2014高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解精英系列練習(xí)題（1）及答案

1、祝學(xué)子學(xué)業(yè)有成，取得好成績(jī)2014高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解精英系列練習(xí)題（1）及答案閱讀理解（共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的a、b、c和d項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。【廣東省韶關(guān)市2013模擬】aits just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our christmas tree. no name， no address. it has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years.it all bega

2、n because my husband mike hated christmas. he didnt hate the true meaning of christmas， but the commercial aspects of it; overspending, running around at the last minute to get a tie for uncle harry and powder for grandmaknowing he felt this way, i decided one year to bypass the usual shirts， sweate

3、rs, ties and so forth. i reached for something special for mike. the inspiration came in an unusual way.our son kevin, at 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended and before christmas， there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an innercity church, most

4、ly black。as the match began， i was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear to protect a wrestlers ears. they obviously could not afford。 mike shook his head sadly, “i wish just one of them could have won,” he said。 “they have a lot of potential, but losing like this could t

5、ake the heart right out of them。mike loved kidsall kids-and he knew them, having coached little league football， baseball and lacrosse。 thats when the idea for his present came。that afternoon, i went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent th

6、em anonymously to the innercity church。on christmas eve, i placed the envelope on the tree， the note inside telling mike what i had done and that this was his gift from me。 his smile was the brightest thing about christmas that year. for each christmas, i followed the tradition。the envelope became t

7、he highlight of our christmas. it was always the last thing opened on christmas morning and our children， ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.the tradition has grown and someday will expand even furthe

8、r with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. mikes spirit, like the christmas spirit, will always be with us。 26. which of the following is the best title for the passage?a. precious present b. christmas giftc。 the sm

9、all white envelope d。 the good old tradition27。 why did mike hate christmas according to the passage？a。 he didnt like the true meaning of christmas b. he didnt like people spending too much money on presentsc. he hated buying presents for uncle harry and grandmad. he didnt want to receive gifts like

10、 shirts, sweaters or ties。28。 which is the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “take the heart right out of them？a. make them excited b。 make them inspiredc。 make them lose confidence d。 make them kill themselves29. why was his smile the brightest thing about christmas that year? （ paragraph 9）

11、a。 he received some sporting goods b。 he found a potential wrestling teamc。 his son won the wrestling match d。 his wife sent presents to those poor kids30. what can we infer from the passage？a. the tradition of sending presents will pass from generation to generation。b. the children were eager to ge

12、t their new toys ignoring the envelope。c。 with the presents, the poor kids will surely win the match one day。d. mikes spirit, like the christmas spirit, will always be with us.【參考答案】2630: cbcda 閱讀理解c psychologist george spilich and colleagues at washington college in chestertown， maryland， decided t

13、o find out whether， as many smokers say, smoking helps them to“think and concentrate.” spilich put young non-smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived (被剝奪） of cigarettes through a series of tests。in the first test， each subject （試驗(yàn)對(duì)象） sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he

14、or she recognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. in this simple test， smokers， deprived smokers and non-smokers performed equally well。the next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters transformed into a differ

15、ent one。 nonsmokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine， active smokers were faster than deprived smokers.in the third test of shortterm memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers.the fourth test required people to read

16、a passage, then answer questions about it. non-smokers remembered l9 percent more of the most important information than active smokers， and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing- active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separ

17、ating important information from insignificant details?！癮s our tests became more complex.” sums up spilich，” non-smokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins”。 he predicts, smokers might perform adequately at many jobs until they got complicated。 a smoking airline pilot could fly

18、 adequately if no problems arose， but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental capacity?！?l. the purpose of george spilichs experiments is . a. to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of smokers b。 to show how smoking damages peoples mental capacity c. to

19、 prove that smoking affects peoples regular performance d. to find out whether smoking helps peoples shortterm memory52。 george spilichs experiment was conducted in such a way as to . a。 compel the subjects to separate major information from minor details b。 put the subjects through increasingly com

20、plex tests c. check the effectiveness of nicotine on smokers d. register the prompt responses of the subjects53。 the underlined word “bested” in para. 5 most probably means a. beat b。 envied c. caught up with d. made the best of54。 which of the following statements is true？ a。 active smokers in gene

21、ral performed better than deprived smokers. b. active smokers responded more quickly than the other subjects。 c。 non-smokers were not better than other subjects in performing simple tasks. d. deprived smokers gave the slowest responses to the various tasks。55。 we can infer from the last paragraph th

22、at . a. smokers should not expect to become airline pilots b。 smoking in emergency cases causes mental illness c. no airline pilots smoke during flights d. smokers may prove unequal to handing emergency cases，參考答案 5155 a b a c di believe that animals possess greater intelligence than most people thi

23、nk。 but plants? ive never considered the possibility of plant intelligence。 the idea seems absurd。yet ive had friends argue that plant intelligence might exist。 ”what are the differences between plants and animals？” they ask, and then they argue about certain species that seem to share the intellige

24、nce of both plants and animals.new research suggests that plants communicate via ”networks”。 plant communication is not a new idea， and cannot indicate that its is a kind of intelligence, but it is still interesting。recent research from vidi researcher josef stuefer at the radboud university nijmege

25、n shows that plants have their own chat systems that they can use to warn each other。 therefore plants are not boring and passive organisms that just stand there waiting to be cut down or eaten up。 many plants form internal communication networks and are able to exchange information networks and are

26、 able to exchange information efficiently.many herbal plants such as strawberries and clovers (三葉草)naturally form networks。individual plants remain connected with each other for a certain period of time by means of runners （plant stems that grow along the ground and put down roots to form new plants

27、)。 these connections enable the plants to share information with each other via internal channels。 they are therefore very similar to computer networks. but what do plants chat to each other about?recently stuefer and his colleagues were the first to prove that clover plants warn each other via the

28、network links if danger is nearby 。 if one of the plants is attacked by caterpillars (毛蟲(chóng)），the other members of the network are warned via an internal signal. once warned, the intact （完好無(wú)損的）plants strengthen their chemical and mechanical （機(jī)體的）resistance so that they are less attractive to advancing c

29、aterpillars. thanks to this early warning system， the plants can stay one step ahead of their attackers。 the research has shown that this significantly limits the damage to the plants。again, i dont believe this reflects intelligence, but its is certainly fascinating.17.the author thinks that the pla

30、nt communication_。a。is absolutely a new idea b. is a sign of plant intelligence c.is related to animal communication d。is interesting and fascinating18.which of the following statements about the research is not true？a。most plants have no chat system and are passive organisms.b.individual plants can

31、 also remain connected with each other.c。the communication between clover plants can protect them from damage。d.the research is the first to show how clover plants warn each other。19。the authors attitude towards plant intelligence is _.a. unconcerned b。 doubtfulc。 positive d. hopeful20。whats the bes

32、t title for the passage?a.does plant communication really exist?b.some discoveries about clover plantc。does plant communication imply intelligence?d。a new study on plant communication參考答案 17-20 dabc【廣東省韶關(guān)市2013模擬】bwe use an average of 158 liters of water a day in britain， for which we pay a bargain p

33、rice of 28p a liter, but much of this is just cash down the drain， according to water companies.most are campaigning to cut the amount we use。 and the frontline weapon in their campaign is the water meter （計(jì)量器)。 they want us all to have one and one company is seeking powers to make this compulsory。t

34、he government is anxious for us to use less water, too。 elliot morley， the environment minister， says he is impressed by the savings when a meter is installed。 in most homes， consumption drops by 20 percent.he also thinks consumers get a good deal from meters. he said, “most people would find that t

35、hey would either be exactly the same or better off with water meters and it is a fairer way of paying for water.at present, only 25 of households have meters and most of those are in east anglia. they are installed by water companies, and households then have about 43 added to each bill to cover the

36、 cost of installing and reading the meter。barrie clarke, a spokesman for water uk, said, “we want everyone to be more water wise-to think about the amount of water they use。 but with our climate change and different weather patterns, over time it will make economic and environmental sense to think h

37、ow we use water。 this may mean meters.”mr. clarke believes the easiest way to save water is to use less in the garden. in one hour， a sprinkler uses the same amount of water as the average family of four uses in a dayabout 632 liters. he said that gardeners should water in the evening so that it dos

38、e not evaporate in the heat of the day and that every household should have a water butt to collect rainwater for use in the garden. 31。 which of the following is not the advantage of installing water meters？a. water consumption drops. b. its fairer to pay for water.c. theyre installed for free. d.

39、people are more water wise.32. the passage implies that _.a。 water meters are welcome by british peopleb。 people will be better off with water metersc. everyone has become wiser to use water nowd。 saving water is both good to economy and environment33。 how many liters of water does an average family

40、 of four use in a day after installing a meter in britain?a。 about 126 liters b。 about 158 liters c。 about 506 liters d。 about 632 liters34. the underlined word “evaporate” in the last paragraph means _.a. change into steam and disappears b. absorb the heat of the dayc. sink into the soil d。 turn in

41、to ice35。 according to mr。 clarke, some good ways to save water are as follows except _.a。 using less on the garden b. using a sprinklerc. watering in the evening d. gathering rainfall for garden use 【參考答案】3135: cdcab 閱讀理解aso long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning， they w

42、ill continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. it is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should st

43、op trying to do the impossible.”teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. they differ in kind and function. the function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to re

44、ad. teaching is also a public activity: it can be seen and observed。learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language。 almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.if teach

45、er and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest （探索） for knowledge？ smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions。 “make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.”when the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them approp