高考英语阅读理解专项训练100附答案及解析文档格式.docx

1、 If you weather the storm, or ride out the storm, you survive and move on without harm or injury. For example, 1ets talk about Tornado Alley, the name for part of the central United States. During springtime, this area often has a large number of powerful tornadoes. People who live there are taught

2、to shelter in the safest place they can find and wait for the storm to pass. People who live in Tornado Alley are used to weathering many storms! You can also weather a storm, but it doesnt involve actual weather. “To weather the storm” can also mean to make it through a difficult experience or tryi

3、ng times. So, if the stock market（股市）crashes, you might have to weather a financial storm. Often before a big storm, conditions are calm. The calm before the storm can happen anytime. It is the time before something bad happens. For example, at the beginning of a family reunion, the adults were all

4、talking happily. But the older children knew it was just the calm before the storm. Theyve seen it happen before. The adults talk happily for about an hour. Then they start arguing about events from the pastthings that should really stay buried! But after the storm begins and you find yourself in th

5、e middle of it, you are in the eye of the storm. In the world of weather, the eye of the storm is the calmest part, in the center of a hurricane, for example. However, in the English language, if you are in the eye of the storm, you are in the most intense part of a conflict. For example, she had no

6、 idea that walking into the meeting would put her in the eye of the storm. However, a brainstorm does not exist in the world of weather. To brainstorm means to try to solve a problem by talking with other people. And dont worry. If we have trouble thinking of an idea for the next program, we can alw

7、ays brainstorm with you!（1）Whats mainly discussed in the 3rd and 4th paragraphs? A.What the meanings of weathering the storm are.B.How we can weather the storm.C.Weathering a storm doesnt involve actual weather.D.People in Tornado Alley can survive the storm.（2）Why does the author mention a family r

8、eunion in the fifth paragraph?To stress the importance of weather forecast.To develop the awareness of family.To explain the meaning of an expression.To praise the older children for being clever.（3）What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A problem cant be solved if you worry too much.A brainst

9、orm often appears in the world of weather.Difficulties can be dealt with by teamwork.To brainstorm can cause troubles in the program.（4）Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?To tell us stormy weather can cause destruction.To tell us some expressions about storm.To tell us a storm can cause c

10、onflicts.To tell us we should be ready for a storm.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几个英语中与“风暴”有关的表达。 （1）段落大意题。第三段第一句“If you weather the storm，or ride out the storm，you survive and move on without harm or injury. ”可知本段讲述weather the storm或者ride out the storm指安全度过；和第四段最后一句“To weather the st

11、orm can also mean to make it through a difficult experience or trying times. 可知第四段讲述To weather the storm指度过难关。故可知第三四段主要讲述weather the storm的意义是什么。故选A。 （2）推理判断题。根据第五段第二句“The calm before the storm can happen anytime. It is the time before something bad happens. ”可知暴风雨前的宁静任何事都可能发生，这是一段某些不好的事情将要发生的时间。接着作

12、者用家庭聚会作为例子来解释这一种说法的含义，故选C。 （3）推理判断题。最后一段第二句“To brainstorm means to try to solve a problem by talking with other people. ”可知头脑风暴的意思是尝试通过与他人交流来解决一个问题，即困难可以通过团队合作来解决，故选C。 （4）主旨大意题。根据文章内容，如第五段提到暴风雨前的宁静，第六段讲 “in the eye of the storm”处于风口浪尖上，最后一段说明“brainstorm”头脑风暴，可知文章主要介绍与“风暴”有关的表达， 故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及段落大意，推

13、理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇说明类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，通过题干中的关键词在文章中定位，同时根据上下文进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Oil is essential for modern life. About 64 percent of the worlds oil is located in the Middle East, but the heaviest consumers of oil are Europe, America, and Japan. The problem lies in getting the oil from the

14、 countries that produce it to the countries that consume it. This is mainly done using oil tankers. Usually the oil is shipped safely and with no problems, but occasionally there is a disaster. Every year millions of tons of oil are spilled into the ocean. Although this is only a small percentage of

15、 the total amount shipped around the world each year, this spilled oil can have terrible effects on ocean life, including the coastlines where the oil washes up onto shore. One of the worst oil spills in history occurred along the Alaskan coastline in 1989, when the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground off the coast of Al