高考英语 阅读理解基础精品练习题（8）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（8）及答案 (201*四川卷，c)the multimillion pound new library of birmingham(lob)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life.set to open in 2013, the 188m lob is already beginning to take shape next to the birmingham repertory theatre, with which it will share some equipment.as digital media(媒介)is important to its_idea,_the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.brian gambles, the lob project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning：“the aim is to mix the physical with the digital, providing 24hour services which can be used through many different ways. it is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”the digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.even before the lob is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the virtual(虚拟的)lob, designed by baden, the birmingham virtual worlds specialists. not only have the public been able to learn about the lob, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the lob to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.two other small birminghambased digital companies are also working on the lob projects. substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project. it is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the lob which is in the early stages of development. and the peoples archice is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.gambles says: “technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as never before.”投资数百万英镑的伯明翰新建图书馆将会是目前很有代表性的数字化图书馆，在这样的图书馆，人们将会体验新的阅览工具，并且能够真正做图书馆的主人，即：能够参与图书内容的增补与建议。9the underlined part “its idea” in paragraph 3 refers to the idea of _.athe equipment bthe projectcthe digital media dthe physical library答案：b。词义猜测题。根据下一句话的信息词“the project is already providing.”可以断定此处的代词its 指的就是the project。10while visiting the virtual lob, the public can _.aget a general idea of the lobbmeet many worldfamous expertsclearn how to put up a library buildingdunderstand how the specialists work on the project 答案：a。细节判断题。在倒数第三段中，信息句“not only have the public been able to learn about the lob.”可以给以提示：即：公众可以很好地了解lob的具体情况，即同选项a所说的一样。11which of the following is true of the lob when it opens?ait offers better learning tools.bit reaches users in different ways.cit provides users with smart phones.dit allows users to enrich its material.eit gives nonstop physical and digital services.aa，b，d ba，c，e cb，c，d db，d，e 答案：a。细节判断题。 在文章的第三段中提到这样“right tools for learning”“used through many different ways ”以及倒数第二段的最后“add to and comment on the material”都表明了关于开放时的lob的情况，即同选项a。12the text is most probably taken from _.aa computer bookba library guideca project handbookda newspaper report答案：d。文章出处判断题。既然是针对于公众的信息，应该是面对普通公众，即选择最大众化的媒体，即新闻报道。1（南昌市201*年高三年级第一次模拟考试） hes an old cobbler(修鞋匠)with a shop in the marais,a historic area in paris. when i took him my shoes,he at first told me：i havent time. take them to the other fellow on the main street;hell fix them for you right away. but id had my eye on his shop for a long time. just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather. i knew he was a skilled craftsman(手艺人). no，i replied. the other fellow cant do it well. the other fellow is one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys while-u-waitwithout knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. they work carelessly，and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋带)you might as well just throw away the pair. the man saw i wouldnt give in,and he smiled. he wiped his hands on his blue apron(围裙),looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said. come back in a week. i was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf. see what i can do? he said with pride. only three of us in paris can do this kind of work. when i got back out into the street. the world seemed brand-new to me. he was something out of an ancient legend,this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange,dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and,above all, his pride in his craft. these are times when nothing is important but the bottom line,when you can do things any old way as long as it pays, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption(消费)rather than a way to realize their own abilities. in such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.(1)which of the following is true about the old cobbler?a. he was equipped with the best repairing tools.b. he was the only cobbler in the marais.c. he was proud of his skills.d. he was a native parisian.(2)the underlined part he was something out of an ancient legend (paragraph 7)implies that_.a. nowadays you can hardly find anyone like himb. it was difficult to communicate with this manc. the man was very stranged. the man was too old(3)according to the author, many people work just to_.a. realize their abilities b. gain happiness c. make money d. gain respect(4)this story wants to tell us that_.a. craftsmen make a lot of moneyb. whatever you do, do it wellc. craftsmen need self-respectd. people are born equal【解析】 很多人工作只是为了赚钱，而一位老修鞋匠却从自己精湛的技艺中获得极大的满足并引以为荣，这让作者无比崇敬，感慨万千。 (1)c细节理解题。结合倒数第三段中的内容以及倒数第二段后半部分的内容可知修鞋匠为自己精湛的技艺感到骄傲。(2)a推理判断题。从文章第三段及第七段的内容可知大多数修鞋匠只是敷衍了事，而这位老修鞋匠全神贯注于自己的工作，为自己的技艺而骄傲，犹如古代的传说，由此可推断如今像他这样的人几乎找不到了。(3)c推理判断题。最后一段提到只要有报酬，就有人去做，人们把工作看做是通往不断增加消费的一条路，而不是实现自身能力的一个方式，由此可推断很多人工作只是为了“赚钱”。(4)b主旨大意题。文章最后一句点明了主题，老修鞋匠把自己的工作完成得很好，从中获得了最大的满足，所以本文的主旨是不管做什么，都要把它做好。 