高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习（23）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习（23）及答案 阅读理解below is a selection about some guinness(吉尼斯)world records.top 6 unusual guinness world recordsfastest 100 m running on all fours the 2008 guinness world records day was, according to cwr, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries. kenichi itos record attempt was part of this special day. he is just another example of japanese with super powers. his super power is to run with great speed on all fours. kenichi ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. the japanese set this record at setagaya kuritsu sogo undojyo, tokyo, in 2008.most people inside a soap bubblethe discovery science center in santa ana, california celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the bubble 泡泡festival. a bubbles math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. the intriguing bubble show was also part of the program. fan yang and deni yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. the yang family cooperated with the discovery science center to set a new guinness world record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.the family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. the record was set on april 4, 2011longest ears on a doga bloodhound from illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. the right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. the dog named tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by christina and bryan flessner.mr. jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. his grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died mr.jeffries took over.most living generationsdid you ever wonder what is the guinness world record for most living generations in one family? seven is the answer.the ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great- great-great grandparent of this family was augusta bung aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on january 21, 1989.most t shirts worn at oncebelieve it or not, there is a record also for this category. krunoslav budiseli set a new world record on may 22,2010 for wearing 245 t-shirts at the same time. the man from croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by guinness world records after he managed to put on 245 different t-shirts in 1ess than two hours.the t-shirts weighted 68 kg and budiseli said he began struggling around t-shirt no. 120. he dethroned the swedish guinness record holder who wore 238 t-shirts.heaviest pumpkinguinness world records confirmed on october 9, 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin(南瓜)grown in wisconcin was officially the worlds heaviest. it weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by chris stevens at the stillwater harvest festival in minnesota. stevens pumpkin was 85 pounds javier than the record, another huge pumpkin grown in ohio. the proud farmer said his secret is a precise of rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. some of the worlds heaviest pumpkins, including the record holder, were on public display at the bronx botanical gardens in new york for a dozen days.67. why is kenichi ito described a man with a “super power”? a. he set a good example to all japanese.b. he made record attempts in 15 different countries.c. he set a new record for “fastest 100 m running on all fours”.d. he participated in the 2008 guinness world records day activities. 68. jeffries is the name of_.a. the owner of the dog with the longest earsb. the grandfather of the dog with the longest earsc. the present holder of the record for “longest ears on a dog”d. the former holder of the record for “longest ears on a dog”69. how many t-shirts had krunoslav budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on? a. 68. b. 120. c. 2. d. 245.70. according to the given information. which guinness world record was most recently set? a. the record for “most people inside a soup bubble”. b. the record for “most living generations”. c. the record for “most t-shirts worn at once”. d. the record for “heaviest pumpkin”.参考答案67、cdba 第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)【福建省厦门外国语学校2013模拟】aa month went by in this manner, but a month was all i could bear.the memory of marguerite accompanied me wherever i went. i had loved that woman still loved her too much for her suddenly to mean nothing to me. whatever feelings i might have for her now, i had to see her again. at once.i knew marguerite. meeting me so unexpectedly must have thrown her into a state of great confusion. probably, she had heard of my departure which had set her mind at rest as to the consequences of our sudden parting. but, seeing me back and coming face to face with me, weak as i was, she had sensed that my return had a purpose, and must have wondered what was going to happen.if, when i saw her again, marguerite had been unhappy; if, in taking my revenge (复仇), there had also been some way of helping her then i might well have forgiven her, and would certainly never have dreamed of doing her any harm. but when i saw her again, she was happy, at least on the surface. another man had ensured her the wealthy life in which i had been unable to keep her. she brought shame both to my pride and my love; she was going to have to pay for what i had suffered.i could not remain cold to what she did now. it followed that the thing that would hurt her most would be exactly for me to show coldness. coldness, therefore, was the feeling which i now needed to pretend, not only in her presence but in the eyes of others.i tried to put a smile on my face, and i went to call on prudence with whom marguerite was staying.prudence saw me to the door, and i returned to my apartment with tears of anger in my eyes and thirst for revenge in my heart and thought only of finding a way to make the poor creature suffer.56. this passage is most probably _ of a love story.a. the beginningb. the introductionc. a summaryd. a chapter57. according to the passage, the hero wanted to _.a. forgive marguerite because he found her unhappyb. stop the relationship with marguerite because he couldnt afford a rich lifec. make up the relationship with marguerite because he still loved herd. give marguerite sufferings because his pride and his love were hurt58. what kind of feelings did the hero most probably have?a. coldness and love. b. coldness and hate. c. love and hate. d. hate and sadness.59. what would the author most probably write about next?a. why he changed his mind suddenly.b. how he made up his relationship with marguerite.c. how he made marguerite suffer.d. why he wanted marguerite to pay for what he had suffered.