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高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题69

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（69）及答案

第二节：

下面文章中有5处（第61~65题）需要添加小标题。

请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。

选项中有一项是多余选项。

A.Manufacturingindustryininformationeconomy

B.Newsintheageofinformation

C.Argumentaboutindividualaccountsandtheirreliability

D.Beyourowninvestigativejournalist

E.Don’tbelieveeverythingyoureadinthenewspapers．

F.Informationispresentedinanentertainingway．

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Withthearrivaloftheageof“informationeconomy”,intellectualworkisbecomingamoreimportantsourceofwealththanmanufacturing．Organizationsinallwalksoflifearedoingmoretospreadtheirinformation．SopeopleofthePublicRelationsarehiredtospeakforthem．Alotofournewsisactuallycollectedfrompressreleasesandreportsofeventsintentionallystagedforjournalists．Intheinformationage,journalistsspendtheirtime,notinvestigating,butpassingonthewordsofaspokesperson．

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ThereisajokeinthenovelScoopaboutthenewspaper’sowner,LordCopper．Theeditorscanneverdisagreewithhim．Whenhe’srightaboutsomethingtheyanswer“definitely”,andwhenhe’swrongtheysay“tosomeextent,LordCopper．”Itseemsreasonabletosupposethat,intherealworld,theopinionsofsuchpowerfulpeoplestillinfluencethejournalistsandeditorswhoworkforthem．

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Incountrieswherethenewsisnotofficiallycontrolled,itmaybeprovidedbycommercialorganizationswhodependonadvertising．Thenewshastoattractviewersandmaintainitsaudienceratings．Isuspectthatsomestoriesgetair-timejustbecausetherehappentobeexcitingpicturestoshow．InBritain,wehavethetabloidnewspaperswhichmillionsofpeoplereadsimplyforentertainment．Thereisprogressivelylessroomforhistoricalbackground,orstatistics,whicharehardertopresentasasensationalstory．

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Thereisanargumentthatwithspreadingaccesstotheinternetandcheaptechnologyforrecordingsoundandimageswewillallbeabletofindexactlytheinformationwewant．Peoplearoundtheworldwillbeabletopublishtheirowneye-witnessaccountsandcompetewiththewidely-acceptednews-gatherersonequalterms．Butwhatitwillmeanalsoisthatwe’llbesubjectedtoastillgreateramountofnonsenseandlies．Anyweblogmaycontainthelatestinformationoftheyear,orequally,amade-upstorythatyouwillneverbeabletocheck．

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Maybethetimehascometodosomethingaboutit,andIdon’tjustmeanchangingyourchoiceofTVchannelornewspaper．Inaworldwhereeveryonewantsyoutolistentotheirversion,youonlyhavetwochoices:

switchoffaltogetherorstartlookingforsourcesyoucantrust．Theinvestigativejournalistofthefutureiseveryonewhowantstoknowthetruth．

参考答案

任务型阅读：

21—25BEFCD

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

InSingapore,mostofuslovewindow-shoppingwhilesomeothersenjoyhavingapicnicatEastCoastParkorChangiBeachonsunnydays.Singaporeansareneverbotheredbytheoccasionalthunderstorm.However,weknowthatifitrainsforlongcontinuousperiods,therewillbemoreseriouseffects.JustrecentlythemainshoppingstreetofOrchardRoadwasfloodedandsomepartofBukitTimahwasimpassabletotraffic.Peoplereactedbywritingintothenewspapertocomplainaboutthis!

Weforgetthatothercountriessuffermuchworseeffects.Elsewhere,heavytropical（热带的）stormsoftenresultinfloodsthatruincropsespeciallyinThailandandMalaysia.ThisinturnusuallymeansthatthepriceofriceandvegetableshereinSingaporewillrisebecauseweimporttheseproductsfromthem.Ifthereisatyphoonortsunami,thousandsoflivesarelosttoo.ThishappenedinIndonesiaandPhuketinThailandin2004anditservestoremindusofhowMotherNaturecancausegreatdamage.

Weatherpatternsingeneralhavechangeddramaticallyinrecentyears.Scientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingandtheresultingmeltingofthepolarice-caphascausedtheleveloftheoceantorise.Thisinturncausesfloodingoflow-lyingareasincountrieswherethelandisratherflatandsomepartsofwhichisbelowwaterlevel.ItisbelievedthathumanactivitieshavecausedMotherNaturetoshowherextremeanger,soitisnowimportantthatwereallyworktogethertocutdownonharmfulactivities,forexample,illegallogging（伐木）orirresponsibleforest-burningtoclearlandforfarming.

56.FromParagraph1,wecanseethatmostSingaporeanslove________.

A.makingcomplaintsB.goingoutforpicnics

C.doingwindow-shoppingD.travelingalongthecoast

【答案】C

【解析】根据第一段第一句可知。

57.WhatwillhappeninSingaporeiftherearefloodsinitsneighboringcountries?

