高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（55）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（55）及答案阅读理解(豫南四校高三调研)“my kids really understand solar and earthheat energy，” says a secondgrade teacher in saugus, california. “some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” these young scientists are part of city building educational program (cbep), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more.the children dont just play any city. they map and analyze the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and predict its needs in 100 years. with the aid of an architect who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations. “designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom，” says the teacher who developed this program. “they are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. in fact, as the class enters the final modelbuilding stage of the program, an elected official and planning group makes all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser.”cbep is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problemsolving：observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the childrens own standards.语篇解读：加利福尼亚的一名教师别出心裁地设计出一个培养孩子解决问题能力的计划，让他们在城市规划中自由驰骋，潜移默化地学到观察问题、分析问题和解决问题的知识。9cbep is designed to _.adirect kids to build solar collectorsbtrain young scientists for city planningcdevelop childrens problemsolving abilitiesdtrain kids to be future architects解析：细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话以及最后一段的内容可知这个计划的目的是培养孩子解决问题的能力。答案：c10an architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom to _.afind out kids creative ideasbdiscuss with the teachercgive children lecturesdhelp kids with their program解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第三句话中的“with the aid of an architect.”可知建筑师每周来教室一次的目的是在这个计划中为孩子们提供帮助。答案：d11who is the designer of the program?aan official. ban architect.ca teacher. da scientist.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中间部分的“.says the teacher who developed this program.”可知这个计划的设计者是一位教师。答案：c12the children feel free in the program because they _.acan design future buildings themselvesbhave new ideas and rich imaginationcare given enough time to design modelsdneed not worry about making mistakes解析：推理判断题。第二段后半部分提到孩子们可以充分发挥他们丰富的想象力，无须害怕任何责备，因为在未来设计方面没有错误的答案，由此可推测孩子们在这个计划中可以无拘无束，不必担心犯过错。答案：d。 (河南五市高三模拟)i read a letter of a mother of a gifted child to an expert with gifted children stating that her son was always complaining that he doesnt like his teacher for she talks in baby language and she lets them sing baby songs. having an insufficient understanding of being different from their normally developing classmates, gifted children may find themselves wanting to learn more than being boxed with other kids of their age. they want to quench their thirst for knowledge. however, in the process, they tend to develop negative thoughts about school and teachers. thus, they tend to exhibit behavioral problems.behavioral problems of gifted children could be mainly correlated to their asynchronous (不同期的) development. this development means that the child has uneven development in their mind, body and emotions. to explain further, a gifted child may live in different ages at once. he may show high intellectual capabilities at some point but the time his emotions rule, he would go back to his true age going through tantrums and endless sobbing. he maybe find it happy playing with kids his age but the next day, he would be bored that and he would find conversing with older kids to be more challenging.because of high intellectual level, a gifted child often acts differently in his own classroom. he has the thinking of being above from the rest of his classmates when it comes to grades, academic awards and school recognitions. in classroom discussions, the child may either be very cooperative having advanced knowledge in the lessons but it is mostly that he will suffer from boredom as he is not challenged by the lessons and he would feel no improvement with them.13which of the following best explains the asynchronous development?aa child has sound development both in mind and body.ba child cannot get along well with his classmates.ca child is intellectually developed but not equal with emotionally.da child doesnt feel happy with his school and teachers.解析：细节理解题。从文章第二段可知，asynchronous development指的是孩子身心和情感发展不平衡。答案：c14what is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the passage?ahow a gifted child gets along with his classmates.bhow to get a gifted child involved in a classroom discussion.cwhat can arouse a gifted childs interest.dhow a teacher should handle a gifted child in class.解析：推理判断题。文章最后一段说明天才少年在课堂上的问题，因此接下来作者应该给老师一些建议，怎样教育天才少年。答案：d15we can infer from the passage that _.awe neednt pay special attention to gifted childrenba gifted child is well above others in every waycits best to teach a gifted child separatelydteaching a gifted child can be challenging解析：推理判断题。综合分析文章，天才少年在行为方面有诸多问题，因此推断教天才少年不容易。答案：d。阅读理解“there are only four kinds of people in this world,” former first lady rosalynn carter once wrote. “those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers, those who will need caregivers.” her comment is true now more than ever before. this is a nation of caregivers. you can see it in the numbers: approximately 50 million americans provide the majority of the help needed by relatives or friends who are elderly, ill, or disabled. and those figures are only going to growthe number of people 65 and over is expected to double in the next 40 years, and the number of those over 85 will more than three times.but the reality of caregiving is best understood not with figures but through the following stories of spouses(配偶), children, siblings (兄弟姐妹), and friends who have stepped forward when a loved one needed them. their experiences explain whats new about caregiving these days, and what never changes. whats new: an economic climate that makes the cost of caregiving harder than ever to bear; an increasingly mobile society in which families may be separated by a continent when a crisis unfolds; and the effects of divorce（离婚） and the increasing numbers of people who are choosing to stay single, which mean that many people are reaching their middle years and beyond without a spouse or child at hand. what never changes: the fact that neither