1、 2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时练习题（20）及答案阅读理解 -A 篇 Remembering names is an important social skillHere are some ways to master itRecite and repeat in conversation When you hear a persons name，repeat itImmediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lipsYou could also repeat the name in a way that
2、does not sound forced or artificial Ask the other person to recite and repeat You can let other people help you remember their namesAfter youve been introduced to someone，ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for youMost people will be pleased by the effort youre making to lea
3、rn their names Admit(承认) you dont know Admitting that you cant remember someones name can actually make people relaxedMost of them will feel sympathy if you say“Im working to remember names betterYours is right on the tip of my tongueWhat is it again?” Use associations(联系) Link each person yon meet
4、with one thing you find interesting or unusualFor example，you could make a mental note: Vicki Cheng - tall, black hair. To reinforce youre your associations, write them on a small card as soon as possible. Limit the number of new names you learn at one time. When meeting a group of people, concentra
5、te on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering every one. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later. Go early. Consider going early to conferences, pa
6、rties and classes. Sometimes just a few people show up on time. Thats fewer names for you to remember. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others - an automatic review for you.46. How will most people feel when you try hard to remember their names? A. They will be moved.
7、 B. They will be annoyed.C. They will be happy. D. They will be discouraged(泄气的).47. If you cant remember someones name, you may _ A. tell him the truth B. tell him a white lie C. ask him for pity D. ask others to help you48. When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember _ A. all their n
8、ames B. a couple of names first C. just their last names D. as many names as possible49. What does the text mainly tell us? A. Tips on an important social skill. B. Importance of attending parties.C. How to make use of associations. D. How to recite and repeat names.参考答案46-49、CABA A beautiful and ve
9、ry successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didnt want to have to go back there every night. So she rented an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colours.It was very dif
10、ficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of
11、the month, when she got the painters bill. At the bottom of it were the words: “Four hours watching Miss Ball sing and dance: $3,” with this note: “After 5 p.m., I get fifteen shillings an hour instead of ten shillings.” 1. In this article, “Miss Ball” was the name of _.A. a place where people sang
12、and dancedB. a dance party C. an actressD. a ball2. The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping _.A. he would be pleasedB. he would ask less money for his work C. he would charge more money for his work D. he would praise her musical show3. After the painter got the tickets from the actress, he
13、 _.A. sold them for $3B. went to watch the musical showC. paid $3 for themD. was very thankful to her【答案与解析】本文讲述了一个女演员为了调动给她做事的人的积极性，给了他两张很难买到看演出的门票，结果，这个做事的人曲解了这个女演员的用意，以为这也是在为她工作，而向她收取工钱的幽默故事。1. C。推断题。从第2段第1句It was very difficult to get tickets for her show及工人的收款单下面的字Four hours watching Miss Ball
14、sing and dance: $3可知Miss Ball就是这个演员，故此题答案为C。2. A。细节题。根据第2段第2句She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her.可推知此题答案为A。3. B。推断题。从工人的收款单下面的字Four hours watching Miss Ball sing and dance: $3可知：工人花了四小时的时间观看她的演出，故此题答案为B。 (1) Its eight oclock and the time for Morning New Highligh
15、ts(最精彩部分). One person was killed and two were injured in a car accident just thirty minutes ago. Cause of the accident is not yet found out. A great fire swept through a storehouse next to the Fulton River early this morning, causing about $3,000,000 in damage. The fire which broke out at about 2:30
16、 was finally put out at 5: 30. That was the Morning News Highlights, Dan Verne reporting.1. According to the passage the car accident happened at _. A.8:00B.7:30C.2:30D.8:302. How many pieces of news are reported in the short passage? |X|KA. Two.B. Three.C. One.D. Four.3. The above passage may proba
17、bly appear _.A. in the newspaperB. in a magazineC. on the radioD. on the telephone【答案与解析】这是一篇介绍了一起车祸和一场火灾的早上新闻广播。1. B。由于报道新闻的时间是eight oclock，而发生车祸的时间是在此前的30分钟，亦即7:30，故选B。2. A。文中一共报道了两条新闻一场车祸和一场火灾。3. C。读完全文，显然可知这是一篇广播新闻，故选C。(2)New York, September 15. During a heavy rainfall last night a bus carrying
18、42 passengers slipped off the road on Highway 28, killing 36 of the passengers and the driver. A spokesman for the Highway Patrol(巡逻队) who arrived at the scene shortly after 11:30 p.m. estimated(估计) that the accident had happened about half an hour before. The injured and the dead were sent to the n
19、earest town of Valley View.At the point where the accident happened the road has a three-lane(三条行车线) highway with many curves(弯道). Cause of the accident has not been fully found out.1. It was very likely that the accident happened _.A. after 11: 30 p.m.B. in the city of New YorkC. at or about 11: 00
20、 p.m.D. in the town of Valley View 2. How many people died in the accident?A. 37B. 36C. 43D. 42K3. In consideration of what caused the accident, one should pay attention to _.A. the careless driverB. the nearest town of Valley ViewC. Highway 28D. the road with many curves【答案与解析】本文是一篇有关一起车祸的新闻报道。1. C
21、。推断题。巡逻队发言人晚上11点半到达，发言人说是大约半小时前发生车祸的，那车祸应该是大约11点钟发生的。2. A。细节题。36个乘客再加一名司机，当然是死了37人。3. D。推断题。因为最后一段第1句话At the point where the accident happened the road has a three-lane(三条行车线) highway with many curves(弯道)，所以答案为D。阅读理解-B篇Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not
22、 the end of life. Be happy facing lifes challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way. Life is like a game and maybe you can award(奖励) points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achiev
23、ement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “ Hey, Ive won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Dont let it be said you didnt try. What is it that you want to mak
24、e yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her babys first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you i
25、s really something simple that you want for yourself. It really doesnt have to be big. As a matter of fact you should always have realistic expectations. Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, dont get despondent. This just
26、 means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Dont let “ give up ” be a part of your vocabulary.50.By saying “To err is human”, the author means that_. A. human beings should try to avoid(避免) making mistakes B. no one is perfect(完美的) and everyone makes mistakes C. mistakes
27、and failures make up our lif D. human beings make mistakes easily51. Whats the main idea of Paragraph 2? A. Try to reach 50 points. B. Never stop trying in your life. C. Award yourself for your success D. Dont be afraid of missing your points.52. The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through_. A
28、. exampes B. numbers C. experiments D. stories53. The underlined word “ despondent ” in the last paragraph means_. A. frightened B. disappointed C. surprised D. excited 参考答案50-53 、BCAB(3)Yong Liang, two years old, is the first giant panda raised from birth in the zoo. Last month zoo keepers found th
29、e panda was suffering from serious anemia(贫血), calling for urgent blood transfusion.The best way, according to the zoos experts, to save Yong Liang from anemia would be to transfuse blood from another panda. But it was the breeding season for giant pandas, and such a transfusion would be very diffic
30、ult. But the experts found that there exits a close consanguinity(血缘) between giant pandas and black bears, and so they decided to try to take blood from black bears in the zoo and transfuse it to Yong Liang.With the help of hospitals and the Beijing Blood Donor Station, they made an experiment whic
31、h proved that the red blood cells in the blood of black bears can be used.On the afternoon of February 15th, the first red blood cell transfusion was given to the giant panda about 600 ml blood from the black bear. Immediately the young panda started to recover.1. Which of the following is NOT true
32、to the article? A. Giant pandas and black bears are of the same race.B. The transfusion was based on scientific research and experiments.C. After the transfusion, the young panda began to regain health.D. The 2-year-old panda was probably born in the Beijing zoo.2. They decided to try another way to
33、 save the panda because _.A. it was difficult to find other pandasB. the blood of pandas was too expensiveC. it was the breeding season for the panda, Yong LiangD. other pandas were producing young at that time3. The best title of the article should be _.A. Protecting Giant PandasB. Yong LingA Giant
34、 PandaC. Bear Blood Saved PandaD. A Successful Transfusion【答案与解析】两岁的熊猫永良贫血，专家们发现熊猫的血与黑熊的血缘相近，于是就从黑熊身上抽了3600毫升血输给永良，最后永良得救了。1. A。判断题。B、C、D三项内容文章涉及了，惟独没说熊猫和黑熊是同一种族。2. D。语义理解题。从第2段最后一句话But it was the breeding season for giant pandas可以知道答案是D。3. C。主旨题。文章主要是讲熊猫永良贫血，专家们发现黑熊的血和熊猫的血是相近的血缘，于是抽了黑熊的血救了熊猫。所以答案应该
35、选C。(4) CHENGDU New towns are rising rapidly in the countryside of Sichuan Province, southwest China. Over the past two years, some 200 towns have been set up, bringing the total to 5, 600. The towns are located at places with transport(交通运输) facilities(设施条件). They serve as a link between cities and
36、countryside, through which farm product is transported to the big cities and all kinds of goods brought from the cities to the countryside. Datang, on the Sichuan Tibet(西藏) Highway, in Pujiang county(蒲江县) used to be a market. Now it has become an economic and commercial(商业的) centre of four counties
37、nearby, and a link between these counties and the provincial(省的) capital of Chengdu.1. This passage was probably taken from _.A. a travel bookB. a history magazineC. a newspaperD. a textbook2. Which of the following is the closest to the number of the towns in Sichuan two years ago?A. 200.B. 5 400.C
38、. 5 600.D. 5 800.3. The new towns serve to help _. A. add more transport facilitiesB. make peoples cultural life richC. business and the exchange of productsD. economic commercial center【答案解析】本文介绍了四川农村小城镇迅速发展的情况。1. C。推断题。根据CHENGDU New towns are rising rapidly in the countryside of Sichuan Province,
39、southwest China可以知道，这是报纸上的一则新闻。2. B。细节题。根据some 200 towns have been set up, bringing the total to 5, 600 可以推知，两年前四川农村的小城镇的数目约为5 400个。3. C。细节题。根据 through which farm product is transported to the big cities and all kinds of goods brought from the cities to the countryside 可推知农村小城镇有助于商品流通和产品交换。(1)Welcom
40、e to Wonderful Museum. This month we are having a special display about old machines from different countries. You can find the ways machines were used to help people one hundred years ago. How did the Germans make their first cars？How did our grandfathers use their farming tools? When did the Ameri
41、cans try to make their planes？And when did the Spanish make comfortable shoes in their factories？You will find the answers. After this visit of the machine history, enjoy some coffee by our wonderful coffee-making machines in Yarns Caf in the corner of this floor. 1. Henry is a car fan. When he know
42、s about the display, he visits the museum to know more about the history of car making. Which room will he surely visit？A. Japanese Room. B. Chinese Room. C. German Room.D. Spanish Room. 2. What is the best name for the special display in Wonderful Museum?A. Traffic History. B. Old Machines. C. The Business World. D. The Communication Age. 【答案与解析】 这是一篇关于Wonderful Museum的广告词。1. C。推断题。根据第1段中的How did the Germans make their first cars 可推知答案应选C。2. B。细节题。根据This month we are having a special display about old machines from different countries可知答案应选B
