高考英语 阅读理解精英练习题20.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英练习题20

2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题（20）及答

阅读理解

AsaprofessoratalargeAmericanuniversity，Ioftenhear

aphrasefromstudents：

“I’monlya1050.”Theunlucky

studentsarespeakingofthescoreontheScholasticAptitudeTest（SAT），whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice，orevenhaveachancetogetahighereducationatall.TheSATscore，whetheritis800,1100or1550，hasbecomethefocusatthistimeoftheirlife.

Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscores，thenagreatamountoftheirselfrespectisputinthenumber.Studentswhoperformpoorlyontheexamareleftfeelingthatitisallover.Thelowtestscore，theythink，willmakeitimpossibleforthemtogetintoagoodcollege.Andwithoutadegreefroma_prestigious_university，theyfearthatmanyoflife’sdoorswillremainforeverclosed.

Accordingtoastudydoneinthe1990s，theSATisonlyareliableindicatorofastudent’sfutureperformanceinmostcases.Interestingly，itbecomesmuchmoreaccuratewhenitissettogetherwithotherindicators—likeastudent’shighschoolgrades.EvenifstandardizedtestsliketheSATcouldshowastudent’sacademicproficiency（学业水平），theywillneverbeabletotestthingslikeconfidence，effortsandwillpower，andareunabletogiveusthefullpictureofastudent’spotentialities（潜力）.ThisisnottosuggestthatweshouldstopusingSATscoresinourcollegeadmissionprocess.TheSATisanexcellenttestinmanyways，andthescoreisstillausefulmeansoftestingstudents.However，itshouldbeonlyoneofmanymethodsused.

1.ThepurposeoftheSATistoteststudents’________.

A.strongwill

B.academicability

C.fullpotentialities

D.confidenceinschoolwork

2.Students’selfrespectisinfluencedbytheir________.

A.scoresintheSAT

B.achievementsinmathematics

C.jobopportunities

D.moneyspentoneducation

3.Theunderlinedphrase“aprestigiousuniversity”probablymeans“________”.

A.afamousuniversity

B.atechnicaluniversity

C.atraditionaluniversity

D.anexpensiveuniversity

4.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A.howtopreparefortheSAT

B.stresscausedbytheSAT

C.Americanhighereducation

D.theSATanditseffects

1.However，manyoftheyoungreadersaregettinginterestedinsuchpoisonousreading，whichcoststhemwhattheyshouldpayfortheirbreakfastandbringsthemnightmaresandimmoralideasinreturn.（完形填空第二段倒数第二句）

然而，许多年轻的读者对这些有害刊物非常感兴趣，而这些刊物花掉了他们本该去买早饭的钱，反而给他们带来了噩梦和邪恶的想法。

（1）Iboughthimadrinkinreturnforhishelp.

我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。

（2）Onhisreturnhereportedhisfindingstothecommittee.

他一回来就向委员会报告结果。

（3）Haveyoureturnedthenoveltothelibrary?

那本小说你还给图书馆了吗？

（4）Wedecidedtoreturnblowforblow.

我们决定以牙还牙。

2.TheunluckystudentsarespeakingofthescoreontheScholasticAptitudeTest（SAT），whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice，orevenhaveachancetogetahighereducationatall.（阅读理解第一段第二句）

这些不幸的学生正谈论他们SAT测试的分数，而这分数决定了他们是否能进入他们选择的高校，或有机会接受更高层次的教育。

（1）Eachticketadmitstwopersonstotheparty.

每张票可供两人入场参加聚会。

（2）Hewasadmittedtohospitalwithminorburns.

他因轻度烧伤而入院。

（3）Theschooladmitssixtynewboysandgirlseveryyear.

这所学校每年招收六十名男女新生。

（4）Headmittedhavingstolenthecar.

他招认偷了那辆汽车。

3.Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscores，thenagreatamountoftheirselfrespectisputinthenumber.（阅读理解第二段第一句）

很明显，如果学生重视他们的考试成绩，他们就对这些分数投入了大量的自尊。

（1）Putinmorewater，willyou?

再加些水，好吗？

（2）Heputinaclaimfor￡500damages.

他提出一项五百英镑的赔偿要求。

（3）Ifyou’rewritingtoyourmother，don’tforgettoputinsomethingabouthercomingtostay.

你要是正给你的母亲写信的话，可别忘了再加上几句请她来住几天。

（4）CouldIputinawordatthispoint?

在这点上我可以说句话吗？

答案----1.B　2.A　3.A　4.D　

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Asobbinglittlegirlstoodnearasmallchurchfromwhichshehadbeenturnedawaybecauseit“wastoocrowded．”“Ican’tgotoSundaySchool,”shesobbedtothepastor（牧师）ashewalkedby．Seeinghershabbyappearance,thepastorguessedthereason,and,takingherbythehand,tookherinsideandfoundaplaceforherintheSundaySchoolclass．ThechildwassotouchedthatshewenttobedthatnightthinkingofthechildrenwhohavenoplacetoworshipJesus．

Someyearslater,thischildlaydeadinoneofthepoorbuildingsandtheparentscalledforthekindheartedpastor,whohadbefriendedtheirdaughter,tohandlethefinalarrangements．Asherpoorlittlebodywasbeingmoved,awornpursewasfoundwhichseemedtohavebeenpickedupfromsometrashdump．Insidewasfound57centsandanotescribbledinchildishhandwritingwhichread,“ThisistohelpbuildthelittlechurchbiggersomorechildrencangotoSundaySchool．”

Fortwoyearsshehadsavedforthisofferingoflove．Whenthepastortearfullyreadthatnote,heknewinstantlywhathewoulddo．Carryingthisnote,hetoldpeoplethestoryofherunselfishloveanddevotion．

Anewspaperlearnedofthestoryandpublishedit．ItwasreadbyaRealtorwhoofferedthemaparceloflandworthmanythousands．Whentoldthatthechurchcouldnotpaysomuch,heoffereditfor57cents．

Churchmembersmadelargedonations．Checkscamefromfarandwide．Withinfiveyearsthelittlegirl’sgifthadincreasedto$250,000,ahugesumforthattime．

WhenyouareinthecityofPhiladelphia,lookupTempleBaptistChurch,withaseatingcapacityof3,300andTempleUniversity,wherehundredsofstudentsaretrained．Havealook,too,attheGoodSamaritanHospitalandataSundaySchoolbuildingwhichhouseshundredsofSundayscholars,sothatnochildintheareawilleverneedtobeleftoutsideduringSundayschooltime．

56．Whydidthegirlhaveapursewith57cents?

A．Tosavemoneyforherfuturecareer．

B．Tobuildalargebuildingformorechildrentolivein．

C．Tohelpbuildachurchbigenoughforeverychildtogoto．

D．Toremindpeopletomakeremarkablehistory．

57．HowdidaRealtorhelpthechurch?

A．Hemadethestoryknowntothepublicbypublishingit．

B．Hesoldalandtothechurchforfree．

C．Heofferedthechurchapieceoflandfor57cents．

D．Heraisedmoneyforthechurch．

58．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Churchmembersdonatedbecauseoftheirdesireforabigchurch．

B．Thegirl’sunselfishlovewasrewardedatlast．

C．Thepastorfound57centssavedbythelittlegirl．

D．TempleBaptistChurch,TempleUniversity,GoodSamaritanHospitalandaSundaySchoolbuildingallbelongtothesmallchurchthelittlegirlwentto．

59．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．57CentsB．Alittlegirl’swish

C．PastorandGirlD．AbiggerChurch

A：

人们在一个去世的小女孩身上发现了57美分，那是她为了实现每个孩子都能上主日学校的愿望辛苦地积攒的钱。

人们被小女孩的爱心所感动纷纷捐款帮助修建教堂。

56．C根据文章第二段可知，小女孩的57美分是为了扩建小教堂的，她希望每个孩子都能上主日学校。

57．C根据文章倒数第三段可知Realtor把一块土地以57美分的价格卖给了教堂。

58．B人们对教堂的捐钱是始于对小女孩的馈赠。

在五年内捐款达25美元，这是小女孩无私的爱带来的巨大回报。

59．A文章主要围绕贫穷的小女孩攒了57美分以扩建教堂展开的。

故选57Cents为题目。

阅读理解---------------B

Attheendofmysenioryearofhighschool,Igotajobworkingatalocalcoffeeshop．Ithoughtthejobwouldbeeasyandstress-free．Ipicturedmyselfpouringthebestcoffees,makingdeliciousdoughnuts（炸面包圈）,andbecomingfriendswithregularcustomers．

Iwasn’texpectingthepeoplewithenormousorders,thewomenwhocomplainedthatthecoffeewasmuchtoocreamy（含乳脂的）,orthemenwhowantedtheiricedcoffeesremadeagainandagainuntiltheyreachedperfection．Icouldn’tseemtopleaseanyone．

Onerainyday,oneofmyregularcustomerscameinlookingupset．Hesaidhefeltlikegettinginbed,pullingthesheetsupoverhishead,andstayingthereforafewyears．Iknewexactlyhowhefelt．

Beforeheleft,Ihandedhimabagalongwithhisicedcoffee．Hewassurprised,sincehehadn’torderedanythingbutcoffee．Ihadgivenhimhisfavoritetypeofdoughnut．

“It’sonme,”Itoldhim．“Haveaniceday．”

Hesmiledandthankedmebeforeheadingbackoutintotherain．

Thenextday,itwasstillraining．Ispentmyafternoonhangingoutthewindowhandingpeopletheirorders．Iwascompletelywetandfreezingcold．Worse,noonewastippingthatday．EverytimeIlookedintoouremptytipjar,Igrewmoredepressed．

Intheevening,thecustomerfromthedaybeforedroveuptothewindow．Hehandedmeapinkroseandanote．Hesaidthatnotmanypeopletooktimetocareaboutothersandhewasgladtherewerestillpeoplelikemeintheworld．Withafriendlywave,hedroveaway．

Irantothebackoftheshopandreadthenote．Itread:

Christine,

Thanksforbeingsosweet,kindandthoughtfulyesterday．Itissonicetomeetsomeonewho’sindeednice．Pleasedon’tchangeyourways!

Haveagreatday!

–Hank

Afterthat,wheneverIfeltdepressedorsickofcoffee,IthoughtofHankandhiskindness．ThenIwouldsmile,holdmyheaduphigh,clearmythroatandaskpolitely,“HowcanIhelpyou?

”

60．Whywasn’tthewriterhappywithherjobatfirst?

A．Thecustomersdidn’ttipherenough．

B．Itwasdifficulttomakeicedcoffeeperfect．

C．Everybodyhadanenormousorder．

D．Thejobdidn’tturnoutasshehadexpected．

61．Themancametothecoffeeshopto______．

A．buyhisfavoritedoughnutB．complaintotheauthor

C．buyacupoficedcoffeeD．getoutoftherain

62．Themanfeltthankfulforthewriterbecause______．

A．shewasindeedkindtohiminatimeofneedB．sheknewexactlyhowthemanfelt

C．sheofferedhimcoffeeandfoodforfreeD．shecomfortedhimbysharinghispain

63．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Don’tcountyoureggsuntiltheyarehatched．

B．Ifyoulightalampforsomebody,itwillalsobrightenyourpath．

C．Thequalityofyourlifeisthequalityofyourrelationships．

D．Amanishappysolongashechoosestobehappy．

60．D考查推理判断。

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