高考英语阅读理解精英定时训练题（12）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时训练题（12）及答案【甘肃省嘉峪关市一中2013模拟】bthe beatles were the most influential band in pop history. in their 8year, 12album history, paul mccartney, john lennon, george harrison and ringo starr altered (改变) popular culture dramatically. and it wasnt just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four liverpool boys wore that had such an impact, but what they seemed to stand for. the world saw them as the voice of a new generation, one with a very different attitude to life. their influence was at its height in the 1960s, but their music continues to stir listeners today. however, up until recently one aspect of the beatles was struck in yesterday: the music had never been remastered (重新灌录). but on september 9 that situation came to an end, with the release of the entire bands music in a digital makeover. it is probably the biggest reissue (重新发行) in pop music history, said british newspaper the financial times. the albums were remastered at abbey road studios in london, the location where the band produced much of their work. the cover of their last album, abbey road of 1969, featured the four young men striding (大步行走) across a zebra crossing on abbey road itself. it is one of the most famous of all beatles images. recently, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, hundreds of beatles lovers gathered there to show their appreciation. pop groups come and go. the boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will be forgotten the next. but the beatles are one of the few groups whose music seems to have endured (持久). why? paul mccartneys biographer barry miles has an explanation: “they were the first rock band and they just happened to be the best. they were the first band to play stadiums, to have their own products. they were groundbreaking in every way，” he says.45why did the beatles change popular culture?abecause of the suits of the four liverpool boys.bbecause of changing lengths of hair the four liverpool boys wore.cbecause of their albums.dbecause of their different attitude to life.46which of the following statements is false according to the second paragraph?athe beatles influenced people at its height in the 1960s.btheir music yesterday had never been remastered.cthe entire bands music in a digital makeover will be remastered.don september 9, their music came to an end.47whats the main idea of the passage?awhat is the beatles?blegendary band stays on top in digital times.cthe origin of the beatles.dwhy is the beatles popular with people?【参考答案】b篇(45-47):ddb阅读理解wild weathermanname: sam championhot job: tv weathermanwhere: wabc-tv, new york citywhen you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on tv?i wanted to be a foreign journalist. i took courses in weather science at eastern kentucky university, but i majored in broadcasting news.how did you finally become a weatherman?my first job in the early 80s was at the local tv station in paducah, kentucky. i did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news. i put together weather forecasts, and became interested in them.back then, how did you forecast weather?independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain. the information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm.has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?advanced computers, satellites, and doppler radar (sound waves used to track storms) have made forecasting more exact. but we still know very little about how weather is shaped. so far, we just have theories.any advice for children whod like to become weather scientists? to me, weather is the most exciting field in the world. there are still so many more questions about weather than answers. after all, if we cant foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems. the next generation of meteorologists (weather scientists) will unlock many of earths weather secrets. so get a general knowledge of earth science, and study meteorology (weather science) in college.thanks, sam. 13. judging from the writing style, the text is _.a. a diary b. an interviewc. a news story d. an announcement14. as a child, abc-tvs sam champion wanted to be a _.a. space scientistb. weathermanc. news reporter d. meteorologist15. present weather forecasting technology _.a. has made weather report more exact than everb. is still not perfectc. hasnt changed much in the last 50 yearsd. both a and b16. the study of weather science is called _.a .meteorologyb .forecasting c. geography d .earth science阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。ait is obvious that doctors recognize obesity as a health problem. so why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?the results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often dont know what to say.“so while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there,” said christine c. ferguson, director of the stop obesity alliance. “patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes (a kind of disease),” she said. “and doctors dont feel they have good information to give. they felt that they didnt have adequate tools to address this problem.the lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. the patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients dont even know that theyre too heavy. only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. in fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the pastand many are still trying, the survey found. and many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesityrelated diseases like hypertension and diabetes.dr. william bestermann jr., medical director of holston medical group, in kingsport, tenn. , which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the united states, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. “if youre to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them,” he said.he acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic“part of this is that theres this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just dont have any willpower and are selfindulgent and all that business,” he said. “if you think that way, youre not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”1. what is the stop obesity alliance most probably in paragraph 3?a. an organization of doctors specializing in obesity.b. an organization of patients suffering from obesity.c. a research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people.d. a research group dealing with doctor-patient relationship.2. how many of the patients surveyed have been advised by their doctors to lose weight?a. about 350.b. about 390. c. about 900.d. about 1,000.3. what can be inferred about obesity patients in paragraph 5?a. they are not as hopeless as doctors think they are.b. most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain.c. without their doctors constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight.d. most of them have just given up their hope of becoming less heavy4. according to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?a. most doctors just never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.b. many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight.c. most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight.d. many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem5.which of the following is the best title of the passage?a. obesity in the u. s.b. trouble of overweight americans.c. talk more, help better.d. doctors or patients-who to bear more blame?参考答案15 baabc 【甘肃省嘉峪关市一中2013模拟】c i had the meanest mother in the world. while other kids ate candy for breakfast, i had to have cereal (谷类食物), eggs or toast. while others had cokes and candy for lunch, i had to eat a sandwich. as you can guess, my supper was different from other kids too. but_at_least_i_wasnt_alone_in_my_sufferings. my sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as i did. my mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. she had to know who our friends were and where we were going. she insisted if we said wed be gone an hour, then we be gone one hour or lessnot one hour and one minute. and she always insisted upon us telling the truth. now you can see how mean she was. the worst is yet to come. we had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning. we had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook. we had to wear clean clothes and take a bath, while the other kids always wore their clothes for days. i believe she laid awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us. through the years, things didnt improve a bit. we could not lie in bed, “sick” like our friends did, and miss school. our marks in school had to be up to par(达到正常水平). our friends report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. my mother, being as different as she was, would settle for nothing less than ugly black marks. as the years rolled by, we were one by one put to shame. we were graduated from high school. with our mother behind us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout. my mother was a complete failure as a mother. out of four children, a couple of us attained some higher education. and whom do we have to blame for the terrible way we turned out? youre right, our mean mother. she forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. now i am trying to raise my three children. i am filled with pride when my children call me mean. because, you see, i had the meanest mother in the world.48what does the sentence “but at least i wasnt alone in my sufferings.” mean?athe authors mother was only mean to her.bthe authors mother suffered her.cthe authors mother was mean to her sister, brothers and her.dthe author wasnt alone because of suffering.49according to the passage, the authors mother will ask her children to do all the following except _.alearn to cookbwear clean clothescgo to bed and get up at fixed timeddrink as much cokes as they want50why was the authors mother mean to her children?abecause she wanted her children to be top students in school.bbecause she wanted her children to bring home colored report cards like her friends did.cbecause she wanted her children to drop out.dbecause she wanted her children to do their best at school and be educated and respected citizens.51which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?asome of the children werent able to go to college because of their mean mother.bmother didnt let the author tell lies.cmother asked the author to wear clean clothes.dthe author could not miss school even if she was ill.52whats the main idea of the passage?athe kind mother. bthe meanest mother.cthe failure mother. dthe successful mother.【参考答案】c篇(48-52)：cddab阅读理解the cultural and natural values of kakadu national park were recognized internationally when the park was placed on the unesco world heritage list. this is an international register of properties that are recognized as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance. kakadu is the largest national park in australia and is the second largest national park in the world. kakadu is a biological wonderland, which is almost 8,000 square miles. the wildlife in kakadu national park includes over 280 kinds of birds, 60 kinds of native mammals, 55 kinds of freshwater fish, thousands of insects, and many reptiles, the most famous of which is the salt-water crocodile. all life in the park depends on water.kakadu is not only home to the wildlife but the area is also famous for the longest continuous human culture that exists in the world. aborigines have been living in this area for at least 40,000 years. the descendants(后裔) of these first australians still live in kakadu today. kakadu contains one of the longest continuous records of rock art in the world, with around 5,000 paintings, with rock sites dating back 25,000 years. more than 1,000 sites have been recorded. kakadu has been given double world heritage status by the united nations. it is one of only 17 of the 469 world heritage areas listed for both natural and cultural values.it is australias largest national park, but it isnt just the size that surprises visitorsit is the sense of something very old and grand. creation of the 500 km escarpment (悬崖) began 2,000 million years ago. today those gorges are filled with rainforests, washed by waterfalls kakadu is one of the worlds special places. it is hard to pick the ideal time to visit kakadu. in the wet season large areas of the park are closed to the public. it would not be possible to enter or exit from the park through the kakadu highway. most of the people there agree that the best time to visit is at the end of the dry season. some areas of kakadu have restricted visiting