1、河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（1）及答案阅读理解 Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape routethrough the boot(行李箱). Mr. Johnsons car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at
2、 Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldnt force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.” Mr.
3、Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn (喇叭) and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape. Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my
4、 pocket and I used it to unscrew (扭下) the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.” It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench
5、 (扳钳) and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled(爬行) clear as the car filled up.” His hands and arms cut and bruised(
6、擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmers wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the
7、bottom of the ditch. 6 What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman B. Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route C. Driver Escapes Through Car Boot D. The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident 7. Which of the following objects is the most import
8、ant to Mr. Johnson?A. The hammer.B. The coin. C. The screw. D. The horn. 8. Which statement is true according to the passage?A. Mr. Johnsons car stood on its boot as it fell down. B. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam. C. Mr. Johnsons car accident was partly
9、due to the slippery road. D. Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat. 9. “Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that _. A. Luckily the door was torn away in the end B. At last the wrench went broken C. The lock came open after all his efforts D. The chance was lost at t
10、he last minute 10. It may be inferred from the passage that _. A. the ditch was along a quiet country road B. the accident happened on a clear warm day C. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended【参考答案】610、CBCCA 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、
11、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【2014唐山一中调研考试（二）】AI was parked in front of the mall wiping off my carI had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of workComing my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bumFrom the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no
12、 clean clothes, and no moneyThere are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just dont want to be botheredThis was one of those “dont want to be bothered times”“ I hope he doesnt ask me for any money,” I thoughtHe didntHe came and sat on the edge of the pavement in front of
13、the bus stop but he didntlook like he could have enough money to even ride the busAfter a few minutes he spoke“Thats a very pretty car,” he saidHe was in rags but he had an air of dignity around himHis badly-grown blond beard kept more than his face warmI said, “thanks,” and continued wiping off my
14、carHe sat there quietly as I workedThe expected plea（乞求） for money never cameAs the silence between us widened, something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help” I was sure that he would say “yes” but I held true to the inner voice“Do you need any help?” I askedHe answered in three simple words
15、that I shall never forgetWe often look for wisdom in great men and womenWe expect it from those of higher learning and achievementsI expected nothing but an outstretched dirty handHe spoke the three words that shook me“Dont we all?” he said56. Why did the writer parked his car before the mall?A. Bec
16、ause he wanted to pick up his wifeB. Because he wanted to show off his carC. Because he wanted to wipe off his carD. Because he wanted to do some shopping57. Which has the closest meaning to the underlined word bum in Paragraph 2?A. dustman B. driver C. beggar D. robber58. Which is the best title fo
17、r this text?A. A good husband B. Didnt he need help? C. Dont we all? D. One should be generous【参考答案】56-58 ACC 【2014唐山一中调研考试（二）】BThe parents of a troubled teen may feel unsure as to whom to turn to in order to find help for their child. They may feel as if they have exhausted all of their options, an
18、d sometimes they are on the verge of giving up. But there is hope. Schools for troubled teens offer discipline and in some cases, drug treatment programs that can provide important life skills, and more importantly, a fresh start.The following is a list of the most effective types of schools for tro
19、ubled teens. Not every facility is a match for every child, but by knowing the differences between them, parents can make a better educated decision about where to send their teenager.Boarding SchoolsWhen a child is unable to deal with the relative freedom of a standard school day, boarding schools
20、might be a good choice. At boarding schools, the child lives in a dorm setting, where almost every minute of the day is scheduled by school administrators.Treatment CentersWhen a teenager has an addiction to drugs or alcohol, a residential center that specializes in young people is an outstanding wa
21、y to help them break the cycle of addiction. Treatment centers feature individual and group counseling to help identify the root causes of the drug problem and help develop the life skills needed to stay clean when the program is over. Wilderness Programs Designed to help improve the discipline and
22、self-reliance of the child, wilderness programs send kids back to nature. By placing them in a foreign and sometimes uncomfortable setting, wilderness programs hope to improve childrens behavior. Programs generally include hikes, exercise programs and team building exercises.Boot CampsBoot camps are
23、 the most extreme style of school for troubled teens. These facilities are modeled after actual military boot camps, where the individual must get into shape, work as part of a team, and follow a long, hard set of rules and regulations. However, boot camps might not be the best choice for a teen wit
24、h a drug addiction.59.Whowouldbetheintendedreadersofthepassage?A. Teachers. B. Parents.C. Students.D. Experts.60. As the author suggests, schools for troubled teens_.A. can be a good choice for some desperate parentsB. can completely help and change troubled teensC. are becoming popular with teens i
