高考英语阅读理解专项训练

高考英语阅读理解专项训练（20）A

Areyouabigfanofpirate（海盗）stories?Doyouknowhowtotalklikeapirate?Youcan

havefunonSeptember19th.ThisspecialholidayiscalledInternationalTalkLikeAPirateDay.It

wasinventedin1995bytwoyoungAmericans,JohnBaurandMarkSummers.

Thesetwogoodfriendscameupwiththisideawhentheywereplayingracquetball,and

begantotalklikepirates.Atthatmoment,theythought,t4Youngpeopleareinterestedinpirate.

Butthereisnosuchachanceforpeopletogettogethertoshareit.Whynothaveadaywhen

everybodytalkslikeapirate?”TheydecidedtomakeSeptember19ththedate.Sincethen,Baur

andSummershavetriedhardtopromoteTalkLikeAPirateDay.AsBaursaid,44We'vetalkedlike

pirates,andencouragedseveralofourfriendstodosoeverySeptember19th.,,

Atfirst,thisdaywasonlyknownbyafewpeople.In2002,BaurandSummerssentaletter

abouttheirinventedholidaytoDaveBarry.Thiscolumnist（专栏作家）reallylikedtheiridea.He

promotedtheholidayandmadeitknowntomoreandmorepeople.Now,ithasreallybecomean

internationalholiday.OnTalkLikeAPirateDay,youneedtodresslikeapirate.Youshouldwear

abighatormaybecoveroneofyoureyes.Youcanpretendtobeanykindofpiratethatyoucan

findinanystoryormovie.

Havingfunandbeingrelaxedarenottheonlybestthingsabouttheholiday.Youngpeople

sharethesameinterestandchildhooddreamsthatday.That'swhyitiswelcomedbysomany

people,especiallyyoungpeople.

Unliketraditionalholidays,InternationalTalkLikeAPirateDayisabrandnewholiday

whichisinventedbytheyouththemselvesandcelebratedbythemselvestoo.BecauseofBaurand

Summers'imaginationandcreativity,thousandsofyoungpeople'spiratedreamcometrue.Next

time,whenyouhaveagoodidea,whynotshareitwithyourfiendsandinsistonyourbelief?

Maybeyoucancreateanotherwonderfulholidayfortheyouthinthefuture.

1.HowdidJohnBaurandMarkSummersinventthespecialholiday?

A.Manyyoungpeopleaskedthemtodoit

B.Theydiditjustforpleasure

C.Theythoughtouttheideabychanceandimagination

D.Theydiditinordertohonorpirates

2.Whyaretheholidaybecomemoreandmorepopular?.

A.Youcanhavefunandrelaxyourselffreely.

B.youngpeoplecanexchangeideasanddreamsontheday

C.youngpeoplecanhavefunandberelaxed.

D.youcanplaytheroleofthepirateinthemovieontheday

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ItwasDaveBarrywhomademorepeopleknowtheholiday.

B.TalkLikeAPirateDayisayoung,activeandlivelyholiday

C.ThankstoJohnBaurandMarkSummers'imaginationandcreativity,alotofpeople

realizetheirpiratedream.

D.Theholidayhasbeenpopularsincethebirthofit.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanshowthattheholidayisspecial?

A.Ithasalonghistory.

B.Itisawonderfulandinstructiveholiday.

C.Itisabrandnewholidayinventedandcelebratedbytheyouththemselves.

D.Peoplecanmaketheirdreamcometrueonthisday.

5.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Canyoutalklikeapirate?

B.Youngpeople'spiratedream

C.JohnBaurandMarkSummers

D.September19lh,一adayinhonorofpirates

B

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means.

A.Weputourmoneyinsidethepocket.

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MosesMendelssohn,thegrandfatherofthewell-knownGermancomposer（作曲家），wasfar

frombeinghandsome.Alongwitharathershortstature（身材），hehadahunchback（驼背）.

OnedayhevisitedamerchantinHamburgwhohadalovelydaughternamedFrumtje.Moses

fellhopelesslyinlovewithher.ButMoseswasrefusedbyhisuglyappearance

Whenitwastimeforhimtoleave,Mosespickeduphiscourageandclimbedthestairsto

herroomtotakeonelastchancetospeakwithher.Shewasaheavenlybeauty,butcaused

himdeepsadnessbyherrefusaltolookathim.Afterseveralattemptsatconversation,Moses

shylyasked,“Doyoubelievemarriagesaremadeinheaven?”

“Yes,"Sheanswered,stilllookingatthefloor.4<Anddoyou?”

“YesIdo,“Hereplied."Yousee,inheavenatthebirthofeachboy,theGodannounces

which

girlhewillmarry.WhenIwasbom,myfuturebride（新娘）waspointedouttome.Thenthe

Godadded,'Butyourwifewillbehumpbacked.,,,<4RightthenandthereIcalledout,4OhGod,a

humpbackedwomanwouldbeatragedy（不幸）.Please,God,givemethehumpandletherbe

beautiful.

ThenFrumtjelookedupintohiseyesandwassliiredbysomedeepmemory.Shereachedout

andgaveMendelssohnherhandandlaterbecamehisdevotedwife.

1.AtfirstMoseswasrefusedbyFrumtjebecause.

A.hehadabadintention

B.hewasnothandsomeandhumpbacked

C.hehadnocouragetoexpresshimself

D.hewasahopelessman

2.FrumtjeacceptedMoses'requestintheendbecauseof.

A.Moses'goodheartandhonesty

B.Moses'sweetwordsanddevotion

C.Moses?tricksandlies

D.Moses'wealthandhumor.

3.Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stirred“inthelast

paragraph?

A.mixedB.movedC.causedD.suiprised

4.Thewriterofthepassageintendstotrytotellus.

A.howtorunaftereagirl

B.amarriageinheaven

C.amovinglovestory

D.Whattrueloveis.

D

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Electronicwaste,ore-waste,referstoelectronicproductsthatarenolongerusable.Thiscan

includeTVs,cellphonesandcomputersandotherofficeelectronics,electronictoysandvideos

machines.Today,theaverageturnover（更换）rateforacomputerintheUnitedStatesiseverytwo

years,accordingtotheenvironmentalgroup,Greenpeace.

Thegroup'sDaiYunsayse-wasteisaglobalproblem."Theelectronicindustryisoneofthe

fastestgrowingindustriesintheworld.Thehighspeedofgrowthinthisindustrymeansmoreand

moreelectronicproductsarebeingwastedandthrownaway.Ifnoonedecidestoretrievetheold

productsandprocessthemproperly,theelectronicwastewillsweepovertheearthlikethehuge

wavebehindmeandpollutetheEarthseriously."

Greenpeaceworksoutthat20to50milliontonsofe-wasteareproducedgloballyeachyear.

Thecomponents（部件）inmanyelectronicproductscontainharmfulchemicalsthatpolluteground

waterandtheenvironment.

Atpresent,theU.S.hasnofederallawforthedisposal（处理）ofe-wastealthoughafew

stateshavee-wasterecyclingprogramsinplace,butthereisnolaw.TheU.S.exportsmuchofits

e-wastetothirdworldcountries,suchasIndiaandChina,whereworkerstookapartcomputersfor

valuableparts,hopingtosellthemformoney.Butharmfulwastesexpert,Dr.BakulRao,says

that*sadangerouspractice.MFromnowon,therecyclersarenotveryeducated.Alltheyknowis

theycanretrievecopperorgoldoutofit.So,theeasiestwaytodothatisleach（过滤）itoutinan

acidorburnitofftoretrieveit.So,that'swheretheydon'tknowhowtodealwithit,neitherdo

theyhaveanyhealthsystemsinplace.So,theirexposureismore.'1

1.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelynottobeaformofe-waste?

A.AmobilephoneB.Aradio

C.Ane-bikeD.Atable

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"retrieve"（paragraph2）probablymean?

A.lookintoB.takeapartC.getbackD.throwaway

3.Whatofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheU.S.hasstrictnationallawsfordealingwithe-waste.

B.Thirdworldcountriesimporte-wastetogetvaluableparts,whichisasafeandeasywayto

makemoney.

