1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语阅读理解二轮精英训练精品题（5）及答案【2014高考英语湖北省襄阳市统考试题】A 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I was working a double shift at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter It was about 9:00 PM on Christmas Eve, and I was feeling really miserable inside When it was time for me to call
2、 the next person to the counter, I looked out to see the sweetest-looking old man standing with a walking stickHe walked very slowly over to the counter and in the faintest voice told me that he had to go to New Orleans I tried to explain to him that there were no more flights that night and that he
3、 would have to go in the morning He looked so confused and very worded I tried to find out more information by asking if he had a reservation or if he remembered when he was supposed to travel, but he seemed to become more confused with each question He just kept saying, She said I have to go to New
4、 Orleans After much time, I was able to at least fmd out that this old man had been dropped off at the road on Christmas Eve by his sister-in-taw and told to go to New Orleans, where he had family She had given him some cash and told him just to go inside and buy a ticket When I asked if he could co
5、me back tomorrow, he said that she was gone and that he had no place to stay He then said he would wait at the airport until tomorrow Naturally, I felt a little ashamed Here I was feeling very sorry for myself about being alone on Christmas, when this angel named Clarence MacDonald was sent to me to
6、 remind me of what being alone really meant It broke my heart Immediately, our Customer Service agent helped to book him a seat for the earliest flight the next morning When I stepped around the counter to ask him if he was all right, I saw that his leg was wrapped in a bandage He had been standing
7、on it that whole time, holding a plastic bag full of clothesI called for a wheelchair He said that he had just had bypass surgery（分流手术）and an artery was taken from his leg I never really had a situation like this, and I wasnt sure what I could do I went back to ask my supervisors（主管）if we could fmd
8、a place for him to stay They both said yes, and they obtained a hotel voucher for Mr MacDonald for one night and a meal ticket for dinner and breakfast The moment he left, he said, Thank you, bending his head and starting to cry I cried tooWhen I went back to thank my supervisor, she just smiled and
9、 said, I love stories like that He is your Christmas Man51 The writers first impression of the old man was that he was A gentle-looking and weak B tired out and worded C confused and very sick D sad and anxious52 On hearing the old man say that he would wait at the airport the whole night, the write
10、r felt a bit ashamed because A she felt sorry that she couldnt do the old man a favor B she realized that someone was even more miserable than she felt C it took her a long time to find out how helpless the old man was D the old man was like an angel in the writers eyes53 The writer called for a whe
11、elchair for the old man because A the old man had broken his leg when he was dropped off at the road B the old man could spend the whole night on it at the airport C the old man was carrying a whole lot of clothes D the old man had had surgery just before and was very weak by then54 By calling the o
12、ld man the writers Christmas Man, the writers supervisor implied that A the old man had told the writer a love story on Christmas B the old man had caused a lot of trouble for the writer on Christmas C the old man was the best gift the writer could have received on Christmas D the old man was the on
13、ly customer the writer had served on Christmas【参考答案】51-54：ABDC 【2014高考英语湖北省襄阳市统考试题】B It is no wonder the village is the coldest permanently inhabited （有人居住的）settlement in the world with the average temperature for January standing at -50Known as the Pole of Cold, the coldest ever temperature recorde
14、d in Oymyakon was -712This is the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location on Earth and the lowest temperature recorded in the Northern HemisphereSurprisingly, Oymyakon actually means non-freezing water due to a nearby hot spring Nothing grows there so people eat reindeer m
15、eat and horse meat A single shop provides the towns bare necessities and the locals work as reindeer-breeders, hunters and ice-fisherman Doctors say the reason the locals dont suffer from malnutrition（营养失调）is that their animals milk contains a lot of micronutrients Unsurprisingly, locals are accusto
16、med to the weather and unlike in other countries-where heavy snow brings everything grinding to a halt, Oymyakons school only shuts if temperatures fall below -52 There are few modern conveniences in the village-with many buildings still having outdoor toilets-and most people still burn coal and woo
17、d for heatWhen coal deliveries are irregular, the power station starts burning woodIf the power stops, the town shuts down in about five hours, andthe pipes freeze and crack Daily problems that come with living in Oymyakon include pen ink freezing, glasses freezing to peoples faces and batteries los
18、ing powerLocals are said to！cave their cars running all day for fear of not being able to restart themEven if there was coverage for mobile phone reception, the phones themselves would not work in such cold conditions Another problem caused by the frozen temperatures is burying dead bodies, which ca
19、n takeanything up to three days The earth must first have melted sufficiently in order to dig it, so a bonfire is lit for a couple of hours Hot coals are then pushed to the side and a hole, several inches deep, is dug The process is repeated for several days until the hole is deep enough to bury the
20、 coffin55 What can be implied from the first paragraph？ A The village is the coldest place in the world B No residents live permanently in the village C Villagers there have to live with severe cold D The average temperature stands at -50 all year round56 What does the underlined phrase grinding to
21、a halt probably mean in this passage？ A stopping B growing C continuing D failing57 Which of the following statements about this village is true？ A Local children dont go to school because of the extreme cold B People there live a hard and simple life with few modem conveniences C The extremely cold
22、 climate brings about great trouble to the daily life of the villagers D The name of this village-Oymyakon suggests that its extremely cold here58 What is the purpose of writing this passage？ A To attract more people to visit this village B To inform readers of this special village C To help solve p
23、roblems the villagers are facing D To draw readers attention to poor people【参考答案】55-58：CABB 阅读理解课堂练学案（20）Passage Eighteen (The Military Is In) Things have really changed. Not only is the military standing tall again, it is staging a remarkable comeback in the quantity and quality of the recruits it
24、is attracting. Recruiters, once denounced by antiwar students as “baby killers” and barred from campuses, are welcomed ever at elite universities. ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) programs, that faltered during the Viet Nam era, when protesters were fire bombing their headquarters, are flouris
25、hing again. The military academies are enjoying a steady increase in applications. Certainly, the depressed economy has increased the allure of the jobs, technical training and generous student loans offered by the military. Students know that if they go in and become, say, nuclear weapons specialis
26、ts, they can come out and demand a salary of $60,000 a year. Military salaries, while not always competitive with those paid for comparable jobs in the private sector, are more than respectable, especially considering the wide array of benefits that are available: free medical service, room and boar
27、d, and PX (Post Exchange) privileges. Monthly pay for a recruit is $574; for a sergeant with four years services it is $906; for a major with ten years service it is $2,305. The services slick $175 million-a-year advertising campaign promising adventure and fulfillment has helped win over the TV gen
28、eration. Kids are walking down the school hallways chanting Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, just like in the commercials. And many military officials feel that the key difference is the enhanced patriotism among the nations youth. There is a return to the view that the military is an honorable profe
29、ssion. The days of a judge telling a miscreant to join the Army or go to jail are over. Recruiting for all four services combined is running at 101%of authorized goals. And the retention rate is now so high, that the services are refusing some re-enlistment applications and reducing annual recruitin
30、g target.The military academics are also enjoying halcyon years, attracting more and better-qualified students. Compared to private colleges, where tuition and expenses have been climbing sharply, the service schools are a real bargain: not only is tuition free, but recruits get allowances of up to
31、$500 a mouth. It is reported 12,300 applicants are for the 1,450 positions in this years freshman class. Military academies are now just as selective as any of the best universities in the country.Nationwide, ROTC enrollment exceeds 105,000,a 64% increase over the 1974 figure. In the mid 70s, the RO
32、TC students refused to wear their uniforms on campus because they suffered all sorts of ridicule, if they did. Now if they wear them to class no one looks at them twice. To them, Viet Nam is ancient history, something the old folks talk about.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. The Military
33、is in . The Military is upC. The Military is down D. The Military is on2. What was the attitude of the students in 1970s towards the military?A. Approval. . Indifferent. C. Distaste. D. Scolding.3. The phrase “come out” is closest in meaning to A. “become visible”. . “begin to grow”.C. “be made publ
34、ic”. D. “gain a certain position”.4. Which one of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason to attract students.A. Free tuition. . Spacious room.C. Considerate allowance. D. Technical training.Vocabulary1. stage a comeback 再度走红，卷土重来2. standing tall 站得高3. babykiller 杀婴犯人4. denounce 谴责5. elite 杰出的，名牌
35、的6. ROTC=Reserve Offices Training Cope (美)后备军官训练队7. falter 动摇不定，踌躇不前8. flourish 繁荣兴旺9. allure 诱惑10. come out 进入社交界，扬名11. the wide array 一大批，一大半12. PX=Post Exchange 陆军消费合作社13. sergeant 中士14. major 少校15. slick 聪明的，非常好的，吸引人的16. hallway 门厅，过道17. chant 单调重复的说话（唱歌）18. miscreant 无赖，恶棍19. retention rate 继续服
36、役率，服役期满不退役的比例20. real bargain 好买卖，十分划算难句译注1. The services slick $175 million-a-year advertising campaign promising adventure and fulfillment has helped win over the TV generation.结构简析 句子的主语是campaign. 这里指大规模的广告（advertising campaign）。Promising 修饰 campaign。2. The days of a judge telling a miscreant to
37、join the Army or go to jail are over.参考译文 由法官判一名无赖不去当兵就得坐牢的日子过去了。3. And the retention rate is now so high, that the services are refusing some re-enlistment applications and reducing annual recruiting target.结构简析 so that 句型。参考译文 超役留队率现在很高，所以各个军种都要拒绝一些再入伍申请，并降低年度招兵指标。写作方法与文章大意这是论述军队在美国地位提高的文章，主要采用因果写
38、法，中插对比。答案祥解1. A. 军队又吃香了。To be in 有“流行，时髦”之义。全篇文章围绕这一点而写。文章一开头就点名宗旨“事情真的变了，军队形象不仅高大，招收新兵的质量和数量明显得到恢复。”第二段开始：“可以肯定，经济萧条使得军队提供就业，技术训练和对学生慷慨贷款提高了诱惑力。”第二段倒数第七句“许多军官感到关键性的变化是这个国家青年中的爱国心增强，当兵是一个荣誉职业的看法又恢复了。”都表示吃香。B. to be up 有“完了，完毕，上涨”等义。 C. to be down 有“消沉，落魄，下降”等义。 D. to be on 有“上演，开着”等义。这里都讲不通。2. C. 厌恶
39、。答案在第一段第二句“招兵人员曾一度被反战学生谴责为杀婴犯而拒之校园之外，现在甚至名牌大学都欢迎。后备军官训练队计划在越战时期曾动摇不定，抗议的人向部队投掷燃烧弹，如今又兴旺起来。”最后一段第二句“70年代中期，后备军官训练队学生不愿在校内穿制服，因为穿了就遭到各种嘲笑。”这些都说明70年代，学生对军队的态度是“厌恶”。所以A. 赞成， B. 漠不关心， D. 漫骂，都不对。3. 获得地位。To come out 有 to gain certain position 获得（名次，地位）之义，也有appear, to be seen （出现，看得见）之义。这里的上下文，只能是D. 第二段第二句“
40、学生们知道，要是参军，当上譬如核武器专家，他们就能扬名并可要求6万美元年薪。”A. 看得见， B. 开始成长， C. 公开。4. B. 宽敞的房间。A. 免学费。 C. 相当高的津贴。 D. 技术培训，都提到过。第二段开始“可以肯定，经济萧条使得军队提供就业，技术训练以及对学生慷慨贷款等的诱惑力增大。”第三句“军队薪金尽管比不是私人公司中类似工作的工资，但已经很可观了，尤其考虑到军队里有一系列的福利待遇，如免费医疗，膳宿，军人消费合作社特惠等。”第三段“军事院校招收的学生数量多了，质量好，年头也就好过。私立大学里，学费和各类费用一直急剧上升，相比之下，上军事院校确实便宜，不仅学费全面，新生每月
41、还可拿5百美元的补贴。Passage Nineteen (Creative Process of Works)The great question that this paper will, but feebly, attempt to answer is , what is the creative process?Though much theory has accumulated, little is really known about the power that lies at the bottom of poetic creation. It is true that great
42、 poets and artists produce beauty by employing all the powers of personality and by fusing emotions, reason, and intuitions. But what is the magical synthesis that joins and arranges these complex parts into poetic unity?John L.Lowes, in his justly famous “The Road to Xanadu,” developed one of the e
43、arliest and still generally acceptable answers to this tantalizing question. Imaginative creation, he concludes, is a complex process in which the conscious and unconscious minds jointly operate. “There isthe deep well with its chaos of fortuitously blending images; but there is likewise the Vision
44、which sees shining in and through the chaos of the potential lines of Form, and with the Vision, the controlling Will. Which gives to that potential beauty actuality.”The Deep Well is the unconscious mind that is peopled with the facts, ideas, feelings of the conscious activity. The imaginative visi
45、on, an unconscious activity, shines through the land of chaos, of lights and shadows, silently seeking pattern and form. Finally, the conscious mind again, through Will, captures and embodies the idea in the final work of art. In this way is unity born out of chaos.Though there can be no absolute ce
46、rtainty, there is general agreement that the periods in the development of a creative work parallel, to some extent, Lowes theory of Well, Vision, Form, and Will. There are at least three stages in the creative process: preparation, inspiration, work. In a sense, the period of preparation is all of
47、the writers life. It is the Deep Well. It is the Deep Well. It is especially a period of concentration which gives the unconscious mind an opportunity to communicate with the conscious mind. When remembrance of things past reach the conscious level of the writers mind, he is ready to go on with the
48、process. Part of this preparation involves learning a mediumlearning a language, learning how to write, learning literary forms. It is important to mot here that form cannot be imposed upon the idea. Evidence, though sparse, shows that the idea gives birth to the form that can best convey it. It is
49、the Vision, according to Lowes, ” which sees shining in and through the chaws of the potential lines of from ”1. When remembrance of things past reach the conscious level, the post has reached the stage calledA. Well. . Vision. C. Form. D. Will.2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The for
50、m determines the subject matter. The idea determines the form.C. Vision makes beauty an actuality.D. A writer is unconscious when he prepares his work.3. The word “fortuitously” in the third paragraph meansA. accidentally. . luckily. C. thoroughly. D. potentially.4. The remembrance of things past is
51、 carried on in the A. Deep Well. . Vision.C. Chaotic lights and shadows. D. Conscious mind.Vocabulary1. fuse 融化，结合2. intuition 直觉3. Xanadu 是一个非常美的，田园诗般的地方。美国诗人Sanul T Coleridge还根据这地方写了一首诗，“Kubla Khan” 忽必烈汗（即元世祖）4. John L. Lowes 18761945年美国学者，批评家及教师5. tantalizing 引起好奇心的，可望不可及的，逗人得6. fortuitous 偶然的，幸运
52、的7. parallel 相应于8. sparse 稀少，稀疏9. synthesis 综合，综合法难句译注1. by employing all the powers of personality and by fusing emotions, reason, and intuitions.参考译文 运用个人（品格）的全部力量，把情感，理智和直觉融会贯通结合在一起。2. still generally acceptable answers to this tantalizing question.参考译文 现在仍然是众所接受对这些可望不可及问题的答案。3. There isthe deep
53、well with its chaos of fortuitously blending images; but there is likewise the Vision which sees shining in and through the chaos of the potential lines of Form, and with the Vision, the controlling Will. Which gives to that potential beauty actuality.结构简析 注意介词短语和定从。With its chaos, 是修饰deep well. Whi
54、ch sees shinning 定语从句修饰Vision. And 后的with the vision, 却是状语。Which gives 又是定从，修饰Will.参考译文 有那充满了混乱的偶然交织在一起的形象的深静；但同样也有那洞察力，看到在混乱中熠熠生辉的潜在的形式线索，由于有这样的洞察力便有那控制一切的意志把潜在的美变成真实的（诗歌）篇章。4. lights and shadows 艺术上有 light and shade 明和暗。这里也是指明和暗。写作方法与文章大意 文章论述“创作过程”。开门见山就提出“什么是创作”。主要是引用了罗斯的Road to Xanadu 一书来说明创作过程
55、。首先是创作的源泉，洞察分辨，最后意志赋予写作。答案祥解1. D. 意志。第三段倒数第二句“最终又是意识的思维，通过意志，在其最终的艺术作品中捕捉和体现了这种思想观念”。第五段第三句：“当作者回溯以往事情达到了有意识的水平时，他就具备（准备）了继续创作进程的条件。这种准备工作中有一部分涉及学习媒介学习一种语言，学习如何写，学习文学形式。”第二段都体现了意志是有意识思维的集中表现。A. 源泉，来源，顾名思义，也是最初的东西。 B. 洞察力，视觉。 C.形式。这三项选择在第二，三段集中说明，见难句译注3及第四题答案。2. B. 思想观念决定形式。这在最后一段倒数第四句：部分准备工作涉及学习媒介学习
56、语言，学习如何写，学习文学形式之后“这里要注意文学形式不能强加于思想观念。有证据，虽然很少，表明思想观念产生适合传递它的文学形式。A. 形式决定主题。 C. 形象使美变得真实。 D. 作者在准备写作时处于无意识状态。难句译注3和第四题答案都说明了这三项选择是不对的。3. A. 偶然的。B. 幸运的，fortuitously一词确实有幸运的之义。但这里上下文含义是A，见难句译注3。C. 彻底的，透彻的。 D. 潜在的，可能的。4. A. 深井（深层的源泉）。见难句译注3和第三句“深层的源泉是无意识思维，内中塞满了各种事实，观点，意识活动的情感。富有想象力的洞察力是一种无意识的活动，在杂乱的土壤中闪烁光辉，忽明忽暗，默默的探索模式和形式。最后，又是有意识的思维，通过意志。”这里说明回溯过去是在深井阶段进行。B. 视觉，是在探索表现形式。 C. 杂乱的光亮和阴影，明面和暗面。 D. 有意识思维- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网