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高考英语阅读理解专项训练60篇
高考英语阅读理解专项训练60篇
Passage1
Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?
Everyadvanceincommunicationtechnologyisastepbackfromtheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecancommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.
Asalmosteveryimaginablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsbecomesautomaticbymachine,thealienationquotientgoesup.Youcan’tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanywhere.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomaticbymachine.Pumpinggasatthestation?
Whysaygood-morningtotheworkerwhenyou…swipe(刷卡)yourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?
Placingmoneyatthebank?
…talktoaclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhencanjustputyourcreditcardintotheATM?
Prettysoonyouwon’thavethehardtaskofmakingeyecontactatthegrocerystore.Somegrocerychainsareusuallyaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoyingclerkswholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing?
1.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsadvancesincommunicationtechnologymaybedescribedas____?
A.criticalB.unconcernedC.positiveD.uninterested
2.Ifhismomhasaquestion,he_______.
A.willfindwaystoreachherB.willlocatehere-mailaddress
C.willtrytogetheravoicemachineD.willleavehertheanswerthroughvoicemail
3.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“alienation”inline2,paragraph2means______.
A.relationshipB.closenessC.strangenessD.stress
4.Withtherapiddevelopmentofhightechnology,peopledon’tneedto_______.
A.seeortalktooneanotherB.saygoodmorningtoworkers
C.makeeyecontactwithclerksD.completelyrelyonmanpower
5.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter_________.
A.ispleasedwiththemodernpaceoflifeB.feelsmoreseparatedfromothers
C.doesn’twantanyonetobotherhimD.singsthepraisedofcommunicationtechnology
Key:
ADCAB
cPassage5
Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld’sgreatestwonders.
“Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramids(埃及金字塔)aretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:
thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”
“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”
Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?
”
Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”
Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.
Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos?
”theyexclaimed.“Butthat’sasimplething.”
“Oh,no,it’snot,”thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit’swinterorsummer?
”
1.Theunderlinedword“thermos”inChinesemeans“_______”.
A.电冰箱B.洗衣机C.电风扇D.保温瓶
2.Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecause_______.
A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB.theyallhaddifferentideas
C.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD.thejourneyendedtoosoon
3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause____.
A.theywereverybeautifulB.theywereEgyptian
C.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations
4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause_____.
A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramidsB.itcostlessthanacomputer
C.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummer
D.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit
5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause______.
A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworks
C.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputers
Key:
DBCCB
Passage6
IfyouaskDanielRadcliffwhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelastyearofhislife,youwillfinditalmostimpossible.“Oh,wow,that’sreallydifficult,”hesayswithasmile.
“Therehavebeensomanythings,somanymemoriesthatattimesit’shardtorecallthemall,”saysDaniel.“ButIguessoneofthebestoneswastheLondonpremiereforthePhilosopher’sStone.Itwasjustamazing,oneofthebestnightsofmylife.”
“ButI’vehadsuchagreattimedoingTheChamberofSecrets.Ilovedoingthework.Ilovemeetingnewpeopleandbeingpartoftheteam.It’sbeengreat.”
Danielhaschanged.Heturned14inJuly,2002.Heistaller,hisvoiceisdeeperandhisframeisfillingoutashebeginshisteenageyears,andhehasbecomeanexcellentactor,too.
DanielwasborninLondonwherehisfather,Alan,workedasanagentandhismother,Marcia,asacastingdirector,andbothhavebeenanessentialguidinginfluenceontheironlychild.
1.HowoldwasDanielRadcliffin2003?
A.15B.16C.14D.13
2.WhatisDanielRadcliff’smemoryaboutthepastyearaccordingtothepassage?
A.Hedidn’trememberanythingaboutit.B.Hehadsomanybadmemoriesaboutit.
C.Therewereamazingexperiencesinthepastyear.
D.Therewerenotmanyunforgetablethingsinthepastyear.
3.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasalikingbyDaniel?
A.Makingfriends.B.Beinganactor.C.Beingpartoftheteam.D.Becomingadirector.
