1、2015高考英语阅读理解一轮（通用版）训练（2）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。【山东省济南市2014高考英语一模试题】 AAmerican LaMar Baylor spends most of his time in New York City, working as a performer in the Broadway musical The Lion King. But since 2011, he has also spent weeks in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The
2、re, he teaches dance to boys who live on the street. His teaching is part of an effort by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company. The project helps young people learn more about dance and learn how to behave in a classroom environment.LaMar Baylor describes his students as genocide (种族屠杀) survivors. They h
3、ave lost all of their families, some even have been in prison. “They have been through things that no one should ever have to go through,” said Baylor. Dance classes provide the children with structured learning and self-expression that theyve never had before. They can also take classes in informat
4、ion and technology after they have learned to attend classes and follow directions.Boys who have done best in the classes win scholarships, and are sent to the Sunrise Boarding School. About 30 boys have won this kind of financial aid. All the students are male, because few girls in Rwanda live free
5、ly on the street.The Rwanda program is the largest one set up by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company, founded and directed by Rebecca Davis. Ms. Davis has also set up dance programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Guinea. About 2,000 children in the three countries have taken part in the project since it was
6、launched in 2010.As for LaMar Baylor, he knows from his own experience how dance can lead to a better life. He is from Camden, New Jersey. Camden has sometimes been called Americas poorest and most dangerous city. Mr. Baylor says that growing up in Camden, it took a long time for him to find out wha
7、t he wanted to do. He now thanks dancing saved his life.41. What do we know about LaMar Baylor according to the text?A. He spends most of his time in Rwanda.B. He is director of the musical The Lion King.C. He himself grew up in a poor environment.D. He started the Rwanda Program on his own.42. It c
8、an be learned from the text that the children in Rwanda .A. have gone through tough timesB. have committed violent crimesC. worked hard to win scholarshipD. forced mainly on dancing 43. In how many countries are the dance programs launched?A. Two B. ThreeC. FourD. Five44. Which of the following is t
9、rue of the dance project?A. Most children participating in it were boys.B. The project could date back to the year 2010.C. In is aimed to improve the kids dancing skills.D. It has gained much support from the world.45. What can be the main idea of the text?A. Dance offers street children path to edu
10、cation.B. The largest dance project was set up in Guinea.C. Education is important to street children.D. Where you grow up decides what you are.【参考答案】4145 CABBA阅读理解请阅读下列短文,从每题 所给的四个选项(A,B,C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。 A One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyo
11、ne from the humblest(卑微的) to the most powerful came for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast. We cautiously
12、 began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked, My I get you something? A coffee would b
13、e nice. Then I bought him a cup of coffee. We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked, How did you get to know Mr. Gal breath? Who? The man you were sitting with. He is chair
14、man of the Board of Churchill Downs. I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the worlds richest and most powerful men! My few minutes with Mr. Gal breath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are,
15、 and to meet another human being with kindness and sincerity. ( ) 1. What does the underlined word disheveled mean? A. Unfriendly. B. Untidy. C. Gentle. D. Kind. ( ) 2. The author bought coffee for the old man because A. he thought the old man was poor B. he wanted to start a conversation C. he inte
16、nded to show his politeness D. he would like to thank the old man ( ) 3. How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend? A. Proud. B. Pitiful. C. Surprised. D. Regretful ( ) 4. What is the message mainly expressed in the story? A. We should learn to be generous. B. It is honorable
17、to help those in need. C. People in high positions are not like what we expect. D. We should avoid judging people by their appearances. 【语篇解读】 本文讲述了我在吃早点的时候遇到一个看起来穿着邋遢的老人, 并且帮助 他买了一杯咖啡,事后得知他是最富有的 Mr. Gal breath,旨在告诉我们不要以貌取人. 1. 答案 B 【解析】猜测词义题.由上文中的 I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshav
18、en man 何 下文中的 He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone.可知 disheveled 在这儿是指仪容不整, 穿着邋遢的意思.所以答案选 B 项. 2. 答案A 【解析】 细节理解题. 根据文中 I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat.可以判断选 A 项. 3. 答案 C 【解析】推理判断题.根据 I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a fre
19、e breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the worlds richest and most powerful men!可知, 作者在他朋友告诉他 那个老人是 Mr. Gal breath 之后感到很吃惊.由此判断选 C 项. 4. 答案 D 【解析】 主旨大意题. 根据文章最后一句 Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and no matter another human being with kindness and sincerity
20、.可知,作者想要 表达的是不要以貌取人.由此判断选 D 项. 【北京市东城区2014高考英语调研检测题】D Boredom and CreativityMost of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.That is the finding of Dr. Sand
21、i Mann from the University of Central Lancashire. Dr. Mann conducted two studies. In the first experiment, 40 people were asked to carry out a boring task. They were told to copy numbers out of a telephone directory for 15 minutes. After that they were asked to complete another task. A pair of cups
22、were given to each of them. Everyone tried to come up with different uses of the cups, and was given a chance to display their creativity. Meanwhile, another group of 40 people were just asked to come up with uses for the cups without doing any boring tasks before. It turned out that the 40 people w
23、ho had first copied out the telephone numbers were more creative than the control group(对照组). To see if daydreaming was a factor in this effect, a second boring task was introduced that allowed even more daydreaming than the boring writing task. This second study saw 30 people copying out the number
24、s as before, but also included a second group of 30 reading rather than writing them.Again the researchers found that the people in the control group were least creative, but the people who had just read the names were more creative than those who had to write them out. This suggests that more passi
25、ve boring activities, like reading or perhaps attending meetings, can lead to more creativity. Compared with reading, writing reduced the scope（范围） for daydreaming. As a result, it reduces the effects of boredom on creativity.Dr. Mann says: “Boredom at work has always been seen as something to be av
26、oided, but perhaps we should accept it in order to promote our creativity. What we want to do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are. Do people who are bored at work become more creative in other areas of their work - or do they go home and write novels?” 67. Who proved t
27、o be the most creative in the two studies?A. The people who attended meetings. B. The people who did the reading task. C. The people who invented uses for cups. D. The people who copied telephone numbers. 68. The studies conducted by Dr. Mann indicate that creativity results from _. A. creative task
28、sB. controlled activitiesC. the range of daydreamingD. reading and writing ability69. What is Dr. Manns attitude towards boredom at work? A. Positive. B. Skeptical. C. Subjective. D. Disapproving. 70. What will Dr. Mann probably continue to research in their study? A. The real causes of creativity.
29、B. The actual use of boredom. C. The practical reasons of boredom. D. The writing ability improved by boredom. 【参考答案】67B 68C 69A 70B阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。A Many people think a telephone is essential. But I think it is a pest and a time waster. Very often you find it impossible to es
30、cape from some idle or curious chatter-box, or from somebody who wants something for nothing. If you have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it tends to ring when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a conversation, or when you are just going out, or when you are taking your
31、 bath. Are you strong minded enough to ignore it, to say to yourself,“Ah, well, it will all be the same in a hundred years time” You are not. You think there may be some important news or messages for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later. Have
32、 you never rushed dripping from the bath, or chewing from the table, or dazed from the bed, only to be told that you are a wrong number? But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only usable for outgoing calls. Besides, yo
33、u will say, isnt it important to have a telephone in case of emergencyillness, an accident, or fire? Of course, you are right, but here in a thickly populated country like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful necessity. I think perhaps I had better try to justify myself by
34、trying to prove that what I like is good. I admit that in different circumstancesif I were a tycoon(business VIP),for instance, or bed ridden I might find a telephone essential. But then if I were a taxi-driver I should find a car essential. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which
35、the English seem to show particular talent; one is mechanical invention, the other is literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them. For I have just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I t
36、hink I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.36.The passage is mainly discussing _.A. that we should be strong enough to ignore a phone callB. that important message will reach you sooner or laterC. whether its necessary to answer all phone callsD. whether i
37、t is necessary to have a telephone提示:通读全文，尤其是文章的第一段和最后一段可以得出此结论。答案:D37.Judging from the passage, who is strong-minded enough to ignore a phone call?A. The author. B.A tycoon.C.A taxi-driver. D. Hardly anyone.答案:D 大意理解，文章的第二段第三段可以看出38.According to the passage, the author_.A. thinks the telephone shou
38、ld go out of our lifeB. likes to be different from other peopleC. thinks the telephone is annoyingD. speaks favourably of a telephone提示:文章的第二句就说明了作者的观点，后面又作了进一步的补充说明。答案:C39.In the authors opinion, which of the following is NOT true?A. Nearly everyone has been told a wrong number.B. Its necessary for
39、 everyone to have a telephone.C. He himself can not decide whether to answer a call.D.A telephone directory may bring in unexpected calls.提示:从文章的第二段得出答案。答案:B阅读理解 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。AI grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined
40、with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.With this unshakable belief, I,
41、 at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagree
42、s with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other peoples writing can one discover what works, what doesnt and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has. Now I am in college, and have com
43、e to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matterthe volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very sma
44、ll part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldnt necessarily be abl
45、e to have in my lifetime.( ) 1. What can be inferred about the author as a child? w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*mA. He never watched TV. w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mB. He read what he had to.C. He found reading unbelievable.D. He considered reading part of his life. ( ) 2. The underlined word voice in the second paragra
46、ph most probably means “ ”.A. an idea B. a sound qualityC. a way of writingD. a world to write about ( ) 3. What effect does reading have on the author? w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mA. It helps him to realize his dream.B. It opens up a wider world for him.C. It makes his college life more interesting.D. It in
47、creases his interest in worldwide travel.( ) 4. Which of the following can be the best title of this text? w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*mA. Why do I read? B. How do I read? C. What do I read? D. When do I read?语篇解读：本篇文章是记叙文。作者通过自己的亲身体验，讲述读书使人形成自己的独立观点，读书使人开扩视野的重要作用。1. 答案：D考点：细节理解题解析：根据首段第一二句， “I grew up in a h
48、ouse with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves.I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing”可知作者是在一个以书为伴的环境中长大的，读书像呼吸那样已经成为生活必需。2. 答案：C考点：词义推测题。解析：根据文中 “.but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own ”可以推断出voice所表达的意思是“写作方式”。3. 答案B考点：细节理解题解析：由文章
49、的最后一句：“It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.”可得出答案4. 答案：A考点：主旨大意题。解析：文章作者主要以自己的亲身体验讲述读书的重要性。因此Why do I read?“我为什么读书？”作题目最佳。w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m
