湖南衡山县高考英语暑假阅读理解专练9及答案.docx

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湖南衡山县高考英语暑假阅读理解专练9及答案

【科普知识型---阅读理解】

HousedinMilan,oneofEurope'sdirtiestcities,LeonardodaVinci'smasterpieceTheLastSupperstillfacesathreatfromairpollution,researcherssay,despitepreventativemeasuresthathavesignificantlydecreasedpollutantsinthechurchwherethefamouspaintingisondisplay.

In2009,Italianauthoritiesinstalledaheating,ventilation（通风）andairconditioningsystemtoprotectthepaintingfromMilan'spollutedair.Toseewhetherthesystemcouldimproveairquality,ateamofresearchersledbyConstantinosSioutas,aprofessorofcivilandenvironmentalengineeringattheUniversityof

SouthernCalifornia,placedtwoairqu

alitymonitorsinsidethechurchforayeartocollectsamplesfromaroundpainting.Resultsshowedthelevelsoffineandcoarseparticulateswerereducednearthepaintingby88percentand94percent,respectively,comparedwiththecorrespondingoutdoorlevels.“It'saspectacularreduction，”Sioutassaidinastatement.“Itis,frankly,veryimpressive.”

AlthoughtheresearchersapplaudedthesuccessfuldecreaseinparticulatesarounddaVinci'spainting,theywarnedthatindoorsourcesofpollutionmaystillposeathreattothepricelesspainting.Fattylipids（油脂）fromtheskinofcustomersinthechurchappearedinsignificantquantitiesaroundthepainting,despitethefactthatvisitorsgettingaccesstotheartworkarestrictlyregulated.

Onlyafewvisitorsareallowedinsidethechurchatatime,andtheyenterthebuildingandcanstayforonly15minuteseach.However,fattylipidsfromvisitors'skincancombinewithdustintheairandpollutethepaintingiftheycomeincontactwithit,saysstudyresearcherNancyDaheroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.

Evenpreviousrestorationsofthepaintingmaypolluteitssurface,Dahersaid.Tinyparticulatesofthewaxappliedduringearlyrepaireffortscanbeemittedfromthepainting,getintotheairandtarnish（使失去光泽）thepaintinginthesamemannerasthefattylipids

.

Theresearchersnotedthattheirairsampleanalysiscouldbeusedasapointofreferenceforfuturestudiesaimedatprotectingvaluableartwor

kandartefacts.

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“particulates”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Thesmallestpartsofachemicalsubstance.

B．Thingsdirtierthanusual.

C．Certaintypesofgas.

D．Extremelysmallpiecesofdirt,whichcauseseriouspollution.

2．Accordingtothetext,thefollowingfactorspollutethepaintingEXCEPT________．

A．fattylipidsfromtheskinB．tinyparticlesofthewax

C．breathofthevisitorsD．dustintheair

3．Accordingtotheresearchers,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthei

rairsampleanalysis?

A.Theairsampleanalysiswasgotbygatheringairinthechurchforayear.

B．Theairsampleanalysisshowedthatthepaintingwascompletelyawayfromairpollution.

C．Theairsampleanalysiscanbehelpfulforfuturestudiesprotectingvaluableartwork.

D．TheairsampleanalysisshowedthattheparticulatesarounddaVinci'spaintingweredecreasedsuccessfully.

4．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．Howtodecreaselevelsofparticulateseffectively

B．Thefamouspainting—daVinci'sTheLastSupper

C．KeepingairpollutionfromdamagingdaVinci'sTheLastSupper

D．Howtoprotectartworkinhouseholds

【要点综述】保存在意大利米兰市一家教堂的达·芬奇名画《最后的晚餐》受到空气污染的影响。

虽采取了措施使教堂空气质量得到提高，但仍存在一些污染隐患。

1．D　词义猜测题。

综合分析文章及该词所在句子，可推知该词意为“颗粒（污染）物”。

2．C　细节理解题。

根据文章信息可知，对名画《最后的晚餐》带来污染的因素主要有参观者皮肤上的油脂、修复时产生的蜡颗粒及空气中的灰尘等。

3．B　细节理解题。

从文章第一、二段可知，虽然教堂室内环境大为改善，但这幅伟大的画作仍受到各种污染物的威胁。

4．C　主旨大意题。

综合分析文章可知，本文主要介绍如何保护达·芬奇的名画《最后的晚餐》免受污染物的影响，故C项为标题最佳。

【浙江省金丽衢十二校2014高考英语第二次联考】

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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

"Ok,"Isaidtomydaughterasshebentoverherafternoonbowlofrice."What'sgoingonwithyouandyourfriendI?

"J.istheleaderofagroupofthird-gradersathercamp—apositionLucyherselfoccupiedtheprevioussummer.Nowshe'stheoneontheouts,andeverydayatsnacktime,shetellsmeallaboutit,whileIofferuptheunhelpfuladviceallsummerlong.

"She'sfondofgivingorders,"Lucycomplained."She'sfat,"Lucymumbled（含糊地说）ineohebowl"Wearegoingupstairs,"Isaid,myvoicecold,"Wearegoingtodiscussthis."Andupwewent.

I'dspentthenineyearssinceherbirthgettingreadyforthisday,thedaywe'dhavetohave

theconversationaboutthishorribleword.Iknewexactlywhattosaytothegirlonthereceiving

endoftheteasing（嘲笑），butinallofmyimaginings,itneveronceoccurredtomethatmy

daughterwouldbetheonewhousedtheFword一Fat.

Mydaughtersatonherbed,andIsatbesideher.“Howwouldyoufeelifsomeonemadefun

ofyouforsomethingthatwasn'tyourfault?

”Ibegan.“Shecouldstopeatingsomuch,”Lucy

mumbled,mouthingthesimpleadviceathousanddoctorsandwell-meaningfriendsandrelatives

havegivenoverweightwomenforyears．

"It'snotalwaysthateasy,”Isaid.“Everyone'sdifferentinternsofhowtheytreatfood”

Lucylookedatme,waitingformetogoon.Iopenedmymouth，thenclosedit.ShouldItellher

that,inteasingawoman'sweight,she'sjoinedthelong,proudtraditionofcriticswhogoafterany

womanwithwhomtheydisagreebystartingwith"you'reugly"andendingwith“nomanwould

wantyouandtheremustbesomethingwrongwithanymanwhodoes"？

ShouldItellherIdidn't

crywhensomeonepostedmypictureandcommented,“I'msorry,butaren'tauthorswhowrite

booksmarketedtoyoungwomensupposedtobepretty?

”

Doessheneedtoknow,now,thatlifeisn'tfair?

Ifeelhereyesonme，waitingforananswer

Idon'thave.Wordsaremytools．Storiesaremyjob．It'spossibleshe'llrememberwhatIsay

forever,andIhavenoideawhattosay.

SoItellhertheonlythingIcancomeupwiththatisabsolutelytrue．Isaytomydaughter,

“Iloveyou，andthereisnothingyoucouldeverdotomakemenotloveyou，ButI'mdisappointedinyourightnow.Thereareplentyofreasonsfornotlikingsomeone．Whatshelookslikeisn'toneofthem.”

Lucynods，tearsonhercheeks．“Iwon'tsaythatagain,”shetellsme，andIpullherclose,

pressingmynoseagainstherhair.Wearebothquiet,andIdon'tknowifIhavesaidtheright

thing.Soaswesittheretogether,shouldertoshoulder,Iprayforhertobesmart．Iprayforherto

bestrong.Iprayforhertofindfriends，worksheloves,apartnerwholovesher,andfortheworld

nottodeprive（剥夺）herofthethingsthatmakeherwhosheis，forherlifetobeeasy,andfor

hertohavethestrengthtohandleitwhenit'snot.Andstill,always，Ipraythatshewillnever

struggleasI'vestruggled,thatweightwillneverbehercrosstobear.Shemaynotbeabletouse

thewordinourhome,butIcanuseitinmyhead．Ipraythatshewillnevergetfat．

55，TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1indicatesthatLucy＿＿＿，

A.oftenmakesfunofherfriendJ.B．hasturnedagainstherfriendJ．

C．getsalongwellwithherfriendJ.D.hasbeguntocompetewithherfriendJ，

56.WhydoestheauthorwanttodiscusswithLucy?

A.Becauseshewantstooffersomeotherhelpfuladvice.

B．Becauseshehaspreparedtheconversationfornineyears.

C．BecausesheisreallyshockedatLucy'srudeness．

D.BecauseshedecidestotellLucyasimilarstoryofherown．

57.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellherdaughter?

A..Itisnoteasytotakethedoctors'advicetoeatless．

B．Peopleshouldn'tcomplainbecauselifeisunfair.

C．Sheherselfwasonce一laughedatforherappearance.

D.Peopleshouldn'tbeblamedfortheirappearance.

58．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

A.theauthorearnsalivingbywritingstories

B．theauthorisafatbutgood-lookingwoman

C．theauthorwillstoplovingherdaughterforwhatshesaid

D.theauthor'sdaughteragreedwithherfrom.theverybeginning

59．Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat．

A.Lucy～deeplymovedbyhermother'sprayer

B．amother'sprayerwillshapeherdaughter'sattitudetowardslife

C.theauthorallowsherdaughtertousetheFwordinherhead

D．theauthorhopesherdaughterwillneverhaveweighttrouble

60．Theauthor'sattitudetowardsherdaughtercanbebestdescribedas．

A.lovingbutstrictB.indifferentbutpatient

C.satisfiedandfriendlyD.unsatisfiedandangry

【参考答案】55、B56—60、CDADA

阅读理解。

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21-year-oldtwinsons:

acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountofborrowing.Thenherhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay‘comehome,’butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation,”saysJac

obs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:

Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidformtheschools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan（贷款）program.Theywilleachgraduat

ewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeabletofinishschool.

Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（学费）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to2007,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust14

7%.Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade,

“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon’thaveanaffordablesystemofhighereducation,”saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter.“Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidsto