1、2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练二轮精品题（5）及答案阅读理解-ABEIJING - Chinas National Tourism Administration (NTA) said Saturday that 215 Chinese tour groups in Japan were safe and sound after a devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the countrys eastern coast Friday.A total of 4,578 Chinese tourists were staying in Japa
2、n at the time of the quake. By Saturday noon, all the 215 tour groups that they booked with had contacted domestic travel agencies, with no death or injury reported, said the NTA upon information from local tourism authorities.The NTA has activated the emergency response system and issued a travel a
3、lert for Japan and countries along the Pacific Rim, it said in a statement on its website.The NTA has also called for travel agencies to protect the security of Chinese tourists in Japan and keep in touch with the Chinese embassy and consulates in Japan, as well as Chinas tourism authorities.Chinese
4、 tour agencies had started to bring back tourists from the quake-hit Japan and many trips had been called off.China CYTS Tours, one of Chinas major travel agencies, had promised a full refund for trip cancellation and offered to bear the extra expense for tourist protection in disasters and unrest.A
5、 massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Japans main Honshu Island at 1:46 pm Beijing Time Friday, which had triggered huge tsunami along Japans Pacific coast and caused hundreds of deaths and catastrophic damage.1. Where are we likely to find this passage? AIn a tour guided book B
6、In a geography book CIn a book DIn a newspaper2. In the first paragraph，the meaning of devastating is .Acatastrophic Bdestructive Ctragic Ddisastrous3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? AIn all, 4,578 Chinese were staying in Japan at the time of the quake.BJapan also called fo
7、r travel agencies to protect the security of Chinese tourists.C215 Chinese tour groups in Japan were organized by China CYTS Tours.DEarthquake-caused tsunami resulted in hundreds of deaths and disastrous damage.【参考答案】13、DBD C62013重庆卷 -CAlmost every machine with moving parts has wheels, yet no one kn
8、ows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for.We do know，however，that they existed over 5，500 years ago in ancient Asia.The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia.It is over 5，100 years old.Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didnt become popu
9、lar for a while, though.This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around.But it could also be because of a difficult situation.While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces, roads with smooth surfaces werent going to be constructed until there was ple
10、nty of demand for them.Eventually，road surfaces did become smoother, but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later.There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design.In the mid1700s，a Frenchman came up with a new design of roa
11、da base layer (层)of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones.A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong，lasting road surface became a reality.At around the same time，metal hubs(the central part of a wheel) came into being，followed by the pneumatic tyre(充气轮胎) in 1846
12、. Alloy wheels were invented in 1967, sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads(柏油路)As wheel design took off, vehicles got faster and faster.64What might explain why transport wheels didnt become popular for some time?AFew knew how to use transport wheels.BHumans carried farming tools just
13、 as well.CAnimals were a good means of transport.DThe existence of transport wheels was not known.65What do we know about road design from the passage?AIt was easier than wheel design.BIt improved after big changes in vehicle design.CIt was promoted by fastmoving vehicles.DIt provided conditions for
14、 wheel design to develop.66How is the last paragraph mainly developed?ABy giving examples.BBy making comparisons.CBy following time order.DBy making classifications.67What is the passage mainly about?AThe beginning of road design.BThe development of transport wheels.CThe history of public transport.
15、DThe invention of fastmoving vehicles.【要点综述】 本文介绍轮子的演进历史。64C细节理解题。第二段最后一句说明wheels长期未能流行的缘由：动物长期以来充当交通工具。65D推理判断题。短文最后一段说明路况的改良促进了车轮业的巨大发展。66C篇章结构题。该段看似举例，但这些例子均是按时间由远及近而叙述的。67B主旨大意题。该文主要介绍wheels由一般的发明物到广泛运用于交通的历史演进过程。阅读理解-DMark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born
16、in Daugavpils, Latvia in 1903. His family immigrated to the United States in 1913, after a 12-day voyage.Mark moved to New York in the autumn of 1923 and found employment in the garment trade and settled down on the Upper West Side. It was while he was visiting someone at the Art Students League tha
17、t he saw students painting a model. According to him, this was the start of his life as an artist. He was twenty years old and had taken some art lessons at school, so his initial experience was far from an immediate calling.In 1936, Mark Rothko began writing a book, which he never completed, about
18、the similarities in the childrens art and the work of modern painters. The work of modernists, which was influenced by primitive art, could, according to him, be compared to that of children in that “Child art transforms itself into primitivism, which is only the child producing a copy of himself.”
19、In this same work, he said that “The fact that one usually begins with drawing is already academic. We start with color.”It was not long before his multiform developed into the style he is remembered for. In 1949 Rothko exhibited these new works at the Betty Parsons Gallery. For reviewer Harold Rose
20、nberg, the paintings were unique and primitive. Rothko had, after painting his first multiform, separated himself from the world in East Hampton on Long Island, only inviting a very few people, including Rosenberg, to view the new paintings. The discovery of his works specialty came at a period of g
21、reat sorrow: his mother Kate died in October 1948. As part of this new uniformity of artistic vision, his paintings no longer had individual titles. From this point on they were simply untitled, numbered or dated. However, to assist in distinguishing one work from another, traders would sometimes ad
22、d the primary colors to the name. Additionally, for the next few years, Rothko painted in oil only on large vertical tents. This was done to surround the viewer, or, in his words, to make the viewer feel enveloped within the picture.68. When did Rothko want to be an artist?A. When he immigrated to t
23、he U.S.A. B. When he watched students drawing.C. When he moved to the Upper West Side. D. When he joined the Art Students League.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据It was while he was visiting someone at the Art Students League that he saw students painting a model. According to him, this was the start of his life as
24、 an artist.当他看见学生画画的时候，故选B。69. What did Rothko think of modern art?A. It could be produced by children. B. It could be compared to child work.C. It was a certain kind of primitive art. D. It was academic from the very beginning.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据about the similarities in the childrens art and the wor
25、k of modern painters.儿童艺术与现代艺术的有相似点，故选B。70. Why does the author mention Rothkos uncompleted book?A. To prove Rothkos concentration on painting.B. To show Rothkos research on the modern art.C. To suggest Rothkos unique personal painting style.D. To explain the inspiration of Rothkos painting style.【答
26、案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据It was not long before his multiform developed into the style he is remembered for.提出他的独特绘画风格，故选C。71. Rothkos distinctive style _. A. took shape in 1948 B. was affected by RosenbergC. resulted from his boyhood experienceD. was rooted in the separation from the world【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Th
27、e discovery of his works specialty came at a period of great sorrow: his mother Kate died in October 1948.他的独特风格的形成是在1948年。C62013重庆卷 -DNot all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an Sshaped body of water covering 33 million square miles.The Atlantic has, in a sense, replace
28、d the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization.Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness.It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.“Storm at Sea”， a short poem written around 700, i
29、s generally regarded as one of mankinds earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.When the wind is from the westAll the waves that cannot rest To the east must thunder on Where the bright tree of the sunIs rooted in the oceans breast.As the poem suggests, the Atlantic is never dead and dull.
30、It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly.It makes all kinds of noiseit is forever thundering，boiling, crashing，and whistling.It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breathperhaps not so noticeably out in midocean，but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy
31、beach.It mimics(模仿)nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature.It is filled with symbiotic existences，too; unimaginable quantities of creatures，little and large alike，mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of subocean vi
32、tality.And it has a psychology.It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.68Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is _Aalways energeticBlacking in livelinessCshaped like a squareDfavored by ancient poets69What is th
33、e purpose of using the poem “Storm at Sea” in the passage?ATo describe the movement of the waves.BTo show the strength of the storm.CTo represent the power of the ocean.DTo prove the vastness of the sea.70What does the underlined word “symbiotic” mean?ALiving together.BGrowing fast.CMoving harmoniou
34、sly.DBreathing peacefully.71In the last paragraph, the Atlantic is compared to _Aa beautiful and poetic placeBa flesh and blood personCa wonderful worldDa lovely animal【要点综述】 该文既是对地理知识的陈列，也是对文学作品的铺陈。大西洋的壮美和静态的内海迥然不同，大西洋好比是一个富有生命力且有血有肉的人。68A 细节理解和逻辑推理题。inland seas比较平静，而大西洋充满生命律动的浩瀚与同为西方文化摇篮的地中海形成鲜明的对
35、比。69C写作方法题。该诗句描写大西洋的壮美：当西风信然而至时，大西洋的波浪开始涌动，以雷霆万钧之势，凸显大西洋的磅礴气势。70A词义推断题。作者先把大西洋比作生命的律动，然后又把她的其他禀赋铺陈于后，因此该词此处应该指“共生共存”。71B写作方法题。该文通过诗词和拟人化的描写把大西洋比作有血有肉的人。阅读理解-BA disheveled(头发凌乱的) man appeared in court Thursday on charges of murdering a Chinese woman whose fight with her attacker was seen on webcam by
36、 her boyfriend in China. Police refused to release any details about the crime or its possible motive.The body of York University student Liu Qian, 23, of Beijing, was found Friday in her apartment in Toronto a few hours after her boyfriend witnessed the attack, police said.She was found undressed f
37、rom the waist down but there were no obvious signs of sexual attack or trauma（创伤）severe enough to kill her. Police say it may be weeks before the results of an autopsy(尸体解剖) are known.Brian Dickson, 29, stood before the court in a wrinkled white shirt and blue jeans as a charge of first-degree murde
38、r was read out. He did not enter an appeal. His case was held over until April 26. Dickson was arrested Wednesday. Police only announced his name and his age and asked the media not to publish any photos of Dickson, saying it could compromise the investigation. Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella de
39、clined to respond to the request further.Lius father, Liu Jianhui, who arrived from China after being informed of his daughters death, thanked authorities for their quick action.“I sincerely thank the people concerned with my daughters case,” he told reporters after the arrest. “Our daughter was stu
40、dying very hard.”Police released no motive or details about Dickson, but one friend described the Toronto man as an aspiring actor.Patricia Tomasi, a friend of Dicksons, told The Associated Press that she acted in a play at a local theater in Toronto with Dickson in 2007.“He doesnt seem like the typ
41、e but thats what they always say,” Tomasi said. “Hes tall with boyish good looks. I dont know much about him except that he wanted to be an actor.”Dickson attended York University where he studied global politics, but did not earn a degree from there.He later worked for the Atlantic Council of Canad
42、a (ACC), where he served as an assistant to the president Julie Lindhout. According to his biography on a newsletter from the Atlantic Council of Canada, Dickson has also been a running instructor and has been involved with Developments in Literacy, a Pakistani aid organization that raises money for
43、 children in Pakistan.A statement from the Atlantic Council of Canada on Thursday said it was not council policy to comment on staff, but it confirmed that Dickson had been an intern(实习生) with the council from September 29, 2008, until March 27, 2009.Liu was chatting with her boyfriend, Meng Xiancha
44、o, by webcam at about 1 a.m. Friday when a man knocked on the door, police said.Meng reported seeing a struggle break out between the two before Lius webcam was shut off. Meng contacted other friends in Toronto who in turn called police.The victims father, Liu Jianhui, said his daughter studied at B
45、eijing City University before moving to Canada, where she met Meng.Liu Qians laptop computer, webcam and mobile phone were taken from the apartment the night of the attack, police said. Police said the online chat was on a live streaming camera and was not recorded, though investigators were trying
46、to figure out if there was any way they could recover it.York University, whose campus is located near one of Torontos rougher neighborhoods, is one of Canadas largest universities with more than 53,000 undergraduate and graduate students. About 3,200 of Yorks students come from more than 150 foreig
47、n countries, the universitys website says.1. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. York University students come from over 150 foreign countries.B. Dickson was a graduate of York University where he studied global politics.C. The passage does not mention the reaso
48、n why Dickson murdered Liu Qian.D. ACC wouldnt make any comments on staff even if they committed a crime.2. The underlined word in paragraph 8 probably means _. A. a successful actor B. a gifted actor C. a common actor D. an ambitious actor3. Why did police ask the media not to publish any photos of
49、 Dickson?A. Worrying about bad influences on the investigation.B. Not intending to give out any information about Dickson.C. Not confirming whether Dickson had killed Liu Qian. D. Wanting to protect their citizen for fear of losing face.4. What can be inferred from the text?A. Developments in Literacy raises money for children.B. Seeing the struggle, Meng contacted Toronto police.C. Dickson had no bad records before the murder.D. Investigators could recover the chat record online.【参考答案】14、BDAC