高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（24）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（24）及答案阅读理解-(c)the small unframed painting called “fisherman” was signed by a little-known italian artist, maveleone (1669-1740). when it was sold recently in new york for $27,000, the seller, mr. oliver pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession. pitt said, “i didnt know it was so valuable. im not an art expert. photography is my hobby. i bought fisherman in italy in 1970 for $140. the picture was dirty, and i couldnt see the artists signature. but anyway it wasnt the picture that i liked. i bought it because of the frame. ”“its a most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. they are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. i now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and ill never part with it.”“when i returned to new york i showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. i told him that i had paid $140 for it but admitted i didnt know its actual worth. the customs man valued it at $140, and i was asked to pay duty on that value. i did so, there and then. ” “later, i took off the frame, and that uncovered maveleones signature. my wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so i cleaned it and put it up for sale.” as a result of this explanation, oliver pitt had to appear in court. he was accused of knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the customs department. pitt was not happy. “i told the truth as i knew it then,” he said, “what else could i say?”and then the judge agreed with him. “the customs department is to be responsible,” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods brought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. mr. pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. he paid the duty that was demanded. if, now, the customs department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. pitt is not guilty”.8. when oliver pitt bought the picture, _. a. it was unframed b. maveleone signed the deal c. he suggested that it was valuable d. it was the frame that attracted him 9. from the passage we can infer that if maveleone had been a well-known artist, _. a. the painting would have cost much more than $ 140b. he wouldnt have sold his paintingc. the customs officer wouldnt have been cheatedd. pitt wouldnt have had the intention to buy any of his paintings 10. pitt took off the frame probably in order to _. a. clean the painting to put it up for saleb. look for the artists signaturec. use it for his wifes photographd. find the paintings true value11. which of the following statements is true according to the story? a. in the end pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty. b. in the end pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price. c. in the end the customs department had no right to revalue the painting. d. in the end pitts wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion.811、(四)a(2013陕西，a)joshua, helmut, and bethlehem michelle o. donovanisbn 9781462058679life is not easy for nineyearold joshua during world war ii. because of his familys jewish background, they are sent to live in the concentration camps (集中营). scared and alone, joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse he calls bethlehem who becomes his closest friend.encourage me! inspirational poetrygloria coykendallisbn 9781412027854it is an easytoread collection of poems originally written to encourage in faith and to be a cure for chronic depression(长期抑郁) . cure to strengthen identity and purpose.more things in heavenbill bosworthisbn 9780595433582in his more things in heaven, bill bosworth presents the highlights of his 83 years of life, including his trips to india and the study of the writings of several great spiritual leaders.more things in heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepest meaning for their existence based on their own experience.seeking the edge dr. joseph l. roseisbn 9781462031795seeking the edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in ones lifedriving readers to achieve success whether in your current job, finding a new job, in education, family, or even hobbies.creation or evolutionmichael ebifeghaisbn 9781450289023were humans created, or did they evolve? how old is the earth? the debate between science and religion continues to be heated. in creation or evolution, michael ebifegha examines these two opposed world views within the structure of empirical(实证的) science.文章大意：本文是五则图书广告，介绍了书名、作者、书号及内容简介。1who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse?abill bosworth.bmichelle o. donovan. cdr. joseph l. rose. dgloria coykendall.答案：b细节理解题。由第一则广告可知介绍了一个九岁男孩及一只小老鼠的故事，故选b项。2the isbn for the book of poems is _.a9781462031795 b9781412027854c9780595433582 d9781462058679答案：b细节理解题。由第二则广告，可知是一本诗歌选集，它的书号是b项。3what kind of readers will probably like reading more things in heaven?athose who are searching for the meaning of life.bthose who are trying to be spiritual leaders.cthose who study the art of writing.dthose who like traveling abroad.答案：a推理判断题。由第四则广告第二段可知此书会吸引那些坚持寻找人们存在的意义的人，所以可以推断出那些寻求人生意义的人会喜欢这本书。故选a项。4which of the following books explores the origin of humans?aseeking the edge.bcreation or evolution.cjoshua, helmut, and bethlehem.dmore things in heaven.答案：b细节理解题。由第五则广告第一句话were humans created, or did they evolved？可知本书是探索人类起源的。故选b项。阅读理解-b(2013全国，b)the baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. she is quiet but alert (警觉). twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. she stares at it carefully. a researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. as the cards change from one to the other, her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focusuntil a third, with three black spots, is presented. her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? the same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. perhaps it is just the newness? when slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? not again. babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. the effect even crosses between senses. babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise(同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.文章大意：本文对刚出生一天的孩子做实验，看他们的视觉和听觉反应。5the experiment described in paragraph 1 is related to the babys_.asense of hearing bsense of sightcsense of touch dsense of smell答案：b细节理解题，根据第一段内容可知，研究者把带有两个黑点和三个黑点的卡片交换放于婴儿面前，看他有何变化，此处是在研究婴儿的视觉。6babies are sensitive to the change in _.athe size of cardsbthe colour of picturescthe shape of patternsdthe number of objects答案：d细节理解题。根据短文第二段倒数第三句话中的“babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen.”可知，d项正确。7why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?ato reduce the difficulty of the experiment.bto see how babies recognize sounds.cto carry their experiment further.dto keep the babies interest.答案：c推理判断题。根据短文最后，研究者一边用图片做实验，同时又敲鼓，引起婴儿的注意，这样做的目的就是进一步研究婴儿的视觉及听觉。故c项正确。8where does this text probably come from?ascience fiction. bchildrens literature.can advertisement. da science report.答案：d推理判断题。本文是对婴儿感觉的实验，是科普文章，故d项正确。阅读理解-(d)for the person keeping a journal, whatever he experiences and wants to hold he can write down. but to get it down on paper begins another adventure. for he has to focus on what he has experienced, and to be able to say what, in fact, the experience is. what of it is new? what of it is remarkable because ofassociations in the memory it stirs up? it is a good or bad thing to have happened? and why, specifically? the questions multiply (增多) themselves quickly. as one tries to find the words that best represent this discovery, the experience becomes even clearer in its shape and meaning.beyond the value of the journal as record, there is the value of the discipline it teaches. the journalist begins to pay closer attention to what happened to and around himself. he develops and sharpens his skills of observation. he learns the usefulness of languages as a means of representing what he sees, and gains skill and certainty in the expression of his experiences. to have given up ones experience to words is to have begun marking out the limits and potential of its meaning. in the journal that meaning is developed