1、河北省新乐市2015高考英语一轮阅读理解训练（8）及答案【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（4）】Last Tuesday afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending a Thanksgiving party at my daughters school. The kindergartners were asked to invite a VIP to school at 2:30 pm. The VIP is a very important person in their lives. As I was waiting in the hallw
2、ay, I got a chance to read what seemed to be posters by the kindergartners with the question what are you thankful for.I was amazed by the answers the little ones gave. Some of them were thankful for their grandparents, and others for their friends. I scanned the posters really fast to see the one m
3、ade by my five-year-old daughter. I wanted to know what my daughter was thankful for. Finally I saw it. On hers, she wrote, I am thankful for my sisters, my brother, my mom and my dad. Her reply to the question gave me great joy. My daughter was not taking what she has, a family that shows her love,
4、 for granted.I think life is too short to be ungrateful, and when you are not giving thanks, you are being ungrateful. Do not take little things for granted. When you wake up in the morning, go into the bathroom, turn on the water and take a shower, remember that for many people in the world, that i
5、s just a dream which they may never see come true. When you enjoy a good meal, think of many people who will go to bed tonight hungry. One winter night, if you sleep on a cozy bed in a warm room, think about what the homeless men and women on the streets are going through.We all should let our heart
6、s be filled with gratitude all the time for what we have and even for our dreams. It is often said that one of the most powerful forms of prayers is giving thanks. Thank God for what you want, as if you already got it in your possession. When you give thanks for what you want, it increases your beli
7、ef level, and that is important because it will be hard for you to achieve your desire .if you dont believe in it. I encourage you to write down a list of what you are thankful for and read it daily, but that should not just be limited to words as John F. Kennedy once said, As we express our gratitu
8、de, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.36. The daughters reply gave the author great joy because_. A. she showed thanks to her parents B. she thanked her teachers and friends C. she thanked her sisters and her brother D. she did not take wha
9、t she has for granted37. What can we learn from Paragraph 3？ A. Life is too short to thank others. B. Dont take little things for granted. C. We shouldnt show our gratitude to others. D. All the people can see their dreams come true.38. According to the last paragraph, which statement is NOT true? A
10、. We should always be thankful for others. B. Giving thanks can increase your belieflevel. C. We should depend on God to get what we want. D. One of the most powerful forms of prayers is giving thanks.39. From what John F. Kennedy said we know that_. A. we should not show gratitude in words B. we sh
11、ould limit our gratitude to words C. we should be thankful with our hearts D. we dont need to say thank you to others40. What might be the best title for the passage? A. What are you thankful for? B. Who is the VIP of my daughter? C. How to be a person with gratitude? D. What happened on Thanksgivin
12、g Day?【参考答案】36-40 DBCCA 一天，作者有幸参加他女儿学校举办的感恩节聚会。作者很想知道他女儿要感恩谁。36. D。细节理解题。从第二段最后一句My daughter was not taking what she has, a family that shows her love, for granted.可知。她并没把她所拥有的一切视为理所当然。37. B。细节理解题。第三段围绕Do not take little things for granted.这一话题展开。38. C。细节理解题。通读最后一段内容可知，C项表述错误。39. C。细节理解题。根据最后一段的.the
13、 highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.可知答案。40. A。主旨大意题。本文第一段提出“what are you thankful for”这一话题，紧接着围绕这一话题展开。阅读理解 (2013辽宁，B)Going green seems to be a fad(时尚) for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we cant really say, but for the two of us, going green is
14、 not a fad but a lifestyle.On April 22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 differe
15、nt green things to do and this was no easy task.With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the en
16、vironment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic(有机的) stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we dont need. We have given away half of wha
17、t we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of homemade fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We
18、are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.文章大意：作者夫妇俩把绿色环保的生活作为了一种生活方式。不但自己在生活中注意绿色生活，还教育别的人拥有这种有利于环境保护的生活方式。5What might be the best title for the passage?AGoing GreenBProtecting the PlanetCK
19、eeping OpenMindedDCelebrating Our Green Year答案：A主旨大意题。本文在第一段开篇点题。全文围绕绿色生活展开叙述。故A项为本题答案。6It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because _.Athey were expected to follow the green fadBthey didnt know how to educate other peopleCthey were unwilling to reduce their energy
20、Dthey needed to perform unusual green tasks答案：D推理判断题。从文章的第三段和第四段可知，作者夫妇要进行绿色生活必须要做一些不寻常的事情。故D项为正确答案。7What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?AThey tried to get out of their ungreen habits.BThey ignored others ungreen behavior.CThey chose better chemical cleaners.DThey sold their hom
21、emade food.答案：A细节理解题。从文章的第四段特别是第四段的最后一句话In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.可知答案。8What can we infer from the last paragraph?AThe government will give support to the green project.BThe couple may continue their project in the future.CSome people disagree with th
22、e couples green ideas.DOur Green Year is becoming a national campaign. 答案：B推理判断题。文章最后一段说的是作者一家对自己的绿色生活很满意，并且对于自己对环境的作用充满信心，故会继续自己的这种活动。阅读理解 (2013湖北，B)Mothers and daughters go through so muchyet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass a
23、nd her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal cowriters as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重叠)Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mothers: both have
24、 fulltime careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travelin fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance an
25、d basic nature.A child of the Depression (大萧条), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a_luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything shes ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of t
26、he 1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri an
27、d Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits tha
28、t she cant sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit longhidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri a
29、nd Sheila tell their motherdaughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.文章大意：本文讲述的是一对母女一
30、起生活，一起写作，一起分享对方的点点滴滴，其乐融融，和谐相处的故事。5Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mothers?AThey both have gone through difficult times.BThey have strong emotional ties with each other.CThey have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness.DThey both have experiences as daughter, mother
31、 and writer.答案：D细节理解题，由文章both have fulltime careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children可以看出，D项正确。6The word “luxury” in Paragraph 3 means _.Asomething rare but not pleasantBsomething that cannot be imaginedCsomething expensive but not necessaryDsomething that ca
32、n only be enjoyed by boys答案：C词义猜测题，luxury的本意是：奢侈品，豪华品，是很昂贵的东西，但不一定是必需品，因此答案C正确。7What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?AThe content of the book. BThe purpose of the book.CThe influence of the book. DThe writing style of the book.答案：A推理判断题，此段主要讲述母女二人的具体生活细节，因此反应在书中，应是本书的内容，因此选A。8How are womens lives explor
33、ed in this book?AIn a musical form. BThrough field research.CWith unique writing skills. DFrom different points of view.答案：D推理判断题，由最后一段A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters wi
34、ll recognize，此处的voices，sound指的是不同的声音、观点，因此答案D合适。阅读理解 (2013湖北，C)Weve reached a strangesome would say unusualpoint. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweigh
35、t, or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. Its the good life thats more likely to kill us these days.Worse, nearly 18 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. Whats going on?We really dont have many excuses for our weight problems
36、. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by publichealth campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting throughup to a point.In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A publichealth cam
37、paign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body.
