高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品31.docx

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高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品31

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品（31）及答案

阅读理解---------D

DearMaliaandSasha,

Iknowthatyou'vebothhadalotoffuntheselasttwoyearsonthecampaigntrail,goingtopicnicsandparadesandstatefairs,eatingallsortsofjunkfoodyourmotherandIprobablyshouldn'thaveletyouhave.ButIalsoknowthatithasn'talwaysbeeneasyforyouandMom,andthatasexcitedasyoubothareaboutthatnewpuppy,itdoesn'tmakeupforallthetimewe'vebeenapart.IknowhowmuchI'vemissedthesepasttwoyears,andtodayIwanttotellyoualittlemoreaboutwhyIdecidedtotakeourfamilyonthisjourney.

WhenIwasayoungman,Ithoughtlifewasallaboutme—abouthowI'dmakemywayintheworld,becomesuccessful,andgetthethingsIwant.Butthenthetwoofyoucameintomyworldwithallyourcuriosityandmischiefandthosesmilesthatneverfailtofillmyheartandlightupmyday.Andsuddenly,allmybigplansformyselfdidn'tseemsoimportantanymore.IsoonfoundthatthegreatestjoyinmylifewasthejoyIsawinyours.AndIrealizedthatmyownlifewouldn'tcountformuchunlessIwasabletoensurethatyouhadeveryopportunityforhappinessandfulfillmentinyours.Intheend,girls,that'swhyIranforPresident:

becauseofwhatIwantforyouandforeverychildinthisnation.

Iwantallourchildrentogotoschoolsworthyoftheirpotential—schoolsthatchallengethem,inspirethem,andinstillinthemasenseofwonderabouttheworldaroundthem.Iwantthemtohavethechancetogotocollege—eveniftheirparentsaren'trich.AndIwantthemtogetgoodjobs:

jobsthatpaywellandgivethembenefitslikehealthcare,jobsthatletthemspendtimewiththeirownkidsandretirewithdignity.

Iwantustopushtheboundariesofdiscoverysothatyou'lllivetoseenewtechnologiesandinventionsthatimproveourlivesandmakeourplanetcleanerandsafer.AndIwantustopushourownhumanboundariestoreachbeyondthedividesofraceandregion,genderandreligionthatkeepusfromseeingthebestineachother.

Sometimeswehavetosendouryoungmenandwomenintowarandotherdangeroussituationstoprotectourcountry—butwhenwedo,Iwanttomakesurethatitisonlyforaverygoodreason,thatwetryourbesttosettleourdifferenceswithotherspeacefully,andthatwedoeverythingpossibletokeepourservicemenandwomensafe.AndIwanteverychildtounderstandthattheblessingsthesebraveAmericansfightforarenotfree—thatwiththegreatprivilegeofbeingacitizenofthisnationcomesgreatresponsibility.

ThatwasthelessonyourgrandmothertriedtoteachmewhenIwasyourage,readingmetheopeninglinesoftheDeclarationofIndependenceandtellingmeaboutthemenandwomenwhomarchedforequalitybecausetheybelievedthosewordsputtopapertwocenturiesagoshouldmeansomething.

ShehelpedmeunderstandthatAmericaisgreatnotbecauseitisperfectbutbecauseitcanalwaysbemadebetter—andthattheunfinishedworkofperfectingourunionfallstoeachofus.It'sachargewepassontoourchildren,comingcloserwitheachnewgenerationtowhatweknowAmericashouldbe.

Ihopebothofyouwilltakeupthatwork,rightingthewrongsthatyouseeandworkingtogiveothersthechancesyou'vehad.Notjustbecauseyouhaveanobligationtogivesomethingbacktothiscountrythathasgivenourfamilysomuch—althoughyoudohavethatobligation.Butbecauseyouhaveanobligationtoyourself.Becauseitisonlywhenyouhitchyourwagontosomethinglargerthanyourselfthatyouwillrealizeyourtruepotential.

ThesearethethingsIwantforyou—togrowupinaworldwithnolimitsonyourdreamsandnoachievementsbeyondyourreach,andtogrowintocompassionate,committedwomenwhowillhelpbuildthatworld.AndIwanteverychildtohavethesamechancestolearnanddreamandgrowandthrivethatyougirlshave.That'swhyI'vetakenourfamilyonthisgreatadventure.

Iamsoproudofbothofyou.Iloveyoumorethanyoucaneverknow.AndIamgratefuleverydayforyourpatience,poise,grace,andhumoraswepreparetostartournewlifetogetherintheWhiteHouse.

Love,Dad

15.Whowasmostprobablythewriter?

A.Aheadmastermanagingaprimaryschool.

B.AcandidatetorunforPresidentofU.S.A.

C.Amanagerrunninginternationalbusiness.

D.Acommanderexperiencingawarinaforeigncountry.

16.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“journey”（Paragraph1）reallymean?

