高考英语阅读理解二轮精英训练精品题(13)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解二轮精英训练精品题（13）及答案
【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学二模试题】A
阅读理解（共20小题；每小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。

Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.
One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.
Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applications waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.
Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.
“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision
to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.
26. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?
A. He was out of work
B. He was bored with his job
C. He wanted a higher position
D. He hoped to find a better boss
27. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?
A. A friend’s car had a f lat tyre
B. A wild man was pushing a car
C. A terrible accident happened
D. A n old man’s car broke down
28. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?
A. He was also to be interviewed
B. He needed a traveling companion
C. He always helped people in need
D. He was thankful to Jimmy
29. How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?
A. He was sorry for the other applicants
B. There was no hope for him to get the job
C. He regretted helping the old man
D. The interviewer was very rude
30. A. What can we learn from Jimmy’s experience？
A. Where there is a will, there’s a way
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C. Good is rewarded with good.
D. Two heads are better than one
【参考答案】26-30. ADDBC
【2014高考英语河南省内黄一中一模】B
If it really is wha t’s on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble.
Some doctors now think that the internal(内部的) fat surrounding important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the external fat which can be noticed more easily.
“Being thin doesn’t surely mean you are not fat,” said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College. Since 1994, Bell and his team have scanned nearly 800 people with MRI machines to create “fat maps” showing where people store fat.
According to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are slim.
Even people with normal Body Mass Index scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside. Of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of internal fat. Among men, the percentage was nearly 60 percent.
According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat. They eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat. Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.
Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes(糖尿病). They want to prove that internal fat damages the body’s communication systems.
The good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your diet. “If you want to be healthy, there is no shortcut. Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle.” Bell said.
60. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Thin people may be fat inside.
B. Internal fat is of no importance.
C. Internal fat leads to many diseases.
D. Thin people don’t have diabetes.
61. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
A．Exercise can help to reduce the internal fat.
B．People can get rid of internal fat by improving diet.
C．Men are more likely to have too much internal fat.
D．People with heart disease all have internal fat.
62. From the last paragraph, we can find that ______.
A．internal fat leading to disease has been proved
B．exercise plays an important role in people’s life for keeping healthy
C．thin people usually have internal fat even if they are slim
D．it is easier to burn off internal fat than external fat
63. The underlined part in the last paragraph means ______.
A．a long road
B．a clear difference
C．an easy way
D．a short distance
【参考答案】60—63、ADBC
【2014高考英语河南省内黄一中一模】D
Some young Cambodians are learning a new sport---skateboarding. The country’s first skateboard park is located on the grounds of local charity group at the edge of Phnom Penh, the capital.
Sports like Khmer boxing and soccer are wildly popular in Cambodia. But Chea, who has been skating for 6 months, says skateboarding has already become the favorite sport.
The skateboarders are learning tricks like launching a jump or flying through the air on their narrow wooden boards.
A non-governmental organization called Skateistan Cambodia organizes weekly programs at the park. Skateistan started its work in Afghanistan years ago. Rory Burke is working with the
group which expanded to Cambodia last year.
Rory Burke points out, “Yeah, it’s definitely not a typical Cambodian pastime .and I think the idea of ‘why skateboarding’ exists because it’s not been done before here. We want to use skateboarding as something saying, ‘ Hey, this is something new and different.’ And that kind of itself becomes a little bit of hook. People see it and they think and they say, ‘wow, what is that?’ and they wan t to get involved.”
Skateistan partners with local groups work with young people . The park is on the grounds of the group known as PSE, where children attend school and learn a trade. There are almost one hundred twenty participants. They all from troubled lives.
Seventeen-year-old Sang Rotha is a student at PSE. “Sometimes I don’t do well in subjects like math,” he says, “ I feel bad when I find it hard to keep up with my lessons. So that is why I skateboard to improve my bad feelings.”
