1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练二轮精品题（16）及答案阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A.“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why cant there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on.来源:Zxxk.ComThe 18-year-ol
2、d was Shandong Provinces top scorer in this years college entrance examination. After graduating from Taian No.1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学) ， although both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place.“I want to experience a more internationa
3、l school and social life in Hong Kong. Im majoring in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.“The canteen offers mostly Western or
4、 Guangdong food, but its convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment. “Im happy that I made the ri
5、ght decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.Liu has 18 credit hours(学分) of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Te
6、am and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare. And , of course, there are various parties to attend.“I wasnt a party animal before, but that may be interesting part of college. I sense myself changing,” Liu said.56. Liu Ran chose the Chinese Univer
7、sity of Hong Kong, because_.A. she couldnt be admitted to Peking UniversityB. Hong Kong is a good placeC. she wants to be far from her homelandD. the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons57. According to the last paragraph, we can infer_.A. now Liu Ran is an animalB. Liu Ran hates t
8、he busy life in the Chinese University of Hong KongC. Liu Ran likes the food thereD. the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel good58. Liu Ran had to overcome the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT_.A. food B. language C. missing home D. no friends【参考答案】56-58 DDD 阅读理解-CThe 2010 Eustace Tilley Conte
9、stThis marks our third annual contest soliciting(征求) readers opinions on Eustace Tilley, the magazines iconic dandy(花花公子), who appeared on the cover of the first issue of The New Yorker and on almost every anniversary issue since. In celebration of our upcoming 85th anniversary, we invite you to cre
10、ate your own version of The New Yorkers dandy.Entries to our third annual Eustace Tilley contest will be accepted from December 17th through January 18th. Winners will be featured on N.Visit to enter and for complete contest rules.Open to legal U.S. and Canada residents (except Quebec) age 18 and ov
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16、 Dec. 29.D. John, a 68-year-old retired engineer from San Francisco, who sent his design on Jan. 10.10. Which of the following is NOT true about James Surowiecki?A. James Surowiecki is the author of The Financial Page column.B. James Surowiecki usually has discussions with people from different fiel
17、ds.C. James Surowiecki speaks with a chairman about issues of medicine this month.D. Visiting you can watch the conversation of this month between James and an economist.11. _ can be provided by The Big Apple Circus Care program for sick children.A. Excellent treatment and careB. Trained professiona
18、l doctors and nursesC. Unique methods to relieve stressD. Special pediatric facilities12. Which of the following can be used by the Big Apple Circus Clown Care program to promote itself?A. We help all children live happy lives.B. Our doctors jump through rings to cure the blues.C. Every life deserve
19、s world class care.D. Work together for a healthier world.【参考答案】912、DDCB 阅读理解-DThroughout the 1990s and 2000s until today, Domingo continued performing, singing many of the same roles but adding new roles as well, among them the title roles in Wagners Parsifal and Mozarts Idomeneo, Rossinis Il barbi
20、ere di Siviglia as Figaro, Wagners Die Walkre as Siegmund, Lehrs The Merry Widow as Danilo and Alfanos Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano. From the middle 1990s to early in 2008 alone, he added 38 new roles, covering opera in six different languages (English, Italian, French, German, Russian and Spanish).
21、 The latest was the Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, Tamerlano.Giving him even greater international recognition outside of the world of opera, he participated in The Three Tenors（男高音）concert at the eve of the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final in Rome with Jos Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti. The eve
22、nt was originally planned to raise money for the Jos Carreras International Leukemia（白血病）Foundation and was later repeated a number of times, including at the three later World Cup finals (1994 in Los Angeles, 1998 in Paris, and 2002 in Yokohama). Alone, Domingo again made an appearance at the final
23、 of the 2006 World Cup in Berlin, along with rising stars Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazn. On 24 August 2008, Domingo performed a duet with Song Zuying, singing i de Huyn (The Flame of Love) at the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in Beijing. The Beijing Olympics were the second Olympics he p
24、erformed at; he sang the Olympic Hymn at the closing ceremonies of the Barcelona Olympics. At the Olympic games that followed, he would meet Sissel Kyrkjeb, who performed the Olympic Hymn at both the opening and closing ceremonies at those games.In what has been called his final career move, Plcido
25、Domingo announced on 25 January 2007 that in 2009 he would take on one of Verdis most demanding baritone（男中音）roles, singing the title role in Simon Boccanegra. The first performance was at Berlin State Opera on October 24, followed by 29 other performances during 2009/2010 at major opera houses arou
26、nd the world. He would, however, continue to sing tenor roles beforehand and afterwards.On 1617 April 2008 he sang during the visit of Pope Benedict XVI at Nationals Park and at the Italian embassy in Washington D.C. Since 1990 Plcido Domingo has received many awards and honors for his achievement i
27、n the field of music and in recognition of his many benefit concerts and contributions to various charities.On 15 March 2009, The Metropolitan Opera celebrated Domingos 40th anniversary with the company with an on-stage gala dinner at the Mets 125th anniversary, in honour of his first performance in
28、 Adriana Lecouvreur as Maurizio opposite Renata Tebaldi on 28 September 1968.On 29 August 2009 he sang Panis Angelicus at the funeral mass of Senator Ted Kennedy in the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston, Massachusetts.On September 20, 2010, Domingo announced that he would renew his co
29、ntract as General Director of the Los Angeles Opera through 2013. On September 27, 2010, Domingo announced that he will not renew his contract as General Director of the Washington National Opera beyond its June 2011 expiration date.Ever a sympathetic colleague, in March 2011 he refused to sing in B
30、uenos Aires until the city settled a bitter musicians strike at the Teatro Colon.13. What can we conclude from the passage? A. Domingo can only sing in six different languages. B. Domingo won many awards because he sang a lot. C. Jos Carreras was later diagnosed with Leukemia. D. Domingo enjoyed wor
31、ld-wide popularity as a Tenor.14. Domingo does the following EXCEPT _. A. charity workB. promoting world sportsC. organizing anniversary celebrationsD. forming a peaceful society15. Singing at different events of world sports shows that Domingo _. A. prefers to try singing in different languages inc
32、luding Chinese B. enjoys watching sports events despite his busy performances C. would be more than happy to do some benefit work for the world D. knows clearly that singing for sports events helps him to be famous【参考答案】1315、DCC 阅读理解-BThe central part of the United States suffered its own economic c
33、risis(危机)in the nine-teen eighties.Unemployment reduced the population.The Spencer public library worked to help people in the town of Spencer,Iowa,to find jobs,It created a list of jobs and offered books on job skills and training.One cold January morning in nineteen eighty-eight,library Workers fo
34、und a small,almost frozen kitten(小猫)in the book drop.A book drop is the small metal door in the wall of the来源:学科网ZXXKbuilding Where people can return books when the library is closed.No one Knows who put the kitten there or why.But it turned out to be lucky for both the kitten and the town. The libr
35、ary held a contest to name the cat.The winning name was Dewey Readmore Books.Library officials agreed to permit him to live in the building.Dewey loved to keep peoplecompany while they chose books or used the library computer.Soon,Deweys presence began attracting families and school groups to the li
36、brary.The local newspaper wrote about the new library cat.His story spread across the nation.Dewey began receiving letters from people in other countries.And a film crew from Japan arrived to include him in a movie about cats.Head librarian Vicki Myron was Deweys main caretaker.Last year,she publish
37、ed the best-selling book“Dewey:The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World.”Here she gives readers an idea of how much the cat meant to her town.READER:“How much of an effect can an animal have?How many lives can one cat touch?How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small libr
38、ary into a meeting place and tourist attraction,inspire a classic American town,bring together an entire region and eventually become famous around the world? You cant even begin to answer those questions until you hear the story of Dewey Readmore Books,the beloved library cat of Spencer,Iowa.”61.Wh
39、at is probably the best title of the passage? A.An economic crisis B.The Spencer public libraryC.A best-selling book D.A library cat 62.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?A.Some people left the town due to the economic crisis.B.The cat brought joy to the town of Spencer.C.Th
40、e cat had a special ability to read letters from abroad.D.The cat was taken good care of in the library.63.Deweys presence was lucky for the town of Spencer because .A.His story encouraged the town to face the economic crisisB.He helped the jobless to find jobs in the libraryC.He was considerate abo
41、ut the readers to the libraryD.A film crew from Japan was attracted to Spencer64.Tourists came to Spencer mainly because . A.it is a classic American town with attractive sightsB.they wanted to have a look at DeweyC.they had Dewey to be with them while readingD.it had a public library with most popu
42、lar books 65.The last paragraph wants to tell us .A.pets should be well treatedB.everyone should read the story of Dewey Readmore BooksC.Vicki Myron thinks highly of DeweyD.Vicki Myron advises us to buy her book on Dewey【参考答案】6165 CDACA 阅读理解=-CNOT all memories are sweet.Some people spend all their l
43、ives trying to forget bad experiences.Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars.Often they relive experiences in nightmares.Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill,which will help people forget bad memories.The pill is desig
44、ned to be taken immediately after a frightening experience.They hope it might reduce,or possibly wipe out,the effect of painful memories.In November,experts tested a drug on people in the US and France.The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain,So far the research has
45、 suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced,not that the memories are wiped out.They are not sure to what degree peoples memories are affected.The research has caused a great deal of argument.Some think it is a bad idea,while others support it.Supporters say it could lead t
46、o pills that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war.They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.“Some memories can ruin peoples lives.They come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare.They usually come with very painful emotion
47、s,”said Roger Pitman,a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.“This could relieve a lot of that suffering.”But those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change peoples memories and changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity.They also he
48、lp us all avoid the mistakes of the past.“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are.Im not sure we want to wipe those memories out,”said Rebecca Dresser,a medical ethicist.66.The passage is mainly about .A.a new medical inventionB.a new rese
49、arch on the pillC.a way of wiping out painful memoriesD.an argument about the research on the pill67.The drug tested on people can .A.cause the brain to fix memoriesB.stop people remembering bad experiencesC.prevent body producing certain chemicalsD.wipe out the emotional effects of memories68.We ca
50、n infer from the passage that .A.Experts are not sure about the effects of the pills.B.the pill will certainly stop peoples emotional memoriesC.taking the pill will do harm to peoples physical healthD.the pill has already been produced and used by the public America69.which of the following does Reb
51、ecca Dresser agree with in the last paragraph?A.some memories can ruin peoples lives.B.people want to get rid of bad memories.C.experiencing bad events makes us different from others.D.the pill will reduce peoples sufferings from bad memories.70.You may probably read the passage in A.a guidebook B.a textbookC.a medical magazine D.a science fiction【参考答案】6670 BACDA - 10 - 版权所有高考资源网