A.atriptoaplaceofinterest

B.aprocesstobringuptheirchildren

C.acampaigntorunforthepresident

D.avisittotheirhometowntomeettheirgrandmother

17.WhatdoweknowaboutMaliaandSasha’sgrandmother?

A.Shehadaperfectwaytoeducatechildren.

B.Sheencouragedthewritertojointhearmy.

C.Sheboughtalovelypuppyforhergrandchildren.

D.SheoftenreadtheDeclarationofIndependencetohergrandchildren.

18.Fromtheletterwecanlearnthatthewriterwas_______________.

A.kindandhesitantB.ambitiousandconsiderate

C.selfishbutmercifulD.successfulbutstubborn

19.Accordingtotheletter,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thewriterandhistwodaughtershadbeenapartforalongtime.

B.Thewriterhopedthathisdaughterswouldliveuptohisgreatexpectations.

C.Theonlywaytosettlethedifferencesintheworldisthroughviolence.

D.Therestillexistsomedividesofraceandregion,genderandreligionsomewhereintheworld.

20.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingtheletter?

A.EncouraginghisdaughterstorunforPresidentinthefuture.

B.Explainingthewholeinternationalsituationtohisdaughters.

C.Educatinghisdaughtershowtodefendtheircountry.

D.Apologizingtohisdaughtersforhisnotbeingabletostaytogetherwiththemforsuchalongtime.

【参考答案】15---20、BCABCD

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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenLucafirstheardoftheIslandofInventions,hewasstillveryyoung.Butitswonderssoundedsoincrediblethattheywereforeverburnedinhismemory.Fromthatmoment,heneverstoppedsearchingforclueswhichmightleadhimtotheisland.Hereadhundredsofadventurebooks,histories,volumesofphysicsandchemistry,evenmusic.

Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.Itwasasecretplace,whereallthegreatwisemenoftheworldwouldmeettolearnandinventtogether.Accesstotheislandwastotallyrestricted.Tojoin,youhadtohavecreatedsomegreatinventionforhumanity.Onlythencouldyoureceivethespecialinvitation—whichcamewithdirectionstotheisland.

SoLucaspenthisyouthstudyingandinventing.Everynewideahegot,hemadeitintoaninvention,andifthereweresomethinghedidn'tunderstand,he’dseekotherstohelphim.SoonhemetotheryounginventorsandhetoldthemabouttheIslandofInventions.Theytoodreamedofonedayreceivinganinvitationletter.

Asyearspassed,thedisappointmentofnotreceivingtheirinvitationmadeLucaandhisfriendsworkharderandco-operatemore.TheywouldmeetinLuca'shouse,sharetheirideasandbuildnewmachines.Theirinventionsbecameknownthroughouttheworld,andimprovedthelivesofmillions.

Butstill,noinvitationcame.

Theydidn’tloseheart.Theycontinuedlearningandinventingeveryday,tryingtocomeupwithmoreandbetterideas.Freshyoungtalentjoinedtheirgroup,asmoreinventorsdreamedofgettingtotheisland.

Onedaymanyyearslater,Luca,alreadyveryold,wasspeakingwithabrilliantyoungmannamedRoberts,whohadwrittentohim,askinghimtojointhegroup.LucastartedtellingthemanofthewonderfulIslandofInventions,andofhowhewassurethatsomedaytheywouldreceiveaninvitation.Surprised,theyounginventorinterrupted:

“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?

”

ItwasonlythenthatLucarealisedthathisdreamhadbecometrueinhisveryownhouse.Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland,andthathislifeofinventionandstudyhadbeenatrulyhappyone.

26.Luca’spictureoftheIslandofInventionswasmainlybasedon________.

A.scientificresearchB.hisimagination

C.reportsofothersD.historybooks

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.他主要根据自己的想象画出了图画，故选B。

27.WhydidLucaandhiscolleaguesprobablyneverreceiveaninvitationtotheisland?

A.Theirideaswerenotconsideredworthyenough.

B.Theyweretooconcernedwithacquiringfame.

C.Theorganizationhadalreadybrokenup.

D.Theislandwasnotarealplace.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

根据“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.那个岛根本就不存在，故选D。

28.WhatwasRoberts’reactiontoLuca’sstoryoftheisland?

A.Hethoughthehadalreadyarrivedattheisland.

B.Hewasdisappointedtodiscoveritdidn’texist.

C.Hewasexcitedaboutreceivinganinvitation.

D.HeexpressedsurprisethatLucabelievedinsuchfairytales.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?

”他原认为他来到了真正的那个IslandofInventions岛，故选A。

29.WhatdidLucalearnattheendofthestory?

A.Theislandofinventionsdidnotexist.

B.Hehadwastedmostofhislife.

C.Hehadunknowinglybuilthisowndreamland.

D.Hefinallywouldreceivehisinvitation.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafel