1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练题（107）及答案阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(二)】AIn the past decade the popularity of rock climbing has greatly increased，and so has the number of injuries.It has been estimated that rock climbing is now enjoyed by more than 9 million people in
2、the US each year.Study findings revealed a 65 percent increase in the number of patients that were treated in US emergency departments for rock climbingrelated injuries between 1991 and 2008.The study，published in the online issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine，found that about 40,00
3、0 patients were treated in US emergency departments for rock climbingrelated injuries between 1991 and 2008.The most common types of rock climbingrelated injuries were fractures (骨折) and sprains (扭伤)The ankle was the most common body part to be injured (40 percent)Climbers in the study ranged in age
4、 from 2 to 74，with an average age of 26.The study also found that women took up a quarter of the injuries.Falls were the primary reason for injury with over threequarters of the injuries occurring as the result of a fall.The severity of fallrelated injuries had a lot to do with the height of the fal
5、l.Patients who were injured after falling from a height over 20 feet were 10 times more likely to be treated than patients who were injured falling from 20 feet or lower.“We found that the climbers who fell from heights higher than 20 feet took up 70 percent of the patients treated for a rock climbi
6、ngrelated injury，” explained the study author Lara McKenzie，PhD，director at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Hospital.“This trend，combined with the fact that rock climbers have a higher hospitalization rate than other sports and recreational injuries，demonstrates the need to i
7、ncrease injury prevention efforts for climbers.”26Which body part is most likely to get injured for a climber?AThe arm. BThe ankle.CThe knee. DThe hand.27How many women climbers in America got injured while climbing a rock between 1991 and 2008?AAbout 40,000. BAbout 30,000.CAbout 20,000. DAbout 10,0
8、00.28The severity of climbersfallrelated injures is mainly related to _.Athe height of the fallBthe climbers ageCthe climbers health conditionsDthe climbers climbing experience29The underlined word “demonstrates” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_”Ademands BpreventsCproves Ddescribes30The p
9、urpose of the passage is to _.Ashow that rock climbingrelated injuries have increasedBtell readers rock climbing is an adventurous sportCwarn readers of the danger of rock climbingDcall on doctors to increase injury prevention efforts26B细节理解题。根据第二段“The ankle was the most common body part to be injur
10、ed (40 percent)”可知踝关节是最容易受伤的部位，因此答案是B。27D推理判断题。第二段首句说从1991到2008年间，美国大约有4万人因为爬山时受伤而接受治疗，本段最后一句又提到“women took up a quarter of the injuries”，可知答案是D。28A细节理解题。根据第三段“The severity of fallrelated injuries had a lot to do with the height of the fall.”可知摔下来的高度是决定受伤程度的主要因素，因此A项正确。29C词义猜测题。根据语境，爬山者住院率高于参加其他体育和娱
11、乐活动的人，这“证明”了爬山者要更加注意预防受伤。C项意思最合适。30A作者意图题。文章是一篇说明文，主要是告诉读者与爬山运动相关的伤害增加了，因此A项是最佳选项。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 “Dr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?”The usual laughter followed, and people stirred to go. Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a lon
12、g time, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was. “I will answer your question.”Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror, about the size of a quarter. And what he said went like this:“When I w
13、as a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror. A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place. I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not possible, so I kept only the lar
14、gest piece. This one, and, by scratching it on a stone, I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shinein deep holes and crevices（裂缝）and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light
15、into the most inaccessible places I could find. I kept the little mirror, and, as I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not just a childs game but a metaphor for what I might do wi
16、th my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light. But lighttruth, understanding, knowledgeis there, and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it. I am a fragment（碎片）of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I c
17、an reflect light into the dark places of this worldinto the black places in the hearts of menand change some things in some people. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of my life.”1. On hearing the authors question, Dr. Papaderos_at first. A. laughed
18、at his foolishness B. wasnt sure of the answer C. doubted his seriousness D. wasnt interested at all2. How did Dr. Papaderos get the small round mirror when he was a child?A. He found it on the road and made it round. B. A dying German soldier gave him as a present. C. He chanced to find it in the s
19、treet while playing. D. He put the broken pieces together and made it. 3. Why did Dr. Papaderos like the small round mirror so much as a child?A. Because he was too poor to afford other toys. B. Because it could shine the places where the sun couldnt reach. C. Because he believed it would bring good
20、 luck to him. D. Because it told him a lot about what life really meant to him. 4. The underlined “metaphor” in the 7th paragraph most probably means_ . A. symbol B. source C. light D. purpose5. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. A Special Game in the ChildhoodB. A Bro
21、ken Piece of MirrorC. Dr. Papaderos ExperienceD. The Meaning of Life【参考答案】15、CABAD B India was once part of the British Empire, but thanks to modern technology and a booming economy, it has turned the tables on its former colonial master. Indian tutors are helping to teach math to British children o
22、ver high-speed Internet connections. Early results suggest the idea is improving exam results. But not everyone is happy at this “outsourcing” of tutoring. Its 3:30, and pupils at Raynham Primary School in London are gathering for their after-school maths lessons. Five time zones thousands of kilome
23、ters awaytheir math tutors are also arriving for class. High-speed Internet has made it possible for Indian tutors to teach British pupils in real time. Each pupil gets a dedicated one-to-one online tutor. The students work with activities on their computer screen and wear a headset and microphone t
24、o talk to their tutor. The class teacher, Altus Basson, says he has seen an improvement in results. “There are some children whove really rocketed in their results. Children who struggleto focus in class focus a lot better on the laptops. The real advantage is that each child gets a focused activity
25、 and a single tutor,” he said. Such individualized teaching is the core idea of Brightspark Education, the company that provides the online tutoring, says founder Tom Hooper. “Children today feel very confident online; they feel very engaged; they feel very in control. And thats half the battle with
26、 education.Give them control, make them feel confident and enjoy their learning and youll see them start to improve and embrace it, he said. Raynham Primary School is among the first in Europe to try online tutoring. At between $20 and $25 an hour, its about half the cost of face-to-face coaching. B
27、ut some people say an Internet connection is not enough of a connection for teaching and learning. Kevin Courtney is deputy General Secretary of Britains National Union of Teachers. We think, theres a really important emotional connection between a teacher and a child whether its a whole class or wh
28、ether its one-to-one. You need that immediacy of feedback and were not convinced that that can happen across an Internet connection. In one of the wealthiest.countries in the world, we think that we can afford to have teachers with genuine emotional connection there with thechildren, he said. Bright
29、spark Education says the online tutoring is used only as an addition to supplement regular teaching. The company says its service does not represent a threat to teachers jobs in Britain. Parents say theyre very satisfied with the results theyve seen. And what about the children?Children: I love it!I
30、 love it!I hate maths! So math-or, as the British call it, mathsis still not everyones favorite subject even with the latest technology to teach it.6. What do we know about the online tutoring? A. Indian tutors are helping to teach math in Britain. B. Tutors and students are in different places. C.
31、An online tutor helps several students at the same time. D. Tutors and students communicate by telephone.7. What can we learn about Brightspark Education? A. It shows a threat to teachers jobs in Britain.B. It can take place of the regular teaching. C. It only pays attention to math teaching. D. It
32、emphasizes the individualized teaching.8. According to Kevin Courtne, _. . A. online tutoring will represent a threat to teachers jobs in Britain B. online tutoring has a great influence on British. C. the emotional connection between a teacher and a child is important D. immediacy of feedback can h
33、appen across an Internet connection9. The tone of this passage could best be described as _. A. humorous B. ironic（讽刺的） C. admiring D. dissatisfied10 Whats the best title for this passage ? A. A New Teaching Pattern B. Indian Teachers and British StudentsC. To Learn Maths with the Latest Technology
34、D. Indian Tutors Teach British Kids Online【参考答案】610、BDCAD 【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(二)】BDid you ever look up at the moon and think you saw a mans face there？When the moon is round and full，the shadows of the moon mountains and the lines of the moon valleys sometimes seem to show a giant nose and mouth and ey
35、es.At least，some people think so.If there were a man on the mooninstead of mountains and valleys that just look like the face of a manwhat would he be like?He would not be like anyone you know.He would not be like anyone anybody knows.If the man on the moon were bothered by too much heat or cold the
36、 way Earth people are，he could not stay on the moon.The moon becomes very，very hot.It becomes as hot as boiling water.And the moon becomes very，very cold.It becomes colder than ice.Whatever part of the moon the sun shines on is hot and bright.The rest of the moon is cold and dark.If the man on the m
37、oon had to breathe to stay alive，he couldnt live on the moon because theres no air there.(Hed have to carry an oxygen tank，as astronauts do.)Theres no food on the moon，either.Nothing growsnot even weeds.If the man on the moon liked to climb mountains，he would be very happy.There are many high places
38、 there，such as the raised land around the holes，or craters，of the moon.Some of these rims are as tall as Earths highest mountains.But if the man on the moon liked to swim，he would be unhappy.There is no water on the moonjust dust and rock.When you think of what its like on the moon，you may wonder wh
39、y it interests our scientists.One reason is that the moon is Earths nearest neighborit is the easiest place in space to get to.Going back and forth between the moon and Earth，astronauts will get a lot of practice in space travel.Things learned on moon trips will be of great help to astronauts who la
40、ter take long，long trips to some of the planets.Scientists are also interested in the moon because it has no air.The air that surrounds Earth cuts down the view of the scientists who look at the stars through telescopes.A telescope on the moon would give them a clearer，closer view of the stars.31Whi
41、ch of the following is the best title of the passage?AThe MoonBThe Man on the MoonCResearch on the MoonDWhat Is It Like on the Moon?32What is the reason why our scientists are interested in the moon?AThe moon is beautiful.BThe moon is different from the Earth.CThe moon is Earths nearest neighborit i
42、s the easiest place in space to get to.DThe moon is the easiest place in space to get to and it has no air，unlike Earth.33Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AThe climate on the moon is quite different from that on the Earth.BTraveling between the moon and Earth wi
43、ll do much good to astronauts.CThere is some food and weeds on the moon，even though theres no air.DIf you want to drink hot water on the moon，its not so hard to boil water.34The underlined word “rims” in Paragraph 8 means _.Aball BhillCround edge Dheight35What is the main idea of the passage?AWe can
44、 learn much from research on the moon.BThere may be human beings on the moon.CIf there were a man on the moon，there would be many similarities between the man on the moon and on the Earth.DA telescope on the moon would help scientists have a clearer，closer sight of the stars.31B由全文内容可知B项为最佳选项。32D根据文章倒数第三段最后一句“One reason is that the moon is Earths nearest neighborit is the easiest place in space to get to.”以及最后一段的首句可知只有D项是最全面的选项。33C根据第七段最后一句可知C项是错误的。34C根据上下文可以推出rims是“圆形的边缘”。35A通读全文可知本文是讲“通过对月球的研究，我们可以了解到很多知识”。
