高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（2） 外研版.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（2）及答案第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。alinda evans was my best friend like the sister i never had. we did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.when i was 13, my family moved away. linda and i kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special times like my wedding and lindas. soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. one day a card that i sent came back，stamped “address unknown”. i had no idea about how to find linda.over the years, i missed linda very much. i wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. and i needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. there was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like linda could fill.one day, i was reading a newspaper when i noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like linda and whose last name was wagman lindas married name. “there must be thousands of wagmans.” i thought, but i still wrote to her.she called as soon as she got my letter. “mrs. tobin!” she said excitedly, “linda evans wagman is my mother.”minutes later i heard a voice that i recognized at once, even after 40 years. we laughed and cried and caught up on each others lives. now the empty place in my heart is filled. and theres one thing that linda and i know for sure: we wont lose each other again!26. the writer went to piano lessons with linda evans _.a. at the age of 13 b. before she got marriedc. after they moved to new homes d. before the writers family moved away【答案】d 【解析】细节理解题。根据开始的时候作者与linda总是一起去上钢琴课、看电影、游泳、骑马等，但后来在作者13岁的时候，作者一家搬走了，两人只能通过书信联系。故选d。27. they didnt often write to each other because they _.a. got married b. had little time to do soc. didnt like writing letters d. could see each other on special time【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第2段中的soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often根据文可知，她们之所以没经常写信，是因为她们要忙于照顾孩子，又要搬新家，也就是说，她们没有时间写信。28. there was an empty place in the writers heart because she _.a. was in troubleb. didnt know lindas addressc. received the card that she sentd. didnt have a friend like linda to share her happiness and sadness【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据i wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. and i needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died.作者没有像琳达这样的朋友来分享她的快乐和悲伤，故选d。29. the writer was happy when she _.a. read the newspaperb. heard lindas voice on the phonec. met a young woman who looked a lot like lindad. wrote to the woman whose last name was wagman【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。真正让作者感到高兴的是当她在电话上听到老朋友linda的声音的时候。而读到报纸的时候和写信的时候都还只是在猜测，那时还谈不上高兴。故选b。30. they havent kept in touch _.a. for about 40 years b. for about 27 yearsc. since they got married d. since the writers family moved away【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的minutes later i heard a voice that i knew very much, even after 40 years可知她们40年没有联系了，故选a。 for the most part, schools are designed to produce people who fit into society, not people who set out to change it. however, schools, particularly universities, may not only spread culture; they may add to the cultural heritage （遗产）. today american society places a good deal of emphasis on the development of new knowledge, especially in the physical and biological sciences, medicine, and engineering. in recent years, the nations leading universities have increasingly become research centres.an emphasis on research has led universities to judge professors not by abilities as teachers, but as researchers. promotions, salary increases, and other benefits have long been dependent on research and publication （出版物）. however, the most important is no longer publishing. to be successful these days, professors have to bring in money provided by government and private industry. critics claim that academic success is most likely to come to those who have learned to “ignore” their teaching duties to pursue research activities. defenders say that even when students themselves are not involved in research projects they benefit from such an emphasis on research.major research universities like the massachusetts institute of technology have also cooperated with industrial companies to develop technology and products with commercial potential. with university-industry ties continuing to grow, debate has increased about the consequences for basic science, academic openness, the control of information, the direction of research, and the influence on students.13. according to the passage, which of the following is not emphasized by todays american society?a. physical science. b. biological sciences.c. engineering. d. computer science.14. in the present standard, a successful professor is one who can _.a. teach well b. get financial support for researchc. get the highest salary d. have many publications15. supporters of the present emphasis on research argue that _.a. it involves more students in itb. it does good to students anywayc. it has a direct good effect on teachingd. it earns a lot of money for a university16. the author seems to be _ the move of emphasis to research.a. totally against b. sorry to see c. in favor of d. neutral （中立） about1316dbbd if you have a chance to go to finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the finnish people are.take the taxi drivers for example. taxis in finland are mostly high-class benz with a fare of two us dollars a kilometer. you can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. the driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.the dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. the most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. with such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration （登记） card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge. .the finnish workers are paid by the hour. they are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. from then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.with so many loopholes （漏洞） in everyday life, surely finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. but the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. and workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. as the finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.17. the underlined words in this passage means to “_”.a. be ready to help others b. make good use of ones friendsc. be a little ahead of others d. gain something at others expense18. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. while taking a taxi in finland, you can get off without first paying your fare.b. in a big hotel in finland, you can enjoy free meals if youre living in the hotel.c. the bosses in finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours.d. the workers are always honest with their working hours.19. we can learn from the passage that _.a. the finnish society is of very high moral（道德）levelb. there are many loopholes in everyday life in finlandc. in finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingd. everyone in finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves20. which of the following is the best title of the passage?a. life in finland b. a society with “foolish” peoplec. what a life d. honest accounts of the finns1720dcabeach new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. some call it the summer learning setback. simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget. the only thing they might gain is weight. most american schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar. students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. some schools follow a year-round calendar. they hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. the national association for year-round education says there were fewer than three thousand such schools at last count. they were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.but many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school. lead researcher paul von hippel said, “year-round schools dont really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. they simply spread it out across the year.”across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students. experts say this can be prevented. they note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.but calling them “summer school” could be a problem. the director of the summer learning center at johns hopkins, ron fairchild, said research with groups of different parents in chicago and baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. in american culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. the parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp”, “enrichment”, “extra time” and “hands-on learning”.31. according to the first paragraph the summer learning gap .a. helps children to gain weightb. leads children to work harderc. improves childrens memoriesd. affects childrens regular studies【答案】d 【解析】细节理解题。根据simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget.暑假影响了学生的正常的学习，故选d。32. compared to traditional schools, students in the year-round ones .a. perform better and have more learning gainsb. have much less time for relaxation every yearc. have generally the same number of class daysd. hold more classes with more free weeks off【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据but many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school.全年的学校与一般的学校都有相同的天数的授课时间，故选c。33. which of the following statements is true?a. students from poor families often fall behind after the vacation.b. year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.c. there are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.d. nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students.来自贫困家庭通常在假期过后学习要落后其他孩子，故选a。34. why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?a. they cherish the childrens rights of freedom very much.b. they are worried about the quality of the “summer school”.c. they want their children to be forced to make up the gap.d. they cant afford to the further study during vacation.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据research with groups of different parents in chicago and baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. in american culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood.父母认为这样剥夺孩子的自由的权利，故选a。35. what would be the best title of this passage?a. opening summer campsb. forbidding summer schoolsc. spreading year-round educationd. minding the summer learning gap【答案】d【解析】标题归纳题。根据each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap.及短文的内容可知注意暑假假期学习的退步，故选d。 cole bettles had been rejected by a number of universities when he received an e-mail from the university of california, san diego, last month, congratulating him on his admission and inviting him to tour the campus. his mother booked a hotel in san diego, and the 18-year-old ojai high school senior arranged for his grandfather, uncle and other family members to meet them at the campus for lunch during the saturday tour.“they were like oh my god, thats so awesome （棒的），” bettles said. right before he got in bed, he checked his e-mail one last time and found another message saying the school had made a mistake and his application had been denied.in fact, all 28, 000 students turned away from uc san diego, in one of the toughest college entrance seasons on record, had received the same incorrect message. the students hopes had been raised and then dashed （破灭） in a cruel twist that shows the danger of instant communications in the internet age.ucsd admissions director mae brown called it an “administrative error” but refused to say who had made the mistake, or if those responsible would be disciplined （受训）.the e-mail, which began, “were thrilled that youve been admitted to uc san diego, and were showcasing （展示） our beautiful campus on admit day, ” was sent to the full 46, 000 students who had applied, instead of just the 18, 000 who got in, brown said.the error was discovered almost immediately by her staff, who sent an apology within hours.