甘肃省兰州市英语暑假阅读理解练习（5）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2015甘肃省兰州市高考英语暑假阅读理解练习（5）及答案阅读下列短文，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.AMynewly-rentedsmallapartmentwasfarawayfromthecentreofLondonanditwasbecomingessentialformetofindajob,sofinallyIspentawholemorninggettingtotownandputtingmynamedowntobeconsideredbyLondonTransportforajobontheunderground。Theywerelookingforguards,notdrivers.Thissuitedme.Icouldn’tdriveacarbutthoughtthatIcouldprobablyguardatrain，andperhapscontinuetowritemypoemsbetweenstations.ThewritersKeatsandChekhovhadbeendoctors.T.S.EliothadworkedinabankandWallaceStevensforaninsurancecompany。I’dbeasubwayguard。Icouldseemyselfbeingcheerful，useful，agoodmaninacrisis.ObviouslyI’dbeoverqualifiedbutIwaswillingtoforgetaboutthatinreturnforasteadyincomeandtravelprivileges—thosebeingparticularlywelcometosomeonelivingalongwayfromthecitycentre.ThenextdayIsatdown，withalmostahundredothercandidates,fortheintelligencetest。Imusthavedoneallrightbecauseafterabouthalfanhour’swaitIwassentintoanotherroomforapsychologicaltest。Thistimetherewereonlyaboutfiftycandidates.Theinterviewersatatadesk.Candidatesweresignaledforwardtooccupytheseatoppositehimwhenthepreviousoccupanthadbeendismissed，afteragreaterorshortertime。Obviouslythelonginterviewswerethemoresuccessfulones。Someoftheinterviewswereasshortasfiveminutes.Minewastheonlyonethatlastedaminuteandahalf.Icanrememberthequestionsnow:“Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?”“Whydidyouleaveyourjobbeforethat？”“Andtheonebeforethat?”Ican’trecallmyanswers,exceptthattheywereshortatfirstandgrewprogressivelyshorter。Hisclosingstatement,Ithought,revealedalackofsensitivitywhichhelpedtoexplainwhyasapsychologist，hehadrisennohigherthantheundergroundrailway.“You’vefailedthepsychologicaltestandweareunabletoofferyouaposition."Failingtogetthatjobwasmylowpoint。OrsoIthought，believingthattheworkwaseasy。Actually,suchjobs—beingapostmanisanotheroneIstilldesire-demandexactlythesortofelementaryyetresponsibleawarenessthatthehabitualdreamerisleastqualifiedtogive。ButIwasstillfarshortoffullself-understanding.Iwasalsoshortofcash.1．Thewriterappliedforthejobchieflybecause_________.A．hewantedtoworkinthecentreofLondonB．hecouldnolongeraffordtolivewithoutoneC．hewasnotinterestedinanyotheravailablejobD．hehadreceivedsomesuitabletraining2．Thewriterthoughthewasoverqualifiedforthejobbecause_________。A．heoftentraveledunderground B．hehadwrittenmanypoemsC．hecoulddealwithdifficultsituations D．hehadworkedinacompany3．Thelengthofhisinterviewmeantthat_________。A．hewasnotgoingtobeofferedthejobB．hehadnotdonewellintheintelligencetestC．hedidnotliketheintervieweratallD．hehadlittleworkexperiencetotalkabout4．Whatdoesthewriterrealizenowthathedidnotrealizethen?A．Howunpleasantordinaryjobscanbe。 B．Howdifficultitistobeapoet.C．Howunsuitablehewasforthejob. D．Howbadlyhedidintheinterview。5．What’sthewriter’sopinionofthepsychologist？A.Hewasveryaggressive（有进取心的）. B.Hewasunhappywithhisjob。C。Hewasquiteinefficient。 D.Hewasratherunsympathetic.【参考答案】1—5、BCACD阅读理解--———-—ATelepathyistheabilitytocommunicatewithouttheuseofthefivesenses.It'saninstinctwhichcanbewokenupintimesofemergencyorneed.Whenwefeelthatsomethingishappeningorabouttohappenbyinstinct，we’reusingresourceswihtintheunconsciousmind。Whentheresourcesoftwopersons’unconsciousmindsthinklinktogetherintothesamefrequency.Wecallittelepathy。Wecaneithersendorreceivetelepathy.Ifyouknowwhoiscallingbeforeyouanswertheringingphone,youareprobablyagoodreceiver.Ifyouthinkofaperson，andtheycallyou,youaremostlikelybetteratsending。