2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题(51).doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（51）及答案At the moment, when looking round the world, all kinds of dance performances are being offeredThere are competitions that claim to be a World Cup or World Championship, and the young dancer or the1 dance teacher who wants to enter his students might be quite confusedWhich is which? Which is of high standard and good quality, and which is not worth going to? First of all it has clearly got to be distinguished between the different styles of dance and the purpose of such competitionsWhen a person wants to learn classical ballet, he or she would never dream of going to a ballroom teacherSuch a teacher might even have been world champion in his ballroom dancing, but he would definitely not be qualified in teaching proper classical balletPeople in Britain and the USA are taking more interest in modern danceDance classes of all kinds are popular; the audiences going to watch modem dance companies are also largerAnd perhaps the most popular modern dance company in Britain is the Ballet RambertThe Ballet Rambert isBritains oldest established dance company which began in 1926In the 60 s the company lacked the money to go on staging big productionsThe directors wanted to encourage new talent and to keep up their high standardsA change of direction was necessary, They decided to give the ballet a “new look in 1966The purpose was to provide a chance for new talent - for musicians and designers as well as dancers - and to show dance as a contemporary art formAnd although some of the companys previous fans dislike the change, new audiences came to see the productionsThe modern dance pieces and modern music found unexpected popularityIn the 21st century the Ballet Rambert was a great success in Londons West EndThe company became a focus for new, progressive talent in the artThen, the Ballet Rambert started to introduce young people to modem dance by giving performances at schools, which again, was a successThe Ballet Rambert has managed to make modem dance popular while creating original and often avantgarde （标新立异） productionsIt can claim to be the oldest dance company in Britain and at the same time one of the most modern!5If a person wants to learn classical ballet, he or she will go to Athe Ballet Rambert Ba ballroom teacherCa world champion Da qualified school6The underlined phrase new talent in Para3 probably means _Anew programs Bnew audiencesCavant - garde productions Dskilled young dancers7From the passage we know that the Ballet Rambert .Ahas succeeded in making modem dance popularBwanted to become the oldest dance companyCwas once a popular dance companyDchanged old dance into new ones8This passage is mainly about _Athe popularity of modem danceBthe introduction to new modem dancersCthe development of me Ballet RambertDthe high standard of dance performances58、DDAC 【福建省厦门外国语学校2013模拟】ESquirrels often communicate with whistles, chirps and chucks, which sound like the word “chuck”. Whistles and chirps are like the sounds that many birds make. Now scientists have translated some of their squirrel-speak.Hare, a professor of zoology at the University of Maniloha in Winnipeg, and his team managed to record squirrels alarm calls. The researchers studied the sounds and then played them back to 60 wild squirrels, which the scientists approached individually with a video recorder to track their responses. Some squirrels lifted their heads up and became aware of danger. Creatures that were more frightened simply ran for their lives and dived into caves. “In effect then, whistles that mix with chucks say theres an enemy of average threat thats here, and whistles without chucks say theres an enemy of seemingly average threat around here somewhere, while pure chirps say, Im hiding here because theres an immediate danger.” Hare told Discovery News.Hare and some other researchers believe such sounds are part of an advanced language that develops just as all other communication systems. Although squirrels risk their lives when they call out to warn others of threats, other squirrels might admire this behavior, thus increasingly the callers social status, like humans who look up to heroes. Hare added that other animals, such as birds, probably understand at least some squirrel language, since they also may benefit from the alarm calls.In fact, another Canadian study found that deep-voiced, black-capped chickadees(黑冕山雀) have their own language too. According to certain research, there are a lot of tidings in chickadees calls, such as directing fellows activities, keeping in contact between mates, and raising alarms.While chickadees and other birds are often welcomed into gardens by homeowners, squirrels are frequently driven away as pests. Hare wishes a greater understanding of the complex social lives and communication systems of squirrels will provide “hope that humans will gain a greater appreciation and stop doing harm to these animals”.72. The text mainly talks about . A. the study on the language of squirrelsB. the comparison between squirrels and chickadeesC. the calling for the protection of squirrelsD. the ways for squirrels to escape from their enemies73. If a squirrel is in a very dangerous situation, it would probably make . A. whistles with chucks B. pure chirps C. whistles without chucks D. repeated chucks74. The underlined word “tidings” in Paragraph 6 probably means _. A. difficulties B. levels C. messages D. languages75. What can be learned from this text?A. Squirrels communicate with each other the way humans do.B. Some squirrels understand the recorded alarm calls.C. Other animals also well understand the language of squirrels. D. Birds such as chickadees dont have their own language. 【参考答案】E: ABCBThe word conservation has a thrifty meaningTo conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such a good condition that others may also share the enjoymentOur forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials: most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were limitless and could last forever Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about me complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be hamrful to all the others.Fifty years ago, nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; wood was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word conservation had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today. For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about correcting the mistakes of our forefathersConservation should be made part of everybodys daily lifeTo know about the water table in ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic math formulasWe need to know why all watersheds（上游集水区） need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to give their fall benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the seaWe need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting themWe need to know the importance of big, grown trees, because living space for most of mans fellow creatures on this planet is fighred not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic（立方体的）volume above the earth. In a word, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.9The authors attitude towards the use of natural resources is _Apositive Buninterested Coptimistic Dcritical10According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was mat .Athey had no idea about scientific forestryBthey had little or no sense of environmental protectionCthey were not aware of the importance of nature studyDthey had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials11To avoid repeating the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that _.Awe plant more treesBnatural sciences be taught to everybodyCenvironmental education be directed toward everyoneDwe return to nature12How can you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?AOur living space on the earth is getting smaller and smallerBOur living space should be measured in cubic volumeCWe need to take some measures to protect spaceDWe must preserve good living conditions for both birds and animals9-12 DBCD During the years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, structural engineers have been trying hard to solve a question that would otherwise have been completely unthinkable: Can building be designed to stand catastrophic blasts （攻击；爆破） by terrorists? Soon after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers, structural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research （MCEER） traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded by the National Science FoundationThey spent two days beginning the task of formulating（构思） ideas about how to design such structures and to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged, but still are standingOur objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center, those buildings that are still standing, but that sustained damage, said MrBruneau, PhDOur immediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing, while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technologies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks, he added Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate the monumental damage to the World Trade Center towers and buildings nearbyOne building a block away from the towers remains standing, but was badly damagedThis building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column （柱子） there that used to be part of that building, explained AWhittaker, PhDThe column became a missile that shot across the road, through the window and through the floor ,The visit to the area also brought some surprises, according to the engineersFor example, the floor framing （框架） system in one of the buildings was quite strong, allowing floors that were pierced by tons of falling debris （残砾） to surviveGood framing systems may provide a simple, but reliable strategy for blast resistance, he addedOther strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load-bearing column failsWe also need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse, said AWhittakerWe need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict itA Reinhorn, PhDnoted that earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of buildings in the pastSolutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant designPart of our mission now is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present1 3The question raised in the first paragraph is one _ Athat was asked by structural engineers a month agoBthat is too difficult for structural engineers a month agoCthat was never thought of before the terrorist attackDthat terrorists are eager to find a solution to14The column mentioned by DrWhittaker _ _Awas part of the building close to the World Trade CenterBwas part of me World Trade CenterCwas shot through me window and the floor of the World Trade CenterDdamaged many buildings near the World Trade Center15A surprising discovery made by the investigators during their visit to ground zero is that_ Afloors in the faraway buildings remained undamagedBsome floor framing systems demonstrate resistance to explosionCcomplex floor framing systems are more blast resistantDfloors in one of the buildings were pierced by tons of debris16What DrReinhorn said in the last paragraph may imply all the following EXCEPT that .Ablast engineers should develop new solutions for terror-resistant designBblast engineering can borrow technologies developed for terror-resistant designCsolutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to terrorist resistant designDblast engineering emerges as a totally new branch of science13-16、CABD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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【福建省南平一中2013三模】 ASome Wise Lessons That I Wish I Knew When I Was Younger1. Dont worry about what other people think of you .If youre wasting too much time seeking respect or approval from others，then you wont have time to acchieve all that you desire. Everyone has an opinion, but in reality others opinions of you are based more on their history and observations than anything youre actually doing. So while its good to ask for feedback , rely on your own assessment of you rather than others.2. Believe in yourself .If you do not have confidence in your own value, then nobody else will either. You do not have to be able to see the end zone. Just because you arent able to see where you might go and how you might succeed, that doesnt mean it will not happen. And just because you may have made mistakes and have a string of failures behind you does not mean that you cant achieve your goals in the future.3. Dont burn your bridges .You never know when a former boss, colleague or business partner may come in handy. Try to part on good terms, stay on good terms and never gossi