高考英语 阅读理解基础练习（3）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习（3）及答案 第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a(2012安徽省皖南高三联合测评)a spiraling (成螺旋形的) tower made from thousands of books in dozens of languages is the later landmark in buenos aires, named the world book capital this year.called the tower of babel, the 25meter high tower by argentine artist marta minujin is made from 30,000 books, donated by readers, libraries and more than 50 embassies.climbing up its seven floors, visitors to the tower hear music composed by minujin and the voice of the artist repeating the word “book” in scores of languages.“building this tower is really a wonder，” minujin said, standing before the structure as curious passersby looked at a downtown city square.“a hundred years from now, people will saythere was a tower of babel in argentina.and it didnt need translation because art needs no translation.”minujin, who worked with us artist andy warhol, built a fullscale mode of the parthenon in buenos aires in 1983, using books banned by the military dictatorship (专政) that ended that year.this years book tower marks buenos aires naming as the 2011 world book capital by the united nations educational scientific and cultural organization (unesco)“weve been laying books for 10 days straight，” said sebastian atienza, 26, who works for the company that built the tower under minujins command. “but its worth it. its where all languages come together.”when the exhibit ends later this month, minujin said literature lovers will be allowed to come and pick one book each. the rest will be brought down to start a new archive (档案馆) that has already been named the library of babel, the name of a story by argentinas most famous author, jorge luis borges.56according to the passage, the tower of babel_.ais made from 30,000 books from nearly 50 countriesbis designed by american artist matte minujincwill hold the book exhibition for 10 daysdhas a height of twentyfive meters答案：d细节分析题。从第一段第二句“called the tower of babel, the 25meter high tower.”可知。57after the book exhibition, most books will be_.a. handed out among visitors b. donated to unescoc. sent to argentinas new archive d. bought by jorge luis borges答案：c细节分析题。从最后一段第二句“the rest will be brought down to start a new archive(档案馆) that has already been named the library of babel”可知。58the passage is probably taken from a(n)_a. advertisement b. tourism guide c. textbook d. newspaper答案：d推理判断题。文章主要讲述了阿根廷的“通天书塔”，材料新颖，很可能出现在报纸上。 if you were a pilot flying a plane, and suddenly the engine failed, would you eject(跳出), or stay in? for a pilot, the choice is very difficult. if he ejects, he is safe, but the plane crashes. if he stays in the plane, he risks his life. recently, chinese air force pilot li feng, 38, faced this choice during a training exercise. it was march 7 and he was flying a jian-10 (fighter-10) at 4,500 meters. a warning appeared on the planes computer screen. he realized the plane might fail at any moment.li feng did a quick check of the engine and asked the base if he could return. when the fighter was 7 km away from the airport, however, the engine stopped working. the plane began to fall at a speed of 25 meters a second at an altitude of 1,160 meters .under air force rules, fighter pilots may eject if their aircraft loses engine power below 2,000 meters and cant be restarted. before li lost contact with the control tower, the commander in the air base asked him to eject. but li feng insisted on having another try.“i knew where the deadline (to give up the aircraft) was and was prepared for the ejection, but i decided not to give up unless the fighter was totally out of control,” li recalled（回忆） during a recent television interview.after 104 seconds, li was able to bring the fighter to a safe landing. the plane only suffered slight damage.“you are a hero! congratulations!” lis teacher, xu yongling wrote in a text message to him after the landing. he said li was a cool-headed pilot and very professional(专业的).lis brave and calm act not only saved the 200 million yuan aircraft but also gave him invaluable first-hand experience of dealing with an engine emergency(紧急情况).for his outstanding performance, the air force recently awarded him a gold medal.67. when the engine stopped working, li feng . a. was flying a jian-10 at 4,500 metersb. saw a warning appear on the planes computer screen c. decided not to give up the plane d. was asked to stay in, but he ejected 68. when the fighter plane loses engine power below 2,000 meters . a. pilots must restart it as soon as possible b. pilots should repair it as soon as possible c. pilots may eject for safety d. pilots should bring it to a safe landing 69. according to the passage, what kind of person is li feng? a. he is cool-headed. b. he is confident.c. he is fearless and cool under pressure. d. all of the above.70. what is the best title for the passage? a. flying the fighter correctly b. when to give up the aircraft c. how to deal with an engine emergency d. bring the fighter to a safe landing 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳答案, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 a in order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完全地），four things are necessary first， we must understand the language when we hear it spoken secondly， we must be able to speak it ourselves， with confidence（自信） and without hesitation（犹豫） thirdly， we must do much reading finally， we must be able to write it we must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar there are no shortcuts （捷径）to success in language learning a good memory is a great help， but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book it is not much learning by heart long lists（一览表） of words and their meanings， studying the dictionary and so on we must learn by using the languageif we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized， we are not really learning the language we must “learn through use” practice is important we must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can 56the most important things to learn a foreign language are . a understanding and speaking b listening，speaking，reading and writingc writing and understanding d memorizing and listening57one can never learn a foreign language well by a doing much practice b studying the dictionary c learning through use d using the language58which is the most important in learning a foreign language？ a a good memory b speaking c practice d writing 59“learn through use” means a we use a language in order to learn it b we learn a foreign language in order to use itc we can learn a language well while we are keeping using it d b and c参考答案-5659 bbcd tournament of roses- 5 days los angelesday 1 los angeles. (sun. , dec. 30) welcome to los angeles! this evening mix with your traveling companions at the welcome reception. day 2 los angeles. (mon. , dec. 31) head to pasadena for the always colorful rose bowl family festival and watch the floats(彩车) decorated with tens of thousands of flowers. this afternoon, you can take the included visit to the getty museum. this evening , join your traveling companions at a special new years eve dinner and dance gala(盛会), complete with hats, party favors, live music, and, of course, champagne! youll toast the new year a little early tonight to allow for an early morning departure to the rose parade. day 3 los angeles. tournament of roses parade. (tue. , jan. 1) happy new year! get ready for one of the worlds most popular parades, and youll see it live! globus has booked the grandstand(在大看台上的) seats at the beginning of the parade route for a good view. see the wonderful floral(饰以花的) floats, marching bands from around the world, and the celebrities. day 4 los angeles. (wed. , jan. 2 ) this morning view the individual floats in the post parade viewing area. for many this is the highlight(最精彩的部分) of the entire event. be sure to bring your camera and plenty of film! another special treat tonight - a special golbus farewell celebration dinner. day 5 los angeles. (thu. , jan. 3) the tour ends today, with tour guests departing on individual schedules. 60. you can most probably read the passage in a _ . a. news report b. travel guide c. textbook d. history magazine61. what activity can visitors enjoy on dec. 31?a. tournament of roses parade. b. post parade. c. a farewell celebration dinner. d. a dinner and dance gala. 62. the underlined word “globus” in the passage refers to “_”. a. the travel agency b. the local government c. los angeles d. roses parade63. according to the passage, you should bring your camera on _. a. day 2 b. day 3 c. day 4 d. day 5参考答案-60-63 bdac (2012稳派教育新课改质检)my husband and i have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store where we often get gasoline. i dont think people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have sometimes. they work for a little over minimum wage and i often wonder how they make ends meet.one of the clerks, “charlie，” was missing her glasses one day. i commented on it and she said theyd been broken and that she couldnt afford a new pair. it was obvious that she was having a difficult time.we wondered how we could help, so turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan. we had his secretary contact her, asking her to come in for an eye exam free of charge. we told the doctor to let her order whatever glasses she wanted and that we would pay for them. although charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told her that someone had anonymously(用匿名的方式) donated the money for her new glasses. when we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!it was so wonderful to see charlie in her new glasses and she enjoyed telling all the regular customers how it came about. im sure that upon hearing her story, ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many. she will never know who the gift was from and i hope the idea that good guys really do get a break sometimes was planted for her. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者帮助自己常去的便利店中的职员买了一副新眼镜的故事。59why didnt the clerk “charlie” wear glasses one day?a. a pair of glasses was too expensive for him.b. her old glasses were broken. c. her glasses were missing.d. she forgot to wear glasses.答案：b细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“i commented on it and she said theyd been broken.”可知，b项是正确的。60from the passage, we can infer that_.acharlie was a young man bcharlie knew who donated money for the new glassescthe charlies income was very little dcharlie must be nearsighted答案：c推理判断题。根据第一段第三句的“they work for a little over minimum wage and i often wonder how they make ends meet.”可知，charlie作为该便利店的一员，工资只能比最低收入多一点。故c项是正确的。而d项文中并未提及，故排除；根据第三段的“.asking her to come in for an eye exam free of charge.”可知，charlie是女性，故a项错；由最后一段的“she will never know who the gift was from.”可知，b项也不对。61the underlined word “waived” in the third paragraph can be replaced by_.a. gave up b. took upc. cut downd. put off 答案：a词义猜测题。根据下文的“.and only charged us for half the price of the glasses！”可知，医生因我们的行为而备受感动，因此没有索要检查费并且仅向我们要了眼镜的一半的费用。故可知a项正确。短语give up“放弃”；take up“从事，占据”；cut down“削减”；put off“推迟”。62the best title of the passage should be_.a. the wonderful feeling of helping othersb. customers gift to an employeec. a friendly clerkcharlied. a new pair of glasses答案：b主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一位常去当地便利店的顾客看到一位职员眼镜坏了，却买不起一副新的眼镜，从而产生要帮助她的想法。并通过自己眼科医生的帮助给这位职员买了一副新的眼镜的故事。故选b项。 mr. harris used to work in dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. they did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other peoples houses.then mrs. harris said to her husband, “weve been to a lot of other peoples houses,and now we must invite them to our house, mustnt we?”“yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “a big party will be the easiest thing, wont it? then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”so mrs. harris said, “yes, ill invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th december.”“how many will that be?” mr. harris asked. “dont invite too many.”mrs. harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”“that isnt very nice, is it?” he said. “youre telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” so mrs. harris just wrote “party: 6:30 p.m.”a lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. in fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. he said, “you must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