1、四川省内江市2015高考英语阅读理解一轮练习（1）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AI was walking along the deserted main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking somewhere to make a phone callMy car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to get in touch with the Automobile Association Low
2、gray clouds were drifting across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the seaIt had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the streetI was glad that I was wearing a thick coatI could see no call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour I could ask
3、I had thought I might find a shop selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his job, but the town was completely deadThen suddenly I found what I was looking forThere was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the towns only public call box, which
4、 badly needed a coat of paint, I hurried forward but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man insideHe was very fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat and rubber bootsI could not see his face - he was bending forward over the phone with his back pre
5、ssed against the glass and didnt even raise his head at the sound of my coming nearer and nearerCarefully and surprisedly, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turnIt was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under
6、the call box door56The author was walking through the small seaside town_Alate morning Bbefore midnight Cearly morning Dlate evening57The weather of the day was _, when the story happenedAstormy, damp and clear Bwindy, cold and cloudy Crainy, cold and clear Drainy, windy and cold58Why was the author
7、 astonished when he saw that there was a man in the call box? Because_ Athe man inside was still wearing a raincoatBhe didnt expect it to be taken upCthe man had his back with himDthe man did not seem to be moving59The author waited, standing a few feet away from the box because_Ait was bad manners
8、to overhear others phone calls Bthe man didnt notice his comingChe wanted to have a cigarette to calm himself downDit was not safe to be close to the box60What do you suppose happened to the man in the call box?AHe slept BHe was too fat to move aroundCHe was lost in his important phone call DHe had
9、most probably been killed【参考答案】56-60 CBBAD 阅读理解Most mornings, the line begins to form at dawn: scores of silent women with babies on their backs, buckets balanced on their heads, and in each hand a bright-blue plastic jugOn good days, they will wait less than an hour before a water tanker goes acros
10、s the dirt path that serves as a road in Kesum Purbahari, a slum on the southern edge of New DelhiOn bad days, when there is no electricity for the pumps, the tankers dont come at all“That water kills people,” a young mother named Shoba said one recent Saturday morning, pointing to a row of pails fi
11、lled with thick, caramel （焦糖）-colored liquid“Whoever drinks it will die” The water was from a pipe shared by thousands of people in the poor neighborhoodWomen often use it to wash clothes and bathe their children, but nobody is desperate enough to drink itThere is no standard for how much water a pe
12、rson needs each day, but experts usually put the minimum at fifty litersThe government of India promises （but rarely provides） fortyMost people drink two or three litersless than it takes to wash a toiletThe rest is typically used for cooking and bathingAmericans consume between four hundred and six
13、 hundred liters of water each day, more than any other people on earthMost Europeans use less than half thatThe women of Kesum Purbahari each hoped to drag away a hundred liters that daytwo or three buckets worthShoba has a husband and five children, and that much water doesnt go far in a family of
14、seven, particularly when the temperature reaches a hundred and ten degrees before noonShe often makes up the difference with bottled water, which costs more than water delivered any other waySometimes she just buys milk; its cheaperLike the poorest people everywhere, the people of New Delhis slums s
15、pend a far greater percentage of their incomes on water than anyone lucky enough to live in a house connected to a system of pipes50The underlined word “slum” most likely means _Aa village Ba small townCthe part of a town that lacks water badly来源:学科网Dan area of a town with badly-built, over-crowded
16、buildings51Sometimes the water tanker doesnt come because _Athere is no electricity Bthe weather is badCthere is no water Dpeople dont want the dirty water52A person needs at least _ liters of water a dayA forty Bfifty Ca hundred Dfour hundred53The passage mainly tells us _Ahow India government mana
17、ges to solve the problem of waterBhow women in Kesum Purbahari gets their waterChow much water a day a person needsDthat India lacks water badly【参考答案】49-BD 51-53 ABD 社会生活型阅读理解(一)-C Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship. It is a programme which provides friendshi
18、p and fun by matching vulnerable_young_people (ages 717)with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend. Volunteer tutors come from all walks of lifemarried, single，with or without children. Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement parents or social workers.They a
19、re tutors: someone to trust, to have fun with, to talk and go to when needed. A Big Sister and Little Sister will generally spend between one and four hours together three or four times each month for at least twelve months. They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park，cooking，playing spo
20、rt or going to a football match.These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop positive selfrespect，confidence and life direction. Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations exist throughout the world. It is the largest and most wellknown provider of tutor services internation
21、ally and has been operating for 25 years. Emily and Sarah have been matched since March 2008. Emily is a 10yearold girl who has experienced some difficulties being accepted by her schoolmates at school. “I was pretty sure there was something wrong with me.” Emilys mum came across Big Brothers Big Si
22、sters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily by “providing different feedback (反馈) about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to measure her selfworth” Sarah wanted to get involved in a volunteer programme. “I googled it and found out how to be a part of it. I thought it would be fun
23、for me to get involved in making time to do something because sometimes its all work and no play.” Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enjoyment to both Emily and Sarah. They love and look forward to their time together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfor
24、table in being the wonderful, happy and unique girl she is!1. What is the aim of Big Brothers Big Sisters? ATo offer students public services. BTo help students improve their grades. CTo organize sport activities for young people. DTo provide partnership and fun for young people. 2. A volunteer is u
25、sually expected to work within a year for at least _A24 hours B36 hours C48 hours D72 hours 3. According to Emilys mother, this programme may provide Emily with _ Aadvice from her teachers Ba new way to assess herself Ca new way to judge her schoolmates Dmore comments from her schoolmates4. Why did
26、Sarah want to get involved in the programme? AShe used to be a volunteer. BShe needed a parttime job. CShe felt a bit bored with her life. DShe wanted to get a challenging job.5. According to the passage, “vulnerable young people” are probably those who are _ Apopular at school Brather weak physical
27、ly Ceasily hurt emotionally Dconfident in themselves【参考答案解析】C【要点综述】 文章主要讲述了Big Brothers Big Sisters这样一个项目，该项目为情感上容易受挫折的孩子提供了帮助。1D根据文章第一段第二句“It is a programme which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable young people”可知，这个项目是“通过让成人陪伴一些内心比较脆弱的孩子，从而来提供友谊和乐趣”。A选项是说为学生提供公共服务；B选项是说帮助学生提高分数；C选项
28、是说为年轻人组织体育活动；D选项是说给年轻人提供友情和乐趣。所以选D。2B根据文章第三段第一句可知，志愿者要每年至少参加12个月，每个月三到四次，每次花一到四个小时。由此可以得出，志愿者一年之内最少要工作123136小时。3B根据文章第六段第一句“by providing different feedback(反馈) about herself other than just”可知，这个项目可以向Emily的妈妈提供一些关于她孩子不同的反馈，而不是仅仅只依赖同学的评价来评估Emily的自我价值。4C根据文章第七段最后一句“because sometimes its all work and n
29、o play.”可知Sarah想要通过参加这个项目来找些事儿做，因为有时候生活充满了工作而没有放松。A：她曾经是一个志愿者；B：她需要一份兼职工作；C：她感觉生活有点儿无趣；D：她想要获得一份有挑战性的工作。所以选C。5C由文章的第一段可知这个项目可以为这些孩子提供玩伴和乐趣。再由文章的第三段可以得知，这个项目可以为孩子们提高自尊、自信和找准生活方向。再由文章的第五段可以得知，Emily在学校很难被同学接受。综上分析，可以得出，vulnerable young people是指“情感上容易受伤害的人”。 社会生活型阅读理解(二)-AIncreased use of the Internet a
30、nd mobile phones is undermining pupils capacity for independent study and promoting poor grammar.Cranfield School of Management found almost 6 in 10 schoolchildren were copying information directly from websites for homework tasks without properly reading it.More than a quarter thought it was an acc
31、eptable practice, even though they know it was considered plagiarism (剽窃)The study, based on a sample of around 260 pupils aged from 11 to 18 at a secondary school in the Midlands, raised fresh concerns that modern technology was having a destructive effect on young people.Andrew Kakabadse, Professo
32、r of International Management Development at Cranfield, said, “Our research shows that technology obsession prevents spelling skills, encourages plagiarism, and disturbs classroom learning.“Despite school policies restricting mobile phone usage, students use the phone frequently, with the majority m
33、aking calls from the toilets. The mobile phone continues to be a main channel of social communication during the school day.”The report revealed that socalled “textspeak” was increasingly finding it was into pupils school work.3 in 10 students admit to using text message shortcuts, such as “r u ok”
34、in essays and classroom tasks.It followed a study earlier this year that found almost half of teachers failed to understand some pupils writing because it was so full of confusing language. Phrases such as “innit” and “Gr8” were regularly found in school work. The Cranfield study found that mobile u
35、se was so common that many pupils chose to ignore school rules on phones.More than a third said they would use their phones in class, while nearly three quarters said they would not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call.1. The underlined word “undermining” in the first paragraph
36、can best be replaced by “_”AdeterminingBkeepingCweakeningDincreasing2. It can be inferred from what Kakabadse said that _Ahe is in favour of students mobile phone usage at schoolBhe believes schools are responsible for technology obsessionCthe research finds a new way to improve school managementDit
37、 is hard to limit students mobile phone usage at school3. What can we learn from the passage?AMost students writing skills are becoming worse.BText message language may affect pupils language skills.CStudents like to invent new words in their writing.D30% of pupils often send text messages when stud
38、ying.4. The passage is mainly about _Athe negative effect of technology on students studyBtechnologys positive influence on students achievementCthe importance of online social communicationDthe rapidly growing role of communication technologies5. Whats the attitude of the author to the problem?AOpt
39、imistic.BApproving.CAnxious.DTolerant.【参考答案解析】A【要点综述】 使用互联网和手机的学生越来越多了。可是，科技不仅给学生们带来了便捷，也给他们的学习带来了很多不利影响。 1C根据第二、三两段可知，靠照搬网上资料完成家庭作业，实际上是一种抄袭，会影响学生的独立学习能力。undermine是“逐渐损害，削弱”的意思，故此处选C。 2D根据第六段第一句的“with the majority making calls from the toilets.”和第二句“The mobile phonethe school day.”可推出，限制学生在学校使用手机是很困难的。3B根据第七至九段可知，短信语言可能会给学生的语言技能带来不利影响。 4A文章的第一段就点明了文章的大意“高科技的使用对孩子的学习有不好的影响。”故选A。5C从文章的字里行间可以看出作者对学生使用高科技产品(诸如手机之类)持忧虑态度。故答案为C。
