2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(38)
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（38）及答案第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题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。
AI was doing some Christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at Barbie dolls for my nieces. A nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the Barbie dolls as well. As she was looking, a little boy came to the Pokemon toys. He was dressed neatly, but his clothes were obviously old. He was with his father as well, and kept picking up the Pokemon video toys. Each time he picked one up and looked at his father, his father shook his head and said, “No.”The little girl had chosen her Barbie. However, she stopped and was watching them. Rather dejectedly, the boy had to give up the Pokemon toys and choose something else. The little girl put her Barbie back on the shelf, and ran over to the Pokemon toys. She excitedly picked up one and raced towards the checkout. I picked up my purchases and got in line behind them. Then, much to the little girl’s delight, the little boy and his father got in line behind me. After the toy was paid for and bagged, the little girl handed it back to the cashier (收银员) and whispered something in her ear. The casher smiled and put the package under the counter.I paid for my purchases and was rearranging things when the little boy came up to the cas hier. The cashier checked his purchases and said, “Congratulations, you are my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” With that, she handed the little boy the Pokemon toys, and he could only stare in surprise. It was exactly what he had wanted!The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway during all of this. Then they walked out. As I walked back to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I’ll never forget what she said to him. “Daddy, didn’t Grandparen ts want me to buy something that would make me happy?” He said, “Of course they did, honey.” To which the little girl replied, “Well, I just did!”I feel very shocked to have witnessed the true spirit of Christmas in that toy store, in the form of a little girl who understands more about the meaning of this festival than most adults I know.56. The underlined word “dejectedly” in the second paragraph probably means _____.A. delightedlyB. disappointedlyC. excitedlyD. unexpectedly57. How did the little boy get the Pokemon toys?A. His father bought him the Poknemon toys.B. Fortunately, he was the hundredth customer and won the Poknemon toys.C. The cashier felt sympathy for the little boy and gave him the Poknemon toys.D. The little girl bought the Poknemon toys for him.58. What did the little girl mean when saying “Daddy, didn’t Grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?”A. Her Grandparents wanted her to be happy.B. Making the little boy happy made her happy.C. The Poknemon toys made her happy.D. Her Grandparents hoped that she could help others.59. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. the story happened before Christmas.B. The little boy had not enough money to buy the Poknemon toys.C. Although the little girl liked the Poknemon toys very much, she gave them to the boy.D. The author was deeply moved by the behavior of the little girl.D【考点定位】考查细节理解题58.【答案】B【解析】根据第四段可知女孩认为自己为男孩买了礼物让男孩很高兴，所以她自己也很高兴【考点定位】考查细节推理能力。
59.【答案】C【解析】根据第一段A nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the Barbie dolls as well….He was with his father as well, and kept picking up the Pokemon video toys. Each time he picked one up and looked at his father, his father shook his head and said, “No.”可知是男孩喜欢the Pokemon video toys非女孩。
【考点定位】考查细节理解题阅读理解--------E(2013·深圳市二模，D)Expensive perfumes (香水) come in tiny bottles, but many hide a whalesized secret.To perfect a particular smell, perfumemakers often use an ingredient that comes from sperm whales, called ambergris. But using ambergris, which helps a perfume last longer, is strongly opposed by many people who think it is wrong to kill whales just so we can smell sweet. Joerg Bohlmann is neither a perfumer nor a whale expert.He's a plant biologist at the University of British Columbia in Canada. But his discovery of a new plant gene (基因) might push whales out of the perfume business.The gene comes from fir trees, found throughout North America and commonly used as Christmas trees. The trees produce a chemical that can be used in perfume in place of ambergris—but with_a_catch.“There's a problem that many people wouldn't consider. In the tree, the chemical is mixed with many others. That makes separation a challenge，”Bohlmann says. “It's like trying to isolate sugar from a biscuit.”This is where science becomes useful. When Bohlmann learned that fir trees produce the ambergrislike chemical, he decided to use his gene knowhow to find the instructions for how to make the ambergrissubstitute.Bohlmann found that gene and took it out of the tree cells. Then he did something that might sound strange to someone who doesn't work in genetics: Bohlmann put the gene from the tree into yeast (酵母) cells.Yeast may sound familiar because it's used to make things like bread, wine and beer. Biologists like to work with yeast because it easily adopts new genes and changes its features and behaviour. When Bohlmann put the fir tree gene into the yeast, the yeast started making the same chemical that had been produced by the tree.Perfumers pay big money for ambergris because it is a fixative, which means it holds a smell in place on a person's body.“Cheap perfumes smell good in the first hour or so and then everything is gone，”explains Bohlmann. “But expensive perfumes are much more stable. Their smell lasts much longer, for hours or even a day after you apply them.”The new chemical, made from the tree genes, can be used as a fixative, too. And using yeast to make it is far cheaper than acquiring ambergris.Bohlmann admits he never thought he'd get into the perfume business. But now, he says, producers have been calling to find out how to use his technology in new perfumes.文章大意：本文是一篇科普说明文。
2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题(3)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（3）及答案阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A。
My basketball coach at Princeton used to say, "On the court, you can tell who is selfish（自私的)。
”When my sister Michelle brought Barack Obama home to meet the family, she said to me，"I want you to take him out to play, to see what type of man he is when he’s not around me." So I invited Barack to play basketball with a few friends of mine.I was very nervous although I had already met Barack a few times。
I was thinking this guy seemed like a good guy. We played a hard five—on-five. He was thin but not weak。
He played extremely left-handed. He dealt with everything perfectly. He wasn't the best guy out there or the worst guy. I liked the fact that he was confident but wasn’t proud. Barack was very team—oriented (有团队精神的), very unselfish. He played as if he was one of us -he wasn’t trying to be president of Harvard Law Review。
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(34)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(34）及答案阅读理解-—--————————C SYDNEY—Australia’s economic boom is encouraging a steady stream of unexpected visitors looking for work: Americans.U。