fame nor fortune nor physical gifts protects against sickness and old age. and the fact that no difficulty will keep family and friends from doing what they can to help. we will meet some of the caregivers who have risen to the challenge here. for all of them, the experience has been stressful. but it has also brought their lives new meaning and strengthened their power to love.63. the main idea of the first paragraph is that_.a. former first lady rosalynn was a wise womanb. people in the world can be divided into four types c. a large number of americans are caregivers in a way d. america is a fast aging nation with 50 million in need of caregiving64. we can see from the third paragraph that_. a. more and more american people use mobile phones b. more and more american people work harder due to the climate change c. more and more middle aged american people do not want to get married d. more and more american families tend to live in different places in the world65. the underlined sentence in the last paragraph means_. a. everyone can be rich or famous b. everyone needs to be taken care of c. everyone should protect the sick and the old d. everyone will fight against sickness and old age66. what is the writer most likely to write about after the last paragraph? a. the stories of some caregivers. b. the changes of american society. c. the reason why something has changed about caregiving. d. the reason why something has not changed about caregiving.参考答案63-66 cdda 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。adesigned as a gift book or family souvenir, this beautiful hardcover has a traditional connection with christmas virtues (美德). each virtue is discussed in a short article and then followed by four to five all-new heart-touching stories from chicken soup for the soul. each section ends with a one-page suggestion for how to start your own holiday tradition, from baking cookies to charity ideas, which reflects the spirit of the virtue.with the amusing description of life and heart-warming tales about cats, each touching story in chicken soup for the cat lovers soul celebrates the special bond we share with our cats.the real dear friends explores the classic puzzles which every child aged 9-19 faces: friends - making them, keeping them, fighting with them, losing them, helping them and competing with them. and there are no lectures here; this is the straight talk from teens that young readers love.this is a book that covers problems for girls only! chicken soup for girls soul is a book by girls, for girls, where readers can find encouragement, support and positive advice when facing the challenges of being a pre-teen girl.the heart-warming stories and photographs in chicken soup for the soul celebrates grandmothers celebrate and catch the loving moments spent together with family: the joyful surprise of becoming a grandma, the amazing times when young children teach them lessons about life and living.56. if you are a pet lover, which book might interest you most? _.a. chicken soup for the soul b. chicken soup for the cat lovers soulc. the real dear friends d. chicken soup for girls soul57. the real dear friends appeals to young readers because it _.a. tells the real experience of teenagersb. has a beautiful hardcover which teens like mostc. covers touching lectures by famous authorsd. gives suggestions on how to defeat their friends58. the feature of the chicken soup for the soul celebrates grandmothers lies in _.a. some useful suggestions on traditional cookingb. encouragement and support from family membersc. some experiences of teens in different regionsd. a perfect combination of warm stories and photos56【答案】 b 【解析】由第二段with the amusing description of life and heart-warming tales about cats, each touching story in chicken soup for the cat lovers soul celebrates the special bond we share with our cats.可以得出。【考点定位】考查细节理解题。57【答案】a 【解析】由第三段第二句and there are no lectures here; this is the straight talk from teens that young readers love.这是从青少年的角度来谈论的，可知a正确。【考点定位】考查推理判断题。58【答案】d 【解析】由最后一段第一句the heart-warming stories and photographs in chicken soup for the soul celebrates grandmothers celebrate and catch the loving moments spent together with family可知，让人感到温馨的故事和图片是chicken soup for the soul celebrates grandmothers的特征，d温馨故事和图片的完美结合，符合题意。【考点定位】考查推理判断题。阅读理解in our deep mind, we all talk to ourselves an inner monologue(独白) that might seem rather pointless. but as a study shows, the act of giving ourselves mental messages can help us learn and perform at our best. researchers have identified the most effective forms of self-talk, collected hereso that the next time you talk to yourself, you know exactly what you should say.self-talk isnt just motivational messages like “you can do it!” or “almost there,” although this inside cheering section can give us confidence. a review of more than two dozen studies, published last year in the journal perspectives on psychological science, found that theres another kind of mental message that is even more useful, called “instructional self-talk.” this is the kind of running description we engage in when were carrying out a difficult task, especially one thats unfamiliar to us. think about when you were first learning to drive. your self-talk might have gone something like this: “foot on the gas pedal(踏板), hands on the wheel, slow down for the bend here, now put your blinker on”over time, of course, giving yourself instructions becomes unnecessary but while youre learning, it does three important things. first, it promotes our attention, focusing us on the important part of the task and keeping out distractions. second, it helps us manage our effort and make decisions about what to do, how to do it, and when. and third, self-talk allows us to control our cognitive(认知)and reactions, making us stay on tasks.in a recentstudy of students learning to throw darts(飞镖) in a gym class, athanasios kolovelonis and his colleagues at the university of thessaly in greece found that self-talk is most effective when involved in a cycle of thought and action. first comes forethought, when you set a goal for yourself and make a plan for how to get there. thats followed by performance, when you enact the plan to the best of your ability. last comes self-reflection, when you carefully evaluate what youve done and adjust your plan for the next time.self-talk