高考英语二轮九十天强化训练阅读理解62.doc

2014届高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解62阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分） 认真阅读下列短文,从短文后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 a. my basketball coach at princeton used to say, on the court, you can tell who is selfish(自私的).when my sister michelle brought barack obama home to meet the family, she said to me, i want you to take him out to play, to see what type of man he is when hes not around me. so i invited barack to play basketball with a few friends of mine. i was very nervous although i had already met barack a few times. i was thinking this guy seemed like a good guy. we played a hard five-on-five. he was thin but not weak. he played extremely left-handed. he dealt with everything perfectly. he wasnt the best guy out there or the worst guy. i liked the fact that he was confident but wasnt proud. barack was very team-oriented (有团队精神的), very unselfish. he played as if he was one of us he wasnt trying to be president of harvard law review. but the best part about it was that when we were on the same team, he did not pass me the ball each time. he wasnt trying to suck up to my sister through me. i was glad to give my sister the good news, your boy is straight. he isnt selfish, which is the greatest praise you can give both a player and a leader. america has got a guy who is running a government in an efficient (有效率的) manner. thats the same guy i got to know playing basketball when he was visiting my family.56. why does the author begin the passage with his coachs words?a. he wants to remember and thank his coach.b. he wants to show that he is a basketball player.c. he wants to tell his sister about the words. d. he wants to use the words to test a person.57. why did michelle ask the author to take barack to play basketball?a. to see whether he was confident.b. to see whether he was good at sports.c. to see whether he was selfish or not.d. to see whether he could get along with others. 58. during the basketball game, barack _.a. played best all the time b. was strong enough to playc. was not confident d. wanted to be the team leader59. the underlined phrase in the third paragraph can be replaced by _.a. please （使满意） b. know about c. help d. look for c22013湖南卷 in my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “bloom (开花) where you are planted.” it reminds me of dorothy. i got to know dorothy in the early 1980s, when i was teaching early childhood development through a program with union college in barbourville, kentucky. the job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.dorothy taught in a school in harlan county, kentucky, appalachian mountain area. to get to her school from the town of harlan, i followed a road winding around the mountain. in the eightmile journey, i crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, i found it depressing. the poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.from the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. upon arriving at dorothys classroom, i was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. the children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). in case you dont know, poke greens are a weedtype plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. her enthusiasm never cooled down. when it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her child development associate certification, dorothy was ready. she came to the assessment and passed in all areas. afterward, she invited me to the oneandonly steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her ph.d. degree. after the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. she said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.61“early childhood development” in paragraph 1 refers to _ a. a program directed by dorothy b. a course given by the author c. an activity held by the students d. an organization sponsored by union college62in the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing _ a. the long track b. the poor houses c. the same train d. the winding road63upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by _ a. a warm welcome b. the sight of poke greens c. dorothys latest projects d. a big dinner made for her64what can we know about dorothy from the last paragraph? a. she was invited to a celebration at a restaurant. b. she got a pen as a gift from the author. c. she passed the required assessment. d. she received her ph.d. degree.65what does the author mainly intend to tell us? a. whatever you do, you must do it carefully. b. whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment. c. however poor you are, you have the right to education. d. wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.【要点综述】 dorothy在一所条件非常差的学校获得了很大的成功，这说明一个人获得成功与他在什么地方没有直接关系，最重要的是要付出努力。61. b细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第三句可知，early childhood development是作者教的一门课程。62. b细节理解题。 根据文章第二段最后一句的“the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”可知，又小又破的房子使作者感到最为失望，因此b项正确。63. a细节理解题。 根据文章第三段第一、二句可知，一到dorothy的教室，作者就受到热烈的欢迎，这使她的忧郁消失了，因此a项正确。64. c推理判断题。 文章最后一段第三句提到dorothy面试材料准备充分，而此段的“to celebrate her victory”说明dorothy已经通过了评估测试。65. d主旨大意题。文章通过讲述dorothy在极其恶劣的环境下获得成功的故事，说明一个人不管在什么地方，只要付出努力就能实现自己的梦想，因此d项正确。 one day a rabbit ran into an elephant. hello, said the rabbit. fine day, isnt it? the elephant stopped to look down at the tiny(小的) creature and shouted. leave me alone. i dont have the time to waste on someone so small. the rabbit was shocked by the elephants words. then he decided to ask the whale(鲸鱼) what she thought about the elephants rudeness. but the whale laughed at this tiny animal. the rabbit said, you think that i am weak, but in fact, i am strong! i can beat you at tug-of-war (拔河比赛). the whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. very well, little one. go and get a rope, she said. the rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. then he went to the elephant, elephant, i will beat you at a game of tug-of-war. the elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. he tied the rope around his huge waist. the rabbit took the other end and ran away. he called back to the elephant, when i say pull, you start pulling. the rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, tie this to your tail and when i say pull，you swim. the whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbits foolishness. then the rabbit called out pull! the elephant and the whale began pulling. after a while, they were too tired to continue. the elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. but from that day on, they said hello to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.60. why did the rabbit want a game of tug-of-war?a. he wanted to show he was the best.b. he knew that he could do well in this game.c. he wanted to get respect from the elephant and the whale.d. he wanted to prove he wasnt the tiniest animal.61. what do you think of the rabbit according to the story?a. smart and brave. b. tiny and stupid.c. pride and naughty. d. poor and weak.62. why did the elephant and the whale lose the game?a. they didnt prepare for it.b. they were not as strong as the rabbit.c. they were too impolite to the little rabbit.d. they actually fought with each other but not the rabbit.63. which statement is true according to the passage?a. the elephant was pleased to talk to the rabbit at first.b. it was the whale who suggested having a game of tug-of-war.c. the rabbit was stronger than both the whale and the elephant.d. the whale and the elephant began to respect the rabbit from then on. our school library offers learning services, books and other things that help all members of the school to become good thinkers and clever users of information. it is linked (连接) to the larger library in the city and the world wide web. all these services are given according to the requirements of the public library manifesto (声明).school library services must be given to all members of the school. students of any age, class and grade can enjoy them. different services must be given to those who are unable to use the main library services.users of the library must follow the rules made by the library workers to keep it clean and tidy. the main rules are as follows:1. opening and closing times: monday friday: 9 a.m. 9 p.m. during term time. saturday: 9 a.m. 1p.m. throughout the year. 2. admission (允许进入) and borrowing: only people holding a library card shall be allowed in. members can borrow 5 books at a time. 3. behavior in the library: silence shall be kept as much as possible in the library. no other books can be taken into the library. library workers can help members use the books and other things in the library. when the library workers and teachers work together, students will get better reading, writing, and problem-solving skills.64. what can students do in the school library?a. get information from the internet. b. read the public library manifesto.c. clean the library with workers. d. work together with the teachers.65. when can students read in the library?a. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on monday. b. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on saturday.c. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on sunday. d. 9 a. m. to 10 p.m. on tuesday.66. what is the main aim of the school library services? a. to help readers communicate with each other. b. to help teachers work with the library workers.c. to help students develop good behaviors in the library.d. to help the users get more knowledge and skills.67. how many books can you borrow at a time ? a. one b. two c. four d. fivec22013湖南卷 its such a happylooking library, painted yellow, decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the florida sun by its own roof. about the size of a microwave oven, its pedestrianfriendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in palm beach country estates, along the northern boundary of palm beach gardens.its a library built with love.a year ago, shortly after janey henriksen saw a brian williams report about the little free library organization, a wisconsinbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “thats what were going to do for our spring break！”son austin, now a 10thgrader, didnt see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. but janey insisted, and husband peter unwillingly got to work. the 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that hed built years earlier for daughter abbies toy horses, and made a door of glass.after adding the librarys final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2，500 in the world, the only little free library in palm beach county.they stocked it with 20 or so books theyd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids favorites. “i told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said janey, a stayathome mom.since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. the library now gets an average of five visits a day.the projects best payoff, says peter, are the thankyou notes left behind. “we had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”66in what way is the library “pedestr