高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（27）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（27）及答案阅读理解tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre.the plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26 funded with 2.5 million of taxpayers money was announced yesterday by andy burnham, the culture secretary. it received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world，who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged.the plan comes as west end theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. attendances reached 13.6 million in 2007，up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. total sales were up 18 percent on 2006 to almost 470 million.one theatre source criticized the government s priorities(优先考虑的事) in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying: “i don t know why the government s wasting money on this. the young vic, as the times reported today，offers excellent performances at cheap prices.”there was praise for the government s plan from dominic cooke of the royal court theatre, who said: “i support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over england, not just in london.”ninety-five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two-year plan. in return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26-year-olds，first-come, first-served. it is likely to be on mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre.mr. burnham said: “a young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. but sometimes people miss out on it because they fear it s not for them . it s time to change this perception.”jeremy hunt, the shadow culture secretary, said: “the real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre，but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. for too many children theatres are a no-go area.”71critics of the plan argued that_.a. the theatres would be overcrowdedb. it would be a waste of moneyc. pensioners wouldnt get free ticketsd. the government wouldnt be able to afford it72according to the supporters, the plan should_. a. benefit the television industry b. focus on producing better plays c. help increase the sales of tickets d. involve all the young people in england73which of the following is true about the plan?a. ninety five theatres have received funding. b. everyone will get at least one free ticket.c. it may not benefit all the young people. d. free tickets are offered once every day.74we can infer from the passage that in england_.a. many plays are not for young people b. many young people don t like theatrec. people know little about the plan d. children used to receive good arts education75according to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems _.a. controversial b. inspiring c. exciting d. unreasonable参考答案阅读理解-a do you still remember the interesting question: why did the chicken cross the road? to get to the other side. most people know this joke. but recently, some people have been much more concerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road. millions of animals die each year on us roads, the federal highway administration reports. in fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat exist in the us today. the main reason? road kill. “ecopassages” may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. they are paths both over and under roads. these ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid human conflicts, said jodi hilty of the wildlife conservation society.but do animals actually use the ecopassages? the answer is yes. paul beier of northern arizona university found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. this showed that the lion used the passage. builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. animals seem to be catching on. animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses. the next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around.you might see an animal overpass!51. the writer uses the example of ocelots to show that _.a. wild animals have become more dangerousb. the driving conditions have improved greatlyc. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to workd. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents52. from the news story, we know an ecopassage is _ .a. an underground path for cars b. a fence built for the safety of the areac. a bridge for animals to get over a river d. a pass for animals to cross the road53. when the writer says that animals seem to be catching on, he means _.a. animals begin to realize the dangers on the roadb. animals begin to learn to use ecopassagesc. animals are crossing the road in groupsd. animals are increasing in number54. the writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because .a. wild animals may attack cars b. wild animals may jam the roadc. they may see wild animals in the park d. they may see wild animals on ecopassages参考答案51-54 ddbd【福建省漳州三中2013一模】beven when youre extremely busy, you arent using your time with 100% efficiency. there are gaps in everyones schedule where they arent doing anything important. even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you arent working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.why arent you completely efficient? its because time isnt the limiting factor. if it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks. instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally slow down on tasks throughout the day.the real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. energy levels limit your productivity because when youre tired, you can have enough time and still not get everything done. your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.you might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. but even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. the reason its hard to “find time” isnt a lack of time. its because you dont have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.i first suspected time wasnt the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. i was very busy, but at that time i still exercised regularly. i had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and i still found time to exercise. however, after a few weeks off, due to illness, i stopped exercising. i was not busy, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. despite this free time, i found it hard to find time to exercise. it seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. how can i explain this odd experience? i believe you have known it. 60. if someone cant work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is _. a. a schedule without gaps b. breaks and distractionsc. the limited time d. the limited energy61. according to para.4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can _.a. work without any rest b. focus on many things at a timec. find some more time in a day d. do some exercise regularly62. the writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to _.a. prove what the real limiting factor is b. show us how busily he needs to workc. explain how important a healthy body is d. tell us what an odd experience he has63. what is the best title of the passage?a. are you really lack of time? b. how can you work efficiently?c. what makes your energy limited? d. when should you do exercise?