高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题（35）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题（35）及答案阅读理解-a 篇 what will city life be like in the future? some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. they say that cities will become more and more crowded. as the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. this overcrowding will cause other problems more crime, dirtier streets , and worse problems with traffic than we have now. how will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity ), and housing? because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. for these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in city areas.how can we deal with such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? in some cities, thousands of people are already sleeping in the streets because there is little suitable housing and because houses are too expensive. the crime rate isnt going down. instead, it is increasing so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. traffic is also getting worse. more and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars dont move at all for several streets. these problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no hope for the future of the city.los angeles, california, for example, has no subway system and buses are slow. instead, many commuters (乘、开车上班族) drive many miles from their homes to work. many of these drivers spend several hours each day on busy freeways. new york, however, has a big transit system buses, commuter trains, and subways. because the public transportation is crowded and dirty, many people drive private cars, and the traffic jams are worse than that in los angeles. a taxi driver complains, “i was driving home, but in forty-five minutes i moved only two miles! finally, i turned off the engine and just sat there. a lot of people left their cars where they were in the middle of the street and went into a bar for a few beers!”on the other hand, some cities have clean, fast and pleasant public transportation systems. in paris, france, and toronto, canada, for example, anyone can use buses or subways to move quickly from one part of the city to another.46. what do some people think is the main problem of the future city like?a. poor housing. b. overcrowding. c. environmental pollution. d. traffic jams.47. the best way to work out the traffic problem in los angels might be _. a. cutting down the number of private cars b. providing more buses in the freeway c. building a subway system d. persuading people to live nearer to their workplaces48. which of the following sentences is not true? a. thousands of people are already sleeping in the streets. b. the crime rate isnt going down. c. the traffic jams are so bad that cars dont move at all for several streets.d. many people have a positive attitude towards the future of the city.参考答案4648、bcd 阅读理解museum of the moving image(mmi)(monday closed)as the best museum in new york city and with a balance of hands-on(实际操作的)activities and information, its the rare bird that can entertain and educate people of different ages. its a perfect destination for a family trip of a couple hours.prosexcellent movie screenings. easy subway access.consdifficult to reach by car.new york hall of science(nyhs)(monday closed)being new york citys only hand son science and technology center, it is an interactive science museum focusing on its audience of children. it has the most hands-on exhibits in an nyc museum, and its a fun destination for ages 5 and up. older folks might take great interest in the nasa rockets outside the museum, but dont bother unless youve kids to keep you company.proscool interactive science exhibits, the rockets.conshard to reach by public transportation.queens county farm museum(qcfm)(year-round 7 days a week)it is an actual farm in new york city and home to animals your kids can feed and a yard full of a climbing plant whose fruit can be made into wine. good chance to meet sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and cows! the animals are mostly readily accessible to visitors. and the museum sells feed for young hands willing to get licked by sheep and goats.prosoutdoor fun.consexpensive festivals, long bus ride, no subway.queens museum of art(qma)(monday and tuesday closed)opened in 1972 to serve as a cultural center in new york city, it exhibits art by local and international artists. its best exhibits are on the two worlds fairs. and of course,the panorama of new york city, a giant , highly detailed diorama(透景画)of all five new york city boroughs. 行政区)prosthe panorama, great gift shop. easy subway access.consnot much for kids.1the least likely choice for 5-year-old jack to make among the museums is_.at mmi bt nyhs cqma dqcfm2、 according to the text, which of the following is not true?aall the museums mentioned above lie in new york city.bno other museum in new york city is better than mmi.clucky visitors can see grapes in one of the museums.dnyhs has the most hands-on activities in america.3、we can know from the text that_.avisitors can pay a visit to all the museums by subway bpeople can visit only one of the any daycthere is often a rare bird flying in the sky above mmidthe panorama is, as a matter of fact, a great gift shop4、in which museum can you enjoy outdoor fun?ammi.bnyhs.cqcfm.dqma.