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1、精诚凝聚 =_= 成就梦想 成都市2014高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题（5）及答案阅读理解-C When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally-the beauty and the

2、 star of the family-and felt happy about her achievements. But since the baby's arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a beby before

3、." Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister-and Sally doesn't like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood c

4、ompetition don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life. In a study of the University of Cincinnati,65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive f

5、eelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives. Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive-yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the best of friends. M

6、y own younger sister can't wait to tell me when I've put on weight. However, she's a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other. In between the very competitive and the

7、generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. Some brothers and sisters stay at arm's length, hut never give up competition completely. Why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?36. When Joan's son was born, Sally

8、.A. felt very happyB. was undelightedC. moved awayD. admired her a lot【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally感到不高兴，故选B。37. What happens to children's desire to compete with their brothers and sisters?A. It sometimes will disappear when they grow up.B. It will neve

9、r disappear throughout life.C. It will improve their relationships when they grow up.D. It will never harm their relationships when they grow up.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据it shows that childhood competition don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.在他们的一生中都存在

10、对孩子渴望的竞争，故选B。38. What can we learn about the two brothers?A. They wanted to kill each other.B. They played tennis against others.C. They were enemies in their daily life.D. They were very good friends.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据they are the best of friends.两个兄弟是好朋友，故选D。39. Why does the author's sister oft

11、en tell her when she's put on weight?A. Because she wants the author to go on a diet.B. Because she wants the author to stop calling her a bad cook.C. Because she wants to make fun of the author's weight.D. Because she wants to be honest with the author.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据I tease her when she

12、comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other.她想取笑作者的体重，故选C。40. The underlined sentence means that although some brothers and sisters .A. live near each other, they still have competitionsB. live away from each other, they stop their compet

13、itionsC. live together, they often think of ending their competitionsD. live within a big family, they often try to end their competitions【答案】A【解析】句意理解题。根据In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive.可推出兄弟姐妹虽然住得很近，但是他们之间仍然存

14、在竞争，故选A。较难题目特训：科普知识类-22The latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not I. Q. , a generally bad predictor of success. Instead, its purposeful practice. Top performers spend more hours practising their craft. If you wanted to picture how a typic

15、al genius might develop, youd take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldnt have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. May

16、be the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or, shared the same birthday. This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self. It would give her some idea of a fascinating circle she might someday join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12,

17、 giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fuelling a desperate need for success. Armed with this ambition, she would read novels and life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary know-ledge of her field. Shed be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quickly understand it

18、s inner workings. Then she would practise writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and error-focused. By practising in this way, she delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious, newly learned skills into unconscious, automatically performed skills. By practising slowly,

19、 by breaking skills down into tiny parts and repeating, she forces the brain to internalize a better pattern of performance. Then she would find an adviser who would provide a constant stream of feedback, viewing her performance from the outside, correcting the smallest errors, pushing her to take o

20、n tougher challenges. By now she is redoing problemshow do I get characters into a roomdozens and dozens of times. She is establishing habits of thought she can call upon in order to understand or solve future problems. The primary quality our young writer possesses is not some mysterious genius. It

21、s the ability to develop a purposeful, laborious and boring practice routine. The latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what were “hard-wired” to do. And its true that genes pl

22、ay a role in our capabilities. But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behaviour.1. The passage mainly deals with.A. the function of I. Q. in cultivating a writerB. the relationship between genius and successC. the decisive factor in making a geniusD. the way of gaining so

23、me sense of distinction2. By reading novels and writers stories, the girl could.A. come to understand the inner structure of writingB. join a fascinating circle of writers somedayC. share with a novelist her likes and dislikesD. learn from the living examples to establish a sense of security3. In th

24、e girls long painstaking training process, .A. her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her successB. her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performanceC. she acquires the magic of some great achievementsD. she comes to realize she is “hard-wired” to write4. What can be concluded fro

25、m the passage? A. A fuelling ambition plays a leading role in ones success. B. A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.C. As to the growth of a genius, I. Q. doesnt matter, but just his/her efforts. D. What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.【参考答案】22.

26、1-4 CABD较难题目特训：科普知识类-23Find Which Direction Is SouthDo you have a good sense of direction?If not,please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass,you can still find your way.Its never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托)with the job of map-reading ac

27、tually knows where the family is. You can tell by the slightly confused look on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and its still morning. If you dont know the exact time,you can still find out where south is,but youll need to be patient.Find

28、 a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line(铅锤线) with a piece of string and weight. You havent got any string?OK,use a thread from your clothes with a butto

29、n tied at the end to act as a weight.Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.Keep doing this until you have made several marks.The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow,which is east at midday,when the sun

30、is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.That point is south of where you are.Now you can turn the map,like you did before,and find which way you should be travelling.1. To find the direction,we ought

31、to be patient probably because.A. it is not easy to find a proper stickB. it is not easy to position the stickC. it takes hours to make the marksD. it takes about half an hour to make the marks2. The passage would probably be most helpful to.A. those who draw mapsB. those who get lostC. those who ma

32、ke compassesD. those who do experiments3. Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?4. The author presents this passage by.A. telling an interesting storyB. describing an activity in a lively wayC. testing an idea by reasoningD. introducing a practical meth

33、od【参考答案】23.1-5 CBAD阅读理解-D Taxi, the underground, drivingin London these means of transport are expensive. As a student on a budget, I couldn't afford the 30 pounds (around 300 yuan) fare for a taxi. Even a bus was one pound and 20 pence (about 12 yuan) for a single ticket. I didn't need to t

34、ravel this way anyway. I had Mabel- my London bike. When I moved to Beijing, like every foreigner, I was delighted to discover I could take a cab for cheaper than a single journey on the subway. But something was wrong. I missed Mabel. That was when I met Mandarin Mabel also known as Mandy, my Beiji

35、ng bike. In many ways, Beijing is made for: It is a flat, easy land compared with hilly London. The cycling city's north/south/east/west square structure is also easier to travel than London's unplanned, twisting streets. However, Beijing comes completely with its own dangers. The rules of t

36、he road areflexible. Bikes, cars, passers-by all float up and down ways in both directions. Compared with London's terrible cycle paths, in Beijing, every road has huge, wide cycle ways. But cars, taxis and motorbikes see no reason why they shouldn't use the cycle ways as a shortcut, and why

37、 they shouldn't announce you to get out of their way when they do. Beijing traffic is more good-natured. In London, the road is an active war. People shout, quarrel and beat on each other's windows. In Beijing zone, drivers never get actively angry. In fact, often they ignore cyclists. Obvio

38、usly that means it's up to the cyclists to see them. Mandy is a tree Beijing bike. It is nearly broken, it makes loud noises every time you ride on it, and I have had to make several emergency repair stops for it. But cycling round Beijing on a sunny day is a joy. It is just me, Mandy and the ci

39、ty.41. What can we conclude from the first paragraph?A. Bicycles are the most popular means of transport in London.B. To save money, the author used travel around by bus in London.C. The expense of public transport makes some people want to buy a bike.D. The author didn't travel around London be

40、cause of lacking a bike.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据Taxi, the underground, drivingin London these means of transport are expensive.乘坐其他的公共交通费用是高的，所以一些人想要买自行车，故选C。42. What does the author think of cycling around Beijing?A. The city's twisting streets make it hard for the rider to find the way. B. Cars, taxis and motorbikes on the cycle lane pose a threat to cyclists. C. With the flat land and wide cycle lanes, it's safer to cycle in Beijing than in London.D. Cycling in Bejing is safe because of its flexible rules.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据However, Beijing comes completely with its own dangers. B