高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（58）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（58）及答案（201*湖北卷）cin todays throw away society, dealing with the citys growing mountain of waste is an inereasing challenge for the city countil(市议会)。 recently. edinburgh is faced with the problem of dssposing of(处理)about250,000million tons of waster a year . despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner-largely through encouraging tecycling-its aging facilities such as the powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it. the european union(eu) has issued a new policy, regulating how such mountains of waster are to hr disposed of. the five councils (edinburgh. east lothian. west lothian. midlethian and borders) face fine around $18million a year from 2013 it they dont inerease recycling levels and rely less on landfill. with this in mind, the coumlls got together with the idea of building a lage incinerator plant (垃圾焚烧厂)to burn half of the waste produced in their districts. but the plan fell apart after the change of target levels by a new uk government waste policy which required that no more than 25% of the citys waste should be disposed of in this way by 2025.after the plan was abandoned, a private company which already transported millions of tons of the citys wast by train to a landfill site near dunbar, offered an alternative soution when it suggested opening a huge waste site near portobello.since powderhall is supposed to close in 2015, it seemed necessary for the members of the edinburgh council to accept the suggestion. but soon they turned it downafter 700 local objections reached thembecause it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas.that still leaves eth council with a problem. by 2013,only50%of 1995 levels of waste will benllewed to be sent to landfill. even if recveling large are met, there will still be a large amount of rubbish to be burnt up. due build an edinburgh and midlothian councils have now decided to work together to build an ineinerator plant as time to find a solution is fast running out.59. the main way of handling waste in a green manmer in edinburgh is .a. recyeling b. restoring c. burying d. burning60. the five councils worked out a plan to build an incinerator plant to .a. reduce the roast of burying waste b. meets the eu requirements c. speed up waste recycling d. tempter landfill sites 61. the city council of edinburgh rejected the suggestion to open a huge landfill site near portobello because .a. a name from a private company b. the comelier was not interested in it c. it was not supports by eud. the local poodle was waist it 62. what is the final dream an edinburgh and midlothian country? a. to open a new landfill nearby b. to close the powder hall landfill in 2015c. to set up a plan for burning wasted. to persuade people to deduce their waste.【答案】abdc(2011湖北卷，a)honesty，my mum always used to tell me，is the best policy.of course，this didnt include her when she told me that if i didnt eat all my vegetables father christmas would find out and wouldnt give me any presents.but when it comes to medicine，i had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients.after all，the doctorpatient relationship is based on trust，and therefore honesty is essential. or so i thought.i had just started working in geriatrics (老年病科)mr.mcmahon was brought in when his belly was found very swollen.i took a medical history from his daughter whod accompanied him in the ambulance.shed been his main carer for years.i stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history.“has he lost any weight recently？” i asked，“well，its funny you should mention that，but yes，” she said slowly.there was silence for a few moments.“why? what are you worried about？” she asked，i hesitated.she was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that i told her the truth.“well，we need to prove its not cancer.” i said and talked briefly about some of the tests i was going to order.half an hour later，a nurse called me: “mr.mcmahons daughter broke downshe said you told her he had cancer.” my heart sank.by the time i arrived at the ward，my consultant was already there，explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer.i stood silently at the end of the bed.my consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left mr.mcmahon，she turned to me.“why on earth did you do that？” she asked in disbelief.i looked at her and bit my lip.“she asked me what i was worried about and i told her.” i said，hanging_my_head.“and give her more to worry about？” replied my consultant.“you dont say the word cancer until its confirmed.even if you suspect it，think very carefully before you tell people.”as it turned out，it wasnt cancer.but i did learn that when someone is stressed and worried about their loved one theyre sometimes selective in what they hearand as a doctor its important to be mindful of this.in being truthful，id made the situation worse.原本在一位医生的心目中，诚实是第一位的；而且在工作中也是奉行诚实本分的处世原则。可是因为一次说了不够确切的实话，却让一位病人受到了打击，这件事让这位医生得出了一个结论：诚实有时候也会出错。1the purpose of the first two paragraphs is to show that the author _.amisunderstood the doctorpatient relationshipbwas anxious to receive christmas giftscregarded honesty as the best policydhad an unhealthy eating habit答案：c。作者意图题。从两个段落的第一句话，字里行间“the best”“important”都透露出作者对于honesty的看法。2the authors consultant was angry with him because _.ahe told the daughter what he suspectedbhe delayed running the necessary testsche failed to confirm the patients diseasedhe forgot what the consultant had advised答案：a。细节判断题。第四段的开头已经表明因为我的一番话，以及本段落的最后一句话也可以读出正是因为我的不假思索，让病人受到了打击，故consultant对我不满与气愤，故选a。3the author hung his head (the underlined part in para.4) because he was feeling _.aguilty bhurtcdisappointed dhelpless答案：a。细节判断题。guilty意为：罪过感，羞愧，与划线部分“耷拉了脑袋”在语境上非常符合。4what lesson has the author learnt from his experience?alearning from parents is necessary.bjumping to a conclusion is dangerous.ctelling the truth may not always be the best solution.dselecting pleasant words may not be the perfect policy.答案：c。理解判断题。文章的最后一句话，正表明了作者的体会与结论：有时候，诚实不受欢迎。故选c。b(2011重庆卷，d)william butler yeats, a most famous irish writer, was born in dublin on june 13,1865. his childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. later, yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. in fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his familyboth his father and his brother were painters. but he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. he set himself the fresh task in founding an irish national theatre in the late 1890s.his early theatrical experiments，however，were not received favorably at the beginning. he didnt lose heart，and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.compared with his dramatic works, yeatss poems attract much admiring notice.the subject matter includes love，nature，history，time and aging. though yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. as his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.he had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the nobel prize in 1923.yet，he continued writing almost to the end of his life. had yeats stopped writing at age 40，he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. after yeatss death in 1939, wh. auden wrote, among others, the following lines：earth，receive an honoured guest：william yeats is laid to rest.let the irish vessel (船) lieemptied of its poetry.本文介绍了爱尔兰著名作家威廉巴特勒叶慈，他在19世纪90年代成立了爱尔兰国家剧院，他以诗体戏剧及诗歌闻名，于1923年获得了诺贝尔奖。5which of the following can describe yeatss family?ait filled yeatss childhood with laughter.bit was shocked by yeatss choice.cit was a typically wealthy family.dit had an artistic atmosphere.答案：d。细节理解题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知：他从家人那儿继承了很好的艺术鉴赏能力，他的父亲和哥哥都是画家，证明他是在一个有艺术氛围的家庭中长大。6according to the passage，what do we know about yeatss life?ayeats founded the first irish theater.byeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.cyeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.dyeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 noble prize.答案：c。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第二句话“he set himself.theatre in the late 1890s.”可知a项不对。根据第三段第三句话“though yeats.to them”可知，b项不对。根据第三段最后一句话可知，d项不对。由此可知c项正确。7what kind of feeling is expressed in wh.audens lines?aenvy. bsympathy.cemptiness. dadmiration.答案：d。推理判断题。envy忌妒；sympathy同情；emptiness空虚；admiration敬佩，钦佩。auden的诗词中有honored guest，最尊敬的客人，可知auden是敬佩叶慈的。8what is the passage mainly about?a. yeatss literary achievements.b. yeatss historical influence.c. yeatss artistic ambition.d. yeatss national honor.答案：a。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述作家叶慈在文学方面所取得的成绩，他的诗体戏剧获得了很大的成功，他的诗歌赢得了广泛的认可，1923年，他获得了诺贝尔文学奖。streamwood, illfor years, attendance was small at tefft middle schools yearly parent-teacher conferences, but the principal did not blame families for their poor responseinstead, she blamed the poor way the conferences were conducted“five years ago, the most important personthe studentwas left out of the parent-teacher conference,” teffts principal, lavonne smiley, said“the old conferences were such a negative thing, so we turned it around,” allowing students not only to attend but also to lead the gatherings instead of anxiously awaiting their parents return home with the teachers opinion on their classroom performancerecently, 525 parents attended parent-teacher-student conferences, mssmiley said, compared with 75 parents in 2003no appointments were needed, and everyone was welcome at the conferences this year, spread over two days that school officials called a celebration of learning“i think were learning that every school has its own dna, and there is not a prescription for conferences that works for every school,” mskinney said“there is such an increasingly