河北省黄冈市2014高考英语阅读理解考前自选练习（11）及答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精河北省黄冈市2014高考英语阅读理解考前自选练习（11)及答案阅读理解(2013·安徽，D)“Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbefore，”saysPatsyRowe，“Manners_have_fallen_off_the_radar（雷达）．”Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipment，itisawondermorepeopledon'twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaint(抱怨）aboutthenoise.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness。SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.Tothem，dealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackward.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon'tworkat4Gspeeds.Whenyouhavedinnerwithfriends，youwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephone.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslifechangingnews，sotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworse，somepeopleeventendtosendanonymous(匿名的)rudemessagesbyemail.However,rudenessisneveracceptable.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou。Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosay,havethecouragetofacethepersonandsayit,writealetteroremailandsignit,orforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.Weshouldn’tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpus，butweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives。Animportantstepisacknowledgingourshortcomings。Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe’dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.文章大意：随着高科技的发展，人的行为变得越来越粗鲁。有些人不愿意与实际的人交流，而宁愿打电话、发短信，甚至发一些匿名的粗鲁短信。9．WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A．Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B．Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior。C．Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior。D．Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.答案：C句意猜测题。整篇文章讲的是随着高科技的发展，人的行为越来越粗鲁，故选C项。10．Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause________。A．theyarebecominglesspatientB．theyaregrowingtooindependentC．theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessagesD．theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackward答案:A推理判断题。根据第二段的“Tothem,dealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackward.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon’tworkat4Gspeeds。”可知，一些人不愿意与人交流是因为与人交流太慢,也就是说他们变得越来越没有耐心.11．Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis________。A．ridiculous B．disgustingC．acceptable D．reasonable答案:B细节理解题。根据第三段的“Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.”可知，作者认为发送不署名的可恶短信是残忍的,令人作呕的.12．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Weshouldapplaudgoodbehavior.B．Technologycanneverbeblamed.C．Weshouldkeeppointingoutmistakes。D．Technologywilltakeoverourlivesoneday。答案:A推理判断题。根据最后一句“itwouldbeevenmorehelpifwe'dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem”可知A项正确；B项和本段的第一句意思有差别；根据“Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmanners"和“Technologyisheretohelpus，butweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives。"可轻易排除C、D两项。阅读理解——-————-AThereisasayinginFrancethatstates，”Thegovernmentcouldfall,theLouvre（卢浮宫）couldbebrokenintoorcreaturesfromotherplanetscouldlandonearth,butifanyofthesethingshappenedduringtheTourdeFrance，noonewouldnotice。"TheTourdeFranceisthemostfamouscyclingraceintheworld．ItbeginsinJulyandrunsforthreeweeks．CyclistswhoraceintheTourdeFrancerideinsixlegsorstagesoftherace,andtheyhavebetweenonetofourdaysofrestbetweeneachlegoftherace．Theriderwhocompletesallsixlegsoftheraceintheshortestoveralltimewins．TheTourdeFrancebeganasapublicitystuntfortheFrenchsportsnewspaper，L'Auto．HcnriDesgranges，whoworkedforL'Auto,

cameupwiththeideafor”thegreatestbikeraceintheworld,”andonJuly1,1903,thefirstTourdeFrancebegan．SixtycyclistsbeganthatfirstlegoftheracewhichstartedinfrontoftheAlarmClockCafejustoutsideofParis．Thisfirstleglookthem467kilometerstoLyon．ThefirstTourdeFrancereceivedanastonishing2,000francs．MauriceGarin,themostpopularcyclistinFranceatthattime,wonthefirstTourdeFrance．Ittookhim94hoursand33minutestorideall2,428kilometersoftherace．Thistimewasthreehoursfasterthanthesecond-placerider．Overtheweedsduringwhichtheracewasrun，theideaoftheTourdeFranceslowlycaughttheimaginationofthepeopleofFrance．Theracehasbeenruneveryyearsincethattime，exceptduringtheyearsofWorldWarIandWorldWarⅡ．TheTourdeFrancehasdevelopedseveralspecialhonorsforwhichracerscompete．Aboveall，thehighesthonoristhe”yellowjersey"．Mr．Desgrangesintroducedtheyellowjerseyin1919toshowtheleadingracereachrider'stotaltimeinordertofindtheracerwiththelowesttime．Thatracerwearstheyellowjerseyduringtheday’srace．Otherhonorsincludethe"greenjersey"whichisgiventotheriderwhosprintsthebestbyridingthefastestovershortdistances,andthe”polkadotjersey”forthebestriderinthemountainsalongtheroute．1。WhowinstheTourdeFrance?A。Thefirstcyclisttofinishtherace．B.Thecyclistwiththemostpoints．C。Thecyclistwiththepolkadotjersey．D。Thecyclistwiththeshortestoveralltime．答案解析:答案为D。本题为细节题。由第一段最后一句话“Theriderwhocompletesallsixlegsoftheraceintheshortestoveralltimewins．”可知，答案为D.2.HenriDesgrangeswas_______.A.aphotographerB。afamouscyclistC.themanwhofirstwontheTourdeFranceD。themanwhofirstthoughtoftheTourdeFrance答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题.由第二段第二句话“HcnriDesgranges，whoworkedforL’Auto,

