浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（17）含答案
阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
A young executive was traveling down a neighborhood street. He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed（猛撞） into the Jag’S side door! He slammed on the brakes. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting, “What was that all about and who are you?”
The young boy was apologetic. ”Please, Mister. . . Please, I’m sorry…I didn”t know what else to do. I threw the brick because no one else would stop…”
With tears dripping down his face, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. “It’s my brother, ”he said. “He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’ t lift him up. ”
Now sobbing, the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me. ”
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. “Thank you and may God bless you. ” the grateful child told the stranger.
1．The executive slowed down because
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A．he saw a boy throw a brick to his car
B．he saw a boy rush out from between cars
C．he was afraid some boys suddenly rushed out
D．a brick smashed into the Jag’s side door
2．The boy threw the brick to the car in order to
A．disturb the driver on purpose
B．destroy the car of the stranger
C．ask someone to drive him home
D．stop someone to help him
3．Knowing the reason why the boy threw the brick at his car the executive must feel
A．sympathized and excited
B．regretful and sympathized
C．ashamed and regretful
D．angry and regretful
4．After the boy’s brother fell off his wheelchair,
A．the boy threw bricks at several cars
B．the boy tried to stop several cars
C．the boy’s brother was hurt seriously
D．the boy’s brother wanted to stop a car
5．From the last paragraph we can learn that
A．you shouldn’t drive so fast that someone throws at you
B．it is common to throw a brick at a car running too fast
C．you can’t go through your life without a brick throwing at you
D．you should pay more attention to others and help them
CDBBD
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B
When you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. Forget your studies for a while. It's time to enjoy yourselves!
At the prom, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Traditionally, girls give boys matching boutonnieres (a small collection of flowers they pin to their jackets). Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.
Common prom activities include dining, dancing, the crowning (加冠) of a prom king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class prom through the four years of their high school.
High schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or, to be unusual, on a pleasure cruise boat.
But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym. Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special. The music played at the prom will be the most popular kinds, like rock and hip-hop.
The students elect the Prom Queen. She is partnered with a Prom King who is elected similarly. These are great honors that the pair take very seriously. The two dance with each other to celebrate their election.
Sometimes teachers and parents also go to the prom. But others like to go with friends, to whom they are soon going to be saying goodbye.
If you like the idea of a prom, why don't you and your classmates organize one for your graduation?
6．What does the word “prom” probably mean in the passage?
A．A dancing competition.
B．A party held to celebrate graduation.
C．A fashion show.
D．An election.
7．Which of the following is an economical way to hold the prom?
A．Renting a ballroom.
B．Taking a cruise boat.
C．Holding it in the school gym.
D．Wearing formal dresses.
8．Which of the following clearly indicates that prom is very important to students?
A．They take pictures at the prom.
B．They wear formal clothes or special clothes.
C．Music is played at the prom.
D．Teachers and parents attend it.
9．Why do some students attend the prom with their friends?
A．They want to be elected by their friends us the Prom King or Queen.
B．They don’t like to be accompanied by their parents.
C．They don’t want to depend on their parents.
D．They will part with their friends in a short time.
10．Why is the prom so important to students?
A．They have chances to be elected as the Prom King or Queen.
B．They can be relieved from the study pressure.
C．They are going to say goodbye to their friends.
D. The prom is to mark the graduation and after it they will be independent.
参考答案---------BCBDD
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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 program 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 Dr.Laurent de Coninck says that zerogravity surgery offers huge promise for 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．What’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 performed 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.Ⅱ.1．C 2．A 3．C 4．B
C
Colleges are starting to wake up to how sleep deprivation(剥夺) cuts into the academic and athletic performance of their students. All-nighters have become a habit in higher education, but a handful of small new studies help document the consequences.
A study at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., showed what may seem obvious to most: All-nighters are not an effective way to succeed in school.
“You can’t do your best work when you’re sleep-deprived,” says psychology professor Pamela Thacher, who wrote the study. Thacher, studied the sleeping patterns and grades of 111 students to see the relationship between sleep and their GPAs.
Two-thirds of the students reported that they had pulled at least one all-nighter during a semester. Many students believe that it’s a “rite of passage”(标志) to stay up all night during college and that “it’s kind of fun,” Thacher says.
But “if you use all-nighters, your GPA is slightly lower on average,” Thacher says. “Pulling all-nighters gives in your (overall) sleep” and makes it difficult to reach full academic potential.
Short-term side effects of sleep deprivation include delayed reactions and tendencies to make mistakes.
A Stanford University study may help persuade at least student athletes to make more time for bed. Cheri Mah, a graduate researcher at Stanford, worked with six basketball players, who all ran faster and made more shots over a period in which they slept at least 10 hours a night.
“Athletes who get an extra amount of sleep are more likely to improve their performance in a game,” says Mah, who released results from an ongoing study in June. “It’s not common knowledge, because if people understood how much of a difference (getting more sleep could make athletically,” they’d apply it more to their lives and not focus solely on nutrition and exercise.
11．According to the study at St. Lawrence University, ___________.
A．one can reach his potential by staying up late
B．it takes one all night to recite a passage
C．the less one sleeps, the more effective his work is
D．all-nighters affect one’s academic performance
12．The underlined word “document” in the first paragraph probably means ___________.
A．prove
B．check
C．oppose
D．improve
1 3．Which of the following statements is true?
A．All-nighters are a short-cut to success in school.
B．All-nighters can make one’s GPAs much higher.
C．Staying up late tends to react slowly and make mistakes.
D．The study may help persuade all students to sleep well.
14．According to Cheri Mah, _______.
A．athletes improve their performance only by means of nutrition and exercise
B．it is known to all that those who get extra sleep perform better
C．people don’t understand getting more sleep can make a difference
D．athletes should sleep as much as possible to run faster
15．What is this passage mainly concerned about?
A．A study on all-nighters at St. Lawrence University.
B．College students’ performance suffering from lack of sleep.
C．Short-term side effects of sleep deprivation.
D．A Stanford University study on athletes’ sleep
11---15 DACCB
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D
Last year, on report card day, my son and a bunch of his 13-year-old friends piled into the back seat of my car, ready for the last-day-of-school party at McDonald’s. “Jack got a laptop for getting straight A’s, and Laurie got a cellphone,” one boy said. “Oh, yeah, and Sarah got an iPod Nano, and she’s only in third grade,” said another. “And how about Brian? He got $ 10 for each A.”
I suddenly became concerned. These payoffs might get parents through grammar school, but what about high school and beyond? What would be left after the electric guitar, the cellphone, and the portable DVD player?
I saw the road ahead: As the homework load increased, my income would decrease. I saw my comfortable lifestyle vanish before my eyes-no more of those $ 5 bags of already-peeled organic carrots. No more organic anything!
I started to feel surprised and nervous. Would every goal attained by my two children fetch a reward? A high grade point average? A good class ranking? Would sports achievements be included in this reward system: soccer goals, touchdowns, runs-batted-in? What about orchestra? Would first chair pay more than second? I’d be penniless by eighth-grade graduation.
“We never paid anything for good grades,” said my neighbor across the street, whose son was recently accepted at MIT. “He just did it on his own. Maybe once in a while we went out for pizza, but that’s about it.”
Don’t you just hate that? We’re all running around looking for the MP3 player with the most updates, and she’s spending a few dollars on pizza. She gets motivation; we get negotiation.
1 6．The sentence “As the homework load increased, my income would decrease.” in the third paragraph probably means _____________.
A．taking care of the children would influence my work
B．I would spend more money on my children’s homework
C．reducing children’s homework load would cost me a lot
D．more rewards would be needed as the children grew up
17．We can tell from the passage that the author’s son was in ___________.
A．primary school
B．junior middle school
C．high school
D．university
18．It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.
A．if you pay the children for good grades, they would take it for granted
B．if you buy children pizza for good grades, they would work harder
C．children would not ask for rewards when they enter high school
D．children would not ask for rewards when they enter university
19．The example of the author’s neighbor shows that ____________.
A．pizza is the best way to motivate children
B．reward is not the only way to motivate children
C．the author’s neighbor was very poor
D．the author’s neighbor’s son didn’t like reward
20．What is the author’s attitude toward paying children reward for good grades?
A．Favorable
B．Ambiguous
C．Disagreeable
D．Unknowable
参考答案-------DBABC
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