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英语高考阅读题训练试题10套含答案及解析
英语高考阅读题训练试题(10套含答案及解析)
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试题:
1~45页;答案及解析:
45~66页
1、第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30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
WhenIwasakidinthe1960s.myparentshadacountrystoreinthesmalltownofFrankfort,Maine.Noneighboringhousescouldbeseenfromourplace,andnewsalesmenwerealwaysamazedattheamountofbusinesswedid.Dad'smottowas,“Weselleverything.”Ifhedidn'thavesomethinginstore,hewouldpickitupforcustomersonhisweeklytriptoBangor.
OnetimeDadwasinBangorgettingshoesforsomeoneatashoefactory.Hesawbigboxesfullofshoesandaskedaboutthem.Theywerethemates(一双鞋中的一只)tofaultyshoesthathadbeenthrownaway.Helookedthroughtheboxesandrealizedthattherewereusablebrand-newshoesinthere.Heofferedthemanagerfivecentsashoe.Dadmadethedealandgotthemanagertoreserveanyfutureboxesforhim.
OfcourseMon,hisbusinesspartner,wasmorepractical,andherfirstreactionwas,“Butwhatareyougoingtodowiththem?
”Dadboughtanoldschoolbus.Hecleaneditup,removedtheseatsandplacedbigcontainersdownbothsitesoftheaisle(通道).Whenallwasready,thewholefamilyhelpedtoputtheshoesinplace.Atfirst,itlookedlikewehadplentyofroomonthebus,butDadkeptbringinghomemoreboxes.
TherewasnosignontheShoeBus.TheonlyadvertisingDaddidwastoplaceapieceofpaperbesidethestoreexitthatread“Shoes$1apair.”Whenfolksaskedaboutthedeal.theylearneditwasn’tthateasybecausetheyhadtofindtheirownpairs.Theattractionwasacombinationofgettingagooddealonaqualitypairofshoesandthethrillofthehunt.
TothisdayIstillrunintopeoplewhotalkaboutthefuntheyhadsearchingforpairsinDad'sShoeBus.
21.Theauthor'sparentsrantheirstorewellbecause
A.theyalwayshadenoughsuppliesinstore.
B.theywonthegreatsupportofnewsalesmen.
C.theyopeneditinaverycrowdedneighborhood.
D.theydidalltheycouldtomeettheircustomers'need.
22.WhydidthecustomersthinkitfunshapingintheShoeBus?
A.Therewerefreebusridesofferedonthem.
B.'Theycouldreceivebettercustomerservice.
C.Theycouldmatchpairsofshoesbythemselves.
D.Therewasawidevarietyofshoestochoosefrom.
23.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfatherfromthetext?
A.Hehadagoodnoseforbusiness.
B.Hewascleverattransformingastore.
C.Hewaspatientwithcustomers
D.Hehadastrongpreferenceforbargains.
B
Forthepast15years,factoryownerKamalParmarhasbeenrunninganafter-schoolprogramforslumkidsinAhmedabad,India,helpingthemwithbasicskillslikereadingandwritingandevenpreparingfortheirschooltests.
Parmar’sstorybeganoneafternoon15yearsago.Hestoppedafewkidsreturninghomefromthelocalschoolandtooktheirexampaperandaskedthemafewquestions.Shockingly,hemadeashockingdiscovery--thestudents,eventheolderones,knewnothingaboutreadingexceptthealphabet.Andthatlefthimthinkingthatsomethingshouldbedoneforthesechildren.
Soheinvitedthekidstovisithisworkshopeveryevening,wherehesetupatemporaryclassroomwithmetaldesks.Theshabbyschoolstartedoffwith10students.Today,theFootpathSchoolhasatotalof155studentsandmanyofthekidsthatParmarhastaughtinthepast15yearshavegonetoattendcollegeandbuildsuccessfulcareers.
Despitehavingstudiedonlytilltheseventhgrade,hehasbeenabletoteachthekidsbyinventingcreativetechniques.Heasksthemtoreadfirstandthentoformquestionsontheirownandreadthemout.Inthisway,manykidslearnallsevensubjectsinsixmonths.
Parmar’sfamilyareverysupportiveofhisprojectandareproudtoseehowmuchofanimpacthehashadonthekids.Hisstudentslovehim.Tenofhisex-studentsarecurrentlyservingasteachersattheschoolandhedoesn’thavetoemployanyteachers.
Forthosewhoareinspiredbyhisstory,butcan’tactuallyvolunteeratschool,Parmarhasasimplepieceofadsice:
“Trytoeducatejustonechildayear,andseethedifferenceitmakestothesociety.”
24.WhydidParmarstarttheschool?
A.Toearnsomeextramoney.
B.Tobecomeagoodteacher.
C.Tohelpthepoorkidswiththeireducation.
D.Tomakehimselffamous.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph2referto?
A.Thestudents’poorreadingability.
B.Thestudents’badlivingconditions.
C.Thestudents’terribleschoolexamresult.
D.Thestudents’lackofbasiclifeskills.
26.WhichwordscanbeusedtodescribeParmar?
A.Diligentandintelligent.
B.Selflesslyandimaginative.
C.Modestandpatient.
D.Humorousandrich.
27.Parmar’sadviceinthelastparagraphistocallonmorepeopleto.
A.teachpoorkids
B.workinhisownfactory
C.contributemoremoneytoschools
D.listentohisstories
C
Ifyouwanttobeproductive,youmustcompletework.Almosteverythingwedohasmanystagestocompletionandinmanysituations,youdon’tactuallycreatevalueuntilyoufinishthelaststage.Farmerscan’tselltheirgrainuntilitisharvested.Automakerscan’tsellcarsthathavemadeit90%ofthewaythroughtheassemblyline(生产线).Mostemployersaren’tgoingtopayyouforhavingadegreeunlessyoufinishedthelastclassandgraduated.
Nowallthosethingsrequirestarting,butifyouhaveworkinprogress,themostvaluablethingyoucandoistopicksomethingandfinishit.Finishingiswhereyoustartbenefitingfromthevalueyou’vecreated.I’venoticedthatmanysuccessfulpeoplearen’ttheoneswhoarethesmartestorhavethebestideas.Theyareoftentheoneswhodothebestjoboftakinganideaandcompletingit.Agoodideafullycarriedoutisbetterthanagreatideathatnevergetscompleted.
Doesthismeanyouneedtofinisheverythingyoustart?
Notnecessarily,butifyoudon’tthinksomethingisworthfinishing,behonestwithyourselfandterminatetheproject.Don’tleavehundredsofhalffinishedeffortslyingaroundphysicallyormentallyactinglikeyouaregoingtocomebackandpickthemup.Ifyouneedtodropsomething,dosostrategicallyandintentionally.Ifyou’veputsignificanteffortintoaproject,youmaystillbenefitfromfinishingitevenifyouwouldn’tstartitagainbasedonchangedcircumstances.Forexample,ifyouareinyourlastfewmonthsbeforegraduatingfromcollegeandrealizeyoudon’twanttocareerinwhatyouaremajoringin,youprobablyshouldgoaheadandgraduatebecausethereissignificantvalueinhavingthedegree---evenifyoudon’tintendtoactuallyworkinthatfield.
Whatprojectsdoyouhavethatarecurrentlyinprogress?
Canyoufindsomethingandfinishit?
28.Whydomanypeoplebecomesuccessfulaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Theyarethesmartest.
B.Theyhavethebestideas.
C.Theystartthingssmoothly.
D.Theymakeideasfullycompleted.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“terminate”inparagraph3mean?
A.Develop.B.End.
C.Plan.D.Support.
30.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisthecorrectwayofcreatingvalue?
A.Amandecidestofinishallhestartstodo
B.Farmershurrytoselltheircropsbeforetheyareripe
C.Acollegestudentchoosestostudyuntilhegetshisdegree
D.Astudentkeepsahalf-filledstampalbumaroundforfutureuse
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Finishingvs.Starting.
B.WellBegunisHalfDone.
C.Planningvs.Performing.
D.ItisEasierSaidthanDone.
D
TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地画)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.
TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?
Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?
Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?
Didtheyhaveaplan?
Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.
TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile,Boliviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古学的)group.
TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐蚀)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-coloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.
32.WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Theywerebuiltasabigmap.
B.Theywereformedbynature.
C.Theyareancientlinesincaves.
D.Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.
33.HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?
A.One.B.Two.
C.Three.D.Four.
34.WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?
A.Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.
B.Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.
C.Becauseoftheclim