A.Heavytropicalstormswillfollowshortly.

B.Thepriceofriceandvegetableswillgoup.

C.Manypeoplewillwriteintothenewspaper.

D.Morericeandvegetableswillbeimported.

【答案】B

【解析】根据第一段倒数三，四句可知。

热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的蔬菜和大米是从这些国家进口的，所以会导致蔬菜，大米的价格上升。

58.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto___________.

A.thearrivalofheavytropicalstorms

B.theimportofriceandvegetables

C.therisingpriceofriceandvegetables

D.thelossoflivesinnaturaldisasters

【答案】D

【解析】上句提到台风和海啸会导致成千上万的人死亡。

这在2004年在印度尼西亚和泰国的普吉岛发生过。

自然灾害到这人死亡这件事用来提醒我们大自然可以带来巨大损害。

59.Whichofthefollowingshowshowthelow-lyingareasareflooded?

a.globalwarming

b.theriseinoceanlevel

c.harmfulhumanactivities

d.thefloodingoflow-lyingareas

e.themeltingofthepolarice-cap

A.c→a→e→b→dB.a→c→e→b→d

C.c→a→b→e→dD.d→a→c→b→e

【答案】A

【解析】根据最后一段可知。

60.WhatshouldwedoinordernottomakeMotherNatureangry?

A.Clearmorelandforfarming.B.Reduceharmfulhumanactivities.

C.Bringdownthepriceoffood.D.Improvethequalityofweather.

【答案】B

【解析】根据最后一段ItisbelievedthathumanactivitieshavecausedMotherNaturetoshowherextremeanger,soitisnowimportantthatwereallyworktogethertocutdownonharmfulactivities,“人们认为是人类的活动导致了大自然极端愤怒，因此，现在我们真的应该团结合作减少有害活动。

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阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whatcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefuture?

Graduatingfromatopuniversitymightnotbeenough.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschool,themoremoneyyou’llearnlater.

Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousimpactonone’searningpotentialshouldn’tcomeastoomuchofasurprise.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttogetaheadinlife,socialskillsandnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork.

“Ifapersonhaslotsoffriends,itmeansthatheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothersinallkindsofdifferentsituations,”saidXuYanchun,17,fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhen,whototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding.“Also,friendsalwayshelpeachother.Theynotonlycreatewidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouoccasionallyfeeldepressed,”saidXu.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyou“earnahighersalary”.

Maybethat’swhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism（交友狂症）.AwomanevencomplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebook’s5,000-friendlimitwastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.

Butwhatdoesafriendmean?

Shouldfriendsberegardedasaformofcurrency?

“Callmeuncool,butIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistoryandwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing.Itseems,however,thatthisisnolongerthedefinitionof‘friend’,”saidMeghanDaum,whoworkswiththeLosAngelesTimesintheUS.

1.ThenewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainshowsthat_______.

A.ifyouhavemorefriendsyouwillnotlivehappily

B.themorefriendsyouhaveinschool,themoremoneyyou’llearninyourlatelife

C.thelessfriendsyouhave,thepoorlivesyouwilllive

D.friendscanmakemoremoneyforyou

2AccordingtoXuYanchun,whenyouhavelotsoffriends,itmeans________.

A.youhavetheabilitytoearnmoremoney

B.youwillnotfeellonely

C.youarequitecontentwithyourlife

D.youhavetheabilitytogetalongwithothersinvarioussituations

3.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutthefriendship.

B.Friendshipplaysamoreimportantpartinourdailylifethananythingelse.

C.Friendsarecurrency.

D.Friendsgiveyousuccess.

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.ifyouhavemorefriends,youcanmakeafortuneinthefuture

B.graduatingfromcollegemeansthatyoucanmakeafortuneinthefuture

C.friendsmeanaformofcurrency

D.friendscanmakeyouwidersocialcircleandmakeyoufeelbetterwhenyoufeeldepressed

参考答案-----BDDD

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TheColoradoRiverslowlycutdownthroughstonetomaketheGrandCanyon（大峡谷）.

Longago,icesheetscutYosemiteValleyandtheGreatLakes,andglaciers（冰川）arestillonthemoveinAlaska.

Windandrainstormhitthelandfromtimetotime.Firessometimesburndownforestsanddestroythehomesofwildanimals.ThishappenedinYellowstoneParkin1988.

DeadvolcanicmountainssuchasHaleakalaonMauiandCarterLakeinOregonarebeautifultolookat.ButthereareseveralactivevolcanoesintheUS,especiallyalongthePacificCoast.Therearealsomanyearthquakesinthisarea.Scientistscandonothingtocontrolearthquakesorvolcanoes.ThiswasshownclearlyonMay18,1980.At8:

32thatmorning,MountStHelensinWashingtonstatebrokeout.Thetopofthemountainwasblownoff.

Over60people–campers,scientists,journalists,forestworkers—werekilled.Hundredsofsquaremilesoffo