2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（53）

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（53）及答案阅读理解PhillipIslandPenguins(企鹅)   TheLittlePenguinhascalledPhillipIslandhomeforuntoldgenerations.GettoPhillipIslandinplentyoftimetowatchssummersunsetatSummerlandBeach–thestageisattractivelysettoseethelittlePenguinleavewaterandstepontoland.   ·LeaveMelbourneat5:30pmforadirectjourneytoPhillipIsland.   ·SeetheGippslandarea–GuinnessBookofRecordsplacefortheworld’slongestearthworm(蚯蚓)   ·JourneyalongthecoastalhighwayaroundtheBaywithFrenchIslandandChurchillIslandinthedistance   ·CrossthebridgeatSanRemotoenterPhillipIsland–naturalhomeforLittlePenguinsandmanyanimals   ·Takeyourplaceinspecialviewingstands(看台)towatchthedailyeveningperformanceofthewildLittlePenguinsUltimatePenguins(+U)   Joinagroupofupto15.Thisguidedtourgoestoanattractive,quietbeachtoseeLittlePenguins.Youcanseepenguinsatnightbywearingaspecialpairofglasses.   Adult(成人)$60.00        Child$30.00ViewingPlatformPenguinPlus(+V)   Morepersonalizedwildlifeviewinglimitedto130peopleprovidingcloserviewingofthepenguinarrivalthanthemainviewingstands.   Adult$25.00        Child$12.50PenguinSkybox(+S)   Joinagroupofonly5inthecomfortofaspecial,higher-upviewingtower.GainanexcellentoverviewofSummerlandBeach.   Adult16years+$50.0073.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlywrittenfor?A.Scientists.     B.Students       C.Tourists.        D.Artists.74.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLittlePenguins__________.A.havebeenonPhillipIslandforyearsB.keepaGuinnessrecordfortheirsizeC.aretrainedtopracticedivingforvisitorsD.liveinlargegroupstoprotectthemselves75.Howmuchwouldacouplewithonechildpayforacloserviewingtour?A.$37.50.       B.$62.50.         C.$180.00.        D.$150.00.5、(6分)73.C74.A75.B73．解析：这是一道主旨题。文中主要讲述了去参观菲利普岛企鹅的行程和价格，显然是一个旅游广告，所以主要面向旅游者。74．解析：这是一道细节题。从第一句“TheLittlePenguinhascalledPhillipIslandhomeforuntoldgenerations”这些小企鹅在未知的年代就叫菲利普岛企鹅了，可知年代非常久远。75．解析：这是一道计算题。成人的参观费用是$25，儿童是$12.5,两个大人和总共$62.5。【福建省南平一中2013三模】DIt’s10pm.Youmaynotknowwhereyourchildis,butthechip(芯片)does.Thechipwillalsoknowifyourchildhasfallenandneedsimmediatehelp.Oncedoctorsarrive,thechipwillalsobeabletotellthemwhichdrugsarenotsuitableforlittleJohnnyorJanie.Atthehospital,thechipwilltelldoctorshisorhercompletemedicalhistory.Andofcourse,whenyouarrivetopickupyourchild,settlingthehospitalbillwithyourhealthinsurancepolicywillbeasimplematterofwavingyourownchip-theoneembedded（植入）inyourhand.Tosome,thismaysoundunbelievable.Butthetechnologyforsuchchipsisnolongerthestuff(东西)ofsciencefiction.Anditmaysoonoffermanyotherbenefitsbesideslocating(定位)lostchildrenorelderlypatients.Itcouldbeusedascreditcardsandpeoplewon’thavetocarrywalletsanymore.Ontheotherhand,somearealreadywonderingwhatthissortoftechnologymaydotothesenseofpersonalprivacyandliberty.“Anytechnologyofthiskindcouldresultinimproperuseofpersonalprivacy,”saysLeeTien,seniorstaffattorneyfortheElectronicFrontierFoundation.“Ifakidcanbetracked,doyouwantotherpeopletobeabletotrackyourkid?It’sadouble-edgedsword.”AppliedDigitalSolutions,Inc.inPalmBeach,Florida,saysithasrecentlyappliedtotheFoodandDrugAdministrationforpermissiontobegintestingitsdeviceinhumans.Aboutthesizeofagrainofrice,themicrochipcanbeencoded(编码)withbitsofinformationandembeddedinhumansunderalayer(表层)ofskin.Whenscannedbyanearbyreader,theembeddedchipgivesthedata.Mostembeddedchipdesignsareso-calledpassivechips,whichgiveinformationonlywhenscannedbyanearbyreader.Butactivechips---suchastheproposed（被提议）DigitalAngelofthefuture---willgiveoutinformationallthetime.Andthatmeansdesignerswillhavetodevelopsomesortofpowersourcethatcanprovideacontinuoussourceofenergy,yetbesmallenoughtobeembeddedwiththechips.Inadditiontotechnicalproblems,manysuspectthatallsortsoflegalandprivacyissueswouldhavetobeclearedaswell.68.Byusingtheexampleinthefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstotellusthat.A.chipsareusuallyusedtolocatelostchildrenB.chipsaremoreconvenientthancreditcardsC.chipswillsoonbeusefulinmanyaspectsofdailylivesD.chipswillbringouttheissueofabuseofpersonalprivacy69.WhatistheattitudeofLeeTientowardsthechips?A.Negative.B.Indifferent(冷漠的).C.Arbitrary(随意的).D.Cautious.70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutDigitalAngelisNOTtrue?A.DigitalAngelwillincludeatleastachipandapowersource.B.DigitalAngelwillsoonbeproducedandreplacepassivechips.C.DigitalAngelwillbeembeddedinhumansunderalayerofskin.D.DigitalAngelwillgiveinformationwithoutbeingscannedbyareader.71.ItisindicatedinthepassagethatchipproducershavetoconsiderthefollowingissuesEXCEPT.A.financialproblemsB.technicalproblemsC.legalproblemsD.privacyproblems【参考答案】68-71CDBA阅读理解------AFiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict,”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes,pantsandsportsshirttotheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“I’mworkingharderthanever,”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”[来MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnitedStates.Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”of“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscode.“Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforwork,”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany,85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday,”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamountofmoney,youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”56.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict,”because_______.A.heoftenworepantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn'twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes57.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow,because_______.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompany58.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.B.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly1990s.C.“Dress-downFriday”wasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.D.Manyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeople.参考答案56-58CACNormallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourses,eachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtofutureemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstressofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedandwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.59．Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend________classeseachweek.A．36　　B．12　　C．20　　D．1560．AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowedto________.A.liveinadifferentuniversityB.takeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversityC.liveathomeanddrivetoschoolD.gettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities61．Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause________.A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareersB.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairsC.theyhavetoobeyuniversitydisciplineD.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority62．Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositioninstudentorganizationsprobablybecause_____.A.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudyB.theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversityC.suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobsD.suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid63．Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein________.A.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversityB.ensuringthatthestudentsobeyuniversityregulationsC.evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourtD.keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities.参考答案59-63BBACB【福建省南平一中2013三模】EWefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixedabilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreaming(把……按能力分班)pupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall，itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade！Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepupilsjustaccordingtotheirintellectual(智力的)ability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyalsolearnhowtodealwithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectivelyinordertohavetheabilitytobecomeleaders.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs；sometimestheyworkonindividual(个人的)tasks,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisissuitable.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork：itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoattainthisgoal.72.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheauthor’sattitudetowards“mixed-abilityteaching”is______.A.approvingB.disapprovingC.questioningD.inactive73.Theunderlinedwords“heldback”inParagraph1probablymeans“______”.A.drawntotheirstudiesB.forcedtostudyinthelowerclassesC.madetoremaininthesameclassesD.preventedfromadvancing74.WhichofthefollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthethirdparagraph?A.Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.B.PupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivitiesC.Groupworkgivespupilsthechancetolearntoworktogetherwithothers.D.Groupworksupplypupilswiththechancetolearntobegoodorganizers.75.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto______.A.offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibraryB.recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivitiesC.argueforteachingbrightandnot-so-brightpupilsinthesameclassD.tellustheimportanceofproperformalclassroomteaching【参考答案】72-75ADBC阅读理解MiniBookExcerpts（节选）BiographyWhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddle-agedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit…Thetownspeopleneverforgottherescueandcametohelptheirmostfamousneighbor.J.D.Salinger:ALifebyKennethSlawenski(RandomHouse,$27)Mystery（疑案小说）"You'reasmartboy.Benny'sdeathwasnoaccident,andyou'retheonlyonewhosawithappen.Doyouthinkthemurderershouldgetawaywithit?"Theboywasstaringstubbornlyathislapagain.AthoughtsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnika,"Didyou…Yourecognizedthemaninthecar,didn'tyou?"Theboyhesitated,twistinghisfingers,"Maybe,"hesaidquietly.RedWolfbyLizaMarklund(AtriaBooks,$25.99)ShortStoriesShewantstosaytohimwhatshehaslearned,noneofitinclass.Somewomenarebornstupid,andsomewomenaretoosmartfortheirowngood.Somewomenareborntogive,andsomewomenonlyknowhowtotake.Somewomenlearnwhotheywanttobefromtheirmothers,somewhotheydon'twanttobe.Somemotherssuffersotheirdaughterswon't.Somemotherslovesotheirdaughterswon’t.YouAreFreebyDanzySenna（RiverheadBooks,$15）HumorDoyourkidsliketohavefun?CometoFunTimes!Doyouliketowatchyourkidshavingfun?BringthemtoFunTimes!FunTimes’s“amusementcycling”isthemostfunyoucanhaveintheUnitedStatesrightnow.WhyspendthousandsofdollarsflyingtoDisneyWorldwhenyoucanspendlessthanhalftothatwithinaday'sdriveinmostcities?HappyAndOtherBadThoughtsbyLarryDoyle（Ecco,$14.99）64.IfthereaderswanttoknowaboutthelifeofSalinger,theyshouldbuythebookpublishedby_______.A.EccoB.AtriaBooksC.RiverheadBooksD.RandomHouse65.ThebookHappyAndOtherBadThoughtsisintendedfor.A.youngchildrenB.DisneyWorldworkersC.middleschoolteachersD.parentswithyoungchildren66.Whichbookdescribeswomenwithcharactersoftheirown?A.HappyAndOtherBadThoughtsB.J.D.Salinger:ALife[2C.YouAreFreeD.RedWolf67.AfterfinishingthebookRedWolf,thereaderswouldlearnthat.A.theboyhelpedarrestthemurdererB.BennydiedofanaccidentC.themurderergotawaywiththecrimeD.Annikacarriedoutthecrime参考答案64-67DDCA