高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（20） 外研版.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（20）及答案 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15；每2分，满分30分）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。athe old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shopthe room was filled with boxes and photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes, holding packages in their hands“who are these people?” i asked“satisfied customers,” answered young mrhopkins“we have a very wide choice of items for salewhenever i serve a new customer, i always take their picture” mrhopkins pointed to an ancient camera standing next to one wall“now, how can i serve you?” he addedby this time, i had started to trust mrhopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on salei needed to buy christmas presents for my family and friends, and this seemed to be the perfect place to purchase themi spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in mrhopkinsshopno matter what i asked for, mrhopkins found it for mefinally, i bought an antique jewelry box, a pair of riding boots, a leather-bound edition of the complete works of mark twain, and a sewing machinei was very excited that i had found such a good little shopi promised mrhopkins that i would come back soon“i will tell all my friends about your lovely place,” i told the shopkeeper“please do not do that, sir”, said mrhopkins“this is a special place for special peopleyou must keep this shop a secret” then he took my photograph, and handed me the picture straight away“that was quick!” i exclaimedi looked at the photographin the picture i looked proud and excited holding the presents i had bought in mrhopkins dusty shopon christmas day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents i had bought for themfor weeks, my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shopi finally agreed to take him to london to show himwhen we arrived in london, we walked along oxford street, past the department store and foundnothingthe little shop was no longer therein its place was an empty space being used as a car parki checked the area againthere was the music shop, and there was the department storein between should have been hopkins and son, but it wasnt thereas i was staring at the place where the shop should have been, an old policeman came along“are you looking for something sir?” he askedi turned and said “i am looking for a little shop called hopkins and soni thought it was here”来源: .com“oh yes,” said the policeman“there was a shop here once called hopkins and sonit sold all sorts of things, but it was knocked down over 30 years ago”i looked again at the place where the shop had beenthen i reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that mrhopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop“how strange” i exclaimed【1】how did the writer like the shop?ahe found it a modern big shopbhe thought it a wonderful shop for all christmas presentsche found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shopdhe thought it a good shop with an ancient camera【2】which of the following is true about the shop?来源: ait was knocked down a few weeks agobit was a well-known little shop in londoncit was a special shop selling special presentsdit was between a music shop and a department store【3】the word “the commodities in the 4th paragraph means _athe writers worksbthe goods in the shopcmrhopkins photographs dsome presents left by other customers【4】which of the following is the best title of this passage?achristmas shopping bhopkins and his soncthe strange little shop dthe strange experience【答案】【1】c【2】d【3】b【4】c【解析】试题分析：weve all experienced a good cry. shedding (流) some tears can often make us feel better and help us put things in perspective. but why is crying beneficial? and is there such a thing as a bad cry?the researchers analyzed the detailed accounts of more than 3,000 recent crying experiences and found that the benefits of crying depend entirely on the what, where and when of a particular crying episode (一段经历). the majority of persons reported improvements in their mood following a short period of crying. however, one third reported no improvement in mood and a tenth felt worse after crying. criers who received social support during their crying episode were the most likely to report improvements in mood.research to date has not always produced a clear picture of the benefits of crying, in part because the results often seem to depend on how crying is studied. the researchers note several challenges in accurately studying crying behavior in a laboratory setting. volunteers who cry in a laboratory setting often do not describe their experiences as making them feel better. rather, crying in a laboratory setting often results in the study participants feeling worse; this may be due to the stressful conditions of the study itself, such as being videotaped or watched by researchers. this may produce negative emotions, which neutralize (使无效) the positive benefits usually connected with crying.however, these laboratory studies have provided interesting findings about the physical effects of crying. criers do show calming effects such as slower breathing, but they also experience a lot of unpleasant stress, including increased heart rate and sweating. what is interesting is that bodily calming usually lasts longer than the unpleasant. the calming effects may occur later and overcome the stress reaction, which would account for why people tend to remember mostly the pleasant side of crying.research has shown that the effects of crying also depend on who is shedding the tears. for example, individuals with anxiety or mood disorders are least likely to experience the positive effects of crying. in addition, the researchers report that people who lack insight into their emotional lives actually feel worse after crying.12. we can infer from the passage that _.a. people dont like being seen cryingb. crying in public makes people feel betterc. a bad cry is as common as a good cryd. a good cry can sometimes help us face problems rightly13. the beneficial effects of crying can be shown when _.a. your breath becomes slow b. you sweat a lot.c. your face turns pale d. you are being watched14. who will be least likely to feel worse after crying?a. people who receive help in course of crying.b. people who fail to understand their emotions.c. people who are anxious and nervous.d. people whose mood is not in order.15. the passage is mainly about _.a. the types of crying b. the way of cryingc. the psychology of crying d. the causes of crying1215、daac highfield comprehensive schoolschool reportform teacher: g. baker pupils name: simon watkinsterm: summer 2010form: bsubjectexamclass workcommentsenglish5961simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more determination.mathematics7785sound work and progress throughout the year. well done!history4653a disappointing exam result. he is unable to give attention to this subject for long.chemistry7885his obvious ability in the subject was not fully reflected in his exam work, but i have high hopes for him nevertheless.physics8694an excellent terms performance. he goes from strength to strength. a born scientist, i feel.biology5760this time next year he will be taking the “0” exam. he needs to concentrate on the work, not on class conversation.french4146clearly he didnt bother to revise. his general attitude is far too casual.physicaleducation/31weak. its time he exercised his body more and his voice less. he should try to work with a team.form teachers remarks headmasterbasically satisfactory work and progress i shall be keeping an eye on histhough he will now have realized, i hope, that progress in his weaker subjectsin certain subject areas he needs to make speedy though his success in the sciences is improvement. most pleasing.5.according to the comments of the physical education teacher, simon_.a .is too talkative in the class b. likes to work with his classmatesc. doesnt exercise his body at the right timed. becomes weak because he doesnt exercise at all6. which of simons subjects will attract the headmasters attention in future?a. biology and maths. b. history and french.c. english and chemistry.d. physics and physical education.7. which of the following statements best describes simon?a. he has made great progress in language classes.b. his potential has been fully reflected in science classes.c. his grade in maths makes him a born scientist.d. he needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.8. based on the school report, which of the following statements is true?a. simon didnt bother his teacher to revise french. b. basically, simon did a good job in science.c. simon is a determined learner in english. d. simon is able to pay attention to history for long. (b) abdb a new study of 8,000 young people in the journal of health and social behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily，it is a bad thing for young peoplepuppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression（忧郁症）the study shows that girls become more depressed than boys，and younger girls are the worst of allthe possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”according to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”，this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girlsyoung girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinionsthey wont tell that to their parentsdr marianm kaufman，an expert on young people problems，says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growingtrying romance often causes the depressionshe advises kids not to jump into romance too earlyduring growing up，it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of selfshe also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with familyparents should watch for signs of depressioneating or mood changesand if they see signs from their daughters or sons，they need to give helpthe good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with agelove will always make us feel young，but only maturity（成熟）gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects【1】whats the main idea of the passage?apuppy love may bring young people depressionbparents should forbid their childrens lovecromance is a twoedged sword for adultsdromance is good for young people【2】which of the following is more likely to have depression?来源: ayoung people who have a strong sense of selfishnessbyoung boys whose parents watch for their behaviorcyoung girls who always hide their feelings and opinionsdcareless parents whose children are deep in love【3】what can be inferred from the passage?alacking love can lead young people to grow up more quicklybearly love makes young people keep close to their friends and parentscparents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depressiondthe older a woman is，the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance【4】whats the authors attitude towards puppy love?来源: aconfused bdisapprovingcdisinterested dscared【答案】【1】a【2】c【3】d【4】b【解析】 do you know what really troubles me? for some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. for example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon. all of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them. some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel. not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced. even foreign languages, especially french, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion