2014高考英语 阅读理解精英练习题(19).doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题（19）及答阅读理解With rising gas prices，its no wonder the search for gasoline alternatives(替代品) has suddenly taken on a new urgency.One of the laboratoriesa high school in Brooklynis where students are using cooking oil to run their experimental engine.And as Education reporter Art McFarland discovered，it appears to be working.Students at Automotive High School have taken a gas alternative lesson a step further.They have perfected a project that runs this cars engine，with used cooking oil.Lamar Taylor，“I think its a great project because its better for the environment.”Vehicles that run on alternative fuels are part of a cutting edge technology.The Automotive High Project began after a dieselpowered Mercedes was donated to the school two years ago.Thomas Cassino，mechanics teacher，“The original diesel engine.was actually produced to run on vegetable oil and whale oil.”The oil running the engine was collected from the school cafeteria and from restaurants，then placed into a converter，which heats it up while the engine starts using the diesel fuel.With the flip(轻击) of a switch，the engine is cooking with oil，though collecting it can have drawbacks.Melissa Silberman，principal，“Once they started running the car，they didnt want to eat in the cafeteria any more because what the French fries(炸薯条) were cooked in werent so attractive if it can run a car.”And it has its advantages.Curtis Giscombe，student，“It smells like the back of McDonalds.It smells like French fries.”The students are not likely to influence the more widespread use of alternative fuels，but if the day comes when lots more cars are running on cooking oil，the students will be prepared to service them.1What would be the best title for the text?AThe Future Alternative to GasolineBRising Gas Prices Drive Experimental EngineCCooking Oil Finds Its New UsesDStudents Use Cooking Oil to Power an Engine2The importance of using cooking oil to run engines is that it can .Aprotect the environmentBsave the gasCoffer cars good smellDbring down the gas price3According to the seventh paragraph， .Athe car is full of French friesBthe car makes people eat nothingCthe car makes people not want to eat in the cafeteriaDthe car is a moving cafeteria4About the future of the car running on cooking oil，we know that .Athe day for cars widely using cooking oil is long to comeBit will have a great effect on the oil marketCthe students may build a service company soonDno one wants to use cooking oil for their cars1Just as they came round the next bend the engine broke down and came to a stop. (完形填空第五段)正当他们绕过下一个弯时，发动机熄火停了下来。(1)The telephone system has broken down.电话系统失灵了。(2)Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.双方谈判已经破裂。2On both sides grew thick unknown trees. (完形填空最后一段)河的两边长满了茂密的不知名的树木。(1)Through the window came in wafts of intoxicating fragrance.从窗子里吹进一阵阵醉人的清香。(2)On the winding path were to be found footprints of some strange animals.沿着曲折的小道可以发现一些奇异野兽的足迹。3And as Education reporter Art McFarland discovered，it appears to be working.(阅读理解第一段)正如教育报记者Art McFarland看到的那样，机器开始运转了。(1)As might be expected，John was admitted to the university.约翰被大学录取了，这是可以预料到的。(2)More American troops are being sent to the Middle East，as I have learnt from the newspaper.我从报纸上得知，更多的美国部队正在被派往中东。4Once they started running the car，they didnt want to eat in the cafeteria any more. (阅读理解第七段)车一发动，他们就不再想吃餐厅里的东西(1)The ship sank below the water，and wasnt seen any more.轮船沉没在浪涛之下，再也见不到了。(2)They decided not to take part in Asian Games any more.参考答案-1D2A3C4A阅读理解-CChinese netizens who like to create and use cyber words (网络语言) such as “geilivable” might find a new regulation very “ungeilivable”. The new regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication last week banned the use of Chinglish words created by netizens for publishing in the Chinese language. “Geilivable”, combining the pinyin geili (giving strength) with the English suffix (后缀) for adjectives, literally means “giving power” or “cool”. Different suffixes and prefixes were then added to the word. “Hengeilivable” means “very cool”, and “ungeilivable” means “dull, not cool at all”.Cyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create Chinglish words to reflect phenomenon in society. One example is “antizen”, which refers to college graduates who earn a meager salary and live in small rented apartments, like tiny and laborious ants.David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University, said its very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words. “English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences,” Tool said.At the announcement of the regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication, netizens expressed their concern. “The administration is totally ungeilivable,” said a netizen named laoda1713. “I know other netizens will shed tears with me. it is a good chance to enrich our language.”“Language is always developing,” said a columnist (专栏作家), Wang Pei. “It needs to be updated to absorb foreign culture and folk wisdom.”But an unnamed official with the administration said that, in fact, many senior staff from news media who supported the regulation were worried that years later, the younger generation would forget how to use formal Chinese expressions. The official also pointed out that the regulation was only for formal publications in Chinese language, and it only banned Chinglish words in the publication.62The new regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication may be aimed at _. A. simplifying the Chinese languageB. limiting the development of languageC. banning the use of Chinglish in the publicationD. making the netizens more serious63The underlined word “meager” in the third paragraph probably means_. A. poorB. flexibleC. highD. plentiful64From this passage we can infer that_. A. the Chinese people like their own language onlyB. the English words are considered informal in ChinaC. nobody in China will support the new regulationD. “geilivable” is popular among Chinese netizens65Which may be the best title of this passage? A. Cyber Words Face an Ungeilivable RegulationB. Cyber Words Make Language More LivelyC. Different Views about Cyber LanguageD. New Netizens in China66On which column of China Daily can you find this passage? A. EntertainmentB. BusinessC. TravelD. Opinion59、 C. 细节再现题。由最后一段最后一句可知。60、 A. 词义猜测题。由第三段最后一句“I live in small”可知。61、 D. 推理判断题。由第一段及第三段第一句可知。62、 A. 主旨大意题。由第一段第一句可知。63、 D. 推理判断题。由文章的中心内容可知。阅读理解-DA bad Working Memory (大脑的工作记忆) the brains temporary storage box - may explain, new research suggests, why one child cannot read his or her history book and another gets lost in math. As many as 10 percent of school-age children may suffer from poor working memory. British researchers said in a report last week, yet the problem is rarely identified.“You can think of working memory as a pure measure of your childs potential. Many psychologists consider working memory to be the new IQ (智商), because we find that working memory is one of the most important predictors (预示物) of learning ability,” said Dr. Tracey Alloway of Britains Durham University.Many children with poor working memory are considered lazy or dull. Working memory allows people to hold in their minds and deal with a few items, such as telephone numbers, over a short period of time. Alloway compares working memory to a box. For adults, the basic box size is thought to be three to five items. Its important, therefore, to put in the right things. Irrelevant (不相关的) information will clutter (混乱) working memory.The question many researchers are struggling with is how to help children with this problem, which appears to be closely related to a lack of attention.“In children with learning difficulties, it becomes a huge issue, especially around middle school, when the demands on working memory really grow,” said Dr. Mel Levine, co-founder of All Kinds of Minds, a nonprofit organization in North Carolina that studies learning difficulties.Memory training may help improve working memory. Alloway has a tool that allows teachers to assess (评定) the working-memory capacity of children as young as 4; it has been used in 35 schools across Britain.Levines organization trains teachers through a program called Schools Attuned, which is working with several thousand schools across the United States, Canada and Europe. While he is not sure working memory can be expanded, Levine said children can be taught ways to do better in school.67Which of the following is a characteristic of working memory? A. It has a limited capacity. B. It is usually better in children than adults. C. It improves with use.D. It can cause a lack of attention.68According to the new research, _. A. the importance of working memory has been long recognized B. working memory is becoming recognized as a factor in intelligence C. laziness can weaken working memoryD. working memory helps people remember things forever69Which of the following may help improve a childs working memory? A. Expanding the brain s storage box. B. Remembering more things. C. Training the memory.D. Being reminded frequently.70According to the passage, Dr. Mel Levine has _. A. invented tools to help improve a childs working memory B. founded an organization to train teachers to help students with this problem C. identified the problem clearlyD. compared working memory to a box64、 A. 细节判断题。根据第三段可知“工作记忆”就像一个盒子，它的容量是有限的。65、 B. 推理判断题。根据第二段可知很多心理学家认为working memory是一种新的智 商，可以把它看作是预测孩子智力的一个重要因素。66、 C. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句“Memory training may help improve working memory.”可知进行记忆训练会有助于改善 “工作记忆”。67、 B. 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Levines organization trains teachers througha program called Schools Attuned” 可知。 PONTIAC，Mich.(AP)When a patient arrives at an emergency room with a stroke，doctors must act fast.But the important decisions that can prevent death are harder to make without a neurologist(神经病学家)，and not every hospital has one on call.Starting next month，however,21 Michigan hospitals will have what is being used as the next best thing: a robot on call.The project is one of several around the country in which stroke specialists from one hospital are using technology to share their knowledge.Experts say its a trend that could greatly improve patients chances of recovery.The new program will make the Pontiac hospitals specialists available(可得到的) around the clock to any hospital in the state that joins.The oncall specialist will use a computer and the Internet to connect to a robot in the participating(参与) hospital to join the attending doctor at the patients bedside.When theyre on call，from any library or in their home，through Internet，we can in fact have a doctor.Thats a better choice than immediately putting the patient in an ambulance or a helicopter to travel to a betterequipped hospital.Such travel could delay treatment，in addition to being costly.Similar telemedicine programs for stroke treatment are being developed in Alaska，Colorado，Georgia，and so on.But Albers，whose center does not run a telemedicine program，said he would want to see the results of ongoing studies.The RP7 robots are about 5 feet tall and have a screen for a head，on which the doctor operating it on the other end is seen.With the technology already in place，the network will soon be used for other specialties as well.This is absolutely the wave of the future.1What would be the best title for the text?AInternet Helps Doctors a LotBHospitals to Have Robot on CallCPatients Dont Need to Go to HospitalDDoctors Easy to Get2The underlined phrase “around the clock” in the third paragraph means .Aat any momentBwith a clock at handCin the daytimeDbeside the clock3Which of the following about the telemedicine program is TRUE?AIt may sometimes delay treatment.BIt needs some helicopters help.CIt can make the patient recover immediately.DIt