2009年高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)1n.

1、2009 年高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練附詳解做事類(lèi)(1Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped caryesterday whe n it Ian ded upside dow n in three feet of water. Mr. Joh nson took the only escape routthrough the boot 行李箱.Mr. Joh nson?s car had fini shed up in a ditch 溝渠 at Romne

2、y Mars in, Kent after skidd ing on ice andhitt ing a bank.“ Fort un ately, the water bega n to come in onlyslowly, ” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldn?t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls ofthe ditch and dared not ope n the win dows because I knew water would come floodi ng in. ”Mr

3、. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of othermotorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he bega n his struggle toescape.Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pock

4、et andI used it to un screw the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying tomake some on hear, but no help came. ”It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from theboot. The n Mr. Joh nson founda wrench and bega n

5、 to work on the boot lock. Fiftee n minu tes passed by.“Itwasonly cha nee I had. Fin ally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. Iforced the lid dow n into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.His hands and arms cut and bruise 擦傷 ,Mr. Joh nson got to B

6、eckett Farm n earby, where he waslooked after by the farmer?s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a bla nket, he said,“That thirtyminutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels werevisible, police said last ni ght. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.1. Wh

7、at is the best title for this n ewspaper article?A. The Story of Mr. Joh nson, A Sweet Salesma nB. Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape RouteC. Driver Escapes Through Car BootD. The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accide nt2. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?A. The

8、 hammer. B. The coi n.C. The screw. D. The horn.3. Which stateme nt is true accord ing to the passage?A. Mr. Johnson?s car stood on its boot as it fell down.B. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.C. Mr. Joh nson?s car accide nt was partly due to the slippery r

9、oad.D. Mr. Joh nson struggled in the pouri ng mud as he un screwed the back seat.4.“ Fin ally it gave” (Paragraph 5 means that_ .A. Luckily the door was torn away in the endB. At last the wrench went broke nC. The lock came ope n after all his efforts(2D. The cha nee was lost at the last minute5. It

10、 may be in ferred from the passage that_ .A. the ditch was along a quiet country roadB. the accide nt happe ned on a clear warm dayC. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditchD. Mr. Joh nson had a ten der wife and was well atte nded【答案與解析】本文記述了 Mr. Johnson 由于車(chē)禍被困于水下車(chē)內(nèi)半個(gè)小時(shí)，最后死里逃生的故事。1. C。主旨題

11、。根據(jù)第 1 段 Mr. Peter Johnsonescape from his trappedcarthrough the boot 可歸納出文章的標(biāo)題為答案 C。2. B。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第 4 段 Mr. Johnson 所說(shuō)的話及他后面所做的事情可推知 此題答案為 B。3. C。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第 2 段第一句 skidding on ice and hitting a bank 可推知答案為 C。4. Co詞句理解題。根據(jù)其上文 work on the boot lock 及下文 but as soon as Imoved the boot lid, the water and mud p

12、oured ir 可推知此題答案為 C。5. Ao推斷題。根據(jù)第 4 段最后一句 but no help came 及最后一段的第一句Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby 可推知地 點(diǎn)是在寂靜的農(nóng)村，此題答案為T(mén)he most frighte ning word s in the En glish Ian guage are,“ Our computer is dow n.Y ou hear it more and more whe n you are on bus in ess. The other day I was at the airportwa

13、it ing for a ticket to Wash ington and the girl in the ticket office said,“ l?msoisell you a ticket. Our computer is dow n.”“If your computer is dow n, just write me out a ticket.”“I can?t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.I looked dow n on the computer and every

14、passe nger was just sta nding there drinkingcoffee and stari ng at the black scree n. Then Iasked her, “ What do all you people do? ”“ We give the compter the information about your trip, and then it tells us whetheryou can fly with us or not.”“ So whe n it goes dow n, you go dow n with it.”“ That?s

15、 good, sir. ”“ How long will the computer be dow n?” I wan ted to know.“I have no idea. Sometimes it?s downrfoo minu tes, sometimes for two hours.There?s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it?s down itwon?t an swer us. ”After the girl told me they had no backup(&用 comp

16、uter, I said. “ Let?s forget thecomputer. What about your pla nes? Tey?re still flying, aren?t they?”“I could n?t tell without ask ing the computer.”“ Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he?s flying to Wash ington,suggested.I would n?t know what gate to send you to. Eve n if the p

17、ilot was going to Washi ngton, he could n?ttake you if you did n?t have a ticket.”“Is there any other airli ne flyi ng to Wash ington within the n ext few hours?”“I wouldn?t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen.“Only ,IT?knows. ,It?can?t tell me. ”By this time there were quite a few people

18、standing in lines. The word soon spreadto other travelers that the computer was dow n. Some people went white, some people started to cry andstill others kicked their luggage.1. The best title for the article is_.A. When the Computer Is Dow n B. The Most Frighte ning WordsC. The Computer of the Airp

19、ort D. Asking the Computer2. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?A. She could sell a ticket.B. She could write out a ticket.C. She could an swer the passe ngers? questi ons.D. She could do nothing.3. Why do you think they had not a backup comput

20、er?A. Because it was easy dow nB. Because it was very expe nsive.C. Because it was not adva need eno ugh.D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.4. The last paragraph suggests that_ .A. a moder n computer won?t be dow n.B. computers can take the place of huma nsC. sometimes a computer may

21、bring sufferi ng to peopleD. there will be great cha nges in computers(1 4 ADBC【答案與解析】本文記述了作者在機(jī)場(chǎng)遭遇電腦系統(tǒng)死機(jī)所帶來(lái)的后果及人們 對(duì)此的反應(yīng)。1. A。主旨題。根據(jù)文章第 1 句中的 Our computer is down 及后面的文章內(nèi)容，可推知此題答案為 A。2. D。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章中的對(duì)話：售票員不能賣(mài)機(jī)票，回答不出旅客提出的問(wèn) 題等等，可推知此題答案為 D。3. B。主觀題。根據(jù)各選項(xiàng)的比較及生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)對(duì)之進(jìn)行判斷，得出此題的答案為B。4. C。推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的描述：電腦死機(jī)，

22、旅客們感到恐懼、憂(yōu)郁、 不安，從而可推知此題答案為 C。(3We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home.On our way back my wife no ticed a cupboard 柜廚 outside a furnitureshop. It was tall and narrow.“ Buy it, ” my wife said at once.thWe?ll carry it home，roof rack. I?ve alw

23、ays wan ted one like that.”What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. Itwas six feet long and eightee n in ches square, quite heavy too.In the gatheri ng dark ness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unu sually polite that evening. Thepolice even

24、 stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said,“ There?s a long line of cars beh ind. Why don?t theyovertake, I won der? ” In fact a poridd overtake. The two officers in side looked at us seriously as theypassed. But the n, with great kindn ess, they

25、 led us through the rush- hour traffic. The police car stopped atour village church. One of the officers came to me.“ Right, sir, ” heEsaiylou need any more help? ”I was a bit puzzled.“ Tha nks, officer, ” I said.“ Y ou have bee n very kin d. I livejion the road. ”He was stari ng at our car, first a

26、t the flowers, the n at the cupboard.“ Well,wsaid, laughi ng. “ lt?s a cupboard you?ve got there! We thought it was somethi ng else.My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Y es,it?s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I cou

27、ld.1. In fact the husba nd_ the cupboard.A. would like very much to buy B. badly wan tedC. was glad to have bought D. would rather not buy2. Other drivers thought they were_ .A. carry ing a cupboard to the churchB. sending flowers to the churchC. carry ing no thi ng but a piece of furn itureD. going

28、 to attend a funeral 葬禮 at the church3. The police will be more polite to those who are_.A. driv ing in gatheri ng dark ness B. in great sorrow 悲痛C. driv ing with wild glowers in the car D. carry ing furniture4. What did the husba nd thi nk of this matter?A. It was very strange. B. He felt ashamed o

29、f it.C. He took great pride in it. D. He was puzzled at it.(1 4 DDBB【答案與解析】作者在采花回家的路上，妻子又買(mǎi)了一個(gè)柜子裝在車(chē)上，其他的 司機(jī)及警察都以為他們是去給人送葬，所以紛紛給其讓路。1. D。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第 2 段作者對(duì)買(mǎi)柜子的想法：要花錢(qián)、又長(zhǎng)又笨重，從 而推斷出作者心里不愿意，由此可知答案 為 D。2. D。 推斷題。 根據(jù)第 4 段倒數(shù)第 2 句:警察的車(chē)停在教堂及第 7 段警察看車(chē) 的情形:看了花草又看柜子，說(shuō):我們以為 是別的什么東西?？赏茢喑龃祟}答案為D。3. B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章中對(duì)警察關(guān)心作者的描

30、述及警察對(duì)作者車(chē)上東西的看 法可推斷出警察以為作者去參加葬禮，所以對(duì)作者特別關(guān)心，由此可知答案為 B4.B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的描述：好像一塊石頭擊中了我的眉心，于是 我盡快地把車(chē)開(kāi)回家，可看出作者對(duì)此很 羞愧，從而推斷出此題答案為 B。(8My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was todrive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guid

31、ing him with a broomstick. For$ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because theplantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I? ve

32、n ever bee n late for any job sin cealso learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for.More important, I earned my pay; it n ever en tered my mind to say I was sick just because I did n? t want towork.I was only six years old, but I was doing a man ? s job. Our fmily n eeded

33、 every dollar we could makebecause my father n ever earned more tha n $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with adirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, twobrothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem 自 尊心 ,one of th

34、e most important things a person canhave.Whe n I was seve n, I got work at a golf course n ear our house. My job was to sta nd dow n the fairwayand spot the balls as they Ian ded, so the golfers could find them. Los ing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some ni ghts I would lie in

35、bed and dreamt of making thousa nds of dollars by play ing golfand being able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴樹(shù)枝 and a piece of pipe. The n I hammered an empty tin can in to the shape of a ball. And fin ally I dug twosm

36、all holes in the ground and hit the ball back andforth. I practiced with the same devoti on and in ten sity. I lear ned work ing in the fieldexcept now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.1. The writer? s first job was_ .A. to stand down the fairway at a golf courseB. to w

37、atch over the sugar-ca ne pla ntati onC. to drive the oxe n that ploughed the cane fieldsD. to spot the balls as they Ian ded so the golfers could find them2. The word “ tedious ” in Paragraph 2 most probably means_ .A. difficult B. boring C. interesting D. unusual3. The writer lear ned that_from hi

38、s first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he should work Ion ger tha n what he was expectedC. he should n ever fail to say hello to his ownerD. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for4. _ gave the writer serf-esteem.A. Hav ing a family of eight peopleB. Own

39、ing his own golf courseC. Bringing money back home to help the familyD. Helping his father with the work on the plantation5. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is true accord ing to the passage?A. He wan ted to be a successful golfer.B. He wan ted to run a golf course n ear his house.C. He was sati

40、sfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. He wan ted to make money by guidi ng oxe n with a broomstick.【答案與解析】本文主要介紹作者小時(shí)候的工作經(jīng)歷:6 歲時(shí)在一家甘蔗種植 園耕地,7 歲時(shí)在離家不遠(yuǎn)的一家高爾夫球場(chǎng)找到看球。1. C。語(yǔ)義理解題。第 1 段第 2 句話 My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the ca ne fields和題干幾乎完全相同。2. B。詞義猜測(cè)題。從第 2 段第 2 句話中的 I had to

41、 be on time every day and work as hard as I could可以推知 tedious 的正 確詞義。3. Do語(yǔ)義理解題?？吹轿恼碌?2 段第 4 句話 I also learned about beingrespectful and faithful to the people you work for,答 案不言 自明。4. C。語(yǔ)義理解題。從文章第 3 段最后兩句話 Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money tohelp my mother, father, two brothers and t

42、hree sisters. This gave me self-esteem 自尊心 不難肯定答案為 C。5. A。判斷題。從最后一段內(nèi)容不難看出他想當(dāng)一名高爾夫球員的迫切之心。(4At the time, I would go out in the evening with my parents. But this time I had borrowed a bicycle froma friend of mine. I didn?t know why, but once I was on my own bicycle, a ki nd of free feeli ng floodedthr

43、ough me. The faster I rode, the faster I wan ted to go! Far ahead, I rode as if my life depe nded on it, headdow n, hands grasp ing the han dbars. I meant to get to Jin ghai Bar as fast as I could. Oh! My han ds!Don?t come any closer. Don?t touch me! That poor doctor just couldn?get my gloves off. E

44、ach time hetook a step towards me, I broke into painful shouting. Much later, Idiscovered that I had crashed 碰撞heavily with another bicycle, and I hadn?t spoken one word of sense for at least three hours! After sometime, my mother arrived at the hospital, her face as white as a sheet, and gave me a

45、hu 擁抱,only the n didthe doctor begi n to stitch 縫合 my head wound, not only did he merrily cut off a long lock of my hair, butused no an aesthetic 麻 藥 either! Later. I seemed to hear faraway voices say ing that my right hand wasbroke n. I almost burst into tears. How would I ever play the pia no aga

46、in?1. On her way to Jin ghai, the writer felt_.A. n ervous B. comfortable C. light-hearted D. upset2. Why did the writer ride a bicycle to Jin ghai Bar that eve ning?A. Because she wan ted to atte nd a party on time.B. Because she wan ted to meet her frie nd who was wait ing for her there.C. Because

47、 she just wan ted, to join some of her friends and drink some wine.D. We are not quite sure about what she was really going there for.3. What did the writer thi nk of the doctor?A. Friendly. B. Cruel. C. Hardworking. D. Kind.4. One thing is sure, that is, before she was woun ded she_ .A. ofte n went

48、 to Jin ghai Bar with her frie ndsB. liked play ing the pia noC. did n? t like any doctors at allD. would burst into tears whe n she was in trouble(1 4 CDBB【答案與解析】本文述說(shuō)了作者騎車(chē)遇險(xiǎn)的經(jīng)歷。1. C。推斷題。根據(jù)第 1 段后面幾句話的描述可推知此題的答案為C。2. D。推斷題。文章未說(shuō)作者去 Jinghai Bar 的原因，因此，我們也就無(wú)法知道，因此此題答案為 D。3. B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章中的 not only did he

49、merrily cut off a long lock of myhair, but used no an aesthetic eithe 可知，作者 認(rèn)為這醫(yī)生很殘忍，因此選 B。4. B。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一句可知：她喜歡彈鋼琴。從而可推知此題答案為B。(5Beldo n and Can field are two seashore tow ns, not far apart. Both tow ns have manyhotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists.Last A

50、ugust there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beld on. The n ext day, thisn ews appeared on page two of the tow n?s n ewspaper. The Beldo n Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last ni ght fireme n hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a smallfire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a ci

51、garette started the fire. We say again toall our visitors:“ Please don?t smoke cigarettes in bed.” This was Beldon?s first hotel fiifor five years.The Can field Times gave the n ews in these words on page one:ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save cl

52、othing, bedclothes and some furniture at theSeabreeze Hotel. An angry holidaymaker said, “ An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroomlamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from thelamp.” We are glad to tell ourreaders that this

53、sort of adve nture does not happe n in Can field.What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident.There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yes, weknow that firemen went to the hotel.Now what do you think

54、of the rest of the“ news” ?1. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text? A. Beldon andCan field are both good places for tourists in summer. B. A fire broke out ni ght inSeabreeze Hotel last summer. C. It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers.D. Two newspapers gave

55、reports on the same matter. 2. Which of the following are probably facts? a.The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel. b. A cigarette started the fire. c. An old lamp started the fire.d. The fire broke out at ni ght. e. There has n ever bee n a fire in Can field. A. b and c B. a and d C. c ande D

56、. a and c 3. The Can field Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think. A.hotels in Beldonoften catch fire B. hotels in Beldon don t often catchsfiteCsethisid fire at theSeabreeze Hotel D. Beld on was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe 4. The Can fieldn

57、 ewspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beld on Post by say ing that. A. the bedroomlamps were very old at the Seabreeze Hotel B. the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire tookplace C. the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thi ngs D. such accide nts n ever happen

58、ed in Can field for the past 5 years【答案與解析】本文通過(guò)講述兩個(gè)對(duì)手城市的報(bào)紙對(duì)同一件火災(zāi)事故的不同報(bào)道，對(duì)新聞報(bào)道的真實(shí)性提出了質(zhì)疑。1. C。主旨題。從主題句 It is never easyto find out the exact truth about an acciden 可得出答案。2. B。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) There was a fire at theSeabreeze Hotel last Augus 及兩張報(bào)紙都報(bào)道了火災(zāi)是在晚上發(fā)生 的，故可以確定 的事實(shí)只有兩項(xiàng) a和 d。而其他選項(xiàng)都只是兩份報(bào)紙的片面之辭， 到度是真是假，我們無(wú)法得

59、知，因此答案為B。3. A。推斷題。ANOTHERBELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE 中 ANOTHER 是個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞，它暗示了 Beldon 賓 館頻繁發(fā)生 的火災(zāi)。4. C。 細(xì)節(jié)題。 The Can field Times 報(bào)道說(shuō) Last ni ght Beldo n firemen arrived just too late to save clothing,bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hote，而 The Beldon Post 則說(shuō)消防隊(duì)員及時(shí)把這場(chǎng)小火撲滅了，（沒(méi)有造成損失），兩者報(bào)道相反?？?此題

60、答案為 Co（6 Jack used to curse 咒罵 the front yard as if it werea living thing. He was the man who lived with my grandmother for thirty years. He was not my grandfather,but an Italian who came down the road one day, selling fruit in Fiori da. Jack stopped at my grandmother s house to sell her some orangesjus