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高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习19
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习(19)及答案
阅读理解猜测词义Passage****************
Somuchtodo,solittletime.Somuchinfonnation,solittletimetoreadit.Inthisagethereismoreinformationthaneverbefore.Thereisnotenoughtimetoreadeverythingwewanttoread.However,youcanconsumemoreinformationinshortertimethroughspeed-reading.Thisarticlewillnotmakeyouread3,000wordsperminute,butitwillshowyouhowtoincreaseyourspeedsignificantly.Youwillalsolearnthebasictechniquesofspeed-reading,alongwiththedosanddon'tsofspeed-reading.
Whenyoufirstlearnedtoread,youwouldsaythewordoutloudandsounditout.Thenyoumightwhisperthewordbecausepeoplecanbecomeannoyedwhenyoureadaloud.Thestageyouarenowatissayingthewordinyourhead.Mostpeopletendtoreadthisway.Sayingthewordinyourheadwillcutyourreadingspeedtremendously(极大地).
Howdoyoucalculateyourreadingspeed?
Thespeedismeasuredbyhowmanywordsperminuteyoucanread.Getsomereadingmaterial,preferablyabook.Findouthowmanywordsareonthepage.Timeyourselfforoneminute.Startyourtimerandstartreading.Whenthetimerbeeps,stop.Ifyoucounted500wordsonthepageandyoureadhalfofthepage,andthenyouareprobablyreadingat250wordsperminute.
Thefirstthingaboutspeed-readingislookingatthewordandrecognizingit.Don'tsaythewordinyourmind,justlookatitandrecognizeitsimportance.Lateryouwillrecognizeclumpsoffourwordsormoretoincreaseyourspeed.Thisisthefirstandmostimportantstepinspeed-reading.
Thenextstepistechnique.Aswithanyotherskill,speedreadingrequirestechnique.Youshouldfirstbesittingupstraightwithyourbookflatonahorizontal(水平的)surface,suchasatableordesk.Next,youshouldbeabletoseetheentirepage.Thisisnecessaryifyouwanttorecognizeclumpsofwords.Lastly,youshouldbefocused.It'shardtoreadwithalotofnoise.Findaquietplacetoread.Thiswillhelpyourunderstandingofthetext.
Youneedsomethingtoguideyoureyeswhilereading.That'sright,youshoulduseyourhand.Rememberwhenyouwerelittle,youwouldreadusingyourfinger.Thatisagreattechnique,onlynowyou'reusingyourhandtounderlineeachline.Moveyourfingersmoothlyacrossthepage.Noneedtogorush,startoutslow.Keepyoureyesfocusedonthewordsasyourecognizethemwhileusingyourhandasaguide.Thiswillincreaseyour'speed.
Thethirdstepispractice.Practicemakesperfect.Settimeintervals(间歇).Readusingdifferenttechniques,butmakesureyouunderstandwhatyouarereading.
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Nowthereislimitedinformationthaneverbefore.
B.Nowconditionsaskpeopletouselesstimetoknowmoreinformation.
C.Nowpeoplecanreadwhattheylike.
D.Thelessyouread,themoretimeyouwillspend.
答案:
B指导:
我们这个时代的信息比任何时候都多。
在这样的时代里,人们只有提高阅读能力,加快阅读速度,花较少的时间,获得较多的信息。
2.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?
A.Whatspeed-readingis.
B.Whyweneedspeed-reading.
C.Nowitismuchinformationtime.
D.Peopleshouldpractisespeed-readingindifferentkindsofways.
答案:
A指导:
本文所谈及的是快速阅读,包括为什么要快速阅读、快速阅读速度的测定和怎样进行快速阅读。
3.Theunderlinedsentence"youshouldbefocused'inthefifthparagraphmeansthat
A.apersonshoulddevotehisattentiontoitwhilereading
B.yourfeelingswillbehurtwhilereading
C.apersonshouldsmoothawaydifficultieswhilehereads
D.youshouldpayattentiontoyourfaultswhileyouarereading
答案:
A指导:
从第五段中可以看出,只有集中精力才能有效地进行阅读。
有许多噪音很难进行阅读。
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Mygrandparentsactivelypracticedsimplicity.TheybothgrewupinverylargefamiliesandlivedthroughtheGreatDepression.Savingforarainydayandavoidingsuperfluousconsumingwastheirlifephilosophy.Ratherthanseekingfulfillmentthroughmaterialitems,theychosetospendreallysimplelifetogether,withfamilyandinnature.
Overtheyearsmygrandparentsnoticeddramaticchangesintheircommunity.Everyyearmorefarmlandwasdestroyedtobuildlargerandlargerhomes.Asrealestatepricesrose,manyoftheirneighborssoldtheirlittlehomesandland.Soontheirsweretheonlysmallhouseontheblock,surroundedbyaseaofmansions.Mygrandparentsbuiltandlivedmasmall600-square-footcottageformostoftheiradultlives.Lotsoffamilymembersencouragedmygrandparentstoexpandtheirlittleoldhouse.Buttheydidn’twantabiggerplace.Theylovedtheirlittlehouseandwerecontentwithwhattheyhad.
Mygrandparentsavoidedconsumptive(浪费的)lifestylebypaintingandrepairingthehousethemselves.Theylivedinasmallhome,buthadahugegarden.Theylovedgardeningandplantingbecauseitreducedtheirgrocerybill,improvedtheirhealth,andgavethemanexcusetobeoutside.Theyalsoreusedandrecycledeverything.Forinstance,theyhaddriventhesamecarforover15yearsanddidn’tbuyanewoneuntiltheoldChevroletwaswornout.