Youcaneasilyputyourabilitiestothetest.Thinkofsomebodyandwillthemtocontactyou.Bepatient。Theotherpersonmaynotbeagoodreceiver,buttheyshouldcontactyoumuchearlierthanwouldnormallybeexpected。Orwheneverthephonerings,try”feeling"who'scontactingyou。Don’tguess，trytofeelthevibrations。However，ifneitheroftheseworkforyou,thatdoesn'tmeanthatyouarenotcapableoftelepathy.Asmentionedearlier，telepathyismostlikelytoturnupincaseofemergency.TelepathicDreamsoftencontaintelepathicmessages.Twopeoplemaybothdreamoftheother,andfindthattheirdreamshaveaclearconnection。Thesepeopleareprobablylinkingtoeachother’suncounsciousmind。Telepathy&RelationshipsThemorepeoplespendtimetogether,themorelikelytheyaretobeabletolinkuptotheothersmind,especiallywhenseparated。Therearetworeasonsforthis。Oneisthattheyunderstandtheothers，mindthroughtimespenttogether;theotheristhatthereisusuallyastrongdesiretocommunicate。Amotherwilloftensensethatherchildisindanger.Thisisduetothechilddesperatelywantinghis/hermother,knowingthatthisisthepersonwhowouldalwayswanttobethereforthem,andthemothersdeepdesiretoprotectherchildfromharm。1。Whendoestelepathyoccur?A.Itoccurswhenonesensesthataclosefriendofhis/herisindanger.B.Itoccurswhenonehasverygoodfivesenses.C。Itoccurswhenonewantstocallhis/herbestfriend。D。Itoccurswhenonedoesn’tknowastranger.答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题.由第一段第一、二句话“Telepathyistheabilitytocommunicatewithouttheuseofthefivesenses。It'saninstinctwhichcanbewokenupintimesofemergencyorneed。”可知，心灵感应不依靠五官感觉，而是在紧急关头或者有需要的时候,这种潜能才能被激发出来。故A选项正确.2。Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthetitleofthepassage？A.ReceivingTelepathy B.Telepathy：Mind-toMindContactC.Telepathy：People’sDream D。DreamofTelepathy答案解析：答案为B.本题考查文章的标题.全文都是围绕心灵感应而展开，故答案为B.3。Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？A。Themorepeopleseparate,themorelikelythattelepathywilloccur。B.Itisbyusingthefivesensesthattelepathyoccurs.C。Telepahyhappenswhenpeoplelivefarawayandhavenochancetoseeoneanother.D.Oneisbetteratsendingthanreceivingtelepathyifonereceivesafriend'scallasonewishes。答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第二段“Ifyouthinkofaperson,andtheycallyou,youaremostlikelybetteratsending。”可知,如果你正在想着某人，然后他就给你打电话了，那么你可能更擅长于发送感应，D选项意思与文章符合.故答案为D。由最后一段“Themorepeoplespendtimetogether，themorelikelytheyaretobeabletolinkuptotheothersmind，especiallywhenseparated。"可知，人们在一起相处的时间越长,他们的心灵相互间就越有可能产生共鸣,尤其是当分开的时候，故A、C选项错误，结合第一题分析知B选项同样错误.4.Whichofthefollowingbelongstotelepathy?A.Byaccident,youareawareofafriendofyoursiscomingtoseeyou。B.People'scommunicationoverthetelephone。C。Amother'ssenseofherchildisindanger。D。Acouple’slongseparation.答案解析:答案为C。本题为推理题。由最后一段“Amotherwilloftensensethatherchildisindanger。.”可知，C选项正确。结合前面几题的分析可知，A、D不正确，B选项与文章毫不相干。［］阅读理解NapoleonBonapartediedonMay5,1821,ontheislandofSt。HelenaoffthecoastofAfrica.Hewas51yearsoldatthetime.WhendoctorsexaminedNapoleon'sbody,theysaidthattheformeremperorofFrancehaddiedfromcancerofthestomach.Thatwasthecauseofdeathrecordedintheofficialreport.However,otherdoctorsdisagreed.OnedoctorwhowaspresentduringtheexaminationofthebodysaidthatNapoleondiedofhepatitis（肝炎）.OtherhistoriansandmedicalexpertshavesuggestedthatNapoleondiedofsyphilis（梅毒),tuberculosis(肺结核）,orperhapsmalaria。Now，aftercarefulresearch,aBritishchemistthinksthatNapoleonmighthavebeenpoisoned—-notbyaperson,butbyhiswallpaper。NapoleonwassenttotheislandofSt.Helenain1815afterhelostthebattleofWaterloo.Hewasaprisonerontheisland。Althoughhehadservantstoattendtohim,hehadtoliveinonesmallbuilding.St。