湖北省黄石市2014高考英语 阅读理解训练题（32）

1 湖北省黄石市湖北省黄石市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解训练题 高考英语阅读理解训练题 3232 及答案 及答案 A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan at 2 46 p m local time on March 11th Japan s Meteorological Agency released its first tsunami warnings just three minutes later The country has one of the best earthquake early warning systems in the world More than 4 000 Seismic Intensity Meters provide information within two minutes of an earthquake happening There are also concrete sea walls around much of the Japanese coastline But these measures proved no match for the powerful earthquake and tsunami Costas Synolakis is a tsunami expert in the University of Southern California in Los Angeles He says Japan is one of those most well prepared countries on earth in terms of tsunami warning They had a warning I think what went wrong is that they had not anticipated the size of this event He says there are two reasons for this First scientists had not expected such a large earthquake The 9 0 magnitude earthquake was the 4th most powerful earthquake ever recorded worldwide It was also the worst ever to hit Japan The tsunami waves reached as high as 13 meters in some areas Second Japan s concrete sea walls were not built to handle such high waves In Sendai 仙台 they were about three meters At least in that area they were not expecting such a sizeable wave because they would have built a higher seawall A tsunami wave can travel as fast as 800 kilometers per hour To get to higher ground people would often have to travel for many kilometers This can take more time than a fast traveling tsunami will permit This is especially true in cases like Japan The tsunami waves followed almost immediately Experts say early warning systems will continue to be limited by these facts until earthquakes and tsunamis can be predicted 17 What is the main idea of the first paragraph A A powerful earthquake hit Japan 2 B Japan has the best earthquake early warning system C Japan can report an earthquake before it happens D Better equipment should have been used 18 According to Costas Synolakis A Japan had a warning of such a serious earthquake B Japan has experienced the worst earthquake worldwide C the Japanese should have built higher seawalls D The Japanese were not really prepared for such a disaster 19 According to the writer why hadn t people got to higher ground A Because tsunami doesn t leave much time for them B Because they thought the seawalls were reliable C Because higher ground can t be reached at all D Because didn t know there would be a tsunami 20 What can we learn from the last paragraph A Early warning systems are basically unreliable B Earthquakes and tsunamis will soon be predicted C We have to accept the imperfect systems for the moment D New warning systems will be designed to predict disasters 17 20 BDAC 结束 Recently one of my best friends whom I ve shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten spent the weekend with me Since I moved to a new town several years ago we ve both always looked forward to the few times a year when we can see each other Over the weekend we spent hours and hours staying up late into the night talking about the people she was hanging around with She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend about how he experimented with drugs and was 3 into other self destructive behavior I was blown away She told me how she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even stealing out to see this guy because they didn t want her around him No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better she didn t believe me Her self respect seemed to have disappeared I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble I felt like I was getting nowhere I just couldn t believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers especially her boyfriend By the time she left I was really worried about her and exhausted by the experience It had been so frustrating I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship but I didn t I put the power of friendship to the ultimate test We d been friends for far too long I had to hope that she valued me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything A few days later she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation and then she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face It was one of the truly rewarding moments in my life Never had I been so proud of a friend 5 In the writer s opinion her friend A was a girl with no self respect B could find a better boyfriend C was brave enough to stick to her own choice D didn t value the writer s suggestion 6 What did the writer worry about A She would lose the friendship with her B Her friend s parents would be worried about their daughter C Her friend would get into great trouble with the boy 4 D Her friend s boyfriend would be in great trouble 7 We may learn from Paragraph 3 that the writer A didn t want to go anywhere else B hated her friend s hanging with her boyfriend C couldn t believe that her friend s choice was acceptable D doubted whether she could in any way help her friend 8 What can be concluded from the passage A Friendship starting from childhood is not reliable B Friendship is a cure for any injury in life C Friendship should be everlasting once begun D Friendship can have magical power in life 5 8 BCDD 结束 Psychiatrists 精神病专家 who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asset in child raising older parents are more thoughtful use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children But raising kids takes money and energy Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources declining energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active child Dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents biggest and often unspoken fear Having late life children says an economics professor often means parents particularly fathers end up retiring much later For many retirement becomes an unobtainable dream Henry Metcalf a 54 year old journalist knows it takes money to raise kids But he s also worried that his energy will give out first Sure he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader but he s learned that young at heart doesn t mean young Lately he s been taking afternoon naps 午睡 to keep up his energy My body is aging says Metcalf You can t get away from 5 that Often older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock Therapists who work with middle aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at They worry they ll be mistaken for grandparents or that they ll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school says Joann Galst a New York psychologist But at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one that they won t be alive long enough to support and protect their child she says Many late life parents though say their children came at just the right time After marrying late and undergoing years of fertilily 受孕 treatment Marilyn Nolen and her husband Randy had twins We both wanted children says Marilyn who was 55 when she gave birth The twins have given the couple what they desired for years a sense of family Kids of older dads are often smarter happier and more sociable because their fathers are more involved in their lives The dads are older more mature says Dr Silber and more ready to focus on parenting 13 What does the author mean by saying ForFor many many retirementretirement becomesbecomes anan unobtainableunobtainable dreamdream Paragraph 1 A They are reluctant to retire when they reach their retirement age B They can t obtain the retirement benefits they have dreamed of C They can t get full pension unless they work some extra years D They have to go on working beyond their retirement age 14 The author gives the example of Henry Metcalf to show that A older parents should exercise more to keep up with their athletic children B many people are young in spirit despite their advanced age C older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodies D taking afternoon naps is a good way to regain energy 15 What s the biggest fear of older parents according to New York psychologist Joan Galst A Approaching of death 6 B Slowing down of their pace of life C Being laughed at by other people D Being mistaken for grandparents 13 15 DCA 结束 Everyone has got two personalities the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real You don t show your secret personality when you re awake because you can control your behaviour but when you re asleep your sleeping position shows the real you In a normal night of course people frequently change their position The important position is the one that you go to sleep in If you go to sleep on your back you re a very open person You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas You don t like to upset people so you never express your real feelings You re quite shy and you aren t very confident If you sleep on your stomach you are a rather secretive person You worry a lot and you re always easily upset You re very stubborn but you aren t very ambitious You usually live for today not for tomorrow This means that you enjoy having a good time If you sleep on curled up you are probably a very nervous person You have a low opinion of yourself and so you re often defensive You re shy and you don t normally like meeting people You prefer to be on your own You re easily hurt If you sleep on your side you have usually got a well balanced personality You know your strengths and weakness You re usually careful You have a confident personality You sometimes feel anxious but you don t often get depressed You always say what you think even if it annoys people 7 5 According to the writer you naturally show your secret and real personality A only in a normal night B only when you go to sleep C only when you refuse to show yourself to the world D only when you change sleeping position 6 Maybe you don t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up Why A He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you B He or she is rarely ready to help you C He or she prefers staying at home to going out D He or she wouldn t like to get help from you 7 It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because A he or she always shows sympathy for people B he or she is confident but not stubborn C he or she has more strengths than weakness D he or she often considers annoying people 5 7 B AB 结束 If you re into sports you ve seen it happen You ve probably even experienced it basketball players shaking hands after four quarters of knocking each other around tennis players leaping over the net to shake hands with their opponents 对手 after a hard fought match soccer players exchanging sport shirts after an intense 90 minutes even boxers touching gloves at the beginning of each round then hugging each other after beating each other into a pulp for 12 rounds It seems like competitors in every event from spelling bees to hockey behave this way What s going on 8 It s all part of sportsmanship a great tradition in sports and competition that means playing clean and handling both victory and defeat with grace style and dignity What is sportsmanship Sportsmanship is defined as playing fair following the rules of the game respecting the judgment of referees and officials treating opponents with respect Some people define good sportsmanship as the golden rule of sports in other words treating the people you play with and against as you d like to be treated yourself You demonstrate good sportsmanship when you show respect for yourself your tea