湖州市高考英语阅读理解（暑假）精炼（7）含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（17）含答案阅读理解(共20小题，每题2分,满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAyoungexecutivewastravelingdownaneighborhoodstreet.Hewaswatchingforkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassed，nochildrenappeared。Instead,abricksmashed(猛撞）intotheJag’Ssidedoor！Heslammedonthebrakes。Theangrydriverthenjumpedoutofthecar，grabbedthenearestkidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar，shouting，“Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?"Theyoungboywasapologetic。”Please，Mister。..Please，I’msorry…Ididn”tknowwhatelsetodo。Ithrewthebrickbecausenooneelsewouldstop…”Withtearsdrippingdownhisface，theyouthpointedtoaspotjustaroundaparkedcar.“It'smybrother，"hesaid。“HefelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup."Nowsobbing,theboyaskedtheexecutive，“Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He’shurtandhe’stooheavyforme.”Movedbeyondwords，thedrivertriedtoswallowtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat。Hehurriedlyliftedtheboybackintothewheelchair,thentookouthisfancyhandkerchiefanddabbedatthefreshscrapesandcuts。Aquicklooktoldhimeverythingwasgoingtobeokay。“ThankyouandmayGodblessyou。”thegratefulchildtoldthestranger.1．Theexecutivesloweddownbecause。A．hesawaboythrowabricktohiscarB．hesawaboyrushoutfrombetweencarsC．hewasafraidsomeboyssuddenlyrushedoutD．abricksmashedintotheJag'ssidedoor2．Theboythrewthebricktothecarinorderto。A．disturbthedriveronpurpose B．destroythecarofthestrangerC．asksomeonetodrivehimhome D．stopsomeonetohelphim3．Knowingthereasonwhytheboythrewthebrickathiscartheexecutivemustfeel.A．sympathizedandexcited B．regretfulandsympathizedC．ashamedandregretful D．angryandregretful4．Aftertheboy'sbrotherfelloffhiswheelchair,。A．theboythrewbricksatseveralcarsB．theboytriedtostopseveralcarsC．theboy’sbrotherwashurtseriouslyD．theboy’sbrotherwantedtostopacar5．Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat.A．youshouldn'tdrivesofastthatsomeonethrowsatyouB．itiscommontothrowabrickatacarrunningtoofastC．youcan’tgothroughyourlifewithoutabrickthrowingatyouD．youshouldpaymoreattentiontoothersandhelpthemCDBBD*＊**＊＊***＊＊＊＊＊****＊*＊＊＊*＊**＊＊＊＊****＊*＊＊＊＊****＊＊**＊**＊＊**＊＊*结束BWhenyouputdownyourpensattheendofthecollegeentranceexam,12hardyearsofstudywillhavecometoanend.Forgetyourstudiesforawhile。It'stimetoenjoyyourselves!Attheprom,boysusuallydressindinnerjacketsandbowties,thoughmanydifferenttypesofformalclothesareworn.Traditionally,girlsgiveboysmatchingboutonnieres(asmallcollectionofflowerstheypintotheirjackets）.Girlstraditionallywearformaldresses，ordresstoshockorbenoticed，inshinyorbrightlycoloredmaterials。Commonpromactivitiesincludedining，dancing,thecrowning（加冠）ofapromkingandqueen，andjusttalkingtofriends。Insomecases，highschoolstudentscollectfundsfortheirclasspromthroughthefouryearsoftheirhighschool.Highschoolsinornearlargecitiesmayrentballroomsatexpensivehotelsor,tobeunusual，onapleasurecruiseboat。Butoftencostsarecutbysimplyusingtheschoolgym.Studentsmakealotofefforttodecoratethegymtomaketheeventspecial。Themusicplayedatthepromwillbethemostpopularkinds,likerockandhip—hop.ThestudentselectthePromQueen。SheispartneredwithaPromKingwhoiselectedsimilarly.Thesearegreathonorsthatthepairtakeveryseriously.Thetwodancewitheachothertocelebratetheirelection.Sometimesteachersandparentsalsogototheprom。Butothersliketogowithfriends，towhomtheyaresoongoingtobesayinggoodbye. Ifyouliketheideaofaprom,whydon’tyouandyourclassmatesorganizeoneforyourgraduation?6．Whatdoestheword“prom”probablymeaninthepassage? A．Adancingcompetition. B．Apartyheldtocelebrategraduation. C．Afashionshow. D．Anelection.7．Whichofthefollowingisaneconomicalwaytoholdtheprom? A．Rentingaballroom. B．Takingacruiseboat. C．Holdingitintheschoolgym. D．Wearingformaldresses。8．Whichofthefollowingclearlyindicatesthatpromisveryimportanttostudents？ A．Theytakepicturesattheprom. B．Theywearformalclothesorspecialclothes. C．Musicisplayedattheprom. D．Teachersandparentsattendit.9．Whydosomestudentsattendthepromwiththeirfriends？ A．TheywanttobeelectedbytheirfriendsusthePromKingorQueen. B．Theydon’tliketobeaccompaniedbytheirparents。 C．Theydon’twanttodependontheirparents。 D．Theywillpartwiththeirfriendsinashorttime.10．Whyisthepromsoimportanttostudents？ A．TheyhavechancestobeelectedasthePromKingorQueen. B．Theycanberelievedfromthestudypressure. C．Theyaregoingtosaygoodbyetotheirfriends。 D.Thepromistomarkthegraduationandafterittheywillbeindependent.参考答案—--—--—--BCBDD＊*＊＊*＊＊*＊*＊*＊****＊***＊＊*＊＊*＊*＊***＊＊*＊＊**＊***＊＊*＊＊＊*＊*＊*结束AgenceFrance.Presse—Frenchdoctorsthisweekcarriedouttheworld’sfirstoperationonahumaninzerogravity，usingaspeciallyadaptedaircrafttocreateconditionsinspace.Duringathree。hourflightfromBordeauxinsouthwestFrance，theteamofsurgeonsandanaesthetists（麻醉师）successfullyremovedabenigntumor（良性瘤)fromtheforearmofa46.year。oldvolunteer.TheexperimentwaspartofaprogrambackedbytheEuropeanSpaceAgencytodeveloptechniquesforperformingroboticsurgeryaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationoratafutureMoonbase。“Nowweknowthatahumanbeingcanbeoperatedoninspacewithouttoomanydifficulties，"saystheteamleaderDr。DominiqueMartin.Undernormalgroundconditions，theoperationwouldbeperformedunderalocalanaesthetic.Withoutgravity，thesurgeon'sworkisharderandthepatient’sbodyreactsdifferently。Blooddoesn’tpumpinthesameway。Thecustom。designedAirbus300aircraftperformedaseriesofparabolicswoops(抛物线飞行）,eachcreatingbetween20secondsofweightlessness。Theprocesswasrepeated32times.Fixedinsideacustom。madeoperatingblock，threesurgeonsandtwoanaesthetistsworkedduringtheseperiods,withtheirinstrumentsheldinplacewithmagnetsaroundthepatient’sbed。Thenextpartoftheprogramistocarryoutaremote­controlledoperationusingarobotcontrolledfromthegroundbysatellite。“Thisexperimentshouldtakeplacewithinayear，"Martinsays。AnaesthetistDr.LaurentdeConincksaysthatzero。gravitysurgeryoffershugepromiseforspaceexploration，althoughitwouldatfirstbelimitedtotreatingsimpleinjuries.Todaymorethan400peoplehavealreadytraveledintospace。ThechancesofinjuriesoccurringduringmissionswillbecomeevengreaterandtobringawoundedpersonbacktoEarthfortreatmentisbothriskyforthemandexpensive。1．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ASpecialOperationforDoctorsB．FirstOperationontheMoonC．World’sFirstOperationinZeroGravityD．AnImportantExperimentforDoctors2．What’sthepurposeoftheoperation？A．Tohaveanexperimentonspaceoperation.B．Tocurethepatient.C．Todoitattherequestofthepatient。D．ToreducethedangerofoperationonEarth。3．Itisdifficultfordoctorstodooperationsinspacebecause。A．thepatient’sillnesswillbemoreseriousB．thepatienthasnofeelingaboutpainC．thepatient’sbodyreactsdifferentlyD．thepatient’sfloodwillstopflowing4．Thelastparagraphmainlywantstotellreaders。A．therearemanypeopleinjuredinspaceB．itisnecessarytodotheexperimentC．itisriskytotravelinspaceD．there’snoneedtobringpatientsinspacetoEarth1．Thereareonlytwopeopleoutonthemat，soyoucannotblameitonyourteammatesoryourcoach。（完形填空第二段)垫子上只有两名选手(在进行实力的较量），因此不能把比赛失利归咎于队友或教练。(1）Thehotweatherispartlytoblameforthewatershortage。炎热的天气是缺水的原因之一.(2)Youcan’treallyblameHelenfornotwantingtogetinvolved.你的确不能因为海伦不愿意介入而责备她。2．Weusedtohavethisbigsigninourwrestlingroom,thatthecoachhadputthere。(完形填空第八段）在我们的摔跤训练房里过去有一块大牌子，是教练放在那儿的。(1)IusedtoliveinItaly,butnowIliveinEngland。我过去住在意大利，但现在住在英格兰。（2)Whenwewereyounger，weusednottobedrinkcoffee。我们小时候是不让喝咖啡的。3．Thecustom.designedAirbus300aircraftperformedaseriesofparabolicswoops，eachcreatingbetween20secondsofweightlessness。（阅读理解第五段)这驾定做的空客300进行了一系列的抛物线飞行，每一次（飞行)都能产生20秒钟的失重。（1）Marycomingback，theydiscussedittogether。玛丽回来后，他们一起讨论了那件事。（2)Shewalkedalongthepath,herdaughterfollowingclosebehind。她沿着小路走，她的女儿紧跟在后面。4．Thenextpartoftheprogramistocarryoutaremote­controlledoperationusingarobotcontrolledfromthegroundbysatellite.(阅读理解第七段）下一步就是（利用机器人)进行遥控手术,这个机器人是由地面上的人通过卫星控制的.（1）Hecamerunningintotheroom。他跑进屋来。(2）Hestoodleaningagainstthewall。参考答案Ⅱ。1．C2．A3．C4．B*＊＊*＊＊＊＊＊****＊＊**＊****＊＊＊＊*＊*＊*＊**＊**＊＊*＊＊*＊＊**＊*结束CCollegesarestartingtowakeuptohowsleepdeprivation(剥夺)cutsintotheacademicandathleticperformanceoftheirstudents。All—nightershavebecomeahabitinhighereducation，butahandfulofsmallnewstudieshelpdocumenttheconsequences。AstudyatSt。LawrenceUniversityinCanton,“Youcan'tdoyourbestworkwhenyou'resleep-deprived,”sayspsychologyprofessorPamelaThacher，whowrotethestudy.Thacher，studiedthesleepingpatternsandgradesof111studentstoseetherelationshipbetweensleepandtheirGPAs.Two-thirdsofthestudentsreportedthattheyhadpulledatleastoneall—nighterduringasemester。Manystudentsbelievethatit’sa“riteofpassage”（标志)tostayupallnightduringcollegeandthat“it’skindoffun,”Thachersays.But“ifyouuseall—nighters，yourGPAisslightlyloweronaverage,"Thachersays.“Pullingall-nightersgivesinyour（overall）sleep”andmakesitdifficulttoreachfullacademicpotential.Short—termsideeffectsofsleepdeprivationincludedelayedreactionsandtendenciestomakemistakes.AStanford“Athleteswhogetanextraamountofsleeparemorelikelytoimprovetheirperformanceinagame，"saysMah，whoreleasedresultsfromanongoingstudyinJune。“It’snotcommonknowledge，becauseifpeopleunderstoodhowmuchofadifference（gettingmoresleepcouldmakeathletically，”they’dapplyitmoretotheirlivesandnotfocussolelyonnutritionandexercise。11．AccordingtothestudyatSt.Lawrence A．onecanreachhispotentialbystayinguplate B．ittakesoneallnighttoreciteapassage C．thelessonesleeps，themoreeffectivehisworkis D．all—nightersaffectone’sacademicperformance12．Theunderlinedword“document”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans___________.A．prove B．check C．oppose D．improve13．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？A．All-nightersareashort—cuttosuccessinschool. B．All—nighterscanmakeone’sGPAsmuchhigher. C．Stayinguplatetendstoreactslowlyandmakemistakes. D．Thestudymayhelppersuadeallstudentstosleepwell.14．AccordingtoCheriMah，_______。 A．athletesimprovetheirperformanceonlybymeansofnutritionandexercise B．itisknowntoallthatthosewhogetextrasleepperformbetter C．peopledon’tunderstandgettingmoresleepcanmakeadifference D．athletesshouldsleepasmuchaspossibletorunfaster15．Whatisthispassagemainlyconcernedabout？A．Astudyonall-nightersatSt.LawrenceUniversity. B．Collegestudents’performancesufferingfromlackofsleep. C．Short—termsideeffectsofsleepdeprivation。 D．AStanfordUniversitystudyonathletes11—--15DACCB＊＊*＊*****＊＊***＊＊＊*****＊*****＊**＊＊＊*＊**＊＊＊*＊*＊＊***＊＊＊＊＊***＊*结束DLastyear，onreportcardday,mysonandabunchofhis13-year-oldfriendspiledintothebackseatofmycar,readyforthelast-day-of-schoolpartyatMcDonald's.“JackgotalaptopforgettingstraightA's，andLauriegotacellphone，”oneboysaid.“Oh,yeah,andSarahgotaniPodNano，andshe'sonlyinthirdgrade，”saidanother。“AndhowaboutBrian？Hegot$10foreachA.”Isuddenlybecameconcerned。Thesepayoffsmightgetparentsthroughgrammarschool,butwhatabouthighschoolandbeyond？Whatwouldbeleftaftertheelectricguitar，thecellphone,andtheportableDVDplayer?Isawtheroadahead:Asthehomeworkloadincreased,myincomewoulddecrease.Isawmycomfortablelifestylevanishbeforemyeyes-nomoreofthose＄5bagsofalready—peeledorganiccarrots。Nomoreorganicanything!Istartedtofeelsurprisedandnervous.Wouldeverygoalattainedbymytwochildrenfetchareward?Ahighgradepointaverage?Agoodclassranking?Wouldsportsachievementsbeincludedinthisrewardsystem：soccergoals，touchdowns，runs—batted—in?Whataboutorchestra?Wouldfirstchairpaymorethansecond?I’dbepennilessbyeighth—gradegraduation.“Weneverpaidanythingforgoodgrades,”saidmyneighboracrossthestreet，whosesonwasrecentlyacceptedatMIT。“Hejustdiditonhisown.Maybeonceinawhilewewentoutforpizza，butthat’saboutit.”Don’tyoujusthatethat?We’re