浙江省湖州市高考英语一轮阅读理解(暑假)精炼(四)

1、浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（4）含答案阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAcompanyplanningtoopenthefirsthotelinspacesaysitisontargettoacceptitsfirstpayingguestsin2012despitecriticsquestioningtheinvestmentandthelengthoftimeforthemultibillion-dollarproject.TheBarcelona-basedarchitectsof

2、theGalacticSuiteSpaceResortsayitwillcost$4.4millionforathree-nightstayatthehotel.Thispricealsoincludesaneight-weektrainingcourseonanisland.Duringtheirstay,guestswouldseethesunrise15timesadayandtravelaroundtheworldevery80minutes.GalacticSuiteLtdsCEOXavierClaramuntsaystheprojectwillputhiscompanyinalea

3、dingpositionofanewindustrywithahugefutureaheadofit,andforecastsspacetravelwillbecomecommoninthefuture.“Itsverynormaltothinkthatyourchildren,possiblywithin15years,couldspendaweekendinspace”hetoldReutersTelevision.ApromisingspacetourismindustryisbeginningtotakeshapewithconstructioninprogressinNewMexic

4、oofSpaceportAmerica,theworldsfirstfacilitybuiltspecificallyforpassengers.BritishindustrialistRichardBransonsspacetoursfirm,VirginGalactic,willusethefacilitytosendtouriststospaceatacostof$200,000aride.GalacticSuiteLtd,setupin2007,hopestostartitsprojectwithasinglepod（分离舱）inorbit280milesabovetheearth.“

5、Itwilltakeadayandahalftoreachthepod,andthepassengerswilljoinitforthreedays,”Claramuntsaid.Morethan200peoplehaveexpressedaninterestintravelingtothespacehotelandatleast43peoplehavealreadyreservedit.ThenumbersaresimilarforVirginGalacticwith300peoplealreadypaidorsignedupforthetrip,butunlikeBranson,Galac

6、ticSuitesaystheywilluseRussianrocketstotransporttheirguestsintospacefromaspaceporttobebuiltonanislandintheCaribbean.Butcriticshavequestionedtheproject,sayingthelengthoftimethatwillbeusedisunreasonableandalsowherethemoneyiscomingfromtosupporttheproject.1.WhatsXavierClaramuntsattitudetowardsthespaceto

7、urismindustry?A.Quitecritical.B.Slightlyworried.C.Highlyoptimistic.D.Fullysatisfied.2VirginGalacticsguestswillbetransportedintospacebyusingproducedin.A.SpainB.AmericaC.BritainD.Russia3. Whichofthefollowingisoneofthecriticsconcernsaboutthisproject?A. Itishardtoensurethesafetyoftourists.B. Thereareman

8、ytechnicaldifficulties.C. Itwillbeawasteofresources.D. Itmaylacksupportinmoney.4. Accordingtothepassage,travelingtothespacehotel.A. willsoonbepossibleforcommonpeopleB. hasattractedtheattentionofsomepeopleC. willmakealargeprofitforthetouristindustryD. isconsideredanindustrywithahugefuturebymanypeople

9、5. Whatsthebesttitleforthepassage?1. Theworldsfirstspacehotelistoopenin2012.8. Theworldsfirstcommercialspaceportisbeingbuilt.9. Spacetourism:asurprisingnewindustry.10. Spacetravelwillbecomecommonin15years.阅读理解CBDBA*结束人物传记类-2012四川卷IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseIwantedtod

10、o.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryinganincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidntthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igetajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.rocketsof whatto earnIlovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecided

11、totrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstarttheresadarkperiodinbetweenwhereyoureneitheronethingnortheother.Youreoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyouretooashamedtosay,“Well,Imwritinganove

12、l,butImnotquitesureifImgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.TheImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifini

13、shedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwoandahalfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdealthatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluckoffate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,theresnoendinsight,

14、sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublishertobeapublishedwriterisunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）49. WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?AIwaswaitingforgoodfortune.BIwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.CIwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.DIwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatat

15、ime.50. Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel.AtofinishthewritingcourseBtorealizeherowndreamCtosatisfyreaderswishDtoearnmoremoney51. Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?ADisturbed.BAshamed.CConfident.DUncertain.52. Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?AItpaystosticktoonesgoal.BHardw

16、orkcanleadtosuccess.CShefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.DThereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.【要点综述】文章讲述了作者从英语文学专业毕业之后，不知道自己想要做什么，几经周折，最终幸运地找到了自己喜爱的职业。49. C推理判断题。根据前后文“butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo”“justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajob”可知作者不知道自己想要做

17、什么，什么工作适合自己。故选G50. B细节理解题。根据第二段话“Idecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.”可知作者决定写小说的目的只是满足自己内心深处的愿望，实现自己的梦想。故答案为B。51. D推理判断题。根据文章第三段话“Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart”“Myconfidencedived”“Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.及本段叙述了作者回答别人问题时提到Imwritinganovel,butImnotquitesureifImgo

18、ingtogetthere.”可知，此时作者的感觉应该是还不能完全确定是否还要继续写小说。故答案选D。52. A推理判断题。本段作者表达刚刚开始时“theresnoendinsight”到后来的“anunbelievablestrokeofluck”“tobeapublishedwriterisunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的），想告诉读者，坚持自己的目标是值得的。B项“刻苦努力是成功之路”，不符合文章意思。C、D项停留于文章表面意思。故答案为Ao*任由B“BenjaminFranklin,”WalterIsaacsontellsusatthebeginningofhisl

19、ong(butneverboring)newbiography,“isthefoundingfatherwhowinksatus.”Bythat,Isaacsonexplains,hemeansFranklinisthemosthumanandmostmodernofthemenwhoshapedtheAmericanrepublic.WeadmireWashington,JeffersonandAdams,buttheyremaincreaturesofthe18thcentury.Themanweencounterin“BenjaminFranklin”funny,pragmaticand

20、self-awareseemslikeoneofus,oratleastsomeonewedliketobe.UnlikeWashingtonscherrytree,Franklinskitewasreal.Hisexperimentswithelectricitymadehimoneofthegreatscientistsofhisday.Hewasamiddle-classbusinessmanwhosesuccessasaprinterandajournalistallowedhimtoretireat42andhedevotedtherestofhislifetohiscountry.

21、HewasdiplomatwhopersuadedtheFrenchtobacktheAmericanRevolutionandtheauthorofthefirstgreatAmericanautobiography.Hewasanexcellentswimmer.Therewasalmostnothinghecouldntdowell,exceptwritepoetry.ButwhattrulydistinguishedFranklinwashistalentofbeinggreatandhumanatthesametime.Heownedslavesasayoungerman,butin

22、hislastyearsbecameanabolitionist（废奴主义者）.Whenhefatheredanillegitimate（私生的）son,heacknowledgedhisfatherhoodandtooktheresponsibilityofraisingtheboy.Heseemsstrangetodayinthejoyhetookincompilingandcreatingallthoseself-improvementmaximshepublishedinPoorRichardsAlmanac（年鉴）“earlytobed,earlytoriseandsoon.Gene

23、rationsoflazyboyscouldhavebeenhappierwithoutthat.Buthewasnohypocrite（伪君子）.IsaacsontellsusFranklinpracticedwhathepreached,andoftenlaughedathimselfwhilehedidso.Byahappyaccident,thisisthesecondexcellentbiographyofFranklintoappearintwoyears,afterEdmundS.Morgansinspiring“BenjaminFranklin.”6. Whattypeofli

24、teraturedoesthispassagebelongto?A.Researchpaper.B.Bookreview.C.Biography.D.Shortstory.7. Theunderlinedword“maximsinParagraph3probablymeans.A.proverbsB.standardsC.requestsD.orders8. WiththefactthatFranklinshoulderedtheresponsibilitiesofraisinghisillegitimateson,theauthorwantstoprovethat.A. Franklinha

25、dmadeabigfortuneinhisbusinessbeforehegotdevotedtopolitiesB. FranklinmightbetheonlyparenttosupportthechildatthattimeC. FranklinwasagreatmanwhoseemshumantousD. Franklinwasimprovinghischaracterwhenhegotoninages9. Theunderlinedword“himselfinParagraph3refersto.A.RichardsAlmanacB.WalterisaacsonC.anyoneoft

26、hereaders.D.BenjaminFranklin10. Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwemostprobablyfindthisarticle?A.SocietyandtheArts.B.CurrentAffairs.C.BusinessReport.D.Advertisement.BACDA*4击孑口米CManyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notallwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-

27、qualityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenodutytosavethemsimplybecausetheyexist.Butmanypromisinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialsqueeze,withnowaytoreducerisingcostorincreaseincomesignificantly.Raisingtuitiond

28、oesntbringinmoreincome,foreachtimetuitiongoesup,theenrollmentgoesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate,notusuallybecauseofmismanagementbutbecauseofthenatureoftheenterprise.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofew

29、studentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.Itissuchcolleges,promisingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollment,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivat

30、eschoolsareinherently(固有地)betterthanpublicschools.Therearemanyexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversityisanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstend

31、stogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inanimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous,Inanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Supportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofsustainingprivatehighereducation.11. Accordingtotheauthorsopinions

32、choolsarebadbusinessesbecauseofA.mismanagementB.toofewstudentsC.toomanystudentsD.thenatureofschools12. Theauthorusedthephrase“gounder”(Sentence3,Para.3)tomeanA.getintodifficultiesB.havelowenrollmentC.havelowtuitionD.bringinmoremoney1 3Wecanreasonablyconcludefromthispassagethattheauthormadeanappealto

33、thepublicinordertosupportA.publicinstitutionsB.privateschoolsC.uniformityofeducationD.highqualityofeducation14. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. High-qualityprivateschoolsdeservetobesaved.B. Ifthetuitionisraised,theenrollmentgoesdown.C. Therearemanycasestoshowthatpublicschoolsarebetterthatp

34、rivateschools.D. Privateschoolshavemoremoneythanpublicschools.15. Whichofthefollowingwayscouldpossiblysaveprivateschools?A.Raisingtuition.B.Fullenrollment.C.Nationalawarenessandsupport.D.Reductionofrisingcost.DABDC*4击结束DTheymaybejustpassingyouroffice,computerbagslung（悬挂）overoneshoulder.Ortheymaybesi

35、ttinginacaroutsideit,causallytappingawayatalaptop.Theylooklikeinnocentpassers-by.Infact,theyarestealingyourcorporatesecrets.Drive-byhackingisthetrendytermgiventothepracticeofbreakingintowirelesscomputernetworksfromoutsidethebuildingsthathousethem.ArecentstudyintheUK,sponsoredbyRSADataSecurity,foundt

36、hattwo-thirdsoforganizationswithwirelessnetworkswereriskingtheirdatainthisway.Securityexpertspatrolled（巡逻）severalstreetsintheCityofLondonseekingevidenceofwirelessnetworksinoperation.Of124thattheyidentified,83weresendingdatawithoutencrypting（加密）them.Suchdatacouldreadilybepickedupbyapasser-byarmedonly

37、withaportablecomputer,awirelessmodemandafewpiecesofsoftwarethatcanbefreelydown-loadedfromtheInternet.Thedatacouldincludesensitivecompanydocumentscontainingvaluableinformation.Ortheycouldbee-mailidentitiesandpasswordsthatcouldbeusedbyhackerstologintocorporatenetworksasiftheywerelegalusers.Mostcompani

38、esusingwirelessnetworkingtechnologydonottakeeventhesimplestofprecautionstoprotecttheirdata.Nearlyallwirelessnetworktechnologycomeswithsomebasicsecurityfeaturesthatneedonlytobeactivatedinordertogiveaminimumlevelofsecurity,forexample,byencryptingthedatabeingpassedoverthenetwork.RaymonKruck,businessdev

39、elopmentmanageratCheckPointSoftware,asecuritytechnologyspecialist,believesthiscouldbepartlyapsychologicalproblem.Peopleseethesolidwallsoftheirbuildingassafeguardsandforgetthatwirelessnetworkscanextendupto200metersbeyondphysicalwalls.Companieswithoutanysecurityatallontheirwirelessnetworksmakeitridiculouslyeasyforhackerstobreakin.Sw