Helenaisaverywetisland,sothewallsofthebuildingwerealwayscoveredwithmold.Napoleonbecameillfromspendingtoomuchtimeinsidehishouse。Almostconstantlyhehadafever,chills,andfeltsicktohisstomach。Heoftenfeltpaininhisshouldersandinhisside.Hisskinturnedyellow。Hegotfrequentheadaches,andhewouldbecomedizzyandvomit。NoneofthemedicinethatthedoctorsgaveNapoleonseemedtohelp。Theywerenotsurewhatwasthematter。Finally，Napoleonwastooweaktoleavethehouse.Onenight，whilehewassleeping，hewentintoacoma（昏迷）anddied。ManydoctorswholaterreviewedthereportsofNapoleon’sillnessfoundthatthesymptomsdidnotshowamanwhosufferedfromstomachcancer。ItseemedobviousthatNapoleonhaddiedfromsomeothercause.In1961，aSwedishdoctorexaminedsomeofNapoleon’shairandfoundahighlevelofarsenic（砒霜），achemicalpoison.WasNapoleonmurdered？Itisdoubtful.ArsenicwasusedinmanytypesofmedicineduringNapoleon’stime,sohemighthavetakenthearsenicasacureforhisillness。Then,in1982,Dr.DavidJonesfromEnglandbegantolookintothemysteryandsuggestedthatNapoleonmighthavebreathedinarsenicwhichwasintheairofhishouse。Inthe1700sand1800s,arsenicwasusedtomakeakindofgreenpaintusedonclothandwallpaper。Ifthepaintwasusedonawetwall，thearsenicwouldgointotheair.Apersonintheroommightbreathethatair。AfterstudyingthewallpaperintheroomwhereNapoleondied,Dr.Jonesfoundhighlevelsofarsenicinthegreenpaintonthewalls.6.Thepassagesaysthat。A。aBritishdoctorthinkshehasfoundthecauseofNapoleon'sdeathB。manydoctorshavetriedtoguessthecauseofNapoleon'sdeathC.NapoleoncouldhavediedfrompoisonD.alloftheabove7.WhydidNapoleonliveonSt。Helena？A。Heownedtheisland。B.Hewasaprisonerthere。C。Hisfamilylivedthere.D.Helikedtheisland.8.Napoleonsufferedfromthefollowingsymptomsexcept__________。A。chillsB.feverC。dizzinessD.bleeding9。TheofficialreportsaidthatNapoleondiedof____________.A.cancerB.acomaC.moldD。poison10。AccordingtoDr.Jones，howdidthearsenicprobablygetintoNapoleon’sbody？A.Heateit。B.Hebreatheditin。C.Hetouchedit。D.Hedrankit。【参考答案】6-10、DBDAB阅读理解-----——BBuyingahouseformostofthepeopleisaonceinalifetimedecision,whichmeanspeopledecidetodosoonlyaftercomingacrosstheidealhouse.Surprisingly,eightinevery10homebuyersareunhappywiththeirhouses.AsurveyconductedbytheBeijingConsumers’Association(BCA)recentlyshowsabout80percentofthe2，315respondentsin23residentialcomplexesofBeijingaredissatisfiedwiththesoaringhouseprices.TheythinkthereasonablepriceinBeijingshouldbebetween3，000yuanand7,000yuanpersquaremeter。Thequalityofthebuildings，thesurroundingenvironmentandtrafficandpropertymanagementaretheotherfactorsthatplayaroleinpeople’sdecisiontobuyahouse。TheBCAhassuggestedstrictsalesregulationsandcontractstoeasehouse-owners’sufferings。IthasurgedtheauthoritiestoimposeseverepunishmentondevelopersfoundviolatingbuildingandotherrulesandjoininghandswithotherstobiduppropertypricesAbout41。2percentoftherespondentshavecomplainedthattheirhouseshavedefectivedesigns，whilenearly40percentsaythelightingandventilationarefarfromsatisfactory.Thelandscapesintheresidentialareasareasourceofunhappinessfor43.2percentoftherespondents,andaboutone-thirdsaytheywere”bluffed"intobuying"thirdgrade"houses.Andmorethanhalfarenotsatisfiedwiththesportandentertainmentfacilitiesintheirneighborhood。Propertymanagementinthebuildings,56。5percentoftherespondentssay,iswaybelowstandardcomparedtothehighfeechargedbythecomplexes。A60percentoftheconsumersdoubtthecontentsofdevelopers’advertisements，withonly6。3percentbeingsatisfied.Expertshavesuggestedconsumersgatherthoroughknowledgeaboutadeveloperandtheirworkbeforedecidingtobuyahousefromit。Theyshouldchecktheday—lightconditionsandventilationindifferentweatherconditionsinadvance，ifpossible。1.Acco