高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練Day22

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練Day22Passage1Surfing:FamousBeaches,FamousWavesNorthShore,Oahu,Hawaii:FamousforbeingthebirthplaceofsurfingWide,sandybeachesstretchnearly20milesalongthePacificOcean.BetweenDecemberandFebruary,thissurfingdestinationissuitableonlyforexperiencedsurfers,asitsbigwavescanreach30feet.Insummer,theoceancanbealmostcompletelyflat,makingitperfectforswimming.HuntingtonBeach,California:FamousfortheUSOpenofSurfingcompetitionThisbusy8.5-mile-longbeachattracts8millionvisitorsayearforbodysurfing,boogieboarding（趴板沖浪），andboardsurfingateverylevel,beginnertoexpert.Atnight,thebeach,sfirepits（深坑）drawfamiliesasmuchasthewavesdoduringtheday.Thebesttimeforsurfersiswinter,whentheswellscanhit15feet.JeffreysBay,SouthAfrica:FamousforbeingthesettingoftheclassicmovieTheEndlessSummerThisareaoftheoceanmaycontainthemostconsistentwavesontheplanet,withsomeupto10feet.ThebestwavesarebetweenlateMayandlateAugust.Thebeachsometimesclosesbecauseofsharks,butatothertimes,surfersareluckyenoughtosurfalongsidedolphins.Tamarindo,CostaRica:FamousforbeingfeaturedinthemovieTheEndlessSummerIIThisbeachhaswavesupto12feethigh,whicharegoodforlong-boardersorshort-boarders,beginnersorexperts,withthebestwavesfromApriltoJuly.Bodysurfingisnotrecommendedbecauseofoffshorerocks.Thelaid-backatmosphereandnearlyperfectyear-roundweathermakeitfeelliketheCaliforniabeachesofthe1950s.Thebeachwiththebiggestwavesis.Oahu,sNorthShoreB.HuntingtonBeachC.JeffreysBayD.Tamarindo2.JeffreysBayandTamarindoarebothknownfor.

A.offshorerocksB.competitionsC.moviesD.dolphinsA.offshorerocksB.competitionsC.moviesD.dolphinsHowareNorthShoreandHuntingtonBeachsimilar?Bothbeachesarethesamelength.Botharesuitableforallsurfinglevels.Thewavesarebothperfectforbodysurfing.Winteristhebesttimetosurfatbothbeaches.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)aid-back”meaninEnglish?A.Worried.B.Relaxed.C.Excited.D.Depressed.TheHuntingtonBeachinformationdiffersfromtheothersinthatitincludes.A.theheightofthewavetheweatherconditionsthebesttimetovisitthenumberofvisitorseachyearPassage2ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibilityofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfessorHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyzeddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.4feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate（證實(shí)）thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfessorHo.Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.Theunderlinedword“fleets”inParagraph1probablymeans.A.colorsB.typesC.brandsD.groupsWhat,sProfessorHo,sstudybasedon?Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.DatafromSingapore,slargesttaxicompany.Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.WhatdoProfessorHo,swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.Theirstudywillbefurthered.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Caution:YellowTaxisAheadB.SafertoRideinYellowTaxisC.ThePreferredColor—YellowD.ColorsandAccidentsPassage3TheinformationHighwayistheroadthatlinkscomputeruserstoalargenumberofonlineservices；theWeb,e-mail,andsoftware,tomentionjustafew.Notlongago,theinformationHighwaywasanewroad,withnotmanyusers.Now,everyoneseemstowanttotakeadrive,withover30millionfamiliesconnectedworldwide.Notsurprisingly,thiswell-traveledhighwayisstartingtolooklikeawell-traveledhighway.Trafficjamscancausemanyseriousproblems,forcingthesystemtoclosedownforrepair.Naturally,accidentswillhappenonsuchacrowdedroad,andusuallyvictimsaresomefiles,goneforever.Then,ofcourse,there'sMr.Cool,withhisnewbroad-bandconnection,whospeedsdownthehighwayfasterthanmostofuscango.Butdon'ttrickyourself;hepaysforthatspeeding.Wanttoknowmoreaboutglobalwarmingandhowyoucanhelppreventit?DoctorHermanFriedman,whoisconsideredaleadingexpertonthesubject,willspeakatGraysonHallnextFriday.Friedmanstudiedenvironmentalscienceatthreewell-knownuniversitiesaroundtheworldbeforebecomingaprofessorinthesubject.Hehasalsotraveledaroundtheworldobservingenvironmentalconcerns.Thegradualbleaching（變白）oftheGreatBarrierReef,whichcameintothepubliceyein2002,ishislatestinterest.Signedcopiesofhiscolorfulbook,whichwaspublishedjustlastmonth,willbeonsaleafterhistalk.TheInformationHighway.isfreefromtrafficaccidents.iscrowdedwithcardrivers.offersjustafewon-lineservices.appealstoalargenumberofusers.4HowdoesMR.CoolmanagetotraveltheInformationHighwaysofast?Bystoringfewerfiles.Byrepairthesystem.Bybuyingabettercomputer.Byusingabroad-bandconnection.Passage2ismostprobably.aposteraboutalecture.anadforanewbook.anotetoadoctorinauniversity.anintroductiontoaprofessor.Passage4ManyChristmascustomsarebasedonthebirthofChrist,suchasgivingpresentsbecauseoftheWiseMen,whobroughtpresentstothebabyJesusSingingChristmascarols（頌歌）isbasedonthesceneofthebirthwithfiguresofshepherds,theWiseMenandanimalssurroundingthebabyJesus.TheoriginofSantaClausbeginsinthe4thcenturywithSt.Nicholas,BishopofMyra,anareainthepresent-dayTurkey.ByallaccountsSt.Nicholaswasagenerousman,particularlydevotedtochildren.Afterhisdeatharound340A.D.hewasburiedinMyra,butin1087ItaliansailorswerebelievedtostealhisremainsandremovedthemtoItaly,greatlyincreasingSt.Nicholas'popularitythroughoutEurope.Hiskindnessandreputationforgenerositygaverisetoclaimsthathecouldperformmiraclesanddevotiontohimincreased.St.Nicholasbecamethepatron（保護(hù)神）saintofRussia,wherehewasknownbyhisredcap,flowingwhitebeard,andbishop'smitre.InGreece,hewasthepatronsaintofsailors;inFrance,hewasthepatronoflawyers,andinBelgium,thepatronofchildrenandtravelers.ThousandsofchurchesacrossEuropewerededicated（供奉的）tohimandsometimearoundthe12thcenturyanofficialholidaywascreatedinhishonor.TheFeastofSt.NicholaswascelebratedonDecember6andthedaywasmarkedbygift-givingandcharity.AftertheReformation,EuropeanfollowersofSt.Nicholasdeclined,butthelegendwaskeptaliveinHollandwheretheDutchspellingofhisnameSintNikolasswaseventuallytransformedtoSinterklaas.Dutchchildrenwouldleavetheirwoodenshoesbythefireplace,andSinterklaaswouldrewardgoodchildrenbyplacingtreatsintheirshoes.DutchcolonistsbroughtthistraditionwiththemtoAmericainthe17thcenturyandheretheEnglishnameofSantaClausappeared.WhyisSantaClaussopopularinEurope?Becauseofhisreputationforgenerosity.BecausehediedinItaly.BecauseofthedeedoftheItaliansailors.BecauseofhisdevotiontoItalianchildren.WhatwastheFeastofSt.Nicholasheldfor?CelebratingChrist'sbirthday.Givingthankstochurches.Markingaholiday.HonoringSt.Nicholas.Whatdoes"Sinterklaas"inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Europeanfollowers. B.SantaClaus.C.Jesus. D.TheDutch.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSantaClaus?Generous,devotedandhonored.Dedicated,kindandalive.Well-known,traditionalandlovely.Popular,famousandcreative.Passage5CharlesBlackman:AliceinWonderlandAnExhibitionattheNationalGalleryofVictoria（NGV）,Australia10June—12August2007Venue（地點(diǎn)） TheIanPotterCentreAdmissionFreeentryCharlesBlackmanisfamousforhisbeautifulpaintingofdreams.In1956,heheardforthefirsttimeLewisCarroll'sextraordinarytaleofAliceinWonderland-thestoryofaVictoriangirlwhofallsdownarabbithole,meetsalotoffunnycharactersandexperienceallkindsofthings.Atthattime,Blackman'swifewassufferingfromprogressiveblindness.ThestoryofAlicemovingthroughthestrangesituations,oftendisheartenedbyvariousevents,wassimilartohiswife'sexperiences.Italsoreflectedsomuchofhisownlife.AllthiscontributedtothecompletionoftheAliceinWonderlandpaintings.IllustratorWorkshopGostraighttotheexpertsforanintroductorycourseinbookillustration.Thecourseincludesanintroductiontotheprocessofillustrationanditstechniques,workshopexerciseandgroupprojects.DateSunday17Jun.&Sunday5Aug.10a.m.—1p.m.VenueGasWorksArtsParkWonderfulWorldCelebratetheexhibitionandChildren'sBookWeekwithspecialactivitiesjustfortheday,includingaspecialvisitfromAliceandtheWhiteRabbitDateSunday24June,11a.m.—4p.m.VenueExhibitionSpace,Level3Topsy-TurvyVisittheexhibitionordiscoverwonderfulcuriositiesinartworksintheNGVCollectionandmakeamagicworldinabox.AliceandtheWhiteRabbitwillbewithyou.WaltDisney'sAliceinWonderlandwillbescreened.DatesSunday8,15,22,29July,andTuesday24—Friday27July,12noon—3p.m.VenueTheatre,NGVAustraliaDrawingWorkshopDistortionsofscale（比例失真）canmakeartworksstrangebutinteresting.FindouthowCharlesBlackmandistortedscaleinhispaintingstocreateacuriousworld,thenexperimentwithscaleinyourowndrawings.Moreinformationuponbooking.DateFriday27July,10:30a.m.—3p.m.VenueForyer,Level3CharlesBlackman'spaintingscomefrom.A.hisadmirationforLewisCarroll B.hisdreamofbecomingafamousartistC.hiswishtoexpresshisownfeelings D.hiseagernesstocurehiswife'sillnessWhichtwoactivitiescanyouparticipateinonthesameday?IllustratorWorkshopandWonderfulWorld.IllustratorWorkshopandDrawingWorkshop.WonderfulWorldandTopsy-Turvy.Topsy-TurvyandDrawingWorkshop.TounderstandtheAliceinWonderlandpaintings,youshouldgoto.A.ExhibitionSpace,Level3.B.GasWorksArtsPark.C.Theatre,NGVAustralia. D.Foyer,Level3.Activitiesconcerningchildren'sbooksaretobeheld.A.onJune24,2007 B.onJuly15,2007C.onJuly24,2007 D.onAugust5,2007參考答案Passage1A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一部分中的"NorthShore,Oahu,Hawaii:Famousforbeingthebirthplaceofsurfing”和“BetweenDecemberandFebruary,thissurfingdestinationissuitableonlyforexperiencedsurfers,asitsbigwavescanreach30feet.”可知，夏威夷瓦胡島北岸以沖浪的發(fā)源地而聞名，它的巨浪可以達(dá)到30英尺，因此A符合題意，故選A。C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)JeffreysBay部分中的“JeffreysBay,SouthAfrica:FamousforbeingthesettingoftheclassicmovieTheEndlessSummer”以及“Tamarindo'^F分中的Tamarindo,CostaRica:FamousforbeingfeaturedinthemovieTheEndlessSummer11?？芍?，這兩個(gè)地方以電影而出名。故選C。D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)NorthShore中的“NorthShore,Oahu,Hawaii:Famousforbeingthebirthplaceofsurfing...DecemberandFebruary,thissurfingdestinationissuitableonlyforexperiencedsurfers”以及HuntingtonBeach部分中的“Thebesttimeforsurfersiswinter,whentheswellscanhit15feet.”可知，這兩處的相似之處為冬天是沖浪最佳的時(shí)間，故選D。B猜測(cè)詞義題。劃線上文內(nèi)容“這個(gè)海灘有高達(dá)12英尺的海浪，適合長(zhǎng)板或短板，初學(xué)者或?qū)＜摇笨芍?，這個(gè)海灘適合多種沖浪形式。再根據(jù)"Thelaid-backatmosphereandnearlyperfectyear-roundweathermakeitfeelliketheCaliforniabeachesofthe1950s.”劃線詞后的連詞and可知，Thelaid-backatmosphere與nearlyperfectyear-roundweather（近乎完美的全年天氣）。分析選項(xiàng)A.Worried擔(dān)心的；B.Relaxed放松的，自在的；C.Excited激動(dòng)的；D.Depressed沮喪的?？芍?，完美天氣會(huì)讓人感到“自在的，放松的（relaxed）”,故選B。D推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，以浪高出名的是“0@卜^5NorthShore”,“天氣好”的是“Tamarindo,CostaRica”。根據(jù)HuntingtonBeach中的“Thisbusy8.5-mile-longbeachattracts8millionvisitorsayearforbodysurfing,boogieboarding,andboardsurfingateverylevel,beginnertoexpert”可知，這個(gè)繁忙的8.5英里長(zhǎng)的海灘每年吸引800萬(wàn)游客來(lái)這里沖浪。由此得出這兒是因?yàn)橛慰捅绕渌暮┒?，分析選項(xiàng)可知D項(xiàng)符合題意。Passage2A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第一■段所描述的Thehighervisibilityofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.可知，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)黃色的較高能見(jiàn)度使得司機(jī)們可以避免發(fā)生事故。故選A。D詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段中Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.“對(duì)新加坡黃、藍(lán)兩組出租車長(zhǎng)達(dá)36個(gè)月的詳細(xì)出租車、司機(jī)和事故數(shù)據(jù)進(jìn)行的分析表明，黃色出租車的事故比藍(lán)色出租車少?！庇纱送浦?jiǎng)澗€詞的意思是“組，群，團(tuán)隊(duì)”。故選D。C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段所描述的theresearchteamanalyzeddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.可知，這項(xiàng)研究是基于從新加坡最大型出租車公司收集得來(lái)的數(shù)據(jù)。故選C。D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段候教授所講的話可知，候教授要進(jìn)一步研究校車，私家車等交通工具的顏色和交通事故之間的關(guān)系。故選D。B主旨大意題。根據(jù)通篇文章的內(nèi)容可知，本文主要講述了候教授通過(guò)調(diào)查研究發(fā)現(xiàn)黃色出租車比其他顏色的出租車發(fā)生交通事故少的多，車的顏色與交通事故之間有一定的關(guān)系。B項(xiàng)“乘坐黃色出租車更安全”更適合作文題目。Passage3D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一部分"Notlongago,theinformationHighwaywasanewroad,withnotmanyusers.Now,everyoneseemstowanttotakeadrive,withover30millionfamiliesconnectedworldwide"不久前，信息高速公路是一條新路，沒(méi)有多少用戶?，F(xiàn)在，似乎每個(gè)人都想開(kāi)車，有3000多萬(wàn)家庭連接世界；可知它吸引了很多用戶。故選DD細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一部分"Then,ofcourse,there'sMr.Cool,withhisnewbroad-bandconnection,whospeedsdownthehighwayfasterthanmostofuscango"當(dāng)然，還有Cool先生，他的新的寬帶連接，它在公路的速度比我們大多數(shù)人都快。故選DA推理題。通讀全文，可知文章第二部分主要講對(duì)一個(gè)講座的介紹，旨在10吸引讀者去聽(tīng)講座；可知這是一張關(guān)于演講的海報(bào)。故選APassage4C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。定位在第二段中“TheoriginofSantaClausbeginsinthe4thcenturywithSt.Nicholas”以及“in1087ItaliansailorswerebelievedtostealhisremainsandremovedthemtoItaly,greatlyincreasingSt.Nicholas'popularitythroughoutEurope."根據(jù)關(guān)鍵句可知，SantaClaus起源于St.Nicholas；在1087年，據(jù)意大利一些海員們說(shuō)，他的遺體被偷偷遷葬于意大利巴里，很大程度上增加了St.Nicholas的知名度。因此本題答案為CD細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞定