南昌市高考英语二轮阅读理解限时训练精品题(19)
南昌市2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题（19）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（8）】A
Wisdom is not only that you have knowledge, but also that you can apply your knowledge in sensible ways. Whenever you’re struggling with a life situation, having the wisdom to navigate（航行）the rough waters can be emotionally life-saving. But how to find wisdom when you need it? Try the following ways to find knowledge and wisdom that will enrich your life.
Contact your parents.Although you might not currently have the type of relationship where you willingly seek guidance from your parents, it’s never too late to start. Your relationship with your parents will be promoted and you'll experience one of the most rewarding emotional connections possible in life. Seek out your parents for some important information such as big life decisions.
Consider relevant past experiences. As wisdom is connected with experiences, think about how you’ve dealt with a similar situation. Maybe your girlfriend just broke off your engagement（订婚）．Think about something related to that type of situation that you’ve been through in the past.
Talk with friends you respect.They may offer some insight from their own experiences that could be of great help to you now. Therefore, learn from their stories and experiences.
Use technology. Although this might sound a bit strange, advances in technology have enabled us to seek and find all kinds of knowledge and information. ITunes University offers hundreds of courses that provide knowledge and wisdom.
Let yourself become inspired.Whenever you take in new and fascinating information, you never know what will happen. If you’re looking for inspiration, check out the websites to explore some information that is new and inspiring.
You’ll enrich your life in ways you haven’t even considered when you find wisdom using
these strategies.
26. The author in the first paragraph wants to tell us _________.
A. where to find wisdom
B. how to find wisdom
C. the strategies of finding wisdom
D. the importance of finding wisdom
27. According to Paragraph 2, you will seek guidance from your parents when _________.
A. you miss your parents very much
B. something is wrong with 'your bike
C. it comes to seeking some important information
D. you don't understand the meaning of a word
28. According to the second strategy, when dealing with a similar situation, you should ______.
A. use technology to seek methods -
B. learn from others’ experiences
C. try to use your past experiences
D. share the experience with others
29. How can you become inspired according to this text?
A. By doing as many activities as possible.
B. By exploring inspiring information on the websites.
C. By learning from your friends’ stories and experiences
D. By seeking out your parents for some important information.
30. Which strategy about wisdom is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. Reflect on past experiences.
B. Walk alone to think carefully.
C. Using technology to seek knowledge.
D. Allow yourself to become inspired.
【参考答案】26-30 DCCBB
智慧为我们的生活出谋划策，帮助我们解决困扰，渡过难关。智慧是一个可以在困难中拯救自己的法宝；智慧是一个可以同舟共济的好朋友；智慧是在风雨中为你撑起的一把伞。那么，到哪里寻找你需要的智慧呢？
26. D。推理判断题。从第一段第一句Wisdom is not only...but also及第二句having the wisdom...life-saving可知。
27. C。推理判断题。从第二段最后一句Seek out your parents for some important information such as big life decisions.可知。
28. C。细节理解题。根据小标题Consider relevant past experiences及该段内容可知。
29. B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的If you’re looking for inspiration, check out the websites to explore some information that is new and inspiring.可知答案。
30. B。细节理解题。通读全文可知，B项在文中未提及。
较难题目特训：节能环保类
SCS Global Services （SCS） has evaluated a new methodology for measuring the carbon sequestration（封存） ability of soil under the Verified（验证） Carbon Standard （VCS）, a leading greenhouse gas （GHG） accounting system. The methodology, developed by The Earth Partners, will allow land managers who sequester GHGs in grasslands and farmlands to produce carbon credits for sale in the voluntary market.
Managers of grasslands and farmlands can increase carbon sequestration in soil by practices such as changing grazing（放牧） practices and operating treatments designed to improve the variety and productivity of plant groups. The Earth Partners is presently piloting this methodology with farmers across seven million acres of the Palouse River and Columbia Plateau regions in the Pacific Northwest.
