高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题40及答案.docx

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高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题40及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（40）及答案

【江西省南昌铁一中2013届月考】C

Youknoweatingfruitandvegetablesisvirtuous.Butdidyouknowitcanalsomakeyoulookgood?

Peoplewhoincreasedtheirintakeoverjustsixweeksdevelopedahealthyglowandappearedmoreattractive,researchersfound.

ScientistsatStAndrewsUniversityfoundeatingthemsubtlyincreasedyellowandredpigmentsinthevolunteers’skin.

Theymonitoredthefoodintakeof35peopleandtookpicturesoftheirfaces,armsandhandsusingasensitivecameraatthestart,andafterthreeandsixweeks.

Increasingtheirintakeofgreensby2.9portionsadaywasfoundtomakethepersonlookhealthierandanextra3.3portioncouldenhancetheirattractiveness,whentheirphotographswereratedbyothers.

Fruitandvegetablesarerichincarotenoids（类胡萝卜素）,whichareknowntoprotectagainstcelldamagefrompollutionandUVrays,andcanalsopreventage-relateddiseasesincludingheartdiseaseandcancer.

Butwhileitwasknowneatingextremeamountsofcertainvegetablessuchascarrotscouldturnskinorange,itwasnotknownasmallincreasewasperceptibletoothersandwasseenasappealing.

Acamerameasuredchangestotheskin’sredness,yellownessandlightness,andfounditsignificantlychangedinpeoplewhonaturallyincreasedtheirintake.Thesechangeswerenotevidentatthreeweeks.

Usinglightsensors,theresearchersshowedtheseredandyellowhues（色调，色相）werelinkedwiththelevelsofcarotenoidsintheirskin.

Therearehundredsofcarotenoidsbutthosethoughttohavethemostdramaticeffectarelycopene（番茄红素）-whichgivestomatoesandredpepperstheirredcolour-andbeta-carotenefoundincarrotsaswellasbroccoli,squash,andspinach.

Skincolourisalsoaffectedbychemicalscalledpolyphenols（多酚）,foundinapples,blueberriesandcherries,whichcausebloodrushtotheskinsurface.

66.FromParagraph4,welearnthatpicturesweretaken______.

A.threetimesusingaspecialcameraeverythreeweeks

B.twiceusingasensitivecameraeverysixweeks

C.by35peoplewhentheyatefruitandvegetables

D.by35peoplewhilebeingmonitoredtocomparethechanges

67.Theword“appealing”（Paragraph7）canbestbereplacedby______.

A.frighteningB.harmfulC.dangerousD.attractive

68.Theredandyellowcolorswererelatedto_______intheirskin.

A.thecontentsofintakeB.thelevelsofcarrots

C.thetimeofeatingfruitandvegetablesD.theamountofcarotenoids

69.Amonghundredsofcarotenoids,whicharemosteffective?

________

A.tomatoesandredpeppersB.squash,andspinach

C.lycopeneandbeta-caroteneD.heirredcolourandbeta-carotene

70.Thepurposeofthearticleisto_______.

A.tellpeopleanewdiscoveryB.advisepeopletoeatmorefruitandvegetables

C.introduceawaytoprotectskinD.listthefunctionsofcarotenoidstoskin

参考答案66---70ADDCA,

ThetelevisionnewsfeatureaboutBenHeckmann,aneighthgraderfromFarmington,Minn,wasbreathlessinitspraise.“At14,hehasaccomplishedsomethingmanyadultscan’tachieve,”thereportersaid,“Benisatwice-publishedauthor.”ButBen’stwo“VelvetBlack”books,describingafictionalrockband,werenotpickedfromapileofmanuscripts（手稿）byaneagleeyedpublisher.Theywereself-published,atthecostof$400byBen’sparents.

Overthepastfiveyears,print-on-demandtechnologyandagrowingnumberofselfpublishingcompanieswhosebookscanbesoldonlinehaveinspiredwritersofallagestoavoidthetraditionalgatekeepingsystemfordeterminingwhocouldcallhimselfa“publishedauthor.”

Themothersandfatherswhofootthebillsaytheyaresimplytryingtoencouragetheirchildren,inthesamewaythatotherparentsbuyequipmentforapromisingbaseballplayer.Butothersseeself-publishingasalostopportunitytoteachchildrenabouthardshipandperseverance.Mr.Robbins,acritic,thinksitiswonderfultostartwritingatayoungage,butworriesself-publishingsendsthewrongmessage.“Therearenoprodigies（神童）inliterature,”hesaid.“Literaturerequiresexperience,inawaythatmathematicsandmusicdonot.”AlanRinzler,apublishingindustryveteran,suggestedparentshireaprofessionaleditorlikehimtoworkwiththeirchildtotearamanuscriptapartandhelpmakeabetter.Ben’sfather,Ken,saidBen’sambitions“weren’ttoknockHarryPotteroffthelist,”but“togetthatgoodfeelinginsidethatyou’vedonesomething.”

AjlaDizdarevic,12,whohasself-publishedtwobooksofpoetry,hasbeenontelevisionandinlocalnewspapers.“Beingapublishedauthor,”shesaid,“wasalwaysadreamofmine.”Hernewdream:

threebooksbyage15.

36.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBen?

A.Hehasachievedsomethingunusualforhisage.

B.Hisself-publishedbookswerewellreceived.

C.Hismanuscriptswerefavoredbythepublisher.

D.Hewasthoughtlittleofbythepublicmedia.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据细节理解题。

根据At14,hehasaccomplishedsomethingmanyadultscan’tachieve,14岁时,他已经完成了一些许多成年人不能实现,的目标，故选A。

37.Whatmakesitpossibleforwritersofallagestoself-publishtheirworks?

A.Therapidincreaseofonlinereadership.

B.Theincreasingnumberofpublishers.

C.Theimmediateaccesstomarketingagencies.

D.Thedevelopmentofprintingandpublishing.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据print-on-demandtechnologyandagrowingnumberofselfpublishingcompanieswhosebookscanbesoldonlinehaveinspiredwritersofallagestoavoidthetraditionalgatekeepingsystemfordeterminingwhocouldcallhimselfa“publishedauthor.印刷和出版业的发展，使他们出书有了可能，故选D。

38.Whydosomeparentspaytheself-publishingbill?

A.Theywanttoofferopportunitiestotheirchildren.

B.Theywanttogiveencouragementtotheirchildren.

C.Theywanttohelptheirchildrenavoidhardship.

D.Theywanttoshowloveandcarefortheirchildren.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Themothersandfatherswhofootthebillsaytheyaresimplytryingtoencouragetheirchildren,父母为了鼓励孩子，故选B。

39.WhatdoseAlanRinzlersuggestthatchildrenshoulddo?

A.BeforbiddentowritebooksB.Startwritingatanearlyage

C.BeprofessionallyguidedD.Learnfromexperience

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据AlanRinzler,apublishingindustryveteran,suggestedparentshireaprofessionaleditorlikehimtoworkwiththeirchildtotearamanuscriptapartandhelpmakeabetter.孩子们应受到专业指导，故选C。

40.Whydosomechildrenself-publishworksaccordingtothelastpart?

A.Justtoachievetheirdreams.B.Justtoearnmoremoney.

C.Justtogainself-confidence.D.Justtosatisfytheirparents.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Ben’sambitions“weren’ttoknockHarryPotteroffthelist,”but“togetthatgoodfeelinginsidethatyou’vedonesomething孩子们为了实现自己的梦想。

故选A。

（江苏卷）

60．WhichofthefollowingisdiscouragedbytheFriendsorganization?

A．Tobulidmassivecomplexesforpublicamusement.

B．TopreventpossibledamagestotheNationalPark.

C．TohelpprotectandimprovetheParkforalltoenjoy.

D.Tosponsorpublicationsandprojectsinlocalschool.

61.OneofthebenefitsformembersofFriendsisto.

A.haveFriends’goodsfreeofcharge

B.visitanyplacenotopentothepublic

C.takepartinworkpartiesiftheywantto

D.givetalksintheirfieldsoncurrentissues

62.Thepurposeofthisposteristoinvitemorepeopleto_______________.

A.raisemoneyfortheFriendsorganization

B.jointheFriendsorganizationandbemembersofit

C.workasmanagersforPembrokeshireNationalPark

D.enjoythelandscapeofPembrokeshireNationalPark

60.A细节理解题。

根据Activities这部分内容的第二段第一句可知，为公众娱乐大兴土木是对国家公园的威胁，是该机构要阻止的行为。

61.C细节理解题。

根据Benefits这部分内容的第五条可知，该机构成员享有的利益之一就是参加工作组。

62.B推理判断题。

文章介绍了Friends这一机构的亮点、目标、活动以及该机构成员享有的权益等，显然，作者的目的是想邀请更多的有志之士加入进来，成为其中一员。

【江西省南昌铁一中2013届月考】D

BedfordCastle:

TheHomeOfBedfordshireRoyalty

Bedfordshirehaditsfairshareofroyalvisitsfromtheearlystagesofthe10thCenturyonwardsandtheimportancethatthecountyplacedonthisisevidentinthemonuments,countryhouses,churchesandanynumberofotherstructuresthatarestillpresenttheretothisday.BedfordCastleisoneofthosestructuresand,althoughitisnowherenearitsformerglorytoday,itisanessentialattractiontovisitifyoureallywanttograspwhatitsheritagemeanstothecounty!

BedfordCastlewasbuiltinitiallyasafortresstohelpprotectBedfordshireonthesouthoftheRiverOuseafterthepeopleinthelocaltownsandvillageshadalreadybeensubdued.Itwaserectedin919ontheordersofKingEdwardtheElder,althoughitwasdestroyedbyaDanishinvasionyearslater.Thiswaswhenitwasrebuiltasthecastle,ofwhichtheruinsexisttoday!

ThereisalonghistorybehindthecastlethatinvolvesseveralkingsasaresultoftheDukeofBedfordbeinganardentroyalist.BedfordCastlerepeatedlyofferedthekingsofEnglandrefugeagainstvariousstormsintheformofonslaughtsfromabroadandvariousdomesticthreatsagainstthem,andthisiswheremuchofitsfamelies,eventhoughthecastleitselfisnolongerthere.Therearevarioustoursoftheruinsthatyoucantakewhenyouvisitthoughandalloftheguidesareextremelyknowledgeable.Theywillhappilytellyoutalesofthemoundandthecastlethatprecededit.

Themoundisopentothepublicallyearroundandisaproudpartofthearea’sheritage.ItisrecommendedbythemajorityofpeoplethatvisitBedfordshirebecauseittellsyoumuchaboutwhythecountyiscurrentlyhowitis.Youcanviewtheriverfromthemoundandthesurroundingsettlementsaswellastheremainsofthecastle,andeverymomentspentthereisworthitsoenjoythehistoryandtheverynatureofthecountyitself!

71.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.TheroyalspayregularvisitstoBedfordshire

B.Bedford