北京市密云区高考英语 阅读理解系列训练14.docx

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北京市密云区高考英语阅读理解系列训练14

密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（14）及答案

社会生活类---[2012·江西卷]

Forthosewhomakejourneysacrosstheworld,thespeedoftraveltodayhasturnedthecountriesintoaseriesofvillages.Distancesbetweenthemappearnogreatertoamoderntravelerthanthosewhichoncefacedmenastheywalkedfromvillagetovillage.Jetplanesflypeoplefromoneendoftheearthtotheother,allowingthemafreedomofmovementundreamtofahundredyearsago.

Yetsomepeoplewonderiftherevolutionintravelhasgonetoofar.Apricehasbeenpaid,theysay,fortheconquest（征服）oftimeanddistance.Travel_is_something_to_be_enjoyed,_not_endured（忍受）.Theboatoffersleisureandtimeenoughtoappreciatetheeverchangingsightsandsoundsofajourney.Ajourneybytrainalsohasaspecialcharmaboutit.Lakesandforestsandwild,openplainssweepingpastyourcarriagewindowcreateagrandviewinwhichtimeanddistancemeannothing.Onboardaplane,however,thereisjusttheblankblueoftheskyfillingthenarrowwindowsoftheairplane.Thesoftlighting,inflightfilmsandgentlemusicmakeuptheonlyworldyouknow,andthehoursprogressslowly.

Thenthereisthetimespentbeing‘processed’atamodernairport.Peopleareconveyedlikerobotsalongwalkways;baggageisweighed,ticketsproduced,examinedandproducedyetagainbeforethepassengersmovetoanotherwaitingarea.Journeysbyrailandseatakelonger,yes,butthehoursdevotedtobeing‘processed’atdepartureandarrivalinairportsareluckilyabsent.Nowonder,then,thatthemodernhighspeedtrainsarewinningbackpassengersfromtheairlines.

Man,however,isnowaworldtravelerandcannotturnhisbackontheairplane.Theworkinglivesoftoomanypeopledependuponit;wholenewindustrieshavebeenbuiltarounditsdesignandoperation.Theholidaymaker,too,withlimitedtimetospend,patientlyenduresthebusyairportsandthelimitedspaceoftheflighttogainthoseextrahoursandevendays,relaxinginthesun.Speedcontrolspeople'slives;timesaved,inworkorplay,istheimportantthing—orsowearetold.Perhapsthosefirsthorsemen,ridingfreeacrossthewild,openplains,wereenjoyingabetterworldthantheoneweknowtoday.Theycouldtravelatwill,andtheclockwasnottheirmaster.

71.WhatdoesthewritertrytoexpressinParagraph1?

A.Travelbyplanehasspeededupthegrowthofvillages.

B.Thespeedofmoderntravelhasmadedistancesrelativelyshort.

C.Thefreedomofmovementhashelpedpeoplerealizetheirdreams.

D.Manhasbeenfondoftravelingratherthanstayinginoneplace.

72.HowdoesthewritersupporttheunderlinedstatementinParagraph2?

A.Bygivinginstructions.

B.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.

C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.

D.Bygivingexamples.

73.AccordingtoParagraph3,passengersareturningbacktomodernhighspeedtrainsbecause________.

A.theypaylessforthetickets

B.theyfeelsaferduringthetravel

C.theycanenjoyhigherspeedoftravel

D.theydon'thavetowastetimebeing‘processed’

74.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassagemean?

A.Theycouldenjoyfreeandrelaxingtravel.

B.Theyneededtheclocktotellthetime.

C.Theypreferredtravelingonhorseback.

D.Theycouldtravelwiththeirmaster.

75.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Airtravelbenefitspeopleandindustries.

B.Traintravelhassomeadvantagesoverairtravel.

C.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmoderntravel.

D.Thehighspeedofairtravelisgainedatacost.

【要点综述】本文为议论文。

主要就当今一些人追求有速度的旅游提出了自己的看法，作者建议人们不妨不坐飞机，改乘其他交通工具，好好欣赏人生的旅途。

71.B　主旨大意题。

由第一段的一些信息，例如“…hasturnedthecountriesintoaseriesofvillages.Distancesbetweenthemappearnogreaterto…Jetplanesflypeoplefromoneendoftheearthtotheother…”可知第一段主要是想表达现代旅游的速度使旅途变得相当快。

72.D　推理判断题。

画线词后面介绍了乘船旅游的悠然自在以及坐火车旅游的迷人；同时，还列举了坐飞机的缺点，由此可知作者主要通过举例的方法来支持画线句的观点。

73.D　细节理解题。

本段中“Thenthereisthetimespentbeing‘processed’atamodernairport…”的内容可知转向坐高铁是因为他们没有必要浪费时间走到机场的“路程”。

74.A　细节理解题。

本文的最后一句提到，他们能按照自己的意愿来旅游，时钟不是他们的主人，言外之意就是，他们能不受时间的限制，享受自由的旅游，故选A项。

75.D　主旨大意题。

本文第一段提到了飞机旅途之快，第二、三段提到了飞机旅途不能欣赏其旅程以及要走到机场这一路程，第四段提到了一些人还得依靠飞机旅途，但也提到这种方式不能让人充分享受旅途的自由，综观全文可知本文主要讲述了飞机旅途的得与失。

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Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal（信号）.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.

Differentculturesemphasize（强调）theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein"smalltalk",usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries--liketheUKorFrance--peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcaf6sratherthanattheoffice.

Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.

EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.

Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironment（多元文化环境）willofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.

72.Insomecountries,eatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto_______.

A.developcloserrelationsB.sharethesameculture

C.gettoknoweachotherD.keepeachothercompany

73.TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat_________.

A.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeeches

B.toomanywordsareofnouse

C.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature

D.eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferent

74.Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?

A.Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.B.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.

C.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.D.Byspeakingeachother'slanguages.

75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MulticulturalEnvironment.B.Cross-CulturalDifferences.

C.HowtoUnderstandEachOther.D.HowtoBuildUpaRelationship.

3答案72.D73.D74.C75.B

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TheculturalandnaturalvaluesofKakaduNationalParkwererecognizedinternationallywhentheParkwasplacedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.Thisisaninternationalregisterofpropertiesthatarerecognizedashavingoutstandingculturalornaturalvaluesofinternationalsignificance.KakaduisthelargestnationalparkinAustraliaandisthesecondlargestnationalparkintheworld.Kakaduisabiologicalwonderland,whichisalmost8,000squaremiles.ThewildlifeinKakaduNationalParkincludesover280kindsofbirds,60kindsofnativemammals,55kindsoffreshwaterfish,thousandsofinsects,andmanyreptiles,themostfamousofwhichisthesalt-watercrocodile.Alllifeintheparkdependsonwater.

Kakaduisnotonlyhometothewildlifebuttheareaisalsofamousforthelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworld.Aborigineshavebeenlivinginthisareaforatleast40,000years.Thedescendants（后裔）oftheseFirstAustraliansstillliveinKakadutoday.Kakaducontainsoneofthelongestcontinuousrecordsofrockartintheworld,witharound5,000paintings,withrocksitesdatingback25,000years.Morethan1,000siteshavebeenrecorded.KakaduhasbeengivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNations.Itisoneofonly17ofthe469WorldheritageAreaslistedforbothnaturalandculturalvalues.

ItisAustralia’slargestnationalpark,butitisn’tjustthesizethatsurprisesvisitors—itisthesenseofsomethingveryoldandgrand.Creationofthe500kmescarpment（悬崖）began2,000millionyearsago.Todaythosegorgesarefilledwithrainforests,washedbywaterfalls.

  Kakaduisoneoftheworld’sspecialplaces.ItishardtopicktheidealtimetovisitKakadu.Inthewetseasonlargeareasoftheparkareclosedtothepublic.ItwouldnotbepossibletoenterorexitfromtheparkthroughtheKakaduHighway.Mostofthepeoplethereagreethatthebesttimetovisitisattheendofthedryseason.SomeareasofKakaduhaverestrictedvisitingtimes,andsomearenotopentothegeneralpublic.Over230000touristsvisitKakaduNationalParkeveryyear.AsyouenterKakaduNationalPark,youwillberequiredtobuyapermit.PartofthismoneyispaidtotheTraditionalOwnersofthelandandtherestisgiventotherepairsofthepark.

6.WhydoestheauthormentionsomuchwildlifeinParagraph1?

  A.Torepresentthesceneofthenature.    

B.Toattractreaders’attention.

  C.Totakethewildlifeforexample.          

D.Toshowthevalueofthepark.

7.KakaduisgivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNationsbecauseof___.

  A.thedescendantsoftheseFirstAustraliansstillinKakadutoday

  B.theparticularenvironmentandtheunusualrockart

  C.thelonge