S. citizens are heading to Australia in small but growing numbers as near—10％unemployment at home drives more to look for jobs Down Under，where China’s thirst for iron ore （矿石) and energy is transforming the Pacific nation into an economic powerhouse。
A bricklaying student from Silver Trowel，a leading provider of quality education and training in the building and construction industry，apprentices （当学徒）on a building project in Western Australia，where workers are in short supply.Daniel Davila, a 23-year-old floorer from Camarillo, California made the 14-hour move across the Pacific two years ago。
He had been forced to take a job stocking shelves at a local grocery store for $8。
2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题(1)
2014高考英语阅读理解根底训练极品题〔1〕与答案AA sign can be found in the front yard of a house in the US. The people living here want to let their dog play outside and ensure it won’t run into the street. So, they hire a company to set up an “invisible fence〞, an electric wire buried in the ground around the yard. The dog wears a special collar and when it walks near to the “fence〞, the wire will send out a small shock. The dog quickly learns to stay away from the edge of the yard. As it says at the bottom of the sign, the fence will keep your dog “safe〞(away from the street) and “at home〞 (contained inside the yard).The small word “BRAND〞printed in blue means that “Invisible Fence〞 is registered as the company’s brand name. Similarly, the “TM〞printed after “your dog safe at home〞stands for “trade mark〞, a slogan registered specifically to one company.1. The people set up an “invisible fence〞 _________.A. to let their dog play outside their houseB. to keep their dog away from the edge of the yardC. to keep their dog inside their yardD. to warn others not to enter their house2. Which is NOT true about the “invisible fence〞?A. The fence does not exist at all.B. The “Invisible Fence〞 is the name of a company.C. Without the special collar, the fence won’t work on the dog.D. Science and technology play an important part in it.【参考答案】1—3、CAC(十一)----A(2013·皖南八校第三次联考，A)Handball is a hugely popular sport in Europe and Asia, and it is one of the fastest and most exciting sports in the world. It combines basketball and soccer with the attracting saves of water polo.Handball is played on an indoor court ( the size of two basketball courts ) and there are goals at each end. There are twelve players on each team, two goal keepers and ten field players, but there is a maximum of one goalkeeper and six field players from each team allowed on the court at any one time. The_idea_is_simple:_score more goals than the other team.The ball is made of leather or a synthetic material and it must be round. The surface must not be shiny or slippery. The size and weight of the ball varies for male and female teams, and adult and junior team.Handball has the same freeranging play as basketball, with all players except the goalkeeper constantly moving from attack to defence. The goalkeeper uses hands, feet, head and body to keep out the other team's shots. The origins of handball are unclear. Many people believe that it developed as a training game for soccer, to be played in the off season, or when it was snowing. Now, in countries where handball is popular, players can earn large sums of money, and indoor stadiums seating over ten thousand people sell out regularly. Handball has been played at the Olympics since 1972.1．The passage states that handball was most probably developed ________.A．as a replacement for basketballB．by supporters of water poloC．as a training gameD．for the 1972 Olympics答案：C 细节理解题。
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(35)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(35)及答案AI think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty. Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time。
She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out。
An d, for her, that generally meant telling a “little white lie.” As a young child I thought it was kind of cool. And, naturally, when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do, she generally advised me to lie。
“Mom，I told Theresa that I would go over to her house, but now I would rather go to Sue’s house to play.”“Tell Theresa you’re sick，” she would advise. And generally I did. But I didn't seem blessed with her lack of conscience。
On many painful occasions Theresa would fin d out that I really went to Sue’s house without her. These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place. I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.I sta rted thinking of all the lies that I’d heard her tell。
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(1)
2014高考英语阅读理解根底极品训练题〔1〕与答案阅读理解-----------CLike fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. And good writers, like good cooks, do not suddenly appear full –blown. Quitethe opposite, just as the cook has to undergo a particular training, mastering the skillsof his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose---school work, matters of business, or purely social communication.You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and the more rewarding.There are still some faraway places in the world where you might find a public scribe〔文书〕 to do your business or social writing for you, for money. There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rare kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with no more than a quick note to work from. But for most of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called on to put words to papers. It would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and reports put into mails or delivered by hand, but the daily figures must be extremely large. What is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes whatever he writes will be read, from first word to last, not just thrown into some “letters-to-be-read〞 files or into a wastepaper basket. This is the reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skills of interesting, effective writing.8. In this passage, good writing is compared to fine food because .A. both are enjoyableB. both are hard to learnC. both are necessary to lifeD. both take a long time to prepare9. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Writing skills are less important than experience.B. A good writer should have his own way of writing.C. A good writer should learn to write all kinds of articles.D. The more efforts one makes, the more money one can earn.10. The author thinks that the most important reason for us to practice writing skills is .A. to earn our livingB. to attract others to readC. to do daily reports easilyD. to become good secretaries11. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to .A. comment and blameB. introduce and describeC. explain and persuadeD. interest and inform【参考答案】(C)A B B C阅读理解Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart．Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists．Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon．The next day, this news appeared on page two of the town’s newspaper．The Beldon Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom．The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire．We sayagain to all our visitors：“Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed．〞 This was Beldon’s first hotel fire for five years．The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel．An angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire．The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels．When I put my bed side light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp．〞 We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield．What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident．There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact．Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel．Now what do you think of the rest of the “news〞?1．Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?A．Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer．B．A fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer．C．It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers．D．Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter．2．Which of the following are probably facts?a．The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel．b．A cigarette started the fire．c．An old lamp started the fire．d．The fire broke out at night．e．There has never been a fire in Canfield．A．b and c B．a and d C．c and e D．a and c3．The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _______ ．A．hotels in Beldon often catch fireB．hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fireC．this was the second fire at the Seabreeze HotelD．Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe 4．The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _______．A．the bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze HotelB．the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took placeC．the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thingsD．such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years2 〔答案CBAC〕阅读理解One of the major problems in our economy is inflation, a situation in which prices are going up faster than wages. Thus, a person has to work more hours to pay for the same thing.For example, let’s say that this year a loaf of bread costs $1.00 and the average salary in the United States is $10.00 per hour. That means a person could earn enough money to buy a loaf of bread in one-tenth of an hour, or six minutes, Then, halfway through the year, The price of bread goes up to $1.25, while wages stay the same. That means that a person how has to work one-eighth of an hour, or seven and a half minutes to buy the same loaf of bread.Now let’s say that at the end of the year, wages go up to$11.00 per hour, but the price of bread goes up to $1.50. Now a person has to work more than one-seventhof an hour, over eight minutes to but the same loaf of bread. As you can see, if more and more work time is spent earning money to buy loaves of bread, employees will have less money left over to buy other things Inflation means that the same money buys fewer things and everybody’s standard of living goes down, even if salaries are going up.Some kinds of inflation are worse than others, Moderate inflation does not distort 〔扭曲〕relative prices or incomes seriously, Galloping inflation happens rapidly, say at a rate of 100 percent or more within a year. And then there is hyperinflation －inflation so serious that people try to get rid of their currency before prices rise further and make the money worthless. Times of hyperinflation are usually characterized by social and political disorder.1．The passage mainly wants to .A．list major economic problems B．discuss something about inflationC．explain why bread prices increase D．state the types of inflation2．Why is“a loaf of bread〞repeatedly mentioned?A．To express dissatisfaction with the price of bread.B．To show the effect of price changes.C．To compare bread with other food.D．To explain social and political disorder.3．What happens when prices go up but salaries remain the same?A．The government will do more about the economy.B．Workers might lose their jobs of they show dissatisfaction.C．People will save money rather than spend it.D．People must work longer to buy the same things.4．Which of the followings belongs to the type of moderate inflation?A．People try to get rid of their currency.B．Inflation occurs at rate of 100 percent in a yearC．Incomes and relative prices rise slightly.D．There is social and political disorder.参考答案1-4 B B D C阅读理解---------DI am a German by birth and descent. My name is Schmidt. But by education I am quite as much an Englishman as a 'Deutscher', and by affection much more the former. My life has been spent pretty equally between the two countries, and I flatter myself I speak both languages without any foreign accent.I count England my headquarters now: it is “home〞 to me. But a few years ago I was resident in Germany, only going over to London now and then on business. I will not mention the town where I lived. It is unnecessary to do so, and in the peculiar experience I am about to relate I think real names of people and places are just as well, or better avoided.I was connected with a large and important firm of engineers. I had been bred up to the profession, and was credited with a certain amount of “talent〞; and I was considered—and, with all modesty, I think I deserved the opinion—steady and reliable, so that I had already attained a fair position in the house, and was looked upon as a “rising man〞. But I was still young, and not quite so wise as I thought myself. I came close once to making a great mess of a certain affair. It is this story which I am going to tell.Our house went in largely for patents—rather too largely, some thought. But the head partner's son was a bit of a genius in his way, and his father was growing old, and let Herr Wilhelm - Moritz we will call the family name—do pretty much as he chose.And on the whole Herr Wilhelm did well. He was cautious, and he had the benefit of the still greater caution and larger experience of Herr Gerhardt, the second partner in the firm.Patents and the laws which regulate them are strange things to have to do with. No one who has not had personal experience of the complications that arise could believe how far these spread and how involved they become. Great acuteness as well as caution is called for if you would guide your patent bark safely to port—and perhaps more than anything, a power of holding your tongue. I was no chatterbox, nor, when on a mission of importance, did I go about looking as if I were bursting with secrets, which is, in my opinion, almost as dangerous as revealing them. No one, to meet me on the journeys which it often fell to my lot to undertake, would have guessed that I had anything on my mind but an easy-going young fellow's natural interest in his surroundings, though many a time I have stayed awake through a whole night of railway travel if at all doubtful about my fellow-passengers, or not dared to go to sleep in a hotel without a ready-loaded gun by my pillow. For now and then - though not through me - our secrets did ooze out. And if, as has happened, they were secrets connected with Government orders or contracts, there was, or but for the exertion of the greatest energy and tact on the part of my superiors, there would have been, to put it plainly, the devil to pay.12. The writer preferred to be called ________.A. a GermanB. an EnglishmanC. both a German and an EnglishmanD. neither a German nor an Englishman13. Which of the following words cannot be used to describe the writer?A. TalentedB. ModestC. ReliableD. Wise14. The head of the company where the writer works is ________.A. SchmidtB. MoritzC. Wilhelm’s fatherD. Gerhardt15. The writer often stayed awake on the train or kept a ready-loaded gun in the hotel,because ________.A. some people sometimes let out the secrets of his companyB. the writer occasionally didn’t keep the secrets of his companyC. patents and the laws are strange things to have to do withD. the secrets were connected with Government orders or contracts【参考答案】 (D) BDCA阅读理解Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals.A survey conducted recently by sina. com. showed that among the 18,222 people surveyed 63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of recreation, nothing serious while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, showing they were not “out〞. These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved said the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutely ridiculous pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of people define Christmas as a kind of festival colonization(殖民).The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement of China’s economy. In my point view, Christmas an d other festivals celebrated in China have difference from the origin. They have lost their religious background and turned into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners’ pockets are filled, the public’s hunger for happiness is filled, and th at is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people pleasure and enjoyment.The crisis of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less to real life. “The country is based on its people while the people are relied on their food〞.But the western culture shows much of romance. Some festivals have their religious background while others have much to do with culture and people. At this point, food seems to be too plain. Flowers and chocolates are more welcomed.Foreign festivals in China are celebrated for fun. They give people opportunities to relax and celebrate, to show appreciation and gratefulness. The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western culture, and most importantly, on people’s economic status. 1．From the survey we know that among the people surveyed ______.A．most think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculousB．many fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soonC．some think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasingD．half think celebrating foreign festivals makes people not go out of fashion 2．The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China ______.A．have lost their religious backgroundB．are the same as those celebrated in the WestC．can give more fun than traditional Chinese festivalsD．may reduce the hunger of public people3．What is the main difference between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones?A．Foreign festivals can make Chinese shop owners’ pockets full quickly.B．The food at foreign festivals is too simple.C．Chinese festivals always have something to do with culture.D．Foreign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connectedwith reality.4．Which of the following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals?A．People can relax themselves.B．People can show their thanks to others.C．Foreign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones.D．People have known more about the western culture.参考答案 C A D C。
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(24)
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（24）及答案阅读理解---------(C)The small unframed painting called “Fisherman” was signed by a little-known Italian artist, Maveleone (1669-1740). When it was sold recently in New York for $27,000, the seller, Mr. Oliver Pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession.Pitt said, “I didn’t know it was so valuable. I’m not an art expert. Photography is my hobby. I bought ‘Fisherman’ in Italy in 1970 for $140. The picture was dirty, and I couldn’t see the artist’s signature. But anyway it wasn’t the picture that I liked. I bought it because of the frame. ”“It’s a most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. They are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. I now have a photo graph of my wife in that frame, and I’ll never part with it.”“When I returned to New York I showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. I told him that I had paid $140 for it but admitted I didn’t know its actual worth. The customs man valued it at $140, and I was asked to pay duty on that value.I did so, there and then. ”“Later, I took off the frame, and that uncovered Maveleone’s signature. My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up fo r sale.”As a result of this explanation, Oliver Pitt had to appear in court. He was accused of knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the Customs Department.Pitt was not happy. “I told the truth as I knew it then,” he said, “What else could I say?”And then the judge agreed with him. “The Customs Department is to be responsible,” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods b rought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. Mr. Pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. He paid the duty that was demanded. If, now, theCustoms Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowedto have another try. Pitt is not guilty”.8. When Oliver Pitt bought the picture, ________.A. it was unframedB. Maveleone signed the dealC. he suggested that it was valuableD. it was the frame that attractedhim9. From the passage we can infer that if Maveleone had been a well-known artist, _.A. the painting would have cost much more than $ 140B. he wouldn’t have sold his paintingC. the customs officer wouldn’t have been cheatedD. Pitt wouldn’t have had the intention to buy any of his paintings10. Pitt took off the frame probably in order to _.A. clean the painting to put it up for saleB. look for the artist’s signatureC. use it for his wife’s photographD. find the painting’s true value11. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?A. In the end Pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty.B. In the end Pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price.C. In the end the Customs Department had no right to revalue the painting.D. In the end Pitt’s wife was regard ed as an expert because of her wise suggestion. 8—11、(四)A(2013·陕西，A)1．Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse?A．Bill Bosworth. B．Michelle O. Donovan.C．Dr. Joseph L. Rose. D．Gloria Coykendall.答案：B 细节理解题。
高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(3)
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（3）及答案阅读理解---------CWhat would you do if you were lost in the dark forest at night? The first sensible lesson is that you shouldn’t bother trying to find your way in the dark at all, but just stay put until dawn. Because then you won’t trip over things? No, mainly because you’ll have an idea of direction. The sun rises in the east. But you will be amazed at how many people forget they know that. Apparently, the area underneath a holly bush provides a good makeshift shelter — they are thick, and evergreen. The next thing to do — or rather not to do — is panic, for the obvious reason that unless there is someone there to hear you scream, it will get you nowhere. Just try to think of nice, happy things.There is always a point in films when a person who is lost in the desert or the snow, dehydrated(脱水的) and exhausted, comes across a set of their own footprints and realizes they have just walked in a huge, round circle. It is wrong to owe it to the unequal strengths or different lengths of your legs. Experiments prove that, without the sun or the moon (or landmarks) as a fixed guide, lots of small errors add up over time so the brain can’t correctly identify the “straight ahead” direction. To just get out of somewhere, pick a spot on the horizon and just head for it.There are several ways to find directions in the dark, and by far the best is to establish north using the stars. Most people can identify the Plough, which is part of Ursa Major. It looks a lot like a saucepan. The Plough rotates through the sky, but let’s imagine the saucepan lying horizontally (水平地), with its handle on the left. You need to trace a line from the star at the right-hand base of the pan, through the star at the right-hand rim (边沿), and follow it upwards; the north star is roughly five times the distance between those two “pointer” stars. Then drop a vertical line from the North Star to the horizon and that’s north.“Tonight is very cloudy and I can’t see the Plough.” Maybe luckily, it is quite windy. Keep in mind that almost all of our weather comes from a south-westerly direction. (This only works if you are in the British Isles). To find the direction, you can throw light bits of dried-out grass in the air and see which way they blow; or, if there are clouds and patches of clear sky, see which way they blow across the stars. You can also get an idea of direction from leggy plants. If they look as if they have been blown over, they will probably be pointing north-east. If they are simply leaning in one direction as t hey grow, there’s a good chance that is south (they will be reaching towards the sun). The last thing to do is to judge your direction and off you go.12. What might be the best title of the passage ?A. How to survive in the forestB. How to protect yourself in the forestC. How to direct your way out of the wildD. What to do if you are lost13. Which of the following pictures matches the description of the position of the north star?14. Why will people often walk in a circle if they are lost in the desert or the snow?A. Because without anything to refer to for directions, the brain will be confused by errors.B. Because one of the legs is longer and stronger than the other.C. Because the desert or the snow usually covers a large area for people to get across.D. Because people usually feel dehydrated and exhausted in the desert or the snow.15. If you were lost in Taklimakan Desert in China, _________ would NOT be dependable for you to identify the directions.A. the sunB. the North StarC. windD. the moon阅读理解Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals.A survey conducted recently by sina. com. showed that among the 18,222 people surveyed 63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of recreation, nothing serious while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, showing they were not “out”. These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved said the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutely ridiculous pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of people define Christmas as a kind of festival colonization(殖民).The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement of China’s economy. In my point view, Christmas and other festivals celebrated in China have difference from the origin. They have lost their religious bac kground and turned into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners’ pockets are filled, the public’s hunger for happiness is filled, and that is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people pleasure and enjoyment.The crisis of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less to real life. “The country is based on its people w hile the people are relied on their food”.But the western culture shows much of romance. Some festivals have their religious background while others have much to do with culture and people. At this point, foodseems to be too plain. Flowers and chocolates are more welcomed.Foreign festivals in China are celebrated for fun. They give people opportunities to relax and celebrate, to show appreciation and gratefulness. The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western culture, and most importantly, on people’s economic status. 1．From the survey we know that among the people surveyed ______.A．most think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculousB．many fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soonC．some think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasingD．half think celebrating foreign festivals makes people not go out of fashion 2．The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China ______.A．have lost their religious backgroundB．are the same as those celebrated in the WestC．can give more fun than traditional Chinese festivalsD．may reduce the hunger of public people3．What is the main difference between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones?A．Foreign festivals can make Chinese shop owners’ pockets full quickly.B．The food at foreign festivals is too simple.C．Chinese festivals always have something to do with culture.D．Foreign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connected with reality.4．Which of the following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals?A．People can relax themselves.B．People can show their thanks to others.C．Foreign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones.D．People have known more about the western culture.参考答案 C A D C阅读理解BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Chinese workers and army soldiers were racing to sweep snow-covered highways and unclog railway routes for millions of travelers trapped by cold weather. More than 67 million people have been affected by the weather and economic losses are expected to reach as much as $3 billion, Chinese officials say.The snowstorms have damaged power lines, houses and farmland, causing fears of food and energy shortages. Twenty-four people have died and some 827,000 people have been evacuated in 14 different provinces, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday.In the past week, the snowstorms have hit the provinces in central, eastern and southern China."We've never seen such a cold weather lasting for such long a time," said Tang Shan, a man in his 70s in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province. "The last time we had one here was over 50 years ago, and not this bad."The snow and sleet have paralyzed（使瘫痪）roads, railways and airports, leaving tens of millions of travelers marooned, officials say. Many of them are bound for home ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, which falls on February 7.The Lunar New Year travel is China's busiest travel period of the year. But the cold weather is delaying travel plans. In the southern city of Guangzhou, as many as 500,000 train passengers had to stay in the station. About 100,000 packed the square in front of the train station while others found shelter in schools and other public buildings while waiting for their trains.Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has ordered urgent measures to unclog the transport jam and ensure a steady supply of food and energy.“Let’s unite as one to fight against the disaster,” he said in an emergency meeting.“Let’s ensure that the people enjoy the Spring Festival.”But more terrible weather is expected. On Monday China’s Weather Station issued a rare“red alert”warning of more serious snowstorms in the coming days. If so, thenumber of trapped travelers will surely increase.1．What is the passage mainly about?A．The transport jam before the Spring Festival.B．The terrible effects of the snowstorms.C．The travelers’fears of food shortages.D．The measures to fight against the disaster.2．According to the passage, which of the following are mentioned?a．A large number of passengers suffered from snowstorms.b．Many house sand fields were damaged by the terrible snowstorms.c．No such heavy snowstorms have ever happened in China.d．The snowstorms are expected to come to an end in the following days.e．Roads, railways and airports were strongly influenced by the snowstorms A．a，b，c B．b，c，d C．c，d，e D．a，b，e3．What does the underlined word“unclog”in the first paragraph mean?A．clear B．clean C．cover D．close4．The government has taken the following measures except .A．finding shelter in schools and other public buildings for the passengers B．trying their best to ensure a steady supply of food and energyC．calling on people to stop work to fight against the disasterD．warning people of more terrible snowstorms in the coming days参考答案 B D A C阅读理解-----------DHave you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.Away We GoWith a baby on hisway, a young couple,Burt and Verona, lookat their lives and arepuzzled about what theyreally want. So they hitthe road and seek a place to call home. On their journey, they visit a handful of characters and learned a lot.It’s about taking the scenic route in life, preparing for the hope and excitement and fear of new beginnings, while never forgetting to look out of the window. OrphanEsther, a brightand well-behavedchild, however, is notas innocent as sheappears. Soon afterbeing taken home, the peace of her adoptive family is completely changed You want a good horror film about a child from hell? Then you got one! Do not, in any cases, take children to see it.500 Days of SummerTom is in love withSummer from the momenthe sees her. Can heaccept that she simplylikes him for now, notfor forever? The movie is about Tom wrestling with that reality. Tom remembers his love, Summer, as a series of joys and bafflements. But Summer is just herself and he cannot have her.Here is a rare movie that begins by telling us how it will end and is about 2012The directorRoland Emmerichsuccessfullydresses a cornystory with an oldMayan prediction,which is believed by many to happen in the coming 2012 and as a result, attracts millions of people into the cinema.It’s just an entertaining Hollywood blockbuster(大片) with plenty of jokes, instead of a description of what the endhow the hero has no idea why. of the world is really like. Don’t takeit too seriously!8. This passage aims to __________.A. make comments on films for a cinemaB. introduce films for a film corporationC. recommend several films for funD. advertise several films for a website9. If you bring your seven-year-old sister to the cinema, which of the following filmshould you avoid?A. Away We Go.B. Orphan.C. 2012.D. 500 Days of Summer.10. Among all the characters mentioned in the passage, who directed films in Hollywood?A. Roland Emmerich.B. Tom and Summer.C. Burt and Verona.D. Esther.11. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Orphan is a comedy about Esther adopted by a kind family.B. 500 Days of Summer is a romance with a happy ending.C. Away We Go shows beautiful scenery on the young couple’s journey.D. The ancient Mayan prediction is going to happen in 2012.阅读理解The next decade will witness the most important changes in the way we consume sport since the appearance of mass audience television in the 1950's. The development of media channels such as satellite and cable television, the internet and mobile telephones has broken the traditional free television model in every advanced economy. Well managed sports will remain valuable content and many will continue to grow. Forward thinking governing bodies will grasp the opportunity by repackaging their sports to adapt to the new broadcast landscape. Others will not.Brand marketers have seen the effectiveness of the traditional TV sport advertising fall over the last twenty years as audiences for free to air televisionfall year by year. The growth of sponsorship（赞助）as a marketing tool is one result. However, sport must compete for the sponsor dollar with other forms of content such as music, the arts and culture and cause-related marketing, each of which offers a powerful choice.At the same time some of sports biggest marketers, the soft drink, beer and fast food companies, will come under growing pressure from social and political pressure groups concerned about levels of obesity（肥胖）, over drinking and anti-social behavior that have become such a part of modern life.Companies such as McDonalds, Coca Cola and Budweiser face calls to cut its ties with sport, which will be popular over the next decade. Are we facing a ban on soft drink sponsorship similar to that of tobacco? Certainly, the removal of hundreds of millions of sponsorship dollars from the sports economy worldwide would have destructive influence. This report analyses the threat, seeking comparisons with the strategy employed by the tobacco abolitionists（废除主义者） a decade ago. 1．Which of the following does NOT affect traditional television model?A．Cable television. B．The internet.C．Mobile phones. D．Mass audience television2．What can we infer from the second paragraph?A．Sponsorship leads to the fall of sport advertising.B．Sport can’t match the arts.C．Music, the art and culture often act as sponsors in sports.D．The fall of advertising only happens to some brand marketers3．If a child is overweight, which of the following may be responsible according to this passage?A．His parents. B．Growing sport sponsorshipC．Some big food or drink companies. D．Advanced economy.4．In he last paragraph, the author fears thatA．the ban on tobacco will be abolished ten years later.B．the sponsorship of soft drink companies will destruct sports economy.C．food and drink companies will be popular.D．fast food and soft drink sponsorship will be banned like tobacco sooner or later.参考答案 1—4、D A C D。
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(28)
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（28）及答案阅读理解It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) outweigh any financial considerations.Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university a s a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplina ry te am, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving universitywho already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”12. By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ________.A .university researchers know little about the commercial worldB. there is little exchange between industry and academiaC. few industrial scientists would quit to work in a universityD. few university professors are willing to do industrial research13. What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she ch anged her job in the middleof her career?A. Flexible work hours.B. Her research interests.C .Her preference for the lifestyle on campus. D. Prospects of academic accomplishments.14. Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________.A. do financially more rewarding workB. raise his status in the academic worldC. enrich his experience in medical researchD. exploit better intellectual opportunities15. What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?A. Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market.B. Develop its students’ potential in research.C. Help it to obtain financial support from industry.D. Gear its research towards practical applications.【参考答案】12—15、CBDA阅读理解------E(2013·重庆，E)It is idely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson's famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weatherspeak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather i s almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English interest is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phe nomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weatherspeak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weatherspeak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weatherspeak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English w eatherspeak is a means of social bonding.文章大意：本文为议论文，上来点题：英语对话往往从天气开始。
高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题(30)及答案[ 高考]
2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（30）及答案阅读理解---------CA study now lends support to the idea that meal-time distractions (分散注意) can mask the clues that we really have eaten quite enough. Moreover, it finds, the caloric fallout of not paying attention to what we’re eating doesn’t necessarily end when a meal is over.Rose Cooper from England, and her colleagues gathered 22 men and an equal number of women for an experiment. Each person dined alone, continuously receiving nine small shares of food items. These ranged from cheese twists and potato chips to carrots, cherry tomatoes and sandwiches or sausage rolls.Because the goal was to test the potential impacts of distraction on fullness, the researchers randomly assigned half of the participants to eat in front of a computer—and to gain as many wins as possible at the “card” game. Everyone else was told to focus on the sensory qualities of their meal.According to their instructions, the participants ate all of the food given to them. Yet people who played a computer game during lunch found their meal less filling than the mindful eaters had. Game players also swallow down twice as many cookies, almost an hour later, when they were allowed all the dessert they wanted (in the name of a taste test). The British scientists present their findings in the February American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The real question is why distracted eating should impact snacking. It appears, the scientists say, that memory plays some tricky role in how we register what we eat and the degree to which it satisfies.Interestingly, eight years ago, Britta Barkeling of Huddinge University in Stockholm and her colleagues reported somewhat related findings. Their 18 overweight subjects had no choice other than to get rid of everything but lunch, on one day—because they were blindfolded. Compared to a day when they could view what they were dining on, these people consumed only three quarters as many calories. Yet even hours afterward, they reported being no less full than on the day they had been able to see their plates.Of course dining in the dark isn’t practical. And sometimes what we eat doesn’t really invite our absolute attention. But there is certainly a growing mountain of data indicating that mindless eating is a waste of resources, a risk to our waistlines—and a costly threat to health.8. Rose Cooper and her colleagues did the experiment in order to _______.A. show that all the people enjoy snacksB. prove that playing computer games is harmful while diningC. find possible effects of distraction on fullnessD. test the impacts of eating snacks on different people9. Which is the most effective way to concentrate on your food when dining?A. Viewing your food.B. Blindfolding your eyes.C. Playing computer games.D. Eating by oneself.10. The reason why distracted eating influences snacking may be that ________.A. you eat less in that caseB. you are cheated by your memoryC. you have consumed more caloriesD. you digest what you’ve eaten faster11. We can conclude from the passage that ________.A. distracted eating may damage your healthB. eating snacks will make you feel fullC. Britta became famous because of the experimentD. playing is more important than what we eat【参考答案】8—10、CBB 11、A阅读理解--------D(2013·四川，E)Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting (收缩) and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the pointwhen the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation.Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said: “Our study shows for the first time that t he way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart.”The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reaction to fear as they were shown pictures of fearful faces. Dr Garfikel said, “The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts can also affect what we see and what we don't see—and guide whether we see fear.”To further understand this relationship, the scientists also used a brain scanner (扫描仪) to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person's feeling of fear.“We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’ to each other to change our feeling and reduce fear，”Dr Garfinkel said.“We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders, and also for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder.”文章大意：一项研究表明，人的心脏能够对人感知恐惧的反应产生影响。
2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题(33)
2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（33）及答案阅读理解It' s an endless cultural lesson that' s been craved into our heads since we were children, watching cartoons such as "The Flintstones"（摩登原始人） and playing with Barbie dolls: If you are a woman, you should be extremely thin; if you are a man, you should be big and strong．And while we've grown accustomed to research finding that such stereotypes （固有观点） play a part in the workplace —obese women, for example, have a harder time climbing up the career stairway —a recent study has found that a worker' s body size can have a big effect on the size of his or her pay envelope．The study found that obese people were identified as "undisciplined, dishonest and less likely to do creative work．"On the contrary, the researchers point out that employers and fellow employees associate values of self-discipline, hard work and confidence with thin people．Experts say it' s just another sign that as a society, we've fixed into our heads the unrealistic, media-driven physical ideals that show up in the workplace —and therefore the wallet．The researchers say that employers don' t purposely think of these things when they' re evaluating a person．Much of the problem is the result of unconscious decisions based on deep-rooted social stereotypes．It' s no secret that the mass media have much to do with what decides the image our society finds pleasing and acceptable．TV shows such as "Mad Men" and "NCIS" present powerful men with a very cool look．'Cougar Town" on the other hand, celebrates skinny career woman Jules Cobb, a successful businessman who claims she' s never eaten real ice cream because she' s so concerned about her weight．The researchers suggest that employers look at their assumptions about employees' weight, because they may be rooted in discrimination．An employment lawyer, Marshall Tanick, will be leading a conference this springon how weight and attractiveness relate to unfair treatment, especially salaries in the workplace．Nationally, there have been few claims, the lawyer said．Some cases have simply not been very solid , he said, and some employees have been too embarrassed to follow through with a case．In addition, discrimination cases are generally tough to win, because so much is subjective．" That would be an uphill battle," he said．72．According to the body-size stereotypes we can infer that ______．A．an extremely thin woman is unacceptableB．an obese person tends to be hard-workingC．an attractive person tends to get higher salaryD．a strong man is suitable for tough work73．We can conclude from the passage that the bo dy-size stereotypes ______．A．are formed through constant influence of mediaB．have become quite unacceptable to peopleC．result from people' s unconscious responsesD．are playing an important role in people' s daily life74．The lawyer said the underlined words at the end of the passage because ______． A．people are unaware of the size-discriminationB．stereotypes influence people' s judgment in size-discrimination casesC．the employers wouldn't abandon their unfair treatmentD．evidences are hard to obtain in a size-discrimination case75．What' s the best possible title for the passage?A．An Unwinning Uphill Battle．B．When it comes to salary, body size matters．C．Say "No" to Size-Discrimination．D．How Social Stereotypes make a difference to us．阅读理解------AMillions of girls grow up with the hope of becoming a famous singer. Some even win local talent competitions as children, but only a few such early successes and dreams turn into reality. Jessica Andrews is one of the few whose dreams have come true.Andrews, first taste of success came at the age of 10. She won a talent competition in her home town of Huntingdon, Tennessee, singing I Will Always Love You, originally sung by Whitney Houston. Houston's version of the song appeared on The Bodyguard sound track, which happened to be the first album Andrews ever bought. Within two years, talk of Andrews had spread to Nashville and caught the attention of producer Byron Gallimore, whose credits include work with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Jo Dee Messina.With Gallimore signed on to produce, Andrews soon had a recording contract (合同)with Dream Works' Nashville label.Andrews' professional career was launched with 1999's Heart Shaped World, recorded when she was 14 years old. The album included the country hit I Will Be There For You, which also appeared on The Prince Of Egypt. She followed up the release of the album by touring as a support act for such country superstars as Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood.With the release of 2001’s Who I Am, Andrews became a star in her own right. The album was certified (证明）gold for sales of 500,000 copies. Andrews returned in April 2003 with Now，an album that she promised would show a new side of the young artist. "This album has a very different feeling for me," she said. "It's a lot more personal and there's a confidence that wasn't quite there on the first two. I feel especially connected to this group of songs."56. What's the meaning of the underlined word “launched”in the fourth paragraph?A. Aimed.B. Sent.C. Started.D. Set.57. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?A. The Bodyguard was the first album Andrews ever bought.B. After Andrews sang Who I Am，she became a star in her own right.C. I Will Always Love You was originally sung by Whitney Houston.D. Now expresses a new feeling of Andrews.58. Which of the following may NOT be Andrews' album?A. Now.B. Heart Shaped World.C. The Prince of Egypt.D. Who I Am.59. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Jessica Andrews' LifeB. Jessica Andrews' DreamC. Jessica Andrews' SongsD. Jessica Andrews' Success as a Singer参考答案56-59 CBCD************************************************结束The brightest object in the evening sky after the sun and the moon isn't a star, but a planet. It's Venus，our closest neighbor and the second planet from the sun. Venus is so bright that you can see it both at night and in the early morning. This caused some confusion for ancient Egyptian (埃及的）and Greek (希腊的)star observers. Because they saw Venus at two different times, they thought it was two different planets.What makes Venus so bright? Huge clouds, 20 miles thick, completely surround it and reflect 75% of the light from the sun that strike them.For a long time, these clouds caused Venus to be a great mystery (谜）to the world's astronomers. If, like other clouds, the ones on Venus were made up of water vapors (水汽），could there not be life hiding beneath them on the planet? Were there “Venusians (金星人)” waiting to communicate with us on Earth?It was an exciting thought, but on that the Mariner recently landed to rest. The Mariner thoroughly examined Venus and its atmosphere, only to find that the cloud cover was made mostly of deadly carbon dioxide (二氧化碳）gas. The atmospheric pressure was 15 to 22 times greater than on Earth, which further disproved the theory of life on Venus. And what did the Mariner find under the clouds? A world of great mountainsand smooth areas, dry as a bone. The temperature is about 900°F. That's hot.Although the greatest mystery has been solved, there are still others waiting for us on Venus. Why does Venus rotate (自转）so slowly? What is the inside of Venus like? And most important of all, why is there no water on Venus? If, as it was thought, it was formed about the same time as our planet, it should have water.These questions and others may some day be answered. Until then, Venus will continue to be the brightest mystery in the sky.60. Venus is very bright because ________ .A. the clouds surrounding it take in 75% of the sunlight striking themB. the clouds surrounding it throw back 3/4 of the sunlight striking themC. 75% of the clouds surrounding it are made up of water vaporD. 3/4 of the clouds surrounding it are made up of carbon dioxide gas61. "The Mariner" is probably the name of _______.A. an astronomerB. a planetC. a starD. a spaceship62. From the passage we can tell that _________ .A. astronomers still wonder whether Venus is as old as the EarthB. Venusians are trying to get in touch with us on EarthC. there are many volcanoes and other natural wonders on VenusD. whether there is life on Venus is still a question63. What section of a newspaper is the passage probably taken from?A. Scientific TechnologyB. Science FictionsC. Brief NewsD. Science & Discovery参考答案60-63 BDAD阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。