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2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练精品题（18）及答案阅读理解-2013北京卷 tail spintwo dolphins race around in a big pool in the ocean park. the smaller dolphin, grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. the most amazing thing about her, however, is that shes even swimming at all. she doesnt have a tail.grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.when the dolphin arrived at the ocean park in december 2005, she was fighting for her life. “is she going to make it？” her trainer, abbey stone, feared the worst. grace did make itbut her tail didnt. she ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. grace taught herself to move another waylike a fish! she pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.the movements put harmful pressure on graces backbone. so a company offered to create a manmade tail for her. the tail had to be strong enough to stay on grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldnt hurt her.the first time grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. now, she is still learning to use the tail. some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “the new tail isnt necessary for her to feel comfortable，” says stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉)”now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. this month, grace will star in dolphin tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. many people travel from near and far to meet her. seeing grace swim with her manmade tail gives people so much courage.60when grace first arrived at the ocean park, her trainer worried about her _. a. physical build b. potential abilityc. chance of survival d. adaptation to the surroundings61a manmade tail is created for grace to _a. let her recover faster b. make her comfortablec. adjust her way of swimming d. help her perform better tricks62the story of grace inspires people to _a. stick to their dreams b. treat animals friendlyc. treasure what they have d. face difficulties bravely【要点综述】 这是一篇关于海豚的故事，讲述的是一只断尾的海豚。它的尾巴在一次事故中丧失。在训导员的训练下，它克服了困难，学会了使用假尾巴，像其他海豚一样在水中遨游。它还成了一部电影中的明星，它的勇气感动了人们。60c 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“fighting for her life”可知，它在为活下去而挣扎，所以选c。61c 细节理解题。根据第三段末和第四段，可知它改变的游动方式给它带来了有害的压力，所以一家公司才给它装了条假尾巴。故选c。62d 推理判断题。本文的目的就是通过描写一个断了尾巴的海豚勇敢地活下去的故事，来鼓励人们勇敢地面对困难。所以选d。阅读理解-c2 2013湖北卷 some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.i would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary.i did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but i gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.after all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?when i was thirteen years old, i went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, wellequipped with pens, a diary, and a camera.during the trip, i was busy recording every incident, name and place i came across.i felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.on my last night there, i wandered out of my tent, diary in hand.the sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.i automatically took out my penat that point, i understood that nothing i wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds i allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.all i remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations i had set down in my diary.now, i only write in my diary when i need to write down a special thought or feeling.i still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful.i take pictures, but not very oftenonly of objects i find really beautiful.im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when i grow old.i realize that life will simply pass me by if i stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.i dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.maybe i wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.i dont live to make memoriesi just live, and the memories form themselves.51before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of _aobserving her school routine bexpressing her satisfactioncimpressing her classmates dpreserving her history52what caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?aa dull night on the journey. bthe beauty of the great valley.ca striking quotation from a book. dher concerns for future generations.53what does the author put in her diary now?anotes and beautiful pictures. bspecial thoughts and feelings.cdetailed accounts of daily activities. ddescriptions of unforgettable events.54the author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is _ato experience it bto live the present in the futurecto make memories dto give accurate representations of it【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者记日记发生的一些变化。13岁前，作者每天都记日记，记下一天发生的事及自己的感受等。作者很喜欢把自己看到的东西记在纸上。13岁以后， 一次去大峡谷的旅行改变了作者对记日记的看法，从那以后作者只在日记里记载特殊的想法和感受。作者认为要想过有意义的生活，就要亲自去经历。 51d 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“ a way of preserving the past？”可知，作者在13岁以前认为记日记是一种保存过去的方式。 故d正确。52b 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，作者改变是因为看到了峡谷的美丽景色。故b正确。53b 细节理解题。根据第四段中的第一句“now, i write down a special thought or feeling.”可知，现在作者在日记里只记录特殊的思想和感情。54a 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，作者意识到要想过有意义的生活得自己亲自去经历。故a正确。阅读理解-c“in only six days i lost seven pounds of weight.”“two full inches in the first three days!”these are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising good shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. the promoters of products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way add to beauty or desirability.often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. the results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.to understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. if the product is a drug, fda (food drug administration) can require proof under the food, drug and cosmetic act that it is safe and effective before it is put on the market. but if the product is a device, fda has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. if a product already on the market is a danger to health, fda can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure (查封) of the product.one notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. the relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. fda took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that was dangerous to health and life.obviously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings (法律诉讼), and new devices appear continually, before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.49. it can be inferred that ads mentioned in the text are_.a. objective b. costly c. unbelievable d. illegal50. the relaxacisor is mentioned as_.a. a product which was designed to produce electricityb. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal casec. a successful advertisement of a beauty productd. an example of a quality beauty product51. the author intends to_.a. make consumers aware of the promoters false promiseb. show the weakness of the law on product safetyc. give advice on how to keep young and beautifuld. introduce the organization of fda52. which of the following is true according to the text?a. the court is in charge of removing dangerous products.b. new products are more likely to be questionable.c. the production of a device must be approved by fda.d. the promoters usually just care about profits.【参考答案】49、cb 5152 ad 阅读理解-dto get an extra 14 years of life, dont smoke, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and drink alcohol in a proper amountthat is according to a study published this monday in the public library of science medicine journalafter tracking more than 20,000 people aged 45 to 79 years in the united kingdom from about 1993 to 2007, kay-tee khaw of the university of cambridge and his colleagues found that people who adopted these four healthy habits lived all average of 14 years longer than those who didnt“weve known for a long time that these behaviors are good things to do, but weve not seen this benefit before, ” said susan jebb, head of nutrition and health at britains medical research council“the benefit was also seen regardless of whether or not people were fat and what social class they came from”study participants（参与者）scored a point each for not smoking, regular physical activity, eating five servings of fruits and vegetables a day and moderate alcohol intakepublic health experts said they hoped the study would inspire governments to introduce policies helping people to adopt these changesbut because the study only observed people rather than testing specific changes, it would be impossible to conclude that people who suddenly adopted these healthy behaviors would surely gain 14 years“we cant say that any person could gain 14 years by doing these things, ”said drtim armstrong, a physical activity expert at the world health organization“the 14 years is an average across the population of whats theoretically（理论上地）possible”“most people know that things like a good diet matter and that smoking isnt good for them, ” susan jebb said“we need to work on providing people with much more pra