高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（33）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（33）及答案 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。a a woman from japan was telling a friend about her trip to the united states. the woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in new york city and chicago.“i studied english before i left home,” she said. “but i still was not sure that people were speaking english.” her problem is easy to understand. americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere. they have a language of their own. some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work. other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry. one such saying is “get your act together”.when things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. he may shout, “stop making mistakes. get your act together.or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “let us get our act together.” either way, the meaning is the same. getting your act together is getting organized. in business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.it is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. but, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. the director may have said, “calm down, now. get your act together.”word expert james rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s. mister rogers says the manchester guardian newspaper used it in 1978. the newspaper said a reform policy required that the british government get its act together.now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. one company even called its yearly report, “getting our act together.”the japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by american business people. it is “cut to the chase”.she heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company. one official was giving a very long report. it was not very interesting. in fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.finally, the president of the company said, “cut to the chase.”cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material. hurry and get to the good part. naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies. hollywood movie producers believe that most americans want to see action movies. many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot。cut is the directors word for stop. the director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now. so, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.1. after the woman visited the united states she might feel that _. a. its difficult to make money b. its easy to master english c. her english was poor d. people there werent very friendly2. in which situation could the words “get your act together” be used? a. visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace. b. players perform badly in a match. c. audience is satisfied with the actors performance in a movie. d. a task is completed successfully 3. according to the text, the expression “get ones act together” _. a. was first used by a japanese business woman b. was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978. c. originally came from a yearly report of a company d. was forbidden to be used in the government policy 4. what do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common? a. their origins b. their meanings c. their uses d. their popularities5. the text is most likely to be found in a book about _. a. life attitude b. travel journals c. successful business d. language culture 参考答案cdbad *结束c22013江西卷 the light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of denniss swamp (沼泽地) creeping into their bones. it was a strange place. martin and tom wished that they had not accepted jacks dare. they liked camping, but not near this swamp.“so，” martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “how did this place get its name? ”“are you sure you want to hear it? its a scary story，” warned jack.“of course！” cried out tom. “if there were anything to be scared of, you wouldnt have chosen this place！”“ok, but dont say i didnt warn you，” said jack, and he began his tale.“way back in time, a man called dennis tried to start a farm here. he built that cottage over there to live in. in those days, the area looked quite differentit was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystalclear river. after three hard years, dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. he was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.”“you are clearing too much land， warned one old man. the land is a living thing. it will hit back at you if you abuse it. silly fool， said dennis to himself. if i clear more land, i can grow more crops. ill become wealthier. hes just jealous！”“dennis continued to chop down trees. small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. he was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. he did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. he did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”“what happened? ” martin asked. it was growing colder. he trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.“the land hit backjust as the old man warned, ” jack shrugged. “dennis disappeared. old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. his body was never found.”“what a stupid story, ” laughed tom. “plants cant” before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted(晕倒). the other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at tom. suddenly, they burst out laughing. some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered toms face. it was a while before tom could appreciate the joke.56the underlined word “dare” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _a. courage b. assistance c. instruction d. challenge57. why did jack tell tom and martin the story?a. to frighten them.b. to satisfy their curiosity.c. to warn them of the danger of the place.d. to persuade them to camp in the swamp.58. why did dennis ignore the warning of the old man?a. the old man envied him. b. the old man was foolish.c. he was too busy to listen to others. d. he was greedy for more crops.59. why did tom scream and faint?a. he saw denniss shadow. b. he was scared by a plant. c. his friends played a joke on him. d. the weather became extremely cold.60. what lesson can we learn from the story of dennis?a. grasp all, lose all. b. no sweat, no sweet.c. it is no use crying over spilt milk. d. he who makes no mistakes makes nothing.【要点综述】 本文主要讲述了三个人在沼泽地附近露营以及denniss swamp名字的由来。56. d考查词义猜测。由语境可知，他们去沼泽地野营应该是接受了杰克的挑战。57. b考查推理判断。根据第二、三、四段他们的对话可知，jack多次警告他们这个故事吓人，但经不住他们的请求还是告诉他们了，可知讲这个故事并不是为了吓他们，而是为了满足他们的好奇心。58. d考查细节理解。由第八段“if i clear more land, i can grow more crops. ill become wealthier. hes just jealous！”可知他想有更多的土地，种更多的庄稼，变得更富有，还认为老人在嫉妒他。由此可知他不听老人的劝告是因为他想种更多的庄稼。59. b考查细节理解。由最后一段倒数第二句“some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered toms face.”可知他晕倒的原因是因为他被常春藤吓到了。60. a考查推理判断。综观全文可知贪婪的dennis因为其贪婪，结果失去了一切，故a项“贪多必失”，符合语境。 no woman can be too rich or too thin. this saying often attributed to the late duchess of windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. being thin is deemed as such a virtue. the problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. i myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. consequently, i have been on a diet for the betteror worsepart of my life. being rich wouldnt be bad either, but that wont happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars. where did we go off the track? when did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? all religions have certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of christianitys seven deadly sins. however, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. in some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and wellbeing. today the opposite is true. we have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. the result is that being fat or even only somewhat overweightis bad because it implies a lack of moral strength.our obsession(迷恋) with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. it is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that, in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. these diseases. , however, may as much to do with our way of life and our highfat diets as with excess weight. and the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problemtoo much fat and a lack of fiberthan a weight problem. the real concern, then, is not what we weight too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. a balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. we should surely stop paying so much attention to weight. simply being thin is not enough. it is actually hazardous if those who (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall lifestyle. thinness can be pure vainglory(虚荣).1、. in the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that _.a. the duchess of windsor is regarded as a woman of virtueb. looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortunec being thin is viewed as a much desired qualityd religious people are not necessarily virtuous2、. swept by the prevailing trend, the author _.a. had to go on a diet for the greater part of her lifeb. could still prevent herself from going off the trackc. had to seek help from rich distant relativesd. had to wear highly fashionable clothes3、. in human history, peoples views on body weight _a. were closely related to their religious beliefs b. changed from time to timec. varied between the poor and the rich d. led to different moral standard4、. the author criticizes womens obsession with thinness _-.a from an economic and educational perspective b. from sociological and medical points of viewc from a historical and religious standpointd. in the light of moral principles5、. whats the authors advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?a they should be more concerned with their overall life style.b they should be more watchful for fatal diseases.c they should gain weight to look healthyd they should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes 参考答案cabba *结束c22013辽宁卷 china is a land of bicycles.at least it was back in 1992 when i traveled the country.back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle.millions of them, all black.cars were rare.yet since my arrival in beijing last year, ive found the opposite is true.there are millions of cars.however, people still use their bicycles to get around.for many, its the easiest and cheapest way to travel today.bicycles also come in different colorssilver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.its fun watching people biking.they rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks(人行道)bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just cant provide.eager to be part of this aspect of chinese culture, i decided to buy a bicycle.great weather accompanied my great buy.i immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.my first ride home was orderly(守秩序的)to be safe, i stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times.i didnt want to get hit.so i took the ride carefully.crossing the streets was the biggest problem.it was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the united states.the streets here were wide, so crossing took ti