高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（6）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（6）及答案阅读理解猜测词义passage * robably you have seen photographs of the grand canyon (峡谷), the great valley in the desert country of arizona. but you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. tie grand canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. the colorado river formed the grand canyon over mil lions of years. slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. at the same time. the land was rising. today. the canyon is one and a half kilometres deep and 445 kilometres long. the el dest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. the width varies from about 200 metres to 29 kilo metres across. the rim (边缘) or top of the canyon is about 2, 300 metres above sea level tin the south rim, and about 3,000 metres on the other side, the north rink as a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. the south run is dry desert country. the north rim has tall forests.the canyon looks different at different times of day. and in different seasons and weather. at sunrise anti sunset the red. gold, brown, and orange colours of the rocks are especially dear and bright. in winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow. the view from the south rim of the grand canyon is the best. most visitors come to the south rim and stay in camp- grounds or hotels. every point along the canyon s edge offers a different view. the north rim of the canyon is quieter, h takes all day to drive there from the south rim because there is only one bridge across the colorado river. on the way, you go through navado indian lands, and a colourful pink desert called the painted desert.you can walk clown into the grand canyon, or you can go down oil the back of a mule (小型电动机车). you can also lake a boat trip down the colorado river, and camp on the bea ches at night. but whether you see the grand canyon from the top or the honom, it will be an experience that you will never forget. 1. the sea level on both sides of the grand canyou is_. a. the same b. changing with time c. various d. very low答案：c 指导：文中讲到：the rim or top of the canyon is about 2，300 metres above sea level on the south rim，and about 3，000 metres on the other side，the north rim由此可见，大峡谷两边的海拔是不同的，故c项正确。 2. from the passage we can know that the_of the can yon is different at different time. a. length b. scene c. width d. height答案： b 指导：文章第三段首句意：大峡谷在一天中的不同时间，不同的季节和天气里，看上去都是不一样的，由此可见，大峡谷的景象是多变的，在各个时期是不同的，故b项正确。 3. if you go to visit the canyon youd better go to_. a. the south rim b. the north rim c. the bottom i). the top of a tree答案： a 指导：从第四段的首句：the view from the south rim of the grand canyon is the best可知：大峡谷南端的景象的最美的，若你要观光，最好到thesouthrim故a项为正确选项。*结束阅读理解 (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。asix years ago, i walked into a local animal shelter on a cold,rainy day. although my house was already full of cats anddogs, i still couldnt resist an occasional visit to the shelter. this time as i was walking down the row of pensfull of barking dogs i noticed a small boy looking into one of them. he had a malnourished（营养不良的） looking body and a bony face with a bignose sticking out of the middle of it. he was looking at a small, golden dog. its bony ribs wereshowing and its thin tail was folded between its legs. it wasnt beggingfor attention like the other puppies but was hiding in the cornerinstead. the boy looked up at me with sad eyes and asked what was wrongwith it. “it was probably abused and abandoned”, i said. “that is why itis so scared.”the boy immediately turned to an older lady and said, “grandma, i wantthis one.” the old woman smiled and walked to the front desk to fill outthe adoption forms. i followed and asked about the boy. i found out thathed had a rough start in life too. she had just gotten custody（监护权） of himafter the state had taken him from his parents. she had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him. i looked back at him, holding his scaredpuppy, and said a prayer for them both.it was yesterday. i was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny,spring day. then in a green front yard i saw the boy. his teenage body wastall and strong. his nose no longer seemed big but fit well into hissmiling face. he was throwing a ball to a healthy, happy dog with shininggolden hair. his little act of love and kindness had indeed gone a longway. it had saved a dogs life, healed his own heart, and given thismiddle-aged man fresh hope for us all.26. the author entered the animal shelter because _ .a. he loves dogs and petsb. it was too cold outsidec. he wanted to buy a dog d. he wanted to see the boy 【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据although my house was already full of cats anddogs, i still couldnt resist an occasional visit to the shelter.因为他家已经有许多狗了，他因为喜欢去看狗和宠物，故选a。27. the reason why the dog was so scared is that _ .a. it was afraid of the coldb. it had been ill-treatedc. it was frightened by the boyd. it was frightened by the author【答案】b 【解析】细节理解题。根据it was probably abused and abandoned它被虐待，所以看起来很害怕的样子，故选b。 28 . why did the boy want to adopt the golden dog? a. because the dog looked attractive.b. because his grandma also liked the dog.c. because they had something in common.d. because the author advised him to adopt it.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据i found out thathed had a rough start in life too因为小男孩和这只小狗有共同之处，故选c。29.the grandma wanted the boy to adopt a dog so that _ .a. his life could be easierb. he could play balls with itc. he could forget about his parentsd. the dog could be taken good care of【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据she had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him.她让小男孩领养一只狗以便让他的生活过得更加轻松，故选a。30. what can we learn from the last paragraph ?a. the author is a kind-hearted old man.b. the boys nose has become smaller than before.c. the author enjoys watching people playing with dogs.d. both the boy and the dog are growing healthily and happily.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据it had saved a dogs life, healed his own heart,小狗和小男孩都幸福滴健康地成长，故选d。 阅读理解猜测词义passage *feeling hopeless and sick ;it heart, tom turned away. for a quick moment his eyes met those of the cook, and he saw there a light of such hatred(憎恨) and fear that no words could describe. the cook moved quietly closer. he whispered to tom in a rough voice. dont be too clever. mark my words. and he went away. toms thoughts did not delay going for long on the cook and his words. his friend was in trouble, how could he help him? he decided to slip (溜走) away as soon as possihle in search of information that would clear jay of all doubts and bring the true criminal to justice (法院). lie has noticed a piece of old sailcloth (帆布) lying on the ship floor. with this and a length of stringily-t-)he made a package which looked very nuch like the one the police had seized(逮捕). his plan was to step to the shore and to hand it over just as the cook ha,t ordered jay to, hoping in this way to learn the truth about the criminals activities. he could then persuade the police of his friends innocence(无罪). by now it was dark. taking the blankets out of jays empty bed. tom piled them up in his extra in the shatpe of a sleeping figure. how real it lookked with the blanket pulled up high around the figures head he could almost believe he saw it breathing. pleased with this, ibm moved quietly to the door. he was about to open it when he felt it secretly turned to other way. someone was outside and about to come in. was his plan failed? slipping quickly back behind the door as it opened. tom waited.it was tile cook who was leaning(倚靠) forward now over the figure in the bed. his aim swung(挥舞)up. for an instant (立即)a long knife cut into it. l. the main cause of toms worry was that be_? a. failed to save bis friend out of trouble b. knew the truth about tide criminals c. knew his friend was in trouble d. felt such hatred and fear for the cook 答案：c 指导：文中第三段第二句话有交代。tom的朋友jay被陷害，处于麻烦之中，因此tom很担心。2. paragraph 5 mainly describes a. toms hope to catch thc intru,ier (闯入者) b. the unknown sleeping figure in jays bed c. the danger tom faced in jays empty bed d. what tom did to carry out his plan答案：d 指导：为帮助好友jay，tom想出了一个计谋，该段是其实施的情况。3. toms plan was to _ a. help his friend slip away b. pretend to go along with the plan of the criminal c. find out jay was the criminal d. pretend to bring the true criminals to justice 答案：b 指导：tom将计就计，诱使坏人就范。4. if asked, tern would probably say: i risk danger becattse a. i wanted to help the police b. i knew my friend was innocent c. i know the cook was a murderer d. i wasnt to dismiss the criminals plan 答案：b 指导：tom冒险的目的是因为他知道朋友jay是无辜的(innocent)。*结束 阅读理解猜测词义passage * two thieves came to a house to steal something. they dug a hole in the wall of the house. there lived many mice in the house. the woman in the moonlight(月光) saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. look! in conies one, she said to the man in thehouse. the thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, she found me when i was just in. but the thief outside didnt believe him, so he said, let us two try to crawl into the house together. at that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. the woman saw the mice and shouted, in come two, catch them! the two thieves were terribly frightened. the man in the house said, you saw them come in but where are they? i will catch them tonight. the two thieves started running away at once.the two thieves waited to make it dear whether they had been found or not the night before. the next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. the man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. the rein (缰绳) broke and the woman came home for a rope. she saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. she picked out two which looked like mice. at the time the man couldnt wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. the woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, how they look like the two of last night. the man said, i asked you to fetch a rope, why dont hurry for it? the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes. 1. the two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because_. a. they were found out b. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house c. they didnt work together well with each other d. mice stopped them from doing so 答案：b 指导：见第一段，这两个贼误以为夫妇俩是在说他们。2. from the last paragraph, we know that a. the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes b. the woman recognized the two thieves c. the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them d. the two thieves didnt know that they were not found at all 答案：d 指导：这两个贼不知道没人发觉他们(偷窃的行为)。亦即他们以为有人发觉他们偷东西了，所以就仓惶逃跑了。3. when the woman said, how they look like the two of last night! a. she referred to the two thieves b. she meant nothing c. she said it on purpose d. she referred to the mice 答案：d 指导：见第二段：“she picked out two which looked mice”可见她指的是两只老鼠。4. _is the best title for this passage. a. two clever thieves b. terrible mice c. hit the maa by a fluke d. a clever couple 答案：c 指导：“hitamarkbyafluke意为侥幸中的。文中主妇说的话都指老鼠，但正好与两个小偷的情况一样，令他们产生误会，以致没偷成东西。5. which of the following statements is false? a. the two thieves not only failed to steal things but also losttheir sweet potatoes. b. whenever they found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them. c. the two thieves ran away at once, because they thought the woman had seen them. d. the man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves. 答案：d 指导：见第二段“the rein broke and the wolikqn caltle homeforarope”因此她取绳子不是为抓小偷。 until last summer i had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. my parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. we never had to worry about today.before last summer i never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger. then i enrolled in a two-week intensive program. we lived in a “tribal village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in arkansas, a state of the south-central united states. i am a tribal member in mozambique, a country of southeast africa. every meal, i make the fire for my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as i blow to keep the fuel alive. i cook mush with vegetables. this is all my family is ever given.i feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner. i grow attached to the rabbits, even though i know i shouldnt. i name them. im not getting enough to eat; its time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. i feel pain but its a privileged childs pain because i know i will soon be eating again. thats not true for a lot of other children around the world.growing up comfortably in the u.s., ive never had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was only a simulation, it changed my life. now i believe in doing whatever i can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger. so ive become president of roots and shoots, a group working to improve local environments for people and animals. im also working to create a program at my high school called the “safe passage” trip to help young people in the guatemala city dump. and ive got plans to do more.im often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do. now, i try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. when i eat or feel full, i am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others.i believe in offering help to those who need it. 31. what is true about the author before last summer?a. her life was under great pressure.b. her life was well-planned.c. she didnt have to worry about the future