1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2015浙江省淳安县英语一轮阅读理解选练（7）（答案）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。Mexico City is truly one of the most amazing cities in the world with a mixture of both the old and new world. From the moment your plane starts to land in this vast city, you know that your trip will be quite an adve
2、nture.Once in your taxi and the moment you leave the airport, you are amazed at the large amount of slow traffic. The volume of the traffic can be stressful to some. The Paseo de la Reforma (改革大道), running southwest across the city, is one of the major tourist and business areas in Mexico City with
3、many high quality hotels only walking distance from great restaurants and other tourist attractions. The only problem you will have is trying to see all of these sites during your vacation time. One of the most popular attractions in this area is the National Museum of Anthropology along the northwe
4、st part of the street. There are thousands of artifacts on display showing the history of the area and numerous items found from the many Aztec sites in the area. Walking southwest from the museum, you will soon reach the Mexico City Zoo, which is a great place to spend an afternoon. Across the stre
5、et from the museum is the Chapultepec Castle, once an important site in the Mexican-American war. Its also a good idea to take the train up the hill to where the castle is located as the hill is steep (陡峭的). Its important to keep in mind that Mexico City is over 7,000 feet above sea level and some f
6、eel it difficult to breathe when walking. You can take a taxi to the Coyoacan market during the evening on a weekend. Its a great place to get some cheap souvenirs （纪念品）to bring back home and to enjoy some traditional Mexican cuisine. However, you must be careful where you eat and that the meat is w
7、ell cooked.50. The tourists in Mexico City may not be satisfied with_. A. the high speed of the traffic B. the heavy traffic of the city C. the polluted air in the city D. their safety in the city51. Which of the following shows the correct positions of the following places? P = Paseo de la Reforma
8、M = the National Museum of Anthropology C = the Chapultepec Castle Z = the Mexico City Zoo52. Which of the following attractions may interest those who want to study the military (of the army) history of Mexico City? A. The National Museum of Anthropology. B. The Coyoacan market. C. The Chapultepec
9、Castle. D. The Aztec sites. 参考答案-50-52、 BDC阅读理解As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and
10、body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor pe
11、rformance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed
12、to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between flight or fight and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves th
13、e same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we cant remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.6. People are finding less and less time for r
14、elaxing themselves because _.A. they regard working as their greatest enjoymentB. they believe that work is superior to relaxationC. they are traveling fast all the timeD. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before7. According to the author, the most important character for a good man
15、ager is his _.A. strong will to hold out stress B. knowing the art of relaxationC. high sense of responsibility D. having control over performance8. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.B. Stress is always harmful to peop
16、les healthC. Its easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.9. In the last sentence of the passage, do so refers to _.A. expose ourselves to stress B. find ways to deal with stressC. remove stress from our lives D. establish lin
17、ks between diseases and stress10. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _.A. to avoid it B. to try to cope with it C. to regard it as a vital motivation D. to find some relaxation (B)本文讲述当今社会人们面临很大压力，压力无法避免，人们承受压力的限度不同，在压力面前如何放松自己，坦然面对。D 推断题。由第一段可推知，无法放松自己主要是比以前任何时候都要忙碌。A 推断题。
18、由第三段第二句可推知，当好管理者的优良品质是要具有坚强的抵制压力的意志。句中prime material意为“一流的素质”。D 细节题。由第三段第一句可The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual.可知。C 猜义题。由Since we cant remove stress from our lives可知括号里的内容是对前文的解释。B 态度题。最后一句表明了作者的态度。阅读理解-C Its hardly surprising that weather is a favorite t
19、opic for so many people around the worldit affects where we choose to love, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown the changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow sown reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds m
20、akes many people bad-tempered.If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather depends o
21、n depressions（低气压）, often called lows, and anticyclones（高气压）, also known as highs. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities seem to be
22、 altering weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earths surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.The human race has always trie
23、d to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:Red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds warning.Flies will swarm before a storm.Rai
24、n before 7, clear by 11.While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, todays methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The date is them process
25、ed, and the weather is predicted. However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.11When weather keeps changing, Apeople become bad-tempered Bpeoples reaction slows downCpeople find it hard to focus on their work Dpeople become hungrier12What is mainly talked about in t
26、he second paragraph?AChanges in weather.BWeather in Britain.CAfrican droughts.DResearch on weather.13The weather in Britain is .ArandomBmoistCdepressingDsatisfying14According to a traditional rhyme, if there is red sky at night, the next day will be .AwindyBrainyCfineDsnowy15Which of the following s
27、tatements in true? AAnticyclones often bring rain and wind.BWeather forecasting has been done for a long time.CWeather could never be predicted.DModern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.【参考答案】（C）篇CAACB1.（201*陕西卷）Ever since they were first put on the market in the early 199
28、0s, gentically mondified (GM, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the word,mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food crisis. But can GM technology solve world hunger problems? Even if it would ,is it the best solutiorr? Despite what it p
29、romiises,GM technology actually has not increased the production potential of any corp. In fact Studies show that the most crown GM croo.GM soybeans, has suffered reduced productivity. For instance, a report than analysed nearly two decades of research on mojor GM food crops shows that GM engineerin
30、g has failed to significantly increase US crop production.Something else, however, has been on the rise, While GM seeds are expensive, GM companics tell farmers that they will make good profits by saving money on pesticides（杀虫剂）. On the contrary, US government data show that GM crops in the US have
31、produced an overall increase in pesticide use compared to traditional crops. “ The promise was that you could use less chemicals and boost production. But nether is true,” said Bill Christison, President of the US National Farm Coalition.At the same time, the authors of the book World Hunger: Twelve
32、 Myths argue that there actually is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production, but by problems in food distribution and politics. These indeed deserve our efforts and money. Meanwhile, the rise in food prices results from the increased use of crops for
33、 fuel rather than food, according to a 2008 World Bank report.As a matter of fact ,scientists see better ways to feed the world. Another World Bank report concluded that GM crops have little to offer to the challenges of worldwide poverty and hunger, because better ways out are available, among whic
34、h “green” farming is supposed to be the first choice.57.The author develops the second paragraph mainly . 【C】A. by classification B. by comparison C. by example D. by process 58. What does the underlined word “boost ” in the third paragraph probably mean? 【D】A. Control. B. Evaluate C. Obtain. D. Inc
35、rease.59. GM companies promise farmers that they will benefit from _. 【B】A. practicing “green” farming B. use of less chemicalsC. fair distribution of their crops D. using more crops for fuel60. Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards GM technology? 【C】A. Optimistic
36、B. Defensive C. Disapproving D. Casual阅读理解The Davies were invited to Christmas drinks at a hotel once.They left their car in the carpark outside and went in.Mr.Davies was proud of the fact that he never got drunk，so he was careful not to drink too much，in spite of his hosts attempts to press more an
37、d more on him.During the party，Mrs.Davies found she had forgotten to bring a handkerchief，so she asked her husband to go out to the car and get her one.He did so，but on his way back，he heard a car horn blowing in the carpark.Thinking someone might be in trouble，he went over to the car from which the
38、 noise was coming.He found a small black bear sitting in the driving seat and blowing the horn.When Mr.Davies got back to the party，he told people about the black bear，but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk.When he took them out to the carpark to show them that he was seriou
39、s，he found the car with the bear in had gone.There were so many jokes about Mr.Daviess black bear during the following days that he at last put an advertisement in the local paper，“Will anybody who saw a black bear blowing a horn in a car outside the Central Hotel at about 7 pm. on Christmas Day ple
40、ase phone.”Two days later a Mrs.Richards phoned to say she and her husband had left their pet bear in their car outside the Central Hotel for a few minutes that evening and that it was quite possible that he had been blowing the horn.Mrs.Richards did not seem to think there was anything strange abou
41、t that.“It likes blowing car horns，”she said，“and we dont mind as long as we are not actually driving the car.”【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。Davies夫妇应邀参加酒会。Davies先生出去为妻子取手帕时听见汽车喇叭在响，于是去看个究竟，发现是一只熊在按喇叭。他返回酒会后向人谈及，却被人误解为他已经喝醉，之后登广告才澄清事实，“沉冤得以昭雪”。1What was Mr.Davies careful of during the party? ANot drinking too much.
42、BNot facing the black bear. CNot getting pressed by the host.DNot forgetting his wifes handkerchief.答案A细节理解题。第一段最后一句提示选A。2Why did Mr.Davies go to the car from which came the noise?AHe wanted to see the bear.BHe thought he might help one in need. CHe wanted to check whose bear it was.DHe thought the
43、bear was in trouble.答案B细节理解题。第二段第三句有“Thinking someone might be in trouble”的明确提示选B。3What did Mr.Davies put the advertisement for?AHe wanted to find the bear.BHe wanted to prove he was not drunk.CHe planned to make a joke.DHe hoped to make friends with the bear.答案B推理判断题。因为被人嘲笑，不得不登广告来找到那只熊来证明自己的清白。A选项
44、有一定的干扰性， 但找到熊不是目的而是手段。4Which of the following will serve as the best title of the passage?AA Bear Blowing a Car HornBA Christmas Party with a BearCA Man Never Gets DrunkDA Couple in a Christmas Party答案A主旨大意题。B选项可以比较容易排除，因为该故事中的bear并未参加酒会。C选项干扰性很大，但文章的标题用A Man Never Gets Drunk只表示Davies对喝酒的自控能力，没有提及因为熊按喇叭引起的误会。D选项只指一对夫妇参加酒会的事，没有谈及酒会上的插曲。- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网
