高考英語閱讀理解全程提升訓(xùn)練

1、2014高考英語閱讀理解全程提升訓(xùn)練（8）及答案社會生活類The Cost of Higher EducationIndividuals（ 個人）should pay for their higher education.A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile,social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However,

2、only some people have it. So the individual,not the taxpayers,should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources（資源）of thegovernment. Using taxpayers money to help a small number of people to earn highincomes in the future is not one ofthem. Full government funding（ 資助）is not very good for

3、 universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford,where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries,Smith argued,were the enemy of hard work;and when t

4、he academics were lazy and incompetent,the students were similarly lazy.If students have to pay for their education,they not only work harder,but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously,and giving less time to thei

5、r own research interests,that is surely something to celebrate.Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy（經(jīng)濟(jì)）. Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth,but so do all the businesses that invest（投資）and create jobs. If you believe that the

6、 governmentshould pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive,you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest.Therefore,it is the individual,not th

7、e government,who should pay for their university education.The underlined wordthem in Paragraph 2 refers to .taxpayerspressing callscollege graduatesgovernment resourcesThe author thinks that with full government fundingteachers are less satisfiedstudents are more demandingstudents will become more

8、competentteachers will spend less time on teachingThe author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order toargue against free university educationcall on them to finance students studiesencourage graduates to go into businessshow their contribution to higher education【參考答案】65.1-3 BDA閱讀理解Education ha

9、s an important effect on the mind or physical abilityof an individual.It is the process by which society passes its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another.Various non-traditional education options are now available and continue to flourish（繁榮）.One of the most import

10、ant uses in education is the use of technology.Teachers are encouraged to use new technological devices in order to strengthen learning among students and meet the needs of various types of learners.The right to education has been created and recognized by jurisdiction（司法）Education is the most impor

11、tant concern of the government of India. Recently India has gained world recognition because many students from foreign countries come here to gain higher qualifications.One has to be educated in order to speed up the growth process in order to influence the economy. Education is indeed a powerful w

12、eapon to stop the cut- throat competition that man faces at every period of life. The importance of education in India is progressing with time. Although India has been a great foundation of learning for many years, it still needs to improve not just on the quality of education but also on the numbe

13、r of people being educated.Education is not just for academic success but also to make a person become a better human being and a better performer in life. Education makes the students able enough, so that they can compete nationally and internationally. To make a student a successful survivor in li

14、fe, the responsibility lies equally with the schools and the parents too. Selecting a good school is as important as choosing a suitable career optionfor a child. The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth, it is education that gives us all the power and nec

15、essities of making a difference in any field.People who are not educated have few opportunities to do what they want to do.Educated people become more responsible and informed citizens, and have a voice in politics and society. It allows people to be more productive by encouraging them to play respo

16、nsible roles in terms of contributing to society.【文章大意】本文敘述的了教育的重要性。教師使用新的技術(shù)工具上課促進(jìn)了教育 的繼續(xù)繁榮。通過以印度重視教育的權(quán)利來解釋世界重視教育的重要性。教育的目標(biāo)是知識 的進(jìn)步和真理的推廣而且教育幫助人們完成他們想要完成的事情。Nowadays teachers are encouraged to.study modern science and technologypass all knowledge to their studentsuse non-traditional devices in classm

17、eet the needs of intelligent student first【答案】C【 解析】 推理判斷題。根據(jù) Teachers are encouraged to use new technological devices 可知鼓勵教師使用新的技術(shù)工具上課，即非傳統(tǒng)的工具。故選CoThe author uses the example of Indian education to show that.Indian education is among the best in the world nowIndian is becoming more and more powerfu

18、l nowthe right to education should be valued all over the worlda lot of students in India are from other countries【答案】C【 解析】 推理判斷題。根據(jù) Recently India has gained world recognition because manystudents from foreign countries come here to gain higher qualifications.可知印度實行的教育政策贏得了世界人的認(rèn)可，因此印度對受教育權(quán)利的尊重應(yīng)該在世

19、界推廣重視。故選CoThe underlined word“dissemination in Paragraph 5 probably means“” .A. spreadB. ignoranceC. argumentD. question【答案】A【 解析】 詞義猜測題。根據(jù) it is education that gives us all the power and necessities of making a difference in any field.教育給我們提供了在任何領(lǐng)域有所作為的能力和必要品。因此教育把真理在各個領(lǐng)域進(jìn)行了推廣，故選 AoWhat do we know

20、about education from the passage?It has nothing to do with society.It helps people to achieve what they want.It has little effect on people s physical ability.It makes a poor man become rich.【答案】B【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù) People who are not educated have few opportunitiesto do what they want to do.可知沒有受過教育的人很少有機(jī)

21、會去做他們想做的事，因此教育幫助人們完成他們想要完成的事情，故選 RWhat is the passage mainly about?The importance of educationThe responsibility of educationThe development of educationThe purpose of education【答案】A【 解析】 主旨大意題。根據(jù) Education has an important effect on the mind orphysical ability of an individual,可知本文主要敘述了教育對人的思想和身體有重

22、要的影響。因此本文主要是講教育的重要性。故選Ao閱讀理解（二）-AFew laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect.But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled to $1,01 per pack smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines across the country seeking to kick the habit.This is

23、 not a surprise to public health advocates.Theyve studied the effect of state tax increases for years , finding that smokers , especially teens , are price sensitive.Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every taxincrease.The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing th

24、eir ears to the message.Tobacco taxes improve public health , they raise money and most particularly , they deter people from taking up the habit as teens , which is when nearly all smokers are addicted.Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.In Manhattan , for instance , which has the highest tax in

25、 the nation, a packof Marlboro Light Kings , cost $10,06 at one drugstore Wednesday.In Charleston,S.C. , where the 7 cent a pack tax is the lowest in the nation , the price was $4.78.The influence is obvious.In New York , high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys 13.8%,far below the na

26、tional average.By comparison,26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky.Other low tax states have similarly depressing teen smoking records.Hal Rogers , Representative from Kentucky , like those who are against high tobacco taxes, arguesthat i he burden of the tax fa I Is on low income Americans

27、who choose to smoke.Thats true.But there is more reason in keeping future generations of 1皿 iri（）rn（2 workers lr（Mn gol. ling :n diu first. As for toddy1 s adul l.s ,if the new tax drives them to quit , they will have more to spend on their families ,cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and fe

28、el better.【語篇解讀】煙草稅增加后，取得了立竿見影的效果一一許多煙民紛紛戒煙。然而有些地方卻對此充耳不聞，中學(xué)生吸煙的比例居高不下。本文讓我們意識到：從長遠(yuǎn)看，通 過增加煙草稅而使人們戒煙是澤被千家萬戶的大事。. The text is mainly about.the price of cigarettesthe rate of teen smokingC the effect of tobacco tax increasethe differences in tobacco tax rate解析主旨大意題。本文主要談?wù)摰氖菬煵荻愒黾雍笕〉玫拿黠@效果以及給人們帶來的益處。A、B、D

29、三項均為文章的某一方面。答案 CWhat does the author think is a surprise?Teen smokers are price sensitive.Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.C Tobacco taxes improve public health.Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.解析事實細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段第一句可知，唯一讓人吃驚的是，有些州對此充耳不聞，也就是繼續(xù)保持低煙草稅。答案 BKogers,l.owai-ils Um lc 叩 上口口一

30、 smoke rs iiiih. i 匕,A. toleranceB. unconcernC doubtD. sympathy解析推理判斷題。Roger認(rèn)為高煙草稅是把稅收負(fù)擔(dān)加到了低收入的煙民身上，故應(yīng)該 持同情態(tài)度。答案 DWhat can we learn from the last paragraph?The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.11 K(.Vnijf kT匚七 I ik眉 I ill.Future generations will be hooked on smoking.Adults will depend more

31、 on their families.解析 推理判斷題。由全文最后一句可知，增加煙草稅促使煙民戒煙，可讓他們有更多的 時間與家人團(tuán)聚，減少癌癥和心臟病的發(fā)病率，從長遠(yuǎn)看，是一件有益的事情。答案 A閱讀理解-Sometime early in the next century, human beings will move to Mars. They will live there for about a year, and then will be replaced with another group of pioneers.Building the base on Mars will ad

32、vance our knowledge of the solar system and aid in our understanding of the earth.We already know that Mars resembles the earth in many aspects: general size, presence of water, length of day, range of temperatures. These resemblances have caused many people to consider a centuries-long project: to

33、terraform Mars. Terraforming means altering a planet s surface so that Earth s life forms can survive there. This concept, previously found only in science fiction is now being seriously considered by scientists.Terraforming Mars is theoretically simple:add nitrogen and oxygen to theatmosphere; pump

34、 water to the surface; and add the earth s plants and animals inthe order in which they developed on Earth. But it will take at least 300 years.Some people think that such a project is too huge for humans to undertake, butthere are very good reasons to make the attempt. The earth now contains some 6

35、 billion people, and no one has any idea of how many humans the earth can support. Our very existence and numbers are threatening many other species. We also have had some experience with terraforming our own planet: altering the landscape, the atmosphere and the climate. Currently terraforming eart

36、h has become a wiser activity as we try to control global warming, air and water pollution, and preserve some natural living places.1While the possibility of sucha if n is no* possible. Evei if earth-bound societiescome and o in the aead 3Q。years； the project can contir ie ihrougb the wort of the Ma

37、rs settlerswhhmjd tbeneed fvr constant * am the eariki.The future isrisie&ce of all the pet pie *r 員 工 crid may 儼 ry well depend upon our ability io【文章大意】本文敘述了人們把火星地球化的原因和方法。因為火星與地球之間有 很多相似之處，也為了給越來越多的人在火星上找一個居住的地方，人們打算把火星地球化。 火星地球化，需要給火星的大氣增加氮氣和氧氣，給表面抽水，增加一些地球的植物和動物， 來改變一下火星的表面。What would be the be

38、st title for this passage?A. Terraforming Mars.B . Saving the Earth.C. Travelling to Mars.D . A Newly-found Place.【答案】A【 解析】 標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù) These resemblances have caused many people to consider a centuries-long project: to terraform Mars.可知火星與地球有很多相似性，因此人們考慮進(jìn)行把火星地球化，一個好幾個世紀(jì)才能實現(xiàn)的工程項目。全文圍繞著火星地球化展開的。故選AoWhat does the underlined word aaltering mean in the second paragraph?A. Warming. B. Changing.C. Planting. D. Building.【答案】B【 解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù) Terraforming Mars is theoretically simple: add nitrogen and oxygen to the atmosphere; pump water to the surface; and add the earth s plants andanimal