湖北省黄石市高考英语 阅读理解训练题（17）.doc

湖北省黄石市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（17）及答案 影评类(1)since the beginning of winter break, i have been committed to doing lots of the things i could not do while school was in session. one of the oscar-nominated (提名的) movies ive seen this winter break is slum-dog millionaire. hopefully readers will also have an opportunity to enjoy the movie the way i have halfway around the globe! slum-dog millionaire is about a poor boy from the slums (贫民窟), jamal, who ends up winning the grand prize in an indian show “who wants to be a millionaire”. the night before he answers the prize-winning question, jamal is captured by the police and tortured (拷打). they dont believe a slumdog like jamal could answer seven questions correctly and possibly win 20 million rupees (卢比)! but, as the movie unfolds, jamal reveals (透露) how he found the answers to each of the questions. viewers also learn about jamals childhood, his selfish older brother salim, and his childhood lover, latika. the movies point, however, is not just to tell a typical story of the underdog (弱者) who becomes a hero. the director also uses slum-dog millionaire to give viewers a taste of india. the movie begins in jamals childhood home in the slums of india. the place where he and his family lived reminds one of the hutongs that used to make up a large part of old beijing. jamal and his brother grow and travel across india, meanwhile surviving as slum-dogs and cheaters, and india ages with them. by the time jamal is 17 or 18, his old home has been replaced by a giant skyscraper (摩天大楼) financial center. jamal and salim take a moment to reminisce (回忆) about their old lives, as they stand high up in a skyscraper that is still under construction. the view from above reminded me of a similar view i had just two years ago in china: i was standing there in the living room of a family friends modern apartment, looking out through a window down to the shacks (简陋的房屋) below just next to the building complex. it was amazing how affluence and poverty could live so close together. so, what was most appealing about the movie to me and my indian friends was how we could relate to the scenarios (情节) presented in the movie. more important than the plot was the window onto the social and economic situations in asia that it provided.by jennifer, 16, new jersey, us1. which of the following is true about the movie?a. jamal finally won a big prize after struggling hard to earn an honest living.b. suspected of cheating, jamal was arrested by the police before winning the prize.c. jamal and his brother recalled their past standing where it used to be their home.d. jamal remained in his childhood home in the slums before he was 17 or 18.2. viewers can learn from the movie except_.a. jamals childhood and his bitter experience of wandering across the country.b. the rapid social changes and economic development in india.c. the poor life of people in the slums against the prosperity of cities in asia.d. the secret of becoming a millionaire through personal struggle.3why does the movie appeal to the writer?a. its a typical story of the underdog who becomes a hero, which the writer admires most.b. its an oscar-nominated movie that helps the writer understand the nature of human. c. it has an exciting and complicated plot that attracts the writer very muchd. it reminds the writer of her experience in china and helps her know about asian countries. 4. what can we infer from the reading passage?a. the writer is now studying in a school in china.b. the movie will win the oscar because of the social problems presented in it.c. the writer is surprised at the gap between the rich and poor in developing countries.d. the movie is only welcomed by americans who have indian friends.5. what is the main purpose of writing the passage?a. to introduce a movie to readers and share her views about it.b. to persuade more viewers to go to the cinema to see the movie.c. to express the writers enthusiasm towards asia and its culture.d. to reveal the true social reality in the developing countries.参考答案 1-5 b d d c a*结束 we already have iris(虹膜) and fingerprint scanning but noses could be an even better method of identification, says a study from the university of bath, uk. the researchers scanned noses in 3d and characterized them. they found 6 main nose types: roman, greek, nubian, hawk, snub and turn-up. since they are hard to hide, the study says, noses would work well for identification. the researchers say noses have been overlooked in the growing field of biometrics, studies into ways of identifying distinguishing characters of people. noses are out- standing facial features and yet their use as a biometric has been largely unexplored, said the university of baths dr adrian evans. ears have been looked at in detail, eyes have been looked at in terms of iris recognition but the nose has been ignored. the researchers used a system called photo face, developed by researchers at the university of the west of england in bristol, for the 3d scans. several measurements by which noses can be recognized were identified and the team developed recognition software based on these parameters(范围) “this initial work is nowhere as good as iris identification but the nose has pros and cons, said dr evans. theres no magic biometric that solves all your problems. irises are a powerful biometric but can be difficult to get accurately and can be easily covered by eyelids or glasses. people can easily cover up their ears, with their hair for example. of course you can have a broken nose or wear a false nose or have plastic surgery but to have nose surgery to change your identity is fairly obvious. irises are very good for recognition but you can put in dilation drops which change the iris completely. not all techniques are reliable, he said. the research is based on a study of 40 noses and the data base has now been expanded to 160 for further tests to see if the software can pick out people from a larger group and distinguish between relatives. dr evans hopes the method can be proven to be effective on this larger sample. the technique certainly shows potential, perhaps to be used in combination with other identification methods, he said.17. where can you probably read this article?a. in a newspaper about education. b. in a newspaper about sciencec. in a newspaper about software d. in a newspaper about dress-up18. which is true according to the passage?a. dr adrian evans works at the university of the west of england in bristol,b. the researchers used a system called photoshop for the 3d scans.c. the research is based on a study of 160 noses.d. the research team developed their own recognition software.19. the word “overlooked” in the third paragraph possibly means:a. well-studied b. carefully-scanned c. wholly-recognized d. carelessly-studied20. we can infer from the last three paragraphs that_.a. the consequence of the method remains to be seenb. dr evans is sure that the method can be used to pick out uncles and nephews.c. more new soft wares will be developed to do the research.dthis method can still be used if your nose is broken1720、bdda*结束 i suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. looking down，i immediately recognized that something was wrong，and ran down to the edge of the near bank. there i saw ma shwe with her threemonthold calf struggling in the fastrising water，and it was a lifeanddeath struggle. her calf was floating and screaming with fear. ma shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get，holding her whole body against the rushing water，and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.there was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mothers body and was gone. ma shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk (象鼻) against the rocky bank. then with a huge effort，she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.just at this moment，she fell back into the river. if she were carried down，it would be certain death. i knew，as well as she did，that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank，but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.while i was wondering what i could do next，i heard the sound of a mothers love. ma shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could，roaring (吼叫) all the time，but to her calf it was music.5.the moment the author got down to the river bank he saw.a. the calf was about to fall into the riverb. ma shwe was placing the calf on the rockc. the calf was washed away by the rising waterd. ma shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water6.how did ma shwe manage to save her calf from the fastflowing water？a. by putting it on a safe spot.b. by pressing it against her body.c. by taking it away with her.d. by carrying it on her back.7.how did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring？a. it was a great comfort.b. it was a sign of danger.c. it was a call for help.d. it was a musical note.8.what can be the best title for the text？a.a mothers loveb.a brave actc.a deadly riverd.a matter of life and death58、daaa *结束 women who beat the boys! margaret murdock-shooting seana hogan-cycling margaret murdocks father was a kansas state rifle(步枪)champion，so both she and her sister took up the sportwhen murdock attended kansas state in the early 1960s，by competing on the mens rifle team，she won her varsity letter，an award earned in the united states for excellence in school activities in l976 she became the first woman to represent the uson its olympic shooting teamat the end of the small-bore three position competition，murdock was tied with lanny bassham，the team captainbassham requested a tie-breaking shoot-off，but olympic rules forbade it；instead，bassham was awarded the gold medal because he had scored three“100s”to murdocks two during the medal ceremony，ianny pulled margaret up from the silver pedestal(台)to stand with him during the national anthem to indicate that she deserved the sold as nnch as he. to real cyclists，100-mile events are kid stuffthey consider events like the race across america(raam)a 2,950 mile crosscountry rideto be a real competition seana hogan of san jose，california，has won the female division of raam an amazing six times，and her finish times in each case usually placed her in the top 15 finishers overall cycling in this event requires about 20 hours of continuous pedaling per day，up hills(a combined total of about 82,000 feet of climbing)，down valleys and in all weather hogan holds the record for the san francisco to los angeles race(beating even the best mens time)and was the overall winner of the 1995 furnace creek 508，which runs from valencia through death valley to twentynine palms9the underlined phrasewas “tied with”means“ ” awas busv with bwas fastened to chad the same score with dwas left behind 10bassham was awarded the gold medal because ahe beat murdock in the tie-breaking shoot-off bmurdock was forbidden to attend the competition cthe competition was one for men only dhe scored one more“100s”than murdock 11seana hogan succeeded in the following events except a100-mile events braam six timescthe san francisco to los angeles race dthe 1995 furnace creek 508911、cda *结束 best books of 2011 swamplandia! by karen russellalfred aknopf，cloth，$2495；vintage contemporaries，paper，$1495 an alligator theme park，a ghost lover，a styx-like journey through an everglades inangrove jungle：russells first novel，about a girls bold effort to preserve her grieving familys way of lireis suffused with humor and gothic whimsybut the real wonders here are the authors exuberantly inventive language and her vivid portrait of a heroine who is wise beyond her years arguably essays by christopher hitchenstwelve，$30 our intellectual omnivores latest collection could be his last(hes dying of esophageal 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