高考英语二轮复习之阅读理解专练3

高考英语二轮复习之阅读理解专练3

‎2014高考英语阅读理解二轮精英训练精品题（3）及答案 ‎【2014高考英语江西省景德镇质量检测】‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ It was vacationing on the Greek island‎ of ‎Corfu for about a month many years ago. I rented a motorcycle and headed into the interior of the island in search of isolated trails(踪迹） and sleepy villages. I rode for hours along dirt trails. I had to keep a close watch on the gas tank because there were no gas stations anywhere except at the village where I had rented the motorcycle. At half a tank, I had no choice but to turn back. The needle had just hit halfway and I was turning around to head back when I noticed an old tomb in the distance, far away from any village or other sign of habitation. I decided to stretch my legs before beginning the long trip home. I rode to the gate, killed the engine and laid the bike down. As I passed through iron gate, I couldn't help but notice how silent the place was. I had to whistle to reassure（消除疑虑） myself that I hadn't gone deaf. When I walked to the rear edge of an old tomb in the distance, an unusual sight caught my eye --- a tomb that was twice as large as any of the others. When I looked inside the cabinet, I found out why. There was a photograph of a young couple with their arms around each other, laughing. The date of their deaths in the stone, were identical. Apparently, they were married and had died together in some kind of an accident. I can't relate all the feelings I had while looking at that picture of them together, bursting with youthful energy, their eager smiles full of excitement and anticipation (希望)of their lives together. A white marble cross that marked their graves had been broken off at the base, and had fallen on the ground at the head of the tomb. Small, orange wildflowers were growing up around it. This might not have been so unusual except for the fact that they were the only flowers growing anywhere in the tomb. The contrast of these symbols of life and springtime next to a symbol of death was so striking, I decided to take a photograph of it. I took my camera out of my backpack and took the photo from the angle I wanted. Before I left, I picked up their cross and put it back in place on their tomb. The sun was setting ‎ quickly and I was worried about finding my way back in the dark, so I decided to head home.‎ ‎71. Why did the author have to turn back at half a tank?‎ A. Because he had to return the motorcycle he had rented earlier. ‎ B. Because he was afraid of the gas being used up before returning the village . ‎ C. Because there were no gas stations all the way . ‎ D. Because he wanted to search for an old tomb in the distance. 72.The last sentence in paragraph 2 shows that ___________.‎ A. The author couldn’t hear any sound in such a quiet tomb. ‎ B. The author was so afraid that he whistled to encourage himself.‎ C. The author was afraid that he was deaf.‎ D. The author couldn’t hear anything any more.‎ ‎73. According to the passage, which one is the right description? ‎ A. The wildflowers growing in the tomb seems a symbol of the young couple’s love. ‎ B. All kinds of wildflowers were growing up anywhere in the tomb. ‎ C. The author’s motorcycle broke down after he left the tomb ‎ D. There was a young couple in the tomb, laughing.‎ ‎ 74. We can infer the author is__________. ‎ A. frightened B. cautious C. courageous D. relieved ‎75. In this passage, the author wants to tell us__________. ‎ A. how to explore an old tomb ‎ B. his frightening life in an old tomb C. his unusual experience during the vacation D. his motorcycle trip ‎【参考答案】71-75 BAACC ‎【2014高考英语四川省成都市一模试题】 B Eight Things a Burglar Won’t Tell You Should you spend your money on a home security system? A look inside a burglar’s(夜盗) mind might help you decide.‎ ‎1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator. ‎ ‎2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in your home, I unlatched(拔下插销) the back window to make my return a little easier.‎ ‎3. To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it’s an invitation which I am more than happy to accept.‎ ‎4. If it snows while you’re out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house, or it will be a dead giveaway. By the way, loud dogs and nosy neighbors are the two things I hate most. ‎ ‎5. It’s raining, you’re fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door---understandable. But understand this: I don’t take a day off because of bad weather. ‎ ‎6. Do you really think I won’t look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet(柜子). Here’s a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids’ rooms. ‎ ‎7. You’re right: I won’t have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if it’s not fastened, I’ll take it with me. ‎ ‎8. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook.com page. It’s easier than you think to look up your address.‎ ‎35. Money and valuables might be the safest if kept in your______.‎ A. kids’ room B. sock drawer ‎ C. medicine cabinet D. safe ‎36. The underlined words “a dead giveaway” here may probably be something that______.‎ A. throws away useless things at home ‎ B. warns a burglar that someone is dead ‎ C. tells a burglar the truth ‎ D. frightens a burglar away ‎37. We can draw a conclusion from the text that______.‎ A. burglars seldom steal in bad weather B. if you do housework yourself, you’ll stay away from burglars C. you yourself are sometimes to blame for a theft D. you can always count on your neighbors when you are out ‎38. The main purpose of the article is to _____.‎ A. summarize when burglars steal most frequently B. encourage people to spend money on home security systems C. explain why burglars take up stealing D. teach people how to protect their homes ‎【参考答案】35-38: ACCD ‎ ‎【2014高考英语湖北省八校联考】‎ 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Do you enjoy seeing the stars twinkling at night ? Or do you love the ocean and sea, diving and racing with lovely dolphins? With heavy burdens on their shoulders, teenagers find it hard to pull out. Even if they are free, they prefer to occupy themselves with computer games or watching TV. How to get children away from screens is a great concern for parents. Now there is some good news for those concerned parents and teachers.‎ A campaign is being launched to encourage children to surrender 30 minutes of screen time a day to head for the great outdoors.‎ The newly formed Wild Network – a collaboration of nearly 400 organizations – is attempting to attract youngsters away from television and computer screen and into fields, woods and parks.‎ Organizers say it is the UK's biggest ever campaign to reconnect children with nature and outdoor play, and claim it could help improve fitness, mental alertness and general well–being.‎ A documentary film, Project Wild Thing, will herald the launch at more than 50 cinemas across the UK from Friday. It looks at the increasingly fragile link between children and nature.‎ Members of the network include the National Trust, RSPB, Play England and the NHS sustainable development unit.‎ Andy Simpson, chairman of the Wild Network, said: "The tragic truth is that kids have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation."Time spent outdoors is down, roaming ranges have fallen drastically, activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been lost."‎ Suggestions of how to get more time in nature include collecting conkers（板栗）, camping or snail racing, and observing autumn colour on trees.‎ From January, the network will aim to make suggestions to politicians on how government can do more to get children muddy and bright-eyed.‎ This is not the first time the message of less screen, more play has been brought up. Children in the 1980s were entreated to do the same by the BBC TV series Why Don't You, which somewhat confusingly called on its viewers to "switch off your TV set, and go do something less boring instead".‎ ‎51. What is the main purpose of the campaign in UK?‎ A. To save 30 minutes for watching TV programme each day.‎ B. To encourage children to play outdoors.‎ C. To see the documentary film, Project Wild Thing.‎ D. To teach students how to learn more efficiently in schools.‎ ‎52. According to the organizers of Wild Network, there will be many advantages from the campaign except _______.‎ A. improving health conditions B. keeping touch with nature C. learning more about wildlife D. teaching children how to make full use of their spare time ‎53. The underlined part “ to get children muddy and bright-eyed ” means “_______ ”.‎ A. to make children covered with mud B. to urge politicians to do more things for children C. to encourage children to take part in outdoors activities D. to help children identify common species ‎54. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? ‎ A. A new campaign. B. Less screen, more play outdoors.‎ C. A newly formed Wild Network. D. Children get to know wild things.‎ ‎【参考答案】51-54 BDCB ‎ ‎【2014高考英语四川省成都市一模试题】 C You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University‎ of ‎North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”. “The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “The elevators are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.” We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed. He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box. If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (‎ 对角线地) across from each other to create distance. When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle. New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone. Why are we so awkward in lifts? “You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.” In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be understood as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.‎ ‎39. According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____. A. turn around and greet one another ‎ B. look around or examine their phone C. make eye contact with those in the elevator ‎ D. try to keep a distance from other people 40. Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two ‎ people in an elevator? ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎41. According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____. A. someone’s odd behaviors B. a lack of space C. their unfamiliarity with one another D. their eye contact with one another ‎42. What’s the passage mainly about _____.‎ ‎ A. Bad manners in the elevator ‎ B. Some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette ‎ C. An interesting but awkward elevator ride ‎ D. The strange behaviors in the elevator ‎【参考答案】39-42: DCBB ‎ ‎ ‎