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高考英语阅读理解巩固练习39
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习(39)及答案
Peoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen?
Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimb,you’rewrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimbincitygyms(体育馆).Here,peoplearelearningonspecialclimbingwalls.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandhassmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet.
Howdopeopleclimbthewall?
Toclimb,youneedspecialshoesandaharness(保护带)aroundyourchesttoholdyou.Thereareropes(绳索)tiedtoyourharness.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon’tfall.Abeginner’swallisusuallyabout15feethigh,andyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto.Sometimesit’seasytoseethenextpieceofmetal.Sometimes,it’snot.Themostdifficultpartistocontrolyourfear.It’snormalforhumanstobeafraidoffalling,soit’sdifficultnottofeelfear.Butwhenyoumoveawayfromthewall,theharnessandtheropesholdyou,andyoubegintofeelsafe.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.
Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexerciseforalmosteveryone.Youuseyourwholebody,especiallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimb,bothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.
1、、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.
B.Itisimpossibletobuildupone’sbodybyclimbing.
C.Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.
D.Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.
【详解剖析】 推理判断题。
由本文第一段中“Peoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen”和第三段中“Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexerciseforalmosteveryone.”可推断出答案。
【最佳选项】 A
2、、Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis________.
A.totieropestoyourharness
B.tocontrolyourfear
C.tomoveawayfromthewall
D.toclimbstraightup
【详解剖析】 细节理解题。
根据第二段“Themostdifficultpartistocontrolyourfear.”可以推断出应该控制一下恐惧心理。
【最佳选项】 B
3、、Theword“workout”underlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.
A.settlement B.exercise
C.excitementD.tiredness
【详解剖析】 词义猜测题。
由文中最后一段最后一句“Whenyouclimb,bothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.”可知,该词意为“锻炼”。
【最佳选项】 B
8.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?
A.Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.
B.Toprovethebasicneedforclimbing.
C.Toencouragepeopletoclimbmountains.
D.Tointroducethesportofwallclimbing.
【详解剖析】 主旨大意题。
通读全文可以判断出作者主要介绍了wallclimbing这项运动。
【最佳选项】 D
Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity.Theyhadinterruptedtheirresearchtoacceptaninvitationtotakepartinanunusualexperiment:
“aninterestingweekofpoetry.”Thisclasswaspartofastudytoanswerthequestions:
Whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents?
Whatcanteacherslearnaboutteachingiftheytakeaclassthatisnotintheirfield?
Thestudentsinthepoetryclasslistenedtolecturesandtooknotes.Theyhadreadingtasksandhadtowritethreeshortpapers.Allstudentsnoticedonething—theimportanceofspokenwords.Inscienceandengineeringclasses,theinstructorsputtablesanddrawingsontheblackboard.Butinthispoetryclass,theinstructorsjusttalked.Theydidn’twriteanythingontheboard.
Thescientistsandengineersnoticedonesimilaritybetweenscienceandpoetry.Inbothsubjects,studentsneedtofindlayers(层次)ofmeaning.Somelayersaresimple,clear,andonthesurface;otherlayersaredeeperandmoredifficult.Thissearchfordifferentlevelsofmeaningdoesn’thappenmuchinundergraduate(本科)scienceclasses,butitisimportantlater,ingraduateschool.Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities(人文学科).
Boththepoetryinstructorsandtheirstudentslearnedsomethingaboutteachingfromthisexperience.Onepoetryinstructor,forexample,nowseestheimportanceofusingcareful,cleardefinitions(定义)whenheexplainsapoem.Healsoplanstobemoreinformativeasheteaches.Mostofthescientistsagreedonseveralpoints.First,humanitiesclassesmighthelpsciencestudentstoseepatternsanddecidewhichinformationisimportant.Second,thepoetryclasswasfun.Oneengineerdecided,“Weneedtochangethewayweteachengineeringtomakeitanenjoyableexperienceforstudents.”
Butperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthis:
Alloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycanteachbetter.
1、、.Whatdoweknowaboutthisunusualclass?
A.Theteachersdidlotsofwritingontheboard.
B.Theteacherswereinvitedtoattendseverallectures.
C.Thestudentswereprofessorsfromauniversity.
D.Thestudentswerestudyingscienceandhumanities.
【详解剖析】 细节理解题。
根据“Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity”可知C项正确。
【最佳选项】 C
2、、Theexperimentwasdesignedtofindout________.
A.howtoteachthestudentsinthescienceclass
B.whetherpoetryisdifficultforsciencestudents
C.whattobetaughtinthehumanitiesclass
D.whymanyhumanitiesstudentsfindsciencehard
【详解剖析】 细节理解题。
根据“whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents?
”找到答案。
【最佳选项】 D
3、、Findinglevelsofmeaningis________.
