高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题20.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题20

2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题（20）及答案

【湖北省黄冈中学2013二模】D

AstronautMarkKellyannouncedtodaythatheisretiringfromNASAinordertofocusontherecoveryofhiswife,GabrielleGiffords.

Kelly,whois47,beganhisNASAcareerin1996.HehastraveledtotheInternationalSpaceStationfourtimesandservedaboardspaceshuttles（航天飞机）EndeavourandDiscovery.MostrecentlyhewascommanderofEndeavour'sfinalvoyage,whichendedonJunel.

“After25yearsofservicetoourcountry,IamretiringfromtheUnitedStatesNavyandleavingNASA.MyretirementwilltakeeffectonOctoberl."hesaid.

“Thiswasnoeasydecision.WordscannotexpressmydeepgratitudefortheopportunitiesIhavebeengiventoserveourgreatnation.AndIhavealwaysbeenproudtobeamemberoftheNASA.Publicservicehasbeenmorethanajobformeandformyfamily.MybrothercontinuestoserveinNASAandintheNavy.Myparentsareretiredpoliceofficers.AndmywifeGabrielleproudlyservesintheUSHouseofRepresentatives.”hecontinued.

“Aslifetakesunexpectedturnswefrequentlycometoacrossroads.Iamatthispointtoday.Gabrielleisworkinghardeverydayonherwaytorecovery.Iwanttobebyherside.SteppingasidefrommyworkintheNavyandatNASAwillallowmetobewithherandwithmytwodaughters.Ilovethemallverymuchandthereisnodoubtthatwewillmoveforwardtogether.Aftersometimeoff,IwilllookfornewopportunitiesandI'mhopefulthatonedayIwillagainserveourcountry.”Kellysaid.

OnJan8,Giffordswasshotintheheadandwasseverelyinjuredwhilemeetingwithhersupporters.ShereturnedtoherTucsonhomelastweekforthefirsttimesincethen.

63.MarkKellymusthavebeenwhenheannouncedhisdecision.

A.regretfulB.cheerfulC.peacefulD.meaningful

64.MarkKellydecidestoretirefromNASAmainlybecause.

A.heistiredandhopesforagoodrest

B.hehasbeenofferedabetterposition

C.hewascommanderofEndeavour'sfinalvoyage

D.hehopestospendmoretimewithhisfamily

65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.MarkKellyhasalreadyretiredfromNASA

B.MarkKellyisproudofhiswifeandhisfamily

C.GabrielleGriffonsisnowbeingtreatedinhospital

D.GabrielleGriffonswillcomebacktoworksoon

66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TherecoveryofGabrielleGiffords

B.MarkKelly’sretirementfromNASA.

C.ThetruelovebetweenMarkKellyandGabrielleGiffords.

D.TheunusualexperienceofMarkKellyandGabrielleGiffords.

【参考答案】63-66ADBC

阅读理解----C

"Opinion"isawordthatisusedcarelesslytoday.Itisusedtorefertomattersoftaste,belief,andjudgment.Thiscasualusewouldprobablycauselittleconfusionifpeopledidn'tattachtoomuchimportancetoopinion.Unfortunately,mostattachgreatimportancetoit."Ihaveasmuchrighttomyopinionasyoutoyours,"and"Everyonehastherighttoexpresshisopinion,"arecommonexpressions.Infact,anyonewhowouldchallengeanother'sopinionislikelytobebrandedintolerant（不容异己的，偏执的）.

Isthatlabelaccurate?

Isitintoleranttochallengeanother'sopinion?

Itdependsonwhatdefinitionofopinionyouhaveinmind.Forexample,youmayaskafriend"WhatdoyouthinkofthenewFordcars?

"Andhemayreply,"Inmyopinion,they'reugly."Inthiscase，itwouldnotonlybeintoleranttochallengehisstatement,butfoolish.Forit'sobviousthatbyopinionhemeanshispersonalpreference,amatteroftaste.Andastheoldsayinggoes,"It'spointlesstoargueaboutmattersoftaste."

Butconsiderthisverydifferentuseoftheterm.AnewspaperreportsthattheSupremeCourthasdelivereditsopinioninacontroversial（有争议的）case.Obviouslythejusticesdidnotsharetheirpersonalpreferences,theirmerelikesanddislikes.Theystatedtheirconsideredjudgment,carefullyarrivedatafterthoroughinvestigationandconsideration.

Mostofwhatisreferredtoasopinionfallssomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.Itisnotanexpressionoftaste.Norisitcarefuljudgment.Yetitmaycontainelementsofboth.Itisavieworbeliefmoreorlesscasuallyarrivedat,withorwithoutexaminingtheevidence.

Iseveryonefreetoexpresshisopinion?

Ofcourse,thisisnotonlypermitted,butguaranteed.Wearefreetoactonouropinionsonlysolongas,indoingso,wedonotharmothers.

49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Everyonehasarighttoholdhisownopinion.

B.Freeexpressionofopinionsoftenleadstoconfusion.

C.Mostpeopletendtoformtheiropinionscarelessly.

D.Casualuseoftheword"opinion"oftencausesquarrels.

50.Accordingtotheauthor,whoofthefollowingwouldberegardedasintolerant?

A.Someonewhoturnsadeafeartoothers'opinions.

B.Someonewhocan'tputupwithothers'tastes.

C.Someonewhovaluesonlytheirownopinions.

D.Someonewhoseopinionharmsotherpeople.

51.ThenewFordcarsarequotedasanexampletoshowthat______.

A.itisfoolishtocriticizeafamousbrand

B.oneshouldnotalwaysagreetoothers'opinions

C.personaltastesarenotsomethingtobechallenged

D.itisunwisetoexpressone'slikesanddislikesinpublic

52.Consideredjudgmentisdifferentfrompersonalpreferenceinthat______.

A.itisstatedbyjudgesinthecourt

B.itreflectspubliclikeanddislikes

C.itisaresultofalotofargument

D.itisbasedoncarefulthought

阅读理解----D

Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworld,thereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.Payhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrentaspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjob.Forsomeindustrialscientists,however,theattractionsofacademia（学术界）outweighanyfinancialconsiderations.

HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridge.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.Someareasofinquiryhavefewprospectsofacommercialreturn,andLee'sisoneofthem.

Theinfluenceofasalarycutisprobablylesssevereforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrant,nowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridge,spenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceuticalcompanybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.

Higheruptheladder,whereapaycutisusuallymoresignificant,thedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition（转换）toacademiamoreattractive,accordingtoLee.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonot,suchashowtobuildamultidisciplinaryteam,managebudgetsandnegotiate（谈判）contracts.Theyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheteachingsideofanacademicrolethatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduate,saysLee,perhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment."Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject."

53.By"aone-waystreet"inParagraphOne,theauthormeans.______

A.universityresearchersknowlittleaboutthecommercialworld

B.thereislittleexchangebetweenindustryandacademia

C.fewindustrialscientistswouldquittoworkinauniversity

D.fewuniversityprofessorsarewillingtodoindustrialresearch

54.Theunderlinedword"deterrent"mostprobablyreferstosomethingthat______

A.keepssomeonefromtakingactionB.helpstomovethetraffic

C.attractspeople'sattentionD.bringssomeoneafinancialburden

55.GuyGrantchosetoworkasaresearcheratCambridgeinorderto______

A.domorefinanciallyrewardingwork

B.raisehispositionintheacademicworld

C.enrichhisexperienceinmedicalresearch

D.exploitbetterintellectualopportunities

56.Whatcontributioncanindustrialscientistsmakewhentheycometoteachinauniversity?

A.Increaseitsgraduates'competitivenessinthejobmarket.

B.Developitsstudents'potentialintheresearchwork.

C.Helpittogainaccesstofinancialsupportfromindustry.

D.Getitsresearchgotowardspracticalapplications.

阅读理解----E

YOUCAN'TDOITEVENIFITHURTSNOBODY

Whodoyouthinkbreaksthelawinoursociety?

Ifyoubelievethatonlytoughguyscommitcrimes,youmayhavetothinkagain.Unlikeinthemovies,wecan'tdividetheworldintobadguysandmodelcitizens.Reallifeismuchmorecomplex.Inthesamewaythatdiseasesrangefromthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancer,crimesvaryindegree.Forexample,smokinginanelevatorwillinconveniencepeople,butmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.

Inadditiontobreakingthelawthemselves,peopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrime.Whycanwetoleratesomecrimes?

Itmaybethat,byseeingothersdosomething,weacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstance,mostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.Whenpeoplecelebrateasportschampionship,iftheyseesomeonebreakingstorewindows,theymightstartbreakingwindowsthemselvesorevenstealfromthestore.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw-breakingwecantolerate.

Wemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreading