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2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练精品题（10）及答案passage twenty (the law to keep the oil industry under control)the norwegian government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under control. a new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (though these have already been raised); and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers. but the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems, and few people believe that the government will be able to hold things back for long. as on norwegian politician said last week: “we will soon be changed beyond all recognition.”ever since the war, the government has been carrying out a programme of development in the area north of the arctic circle. during the past few years this programme has had a great deal of success: tromso has been built up into a local capital with a university, a large hospital and a healthy industry. but the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.the effects of the oil industry would not be limited to the north, however. with nearly 100 percent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry. some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.the real argument over oil is its threat to the norwegian way of life. farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it, because norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially norwegian. and it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea.1.the norwegian government would prefer the oil industry toa provide more jobs for foreign workers.slow down the rate of its development.c sell the oil it is producing abroad.d develop more quickly than at present.2.the norwegian government has tried toa encourage the oil companies to discover new oil sources.prevent oil companies employing people from northern norway.c help the oil companies solve many of their problems.d keep the oil industry to something near its present size.3.according to the passage, the oil industry might lead northern norway toa the development of industry.a growth in population.c the failure of the development programme.d the development of new towns.4.in the south, one effect to the development of the oil industry might bea a large reduction on unemployment.a growth in the tourist industry.c a reduction in the number of existing industries.d the development of a number of service industries.5.norwegian farmers and fishermen have an important influence becausea they form such a large part of norwegian ideal.their lives and values represent the norwegian ideal.c their work is so useful to the rest of norwegian society.d they regard oil as a threat to the norwegian way of life.vocabulary1.norwegian 挪威的；挪威人2.coastline 海岸线3.recognition 承认；认识；赞赏4.countryside 乡下；乡民难句译注1.a new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (though these have already been raised); and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers.【结构简析】用两个分号连接三句句子。【参考译文】一条新的法律限制人们仅在长长的海岸线南端以南地区进行勘探考察；规定了石油生产限量（虽然已提高）；石油公司雇佣外国工人不许超出限定额。2.with nearly 100 percent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry.【参考译文】由于将近百分之一百就业率，每个人都能看出形式发展中服务行业和旅游行业的大部分工人会跑到石油工业方面去。3.farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it, because norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially norwegian.【结构简析】复合句。在because状语从句中that是定语从句修饰qualities。【参考译文】虽然农民和渔民并不占人口的绝大多数，可是他们都是人口的重要组成不分，因为挪威人在他们身上看到许多他们自豪地认为是挪威人的基本品质。写作方法与文章大意文章论述“挪威政府意欲控制石油工业”。采用对比写法。先提出政府新政策的种种限制。但石油工业有办法对付。人们都认为限制难以长久。其次讲述，从战时起，挪威政府一直执行开发北极圈北部地区的发展规划，也取得成功。但石油工业已经开始向南方进军，北方政策可能会失败。石油工业之影响超出北方，有些企业缩小，减少。最后一段是讲争论的焦点：石油对挪威生活方式构成了威胁，具体表现在对挪威理想的代表渔民和农民的威胁。答案详解1.b 减慢发展速率。文章开始就阐明挪威政府正竭尽全力把石油工业控制起来，制定新法律来限制勘探开采，限制产量，限制雇佣外国工人人数。a. 为外国工人提供更多的工作。c.卖掉正在国外生产的石油。d.比现在发展更快。2.d 使石油工业保持在接近现在的规模。a. 鼓励石油公司去发现新石油资源。b.制止石油公司雇佣来自挪威北方的人。c.帮助石油公司解决许多问题。3.c 发展规划的失败。这在第二段最后一句：“可是石油工业已经开始把人们吸引到南方去，所以不出几年，整个北方政策可能成泡影。”a.工业发展。b.人口增长。d.新城市的发展。文内没有涉及。4.c 现存工业数的减少。第三段开始“可是石油工业的影响并不仅仅限于北方。近百分之一百的就业率，使每个人都见到发展的势头，服务业和旅游业的好多工人转向石油工业。某些较小的工业，在从国外购进货物更便宜的情况下，很可能会全部消失。”这说明工业数减少。a.大大减少失业。b.旅游行业增长。d.许多服务公司发展。文内没有提。5.b 他们的生活和价值代表了挪威人的理想。a.他们组成了那么大一部分挪威理想。c.他们的工作对挪威社会的其他方面非常有用。d.他们认为石油是对挪威生活方式的威胁。最后一段第一句话：“对石油真正的争论点是它对挪威生活方式的一种威胁。”并不是他们认为威胁。dthe research carried out by the university of bari in italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients ease discomfort and pain.a team headed by professor marina de tommaso at the neurophysiopathology pain unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as leonardo da vinci and sandro botticelli. they were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly painting, or a blank panel while the team zapped(照射) a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been stuck by a pin. the subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings or the blank panel. electrodes measuring the brains electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings.while distractions, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, prof de tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part.the findings, reported in new scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surroundings could aid the healing process.hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into account too, said the neurologist. beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. but at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse. i think these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering.pictures they liked included starry night by vincent van gogh and botticellis birth of venus. pictures they found ugly included works by pablo picasso, the italian 20th century artist anonio bueno and columbian fernando botero. these people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world, said