高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题(13)

1、高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题（13）阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分。共40分）（共1 5小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文.从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.并在答案卡上将该项涂黑。【2013河南开封市四模】AA jobless manapplied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft . The HRmanager interview red him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test . "You are em

2、ployed," he said . "Give me your e- mail address and I ' ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start . " The man replied, "But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail . " "I'm sorry," said the HR manager . "If you

3、don't have an email, that means you do not exist . And who doesn' t exist cannot have the job ."The manleft with no hope at all . He didn't know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket . He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes. Hethen sold the tomatoe

4、s from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded todouble his capital . He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars .The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return later . Thus, his money doubled or tr

5、ipled every day. Shortly,he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles . Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the USHe started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance. Hecalled an insurance broker and cho

6、se a protection plan. When the conversation wasconcluded, the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, "I don't have ane-mail . "The broker said curiously, "You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire . Can you imagine what you could have been if y

7、ou had an e-mail?" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft !" 56. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The man was one of the biggest food retailers in the world.B The man didn't give up though he failed the inter

8、viewC He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarketD Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft 57 The underlined word "tripled" in paragraph 3 can be replaced by B became 3 timesD decreased quicklyB positive and generousD stubborn and unselfishA became largeC decreased sl

9、ightly58 The man can be described as A helpful and considerateC smart and hardworking59 Which proverb can best describe the story?A Misfortune may be an actual blessing B Where there is a will, there is a wayC Accidents will happen D No pains, no gains 【参考答案】56 59、 BBCA阅读理解（B）In college I didn t app

10、reciate the value of money, and spent every last centI made. To make things worse, I also managed to get 12 credit cards by the time I was 21. Tired of having no money, I needed to find my way to stand out. Rather than finding productive ways to use my money or save it for the future, I decided to b

11、low it all on designer purses and any good high heels I could find. I only worked one day a week at a gas station with low pay. Within a year, I got $18, 000 of the credit card debt.For the next two years, I paid only minimum payments since I couldn t affordto pay much more than that. The total of m

12、inimum payments was about $600 a month,so it was impossible to make ends meet. I began to feel like a hamster （仓鼠）runningon a wheel. In 2008, I decided to reduce my debt. I didn t want to take out a loanbut wanted my debt to be one monthly payment with lower interest.I was somewhat smart and found C

13、onsumer Credit Counseling Services of GreaterMilwaukee （CCCS）. It is offered through a local reputable healthcare provider andis a part of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. With CCCS, my debts werestill with my creditors, but the interest rates were all lowered and CCCS acted somewhat l

14、ike a debt management company. I would pay them, and they d disperse （分 散） payments to all my creditors. They charged me $35 a month, which is a small fee considering how much interest they were saving me for being in the program.It has been a struggle since I am still a part of the program and curr

15、ently pay$410 a month. I started the program in January 2008 with a balance of 18, 000, andI am now down to $1, 200. This should be paid off by the end of this summer. Sure, it has taken three years. That s like paying off a car! I can t imagine what mybalances would be if I had not entered this pro

16、gram.The good thing about having had a debt management plan is not only that I amgetting rid of my debt, but also that I learned how to better manage my money. I haven thad a credit card in three and a half years and have done well without it.21. What do we know about the author from Paragraph 1?A.

17、She knew how to invest with her money.B. She worked at a gas station to save money.C. She got into debt because of over consumption.D. She got used to the hard life in college.22. When she couldn t make ends meet, the author .A. wanted to leave collegeB. was calm and didn t mind itC. wanted to find

18、a good jobD. was very anxious about it23. What benefit did the author get with the help of CCCS?A. It allowed her to pay lower interest.B. It paid the debt for her.C. It reduced the number of her creditors.D. It helped her put off paying off her debt.24. When did the author pay off her debt?A. In Ma

19、rch 2011. B. In August 2011.C. In December 2011. D. In June 2010.s experience?25. What do we infer from the authorA. It is important to learn how to better manage money.B. We had better stop using credit cards.C. Only by saving money as much as possible can we become rich.D. We should not borrow a l

20、ot of money from the bank.答案解析【文章大意】在大学期间，作者起初不会理财，有钱尽量花，没钱就用信用卡，结果欠下了不少的债务。后来在一个还款公司的帮助下，她终于还清了债务，也学会了如何理财。21 .【解析】选 G细节理解题。根据第一段 money, and spent every last cent I made.合主题；B项以偏概全；D项与事实相反。22 .【解析】选 D细节理解题。根据第二段 wheel. “我开始感觉像是奔跑在车轮上的仓鼠”可知所以答案为D。她终于还清了债务，也学会了如何理财。In college I didn t appreciate the

21、value of可知，答案为C。 A 项表示作者会投资，不符I began to feel like a hamster running on a作者面临困境，着急万分，忧心忡忡，with mycreditors,23 .【解析】选A。 推理判断题。根据第三段With CCCS,my debts were stillbut the interest rates were all lowered. . .可推断，答案为不符。A。 B、 C、 D 项均与文意24.【解析】选B。推理判断题。作者从2008年1月加入CCCS勺还款计划，当时的债务是$18, 000 美元 , 每月还款$410, 根据计

22、算，还完债务需三年零八个月，即2011 年 8 月。故答案为B。25.【解析】选 A 推理判断题。根据末段 The good thing. . . is not only that I amgetting rid of my debt, but also that I learned how to better manage my money.可推断，答案为A。(1)Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand Almo

23、st 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place“ Tomesha”the land offire. Death Valley s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of m

24、iners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventureturned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument（纪念碑）and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created

25、 by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors.One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley

26、 is the Devil s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures（ 沙雕 ） stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.1. is the lowest place in the desert.A. TomeshaB. Death ValleyC. NevadaD. Badwater2. The name of the valley comes f

27、rom .A. an Indian nameB. the death of the minersC. the local peopleD. a National Movement3. From the passage we can learn that .A. no one had ever known the desert before the minersB. it s still not easy to travel across the desertC. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desertD. peo

28、ple have changed the natural sight of the desert4. Devil Golf Course is famous for .A. the frequent windB. the colors of the sandC. dream-like sightsD. the sand sculptures5. From the passage we can see that the writer the Death Valley.A. appreciatesB. is fearful ofC. dislikesD. is tired of【答案解析】本文介绍

29、了美国的一个著名沙漠“死亡谷”名称的由来以及“死亡谷”奇特的风光。1. D.细节题。根据 and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet belowsea level and the lowest point in the United States可推知此题答案为D。2. B.推断题。根据 when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out

30、 to be a sad story 可知“死亡谷”的名称来源于这些迷路矿工的死亡。3. C.推断题。根据 - well -marked roads where good services can be found easily 可以判断C 为最佳答案。4. C. 细节题。根据 where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知答案为C。5. A.推断题。根据 the special beauty of this place - like the sights on the moon - ever- chan

31、ging - showing the most unusual colors等关键词语可以知道作者是带着赞赏的语气来描述“死亡谷”的。【 2013 河南开封市四模】B"Long time no see" is a very interesting sentence WhenI first read this sentencefrom an American friend's email, I laughedI thought it was a perfect example of- 5 -ChinglishObviously, it is a word-by-wor

32、d literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on, myfriend told methat it is a standard American greeting . I was too thrilled to believe her. Her words could not convincemeat all . So I did a research on google . com. To mysurprise, there are over

33、60 thousand web pages containing ' ' Long time no see ." This sentence has been widely used inemails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible places. Though itis sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily . Ironically （识刺地）,if you type this p

34、hrase in Microsoft Word, the software willtell youthat the grammar needs to be corrected .Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that itcame from Charlie Chan's movies . In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detectiv

35、e named "Charlie Chan" on wide screens . Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius . "Long time no see" was his trademark . Soon after Charlie Chan, "Long time no see" became a popular phrase in the real world, thanks to the popula

36、rity of these movies .Somescholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew （炖菜）.All kinds of culture are mixed-in the stew together, and they change the color and taste of each other . American Chinese, though a minority group in the mixed States, is also contributing some changes to the stew ! Langu

37、age is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew .You can have some more examples than adoptions from Chinese, such as pizza from Italian, susi from Japanese, and d弓 avu from French etc . There is a long list!Americans do not just simply borrow something from others. They will modif

38、y itand. make it their own. so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant, or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store . Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will beco

39、me American English in the future . In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor60 The writer himself felt surprised at A the Chinglish expression "Long time no see"B finding out Americans use the expression every dayC so many literal translation of the expressions used i

40、n AmericaD "Long time no see" used as standard American English61 According to the passage, it can be inferred that A Hollywood made "Long time no see" popularB detectives translate the phrase "Long time no see"C the huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languag

41、esD cultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew62 The main idea of the passage is that A some Chinese expressions are introduced into EnglishB you ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in AmericaC some American expressions can be used in ChinaD American English keeps being enriched from

42、different cultures63 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A Informal language sometimes doesn't go with grammar and structureB "Long time no see" has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passageC Languages are always ruled by grammar and

43、structureD There are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew【参考答案】60 63、 DADC阅读理解(2)The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlan

44、tic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east.The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation s largest city.The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $ 7 143 789, but

45、 it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped, the statecollected $121 461 891.For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic O

46、cean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “ Clinton s Ditch（ 沟 ） ” . Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4,1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As t