1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题（44）及答案阅读理解I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down ，I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-a
2、nd-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.There was a sud
3、den rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mothers body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a nar
4、row shelf of rock.Just at this moment, she fell back into the river. If she were carried down，it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.While I was wondering what I
5、 could do next, I heard the sound of a mothers love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.【文章大意概括】本文讲述了一只大象的母爱。正是这伟大的母爱使得大象一次次冒着生命的危险在洪水中救小象。1. The moment the author got down to the
6、river bank he saw_.A. the calf was about to fall into the riverB. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rockC. the calf was washed away by the rising waterD. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water【详解剖析】事实细节题。根据第一段第三句There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fa
7、st-rising water.可知D项正确。【最佳选项】D2. How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?A. By putting it on a safe spot.B. By pressing it against her body.C. By taking it away with her.D. By carrying it on her back.【详解剖析】事实细节题。根据第二段最后一句Then with a huge effort，she picked it up in her tru
8、nk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.可知母象把小象放在了一个安全地点。【最佳选项】A3. How did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring?A. It was a great comfort.B. It was a sign of danger.C. It was a call for help.D. It was a musical note.【详解剖析】推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句.roaring all the tim
9、e，but to her calf it was music.可推出选A。【最佳选项】A4. What can be the best title for the text?A. A Mothers LoveB. A Brave ActC. A Deadly RiverD. A Matter of Life and Death【详解剖析】主旨大意题。根据全文以及最后一段第一句While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the sound of a mothers love.可知：是伟大的母爱使得大象一次一次地冒着生命的危险救小象。【最佳
10、选项】AA few years ago I had an “ aha！” moment regarding handwriting.I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the
11、fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.It was a very important event in the computerization of life a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed
12、 from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters, and we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.As a child visiting my fathers office, I was pleased to recognize，in little notes on the desks of his staf
13、f，the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of“ RFW”All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fal
14、l of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age cant be expected to learn to hold a pen.I dont buy it.I dont want to see anyone cut off from the expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a d
15、igital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16thcentury Italy. That may sound impossibly grandas if they want
16、 kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems.【文章大意概括】由于一次无法辨认同事字迹的经历，作者意识到了电脑技术对传统的亲笔书写方式的冲击，不过作者希望书法能够得到保存。1. Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleagues handwriting?A. He had worked with his colleague long enough.B. His
17、colleagues handwriting was so beautiful.C. His colleagues handwriting was so terrible.D. He still had a lot of work to do.【详解剖析】事实细节题。从第二段“I had been working with this colleague for at least a year.”可知，使作者吃惊的原因是他与一位同事共事一年之久竟认不出他的笔迹。【最佳选项】A2. People working together in an office used to_.A. talk more
18、 about handwritingB. take more notes on workdaysC. know better one anothers handwritingD. communicate better with one another【详解剖析】事实细节题。从第三段“There was a time.we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices and faces.”可知，过去的同事都互相熟知对方，认得各自的笔迹。【最佳选项】C3. The authors father wrote notes in
19、pen_.A. to both his family and his staffB. to his family in small lettersC. to his family on the fridgeD. to his staff on the desk【详解剖析】事实细节题。从第四段“.the same handwriting I would see.”可知作者的父亲曾写便条给员工以及家人。【最佳选项】A4According to the author，handwritten notes_.A. are harder to teach in schoolsB. attract more
20、 attentionC. are used only between friendsD. carry more message【详解剖析】推理判断题。从倒数第二段“For many a biographer，part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.”可知：对于一些撰写传记的作家来说，真正了解自己的写作对象，部分要依赖于阅读他们(被写传记者)的亲手笔迹。所以我们可以推断笔迹承载了很多的个人信息。【最佳选项】D5We can learn from the passage
21、that the author_.A. thinks it impossible to teach handwritingB. does not want to lose handwritingC. puts the blame on the computerD. does not agree with Florey【详解剖析】推理判断题。从倒数第三段“I dont buy it.”和倒数第二段“I dont want to see anyone cut off from.personal association that a pen still promotes better.”可知作者不希
22、望亲手笔迹消亡。阅读理解 -A篇One day a student went to see his teacher. He had been given an important position and now was coming to say goodbye to his teacher. The old man asked him how he would live among high officials. The student answered, “ I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats, one for
23、 each official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.” The teacher got angry on hearing this. “What?” he cried. “Is this what ten years of my teaching has made of you? Nothing but flatterer(拍马屁的人)?” “Excuse me, honored(尊敬的) master,” the student rose to his feet and apologized hurriedly. “But you hav
24、e always been absorbed in your studies and dont know how vulgar(庸俗的) the world has come to be. There are few men in the world who are above flatterers like you.” “There is something true in what you said,” the teacher nodded, smiling with one of the students “high hats” on.46. The student came to sa
25、y goodbye to his teacher because_.A. he had got hundred hats to sellB. he had got a fairly high position in societyC. he wanted to see his parents in his home townD. he moved away to another city47. The student would live among high officials by_.A. selling hats to them B. making a hundred hats for
26、themC. flattering them D. serving them48. The teacher was angry with_.A. himself B .the society C. his student D. high officials49. The phrase “rose to his feet” means_.A. stood up B. kicked with his feet C. became quite excited D. raised his feet50. The teacher_.A. liked to be flattered as wellB. r
27、eally knew nothing about the vulgar worldC . was in need of a high hatD. was satisfied with the new hat 参考答案4650、BCCAA阅读理解-B篇Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fastHe was able to se11 millions of models because be could produce them in large numbers at a time；t
28、hat is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kindFords father hoped that his son would be come a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first carHowever，the car made in this way，the
29、 famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford bad started his great motor car factoryThis car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty yearSince Fords time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has be come common in industry and has reduced the price of
30、 many goods which would otherwise be very expensive51Henry Ford was the man to built _ carsAcheap and strong Bcheap and longCfast and expensive Dstrong and slow52Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_Ahe made many greet cars Bhis cars are manyChe made lots of cars of the same kind Dboth A a
31、nd B53The young man became a mechanic，_Awhich was his fathers will Bwhich was against his own will Cwhich was against his fathers will Dwhich was the will of both54The “Model T” was very famous_ Abefore 1908 Bbetween 1982 and 1908Cbefore 1892 Dafter 190855Ford built his own car factoryAin 1903 Bin 1908 Cin 1913 Din 1897参考答案51-55 、ACCDA