1、郑州市2014高考英语阅读理解考前自练题（5）及答案社会生活类A Manhattan CrossingNew Yorkers like to say they can walk faster than the crosstown bus. On 34th Street, buses average about four miles an hour. For those in a hurry, pretty much everyone here, its an icy pace for a crosstown trip. Janette Sadik-Khan, the citys transpo
2、rtation commissioner, is proposing an interesting fix for 34th Street. The city plan would close 34th Street to non-bus traffic in the block between the Empire State Building and Macys. On the rest of the street, cars would move one way only. It would take getting used to, but for bus passengers, th
3、e city says there are more than 40,000 a day on public, tour or commuter (通勤) buses along 34th Street. The plan should cut the commute by up to 35 percent. People in other vehicles or about 10 percent of the human traffic would have to zig and zag (锯齿形) to get through this section of the city. It is
4、 probably fair to say that most are not particularly pleased about the whole concept. So the city needs to answer important questions. Will this unrest mean more traffic on side streets that are already unbearably crowded? Will deliveries be limited to the daybreak hours? Will Mayor Michael Bloomber
5、g and Ms. Sadik-Khan be willing to change or drop the plan if it simply wont work? The Bloomberg administration has worked to improve bus traffic around the city. An experiment to speed up city buses along Fordham Road in the Bronx has already reduced travel time and increased passengers number. Urb
6、an planners have been studying the citys crosstown problems since the first traffic jam. Robert Moses at one point proposed a major highway just south of 34th Street, part of which would go through an office building. The question is still whether it will really make it easier to operate in Manhatta
7、n. 1. Whats the first paragraph mainly talk about? A. Traffic in Manhattan is much too bad. B. New Yorkers enjoy playing jokes about their buses. C. People are hard to cross 34th Street. D. An interesting fix for crowded street is being made. 2. How many measures would be taken in order to improve t
8、he traffic situation in Manhattan according to this plan? A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 63. Whats the purpose of the experiment by the Bloomberg administration? A. To improve traffic jam. B. To reduce travel time. C. To increase ridership. D. To relieve traffic pressure. 4. According to this passage, whose proposa
9、l might be difficult to becarried out? A. Janette Sadik-Khan.B. Robert Moses.C. Michael Bloomberg.D. Ms. Sadik-Khan.【参考答案】7.ACDB 阅读理解-人物传记类(2013太原一模)When Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer，she rented a typewriter，put it on the kitchen table，and began typing each morning
10、 before the kids went to school.When the kids came home，she moved the typewriter and made them dinner.When they went to bed，she moved it back and typed some more.For two years，Debbie followed this routine.Supermom had become a struggling writer and she was loving every minute of it.One night，however
11、，her husband，said to her，“Honey，Im sorry，but youre not bringing in any income.We cant do this anymore.We cant survive on just what I make.”That night，her heart broken and her mind too busy to let her sleep.She stared at the ceiling in their darkened bedroom.Debbie knewwith all of the responsibilitie
12、s of keeping up a house and looking after four kidsthat working 40 hours a week would leave her no time to write.Seeing her despair，her husband woke up and asked，“Whats wrong？”“I really think I could have made it as a writer，I really do.”Wayne was silent for a long time，and then said，“All right，hone
13、y，go for it.”So Debbie returned to her dream and her typewriter on the kitchen table，pounding out page after page for another two years.Her family went without vacations，pinched pennies，and wore handmedowns.But the sacrifice and the persistence finally paid off.After five years of struggling，Debbie
14、sold her first book.Then another.And another.Until finally，today，Debbie has published more than 100 books，three of which have been sold for movies.Over 60 million copies are in print，and she has millions of loyal fans.And Wayne？All that sacrifice in support of his wife paid off handsomely.He got to
15、retire at age 50 and now spends his time building an airplane in the basement of their 7,000 squarefoot mansion.Debbies kids got a gift far more important than a few summer camps.As adults，they realize what Debbie gave them was far more importantpermission and encouragement to pursue their own dream
16、s.【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了Debbie Macomber坚持不懈地追逐自己的梦想，最后取得成功的故事。20Her husband asked her to give up writing because _.Ahe wanted her to do more housework rather than just writeBshe couldnt earn any money and it was hard for them to make ends meetChe wanted her to find a betterpaid job that interested herDhe th
17、ought keeping up a house was a wifes responsibility解析细节理解题。根据第二段可知她的丈夫感到自己一个人挣钱实在难以应付家庭的开支，希望她能放弃写作，去挣钱分担家庭的负担，故B项符合题意。答案B21Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?ADebbie spent 40 hours in writing a week before she succeeded as a writer.BDebbies family often went out on v
18、acations without her.CDebbies husband gave up his own job to support her writing.DDebbies success has brought her lots of money.解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二、三段可知，Debbie作为一个职业作家获得了巨大的成功，改善了家人的生活条件，故D项符合文意。答案D22We can infer from the last paragraph that _.AWayne doesnt benefit from her wifes successBDebbie has great
19、 influence on her childrens going after their dreamsCDebbies kids all realized their dreams as adultsDDebbie is a failure as a mother while she is a success as a writer解析推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，Debbie支持鼓励她的孩子追求梦想，给了孩子们比野营更重要的礼物，Debbie对她的孩子追求梦想有着极大的影响，故B项正确。答案B23Whats probably the best title for the passage
20、?AGo for it BA great mother CUnion is strength DWriting pays more解析主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了Debbie Macomber坚持不懈地追逐自己的梦想，并取得成功的故事，告诉我们要努力争取，坚持不懈。Go for it表示“努力争取”，形象地表达了文章的主旨。答案A阅读理解Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full
21、day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner thereSounds unusual，doesnt it? But its not that unrealistic，with the development of Chinas highspeed railway systemAnd thats not a11China has an even greater highspeed railway planto connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Easte
22、rn EuropeChina is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and SingaporeChina has proposed three such projectsThe first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and MalaysiaAnother could start in Uru
23、mqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to GermanyThe third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western EuropeIf Chinas plan for the high-speed railway goes forward， people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two daysThe new system woul
24、d still follow Chinas highspeed railway standardAnd the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes Chinas bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the Worlds fastest average speedIt covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hoursOf cou
25、rse，there are some technical challenges to overcomeThere are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracksSo，its important to pay attention to every detail But the key issue is really moneyChina is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on
26、domestic railway expansionChina prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investmentResources from those countries could stream into China to sustain developmentIt11 be a win-win project. For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opp
27、ortunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countriesFor China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop Chinas far westWe foresee that in the coming decades，millio
28、ns of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unusedWith high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11And they11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries( ) 1. Chinas new high-speed railway pla
29、n will be a win-win project because A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countriesD. the foreign countries involv
30、ed will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism选B在文章倒数第二段中有明确答案( ) 2. According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is A. technical issues B. safety of the systemw_w w.C. financial problems D. maintenance of railway tracks选C . 在文章第8段看到 There are
31、 so many issues that need to be settled.及第9节中 But the key issue is really money( ) 3. Which of the following words best describes the authors attitude towards Chinas high-speed railway plan? A. Critical B. Reserved C. Doubtful D. Positive选D . 尽管在文章第8，9段中 提到存在的问题，但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持的态度( ) 4. Which of t
32、he following might be the best title for the passage?A. New Railway Standards B. Big Railway DreamsC. Highspeed Bullet Trains D. International Railway Network选B. 贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想。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 got my first drivers license (执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first
33、year at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to
34、the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina drivers license, ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.I argued, pointing to a very large belly(肚子)of mine,
35、” I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “Its the law, madam?” Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it “No.” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland
36、 license.I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryla
37、nd, and I had to take the Maryland drivers exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.( ) 1. Susan got her first drivers license .A. before she got married to Henry B. when she was twenty years o
38、ldC. after she finished high school D. when she just moved to Maryland【答案】：A【解析】：细节理解题。由第1段可知拿证4年后作者20岁，排除B，由第1句知道是作者在中学第1年取得的驾驶证，排除C，领了证件4年后作者和丈夫在Maryland排除D。选A。( ) 2. Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because .A. she was forbidden to drive by Maryland lawB. she lacked dr
39、iving experience in MarylandC. she was to give birth to a baby soonD. she insisted on signing for herself【答案】：D【解析】：细节理解。由第3段I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.可知选D。( ) 3. We can infer from the text that in the U.S. .A. American males should serve in the armyB. different states my have different laws C. people have to renew their licenses in their home statesD. women should adopt their husbands family names after marriage【答案】：B【解析】：推断题，由续办驾驶证到后来从新考驾驶证可看出选B。
