河南省郑州市高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假训练题（12）.doc

郑州市2014高考英语一轮（暑假） 阅读理解训练（12）及答案（201*四川卷）a its 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. i roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. i turn on the light and put on my glasses. the house is still as i walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. usually i go for a long run, but today i choose my favorite exercise dvd, insanity. sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. my heart races as i face my body to finish each movement. as i near the end of the exercise ,i feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. its a smile because the dvd is over , but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit. some people enjoy shopping, smoking , food, work, or even chocolate. but i need exercise to get through each day. some shake heads when they see me run through the town. others get hurt when i refuse to try just one bite of their grandmothers chocolate cake. they raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. over the years , i have learned its okay to just say “no.” i shouldnt feel sorry for refusing food that i dont want to eat.so what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? what gives me the reason to just say to ice cream? commitment. a commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self confidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. this is the point where a smile appears on my face as i look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. its through commitment and sweat that i can make a difference within myself inside and out.41.why is there a smile on the authors face in the morning?a. because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.b. because she finishes her favorite exercise c. because she enjoys the interesting dvdd. because she feels a sense of achievement42.which of the following is true according to paragraph?a. she doesnt like others r politelyb. she likes to make others surprised c. others dont understand what she dosed. others try to help her by offering her food43.what does the underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph mean?a. good health b. firm belief c. a strong power d.a regular habit44.wtat can we learn about the author from the text?a. she acts in a strange wayb. she wants to look different from othersc. she aims to develop a good body shaped. she has difficult getting along with others【答案】dcbc*结束 阅读理解猜测词义passage * two thieves came to a house to steal something. they dug a hole in the wall of the house. there lived many mice in the house. the woman in the moonlight(月光) saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. look! in conies one, she said to the man in thehouse. the thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, she found me when i was just in. but the thief outside didnt believe him, so he said, let us two try to crawl into the house together. at that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. the woman saw the mice and shouted, in come two, catch them! the two thieves were terribly frightened. the man in the house said, you saw them come in but where are they? i will catch them tonight. the two thieves started running away at once.the two thieves waited to make it dear whether they had been found or not the night before. the next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. the man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. the rein (缰绳) broke and the woman came home for a rope. she saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. she picked out two which looked like mice. at the time the man couldnt wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. the woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, how they look like the two of last night. the man said, i asked you to fetch a rope, why dont hurry for it? the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes. 1. the two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because_. a. they were found out b. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house c. they didnt work together well with each other d. mice stopped them from doing so 答案：b 指导：见第一段，这两个贼误以为夫妇俩是在说他们。2. from the last paragraph, we know that a. the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes b. the woman recognized the two thieves c. the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them d. the two thieves didnt know that they were not found at all 答案：d 指导：这两个贼不知道没人发觉他们(偷窃的行为)。亦即他们以为有人发觉他们偷东西了，所以就仓惶逃跑了。3. when the woman said, how they look like the two of last night! a. she referred to the two thieves b. she meant nothing c. she said it on purpose d. she referred to the mice 答案：d 指导：见第二段：“she picked out two which looked mice”可见她指的是两只老鼠。4. _is the best title for this passage. a. two clever thieves b. terrible mice c. hit the maa by a fluke d. a clever couple 答案：c 指导：“hitamarkbyafluke意为侥幸中的。文中主妇说的话都指老鼠，但正好与两个小偷的情况一样，令他们产生误会，以致没偷成东西。5. which of the following statements is false? a. the two thieves not only failed to steal things but also losttheir sweet potatoes. b. whenever they found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them. c. the two thieves ran away at once, because they thought the woman had seen them. d. the man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves. 答案：d 指导：见第二段“the rein broke and the wolikqn caltle homeforarope”因此她取绳子不是为抓小偷。*结束【阅读理解猜测词义】passage *new zealand weather chart temperatures and rainfall for summer and winter 1. the maximum temperature in wellington in winter is about_. a. 12 b. 14 c. 15 d. 19 答案：a 指导：图表左边的纵坐标表示气温，右边的纵坐标表示降雨量，四个城市auckland，welington，christchurch和queenstown夏季和冬季的最低气温、最高气温分别在两个图表中用从左到右依次表示。从右边图表可看出：表示wellington冬天最高气温的顶点在靠近1015的中间位置偏下，即大约122. the city whose temperature varies (变化) from about 4 to 11c in winter is_. a. auckland b. wellington c. christchurch d. queenstown 答案：c 指导：从右表看，表示christchurch最低气温口的顶点不到5。表示最高气温顶点超过103. the cities whose rainfall varies least from summer to winter are_. a. queenstown and auckland b. auckland and wellington c. wellington and christchurch d. christchurch and queenstown 答案：d 指导：通过左、右两图表中各城市冬、夏两季降雨量的差别的比较可知：c城和q城冬、夏两季降雨量的差别最小，即 变化最小，故选d.4. from summer to winter the greatest difference between the maximum and minimum temperature is experienced in_. a. auckland b. wellington c. christchurch d. queenstown 答案：d 指导：从左、右两图表看：q城夏季最高气温超过20， 而冬季最低气温近10左右，是四个城市中差别最大的。5. which of the following is true? the temperature is_. a. lower in auckland than wellington in stmmer b. higher in wellington than christchurch in winter c. lower in christchurch than queenstown in winter d. higher in queenstown than auckland in summer 答案：b 指导：从所提供的四个选项中，只有b项符合图表所示：即冬季wellington的气温比christchurch高(见图)。*结束【阅读理解猜测词义】passage * we walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didnt even lift her eyes from the book. mum pointed at a big chair by the door and i knew she wanted me to sit down. while i watched mouth open in surprise. mum took off her hat and coat and gave them ko me to hold. she walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. she pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up. mum nodded and said. very dirty floors. yes, im glad theyve finally decided to clean them, the nurse answered. she looked at mum strangely and said, but arent you working late? mum just pushed harder, each sweep (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. i watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book. after a long time mum came back. her eyes were shining. she quickly put the mop back and took my hand. as we turned to go out of the door, mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, thank you. outside, mum told me dagmar is fine. no fever. “ you saw her, mum?of course. i told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. dad will stop worrying as well. its a fine hospital. but such floors! a mop is no good. you need a brush. 1. when she took a mop from the small room what mum really wanted to do was_. a. to clean the floor b. to please the nurse c. to see a patientd. to surprise the