4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Daniel’sparentsareallfilmstars.B.Daniel’sparentsinfluencedDanielgreatly.
C.Danielhasneverhadanyinfluencefromhisparents.D.Danielhasbrothersandsisters.
5.Danielwasbornin_________.
A.NewYorkB.BeijingC.ParisD.London
Key:
ACDBD
Passage7
Thesedays,childrenoftenthinkofsuperheroes(超级英雄)ascute(漂亮的),coolandstrongsupermen.Apoor,shortandthinboywearingglassedmaynotinterestthekidstoday.Yetinlessthan4years,HarryPotterhastakentheworldbythestorm.J.K.Rowling,thewriterofHarryPotter,wasaBritishsinglemotheroutofworkandlivingonmoneygiventoherbythegovernment.Oneday,whenshewasonalongtraintrip,shehadtheideaforthisbook.Shewrotethefirstbookoftheseveninthecaféwithherbabydaughtersleepingbesideher.Lastyear,thefanswelcomedthebirthofthefourthbyliningoutsidethebookstores.Todaythesebooksarestillpopularamongpeople.HarryPotterissomethingmorethanfantasy(幻想).Rowlingtriestotellthereadershowthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.However,millionsofthefansdon’tcareaboutsuchalesson.Theywouldliketospendmanysleeplessnightswaitinginlineforthefifth,thesixthandtheseventhtocome.Forthem,surprisingstoriesofthelittleboyarewhattheywant.
1.J.K.Rowling________whenshewrotethefirstbook.
A.livedaquietlifewithherhusbandB.wasverypooranddidn’tgetworkforherself
C.hadtoteachherdaughterhowtoworkD.wasalreadyafamouswriter
2.WhendidRowlingthinkoftheideaofwritingherbook?
A.Whileshewastellingherbabystoriesaboutsuperheroes.
B.Whileshewasgoingonalongtrip.
C.Shewasonherwaytofindwork.D.Whileshewasdrinkinginacafé.
3.Howmanybooksofthesevenhavecomeoutaccordingtothispassage?
A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.
4.WhatdoesRowlingwanttoshowtoherreaders?
A.HarryPotterisapoor,shortandthinboywearingglasses.B.Fantasy.
C.Howthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.
D.Shehasgotmanyinterestingstorybooks.
5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Rowlingwrotethefirstbookwithherdaughter’shelp.
B.Rowlinggavebirthtoherfourthbabylastyear.
C.ThefansjustcareaboutthesurprisingstoriesofHarryPotter.
D.Onlychildrenlovethebooks,forthey’refairytales.
Key:
BBACC
Passage8
Oursisabigworld,complexandfullofmanydiversepeople.Peoplewithmanyvaryingpointsofviewareconstantlyrunningupagainstotherswhohavedifferingopinions.Thoseofuswhosmokearejustonegroupofmany.Recently,theactivismofnon-smokershasremindedusoftheneedtobeconsiderateofotherswhenwesmokeinpublic.
But,please!
Enoughisenough!
Weshouldliketoremindnon-smokersthatcourtesyisatwo-waystreet.Ifyoupolitelyrequestthatsomeonenotsmokeyouaremorelikelytoreceiveacooperativeresponsethanifyouscowl(皱眉)fiercelyandhurlinsults.Ifyouspeakdirectlytosomeone,youaremorelikelytogetwhatyouwantthanifyoucomplaintothemanagement.
Manyofushavebeensmokingforsolongthatwesometimesforgetthatothersarenotusedtothearomaofburningtobacco.We’rehuman,andlikeeveryoneelseweoccasionallyoffendunknowingly.Butmostofusareopentofriendlysuggestionsandcomments,andquitewillingtomodifyourbehaviortoaccommodateothers.
Smokersarepeople,too.Welaughandcry.Wehavehopes,dreams,aspirations.Wehavechildren,andmothers,andpets.Weeatourhamburgerswitheverythingonthemandsalutethefl