高考英语阅读理解基础全程训练（8）(1).doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础全程训练（8）及答案阅读理解-b(2011安徽卷，b)think about the different ways that people use the wind. you can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources (来源), as well as one of the oldest. evidence shows that windmills (风车) began to be used in ancient iran back in the seventh century bc. they were first introduced to europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the middle east with knowledge of using wind power.for many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. this allowed them to have electric lights and radio. however, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the united states, windmills were rarely used.during the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. people also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.风能早在公元前七世纪就开始被人们用风车所利用，当人们发明了电以后，风能被用来发电，但随着电的广泛使用，风车逐渐不被人们使用了。而进入二十世纪七十年代后，人们又逐渐认识到了风能的优势。5from the text we know that windmills _.a. were invented by european armiesb. have a history of more than 2,800 yearsc. used to supply power to radio in remote areasd. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered答案：c。细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知风车首先是在古代伊朗被使用，故排除a项；公元前七世纪到现在应是不足2800年，故排除b项；由第二段当中的第二、三句话可以排除d项，同时也能知道c项是正确的。6what was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?a. sailing a boat. b. producing electricity.c. grinding wheat into flour.d. pumping water from underground.答案：b。细节理解题。由文章第二段中的第二句话可知“在十九世纪末期人们发现了电以后，住在偏远地区的人们开始用风车发电”。7one of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _.a. wind power is cleanerb. it is one of the oldest power sourcesc. it was cheaper to create energy from windd. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs答案：a。主旨大意题。由文章最后一段可知。8what would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?a. the advantages of wind power.b. the design of wind power plants.c. the worldwide movement to save energy.d. the global trend towards producing power from wind.答案：d。推理判断题。文章最后一句话“如今，出现了一个全球化的运动，要通过风能的利用来提供越来越多的电力”，表明作者会就这个话题继续展开。阅读理解-awomen, be on your guard. there is a new male excuse for not listening to us.a recent study shows that men find it almost impossible to listen to what women say because their brains are out of synch（不同步的）with complex female tones. apparently, when men listen to other men about the things they care about, they use only the frontal area of their brains. however, when they listen to women its different story. they have to work much harder, employing a part of the brain that normally deals with music. so when a man tells you your voice is music to his ears, hes actually telling the truth, though not in a good way. im sure a lot of women could recall times when they have wasted hours explaining why they are completely right about everything in the world, only to wake up the next day to discover that not one brilliant point got through. those times when men havent listened to me, i just thought i was being ignored. i didnt realize i just wasnt singing their favorite music. if id realized i was being heard as music, i would have had a bit of fun with it. whenever i wanted a discussion, id have brought along my own band, complete with string and horn sections. it is difficult not to be suspicious of yet more scientific findings sparing men the blame because of their biology. isnt this slaves to biology all-purpose excuse wearing thin? its enough to make you wonder at what a strange helpless species men are -which part of the body will be beyond their control next. even if there is something in it, we have to take into account that most relationships are likely to become boring. thats the truth of the matter. male or female, your voice might start out as music to your beloveds ears. but finally it will end up as boredom. when your beautiful tones are there all the time, as they go about their daily business, you start to blend in a bit too much, until finally you become a kind of background noise. 1the author of this passage tries to _. a. throw doubts on a commonly accepted idea b. explain a commonly accepted idea as it is c. give some advice on a common problem d. argue against a common belief 答案解析：答案为b。本题考查文章的写作目的。本文第二段就揭示了为什么男性听不进去女性的话的原因，文章后面的内容对此进行了阐述。故答案为b。2according to the new study, men dont listen to women because _ . a. what women say are usually boring b. they dont care about what women say c. they cant deal with female voices d. they regard female voices as music 答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。由第三段的内容可知，男性在听同性的话语的时候只是用了大脑的前面区域；然而听女性的话语的时候，却更费力，因为要使用通常用来听音乐的那部分的大脑区域。故可推断，男性不听女性的话是因为他们大脑不能非常容易地处理女性的声音。故答案为c。干扰性最强的d选项 “他们把女性的声音当成音乐” 与文意不符。故错误。3the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph shows that the author is _. a. realistic b. humorous c. serious d. funny 答案解析：答案为b。本题为句意推断题。结合第五段的内容，作者以女性的口吻谈到如果她早意识到她是因为 “音乐”而被男人倾听，她会为此而感到些许开怀。无论何时，如果她想要一场“讨论”，就会带上自己的乐队，弦号俱全。故可以推断，划线部分的语言显得幽默。