高考英语阅读理解精英定时练习题（13）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时练习题（13）及答案阅读理解-a篇ottawa - canadas western city of calgary is the worlds best city when it comes to healthy living, local press reported monday. according to an international survey by mercer human resource consulting, a london-based consulting firm, calgary was put at the top of a list of 144 cities. it scored 121 points, just above honolulus score of 120. helsinki（赫尔辛基，芬兰首都） and ottawa followed at 119.5 and 118.5 respectively. three other canadian cities came in the top 20. montreal and vancouver tied for ninth and toronto came in at 18th. the scores are based on air pollution levels, availability and quality of hospitals and medical supplies, as well as the efficiency of waste removal and sewage systems. in america, the lowest scoring city was atlanta, which was ranked 76th. athens was the lowest scoring city in western europe, ranking 120th because of its air pollution. london was ranked 59th.46. how many canadian cities are in the top 20?a. 3. b. 4. c. 5. d. 6. 47. which of the following is not taken into account when the cities were scored?a. weather conditions. b. air quality. c. waste removal. d. medical supplies. 48. among the following cities, which is the lowest scoring one?a. atlanta. b. athens. c. london. d. helsinki.参考答案4648、cab 阅读理解health, wellness and the politics of food9：009：45 am.blue tentpanelists (成员)：jami bernard, david kamp, marion nestle and peter singer.hosted by denise grady, science writer for the new york times.how does what we eat not only affect our bodies, but also the world？the food and nutrition experts debate the role that the diet plays in both personal and global health, and present a look at food politics.sports writing：for the love of the game9：5010：35 am. blue tentpanelists：christine brennan, ira rosen, joe wallace and joe drape.hosted by william crhoden, sports writer for the new york times.whether catching that key moment of victory or defeat, or covering breaking news, sports writers are anything but audience.listen as some professionals discuss the special experience in reporting of sports news.the art of the review11：1512：00 am.green tentpanelists：john freeman, barry gewen, david orr, celia mcgee and jennifer schuessler.hosted by sam tanenhaus, editor for the new york times book review.how much of an effect does the book review have on book sales？join this group of critics(评论家) as they discuss the reality of book review and bestseller lists, and how they choose books for review.new york writers, new york stories3：003：45 pm.green tentpanelists: cindy adams, richard cohen, ric klass and lauren redniss.hosted by clyde haberman, columnist (专栏作家) for the city section of the new york times.join this inspiring group of new yorkcentric writers as they talk about why new york is a gold mine of ideas for their work.1if you are free in the afternoon, you can attend _.athe art of the reviewbnew york writers, new york storieschealth, wellness and the politics of fooddsports writing: for the love of the game2if you like sports writing, you will most probably _.ago to blue tent at 11：15 am.benjoy jami bernards talkclisten to christine brennandattend the art of the review3sam tanenhaus is in charge of _.athe art of the reviewbhealth, wellness and the politics of foodcnew york writers, new york storiesdsports writing：for the love of the game4all the four activities above _.aare about writingbwill last 45 minutes eachccan be attended freelydwill attract many readers5we can learn from the text that_.asports writers are a type of audiencebthe new york times is popular cdenise grady will discuss politicsdbook reviews may affect book sales (1)napoleon agreed to plans for a tunnel(隧道) under the english channel in 1802. the british began digging one in 1880. neither tunnel was completed. europe has had to wait until the end of the 20th century for the channel tunnel. after nearly two centuries of dreaming, the island of great britain is connected to continental europe for the first time since the ice age, when the two land masses moved apart.on may 6, 1994, britains queen elizabeth and frances president mitterrand carried out the official opening. the queen was accompanied(陪同) on her train journey through the historic tunnel by one of her rolls-royce cars which was placed on the train. the following day saw celebrations taking place in folkestone and calais. regular public services did not start until the latter part of 1994.1. the island of great britain is _.a. connected to france all the timeb. separated from france with a tunnelc. separated from france all the timed. joined to france with the tunnel2. queen elizabeth _ at the opening.a. took her car rolls-royce through the tunnelb. took her car which was placed on her train through the tunnelc. took her train through the tunneld. took mitterrands train through the tunnel3. before 1994, one could go to britain from france _.a. only by shipb. by ship or planec. by car or traind. by ship, car or train4. which of the following is right?a. napoleon made plans for the tunnel.b. the public could pass through the tunnel by train after may 6, 1994.c. the tunnel was built for two centuries.d. the tunnel will do great good to britain and france.【答案与解析】本文主要讲述拿破仑早在1802年就同意在英吉利海底修建隧道的计划，英国在1880年就开始挖掘，但都没有完成。大约两个世纪后，即到了1994年，大不列颠岛和欧洲大陆才由海底隧道连接起来。1. d。语义理解题。从第1段the island of great britain is connected to continental europe for the first time since the ice age 可以看出the island of great britain和france是由the tunnel连接起来的。2. c。语义理解题。第2段第2句话the queen was accompanied(陪同) on her train journey through the historic tunnel by one of her rolls-royce cars which was placed on the train 已明确告知queen elizabeth是怎么去参加开幕典礼的。3. b。判断题。既然1994年以前没有隧道，那当然只有坐船或乘飞机从英国去法国。4. d。判断题。拿破仑是同意修建隧道的计划，并不是制定计划，故排除a项；接近1994年底，公众才能够坐火车穿过隧道，b项不对；文章并没有说隧道建了多长时间，c项也不对；而隧道修建成功时，英、法两国元首都出席，由此可见隧道对两国的重要性。a fulltime school called lifeyou are enrolled in a fulltime school called “life”. each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. you may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.why are you here? what is your purpose? humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very long time. what we and our ancestors overlooked, however, is there is no one answer. the meaning of life is different for every individual.each person has his or her own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone elses. as you travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose. the lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is a key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and connection of your own life. as you travel through your lifetime, you may encounter challenging lessons that others dont have to face, while others spend years struggling with challenges that you dont need to deal with. you may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. the only thing you can count on for certain is that you specifically need to learn; whether we choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you. the challenge here, therefore, is to align(与保持一致)yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons. this is one of the most difficult challenges you will be faced with in your lifetime, as sometimes your path will be completely different from others. but, remember, dont compare your path to the people around you and focus on the difference between their lessons and yours. you need to remember that you will only be faced with lessons that you are capable of learning and are specific to your own growth.our sense of fairness is the expectation of equitythe assumption that all things are equal and that justice will always prevail. life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult lift path than others around you, deserved or not. everyones circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently. if you want to move toward calm, you will be required to move out the comparing phrase of “its not fair ”. focusing on the unfairness of circumstances keeps you comparing yourself with others rather than appreciating your own special uniqueness. you miss out on learning your individual lessons by distracting yourself with feeling of bitterness and anger.1. according to the passage, how can the meaning of your life be realized?ahaving the same opinions as others. btaking the distinct path from others.clearning the lessons presented to you. ddoing the different things from others.2. from the passage we can conclude _.aeveryone has his own track to follow bthe same thing usually happens to the peersca painful divorce must lie in financial problems da wealthy man must have a wonderful marriage3. in your lifetimes, the lessons you are faced with _.aare beyond your power bkeep you from growthclimit your development dhelp you with your success4. which of the following is true?aall things are equal and justice will always prevail.byou should learn to appreciate your specific uniqueness.cone has to fix his mind on unfairness of circumstances.dthe teachers have designed the lessons as part of your curriculum in the life school.5. life is called a fulltime school, because _.ait is full of all lessons to learn byou have plenty of time to learn lessonscyou meet with specific lessons every day dthere are so many subjects for you to choose fromtaipeiincreasing numbers of taiwanese students are joining the islands “china rush”， seeking education on the chinese mainland.according to official chinese figures, the number of taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate(研究生)programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998.although no latest official numbers were available, netbig. com said, this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with over 1,000 entering mainland campuses last year.the internet site, based in the chinese city of shenzhen, provides education service and information on chinese mainland colleges and universities. “many taiwanese believe a chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the chinese job market，” net. com vicepresident ingrid huang said.“i believe it will give me handson experience in the business field in the chinese mainland and a better understanding of the chinese mainland people，” said lydia chang, a 19yearold majoring in journalism at shih shin university. chang plans to go on to get a masters degree in business administration in shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.a journalism graduate student, surnamed lin, at the national taiwan university said he would like to study law on the chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more taiwanese companies are going there”. “they hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations，” said yang chingyao, professor of the chinese mainland studies. a netbig. com survey showed the campuses favored by taiwan students included beijing, tsinghua and renmin universities in beijing, and zhongshan university in guangzhou. the most popular studies were law, business and chinese medicine.at present, chinese taipei doesnt recognize diplomas earned in the chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. but recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates(证书)from selected universities.1more taiwanese students study on the chinese mainland because _.ataiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or laterbthe fees asked for are lower than those of taiwancwhat they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright futuredthere are many famous universities for them to choose from2some business executives were sending their children to study in the chinese mainland so that their children _.acould receive better education bcould learn more about the policy thereccould do well in the business operations dcould make more friends there3the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to _. anetbig. com ba chinese education on the mainland cthe chinese job market dthe university4the author wrote the article to tell us _.amore taiwanese students are studying on the mainlandbchinese students should also go to universities in taiwanceducation on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of taiwandtaiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field5which is true according to the passage?achinese taipei recognizes diplomas earned on the chinese mainland.bthe number of taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.cchinese taipei doesnt help with any inquiries about taiwanese studying in the mainland.deducation of taiwan is far behind the mainland. 阅读理解-b篇years ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a womans being a doctor. in order to get into medical school in 1847, elizabeth blackwell was asked to keep it a secret that she was a woman. this was contrary to her beliefs, and she refused to do it. after entering medical school, elizabeth often had to summon all her courage to free the unkindness of teachers and classmates. by her great efforts, she was able to complete her studies. many people came to her graduation just to have a look at a woman doctor. doctor blackwell soo