C.Thewayuneducatedworkersdealwitholdcomputersdoesgreatharmtotheenvironment

aswellastotheirownhealth.

D.Moreandmoreelectronicwasteisbeingwastedandthrownawaymainlybecauseof

people'sbadhabits.

4.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Toattractmorepeople'sattentiontoe-waste.

B.Tocallonpeoplenottothrowawaye-wasteanywhere.

C.Totellpeoplewhate-wasteisandhowtodealwithitwell.

D.TDwarnpeopletobreakawayfromtheelectronicindustry.

5.Thenextparagraphprobablyconcerns.

A.howtodealwithe-wasteproperly

B.howtoprotectourselvesfromharmbye-waste

C.Howtoslowdownthedevelopmentintheelectronicindustry

D.howtomakefulluseofe-waste

答案与解析

A

l.C本题考查理解细节信息的能力。由第二段“Thesetwogoodfriendscameupwith

thisideawhentheywereplayingracquetball,andbegantotalklikepirates.“可知，他们是在玩球

时偶然想到的主意，也就是说这个节日是在他们的丰富想象中诞生。故C项为正确答案。

2.B本题考查根据文章细节进行推理判断的能力。由第四段“Youngpeoplesharethe

sameinterestandchildhooddreamsthatday.That'swhyitiswelcomedbysomanypeople,

especiallyyoungpeople.”可以推知B项为最佳答案。

3.D本题考查根据文章相关信息进行正误判断的能力。由第三段首句“Atfirst,thisday

wasonlyknownbyafewpeople.”可知D项表述错误，符合题意；由第三段“Thiscolumnist

(DaveBarry)reallylikedtheiridea.Hepromotedtheholidayandmadeitknowntomoreand

morepeople.”可知A项表述正确，不符合题意；由最后一段可知B,C两项表述正确，均不

符合题意。

4.C本题考查理解细节信息的能力。由“Unliketraditionalholidays,InternationalTalk

LikeAPirateDayisabrandnewholidaywhichisinventedbytheyouththemselvesand

celebratedbythemselvestoo”.可知答案为C。

5.A本文讲述了海盗狂欢节的由来和兴起，在这一天年轻人像海盗一样谈话，倾心交流,

分享共同的乐趣和童年的梦想，骄傲地宣扬着自己那芬与众不同的年轻活力。用A项作标

题更能突出节日的特点。

B

1.C本题考查根据文章内容判断作者写作目的的能力。由文章开头和最后一段可知，

本文介绍了乌龙茶的减肥神奇功效和购买无风以险及特价格优惠措施，其目的是说服减肥

者购买乌龙茶。

2.B本题考查根据上下文判断特定句子含义的能力。由倒数第二段“WeTegivingyoua

zero-risk"testdrive'*tojudgeforyourselfjusthowpowerfulOkuma'sWu-Longreallyis.”以及最

后一段”…simplyreturnyourorderwithin30daysfromthedateWu-Longwasdeliveredtoyour

addresstoreceiveafullrefund（退款）….”可以推出本句的意思为：如果不满意，我们（厂家）

可以随时退货退款。

3.A本题考查理解文章细节信息的能力。山第五段”…and37scientificstudiespublished

withinthelastseveralmonthsaloneshowithelpsmeltawaybodyfat;increaseenergy;andeven

clarifyskin,givingyourfaceaclear,shiningglow.”可知A项不是乌龙茶的功效。

4.A本题考查根据文章内容判断文章体裁的能力。从本文的标题和结尾的表格以及文章

的内容（介绍了乌龙茶的减肥功效和优惠大酬宾活动等）可以判断出本文是一则产品推销广

告，最佳出处应为报纸的广告专栏。

5.D本题考查根据文章相关内容进行简单运算的能力。由文章最后“NewSpecial

Limited-TimeOffers:Buy3,Get1Free（Yousave$37.00）“可知买三盒赠•盒,花三盒的钱可

以买到四盒，即3x37=$lll。

C

I.B本题考查理解文章细节信息的能力。由第一段“…wasfarfrombeinghandsome.

Alongwitharathershortstature（身材），hehadahunchback（驼背）和第二段"ButMoseswas

refusedbyhisuglyappearance.”可知答案为Bo

2.A本题考查根据文章细节信息进行简单推理的能力。山他们的对话可知Moses是一

个的人，外表虽然丑陋，但心地善良，真诚执着，这也是打动Frumtje之处。

3.B本题考查根据上下文信息判断词语含义的能力。由下文4tShereachedoutandgave

Mendelssohnherhandandlaterbecamehisdevotedwife.”可知推出的意思为“使激动，是感

动”。（记忆深处的某些东西把她深深打动了，她伸出手，答应了门德尔松的求婚。后来成

为了他忠诚的妻子。）

4.D本题考查根据短文内容判断作者写作意图的能力。本文通过这个故事告诉我们什么

是真爱：真爱是一种牺牲，是一种奉献。真正的爱情就是真，它没有怨言，没有花言巧语，

一切都是真切的让你感动。

D

1.D本题考查理解文章细节信息的能力。由第•段"Electronicwaste,ore-waste,refersto

electronicproductsthatarenolongerusable.ThiscanincludeTVs,cellphonesandcomputers

andotherofficeelectronics,electronictoysandvideosmachines.”可知答案为D.

2.C本题考查根据上下文信息判断词语含义的能力。结合上下文可知I,retrieve的意思为

“回收”，本句的意思为：如果没有人回收并合理地加工电子废物，那么我们的地球上就会布

满废物，就会严重的危害我们的地球。

3.C本题考查根据文章相关段落进行正误判断的能力。由最后一段中"So,that'swhere

theydon'tknowhowtodealwithit,neitherdotheyhaveanyhealthsystemsinplace.So,their

exposureismore.”可知C项表述正确，符合题意。由最后•段首句可排除A项；由“But

harmfulwastesexpert,Dr.BakulRao,saysthat'sadangerouspractice.”可排除B项；由第二段

"Thehighspeedofgrowthinthisindustrymeansmoreandmoreelectronicproductsarebeing

wastedandthrownaway."可排除D项。

4.A本题考查根据短文内容判断作者写作意图的能力。本文主要讲述了电子废物的是一

个全球性问题，至今还没有统一的法律法规来处理它们，处理方式的滞后和不科学时刻危及

着我们的生存环境，因此作者呼吁人们对这一问题引起足够的重视。

5.A本题考查根据短文内容进行推理判断的能力。山最后一段最后“So,that*swherethey

don'tknowhowtodealwithit,neitherdotheyhaveanyhealthsystemsinplace.So,their

exposureismore.”可以推出下面很可能要讲如何正确处理电子废物。

高考英语阅读理解专项训练（21）Doyoublankoutorfeelsonervous

inexamsthatyouhavetroublewritinganswerstoquestionsthatyouknewjustlastnight?Ifso,

youlikelyhaveacaseoftestanxiety.

But,don'tbeafraid.Byrecognizingtheproblem,youaretakingthefirststeptowards

overcomingit.

Believeitornot,atouchofnervousnesscansharpenyourmind,allowingyoutoperform

morequickly.Thisisbecauseunderstress,thebodyreleases（释放）thehormoneadrenaline（肾上

腺素），whichpreparesitforsomethingimportantthatwillhappen.However,toomuchanxiety

canresultinsleeplessness,lossofappetite（胃口）beforetests,andpoorperformance.Some

peoplemightfeelhotandtired.Withgreatangertheyoftenshoutorcomplainfornoreason.

Ifyouworryalotorareaperfectionist,youaremorelikelytohavetroublewithtestanxiety.

Thosewhohavepreparedpoorlyforatestorhavehadnegativeexperiencestakingtestsmayalso

experiencetestanxiety.

Whenyoufeelastormofanxietycomingon,stopwhatyou'redoingandmakeyourminda

blank.Ifpossible,actuallytellyourselfto'STOP!'Thiswillgetyourmindoffthestress.

Thenthinkofbeingataplaceofcomfortandletyourbodyrelax.Asyoucontinuethetest,

findquestionsyouknowtheanswerstoandanswerthemfirst.Thiswillhelprestoreyour

confidence.

Importantofall,talktoyourselfusingpositivelanguage.Makeitahabittoreplaceeach

negativethoughtwithalogicalreason.Forexample:"EvestudiedhardandIknowthematerial,so

I'mreadytodothebestIcan."

Anotherthingyoucandoistolearntoacceptmistakes.Infact,theycanbevaluablelearning

opportunities.

Lastbutnotleast,starttestpreparationearly-threetofivedaysaheadofthequizortest.

Afterall,goodstudyhabitsandskills-forexample,timemanagementandnote-taking-willgive

youthefeelingthatyouareincontrol.

1.Thebesttitleofthepassageisprobably

A.Howtobeattestanxiety.

B.Whatistestanxiety.

C.Theeffectsoftestanxiety.

D.Experiencetestanxietywillhelpyou.

2.Thosemoreeasilysufferfromtestanxiety.

A.whoarenotwellpreparedforatest.

B.whowantseverythingtobeperfectandhighest.

C.whohaveexperiencesoffailureinexams.

D.whodopoorlyintheirstudy.

3.Theauthormentionspiecesofsuggestionsabouthowtogetovertestanxiety.

A.3B.4C.5D.6

4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Mistakessometimecanbevaluableandhelpful.

B.Thosewhohavepreparedpoorlyforatestcausetestanxietyeasily.

C.Fulltestpreparationswillgiveyouthefeelingthatyouareincontrol.

D.Atouchofanxietycanhaveapositiveeffect.

5.Theunderlinedword“hot”inParagraph?means.

A.disappointedB.angryC.activeD.runningahighbodytemperature

B

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Vancouver（温哥华）

NaturalResources

Asamajorcentrefortheglobalforestryindustry,Vancouverishosttomanyinternational

forestryconferencesandevents,andthenaturalhomeofthemassiveBCforestrybusiness.

CompaniessuchasCanforandWestFraserTimberCo.,thesecondandthirdlargestlumber（木

材）producersintheworld,areheadquarteredinVancouver.Vancouverisalsoamajorcentrefor

theminingindustry.

Internationaltrade

InternationaltradeisakeypartforVancouver*seconomy.ThecityhasCanada'slargestport

andisoneofNorthAmerica'smajorgatewaysforPan-Pacific（泛太平洋）trade.ThePortof

VancouverranksfirstinNorthAmericaintotalforeignexportsandsecondontheWestCoastin

totalgoodsvolume.

BankingandFinancial

TheheadquartersforHSBCCanada（汇丰银行）islocatedintheFinancialDistrictin

downtown.Canada'sthirdlargestcommercialentity（实体）,JimPattisonGroupisalsobasedin

Vancouver.

Internationalrelation

Vancouverisamajorcentrefordiplomacy（夕卜交）andforeignrelations.Mostcountriesofthe

worldhaveconsulate（领事馆）orgeneralofficesintheCentralBusinessDistrict.Infact,many

majordiplomaticconferencesarehostedbythecity-includingtheworldfamousG7summitwith

PresidentClinton,APEC,andtheWorldTradeOrganization.Greenpeacehasitsworld

headquartersinthecity.Therefore,VancouverwasamongthefirstNorthAmericancitiesto

declareitselfaNuclearWeaponsFreeZone.

Tourism

TourismisaleadingindustrytoVancouver.TheWhistler-BlackcombResortisamongthe

mostpopularskiingresortsinNorthAmerica,andwillbethesiteofthedownhilleventsofthe

2010WinterOlympics.Vancouver'sbeaches,parks,waterfronts,andmountainbackdropsandits

multi-culturalcharacterattractmoreandmoretourists.

Film

Vancouverwasthesourceofthesobriquet（绰号）"HollywoodNorth",forhostingthe

productionofabouttenpercentofHollywood'smovies.ManyU.S.televisionandfilmsseriesare

shotexclusivelyinVancouver.ThishaspartlybeenbecauseofthefavourableCanadiandollar

exchangerate.

1.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutVancouverisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThePortofVancouverranksfirstinNorthAmericaintotalforeignexports

B.Vancouverisafilmproductioncentreandcalled“HollywoodNorth".

C.InternationalforestryconferencesandeventswereheldinVancouver.

□,Vancouverisaleadingcentrefortheglobalagricultureandindustry.

2.WhichofthefollowingorganizationsoreventsisnotrelatedtoVancouver?

A.JimPattisonGroup

B.WHO

C.Greenpeace

D.The2010WinterOlympics

3.IfyouareagraduatefromShanghaiFinanceandEconomicsUniversity,whatisitthatwill

probablyattractyoutovisitVancouver?

A.Itsinternationaltrade.

B.Itsfilmindustry

C.HSBCCanada

D.Itsbeautifulnaturalscenery

4.Wecaninferfromthepart:Internationalrelation.

A.Vancouverisamajorcentreforforeignrelations.

B.Vancouverhashostedmanymajordiplomaticconferences.

C.APECandWTOareheadquarteredinVancouver

D.Canadaisapeace-lovingcountry.

5.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom.

A.amagazineB.ageographybook

C.anewspaperD.anentertainmentbook

C

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footballteaminSierraLeoneandfor£68youcansupportthewholeeducationofaHaitian

schoolgirl.

Theeducationalpresentsarethelatestwayonthetrendofcharitable（慈善的）givingfor

Christmas.PlanUK,aninternationalchildren'scharity,hasmadeitsgiftlistfocusingonhelping

theworld'spoorestcountriestoimprovetheireducationconditions.

"Everyyearwerackourbrainsfortheperfectpresentandtoooftenendupwithyetanother

pairofsocksorauselessornament,"saidMarieStaunton,PlanUK'schiefexecutive.

"ThisyearweareofferingpeopleintheUKthechancetogivetwice.Buyinganalternative

giftforalovedonecouldlikelysavethelifeofsomeoftheworld'spoorestchildren."

PlanUKisworkingonprojectsinspecificcountries,suchasBurkinaFaso,whichisoneof

thepoorestcountriesintheworldandhasaprimaryschoolenrolmentrate（入学率）ofjust36%.

Apresentof£12willhelpequipaclassroominBurkinaFasowithchairs,desks,booksand

pencils.

Theeducationalpresentsarethelatestadditiontoalistofothercharitablepresents,including

vaccinations（接种）andcleanwatersystems.

FootballstripsforschoolchildreninSierraLeonearedesignedtohelpthechildrenhavefun

whilecontinuingwiththepsychologicalhealingprocessfollowingthecountry'scivilwar.The

£31giftwillsupplytheteamstrip,afootballandawhistletoaschoolinSierraLeone.

Oxfamofferssimilargifts.ItsBacktoSchoolkitsforfivepupilsisabestsellerinacatalogue

（目录）whichincludesthe£24Christmasgoat,the£30lavatoryand£12forschooldinnersfor

upto200children.

1.Thefirstparagraphiswrittentotellus.

A.thegreatdifferencesbetweentherichandthepoor.

B.thegeneralconditionsofeducationinpoorcountries.

C.thedifficultyingettinggoodeducationinpoorcountries.

D.thegreatmeaningofalittlemoneytochildreninpoorcountries.

2.Theunderlinedphrase“rackourbrains-meansinthethirdparagraph.

A.causephysicalormentalhurt

B.thinkveryhard

C.improveourintelligence

D.makefulluseof

3.WhichofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothepassage?

A.PlanUKisworkingoneducationalprojectsallovertheworld.

B.ThesufferingsbroughtbywarstillhavesideeffectsonthechildreninSierraLeone.

C.TheeducationalChristmaspresentshavebeengiventothechildrenformanyyears.

D.ItsBacktoSchoolkitsforfivepupilsisabestsellingbook.

4.Thetitleforthepassagewouldprobablybe.

A.AnewwayofChristmasshopping

B.Giveahelpinghandtopoorchildren

C.BuyachildaneducationthisChristmas

D.PlanUK,aninternationalchildren'scharity

D

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