高考英语二轮阅读理解三月特训1

高考英语二轮阅读理解三月特训1

‎2014届高考英语二轮复习 三月精品练习阅读理解 ‎1．‎ It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict with their children, and they seldom give their children a free hand. ‎ It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they tend to forget how they themselves felt when young. For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected. When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it. ‎ Young people often make their parents angry with their choice in clothes, in entertainment and in music．But they do not mean to cause any trouble: it is just that they feel cut off from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted．That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own, and if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy. ‎ Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say, “ Yes” to what you do. All you want is to be felt alone and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents’ control. If you plan to control your life, you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do. ‎ ‎72．According to the passage, young people prefer to _______. ‎ A．ask for advice before they really start to do anything. ‎ B．do things without thinking carefully ahead. ‎ C．think in the same way as their parents do. ‎ D．be very strict with themselves ‎ ‎73．Young people like to have clothes, entertainment and music in their way, because ____.‎ A．they want to make their parents happy. ‎ B．they try to get their parents to believe them. ‎ C．they want to try on something new and look different from the older. ‎ D．they want to test whether they are cleverer than old people. ‎ ‎74．According to the passage, young people want to make a new culture of their own, because _______. ‎ A．they don’t feel they belong to the world of the older people. ‎ B．they do not want to get into trouble. ‎ C．they feel they are as clever as old people. ‎ D．they want to show they have grown up. ‎ ‎75．If a young man intends to control his own life, it’s better for him to _______. ‎ A．do everything according to his own wish. ‎ B．do everything the way his parents do. ‎ C．do everything beyond his parents’ control. ‎ D．hold himself responsible for everything he does. ‎ ‎2．‎ Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form. ‎ ‎ Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.‎ There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing –-very, very slowly ---as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.‎ ‎ Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that :have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day' a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.‎ ‎68. Many plants may survive in deserts when__________________.‎ A. the rain is spread out in a year B. the rain falls only in a few weeks C. there is little rain in a year D. it is dry all the year round ‎69. Sand dunes are formed when___________________.‎ A. sand piles up gradually B. there is plenty of rain in a year C. the sea has dried up over the years D. pieces of rock get smaller ‎70. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is____________.‎ ‎ A. too much sand B. more sand than before ‎ C. nothing except sand D. something else besides sand ‎71. It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________.‎ A. there is no rainfall throughout the year B. life exists in rough conditions C. all sand dunes are a few feet high D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heat ‎★Money and Happiness★‎ A Guide to Living the Good Life Author: Laura Rowley Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2008)‎ Laura Rowley helps us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely. She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.‎ ‎★Happiness★‎ The Science Behind Your Smile Author: Daniel Nettle Publisher: Oxford‎ ‎University Press (July 1, 2008)‎ This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.‎ ‎★The Happiness Makeover★‎ How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day Author: M. J. Ryan Publisher: Broadway (May 10, 2008)‎ Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:‎ Clear away happiness problems like worry, fear, envy, and dislikes.‎ Learn to think confidently.‎ Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life.‎ ‎★Health and Happiness★‎ Hormones and Qualities Llives Author: Steven F. Hotze Publisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2008)‎ Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare. Unlike the popular medical way of treating individual symptoms(症状) with the familiar “anti” drugs, Dr Hotze deals with the basic causes of poor health.‎ In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and keep the best body functioning.‎ Based on a process of biologically the same hormones(荷尔蒙) and other natural treatments, it can help you enjoy a better quality of life.‎ ‎3． According to the passage, which of the following books was the first to come out?‎ ‎ A. A Guide to Living the Good Life B. Hormones and Qualities Lives ‎ C. How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day D. The Science Behind Your Smile ‎4． If you want to know more about whether happiness has something to do with success, you should turn to _________________________________.‎ ‎ A. Money and Happiness B. Happiness ‎ C. The Happiness Makeover D. Health and Happiness ‎5． Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health and wellness naturally?‎ ‎ A. Laura Rowley’s. B. M. J. Ryan’s. C. Daniel Nettle’s. D. Steven F. Hotze’s.‎ ‎6． Which is the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A. What Is Happiness? B. Recent Books on Happiness ‎ C. Money and Happiness D. How to Keep Yourself Happy Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap（水龙头）?‎ ‎ In America, people will include a case or two of bottled water when buying the week's groceries（日用杂货）．When they are going to a soccer game or activity, it's common for them to grab a cold bottle of water out of the fridge with them．In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, about 29 billion bottles a year．‎ ‎ But all these plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment．In order to make all the 29 billion bottles, producers use 17 million barrels of crude oil, which is enough to keep a million cars going for 12 months．‎ ‎ So why don't people drink water straight from the tap? Some people have a strong belief that bottled water is better than water out of the tap, but that's not necessarily true．In the US, the local governments make sure water from the tap is safe．There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may go into the water．‎ ‎ People love the convenience of bottled water．But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reusable steel container instead of plastic．‎ ‎ Some argue that plastic bottle recycling can help．Recycled bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or clothing．Unfortunately, only one in six bottles is recycled．The rest make it to landfills（垃圾填坦场） or end as trash in other places．Plastic bottles take hundreds of years for them to disintegrate．‎ ‎ Water is important for you, so keep drinking it．But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change．‎ ‎ And yes, you can make a difference．Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours．‎ ‎7．How many cars can be kept going for a year by the crude oil used to make 29 billion bottles?‎ ‎ A．100． B．I,000． C．100,000． D．I,000,000．‎ ‎8．Why do Americans prefer bottled water?‎ ‎ A．Bottled water is better than water from the tap．‎ ‎ B．Bottled water is cheaper than water from the tap．‎ ‎ C．Bottled water contains beneficial chemicals in it．‎ ‎ D．Bottled water is more convenient than water from the tap．‎ ‎9．What does the underlined word "disintegrate" in the fifth paragraph probably mean^‎ ‎ A．Be well recycled． B．Become less poisonous．‎ ‎ C．Break into small pieces． D．Go down below a surface．‎ ‎10．The author's intention of writing this passage is to recommend Americans ‎ A．drink more water from the tap ‎ ‎ B．send plastic bottles to landfills .‎ ‎ C．use water bottles to power light bulbs ‎ ‎ D．buy bottles filled with water from the tap As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20. While he did not quite achieve that goal, only 15 years later, he was a millionaire. And by 1992, as head of the Microsoft company, he became the richest man in America with assets（资产）of nearly US $ 6.3 billion.‎ Born in Seattle‎, ‎Washington on 28, October, 1956, Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. From the beginning, he was an extremely energetic and intelligent child. He had read the entire world book encyclopedia（百科全书）by the age of nine. His favorite subjects at school were science and math and his favorite pastime was "thinking".‎ Gates first started to play with computers at the age of 13. Before long he became an expert at working the school's computer. After his graduation from secondary school, Gates was accepted by the three top universities in the USA-Princeton, Harvard and Yale. He chose Harvard and began classes there the next autunm, majoring maths. But he was still obsessed（占据心里）with computers and spent as much time in the computer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls.‎ By 1975, Gates and a partner, Paul Allen, had developed a software program called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.‎ BASIC was a success because until it came along, there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Although he had not completed his degree, Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft.‎ His next project was the software program that made him famous and very rich. It was called DOS, short for Disk Operating System, and it was purchased by IBM in 1980. Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around the world.‎ As chief executive officer（首席行政长官）of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man, but one who is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut until his marriage to Microsoft manager Melinda French on New Year's Day 1994. Yet to many people now, Gates, is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble（谦恭）and ordinary. He spends his money carefully. He eats in fast food restaurants and flies economy class. And when praised for Microsoft's great success, he has been heard to say, "All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores and like it, they buy it."‎ ‎11．When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be a ______.‎ A. teacher B. doctor C. businessman D. professor ‎12．When Gates went to Harvard, he ______.‎ A. was only interested in maths B. spent most of his time in computer laboratories C. developed the first computer software program D. divided his time between his maths studies and the computer laboratories ‎13．Before the development of BASIC, ______.‎ A. no one was interested in computer software ‎ B. software programs were not considered commercial projects C. software programs were very expensive D. no one wanted to pay for computer software ‎14．When the writer says "He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut", he means ______.‎ A. Bill was so strong-minded that no one could change his mind B. The only thing that could interest Bill in his life was computer C. Bill was such a boring young man that nobody would like to talk to him D. Bill couldn't work out the boring computer programs ‎15．Most people think that Bill Gates is ______.‎ A. a crazy person B. a person obsessed with making money C. someone who spends money freely D. a quite common, normal person The famous car Rolls-Royce has been largely hand-made and always one of the most expensive cars on the market.‎ In fact, Rolls-Royce is made up of two men’s names, Charles S. Rolls and Henry Royce. They came from very different backgrounds, received very different educations and when they met; their careers were going in very different directions.‎ In 1903, Royce bought a second-hand France Decauville car. He found the car unreliable, difficult to start and overheated. Royce decided he could do better himself and set about building two-cylinder (双杠发动机) car of his own design. The first of these, built almost completely by Royce himself, was a success in almost every way: it started easily, ran smoothly and was very reliable. It never failed to impress everyone who saw it rode in the car, including Rolls.‎ While he was a university student at Cambridge, Rolls acquired a French Peugeot. It was the first automobile seen at Cambridge and by the time Rolls finished his studies, he was probably the most skilled driver in Britain. In 1902, Rolls went into the business of selling cars and became a leading automobile distributor. He was looking for a British car to market when he was told that Henry Royce had designed and built a two-cylinder automobile.‎ In 1904, Royce and Rolls joined together to build and sell motor car. They combined their talents—Royce the engineer and Rolls the salesman and businessman.‎ And, just two years later, the partnership produced the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a milestone car acclaimed (盛赞) by many by the time as the “ best in the world”. Over the years the automaker built a legendary reputation.‎ ‎16．The Rolls-Royce is expensive for its ______ .‎ A. procedure B. engine C. function D. impression ‎17．The underlined word “distributor” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______ .‎ A. boss B. producer C. buyer D. seller ‎18．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?‎ A. The Rolls-Royce car is the most expensive car in the world.‎ B. The two cylinder car built by Royce failed to impress people.‎ C. When Rolls graduated from Cambridge‎ ‎University, he didn’t do well in driving.‎ D. In 1906 the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost was popular with many people.‎ 参考答案 ‎1．‎ ‎72—75 BCAD ‎【解析】‎ ‎2．‎ ‎【小题1】A ‎【小题2】A ‎【小题3】D ‎【小题4】B ‎【解析】 ‎ ‎3．A ‎4．B ‎5．D ‎6．B ‎【解析】略 ‎7．D ‎8．D ‎9．C ‎10．A ‎【解析】‎ ‎7．细节题。根据文章第二段可知答案。‎ ‎8．推理判断题。根据第四段:People love the convenience of bottled water.可知很多美国人选择瓶装水是因为图方便和自认为瓶装水比自来水更好。‎ ‎9．词义猜测题。根据第五段和本句可知需要几百年才能把塑料瓶(自然地）‎ ‎ 分解。‎ ‎10．写作意图题。结合全文可知作者希望人们能够从环保节能的角度出发，少喝瓶装水，多喝自来水。‎ ‎11．C ‎12．D ‎13．B ‎14．B ‎15．D ‎【解析】‎ 试题分析：本文介绍了Bill Gates的人生经历以及他创办微软公司的过程，特别介绍了他对于计算机的热爱。‎ ‎11．C 细节题。根据文章1,2行As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20.说明他年轻的时候就希望自己成为百万富翁。成为一个商人，故C正确。‎ ‎12．D 细节题。根据第三段He chose Harvard and began classes there the next autunm, majoring maths. But he was still obsessed（占据心里）with computers and ‎ spent as much time in the computer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls.说明他主修数学同时也把很多的时间都花在计算机上，故D正确。‎ ‎13．B 细节题。根据This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.说明之前没有人想到把Basic用于商业用途，故B正确。‎ ‎14．B 推理题。根据Gates is known as a bright man, but one who is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut说明他是一个对计算机很痴狂的人在他的生命中只有计算机，故B正确。‎ ‎15．D 细节题。根据文章倒数3,4,5行Gates, is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble（谦恭）and ordinary. He spends his money carefully. He eats in fast food restaurants and flies economy class.说明在外表上他是一个很普通的人，人们很难想象他是一个百万富翁。故D正确。‎ 考点：考查人物传记类短文 点评：本文介绍了微软创始人Bill Gates。文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。‎ ‎16．A ‎17．D ‎18．D ‎【解析】‎ ‎16．细节理解题。根据The famous car Rolls-Royce has been largely hand-made（著名的劳斯莱斯车已经基本上是手工制作的）可知其价格昂贵的原因在于其制作过程。。‎ ‎17．词义理解题。结合In 1902, Rolls went into the business of selling cars and became a leading automobile distributor. He was looking for a British car to market可知distributor应该是与销售有关。‎ ‎18．细节理解题。根据最后一段可知答案。‎