1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语阅读理解全程基础训练（10）及答案阅读理解-C-(2013安徽，D)“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more time poor than ever before，” says Patsy Rowe, “Manners_have_fallen_off_the_radar(雷达)” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment, it is a wonder more people dont wake up each
2、morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint(抱怨)about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans dont work at 4G spe
3、eds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings lifechanging news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. Wh
4、at is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous(匿名的) rude messages by email.However, rudeness is never acceptable. Dont assume it is OK to be rude if the person youre in touch with wont recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a le
5、tter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.We shouldnt blame technology for our shortcomings.Technology is here to help us，but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings.People spend
6、 a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if wed publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.文章大意：随着高科技的发展，人的行为变得越来越粗鲁。有些人不愿意与实际的人交流，而宁愿打电话、发短信，甚至发一些匿名的粗鲁短信。9What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?APeople can tell good from bad behavio
7、r.BRadar is able to observe human behavior.CPeople care little about their behavior.DRadar can be used to predict human behavior.答案：C句意猜测题。整篇文章讲的是随着高科技的发展，人的行为越来越粗鲁，故选C项。10Some people are less willing to deal with humans because _.Athey are becoming less patientBthey are growing too independentCthey
8、 have to handle many important messagesDthey have to follow an evolutionary step backward答案：A推理判断题。根据第二段的“To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans dont work at 4G speeds.”可知，一些人不愿意与人交流是因为与人交流太慢，也就是说他们变得越来越没有耐心。11The author thinks
9、sending unsigned awful messages is _.Aridiculous Bdisgusting Cacceptable Dreasonable答案：B细节理解题。根据第三段的“Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.”可知，作者认为发送不署名的可恶短信是残忍的，令人作呕的。12What can we learn from the last paragraph?AWe should applaud good behavior.BTechnology can never be blam
10、ed.CWe should keep pointing out mistakes.DTechnology will take over our lives one day.答案：A推理判断题。根据最后一句“it would be even more help if wed publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them”可知A项正确；B项和本段的第一句意思有差别；根据“People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners”和“Technology is here to help us，but
11、 we should not allow it to take over our lives.”可轻易排除C、D两项。第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about
12、 him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadnt the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go .It had been snowing heavily that day and
13、 I didnt know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyoneeven my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken pla
14、ce, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩).”I wouldnt leave her out in the cold!” he said.Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door .He lifted h
15、is candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.” She was such a good cow! I wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her!” he said, and burst into tears again.46.The underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means _ .A.expect B.understand C.see clearlyD.hear clearly【答案】B【解析】词义猜测题。根据that some
16、one called Milly had had a very bad accident.可知作者已经了解了发生了什么事情，故选B。47.Before he arrived at the farmers house, the writer expected to see Milly lying _ .A.on the ground of a barn B.on the floor of a room.C.in bed in a room D.in bed in a barn【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据that someone called Milly had had a very bad
17、 accident.可知作者认为应该是一个人出了事，应该躺在床上，故选C。48.What do we know about Milly from the story?A.She had met with an accident.B.She had caused a scandalC.She was seriously ill.D.She was hidden somewhere.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Milly had had a very bad accident.可知她除了事故，故选A。49.The farmer wished that the writer might _ .
18、A.look into the matterB.bring Milly back to lifeC.free him from a scandalD.keep the whole thing a secret【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据I wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her!”可知作者是一个医生，这个农民想让他去救活他的这头牛，故选B。50.The person who told the story is probably a _ .A.farmerB.policeman C.country doctorD.newspaper report
19、er【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据I wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her可知他可能是乡村医生，故选C。阅读理解-D-(2013陕西，C)According to sociologists(社会学家), every modern industrial society has some form of social stratification(阶层). Class, power and status are important in deciding peoples rank in society.Class means a persons e
20、conomic position in society. A commonly used classification is lower class, middle class and upper class. While sociologists disagree on how these terms should be exactly defined, they do describe societies like the United States quite well. One study shows that 53% of Americans belong to the lower
21、class, 46% the middle class, and 1% the upper class. Interestingly, a surgeon earning $500,000 a year and a bus driver earning $50,000 a year both regard themselves as the middle class!Power refers to the amount of control a person has over other people. Obviously, people in positions of great power
22、 (such as governors) exercise(行使)big power, but people who take orders from others have less power. Power and class do not always go hand in hand, however. For example, the governor of a state has great power, but he or she may not belong to a corresponding (相应的)economic class. Generally, however, t
23、here is a relationship between power and class. To our knowledge, there arent too many people who arent millionaires in the US. Senate!Status is the honor or respect attached to a persons position in society. It can also be affected by power and class, but not necessarily so. For example, a universi
24、ty professor may have a high status but not belong to a high social class or have a lot of power over others.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，阐明了阶级、权力、地位的定义以及三者之间的关系。13What can we learn about “the middle class” from Paragraph 2?APeople earning $50,000 a year belong to the middle class.BNearly half Americans belong to
25、the middle class.CPeople generally consider bus drivers as the middle class.DSociologists have a clear definition of the middle class.答案：B细节理解题。由第二段第四句话可知美国中产阶级占46%，差不多一半，故B项正确。由第五句话“有趣的是年收入五十万美元的外科医生和五万美元的公交车司机都自认为是中产阶级”，是“自认为”，所以AC项都不对。由第三句话可知D项错误。14According to the text, we know that _.Apower and
26、 class do not always correspond with each otherBstatus refers to a persons economic position in societyCpeople with high status have a lot of control over othersDclass is less important in deciding a persons social rank答案：A细节理解题。由第三段第三句话Power and class do not always go hand in hand，可知A项正确。由第四段第一句话可知
27、B项错误；由第四段最后一句话可知C项错误；由第一段第二句话可知D项错误。15Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?答案：A语篇结构题。第一段总体介绍阶级、权力、地位在确定一个人的社会等级方面都很重要，第二三四段分别说明了阶级、权力、和地位，采用了总分结构。故选A项。阅读理解- (B)Mr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines. Mr Gordon was too stingy(吝啬)to rent a chair. Th
28、eir twelve-year-old daughter,Sandra, was playing at the waters edge. Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea. Fortunately,a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away. He ran along the beach and dived into the sea. He swam quickly to where the girl, with her
29、 head only just above the water, was shouting for help. She was very frightened. When the lifeguard reached her,she struggled with him, as drowning people often do. However, he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach. By the time he reached it, Mr and
30、 Mrs Gordon had realized what had happened. They had run down to the waters edge. Neither of them could swim. They just stood in the shallow water, and worried about their daughter. Had the lifeguard reached her in time? Fortunately, he had. “That was quick work,young man,”Mr Gordon said. He turned
31、to his wife, “Give the lifeguard a dollar.” “A dollar!” Sandra cried. “Dad,how can you give him a dollar! He saved my life. I was half dead.” “Quite right, girl !” Mr Gordon said, pleased by his daughters awareness of the value of money. He turned to his wife again and said, “Shes right. She was onl
32、y half dead. Give him fifty cents.”51. What happened to Sandra？A. She ran into the sea. B. Her life was saved by a lifeguard.C. She was drowned. D. She died.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据He saved my life.门卫救了她的生命，故选B。52. What would probably have happened to Sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach？ A. H
33、er father would have saved her. B. Her mother would have saved her. C. She would have swum back to the beach. D. She would have been drowned.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据He swam quickly to where the girl, with her head only just above the water, was shouting for help.如果没有门卫在海滩，有可能她被淹死了，故选D。53. What did Mr and M
34、rs Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？ A. They shouted to the lifeguard. B. They dived into the water.C. Perhaps they were reading magazines.D. They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Mr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines.他
35、们正在看报纸，故选C。54. Why was Sandra angry with her father？ A. He did not give the lifeguard any money. B. He did not swim out to save her.C. He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness.D. He gave the lifeguard too much money.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据“A dollar!” Sandra cried. “Dad,how can you give him a doll
36、ar! He saved my life. I was half dead.她生气因为父亲没有显示出诚意来，故选C。55. Why was Mr Gordon pleased with her daughter？A. She was safe again.B. She was polite to the lifeguard.C. He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money.D. She gave the lifeguard fifty cents.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Mr Gordon said, pleased by his daughters awareness of the value of money. He turned to his wife again and said, “Shes right. She was only half dead. Give him fifty cents.”父亲看见女儿的大叫他认为给门卫的钱多了。他原来认为她不想给门卫太多的钱，故选C。- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网
