2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题（17）及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题（17）及答案
【2014高考英语安徽省合肥市质量检测】
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生, 先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置, 再转涂到答题卡上。
Mort than half a cent ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ury ago, there were 4, 000 drive in movie theaters in the United and watching a movie from your car was a popular way to spend an evening. Although the number of drive-ins has reduced to just a few hundred, outdoor movie has across the nation. Going to an open-air theater has become a modern summer pastime for a increasing number of movie fans.
In recent years, outd ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oor movie screenings have come up in parks, vacant lots and shopping malls around the nation. On average, about 1,000 people attend each movie night. It attracts a lot of young professionals, young workers and residents nearby. For some, the outdoor movies bring back the memories of the drive-in theaters of their youths. But for the majorities, they think it is comparable to the atmosphere of drive-ins, as they can bring friends, food, good wine, and watch the movie together.
The returning ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of Americans' love affair with outdoor movies makes Stephen Bastas even busier. His seven-member crew sets up screens in various locations mostly in the Washington area every day throughout the summer. They are doing pretty well and they hope to continue the trend. And it looks like they are going to. Because many fans say there is nothing like watching a movie on a breezy summer evening under the stars,
64. In the first paragraph, the author tries to tell us ______.
A. outdoor movies attract more movie-lovers
B. drive-in movie theaters have already disappeared
C. watching a movie from your car is more popular
D. summer brings back more drive-in movie fans
65. Most people cho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ose to go to an outdoor movie mainly because they can ______.
A. have snacks before the movie B. cheer up with young friends
C. bring back good old days D. enjoy the casual atmosphere
66. From the pass ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )age, we can learn that Stephen Bastas is most probably ______.
A. a movie maker B. an outdoor movie fan
C. a movie director D. an open-air theater operator
67. How does Step ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hen Bastas feel about the future of outdoor movies ______.
A. Optimistic B. Amazed C. Worried D. Disappointed
【参考答案】64—67 ADDA
【2014高考英语安徽省合肥市质量检测】
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生, 先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置, 再转涂到答题卡上。
For the first ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) time, researchers have discovered that some plants can kill insects in order to get additional nutrients. New research shows that they catch and kill small insects with their own sticky hairs near the roots and then absorb nutrients through their roots when the insects are killed and fall to the ground.
Professor Ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rk Chase, of Kew and Queen Mary, University of London, said, "The cultivated (改良的) tomatoes and potatoes still have the hairs. Tomatoes in particular are covered with these sticky hairs. They do trap small insects on a regular basis. They do kill insects."
The number of these ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) carnivorous plants is thought to have came up to 50 percent and many of them have until now been wrongly regarded as among the most harmless plants. Among them are species of petunia (矮牵牛), some special tobacco plants and cabbages, some varieties of potatoes and tomatoes, etc. Researchers at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, which carried out the study, now believe there are hundreds more killer plants than previously realized.
It is thought that ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the technique was developed in the wild to get necessary nutrients in poor quality soil — and even various plants grown in your vegetable garden still have the ability.
The researchers, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )publishing their finding in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, said, “We may be surrounded by many more murderous plants than we think.” “We are accustomed to thinking of plants as being immobile and harmless, and there is something deeply frightening about the thought of meat-eating plants,” they added.
72. Tomatoes and potatoes kill insects to ______ .
A. get more sticky hairs B. make themselves grow better
C. make their roots stronger D. avoid falling down to the ground
73. The word carnivorous in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______.
A. fast-growing B. harmless C. insect-killing D. nutritious
74. The technique fo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r vegetables to trap insects is most probably developed through
A. evolution of species B. helps from other garden plants
C. artificial cultivation D. nutrients preserved in rich soil
75. The text is probably taken from ______.
A. a student book ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. a science fiction C. a scientific report D. a bulletin board
【参考答案】72—75 BCAC
阅读理解-------[2013·山东卷]
George Gershwin, bo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rn in 1898, was one of America's greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.
Many of Gershwi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way — from jazz to country.
In the 1920s there ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world－famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.
In 1928, Gershwin wen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t to Paris. He applied to study composition (作曲)with the well－known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz－influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It still remains one of his most famous works.
George Gershwi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty－nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.
61．Many of Gershwin's musical works were ________．
A．written about New Yorkers
B．composed for Paul Whiteman
C．played mainly in the countryside
D．performed in various ways
62．What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman
A．It attracted more people to theatres.
B．It proved jazz could be serious music.
C．It made Gershwin leader of the orchestra.
D．It caused a debate among jazz musicians.
63．What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris
A．He created one of his best works.
B．He studied with Nadia Boulanger.
C．He argued with French critics.
D．He changed his music style.
64．What do we learn from the last paragraph
A．Many of Gershwin's works were lost.
B．The death of Gershwin was widely reported.
C．A concert was held in memory of Gershwin.
D．Brain cancer research started after Gershwin's death.
65．Which of the following best describes Gershwin
A．Talented and productive.
B．Serious and boring.
C．Popular and unhappy.
D．Friendly and honest.
【要点综述】 这是一篇人物传记。文章主要讲述了美国著名作曲家乔治·格什温的生平以及他在音乐方面的巨大贡献。
61．D　考查细节理解。从第二段的“O ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ver the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.”可知，乔治·格什温的音乐作品是以各种形式演唱或演奏的。故选D。
62．B　考查推理判断。根据第三段的“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world－famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.”可知，这个音乐会充分证明爵士音乐流行的同时，也可以庄重、严肃。
63．A　考查细节理解。从第四段的第二句 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )可知B项不正确；从第四段的“When it was first performed, critics were divided over the music.”可知，不是格什温与评论家争辩，故C项不正确；没有提到他音乐风格的改变，故D项不正确；从第四段的最后一句“It still remains one of his most famous works.”可知A项是正确的。
64．B　考查推理判断。从最后一段的“New ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )spapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.”可知，世界各地的报纸对格什温的去世进行了广泛的报道。故选B。
65．A　考查推理判断。从全文看乔治 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )·格什温创作了很多的音乐，其演奏的形式多样化，并得到观众赞赏，这体现了他是一位很有才华，且多产的作曲家。故选A。
阅读理解------C2 [2013·福建卷]
When I was 12, all ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the “in” thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.
What made it even mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being “replaced”. We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we'd lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.
Then, only one mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nth later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.
Years passed, and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn't my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift－giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “You'll recognize this one，” she said, smiling.
Then she handed me ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside.
The family who ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother.
And it still fits me.
56．The underl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．
A. fashionable B. available
C. practical D. renewable
57．When she got the ring back, the writer was about ________．
A. 13 years old B. 15 years old
C. 26 years old D. 28 years old
58．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．The writer's family moved several times.
B．The writer never stopped looking for her ring.
C．The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.
D．The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.
59．What would be the best title for the passage
A. My New Ring
B. Lost and Found
C. Lost and Replaced
D. An Expensive Ring
【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。 作 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )者通过描述自己小时候渴望得到一枚戒指，愿望得到满足后的快乐心情，以及不慎丢失后的沮丧心情和多年后失而复得的欣喜，表达了作者怀旧和敝帚自珍的生活态度。
56．A　词义猜测题。根据后一句“…ever ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y girl except me had one…” 可知，每个女孩都有一枚有自己符号的戒指，说明这类戒指很流行。故答案选A。
57．D　推理判断题。 根据原文我们得知，作 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )者在13岁生日时得到那枚戒指，一个月后丢失，两年后卖掉房子，新房东买房13年之后换新地毯时重新找到戒指，即十五年之后，故答案为D。
58．A　细节理解题。根据第三段末尾和第四段开头可知答案A正确。
59．B　主旨大意题。只有B项才能概括全文大意。 本文主要讲述了戒指的失而复得。
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Homeless World Cup is an international football event ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 ), where teams made up entirely of people who are homeless compete. The event has been held annually since 2003.
It was at the end of 2001 that Mel Young, a famous expert in the media industry, came up with the idea of the Homeless World Cup. 18 months later the first event took place in Austria. It was such a success that people decided to do more.
There are some ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) interesting and special rules of the event. For example, players(male or female at least 16 years old) must have been homeless at some time after the previous year’s World Cup or make their main living income by selling newspapers in the street or be asylum（政治避难） seekers . Anyone can take part, regardless of his or her abilities
There are at mos ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t 4 players per team to compete in the field. Games are 14 minutes long.
In 2007, 48 nations, 500 players took a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent their countries for true spirit and glory in Copenhagen, Denmark. The winner in 2007 was Scotland. The 2008 Homeless World Cup took place in Melbourne, Australia. And in 2009 it was held in Milan. The latest Homeless World Cup was held in Rio de Janeiro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 ), Brazil in September 2010. Paris 2011 Homeless World Cup takes place August followed by the México City 2012 Homeless World Cup.
The success of the competition has been in two aspects—to attract the world’s attention to the problems of homelessness and also to help participants live a better life.
According to a survey ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) by the Homeless World Cup Organization after 2006 Homeless World Cup, 92% of the players had a new motivation for life, 93 players successfully got rid of their dependency on drugs and alcohol, 44% improved their housing situation and 72% continued to play football.
36. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE
A. The first Homeless World Cup took place in 2003.
B. The Homeless World Cup was held every other year.
C. The host country of the 9th Homeless World Cup was Australia.
D. Anyone who is homeless can take part in the Homeless World Cup.
37. The aim of the Homeless World Cup is to _____.
A. promote the cause of football
B. help the homeless live a better life
C. draw attention to those living in poverty
D. call on homeless people to unite and compete for honor
38. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Most players moved out of poverty.
B. Homeless players became professional footballers.
C. 93% of the players were independent of drugs and alcohol.
D. The Homeless World Cup helped homeless people change their lives.
39. What would be the best title for this passage
A. To End Homelessness.
B. Football For Everyone.
C. Hope For The Homeless.
D. Beating Homelessness Through Football.
【参考答案】36—39、ABDD