高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（60）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（60）及答案阅读理解late that afternoon i took the train back to sydney. there i found another surprise waiting for me. my room at the hotel had been given to somebody else and they had no room for me. harkin had known my travel plans and had planned everything. how could he have booked the room only for three days? there was nothing to be done but to find another hotel. the waiters were happy to find me a new hotel, and when i said that i was happy to stay at the airport, thinking it might be cheaper than staying in the city, they suggested the holiday inn at the airport. there was one small matter: the room rate was ds| 300 per night. the best hotel in katoomba had wanted only ds| 145. i asked if there was anything cheaper they might suggest but they warned that most hotels would already be full by this time.the hotel was far from the train station, so i had to take a taxi, as ds| 25. on the way to the holiday inn, we passed a hotel just two blocks from the holiday inn that advertised a room rate of ds| 104. at the desk i asked if their room rate could go down a lot. “no, this is a 4star hotel，” the waiter told me. “in that case，” i replied, “ill just walk the two blocks to the cheap hotel.” but she warned me that they were probably full and that if i didnt take the room, it might not be available when i came back. finally, i decided to take the room.the room itself was big, but the air conditioning couldnt keep up with the australian heat. i couldnt get to sleep until about 1：00 am.语篇解读：文章讲述了作者在澳洲因预订房间的期限已到而不得不艰难地再找旅店的经历。9why did the writer have to look for another hotel?ahe didnt book early. bharkin made a mistake.che was short of money. dhe wasnt well received.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的harkin had known my travel plans and had planned everything. how could he have booked the room only for three days？可知，harkin犯了一个错误，房间预订的时间比计划短了。答案：b10how did the writer feel when hearing the room rate at the holiday inn?anervous. bhappy.csurprised. drelaxed.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的there was one small matter: the room rate was ds| 300 per night. the best hotel in katoomba had wanted only ds| 145.可推断作者感到惊奇。答案：c11what was the weather like at that moment?acool. bwarm.ccold. dhot.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的the room itself was big, but the air conditioning couldnt keep up with the australian heat.可知，当时的天气很热。答案：d12why did the writer take a room in the holiday inn finally?aits a 4star hotel.bits around the station.cit was midnight then.dthe room was in great demand.解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的.they were probably full and that if i didnt take the room, it might not be available when i came back.可知，应选d项。答案：d13what does the text mainly talk about?aa hotel hunting experience.ban unforgettable day.ca warmhearted waiter.dan introduction to hotels.解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述作者寻找旅店的过程。答案：a。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。ain singapore, most of us love window-shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at east coast park or changi beach on sunny days. singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional thunderstorm. however, we know that if it rains for long continuous periods, there will be more serious effects. just recently the main shopping street of orchard road was flooded and some part of bukit timah was impassable to traffic. people reacted by writing in to the newspaper to complain about this! we forget that other countries suffer much worse effects. elsewhere, heavy tropical（热带的）storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in thailand and malaysia. this in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in singapore will rise because we import these products from them. if there is a typhoon or tsunami, thousands of lives are lost too. this happened in indonesia and phuket in thailand in 2004 and it serves to remind us of how mother nature can cause great damage.weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years. scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar ice-cap has caused the level of the ocean to rise. this in turn causes flooding of low-lying areas in countries where the land is rather flat and some parts of which is below water level. it is believed that human activities have caused mother nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities, for example, illegal logging（伐木）or irresponsible forest-burning to clear land for farming.56.from paragraph 1, we can see that most singaporeans love_.a. making complaintsb. going out for picnicsc. doing window-shoppingd. traveling along the coast【答案】c【解析】根据第一段第一句可知。57.what will happen in singapore if there are floods in its neighboring countries?a. heavy tropical storms will follow shortly.b. the price of rice and vegetables will go up.c. many people will write in to the newspaper.d. more rice and vegetables will be imported.【答案】b【解析】根据第一段倒数三，四句可知。热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的蔬菜和大米是从这些国家进口的，所以会导致蔬菜，大米的价格上升。58.the underlined word“it” in paragraph 2 refers to_.a. the arrival of heavy tropical stormsb. the import of rice and vegetablesc. the rising price of rice and vegetablesd. the loss of lives in natural disasters【答案】d【解析】上句提到台风和海啸会导致成千上万的人死亡。这在2004年在印度尼西亚和泰国的普吉岛发生过。自然灾害到这人死亡这件事用来提醒我们大自然可以带来巨大损害。59.which of the following shows how the low-lying areas are flooded?a. global warming b. the rise in ocean levelc. harmful human activitiesd. the flooding of low-lying arease. the melting of the polar ice-capa. caebdb. acebdc. cabedd. dacbe【答案】a【解析】根据最后一段可知。60.what should we do in order not to make mother nature angry?a. clear more land for farming.b. reduce harmful human activities.c. bring down the price of food.d. improve the quality of weather.【答案】b【解析】根据最后一段it is believed that human activities have caused mother nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities,“人们认为是人类的活动导致了大自然极端愤怒， 因此，现在我们真的应该团结合作减少有害活动。”