1、广东省增城市2014高考英语阅读理解冲刺练习（1）含答案【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（7）】AActually, long-distance bicycle camping is one of the most pleasurable activities I have ever experienced. I generally sleep poorly at night, but in the woods on a tour, I sleep like a baby, falling asleep with the music of insects. In the morning,
2、 I am awakened by the cheeps of birds. I eat a snack before getting up, and then I quickly pack my sleeping bag, air mattress (垫), tent, and other things and get on with my road. Im slower in the morning, having less speed but a greater desire to stop at pleasant spots and enjoy the beautiful scener
3、y. Traveling by bike allows me to stop anywhere, such as grasslands, lakes, woods, and scenic spots. Near lunch, I find a small grocery and buy some bread, sandwiches and fruit. Then I will find a town park or other shady spots to wait out the high mid-day sun. In the afternoon, my speeds are higher
4、, and I spend less time on stops. In the late afternoon, I start riding more slowly, and I start thinking about where I will stop. I finally find a place in the early evening, cook a simple meal and have a rest. As it starts to get dark, I put up my tent, crawl in and fall asleep. There are exciting
5、 times and difficult times as well. Visiting strange or famous places and accomplishing goals are always exciting to me. I meet and talk with interesting people along the way, sometimes other traveling cyclists. Appreciating beautiful views, meeting wild animals, and traveling up and down hills also
6、 stir me up. On the other hand, I may run into a rainy or hot spell(一段时间), have to repair my bike, or just find myself in a bad mood. The problems are infrequent and are easy to deal with. The pleasures remain in my mind for years.26. We can learn from the passage that the author can have a good sle
7、ep _. A. in a hotel B. at homeC. in the shade D. in the woods27. In the first paragraph, the author tells us that _.A. how he sleeps during his travelB. the route of his bicycle travelC. why he rides slowly all the timeD. one days activities of his bicycle travel28. It can be inferred from the first
8、 paragraph that the author _.A. cooks a simple lunchB. likes riding in the woodsC. rides fast in the morningD. enjoys a free and pleasant journey29. According to the passage, a cycle tourist may prefer _.A. a beautiful view B. a rainy dayC. a hot day D. a strong wind30. The underlined words “stir me
9、 up” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_”.A. make me bored B. make me excitedC. make me tired D. make me angry【参考答案】26-30 DDDAB 本文是一篇游记。作者讲述自己骑自行车旅行的经历。26. D。细节理解题。根据第一段but in the woods on a tour, I sleep like a baby可知，作者在树林中睡觉时睡得像个婴儿，虫声陪伴他入眠，鸟叫使他醒来。27. D。主旨大意题。第一段一开始就有清晰的时间顺序：at night, in th
10、e morning, near lunch, in the afternoon, in the late afternoon最后天变黑，开始睡觉，所以第一段介绍作者一天当中骑车旅行的活动，故选D具有概括性，其它选项比较片面。28. D。推理判断题。根据第一段中的Traveling by bike allows me to stop anywhere.可知骑自行车旅行可以让作者随时随地停下来欣赏美景。所以作者喜欢这种自由的旅行。29. A。推理判断题。根据第一段的.a greater desire to stop at pleasant spots and enjoy the beautiful
11、 scenery. 可知答案。后三项都是骑自行车旅行不想遇到的事情。30. B。词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句There are exciting times.可知，作者有很多令人激动和困难的时候。故美景、野生动物、在山上爬上爬下都使作者很激动。较难题目特训：人物故事类I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps(快照), maybe occasionally for magazines. Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable b
12、rand. So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it
13、and asked an assistant, “Can I have one of those?” He looked perturbed (不安). “Do you want to try it first?” he said. It didnt quite sound like a question. “Do I need to? “ I replied. “Theres nothing wrong with it? “ This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad. “No, no, But you should
14、 try it,” he said encouragingly. “Compare it with the others.” I looked across at the others:shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box. With so many m
15、odels to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly R into account at the same time. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with:first, soon after I carried my new
16、camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model. But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice. In the end, I agree
17、d to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a sincere man. So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers. . . and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-ca
18、se and a memory card as well. Why do we think that new options (选择) still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the foot that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine. 1. The shop assistant insisted that the
19、writer should.A. try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with itB. compare the camera he had chosen with the othersC. get more information about different companiesD. trust him and stop asking questions2. What does the writer mean by“it would be worth half what I paid for it” (Paragraph 2)
20、? A. He should get a 50% discount.B. The price of the camera was unreasonably high.C. The quality of the camera was not good.D. The camera would soon fall in value.3. The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he.A. knew very little about itB. didnt trust the shop assistantC. wanted t
21、o make sure the one he chose would be the bestD. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers4. It can be inferred from the passage that in the writers opinion, .A. people waste too much money on camerasB. cameras have become an important part of our daily lifeC. we dont actually
22、 need so many choices when buying a productD. famous companies care more about profit than quality【参考答案】17.1-4 BDCC阅读理解-科普知识类(2013福州质检)Lets face it.No one drinks diet sodas for the taste.People drink diet sodas in the hope that it will help them lose weight or at least keep them from gaining it.Yet
23、it seems to have exactly the opposite effect，according to a new study.Researchers from the University of Texas said those who drank two or more diet sodas a day had waist size increases that were six times greater than those who didnt drink diet sodas.“What we saw was that the more diet sodas a pers
24、on drank，the more weight they were likely to gain，”said Sharon Fowler.The study was based on data from 474 participants in a large，ongoing research project，where the participants were followed for nearly 10 years.While the findings are surprising，they also offer some explanations.Nutrition expert，Me
25、lanie Rogers，who works with overweight patients in New York，has found that when patients are switched from regular to diet sodas，they dont lose weight at all.“We werent seeing weight loss necessarily，and that was confusing to us，”said Rogers.So why would diet soda cause weight gain？No one knows for
26、sure yet，but it could be that people think they can eat more if they drink diet sodas，and so overcompensate for the missing calories.A related study found some sweeteners(甜味剂)raised blood sugar levels in some mice.“Data from this and other potential studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas a
27、nd artificial sweeteners may be risky.”said Helen PHazuda，professor at the University of Texass school of medicine.“They may be free of calories，but not of consequences.”【语篇解读】 一项新的研究表明，喝低糖汽水非但不能减轻体重，反而会使体重增加。1People drink diet sodas to _.Aenjoy its taste Bstay in fashionCachieve weight loss Dgain m
28、ore energy解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“People drink diet sodas in the hope that it will help them lose weight.”可知。答案C2The new study suggests that drinking diet sodas _.Acauses people to become heavierBhelps people to be healthierCmakes people much thinnerDoffers people more calories解析细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，新的研究表明喝低糖
29、汽水非但不能减轻体重，反而会让体重增加。答案A3We can learn from the passage that _.Aregular sodas make people lose more weightBdiet soda drinkers tend to eat more foodCdiet sodas do help reduce caloriesDmost blood diseases come from diet sodas解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“.they can eat more if they drink diet sodas.”可知，喝低糖汽水的人趋向于吃更多
30、的食物。答案B4The underlined word“They”in the last paragraph probably refers to “_”AsweetenersBdiet sodas and artificial sweetenersCsodasDdiet soda drinkers and sweetener takers解析词义猜测题。此处是承接上一句中的内容，故“They”指的是“低糖汽水和人造甜味剂”。答案B。环境保护类(2013江南十校考前热身) An international business specialist group has announced that
31、 the move towards a green economy is becoming more urgent for emerging economies(新兴经济体)，especially South Africa.On Monday，Innovation Group announced that green economic policies were becoming increasingly important on the global landscape and for emerging economies.According to Pule Mokoena，from Inn
32、ovation Group，experts believe the adoption of these green policies will assist with“ailing(不景气的)economies”“The move to a green economy，such as the adoption of alternative energy solutions，should be adopted by economies and countries.”Mokoenas comments came as Greenpeace Africa called on the South Af
33、rican government to review its decision to include nuclear energy into the countrys energy plan.In order to avoid all energy crisis in the country，the_energy_mix_had_to_be_diversified，including broadening energy carriers to include gas，nuclear，biomass，renewable(wind，solar and hydro)，as well as the e
34、fficient use of the existing resources，such as coal.For this reason，nuclear energy will account for 23 percent of South Africas energy needs，followed by coal at 15 percent，hydro at six percent，gas six percent，turbines six percent and renewable energy 42 percent.However，Pule said there are other opti
35、ons for South Africas energy needs.“Too many companies are focusing on the costs of green policies，rather than focusing on the longterm benefits，”explained Mokoena.Nobel economics winner Joseph Stiglitz and the former World Bank chief economist agree with Mokoena and believe that the need to switch
36、to green technology should be seen as an opportunity and not as a burden.When in South Africa earlier this year，Stiglitz said a switch to green technology would stimulate demand for a range of goods and services，which would have a beneficial impact on the aftermath of the global recession. He urged
37、policymakers not to be held back by shortterm perspectives.Innovation Group has already developed a reliable alternate energy solution，which the company believes will change the landscape of this emerging market and other companies will follow suite and offer renewable energy solutions for emerging
38、economies.“We are quickly becoming an industry leader in this space thanks to our inhouse expert knowledge on the various SWH technologies available and the application of our Business Process Outsourcing Solutions，which allow for the mass rollout of these technologies on a national scale.We are pro
39、ud to be an active part of the solution to the current energy crisis and plan to become a major force in the drive towards sustainability and good environmental practice，”Pule said.【语篇解读】 像南非这样的新兴经济体经历了经济的快速发展之后会面临能源危机，而走绿色发展道路是唯一的出路。5Which of the following is the best title for this text?AAdvantage
40、s of Green EnergyBGreen Policies Vital for Emerging EconomiesCPotential Energy Crisis for Emerging EconomiesDHow to Develop Green Energy解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是像南非这样的新兴经济体会在发展中遇到能源危机，因此走绿色发展道路显得很重要，政府应在这方面出台相应的政策。故B项作为本文的标题最合适。答案B6The underlined part “the energy mix had to be diversified”in Paragraph
41、5 implies _.Aenergy had to be classifiedBdifferent kinds of energy had to be mixedCa variety of energy had to be developed and usedDa mixture of various energy was essential解析句意理解题。根据下文的“including broadening energy carriers to include gas，nuclear，biomass，renewable energy(wind，solar and hydro)，as wel
42、l as the efficient use of the existing resources，such as coal”可判断，画线部分的含义为“要开发和利用不同种类的能源”。答案C7According to Pule Mokoena，_.Anuclear energy shouldnt be included into energy plansBfocusing too much on the costs of green policies is shortsightedCgreen policies alone can solve the economic problems faced
43、 by South AfricaDgreen polices have nothing to do with the use of the existing resources like coal解析推理判断题。根据第八段中的“Too many companies are focusing on the costs of green policies，rather than focusing on the longterm benefits”可推断选B项。答案B8According to the text，the main reason for the adoption of green policies is that _.Athe existing resources are not efficiently usedBgreen energy costs less to developCgreen policies can solve the current energy crisisDgreen technology will stimulate demand for a range of goods and services解析细节理解题。根据全文尤其是最后一段，为了解决目前的能源危机，为了保持可持续发展，政府必须采取这一政策。答案C
