1、2014高考英语阅读理解能力提升试题7阅读理解请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWe know the famous onesthe Thomas Edison and the Alexander Graham Bells but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)？Shouldnt we know who they are?Joan Mclea
2、n thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning “who” invented “what”, however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and ”how” ques
3、tions. According to Mclean,” When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 aft
4、er a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device for cle
5、aning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. Today we benefit from countless i
6、nventions and innovations，Its hard to imagine driving without Garrett A Morgans traffic light. Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible, Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?( ) 1. By mentioning “traffic light
7、” and “windshield wiper”, the author indicates that countless inventions are .A. beneficial, because their inventors are famousB. beneficial, though their inventors are less famousC. not useful, because their inventors are less famousD. not useful, though their inventors are famous( ) 2. Professor J
8、oan McLeans course aims to_.A. add color and variety to students campus lifeB. inform students of the windshield wipers inventionC. carry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityD. prepare students to try their own invention( ) 3. Tommy Lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _. A. not eve
9、ntually accepted by the umbrella producer B. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm D. not related to Professor Joan McLeans lectures( ) 4. Which 0f the following can best serve as the title of this passage? A How to Help Students to Sell
10、 Their Inventions to Producers? B How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window? C Shouldnt We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper? D Shouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities? A篇第一篇文章是关于生活中离不开小发明，鼓励年轻人要善于把握发明的契机，推动社会的进步。56.观点态度题，根据第一段but 处：but what about the less famous inv
11、enters? What about.windshield wiper? 可以得出结论。这些人的发明不是很有名，确实非常有用的。答案为B。57. 细节题。根据题干可以定位到原文第二段，However处正是考点出题处，引号当中的内容正是证明了Mclean的观点：when students learn the answers to these questions,.prepared to recognizeinventing a try.由此可以看出选项D正是原文的同义替换。58.细节题。根据题干中的人物Tommy lee可以定位到原文第三段，引号当中正是他的观点：If I had not hea
12、rd the story of the windshield wipers invention.i never would have.，可以判断出答案B正确。59.主旨题。文章一开头就点出文章主旨：shouldnt we know who they are?并且用了疑问句加强语气，可见C选项正确。其他三个选项都相对片面。阅读理解1. Which of the following is discouraged by the Friends organization?A. To build massive complexes for public amusement.B. To prevent p
13、ossible damages to the National Park.C. To help protect and improve the Park for all to enjoy.D. To sponsor publications and projects in local school.( ) 2. One of the benefits for members of Friends is to A. have Friends goods free of chargeB. visit any place not open to the publicC. take part in w
14、ork parties if they want toD. give talks in their fields on current issues( ) 3. The purpose of this poster is to invite more people to_.A. raise money for the Friends organizationB. join the Friends organization and be members of itC. work as managers for Pembroke shire National ParkD. enjoy the la
15、ndscape of Pembroke shire National Park第二篇是应用文，是一份海报，关于国家公园的介绍以及征募会员介绍，话题和学生的生活有比较大的距离感，但是词汇未超出课标范围，学生完全可以通过信息的提炼分析答案。60.推理题。 要注意题目问的是discouraged by, 通过文章第三大标题Activities第二段第一句we keep an eye on planning applicationssuch as massive leisure complexes可以推断出选A是Friends所不支持的，为正确选项。61.细节题。根据题干，定位到第四大标题Benefits.从第五点”Satisfaction of participation in work parties, for those willing and able to involve.”可以看出选项C为正确选项。62.主旨题。 文章一开头就抛出三个问题，可见这个组织的目的在于吸引更多的人能够加入其中，B为正确选项。由文章第二大标题Aims中的” we are a voluntary organization”可见A 选项错误。C，D选项都是文章没有提到的。
