高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习7及答案.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习7及答案2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（7）及答案阅读理解There has been an outpouring of love for a 23yearold disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师)tried to trim(修剪)its claws.Calls and emails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Mac

2、omb counties，offering Laurie Crouch，who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症)，everything from dogs to money，such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said，“I would like to buy her a new dog.”A story about the death of Crouchs pet，Gooch，was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily

3、.Crouch said a groomer tied Gooch up with a collar，and then she and a man sat on the dog to trim its nails.Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe，but she said she was ignored.“If I could have walked，I would have put my

4、hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her，but I cant do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal，but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待)，” Larry Obrecht，division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Aubu

5、rn Hills，said.People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help.A message，from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles PuppyRescue，in Roseville，said，“We have puppies to donate and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.”“When Gooch was with me，I was happy，” Crouch said.“I thi

6、nk I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch.Theres never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”1What does the passage mainly tell us?AA disabled womans service dog.BA cruel groomer killed a disabled womans dog.CPeoples love for a d

7、isabled woman who lost her dog.DA disabled woman loves to have the dog as company.2People called and emailed to _.Agive their angry voice to the groomerBoffer help and care to Laurie CrouchCtell Crouch how to punish the groomerDoffer a cure for Crouchs disease3Gooch died mainly because _.Athe groome

8、r was carelessBthe groomer didnt know how to trim the dogs nailsCthe groomer sat on the dog with another manDthe dog was wearing a collar4What do we know about Crouchs dog?AIt was a specially trained service dog.BIt was trained to do many things for people.CIt was Crouchs only friend.DIt could offer

9、 some help to Crouch.5We can infer from the passage that _.ACrouch must be sad after losing her dog BCrouch refused to take another dogCCrouch has accepted another dog from a strangerDCrouch can live well without a dogs company41C主旨大意题。综合文章内容可知，文章主要叙述了人们对这位失去爱狗的残疾女士的关爱。2B细节理解题。根据第二段“.everything from

10、 dogs to money，such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said，I would like to buy her a new dog.”和倒数第二段可知B项正确。3C细节理解题。根据文章第三段可知，宠物美容师和另外一个人坐在狗身上最终导致狗窒息而死。4D细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知，Gooch没有经过特殊训练，但能够为Crouch捡东西，给她提供一些帮助。5A推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知，Crouch认为没有狗会替代她原来的狗，因此推断狗死了以后，她很伤心。 (2012湖南南雅中学模拟，C篇)When top enginee

11、rs in Germany wanted to build a more energyefficient car，they headed to the natural history museum to study dolphins and sharks.But it was the boxfish (盒子鱼)that interested them.“We were surprised when this clumsylooking fish became our model for designing an aerodynamic (空气动力学的)car”，says Thomas Webe

12、r.He is the research and development chief for the car company Daimler.An aerodynamic design reduces wind drag and increases fuel efficiency.The boxfish may look clumsy，but it can start，stop，back up and zigzag (曲折前进)through the water with ease.And it does all this using surprisingly little energy.Da

13、imlers bionic (仿生学的)car is modeled on the fishs boxy skeletal(骨骼的)system.Like the fish，the car is fast and drives easily.Its efficient too.The science behind natureinspired inventions is called biomimicry (生物仿生)Biologist Janine Benyus came up with the term.As cofounder of the Biomimicry Guild，she ha

14、s worked with cereal companies，sneaker designers and others to develop products based on Natures best ideas.This month，the Natures 100 Best List will be revealed at the World Conservation Congress (代表大会)in Barcelona，Spain.Benyus coauthored the list of natureinspired designs with economist Gunter Pau

15、li.In Zimbabwe，a country in southern Africa，engineers designed energyefficient buildings modeled on termite (白蚁)mounds (土堆)The buildings use vents (孔) to keep the air flowing and the temperature cool.A company in Atlanta，US，developed a selfcleaning paint modeled on the lotus (荷花)leaf.When the paint

16、dries，it becomes bumpy (不平的)，just like the lotus leaf.Rain drops form on the bumps and roll off，carrying dirt along with them.Nature has done billions of years of research.Only the bestdesigned products have survived.Companies owe Mother Nature a debt for all that hard work，says Benyus.For scientist

17、s and inventors，the possibilities for copying nature are limitless.Technology may never be as efficient as nature，or as colorful.But that doesnt mean we should stop trying to learn from the world around us.Take a walk outside.Watch a squirrel climb up a tree.Look closely at the veins(纹理)of a leaf.He

18、ar the birds chirping in the trees.Such small details may help solve big problems in the future.1Which is TRUE according to the passage?AIn America a selfcleaning paint was modeled on the lotus flower.BZimbabwe engineers learned from termites to create highly advanced heating systems.CAfter the boxf

19、ish，many other ideas of new products are borrowed from nature.DNature is a good source to turn to for improving technology.2The clumsylooking boxfish interested the scientists because of the following reasons EXCEPT that _.Ait swims using little energy Bbeing boxy，it looks quite like a carCsome engi

20、neers had researched on how to swim easily in the waterDit is a speedy swimmer3Why did top engineers in Germany go to the natural history museum?AThey wanted to pay a visit to the animals there because they were so lovely.BThey wanted to carry out a research of boxfish and dolphins.CThey wanted to s

21、earch for a model to base on for building a moreefficient car.DThey wanted to study the science of survival.4We can infer from the passage EXCEPT _.Ait is believed that the creation of the airplane might have originated from the bird flying in the skyBthe atmosphere on the earth cannot be transferre

22、d into the original ideaCdolphins and sharks may become the source of scientists inventions or creationsDif you observe and explore nature，you may make great discoveries or become great inventors5Whats the main idea of the passage?AHow Daimlers bionic car came into being.BNature has inspired a lot o

23、f inventions and will continue to.CScientists and inventors contribution to modern industry comes from nature.DThe Natures 100 best list.51D推理判断题。文章通过举例表明：大自然是我们提高技术的根源。2C细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知C项没有提到。3C细节理解题。根据第一段中“When top engineers in Germany wanted to build a more energyefficient car，they headed to the

24、natural history museum to study dolphins and sharks.”可知C项正确。4B细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，B项没有被涉及。5B推理判断题。根据最后一段“For scientists and inventors，the possibilities for copying nature are limitless.Technology may never be as efficient as nature，or as colorful.But that doesnt mean we should stop trying to learn from t

25、he world around us.”可知B项正确。C7 2013陕西卷 CAccording to sociologists(社会学家), every modern industrial society has some form of social stratification(阶层)Class, power and status are important in deciding peoples rank in society.Class means a persons economic position in society.A commonly used classificatio

26、n is lower class, middle class and upper class.While sociologists disagree on how these terms should be exactly defined, they do describe societies like the United States quite well.One study shows that 53% of Americans belong to the lower class, 46% the middle class, and 1% the upper class.Interest

27、ingly, a surgeon earning $ 500，000 a year and a bus driver earning $ 50，000 a year both regard themselves as the middle class!Power refers to the amount of control a person has over other people.Obviously, people in positions of great power(such as governors) exercise(行使) big power, but people who t

28、ake orders from others have less power.Power and class do not always go hand in hand, however.For example, the governor of a state has great power, but he or she may not belong to a corresponding(相应的) economic class.Generally, however, there is a relationship between power and class. To our knowledg

29、e, there arent too many people who arent millionaires in the US.Senate!Status is the honor or respect attached to a persons position in society.It can also be affected by power and class, but not necessarily so.For example, a university professor may have a high status but not belong to a high socia

30、l class or have a lot of power over others.54What can we learn about “the middle class” from Paragraph 2?APeople earning $50，000 a year belong to the middle class.BNearly half Americans belong to the middle class.CPeople generally consider bus drivers as the middle class.DSociologists have a clear d

31、efinition of the middle class.55According to the text, we know that _Apower and class do not always correspond with each otherBstatus refers to a persons economic position in societyCpeople with high status have a lot of control over othersDclass is less important in deciding a persons social rank56Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?A B.C D.【要点综述】 本文说明了一个社会现象：每个现代工业社会都有其社会阶层。阶级权力和社会地位是判断一个人的社会阶层的重要标准。54B推理判断题。由第二段倒数第二句中的“46% the middle class”一句可知在美国，有差不多一半的人属于中产阶级，选B。55A细节理解题。由第三段中的“Power and class do not always go hand in hand, however.”可知，权力和