1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 2015高考英语阅读理解精英定时训练题（18）及答案 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分） 第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【北京市西城区2013模拟】A Hi, Im Michael JLindell, Inventor, Manufacturer, and President of My Pillow CorporationYears ago, like you, I found myself extremely frustrated with my p
2、illow going flatMost pillows are designed to break down I would wake up in the morning with a sore arm, my neck would hurt, my fingers would be numb, and I would toss and turn all night not knowing whyI tried many different exact individual needs regardless of sleep position, and stays healthy for y
3、our full l0-year guaranteeIt is non-allergic, and you can wash and dry it as easily as your favorite jeans My Pillow is not available in storesI have spent the last seven years selling My Pillow face to face at fairs, expos and eventsHundreds of experts and medical doctors carry and recommend them f
4、or their patientsI have been featured on medical talk shows that air around the worldI have sold hundreds of thousands of pillows and have received great gratitude from satisfied customers regarding how My Pillow has changed their lives and provided a more comfortable, restful sleep And, My Pillow c
5、omes in different sizes and is fit for your size and sleeping patternSo you can be assured that you will have the most comfortable pillow for you I truly believe it is the best pillow in the world and that if everyone had one and got better sleep, the world would be a much nicer place56What makes My
6、 Pillow unique?AIt is easily washed and driedBIt suits your sleeping positionCIt contains special cooling medicineDIt helps you stay healthy for 10 years57Where can people probably buy My Pillow?AAt fairs BIn stores CIn markets DOn the Internet58What is the authors purpose in writing this article?AT
7、o introduce a comfortable pillowBTo encourage people to buy My PillowCTo give some advice on sleeping problemsDTo tell us how to select a comfortable pillow【参考答案】5658、CAB阅读理解Every student can learn rope jumping.You can jump alone or with your classmate. You can also help turn a long rope for many ot
8、hers to jump over, one at a time. If you jump alone, you will need a short rope and it will be just enough for your height. Try ropes of different lengths until you find a right one for your size. A rope should be turned slowly. It must also he turned high enough to let you jump freely and safely. T
9、urning the rope freely and safely needs careful timing. In rope jumping, timing means turning the rope slowly enough for you to jump over at the right time without its striking your feet.When you jump rope, your heart beats faster and your face has a healthy color. But if you jump too many times at
10、first, you will get fired. You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again, If you practice, you can increase the number of limes you jumpers without resting.1. This passage is about _.A. a gameB. a ropeC. rope jumpersD. careful timing2. How many people can join in rope jumping?A. One a
11、lone.B. Two.C. One or more.D. Two or more.3. The word “one” in the last sentence of the first paragraph means _.A. manB. ropeC. thingD. size4. Before you do rope jumping, you must _.A. fined a good playerB. tries whether the rope will be right for youC. stops to rest for an hourD. tries whether the
12、rope will be strong enough5. Which of the following is true?A. A rope must be turned as slowly as possible.B. A rope must be turned as high as possible.C. People can do rope jumping without resting.D. Careful timing is needed to turn a rope. 【答案与解析】本文是介绍怎样有技巧地玩跳绳这种游戏。1. A。全文的每一个段落都在讨论rope jumping，即跳
13、绳这种Game。2. C。由文章的第1段You can jump alone or with your classmate，既然是alone或with classmate，我们可以得知跳绳是一人或一人以上玩的游戏。3. B。第1段的最后一句讲到Try ropes of different lengths until you find a right one for your size(试试各种不同长度的绳子，直到你找到适合你的身材的一个 right on)，据此显然可推出其中的one指的是“绳子”。4. B。文章的第1段最后两句告诉我们If you jump alone, you，所以玩跳绳以
14、前，必须找到适合自己的绳子。5. D。我们可以在第2段找到Turning the rope freely and safely needs careful timing，这是与D项完全对应的；另外，文中说的是slowing enough，而不是像A、B项所说的as slowly as possible和as high as possible，故排除A和B。根据文章最后一段中的You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again可将C项排除。Many Japanese never take their vacations the
15、y should enjoy, but with the coming of “Golden Week”, a series(系列) of holidays following one after another in late April and early May, they pour out of the country by tens of thousands. The most popular place they go to is Hawaii, but Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan are also favoured.
16、The typical Japanese abroad, as it is reported, travel for about a week and spends, as average, $2, 800 on airline tickets, hotels and gifts for friends and relatives. It may seem high, but its cheap for the Japanese, who would have to spend a lot more if they spend a week touring (making a journey)
17、 their own country.1. Many Japanese _.A. dont enjoy taking vacationsB. enjoy touring in Golden WeekC. dont have vacationsD. enjoy staying at home2. The period in late April and early May is called Golden Week because _.A. the week is made of gold days B. it is warm for people to tourC. holidays come
18、 one after another in this periodD. it is still spring then3. Which of the following is true?A. The Japanese never enjoy travelling more than one week.B. The Japanese like best to travel to some part in the U. S. by air.C. Travelling at home cost less than abroad for the Japanese.D. Hawaii is the mo
19、st beautiful place to visit in Asia.4. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Vacations for the JapaneseB. Costs of Travelling in JapanC. Places the Japanese Enjoy Travelling toD. Japanese in Golden Week【答案与解析】本文报道了日本人黄金周的活动情况。1. B。细节题。根据第1句后面的并列分句they pour out of the country by tens of thousand
20、s可推知此题答案为B。2. C。细节题。根据第1句后面的并列分句a series(系列)of holidays following one after another可推知此题答案为C。3. B。细节题。根据第2句The most popular place they go to is Hawaii及后面的$2, 800 on airline tickets可推知此题答案为B。4. D。主旨题。根据文章内容，就可以很容易推出答案为D。Scientists are developing a new kind of machine to take the place of humans. Thes
21、e machines can do jobs in places that are too dangerous for humans. For example, they are being developed to work in nuclear power center, deep under the oceans and in outer space.John Marrit, a psychologist(心理学家) in Williamsburg Massachusetts, helped develop the new machine. This is how they work.
22、A machine is placed in an area far away from the person who operates it. The person wears special hard hat with television screens and sound equipment. The screens and sound equipment let the person see and hear exactly what the machine is seeing and hearing. Mr. Marrit says this gives the person th
23、e feeling of being in the same place as the machine. The idea, he says, is being there without going there. The person uses an electronic control to make the machine move. The machine copies the persons movements exactly. If the person raises his right arm, the machine raises the right arm, too. Thi
24、s means an expert can do a dangerous job while staying in the safe place. For example, a person can direct the machine to destroy a bomb without going near the bomb himself.1. The new kind of machine being introduced in the passage is _.A. in existenceB. only an ideaC. being tried outD. being resear
25、ched and developed2. The machine _.A. follows the persons orderB. is controlled by a computerC. does exactly what the person does D. is controlled by a television on the persons head3. The difference between such a new machine and a robot is that _.A. the new machine is more difficult to make than a
26、 robot B. the new machine is more difficult to be controlled C. a robot is controlled by man indirectlyD. a robot cant be used in places too dangerous or faraway【答案与解析】科学家正在开发一种代替人的机器，这种机器能代替人们从事一些危险的工作。1. D。判断题。从第1句话Scientists are developing a new kind of machine to take the place of humans 可以看出，既然
27、是正在开发当中，那肯定还未形成。2. C。语义理解题。从第2段中的The machine copies the persons movements exactly 可以明显看出为什么选C的原因。A项有一定的干扰性，但这种机器是人通过电控开关控制的，所以应排除。3. A。判断题。这种机器还在开发当中，而机器人则有几十年历史了，由此可以肯定答案应该选A。【北京市西城区2013模拟】B For or Against? - That Is the Question Andy is the most unreasonable and he makes me so angry that I could e
28、ven scream sometimes! Of course, I sort of have to love him because he is my twin brotherAndy and Amy（that is me） have the same curly hair and dark eyes and are equally stubbornet, on most issues we usually take opposite positions Just this week in our school, there was a heated discussion on whethe
29、r to adopt a school dress code Every student would be required to wear a uniform The teachers are divided: Some are in favor of the uniforms while others are opposedThe principal has asked the students to express their opinions by voting on the issue before decisions are madeBut she will have the fi
30、nal word on the dress code I think a dress code is a good ideaThe reason is simpleThe less I have to decide first thing in the morning, the better I cant tell you how many mornings I look into my closet and just stare, unable to decide what to wearAndy is shocked at my opinionLast night, he even dra
31、gged out my parents high school photo albums to show me how brilliant they looked without uniforms! He also declared, Bruce Springsteen never wore a school uniformBob Dylan wouldnt have been caught dead in a school uniform! Besides, when I am feeling political, I want to be able to wear clothes made
32、 of natural, undyed fibers, sewn or assembled in countries that do not pollute the environment or exploit child laborIf I have to wear a uniform, I wont feel like me! To that I replied, So your personal heroes didnt wear school uniformsBut they went to high school about a million years ago! I feel s
33、orry for you since I had no idea that your ego （自我） is so fragile that it would be completely destroyed by a uniform That really made him angry and he shouted, Youre just copying what you hear that new music teacher saying because you are crazy about him! Fortunately, the bell rang before we could d
34、o each other physical harm, and we went to our separate classesThe vote for or against uniforms took place later that dayThe results of the vote and the principals decision will be announced next weekI wonder what it will beI know how I voted, and Im pretty sure I know how Andy votedHow would you vo
35、tefor or against?59Amy and Andy often get angry with each other because _Atheyre both stubbornBthey like different teachersCthey always hold different viewsDthey dont like each other very much60Amy holds the idea that _Aschool clothing should reflect parents valuesBteenagers should never follow the
36、latest clothing fashionCthe way one dresses should be an expression of ones personalityDwearing school uniforms means one makes less decision every morning61Who will decide whether the students should wear uniforms?AThe principal BTheir parentsCTheir teachers DStudents themselves62In Paragraph 5, Am
37、y aims to say that _AAndy shouldnt look up to his heroes so muchBour clothes should decide peoples attitudes towards usCAndys lack of self-confidence is reflected in his clothingDour clothes shouldnt determine how we feel about ourselves 【参考答案】5962、CDAD阅读理解HoneybeesHoneybees can do three kinds of jo
38、bs. The honeybee is one of the most unusual insects in the world. Bees are special because they divide up their work. Each bee has a certain job to do. The busiest bee is the worker. Workers build the nest, called a hive. Inside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax(蜂蜡). They store honey there
39、 for food. Workers are always cleaning and fixing the hive. They even stand at the opening and fan their wings to cool the hive. Worker bees will attack anythingeven peopleto keep their hive safe. Another kind of bee is the drone(雄蜂). Drones are male bees, and their job is to fly with the queen bee
40、and mate with her. After the queen mates, the worker bees drive the drones away. The drones then starve to death. The third kind of bee is the queen. Each hive needs only one queen, and her job is laying eggs. She can lay as many as 2, 000 eggs a day. 1. The bees nest is called a _. A. drone B. hone
41、ycomb C. hive D. wax 2. Wax is used to make the _. A. nest B. honeycomb C. fan D. hive 3. Which jobs do workers do?A. They lay 2, 000 eggs each day and build a nest. B. They mate with the queen bee and then starve. C. They clean the hive and keep it cool. D. They attack the queen bee. 4. According t
42、o the story, bees _. A. are very dangerous insects B. will attack anything or anyone to protect the hive, if necessary C. are like any other insect that flies D. eat each other as food 5. The drone is driven away when its job is finished, because _. A. it attacked the workers B. it is no longer need
43、ed in the hive C. the queen bee has died D. it ate the queen bee 【答案与解析】本文介绍了蜜蜂社会的分工及生活情况。1. C。细节题。根据句子Workers build the nest, called a hive可推知此题答案为C。2. B。细节题。根据句子Inside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax可推知此题答案为B。3. C。细节题。根据第3段第3句和第4两句工蜂总是打扫蜂房，用翅膀扇凉蜂房可推知此题答案为C。4. B。细节题。根据文章第3段最后一句：工蜂为了保护蜂房的安全会对包括人类在内的任何东西进行攻击。由此可推知此题答案为B。5. B。推断题。根据文章第4段所说雄蜂的工作就是跟蜂后交配，任务完成后，它已无存在的必要，于是，就被工蜂赶走饿死。由此可推知此题答案为B。 - 8 - 版权所有高考资源网
