1、2014高考英语阅读理解解密训练阅读理解 The next decade will witness the most important changes in the way we consume sport since the appearance of mass audience television in the 1950s. The development of media channels such as satellite and cable television, the internet and mobile telephones has broken the traditio
2、nal free television model in every advanced economy. Well managed sports will remain valuable content and many will continue to grow. Forward thinking governing bodies will grasp the opportunity by repackaging their sports to adapt to the new broadcast landscape. Others will not.Brand marketers have
3、 seen the effectiveness of the traditional TV sport advertising fall over the last twenty years as audiences for free to air television fall year by year. The growth of sponsorship（赞助）as a marketing tool is one result. However, sport must compete for the sponsor dollar with other forms of content su
4、ch as music, the arts and culture and cause-related marketing, each of which offers a powerful choice.At the same time some of sports biggest marketers, the soft drink, beer and fast food companies, will come under growing pressure from social and political pressure groups concerned about levels of
5、obesity（肥胖）, over drinking and anti-social behavior that have become such a part of modern life.Companies such as McDonalds, Coca Cola and Budweiser face calls to cut its ties with sport, which will be popular over the next decade. Are we facing a ban on soft drink sponsorship similar to that of tob
6、acco? Certainly, the removal of hundreds of millions of sponsorship dollars from the sports economy worldwide would have destructive influence. This report analyses the threat, seeking comparisons with the strategy employed by the tobacco abolitionists（废除主义者） a decade ago.1Which of the following doe
7、s NOT affect traditional television model?ACable television.BThe internet.CMobile phones.DMass audience television2What can we infer from the second paragraph?ASponsorship leads to the fall of sport advertising.BSport cant match the arts.CMusic, the art and culture often act as sponsors in sports.DT
8、he fall of advertising only happens to some brand marketers3If a child is overweight, which of the following may be responsible according to this passage?AHis parents.BGrowing sport sponsorshipCSome big food or drink companies.DAdvanced economy.4In he last paragraph, the author fears that Athe ban o
9、n tobacco will be abolished ten years later.Bthe sponsorship of soft drink companies will destruct sports economy.Cfood and drink companies will be popular.Dfast food and soft drink sponsorship will be banned like tobacco sooner or later.参考答案 D A C D专题讲座阅读理解之主旨大意题 (2012课标全国卷，D)Grownups are often sur
10、prised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since.A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water.He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away.He can play catch
11、 and hit a ball as well as his son.A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins“Twinkle，twinkle，little star”or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. One explanation is the law of overlearning，which can be stated as f
12、ollows：Once we have learned something，additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming，bicycle riding，and playing baseball long after we have learned them.We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of w
13、ords such as“Twinkle，twinkle，little star”and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks.We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school，because they are another of the things
14、we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination，though it may result in a passing grade，is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course.By cramming，a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination，but he is likely soon to fo
15、rget almost everything he learned.A little overlearning，on the other hand，is really necessary for ones future development.1What is the main idea of Paragraph1?APeople remember well what they learned in childhood.BChildren have a better memory than grownups.CPoem reading is a good way to learn words.
16、DStories for children are easy to remember.2The author explains the law of overlearning by_. Apresenting research findingsBsetting down general rulesCmaking a comparisonDusing examples3According to the author，being able to use multiplication tables is_.Aa result of overlearningBa special case of cra
17、mmingCa skill to deal with math problemsDa basic step towards advanced studies来4What is the authors opinion on cramming?AIt leads to failure in college exams.BIts helpful only in a limited way.CIts possible to result in poor memory.DIt increases students learning interest.参考答案14：ADAB,本文为说明文。为什么我们儿时学
18、到的东西在间隔了多年后仍然记忆犹新？这也许是由“过度学习法则”所决定的。A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water.who 引导定语从句，修饰先行词 man；when 引导时间状语从句。as well as 在句中意为“和一样好”。当多年没有机会游泳的人重新回到水里时，依然能和过去一样游得非常好。主旨大意题要求考生对全文的内容或某一段的内容加以合理地归纳，目的是检查对短文整体或某一段落的理解概括能力。它可
19、以是对文章或段落中心的陈述，也可以是对文章标题的选择。在做主旨大意题时，我们可以遵循以下四部曲： 阅读理解 The Child Ego StateThe Child ego state is a set of behaviors, thoughts and feelings which are replayed from our own childhood.Perhaps the boss calls us into his or her office, we may immediately get a churning in our stomach and wonder what we ha
20、ve done wrong. If this were explored we might remember the time the head teacher called us in to tell us off. Of course, not everything in the Child ego state is negative. We might go into someones house and smell a lovely smell and remember our grandmothers house when we were little, and all the sa
21、me warm feelings we had at six years of age may come flooding back.The Child ego states are constantly being updated. For example, we may meet someone who gives us the permission we needed as a child, and did not get, to be fun and joyous. We may well use that person in our imagination when we are s
22、tressed to resist our old ways of thinking that we must work longer and longer hours to keep up with everything. We might ask ourselves “I wonder what X would say now.” Then on hearing the new permissions to relax and take some time out, do just that and then return to the work renewed and ready for
23、 the challenge. Afterwards, rather than blaming ourselves for what we did or did not do, what tends to happen is that we automatically start to give ourselves new permissions and take care of ourselves.Alternatively, we might have had an extremely unpleasant experience yesterday which goes into the
24、Child ego state as an antique memory that stands in the way of our growth. Positive experiences will also go into the Child ego state as antique memories. The positive experiences can then be drawn on to remind us that positive things do happen. The process of analyzing personality in terms of ego s
25、tates is called structural analysis. It is important to remember that ego states do not have an existence of their own. They are concepts to enable understanding. Therefore it is important to say “I want some fun” rather than “My Child wants some fun.” We may be in our Child ego state when we say th
26、is, but saying “I” reminds us to take responsibility for our actions. 1. The writer uses two examples in Paragraph 2 in order to _.A. support the idea in Paragraph 1 B. explain why we become nervous C. prove the Child ego state is negative D. introduce the point of Paragraph 3 2. By asking “I wonder
27、 what X would say now”, we intend to _. A. blame ourselves B. accept challenges C. keep up with everything D. avoid stress 3. According to the passage, the Child ego state _. A. shows ones wisdom B. influences ones actions C. limits ones thoughts D. exists in ones childhood4. The underlined word “th
28、is” in the last paragraph refers to _. A. structural analysis B. “My Child wants some fun” C. the Child ego state D. “I want some fun”【参考答案】1-4. ADBD阅读理解-BThe Cave Crawler mining robotWhy do human beings still risk their lives under ground and doing one of the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs in the
29、 world? Its an increasingly urgent question,given the recent high-profile(引人注目的)mining accidents in Sago, W. Va., and Huntington, Utah. A small group of engineers and robotics experts envision(展望)a day in the not-too-distant future when robots and other technology do most of the dangerous mining wor
30、k.One of the first mining robots was developed five years ago at Carnegie-Mellon Universitys Robotics Institute. It was called Groundhog and it looked like a golf cart. It used lasers to “see” in dark tunnels and map abandoned minessome of the most dangerous work in the business. The latest prototyp
31、e is called Cave Crawler. Its a bit smaller than Groundhog, and even more advanced. It can take photos and video and has sensors mounted that can detect the presence of dangerous gases. Incredibly, the robot has a real sense of logic. If it comes across an obstacle it gets momentarily confused, it h
32、as to think through the process and where to go next, and sometimes it throws a fit just like a real person. The biggest obstacle, though, is cost. The original research project was federally funded, but that money has dried up, and its not clear where future funding will come from. Partly for that
33、reason, and partly because of advances in safety, mining is not nearly as dangerous as it was in the past. Since 1990, fatalities have declined by 67 percent, and injuries by 51 percent, according to the National Mining Association.Some experts predict that robots in mines will serve much of the sam
34、e function that they do in the automotive industry. The robots do the most repetitive and dangerous jobs, but dont eliminate the need for human workers. 5.The latest robot is more advanced than Groundhog mainly because . A. it can map abandoned mines B. the robot has a real sense of logic C. it can
35、see in the dark tunnel D. its a bit smaller than Groundhog6.We can infer from the last paragraph that . A. the mine robots will have a very bright future B. robots in mines will serve much in the automotive industry C. there will be no need for human workers in mines D. robots in mines have a long w
36、ay to go7. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. High-profile mining accidents in America. B. The development of robot.C. Could robots replace humans in mines?D. Cave Crawler, the latest robot.【参考答案】 5-7. BAC阅读理解 Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in cele
37、brating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals. A survey conducted recently by sina. com. showed that among the 18,222 people surveyed 63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of recreation, nothing serious while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, s
38、howing they were not “out”. These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved said the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutely ridiculous pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of people define Christmas as a kind of
39、festival colonization(殖民).The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement of Chinas economy. In my point view, Christmas and other festivals celebrated in China have difference from the origin. They have lost their religious background and turned into a
40、big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners pockets are filled, the publics hunger for happiness is filled, and that is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people pleasure and enjoyment. The crisis of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attracti
41、on may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less to real life. “The country is based on its people while the people are relied on their food”. But the western culture shows much of romance. Some festivals have their reli
42、gious background while others have much to do with culture and people. At this point, food seems to be too plain. Flowers and chocolates are more welcomed.Foreign festivals in China are celebrated for fun. They give people opportunities to relax and celebrate, to show appreciation and gratefulness.
43、The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western culture, and most importantly, on peoples economic status.1From the survey we know that among the people surveyed _. Amost think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculous Bmany fea
44、r that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soon Csome think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasing Dhalf think celebrating foreign festivals makes people not go out of fashion2The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China _.Ahave lost their r
45、eligious backgroundBare the same as those celebrated in the WestCcan give more fun than traditional Chinese festivalsDmay reduce the hunger of public people3What is the main difference between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones?AForeign festivals can make Chinese shop owners pockets full
46、 quickly.BThe food at foreign festivals is too simple.CChinese festivals always have something to do with culture.DForeign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connected with reality.4Which of the following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals? APeople can relax themselves.BPeople can show their thanks to others. CForeign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones. DPeople have known more about the western culture.参考答案 14、C A D C