浙江省湖州市高考英语一轮-阅读理解(暑假)精炼(21)

1、浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（21）含答案阅读理解（每题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOn Christmas morning, I went to the Cockhedge Mall. People there were, all busy buying their last minute requirementsI needed to buy a birthday card for my son-in-law whose birthday is the 29fh of Decemb

2、erPicking up a few more things as well as my cared I went to join the line for the express checkout which was for people who only had a few items in a basket andnot a trolley loadThis line was next to the Customer Service deskSeemingly waiting quite a long time, I was jogged out of my thoughts by a

3、voice behind me making comments on the things I boughtIt was so funny when I realized that she was describing me contents of my basket The owner of the voice was a very pretty young ladyI said to her that I was going to buy a box of Christmas cookies but the only ones left were not to my likingThe l

4、ady told me mat just opposite Cockhedge in Superdrug they had lots of cookiesI said, "I'm not going to bother nowI had enough of shops and I'm going home"The assistant from me Customer Service came across at this time saying "If there is anyone in the line with a few items in

5、their basket, none of which needed to be weighed, I will check out their groceries at the desk" Because I had the sprouts which needed to be weighted, the young lady accepted the offer and walked away waving goodbyeEventually my turn came at the checkoutI was walking away when I met my new frie

6、nd once again who handed me a beautiful box of Christmas cookiesWith a big hug she said "Hope you have a lovely Christmas" She had been into Superdrug to buy me cookies while I was still queuing in CockhedgeWhat a generosity to a stranger! I was so surprised you could have knocked me down

7、with a featherMy Good Samaritan would never know what a joyful Christmas day I had with my familyTelling them this story, as we ate around the table, kept everyone spellbound1The underlined word "spellbound" in the last paragraph probably means_Ainterested Bdisappointed Castonished Dfright

8、ened2Which of the following could be the best title of the story?AA Piece of Lucky Feather BA Surprise Christmas GiftCThe Boring Shopping Experience DThe Unforgettable Big Hug3How does the writer feel about the pretty young lady?AWorried BSatisfied CGrateful DProud4What can we learn from the story?

9、ANobody is sure what will happen the next momentBA simple action can bring other people happinessCBeing patient will decrease the waiting time ,DLife without hope and faith is a full thing1-4 ABCB *结束人物传记类-2012·上海卷 (A) Phil White has just returned from an 18,000mile, aroundtheworld bicycle trip

10、. White had two reasons for making this epic journey. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised 70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle

11、around the world. He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not. White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than 1,300 hours in the saddle (车座) and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the ad

12、venture of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road. The journey was lonely and

13、 desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to esca

14、pe with his life and the little money he had. The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For 1,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depres

15、sing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.65. When Phil White returned from his trip, he _. A. broke the world record B. collected money for Oxfam C. destroyed several bikes D. travelled about 1,300 hours66. What does the word “epic” in P

16、aragraph 1 most probably mean? A. Very slow but exciting. B. Very long and difficult. C. Very smooth but tiring. D. Very lonely and depressing.67. During his journey around the world, Phil White _. A. fought heroically against robbers in IranB. experienced the extremes of heat and cold C. managed to

17、 ride against the wind in Australia D. had a team of people who travelled with him68. Which of the following words can best describe Phil White? A. Imaginative. B. Patriotic. C. Modest. D. Determined.【要点综述】本文讲述了Phil White进行环球自行车旅行的原因及艰难历程。65. B细节推断题。根据第一段中he wanted to use the trip to raise money for

18、 charity, which he did. He raised 70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam.可推断为Oxfam筹资。66. B词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句和第三句可判断旅程很长也很艰难。 67. C细节理解题。根据第三段中For 1,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him.可判断Phil White设法迎着风骑车。68. D推理判断题。根据全文及末段中This part of the trip was slow, hard work

19、and depressing, but he made it in the end.可判断，虽然路途艰难，但是他坚持到了最后，说明他是有决心的。*结束BAt the moment, when looking round the world, all kinds of dance performances are being offeredThere are competitions that claim to be a World Cup or World Championship, and the young dancer or the1 dance teacher who wants to

20、 enter his students might be quite confusedWhich is which? Which is of high standard and good quality, and which is not worth going to? First of all it has clearly got to be distinguished between the different styles of dance and the purpose of such competitionsWhen a person wants to learn classical

21、 ballet, he or she would never dream of going to a ballroom teacherSuch a teacher might even have been world champion in his ballroom dancing, but he would definitely not be qualified in teaching proper classical balletPeople in Britain and the USA are taking more interest in modern danceDance class

22、es of all kinds are popular; the audiences going to watch modem dance companies are also largerAnd perhaps the most popular modern dance company in Britain is the Ballet RambertThe Ballet Rambert isBritain's oldest established dance company which began in 1926In the 60 s the company lacked the m

23、oney to go on staging big productionsThe directors wanted to encourage new talent and to keep up their high standardsA change of direction was necessary, They decided to give the ballet a “new look" in 1966The purpose was to provide a chance for new talent - for musicians and designers as well

24、as dancers - and to show dance as a contemporary art formAnd although some of the company's previous fans dislike the change, new audiences came to see the productionsThe modern dance pieces and modern music found unexpected popularityIn the 21st century the Ballet Rambert was a great success in

25、 London's West EndThe company became a focus for new, progressive talent in the artThen, the Ballet Rambert started to introduce young people to modem dance by giving performances at schools, which again, was a successThe Ballet Rambert has managed to make modem dance popular while creating orig

