高考英语阅读理解试题及答案解析.docx

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高考英语阅读理解试题及答案解析

Passage1

Up，Up，andAway！

AnadventurerwhobecamethefirstpersontoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelonaclusterofballoonshaslaunchedahouseintotheskyjustlikeinthehitmovieUp-inreparationforamoreambitiousjourneyandanewrecord．

FearlessTrappe，fromNorthCarolina，steppedintothecartoonthemedhomebeforeflyingabovetheLeonInternationalBalloonFestivalinMexicomorethanaweekago．

The38-year-oldTrappewasusingtheeventasawarm-upforhisplannedtrans-Atlanticflightscheduledfornextsummer．Heaimstocompletethe2，500-milejourneyinaseven-footlifeboatcarriedby365hugeheliumballoons．

Thebravemanislearningtosailalifeboat，incaseheneedstoditchintotheoceanduringthedanger-filledadventure．

Hesillflyatbetween18，000feetand25，000feet，beatinghispreviousworldaltituderecordof21，600feet，andmustflyuninterruptedadistancetentimeslongerthanhispreviousworldrecordof230milesinordertosucceed．

TheadventurerTrappe，whoholdsrecordsforcrossingtheAlps，flyingthemostclusterballoons，andthelongestdistance，hasspenthisentirecareer，buildinguptothisambitiousplan．

“Ididn’twakeuponedayandthink：

‘I’goingtoflyacrosstheAtlantic，’”hesaid．“Everyattemptbeforethiswaspreparedforthisfight，I’vebeentrainingforalongtime”．

1．TheadventurerflewacrosstheEnglishChannelto__________．

A．testtheballoonsB．launchahouse

C．shootahitmovieD．prepareforbreakingarecord

2．Tofinishthejourney，hewillflyadistanceof__________．

A．2500milesB．18，000feetC．25，000feetD．230miles

3．Abouttheambitiousjourney，whichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A．WhenhewillflyB．Howhighhesillfly

C．HowfarhewillflyD．Howlongitwilltakehim

4．HowmanyworldrecordsdoesJonathanhold?

A．TwoB．ThreeC．FourD．Five

5．Whatdoeshelastparagraphimply?

A．Trappecan’tsleepworryingabouttheadventure

B．Trappewasborntosetworldrecords

C．Trappealwayskeepshisambitioninmind

D．TrappeneverthoughtofcrossingtheAtlanticbefore

Passage2

Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentotheteacher，andtheteacherwillaskussomequestions．Sometimes，theclassmateswillaskyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclass．Whenyouaretellingothersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopics，rememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhatyouaresaying．Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachatwithfriends---youareinaslightlyunnaturalsituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilent，waitingtohearwhatyouhavetosay．Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyou---loudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingtoshoutorappearingtoforceyourself．

Remember，too，thatitisthesameifyouarecalledtoaninterviewwhetheritiswithaprofessorofyourschooloragovernmentofficialwhomightmeetyou．Thepersonyouareseeingwilltrytoputyouatyoureasebutthesituationissomewhatdifferentfromthatofaordinaryconversation．Youmusttakespecialcarethatyoucanbeheard．

1．Whenyouspeaktotheclass，youshouldspeak______．

A．asslowlyaspossibleB．inalowvoiceC．loudlyD．forcefully

2．Usually，whenyouspeaktotheclass，theclassis_______．

A．noisyB．quietC．havingarestD．serious

3Thesituationintheclassis______thatinyourhouse．

A．notverydifferentfromB．sometimesthesameas

C．sometimesnotthesameasD．notthesameas

4．Ifyouarehavingaconversationwithanofficial，themostimportantthingforyouis______．

A．toshowyourabilityB．tobeverygentle

C．tomakesurethatyoucanbeheardD．toputtheofficialatease

5．Themainideaofthispassageis______．

A．thatweshouldtalkindifferentwaysindifferentsituations

B．thatwemustspeakloudly

C．thatwemustkeepsilentatanytime

D．thatwemusttalkwiththeclass

Passage3

About21，000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings．

Instead，theyreceivetheirelementaryandhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputers．TheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public“cyberschools．”andthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago．

Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylive．Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools．Theyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell．

Othereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed．Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschools．Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschool．

Whateverthejudgementofcyberschools，theyaregettingmoreandmorepopular．Forexample，anewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall．ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen．

Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation．Thisincludesacomputer，aprinter，booksandtechnicalservices．Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheircomputerswhennecessary．

Studentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowoneanother．But56suchstudentswhofinishedstudiesatWesternPennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttime．Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation．

1．Whatdoweknowfromthetextaboutstudentsofacyberschool？

A．Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschool．

B．Theystudyathomeratherthaninclassrooms．

C．Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools．

D．Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms．

2．Whatisaproblemwithcyberschools？

A．Theirequipmentcostsalotofmoney．

B．Theygetlittlesupportfromthestategovernment．

C．Itishardtoknowstudents'progressinlearning．

D．Thestudentsfindithardtomakefriends．

3．Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecame_______．

A．theyarelessexpensiveforstudents

B．theirstudentscanworkattheirownspeed

C．theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsociety

D．theyservestudentsinawideragerange

4．Wecaninferthattheauthorofthetextis_______．

A．unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcyberschools

B．excitedaboutthefutureofcyberschools

C．doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschoois

D．disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschools

Passage4

SouthAfricahostedthefifthBRICSSummitinMarch2013，whichcompletedthefirstcycleofBRICSsummits，BRICSisanacronymforthepowerfulgroupingoftheworld'sleadingup-and-comingeconomies，namelyBrazil，Russia，India，ChinaandSouthAfrica．TheBRICSaimstoachievepeace，security，developmentandcooperation．Italsoseekstocontributetothedevelopmentofhumanityandbuildamorestableandfairerworld．

TheindustryleadersfromthebusinesscommunitiesofthefivecountriesagreedthattheBRICScountrieswillactivelysupportindustrializationontheAfricancontinentinordertocontributesignificantlytoitsdevelopmentandtoexpandtradelinksbetweenAfricaandBRICS．Theglobaleconomicsituation，thoughimproving，continuestoremainuncertainwiththeEuro-crisisamajorconcern．ThetaskaheadistobuildonthesedevelopmentsandBRICScountriesremaincommittedtothecauseofpromotingsustainablegrowth．GreatereconomiccooperationamongBRICScountriescanbesignificantlyimportant，whichwillprovebeneficialforglobaleconomicgrowth．

AccordingtoDr．RobDavies，SouthAfricanMinisterofTradeandIndustry，theAfricancontinentisrecognizedasthesecondfastestgrowingcontinentafterAsia．TherearefourdriversoftheeconomicgrowthinAfricancontinent．ThesearetheboominmineralproductsintheAfricancontinent，thedevelopmentoftheserviceindustries，thebenefitofnothavingthefinancialcrisis，andinfrastructure（基础设施）development．DaviesalsoaddsthatotherBRICScountrieshaveadvantageoflargepopulationsprovidingbighomemarketsfortheirproducts．TheSouthAfricanpopulationissmallcomparedtootherBRICScountries，butifyouaddupnumbersoncontinentthenyouhaveacriticalmassthatcansupportthenewindustrialwaveinAfrica：

ThatiswhytheSouthAfricanneedstocreatelargetradingblocksacrosslargepartsofAfricancontinent．

1．“BRICS”refersto______．

A．themostactiveeconomygroupintoday’sworld

B．themostpowerfuleconomiesinwesternworld

C．leadingcountrieswithfastdevelopmentofhumanity

D．themoststableandsecurecountriesintheworld

2．FromthetextweknowthatindustrializationinAfricawill______．

A．givefinancialsupportstoallAfricancountries

BcreatetradeopportunitiesforbothAfricaandBRICS

Cmakesignificantdevelopmentinthepowerfulgroups

D．expandsustainableeconomiccooperationindifferentcontinents

3．TheauthorbelievesgreatercooperationamongBRICSwill______，

A．promoteglobaleconomicgrowthB．bringmorechallenges

C．narrowthegapofdevelopmentD．solveEurope’seconomiccrisis

4．WhichofthefollowingisthedriveroftheeconomicgrowthinAfrica？

______．

A．Thedevelopmentofbusinessindustry

B．Protectiveexplorationinmineralproducts

C．Therecoveryoftheinfrastructure

D．Thebenefitsofhavingnofinancialcrisis

Passage5

Whatmakesapersonascientist？

Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothers？

Theansweris“no”．Itisn'tthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolswhichmakeshimascientist．Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenter．Youwillprobablyagree，too，thatknowinghowtoinvestigate，howtodiscoverinformation，isimportanttoeveryone．Thescientist，however，goesonestepfurther；hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisques