高考英语 阅读理解精英练习题2.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英练习题2

2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题

（2）及答案

阅读理解

Ibelievethatmycountry,Poland,isaperfectexampleforaplacewherefoodisparticularlyimportant.Whenwewerelittlechildren,webegantounderstandhowmuchaloafofbreadmeanttoourparents—tosomeitmightsoundsillybutformethecustomofkissingbreadbeforeyoustartedcuttingitwassimplyamazing.It'snotsocommonnowadaystotreatfoodthatway,sinceyouhardlyeverbakeyourownbread.Besides,everyonewouldcallyoucrazyifyoutriedtokisseverybreadrollbeforeyouatethem!

Butthoughwenolongermakeourfoodfromscratch（起点）,somecustomshavebeenkept--that'swhyIfeelsosorryeverytimeIhavetothrowanyfoodaway—eventhoughInolongerlivewithmyparentsandnobodywouldblamemeforthisanymore!

Manypeopleofournationarestillworkingasfarmers,eatingwhattheygrowandharvestandthereforeenjoyingeverythingmore.It'swidelyknownthatyouvaluemoreanythingthatneedsyoureffortinthefirstplace.InmosthomesinPoland,especiallythoseoffarmers,thewholefamilywouldtryandhavetheirmealstogether--extremelydifficultnow,butsorewarding（值得）!

Youcanshareothermembers'troublesandsuccesses,giveyourchildrensomeattention,orjustsitdownforamomentinsteadofrushingthroughlifeaimlessly.Furthermore,yourbody,andstomachinparticularwillbeverygrateful（感激）forsuchatime!

InPoland,awedding,Christmasorevenabirthdayiscelebratedwithagreatmeal.Womeninthehousegettogetherandcook,sometimesforafewdaysbeforetheevent,andtheextremelygoodorunusualfoodwillberememberedandwidelytalkedabout.

Youcannotover-valuetheimportanceoffoodinthecountry.What'smore,almosteveryoneinPolandwillbeasinterestedinthetopicasIam.

56.Whenthewriterwasachild,he/she________.

A.foundpeoplewerecrazyaboutbreadB.begantorealizetheimportanceoffood

C.thoughtthatcuttingbreadwasamazingD.learnedpeoplehardlybakedtheirownbread

57.Thewriterfeelsverysorrywhenhe/shehastothrowawayanyfoodbecause

A.he/shemakesfoodfromscratch

B.his/herparentswouldblamehim/her

C.somecustomsstillhaveeffectonhim/her

D.manypeoplearestillworkinghardasfarmers

58.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthat,inPoland,________.

A.mostmealscanbeinterestingtopicsforalongtime

B.thewholefamilyoftenhavemealstogethernowadays

C.it'scommonforwomentogettogethertocookforafewdays

D.familymemberscanknowmore.abouteachotherbyhavingmealstogether

5.答案56.B57.C58.D

We’resowelleducated–butwe’reuselessstudentswhohavelosttheabilitytodoanythingpractical.Theonlythingwe’vemasteredisconsumption.

Largenumbersofstudentshaveenteredhighereducationinthepast10years,butdespitebeingthemosteducatedgenerationinhistory,itseemsthatwe’vegrownincreasinglyignorantwhenitcomestobasiclifeskills.

Lookingbackonmyfirstcoupleofweeksoflivinginstudenthalls,Iconsidermyselfluckytostillbealive.Unfamiliartofresher’s,therearemanyhiddendangersinthedirtycornersofstudentsaccommodation.

Ihavesurvivedacoupleofseriousboilingeggincidentsandlotsofcasesoffood–poisoning,probablyfromdirtykitchencounters.Althoughsomeofmyclotheshavefallenvictimtoironingexperimentation,IthinkIhavenowfinallyacquiredallthedomestic（居家的）skillsImissedoutinmymodemeducation.

In2006and2010,thecharmingeducationistSirKenRobinsongavetwoveryamusingtalksinwhichhediscussedtheimportanceofcreativityineducation.Robinson’smainviewpointisthatourcurrenteducationsystemdislocatespeoplefromtheirnaturaltalents.Iwouldliketogoastepfurtherandproposethatbesidesourtalents,thesystemtakesawaywhatusedtobepassedfromgenerationtogeneration–aworkingknowledgeofbasiclifeskills.

Today’sgraduatesmayhaveearnedthemselveshonorinhistory,laworeconomies,butwhenitcomestosimplethingslikeputtingupashelftoholdalltheiracademicbooks,orfixingaholeintheiron–trendclothes,theyhavetocallforhelpfromaprofessionalhandymanortailor.

Sincetheinventionoftheinternet,ithasneverbeeneasierforpeopletoaccessinformation,butourhighlyspecializededucationhasmadeusmoreone–sidedthanever.

Isuggestthatwestartwiththeimmediatereintroductionofsomeofthemostvitalaspectsof“domesticscience”education,beforethecurrentlackleadstoseriousaccidentsinstudenthalls.

36．Peoplecallususelessstudentsforthereasonthat.

A．whatwe’velearnedisbeyondconsumption

B．weareeducatedgeneration

C．we’veenteredhighereducation

D．ourlivingskillsaresopoor

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据We’resowelleducated–butwe’reuselessstudentswhohavelosttheabilitytodoanythingpractical.被称为无用的学生是因为我们失去做事的能力，也是就是学生的生活技能是不好的，故选D。

37．WhichisNOTtheincidentsthewriterhadduringthefirstfewweeksinstudenthalls?

A．Hewasseriouslyburntbyboiledeggs.

B．Hewasaccidentallypoisonedbyfood.

C．Hedamagedhisclotheswhileironing.

D．Hewasseverelybeatenbyfreshers.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Ihavesurvivedacoupleofseriousboilingeggincidentsandlotsofcasesoffood–poisoning,probablyfromdirtykitchencounters.Althoughsomeofmyclotheshavefallenvictimtoironingexperimentation,他经历了煮鸡蛋被烫伤，食物中毒还有衣服熨坏了等，只有选项D他被新生打了一顿没有提及，故选D。

38．AccordingtoRobinson’sopinion,ourcurrenteducation.

A．focusesontheimportanceifcreativity

B．dislocatespeoplefromtheirnaturaltalents

C．hasequippedstudentswithbasiclifeskills

D．hasfollowedthetraditionproperly

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Robinson’smainviewpointisthatourcurrenteducationsystemdislocatespeoplefromtheirnaturaltalents.根据Robinson的观点我们目前的教育阻止了人的天赋的发挥，故选B。

39．Whyarethegraduatespooratbasiclifeskills?

A．Becausetheyarenotinterestedinthem.

B．Becausetheyhavelittlerelevantpractice.

C．Becausetheyareaffectedbyinternet.

D．Becausetheyareeasytobeone-sided.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据thesystemtakesawaywhatusedtobepassedfromgenerationtogeneration–aworkingknowledgeofbasiclifeskills.这种教育制度使他们有更少的切实的实践，故选B。

40．Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageisthat.

A．thereisnoneedtointroduce“domesticscience”

B．it’stimewedidsomethingtocurrenteducation

C．moreattentionshouldbepaidtonaturalscience

D．accidentsshouldbepreventedinstudenthalls

【答案】B

【解析】作者意图题。

根据Isuggestthatwestartwiththeimmediatereintroductionofsomeofthemostvitalaspectsof“domesticscience”education,到了我们采取措施解决目前的教育情况的时候了。

Sincethebeginningoftheyear,smoghascoveredpartsofNorthChina.InJanuary,Beijingsawonlyfivedayswithoutsmog.TherisingPM2.5readingsterrifiedmanypeople,andsomehealthexpertssaidthatwheneverthesmoggetsserious,hospitalsreceivemorepatientssufferingacuterespiratory（呼吸系统）andheartdiseases.

Later,newsofpollutedundergroundwaterinsomeprovincesscaredpeoplewhowonderedwhetherthewatertheydrinkissafe.

Sotheneedtoemphasizeenvironmentalprotectionwhiledevelopingtheeconomyisheardeverywhere.

Smogespeciallyisacommonconcern.Likeapopularonlinepostsaid,airmaybetheonlythingthatisequalforeveryone,despiteyourincomeorvocation.Peoplewithhigherincomesareabletodrinkonlybottledspringwaterandeatonlyorganicfoodbypayinghigherprices,buttheybreathethesameairaseveryoneelse.

AtameetingonMonday,manyRepresentativeshaveexpressedtheirconcernsabouttheairquality,too.OnetalkedabouthisexperienceinBeijing.“Aftertakingataxifromthecapitalairporttomyhotel,whichtookaboutanhour,Iwashedmynoseandfoundtheinsideofmynosewasblack.Weshouldaskourselvesthisquestion:

Whydowewanttodevelop?

It'sforlivingabetterlife.Dirtyairisdefinitelynotabetterlife,"hesaid.

Chinaneedstodevelopitseconomyandinvest（投资）inhigh-tech.EveryChinesewantsastrongcountry.Butwithoutbluesky,cleanwaterandsafefood,theachievementsintheeconomywillbecomemeaningless.SpacetechnologiesarenottobedevelopedforbuildingabaseonMarssothatonedayallhumanbeingscanmigratetotheredplanetbecausetheyhavedestroyedEarth.

WhatthepublicwantsisastrongandbeautifulChina.PresidentHuJintaospokeatthe18thPartyCongresslastNovembersayingthatgreateffortsmustbemadetopromoteecologicalprogressandbuildabeautifulChina.Thewordshaveshownthecentralgovernment'sresolutiontoaddresstheenvironmentissue.

41．Theeffectofsmogdoesn’tinclude.

A．therisingofPM2.5readingsB．morepeoplesufferingdiseases

C．theincreaseofpeople’sincomeD．patientsincreasedinhospital

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据TherisingPM2.5readingsterrifiedmanypeople,andsomehealthexpertssaidthatwheneverthesmoggetsserious,hospitalsreceivemorepatientssufferingacuterespiratory（呼吸系统）andheartdiseases.烟雾引起PM的指数的增加，人们患病的人增多因而医院的病人增多，人们的收入的增加并不是由于烟雾的影响，故选C。

42．Whysmoghasbecomeacommonconcern?

A．Becausepeoplehavetopayhigherprices.

B．Becausenobodycanavoidit.

C．Becausewehavetodevelopindustry.

D．Becauseapopularonline-postdiscussedit.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Smogespeciallyisacommonconcern.及theybreathethesameairaseveryoneelse.因为每一个都需呼吸有烟雾是任何人都避免不了的事情，故选B。

43．TomakeChinastrongerwehavetodevelopeconomy,but.

A．wehavetosacrificeairasthepriceB．thedirtyairisnotwhatwewant

C．ecologicalprogresscanbeignoredD．thesmogistheonlybyproduct

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据WhatthepublicwantsisastrongandbeautifulChina.我们为了发展经济使中国变得更加强大，但是不能牺牲我们的空气的质量，故选B。

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