diverse population at our nations schools, the one-size-fits-all model conference just doesnt work anymore”at some schools, not only are students on hand for conferences, but their siblings are also welcome, as are grandparents, aunts and uncles, even family friendswhen mark heller accepted a job as an assistant principal at the middle school in his hometown of plano, ill, he discovered that the community had changed a lot in the eight years he had been a teacher in iowathe population had nearly doubled to 10,000 residents, and 37 percent of the students at plano middle school were now from low-income familiesthe traditional parent-teacher conferences without a student present are always available by appointment, and sometimes necessary, for example, to discuss a private matter concerning a non-custodial （无监护权的） parent, a family crisis the child is unaware of or a special education diagnosisstill, mrheller is convinced that a true dialogue concerning a students academic progress is impossible without both the child and the parent engaged and present, and with the teacher on hand to share impressions and answer any questions the parents have about homework, standardized test scores, behavior and other issues“at the student-led conferences, our children are learning to be organized and capable adults someday,” msissa said“when i was growing up, my parents went to my conference, and i waited at home, scared they would come back with some concernswith this new kind of conference, there are no secretsmy daughter is learning that she is responsible for her own success”17what is mainly talked about in this text? athe change of population in mrhellers hometownbthe way the parent-teacher conferences are conductedcthe people who take part in parent-teacher conferencesdthe percentage of attendants to parent-teacher conferences18what was the population in plano, illwhen mrheller became a teacher in iowa eight years before? a3,700b20,000c10,000d5,00019the number of parents who attended parent-teacher-student conferences recently was _ times more than that in 2003afive bsixcsevendeight 20what does mskinney mean by saying “every school has its own dna? aevery school is unique and differentbone model fits all school conferencescall prescriptions do not work welldthe population at schools is diverse参考答案 17-20 bdba there were red faces at one of britains biggest banks recently. they had accepted a telephone order to buy 100,000 worth of shares from a 15-year-old schoolboy (they thought he was 21). the shares fell in value and the schoolboy was unable to pay up. the bank lost 20,000 on the deal which it cannot get back, because, for one thing, the young boy does not have the money, for another, being under 18, he is not legally liable for his debts. if the shares had risen in value by the same amount that they fell, he would have pocketed 20,000 profit. it certainly is better than delivering the morning newspaper. in another case, a boy of 14 found, in his grandmothers house, a suitcase full of foreign banknotes. but they were now not used in their country of origin or anywhere else. this young boy headed straight to the nearest bank with his pockets filled with notes. the cashiers did not realize the country in question had reduced the value of its currency by 90%. they exchanged the notes at their face value at the current exchange rate. in three days, before he was found out, he took 200,000 from nine different banks. amazingly, he had already spent more than half of this before the police caught up with him. because he is also under 18 the banks have kissed goodbye to a lot of money, and several cashiers have lost their jobs.should we admire these youngsters for being enterprising and showing initiative or condemn them for their dishonesty? maybe they had managed for years with tiny amounts of pocket money that they got from tight-fisted parents. maybe they had done saturday jobs for peanuts. it is hardly surprising, given the expensive things that young people want to buy, such as fashionable running shoes and computer games, if they sometimes think up more imaginative ways of making money than delivering newspapers. these youngsters saw the chance to make a lot of money and took it. another recent story which should give us food for thought is the case of the man who paid his six-year-old daughter300 a week pocket money. he then charged her for the food she ate a few coins for her piggy bank（存钱灌）“she will soon learn the value of money, ” he said. “theres no such thing as a free lunch. everything has to be paid for and the sooner she learns that the better.” at the other extreme there are fond parents who provide free bed and board for their grown-up children, while even the most hard-hearted parents might hesitate to throw their children out on the streets, we all know of people in their twenties who still shamelessly live off their p