高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（3）.doc

2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（3）及答案高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-aeven before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. once i came out of the kitchen, complaining, “mom, i cant peel potatoes. i have only one hand.” mom never looked up from sewing. “you get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “and dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again!” in the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. when it was my turn, i shook my head. some kids behind me laughed, and i went home crying. that night i told mom about it. she hugged me, and i saw her “well see about that” look. the next afternoon, she took me back to school. at the deserted playground, mom looked carefully at the bars. “now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. she stood by as i struggled to lift myself with my right hand until i could hook the bar with my other elbow. day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung i reached. ill never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, i looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open. one night, after a dance at my new junior high, i lay in bed sobbing. i could hear mom come into my room. “mom,” i said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.” for a long time, i didnt hear anything. then she said, “oh, honey, someday youll be beating those boys off with a bat.” her voice was faint and cracking. i peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. then i knew how much she suffered on my behalf. she had never let me see her tears.1. which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe moms attitude when she made the child to peel potatoes?a. cruel. b. serious. c. strict. d. cold.答案解析：答案为c。 本题为细节推理题。由第二段妈妈说的话 “and dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”可知，妈妈的话语非常坚定，对孩子要求非常严格，故答案为c。2. from the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train _.a. the skill to throw and catch thingsb. the speed of ones hand movementc. the strength and skill to hang and swayd. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节推理题。由第三段 “had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next.”可知，monkey bars 要求从一根高铁杠摇荡到另外一根，即训练儿童悬挂和摇荡的力气和技巧，故c选项正确。3. what does the sentence “i saw her well see about that look” imply?a. mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.b. the race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.c. mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.d. what the child had said brought mom great attraction and curiosity.答案解析：答案为a。本题为语义理解题。“i saw her well see about that look” 出现在第四段，由本句话的下文 “the next afternoon, she took me back to school. at the deserted playground, mom looked carefully at the bars.”和第五段 “day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung i reached.”可知，妈妈听说我因为不会monkey bars而遭到其他小朋友的嘲笑，就日复一日带我去练习，对我每一次的成功都给予表扬，可推断，妈妈那脸上的表情表明在她的内心世界里，她认为不论什么只要坚持就可以取得，故答案为a。b选项只是这句话的表层意思，c、d则离题太远。4. when the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because _.a. they felt sorry for what they had done beforeb. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurtc. they wanted to see what the author would do on the barsd. they were astonished to find the authors progress答案解析：答案d。本题为细节推理题。由第三段 “some kids behind me laughed, and i went home crying.” 我不会monkey bars 遭到其他小朋友的嘲笑到第五段 “ill never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, i looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.” 我会了monkey bars后，其他小朋友自然会对我的进步和成功而感到惊讶，故答案为d。5. the most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is _.a. the last incident was sad enough to make mom weepb. the childs experience reminded mom of that of her ownc. mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraphd. in fact mom suffered more in the process of the childs growth答案解析：答案为d。本题为推理题。由最后一段最后一句话 “then i knew how much she suffered on my behalf. she had never let me see her tears.” 可知，我最后意识到妈妈在我的成长过程中比我承受的痛苦要多得多，但是她从不让我知道，故答案为d。阅读理解-(2011湖北卷，e)which are you more likely to have with you at any given momentyour cellphone or your wallet? soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.in january，starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6,800 of its stores.this is the first paybyphone practice in the us.，but were likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(nfc)gets into americas consumer electronics.last december，some new smart phones which contain an nfc chip were introduced to the public.already in use in parts of asia and europe，nfc allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminala contactfree system built for speed and convenience.but before nfc becomes widely adopted in the us.