高考英语阅读理解精品训练题（19）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题（19）及答案（解析）阅读理解yao yunchun, a 24-year-old author who frequently shops online in hangzhou, zhejiang province, has never been so impatient for her parcels as she is now. she has been counting every day while she waits for the products she ordered to arrive, as many deliveries have been delayed over the past month.“it took more than a week for one of my parcels to arrive from beijing while, in the past, it took only four days,”said yao.she is just one of the many who like shopping on t, the countrys largest online shopping site, which has posted apologetic announcements to customers for the delays in deliveries.“many parcels are still at the airport and cannot be delivered on time, but i think i will do my best.”taobao clothes retailer(零售商) im shop said on its website. meanwhile, major express delivery companies in china have put up notices saying they are ready to cope with the delay in recent days.“it was mainly caused by a big increase in online shopping orders because of discounts offered by e-commerce companies,”said chen shousong, an analyst with domestic research company analysis international.taobao mall, the countrys largest business-to-customer shopping site by market share, for example, rolled out a large-scale discount on november 11 in which 150 brands sold their products at half price. the discount attracted the attention of many e-shopping enthusiasts who spent 936 million yuan( $ 142 million) in just one day. the recent shortage of diesel oil, which restricts delivery vehicles capacity, and bad weather conditions in north china, also added to an already overloaded express delivery market.bottlenecks in delivery often appear before long holidays, such as the coming christmas and new year holidays and the chinese traditional spring festival holiday. delivery employees often quit their jobs at that time when faced with lots of work and low pay. so some express delivery companies are applying to build their own teams, even airlines.64. which of the following is the best title for the passage? a. waiting for the postman impatiently b. shopping on t conveniently c. arguing with retailers online heatedly d. suffering from large-scale discounts65. why were many deliveries delayed last month? a. the airport didnt perform their duty properly. b. some customers didnt pay enough money. c. sales volume in online shopping goes up rapidly. d. delivery companies are short of vehicles.【答案】c【解析】根据第三段it was mainly caused by a big increase in online shopping orders because of discounts offered by e-commerce companies,送货慢的原因是意为商家打折，网上订单剧增造成的，可知 c为正确答案。【考点定位】考查细节理解能力。66.the underlined word“enthusiasts”has the same meaning with . a. retailers b. customers c. providers d. owners67. what would be continued with the passage? a. to attract more new delivery employees. b. to call off the holiday for the spring festival. c. to stop online shopping before holidays. d. to build e-commerce companies own delivery teams.【答案】d【解析】由文段最后一句一些快递公司正在创建自己的团队和航线可知，接下来文章就应该讲网络商建立自己的快递团队，故d为正确答案。【考点定位】考查作者写作思路推理的能力。a food additive is any substance that is added to food. many people are put off by the idea of“chemicals in food.”the truth is that all food is made up of chemicals. natural substances like milk, as well as man-made ones like drinks on sale in the market, can be described by chemical formulas. some chemical substances are indeed harmful, but a person who refused to consume any chemicals would find nothing to eat.the things we eat can be divided into natural and man-made substances. some people feel that only natural foods are healthy and that all man-made ingredients are to be avoided. but many natural chemicals, found in plants and animals, are harmful when eaten, and some laboratory-made substances increase the nutritional value of food. other chemicals have natural and man-made forms that are exactly alike: vitamin c is vitamin c, whether it comes from a test tube or from an orange. like“chemical”,“man-made”doesnt necessarily mean“not fit to eat”.food additives are used for many reasons. we add sugar and salt and other things to foods we prepare at home to make them taste better. food producers have developed a range of additives that stabilize, thicken, harden, keep wet, keep firm, or improve the appearance of their products. additives can make food more convenient or nutritious, give it a longer shelf life, and make it more attractive to the consumer, thus increasing the sales and profits of the producers.food additives are presently the centre of a storm of serious argument. food producers have been known to use additives that have not been proved safe; some substances in common use have been proved unsafe and have been taken off the market. many people feel theres a risk of eating food to which anything has been added. but food additives are now regulated by the fda of the federal government, and new additives are subjected to strict testing before they can be placed on the market. for most people, the chances of developing serious side effects from the long-term use of presently approved food additives are very slim.68. from the passage we can learn that . a. all foods consist of chemical substances b. it is right to reject chemicals in food c. food additives are harmful to our health d. natural foods are much safer than man-made ones【答案】a【解析】由第一段the truth is that all food is made up of chemicals.事实上所有的食物都含有化学物质。可知a为正确答案。【考点定位】考查细节理解题。69. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. foods with more additives have higher nutritional value. b. to ensure food safety, the fda will ban food additives. c. foods free of additives can keep a much longer shelf life. d. food additives can improve the quality of foods in many ways.【答案】d【解析】由第三段介绍食品添加剂可以防潮，改善品味，提高营养等可知d为正确答案。【考点定位】考查细节理解题。