高考英语阅读理解练习（18）（含解析）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解练习（18）及答案（解析）c22013湖南卷 in my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “bloom (开花) where you are planted.” it reminds me of dorothy. i got to know dorothy in the early 1980s, when i was teaching early childhood development through a program with union college in barbourville, kentucky. the job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.dorothy taught in a school in harlan county, kentucky, appalachian mountain area. to get to her school from the town of harlan, i followed a road winding around the mountain. in the eightmile journey, i crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, i found it depressing. the poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.from the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. upon arriving at dorothys classroom, i was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. the children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). in case you dont know, poke greens are a weedtype plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. her enthusiasm never cooled down. when it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her child development associate certification, dorothy was ready. she came to the assessment and passed in all areas. afterward, she invited me to the oneandonly steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her ph.d. degree. after the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. she said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.61“early childhood development” in paragraph 1 refers to _ a. a program directed by dorothy b. a course given by the author c. an activity held by the students d. an organization sponsored by union college62in the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing _ a. the long track b. the poor houses c. the same train d. the winding road63upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by _ a. a warm welcome b. the sight of poke greens c. dorothys latest projects d. a big dinner made for her64what can we know about dorothy from the last paragraph? a. she was invited to a celebration at a restaurant. b. she got a pen as a gift from the author. c. she passed the required assessment. d. she received her ph.d. degree.65what does the author mainly intend to tell us? a. whatever you do, you must do it carefully. b. whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment. c. however poor you are, you have the right to education. d. wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.【要点综述】 dorothy在一所条件非常差的学校获得了很大的成功，这说明一个人获得成功与他在什么地方没有直接关系，最重要的是要付出努力。61. b细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第三句可知，early childhood development是作者教的一门课程。62. b细节理解题。 根据文章第二段最后一句的“the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”可知，又小又破的房子使作者感到最为失望，因此b项正确。63. a细节理解题。 根据文章第三段第一、二句可知，一到dorothy的教室，作者就受到热烈的欢迎，这使她的忧郁消失了，因此a项正确。64. c推理判断题。 文章最后一段第三句提到dorothy面试材料准备充分，而此段的“to celebrate her victory”说明dorothy已经通过了评估测试。65. d主旨大意题。文章通过讲述dorothy在极其恶劣的环境下获得成功的故事，说明一个人不管在什么地方，只要付出努力就能实现自己的梦想，因此d项正确。a(2011南京二模，a)french tourist outsmarts dutch thiefamsterdama quickthinking french tourist outsmarted a dutch thief after the thief tried to seize his bag, amsterdam police said wednesday.after winning a brief tugofwar over the sports bag, the 27yearold tourist ran into a nearby police station with the thief in hot pursuit.the thief“realized too late he had run straight into the_long_arm_of_the_law”，police spokeswoman wilma verheij said of the incident，which took place tuesday.after it dawned on the thief, a 28yearold man whose identity was not released, said that he was in the middle of a police station, so he tried to run away again. but he was quickly caught by officers and arrested，verheij said.liz taylor remains hospitalizedlos angelesheart trouble is keeping elizabeth taylor hospitalized in los angeles for some time, but her publicist says the 78yearold actress is ok and has been visiting with family and friends.taylors spokeswoman sally morrison said in a statement tuesday that the twotime oscar winner is comfortable at cedarssinai medical center and“there has been steady improvement in her condition” since she was admitted last week.taylor is being treated for symptoms of heart failure, a condition she revealed in november 2004.“her medical team is satisfied by her progress to date, and it is hoped and expected that this will continue over the next few days. for now, she will remain under their care in the hospital for continued monitoring，” morrison said. “friends and fans around the world should be convinced that elizabeth taylor is in good health and receiving the best possible care from her skilled and devoted doctors and nurses.”morrison described taylors condition as stable but offered no other details. japan halts(暂停) whale hunt after chase by protesterstokyojapan has halted its annual antarctic whale hunt following protests from a campaign group. activists from the sea shepherd conservation society，a usbased environmental group, have been chasing the japanese fishing ship.commercial whaling was banned in 1986 but japan uses a regulation permitting hunting for scientific research.iceland and norway have claimed official objections to the ban and continue to hunt commercially.