高考英语阅读理解精英练习题

PAGE6-2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题（18）及答故事类[2012·北京卷]BPeanutstoThisProudlyreadingmywords,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.Confused,Iglancedtowardmystone­facedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedover,hopingtohidemyself.“Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway？”Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtaskIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice:flip(掷)acoin.Heads—thecommander,andtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!Tails，myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlymass,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear，“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.”Thewholeworldbecamequiet!HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearless,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:Nore­dos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster'sofficewithmygrandfather,nowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.Ismiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyopiniontoskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!60．Whatdidtheauthor'sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?A．Controversial.B．Ridiculous.C．Boring.D．Puzzling.61．Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?A．HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.B．Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.C．Heforgothisteacher'sinstruction.D．Hewasnewattheschool.62．Theunderlinedword“burning”inPara.3probablymeans________.A．annoyedB．ashamedC．readyD．eager63．Intheend,theauthorturnedthingsaround________.A．byredoinghistaskB．throughhisowneffortsC．withthehelpofhisgrandfatherD．undertheguidanceofhisheadmaster【要点综述】本文讲述了作者作为一个外来移民初入美国学校时，由于对美国历史不了解而闹出的一个笑话，但作者通过努力最后终于提高成绩并实现跳级。 60.B推理判断题。根据第一段内容我们知道，由于作者对美国历史的无知，弄混了乔治·华盛顿的身份，所以同学们听了作者写的报告忍不住大笑起来。“bearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.”可知大家觉得这个报告很荒谬。controversial有争议的；ridiculous荒谬的，可笑的；boring无聊的；puzzling迷惑的，不解的。 61.A推理判断题。根据第二段“Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry”可知，作者是从别的国家初到美国，所以对美国历史不了解而闹了笑话。 62.D词义猜测题。根据全文叙述可知，作者是通过投掷硬币来决定的答案，因此犯了常识错误。第三段中“Iwastotallylost.”说明作者不明就里，所以当其他同学读报告时，作者渴望知道为什么。annoyed烦恼的；ashamed羞愧的；ready准备好的，情愿的；eager渴望的。 63.B细节理解题。根据第四段“Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.”可知作者是通过throwoneselfinto(积极从事)而实现转变的。所以选B。文中老师并没有给作者机会重做，所以A错误；从祖父那里得到建议是在选择华盛顿身份时，所以C错误；而校长是在作者成绩提高后才接见的，所以D错误。mailcarrier,andonSaturdayshewouldaskmetogowithhim.Drivingthroughthecountrysidewasalwaysanadventure:Therewereanimalstosee,peopletovisit,andchocolatecookiesifyouknewwheretostop,andDaddid.Inthespring,Daddeliveredboxesfullofbabychickens,andwhenIwasaboyitwassuchfuntostickyourfingersthroughoneoftheholesoftheboxesandletthebabybirdspeckonyourfingers.OnDad'sfinaldayofwork,ittookhimwellintotheeveningtocompletehisroundsbecauseatleastonememberfromeachfamilywaswaitingattheirmailboxestothankhimforhisfriendshipandhisyearsofservice.“Twohundredandnineteenmailboxesonmyroute，”heusedtosay,“andastoryateveryone.”Oneladyhadnomailbox,soDadtookthemailintohereverydaybecauseshewasnearlyblind.Onceinside,hereadhermailandhelpedherpayherbills.Mailboxesweresometimesusedforthingsotherthanmail.Onenoteleftinamailboxread,“Nat,taketheseeggstoMarian;she'sbakingacakeanddoesn'thaveanyeggs.”Mailboxesmightbeburiedinthesnow,orbroken,orlyingontheground,butthemailwasalwaysdelivered.OncolddaysDadmightfindoneofhiscustomerswaitingforhimwithacupofhotchocolate.Ayounggirlwrotelettersbuthadnostamps,sosheleftafewbuttonsontheenvelopeinthemailbox;Dadpaidforthestamps.OnebusinessmanusedtoleavelargeamountsofcashinhismailboxforDadtotaketothebank.Once,theamountcameto$32,000.Adozenyearsago,whenItraveledbacktomyhometownonthesadoccasionofDad'sdeath,themailboxesalongthewayremindedmeofsomeofhisstories.IthoughtIknewthemall,butthatwasn'tthecase.AsIdrovehome,Inoticedtwolamppoles,oneoneachsideofthestreet.Whenmydadwasaround,thosepolessupportedwoodenboxesaboutfourfeetofftheground.Oneboxwaspaintedgreen,andtheotherwasred,andeachhadalongnarrowholeatthetopwithwhitelettering:SANTACLAUS,NORTHPOLE.ForyearschildrenhaddroppedletterstoSantathroughthoseholes.Imadeaturnatthecorneranddrovepastthepostofficeandacrosstherailroadtrackstoourhouse.MomandIweresittingatthekitchentablewhenIheardfootsteps.There,atthedoor,stoodFrankTownsend,Dad'spostmasterandgreatfriendformanyyears.Soweallsatdownatthetableandbegantotellstories.AtonepointFranklookedatmewithtearsinhiseyes.“WhatarewegoingtodoaboutthelettersthisChristmas？”heasked.“Theletters？”“Iguessyouneverknew.”“Knewwhat？”“Remember,whenyouwereakidandyouusedtoputyourletterstoSantainthosegreenandredboxesonMainStreet?Itwasyourdadwhoansweredallthoseletterseveryyear.”Ijustsattherewithtearsinmyeyes.Itwasn'thardformetoimagineDadsittingattheoldoaktableinourbasementreadingthoselettersandansweringeachone.IhavesincespokenwithseveralofthepeoplewhoreceivedChristmaslettersduringtheirchildhood,andtheytoldmehowamazedtheywerethatSantahadknownsomuchabouttheirhomesandfamilies.Forme,justknowingthatstoryaboutmyfatherwasthegiftofalifetime.55.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterregardedhistravelswithDadas________.A.greatchancestohelpotherpeopleB.happyoccasionstoplaywithbabychickensC.excitingexperienceswithalotoffunD.goodopportunitiestoenjoychocolatecookies56.Thewriterprovidesthedetailaboutthebusinessmantoshowthat________.A.DadhadastrongsenseofdutyB.DadwasanhonestandreliablemanC.DadhadastrongsenseofhonorD.Dadwasakindandgenerousman57.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingimpressedthewritermost?A.Dadreadlettersforablindladyforyears.B.Dadpaidforthestampsforayounggirl.C.DaddeliveredsomeeggstoMarian.D.Dadansweredchildren'sChristmasletterseveryyear.58.ThemethodthewriterusestodevelopParagraph4is________.A.offeringanalysesB.providingexplanationsC.givingexamplesD.makingcomparisons59.WhatsurprisedthechildrenmostwhentheyreceivedlettersinreplyfromSantaClauseveryyear?A.SantaClauslivedaloneinthecoldNorthPole.B.SantaClausansweredalltheirletterseveryyear.C.SantaClaushaduniquemailboxesforthechildren.D.SantaClaushadsomuchinformationabouttheirfamilies.60.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheMailB.ChristmasLettersC.SpecialMailboxesD.MemorableTravels【要点综述】这是一篇感人的叙述亲情的文章，在这里，父亲是一个乡村送信人，这么多年来他都无私地为219个信箱服务，一直到他退休。但让作者没有料到的是，父亲还在每年圣诞节的时候扮演着圣诞老人的角色，默默地回复着孩子们写给圣诞老人的信。55.C推理判断题。从全文第一段提到的…alwaysanadventure:Therewereanimalstosee…知，作者认为与父亲一起去乡下送信是一件惬意的事情，因为在路上碰到的事情令人激动不已，所以选C项。56.B推理判断题。从文章第四段…Onebusinessmanusedtoleave…theamountcameto$32,000.知，商人认为父亲是一个诚实且值得信赖的人，所以他才会这么相信他，让他把数目很多的钱送往银行，由此知B项为最佳答案。57.D细节理解题。从文章最后几段可以看出，作者没有想到的是，父亲竟然还曾扮演过圣诞老人的角色，给孩子们回信，这大大出乎他的意料。这也可以从倒数第二段Ijustsattherewithtearsinmyeyes.可以看出，我对父亲的这种行为感到非常吃惊和感动，由此选D项。58.C文章结构题。从第四段知，作者在这里举到了几个事例，如帮人送鸡蛋，帮小姑娘支付邮票，甚至帮一个商人去存钱等等，这些都是例子，所以该段举了很多事例来说明父亲平凡中的“伟大”，故选C项。 59.D推理判断题。从倒数第二段…andtheytoldmehowamazedtheywerethat…推断知，当时小朋友们对于圣诞老人居然这么了解他们的家庭生活感到非常吃惊，所以答案选D项。60.A主旨大意题。从全文知，本文作者主要讲述了自己的父亲，一个平凡中显现伟大的送信人的故事，所以用A项能较好地概括全文中心，这里用TheMail来突出父亲的工作和他的敬业，故A项最佳。TheTajMahan(泰姬陵)isalovestory，asadandbeautifulone.Ifitdidn’texist，wewouldeasilyimaginethatthestoryofitsconstructionwassimplyafairytale.Threehundredyearsago，therelivedanIndianemperorcalledShahJahan.Hiswifewasabeautifulandbrightwomanwhomhelovedgreatly.HertitlewasMumtazlMahan：itsshortenedformTajMahan，means“prideofthepalace”.Intheyear1630thisbelovedwifeoftheemperordied.Hewassobroken­heartedthathethoughtofgivinguphisthrone.Hedecidedoutofhisloveforhiswife，tobuildherthemostbeautifultombthathadeverbeenseen.HesummonedthebestartistsandarchitectsfromIndia，Turkey，PersiaandArabiaandfinally，thedesignwascomplete.Ittookmorethantwentythousandmenworkingoveraperiodof18yearstobuildtheTajMahan，oneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworld.Thebuildingitselfstandsonamarble.Platform29meterssquareand6­7metershigh.Towersrisefromeachofthefourcorners.TheTajitselfsoarsanother61metersintotheair.Itisaneight­sidedbuildingmadeofwhitemarble.Theemperorplannedtobuildanidenticaltombofblackmarbleforhimselfontheothersideoftheriverconnectedbyasilverbridge.Howeverhissonputhimintoaprisoninthepalacebeforehecouldfinish，andfortherestofhislife，hecouldonlygazeacrossriveratthetombofhisbelovedwife.1.Thewholepassagetellsusabout________.A.abeautifulfairytaleB.thestoryoftheTajMahanC.whiteandblackmarbletombsmadefortwoemperorsD.thelovestoryofemperorShahJahanandhiswife2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheTajMahan?A.Itwascompletedquicklyowingtotheeffortsofthebestartistsandworkers.B.Alotofpeopletookpartinthebuildingwork.C.Itisamagnificentbuilding.D.Itisatombfortheemperor’sbelovedwife.3.Theemperor’sowntombwasdesignedtobe________.A.61