1、2015高考英语阅读理解精英定时训练题（3）及答案 【甘肃省张掖中学2013模拟】第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题，第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题1分；满分45分）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。【甘肃省张掖中学2013模拟】A Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confid
2、ence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists. Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And dont turn down party invitations just because of your shyness. Prepare for yourself for being with others in g
3、roups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people . I think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it. If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attent
4、ion on other people, Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too. No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy f
5、eelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know about you.41. Where would this article probably appear?A. In a popular magazine B. On the t
6、op-line position of a newspaperC. In a science textbook D. In an encyclopedia (百科全书)42. The main purpose of the article is to _.A. explain how shyness developed B .recommend ways of dealing with shynessC. persuade readers that shyness is natural D. prove that shyness can be overcome43. Which of thes
7、e can you conclude from reading the article?A. Shy people never have any funB. Entertainers choose their work to fight shynessC. The attempt to overcome shyness is always frustrating D. The attempt to overcome shyness is always rewarding44. Who probably gives the suggestion for fighting shyness? A.
8、The author of the article B. Shy men and womenC. Doctors and psychologists D. Popular entertainers 【参考答案】41-44 ABDC 阅读理解Warm water freezes more quickly than cold water. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him until 1970. In that year a Canadian scientis
9、t George Kill proved the English professor was right. Dr Kill filled an open oil pail(桶) with cold water. He filled another with warm water. He put both in the same low temperature. The warm water froze first. The lack of covers on the pails is the secret. Some of the warm water changed into vapor.
10、This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen. And so the warm water froze faster than the cold water even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.1. Hundreds of years ago, Sir Francis Bacon found _. A. the temperature of warm water drops faster than that of cold waterB. warm
11、 water is heavier than cold waterC. warm water has the same temperature as cold waterD. warm water is not as useful as cold water2. What Sir Francis Bacon said was right, but people didnt believe him until _. A. late in the 20th centuryB. early in the 20th centuryC. three years agoD. late in the 19t
12、h century3. Leave a pail with warm water and another pail with cold water in the same low temperature, youll find that _. A. cold water freezes firstB. warm water turns into ice before cold waterC. warm water and cold water freeze at the same timeD. much of cold water is changed into air.4. Why does
13、 warm water freeze first in the same freezing weather? A. Because some of the warm water turns to vapor, the amount(数量) becomes less than that of cold water.B. Because warm water is lighter than cold water.C. Because the temperature of warm water is lower than that of cold water.D. Because cold wate
14、r freezes with more difficulty than warm water.【答案与解析】本文介绍热水比冷水结冰快的现象。1. A。细节题。据第1句和第2句可知答案为A。2. A。细节题。根据 But few people believe him until 1970 可知答案为A。3. B。细节题。根据文章第1句可得得答案为B。4. A。推断题。根据 Some of the warm water changed into vapor. This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen 可知答案为 A。【
15、甘肃省张掖中学2013模拟】BTo what degree can a computer achieve intelligence？The answer to this question may lie in a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Internet.If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kids huge memory. It can recite many facts. For ex
16、ample, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season.He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city areas across the US. However, if you ask Smarter Child other questions, you get strange answers. A question about Smarter Childs age returns, “One year
17、, 11 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes, and 47 seconds!” Asking where he lives gets, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”Smarter Child uses the vast information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for instance, Smarter Child goes to American Heri
18、tage Dictionary online. For the weather, he visits .Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet, an artificial(人工的) being with the combined knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, if Smarter Child wants to think and le
19、arn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie A. I. Artificial Intelligence, he must solve two problems.The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files（文件） are sorted in different ways. Thats why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the
20、 weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it himself.Another problem is that while Smarter Child can process（处理）information more exactly and faster than any human, he lacks common sensea basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young child.45. From the text we can i
21、nfer that is a website .A. which is specially designed to help Smarter ChildB. where we people can find Smarter ChildC. where weather forecasts are madeD. which is about artificial intelligence46. It is probably most difficult for Smarter Child to .A. tell us how to spell a difficult wordB. tell us
22、how the American government is runC. provide us with a famous poem by ShakespeareD. learn the ability to tell right behaviors from wrong ones.47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Smart Child has his own memory bank big enough for all kinds of information.B. A.I. Artificial Int
23、elligence is probably the name of a film about a boy-computer.C. Smart Child can recognize different files and find information needed on his own.D. We have similar product now which has the knowledge of Einstein, Nixon and Spears.48. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. A New
24、 Web Child B. Smarter ChildC. The Future of Internet D. Intelligence Development【参考答案】45-48 CDBB 阅读理解When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely. “That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr Johnson,” he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he kne
25、w very well. “Ive never seen anything like it,” the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again. “No?” he said politely. Then he added, “But I think you will, sir. A very great deal of it.” He appeared to think for a moment. “I think you will find it will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.”
26、 He smiled. The manager thought that was uncertain. He said, “It is better than our fish oils. I admit that.” “So I am told, sir,” agreed Johnson. “Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr Johnson?” “Would I be showing it to you if I had?” Johnson smiled again.“We might add some chemicals to on
27、e of our own fish oils,” said the manager. “It would be expensive to do that, even if you could,” Johnson said gently. “Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oil, in fact.” “Perhaps,” said the manage. “Well, I suppose y
28、ou want to make an arrangement, Mr Johnson. Shall we discuss it?” “Of course,” said Johnson. “There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort. The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible. That is, of course, the best way.” The manager nodded. He
29、knew plenty about all that. “But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring(asking), “Oh?” “The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.” 1. The manager thought of add
30、ing chemicals to the fish oil to make it _. A. cheaper than the new oil B. more quicklyC. more expensive D. as good as the new oil2. Johnsons new oil would be _. A. more expensive than fish oil, but better B. less expensive, and betterC. less expensive, but not good D. more expensive, and not so goo
31、d3. Johnson expressed his regret that the manager _. A. could not stop the new oil being made B. would never know how to make itC. had spent a lot of money on itD. didnt know enough about it4. Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted _. A. to produce it himself B. to prevent it be
32、ing producedC. to be paid not to produce it D. the manager to produce it【答案解析】本文讲述了科技产品开发者寻求生产商投资生产的问题。1. D。细节题。根据第 2 段 It is better than our fish oils 和第 6 段 We might add some chemicals to our own fish oils 可知它的目的是 D。2. B。 细节题。根据第 6 段的 this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils 和第 2 段的
33、It is better than our fish oils 可推知答案为 B。3. A。细节题。根据倒数第 2 段 But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time 可知 D 为正确选项。4. D。推断题。根据最后一段及全文的分析可知 Johnson 的目的是想要该经理生产 the new oils，故选 D。Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet
34、is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.Maybe that doesnt sound very interesting. But when youve joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send E-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You
35、 can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on peoples desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. Th
36、ese computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You
37、 are welcome to use it at only time.Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the info
38、rmation on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?1. What is the passage mainly about?A. Internet.B. Information.C. Computers.D. E-mails.2. Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?A. By post.B. By E-mail.C. By telephone.D. By satellite.3. Wh
39、ich may be the most possible place for people to work in tomorrow?A. In the office.B. At school.C. At home.D. In the company.4. Whose the owner of the Internet?A. The headmaster.B. The officer.C. The user.D. No one.5. What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?A. English is impo
40、rtant in using the Internet.B. the Internet is more and more popular.C. Most of the information is in English.D. Every computer must have the Internet.【答案与解析】这是一篇关于 Internet 的说明文，它介绍了什么是Internet，Internet 的用途，它的贡献等等。1. A。主旨题。文章的每一段都谈到了 Internet，所以我们可以推断文章的主要内容是 Internet。2. B。细节题。在第2段中谈到 You can send
41、E-mail to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds，相比其他选项，E-mail 当然是最快的。3. C。细节题。最后一段的第2句讲到 Its possible for you to work at home with a computer in front，所以明天我们极有可能 at home 工作了。4. D。判断题。根据全文我们得知，我们可以在 school, libraries, home 等地方使用 Internet，所有的拥有者是大家，并不是某一个人或某一行业的从业者5. A。推断题。最后两句告诉我们：98% of the information on the Internet is in English，也就是说英语在 Internet 的应用是非常广泛，非常重要的，除 A 选项外，没有一个选项能全部概括这句话的意思。
