高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（38）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（38）及答案阅读理解c “it was amazing, just impressive,” holly budge, a 29-year-old british woman, said after making a safe landing at a spot 12,350 feet (3,765 metres) above sea level the highest “drop zone” achieved by a parachutist (跳伞者). “we had one minute of freefall and while we were above the clouds you could see everest and the other high mountains popping out of the top,” she said. ms budge and her two fellow daredevils, wendy smith, from new zealand, and neil jones, from canada, jumped out of an aircraft at about 29,500 feet, just higher than the peak of the worlds highest mountain. they fell at speeds reaching 140mph, past the highest ridges of the snow-covering himalayas, before each released a parachute (降落伞). the jumpers wore oxygen masks to keep their lungs working as they fell. wearing neoprene underwear（内衣） was compulsory to prevent them from being frozen to death.the adventure, advertised by its organizers as “a feast for those who seek to stimulate all their senses to the full”, appeared to have lived up to its billing. “i had never seen so many mountains before,” ms smith said. “to be on top of the world was simply stunning（令人晕倒的）.” the expedition also offered a way by which to celebrate her 30th birthday later this month, she said. besides, her jump raised funds for charities in britain and nepal, including more than 10,000 for the hampshire autistic society.in the next few days the feat will be repeated by about 30 others, weather permitting. each has paid at least 12,675 to high and wild, the british adventure travel company behind the project. ms budge said: “it was worth the money. it is something that has never been done before.” 48. the three skydivers jumped out of the plane at an altitude of about _.a. 3765 meters b. 8993 meters c. 12,350 meters d. 29,500 meters49. it can be known from the passage that _. a. high and wild is a new british adventure travel companyb. the aircraft took the jumpers to a height higher than the himalayasc. ms budge used to be an extreme sports enthusiast.d. the three skydivers succeeded in landing at the top of the highest mountain.50. which of the following is true according to the passage? _a. the successful diving is a good way to celebrate ms budges 31st birthday.b. this skydiving has set a new national record.c. ms budge has managed to contribute all her money to charities.d. as a wonderful experience, this skydiving is recommended to other people.51. which of the following must the skydivers make sure of according to the passage?a. taking a record book b. donating some moneyc. having suitable weather d. wearing normal underwear 48. b第二段里有她jumped out of an aircraft at about 29,500feet，而把英尺换成米在第一段里已经给出12,350 feet (3,765 metres)。49. b 推理判断题。文章说他们从比喜马拉雅山还高的地方从飞机上跳下来，由此判断b项正确。50. d 推理判断题。最后一段的最后一句她实际上就是在向人们推荐这个项目。51.c推理判断。从文章的相关介绍可知，c是他们创造这次降落记录必须具备的条件。 engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality (理性)，but when it comes to my college education i am an idealist and a fool. in high school i wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any reasonable student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment. but thats not what i did.i chose to study engineering in a small liberal-arts (文科）university that doesnt even offer a major in electrical engineering. obviously, this was not a practical choice; i came here for more noble reasons. i wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my job. i wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by communicating with people who werent studying science or engineering. my parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a wise choice. they told me i was wise and grown-up beyond my 18 years, and i believed them.i headed off to the college and sure i was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering factories where they didnt care if you had values or were flexible. i was going to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist all in one.now im not so sure. somewhere along the way my noble ideas crashed into reality, as all noble ideas finally do. after three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, i have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.the reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easily as i supposed in high school. individually they shape a person in very different ways. the struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.文章大意：本文作者以自身的经历说明很难做到文理兼顾，共同发展。因而自己当初想要成为通晓人文科学的杰出工程师，是不切实际的。36. at present, the writer is studying _.a. engineering at a college with a large engineering department.b. engineering in a small liberal-arts university.c. literature in a liberal-arts university.d. communicating and technology.【答案】b 【解析】细节理解题。根据i chose to study engineering in a small liberal-arts (文科）university作者选择了小的文科学院上学的工程专业，故选b。 37. why did the writer choose his major in a different way from ordinary students?a. because he wanted to be an electrical engineer in high school.b. because he didnt like studying in labs.c. because he intended to turn out a technical expert.d. because he expected to get improved more iii humanities.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据i was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist (人文学者) all in one.”，因为他希望提高人文学科这就是作者选择在一所很小的文科院校学习的根本原因。38. what can be inferred from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?a. no noble idea can be out of touch with reality eventually.b. the writers noble ideas are practical.c. noble ideas have nothing to do with reality.d. the writer considered his noble ideas as valuable as others.【答案】a【解析】推理判断题。根据这句话我们不难推断出作者原先的想法是不切实际的，故选a。39. what problem has the writer found in his study at college? a. he cant get used to the engineer factory.b.math, physics and engineering courses are too difficult to learn.c.its hard to combine engineering with the literal arts.d.he has made no progress in the literal arts.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据the struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.把工程学与人文科学联系起来很难。故选c。40.how has the writer felt about his choice?a.he felt proud at the beginning but a bit doubtful at present.b.he has been feeling positive all the time.c.he has decided to give up.d.he shares the same opinion with his parents and teachers.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据i am an idealist 及the struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.作者起初感觉很骄傲但是目前感觉有点怀疑，故选a。 