1、北京市101中学2015高考英语阅读理解巩固训练（2）附答案（精品）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。I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in
2、 the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing wate
3、r would sweep the calf away. There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mothers body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried
4、 until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock. Just at this moment, she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put
5、her calf. While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mothers love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music. 1. The moment the author got down to the river bank h
6、e saw.A. the calf was about to fall into the riverB. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rockC. the calf was washed away by the rising waterD. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water2. How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water? A. By putting it on a safe spot
7、. B. By pressing it against her body.C. By taking it away with her. D. By carrying it on her back.3. How did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring? A. It was a great comfort. B. It was a sign of danger.C. It was a call for help. D. It was a musical note.4. What can be the best title for t
8、he text? A. A Mothers LoveB. A Brave ActC. A Deadly RiverD. A Matter of Life and Death【参考答案】1-4 、DAAA较难题目特训：人物故事类阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeto
9、n University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her. His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary:“My own happiness in the past often approached such j
10、oy that I could not share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary. “ This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he con
11、tinued with the novel The Beautiful and Damned(1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age(1922), and a play The Vegetable(1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the n
12、eeded financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men. However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a
13、Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism. 1. How many novels writt
14、en by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage? A. 5.B. 6.C. 7.D. 8.2. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgeralds life according to the passage? a. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise. d. The G
15、reat Gatsby won high praise. e. He failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A. f-c-e-a-b-dB. b-e-a-f-c-dC. f-d-e-c-b-aD. b-f-c-d-e-a3. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald.A. had made some money when he met Zelda in AlabamaB. was well educated and well off before he se
16、rved in the armyC. would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken downD. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital4. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about.A. Zeldas personal lifeB. Zeldas illness and treatmentC. Fitzgeralds friendship w
17、ith GrahamD. Fitzgeralds contributions to the literary world【参考答案】1-4 、ADCD较难题目特训：人物故事类 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。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 brand. So
18、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 and asked
19、 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 try it,”
20、 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 models to
21、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 camera ou
22、t 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 agreed to try
23、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-case and a
24、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 writer sh
25、ould.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)? A. He s
26、hould 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 to make su
27、re 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 need so
28、many choices when buying a productD. famous companies care more about profit than quality【参考答案】14、 BDCC较难题目特训：人物故事类 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。Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in
29、the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”. Im delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout. For a long time, my writing has been just be
30、low the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelors degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her masters in creative writing from San Francisco State
31、University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think. In March, she won the National Book Critics Award for“Versed.” This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I dont f
32、eel as if its better.”The first half of“Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.Armantrout was shocked to lear
33、n she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD. Versed,” published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,
34、700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May. 1. According to Rae Armantrout, .A. her 10th book is much better B. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpectedC. the media is surprised at her works D. she likes being recognized by her readers2. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?
35、 A. She published a poetry textbook. B. She used to teach Denise Levertov. C. She started a poets group with others. D. She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.3. What can we learn about“Versed” ? A. It consists of three parts. B. It is mainly about the American army.C. It is a book published two
36、 decades ago. D. It partly concerns the poets own life. 4. Rae Armantrouts colleagues think that she .A. should write moreB. has a sweet voiceC. deserves the prize D. is a strange professor5. What can we learn from the text? A. About 2, 700 copies of“Versed” will be printed. B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.【参考答案】1-5 、BCDCD
