1、2014高考英语二轮阅读理解专题训练精品题(5)及答案阅读理解解读 “I like your smile, but unlike you put your shoes on my face”. A charming way of saying “Keep off the grass”. But could you figure it out? Or this: “Wash Clothing Store” for laundry.They are both typical Chinglish, a combination of English vocabulary and Chinese gra
2、mmar. Expressions such as “people mountain people sea”, means extremely crowded, and “give you some color to see”, meaning a punishment, are widely known and recognized.Chinglish has been attracting global attention in recent years as China grows rapidly in stature on the world stage, attracting bot
3、h fans and detractors.The Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages Programme and English First China Company, a language trainer known as EF Education, jointly launched a campaign to root out poor grammar and misused vocabulary in downtown Beijing. They argue Chinglish is an embarrassment that we should let
4、 it die out at all costs.“It is meaningful, to allow the capital show its most beautiful historical and cultural heritage to the world.” Michael Lu, vicepresident of EF Education said, “since the launching of the campaign, foreign teachers and students had been very keen to volunteer participation.”
5、 He believed signs were very important in public services. “The signs in some old buildings confused foreign visitors.”Chinglish, although the target of much criticism, has also won supporters who regard it as an interesting way for foreigners to learn how Chinese people think and express themselves
6、.“Many Chinglish logos carry Chinese elements and they will enrich the English language,” 32yearold Oliver Radtke said. He had even published a book “Chinglish: Found in Translation,” on the subject. About 50 000 copies of the book have been sold since it was published in 2007.Some Chinese universit
7、y experts also side with Chinglish. “English has absorbed elements from other languages such as French and Spanish in its growth, and the emergence of Chinglish again testifies to the languages vitality and inclusiveness,” said Shi Anbin, an associate professor of Tsinghua University.文章大意:本文是一篇议论文。文
8、章介绍了中国式英语在中国的发展及应用,并列举了人们对其不同的看法和理解。13How did Chinglish come into being?AChinese people misunderstood the meaning of the new words.BChinese people combined English vocabulary with Chinese grammar.CChinese people based their English on the native English speakers.DChinese people make wide use of Engl
9、ish vocabulary with bad spelling.14What Shi Anbin said means _.Athere are many French and Spanish words in EnglishBEnglish is the language with vitality and inclusivenessCChinglish enriches English and shouldnt be got rid ofDChinglish has greater effect on English than French and Spanish答案:C推理判断题。根据
10、文章最后一段可知,Shi Anbin支持中国式英语。由“English has absorbed elements from other languages such as French and Spanish in its growth, and the emergence of Chinglish again testifies to the languages vitality and inclusiveness”可推知,Shi Anbin认为中国式英语的存在证明了英语是一种包容性很强的语言,中国式英语能像法语和西班牙语一样使英语变得丰富。故答案选C。15According to Oli
11、ver Radtke, Chinglish _.Ashows how Chinese people thinkBdoes damage to the English languageCshows the great humor of Chinese peopleDshould be sold to all over the world维A 阅读理解(每题2分,满分8分)(2012江西卷)Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship.It is a program which provide
12、s friendship 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 work
13、ers.They are 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,playin
14、g sport 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 internat
15、ionally 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 Sis
16、ters 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 program.“I googled it and found out how to be a part of it.I thought it would be fun for m
17、e 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 comfortable i
18、n being the wonderful,happy and unique girl she is!【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了Big Brothers Big Sisters这一活动的具体事宜及一些志愿者的反映。1What 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 partnersh
19、ip and fun for young people.答案D考查细节理解。从第一段的“It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable young people (ages 717) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.”可知,这是一个成人志愿者给感情上脆弱的年轻人提供友谊和快乐的项目。2A volunteer is usually expected to work within a
20、 year for at least _.A24 hours B36 hoursC48 hours D72 hours 答案B考查推理判断。从第三段的第一句可知,志愿者们和这些年轻人每个月都会碰面三四次,每次都在一到四个小时之间,所以他们一年最少也会碰面36个小时。3According to Emilys mother,this program may provide Emily with _. Aadvice from her teachers Ba new way to assess herselfCa new way to judge her schoolmatesDmore comme
21、nts from her schoolmates答案B考查推理判断。从第六段的内容可知,Emily的妈妈认为Emily可以通过不同的反馈而不是只依靠同学们来估量自我价值。4Why did Sarah want to get involved in the program?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.答案C考查细节理解。从第七段的“I thought it would b
22、e fun for me to get involved in making time to do something because sometimes its all work and no play.”可知,有时候只工作,不娱乐,这让Sarah感到生活乏味,这是她参加这个项目的原因。阅读理解、专题训练(*)、议论文的阅读阅读下列文章,按要求完成读写任务Healthy knees arent the main consideration in choosing high heels,but new research says chunky heels are just as bad for
23、 the knees as spindly stilettos(细高跟鞋)“It takes a long time to feel the effects of knee osteoarthritis (骨关节炎)and once you do it,it is too late,” said Dr.Casey Kerrigan,leading researcher of the study and associate professor at Harvard Medical Schools department of physical medicine.“I compare it to s
24、mokingone cigarette is not painful,but over a lifetime it is.Wideheeled shoes feel comfortable,so women wear them all day long,” Kerrigan said.“They are better for your feet than stiletto heels,but just as bad for your knees.”In the study,researchers had twenty women wear two pairs of shoes with thr
25、eeinch heels,one with a narrow heel and the other with a thick one.The scientists compared how much pressure was put on the womens knees by both types of shoes.The women also walked barefoot to test normal pressure.The scientists found that both types of shoes applied equal amounts of pressure to th
26、e knees.Compared with walking barefoot,the heels increased pressure on the inside of the knee by 26 percent.Increased pressure on the knee eventually leads to arthritis,experts say.The idea that high heels are bad for your health isnt newscientists have warned women for years that they contribute to
27、 problems ranging from corns to hammer toes,tendonitis,knee pain,sprained(扭伤)ankles and back problems.But in 1998,Kerrigan and a team of Harvard researchers were the first to link high heels and knee osteoarthritis,a painful joint disease that destroys cartilage(软骨)surrounding the knee.The first stu
28、dy looked only at stiletto heels,and Kerrigan said she wanted to study the chunky highheeled shoes she noticed many women wearing.“This study confirms what we all intuitively(直觉地)know that highheeled shoes of any kind are not good for our health,” said Dr.Glem Pfeffer,a San Francisco doctor and memb
29、er of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons who was not connected to the study.根据短文,写一篇30词左右的摘要_ _.根据所读短文,选择最佳选项1We learn from the passage that women choose chunky heels because _.Athey want to walk comfortably Bchunky heeled shoes are cheaper than stiletto heeled pairsCchunky heels do less h
30、arm to kneesDchunky heels are not painful at all2The study mentioned in the second paragraph found that _.Apressure on the foot is caused by high heelsBthe pressure is abnormal while walking barefootCarthritis is always caused by pressure on the kneesDboth types of shoes have the same harm to the kn
31、ees3It can be inferred from the passage that _.Apeople got to know the high heels are bad for health recentlyBpeople have known the high heels are bad for health for yearsCpeople havent known the high heels are bad for health yetDpeople will be warned that the high heels are bad for health soon4Kerr
32、igans late study looked at the chunky highheeled shoes because _.Athey feel more comfortableBthey are related to knee osteoarthritisCthey are worn by many womenDthey are different from stiletto heels5The best title for the passage may be _.ATalking Healthy Knees into ConsiderationBHighheels Do Harm
33、to KneesCChunky Heels and Stiletto HeelsDWhen Wearing Highheels参考答案【三】The passage discusses the idea that high heels have bad effects on the knees by surveying and showing some facts and the reasons for it,so when choosing high heels we should consider our healthy knees.1解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Wide heeled
34、 shoes feel comfortable,so women wear them all day long”可知妇女选择粗高跟鞋是因为粗高跟鞋穿着舒服,A项与此意思相符。答案:A2解析:推理判断题。从第二段中的“The scientists found that both types of shoes applied equal amounts of pressure to the knees.”可知,两种高跟鞋给膝关节带来的压力是等量的,所以它们对膝关节的伤害是一样的。答案:D3解析:细节理解题。根据第三段开头“The idea that high heels are bad for y
35、our health isnt newscientists have warned women for years that.”可知B项与此一致。答案:B4解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The first study looked only at stiletto heels,and Kerrigan said she wanted to study the chunky high heeled shoes she noticed many women wearing.”可见,起初的研究对象只是细高跟鞋,Kerrigan后来对粗高跟鞋进行调查研究是因为她注意到许多妇女穿着粗高跟鞋。答案:C
36、5解析:主旨大意题。本文主要论述了鞋跟粗厚的高跟鞋和鞋跟细高的高跟鞋一样,都对膝关节有损害。所以B选项“高跟鞋伤害膝关节”是最佳选项。答案:B阅读理解解读Since the beginning of the year, smog has covered parts of North China. In January, Beijing saw only five days without smog. The rising PM2.5 readings terrified many people, and some health experts said that whenever the sm
37、og gets serious, hospitals receive more patients suffering acute respiratory (呼吸系统) and heart diseases.Later, news of polluted underground water in some provinces scared people who wondered whether the water they drink is safe.So the need to emphasize environmental protection while developing the ec
38、onomy is heard everywhere.Smog is especially a common concern. As a popular online post said, air may be the only thing that is equal for everyone, despite your income or profession. People with higher incomes are able to drink only bottled spring water and eat only organic food by paying higher pri
39、ces, but they breathe the same air as everyone else.At a meeting on Monday, many representatives have expressed their concerns about the air quality, too. One talked about his experience in Beijing. “After taking a taxi from the capital airport to my hotel, which took about an hour, I washed my nose
40、 and found the inside of my nose was black. We should ask ourselves this question: Why do we want to develop? Its for living a better life. Dirty air is definitely not a better life,” he said.China needs to develop its economy and invest (投资) in hightech. Every Chinese has a dream to make China stro
41、nger. But without blue sky, clean water and safe food, the achievements in the economy will become meaningless. Space technologies are not to be developed for building a base on Mars so that one day all human beings can move to the red planet because they have destroyed Earth.What the public wants i
42、s a strong and beautiful China. The great efforts must be made to promote ecological progress and build a beautiful China. The words have shown the central governments determination to address the environment issue.文章大意:本文是一篇议论文。今年北京的雾霾天气引起了许多人对环保重要性的重视,我们不能只关注经济而忽视了我们赖以生存的环境,因为发展是为了生活得更好。16The effe
43、ct of smog doesnt include _.Athe rising of PM2. 5 readings Bmore people suffering diseasesCthe increase of peoples income Dpatients increased in hospital17Why has smog become a common concern?ABecause people have to pay higher prices.BBecause nobody can avoid it.CBecause we have to develop industry.
44、DBecause a popular onlinepost discussed it.18To make China stronger we have to develop economy, but _.Awe have to sacrifice air as the priceBthe dirty air is not what we wantCecological progress can be ignoredDthe smog is the only byproduct19The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refers to _.Ahum
45、an beings Bother planetsCspace technologies Dindustrial development答案:A指代判断题。they是代词,用来代替前面出现的复数名词。根据句意可知,此处they代替上文中的human beings。故答案选A。20From the last two paragraphs we can infer that _.Ahightech can completely solve the problem of pollutionBspace technologies should be developed in a large scaleCwe can move to Mars after the earth has been destroyedDwe must protect the environment while developing economy