高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题67.docx
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高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题67
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题(67)及答案
阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分,满分40分)
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。
A
Ayoungexecutivewastravelingdownaneighborhoodstreet.Hewaswatchingforkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassed,nochildrenappeared.Instead,abricksmashed(猛撞)intotheJag’Ssidedoor!
Heslammedonthebrakes.Theangrydriverthenjumpedoutofthecar,grabbedthenearestkidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar,shouting,“Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?
”
Theyoungboywasapologetic.”Please,Mister...Please,I’msorry…Ididn”tknowwhatelsetodo.Ithrewthebrickbecausenooneelsewouldstop…”
Withtearsdrippingdownhisface,theyouthpointedtoaspotjustaroundaparkedcar.“It’smybrother,”hesaid.“HefelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup.”
Nowsobbing,theboyaskedtheexecutive,“Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?
He’shurtandhe’stooheavyforme.”
Movedbeyondwords,thedrivertriedtoswallowtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.Hehurriedlyliftedtheboybackintothewheelchair,thentookouthisfancyhandkerchiefanddabbedatthefreshscrapesandcuts.Aquicklooktoldhimeverythingwasgoingtobeokay.“ThankyouandmayGodblessyou.”thegratefulchildtoldthestranger.
1.Theexecutivesloweddownbecause.
A.hesawaboythrowabricktohiscar
B.hesawaboyrushoutfrombetweencars
C.hewasafraidsomeboyssuddenlyrushedout
D.abricksmashedintotheJag’ssidedoor
2.Theboythrewthebricktothecarinorderto.
A.disturbthedriveronpurposeB.destroythecarofthestranger
C.asksomeonetodrivehimhomeD.stopsomeonetohelphim
3.Knowingthereasonwhytheboythrewthebrickathiscartheexecutivemustfeel.
A.sympathizedandexcitedB.regretfulandsympathized
C.ashamedandregretfulD.angryandregretful
4.Aftertheboy’sbrotherfelloffhiswheelchair,.
A.theboythrewbricksatseveralcars
B.theboytriedtostopseveralcars
C.theboy’sbrotherwashurtseriously
D.theboy’sbrotherwantedtostopacar
5.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat.
A.youshouldn’tdrivesofastthatsomeonethrowsatyou
B.itiscommontothrowabrickatacarrunningtoofast
C.youcan’tgothroughyourlifewithoutabrickthrowingatyou
D.youshouldpaymoreattentiontoothersandhelpthem
1-5CDBBD
Whoevernamedthebirdturkey—awordthatEnglishspeakersbeganmentioningaslongagoas1541—madeabigmistake.AlthoughthatbirdcamefromGuinea(几内亚)inAfrica,theEnglishapparentlyfirstimporteditfromTurkishmerchants.So,naturally,theycalleditaturkey.WhenEnglishspeakersestablishedtheirfirstcolonyinJamestown,Virginia,in1607,theythoughttheysawturkeystheretoo.“Wefoundanisland,onwhichthereweremanyturkeys,”wroteone.ThesebirdswerenotfromTurkeyandwerenotrelatedtotheGuineanfowl(家禽)ofAfrica.Butturkeystheywerecalled,andturkeystheyremain.
MuchofwhatweknowabouttheJamestowncolonywaswrittenbyCaptainJohnSmith,whoseeffortspreservedthecolonyfromcollapse(垮掉)andwhointurnwaspreservedbytheIndian“princess”Pocahontas.Smith’saccountsofthecolonyfrequentlymentionturkeysasfood,gifts,andobjectsoftrade.In1607,Smithwrote,tocelebratethefirstpeaceafterthefirstarmedfight,theIndiansbroughtturkeys,breadandwhattheyhad,singinganddancingincelebrationoffriendshiptilltheydeparted.ElsewhereSmithnotedthattheIndiansmadewarmandbeautifulcloaks(披风)fromturkeyfeathers.Furthernorth,asthePlymouthcolonynearedtheendofitsfirstyearin1621,GovernorWilliamBradfordalsoobservedagreatflockofwildturkeys,ofwhichtheytookmany.Undoubtedly,turkeyswereamongthefowlsservedatthefirstThanksgivingdinner.
DespitethosesignificantbeginningsandBenjaminFranklin’slobbying(游说),theturkeylosttothebaldeagleinthecontestforAmericanbird.AnditisaloserinmodernEnglishslang,too.Sincethe1920s,turkeyhasbeenatermforaplayormoviethatisafailure,andsincethe1950sforapersonwhoisnotfitforhisjob.ButthoughtheturkeyneversucceededinbecomingtheAmericansymbol,itdidbecometheAmericanfeast.ThanksgivingisTurkeyDay,andtheturkeyhascomeintoourlanguagemorethanotherbirds.Wenever“talkeagle”,we“talkturkey”whenwespeakfrankly.
63.Whonamedthebirdturkey?
A.Englishspeakers.B.Turkishmerchants.
C.CaptainJohnSmith.D.Guineans.
【答案】A
【解析】从第一段的第二句话AlthoughthatbirdcamefromGuinea(几内亚)inAfrica,theEnglishapparentlyfirstimporteditfromTurkishmerchants.So,naturally,theycalleditaturkey.得知虽然这种鸟原产地是几内亚,但是是英国人从Turkish商人那里买的,很自然的,英国人就称这种鸟turkey.
【考点定位】考察的是细节理解题
64.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat________.
A.turkeyswerebroughttoJamestownbySmith
B.theIndiansfoughtwithCaptainSmithforturkeys
C.turkeyswereservedatthefirstThanksgivingdinner
D.CaptainJohnSmithwroteabooknamedJamestownColony
65.Whenwesaysomebodyisaturkey,itmeans________.
A.heisveryangryB.hehasnoabilitytodohisjob
C.helikeseatingturkeysD.hespeaksfrankly
66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theturkeywasbeateninafightbythebaldeagle.
B.TurkeyswereintroducedtoAmericafromGuinea.
C.TheturkeyhasbecomeAmericanfoodbecauseitwasbeaten.
D.TurkeyhasbecomeatermoffailureinmodernEnglishslang.
Lastyear,onreportcardday,mysonandabunchofhis13-year-oldfriendspiledintothebackseatofmycar,readyforthelast-day-of-schoolpartyatMcDonald’s.“JackgotalaptopforgettingstraightA’s,andLauriegotacellphone,”oneboysaid.“Oh,yeah,andSarahgotaniPodNano,andshe’sonlyinthirdgrade,”saidanother.“AndhowaboutBrian?
Hegot$10foreachA.”
Isuddenlybecameconcerned.Thesepayoffsmightgetparentsthroughgrammarschool,butwhatabouthighschoolandbeyond?
Whatwouldbeleftaftertheelectricguitar,thecellphone,andtheportableDVDplayer?
Isawtheroadahead:
Asthehomeworkloadincreased,myincomewoulddecrease.Isawmycomfortablelifestylevanishbeforemyeyes-nomoreofthose$5bagsofalready-peeledorganiccarrots.Nomoreorganicanything!
Istartedtofeelsurprisedandnervous.Wouldeverygoalattainedbymytwochildrenfetchareward?
Ahighgradepointaverage?
Agoodclassranking?
Wouldsportsachievementsbeincludedinthisrewardsystem:
soccergoals,touchdowns,runs-batted-in?
Whataboutorchestra?
Wouldfirstchairpaymorethansecond?
I’dbepennilessbyeighth-gradegraduation.
“Weneverpaidanythingforgoodgrades,”saidmyneighboracrossthestreet,whosesonwasrecentlyacceptedatMIT.“Hejustdiditonhisown.Maybeonceinawhilewewentoutforpizza,butthat’saboutit.”
Don’tyoujusthatethat?
We’reallrunningaroundlookingfortheMP3playerwiththemostupdates,andshe’sspendingafewdollarsonpizza.Shegetsmotivation;wegetnegotiation.
16.Thesentence“Asthehomeworkloadincreased,myincomewoulddecrease.”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____________.
A.takingcareofthechildrenwouldinfluencemywork
B.Iwouldspendmoremoneyonmychildren’shomework
C.reducingchildren’shomeworkloadwouldcostmealot
D.morerewardswouldbeneededasthechildrengrewup
17.Wecantellfromthepassagethattheauthor’ssonwasin___________.
A.primaryschoolB.juniormiddleschool
C.highschoolD.university
18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.
A.ifyoupaythechildrenforgoodgrades,theywouldtakeitforgranted
B.ifyoubuychildrenpizzaforgoodgrades,theywouldworkharder
C.childrenwouldnotaskforrewardswhentheyenterhighschool
D.childrenwouldnotaskforrewardswhentheyenteruniversity
19.Theexampleoftheauthor’sneighborshowsthat____________.
A.pizzaisthebestwaytomotivatechildren
B.rewardisnottheonlywaytomotivatechildren
C.theauthor’sneighborwasverypoor
D.theauthor’sneighbor’ssondidn’tlikereward
20.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardpayingchildrenrewardforgoodgrades?
A.FavorableB.Ambiguous
C.DisagreeableD.Unknowable
参考答案-------DBABC
阅读理解(第一节20小题,第二节5小题;每题2分,满分50分)
第一节:
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,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
“Ithappenedoverthreeyearsago,”Paddysaidhelplessly. Nooneansweredhimormoved,fornooneknewwhattodo.“Justdon'ttellmymother,”saidFeenumbly.“Andnoonedid!
Oh,God!
Mypoor,poorFrank!
”
Paddywipedthetearsfromhisfaceandsaid. “Feedear,packyourthings.We'llgotoseehim.”
Shehalf-rosebeforesinkingback,hereyesinhersmallwhitefacestaredasifdead.“Ican'tgo,” shesaidwithoutahintofpain,yetmakingeveryonefeelthatthepainwasthere. “Itwouldkillhimtoseeme.Iknowhimsowell—hispride,hisambition.Lethimbeartheshamealone,it'swhathewants. We'vegottohelphimkeephissecret. Whatgoodwillitdohimtoseeus?
”
Paddywasstillweeping,notforFrank,butforthelifewhichhadgonefromFee'sface,forthedyinginhereyes.Frankhadalwaysbroughtbitternessandmisfortune,alwaysstoodbetweenFeeandhimself. Hewasthecauseofherwithdrawalfromhisheartandtheheartsofhischildren. EverytimeitlookedasiftheremightbehappinessforFee,Franktookitaway. ButPaddy'sloveforherwasasdeepandimpossibletowipeoutasherswasforFrank.
Sohesaid. “Well,Fee,wewon'tgo.Butwemustmakesureheistakencareof. HowaboutifIwritetoFatherJonesandaskhimtolookoutforFrank?
”
Theeyesdidn'tliven,butafaintpinkstoleintoher
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