1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练题（114）及答案【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(五)】 CMany years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.While I was stand
2、ing in line at the cash register(收款台)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.I took_off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.I stopped and wondered what I should do.A car pulled up behind me.It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas s
3、tation.They said they would take me to my friends.We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.I wrote him and his wife a thankyou note for helping me.Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them.Their note that came with it said
4、that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning.In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that Id left the lights on all day，and the battery was dead.Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford Dealershipa shop selling carswas righ
5、t next door.I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？”I asked and explained my trouble.They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it.They would accept no payment；so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks.I received a letter back
6、 from one of the salesmen.No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.“Thank you”two powerful words.Theyre easy to say and mean so much.36The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _.Ato visit a friendBto see his parentsCto pay at the cash registerDto ha
7、ve more gas for his car37The underlined words “took off” in Paragraph 2 mean “_”Aturned off Bmoved offCput up Dset up38What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?AHe had it pulled back to the gas station.BThe couple sent him a business card.CThe couple offered to help him.DHe ca
8、lled his friend for help.39The battery of the authors car was dead because _.Asomething went wrong with the lightsBthe meeting lasted a whole dayChe forgot to turn off the lightsDhe drove too long a distance40By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show _.Ahow to write a thankyou letterBh
9、ow to deal with car problemsCthe kindheartedness of older peopleDthe importance of expressing thanks36A细节推断题。根据第一段第二句“. at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.”where引导的定语从句是修饰Oklahoma City，去Oklahoma City是为了拜访一个朋友。37B词义猜测题。根据上一句“. paying for
10、 gas”和后面的“. gone only a few miles”可知took off是“离开”的意思，选项B中的move off也是“离开”的意思。turn off关掉；put up拿起；set up设立。38C细节推断题。从第二段最后两句“They said they would take me to my friends.”和“. when I got out of the car”可知老夫妇把作者送到了朋友家。39C细节推断题。从第四段第二句中的“Id left the lights on all day.”可知作者忘记关掉车灯，灯亮了一天，所以电池没电了。40D主旨大意题。作者讲了
11、两个接受了他人的帮助并向帮助自己的人表示感谢的故事，接受别人的帮助后写信表示感谢对帮助自己的人是一种回馈，会使别人感到帮助别人是有意义的。特别是最后一句“They are easy to say and mean so much.”点出了主旨。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。A How should one invest a sum of money in these clays of inflation (通货膨胀)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high th
12、e interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one,dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clock
13、s, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques. I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face wi
14、th twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round peoples wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves. Whether or not we are slaves of time today depen
15、ds on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of clay according to the beating of their own hearts. They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout tir
16、e time. So it seems that the first clocks were human beings. However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hourglasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious s
17、tudent of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past. Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for y
18、our own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in air antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?1. According to the passage, collecting antique clocks_. A. can hardly keep the value of your savings B. will cost much of your savings C. may increase your wealth D. n
19、eeds your bravery2. By quoting (引用) the remark of a being from another planet, the author intends to_. A. suggest human beings are controlled by a clock B. describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth C. tell readers what clocks look like D. compare chicks to human beings3. Which of the following i
20、s NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time? A. Counting the beating of ones own heart. B. Making use of candles, sand and water. C. Observing shadows cast by the sun. D. Keeping slaves busy day and night.4. The underlined phrase stately homes in paragraph 4 means A. state-owned houses B. houses in
21、 very good condition C. grand houses open to the public D. houses where statesmen meet regularly5. The purpose of the passage is A. to introduce the culture of antique clocks B. to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks. C. to compare different ways to make a future profit D. to explain conv
22、enient and reliable ways of telling time【参考答案】CADCBB Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as honor help you create this life of good feelings. Heres an example to show how honorable act
23、ions create happiness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerks mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the u
24、ncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul. Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness? In the first case, where we dont tell the clerk, a couple of things would hap
25、pen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted, since we advertise Our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling other
26、s. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerks attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness a
27、nd a sense of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And its easy to think and act honorably again when were happy. While the positive cycle c
28、an be difficult to start, once its started, its easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.6. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to ourA. self-respect B. financial rewards C. advertising ability D.
29、 friendly relationship7. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to_.A. lying B. stealing C. cheating D. advertising8. The phrase bringing the error to the clerks attention (in para.5) means_.A. telling the truth to the clerk B. offering advice to the clerkC. asking t
30、he clerk to be more attentive D. reminding the clerk of the charged item9. How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?A. Well be very excited. B. Well feel unfortunate.C. Well have a sense of honor. D. Well feel sorry for the clerk.10. Which of the following can be the best title of this
31、passage.*A. How to Live Truthfully B. Importance of PeacefulnessC. Ways of Gaining Self-respect D. Happiness through Honorable Actions【参考答案】ABACD【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(五)】 DWhatever one believes about global warming，there is no doubt that the earths polar regions are undergoing dramatic change as a result
32、 of climate change.Now，a breathtaking new exhibit at the Asia Society in New York suggests that the earths Third Pole is sounding a similar alarm.David Breashears，a mountaineer and cinematographer，and his team have travelled the high Himalayas on a special search in the past few years.Armed with old
33、 photographs of the worlds highest peaks，he has tried to duplicate those shots exactly.The result is both breathtaking and deeply frustrating.That is because his photos show a dramatic decline in glacial ice.Whether it is the forward edge，the vertical height or the mass balance of these rivers of ic
34、e，the pictures make it clear that something strange is happening.After some discussions about the likely causes of the glacier declinethe experts agreed it was linked to climate change，aggravated(恶化) by mankinds use of fossil fuelsthe talk turned to the heart of the matter：likely impacts.The biggest
35、 one concerns water.Many glaciers，ranging from the Andes to the Alps，are in recession(衰退)，but the impacts of the Himalayan glaciers recession could be much more disastrous.What to do？Answers can be found in both supply and demand，suggested the experts.On the supply side，governments of the regionalwa
36、ys suspicious of each other，and at times hostilemust work together much more closely in measurement and data check.Advances in satellite technology can help on this front.A good model for cooperation is the Arctic Council，which brings together the many countries touching on the northern polar region
37、.41There is no doubt that _.Athe earths polar regions are undergoing dramatic changeBthe Asia Society in New York is a good model for cooperationCthe earths Third Pole is the worlds third highest peaksDthe Himalayan glaciers recession must be much more disastrous42The earths Third Pole refers to _.A
38、the North Polar Bthe South PolarCthe Asia Society Dthe Himalayas43Through investigating and discussion，the Asia Society found that the likely causes of the glaciers receding was _.Awarm weather and much pollutionBmuch pollution and greenhouse effectCmany travelers and much pollutionDclimate change a
39、nd mankinds use of fossil fuels44It can be inferred that the governments of the region will _.Aunite as one to use more waterBfight against each other for getting more waterCcooperate more closely in measurement and data checkDbring together touching on the northern polar region45The text is mainly about _.Aglobal warmingBthe Himalayan glaciers recessionCa breathtaking in New YorkDthe Arctic Council41A细节推断题。从第一段第一句话里可以得出答案。42D推理判断题。从第二段中可以推断出答案。43D细节推断题。从第四段可知，冰川消融的原因可能是气候变化和人类利用石化燃料所致。44C推理判断题。从最后一段专家的建议可以推断出答案。45B主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要介绍了喜马拉雅山脉地区冰川消融的状况。
