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高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习7及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(7)及答案
阅读理解
Therehasbeenanoutpouringoflovefora23yearolddisabledwomanwhosedogwaskilledinfrontofherwhileagroomer(美容师)triedtotrim(修剪)itsclaws.
CallsandemailscamefromasfarawayastheUpperPeninsulaandArizonaaswellasOaklandandMacombcounties,offeringLaurieCrouch,whousesawheelchairbecauseofmultiplesclerosis(硬化症),everythingfromdogstomoney,suchasthatfromJasonDalyofRosevillewhosaid,“Iwouldliketobuyheranewdog.”
AstoryaboutthedeathofCrouch'spet,Gooch,wasprintedonthefrontpageofMacombDaily.CrouchsaidagroomertiedGoochupwithacollar,andthensheandamansatonthedogtotrimitsnails.Goochdiedafteroneclawwastrimmed.
CrouchyelledatthegroomertostopwhenshesawGoochwasstrugglingtobreathe,butshesaidshewasignored.“IfIcouldhavewalked,Iwouldhaveputmyhandsonherandpulledheroffmydogandphysicallystoppedher,butIcan'tdothat.”Goochwasnotatrainedserviceanimal,butnaturallyhelpedCrouchbypickingupthingsforher.
“Thiscaseisabsoluteanimalabuse(虐待),”LarryObrecht,divisionmanageroftheOaklandCountyAnimalShelterinAuburnHills,said.
PeoplewhoreadthestorycontactedOaklandPresstoofferhelp.Amessage,fromRebeccaAmettofGigglesNWigglesPuppyRescue,inRoseville,said,“Wehavepuppiestodonateandwanttohelptheyoungwomanwholostherservicedog.”
“WhenGoochwaswithme,Iwashappy,”Crouchsaid.“IthinkIcanbehappyagainbutnoanimalcanreplaceGooch.There'snevergoingtobeanotherGoochouttherebutIthinkIwillfindadogthatcanbringmejoyagain.”
1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?
A.Adisabledwoman'sservicedog.
B.Acruelgroomerkilledadisabledwoman'sdog.
C.People'sloveforadisabledwomanwholostherdog.
D.Adisabledwomanlovestohavethedogascompany.
2.Peoplecalledandemailedto______.
A.givetheirangryvoicetothegroomer
B.offerhelpandcaretoLaurieCrouch
C.tellCrouchhowtopunishthegroomer
D.offeracureforCrouch'sdisease
3.Goochdiedmainlybecause______.
A.thegroomerwascareless
B.thegroomerdidn'tknowhowtotrimthedog'snails
C.thegroomersatonthedogwithanotherman
D.thedogwaswearingacollar
4.WhatdoweknowaboutCrouch'sdog?
A.Itwasaspeciallytrainedservicedog.
B.Itwastrainedtodomanythingsforpeople.
C.ItwasCrouch'sonlyfriend.
D.ItcouldoffersomehelptoCrouch.
5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.
A.Crouchmustbesadafterlosingherdog
B.Crouchrefusedtotakeanotherdog
C.Crouchhasacceptedanotherdogfromastranger
D.Crouchcanlivewellwithoutadog'scompany
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1.C 主旨大意题。
综合文章内容可知,文章主要叙述了人们对这位失去爱狗的残疾女士的关爱。
2.B 细节理解题。
根据第二段“...everythingfromdogstomoney,suchasthatfromJasonDalyofRosevillewhosaid,‘Iwouldliketobuyheranewdog.’”和倒数第二段可知B项正确。
3.C 细节理解题。
根据文章第三段可知,宠物美容师和另外一个人坐在狗身上最终导致狗窒息而死。
4.D 细节理解题。
根据文章第四段可知,Gooch没有经过特殊训练,但能够为Crouch捡东西,给她提供一些帮助。
5.A 推理判断题。
从文章最后一段可知,Crouch认为没有狗会替代她原来的狗,因此推断狗死了以后,她很伤心。
(2012·湖南南雅中学模拟,C篇)
WhentopengineersinGermanywantedtobuildamoreenergyefficientcar,theyheadedtothenaturalhistorymuseumtostudydolphinsandsharks.Butitwastheboxfish(盒子鱼)thatinterestedthem.
“Weweresurprisedwhenthisclumsylookingfishbecameourmodelfordesigninganaerodynamic(空气动力学的)car”,saysThomasWeber.HeistheresearchanddevelopmentchiefforthecarcompanyDaimler.Anaerodynamicdesignreduceswinddragandincreasesfuelefficiency.
Theboxfishmaylookclumsy,butitcanstart,stop,backupandzigzag(曲折前进)throughthewaterwithease.Anditdoesallthisusingsurprisinglylittleenergy.Daimler'sbionic(仿生学的)carismodeledonthefish'sboxyskeletal(骨骼的)system.Likethefish,thecarisfastanddriveseasily.It'sefficienttoo.
Thesciencebehindnatureinspiredinventionsiscalledbiomimicry(生物仿生).BiologistJanineBenyuscameupwiththeterm.AscofounderoftheBiomimicryGuild,shehasworkedwithcerealcompanies,sneakerdesignersandotherstodevelopproductsbasedonNature'sbestideas.
Thismonth,theNature's100BestListwillberevealedattheWorldConservationCongress(代表大会)inBarcelona,Spain.BenyuscoauthoredthelistofnatureinspireddesignswitheconomistGunterPauli.
InZimbabwe,acountryinsouthernAfrica,engineersdesignedenergyefficientbuildingsmodeledontermite(白蚁)mounds(土堆).Thebuildingsusevents(孔)tokeeptheairflowingandthetemperaturecool.
AcompanyinAtlanta,US,developedaselfcleaningpaintmodeledonthelotus(荷花)leaf.Whenthepaintdries,itbecomesbumpy(不平的),justlikethelotusleaf.Raindropsformonthebumpsandrolloff,carryingdirtalongwiththem.
Naturehasdonebillionsofyearsofresearch.Onlythebestdesignedproductshavesurvived.CompaniesoweMotherNatureadebtforallthathardwork,saysBenyus.
Forscientistsandinventors,thepossibilitiesforcopyingnaturearelimitless.Technologymayneverbeasefficientasnature,orascolorful.Butthatdoesn'tmeanweshouldstoptryingtolearnfromtheworldaroundus.Takeawalkoutside.Watchasquirrelclimbupatree.Lookcloselyattheveins(纹理)ofaleaf.Hearthebirdschirpinginthetrees.Suchsmalldetailsmayhelpsolvebigproblemsinthefuture.
1.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.InAmericaaselfcleaningpaintwasmodeledonthelotusflower.
B.Zimbabweengineerslearnedfromtermitestocreatehighlyadvancedheatingsystems.
C.Aftertheboxfish,manyotherideasofnewproductsareborrowedfromnature.
D.Natureisagoodsourcetoturntoforimprovingtechnology.
2.TheclumsylookingboxfishinterestedthescientistsbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat______.
A.itswimsusinglittleenergy
B.beingboxy,itlooksquitelikeacar
C.someengineershadresearchedonhowtoswimeasilyinthewater
D.itisaspeedyswimmer
3.WhydidtopengineersinGermanygotothenaturalhistorymuseum?
A.Theywantedtopayavisittotheanimalstherebecausetheyweresolovely.
B.Theywantedtocarryoutaresearchofboxfishanddolphins.
C.Theywantedtosearchforamodeltobaseonforbuildingamoreefficientcar.
D.Theywantedtostudythescienceofsurvival.
4.WecaninferfromthepassageEXCEPT______.
A.itisbelievedthatthecreationoftheairplanemighthaveoriginatedfromthebirdflyinginthesky
B.theatmosphereontheearthcannotbetransferredintotheoriginalidea
C.dolphinsandsharksmaybecomethesourceofscientists'inventionsorcreations
D.ifyouobserveandexplorenature,youmaymakegreatdiscoveriesorbecomegreatinventors
5.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.HowDaimler'sbioniccarcameintobeing.
B.Naturehasinspiredalotofinventionsandwillcontinueto.
C.Scientistsandinventors'contributiontomodernindustrycomesfromnature.
D.TheNature's100bestlist.
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1.D 推理判断题。
文章通过举例表明:
大自然是我们提高技术的根源。
2.C 细节理解题。
根据第三段内容可知C项没有提到。
3.C 细节理解题。
根据第一段中“WhentopengineersinGermanywantedtobuildamoreenergyefficientcar,theyheadedtothenaturalhistorymuseumtostudydolphinsandsharks.”可知C项正确。
4.B 细节理解题。
根据文章内容可知,B项没有被涉及。
5.B 推理判断题。
根据最后一段“Forscientistsandinventors,thepossibilitiesforcopyingnaturearelimitless.Technologymayneverbeasefficientasnature,orascolorful.Butthatdoesn'tmeanweshouldstoptryingtolearnfromtheworldaroundus.”可知B项正确。
C7[2013·陕西卷]C
Accordingtosociologists(社会学家),everymodernindustrialsocietyhassomeformofsocialstratification(阶层).Class,powerandstatusareimportantindecidingpeople'srankinsociety.
Classmeansaperson'seconomicpositioninsociety.Acommonlyusedclassificationislowerclass,middleclassandupperclass.Whilesociologistsdisagreeonhowthesetermsshouldbeexactlydefined,theydodescribesocietiesliketheUnitedStatesquitewell.Onestudyshowsthat53%ofAmericansbelongtothelowerclass,46%themiddleclass,and1%theupperclass.Interestingly,asurgeonearning$500,000ayearandabusdriverearning$50,000ayearbothregardthemselvesasthemiddleclass!
Powerreferstotheamountofcontrolapersonhasoverotherpeople.Obviously,peopleinpositionsofgreatpower(suchasgovernors)exercise(行使)bigpower,butpeoplewhotakeordersfromothershavelesspower.Powerandclassdonotalwaysgohandinhand,however.Forexample,thegovernorofastatehasgreatpower,butheorshemaynotbelongtoacorresponding(相应的)economicclass.Generally,however,thereisarelationshipbetweenpowerandclass.Toourknowledge,therearen'ttoomanypeoplewhoaren'tmillionairesintheU.S.Senate!
Statusisthehonororrespectattachedtoaperson'spositioninsociety.Itcanalsobeaffectedbypowerandclass,butnotnecessarilyso.Forexample,auniversityprofessormayhaveahighstatusbutnotbelongtoahighsocialclassorhavealotofpoweroverothers.
54.Whatcanwelearnabout“themiddleclass”fromParagraph2?
A.Peopleearning$50,000ayearbelongtothemiddleclass.
B.NearlyhalfAmericansbelongtothemiddleclass.
C.Peoplegenerallyconsiderbusdriversasthemiddleclass.
D.Sociologistshaveacleardefinitionofthemiddleclass.
55.Accordingtothetext,weknowthat________.
A.powerandclassdonotalwayscorrespondwitheachother
B.statusreferstoaperson'seconomicpositioninsociety
C.peoplewithhighstatushavealotofcontroloverothers
D.classislessimportantindecidingaperson'ssocialrank
56.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?
A. B.
C. D.
【要点综述】本文说明了一个社会现象:
每个现代工业社会都有其社会阶层。
阶级﹑权力和社会地位是判断一个人的社会阶层的重要标准。
54.B 推理判断题。
由第二段倒数第二句中的“…46%themiddleclass”一句可知在美国,有差不多一半的人属于中产阶级,选B。
55.A 细节理解题。
由第三段中的“Powerandclassdonotalwaysgohandinhand,however.”可知,权力和