1、2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练（14）及解析C42013四川卷 A31What you have just read is a _A. note B. report C. schedule D. poster32What is going to take place on 2 February，2013?A. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.B. A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.C. A party for close friends to meet and have fun.
2、D. A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.33How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?A. $20. B. $40. C. $60. D. $80.34Which of the following statements is true?A. Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.B. Its unnecessary to take soft drinks with you. C. Free digital ca
3、meras are provided for everybody. D. Festival food will be served without extra charge.【要点综述】 这是一篇应用文。本文介绍了为了庆祝蛇年由Lam Tin Youth Centre及Kwun Tong High School主办同乐日活动，并介绍了活动的时间、地点、费用、流程及注意事项。31D考查文章体裁。根据文章的内容(活动的时间、地点、费用、流程及注意事项)就可判断是海报。故选D。32A细节理解题。根据“To celebrate the Year of the Snake”及“Date：2 Februa
4、ry 2013”就可判断选A。33C细节理解题。根据文中的“Fee: $ 20 (buy three get one free)”可以判定，只需花3张票的钱。故选C。34B推理判断题。根据文中“Free Soft Drinks”(免费提供软饮料)就可判定，没必要携带软饮料。故选B。 C5 2013新课标全国卷 B In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music，dance a
5、nd theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400
6、，000 people yearly. At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform，and they did so in a public house disused for years. Soon，groups of students firstly from
7、Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge，Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by littleknown writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh. Today the “Fringe”，once less recognized
8、, has far outgrown the festival with around 1，500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre groups performing，some said it was getting too big. A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are
9、eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1，695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.40What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the begin
10、ning? A. To bring Europe together again. B. To honor heroes of World War . C. To introduce young theatre groups. D. To attract great artists from Europe. 41. Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947? A. They owned a public house there. B. They came to take up a challenge. C. T
11、hey thought they were also famous. D. They wanted to take part in the festival. 42.Who joined the “Fringe” after it appeared? APopular writers. B. University students. CArtists from around the world. D. Performers of music and dance. 43.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival _ A. has bec
12、ome a nonofficial event B. has gone beyond an art festival C. gives shows all year round D. keeps growing rapidly【要点综述】 本文主要介绍了Fringe的成长和发展的历史过程。在英国，二战刚结束以后，百废待兴。从战争和痛苦之中解脱出来的人们期待着一次艺术的盛会。第一届爱丁堡艺术节从战后的艺术家群体里邀请了所有知名的艺术家，可谓盛况空前。八支同样具有好评的艺术团体自费来到英国，组成团体，在爱丁堡艺术节举办的同时自发地举办了他们自己的艺术节。40A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The i
13、dea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.”可以推知，其目的是为了让二战后的欧洲再次团结起来。41D细节理解题。第三段中的“in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so”说明他们的目的是参加这个节日。42B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University”等信息可知，大学生参加到Fringe中。43D推理判断题。文章最后一段叙述
14、了Edinburgh Festival的不断发展，D项的意思符合题意，故为最佳答案。(二)(2011湖北卷)The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming.Despite her fear，she felt strong wearing her new leg.In her second grade，Maja _1_ her cousin，Jasmina.After Jasminas death，Maja swore she would honor the little girl by _2_
15、 with a dolphin，an animal that both girls _3_ .“Jasmina never got the chance to do it.”says Maja，now 32，“so I _4_ that someday Id do it for her.”In high school，Maja was _5_ about sports.She even planned to become an athlete._6_，in 1993，during the civil war in her home country，a bomb _7_ her left leg
16、.After two years _8_ in the US.，Maja received her first artificial (人造的)leg，but _9_ it didnt fit well，walking for Maja was very painful._10_，she managed to graduate from a local high school.Then after receiving a _11_ from Saint Francis University，she got a job at an insurance firm and _12_ started
17、her own company.To relax, Maja _13_ often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium (水族馆)near her home.A young dolphin，Winter，who had lost its tail，caught her _14_.One day，Maja happened to see trainers _15_ Winter with a hightech tail.When they were done，Winter swam freely in the water.Maja was _16_.Sh
18、e managed to find inventors of Winters tail.Within ten days，she had a new leg which freed her the _17_ that had troubled her for almost 16 years.Now Maja，was ready to keep her _18_.She went to the aquarium，lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter，who approached _19_，then swam away
19、.After a few minutes，the dolophin let Maja _20_ its back.Finally，the two began to swim around the pool together.本文描述了一位失去腿的女人和一位失去尾巴的海豚；相似的困境，让两位走到了一起，也让这位女人实现了先前的诺言：一定要和海豚一起游泳。1A.lost BvisitedCrescued Dleft答案：A。根据本句中的“after Jasminas death”可以断定Maja是失去了Jasmina，故选A：失去。2A.talking BlivingCswimming Dsurf
20、ing答案：C。从第一段中的提示句“enter the pool”可以推断出：Maja跳进水池就是为了和海豚一起游泳。正好与“an injured dophin was swimming”以及文章最后一句话都保持语境的一致。3A.adored BadoptedCpossessed Dpurchased答案：A。根据下文的故事情节，尤其是Maja与海豚的相同的境遇，会有跟好的互相爱怜，故选A：喜爱。而其它选项则与语境相差太远。4A.pretended BdecidedCperferred Dagreed 答案：B。根据文章的第一段的语境，可以断定本句中的it以及上句中的it指的都是“与海豚一起游
21、泳”一事，而根据最后一段的描述，可以清楚：Maja是早有决心去做这件事的，故选：decide“决定”。5A.positive BenthusiasticCparticular Dcurious答案：B。be enthusiastic about sth.是指：对某事有激情，热情。而根据下句“planned to become an athlete”便可以断定是喜爱体育运动。6A.Undoubtedly BSurprisinglyCStrangely DUnfortunately答案：D。从下文中的信息词：civil war以及artificial leg自然给人不幸的预感。而答案D：“不幸的是
22、”。7A.took away Btook overCcut down Dcut out答案：A。take away 意为“夺走，抢走”；而take over接管； cut down 砍倒：cut out剪下来。根据语境， 炸弹夺走了她的左腿。8A.study BoperationCtreatment Dexperiment答案：C。从“two years”一词的信息提示，排除B“手术”；对于失去腿的Maja来说，只有在医院“治疗”treatment才是最合当时的语境的。9A.until BbecauseCalthough Dif答案：B。本句前后的信息自然表示出了因果的关系：假腿不合适，所以才
23、会感到痛苦。10A.Otherwise BThereforeCBesides DHowever答案：D。根据本句中的“manage ”一词可以断定痛苦没有阻碍Maja的学业，故具有转折的关系。11A.scholarship BdegreeCprize Dnotice答案：B。根据下文找到了工作，排除A：奖学金；因为只有拿到学位，从大学毕业，才会去找到自己想要的工作。12A.gradually BactuallyCeventually Dnaturally答案：C。gradually慢慢地；actually事实上；eventually最后；naturally自然地。本句话虽然短暂，但却概况了Ma
24、ja奋斗与成功的生活历程，即：开始于最后的变化。故选eventually。13A.might BshouldCcould Dwould答案：D。英语中表达“过去常常做某事”常用would，意为：总会。14A.eye BlegCnose Dhand答案：A。catch ones eye同catch ones attention，意为：引起某人的注意。与“often”一词保持语境的一致。15A.decorating BguidingCmarking Dfitting答案：D。fit在本句中有“安装”之意，即：给Winter安装了高科技的尾巴。16A.inspired BpuzzledCshocke
25、d Damused 答案：A。根据下文中的信息：Maja去找这种高科技尾巴的发明者，自然是因为Winter的尾巴而得到了启发，故选A“启发，鼓励”。17A.worry BsadnessCpain Dfear答案：C。根据第四段地“walking for Maja was painful”可以断定，现在有了新的腿，她不再那么痛苦了。18A.appointment BpromiseCrecord Dhabit答案：B。keep ones promise意为“遵守诺言”；这与上文的“Ill do it for her”语境一致。19A.blindly BangrilyCgratefully Dcautiously 答案：D。从 “then swam away”一词可以推段出：海豚还是比较警惕的，故选D：警惕地。20A.strike BcoverCtouch Dwipe答案：C。根据最后的的情景可以理解为：Maja与海豚慢慢地走进了，故“触摸”一下海豚的背部是可以的，故选C“触摸，触动”。