高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题（11）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题（11）及答案阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 【海口市2013高考英语模拟题】amy wife julie and i were out on the road that runs around where we live. two dog walkers passed by and we heard one of them say, “never seen that dog around here before.”we looked down the hill and saw an old black dog stumbling(蹒跚) painfully up the hill. we bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. i checked and there was a collar. there was a phone number on the collar, but no one answered.the dog was painfully thin. it didnt have many teeth left and, well, it just seemed done.julie ran home to get some of our dogs food while i tried to encourage the dog to come along with me. julie got home and back again when i was only half way there. so, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food.eventually we got her home. we gave her a blanket, more food, kept her warm and wondered what to do next.after trying for many times we got a response from the number. a lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. she explained that tara had been her fathers dog. she was very old and should probably be put to sleep, but the lady just couldnt bring herself to do it. so, tara was safely returned home.here is the truth of the story:actually julie and i were out that morning because i was leaving. she was trying to persuade me to come back, but i wasnt hearing anything that made that sound likely. i was about to turn and go when an old, worn out dog walked between us and collapsed. suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. there was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.we did help it. and here i am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.in the song “love is not a fight” warren barfield talks about marriage. at one point he sings, “and if we try to leave, may god send angels to guard the door.”sometimes angels come disguised (伪装) as dogs.56. which of the following statements is true?a. the two dog walkers didnt like the dog.b. the old black dog was sick and weak and couldnt walk.c. after finding the dog, the writer phoned its owners.d. most of the dogs teeth had been pulled out by someone.57. we can know from paragraph 4 that _.a. julie bought some food for the dog b. the writer had his own pet dogc. the dog didnt go with the writer d. the dog didnt eat any of the food58. the underlined part “our problem” in the passage refers to the fact that _.a. the writer didnt want to take julies adviceb. julie disagreed with the writers travel on businessc. an old and worn out dog appeared in front of themd. the couple had some trouble with their marriage59. which of the following is the best title for the passage? a. a helpful couple. b. an angel dog.c. saving the dog. d. a famous song.【参考答案】5659 cbdb 【庖丁解牛】pretend they care when they really dont care all that much. while the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. the point is that people say it all the time when they like.26. how does the author understand maxies word?a. maxie shows her anxiety to the author.b. maxie really wished the author a good day.c. maxie encourages the author to stay happy.d. maxie really worries about the authors security.点拨 d 细节理解题 根据文章的第一段最后两句可知，特别是“cares about me and wishes me well”等字眼。可知道是b项。28. by saying “have a nice day,” a stranger may _.a. try to be polite to youb. express respect to youhitoshi sakamoto, an anthropology student at temple university in tokyo reports similar experiences.question:what is the similarity between doreen sykora and hitoshi sakamoto?a. they are students from the same university. b. they failed in all the examinations.c. they both had experiences of test anxiety. d. they both had the same poor studying habits.exercise 2i used to think education was the most important thing in my life. recently my attitude has begun to change, although i still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. as a top junior student in my college, i was asked to make a speech on how to learn english well. standing in front of the audience and facing so many freshmen, i was trembling. i didnt remember any word that i had prepared. i van out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. i cried that night in my room, feeling that i was a loser. studying takes up so much of my time that i feel unable to really develop myself. i am just storing knowledge, which i cant communicate with others. i have received many awards in school, but they dont necessarily reflect anything about me. i dont know how to socialize. when i leave school 1 fear i will be of no use to society.question:the author feels fearful that she will be of no use to society mainly because .a. she is unable to develop herselfb. studying takes too much of her timec. she does not know how to communicate with othersd. she feels that she is a failureexercise 3however, the best way to see new york is undoubtedly on foot. central park is an ideal place to start a walking tour of new york city843 acres of shining ponds and lush greenery attract locals and tourists. and apart from offering breathtaking scenery, it is a centre for recreation. visitors can listen to music groups, watch performers, walk along the trails and even take a romantic ride in a horse carriage.question:according to the passage , you can do all the following things in central park except .a. enjoy the beautiful scenery b. watch great performance c. go for a swim d. take a ride on a horse carriage.exercise 4be careful when driving on country roads at night in cold weather. cattle and native animals such as kangaroos lie on the bitumen road surface which holds the warmth of the sun. car lights can blind and mesmerize the animals and they may just as easily run into your vehicle as run away from it. question:when driving on a country mad at night in cold weather, divers should be careful not to hita. children b. some animalsc. other cars d. low flying birdsexercise 5there are other kinds of music that are important to americans. one is called folk music. it tells stories about the common life of americans. another is called country music. this was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. today, any music about country life and the love between country boy and his girl is called country music.question:from the passage we can learn that country music today is about .a. the common life of americansb. country life and love storiesc. the life of cowboys d. the school life in americaavoid high-fat foods. dishes that look oily or creamy may have large amount of fat. choose learn exercise 2most painters discover a style of painting that suits them and stick to that, especially if people admire their pictures. but picasso, the great spanish painter, was like a man who had not yet found his own particular style of painting. he kept on struggling to find the perfect expression till his death in 1973.some of picassos paintings are rich, soft colored and beautiful. others are ugly, cruel and strange. but such paintings allow us to imagine things for ourselves. they force us to say to ourselves. “what does he see that makes him paint like that? and we begin to look beneath the surface of the things we see. picasso painted thousands of pictures in different styles. sometimes he painted the natural look of things: sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces. he showed us what the mind knows as well as what the eyes see. at the age of 90 he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young. that is why people have called him the youngest painter in the world.questions:1. in the passage the writer mainly wants to tell us_a. something about some pictures which have different stylesb. something about picassos style of paintingc. that it is not easy for a painter to find his own styled. that picasso never found his own particular style2. the ugly, cruel and strange paintings by picasso_a. make us try to notice something inside the painted thingsb. allow us to ask questions about themc. force us to question everything we seed. cause us to think that what picasso saw was different from what we see3. picasso is regarded as the youngest painter in the world because_a. he looked young when he was oldb. he observed things with the eyes and the mindc. he never stopped painting even when he was oldd. he never gave up looking for something new4. what do you suppose the writer thinks of picassos paintings?a. he doesnt understand any of them.b. he thinks some of them are valuable, but some are not.c. he admires them, including the ugly ones.d. he doesnt like any of them, but he admires the painter.5. from the third paragraph we can learn that_a. it is never too old to learn b. knowledge is power c. no pains, no gains d. all roads lead to rome帮你归纳这类题主要是针对who, what, which, why, how, when, where等来提问的。如：(1) which of the following statements is true / not true / false, according to the passage?(2) which of the following statements is (not) correct?(3) in the passage, which of the following is mentioned / not mentioned?(4) all the following statements are (not) true except _.(5) choose the right order of the events given in the passage?(6) when/where did the story happen?(7) which of the following may be the best reason for . 了解这些题目的设计特点对正确解题有一定帮助。一般来说，设计这些题目时，编题者经常会换用不同的词、词组、短语、句型、或其它不同的表达方式来表达文段中某一相应的词、词组、短语、句型或表达方式所表达的同一意思，以此来考察读者对文段中某一信息的理解。解答这类阅读理解题尤其要求我们熟练把握所学范围内的词汇、短语、句型及其意义和用法。【海口市2013高考英语模拟题】bin the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identitythe most interesting example is that of a so called “banana”, which refers to an american who has an asian face but holds western valuesin shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroadthey look no different from the locals and speak fluent chinese or even shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing chinese characters, they are almost illiterate（文盲）jack is such an examplehe never learned to read or write chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficultfrom time to time, he flies to the us as he does not feel shanghai is where he comes from“but when i am in the states, i feel thats not my home either,” he saidat de gaulle airport in france, there is a swiss man who has been living in the waiting room for a long time because he lost his passport during his travelshe was refused entry into several countriesbut when he was eventually allowed to return to switzerland, he refused to leave the airporthis reason was very simple“i am sure who i ami need no acknowledgement from others,” he said during an interviewfor this reason he was honored by the western media as “the hero of identity”as the internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more seriousin a virtual world, people can have different addr