1、河北省遵化市2015高考英语阅读理解练习（7）（答案）【江西省吉安一中2014模拟】A 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。 To Whom It May Concern:Your address was forwarded to us by How to Magazine. All of us here think The International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world. You know how to avoid unnecessary activi
2、ties! As a matter of fact, we closely followed the advice in your article. First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone. Besides, birds are cheaper tha
3、n telephone service. After all, we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line. As a side benefit, the birds also fertilize the lawn outside the new employees sauna(桑拿房).Next, we sold the computers off to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our electricity bill went way do
4、wn. Big savings! The boss is impressed. We have completely embraced paper technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling is on the increase, and the quality of pencil woman ship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter. By the way, if you can, please send this letter back
5、 to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it to Maggies leg and shell know where to take it.Now its very calm and quiet here. You can notice the difference. No more loud chatter on the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-off
6、ice correspondence by paper airplane.Wonderful! Ive always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl. Now its perfect.Sincerely yours,Eleanor LightlySpokeswoman and Company Hair StylistABC Activity Insurance: insure against overdoing it56. Which of the following best des
7、cribes the life the author is leading?A. A simple, slow-paced life. B. A life of hard work and security.C. A religious, peasant-like life. D. A life away from paper and pencils.57. Where is Eleanors letter sent to?A. How To Magazine. B. ABC Activity Insurance Company.C. Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty L
8、aw Firm. D. The International Institute of Not Doing Much.58. Which of the following is practiced in the authors company?A. Replacing the manual work system with modern technology.B. Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity.C. Recycling paper resources whenever possible.D. Buying birds
9、and pets as company for the staff.59. What is true about Maggie?A. She works as a manager in the authors company.B. She sometimes helps fertilize the lawn outside the sauna.C. She often helps with inter-office correspondence using e-mail.D. Her handwriting has improved a lot after entering the compa
10、ny.60. What is the purpose for the person to write this letter?A. to show his dissatisfaction with the new environment.B. to complain about the bad working condition.C. to persuade people to live a simple life.D. to express his gratitude for the good advice.【参考答案】5660、ADCBD 阅读理解With fifteen years Br
11、itain and other nations should be well on with the building of big industrial plants for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dustbin would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide ene
12、rgy of nothing else.The latest project is to take a city of around half a million citizens and discover exactly what raw (未经加工的) materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the c
13、ity. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be treated like this: First, it will pas
14、s through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements (元素) from the heavy solids; after that rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass u
15、nder magnets (磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final step.The first full-scale (全方位的) big recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dustbins, some big
16、cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.7. The underlined phrase “be well on with” most probably means _ .A. have completed what was startedB. get ready to startC. have achieved a great deal inD. put an end to8. What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process (
17、过程) described in Paragraph 3?A. Breaking up whatever is breakable.B. Sharpening metal bars.C. Separating light elements from the heavy ones.D. Sorting out small pieces of metal.9. Whats the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?A. To deal with wastes more economically.B. To
18、protect the environment from pollution.C. To get raw materials locally.D. To get advantage from those plants.10. The passage is mainly about .A. a cheap way to get energyB. the position of recycling plantsC. new ways of recycling wastesD. the probability of city environment【参考答案】710、CBA C 【山东省2014模拟
19、】 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。The world is filled with smart，talented and gifted peopleWe meet them every dayA few days ago，my car was not running wellI pulled it into a garage，and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutesHe knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engineI w
20、as amazedThe sad truth is，great talent is not enough I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earnI heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100，000 a yearA business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dent
21、ists struggle financiallyIt was this business consultant who gave me the phrase，“They are one skill away from great wealth”There is an old saying that goes，“Job means just over broke（破产）”And unfortunately，I would say that the saying applies to millions of peopleBecause school does not think financia
22、l intelligence is intelligence，most workers“ live within their means”They work and they pay the billsInstead I recommend young people to seek work for what they will learn，more than what they will earn When I ask the classes I teach，“How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonalds?” almos
23、t all the students raise their handsI then ask，“So if most of you can cook a better hamburger，how come McDonalds makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonalds is excellent at business systemsThe reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hambur
24、ger and know little or nothing about business systemsThe world is filled with talented poor people They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger56The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph that Ahe is
25、just one of the talented people Bhe is ready to help othersChe has a sharp sense of hearing Dhe knows little about car repairing57The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by Aspend more than they can afford Bdo in their own wayClive in their own circle Dlive within what they e
26、arn58Why do talented people earn so 1ittle according to the author?AThey dont work hard enough BThey lack financial intelligenceCThey dont make full use of their talents DThey have no specialized skills59The success of McDonalds lies in its Askills at making hamburgersBgood business systemsCtalented
27、 workers Dexcellent service60The main purpose of the author is to tell us Ahow young people can find a satisfactory jobBwhat schools should teach studentsCwhy so many talented people are poor Dhow McDonalds makes much money【参考答案】56-60 ADBBC 阅读理解There are some very good things about open education. T
28、his way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open clas
29、sroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.But many students will not do well in an open classroom.
30、 For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is im
31、portant to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who w
32、ant to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actu
33、al fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, need some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find sub
34、jects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.11. Open education allows the students to . A. grow as the educated B. be responsible for their future C. develop their own interests D. discover subjects outside class12. Open education may be a good i
35、dea for the students who . A. enjoy traditional learning B. worry about grades C. do well in a traditional classroom D. are responsible for what they do13. Some students will do little in an open classroom because . A. there are too few rules B. they hate activities C. open education is meaningless
36、D. they worry about the rules14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Some traditional teachers do not like it. B. Many teachers do not believe in open education. C. Teachers may have problems in open classrooms. D. Teachers feelings and attitudes are important to students.15.
37、Which of the following best summarizes the passage? A. Open education is a really complex idea. B. Open education is better than traditional education. C. Traditional teachers dont believe in open education. D. The writer thinks open education is practical.【参考答案】1115、CBADA【山东省2014高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）】 阅读下列短
38、文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubecks bedroom skylightThe 80-year-old retired worker was shaken by a blast of thunderIt was 11 pmThe storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, MassachusettsThen he heard th
39、e smoke alarm beepingLubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out Lubeck fled back upstairs to call 119 from his bedroom ,but the phone didnt workLubeck realized he was trapped“I started panicking,” he says His daughter and young granddaughters
40、,who lived with him ,were away for the nightNo one will even know Im home, he thoughtHis house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitlessUp a hill about a third of a mile away lived Lubecks closest neighbors, Jeremie Wentworth a
41、nd his wifeWentworth had been lying down, listening to the radio when it occurred to him that the sound was more like a smoke detectorHe jumped out of bed ,grabbed a cordless phone and a flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the noise He dialed 119“Is anyone there?” he called out as he app
42、roached the houseWentworth knew that Lubeck lived in the house Then he heard ,“Help me! Im trapped!” coming from the balcony off Lubecks bedroom“I ran in and yelled, Don, where are you ?Then I had to run outside to catch my breath”After one more attempt inside the house, he gave up and circled aroun
43、d backBut there was no way to get to him“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a adder,” says WentworthHe dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsedWentworth and Lubeck dont run into each other regularly, but
44、 Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help ,Wentworth will be thereLubeck still chokes up when he tells the story“I was alone,”he says“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my lifeIt was Jeremie”46According to the text ,Lubeck Astayed calm in the fire Bcouldnt find a safe way outClived on the f
45、irst floor Dcalled for help in the fire47How did Wentworth help Lubeck escape?AHe called 911 BHe went upstairs and took Lubeck outCHe put out the fire DHe used a ladder and pulled lubeck down48Which of the following factors was not mentioned in the text that almost caused Lubecks life? AHe was livin
46、g in his wood home alone that nightBThe storm was too heavy and the fire was too fierceCHe lived far from the main road and was surrounded by pinesDHe was too frightened to escape from the danger49What does the text mainly talk about?AA near neighbour is better than a distant cousinBA good way to get a narrow escapeCGod helps those who help themselvesDBlood is thicker than water【参考答案】46-50BDDAD
