汾河学校高三英语专项训练阅读理解词义猜测.docx

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汾河学校高三英语专项训练阅读理解词义猜测

汾河学校高三英语专项训练阅读理解

词义猜测

Passage1（2014广东卷B）

Itwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth（收费站）.“I’mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme,”shesaidwithasmile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsixdriversarrivingatthetollboothwereinformed,“Someladyupaheadalreadypaidyourfare.”

Itturnedoutthatthewoman,NatalieSmith,hadreadsomethingonafriend’srefrigerator:

“Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.”Thephraseimpressedhersomuchthatshecopieditdown.

JudyForemanspottedthesamephraseonawarehousewallfarawayfromhome.Whenitstayedonhermindfordays,shegaveupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.“Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,”shesaid,explainingwhyshe’dtakentowritingitatthebottomofallherletters,“likeamessagefromabove.”Herhusband,Frank,likedthephrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudents,oneofwhomwasthedaughterofAliceJohnson,alocalnewsreporter.Aliceputitinthenewspaper,admittingthatthoughshelikedit,shedidn’tknowwhereitcamefromorwhatitreallymeant.

Twodayslater,AlicegotacallfromAnneHerbert,awomanlivinginMarin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapieceofpaper,afterturningitaroundinhermindfordays.

“Here’stheidea,”Annesays.“Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreof,doitrandomly.”Herfantasiesincludepaintingtheclassroomsofshabbyschools,leavinghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftown,andgivingmoneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.Annesays,“Kindnesscanbuildonitselfasmuchasviolencecan.”

Theactsofrandomkindnessspread.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaid,whoknowswhatyoumighthavebeeninspiredtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreatevents,kindnessbeginsslowly,witheverysingleact.Letitbeyours!

31.WhydidNatalieSmithpayforthesixcarsbehindher?

A.Sheknewthecardriverswell.B.Shewantedtoshowkindness.

C.Shehopedtopleaseothers.D.Shehadseventickets.

32.JudyForemancopieddownthephrasebecauseshe.

A.thoughtitwasbeautifullywritten

B.wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeant

C.decidedtowriteitonawarehousewall

D.wantedherhusbandtoputitupintheclassroom

33.Whocameupwiththephraseaccordingtothepassage?

A.JudyForeman.B.NatalieSmith.C.AliceJohnson.D.AnneHerbert.

34.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceabove?

A.Kindnessandviolencecanchangetheworld.

B.Kindnessandviolencecanaffectone’sbehavior.

C.Kindnessandviolencecanreproducethemselves.

D.Kindnessandviolencecanshapeone’scharacter.

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstothoseinneed.

B.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytoofferittoothers.

C.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstostrangerstheymeet.

D.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytopayitbacktothegiver.

Passage2（2014全国卷IB）

Passengerpigeons（旅鸽）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks（群）solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.

Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons–anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles（about515kilometers）longwasseennearCincinnati.

Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.

Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,whichscattered（驱散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.

In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.

24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons_______.

A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld

B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica

C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment

D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS

25.Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons’______.

A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution

26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?

A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tosaveotherbirds.

C.Tomakemoney.D.Toprotectcrops.

27.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?

A.Itwasignoredbythepublic.B.Itwasdeclaredtoolate.

C.Itwasunfair.D.Itwasstrict.

Passage3（2014全国卷IIC）

Oneofthelatesttrend（趋势）inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.

“IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage”JosephStocke,themanagingdirectorofscompany,saysofhis2-yearoldson.“Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture,”Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforbya25-year-oldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions,hisdadsays.

LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.“BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto（接触）thelanguageandculture，”shesays.

“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,”saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.“Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithanaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.”

ThepopularityifaupairsfromchinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.

29.Whatdoesthatterm”aupair”inthetextmean?

A.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown.

B.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome.

C.Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.

D.Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.

30.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.

A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathome

C.tocatchupwithotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture

31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmerica.

B.Educatedwomendobetterinlookingafterchildren.

C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.

D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

Passage4（2014重庆卷D）

Onemomentitwasquietandcalmintheforest,thenext,theairwaschargedwithtension.Theelephanthadheardthedistantalarmcallsofanimalsandhermoodsuddenlychanged.Iurgedtheelephantdeeperintotheforest.Wesoundedlikeaforestfire---crackling,snapping,trailblazing.Butthroughallthenoisecameasharpwantingcry.Theelephantstoppedandwehearditagain—thetell-talecallofaspotteddeer.

Ilookedquicklymoundtheshadowsoftheforest.Raysofsunlightshonethroughtreebranches,beneathwhichthepatchwork（交错）ofgreenplantsandshadow-within-shadowswouldmaketiger-stripes（条纹）lookmoreattractive.Apartfromanoccasionalnoisefromtheelephant'sstomach,theforestwinssilent.

Gradually,thetensionslippedfromourbodies.Theelephantseizedanearbybranchandputitintohermouth.Ireachedforwardandgentlymovedmyhandovertheelephant'sneck;therewasasoftpart,freeofwrinklesandhairs,behindherear.

ThiswasmyfourthtimetosensetheauraoftheforestinCorbett,althoughIsawnotigersintheend.LocatedatthefootoftheHimalayanmountains,Corbettishometoabout135Bengaltigers,buttheforestseemedtobeguardingtheirwhereabouts（出没处）,asilentreminderoftheirsecrecyandrarity.Still,Iwashappyenoughtouchingtheelephantbehindtheear.IfIhadsodesperatelywantedtoseeatiger,Icouldhavegonetoazoo.Afterall,spottingtigersmerelyconfirmstheirbeauty;trackingthemcanmakeyouawareofsomethingmore.

48.Whichofthefollowingwasaclearsignalofalarm?

A.Theelephantstopped.B.Aspotteddeercalled.

C.Theelephantseizedabranch.D.Theforestwassilentforawhile.

49.Theauthorbeginshisaccountofthetourintheforestmainlyby

A.describingvarioussoundsB.comparingdifferentanimals

C.listingdifferentactivitiesD.introducingvariousplants

50.What