【山东省莱芜市凤城高中2013届质量检测】d wide awake in aunt bets southern house, annie van lew shivered(发抖)at the sounds of distant guns. it was bad enough that america was at war, but the young virginia girl was not used to battles being fought this close. suddenly a floorboard made a noise.annie sat up in bed and listened.had a stranger broken in? earlier, the family had heard that captured officers recently escaped from a prison nearby. quietly opening her bedroom door, annie walked out. a figure in a black gown was walking down the hall. it was aunt bet, carrying a candle in one hand and a plate of fried chicken in the other. annie followed her aunt to a stairway at the far end of the house. aunt bet climbed to the top, and opened a door leading to the attic（阁楼). annie followed closely behind. in the attic, aunt bet stopped at a chest of drawers, moved it aside, and felt along the wall behind it. slowly a door sprang open, revealing a hidden room. a thin man stepped out of the opening. as aunt bet handed him the plate of food, the young man saw annie in the doorway and froze.desperately shaking her head “no”, the girl raised one finger to her lips. the officer understood and shifted his look. quickly annie went back downstairs and hid, waiting until after aunt bet left to return. back inside the attic,annie called softly to the man inside, who told her where to find the hidden spring. soon the young officer stood in the open doorway. a small candle burned on a table behind him and, in its soft light, annie studied his face. clear eyes reflected the calm of one who faced death bravely. smiling, he said,”what trouble you should have gotten into if your aunt had turned around!” that night, annie learned aunt bet was one of many daring southerners whose hatred(憎恨) of slavery drove them to risk their lives by spying for the north. the girl chatted as she dared, wishing her new friend luck when he said he would leave at dawn. back in her room, annie felt proud and was determined to guard her familys secret to the end.71. the underlined sentence in paragraph 1is most likely used to .a. show how old the house is b. describe how loud a noise is c. indicate that the fighting is close d. suggest that something is about to happen72. why did the officer look away when annie put her finger to her lips?a. so he could look aunt bet in the eyeb. so aunt bet would not know she was therec. because the candle was shining in his eyesd. because he did not want to appear unfriendly73. paragraph 6 is mainly used to reveal .a.annies curiosity b. aunt bets absencec. the dimness (昏暗)of the room d. the character of the officer 74. how did annies feelings change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?a. in the beginning she was afraid; in the end she felt proudb. in the beginning she was angry; in the end she became fearfulc. in the beginning she felt relaxed; in the end she felt anxiousd. in the beginning she felt happy; in the end she became confused75. the main reason why the author doesnt give information about whom aunt bet is visiting in the attic is to make the .a. plot more exciting b.setting more realisticc.story more believable d.characters more interesting 参考答案 dbdaa【江西省南昌铁一中2013届月考】第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分， 满分40分 ）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a john smith was lazy. he had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. in fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. one day mr smith decided that he had to do something. “johnny. when i was your age i was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. i want you to go out and get a job.” so that was what he did. in fact, in the next three months, johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. he explained to his father.“they wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”“i dont care how you do it,” mr smith said. “either you earn some money or move out of the house. i gave you one weeks time.”in the next few days johnny began to change. he still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. more and more posts began to arrive for him. he bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. when his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.“john smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “ill see you in the court tomorrow.”when he got outside, johnny told his parents everything.“when you told me to earn some money, 1 decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, new way to money fast! send me $ 5 and ill tell you my secret. when i received the money i wrote back telling people to do as i do.”johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. as he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”56. johnny was fired from the jobs because _.a. he liked listening to the radiob. he had a big family to supportc. he spent a lot of time writing lettersd. he didnt do the jobs well57. johnny put an advertisement in the newspaper about _ months after he left school.a. three b. six c. nine d. eleven58. why was johnny fined $ 250? _.a. because he was lazyb. because he was out of workc. because he cheated peopled. because he didnt pay for his new suit59. what would probably happen at last? _.a. johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaperb. the court would give $ 250 back to johnnyc. johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaperd. johnny would become a newspaper reporter60. which of the following questions is not answered by the information from the passage? _?a. how did the parents feel when johnny invited them to the theatre and dinnerb. whats johnnys secretc. what did the policeman want johnny to dod. how much did johnny have to pay all the people back56. d johnny被解雇主要是因他什么都做不好。57. c 此题为事实理解题。从头两段可算出。58. c johnny被罚250美元，是因行骗。59. a 从文章结尾可推断出a项。60. d 文中没有提到johnny骗了多少人。when it comes to making a good career in the business world, being honest and getting along well with colleagues gives a person a solid competitive advantage, claims a new research.dr.jon bohlmann has found that project managers can expect better performance by far from the members of their team if treating them with honesty, kindness, and respect. according to another study , the gross-functional product development teams, can achieve a great quality and better cost benefits from socializing and interacting with individuals who work for their suppliers.the first, dr. bohlmanns study analyzed cross-functional product development teams, which combine together engineers, researchers and business personnel. the point to involve people with various backgrounds was to show that there was a focus on finance, marketing, and also on a design and functionality, right from the start of the product-development process. in addition to all this, this diversity also helped to make communication more effective in order to ensure that all members of the team were socializing and cooperating, and not just working at cross-purposes.as a result, it indicated that interactional fairness awareness indeed had an effect on a cross-functional communication. in other words, all the team members who thought that they had been treated well and respected, showed a great increase in their commitment to the success of the project they had been working on in cooperation with other team members, and, in particular, when they realized their project manager or supervisor to be a kind, nice and honest guy.according to dr. bohlmann, the increase in such commitment is very essential and important because it could improve performance that would result in the achievement of team goals. and if bohlmanns study comes to the conclusion that nice and honest guys are the first to finish, the second research by dr. rob handfleld shows us that cooperating and socializing well with others can give a team, and even a company an edge, when it comes to product development.41.according to the passage, being a successful proj