高考英语 阅读理解精英训练题14.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英训练题14

2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练题（14）及答案

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。

A

RecentstudiessuggestthatfamilyarrangementsinWesternsocietieshavenotchangedasmuchinthelastfewcenturiesasisgenerallybelieved.Yetmostsociologistsagreethatinmodernsocieties,therearefeweropportunitiesforfriendshipandsupportfromrelatives.Parentsandchildrenoftenliveapartfromotherrelatives,andseldomvisitthem.Also,thefamilymoveswhenaparentacceptsajobinanotherplaceorwhenitdecidestoliveinabetterneighbourhood.Together,lonelinessandmobility（迁移）forceimmediatefamilymemberstodependheavilyononeanotherforaffectionandcompanionship.

Becausethefamilyisoneofthefewongoingsourcesofaffectionandcompanionshipinmodernsocieties,ahighpercentageofpeoplecontinuetomarry,eventhoughitispossibleforasinglemanandwomantolivetogetherwithoutmarrying.Ontheotherhand,becauseaffectionandcompanionshiphavebecomesoimportant,familiesaremorelikelytobreakupifthehusband’sorwife’semotional（情感的）needsarenotmetwithinthefamilycircle—evenifallotherfamilyfunctions（功能）arebeingsatisfactorilyperformed,andinthissense,affectionandcompanionshiphavebecomethetouchstoneofthemodernfamily.

1.Itisgenerallybelievedthat___________.

A.manypeoplespendtheirlivesinfamiliarcommunities

B.apersoncaneasilygetintouchwithrelativesintimesofdifficulty

C.theorganizationofthefamilyhaschangedagreatdeal

D.Westernsocietieshavenotchangedmuchinthepastfewyears

2.Sociologicalstudiesshowthat______________.

A.themorethefamilymoves,thelesssupportitgetsfromitsdistantrelatives

B.parentsandchildrenlivetogethertomakeupforthelackofrelativesoutsidethefamily

C.familyarrangementshavechangedandsothereislittleneedforcompanionofrelatives

D.familymembersareseparatedfromeachotherbecauseoflackofsupportfromrelatives

3.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmaybereplacedby“___________”.

A.resultB.troubleC.functionD.standard

4.Inthelastparagraph,thewritermainlywantstosay___________.

A.affectionandcompanionshipareimportantforthefamilyandtheycanbegainedfromnowherebutthefamily

B.affectionandcompanionshipcancomefromthefamilyandatthesametimesafeguardthefamily

C.therearefewwaystogainaffectionandcompanionshipbutthebestwaytogetthemisfromthefamily

D.inmodernsocietiesalotoffamiliesbreakupandit’sjustforthelackofaffectionandcompanionship

参考答案CADB

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·沈阳四校协作体月考）

I'mavolunteerforTheAmericanDiabetes（糖尿病）Association（ADA）.Iamontheplanningcommitteeforaonedaycyclingeventcalled“TourdeCure”.It'ssponsoredbytheADAandtheprofits（利润）ofthiseventareusedfordiabetesresearchandprogramfunding.

WhileIwastalkingtopeopleaboutour“TourdeCure”eventindowntownDenveroneday,ImetayoungboywearingaredhatfromOklahomanamedJack.Ithinkhewas10—11yearsold.Itwasthejarofredrubberwristbands（TheAmericanDiabetesAssociationdiabetesawarenesswristbands）thatcaughtJack'seye.Thesearethebandswegiveouttopeoplewhohavediabetes,whohaveafamilymemberwhohasdiabetesortothosepeoplewhoknowsomeonewhohasdiabetes.

Peopleweartheseforavarietyofreasons:

inmemoryofalovedone,topromotediabetesawarenessandtoshowsupportforpeoplewhohavediabetes.Jackwalkedtowardsmeeyeingthejarandthenhesaid,“CanIhaveoneofthose？

”So,IrepliedtoJack,“Doyouhavesomeoneinyourfamilywhohasdiabetes？

”Jacksaid,“No,butIknowsomeonewhohasdiabetes.”SoIgavehimonetowearforhisfriend.

Then,Jackbeganlookingatour“TourdeCure”photoalbum.WhenJackhadfinishedandwasabouttogo,helookedupatmeandsaid,“Wouldyoutakeadonation？

”Iwassurprisedtohearthisfroma10—11yearoldboy,butIsaid,“Yes.”ItookthelidofourdonationcontaineroffasJackwasreachingintohispocket.Hishandcameoutclinchedaroundthedonationhewasabouttomake.Itwasmyimpressionthatwhathehadinhishandwaseverythinghehadinhispocket,ashedidnotcountit.AfterJackdroppedhisdonationintothecontainer,Igavehimahighfive,asIsooftendotoacknowledgeanaccomplishmentoranappreciation.Ialsogavehimahandshakebeforeheparted.AfterJackleft,Icountedhisgift—$3.00.Ithenrealizedthathegaveallhehad,withoutcountingthecost.

Theheartofachildmademesmilethatday.Thankyou,Jack.

文章大意：

我在为美国糖尿病协会作志愿者时，一个名叫杰克的小孩的善心捐赠深深感动了我。

56．WhatattractedJacktowalktowardstheauthor?

A.ThejarB.Thehat

C.ThephotoalbumD.Thedonationcontainer

57．ItwasprobablethatJackworeawristbandto________.

A.provehisconfidenceinfightingdiabetes

B.promotehisstrongdiabetesawareness

C.expresshisloveforhisfamilymembers

D.supporthisfriendwhohasdiabetes

58．ThatJackwantedtomakeadonationsurprisedtheauthorbecausetheauthorthought________.

A.Jackwastellingalietohim

B.Jackwasplayingajokeonhim

C.Jackwasbraveenoughtodoso

D.Jackwasagreatpersonforhisage

59．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AlovelyboyImetB.Theheartofachild

C.AmovingdayIspentD.Thedonationofachild

56答案：

A　细节理解题。

由第二段第三句话“Itwasthejarofredrubberwristbands（TheAmericanDiabetesAssociationdiabetesawarenesswristbands）thatcaughtJack'seye.”可知。

57答案：

D　细节理解题。

由第三段最后两句话可知，杰克是为

了朋友。

58答案：

D　推理判断题。

由第四段可知，杰克提出要募捐，这让我很惊讶，因为他只是一个小孩子，能这么做，他一定是品质高尚。

59答案：

B　主旨大意题。

由文章大意可知，本文讲述了一个名叫杰克的孩子的善心，所以B项正确。

3.（2011·重庆卷）E

Skepticsareastangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenviroment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.

PerhapsthatexplainwhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketssomebigbusinesseswithspecialintererts.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthoughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.

SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”

Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible（不可信的）”。

Acritical（批判的）eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.

72.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?

A.Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.

B.Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.

C.Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.

D.Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.

73.WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbooks?

A.Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.

B.Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateofthewirld.

C.Theauthorconvincespeopletoseekcomfortingworldviews.

D.Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.

74.TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto_____.

A.voiceadifferentopinion

B.findfaultwithLomborg’sbook

C.challengetheauthorityofthemedia

D.pointoutthevalueofscientificviews.

75.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.

B.Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.

C.Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.

参考答案BAAD

Awomanwhosesportscarwasstolenwithherdoginitputupnoticesallovertheareathatmadeitcleargettingbackherpetwasmoreimportantthanhercar.

“Whoeverdidthiscankeepmycar.PleaseletBenjermancomehome,”thenoticesaid.

Itisnotknownwhetherthethiefshowedanypity,butalmost30hoursafterthe1pmtheftFriday,KimberlyAtkinsofDoverandBenjerman,a12-year-oldblackretriever（猎犬）,werereunitedafterpolicelocatedtheminBarrington.

“He’shungry,he’sdirty,buthe’sveryhappytobehome,”Atkinssaid.

Thecarwasfoundatabout5pmSaturdayoffRoute125inaswampyareafrequentedbyoff-the-roadcarsanddirtbikes.However,thepolicecouldn’tcontrolBenjerman,andtheyhadtocallAtkinstocomeandgethim.

AtkinssaidthethiefcaredforBenjermanalittlebyprovidinghimwithsomedrycatfood.ShebelievedBenjermanendedupdrinkingsomemuddywaterinthearea.