【参考答案】a: ddcc ain 1835, a british astronomer called sir john herschel built a giant telescope in a remote area of sauth africahe wanted to take advantage of the clear air in that region to observe parts of the southern sky not visible in the northern hemisphere（半球）in august of that year, an article appeared in the new york sun with the following headline: great astronomical discoveries made by sir john her- schel （from the edinburgh journal of science） the sbn reported that herschel had discovered life on the moonhis telescope being sopowerful that he could observe the moons surface as if he were standing on itmore articles followed, with news that herschel had been able to see the moons craters, rivers, vegetation and animalscreatures that bore a strong resemblance to antelopes, goats and pelicans on the earthin the final installment, it was revealed that herschel had actually seen a race of furry, winged men and women, humanlike creatures who could fly! the suns illustrators provided graphic images based on herschels descriptionsthe story caused a sensation in america, and were soon syndicated （供许多报纸同时发表）to newspapers all over the worldscientists were skeptical about the information, but it seems that no one pointed out that the edinburgh journal of science didnt actually existthere had been a magazine with that name but it had closed down more than ten years beforethe sun articles were, of course, an elaborate hoax（骗局）herschel had not really observed life on the moon, nor had he made any of the other astronomical discoveries that the article reportedin fact, herschel did not even know about the articles until he returned to england some time laterhe had nothing to do with the stories at allthe sun never admitted that the stories were fakehowever, a few weeks after the publication, the editor wrote: we can only concede （承认） that the story is a hoax if the scottish paper that published it admits itas the scottish paper didnt exist, this was not likely to happen56what is the text about?aan article about the moon in an early 20th century astrological magazineba series of articles about the moon in a science journal in the early 19th, centuryca series of articles about the moon in a newspaper in the early 19th centurydan article about south african skies in a geographical57sir john herschel was _aa british astronomer who used a giant telescope to observe the skies in africaba british journalist who observed the skies in south africa and wrote about the moonca south africa astronomer who built a giant telescopeda british astronomer who discovered life on the moon58what does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragragh mean?athey believed it without questionbthey didnt believe the stories because they knew the science journal didnt existcthey believed it because it was in the newspaperdthey didnt believe it butaccepted it because they thought the stories had been published59since _, the article was indeed an elaborate hoaxaherschel had something to do with the storiesbherschel had not discovered anything reported about the mooncscientists knew that the edinburgh journal of science didnt actually existdthe newspaper admitted it was a lie my family and i lived across the street from rose, park since i was four years old then just last year the city put a chain link fence around the park and started bulldozing （用推土机推平）the trees and grass to make way for a new apartment complexwhen i saw the fence and bulldozers,i asked myself, “why dont they just leave it alone?looking back, i think what sentenced the park to oblivion was the drought; （旱灾） we had about four years agoup until thenrose park was a nice green park with plenty of trees and a public swimming poolmy friends and i rollerskated on the sidewalks, climbed the trees, and swam in the pool all the years i was growing up, the park was almost like my own yardin the summer i was fifteen the drought came and things changedthere had been almost no rain all that yearthe city stopped watering the park grasswithin a few weeks i found myself living across the street from a huge, brown desertleaves tell off the park trees, and pretty soon the trees started dying, toothe park swimming pool was closedthen the city cut down on the work force that kept the park, and it just got too ugly and dirty to enjoy anymoreas the drought lasted into the :fall, the park got worse and worsethe rubbish piled up or blew across the brown grassthere were few people in the parkit was said that drugs were being sold or traded therethe park had gotten scary, and my mother told us kids not to go there anymorethe drought finally ended and things seemed to get back to normal that is, everything but the parkit had gotten into such bad shape that the city just let it stay that waythen about six months ago i heard that the city was going toredevelop certain worn-out areas of the cityit turned out that the city had planned to get rid of the park, sell the land and let someone build rows of apartment buildings on itthe chain-link fence and the bulldozers did their worknow we live across the street from six rows of apartment buildingseach of them is three units high and stretches a block in each directionthe neighborhood has changed without the parkthe streets i used to play in are jammed with cars nowthings will never be the same againsometimes i wonder what would happen if another drought came60how did the writer feel when he saw the fence and bulldozers?ascared bexcited c, curious dupset61why was the writer told not to go to the park by his mother?ait was being rebuilt bit became crowdedcit was dangerous dit had turned into a desert62according to the writer, what evehtuaily brought about the disappearance of the park? athe drought bthe crimecthe decisions of the city dpiles of rubbish 63the last sentence of the passage implies that if another drought came apeople would have to desert their homesbthe situation would be much worsecthe city would be fully prepared in advancedthe city would have to redevelop the neighborhood【福建省厦门外国语学校2013模拟】bin rainy london, always carry your “brolly”.big ben，the queen，a plate of ham and eggsno, no, no. if youre looking for a symbol of britain，only one thing passes the testthe umbrella.now, i know what youre thinkingwe have rain in china and we have umbrellas too. certainly, i will never forget the way it rained when i lived in beijing: the streets became instant rivers and the sky flashed with lightning for hours on end. people dove for cover under bin bags, the shops were emptied of their plastic raincoats within seconds，and i found myself wet from head to foot, my poorly-chosen skirt and t-shirt now totally see-through. this would never have happened in britain.for one thing, during my year in beijing, it only really rained about 10 times. but although we never get a beijing-style washout in london, the drizzle(毛毛雨) that does fall is all but constant. even when the sky is perfectly blue, you can be sure its going to cloud over and start drizzling again within the hour.and when it does, there is chaos. trains stop, drains(下水道) block, and buses break down as if this was the first time the local authorities had seen this wet stuff coming out of the clouds.soas with so many things in the ukits up to ordinary people to sort