1、 2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（19）及答案 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 him. He sounded quite nervous and
2、 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 I didnt know the way. I had been
3、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 place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was
4、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 his candle and I saw a dark figure
5、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 someone called Milly had had a very ba
6、d 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 accident.可知作者认为应该是一个人出了事，应该躺在床上，故
7、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 _ .A.look into the matterB.bring Mill
8、y 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 reporter【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据I wouldnt let a
9、nyone but a doctor touch her可知他可能是乡村医生，故选C。 A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Web holism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a
10、compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely
11、 to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites. They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and dont concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at schoo
12、l. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life. They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their
13、 real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society. Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to keep themselves apart from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who
14、 they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world. 12. The authors attitude towards web holism is
15、 that of being_. A. optimistic B. disapproving C. positive D. acceptable13. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The influence of web holism B. The advantage of web holismC. The popularity of web holism D. The cause of web holism14. What does the underlined word “obsessional” in the second parag
16、raph most probably mean?A. attractive B. professional C. addictive D. potential15. We can infer from the passage that_. A. web holism has the greatest effect on teenagersB. students can hardly balance real and virtual lifeC. people are addicted to games on the InternetD. virtual life is more vivid a
17、nd attractive anyway1215、BACB I cry easilyI cried when a boy in the film suffered from an incurable disease I cried when an athlete broke a world recordOne night my wife and I were going to dinner at a friend sAs we went towards the house, I noticed a car pulling out from the sidewalkJust ahead, ano
18、ther car was waiting to back into the parking spaceBut before he could do so a yellow car came up from behind and sneaked into the spaceWhile my wife went ahead into our friend s house, I stepped into the street Hey, I said, this parking space belongs to that guy I gestured towards the man ahead, wh
19、o was looking back angrilyAt that moment I was feeling pretty manly Mind your own business! the driver told me No, I saidYou don t understandThat fellow was waiting to back into this space Things quickly heated up, until finally he jumped out of the carMy God, he was extremely largeHe grabbed me and
20、 shook his rock of a fist at meI tasted bloodI was terrifiedAlmost in a panic, I ran to my friend s front doorAs a former Marine （海军） , as a man, I felt absolutely embarrassed as my wife and friends asked me what had happenedAll I could say was that I had had an argument about a parking spaceThey we
21、re sensitive and let it go at thatPerhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rangFor some reason I was sure that the huge man had returned for meMy blood ran coldMy hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped herI knew I had to face up to my fearI opened the doorThere he stood I came back to apologize,
22、 he said in a low voiceI am ashamed of myselfThe Brooklyn Navy Yard where Ive worked for ten years is closingToday I got laid offI m not myselfI hope you ll accept my apology I remembered that after I closed the door, I stood there for a few minutes alone with tears in my eyes5What did the author do
23、 when a yellow car drove into the parking space?AHe beat the driver BHe blamed the driverCHe asked the driver to apologize DHe ran to his friend s house for help6What do we know about the yellow car s driver?AHe was rude and liked fightingBHe was famous for his bad temperCHe lost his job and felt te
24、rrible that day DHe tried to get the author s parking space7What does the underlined sentence mean? AI became quite calm BI felt extremely frightened CI couldnt move with coldDI was too angry to say anything8What kind of person is the author? ADirect and serious BHumorous and open - minded CHonest a
25、nd ambitious DWarm - hearted and understanding 58、BCBD Mr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines. Mr Gordon was too stingy(吝啬)to rent a chair. Their twelve-year-old daughter,Sandra, was playing at the waters edge. Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to
26、 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 head only just above the water, was shouting for help. She was very frightened. When the lifeguard reached her,she struggled wit
27、h 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 Mrs Gordon had realized what had happened. They had run down to the waters edge. Neither of them could swim. They just stood in
28、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 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
29、 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 only 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. S
30、he 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. Her 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 b
31、een 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 Mrs 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. Pe
32、rhaps 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 h
33、er.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 dollar! 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
34、. 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
35、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。 Most of the 20th century has been a development on the Industrial Revolution taken to an extreme: people now own more products than ever before; there are enough unclear weapons to destroy the earth several times over; there i
36、s hardly any forest left and pollution has got to the point where we buy water. Within a few years I predict you will be able to buy air. (There once was a time when you didnt need to buy food or shelter either.)Important developments in the last century are the breading down of the class structures
37、 left over from the Industrial Revolution stage, bringing with it the empowerment of the “common man ”: the working day is set by law to only 8 hours a day, everyone has the vote, the media has less obvious government control, people have landed on the moon, sent spacecrafts to Mars and so on. Famil
38、ies have also shrunk drastically（强烈地）; the nuclear family came about, and especially in the last half of the 20th century, one-parent families are becoming more common. This shrinking in the size of the family shows the increased independence of peopleonce upon a time people had to live in large gro
39、ups to survive.As humans have “become the gods”, they have realized their individuality and independence and taken their control of the world to an extreme. In many countries the land is almost completely used in the land is almost completely used in the production of food and as living space and th
40、ey live in small cities which are entirely human constructed, made from materials which are also entirely human constructed(concrete, bricks) with hardly any remains of nature. Weeds are poisoned because they are messy; even parks have trees grown in tidy lines; grass is mowed to keep it short and s
41、o on. I think the massive drug “problem” troubling people is a result of too much of this influence, humans needing to escape the stark world they have created by entering fantasy worlds.Over the last 100 years, the 20th century consciousness has spread throughout the world; most of Asia has been th
42、oroughly “Westernized”, and most of the Third World is being overrun by western ways of doing things and living.9Whats the author most concerned about?AThe influence of pollution.BStrong effects of development.CChanged positions of humans as gods.DThe process of the Industrial Revolution.10What is the authors attitude towards the changes of the 20th century?AObjective.BTolerant.CPositive.DNegative.11What does the underlined word “stark” in Paragraph 3 mean?AUnfair.BIllegal.CDull.DViolent.911、BDC
