高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（68）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（68）及答案 maps and statistics can tell us a lot about where a country is headed. take the us census bureaus latest findings on american cities. they show that for the first time since 1900, detroit is not on the list of the top 10 most populous us cities. in its place is san jose, california.its part of a pattern for the heavily industrialized cities, says dana johnson, an economist in detroit. theres been an ongoing dynamic (变化) here of people fleeing the city looking for better schools, better lifestyles, better services.detroit is hardly alone. after world war ii, the us was the worlds leading manufacturer. cars, televisions, toys, and clothing made in america were exported around the world. as a result, the well-paid factory workers formed the backbone of a rising middle class. in the last three decades, the us economy has changed. companies have moved factories overseas to take advantage of lower wages in asia, latin america, and eastern europe.where are people who leave the northeast and midwest going? they are moving south and west, another broad trend. in general, people are moving to where its warmer, less expensive and less crowded, or where jobs are more plentiful in growing service industries like health care, in the technology sector, or in factories that moved from the northeast or midwest.in a sense, the computer chips of san jose, the new 10th largest city, in the heart of what is known as silicon valley, have replaced the sheet metal and molten steel of detroit as the symbol of american economic power.5the main difficulty that detroit is now facing is _. athe factory closings and huge job losses bmany peoples moving to the south and westcthe poor quality of the automobile dthe lack of the computer chips6which of the following isnt the trend of the change?athe decline of the manufacturing economy.bcompanies moving overseas.cthe end of the us cities development. dthe migration of americans to the south and west.7which of the following is not true about san jose?athe newly-listed 10th largest city.bthe heart of silicon valley.cthe symbol of american economic power.dthe centre of the heavily industrialized cities. 8which statement is not correct according to the passage?adetroit has been on the list of the top 10 most populous us cities for over a century.bpeople immigrate south and west to take advantage of lower wages there.cthe us was an important exporting country in the middle of the last century.dthe us economy now is not as prosperous as 30 years ago.参考答案-acdb when a child is told he is “ uncool”, it can be very painful, he may say he doesnt care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. but these are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending its not there. helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. if you say, “why are you worried about what other children think about you? it doesnt matter!” children know that it does matter. instead, an active way may be best. you could say, “ im going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school.”if a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. the teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. this is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. a teacher can also raise a childs popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. it even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.there are things that parents can do at home, too. be friendly when your child brings others home to play. encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider” when you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.what you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.67. a child who has been informed of being “ uncool” may . a. care nothing about it b. do somenting uncool in purpose c. develop a sense of anger d. pretend to get hurt very much【答案】b【解析】根据第一段第一句可知。当一个孩子被告知他不酷的时候，他可能会说他不在乎甚至会故意做出不酷的行为来。68. a teacher can help an unpopular child by . a. seeing the child as the teachers favorite. b. asking the child to do something for partners. c. forcing other children to make friends with the child. d. offering the child chances to show his good qualities.【答案】d【解析】根据第三段第二句the teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects.老师可以安排一些事情，这样他有机会运用他的能力为班级做贡献。69. how can parents help their child fit in better? a. by cooking delicious food for him. b. by being kind to his schoolmates. c. by forcing him to invite friends home. d. by taking him to have picnics in the park.【答案】b【解析】根据第四段第二句be friendly when your child brings others home to play.当孩子带其他同学回家玩的时候，父母一定要有好。70. which of the following is true? a. children doesnt care others comments on them. b. its only teachers work to make children popular. c. parents should take their children out for picnic and shows more often. d. inviting childrens friends to family activities is good for them to make friends.【答案】d【解析】根据第四段最后一句可知。71. the text is mainly about . a. how an unpopular child can be helped b. why some children are unpopular c. what good qualities unpopular children have d. who care about unpopular children【答案】a【解析】文章主要介绍了父母和老师怎样帮助一个不酷的孩子交到朋友。 registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. if it turns out that an applicant is lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. one ivy league school calls them impostors(骗子); another refers to them as special cases. one well-known west coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by no such people. to avoid outright(彻底的)lies, some job-seekers claim that they attending means being dismissed after one semester. it may be that being associated with a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. one school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the centurythats when they began keeping records, anyhow. if you dont want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony diploma.one company, with offices in new york and on the west coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. the price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from smoot state university. the prices increase rapidly for a degree from the university of purdue. as there is no smoot state and the real school in indiana is properly called purdue university, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper.9. the main idea of this passage is that _ .a. employers are checking more closely on applicants nowb. lying about college degrees has become a widespread problemc. college degrees can now be purchased easilyd. employers are no longer interested in college degrees10. we can infer from the passage that _ .a. performance is a better judge of ability than a college degreeb. experience is the best teacherc. past work histories influence personnel officers more than degrees dod. a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job competition11. this passage implies that _ .a. buying a false degree is not moralb. personnel officers only consider applicants from famous schoolsc. most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from schoold. society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications12. the word phony (line 13, para. 2) means _ .a. thorough b. ultimate c. false d. decisive参考答案-bddc whats your idea of a good time? what about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants?it may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the uk do every summerwhy? because summer is the time for outdoor music festivalsheld on a farm, the glastonbury festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the ukit began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of 1 the ticket included free milk from the farmsince then the glastonbury festival has gone from strength to strength in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying 112 each for a ticket to the three-day eventtickets for the event sold out within three hoursperformers included superstars, such as paul mccartney and james brown, as well as new talent, like franz ferdinand and joss stonealthough many summer festivals are run on a profit-making basis, glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charitiesglastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global povertyin july of this year, the live 8 concerts were held simultaneously （同时） in london, paris, rome and berlinsuperstars such as madonna, sir elton john and stevie wonder performed in order to highlight international poverty and debt13what does the author mean by saying “the glastonbury festival has gone from strength to strength”?athe festival has achieved growing successbgreat efforts have been made to hold the festivalcthe festival has brought in a large amount of moneydthere have been thousands of fans attending the festival14which of the following is true according to the passage?athe glastonbury festival is run on a profit-making basisbtickets for the 2004 glastonbury festival were in great demand despite the high pricecboth james brown and joss stone were born in poor familiesdin the 1970 glastonbury festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free15we can learn from the last paragraph that _athe glastonbury festival is not so popular as the live 8 concertsbthe live 8 concerts are held every year in londonclondon, paris, rome and berlin are famous for outdoor music festivalsdsome superstars are concerned about global poverty16what is the best title for the passage?ahow to have a good time bcharity events around the worldcthe glastonbury festival dsuperstars performances in charity events参考答案-abdc dbda if you are a wealthy person of india, madly in love and planning your big fat wedding-or being pressured into arranged marriage-thailand wants you to exchange vows(誓言) in bangkok, phuket or elsewhere in this “ wedding paradise(乐园)”. this wedding business starts from overseas with the indians. thai embassies in india give quick services for the visas. not only the couples, you can bring anyone, say, your own cook. so, feel free to invite hundreds of your friends and relatives.why would indians want to spend so much on weddings in thailand? because they have similarities in religion, when indian weddings want to have some religious prayer for the couples, thailand can do that but the more obvious appeal are thailands fancy hotels, tropical islands, and delicious thai food, allowing new couples to include a honeymoon in thailand after they say “i do” while their guests also celebrate on a holiday here. but on the other hand, love does have a price.kasr rajagopal arranged for his daughter to have a wedding in phuket. they arranged entertainment to begin three days before the wedding because guests arrival time varied, yachts(游艇)were arranged to take guests to small islands, while a dj, flow in from bangalore, india, was booked to help them dance in the evening kasu also arranged priests(祭祀)for the hindu wedding, and cooks to prepare indian food. the approximate costs are around half a million u.s. dollars, including the airfares, hotel accommodation, food, transportation, the yachts on hire and the wedding ceremony expenses, for 225 to 250 guests.thailand wants to make itself a wedding paradise for all couples, not just from india, but from around the world. last year, there were around 500 to 600 couples from china, and the numbers are slowly coming up .westemers al