cameupwiththeideafor‘thegreatestbikeraceintheworld’,andonJuly1,1903,thefirstTourdeFrancebegan．”可知，D选项正确。3.HowmanystagesmakeuptheTourdeFrance?A．One．

B．Four．

C．Six．

D．Ten答案解析:答案为C。本题为细节题。由第一段最后一句话“Theriderwhocompletesallsixlegsoftheraceintheshortestoveralltimewins．”可知，C选项正确。4。Theyellowjerseyiswornby____。A。thefastestdailycyclist

B.thefastestoverallcyclistC.theyoungestcyclist D.thechampionfromthepreviousyear答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题.由最后一段“Mr．Desgrangesintroducedtheyellowjerseyin1919toshowtheleadingracereachrider’stotaltimeinordertofindtheracerwiththelowesttime．Thatracerwearstheyellowjerseyduringtheday’srace．"可知,yellowjersey用来表示比赛者用的时间最少，比赛者在比赛当天佩戴此物，故答案为A。阅读理解（2013·北京，D)MultitaskingPeoplewhomultitaskallthetimemaybetheworstatdoingtwothingsatonce，anewresearchsuggests。Thefindings,basedonperformancesandselfevaluationsbyabout275collegestudents，indicatedthatmanypeoplemultitasknotoutofadesiretoincreaseproductivity，butbecausetheyareeasilydistracted(分心）andcan'tfocusononeactivity。And“thosepeopleturnouttobetheworstathandlingdifferentthings，”saidDavidSanbonmatsu，apsychologistattheUniversityofUtah。Sanbonmatsuandhiscolleaguesgavethestudentsasetoftestsandaskedthemtoreporthowoftentheymultitasked,howgoodtheythoughttheywereatit，andhowsensationseeking(寻求刺激)orimpulsive（冲动)theywere。Theythenevaluatedtheparticipants’multitaskingabilitywithatrickymentaltaskthatrequiredthestudentstodosimplemathematicalcalculationswhilerememberingasetofletters.Notsurprisingly,thescientistssaid，mostpeoplethoughttheywerebetterthanaverageatmultitasking,andthosewhothoughttheywerebetteratitweremorelikelytoreportusingacellphonewhiledrivingorviewingmultiplekindsofmediaatonce。Butthosewhofrequentlydealwithmanythingsatthesametimewerefoundtoperformtheworstattheactualmultitaskingtest。Theyalsoweremorelikelytoadmittosensationseekingandimpulsivebehavior,whichconnectswithhoweasilypeoplegetboredanddistracted。“Peoplemultitasknotbecauseit'sgoingtoleadtogreaterproductivity，butbecausethey’redistractible,andtheygetsuckedintothingsthatarenotasimportant，”Sanbonmatsusaid。AdamGazzaley,aresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,whowasnotamemberoftheresearchgroup,saidonelimitationofthestudywasthatitcouldn’tfindoutwhetherpeoplewhostartoutlessfocusedtendtowardmultitaskingorwhetherpeople’srecognizingandunderstandingabilitieschangeasaresultofmultitasking。Thefindingsdosuggest,however，whythesensationseekerswhomultitaskthemostmayenjoyriskydistracteddriving.“Peoplewhoaremultitaskingaregenerallylesssensitivetoriskysituations，”saidPaulAtchely,anotherresearchernotinthegroup。“Thismaypartlyexplainwhypeoplegoinforthesesituationseventhoughthey’redangerous."文章大意：本文为一篇科普短文，介绍了Sanbonmastu与他的同事们的一项研究结果：同时干很多事情的人往往有最糟糕的结果，这是因为这些人干事情不专心，他们不能对潜在的危险作出迅速的反应.17．TheresearchledbySanbonmatsuindicatesthatpeoplewhomultitask________.A．seekhighproductivityconstantlyB．preferhandlingdifferentthingswhengettingboredC．aremorefocusedwhendoingmanythingsatatimeD．havethepoorestresultsindoingvariousthingsatthesametime答案：D细节理解题。由文章第一句话研究结果：Peoplewhomultitaskallthetimemaybetheworstatdoingtwothingsatonce。可知，这样的人在同时干很多事情时往往结果最差，故正确答案为D。18．WhenSanbonmatsuandhiscolleaguesconductedtheirresearch,they________。A．assessedthemultitaskingabilityofthestudentsB．evaluatedtheacademicachievementsofthestudentsC．analyzedtheeffectsoftheparticipants’trickymentaltasksD．measuredthechangesofthestudents’understandingability答案：A细节理解题。文章第二段提到他们让参与的学生干这干那，然后他们“evaluatestheparticipants'multitaskingabilitywithatrickymentaltask。.."可知A项正确。19．AccordingtoSanbonmatsu，peoplemultitaskbecauseoftheir________。A．limitedpowerincalculationB．interestsindoingthingsdifferentlyC．inabilitytoconcentrateononetaskD．impulsivedesiretotrynewthings答案：C细节理解题。由文章第四段Sanbonmastu所说的话“Peoplemultitasknotbecauseit'sgoingtoleadtogreaterproductivitybutbecausetheyaredistractibleandtheygetsuckedintothingsthatarenotimportant.”可知。distractible意为“不专心的，分心的”，因此正确答案为C。20．Fromthelastparagraph，wecanlearnthatmultitaskersusually________.A．driveveryskillfullyB．goinfordifficulttasksC．failtoreactquicklytopotentialdangersD．refusetoexplainthereasonsfortheirbehavior答案：C推理判断题.文章最后一段提到研究结果表明：这些寻找感觉的人(sensationseekers指的是他们的感觉不灵敏）往往会“multitaskthemost"但是却有“enjoyriskydistractibledriving”的结果，这是因为这些人往往“lesssensitivetoriskysituation"，即：对潜在的危险不能迅速作出反应，故C项为正确答案。阅读理解——-—-—BAriseinthenumberofsuicides(自杀）inSouthKoreahasledpolicemanYooByong-jongtoanewjob。Hepatrols（巡逻）Seoul'sbridgestopreventdesperatepeoplethrowingthemselvesintotheriver。AccordingtoSouthKorea’shealthministry,suiciderateshavedoubledinadecadeandarenowtheleadingcauseofdeathforpeopleintheir20sand30s。Thecountryhasthefourthhighestsuiciderateamongthe30industrializedcountriesintheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment.Itrecorded22.8suicidedeathsforevery100，000peoplein2003。That’slowerthanHungary，FinlandandcloseneighborJapan。Butthenumberisgrowingbyabout1percenteachyear,fasterthanforallotherOECDnations.Inamovetocutsuicidesbyafifthby2010，thehealthministryisrunningatelevisionadcampaign。Itopenswithalonelymanwalkingonabridge.Avoiceoversays，“Thinkfiveminutesmorebeforeyougiveitallaway。。。Don'tforgetyouhavealovingfamily。"Otherministryplansincludesettingupmorehotlinesandtrainingmoresuicidecounselors.Authoritiesarealsolimitingwebsitesthatprovidesuicidemethodsandsometimesevenselltoxic(有毒的)chemicals.Distressedindividualsrangefromstudentsworriedaboutpoorgradestopeopleindebtaswellasdisgracedpoliticians.Exportssaytherisingnumberinsomewaycanbeblamedonmediacoverageofrecenthighprofilesuicides。Theseincludetopbusinessleadersandcelebrities（名人)whoapparentlyleadanumberofpeopletocopytheiractions。“Wesaved50livesthisyearwhenpeopleturnedtobridgesasaplacetodieafternewsreportsofsuchdeathsby‘bigshots’，”saidthe38yearoldYoo，inDecember.LastJuly，thegovernmentandcivilassociationsurgedmediatoavoidreportingspecificmethodsandlocationsofsuicides。Butitisdifficulttoclearlygivereasonsforthesuicideincrease。

1.Thepassageismainlyabout______。A。desperationproblemsinKorea

B。suicideproblemsinKoreaC.howtoreducesuicidesinKoreaD。therelationsbetweenlifeandsuicide答案解析：答案为B。本题为主旨大意题。全文报道了韩国的自杀率问题非常严峻，当局为抑制自杀采取了一系列的措施,第一段点出话题,最后一段呼应了话题，故答案为B。2.SuicideratesinSouthKorea

___________.A.arouseinternationalconcernsB.aregoingfrombadtoworseC。didn'tdrawspecialattentionofthegovernmentD。havedonegreatharmtotheeconomicaldevelopment答案解析:答案为B.本题为细节题。由第