1、河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（10）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAll Ric O Barry wants is to stop the dolphin-killing, so he is headed to this seaside Japanese town, TaijiThe American activist, who is the star of a new award-winning documentary that portrays the dolphin-killing here, got an
2、unwelcome reception when he showed up here this week for the start of the annual huntHis movie, The Cove（海豚湾）, directed by National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, was released in the United States a month ago but has not yet to come out in JapanScenes in the film, some of which were shot se
3、cretly, show fishermen banging on metal poles stuck in the water to create a wall of sound that scares the dolphinswhich have supersensitive sonar（声纳系统）and sends them fleeing into a coveThere, the fishermen sometimes pick a few to be sold for aquarium shows, for as much as $150,000They kill the othe
4、rs, spearing（刺）the animals repeatedly until the water turns redThe meat from one dolphin is worth about 50,000 yen, and is sold at supermarkets across JapanGreenpeace and other groups have tried to stop the hunt for yearsActivists hope The Cove will bring the issue to more people internationallyand
5、eventually in JapanAlready, the Australian town of Broome dropped its 28-year sister-city relationship with Taiji last month, partly because of the movie“Some regions have a tradition of eating dolphin meat,” said fisheries official Toshinori Uoya“Dolphin-killing may be negative for our internationa
6、l image, but it is not something orders can stop”The town government in Taijiwhich has made whales and dolphins its trademarkrefused to comment about The Cove, or the growing international criticism against dolphin-killingMany in Taiji take the dolphin hunt for granted as part of everyday lifeThey a
7、re defensive about The Cove, seeing themselves as powerless victims of overseas pressure to end a simple and honest way of making a living1Ric O Barry made The Cove because he wanted to Astop the dolphin-killingBwin an international awardCsupport Green peaces effortsDmake Taiji well-known in the wor
8、ld2Viewers can learn from The Cove Athe advanced techniques to catch dolphinsBthe cruel and bloody dolphin-killingCthe beautiful Japanese seaside town TaijiDthe sale of dolphin meat around the world3What is the response to The Cove on the Japanese side？ATaiji broke up with its western sister-city Br
9、oomeBJapanese officials decided to ban dolphin-killingCThe town government in Taiji kept silent on criticismDMost Japanese people were against eating dolphin meat4What does the underlined word “defensive” probably mean?AFeeling guilty for killing dolphinsBProtecting themselves against criticismCAtta
10、cking those against dolphin-killingDMaking the determination to change5What can we infer from the passage?AMany people in Japan have seen The Cove in the cinemaBThe Cove has not influenced Japans international imageCTaijis dolphin-killing industry has been seriously damagedDThe Cove has brought inte
11、rnational attention to dolphin-killing【参考答案】15、A B C B D 阅读理解Why can some people sleep through noises like a honking car or flushing toilet, while others are awakened by the lightest sound?To find the answer, sleep researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital conducted an unusual study of 12 self-d
12、escribed deep sleepers. After tests confirmed that the healthy volunteers were solid sleepers, they took part in a three-night study in the universitys sleep laboratory. The participants spent the night in a big and comfortable room. But the room also included four speakers positioned near the top o
13、f the bed.During the night, the deep sleepers were subjected to 14 different recorded sounds, like street traffic, toilets flushing, an ice machine dispensing and an airplane flying overhead. Next door, the researchers monitored their sleep patterns and brain waves.As expected, all of the participan
14、ts slept relatively well, but there were differences in how they responded to the noisy interruptions. Some of the sleepers didnt wake up even when a sound was blasted at 70 decibels (分贝); others were awakened by sounds at 40 or 50 decibels.The researchers discovered that the difference in a sleeper
15、s reaction to noise could be predicted by the level of brain activity called “sleep spindles. A sleep spindle is a burst of high-frequency brain activity coming from deep inside the brain during sleep. The source of the spindles is the thalamus, a part of the brain that sends sensory information to
16、the rest of the cortex (皮层).Before the study, the Massachusetts researchers theorized (推理) that the spindles are the brains way of preventing sensory information from passing through the thalamus and waking the rest of the brain during sleep. They found that the sleepers who experienced the most sle
17、ep spindles during the night were also the soundest sleepers and were least likely to be awakened by noise.Scientists already know that most people become lighter sleepers with age, most likely because older people experience less “slow wave sleep, which is the deepest stage of sleep. People also pr
18、oduce fewer sleep spindles as they age. But even when controlling for the stage of sleep a person was in, the number of sleep spindles still predicted their risk for awakening because of noise.More research is needed, but the findings suggest that a better understanding of sleep spindles could lead
19、to new behavioral or drug therapies for people with sleep disorders. For instance, future studies may try to determine whether diet, exercise or other behaviors may influence the number of sleep spindles a person produces during the night. 8. Some participants can sleep well through loud noises main
20、ly because _.A. their brains dont respond to outside noisesB. their brains react differently to noisesC. they adapt to the environment quicklyD. they dont pay attention to the monitors9. Scientists believe that the key to affecting deep sleep is _. A. sleep spindles B. stages of sleep C. sleep disor
21、ders D. sensory information10. It can be learned from the passage that _. A. the older a deep sleeper becomes, the lighter his sleep must be B. the more “slow wave sleep” one experiences, the deeper sleep one has C. the more frequently a sleepers brain works, the less information it sends D. the dee
22、per sleep people have, the more likely they will be awakened by noise 11. From the passage we can predict _.A. more factors in influencing sleep spindles may be discovered B. more solid sleepers will take part in relative experimentsC. sleep spindles will be applied to changing ones behaviorsD. deep
23、 sleepers will probably enjoy a more healthy life【参考答案】811、BAB A 阅读理解-DRays wedding had gone off smoothly. Everyone seemed to have had a good time. A few people had too good a time; they went home with designated (指派的) drivers. All evening, the gift table remained unguarded. Who would steal anything
24、, Ray thought. He had never heard of such a thing happening at a wedding. But his best friend Aaron said there was a first time for everything. He strolled out regularly from the inside festivities (庆祝) to check on the gift table, making sure no one suspicious was hanging around it. Ray and Julia we
25、nt on a 3-week honeymoon to Italy right after the wedding. When they got back, they opened all the gifts and sent out thank-you notes. But there was one problem. A married couple that used to be good friends had apparently given nothing. This surprised Julia, because Walt and Mary said they were thr
26、illed to be invited. And, they actually seemed to have had a great time at the wedding. Frankly, Ray didnt even care if they hadnt given a gift. He just needed to know whether to send a thank-you note. Ray called Aaron. Aaron said maybe Walt had left an envelope on the gift table like Aaron had. “Ye
27、s, but we got your envelope with the cash inside,” Ray said. “Maybe my envelope looked too thin, and some thief thought Walts envelope looked nice and fat.” Aaron asked Ray if he had looked everywhere for Walts gift. Had he called up the wedding site to see if anything had been left behind? Ray said
28、 that he had looked everywhere and made a lot of calls that were fruitless. Ray didnt know what to do. If he sent Walt and Mary a thank-you note for a gift they hadnt given, they would be insulted. If he didnt send them a thank-you note for a gift they had given, they would get angry. “What would yo
29、u do?” Ray asked. Aaron said he would call Walt up and tell him the problem. “You cant go wrong with simply being honest,” Aaron said. “Oh, yes, you can,” Ray contradicted him. “Sometimes its best to let sleeping dogs lie.” But he thought about it, and finally decided that Aaron was right. He called
30、 Walt and told him the problem. Walt said that yes, he had given an envelope. In fact, the envelope contained $500 cash. “$500?!” Ray asked. “Thats a lot of cash, Walt!” Walt admitted that it was, but he had gotten a fat raise early that year and Rays was the only wedding hed been to in quite a whil
31、e. Ray thanked him very much, and apologized sincerely for someone stealing Walts generous gift. Walt told him that it was “only money”. When Ray told Aaron about Walts gift, Aaron laughed. “The only thief at the wedding was Walt! I quit playing cards with him last year because I caught him cheating
32、. And it was only a $10 pot! Im sure I told you about that.” “Yes, you did tell me,” Ray said. But, of course, he had to send Walt a thank-you note anyway. 12. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Nobody checked on the gift table all evening. B. Walt had surely gotten a fat ra
33、ise early that year. C. Stealing had never happened at a wedding. D. Aaron looked on honesty as the best policy.13. The underlined word “insulted” in Paragraph 5 probably means _. A. deeply impressedB. badly hurtC. much discouragedD. greatly moved14. What kind of person is Ray? A. Considerate and po
34、lite. B. Faithful and experienced. C. Outgoing and determined. D. Friendly and optimistic.15. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? A. A Wedding PartyB. The Theft at the Wedding C. The Wedding Gift D. A Secret at the Wedding【参考答案】1215、DBAC阅读理解If you feel at present that you
35、 dont have enough friends in your life，one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have.Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitmentMany of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we dont g
36、et around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（叙旧，更新）with the friends，relatives and acquaintances we already haveMaking the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!Are there any people you
37、 could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?If you havent seen much of them lately, is it bec
38、ause you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?If the main reason you havent been getting together with the people you already know is because you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your timeCompare it with your real values and priorities（优先考虑的事）in li
39、feIs your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?If you have become too busy for friends，why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because yo
40、u never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and prioritiesMake sure that you schedule ade
41、quate time for the things that are truly most important to youIf you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.16. The author mainly discusses _in this passage.A. how to spend our spare timeB. how to balance friendship and workC. whet
42、her we should keep friendshipD. whether we should invite friends to dinner17. Which of the following doesnt indicate a good relationship?A. You feel depressed with others in life.B. You have someone to have close talks with.C. You have someone to count on when you are in trouble. D. You have fun whe
43、n you are with someone.18. What does the underlined word “delegated” (Para.7) probably mean?A. declined B. answered C. appointedD. handled19. The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following EXCEPT that_.A. you spend too much time seeking material toys in your lifeB. you stic
44、k to doing everything all by yourselfC. you feel it difficult to keep friendshipD. you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do20. Which would be the best title for the text?A. How to Make New FriendsB. Too busy for Friendship?C. How to Spend Your Time D. Too busy with work?【参考答案】1620、BACCB阅
45、读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWHAT happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers. Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much mor
46、e comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting (骗过) his high schools monitoring system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life. While they ar
47、e playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secret prison. There he is treated as a possible terrorist. He is eventually let go after four days, but his i
48、njured friend disappears. When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many security measures in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists. While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights
49、 he is supposed to have as a citizen. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously (匿名地). The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but l
50、earns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.1. What kind of article does this passage belong to? A. A fascinating story.B. A book review. C. News reportD. A TV programme2. The underlined wo
51、rd destruction in the passage means . A. damageB. reward C. ruinD. protection3. Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because . A. he killed his friendB. he bombed a military vehicleC. he did something that a possible terrorist could doD. his injured friend disappeared4. From the second paragraph we can
52、infer that . A. Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society B. Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real lifeC. Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real lifeD. Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world5. In the end of the book, Marcus Yallow . A. is supposed to be more irresponsibleB. becomes aware of very serious issues about his societyC. presents a young man who is irresponsibleD. plays a popular online game in real life【参考答案】15、BCCDB
