1、2014高考英语阅读理解全程基础训练（3）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。【2014界黑龙江省哈三中高三上第三次验收考试】A Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit
2、 has become. When I was a kid in New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not desperate steeplechases(障碍赛跑) they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmoth
3、er, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in
4、school, and there was no housework that couldnt wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.Sunday as a day of rest is, or
5、 was, so deeply rooted in the culture that its surprising to find that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone elses home on Sunday. But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO
6、 this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall, to participating in a road race, to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “Im making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel strange, which sounds like an echo from another era.I suppose I should be grateful to live in Ma
7、ine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the states powerfully rural feature still keeps at least remnants(残余部分) of the moral of yesterdays America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of econo
8、mic vagaries(反复无常的情况) and a challenging environment. 56. The writers general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when.A. everyone was paying a visit to some relatives far awayB. everyone seemed to be free for othersC. Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the houseD. nearly ever
9、y adult would go to church and children werent at school57. In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “Im making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because_.A. people nowadays prefer staying at home on SundayB. such answers are rarely heard in our modern societyC.
10、people in the city dislike being disturbed on SundayD. visiting someone on Sunday was routine in the past 58. From the last paragraph we may infer that_.A. people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environmentB. people in Maine have abandoned their tradition and lived an a
11、bsolutely new lifeC. land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tenseD. people in Maine tend to help each other out of necessity59. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Doing many activities on Sunday is beneficial. B. We should often travel a long distance to visit some frien
12、ds and relatives. C. Nowadays, Sunday has almost lost its association as a day of rest. D. We should abandon some old tradition.【参考答案】56-59BBDC 阅读理解-D(2013辽宁，C)Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried t
13、o find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue(疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we could find it full of fat
14、igue toxins(霉素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of efforts as at the beginning. The brain
15、is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional(情感的) attitudes. One of Englands most outstanding scientists, J. A. Hadfield, says，“The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatig
16、ue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares，“One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of be
17、ing bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciatedthose are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.文章大意：最新的研究发现：持续的脑力劳动并不使人疲劳，真正使人疲劳的是一些精神上的消极情绪。12What surprised
18、 the scientists a few years ago?AFatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers blood.BAlbert Einstein didnt feel worn out after a days work.CThe brain could work for many hours without fatigue.DA mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins.答案：C细节理解题。从第一段的To the amazement of these scient
19、ists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all！可知答案。13According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?AChallenging mental work. BUnpleasant emotions. CEndless tasks. DPhysical labor.答案：B细节理解题。从第三段的One hundred perc
20、ent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.可知答案。14Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists ideas?AHe agrees with them.BHe doubts them.CHe argues against them.DHe hesitates to accept them.答案：A推理判断题。从文章的最后一段的We get tired because our emotions produce ner
21、vousness in the body可知，作者同意科学家的观点。15We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to _.Ahave some good foodBenjoy their workCexercise regularlyDdiscover fatigue toxins答案：B推理判断题。从文章的最后一段的A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not
22、 being appreciatedthose are the emotions that tire sitting workers.可知推知，要想精力充沛，必须去掉这些负面的东西，而去喜欢工作，享受工作。【2014山东省济南外国语学校质量检测】D If youre like a lot of married guys, you dont need to be reminded about men being from Mars or women from Venus. Chances are that youre all too familiar with the feeling that
23、you and your wife are from different worlds. When married people start noticing their fundamental differences, it can lead to a breakdown in communication. The way to have a successful marriage is through communication, common ground and understanding. Here are some pointers to guide you in the righ
24、t direction. Rather than ending up in an endless back and forth, forget about the issue for a minute. Instead, think about how you feel shes acting toward you and ask her if thats how she feels about you. If you think shes being unfair, ask her if she thinks youre being unfair. Switching the focus t
25、o that shared feeling can help your wife see things from your point of view. Its important to accept the fact that theres a two-way street between you and your wife. If you think she doesnt make enough of an effort to see things from your point of view, you have to ask yourself if youre making an ef
26、fort to see it her way. Realize nobody can wave a magic wand to make you and your wife completely understand each other all the time. Many couples have an extremely close friendship and do almost everything together before theyre married. Once youve tied the knot, you may begin to notice that youre
27、not as alike as you once thought. It seems obvious, but some guys get fooled into thinking their wife will be as excited about all of their interests and hobbies as they are. Dont be surprised when you find out that shes not just like one of the guys. Sooner or later youll realize that she might be
28、going along with some of your interests just to make you happy. Rather than feel offended if you find out shes not as into your favorite hobby as you thought, appreciate the effort she put into making you happy. Swallow your pride and try to take part in some of her hobbies, too, even if you might b
29、e a little put off at first. While youre not going to be trying on makeup with her, you could try baking a recipe together. If either of you is always giving everything and getting nothing in return, theres going to be bitterness. The best marriages are built on compromise. You knew you were going t
30、o have to give and take for your marriage to work; now its time to make it happen.71. What is the best title of the text?A. How to manage your marriage.B. How to make a good husbandC. How to make a good wife.D. How to get her to speak your language.72. The best subtitle of the 6th paragraph is _.A.
31、Swallow your pride (at least sometimes) B. Find out her hobbiesC. Dont get offendedD. Try to make up73. Which of the following is not good for keeping a successful marriage?A. Focus on the feeling to get past the disagreement.B. Dont play the blame game.C. She wont always understand you (but thats O
32、K).D. Try to understand each other all the way.74. According to the last paragraph, its important for the husband and wife to_.A. forgive and forgetB. give and take C. live and let liveD. get everything and return nothing75. The underlined phrase in the 6th paragraph probably mean_.A. delay sthB. ar
33、range sthC. dislike sthD. worsen sth【参考答案】71、DADBC阅读理解-AIve written 14 moviesMy characters smoke in many of them, and they look cool and glamorous（有魅力的） doing itSmoking was an integral（必需的） part of many of my screenplays because I was a heavy smokerIt was part of a bad-boy image Id cultivated for a
34、long time smoking, drinking, partying, rock n rollSmoking, I once believed, was every persons rightThe second-hand smoke was non-existent problem invented by professional do-goodersI put all these views into my playsRemembering all this, I find it hard to forgive myselfI have been an accomplice (帮凶)
35、 to the murders of untold numbers of human beingsI am admitting this only because I have made a deal with GodSpare me, I said, and I will try to stop others from committing the same crimes I didEighteen months ago I was diagnosed with throat cancer, the result of a lifetime of smokingI am alive but
36、disabledMuch of my larynx (喉) is goneI have some difficulty speaking; others have some difficulty understanding meI havent smoked or drunk for 18 months now, though I still take it day by day and pray for helpI believe in prayer and exerciseI have walked five miles a day for a year, without missing
37、even one dayQuitting smoking and drinking has taught me the hardest lesson Ive ever learned about my own weakness; it has also given me the greatest affection and empathy(同感) for those still addictedI dont think smoking is every persons right anymoreI think smoking should be as illegal as heroin（海洛因
38、）Im no longer such a bad boyI go to church on SundayIm desperate to see my four boys grow upI want to do everything I can to undo the damage I have done with my own big-screen words and imagesScreen writers know, too, that some movie stars are more likely to play a part if they can smoke because the
39、y are so addicted to smoking that they have difficulty stopping even during the shooting of a scene来源:My hands are bloody; so are HollywoodsMy cancer has caused me to attempt to cleanse（彻底清洁） meI dont wish my fate upon anyone in Hollywood, but I beg that Hollywood should stop putting it upon million
40、s of others1. The main idea of this passage probably is _A. the writer is ashamed of the bad effects his screenplays have had on human beingsB. the writers smoking experience nearly killed himselfC. the bad effects that Hollywood screenplay have brought to childrenD. the determination of the writer
41、to overcome his illness答案解析：答案为A。本题为文章大意题。第一段作者引入话题，在他创作的电影中，很多人物吸烟，吸烟是他的作品中必需的，这些吸烟的场景影响了人们，后面的段落介绍作者因为吸烟而患上了喉癌，深受其苦，也表达了他深深的忏悔之意，最后一段表达作者的希望，希望好莱坞电影不再有吸烟的场景，让厄运降临到别人身上。故本文的大意为作者对他的荧幕剧对人们产生的坏影响感到惭愧。故答案为A。B、D是文中的细节，C选项在文中未提及，均不选。2. How do you think the writer has realized his mistake?A. So many peop
42、le have found the habit of smoking due to his playsB. His plays have brought great harm to teenagersC. He himself suffered greatly from smokingD. His screenplays have been doing more and more harm to human beings答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第三段的首句提到的 “I find it hard to forgive myself”和该段最后一句提到的 “and I will try
43、 to stop others from committing the same crimes I did.”, 以及第四段首句 “Eighteen months ago I was diagnosed with throat cancer, the result of a lifetime of smoking” 可知，作者难以原谅自己，将会努力阻止别人和他一样犯相同的罪，因为他诊断有吸烟导致的喉癌，故答案为C，作者自己深受吸烟之害。 A选项与题干无关；B选项未提及；D选项夸大了他的作品的危害，均不选。3. According to the passage, what does the un
44、derlined sentence mean?A. He has made up his mind to give up smoking foreverB. He will try his best to prevent others from writing screen plays encouraging smokingC. He will try his best to bring up his four childrenD. He has decided to write his screenplays without smoking scenes答案解析：答案为D。本题为语义理解题。
45、划线部分所在的句意为“我会尽我一切所能来消除我在荧幕上创作的文字和形象给人们带来的伤害”。这种伤害来自第一段提到的作者的作品中吸烟是必需的场景，由此可以推断，划线部分意为作者决定在自己的作品中不再有吸烟场景。故答案为D。4. It can be inferred from the passage that _A. the writer will soon be recovered from his illness thanks to his exerciseB. the writer will soon die because of his deadly diseaseC. smoking w
46、ill be got rid of in all Hollywood films D. smoking in Hollywood films is still doing great harm to human beings答案解析：答案为D。本题为推理题。由第四段第二句话 “I am alive but disabled” 可知，作者虽然活着但是残疾了，故A、B选项错误。由最后一段最后一句话 “I dont wish my fate upon anyone in Hollywood, but I beg that Hollywood should stop putting it upon millions of others” 可知，作者不希望自己的命运降临到好莱坞的任何人身上，但是乞求好莱坞应该阻止吸烟导致的危害降临到成千上万人的身上，可以推断，好莱坞电影上出现的吸烟场景仍然在对人们造成伤害，故C选项错误，D选项正确。