A.importantforgraduatestudentsinhumanities
B.difficultforgraduatestudentsinhumanities
C.commonforundergraduatestudentsinscience
D.easyforundergraduatestudentsinscience
【详解剖析】 细节理解题。
根据第三段最后一句“Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities”可知选A项。
【最佳选项】 A
4、、Whatdidthescienceprofessorslearnaftertheexperiment?
A.Theyshouldchangethewaytheyteach.
B.Apoemcouldbeexplainedincleardefinitions.
C.Apoetryclasscouldbemoreinformative.
D.Theirteachingwasanenjoyableexperience.
【详解剖析】 细节理解题。
由“Butperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthis:
Alloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycanteachbetter.”我们可知道全文的中心思想。
【最佳选项】 A
A
(2011·湖北卷,A)
Honesty,mymumalwaysusedtotellme,isthebestpolicy.Ofcourse,thisdidn'tincludeherwhenshetoldmethatifIdidn'teatallmyvegetablesFatherChristmaswouldfindoutandwouldn'tgivemeanypresents.
Butwhenitcomestomedicine,Ihadassumeditwasimportanttoalwaysbehonestwithmypatients.Afterall,thedoctorpatientrelationshipisbasedontrust,andthereforehonestyisessential.OrsoIthought.
Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics(老年病科).Mr.McMahonwasbroughtinwhenhisbellywasfoundveryswollen.Itookamedicalhistoryfromhisdaughterwho'daccompaniedhimintheambulance.She'dbeenhismaincarerforyears.Istoodlookingathimasshegaveadetailedhistory.“Hashelostanyweightrecently?
”Iasked,“Well,it'sfunnyyoushouldmentionthat,butyes,”shesaidslowly.Therewassilenceforafewmoments.“Why?
Whatareyouworriedabout?
”sheasked,Ihesitated.ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasonlyfairthatItoldherthetruth.“Well,weneedtoproveit'snotcancer.”IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder.
Halfanhourlater,anursecalledme:
“Mr.McMahon'sdaughterbrokedown—shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer.”Myheartsank.BythetimeIarrivedattheward,myconsultantwasalreadythere,explainingthatwestillhadtorunlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmedthathehadcancer.Istoodsilentlyattheendofthebed.MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr.McMahon,sheturnedtome.“Whyonearthdidyoudothat?
”sheaskedindisbelief.Ilookedatherandbitmylip.“SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher.”Isaid,hanging_my_head.“Andgivehermoretoworryabout?
”repliedmyconsultant.“Youdon'tsaytheword‘cancer’untilit'sconfirmed.Evenifyoususpectit,thinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeople.”
Asitturnedout,itwasn'tcancer.ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey'resometimesselectiveinwhattheyhear—andasadoctorit'simportanttobemindfulofthis.Inbeingtruthful,I'dmadethesituationworse.
原本在一位医生的心目中,诚实是第一位的;而且在工作中也是奉行诚实本分的处世原则。
可是因为一次说了不够确切的实话,却让一位病人受到了打击,这件事让这位医生得出了一个结论:
诚实有时候也会出错。
1.Thepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsistoshowthattheauthor________.
A.misunderstoodthedoctorpatientrelationship
B.wasanxioustoreceiveChristmasgifts
C.regardedhonestyasthebestpolicy
D.hadanunhealthyeatinghabit
答案:
C。
作者意图题。
从两个段落的第一句话,字里行间“thebest”“important”都透露出作者对于honesty的看法。
2.Theauthor'sconsultantwasangrywithhimbecause________.
A.hetoldthedaughterwhathesuspected
B.hedelayedrunningthenecessarytests
C.hefailedtoconfirmthepatient'sdisease
D.heforgotwhattheconsultanthadadvised
答案:
A。
细节判断题。
第四段的开头已经表明因为我的一番话,以及本段落的最后一句话也可以读出正是因为我的不假思索,让病人受到了打击,故consultant对我不满与气愤,故选A。
3.Theauthorhunghishead(theunderlinedpartinPara.4)becausehewasfeeling________.
A.guiltyB.hurt
C.disappointedD.helpless
答案:
A。
细节判断题。
guilty意为:
罪过感,羞愧,与划线部分“耷拉了脑袋”在语境上非常符合。
4.Whatlessonhastheauthorlearntfromhisexperience?
A.Learningfromparentsisnecessary.
B.Jumpingtoaconclusionisdangerous.
C.Tellingthetruthmaynotalwaysbethebestsolution.
D.Selectingpleasantwordsmaynotbetheperfectpolicy.
答案:
C。
理解判断题。
文章的最后一句话,正表明了作者的体会与结论:
有时候,诚实不受欢迎。
故选C。
B
(2011·重庆卷,D)
WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony(和睦)thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited(继承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisb