高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题39.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题392014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（39）及答案【江西省南昌铁一中2013届月考】 B【阅读理解主旨大意】Passage* The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth. On 17 July, a piece four kilometr

2、es wide enters the Earths atmosphere (大气层) with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. T

3、he wall of water, a kilometre high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and mil lions of people are drowned. Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are s

4、et off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of lob Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north wont escape for

5、 long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by, clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun wont be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive.Could it reall

6、y happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs (恐龙) were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 mil- lion years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs c

7、ouldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end? 1. What is mainly described in the passage？ A. A historic discovery B. An event of imagination C. A research on space. D. A scientific adventure 答案: B指导：通读全文可知此答案。2. When the first piece hits the South A

8、tlantic, it causes_. A. an earthquake B. damages to cities C. an Earth explosion D. huge waves 答案: D 指导：从第二段中间The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabedHuge wave sarecreated”可知。B从第三段中间Because of the explosions，the sun is hidden by clouds“dust，temperatures around the world fall to almost zer

9、o可知。D从最后三句话可得知此答案。3. Why cant the northern half of the earth escape for long? A. Because the land is covered with water. B. Because the light and heat from the sun cannot reach the earth. C. Because people there cannot live at the temperature of zero. D. Because wars break out among countries. 答案: B

10、 指导：从第三段中间Because of the explosions，the sun is midden by cloeds of dust，temperatures around the world fall to almost zero可知。4. By giving the example of dinosaurs the author tries to prove_. A. animals could not live in the cold climate B. what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story C. t

11、he human beings will die out in 2094 D. the Earth could be hit by other objects in space Passage答案: D 指导：从最后三句话可得知此答案。阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。AThe day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It to

12、ok place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account wh

13、ich pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teachers instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Ritas job was very different. S

14、he was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignifica

15、nt pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their clas

16、sroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”That day the school was filled with joy and cele

17、bration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.26. What did the teacher base his decision on when giving out jobs to the children?A

18、. Their characters and interests. B. Their class performance during the previous year.C. Their working performance during the previous year.D. Their ability of managing their accounts during the previous year.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been

19、most responsible during the previous year.在分发任务的时候，老师根据学生上一年的学习表现，故选C。27. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. Each child got an important job.B. Each child got an interesting job. C. The perfect student got the job of everyones preferenceD. The most responsible student got the job of least int

20、erest.【答案】D【解析】句意理解题。根据因为上一年Rita 表现最好，大家都认为老师应该给她一个最好的工作，可是有一个令人吃惊的事情，所以与学生的想法相反她被给一个没有兴趣的工作，故选D。28.What is Ritas attitude to her fathers suggestion? A. Negative. B. Uncertain. C. Totally positive. D. Acceptive.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. Howeve

21、r, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.她父亲鼓励她不要照顾那个小动物，可是Rita却想做好这个没有趣的工作来表明自己的老师的错误决定，故选A。29. We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _.A. hunter B. director C. biologist D. principal【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据Your class has

22、 been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”因为学生跟随他去森林研究动物，所以猜测可能是生物学家，故选C。30. What would be the best title for the passage?A.

23、Never complain about life.B. Small tasks can lead to fortunes.C. Men are best known by their friends.D. Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck.【答案】B【解析】标题归纳题。根据最后一句总结性的话And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are

24、the smallest tasks. 可知小的工作带来好运气，故选B。阅读理解The blockbuster film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? It is a combination of many different things. Among these are many differen

25、t elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.The film uses one thematic(主题的) element called - The Truth of Human Nature. The two main characters seem to represent noble people.

26、Most of the other characters in the film are shown as non-tolerant, rude and cold-hearted people. The element of focusing on the two main characters love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.There are also social problems addressed. This is done in a few different ways. The most noticeable w

27、ay is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down. Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-coloured light that gives them a sense of life and happiness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class

28、 are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation(种族隔离), and they create stereotypes. The main characters are able to break free of these stereotypes and be together. This is the solution to the segr

29、egation problem.As you can see, Titanic took a lot of thinking and preparation to film in a manner that would create emotion and bring to the surface the issues and story of the great ship.61. The underlined word “blockbuster” in the first paragraph probably means “_”A. something very successfulB. a

30、 highly explosive bombC. something worth a lot of moneyD. a touching story62. In Titanic, the scene of the lower class people remaining locked in the basement as the ship goes down is used to _.A. criticize non-tolerant and cold-hearted rich peopleB. enlarge the scene of the filmC. criticize the rea

31、lity of the societyD. emphasize the condition of the poor at that time63. Why were different colours of light used in the film Titanic? _A. They were used to show the difference between the rich and the poor.B. The director was determined to achieve good visual effect.C. The social status was repres

32、ented by the color of light in the past.D. The use of light was the main technique the director made use of.64. What can we infer from the passage? _A. The segregation problem in the society can be solved by using the light.B. Though love is the main theme of Titanic, it also reflects some social problems.C. Because of the directors talents, the film Titanic achieved great success.D. In the film Titanic there are two c