高考英语 阅读理解巩固练习（3）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（3）及答案阅读理解 when i learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing scrabble a word game against herself, i knew i had to do something. my husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. i wasnt sure my mother was ready for it. after all, it had taken 10 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents home. and so began my mothers adventure in the world of computers. it also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. ive taught people of all ages, but i never thought i would be teaching my mother how to do anything. she has been the one teaching me all my life: to cool and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. now it was my turn to give something back. it wasnt easy at the beginning. there was so much to explain and to introduce. slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. after a few months of scrabble and other games, i decided it was time to introduce her to word processing(文字处理). this proved to be a bigger challenge(挑战) to her, so i gave her some homework i asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces. “are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked. “no, of course not,” i said. “they already know how to use a computer.” my mother isnt the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反应). for as long as i can remember, any time i called, my mother would answer. dad and i have had more phone conversations in the last two months than weve had in the past 20 years. 9. what does the author do? a. she is a cook. b. she is a teacher. c. she is a housewife. d. she is a computer engineer.10. the author decided to give her mother a computer . a. to let her have more chances to write letters b. to support her in doing her homework c. to help her through the bad times d. to make her life more enjoyable11. the author asked her mother to write her a letter . a. because her mother had stopped using the telephone b. because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother c. so that her mother could practice what she had learned d. so that mother could be free from housework12. after the computer was brought home, the authors father . a. lost interest in cooking b. took more phone calls c. played more games d. began to use it912、bdcb c72013安徽卷 busing too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger，but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. you may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water. a major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers.it comes from underground. the more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater. human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall，but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs. thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference，too. in the united states，a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! this shows how much we depend on water to live，but theres a lot we can do to lower the number.you can take steps to save water in your home.to start with，use the same glass for your drinking water all day.wash it only once a day.run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full. help your parents fix any leaks in your home. you can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.60which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater? ausing river water. bthrowing batteries away. cpaving parking lots. dthrowing rubbish into lakes.61what can be inferred from the text?aall water shortages are due to human behavior.bit takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.cthere is much we can do to reduce family size.dthe average family in america makes proper use of water.62the last paragraph is intended to _ashow us how to fix leaks at homebtell us how to run a dishwashercprove what drinking glass is best for usdsuggest what we do to save water at home 63. the text is mainly about _awhy paving roads reduces our waterbhow much we depend on water to livecwhy droughts occur more in dry climatesdhow human activity affects our water supply【要点综述】 人类活动对地球水资源供给的影响巨大，人类应该通过调整自身的活动方式来改变自身的生存环境。60c细节理解题。根据第一段“the more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.”可知，铺设马路、停车场会导致地下水减少，而a、b、d三项都会导致水的供应量减少，而不是地下水减少，故排除。61b推理判断题。根据第二段中的“good management”、第三段中的“the way we use water every day”，以及第四段中的“take steps to save water in your home”可知，为满足我们用水的需求，需要做的努力还有很多。62d推理判断题。根据题干中的关键词“last paragraph”定位到该段第一句“you can take steps to save water in your home.”，且它后面的内容都是围绕这个主题句展开的。63d主旨大意题。根据题干中的关键词“mainly about”定位到全文的内容。文章第一段讲的是“铺设马路、停车场会导致地下水减少”，后三段讲述了“为了满足我们的用水需求，我们能做些什么”。所有这些讲的都是人类活动对地球水资源供给的影响，故选d。 when someone says, “well, i guess ill have to go to face the music,” it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. it is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. sour music, indeed, but it has to be faced. the phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every american, young and old. it is at least 100 years old. the first information comes from the american writer james fenimore cooper. he saidin 1851that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage. after they got their cue(提示，暗示) to go on, they often said, “its time to go to face the music.” and that is exactly what they didface the orchestra which was just below the stage. an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. but he had to go out. so, “to face the music” came to mean having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice. the other explanation comes from the army. men had to face inspection by their leader. the soldiers worried about how well they looked. was their equipment cleanshiny enough to pass inspection? still, the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. what else could they do?9. according to the passage, the word “music” means_ .a. your bosss criticism（批评） b. your leaders inspectionc. something unpleasant to be experienced d. sour pop music10. the phrase “to face the music” was first used by_.a. some american actors b. the american writer james fenimore cooperc. all the americans d. the american orchestra11. an actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage. one of the reasons is that_.a. his performance might not satisfy most of the audienceb. he might not remember what he should say on stagec. he had to face the unfriendly audienced. most of the audience might be his friends参考答案-911、cab cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress(紧张) helps to bring it on. we need to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them. are we under-employed, or overburdened(负担过重) with too many responsibilities? do we have a right balance of work and leisure(闲散) in our lives? are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all that they should be? all these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them directly, and to bring our frustrations(失意) into the open. people who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings. if our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. it is possible to change jobs. we can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. we can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. it is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hours anger. the teaching in the bible “let not the sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as religion.12. which of the following statements is true?a. freedom from responsibilities helps reduce stress.b. stress is the direct cause of caner.c. the causes of stress are worth serious study.d.cancer is the number one killer is our society today.13. judging from the context, the underlined word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means_.a. a noisy quarrel b. a very loud noisec. a neat line of things side by side d. a journey in a boat14. which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?a. changing our jobs.b. changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.c. speaking out about our frustrations.d. reading the bible.15. “let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means “_”.a. dont let your anger last long.b. dont get angry while the sun is going down.c. dont get angry easily about little things.d. dont watch the sun set while you are angry.1215、cada we find that bright children are rarely held back by mixedability teaching. on the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. we feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils (分班教学). it does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. it can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. after all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. this is only one aspect of their total personality. we are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. we also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.in our classrooms, we work in various ways. the pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. they also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. the pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.sometimes the pupils work in pairs, sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. they also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. we encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. an advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child is. we expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them encouragement to achieve this goal. 5. by mixed-ability teaching , _.a. clever students cant learn much b. not-so-bright students can learn well c. both clever students and not-so-bright students can get benefitd. clever students might not get along well with not-so-bright students6. the author argues that a teachers chief concern should be the development of the students _ .a. personal qualities and social skills b. total personalityc. learning ability and communicative skillsd. intellectual ability7. which of the following is not mentioned in the third paragraph?a. group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.b. pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities.c. group work provides pupils with the opportunities to learn to be capable organizers.d. pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.8. the authors purpose in writing this passage is to _.a. argue for teaching bright and no-so-bright pupils in the same classb. recommend pair work and group work for classroom activitiesc. offer advice on the proper use of the libraryd. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching 参考答案-58、c bda c72013安徽卷 d “people are ruder today because they are rushed and more time poor than ever before，” says patsy rowe, “manners_have_fallen_off_the_radar(雷达)” due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder more people dont wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint(抱怨)about the noise. here are some examples of rudeness. some people prefer to do almost everything over the internet. to them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. it feels very slow because humans dont work at 4g speeds. when you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. we have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings lifechanging news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. what is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous(匿名的) rude messages by email. however, rudeness is never acceptable. dont assume it is ok to be rude if the person youre in touch with wont recognize you. if you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.we shouldnt blame technology for our shortcomings.technology is here to help us，but we should not allow it to take over our lives. an important step is acknowledging our shortcomings.people spend a lot of time po