高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题目15

高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题目15

‎2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练二轮精品题（15）及答案 A Temperature is measured by means of a thermometer (温度计). One general form of thermometer depends upon the fact that most solids and liquids expand as their temperature rises. There are one or two exceptions. There is, for instance, a kind of steel called invar (from “invariable”) which does not change its dimensions as temperature changes; it is valuable for making pendulums (钟摆), since, if the length of a pendulum changes, its time of vibration changes. It is also used for making very accurate measuring scales. In both cases, then, changes of atmospheric temperature have no effect if invar is used. ‎ Another exception is that very odd liquid, water, which has many strange properties (特性). As water gets colder it contracts (收缩), which is ordinary behavior, until it reaches the temperature of ‎30℃‎. above freezing point. After that, as it gets colder, it expands. This is fortunate---for considering the freezing of a pond. As the water on top gets colder, it shrinks; and so, volume for volume, it becomes heavier and sinks. This goes on until all the pond is at ‎30℃‎, but after that, as the water becomes colder it expands. Therefore the colder water stays on top and freezes, covering the pond with ice. If the water went on contracting down to the freezing point, the pond would become a solid block of ice in the end. This would not worry people who live in hot climates, but it would be very serious for those who live in cold climates, especially for those who want to break the ice and catch fish which live in the cold water beneath.‎ ‎1. Invar is valuable for making pendulums because _______.‎ A. it can hardly change its shape or size as temperature changes. ‎ B. it will change its dimensions without the change of temperature.‎ C. its time of vibration doesn’t change if its length changes. ‎ D. its time of vibration does not change if its length changes.‎ ‎2. As water gets colder after reaching the temperature of ‎30℃‎. it will _______.‎ A. contract B. shrink C. expand D. freeze ‎3. Which of the following statements is true, according to this passage?‎ A. Only invar can be used to make a thermometer. ‎ B. Only water can be used to make a thermometer.‎ C. Both invar and water can be used to make a thermometer. ‎ D. Neither invar nor water can be used to make a thermometer. ‎ ‎4. The best title of this passage is most likely to be _____.‎ A. Temperature Measurement B. Two Exceptions C. Uses of Invar D. Properties of Water ‎【参考答案】1—4、ACDB ‎ 阅读理解 The National Park Service in the United States will mark its one hundredth anniversary in 2016. As it nears its second century, the Park Service plans to increase its educational programs for students and teachers.‎ The plans include transportation support for one hundred thousand students each year to visit national parks to learn about nature and history. Yellowstone is believed to have been the world's first national park when it was established in 1872. Other students will get a chance to see parks in faraway places through Skype and other online programs.‎ The National Park Service also works with partners to provide education. One of its partners is a nonprofit organization called NatureBridge. NatureBridge is celebrating its fortieth anniversary and says one million young people have taken part in its programs. The organization works with students from kindergarten through twelfth grade and uses national parks as its classrooms. It provides field science programs at Yosemite National Park and four other locations in California and the northwestern state of Washington.‎ Now, NatureBridge is launching an East Coast center with a four-million-dollar grant from Google. The program will begin in April at the Prince William Forest Park in Virginia. Students stay for three to five days in NatureBridge programs. The activities are aimed at developing their science skills. For example, they learn about different soils and study water quality under a microscope.‎ Jason Morris is executive vice president of NatureBridge. He says when they are not sleeping, eating or in a laboratory, the students spend their time outdoors. Julia Washburn is associate director of education and interpretation for the National Park Service. She says in a time of budget cuts, the agency has to find ways to still meet its goals. Ms. Washburn says one of the most important services that the Park Service provides every day is nature interpretation. Park rangers (公园管理员) try to make visiting the outdoors more meaningful. Interpretation is a form of informal education. Essentially, it is a word that we use for the people in parks that explain the park or help orient（确定方向） you. So park rangers are interpreters. They orient you to the place you are in and help you make connections, emotional and intellectual connections, with the place.‎ ‎72. Which of the following description about NatureBridge is NOT correct?‎ A. It’s an organization working together with National Park Service to provide education.‎ B. Some of the activities held by NatureBridge are financially supported by Google.‎ C. Students from kindergarten to college can sign up for the organization’s activities.‎ D. It’s going to cut down budget for the activities because of economic hard times.‎ ‎73. In which national park will the program by East Coast centre start?‎ A. Yellowstone‎ ‎National Park B. Prince William Forest Park C. Yosemite‎ ‎National Park D. Not mentioned in the passage.‎ ‎74. What’s the main idea of the passage?‎ A. National parks are used as outdoor classrooms for students.‎ B. Students are called on to join NatureBridge.‎ C. Some famous national parks in US are attractive to students.‎ A. Park rangers make visiting parks more interesting.‎ ‎75. Which of the following is the correct structure of the whole passage? (Para=paragraph)‎ Para.1 Para.2‎ Para.3 Para.4‎ Para.5‎ A.‎ Para.1‎ Para.3‎ Para.2‎ Para.4‎ Para.5‎ B. ‎ Para.1‎ Para.4‎ Para.2 ‎ Para.3‎ Para.5‎ C. ‎ Para.1‎ Para.3‎ Para.2‎ Para.4‎ Para.5‎ ‎ ‎ D.‎ ‎【文章大意】美国The National Park Service即将迎来其100周年纪念。借此机会The Park Service计划加强其教育项目。‎ 阅读理解-------D Lots of people have hobbies. Some people collect old coins or foreign stamps; some do needlework; others spend most of their spare time on a particular sport.‎ A lot of people enjoy reading. But reading tastes differ widely. Some people only read newspapers or comics, some like reading novels, while others prefer books on astronomy, wildlife, or technological discoveries.‎ If I happen to be interested in horses or precious stones, I cannot expect everyone else to share my enthusiasm. If I watch all the sports programs on TV with great pleasure, I must put up with the fact that other people find sports boring.‎ Is there nothing that interests us all? Is there nothing that concerns everyone—no matter who they are or where they live in the world? Yes, dear Sophie, there are questions that certainly should interest everyone. They are precisely the questions this course is about.‎ What is the most important thing in life? If we ask someone living on the edge of starvation, the answer is food. If we ask someone dying of cold, the answer is ‎ warmth. If we put the same question to someone who feels lonely and isolated, the answer will probably be the company of other people.‎ But when these basic needs have been satisfied—will there still be something that everybody needs? Philosophers think so. They believe that man cannot live by bread alone. Of course everyone needs food. And everyone needs love and care. But there is something else—apart from that—which everyone needs, and that is to figure out who we are and why we are here.‎ Being interested in why we are here is not a “casual” interest like collecting stamps. People who ask such questions are taking part in a debate that has gone on as long as man has lived on this planet. How the universe, the earth, and life came into being is a bigger and more important question than who won the most gold medals in the last Olympics.‎ ‎13. This text is most probably taken from __________. ‎ A. a research paper B. a course schedule C. a personal letter D. a book review ‎14. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage? ‎ A. Philosophical questions are as interesting as collecting stamps.‎ B. Thinking about philosophical questions is a serious interest.‎ C. Figuring out who we are and why we are here is man’s basic needs.‎ D. Philosophy has universal appeal and concerns everybody in nature.‎ ‎15. The author believes that __________. ‎ A. no existing subject can interest everyone in the world B. different people may have different interests and concerns C. everyone has to figure out who we are and why we are here D. people in modern society pay more attention to philosophical questions ‎【参考答案】13—15、CDC 阅读理解---------B The drug store was closing for the night and Alfred Higgins was about to go home when his new boss approached him.‎ ‎ “Empty your pockets please, Alfred,” Sam Carr demanded in a firm voice.‎ Alfred pretended to be shocked but he knew he’d been caught. From his coat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and two tubes of toothpaste.‎ ‎ “I’m disappointed in you, Alfred!” said the little gray-haired man.‎ ‎ “Sorry, sir. Please forgive me. It’s the first time I’ve ever done such a thing,” Alfred lied, hoping to gain the old man’s sympathy.‎ Mr Carr’s brow furrowed as he reached for the phone, “Do you take me for a fool? Let’s see what the police have to say. But first I’ll call your mother and let her know her son is heading to jail.”‎ ‎“Do whatever you want,” Alfred shot back, trying to sound big. But deep down he felt like a child. He imagined his mother rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her to come quickly before Mr. Carr called the police.‎ Mr. Carr was surprised when Mrs Higgins finally arrived. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in trouble?” she asked.‎ ‎“He’s been stealing from the store,” the old man coolly replied.‎ Mrs. Higgins put out her hand and touched Mr. Carr’s arm with great gentleness as if she knew just how he felt. She spoke as if she did not want to cause him any more trouble. “What do you want to do, Mr. Carr?”‎ The woman’s calm and gentle manner disarmed the once-angry store-owner. “I was going to get a cop. But I don’t want to be cruel. Tell your son not to come back here again, and I’ll let it go.” Then he warmly shook Mrs. Higgins’s hand.‎ Mrs. Higgins thanked the old man for his kindness, then mother and son left. They walked along the street in silence. When they arrived home his mother simply said, “Go to bed, you fool.”‎ In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. He felt no shame, only pride in his mother’s actions. “She was smooth!” he thought. He went to the kitchen to tell her how great she was, but was shocked by what he saw.‎ His mother’s face looked frightened, broken. Not the cool, bright face he saw earlier. Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old. There were tears in her eyes.‎ This picture of his mother made him want to cry. He felt his youth ending. He saw all the troubles he brought her and the deep lines of worry in her grey face. It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother.‎ ‎6．Which of the following is true according to the passage?‎ ‎ A．Alfred tried to sound big to hide his fear.‎ ‎ B．It was the first time Alfred had stolen anything.‎ ‎ C．Mr. Carr set a trap to catch Alfred stealing.‎ ‎ D．Mr. Carr had planned to forgive Alfred from the beginning.‎ ‎7．What does the underlined word “disarmed” probably mean?‎ ‎ A．annoyed B．convinced ‎ ‎ C．got over D．made less angry ‎ ‎8．What impressed Alfred most about his mother at the drugstore was ______．‎ ‎ A．how angry she was B．how effectively she handled Mr．Carr ‎ C．that she didn't cry D．that she was able to save him ‎9．What was the mother's attitude toward Alfred?‎ ‎ A．She was very strict with him． ‎ B．She was supportive of him．‎ ‎ C．She felt disappointed with him． ‎ D．She was afraid of him．‎ ‎10．From the last paragraph, we know that Alfred ______．‎ ‎ A．was no longer a youth B．felt proud of his mother ‎ C．felt guilty and regretful for his deed D．wanted his mother to be happy ‎【参考答案】6—10、ADBCC ‎ 阅读理解-----------C Most Americans get what money they have from their work; that is, they earn an income from wages or salaries. The richest Americans, however, get most of their ‎ money from what they own — their stocks, bonds, real estate, and other forms of property, or wealth. Although there are few accurate statistics to go by, wealth in American society appears to be concentrated in very few hands. More than 20 percent of everything that can be privately owned is held by less than one percent of the adult population and more than 75 percent of all wealth is owned by 20 percent of American adults. The plain fact is that most Americans have no wealth at all aside from their homes, automobiles, and a small amount of savings. ‎ Income in the United States is not as highly concentrated as wealth. In 1917 the richest 10 percent of American families received 26.1 percent of all income, while the poorest 10 percent received 17 percent, mainly from Social Security and other government payments. The most striking aspect of income distribution is that it has not changed significantly since the end of World War II. Although economic growth has roughly doubled real disposable (可自由使用的) family income (the money left after taxes and adjusted for inflation) over the last generation, the size of the shares given to the rich and the poor is about the same. By any measure economic inequality is great in the United States. ‎ The reality behind these statistics is that a large number of Americans are poor. In 1918, 14 percent of the population was living below the federal government’s poverty line, which at that time was an annual income of $ 9 287 for a nonfarm family of two adults and two children. In other words, about one out of seven Americans over 31 million people was officially considered unable to buy the basic necessities of food, clothes, and shelter. The suggested poverty line in 1981 would have been an income of about $11, 200 for a family of four. By this relative definition, about 20 percent of the population or more than 45 million Americans are poor. ‎ ‎11．What does the majority of the Americans have in terms of wealth? ‎ A．Their income and savings. ‎ B．Their house, cars and small amounts of savings. ‎ C．Everything they own in their homes. ‎ D．Actually, they have no wealth at all.‎ ‎12．What is the percentage of wealth that is in the hands of most Americans? ‎ ‎ A．Less than 25%. B．More than 25%. ‎ ‎ C．More than 75%. D．Less than 20%. ‎ ‎13．Why is economic inequality still great in the US in spite of the economic growth? ‎ ‎ A．Because the economic growth has widened the gap of the family income between the rich and the poor. ‎ ‎ B．Because income in the US is still concentrated in the hands of the richest 10% of American families.‎ ‎ C．Because the proportion of income received by the rich and the poor remains almost the same as in 1917. ‎ ‎ D．Because some Americans made great fortunes during the Second World War. ‎ ‎14．What can we learn from comparison of the two poverty lines in the last paragraph? ‎ ‎ A. The poverty line of 1918 is more favorable to the poor than that of 1981. ‎ ‎ B. The 1981 line didn’t leave much to the poor. ‎ ‎ C. There were more Americans who were officially poor by the 1918 line. ‎ ‎ D. There were more Americans who were officially poor by the 1981 line. ‎ ‎15．From the last two sentences we can see that 1981 government’s poverty line _______. ‎ ‎ A．was of no good for the poor B．was officially approved ‎ ‎ C．was not helpful to the poor D．was not put into operation then ‎ ‎【参考答案】11—15、BACDD ‎