1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题（37）及答案阅读理解It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Crosss campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with im
2、ages of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” The Princess concluded, with a simp
3、le message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Prince
4、ss in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (乱放炮的人).” The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All Im trying to do is help.” Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support fo
5、r the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princesss trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British governments policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe em
6、barrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princesss views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the m
7、atter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.” For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get clos
8、er to people and their problems. 1、. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 _. A. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines B. to clarify the British governments stand on landmines C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D.to establish her image as a friend of landm
9、ine victims 2、. What did Diana mean when she said “. putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)? A. She just couldnt bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. B. The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. C.Meeting the landmine vic
10、tims in person made her believe the statistics. D.Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. 3、. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? A.It had caused embarrassment to the British government. B. It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.
11、C.It had greatly promoted her popularity. D. It had affected her relations with the British government.4、. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? A. She paid no attention to them. B. She made more appearances on TV. C.She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D. She rose to argue with her opponents.
12、 参考答案/ ADBA Plants cant communicate by moving or making sounds, as most animals do. Instead, plants produce volatile compounds，chemicals that easily change from a liquid to a gas. A flower s sweet smell, for example, comes from volatile compounds that the plant produces to attract insects such as bu
13、gs and bees.Plants can also detect volatile compounds produced by other plants.A tree under attack by hungry insects, for instance, may give off volatile compounds that let other trees know about the attack. In response, the other trees may send off chemicals to keep the bugs away or even chemicals
14、that attract the bugs natural enemies.Now scientists have created a quick way to understand what plants are saying: a chemical sensor(传感器) called an electronic nose. The “enose” can tell compounds that crop plants make when theyre attacked.Scientists say the enose could help quickly detect whether p
15、lants are being eaten by insects. But today the only way to detect such insects is to visually inspect individual plants. This is a challenging task for managers of greenhouses ，enclosed gardens that can house thousands of plants.The research team worked with an enose that recognizes volatile compou
16、nds. Inside the device, 13 sensors chemically react with volatile compounds. Based on these interactions, the enose gives off electronic signals that the scientists analyze using computer software.To test the nose, the team presented it with healthy leaves from cucumber, pepper and tomato plants, al
17、l common greenhouse crops. Then the scientists collected samples of air around damaged leaves from each type of crop. These plants had been damaged by insects, or by scientists who made holes in the leaves with a hole punch (打孔器)The enose, it turns out, could identify healthy cucumber，pepper and tom
18、ato plants based on the volatile compounds they produce. It could also identify tomato leaves that had been damaged. But even more impressive, the device could tell which type of damage by insects or with a hole punch had been done to the tomato leaves.With some finetuning，a device like the enose co
19、uld one day be used in greenhouses to quickly spot harmful bugs, the researchers say. A device like this could also be used to identify fruits that are perfectly ripe and ready to pick and eat, says Natalia Dudareva, a biochemist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. who studies smells of flo
20、wers and plants. Hopefully, scientists believe, the device could bring large benefits to greenhouse managers in the near future.【文章大意概括】植物会说话吗？植物如何“交流”？本文中的科学家们正在尝试用enose来测试植物受到伤害时的反应。1、We learn from the text that plants communicate with each other by_.A. making some soundsB. waving their leavesC. p
21、roducing some chemicalsD. sending out electronic signals【详解剖析】事实细节题。从文章第一段中的“Instead，plants produce volatile compounds，chemicals that.”可知，植物通过它本身所产生的一种化学物质来进行交流，所以答案选C。【最佳选项】C2、What did the scientists do to find out if the enose worked?A. They presented it with all common crops.B. They fixed 13 sens
22、ors inside the device.C. They collected different damaged leaves.D. They made tests on damaged and healthy leaves.【详解剖析】逻辑推理题。从文章第五段可知，为了证实enose的效果，科学家用受到伤害的叶子与健康的叶子来测试。所以选D。【最佳选项】D3、According to the writer, the most amazing thing about the enose is that it can_.A. pick out ripe fruitsB. spot the in
23、sects quicklyC. distinguish different damages to the leavesD. recognize unhealthy tomato leaves【详解剖析】事实细节题。从倒数第二段中的“But even more impressive，the device could tell which type of damage.”可知，最令人惊奇的是enose能够分辨叶子受到的不同的“伤害”。【最佳选项】C4、We can infer from the last paragraph that the enose_.A. is unable to tell
24、the smell of flowersB. is not yet used in greenhousesC. is designed by scientists at PurdueD. is helpful in killing harmful insects【详解剖析】逻辑推理题。从文章最后一段中的“could one day be used in greenhouses to.”推断可知，enose还没有运用到greenhouses中，由此推断B是答案。【最佳选项】B阅读理解-A 篇People need to relax and enjoy themse1vesOne way they
25、 can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports eventEven thousands of years ago，groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes（运动员）Over 2000 years ago in Greece，certain days in the year were festival daysThese were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselvesThe
26、y liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skillThe most important festival was held every four years at the town of OlympiaIt was held in honor of the Greek god Zeus（Zus）For five days，athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic GamesAt the Olympic Games，
27、people could watch them box，run，jump and so onThere was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch（火矩）was passed from runner to runnerThe Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fightingPeople were allowed to travel
28、 to the games safelyThousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from her colonies（殖民地）in Africa，Asia and ItalyThey met as friends to cheer their favorite athletes and to enjoy themselves46What happened in Greece over 2000 years ago？APeople stopped work and enjoyed themselvesBThe ci
29、ties there were often against one anotherCPeople watched baseball games DPeople didnt go to any games at all47What were those countries in Africa？AFriends BEnemiesCColonies DOther cities48What did people do at the games？AThey fought BThey just talked to friendsCThey cheered for good athletes DThey t
30、ried to find friends49Greek cities then were fighting so they_Awere weak Bwere strongCcouldnt go to other cities freely Dcould see each other50The best title for the story is“_”AGreece at War BTogether for the GamesCStop Fighting DSport参考答案46-50、BCCCB阅读理解-B 篇Alex stared through the cabin window at t
31、he darkness. Soon his dad would call him. And he didnt want to go. He wished he hadnt come to the lake for the weekend. “Were ready,” Dad said as he came in from the porch. “ Grab your rod.” Alex turned away from the window and slowly picked up his fishing rod. “Have fun!” Mom said. “Sure,” said Ale
32、x, trying to make his voice bright. “We should have done this before.” Dad said. “Lets catch a big one!” Dad picked up his tackle (钓具) box, rod, and bait can from the porch. He clicked on the flashlight. They walked down the hill toward the lake in the narrow beam of light. The only thing Alex could
33、 see was the circle of weeds and rocks at their feet, lit by the flashlight. Insect voices filled his ears-clicks, hums, buzzes, whines. Hundreds of bugs waited in the darkness to attack. “Ow!” he blurted as he felt a sting on his arm. “Mosquitoes,” Dad said. “I have brought some spray (喷雾) to keep
34、them off.”When they reached the boat, Alex stumbled as he climbed over the side. “I dont like this much,” he said. “Its so dark.” Dad squeezed his shoulder. “Dont worry. Its not as dark as you think. After a while your eyes will get used to the night.” Suddenly something rushed past Alexs head. He g
35、asped. “What was that?” “Probably a bat,” Dad said. How could Dad act as if it were nothing! “Will bats be flying around our heads the whole time?” “This is their time to be out catching insects,” Dad explained. “They wont hurt you. Theyre too busy grabbing dinner.” He pushed the boat off the gravel
36、 (沙砾) and jumped in. Alex gazed back at the cabin. A square of light from the window glowed in the darkness. Dad rowed to the middle of the lake and stopped. “Well just let the boat drift. Keep the flashlight in the bottom of the boat. The fish wont bite if they see light flashing around. When weve
37、done baiting our hooks(鱼钩), well turn the light off.” Leaning down to get closer to the light, Alex tried to thread a worm on his hook, but he couldnt seem to work his fingers right. So what if the worm was only partly on the hook? He didnt want to fish anyway. He didnt even want to be there.56. Who
38、m did Alex go fishing with? A. No one. B. His mother C. His parents D. His father57. They turned the flashlight off _. A. to sleep well B. not to frighten off the fish in the lake C. to get to used to the night D. to catch big fish58. What does the sentence We should have done this before mean? A. W
39、e shall catch a lot of fish. B. We have caught a big fish before. C. We caught a big fish before. D. We didnt catch any big fish.59. From the passage you know that _. A. Alex would like to go fishing there. B. Alex was used to fishing in the lake. C. Alex regretted going fishing at night. D. Alex didnt want to be there.参考答案56-59 、D B. D C
