高考英语阅读理解练习（12）（含解析）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解练习（12）及答案（解析）c52013新课标全国卷 cit happened to me recently.i was telling someone how much i had enjoyed reading barack obamas dreams from my father and how it had changed my views of our president.a friend i was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words，“a brilliantly(精彩地)written book”however，he then went on to talk about mr obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.i sensed that i was talking to a book liar. and it seems that my friend is not the only one.approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent.in the world book days “report on guilty secrets”，dreams from my father is at number 9.the report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading，and as im not one to lie too often (id hate to be caught out)，ill admit here and now that i havent read the entire top ten.but i am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，i have read the book at number one，george orwells 1984.i think its really brilliant.the world book day report also has some other interesting information in it.it says that many people lie about having read jane austen，charles dickens，fyodor dostoevsky(i havent read him，but havent lied about it either )and herman melville.asked why they lied，the most common reason was to“impress”someone they were speaking to.this could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!but when asked which authors they actually enjoy，people named jk.rowling，john grisham，sophie kinsella(ah，the big sellers，in other words)fortytwo percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story(ill come clean：i do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so)64how did the author find his friend a book liar?aby judging his manner of speaking.bby looking into his background.cby mentioning a famous name.dby discussing the book itself.65which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the world book day report?acharles dickens is very low on the topten list.b42% of people pretended to have read 1984.cthe author admitted having read 9 books.ddreams from my father is hardly read.66by lying about reading，a person hopes to _acontrol the conversationbappear knowledgeableclearn about the bookdmake more friends67what is the authors attitude to 58% of readers?afavorable.buncaring.cdoubtful.dfriendly.【要点综述】 本文是一篇议论文。作者通过与朋友聊天引出本文的话题book liar，列举了大家谎称读了实际未读的书目，以及大家喜欢的一些作家，并阐述了人们撒谎的常见理由。64d细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，作者跟他的朋友深谈有关奥巴马的那本书时，发现朋友对奥巴马的背景一无所知，这暗示出朋友其实并没有读过这本书。故选d。65b推理判断题。本题的关键词是guilty secret，定位第二、三段。根据文章第二段中的“but i am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, i have read the book at number one, george orwells 1984.”可知，作者读过1984这本书，而42%的人没读过却装作读过。故选b。66b细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to.”可知，人们之所以选择撒谎是想让对方觉得自己知识渊博，从而给对方留一个好的印象。因此b正确。67c推理判断题。文章第五段的最后一句话表明作者的态度，故选c。c42012辽宁卷 mini book excerpts(节选)biographywhen salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middleaged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it the townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.jd.salinger：a life by kenneth slawenski(random house, $27)mystery(疑案小说)“youre a smart boy. bennys death was no accident, and youre the only one who saw it happen. do you think the murderer should get away with it？”the boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.a thought suddenly occurred to annika.“did youyou recognized the man in the car, didnt you？”the boy hesitated, twisting his fingers.“maybe，”he said quietly.red wolf by liza marklund(atria books, $25.99)short storiesshe wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class: some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they dont want to be. some mothers suffer so their daughters wont.some mothers love so their daughters wont.you are free by danzy senna(riverhead books, $15)humordo your kids like to have fun? come to fun times! do you like to watch your kids having fun? bring them to fun times! fun times！s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the united states right now. why spend thousands of dollars flying to disney world when you can spend less than half of that within a days drive of most cities?happy：and other bad thoughts by larry doyle (ecco, $14.99)56if the readers want to know about the life of salinger, they should buy the book published by _.aecco batria bookscriverhead books drandom house57the book happy: and other bad thoughts is intended for _.ayoung children bdisney world workerscmiddle school teachers dparents with young children58which book describes women with characters of their own?ahappy：and other bad thoughtsbj.d.salinger：a lifecyou are freedred wolf59after finishing the book red wolf, the readers would learn that _.athe boy helped arrest the murdererbbenny died of an accidentcthe murderer got away with the crimedannika carried out the crime【要点综述】本文是广告阅读。全文是四本书里面精彩部分的节选，每本书后面都标明了价格，目的是推销这些书。56. d细节理解题。这是针对第一则广告设计的问题。从第一则广告的when salinger learned that我们知道，如果读者想知道salinger的生活，就要买random house出版的这本自传。本题中，题干部分的salinger是关键。其他广告都没有提到salinger这个人，因此可以排除。57. d推理判断题。本题是针对第四则广告设计的问题。从do you like to watch your kids having fun？我们知道，这是写给父母的。再结合里面的disney world我们更能确定答案。58. c细节理解题。这是针对第三则广告设计的问题。这一部分提出了妇女的性格各异。59. a推理判断题。这是针对第二则广告设计的问题。从文章中的 “maybe，” he said quietly我们知道，他会帮助抓住杀人犯的。annika是分析案情的人，不是凶手，故排除d项。从文章中分析，杀人犯不会逍遥法外，他们会把他抓住的，因此排除c；从bennys death was no accident我们可以排除b。c42012重庆卷 top lists are lecturing people on everything from “100 places to visit” to “100 books to read”. arent you just tired of being told what to do with your time? now you have a list to end all lists! take a look at the following two examples from the list of “101 things not to do”： swim with dolphins(海豚)? swimming with dolphins is one of the worlds most profitable tourist activities.however, not every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming and pushing around them in the water. worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded with tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨) heres a little secret. dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually theyre just opening their mouths. go to see the mona lisa? there must be something about the mysterious(神秘的) smile. the 6 million people who visit the lady in the louvre every year cant all be wrong, after all. but they can be quite annoying, standing in front of you; holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. in fact, it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security reasons. after queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds at most. if the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldnt just be smiling, shed be laughing. so, still long to see the mona lisa? if you want to find out more about the list, read 101 things not to do before you die. visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20% discount.60. according to the passage, swimming with dolphins _. a. is the worlds most popular tourist activityb. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins c. will make tourists busy and tiredd. can cause danger to dolphins 61. what does the author think about going to see mona lisa? a. it is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile. b. it is not as satisfying as expected. c. fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough. d. queuing for hours is worthwhile. 62. the list of “101 things not to do” is made most probably because its author _. a. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other listsb. believes other lists are not humorous enough c. intends to persuade people to read more listsdwants to provide a list different from other lists 63. what is the main purpose of the passage? a. to advertise a book. b. to introduce a website. c. to comment on popular lists. d. to recommend tourist activities. 【要点综述】该篇短文前面否定“100 lists to do”的种种弊端，最后推出自己的101 things not to do before you die，很明显是一则常见的广告。60. d细节理解题。从swim with dolphins下面材料中的第一段最后一句可知和海豚一起游泳会给海豚带来危险。61. b细节理解题。在go to see the mona lisa的材料中，作者反复论证了go to see the mona lisa的诸多弊端，每年大量的游客前往参观，个人不可能有预想的观赏效果。62. d推理判断题。该文采取先抑后扬的写作技巧，其目的是要提出不同的观点。63. a写作意图题。该篇材料最后点出写作目的，即为101 things not to do before you die打广告。c52013安徽卷 cwhen 19yearold sophia giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the makeawish foundation (基金会)，nobody understood what she was talking about.but sophia knew just how important makeawish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends.we were interested in finding out more，so we went along to meet sophia and listen to what she had to say.sophia told us that makeawish is a worldwide organization that started in the united states in 1980.“its a charity(慈善机构)that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. makeawish helps children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true，” sophia explained. we asked sophia how makeawish had first started.she said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called chris，who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman.sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make chriss dream come trueso, with everybodys help, chris, only seven years old at the time，had been a “policeman” for a day.“when people saw how delighted chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too，and that was the beginning of makeawish，” explained sophia.sophia also told us the foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time. a makeawish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. they do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.64sophia found out about makeawish because her best friend had _ abenefited from it bvolunteered to help itcdreamed about it dtold the author about it65according to sophia, makeawish _ais an international charitybwas understood by nobody at firstcrai