26、inal and often avantgarde （标新立异） productionsIt can claim to be the oldest dance company in Britain and at the same time one of the most modern!5If a person wants to learn classical ballet, he or she will go to Athe Ballet Rambert Ba ballroom teacherCa world champion Da qualified school6The underline

27、d phrase "new talent" in Para3 probably means _Anew programs Bnew audiencesCavant - garde productions Dskilled young dancers7From the passage we know that the Ballet Rambert .Ahas succeeded in making modem dance popularBwanted to become the oldest dance companyCwas once a popular dance com

28、panyDchanged old dance into new ones8This passage is mainly about _Athe popularity of modem danceBthe introduction to new modem dancersCthe development of me Ballet RambertDthe high standard of dance performances58、DDAC *结束CThe word "conservation" has a thrifty meaningTo conserve is to sav

29、e and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such a good condition that others may also share the enjoymentOur forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials: most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures

30、 were "limitless" and could "last forever" Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about me complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later

31、be hamrful to all the others.Fifty years ago, nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; wood was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studie

32、d long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word "conservation" had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today. For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about correcting the mistakes of our forefathersConservation should be m

33、ade part of everybody's daily lifeTo know about the water table in ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic math formulasWe need to know why all watersheds（上游集水区） need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to give their f

34、all benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the seaWe need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting themWe need to know the importance of big, grown trees, because living space for most of mans fellow creatures on this planet is fighred not only in square measure of su

35、rface but also in cubic（立方体的）volume above the earth. In a word, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.9The author's attitude towards the use of natural resources is _Apositive Buninterested Coptimistic Dcritical10According to the author, the greatest

36、 mistake of our forefathers was mat .Athey had no idea about scientific forestryBthey had little or no sense of environmental protectionCthey were not aware of the importance of nature studyDthey had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials11To avoid repeating the mistakes of our forefathers

37、, the author suggests that _.Awe plant more treesBnatural sciences be taught to everybodyCenvironmental education be directed toward everyoneDwe return to nature12How can you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?AOur living space on the earth is getting smaller and smallerBOur li

38、ving space should be measured in cubic volumeCWe need to take some measures to protect spaceDWe must preserve good living conditions for both birds and animals9-12 DBCD *结束DDuring the years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, structural engineers have been trying hard to solve a qu

39、estion that would otherwise have been completely unthinkable: Can building be designed to stand catastrophic blasts （攻击；爆破） by terrorists? Soon after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers, structural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineer

40、ing Research （MCEER） traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded by the National Science FoundationThey spent two days beginning the task of formulating（构思） ideas about how to design such structures and to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged, but still are standin

41、g"Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center, those buildings that are still standing, but that sustained damage," said MrBruneau, PhD"Our immediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those bui

42、ldings remain standing, while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technologies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks," he added Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate the monumen

43、tal damage to the World Trade Center towers and buildings nearbyOne building a block away from the towers remains standing, but was badly damaged"This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column （柱子） there that used to be part of that building," explain

44、ed AWhittaker, PhD"The column became a missile that shot across the road, through the window and through the floor" ,The visit to the area also brought some surprises, according to the engineersFor example, the floor framing （框架） system in one of the buildings was quite strong, allowing fl

45、oors that were pierced by tons of falling debris （残砾） to survive"Good framing systems may provide a simple, but reliable strategy for blast resistance," he addedOther strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load-bearing column fails"We al

46、so need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse," said AWhittaker"We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it"A Reinhorn, PhDnoted that "earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of buildings in the pastSolutions developed for ea

47、rthquake-resistant design may apply to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant designPart of our mission now is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present"1 3The question raised in the first paragraph is one _ Athat was asked by structural engineers a mont

48、h agoBthat is too difficult for structural engineers a month agoCthat was never thought of before the terrorist attackDthat terrorists are eager to find a solution to14The column mentioned by DrWhittaker _ _Awas part of the building close to the World Trade CenterBwas part of me World Trade CenterCw

49、as shot through me window and the floor of the World Trade CenterDdamaged many buildings near the World Trade Center15A surprising discovery made by the investigators during their visit to ground zero is that_ Afloors in the faraway buildings remained undamagedBsome floor framing systems demonstrate

50、 resistance to explosionCcomplex floor framing systems are more blast resistantDfloors in one of the buildings were pierced by tons of debris16What DrReinhorn said in the last paragraph may imply all the following EXCEPT that .Ablast engineers should develop new solutions for terror-resistant design

51、Bblast engineering can borrow technologies developed for terror-resistant designCsolutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to terrorist resistant designDblast engineering emerges as a totally new branch of science13-16、CABD*结束EToday, mere's hardly an aspect of our life that i

52、sn't being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail"If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as compute

53、r and information technology," says Microsoft, "a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gasAnd you could buy a Booing 747 for the cost of a pizza" Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in produc

54、ing goods and serving for the needs of their customers Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year"We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global

55、trend," says Merrill Lynch, "along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity"You would be hard pressed to name something mat isn't available on the Internet Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, c

56、attle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline ticketsAnd even after you've moved on to your final resting place, theres no reason those you love can't keep in touchA company called FinalThoughtscom offers a place for you to store "afterlife e-mails" you can send to Heaven with the help of a "guardian angel”Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable（能预测的） future Nearly all children in families with