1、山东省潍坊市2015高考英语阅读理解一轮练习题（6）及答案阅读理解。An idea that started in Seattles public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit(追
2、求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched(发起) the If All of Seattle Read the Same Book proje
3、ct in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.In Chicago, the mayor(市长) appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a
4、 Mockingbird as the first book in the One Book, One Chicago program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character. Th
5、e only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed
6、 the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.Ultimately, as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking t
7、o someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.11. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?A. To invite authors to guide readers.B. To encourage people to read and share.C. To involve people in community service.D. To promote the friendship between cities.12. Why was it
8、 difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?A. They had little interest in reading.B. They were too busy to read a book.C. They came from many different backgrounds.D. They lacked support from the local government.13. According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried o
9、ut?A. In large communities with little sense of unity.B. In large cities where libraries are far from home.C. In medium-sized cities with a diverse population.D. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached.14. The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean .A. exchanged
10、ideas with each otherB. discussed the meaning of a wordC. gained life experience D. used the same language15. According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by .A. the careful selection of a proper bookB. the growing popularity of the writersC. the number of people who benefit f
11、rom readingD. the number of books that each person reads【参考答案11-15】B C D A C【广东省深圳市2014高考英语第一次调研考试】CWhat would you like to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? An astronaut? What do you need to do to achieve your dream job?Perhaps you think that studying well and then going on to work hard will
12、 get you the successful career you want. We are constantly taught that our hard work will eventually pay off.But a government survey has shown that hard work is not the only thing that will help you to move up the ladder. Two thirds of people believe that who you know matters more than what you know
13、 when it comes to social activity. So are the connections that you have more important than your education?Seventy-six percent of the people in the survey believed that family background is important in influencing your chances of success. They believe that if you are privileged from birth, you are
14、more likely to have a successful career, especially if your family is wealthy. Even if you dont have a privileged background, the people you know can still make a difference to your career. Networking is a skill which is encouraged by many career advisers. Some companies run networking workshops to
15、try and encourage staff to meet other people, to communicate and build relationships. Its a valuable skill.But the survey also showed something quite interesting. Although most people believed that networks are more important than education, many people put their own career success down to talent, r
16、ather than background. 41% of the people said that their parents income had influenced their life, but at the same time, another 41% believed that they had achieved their own success.So which is more important, what you know or who you know? It seems that by working hard and making lots of connectio
17、ns, the answer may be that both are very important. 36Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined part?APractice makes perfect.BNothing is impossible.CHope for the best.DNo pains, no gains.37According to the government survey the most important factor to help people move up the la
18、dder is .Ahard work BeducationCsocial relationshipDsocial activity38Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A76% of the people think social relationship matters most.B41% of the people believe parents income is most important.C76% of the people think family background ranks first
19、.D41% of the people believe they gained their own success.39From the passage we can infer that the writer writes the article to .Astress the importance of educationBchallenge the traditional beliefCmake lots of social connectionsDencourage people to work hard40Which of the following is the best titl
20、e for the passage?AThe Way to SuccessBKeep your Dream in MindCA Wealthy and Smooth CareerDA Survey on Peoples Dreams C篇是一篇议论文。影响人们成功的根本因素是什么？根据政府的一项调查显示，对于这个问题人们持不同的观点，文章的结论是，要想获得成功，自身努力和良好的社会关系都很重要。36. 答案为D。考查重点句的理解能力。理解文章第二段可知。37. 答案为C。考查细节判断能力。根据文章第三段可知。38. 答案为A。考查细节理解能力。根据第六段内容可知。 39. 答案为B。考查对作者
21、写作意图的能力。理解文章主旨可知。40. 答案为A。考查对文章主题的理解能力。全文都谈论的是如何才能成功。阅读理解When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. Ive lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could
22、 have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark wouldnt let that happen.Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scores of our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out o
23、f Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.Mr. Clark was selected as Disneys 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angel
24、es to get the award. But when the time came to draw names, Mr. Clark said, “Youre all going.” On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didnt want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling b
25、ook based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55. In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit the orphanages (孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. Its now my dream to one day start a group of womens clubs, helping people from al
26、l backgrounds.11. Without Mr. Clark, the writer .A. might have been put into prisonB. might not have won the prizeC. might have joined a womens clubD. might not have moved to Atlanta12. The Essential 55 is . A. a showB. a speechC. a classroom ruleD. a book13. How many students names were finally dra
27、wn out of a hat by Mr. Clark? A. None B. Three C. Fifty-five D. All14. What can we learn in the passage?A. It was in Harlem that we saw The Phantom of the Opera for the first time.B. Mr. Clark taught us not to talk with our mouths full, and we did.C. Mr. Clark was selected as Disneys 2000 Teacher of
