高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专题测试题(30).doc

2014高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专题测试题 (30) 阅读理解-amany people eventually get round to trading in their first car. but not mike harrison. he loves his 1931 black bentley sports car so much that hes still driving it 54 years after be bought it.mr harrison was 20 when he paid 150 (about 3,000 now) for the car after passing his test in 1956. it had already done 85,000 miles and he has since driven it a further 100,000, yet the car still runs like clockwork. it is now one of only three left in the country and is worth 250,000. despite its value, mr harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car “which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life”. mr harrison courted his wife jenny in it during the early sixties and it was their family car when children caroline, now 46, and ben, 42, came along. even when he took a job as an advertising executive which came with the company car of his choice, mr harrison kept the bentley. he said: how many people still have their first car these days when everything is so disposable? but it is a real eye-catcher. it has something that modern cars just dont have - style and character. i still drive it most days, even though it only does about 15 miles to the gallon! petrol was just six shillings (30p) a gallon when mr harrison bought the bentley, which had a top speed of 120mph. he has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years but has kept the bodywork in good condition himself, hand-painting the underneath and spraying the black panels of the bodywork. for decades the bentley was a regular sight on the roads near mr harrisons home in hampton court, surrey. he now uses it as a runaround after retiring to whitney-on-wye, herefordshire. mrs harrison, 71, said: “it was a nuisance(累赘) keeping it in tip-top order with me helping out with the repairs by passing mike the spanners the whole time. but i wouldnt have changed any of it - i feel like a queen every time im in it.”1. when mike harrison bought his black bentley sports car, it was .a. a hand made car b. a second hand carc. one of only three leftd. unique in style答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节推理题。由文章第二段第二句话 “it had already done 85,000 miles ” 可知，mike harrison 买车的时候，车已经跑了85,000 miles，可以推断, bentley sports car是二手车。故答案为b。2. mike harrison would never sell the car mainly because .a. it has witnessed his life and his familyb. it is very eye catchingc. it has save much oild. it runs very fast 答案解析：答案为a。本题为推理题。由第三段 “mr harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life ”.和第四段的进一步解释可知，这辆车一直陪伴着他和他的家庭，故答案为a。3. it can be concluded from the passage that the car .a. has cost more for repairs than it is worthb. has almost been retiredc. has caused much trouble to mrs. harrison.d. is priceless to the family 答案解析：答案为d。本题为文章主旨推理题。通读全文可知，尽管mike harrison 的车现在已经速度减慢，需要经常修理，但是它见证了mike harrison和他的家庭生活，所以这辆车在他们的心中是无价的。故答案为d。 由第三段 “it is now one of only three left in the country and is worth 250,000.”和第六段 “he has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years ”可知，车的修理费是几千镑，但是价值是250,000镑，故a选项错误。 由最后一段最后一句话 “but i wouldnt have changed any of it - i feel like a queen every time im in it.”可知，这辆车还是在使用，并没退休，故b选项错误。c选项未提及。4. whats the main purpose of this writing?a. to show that an old car is better than a new one.b. to share mike harrisons story of his first car.c. to ask people to treasure old things.d. to describe the quality of a black bentley. 答案解析：答案为b。本题考查文章的写作目的，结合前面的问题可知，全文都是在围绕mike harrison和他的车展开，故答案为b。英语阅读理解荟萃（中级篇）passage one (violence can do nothing to diminish race prejudice)in some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned. there are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests by setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging. important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. what is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all. we may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged. the whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. we have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute. the sheer horror, the bloodshed, the suffering mean nothing. no solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us.the truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and herder to get a hearing. they are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement. if half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution. our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake. in a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social programme. the benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us. genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the framework of the law.before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each others problems. and to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information. talk, talk, talk, the advocates of violence say, all you ever do is talk, and we are none the wiser. its rather like the story of the famous barrister who painstakingly explained his case to the judge. after listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser. possible, my lord, the barrister replied, none the wiser, but surely far better informed. knowledge is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom: the knowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve.1.what is the best title for this passage?a advocating violence.violence can do nothing to diminish race prejudice.c important people on both sides see violence as a legitimate solution.d the instincts of human race are thirsty for violence.2.recorded history has taught usa violence never solves anything.nothing.c the bloodshed means nothing.d everything.3.it can be inferred that truly reasonable mena cant get a hearing.are looked down upon.c are persecuted.d have difficulty in advocating law enforcement.4.