，a few problems need to be worked out，like who will get to collect the profitable transaction(交易)fees.although some credit card providers have been experimenting with waveandpay systems that use nfcenabled credit cards，cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the pointofsale (pos)market.three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture(合资企业)that will go into operation over the next 15 months.its goal is“to lead the us. payments industry from cards to mobile phone.”the other big nfc issue，apart from how payments will be processed，is security.for instance，whats to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? “were still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone，”says jimmy shah，a mobile security researcher，“users may also be able to set transaction limits，perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”still uneasy about this digitalwallet business？keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone，it can be located on a map and remotely disabled.plus，your phone can be password protected.your wallet isnt.随着手机的普遍使用，以及手机功能的提升，如今，用手机付费购物都已经成了现实。 随着第一部能够付费的手机的诞生，以及其配套的科技手段的支撑，付费购物手机很快便成为美国市场上的抢手货。17what is predicted to happen in the us.?athe expansion of cellphone companies.bthe boom of paybyphone business.cthe disappearance of credit cards.dthe increase of starbucks sales.答案：b。推理判断题。从第二个段落的第二句话，随着第一部“用手机付费”的手机的上市，美国人会看到“more wireless payment”，可以推断出：这种手机会迅速火起来，即如同选项b所说的“boom”。18the nfc technology can be used to_.aensure the safety of shoppersbcollect transaction fees easilycmake purchase faster and simplerdimprove the quality of cellphones答案：c。理解判断题。根据本段中关于nfc的说法“wireless payment alternative”可以断定：这种无限付费方式自然是极其方便的，即：快捷的购物手段。故选项c的说法是对的。19three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to_.a. strengthen their relationshipb. get a share in the payments industryc. sell more cellphonesd. test the nfc technology答案：b。理解判断题。根据第三个段落“may try to muscle their way into the pointofsale market”以及最后一句话“its goal is.”可以找到本问题的提示，即： 为了打入这个新兴行业的市场，由此可见，选项b的说法与原文的信息句非常吻合。20according to the passage，what can users do if they lose their smart phones?a. stop the functioning of their phones.b. set up a password.c. get all the money out of their phones.d. cancel large purchases.答案：a。细节判断题。从最后一段中的信息词“remotely disabled”可以断定选项a是正确的。阅读理解- 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.高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-b(part of yanglans speech in beijings bid for the 2008 olympic games) mr. president, ladies and gentlemen. good afternoon! before i introduce our cultural programs, i want to tell you one thing first about 2008. youre going to have a great time in beijing. many people are fascinated by chinas sport legends(传奇)in history. for example, back to song dynasty, about the 11th century, people started to play a game called cuju, which is regarded as the origin of ancient football. the game was very popular and women were also participating. now, you will understand why our women football team is so good today. . with a concept inspired by the famed silk road, our torch relay will break new ground, traveling from olympia through some of the oldest civilizations known to man-greek, roman, egyptian, byzantine, mesopotamian, persian, arabian, indian and chinese. carrying the message share the peace, share the olympics, the eternal flame will reach new heights as it crosses the himalayas over the worlds highest summit - mount qomolangma, which is known to many of you as mt. everest. in china, the flame will pass through tibet, cross the yangtze and yellow rivers, travel the great wall and visit hong kong, macau, taiwan and the 56 ethnic communities who make up our society. on its journey, the flame will be seen by and inspire more human beings than any previous relay. i am afraid i can not present the whole picture of our cultural programs within such a short period of time. before i end, let me share with you one story. seven hundred years ago, amazed by his incredible edtions of a far away land of great beauty, people asked marco polo whether his stories about china were true. he answered: what i have told you was not even half of what i saw. actually, what we have shown you here today is only a fraction of beijing that awaits you. ladies and gentlemen, i believe that beijing will prove to be a land of wonders to athletes, spectators(观众) and the worldwide television audience alike. come and join us. thank you, mr. president. thank you all.1. in yanglans speech, she mentioned a game called cuju, she implied that _.a. china is the original country of football.b. china is a country with a long history in sports.c. people in china used to play football well.d. women in china are good at football.答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节推理题。杨澜提到的蹴鞠运动出现在第三段，它是作为例子来证明该段的主题句 “many people are fascinated by chinas sport legends in history.” 中国的体育历史悠久，故答案为b。2. mt. everest refers to _.a. a person who is known to many people in the world b. himalayas c. mount qomolangma d. the olympic torch答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节题。由第四段 “ as it crosses the himalayas over the worlds highest summit - mount qomolangma, which is known to many of you as mt. everest.” 可知，mt. everest就是mount qomolangma，故答案为c。3. which of the following is not the promise that china will keep to the world?a. whoever takes part in the beijing olympic games will have a great time in beijing.b. the flame will be seen by and insp