参考答案14 cdbc in the last years of the warring states period, the state of qin attacked the state of wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the state of wei was too weak to defend itself. in 273 b.c. ,the qin army launched a more serious attack upon the state of wei than ever. the king of the state of wei gathered his officials, and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the qin army. after years of chaos caused by the wars, the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned, and no one dared to speak of resistance.at the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border, most of the officials persuaded the king to use for peace, at the cost of giving away to the state of qin the large area of land north of the huanghe river and south of the taihang mountain. however su dai, a counselor, did not agree. he hurried up to the king and said:your majesty, they dont think about the interests of the country at all. it is just because they are afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. of course you can temporarily satisfy the ambition of qin, but it will never stop attacking us until our land is totally given away.he added. once there was a man whose house was on fire. people told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. instead, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire fiercer. isnt it similar to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the state of wei?though sue dais argument was very convincing, the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the state of qin a large area of the land of the state of wei. as might be expected, the qin army attacked the state of wei in 225 b.c. again, surrounding the capital city daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes(堤防) of the huanghe river. the state of wei was finally destroyed.1when asked how to defeat the qin army, most officials .awere scared and at a loss what to dobwere worried and asked su dai fir advicecdecided to ask a force to bear down upon the borderdtrembled and decided to give up fighting back2the underlined phrase sue for in paragraph 2 probably means .ahope for bbeg for csearch for dsend for3、su dai used the example of carrying faggots to put out a fire to show .athe ambition of the state of qin bthe risk of fighting backcthe serious results of giving in dthe terrible results of defense4the story is mainly developed by .atime blogic cspace dcause and effect参考答案14 dbca 阅读理解-b篇one day a lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor. she was very afraid of mouse, so she ran out of the house, got into a bus and went to the shops. there she bought a mousetrap. the shopkeeper said to her, “put some cheese in it and you will soon catch that mouse.”the lady went home with her mousetrap, but when she looked in her cupboard, she could not find any cheese in it. she did not want to go back to the shop, because it was very late, so she cut a picture of some cheese out of a magazine and put that in the trap.surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful! when the lady came down to the kitchen the next morning she found a picture of a mouse in the trap beside the picture of the cheese49what would be the best title of the story? aa clever mouse ba successful way ca fine match da clever lady50the lady bought a mousetrap to . aput some cheese in it bcatch the mouse cget the mouse out dget a picture of the mouse51it is probably true that . aa mouse put a picture of itself beside that of the cheese ba mouse was cheated by the lady cthe shops closed early dsomeone else played a joke on the lady参考答案49-51 、cbdtuvalu, north of fiji, is a tiny country in the pacific ocean.storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of tuvalus nine little islands is more than five metres above sea level. salt water is already entering the countrys drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea. without urgent help, the countrys days are numbered.but tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. venice, a historic city in italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050.a century ago, st. marks square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine time a year. nowdays it happens more than 100 times.while venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, tuvalus rising sea level is caused by global warming.the average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degree over the past century; scientists expect it to rise by an extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.warmer weather makes glaciers（冰川） melt, adding more water to the ocean. the warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it take up more space, causing the sea level to rise. the sea level has risen about 10-25cm in the last 100 years.people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as co2, through burning coal, oil and gas. this adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes. the sea level could rise by one metre this century.should this come true, millions of homes would be swallowed up by the sea and the world will be flooded with climate refugees looking for somewhere else to live.1、we can infer from paragraph 2 that .atuvalu is in danger of being swallowed up by the seaball tuvalu islands are about five meters above the sea levelcdrinking water in tuvalu has been destroyeddtuvalu is often flooded by storms and waves2、the author uses tuvalu and venice as examples in order to explain . ait is first places sinking into the seabit is sinking into the mud where they standcit will disappear in the futuredits trouble is caused by global warming3、what does the underlined word refugees (in the last paragraph)mean?apeople forced away from their homelandbsudden changes caused by world climatecanimals closely connected with weatherdbad effect of climate changes4、which of the following is not true according to the text?athe main cause of global warming is human pollutionbthe average global temperature has risen by 1-3 over the past century.cthe warmer temperature causes the sea level to risedthere will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped参考答案 14 adab 阅读下列短文，从没题所给的四个选项(a, b, c, d)中选出最佳选项。anine years ago, after leo had died, people said to me. i never knew he was your stepfather. you see, i never called him that. at first, he was no one special in my life. then he became my friend. in time, i felt he was also my father.leo married my mother when i was eleven. two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban development, where we put down roots. at first our lawn was just a mud with wild grass, but leo saw bright possibilities. well plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers, he said. and just these little touches made our house different from all the others. more important, a real family was forming. leo was becoming a full-time parent, and i was learning what it meant to have a father.weekday mornings when the weather was bad, leo often drove me to school. having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but i always thought it was wonderful. saturday mornings, we went to the hardware shop, then stepped into the five-and-ten, buying a sports magazine or so