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2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题（12）及答案（解析） 第一节 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a、b、c和d项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(a)i had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. it was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer. i had never met him before although i had often heard people talk about him. he sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before i understood anything. even then all i could make out was that someone called milly had had a very bad accident. i hadnt the slightest idea who she was but i obviously had to go .it had been snowing heavily that day and i didnt know the way. i had been driving for at least an hour when i finally found his place. he was standing there, waiting for me. it seemed milly had died. “she meant more to me than anyoneeven my own wife!” he said. i could see that he had been crying. i thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). i was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩).”i wouldnt leave her out in the cold!” he said.milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. i was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door .he lifted his candle and i saw a dark figure on the ground.” she was such a good cow! i wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her!” he said, and burst into tears again.46.the underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means _ .a.expect b.understand c.see clearlyd.hear clearly【答案】b【解析】词义猜测题。根据that someone called milly had had a very bad accident.可知作者已经了解了发生了什么事情，故选b。47.before he arrived at the farmers house, the writer expected to see milly lying _ .a.on the ground of a barn b.on the floor of a room.c.in bed in a room d.in bed in a barn【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据that someone called milly had had a very bad accident.可知作者认为应该是一个人出了事，应该躺在床上，故选c。48.what do we know about milly from the story?a.she had met with an accident.b.she had caused a scandalc.she was seriously ill.d.she was hidden somewhere.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据milly had had a very bad accident.可知她除了事故，故选a。49.the farmer wished that the writer might _ .a.look into the matterb.bring milly back to lifec.free him from a scandald.keep the whole thing a secret【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据i wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her!”可知作者是一个医生，这个农民想让他去救活他的这头牛，故选b。50.the person who told the story is probably a _ .a.farmerb.policeman c.country doctord.newspaper reporter【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据i wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her可知他可能是乡村医生，故选c。 jan. 7, 2008 - french president nicolas sarkozy would marry his girlfriend, former supermodel carla bruni on feb. 8 or 9, media reported monday. the report said that in december - less than a month after sarkozy met bruni - he gave her a heart-shaped diamond engagement ring. carla bruni, italian singer, former model and girlfriend of frances president nicolas sarkozy, holds the hand of her son aurelien while wearing a pink heart-shaped ring during a visit to the ancient jordanian ruins of petra jan. 5, 2008. french newspapers reported that sarkozy would marry her early in february. sarkozy and his wife of 11 years, cecilia, divorced in october. their marital（婚姻）problems became well known in may 2005 when she appeared in public at the side of event organizer richard attias. a marriage to bruni, a one-time star of the catwalks who is now a singer, would be sarkozys third: he divorced his first wife, marie, in the late 80s - after he had met and befriended cecilia. political analyst dominique moisi said that a sarkozy proposal to bruni could be part of his desire to head off any future arguments, and the speed of their visit to the ancient jordanian ruins of petra jan. 5, 2008 would fit with his personality as a busy man in a hurry. “apparently, hes going to marry her, so the problem will be behind him,” moisi said. “he will increase the opportunities to travel with her, and to say to the french, you see, i must remarry you need a first lady.” bruni, an italian-born french citizen, has dated famous men including mick jagger and donald trump. she has also reportedly been linked to singer eric clapton and actor vincent perez.68. what is the correct order of sarkozys marital history?a. long marriage to cecilia b. visiting ruins with brunic. getting divorced from marie d. giving bruni a diamond ringe. to marry the former supermodela. c-a-b-d-e b. e-d-c-a-b c. c-a-d-b-e d. a-c-d-b-e69. what did moisi really intend to inform the readers?a. the president will spend more time staying with brunib. sarkozy is good at balancing state and personal affairsc. it is not easy for president sarkozy to seek a new loved. it is a doubt whether the marriage would have a bright future70. the possible purpose of the last paragraph is to _a. provide some unknown stories about brunis love affairsb. show uncertainty about the former supermodels loyaltyc. imply that past experiences have little effect on a persond. prove bruni one of the most popular and attractive females71. which would be the best title for the news?a. bruni, frances first lady b. a third marriage to failc. france to have first lady d. presidents new girl friend参考答案 68-71 c d b c do people stop once they have achieved something? no! in life, we are always trying to do things better or having more of the same success.jane fonda moved form being an academy award actress to a successful businesswoman. her aerobics (有氧体操) workout videos have been sold around the world.athletes are constantly making greater and greater efforts to lower time for races；increase heights or distances.the world of medicine has had its series of successes too. christian barnard performed several successful heart transplants(移植). other medical experts have achieved organ（器官） transplants. throughout the ages, mankind has found transient and cures for tuberculosis (肺结核), cancer, and other diseases. a cure of aids might soon be discovered.age does not seem to slow down achievers. tina turner at 54 is still singing with great energy and attracting sell-out crowds wherever she goes.at work, we go all out for achievements too. success may mean organizing a conference more effectively and efficiently each year. sometimes, it is not a pat on the back or the promotion that makes it worthwhile. often, it is the inner thrill and satisfaction of achievement, no matter how small it may be.aiming for success does not mean you are greedy or dissatisfied. it is all part of gaining new experiences an dimensions（规模） in life. it finally makes you a more interesting and useful person in society.72the author uses jane fonda as an example to show that .apeople need to stand out in more than one fieldbbeautiful actresses are likely to be successfulcpeople never stop trying for more achievementsdwomen can be as successful as men73what is the authors attitude towards peoples desire for success?aapproving.bdisapproving.cunclear.ddoubtful.74how is the passage organized?75what might be a proper title for this passage?asuccess is no destination.bsuccess comes the hard way.ca small success also counts.deveryone can be successful. mr and mrs gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines. mr gordon was too stingy(吝啬)to rent a chair. their twelve-year-old daughter,sandra, was playing at the waters edge. suddenly a huge wave lifted sandra up and carried her out to sea. fortunately,a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry sandra away. he ran along the beach and dived into the sea. he swam quickly to where the girl, with her head only just above the water, was shouting for help. she was very frightened. when the lifeguard reached her,she struggled with him, as drowning people often do. however, he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach. by the time he reached it, mr and mrs gordon had realized what had happened. they had run down to the waters edge. neither of them could swim. they just stood in the shallow water, and worried about their daughter. had the lifeguard reached her in time? fortunately, he had. “that was quick work,young man,”mr gordon said. he turned to his wife, “give the lifeguard a dollar.” “a dollar!” sandra cried. “dad,how can you give him a dollar! he saved my life. i was half dead.” “quite right, girl !” mr gordon said, pleased by his daughters awareness of the value of money. he turned to his wife again and said, “shes right. she was only half dead. give him fifty cents.”51. what happened to sandra？a. she ran into the sea. b. her life was saved by a lifeguard.c. she was drowned. d. she died.【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据he saved my life.门卫救了她的生命，故选b。52. what would probably have happened to sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach？ a. her father would have saved her. b. her mother would have saved her. c. she would have swum back to the beach. d. she would have been drowned.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据he swam quickly to where the girl, with her head only just above the water, was shouting for help.如果没有门卫在海滩，有可能她被淹死了，故选d。53. what did mr and mrs gordon do when sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？ a. they shouted to the lifeguard. b. the