高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（21）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（21）及答案aa sign can be found in the front yard of a house in the us. the people living here want to let their dog play outside and ensure it wont run into the street. so, they hire a company to set up an “invisible fence”, an electric wire buried in the ground around the yard. the dog wears a special collar and when it walks near to the “fence”, the wire will send out a small shock. the dog quickly learns to stay away from the edge of the yard. as it says at the bottom of the sign, the fence will keep your dog “safe” (away from the street) and “at home” (contained inside the yard). the small word “brand” printed in blue means that “invisible fence” is registered as the companys brand name. similarly, the “tm” printed after “your dog safe at home” stands for “trade mark”, a slogan registered specifically to one company. 1. the people set up an “invisible fence” _. a. to let their dog play outside their house b. to keep their dog away from the edge of the yard c. to keep their dog inside their yard d. to warn others not to enter their house 2. which is not true about the “invisible fence”? a. the fence does not exist at all. b. the “invisible fence” is the name of a company. c. without the special collar, the fence wont work on the dog. d. science and technology play an important part in it.【参考答案】13、cac 阅读理解-c(2013辽宁，d)“indeed，” george washington wrote in his diary in 1785, “some kind of fly, or bug, had begun to eat the leaves before i left home.” but the father of america was not the father of bug. when washington wrote that, englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century, and americans had already created lightningbug(萤火虫). but the english were soon to stop using the bugs in their language, leaving it to the americans to call a bug a bug in nineteenth and twentieth centuries.the american bug could also be a person, referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity. although fan became the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bugs, baseball bugs, and the like.or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bugshaped car. the bug could also be a burglar alarm, from which comes the expression to bug, that is, “to install (安装) an alarm”. now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others conversations. since the 1840s, to bug has long meant “to cheat”， and since the 1940s it has been annoying.we also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or other design. that meaning dates back to the time of thomas edison. in 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficulties” that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. in 1889 it was recorded that edison “had been up the two previous nights discovering a bug in his invented record player.”文章大意：本文主要说的是“bug”一词的起源，不同含义和发展。9we learn from paragraph 1 that _.aamericans had difficulty in learning to use the word bugbgeorge washington was the first person to call an insect a bugcthe word bug was still popularly used in england in the nineteenth centurydboth englishmen and americans used the word bug in the eighteenth century答案：d推理判断题。从第一段的george washington wrote in his diary in 1785和but the father of america was not the father of bug. when washington wrote that, englishmen had .可知d项为正确答案。10what does the word “flaw” in the last paragraph probably mean?aexplanation. bfinding.corigin. dfault.答案：d词义猜测题。从第四段的in 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficulties”可知答案。11the passage is mainly concerned with _.athe misunderstanding of the word bugbthe development of the word bugcthe public views of the word bugdthe special characteristics of the word bug答案：b主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，本文主要说的是“bug”一词的使用时间以及发展，故b项为本题答案。阅读理解-d(2013福建，d)pride and prejudice for the modern womanlet us imagine how pride and prejudice, jane austens most famous work, might be updated, 200 years on.austens popularity is rooted in her intelligence. but today she would certainly have had a very different life, as would her characters. heres my own suggestion.it is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men, however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.“my dear husband，” said his hopeful wife one day, “have you heard that the local store, standing empty for so long, is taken over by a bright young businesswoman？”her dull and indifferent (漠不关心的) husband replied that he had not.“but it is, it is，” she replied excitedly.mr dullhusband made no reply.“dont you want to know her plans？” she cried with some impatience.“well, clearly you think it matters to your silly little head. . so id better listen.”“well, my dear, the rumour (传言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern england, though_how_a_woman_can_know_anything_about_that_is_beyond_me. she will move in herself next month.”“what is her name？”“bingley.”“is she married or single？”“what a question! and none of your business. but her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys.”“how so? how can it possibly affect them？”“my dear love; those lazy boys need something to wake them up. there are bound to be jobs going.”“is that her point in settling here? surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place.”“nonsense, my love, how little youve noticed the world has changed. shes got a firstrate degree and some sort of business qualification, im told. she surely needs one of our boys! perhaps you might give her a call.”“me? no. perhaps you can take an interest. you still have your looks, after all. she may even offer you a job.”“oh, thats not likely. these new chances belong to the younger generation. but now you mention it, i think ill go along all the same.”and mrs bennet went along. that was 10 years ago. she is now managing director of a ftselisted company. . it would remain the case, of course, that mrs bennet would be one of very few women on the company board, that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues, her bonus of a more “female” dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the citys business leaders shorter than theirs. still, shed no doubt have enjoyed davosand might even have hobnobbed (攀谈) with influential figures.文章大意：奥斯汀作品傲慢与偏见中明显地体现了对于女性性别的歧视，时至今天，性别歧视仍然存在。12which of the following is true according to the passage?aausten was born 200 years ago.bausten rewrote pride and prejudice.caustens success lies in her wisdom.daustens updated work gains popularity.答案：c细节题。由第一段austens popularity is rooted in her intelligence可知选c。13the underlined part in the passage suggests that mrs bennet _.ahad mixed feelings of admiration and surprise about bingleybfelt kind of worried and doubtful about bingleycwas extremely anxious to meet bingleydhad a great curiosity about bingley答案：a推断题。句意为：尽管妇女懂得经商的方法并能够把生意做大远远超出我的想像。可知mrs bennet拥有的应该是敬佩与吃惊的复杂心情。14in the eyes of mrs bennet, bingley surely needed one of their boys to _.aget married tobwork for herchelp her move indtake over her store答案：b细节题。由there are bound to be jobs going.以及she surely needs one of our boys！可知答案选b。15what does the writer intend to tell us?awomen with brains can also be as successful as men.bwomen have to pay a high price for success.ca judgment must be made free from prejudice.dsex discrimination still exists nowadays.答案：d细节题。由文章最后一段可知答案。阅读理解-bstepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish? in february of 1974, bill tapp, an australian farmer, saw a rain of fish that covered his farm. how surprised he must have been! what caused this strange occurrence? this is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish. the answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm. when it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in australia. throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land. the strong winds sweep over australia like huge vacuum cleaners (吸尘器), collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropping them on fields, houses, and astonished people. although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur frequently in australia. when bill tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, “they look like millions of dead birds falling down.” his statement is not surprising. the wonders of the natural world are as common as rain. nature, with its infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky. 4. what is this passage about? a. a sad story. b. australias northern part. c. a rain of fish. d. the damage done by floods. 5. fish-falls occur in australia _. a. quite often b. on large farms c. only in winter d. when the air is calm 6. the underlined word “infinite” is closest in meaning to “_”. a. easy b. difficult c. countless d. dangerous【参考答案】46、ca c 阅读理解-e(2013天津，d)when asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.for kids, happiness has a magical quality. their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫不掩饰的)in the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. suddenly its conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. i can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.in adulthood the things that bring deep joylove, marriage, birthalso bring responsibility and the risk of loss. for adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的)my definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. the more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. its easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.i experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. first i was overjoyed when i shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself. then i spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which i love. when the kids and my husband came home, i enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. i dont think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. she did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.we, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing weve got to have. were so selfconscious about our “right” to it that its making us miserable. so we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier.happiness isnt about what happens to usits about how we see what happens to us. its the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. its not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do possess.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文，通过诸多的对比体验点明了幸福的真谛：幸福不是希望获得我们没有的东西，而是享受我们所拥有的东西。幸福就是满足。16as people grow older, they _.afeel it harder to experience happiness bassociate their happiness less with others cwill take fewer risks in pursuing happiness dtend to believe responsibility means happiness答案：a细节理解题。由第一段which seems to get rarer the older we get 我们越老，幸福变得越来越少。可知随着人们变老，人们越难以体验幸福。故选a项。17w