“putting safety as a priority, the ship has halted scientific whaling for now. we are currently considering what to do，” tatsuya nakaoku, an official at the fisheries agency, told reuters news agency.the sea shepherd conservation society says one of its boats has been blocking the ship loading ramp(斜梯) ，preventing any hunted whales from being loaded on to the ship. “every whale saved is a victory to us, so weve gotten a lot of victories down here this year，” sea shepherd captain paul watson told reuters news agency by satellite phone from the steve irwin ship.本文为三则新闻。1the underlined part“the long arm of the law”refers to _ in amsterdam.a. a travel agency b. a policemanc. a police station d. a police spokeswoman答案：c。词义猜测题。从画线短语的上段段尾的police station可推测出答案为c。2what can we know about elizabeth taylor from the news?a. she has been suffering from heart illness for some years.b. she will go back home in a day or two.c. she is feeling quite well in hospital.d. she will receive her oscar award in the hospital.答案：a。事实细节题。从第二则新闻的第3段可知，自2004年11月以来taylor就患了心脏病，故a项正确。从倒数第2段中的“it is hoped and expected that this will continue over the next few days”，可知b项错误；文中自始至终没有提到taylor自己的感受，故c项错误；由第2段内容可知taylor是两度奥斯卡奖得主，而不是将在医院接受颁奖，故d项错误。3which of the following is not true?a. japanese fishing ships go to the antarctic for whale hunt every year.b. iceland and norway will not stop hunting whales.c. commercial whale hunt has been banned for about twentyfive years.d. japan will not hunt whales any more.答案：d。事实细节题。文中只是说日本的捕鲸船被暂时阻止，而没有信息表明日本将不再捕鲸，故d项符合题意要求，为正确答案。从该新闻的第2段可知自1986年以商业为目的的捕鲸禁令颁布以来，日本依然以科研为借口继续捕鲸，故a项是正确的；从第3段可知b项正确；从第2段捕鲸禁令发布的时间是1986年可推知c项正确。综上所述，a、b、c不符合题干中的not true的要求。 (2011南京二模，b)“choo，choo！”here comes the chunnel train. get aboard if you want to learn more about this underground transportation system. this is an unusual form of transportation, because it is a tunnel that trains travel through and not an actual form of transportation.the chunnel is actually the english nickname for the channel tunnel. in french，it is called le tunnel sous la manche. it is a rail tunnel beneath the english channel at the straits of dover. it connects cheriton in kent, england with sangatte in northern france. it is the second longest rail tunnel in the world.did you know that the british and the french had a race while they were building the chunnel? the race was to see who could get to the middle of the tunnel first. the british won by a little bit. it took 15,000 workers over seven years to dig the tunnel. the tunnel was finished in 1994.the completed chunnel cost about $21 billion. but it all paid off, because it became very popular, very quick. millions of people use it. now it is getting even more popular.there are three complete tunnels in the chunnel. the two outside ones are the passenger trains. the small inner one is a guidance train. the guidance train is not used for transportation. each track is exactly parallel to each other.there are four different train systems in the chunnel. the eurostar is a high speed passenger service that connects london, paris, brussels and lille. the eurotunnel shuttle is a rail ferry service. these shuttles carry cars and vans. these are railcars that allow drivers to drive their vehicles on and off. there are also two eurotunnel goods service trains.now you know more about the chunnel. everybody off，this is the last stop.本文介绍了1994年竣工的横贯多佛海峡连接英法的海底隧道地铁的修建、内在结构及其服务系统。4the channel tunnel links _with_.a. london; paris b. cheriton; sangattec. lille; brussels d. dover; kent答案：b。事实细节题。由第2段倒数第2句“it connects cheriton in kent，england with sangatte in northern france.”可知b项正确。5which of the following shows the structure of the tunnels in the chunnel?答案：a。事实细节题。由倒数第3段可知a项正确。6the eurotunnel shuttle is intended to carry_.a. passengers b. drivers and their vehiclesc. goods d. staff members of the chunnel答案：b。事实细节题。由倒数第2段中的“the eurotunnel shuttle is a rail ferry service.their vehicles on and off”可知b项正确。7the text can most probably be _.a. found in a guidebookb. read in a magazinec. broadcast on a train d. heard in a railwav station 答案：c。推理判断题。文章首尾，尤其是尾段，说明了这是乘坐火车的场景，也暗示了答案。c22013湖南卷 its such a happylooking library, painted yellow, decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the florida sun by its own roof. about the size of a microwave oven, its pedestrianfriendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in palm beach country estates, along the northern boundary of palm beach gardens.its a library built with love.a year ago, shortly after janey henriksen saw a brian williams report about the little free library organization, a wisconsinbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “thats what were going to do for our spring break！”son austin, now a 10thgrader, didnt see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. but janey insisted, and husband peter unwillingly got to work. the 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that hed built years earlier for daughter abbies toy horses, and made a door of glass.after adding the librarys final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2，500 in the world, the only little free library in palm beach county.they stocked it with 20 or so books theyd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids favorites. “i told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said janey, a stayathome mom.since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. the library now gets an average of five visits a day.the projects best payoff, says peter, are the thankyou notes left behind. “we had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”66in what way is the library “pedestrianfriendly”？