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2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品练习题（2）及答案【2013高考英语辽宁省沈阳市领航试卷】第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。athe rise of multinational corporations （跨国公司）, global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or prsurprisingly, since modern pr was largely an american invention, americas relations is being threatened by pr efforts in other countries. ten years ago, for example, the worlds top five public relations agencies were american-owned in 1991, only one was the british in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative a recent survey found that more than half of all british companies include pr as part of their corporate （公司的） planning activities, compared to about one-third of u.s. companiesit may not be long before london replaces new york as the capital of prwhy is america lagging behind in the global pr race? firstly, americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country secondly, americans lag behind their european and asian counterparts （相对应的人） in knowing a second language less than 5 percent of bursonmarshalls usemployees know two languages ogilvy and mather have about the same percentage conversely, some european firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language finally, people involved in pr abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs in the financial pr area, for instance, most americans read the wall street journal overseas, their counterparts read the journal as well as the financial times of london and the economist, publications not often read in this countryperhaps the pr industry might take a lesson from ted turner of cnn （cable news network） turner recently announced that the word “foreign” would no longer be used on cnn newsbroadcasts. according to turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign36compared with the american pr personnel, what is/are an advantage (s) of the non-americans involved in pr?a they tend to be more internationally mindedb they speak more and better foreign languagesc they usually pay more attention to global financial situationd both a and b37what is the immediate cause of the downfall of americas public relations?a the number of us public relations agencies had greatly decreased by 1991b other countries have increased their efforts in public relationsc on the global scale, cultural differences have significantly shrunkd the british companies are becoming especially sophisticated and creative in public relations38it could be inferred that the author of the passage is_a an americanb a britonc ted turnerd an asian39the underlined word “provincial” in paragraph 3 could possibly mean “ ”a strict in thinkingb like people from rural areasc limited in outlook d interested in geographical knowledge参考答案 36-39 dbac阅读理解were so well educated but were useless students who have lost the ability to do anything practical. the only thing weve mastered is consumption.large numbers of students have entered higher education in the past 10 years, but despite being the most educated generation in history, it seems that weve grown increasingly ignorant when it comes to basic life skills. looking back on my first couple of weeks of living in student halls, i consider myself lucky to still be alive. unfamiliar to freshers, there are many hidden dangers in the dirty corners of students accommodation.i have survived a couple of serious boiling egg incidents and lots of cases of food poisoning, probably from dirty kitchen counters. although some of my clothes have fallen victim to ironing experimentation, i think i have now finally acquired all the domestic (居家的) skills i missed out in my modem education.in 2006 and 2010, the charming educationist sir ken robinson gave two very amusing talks in which he discussed the importance of creativity in education. robinsons main viewpoint is that our current education system dislocates people from their natural talents. i would like to go a step further and propose that besides our talents, the system takes away what used to be passed from generation to generation a working knowledge of basic life skills.todays graduates may have earned themselves honor in history, law or economies, but when it comes to simple things like putting up a shelf to hold all their academic books, or fixing a hole in their on trend clothes, they have to call for help from a professional handyman or tailor.since the invention of the internet, it has never been easier for people to access information, but our highly specialized education has made us more one sided than ever.i suggest that we start with the immediate reintroduction of some of the most vital aspects of “domestic science” education, before the current lack leads to serious accidents in student halls.36people call us useless students for the reason that .awhat weve learned is beyond consumptionbwe are educated generationcweve entered higher educationdour living skills are so poor【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据were so well educated but were useless students who have lost the ability to do anything practical.被称为无用的学生是因为我们失去做事的能力，也是就是学生的生活技能是不好的，故选d。37which is not the incidents the writer had during the first few weeks in student halls?ahe was seriously burnt by boiled eggs.bhe was accidentally poisoned by food.che damaged his clothes while ironing.dhe was severely beaten by freshers. 【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据i have survived a couple of serious boiling egg incidents and lots of cases of food poisoning, probably from dirty kitchen counters. although some of my clothes have fallen victim to ironing experimentation,他经历了煮鸡蛋被烫伤，食物中毒还有衣服熨坏了等，只有选项d他被新生打了一顿没有提及，故选d。38according to robinsons opinion, our current education .afocuses on the importance if creativitybdislocates people from their natural talentschas equipped students with basic life skillsdhas followed the tradition properly【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据robinsons main viewpoint is that our current education system dislocates people from their natural talents.根据robinson的观点我们目前的教育阻止了人的天赋的发挥，故选b。39why are the graduates poor at basic life skills?abecause they are not interested in them.bbecause they have little relevant practice.cbecause they are affected by internet.dbecause they are easy to be one-sided.【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据the system takes away what used to be passed from generation to generation a working knowledge of basic life skills.这种教育制度使他们有更少的切实的实践，故选b。40the main purpose of writing the passage is that .athere is no need to introduce “domestic science”bits time we did something to current educationcmore attention should be paid to natural sciencedaccidents should be prevented in student halls【答案】b【解析】作者意图题。根据i suggest that we start with the immediate reintroduction of some of the most vital aspects of “domestic science” education,到了我们采取措施解决目前的教育情况的时候了。 