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高考英语阅读理解精英训练题21
2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练题(21)及答案
阅读理解
TheArcticisoneofthefewplacesintheworlduntouchedbypollutionwhereyoucanuseitsbeautifulnature.JoinourshiptheNorthernStarfrom2to18July,fora17-dayvoyagetotheArctic.Duringthevoyageyouareabletorelaxyourself.Therearenopartiesorfilm-showstoattend,quizzestoenter,orentertainerstowatch.However,wedohavespecialistsonboardwhoarewillingtoansweranyofyourquestionsabouttheArctic.
AftersettingofffromScotland,wegonorthalongthecoastofNorwaytoBearIsland.Alongthewayyou’llseethousandsofseabirdsandwonderfulscenery,withriversoficeandhugecliffs.YouwillhavethechancetoseepolarbearsandotherArcticanimals.Althoughwehaveatimetable,experiencehasshownthatwemayhavetochangeourdirectionalittle,dependingontheweather.
TheNorthernStarisaveryspecialshipandourpastvoyageshavebeenverypopular.Ourcabinsallhavethesameexcellentfacilities.Ourchefsarehappytoprepareanyfoodforpeopleonspecialdiets.Ifyouneedsomeexercise,whynotdosomeswimmingintheindoorpool?
Pricesincludeeconomyclassairtraveland16nightsontheNorthernStar,allmealsandalllectures.
Day1:
BoardtheNorthernStar.
Day2-7:
WesailslowlynorthalongthecoastofNorway,stoppingatplacesofinterest.
Day8:
Tromse.YouneedtogetupatsunrisetoseethewhalesaswesailtowardsTromse.VisitTromsetoseetheArticMuseumandthebeautifuloldwoodenhouses.IntheeveningwesailawayalongthewestcoasttoBirdIsland,whichisexcellentforbird-watching.
Day9-10:
BearIsland.Wearrivethereintheearlyevening.BearIslandoncehadanactivefishingindustry,buttodaylittleofthisremains.
Day11-16:
Spitsbergen—aplaceofmountainsandriversofice.Itishometoalargevarietyofanimals.
Day17:
LeavetheshipinSpitsbergenandflytoLondonfromTromse.
17.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Manydifferentactivitiesareorganizedonboard]
B.ThevoyagestartsfromScotland.
C.Theshipfollowsafixedroute.
D.Therearedifferenttypesofaccommodations.
18.Wherecanyouseedifferentkindsofanimals?
A.TromseB.BearIslandC.BirdIslandD.Spitsbergen
19.BearIslandusedtobe___________.
A.abusyfishingcenterB.aplaceofinterest
C.ashoppingcenterD.aplaceforbird-watching
20.What’sthewriter’saimofwritingthepassage?
A.IntroducingtheArtic.B.Arrangingatrip.
C.Describingtheship.D.AdvertisingatriptotheArctic.
参考答案BDAD
第三部分 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。
A
(2012·河北普通高考模拟)
I'moftentoldhowIhaveadreamjob,thatIworkforagreatcompany,gettingtodealwiththeleadersinsocialmediaeveryday,andespeciallythatIgettoworkfrommyhome.
Usuallythepeoplewhotellmethatworkingfromhomeiswonderfulhaveneverworkedfromhome.Theyspendmostoftheircareerworkingfromanofficeandhateit.
Infact,Ilovebeingabletoworkfromhomeandmakemyownhours.ItrulyappreciatebeingabletodropwhatI'mdoingtoattendkidsorgoshopping,butthere'sasidetoitwedon'toftentalkabout,thehardside.Noonewantstobelievepeoplelikeme,workingfromhome,haveanythingtocomplainabout.Really,I'mnotgoingtocomplain,butIdowanttoshareafewthingsabouttelecommuting(远程办公)thatfewhomebasedpeoplewanttotellyou,becauseworkingfromhomedoesn'tlooksowonderful.
OneofthereasonsIlovemyjobistheflexibility.IknowthatIcanvolunteerforschoolprojects,meetfriendsforlunchandworkoutforanhouraslongasIgetmyworkdone.Butdoyouknowtelecommutershavetomakeupthetimeiftheywishtopeppertheirdayswithfundistractions?
Sowhilemyhusbandandkidsarewatchingamovie,I'mworkinguntilmidnight.Besides,whenyouworkfromhome,you'reheldtoyourphoneandSkype(网络电话)incasesomeonewantstotalktoyouduringbusinesshours.Soit'snotsoeasytobeflexible!
56.Welearnfromthepassagethatthewriter______.
A.isquitesatisfiedwithherpresentwork
B.canbalanceherworkandfamilylifewell
C.complainsaboutthedisadvantagesofworkingfromoffice
D.presentssomeunknownfactsofworkingfromhome
57.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsusthat______.
A.you'renotasflexibleasyouthinkyouare
B.you'reusuallyaslavetoyourself
C.thewritercanalwaysmakefulluseofthefreedom
D.thewriterisalwaysbusywithherwork
58.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat______.
A.eastorwest,homeworkingisthebest
B.freedomshouldalwayscomebeforework
C.getworkdone,oryou'llhavenofreedom
D.allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy
59.Whoisthepassagemainlyintendedfor?
A.Telecommuters.B.Officeworkers.
D.Jobhunters.D.Researchers.
56.D 根据文章第三段最后一句中的“I'mnotgoingtocomplain,butIdowanttoshareafewthingsabouttelecommuting(远程办公)thatfewhomebasedpeoplewanttotellyou,becauseworkingfromhomedoesn'tlooksowonderful.”可知,作者告诉我们一些远程办公不被公众所了解的事实,故选D项。
57.A 根据文章最后一句“Soit'snotsoeasytobeflexible!
”可知,此段主要讲述了在家上班并没有人们想象中那么自由,A项最能归纳该段大意,故选A项。
58.C 根据文章最后一段作者自己的经历并结合全文可知,即便你在家工作,如果你还没有完成工作的话,你仍然是没有所谓的自由可言的,故选C项。
59.B 文章多次提到“telecommuting”“workingfromhome”等等,由此不难推断出,本文是为那些想要远程办公或者在家办公的办公室职员而写的,故选B项。
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(2012·湖北孝感第一次统考)
Recently,aprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourdaytodaylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoney,theycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlife.
Hesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomeclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney.Ifhedoes,itbringssomethingtothefriendshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbefore.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeeling,butifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworld,thereissomethinglessrealaboutit.
Sincemoneyissoimportanttous,weconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchingforhisbook.
Question:
Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrich,becauseyouareaselfmademan?
Answer:
Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idon'tknowmuch.AllIamisrich.
Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoney,butwhatisitfor?
HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?
Inhisbook,theprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:
tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheend.Moneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworld,butexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflife.
60.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peoplehavenotrealized______.
A.howimportantmoneyisintheirdaytodaylife
B.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohim
C.thatmoneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflife
D.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney
61.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?
A.Hedoesnotfeelthatheiswelleducated.
B.Hedoesnotconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.
C.Hedoesnotthinkthatheisrespectedbyothers.
D.Hedoesnotthinkthatbeingrichdeservessomuchattention.
62.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?
A.Moneyisameans.B.Moneyiseverything.
C.Moneyisanend.D.Moneyisimportant.
63.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagree?
A.Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety.
B.Wealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappiness.
C.Themeaningoflifedoesn'tcompletelylieinmoney.
D.Happinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth.
60.B 第一段最后说“从他们花钱的方式能看出他们在生活中真正重视什么”,由此判断选B项。
61.D 第四段中被采访的那个百万富翁说:
“人们这么尊敬我,这最让我感到惊讶。
我什么都不是,我知道的也不多,我只是有钱。
”从这句回答可以推断D项正确,他觉得自己不应该受到如此多的关注。
62.A 最后一段说,该教授在书中向大家传达了一点:
钱是一个工具,而不是人生的最终目标。
由此判断选A项。
63.B 文章最后一句作者说,在物质世界,钱的作用很重要,但是指望金钱给我们带来幸福的话就会错失人生的真谛。
由此可知,“财富一定能给拥有者带来幸福”是错误的,不是作者的观点。
(2011·湖北卷)B
Howlingisabehaviorcommonlyobservedamongawolfnark.Ananimals,wolvesworktogethertohuntandrelyonhowlingwasanimportantmeansofcommunicationeachother.Therearedifferentexplantsofawolf’showlanditappearsthattheremaybemoretodiscover.
Onetheoryisthatwolveshowltobendbettertogether.It’salmostasifhowlingtogetherhelpsthepackstaytogether.Perhapssomethingsimilartopeoplefeelingasenseofinvolvementwitheachotherwhensingingasongtogether.Butthistheorymaybewrong,explainsFredH.Harington,aprofessorwhostudieswolfbehavior.
Indeed,therehavebeentineswhenwolveshavebeenseenonemomenthowlinginaexhorts,andthenext,quarrelinganionseachother.Itappearsthatusuallythelowest-tankingmenthesofthepackmayactuallybe“punished”forJoininginthechursattimes.Soishowlingawaytostrcagthenasocialboadorjustawaytoreconfirmstatusamongitsmembers?
——Whydowelveshowlforsure?
Whatiscleat,however,isthathowlingisoftenusedamongpackmatestolocateeachother.Huntinggroundsaredistantandithappensthatwolovesmayseparatefromoneanotherattimes.Whenthishappens,howlingappcarstobeanercellentmeansofgathering.
Howling,interestingly,isacontagiousbehaviour.Whenonewolfstartstohowl,verylikelyotherswillfollow.Thisisoftenseentooccatin