高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（13）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（13）及答案ai think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty. not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time. she felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out. and, for her, that generally meant telling a “little white lie.” as a young child i thought it was kind of cool. and, naturally, when i would come to her with a concern or question wondering what i should do, she generally advised me to lie.“mom, i told theresa that i would go over to her house, but now i would rather go to sues house to play.”“tell theresa youre sick,” she would advise. and generally i did. but i didnt seem blessed with her lack of conscience. on many painful occasions theresa would find out that i really went to sues house without her. these occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place. i wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.i started thinking of all the lies that id heard her tell. i remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed, because she didnt want to see them there anymore. or the time she told dad that she loved the lawn-mower he gave her for her birthday. or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadnt been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks. and what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies. like the time she told my guidance counselor that i had to miss school for exploratory surgery, when she really needed me to babysit. and it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasnt there.so, i started my own personal fight against her dishonesty. when i answered the phone and it was someone my mother didnt want to talk to, i said, “louise, mom is here, but she doesnt want to talk to you.” the first time i did it, she punished me, but i refused to apologize. i told her that i had decided that it was wrong to lie. and the next time it happened i did the same thing. finally, she approached me and said, “i agree that lying is not the best thing to do, but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude.” she admitted that her methods werent right, and i admitted that mine were a bit too extreme.over the past few years, the two of us have worked together to be honestand yet kind. honesty should mean more than not lying. it should mean speaking the truth in kindness. though i started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty, i ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term.1. the authors mother _. a. thought white lies were not liesb. helped the author get out of trouble with white liesc. told the author to lie when in troubled. taught the author the importance of being honest2. the author _. a. was thankful to her mothers adviceb. felt more awkward when being caught lyingc. found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lied. felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty3. it can be inferred that the authors mother _. a. met her friends in the same restaurant regularlyb. didnt get along with the authors teachersc. was not popular among her friendsd. wanted to have something else for her birthday4. finally the author and her mother agreed that _. a. kind-heartedness is more important than honestyb. appropriate methods are the key to telling a good liec. honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulnessd. absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships【参考答案】14、cbdc 阅读理解-bpeople say teenagers are no goodthey make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive recklessly up and down americas main streets; they carry chips on their shoulders as big as the sears towerand at least some of the time those things are truebut we shouldnt forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.i watched such a moment not long ago at a womans funerali didnt expect the event to affect methrough much of the ceremony, in fact, i remained unmoved.the teenage grandson stepped forwardwith his very first deep breath, every heart in that church was achingly reminded of something we had all forgottensoftly he began: “i want to share a few values that nana taught meshe never failed to see light in any situationwhen our family dog would truely attract her, what would nana say? oh, what beautiful barking that dog has! that was nana”“she was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this citybut she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for my grandpas career,” he said, with a voice now trembling, “that was nanas way.”through a low sob, he continued, “whenever she did anything worth recognition, youd have to hear about it from a different source, because she was never one to show off.”finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “nana taught me courageshe put up an incredible fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her lifethat was nanas way, and i hope i can carry on in the same manner.”there are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first timethe trouble with teenagers is that they havent learned to be controlled.when that boy rose to speak about the woman who surely had been his truest and dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide in the calm ceremony he exposed us to the truth about this very real woman who believed in a boy who probably tried the patience of many adultshe reminded us that his grandmother was more than another dot on the chart of life and death.all over again we felt those powerful losses crossing our own hearts, and we knew that when you say good-bye to something happy, something young in yourselfand that something never really returns, and the pain never really goes away.45in the first paragraph, the writer gave some examples to_.asupport his idea that young people are no good.bintroduce his point of view about young people.ctell people every coin has its two sides.dshow young people often make mistakes.46from the boys speech, we know _.ahis grandmother had great influence on himbthey had a dog which often attacked peoplecpeople had forgotten her until the boy appeareddhis grandmother was so weak that she is always living in the shadow of his grandpa47which of the following statements is true?athe boy s speech moved no one present at the funeral except the writer.bthe boys being good at expressing himself enabled him to draw everyones attention.cthe boy was too grieved to accept the fact that his grandmother had passed away.dthe writer didnt expect the event would affect him.48what words can best describe grandmothers quality?aweak, mild and modest.beasygoing, cautious and consideratecsensitive and hard on others.d.patient, optimistic, strong and helpful49the passage tells the readers_.afacing certain bitter facts help young people to growbyoung people have to control themselvescthe adults should learn from the youngdthe adults should teach the young how to be brave【答案】题号41424344456647484950答案adbbbaddaa题号51525354555657585960答案dcbdbbcdad阅读理解-da new study of 8,000 young people in the journal of health and social behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily，it is a bad thing for young peoplepuppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression（忧郁症）the study shows that girls become more depressed than boys，and younger girls are the worst of allthe possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”according to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”，this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girlsyoung girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinionsthey wont tell that to their parentsdr marianm kaufman，an expert on young people problems，says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growingtrying romance often causes the depressionshe advises kids not to jump into romance too earlyduring growing up，it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of selfshe also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with familyparents should watch for signs of depressioneating or mood changesand if they see signs from their daughters or sons，they need to give helpthe good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with agelove will always make us feel young，but only maturity（成熟）gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects12whats the main idea of the passage?apuppy love may bring young people depressionbparents should forbid their childrens lovecromance is a twoedged sword for adultsdromance is good for young people13which of the following is more likely to have depression?ayoung people who have a strong sense of selfishnessbyoung boys whose parents watch for their behaviorcyoung girls who always hide their feelings and opinionsdcareless parents whose children are deep in love14what can be inferred from the passage?alacking love can lead young people to grow up more quicklybearly love makes young people keep close to their friends and parentscparents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depressiondthe older a woman is，the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance15whats the authors attitude towards puppy love?aconfused bdisapprovingcdisinterested dscared【参考答案】1215、acdb阅读理解-crome: the legend of leonardo da vinci is covered in mystery: how did he die? are the remains buried in a french castle really those of the master? was the mona lisa a self-portrait in disguise (伪装)?a group of italian scientists believe the key to solving those puzzles lies with the remains, and they say they are seeking permission to dig up the body to conduct carbon and dna testing.if the skull is undamaged, the scientists can go to the heart of a question that has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries: the identity of the mona lisa. recreating a virtual and then physical reconstruction of leonardos face, they can compare it with the smiling face in the painting.we dont know what well find if the tomb is opened. we could even just find grains and dust, says giorgio gruppioni, an anthropologist who is participating in the project. but if the remains are well kept, they are a biological record of events in a persons life, and sometimes in their death. silvano vinceti, the leader of the group, said that he plans to press his case with the french officials in charge of the said burial site at amboise castle early next week.leonardo moved to france at the invitation of king francis i, who named him first painter to the king. he spent the last three years of his life there, and died in 1519 at age 67. the artists original burial place, the palace church of saint florentine, was destroyed during the french revolution and remains that are believed to be his were eventually reburied in the saint-hubert chapel near the castle.the amboise tomb is a symbolic tomb; its a big question mark, said alessandro vezzosi, the director of a museum dedicated to leonardo in his hometown of vinci. vezzosi said that investigating the tomb could help identify the artists bones with certainty and solve other questions, such as the cause of his death. he said he asked to open the tomb in 2004 to study the remains, but the amboise castle turned him down.the group of 100 experts involved in the project, called the national committee for historical and artistic heritage, was created in 2003 with the aim of solving the great mysteries of the past, said vinceti, who has written books on art and literature.arguably the worlds most famous painting, the mona lisa hangs in the louvre in paris, where it drew some 8.5 million visitors last year. mystery has surrounded the identity of the paintings subject for centuries, with opinions ranging from the wife of a florentine merchant to leonardos own mother.that leonardo intended the mona lisa as a self-portrait in disguise is a possibility that has interested and divided scholars. theories have existed: some think that leonardos taste for tricks and riddles might have led him to hide his own identity behind that puzzling smile; others have guessed that the painting hid an androgynous lover.if granted access to the grave site, the italian experts plan to use a tiny camera and radar to confirm the presence of bones. the scientists would then exhume (挖掘) the remains and attempt to date the bones with carbon testing.at the heart of the proposed study is the effort to discover whether the remains are actually leonardos, including with dna testing. ks*5uvezzosi questions the dna comparison, saying he is unaware of any direct descendants (后代) of leonardo or of tombs that could be attributed with certainty to the artists close relatives.gruppioni said that dna from the bones could also eventually be compared to dna found elsewhere. for example, leonardo is thought to have rubbed colors on the canvas with his thumb, possibly using saliva (唾液), meaning dna might be found on his paintings.even in the absence of dna testing, other tests could provide useful information, including whether the bones belonged to a man or a woman, and whether the person died young or old.even within the committee, experts are divided over the identity of the mona lisa. vinceti believes that a tradition of considering the self-portrait to be not just a faithful imitation of ones features but a representation of ones spiritual identity may have resonated (共鸣) with leonardo.vezzosi, the museum director, dismissed as baseless and senseless the idea that the mona lisa could be a self-portrait of leonardo. he said most researchers believe the woman may have been either a wife of the artists sponsor, the florentine nobleman giuliano de medici, or lisa gherardini, th