【阅读理解猜测词义】 passage * there was great excitement at thorby police station. the inspector had received a phone call froman informer(通报者). the man said that a gang (帮，伙) intended to rob the main post office. he even told the inspector the date and time for which the robbery was planned. the thorhy police were not used to serious crimes (罪). except for occasional cases of ap- ple stealing, their peace was seldom disturbed. hardly did anything more serious happen. the robbery was going to take place at two oclock on market day. the informer said that one of the gang would have a revolver. this worded the inspector most of all. on market days, the street near the post office was always crowded. there was danger that someone might be killed. it was the most difficult case the inspector had ever had.the inspector wanted to make sure the gang was caught and he made preparation carefully. he ordered .his men to wear ordinary clothes so that some of them could mix with the people in the post office. others were to be in the street outside to prevent the gang from escaping. on the day that the robbery was to take place, all was ready. at two oclock, a large black car was parked in front of the post office. three men, with handkerchiefs over their faces, jumped out and ran into the post office. two of them stayed by the door. the third went up to the counter and pulled out a revolver. no sooner had he done this than the inspector blew his whistle. the man standing at the counter immediately put the revolver back in his pocket and pulled the handkerchief from his face. could i have a five-penny stamp, please?he said. you will have to tell a better story than that to the judge, she inspector said. and anyway, there is no parking in front of the post office. ” 1. from the story, we may conclude that the inspector was a very _man. a. funny and careful b. humorous and careful c. exciting and hardworking d. strict and serious 答案：b 指导：从“the inspector wanted to make sure thegang was causht”，及“he ordered his men to wear ordinary clothes”与“othermenweretobeinthestreet可以看出他从思想上、行动上都做了充分的准备。最后，当蒙面人突然说要买邮票时，the inspector said，“youll have to tell a better story than that to the judge”，这都说明了the inspector was a humorous and careful man2. the inspector was worried most of all because_. a. he was not used to serious crimes b. it was a very difficult case c. the robbers had a revolver d. the post office was in a busy street 答案：b指导：因为案情棘手。3. what do you think a revolveris? its_. a. a bomb b. a hand gun c. a wireless phone set d. a wallet 答案：b 指导：从“a gang intended to rob”和“the lnspector wanted to make sure to catch the gang”可猜测出他们身上带 了手枪。【阅读理解猜测词义】passage * we find that bright children are seldom held back by mixed-ability teaching. on the contrary (相反), both their knowledge and experience are enriched. we feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming (近能力分班) pupils. it does not consider the fact that children develop at different rates. it can have bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright children. after all, it can be quite discouraging to be the bottom of the top grade. besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual (智力的) ability. this is only one aspect of their total personality. we care much about the development of all the pupils abilities to the full, not just their study ability. we also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching does good to ill these aspects of learning. in our classrooms, we work in various ways. the pupils often work in groups: this gives them the chance to learn to work together, to share, and to develop leadership skills. they also learn how to deal with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze (分析) and evaluate (评价) and to communicate effectively. the pupils learn from each other as well as from theteacher.sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual (个人的) tasks, and they can do this at heir own speed they also have some formal class teaching when this is proper. we encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do his well an advanced pupil can do advanced work and it does not matter what age the child is. we expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every enouragement to achieve this goal. 1. by held back(line 1) the writer means_. a. made to remain in the same class b. forced to study in the lower class c. drawn away from their studies d. prevented from advancing 答案：d 指导：仔细理解“held back”出现的语言环境areseldom held backon the contraryare enriched可猜出“阻止”之意。2. the writer argues that what a teacher mainly cares about should be the development of the students_. a. personal qualities and social skills b. total personality c. learning ability and communicative skills d. intellectual ability 答案：b指导：由全文可知。3. the writers purpose of writing this passage is to_. a. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class b. advise pair work and group work for classroom activity c. offer advice on the proper use of the library d. tell us the importance of proper formal classroom teaching 答案：b 指导：从第一、二段可判断作者写此文章的目的是argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the saltle classbc、d三项是下面各段提供的论据。4. what would be the best title for the text? a. pair work. b. group work. c. mixed-ability. d. individual tasks. 答案：c 指导：文章第一句话就提出了论点。整篇文章围绕mixed-a-bilityteaching这一中心来叙述的。a、b、d三项是综合教学能力的一部分。阅读理解since the beginning of the year, smog has covered parts of north china. in january, beijing saw only five days without smog. the rising pm 2.5 readings terrified many people, and some health experts said that whenever the smog gets serious, hospitals receive more patients suffering acute respiratory（呼吸系统）and heart diseases.later, news of polluted underground water in some provinces scared people who wondered whether the water they drink is safe.so the need to emphasize environmental protection while developing the economy is heard everywhere. smog especially is a common concern. like a popular online post said, air may be the only thing that is equal for everyone, despite your income or vocation. people with higher incomes are able to drink only bottled spring water and eat only organic food by paying higher prices, but they breathe the same air as everyone else. at a meeting on monday, many representatives have expressed their concerns about the air quality, too. one talked about his experience in beijing. “after taking a taxi from the capital airport to my hotel, which took about an hour, i washed my nose and found the inside of my nose was black. we should ask ourselves this question: why do we want to develop? its for living a better life. dirty air is definitely not a better life, he said. china needs to develop its economy and invest(投资) in high-tech. every chinese wants a strong country. but without blue sky, clean water and safe food, the achievements in the economy will become meaningless. space technologies are not to be developed for building a base on mars so that one day all human beings can migrate to the red planet because they have destroyed earth. what the public wants is a strong and beautiful china. president hu jintao spoke at the 18th party congress last november saying that great efforts must be made to promote ecological progress and build a beautiful china. the words have shown the central governments resolution to address the environment issue. 41the effect of smog doesnt include .athe rising of pm 2.5 readingsbmore people suffering diseasesct