高考英语二轮阅读理解三月特训（74）.doc

2014届高考英语二轮复习 三月精品练习阅读理解free fun guidesfree admission to hundreds of museums sept.25 what a weekend! this saturday, sept.25, hundreds of u.s. museums admission free for the smithsonians annual museum day.unlike previous museum day celebrations, you must sign up for a free ticket that admits two people to any of the participating museums. that means filling out a form and having the ticket emailed to you. not bad for a freebie that will give you admission to museums such as the adler planetarium in chicago and the air & space museum in san diego. some participating museums are closed on saturday, so they offer free admission on sunday, sept.26, instead.free admission to national parks & public lands would you rather visit a national park for free instead of a museum for free? the choice is yours on saturday, sept.25, as all 392national parks and all other national public lands are admission free for national public lands day. the fee-free day for national parks, forests, monuments and other public lands falls on the same day as the smithsonian museum day, when hundreds of u. s. museums are also admission free. if you love the outdoors, consider signing up or just show up for one of the volunteer projects at the public lands sites on saturday. spend the morning helping clean up and restore our national natural treasures, then spend the afternoon just enjoying and exploring them.free books for kid barnes & noble! if your kids love to readand we hope they do!be sure to sign them up for barnes & nobles summer reading programs so they can earn a free book! its easy for kids ages 12 and under to participate. for barnes & nobles passport to summer reading program, just download and print out your passport. read any eight books, log them into the passport and bring it to any barnes & noble by september 7. choose your free book from the list on the back of the passport.free night of theater across the u. s in october hark! tis a chance to see this thing called the play, and not just mr. shakespeares! its the annual run of the free night of theater, when hundreds of theaters in 120 u. s. cities give away thousands of tickets to local productions. while the kickoff date is october 15, many of the theaters start releasing their free tickets by oct. 1 or in waves during the month of october for performance dates throughout the month. ticket seekers are limited to two tickets for one performance. find your city on the free night of theater website and check the listings for performances, their dates and their ticket giveaway times and locations.1what is new about this years museum day? a. people can visit a museum for free b. two museums offer free admission c. people will get free tickets online d. some museums open for free on sunday2how is national public lands day different from the other three events? a. it comes on sept. 25 b. visitors may offer help c. all can visit the parks for free d. visitors may choose what to do3 how can kids get a free book? a. by choosing one of the books they have read b. by downloading and printing out a passport c. by reading eight books at any barnes & noble d. by listening to b & ns free online stories4which of the following shows the similarity between museum day and free night of theater? a. they take place once a year b. they last for the same length of time c. the tickets can be used in any u.s cities d. the same number of free tickets is given away5 the main purpose of the passage is to . a. help people who are very poor b. introduce ways to save money c. give guidance on how to have some fun d. provide information about free things to do6根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。- can you help me?- sure, whats the problem?- _81_.- well, how about san francisco? we went there last year and had a great time.-82 -well, there is golden gate bridge of course, and golden gate park. its a really big park. you can go for long walks or take a rest in the japanese tea garden. its beautiful there.-83- there is also a place called fishermans wharf. thats really popular with tourists. there are lots of shops, cafes and restaurants. and from there you can go on a boat trip to alcatraz. you know, its a small but very beautiful island.-84 - no, you cant stay on the island; there arent any hotels. you can only go for the day. i think ive still got a book about san francisco. i can lend it to you.-85 what can you do there?oh, great! what a great place to stay in!what an idea! what is the best time to go there?i cant decide where to go for the holiday-any ideas?thanks a lot. san francisco, here i come! hmm, that sounds good.how can i go there?7.第三部分：阅读理解（共四篇15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。for more than six million american children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. some deal with the situation by watching tv. some may hide. but all of them have something in common. they spend part of each day alone. they are called latchkey children. theyre children who look after themselves while their parents work. and their bad condition has become a subject of concern. lynette long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. she said, “we had a school rule against wearing jewelry. a lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. i was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. there were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant.” slowly, she learned they were house keys. she and her husband began talking to the children who had them. they learned of the impact(影响) working couples and single parents were having on their children. fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. one in each three latchkey children the longs talked to reported being scared. many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety. the most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. it might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet. the second is tv. theyll often play it at high volume. its hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the longs learned. most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone. 56. the main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _. a. are growing in numbers b. are also found in middle-class neighborhoodsc. watch too much television during the day d. suffer problems from being left alone57. the main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _. a. tiredness b. freedom c. loneliness d. fear58. we may draw a conclusion that _. a. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time aloneb. latchkey children try to hide their feelingc. latchkey children often watch tv with their parentsd. its difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are8a purple tomato genetically engineered to contain nutrients more commonly seen in dark berries helped cancer in mice, british researchers said on sunday. the finding, published in the journal nature biotechnology, bolsters the idea that plants can be genetically modified(changed) to make people healthier. cancer-prone mice fed the modified fruit lived significantly longer than animals fed a standard diet with and without regular tomatoes, cathie martin and colleagues at the government-funded john innes center in britain reported. “the effect was much bigger than we had expected.” said martin, a plant biologist. the study focused on anthocyanins，a type of antioxidant found in berries such as blackberries and blackcurrants that have been shown to lower risk of cancer, heart diseases and some neurological diseases. while an easy way to improve health, many people dont eat enough of these fruits, the researchers said. using genes from the snapdragon flower, the researchers discovered they could get the tomatoes to make anthocyanins- turning the tomato purple in the process. mice genetically engineered to develop cancer lived an average of 182 days when they were fed the purple tomatoes, compared to 142 days for animals on the standard diet. “it is greatly encouraging to believe that by changing diet, or specific components in the diet. you can improve health in animals and possibly humans.” martin said in a telephone interview. the researchers warned that trials in humans are a long way off and the next step is to investigate( look into) how the antioxidants actually affect the tumors to promote better health. but the findings do support the formal research suggesting that people can significantly improve their health by making simple changes to the daily diet, other researchers said. “its exciting to see new techniques that could potentially make healthy foods even better for us.” said doctor lara bennett, science information office at cancer research uk. “ but it is too early to say whether anthocyanins obtained through diet could help to reduce the risk of cancer.” 【小题1】the text mainly tells us _. a. what can prevent people from having cancer. b. scientists have developed cancer- fighting tomato. c. ways to live much longer have been found by scientists. d. genetically engineered food is good for peoples health.【小题2】in the first paragraph the underlined word “ bolster” probably means _ a. change b. reduce c. support d. test【小题3】which of the following was not the result found in the study? a. blackberries and blackcurrants can lower risk of cancer. b. the anthocyanins can make the purple tomatoes grow stronger. c. genes from snapdragon flowers can be put into common tomatoes. d. mice fed the modified fruit lived longer than the common ones.【小题4】according to dr. lara bennett, the effects of anthocyanins through diet on human being_ a. are not certain now. b. have been proved c. are very harmful d. are hard to be testedmy grandfather came from hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the united states. the rest of his family remained in europe. when world war i broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin. one day in 1918, my uncle milton received his draft notice. my grandparents were very upset. but my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. all the little girls were delighted. the moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. the band played and the crowd cheered. although no one noticed. im sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. the train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. there was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. someone shouted, “the war is over!” for a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. the men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. my mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didnt last a tiny bit longer. 9what the grandfather was most worried about was _. a. the spread of the world war b. the safety of his two cousins c. a drop in his living standards d. his relatives killing each other 10the underlined phrase “draft notice” means “_”. a. order for army service b. train ticket for europe c. letter of rejection d. note of warning 11what did the “service pins” （in para. 2） stand for in the eyes of the little girls? a. strength. b. courage. c. victory. d. honor. 12which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story? a. disappointing. b. unexpected. c. uncertain. d. inspiring. it all started at the beginning of this term. at first, carmen wasnt really sure what was happening. in class, she had to squint (眯眼) to see the blackboard clearly. as it got worse, she became more and more worried. it was important for her to see the notes and homework the teacher wrote on the board.in class, she asked for a desk that was closer to the blackboard. one day, her teacher said, “carmen, ive noticed you squinting a lot. are you having trouble seeing the board?” carmen shook her head. “im fine, mrs. cruz.”at home, she had to sit closer and closer to the television. her mother noticed her squinting as she watched her favorite shows.“tomorrow i will go to see a doctor,” she said firmly. three days later, carmen had new glasses. she was told to wear them all the time. “all of the kids at school will think i am a nerd (书呆子)，” she said. “you look just as beautiful with those glasses on as you do without them,” her mother said. but carmen didnt believe her.the next day, carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. suddenly, she heard her friend theresa shout. “whats wrong?” she asked.“my silver ring is gone!” theresa cried. carmen could tell that theresa was very upset. they all looked for the ring in the grassy area of the playground.carmen realized that she could search better if she could see better. she took the glasses out of her pocket and put them on. everything looked so different! so clear! and a glimmer (微光) of silver caught her eye.“here it is,” she shouted. “thanks carmen,” theresa said. “i didnt know you wore glasses. they look great!” “thanks,” carmen replied shyly.as they walked back toward the school building, two more girls praised her glasses. carmen smiled. “maybe wearing glasses wont be so bad after all,” she thought.13according to the text, carmen_.a. doesnt like doing homeworkb. often tells lies to her teacherc. cares how well she does in lessond. has trouble getting along with her classmates14when carmen wore glasses for the first time, she felt_. a. sad b. pleased c. surprised d. disappointed15what can we infer from the last two paragraphs? a. other girls expect to have new glasses. b. carmen will get used to wearing glasses. c. wearing glasses will make carmen look beautiful. d. carmen hopes to receive more comments on her glasses.16the purpose of the text is to tell readers_. a. how to protect their eyesb. never to make fun of others c. things arent always as bad as we expectd. it is necessary to give a hand to those in trouble7参考答案1c2b3a4a5d【解析】1根据unlike previous museum day celebrations, you must sign up for a free ticket that admits two people to any of the participating museums. that means filling out a form and having the ticket emailed to you.及上下文描述可知人们将在线得到免费的入场券。故选c。2根据if you love the outdoors, consider signing up or just show up for one of the volunteer projects at the public lands sites on saturday.及下文描述可知参观者可以提供帮助，故选b。3根据be sure to sign them up for barnes & nobles summer reading programs so they can earn a free book!描述可知选a。4根据the smithsonians annual museum day.及its the annual run of the