4what does the author think of the finding of the new study? a. she thinks it doubtful. b. she thinks it interesting. c. she thinks it needs further proof. d. she thinks it right. 答案解析：答案为a。本题为细节推断题。由倒数第三段首句 “it is difficult not to be suspicious of ” 可知，本句话的同义词就是doubtful.故答案为a。5the author would most probably agree that _. a. men should accept what women say b. women should talk less and do more housework c. however beautiful voices may be, they will finally become boring d. the relationship between men and women should always be improving 答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。从最后一段 “when your beautiful tones are there all the time, as they go about their daily business, you start to blend in a bit too much, until finally you become a kind of background noise.” 可知，当你美妙的旋律每天都出现在男人日常生活中的时候，最后也会变成背景噪音。故答案为c. a、b未提及；倒数第二段首句提到了 “ most relationships are likely to become boring.” d选项与此不符，故错误。社会生活类it is true that good writers rewrite and rewrite and then rewrite some more. but in order to work up the desire to rewrite,it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage.i am surprised at the number of famous writers i know who say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look over the publishers opinions. one reason we may dislike reading our own work is that were often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down. jerry fodor and steven pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work.different from popular belief,we do not usually think in the words and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas (known as mentalese),and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic language. but while mentalese contains our thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry(织锦),writing can only be composed one thread at a time. therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple. it is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produce new threads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds.when people write as if some strict critics(批评家) are looking over their shoulder,they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start. peter elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal with this problem. when writing we should have two different minds. at the first stage,we should see every idea,as well as the words we use to express it,as wonderful and worth putting down. it is only during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for weaknesses.1. what do we learn from the text about those famous writers?a. they often regret writing poor works.b. some of them write surprisingly much.c. many of them hate reading their own works.d. they are happy to review the publishers opinions.2. what do people generally believe about the way human minds work?a. people think in words and sentences.b. human ideas are translated into symbols.c. people think by connecting threads of ideas.d. human thoughts are expressed through pictures.3. what can we conclude from the text?a. most people believe we think in symbols.b. loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable.c. the writers and critics can never reach an agreement.d. thinking and writing are different stages of mind at work.【参考答案】56.1-3 cad 阅读理解-blisten carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! best of all, it is free!its “no”.what do you ask? well say it again: “no”.sweet and simple “no”.say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.“saying no to others means you are saying yes to yourself, ” said leslie charles, a professional speaker from east lansing, michigan.“time is precious. people are spending money buying time. and yet we are willing to give up our time because we cant say no.” susie watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishment. “i would rather have someone give me a loving no than an obligated(强制的) yes, ” she said. susie watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. does she feel guilty about it? “not at all, ” said watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at timex corp in middlebury, conneticut. “most people are afraid of saying no my advice is to say yes only if you dont mean no.” watson said “no” is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “every year there are more demands on your time other people are happy to use up your time, ” watson said. time saving appears to be “nos” greatest friend.“no” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “no” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”.“no” is power and strength. “no” now seems completely correct. “saying no isnt easy. but finally its greatly liberating,” charles said. but, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.but, he also warns: “dont go to extremes. dont find yourself saying no to everything. in return you should learn to hear no.”1. the sentence “saying yes to yourself” means _.a. you can have more time to