高考英语阅读理解精英练习题4及答案.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英练习题4及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题（4）及答案

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Happybirthday

TheChinaNationalOpera（CNO）willgiveaconcerttocelebrateits50thbirthday.

DifferentgenerationsofCNOvocalists,likeLiGuangxi,YaoHongandMaMei,willpresenttheconcertwhichwillfeaturebothsongsfromfamousChineseoperaslike“TheWhite-hairedGirl”and“TheHundredthBride”,aswellas,ariasofsuchWesternoperaclassicsas“MadameButterfly”,“LaTraviata”and“Rigoletto”.

Time/date:

7:

30pm,September7,8

Location:

TianqiaoTheatre

Tel:

6551-4787,8315-6170

Tickets:

60—500yuan（US$7.2—60.2）

Folkmusic

AconcertwillbeheldtofeaturesomerecentlycomposedtraditionalChinesemusicworks.

Theconcert,givenbytheFolkOrchestraoftheChinaOperaandBalletTheatre,willincludesuchpiecesas“MemoryofChildhood”,“MemorialCeremonyforGod”and“WineSong”.

Time/date:

7:

30pm,September13

Location:

ConcerthallattheNationalLibraryofChina

Tel:

6848–5462,6841-9220

Tickets:

30-200yuan（US$3.6-24.1）

Moonmusic

AconcertoftraditionalChinesemusicwillbegivenontheeveoftheMoonFestivalwhichfallsonSeptember21stthisyear.

Theconcertwillfeatureanumberoffamouspiecescentredonthethemeofthemoon,suchas“Moonlight”,“SpringnightonaMoonlitRiver”and“LoftyMountainandFlowingRiver.”

AnumberofestablishedtraditionalChinesemusicperformerslikeZhouYaokunandFanWeiqing,willplaysolosaswellascollaboratewiththefolkmusicorchestra.

Time/date:

7:

30pm,September21st

Location:

GrandTheatreoftheCulturalPalaceofNationalities

Tel:

6606—8888,6606—9999

58．Ifyouwanttobuyticketsforlisteningtothemusic“MemoryofChildhood”,youwilldial__.

A．6551—4787B．6848—5462C．8315—6170D．6606—9999

59．Whichstatementisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A．LiGuangxi,YaoHongandMaMeistandforthesamegenerationofCNOvocalists.

B．“Rigoletto”isafamouspieceonthethemeofthemoon.

C．“LoftyMountainandFlowingRiver”isatraditionalChinesemusic.

D．ZhouYaokunwillplaysolosandFanWeiqingwillcollaboratewiththefolkmusicorchestra.

60．“MadameButterfly”is.

A．aChineseoperaB．aWesternoperaCapieceofmusicD．asong

61．Inwhichcolumnofanewspaperwillthearticlebepublished?

A．Entertainment.B．People.C．Culture.D．Sports.

参考答案----------58---61BCBA

A

Theoriginalplansfortheparkwereon8acresnexttotheBurbankstudioswherehisemployeesandfamiliescouldgotorelax.Although,WorldWarIIputthoseplansonhold.Duringthewar,Disneyhadtimetocomeupwithnewideas,andcreationsforhismagicalpark.Itwassoonclearthat8acreswouldn'tbeenough.

Finallyin1953,hehadtheStanfordResearchInstituteconductasurveyfora100-acresite,outsideofLosAngeles.Heneededspacetobuildrivers,waterfalls,andmountains;hewouldhaveflyingelephantsandgiantteacups;afairy-talecastle,moonrockets,andascenicrailway;allinsideamagickingdomhecalled"Disneyland."

ThesearchforthebestvenuefortheparkendedintheruralAnaheim,Californiawithapurchaseofa160-acreorangegrovenearthejunctionoftheSantaAnaFreeway（I-5）andHarborBoulevard.ConstructionforDisneylandbeganonJuly21,1954,12monthsbeforetheparkwasscheduledtoopen.

Some160-acresofcitrustreeshadbeenclearedand15housesmovedtomakeroomforthepark.However,whentherealdesigningcamearound,Disneymetwithinevitablequestions.Howdoyoumakebelievablewildanimals,thataren'treal?

HowdoyoumakeaMississippipaddleship?

HowdoyougoaboutbuildingahugecastleinthemiddleofAnaheim,California?

Disneyaskedhismoviestudiostaffforanswers.ThedesignofDisneylandwassomethingneverdonebefore.Therewouldbefouruniquelydifferentthemeparts:

Adventureland,Frontierland,FantasylandTomorrowland.Bitbybit,DisneylandgotreadyforOpeningDay.Thestaffworkedaroundtheclocktogetready.

Butopeningdaywasaterribledisaster.Besidestheterribleopeningdayconditions,theparkdideventuallypickup.By1965,tenyearsafteropeningday,50Millionvisitorshadcomethroughthegates.

36.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.

A.HowDisneylandcameintobeing

B.ThedifficultiesDisneymetinbuildingDisneyland

C.WhatvisitorscanenjoyinDisneyland.

D.AbriefintroductiontoDisneyland

37.WhichofthefollowingdateswouldprobablybetheopeningdateofDisneyland?

A.1953B.1954C.1955D.1965

38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrue?

A.WorldWarIIhadsomeinfluenceonthebuildingplanoftheDisneyland.

B.DisneymusthavemetmanydifficultiesinbuildingDisneyland.

C.Disneywasagreatmanwithgreatimaginationandcreativity.

D.About50millionvisitorshavevisitedDisneylandsofar.

39.Theunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.

A.collectB.improveC.findD.open

参考答案-----------A.ACDB

Nowadays,thereisaheateddebateonwhetherpollutantsshouldbecleanedintheair.Cleaninguptheair,whilegoodforourlungs,couldmakeglobalwarmingworse.Andthepollutantsstillgouparoundtheair,alongwithcarbondioxide.

Thesepollutantsarecalledaerosols（气溶粒）andtheyincludesootaswellasmixturesofnitrogen（氮）andsulfur（硫）andotherstuffintotheair.NatalieMahowald,aclimateresearcheratCornellUniversity,sayssofar,scientistshavemostlytriedtounderstandwhatthoseaerosolsdowhilethey'reactuallyintheair.

"Therearesomanydifferentkindsofaerosols,"shesays."Somewarmandsomecool.Butinfact,humansaregivingoutalotofextraaerosols,andtheytendtocoolforthemostpart."

Theaerosolsreflectsunlightbackintospace,orkeepuscool.Butitturnsoutthat'snotalltheydo.Theseaerosolsalsoinfluencehowmuchcarbondioxidegetsdrawnoutoftheairbyplantsonlandandinthesea.

"Theycanaddnutrients,forexample,totheoceansortotheland,"Mahowaldsays."Butalsowhilethey'reintheatmospheretheycanchangetheclimate,andthusthatalsocaninfluencetheamountofcarbon,thelandortheoceancantakeup.Sotherearequiteafewdifferentwaysthataerosolscanactoneachother."

Mahowald'sresultssuggestthatreducingthosepollutantscouldbeanevenbiggerproblemthanrealized,whenyouconsiderthataerosolshelpremovecarbondioxidefromtheairbyencouragingplantgrowth.Hardnumbersonthiseffectarehighlyuncertainatthemoment,butthiscouldturnouttobequitesignificant.

Andstudyingitisnoteasybecausetheeffectsaren'twellunderstood.Forexample,nitrogencanbeafertilizer（肥料）,butitcanstopplantgrowingwhennitrogencomesoutoftheairinacidform.

Rightnowitseemslikewe'remuchmorelikelytocleanupaerosolpollution,whileincreasingtheamountofcarbondioxideintheair.Soscientists,unfortunately,mayhaveachancetoseewhetherthisexperimentonourplanetshouldcontinueornot.

36.FromParagraph2,weknowthat.

A.scientistshavebeenawareofhowaerosolswork

B.NatalieMahowaldisanexpertinclimate

C.cleaninguptheairissopopular

D.pollutantsareundercontrolsofar

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

由第二段第二句NatalieMahowald的同位语aclimateresearcheratCornellUniversity可知NatalieMahowald是一个气候专家，故选B。

37.WhatisNatalieMahowald'sopiniononthoseaerosols?

A.Aerosolscaninfluenceeachotherinvariousways.

B.Alltheaerosolswillcooltheearth.

C.Aerosolscanaddnutrientstohumanbeings.

D.Anykindofaerosolswillwarmtheearth.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

由第三段Somewarmandsomecool得知，BD选项错误,与Some不符。

从第五段的totheoceans，得知C也不对。

由第五段最后一句aerosolscanactoneachother气溶粒可以以不同的方式相互影响，故选A。

38.Whyisitimportantforscientiststogetaccuratenumbersaccordingtothepassage?

A.Scientistshaveachancetoresearchthem.

B.Theycanbringscientistsmuchmorebenefit.

C.Scientistscanprotecttheearthfrombeingpolluted

D.Theycanhelpscientistsunderstandtheeffectsbetter.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

从第六段最后一句和第七段开头句可推出D正确。

其他选项与题目没有直接的因果关系。

它们能帮科学家更好地理解影响，故选D。

39.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassageimply?

A.Scientistswillbeinadilemma.

B.Theexperimentwillbesuccessful.

C.Scientistswillcarryouttheexperiment.

D.Scientistshavedifficultyintheexperiment.

【答案】A

【解析】词义猜测题。

从第七段开头句和第八段最后一句shouldcontinueornot应不应该进行。

说明研究的左右为难。

故A最合适。

而D选项属于事实题，不是暗示推理题。

科学家左右为难，故选A。

40.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.PollutantsintheAir.B.TheExperimentonthePlanet

C.TheReasonforGlobalWarmingD.TheInfluenceofAerosols

【答案】D

【解析】标题归纳题。

全文以Aerosols为中心，说明它的影响。

故D正确。

其他选项要么范围太大要么太小，不够全面。

气溶粒的影响，故选D。

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Itdoesn'tmatterthatyou'veworkedlongandhardtogetwhereyouare,northatyou'vemadegreatsacrificesinachievingyourgoals.The"haters"willalwaysfindareasontospeakillofyouandevencondemnyou.

They'respiteful（恨的）peoplewhoenvyyoutheprideyouhaveinyourselfandtherecognitionyou'rereceivingfromothers.Theycan'tstanditthatyou'rehappy,fulfilledandachievingyourgoals.

Thesehatefulindividualsareunwillingtodotheworkthatyou'vedone.Theyhateyoursuccessbutaretoolazytoinvestrealtimeorenergyinachievingtheirowngoals.

Thethingyouneedtoknowaboutthesehatersisthattheonlyreasontheybehavethiswayisthatyouhavesomethingtheywant,buttheyaren'twillingtoworkforit.

Thehatersareconvincedthatyou'vebeenluckyorthatyou'vehadsomeunfairadvantage,butthetruthisthatyoursuccessisbornofyouruntiringefforts,andi