1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语阅读理解二轮专题训练精品题（5）及答案阅读理解-ABelton and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday- makers and other tourists(观光者).Last August there was a fire at the Sea breeze Hotel in Belton. The next day, this new
2、s appeared on page two of the towns newspaper, The Belton Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Sea breeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors: “Please dont smoke cigare
3、ttes in bed.” This was Beltons first hotel fire for five years.The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one.ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Sea breeze Hotel. An angry holiday-maker
4、said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp.” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.What are the facts, then? It is nev
5、er easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. There was a fire at the Sea breeze Hotel last August: that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yeswe know that firemen went to the hotel.Now what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1. Which of the following best gives the main idea of thi
6、s text?A. Belton and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer.B. A fire broke out one night in Sea breeze Hotel last summer.C. It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers.D. Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter. 答案解析：答案为C。本题为主旨大意题。文章前面的内容陈述了两则不同的新闻报道，后面的内容对新闻报道进行总结，
7、由倒数第二段第二句话 “It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident.” 可知，答案为C。2. Which of the following are probably facts?a. The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel.b. A cigarette started the fire.c. An old lamp started the fire.d. The fire broke out at night.e. There has never been a f
8、ire in Canfield.A. b and c B. a and dC. c and e D. a and c答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第一则报道的第一句话 “Late last night firemen hurried to the Sea breeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom.” 和第二则报道的第一句话 “Last night Belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture
9、 at the Sea breeze Hotel.”可知，火灾都发生在晚上和房间里，故答案为B。3. The Canfield Times used the headline (标题) like this in order to make its readers think _.A. hotels in Belton often catch fireB. hotels in Belton dont often catch fireC. this was the second fire at the Sea breeze HotelD. Belton was a good place excep
10、t that hotels there are not quite safe答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。Canfield Times报纸报道的新闻标题使用 “another” 意在告诉读者Belton的旅馆经常发生火灾，这样可以使得自己城市的旅游业更具有竞争力。故答案为A。4. The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Belton Post by saying that _.A. the bedroom lamps were very old at the Sea breeze HotelB. the
11、 bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took placeC. the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thingsD. such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。 Canfield报纸报道的第一句话 “Last night Belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedcloth
12、es and some furniture at the Sea breeze Hotel.” 一语中的，把最重要的信息首先传递给受众，“消防员到达太晚未能挽救房间里的衣服，床单被褥和一些家具”， C选项的意思与此吻合，故答案为C。干扰项A选项是该则报道后面的内容，不可选。Passage Eighteen (Strictly Ban smoking)If you smoke and you still dont believe that theres a definite link between smoking and bronchial troubles, heart disease an
13、d lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself. No one will accuse you of hypocrisy. Let us just say that you are suffering from a bad case of wishful thinking. This neednt make you too uncomfortable because you are in good company. Whenever the subject of smoking and health is raised, the
14、 governments of most countries hear no evil, see no evil and smell no evil. Admittedly, a few governments have taken timid measures. In Britain for instance, cigarette advertising has been banned on television. The conscience of the nation is appeased, while the population continues to puff its way
15、to smoky, cancerous death.You dont have to look very far to find out why the official reactions to medical findings have been so lukewarm. The answer is simply money. Tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax. Its almost like a tax on our daily bread. In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain co
16、llects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities. So while the authorities point out ever so discreetly that smoking may, conceivable, be harmful, it doesnt do to shout too loudly about it.This is surely the most short-sighted policy you could imagine. While money is eagerly c
17、ollected in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster sums with the other. Enormous amounts are spent on cancer research and on efforts to cure people suffering from the disease. Countless valuable lives are lost. In the long run, there is no doubt that everybody would be much b
18、etter-off if smoking were banned altogether.Of course, we are not ready for such a drastic action. But if the governments of the world were honestly concerned about the welfare of their peoples, youd think theyd conduct aggressive anti-smoking campaigns. Far from it! The tobacco industry is allowed
19、to spend staggering sums on advertising. Its advertising is as insidious as it is dishonest. We are never shown pictures of real smokers coughing up their lungs early in the morning. That would never do. The advertisement always depict virile, clean-shaven young men. They suggest it is manly to smok
20、e, even positively healthy! Smoking is associated with the great open-air life, with beautiful girls, true love and togetherness. What utter nonsense!For a start, governments could begin by banning all cigarette and tobacco advertising and should then conduct anti-smoking advertising campaigns of th
21、eir own. Smoking should be banned in all public places like theatres, cinemas and restaurants. Great efforts should be made to inform young people especially of the dire consequences of taking up the habit. A horrific warning say, a picture of a deaths head should be included in every packet of ciga
22、rettes that is sold. As individuals, we are certainly weak, but if governments acted honestly and courageously, they could protect us from ourselves.1.Why do a few governments take timid measures toward smoking?A because they are afraid of people.Because diseases cost a lot.C Because they are afraid
23、 of the cutting down of their revenue.D Because they are afraid of manufacturers.2.The tone of this passage isA critical.ironical.C distaste.D amusing.3.What does the sentence “because you are in good company” mean?A you are backed by the government.You are not alone.C You have good colleagues.D Gov
24、ernments are blind to evils of smoking too.4.What is the best title of this passage?A World Governments should conduct serious campaigns against smoking.World governments take timid measures against smoking.C smoking is the most important source of income to many countries.D tobacco industry spends
25、a large sum of money on medical research.Vocabulary1.a wishful thinking 根据愿望的想法，不顾事实的想法2.puff 喷 puff its way to 一路吞云吐雾走向（指抽烟抽到死）3.lukewarm 冷淡/漠然4.insidious 阴险的，狡猾的5.virile 年富力强的写作方法与文章大意这是一篇“要求政府禁烟”的论说文，采用因果对比手法。先以讽刺口吻指出政府对禁烟的态度软弱无力。然后点明软弱的原因大量税收。再以抽烟大严重后果，机器所花去的钱说明得不偿失。而烟草工业广告泛滥，毒化人们。从而提出政府应从禁止烟广告作
26、起。答案详解1.C 因为他们害怕收入减少。答案见第二段。“你不用看得很远就能发现为什么官方对医学成果的反应如此冷淡，答案就是钱。烟草是征税的最奇妙的商品，几乎就像日用面包的税收。光烟草税收一项，英国政府就从抽烟人身上征到足以支付整个教育措施的费用。所以在当局那么谨慎地指出吸烟有害时，可以想象，喊叫得太响时不行的。”A.他们害怕人民。D.他们害怕厂商。文中没有。B.疾病花费很大和软弱无力的禁烟措施有关。不是花费大而采取弱政策。2.B 讽刺语气。特别表现在第一段、第四段。A.批评语气，整篇文章都在批评，这不是什么语气问题。这里时以讽刺的口吻加以批评政府软弱的禁烟政策。C.厌恶。D.有趣。3.D 政
27、府对吸烟的恶果也是视而不见。A.政府支持。太明朗化。B.你不是单独一人。和C.你有好同事，都是似是而非的答案。这可以上下文说明，第一段：“假如你吸烟，依然认为吸烟和支气管炎、心脏病、肺癌等毫无关系，那你是自欺欺人。可没有人会说你虚伪。我们可以说你是患有一厢情愿病。这你无需太难受，因为你有好伙伴。每当提出吸烟和健康有关的问题时，大多数国家的政府对其恶果视而不见、听而不闻、嗅而不觉。”4.A 世界各国政府应该开展眼里的禁烟运动。因为前面四段都是现象：政策软弱。如英国政府只在电视上禁止烟草广告以高位人们的良知。另一方面人民继续一路吞云吐雾走到癌症死亡。讲烟草的税收高，所以不严禁。这项政策的后果是疾病
28、花费大于烟草税收。烟草广告泛滥毒害人。唯一解救的办法就是禁烟。最后一段是结论，也是画龙点睛的主题和标题。“作为起步，政府可以从禁止烟草广告开始，然后应开展抵制吸烟的广告运动。一切公共场合，如戏院、电影院、返点等应禁止吸烟。应竭尽全力告诫青年，尤其是告诫他们染上恶习的严重后果。在零卖的每包烟盒上应有一令人胆战心惊的警告：例如，一幅骷髅头画像。作为个人，我们力量薄弱，可是如果政府真诚地鼓舞人心的行动起来，他们可以保护我们。”B.世界各国政府采取禁烟政策软弱无力。C.吸烟是许多国家重要收入。这两项是不分具体内容。D.烟草工厂在医疗研究上花了大笔费用。阅读理解-BA senior United Nat
29、ions Childrens Fund(UNICEF) official on May 29 praised China for its remarkable achievements in childrens welfare. A. H. M. Farook, UNICEFs operations area officer for China and Mongolia said that China “can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help it
30、s children to grow healthily and happily.” Chinas child population makes up one-fifth of the worlds total. “The reason behind the tremendous(巨大的) achievement is Chinas long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” he said. “Whats more is that Chinese people have always given sp
31、ecial attention to children who are in special need.” The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the Beijing Childrens Welfare Home at the Shangri-la Hotel, Beijing. The hotel invited the orphans to share snacks, sing, dance and play games at a park inside
32、 the hotel for a “Share the Sunshine” party, as a prelude(前奏) to celebrations to mark the Childrens Day. The Beijing childrens Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children. A leading official of the welfare institution said that the children li
33、ve a happy life and that the agency spends 400500 yuan a month for an average orphan. An average Chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year. Gu Xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the China Youth Development Foundation(CYDF), said people from all walks of life have c
34、ontributed to the welfare of the Chinese children. She said that CYDF set up the Project Hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling. By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donation
35、s, which has helped the establishment of 2, 074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms. Three “Hope Stars” also attended the party. They were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the Project Hope to further
36、their nine-year compulsory(义务) studies in the poverty-stricken regions. They will be torchbearers(火炬接力者) for the Chinese Team for the up coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year. 1. Children can grow healthily and happily as long as _. A. parents take good care of them both at home and in society B. t
37、he whole society care for children as well as their parents C. Schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children D. Chinese people always give special attention to children who are in special need 答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第三段 “The reason behind the tremendous achievement is Chinas long trad
38、ition of caring for children both at home and in society,” 可知，儿童能够健康快乐地成长的条件是社会和家庭共同的关心，故B选项符合文意。A选项只强调了父母的作用，C选项只强调了学校和教师的作用，都太片面，均不选；D选项的 “always”一词显得太过绝对化，故不选。2. Every year the Beijing Childrens Welfare Home spends _ on the orphans A. 1, 920, 000 yuan B. 2, 160, 000 yuan C. Over 2, 400, 000 yuan
39、D. 2, 200, 000 yuan or so答案解析：答案为D。本题为推理计算题。题干要求推算出Beijing Childrens Welfare Home在孤儿身上一年的花费，由第六段 “The Beijing childrens Welfare Home, has at present more than 400 children.” 和第七段 “ the agency spends 400500 yuan a month for an average orphan.” 可以推算，一年的费用在1, 920, 000元到2, 400, 000元之间，然而费用不会恰好是2, 160, 0
40、00元，只有D选项的答案最为准确。3. CYDF collected 700 million yuan with the purpose of _. A. reducing dropouts B. helping homeless orphans C. supporting the Chinese Team for the coming Atlanta Olympic Games D. establishing 2, 074 Hope primary schools all over the country答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由倒数第二段 “ By the end of la
41、st year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment of 2, 074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms.”可知，CYDF筹集的资金用于帮助建立希望工程小学，让失学儿童返校，A选项和D选项都是文章所提到的，然而A选项“减少失学儿童”是这笔资金的最终目的，D选项是达到此目
42、的的方式，故答案为A。4. We can infer from the text that _. A. Every Chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each. B. All the children in the poverty-stricken regions of China are too poor to go to school. C. Ever since liberation. the Chinese Communist Party has been conc
43、erned about the growth of the younger generation. D. With the help of UNICEF officials, there are no more dropouts in China. 答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第六段 “The Beijing childrens Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.” 可知，自从新中国建立以来，The Beijing ch
44、ildrens Welfare Home 里收养了400多名孤儿，可以推断C选项 “自从解放以来，中国共产党一直关心儿童的成长”与文意符合。故答案为C。由第四段 “Whats more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” 可知，需要给予有特别需求的儿童特别关注，A选项意为“给每个儿童特别关注” 曲解了文章的意思，故错误，B、D选项表述错误，均不选。5. It is possible that this passage was written in _. A. 1992 B. 1996 C. 1998 D. 2000答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由最后一段最后一句话 “They will be torchbearers for the Chinese Team for the up coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year.”可知，此文章写于亚特兰大奥运会举办的那一年，而这年是在1996年。故答案为B。- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网