浙江省湖州市高考英语一轮阅读理解暑假精炼21.docx

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浙江省湖州市高考英语一轮阅读理解暑假精炼21

浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（21）含答案

阅读理解（每题2分，满分40分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

OnChristmasmorning,IwenttotheCockhedgeMall.Peopletherewere,allbusybuyingtheirlastminuterequirements．Ineededtobuyabirthdaycardformyson-in-lawwhosebirthdayisthe29fhofDecember．PickingupafewmorethingsaswellasmycaredIwenttojointhelinefortheexpresscheckoutwhichwasforpeople．whoonlyhadafewitemsinabasketand．notatrolleyload．ThislinewasnexttotheCustomerServicedesk．

Seeminglywaitingquitealongtime,IwasjoggedoutofmythoughtsbyavoicebehindmemakingcommentsonthethingsIbought．

ItwassofunnywhenIrealizedthatshewasdescribingmecontentsofmybasket．Theownerofthevoicewasaveryprettyyounglady．IsaidtoherthatIwasgoingtobuyaboxofChristmascookiesbuttheonlyonesleftwerenottomyliking．TheladytoldmematjustoppositeCockhedgeinSuperdrugtheyhadlotsofcookies．Isaid,"I'mnotgoingtobothernow．IhadenoughofshopsandI'mgoinghome．"

TheassistantfrommeCustomerServicecameacrossatthistimesaying"Ifthereisanyoneinthelinewithafewitemsintheirbasket,noneofwhichneededtobeweighed,Iwillcheckouttheirgroceriesatthedesk．"BecauseIhadthesproutswhichneededtobeweighted,theyoungladyacceptedtheofferandwalkedawaywavinggoodbye．

Eventuallymyturncameatthecheckout．IwaswalkingawaywhenImetmynewfriendonceagainwhohandedmeabeautifulboxofChristmascookies．Withabighugshesaid"HopeyouhavealovelyChristmas．"ShehadbeenintoSuperdrugtobuymecookieswhileIwasstillqueuinginCockhedge．

Whatagenerositytoastranger!

Iwassosurprisedyoucouldhaveknockedmedownwithafeather．MyGoodSamaritanwouldneverknowwhatajoyfulChristmasdayIhadwithmyfamily．Tellingthemthisstory,asweatearoundthetable,kepteveryonespellbound．

1．—Theunderlinedword"spellbound"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______．

A．interestedB．disappointedC．astonishedD．frightened

2．Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthestory?

A．APieceofLuckyFeatherB．ASurpriseChristmasGift

C．TheBoringShoppingExperienceD．TheUnforgettableBigHug

3．Howdoesthewriterfeelabouttheprettyyounglady?

A．WorriedB．SatisfiedC．GratefulD．Proud

4．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Nobodyissurewhatwillhappenthenextmoment．

B．Asimpleactioncanbringotherpeoplehappiness．

C．Beingpatientwilldecreasethewaitingtime．,

D．Lifewithouthopeandfaithisafullthing．

1-4ABCB

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人物传记类---[2012·上海卷]

（A）

PhilWhitehasjustreturnedfroman18,000mile,aroundtheworldbicycletrip.Whitehadtworeasonsformakingthisepicjourney.Firstofall,hewantedtousethetriptoraisemoneyforcharity,whichhedid.Heraised￡70,000fortheBritishcharity,Oxfam.White'ssecondreasonformakingthetripwastobreaktheworldrecordandbecomethefastestpersontocyclearoundtheworld.Heisstillwaitingtofindoutifhehasbrokentherecordornot.

WhitesetofffromTrafalgarSquare,inLondon,on19thJune2004andwasback299dayslater.Hespentmorethan1,300hoursinthesaddle（车座）anddestroyedfoursetsoftyresandthreebikechains.HehadtheadventureofhislifecrossingEurope,theMiddleEast,India,Asia,Australia,NewZealandandtheAmericas.Amazingly,hedidallofthiswithabsolutelynosupportteam.Nojeepcarryingfood,waterandmedicine.Nodoctor.Nothing!

Justabikeandavery,verylongroad.

Thejourneywaslonelyanddesperateattimes.Healsohadtofighthiswayacrossdeserts,throughjunglesandovermountains.Hecycledthroughheavyrainsandtemperaturesofupto45degrees,alltohelppeopleinneed.Therewereotherdangersalongtheroad.InIran,hewaschasedbyarmedrobbersandwasluckytoescapewithhislifeandthelittlemoneyhehad.TheworstthingthathappenedtohimwashavingtocycleintoaheadwindonaroadthatcrossesthesouthofAustralia.For1,000kilometreshebattledagainstthewindthatwasconstantlypushinghim.Thispartofthetripwasslow,hardworkanddepressing,buthemadeitintheend.NowMr.Whiteisbackandintendstowriteabookabouthisadventures.

65.WhenPhilWhitereturnedfromhistrip,he________.

A.broketheworldrecord

B.collectedmoneyforOxfam

C.destroyedseveralbikes

D.travelledabout1,300hours

66.Whatdoestheword“epic”inParagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.Veryslowbutexciting.

B.Verylonganddifficult.

C.Verysmoothbuttiring.

D.Verylonelyanddepressing.

67.Duringhisjourneyaroundtheworld,PhilWhite________.

A.foughtheroicallyagainstrobbersinIran

B.experiencedtheextremesofheatandcold

C.managedtorideagainstthewindinAustralia

D.hadateamofpeoplewhotravelledwithhim

68.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePhilWhite?

A.Imaginative.B.Patriotic.

C.Modest.D.Determined.

【要点综述】本文讲述了PhilWhite进行环球自行车旅行的原因及艰难历程。

65.B　细节推断题。

根据第一段中…hewantedtousethetriptoraisemoneyforcharity,whichhedid.Heraised￡70,000fortheBritishcharity,Oxfam.可推断为Oxfam筹资。

66.B　词义猜测题。

根据第二段第二句和第三句可判断旅程很长也很艰难。

67.C　细节理解题。

根据第三段中For1,000kilometreshebattledagainstthewindthatwasconstantlypushinghim.可判断PhilWhite设法迎着风骑车。

68.D　推理判断题。

根据全文及末段中Thispartofthetripwasslow,hardworkanddepressing,buthemadeitintheend.可判断，虽然路途艰难，但是他坚持到了最后，说明他是有决心的。

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B

Atthemoment,whenlookingroundtheworld,,allkindsofdanceperformancesarebeingoffered．TherearecompetitionsthatclaimtobeaWorldCuporWorldChampionship,andtheyoungdancerorthe1danceteacherwhowantstoenterhisstudentsmightbequiteconfused．Whichiswhich?

Whichisofhighstandardandgoodquality,andwhichisnotworthgoingto?

Firstofallithasclearlygottobedistinguishedbetweenthedifferentstylesofdanceandthepurposeofsuchcompetitions．Whenapersonwantstolearnclassicalballet,,heorshewouldneverdreamofgoingtoaballroomteacher．Suchateachermightevenhavebeenworldchampioninhisballroomdancing,buthewoulddefinitelynotbequalifiedinteachingproperclassicalballet．

PeopleinBritainandtheUSAaretakingmoreinterestinmoderndance．Danceclassesofallkindsarepopular;theaudiencesgoingtowatchmodemdancecompaniesarealsolarger．AndperhapsthemostpopularmoderndancecompanyinBritainistheBalletRambert．

TheBalletRambertisBritain'soldestestablisheddancecompanywhichbeganin1926．Inthe60sthecompanylackedthemoneytogoonstagingbigproductions．Thedirectorswantedtoencouragenewtalentandtokeepuptheirhighstandards．Achangeofdirectionwasnecessary,Theydecidedtogivetheballeta“newlook"in1966．Thepurposewastoprovideachancefornewtalent-formusiciansanddesignersaswellasdancers-andtoshowdanceasacontemporaryartform．Andalthoughsomeofthecompany'spreviousfansdislikethechange,newaudiencescametoseetheproductions．

Themoderndancepiecesandmodernmusicfoundunexpectedpopularity．Inthe21stcenturytheBalletRambertwasagreatsuccessinLondon'sWestEnd．Thecompanybecameafocusfornew,progressivetalentintheart．

Then,theBalletRambertstartedtointroduceyoungpeopletomodemdancebygivingperformancesatschools,whichagain,wasasuccess．

TheBalletRamberthasmanagedtomakemodemdancepopularwhilecreatingoriginalandoftenavant—garde（标新立异）productions．ItcanclaimtobetheoldestdancecompanyinBritainandatthesametimeoneofthemostmodern!

5．Ifapersonwantstolearnclassicalballet,heorshewillgoto．

A．theBalletRambertB．aballroomteacher

C．aworldchampionD．aqualifiedschool

6．Theunderlinedphrase"newtalent"inPara．3probablymeans______．

A．newprogramsB．newaudiences

C．avant-gardeproductionsD．skilledyoungdancers

7．FromthepassageweknowthattheBalletRambert.

A．hassucceededinmakingmodemdancepopular

B．wantedtobecometheoldestdancecompany

C．wasonceapopulardancecompany

D．changedolddanceintonewones

8．Thispassageismainlyabout_____．

A．thepopularityofmodemdance

B．theintroductiontonewmodemdancers

C．thedevelopmentofmeBalletRambert

D．thehighstandardofdanceperformances

5—8、DDAC

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C

Theword"conservation"hasathriftymeaning．Toconserveistosaveandprotect,toleavewhatweourselvesenjoyinsuchagoodconditionthatothersmayalsosharetheenjoyment．Ourforefathershadnoideathathumanpopulationwouldincreasefasterthanthesuppliesofrawmaterials:

mostofthem,evenuntilveryrecently,hadthefoolishideathatthetreasureswere"limitless"andcould"lastforever"Mostofthecitizensofearliergenerationsknewlittleornothingaboutmecomplicatedanddelicatesystemthatrunsallthroughnature,andwhichmeansthat,asinalivingbody,anunhealthyconditionofonepartwillsoonerorlaterbehamrfultoalltheothers.

Fiftyyearsago,naturestudywasnotpartoftheschoolwork;scientificforestrywasanewidea;woodwasstillcheapbecauseitcouldbebroughtinanyquantityfromdistantwoodlands;soildestructionandriverfloodswerenotnationalproblems;nobodyhadyetstudiedlong-termclimaticcyclesinrelationtoproperlanduse;eventheword"conservation"hadnothingofthemeaningthatithasforustoday.Forthesakeofourselvesandthosewhowillcomeafterus,wemustnowsetaboutcorrectingthemistakesofourforefathers．Conservationshould