高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（30）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（30）及答案阅读理解 dear sir, i recently found your website of chinese culture a very good source. i am a professor teaching at soochow university in taipei taiwan, and i would plan to quite often use some articles on your website for my course of introduction to chinese culture. therefore, id like to inform you of my use for educational purposes and hopefully to have your permission. meanwhile, i do wish i could have more materials from your service. much grateful to you.yours sincerely,byron gongdear mr. byron gong,it is a pleasure to know that our website has been of help for you to introduce chinese culture in your class. sharing the same mission（使命） in promoting chinese culture, we are glad to grant（答应） you the permission in using the sources of our website for your educational purposes, under the condition that all the sources are credited. however, if the pictures or articles are to be used for publications, you can mail us and further discuss on that.we are happy to provide you some further material, but we would like to know what kind of information would be of interest to you.thank you again for attention to our website. any suggestion is welcome, and we would very appreciate your help if you could tell us what contents in our website are of most interest and significance to you and what parts should be given more attention.sincerely yours,c68. what is mr.byron gong doing?a. he is working for soochow university in taipei taiwan as a cleaner.b. he has nothing to do with soochow university.c. he is a professor teaching at soochow university.d. he is searching for some scholars.69. why does mr. byron gong write the letter?a. he intends to introduce to his students if chinese culture is worth learning.b. he asks for the permission from the website to use the material in his teaching.c. he expects to be allowed to work in a group in the website.d. he would like to inform the website that he hopes to help them to introduce chinese culture.70. whats the response of the website after they received the letter?a.the website responded to his letter indifferently.b.the website responded to his letter in a polite and anxious way.c.the website answered him enthusiastically, reasonably and suggestibly.d.the website answered him eagerly.参考答案 68-70 cbc 阅读理解-amr ace sat on the coach before his doctor, telling him his sad story of his disgusting language habitin fact, he said, only yesterday when he saw a very pretty young woman on tv say how weight watchers saved my marriage is a secret between my husband and i , he jumped up and shouted at the set, my husband and me! you silly woman oh, i seeyou have 45 minutes to tell me all about iti can do it in oneive had this habit since i was a little kidat the age of four, i was the only kid in the neighborhood who said, mother, may i go out to play? instead of can i? i had learned that lesson the hard way when i had raised my hand and asked my teacher, can i leave the room? she replied, you can if you are ableif you are asking for my permission to leave the room, i will reply, yes, you maythus the difference between can i? and may i? was permanently carvedthe doctor looked at his watch and reminded him kindly, you now have 38 minutes left, mraceall rightwhen i came home from school, i always announced my entrance by calling out, it s i, mothereven at that age i began passing this invaluable grammatical knowledge to all the kids, along with my explanations of the correct usagethey began passing it onto their mothers, who in turn began eying me suspiciously, calling me that strange boy , and telling them not to play with mebutyou have 16 minutes left the doctor saidon second thought you can tell me about that on your next visitis thursday ok?surebut in meantime, doctor”the doctor interrupted him in the meantime, i have a simple little exercise i would like you to trywhen you hear someone commit a grammatical fault, you softly and slowly count to ten; the urge to make a correction will disappear gradually by itselfand that s it? are you sure that 11 do the trick?better than your way of making people angry at youpatient is the best medicinethat s what i always saydoctor, just a minutewhat do you always say? one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, tenoh, doctor, is it patient or patience, are you sure? well, ill see you next thursdaygoodbye, doctor goodbye strange man ”56mrace went to the doctor for help to _aput his bad temper in controlbimprove his poor relationship with friendscdrop his disgusting curiosity in language errorsdchange his improper way of expressing himself57by referring to his former teacher mrace intended to say _ahis teacher was strict with pupilsbhow he developed his language habitche was once a good-mannered pupildwhy he was thankful to his teacher58mrace was _ among his friends because of his habitapopular battractive cstubborn dunwelcome 59from the passage we can infer that the doctor was _ in curing mrace s habit in the end.aunsure of himself bconfident himself centhusiastic dcreativesince the end of world war i (wwi) in 1918，canadians, and millions of others around the world have paused at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to honour the sacrifices our soldiers have made in different wars, fighting for the freedoms that we all enjoy today. known as remembrance day, the day originated as a tribute to the soldiers of wwi， a dark period for our young country, which claimed the lives of over 60,000 military personnel and civilians and over 16 million dead worldwide.as there are no more surviving soldiers of wwi，today we rely on the wisdom and words of those soldiers who fought in the wars that followed，and this day now also recognizes their heroic contribution.they tell us to always remember what those brave souls fought for, and all they ask in return is that we never forget.thats why we wear the red poppy (罂粟花);thats why when we see a soldier in uniform we should stop him or her and say “thank you” ; thats why we take a pause from our busy lives for two short minutes today to honor that request.yet this message is fading away, year after year.take for example the terrible decision to allow parents to excuse students from remembrance day ceremonies at school.not only is this disrespectful, it distances the student from his or her classmates.it is difficult to understand why any canadian parent would want to remove their child from the time-honored tradition of reading the poem in flanders fields, while a wreath of poppies is laid.it is more important than ever to teach school-aged children about our history，no matter how violent it was. sheltering them from the realities of war is a great disservice.understanding why conflicts happened, or happen today, can help shape choices and decisions they make as adults.of course, because we live in a free society, we cannot force an individual to do something. it is unfortunate, but some parents now have their child “opt-out” of the services. these people should be reminded they are free to make such choices only because of the men and women the rest of us are remembering.36.which of the following is true about remembrance day?a.its only held in canada.b.its ceremony lasts 11 hours.c.it falls on november 11th each year.d. its to celebrate the countrys independence.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。第一段讲“自从1918年第一次世界大战结束，加拿大和数百万世界各地人，都在每年第11个月的第11天的第11个小时（也就是11月11日11时）停下来，向为我们今天所享受的自由而战，在不同的战争中牺牲的战士表示敬意。”故选c。37.which of the following is not mentioned as a remembrance day activity today?a.stopping at 11a.m. to remember the war dead.b.listening to stories told by wwi soldiers.c.wearing a red poppy to show respect.d.showing gratitude to soldiers in uniform.【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。第一段，提到人们在每年11 月11 日11时停下来纪念阵亡战士，即a。第五段“thats why we wear the red poppy (罂粟花);thats why when we see a soldier in uniform we should stop him or her and saythank you”。提到戴红罂粟花和向穿制服的军人说谢谢，即c和d。整篇文章没有提到听一战战士讲故事。故选b。38.what can we learn from the passage?a.war history is too violent for school children.b.the writer was once a soldier in the canadian army.c.few students are willing to take part in remembrance day ceremonies.d.more parents are keeping their children away from frightening war stories.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。“take for example the terrible decision to allow parents to excuse students from remembrance day ceremonies at school.”提到父母为孩子找借口离开纪念日仪式。倒数第三段“it is more important than ever to teach school-aged children about our history，no matter how violent it was. sheltering them from the realities of war is a great disservice.”说明把历史教给学龄孩子是比以前更加重要，无论那是多么猛烈。对他们掩盖真相是极其有害的行为。这些信息都说明，更多的父母在让他们的孩子远离战争故事。故选d。39.the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refers to _a.the death of so many soldiers in warsb.the fact that there were so many wars after wwic.peoples ungratefulness for the freedom they haved.removing children from remembrance day events【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。“it is unfortunate, but some parents now have their child “opt-out” of the services.”现在一些父母让他们的孩子选择退出服役。通过上下文可知，这是很不幸的。40.the writer believes that 。a.the sacrifice of the soldiers should always be rememberedb.remembrance day is becoming less important for soldiersc.schools - no longer think remembrance day is necessaryd.people should be forced to learn about the realities of war【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。倒数第三段“it is more important than ever to teach school-aged children about our history，no matter how violent it was. sheltering them from the realities of war is a great disservice.”说明作者坚信战士们的牺牲应该永远被纪念。故选a。阅读理解the iphone, the ipad, each of apples products sounds cool and has become a fad (时尚). apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” and many other brands are following suit. the bbcs iplayer which allows web users to watch tv programs on the internet adopted the title in 2008. a lovely bear popular in the us and uk that plays music and video is called “iteddy”. a slimmed-down version of londons independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”.in general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.most “i” products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of independents “i”, its no surprise that theyve selected this fashionable name.but its hard to see whats so special about the letter “i”. why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? according to tony thorne, head of the language center at kings college, london, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. when apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means internet, information, individual or interactive, thorne told bbc magazines. “even when apple created the ipod, it seems it didnt have one clear definition,” he says.“however, thanks to apple, the term is now associated with portability .”adds thorne.clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the western world is centered on the individual. each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.along with “google” and “blog”, readers of bbc magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.but as history shows, people grow tired of fads. from the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. however, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared.60people use iplayer to _alisten to music bmake a call cread newspapers dwatch tv programs online 61we can infer that the independents “i” is aimed at _aold readersbyoung readers cfashionable women dengineers62nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are _aportable benvironmentally friendly cadvanced drecyclable63the writer suggests that _a“i” products are often of high qualitybiteddy is a live bearcthe popularity of “i” products may not last long dthe letter “b” replace letter “i” to name the productsamerican actor johnny depp can best be described as unconventional. from his early life, his path into acting and even in his choice of movie roles，we can see that depp has seldom taken the easy road. his willingness to take risks and do the unexpected has made depp one of the few hollywood actors able to achieve huge commercial success while maintaining his artistic reputation.born in 1963，depp was somewhat troublesome as a youth,.occasionally turning to petty-crime and drugs. when his parents divorced in 1978，depp dropped out of school against his mothers wishes and started a music band called the kids. although the band achieved some success, they were seldom able to make ends meet， with depp often unable to pay his rent, sleeping rough on friends sofas and even in his car.in 1983，the ever-optimistic depp and his new wife, lori anderson, moved to hollywood california to further depps musical career. but life there continued to be a struggle and depp was forced to take a job selling pens door to door to support his new family. his luck changed when loris ex-boyfriend, the famous actor nicholas cage, impressed by depps good looks and intelligence, suggested he become an actor and helped him get a small part in a movie. several other minor movie roles and a divorce from lori followed，before depp got his big break three years later. he landed the leading role in the television series 21 jump street，playing a youthful undercover police officer. the hugely popular show turned depp into a teenage heartthrob overnight. he appeared on the cover of countless magazines and was much sought after by movie producers, eager to exploit his popularity with teenage girls.but depp left 21 jump street after three years, when it was at the height of its popularity, later admitting that he hated the shows unoriginal storylines and his “pretty boy” character. in the decade that followed, depp rejected repeated offers of “pretty boy” roles in big-budget hollywood films. instead he established himself as a serious, somewhat dark, peculiar performer, consistently selecting roles in smaller, independent films that surprise critics and audiences alike.even in the movie that made depp an international superstar, the pirates of the caribbean (2003 )，he was barely recognizable as captain jack sparrow, the british，long-haired golden-toothed pirate. this and subsequent hit movies have placed depp at the very top of the commercial film industry ( with a pay-check of $20 million for each such movie) but he still continues to make the smaller, stranger films for which he is so greatly admired.41.as a youth, depp could be described as a _.a.serious criminal b. trouble maker c. drug addict d. successful musician【答案】b【解析】细