25、n trouble D. care more about discipline than life skills 61. According to the passage, boarding schools_.A. provide children with more freedom B. have their students time managed carefullyC. pay much attention to team building exercises D. can make children feel safer62. Whats the purpose of this pa
26、ssage?A. To introduce schools for troubled teens.B. To show some problems of troubled teens.C. To teach parents how to educate their children. D. To remind parents to care for their children.【参考答案】59-62 BABA Nearly all of todays Native Americans in North, Central and South America can trace their an
27、cestry to just six women whose descendants（后裔）immigrated around 20,000 years ago, a DNA study suggestsThe finding does not mean that only these six women gave rise to migrants who crossed into North America from Asia in the earliest population of the continentRather, it suggests that only six left a
28、 particular DNA legacy that persists to today in about 95% of Native Americans, said study co-author Ugo Perego in Utah“The women did not necessarily arrive together, nor even all live at the same time,” he saidResults indicate the women arrived sometime between 18,000 and 21,000 years agoThe work w
29、as published this week by the journal PLoS OnePerego is from the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation in Salt Lake City and the University of Pavia in ItalyThe work confirms the previous indications of just six maternal（母系的）lineages, as well as a date of around 20,000 years ago when the first peo
30、ple in North America arrived after crossing a land bridge from Asia, Perego saidThe researchers studied mitochondrial （线粒体） DNA, which is passed only from mother to daughterThey created a “family tree” that traces the different DNA lineages found in todays Native AmericansBy noting mutations（突变）in e
31、ach branch and applying a formula for how often such mutations arise, they calculated how old each branch wasThat indicated when each branch arose in a single womanThe six “founding mothers” obviously did not live in Asia because the DNA signatures they left behind are not found there, Perego saidSo
32、 they probably lived in Beringia, the now-submerged land bridge that stretched to North America, he said6What is the passage mainly about?AA study indicates that women arrived in America around 20,000 years agoBA study indicates six women gave rise to migrants of AmericaCA DNA study tells about peop
33、le who crossed into North America from AsiaDA study indicates Native Americans can trace their ancestry to just six women7Which of the following is TRUE about the research?AIt shows that DNA is passed from parents to daughtersBIt concludes that the six women arrived individually but lived at the sam
34、e timeCIt is a joint one conducted by Salt Lake City and an Italian universityDIt shows that only six women in 95% of present Native Americans have got a particular DNA legacy8Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “lineages”?AClasses BVarieties CFamilies DFindings9Wha
35、t didnt Ugo Perego and his team do?AThey used a “family tree” to analyze the findingsBThey focused on life styles of the original womenCThey clarified genetic changes in the family treeDThey studied how long each branch had developed10What can we infer from the finding?AThe six mothers probably live
36、d on the present islands in North AmericaBMost Native Americans have got the DNA legacy passed from the six womenCBeringian DNA was found in the women who originally immigrated to North AmericaDThe research was not accepted by the previous scientists because of its contradiction【参考答案】610、 D C C B BE
37、veryone knows about straight-A studentsWe see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge（报复）of the NerdsThey get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a bookThey are not good at social communication and look clumsy while doin
38、g sportsHow, then, do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres?Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High SchoolShe also sings in the choral group, serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics societyFor two years she has maintained As in every subjectMelendres, a
39、 freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at Valley High School in AlbuquerqueHe played soccer and basketball well, exhibited at the science fair, and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television stationBeing a speech giver at the graduation ceremony, he achieved
40、straight As in his regular classes, plus bonus points for As in two college-level coursesHow do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it? Brains arent the only answer“Top grades dont always go to the brightest students, ” declares Herbert Walberg, a professor of education at the University of
41、Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students“Knowing how to make the most of your innate（天生的）abilities counts for moreMuch more”In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes dont do as well as classmates with lower IQFor them, learning comes too easily an
42、d they never find out how to get downHard work isnt the whole story, either“Its not how long you sit there with the books open, ” said one of the many-A students we interviewed“Its what you do while youre sitting” Indeed, some of these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their
43、 lower-scoring classmatesThe kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn11The underlined word “nerds” can probably be Adull bookworms lacking sports and social skillsBsuccessful top students popular with their peersCstudents with certain l
44、earning difficultiesDborn leaders crazy about social activities12What can we conclude from the first paragraph?AMost TV programs and films are about straight-A studentsBPeople have unfavorable impression on straight-A studentsCEveryone knows about straight-A students from TV or filmsDStraight-A stud
45、ents are well admired by people in the society13Some students become super-achievers mainly because Athey are born cleverer than othersBthey work longer hours at studyCthey make full use of their abilitiesDthey know the shortcut to success14What will be talked about after the last paragraph?AThe int
46、erviews with more studentsBThe role IQ plays in learning wellCThe techniques to be better learnersDThe achievements top students make15What can we infer from the passage?AIQ is more important than hard work in studyBThe brightest students can never get low gradesCTop students certainly achieve all-around developmentsDStudents with average IQ can become super-achievers【参考答案】1115、A B C C D