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高考英语阅读理解抓分训练61

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（61）及答案

阅读理解

TheQueen’sEnglishisnowsoundin

glessupper-class,ascientificstudyoftheQueen’sChristmasbroadcastshadfound.ResearchershavestudiedeachofhermessagestotheCommonwealthcountriessince1952tofindoutthechangeinherpronunciationfromthenobleUpperReceivedtotheStandardReceived.

JonathanHarrington,aprofessoratGermany’sUniversityofMunich,wantedtodiscoverwhetheraccent（口音）changersrecordedoverthepasthalfcenturywouldtakeplacewithinoneperson.“AsfarasIkno

w,therejustisnobodyelseforwhomthereisthissortofbroadcastrecords,”hesaid.

Hesaidthenoblewayofpronouncingvowels（元音）hadgraduallylostgroundasthenobleupper-classaccentoverthepastyears.“Heraccentsoundsslightlylessnoblethanitdid50yearsago.Butthesearevery,verysmallandslowchangesthatwedon’tnoticefromyeartoyear.”

“Wemaybeabletorelateittochangesinthesocialclasses,”hetoldTheDailyTelegraph,aBritishnewspaper.“In1952shewouldhavebeenheardsaying‘thetmeninthebleckhet’.Nowitwouldbe‘thatmanintheblackhat’.And‘hame’ratherthan‘home’.Inthe1950sshewouldhavebeen‘lorst’,butbythe1970s‘lost’.”

TheQueen’sbroadcastisapersonalmessagetotheCommonwealthcountries.EachChristmas,the10-minutebroadcastisputonTVat3pminBritainasmanyfamiliesarerecoveringfromtheirtraditionalturkeylunch.（传统火鸡午餐）.

Theresultswerepublished（发表）intheJournalofPhonetics.

46.TheQueen’sbroadcastswerechosenforthestudymainlybecause______.

   A.shehasbeenQueenformanyyears

   B.shehasalessupper-classaccentnow

   C.herspeechesarefamiliartomanypeople

   D.herspeecheshavebeenrecordedfor50years

47.WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofalessnobleaccentinEnglish?

  A.“duaty”                B.“citee”               C.“hame”       D.“lorst”

48.WemayinferfromthetextthattheJournalofPhoneticsisamagazineon_________.

    A.speechsounds                                 B.Christmascustoms

 C.TVbroadcasting                              D.personalmessages

49.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Therelationshipbetweenaccentsandsocialclasses.

B.TheQueen’sChristmasspeechesonTV.

C.Thechangesinaperson’saccent.

D.Therecentdevelopmento

ftheEnglis

hlanguage.

参考答案------46-5—49、DBAC

（2011·新课标卷，C）

CassandraFeeleyfindsithardtomanageonherhusband'sincome.Sothisyearshedidsomethingmorethanahobby:

Sheplantedvegetablesinheryard.Forherfirstgarden,Ms.Feeleyhasputin15tomatoplants,andfiverowsofavarietyofvegetables.Thefamily'soldfarmhousehasbecomeachickenhouse,itsresidentsarrivingnextmonth.Lastyear,Ms.RitaGartinkeptasmallgarden.Thisyearshehasmadeitmuchlargerbecause,shesaid,“ThecostofeverythingisgoingupandIwaslookingtoloseafewpoundstoo;soit'sawinwinsituationallaround.”

TheyareamongthegrowingnumberofAmericanswho,drivenbyhigherlivingcostsandafallingeconomy（经济）,havetakenupvegetablegardeningforthefirsttime.Othershaveincreasedthesizeoftheirexistinggardens.Seedcompaniesandgardenshopssaythatnotsincethe1970shastherebeensuchanincreaseininterestingrowingfoodathome.Nowmanygardensacrossthecountryhavebeensoldoutforseveralmonths.InAustin,Tex.,someofthegardenshaveathreeyearwaitinglist.

GeorgeC．BallJr,ownerofacompany,saidsalesofvegetableseedsandplantsareupby40%overlastyear,doubletheaveragegrowthofthelastfiveyears.Mr.Ballarguesthatsomeofthereasonshavebeenbuildingforthelastfewyears.Thebigoneisthestrikingriseinthecostoffoodlikebreadandmilk,togetherwiththeincreasesinthepriceoffruitsandvegetables.Foodpriceshaveincreasedbecauseofhigheroilprices.Peoplearenowdrivingless,takingfewervacations,sothereismoretimetogarden.

本文讲述了由于生活费用增高，加上经济下降，越来越多的人开始自己种菜，并且现在人们开车少了，旅游少了，有更多的时间来种菜，减少生活费用。

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“residents”inParagraph1probablyreferto?

A．chickensB．tomatoes

C．gardensD．people

答案：

A。

词义猜测题。

由上文的achickenhouse（鸡舍）可知，它的居民应该是小鸡，故A项正确。

10．Whyisvegetablegardeningbecomingincreasinglypopular?

A．MoreAmericansaredoingitforfun.B．Thepriceofoilislowerthanbefore.

C．There'sagrowingneedforfruits.D．Thecostoflivingisontherise.

答案：

D。

细节理解题。

由短文第二段第一句话可知，由于生活费增高，经济下降，越来越多的人们开始自己种菜。

故D项正确。

11．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．FamilyFoodPlanningB．BankingonGardening

C．ABelttighteningMoveD．GardeningasaHobby

答案：

B。

主旨大意题。

本文主要讲述了由于生活费用增高，经济下降，迫使人们自己种菜来减少开支。

A项意为：

家庭食物计划；B项：

依靠种菜；C项：

紧缩腰带运动；D项：

把种菜当做爱好。

Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher---Mrs.Thompson.Shetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesame.Butthatwasalie.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddard.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.

ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Th

ompsonwasashamedofherself.Shefeltevenworsewhen,likeallherotherstudents,TeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume（香水）。

Teddysaid,“Mrs.Thompson,todayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.”Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatveryday,shestoppedteachingreading,writingandmath.Instead,shebegantoteachchildren.

Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealive.Themoresheencouragehim,thefasterheimproved.Bytheendofthesixthgrade,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.

SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.Hewrotet

hathehadfinishedhighschool,thirdinhisclass,andshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelift.Hewenttocollege.Mrs.Thompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesigned,TheodoreF

.Stoddard,M.D.（医学博士）.

Thestorydoesn’tendthere.Onhisweddingday,Dr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson’sear,“Thankyou,Mrs.Thompson,forbelievinginme.YoumademefeelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifference.”

Mrs.Thompson,withtearsinhereyes,whisperedback,“Teddy,youhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifference.Ididn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.”

50.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?

A.ShemadeTeddyfeelashamed

B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.

C.ShechangedTeddy’sseattothefrontrow.

D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.

51.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?

A.Heoftentoldlies.  

B.Hewasgoodatmat

h. 

C.Heneededmotherlycare.  

D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.

52.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?

A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.

B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.

C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.

D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.

53.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?

A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim.

B.Shehadgivenhimencouragement.

C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.

D.Shehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeople.

参考答案-------50---53、DCDB

（2011·山东卷，D）

Sincethe1970s,scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Braincomputerinterface（BCI）technologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.

Recently,tworesearchers,JoseMillanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicSchoolinLausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated（展示）asmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts.

Inthelaboratory,Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.

“Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord（脊髓）tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemuscles，”Tavellasays.“Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevices.”

Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp（头皮）andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.

Prof.Millan,theteamleader,saysscientistskeepimprovingthecomputersoftwarethatinterpretsbrainsignalsandturnsthemintosimplecommands.“ThepracticalpossibilitiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeoplecanbegroupedintwocategories:

communication,andcontrollingdevices.Oneexampleisthiswheelchair.”

Hesayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatients,soastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom.Andtheotheristoguaranteethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftime.

本文讲述了科学家正在寻找把大脑与电脑连系起来的方法，从而帮助残疾人。

大脑与电脑连接技术，可以帮助残疾人交流和控制设备装置，如轮椅。

12．BCIisatechnologythatcan________.

A.helptoupdatecomputersystemsB.linkthehumanbrainwithcomputers

C.helpthedisabledtorecoverD.controlaperson'sthoughts

答案：

B。

细节理解题。

根据短文第一段可知，科学家寻找把人的大脑与电脑连接起来的方法，这一方法也即：

大脑与电脑连接技术，帮助残疾人向机器发送信号，由此可知B项正确。

13.HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory?

A.Bycontrollinghismuscles.B.Bytalkingtothemachine.

C.Bymovinghishand.D.Byusinghismind.

答案：

D。

细节理解题。

根据短文第三段可知，Tavella通过思考来推动轮椅，用思想来指导轮椅，故D项正确。

14.Whichofthefollowingshowsthepathoft