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高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习16
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习(16)及答案
阅读理解猜测词义Passage****************
Wefindthatbrightchildrenarenotoftenheldbackbymixed-abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareimproved.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils,awaytoteachpupilsingroupsaccordingtotheirability.Itdoesnotpayattentiontothefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentspeed.Itcanhaveabadeffectonbloththebrightandnot-so-brightchildren.Afterallitcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthehottomofthetopgrade!
Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectual(智力的)ability.Thisisonlyoneaspect(方面)oftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademic(学术理论的)ability.Wealsovaluepersonalqua[ides(品质)andsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachinghelpsimprovealltheseaspectsoflearning.
Inourclassroom,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups,thisgivesthemthechancestolearntocc-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyal-scilearnhowtodealwithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate(分析和评价),andtocomunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.
Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividual(个人的)tasksandassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisrightandsuitable.Weencourageourpu-pilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothiseffectively.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork;itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoachievethisgoal.
1.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-abilityteaching"?
A.Heagreestoit.
B.Hedoubtsthetruthofit.
C.Heisverydiscontentaboutit.
D.Hetriestobeobjectiveat)outit.
答案:
A指导:
由第一段第二句“Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledSeandexperienceareimproved”可知作者赞同mixed-abilityteaching.
2.By"heldback",theauthormeans
A.forcedtostudyinthelowerclass
B.madetoremaininthesameclass
C.preventedfromadvancing
D.madetofallbehindotherstudents
答案:
C指导:
由第一段第二句中的improved可知。
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阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
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。
A
Likemanymenatsomepoint,Idreamaboutopeningabar.IplantocallitWorkOut.Itwillcatertomarriedwomeninneedofalittlefun.OnFridaynights,theywillbeabletocomehereandenjoythemselves.
See,Ihaveagiftforbusiness.Iam,asmywifeZsaZsalikestonote,“Amanwithamillionideas,noneofthemverygood.”SpeakingofZsaZsa,sheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykids,toomanychores,mind–numbingdebt.Theotherday,shesaidshethoughtweneededanewfamilycar.“Sure.Howaboutan87Lincoln?
”Isaid,andsawmydearZsaZsaageabout20years,andbecomehermotherrightbeforemyeyes.
Yes,moneyisourmadness.Lastyear,wethoughtwehadfoundalittlecushionwhenIpublishedabookaboutthelifehereinsuburbanAmerica.Itsold12copies——sixofthemtomymother.Fourothercopieswenttovariousauntsanduncles,whousedthemformartinicoasters(杯垫),thensoldthematyardsales.Thetworemainingcopieswenttoperfectstrangers.(IthinkIoweyoudinner,whoeveryouare.Callme,OK?
We’llarrangesomething.)
Whenthebookdidn’ttakeoff,IwroteaTVshow.ThenIpennedashortnovelbasedontheearlierTVideathatdidn’tsell.Currently,Iamatworkonasetofencyclopedias(百科全书).Inamonth,Iplantosellthemdoor–to–door.
Suchisthelifeofawriter,sendingoffthemostpersonalthoughtspossibletohisharddrive.Iamawriter,butalsothebreadwinnerinmyfamily.I’matthekeyboardat6almosteverymorning,hopingtotapoutoneidea——justone——thatwilltakeusupthehill,tothemountain,tothetop.
26.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorisleadinga/anlife.
A.enjoyableB.wealthyC.hardD.comfortable
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
由“sheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykids,toomanychores,mind–numbingdebt.”可知作者过着艰难的生活。
故选C。
27.Bysaying“Sure.Howaboutan87Lincoln?
”,theauthor.
A.promisedittohiswifeB.wasshowingofftheirfortune
C.thoughthiswifewouldlikeitD.wasjustjoking
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
由“sheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykids,toomanychores,mind–numbingdebt.”可知他们有太多的孩子,杂物以及让人头脑麻木的债务。
他们根本没钱买车,所以作者说买林肯车只是开个玩笑。
28.Whatwastheresultofthebooktheauthormentionedinthe3rdparagraph?
A.Itdidn’tsellwellatall.
B.Hesolditdoor–to–door.
C.Hemadealotofmoneyfromit.
D.Itwasreallyacushionforhisfamily.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
由Itsold12copies——sixofthemtomymother.Fourothercopieswenttovariousauntsanduncles,whousedthemformartinicoasters(杯垫),thensoldthematyardsales.Thetworemainingcopieswenttoperfectstrangers.”可知书卖的一点也不好。
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cushion”mean?
A.Comfortableseat.
B.Financialhelp.
C.Unexpectedsuccess.
D.Best-sellingbook.
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。
由“moneyisourmadness.”可知他们以为他们找到了财富。
故选B。
30.Fromtheaccountabove,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Hehasarealgiftforbusiness.
B.Heisn’tseriousenoughaboutlife.
C.Heisahard–workingwriter.
D.Hiswifeissatisfiedwiththeirplainlife.
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。
由“Suchisthelifeofawriter,sendingoffthemostpersonalthoughtspossibletohisharddrive.”可知他是个努力工作的作家。
阅读理解猜测词义Passage****************
Whenwethinkaboutpeoplewhoarcleaders,weoftengetamentalpictureofsomeonewhoisolder,smarter,andwiserthanourselves.Studiesofleadership,though,haveusuallyfoundthatthereisalmostnorelationshipbetweenskillasaleaderandtraditionalmeasuresofintelligence.
SomerecentresearchbypsychologistRedFiedleandhiscolleaguesshowedthatbothintelligenceandexperiencemaybeimportantbutjustnowhowimportantdependsuponhowstressfultheworksituationisandwhatkindoftaskistobeac-complished.Theresearchersobtainedmeasuresofintelligence,experience,performance,andstress.
Overall,thesevariablesdidnotrelatetooneanother.Menwithhighandlowintelligencewereequallylikelytogivegoodperformance,asweremenwithmoreandlessexperience,ormoreandlessstresswiththeirbosses.Howevcr,whenyoulookseparatelyatthosemenwhohavehighstresswiththeirbosses,thcpicturechanges.
Inhighstresssituations,therewasnoassociationbetweenintelligenceandperformance,buttherewasbetweenexperienceandperformance.Inotherwords,indifficuhsituations,itwashelpfulto"knowtheropes".Inlowstresssituations,thefindingswerejusttheopposite.Experiencewasnotrelatedtogoodperformance,butintelligencewas.Thatis.whenthingsaregoingwell,intelligenceisveryusefulinleadership.
Astudyoffirefighters'performanceunderhighandlowstressconditionsalsofoundtheexperiencedofficersperformedbestundersituationsofstress.Noneofthisisreallyverysurprising.Ifyouhaveeverhadasupervisoryjobyouprobablyfoundthatatleastasmuchenergywentintohandling(管理)peopleaswentintohandlingthejobitself.Testsofintelligenceatleasttheoneswehavenowdonotpredictsuccessinhandlingpeople.
1.Whatkindofpeoplecandothebestjobinstresssituation?
A.intelligentpeopleB.experiencedpeople
C.calmpeopleD.skilledpeople
2.Inthethirdsentenceofthelastparagraph."asupervisoryjob"refersto_______.
A.amanagementjobB.anadvisoryjob
C.ateachingjobD.anorganizingjob
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage.'?
A.Instresssituations,therearenoassociationbetweenexperienceandperformance.
B.Somerecentresearchsuggeststhatmostleadersarclackofintelligence.
C.Inlowstresssituations,intelligenceplaysanimportantroleinleadership.
D.Generallyspeaking,leadersarelikelytobeclevererthanordinarypeople.
4.Inthesecondsentenceofthefourthparagraph,to"knowtheropes"mostprobablymeans________.
A.tounderstandthesituation
B.tocontrolthesituation
C.togetridofthesituation
D.tomakesurewhattodoaboutthcsituation
答案:
D指导:
根据上下文可以推断本句意思是:
换句话说,在困难的情况下经验有利于控制局势。
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阅读理解猜测词义Passage****************
OnMay21,1999,someAmericanscientistswereworkingatthecomputerstolookforinformationtheyneeded.Suddenlytheysawalotofverybrightredspotscrossingthecomputers'screens.Atthesametimethecomputerswereworkingmuchslower.Tofindoutwhatwashappening,theystoppedtheirworktochecksomepartsofthecomputers.Totheirhorror,theyfoundoutthatmostoftheirstoredinformationwasgotridofbycomputerviruses(病毒)!
Obviouslyallthesecomputershadbeeninfectedbycomputerviruses.
ItissaidthatthecomputervirusesweremadebytwoorthreePhilippineyoungmenfoodofplayingtricks.Theyallhadexcellenteducation.Theycreatedthevirusesjusttoshowtheirintelligence(才智).Thekindofcomputervirusisnamed"LoveYou"VirusThisviruscanhideincomputersforalongtime.Whenthetimecomestheywillattackthecomputersbylower-ingtheimportantfimctlons(功能),damagingtheirnormalprogramsorevengettingridofagreatdealofinformationwhichoperatorsofthecomputersoftenuseorstore.What'sworse,itstillcanrep