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高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题31

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（31）及答案

阅读理解

AmericanWatersports

Tuesday--Saturday

LocatedonthebeachoftheSeaGardensBeachResort,therearefunthingstorentforthewholefamily.Theyofferrentalsforkayaks,jetskis,andevenparasails!

Enjoythewaterupcloseorfromabird'seyeview!

Nomatterwhatactivityyou'reenjoying,besuretoprotectyourselfandyourfamilyfromthesun'spowerfulraysandapplyplentyofsunblock!

15thStreetBoatCompany

Monday--Saturday

15thStreetBoatCompanyoffersrentalboatsofallkinds.They'resuretohavewhatyouarelookingfor,whetherit'sasmallboatforaquickandsimpleoutingoranextravagent（奢侈的）boatwithcomfortableseatswithastereoandhightechnavigation.Youcanrentaboatforhalfaday,acoupledays,orevenweeksatatime.Ifyouwantit,they'vegotit.It'sfunforeveryone!

Coconut'sWatersports

9a.m.-5p.m.MondaythroughSunday

CoconutsWaterSportsisopen7daysaweekforyourconvenienceandofferstonsofwaterfunforthewholefamily.Jetskiactivitieslast30minutesor1hourandcanmakestopsalongtheway.Youmustbeatleast14yearsofagetoridealoneandcanbeasyoungas3toridealongwithanadult.Everybodyisrequiredtowearalifejacketandalicenseisrequiredtooperatethejetski.Bathingsuitsandshortsarerecommended.

JetSkiToursofMiami

Thursday-Sunday10a.m.-7p.m.

JetSkiToursofMiamiincludesonsiteparking,indoorrestrooms,lockers,andlifejacketsforparticipants.Youmaychooseaoneortwohourtourandeachjetskicanholdupto3people.Youmustbeatleast18yearsoldinordertoride.Aslongasyouareaccompaniedbyanadult,thereisnoagelimitationforanypassenger.Thereisarestaurantnearbytoeatat.Thetourvisits6differentislandsandpassesbyBaysideandHardRock.YoumayevencatchaglimpseofdolphinsplayingoramanateerestinginthesefabulousFloridawaters.

64．Whatactivityisconvenientforthevisitorstohavelunch?

A．Coconut'sWatersportsB．JetSkiToursofMiami

C．15thStreetBoatCompanyD．AmericanWatersports

65．Tosatisfyyourson’scuriosityaboutmarineanimals,you______．

A．willrentaboattoridewithhim

B．preferanextravagantboatwithcomfortableseatswithastereo

C．canchoosethetourtoBaysideandHardRock

D．wouldliketopreferAmericanWatersportstoFloridawaters

66．Ifyouliketosailaboat,youcan______．

A．visit15thStreetBoatCompanyB．gototheSeaGardensBeachResort

C．chooseJetSkiToursofMiamiD．gotoCoconut’sWatersports

67．Toridealoneinthejetskiactivities,______．

A．youcanchoosetowearalifejacketornotB．youhavetobewithparents

C．youmustbeover18yearsoldD．youhavetobeatleast14yearsold

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenLucafirstheardoftheIslandofInventions,hewasstillveryyoung.Butitswonderssoundedsoincrediblethattheywereforeverburnedinhismemory.Fromthatmoment,heneverstoppedsearchingforclueswhichmightleadhimtotheisland.Hereadhundredsofadventurebooks,histories,volumesofphysicsandchemistry,evenmusic.

Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.Itwasasecretplace,whereallthegreatwisemenoftheworldwouldmeettolearnandinventtogether.Accesstotheislandwastotallyrestricted.Tojoin,youhadtohavecreatedsomegreatinventionforhumanity.Onlythencouldyoureceivethespecialinvitation—whichcamewithdirectionstotheisland.

SoLucaspenthisyouthstudyingandinventing.Everynewideahegot,hemadeitintoaninvention,andifthereweresomethinghedidn'tunderstand,he’dseekotherstohelphim.SoonhemetotheryounginventorsandhetoldthemabouttheIslandofInventions.Theytoodreamedofonedayreceivinganinvitationletter.

Asyearspassed,thedisappointmentofnotreceivingtheirinvitationmadeLucaandhisfriendsworkharderandco-operatemore.TheywouldmeetinLuca'shouse,sharetheirideasandbuildnewmachines.Theirinventionsbecameknownthroughouttheworld,andimprovedthelivesofmillions.

Butstill,noinvitationcame.

Theydidn’tloseheart.Theycontinuedlearningandinventingeveryday,tryingtocomeupwithmoreandbetterideas.Freshyoungtalentjoinedtheirgroup,asmoreinventorsdreamedofgettingtotheisland.

Onedaymanyyearslater,Luca,alreadyveryold,wasspeakingwithabrilliantyoungmannamedRoberts,whohadwrittentohim,askinghimtojointhegroup.LucastartedtellingthemanofthewonderfulIslandofInventions,andofhowhewassurethatsomedaytheywouldreceiveaninvitation.Surprised,theyounginventorinterrupted:

“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?

”

ItwasonlythenthatLucarealisedthathisdreamhadbecometrueinhisveryownhouse.Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland,andthathislifeofinventionandstudyhadbeenatrulyhappyone.

26.Luca’spictureoftheIslandofInventionswasmainlybasedon________.

A.scientificresearchB.hisimagination

C.reportsofothersD.historybooks

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.他主要根据自己的想象画出了图画，故选B。

27.WhydidLucaandhiscolleaguesprobablyneverreceiveaninvitationtotheisland?

A.Theirideaswerenotconsideredworthyenough.

B.Theyweretooconcernedwithacquiringfame.

C.Theorganizationhadalreadybrokenup.

D.Theislandwasnotarealplace.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

根据“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.那个岛根本就不存在，故选D。

28.WhatwasRoberts’reactiontoLuca’sstoryoftheisland?

A.Hethoughthehadalreadyarrivedattheisland.

B.Hewasdisappointedtodiscoveritdidn’texist.

C.Hewasexcitedaboutreceivinganinvitation.

D.HeexpressedsurprisethatLucabelievedinsuchfairytales.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?

”他原认为他来到了真正的那个IslandofInventions岛，故选A。

29.WhatdidLucalearnattheendofthestory?

A.Theislandofinventionsdidnotexist.

B.Hehadwastedmostofhislife.

C.Hehadunknowinglybuilthisowndreamland.

D.Hefinallywouldreceivehisinvitation.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland,andthathislifeofinventionandstudyhadbeenatrulyhappyone.他已经不知不觉地创造了自己的梦境。

故选C。

30.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLuca?

A.Aggressive.B.Trusting.C.Creative.D.Easy-going.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

aggressive有进取心的；trusting信赖的；creative创造性的；easy-going随和的。

根据短文的内容可知Luca根据自己的想象画出来了图画，并且创造了许多发明，故选C。

阅读理解

Motoristsovertheageof75facecompulsorytestsoftheireyesightandabilitytodriveunderproposalsbeingconsideredbyministers．

Thebiggestoverhaulofmotoringlawinagenerationcouldalsoleadtoalldrivershavingtogiveassurancesoftheirfitnesstogetbehindthewheelevery10years．

Otherrevisionsunderconsiderationincludeissuingdaylightdrivinglicensesformotoristswithnightblindness,togetherwithstricterchecksonalldriverswhosemedicalconditionbroughtathreattootherroadusers．

Itisunderstoodthattheproposalswillbepartofareviewofthelawgoverningthemedicalfitnessofdriversthatwillbeannouncedpubliclybythesummer．

TheDriverandVehicleLicensingAgencyisdealingwitharisingnumberofmotoristswhoareconcernedthattheyhaveconditions---fromfailingeyesighttoepilepsy（癫痫）---thatcouldaffecttheirdriving．

In2006,theDVLAdealtwith600,000motoristswhosephysicalabilitytodriveneededtoberecertified（重新认证）,a20percentriseonthepreviousyear．Withanageingpopulation,thebiggestchallengeisdealingwiththerisingnumberofelderlymotorists．By2021,therewillbeanestimatedthreemilliondriversovertheageof70onBritain’sroads．

Driversmustrenewtheirlicensesattheageof70andeverythreeyearsthereafter．TheapplicantislegallyrequiredtotelltheDVLAofanyconditionsthatcouldweakentheirabilitybehindthewheel．

Ministershaveruledoutacompulsorymaximumagefordrivingbutwillinsteadrelyontighteningupthechecksonmotoristsovertheageof75．Themostlikelyoptionwouldbeteststoensuremotoristswerefittodrive．Theywouldincludeaneyesighttestandacognitive（认知）testthatwouldproveadriver’sabilitytoreacttoroadsigns,drivingconditions,pedestriansandvehicles．

However,checksarelikelytobetightenedatallages．Thestrictestcontrolsareexpectedtobeimposed（强制）onmotoristsofanyagewhohavehadaheartattackorstroke．Theycouldhavetoproduceadoctor’sapprovaltobeallowedtodriveagain．Anyonemakingafalsedeclarationwouldbeguiltyofacriminaloffence．

68．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thenewmotoringlawwillcomeintoeffectbythesummer．

B．Driversovertheageof75mustrenewtheirlicenseseverythreeyears．

C．Doctorswilldecidewhetheronecangettheirdrivinglicenses．

D．Driversatallageswillbeexpectedtoprovidetheirmedicalcondition．

69．WhatisthebiggestchallengetothetrafficsafetyinBritainaccordingtothewriter?

A．Ageingpopulation．B．Increasingnumberofcars．

C．Increasingnumberofelderlymotorists．D．Drivingconditions．

70．Theunderlinedword“overhaul”inParagraph2means_____