高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题（10）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题（10）及答案阅读理解（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。【贵阳市2013高考英语】a there is a man who id like to tell you about. his name is sandy greenberg. in his youth,sandy was a very good student, but he came from a poor family. and so he went to columbiauniversity on a scholarship and there he met his roommate who also was receiving financial aid.now while he was a sophomore（大学二年级学生）at columbia university,sandycontracted an eye disease that eventually proved to be glaucoma. but the trouble was, it wasnt detected（检查）early enough, and as a result he became legally blind.i ask you all to imagine for a moment having been sighted all your life and then all of a sudden being faced, in a very competitive school, with losing so much sight you could no longer read. this is what happened to sandy greenberg.but something else happened to sandy that may surprise you. sandy said that when he losthis sight, his roommate would-read his textbooks to him, every night. so im going to put you in that position, in a competitive school like columbia, or johns hopkins. if your roommate had a serious disability, would you take the time to read textbooks to him every night,knowing the more you spend time reading textbooks to your roommate,perhaps the less well you might do with your other activities? thats not as easy a question as it first appears. but luckily for sandy, his roommate did. and as a result, sandy went on to graduate with honors. he got a fulbright scholarship, and he went off to study at oxford. he was still quite poor, but he said he had managed t o save about five hundred dollars as he went along. his roommate, meanwhile, also went on to graduate school. one day, sandy got a call fromhim at oxford. and his former roommate said,“sandy im really unhappy. i really dont like being in graduate school, and i dont want to do this.36. what is glaucoma? a. a problem in study. b. a trouble in money. c. an eye disease. d. a mental disease.3.7. what does the underlined word did in paragraph 5 refer to? a. graduated successfuiiy b. went on to oxford on a scholarship c. got a scholarship d. kept on reading textbooks for sandy38. which of the following word can be used to describe sandys roommate? a. optimistic. b. annoying. c. lovely. d. kind.39. we can learn from this text that _. a. sandy still kept in touch with his former roommate b. sandy went on to graduate school in columbia university c. sandy got his treatment without delay d. sandys former roommate lived a happy life【参考答案】3639cdda 链接2. （2012辽宁卷）confucius and chinese culture to the west. as for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the west, even if his birthday is. 64. the opening paragraph is mainly intended to _a. . provide some key facts about confuciusb. attract the readers interest in the subjectc. show great respect for the ancient thinkerd. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations65. we can learn from paragraph 4 that american students_a. have a great interest in studying chineseb. take an active part in chinese competitionsc. try to get high scores in chinese examsd. fight for a chance to learn chinese66. what is the best title for the passge?a. forgotten wisdom in americab. huge fans of the chinese languagec. chinese culture for westernersd. old thinker with a big future67. the passage is likely to appear in _. a. a biographyb. a history paperc. a newspaperd. a philosophy textbook【考点】日常生活类记叙文【文章大意】本文阐述了西方学生学习中国的文化的现象，并告诉我们中国古代伟大的思想家孔子的思想仍然受到人们的追捧。【难度】中等66.【答案】d【试题解析】主旨大意题。本文主要向我们介绍了孔子思想对西方的影响，以用将来可能产生的影响，所以选d。【难度】一般67.【答案】c【试题解析】文章出处题。本文向我们介绍了孔子思想对西方的影响，以用将来可能产生的影响，应该是出自报纸，所以选c。【难度】一般链接3 （2012广东卷）“have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. when my friend maxie says “have a nice day” with a smile, i know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. i feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.“have a nice day. next!” this version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. the words come out in the same tone (腔调) with a fixed procedure. they are spoken at me, not to me. obviously, the concern for my day and everyone elses is the managements attempt to increase business.the expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. as soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. sometimes the expression saves us when we dont know what to say. “oh, you just had a tooth out? im terribly sorry, but have a nice day.”the expression can be pleasant. if a stranger says “have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you dont know has tried to be nice to you.although the use of expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. but in a stranger and comfortable way, its nice to know they care enough to 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.27. what does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?a. the salesgirl is rude.b. the salesgirl is bored.c. the salesgirl cares about me.d. the salesgirl says the words as a routine.28. by saying “have a nice day,” a stranger may _.a. try to be polite to youb. express respect to youc. give his blessing to youd. share his pleasure with you29. according to the last paragraph, people say “have a nice day” _.a. sincerelyb. as thanksc. as a habitd. encouragingly30. what is the best title of the passage?a. have a nice day a social customb. have a nice day a pleasant gesturec. have a nice day a heart-warming greetingd. have a nice day a polite ending of a conversation 46-50 facbe【考点】风俗习惯类说明文【文章大意】在日常生活中，“have a nice day”这一习惯在不同的场合有不同的理解。 26.【考点】细节理解题【答案】d【试题解析】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。 【难度】一般27.【考点】词义猜测题【答案】c【解析】根据划线后面的“obviously, the concern for my day and everyone elses is the managements attempt to increase business”可推知售货员说的商业礼貌用语，故选d项。【难度】一般28.【考点】细节理解题 【贵阳市2013高考英语】b much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes canspeak. do you have such kind of experience? in a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. and if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable. its the same in daily life. if you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. if nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward others stare at you that way. eyes do speak, right? looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. but things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. if a man glances at a woman for more than l0 seconds and refuses to turn away his gaze， his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.however, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in corrversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the other is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive. if a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate(支配) you you will feel embarrassed. a poor liar(说谎者) usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. quite the contrary. in fact, continuous eye contact is c