高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题15.docx

高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题15.docx

《高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题15.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题15.docx（10页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题15

2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题（15）及答案

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答案题卡上将该项涂黑。

【齐齐哈尔市2013三模】A

Manyyearsago,IpulledafamilyoutofaburningcarsomewhereinWyoming.LastweekIreceivedatelephonecallfromawomanwhocouldnotstopcryingasshetoldmethatoneofmystorieshadsavedhersonfromcommittingsuicide.Inclosingshecalledmeahero.

Thatgotmethinkingaboutwhataherois.WasIaherobecauseIpulledafamilyfromaburningcar?

Ifso,howcouldIbeaherojustbecauseIwroteastorythatsavedsomeone’slife?

TodayIlookeduptheword“hero”inthedictionarytoseeexactlywhatitmeant.Itread“apersonwhodoessomethingbrave”andalso“apersonwhoisgoodandnoble”.

Thatstatementimpressedmemorethanthepartaboutbeingbrave.SoIthoughtaboutsomethingveryimportant.AndIrememberedwhathappenedtomeyearsago.

Aftermymarriageoftwentyyearsended,Iwasinsuchacondition.Iwaswithinhourstryingtogetupenoughcouragetoendthepainandmisery.WhenIreturnedhome,someonehadsentmeacardinthemailwhichtoldmehowmuchtheywouldappreciatemeasafriend.Thatwonderfulcardprobablysavedmylife.Thatperson,withoutevenknowingit,savedalifeandbecameahero.

56.Themainideaofthepassageis_______________.

A.whythewritershouldbeaheroB.thateveryoneisahero

C.whetherthewriterisaheroD.whataheroexactlyis

57.Whydidthewomancallthewriteraheroattheendofthecall?

A.Becauseheaskedhersonnottokillhimself.

B.Becausehesavedafamilyfromaburningcar.

C.Becausehisstorysavedherson’slife.

D.Becausehewascuteandkindtoeverybody.

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentenceofParagraph5referto?

A.Thefactthatthesenderhelpedthewriter.

B.Theactionofsendingthecard.

C.Thewonderfulcardthewriterreceived.

D.Thefactthatthesenderwasafriendofthewriter.

59.Accordingtothewriter,whocanbeconsideredasahero?

A.Apersonwhoisbrave.

B.Apersonwhohelpssomeoneintrouble.

C.Apersonwhocanholdadoorforothers.

D.Apersonwhowriteswonderfulstories.

【参考答案】56—59、DCAB

阅读理解

Green-spacefacilitiesarecontributingtoanimportantextenttothequalityoftheurbanenvironment．Fortunatelyitisnolongernecessarythateverylectureoreverybookaboutthissubjecthastostartwiththeproofofthisidea．Atpresentitisgenerallyaccepted,althoughmoreasaself-evidentstatementthanonthebaseofaclosely-reasonedscientificproof．Therecognitionoftheimportanceofgreen-spacesintheurbanenvironmentisafirststepontherightway;thisdoesnotmean,however,thatenoughdetailsareknownaboutthefunctionsofgreenspacesintownsandaboutthewayinwhichtheinhabitantsareusingthesespaces．

Thetheoreticalseparationofliving,working,trafficandrecreationwhichformanyyearshasbeenusedintown-and-countryplanning,hasinmyopinionresultedindisproportionate（不成比例的）attentionforformsofrecreationfarfromhome,whereastherewasrelativelylittleattentionforimprovementofrecreativepossibilitiesinthedirectneighborhoodofthehome．Wehavecometotheconclusionthatthisisnotright,becauseanimportantpartofthetimewhichwedonotpassinsleepingorworking,isusedforactivitiesatandaroundhome．Soitisobviousthatrecreationintheopenairhastobeginatthestreetdoorofthehouse．Theurbanenvironmenthastoofferasmanyrecreationactivitiesaspossible,andthedesignofthesehastobesuchthatmoreobligatory（强制性的）activitiescanalsohavearecreativeaspect．

Theverybeststandardoflivingisnothingifitisnotpossibletotakeapleasantwalkinthedistrict,ifthechildrencannotbeallowedtoplayinthestreets,becausetherisksoftrafficaretoogreat,ifduringshoppingyoucannowherefindaspotofenjoyingforamomenttheniceweather,inshort,ifyouonlyfeelyourselfathomeafterthestreetdoorofyourhouseisclosedafteryou．

46．Accordingtotheauthor,theimportanceofgreenspacesintheurbanenvironment_______．

A．isstillunknown

B．isbeingcloselystudied

C．isusuallyneglected

D．hasbeenfullyrecognized

47．Thetheoreticalseparationofliving,working,trafficandrecreationhasledto_______．

A．thedisproportionofrecreationfacilitiesintheneighborhood

B．alloftherecreationfacilitiesfarfromhome

C．relativelylittleattentionforrecreativepossibilities

D．theimprovementofrecreativepossibilitiesintheneighborhood

48．Theauthorsuggeststhattherecreativepossibilitiesofgreenspacesshouldbeprovided_______．

