高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题67.docx

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高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题67

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（67）及答案

阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Ayoungexecutivewastravelingdownaneighborhoodstreet.Hewaswatchingforkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassed,nochildrenappeared.Instead,abricksmashed（猛撞）intotheJag’Ssidedoor!

Heslammedonthebrakes.Theangrydriverthenjumpedoutofthecar,grabbedthenearestkidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar,shouting,“Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?

”

Theyoungboywasapologetic.”Please,Mister...Please,I’msorry…Ididn”tknowwhatelsetodo.Ithrewthebrickbecausenooneelsewouldstop…”

Withtearsdrippingdownhisface,theyouthpointedtoaspotjustaroundaparkedcar.“It’smybrother,”hesaid.“HefelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup.”

Nowsobbing,theboyaskedtheexecutive,“Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?

He’shurtandhe’stooheavyforme.”

Movedbeyondwords,thedrivertriedtoswallowtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.Hehurriedlyliftedtheboybackintothewheelchair,thentookouthisfancyhandkerchiefanddabbedatthefreshscrapesandcuts.Aquicklooktoldhimeverythingwasgoingtobeokay.“ThankyouandmayGodblessyou.”thegratefulchildtoldthestranger.

1．Theexecutivesloweddownbecause.

A．hesawaboythrowabricktohiscar

B．hesawaboyrushoutfrombetweencars

C．hewasafraidsomeboyssuddenlyrushedout

D．abricksmashedintotheJag’ssidedoor

2．Theboythrewthebricktothecarinorderto.

A．disturbthedriveronpurposeB．destroythecarofthestranger

C．asksomeonetodrivehimhomeD．stopsomeonetohelphim

3．Knowingthereasonwhytheboythrewthebrickathiscartheexecutivemustfeel.

A．sympathizedandexcitedB．regretfulandsympathized

C．ashamedandregretfulD．angryandregretful

4．Aftertheboy’sbrotherfelloffhiswheelchair,.

A．theboythrewbricksatseveralcars

B．theboytriedtostopseveralcars

C．theboy’sbrotherwashurtseriously

D．theboy’sbrotherwantedtostopacar

5．Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat.

A．youshouldn’tdrivesofastthatsomeonethrowsatyou

B．itiscommontothrowabrickatacarrunningtoofast

C．youcan’tgothroughyourlifewithoutabrickthrowingatyou

D．youshouldpaymoreattentiontoothersandhelpthem

1-5CDBBD

Whoevernamedthebirdturkey—awordthatEnglishspeakersbeganmentioningaslongagoas1541—madeabigmistake.AlthoughthatbirdcamefromGuinea（几内亚）inAfrica,theEnglishapparentlyfirstimporteditfromTurkishmerchants.So,naturally,theycalleditaturkey.WhenEnglishspeakersestablishedtheirfirstcolonyinJamestown,Virginia,in1607,theythoughttheysawturkeystheretoo.“Wefoundanisland,onwhichthereweremanyturkeys,”wroteone.ThesebirdswerenotfromTurkeyandwerenotrelatedtotheGuineanfowl（家禽）ofAfrica.Butturkeystheywerecalled,andturkeystheyremain.

MuchofwhatweknowabouttheJamestowncolonywaswrittenbyCaptainJohnSmith,whoseeffortspreservedthecolonyfromcollapse（垮掉）andwhointurnwaspreservedbytheIndian“princess”Pocahontas.Smith’saccountsofthecolonyfrequentlymentionturkeysasfood,gifts,andobjectsoftrade.In1607,Smithwrote,tocelebratethefirstpeaceafterthefirstarmedfight,theIndiansbroughtturkeys,breadandwhattheyhad,singinganddancingincelebrationoffriendshiptilltheydeparted.ElsewhereSmithnotedthattheIndiansmadewarmandbeautifulcloaks（披风）fromturkeyfeathers.Furthernorth,asthePlymouthcolonynearedtheendofitsfirstyearin1621,GovernorWilliamBradfordalsoobservedagreatflockofwildturkeys,ofwhichtheytookmany.Undoubtedly,turkeyswereamongthefowlsservedatthefirstThanksgivingdinner.

DespitethosesignificantbeginningsandBenjaminFranklin’slobbying（游说）,theturkeylosttothebaldeagleinthecontestforAmericanbird.AnditisaloserinmodernEnglishslang,too.Sincethe1920s,turkeyhasbeenatermforaplayormoviethatisafailure,andsincethe1950sforapersonwhoisnotfitforhisjob.ButthoughtheturkeyneversucceededinbecomingtheAmericansymbol,itdidbecometheAmericanfeast.ThanksgivingisTurkeyDay,andtheturkeyhascomeintoourlanguagemorethanotherbirds.Wenever“talkeagle”,we“talkturkey”whenwespeakfrankly.

63.Whonamedthebirdturkey?

A.Englishspeakers.B.Turkishmerchants.

C.CaptainJohnSmith.D.Guineans.

【答案】A

【解析】从第一段的第二句话AlthoughthatbirdcamefromGuinea（几内亚）inAfrica,theEnglishapparentlyfirstimporteditfromTurkishmerchants.So,naturally,theycalleditaturkey.得知虽然这种鸟原产地是几内亚，但是是英国人从Turkish商人那里买的，很自然的，英国人就称这种鸟turkey.

【考点定位】考察的是细节理解题

64.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat________.

A.turkeyswerebroughttoJamestownbySmith

B.theIndiansfoughtwithCaptainSmithforturkeys

C.turkeyswereservedatthefirstThanksgivingdinner

D.CaptainJohnSmithwroteabooknamedJamestownColony

65.Whenwesaysomebodyisaturkey,itmeans________.

A.heisveryangryB.hehasnoabilitytodohisjob

C.helikeseatingturkeysD.hespeaksfrankly

66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theturkeywasbeateninafightbythebaldeagle.

B.TurkeyswereintroducedtoAmericafromGuinea.

C.TheturkeyhasbecomeAmericanfoodbecauseitwasbeaten.

D.TurkeyhasbecomeatermoffailureinmodernEnglishslang.

Lastyear,onreportcardday,mysonandabunchofhis13-year-oldfriendspiledintothebackseatofmycar,readyforthelast-day-of-schoolpartyatMcDonald’s.“JackgotalaptopforgettingstraightA’s,andLauriegotacellphone,”oneboysaid.“Oh,yeah,andSarahgotaniPodNano,andshe’sonlyinthirdgrade,”saidanother.“AndhowaboutBrian?

Hegot$10foreachA.”

Isuddenlybecameconcerned.Thesepayoffsmightgetparentsthroughgrammarschool,butwhatabouthighschoolandbeyond?

Whatwouldbeleftaftertheelectricguitar,thecellphone,andtheportableDVDplayer?

Isawtheroadahead:

Asthehomeworkloadincreased,myincomewoulddecrease.Isawmycomfortablelifestylevanishbeforemyeyes-nomoreofthose$5bagsofalready-peeledorganiccarrots.Nomoreorganicanything!

Istartedtofeelsurprisedandnervous.Wouldeverygoalattainedbymytwochildrenfetchareward?

Ahighgradepointaverage?

Agoodclassranking?

Wouldsportsachievementsbeincludedinthisrewardsystem:

soccergoals,touchdowns,runs-batted-in?

Whataboutorchestra?

Wouldfirstchairpaymorethansecond?

I’dbepennilessbyeighth-gradegraduation.

“Weneverpaidanythingforgoodgrades,”saidmyneighboracrossthestreet,whosesonwasrecentlyacceptedatMIT.“Hejustdiditonhisown.Maybeonceinawhilewewentoutforpizza,butthat’saboutit.”

Don’tyoujusthatethat?

We’reallrunningaroundlookingfortheMP3playerwiththemostupdates,andshe’sspendingafewdollarsonpizza.Shegetsmotivation;wegetnegotiation.

16．Thesentence“Asthehomeworkloadincreased,myincomewoulddecrease.”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____________.

A．takingcareofthechildrenwouldinfluencemywork

B．Iwouldspendmoremoneyonmychildren’shomework

C．reducingchildren’shomeworkloadwouldcostmealot

D．morerewardswouldbeneededasthechildrengrewup

17．Wecantellfromthepassagethattheauthor’ssonwasin___________.

A．primaryschoolB．juniormiddleschool

C．highschoolD．university

18．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.

A．ifyoupaythechildrenforgoodgrades,theywouldtakeitforgranted

B．ifyoubuychildrenpizzaforgoodgrades,theywouldworkharder

C．childrenwouldnotaskforrewardswhentheyenterhighschool

D．childrenwouldnotaskforrewardswhentheyenteruniversity

19．Theexampleoftheauthor’sneighborshowsthat____________.

A．pizzaisthebestwaytomotivatechildren

B．rewardisnottheonlywaytomotivatechildren

C．theauthor’sneighborwasverypoor

D．theauthor’sneighbor’ssondidn’tlikereward

20．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardpayingchildrenrewardforgoodgrades?

A．FavorableB．Ambiguous

C．DisagreeableD．Unknowable

参考答案-------DBABC

阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每题2分，满分50分）

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

“Ithappenedoverthreeyearsago,”Paddysaidhelplessly. Nooneansweredhimormoved,fornooneknewwhattodo.“Justdon'ttellmymother,”saidFeenumbly.“Andnoonedid!

Oh,God!

Mypoor,poorFrank!

”

Paddywipedthetearsfromhisfaceandsaid. “Feedear,packyourthings.We'llgotoseehim.”

Shehalf-rosebeforesinkingback,hereyesinhersmallwhitefacestaredasifdead.“Ican'tgo,” shesaidwithoutahintofpain,yetmakingeveryonefeelthatthepainwasthere. “Itwouldkillhimtoseeme.Iknowhimsowell—hispride,hisambition.Lethimbeartheshamealone,it'swhathewants. We'vegottohelphimkeephissecret. Whatgoodwillitdohimtoseeus?

”

Paddywasstillweeping,notforFrank,butforthelifewhichhadgonefromFee'sface,forthedyinginhereyes.Frankhadalwaysbroughtbitternessandmisfortune,alwaysstoodbetweenFeeandhimself. Hewasthecauseofherwithdrawalfromhisheartandtheheartsofhischildren. EverytimeitlookedasiftheremightbehappinessforFee,Franktookitaway. ButPaddy'sloveforherwasasdeepandimpossibletowipeoutasherswasforFrank.

Sohesaid. “Well,Fee,wewon'tgo.Butwemustmakesureheistakencareof. HowaboutifIwritetoFatherJonesandaskhimtolookoutforFrank?

”

Theeyesdidn'tliven,butafaintpinkstoleintoher