高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题39.docx

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高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题39

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（39）及答案

【江西省南昌铁一中2013届月考】B【阅读理解主旨大意】

Passage******

Theyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet（彗星）isheadingtowardstheEarth.Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.

On17July,apiecefourkilometreswideenterstheEarth'satmosphere（大气层）withamassiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometrehigh,rushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometresan

hour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.

BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesoflobAngeles,SanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydead,butthenorthwon'tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosions,thesunishiddenby,cloudsofdust,temperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Thesunwon'tbeseenagainformanyyears.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlater,nomorethan10millionpeopleremainalive.

Coulditreallyhappen?

Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.Thedinosaurs（恐龙）wereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65mil-lionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.Thedinosaurscouldn'tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?

1.Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage？

A.Ahistoricdiscovery

B.Aneventofimagination

C.Aresearchonspace.

D.Ascientificadventure

答案:

B指导：

通读全文可知此答案。

2.WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlantic,itcauses_________.

A.anearthquake

B.damagestocities

C.anEarthexplosion

D.hugewaves

答案:

D指导：

从第二段中间"Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed．Hugewavesarecreated．．．”可知。

B从第三段中间"Becauseoftheexplosions，thesunishiddenbyclouds“dust，temperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero"可知。

D从最后三句话可得知此答案。

3.Whycan'tthenorthernhalfofthe'earthescapeforlong?

A.Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater.

B.Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth.

C.Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.

D.Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.

答案:

B指导：

从第三段中间"Becauseoftheexplosions，thesunismiddenbycloedsofdust，temperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero"可知。

4.Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurstheauthortriestoprove_________.

A.animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimate

B.whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstory

C.thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094

D.theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspacePassage

答案:

D指导：

从最后三句话可得知此答案。

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

Thedaywhenthejobswerehandedoutwasoneofthemostexcitingmomentsforallthechildrenintheclass.Ittookplaceduringthefirstweekoftheterm.Everykidwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.

Somejobsweremoreinterestingthanothers,andthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Whengivingthemout,theteachertookintoaccountwhichpupilshadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.DuringthepreviousyearRitahadcarriedouttheteacher’sinstructionsperfectly.AllthechildrenknewRitawouldbegiventhebestjob.

Buttherewasabigsurprise.Eachchildreceivedanormaljob.ButRita’sjobwasverydifferent.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.Thoughtheteacherinsistedthatthisantwasveryspecial,Ritafeltdisappointed.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforher.EvenherfatherbecameveryangrywiththeteacherandheencouragedRitatopaynoattentiontothisinsignificantpet.However,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbydoingsomethingspecialwiththatjoboflittleinterest.

Ritastartedinvestigatingallaboutherlittleantandgavetheantthebestfood,anditgrewquiteabitbigger.

Oneday,aman,wholookedveryimportant,cameintotheirclassroomanddeclared,“Yourclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanyme,thissummer,onajourneytothetropicalrainforest,wherewewillinvestigateallkindsofinsects.Amongalltheschoolsofthisregion,yourclasshasbestcaredforthelittleant.”

Thatdaytheschoolwasfilledwithjoyandcelebration.EveryonethankedRitaforhavingbeensopatientandresponsible.Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttaskyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleeveninwhatarethesmallesttasks.

26.Whatdidtheteacherbasehisdecisiononwhengivingoutjobstothechildren?

A.Theircharactersandinterests.

B.Theirclassperformanceduringthepreviousyear.

C.Theirworkingperformanceduringthepreviousyear.

D.Theirabilityofmanagingtheiraccountsduringthepreviousyear.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Whengivingthemout,theteachertookintoaccountwhichpupilshadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.在分发任务的时候，老师根据学生上一年的学习表现，故选C。

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Eachchildgotanimportantjob.

B.Eachchildgotaninterestingjob.

C.Theperfectstudentgotthejobofeveryone’spreference．

D.Themostresponsiblestudentgotthejobofleastinterest.

【答案】D

【解析】句意理解题。

根据因为上一年Rita表现最好，大家都认为老师应该给她一个最好的工作，可是有一个令人吃惊的事情，所以与学生的想法相反她被给一个没有兴趣的工作，故选D。

28.WhatisRita’sattitudetoherfather’ssuggestion?

A.Negative.B.Uncertain.C.Totallypositive.D.Acceptive.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据heencouragedRitatopaynoattentiontothisinsignificantpet.However,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbydoingsomethingspecialwiththatjoboflittleinterest.她父亲鼓励她不要照顾那个小动物，可是Rita却想做好这个没有趣的工作来表明自己的老师的错误决定，

故选A。

29.Wecaninferthatthemanwhomadethedeclarationisa_________.

A.hunterB.directorC.biologistD.principal

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据Yourclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanyme,thissummer,onajourneytothetropicalrainforest,wherewewillinvestigateallkindsofinsects.Amongalltheschoolsofthisregion,yourclasshasbestcaredforthelittleant.”因为学生跟随他去森林研究动物，所以猜测可能是生物学家，故选C。

30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Nevercomplainaboutlife.

B.Smalltaskscanleadtofortunes.

C.Menarebestknownbytheirfriends.

D.Responsibilityandintelligencebringgoodluck.

【答案】B

【解析】标题归纳题。

根据最后一句总结性的话Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttaskyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleeveninwhatarethesmallesttasks.可知小的工作带来好运气，故选B。

阅读理解

TheblockbusterfilmTitanichasbroughtmillionsofdollarsandthousandsofpeopletothetheatersandcontinuestotouchpeopletodayintheirhomes.Whyisthisfilmsosuccessful?

Itisacombinationofmanydifferentthings.Amongthesearemanydifferentelements.Lookingatsomeoftheseelementswillshowhowthedirectorandothersinvolvedwereabletocreateanemotionallychargedmoviethatappealedtomillions.

Thefilmusesonethematic（主题的）elementcalled-TheTruthofHumanNature.Thetwomaincharactersseemtorepresentnoblepeople.Mostoftheothercharactersinthefilmareshownasnon-tolerant,rudeandcold-heartedpeople.Theelementoffocusingonthetwomaincharacters'loveandemotionseemssymbolicofanidealstate.

Therearealsosocialproblemsaddressed.Thisisdoneinafewdifferentways.Themostnoticeablewayisthatthelowerclasspeopleremainlockedinthebasementastheshipgoesdown.ThroughoutTitanic,thelightingisveryimportant.Thepoor,lowerclasspeoplearealwaysshowninverywarm-colouredlightthatgivesthemasenseoflifeandhappiness.Ontheotherhand,therich,upperclassarealwaysshowninaflatlightportrayingthefeelingofhardnessandcoldness.Byusingthesetechniques,theyshowtheissueofclasssegregation（种族隔离）,andtheycreatestereotypes.Themaincharactersareabletobreakfreeofthesestereotypesandbetogether.Thisisthesolutiontothesegregationproblem.

Asyoucansee,Titanictookalotofthinkingandpreparationtofilminamannerthatwouldcreateemotionandbringtothesurfacetheissuesandstoryofthegreatship.

61.Theunderlinedword“blockbuster”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．

A.somethingverysuccessful

B.ahighlyexplosivebomb

C.somethingworthalotofmoney

D.atouchingstory

62.InTitanic,thesceneofthelowerclasspeopleremaininglockedinthebasementastheshipgoesdownisusedto________.

A.criticizenon-tolerantandcold-heartedrichpeople

B.enlargethesceneofthefilm

C.criticizetherealityofthesociety

D.emphasizetheconditionofthepooratthattime

63.WhyweredifferentcoloursoflightusedinthefilmTitanic?

________

A.Theywereusedtoshowthedifferencebetweentherichandthepoor.

B.Thedirectorwasdeterminedtoachievegoodvisualeffect.

C.Thesocialstatuswasrepresentedbythecoloroflightinthepast.

D.Theuseoflightwasthemaintechniquethedirectormadeuseof.

64.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

_________

A.Thesegregationprobleminthesocietycanbesolvedbyusingthelight.

B.ThoughloveisthemainthemeofTitanic,italsoreflectssomesocialproblems.

C.Becauseofthedirector'stalents,thefilmTitanicachievedgreatsuccess.

D.InthefilmTitanictherearetwoc