高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题29.docx

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高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题29

2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练二轮精品题（29）及答案

阅读理解

WhenIwasaboy，myfathertoldmethathecoulddoanythingthathewantedtodo.Dadsaidthathewantedtobethefirsttodevelopcolorprintsinourcity,andsohedid．

　　WhenIwas16，DadlookedcloselyattheviolinIplayedandannouncedthathewantedtomakeone．Hereadaboutviolinmaking，andthenbecameaviolin-makerattheageof43．Heboughtthetoolsandmaterials,openedasmallstoreandsetMomupastheshopkeeper,whileheworkedatalocalcompany．Heretiredfromthecompany17yearslaterandcontinuedtomakeviolinsandotherinstruments.

　　DadoftenguessedwhytheStradivariusviolinssoundedsobeautiful．Someexpertsclaimedthatitwastheuniquevarnish（油漆）thatgavethoseinstrumentstheirbeautifulsound．Dadarguedthatchemistscouldanalyzethevarnish------ifthatweretheanswer．

　　OneofDad'sfriendsaskedhimoncewhichkindofwoodwasusedtomakeviolins．WhenDadexplainedthatthetopwasmadeofspruce，hisfriendsaidthathehadanoldpieceofspruceDadmightbeinterestedin．

　　Heworkedforthenext12monthsmakingaviolinfromthewoodthathisfriendhadgivenhim.ItprovedtobeasuperiorviolinanditwouldbecomeDad'smasterpiece．HewasconvincedthatthesecretoftheStradivariussoundwasinthewooditself．

　　Later，theinstrumentwasstolen．Dad'sspiritwasbrokenbytherobbery,andhestoppedmakinginstruments.Buthekeptthemusicshopuntilhewas80yearsold，sellingguitarsandviolins．

　　Myfatherhasbeengonefor14yearsnow．Theviolinhasbeenmissingformorethan25years．Somewhereamusicianisplayingalate-20tb-centruyviolinwithanexcellenttone．Theownertodaymayneverunderstandwhythisordinary-lookingviolinsoundssomuchlikeaStradivarius.

1.Theauthormentionshisfather'sdevelopingcolorprints_________

　　A．toshowthathisfather'srealinterestwasnotinmakingviolins

　　B．toprovethathisfathercoulddoanythinghewantedtodo

　　C．togiveanexampleprovingthathisfatherwasaninventor

　　D．todescribetherealthingthatmadetheauthorbelievehisfather

2.Whatdidtheauthor'sfatherthinkaboutStradivariusviolins?

　　A．Thevarnishwasdifferentfromtheothers．

　　B．Thewayofmakingthemwasspecial

　　C．Thewoodoftheviolinswasspecial

　　D．Theycouldonlybeanalyzedbychemists．

3.Howlongdidtheauthor’sfatherliveaftertheviolinwasstolen?

A.About11yearsB.About14yearsC.About25yearsD.About80years

1（答案、BCAB）

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节:

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Mr.Patrickwasnewtotheschoolandtous.Eventhoughhewasagreatteacher,heseemedratherlikeacharacteroutofahorrormovie.Hedidn’tlookthatbad,butsomehow,helookedextremelyscarytome.

Somekidsbegantobelievethathewasamurdereroraghost;somebelievedhewasmadandafewbelievedthathemighthavesufferedalotinhislife.Iwasoneofthose‘few’.

OnedayIgatheredupmycourageandheadedtowardstheschoolgarden.Hewas,asusual,sittingonabenchalone.Ibreathedheavilyafewtimesandthenwalkedtowardshim.

“Howareyou?

”Iaskedwithmyvoicecrackling.

Hemanagedtosay,“Fine.”

“Well,goodtoknow,”Itriedtobehappy.

“Hmmm…”wasallIheard.

“What’supwithyou?

”thenseeingapuzzledlookonhisface,Itriedtobemoreformalandrespectful.“Imean,whyaren’tyoulikeallotherpeopleintheschool?

Whyareyoualwayssoquietandsad?

Why…”

“Nodear,somethingsarebetterleftunsaid,”hesaidgloomily.

“Ohnosir,nothingisbetterleftunsaid.Ifyouwanttoshareyourfeelingswithmeandreducethepainofyourheart,youarefreetodoso.IpromiseIwillneverevertellanyone.”

“Withyou?

Youarejustalittlegirl;whatwillyouunderstand?

”

IwassomehowoffendedbutstillImanagedtopersuadehim,“Sowhat,Sir?

Yousee,ifyoutellmeyourproblem,youwillhavealightheartandyouwillhavethefeelingthatsomeonesomewherecaresaboutyou.”

“Ohokay,thatwasaverynicebeliefindeed;let’stakeawalkandIwillletyouknoweverything.”

Soonafterourlittletalk,therewasavisiblechangeonhisface.Laterthatdayintheclass,therewasasmileonhisface.

56.Fromthetext,wecanknowaboutMr.Patrickthathe.

A.onceactedacharacterinahorrormovieB.scaredhisstudentswithhislooks

C.oftenpunishedthestudentsforbadmarksD.didbetterinteachingthanothersintheschool

57.Mr.Patrickwasthoughtbytheauthorto.

A.beamurdereroraghostB.bemad

C.havesufferedalotD.haveaspecialpersonality

58.WhilewalkingtowardsMr.Patrickintheschoolgarden,theauthorfelt.

A.excitedB.nervousC.worriedD.happy

阅读理解

BeldonandCanfieldaretwoseashoretowns,notfarapart．Bothtownshavemanyhotels,andinsummerthehotelsarefullofholiday-makersandothertourists．

LastAugusttherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotelinBeldon．Thenextday,thisnewsappearedonpagetwoofthetown’snewspaper．

TheBeldonPost:

FIREATSEABREEZE

LatelastnightfiremenhurriedtotheSeabreezeHotelandquicklyputoutasmallfireinabedroom．Thehotelmanagersaidthatacigarettestartedthefire．Wesayagaintoallourvisitors：

“Pleasedon’tsmokecigarettesinbed．”ThiswasBeldon’sfirsthotelfireforfiveyears．

TheCanfieldTimesgavethenewsinthesewordsonpageone：

ANOTHERBELDONHOTELCATCHESFIRE

LastnightBeldonfiremenarrivedjusttoolatetosaveclothing,bedclothesandsomefurnitureattheSeabreezeHotel．Anangryholiday-makersaid,“Anelectriclampprobablystartedthefire．Thebedroomlampsareveryoldatsomeofthesehotels．WhenIputmybedsidelighton,Iheardafunnynoisefromthelamp．”WearegladtotellourreadersthatthissortofadventuredoesnothappeninCanfield．

Whatarethefacts,then?

Itisnevereasytofindouttheexacttruthaboutanaccident．TherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotellastAugust:

thatisonefact．Doweknowanythingelse?

Yes,weknowthatfiremenwenttothehotel．

Nowwhatdoyouthinkoftherestofthe“news”?

1．Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthistext?

A．BeldonandCanfieldarebothgoodplacesfortouristsinsummer．

B．AfirebrokeoutatnightinSeabreezeHotellastsummer．

C．Itwasnoteasytofindoutexacttruthfromnewspapers．

D．Twonewspapersgavereportsonthesamematter．

2．Whichofthefollowingareprobablyfacts?

a．Thefirebrokeoutinabedroomatthehotel．

b．Acigarettestartedthefire．

c．Anoldlampstartedthefire．

d．Thefirebrokeoutatnight．

e．TherehasneverbeenafireinCanfield．

A．bandcB．aanddC．candeD．aandc

3．TheCanfieldTimesusedtheheadlinelikethisinordertomakeitsreadersthink_______．

A．hotelsinBeldonoftencatchfire

B．hotelsinBeldondon’toftencatchfire

C．thiswasthesecondfireattheSeabreezeHotel

D．Beldonwasagoodplaceexceptthathotelstherearenotquitesafe

4．TheCanfieldnewspapergaveareportjusttheoppositetotheBeldonPostbysayingthat_______．

A．thebedroomlampswereveryoldattheSeabreezeHotel

B．thebedroomlightsmadefunnynoisewhenthefiretookplace

C．thefiremenfailedtosaveclothing,bedclothesandotherthings

D．suchaccidentsneverhappenedinCanfieldforthepast5years

2（答案CBAC）

阅读理解

Oneofthemajorproblemsinoureconomyisinflation,asituationinwhichpricesaregoingupfasterthanwages.Thus,apersonhastoworkmorehourstopayforthesamething.

Forexample,let’ssaythatthisyearaloafofbreadcosts$1.00andtheaveragesalaryintheUnitedStatesis$10.00perhour.Thatmeansapersoncouldearnenoughmoneytobuyaloafofbreadinone-tenthofanhour,orsixminutes,Then,halfwaythroughtheyear,Thepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.25,whilewagesstaythesame.Thatmeansthatapersonhowhastoworkone-eighthofanhour,orsevenandahalfminutestobuythesameloafofbread.

Nowlet’ssaythatattheendoftheyear,wagesgoupto$11.00perhour,butthepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.50.Nowapersonhastoworkmorethanone-seventhofanhour,overeightminutestobutthesameloafofbread.Asyoucansee,ifmoreandmoreworktimeisspentearningmoneytobuyloavesofbread,employeeswillhavelessmoneyleftovertobuyotherthingsInflationmeansthatthesamemoneybuysfewerthingsandeverybody’sstandardoflivinggoesdown,evenifsalariesaregoingup.

Somekindsofinflationareworsethanothers,Moderateinflationdoesnotdistort（扭曲）relativepricesorincomesseriously,Gallopinginflationhappensrapidly,sayatarateof100percentormorewithinayear.Andthenthereishyperinflation－inflationsoseriousthatpeopletrytogetridoftheircurrencybeforepricesrisefurtherandmakethemoneyworthless.Timesofhyperinflationareusuallycharacterizedbysocialandpoliticaldisorder.

1．Thepassagemainlywantsto.

A．listmajoreconomicproblemsB．discusssomethingaboutinflation

C．explainwhybreadpricesincreaseD．statethetypesofinflation

2．Whyis“aloafofbread”repeatedlymentioned?

A．Toexpressdissatisfactionwiththepriceofbread.

B．Toshowtheeffectofpricechanges.

C．Tocomparebreadwithotherfood.

D．Toexplainsocialandpoliticaldisorder.

3．Whathappenswhenpricesgoupbutsalariesremainthesame?

A．Thegovernmentwilldomoreabouttheeconomy.

B．Workersmightlosetheirjobsoftheyshowdissatisfaction.

C．Peoplewillsavemoneyratherthanspendit.

D．Peoplemustworklongertobuythesamethings.

4．Whichofthefollowingsbelongstothetypeofmoderateinflation?

A．Peopletrytogetridoftheircurrency.

B．Inflationoccursatrateof100pe