ThroughtheirexampleIlearnedanimportantlesson:
Itispossibletoliveasimpleandfulfillinglife.Mygrandparentstaughtmethatlivingasimplelifeisn’taboutself-deprivation.Instead,it’saboutgivingyourselfthetime,freedom,andmoneytopursueyourdreams.Becomingdebtfree,downsizingtoasmallerhome,andgoingcar-lite(减少用车频率)areafewwaystotakecontrolofyourlifeandstartpursuingyourdreams.
26.TheunderlinedwordsuperfluousinParagraphIisclosestinmeaningto_____.
A.meaningfulB.unnecessaryC.increasingD.troublesome
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。
A。
有意义的;B。
不必要的,多余的;C。
渐增的;D。
麻烦的,令人苦恼的。
由“Mygrandparentsavoidedconsumptive(浪费的)lifestyle”可知他们避免不必要的消费。
故选B。
27.Thecommunity’schangesincludeallthefollowingEXCEPTthat_____
A.thepeoplebuiltmorefarmland
B.theneighborssoldtheirhouses
C.thehousesbecamemoreexpensive
D.manymansionswerebuiltthere
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Everyyearmorefarmlandwasdestroyedtobuildlargerandlargerhomes.”可知社区的改变不包括建造更多的农田。
故选A。
28.Theauthor’sgrandparentsdidn’texpandtheirhousebecause_____.
A.theydidn’tacceptthefamilymembers'1advice
B.theirhousewerereallynewandlargeenough
C.theyweresatisfiedwiththehousetheylivedin
D.theyweretoooldtodoanyhouse-buildingjob
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Theylovedtheirlittlehouseandwerecontentwithwhattheyhad.”可知原因是他们对自己住的房子很满意。
故选C。
29.Whichofthefollowingisaconsumptivelifestyleinthegrandparents,opinion?
A.Repairingthehousethemselves.B.Plantingvegetablesinthegarden.
C.Reusingandrecyclingthings.D.Changingcarsinashorttime.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Forinstance,theyhaddriventhesamecarforover15yearsanddidn’tbuyanewoneuntiltheoldChevroletwaswornout.”可知他们认为在短时间内换车是浪费的。
30.Theauthorthinkshisgrandparents,lifestyleis_____.
A.unacceptableB.approvableC.unreasonableD.understandable
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。
A。
不能接受的;B。
可赞同的;C。
不合理的,不切实际的;D。
可以理解的。
由“Mygrandparentstaughtmethatlivingasimplelifeisn’taboutself-deprivation.Instead,it’saboutgivingyourselfthetime,freedom,andmoneytopursueyourdreams.”可知选B。
阅读理解猜测词义Passage****************
Tides(潮汐)arecreatedmainlybythepullofthemoonontheearth.Themoon'spullcauseswaterintheoceanstobealittledeeperatapointclosettothemoonandalsoatapointfarthestfromthemoonontheoppositesideoftheearth.Thesetwotidal"Waves"followtheapparent(明显的)movementofthemoonaroundtheearthandstrikenearlyeverycoastlineatin-tervalsofabouttwelvehoursandtwenty-fiveminutes.Afterreachingahighpoint,thewaterlevelgoesdowngraduallyforalittlemorethansixhoursandthenbeginstorisetowardanewhighpoint.Hence,mostcoastlineshavetwotidesaday,andthetidesoccurfiftyminuteslatereachday.Differencesinthecoastlineandinchannelsintheoceanbottommaychangethetimesthatthetidalwavereachesdifferentpointsalongthesamecoastline.Tnedifferenceinwaterlevelbetweenhighandlowtidevariesfromdaytodayaccordingtotherelativepositionsofthesunandthemoonbecausethesunalsoexertsapullontheearth,althoughitisonlyabouthalfasstrongasthepullofthemoon.Whenthesunandthemoonarepullingalongthesameline,thetidesrisehigher,andwhentheypullatfightanglestooneanother,thetideislower.Theformationofthecoastlineandvariations(变化)intheweatherareadditionalfactorswhichcanaffecttheheightoftides.Somesectionsofthecoastareshapedinsuchawayastocausemuchhighertidesthanareexperiencedinotherareas.Astrongwindblowingtowardtheshoremayalsocausetidestobehigher.
1.Theheightofthetideisaffectedbyallofthefollowingexcept_________.
A.thepositionofthesun
B.thedirectionofthewind
C.variationsinthecoastline
D.channelsintheseabottom
答案:
D指导:
潮汐的高度受太阳、风向和海岸线差异的影响,海沟只影响潮汐的时间。
由文中Differences...inchannelsintheoceanbottommaychangethetime.可知。
2.Ifthepullofthesunequaledthepullofthemoon,tideswould_________.
A.sometimesbehigherthantheyarenow
B.bethesameheightastheyarenow
C.nolongerbeaffectedbythewind
D.beofequalheightallthetime
答案:
A指导:
太阳对地球的吸引力只有月亮的一半(...itisonlyabouthalfasstrongasthepullofthemoon)如果相同并作用在一个方向上,潮汐会比目前高。
本题必须正确理解设问的意思
3.Ifonehightideoccursat1:
00a.m.,thenexthightideatthesamepointwilloccuratabout_________.
A.1:
25a.m.thesameday
B.1:
00p.m.thesameday
C.1:
25p.m.thesameday
D.1:
50a.m.thenextday
答案:
C指导:
潮汐12小时一次,每24小时向后延迟50分钟,题干中所给定的时间是12小时间段,故应是25分钟。
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