“The VCS p rogram has achieved an important milestone in now combining grassland and rangeland carbon offset（抵消，补偿） projects," said Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, Executive Vice President of SCS."SCS looks forward to approving and verifying agricultural carbon offset projects that use this very powerful new methodology."
The VM0021 Soil Carbon Quantification Methodology is based on decades of soil carbon research and testing conducted by top soil scientists. The methodology was developed
by The Earth Partners and verified by Environmental Services, Inc. as well as SCS Global Services. It is the first soil carbon methodology to be approved for use under the VCS.
"This widely tested methodology is the first to specially deal with soils in a market," said Steven I. Apfelbaum, Chairman of Applied Ecological Services, Inc. and Director of Science with The Earth Partners. According to Apfelbaum, soils represent the second largest living sink of carbon on the planet.
68. The new methodology is assessed according to .
A. The Earth Partners
B. the Verified Carbon Standard
C. Environmental Services, Inc.
D. Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
69. Carbon sequestration in soil can be strengthened by .
A. selling carbon credits in the voluntary market
B. changing grazing practices and operating treatments
C. reducing the variety and productivity of plant groups
D. decreasing farmlands in the Pacific Northwest
70. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The VCS program proves to be successful in carbon offset projects.
B. Many soil Carbon Methodologies have already been approved for use.
C. The new methodology has been tested in many fields including soil.
D. Soils seem to be the largest living sink of carbon on the planet.
71. What is the attitude of SCS towards the new methodology?
A. Opposed.
B. Cautious.
C. Doubtful.
D. Approving.
【参考答案】2. 68-71 BBAD
2.（201*·天津卷）
An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same tome.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits,study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong kong.
In Chicago, the mayor(市长）appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York ,where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns,where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point ,putting all their energy
And passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
Ultinatel was Nancy points out,the level of sucicess is not meastured by how many people read a book,but by how many people are enriched by the process.or have enjoyed
speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
46.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A.To invite authors to guide readers.
B.To encourage people to read and share.
C.To involve people in communnity service.
D.To promote the friendship between cities.
47.Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the projict?
A.They had little interest in reading.
B.They were too busy to read a book.
C.They came from many different backgrounds
D.They lacked support from the locat government
48.According to the passage,where would the project be more easily carried out?
A.In large communities with little sense of unity
B.In large cities where libraries are far from home
C.In medium-sized cities with a diverse population
D.In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached
49.The underlined words“shared a word”in Paragraph 5 probably mean
A.exchanged ideas with each other
B.discussed the meaning of a word
C.gamed life experience
https://www.360docs.net/doc/9b8497978.html,ed the same language
50.According to Nacy,the degree of students of the project is judged by
A.the careful selection of a proper book
B.the growing popularity of the writers
C.the number of people who benefit from reading.
D.the number of books that each person reads.
参考答案 BCDAC
阅读理解
With rising gas prices，it’s no wonder the search for gasoline alternatives(替代品) has suddenly taken on a new urgency.One of the laboratories—a high school in Brooklyn—is where students are using cooking oil to run their experimental engine.And as Education reporter Art McFarland discovered，it appears to be working. Students at Automotive High School have taken a gas
alternative lesson a step further.They have perfected a
project that runs this car’s engine，with used cooking oil.
Lamar Taylor，“I think it’s a great project because
it’s better for the environment.”
Vehicles that run on alternative fuels are part of a cutting edge technology.The Automotive High Project began after a diesel-powered Mercedes was donated to the school two years ago.
Thomas Cassino，mechanics teacher，“The original diesel engine...was actually produced to run on vegetable oil and whale oil.”
The oil running the engine was collected from the school cafeteria and from restaurants，then placed into a converter，which heats it up while the engine starts using the diesel fuel.With the flip(轻击) of a switch，the engine is cooking with oil，though collecting it can have drawbacks.
Melissa Silberman，principal，“Once they started running the car，they didn’t want to eat in the cafeteria any more because what the French fries(炸薯条) were cooked in weren’t so attractive if it can run a car.”
And it has its advantages.Curtis Giscombe，student，“It smells like the back of McDonalds...It smells like French fries.”
The students are not likely to influence the more widespread use of alternative fuels，but if the day comes when lots more cars are running on cooking oil，the students will be prepared to service them.
1．What would be the best title for the text?
A．The Future Alternative to Gasoline
B．Rising Gas Prices Drive Experimental Engine
C．Cooking Oil Finds Its New Uses
D．Students Use Cooking Oil to Power an Engine
2．The importance of using cooking oil to run engines is that it can .
A．protect the environment B．save the gas
C．offer cars good smell D．bring down the gas price 3．According to the seventh paragraph， .
A．the car is full of French fries
B．the car makes people eat nothing
C．the car makes people not want to eat in the cafeteria
D．the car is a moving cafeteria
4．About the future of the car running on cooking oil，we know that .
A．the day for cars widely using cooking oil is long to come
B．it will have a great effect on the oil market
C．the students may build a service company soon
D．no one wants to use cooking oil for their cars
1．Just as they came round the next bend the engine broke down and came to a stop. (完形填空第五段)
正当他们绕过下一个弯时，发动机熄火停了下来。
(1)The telephone system has broken down.
电话系统失灵了。
(2)Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.
双方谈判已经破裂。
2．On both sides grew thick unknown trees. (完形填空最后一段)
河的两边长满了茂密的不知名的树木。
(1)Through the window came in wafts of intoxicating fragrance.
从窗子里吹进一阵阵醉人的清香。
(2)On the winding path were to be found footprints of some strange animals.
沿着曲折的小道可以发现一些奇异野兽的足迹。
3．And as Education reporter Art McFarland discovered，it appears to be working.(阅读理解第一段)
正如《教育报》记者Art McFarland看到的那样，机器开始运转了。
(1)As might be expected，John was admitted to the university.
约翰被大学录取了，这是可以预料到的。
(2)More American troops are being sent to the Middle East，as I have learnt from the newspaper.
我从报纸上得知，更多的美国部队正在被派往中东。
4．Once they started running the car，they didn’t want to eat in the cafeteria any more... (阅读理解第七段)
车一发动，他们就不再想吃餐厅里的东西……
(1)The ship sank below the water，and wasn’t seen any more.
轮船沉没在浪涛之下，再也见不到了。
(2)They decided not to take part in Asian Games any more.
参考答案----1．D 2．A 3．C 4．A
高考英语阅读理解训练50篇
阅读理解训练50篇（1） 1 Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell.But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger. For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hor- mones (荷尔蒙).They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etC．In general the person feels excited and ready to act. Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.” Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger. 1．“Damaging emotion” means t hat _________. A．the emotion is harmless B．the emotion is harmful C．the feeling is very strong D．the feeling is hard 2．What statement is right? A．Were you angry, you would be cancered (得癌症). B．Once you are angry, you must be cancered. C．Angry as you are often, you can't be cancered, D．Anger may cause you a cancer. 3．Expressing anger violently _________ repressing it according to some scientists. A．is just the same as B．is more harmful than C．is no better than D．is much better than 4．According to the author, you'd better _________. A．never be angry B．cool it down before you express it C．laugh and laugh when you get angry D．admit you are wrong when you are angry 二
【英语】高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案
【英语】高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 There might be as many as 10 million species of complex life on this planet today —— a huge number. But add up all of the complex species that ever lived and some biologists think the grand total would be about five billion. The estimate leads to an astonishing conclusion: a staggering 99% of species are not around any more. They have been driven to extinction. More species are joining the ranks of the extinct every year. Many scientists believe we are living through an episode of remarkably rapid extinction, on a scale that has been seen only five times in the last half a billion years. They call this current episode the sixth mass extinction —— a large, global decline in a wide variety of species over a relatively short period of time. And they tend to agree that humans are the main cause. Over-hunting, overfishing, and human-driven habitat loss are pushing many species to the brink. In fact, we have changed the planet so much that some geologists are now suggesting that we have entered a new phase in Earth's history; an epoch they call the ＂Anthropocene＂. By 2100, it is expected that humans will have caused the extinction of up to half of the world's current species. Because we are living through this extinction, it is relatively easy for us to study the driving forces behind it. But how do we determine what caused other mass die-offs that happened long ago? To do so we have to look at what archaeologists, palaeontologists, geologists and other scientists have concluded from the evidence they have gathered. The trouble is, those scientists do not always agree with one another —— even about the most recent extinction event. As well as the five-or six- mass extinctions, there have also been many smaller extinctions. One of these mini extinction events happened towards the end of the Pleistocene, a few tens of thousands of years ago. It is sometimes called the ＂megafaunal＂ extinction because many of the species it claimed were particularly large animals, weighing more than 97lb (44kg). However, its cause remains a debate amongst scientists. （1）What can we learn about the sixth mass extinction？ A. Humans are the main cause of it. B. It means a global decline over a long time. C. It occurred towards the end of the Pleistocene. D. Scientists still disagree about the cause of it. （2）What can be inferred from the text about species？ A. 99% of species will not be around any more by 2100. B. By the 22nd century, there will probably be about five million on this planet. C. About eight years later we will enter what is called the ＂Anthropocene＂. D. It is not easy for us to figure out causes behind the＂Anthropocene＂. （3）Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the last paragraph ? A. Land animals. B. Marine life. C. Huge animals. D. Flesh-eating creatures.
高考英语阅读理解专项训练100篇(附答案)
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3．对症下药，各个击破。了解全文的大概意思之后，再把短文的问题简单看一遍，弄懂题意，然后带着问题再去寻读全文。这次阅读过程中要善于抓文章中的关键词句。寻读也就是迅速的查找需要了解的信息，是为某些特定的问题而阅读，因此阅读时要有较强的针对性，对与问题有关的数据，词句等仔细阅读，认真理解，同时结合不同考查内容的题型，采取如下解题对策： （1）事实询问题：这类试题通常是以疑问词what，who，when，where，why，how 等引起的特殊问句，就文章中某一词语、某一句子、某一段落或某一具体细节和事实进行提问。解答此类试题首先要弄清题目和每一个选项的含义，然后按题目要求寻找与之相关的细节，正确估计答案来源，同时注意题目和文章中的暗示作用。特别注意辨别各种信息，确认各种信息。 （2）推理判断题：此题要求我们通过表面文字信息去推测文章隐含的意思，对文章的发展情节及作者的态度、意图等做出合乎逻辑的的推理判断。这种题要求我们在阅读时要抓住文章的主题和细节、从分析文章的结构入手，根据上下文的内在联系，充分挖掘文章的深层含义。对暗含在文章中事件的因果关系，人物的动机，以及作者未言明的倾向、态度、意图、观点进行合乎逻辑的推理、分析和判断。同时善于抓住文中实质性的东西，不要被带假象的表面信息或似是而非的东西所迷惑。并且注意推断作者态度时要力求从作者的态度、观点去思考，切勿想当然，凭个人的观点习惯看法来回答的问题。 （3）数据推算题：此题要求我们就文章提供的数据，以及数据与文章中其他信息的关系做出计算和推断，然后做出选择。这就要求我们解题时，要在理解好题意的前提下去对与数据有关的信息认真分析，若数据信息较多，还要注意弄清数据之间的关系，同时分清有用与无用信息，最终作出正确判断。 （4）主旨大意题：此题用以考查我们对文章主题或中心思想的领会和理解能力。在解答此类试题时要注意每段的中心句，抓住每一段的主题句。一般主题句都用来表达一段主旨大意，因此，只要找准每段的主题句，文章的中心思想和文章的最佳标题也就不难确定了。
北京市海淀区高考英语阅读理解训练(6)(含解析)(1)
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