38、 That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the worlds most bodyconscious country.We know what we should be doing to lose weightbut actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower.Others bla
39、me good food. They say: its just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much Americanstyle fast food.Some also blame their parentstheir genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because t
40、heyre normal in shape, or rather slim.Its a similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I saynot as I do.文章大意：本文讲述的是世界上的人们，因为生活变好，而导致的肥胖问题已经成为一个日益严峻的问题，本文深刻剖析了引起肥胖的各种原因，警醒人们要以健康为重。9What is t
41、he “strange” point mentioned in the first sentence?AThe good life is a greater risk than the bad life.BStarvation is taking more peoples lives in the world.CWHO report shows peoples unawareness of food safety.DOverweight issue remains unresolved despite WHOs efforts.答案：A推理判断题，第一段主要讲述人们在为了消除世界饥饿问题而大伤
42、脑筋之时，过度肥胖却是另外一个更令人头痛的事情，甚至比饥饿问题更加严峻，因此选A。10Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?AA lot of effective diet pills are available.BBody image has nothing to do with good food.CThey have been made fully aware of its dangers.DThere are too many overweight people in the
43、world.答案：C细节理解题，根据文章The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by publichealth campaigns可知，此事已经深入人心。11The example of Finland is used to illustrate _.Athe cause of heart diseaseBthe fashion of body shapingCthe effectiveness of a campaignDthe history of a bodyconscious country答案：C细节理解题，根据文章的
44、Not any more. A publichealth campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades可知，这场运动使得这个问题的解决起了很大的作用，因此选C。12Which would be the best title for the passage?AActions or Excuses? BOverweight or Underweight?CWHO in a Dilemma DNo Longer Dying of Hu
45、nger答案：A整体理解题，本文主要论述了人们对于肥胖的各种借口和理由，却没有意识到我们应该采取行动去解决这个问题，由Its a similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up可以得出暗示。阅读理解 (2013北京，B)Tail SpinTwo dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park.
46、The smaller dolphin, Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that shes even swimming at all. She doesnt have a tail.Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived
47、at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “ Is she going to make it？” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make itbut her tail didnt. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without h
48、er tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another waylike a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.The movements put harmful pressure on Graces backbone. So a company offered to create a m
49、anmade tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldnt hurt her.The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears
50、it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The new tail isnt necessary for her to feel comfortable，” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion (动作) and build muscles (肌肉)”Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that
51、 focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her manmade tail gives people so much courage.文章大意：本文为一篇记叙文，属励志类文章。通过讲述海洋公园的小海豚Grace尽管没有尾巴，却能克服困难，用另外一种方式游泳，并且还要拍电影海豚的故事以激励人们要勇敢地面对困难。5W
52、hen Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her _.Aphysical buildBpotential abilityCchance of survivalDadaptation to the surroundings答案：C细节理解题。由文章第二段可知，当这只海豚在2005年12月刚到海洋公园时，“she was fighting for her life”，它的训练员说“Is she going to make it？”，由此我们知道，刚开始，它的训练员担心它能不能活下来，故正确答案为C项。6
53、A manmade tail is created for Grace to _.Alet her recover fasterBmake her comfortableCadjust her way of swimmingDhelp her perform better tricks答案：C推理判断题。由文章第三段可知，海豚Grace形成了它自己的游泳方式。由第五段内容可知，给海豚戴上人造尾巴的目的不是为了舒服，而是为了保持动作，锻炼肌肉，也就是它带着人造尾巴的目的是调整游泳方式，故C项正确。7The story of Grace inspires people to _.Astick to their dreamsBtreat animals friendlyCtreasure what they haveDface difficulties bravely答案：D推理判断题。A项表示“坚持梦想”；B项表示“友好得对待动物”；C项表示“珍惜拥有”；D项表示“要勇敢面对困难”。由文章内容可知，尽管海豚Grace没有了尾巴，但是它克服困难，以另外一种方式游泳，最后还提到，它要拍电影给人们带来鼓励，由此我们知道，我们要勇敢地面对困难，故D项为正确答案。
