高考英语 阅读理解巩固练习5.docx

1、高考英语 阅读理解巩固练习52014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（5）及答案“Who made your T-shirt?” A Geoetown University student raised that question. Pietra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to find the answer. A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton form to Chinese factory to charit

2、y bin (慈善捐赠箱). The result is an interesting new book , The Tra s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy(经济).Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over global trade. She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there

3、 are surprises around every corner. In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory , even with its poor conditions, means a step toward a better e for the people who work there. In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she realizes, the “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shi

4、rt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color .Rivolis book is full of men able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy-sweet smell (泥土香味) of the cotton. ”She says, “Here in the factory, Shanghai smells l

5、ike Shallowater Texas.”Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections. She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization. The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep the

6、m in check . True economic progress needs them both.17. What do we learn about Professor Rivoli?A. She used to work on a cotton farm. B. She wrote a book about world trade.C. She wants to give up her teaching job. D. She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes.18.By saying T-shirt “meet a real market”, Ri

7、voli means in Tanzania .A. cheaper T-shirt are needed. B. used T-shirt are hard to sellC. prices of T-shirt rise and fall frequently D. prices of T-shirt are usually reasonable 19.What does the word “them” underlined in the last paragraph refer to ?A. Free-markets. B. Price changes.C. Unexpected con

8、nection . D. chances opened up by trade.20.What would be the best title for the text?A. What T-shirt Can Do to Help Cotton FarmsB. How T-shirt Are Made in ShanghaiC. How T-shirt Are Sold in TanzaniaD What T-shirt Can Teach Us1720、BCADC7 2013广东卷 AImagination and fantasy can play an important role in

9、achieving the things we fear.Children know this very well. Fred Epstein，in his book If I Make It to Five，tells a story he heard from one of his friends about Tom，a fouryearold boy with a cancer in his back bone.He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering his imagination.Tom lov

10、ed to pretend，and he particularly loved to play superheroes. Dr. Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.The day before his third trip to the operating room，Tom was terribly afraid.“Maybe I could go as Superman，”he wh

11、ispered to his mom.Hearing this, the mother hesitated for a while.She had avoided buying the expensive costume(戏装)，but finally she agreed.The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman，showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way.And

12、Tom，with the strength of his fantasy，successfully made it through the operation.The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only.We all have the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible，to go through those things that seem impossible，and to achieve what w

13、e never believed we could. Just as Dr.Epstein puts it，“If you can dream it，you can do it.”It doesnt mean that you should dress as a superhero for your next job interview.But，next time you are tested in a way that seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it.Become the person you need

14、to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first.So，let your imagination run wild，and dare to dream.26What do we know about Tom?AHe was seriously ill.BHe was a dishonest boy.CHe was crazy about magic.DHe was Dr.Epsteins patient.27What can be inferred about Toms mother?AShe was a ric

15、h lady.BShe refused Toms request.CShe wanted Tom to be a superhero.DShe wanted to get Tom through the pain.28When Tom went for the third operation，he _Apretended to be painfulBacted like a superheroCappeared in poor spiritsDargued with his mother29In the last paragraph，you are advised _Ato go throug

16、h some difficult testsBto wake up from your wild dreamsCto become a powerful person in your mindDto wear expensive clothes for job interviews30What is the purpose of the passage?ATo tell us an interesting story.BTo help us make right decisions.CTo advise us to care about children.DTo encourage us to

17、 use our imagination.【要点综述】 文章告诉我们，面对苦难和挑战，要充分发挥想象力的作用，使自己内心强大起来，梦想才能实现。26A细节理解题。由第一段的“Tom，a fouryearold boy with a cancer in his back bone.He came through several operations”可知，Tom 病得很厉害。27D推理判断题。由第四段的“And Tom, with the strength of his fantasy，successfully made it through the operation.”可以看出，Tom的妈妈

18、答应儿子的要求，就是想帮儿子减少手术的痛苦感。其他选项可以这样排除：由第三段的“She had avoided buying the expensive costume(戏装)，but finally she agreed.”可以看出A和B错误；C项可以由常识排除。28B 细节理解题。由第四段的“The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman, showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along

19、the way.”可知当时他的行为和超人一样。故选B。29C 推理判断题。这是对前面所讲述的故事的升华，故事中小Tom用自己的想象力战胜了痛苦，作者在这里也建议我们面对困难时要“need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first.”还要“let your imagination run wild, and dare to dream.”由此可见，C项符合题意。30D 写作目的题。文章开篇点题：Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in ach

20、ieving the things we fear.告诉我们想象力的重要性，然后通过一个具体的例子加以论证。最后一段中作者又鼓励我们在挑战和困难面前使用想象力，使自己内心强大起来，故选D。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAfter more than a year of bitter political debate, President Obama sat down in the White House East Room on March 23 and signed the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordabl

21、e Care Act into law with a pen，and then another pen，and another. Obama used 22 pens to sign the $938 billion health care bill. The practice of using different pens to sign important legislation（法规）dates at least as far back as Franklin Roosevelt. The reason is fairly simple. The pen used to sign his

22、toric legislation itself becomes a historical artifact. The more pens a President uses, the more thank-you gifts he can offer to those who helped create that piece of history. The White House often give pens to supporters of the newly signed legislation. When Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights A

23、ct in 1964, he reportedly used more than 75 pens and gave one of the first ones to Martin Luther King Jr. And in 1996, President Clinton gave the four pens he used to sign the Line-Item Veto bill to those most likely to appreciate the bills consequence. Once theyre given away, some pens end up in mu

24、seums; others are displayed proudly in recipients(接受者) offices or homes. But they sometimes appear again, like in the 2008 presidential campaign（竞选活动）, when John Macain promised to use the same pen given to him by President Reagan to cut pork from the federal budget. Not every President goes for the

25、 multipen signature, however. President George W. Bush preferred signing bills with only one pen and then offering several unused gift pens as souvenirs. 1.We can learn from paragraph 1 that the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . A. has been passed easilyB. was put forward one year ag

26、oC. becomes law in the USAD. is unimportant2. How are the pens dealt with after being used by President Obama?A. Supporters of the newly signed legislation are likely to get some of them.B. Obama will keep them.C. They will be just set asideD. They will be sold to the public at a high price. 3.What

27、can we learn about John Macain?A. He was ever President in the USA.B. He took part in the 2008 presidential campaign.C. He never used the pen given by Reagan.D. He was only concerned about his own business. 4.What does this passage mainly tell us ?A. Obama signed the 2010 Patient Protection and Affo

28、rdable Care Act. B. It is a practice to use multiple pens to sign important legislation in the USA. C. Pens are necessary in the signature.D. All the presidents like the multipen signature. 1-4 CABB *结束 Do you know the cold?Everybody knows what happens when you catch a cold. First you sniffle(抽鼻涕) o

29、r get a more throat. Then you sneeze. After coughing and blowing your way through the next few days its over-until next timeDo you know what causes a cold, how it is spread or how to help prevent it? And which of the many medicines is best for your cold?There is no known cure for the common cold. On

30、ce you catch a cold, your body usually produces antibodies(抗体) to the virus which caused the cold. These antibodies help the body develop resistance（抵抗力) to the virus if you catch it again. Unfortunately, over 200 different viruses cause the common cold. These viruses may change over time, so your r

31、esistance to them reduces. The large number of viruses and the fact that they change help explain why there is no cure for the common cold and why you will suffer colds in the future.The colds increase in winter(usually between Septenber and March) but Not because of the cold! Cold weather has not b

32、een shown to increase the number of colds. People spend more time indoors in winter. They are therefore more likely to come into physical contact with each other and spread the disease. All these ideas remain to be proven. No one has been able to discover what really causes these coldsCommon colds are spread by sneezes or by direct contact with a cold suffere