高考英语 阅读理解精英训练题21.docx

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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