高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练（14）(1).doc

2014高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练（14）及答案 阅读理解(二)-ca mentoring(导师制) program is giving life changing opportunities to banbury youth.young inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.alex goldberg，the programs founder，said：“we set up young inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.”“we try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth.for example，weve secured internships(实习) with worldfamous firms such as honda.”“at a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring，it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures.” kieran hepburn,14，is one of a group of banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far.in october the banbury school pupil was accompanied by young inspirations staff to paris where he was an observer at the united nations educational，scientific and cultural organizations (unesco) international youth forum(论坛)the event was held for young people from around the world，to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look.kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only uk school pupil to attend the event.kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience.“before we left i didnt quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didnt stop，it was amazing，” he said，“we went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.”the main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life.it dealt with issues(问题) such as drug abuse，violence and unemployment.kieran said：“it has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and i was voted most improved pupil at school in august.”the young inspirations mentoring sessions take place each friday in banbury.for details visit .9the young inspirations mentoring program aims to _.atrain staff for worldfamous firmsboffer job opportunities to young adultscprovide youth with unique experiencesdequip the unemployed with different skills解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“we set up young inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences.”可知目的是给青年提供独特的经历。答案c10according to alex goldberg，it is difficult for schools to offer the mentoring due to _.athe lack of support from firmsbthe cultural differencescthe effect of unemploymentdthe shortage of money解析推理判断题。由第五段中的“funding cutbacks”(削减资金)可知，缺乏资金给导师制的发展带来了困难。答案d11we can learn from the passage that _.athe visit to the united kingdom was amazingbkieran has made great progress in many aspectscthe youth have found a way to solve their problemsdthe mentoring sessions are held every day except friday解析推理判断题。由文章倒数第二段中的“it has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and i was voted most improved pupil at school in august. ”可知kieran在很多方面取得了进步。故选b项。答案b12what would be the best title for the passage?aalex goldberg，founder of young inspirationsbyoung people find a world of opportunityckieran，banbury school pupil to parisddebates help youth with their grades解析标题归纳题。本文主要就alex goldberg创建了导师制，给青年人提供了了解社会、获得社会经验的机会，最后这个项目扩大到国际范围，给青年人改变自己和社会的机会。所以正确答案为b。答案b阅读（共两节,满分50分） 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。aa fellow speaker from california named geri flew to japan, in her favorite jeans and a casual jacket, to give her first speech. fourteen hours later, four perfectly dressed japanese gentlemen greeted her at narita airport. smiling and bowing low, they handed her their business cards. with her bag in one hand, geri took their cards with the other. she thanked them, glanced briefly at the cards, and put them into her jeans pocket quickly. when the five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited geri to tea in the lobby (大厅). while sipping tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. she was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “oh, its beautiful!” at this point, the four japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “sayonara” and left immediately. poor geri was left astonished. what did she do wrong?everything! her jeans were the first gaffe. even if youre coming off a bicycle in japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. the second mistake was geris handling of their business cards rudely. in japan, the business card is one of the most important communicative tools. it is always presented and accepted respectfully with both hands. however, geri put their cards away much too quickly. in japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. you chat about each others cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully place yours in safekeeping. putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.then, the fourth horror of horrors was that geri should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. in a land where saving face is critical, it would be embarrassing to discover the gift they gave was not as nice as the one they received. what is worse, geri hadnt even given them a gift!【文章大意】本文叙述了来自加利福尼亚的geri 坐飞机来到了日本，由于不熟悉日本的礼仪，引起了日本人的误会。日本的男士认为geri的做法极为不礼貌，已经无法忍受，所以离开了。26. in the four japanese gentlemens eyes, geri took their cards _.a. excitedlyb. embarrassinglyc. politelyd. disrespectfully【答案】d【 解析】细节理解题。根据the second mistake was geris handling of their business cards rudely.这是对他们的不尊敬，故选d。27. why did the four japanese gentlemen leave geri suddenly?a. because they couldnt bear geris behavior any longer.b. because they had finished the task.c. because geri had something more important to do.d. because geri felt embarrassed.【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知这些男士认为geri的做法极为不礼貌，已经无法忍受，所以离开了，故选a。28. what does the underlined word “gaffe” in paragraph 3 probably mean?a. ignoranceb. sadnessc. mistaked. carelessness 【答案】c【 解析】词义猜测题。根据what did she do wrong?再根据第三段都是列举她的错误所在，故选c。29. the third mistake geri made was that she _.a. used her own card as a conversation starterb. kept her clients cards in a wrong placec. took her clients cards with one hand d. met her clients in jeans【答案】b【 解析】细节理解题。根据putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.故选b。30. what lesson can we draw from this story?a. honesty is the best policy. b. think twice before you take any action.c. when in rome, do as the romans do. d. dont claim to know what you dont know.【答案】c【 解析】推理判断题。根据geri的做法可知她不了解当地的礼仪，故犯下这样的错误，故选c。阅读理解-ajoan chen is famous both in china, where she grew up, and in the united states，where she now lives. how did joan become a famous actress in two countries? its an interesting story.joan chen was born in shanghai in 1961. when she was 14, some people from a film studio (制片厂) came to her school and chose her to study at the studio. she was happy about this chance, but mainly she liked the idea of getting out of school. soon, however she discovered that she really liked acting. at age 18, she won the golden rooster, chinas top film prize.in the late 1970s, joans parents, who were doctors, moved to the united states. joan joined them when she was 20 and went to college there. her parents hoped she would study medicine. instead, she majored in film and later looked for work as an actress. to work in the united states, joan had to start all over again. she told hollywood that she was an actress in china, but she only got some small parts in tv shows.one day joan went to speak to a director who was making a movie called tai - pan. the interview didnt go well. as she walked away, a man in a car noticed her. the man was dino delaurntiis, the films producer. he immediately offered her a leading part. a year later, she started in bernardo bertoluccis the last emperor and was on her way to worldwide fame.1. what was turn about joan chen when she was 14?a. some people came to her school and chose her as an actress.b. she liked to study at the studio just because she wanted to be famous.c. the most important reason for her going to the studio was that she wouldnt like to stay at school.d. she found she was fond of acting even before she was 14. 答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节推理题。由第二段 “when she was 14, some people from a film studio came to her school and chose her to study at the studio”可知，a错误；由 “but mainly she liked the idea of getting out of school”可以推断，她不喜欢呆在学校, 故b选项不正确，c选项正确；由 “soon, however she discovered that she really liked acting.” 可知，d选项错误。来源:2. when did she move to the states?a. in the late 1970s. b. after she graduated from college.c. in the late 1980s. d. in the early 1980s.答案解析：答案为d。本题为数字计算题。由第三段的第一、二句 “in the late 1970s, joans parents, who were doctors, moved to the united states. joan joined them when she was 20 and went to college there.”可以推断，1961年出生的joan chen，20岁去美国上大学，此时应该是1981年，故答案为d。3. the interview with a director _.a. made her on the way to being famous in the worldb. led to no immediate good resultc. made her play a leading part in tai - pand. gave her a chance to act in the last emperor答案解析：答案为b。本题为推断题。从最后一段 “the interview didnt go well.” 可知， c选项不正确；由 “he immediately offered her a leading part. a year later, she started in bernardo bertoluccis the last emperor and was on her way to worldwide fame.”可知，joan chen出演主角是在一年后，并开始走向世界范围内的成功之路，故a，d不正确；答案为b ，参加director的面试并没立刻产生好的效果。阅读理解- you cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. but designer mikhail belyacv doesnt think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. thats why he created lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain-sensing umbrella. the designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in russia. “once, i was driving on a central saint petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. i thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(伞蓬)built into a street lamp.” he said. the lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. it has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. sensors(传感器)then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining. in addition to the rain sensor, theres also a 360motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyones using the lampbrella. after three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed. according to the designer, the lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike. each lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. being installed(安装) at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians. while there are no plans to take lampbrella into production, belyacv says he recently introduced his creation to one moscow department, and insists this creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter. 【文章大意】本文叙述了设计师是为了人们不被雨淋而设计的这种路灯。他的灵感来自于一次经历。机器的运作，先由传感器(sensor)接收外界信号，再转换为控制信号控制电机(motor)，电机最终使得伞蓬打开(canopy)。 31. for what purpose did belyacv create the lampbrella? a. to predict a heavy rain b. to check the weather forecast c. to protect people from the rain d. to remind people to take an umbrella 【答案】c【 解析】细节理解题。根据第一段话“thats why he created lampbrella”及之前的叙述可知，设计lampbrella的目的是让忘记带伞的人不遭雨淋。故答案选c。32. what do we know from belyacvs words in paragraph2?a. his creation was inspired by an experience b. it rains a lot in the city of saint petersburgc. street lamps are protected by canopies d. he enjoyed taking walks in the rain【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。第二段话的主题句为首句“the designer says he come up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in russia”后文belvacv所言是更为具体的描述，即本段中belvacv的话语是点出了他设计lampbrella的灵感来源。故答案选a。33. which of the following show how the l