1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（9）及答案A(201*辽宁卷，A)I got my first drivers license (执照) in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte，North Carolina.Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman.Henry and I were living in Baltimore，Maryland.Tw
2、o weeks before my 20th birthday，Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon.When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina drivers license，ready to renew，the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21.“Mr.Henry
3、Smith，your husband，will have to sign for you，”he said.I argued，pointing to a very large belly (肚子) of mine，“I am married.I am having a baby.Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive？”He answered coldly，“Its the law，madam.”Henry encouraged me to calm down，just go ahead and get the licens
4、e and be done with it.“No，”I said.I refused to have him sign for me.So I left without a Maryland license.I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mailusing my name Susan Brown.And thus it was for the next twelve years.Since Henry was in the army I could drive und
5、er my home state license.By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland，and I had to take the Maryland drivers exam.Since then I just go in and renew every four yearssign the name Susan Brown，have my new picture taken，and walk out with a license to drive.本文讲述了美国不同的州法律不一样。在北卡罗莱
6、纳州，中学时就可拿驾照，而在马里兰州21岁才能申请驾照。1Susan got her first drivers license_.Abefore she got married to HenryBwhen she was twenty years oldCafter she finished high schoolDwhen she just moved to Maryland答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第一、二句话可知，苏珊在上中学时拿到的第一个驾照，四年后换证时，她已结婚了。由此可知A项正确。2Susan failed to renew her license the first
7、 time in Maryland because_.Ashe was forbidden to drive by Maryland lawBshe lacked driving experience in MarylandCshe was to give birth to a baby soonDshe insisted on signing for herself答案：D。推理判断题。根据第三段可知，她拒绝丈夫替她签名注册，因此她没拿到驾照。由此可知正是因为她坚持自己签名注册，使她没换证成功。3We can infer from the text that in the US._.AAme
8、rican males should serve in the armyBdifferent states may have different lawsCpeople have to renew their licenses in their home statesDwomen should adopt their husbands family names after marriage答案：B。推理判断题。由马里兰州和北卡罗莱纳州的法律来看，不同的州有不同的法律。 (201*石家庄质检) Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighbo
9、ring farms fell into conflict (冲突). It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they fell apart. One morning, a man with a carpenters toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said, “I just have a job for you. Look at the farm across the
10、creek (河沟). My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer (推土机) to dig the creek last week to spite (刁难) me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8foothigh fence, in order not to see his place any more.” The carpenter smiled and said, “I see. Ill try to do a job that satisfies yo
11、u.” Then the elder brother went downtown. At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmers eyes opened wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work!
12、 He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each others hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. “No, wait! Stay a few days. Ive a lot of other work for
13、you，” said the elder brother. “Id love to stay on，” the carpenter said, “but I have so many more bridges to build.”1. What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict? A. They lived a poor life. B. They lived in peace. C. They never spoke to each other. D. They lived on the same farm.
14、2. It can be learned that the carpenter was _. A. unwilling to obey the farmer B. fond of building bridges C. unable to build a fence D. willing to help others3. The best title for this passage is _. A. A Fine Piece of Work B. A Carpenter C. A Conflict Between Two Brothers D. Two Brothers4. Which of
15、 the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek. B. The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge. C. The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenters work. D. The carpenter planned to build an 8foothigh fence as asked to.答案与解析：这是
16、一篇寓意很深的记叙文：一个聪明又乐于助人的木匠使产生冲突的兄弟俩和好如初，化干戈为玉帛。1B细节理解题。从文章第一段“It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side.”可以看出，发生冲突之前他们是和平相处的。2D推理判断题。从文章对木匠的描述和他干活的情况看，他是一个聪明、乐于助人、技术熟练的木匠。3A主旨概括题。文章主要讲述了一位木匠在两个农场之间架了一座桥，这座桥化解了兄弟之间的冲突的故事。因此，无论从具体的桥还是从寓意上的桥来讲它都是一件“杰作”。故A项作为标
17、题最合适。4C细节理解题。由最后一段中兄弟俩的表现尤其是“A fine piece of work！”可知兄弟俩对木匠做的活很满意，故选C项。其他选项与原文内容不符。 (201*重庆调研) Early one morning the subinspector at a station at the other end of the town rang me. An elephant was damaging the town. Would I please come and do something about it? I did not know what I could do, but I
18、 got onto a horse and started out. I took my gun, maybe too small to kill an elephant, but I thought the noise might scare him. Various local people stopped me on the way and told me about the elephants doings. It was not, of course, a wild elephant, but a tame one. It had been chained up but last n
19、ight it had broken its chain and escaped. Its owner, had set out to run after it, but had taken the wrong direction. He was now twelve hours journey away, and in the morning the elephant had suddenly appeared in the town. It had already destroyed somebodys bamboo hut (棚屋), killed a cow and turned ov
20、er fruitstalls. I came round the hut and saw a mans dead body sprawling in the mud. He was an Indian, and he could not have been dead many minutes. The people said that the elephant caught him with its trunk, put its foot on his back and grounded him into the earth. This was the rainy season and he
21、was lying on his stomach in the soft mud, the_peacebreaker standing beside, looking innocent. As I lifted my gun, I hesitated a few seconds. Then I fired. That was a shot that did for him. You could see the pain of it knock the last strength from his legs. But in falling he seemed for a moment to ri
22、se, his trunk reaching skyward like a tree. He trumpeted, for the first and only time. And then down he came, with a crash that shook the ground.1. Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE? A. He was an Indian. B. He knew elephants well. C. He was not a local villager. D. He was th
23、e owner of the elephant.2. The elephant made so much trouble because _. A. its owner treated him cruelly B. it got out of control C. it hated the village people D. it was a wild elephant3. The underlined words “the peacebreaker” in Paragraph 4 refer to _. A. the elephant B. the dead man C. the autho
24、r D. the subinspector4. It can be inferred that the author felt _ when he shot the elephant. A. excited B. sad C. frightened D. happy答案与解析：1C正误判断题。A项错是因为被大象踩死的那个人是印度人；B项错是因为作者根本不了解大象；D项错在作者根本不是大象的主人。从第一段和第二段知，作者是奉命带上枪去制止那头捣乱的大象的，应该是警察，故C项正确，即他不是村民。2B推理判断题。从第三段知那头驯养的大象跑了出来，造成了不少麻烦。文章中没有提到A、C项，故只是那头大象
25、失去了控制。3A指代题。从画线词the peacebreaker前后可知，它就是那头捣乱的大象。4B推理判断题。从最后一段描述的作者开枪前的犹豫及对大象死前挣扎的描述可知作者是很悲伤的。二、夹叙夹议文A(2010河南部分重点联考)Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you, specifically, what are the values which Americans live by. They have never given the matter any thought.Over the years I have int
26、roduced thousands of international visitors to life in the United States. This has caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors. I am confident that the values listed in this booklet describe most (but not all )Americans, and that understanding these values can help you
27、, the international visitor, understand Americans. It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in Americans, they will then be able to understand 95% of American actionsactions which might otherwise appear “strange”， “confusing”， or “unbelievab
28、le” when evaluated from the perspective (aspect) of the foreigners own society and its values. The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs, assumptions and values of that particular group. When you encounter (meet) an action, or hear a stateme
29、nt in the United States which surprises you, try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this booklet.1. An ordinary American cant tell you his/her value system because _. A. this is something an American lives by B. everyone will have his/her own value system C. he/she has
30、 never thought about it D. values are something often in their thought2. The author lists 13 values in his booklet to _. A. invite foreigners to visit AmericaB. look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors C. describe the confusing actions of most Americans D. help international visitors u
31、nderstand Americans3. The underlined word “ingrained” in Line 2, Paragraph 3 most probably means “_”A. rooted in the mindsB. found in the grainsC. planted for foodD. prepared with grain4. Visitors sometimes find Americans behave in a strange, confusing or unbelievable way, probably because _. A. Ame
32、ricans are hard to understand B. Americans have values which are entirely different from their own C. they view Americans according to the values in their own society D. it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them答案与解析：本文是一本书的序言。作者观察到，很多外国游客对美国人的行为举止觉得很奇怪，而这是因为他们不了解美国人的价值观
33、。于是作者写了一本小册子介绍这些价值观。了解了这些东西，人们就不会觉得美国人的行为“怪异、不可思议”了。1C细节理解题。第一段说，美国人很难告诉你他们奉行的价值观是什么，因为他们从来没有想过这个问题。2D推理判断题。由第二、三段的内容可知作者列出美国人的13条价值观是为了帮助外国游客理解美国人的行为举止。3A词义猜测题。结合上下文内容可知这13条是美国人从来不加考虑而奉行的价值观，因此这些是深深地扎根于美国人的大脑中的东西，画线词的含义应该是A项。4C推理判断题。第三段说假如外国游客从自己的文化价值观的角度去看美国人的行为，他们就会觉得美国人的行为表现“怪异，让人看不懂，难以相信”，由此可知选
34、C项。B(2011山东卷，B)Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New Yorkhe in computers, she in special education. “Teaching means everything to us，” Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some seriou
35、s thinking about lifes purpose. Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of Sevier, Tennessee.“I thought, maybe Linda
36、and I could do something like this when we retire，” Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, “as a reminder.”Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination . The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and po
37、stage discounts.The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a looksee. “We didnt want to give the children rubbish，” says Linda. The booksreviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists, and Dollywood board membersinclude
38、d classics such as Ezra Jack Keatss The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdneys Llama Llama series. Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, i
39、s more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books Ive never heard of .”The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die，” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”本文讲述了Tim心脏手术后，对人生的目标有严肃认真的思考，术后，参加Do
40、lly Parton的基金会，并与妻子Linda成立了Richter家庭基金会，每月花400美元给学龄前儿童买书。4What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?AHis health problem.BHis love for teaching.CThe influence of his wife.DThe news from the Web.答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第二句话“In April.leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose”可知A项正确。5
41、What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?AGive out brochures.BDo something similar.CWrite books for children.DRetire from being a teacher.答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第二句话“I thought，maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire”可知B项正确。6According to the text, Dolly Parton
42、 is _.A. a wellknown surgeonB. a mother of a fouryearoldC. a singer born in Tennessee D. a computer programmer答案：C。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第一句话“.a program started by Dolly Partons foundation that mailed a book to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of sevier，Tenneasea”中的singer可知C项正确。7Why d
43、id the Richters go to Dollywood?A. To avoid signing up online.B. To meet Dollywood board members.C. To make sure the books were the newest.D. To see if the books were of good quality.答案：D。细节理解题。根据短文倒数第三段第一、二句话可知，书的质量是Richter夫妇关心的问题。因此他们没有在网上报名，而是亲自去多莉坞看看。因此可知D项正确。8What can we learn from Tims words in the last paragraph?A. He needs more money to help the children.B. He wonders why some people are so busy.C. He tries to save those waiting to die.D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.答案：D。推理判断题。Tim最后说：有些人坐着等死，而另一些人在剩余的时间内尽可能的忙碌。由上文可知，Richter夫妇对自己所做的事情很满意，并且其他人也非常感激，由此可推出D项正确。*05*05*结束