高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题（23）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题（23）及答案【2013河南省长葛市模拟】b in the united states, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. and even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. that is what “keeping up with the joneses” is about. it is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. the expression was first used in 1913 by a young american called arthur momand. he told this story about himself. he began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. that was a lot of money in those days. he got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside new york city. when he saw that rich people rode horses, momand went horseback riding every day. when he saw that rich people had servants, momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours. it was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. the race ended for momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. they moved back to an apartment in new york city. momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. he saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. he called it “keeping up with the joneses” because “jones” is a very common name in the united states. “keeping up with the joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. people never seem to get tired of keeping up with the joneses. and there are “jonses” in every city of the world. but one must get tired of trying to keep up with the joneses because no matter what one does, mr. jones always seems to be ahead.39. some people want to keep up with the joneses because they _.a. want to be as rich as their neighbours b. want others to know or to think that they are richc. dont want others to know they are rich d. want to be happy40. it can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _.a. live outside new york city b. live in new york cityc. live in apartments d. have many neighbours41. arthur momand used the name “jones” in his series of short stories because “jones” is _.a. an important name b. a popular name in the united statesc. his neighbours name d. not a good name42. according to the writer, it is _ to keep up with the joneses.a. correct b. interesting c. impossible d. good【参考答案】39-42、-ba bc阅读理解ait is easy for us to tell our friends from our enemies. but can other animals do the same? elephants can! they can use their sense of vision and smell to tell the difference between people who pose a threat and those who do not.in kenya, researchers found that elephants react differently to clothing worn by men of the maasai and kamba ethnic groups. young maasai men spear animals and thus pose a threat to elephants; kamba men are mainly farmers and are not a danger to elephants.in an experiment conducted by animal scientists, elephants were first presented with clean clothing or clothing that had been worn for five days by either a maasai or a kamba man. when the elephants detected the smell of clothing worn by a maasai man, they moved away from the smell faster and took longer to relax than when they detected the smells of either clothing worn by kamba men or clothing that had not been worn at all. garment color also plays a role, though in a different way. in the same study, when the elephants saw red clothing not worn before, they reacted angrily, as red is typically worn by maasai men. rather than running away as they did with the smell, the elephants acted aggressively toward the red clothing.the researchers believe that the elephants emotional reactions are due to their different interpretations of the smells and the sights. smelling a potential danger means that a threat is nearby and the best thing to do is run away and hide. seeing a potential threat without its smell means that risk is low. therefore, instead of showing fear and running away, the elephants express their anger and become aggressive.41. according to the passage, which of the following statements is true about kamba and maasai people? a. maasai people are a threat to elephants. b. kamba people raise elephants for farming. c. both kamba and maasai people are elephant hunters. d. both kamba and maasai people traditionally wear red clothing.42. how did the elephants react to smell in the study? a. they attacked a man with the smell of new clothing. b. they needed time to relax when smelling something unfamiliar.c. they became anxious when they smelled kamba-scented clothing. d. they were frightened and ran away when they smelled their enemies. 43. what is the main idea of this passage? a. elephants use sight and smell to detect danger.b. elephants attack people who wear red clothing. c. scientists are now able to control elephants emotions. d. some kenyan tribes understand elephants emotions very well.