2014高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练(5)

2014高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练〔5〕与答案
阅读如下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最优答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

【广东省某某市2014高考英语第一次调研考试】A
He had been on a long flight. The first warning of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on: “Fasten your seat belts.〞Then, after a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(气流). Please be sure your seat belt is fastened.〞
As he looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers were becoming nervous.
Later, the voice of the announcer said, “We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.〞And then the storm broke out. The terrible thunder could be heard even above the sound of the engines. Lightening lit up the darkening skies and within moments that great plane was like a feather thrown around on a vast ocean. One moment the airplane was lifted on great currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash.
The man admitted that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him. He said, “As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were upset and alarmed. Some were praying.〞
“The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm. And then, I suddenly saw a girl to whom the storm meant nothing. She just sat on her seat and was reading a book. Everything within her small world was calm and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again; then she would
straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her world. When the plane was being hit by the terrible storm, when it shook this way and that, as it rose and fell so severely, when all the adults were scared half to death, that unusual child was completely composed and unafraid.〞
The man could hardly believe his eyes. It was not surprising, therefore, that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying off board, he asked the girl why she had not been afraid. The sweet child replied, “Sir, my Dad is the pilot and he is taking me home.〞
26．What happened while the author was taking the flight?
A．A passenger was scared to death.
B．The plane met a turbulence.
C．A girl became deaf in the plane.
D．Drinks and food were run out.
27．Some passengers were praying during the turbulence because.
A．God asked them to B．they could do nothing
C．they were too afraid D．they were warned to
28．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “composed〞 ?
A．clever B．calm C．strong D．healthy
29．Which is the right order of the description about the girl when others were scared half to death?
a．She closed her eyes.
b．She straightened her legs.
c．She went on reading.
d．She sat on her seat reading.
A．d-a-c-b B．d-c-a-b
C．a-d-b-c D．a-b-c-d
30．What makes the girl behave so differently from others then?
A．Destination. B．Determination.
C．Behavior. D．Confidence.
阅读理解〔共20小题；每一小题2分，总分为40分〕
A篇是一篇故事，讲述了作者在一次飞行途中，遇到了强气流，所有乘客都非常害怕，作者发现一个女孩始终保持镇定，悠闲的坐在座位上看书，丝毫不害怕。

到了目的地，作者问她为什么不害怕，女孩答道，“我爸爸是机长，他带我回家〞，表现出强烈的信心。

26. 答案为B。

考查文章细节理解能力。

根据文章前一、二段可知。

27. 答案为C。

考查推理判断能力。

根据文章的三、四、五、六段可知。

28. 答案为B。

考查单词猜测能力。

根据后面的unafraid可知。

29. 答案为A。

考查文章细节理解能力。

根据倒数第七段可知。

30. 答案为D。

考查主旨理解能力。

通过文章的最后一句可知。

社会生活类
The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than three times since the start of 2004. These food-price increases, combined with increasing energy costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect political stability. Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but we’ll have to start thinking ahead and acting globally.
Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high productivity. Malawi’s harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10 billion altogether.
Second, the U. S. and Europe should abandon their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels. The U. S. government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents per gallon of ethanol(乙醇) changed from corn. There may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods—tree crops, grasses and wood products—but there’s no case for the government to pay to put the world’s dinner into the gas tank.
Third, we urgently need to weather-proof the world’s crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond—which collects rainwater to be used in dry weather—can make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation Fund to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.
1. An international fund based on the Malawi model would.
A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per year
B. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries in a year
C. decrease the food prices as well as the energy prices
D. give poor farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds
2. With the second step, the author expresses the idea that.
A. it is not wise to change food crops into gas
B. it is misleading to put tree crops into the gas tank
C. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any way
D. biofuels should be developed on a large scale
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. A rain-collecting pond is a simple safeguard against by weather.
B. A Climate Adaptation Fund has been established to help poor regions.
C. The world has made a serious promise to build farm ponds.
D. It makes a great difference whether we develop wood products or not.
4. In the passage, the author calls on us to.
A. slow down but not to stop economic growth
B. develop tree crops, grasses and wood products
C. achieve economic growth and political stability
D. act now so as to relieve the global food shortage
【参考答案】47.1-4 DAAD
【广东省揭阳市2014高考英语一模试题】C
I was interested to rea d a newspaper article about a new concept in old people’s homes in France. The idea is simple, but revolutionary——combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children, and if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle(拥抱). There are trips out and birthday parties too.
The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention, and respond well because someone has time for them. They see illness and death and learn to accept them. The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too. Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this, including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for aging relations, families that have moved away, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. But the result is the same——increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people who are lonely and feel useless, along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more support. It’s a major problem in many societies.
T hat’s why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world. There are examples of successful attempts all over the world. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another, perhaps reading with children who need extra attention.
36. A nursery school is a place where _______.
A. future nurses are trained
B. the elderly live
C. children are taken care of
D. the old join in activities
37. Which is true according to the passage?
A. A number of assistants are employed to take care of the children.
B. The new concept benefits both the elderly and the children.
C. The children become stronger after getting more individual attention.
D. The children learn that sick people will die.
38. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?
A. The reason why the old and the young are separated.
B. The support children need.
C. One reason why children don’t live with their grandparents.
D. The problem that the old and the young are separated.
39. What does the “intergenerational programmes〞 in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Combining elderly homes with nursery schools.
B. Letting the children and the residents eat together.
C. Asking young people to teach IT skills to older people.
D. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools.
40. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Old people’s Homes in France
B. Building Bridges of Life
C. A Solution to the Elderly Problem
D. Children’s New Happy Life
【参考答案】36-40. CBDAB
社会生活类----51
Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing?Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy,such as pop culture,he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
"I would never have said to my mom,‘Hey,the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’〞 s ays Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.〞Music was not the onlygulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations,earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.〞But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.
“There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,〞 says Kerrie, a psychology professor at
LebanonValleyCollege. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents. “
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say. "My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds,were on the ‘after’ side,〞explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.〞
1. The underlined word gap in Para. 3 most probably means_____.
A. interest
B. distance
C. difference
D. separation
2. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?
A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.
B. Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.
C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.
D. Parents share more interests with their children.
3. The change in today’s parent-child relationship is_____.
A. more confusion among parents
B. new equality between parents and children
C. less respect for parents from children
D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents
4. By saying “today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,"the author means that today’s parents.
A. follow the trend of the change
B. can set a limit to the change
C. fail to take the change seriously
D. have little difficulty adjusting to the change
5. The purpose of the passage is to_____.
A. describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with
B. discuss thedevelopment of the parent-child relationship
C. suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship
D. compare today’s parent-child relationship with that in the past
【参考答案】51.1-5 CDBAB。