He says he began skateboarding more than a year ago. Before he started training, it seemed very easy. But it was very difficult to learn tricks, and he got hurt a lot from falling off.
Rory Burke says learning to deal with the difficulties is part of the lesson for these young skateboarders.
67.According to the passage, PSE is a group_____.
A. that works with Cambodian students
B. for young Cambodians to learn a trade
C. for young Cambodians in troubled lives
D. for young Cambodian taking skateboarding
68.What is said about skateboarding in the passage?
A. It is easy for young Cambodians to learn.
B. It is a good sport to help regain good feelings
C. It originated in Afghanistan years ago.
D. It is as popular as Khmer boxing in Cambodia.
69.The underlined pars “a little bit of hook” in paragraph 5 probably means_____.
A. something strange
B. something new
C. something different
D. something attractive
70. It can be inferred from the passage that skateboarding is becoming_____.
A. a sport liked by most young Cambodians
B. an increasingly popular sport in Cambodia
C. a sport used to better young Cambodians’ life
D. a good way to train young Cambodians’ learning skills
【参考答案】67—70、CBDC
Passage Seventeen (A Strong Stock Market)
The increase in the margin rate from 50% to 70% was not an attempt to stem any rampant speculation on the part of the public—actually the market seemed technically quite strong, with public participation essentially dignified—but rather an attempt by the Federal Reserve Board to preserve the sound underpinnings that existed in the market. Naturally, such a move had a momentarily chilling effect upon prices but if the FRB had been preoccupied with undue speculation, the increase might have been to the 80% or even 90% level. Such an increases in the margin rate is a confirmation of a strong stock market and since 19…,such increases have resulted in interim market highs over twelve months later. Obviously, there could be no guarantee that this would once again be the case, but if history is any guideline—and if business and corporate earnings were to continue on the same course—continued optimism over the outlook for the stock market would seem more prudent than pessimism.
The margin increase underscored the good rise that stocks had enjoyed for the previous year—and the fact that a 50% rate was maintained as long as it was pointed up the fact that the rise was mainly conservative in that it was concentrated in the blue chips for the most part. In past Investment Letters we have voiced the thought that speciality stocks could outperform the general market from this point. We continue to believe that this could be the case. For example, steel stocks tend to sell at certain fixed price/earnings ratios. Below a certain ratio they are considered good value—above a certain ratio, overpriced. If a company produces a unique product it is far
more difficult for market analysis to place a numerical ratio upon the company’s earnings. We have also contended in the past Letters that the stock market reflects mass psychology as well as the business outlook. When investors—both the public and the institutions—are nervous and pessimistic they definitely hesitate to buy stocks: they seek low price/earnings multiples and high yields. These same investors—when they are in an optimistic frame of mind—become for less preoccupied with yields and more wiling to pay a premium(high p/e multiples) for accelerated growth. If the public’s attitude towards the auto industry is any measure, then this period seems to have been one of optimism.
1. The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is
[A]. A Time to Sell Stock. . A Strong Stock Market
[C]. Raising the Margin Rate [C]. Price/earnings Ratio in Steel
2. When investors are pessimistic what do they do?
[A]. They look to the FRB for help. . They buy steel
[C]. They buy automobile stocks. [D]. They look for high yields.
3. Why does the writer believe that speciality stocks could outperform the general market?
[A]. Because analysis have difficulty in deciding upon a fixed price/earnings ratio.
. Because the activity had been limited to blue chips.
[C]. Because the rise was conservative.
[D]. Because of the FRB action.
4. When investors are optimistic, what do they do?
[A]. They look for accelerated growth. . They buy speciality stocks.
[C]. They look for high yields. [C]. They are more prudent.
V ocabulary
1. margin rate 保证金率，边际比率
2. rampant 无约束力，猖獗的，蔓延的
3. stem 遏制
4. stem from 滋长，源自
5. underpin 加强……基础，支持
6. underpinning 支持物，基础（建筑物下的）
7. preoccupy 先占，使专心于，吸引住
8. undue 过分的，非法的，不适当的
9. interim 间歇；暂时的，间歇的
10. guideline 方针，指导路线
11. underscore 在……下面划线，强调
12. point up 加强，强调
13. bluechip 兰筹股票
14. blue-chip 兰筹的
15. outperform 在使用上胜过
16. overprice 将……标价过高
17. numerical ratio 数率，数字比率
18. earnings 收益，利润，收入
19. contend 竞争，坚决主张，争论
20. premium 佣金，酬金
难句译注
1. The increase in the margin rate from 50% to 70% was not an attempt to stem any rampant speculation on the part of the public—actually the market seemed technically quite strong, with public participation essentially dignified—but rather an attempt by the Federal Reserve Board to preserve the sound underpinnings that existed in the market.
[结构简析] 是not…but句型，两个破折号中间是插入成分；中插入一个带with+N+participle 短语
[参考译文] 保证金率从50%增长到70%，并不是想要遏制群众方面猖獗的投机，而是联邦储备委员会想要保持现存于股市强劲基础——事实上股市由于群众非常庄严的参与——在技术上看起来相当强劲。

2. Obviously, there could be no guarantee that this would once again be the case, but if history is any guideline—and if business and corporate earnings were to continue on the same course—continued optimism over the outlook for the stock market would seem more prudent than pessimism.
[结构简析] 复合句。

中间有插入语if clause, 进一步说明条件。

[参考译文] 显然，不可能保证这种情况再次出现（情况再是这样）。

可是，如果历史具有指导方针的话——如果商业和公司的利润仍然保持在同样轨道上——那么对股市前景乐观似乎要比悲观更精确些。

3. The margin increase underscored the good rise that stocks had enjoyed for the previous year—and the fact that a 50% rate was maintained as long as it was pointed up the fact that the rise was mainly conservative in that it was concentrated in the blue chips for the most part.
[结构简析] 这句句子内有四个that clause：第一个that是good rise的定语从句。

第二个和第三个that都是the fact that句型。

但第二个the fact that中，as long as it was, 指头一年，pointed up是谓语。

第四个是in that连词，义：因为。

写作方法与文章大意
文章论述“强劲证券市场”的种种情况。

首先是联邦储备委员会为保持强股市基础要求保证金率增长。

这种增长过去，现在，将来都能巩固强市。

其次由于绝大部分集中在兰筹股上，使股市看好上升趋于保守，引出行业股比普通股吃香。

最后是投资者心情和股市强弱有关。

答案祥解
1. B. 强劲证券市场（强市）。

见难句译注1和第一段第三句：“那种保证金率的增长有力的巩固了强劲证券市场。

从19……年起，这种增长导致一年来股市屡创新高。

A. 买出股票的时候。

C. 提高保证金率。

D. 钢的市盈率。

这三项都不对，它们只是文中涉及的方面。

2. D. 他寻找高业绩（即公司的产量或投资收益）。

见文章倒数第三句：“当投资者——公众和团体机构——紧张而又悲观时，他们肯定在买进股票上举棋不定；他们寻求低价格/利润倍数和高额利润。

A. 他们寻求联邦储备委员会的帮助。

B. 他们买进钢材。

C. 他们买进汽车股票。

3. A. 因为在决定定价/利润比上难以分析。

见第二段第二句：“在过去的投资保证上我们一直表达了这样的思想：行业股票在使用上可能超过普通股。

我们依然相信情况可能就是这样。

举例说：钢股往往在一定价格/利润比上抛出。

低于一定比率，可认为股是好价值，而高于一定比率就是超价。

如果一个公司就生产独一无二的产品，那市场分析就很难对公司所得定出数比。

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B. 因为股市活动受兰筹股所限。

C. 因为行情上升保守。

这两项见难句译注3。

D. 由于联邦储备基金会的行动。

4. A. 他们寻求加速的增长。

见文章倒数第二句：“同样是这些股民，当投资者（对股市前景）持乐观态度时，他们不太关注（公司的）业绩（产值）而愿意以高价来购买具有高成长性的股票。

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