高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（69）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（69）及答案阅读理解(山西省三市联考)the iphone, the ipad, the ipod: each of apples products sounds cool and has become a fad(一时的风尚). apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” and many other brands are following suit. the bbcs iplayer which allows web users to watch tv programs on the internet adopted the title in 2008. a lovely bear popular in the us and uk that plays music and video is called “iteddy”. a slimmeddown version of londons independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”in general, singleletter prefixes(前缀) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as email and ecommerce first came into use.most “i” products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of independents “i”， its no surprise that theyve selected this fashionable name.but its hard to see whats so special about the letter “i”. why not use “a”， “b”， or “c” instead? according to tony thorne, head of the language center at kings college, london, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. when apple uses “i”， no one knows whether it means internet, information, individual or interactive, thorne told bbc magazines. “even when apple created the ipod, it seems it didnt have one clear definition，” he says.“however, thanks to apple, the term is now associated with portability(轻便)，” adds thorne.clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the western world is centered on the individual. each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.along with “google” and “blog”， readers of bbc magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.but as history shows, people grow tired of fads. from the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. however, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared.语篇解读：本文为说明文。苹果公司推出的带有i前缀的产品销售得异常火爆，你知道为什么吗？本文就介绍了这方面的取名知识。5we can infer that the independents “i” is aimed at _.ayoung readers bold readerscfashionable women dengineers解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可判断independents “i”主要针对的读者群是年轻人。答案：a6the underlined word “ambiguous” means “_”apopular buncertaincdefinite dunique解析：词义推测题。根据第四段最后两句所讲的例子可以判断ambiguous是“不明确的，模棱两可的”意思。答案：b7nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are _.aportable benvironmentally friendlycadvanced drecyclable解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的however, thanks to apple, the term is now associated with portability(轻便)可知带有i前缀的产品通常与轻便联系在一起。故选a项。答案：a8the writer suggests that _.a“i” products are often of a high qualitybthe popularity of “i” products may not last longcthe letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the productsditeddy is a live bear解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句but as history shows, people grow tired of f ads以及后面的例子可推知作者认为带有i前缀的产品的盛行也维持不了太长的时间。答案：b。 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aif you have ever been rock climbing, you will know that it is not a very easy sport. in fact, you probably felt quite defeated when you first tried to do any serious climbing. indoor and outdoor rock climbing are both extremely hard and require practice to get good at. it is one of the most physically and mentally difficult sports.believe it or not, climbing is said to be about 75% legs and only 25% arms. to climb efficiently and successfully, a person needs to have a wonderful technique. one of the major rules of rock climbing is to always have three points touching the wall, whether it is both feet and one hand, or one foot and both hands, as it is much easier to have your weight rest on three points than on two. another important idea to grasp is that your arms in most cases will do the climbing; they only hold you into the wall so that your legs are actually pushing you upward. also, the closer you are to the wall, the easier it is to climb.rock climbing may sound a bit too challenging for the everyday person, but it is really an amazing practice. once you get into the sport, and learn how to position your body and youre your weight, then you can begin to deal with some difficult problems. the great thing about rock climbing is that it is mentally challenging as well. you are constantly analyzing the way your body moves and how to do certain moves on the wall. for anyone who wants to get into shape, rock climbing is a fun and effective way to exercise muscles.【文章大意】本文讲述的是攀岩这项运动，它是一项很难的运动，不仅体现在身体上还体现在智力上。据说攀岩75%靠腿力25%靠臂力，要想成功地攀岩还需要完美的技巧。56. what does the author think of rock climbing?a. it is an easy sport. b. it is challenging.c. it is quite dangerous. d. it is extremely difficult.57. while climbing, it is much easier for a rock climber if he _. a. takes a rope b. has a partnerc. has three points touching the wall d. uses feet more often58. _ will make rock climb easier.a. keeping the body closer to the wall b. resting more often on the arms c. resting more often on the feetd. pushing forward without thinking of the problems阅读理解everybody is happy as his pay risesyet pleasure at your own can disappear if you learn that a fellow worker has been given a bigger oneindeed, if he is known as being lazy, you might even be quite crosssuch behavior is regarded as all too human, with the underlying belief that other animals would not be able to have this finely developed sense of sadnessbut a study by sarah brosnan of emory university in atlanta, georgia, which has just been published in nature, suggests that it is all too monkey, as wellthe researchers studied the behaviors of some kind of female brown monkeysthey look smart they are good-natured, co-operative creatures, and they share their food happilyabove all, like female human beings, they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of goods and services than malessuch characteristics make them perfect subjects for doctor brosnans studythe researchers spent two years teaching their monkeys to exchange tokens （奖券） for foodnormally, the monkeys were happy enough to exchange pieces of rock for pieces of cucumberhowever, when two monkeys were placed in separate and connected rooms, so that each other could observe what the other is getting in return for its rock, they became quite differentin the world of monkeys, grapes are excellent goods （and much preferable to cucumbers）so when one monkey was handed a grape in exchange for her token, the second was not willing to hand hers over for a mere piece of cucumberand if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either shook her own token at the researcher, or refused to accept the cucumberindeed, the