“he was none the wiser” means a he was not at all wise in listening.he was not at all wiser than nothing before.c he gains nothing after listening.d he makes no sense of the argument.5.according the author the best way to solve race prejudice is a law enforcement.knowledge.c nonviolence.d mopping up the violent mess.vocabulary1.acute 严重的，剧烈的，敏锐的2.loot v.抢劫，掠夺；n.赃物3.pillage v.抢劫，掠夺4.crunch v.吱嘎吱嘎咬或嚼某物；n.碎裂声when it comes to the crunch = if/when the decisive moment comes. 当关键时刻来到时。5.war-paint 出战前涂于身上的颜料。（美印第安战士用）6.come to light = become known 显露，为人所知7.sap 剥削，使伤元气，破坏i was sapped by months of hospital treatment. 我住院治疗几个月，大伤元气。8.mop up 擦去，对付，处理9.wake 船迹，航迹in the wake of sth. = come after 随某事之后到来。难句译注1.what is really frightening, what really fills you with despair is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all.【结构简析】when it comes to the crunch = when / if the decisive moment comes.当关键时刻来到时。【参考译文】真正令人可怖的，令人绝望的是，在关键时刻，人们意识到我们一点儿也没有进步/前进。2.our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake.【结构简析】in the wake of 在之后。【参考译文】由于我们不得不清理掉暴力之后所留下的烂摊子，我们的力量因此削弱了。3.after listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser.【结构简析】none + the + 比较级。固定用法，义：not at all 一点儿也不。ex: after the treatment, he is none the better.治疗后，他并没有因此见好，（一点儿也不见好）。【参考译文】听了律师的长篇解释，法官抱怨说他一无所获，并不因此变得聪明些。4. knowledge is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom.【参考译文】知识是智慧的必要的先决条件。结合上下文这里意思是：了解情况是解决问题的先决条件。句子后面的解释：知识是指了解它欲以解决暴力制造的恶行。写作方法与文章大意作者主要以对比的手法写出了暴力是有些国家用以解决种族差异的公认方法，这是人本性没有进步的表现，真正理智的人提出了法制才是解决问题的唯一途径，而这些人遭人轻视、迫害。作者指出如果我们把使用暴力的一半精力放在消除贫民窟，改善生活水平，提供教育和就业，清除暴力造成的后果，也就是通过对它以法治理是能真正解决种族问题的。尽管这些暴力者采取充耳不闻的态度。答案详解1.b 暴力难以消除种族偏见。文章一开始就提出有些国家种族偏见严重，而暴力却是公认的一种解决方法。白人采用暴力镇压，黑人以防火、掠抢为反抗。而双方的大人物平静地论及暴力，似乎这是一种合法的解决方案。作者就此指出人类的进步只在于表面衣饰等，人类的本能没有改变。整个有记录历史的文件没有教会人类任何东西。这是真正令人可怕的事件。第二段论及真正有理智的懂得解决方案所在的人鼓吹法制，人们不停。他们反而收到轻视、迫害。作者就此提出假设，答出真正的解决方案嗜法制，以法治理。第三段进一步说明“交流、对话”是了解双方问题的前提，即使暴力者不同意，但知道暴力制造它假装要解决的罪恶，是智慧聪明的必要前提。a.鼓吹暴力。c.双方重要人物都把暴力作为合法的解决方案。d. 人类的本性是嗜暴性。2.b没有什么。第一段中就明确提出整个人类有记录历史又长又臭的暴力文件记录，一点都没有教给我们任何东西。a.暴力解决不了任何事情。c.杀戮（流血）没有任何意义。d.一切。3.d在鼓吹法制方面有困难。答案在第二段，真正有理智的人鼓吹法制，遭到同类们的轻视、不信任和迫害。他们发现要人倾听他们的意见越来越困难。a.人们不听。b.遭人轻视。c.遭人迫害。这三项都包含在d项内。4.c听后无所得。none the wiser一点也不比以前聪明（这是按字面翻译）。实际就是c项。a.在倾听别人上他一点也不聪明。b.他和以前一个样。d.他听不懂论点。5.a法制。第二段最后一句，如果我们在法律的构架中进行工作，真正的持久的解决总是能实现的。第二段第二句，他们遭到迫害是因为他们鼓吹法制这种显然令人不能容忍的事。b.知识。c.非暴力。d.处理暴力带来的混乱。阅读理解-bamericas population was booming and spreading west in the early 1800s. westward expansion came mostly at the expense of the indians who were often forced to move from their native lands. in the state of georgia, the population increased 600 percent in the matter of 40 years. as a result, many of its native tribes(部落) were pushed out. the cherokee indians, of western georgia had managed to keep their land until gold was discovered in their territory in 1828. in 1830, however, president andrew jackson authorized (批准) the indian removal act. the cherokees fought the law, and it was overturned by chief justice john marshall two years later.just three years later, however, in 1835, the treaty of new echota was signed. the treaty was not authorized by the cherokee nation, but rather, a small group of cherokee radicals led by john ridge. under the treaty, the cherokee were to leave georgia and the government would compensate them at a price determined to be about 5 percent of the value of the land. the majority of the cherokee nation would never had agreed to the treaty, but the u.s. government ratified it anyway. john ridge was thus seen as a traitor by the cherokees - and would later pay with his life. the georgia government then staged a land lottery in which cherokee land was divided into 160 equal portions. they were sold to anyone who had $4.00 and who had won a chance to own land. in 1838, general winfield scott and 7,000 troops invaded cherokee land. men, women, and children were forced to walk westward from georgia nearly 1,000 miles with minimal facilities and food, to reservations set up for them in oklahoma. cherokee chief john ross, eventually was able to convince winfield scott that his people should lead the tribe west. scott agreed and ross divided the people into smaller groups so they could forage for food on their own. although ross may have save countless lives, nearly 4,000 indians died walking this trail of tears. 1. which of the following happened first?a. cherokees walk to oklahoma.b. the indian removal act.c. the treaty of new echota.d. the georgia “land lottery”. 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由文章第二段倒数第二句话 “in 1830, however, president andrew jackson authorized the indian removal act.”可知，b选项发生在1830年；由第三段第一句话 “just three years later, however, in 1835, the treaty of new echota was signed.”可知，c选项发生在1835年；由第三段倒数第二句话 “the georgia government then staged a land lottery in which cherokee land was divided into 160 equal portions.”可知，d选项发生在treaty of new echota后; 由最后一段前两句话 “ in 1838, general winfield scott and 7,000 troops invaded cherokee land. set up for them in oklahoma.”可知，a选项发生在最后。故答案为b。2. the underlined part “ratified it” (in para. 3) can be replaced by “ ”. a. made it officialb. signed it secretlyc. removed itd. ignored it 答案解析：答案为a。本题为语义推断题。结合该短语出现的句子 “the maj