2011届高考英语阅读理解专题训练4

PAGE高中英语阅读理解专题训练（广东专版每篇5小题）（第4套）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A（words:333&242）Inthepasttenyears,America’sNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)hasgrownincreasinglydependentontherestoftheworldtosupplyplayers.WhenMichaelJordanandLarryBirdwongoldinBarcelonain1992,theAmericanswerepraisedforteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.Thisseason,however,20percentofNBArosters（花名册）willbefilledbynon-Americans.NBAcommissionerDavidStemhappilyembracesthetrend.OnavisittoParisinOctober,Sternoutlinedhisvisionforthefuture,whichislikelytoseeEuropehostingNBAgamesby2010.TheNBAisnowplanningtotakeChinabystorm.“OurexperienceinChinahasbeenthatitisgoingtobeexplosiveinitsgrowth,”saidStern.Thestrategy（战略，策略）inChinaistelevision.“We’vemade14dealsinChinawithlocalandnationalnetworksoncableandsatellite.”ThesuccessofChinesecentreYaoMinghaspavedthewayfortheNBAmarketingblitzinChina.TheNBA,whichisbroadcastedinmorethan200countriesin42languages,willputthattothetestinOctober2004whentheHoustonRocketsplaytwopre-seasongamesagainsttheSacramentoKingsinBeijingandShanghai.TheNBAknowsthatitneedsaglobalmarkettocompensatefortoughtimesonhomesoil.“Itdoesn’tmatterwheretheplayerscomefrom,alltheNBAteamsnowknowthattheyhavetoscout（寻找，觅得）internationally,”saidTerryLyons,theNBA’svice-presidentofinternationalpublicrelations.“Ithasincreasedthelevelofcompetitionhere.”AsFrenchmanTonyParkerandArgentineEmanuelGinobilishowedinwinningchampionshipringswiththeSanAntonioSpurslastseason,manypeoplecanearntherespectoftheirAmericanpeers.Others,suchastheHoustonRockets’ChinesecentreYaoMing—numberonedraftpickin2002—andtheDetroitPistons’18-year-oldSerbDarkoMilicic—numbertwooverallinthisyear’sdraft—areicons（偶像）in-waiting.Itistheultimate（最后的，根本的）revolution—therestoftheworldteachingtheUShowtoplaybasketball.41.Accordingtothereport,.A.MichaelJordanisstillplayingaveryimportantroleinNBAB.thepartplayedbytheforeignplayersinNBAwillbegreatC.YaoMingistoplaytwopre-seasongamesinNBAD.Europeancountrieswillhostthe2004NBAgames42.Theunderlinedphrase“takeChinabystorm”hasthemeaningof__________.A.NBAintendstomakeChinaits“marketingcenter”B.NBAisplanningtosetupsometrainingcentersinChinaC.there’llbeabigstormwhenNBAcomestoChinatoplayagainsttheSacramentoKingsD.theNBA’slivebasketgameswillbebroadcastedonalltheTVsinChina43.WhatseemstobethebiggestchangethatishappeningtoNBA?A.NBAisexpectingmoreforeignplayerstojointheleague.B.China’srapiddevelopmentinsportsaffectsNBA.C.YaoMinghastakentheplaceofMichaelJordan.D.TheNBAwillstopteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.44.Whenthewritertalkedof“homesoil”,hewasreferringto__.A.farmsintheStatesB.nativeAmericansC.theNBAtrainingcenterD.theUSA45.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheNon-AmericanBasketballPlayersB.NBAIsComingtoChinaC.TheForeignTiesThatBindtheNBAD.NBAIsMakingBigProgress46．B推理判断题。根据文章第一自然段开头Inbringingupchildren，everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild'sacquisitionofeachnewskill，既然是每位父母都会这样做，那么这种做法在父母中就是普遍的，故选B。根据文章第一自然段第二句，选项C。setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechild是由hurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate引起的，“迫不及待地要求孩子做超出其自然成长速度的事情”和“热切地观察孩子学会每一项新技能”显然不是一回事，作者对后者没有否定之意，所以A不对。根据文章第一自然段末句，选项取D。willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings是由achildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities引起的。故D也不合文意。47．C推理判断题。文章第一自然段第二句Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate，butthiscansetUpdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild，说明在孩子成长过程中，父母不能拔苗助长。文章第一段末句又说：Ontheotherhand，though，ifachildisleftalonetoomuch，orwithoutanylearningopportunities，heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself，说明对孩子太放任自流同样不利。根据这两方面，应选C，父母对孩子的“严”与“松”之间应有一个恰当的度。48．C主旨大意题。文章第二自然段的大意是:“父母对孩子的严格程度有很大的不同”。49．D词义推测题．四个选项的意思分别是：A.opinion(观点)；B.punishment(惩罚)；C.bebaviour(行为)；D．instruction(说教，源于instruct)。根据文章第三段第三，四句Also，parentsshouldrealizethat“exampleisbetterthanprecept”．Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpracticewhattheypreach(说教)…可以推测，precept应表达与example对立的意思，且与preach是同义词，引语的意思是“榜样比说教更有力”，故选项D为最佳选项。50．A推理判断题．根据文章第三自然段第四句，再根据文章最后一段，可以得出结论，关于道德教育问题，父母应该以身作则，带头遵循，(参见上一小题之解析)，故选A。C（words:326&213）Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.Badeventslike"seriousillnessofafamilymember"werehighonthelist,butsoweresomehelpfullife-changingeventslikemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmes-Rahetestyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotshowhowyoudealwithstressitonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.Andwenowknowthatthewayyoudealwiththeseeventsdramatically(戏剧性的)affectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy.Bytheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.Somehowtheresearchgotboileddowntoamemorablemessage.Women'smagazinesrantitleslike"Stresscausesillness".Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthythearticlessaidavoidstressfulevents.Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many—likethedeathofalovedone—areimpossibletoavoid.Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescription(处方)forstayingawayfromchancesaswellastrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressful,apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,haveachild,takeanewjobormove.Theideathatallstressmakesyousickalsotakesnonoticeofalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.Itsupposeswe'reallvulnerableandnotactiveinthefaceofthedifficultsituation.Butwhatabouthumanabilityandcreativity?Manycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalstrengththantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredomandphysicalandmentalpressure.51.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe’smedicalresearchtellsus_________________.A.thewayyoudealwithmajoreventsmaycausestressB.whatshouldbedonetoavoidstressC.whatkindofeventwouldcausestressD.howtodealwithsuddenchangesinlife52.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970sledto___________________.A.popularavoidanceofstressfuljobsB.greatfearoverthementaldisorderC.acarefulresearchintostress-relatedillnessesD.widespreadworryaboutitsharmfuleffects53.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows________________.A.howyoucandealwithlife-changingeventsB.howhelpfuleventscanchangeyourlifeC.howstressfulamajoreventcanbeD.howmuchpressureyouareunder54.Whyis“suchsimplisticadvice”(Line1,Paragraph3)impossibletofollow?A.Noonecanstayonthesamejobforlong.B.Noprescriptioniseffectiveinreducingstress.C.Peoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday.