高考英语阅读理解精英训练题15及答案.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英训练题15及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练题（15）及答案

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

Children'sBooks:

 Hawking'sfactandfiction

GeorgeF．R．Ellis&Ruby

BOOKREVIEWED-George'sSecretKeytotheUniverse

byLucy&StephenHawking

StephenHawking'sbookABriefHistoryofTimewasahugecommercialsuccess．Itsachievementsinbringingdifficultscientificideastoawideaudiencearenotsoclear．NowthedistinguishedphysicisthasteamedupwithhisdaughterLucytoproduceachildren'sbookdesignedtocommunicatecontemporaryphysics．Willitcapturetheattentionofyoungmindsandteachthemsomerealscience?

Orwillitbeboringandovertheheadsoftheprospectivereaders?

George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseisanadventurestorycompletewithvillainsandheroandisillustratedwithenjoyableline-drawings．Itinvolvesalostpig,ahumorouslyportrayedintelligentcomputer,schoolbulliesandatripthroughtheSolarSystem．Didacticdiscussionsonaspectsofmodernphysics,suchassupernovaexplosionsandblack-holephysicsarehungonthisset-up．Therearealsofactboxesonphysicsandastronomy,andsomephotographsofastronomicalphenomena:

planets,comets,galaxiesandsoon．Overall,thebookisaseriousefforttoconveyfactsandideasinpresentdayastronomyandastrophysics,withinascience-fictionadventurestory．

Themixtureisgreat．Childrenlovefactsandadventurestories．Thecombinationwillcatchtheirinterestandkeepthemoccupiedforhours．Aftertenminutesofleafingthroughthebook,mygranddaughterRubywasdeeplyabsorbedandIhadtopromisetobringitbackforhertoreadafterIhadcompletedmyreview．Likeanyeducationaltool,itwillsucceedforsomeandnotforothers．Isupposethereshouldbemoreoftheformer．

1．Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistaken?

A．Fromanewsstory．B．Fromatextbook．

C．Fromabookreview．D．Fromanadvertisment．

2．Whichofthefollowingbooksismainlyreviewedinthispassage?

A．George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseB．ABriefHistoryofTime

C．TheNatureofSpaceandTimeD．Hawking'sfactandfiction

3．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebookbeingreviewed?

A．Itwillbelesssuccessful．B．Itwillbemoresuccessful．

C．Itwillbeacompletefailure．D．ItalldependsonRuby

4．Theunderlinedword“leafing”（inthelastparagrph）probablymeans______]

A．addingleavestoabookB．throwingawayabook

C．tearingupabookD．turningpagesofabook

参考答案1-4CABD

（2012·广西老牌高中一调）

Helpingchildrenidentifytheirinterestscanbeafunandexcitingtimeforparents.Youwillbeabletoparticipateinseveraldifferentthingstohelpyourchildrenwidentheirinterestsanddevelopconnectionswithotherchildren.Yourchildrenneedtoidentifytheirinterestssotheycanmakefriendsandstartplanningouttheirfuture.Someinterestswillbeabletohelpyourchildrengetscholarships（奖学金）tocollegeandtheycanevenhelpthemwiththeircareerssomeday.

Childrenneedtousetheirimaginationandexpandtheirlearningability.Duringthesummermonths,enroll（使加入）yourchildreninsummeryouthcampsthatteachavarietyofprograms.Tellthemthattheyneedtoparticipateinatleast3classestoseeifthereissomethingtheyreallyenjoy.Iftheystillareresistantafterthattime,allowthemtoenrollinadifferentprogramthattheywanttotry.Somechildrenneedtoattendtheclassmorethanoncetodetermineiftheyarecomfortablethereandiftheyreallylikeit.

Askyourchildreniftheywouldliketobringalongabrotherorsisterorfriendwiththemtothenewactivity.Whenchildrenhavetofacenewchallenges,itisofteneasierforthemtodosoiftheyhavesomeoneelsewiththem,itwillhelptoreducetheirunwillingnessandanxiety.

Whenyoutakethemtoaplacewithotherchildren,helpthemmakefriends.Childrenlearnfromyourbehaviorandtheymaynotunderstandhowtoapproachotherchildren.Seeingthattheirparentsarecomfortablewithoneanother,theywillletdowntheirguardandmayhaveaneasiertimesocializingwithotherchildrenoftheirages.

文章大意：

孩子的兴趣爱好作用巨大。

怎样帮孩子找到自己的兴趣爱好呢？

63．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howtohelpchildrengetscholarships.

B.Howtohelpchildrenfindnewfriendships.

C.Howtohelpchildrendevelopwiderinterests.

D.Howtohelpchildrendeveloptheirlearningability.

64．Achildneedstoparticipateinatleast3classesbecause________.

A.itcanhelphimmakemorefriends

B.itcanhelphimfindhisrealinterest

C.hewon'teasilygetboredindifferentclasses

D.hecandeveloplearningabilityindifferentclasses

65．Bringabrotherorsisterorfriendtoanewactivitycanhelpachild________.

A.dealwithnewchallengeseasily

B．enjoyamorehappytime

C.learnmorenewskills

D．getridofloneliness

66．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Parentsshouldleavetheirchildreninanewenvironment.

B.It'seasyforchildrentosocializewithotherchildrenoftheirages.

C.Childrenprefertomakefriendswithchildrenolderthanthemselves.

D.Parentsplayanimportantroleinhelpingtheirchildrenmakefriends.

63答案：

C　主旨大意题。

通读全文可知，本文主要是围绕第一段所提出的发展孩子的兴趣爱好这一话题展开的，故答案选C。

64答案：

B　细节理解题。

由文章第二段中的第四句话“Tellthemtheyneedtoparticipateinatleast3classestoseeifthereissomethingtheyreallyenjoy.”可知，这样做的目的是帮助孩子找到他们的兴趣所在。

65答案：

A　细节理解题。

由文章第三段可知，让孩子带一个朋友或者兄弟姐妹一起参加某项活动，遇到新的挑战时，他可以更容易地应对。

66答案：

D　细节理解题。

由文章最后一段可推知，父母可以帮助孩子克服在新环境下存在的心理上的障碍，帮助他们交朋友。

Exercise,suchaswalking,canreducetheriskofdiabetes（糖尿病）inpeoplewhosebloodsugarisstartingtorise．Thatoutcomewasshowninalargestudy．Despitetryinghard,thosewhodietedandworkedoutlostverylittleweight．Buttheydidmanagetomaintainaregularwalkingprogram,andfewerofthemwentontodevelopdiabetes．

Exercisealsomayreducetheriskofheartdisease．Thereseemstobesomeeffect:

Mostoftheheartprotectionappearstoberealizedbywalkingregularly．Moreintenseexercisehasbeenshowntoprovideonlyslightlygreaterbenefits．

Activepeoplearemuchlesslikelytosmoke;they’rethinnerandtheyeatdifferentlythanpeoplewhoarelessactive．Theyalsotendtobemoreeducated,andeducationisoneofthestrongestpredictorsofgoodhealthingeneralandalongerlife．Asaresult,itisimpossibletoknowwithconfidencewhetherexercisepreventsheartdiseaseorwhetherpeoplewhoarelesslikelytogetheartdiseasearealsomorelikelytobeexercising．

Still,inrigorousstudiesinwhichelderlypeoplewereassignedeithertoexerciseormaintaintheirnormalroutine,theexerciserswerelesslikelytofall,perhapsbecausetheygotstrongerordevelopedbetterbalance．Exercisemaypreventbrokenbones—butonlyindirectly．

Andwhataboutweightloss?

Liftingweightsbuildsmusclesbutwillnotmakeyouburnmorecalories．JackWilmore,anexercisephysiologistatTexasA&MUniversity,calculatedthattheaverageamountofmusclethatmengainedafteraserious12-weekweight-liftingprogramwas2kilograms,or4．4pounds．Thataddedmusclewouldincreasethemetabolicrate（代谢率）byonly24caloriesaday．

Exercisealone,intheabsenceofweightloss,hasnotbeenshowntoreducebloodpressure．Nordoesitmakemuchdifferenceincholesterol（胆固醇）levels．Weightlosscanlowerbloodpressureandcholesterollevels,butifyouwanttoloseweight,youhavetodietaswellasexercise．Exercisealonehasnotbeenshowntobringsustainedweightloss．JustaskStevenBlair,anexerciseresearcherattheUniversityofSouthCarolina．Herunseverydayandevenrunsmarathons．But,headds,“Iwasshort,fatandbaldwhenIstartedrunning,andI’mstillshort,fatandbald．Weightcontrolisdifficultforme．Ifightthelosingbattle．”

Thedifficulty,Dr．Blairsays,isthatit’smucheasiertoeat1,000caloriesthantoburnoff1,000calorieswithexercise．Asherelates,“Anoldfootballcoachusedtosay,‘Ihaveallmyassistantsrunningfivemilesaday,buttheyeat10milesaday．’”

5．InthecaseofStevenBlair,runningdoes______tohisweightcontrol．

A．littleB．muchC．goodD．harm

6．Thelastparagraphofthetexttellsusthattheproblemisthatpeopletendto______?

A．burnoff1,000caloriesinadayB．usemoreenergythantheyget

C．getmoreenergythantheyuseD．runfivemilesinafootballgame

7．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A．Exercisecancertainlypreventheartdisease．

B．Exercisealonecannotreducebloodpressure．

C．Liftingweightcandirectlypreventbrokenbones．

D．Walkingcannotreducebloodsugarinpeople．

8．Accordingtothetext,themoreeducatedoneis,the______．

A．lessexerciseonewilltakeB．strongerandthinneronewillbe

C．morecigarettesonewillsmokeD．healthieronewillgenerallybe

参考答案5-8ACBD

（2012·成都一诊）

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ThefirsttimewaslastDecember.IwaswalkingacrossthehighschoolcampusinGuangzhouwhereItaughtwhenastudentinagrayscarfwavedhello.Ismiledandwavedback,butthenshestoppedandcalledmyname.“You'resostrong！

”Shesmiledandpointedatwhatappearedtobemyarm.

Ilookeddownatmyarms.Let'sgetonethingclear:

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“I'msowhat？

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ThenextmorningIsteppedintomyoralEnglishclassroomonlytobegreetedinstantlybyaunanimous（异口同声的）“Waaa！

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”Iasked.“You'resost