高考英语 阅读理解精英练习题16.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英练习题16

2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题（16）及答

人物传记类---[2012·四川卷]C

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,I_was_treading_water,_justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igetajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.

Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.

Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart－there’sadarkperiodinbetweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.

TheImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.

Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwoandahalfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal－thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.

Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）．

49.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?

A．Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.

B．Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.

C．Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.

D．Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.

50.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel________.

A．tofinishthewritingcourse

B．torealizeherowndream

C．tosatisfyreaders’wish

D．toearnmoremoney

51.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?

A．Disturbed.B．Ashamed.

C．Confident.D．Uncertain.

52.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?

A．Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.

B．Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.

C．Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.

D．Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.

【要点综述】文章讲述了作者从英语文学专业毕业之后，不知道自己想要做什么，几经周折，最终幸运地找到了自己喜爱的职业。

49.C　推理判断题。

根据前后文“butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo”“justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,…thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajob…”可知作者不知道自己想要做什么，什么工作适合自己。

故选C。

50.B　细节理解题。

根据第二段话“…Idecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.”可知作者决定写小说的目的只是满足自己内心深处的愿望，实现自己的梦想。

故答案为B。

51.D　推理判断题。

根据文章第三段话“Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart”“Myconfidencedived”“Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.”及本段叙述了作者回答别人问题时提到“…I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”可知，此时作者的感觉应该是还不能完全确定是否还要继续写小说。

故答案选D。

52.A　推理判断题。

本段作者表达刚刚开始时“there’snoendinsight”到后来的“anunbelievablestrokeofluck”“tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）”，想告诉读者，坚持自己的目标是值得的。

B项“刻苦努力是成功之路”，不符合文章意思。

C、D项停留于文章表面意思。

故答案为A。

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

（2012·三明普高联考）

HereI'dliketotalkabouthowtodevelopyourcuriosityandmakeuseofittomakediscoveries.Askingquestionsisthefirststeptomakediscoveriesandfindinterestinganswerswhenyouarecuriousaboutsomethingandwanttoknowmoreaboutit.

Firstly,writedownthesubjectthatyouareinterestedinonanotecardorpieceofpaper.Justputthemainideadown,suchas“Discovermoreaboutdinosaurs.”

Next,thinkforamomentaboutwhatyoualreadyknowaboutyoursubjectandlistinformationlikethesentencesbelow：

1.Dinosaurslivedlongbeforehumanbeingsappeared.

2.Dinosaurslivedontheearthformorethan150millionyears.

3.Somedinosaursfedonplants,someonmeat.

Thirdly,askyourself“WhatcanIdowithwhatIwanttolearn？

”Onyourpaper,startwritingdownquestionsaboutthedinosaursasyouthinkofthem：

1.What'sthebestweatherfordinosaurstolivein?

2.Howmanykindsofdinosaursarethere?

3.Havedinosaursreallydisappeared?

Fourthly,armed_with_your_list_of_questions,_youcannowvisitthenearestlibraryorturntocomputertobeginyourresearch.Asyoulearnmoreaboutyoursubject,you'llprobablydiscoversomenewquestions.

Forexample,youmightdiscoverthatdinosaursdisappearedabout65millionyearsago.Why?

Whathappened?

Askingnewquestionscanhelpyouresearchyoursubjectmoredeeply.

Thenexttimeyoufindsomethinginterestingtoresearch,taketimetoorganizeyourthinkingbyaskinggoodquestions.Andremember—learningmorealwaysbringmorequestions.

文章大意：

怎样利用好奇心，提出问题然后做出发明呢？

本文具体讲述了这样做的步骤。

56．Whiledoingsomeresearch,youshouldtakethefollowingsteps________.

①listwhatyouwanttoknow

②choosearesearchsubject

③listwhatyoualreadyknow

④discovernewproblems

A．①④③②B.①②④③

C．②③①④D．②①④③

答案：

C　细节理解题。

由文中的“firstly，next，thirdly，fourthly”可知C项符合。

57．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Armedwithyourlistofquestions”mean?

A．Takingyourlistofquestionswithyoutodomoreresearch

B．Writingdownyourlistofquestionsbeforeturntothecomputer

C．Discussingyourquestionswithyourclassmatesforsolution

D．Puttingyourquestionsasidebeforegoingtothelibrary

答案：

A　猜测词义题。

由划线词后的下一句“Asyoulearnmoreaboutyoursubject,you'llprobablydiscoversomenewquestions.”可知，带着你列的问题去再研究。

58．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．Youcanfindalltheanswersonline.

B．Learnmore,andyou'llhavenoquestions.

C．Askingquestionsistheonlywayforresearch

D．Duringtheresearch,morequestionsmayarise.

答案：

D　细节理解题。

由最后一段最后一句话“Andremember—learningmorealwaysbringmorequestions.”可知，在研究过程中，你就会遇到更多的问题。

59．Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.

A．DiscoveringDinosaurs

B．AskingGoodQuestions

C．FindingSuitableSubjects

D．HavingInterestingAnswers

答案：

B　主旨大意题。

由文章大意可知，本文主要讲的是利用好奇心，提出问题然后做出发明的步骤。

所以B项符合。

B

（2012·上海长宁区期终质检）

TheAmericanFamilyImmigrationHistoryCenterisanexcitingnewinteractiveareaattheEllisIslandImmigrationMuseumwheremorethan100millionAmericansmaysearchfortheirfamily'sbeginningsintheNewWorld.Now,forthefirsttime,thepassengersrecordsoftheshipsthatlandedsome22millionimmigrants,crewmembersandotherpassengersatthePortofNewYorkandEllisIslandfrom1892to1924havebeencomputerized,makingiteasierthanevertodiscoveryourownfamilyhistory.

Fiveyearsinthemaking,thecenterwasdevelopedandfundedbytheStatueoftheLibertyEllisIslandFoundation,Inc.,whichwasresponsiblefortherestorationandpreservationoftheStatueoftheLibertyandEllisIsland,andthecreationoftheImmigrationMuseum.

ForvisitorstotheMuseum,theexcitementbeginsatawelcomingkioskwhereyoucanenterancestors'namesandseeiftheirarrivalrecordsareincludedinthedatabaseandareavailableintheHistoryCenterintheMuseum'sWestWing.OnceinsidetheCenteritself,intheveryplacewhereyourancestors（grandgrandparents）mayhaveendedtheirlongjourney,youandyourfamilycanlogontheoneof41computers,typeinname,and,withinseconds,setinmotionyourownspecialjourneyofdiscovery.

Imaginetheexcitementyou'llsharewithyourfamilyasyouusethelatesttechnologytosortthroughavastcomputerizedarchive（档案馆）withmillionsofrecords,andseeyourfamily'sownpersonalstoryinAmericacometolifebeforeyoureyes.

Millionsofhourswerespentcreatingthisvastdatabaseand,ifyoufindyourancestors'names,you'lldiscoveranswerstoquestionsyou'vealwayswonderedabout...Whatshipdidmyfamilymemberstake?

Whendidtheyarrive?

Howoldwerethey?

Weretheymarried?

Then,takethesevaluablerecordsandcreateyourownFamilyHistoryScrapbook,preservingforeverthestoryofthepastwhilekeepingthelegacyofyourfamilyalive.

文章大意：

科技帮助你寻根。

60．WhyisiteasierforvisitorstofindtheirfamilyhistoriesintheHistoryCenter?

A.Moreclerksareemployedthere.

B.Allofitsdocumentsarecomputerized.

C.Facilitiesofthemuseumarerestored.

D.Workersaremorecreativethanbefore.

答案：

B　细节理解题。

由第一段最后一句话可知。

61．WhosponsorstherestorationoftheAmericanFamilyImmigrationHistoryCenter?

A.Familieswhosefamilyhistoriesarekepthere.

B．NationalParkServiceintheUnitedStates.

C．LocalgovernmentandvisitorstotheMuseum.

D．TheStatueofLibertyEllisIslandFoundation,Inc.

答案：

D　细节理解题。

由第二段第一句话可知。

62．Theword“kiosk”inthepassageismostprobably______.

A.amuseumassistantB.anadvertisement

C.aselfservicedeviceD.areceptionist

答案：

C　猜测词义题。

由第三段第一句话“...whereyoucanenterancestors'names...”。

可知，划线词意为“一种自助服务设施”。

社会生活类---[2012·陕西卷]D

Springiscoming,anditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistough,sojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearing,ourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptus,buttheworkplacemaynot.

Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos（纹身）,noserings,orcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan'tjudgeabookbyitscover,yetpeopledo“cover”themselvesinordertoconvey（传递）certainmessages.Whatwewear,includingtattoosandnoserings,isanexpressionofwhoweare.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearances,sodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasons,butthemainconcernisoftenabout