28、 the Year in Los Angeles.D. In 2003, Mr. Clark moved to Atlanta, and he always kept in touch with us.15. In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that .A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked travelingB. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of womens clubsC. a good teacher can help rai
29、se his or her students scoresD. a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students【参考答案】1115、11-20 ADABD 【广东省揭阳市2014高考英语一模试题】BOne year our family decided to have a special celebration of Mothers Day, as a token of appreciations for all the sacrifices that Mother had made for us. After breakf
30、ast we had arranged, as a surprise, to hire a car and take her for a beautiful drive in the country. Mother was rarely able to have a treat like that, because she was busy in the house nearly all the time. But on the very morning of the day, we changed the plan a little, because it occurred to Fathe
31、r that it would be even better to take Mother fishing. As the car was hired and paid for, we might as well use it to drive up into the hills where the streams are. As Father said, if you just go driving without object, you have a sense of aimlessness, but if you are going to fish there is a definite
32、 purpose that heightens the enjoyment. So we all felt it would be nicer for Mother to have a definite purpose . Father had just got a fishing rod the day before, which he said mother could use if she wanted to. Only Mother said she would much rather watch him fish than try to fish herself. So we got
33、 her to make up a sandwich lunch in case we got hungry, though we were to come home again to a big festive dinner. Well, when the car came to the door, it turned out that there was not as much space in it as we had supposed. It was plain that we couldnt all get in. Father said that he could just sta
34、y home and put in the time working in the garden. He said that there was a lot of rough dirty work that he could do, like digging a trench for the garbage, which would save hiring a man, and so he said that hed stay home; he said that we were not to let the fact that he had not had a real holiday fo
35、r three years stand in our way. He wanted us to go right ahead and not to mind him. But of course we all felt that it would never do to let Father stay home, especially as we knew he would make trouble if he did. The two girls, Anne and Mary, would have stayed and helped the maid get dinner, only it
36、 seemed such a pity,for the two girls were eager to show their new hats on a lovely day like this. But they said that Mother had only to say the word and theyd gladly stay home and work. Will and I would have dropped out, but unfortunately we wouldnt have been any use in preparing the dinner.31. The
37、 authors family decided to celebrate Mothers Day specially to _.A. show love for their mother B. show gratitude to their mother C. show respect for their mother D. to make up for a previous appointment32. According to Paragraph 2, we know that the plan was changed because_.A. Father proposed to go f
38、ishing out B. we thought that driving out is boringC. we failed to hire a car to go out D. the car was not big enough33.What problem did we find when the car arrived?A. The car was too old to drive on mountain roads. B. The car was larger than we expected.C. The car was too small to accommodate us a
39、ll.D. The car was too plain looking.34.Why didnt the author drop out of the activity?A. Because his sisters didnt join in.B. Because he needed to have dinner.C. Because he couldnt cook the dinner.D. Because he hadnt had a real holiday for three years.35. Which of the following proverbs describes the
40、 text best?A. Everything comes to him who waits.B. Changes always go beyond plans.C. Better late than never. D. Once on shore, one prays no more.【参考答案】31-35. BACCB 阅读理解Can people change their skin color without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes. Scientists have found the gene that
41、 determines skin color.The gene comes in two versions, one of which is found in 99 per cent of Europeans. The other is found in 93 to 100 per cent of Africans, researchers at Pennsylvania State University report in the latest issue of Science.Scientists have changed the color of a dark-striped zebra
42、fish（斑马鱼） to uniform gold by inserting a version of the pigment (色素) gene into a young fish. As with humans, zebrafish skin color is determined by pigment cells, which contain melanin (黑色素). The number, size and darkness of melanin per pigment cell determine skin color.It appears that, like the gold
43、en zebrafish, light-skinned Europeans also have a mutation (变异) in the gene for melanin production. This results in less pigmented skin.However, Keith Cheng, leader of the research team, points out that the mutation is different in human and zebrafish genes.Humans acquired dark skin in Africa about
44、1.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultra-violet rays of the sun (太阳光紫外线), which can cause skin cancer.But when modern humans leave Africa to live in northern latitudes, they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin D. So the related gene changes, according to Cheng.Asians have t
45、he same version of the gene as Africans, so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin color, said Cheng.The new discovery could lead to medical treatments for skin cancer. It also could lead to research into ways to change skin color without dama
46、ging it like chemical treatment did on Michael Jackson.16. The passage mainly tells us that _. A. people can not change their skin color without any pain B. the new discovery could lead to research into ways to change skin color safely C. pop king Michael Jackson often changed his skin color as he l
47、iked D. scientists have found out that peoples skin color is determined by the gene17. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. nowadays people who want to change their skin color have to suffer a lot from the damage caused by the chemical treatment B. Europeans and Africans have the same gene
48、 C. the new discovery could help to find medical treatments for skin cancer D. there are two kinds of genes18. Scientists have done an experiment on a dark-striped zebrafish in order to _. A. find the different genes of humans B. prove the humans skin color is determined by the pigment gene C. find
49、out the reason why the Africans skin color is dark D. find out the ways of changing peoples skin color19. The reason why Europeans are light-skinned is probably that _ A. they are born light-skinned people B. light-skinned Europeans have mutation in the gene for melanin production C. they have fewer activities outside D. they pay much attention to protecting their skin20. The writers attitude towards the discovery is _. A. neutral（中立的） B. negative C. positive D. indifferent（冷漠）【参考答案】1620、DABBC
