高考英语阅读理解精英定时练习题（14）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时练习题（14）及答案阅读理解 -a篇honestly, since my daughter was born, i have thought a lot about how to raise a child. i once heard a story that told about when a baby was born. the story said that when a baby was born, a new master was born. the parents of that baby would become the servants. the question is: why? based on my observation, this phenomenon is true. most parents who dont pay much attention to their kids have difficulties with their kids attitude.ill make a comparison of how two families raise their children. the first one is a family with three children. both mother and father never say no to their childrens demands. as a result, all of their children became stubborn and wont listen to their parents words, we cant.the second family educated their children strictly from one year old to high school. the parents never approved or agreed directly to give their children what they wanted. they always postponed one or two days, even if they could afford it. due to the way their parents educated them, these children understood that if they wanted something, they had to wait or they had to make an effort first. as a result, all the kids from the second family successfully graduated from university on time.in my opinion, if we want to be successful parents and raise our children well, we have to start disciplining them when they are toddlers but not wait until they become teenagers.46. why did the writer give two different stories in this passage? a. to help prove his opinion about raising a child. b. to list different ways that parents may take. c. to criticize some parents foolish action. d. to prove that his way of education is right.47. what does the underlined word “postponed” in the third paragraph mean? a. carried out at once. b. gave up. c. put off. d. made a decision.48. in the writers opinion, which of the following about raising a child is true? a. children should be respected once they were born. b. parents should educate their children as early as possible. c. it is right time to educate their children when they are teenagers. d. children should be helped whenever they make mistakes.参考答案4648、51acbone period of our lives when better results are demanded of us is, strangely enough, childhood. despite being young we are expected to achieve good grades, stay out of trouble, make friends at school, do well on tests, perform chores at home and so on. its not easy.the good news is that being likeable can help a child perform better. likeable children enjoy many advantages, including the ability to cope more easily with stresses of growing up.in her book understanding child stress, dr. carolyn leonard states that children who are likeable and optimistic are able to gain support from others. this leads to focus and resilience, the ability to recover from or adjust early to life stress; a child who has adequate emotional_armor can continue down the path to success. much research shows that resilience has enabled children to succeed in school, avoid drug abuse, and develop a healthy selfawareness.why does a likeable child more easily handle stress and do better in his or her life? because likeability helps create whats known as a positive feedback loop(回馈圈). the positive feelings you want to see in other people are returned to you, creating constant encouragement and motivation to deal with the daily stress of life.this feedback loop continues into adulthood. to return once again to the example of teaching, learning becomes easier with a likeable personality. michael delucchi of the university of hawaii reviewed dozens of studies to determine if likeable teachers received good ratings because of their likeability or because they in fact taught well. delucchi found that “students who perceive(察觉) a teacher as likeable, in contrast to those who do not, may be more attentive to the information that the teacher delivers and theyll work harder on assignments, and they will learn more.”you may have noticed this pattern in your own life when you try to give some advice. the more positive your relationship with that person, the more he or she seems to listen, and the more you feel certain that that person has heard you and intends to act on your words.1the writer implies in the first paragraph that _.achildren are expected more than we usually think blife is not easy for every one of uscbetter education results in smarter childrendto be a likable child is almost impossible2according to dr. leonard, likeable children _.acan cope more easily with stress independentlybknow how to avoid trouble and unpleasant eventscare always optimistic and ready to help those in needdcan achieve more and understand themselves better3the term “emotional armor” in paragraph 3 means_.amental support from friends bmental support from adultscfailures in life dability to handle life stress4the main purpose of the studies done by michael delucchi is to find _.aif a likeable teacher has a positive personalitybif a likeable teacher draws more attentionchow a teachers likeability gains popularitydhow a likeable teachers teaching style is formed5the passage aims at proving that _.alikeable people do better in life generallyblikeable people do better in their childhoodcsocial creatures enjoy more advantagesdlikeable people give better advicediana jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21yearold twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.“i have two kids in college, and i want to say come home， but at the same time i want to provide them with a good education，” says jacobs.the jacobs family did work out a solution: they asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. they will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.with unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear from more families like the jacobses.more students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. college administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.at the same time, tuition(学费)continues to rise. a report from the national center for public policy and higher education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.“if we go on this way for another 25 years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education，” says patrick m. callan, president of the center. “the middleclass families have been financing it through debt. they will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.”financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. the good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.1. according to paragraph 1，why did the plan of the jacobs family fail?athe twins wasted too much money.bthe father was out of work.ctheir savings ran out.dthe family fell apart.2how did the jacobses manage to solve their problem?athey asked their kids to come home.bthey borrowed $20,000 from the schools.cthey encouraged their twin sons to do parttime jobs.dthey got help from the schools and the federal government.3financial aid administrators believe that _.amore families will face the same problem as the jacobsesbthe government will receive more letters of complaintccollege tuition fees will double soondamericas unemployment will fall 4what can we learn about the middleclass families from the text? athey blamed the government for the tuition increase.btheir income remained steady in the last decade. cthey will try their best to send kids to college.dtheir debts will be paid off within 25 years.5according to the last paragraph, the government will_. aprovide most students with scholarshipsbdismiss some financial aid administratorscstop the companies from making student loansdgo on providing financial support for college studentschildren lies in _. a. the amount of intelligence b. the different situations they face c. the different attitudes to life d. the background of lifeexercise 4a punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. the unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. he is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. a lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. time is more valuable than material things. in fact, time is life itself. the unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others. the unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. but the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. he knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to. question : according to the passage, which is right?a. the punctual person has no much work to do.b. the unpunctual person is very rich. c. the unpunctual person is often respected by his friends.d. the unpunctual person loses what cant be regained again.exercise 5 sandstorms can disturb peoples travel and can sometimes destroy whole roads, and dry flat areas. similar dust storms can be found on the planet mars, and are thought to be seasonal. today, the destruction of forests and too much farming of farmland call lead to sandstorms. too much use of water resources can also cause sandstorms.question :from the paragraph , we can learn that at present _.a. sandstorms are more often seen on mars than on earthb. human activities are a major cause of sandstormsc. farming brings more harm than benefits to humansd. sandstorms have led to the lack of clean water resourcesi. 1. c。推理判断题。从had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next可知答案c正确。2. c。推理判断题。参见第二段，本段旨在说明铅中毒的严重性，同时把铅中毒甚至导致了罗马帝国的垮台为例是为了强调其严重性，从而引起读者注意。3. c。推理判断题。根据文章最后两句可知，聪明的孩子想真正了解生活，他努力接触身边的一切事物；而不聪明的孩子则脱离生活，让自己的生活限制在一个封闭和自我梦境的世界里。他们对待生活的态度是截然不同的，由此可推知c项正确。4. d。推理判断题。根据文章第 2 段第 3 句 a lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained time is more valuable than material things 可知，答案选 d。5. b。推理判断题。根据第二段中提到的森林砍伐、过度农耕和对水资源的过度使用，这些人类的行为是引起沙尘暴的主要原因，因此正确答案为b。阅读理解-b篇malaysia is a country of exciting beauty, with a tropical（热带的） climate. malaysias weather is hotter in the lowlands and cooler in the mountains and highlands. temperatures vary between 20 and 30 centigrade. rainfall can be expected at any time, with an average of between 200 and 260 centimeters. the malaysian population consists of malays, chinese, indians and eurasians. its main religions are islam, buddhism, hinduism, taoism and christianity. its national language is malay. english is widely spoken and is used all over the country. other languages spoken in malaysia are some chinese dialects, tamil, portuguese and arabic. malaysia is an exciting and fascinating place for tourists, with something special planned throughout the year. the natural attractions are plentiful, with magnificent mountains lying in green, large stretches of sandy beaches and hospitable and fri