高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题目11

高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题目11

‎2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练二轮精品题（11）及答案 阅读理解 Survivors searched for loved ones on Monday in emergency centers across the northeast coast of Japan, with thousands of people still missing after an earthquake and tsunami that probably killed more than 10,000 people. ‎ ‎“I’m looking for my parents and my elder brother,” Yuko Abe, weeping, said at an emergency center in a nearly flattened town of 24, 500 people. “I also cannot tell my relatives who live away that I am safe, as mobile phones and telephones are not working.” ‎ Many people spent another freezing night huddling（蜷缩）in blankets around heaters in shelters along the coast, a scene of devastation after the earthquake sent a 10-meter wave surging（冲击） through towns and cities in the Miyagi region, including its main coastal city of Sendai. ‎ About 2,000 bodies were found on the shores of Miyagi. The nation struggled with the worst disaster since World War Ⅱ. Almost two million households were without power in the freezing north. There were about 1.4 million people without running water. ‎ Emiko Ohta, 52, wearing a mask and plastic gloves, searched through the remnants of her home in the port town of Kuji. The house had been reduced to a pile of dirt-covered rubble（碎石）. “I came to see if there’s anything usable. All my kimonos（和服）are destroyed, but there are maybe some items of emotional value here. I did find a bit of jewellery. Just a little,” she said. ‎ Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said food, water and other necessities such as blankets were being delivered by vehicles but because of damage to roads, authorities were considering air and sea transport. ‎ A few employees at a factory in Kuji that manufactured shipping parts showed up for work on Monday, even though it had been reduced to rubble. One young worker said he came because it was a workday. Factory Chief Teruo Nakano said everyone who ‎ worked there was safe and they were awaiting instructions from their leaders. He planned to send workers home. ‎ ‎6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami?‎ ‎ A. Electricity cut off B. Lack of drinking water ‎ C. Road destruction D. Breakdown of air transport ‎7. The underlined word “remnants” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_______”. ‎ ‎ A. ruins B. neighborhoods C. dustbins D. drawers ‎ ‎8. What is TRUE about the earthquake according to the passage? ‎ ‎ A. It’s the worst one in Japanese history. ‎ B. It caused yet another natural disaster. ‎ ‎ C. It killed 24, 500 people by flattening the town. ‎ D. It has caused the extreme weather in the northeast. ‎ ‎9. We can infer from the passage that ______. ‎ ‎ A. kimonos and jewellery at this time are useless ‎ B. there are enough necessities in disaster-struck areas ‎ C. disaster-struck areas are accessible by ship and air ‎ D. the government is not doing its best to deliver supplies ‎ ‎10. The purpose of the last paragraph is to show ______. ‎ ‎ A. how important the factory was ‎ B. how serious the damage to the factory was ‎ ‎ C. there is still hope after the destructive earthquake ‎ D. the Japanese value their work more than their life ‎ ‎【参考答案】6—10、DABCC ‎ 阅读理解-------C ‎“Opinion” is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters ‎ of taste, belief, and judgment. This inaccurate use would probably cause little confusion if people didn’t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most attach great importance to it. “I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours,’’ and ‘‘Everyone’s entitled to his opinion,’’ are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another’s opinion is likely to be branded intolerant.‎ Is that label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another’s opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend ‘‘What do you think of the new Ford cars?” And he may reply, “In my opinion, they’re ugly.” In this case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but foolish. For it’s obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes, ‘‘It’s pointless to argue about matters of taste.‎ ‎8. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the author?‎ A. Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion. ‎ B. Free expression of opinions always leads to confusion.‎ C. Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions.‎ D. Casual use of the word “opinion” often brings about quarrels. ‎ ‎9. According to the author, who of the following would be labeled as intolerant?‎ A. Someone who turns a deaf ear to others’ opinions. ‎ B. Someone who can’t put up with others’ tastes.‎ C. Someone who values only their own opinions. ‎ D. Someone whose opinion harms other people.‎ ‎10. The new Ford cars are cited as an example to show that ________.‎ A. it is foolish to criticize a famous brand ‎ B. one should not always agree to others’ opinions C. personal tastes are not something to be challenged ‎ D. it is unwise to express one’s likes and dislikes in public ‎11. Considered judgment is different from personal preference in that ________.‎ A. it is stated by judges in the court B. it reflects public like and dislikes C. it is a result of a lot of controversy D. it is based on careful thought ‎ ‎8—11、‎ 阅读理解----------D The fact that life isn’t fair doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. To the contrary, it suggests that we should. When we don’t recognize or admit that life isn’t fair, we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves. Pity, of course, is a self-defeating emotion that does nothing for anyone, except to make everyone feel worse than they already do. When we do recognize that life isn’t fair, however, we feel compassion(热情) for others and for ourselves. And compassion is a heartfelt emotion that delivers loving-kindness to everyone it touches. The next time you find yourself thinking about the injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact. You may be surprised that it can persuade you out of self-pity and into helpful action.‎ ‎12. The writer thought of his friend’s question as a good one because _______.‎ A. he also wanted to know who held such an opinion B. it made him recall something during his childhood C. like his friend, he also thought life was unfair D. he learned something from the question as a youngster ‎13. Surrendering to the fact that life isn’t fair will ________.‎ A. keep us from making everything perfect B. keep us from doing everything in our power C. make us face unfair treatment bravely D. make us know it’s our duty to perfect things ‎14. The second paragraph of the passage mainly tells us that ________.‎ A. it’s nice to accept the injustice of life B. it’s nice to surrender to the life C. we should not surrender to the life D. we should not feel sorry for everything ‎15. In the last paragraph, “this very basic fact” refers to the fact that _______.‎ A. you should not pity for others B. life isn’t and won’t be fair C. compassion is heartfelt emotion D. pity is a self-defeating emotion ‎12—15、‎ 阅读理解---------C ‎ “Who questions much, shall learn much, and remember much．”---- Francis Bacon （1561-1626）‎ ‎ It seems obvious now how we acquire knowledge and understanding．To start with, you need questions．Then, to find answers, you observe the world around you and study the facts．After that you consider possible answers and test each to find the right ones．Although today we are more accustomed to typing a few key words into a search engine and waiting for the Internet to spit the answer out for us, modern scientists and thinkers are still solving the world’s problems with this type of analysis---- luckily for us．‎ ‎ However, in the 17th century when Francis Bacon suggested that this type of thinking was the way to gain knowledge, he was going against the views of the day．At ‎ that time, people believed more in religion than in facts, and people like Galileo Galilei, who proved scientific ideas such as “ the Earth is not the centre of the universe”, were often punished by the church with no one coming to their defence．The church and many people tended to ignore the facts and were unwilling to challenge that they had always comfortably believed．They preferred to make assumptions about the world based on the experience of others．In fact, when Galilei proved that the Earth was not the centre of the universe, instead of believing him, people chose to believe ancient views put forward by the great philosopher Aristotle （384-322BC）．‎ ‎ This also shows how people didn’t want to search for their own understanding or educate themselves．And this is still often true today．People feel that if someone important and respected says that something is right, then it must be so．But even though Aristotle was a great man who inspired many great scientists and philosophers after him, he was wrong at times．And Galilei too made mistakes．He is now known as the father of astronomy but he believed that the earth moved round the sun in a perfect circle．He was wrong．Therefore our understanding of the world around us is constantly growing and changing．In other words, we learn more every day and none of us can ever sit back and say “We know it all．”‎ ‎ We need to thank the great men of the past for the wisdom to know that we don’t know it all and probably never will, for that would mean a world without questions．So much of our knowledge and understanding of the world today is due to people like Bacon and Galilei, who were brave enough to step out from the shadows of old thoughts in order to find the kingdom of knowledge that today’s civilization is built upon．These men knew that knowledge and understanding are things to fight for; more vital to a man, and more beneficial to mankind, some might say, than all the money in the world．‎ ‎ “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them．”----Galileo Galilei （1564-1642）‎ ‎8．In Bacon and Galileo’s times, people would prefer to ________．‎ ‎ A．learn new things by observing the world around themselves ‎ B．acquire knowledge from church or experience of great ancestors ‎ C．seek answers to their puzzles from contemporary scientists ‎ D．explore knowledge out of facts they saw with their own eyes ‎9．In this passage Bacon and Galileo are mentioned as examples for ________．‎ A．their great achievements in science ‎ B．their ambition to doubt great ancestors ‎ C．their revolutionary way of acquiring knowledge ‎ D．their preference to believe in themselves rather than others ‎10．What is the main purpose of the passage?‎ ‎ A．To help the readers learn more about great thinkers in history．‎ ‎ B．To convince the readers of the importance of thinking and discovering．‎ ‎ C．To persuade the readers to thank the great men of the past for their wisdom．‎ ‎ D．To encourage the readers to go against the views of their day．‎ ‎11．Which of the following is the process the writer suggests to acquire knowledge?‎ ‎ A．asking questions→searching the Internet→ waiting the results→ finding answers ‎ B．acquiring knowledge and understanding→ asking questions→ answering questions ‎ C．observing the world→ asking questions→ studying facts→ finding answers→ considering possibilities ‎ D．asking questions→ observing the world→ studying facts→ considering possibilities→ testing and finding answers ‎【参考答案】8—11、BCBD B Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love ‎ yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics. But sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.‎ Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.‎ The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it. ‎ It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true. ‎ The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat(拍) yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck!‎ ‎6. You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.‎ A. dare to challenge yourself B. feel it hard to change yourself C. are unconfident about yourself D. have a high opinion of yourself ‎7. According to the passage, our self-images _________.‎ A. have positive effects B. are probably untrue C. are often changeable D. have different functions ‎8. How should you change your self-image according to the passage?‎ A. To keep a different image of others. B. To make your life successful.‎ C. To understand your own world. D. To change the way you think.‎ ‎9. What is the passage mainly about?‎ A. How to prepare for your success. ‎ B. How to face challenges in your life.‎ C. How to build a positive self-image. ‎ D. How to develop your good qualities.‎ ‎10. Who are the intended readers of the passage?‎ A. Parents. B. Adolescents. ‎ C. Educators. D. People in general.‎ ‎【参考答案】6—10、CBDCB ‎