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湖北省黄石市高考英语阅读理解训练题33

湖北省黄石市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（33）及答案

TedTurnerachievedhighgoalsandgreatsuccessbythetimehewas43.BestknownforhisCNN,TedTurnerlaunchedasecondnationwideallnewsnetwork,HeadlineNews,purchasedtheAtlantaBravesbaseballteam,andbecametheworld’sbestyachtsmanattheAmerica’sCupin1977.In1982TedTurnerwasnamedbyForbesoneofthe400richestpeopleintheU．S.HewasnamedTimemagazine’s“ManoftheYear”in1992.HowdidTedTurneraccomplishallofthisatsuchayoungage?

TedTurner’sfather,Ed,wasaselfmademillionairewhodemandedthathisonlysontrytoachievesimilarsuccess.Heinstilledintheboyastrongbeliefthathardworkwasgood.Besidesreadinganewbookeverytwodays,TedTurnerwasalsochargedrentathomeduringsummervacationsfromboardingschool.EdTurnerwasastronginfluenceinhisson’slife.

Asachild,TedTurnerlivedaverylonelylife,oftenseparatedfromhisfamily.DuringWorldWarⅡ，hisfatherservedintheNavy.EdTurnertookhiswifeanddaughterwithhimsotheycouldlivenearbybutlefthis6yearoldsonbehindinaboardingschoolinCincinnati,Ohio.WhenTedTurnerwasinthefifthgrade,hisfatherenrolledhiminamilitaryacademy.EventhoughTurnerhadfriendsatschool,itdidn’tmakeupfortheabsenceofhisparentsandsister.EventuallyTedTurnerenrolledatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Heattendedcollegeoffandon,becameinvolvedinsailboatracing,andbecameamemberoftheU．S.CoastGuardforawhile.Inhisearlytwenties,hebecamegeneralmanagerofoneofhisfather’sbranchoffices—theTurnerAdvertisingCompanyinMacon,Georgia.

Twoyearslaterafterhisfather’ssuicide,TedTurnertookoverthecompany.Hesoondiscoveredthathewasmoreskilledthanhisfatherinmanagingthebusiness.Duringthenexttwentyyears,TedTurnerworkedhardtoaccumulateenoughpowerandmoneytofulfillhisfather’sdream.

Reflectingonhisfather’sdeath,however,TedTurnerrealizedthatitwasdangeroustoputtoomuchemphasisonmaterialpossessions.Hedecidedtousehishardearnedinfluencetoservethepublic.

Concernedabouttheenvironment,TedTurnerestablishedtheBetterWorldSocietyin1985.Thepurposeofthisorganizationwastoproducedocumentariestoeducatepeopleaboutpollution,hunger,andthedangerofbuildingweaponsofmassdestruction.In1986TurnerbegansponsoringtheGoodwillGamestopromoteworldpeace.TheTurnerTomorrowAwardswerecreatedtoencouragewritersandthinkerstofocustheirattentiononsolvingworldproblems.TheTurnerFamilyFoundationwasestablishedin1992.

（　　）11.WhatisCNNaccordingtothepassage?

A.It’sabroadcastnewscompany.B．It’sabasketballteamagency.

C.It’sacharityorganization.D．It’sapublishinghouse.

（　　）12.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.ThecreationofCNNencouragedbroadcasterstobemoresuccessful.

B.Toweringgoalsandhardworkledtofameandprosperity.

C.TedTurnerwasexpertatsailboatracingandplayingbasketball.

D.TedTurnerbecameverysuccessfulatanearlyage.

（　　）13.Asastudentinamilitaryacademy,Turner________.

A.wasn’taslonelyashelookedbecauseofhismanyfriendsatschool

B.missedhisfamilyverymuchdespitehavingfriendsatschool

C.servedasamemberoftheU．S.CoastGuardforawhile

D.showedlittleinterestinstudyingbutotheraffairs

（　　）14.TheauthorseemstobelievethatTedTurneris________.

A.bossy　　　　　B．incapableC．ambitiousD．modest

（　　）15.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesanimportantchangeinTedTurner’slife?

A.Hebecamemoredeterminedandwasfearedbyhisemployees.

B.Hedevelopedrespectandadmirationforhisemployees.

C.Herevisedhisviewoftheworldandhisresponsibilityinit.

D.Hewasdemandedthesamelevelofsuccessashisfather.

（二）

本文讲述了泰德•特纳的童年及其在商业上所取得的成就。

11．A　细节理解题。

根据第一段BestknownforhisCNN,TedTurnerlaunchedasecondnationwideallnewsnetwork可判断选A。

12．D　段落大意题。

本段首句就指出泰德•特纳在43岁之前就有所建树，之后就具体列举他所取得的成就，最后一句就提问：

他为什么能如此年轻就取得这些成就呢？

由此判断该段旨在说明：

泰德•特纳在早年的时候就已经非常成功，故选D。

13．B　推理判断题。

根据第三段EventhoughTurnerhadfriendsatschool,itdidn’tmakeupfortheabsenceofhisparentsandsister.可判断选B。

14．C　推理判断题。

全文重点介绍了泰德•特纳所取得的成就，尤其结合第四段Duringthenexttwentyyears,TedTurnerworkedhardtoaccumulateenoughpowerandmoneytofulfillhisfather’sdream.可推断作者认为泰德•特纳是一个有抱负之人，故选C。

15．C　推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段Reflectingonhisfather’sdeath,however,TedTurnerrealizedthatitwasdangeroustoputtoomuchemphasisonmaterialpossessions.Hedecidedtousehishardearnedinfluencetoservethepublic.可推断父亲的死改变了他的世界观，使他欲投身于为大众服务的事业中去，由此判断选C。

Ifcarshadwings，theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,

beginningin2012.ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,

Massachusetts,saysitplanstodeliveritscarplane,

theTransition,tocustomersbytheendof2012.

“It’sthenext‘wow’vehicle，”saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.“AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon’tfly.”

Thecarplanehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute—andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillrequiredtotakeoffandland.

TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.

ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasamoreconvenientandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroublefromtryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:

Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youparkitinthegarageathome.

Thecarplaneisdesignedtoflyprimarilyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtakeoffweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TerrafugiasaystheTransitionreducesthepotentialforanaccidentbyallowingpilotstodriveunderbadweatherinsteadofflyingintomarginal（临界）conditions.

TheTransition’spricetag:

$194,000.Buttheremaybeadditionalchargesforoptionslikearadio,transponderorGPS.Anotheroptionisafullplaneparachute.

“Ifyougetintoaveryawfulsituation,itisthenecessarysafetyoption，”Gershsaid.

Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orderswithdeposits.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps，”Brownsaid.

（　　）11.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.

A．carplaneswillbepopularin2012

B．peoplemightdriveacarplanein2012

C．bothTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandland

D．RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts

（　　）12.Ittakesthecarplaneoneminuteto________.

A．foldandunfolditswingsB．unfoldwingsforflying

C．landintheairportD．meetflyingsafetyregulations

（　　）13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A．Thecarplaneneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.

B．Tomeetaircraftregulations,thecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAA.

C．Thecarplanemayflyashighasnormalplanes.

D．Peoplecanparkthecarplaneinthegarageattheirhome.

（　　）14.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastbutoneparagraphrefersto________.

A．theradioB．thetransponderC．theGPSD．thefullplaneparachute

（　　）15.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．CarsWithWingsMayBeJustAroundTheCorner

B．WhichToChoose:

AFerrariOrACarPlane?

C．AMoreConvenientAndCheaperWayToFly

D．CarsWithWingsCanFlyAsFastAsPlane

（二）

本文为说明文，主要介绍2011年末即将上市的一种汽车飞机的性能、特点与价格等。

11．B　细节理解题。

根据第一段ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstodeliveritscarplane,theTransition,tocustomersbytheendof2012.可知选B。

12．B　细节理解题。

根据第三段Thecarplanehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute—andfoldbackupfordriving.可判断选B。

13．C　细节理解题。

C项不符合Thecarplaneisdesignedtoflyprimarilyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtakeoffweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.可判断选C。

14．D　词义猜测题。

根据Anotheroptionisafullplaneparachute.和“Ifyougetintoaveryawfulsituation,itisthenecessarysafetyoption，”Gershsaid.的过渡关系，再结合句中的“averyawfulsituation”可推断it应指降落伞，故选D。

15．A　主旨大意题。

综合全文可知，全文主要介绍2012年末即将上市的汽车飞机的性能、特点与价格等，由此判断选A。

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文化教育型阅读理解

（一）

Therearemanyfamousmuseumsthroughouttheworldwherepeoplecanenjoyart.WashingtonD.C.hastheNationalGalleryofArt（美术馆）;ParishastheLouvre;London,theBritishMuseum.FloridaInternationalUniversity（FIU）inMiamialsoshowsartforpeopletosee.Anditdoessowithoutabuilding,orevenawallforitsdrawingsandpaintings.

FIUhasopenedwhatitsaysisthefirstcomputerartmuseumintheUnitedStates.Youdon’thavetovisittheUniversitytoseetheart.Youjustneedacomputerlinkedtoatelephone.

YoucancallthetelephonenumberofaUniversitycomputerandconnectyourowncomputertoit.Alloftheartisstoredintheschoolcomputer.Itiscomputerart,producedelectronically（采用电子手段）byartistsintheirowncomputers.Inonlyafewminutes,yourcomputercanreceiveandcopyallthepicturesanddrawings.

RobertShostakisdirectorofthenewcomputermuseum.Hesayshestartedthemuseumbecausecomputerartistshadnoplacetoshowtheirwork.

Acomputerartistcouldonlyrecordhispictureselectronicallyandsendtherecords,orfloppydiscs（软盘）,tootherstoseeontheircomputers.Hecouldalsoputhispicturesonpaper.Buttoprintgoodpicturesinpaper,thecomputerartistneededanexpensivelaser（激光）printer.