高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题38.docx

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高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题38

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（38）及答案

阅读理解C

“Itwasamazing,justimpressive,”HollyBudge,a29-year-oldBritishwoman,saidaftermakingasafelandingataspot12,350feet（3,765metres）abovesealevel—thehighest“dropzone”achievedbyaparachutist（跳伞者）.“WehadoneminuteoffreefallandwhilewewereabovethecloudsyoucouldseeEverestandtheotherhighmountainspoppingoutofthetop,”shesaid.

MsBudgeandhertwofellowdaredevils,WendySmith,fromNewZealand,andNeilJones,fromCanada,jumpedoutofanaircraftatabout29,500feet,justhigherthanthepeakoftheworld’shighestmountain.Theyfellatspeedsreaching140mph,pastthehighestridgesofthesnow-coveringHimalayas,beforeeachreleasedaparachute（降落伞）.Thejumpersworeoxygenmaskstokeeptheirlungsworkingastheyfell.Wearingneopreneunderwear（内衣）wascompulsory—topreventthemfrombeingfrozentodeath.

Theadventure,advertisedbyitsorganizersas“afeastforthosewhoseektostimulatealltheirsensestothefull”,appearedtohaveliveduptoitsbilling.“Ihadneverseensomanymountainsbefore,”MsSmithsaid.“Tobeontopoftheworldwassimplystunning（令人晕倒的）.”

Theexpeditionalsoofferedawaybywhichtocelebrateher30thbirthdaylaterthismonth,shesaid.Besides,herjumpraisedfundsforcharitiesinBritainandNepal,includingmorethan£10,000fortheHampshireAutisticSociety.

Inthenextfewdaysthefeatwillberepeatedbyabout30others,weatherpermitting.Eachhaspaidatleast£12,675toHighandWild,theBritishadventuretravelcompanybehindtheproject.MsBudgesaid:

“Itwasworththemoney.Itissomethingthathasneverbeendonebefore.”

48.Thethreeskydiversjumpedoutoftheplaneatanaltitudeofabout_____.

A.3765metersB.8993metersC.12,350metersD.29,500meters

49.Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat_____.

A.HighandWildisanewBritishadventuretravelcompany

B.theaircrafttookthejumperstoaheighthigherthantheHimalayas

C.MsBudgeusedtobeanextremesportsenthusiast.

D.thethreeskydiverssucceededinlandingatthetopofthehighestmountain.

50.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

___________

A.ThesuccessfuldivingisagoodwaytocelebrateMsBudge’s31stbirthday.

B.Thisskydivinghassetanewnationalrecord.

C.MsBudgehasmanagedtocontributeallhermoneytocharities.

D.Asawonderfulexperience,thisskydivingisrecommendedtootherpeople.

51.Whichofthefollowingmusttheskydiversmakesureofaccordingtothepassage?

A.TakingarecordbookB.Donatingsomemoney

C.HavingsuitableweatherD.wearingnormalunderwear

48.B第二段里有她jumpedoutofanaircraftatabout29,500feet，而把英尺换成米在第一段里已经给出12,350feet（3,765metres）。

49.B推理判断题。

文章说他们从比喜马拉雅山还高的地方从飞机上跳下来，由此判断B项正确。

50.D推理判断题。

最后一段的最后一句她实际上就是在向人们推荐这个项目。

51.C推理判断。

从文章的相关介绍可知，C是他们创造这次降落记录必须具备的条件。

Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality（理性），butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anyreasonablestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,manyfamousprofessorsandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat'snotwhatIdid.

Ichosetostudyengineeringinasmallliberal-arts（文科）universitythatdoesn'tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmyjob.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbycommunicatingwithpeoplewhoweren'tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchawisechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandgrown-upbeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.

IheadedofftothecollegeandsureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering"factories"wheretheydidn'tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:

technicalexpertandexcellenthumanistallinone.

NowI'mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleideascrashedintoreality,asallnobleideasfinallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcileengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege.

Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon'tmixaseasilyasIsupposedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.

文章大意：

本文作者以自身的经历说明很难做到文理兼顾，共同发展。

因而自己当初想要成为通晓人文科学的杰出工程师，是不切实际的。

36.Atpresent,thewriterisstudying_____.

A.Engineeringatacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment.

B.Engineeringinasmallliberal-artsuniversity.

C.Literatureinaliberal-artsuniversity.

D.Communicatingandtechnology.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Ichosetostudyengineeringinasmallliberal-arts（文科）university作者选择了小的文科学院上学的工程专业，故选B。

37.Whydidthewriterchoosehismajorinadifferentwayfromordinarystudents?

A.becausehewantedtobeanelectricalengineerinhighschool.

B.Becausehedidn'tlikestudyinginlabs.

C.Becauseheintendedtoturnoutatechnicalexpert.

D.Becauseheexpectedtogetimprovedmoreiiihumanities.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:

technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist（人文学者）allinone.”，因为他希望提高人文学科这就是作者选择在一所很小的文科院校学习的根本原因。

38.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?

A.Nonobleideacanbeoutoftouchwithrealityeventually.

B.Thewriter'snobleideasarepractical.

C.Nobleideashavenothingtodowithreality.

D.Thewriterconsideredhisnobleideasasvaluableasothers.

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。

根据这句话我们不难推断出作者原先的想法是不切实际的，故选A。

39.Whatproblemhasthewriterfoundinhisstudyatcollege?

A.Hecan'tgetusedtotheengineerfactory.

B.Math,physicsandengineeringcoursesaretoodifficulttolearn.

C.It'shardtocombineengineeringwiththeliteralarts.

D.Hehasmadenoprogressintheliteralarts.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.把工程学与人文科学联系起来很难。

故选C。

40.Howhasthewriterfeltabouthischoice?

A.Hefeltproudatthebeginningbutabitdoubtfulatpresent.

B.Hehasbeenfeelingpositiveallthetime.

C.Hehasdecidedtogiveup.

D.Hesharesthesameopinionwithhisparentsandteachers.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Iamanidealist及Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.作者起初感觉很骄傲但是目前感觉有点怀疑，故选A。

【山东省莱芜市凤城高中2013届质量检测】D

WideawakeinAuntBet’sSouthernhouse,AnnieVanLewshivered（发抖）atthesoundsofdistantguns.ItwasbadenoughthatAmericawasatwar,buttheyoungVirginiagirlwasnotusedtobattlesbeingfoughtthisclose.Suddenlyafloorboardmadeanoise.Anniesatupinbedandlistened.Hadastrangerbrokenin?

Earlier,thefamilyhadheardthatcapturedofficersrecentlyescapedfromaprisonnearby.

Quietlyopeningherbedroomdoor,Anniewalkedout.Afigureinablackgownwaswalkingdownthehall.ItwasAuntBet,carryingacandleinonehandandaplateoffriedchickenintheother.

Anniefollowedheraunttoastairwayatthefarendofthehouse.AuntBetclimbedtothetop,andopenedadoorleadingtotheattic（阁楼）.Anniefollowedcloselybehind.

Intheattic,AuntBetstoppedatachestofdrawers,moveditaside,andfeltalongthewallbehindit.Slowlyadoorsprangopen,revealingahiddenroom.Athinmansteppedoutoftheopening.AsAuntBethandedhimtheplateoffood,theyoungmansawAnnieinthedoorwayandfroze.

Desperatelyshakingherhead“no”,thegirlraisedonefingertoherlips.Theofficerunderstoodandshiftedhislook.QuicklyAnniewentbackdownstairsandhid,waitinguntilafterAuntBetlefttoreturn.Backinsidetheattic,Anniecalledsoftlytothemaninside,whotoldherwheretofindthehiddenspring.

Soontheyoungofficerstoodintheopendoorway.Asmallcandleburnedonatablebehindhimand,initssoftlight,Anniestudiedhisface.Cleareyesreflectedthecalmofonewhofaceddeathbravely.

Smiling,hesaid,”Whattroubleyoushouldhavegottenintoifyouraunthadturnedaround!

”Thatnight,AnnielearnedAuntBetwasoneofmanydaringSouthernerswhosehatred（憎恨）ofslaverydrovethemtorisktheirlivesbyspyingfortheNorth.Thegirlchattedasshedared,wishinghernewfriendluckwhenhesaidhewouldleaveatdawn.

Backinherroom,Anniefeltproudandwasdeterminedtoguardherfamily’ssecrettotheend.

71.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1ismostlikelyusedto.

A.showhowoldthehouseisB.describehowloudanoiseis

C.indicatethatthefightingiscloseD.suggestthatsomethingisabouttohappen

72.WhydidtheofficerlookawaywhenAnnieputherfingertoherlips?

A.SohecouldlookAuntBetintheeye

B.SoAuntBetwouldnotknowshewasthere

C.Becausethecandlewasshininginhiseyes

D.Becausehedidnotwanttoappearunfriendly

73.Paragraph6ismainlyusedtoreveal.

A.Annie’scuriosityB.AuntBet’sabsence

C.thedimness（昏暗）oftheroomD.thecharacteroftheofficer

74.HowdidAnnie’sfeelingschangefromthebeginningofthestorytotheendofthestory?

A.Inthebeginningshewasafraid;intheendshefeltproud

B.Inthebeginningshewasangry;intheendshebecamefearful

C.Inthebeginningshefeltrelaxed;intheendshefeltanxious

D.Inthebeginningshefelthappy;intheendshebecameconfused

75.Themainreasonwhytheauthor