高考英语二轮阅读理解专题训练精品题（7）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练二轮精品题（7）及答案阅读理解 i always avoid going on field investigations with the toxics (毒物)team, unless its absolutely necessary. its not that i mind the hard work, or am afraid of coming into contact with toxic substances. what i fear is quickly losing hope about the work i do. however, doing field research with the toxics team, all i see and feel is filthnothing else. even if i close my eyes, i can smell the smell of food processing, rotting organic waste from paper mills and chemicals from clothing manufacturers. one morning, i went to investigate a discharged pipe to document and collect samples of pollutants secretly being emitted by a textile mill. i had to work with the utmost secrecy in order to avoid being discovered by the textile mill. i dipped a long measuring pole into the large polluting pipe to measure the volume of polluted water being emitted. but the surface of the water, covered in oil and filth, made me feel as if to vomit. all of a sudden, i felt someone hit me on my back. it frightened me so much that i almost fell into the water. i grasped the pole and looked behind me to see an old man standing there. he asked:“can you catch fish here?”i realized that he thought i was holding a fishing pole, so i kept calm and said: “yes, i heard that theres a kind of small fish living in this water, and it has medicinal benefits.” the old man grew quite curious and replied:“that may be. if a fish can survive in water as dirty as this , it must have a lot of resistance. so it wouldnt be too strange if such fish had medicinal benefits.” it was clear he was just passing by, so i answered:“yeah, survival of the fittest. fish that adapt can survive, just like us humans.” he kept talking to me and didnt want to leave. he wanted to see whether or not i would catch the small fish with medicinal benefits.71. the text is mainly about . a. a research report about pollution b. an exciting experience of fishing c. an experience of doing research on pollution d. an unforgettable talk with an old man72. which word can take place of the underlined word in the 2nd paragraph? a. fish b. textile c. water d. pollutants73. what is the writer of the text most probably? a. a newspaper reporter. b. a researcher about pollution. c. a fisherman. d. a worker of the textile mill.74. why did the writer tell the old man he was fishing? a. because he wanted to satisfy the old mans curiosity b. because the old man was interested in fishing too c. because he did the research secretly d. because the old man wanted to buy the fish75. we can infer from the last paragraph that . a. the old man had found out the secret b. the old man wanted to catch the fish by himself c. the writer would have to tell the old man the fact d. the old man was sent to watch over the writer【答案】71-75 cdbccayou need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of metro-goldwyn-mayer (米高梅电影公司)for the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion and will have to sell off its most valuable assets (资产).in its golden time, mgm stood for somethingif warner brothers meant social dramas and gangster movies, and disney meant cartoon films, then mgm was healthy fantasythis business model found its most glorious expression in its musicals (音乐剧) of the post-war erait also featured such many famous stars as fred astaire, frank sinatra, gene kelly and judy garland.but mgm had always put its hopes on the quality of stars it could attractfrom the time mgm became a company in 1924, the studio and his associate proved themselves good at creating big names.for 35 years, this worked well enough, but the growing power of television disturbed hollywoodmgm continued to throw money into making gorgeous-looking musicals, but despite some big successes audiences gradually started to drift awaythroughout the sixties, mgms decline set inthings went from bad to worsein 1973, mgm stopped distributing its own filmssince then, the lions roar has been reduced to a whimper (呜咽).how far mgm has fallen can be shown by its recent releasesthis was a studio that for years offered a reliable supply of first-class filmsyet last year its total output was threeto make it worse, all were co-produced with other studiosand this year? only one so far, and maybe the last.what now? mgm will probably be sold, though recent buyers have been cautious about a price thought to be around $ 2 billion.1. mgm is becoming the focus in hollywood because it _ a. has more supporters b. has produced good films c. might be closed down d. has lost all its assets2. what can we learn about mgm from the text? a. it has been sold out for around $ 2 billion. b. the internet was a factor causing its decline. c. it only produced three films by itself last year. d. it made a wrong decision for its development.3. whats the main idea of the text? a. the past glories of mgm b. the musicals made by mgm. c. the decline of mgm d. a historical decision by mgm.