高考英语阅读理解抓分训练61.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解抓分训练612014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（61）及答案阅读理解The Queens English is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queens Christmas broadcasts had found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the n

2、oble Upper Received to the Standard Received.Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germanys University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent (口音) changers recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “As far as I know, there just is nobody else for whom there is this

3、sort of broadcast records,” he said.He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow changes that we dont notice fro

4、m year to year.”“We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been heard saying thet men in the bleck het. Now it would be that man in the black hat. And hame rather than home. In the 1950s she would have bee

5、n lorst, but by the 1970s lost.”The Queens broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch. (传统火鸡午餐).The results were published (发表) in the Journ

6、al of Phonetics.46. The Queens broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because _. A. she has been Queen for many years B. she has a less upper-class accent now C. her speeches are familiar to many people D. her speeches have been recorded for 50 years47. Which of the following is an example of a

7、 less noble accent in English? A. “duaty” B. “citee” C. “hame” D. “lorst” 48. We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on _. A. speech sounds B. Christmas customsC. TV broadcasting D. personal messages49. What is the text mainly about?A. The relationship between accents

8、 and social classes.B. The Queens Christmas speeches on TV.C. The changes in a persons accent.D. The recent development of the English language.参考答案-46-549、DBAC (2011新课标卷，C)Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted

9、vegetables in her yard. For her first garden, Ms. Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The familys old farm house has become a chicken house, its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larg

10、er because, she said, “The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so its a winwin situation all around.”They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first tim

11、e. Others have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the garde

12、ns have a threeyear waiting list.George CBall Jr, owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40% over last year, double the average growth of the last five years. Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is the strikin

13、g rise in the cost of food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables. Food prices have increased because of higher oil prices. People are now driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there is more time to garden.本文讲述了由于生活费用增高，加上经济下降，越来越多的人开始自己种菜，并且现在人们开车少

14、了，旅游少了，有更多的时间来种菜，减少生活费用。9. What does the underlined word “residents” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?Achickens BtomatoesCgardens Dpeople答案：A。词义猜测题。由上文的a chicken house(鸡舍)可知，它的居民应该是小鸡，故A项正确。10Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?AMore Americans are doing it for fun. BThe price of

15、 oil is lower than before.CTheres a growing need for fruits. DThe cost of living is on the rise.答案：D。细节理解题。由短文第二段第一句话可知，由于生活费增高，经济下降，越来越多的人们开始自己种菜。故D项正确。11Which of the following might be the best title for the text?AFamily Food Planning BBanking on GardeningCA Belttightening Move DGardening as a Hob

16、by答案：B。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了由于生活费用增高，经济下降，迫使人们自己种菜来减少开支。A项意为：家庭食物计划；B项：依靠种菜；C项：紧缩腰带运动；D项：把种菜当做爱好。There was a story many years ago of a school teacher- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Ted

17、dy Stoddard. He didnt play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him. Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other student

18、s, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mothers perfume(香水)。Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach ch

19、ildren.Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boys mind seemed to come alive. The more she encourage him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that

20、 he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole lift. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D.(医学博士).The story doesnt end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard

21、 whispered in Mrs. Thompsons ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a differen

22、ce. I didnt know how to teach until I met you.”50. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?A. She made Teddy feel ashamedB. She asked the children to play with Teddy.C. She changed Teddys seat to the front row.D. She told the class something untrue about herself.51. What did Mrs. Thomps

23、on find out about Teddy?A. He often told lies. B. He was good at math. C. He needed motherly care. D. He enjoyed playing with others.52. In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?A. She taught fewer school subjects.B. She became stricter with her students.C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher.D. Sh

24、e cared more about educating students.53. Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding? A. She had kept in touch with him.B. She had given him encouragement.C. She had sent him Christmas presents.D. She had taught him how to judge people.参考答案-50-53、DCDB(2011山东卷，D)Since the 1970s, scientists have

25、 been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Braincomputer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated(展示)a

26、small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals thr

27、ough the spinal cord (脊髓)to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles，” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”

28、The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the c

29、omputer react to commands from the brain. Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories

30、: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.本文

31、讲述了科学家正在寻找把大脑与电脑连系起来的方法，从而帮助残疾人。大脑与电脑连接技术，可以帮助残疾人交流和控制设备装置，如轮椅。12BCI is a technology that can _.A. help to update computer systems B. link the human brain with computersC. help the disabled to recover D. control a persons thoughts 答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第一段可知，科学家寻找把人的大脑与电脑连接起来的方法，这一方法也即：大脑与电脑连接技术，帮助残疾人向机器发送信号，由此可知B项正确。13. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory? A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the machine. C. By moving his hand. D. By using his mind.答案：D。细节理解题。根据短文第三段可知，Tavella通过思考来推动轮椅，用思想来指导轮椅，故D项正确。14. Which of the following shows the path of t