1、四川省岳池县2015高考英语阅读理解练习（3）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Its hard to find Alice Munro in the mediaEven after she won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick interview and then dropped out of 8ightOn Dec 29, she still didnt seek the spotlight
2、（聚光灯）when she was named one of the rive Women of the Year by the Financial Times In Munros eyes, ordinary lives always hide larger dramas So she records what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal people, She often focuses on life in her hometown, a small village in Ontario which 8he
3、 is most familiar withShe writes about the ordinary things in the villagefox forming;, trees felled in the Ontario wilderness, poor country achool8 and long last illnessesAbove all, she talk8 about girls and women who have seemingly ordinary lives but struggle against daily misfortune She has a spec
4、ial talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinary These are ordinary people, ordinary stories, but she has the magic Her precise language, depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her stories inviting Runaway, one of Munros representative works, is a good example of her
5、writing styleOne of the stories centers on the life of an ordinary woman Carla, who lives in a small Canadian town with her husband ClarkThe story slowly forms a picture of Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, her unhappiness building into desperation until she decide8 to fleeThe story of Carla is a st
6、ory of the power and betrayals of loveIt is about lost children and l08t chance8 that we can all find in life, There is pain beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart Since she published her first collection of 8hort stories in 1968, Munro has won many a wards, with the Nobel Prize being her b
7、igge8t honorOn Oct 10, 2013, the Nobel Prize commit-tee named Munro the master of the contemporary short story41We learn from Paragraph 1 that Alice MunroAdidnt get on well with the mediaBwas 8urprised at winning the Nobel PrizeCdidnt value the title of Women of the YearDremained modest though very
8、successful42Many of Alice Munros worksAfocus on everyday life of ordinary peopleBare about betrayals of love and violenceCcenter on the happy life of country womenDare romantic stories setting in her hometown43What makes Alice Munros stories fascinating according to the text?AThe complicated plotsBH
9、er writing techniquesCThe humorous languageDHer rich imagination44In her representative work Runaway, CarlaAleads a happy life with ClarkBis a faithful wife to her husbandCtries to run away from her husbandDloses all hopes for a better life45What is the text mainly about?AAlice Munro and her hometow
10、nBThe awards Alice Munro wonCAlice Munros literary lifeDAlice Munro and her writing style【参考答案】DABCA 【山东省枣庄市2014高考英语3月模拟试题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It s never a real problem for us when the weather gets cold We have many different ways of coping with the coldWe can put on more
11、clothes, stay next to a fireplace, turn on the air conditioner or simply travel to a warmer city to spend the winterBut things are not as easy for plants Unlike humans, plants cant move to escape the cold or generate heat to keep themselves warmSo how do they manage to survive the freezing winter? T
12、he cold is a big challenge for plantsTheir living tissues can be damaged when they freezeIts like a plants equivalent(相等物）to frostbite（冻疮）Also，the process of freezing and thawing（解冻）can cause air bubbles to form in the plants water transport systemIf enough of these air bubbles come together as wate
13、r thaws they can block the flow of water from the roots to the leaves and kill the plant To live through cold weather，plants have developed three strategies，Some plants，such as oak trees, avoid freezing damage by dropping their leaves, before the winter chill sets in-effectively shutting off the flo
14、w of water between roots and leavesand growing new leaves and water transport cells when the warm spring returns. Other plants, pine trees for example, protect them-selves by narrowing their water transport cells, which makes it easier for cells to travel among air bubblesThe third stratef;yi8 also
15、the most extremeSome plants; die on the ground in winter and start growing as new plants from seeds when conditions get warmer However, these smart strategies were developed nmry8lowlyover millions of years of evolutionThis leads scientists to worry that plants may not be able to deal with human-cau
16、sed climate change, which has only started occurring over the past few decadesScientists are hoping to find possible ways to save plants from the threat of climate change51What is the text mainly about? ADifferent ways for people to keep warm BHow plants live through the freezing winter CHow plants
17、develop the 8tratef;ies to keep warm* DThe ways to save plants from the cold,52If the water transport from roots to leaves 18 blocked, Athe plant will suffer from frostbite Bair bubbles will be formed Cthe plants living tissues will be damaged Dthe plant will be killed53Oak trees protect themselves
18、by Astopping the water transport from roots to leaves Bdropping their leaves to grow seedsCslowing the flow of water from roots to leavesDstoring enough water in the roots54What does the underlined phrase “sets in” mean in Paragraph3? Astops Bbegins Cleaves Dreturns55What is the main idea of the las
19、t paragraph? APlants can, easily adapt to climate change BScientists are making efforts to save plants CClimates change is a great threat to plantsDPlants are developing new strategies to survive【参考答案】BDADC C72013陕西卷 -CAccording to sociologists(社会学家), every modern industrial society has some form of
20、 social stratification(阶层)Class, power and status are important in deciding peoples rank in society.Class means a persons economic position in society.A commonly used classification is lower class, middle class and upper class.While sociologists disagree on how these terms should be exactly defined,
21、 they do describe societies like the United States quite well.One study shows that 53% of Americans belong to the lower class, 46% the middle class, and 1% the upper class.Interestingly, a surgeon earning $ 500，000 a year and a bus driver earning $ 50，000 a year both regard themselves as the middle
22、class!Power refers to the amount of control a person has over other people.Obviously, people in positions of great power(such as governors) exercise(行使) big power, but people who take orders from others have less power.Power and class do not always go hand in hand, however.For example, the governor
23、of a state has great power, but he or she may not belong to a corresponding(相应的) economic class.Generally, however, there is a relationship between power and class. To our knowledge, there arent too many people who arent millionaires in the US.Senate!Status is the honor or respect attached to a pers
24、ons position in society.It can also be affected by power and class, but not necessarily so.For example, a university professor may have a high status but not belong to a high social class or have a lot of power over others.54What can we learn about “the middle class” from Paragraph 2?APeople earning
25、 $50，000 a year belong to the middle class.BNearly half Americans belong to the middle class.CPeople generally consider bus drivers as the middle class.DSociologists have a clear definition of the middle class.55According to the text, we know that _Apower and class do not always correspond with each
26、 otherBstatus refers to a persons economic position in societyCpeople with high status have a lot of control over othersDclass is less important in deciding a persons social rank56Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?A B.C D.【要点综述】 本文说明了一个社会现象：每个现代工业社会都有其社会阶层。阶级权力和社会地位是判断一个人的
27、社会阶层的重要标准。54B推理判断题。由第二段倒数第二句中的“46% the middle class”一句可知在美国，有差不多一半的人属于中产阶级，选B。55A细节理解题。由第三段中的“Power and class do not always go hand in hand, however.”可知，权力和阶级并不总是保持一致。选A。56A篇章结构题。本文第一段是主题段，“Class, power and status are important in deciding peoples rank in society.”是本文的主题句，后三段分别从这三个方面来论述，故本篇文章是总分的结构。
28、选A。【陕西省2014五校联考】A阅读下列四篇短文, 从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 The crowd at the airport flowed forward. The passengers had been waiting for a couple of hours for an airline employee to open the door leading to the plane outside. No one was in a good mood. An old man got trapped in the middle
29、 of the rush. He fell down without being able to break his fall. His head hit the concrete floor. Blood poured from his forehead. He appeared to be unconscious. Everyone rushed past him, except Dana. She called for help. A minute later, a young airline employee showed up. Hardly looking at the old m
30、an, she told Dana to get aboard her plane. She said the old man would be okay, and walked away. Dana screamed for help. An airport supervisor appeared. He told Dana to get on the plane. Dana said that she was not moving until an ambulance arrived. The supervisor said her plane would leave without he
31、r. Dana said that she didnt care. An ambulance and twoattendantsfinally arrived. The attendants said that the man would be okay, but he would needstitches（缝线）. They put him into the ambulance and drove off. On her way out to the plane, which was still refueling, Dana saw the employee who had ignored
32、 the old man at first. The employee said, Youre lucky. The plane didnt leave without you. The plane? Dana asked. Who cares about the plane? How could you be so cold? That was an old man; he could have been your grandfather! How would you like it if everyone just stepped over your grandfather and wen
33、t on their way?46.What does the story mainly tell us about Dana?A. She works as a young airline employee. B. She was waiting for a plane with her grandfather. C. She was the only person who helped the old man.D. She knows how to do first aid to an old man.47.From the story, we know that _.A. Dana fi
34、nally took the plane on time with the help of a young airline employeeB. the old man knew it was Dana who helped him from beginning to end C. people at the airport were too cold to care about others at that timeD. an airport supervisor ordered the plane not to leave without Dana48. The character of
35、Dana may best be described as _.A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. punctual D. sympathetic 【参考答案】46-48 CCD C72013四川卷 -DHome to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧)Its fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. Youll realize whats changed is you. Home is where we can remember
36、pain，love，and some other experiences：We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glasstop wooden table. To the right of the living room is
37、my first bedroom. Its empty，but its where my earliest memories are.There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloweenwhen I didnt want to wear the skirt my mother made for me.I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I
38、sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house，my parents room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytimewaking up my parents if I
39、am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.Im lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅)on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew, and I learned.Sometim
40、es when I feel lost，I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know its where Ill find my family，my dogs, and my belongings.I purposely leave the window open at night because I know Ill be blamed by Mom. But I dont mind, because I want to hear her say my name，which reminds me Im home.43Why does t
41、he author call her parents bed her “safe zone”(Paragraph 3)?AIt is her favorite place to play.B. Her needs can be satisfied there.C. Her grandparents photos are lined on each side.D. Her parents always play together with her there.44What can be learned from the passage?A. The old furniture is still
42、in the authors first bedroom.B. The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.C. The authors favorite room in her first home is the dining room.D. Many people of the authors age can still find their first physical homes.45Sometimes when she feels lost，the author will _A. open the
43、 window at nightB. lie down in bed to have a dreamC. try to bring back a sense of homeD. go to Los Angeles to visit her mom46What is the authors purpose of writing this passage?A. To express how much she is attached to her home.B. To declare how much she loves her first house.C. To describe the stat
44、e of her family.D. To look back on her childhood.【要点综述】 这是一篇记叙文。作者采用回忆的手法，描写了对家的记忆和感怀。43B推理判断题。根据第三段“Their bed is my safe zone.I can jump on it anytimewaking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.”可知，他们的床是作者的安全地带，如果作者害怕的话，随时可以跳上床叫醒父母；如
45、果作者有重要的事要宣告，不必等到早上(作者可以随时叫醒父母)。故可以判断选B。44B推理判断题。根据第四段“Im lucky because I know my first home still exists.It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅)on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles.It is proof I lived, I grew, and I learned.”可知，作者很幸运，因为作者知道她的第一个家仍然存在，它存在于她的头脑和心里。故可以判断选B。45C细节理解题。根据最后一段“Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home.I know its where Ill find my family, my dogs, and my belongings.”可知，有时，当作者感到失落，就躺下，闭上她的眼睛，回家。作者知道在那里她会找到她的家人、她的狗、她的财物及回家的感觉。故选C。46A归纳概括题。文章通篇描绘对家的思念，落脚点在对家的无限牵挂上。故选A。