推理判断题一、记叙文a(2010河南调研) a flock of hungry pigeons were flying across the sky in search of food. having traveled a long distance, they felt tired and settled down on a tree. just below the tree, they saw grains strewn (撒满) all over the ground. the pigeons were happy to have found enough food to eat. all the pigeons came down from the tree and started eating the grains. as they were doing so, a huge net fell on them and trapped them all. the pigeons were taken aback. they noticed a hunter sitting at a distance from the tree, a bow and arrow in hand. the pigeons realized it was the hunter who had trapped them in the net. the hunter got up and began to move towards the pigeons. the leader of the pigeons spoke, “friends, we are in great trouble. the hunter will catch us if we do not act swiftly in a few seconds. there is only one option available at this moment. let all of us use our force together and fly up along with the net. if all of us use our force and fly together, we can fly carrying the net along with us. let us start now.” all the pigeons agreed with him and flew high carrying the net along with them. after traveling enough distance away from the hunter, the pigeons settled on a tree and carefully came out of the net one by one and thus escaped the evil design of the hunter.1. who strewed the grains over the ground? a. a villager. b. the hunter. c. the pigeon owner. d. the writer.2. the word “_” has the closest meaning to the underlined word “option” a. reason b. choice c. action d. opinion3. how did the pigeons react when they got trapped? a. they didnt know what to do. b. they tried to fly in all directions. c. they remained rather calm. d. they decided to fight for their lives.4. this story wants to tell us that _. a. two heads are better than one b. confidence will save everyone c. teamwork can work wonders d. actions speak louder than words答案与解析：一群饥肠辘辘的鸽子在觅食时中了猎人的圈套，领头的鸽子临危不惧，镇定自若，带领其他鸽子最终从网中成功逃出。1b细节理解题。根据第二段第三句中的内容可知在地面上抛洒谷物的是那个“猎人”。2b猜测词义题。上一段的最后提到猎人朝鸽子走过来，再结合领头鸽所说的话可推测它们此刻只有一种“选择”。3c推理判断题。结合第三段领头鸽所说的话以及下一段第一句中的内容可推测它们落入圈套后相当镇静。根据常识可知如果鸽子朝四面八方飞，他们就不可能将网带起来，所以b项不正确。4c主旨大意题。群鸽在生命危急之时在领头鸽的带领下共同努力，最终摆脱了猎人的邪恶圈套，由此可知本文的主旨是“团队协作可以创造奇迹”。a项表示“两个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮”；b项表示“自信可挽救每一个人”；d项表示“事实胜于雄辩”，都不能很好地概括文章大意。d(2011陕西卷，d)ever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, genetically modified (gm, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the world，mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food crisis. but can gm technology solve world hunger problems? even if it would，is it the best solution?despite what it promises，gm technology actually has not increased the production potential(潜力)of any crop. in fact studies show that the most widely grown gm crop, gm soybeans, has suffered reduced productivity. for instance, a report that analysed nearly two decades of research on major gm food crops shows that gm engineering has failed to significantly increase us crop production.something else, however, has been on the rise. while gm seeds are expensive, gm companies tell farmers that they will make good profits by saving money on pesticides(杀虫剂). on the contrary, us government data show that gm crops in the us have produced an overall increase in pesticide use compared to traditional crops. “the promise was that you could use less chemicals and boost production. but neither is true，” said bill christison, president of the us national family farm coalition.at the same time, the authors of the book world hunger: twelve myths argue that there actually is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production, but by problems in food distribution and politics. these indeed deserve our efforts and money. meanwhile, the rise in food prices results from the increased use of crops for fuel rather than food, according to a 2008 world bank report.as a matter of fact，scientists see better ways to feed the world. another world bank report concluded that gm crops have little to offer to the challenges of worldwide poverty and hunger, because better ways out are available, among which “green” farming is supposed to be the first choice.主要讲转基因技术并不是解决世界饥饿问题最好的方式。13the author develops the second paragraph mainly_.a. by classification b. by comparison c. by example d. by process答案：c。写作手法题中的段落行文题。根据第二段第三行的for instance(例如)可知，c项(by example通过举例)正确，排除by classification“通过分类”/by comparison“通过类比”/by process“根据事物发展流程”。14what does the underlined word “boost” in the third paragraph probably mean?a. control. b. evaluate. c. obtain. d. increase.答案：d。词义猜测题。 control控制；evaluate评估，评价；obtain获得；increase增加，提高，根据前后文可知，boost在此相当于increase(增加生产量)。15gm companies promise farmers that they will benefit from_.a. practising “green” farming b. use of less chemicalsc. fair distribution of their cropsd. using more crops for fuel答案：b。事实细节题。通过题干中promise和 benefit from分别定位到文章第三段第二行和第四行引号部分就可选出答案。16which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards gm technology?a. optimistic. b. defensive. c. disapproving. d. casual.答案：c。态度观点题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲转基因技术并不是解决世界饥饿问题最好的方式。a乐观的；b保护的；c不赞成的；d随便的，漫不经心的。显然c项是作者对于转基因技术的态度。e(2011安徽卷，e)george prochnik would like the world to_put_a_sock_in_it. he makes his case in a new book, listening for meaning in a world of noise. here he explains himself (using his indoor voice)：“weve become so accustomed to noise, theres almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. if you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. but its never been more important to find continuing quiet. silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.”“we need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. during a japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds becomes a kind of artthe spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono (和服)brushing against the floor.”“deaf people are very attentive(专注的)in almost every aspect of life. if two deaf people are walking together, using sign language，they constantly watch out for each other and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other. they are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings. even deaf teenagers! we in the hearing world can learn from them. if we remove the powerful blasts(一阵阵)of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around usof little soft and the sound of footsteps