高考英语 阅读理解基础练习3.docx

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高考英语阅读理解基础练习3

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习（3）及答案

第三部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

（2012·安徽省皖南高三联合测评）

Aspiraling（成螺旋形的）towermadefromthousandsofbooksindozensoflanguagesisthelaterlandmarkinBuenosAires,namedtheWorldBookCapitalthisyear.CalledtheTowerofBabel,the25meterhightowerbyArgentineartistMartaMinujinismadefrom30,000books,donatedbyreaders,librariesandmorethan50embassies.

Climbingupitssevenfloors,visitorstothetowerhearmusiccomposedbyMinujinandthevoiceoftheartistrepeatingtheword“book”inscoresoflanguages.

“Buildingthistowerisreallyawonder，”Minujinsaid,standingbeforethestructureascuriouspassersbylookedatadowntowncitysquare.“Ahundredyearsfromnow,peoplewillsay‘therewasaTowerofBabelinArgentina...anditdidn'tneedtranslationbecauseartneedsnotranslation'.”

Minujin,whoworkedwithUSartistAndyWarhol,builtafullscalemodeoftheParthenoninBuenosAiresin1983,usingbooksbannedbythemilitarydictatorship（专政）thatendedthatyear.

Thisyear'sbooktowermarksBuenosAires'namingasthe2011WorldBookCapitalbytheUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）．

“We'vebeenlayingbooksfor10daysstraight，”saidSebastianAtienza,26,whoworksforthecompanythatbuiltthetowerunderMinujin'scommand.“Butit'sworthit.It'swherealllanguagescometogether.”

Whentheexhibitendslaterthismonth,Minujinsaidliteratureloverswillbeallowedtocomeandpickonebookeach.Therestwillbebroughtdowntostartanewarchive（档案馆）thathasalreadybeennamedTheLibraryofBabel,thenameofastorybyArgentina'smostfamousauthor,JorgeLuisBorges.

56．Accordingtothepassage,theTowerofBabel________.

A．ismadefrom30,000booksfromnearly50countries

B．isdesignedbyAmericanartistMatteMinujin

C．willholdthebookexhibitionfor10days

D．hasaheightoftwentyfivemeters

答案：

D　细节分析题。

从第一段第二句“calledtheTowerofBabel,the25meterhightower...”可知。

57．Afterthebookexhibition,mostbookswillbe________.

A.handedoutamongvisitors

B.donatedtoUNESCO

C.senttoArgentina'snewarchive

D.boughtbyJorgeLuisBorges

答案：

C　细节分析题。

从最后一段第二句“Therestwillbebroughtdowntostartanewarchive（档案馆）thathasalreadybeennamedTheLibraryofBabel”可知。

58．Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma（n）________．

A.advertisementB.tourismguide

C.textbookD.newspaper

答案：

D　推理判断题。

文章主要讲述了阿根廷的“通天书塔”，材料新颖，很可能出现在报纸上。

Ifyouwereapilotflyingaplane,andsuddenlytheenginefailed,wouldyoueject（跳出）,orstayin?

Forapilot,thechoiceisverydifficult.Ifheejects,heissafe,buttheplanecrashes.Ifhestaysintheplane,heriskshislife.

Recently,ChineseAirForcepilotLiFeng,38,facedthischoiceduringatrainingexercise.ItwasMarch7andhewasflyingaJian-10（Fighter-10）at4,500meters.Awarningappearedontheplane’scomputerscreen.Herealizedtheplanemightfailatanymoment.

LiFengdidaquickcheckoftheengineandaskedthebaseifhecouldreturn.Whenthefighterwas7kmawayfromtheairport,however,theenginestoppedworking.Theplanebegantofallataspeedof25metersasecondatanaltitudeof1,160meters.

UnderAirForcerules,fighterpilotsmayejectiftheiraircraftlosesenginepowerbelow2,000metersandcan'tberestarted.BeforeLilostcontactwiththecontroltower,thecommanderintheairbaseaskedhimtoeject.ButLiFenginsistedonhavinganothertry.

“Iknewwherethedeadline（togiveuptheaircraft）wasandwaspreparedfortheejection,butIdecidednottogiveupunlessthefighterwastotallyoutofcontrol,”Lirecalled（回忆）duringarecenttelevisioninterview.

After104seconds,Liwasabletobringthefightertoasafelanding.Theplaneonlysufferedslightdamage.

“Youareahero!

Congratulations!

”Li'steacher,XuYonglingwroteinatextmessagetohimafterthelanding.HesaidLiwasacool-headedpilotandveryprofessional（专业的）.

Li'sbraveandcalmactnotonlysavedthe200millionyuanaircraftbutalsogavehiminvaluablefirst-handexperienceofdealingwithanengineemergency（紧急情况）.

Forhisoutstandingperformance,theAirForcerecentlyawardedhimagoldmedal.

67.Whentheenginestoppedworking,LiFeng.

A.wasflyingaJian-10at4,500meters

B.sawawarningappearontheplane'scomputerscreen

C.decidednottogiveuptheplane

D.wasaskedtostayin,butheejected

68.Whenthefighterplanelosesenginepowerbelow2,000meters.

A.pilotsmustrestartitassoonaspossible

B.pilotsshouldrepairitassoonaspossible

C.pilotsmayejectforsafety

D.pilotsshouldbringittoasafelanding

69.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofpersonisLiFeng?

