高考英语阅读理解巩固精品练习题（14）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品练习题（14）及答案第一节 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。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）（a）when we hear the words “college students”, we usually think of a young person between 18 and 22 years old. but in the u.s.a today, a college student often is much older. in fact, educators say in the next few years colleges and universities may have more older part-time students than traditional (传统的) full-time younger students. educators report a big increase in the number of americans who attend college and university classes in the evening or at night or weekends. most of them are older than 25 years old and more have full-time or part-time jobs. many are in their thirties or forties. why are so many people deciding to spend their time and money in order to continue their education? most are doing it because they believe more education will help them to get a better job. some are industrial workers whose factories have closed. they are learning new skills to prepare for other kinds of work. some of the part-time students are not pleased with the jobs they have. they are studying for new ones. some have retired (退休) and are looking for new kinds of work. two of every three of the students older than 35 are women. many of them are returning to school after years of staying at home to care for children. are older students good students? most teachers say yes. they say older students really want to learn. they ask difficult questions and are not pleased with simple answers. they often get high grades.56. its said that in the next few years _.a. students in colleges and universities will be much olderb. full-time students in colleges and universities will be even youngerc. american colleges and universities will take in part-time students equallyd. the number of older students will be greater than that of the younger ones57. why are so many people deciding to go on with their education? because_.a. most of the americans enjoy learning something newb. most of them believe : more education, better jobsc. they have lost their jobsd. they are tired of their jobs they have58. “they often get high grades” means _.a. they rise to high grades easilyb. they often get very good marks (分数)c. they are more likely to receive a masters or a doctors degree upon graduationd. they often win high prize59. what does the whole passage mainly tell us? a. why does so many older students go to college in america. b. what older students in college can learn. c. older students are mostly good students d. higher education can help you get a good job.56-59cbba 第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a(2012南阳期终质检)little_charlie_simpson_was_the_toast_of_britain last night after raising an astonishing 160,000 for haiti earthquake victims in 24 hours.charlie，seven，had hoped to raise 500 with a sponsored bike ride around a park yesterday.but as news of his touching effort spread thousands of people donated cash to his appeal.mum leonora said：“what started off as a little cycle round the park with his dad has turned into something a lot bigger than that and we cant believe it.hes done really well.hes worked hard and hes raised a large amount of money.it was great to see him so motivated.i am extremely proud of charlie.”at first charlie hoped to raise 500 for unicefs haiti appeal by cycling five times round his local park.but things began to take off after he put his appeal on the just giving website，which helps raise online charity cash.then as his story was picked up by tv stations money began to flood in.within hours of charlie climbing off his bike donations had reached 53,000in just 24 hours.leonora said her son had been deeply moved by the hardship of the haitians.she added，“he was really upset by the pictures on tv. he actually burst into tears.he decided to do the cycle ride and he made me do a sponsorship form for him.we sent it out on to the web and it just went everywhere.”charlie, from fulham，west london, said：“i was quite sad when i saw the pictures on tv.”unicefs michael newsome said，“theres something quite special about a child in the uk reaching out to the children of haiti.”文章大意：这是一篇新闻报道。七岁的charlie想为遭地震的海地募捐500英镑，结果一天之内就募捐到了16万英镑。他是怎么做的呢？56by saying“little charlie simpson was the toast of britain”underlined, the writer means charlie simpson _.aproposed a toast to britainbsent good wishes to britishchad a nice time in britain dwas well received in britain答案：d猜测词义题。由后文可知，七岁的charlie想为遭地震的海地募捐500英镑，结果一天之内就募捐到了16万英镑。所以，人们对他的募捐行为很支持，他已经广为人知了。57people can support charlie by donating money_.aon tv bon the internetcin the bank din person答案：b细节理解题。由第四段第二句话“but things began to take off after he put his appeal on the just giving website，which helps raise online charity cash.”可知，这些现金是在网上捐献的。58it can be inferred from the passage that_.acharlies mother persuaded him to help haiti victims bthings went on just as charlie and his mother plannedcmore donations will be collected for haiti victimsdmore people will join charlie in the cycle ride答案：c细节理解题。由倒数第三段可知，charlie是自己想到帮助海地受灾者的，而不是妈妈的说服，所以a项错误；七岁的charlie想为遭地震的海地募捐500英镑，结果却募捐到了16万英镑，所以该事情的结果出乎他和母亲的预料，所以b项错误；由倒数第四段可知，募捐进行了一天，还会持续下去的，所以c项正确。59which is the passage mainly about?acharlie simpson, a 7yearold british schoolboybcharlie simpson raises 160, 000 for haiti appeal in one dayccharlie simpson：fundraising allstar on tvdcharlie simpson to help haiti earthquake victims答案：b主旨大意题。由文章大意可知，b项符合文章的大意和本文的文体。