高考英语文章阅读类暑假练习题及答案解析

1、2014高考英语文章阅读类：2013暑假练习题（10）及答案解析第二部分：阅读理解（本题有两小节，第一节共20小题；每小题2分，第二节共5小题；每小题2分；满分50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。A（原创）What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen too, but what I feel inside.Ever since I was young, I have loved profe

2、ssional wrestling. I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars." As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport. My peers would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the

3、shelf.Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique. I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestlin

4、g. It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with 48 ath

5、letes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself.After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it r

6、eligiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way. I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had."What if we build a wrestling ring?" we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction. The

7、 following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was complete. Our hard work （combined with a little creativity） had paid off. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an &quo

8、t;event." We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. Our show had a start time of 9: 00 . To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete s

9、uccess. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We continue to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do. We are now well known throughout school. When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers. Some are the same peers w

10、ho ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger. When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris." I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in.As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories. But what will st

11、ick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished my goal . I lived my dream.41. What makes the writer different from the others is.A. the different sports he lovesB. the different clothes he wears and the different musiche listens toC. th

12、at he is younger than the others. D. the different ideas he has42. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph mean?A. I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time.B. I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf.C. I decided to quit practicing wrestling.D. I began not to watch wrestling on TV.

13、43. When the writer was a freshman, he.A. knew he couldn't be a football player. B. realized he was being himself.C. became very sociable.D. built a wrestling ring.44. The writer built the wrestling ring in order to.A. play football there B. make his dream realized C. be a professional player D.

14、 have parties there.45. What is the writer s attitude towards his experience in high school?A. Optimistic B. Pessimistic C. Doubtful D. SurprisedB （改编自浙江省温州市 2012届高三第一次适应性测试） Below is a passage adapted from the network edition of China Daily.EventLi Yang, one of China s most famous English teachers,

15、 apologized for beating his American wife more than a week after she posted photos of her injuries on the web and set off a bomb of criticism.f wholeheartedly apologize to my wife Kim and my girls for committing domestic violence. This has caused them serious physical and mental damage,“ Li said on

16、his mieroblog at , the country's most popular social media site, on Saturday. Li, 42, is a mechanics major but is best known for his Crazy English,“ a popular method of language learning that involves yelling at the top of one s lungs.He was at the center of public criticism after his wife Kim L

17、ee put up posts on the web accusing him of abuse, showing her swollen forehead and knees.VoicesXuemanzi, angel investorAnti-domestic violence laws should be made as soon as possible, giving protection to the rights of women and children lawfully. Police should not stand back from domestic violence a

18、ny longer, even if no one reports them. Society, as a whole, should attach greater importance to the crime.ZhangxiaomeiChinese are never taught about marital（婚姻的）relations, which mean not merely living together. A good marriage needs to overcome three differences: family background, gender and perso

19、nalities. In addition to these, there is cultural gap in Li Yangs case. If the effects of these differences are not well understood, after the honeymoon period, they will turn into conflicts and endanger the marriage. Li s domestic violence is a reminder that China needs such education.Wuxiaolong, S

20、ina Weibo userLi Yang's choice to resort to domestic violence really reflects his character. Students who have attended his Crazy English Camp may know what I mean: Li wants his students to worship him as an idol. I still remember he once had his students kowtow to him. He always teaches English

21、 by imposition（权威弓星制 ）,which directly reflects his desire for power.Sikaozhe, Sina Weibo userIn the US, the punishments for domestic violence are even more severe than strealing. If the police arrive at the wife s call during a fighting between a couple nd find injuries on her, they will immediately

22、 arrest the husband. Even if the wife doesn 't call the police, they may also show up as neighbors could well do their part.ykxin Sina Weibo UserDon't blindly worship anyone, because in every closet there may hide a skeleton. As a famous Chinese saying goes, Only they who do well in their da

23、ily routine tasks can fulfills their dreams on great occasions". Not surprisingly, one who focuses too much on his career and ignores his family, like Li Yang, will fail in both. Don't judge a person by his career success, wealth, or any other material aspect, because what finally decides a

