1、 2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（34）及答案(2012南昌市高三调研)At first, the earths surface layer (层) was made up of huge blocks of hard, solid rocks. Then slowly, these rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces. Finally stones, pebbles (砾石) and grains of sand were formed. Many sorts of plants and animals lived and die
2、d on the surface of the earth. Their remains mixed up with the stones, pebbles and formed soil. The outmost layer of the earth is soil.There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break up into smaller ones. Wind, water, heat and cold help to break up rocks. When winds blow grains of sand again
3、st a large rock for a long time, the softer layers of the rock are slowly worn away. These leave holes and cracks (裂缝) in the rock, which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces.The moving water of streams and rivers also helps to break up rocks. As the water moves along, it
4、 carries with small pieces of rock.These rub the larger ones. Thus, the larger rocks are worn down to smaller pieces.The heat of the sun is also helpful in breaking up rocks. When the sun shines, the rocks become very hot. If these rocks are suddenly cooled, they may crack. Ice also plays a part in
5、making soil. Water in the cracks can turn into ice in cold weather. As this happens, it becomes bigger and the cracks become wider, and finally break up into smaller pieces.1According to the passage, soil _.Aforms very slowly Bis a mixture of stones, pebbles and sandCmakes up the layers of the earth
6、 Dis becoming smaller and smaller2Which of the following speeds up the breaks of rocks most?AHot weather. BCold water.CSharp changes in temperature. DMore dead plants in the cracks.3Which of the following is NOT true?AThe remains of many plants and animals can form soil.BIf a large rock never moves,
7、 it will never break up.CEven if a large rock never moves, it will break up.DIce in the cracks helps to break up rocks.4The best title for this passage should be _.ASoil from rocks BWays to break up rocksCSoil on the earth DSoil, outmost layer of the earth第一节：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、
8、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMillions of Americans return from long-distance trips by air, but their luggage doesnt always come home with them. Airline identification tags（标签） can come loose, and the bags go who-knows-where. And passengers leave all kinds of things on planes.The airlines collect the it
9、ems and, for 90 days, attempt to find their owners. They dont keep them, since theyre not in the warehouse business. And by law, they cannot sell the bags, because the airlines might be tempted to deliberately misplace luggage.So once insurance companies have paid for lost bags and their contents, a
10、nd they no longer belong to passengers, a unique store in the little town of Scottsboro, Alabama, buys them. The “Unclaimed Baggage Center,” is so popular that the building, which is set up like a department store, is the number-one tourist attraction in all of Alabama. More than one million visitor
11、s stop in each year and take one of the stores shopping carts on a hunt for treasures.Each day, clerks bring out 7,000 new items, and veteran（老练的）shoppers rush to paw over them. You can find everything from precious jewels to hockey sticks, best-selling novels, leather jackets, tape recorders, surfb
12、oards, even half -used tubes of toothpaste.The stores own laundry washes or cleans all the clothes found in luggage, then sells them. The Unclaimed Baggage Center has found guns, illegal drugs and even a live rattlesnake.The store has a little museum where some of its most unusual acquisitions（获得物）
13、have been preserved. They include highland bagpipes, a burial mask from an Egyptian pharaohs tomb, and a medieval suit of armor.Statistics indicate that less than one-half of one percent of luggage checked on U.S. carriers is permanently lost and available to the store.26. Paragraph1 shows that many
14、 passengers lose their luggage because_.A. they are forgetfulB. they are in a hurryC. there is no lost and found office in many airportsD. the owners of some luggage cant be identified【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据Airline identification tags（标签） can come loose, and the bags go who-knows-where.由于包上的标签掉了所以无法识别行李的主
15、人，故选D。27. The reason why the airlines cannot sell the bags is that _.A. they have to find the owners B. they are likely to make a profit on the bags on purpose C. some bags are expensiveD. they have to keep the bags as long as possible【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据by law, they cannot sell the bags, because the a
16、irlines might be tempted to deliberately misplace luggage.他们有可能故意从行李上获利，故选B。28. The Unclaimed Baggage Center is very popular because_.A. theres a large variety of goods.B. all the things there are very cheap.C. visitors may purchase something undervalued.D. Visitors will enjoy some amusing activitie
17、s there.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据More than one million visitors stop in each year and take one of the stores shopping carts on a hunt for treasures. veteran（老练的）shoppers rush to paw over them. You can find everything from precious jewels to hockey sticks人们可以买到一些便宜的东西，故选C。29. What can we infer from the passa
18、ge? A. A little museum will keep all the precious unclaimed baggage. B. The percentage of passengers who lose their baggage for ever is small. C. The things in the Unclaimed Baggage Center are articles for daily use. D. People are not allowed to buy the illegal things in the store.【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据S
19、tatistics indicate that less than one-half of one percent of luggage checked on U.S. carriers is permanently lost and available to the store.乘客永远的丢掉东西的人数是少的，故选B。30. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce how the unclaimed baggage in the airports is handled in America.B. To introduce
20、 an attractive place to tourists.C. To remind passengers of taking care of their baggage.D. To advise the airlines to find the owners of the unclaimed baggage.【答案】A【解析】写作意图题。纵观全文可知主要介绍在机场无人认领的行李在美国是如何处理的。 .选做题任务型读写How do you enter a room full of strangers? Do you walk right in full of confidence? Or
21、 do you try to slip in without being noticed? The way you go into new situations shows your level of selfconfidence.In life, we admire those who do their tasks confidently. We prefer people who appear to know what theyre doing. But where does that confidence begin?Developing selfconfidence starts ve
22、ry early. Its parents role to get kids on the right track toward becoming confident people. To help that process, parents should always offer more praise than criticism (批评). That can be done by focusing on the childs strengths. Parents should encourage their children to try new things and take risk
23、s. When children make mistakes, their parents should still let them know that they are loved. Children whose parents do these things will likely develop into confident adults. But selfconfidence still doesnt come easily. So whats the solution?With most things in life, practice makes perfect, and tha
24、t is true of confidence skills. The more you practice them, the easier they will become.Always hold your head high and look people in the eye. Answer questions clearly and confidently. The way you walk shows others how confident you are.Focus on the things that you do well, and look for opportunitie
25、s to use those abilities.Keep an item in clear view that reminds you of a recent success. It could be a good test score or a prize from a contest. Remind yourself that one success often leads to the next.Prepare thoroughly for every project. Youll approach the task more confidently knowing that your
26、e ready.All humans fail at times, and you will too. But dont allow mistakes to trouble you. Learning from mistakes helps you face the same situation later without fear.Even with practice, you will never be perfect. But you can learn to love and accept yourself and live your life with confidence.Titl
27、e: (1) _ SelfconfidenceThe parents role(2) _ more than blame them. Encourage them to try new things and take risks.(3) _ their mistakes.Advice on becoming confidentPractice as much as (4)_Use body (5) _ to show your confidence. Focus on your strengths and talents and put those abilities to (6) _. Us
28、e (7) _ encouragement to inspire yourself. Make thorough (8) _.(9) _ from your own mistakes.(10) _.Keeping on practicing and loving and respecting yourself will make you more confident.When youre an employee of a company, no matter the size, its common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a
29、 different department. But there is another way to move aroundby creating a new position for yourself. I did this several years ago, though I wasnt actively looking for a different job. In 2007, I was hired at the Transamerica Life Insurance Company, as a customer service representative in the distr
30、ibutions services department. I processed requests for distributions from our annuity(养老金)policy holders around the country. Someone might have forgotten to sign a form, for example, or might have omitted security information. To solve the problem, Id mail the person a letter. The company had been t
31、hrough several combinations, so in our department alone we had a collection of about 140 templates(模板) for letters related to distributions. The longer I worked with the letters, the more I saw how they could be improved. Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect gra
32、mmar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasnt standard across all the versions. When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. She said I should stop what Id been doing and start the new work. In a relatively sho
33、rt time, I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70. It was an informal job change until a managers meeting several months later. At that meeting, a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the divisions entire stock of 1,700 letters should be
34、 reviewed. My manager told her that she knew the perfect person for the jobme. The position was still considered temporary when I took on the extra tasks, but I was able to show that the work had value, and I was officially promoted and given a raise in November 2009.31. According to Paragraph 1, wh
35、ich of the following statements is true?A .The author admired those who got a promotion in his company.B. The author tried his best to get a promotion in his companyC. The author was eager to seek another job.D. It is no surprise to see people around us change their positions.【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据its c
36、ommon to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department.可知看见我们周围的人们改变工作或职位是不奇怪的。故选D。32. Which of the following problems with the letters is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Some information needed to be united. B. Some information was overlooked.C. Some had grammatical mistakes.D.
37、Industry terminology didnt meet the standard. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasnt standard across all the versions.一些信息需要统一，一些有语法错误，一些行业术语没有达到要求，只有选项B，没有提到，故选B。33.
38、 The underlined word “revamping” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .A. improving B. rebuilding C. repeating D. strengthening 【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据I was able to make numerous improvements可知这些信需要提高，故选A。34.The author started to review the letters when .A. he was hired by the companyB. his department
39、supervisor agreed his ideaC. he was recommended at a managers meetingD. he was promoted【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. At that meeting, a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the division
40、s entire stock of 1,700 letters should be reviewed.他的部门监督同意了他的观点，故选B。35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Where there is will, there is a way.B. Dont let the chance go, when it comes.C. Creating a position, and earning a promotion.D. Ways to get a promotion.【答案】C【解析】标题归纳题。根据短文的内容主要叙述了人们可以换一种职位而得到提升，故选C。