1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练二轮精品题（1）及答案阅读理解A villa (别墅) designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls, thanks to nanotechnology (纳米技术) applications with self-healing polymers (聚合物), is to be built on a Greek mountainside. The villas walls will include special particles t
2、hat turn into a liquid when squeezed under pressure, flow into cracks, and then harden to form a solid material. The NanoManufacturing Institute (NMI), based in Leeds University, will play a key role in an EU project to construct the home by December 2010. The project, called “Intelligent Safe and S
3、ecure Buildings” (ISSB) is funded under the EUs Sixth Framework program. This potentially life-saving scheme is led by German building manufacturer Knauf. The villa will be built in Amphilochia, in western Greece, where Knauf currently runs a manufacturing plant. If the experiment is successful, mor
4、e tremor-resistant（防震）homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe. NMI chief executive Professor Terry Wilkins said, “What were trying to achieve here is very exciting. Were looking to use polymers in much tougher situations than ever before on a larger scale.” Monitors contained in th
5、e villas walls will be able to collect vast amounts of data about the building over time. Wireless sensors will record any stresses and vibrations, as well as temperature, humidity and gas levels. The walls are to be built from new load-bearing steel frames and high-strength gypsum（石膏）board. Prof Wi
6、lkins said, “If there are any problems, the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.” If whole groups of houses are so constructed, we could use a larger network of sensors to get even more information. “If the house falls down, we have got
7、hand-held devices that can be used over the rubble to pick out where the embedded（嵌入的）sensors are hidden to get some information about how the villa collapsed.” Also, we can get information about anyone who may be around, so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue. 16. The aim of the passage is to
8、.A. report a piece of interesting news B. promote tremor-resistant homesC. inform us of the nanotechnology development D. tell us about a tremor-resistant home17. The villa can resist earthquakes because .A. it will be built on a special placeB. the cracks in its walls can be healed by the polymers
9、C. the special particles can make its walls strongerD. the intelligent sensor network can tell people where there is a crack18. If the tremor-resistant home falls down, .A. rescue work can be done more quickly and accuratelyB. the intelligent sensor network will stop workingC. no one can be hurt in
10、the earthquakeD. a warning signal will be given to other residents19. What Prof Wilkins said suggests that .A. he is doubtful about the projectB. he thinks the tremor-resistant home is perfectly designedC. he is confident in the tremor-resistant homeD. the tremor-resistant home still needs to be tes
11、ted in a real situation20. It can be inferred from the passage that tremor-resistant home .A. is still being tried out B. is already under construction C. has been in wide useD. will be put into wide use soon 【参考答案】1620、DBACA C52013广东卷 -COne day, when I was working as a psychologist in England，an ad
12、olescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. “This boy has lost his family，” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and Im very worri
13、ed about him. Can you help？” I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesnt have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically. The first two times we met, David did
14、nt say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the childrens drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoonin complete silence and without looking at me. Its not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit
15、 I made sure David won once or twice. Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me? “Perhaps he simply needs someone to
16、share his pain with，” I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.”Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly. “Its your turn，” he said. After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few time
17、s, about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life. Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that onewithout any wordscan reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch,
18、and an ear that listens.36When he first met the author, David _ A. felt a little excitedB. walked energeticallyC. looked a little nervousD. showed up with his teacher37As a psychologist, the author _A. was ready to listen to DavidB. was skeptical about psychologyC. was able to describe Davids proble
19、mD. was sure of handling Davids problem38David enjoyed being with the author because he_Awanted to ask the author for adviceBneeded to share sorrow with the author Cliked the childrens drawings in the officeDbeat the author many times in the chess game39What can be inferred about David?AHe recovered
20、 after months of treatment.BHe liked biking before he lost his family.CHe went into university soon after starting to talk.DHe got friends in school before he met the author. 40What made David change?AHis teachers help.BThe authors friendship.CHis exchange of letters with the author.DThe authors sil
21、ent communication with him.【要点综述】 对于一个自闭的孩子，心理医生最好的疗法或许就是默默地和他一块感受他的痛苦36C 细节理解题。由第一段的“and his hands shaking slightly.”可以看出，第一次见面时David有点紧张。37A细节理解题。由第二段的“Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.”可以看出，他已准备好了聆听。38B细节理解题。在第五段中，作者对小男孩愿意来找他的原因进行了猜测：“Perhaps he simply n
22、eeds someone to share his pain with，” I thought.“Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.”由此可知答案。39A推理判断题。经过作者的治疗，David已经恢复了正常：started talking, got friends in school and joined a bicycle club，同时给作者写信描述了自己目前的生活以及对将来生活的打算。由此可知答案。40D细节理解题。由文章可知，是作者的正确治疗方法，才使David恢复得那么好。他的方法就是：is to listen openly
23、 and sympathetically，具体的做法就是默默地和他下棋。C52013广东卷 -DWhile Jennifer was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a monitor(监控器)a few hundred miles away was watching her every move.Using a web camera equipped in Jennifers Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequentl
24、y her eyes moved from the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the room. Her Internet access was lockedremotelyto prevent Internet searches, and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her student number at the same
25、 speed as she had in the past? Or was she slowing down?In the battle against cheating, this is the cutting_edge and a key to encourage honesty in the booming field of online education. The technology gives trust to the entire system, to the institution and to online education in general. Only with s
26、olid measures against cheating, experts say, can Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are validthat students havent just searched the Internet to get the right answers. Although online classes have existed for more than a decade，the concern over cheating has become sharper in the
27、 last year with the growth of “open online courses.” Private colleges，public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field, spending millions of dollars to attract potential students，while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.Aside from the web camera
28、s, a number of other hightech methods are becoming increasingly popular. Among them are programs that check students identities using personal information，such as the telephone numbers they once used. Other programs can produce unique exams by drawing on a large list of questions and can recognize p
29、ossible cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test questions are answered at the same speed as easy ones. As in many university classes，term papers are scanned against some large Internet data banks for cheating.41Why was Jennifer watched in an online exam?ATo correct her typing mistakes.BTo find
30、her secrets in the room.CTo prevent her from slowing down.DTo keep her from dishonest behaviors.42The underlined expression cutting edge in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _Aadvanced techniqueBsharpening tool Ceffective ruleDdividing line 43For Internet universities, exams and diplomas will be
31、valid if _Athey can attract potential studentsBthey can defeat academic cheatingCthey offer students online helpDthey offer many online courses44Some programs can find out possible cheaters by _Achecking the question answering speed Bproducing a large number of questions Cscanning the Internet test
32、questions Dgiving difficult test questions45Which of the following is the best title of this passage?AThe Advantages of Online ExamsBThe Hightech Methods in Online CoursesCThe Fight Against Cheating in Online EducationDThe War Against the Booming of Online Education【要点综述】 开放网络教学为人们的知识升级打开了便捷之门，如何保证其
33、教育和学习的质量，防止考试时作弊，现在科技手段在发挥着重要的作用41D推理判断题。第二段告诉我们监控的目的：“Her Internet access was lockedremotelyto prevent Internet searches, and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the past？”这些措施都是为了监督其考试中不发生不诚实的行为。该
34、题也可结合常识确定答案。42A 词义理解题。从上文的描述及下文的“a key”，“The technology”可以看出，这是一个先进的技术，是确保网络考试真实的关键。43B 细节理解题。关键信息：valid。由第三段的“Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are valid that students havent just searched the Internet to get the right answers.”可知答案。破折号后的内容指的就是选项中所说的：defeat academic cheating。
35、44A 细节理解题。由最后一段的“by analyzing whether difficult test questions are answered at the same speed as easy ones.”可以看出一些软件是通过设置部分难题，通过对答题速度的检测来判断考试者是否在作弊。45C主旨大意题。文章论述的是为了提高开放网络教学的可信度所使用的高科技监考手段，由此可知C项最能概括全文。阅读理解-CThe United States is faced with serious traffic problems. Too many cars travel on the freewa
36、ys to and from the city. This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars that are using their engines but not moving anywhere. Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”While many cities in the United States have traffic problems, some of the worst are in Los Angeles, Califo
37、rnia. Los Angeles is a big city with a large downtown area. One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get aroundExperts say one possible solution to the traffic problem in Los Angeles would be to makepeople want to use the public transportation s
38、ystem of buses instead of their own cars. People say the buses should be made easier, faster, less costly and more dependable than driving a car.One suggestion is to reduce the cost of riding the bus. People who usually drive their cars could save a lot of money on gas and parking costs. Also, Los A
39、ngeles could make the buses easier for people to use. The buses could travel to more places in the city. And there could be more special lanes on the freeways that only buses could drive in. These changes would make taking the bus faster and easier than driving a car.Other experts have said that the
40、 best way to ease traffic problems is to charge people money to drive on the freeways. These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. The tolls would be in effect during the times of day when most people drive to work and home again. These times in the morning and late afternoon are c
41、alled “rush hour”. People would try to avoid driving on these roads, which would decrease the amount of traffic. Also ，the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.36.The passage mainly discusses _.A.different means of transportation of the
42、 United StatesB.possible solutions to solving American traffic problemsC.causes of the serious traffic problems in AmericaD.some new laws about American public transportation【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知美国针对交通拥挤应该采取的措施，故选B。37.Which is NOT the effect caused by the heavy traffic?A.Too many private cars.B.
43、Time wasting.C.Serious air pollution.D. Traffic jams.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars 及Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”交通拥挤可以引起在路上耽误太多的时间、空气污染及交通堵塞等，交通拥挤不能引起私家车的增多，故选A。38.The reason why Los Angeles has some of the worst traffic probl
44、ems is that _.A.there is a lack of public transportationB.the city is big with a large populationC.most people like to get around by carD.many people like to travel there for shopping【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get
45、around洛杉矶的人有交通拥挤的问题其中的原因是很少的人愿意乘坐公交车出门而是开着自家车出门，故选C。 39.One of the ways the experts suggest is that _.A.people should avoid driving to work and homeB.more roads should be built for the increasing private carsC.people should be charged on the most crowded roads during rush hourD.more special lanes on
46、 the freeways should be marked out for private cars【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. These times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”.专家建议在上下班高峰期的繁忙的路段进行收费是控制私家车数量的方法之一，故选C。40.According to the passage, if the solutions were carried out
47、, _A.more cars would be reduced and more roads would be builtB.it would be easier but slower to take buses than to drive carsC.many people would prefer to walk around rather than drive carsD.the roads and public transportation system would be greatly improved【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.如果这些解决措施被实施的话，公路和交通制度会大大地改善，故选D。- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网
