2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题(34)

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2014-高三英语阅读理解专题练习-附答案

2014-高三英语阅读理解专题练习-附答案2014 高三英语阅读理解专题一、推理判断要求读者根据文章提供的线索和事实进行逻辑推理，推测作者未提到的事实或某事发生的可能性。

注意：不是读者主观认为合理的结论，也不是文章已提供的明显的事实。

表示推断的常用词语有：infer, conclude, suggest, indicate, mean, intend, imply, likely, probably, attitude, purpose.（一）细节推断题细节推断题属于深层理解题。

做此类题目关键要理解相关句子的真正含义，要忠实于原文，千万不能主观臆断，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点。

1. Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声) when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from and old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than allA．By judging his manner of speaking. B．By looking into his background.C．By mentioning a famous name. D．By discussing the book itself.3. We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us，but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．We should applaud good behavior. B．Technology can never be blamed.C．We should keep pointing out mistakes. D．Technology will take over our lives one day.（二）. 因果关系推断题要求根据已知原因推测导致可能结果，“前因后果”；要求根据已知结果推测可能的原因，“前果后因”此类题目的题干中会出现because (of), in that, now that, why, reason等标志性词汇。

【2014】高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(34)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（34）及答案【江苏省常州市武进区2013模拟】CEver wonder how much a cloud weighs? What about a hurricane? A meteorologist has done some estimates and the results might surprise you.Let's start with a very simple white puffy cloud — a cumulus cloud（积云）. How much does the water in a cumulus cloud weigh? Peggy LeMone, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, did the numbers. "The water in the little cloud weighs about 550 tons," she calculates. "Or if you want to convert it to something that might be a little more meaningful … think of elephants."The thought of a hundred elephants-worth of water suspended in the sky begs another question — what keeps it up there?"First of all, the water isn't in elephant sized particles（微粒）, it's in tiny tiny tiny particles," explains LeMone. And those particles float on the warmer air that's rising below. But still, the concept of so much water floating in the sky was surprising even to a meteorologist like LeMone. "I had no idea how much a cloud would weigh, actually, when I started the calculations," she says.So how many elephant units of water are inside a big storm cloud—10 times bigger all the way around than the "puffy" cumulus cloud? Again, LeMone did the numbers About 200,000 elephants.Now, ratchet up the calculations for a hurricane about the size of Missouri and the figures get really massive. "What we're doing is weighing the water in one cubic meter theoretically pulled from a cloud and then multiplying by the number of meters in a whole hurricane," she explains.The result? Forty million elephants. Tha t means the water in one hurricane weighs more than all the elephants on the planet. Perhaps even more than all the elephants that have ever lived on the planet.64. The weight of is NOT mentioned in the passage.A. a cumulus cloudB. a tornadoC. a hurricaneD. a storm cloud65. How did Peggy LeMone feel about the result of her calculations?A. She found it not convincing.B. She thought it needed further calculations.C. She was quite surprised at it.D. She considered the calculations inaccurate.66. What can be inferred from the passage?A. A storm cloud weighs about 200,000 elepha nts.B. The water in a hurricane weighs more than that in any other kind of cloud.C. There are less than forty million elephants living on the earth.D. The water in the cloud is in very tiny partials.64-66 BCC64.细节理解题。

2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题(4)及答案(解析)

2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题（4）及答案（解析）第一节阅读理解（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.ALinda Evans was my best friend — like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies，swimming，horseback riding。

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters，and we saw each other on special times - like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes，and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came ba ck,stamped “Address Unknown"。

I had no idea about how to find Linda.Over the years，I missed Linda very much。

I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren。

And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died。

There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of ayoung woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman - Linda’s married name。

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年全国高考英语试题及答案

2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(新课标I)英语第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity ChallengeDare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue. Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speaker will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibit and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: .21 Who can take in the Curiosity Challenge?A. School students.B. Cambridge locals.C. CSF winners.D. MIT artists.22 When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A. On February 8th.B. On March 10thC. On March 15th..D. On April 21st.23 What type of writing is this text?A. An exhibition guide.B. An art show review.C. An announcement.D. An official report.BPassenger pigeons（旅鸽）once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks（群）so large that they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculated that when its population reach its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons – a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati.Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. Where the birds were abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered（驱散）the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900. For a time, a few birds survived under human care. The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914.24. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _______.A. were the biggest bird in the worldB. lived mainly in the south of AmericaC. did great harm to the natural environmentD. Were the largest population in the US25. The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ _______.A. escapeB. ruinC. liberationD. evolution26. What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?A. To seek pleasure.B. To save other birds.C. To make money.D. To protect crops.27. What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?A. It was ignored by the public.B. It was declared too late.C. It was unfair.D. It was strict.CA typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip(鞭子)and a chair .The whip get all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion ? How often do you have something you want to achiever (e,g. lose weight , start a business , travel more ) –only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress ?This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best , the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information .The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wr ong things , and so we take less action , make less progress , and stay the same when we could be improving .It doesn’t have to be that way .Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face , remember this :All you need to do is focus on one thing .You just need to get started .Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people .If you have somewhere you want to go , something you want to accomplish , someone you want to become ….take immediate action .If you’re clear about whe re you want to go , the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out the way .28. Why does the lion tamer use a chair?A. To trick the lion.B. To show off his skill .C. To get ready for a fight.D. To entertain the audience.29. In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?A. They feel puzzled over choices.B. They hold on to the wrong things.C. They find it hard to make changes.D. They have to do something for show.30. What is the author’s attitude towards the expert s mentioned in paragraph 3?A. TolerantB. DoubtfulC. RespectfulD. Supportive31. When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to_____.A. wait for a better chanceB. break your old habitsC. make a quick decisionD. ask for clear guidanceDAs more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations- UNESCO and National Geographic among them –have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials- including photographs, films, tap recordings, and field notes- which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now, through the two organizations that he has founded-the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project- Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the youngers.Generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet. Turin notes,the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.32. Many scholars are making efforts to _____.A.promote global languagesB.rescue the disappearing languagesC.search for language communitiesD.set up languages research organizations.33. What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.Having first records of the languagesB.Writing books on language searchingC.Telling stories about language usersD.Linking with the native speakers34. What is Turin’s book based on?A.The cultural statics in India.B.The documents available at Yale.C.His language research in Britain.D.His personal experience in Nepal.35. Which of the following best describe Turin’s Work?A.Write sell and donate.B.Record,repeat and reward.C.Collect,protect and reconnect.D.Design, experiment and report.第二节（共3小题，每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题(33)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（33）及答案阅读理解—--——AIn our old neighborhood，neighbors chatted over fences. Newcomers were welcomed with chocolate and bread。

It had been easy to find friends there。

Our new community was difference。

It seemed that family roots grew deep。

Deep as the Mississippi River that flowed past the tiny river town。

We’d moved to decrease my husband’s commute to work. Only thirty miles.After living there for six months，I was ready to move back home. I was lonely for a friend。

My three boys were lonely。

My husband，Lonny, fared okay, but he spent his days at work.。

Lonny noticed my sinking disposition.“Shawnelle, you look unapproachable，” he said。

He and I were sitting in lawn chairs。

Samuel，our three—year—old sat in his own little chair.“What do you mean？" “Body language. You placed our chairs fifteen yards away from everyone else。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题(1)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题（1）及答案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。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练题(114)

2014高考英语阅读理解根底训练题〔114〕与答案【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(五)】 CMany years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.I took_off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.I stopped and wondered what I should do.A car pulled up behind me.It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station.They said they would take me to my friend’s.We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.I wrote him and his wife a thankyou note for helping me.Soon afterward，I receiveda Christmas present from them.Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning.In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery was dead.Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford Dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door.I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？〞I asked and explained my trouble.They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it.They would accept no payment；so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks.I received a letter back from one of the salesmen.No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.“Thank you〞—two powerful words.They’re easy to say and mean so much.36．The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City ______.A．to visit a friendB．to see his parentsC．to pay at the cash registerD．to have more gas for his car37．The underlined words “took off〞 in Paragraph 2 mean “______〞．A．turned off B．moved offC．put up D．set up38．What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.B．The couple sent him a business card.C．The couple offered to help him.D．He called his friend for help.39．The battery of the author’s car was dead because ______.A．something went wrong with the lightsB．the meeting lasted a whole dayC．he forgot to turn off the lightsD．he drove too long a distance40．By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show ______.A．how to write a thankyou letterB．how to deal with car problemsC．the kindheartedness of older peopleD．the importance of expressing thanks36．A [细节推断题。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题(40)

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（40）及答案阅读理解专题训练(二)------文章主旨◆ 方法点拨主旨大意题要求对文章的整体或局部(如段落)进行分析、概括，归纳相关部分的中心大意(main idea)，选择标题(title)，判断作者的写作目的(purpose)等。

主旨大意题的提问方式常有以下几种：(1)What does the writer mainly tell us?(2)Which of the following can summarize the main idea of this text?(3)Which of the following best expresses the main idea?(4)The best headline for this newspaper article is________.(5)What would be the best title for the passage?(6)What is the author's main purpose?(7)The main idea of the passage is about ________.(8)The article is written to explain ________.(9)With what topic is the passage chiefly concerned?(10)The subject discussed in this text is ________.呈现主题的方式(1)无主题句主题隐含在全文中，没有明确的主题句．必须根据文篇中所提供的事实细节，进行全面考虑，综合分析，然后找出共同的东西，归纳成一般概念。

必须注意的是，既不能以偏概全，也不能在概括时过于宽泛，要恰如其分。

◆ 活学活用阅读下列短文，然后按要求完成读写任务Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well—she had a great job，a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London.Then one evening in June last year，she received a text message telling her she was out of work.The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through.she said.“After everything I'd done for the company，they dismissed me by text！I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job.I hated everything about the city and my life.”Then，Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend，Kathy，to come and stay.Kathy and her husband，Hu，had just bought a farm in northwest Wales.Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London，and now，ten months later，sheis still on the farm.“The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm，I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay.”said Zoe.“Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless.”Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets.“It's a hard life，physically and very tiring.” she says.“In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted.But this is a good，healthy tiredness.Here，all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners.”Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm.Every day brings a new experience.Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor.Since Christmas，she has been helping with the lambing —watching a lamb being born is unbelievable.She says，“It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had.I could never go back to city life now.”Ⅰ.根据所读短文，写一篇30词左右的摘要________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ⅱ.根据所读短文，选择最佳答案，说出第四题的解题思路1．When working as a PR consultant in London，Zoe thought she lived a ________ life.A．satisfying B．toughC．meaningless D．boring2．The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy's farm is that________.A．Zoe lost her job as a PR consultantB．Kathy persuaded her to do soC．Zoe got tired of the city lifeD．Zoe loved Wales more than London3．How does Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?A．Tiresome and troublesome.B．Romantic and peaceful.C．Mentally exhausting but healthy.D．Physically tiring but rewarding.4．Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.B．Where there is a will，there is a way.C．A misfortune may turn out a blessing.D．Kill two birds with one stone.5．We can infer that ________.A．Zoe was glad to be fired because she had planned to live in the countryside.B．Zoe was a capable lady and could do her job quite well.C．Zoe would never go back to the city because she enjoyed her life in the country.D．Zoe would find another good job if she wanted to.参考答案ⅠThe text tells us Zoe's happy life after she lost her satisfying job，indicating that whatever happens，we should be optimistic as sometimes a misfortune may turn out to be a blessing.(32 words)Ⅱ1．解析：从a successful PR consultant, life was going well ，a great job，a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London可知答案。

2014高考英语专题限时训练(34)史地自然型阅读理解(二)

专题限时训练(三十四) [史地自然型阅读理解(二)](限时：25分钟)(一)Several animal species including gorillas (大猩猩) in Rwanda and tigers in Bangladesh could risk extinction if impact of climate change and extreme weather on their homes is not handled, a UN report showed on Sunday.Released during the course of global climate negotiations in Durban, the report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) shows how higher temperatures, the rise in sea levels, deforestation and overuse of land have damaged the habit ats of certain species, especially in Africa. “Many ecosystems have already been affected by increasing population, historical and recent deforestation, shortlasting management practices and even invasive species，” Eduardo Rojas, assistant director general at the UNFAO's forestry department, said at the release of the report.The most affected areas include mountains, islands and coastal areas, which limit the possibilities for animals to move elsewhere and create n ew habitats. “The remaining populations are limited to very small ecosystems. They have inbreeding (近亲繁殖) problems, and at the end these species may disappear，” he added.Other exa mples of affected animals include elephants in Mali, lions in Serengeti and crocodiles in Malawi. The report says about 20～30 percent of plant and animal species will be at higher risk of extinction due to global warming and a significant number of local species may disappear by 2050 as a consequence. Other consequences could include the spread of invasive species and infectious diseases, it said.The report urges more focus on restoration of damaged ecosystems, especially those key to dealing with climate change such as inland waters, forests and grasslands. The UNFAO also called for the creation of movement channels for animals in areas where their movement was affected. The organization said while more resources (资源) were flowing to biodiversity conservation, more action at the government and policy level was needed. It also urges local communities to developprojects that ease the effect of climate change on wildlife, naming ecotourism activities as an example.1. What does the author tell us in Paragraph 2?A. The theme of global climate negotiations in Durban.B．The subject of research done by Eduardo Rojas.C．Harmful effects of damage done to ecosystems.D．Causes of damage done to ecosystems.2. Why are animals living in mountains, islands and coastal areas most affected?A. They are frequently attacked by invasive species and infectious diseases.B．They have difficulty finding enough food for survival.C．They have little chance of moving to other plac es.D．They can hardly find mates to produce their young.3. To avoid extinction of some animal species, the UNFAO suggested all the following ways EXCEPT ________.A. restoring damaged ecosystemsB．limiting world population growthC．creating movement channels for animalsD．urging governments and local communities to take action4. What would serve as the best title for the passage?A. Climate change and ecotourismB．Human activities and the animal kingdomC．Gorillas, tigers at risk due to climate changeD．How to balance human development and animal rights(二)Death Valley, one of America's great national parks, is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this place is, its name provides evidence of very real danger. Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. There are mountains that reach more than 3,000 meters into the sky. There is a place called Badwater that is the lowest area of land in the Wester n Hemisphere. If there were water there, it would be 86 meters below the level of the ocean.Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley. The air temperature during the summer has been as high as 57℃. The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as 74℃. The extreme heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past. It will continue to kill those who do not honor this extreme climate. Death Valley does not forgive those who are not careful.Death Valley is a good example of the violence of nature. It contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide.In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth. This movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations. Some are red. Others are dark brown, gray, yellow or black. Other areas of rock look as if some huge creature violently broke and twisted the Earth to create unusual, sometimes frightening shapes.In other parts of Death Valley there are lines in the rock that show clearly that this area was deep under an ocean for many thousands of years. Much of the Valley is flat and extremely dry. In fact, scientists believe it is the driest place in the United States.Death Valley, part of the Great Mojave Desert, is a huge place. It extends more than 225 kilometers across the southern part of California, and across the border with Nevada.1．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．The water in Badwater is 86 meters below the level of the ocean.B．The highest air temperature of Death Valley in summer can reach as high as 74℃.C．The ground has been pushed up violently by explosions of volcanoes.D．There might have been marine lives livi ng in Death Valley.2．Why were some people killed by Death Valley?A．Because they didn't respect Death Valley and thus they were punished.B．Because it is extremely hot in summer and dangerously cold in winter.C．Because they were not careful enough to take with them what they needed.D．Because several volcanoes erupted and caused huge explosions.3．The underlined word “twisted” in Paragraph 4 most possibly means “________”.A．bent and turnedB．created and developedC．built and shapedD．changed and ruined4．The purpose of the article is to ________.A．encourage people to visit Death Valley, a beautiful national park in America B．warn people not to visit Death Valley because it is quite dangerous there C．introduce to us readers a special national park in America, Death Valley D．raise money for the protection of Death Valley because it is in danger now(三)Michele, a filmmaker, dives into an eerie (怪诞的) world. The usually colorful corals are a ghostly white. Most of the fish, crabs, and other animals have disappeared. The reef is sick and dying.Coral reefs are often called “the rainforests of the sea” because of their abundance of life forms. A great diversity of animals find food and shelter in every crack and crevice.Today's reefs are about 10,000 years old. Found in sunny, shallow water in warm seas all over the world, reefs are made up of the hard shells of millions of corals. As corals live and die, they create a giant, rocky honeycomb. Only a thin top layer is living coral.A reef grows only about as fast as your fingernails—threequarters of an inch a year. But coral reefs are huge, and in time a healthy reef can be thousands of miles long.Millions of people around the world rely on reef fish and other animals for food. And reefs provide protection from storms at sea. Without thousands of miles of reefssurrounding coastal areas, many beaches and even whole islands could be destroyed by the pounding of powerful ocean waves.“Let's say a grazing animal lik e the parrot fish is overfished，” Michele explains. “Without them, the kind of algae (海藻) that the fish feed on could grow like weeds and take over the reef. The competition for space and sunlight could then starve the coral.”Nearly 27 percent of the world's coral reefs have been lost or damaged. But there is hope. Many reefs around the world—including the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the reefs off the Florida Keys in the United States—are now protected areas where scientists study how to keep reefs healthy. They determine how many and which kinds of fish can be taken for food without hurting the reef's delicate balance.There is hope, too, that people will learn to be good partners to the reefs. “We want our film to inspire people to help coral ree fs，” says Michele. “For me, even though I may not go back to the South Pacific, just knowing the reefs are there and thriving brings a sense of contentment (满足) to my spirit.”1．What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?A．To describe what coral reefs are.B．To tell people to protect coral reefs.C．To introduce a film to people.D．To ask people to visit coral reefs.2．From the passage we can infer that ________.[A．coral reefs grow very fast[B．there are few huge coral reefsC．coral reefs appear mostly in deep waterD．it takes a long time to make a coral reef3．By mentioning the parrot fish, Michele wants to tell us ________.A．coral reefs need sunlight to surviveB．the biggest enemies of reefs are weedsC．the parrot fish feed on a kind of algaeD．it is easy to destroy coral reefs4．What is the author's attitude towards the protection of reefs? A．OptimisticB．Disappointed.C．Uncertain.D．Pessimistic (悲观的)．。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题(4)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（4)及答案（201*·新课标卷,C）Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband's income. So this year she did something more than a hobby：She planted vegetables in her yard。

