高考英语 阅读理解抓分练习题（17）外研版.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（17）及答案阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。amy grandparents actively practiced simplicity. they both grew up in very large families and lived through the great depression. saving for a rainy day and avoiding superfluous consuming was their life philosophy. rather than seeking fulfillment through material items, they chose to spend really simple life together, with family and in nature.over the years my grandparents noticed dramatic changes in their community. every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes. as real estate prices rose, many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land. soon theirs were the only small house on the block, surrounded by a sea of mansions. my grandparents built and lived m a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house. but they didnt want a bigger place. they loved their little house and were content with what they had.my grandparents avoided consumptive(浪费的）lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves. they lived in a small home, but had a huge garden. they loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill, improved their health, and gave them an excuse to be outside. they also reused and recycled everything. for instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didnt buy a new one until the old chevrolet was worn out.through their example i learned an important lesson: it is possible to live a simple and fulfilling life. my grandparents taught me that living a simple life isnt about self-deprivation. instead, its about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams. becoming debt free, downsizing to a smaller home, and going car-lite(减少用车频率）are a few ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams.26.the underlined word superfluous in paragraph i is closest in meaning to _.a. meaningful b. unnecessary c. increasingd. troublesome【答案】b【解析】词义猜测题。a。有意义的；b。不必要的，多余的；c。渐增的；d。麻烦的，令人苦恼的。由“my grandparents avoided consumptive(浪费的）lifestyle”可知他们避免不必要的消费。故选b。27.the communitys changes include all the following except that _a.the people built more farmlandb.the neighbors sold their housesc.the houses became more expensived.many mansions were built there【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。由“every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes.”可知社区的改变不包括建造更多的农田。故选a。28.the authors grandparents didnt expand their house because _.a.they didnt accept the family members1 adviceb.their house were really new and large enoughc.they were satisfied with the house they lived ind.they were too old to do any house-building job【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。由“they loved their little house and were content with what they had.”可知原因是他们对自己住的房子很满意。故选c。29.which of the following is a consumptive lifestyle in the grandparents ，opinion?a.repairing the house themselves. b. planting vegetables in the garden.c.reusing and recycling things.d. changing cars in a short time.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。由“for instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didnt buy a new one until the old chevrolet was worn out.”可知他们认为在短时间内换车是浪费的。30.the author thinks his grandparents, lifestyle is _.a.unacceptableb. approvable c. unreasonable d. understandable【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。a。不能接受的；b。可赞同的；c。不合理的，不切实际的；d。可以理解的。由“my grandparents taught me that living a simple life isnt about self-deprivation. instead, its about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams.”可知选b。 6、（201* 河北省正定中学三模）starting the day on an egg could keep your blood pressure(血压) under control, research suggestsscientists have shown that eggs produce proteins with a function similar to that of powerful blood pressure-lowering drugsthe research, from the university of alberta in canada, showed that when eggs come in contact with stomach enzymes(酶) they produce a protein that acts in the same way as ace inhibitors, but more work is needed to show the effects outside a lab and in the human bodyearlier this month, british researchers declared that, contrary to popular beliefs, it is healthy to go to work on an eggthey concluded that the type of cholesterol (胆固醇) found in eggs has little effect on increasing heart disease risksresearcher professor bruce griffin, from the university of surrey, said: “the wrong beliefs linking egg eating to high blood cholesterol and heart disease must be corrected the amount of fat in our diet has an effect on blood cholesterol that is several times greater than the relatively small amounts of cholesterol found in eggsthe uk public do not need to be limiting the number of eggs they eatthey can be encouraged to include them in a healthy diet as they are one of natures most nutritious foods”the british heart foundation dropped its three-egg-a-week limit in 2005however, almost half of britons believe the limit still applies53from the text we know that ace inhibitors are aa kind of medicine ba kind of protein ca kind of illness da kind of food54according to what professor bruce said, eggs aare the most nutritious food bhave no effect on blood cholesterolccan be included in a healthy diet dare forbidden to be eaten in the uk55we can infer from the text that adrugs to lower blood pressure will be replaced by eating eggsbstomach enzymes mixed with eggs can cure heart diseases cmost britons agree the three-egg-a-week limit should be droppeddabout 50% of britons think eating an egg a day is bad for their health56the text is meant ato introduce scientific findings about eggsbto introduce a medicine made from eggscto tell people how to lower their blood pressuredto advise people to eat as many eggs as possible6、参考答案-acdaif you are planning to study in the united states, you need to consider several factors. everyone has different opinions about where is the best place to live in. also, the best places to live in are not always home to the best schools. finally, many schools specialize in different areas of study. the massachusetts institute of technology (麻省理工学院)，for example, is a great school for computer science and technology-related fields of study. however, if you want to study oceanography(海、洋学)，your interests may be better served by attending school in a place that is on a coastline or near the ocean.now i am sure that you know which schools are considered the best in the country. so i will tell you about which states i believe are the best to live in.california is a nice state. northern california specifically has very good weather. los angeles in southern california is another story though. life in los angeles is full of excitement and fast, and sometimes dangerous. as for me, i enjoy the time i spent in massachusetts, virginia and maryland and these states have a lot of history and culture. the weather is not as perfect as northern california, but it is still quite nice. my favorite area of america is the mid-west. middle america, i think, is home to the true american sense of values. in addition, there are many good universities there.also, you need to think about your likes and dislikes and then research the various states. you like sunshine and hate snow? then you probably wont like the midwest or even the northeast. open space, nature and peace and quiet? then you probably should stay away from americas large cities. are you interested in government? then washington d.c. is the only place for you. whatever you decide, put some thought into it. the place you live in could be the difference between a great study-abroad experience and a state of great suffering on earth.31.from the first paragraph we can conclude that in the usa _.a.all colleges and universities lie in big citiesb.all colleges and universities lie in beautiful placesc.famous colleges and universities lie in nice placesd.famous colleges and universities may not lie in nice places【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。由“the best places to live in are not always home to the best schools.”可知好大学不一定位于好的地方。故选d。32.what, according to the writer, should be considered first if you want to study in the usa?a. the climate. b. the scenery. c. the study condition. d. the living condition.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。由第一，二段可知，作者认为想去美国学习首先应考虑学习环境。33.from the third paragraph we can find that _.a.california is the best place to live inb.california is the worst place to live inc.california is a state with different climatesd.california is a small state in the usa【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。由“northern california specifically has very good weather. ”和“the weather is not as perfect as northern california, but it is still quite nice.”可知加利福尼亚州有不同的气候。34.if you study in middle america, you can probably _.a.find the best universitiesb. feel the real character of the nationc.meet the most famous professors thered. face more difficulties【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。由“middle america, i think, is home to the true american sense of values.”可知选b。35.from the last paragraph of this passage we can get to know that.a.washington is the largest city in the usab. washington d.c. is the political centre of the usac.you cant find sunshine in the midwestd.you cant find any universities out of big cities in the usa【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。由“are you interested in government? then washington d.c. is the only place for you.”华盛顿是美国的政治中心。故选b。（辽宁高考） what is ebay? the simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. people can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and dvds, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoesthe list goes on and on. the idea came from peter omidyar, who was born in paris and moved to washington when he was still a child. at high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from tuft university in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. in his free time he started ebay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. by 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade（升级） and he began charging a fee to members. joined by a friend, peter skoll, and in 1998 by his capable ceo, meg whitman, he has never looked back. even in the great. com crashes of the late 1990s, ebay has gone from strength to strength. it is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the internet. ebay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. all you have to do is take an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and youre in business: the world is your market place. of course for each item （商品）sold ebay gets a percentage and that is a great deal of money. every day