prof de tommaso.16. the underlined word “alleviate” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_”.a. cure b. ease c. improve d. kill17. how many artists have been mentioned in the passage?a. 4. b. 5. c. 6. d. 7.18. which of the following is ture about the view of prof de tommasos?a. beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely.b. hospitals must take their artistic aspects into consideration first.c. ugly surroundings will surely make the pain worse.d. both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital patients.19. from the last paragraph, we know that _.a. some artists paintings were beautiful, so they were masterpiecesb. only art experts could judge they were masterpieces or not, though uglyc. the artists mentioned above were not really art masters.d. some of them were art masters, while others were not.20. which of the following is the suitable title for the passage?a. beautiful surroundings can ease pain. b. ugly paintings could be masterpieces.c. more research should be done in the field. d. latest environmental research.【参考答案16-20】bcdba阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ai took the bus to work for many years. no one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. the bus was cheerless and silent. one of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. no one ever paid very much attention to him. one july morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. the driver nodded guardedly. the rest of us were silent. the next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice, “a very good morning to you all!” some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “ good morning” in reply. the following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. the thin hair had been carefully combed. he said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other. one morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. the driver turned around smilingly and asked, “have you got yourself a girlfriend, charlie?” we never got to know if his name really was “charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. the other passengers whistled and clapped at him. charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat. every morning after that charlie always brought flowers. some passengers also brought flowers for him. the bus became a happy place. then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, charlie wasnt waiting at his usual stop. when he wasnt there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or hopefully-on holiday somewhere. when we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers even asked the driver to wait. we all held our breaths when he went to the door. the old gentleman was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. how silent we were the rest of the way to work.the next monday charlie was waiting at the stop, and without a tie. inside the bus was silent. 1. the story is mainly developed by _. a. time b. logic c. comparison d. cause and result 2. greeted with “good morning” from the old man, people aboard the bus at first _. a. felt tired and sleepy and didnt want to talk b. greeted him back loudly and politelyc. guarded against the conversation from strangers d. felt surprised and became angry with him. 3. when the passengers found the old man was not waiting at the bus stop as usual, they did the following things except _. a. buy flowers and wait for him to come b. feel anxious and worried about him c. miss him and expect to see him d. hope he was going on holiday rather than falling ill 4. it can be inferred from the text that _. a. the driver didnt like the old man at first b. people usually wear a tie when they are happy c. passengers brought flowers to express gratitude（感激） to the old man d. the old man had a great influence on the passengers emotion 5. the purpose of the passage is to _. a. introduce the old gentleman and praise his good deeds b. persuade us to become friendly and considerate to people around c. tell us to keep silent when somebody passes away d. criticize those who remain silent when they are greeted 【参考答案】15、acadb bsurvivors searched for loved ones on monday in emergency centers across the northeast coast of japan, with thousands of people still missing after an earthquake and tsunami that probably killed more than 10,000 people. “im looking for my parents and my elder brother,” yuko abe, weeping, said at an emergency center in a nearly flattened town of 24, 500 people. “i also cannot tell my relatives who live away that i am safe, as mobile phones and telephones are not working.” many people spent another freezing night huddling（蜷缩）in blankets around heaters in shelters along the coast, a scene of devastation after the earthquake sent a 10-meter wave surging（冲击） through towns and cities in the miyagi region, including its main coastal city of sendai. about 2,000 bodies were found on the shores of miyagi. the nation struggled with the worst disaster since world war . almost two million households were without power in the freezing north. there were about 1.4 million people without running water. emiko ohta, 52, wearing a mask and plastic gloves, searched through the remnants of her home in the port town of kuji. the house had been reduced to a pile of dirt-covered rubble（碎石）. “i came to see if theres anything usable. all my kimonos（和服）are destroyed, but there are maybe some items of emotional value here. i did find a bit of jewellery. just a little,” she said. japanese prime minister naoto kan said food, water and other necessities such as blankets were being delivered by vehicles but because of damage to roads, authorities were considering air and sea transport. a few employees at a factory