高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题（18）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题（18）及答案第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。ai was doing some christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at barbie dolls for my nieces. a nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the barbie dolls as well. as she was looking, a little boy came to the pokemon toys. he was dressed neatly, but his clothes were obviously old. he was with his father as well, and kept picking up the pokemon video toys. each time he picked one up and looked at his father, his father shook his head and said, “no.”the little girl had chosen her barbie. however, she stopped and was watching them. rather dejectedly, the boy had to give up the pokemon toys and choose something else. the little girl put her barbie back on the shelf, and ran over to the pokemon toys. she excitedly picked up one and raced towards the checkout. i picked up my purchases and got in line behind them. then, much to the little girls delight, the little boy and his father got in line behind me. after the toy was paid for and bagged, the little girl handed it back to the cashier (收银员) and whispered something in her ear. the casher smiled and put the package under the counter.i paid for my purchases and was rearranging things when the little boy came up to the cashier. the cashier checked his purchases and said, “congratulations, you are my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” with that, she handed the little boy the pokemon toys, and he could only stare in surprise. it was exactly what he had wanted!the little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway during all of this. then they walked out. as i walked back to my car, i heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. ill never forget what she said to him. “daddy, didnt grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?” he said, “of course they did, honey.” to which the little girl replied, “well, i just did!”i feel very shocked to have witnessed the true spirit of christmas in that toy store, in the form of a little girl who understands more about the meaning of this festival than most adults i know.56. the underlined word “dejectedly” in the second paragraph probably means _.a. delightedly b. disappointedly c. excitedly d. unexpectedly57. how did the little boy get the pokemon toys?a. his father bought him the poknemon toys.b. fortunately, he was the hundredth customer and won the poknemon toys.c. the cashier felt sympathy for the little boy and gave him the poknemon toys.d. the little girl bought the poknemon toys for him.58. what did the little girl mean when saying “daddy, didnt grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?”a. her grandparents wanted her to be happy.b. making the little boy happy made her happy.c. the poknemon toys made her happy.d. her grandparents hoped that she could help others.59. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?a. the story happened before christmas.b. the little boy had not enough money to buy the poknemon toys.c. although the little girl liked the poknemon toys very much, she gave them to the boy.d. the author was deeply moved by the behavior of the little girl.d【考点定位】考查细节理解题58.【答案】b【解析】根据第四段可知女孩认为自己为男孩买了礼物让男孩很高兴，所以她自己也很高兴【考点定位】考查细节推理能力。59.【答案】c【解析】根据第一段a nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the barbie dolls as well.he was with his father as well, and kept picking up the pokemon video toys. each time he picked one up and looked at his father, his father shook his head and said, “no.”可知是男孩喜欢the pokemon video toys非女孩。【考点定位】考查细节理解题阅读理解-e(2013长沙市二模，b)these days, there are very few wild animals left in the uk. the wolves have gone. the bears have been hunted to extinction. fortunately, there are a few badgers (獾)oh, well, actually, not for long as the british government has just decided to kill them too! but why?badgers are fascinating creatures. the black and white mammals live underground in “setts”， which they dig out of the earth. they are extremely brave, fighting off larger animals such as bears and wolves. the problem is that some badgers carry “bovine tuberculosis”(btb), an infectious disease caused by the bacterium mycobacterium bovis (m. bovis) which can cause tb in some other animals, including cattle.for farmers, this is a serious issue. in 1998 in the uk, almost 6 000 cows were killed to control the disease. and in 2010, more than 30 000 animals were destroyed. its expensive too. bovine tb costs the uk about 100 million per year. and some believe that the disease could end up costing the economy 9 billion over the next 40 years if nothing is done about it.experts say that badgers are responsible for about 50% of the infected cattle. so, after much debate, the government has agreed to a badger cull (杀戮). this will mean about 30 000 of the innocent creatures will be wiped out to fight the disease. environment secretary caroline spelman admitted that there was “great strength of feeling” about it, but said, “i believe this is the right way forward.”of course, many are against the measure, including conservationists and animal rights activists. they claim that killing the badgers in controlled zones wouldnt work because badgers from neighboring areas would simply move into the empty setts and become infected too. furthermore, they believe that the way cattle are raised intensively, and transported around to lots of different farms during their lives is probably the biggest cause of the spread of the disease.most ordinary people are against the measure too. a survey suggests about twothirds are against killing the badgers, with majorities against killing them regardless of age, region and gender. one of the alternatives to the cull involves using vaccine (疫苗) on badgers. however, this costs an average of 2 250 per year per square kilometer. trapping and shooting badgers costs 2 500 per year, but shooting freerunning badgers only costs about 200 per year (per square kilometer)so, with that in mind, its easy to see how the government arrived at their decision. money talks!文章大意：本文是一篇新闻报道。在英国，一些獾身上携带tb病菌，这种病菌会传播给牲畜，从而给农民带来巨大的损失。政府不顾多数人的反对，决定采取行动来杀掉獾，因为对他们来说，这样做的代价相对来说较低。16why does the government want to kill the badgers?abecause there is no other choice to cut the spread of the disease.bbecause badgers carry tb, a disease which can infect other animals.cbecause they almost wiped out an entire population of cattle.dbecause it might be an effective way to fight tb at the least expense.答案：d细节理解题。根据文章第二段中第四句“the problem is that some badgers carry bovine tuberculosis (btb).”及倒数第二段最后一句“. shooting freerunning badgers only costs about 200 per year (per square kilometer)”可知，杀死獾可能是以最低价来对抗tb传播的有效办法。故答案选d。17which of the following statements is true?asome people object to culling because it costs much more to trap and shoot badgers.bin the following four decades, 9 billion will be spent on tb.cbased on the survey, people of different age groups, regions and both genders are against killing the badgers.dcaroline spelman thought badgers should be culled despite peoples strong reaction.答案：c细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“a survey suggests about twothirds are against killing the badgers, with majorities against killing them regardless of age, region and gender.”可知，一项调查表明来自不同年龄、地区和性别的人，大多数都反对屠杀獾。故答案选c。18who is strongly for killing the badgers according the passage?athe government. bmost ordinary people.cconservationists. danimal rights activists.答案：a细节理解题。根据文章第四、五、六段及文章最后一段中“its easy to see how the government arrived at their decision. money talks！”可知，政府对屠杀獾是非常支持的，因为这样做的代价最低。故答案选a。19what is the authors attitude toward governments decision?asupportive. bcritical. cobjective. dunconcerned.答案：b推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句中“actually, not for long as the british government has just decided to kill them too！”及最后一段“so, with that in mind, its easy to see how the government arrived at their decision. money talks！”可知，政府不顾多数人的反对，只考虑钱的问题。从中可以看出，作者对政府的决定是持批评态度。故答案选b。20which is the best title for the passage?athe control of tb bthe voice of the badgerscbadger danger dthe threat of the badgers答案：c标题概括题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲了英国政府不顾人们的反对，已经决定杀死獾，从而使獾处于危险之中。因此，短文的最佳标题应是badger danger。故答案选c。 阅读理解-bthe following are the results of the tests done by “family and home magazine” on some pocket tape-recorders on the market now.pearlcorder s702 $64this simple model at the bottom of the olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesnt turn off automatically.tape length: 30minutes per side. weight: 240g.sony m9 $49.95small and very good looking, sonys latest offering scored most for its appearance. sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. the big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape-recorders. it doesnt switch off automatically, but a red light shows if the machine is still running.tape length: 60minutes per side. weight: 195g.sony m400 $115lots of little control buttons that make a noise are difficult to use. recording is good but machine noise loses points. tape counter and automatic switch-off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful.tape length: 60 minutes per side. weight: 230g.imperial oem mc7 $ 29.95cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording is good as long as there is no background noise. use only its own-make of cassette. no light to show it is on; no fast-forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.tape length: 30 minutes per side. weight: 285g.philips 585 $80handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. no recording light.tape length: 15 minutes per side. weight: 220g.60. the machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is _.a. pearlcorder s 702 b. sony m9 c. sony m400 d. imperial oem mc761. if you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs very little you should choose _.a. pearlcorder s 702 b. sony m9 c. sony m400 d. philips 585 62. which of the following allows you to record longest but costs you least?a. philips 585 b. imperial oem mc7 c. sony m400 d. sony m963. what disadvantage does only the imperial oem mc7 have?a. no light shows when it is on. b. it requires a special cassette.c. it picks up background noise . d. the record button makes a noise.【文章大意】本文是“family and home magazine”杂志对目前市场上的几种便携式录音机进行测试结果的介绍。60.【答案】a【解析】根据第二段background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible,可知pearlcorder s 702型号的录音机没有噪音故选a【考点定位】考查阅读细节理解能力。61.【答案】c【解析】文中介绍的几个型号的录音机只有sony m400是自动打开的，根据题意选c. 社会生活类-61few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. but in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubledto $1. 01 per packsmokers have jammed telephone“quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit.this is not a surprise to public health advocates. theyve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase. the only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. yet the rate of taxation varies widely. in manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of marlboro light kings cost $10. 06 at one drugstore wednesday. in charleston, s. c. , where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4. 78. the influence is obvious.in new york, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys13. 8%, far below the national average. by comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in kentucky. other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-s