1、山西大同市2015高考英语阅读理解训练（7）及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。My aunt will come down soon, Mr. Nuttel, said a young lady of fifteen.Framton Nuttel attempted to say something to please the niece. Privately he doubted whether this visit would do much towards helping with his nerve problem.I know how i
2、t will be, his sister had said, People there are nice. I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there. Framton wondered whether Mrs. Sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters of introduction came into the nice division.Do you know many of the peop
3、le round here? asked the niece.Hardly a soul, said Framton.Then you know practically nothing about my aunt. Her great tragedy（悲剧） happened just three years ago, said the child, “Out through that window, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their days shooting. They never came back. Po
4、or aunt always thinks that they will come back someday. She has often told me about Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing Bertie, why do you bound?At this time, Mrs. Sappleton came in, greeting, “I hope you dont mind the open window. She talked on cheerfully about the shooting. To Framton it was all
5、 purely horrible. He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to turn the talk on to a less scary topic. The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, and an absence of mental excitement. he announced, On the matter of diet they are not so much in agreement, he continued.No? said Mrs.
6、 Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment. Here they are at last! she suddenly cried. In the deepening dusk out came three figures with a tired brown spaniel(猎犬). And then a young voice rang out of the dusk, I said, Bertie, why do you bound?Framton grabbed wildly at his st
7、ick and hat, without a word of goodbye, and rushed out of sight.“What is up? Mrs. Sappleton was confused.I expect it was the spaniel, said the niece calmly, He told me that he was once hunted into a tomb by a pack of dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug tomb with the creatures barking jus
8、t above him. Enough to make anyone lose their nerve.Romance at short notice was her specialty.1. According to the passage, we learn that Mrs. Sappleton.A. felt sorrow about the shootingB. got along well with RonnieC. listened carefully to FramtonD. trusted and spoiled her niece2. As for Framtons ner
9、ve problem, his doctors .A. recommended him to go off for a shootingB. suggested to him a rest cure in the countrysideC. advised him to keep his mind off excitementD. agreed on the treatment of his diet3. Which word can best describe Framton?A. Cheerful.B. Brave.C. Fragile.D. Wise.4. What can be inf
10、erred about the niece from the last sentence?A. She was good at making up a story in a short time.B. She showed a strong love for scary stories.C. She fell in love with Framton in no time.D. She took no notice of strange visitors.【参考答案】14、BCCA阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)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
11、。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】ALONDON (Reuters)New faces given to a Chinese man after a bear tore off part of his face and a FrenchCaribbean man disfigured by a rare tumor show that such transplants can work and are not medical oddities (怪异)，researchers said.The findings give hope to some people with severe
12、facial disfigurement and suggest the transplants could prove longlasting without major problems.Despite the tissue rejection in the first year after their transplants，neither men had psychological problems accepting their new faces and have been able to rejoin society，they reported.Only three people
13、 have received face transplants.The worlds first was carried out on French woman Isabelle Dinoire in November 2005 after she was disfigured in an attack by her dog.In 2007，her doctors reported that she had recovered slowly and steadily，overcoming two periods of rejection.来源: In 2006，Chinese doctors
14、performed a face transplant on a 30yearold hit by a bear.While there were some complications with tissue rejection following the operation，two years later the man was doing well，his doctors said.“This case suggests that facial transplantation might be an option for restoring a severely disfigured fa
15、ce，and could enable patients to bring themselves back into society，” Shuzhong Guo and colleagues at Xijing Hospital in China wrote.A French team described their work on a 29yearold man who suffered from Von Recklinghausen disease，an illness that changes the shape of his face.“The man，who was not nam
16、ed，was given a new nose，mouth and chin in a 2007 operation.He began to work 13 months after the transplant has more function in his face and has not rejected the new tissue，” his doctors said.“Our case confirms that face transplantation is practical and effective for the correction of specific disfi
17、gurement，” Dr.Laurent Lantieri and colleagues at the HenriMondor hospital outside Paris wrote.26Whats the main idea of this passage?AFace transplants can work.BFace transplants help regain confidence.CThree people have received face transplants.DDisfigured people need face transplants.27What happene
18、d to the Chinese patient mentioned in the passage?AHe got a strange illness when he was young.BHe received several operations in hospital.CHe was the first person to receive a face transplant.DHe was once attacked by an animal.28From the passage we can learn that _.Adoctors have different opinions o
19、n facial disfigurementBpatients could regain selfconfidence after face transplantsCthe new face of every patient has more functions than expectedDit is easy for disabled people to be accepted by society29The underlined word “restoring” in Paragraph 4 means “_”Aremoving BrecoveringCrepairing Drejecti
20、ng30What problem resulted from the facial operations?来源: AThe patients wouldnt accept the facial change.BIt was hard for the patients to get along with others.CIt took some time for the patients to recover from the operation.DThe patients usually suffered from tissue rejection.26A主旨大意题。本文介绍了三例成功的手术，
21、表明面部移植手术是可行的。27D推理判断题。根据第一段中“after a bear tore off part of his face”和第四段中“hit by a bear”可知D项正确。28B推理判断题。根据第四段中的“could enable patients to bring themselves back into society”和第五段中的“He began to work 13 months after the transplant.”可判断出B项正确。29C词义猜测题。restore表示“修复；整修”。30D细节理解题。根据第二段和第三段提到的病例可知，手术后病人都有面部组织
22、的排异反应。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】BRomedoctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on_the_brink_of cloning the first human baby.Dr.Severino Antinori，who is the head of a hospital in Rome，has been referred to in an Arab new
23、spaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant with a cloned baby.Antinori refused to comment on the reports，but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo for implantation within two years.So far seven different kinds of mammals have already been successfully clo
24、ned，including sheep，cats and most recently rabbits.Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admitted that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a worldwide ban on the practice.Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at t
25、he Massachusetts Institute of Technology said，“I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby.It is using humans as guinea pigs.It makes people feel sick.”But Ronald Green，director of the Ethics Institute at Darmouth College in the US，sai
26、d it was unlikely that an eightweekold pregnancy would lead to a birth.So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders，many of them dying soon after their births.Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there
27、 is one.“There are no benefits of cloning human beings，just harm，” said Dr.Michael Wilks of the UK.31What do the underlined words “on the brink of” in the first paragraph most probably mean?AOn the side of. BOn the point of.CIn search of. DIn favor of.32The doctors general attitude to cloning humans
28、 according to the passage is that_.Athey are against itBthey support itCthey pay no attention to itDthey welcome it33What does the underlined word “ban” in the fourth paragraph most probably mean?Aorder that forbids cloning.Bsuggestion on carrying on cloning.Canger at cloning.Dcheer for cloning.34Wh
29、ich of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?ADoctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings.BUp to now，seven kinds of animals have been cloned，including sheep，cats，humans and rabbits.CProfessor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying out an experiment on cloning an eig
30、htweekold embryo.DRonald Green doubts about the future successful birth of socalled cloned embryo.35Where is the passage probably taken from?AA textbook. BA magazine.CA newspaper. DA digest.31B词义猜测题。从下文看，克隆人类婴儿的事情尚未发生。32A细节判断题。从文章倒数第二段可知，医生们对此持反对态度。33A词义猜测题。由该句可知，医生们承认克隆人是早晚的事情，除非出台一个世界范围的禁令。34D判断正误
31、题。由倒数第四段可知，D是正确的。35C综合判断题。该题目的依据在文章开头的那句话，该句信息有来自“罗马”的报道，有导语，符合新闻的行文特点，所以C项是正确的。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。The drug store was closing for the night and Alfred Higgins was about to go home when his new boss approached him.“Empty your pockets please, Alfred,” Sam Carr demanded in a firm voice.Alfre
32、d pretended to be shocked but he knew hed been caught. From his coat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and two tubes of toothpaste.“Im disappointed in you, Alfred!” said the little gray-haired man.“Sorry, sir. Please forgive me. Its the first time Ive ever done such a thing,” Alfred lied, hoping
33、 to gain the old mans sympathy.Mr Carrs brow furrowed as he reached for the phone, “Do you take me for a fool? Lets see what the police have to say. But first Ill call your mother and let her know her son is heading to jail.”“Do whatever you want,” Alfred shot back, trying to sound big. But deep dow
34、n he felt like a child. He imagined his mother rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her to come quickly before Mr. Carr called the police.Mr. Carr was surprised when Mrs Higgins finally arrived. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in trouble?” she asked.“H
35、es been stealing from the store,” the old man coolly replied.Mrs. Higgins put out her hand and touched Mr. Carrs arm with great gentleness as if she knew just how he felt. She spoke as if she did not want to cause him any more trouble. “What do you want to do, Mr. Carr?”The womans calm and gentle ma
36、nner disarmed the once-angry store-owner. “I was going to get a cop. But I dont want to be cruel. Tell your son not to come back here again, and Ill let it go.” Then he warmly shook Mrs. Higginss hand.Mrs. Higgins thanked the old man for his kindness, then mother and son left. They walked along the
37、street in silence. When they arrived home his mother simply said, “Go to bed, you fool.”In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. He felt no shame, only pride in his mothers actions. “She was smooth!” he thought. He went to the kitchen to tell her how great she was, but was shocked by
38、what he saw.His mothers face looked frightened, broken. Not the cool, bright face he saw earlier. Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old. There were tears in her eyes.This picture of his mother made him want to cry. He felt his youth ending. He saw all the troubles he brought her and the deep
39、 lines of worry in her grey face. It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother.6Which of the following is true according to the passage? AAlfred tried to sound big to hide his fear. BIt was the first time Alfred had stolen anything. CMr. Carr set a trap to catch A
40、lfred stealing. DMr. Carr had planned to forgive Alfred from the beginning.7What does the underlined word “disarmed” probably mean? Aannoyed Bconvinced Cgot over Dmade less angry 8What impressed Alfred most about his mother at the drugstore was _Ahow angry she was Bhow effectively she handled MrCarr
41、Cthat she didnt cry Dthat she was able to save him9What was the mothers attitude toward Alfred?AShe was very strict with him BShe was supportive of himCShe felt disappointed with him DShe was afraid of him10From the last paragraph, we know that Alfred _Awas no longer a youth Bfelt proud of his motherCfelt guilty and regretful for his deed Dwanted his mother to be happy【参考答案】610、ADBCC
