高考英语阅读理解提升全程训练（2）(1).doc

2014高考英语阅读理解提升全程训练（2）及答案阅读理解- (2011江西卷，a)“mum，what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the closet(衣橱)？” jessica asked. “a skeleton in the closet？” her mother paused thoughtfully, “well, its something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. for example, if in the past, someone in dads family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his familys closet. he really wouldnt want any neighbor to konw about it.”“why pick on my family？” jessicas father said with anger. “your family history isnt so good, you know. wasnt your greatgreatgrandfather a prisoner who was transported to australia for his crimes？” “yes, but people these days say that you are not a real australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “gosh, sorry i asked. i think i understand now，” jessica cut in before things grew worse.after dinner, the house was very quiet. jessicas parents were still quite angry with each other. her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. when she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to jessicas closet. just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. jessicas mother sank into a faint(晕倒), waking only when jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. she looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“what happened? where am i？” she asked. “you just destroyed the schools skeleton, mum，” explained jessica. “i brought it home to help me with my health project. i meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as i mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and dad.” jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “theyre both crazy，” she thought.本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个幽默故事。杰西卡问妈妈“衣橱里放骨骼”是什么意思，妈妈解释说那是不为人知的秘密，并以杰西卡爸爸的祖先做例子，引起了杰西卡爸爸的恼火。饭后，杰西卡爸爸依然生气，杰西卡妈妈熨完衣服后把衣服放到衣橱里，结果发现了衣橱里的骨骼而吓昏过去。原来杰西卡为了完成学校的健康计划，把骨骼带回了家并放在了衣橱里。1according to jessicas mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means _.aa family honor ba family secretca family story da family treasure答案：b。细节理解题。由第一段的“its something that you would rather not have anyone else know about”可知，b项正确。2what can we learn about some australians ancestors from paragraph 2?athey were brought to australia as prisoners.bthey were the earliest people living in australia.cthey were involved in some crimes in australia.dthey were not regarded as criminals in their days.答案：a。推理判断题。根据第二段的“but people these days say that you are not a real australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners”可推断a项正确，即一些澳大利亚人的祖先是被作为犯人带到澳大利亚。3jessicas mother fell down into a faint because she was _.aknocked bfrightenedcinjured dsurprised答案：b。推理判断题。杰西卡的妈妈是看到了衣橱里的骨骼而晕倒的，我们推断应该是吓倒的。4why did jessica bring a skeleton home?ashe was curious about it.bshe planned to keep it for fun.cshe needed it for her school task.dshe intended to scare her parents.答案：c。细节理解题。由最后一段的“you just destroyed the schools skeleton.i brought it home to help me with my health project”可知答案c正确。5jessicas parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because _.athey were crazybthey were overexcitedcthey realized their misunderstandingdthey both thought they had won the quarrel答案：c。推理判断题。通读全文可知，杰西卡的父母误解了杰西卡的意思。阅读理解-（a）how room designs affect our work and feelings architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. but now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical（经验的，实证的） basis. they are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused and lead to relaxation. researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. in 2007, joan meyers-levy at the university of minnesota, reported that the height of a rooms ceiling affects how people think. her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook. in additions to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupants ability to concentrate. nancy wells and her colleagues at cornell university found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention. using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by c. kenneth tanner, head of the school design & planning laboratory at the university of georgia. tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots. recent study on room lighting design suggests than dim（暗淡的） light helps people to loosen up. if that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. researchers of harvard medical school also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax. so far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. we have a very limited number of studies, so were almost looking at the problem through a straw（吸管）, architect david allison says. how do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? thats what were all struggling with. ( ) 1. what does joan meyers-levy focus on in her research? a. light. b. ceilings. c. windows. d. furniture. ( ) 2. the passage tells us that _. a. the shape of furniture may affect peoples feelings b. lower ceilings may help improve students creativity c. children in a dim classroom may improve their grades d. students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed ( ) 3. the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that _. a. the problem is not approached step by step b. the researches so far have faults in themselves c. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect d. research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns ( ) 4. which of the following shows the organization of the passage? cp: central point p: point sp: sub-point（次要点） c: conclusion 64.b。 细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知joan meyers-levy focus on ceilings. 65.a。 细节判断题。根据文中内容可知b,c和d均是错误的。 66.d。 句意猜测题。根据划线句子后面的一句话可以知道该题的正确答案为:d。 67.c。 考查文章结构。注意解题技巧。第一段为总要点，最后一段为结论，要点123 共同服务于结论，重要的是要点二又包含了两个次要点。综上分析可知答案为:c。 阅读理解-bwind is the great maker of waves. there are exceptions, such as the tidal (潮汐的) waves sometimes produced by earthquakes under the sea. but the waves most of us know are produced by winds blowing over the sea.now before constructing an imaginary life history of a typical wave, we need to know certain physical things about it. a wave has height, from trough (low point) to crest (high point). it has long-the distance from this crest to that of the following wave. the period of the wave means the time it takes for succeeding crests to pass a fixed point. none of these things stays the same-for all depend upon the wind, upon the depth of the water and many other matters.the water that makes up a wave does not advance with it across the sea. each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original position. and it is fortunate that this is so. for if the huge masses of water that make up a wave actually moved across the sea, sailing would be impossible.if we want to find the speed of a wave, we may use the following way:speed = wavelength frequencyhere, wavelength is the distance between two high points (crests), frequency means the number of cycles per second 1. what causes waves?a. earthquakes and nothing else. b. only wind.c. wind causes most waves. d. wind causes some waves.答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节题。由第一段的最后一句话 “but the waves most of us know are produced by winds blowing over the sea.” 可知，答案为c。2. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the water of a wave moves away across the sea.b. the water of a wave remains almost at the same place.c. the water of a wave goes with the passing of the wave.d. the length of a wave means the distance from the top of a wave to the bottom.答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。从第三段 “the water that makes up a wave does not advance with it across the sea. each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original position.” 可知，组成波的水并不随着波的前进而前进，每一滴水随着波的前进形成了一个小圆圈，但是几乎回到原位置。故a，c错误，b选项正确。最后一段提到 “here, wavelength is the distance between two high points (crests)”, 故答案d错误。3. the speed of wave 1 is 100 cm/s, frequency 10. the frequency of wave 2 is 300, while its speed is twice that of wave 1. which of the following is right?a. the wavelengths of the two are equal.b. the wavelength of wave 1 is 10 times longer than that of wave 2.c. the wavelength of wave 2 is longer than that of wave 1.d. the wavelength of wave 1 is longer than that of wave 2.答案解析：答案为d。本题为计算题。按照后文提到的公式 “speed = wavelength frequency” 即可计算出答案为d。阅读理解-（b）even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between george and richard. “ill be the first millionaire in coleford!” richard used to boast. “and youll be sorry you knew me,” george would reply “because ill be the best lawyer in town!” george never did become a lawyer and richard never made any money. instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of coleford high street. it was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse. now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for george. but sometimes he sat in his narrow , old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window , thinking about his former rival （竞争对手）。perhaps he missed him? george was very interested in old dictionaries, hed recently found a collector in australia who was selling a rare first edition. when the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and george was delighted. but while he was having lunch, george glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. he was astonishedthe smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! trembling, george started reading. “bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals dylans. the company, owned by multi-millionaire richard pike, is now the largest bookseller in australia. ” ( ) 1. george and richard were at school. a. roommates b. good friends c. competitors d. booksellers( ) 2. how did george feel about richard after his disappearance? a. he envied richards marriage. b. he thought of richard from time to time. c. he felt lucky with no rival in town. d. he was guilty of richards death. ( ) 3. george got information about richard from . a. a dictionary collector in australia b. the latters rivals dylans c. a rare first edition of a dictionary d. the wrapping paper of a book 65.c 细节理解题。由第一段“even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between george and richard.”可知从上学开始，乔治和理查德就是竞争对手。a、b、d三项没有根据，可排除。66.b细节理解题。由第五段“but sometimes he sat in his narrow , old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window , thinking about his former rival （竞争对手）, perhaps he missed him?”可知理查德消失后乔治常常想起他来，故b项正确。a、d两项文中没有交代，属于主观臆测。c项也无从推断出乔治在没有了竞争对手后感到很幸运。67.d 细节把握题。由第六段“but while he was having lunch, george glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.”一句可知乔治是从包书的一张报纸上得知理查德的消息的，故答案为d。较难题目特训：科普知识类i have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. as a doctor, mother and scientist in child development i believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the babys point of view. mothers, doctors and nurses alike have no idea of where a babys blood sugar level lies. all we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. in this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. the baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth. it is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four- hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. the first of the experts to advocate a strict clock- watching schedule was dr frederic truby king who was against feeding in the night. ive never heard anything so ridiculous. baby feeding shouldnt follow a timetable set by the mum. what is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks. well, at last we havecopper- bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. the research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at s