高考英语命题猜想与仿真押题专题14 阅读理.docx

1、高考英语命题猜想与仿真押题专题14 阅读理Passage 1话题：女孩照看重症老人A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care，which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abr

2、oad.Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings.She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits.Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company，telling him stories.When he was having an intravenous drip (静脉滴注)，she would help massage his arms.

3、The doctor found the patient much improved mentally.The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled.Each time the girl left，the old man would give her some money.The doctor did nothi

4、ng to interfere (干涉)，unwilling to offend the old man.A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma(昏迷) a few times.When rescued from the latest coma，the old man told the doctor his last wish，“I have deep sympathy for the girl.Will you be kind enough to help her finis

5、h her studies？”But the doctor knew that her family was welloff and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies.Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her fathers car.When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man，the doctor told her the bad news.She was very sad and burst into t

6、ears.Then she handed $500 to the doctor，saying，“The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty.He gave me money so that I could continue my schooling.”Now he got the answer to the puzzle.In the last period of his life，the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help

7、 a girl badly in need.【语篇导读】本文主要讲述了一位从事临终关怀志愿服务的女孩如何照顾一位患有不治之症、时日不多的老人的故事。1.If youre a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care，what kind of people do you have to attend to?A.The patients in need of help.B.The people suffering from cancer.C.The patients without many days left.D.The people suffer

8、ing from diseases.解析推理判断题。从第一段中的“which meant visiting and.with days numbered”可知，这个志愿活动主要是照顾那些患有不治之症、时日不多的病人，由此推断C项正确。答案C2.What can we infer about the old man?A.He had a lot of savings.B.He was suffering from cancer.C.He often lost his temper before meeting the girl.D.He asked the doctor to help the

9、girl finish her study.答案C3.What can we know from the passage?A.The doctor told the old man the truth.B.The old mans children were wealthy.C.The girls father encouraged her to accept the money.D.The girl didnt accompany the old man when he died.解析细节理解题。从文章最后一段第一句可知，老人去世时，女孩不在场，所以答案选D项。其他选项都不符合文章内容。答案

10、D4.What is the real reason resulting in the old mans mental improvement?A.The girls comfort and care.B.The pleasure of being helpful to people in need.C.Peoples understanding.D.His childrens progress.答案BPassage 2话题：Lee Lok SzeLee Lok Sze was the first woman in Hong Kong to reach both the North and S

11、outh Poles.In 1992 and 1993，she went to Mount Everest and the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang.“I wanted to be an adventurer when I was small.I have loved reading adventure books since I was a child.”Since 1970，Miss Lee has always been on trips，travelling to different parts of the world with a backpack

12、 and a sleeping bag.She said that these journeys changed her values.“After visiting these places，I started to treasure my life much more than before.During this time，I came to realize how small I am in the universe，but nothing in this world is unsolvable.”Miss Lee said she had a lot of unforgettable

13、 experiences on her journeys.There was one terrible storm at sea when she was returning from the South Pole.The whole team was happy to be returning home after a oneyear stay at the South Pole.During the storm, waves reached heights of up to 30 meters，as high as a 10story building.She stayed calm at

14、 the time and took steps to protect their research findings.She hoped the rescuers would find them even if they lost their lives.Part of the ship was destroyed and a lot of water came in.Luckily they all survived，but she came away from the experience with a realization about the power of nature.Miss

15、 Lee is also the founder of the China Polar Museum Foundation.Building a polar museum has always been her dream.According to Miss Lee，the museum will use advanced technology to help develop scientists work in polar areas.Also，it will provide places for scientists to do research.【语篇导读】文章主要介绍了香港的第一位到达

16、南北两极的女性Lee Lok Sze。1.From the first paragraph we know Lee Lok Sze enjoys .A.exploring remote unknown places B.visiting popular places of interest C.reading all kinds of books on scienceD.travelling with expensive equipment答案A2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?A.Lee Lok Szes great journeys.B

17、.Lee Lok Szes values on lifeC.The journeys influence on Lee.D.Lees ideas of the universe.解析段落大意题。第二段的第一句为中心句，根据该句可选出答案为C。答案C3.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 3?A.Lee Lok Sze travelled to the South Pole alone.B.Lee Lok Sze stayed at the South Pole for a month.C.The ship was comp

18、letely destroyed in the storm.D.Lee Lok Sze valued the research findings greatly.解析细节理解题。根据该段中的“took steps to protect.they lost their lives”可知答案。答案D 4.Why did Lee found a polar museum?A.To attract more people to the Poles.B.To promote studies of the Poles.C.To educate the public about the Poles.D.To

19、 help protect the Poles.解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中“the museum will use advanced technology to help develop scientists work in polar areas”可知。答案B5.Which would be the best title for the text?A.Fighting Against NatureB.Attractions of the PolesC.Surviving a Terrible StormD.A Brave and Noble Woman答案DPassage 3话题：鞋与个

20、性Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a strangers personality simply by looking at the persons shoes.“Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，”the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality.Lead

21、 researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost，color and condition of someones shoes.In the study，63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the studys participants.Volunteers in the study were photographed in their m

22、ost commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire.Some of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes，and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people.However，some of the more specific results are strange enough.For example，“

23、practical and functional”shoes were generally worn by more“pleasant”people，while ankle boots were more linked with“aggressive”personalities.The strangest of all may be that those who wore“uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.And if you have several pairs of new shoes or tak

24、e extreme care of them，you may suffer from“attachment anxiety”，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal(主张变革的)types wearing“shabbier and less expensive” shoes.The researchers noted that some pe

25、ople will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities.【语篇导读】本文主要讲述了一份调查研究结果，一个人的穿鞋往往反映这个人的性格。1.What does this text mainly tell us?A.Shoes can h

26、ide peoples real personalities.B.Shoes convey false information about the wearer.C.Peoples personalities can be judged by their shoes.D.People know little about their personalities.答案C2.The participants were asked to .A.provide pictures of their shoesB.look at pictures of different shoesC.design a p

27、ersonality questionnaireD.hand in their commonly worn shoes解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知A项正确。本题易错选C、D。C项错在“design”；D项错在“hand in shoes”。答案A3.Which of the results is beyond peoples expectation?A.Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes.B.Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes.C.Aggressive people are

28、likely to wear ankle boots.D.Flashier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people.解析细节理解题。根据第三段中“ankle boots were more linked withaggressivepersonalities”可知C项正确。A、D项在人们意料之内，故排除，B项与原文不符。答案C4.People suffering from“attachment anxiety” tend to .A.wear strange shoes B.worry about their appearanceC.have a

29、 calm character D.become a political leader解析细节理解题。根据第三段中倒数第二句可知B项正确。答案B5.The author wrote the text in order to .A.inform us of a new studyB.introduce a research methodC.teach how to choose shoesD.describe different personalities答案APassage 4话题：高智商的人Born in America in 1898，William was an extraordinar

30、y boy，gifted with an amazing IQ between 250 and 300.The genius went to a grammar school when he was only 6 years old and graduated just within 7 months.At the age of 11，he became the youngest student of Harvard University.He graduated with high scores at the age of 16 and entered Harvard Law School

31、at 18.Gifted with an amazing IQ between 220 and 230，Terence Tao makes it to this list of the people with the highest IQ in the world.Born in Adelaide，Australia in 1975，this genius first displayed his incredible intelligence at a mere age of 2，when he managed to solve basic arithmetic questions on hi

32、s own.At the age of 16，he graduated with both Masters and Bachelors degrees at Flinders University.He has been considered as “Mr.Fix it ” by Charles Fefferman，who is a professor of Mathematics at Princeton University，and many other mathematicians want to interest him in their problems.This 31yearold JapaneseAmerican astrophysicist lands him third in this list.At