1、2015高考英语阅读训练(9)及答案【北京三月版】阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Good morning. The program today is about music.The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Todays progr
2、am brings together music from different corners of the world.Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyones life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When
3、they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard.When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become more and more interested in listening to pop music. The records we have chosen for y
4、ou today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has different meanings for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad.Music is now heard everywhere, in shops and buses and at home. In this program we shall study the language of music.We shall be try
5、ing to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel. It is worth making the effort. Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music.1. What is the firs
6、t paragraph mainly about?ASome knowledge about music.BThe origin of music.CSomething about the announcer.DSome questions about music.2. Which of the following is NOT the purpose of this music program?ATo study the language of music.BTo learn more about music.CTo find out how music expresses peoples
7、feelings. DTo tell us we should listen to music every day.3. Why should we study music a lot according to the text? ATo tell whether a piece of music is good or not. BTo learn about the development of music.CTo have a talent for music.DTo know more about the society.4. What does the announcer think
8、about the function of music in our life?AIt is important to almost everyone.BIt is necessary for the young.CIt plays a great role when we are children.DIt decides our future.解题导语本文主要讨论了一个主要涉及世界各地的音乐的节目,然后对音乐进行了阐述。1解析:选A。主旨大意题。第一段主要讨论了这个节目主要涉及世界各地的音乐,然后对音乐进行了阐述。故选A。2解析:选D。细节理解题。A、B、C三项在第二段中都提到了,文章未提及
9、D项。故选D。3解析:选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.可知。 4解析:选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyones life.以及下文的内容可知。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。According to historical documents, the forefathers of
10、 the Naxi people were closely related to a tribe called “Maoniu Yi” in the Han Dynasty,“Maoniu Yi” in the Jin Dynasty and “Moxie Yi” in the Tang Dynasty. Between the early 10th century and the middle of the 13th century, production in the Lijiang area experienced marked changes, as agriculture repla
11、ced livestock (家畜)breeding as the main occupation of the people. Scores of agricultural, handicraft, mineral and livestock products were turned out, and the country presented a picture of prosperity. During that period, a number of slaveowning groups in Ninglang,Lijiang and Weixi counties gradually
12、grew into a feudal manorial lord caste(世袭封建庄园领主制) In 1278 the Yuan Dynasty established Lijiang Prefecture(自治州)representing the imperial court in Yunnan Province. This resulted in closer links between the Lijiang area and the centre of the empire. In the early Ming Dynasty, the leader of the Naxi peo
13、ple,named Mude, was made chief of Lijiang Prefecture, exercising control over the Naxi and other ethnic groups nearby. Throughout the Ming Dynasty, the chiefs from the Mu family kept taxes and tribute(贡品)flowing to the Ming court in the form of silver and grain. The Ming, in turn, relied on the Mu f
14、amily as the mainstay for the control of the people of various ethnic groups in northwestern Yunnan Province.Later, with the development of the productive forces, buying, selling and renting of land began to take place in the Naxi areas,marking the beginning of a landlord economy.1In the 12th centur
15、y, the main occupation probably be _.Alivestock breedingBagricultureCfishingDforestry答案:B从文章第二段第一句可知,10世纪早期至13世纪中期丽江经济经历了重大变化,也就是“agriculture replaced livestock breeding”。2Lijiang Prefecture was set up in _.A. the Tang Dynasty B. the Song DynastyC. the Yuan Dynasty D. the Ming Dynasty答案:C细节题。从第三段第一句
16、可知答案。3During the Ming Dynasty, the Mu family kept taxes and tribute flowing to the Ming court in the form of _. A. gold and silver B. livestock and goldC. gold and silver D. silver and grain答案:D从文章第四段可知,the Mu family向明朝政府进贡物品是“silver and grain”。4What marked the beginning of the landlord economy?A. A
17、 feudal manorial lord caste.B. The appearance of buying, selling and renting of land.C. The rule of Mu family in Lijiang.D. The establishment of Lijiang Prefecture.答案:B从文章最后一段可知,the landlord economy的开始是以“buying, selling and renting of land began to take place”为标志的。 5What is the best title of the pas
18、sage?A. The Mu familyB. The history of Lijiang PrefectureC. The history of the Naxi Ethnic GroupD. The rulers of Naxi答案:C通读全文可知,文章主要讲了纳西族的历史。完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _1_ Christmas gift
19、s because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, What would I say when the other kids asked what Id 2 ? Just when I started to 3 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 4 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 5 that
20、I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasnt 6 . Somebody had thought 7 of me to bring me a gift. Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 8 Christmas there special and memorable, I 9 remembered the womens visit. I deci
21、ded that I wanted to create that same feeling of 10 for as many children as I could possibly reach. So I 11 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, an
22、d school supplies, 12 with a childs name. We wanted all of them to know they were 13. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 14 them that they couldnt open their presents 15 every child had come forward. Finally the 16 they had been waiting for came as I called out, One, two,
23、 three. Open your presents! As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 17 up the room. The 18 in the room was obvious, and 19 wasnt just about toys. It was a feeling the feeling I knew 20 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasnt forgotte
24、n. Somebody thought of me. I matter. ( ) 1. A. sending B. receiving C. making D. exchanging 答案: B 解析:本题考查动词辨析.由上文可知,还是小孩子的我,在圣诞节来临,我应该是收 到礼物,所以选择 receiving. ( ) 2. A. found B. prepared C. got D. expected 答案: C 解析:本题考查动词辨析.联系上下文,此处表达的意思是别人问我收到了什么礼物, 所以选择 got. ( ) 3. A. doubt B. hope C. suggest D. acc
25、ept 答案:D 解析:本题考查动词辨析.联系上下文,推断此处表达的意思是:我开始接受没有礼物 的现实,选择 accept,其他三个选项意思都不符合. ( ) 4. A. broke in .B. settled down C. turned up D. showed off 答案:C 解析:本题考查动词短语辨析.四个选项:break in 闯入;settle down 安居;turn up 出现; show off 炫耀.联系上下文此处是出现在我家,给我们圣诞礼物,故选择 C,意思最贴切. ( ) 5. A. relief B. loss C. achievement D. justice
26、答案:A 解析:本题考查名词辨析.根据下文:I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school(当我回到学校时,我不会再感到难堪了. )结合四个选项的意思,可 以推断出此处是表示我解脱了,送了一口气,故选择 A. ( ) 6. A. blamed B. loved C. forgotten D. affected 答案:C 解析:本题考查动词辨析.分析四个选项,结合上下文,可以得知,这件礼物对我是多 么重要,所以此处表达我将不会忘记这件事情,故选择 C. ( ) 7. A. highly B. little C.
27、 poorly D. enough 答案:D 解析: 本题考查短语辨析. 联系上下文, 首先排除 B, think highly of sb 的意思是 C, 对 评价很高 .此处根据作者的前面的心态,选择 enough,表示有人关心自己. ( ) 8. A. present B. first C. recent D. previous 答案:B 解析:本题考查形容词辨析.联系上下文,提到是 new house,肯定选择 first,西方人对于圣诞节很重视,是一家人团圆的日子,所以此时表达重要性,作者想让自己在新家过 的第一个圣诞节有意义.选择 B. ( ) 9. A. hardly B. in
28、stantly C. regularly D. occasionally 答案:B 解析:本题考查副词辨析.根据四个选项的意思,联系上下文,可了解当时作者那种激 动的心情,所以应该是很快就想到了那件让她难忘的事情;故选择 B. ( ) 10. A. strength B. independence C. importance D. safety 答案:C 解析:本题考查名词辨析.根据第一段中描述那次圣诞节礼物给我的感慨,和作者此刻 的心情,她认为送圣诞节礼物的给自己以及给得到的孩子们的重要性. ( ) 11. A. kept up with B. caught up with C. came
29、up with D. put up with 答案:C 解析:本题考查动词短语辨析.从上一段的可以推断,是我提出了(came up with)了一 个让四十个人来我公司帮忙的计划. ( ) 12. A. none B. few C. some D. each 答案:D 解析:本题考查不定代词辨析.根据作者的想法,应该是每个人都有自己的圣诞节礼物, 所以选择每个人(each) . ( ) 13. A. fine B. special C. helpful D. normal 答案:B 解析:本题考查形容词辨析.每个人都有属于自己的礼物,而且不是固定的,所以作者 的意思是给孩子们启示:每个人都是独
30、一无二的. ( ) 14. A. reminded B. guaranteed C. convinced D. promised 答案:A 解析:本题考查动词辨析.从下文的One, two, three. Open your presents!可知,此时 在分发礼物时,我提醒每个人开始不要打开礼物. ( ) 15. A. after B. until C. when D. since 答案:B 解析:本题考查连词辨析.同 34 题,此时选择 until,直到每个人都拿到礼物. ( ) 16. A. chance B. gift C. moment D. reward 答案:C 解析:本题考查名
31、词辨析.根据下文的意思,此处表达大家等待的拆礼物的时刻到来了, 故选择 moment. ( ) 17. A. lit B. took C. burned D. cheered 答案:A 解析:本题考查动词辨析.分析四个选项的意思,根据文章的上下文:他们灿烂的笑容 照亮了整个房间,所以选择 light 的过去式 lit. ( ) 18. A. atmosphere B. sympathy C. calmness D. joy 答案:D 解析:本题考查名词辨析.联系上下文,分析四个选项的意思,此处是表达欢乐,故选择 D. ( ) 19. A. it B. such C. something D. everybody 答案:A 解析:本题考查代词辨析.联系上下文,得知:欢乐不仅仅是因为玩具.所以选择 it,家 指代欢乐. ( ) 20. A. by B. till C. for D. from 答案:D 解析:本题考查介词辨析.联系上下文,此处表示:我从很久以前的那次圣诞节上获得 的感觉再次感受到了.故选择 from. 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30分)