高考英语阅读理解精品抓分训练（29）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练精品（29）及答案 阅读理解-b “linda, if beating yourself up were an olympic sport, youd win a gold medal!”annabel, my close friend, stunned me with that frank observation after i told her how i had mishandled a situation with a student in a third-grade class where i was substituting. “i should never have let him go to the boys room without a pass! it was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor! im so stupid!” my friend burst out laughing, and then made her “olympic” comment. after a brief period of reflection i had to admit that she was right. i did put myself down an awful lot. why, just during the previous day i had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ugly” when i left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when i left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan. in a more reflective tone, annabel said, “i once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves.” “how many did you have on your list?” i asked. “fifteen,” she confessed. “but then the teacher said, now turn to the person next to you and say all the items on your list as if you were speaking to that person! ”my jaw dropped. “what did you do?” “nothing. nobody did. we all just sat there, until i said, i could never say these things to anyone else! ”“and our teacher replied, well, if you cant say them to anyone else, then dont ever say them to yourself! ”my friend had a point. i would never insult a child of god-and im gods child, too! god, today let me be as kind to myself as i would be to another of your children. 45. what does annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage? a. the writer is a good athlete. b. the writer scolds herself too much. c. she is encouraging the writer. d. a gold medal is not a big deal. 46. what does the writer intends to tell us through the second and third paragraphs? a. she has low self-esteem over some small things. b. she often makes serious mistakes in daily life. c. she is a third-grade teacher. d. she cares too much about her appearance. 47. we can infer that the underlined word “slob” might be _. a. something untidy b. someone dangerous c. something dirty d. someone lazy 48. what does the writer mean by the last sentence of the passage? a. she is ready to turn to god for help. b. she will be kind to all children. c. she wont insult herself as well as others. d. she is willing to be a child of god. 参考答案45-48 badc 阅读理解-cthe rise of the so-called “boomerang generation” is revealed in official figures showing that almost one in five graduates in their late 20s now live with their parents.by contrast, only one in eight university graduates had failed to fly the nest by the same age 20 years ago. it also found that grown-up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents in their late 20s. with nearly a quarter of men approaching 30 still living at home, the findings are bound to lead to claims of a “generation of mummys boys”.young professionals in their late 20s or early 30s have been nicknamed the “boomerang generation” because of the trend toward returning to the family home having initially left to study. recent research has suggested that young people in britain are twice as likely to choose to live with their parents in their late 20s than their counterparts elsewhere in europe. rising property prices, mounting student debts and the effects of recession on the job market have forced a wave of young people to move back into the family home at an age when they would normally be moving out. but commentators warned that the phenomenon may have more to do with young people facing “dire” prospects than simply a desire to save money. while the proportion of those of university or college age moving out from the family home has continued to rise in the last 20 years, among those in their mid and late 20s the trend has been reversed. overall 1.7 million people aged from 22 to 29 now share a roof with their parents, including more than 760,000 in their late 20s. in 1988, 22.7 per cent of men aged 25 to 29 were still living with their parents but last year the proportion was 24.5 per cent. 49. what is the main idea of the passage? a. the economic crisis has shown its effect on the young generation. b. more young professionals are returning home to live. c. british parents are suffering more loads from their grown-up children. d. britain is suffering more than any other country in europe. 50. which of the following statements is true? a. male children seem to more independent than females. b. eighty percent of university graduates were able to live independently two decades ago. c. the grown-up children choose to live with their parents only to save money. d. more and more children are moving out at university age. 51. what does the underlined word “dire” probably mean? a. promising. b. inconvenient. c. very bad. d. hopeful 52. the following factors may account for the phenomenon except _. a. that living prices have risen a lot. b. that its difficult to land a job. c. that education has already cost them a lot d. that parents can help them more 参考答案49-52 bdcd c22013山东卷 ajimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. he has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.one day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview.his appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8：30. while waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. obviously there was something wrong with the car. jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. when jimmy finished working on the car，the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. then the old man said，“well，i could take you to the office for your interview. its the least i could do. please, i insist.” jimmy agreed.upon arrival, jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt.one by one, the applicants left the interviewers office with disappointed looks on their faces. finally his name was called. the interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “do you really need to be interviewed？” jimmys heart sank.“with the way i look now, how could i possibly pass this interview？” he thought to himself.then the interviewer turned the chair and to jimmys surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. it turned out he was the general manager of the company.“sorry i had to keep you waiting, but i was pretty sure i made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. i just know youd be a trustworthy worker. congratulations！” jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of welldeserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.56why did jimmy apply for a new job?a. he was out of work.bhe was bored with his job.che wanted a higher position. dhe hoped to find a better boss.57what did jimmy see on the way to the interview?aa friends car had a flat tyre. ba wild man was pushing a car.ca terrible car accident happened. dan old mans car broke down.58why did the old man offer jimmy a ride?ahe was also to be interviewed. bhe needed a travelling companion.che always helped people in need. dhe was thankful to jimmy.59how did jimmy feel on hearing the interviewers question?a. he was sorry for the other applicants.b. there was no hope for him to get the job.c. he regretted helping the old man.d. the interviewer was very rude.60what can we learn from jimmys experience?a. where theres a will, theres a way.b. a friend in need is a friend indeed.c. good is rewarded with good.d. two heads are better than one.【要点综述】 这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了吉米是个汽车修理工，几个月前丢掉了工作，他的心态很好，但是总是害怕申请新工作。一天，他在去面试等车的时候，看见一位老人的车坏了，吉米主动帮助老人修好了车，并且没要费用，老人为感谢吉米让他搭车去面试，恰巧面试的经理正是吉米帮助修车的老人，为此，吉米被录用。这个故事充分体现了这样的谚语：善有善报。56a考查细节理解。从第一段的第一句“jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago.”可知吉米失去了工作，下文提到吉米找工作面试的问题。故选a。57d考查细节理解。根据第二段的“while waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. obviously there was something wrong with the car. jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand.”可知，吉米在路上遇到一位老人，这位老人的车出问题了。58d考查细节理解。根据第二段的“jimmy immediately went up to lend him a handjimmy said there was no need to pay him”和“its the least i could do.”可知，老人是为了感谢吉米的帮助，让吉米搭车去面试。59b考查细节理解。根据第三段的“jimmys heart sank. with the way i look now, how could i possibly pass this interview？ he thought to himself.”可知，吉米感到这份工作对他来说没有什么希望了。60c考查推理判断。从全文看，吉米在面试的路上帮助一位老人修车，这位老人正是吉米面试的经理，吉米就被录用了。这充分体现了这样的谚语：善有善报(good is rewarded with good.)。where theres a will, theres a way.有志者事竟成。a friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真朋友。two heads are better than one.两人智慧胜一人。/人多智广。c22013陕西卷 bin 1978, i was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from sydney, australia.i was looking forward to having five days off from duty.unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in sydney had already left.so i thought id hitch a ride (搭便车)i waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me.finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as gordon.he said that although he couldnt give me a lift, i should come back to his house for lunch.he noticed me standing for hours in the november heat and thought i must be hungry.i was doubtful as a young girl but he assured(使放心) me i was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards.when we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches.after lunch, he helped me find a lift home.twentyfive years later, in 2003, while i was driving to a nearby town one day, i saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride.i thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour id been given decades earlier.i pulled over and picked him up.i made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.after a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “you havent changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”i couldnt remember where id met him.he then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago.it was gordon.50the author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because _aher work delayed her trip to sydney bshe was going home for her holidayscthe town was far away from sydney dshe missed the only train back home51which of the following did gordon do according to paragraph 2?ahe helped the girl find a ride.bhe gave the girl a ride back home.che bought sandwiches for the girl.dhe watched the girl for three hours.52the reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that _ashe realized he was gordonbshe had known him for decadescshe was going to the nearby towndshe wanted to repay the favour she once got53what does the author want to tell the readers through the story?agiving sometimes produces nice results.bthose who give rides will be repaid.cgood manners bring about happiness.dpeople should offer free rides to others.【要点综述】 俗话说：好心有好报。本文讲的是一个人在25年前帮助过别人，而25年后他又得到了那位受助者的帮助。50d细节理解题。由第一段的最后两句可知，作者站在路边搭便车的原因是：通往她家唯一一趟列车已经开走了，选d。51a推理判断题。根据第二段的最后一句可知，gordon帮助作者搭上了顺风车回家，而其他三个选项文中并未提及。52d细节理解题。由第三段中的“i thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour id been given decades earlier.”可知选d。53a作者意图题。本文作者的写作目的就是想要告诉读者一个道理：给予有时会产生很美好的结果，选a。阅读理解-dviolin prodigies (神童), i learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in russia and eastern europe. i asked isaac stern, one of the worlds greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. “it is very clear,” he told me. “they were all jews and jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. they were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” as a result, every jewish parents dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the west.another element in the emergence of prodigies, i found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the far east. “in japan, a most competitive society, with stronger discipline than ours,” says isaac stern, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. when western music came to japan after world war ii, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline a