1、山东省日照市2014高考英语阅读理解冲刺全程训练(5)及答案阅读理解In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou (周传雄) lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him. His passion for music was suddenly rekin
2、dled (重新点燃). “My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou told Teens. “So I asked myself, why not start all over again?” Thats how we luckily regained this music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). His emotio
3、nal voice is enthralling (迷人的). Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we genuinely (真正地) want to follow, he said. Following the success of Turkey in Blue, he has recently released his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationsh
4、ips in the Internet age. This time, he takes the role of a calm observer rather than a struggling insider. Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how youre going to use it, is Chous advice to teenagers. Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around t
5、he world and believes that learning a countrys language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.( ) 1. How was Steve Zhous passion for music rekindled?A. He was encouraged by his friends.B. When he passed by a store and heard a song that enchanted him. C .He decided to rebuild his r
6、eputation. D. A good idea suddenly occurred to him. ( ) 2. Which of the following songs belongs to Steve Zhou?A. Heal the world B. I swear C. Lovers Genesis D. Lemon tree ( ) 3. How does Zhou get his music idea?A. From his work life B. From his trips C. From his friends D. From musical books ( ) 4.
7、What does the underlined sentence mean?A. Technology is always a good thing. B. Technology by no means is a good thing. C. If you use it properly, it will be helpful to your life. D. We should not believe technology too much. 【文章大意】:文章主要向人们讲述了台湾歌手周传雄在经历事业低谷后重新开始自己的音乐创作的过程。1.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】B。【解题思路
8、】文中第一段提到he passed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him.。可知周重新燃起的创作热情是源于一首CD歌曲的影响。2.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】C。【解题思路】 文中的最后一段提到了周传雄的音乐作品,我们据此可以得知C项是正确参考答案。3.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】B。【解题思路】文中最后一段提到Chou often gets his music ideas from trips .可知周传雄是在旅途中来寻找自己的想法,故B项正确。4.【
9、考点分析】句意理解题。【参考答案】C。【解题思路】句中讲到“科技是个好东西,但是关键在于你怎么使用它”,由此我们可知C 项正确。Passage Fifteen (Contribution of Coeducation)Imagining being asked to spend twelve or so years of your life in a society which consisted only of members of own sex. How would you react? Unless there was something definitely wrong with y
10、ou, you wouldnt be too happy about it, to say the least. It is all the more surprising therefore that so many parents in the world choose to impose such abnormal conditions on their children conditions which they themselves wouldnt put up with for one minute!Any discussion of this topic is bound to
11、question the aims of education. Stuffing childrens heads full of knowledge is far from being foremost among them. One of the chief aims of educations is to equip future citizens with all they require to take their place in adult society. Now adult society is made up of men and women, so how can a se
12、gregated school possibly offer the right sort of preparation for it? Anyone entering adult society after years of segregation can only be in for a shock.A co-educational school offers children nothing less than a true version of society in miniature. Boys and girls are given the opportunity to get t
13、o know each other, to learn to live together from their earliest years. They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of academic ability, athletic achievement and many of the extra-curricular activities which are part of school life. What a practical advantag
14、e it is ( to give just a small example ) to be able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsense co-education makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girl or vice-versa. When segregated, boys and girls are made to feel t
15、hat they are a race apart. Rivalry between the sexes is fostered. In a coeducational school, everything falls into its proper place.But perhaps the greatest contribution of co-education is the healthy attitude to life it encourages. Boys dont grow up believing that women are mysterious creatures air
16、y goddesses, more like book-illustrations to a fairy-tale, than human beings. Girls dont grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes. Years of living together at school dispel illusions of this kind. There are no goddesses with freckles, pigtails, piercing voices and inky fingers. There are no ro
17、mantic heroes with knobbly knees, dirty fingernails and unkempt hair. The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharp focus some of the physical and emotional problems involved in growing up. These can better be overcome in a co-educational environment. Segregated schools sometimes provide the ri
18、ght conditions for sexual deviation. This is hardly possible under a co-educational system. When the time comes for the pupils to leave school, they are fully prepared to enter society as well-adjusted adults. They have already had years of experience in coping with many of the problems that face me
19、n and women.1.What is the best title for this passage?A only co-education can be in harmony with society.people are in great need of co-education.C any form of education other than co-education is simply unthinkable.D co-education has many features.2.what does co-education offer to children?A A soci
20、ety.A true small model of society.C A real life.D True version of social condition.3.According to the passage, what is one of the chief aims of education?A It is for students to acquire knowledge.It is to equip future citizens with scientific technology.C It is to equip future citizens with what is
21、required in getting a position in society.D It is for students to get academic achievements.4.Why do boys and girls in co-education have no illusion about each other?A They live together and know each other too well.Years of living together at school dismiss such illusion.C co-education encourage th
22、em to have an healthy attitude toward life.D They are familiar with each others problems.Vocabulary1.to be in for = receive 接受 He is in for punishment. 他受到惩罚。2.miniature 缩样,雏形,微型画3.freckle 雀斑4.pigtail 鞭子5.knobbly = knobby 多节的 6.unkempt 乱七八糟,蓬乱的7.sharp focus = clear view bring into focus 使集中在焦点上,对光 b
23、ring into sharp focus 这里的意义是:一目了然,明显突出8.deviation 越轨,偏离,入歧途难句译注1.all the more越发,格外。2.a co-educational school offers children nothing less than a true version of society in miniature.【参考译文】男女合校至少给孩子提供了一个社会真正缩影。3.The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharp focus some of the physical and emotion
24、al problems involved in growing up.【参考译文】棘手的青春期把成长过程中出现的某些身体上合感情上的问题清晰地摆出来。写作方法与文章大意文章论及“男女合校制的优越性和男女分校制的缺陷。”采用因果、对比写法。首先假设单一性别社会,人所不能容忍,那单一性别的学校培养的人又怎能适应社会。因为社会是男女组成的。然后分别对比合校和分校的优缺点。比较合校的优点,分校的缺点,最后得出结论:之后合校的学生,在离校进入社会,已做好一切准备,而不会感到震惊,因为他们已有好几年的经验,会处理面临男女的许多问题。答案详解1.C 除了男女合校,其他形式的教育简直难以想象。答案见第一段“设
25、想请你在一个只有你一样性别的人存在的社会生活12年光景,你会如何反应呢?除非你本人确实有毛病,否则,你至少不会太高兴。因此,世界上有那么多的父母愿意把这种不正常的环境(他们自己一分钟都受不了的环境)强加给他们的孩子们,这太令人惊讶!”第二段讲“教育的目的之一就是为未来的公民在成人社会中找一席之地,准备好需要的一切。而社会由男女组成,那分校又怎能准备?”后两段讲合校之优点,分校之缺点,具体对比突出主题。这都说明C 最合适。A. 只有合校才能和社会相协调。D. 合校有许多特点。这两项文章内容涉及到,但作为最佳标题则不确切。B. 人们非常需要合校。文内没有直接谈到。2.B 一个真实社会的缩影。这在第
26、三段第一句“男女合校确实能给孩子们提供一个社会真实的缩影。”下面的内容都是围绕这个主题而写的具体情况。如:生活在一起,彼此了解,对比等。A. 社会。C. 一种真实的生活。D. 真实的社会情况。都没有B项那样确切。3.C 为未来公民在社会上拥有一席之地,准备好所需要的一切。这在第二段“这个话题的讨论必然会引出教育目的的问题。把各种知识塞进孩子头脑远不是教育主要的目的,教育的主要目的之一是为未来公民在成人社会求得一席之地,准备好所需一切。”A. 学生学到只是。B. 以科技武装未来公民。C.为学生缺德学术成就。都只是知识学习的一个部分。4.B 几年学校共同生活打消了幻想。答案在第四段中,“在学校中,
27、几年生活在一起消除这一类的幻想。没有什么脸上有雀斑,梳着鞭子,涂着指甲,尖的噪音的女神,也没有膝部有疙瘩,指甲脏兮兮,头发乱蓬蓬的浪漫英雄。棘手的青春期明显呈现出来的成长过程中身体上和感情上的问题,在男女合校环境中得到很好的解决。”A. 他们生活在一起,彼此太了解。此答案太过,不是太了解而不产生幻想,而是了解情况;真人就在眼前,人就实际了,消除了幻想。C. 合校鼓励他们对生活有一种健康积极的态度。这是合校的大方向,不是消除幻想的根本原因。D. 他们熟悉彼此的问题。不全是消除幻想之因,而是处理问题的前奏。这在最后一段最后两句话有说明“当学生离校的时刻来到时,他们已是很有适应性的成人,为进入社会做
28、好了充分准备。他们已有几年处理面临男女的许多问题的经验。” 这是一篇论及“博士生辍学”的文章。采用对比和因果手法。文章一开始就提出教育工作者严重关注博士生辍学达50的问题。而调查报告证明,只有31。辍学造成不良后果,有人建议中途退学者回炉再念博士学位学业。研究表明不行。列出理由并加以分析。阅读理解The financial crisis is reminding Americans of a lesson they first learned in childhood: Share and share alike. They are sharing or swapping tools and
29、books, cars and handbags, time and talent. The renewed desire to share shows up in a variety of examples: A car-sharing service has had a 70 percent membership increase since the crisis occurred. Some companies encouraged his employees to take vanpooling. Governments are putting bikes on the street
30、for public use. How-to-swap Web sites are increasing quickly. The economy reflects the way Americans have cut back, especially on daily items: Department store sales dropped 1.3 percent in June. People are not buying cars, and as a result, auto sales dropped 27.7 percent last month. They are not pay
31、ing others to do what they can do themselves Home Depot reports increased attendance at in-store do-it-yourself clinics. And although paint sales are down in general, according to Sherwin-Williams, individual consumers are still buying. When Tom Burdett needed to cut some tiles at his home outside A
32、nnapolis, he refused to buy expensive tools. So he asked his neighbors and friends for help. Sure enough, someone had just what he needed. And when that friend needed help fixing a satellite dish, Burdett volunteered to help. The sharing mind-set is not new to the American culture, but many American
33、s give it up when the nation changed from an agricultural society to an industrial one, said Rosemary Hornak, a psychology professor at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. They moved farther from their families and did not have time to connect with new neighbors because they worked so much, she said.
34、Neighborhood conversations tell more of the story as the movement grows organically (持续地) in communities across the Washington region and the nation. On one street in Arlington, for example, neighbors are collecting their separate money for mulch (覆盖料) and dividing it among themselves. 52. What is t
35、he text mainly about? A. Introducing a new way of life. B. Sharing in the financial crisis. C. How to reduce the living expense. D. How to handle the financial crisis.53. Why do people in modern times give up the sharing mind-set? A. Because they dont need it at all. B. Because they arent interested
36、 in it. C. Because they are busy with work. D. Because they hate being disturbed. 54. The underlined phrase “cut back” in Para. 3 probably means _.A. shared B. helped C. abandoned D. reduced55. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. more and more Americans solve problems in their daily life
37、by helping each other .B. if the prices of service goes down, individual consumers wont do something themselves. C. the sharing-mind set is a strange to many Americans.D. when the crisis ends, Americans will abandon the sharing-mind set. 体裁:记述文 词数:320 难度系数: 建议用时:7分钟 类别: 主旨大意+细节理解+词义猜测+推理判断 本文标题:Shar
38、ing【文章大意】本文主要讲了在经济危机之下,美国人又重新拾起了分享这一生活方式,以便共同度过难关。 52.【考点分析】主旨大意题。【参考答案】B。【解题思路】根据文章第一段第一句中出现的“sharing and sharing alike”以及下面所举的例子,可知本文主要是讲述了经济危机中人们之间的互相分享。53.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】C。【解题思路】根据倒数第二段中的最后一句话“they worked so much”推知人们都忙于自己的工作,故参考答案为C。54.【考点分析】词义猜测题。【参考答案】D。【解题思路】根据划线部分后举的例子,指人们在一些方面减少了开支,可推知cut back的意思是“减少”,故参考答案为D。 55.【考点分析】推理判断题。【参考答案】A。【解题思路】根据文章的中心思想是sharing以及文中所举的例子可以看出,更多的美国人倾向于互相分享、帮助解决问题。