24、 person is his character.Aftermath（余波）Although Li Yang publicly apologized to his wife, promising to love his daughters even if he and Lee divorce, the damage, perhaps permanently, has been done to his wife, his three daughters and the whole family.Wang Xingjuan, founder of the Maple Women s Psychol

25、ogical Consulting Center, a non-profit organization, said nearly half of domestic violence abusers are people who have higher education, senior jobs and social status. She said this was probably because such people were usually under more mental stress.46. This passage is focused on Li Yangs.A. Engl

26、ish-teaching careerB. international marriageC. microblog articleD. domestic violence47. Zhangxiaomei holds the view that .A. laws should be passed to protect women and childrenB. crazy personality accounts for violence and ill temperC. overcoming background gap is necessary for marriageD. Li is wron

27、g to have his students worship him as an idol48. Who thinks that character plays the most important role in one's life?A. XuemanziB. WuxiaolongC. SikaozheD. ykxin49. According to Wang Xingjuan,.A. people under stress lend to have domestic violenceB. people of higher education won 't easily l

28、ose temperC. people in lower social status often beat their wivesD. people with senior jobs seldom have family troubleC （摘自温州中学月考）Going to school means learning new skills and facts in such subjects as reading, math, science, history, art or music. Teachers teach and students learn, and many scienti

29、sts are interested in finding ways to improve both the teaching and learning processes.Some researchers, such as Sian Beilock and Susan Levine, are trying to learn about learning.Beilock and Levine are psychologists at the University of Chicago. Psychologists study the ways people think and behave,

30、and these researchers want to know how a person' s thoughts and behaviare related.In a new study about the way kids learn math in elementary school, Beilock and Levine found a surprising relationship between what female teachers think and what female students learn: If a fem ale teacher is uncom

31、fortable with her own math skills, then her female students are more likely to believe that boys are better than girls at math.If these girls keep getting math-anxious female teachers in later grades, it may create a snowball effect on their math achievement , " Levine toldScience News. The stu

32、dy suggests that if these girls grow up believing that boys are better at math than girls are, then these girls may not do as well as they would have if they were more confident.Just as students find certain subjects to be difficult, teachers can find certain subjects to be difficult to learnand tea

33、ch. The subject of math can be particularly difficult for everyone. Researchers use the word “ anxiety t6' describe such feelings: anxiety is uneasiness or worry. (Many people, for example, have anxiety about going to the dentist because they' re worried alpain.)The new study found that when

34、 a teacher has anxiety about math, that feeling can influence how her female students feel about math. The study involved 65 girls, 52 boys and 17 first- and second-grade teachers in elementary schools in the Midwest. The students took mat h achievement tests at the beginning and end of the school y

35、ear, and the researchers compared the scores.The researchers also gave the students tests to tell whether the students believed that a math superstar had to be a boy. Then the researchers turned to the teachers: To find out which teachers were anxious about math, the researchers asked the teachers h

36、ow they felt at times when they came across math, such as when reading a sales receipt. A teacher who got nervous looking at the numbers on a sales receipt, for example, was probably anxious about math.Boys, on average, were unaffected by a teacher' s anxiety. On average, ganxwithmathteachers sc

37、ored lower on the end-of-the-year math tests than other girls in the study did. Plus, on the test showing whether someone thought a math superstar had to be a boy, 20 girls showed feeling that boys would be better at math and all of these girls had been taught by female teachers who had math anxiety

38、.According to surveys done before this one, college students who want to become elementary school teachers have the highest levels of anxiety about math. Plus, nine of every 10 elem entary teachers are women, Levine said.This study was small, and it' s often difficult to see large patterns in sm

39、all studies, David Gearytold Science News. Geary, a psychologist at the University of Missouri in Columbia, studies how children learn math. "Thiss an interesting study, but the results need to be interpreted as preliminary and in need of replication with a larger sample,. That meanGthoiytseice

40、sultsare just showing something that might be happening, but more studies should be done. If morestudies find the same trend as this one, then it' s possible that a teacher' s anxiety over mataffecting her female students.50. Sian Beilock and Susan Levine carried out the new research in orde

41、r to.A. know the effects of teaching on learningB. study students ' ways of learning mathC. prove women teachers are unfit to teach math D. find better teaching methods fortea chers51. The underlined part in paragraph 4 most probably means that girls may.A. end up learning math with anxiety from

42、 their teachersB. study the ways their female teachers behaveC. have an influence on their math-anxious female teachersD. gain unexpected achievement in such subjects as math52. In the study, what were the teachers required to do?A. Prepare two math achievement tests for the students.B. Tell their f

43、eelings ab out math problems.C. Answer whether a math superstar had to be a boy.D. Compare the students ' scores after the math tests.53. What is the finding of the new study?A. No male students were affected by their teachers ' anxiety.B. Almost all the girls got lower scores in the tests t

44、han the boys.C. About 30% of the girls thought boys are better at math than girls.D. Girls with math-anxious teachers all failed in the math tests.54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. 117 students and teachers took part in the new study.B. The researchers felt surprised at the

45、 findings of their study.C. Beilock and Levine are interested in teaching math.D. Men teachers are better at teaching math than women teachers.第二节：美国长大的台湾人气歌手 Wang Lee Hom在接受CNN Talk Asia栏目专访时，回答了主 持人Lorraine Hahn提出的五个问题（第 6165题）。请从下列提问（A、 B、C、D、E和F） 中选出与他的回答相匹配的问题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。（选自台州

46、市2011学年第一学期高三年级期末质量评估试题）A. What do awards mean to you?B. How would you describe your style?C. What is it about acting that'，iveso attractD. How do you deal with this loss of privacy?E. How do you divide your time in acting and music?F. What gave you the idea to start the studios in the first pla

47、ce?Born in New York in 1976, Wang grew up in the United States. Blessed with a mix of brains and talent, he spent his youth performing in local musicals. While in university, Wang landed a recording contract in Taiwan. His breakthrough album firmly established him as a rising star in the Asian music

48、 scene. In addition to writing and producing his own music, Wang has also taken part in movie projects around Asia. He has won a great popularity, and now he is having an interview with CNN Talk Asia.61. WL: It is a school of hip hop, which is the way I like to think of it. It combines Chinese eleme

49、nts and sounds. I started it off in my last album called Shangrila. And this album combines the music of ethnic minorities, in China, in Tibet, and in Mongolia. It' s beautiful and original to Chinese cultureAnd this new album called Heroes of Earth combines Opera and Quen-chu, which are thousan

50、d-year-old traditions also unique to Chinese culture. Very unique instruments, costumes, singing styles. I don ' t think anyone has ever done this before in the hip hop world.62. WL: Um, just the large quantity of work that I have to come up with. I produce for other artists and compose for them

51、 as well. And there are a lot of changes in music going on right now in Asia. And it 'really exciting so I decided that I ' going to need a studio in New York. I ' going to need a studio in Taipei. And maybe the rest I can get by with just my laptop.63. WL: Well, I started doing musical

52、theatre. And I loved it so much from the age of 13, you know.Actually in 2000, I did my firs t movie and ever since then I' ve been enjoying doing movies. I don'think I ' m much of an actor. But I just love being surrounded by creative people and a lot of times doing music is a lonely st

53、ruggle, especially composing, and arranging, producing my own albums.Acting, every day you get called and you' re surrounded by other actors and creative people.64. WL: The first time I won, like you just said, when I was 22, it meant a lot to me. It was likeknow I could make this happe n. I did

54、n ' t know I could get this kind of recognition. So back then, it was huge increase of confidence. And I don' t want to sayBvar),tyD(ut confidence. I thinkevery artist needs confidence.65. WL: Well, it can be a real pain in the neck. You know, I feel lucky that I can go back to New York and not be recognized and not be followed. At times it can be really, really annoying. Today many people own a cell phone that has a camera on it and a blog. In the entertainment news,rtheeet'trend of journalists or media just goi