the website “farmerso” calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. the idea started in the mind of a man, jerry miller in ohio. he wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. jerry miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.as he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. but_someone_would_invite_her_to_meet_for_coffee_at_nine_oclock_at_night,_when_she_had_to_start_her_day_at_five_the_next_morning.so, in 2005, jerry miller launched his website. “you dont have to be a farmer to be on farmerso， but you do have to have the good oldfashioned traditional values of americas heartland.”you also have to live in the united states or canada to be a member of the site. some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. as of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. many of them are farmers in the united states. others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. jerry miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.some farmers have also found love through a group, singles in agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. it organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. the purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. its website, “singlesinag. org”， says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as france.语篇解读：乡村生活的作息规律让农民的社交生活受到了限制，受此启发，专门为农民创办的网络约会与交友的网站应运而生。5jerry miller started “farmerso” in order to _.ahelp farmers bsupport traditionscunderstand farmers drepresent farmers解析：推理判断题。jerry miller是在听完一位女性农民的苦衷后才创办了这个网站，以便为农民网上约会和交友提供方便，由此可推断他创办网站的目的是帮助农民。答案：a6what does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 indicate?ashe dislikes city lifestyle.bshe prefers late night coffee.ccountry life isnt well understood.dits tiring to get up early.解析：细节理解题。有人邀请她在晚上九点喝咖啡，可是她必须在第二天早上五点起床，由此可推断乡村生活没有被很好地理解。答案：c7which of the following is true of “”？aits services are free.bit provides dating services.conly farmers can become its members.dfarmers in france cant benefit from it.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句中的“a nonprofit organization”可知这是一个非营利性机构，它创办的网站提供的是免费服务。答案：a8the author of the text intends to _.aadvertise for the two websitesbintroduce two websitescencourage social activitiesdurge readers to help farmers解析：作者意图题。作者只是客观地介绍了jerry miller创办的网站，顺便提及了另外一个网站，并没有发表自己的观点，所以作者意在对两个网站进行介绍。答案：b9it can be inferred from the text that _.aall farmers desire marriagebfarmers are easy to meet new peoplecmore farmers get divorced in the usadthe internet helps improve farmers social life解析：推理判断题。由文中介绍的这两个关于农民社交的网站可推知因特网有助于提高农民的社交生活。答案：d。(皖南八校第三次联考)the “neighborhood watch” scheme all started a few years ago in the quiet village of mollington after a number of burglaries in the village and the surrounding area. the villagers came up with the idea that they themselves could keep an eye on their neighbors possessions while they were away on holiday. since then, and with the support of the government and police, more than 50,000 “neighborhood watch” schemes have been set up all over the country.the object of each “watch” group is to reduce the opportunities that criminals have in any particular street or area. each villager who is a member of the scheme will call the police whenever they see something suspicious. it is the police who actually check out each report and look into what is happening. villagers who are part of the “watch” are not supposed to act as police or put themselves in danger.when a new “neighborhood watch” scheme is set up in an area, one benefit is that most burglars dare not take a chance on breaking into someones house because they know that there is a high risk of being seen by neighbors keeping a lookout. burglars also know that people are more likely to have fitted good locks to their doors and windows.another benefit is that, since the “neighborhood watch” schemes came into existence, there is growing evidence of a new community spirit. it is bringing people together as never before, and encouraging people to care for each other. new friendships are being made, and contact is often established with old people living on their own, who are often the most frightened and the most at risk.语篇解读：这是一篇说明文，向读者介绍了一个叫做“neighborhood watch”的计划，并讲述了该计划的实施办法以及收到的效果。9the “neighborhood watch” scheme in mollington started _.abefore any others in the countrybafter 50,000 burglaries in the areacbecause some villagers wanted to go away for a holidaydbecause the police could not protect people解析：逻辑推理题。由文章第一段的最后一句可推知，mollington的“neighborhood watch” scheme是最早开始的，所以答案选a项。答案：a10when members of a “watch” group see suspicious individuals, they should _.acontact the police btry and frighten them awayctry and arrest them dcall the other members解析：事实细节题。由文章第二段的后三句可知，人们看到可疑人员应该报警，调查和侦破案件是警察的职责，所以答案选a项。答案：a11when a new “watch” scheme starts in an area _.apeople fit new locks to their doors and windowsbthe police send fewer officers to the areacvillagers put signs on their doorsdburglars are less likely to break into houses解析：事实细节题。由文章第三段的第一句可知入室盗窃的可能性会降低，答案选d项。答案：d12another benefit of the “watch” schemes is that _.amembers of the “watch” look after old peoplebdifferent kinds of people are attracted to live in the areaca new community spirit is growingdold people are no longer frightened of crime解析：逻辑推理题。由文章第四段的内容可推知选c。答案：c13in general, the author seems to think that _.ait is hard to have any privacy in a “neighborhood watch” areabthe police should do more to protect peoplec“watch” schemes are not very useful in reducing crimedthe “neighborhood watch” schemes have been successful解析：作者态度题。由三、四段讲的该计划带来的两个好处可知该计划效果非常好，所以答案选d项。答案：d。people use their mouths for many things. they eat, talk, shout and sing. they smile and they kiss. in the english language, there are many expressions using the word“mouth.”for example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest（抗议）and say “do not bad mouth me.” sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person. or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. the speaker might say: “i really put my foot in my mouth this time.” if this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. in other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. the other person might protest: “i did not say that. do not put words in my mouth.”some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. there is an expression for this, too. you might say such a person, “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” this rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. this person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.parents might sometimes keep a child off sweet food as a form of punishment for saying bad things. for example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child. the parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off. but enough of all this talk. i have been running my mouth long enough.61. when will a person