1、2015四川省攀枝花高考英语阅读理解一轮课后练习精选（4）及答案阅读理解-AIn the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee,
2、 or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They dont get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way p
3、ossible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in them.Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. Peopl
4、e behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.No more angry shouts and n
5、o more horns!When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldnt get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting
6、 impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we dont feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we dont pretend we feel strong when we feel weak
7、or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.( ) 1. The author has discovered that people will feel happy when _. A. they offer their help B. they receive others help C. they feel others kindness D. they show their weakness( ) 2. The author feels sad sometimes because _. A. he has a soft heart B.
8、 he relies much on others C. some people pretend to be kind D. some people fail to see the kindness in others( ) 3. What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?A. They speed up to pass. B. They waited with patience. C. They tried their best to help. D. They put on their flashlights t
9、oo.( ) 4. In this passage, the author advises us to _. A. handle problems by ourselves B. accept help from others C. admit our weakness D. show our bravery( ) 5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. A Wheelchair Experience. B. Weakness and Kindness. C. Weakness and StrengthD.
10、 A Driving Experience本文是一篇记叙文，讲述作者对weakness思考，建议我们应该承认自己的软弱的一面1. A 细节理解题 根据第一段最后一句话“And I have discovered that it makes them happy.”及此句之前的内容可以得出答案。2. D细节理解题 根据第二段第一句话“But sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily”可以得出答案。3. B 细节理解题 根据倒数第二段最后一句话“But instea
11、d of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak”可以得出答案。4. C 主旨大意题，文中反复提示weakness给作者带来的好处，不难得出答案为C5. B 主旨大意题 综合原文，以及运用排除法，不难得出答案为C。A和D太片面， C选项中的strength文中没有提及。 C22013湖南卷 In my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) whe
12、re you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program
13、. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eightmile journey, I crossed the same railro
14、ad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.From the moment
15、of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothys classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad a
16、nd cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you dont know, poke greens are a weedtype plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing r
17、equired to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the oneandonly steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph.D. degree. After the meal, she placed a
18、 little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.61“Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to _ A. a program directed by Dorothy B. a course given by the
19、author C. an activity held by the students D. an organization sponsored by Union College62In the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing _ A. the long track B. the poor houses C. the same train D. the winding road63Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by _ A. a warm
20、welcome B. the sight of poke greens C. Dorothys latest projects D. a big dinner made for her64What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph? A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant. B. She got a pen as a gift from the author. C. She passed the required assessment. D. She receive
21、d her Ph.D. degree.65What does the author mainly intend to tell us? A. Whatever you do, you must do it carefully. B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment. C. However poor you are, you have the right to education. D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.【要点综述】 Dorothy在一所条件非常差
22、的学校获得了很大的成功，这说明一个人获得成功与他在什么地方没有直接关系，最重要的是要付出努力。61. B细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第三句可知，Early Childhood Development是作者教的一门课程。62. B细节理解题。 根据文章第二段最后一句的“the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”可知，又小又破的房子使作者感到最为失望，因此B项正确。63. A细节理解题。 根据文章第三段第一、二句可知，一到Dorothy的教室，作者就受到热烈的欢迎，这使她的忧郁消失了，因此A项正确。6
23、4. C推理判断题。 文章最后一段第三句提到Dorothy面试材料准备充分，而此段的“to celebrate her victory”说明Dorothy已经通过了评估测试。65. D主旨大意题。文章通过讲述Dorothy在极其恶劣的环境下获得成功的故事，说明一个人不管在什么地方，只要付出努力就能实现自己的梦想，因此D项正确。阅读理解-A A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously consi
24、dered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute” someone might say, “are yo
25、u talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?” The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. Im Mr. Da
26、vis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy. I arrived in the classroom with paper cards d
27、esigned in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required. “All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.”
28、 Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of han
29、ds. Every student would yell. “Calm down, youll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!” A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.( ) 1. The autho
30、r took the job to teach writing because _. A. he wanted to be expected B. he had written some storied C. he wanted to please his father D. he had dreamed of being a teacher( ) 2. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2? A. He would be aggressive in his first class. B. He was well-prepare
31、d for his first class. C. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class. D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.( ) 3. Before he started his class, the author asked the students to _. A. write down their suggestions on the paper cards B. cut maple leaves out of the construction pa
32、per C. cut some cards out of the construction paper D. write down their names on the paper cards( ) 4. What did the students do when the author started his class? A. They began to talk. B. They stayed silent. C. They raised their hands. D. They shouted to be heard.( ) 5. The author chose the composi
33、tion topic probably because _. A. he got disappointed with his first class B. he had prepared the topic before class C. he wanted to calm down the students D. he thought it was an easy topic这是一篇记叙文，描述作者第一天教学的经历。1. 答案: A 解析: 细节理解题，根据第一段“I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to w
34、ear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis.”可以得出答案。2. C 细节理解题， 根据第二段“But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there.”可以得出答案。3. D 细节理解题，根据第三段“I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.
35、”可以得出答案。4. B 细节理解题，根据最后一段“A terrible silence ruled the room”可以得出答案。5. A 推理判断题，根据文中的描述，作者作了很好的准备，可是却都不能实现，作者很失望C22013湖南卷 Its such a happylooking library, painted yellow, decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, its pedest
36、rianfriendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach Country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.Its a library built with love.A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsinba
37、sed nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “Thats what were going to do for our spring break！”Son Austin, now a 10thgrader, didnt see the point of building a library that resemble
38、s a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that hed built years earlier for daughter Abbies toy horses, and made a door of glass.After adding the librarys final touches (装点), the family hung a
39、 signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2，500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.They stocked it with 20 or so books theyd already read
40、, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said Janey, a stayathome mom.Since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of
41、 five visits a day.The projects best payoff, says Peter, are the thankyou notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”66In what way is the library “pedestrianfriendly”？ A. It owns a yellow roof. B. It stands near a sidewalk. C. It protects book lovers from the su
42、n. D. It uses palmtree stickers as decorations.67Janey got the idea to build a library from _ A. a visit to Brian Williams B. a spring break with her family C. a book sent by one of her neighbors D. a report on a Wisconsinbased organization68The library was built _ A. by a ship supply company B. on
43、the basis of toy horses C. like a mailbox D. with glass69What can we infer about the signboard? A. It was made by a user of the library. B. It marked a final touch to the library. C. It aimed at making the library last long. D. It indicated the library was a family property.70The passage tells us th
44、at the users _ A. donate books to the libraryB. get paid to collect books for the library C. receive thankyou notes for using the library D. visit the library over 5 times on average daily【要点综述】 文章主要讲述了Janey Henriksen一家建立微型图书馆的故事。66. B细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第二句可知这个特殊的图书馆为过路的人提供借书的方便，因此B项正确。67. D细节理解题。 根据文章第三
45、段第一句可知Janey Henriksen是因为看到一篇关于the Little Free Library organization准备建社区图书馆的报道后受到启发才建这样特殊的图书馆的。68. C细节理解题。 根据文章第四段第一句可知C项正确。69. C推理判断题。 根据文章第五段可知，这个标牌要读者拿走一本书一定要归还，其目的是使图书馆能够持续更长的时间。70. A主旨大意题。 根据文章倒数第二段第一句可知借书者经常捐书给图书馆，因此A项正确；文章没有提到给图书馆筹备书应获得报酬，因此B项错误；文章最后一段提到Peter经常收到借书者的感谢信，而不是借书者收到感谢信，因此C项错误；根据文章倒数第二段第二句可知D项错误。
