people may both dream of the other, and find that their dreams have a clear connection. these people are probably linking to each others uncounscious mind.telepathy&relationships the more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the others mind, especially when separated.there are two reasons for this. one is that they understand the others, mind through time spent together；the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. a mother will often sense that her child is in danger. this is due to the child desperately wanting his/her mother, knowing that this is the person who would always want to be there for them, and the mothers deep desire to protect her child from harm. 1. when does telepathy occur? a. it occurs when one senses that a close friend of his/her is in danger. b. it occurs when one has very good five senses. c. it occurs when one wants to call his/her best friend. d. it occurs when one doesnt know a stranger. 答案解析：答案为a。本题为推理题。由第一段第一、二句话 “telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses.its an instinct which can be woken up in times of emergency or need.” 可知，心灵感应不依靠五官感觉，而是在紧急关头或者有需要的时候，这种潜能才能被激发出来。故a选项正确。2. which of the following can be used as the title of the passage? a. receiving telepathyb. telepathy: mind-to mind contact c. telepathy: peoples dream d. dream of telepathy答案解析：答案为b。本题考查文章的标题。全文都是围绕心灵感应而展开，故答案为b。3. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. the more people separate, the more likely that telepathy will occur. b. it is by using the five senses that telepathy occurs. c. telepahy happens when people live far away and have no chance to see one another. d. one is better at sending than receiving telepathy if one receives a friends call as one wishes.答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节题。由第二段 “if you think of a person, and they call you, you are most likely better at sending.” 可知，如果你正在想着某人，然后他就给你打电话了，那么你可能更擅长于发送感应，d选项意思与文章符合。 故答案为d。由最后一段 “the more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the others mind, especially when separated.” 可知，人们在一起相处的时间越长，他们的心灵相互间就越有可能产生共鸣，尤其是当分开的时候，故a、c选项错误，结合第一题分析知b选项同样错误。4. which of the following belongs to telepathy? a. by accident, you are aware of a friend of yours is coming to see you. b. peoples communication over the telephone. c. a mothers sense of her child is in danger. d. a couples long separation.答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。由最后一段 “ a mother will often sense that her child is in danger.”可知，c选项正确。结合前面几题的分析可知，a、d不正确，b选项与文章毫不相干。阅读理解-bbuying a house for most of the people is a once in a lifetime decision, which means people decide to do so only after coming across the ideal house. surprisingly, eight in every 10 home buyers are unhappy with their houses. a survey conducted by the beijing consumers association (bca) recently shows about 80 percent of the 2,315 respondents in 23 residential complexes of beijing are dissatisfied with the soaring house prices. they think the reasonable price in beijing should be between 3,000 yuan and 7,000 yuan per square meter. the quality of the buildings, the surrounding environment and traffic and property management are the other factors that play a role in peoples decision to buy a house. the bca has suggested strict sales regulations and contracts to ease house-owners sufferings. it has urged the authorities to impose severe punishment on developers found violating building and other rules and joining hands with others to bid up property prices about 41.2 percent of the respondents have complained that their houses have defective designs, while nearly 40 percent say the lighting and ventilation are far from satisfactory. the landscapes in the residential areas are a source of unhappiness for 43.2 percent of the respondents, and about one-third say they were bluffed into buying third grade houses. and more than half are not satisfied with the sport and entertainment facilities in their neighborhood. property management in the buildings, 56.5 percent of the respondents say, is way below standard compared to the high fee charged by the complexes. a 60 percent of the consumers doubt the contents of developers advertisements, with only 6.3 percent being satisfied. experts have suggested consumers gather thorough knowledge about a developer and their work before deciding to buy a house from it. they should check the day-light conditions and ventilation in different weather conditions in advance, if possible. 1.