1、2014届高考英语二轮复习 三月精品练习阅读理解721EShould struggling students be banned from clubs and sports?Getting a bad grade in Rockingham, Vt. could get you kicked off the team! School officials there are considering new guidelines that would prevent students with bad grades from participating in extracurricular act
2、ivities, such as sports and clubs. The proposal would affect students in eighth grade and below.School board member Mike says the policy would motivate students to work harder in school. He drafted a letter to coaches, parents, and after-school program leaders to encourage them to allow only kids wh
3、o are meeting certain academic standards into their program.Not everyone gives such policy an A+. Some people argue that no student should be excluded from after-school activities. They say taking part in extracurricular activities can help kids do better in class by improving their participation an
4、d concentration skills. They say a 2009 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that time spent in extracurricular physical activities does not take away from students ability to do well in the classroom . In fact, it may even help boost girls academic performance.Students th
5、emselves have different opinions.SCHOOL COMES FIRSTWhy not require good grades to participate in those activities?Kids need to understand that grades are important. School comes first, period. Getting good grades help you with life, help you go to college, get a job, and so on. Banning underachievin
6、g students from extracurricular activities not only gives them motivation to get their grades up, but allows more time to study or get help from a tutor.DONT BAN STUDENTSEvery student should be able to participate in extracurricular activities, no matter what his or her grades are. Extracurricular a
7、ctivities can help kids concentrate more on doing homework. They can help kids develop mentally and physically.A school policy that tells kids with bad grades that they cant be in sports or the school play is like judging a book by its cover. Every student is unique. A kid may have a learning disabi
8、lity, an attention issue, or a difficult time studying in his or her home environment. His or her teachers should find why the student is struggling. Together they should find out a solution that will keep the student in the activity.72. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underl
9、ined word “excluded”?A. protected B. approved C. blamed D. banned73. Whats the authors attitude to the policy that prevents students with bad grades from participating in extracurricular activities?A. supportive B. critical C . neutral D. indifferent74. In the second paragraph “a 2009 study”is used
10、by the critics to_.A. To indicate the author is against the policy.B. To emphasize there is no need to ban the students with bad grades to take part in extracurricular activities.C. To suggest girls can benefit from extracurricular activities.D. To prove grades have nothing to do with extracurricula
11、r activities.75. Some dont think the policy is reasonable for the following reasons EXCEPT_.A. Every kid is unique.B. Extracurricular activities will benefit students mentally and physically.C. Grades will help students get a job.D. One can learn more that cant be learned in class.About ten years ag
12、o when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a student at my Universitys Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in wheelchair.As I looked closer at this girl, I saw tha
13、t she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots.As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward th
14、e girl and gave her a (眨眼示意). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful, largest smile I have ever seenAll of a sudden her was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a comple
15、tely new sense of what life is all about. I immediately felt full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy college student, into her world, a world of smiles, love and warmth. That was ten years ago, but I still remember it clearly as if it happened just yesterday. Im a successful busine
16、ss person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.2What was the writer a decade ago?A. A worker working in a university.B. A teacher teaching in a college.C. A clerk working in a mus
17、eum.D. A university student who had not yet taken a degree.3What does the underlined world “handicap” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Life difficulty. B. Troublesome problem.C. Failure in work. D. Physical disability. 4How did the writer probably feel before meeting the disabled girl?A. She felt ful
18、l of hope.B. She was filled with confidence.C. She felt unhappy because of poverty.D. She felt life was beautiful.5Which of the following title suits this passage best?A. A Disabled Girl.B. A Disabled Girls Smile.C. Full of Hope.D. Full of Confidence.6根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。1_Exami
19、nations are almost always stressful Students rarely know exactly what to expect on the test, and those who suffer from exam fear or exam anxiety can see their grades suffer as a result of this stress. For some students，exam fear causes them to “ seize up and forget what they have studied.2_Good stud
20、y habits and learning how to relax can help students overcome exam fear.3_According to Penn State University and Kids Health，proper study habits and preparation are the keys to cutting out exam fear. Avoid last-minute “cramming” for exams and actively listen while in class.Focus on positive thoughts
21、, relax the night before your test and reward yourself after the test is over. Often, people who suffer from exam anxiety cannot shut out negative thoughts or emotions about the test, and this can contribute to feeling more anxiety than normal 4_Keep your mind and body healthy by getting enough slee
22、p, eating well and exercising. Healthier people who are well-rested often do better on exams.5_ Exam fear is normal When that anxiety severely interferes (干扰)with your ability to take the test, however, outside help might be needed. Ask your teachers and family for support and help.A.How To Succeed
23、hi An ExamB.How To Overcome Exam FearC.Develop good study habits.D.Understand that you are not alone and ask for help if necessary.E.Remind yourself that its just one test and that you can get through itF.Battling this type of performance anxiety can be hard, but it is not impossible.G.Remind yourse
24、lf to read the instructions carefully.It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in
25、 spring cleaning.Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.My mother looked at the
26、 sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls! Lets take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.”On the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girl
27、s. There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and fina
28、lly bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights
29、and little jealousies. “Perhaps its like this in the kingdom of heaven,” I thought confusedly.It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderl
30、y enough. The strange thing was, we didnt mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep “the things that cannot be and yet they are.”The years went on, then one day I was hu
31、rrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to “go park, see duck.” “I cant go!” I said. “I have this and this to do, and when Im through Ill be too tired to walk that far.”My mother, who was visiting us, lo
32、oked up from the peas she was shelling. “Its a wonderful day,” she offered, “really warm, yet theres a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?”I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come on,” I told my little girl. “Youre
33、right, its too good a day to miss.”Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath(余波) of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was
34、 he thinking of - what dark and horrible things?“Say!” A smile sipped out from his lips. “Do you remember - no, of course you wouldnt. It probably didnt make the impression on you as it did on me.”I hardly dared speak. “Remember what?”“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp (战俘营), when things
35、 werent too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”7Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought_.A. she was too old to fly kites B. her husband would make fun of herC. she should have been doing her housework D. her girls werent supposed to the boys games8 By “we were all beside
36、 ourselves writer means that they all _.A. felt confused B. went wild with joy C. looked on D. forgot their fights9 What did the author think after the kite-flying?A. The boys must have had more fun than the girls. B. They should have finished their work before playing.C. Her parents should spend mo
37、re time with them. D. All the others must have forgotten that day.10Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?A. She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother. B. She was reminded of the day they flew kites.C. She had finished her work in the kitchen. D. She thought it wa
38、s a great day to play outside.11 The youngest Patrick boy is mentioned to show that _.A. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories B. his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his lifeC. childhood friendship means so much to the writer D. people like him really changed a lot afte
39、r the warHow could we have thought so wrongly of as banana peel that it always hits the garbage? Utility of anything seems to be in the eyes of the beholder. The banana peel hasnt been an exception. What most of us looked at as waste was converted to a thing of utility by Prithwis Mukhopadlyay, a 14
40、-year-old prodigy. This Bengali boy, nourished in the US, Lake Junior High in Woodbury, Minnesota, has come up with an idea to convert banana peels to biogas.(生物气).Its well known that almost any organic waste can be converted to biogas. But why biogas from banana peel has hit the news is because it
41、produced five times as much biogas as manure(粪), a commonly used source for producing biogas, in the experiments Prithwis conducted. He filled two airtight containers, one with manure and the other with banana peels. Then he mixed each content with water and connected them to empty jars via pipes to
42、 collect the gas produced. He placed a heater next to each jar and measured the gas collected for 60 days. His studies proved that banana peels produced five times more biogas than manure. This project titled Comparison analysis: Eco-friendly source of energy for the future, earned him a spot in Dis
43、covery Channel Young Scientist Challenge. This weekend, the young whiz is to showcase his research work along with 40 other finalists at Washington. Initially, I thought of doing a project that would reduce global warming. Things changed after I visited a biogas plant in a village in India during my
44、 summer vacations. It was an amazing experience, Prithwis says.12Why could Prithwiss finding receive the attention of the media?A. Because he is a prodigy.B. Because he is of Bengali descent.C. Because he used an extremely rare organic waste to produce biogas.D.Because his research proved that banan
45、a peels can produce more biogas.13Where did Prithwis derive his inspiration from?A.Lake Junior High. B Discovery Channel.C. India. D.His laboratory at home.14This article probably appeared in a _ magazine.A. gourmet B. science C. computer D. fashion“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that
46、 they have a skeleton (骨骼) in the closet (衣橱)？”Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, its something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dads family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would b
47、e a skeleton in his familys closet. He really wouldnt want any neighbor to know about it.”“Why pick on my family?” Jessicas father said with anger. “Your family history isnt so good, you know. Wasnt your great-great grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but p
48、eople these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessicas parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother wa
49、s ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessicas closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out
50、 from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessicas mother sank into a faint (晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed
51、the schools skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “Theyr
52、e both crazy,” she thought.15 According to Jessicas mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means . A. a family honorB. a family secretC. a family storyD. a family treasure16What can we learn about some Australians ancestors from Paragraph 2?A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.B. They were the
53、 earliest people living in Australia.C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.17Jessicas mother fell down into a faint because she was .A. knockedB. frightenedC. injuredD. surprised18Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home? A. She was curio
54、us about it.B. She planned to keep it for fun.C. She needed it for her school task.D. She intended to scare her parents.19Jessicas parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because .A. they were crazyB. they were overexcitedC. they realized their misunderstandingD. they both thought the
55、y had won the quarrel参考答案172-75 DCBC 【解析】2D3D4C5B【解析】略6【小题1】B【小题2】F【小题3】C【小题4】E【小题5】D【解析】试题分析：本文讲述的是如何处理考试焦虑症的话题，文章中给出了具体的建议。【小题1】B 本句是文章的标题，根据本文内容可知是如何克服考试焦虑症。故B正确。【小题2】F 根据下句Good study habits and learning how to relax can help students overcome exam fear.说明本句告诉我们对于考试焦虑症，我们有解决的方法。故F项正确。【小题3】C 根据pro
56、per study habits and preparation are the keys to cutting out exam fear.说明本段讲述的是养成正确的学习习惯的重要性，故C项符合上下文。【小题4】E 根据上一句Often, people who suffer from exam anxiety cannot shut out negative thoughts or emotions about the test, and this can contribute to feeling more anxiety than normal说明人们经常把考试看得过于重要，才会有考试焦
57、虑症的出现。那么要从心里给自己减压，故E项符合上下文。【小题5】D 根据下一句Exam fear is normal When that anxiety severely interferes (干扰)with your ability to take the test, however, outside help might be needed.说明考试焦虑症是很普遍的现象，我们必要的时候要寻求外界的援助。故D项符合上下文。考点：考查教育类短文阅读点评：本文讲述的是如何处理考试焦虑症的话题，此类文章重在把握上下文之间的逻辑关系，通过前后的意思连贯性及细致性用心的答题，定能完成的很好。7C8B
58、9D10B11A【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了小时候放风筝的一件快乐的事情对我有很大的影响，让我记住了那样的快乐而且很多人有和我一样的想法。7C 推理题。根据文章第四段1,2行On the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kites!可知她们也没有做家务，出来放风筝了。故C正确。2.B 8B 推理题。根据下句Parents forgot thei
59、r duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies.可知父母亲和孩子都玩得忘记了自己应该做的事情了，玩得非常开心。故B正确。9D 细节题。根据文章第8段最后一句I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep “the things that cannot be and yet they are.可知我以为人们把这件事情都忘记了。故D正确。10B 推理题。根据文章My mother, who was
60、 visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. “Its a wonderful day,” she offered, “really warm, yet theres a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?”I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come on,” I told my litt
61、le girl. “Youre right, its too good a day to miss.”可知她同意带女儿出去是因为她想起了小时候出去玩的快乐。故B正确。11A 推理题。根据文章最后一段“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp (战俘营), when things werent too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”可知记住那一次愉快经历的人有很多，不仅仅是作者一个。故A正确。考点：考察故事类短文阅读点评：本文讲述了小时候放风筝的一件快乐的事情对我有很大的影响，让
62、我记住了那样的快乐而且很多人有和我一样的想法。推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。 12D13C14B【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了一种新型的生产出生物气的物质香蕉片。文章里解释了这一现象的原理
63、与发现过程。12D 细节题。根据文章第二段This Bengali boy, nourished in the US, Lake Junior High in Woodbury, Minnesota, has come up with an idea to convert banana peels to biogas.(生物气).可知D项内容正确，香蕉片可以产生更多的生物气。故D正确。13C 细节题。根据文章最后2行Things changed after I visited a biogas plant in a village in India during my summer vacat
64、ions. It was an amazing experience, Prithwis says.可知他是从印度，有了这样的想法的。故正确。14B 推理题。本文讲述的是用香蕉片生产出更多的生物气，这属于生物科技方面的内容，故B正确。考点：考察科学知识类短文阅读点评：本文讲述了一种新型的生产出生物气的物质香蕉片。文章里解释了这一现象的原理与发现过程。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，最后确定最佳答案。15B
65、16A17B18C19C【解析】1. 语义猜测。根据第一段母亲所说的话“its something that you would rather not have anyone else to know about”“它是一件你不希望其他人所知道的事情”，选择B。2. 细节推断。由第二段”Yes，but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners”，“如今的人们说如果你的祖先不是以囚犯的身份到达澳大利亚的话，那么你就不是一个真正的澳大利亚人。
66、”选择A3. 细节理解。由第三段“Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.”“正当她打开门伸进手去挂短裙的时候，一只骨头胳膊从暗处伸出来然后一堆骨头摔倒了地板上。”得出妈妈因该是被吓晕的。4. 细节理解。由最后一段“I brought it home to help me with my health project.”“我把它带回家是为了帮
67、我搞定我的健康课题”，project此处有“学校的科研习作项目, 课题”之意判断出C选项。5. 推断题。结合全文理解，开头讲述了Jessica的一个提问“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?”引出了父母之间的争论，之后妈妈被孩子藏在衣橱中的用来完成学校课题的骷髅吓晕过去，最后Jessica解释时说，“I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.”即本想告诉妈妈衣橱里的骷髅的情况，可是每当提到骷髅和衣橱的问题后却总会让父母之间有摩擦，然而最后真相大白，Jessica的父母都意识到了这是一个误会，故而狂笑。故而选择C版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()