蜜谱市嫩翠学校高考英语 阅读理解训练题_00001

赛察州蜜谱市嫩翠学校2014高考英语阅读理解训练
题（19）及答案
Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress(紧张) helps to bring it on. We need to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.
Are we under-employed, or overburdened(负担过重) with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure(闲散) in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all that they should be?
All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them directly, and to bring our frustrations(失意) into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.
If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as religion.
12. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Freedom from responsibilities helps reduce stress.
B. Stress is the direct cause of caner.
C. The causes of stress are worth serious study.
D.Cancer is the number one killer is our society today.
13. Judging from the context, the underlined word “row” in the third paragraph
most probably means______.
A. a noisy quarrel
B. a very loud noise
C. a neat line of things side by side
D. a journey in a boat
14. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
A. Changing our jobs.
B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.
C. Speaking out about our frustrations.
D. Reading the Bible.
15. “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means “______”.
A. Don’t let your anger last long.
B. Don’t get angry while the sun is going down.
C. Don’t get angry easily about little things.
D. Don’t watch the sun set while you are angry.
12—15、CADA
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We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed—ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils (分班教学). It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs, sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them encouragement to achieve this goal.
5. By mixed-ability teaching , _________.
A. clever students can’t learn much
B. not-so-bright students can learn well
C. both clever students and not-so-bright students can get benefit
D. clever students might not get along well with not-so-bright students
6. The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the student’s
_________ .
A. personal qualities and social skills
B. total personality
C. learning ability and communicative skills
D. intellectual ability
7. Which of the following is not mentioned in the third paragraph?
A. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.
B. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities.
C. Group work provides pupils with the opportunities to learn to be capable organizers.
D. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
8. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ________.
A. argue for teaching bright and no-so-bright pupils in the same class
B. recommend pair work and group work for classroom activities
C. offer advice on the proper use of the library
D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
5—8、C BDA
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Agence France­Presse—French doctors this week carried out the
world’s first operation on a human in zero gravity，using a specially
adapted aircraft to create conditions in space.
During a three­hour flight from Bordeaux in southwest France，
the team of surgeons and anaesthetists(麻醉师) successfully removed
a benign tumor(良性瘤) from the forearm of a 46­year­old volunteer.The experiment was part of a program backed by the European Space Agency to develop techniques for performing robotic surgery aboard the International Space Station or at a future Moon base.
“Now we know that a human being can be operated on in space without too many difficulties，” says the team leader Dr.Dominique Martin.
Under normal ground conditions，the operation would be performed under a local anaesthetic.Without gravity，the surgeon’s work is harder and the patient’s body reacts differently.Blood doesn’t pump in the same way.
The custom­designed Airbus 300 aircraft performed a series of parabolic swoops(抛物线飞行)，each creating between 20 seconds of weightlessness.The process was repeated 32 times.
Fixed inside a custom­made operating block，three surgeons and two anaesthetists worked during these periods，with their instruments held in place with magnets around the patient’s bed.
The next part of the pr ogram is to carry out a remote­controlled operation using a robot controlled from the ground by satellite.“This experiment should take place within a year，”Martin says.
Anaesthetist urent de Coninck says that zero­gravity surgery offers huge promise f or space exploration，although it would at first be limited to treating simple injuries.Today more than 400 people have already traveled into space.The chances of injuries occurring during missions will become even greater and to bring a wounded person back to Earth for treatment is both risky for them and expensive.
1．What would be the best title for the text?
A．A Special Operation for Doctors
B．First Operation on the Moon
C．World’s First Operation in Zero Gravity
D．An Important Experiment for Doctors
2．Wha t’s the purpose of the operation?
A．To have an experiment on space operation.
B．To cure the patient.
C．To do it at the request of the patient.
D．To reduce the danger of operation on Earth.
3．It is difficult for doctors to do operations in space because .
A．the patient’s illness will be more serious
B．the patient has no feeling about pain
C．the patient’s body reacts differently
D．the patient’s flood will stop flowing
4．The last paragraph mainly wants to tell readers .
A．there are many people injured in space
B．it is necessary to do the experiment
C．it is risky to travel in space
D．there’s no need to bring patients in space to Earth
1．There are only two people out on the mat，so you cannot blame it on your teammates or your coach. (完形填空第二段)
垫子上只有两名选手(在进行实力的较量)，因此不能把比赛失利归咎于队友或教练。

(1)The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage.
炎热的天气是缺水的原因之一。

(2)You can’t really blame Helen for not wanting to get involved.
你的确不能因为海伦不愿意介入而责备她。

2．We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room，that the coach had put there. (完形填空第八段)
在我们的摔跤训练房里过去有一块大牌子，是教练放在那儿的。

(1)I used to live in Italy，but now I live in England.
我过去住在意大利，但现在住在英格兰。

(2)When we were younger，we used not to be drink coffee.
我们小时候是不让喝咖啡的。

3．The custom­designed Airbus 300 aircraft perf ormed a series of parabolic swoops，each creating between 20 seconds of weightlessness. (阅读理解第五段)
这驾定做的空客300进行了一系列的抛物线飞行，每一次(飞行)都能产生20秒钟的失重。

(1)Mary coming back，they discussed it together.
玛丽回来后，他们一起讨论了那件事。

(2)She walked along the path，her daughter following close behind.
她沿着小路走，她的女儿紧跟在后面。

4．The next part of the program is to carry out a remote­controlled operation using a robot controlled from the ground by satellite. (阅读理解第七段)
下一步就是(利用机器人)进行遥控手术，这个机器人是由地面上的人通过卫星控制的。

(1)He came running into the room.
他跑进屋来。

(2)He stood leaning against the wall.
参考答案Ⅱ.1．C 2．A 3．C 4．B
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When The Grapes of Wrath(愤怒) was published on March 14, 1939, it created a national sensation(轰动) for its description of the destructive effects of the Great Depression(大萧条) of the 1930s. By the end of April, it was selling 2,500 copies a day—a remarkable number considering the hard economic times. In May, the novel was a number-one best-seller, selling at a rate of 10,000 copies a week. By the end of 1939, close to a half million copies had been sold.
John Steinbeck was shocked by the tremendous response to his novel. Almost overnight, he found himself involved in a great national debate over the migrant labor problem. Many people were shocked by the poverty and hopelessness of the story, and others denied that such circumstances could happen in America. Even people who had never read a book before bought a copy of The Grapes of Wrath. At $2.75 per copy, it was affordable and quickly sold out.
However it was banned and burned in Buffalo, New York; East Saint Louis, Illinois; and Kern County, California, where much of the novel is set. In fact, the novel remains one of the most frequently banned books in the United States. The book was criticized sharply in Congress by Representative Lyle Boren of Oklahoma, who called the novel's description of migrant living conditions a lie. Charges were made that "obscenity"(淫秽) had been included in the book in large part to sell more copies. Eventually, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt stepped in to praise the book and defend Steinbeck against his critics. In 1940, the novel won the Pulitzer Prize.
The popularity of the novel has endured(持久). It is estimated that it has sold fifteen million copies since its publication. For almost sixty years, Steinbeck's novel has been a classic in
American literature; it has been translated into several languages, including French, German, and Japanese. The Grapes of Wrath has also been a necessary part of the school curriculum in America since the end of World War II.
1. What does the underlined word “tremendous” probably mean?
A. good
B. terrible
C. dull
D. great
2. Representative Lyle Boren of Oklahoma was__________.
A. a crazy supporter of The Grapes of Wrath
B. among the group against John Steinbeck
C. sympathetic to the migrant living conditions
D. criticized by the first lazy of that time
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason why The Grapes of Wrath sold well?
A.It well describes people’s life during that time.
B.The debate over it arose more readers’ interest.
C.Readers were attracted by the obscenity in it
D.It was not expensive so people could afford it.
4.Which of the following is TRUE about The Grapes of Wrath?
A. It is about the migrant workers in America during 1940s.
B. The story mainly happened on California’s grape farms..
C. Its description of the poor and hopeless life was a lie.
D. It remains a banned book in some places of the USA.
5. What can best prove the literature value of The Grapes of Wrath?
A. It was a number-one best-seller after its publication.
B. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt praised it.
C. It has won many important prizes in America.
D. It survives the time and remains a classic.
1---5 D C C B D
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Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste." "Drink Good Wet Root Beer." "Fill up with Pacific Gas." Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed: new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless （鲁莽的） or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course, has become harder as the hours
have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.
8. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A. Buses on the road.
B. Films on television.
C. Advertisements on the billboards.
D. Gas stations.
9. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips.
B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.
D. To describe the billboards along the road.
10. The writer of this passage would probably favor___________.
A. bus drivers who aren’t reckless
B. driving alone
C. a television set on the bus
D. no billboards along the road
11. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because__________.
A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between
C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.
12. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both
are__________.
A. exciting
B. comfortable
C. tiring
D. boring
8--12CAD BA
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