高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解统练4.docx

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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解统练4

高考英语二轮复习阅读理解统练4

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

KingdaKa,thetallestrollercoaster（过山车）onEarth,dropsitspassengersalife-flashing418feet.FerrariWorld'sFormulaRossa,thefastest,takesriders'breathawayatspeedsofupto150mph.BRCImaginationArts,aSouthernCaliforniadesignfirm,hasproposedsomethingentirelynew:

aridethatcreatesthesensationofzerogravityforuptoeightsecondsatatime.

1.WhatmakesBRC'scoasterdifferent?

A.It'sthetallestrollercoasterintheStates.

B.It'sthefastestrollercoasteronEarth.

C.Itcanbringasensationofzerogravitytoitsriders.

D.ItisaNASAproduct.

2.WhywouldpeopleinBRC'scoasterhaveanillusionoffloatinginthechamber?

A.Becauseit'sdesignedwiththeinspirationofSuperman.

B.Becauseaspecialfunctioningmotorsystemisappliedtoit.

C.Becausethecoastercanapproachatopspeedofmorethan100mph.

D.Becausethecoasterwouldcost$20millionmorethannormalones.

3.Atwhatpointcouldariderbegintofeelweightless?

A.Whenthecoasterreduceditsspeedimmediatelyafteritreacheditstopspeed.

B.Whenthecoasterbegantoincreaseitsspeed.

C.Whenthecoasterreduceditsspeedtoastopbackatthebasestation.

D.Whenthecoasterreachedthetopofthetrack.

4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.BRCisafamousdesignfirm.

B.YoufeellikeasupermanwhenridingBRCcoaster.

D.KingdaKaandFerrariWorld'sFormulaRossawillclosedownsoon.

【参考答案】1—4、CBAC　　

A

Whiletherehasbeenpublicdebateaboutwhetherrunningisgoodforyourhealthforalongtime,expertsagreethatrunninghasmorebenefitsthanthecosts.Somepeopleareconcernedthatthepressureonyourkneesandanklescanbedetrimental.Whilethiscanbetrue,therearemanythingsthatyoucandotoreduceyourriskofinjury.

Youshouldalwaysgotoadoctorforadvicebeforeyoubeginanytypeofexerciseprogram.Then,agoodpairofrunningshoescanbehelpfulasyourfeethittheground.Theywillhelpprotectyouranklesbyprovidingstabilitytoyourfeet.Soitisgoodideatovisitaspecialty（专业）runningshoestore.Thestafftherecansuggestshoeswhichareidealforyourrunningstyle.

Inordertolearntheproperform,youmaygetsomeadvicefromafriendwhohasbeenrunningforsometime,orevenjoinarunningclub.Theycanprovidegoodtipsaswellassomesupportandencouragementforyou.

Followtheseinstructionsandyourrunningexperiencewillbeagreatone!

1.Intheexpert’sopinion,______________________.

A.runningisgoodforyourhealthaswellasyourmind.

B.youshouldbuyrunningshoesinanexpensivestore.

C.runninghasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantagesforyou.

D.youshouldgotothedoctorifyouhavearunninginjury

2.Theunderlinesword“detrimental”inParagraph1probablymeans___

A.harmfulB.usefulC.expensiveD.rare

3.Ifyoutakeuprunning,youshould___________________

A.worryaboutthepressureonyourkneesandankles

B.asktheshopkeeperforapairofrunningshoes

C.takeadvicefromfriendswhomyouwillstartrunningwith

D.joinarunningclubsothatyoucangetencouragement

4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

B.Goodrunningmethodscanreducetheriskofinjury.

C.It’sbettertorunasfaraspossibletoloseweight.

D.Theinstructionsinthepassagearegivenbyafamousdoctor.

参考答案1-4CADB

B

AwayWeGo

VeronaDeTessant（MayaRudolph）andBurtFarlander（JohnKrasinski）areintheirearlythirtiesandstrugglingtomeetdailyneedsandbuildfulfillinglivesasanartistandasalesman.

AnotherHappyDay

LynnwasmarriedtoPual,buttheybrokeupandLynntooktheirdaughterAlicewhilePaulgottheirsonDylan.

Yearslater,nowDylanisgettingmarried,andLynnisattendingthewedding,withheryoungersonElliotandBen.ElliotisadrugaddictandBenkeepseverythingtohimself.Dylanhasn’tspokentoLynninyears,andLynnisfearfulofPualandhiswifePatty.Atlast,allthishasputLynninadepressedsituation,andshe’snotsurejusthowshe’sgoingtogetthroughtheday.

LaVitaebella

Itisnotasadmoviefromtheverybeginning,butwhenthefatherusesagreatwaytohidehismurderfromhisson,allpeopleareimpressedbythismovingdeed.Undertheprotectionofthefather,thesonhaslivedahappylife.

TheShawshankRedemption

ThefilmisanAmericanfilmdirectedbyFrankDarabontandstarringTimRobbinsandMorganFreeman.ThefilmtellsthestoryofAndy,abankerwhospendsnearlytwodecadesinShawshankStatePrisonforthemurderofhiswifeandhiswife’sloverdespitehisclaimsofinnocence.TherehemakesfriendswithRed.Andymanagestoescapefromtheprisonbydiggingatunnelwiththerockhammerovertheyears.WhenRedislaterreleased,heremembersAndy’sadvice.HethenvisitstheplaceAndymentionsbeforeheescapes.There,hefindsmoneyandanoteleftbyAndy,tellinghimtogettoZihuatanejo.

5.Thispassageaimsto_______________

C.introducefilmsforafilmcorporation

D.advertiseseveralfilmsforawebsite

6.Whichfilmmightbesthelpanewlymarriedcoupletofigureouttheirnewrolesinfuturelife?

A.LaVitaebellaB.AnotherHappyDay

C.AwayWeGoD.TheShawshankRedemption.

7.WhatistheendingofTheShawshankRedemption?

A.Andykilledhiswifeandhiswife’slover.

B.AndybecamefamousforhelpingRed.

C.RedfeltcheatedbyAndyinaway.

D.RedandAndygotreunitedhappily.

参考答案5-7BCD

C

Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears’development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.

Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable（易受损害的）.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.

Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems（图腾）beforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.

Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked:

ThekingofChinaaround1008B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacrossArablands,andfinallytoEurope,whereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.

8.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_________________

A.UsesofFlagsB.PoweroftheNationalFlag

C.TypeofFlagsD.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlag

9.Theearliestflagswereconnectedwithheavenlypowerbecause_____________

A.theycouldtellwinddirection

B.theycouldbringgoodlucktofighters

C.theywerebelievedtostandfornaturalforces.

D.theywerehandeddownbytheancestors

10.Whatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflag?

A.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.

B.HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.

C.Hedoubtswhereitstarted

D.HethinksitcamefromChina.

11.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag.

B.TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.

C.TheuseofmodernflagsinEurope.

D.Theimportanceofmodernflags.

参考答案8-11DCCA

D

ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestorm,though,wasbeautiful:

blueskies,warmairandacalm,invitingseatouchingtheshoregently.

Myfatherrealizeditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmything,butIdecidedtogoallthesame.I’msogladIdid.

Ontheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoast,buttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshape.Afterall,itwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythatonlyonetinychanneltothesea.Aswegotonboard,wenoticedtwobighumps（里脊）inthedistance.

Onapproachingthem,wesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit---therearen’tanywhalesalongthecoasthere.Thestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebay,inwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvive.

Thelittlebabywhale---actuallyasbigasourboat--wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmove.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcampupsuddenly,makingbigwhirlpools（旋涡）andwaves.“she’stryingtohelpherbaby,butonthewrongside,”myfathersaid.Atthispoint,myfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideand,headingtheboattowardsthebabywhale,pusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowly,theyletusleadthem,sometimesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe---andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehuge