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高考英语阅读理解抓分训练58
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练(58)及答案
(201*·湖北卷)C
Intoday’sthrowawaysociety,dealingwiththecity’sgrowingmountainofwasteisaninereasingchallengeforthecitycountil(市议会)。
Recently.Edinburghisfacedwiththeproblemofdssposingof(处理)about250,000
Milliontonsofwasterayear.Despitedifferentwaystodisposeofmuchofitinagreenmanner---largelythroughencouragingtecycling---itsagingfacilitiessuchasthePowderhalllandfilldonothavetheabilitytodealwithit.
TheEuropeanUnion(EU)hasissuedanewpolicy,regulatinghowsuchmountainsofwasteraretohrdisposedof.Thefivecouncils(Edinburgh.EastLothian.WestLothian.MidlethianandBorders)facefinearound$18millionayearfrom2013ittheydon’tinereaserecyclinglevelsandrelylessonlandfill.Withthisinmind,thecoumllsgottogetherwiththeideaofbuildingalageincineratorplant(垃圾焚烧厂)toburnhalfofthewasteproducedintheirdistricts.ButtheplanfellapartafterthechangeoftargetlevelsbyanewUKgovernmentwastepolicywhichrequiredthatnomorethan25%ofthecity’swasteshouldbedisposedofinthiswayby2025.
Aftertheplanwasabandoned,aprivatecompanywhichalreadytransportedmillionsoftonsofthecity’swastbytraintoalandfillsitenearDunbar,offeredanalternativesoutionwhenitsuggestedopeningahugewastesitenearPortobello.
SincePowderhallissupposedtoclosein2015,itseemednecessaryforthemembersoftheEdinburghCounciltoacceptthesuggestion.Butsoontheyturneditdown—after700localobjectionsreachedthem—becauseitwouldhavemeanthundredsoflorriesadaymakingloudnoisethroughheavilypopulatedareas.
Thatstillleavesethcouncilwithaproblem.By2013,only50%of1995levelsofwastewillbenllewedtobesenttolandfill.Evenifrecvelinglargearemet,therewillstillbealargeamountofrubbishtobeburntup.DuebuildanEdinburghandMidlothiancouncilshavenowdecidedtoworktogethertobuildanineineratorplantastimetofindasolutionisfastrunningout.
59.ThemainwayofhandlingwasteinagreenmanmerinEdinburghis.
A.recyelingB.restoringC.buryingD.burning
60.Thefivecouncilsworkedoutaplantobuildanincineratorplantto.
A.reducetheroastofburyingwaste
B.meetstheEUrequirements
C.speedupwasterecycling
D.tempterlandfillsites
61.ThecitycouncilofEdinburghrejectedthesuggestiontoopenahugelandfillsitenearPortobellobecause.
A.anamefromaprivatecompany
B.thecomelierwasnotinterestedinit
C.itwasnotsupportsbyEU
D.thelocalpoodlewaswaistit
62.WhatisthefinaldreamanEdinburghandMidlothianCountry?
A.Toopenanewlandfillnearby
B.Toclosethepowderhalllandfillin2015
C.Tosetupaplanforburningwaste
D.Topersuadepeopletodeducetheirwaste.
【答案】ABDC
(2011·湖北卷,A)
Honesty,mymumalwaysusedtotellme,isthebestpolicy.Ofcourse,thisdidn'tincludeherwhenshetoldmethatifIdidn'teatallmyvegetablesFatherChristmaswouldfindoutandwouldn'tgivemeanypresents.
Butwhenitcomestomedicine,Ihadassumeditwasimportanttoalwaysbehonestwithmypatients.Afterall,thedoctorpatientrelationshipisbasedontrust,andthereforehonestyisessential.OrsoIthought.
Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics(老年病科).Mr.McMahonwasbroughtinwhenhisbellywasfoundveryswollen.Itookamedicalhistoryfromhisdaughterwho'daccompaniedhimintheambulance.She'dbeenhismaincarerforyears.Istoodlookingathimasshegaveadetailedhistory.“Hashelostanyweightrecently?
”Iasked,“Well,it'sfunnyyoushouldmentionthat,butyes,”shesaidslowly.Therewassilenceforafewmoments.“Why?
Whatareyouworriedabout?
”sheasked,Ihesitated.ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasonlyfairthatItoldherthetruth.“Well,weneedtoproveit'snotcancer.”IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder.
Halfanhourlater,anursecalledme:
“Mr.McMahon'sdaughterbrokedown—shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer.”Myheartsank.BythetimeIarrivedattheward,myconsultantwasalreadythere,explainingthatwestillhadtorunlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmedthathehadcancer.Istoodsilentlyattheendofthebed.MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr.McMahon,sheturnedtome.“Whyonearthdidyoudothat?
”sheaskedindisbelief.Ilookedatherandbitmylip.“SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher.”Isaid,hanging_my_head.“Andgivehermoretoworryabout?
”repliedmyconsultant.“Youdon'tsaytheword‘cancer’untilit'sconfirmed.Evenifyoususpectit,thinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeople.”
Asitturnedout,itwasn'tcancer.ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey'resometimesselectiveinwhattheyhear—andasadoctorit'simportanttobemindfulofthis.Inbeingtruthful,I'dmadethesituationworse.
原本在一位医生的心目中,诚实是第一位的;而且在工作中也是奉行诚实本分的处世原则。
可是因为一次说了不够确切的实话,却让一位病人受到了打击,这件事让这位医生得出了一个结论:
诚实有时候也会出错。
1.Thepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsistoshowthattheauthor________.
A.misunderstoodthedoctorpatientrelationship
B.wasanxioustoreceiveChristmasgifts
C.regardedhonestyasthebestpolicy
D.hadanunhealthyeatinghabit
答案:
C。
作者意图题。
从两个段落的第一句话,字里行间“thebest”“important”都透露出作者对于honesty的看法。
2.Theauthor'sconsultantwasangrywithhimbecause________.
A.hetoldthedaughterwhathesuspected
B.hedelayedrunningthenecessarytests
C.hefailedtoconfirmthepatient'sdisease
D.heforgotwhattheconsultanthadadvised
答案:
A。
细节判断题。
第四段的开头已经表明因为我的一番话,以及本段落的最后一句话也可以读出正是因为我的不假思索,让病人受到了打击,故consultant对我不满与气愤,故选A。
3.Theauthorhunghishead(theunderlinedpartinPara.4)becausehewasfeeling________.
A.guiltyB.hurt
C.disappointedD.helpless
答案:
A。
细节判断题。
guilty意为:
罪过感,羞愧,与划线部分“耷拉了脑袋”在语境上非常符合。
4.Whatlessonhastheauthorlearntfromhisexperience?
A.Learningfromparentsisnecessary.
B.Jumpingtoaconclusionisdangerous.
C.Tellingthetruthmaynotalwaysbethebestsolution.
D.Selectingpleasantwordsmaynotbetheperfectpolicy.
答案:
C。
理解判断题。
文章的最后一句话,正表明了作者的体会与结论:
有时候,诚实不受欢迎。
故选C。
B
(2011·重庆卷,D)
WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony(和睦)thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited(继承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydrama(戏剧)andpoetry.
Yeatshadstrongfaithinthecomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn'tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.
Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.
HehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.AfterYeats'sdeathin1939,W.H.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines:
Earth,receiveanhonouredguest:
WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.
LettheIrishvessel(船)lie
Emptiedofitspoetry.
本文介绍了爱尔兰著名作家威廉·巴特勒叶慈,他在19世纪90年代成立了爱尔兰国家剧院,他以诗体戏剧及诗歌闻名,于1923年获得了诺贝尔奖。
5.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats'sfamily?
A.ItfilledYeats'schildhoodwithlaughter.
B.ItwasshockedbyYeats'schoice.
C.Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.
D.Ithadanartisticatmosphere.
答案:
D。
细节理解题。
根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知:
他从家人那儿继承了很好的艺术鉴赏能力,他的父亲和哥哥都是画家,证明他是在一个有艺术氛围的家庭中长大。
6.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutYeats'slife?
A.YeatsfoundedthefirstIrishtheater.
B.Yeatsstucktomodernformsinhispoetry.
C.Yeatsbegantoproducehisbestworksfromthe1910s.
D.Yeatswasnotfavoredbythepublicuntilthe1923NoblePrize.
答案:
C。
细节理解题。
根据短文第二段第二句话“Hesethimself...theatreinthelate1890s.”可知A项不对。
根据第三段第三句话“ThoughYeats...tothem”可知,B项不对。
根据第三段最后一句话可知,D项不对。
由此可知C项正确。
7.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW.H.Auden'slines?
A.Envy.B.Sympathy.
C.Emptiness.D.Admiration.
答案:
D。
推理判断题。
envy忌妒;sympathy同情;emptiness空虚;admiration敬佩,钦佩。
Auden的诗词中有honoredguest,最尊敬的客人,可知Auden是敬佩叶慈的。
8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Yeats'sliteraryachievements.B.Yeats'shistoricalinfluence.
C.Yeats'sartisticambition.D.Yeats'snationalhonor.
答案:
A。
主旨大意题。
本文主要讲述作家叶慈在文学方面所取得的成绩,他的诗体戏剧获得了很大的成功,他的诗歌赢得了广泛的认可,1923年,他获得了诺贝尔文学奖。
STREAMWOOD,Ill.—Foryears,attendancewassmallatTefftMiddleSchool’syearlyparent-teacherconferences,buttheprincipaldidnotblamefamiliesfortheirpoorresponse.Instead,sheblamedthepoorwaytheconferenceswereconducted.
“Fiveyearsago,themostimportantperson—thestudent—wasleftoutoftheparent-teacherconference,”Tefft’sprincipal,LavonneSmiley,said.“Theoldconferencesweresuchanegativething,soweturneditaround,”allowingstudentsnotonlytoattendbutalsotoleadthegatheringsinsteadofanxiouslyawaitingtheirparents’returnhomewiththeteacher’sopinionontheirclassroomperformance.
Recently,525parentsattendedparent-teacher-studentconferences,Ms.Smileysaid,comparedwith75parentsin2003.Noappointments