【参考答案】13、cdc 阅读理解-e“creativity is the key to a brighter future，”says education and business experts. here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.if dick drew had listened to his boss in 1925，we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. drew worked for the minnesota mining company. at work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. but his boss told him not to think more about the idea. finally，using his own time，drew improved the tape，which now is used everywhere by many people. and his former company learned from its mistake. now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.creativity is not something one is just born with，nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence. the fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.unfortunately，schools have not tried to encourage creativity.with strong attention to test results and the development of reading，writing and mathematical skills，many educators give up creativity for correct answers.the result is that children can give back information but cant recognize ways to use it in new situation.they may know the rules correctly but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.it is important to give children choices. from the earliest age，children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results.even if its choosing between two food items for lunch，decision-making helps thinking skills.as children grow older，parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money. this is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.57. what did the company where drew once worked learn from its mistake?a. they should encourage people to work a longer time. b. people should be discouraged to think freely.c. people will do better if they spend most of their work time developing new ideas.d. it is necessary for people to spend some of their work time considering and improving new ideas.58. creativity is _.a. something that most people are born withb. something that has nothing to do with intelligence at allc. a way of using what one has learned to work out new problems d. something that is not important to the character of a person at all 59. why dont schools try to encourage creativity?a. they dont understand the importance of creativity education.b. they dont want their students to make mistakes.c. they pay too much attention to examination marks，language and maths skills.d. they think it more important to remember some information.60. what should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?a. help them when necessary. b. try to help them as much as possible.c. take no notice of whatever they do.d. leave the children as they are. 【答案】57-60 dcaa阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。aopposition is growing to the berlin zoos plans to find a new home for knut, the moneymaking celebrity polar bear whose popularity has been exploited by environmentalists and even canadian tourism promoters.no longer cute, and just days before his second birthday, knut will be given a new home that is expected to include a potential mating partner.the berlin zoo, facing the global economic crisis, cant afford the estimated $ 13 million it would take to acquire a female and a new home for them to share. “its time for him to go - the sooner he gets a new home the better,” said senior bear keeper heiner kloes.but some berliners are beginning a campaign, collecting petition (情愿书) signatures and arguing that hes a tourist draw and a symbol as important as the brandenburg gate. “he means a lot to many people. when youre with him you forget your problems,” hartmut wiedenroth, co-founder of the campaign, told spiegel online.knut became an international celebrity in 2007, drawing huge crowds to his cage and triggering sales of thousands of knut toys and knut-shaped candies.the vancouver-based canadian tourism commission made knut a major part of its “canadakeep exploring” campaign to draw tourists to the country- and especially to polar bear country in northern manitoba to see them in their natural habitat. environmentalists also used the bear to promote the fight against global warming.but knuts popularity diminished as his size increased to 210 kilograms, he was photographed at one point snapping (咬) at a child near his cage. in september his keeper, thomas doerflein, died of a heart attack. doerflein, who became a celebrity himself after nursing the tiny ball of white fur when knuts mother rejected him, had been re-assigned shortly after knuts first birthday. some animal rights critics said knut has been showing unusually aggressive behavior because of his unnatural upbringing.56. the berlin zoo intends to find a new home for knut mainly because of _.a. the mother bear deserting him b. knuts aggressive behaviorc. lacking a skillful bear keeper d. its financial problem57. a campaign is being launched in berlin _.a. in order to keep knut in the zoob. by selling knut-shaped candiesc. to draw tourists to northern manitobad. to warn people of global warming58. the underlined word “triggering” in paragraph 5 can be replaced by “_”.a. decreasing b. preventing c. promoting d. conducting 59. what would be the best title for the passage?a. doerflein, a celebrity of germany b. zoo says knut must go c. the polar bear capital of the world d. polar bears in canada【参考答案】(a) dacb 阅读理解-b1. six hours free parking if you spend $ 100 or more in our stores you will receive six hours of free parking. when you have spent $100 or more, just take this coupon and your receipt 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