A.Heiscool-headed.B.Heisconfident.

C.Heisfearlessandcoolunderpressure.D.Alloftheabove.

70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FlyingtheFighterCorrectlyB.WhentoGiveuptheAircraft

C.HowtoDealwithanEngineEmergencyD.BringtheFightertoaSafeLanding

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly（完全地），fourthingsarenecessary．First，wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken．Secondly，wemustbeabletospeakitourselves，withconfidence（自信）andwithouthesitation（犹豫）．Thirdly，wemustdomuchreading．Finally，wemustbeabletowriteit．Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammar．

Therearenoshortcuts（捷径）tosuccessinlanguagelearning．Agoodmemoryisagreathelp，butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook．Itisnotmuchlearningbyheartlonglists（一览表）ofwordsandtheirmeanings，studyingthedictionaryandsoon．Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage．

Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized，wearenotreallylearningthelanguage．Wemust“learnthroughuse．”Practiceisimportant．Wemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan．

56．Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare＿＿＿＿＿.

A．understandingandspeakingB．listening，speaking，readingandwriting

C．writingandunderstandingD．memorizingandlistening

57．Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellby＿＿＿＿＿．

A．doingmuchpracticeB．studyingthedictionary

C．learningthroughuseD．usingthelanguage

58．Whichisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage？

A．AgoodmemoryB．Speaking．C．Practice．D．Writing．

59．“Learnthroughuse”means＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．weusealanguageinordertolearnit

B．welearnaforeignlanguageinordertouseit

C．wecanlearnalanguagewellwhilewearekeepingusingit

D．BandC．

参考答案-----------56－59BBCD

TOURNAMENTOFROSES

--5DaysLosAngeles

Day1LosAngeles.（Sun.,Dec.30）

WelcometoLosAngeles!

Thiseveningmixwithyourtravelingcompanionsatthewelcomereception.

Day2LosAngeles.（Mon.,Dec.31）

HeadtoPasadenaforthealwayscolorfulROSEBOWLFAMILYFESTIVALandwatchthefloats（彩车）decoratedwithtensofthousandsofflowers.Thisafternoon,youcantaketheincludedvisittotheGETTYMUSEUM.Thisevening,joinyourtravelingcompanionsataspecialNewYear’sEveDINNERANDDANCEGALA（盛会）,completewithhats,partyfavors,livemusic,and,ofcourse,champagne!

You’lltoasttheNewYearalittleearlytonighttoallowforanearlymorningdeparturetotheRoseParade.

Day3LosAngeles.TournamentofRosesParade.（Tue.,Jan.1）

HappyNewYear!

Getreadyforoneoftheworld’smostpopularparades,andyou’llseeitlive!

GlobushasbookedtheGRANDSTAND（在大看台上的）SEATSatthebeginningoftheparaderouteforagoodview.Seethewonderfulfloral（饰以花的）floats,marchingbandsfromaroundtheworld,andthecelebrities.

Day4LosAngeles.（Wed.,Jan.2）

ThismorningviewtheindividualfloatsinthePOSTPARADEVIEWINGAREA.Formanythisisthehighlight（最精彩的部分）oftheentireevent.Besuretobringyourcameraandplentyoffilm!

Anotherspecialtreattonight---aspecialGOLBUSFAREWELLCELEBRATIONDINNER.

Day5LosAngeles.（Thu.,Jan.3）

Thetourendstoday,withtourguestsdepartingonindividualschedules.

60.Youcanmostprobablyreadthepassageina___.

A.newsreportB.travelguide

C.textbookD.historymagazine

61.WhatactivitycanvisitorsenjoyonDec.31?

A.TournamentofRosesParade.B.PostParade.

C.Afarewellcelebrationdinner.D.Adinneranddancegala.

62.Theunderlinedword“Globus”inthepassagerefersto“____”.

A.thetravelagencyB.thelocalgovernment

C.LosAngelesD.RosesParade

63.Accordingtothepassage,youshouldbringyourcameraon____.

A.Day2B.Day3C.Day4D.Day5

参考答案--------------60-63BDAC

（2012·稳派教育新课改质检）

MyhusbandandIhavealwaysbeenfriendlywiththeclerksatthelocalconveniencestorewhereweoftengetgasoline.Idon'tthinkpeopleappreciatewhatadifficultjobthesefolkshavesometimes.TheyworkforalittleoverminimumwageandIoftenwonderhowtheymakeendsmeet.

Oneoftheclerks,“Charlie，”wasmissingherglassesoneday.Icommentedonitandshesaidthey'dbeenbrokenandthatshecouldn'taffordanewpair.Itwasobviousthatshewashavingadifficulttime.

Wewonderedhowwecouldhelp,soturnedtoourowneyedoctorforassistancewithaplan.Wehadhissecretarycontacther,askinghertocomeinforaneyeexamfreeofcharge.Wetoldthedoctortoletherorderwhateverglassesshewantedandthatwewouldpayforthem.AlthoughCharliequestionedwhatwasgoingon,thedoctorjusttoldherthatsomeonehadanonymously（用匿名的方式）donatedthemoneyforhernewglasses.Whenwewentintopaythebill,thedoctortoldushewassotouchedbyouri