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2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（34）及答案

阅读理解------------C

SYDNEY—Australia’seconomicboomisencouragingasteadystreamofunexpectedvisitorslookingforwork:

Americans.

U.S.citizensareheadingtoAustraliainsmallbutgrowingnumbersasnear-10%unemploymentathomedrivesmoretolookforjobsDownUnder,whereChina’sthirstforironore（矿石）andenergyistransformingthePacificnationintoaneconomicpowerhouse.

AbricklayingstudentfromSilverTrowel,aleadingproviderofqualityeducationandtraininginthebuildingandconstructionindustry,apprentices（当学徒）onabuildingprojectinWesternAustralia,whereworkersareinshortsupply.

DanielDavila,a23-year-oldfloorerfromCamarillo,Californiamadethe14-hourmoveacrossthePacifictwoyearsago.Hehadbeenforcedtotakeajobstockingshelvesatalocalgrocerystorefor$8.90anhourwhenhecouldn’tgetworkfixingfloors.

OnagooddayinAustralia,henowmakesasmuchas50Australiandollars（US$50.21）anhour—abouttwicetheamountforatypicalflooringjobintheU.S.Heplanstostarthisownflooringbusiness.

“IcanmakewhatIdidinaweekintheU.S.inlessthanadayhere,”saidMr.Davila,wholivesnearaminingboomtowninWesternAustralia.

Australiangovernmentfiguresshowjustunder7,000Americanscurrentlyworkingonlong-termvisas,an80%jumpoverthepastfiveyears.U.S.citizensarenowthethird-largestgroupapplyingforso-called457workvisas,afterBritishandIndiannationals.Americanswithdegreesinareassuchasaccountingormineengineering,aswellasotherskilledworkers,canobtainanonrenewable（不可续期的）permitforasmuchasathree-yearstay.Afterthat,theycanapplyfortherenewable457,whichallowsuptoafour-yearstay.

TheneedforworkersisparticularlypressinginWesternAustralia.Theminingstate’sunemploymentratewas4.5%inNovember,belowthenationalaverageof5.2%.Driversofheavytruckscanpullinsix-figuresalarieswhileexperiencedcrane（起重机）operatorscanearnhundredsofthousandsayear.AttractingskilledworkersisashiftforAustralia,whichhistoricallysentmanyofitsmosthighlyeducatedtotheU.S.andEurope,accordingtomigrationdata.

8._____,agrowingnumberofAmericansgotoworkinAustralia.

A.AsaresultoftheencouragementofAustralia

B.AsaresultofhighunemploymentintheU.S.

C.Outoftheirambitionoffindingvaluableresources

D.Outoftheirdeterminationtorealizetheirdreams

9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat457workvisasare_____.

A.forskilledworkersinsomefieldsB.forstudentsonthebuildingproject

C.especiallyforAmericanworkersD.especiallyforthoseoutofwork

10.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_____.

A.foreignershavetogiveuptheiroriginalprofessionaljobswhenworkinginAustralia

B.itispossibleforforeignerstoearnmoremoneyinAustraliathanintheirowncountries

C.therearemoreU.S.citizenshopingtoworkinAustraliathanfromothercountries

D.AustraliansthinkitfairtoexchangetheirtalentwithAmericanskilledworkers

11.Inwhichofthefollowingcitiesareworkersprobablymostneeded?

【参考答案】8—11、BABD

阅读理解-------B

（2013·北京，B）

TailSpin

TwodolphinsracearoundinabigpoolintheOceanPark.Thesmallerdolphin,Grace,showsoffafewofhertricks,turningaroundandwavinghellotothecrowd.Themostamazingthingabouther,however,isthatshe'sevenswimmingatall.Shedoesn'thaveatail.

Gracelosthertailasababywhenshegotcaughtupinafishtrap.WhenthedolphinarrivedattheOceanParkinDecember2005,shewasfightingforherlife.“Isshegoingtomakeit？

”Hertrainer,AbbeyStone,fearedtheworst.Gracedidmakeit—buthertaildidn't.Sheendeduplosingherflukesandthelowerpartofherpeduncle.

Overthepastsixyears,shehaslearnedtoswimwithouthertail.Dolphinsswimbymovingtheirflukesandpeduncleupanddown.Gracetaughtherselftomoveanotherway—likeafish!

Shepushesherselfforwardthroughthewaterbymovingherpedunclefromsidetoside.

ThemovementsputharmfulpressureonGrace'sbackbone.Soacompanyofferedtocreateamanmadetailforher.ThetailhadtobestrongenoughtostayonGraceassheswambutsoftenoughthatitwouldn'thurther.

ThefirsttimeGraceworetheartificialtail,shesoonshookitoffandletitsinktothebottomofthepool.Now,sheisstilllearningtousethetail.Somedaysshewearsitforanhouratatime,othersnotatall.“Thenewtailisn'tnecessaryforhertofeelcomfortable，”saysStone,“butithelpstokeepthatrangeofmotion（动作）andbuildmuscles（肌肉）．”

Now,thedolphinisabouttogetanevenhappierending.Thismonth,GracewillstarinDolphinTale,afilmthatfocusesonherrescueandrecovery.Herprogresshasinspiredmorethanjustanewmovie.Manypeopletravelfromnearandfartomeether.SeeingGraceswimwithhermanmadetailgivespeoplesomuchcourage.

文章大意：

本文为一篇记叙文，属励志类文章。

通过讲述海洋公园的小海豚Grace尽管没有尾巴，却能克服困难，用另外一种方式游泳，并且还要拍电影《海豚的故事》以激励人们要勇敢地面对困难。

5．WhenGracefirstarrivedattheOceanPark,hertrainerworriedabouther________.

A．physicalbuild

B．potentialability

C．chanceofsurvival

D．adaptationtothesurroundings

答案：

C　细节理解题。

由文章第二段可知，当这只海豚在2005年12月刚到海洋公园时，“shewasfightingforherlife”，它的训练员说“Isshegoingtomakeit？

”，由此我们知道，刚开始，它的训练员担心它能不能活下来，故正确答案为C项。

6．AmanmadetailiscreatedforGraceto________.

A．letherrecoverfaster

B．makehercomfortable

C．adjustherwayofswimming

D．helpherperformbettertricks

答案：

C　推理判断题。

由文章第三段可知，海豚Grace形成了它自己的游泳方式。

由第五段内容可知，给海豚戴上人造尾巴的目的不是为了舒服，而是为了保持动作，锻炼肌肉，也就是它带着人造尾巴的目的是调整游泳方式，故C项正确。

7．ThestoryofGraceinspirespeopleto________.

A．sticktotheirdreams

B．treatanimalsfriendly

C．treasurewhattheyhave

D．facedifficultiesbravely

答案：

D　推理判断题。

A项表示“坚持梦想”；B项表示“友好得对待动物”；C项表示“珍惜拥有”；D项表示“要勇敢面对困难”。

由文章内容可知，尽管海豚Grace没有了尾巴，但是它克服困难，以另外一种方式游泳，最后还提到，它要拍电影给人们带来鼓励，由此我们知道，我们要勇敢地面对困难，故D项为正确答案。

阅读理解------C

（2013·安徽，B）

Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindanger,butwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving（铺砌）aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.Amajorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.Itcomesfromunderground.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave,thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.

Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages（短缺）.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts（干旱）thanareaswithmorerainfall,butinanycase,goodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.

Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifference,too.IntheUnitedStates,afamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!

Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolive,butthere'alotwecandotolowerthenumber.

Youcantakestepstosavewaterinyourhome.Tostartwith,usethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher（洗碗机）onlywhenitisfull.Helpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhome.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.

文章大意：

本文是一篇说明文。

水是我们日常生活中不可缺少的，但是你知道吗？

我们日常生活中的一些举动，比如铺砌道路和停车场，都有可能使我们的水供应受到威胁。

我们要从自身做起，帮助使我们的水供应干净清洁。

8．Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?

A．Usingriverwater.

B．Throwingbatteriesaway.

C．Pavingparkinglots.

D．Throwingrubbishintolakes.

答案：

C　细节理解题。

根据第一段的“Youmaywonderhowpaving（铺砌）aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater....Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave，thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.”可知，铺砌道路和停车场会导致更少的地下水。

9．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.

B．Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.

C．thereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysize.

D．TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.

答案：

B　推理判断题。

根据第二段的第一句可排除A项；通读全文可知，要想满足我们的水需求，有很多事情要做，不是一件简单的事情，需要花费很多的努力，故B项正确；C项的familysize错误；根据倒数第二段的“IntheUnitedStates，afamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!

Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolive,butthere'salotwecandotolowerthenumber.”可知，D项错误，普通美国家庭用的水是很多的。

10．Thelastparagraphisintendedto________.

A．showushowtofixleaksathome

B．tellushowtorunadishwasher

C．provewhatdrinkingglassisbest

D．suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathome

答案：

D　推理判断题。

文章最后一段主要讲述在家如何节约用水，故选D项。

11．Thetextismainlyabout________.

A．whypavingroadsreducesourwater

B．howmuchwedependonwatertolive

C．whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimates

D．howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupply

答案：

D　主旨大意题。

文章主要讲述的是人类的活动如何影响水的供应，A、B两项只是文章的部分内容；C项文章未详细解释。

阅读理解-----------D

ScientistshavelongunderstoodthekeyrolethatoceansplayinregulatingtheEarth’sclimate.Oceanscover70percentoftheglobeandstoreathousandtimesmoreheatthantheatmospheredoes.What’sneweristheunderstandingofhowthiskeycomponentofourclimatesystemrespondstoglobalwarming.

Abrakeonglobalwarming—fornow

Oneoftheocean’smostimportantclimatefunctionsisabsorbingheatandcarbondioxide（CO2）,oneofthegasesthatcauseglobalwarming.Actingasaheatsponge（海绵）,theoceanshaveabsorbedhugeamountsofheatandCO2inthelastfortyyears.

Fujitaexplainsthat“theoceansaresavingusfromfasterclimatechange—theyareabigflywheelthatdelaysrapidoverheatingoftheearth,puttingabrakeontheclimatesystem.”

“That’sthegoodnews,”headds.“Thebadnewsisthattheoceansonlyslowtheatmosphericwarming.Oncetheoceanscometobalancewithagreenhouse-gaswarmedea