高考英语阅读理解专项训练doc.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解专项训练doc高考英语阅读理解专项训练（一） (1)One day Walt Disney had a vision. It was a vision of a place where children and parents could have fun together. The more Walt dreamed of a magical park, the more imaginative and elaborate it became.The original plans for the park were on 8 acres next to the Burbank

2、 studios where his employees and families could go to relax. Although, World War II put those plans on hold. During the war, Disney had time to come up with new ideas, and creations for his magical park. It was soon clear that 8 acres wouldnt be enough.Finally in 1953, he had the Stanford Research I

3、nstitute conduct a survey for a 100-acre site, outside of Los Angeles. He needed space to build rivers, waterfalls, and mountains; he would have flying elephants and giant teacups; a fairy-tale castle, moon rockets, and a scenic railway; all inside a magic kingdom he called Disneyland.The search for

4、 the best venue for the park ended in the rural Anaheim, California with a purchase of a 160-acre orange grove near the junction of the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) and Harbor Boulevard. Construction for Disneyland began on July 21, 1954, 12 months before the park was scheduled to open.Some 160-acres of

5、citrus trees had been cleared and 15 houses moved to make room for the park. However, when the real designing came around, Disney met with inevitable questions. How do you make believable wild animals, that arent real? How do you make a Mississippi paddle ship? How do you go about building a huge ca

6、stle in the middle of Anaheim, California? Disney asked his movie studio staff for answers. The design of Disneyland was something never done before. There would be four uniquely different theme parts: Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland Tomorrow land. Bit by bit, Disneyland got ready for Openi

7、ng Day. The staff worked around the clock to get ready. But opening day was a terrible disaster. Beside the terrible opening day conditions, the park did eventually pick up. By 1965, ten years after opening day, 50 Million visitors had come through the gates.1. The passage is mainly about_.A. What v

8、isitors can enjoy in Disneyland.B. The difficulties Disney met in building DisneylandC. How Disneyland came into beingD. A brief introduction to Disneyland2. Which of the following dates would probably be the opening date of Disneyland?A. 1953 B. 1954 C. 1955 D. 19653. Which of the following stateme

9、nts is Not True?A. World War II had some influence on the building plan of the Disneyland.B. Disney must have met many difficulties in building Disneyland.C. About 50 million visitors have visited Disneyland so far.D. Disney was a great man with great imagination and creativity.4. You could see all

10、the following things except_ in Disney.A. rivers, waterfalls, and mountains B. flying elephants and giant teacupsC. a huge castle D. wild animals5. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means _.A. collect B. improve C. find D. open 【答案解析】1.C本题主要介绍了迪斯尼乐园是如何建成的展开论述。A、B两项片面，D项范围太大。2.C根据倒

11、数第三段和最后一段最一句话可以得出答案。3.C根据最后一段最一句话可以得出答案。4.D根据倒数第二段：How do you make believable wild animals, that arent real? 这一句话可以得出答案。5.B根据上下文语境可以推出pick up此处应为“好转；改善”的意思。 (2)Ocean Park Hong Kong is a theme park in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island. The park was built with donations from the Royal Hong Kon

12、g Jockey Club (now Hong Kong Jockey Club) and opened on 10 January 1977. The park is operated by Ocean Park Corporation, which is a statutory（法定的）department. It offers affordable marine animal education and entertainment and is a private organization for commercial purposes. In the early operation o

13、f the park, the main sources of income for the park were the ticket prices and the funding from the Jockey Club. Since the ticket price was low, most of the time Ocean Park was operating under deficit（财政赤字）. In 1 July 1987, the government established a 200 million trust from the funding of Jockey Cl

14、ub, under the Ocean Park Corporation Ordinance. This separated Ocean Park from Jockey Club and became a non-profit organization; it needs to be responsible for its own income and was allowed to use commercial means to operate the park. Since it was permitted to use commercial means to operate, it gr

15、adually raised its ticket price and the deficit turned into profit. In 1992, 3 million visitors visited the park. Since 1998, the East Asian financial crisis（经济危机）, aging attractions, and the passing away of the killer whale; the park recorded a deficit for a couple years. Although it was allowed to

16、 host 2 pandas in 1999, the number of visitors did not go up and Ocean Park was forced to close its water attractions and the Old Village attraction and turned to bring in more rides in an attempt to capture the youth demand. Together with the opening up of mainland visitors under the Individual Vis

17、it Scheme, Ocean Park recorded an astonishing 4 million visitors in the year 2004-2005, the highest since the park opened. In March 2005, Ocean Park made its redevelopment plan. On 23 November 2006, Ocean Park held a groundbreaking ceremony for its redevelopment6. At the beginning, Ocean Park Hong K

18、ong _.A. was built with the money from the governmentB. was operated by Ocean Park CorporationC. was a great success once it was openedD. mainly got income from the ticket prices and donations7. According to the passage, Ocean Park Corporation _.A. belongs to Hong Kong Jockey ClubB. is an official o

19、rganizationC. is a non-profit organizationD. can not use commercial means to operate8. How many deficits the Ocean Park experienced so far?A. 1 B.2 C. 3 D. 49. Ocean Park Corporation took all of the measures to overcome the deficits except _.A. raise ticket price B. close some attractions C. try to

20、attract young customers D. host 2 pandas10. Which of the following statements is Wrong?A. Ocean Park Hong Kong is a theme park.B. Ocean Park Hong Kong has taken on a new look since 2005. C. The East Asian financial crisis didnt have any influence on Ocean Park.D. At present, Ocean Park Hong Kong als

21、o attracts many mainland customers.【答案解析】6.D根据第二段第一句话可以看出D项为正确答案。7.C根据第二段This separated Ocean Park from Jockey Club and became a non-profit organization可以看出C项为正确答案。8.B本文一共提到两次香港海洋公园所遇到的危机。一是开业初期，二是东南亚经济危机期间所遇到的。9.BB项是迫于无奈而做出的一种选择。10.C根据文章第三段可以得出答案。(3)Disneys cartoon, Finding Nemo, tells a touching s

22、tory of a father called Martin and his son Nemo.Martin loses his wife and an entire family of unhatched eggs to a huge shark. Only one fish egg remains, Nemo. Martin promises his dead wife that he will protect his young son at any cost. So, Martin becomes fearful of almost everything in the ocean. T

23、hat makes him over protective-he hopes to keep his kid safe from the challenges that life presents. Martins nagging（唠叨）makes Nemo feel that he doesnt need his dad telling him what to do. So on his first day of school, Nemo and some friends swim to the edge of their coral reef, a place Martin always

24、thinks is very dangerous. When Martin shouts at Nemo come back, Nemo refuses to listen to him and swim out to a boat in the distance. Suddenly, he gets caught by some divers. So begins Martins journey to find Nemo, who ends up in an aquarium in an office in Australia. Soon the worried father runs in

25、to Dory, a forgetful blue fish, who helps Martin find his son. Meanwhile, Nemo misses his father terribly. He soon hears that he will be given to an eight-year-old girl who likes to kill fish.Can Martin find his son before it is too late?Finding Nemo is a physical and mental journey. Martin overcome

26、s his shyness and anxieties and Nemo discovers his own and his fathers hidden strengths. It celebrates the relationship between fathers and their sons.The cartoon paints a sea world that is alive with color. All the characters are very human-like and have their own personalities.Finding Nemo was rel

27、eased in the US on may 30, earning about US $70.6 million in just three days, it has set a new opening records for a cartoon.11. What is the passage mainly about?A. How a father finds his son.B. How to get home when getting lost.C. A brief introduction to a cartoon film.D. The love between a father

28、and his son.12. Which of the following statements is True according to the second paragraph?A. Martins wife and most of his children died because of disease.B. Martin is a coward（胆小鬼）that he is afraid of everything.C. Nemo has grown up and doesnt need his fathers protection any longer.D. Martin love

29、s his son so much that he becomes so protective.13. It can be concluded according to the cartoon that _.A. Nemo has a wonderful journey after leaving his father.B. Martin has met a lot of difficulties finding his son.C. Nemo is really independent after leaving his father.D. Nemo never needs any prot

30、ection from his father.14. What is the theme of the cartoon?A. We should always listen to our parents.B. Parents should let their children have an independent life.C. Parent should take care of their children in case they get lost.D. Parental love is the greatest love in the world.15. In which secti

31、on of a newspaper can you probably find this article?A. Entertainment B. News C. Society D. Advertisement 【答案解析】11.C根据最后一段可知本文是一部卡通电影的简要介绍。12.D根据第二段中Martin becomes fearful of almost everything in the ocean. That makes him over protective-he hopes to keep his kid safe from the challenges that life pr

32、esents.可以得出答案。13.B根据到数第三段可以得出答案。14.D根据倒数第三段最后一句话可以得出答案。15.A本文是一部卡通电影的介绍，肯定会出现在报纸的娱乐版上。(4)Probably you have seen photos of the Grand Canyon（峡谷）, the great valley in the desert country of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the worldThe Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millio