1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（43）及答案【河北省武安三中2013届月考】DFor 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 b
3、ack 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 will 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 mo
4、re for 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 u
5、s strive 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.67. What does the underlined word “everything” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The absol
6、ute truth.B. All the properties.C. The whole world.D. All the problems.68. What can be inferred about the author?A. The author is a Samoan.B. The author has been troubled by her weight.C. The author succeeded losing weight.D. The author probably got wounded in an accident.69. According to the text,
7、those who have lost weight first and gained it back later feel _.A. optimistic about future plans on weight control B. indifferent to the regained weightC.angry about the regained weight D. they should give up their future plans on weight control70. The text tries to stress the importance of _.A. bo
8、dy size B. culture difference C. attitudes toward life D. different beauty standards参考答案 67-70 DBAC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。ASix years ago, I walked into a local animal shelter on a cold,rainy day. Although my house was already full of cats anddogs, I still
9、couldnt resist an occasional visit to the shelter. This time as I was walking down the row of pensfull of barking dogs I noticed a small boy looking into one of them. He had a malnourished（营养不良的） looking body and a bony face with a bignose sticking out of the middle of it. He was looking at a small,
10、 golden dog. Its bony ribs wereshowing and its thin tail was folded between its legs. It wasnt beggingfor attention like the other puppies but was hiding in the cornerinstead. The boy looked up at me with sad eyes and asked what was wrongwith it. “It was probably abused and abandoned”, I said. “That
11、 is why itis so scared.”The boy immediately turned to an older lady and said, “Grandma, I wantthis one.” The old woman smiled and walked to the front desk to fill outthe adoption forms. I followed and asked about the boy. I found out thathed had a rough start in life too. She had just gotten custody
12、（监护权） of himafter the state had taken him from his parents. She had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him. I looked back at him, holding his scaredpuppy, and said a prayer for them both.It was yesterday. I was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny,spring day. Then in a green fro
13、nt yard I saw the boy. His teenage body wastall and strong. His nose no longer seemed big but fit well into hissmiling face. He was throwing a ball to a healthy, happy dog with shininggolden hair. His little act of love and kindness had indeed gone a longway. It had saved a dogs life, healed his own
14、 heart, and given thismiddle-aged man fresh hope for us all.26. The author entered the animal shelter because _ .A. he loves dogs and petsB. it was too cold outsideC. he wanted to buy a dog D. he wanted to see the boy 【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Although my house was already full of cats anddogs, I still could
15、nt resist an occasional visit to the shelter.因为他家已经有许多狗了，他因为喜欢去看狗和宠物，故选A。27. The reason why the dog was so scared is that _ .A. it was afraid of the coldB. it had been ill-treatedC. it was frightened by the boyD. it was frightened by the author【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据It was probably abused and abandoned它被
16、虐待，所以看起来很害怕的样子，故选B。 28 . Why did the boy want to adopt the golden dog? A. Because the dog looked attractive.B. Because his grandma also liked the dog.C. Because they had something in common.D. Because the author advised him to adopt it.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据I found out thathed had a rough start in life t
17、oo因为小男孩和这只小狗有共同之处，故选C。29.The Grandma wanted the boy to adopt a dog so that _ .A. his life could be easierB. he could play balls with itC. he could forget about his parentsD. the dog could be taken good care of【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据She had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him.她让小男孩领养一只狗以便让他的生活过得
18、更加轻松，故选A。30. What can we learn from the last paragraph ?A. The author is a kind-hearted old man.B. The boys nose has become smaller than before.C. The author enjoys watching people playing with dogs.D. Both the boy and the dog are growing healthily and happily.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据It had saved a dogs li
19、fe, healed his own heart,小狗和小男孩都幸福滴健康地成长，故选D。【贵州省湄潭中学2013届月考】AGet out of the plane! Justin shouted. Teddy and he dropped to the groundWhen Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow, flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the airKathy couldnt believe what she was seeingOne
20、glance told her they needed medical attention immediatelyShe questioned Victor, Are you able to find someone nearby for help?There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby, he repliedIm a distance runner, and Ill go for help Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, It may take me seve
21、ral hours to get out She started out When she was 23, Kathy set a womens record in a Marathon of 42 kilometersBut now she was running the race of life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get helpKathy had been running for two hoursThis was far back into the wildernessThe cou
22、ntry path was growing vagueShe stopped to take a quick compass readingYes, she had run almost for more than 20 kilometersHer heart fell, her muscle achingAnd finally she saw her car in the distanceShe jumped into the car and sped awayShe reached a holiday house and called the policeDuring the wait,
23、she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail endThey needed her for one more task56Who actually had the airplane accident?AJustin and Teddy BKathy and VictorCJustin himself DKathy herself57The underlined part Now,
24、 she was running the race of life means that _AKathy would set up a new recordBKathy would run a race aloneCKathy was running for the lives of othersDKathy couldnt rely on Victor this time58Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass because _Ashe wasnt sure of her own memory Bshe had completely los
25、t her wayCthe country path was getting vague Dthere was only the wilderness59What do you think Kathys final task would be?AGiving the injured food and drinks BShowing the police the crash site CGoing back to put out the big fire DTaking the injured to the hospital56-59 ACCB 阅读理解【3】 Some of the large
26、st，longest，and most beautiful bridges in the world are suspension bridges. Although suspension bridges look impressively complicated，their design is relatively simple.Giant cables are strung between two towers that are anchored (固定) to land on either side of a waterway or land gorge. The road hangs
27、from the giant cables by suspension cables，or suspenders. Suspenders are made by weaving together thousands of thick steel strands.Even though these superstructures are built to last，many of American suspension bridges are getting old.The Golden Gate Bridge is slightly more than 70 years old.The Bro
28、oklyn Bridge in New York City celebrated its 125th birthday in 2008. Many of these superstructures are in need of super repairs.Engineers at Columbia University in New York City have set out to create a way to detect the lifespan of a suspension cable electronically.They are testing a system in whic
29、h tiny sensors are embedded (嵌入) inside cable strands to monitor a suspenders condition around the clock.Engineer Raimondo Betti and his team at Columbia built a lab last December.They will use heat lamps to simulate the temperature changes a suspender would have to endure through changing seasons.T
30、hey will shower the test cable with water and road salt to see how it withstands rain and snow conditions. In addition to blasting the suspender with severe weather conditions,the engineers are also subjecting the cable to the same kind of weight of a suspender on a hightraffic bridge would have to
31、bear.The team will record data from the sensors over the next six months.After that，they will open the cable and see the extent to which the data theyve recorded matches the actual damage to the cable.Betti says more accurate information on cable corrosion will be of great use to cities and states.
32、Bridge owners will be able to make more informed decisions on maintenance and repair plans for bridges.1Which of the following could be the image of the bridge described in the passage?2In the testing system，the engineers are trying to .Acreate realworld conditions that are as aggressive as the ones
33、 out thereBreplace old suspenders with new onesCbreak the suspender apart to see the inside of itDput as much weight as possible that the bridge can bear3Engineers at Columbia University in New York City use new technology to .Adesign a new suspension bridgeBsee the lifespan of big suspension bridge
34、sCprevent suspension bridges from corrosionDsolve the traffic delays caused by bridge maintenance4Many suspension bridges in America are in need of super repairs because .Athey are too old and the style is out of dateBmany steel cables are too rustyCthey cant meet the development of modern traffic s
35、ystemDthey have withstood lots of years of wear and tear from heavy traffic and severe weather5The new sensor system could let engineers know .Ahow to solve traffic problemsBwhich bridge is designed bestCwhen the bridge repair is necessary Dwhat suspension bridges mean to a city参考答案1D2A3B4D5CUntil l
36、ast summer I had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. My parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. We never had to worry about today.Before last sum
37、mer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-week intensive program. We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-central United Stat
38、es. I am a tribal member in Mozambique, a country of southeast Africa. Every meal, I make the fire for my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep the fuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family is ever given.I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner.
39、I grow attached to the rabbits, even though I know I shouldnt. I name them. Im not getting enough to eat; its time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. I feel pain but its a privileged childs pain because I know I will soon be eating again. Thats not true for a lot of other children around
40、the world.Growing up comfortably in the U.S., Ive never had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was only a simulation, it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger. So Ive become president of Roots and Shoots, a group
41、 working to improve local environments for people and animals. Im also working to create a program at my high school called the “Safe Passage” trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump. And Ive got plans to do more.Im often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do
42、. Now, I try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. When I eat or feel full, I am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others.I believe in offering help to those who need it. 31. What is true about the author before last summer?A. Her life wa
43、s under great pressure.B. Her life was well-planned.C. She didnt have to worry about the future.D. She had to worry about her dinner 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Until last summer I had a very comfortable life因为父母已经给作者安排好了一切，故选B。32.We can learn from the second paragraph that _.A. the author raised some rabbits
44、as petsB. the author took part in a two-week program in AfricaC. the author had a very difficult life in the “Tribal Village”D. the author never thought about poor people after the program【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-
45、central United States.作者在Tribal Village过着非常艰难的一段时间，故选C。33. The author feel pain because _ .A. she is a privileged childB. she is not getting enough to eatC. she doesnt want to kill the rabbitsD. she cant go back to her regular life【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据its time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbit
46、s. I feel pain but its a privileged childs pain because I know I will soon be eating again.因为作者不想杀死这些兔子，故选C。34. What does the underlined word “simulation” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?A. Reality B. Experience C. Imagination D. Imitation 【答案】D【解析】词义猜测题。根据第二自然段的内容可知作者是在Tribal Village体验生活，所以即使
47、这种生活是一种仿制的（Imitation），但是也改变了作者，故选D。35. What influence did the authors experience in the “Tribal Village” have on her?A. It gave birth to a belief in helping others.B. It taught her to be grateful to her parents.C. It has made her life more comfortable. D. It inspired her to start two groups to help others.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger.使她坚信以后要多帮助别人，故选A。
