高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案

1、2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案（1）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。My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, whenwe saw an old worn-out dog stumbling （蹒跚）painfully up the road. Westopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a

2、 collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog ' s food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her h

3、ome.After trying for manytimes we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father ' s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.Here is the truth of the story:Actually Julie an

4、d I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn ' t hearing anything tha t made that sound likely.I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almostfell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our prob

5、lem to worry about.There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.Wedid help it. And here I amwriting the story in my own home, in my own family.In the song “Love Is Not a Fight " Warren Barfield talks about marriage. Atone point he sings, “And if we try to

6、leave, may God send angels（天使）to guardt he door.”Sometimes angels come disguised （ 伪装）as dogs.60. How was the dog when found?A. Too weak to walk.B. Thin and worn out.C. Unable to eat food.D. Homeless but gentle.61. We can infer from Paragraph 2 thatA. the dog didn ' t go with the writerB. the wr

7、iter had his own petdogC. Julie bought some food for the dogD. the dog didn' t eat any of thefood62. The underlined part “ our problem " in the passage refers to the fact that A. the writer didn ' t want to take Julie ' s adviceB. an old black dog appeared in front of themC. Julie d

8、isagreed with the writer ' s travel on businessD. the couple had some trouble with their marriage63. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. An Angel Dog B. A Helpful Couple C. Saving the DogD. A Famous Song【参考答案】6063 BBDA阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A R C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Students who

9、 date （约会）in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia."Romantic relationships are a trademark of a

10、dolescence, but very few studieshave examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships," said Pamela Orpinas , study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.Orpinas followed a group of 624 students

11、over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicatingwhether they haddated and reported the frequency of differentbehaviors, includingthe use of drugsand alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires（调查表）about the students* academic efforts

12、. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had consistently the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school."At all points

13、 in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,' 1 according to the journal article. Study skillsrefer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as d

14、oing work for extracredit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters."Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker," Orpinas said, "when the couple break up. they have to continue to see each other in clas

15、s and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert （转移）attention fro m studying.” 4t ,Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school , “ Orpinas concluded.41 .According to the passage, students who

16、date in middle school mayA. have poorer academic performances B. be more likely to hurl othersC. enjoy better school livesD. are less likely to use alcohol andtobacco 【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据 Students who date （约会）in middle school have significantly worse study skills,可知约会的学生成绩一般都不好。故选A。42 .When doing his

17、 study, Orpinas.A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th gradeB. completed a survey and a report each yearC. completed questionnaires about the students ' academic effortsD. found that the students ' study skills have connection with their frequencyof dating【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据： "At

18、 all points in time, teachers rated the students whoreported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and thestudents with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,可知学生的成绩和约会的频率有关。故选D。1. .Study skills may include the following behaviors and qualities ExceptA. being d

19、iligentB. bcing well organizedC. being kind and helpfulD. finishing assigned schoolwork【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据 Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.可知没有提至U C项。故

20、选 C。44. What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?A. They den't want to see each other any longer.B. Their attention to studying will be affected.C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimesD. They will think i t, s reasonable Io get depressed.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据 when the

21、 couple break up. they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert （转移）attention from studying."可知分手的两个人会上课不专心。故选B。45. Orpinas ' attitude towards dating in middle

22、school isA. supportive B. positiveC. negativeD. indifferent【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据 4tDating should not be considered a ceremony of growth inComiddle school ,可知Orpinas对中学谈恋爱是消极的观点。故选【2014高考英语马鞍山市质量检测】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ 卡上将该项涂黑。A、B C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题break. Our January magazineGeographicalJpwniwi'hTitlrtn

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30、emagazine【参考答案】56 59 ACBC阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。If you were walking around a supermarket and saw a woman with a shaved head, a ring through her nose, a tattoo （纹身）design on her arm and she has a small child in her shopping trolley, what would your opinion be? Do you think this kin

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