高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题（22）.doc

2014高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题（22）及答案阅读理解-a a year after graduation, i was offered a position teaching a writing class. teaching was a profession i had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. i accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of mr. davis. my father went by the same name, and i liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “wait a minute” someone might say, “are you talking about mr. davis the retired man, or mr. davis the respectable scholar?” the position was offered at the last minute, and i was given two weeks to prepare, a period i spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “hello, class. im mr. davis.” sometimes i would give myself an aggressive voice. sometimes i would sound experienced. but when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true mr. davis was there. i sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy. i arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. i had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. i saw nine students along a long table. i handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as i required. “all right then,” i said. “okay, here we go.” then i opened my briefcase and realized that i had never thought beyond this moment. i had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. i had imagined that i would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of hands. every student would yell. “calm down, youll all get your turn. one at a time, one at a time!” a terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, i inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.( ) 1. the author took the job to teach writing because _. a. he wanted to be expected b. he had written some storied c. he wanted to please his father d. he had dreamed of being a teacher( ) 2. what can we learn about the author from paragraph 2? a. he would be aggressive in his first class. b. he was well-prepared for his first class. c. he got nervous upon the arrival of his first class. d. he waited long for the arrival of his first class.( ) 3. before he started his class, the author asked the students to _. a. write down their suggestions on the paper cards b. cut maple leaves out of the construction paper c. cut some cards out of the construction paper d. write down their names on the paper cards( ) 4. what did the students do when the author started his class? a. they began to talk. b. they stayed silent. c. they raised their hands. d. they shouted to be heard.( ) 5. the author chose the composition topic probably because _. a. he got disappointed with his first class b. he had prepared the topic before class c. he wanted to calm down the students d. he thought it was an easy topic这是一篇记叙文，描述作者第一天教学的经历。1. 答案: a 解析: 细节理解题，根据第一段“i accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of mr. davis.”可以得出答案。2. c 细节理解题， 根据第二段“but when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true mr. davis was there.”可以得出答案。3. d 细节理解题，根据第三段“i handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as i required.”可以得出答案。4. b 细节理解题，根据最后一段“a terrible silence ruled the room”可以得出答案。5. a 推理判断题，根据文中的描述，作者作了很好的准备，可是却都不能实现，作者很失望阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。awhen i was 17, i read a quote that went something like: “if you live each day as if it were your last, someday youll most certainly be right” it made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33years, i have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “if today were the last day of my life, would i want to do what i am about to do today?”remembering that ill be dead soon is the most important tool ive ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in lifeabout a year ago i was diagnosed with cancerthe doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that i would live no longer than three to six monthsmy doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors code for preparing yourself to diei lived with that diagnosis all dayi was completely in despairlater that evening, i had another biopsy（活组织检查）and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgeryi had the surgery and im fine nowthis was the closest ive been to facing deathto tell the truth, no one wants to dieand yet death is the destination we all shareno one has ever escaped itit clears out the old to make room for the newright now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared awayyour time is so limited that you shouldnt waste it repeating someone elses lifedont be trapped by dogma（教条） which is living with the results of other peoples thinkingdont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voiceand most importantly, have the courage to follow your heartit somehow already knows what you truly want to becomeeverything else is secondary1. the doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_ ahe had to rest at homebhis disease was not serious at all chis disease couldnt be cured dhe had to wait for the result of the test2how did the author feel after the diagnosis? aangry bexcited coptimistic dhopeless 3what does the author think of death?ahe thinks it is nothing to be scared of bhe thinks it is not the end of lifeche thinks it is impossible to avoid dhe thinks it is the beginning of a new life4in the authors opinion, we should _ afollow others advice btake no notice of diseases ctake exercise and keep healthy dhave the courage to follow our heart 参考答案 a) cdcd 阅读理解streamwood, illfor years, attendance was small at tefft middle schools yearly parent-teacher conferences, but the principal did not blame families for their poor responseinstead, she blamed the poor way the conferences were conducted“five years ago, the most important personthe studentwas left out of the parent-teacher conference,” teffts principal, lavonne smiley, said“the old conferences were such a negative thing, so we turned it around,” allowing students not only to attend but also to lead the gatherings instead of anxiously awaiting their parents return home with the teachers opinion on their classroom performancerecently, 525 parents attended parent-teacher-student conferences, mssmiley said, compared with 75 parents in 2003no appointments were needed, and everyone was welcome at the conferences this year, spread over two days that school officials called a celebration of learning“i think were learning that every school has its own dna, and there is not a prescription for conferences that works for every school,” mskinney said“there is such an increasingly diverse population at our nations schools, the one-size-fits-all model conference just doesnt work anymore”at some schools, not only are students on hand for conferences, but their siblings are also welcome, as are grandparents, aunts and uncles, even family friendswhen mark heller accepted a job as an assistant principal at the middle school in his hometown of plano, ill, he discovered that the community had changed a lot in the eight years he had been a teacher in iowathe population had nearly doubled to 10,000 residents, and 37 percent of the students at plano middle school were now from low-income familiesthe traditional parent-teacher conferences without a student present are always available by appointment, and sometimes necessary, for example, to discuss a private matter concerning a non-custodial （无监护权的） parent, a family crisis the child is unaware of or a special education diagnosisstill, mrheller is convinced that a true dialogue concerning a students academic progress is impossible without both the child and the parent engaged and present, and with the teacher on hand to share impressions and answer any questions the parents have about homework, standardized test scores, behavior and other issues “at the student-led conferences, our children are learning to be organized and capable adults someday,” msissa said“when i was growing up, my parents went to my conference, and i waited at home, scared they would come back with some concernswith this new kind of conference, there are no secretsmy daughter is learning that she is responsible for her own success”17what is mainly talked about in this text? athe change of population in mrhellers hometownbthe way the parent-teacher conferences are conductedcthe people who take part in parent-teacher conferencesdthe percentage of attendants to parent-teacher conferences18what was the population in plano, illwhen mrheller became a teacher in iowa eight years before? a3,700b20,000c10,000d5,00019the number of parents who attended parent-teacher-student conferences recently was _ times more than that in 2003afive bsixcsevendeight 20what does mskinney mean by saying “every school has its own dna? aevery school is unique and differentbone model fits all school conferencescall prescriptions do not work welldthe population at schools is diverse参考答案 17-20 bdba 阅读理解 in a world with limited land, water and other natural resources (资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm. people now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways. that means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. in other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources. today, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries. according to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decades. china, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. it is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. in addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil (棕榈油)，which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. in recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%. governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. first, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. finally, governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional model to a sustainable one.the major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing population within the limits of this single planet. that is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.( ) 1. the traditional business model is harmful because of all the following except that _. a. it makes the world warmer b. it consumes natural resources c. it brings severe damage to forests d. it makes growth hard to continue( ) 2. what can we infer from paragraph 2? a. china l