湖北省黄冈市高考英语一轮 阅读理解精品训练题（16）（含解析）.doc

黄冈市2014高考英语一轮（精品）阅读理解训练题（16）附解析 going on a road trip? the st. louis arch, statue of liberty and golden gate bridge are great tourist sites. but if you prefer offbeat destinations(目的地), check out the following roadside attractions. worlds largest ball of paint alexandria, ind. in 1977, michael carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere. starting with a baseball as center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year. the ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint,” which is recognized by guinness world records. visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history. the museum of dirt boston, mass. the museum is the idea of glenn johnson. labeled(贴有标签的) glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the great wall of china, as well as sand from a desert in saudi arabia and omaha beach in france. best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: its free. mount horeb mustard museum mount horeb, wis. its heaven for hotdog lovers! this museum claims to have the worlds largest collection of prepared mustard (芥末). its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including turkey and china. visitors learn the history of mustard, from how its made to how its advertised and sold. the museums creator, barry levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice cream! paper house rockport, mass. swedish immigrant (移民) ellis stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. at the time, people didnt give much if any-thought to recycling paper. the house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers(层) of newspaper.64. the underlined word “offbeat” in the first paragraph has the same meaning as . a. great b. foreign c. unusual d. historical 65. if you want to add your own work to what you visit, you may choose . a. worlds largest ball of paint b. the museum of dirt c. mount horeb mustard museum d. paper house 66. which of the following is true of barry levenson according to the text? a. no spices but mustard can be found in his museum.b. he travels around the world to collect mustard.c. mustard is advertised and sold in his museum.d. in a way, he shows much preference for mustard.*结束c42012江西卷 b a book review the snakestone by berlie dohertythe setting: urban england (the cities), but also rural england (the countryside) including remote english villages. the theme: the main theme is a teenage search of selfdiscovery, in this case the search for a mother from whom the hero was separated at an early age. its other concerns are love, getting on with others ，being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. as the book moves to a close, james swimming coach says to him: you are not like a kid obeying instructions any more. you are diving like a young man who knows where he is going.the characters: james is the hero of the story. he is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents(养父母)yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother. the other characters in the snakestone, james parents, his diving instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.the turning point：the turning point in the story comes while james foster parents are away in london, and he wonders about the identity of his birth mother. the only clue he has is a fossil, the snake stone which she left behind along with a note on which she had written，take good care of sammie. it was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there.the journey：instead of going to london, james decides to find his birth mother. with help from his geography teacher, james sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. james has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. the mother he finally meets, anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel. he comes to understand why she left him at a strangers door fifteen years before. although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of completeness. as a journey of selfdiscovery the snakestone also provides its readers with a happy ending. its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, i was home.61. what is the main theme of the novel? a. life with foster parents. b. life in the world of diving. c. a journey of selfdiscovery. d. a travel around the country. 62. what do the coachs words in paragraph 2 suggest? a. james is a successful diver. b. james is a hopeful swimmer. c. james is an outgoing young man. d. james is an independent young man. 63. the snake stone in the novel is_. a. a stone with an address on it b. a clue left by the birth mother c. a gift from the swimming coach d. a fossil left by the foster parents 64. which of the following is true about the novel? a. the story has a sad ending. b. the story takes place in the city of london. c. the characters are vividly described.d. the turning point comes after the hero meets his birth mother. 65. it can be concluded that james journey is _. a. worthwhile b. boring c. comfortable d. disappointing【要点综述】本文为一篇应用文，主要介绍了一本书的背景、主题、人物、故事的转折点以及人物的旅途等信息。61. c细节理解题。由第二段第一句“the main theme is a teenage search of selfdiscovery”可知本书的主题是自我发现的旅程。62. d推理判断题。由第二段教练的话“you are not like a kid obeying instructions any more. you are diving like a young man who knows where he is going.”可知詹姆斯不像小孩，而是像一个知道自己方向的年轻人，由此可推断出他是一个独立的年轻人。63. b细节理解题。由第四段“the only clue he has is a fossil, the snake stone which she left behind along with a note onwith parts of an address still there.”的叙述可知这块石头是他亲生母亲留下的线索。64. c细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“are pictured realistically.”可知故事逼真地介绍了里面的角色。vividly与realistically意思一致。65. a推理判断题。由最后一段第三句“james has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels.”及全文叙述可知詹姆斯的旅途是值得的。a(2011湖北卷，a)honesty，my mum always used to tell me，is the best policy.of course，this didnt include her when she told me that if i didnt eat all my vegetables father christmas would find out and wouldnt give me any presents.but when it comes to medicine，i had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients.after all，the doctorpatient relationship is based on trust，and therefore honesty is essential. or so i thought.i had just started working in geriatrics (老年病科)mr.mcmahon was brought in when his belly was found very swollen.i took a medical history from his daughter whod accompanied him in the ambulance.shed been his main carer for years.i stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history.“has he lost any weight recently？” i asked，“well，its funny you should mention that，but yes，” she said slowly.there was silence for a few moments.“why? what are you worried about？” she asked，i hesitated.she was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that i told her the truth.“well，we need to prove its not cancer.” i said and talked briefly about some of the tests i was going to order.half an hour later，a nurse called me: “mr.mcmahons daughter broke downshe said you told her he had cancer.” my heart sank.by the time i arrived at the ward，my consultant was already there，explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer.i stood silently at the end of the bed.my consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left mr.mcmahon，she turned to me.“why on earth did you do that？” she asked in disbelief.i looked at her and bit my lip.“she asked me what i was worried about and i told her.” i said，hanging_my_head.“and give her more to worry about？” replied my consultant.“you dont say the word cancer until its confirmed.even if you suspect it，think very carefully before you tell people.”as it turned out，it wasnt cancer.but i did learn that when someone is stressed and worried about their loved one theyre sometimes selective in what they hearand as a doctor its important to be mindful of this.in being truthful，id made the situation worse.原本在一位医生的心目中，诚实是第一位的；而且在工作中也是奉行诚实本分的处世原则。可是因为一次说了不够确切的实话，却让一位病人受到了打击，这件事让这位医生得出了一个结论：诚实有时候也会出错。1the purpose of the first two paragraphs is to show that the author _.amisunderstood the doctorpatient relationshipbwas anxious to receive christmas giftscregarded honesty as the best policydhad an unhealthy eating habit答案：c。作者意图题。从两个段落的第一句话，字里行间“the best”“important”都透露出作者对于honesty的看法。2the authors consultant was angry with him because _.ahe told the daughter what he suspectedbhe delayed running the necessary testsche failed to confirm the patients diseasedhe forgot what the consultant had advised答案：a。细节判断题。第四段的开头已经表明因为我的一番话，以及本段落的最后一句话也可以读出正是因为我的不假思索，让病人受到了打击，故consultant对我不满与气愤，故选a。3the author hung his head (the underlined part in para.4) because he was feeling _.aguilty bhurtcdisappointed dhelpless答案：a。细节判断题。guilty意为：罪过感，羞愧，与划线部分“耷拉了脑袋”在语境上非常符合。4what lesson has the author learnt from his experience?alearning from parents is necessary.bjumping to a conclusion is dangerous.ctelling the truth may not always be the best solution.dselecting pleasant words may not be the perfect policy.答案：c。理解判断题。文章的最后一句话，正表明了作者的体会与结论：有时候，诚实不受欢迎。故选c。*结束(2011江苏卷，a)we know the famous onesthe thomas edisons and the alexander graham bellsbut what about the less famous inventors? what about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)？shouldnt we know who they are?joan mclean thinks so. in fact, mclean, a professor of physics at mountain university in range, feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic. in addition to learning “who”invented“what”， however, mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the“why” and “how” questions. according to mclean，“when students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”her students agree. one young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of mcleans statement. “if i had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention，”said tommy lee, a senior physics major，“i never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive.”lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.so, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? well，mary anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to new york city.the day was cold and stormy, but anderson still wanted to see the sights，so she jumped aboard a streetcar. noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield，she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a builtin device for cleaning the window. still wondering about this when she returned home to birmingham, alabama, anderson started drafting out solutions. one of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. its hard to imagine driving without garrett amorgans traffic light. its equally impossible to picture a world without katherine jblodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible. can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?大发明家与重要的发明固然令人振奋，但生活中也离不开小发明，本篇文章鼓励年轻人要善于把握发明的契机。9by mentioning “traffic light”and “windshield wiper”，the author indicates that countless inventions are_.a. beneficial，because their inventors are famousb. beneficial，though their inventors are less famousc. not useful, because their inventors are less famousd. not useful, though their inventors are famous答案：b。细节理解题。由文章最后一段，特别是第一句“today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations.”可知信号灯和雨刮器等这些小的发明使我们受益。第一段最后一句“shouldnt we know who they are？”意思是“难道我们不该知道他们(发明者)是谁吗？”可知发明者不怎么出名。10professor joan mcleans course aims to_.a. add colour and variety to students campus lifeb. inform students of the windshield wipers inventionc. carry out the requirements by mountain universityd. prepare students to try their own inventions答案：d。细节理解题。由第二段内容，特别是最后一句“.when students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”可知d项最佳。11tommy lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was_.a. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer b. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper c. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstormd. not related to professor joan mcleans lectures答案：b。细节理解题。由第三段中tommy lee的话“if i had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention.i never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive.”可知他的发明是因为受到雨刮器的发明故事的启发。12which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?a. how to help students to sell their inventions to producers?b. how to design a builtin device for cleaning the window?c. shouldnt we know who invented the windshield wiper?d. shouldnt we develop invention courses in universities? 答案：c。主旨大意题。全文讲述一些重要的发明，虽不为人知，却非常有益，借以鼓励年轻人要善于把握发明的契机。其他选项都比较片面。 (2011辽宁卷，b)about 21,000 young people in 17 american states do not attend classes in school buildings.instead，they receive their elementary (初等) and high school education by working at home on computers.the center for education reform says the united states has 67 public“cyberschools”，and that is about twice as many as two years ago.the money for students to attend a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live.some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools.they also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed.these people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools.they say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.whatever the judgment of cyberschools，they are getting more and more popular.for example，a new cyberschool called commonwealth connections academy will take in students this fall.it will serve children in the state of pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.children get free equipment for their online education.this includes a