mere presence of a grape in the other room （without an actual monkey to eat it） was enough to bring about dissatisfaction in a female monkeythe researches suggest that these monkeys, like humans, are guided by social sensesin the wild, they are co-operative and group-livingsuch co-operation is likely to be firm only when each animal feels it is not being cheatedfeelings of anger when unfairly treated, it seems, are not the nature of human beings alonerefusing a smaller reward completely makes these feelings clear to other animals of the grouphowever, whether such a sense of fairness developed independently in monkeys and humans, or whether it comes from the common roots that they had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question56according to the passage, which of the following statements is true?aonly monkeys and humans can have the sense of fairness in the worldbwomen will show more dissatisfaction than men when unfairly treatedcin the wild, monkeys are never unhappy to share their food with each otherdmonkeys can exchange cucumbers for grapes; for grapes are more attractive57the underlined statement it is all too monkey means that _amonkeys are also angry with lazy fellowsbfeeling bitter at unfairness is also monkeys naturecmonkeys, like humans, tend to be envious of each otherdno animals other than monkeys can develop such feelings58female monkeys of this kind are chosen for the research most probably because they are _ _amore likely to weigh what they getbattentive to researchers instructionscnice in both appearance and behaviorsdmore ready to help others than their male companions59which of the following conclusions is true according to the passage?ahuman beings feelings of anger are developed from the monkeysbin the research, male monkeys are less likely to exchange food with otherscco-operation between monkeys stays firm before the realization of being cheateddonly monkeys and humans have the sense of fairness dating back to 35 million years ago60what can we infer about the monkeys in sarahs study?athe monkeys can be trained to develop social sensesbthey usually show their feelings openly as humans docthe monkeys may show their satisfaction with equal treatmentdco-operation among the monkeys remains effective in the wild参考答案ait came as something of a surprise when diana, princess of wales, made a trip to angola in 1997, to support the red cross campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. within hours of arriving in angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “i knew the statistics,” she said. “but putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when i met sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” the princess concluded with a simple message: “we must stop landmines”. and she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. but, back in london, her views were not shared by some members of the british government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. angry politicians launched an attack on the princess in the press. they described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon”. (乱放炮的人) the princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “this is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. all im trying to do is help.”opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the princess. to make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the princesss trip had been approved by the foreign office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in angola and the british governments policy regarding landmines. the result was a severe embarrassment for the government. to try and limit the damage, the foreign secretary, malcolm rifkidnd, claimed that the princesss views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards a worldwide ban. the defence secretary, michael portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.” for the princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. she said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems. 41. princess diana paid a visit to angola in 1997_.a. to clarify the british governments stand on landminesb. to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 1c. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there d. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines 42. some members of the british government criticized diana because_.a. she had not consulted the government before the visit b. she was ill-informed of the governments policy c. they were actually opposed to banning landmines d. they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in angola 43. how did diana respond to the criticisms?a. she paid no attention to them b. she made more appearances on tv.c. she met the 13-year-old girl as planned d. she rose to argue with her opponents44. what did princess diana think of her visit to angola? a. it had caused embarrassment to the british government. b. it had greatly promoted her popularity. c. it had brought her closer to the ordinary people. d. it had affected her relations with the british government. going for yoga lessons“try and see inside your mind, a wide open blue sky and a vast green plain far away. breathe in as you circle your hands high above your head, then bend back a little. breathe out as you circle your arms back down to your sides.”following the yoga teachers gentle instructions, bai yunuo, 15, from the high school affiliated to beijing normal university tried to get each of her poses correct.bais school offered 24 elective courses for senior 1 students this term and she chose two. it was her first yoga class.“im happy that i can learn yoga at school. i love dancing but i have some injuries on my knees from when i was a kid. so i decide to try something soft. simply stretching into different poses makes me feel free and quiet. and the music is quite comforting. the class is relaxing after a whole days work,” bai said.thinking like an adultliu zehao, 15, found his interest was junior achievement（企业经营模拟）. the course brings students into the real world of business. in their first class, liu and his group members named their company “vision”. liu was elected as ceo of the company.“here we learn to think like an adult. we have to make our company gain the most profits with the least investments （投资）. its new and different from other courses,” he said.liu and bai take their elective courses twice a week with students from other classes who share the same interest. the students will get two credit points （学分）from each course at the end of this term. they have to achieve eight