A．inspecialareas

B．inthesuburbs

C．intheneighbourhoodofthehouse

D．ingardensandparks

49．Theauthorsays“moreobligatoryactivitiescanalsohavearecreativeaspect”to_______．

A．suggestthatobligatoryactivitiesdon’tneedtoserious

B．showthatrecreationactivitiesareveryimportant

C．showhowrecreationactivitieshavespreadwildly

D．suggesthowtoofferrecreationactivitiesaroundhome

50．Whywouldsomeoneonlyfeelhimselfathomeaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A．Onelivestheverybeststandardofliving．

B．Therearetoomanydistractionsoutsidehishome．

C．Therearefewrecreationsaroundhishouse．

D．Oneneedsthestreetdoorofhishousetobeopenedalways．

参考答案---------46—50DACDC

阅读理解A

Honesty,mymumalwaysusedtotellme,isthebestpolicy.Ofcourse,thisdidn'tincludeherwhenshetoldmethatifIdidn’teatallmyvegetablesFatherChristmaswouldfindoutandwouldn'tgivemeanypresents.

Butwhenitcomestomedicine,Ihadassumeditwasimportanttoalwaysbehonestwithmypatients.Afterall,thedoctor-patientrelationshipisbasedontrust,andthereforehonestyisessential,orsoIthought.

Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics（老年病科）.Mr.McMahonwasbroughtinwhenhisbabywasfoundveryswollen.Itookamedicalhistoryfromhisdaughterwhohadaccompaniedhimintheambulance.She'dbeenhismaincarerforyears.Istoodlookingathimasshegaveadetailedhistory."Hashelostanyweightrecently?

"Iasked,"Well,it'sfunnyyoushouldmentionthat,butyes."Shesaidslowly.Therewassilenceforafewmoments."Why?

Whatareyouworriedabout?

"sheasked,Ihesitated.ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasonlyfairthatItoldherthetruth."Well,weneedtoproveit'snotcancer."IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder.

Halfanhourlater,anursecalledme:

"Mr.McMahon'sdaughterbrokedown－shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer."Myheartsank.BythetimeIarrivedattheward,myconsultantwasalreadythere,explainingthatwestillhadtorunlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmedthathehadcancer.Istoodsilentlyattheendofthebed.MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr.McMahon,sheturnedtome."Whyonearthdidyoudothat?

"sheaskedindisbelief.Ilookedatherandbitmylip."SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher."Isaid,hangingmyhead."Andgivehermoretoworryabout?

"repliedmyconsultant."Youdon'tsaytheword'cancer'untilit'sconfirmed.Evenifyoususpectit,thinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeople."

Asitturnedout,itwasn'tcancer.ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey'resometimesselectiveinwhattheyhear－andasadoctorit'simportanttobemindfulofthis.Inbeingtruthful,I'dmadethesituationworse.

51.Thepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsistoshowthattheauthor_________.

A.misunderstoodthedoctor-patientrelationship

B.wasanxioustoreceiveChristmasgifts

C.regardedhonestyasthebestpolicy

D.hadanunhealthyeatinghabit

52.Theauthor'sconsultantwasangrywithhimbecause_________.

A.hetoldthedaughterwhathesuspected.

B.hedelayedrunningthenecessarytests.

C.hefailedtoconfirmtheparent'sdisease.

D.heforgotwhattheconsultanthadadvised.

53.Theauthorhunghishead（theunderlinedpartinPara.4）becausehewasfeeling_________.

A.guilty

B.hurt

C.disappointed

D.helpless

54.Whatlessonhastheauthorlearntfromhisexperience?

A.Learningfromparentsisnecessary.

B.Jumpingtoaconclusionisdangerous.

C.Tellingthetruthmaynotalwaysbethebestsolution.

D.Selectingpleasantwordsmaynotbetheperfectpolicy.

参考答案------------------51—55CAACA

BobbyMorescogrewupinNewYork'sHell'sKitchen,atoughworking-classneighborhoodonManhattan'sWestSide.ButHell'sKitchenliesrightnextdoortoBroadway,andthebrightlightsattractedBobbyfromthetimehewasateen.Beingstage-struckwashardlywhatastreetkidcouldadmittohispartners.Fearingtheirridicule,hetoldnoone,notevenhisgirlfriend,whenhestartedtakingactinglessonsatage17.Ifyouwereakidfromtheneighborhood,youbecameacop,constructionworker,longshoremanorcriminal.Notanactor.

Morescostruggledtomakethatlongwalkafewblockseast.Hestudiedacting,turnedoutforallthecattlecalls--andduringthedecadeofthe1970smadeatotalof$2,000."Iwasn'tagoodactor,butIhadadrivingneedtodosomethingdifferentwithmylife,"hesays.

HemovedtoHollywood,wherehedroveacabandworkedasabartender（酒吧服务员）."Myfathersaid,'Stopthiscrazinessandgetajob;youhaveawifeanddaughter.'“ButMorescokeptworkingathischosencraft.

Thenin1983hisyoungerbrotherThomaswasmurderedinamob-linkedkilling.MorescomovedbacktohisoldneighborhoodandstartedwritingasawaytoexplorethepainandthepatrimonyofHell'sKitchen.Half-DesertedStr