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2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题（4）及答案阅读理解-(c)the small unframed painting called “fisherman” was signed by a little-known italian artist, maveleone (1669-1740). when it was sold recently in new york for $27,000, the seller, mr. oliver pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession. pitt said, “i didnt know it was so valuable. im not an art expert. photography is my hobby. i bought fisherman in italy in 1970 for $140. the picture was dirty, and i couldnt see the artists signature. but anyway it wasnt the picture that i liked. i bought it because of the frame. ”“its a most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. they are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. i now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and ill never part with it.”“when i returned to new york i showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. i told him that i had paid $140 for it but admitted i didnt know its actual worth. the customs man valued it at $140, and i was asked to pay duty on that value. i did so, there and then. ” “later, i took off the frame, and that uncovered maveleones signature. my wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so i cleaned it and put it up for sale.” as a result of this explanation, oliver pitt had to appear in court. he was accused of knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the customs department. pitt was not happy. “i told the truth as i knew it then,” he said, “what else could i say?”and then the judge agreed with him. “the customs department is to be responsible,” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods brought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. mr. pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. he paid the duty that was demanded. if, now, the customs department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. pitt is not guilty”.8. when oliver pitt bought the picture, _. a. it was unframed b. maveleone signed the deal c. he suggested that it was valuable d. it was the frame that attracted him 9. from the passage we can infer that if maveleone had been a well-known artist, _. a. the painting would have cost much more than $ 140b. he wouldnt have sold his paintingc. the customs officer wouldnt have been cheatedd. pitt wouldnt have had the intention to buy any of his paintings 10. pitt took off the frame probably in order to _. a. clean the painting to put it up for saleb. look for the artists signaturec. use it for his wifes photographd. find the paintings true value11. which of the following statements is true according to the story? a. in the end pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty. b. in the end pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price. c. in the end the customs department had no right to revalue the painting. d. in the end pitts wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion.811、阅读理解-b(2013合肥市二模，b)walking in a farmers market often brings one to explore new food options, and now more locallyfarmed protein choices are available to help bridge the gap between our meals and the farms on which they originated. more and more local small farms are popping_up in opposition to factory farms.todays commercial farms do not fit the image that comes to mind while happily singing along to “old mcdonald”. instead, most of the nations food comes from cafos, confined animal feeding operations, where animals are kept in tightly enclosed conditions as they are fattened up and readied to be killed for food.fortunately, knowing exactly where ones food comes from has led to an increase in the availability of what is known as “grassfed” beef. technically, all cattle are grassfed for at least a limited amount of time, but what makes the meat significant is that it is grassfinished, not forcefed corn, soy or grains. this change in diet makes all the difference since corn is not part of the cows traditional diet, and therefore causes major health issues for it. to deal with the health issues, antibiotics (抗生素) are used and some of the antibiotics used to treat the cattle are similar to those given to humans, so they can decrease the effectiveness of medicine when a consumer is sick.a healthier diet for the cattle leads the meat to lower in both fat and calories. and when cooking grassfed beef, youd better use a slightly lower temperature to make it more delicious.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。为了应对机械化农业的弊端，越来越多的小农业开始兴盛起来了，它们生产的农畜牧产品不仅丰富了人们的一日三餐，同时也更绿色、更健康。5the underlined words “popping up” (in the 1st paragraph) probably means _.aimproving bfading cprofiting dappearing答案：d词义猜测题。根据文章第一句中“and now more locallyfarmed protein choices are available”可知，现在有更多的当地小农场喂养的动物可满足人们对蛋白质的需求，即当地出现了越来越多小农场，由此可知，appear与pop up意思最为接近，故答案d符合文义。6the song “old mcdonald” describes _.aanimals raised freely on local farmsbanimals kept in tightly enclosed conditionsccommercial farms providing fast fooddcommercial farms providing unpopular foods答案：a推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句“todays commercial farms do not fit the image.”的提示和下文对商业农场喂养动物的方法的描述可知，the song “old mcdonald”所描述的喂养方式正好和商业农场相反，由此可推知，答案a符合文义。7some medicines are less effective for beef consumers probably because _.asome cattle feed on grainsball cattle diet on grasscsome medicines are used to treat sick cattledsome antibiotics are used by both cattle and people答案：d细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句中“and some of the antibiotics used to treat the cattle are similar to those given to humans.”可推知，答案d符合文义。8we can infer from the text that _.afood from local farms can help add to the variety in our daily mealsbsoy or grains are on the list of traditional diets of the cattleccorn for the cattle leads the meat to lower in both fat and caloriesdlower temperature makes grassfed beef more delicious答案：a推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句“walking in a farmers market often brings one to explore new food options, and now more locallyfarmed protein choices are available to help bridge the gap between our meals and the farms on which they originated.”可推知，选项a“当地小农场的食物可以丰富我们的一日三餐”符合文义。b、c两项与原文不符；d项不是经过推理得出的，不符合题意，故排除。阅读理解-c(2013西安市标准化考练，c)on a visit to japan, wangari maathai learned the story of the hummingbird (蜂鸟) and the forest fire. while the other animals run in fear, the hummingbird flies above the fire time and again, leaving a few drops of water from its beak.“why do you bother？” the other animals shout at the hummingbird. “im doing the best that i can，” the hummingbird replies.“its such a beautiful story，” ms. maathai says, thinking of the worlds environmental problems. “theres always something we can do with our little beak like the little hummingbird.”in 2004 maathai was honored with a nobel peace prize for her work founding the green belt movement (gbm), which hires villagers, especially women, to improve the environment. since then, shes realized that peoples values are what inspire them. if the values are good ones, good actions will follow.“if you dont have good values, youll develop vices (恶劣行径)，” says maathai. “and if we give in to the vice, we destroy ourselves. we destroy the environment.” thats the message of her new book.in 1971, maathai received a doctors degree from the university of nairobi, the largest university in kenya. shes now back in her homeland beginning work on the wangari maathai institute for peace and environmental studies (wmi) at the university of nairobi. “they want to call it after me，” she says.wmi will pay more attention to “learning by doing” and use knowledge to deal with real problems. “what africa needs is people who are willing to get their fingers dirty and work with the people，” says maathai.planting trees is one way people connect with the natural world. she continues to inspire others. “there is no lasting peace until we have peace with the earth itself，” she says.文章大意：本文是一篇报道。保护环境人人有责，文章主要讲述了诺贝尔和平奖获得者maathai保护环境的一些具体活动以及她关于保护环境的一些看法。9why does wangari maathai think highly of the hummingbird?ait can create water from its beak.bit helps the other animals run away.cit tries its best to put out the fire.dit finds out a way to save the forest.答案：c细节理解题。根据第二段中“im doing the best that i can”和第三段“. thinking of the worlds environmental problems. theres always something we can do with our little beak like the little hummingbird.”可知，maathai对蜂鸟评价很高的原因是蜂鸟会尽自己的全力去扑灭大火。故c项正确。10those who work for gbm are mainly _.aenvironmental experts bwomen villagerscpeople who had good values dpeople who love birds答案：b细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“. which hires villagers, especially women, to improve the environment.”可知，b项正确。11which of the following is true about wangari maathai?ashe is from japan.bshe received a nobel prize.cshe is a university teacher.dshe has always raised the hummingbird.答案：b细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中“in 2004 maathai was honored with a nobel peace prize for her work founding the green belt movement (gbm)”可知，b项正确。12according to wangari maathai, _.agood actions lead to good valuesbpeoples values influence their actionsceverybody has a possibility to develop vicesdpeople who have bad values may have good actions答案：b细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句和第五段内容可知，maathai认为，如果你没有好的价值观，就会有不良行为；如果我们屈从于错误的价值观的话，就会伤害自己，破坏环境。故b项正确。阅读理解-(d)for the person keeping a journal, whatever he experiences and wants to hold he can write down. but to get it down on paper begins another adventure. for he has to focus on what he has experienced, and to be able to say what, in fact, the experience is. what of it is new? what of it is remarkable because ofassociations in the memory it stirs up? it is a good or bad thing to have happened? and why, specifically? the questions multiply (增多) themselves quickly. as one tries to find the words that best represent this discovery, the experience becomes even clearer in its shape and meaning.beyond the value of the journal as record, there is the value of the discipline it teaches. the journalist begins to pay closer attention to what happened to and around himself. he develops and sharpens his skills of observation. he learns the usefulness of languages as a means of representing what he sees, and gains skill and certainty in the expression of his experiences. to have given u