70.we can infer from the regulation to the food additives by the fda that . a. new additives will be approved more easily than before b. food producers wont be allowed to use new food additives c. food with common-used additives will be taken off the market d. food additives will be used in a safer and more scientific way71. according to the writer, the food additive is . a. worrying b. acceptable c. poisonous d. avoidable while it is impossible to live completely free of stress，it is possible to prevent stress as well asreduce its effect when it cant be avoidedthe us department of health and human services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress try physical activity when you are nervous，angry or upset，try releasing the pressure through exercise or physicalactivityrunning，walking，playing tennis，and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try take care of yourself you should make every effort to eat well and get enough restif you easily get angry and cant sleep well enough，or if youre not eating properly，it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situationsif stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping，you should consult a doctor make time for yourself schedule time for both work and entertainmentdont forget，play can be just as important to your overall well-being as workyou need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fungo window-shopping or work on a hobbyallow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy make a list of things to do stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “theres so much to do，and not enough time”trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result，you may not achieve anythinginstead，make a list of everything you have to do，then do one thing at a time，checking off each task as it is completedset out to do the most important task first64which of the following statements shows that you have fallen into stressful situations? ayou cant sleep well all the time byou have a break after work cyou always feel happy and relaxed dyou only do one thing at a time65according to the passage，how do you make a list of things to do? atry to take care of everything at once bdo one thing at a time conly do the most important thing dhave a break from your work66why does the writer write this passage? ato give opinion bto give suggestions cto make a request dto ask for advice67what is the best title for the passage?ahow to deal with stress? bhow to make time for yourself?chow to take care of yourself? dhow to make a list of things to do?参考答案 64-67 abba 重庆南开中学高三下期3月月考英语试题第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项a、b、c和d中，选出最佳选项。 a thousands of dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in an arkansas town on new years eve alter massive injuries, tests by arkansas officials concluded on monday. some 5,000 birds mysteriously fell from the sky in beebe, arkansas after dark on new years eve. the birds suffered from serious physical injuries leading to internal hemorrhage ( 大量出血) and death. there was no sign of infectious disease, the arkansas game and fish commission said in a statement. the birds were otherwise healthy, it said. one theory is that birds were frightened by new years fireworks and flew into buildings or other objects. loud noises were reported shortly before the birds began to fall from the sky, the statement said, adding that blackbirds have poor night vision and seldom fly at night. another theory was that severe weather such as lightning accounted for the loud noises but this was unbelievable because the violent weather had already left the area. were leaning more toward a stress event. said arkansas game and fish commission spokesman keith stephens. the commission also is trying to determine what caused the deaths of up to 100,000 fish over a 20-mile stretch of the arkansas river near a dam in ozark, 125 miles west of beebe. the fish were discovered on december 30. stephens said the commission expected results on the fish tests in probably a month. since almost all the fish were one species - bottom-feeding drum, stephens said, the test was very important. stephens also said: the events do not appear related. both that section of the river and the air at the site of the bird deaths were tested for toxins(毒素). beebe is a town of about 4,500 people located 30 miles northeast of the state capital.56. what is not the probable reason why the dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky? a. internal hemorrhage b. fireworks c. lightning weather d. murder57. according to stephens, we can infer the probable cause of the dead fish is . a. cold weather b. poor management c. disease d. lack of food58. which word can be properly used to describe the altitude of the commission toward the two issues? a. supportive b. cold-blooded c. subjective d. cool-headed59. the passage is mainly developed by . a. analyzing causes b. making comparisonsc. examining differences d. following the time order参考答案 56-59 dcda we live in a very competitive world. everybody seems to be competing with someone at some level. each week we spend hours playing or watching others compete in sporting activities all over the world. we cannot help being impressed by the level of excellence that these people achieve.in sport and business, competition encourages excellence in performance. where there is no competition, improvement in performance is less likely. some level of competition is a have-to in all aspects of life.the following story makes this point.as two friends are hiking in the forest they come across a huge, ferocious and obviously hungry bear. its next meal has just come into sight, and they are it! the first friend calculates that the bear will catch them in 27.3 seconds. at that point, she panics, realizing there is no escape. she faces her friend, with the fear of death in her eyes. to her amazement, she observes that her friend is not scared at all. on the contrary, her friend is quickly but calmly taking off her hiking boots and putting on running shoes. “what do you think youre doing?”the first hiker says to her companion. “youll never be able to run faster than that bear”. “thats true,” says the companion,“but all i have to do is escape, faster than you.”we all compete when the motivation is strong enough. however, competition is not the real purpose of life. fulfilling the measure of our creation can only be achieved individually.most of time, we are not in competition with any other person, so we do not have to compare ourselves with others. there is only one person that can fulfill our role and that is us. this means that others cannot beat us to the finish line because