高考英语 阅读理解精英训练题（7）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练题（7）及答案阅读理解below is a page adapted from an english dictionarystick verb (stuck, stuck )push sth in+adv./prep. to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth: vn the nurse stuck the needle into my arm. dont stick your fingers through the bars of the cage. v i found a nail sticking in the tyre.attach+adv./prep. to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way: vn he stuck a stamp on the envelope. we used glue to stick the broken pieces together. i stuck the photos into an album. v her wet clothes were sticking to her body. the glues useless-the pieces just wont stick.putvn +adv./prep. (informal) to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly: stick your bags down there. he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. can you stick this on the noticeboard? peter stuck his head around the door and said, coffee, anyone? (spoken) stick em up! (= put your hands above your head-i have a gun)become fixedv (in sth) to become fixed in one position and impossible to move: the key has stuck in the lock. this drawer keeps sticking.difficult situation(bre, informal) (usually used in negative sentences and questions) to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person: vn i dont know how you stick that job. theyre always arguing-i cant stick it any longer. the problem is, my mother cant stick my boyfriend. v -ing john cant stick living with his parents.become acceptedv to become accepted: the police couldnt make the charges stick (= show them to be true). his friends called him bart and the name has stuck (= has become the name that everyone calls him).v to not take any more cardsidioms: stick in your mind (of a memory, an image, etc.) to be remembered for a long time: one of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind.stick in your throat / craw (informal)(of words) to be difficult or impossible to say: she wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat.(of a situation) to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angrystick your neck out (informal) to do or say sth when there is a risk that you may be wrong: ill stick my neck out and say that bill is definitely the best candidate for the job.stick to your guns (informal) to refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrongphrasal verbs: stick around (informal) to stay in a place, waiting for sth to happen or for sb to arrive: stick around; well need you to help us later.stick at sth to work in a serious and determined way to achieve sth: if you want to play an instrument well, youve got to stick at it.stick by sb no passive to be loyal to a person and support them, especially in a difficult situation: her husband was charged with fraud but she stuck by him.stick by sth no passive to do what you promised or planned to do: they stuck by their decision.stick sthdown (informal) to write sth somewhere: i think ill stick my name down on the list.stick out to be noticeable or easily seen: they wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out.stick sthout (of sth) to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole: his ears stick out. she stuck her tongue out at me. dont stick your arm out of the car window.stick to sthto continue doing sth in spite of difficulties: she finds it impossible to stick to a diet.to continue doing or using sth and not want to change it: he promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had promised). shall we meet on friday this week? no, lets stick to saturday. she stuck to her story.stick together (informal) (of people) to stay together and support each other: we were the only british people in the town so we tended to stick together.stick up to point upwards or be above a surface: the branch was sticking up out of the water.stick with sb/sth no passive (informal)to stay close to sb so that they can help you: stick with me and ill make you a millionaire!to continue with sth or continue doing sth: they decided to stick with their original plan.nounfrom treec a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been broken from a tree: we collected dry sticks to start a fire. the boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog. her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin).for walkingc (especially bre) = walking stick: the old lady leant on her stick as she talked.in sportc a long thin object that is used in some sports to hit or control the ball: a hockey sticklong thin piecec (often in compounds) a long thin piece of sth: a stick of dynamite carrot sticks (ame) a stick of butterc (often in compounds) a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose: pieces of pineapple on sticks the men were carrying spades and measuring sticks.in plane / vehiclec (informal, especially ame) the control stick of a planec (informal, especially ame) a handle used to change the gears of a vehiclefor orchestrac a baton, used by the person who conducts an orchestracriticismu (bre, informal) criticism or harsh words: the referee got a lot of stick from the home fans.country areas(the sticks) pl. (informal) country areas, a long way from cities: we live out in the sticks.personc (old-fashioned, bre, informal) a person: hes not such a bad old stick.6. when jimmy says: “every morning, i have to take the crowded bus to school, which i really cant stick.”, he may feel _.a. worriedb. curiousc. annoyedd. discouraged7. due to her fashionable dress, the woman stuck out when she was walking in the street. “stuck out” in this sentence means “_”.a. be noticeableb. be followedc. be admiredd. be envied8. when i was in trouble, paul was the only one who _ to help me.a. stuck in his throatb. stuck togetherc. stuck upd. stuck his neck out9. sally said to me: “try a peaceful life out in the sticks, and you will experience something totally different.” she means _.a. i should go to the woods to enjoy a new life.b. i should ignore the criticism and enjoy myself.c. i should go to the remote areas to have a change.d. i should go out by plane instead of by train to change my feelings参考答案 6-9 cadc 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合肥质检一)nowadays a growing number of grassroots entertainers are stepping into the public eye.although a sudden success provides quick fame, experts say not all the rising stars will have a promising future.the grassroots band xu ri yang gang, meaning the rising sun in chinese, suddenly became popular after uploading a video of them singing “in the spring”actually, they have never stopped struggling to realize their dreams.after that they were frequently invited to big media events in china, like the cctv spring festival gala.however, just as many thought they were about to go further, the original singer of the song “in the spring” stepped in to prevent the band from performing his songs.different from xu ri yang gang, chinas rising star liu wei is considered to have more professional skills, enabling him to enjoy a longlasting.the armless pianist who plays the music of the song “hope” with his toes has won the champion of the television talent show chinas got talent.now, he is signed with fremantle media and sony music, and is kept busy every day. he believes it is his determination that makes him a_hit.another fairy story is the case of the rising star susan boyle.she came to international public attention after appearing as a candidate on britains got talent in 2009, singing “i dreamed a dream” from les miserables.her first album became the biggest selling album in the world in 2009, selling 9 million copies.as for chinese grassroots stars, experts say besides big dreams, they need more original compositions to achieve big results.文章大意：最近，很多草根明星闯入了大众的视野。然而，作者认为他们还有很长的路要走。56what would be the best title for the text?a.rising grassroots stars b.comparison of grassroots starsc.ways of grassroots getting famous ddifferences between grassroots stars lives57from the text we know that xu ri yang gang got popular through _.a.cctv b.newspapers c.contests dthe internet58the underlined words “a hit” in paragraph 5 most probably means_.a.a strike b.a success c.an achievement d.an influence59it can be inferred from the text that_.a.grassroots stars cant have a promising future at allb.most of grassroots stars have got professional skillsc.grassroots stars need to focus more on their original worksd.talent show is the only way for grassroots stars to become popular56答案：a主旨大意题。由文章大意可知，本文讲述的是对草根明星的成功的认识，所以a项正确。57答案：d细节理解题。由第二段第一句话“.after uploading a video of them singing in the spring”可知，旭日阳刚组合是把他们的春天里传到网上而出名的。58答案：b猜测词义题。刘伟和fremantle media and sony music签约了，每天都很忙，所以他认为他的决心使他如此成功。59答案：c推理判断题。由最后一段“as for chinese grassroots stars, experts say besides big dreams, they need more original compositions to achieve big results.”可知，草根明星们需要把精力放在原创作品上。1.（201*陕西卷）dever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, gentically mondified (gm, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the word,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 solutiorr? despite what it promiises,gm technology actually has not increased the production potential of any corp. in fact studies show that the most crown gm croo.gm soybeans, has suffered reduced productivity. for instance, a report than analysed nearly two decades of research on mojor 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 companics 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 nether is true,” said bill christison, president of the us national 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.57.the author develops the second paragraph mainly . 【c】a. by classification b. by comparison c. by example d. by process 58. what does the underlined word “boost ” in the third paragraph probably mean? 【d】a. control. b. evaluate c. obtain. d. increase.59. gm companies promise farmers that they will benefit from _. 【b】a. practicing “green” farming b. use of less chemicalsc. fair distribution of their crops d. using more crops for fuel60. which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards gm technology?【c】a. optimistic b. defensive c. disapproving d. casual (2012顺义区高三尖子生综合素质展示)the brown widow spider became established in southern california in early 2000 and has become part of the local spider family in urban los angeles and san diego. the brown widow spider is continuing its expansion in southern california and could possibly move northward into central california.the brown widow is suspected to have evolved in africa although it was first described from south america, which adds confusion as to where it might have originated. it is a tropical and subtropical spider having established populations in hawaii, florida, parts of australia, south africa and japan. in north america, the brown widow was restricted for many decades to the florida peninsula. however, around the year 2000, it started showing up in other gulf coast states. brown widows are now known from texas to georgia and south carolina.the brown widow builds its web in protected sites around homes and in woody vegetation with branches. some typical sites selected by brown widows for web building are empty containers such as buckets and nursery pots, mail boxes, entry way corners, under eaves, storage closets and garages, undercarriages of motor vehicles that are stationary for long periods, and the undersides of outdoor furniture. they choose places that are more exposed than sites chosen by black widows and therefore, appear to be at higher risk for interactions with humans as far as bites are concerned.one recent study demonstrates that the brown widow spider is less poisonous than other widow species. the reason for the weaker effect of brown widow bites on humans is possibly because the brown widow does not have much poison as its larger relatives, but it is really a threat to humans as to its poison. the two major symptoms of a brown widow bite were that the bite hurt when it was given and it left a red mark. these two symptoms are not much different from the bite of normal household spiders.there is no specific information regarding the control of brown widows by farm chemicals. most current advice is what is used for controlling spiders in general. therefore, most commercially available farm chemicals should work on brown widows. avoiding a mess of the house and the garage should reduce nest sites for them. also, one should store garage items in plastic bags where there