1、2015浙江省宁海县高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（2）（答案）【江西省吉安一中2014模拟】 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Few of us havent read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyones heartwe all wish we could ac
2、hieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity (默默无闻).Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes complete
3、ly when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are notkind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joeys paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player
4、, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesnt get into the
5、top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not fo
6、cus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream
7、.”61. The first paragraph is mainly to _.A. inform us of the importance to marry a princeB. remind us why Cinderella is popular all the yearsC. build interest and lead us to Marys secret dreamD. tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is62. In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character
8、 who _.A. is badly treated by the stepmother B. is brave in expressing her loveC. has a dream of meeting a prince D. is embarrassed by the pop singer63. What can we infer from the passage?A. Joey is just like other boys in Marys class.B. The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.C. Not many people h
9、ave a dream to be realized.D. Marys mother influences her a lot in singing.64. What does movie critic Amber Wilkinson mean by his words about Another Cinderella Story?A. The movie is exactly another copy of the Cinderella fairytale.B. The movie is as good as the story Cinderella.C. The movie and Cin
10、derella both focus on following your dream.D. The movie is based on the story Cinderella while a little different from it.65. The passage is mainly about _.A. an introduction to Mary Santiago B. a review about a filmC. an essay about dreams D. an advertisement of Cinderella【参考答案】6165、CABDB (A)While
11、in Banff, make time for a walk around town. A special treat is to go up the mountainside on the Banff Gondola for a surprising view of the valley below. Here is The pines, whose cook has developed a special way of mixing foreign food such as caribou, wild boar, and reindeer with surprising sauces.Be
12、st time to visit is during the off-season, from early May to mid-June, or in October. This way you can avoid sharing the high way with mobile homes which can be pulled by cars. But whatever the season, take some lunch with you from Banff, because there are only a few food stops on the road.Forty min
13、utes north of Banff, side by side with the Banff National Park, sits world-famous Lake Louise. This surprisingly small body of water is attractive with towering mountains around it. Glaciers, huge masses of ice, moving very slowly against rocks, produce what is called glacier rock flour, making its
14、water dark to see. It is worth taking a walk around the grounds of the Chateau Lake Louise, another beauty, proud of its early 20th century history.Back on the road, and its time to continue north past the astonishing Columbia Icefield, then turn off the highway and take the short road to the base o
15、f the Athabaska Glacier. You can rent ice cleats (夹板) and do some climbing or do a more pleasant snowmobile tour. Either way, you can enjoy endless beautiful sights.Finally youll reach Jasper, the usual turning around the place for the Banff-Jasper loop (回路). Its worth riding the Jasper Skytram, and
16、 be sure to visit the wonderful Jasper Park Lodge, also dating back to the 1920s. If you can have lunch there, do it. The restaurant has an adventurous menu and their wine list would put a smile on any visitors face.1. According to the passage, The Pines is a _.A. place in which you can see many mob
17、ile homesB. mountain where you can get a good view of the valleyC. town which happens to be near the Banff National parkD. restaurant where you can ask for some special kinds of food2. What will probably happen when visitors come at the end of June?A. They may have trouble finding a restaurant.B. Th
18、ey may come across traffic jams.C. They may travel more easily with cars.D. They may do much more sightseeing.3. Similar to the Chateau Lake Louise, _.A. the Banff National Park is to the west of BanffB. the Columbia Icefield lies between Lake Louise and the Banff National ParkC. the Jasper Skytram
19、has a history of more than 80 yearsD. the Jasper Park Lodge was built in the 1920s4. Besides the beautiful sights in Jasper Park Lodge, visitors to Jasper can enjoy themselves by _.A. taking the Jasper Skytram and eating in the restaurantB. taking the Banff-Jasper loop and Jasper Skytram 14、【山东省2014
20、模拟】 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。Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle tripWhite had two reasons for making this epic journeyFirst of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he didHe raised 70,000 for the British charity, OxfamWhite
21、s second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the worldHe is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days laterHe spent more than
22、l,300 hours in the saddle（车座） and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chainsHe had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the AmericasAmazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support teamNo jeep carrying food, water and med
23、icineNo doctorNothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.The journey was lonely and desperate at timesHe also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountainsHe cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in needThere were other dan
24、gers along the roadIn Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he hadThe worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of AustraliaFor l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was
25、constantly pushing himThis part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the endNow MrWhite is back and intends to write a book about his adventures. 61When Phil White returned from his trip, he _.Abroke the world recordBcollected money for OxfamCdestroyed several bikes Dtra
26、velled about l,300 hours62What does the underlined word epic in Paragraph l most probably mean?AVery slow but excitingBVery long and difficult.CVery smooth but tiringDVery lonely and depressing.63During his journey around the world, Phil White _. Afought heroically against robbers in IranBexperience
27、d the extremes of heat and coldCmanaged to ride against the wind in AustraliaDhad a team of people who travelled with him64Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?AImaginative BPatriotic CModest DDetermined.65What actually inspired Phil White to overcome all the difficulties?ATo he
28、lp people in need.BTo test his new bicycle.CTo prove his potential.DTo show off his ability.【参考答案】61-65 BBCDA 阅读理解-(B)For several years, scientists have been testing a substance called interferon(干扰素), a possible wonder drug that is proving to be effective in treating a variety of diseases, includin
29、g virus infections, bacterial infections, and cancers. To date, the new drug has no side effect of great influence to discourage its use. But in spite of its success, last year only one gram was produced in the entire world.The reason for the shortage lies in the structure of interferon. A special p
30、rotein, the interferon produced from one animal species cannot be used in treating another animal species. In other words, to treat human beings, only interferon produced by human beings may be used. The drug is produced by infecting white blood cells with a virus. Fortunately, it is so effective th
31、at the amount given to each patient each time is very small.Unlike antibiotics (抗生素), interferon does not attack germs directly. Instead, it protects healthy cells from being infected, and prevents the reproduction of viruses within cells.As you might conclude, one of the most special uses of interf
32、eron has been in the treatment of cancer. Dr. Hans Strander, a research physician at Swedens famous Karolinska Institute, has treated more than one hundred cancer patients with the new drug. Among a group of selected patients who had received operations for advanced cancer, half were given tradition
33、al treatments and the other half were given interferon. Among those treated with interferon 70 percent of them remained alive over three years, as compared with only 10 to 30 percent among those who had received the traditional treatments.In the United States, a large-scale project supported by the
34、American Cancer Society is now under way. If the experiment were successful, interferon could become one of the greatest medical discoveries of our time.5.What is the difference between antibiotics and interferon?A. Interferon has serious side effects, while antibiotics do not.B. Antibiotics kill ge
35、rms by attacking them directly, while interferon does not.C. Antibiotics are very effective, while the effect of interferon is limited.D. They are different in structure, although they are both proteins.6. According to the passage, if 170 cancer patients received interferon treatment, how many of th
36、em would remain alive over three years?A. About 30.B. About 50.C. About 120.D. About 70.7. The passage tells us that _.A. it is difficult to produce interferon in large quantities because of its special structure.B. interferon is produced widely in lots of countries.C. few of the patients who had re
37、ceived traditional treatments remained alive.D. most of the patients who received interferon also needed traditional treatments.57、【山东省2014高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。Cameron thought of himself as merely organizedHe certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anythin
38、g ,he did just enough to get it rightExactly right, of course as he was fond of telling his staff, “if its not exactly right, its wrong”Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cam
39、eron had patiently pointed outAnd doing the corrections exactly right of courseStrangely enough ,his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company ,and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department ,as a sort of elite（出类拔萃）unitThose programs t
40、hat had to work first time, straight out of the box, Camerons men got those“Its mission（任务）criticalgive it to Cameron” was almost a catchphrase with his teamIt helped that Cameron was not merely particular about thingsHe wanted things done just so ,not because of a personal taste ,but because he had
41、 discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done50Cameron was a Asoftware programmer Ba chief scientistCquality controller Dhead of department51“Mission-critical” work given to Cameron because ACamerons work was errorfree BCameron was criticalChe didnt mind wo
42、rking late Dhe had a good team52Working for Cameron, people felt that Athey were part of an elite Btheir mission was criticalCCameron was very particular about things DCameron was patient and responsible 53According to the underlined part in paragraph 5,what is meant by someone “who couldnt cut it”?
43、AHe didnt cut corners BHe wasnt good enoughCHe had the wrong measurements DHe was a perfection54What can we learn about Cameron?AHe never got things WrongBHe didnt allow for any mistakeCHe encouraged work to be done in office hoursDHe was often misunderstood55The attitude of the author towards Camer
44、on is that of being Apositive Bsympathetic Cnon-subjective Doptimistic【参考答案】51-55AACBC 【山东省2014高考仿真冲刺卷（6）】A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。 Barefoot and dirty，the girl just sat and watched the people go byShe never tried to speakMany people passed，but never did one person stop The next day I deci
45、ded to go back to the park，curious to see if the little girl would still be thereRight in the very spot as she was yesterday，she sat with the saddest look in her eyesToday I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girlAs we all know，a park full of strange people is not a place for young
46、children to play aloneAs I began walking towards her，I could see the back of the little girls dress indicated a deformity（畸形）I smiled to let her know it was okay，I was there to help，to talkI sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”I smiled and she shyly smiled backWe talked until darknes
47、s fell and the park was completely emptyI asked the girl why she was so sadThe little girl looked at me and with a sad face said，“Because Im different” I immediately said “That you are!” and smiledThe little girl acted even sadderShe said，“I know” She looked at me and smiledSlowly she stood to her f
48、eet，and said，“Really?”“Yes，dear，youre like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled，and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye，“I amIm your guardian angel”I was speechless，sure I was seeing thingsShe said，
49、“For once you thought of someone other than yourself，my job here is done” Immediately I stood to my feet and said，“Wait，so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled，“Youre the only one who could see me，and you believe it in your heart”and she was goneAnd with that my life c
50、hanged dramaticallySo，when you think youre all you have，remember，your angel is always watching over youMine is!41People just passed by the girl because _Athey pretended not to see her Bshe pretended to be poorCthey never thought of helping her Dthey knew the author would help her 42Which word cant b
51、e used to describe the author? AConsiderate BPatient CHelpful DPowerful43Why was the author speechless?AHe was shockedBHe didnt manage to help the girl CHe thought he was cheatedDHe was in despair 44Which of the following statements is TRUE?AThe author smiled because he saw the girl was shy BThe aut
52、hor had known that the girl was a real angelCThe author believed that an angel was always watching himDThe author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little girl would be there45What does “Youre all you have” mean?AYou are ugly BYou are alone CYou are strong DYou are rich【参考答案】41-45 CDACB
