1、高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题5及答案2014高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题（5）及答案【哈师大附中、东北师大附中、辽宁省实验中学2013联考】CJobs and work do much more than most of us realize to provide happiness and contentmentWere all used to thinking that work provides the material things of lifethe goods and services that make possible our modem civilizationBut
2、we are much less conscious of the degree to which work provides the more important psychological well-being that can make the difference between a full and an empty lifeHistorically, work has been associated with slavery and sin （罪恶） and punishmentAnd in our own day we are used to hearing traditiona
3、l complaintsAgainst this background, it may well come as a surprise to learn that not only psychologists but other behavioral scientists have come to accept the positive contribution of work to the individuals happiness and sense of personal achievementWork is more than a necessity for most human be
4、ings; it is the focus of their lives, the source of their identity and creativityRather than a punishment or a burden, work is the opportunity to realize one s potentialAnd the opposite is true, tooFor large numbers of people, the absence of work is harmful to their health Retirement often brings ma
5、ny problems surrounding the What do I do with myself? question, even though there may be no financial caresLarge numbers of people regularly get headaches and other illnesses on weekends when they dont have their jobs to go to, and must take care of themselvesIt has been observed that unemployment,
6、quite apart from financial pressures, brings enormous psychological troubles and that many individuals conditions become worse rapidly when joblessBut why? Why should work be such a significant source of human satisfaction? A good share of the answer rests in the kind of pride that is stimulated by
7、the job, by the activity of accomplishing63Which of the following statements can NOT be learned from the passage? APeople feel happier and more content than they realize when working BWork is likely to provide you with chance of achieving your potential CHappiness can only be gained through working
8、DA lot of people will suffer physically and psychologically without work64Traditionally, people are used to believing _ Awork is related to negative aspects Bhappiness has nothing to do with work Cidentity and creativity depend on work Dwork is not only a necessity for humans but the focus of our li
9、fe65What would the author probably discuss in the following paragraph? AWhat the proper way to balance work and life is BHow work brings people pride in accomplishment CWhich is more important: the material things of life or psychological well-being DHow people overcome the problems arising from ret
10、irement66Which best describes the authors attitude towards work in the passage? ADoubtful BConcerned CApproving DNeutral【参考答案】6366 CABC 链接2（2012江苏卷）Franz Kafka wrote that a book must be the ax (斧子) for the frozen sea inside us. I once shared this sentence with a class of seventh graders, and it didn
11、t seem to require any explanation.Wed just finished John Steinbecks novel Of Mice and Men. When we read the end together out loud in class, my toughest boy, a star basketball player, wept a little, and so did I. Are you crying? one girl asked, as she got out of her chair to take a closer look. I am,
12、 I told her, and the funny thing is Ive read it many times. But they understood. When George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always going to happen. In my 14 years of teaching in a New York City public middle school, Ive taught kids with imprisoned parents, abusive parents, irre
13、sponsible parents; kids who are parents Along with Of Mice and Men, my groups read: Sounder, The Red Pony, Lord of the Flies, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. The students didnt always read from the expected point of view. About The Red Pony, one student said, its about being a man, its about manliness
14、. I had never before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth, nor had I heard Lady Macbeths soliloquies (独白)read as raps (说唱) , but both made sense; the interpretations were playful, but serious. Once introduced to Steinbecks writing, one boy went on to read The Grapes of Wrath and told me r
15、epeatedly how amazing it was that all these people hate each other, and theyre all white. His historical view was broadening, his sense of his own country deepening. Year after year former students visited and told me how prepared they had felt in their first year in college as a result of the class
16、es.Year after year, however, we are increasing the number of practice tests. We are trying to teach students to read increasingly complex texts, not for emotional punch (碰撞) but for text complexity. Yet, we cannot enrich (充实) the minds of our students by testing them on texts that ignore their heart
17、s. We are teaching them that words do no. amaze but confuse. We mav succeed in raising test scores, but we will fail to teach that reading can be transformative and that it belongs to them.66. The underlined words in Paragraph 1 probably mean that a book helps to_A. realize our dreams B. give suppor
18、t to our life C. smooth away difficulties D. awake our emolions67. Why were the students able to understand the novel Of Mice and Men?A. Because they spent much time reading it.B. Because they had read the novel beforeC. Because they came from a public school. ,D. Because they had similar life exper
19、iences.68. The girl left the selective high school possibly because_.A. she was a literary-minded girl B. her parents were immigrantsC. she couldnt fit in with her class D. her father was then in prison69. To the authors surprise, the students read the novels _.A. creatively B. passively C. repeated
20、ly D. carelessly70. The author writes the passage mainly to_.A. introduce classic works of literatureB. advocate teaching literature to touch the heartC. argue for equality among high school studentsD. defend the current testing system【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第四段第三句“The daughter of immigrants, with a father in
21、 prison, she perhaps felt uncomfortable with her new classmates”可知C项正确。【难度】一般69.【答案】A【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第五段第四句“I have never before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth, nor had I heard Lady Macbeths soliloquies read as raps, but both made sense; the interpretations were playful, but serious.”可
22、推断作者对孩子阅读小说的创造力感到惊讶，字里行间流露出自豪，故A项正确。【难度】一般70.【答案】B【试题解析】主旨大意题。难度较大。纵观全文，主要介绍了作者讲述在自己教学生涯中，教学生文学阅读的感受，可以美化他们的心灵，故B项正确。【难度】较难【长难句解析】1. When we read the end together out loud in class, my toughest boy, a star basketball player, wept a little, and so did I. When 引导的时间状语从句，后面是so 引导的句型，表示“和前面的主语也一样。”2. Wh
23、en George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always going to happen.本句是when 引导的时间状语， 主句中是that 引导的表语从句， realize 引导的宾语从句。3. For the last seven years, I have worked as a reading enrichment teacher, reading classic works of literature with small groups of students from grades six to ei
24、ght.本句reading classic works of literature with small groups of students from grades six to eight. 为I的伴随状语。 链接1（2012全国卷1）Honey(蜂蜜) from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get th
25、at honey is to find a wild bees nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does
26、like the wax(蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this max, which is deep inside the bees nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their att
27、ention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person ad it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always fa
28、lls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share. Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is
29、 taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.【考点】说明文【文章大意】短文介绍了一种特别的鸟类，它获取食物的方式与其他鸟类不同。 56. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees nest?A. Its small in size.B. Its hidden in trees.C. Its covered with wax.D. Its hard to recognize.56.【答案】B【试题解析】从短文第
30、1段可知，蜂巢高高挂在树上，以至于难以发现。因此，正确答案为B选项。【难度】容易57. What do the words the follower in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. A bee. B. A bird. C. A honey seeker. D. A beekeeper.57.【答案】C【试题解析】短文划线词前面提到，这种鸟能够把寻找蜂蜜的动物或者人引到有蜂巢的地方。由此来判断，C选项与划线词的意思相符。因此，正确答案为C选项。【难度】一般58. The honey guide is special in the way_ A. it gets its f
31、ood B. it goes to church C. it sings in the forestD. it reaches into bees nests【哈师大附中、东北师大附中、辽宁省实验中学2013联考】DGreat amounts of antibiotics （抗生素） were found in eight batches （一批） of raw chicken samples taken from KFC supplier Shandong Liuhe Group from 2010 to 2011 , the Shanghai Food Safety Office said
32、 in a recent statementFrom 2010 to 2011, a total of 19 batches of raw chicken samples from the Liuhe Group were tested, and eight of them were found to contain excessive （过量的） amounts of antibioticsThe statement of the Shanghai Food Safety Office came after China Central Television reported on Dec18 that some chicken farms in Shandong Province f