【参考答案】60-63、d caa 阅读理解 when flora kahlos paintings were on show in london, a poet described her paintings as a ribbon (丝带) around a bomb. such comments seem to suggest kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her lime. sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time. born in 1907 in a village near mexico city, kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症 )at the age of seven. her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older. then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. however, the accident had an unexpected side effect. while lying in her bed recovering, kahlo taught herself to paint. in 1929, she got married to diego rivera, another famous mexican artist. riveras strong influences on kahlos style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband. unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. her first one-woman show in mexico was not held until 1953. for more than a decade after her death in 1954, kahlos works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.55. what does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most probably mean？a. a far better artistb a much more famous person c. a much stronger persond. a far more gifted artist56. the terrible pain kahlo suffered was caused by _.a. back injuries b. her bent spinec. polio d. the operations she had57. kahlos style had become increasingly independent since the _.a. 1930s b. 1970s c. 1950s d. 1940s58. what is authors attitude toward kahlo?a. devotion b. encouragement c. ironic d. sympathy参考答案55-58 badd*结束 in the 1960s walt disney pictured in the mind a future utopian city with underground roads and a climate-controlled round roof. the real community of celebration, florida, built in 1999, applies the social and environmental goals of both disney and the new urbanism movement.disney and the new urbanism have imagined communities that promote social and local communication. celebration has a central market street district to reduce traffic and encourage social contacts. the idea is that if the downtown area is neatly and closely ranked, people will walk and meet their neighbors. downtown events like arts festivals also bring citizens together. narrow, tree-lined streets are traffic calmwith slower speed limitsto encourage bicycling and walking. moreover, housing in celebration includes both single- and multi-family houses that encourages socialization. apartment buildings are located close to downtown, and houses are built close together with small yards. they feature entrance halls to encourage citizens to socialize. many aspects of that kind of design are really aimed at maximizing social communication between citizens, not just on the streets but also in community institutions that are very much a part of public life there, says andrew ross, a new york university professor who lived in celebration for one year. utopian communities such as celebration are also designed with environmental protection in mind. the town itself is built on 4,900 acres surrounded by a 4,700 acre protected greenbelt. the greenbelt parks, and common areas accommodate native wildlife and animals. high-rise office and apartment buildings provide close office and living space in a small geographic area in order to reduce urban sprawl, the spread of todays cities onto nature areas.buildings also minimize environmental influence by using cooling; and electric systems with insulated (绝缘的;隔热的) glass, cooling towers, and energy-saving lamps. the town more or less borrows very heavily from new urbanist principles.to create environmentally friendly alternatives to sprawl and to create communities around people rather than vehicles, ross said.59. celebration mentioned in the passage is a _ .a. city offering living spaces b. community promoting socializationc. special occasion in the market d. downtown area with high buildings60. the purpose of holding art festivals mentioned in paragraph 2 is to _ .a. exhibit art works b. attract artists for profitsc. encourage communication d. reduce downtown traffic61. the underlined word sprawl in paragraph 6 may be replaced by _.a. expansion b. organization c. restriction d. exploration62. which of the following shows the organization of the passage?参考答案59-62 bcab 【福建省漳州三中2013一模】cskating backwards on ice is a bit difficult but once you master the basic, there s nothing like it. follow the steps given below and you will be able to skate backwards in no time stand straightthe first thing that you need to do is, stand straight. if you feel that you are falling backwards, then just put your chin up and slightly bend your knees. dont worry; this happens to allconfidence is what you needthe most important step while learning how to skate backwards, is having enough confidence in yourself and in what you are doing. how can you achieve this? by practice. just practice rolling backwards down a gentle slop every single day or just by pushing off from a wall or something of that sort. if you feel that you are losing your balance, then scissor（做剪式运动）your skates. keep practicing this till you are confident about itmaintain speedconfident now? great! now the next step is to maintain your speedwhile rolling in a straight line with one skate, with the other try sculling（滑浆）, that is, keep pushing yourself backwards with an outwards stroke（滑动）. now bring the skate which you were using to scull, and then again, repeat the same process. make sure that you put most of your weight on the skate which is moving straight and not the one with which you are sculling. now, try the same thing using the other foot. again keep doing this till you are conf