参考答案4143、 ada 阅读理解 bthe common cold is the worlds most widespread illness, which is probably why there are more myths(神话，想象) about it than any of the other illnesses.the most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by coldthey are notthey are caused by viruses passing on from person to personyou catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has oneif cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the eskimos to suffer from them foreverbut they do notand in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected(感染的) people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanesat the common cold research unit in england, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of timeafter taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be doused(浸入) with cold water, and then stood about dripping（滴干） wet in drafty（通风的） roomssome wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustionnot one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his noseif cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? in spite of the most painstaking research, no one has yet found the answerone explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed onno one has yet found a cure for the coldthere are drugs and pain suppressors such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms44the fact that the eskimos dont suffer colds shows that .acolds are really full of mythsbviruses are the factors causing coldsccolds are more severe than other illnessesdthe idea that cold leads to colds doesnt stand up45the experiments mentioned in paragraph 3 made it clear that .abeing doused with cold water did harm to ones bodybtaking hot baths made the volunteers easy to be tiredcit was viruses not wet and cold that made people have coldsdpeople who would like to exercise in the rain got colds more easily46according to the passage, colds are commonly seen in winter because .athere is great difference between indoor and outdoor temperaturebviruses can go into peoples warm bodies more easily in wintercstaying together indoors makes it easier for viruses to pass ondpeople are usually weak because of the extreme cold in winter47what does the passage mainly discuss?athe reason and the way people catch colds.bthe continued spread of colds.cthe experiments on colds.dthe myths about colds.参考答案4447、dcca (第 篇)awestern new bridge library announcementshortened library hours for spring breaklibrary hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day (900 a. m. 400 p. m. ) for spring break from march 24 to march 30.coming eventson monday, march 24, at 1030 a. m. , scott sutton, a childrens writer, will tell stories to kids over seven. sutton s attractive style will surely inspire everyone present ！at 200 p. m. , on march 25, a lecture will be delivered in room 201, which focuses on the development of writing skill. famous tutors from the district won t disappoint you.at 100 p. m. ，on march 26, the georgetown musicians will present an irish folk concert, which will be entertaining for the entire family. come for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest of the week！on thursday, march 27, at 200 p. m. , the annual children s gathering will take place in room 201, the second floor. pick up an invitation in the children s room and return your rsvp (回复)to reserve your seat at the table by 300 p. m. on tuesday, march 25. only children are allowed in the gathering.at 1030 am. on friday, march 28, enzo monfre of the hit kids science show, enzoology, will bring fossils live! surely enzo will take the audience back in time, deep beneath the surface of the earth, to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs, and more. enzo recently appeared on the ellen degeneres show come and see him at the library！please note: in case of emergency, please call the help desk at 926 3736 and follow the procedures outlined on the voice message. the calldown service is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergencies. the help desk supplies service to you all the year round! for questions about all these, please contact_hld_wnbl._corg.come for the great fun; stay for the relevant books！语篇解读本文是一则通知，属于应用文。文章主要介绍了寒假期间学校图书馆作息时间的变化及将要举行的一系列活动。1tim wants to polish his writing, it is best for him to attend the related activity on_.a. mondayb. tuesdayc. thursday d. friday解析推理判断题。根据coming events中的第一、二两条信息判断，提高写作技能的活动是在march 25举行的，而由第一条信息可知march 24是星期一，所以选b。答案b2which of the following descriptions about the annual children s gathering is true?a. tickets are a must in order to attend it.b. only those who have received an invitation are admitted in the gathering.c. you have to make a reply to the invitation to make sure you get a seat.d. you d better apply in advance because there are not enough seats for everyone.解析细节判断题。根据第四条信息可知，要想参加该活动，需要在儿童室取请帖并回复以预订座位，因此c项正确。答案c3which of the following is not true according to the announcement?a. the children who are interested in the mysteries of killer dinosaurs can attend the ellen degeneres show on friday.b. children can t attend all the activities with their parents.c. children can choose more than one of the activities.d. children can borrow some relevant books for the activities.解析细节判断题。根据第五条信息的最后一句可知a选项中的the ellen degeneres show并非在假期所举办的活动。答案a4if there is an emergency, you should_.a. call the help deskb. contact hld wnbl. corgc. stay in the library and waitd. ring 926 3637解析细节理解题。由注意事项中的第一句话可知答案。答案a5the announcement is mainly intended for_.a. staff members of the libraryb. parents of the school childrenc. the school childrend. volunteers of the activities解析推理判断题。根据通知内容可知，活动是为学生举办的，这则通知主要是让他们了解活动的时间、地点及相关内容。答案c【2013河南省长葛市模拟】cduring the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. a woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old and up. by the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. today women marry younger and have fewer children. usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until sixty.this important change in womens life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women economic (经济的) position. even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. however, when they mar