高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（28）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（28）及答案 【江苏省大江中学2013模拟】canchorage, alaska (ap) - an unusual bering sea storm packing hurricane-force winds and 35-foot waves - a type of storm not seen for decades in alaska - moved rapidly tuesday toward the western alaska coastline.the storm was traveling at 60 mph and had reached the western aleutian islands, said andy brown, lead forecaster for the national weather service in anchorage. it could reach the beachfront city of nome by late tuesday, with winds hitting 85 mph.“the wind and waves started picking up by late morning,” said scott johnson, 28, a nome banker, “forcing some people to retreat in case predictions for big ocean waves prove to be true.”johnson has loaded a couple of bags into his truck and got gas so hes ready to go. stores are still pretty well stocked, but some businesses have closed early.the general view out here is we get storms like this on a fairly regular basis, johnson said. we kind of shrug it off. but when the national weather service is trying to sound an alarm with 30-foot seas and this is a rare storm, take it seriously. i think theyre taking it seriously with a grain of salt.the storm, described by brown as big, deep, low, taking an unusual path through the northern and eastern bering sea, was expected to cause at least 10-foot waves, forcing dozens of coastal communities to make emergency preparations. the windows were boarded up tuesday morning at the polar caf, a popular restaurant that faces the ocean in nome. items stored in the basement had been carried upstairs and were in one of the hotel rooms, said waitress andrea surina. the approaching storm, however, wasnt keeping the regulars away. they were sitting at their usual table, talking about the storm.the last time forecasters saw something similar was in november 1974, when nome was also on the edge of the storm. that wave measured more than 13 feet, pushing beach driftwood above the level of the previous storm of its type in 1913.64. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. aleutian islands have been destroyed by the rare storm.b. the national weather service at nome has already sounded an alarm of a terrible storm.c. the polar caf, a popular restaurant at nome, is the exact landing point if the storm comes.d. a similar storm almost hit nome in 1974 with the highest waves since 1913.65. which of the following is true about the people at nome?a. all of them are too worried to get away from nome on hearing the weather forecast.b. many of them dont take the storm so seriously, though they are prepared to get away.c. they dont believe the weather forecast, as they experienced a similar storm before.d. they crowd in restaurants instead of going to work at the weather forecast of the storm.66. which of the following can probably be the title of this passage?a. confusion at nome before stormb. annual storm threatens nomec. unusual storm picks up from bering sead. be ready but dont take it too seriously【参考答案】64-66 dbc 阅读理解sometimes life gets a little dull. what used to be fun and different becomes boring. that is the time to look for something new. it is the time for a big idea to get your mind off everyday life. so why not search for extraterrestrial (地球外的) intelligence? or even better, why not get your computer to do it for you?over two million people have joined the search for extraterrestrial intelligence（seti）project. based in california, the seti project analyzes information taken from a giant radio telescope based in south america. its task is to look for signals from outer space that might prove that life exists on other planets.processing this information is far too big a job for one computer. so the seti project workers divide the work among volunteers who visit their website. each computer gets some information to work out from the seti network through the internet. this process is often known as “meta-computing”.it is a wonderful thought. you are sleeping, eating a meal or going out with friends. all this time, your computer is searching the stars for signs that might show something is out there trying to get in touch. volunteers are proud of being involved in the seti project. it shows that they understand the potential (潜能) of computing. they know that it is more than just a way of working or playing games.meta-computing may also be creating intelligence as well as looking for it. this idea is based on the theory that human intelligence is created by the way in which different parts of the brain communicate with each other. as the saying goes, “the whole is more than the sum of its parts.” people who join the seti project sometimes wonder whether their computer will become part of a huge network that has learned to think for itself.60. according to the writer, meta-computing may be creating intelligence .a. because human beings are intelligent b. because a computer works as the brain doesc. because of a network of many computers d. because of the number of computers61. which of the following shows the order in which the seti network works?a. radio telescopeseti websitevolunteers computerseti baseb. radio telescopeseti baseseti websitevolunteers computerc. seti baseseti websitevolunteers computersradio telescoped. seti baseradio telescopeseti websitevolunteers computers62. the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to .a. extra-terrestrial intelligence b. human intelligence c. the seti projectd. meta-computing63. the passage mainly tells us about .a. a new way to work on the computerb. a new way to work and play gamesc. a new way to search for life outside the earth d. a new way to make life interesting and different参考答案60、c bac 阅读理解-athe engineer camillo olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. at his factory in ivera, he designed and produced the first italian typewriter. today the companys head office is still in ivrea, near turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.by 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. some went to customers in italy, but olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.camilllos son, adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. he introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists. the company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators (计算器). in 1959 it produced the ella computer system. this was the first mainframe (主机) computer designed and made in italy.after adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. other companies, especially the japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the italian company.in 1978, carlo de benedetti became the new boss. olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. soon it became one of the worlds leading companies in information technology and communications. there are now five independent companies in the olivetti group -one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and service, and two for telecommunications.56. from the text we learn that_.a. by 1930 olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a yearb. olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950sc. some of olivettis 700 staff regularly visited customers in italyd. olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning57. what was probably the direct result of olivettis falling behind in electronic technology?a. adrianos death. b. a period of financial problemc. its faster progress. d. its agreements with other companies58. what do we know about olivetti ?a. it produced the best typewriter in the word.b. it designed the words first mainframe computer.c. it exported more typewriter than other computer.d. it has five independent companies with its head office in ivrea.59. the best title for the text would be_.a. the origin of olivetti b. the success of olivetti c. the history of olivetti d. the production of olivetti 参考答案 56. a 57. b 58. d 59. c【江苏省大江中学2013模拟】dthat afternoon when i came home from school i found my brother on the kitchen floor playing with boxes of cereals and raisins and dried apricots. my mother was begging him to eat. no, no, no! fudge shouted. he made a terrible mess, dumping everything on the floor. please stand on your head, peter, my mother said. _ no! i told her. im not going to stand on my head anymore. i went into my room and slammed the door. i played with dribble until suppertime. nobody ever worries about me the way they worry about fudge. if i decided not to eat theyd probably never even notice! that night during dinner fudge hid under the kitchen table. he said, im a doggie. woof . woof . woof!it was hard to eat with him under the table pulling on my legs. i waited for my father to say something. but he didnt.finally my mother jumped up. i know, she said. if fudges a doggie he wants to eat on the floor! right? if you ask me fudge never even thought about that. but he liked the idea a lot. he barked and nodded his head. so my mother fixed his plate and put it under the table. then she reached down and petted him, like he was a real dog. my father said, arent we carrying this a little too far? my mother didnt answer. fudge ate two bites of his dinner. my mother was satisfied. after a week of having him eat under the table i felt like we really did have a family dog. i thought how great it would be if we could trade in fudge for a nice cocker spaniel. that would solve all my problems. id walk him and feed him and play with him. he could even sleep on the edge of my bed at night. but of course that was wishful thinking. my brother is here to stay. and theres nothing much i can do about it. grandma came over with a million ideas about getting fudge to eat. she tricked him by making milk shakes in the blender. when fudge wasnt looking she threw in an egg. then she told him if he drank it all up there would be a surprise in the bottom of the glass. the first time he believed her. he finished his milk shake. but all he saw was an empty glass. there wasnt any surprise fudge got so mad he threw the glass down. it smashed into little pieces. after that grandma left. the next day my mother dragged fudge to dr. cones office. he told her to leave him alone. that fudge would eat when he got hungry. i reminded my mother that id told her the same thing - and for free! but i guess my mother didnt believe either one of us because she took fudge to see three more doctors. none of them could find a thing wrong with my brother. one doctor even suggested that my mother cook fudge his favorite foods. 67. which of the following can be used to fill in the blank in the passage?a. its the only way hell eat.b. perhaps he will like it. c. practice makes perfect.d. you will make it.68. what do you think a cocker spaniel is?a. a lovely baby.b. a kind of dog.c. fudges toy.d. the familys pet.69. what is fathers attitude toward fudges eating under the table?a. he thinks its the best way out.b. he doesnt quite agree to the idea but has to accept it. c. he violently objects to the idea.d. he appreciates the idea very much.70. what will mother probably do next?a. see more doctors.b. leave the problem to father.c. cook fudge his favorite food.d. ask peter to stand on his head.【参考答案】67-70 abbc阅读理解-bshakespeares birthplace and exhibition of shakespeares world welcome to the world-famous house where william shakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up. the property (房产) remained in the ownership of shakespeares family until 1806.the house has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world, for over 250 years. enter through the visitors centre and see the highly-praised exhibition shakespeares world, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of shakespeare. stand in the rooms where shakespeare grew up. discover examples of furniture and needlework from shakespeares period. enjoy the traditional(传统的) english garden, planted with trees and flower mentioned in the poets works.the birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map; nearest is windsor street (3 minutes walk).the house may present difficulties but the visitors centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible (可进入的) to wheelchair users. the shakespeare coffee house(opposite the birthplace). 60. how much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？a.9.80. b.12.00. c.14.20. d.16.40. 61. where is the nearest parking place to shakespeares birthplace？ a. behind the exhibition hall. b. opposite the visitors centre. c. at windsor street. d. near the coffee house. 62. a wheelchair user may need help to enter _. a. the house b. the garden c. the visitors centre d. the exhibition hall参考答案 60. b 61. c 62. a阅读理解-cbusinesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers desire to go green. however, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.this may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. and the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a companys environmental reputation was not good enough.harry morrison, chief executive (主管) of the carbon trust, sympathizes: “i understand this situation where survival is very important now. but from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking-we dont have much time. in addition, cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.”larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses