1、 2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（9）及答案高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-AFor many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.Many weight conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix
2、everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.But we often gain ba
3、ck what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self worth, and, of course, love.It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for
4、 me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if its happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try
5、hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.1. The passage seems to emphasize the importance of .A. body size B. attitudes toward li
6、fe C. cultural differences D. different beauty standards答案解析：答案为B。本题考查文章的主旨大意。文章前面的内容介绍了作者减肥的痛苦思想经历，最后一段最后一句话点出了文章的中心 “When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.” 作者认为当我们改变对我们自己的态度后，整个世界就变了，因此本文在强调生活的态度，故答案为B。2. What does the underlined part “in vain” in the last paragra
7、ph mean?A. Without success. B. Without purpose. C. In doubt. D. In trouble.答案解析：答案为A。本题为词义猜测题。由划线部分所在的语境 “Many of us try hard to change our body, but in vain.”可知，“but”后的意思应该与前面的“很多人努力地去改变身体”意思相反，因此“in vain”的意思最有可能是“没有成功”，故答案为A。3. What can be inferred about the author?A. The author is a Samoan.B. The
8、 author succeeded in losing weight.C. The author has been troubled by her / his weight.D. The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第一段第一句话 “For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size.”可知，很多年以来，作者相信他/她的痛苦是因为自身的身材肥胖，因此可以推断作者很多年都受到体重的困扰，故答案为C。由最后一
9、段首句 “It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty.”可知，作者花了很长时间才意识到关于美还有很多的要学习，因此作者减肥并不成功，故干扰项最强的B选项“作者成功减肥了”错误。4. According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?A. They feel angry abo
10、ut the regained weight.B. They pay little attention to the regained weight.C. They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control.D. They think they should give up their future plans on weight control.答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由倒数第二段内容可知，很多人减肥后还是长胖，即使如此，他们仍然相信下次一定会有所不同，能够变得更瘦，这就是许多人的自我安慰，从而保持快乐。可以推断，那些
11、减肥的人对他们的减肥计划感到非常乐观，故答案为C。 阅读理解-A- (2011辽宁卷，A)I got my first drivers license (执照) in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte，North Carolina.Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman.Henry and I were living in Baltimore，Mar
12、yland.Two weeks before my 20th birthday，Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon.When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina drivers license，ready to renew，the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21.“M
13、r.Henry Smith，your husband，will have to sign for you，”he said.I argued，pointing to a very large belly (肚子) of mine，“I am married.I am having a baby.Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive？”He answered coldly，“ Its the law，madam.”Henry encouraged me to calm down，just go ahead and get t
14、he license and be done with it.“No，”I said.I refused to have him sign for me.So I left without a Maryland license.I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mailusing my name Susan Brown.And thus it was for the next twelve years.Since Henry was in the army I could
15、drive under my home state license.By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland，and I had to take the Maryland drivers exam.Since then I just go in and renew every four yearssign the name Susan Brown，have my new picture taken，and walk out with a license to drive.本文讲述了美国不同的州法律
16、不一样。在北卡罗莱纳州，中学时就可拿驾照，而在马里兰州21岁才能申请驾照。1Susan got her first drivers license_.Abefore she got married to HenryBwhen she was twenty years oldCafter she finished high schoolDwhen she just moved to Maryland答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第一、二句话可知，苏珊在上中学时拿到的第一个驾照，四年后换证时，她已结婚了。由此可知A项正确。2Susan failed to renew her license
17、the first time in Maryland because_.Ashe was forbidden to drive by Maryland lawBshe lacked driving experience in MarylandCshe was to give birth to a baby soonDshe insisted on signing for herself答案：D。推理判断题。根据第三段可知，她拒绝丈夫替她签名注册，因此她没拿到驾照。由此可知正是因为她坚持自己签名注册，使她没换证成功。3We can infer from the text that in the
18、US._.AAmerican males should serve in the army来源:Bdifferent states may have different lawsCpeople have to renew their licenses in their home statesDwomen should adopt their husbands family names after marriage答案：B。推理判断题。由马里兰州和北卡罗莱纳州的法律来看，不同的州有不同的法律。阅读理解-B- (2011山东卷，B)Tim Richter and his wife, Linda,
19、had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New Yorkhe in computers, she in special education. “Teaching means everything to us，” Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose. Not long after t
20、he surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of Sevier, Tennessee.“I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retir
21、e，” Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, “as a reminder.”Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination . The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.The quality of the books was of
22、great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a looksee. “We didnt want to give the children rubbish，” says Linda. The booksreviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists, and Dollywood board membersincluded classics such as Ezra Jack Keatss The Snowy Da
23、y and newer books like Anna Dewdneys Llama Llama series. Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduc
24、es us to books Ive never heard of .”The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die，” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”本文讲述了Tim心脏手术后，对人生的目标有严肃认真的思考，术后，参加Dolly Parton的基金会，并与妻子Linda成立了Richter家庭基金会，每月花400美元
25、给学龄前儿童买书。4What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?AHis health problem.BHis love for teaching.CThe influence of his wife.DThe news from the Web.答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第二句话“In April.leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose”可知A项正确。5What did Tim want to do after learning about Ima
26、gination Library?AGive out brochures.BDo something similar.CWrite books for children.DRetire from being a teacher.答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第二句话“I thought，maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire”可知B项正确。6According to the text, Dolly Parton is _.A. a wellknown surgeonB. a mother of a fou
27、ryearoldC. a singer born in Tennessee D. a computer programmer答案：C。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第一句话“.a program started by Dolly Partons foundation that mailed a book to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of sevier，Tenneasea”中的singer可知C项正确。7Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?A. To avoid sign
28、ing up online.B. To meet Dollywood board members.C. To make sure the books were the newest.D. To see if the books were of good quality.答案：D。细节理解题。根据短文倒数第三段第一、二句话可知，书的质量是Richter夫妇关心的问题。因此他们没有在网上报名，而是亲自去多莉坞看看。因此可知D项正确。8What can we learn from Tims words in the last paragraph?A. He needs more money to h
29、elp the children.B. He wonders why some people are so busy.C. He tries to save those waiting to die.D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.答案：D。推理判断题。Tim最后说：有些人坐着等死，而另一些人在剩余的时间内尽可能的忙碌。由上文可知，Richter夫妇对自己所做的事情很满意，并且其他人也非常感激，由此可推出D项正确。高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-BReading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for
30、most people. In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America. In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud. It is true
31、that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion. However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond ones own community. Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, an
32、d perhaps even more social than individual. Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life.How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people toda
33、y think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者)：poets, teachers, and we ourselves. Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem. Early in t
34、he twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry. Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged.Poets failed the reader, so did teachers. They want t
35、heir students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.1. Reading poems is though
36、t to be a social act in the nineteenth century because .A. it built a link among peopleB. it helped unite a communityC. it was a source of self-educationD. it was a source of pleasure答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由第二段 “Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than
37、individual. Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, .”可知，在十九世纪读诗是一种社会行为，因为人们读诗写诗都是和朋友以及与自己有关的人分享，也就是说读诗在人们之间建立起一种联系，故答案为A。2. The underlined word “diversion”(in Paragraph 2) most probably means “ ”.A. concentrationB. changeC. amusementsD. stories答案解析：答案为C。本题为词义猜测题。由第二段 “It is true that
38、 there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion. However, poems were a source of pleasure,”可知，在十九世纪，没有电视机、电影院和宽带网，然而诗歌是快乐的源泉，因此可以推断，电视机、电影院和宽带网提供的是娱乐，故答案为C。3. According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poet
39、ry?A. Students are becoming less interested in poetry.B. Students are poorly educated in high school.C. TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry.D. Poems have become difficult to understand.答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由倒数第二段 “Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at
40、night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged.”可知，读者与诗歌之间产生了鸿沟主要是因为诗歌很难读懂，故答案为D。4. In the last paragraph, the writer questions .A. the difficulty in studying poems B. the way poems are taught in schoolC. students wrong ideas about poetry D. the techniques used in writing po
41、ems答案解析：答案为B。本题为推理题。最后一段的首句也就是该段的主题句 “Poets failed the reader, so did teachers.”，除了诗歌自身令读者难以理解外，教师也是一个因素。该段后面的内容对此句话进行了说明 “They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something.” 教师想让学生知道诗歌的写作技巧，想让学生看到诗歌意味着某些东西。从作者的语气可以推断，作者对教师在学校里教授诗歌的方式进行了质疑。故答案为B。