成都市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题5及答案高考.docx

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成都市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题5及答案高考

成都市2014高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题（5）及答案

阅读理解--------C

WhenJoangavebirthtothefirstboyinherfamilyinthreegenerations,sheandherhusbandwereoverjoyed.Sowereherparents.Joanexpectedhereldersister,Sally,tobejustasdelightedasthem.JoanhadalwaysadmiredSally--thebeautyandthestarofthefamily--andfelthappyaboutherachievements.

Butsincethebaby'sarrival,thesistershavebecomedistant.JoanfeelshurtforSallyseemscompletelyuninterestedinherbaby.Sally,whohasnochildren,claimsthatheryoungersister"actsasifnooneeverhadabebybefore."

NeitherSallynorJoanunderstandsthattherealcauseofthecurrentcoldnessisthattheirfamilyroleshavesuddenlychangedtotheopposite.FinallyJoanseemstobebetterthanhereldersister--andSallydoesn'tlikeit!

Theirdistancemaybetemporary,butitshowsthatchildhoodcompetitiondon'tfadeeasilyasagesgrow.Itcanremainpowerfulinrelationshipsthroughoutlife.

InastudyoftheUniversityofCincinnati,65menandwomenbetweenages25and93wereaskedhowtheyfeltabouttheirbrothersandsisters.Nearly75percentadmittedhavinghiddencompetitivefeelings.Inafewcases,theseemotionsweresostrongastohaveaffectedtheirentirelives.

Manyadultbrothersandsistersareclose,supportive--yetstilltendtocompete.TwobrothersIknowturnintokillerswhenonoppositesidesofatennisnet.Offthecourt,theyarethebestoffriends.Myownyoungersistercan'twaittotellmewhenI'veputonweight.However,she'saterriblecookandthatpleasesme;Iteaseherwhenshecomestodinner.Happily,despitethesesmallfailings,wehavebeenanimportantresourceforeachother.

Inbetweentheverycompetitiveandthegenerallysupportivechildrenliethosewhosaythatnofriendshipshouldsurvive.Somebrothersandsistersstayatarm'slength,hutnevergiveupcompetitioncompletely.Whydothesepuzzling,unproductive,oftenpainfulrelationshipscontinuetoexist?

36.WhenJoan'ssonwasborn,Sally.

A.feltveryhappy

B.wasundelighted

C.movedaway

D.admiredheralot

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Sallyseemscompletelyuninterestedinherbaby.Sally感到不高兴，故选B。

37.Whathappenstochildren'sdesiretocompetewiththeirbrothersandsisters?

A.Itsometimeswilldisappearwhentheygrowup.

B.Itwillneverdisappearthroughoutlife.

C.Itwillimprovetheirrelationshipswhentheygrowup.

D.Itwillneverharmtheirrelationshipswhentheygrowup.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据itshowsthatchildhoodcompetitiondon'tfadeeasilyasagesgrow.Itcanremainpowerfulinrelationshipsthroughoutlife.在他们的一生中都存在对孩子渴望的竞争，故选B。

38.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwobrothers?

A.Theywantedtokilleachother.

B.Theyplayedtennisagainstothers.

C.Theywereenemiesintheirdailylife.

D.Theywereverygoodfriends.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据theyarethebestoffriends.两个兄弟是好朋友，故选D。

39.Whydoestheauthor'ssisteroftentellherwhenshe'sputonweight?

A.Becauseshewantstheauthortogoonadiet.

B.Becauseshewantstheauthortostopcallingherabadcook.

C.Becauseshewantstomakefunoftheauthor'sweight.

D.Becauseshewantstobehonestwiththeauthor.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Iteaseherwhenshecomestodinner.Happily,despitethesesmallfailings,wehavebeenanimportantresourceforeachother.她想取笑作者的体重，故选C。

40.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatalthoughsomebrothersandsisters.

A.liveneareachother,theystillhavecompetitions

B.liveawayfromeachother,theystoptheircompetitions

C.livetogether,theyoftenthinkofendingtheircompetitions

D.livewithinabigfamily,theyoftentrytoendtheircompetitions

【答案】A

【解析】句意理解题。

根据Inbetweentheverycompetitiveandthegenerallysupportivechildrenliethosewhosaythatnofriendshipshouldsurvive.可推出兄弟姐妹虽然住得很近，但是他们之间仍然存在竞争，故选A。

较难题目特训：

科普知识类-------22

ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Instead,it’spurposefulpractice.Topperformersspendmorehourspractisingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,or,sharedthesamebirthday.

Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcircleshemightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuellingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknow-ledgeofherfield.She’dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.

Thenshewouldpractisewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypractisinginthisway,shedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedskills.Bypractisingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformancefromtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom—dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.

Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine.Thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’re“hard-wired”todo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehaviour.

1.Thepassagemainlydealswith　　　.　

A.thefunctionofI.Q.incultivatingawriter

B.therelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccess

C.thedecisivefactorinmakingagenius

D.thewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinction

2.Byreadingnovelsandwriters’stories,thegirlcould　　　.　

A.cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofwriting

B.joinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomeday

C.sharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikes

D.learnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurity

3.Inthegirl’slongpainstakingtrainingprocess,　　　.　

A.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccess

B.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformance

C.sheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievements

D.shecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired”towrite

4.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone’ssuccess.

B.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.

C.Astothegrowthofagenius,I.Q.doesn’tmatter,butjusthis/herefforts.

D.Whatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthanwhoyouare.

【参考答案】22.1-4CABD　　

较难题目特训：

科普知识类-------23

FindWhichDirectionIsSouth

Doyouhaveagoodsenseofdirection?

Ifnot,pleasetakewithyouacompass.Butifyouforgettotakeacompass,youcanstillfindyourway.

It’sneveragoodideatoimaginethatthefamilymemberwhowasentrusted（委托）withthejobofmap-readingactuallyknowswherethefamilyis.Youcantellbytheslightlyconfusedlookontheirfacesthatnothingonthegroundseemstomatchthemap.Nevermind.Thesunisshiningandit’sstillmorning.Ifyoudon’tknowtheexacttime,youcanstillfindoutwheresouthis,butyou’llneedtobepatient.

①Findastraightstickandputitinthegroundinaplacewhereyoucanmarkitsshadow.

②Trytopositionthestickasvertically（垂直）asyoucan.Youcancheckthisbymakingasimpleplumbline（铅锤线）withapieceofstringandweight.Youhaven’tgotanystring?

OK,useathreadfromyourclotheswithabuttontiedattheendtoactasaweight.

③Marktheendoftheshadowcastbythestick.

④Waitapproximatelyhalfanhourandmarktheendoftheshadowagain.

⑤Keepdoingthisuntilyouhavemadeseveralmarks.

⑥Themarknearestthestickwillrepresenttheshortestshadow,whichiseastatmidday,whenthesunishighestintheskyandpointingtotheexactsouth.

⑦Pickapointinthedistancealongthelinebetweentheshortestshadowandthestick.

⑧Thatpointissouthofwhereyouare.

⑨Nowyoucanturnthemap,likeyoudidbefore,andfindwhichwayyoushouldbetravelling.

1.Tofindthedirection,weoughttobepatientprobablybecause　　　.　

A.itisnoteasytofindaproperstick

B.itisnoteasytopositionthestick

C.ittakeshourstomakethemarks

D.ittakesabouthalfanhourtomakethemarks

2.Thepassagewouldprobablybemosthelpfulto　　　.　

A.thosewhodrawmaps

B.thosewhogetlost

C.thosewhomakecompasses

D.thosewhodoexperiments

3.Whichofthefollowingpicturesbestshowsthewayoffindingthedirectionofsouth?

4.Theauthorpresentsthispassageby　　　.　

A.tellinganinterestingstory

B.describinganactivityinalivelyway

C.testinganideabyreasoning

D.introducingapracticalmethod

【参考答案】23.1-5CBAD　　

阅读理解----------D

Taxi,theunderground,driving…inLondonthesemeansoftransportareexpensive.Asastudentonabudget,Icouldn'taffordt