阅读理解（b）what will we be eating in the future? here are the top factors that will be affecting the food that ends up on our tables in the new centurygenetically engineered food many crops are already genetically engineered，often to produce more food，fight against pests or improve nutritionbut concern is growing over the lasting effects of changing naturewhile existing research has found little harm in genetic engineering，a recent study found the flower powder of a genetically engineered corn can kill the normal butterflythis finding made many people nervous and brought attention to the topicdining out americans are increasingly eating meals away from home，both in sit-down restaurants and in fast food outletsin the last decade alone there was a 14 percent decrease in the number of meals eaten at homeat the same time，restaurants are just beginning to really open their doors on the internetwebsites exist to make restaurant reservations（预约），view menus，and get tips from your favorite chefsthe dining out trend and the demand for high-quality，chef-prepared food have encouraged chefs to spend time out of the kitchenteaching classes，appearing on tv，and writing cookbookseating in eating in doesnt always mean cookingready-made meals and frozen food sold in supermarkets taste better all the timerestaurants are offering neatly packaged “food to go”，and meals can be ordered over the internetcooking is not as much as a necessity，as it is a hobby，a special treathome cooks are looking to more than just moms food，and want to make food they try in restaurantsagriculture although american farmers have been hit hard recently by bad weather, low prices and decreasing government help，they can increase grain production not using old farm methods60which of the following is the main reason for genetically engineered crops?ato lead to more food and better nutritionbto kill the normal butterflycto reduce the harm done by insectsdto change the nature of the crops61from the passage，we learn that aeating out is not popular among the old people in usabit is now easier for people to get information about eating outcit is popular for restaurants to send out information on the internetdthe trend of eating out is causing many chefs to give up their jobs62in the future，cooking at home will probably astill be the job of most housewivesbtake up most of peoples free timecbring much joy to more peopledlead to many restaurants closing down63according to the passage，farmers should to get a higher grain productionaturn to better farming methodsbask for the support of the governmentcraise the prices of cropsdnot care about the effects of bad weather60-63abca （福建卷）celixirwritten by eric walterstwelve-year-old roth becomes a friend of dr. banting and his assistant, mr. best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes （糖尿病）.she finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with banting and best.george washingtion carverwritten by elizabeth macleodmeet the “peanut（花生） specialist”, george washington carver, the inventor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts. through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern united states. see also macleods albert einstein: a life of genius.the inuit thought of it: amazing arctic innovationswritten by alootook ipellie & david macdonald explore more than 40 ideas necessary to inuit survival. from ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people. also see other books; the chinese thought of it by tingxing ye and a native american thought of it by rocky landon and david macdonald. made in canada:101 amazing achievermswritten by bev spencerwhat things do we use daily that have a canadian connection?here are 101 common things that were invented in canada or by a canadian,including the blackberry,alkaline(碱性) batterices and the blue box yecycling program. newton and the tlme machinewritten by michael me gowanten-year-old boy newton has invented a time machine to see dinesaurs up close.but it disappears on a test run with his two huge friends,king herbert and queen certunde,in can he save them before time runs out?64. which of the following best describes roths feeling in book 1?a. painful b. curious c. frightened d. disappointed65. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. animals are mentioned in book 1 and book 5.b. book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts.c. alkaline batteries were invented by dr. banting.d. george washington carver was a black farmer in the us.66. in book 5, king herbert and queen gertrude are_a. newtons human friends b. the names of the time machinec. two dinosaurs d. the inventions of the time machine67. if you are interested in native americans, you may read the book by _.a. elizabeth macleod b. eric walters c. rocky london & david macdonald d. bev spencer【答案】6467aaccb(2012襄阳3月调测)when i first arrived in china around a year ago, i wasnt worried about the food or the language barriers. i only had one concern: how am i going to watch soccer? in the uk where i grew up, matches are scheduled for prime time tv viewing. i could always look forward to a lazy sunday afternoon in the pub watching manchester united or liverpool. however, in china, the time difference means that these evening games actually start at 3：45 am.when the alarm sounded at 3 am it was a struggle to drag myself out of bed.determined not to miss the action, i got dressed and set off, wearyeyed (双眼困乏的), to find a taxi.when i arrived i was surprised.i wasnt the only midnight soccer fan.the bar was packed with liverpool fans who were there to support their team.with each liverpool goal, a huge cheer erupted.throughout the match a large group of chinese fans sang songs about their heroesoften in perfect liverpudlian accents.other supporters discussed the game over a beer.along with the excitement came a sense of community.only the most dedicated (专注的) soccer followers would sacrifice (牺牲) sleep for a big match.back home supporting a soccer team is a fashion statement for many.politicians talk about soccer to appear in touch with common people.but in this small bar in beijing id found a truer type of soccer fan.these fans loved the game so much that theyd watch it whatever the time.ill be returning to the uk for christmasthe time of year spent with family, eating turkey, giving presents, and, of course, watching soccer.but i might just miss the 3 am taxi rides and midnight fans of beijing.after all, wheres the fun in watching soccer at a normal time?文章大意：一年前，第一次来中国，我一直担心无法看球赛。但是中国球迷的热情和痴迷令我感动。60which of the following statements is true according to the article?a.in the uk, the author preferred to watch soccer matches at home with his families.b.in the uk, big soccer matches are more often broadcast on tv in the evenings than in the mornings.c.in china, the author usually stayed up all night in order not to miss a soccer game.d.the bar where the author went was noisy, which the author didnt like.答案：b推理判断题。由第一段第三、四两句话“in the uk where i grew up, matches are scheduled for prime time tv viewing. i could always look forward to a lazy s