高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day55

1、高考英语阅读理解强化训练 Day 55Passage 1Karen, grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States, maintained high moral （道德的） standards throughout her youth. In 1984, at the age of 23, she married Bill. They were blessed with two children, a boy and a girl.By 1991 their love had deepened, and t

2、hey were happy. Later that year, Bill developed a white spot on his tongue. He visited a doctor.One day shortly after that, Bill called Karen to sit beside him. He said with tears in his eyes that he loved her and wanted to live forever with her. The doctor suspected that he had been infected with H

3、IV, the virus that leads to AIDS.The family was tested. Bill and Karens results were positive. Bill had become infected before he met Karen; then he passed the virus on to Karen. The childrens results were negative. Within three years, Bill was dead.“ I dont know how to exprewhat it is like to watch

4、 the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly. I cried many nights. He died three months short of ten years of our marriage, ” says Karen. Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death, she is still alive. The infection has progressed to

5、the early stages of AIDS.Karen is but one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS, a figure larger than the combined populations of Australia, Ireland and Paraguay. According to one UN report, Africa has 21 million of these victims. By the turn of the century that number could reach 40 m

6、illion and the disease will bring on the greatest disaster in human history. Of the worlds sexually active adults aged 15 to 49, 1 in 100 has already been infected with HIV. Of these, only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected. In some parts of Africa, 25 percent of the adults are infected.Sin

7、ce the beginning of the spread of AIDS in 1981, about 11.7 million people have died of it. It is roughly calculated that in 1997 alone, about 2.3 million people died of it. Nevertheless, there are fresh reasons for optimism in the battle against AIDS. During the past few years, there has been a drop

8、 in new AIDS cases in wealthy nations. Inaddition, promising drugs hold out hope of better health and longer life.1. By telling the story of Karen, the author intends to .A. warn people against high risk behaviorsB. stress the importance of medical testsC. express sympathy for AIDS victimsD. show th

9、e consequences of AIDS2. The underlined part in Paragraph 1 most probably means “ ”.A. were lucky in having B. were asked to adoptC. regretted having D. gave birth to3. Bill was suspected of being infected with HIV after .A. he got married to KarenB. the family members were testedC. Karen persuaded

10、him to see the doctorD. he found something wrong with his tongue4. It can be concluded from the passage that .A. promising drugs will soon stop AIDSB. the spread of AIDS could be controlledC. it is hopeless to win the battle against AIDSD. the death rate of AIDS patients has been reducedPassage 2Ove

11、rcoming extreme cold, cruel ice and people dismissing him as mad, Slovenian Davo Kamicar became the first person to ski nonstop down Mount Everest.After adramatic fall over almost sheer cliffs of snow, stones and ice, 38year Koladmicar emerged in his base camp after five hours of skiing. “I feel onl

12、y absolute happiness a absolute tiredness, he”said.At one stage he had to speed over stretches of ice that collapsed and broke underneath him and could have sent him falling into the deepCreVaSses（裂缝）that dot the mountain.The descent （下落）had been by many as insanely dangerous. The Darwin Awards webs

13、ite, which documents deaths which arefoolhardy, Urged people to IOg On to Intemet broadcasts Of the attempt.“ KeeP yeyes PeeIed for a live DarWin Award,“ it said.However, the only body to make the n ewsWaS the COrPSe（尸体） of an known mountaineer WhiCh KamiCar ZiPPed PaSt as hedesce nded, one of an es

14、timated 120 corpses, thought to Iitter the slopes.“ ThiS 仃is always full of surprise. Seeing a dead man out there WaS a really shock ing experie nce, he said.ThankS to strategically PIaCed CameraS on the mou ntai n and one attached tohis Safety helmet, hun dreds of thousa nds of people Wit nessed hi

15、s desce nt on the Intern et,WhiCh WaS one of the record highs ever. DUring the run more than 650,000 hits Were registered on his expedition WebSite jamming it for a time as OtherS tried to access the site.Weather con diti ons Were so SeVere that KamiCar had to aba ndon pla ns to reston the SUmmit be

16、fore attempting to descend. Instead, SUffering from fatigue, as soon ashe reached the top he PUt on his SkiS and flung himself back down the mountain.Deali ng With the mou nta in had already cost KamiCar two fin gers Whe n aPreViOUS failed attempt SaW him get frostbite as a fierce storm IaShed the p

17、eak.KamiCar comes from a Skiing family and took Part in his first HimaIayanSkiing expedition in 1989. SinCe then, he has been tireless in raising funds andspon SOrShiP for more expediti ons, With EVereSt as the Perma nent goal.1. Davo KamiCar made history by.A. Skii ng dow n Mount EVereSt WithOUt re

18、st.B. descending Mount EVereSt Within the ShOrteSt time everC. attract ing IargeSt nu mber of audie nces on Ii ne for his desce nt.D. becoming the first to film his descent down Mount EVereSt2. The Underlined word foolhardy in the PaSSage is closest in meaning to.A. SUdde n and hard to acceptB. tak

19、ing Unn ecessary risksC. attract ing PUbIiC atte nti onD. WOrki ng hard to fool OtherS3. ACCOrdi ng to the passage, WhiCh of the followi ng Stateme nts is TRUE?A. KamiCar SaW about 120 dead bodies Iitteri ng the slope.B. The broadcast of his desce nt on Ii ne WaS Can celled because of the WebSite ja

20、m.C. KamiCar S family had a tradition to conqUer Mount Everest.D. ThiS WaS not KamiCar S first attempt on Mount Everest.4. The best title for the PaSSage is.A. Mad man SkiS dow n EVereStB. DarWin AWard for Davo KamiCarC. EXtreme SPOrtS hero SIideS to a recordD. Body of mountain eer found on EVereStP

21、aSSage 3Can exercise duri ng childhood PrOteCt you aga inst memory loss many decades later? EXerCiSe early in life SeemS to have lifelo ng ben efits for the brai n, i n rats at least.This is an ani mal study, /but it shows /that PhySiCaI activity at a young age is Very importa nt / not just for PhyS

22、iCaI developme nt, /but for the Whole life long track of cog nitive （认知的）developme nt duri ng age in g, /says Martin WojtoWicz of the Uni VerSity of Toron to, Can ada. I n huma nsjJt may delay the appeara nce of AIZheimers SymPtOmS （阿兹海默氏症）,POSSibIy to the point of PreVenting them.WojtOWiczs team di

23、vided 80 young males rats into tWO equal groups, and PIaCed running WheeIS in the CageS of one group for a PeriOd of SiX Weeks. ArOUnd four mon ths later Whe n the rats had reached middle age the team taught all the rats to COnneCtanelectric shock With being in a SPeCifiC box. Whe n PIaCed in the bo

24、x, they froze With fear.Two WeekS later, the team tested the rats in three SitUatiO ns: exactly the Same box in the Same room, the Same box With the room arran ged differe ntly, and a completely differe nt box in a differe nt room.The rats WithOUt access to a running wheel Whe n they Were young now

25、froze the same percentage of times in each of these situations, suggesting they couldnt remember which one was dangerous. But those that had been able to run in their youth froze 40 to 50 percent less in both changed box settings.The results suggest the amount of physical activity when were young, a

26、t least for rats, has influence on brain and cognitive health in the form of better memorieswhen were older, says Arthur Kramer of Northeastern University in Boston, who has found that, in humans, exercise promotes the growth of new brain cells.1. The study shows that .A. physical activity is import

27、ant for physical healthB. using the running wheels is of benefit to the rats growthC. physical activity can prevent humans Alzheimers symptomsD. the more exercise a rat has when young, the better memory it will possess when older2. How are Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly developed? A. By analyzing causes.B

28、. By giving an example.C. By describing the process.D. By showing differences.3. What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Exercise.B. Development.C. Benefit.D. Study.4. What is the authors attitude towards the animal study? A. Negative. B. Objective. C. Critical. D. Doubtful.Pass

29、age 4It was rush hour on the morning of June 1 in the West Texas city of San Angelo. Heather Santellano, 36, was driving her white 2012 Mazda on Houston 、 Harte Frontage Road with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year- old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck cut them off. Santellano turn

30、ed the wheel hard to the right, Sending the MaZda Skiddi ng Off the road and dow n an emba nkmer()that en ded in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didnt stop, it would go airborne and plunge onto the road some 20 feet below.Then a bit of luck: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarr

31、iage got stuck on the cement lip of the embankment ledge, stopping it cold. The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a retaining wall, literally teetering摇摇欲坠）on the edge Of disaster. One Sudden move by anyone inSide could send it over.Jacob Rodriguez watched th

32、e scene unfold from the Truck Repair Plant where he works. Then he and four other men ran to the car. They leaped onto the trunk to balance the weight as the terrified kids in the back seat watched.Meanwhile, Julio Vasquez and his nephew, Marco Vasquez, were driving to their jabs at nearby Premier A

33、utomotive. Julio jumped out of the car to help while Marco Went to the shop, grabbed a heavy-duty StraP皮 带）,and retur ned to the SWinging car. He fastened the Mazda to an P-350 truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car secured, the group carefully opened the back doo

34、rs and helped the children out.But their departure shifted the cars Weight, causing it to lean forWard. The men, still on-the trunk, asked Santellano to jump into the back seat to rebalance the Weight. She did and then inched out the back door. Finally, the men carefully got off the trunk. Everyone

35、Was safe.1. What do We knoW about Heather Santellano?A. She Was a careless driver.B. She drove her tWins to school.C. She ran into a pickup truck.D. She made a sharp turn to avoid the truck.2. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 2?A. Stress the coming of good fortune.B. Describe the cars

36、dangerous situation.C. Add some background information.D. Explain Why people came to the rescue.3. What is the most CritiCal in the rescue process?A. Bala nce. B. Cooperatio n. C. Calmn ess.D. Gravity.4. WhiCh of the followi ng Stateme nts is COn SiSte nt With the theme of the passage?A. PerSiStence

37、 will Pay off.B. One in trouble, all to help.、C. ManyhandS make light work. D. Love makes the world go round.PaSSage 5FeW people, these days would disagree With the theory that its vital to take time for yourself.Creati ng some SPaCe for enjo yme nt and restorati on each day or at least every week,

38、is a Win-Win proposal: it ll make you both happier and more effective in fulfilling yourresp on SibiIitieS at work and home. In practice, it rarely happe ns, though. For some, thats because deep dow n they feet they dont deserve it. For others, its SimPIy that busy life makes it Seem impossible to P

39、reSS pause. Either way, making SUre you actually get a. moment to yourself requires a Shift in perspective.Dont Wait Until it feels right. Its UnPIeaSant to have UnfiniShed tasks bothering at your mind, so its tempt ing to tell yourself youll only relax once everythi ng is Un der con trol. BUt SinCe

40、 both work and family life gen erate an infin ite nu mber of to-dos, that Strategy is doomed to failure. AS time-ma nageme nt Writer LaUra Van derkar n poi nts out, its far more USefUI to learn to tolerate the discomfort of knowing your email in box is filling up, or that the living room is still a

41、pigsty.Choose true enjoyment. Its all too easy to fill me time With things you think you should enjoy, above all exercise. If you genuin ely love SUCh activities, theyre perfect. BUt if the truth is that you dont, youll onIy get resentful: We rebel againSt being told What to do, eve n Whe n the PerS

42、 on doing the telli ng is ourselves. Make SUre at least a small Part of your Week is SPe nt doing SOmeth ing you Can hon estly Say you enjoy for itself.Pay atte nti on to good feeli ngs. OnCe you do get some restorative time, borrow a BUddhiSt technique for making it count: When you realize youre en

43、joying yourself, spend half a minute consciously paying attention to the feelings of pleasure. For one thing, youll often find that those feelings increase as a result. For another, youll encode the memory of the experience in more detail so, looking back, itll feel like you had even more time to yo

44、urself.1. Why is it hard for some people to find time for themselves practically?A. They think they arent worth itB. They have a lot of pressure.C. They are in financial trouble. D. They cant spare any time2. Which of the following is acceptable according to Paragraph two?A. Never put off what you s

45、hould do. B. Take a rest when its time toC. Relax yourself with all work done. D. Put up with others shortcomings.3. Which is the closest to resentful in paragraph three?A. pleased. B. relaxed. C. relieved. D. annoyed.4. What is best title of the passage?A. Learn to Manage Time B. Find Time for Your

46、selfC. Squeeze Time to ExerciseD. Strengthen Time Consciousness11参考答案Passage 11. D 主旨大意题。讲述 Karen 的故事，显然是告诉读者 AIDS 有多可怕，它 可以使一个完美、幸福的家庭瞬间毁灭。比较四个选项，A选项的内容过于模糊， 作者不是泛泛地针对 “高风险行为 ”，而是具体地指向了 AIDS ，因此排除。 B 选 项与原文有出入，文章重点探讨的是 AIDS 在世界范围内的现状， Karen 的故事 只是这个现状的一个缩影，作者并未涉及具体的预防措施，因此排除。 C 选项的 内容显然不是作者的意图，故排除。

47、因此 D 选项是正确答案。2. A 词义猜测题。 原文为 “ They were blessed with two children, a boy and a g，irl. 比较四个选项，A选项的意思是 幸运地拥有”与原文意思吻合；B选项的意思 是“收养”，这与原文的意思不符，文章并未有任何内容表明孩子是收养的，故排 除。 C 选项的意思是 “后悔有了两个孩子 ”，这与原文的意思完全相反，两个孩子 对于恩爱的夫妻来说是一种恩赐，没有理由感到后悔。 D 的意思是“生下”，是一 种客观上的描述，无法表达 Karen和丈夫因孩子降临而产生的幸福感，故A选项为正确答案。3. D 细节理解题。由原文第二

48、段 “Later that year, Bill developed a white spot on his tongue. He ViSited a doctor.可知，Bi是因为舌头上长了一个白点，去医院看医生之后，才知道自己感染了HlV。比较四个选项可知，D选项为正确答案。4. B 推理判断题。阅读文章再对四个选项进行分析， A 选项的意思是 “治疗AlDS 的药物很快就会出现 ”，由文章最后一句 “lnaddition, promising drugs hold out hope of better health and Ion ger life.可知，药物目前只能是延长病人的生命，

49、无法彻底治疗AIDS, A选项排除。B选项的意思是“AIDS的传播能够被控制” 由最后一段倒数第二、三句“NeVertheless, there are fresh reasons for optimism in thebattle against AIDS. During the past few years, there has been a drop in new AIDS cases in wealthy nations. 可知”，事实的确如此，发达国家的新 AIDS 病例在过去 几年里已经减少，因此B选项符合文章原意。C选项的意思是 不可能战胜AIDS， 显然不符合文章原意，故排除。

50、D选项的意思是“AIDS的死亡率已经下降了 ” 这从文章中无法找到相应的佐证，故排除。因此 B 选项为正确答案。Passage 21. A 细节理解题。通过题干信息 “DavoKamicar “可定位到原文第 1 段的” Slevenian became the first person to ski non-stop down Mount Everest. ，得答案 A“正确。2. B猜词题。通过题干信息 “foolhardy可定位到原文第4段的” The descent had been by many as insanely dangerous. The Darwin Awards we

51、bsite, which documents deaths which are foolhardy, urged people to log on to Internet broadcasts of the attempt.前句说这种行为是inSanely dangerous所以这种死亡自然是taking Unnecessary risks 故选E。3. D细节理解题。根据选项到文章反定位，定位到最后一段，“took Part in hisfirst HimaIayan Skiing expedition in 1989.得出选项 D”正确。4. C主旨题。本文讲述极限运动选手Davo Kam

52、iCar在珠峰滑雪的事情。Passage 31. D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段，“ ThiS is an animal study, but it shows thatphysical activity at a young age is very importantnot just for physical development,but for the whole lifeIOng track of cognitive （认知的）development during ageing.可 ” 知，老鼠在年轻时做的运动越多，它在年老时拥有的记忆就越好。所以 D 选项是 正确的。2. C 主旨题。根据 3、4段内容可知，该处是通过描述这个实验过程来叙述 的。所以 C 选项是正确的。3. A 推断题。根据第二段 “ ThiSS an ani