1、2014届高考英语二轮复习 三月精品练习阅读理解531It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their parents dont understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict with their children,
2、and they seldom give their children a free hand. It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their childrens trust and they tend to forget how they themselves felt when young. For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that the
3、y have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected. When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better su
4、ccess if you ask before you really start doing it. Young people often make their parents angry with their choice in clothes, in entertainment and in musicBut they do not mean to cause any trouble: it is just that they feel cut off from the older peoples world, into which they have not yet been accep
5、tedThats why young people want to make a new culture of their own, and if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy. Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say, “ Yes”
6、 to what you do. All you want is to be felt alone and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents control. If you plan to control your life, youd better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your
7、 parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do. 72According to the passage, young people prefer to _. Aask for advice before they really start to do anything. Bdo things without thinking carefully ahead. Cthink in the same
8、way as their parents do. Dbe very strict with themselves 73Young people like to have clothes, entertainment and music in their way, because _.Athey want to make their parents happy. Bthey try to get their parents to believe them. Cthey want to try on something new and look different from the older.
9、Dthey want to test whether they are cleverer than old people. 74According to the passage, young people want to make a new culture of their own, because _. Athey dont feel they belong to the world of the older people. Bthey do not want to get into trouble. Cthey feel they are as clever as old people.
10、 Dthey want to show they have grown up. 75If a young man intends to control his own life, its better for him to _. Ado everything according to his own wish. Bdo everything the way his parents do. Cdo everything beyond his parents control. Dhold himself responsible for everything he does. 2Deserts ar
11、e found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and
12、 a desert may form. Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them ar
13、e only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over th
14、e centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing -very, very slowly -as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock. Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, a
15、nimals and insects that :have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonel
16、y.68. Many plants may survive in deserts when_.A. the rain is spread out in a year B. the rain falls only in a few weeksC. there is little rain in a year D. it is dry all the year round69. Sand dunes are formed when_.A. sand piles up gradually B. there is plenty of rain in a yearC. the sea has dried
17、 up over the years D. pieces of rock get smaller70. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is_. A. too much sand B. more sand than before C. nothing except sand D. something else besides sand71. It can be learned from the text that in a desert_.A. there
18、is no rainfall throughout the year B. life exists in rough conditionsC. all sand dunes are a few feet high D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heatMoney and HappinessA Guide to Living the Good LifeAuthor: Laura RowleyPublisher: Wiley (March 1, 2008)Laura Rowley helps us all understand the money-
19、happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely. She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.HappinessThe Science Behind Your SmileAuthor: Daniel NettlePublish
20、er: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2008)This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.The Happiness MakeoverHo
21、w to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every DayAuthor: M. J. RyanPublisher: Broadway (May 10, 2008)Ryans own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide
22、-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:Clear away happiness problems like worry, fear, envy, and dislikes.Learn to think confidently.Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life.Health and HappinessHormones and Qualities LlivesAuthor: Steven F. HotzePublis
23、her: Forrest Publishing (April, 2008)Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare. Unlike the popular medical way of treating individual symptoms(症状) with the familiar “anti” drugs, Dr Hotze deals with the basic causes of poor health.In Hormones, Health, a
24、nd Happiness you are shown how to reach and keep the best body functioning.Based on a process of biologically the same hormones(荷尔蒙) and other natural treatments, it can help you enjoy a better quality of life.3 According to the passage, which of the following books was the first to come out? A. A G
25、uide to Living the Good LifeB. Hormones and Qualities Lives C. How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every DayD. The Science Behind Your Smile4 If you want to know more about whether happiness has something to do with success, you should turn to _. A. Money and Happiness B. Happiness C. The Ha
26、ppiness Makeover D. Health and Happiness5 Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health and wellness naturally? A. Laura Rowleys. B. M. J. Ryans. C. Daniel Nettles. D. Steven F. Hotzes.6 Which is the best title for the passage? A. What Is Happiness? B. Recent Books on Happiness C. Money and H
27、appiness D. How to Keep Yourself HappyDrinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap（水龙头）?In America, people will include a case or two of bottled water when buying the weeks groceries（日用杂货）When they are going to a soccer game or activity, its common for them to grab a cold bottle of water out of the fridg
28、e with themIn fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, about 29 billion bottles a yearBut all these plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environmentIn order to make all the 29 billion bottles, producers use 17 million barrels of crude oil, which
29、 is enough to keep a million cars going for 12 monthsSo why dont people drink water straight from the tap? Some people have a strong belief that bottled water is better than water out of the tap, but thats not necessarily trueIn the US, the local governments make sure water from the tap is safeThere
30、 is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may go into the waterPeople love the convenience of bottled waterBut maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reusable steel container instead of plasticSome ar
31、gue that plastic bottle recycling can helpRecycled bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or clothingUnfortunately, only one in six bottles is recycledThe rest make it to landfills（垃圾填坦场） or end as trash in other placesPlastic bottles take hundreds of years for them to disintegrateWater is
32、important for you, so keep drinking itBut think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a changeAnd yes, you can make a differenceRemember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours7How many cars can be kept going for
33、a year by the crude oil used to make 29 billion bottles?A100 BI,000 C100,000DI,000,0008Why do Americans prefer bottled water?ABottled water is better than water from the tapBBottled water is cheaper than water from the tapCBottled water contains beneficial chemicals in itDBottled water is more conve
34、nient than water from the tap9What does the underlined word disintegrate in the fifth paragraph probably meanABe well recycled BBecome less poisonousCBreak into small pieces DGo down below a surface10The authors intention of writing this passage is to recommend AmericansAdrink more water from the ta
35、p Bsend plastic bottles to landfills .Cuse water bottles to power light bulbs Dbuy bottles filled with water from the tapAs a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20. While he did not quite achieve that goal, only 15 years later, he was a millionaire
36、. And by 1992, as head of the Microsoft company, he became the richest man in America with assets（资产）of nearly US $ 6.3 billion.Born in Seattle, Washington on 28, October, 1956, Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. From the beginning, he was an extremely energetic and inte
37、lligent child. He had read the entire world book encyclopedia（百科全书）by the age of nine. His favorite subjects at school were science and math and his favorite pastime was thinking.Gates first started to play with computers at the age of 13. Before long he became an expert at working the schools compu
38、ter. After his graduation from secondary school, Gates was accepted by the three top universities in the USA-Princeton, Harvard and Yale. He chose Harvard and began classes there the next autunm, majoring maths. But he was still obsessed（占据心里）with computers and spent as much time in the computer lab
39、oratories as he did in the lecture halls.By 1975, Gates and a partner, Paul Allen, had developed a software program called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.BASIC was a success because unt
40、il it came along, there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Although he had not completed his degree, Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft.His next project was the software program that made him famo
41、us and very rich. It was called DOS, short for Disk Operating System, and it was purchased by IBM in 1980. Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around the world.As chief executive officer（首席行政长官）of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man, but one who is
42、not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut until his marriage to Microsoft manager Melinda French on New Years Day 1994. Yet to many people now, Gates, is a person w
43、ho is, in spite of his great wealth, humble（谦恭）and ordinary. He spends his money carefully. He eats in fast food restaurants and flies economy class. And when praised for Microsofts great success, he has been heard to say, All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores and lik
44、e it, they buy it.11When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be a _.A. teacher B. doctorC. businessman D. professor12When Gates went to Harvard, he _.A. was only interested in mathsB. spent most of his time in computer laboratoriesC. developed the first computer software programD. divided his ti
45、me between his maths studies and the computer laboratories13Before the development of BASIC, _.A. no one was interested in computer softwareB. software programs were not considered commercial projectsC. software programs were very expensiveD. no one wanted to pay for computer software14When the writ
46、er says He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut, he means _.A. Bill was so strong-minded that no one could change his mindB. The only thing that could interest Bill in his life was computerC. Bill was such a boring young man that nobody would like to talk to himD. Bill could
47、nt work out the boring computer programs15Most people think that Bill Gates is _.A. a crazy personB. a person obsessed with making moneyC. someone who spends money freelyD. a quite common, normal personThe famous car Rolls-Royce has been largely hand-made and always one of the most expensive cars on
48、 the market.In fact, Rolls-Royce is made up of two mens names, Charles S. Rolls and Henry Royce. They came from very different backgrounds, received very different educations and when they met; their careers were going in very different directions.In 1903, Royce bought a second-hand France Decauvill
49、e car. He found the car unreliable, difficult to start and overheated. Royce decided he could do better himself and set about building two-cylinder (双杠发动机) car of his own design. The first of these, built almost completely by Royce himself, was a success in almost every way: it started easily, ran s
50、moothly and was very reliable. It never failed to impress everyone who saw it rode in the car, including Rolls.While he was a university student at Cambridge, Rolls acquired a French Peugeot. It was the first automobile seen at Cambridge and by the time Rolls finished his studies, he was probably th
51、e most skilled driver in Britain. In 1902, Rolls went into the business of selling cars and became a leading automobile distributor. He was looking for a British car to market when he was told that Henry Royce had designed and built a two-cylinder automobile.In 1904, Royce and Rolls joined together
52、to build and sell motor car. They combined their talentsRoyce the engineer and Rolls the salesman and businessman.And, just two years later, the partnership produced the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a milestone car acclaimed (盛赞) by many by the time as the “ best in the world”. Over the years the autom
53、aker built a legendary reputation.16The Rolls-Royce is expensive for its _ .A. procedureB. engineC. functionD. impression17The underlined word “distributor” in Paragraph 4 probably means _ .A. bossB. producerC. buyerD. seller18According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The Rolls-Roy
54、ce car is the most expensive car in the world.B. The two cylinder car built by Royce failed to impress people.C. When Rolls graduated from Cambridge University, he didnt do well in driving.D. In 1906 the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost was popular with many people.参考答案17275 BCAD【解析】2【小题1】A【小题2】A【小题3】D【小题4】
55、B【解析】3A4B5D6B【解析】略7D8D9C10A【解析】7细节题。根据文章第二段可知答案。8推理判断题。根据第四段:People love the convenience of bottled water.可知很多美国人选择瓶装水是因为图方便和自认为瓶装水比自来水更好。9词义猜测题。根据第五段和本句可知需要几百年才能把塑料瓶(自然地） 分解。10写作意图题。结合全文可知作者希望人们能够从环保节能的角度出发，少喝瓶装水，多喝自来水。11C12D13B14B15D【解析】试题分析：本文介绍了Bill Gates的人生经历以及他创办微软公司的过程，特别介绍了他对于计算机的热爱。11C 细节题。
56、根据文章1,2行As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20.说明他年轻的时候就希望自己成为百万富翁。成为一个商人，故C正确。12D 细节题。根据第三段He chose Harvard and began classes there the next autunm, majoring maths. But he was still obsessed（占据心里）with computers and spent as much time in the co
57、mputer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls.说明他主修数学同时也把很多的时间都花在计算机上，故D正确。13B 细节题。根据This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.说明之前没有人想到把Basic用于商业用途，故B正确。14B 推理题。根据Gates is known as a bright man, bu
58、t one who is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut说明他是一个对计算机很痴狂的人在他的生命中只有计算机，故B正确。15D 细节题。根据文章倒数3,4,5行Gates, is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, h
59、umble（谦恭）and ordinary. He spends his money carefully. He eats in fast food restaurants and flies economy class.说明在外表上他是一个很普通的人，人们很难想象他是一个百万富翁。故D正确。考点：考查人物传记类短文点评：本文介绍了微软创始人Bill Gates。文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最
60、佳答案。16A17D18D【解析】16细节理解题。根据The famous car Rolls-Royce has been largely hand-made（著名的劳斯莱斯车已经基本上是手工制作的）可知其价格昂贵的原因在于其制作过程。17词义理解题。结合In 1902, Rolls went into the business of selling cars and became a leading automobile distributor. He was looking for a British car to market可知distributor应该是与销售有关。18细节理解题。根据最后一段可知答案。版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()
