唐山市路北区高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练12及答案.docx
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唐山市路北区高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练12及答案
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Mostyoungarchitects—particularlythoseinbigcities—canonlydreamaboutworkinginabuildingoftheirown.Andmakingthatdreamcometrueoftenmeansfindingabuildingnooneelseseemstowant,whichisexactlywhathappenedtoDavidYocumandhispartner,BrianBell.Theirbuildingisaformerautomobileelectrical-partsfirminAtlanta.Fromtheoutside,itlookstooold,evensomethinghorrible,butopenthedoorandyouareinawide,opencourtyard,linedonthreesideswithrusting(生锈的)walls.
In2000,YocumandBellfoundthisbuildinginthecity’sWestEnd.Builtin1947,thestructurehadbeenabandonedyearsearlierandtheroofofthemainbuildinghadfallendown.Butthepricewasright,soYocumboughtit.Hespenteightmonthsofhisoff-hoursondemolition(拆除),pullingrubbishoutthroughtheroof,becauseitwastoodangeroustogoinsidethebuilding.Thedemolitionwashardwork,butitgavehimtimetothinkaboutwhathewantedtodo,and“totreasurewhatwasthere—thewalls,therust,thelight.“Yocumsaid.“Everyseason,morepaintfallsoffthewallsandmorerustdevelops.It’slikeanartinstallation(装置)inthere—aslow-motionshow.“
Sincethebackbuildinghadbeenconstructedwithoutwindows,anall-glassfrontwasaddedtothebuildingtogiveitaviewofthecourtyard,andskylightswereinstalledintheroof.ThebackofthebuildingisaworkingareaandalivingroomforYocumandhiswife.Asortofbuffer(缓冲)zonebetweenthefrontandthebackcontainsabathroom,akitchenandamechanicalroom,andthewallsthatseparatethesezoneshaveopeningsthatallowviewsthroughtothefrontofthestudioandthecourtyardbeyond.
YocumandBell,whohavejustcompletedanartgalleryforthecity,feelthattheexperiencefromthedecorationoftheirbuilding,focusingontheinsideratherthantheoutside,hasinfluencedtheirwork.Ithasalsogiventhesearchitectsachancetoshowhowtheycanmakemoreoutofless.
1.Accordingtothepassage,itis formostyoungarchitectsinbigcitiestoworkinabuildingoftheirown.
A.easy B.unnecessary C.unrealistic D.common
2.Yocumboughttheoldbuildingbecause .
A.itwasabargaintohimB.itwasstillingoodcondition
C.itwaslocatedinthecitycenterD.itlookedattractivefromtheoutside
3.Workingontheoldbuilding,YocumandBell .
A.pulledrubbishoutthroughtheroof
B.removedtheskylightsfromthebathroom
C.presentedaslow-motionshowinanartgallery
D.builtakitchenatthebackpartoftheoldbuilding
4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatYocumandBell .
A.benefitedalotfrompullingdowntheroof
B.turnedmoreoldbuildingsintoartgalleries
C.gotinspirationfromdecoratingtheiroldbuilding
D.paidmoreattentiontotheoutsideoftheartgallery
5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat .
A.peoplecanlearnalotfromtheirfailures
B.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonanoldbuilding
C.peopleshouldnotjudgethingsbytheirappearance
D.creativepeoplecanmakethebestofwhattheyhave
【参考答案】1--5、CAACD
阅读理解。
ThreeBoysandaDad
BradclosedthedoorslowlyasSuelefthometovisithermother.Expectingawholedaytorelax,hewasthinkingwhethertoreadthenewspaperorwatchhisfavouriteTVtalkshowonhisfirstdayoffinmonths.“Thiswillbelikeawalkinthepark,”he'dtoldhiswife.“I'lllookafterthekids,andyoucangovisityourmom.”
Thingsstartedwell,butjustaftereighto'clock,histhreelittle“goodkids”—Mike,Randy,andAlex—camedownthestairsintheirnightclothesandshouted“breakfast,daddy”.Whenfoodhadnotappearedwithinthirtyseconds,RandybeganusinghisspoononAlex'sheadasifitwereadrum.Alexstartedtoshoutloudlyintimetothebeat(节拍).Mikechanted“Where'smytoast,where'smytoast”inthebackground.Bradrealisedhisnewspaperwouldhavetowaitforafewseconds.
Lifebecameworseafterbreakfast.MikeworeRandy'sunderwearonhishead.Randylockedhimselfinthebathroom,whileAlexshoutedagainbecausehewasgoingtowethispants.Nobodycouldfindcleansocks,althoughtheywerebeforetheirveryeyes.Someonenamed“NotMe”hadspilledawholeglassoforangejuiceintothebasketofcleanclothes.Bradknewthetalkshowhadalreadystarted.
Byteno'clock,thingswereoutofcontrol.Alexwaswonderingwhythefishinthejarrefusedhisbreadandbutter.Mikewastryingtoshowoffhistalentbydecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscolourpencils.Randy,thankfully,appearedtobereadingquietlyinthefamilyroom,butcloserexaminationshowedthathewaseatingapplejamstraightfromthebottlewithhishands.Bradrealisedthatthetalkshowwasoverandreadingwouldbeimpossible.
Atexactly11∶17,Bradcalledthedaycarecentre(日托所).“Isuddenlyhavetogointoworkandmywife'saway.CanIbringtheboysoverinafewminutes?
”Theanswerwasobviously“yes”becauseBradwassmiling.
【语篇解读】文章为记叙文。
Brad想要快活地度过放假的第一天,但他的想法很快被他的三个“好”孩子打破了,无奈之下,他拨通了日托所的电话。
1.Whenhiswifelefthome,Bradexpectedto________.
A.gooutforawalkinthepark
B.watchTVtalkshowwithhischildren
C.enjoyhisfirstdayoffwork
D.readthenewspapertohischildren
答案 C [考查细节理解。
根据第一段中的“Expectingawholedaytorelax,hewasthinkingwhethertoreadthenewspaperorwatchhisfavouriteTVtalkshowonhisfirstdayoffinmonths.”可知,当妻子离开家去看望她母亲时,Brad期望快活地度过放假的第一天。
故C项正确。
]
2.WhichofthefollowingdidRandydo?
A.Drawingonthewall.B.Eatingapplejam.
C.Feedingthefish.D.Readinginaroom.
答案 B [考查细节理解。
根据第四段中的“Randy,thankfully,appearedtobereadingquietlyinthefamilyroom,butcloserexaminationshowedthathewaseatingapplejamstraightfromthebottlewithhishands.”可知,Randy假装在看书,其实是在吃苹果酱。
]
3.WhydidBradaskthedaycarecentreforhelp?
A.Becausehewantedtocleanuphishouse.
B.Becausehesuddenlyhadtogotohisoffice.
C.Becausehefoundithardtomanagehisboys.
D.Becausehehadtotakehiswifebackhome.
答案 C [考查推理判断。
根据文中对Brad的孩子们起床后混乱场面的描述以及最后一段的内容可推知,Brad发现照顾他的孩子很难,于是打电话给日托所寻求帮助。
]
4.Thistextisdeveloped________.
A.byspaceB.bycomparison
C.byprocessD.bytime
答案 D [考查推理判断。
文章第二段讲早上8点孩子们起床后发生的事,第三段描述早餐后Brad家中的混乱场景,第四段讲10点家中完全失控,最后一段11∶17Brad给日托所打电话。
由此可知短文以时间顺序组织材料。
]
阅读理解。
MarkandhisbrotherJasonbothwerelookingattheshiningnewcomputerenviously.Jasonwasdeterminednottogoagainsttheirfather'swishesbutMarkwasmoreadventurousthanhisbrother.Helovedexperimentingandhisaimwastobecomeascientistlikehisfather.
“Dadwillbereallymadifhefindsoutyou'vebeenplayingwithhisnewcomputer.”Jasonsaid,“Hetoldusnottotouchit.”
“Hewon'tfindout,”Marksaid,“I'lljusthaveaquicklookandshutitdown.”
Markhadbeenscoldedbeforefortouchinghisfather'sequipment.Buthiscuriositywasdifficulttocontrolandthisnewcomputerreallypuzzledhim.
Itwasastrangelookingmachine—onehisdadhadbroughthomefromthelaboratorywhereheworked.“It'sanexperimentalmodel,”hisfatherhadexplained,“sodon'ttouchitunderanycircumstances.”Buthisfather'swarningonlyservedtomakeMarkmorecurious.Withoutanyfurtherthought,Markturnedonthepowerswitch.Thecomputerburstintolifeandsecondslater,thescreenturnedintocolors,shiftingandchangingandthentwobigwhitewordsappearedinthecentreofthescreen:
“SPACETRANSPORTER.”
“Yes!
”Markcriedexcitedly,“It'sacomputergame.Iknewit!
Dad'sonlybeenpretendingtowork.He'sreallybeenplayinggamesinstead.”Anewmessageappearedonthescreen:
“ENTERNAMES
VOYAGER1:
...
VOYAGER2:
...”
Mark'sfingersflewacrossthekeyboardashetypedinbothoftheirnames.
“INPUTACCEPTED.STARTTRANSPORTPROGRAM.AUTORETRIEVEINITIATED(自动回收程序已启动).”
Thescreenturnedevenbrighterandanoisesuddenlyroseinvolume.
“Ithinkwe'dbettershutitoff,Mark,”Jasonyelled,reachingforthepowerswitch.Hewasreallyfrightened.
Buthishandneverreachedtheswitch.Asinglebeamofdazzlingwhitelightburstoutofthecomputerscreen,wrappingtheboysinitsglow(光芒),untiltheythemselvesseemedtobeglowing.Thenitdieddownjustassuddenlyasithadburstintolife.Andtheboyswerenolongerthere.Onthescreen,theletterschanged.
“TRANSPORTSUCCESSFUL.DESTINATION(目的地):
MARS.RETRIEVEDATE:
2025.”
【语篇解读】本文讲的是一个科幻故事,两个小孩通过电脑里的一个程序意外穿越到了另外一个星球——火星。
1.WhydidMarktouchthecomputeragainsthisfather'swarning?
A.Hewantedtotakeavoyage.
B.Hewantedtopracticehisskill.
C.Hewassomuchattractedbyit.
D.Hewaseagertodoanexperiment.
答案 C [考查细节理解。
根据第四段“Markhadbeenscoldedbeforefortouchinghisfather'sequipment.Buthiscuriositywasdifficulttocontrolandthisnewcomputerreallypuzzledhim.”可知,Mark被他父亲的电脑深深地吸引住了。
]
2.Wheredidtheboys'fathermostlikelywork?
A.Inanelectronicfactory.
B.Inacomputercompany.
C.Inascientificresearchcenter.
D.Inaninformationprocessingcenter.
答案 C [考查推理判断。
根据第一段中的“becomeascientistlikehisfather”和第五段中的“fromthelaboratorywhereheworked”及下文发生的情况可知,他父亲最有可能在科研中心工作。
]
3.Markthought“SPACETRANSPORTER”onthescreenwasthenameof________.
A.acomputergameB.acompanywebsite
C.asoftwareproducerD.anastronomyprogram
答案 A [考查细节理解。
从第六段的“It'sacomputergame.”可知,Mark认为它是一个电脑游戏的名字。
]
4.WhydidJasonwanttoshutoffthecomputer?
A.Hewasafraidofbeingscolded.
B.Hedidn'tliketheloudnoiseandlight.
C.Hedidn'twanttoplaygamesanymore.
D.Hewasafraidsomethingdangerousmighthappen.
答案 D [考查细节理解。
从倒数第三段的“Jasonyelled,reachingforthepowerswitch.Hewasreallyfrightened.”可知,Jason非常害怕会有危险的事情发生。
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【广东省汕头市2014模拟】---解析版
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意.然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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