1、2014高考英语阅读理解能力提升试题8阅读理解-AWhen first entered, Vanda Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob （烤肉串）hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that m
2、any restaurants lack.The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly chaining.Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customer especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking.A common
3、 sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chair, an reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plates piled wit food.The variety of food at the restaurant
4、 is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordably but practical as well.The food, especially appeals to health-conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served s
5、traight off the grill（烤肉架）.The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different style of grilled meat.One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Josiah Kabob, which is made of grille chicken picks served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chello
6、s Kabob, kabob consenting of grilled beef.Although the restaurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a plan that should not be overlooked.( ) 1.When first entering the restaurant, one can find that itA. is splendidly decorated.B. has pleasant smells of kabobs.C. is crowded wit
7、h dining table.D. looks like a common restaurant.( ) 2.What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant? A. Watching news events on TV. B. Drinking a kind of black coffee. C. Reading local English newspaper. D. Discussing world topics in low voices.( ) 3.The food of the restaurant
8、 A. is served in small amounts. B. is rather expensive. C. is rich in verity. D. is very healthy ( ) 4.What is the dish Jorje Kabob mainly made of？A. RiceB. Chicken C. BreadD. Beef( ) 5.It can be inferred from the passage that restaurant.A. occupiesB. owns a favorable locationC. is popular for its s
9、pecial food D. has a quiet environment inside 【文章大意】说明文：餐厅的介绍。1. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由第一段的but once the pleasant smells of kabob （烤肉串）hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.得出答案。2. A 细节理解题。要找到除了吃还能在该餐厅干嘛，关键词TV, coffee, newspaper等，找到第五段第一句，talking loudly排除D；watching TV符合B；black tea排除
10、；Persian newspaper排除C。3. D 细节理解题。找到第六段，第一句：varietyis limited排除A，amountis fairly large排除C,第二句排除B，第七段health conscious, very healthy 确定D4. B 细节理解题。找到倒数第二段made of grilled chicken piece确定B5. C 推理判断题。第三段首句the space is small与A矛盾；第四段首句hardly noticeable street corner与B矛盾；第五段首句talking loudly(也是第57题D选项的错误原因)与D
11、矛盾阅读理解My father was chief engineer of a merchant ship ，which was sunk in world war ？the book night of the U-boats told the story。MemoriesIn September ，1940，my mother ,sister and I went to Swansea ,where my father s ship was getting ready to sail ,we brought him a family photography to be kept with h
12、im at all times and keep him safe .Then I remember my mother lying face down ,sobbing .she had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo (鱼雷).I can remember the arrived of the telegram（电板），which in those days always brought bad news .my grandmother opened it ,it read ,safe .love t
13、ed.”My most vivid memory is being woken and brought down to sit on my fathers knee, his arm in a bandage.He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war, for as long as I can remember ,he had a weak heart ,mother said it was caused by the torpedoes .he sa
14、id it was because of the cigarette ,whichever ,he died suddenly in his early 50s.Ten years later I read night of the U-boat and able to complete the story . A toast In my room is the book and the photograph .often , glass in hand, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion ,a sinking s
15、hip ,a jump into a vast ocean and a wait for rescue ?lest (以免 )we forget ,I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.( ) 1. We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea _.A. to meet a friend B. to see the father C. to take a family D. to enjoy the sailing of the ship ( ) 2.
16、W hat did the author learn about the father from the telegram ?A. he was still alive B. his knee was broken C. his ship had been sunk D. he had arrived in Glasgow ( ) 3.the underlined word “it” in paragraph 6 refers to the fathers _ .A. weak heart B. taking a shore job C. failure to return D. injury
17、 caused by a torpedo ( ) 4.What can we know about the authors father after his ship was attacked?A. he lost his armB. he repaired the engines C. he managed to take a lifeboat D. he was the last to leave the ship ( ) 5. What is the passage mainly about?A. a group of forgotten heroes B. a book describ
18、ing a terrifying battle C. a ship engineers wartime experience D. a merchants memories of a sea rescue 文章大意：文章介绍父亲经历的沉船事件1. B 推理判断题。找到Memories下面第一段，文章讲到父亲从S起航，我们带给他family photograph目的是be kept with him和keep him safe,推断出我们是去给父亲送行2. A 细节理解题。Telegram 定位，找到Memories 下面第三段，电报内容：safe,确定A3. A 代词指代词。父亲说it是由cigarettes引起，母亲说it由torpedoes引起，it只代前文的week heart.4. D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段首句he was alone 确定D5. C 主旨大意题，C正确。其它选项错误原因：A, forgotten heroes 在文中都没有涉及；B terrible battle 没有提；D merchants memories应该是作者（merchants child 的 memories）