1、浙江省江阴市2015高考英语阅读理解九月自练（4）及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。My father was Chief Engineer of a merchant ship,which was sunk in World War . The bookNight of the U-boats told the story.MemoriesIn September,1940,my mother,sister and I went to Swansea,where my fathers ship was getting ready to sail.
2、 We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him safe.Then I remember my mother lying face down,sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo (鱼雷).I can remember the arrival of the telegram (电报),which in those days always brought bad n
3、ews. My grandmother opened it. It read,“Safe. Love Ted. “My most vivid memory is being woken and brought down to sit on my fathers knee,his arm in a bandage.He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For as long as I can remember,he had a weak heart
4、. Mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. He saidit was because of the cigarettes. Whichever,he died suddenly in his early 50s.Ten years later I readNight of the U-boats and was able to complete the story.TorpedoOne torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room,where the third engineer
5、was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.By the time he got on deck (甲板)he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free,it swung against the ship,injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but t
6、o jumpstill with the photograph in his pocket.Three days later,he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.A ToastIn my room is the book and the photograph. Often,glass in hand,I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion,a sinking ship,
7、a jump into a vast ocean and a wait for rescue?Lest(以免)we forget,I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.1. We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea.A. to meet a friendB. to see the father offC. to take a family photoD. to enjoy the sailing of the ship2. What did the
8、 author learn about the father from the telegram?A. He was still alive. B. His knee was broken.C. His ship had been sunk. D. He had arrived in Glasgow.3. The underlined word“it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the fathers.A. weak heartB. taking a shore jobC. failure to return to sea D. injury caused by a t
9、orpedo4. What can we know about the authors father after his ship was attacked?A. He lost his arm. B. He repaired the engines.C. He managed to take a lifeboat. D. He was the last to leave the ship.5. What is the passage mainly about?A. A group of forgotten heroes. B. A book describing a terrifying b
10、attle.C. A ship engineers wartime experience. D. A merchants memories of a sea rescue.【参考答案】1-5 、BAADC阅读理解课堂练学案 (The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under Control)The Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under control. A new law limits exploration to an area south of the sout
11、hern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (though these have already been raised); and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers. But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems, and few people believe that th
12、e Government will be able to hold things back for long. As on Norwegian politician said last week: “We will soon be changed beyond all recognition.”Ever since the war, the Government has been carrying out a programme of development in the area north of the Arctic Circle. During the past few years th
13、is programme has had a great deal of success: Tromso has been built up into a local capital with a university, a large hospital and a healthy industry. But the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.The effects of the
14、 oil industry would not be limited to the north, however. With nearly 100 percent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry. Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether
15、when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.The real argument over oil is its threat to the Norwegian way of life. Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it, because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride
16、as essentially Norwegian. And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea.1.The Norwegian Government would prefer the oil industry toA provide more jobs for foreign workers.slow down the rat
17、e of its development.C sell the oil it is producing abroad.D develop more quickly than at present.2.The Norwegian Government has tried toA encourage the oil companies to discover new oil sources.prevent oil companies employing people from northern Norway.C help the oil companies solve many of their
18、problems.D keep the oil industry to something near its present size.3.According to the passage, the oil industry might lead northern Norway toA the development of industry.a growth in population.C the failure of the development programme.D the development of new towns.4.In the south, one effect to t
19、he development of the oil industry might beA a large reduction on unemployment.a growth in the tourist industry.C a reduction in the number of existing industries.D the development of a number of service industries.5.Norwegian farmers and fishermen have an important influence becauseA they form such
20、 a large part of Norwegian ideal.their lives and values represent the Norwegian ideal.C their work is so useful to the rest of Norwegian society.D they regard oil as a threat to the Norwegian way of life.Vocabulary1.Norwegian 挪威的；挪威人2.coastline 海岸线3.recognition 承认；认识；赞赏4.countryside 乡下；乡民难句译注1.A new
21、 law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (though these have already been raised); and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers.【结构简析】用两个分号连接三句句子。【参考译文】一条新的法律限制人们仅在长长的海岸
22、线南端以南地区进行勘探考察；规定了石油生产限量（虽然已提高）；石油公司雇佣外国工人不许超出限定额。2.With nearly 100 percent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry.【参考译文】由于将近百分之一百就业率，每个人都能看出形式发展中服务行业和旅游行业的大部分工人会跑到石油工业方面去。3.Farme
23、rs and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it, because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially Norwegian.【结构简析】复合句。在because状语从句中that是定语从句修饰qualities。【参考译文】虽然农民和渔民并不占人口的绝大多数，可是他们都是人口的重要组成不分，因为挪威人在他们身上看到许多他们
24、自豪地认为是挪威人的基本品质。写作方法与文章大意文章论述“挪威政府意欲控制石油工业”。采用对比写法。先提出政府新政策的种种限制。但石油工业有办法对付。人们都认为限制难以长久。其次讲述，从战时起，挪威政府一直执行开发北极圈北部地区的发展规划，也取得成功。但石油工业已经开始向南方进军，北方政策可能会失败。石油工业之影响超出北方，有些企业缩小，减少。最后一段是讲争论的焦点：石油对挪威生活方式构成了威胁，具体表现在对挪威理想的代表渔民和农民的威胁。答案详解1.B 减慢发展速率。文章开始就阐明挪威政府正竭尽全力把石油工业控制起来，制定新法律来限制勘探开采，限制产量，限制雇佣外国工人人数。A. 为外国工人
25、提供更多的工作。C.卖掉正在国外生产的石油。D.比现在发展更快。2.D 使石油工业保持在接近现在的规模。A. 鼓励石油公司去发现新石油资源。B.制止石油公司雇佣来自挪威北方的人。C.帮助石油公司解决许多问题。3.C 发展规划的失败。这在第二段最后一句：“可是石油工业已经开始把人们吸引到南方去，所以不出几年，整个北方政策可能成泡影。”A.工业发展。B.人口增长。D.新城市的发展。文内没有涉及。4.C 现存工业数的减少。第三段开始“可是石油工业的影响并不仅仅限于北方。近百分之一百的就业率，使每个人都见到发展的势头，服务业和旅游业的好多工人转向石油工业。某些较小的工业，在从国外购进货物更便宜的情况下
26、，很可能会全部消失。”这说明工业数减少。A.大大减少失业。B.旅游行业增长。D.许多服务公司发展。文内没有提。5.B 他们的生活和价值代表了挪威人的理想。A.他们组成了那么大一部分挪威理想。C.他们的工作对挪威社会的其他方面非常有用。D.他们认为石油是对挪威生活方式的威胁。最后一段第一句话：“对石油真正的争论点是它对挪威生活方式的一种威胁。”并不是他们认为威胁。阅读理解-BForget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Inde
27、ed ,for many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thingfinally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had clim
28、bed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in
29、5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.Televisions most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely
30、 to go to the market without their husbands approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood s
31、ongs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide. KS
32、*5U.C( ) 1. The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.A. allowed B. banned C. offered D. refused( ) 2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.B. The worlds TV sets will total 150 million by 2013.C.45% of fa
33、milies in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.( ) 3. The author intends to .A. stress the advantages of TV to peoples lives B. persuade women to become more independent C. encourage people to improve their reading skills D. int
34、roduce the readers some websites such as Google ( ) 4. What would be the best title for the passage? KS*5U.C#O%A.TV Will Rule the World B.TV Will Disturb the World C.TV Will Better the World D.TV Will Remain in World【语篇解读】本篇文章为议论文。本文围绕着电视仍然是世界上最有影响力的媒体说起，并用事实进一步证明了电视的存在会让我们的生活越来越好60.答案B。【解析】词义猜测题。由本
35、句中the Taliban及1 in 5 Afghans had one可以猜测出，塔利班在政期间是对电视持反对态度，因此是禁止的。故选项B符合题意。KS*5U.C61.答案D。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families”可知，到2013年，世界上三分之二的家庭都将会有一台电视。因此选D项。62.答案A。KS*5U.C【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of bill
36、ions worldwide”可以推断出，作者主要强调电视对人类生活积极的方面。故选A项63.答案C。【解析】主旨大意题。由第一段第二句“Television is still the most influential medium”及第三段第一句“Televisions most powerful effect will be on the lives of women”及文章最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.”可知，本文主要讲的是电视将会让人们生活越来越
37、好。由此可知应选C项。 KS*5U.C#O% 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Have you ever noticed the colour of the water in a river or stream after a heavy rainfall?What do you think caused this change in colour?It is soil that has been washed into the river from the riverbank or from the nearby fields.Components
38、of SoilSoil is made up of a number of layers(层),each having its own distinctive colour and texture. The upper layer is know as the litter. It acts like a blanket,limiting temperature changes and reducing water loss. The topsoil layer is made up of small particles of rock mixed with rotten plant and
39、animal matter called humus(腐殖质),which is black and gives the topsoil its dark colour. This layer is usually rich in nutrients,oxygen,and water. Below the topsoil is the subsoil,a layer that contains more stones mixed with only small amounts of organic matter. This layer is lighter in colour because
40、of the lack of humus. Beneath the soil lies a layer of bedrock.Soil forms from the bottom up. Over time bedrock is attacked by rain,wind,frost,and snow. It is gradually broken down into smaller particles in a process called weathering. Plants begin to grow,and rotten materials enrich the topsoil. Mo
41、st of the soil in Eastern Canada,for example,was formed from weathered rock that was exposed when the ice disappeared 12,000 years ago.Water Beneath the SoilSurface water collects and flows above the ground in lakes,ponds,and rivers. Once in the soil or rock,it is called groundwater. Gravity pulls g
42、roundwater through the soil in a process called percolation(渗透). Eventually the water reaches a layer called the water table. Under this is bedrock through which water cannot percolate.As water percolates downward,it dissolves organic matter and minerals from the soil and carries them to deeper laye
43、rs. This causes a serious problem because plants require these nutrients for growth.Soil pHSoil can be acidic,neutral,or basic. The pH of the soil is determined by the nature of the rock from which it was formed,and by the nature of the plants that grow and rot in it.The acidity of rain and snow can
44、 lower the pH of the groundwater that enters the soil. By burning fossil fuels such as coal,oil and gasoline,humans have been contributing to higher levels of acidity in many soils. When fossil fuels are burned,gases are released into the air and then fall back to earth as acid rain. Acid soil incre
45、ases the problem of carrying nutrients to lower soil levels. As nutrients are removed,soil is less fertile. Plants grow more slowly in acidic soil,and also become easily attacked by diseases.1. The layer of soil that provides necessary nutrients for plant growth is called.A. litterB. topsoilC. humus
46、D. subsoil2. According to the text,which of the following isNOT true?A. Soil forms from weathered rock on the earth surface.B. The deeper layer of soil is darker in colour than the surface soil.C. Air pollution is partially responsible for acid soil.D. Groundwater tends to carry away nutrients for p
47、lant growth.3. We can infer from the passage that the water table lies.A. between the topsoil layer and the subsoil layerB. in the subsoil layer above bedrockC. between the subsoil layer and bedrockD. in the bedrock layer beneath the subsoil4. The underlined word“dissolve” is used to express the idea that organic matter and minerals from soil are.A. rushed away into the river B. cleaned and purified by waterC. destroyed and carried away by water D. mixed with water and become part of it【参考答案】1-4、BBCD