高考英语阅读理解一轮选练42.docx

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高考英语阅读理解一轮选练42

高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（4）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Isuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightened.Lookingdown,Iimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrong,andrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwater,anditwasalife-and-deathstruggle.Hercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwater,andkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.

Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother’sbodyandwasgone.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunkagainsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffort,shepickeditupinhertrunkand

trieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.

Justatthismoment,shefellbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddown,itwouldbecertaindeath.Iknew,aswellasshedid,thattherewasonespotwhereshecouldgetupthebank,butitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalf.

WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonext,Iheardthesoundofamother’slove.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecould,roaring（吼叫）allthetime,buttohercalfitwasmusic.

1.Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw　　　.　

A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriver

B.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherock

C.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwater

D.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater

2.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwater?

A.Byputtingitonasafespot.B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.

C.Bytakingitawaywithher.D.Bycarryingitonherback.

3.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant’sroaring?

A.Itwasagreatcomfort.　　　　　　B.Itwasasignofdanger.

C.Itwasacallforhelp.　　　　　　　D.Itwasamusicalnote.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AMother’sLove　　　　B.ABraveAct　　　　

C.ADeadlyRiver　　　　D.AMatterofLifeandDeath

【参考答案】1--4、DAAA　　

阅读理解。

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily'slastvacation.Itwasmysix－year－oldson'swinterbreakfromschool，andwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweeklongtrip.Theflightwasoverbooked，andDelta，theairline，offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetingsinNewYork，soIhadtogetback.Butthatdidn'tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn'tstay.Itookmynine－month－oldandtookoffforhome.

Thenextday，myhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeanevenlaterflight.Yes，Iencouraged—okay，ordered—themtowaititoutattheairportto“earn”moreDeltaDollars.Ourtotaltake：

$1,600.Notbad，huh?

NowsomepeoplemaythinkI'mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither.Butasabig－timebargainhunter，Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays，agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.

I'vemadealivinglookingforthebestdealsandexposing（揭露）theworsttricks.IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'sTodayshowforoveradecade.IhavewrittenacoupleofbooksincludingonetitledTricksoftheTrade：

AConsumerSurvivalGuide.AndIreallydowhatIbelievein.

Itellyouthisbecausethereisnoshameingettingyourmoney'sworth.I'malsotightfistedwhenitcomestoshoes，clothesformychildren，andexpensiverestaurants.ButIwouldn'thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut.Itkeepsitsshapelonger，andit'sthefirstthingpeoplenotice.AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniture.Qualitylasts.

1．WhydidDeltagivetheauthor'sfamilycredits?

A．Theytookalaterflight.

B．Theyhadearlybookings.

C．Theirflighthadbeendelayed.

D．Theirflighthadbeencancelled.

解析　细节理解题。

根据文章第一段中“...giveupourseatsandleavethenextday.”可知答案。

答案　A

2．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A．Sherarelymissesagooddeal.

B．Sheseldommakesacompromise.

C．Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.

D．Sheisinterestedincheapproducts.

解析　推理判断题。

根据文章第三段中“Butasabigtimebargainhunter,Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays,agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.”可知作者自称是一个一流的杀价者，并且说一笔好的交易是很少有人能够拒绝的，因此作者不会错过一笔好买卖的，答案为A项。

答案　A

3．Whatdoestheauthordo?

A．She'sateacher.

B．She'sahousewife.

C．She'samediaperson.

D．She'sabusinesswoman.

解析　细节理解题。

根据文章第四段第二句“IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'sTodayshowforoveradecade.”可知作者是一位媒体工作者。

答案　C

4．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A．Howtoexposebadtricks.

B．Howtoreserveairlineseats.

C．Howtospendmoneywisely.

D．Howtomakeabusinessdeal.

解析　写作意图题。

文章最后一段讲述了如何明智地花钱，即如何让钱花得更值得，故答案为C项。

答案　C

【2014天津市六校第一次联考】

Whydoesmostoftheworldtravelontherightsidetoday?

Theoriesdiffer,butthere’snodoubtNapoleonwasamajorinfluence.TheFrenchhaveusedtherightsinceatleastthelate18thcentury.SomesaythatbeforetheFrenchRevolution,noblemendrovetheircarriagesontheleft,forcingthepeasantstotheright.Regardlessoftheorigin,Napoleonbroughtright-handtraffictothenationsheconquered,includingRussia,SwitzerlandandGermany.Hitler,inturn,orderedright-handtrafficinCzechoslovakiaandAustriainthe1930s.Nationsthatescapedright-handcontrol,likeGreatBritain,followedtheirleft-handtradition.

TheU.S.hasnotalwaysbeenanationofright-handdrivers;earlierinitshistory,carriageandhorsetraffictravelledontheleft,asitdidinEngland.Butbythelate1700s,peopledrivinglargewagonspulledbyseveralpairsofhorsesbeganpromotingashift（改变）totheright.Adriverwouldsitontherear（后面的）lefthorseinordertowavehiswhip（鞭子）withhisrighthand;toseeoppositetrafficclearly,theytravelledontheright.

OneofthefinalmovestofirmlystandardizetrafficdirectionsintheU.S.occurredinthe20thcentury,whenHenryForddecidedtomass-producehiscarswithcontrolsontheleft（onereason,statedin1908:

theconvenienceforpassengersexitingdirectlyontotheedge,especially…ifthereisaladytobeconsidered）.Oncetheseruleswereset,manycountrieseventuallyadjustedtotheright-handstandard,includingCanadainthe1920s,Swedenin1967andBurmain1970.TheU.K.andformercoloniessuchasAustraliaandIndiaareamongtheWesternworld’sfewremainingholdouts（坚持不变者）.SeveralAsiannations,includingJapan,usetheleftaswell---thoughmanyplacesusebothright-hand-driveandleft-hand-drivecars.

51.WhydidpeopleinSwitzerlandtravelontheright?

A.Theyhadusedtheright-handtrafficsincethe18thcentury.

B.Richpeopleenjoyeddrivingtheircarriagesontheright.

C.Napoleonintroducedtheright-handtraffictothiscountry.

D.Hitlerorderedthemtogoagainsttheirleft-handtradition.

52.Ofallthecountriesbelow,theonethattravelsontherightis_________.

A.Austria

B.England

C.Japan

D.Australia

53.HenryFordproducedcarswithcontrolsontheleft__________.

A.inordertochangetrafficdirectionsintheU.S.

B.sothatpassengerscouldgetoffconveniently

C.becauserulesatthattimeweren’tperfect

D.thoughmanycountrieswerestronglyagainstthat

54.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.BeforetheFrenchRevolution,alltheFrenchpeopleusedtheright.

B.PeopleinBritainandtheU.S.travelonthesamesidenowadays.

C.TheBurmesebegantotravelontherightin1970.

D.AlltheAsiannationsusetheleftatpresent.

55.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Whomadethegreatcontributiontotheshiftoftrafficdirections?

B.Howcarshavebecomeapopularmeansoftransportation?

C.HowHenryFordproducedhiscarswithcontrolsontheleft?

D.Whydon’tpeoplealldriveonthesamesideofroad?

【参考答案】CABCD

【2014高考英语福建省莆田市教学质量检查试卷】

Dr．Fergusonenergeticallypushedthepreparationsforhisdeparture，andinpersondirectedtheconstructionofhisballoon．ForalongtimepasthehadbeenapplyinghimselftothestudyoftheArablanguageandthevariousMandingoeidioms，and，thankstohistalentsinlanguage，hehadmaderapidprogress．

Inthemeanwhile，hisfriend，thesportsman，neverlethimoutof

hissight-afraid，nodoubt，thatthedoctormighttakehisdeparture，withoutsayingawordtoanybody．Onthissubject，hetriedtodiscouragehimwiththemostpersuasivearguments，which，however，didNOTpersuadeSamuelFerguson，andwastedhisbreath，bywhichthelatterseemedtobebutslightlymoved．Infine，Dickfeltthatthedoctorwasslippingthroughhisfingers．

ThepoorScotwasreallytobepitied．Hecouldnotlookuponthe

blueskywithoutawildterror:

whenasleep，hefeltdizziness（眩晕）thatmadehisheadturnaround；andeverynighthehadvisionsofcrashingdownfromimmeasurableheights．

Wemustaddthat，duringthesenightmares，heonceortwicefelloutofbed.HisfirstcarethenwastoshowFergusonaseverebump（肿块）thathehadreceivedonthefall．“Andyet，”he

wouldadd，withwarmth，“thatwasattheheightofonlythreefeet一notaninchmore一andsuchabumpasthis!

Onlythink，then!

”

Thisappeal，fullofsadmeaningasitwas，didnotseemtotouchthedoctor'sheart．Noteventheshadowofadoubtwaseversuggested；andSamuelmadeanintolerablemisuseofthefirstpersonplural：

“‘Our’balloon，‘our’car；‘our’expedition.”

Dicktrembledatthem，althoughhewasdeterminednottogo;hedidnotwanttoannoyhisfriend．Letusalsodisclosethefactthat，withoutknowingexactlywhyhimself，hehadsenttoEdinburghforacertainselectionofheavyclothing，andhisbe