For her first garden, Ms. Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants，and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family's old farm house has become a chicken house, its residents arriving next month. Last year，Ms。

Rita Gartin kept a small garden。

This year she has made it much larger because, she said, “The cost of ev erything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so it's a win.win situation all around。

"They are among the growing number of Americans who，driven by higher living costs and a falling economy（经济)，have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Others have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home。

高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解基础全程训练(3)及答案

高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解基础全程训练（3）及答案较难题目特训：科普知识类You know eating fruit and vegetables does good. But do you kn ow it can also make you look good? People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appea red more attractive, researchers found. Scientists at found eati ng them slightly increased yellow and red pigments in the volun teers' skin. They monitored the food intake of 35 people and too k pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive cam era at the start, and after three and six weeks. Increasing their i ntake of greens by 2.9 portions a day was found to make the pe rson look more healthy and an extra 3.3 portions could enhance their attractiveness, when their photographs were rated by othe rs.Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids(类胡萝卜素)，which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution a nd UV rays, and can also prevent age-related diseases including heart disease and cancer. But while i t was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables suc h as carrots could turn skin orange，it was not known a small increase was perceptible(被觉察）to others—and was seen as appealing.A camera measured changes to the skin's redness, yellowness and lightness, and found it significantly changed in people who naturally increased their intake. These changes were not evide nt in three weeks. Using light sensors, the researchers showed these red and yellow hues were linked with the levels of caroten oids in their skin. There are hundreds of carotenoids but those t hought to have the most dramatic effect are lycopene(番茄红素)—which gives tomatoes and red peppers their red colour—and beta-carotene found in carrots as well as broccoli, squash, and spina ch. Skin colour is also affected by chemicals called polyphenols (多元酚)，found in apples, blueberries and cherries, which cause blood ru sh to the skin surface.31. What do we know from the research?A. If you take in a little more fruit and vegetables, you will obviously look more attractive in three week s.B. The researchers took the pictures of the 35 people in the res earch at different stages.C. Increasing your intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day can greatly improve your health.D. People who increased their intake of greens by 3.3 portionsa day were found the most attractive after six weeks.32. Which of the following is NOT the function of carotenoids？A. They can protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays.B. They can prevent heart disease and cancer.C. They can prevent age-related diseases.D. They can keep you in good health.33.Which of the statements is NOT TRUE according to the passa ge?A. We've already known eating extreme amounts of carrots can turn skin orange.B. We knew in the past that eating a few more carrots could ma ke us look appealing.C. The research showed the improvement in skin is linked with t he levels of carotenoids in it.D. Among hundreds of carotenoids, lycopene is thought to have the most dramatic34. We can infer from the passage that _____.A. skin's redness, yellowness and lightness make a person look more healthy and attractiveB. carotenoids have the same effect as lycopeneC. it is carotenoids that give tomatoes and red peppers their red colourD. both beta-carotene and polyphenols affect skin colour by causing blood ru sh to the skin surface35. Which can be the best title of the passage?A. Eating fruit and vegetables does good.B. Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids.C. How to become attractive？D. Eating fruit and vegetables makes you look good.【参考答案】3.31-35 BDBAD阅读理解------AMost musicians agree that the best violins were made in . They were made in , , about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any o thers. They even sound better than violins made today. Violin m akers and scientists try to make instruments like the old Italian v iolins. But they aren’t the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones. No one really knows why these old Italian violins are so spe cial, but many people think they have an answer.Some people think it is the age of the violins. They say that tod ay’s violins will also sound wonderful someday. But there is a pr oblem here. Not all old violins sound wonderful. Only those fro m are special. So age cannot be the answer. There must be so mething different about or those Italian violins makers.Other people think the secret to those violins is wood. The woo d of the violin is very important. It must be from certain kinds of the trees. It must not be too young or too old. Perhaps the violin makers of knew something special about wood for violins.But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more i mportant to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very car efully. It has to be the right size and shape. The smallest differe nce will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes th ink that this was the secret of the Italians. Maybe they understo od more than we do about how to cut the wood.Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists measu red these old violins very carefully. They can make new ones th at are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think th e secret may be the varnish, which covers the wood of the violin and makes it look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrum ent. No one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their v arnish. So no one can make the same varnish today.There may never be other violins like the violins of . Their secre t may be lost forever. Young musicians today hope this is not tr ue. They need fine violins. But there aren’t very many of the old violins left. Also, the old violins are very expensive. Recently, a famous old Italian violin was sold for about US$300,000!1. This passage is about .A. making violinsB. musical instrumentsC. scientific ideasD. the old Italian voilins答案解析：答案为D。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题(6)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（6）及答案阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）AIn a great many cities，hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day。

In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City 。

They declare that if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders。

For example , they want the city to draw special lanes （车道) for bikes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars there are accidents. Bike foe a Better City feels that if there were special lanes，more people would use bikes。

But no bike lanes have been drawn . Not everyone thinks it is a good idea- they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea- they say that if there is less traffic ，they will have less business。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习(4)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习（4)及答案阅读理解Some of the best—known names in the entertainment industry have taken part in an unprecedented telethon to help victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States.The benefit（义演）, called “America: a Tribute to Heroes,” was sponsored by all four major U。

S television networks, ABC，CBS, FOIX and NBC。

It was broadcast by three—dozen television, cable and radio networks across the country and aired live to more than a hundred countries around the world。

Hollywood stars joined music entertainers in asking listeners and viewers to pledge cash donations to charities helping the victims of the September 11th attacks.Actors, including Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts，tom Cruise and Clint Eastwood，told stories of heroic acts by people who tried to save others from the burning World trade Center and the Pentagon. Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali made a rare public appearance in show of support. The appeals alternated with performances by such popular entertainers a Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey, Steve Wonder，Paul Simon and the rock band U—2。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题(3)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（3)及答案A（201*·重庆卷，B)Mapping Your WorldDifferent forms of maps are appearing。

They allow independent travelers to get local knowledge of places they are visiting，from the official to the unusual.Meanwhile，hi.tech developments are creating new ways for us to map the world.Here are two of our favorites:Green MapsGreen Maps allows people to share with the world their knowledge of environmentally friendly places and attractions in the local areas。

Users add information with a set of icons(图标)，making it easy to read any map, whatever the nationalities of those who produce it 。

At present there are over five hundred map projects being developed in 54 countries. Green Maps' advertised idea is “think global，map local”．It is a wonderful way of gaining all sorts of information of a place ,ranging from community gardens to good places of birdwatching。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题(4)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（4）及答案阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从各篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AAfter an earthquake most survivors can be expected to recover over time，particularly with the support of family and friends。

Some families will be able to return to their normal life quickly, while others will have to contend with the destruction of their homes, medical problems, and injury to family members. Children especially will need time to recover from the loss of a loved one or a pet or from the closing down of their schools。

Children often turn to adults for information, comfort and help. Parents should try to remain calm, answer children's questions honestly and remain understanding when they see changes in their children’s behavior。

Children react differently to an earthquake depending on their ages, developmental levels and former experiences。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题(34)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（34)及答案阅读理解Car crashes are the top killer of American teenagers. Most of the crashes result from distracted driving - not paying attention to the road.Ryan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that hit a tree. He was one of the nation's more than thirty thousand victims of traffic crashes in 2008. Nearly four thousand deaths, about twelve percent involved drivers age fifteen to twenty.Ryan's father, Thomas Didone，is a police captain in Maryland. "It was an inexperienced，immature driver driving at night with a carload of kids。

He was distracted，he was going too fast，and it ended up causing one death and some seriously injured。

" He shares the story of his son’s death to help educate teens and their families about distracted driving。

Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company says the number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobile phone。

2014高考英语试题分类汇编：阅读之文化教育类_Word版含解析

There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge of him. One day the boy joined a session in the room next to mine. His appearance created an atmosphere of tension. He spent the entire session running around, hitting and kicking, and destroying property.I was in the craft room working with some other children when my co-worker told me that this boy’s teacher was in tears, and could not get control of the situation. As we were talking, the boy ran in. I told my co-worker that I would take care of him.I closed the door. He was full of energy, throwing things around and making a huge mess. But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. He needed connection, and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and began making a rocket. I talked to him about it. We continued like this for a few minutes before I slipped into the conversation:―So what happened today?‖It was purely a question, no blame or anger in my tone. I believe that if I had criticized him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed. He told me that the teacher didn’t let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. He also admitted that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. I explained that his teacher had not seen it as a game and was very upset. This again was stated simply as a fact. I suggested that next time he had a session, he talk about what he hoped to do at the start, which might be easier for everyone. He agreed and was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize.51. The boy made trouble for his teacher because he ______.A. was accused of destroying propertyB. was told not to yell at other childrenC. was made to do things against his willD. was blamed for creating an air of tension52. Why didn’t the author do anything about the boy’s bad behavior at first?A. She didn’t want to make it worse.B. She didn’t mind the huge mess at all.C. She was tired of shouting and threats.D. She hadn’t thought of a coping strategy.53. The author managed to get the boy to talk to her by ______.A. playing games with himB. giving him a good suggestionC. describing his teacher’s feelingsD. avoiding making critical remarks54. Why did the boy have tears in his eyes in the end?A. He was sorry about his reputation.B. He was regretful about his behavior.C. He was fearful of the author’s warning.D. He was sad for the author’s misunderstanding.【考点】考察文化教育类阅读【文章大意】作者在本文中通过教育一个小男孩，让他认识到自己的错误告诉我们人与人之间需要的是沟通和理解。

高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解全程基础训练(4)及答案

高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解全程基础训练（4）及答案【2014陕西省商南县高级中学高三上二模】BIt’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new thin gs. It’s always good to try new things because when you are tryi ng new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, h ow can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answe r is “You can’t”. Look around you. With very few exceptions (例外), either everything you see in your physical world or every si ngle detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying s omething new.Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are ma king mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10, 000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that did n’t work.Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to su ccess. Why?Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded. Every time you makea mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step cl oser.But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without c onsidering the consequences of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it d oesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again.We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize th at it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate (分配) these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corre ctions, and try it again. Only by accepting and using your mistak es in this way can you make significant advances in your busin ess and your career.There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes , you’re not trying hard enough.”So go forth and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And pr osper(成功).50. From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______.A. mistakes are better than not tryingB. we are afraid of trying new thingsC. it’s common for people to make mistakesD. mistakes are unnecessary for developmen51. The underlined word “eliminate” means _______.A. avoidB. solveC. acceptD. dismi ss52. According to the article, one thing you should pay attention t o about making mistakes is _______.A. avoiding making the same mistakesB. accepting the puni shment willinglyC. taking consequences into accountD. trying things out o ne by one53. The article is mainly about _______.A. how to deal with mistakesB. what benefits mistakes bringC. how to achieve successD. how to make use of you r mistakes54. What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?A. Never mind, I can always try again.B. I’d better stay out of trouble.C. Great! Now I can learn something.D. Look at this mess . Anyone would be upset.【参考答案】50-54 ADCBC阅读理解------E(2013·江西，D)One might expect that the evergrowing demands of the tourist tr ade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive t he holidaymakers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the longt erm future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the buildin g of a new hotel somewhere. And every month another rockbou nd Pacific island is advertised as the ‘last paradise (天堂) on earth’.However, the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destro y the very things tourists want to enjoy. In those countries wher e there was a rush to make quick money out of seaside holiday s, overcrowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless ho tels have begun to lose their appeal.Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most . In recent years, set out to attract foreign visitors to fund devel opments in health and education. Its forests, full of wildlife and r are flowers, were offered to tourists as one more untouched par adise. In fact, the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousand s of holidaymakers traveling through the forest land. Ancient tra cks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation of precious trees and plants.Not only can the environment of a country suffer from the sudde n growth of tourism. The people as well rapidly feel its effects. F armland makes way for hotels, roads and airports; the old way of life goes. The onetime farmer is now the servant of some mul tinational organization; he is no longer his own master. Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that is exploit ed. No doubt he wonders whether he wasn't happier in his villag e working his own land.Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilitie s it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand i n hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial sup port from tourist companies. At the same time, tourists are bein g encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people.The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its f ate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Their needs an d problems are more important than those of the tourist compan ies. Increased understanding in planning worldwide tourism can preserve the market for these companies. If not, in a few years' time the very things that attract tourists now may well have bee n destroyed.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。