湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (9)

　　阅读专练

　　1.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。

　　The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy?

　　Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm,

　　Mo's works turned to “sold out" status at China's major online book sellers．

　　One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: "Rushed to purchase, but to my shame, I have not read any of his novels．”

　　Although Mo was entitled one of the top China's literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation．

　　Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East China's Shandong Province, Mo's birthplace where he stayed with his family．

　　Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager． He joined the army and devoted himself to writing． Mo's novels were translated into several languages．

　　For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nation's cultural and scientific advances．

　　“I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics, and they also tell stones from a viewpoint of common human beings, which transcends（超越）differences of nations and races," Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists．

　　Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels．

　　Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature．

　　56．From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature was

　　A．a shock to online booksellersB．curiosity to the Swedish AcademyC．contrary to the belief of the Chinese mediaD．beyond the expectation of most Chinese people

　　57．The "one lucky buyer" mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _

　　A． had not yet read Mo Yan's novels

　　B． had written an online commentC． regretted not reading Mo Yan's Novels

　　D． failed to buy a copy of Mo Yan's novels

　　58．The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to

　　A． the Chinese writers

　　B．the Chinese writers' worksC． the Chinese lives

　　D．Mo Yan's novels

　　59．What can we infer from this passage?

　　A．Mo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future．B．Folk arts originated from Mo Yan's hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize．C．Nobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual．D．Mo Yan's success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel Prizes．

　　2.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。

　　When is the right time to get kids involved in teamwork and what does it mean to be part of a team? There are many great ways to introduce kids to team building. Use team building games and activities to get kids to understand the meaning of being in a team.     

　　Try to find some games that have kids work together on some kind of problem solving. Children naturally have a shorter attention span (一段时间) than adults so present it in a fun way. Create a reward system for teams that are able to work together in order to reach a common goal. When they solve the problem and receive a reward, it gives them initiative to keep working hard and cooperating with others. The best games are those that require direct communication between team members.     

　　Organize a game of 20 questions for the kids to play while building a team. Draw up a series of cards with different questions on each. Have each child select a card and then ask another the questions on it casually. It’s a great way for the kids to share and discover common interests. Kids need to be entertained and social when in a large group. This will lighten the mood greatly and help the quieter team members to come out of their shell.     

　　Have the kids sit in a circle or around a table and share their favorite things. Start with something like movies or books and move on to anything from toys to animals. Sharing interests creates discussion. When you share interests with someone, it is easier to relate to them. Kids finally want to be friends with most other kids. Encouraging them to get along socially is always positive. By sharing interests they can form valuable bonds that will serve them as both individuals and as a team.

　　67. The first paragraph serves as a(n) _____.

　　A. explanation

　　B. introduction

　　C. comment

　　D. background

　　68. The underlined word "initiative" in Paragraph 2 probably means "______".

　　A. being powerful

　　B. being patient

　　C. being active

　　D. being satisfying

　　69. Which of the following is NOT true about a game of 20 questions?

　　A. It can make kids discover common interests.

　　B. It helps the quiet kids to become active.

　　C. It can help the kids relax.

　　D. It requires kids to answer questions in turn.

　　70. It can be learned from the passage that ______.

　　A. adults are not as good at team activities as children

　　B. sharing interests can help kids form valuable friendship

　　C. the best team game is having the kids sit in a circle

　　D. a reward is the most important part in team activities

　　3.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。

　　Have you ever wondered what you will be when you grow up? Perhaps you have thought of becoming an engineer or an environmentalist. Here’s good news: you can combine all of these career goals by designing, building and operating a solar-powered house.

　　That is what students from 20 universities did as they competed in the U.S. Department of Energy 2009 Solar Decathlon (十项全能). Like a game show where teams compete against each other, the Solar Decathlon’s student teams competed against each other in ten separate events to see who could build the best solar-powered house. The team from Germany took the top honor.

　　The contest is held on the National Mall in Washington D.C., and is open to the public. In order to win, the Decathlon’s teams have to successfully host a dinner party, do the laundry, run the dishwasher, and maintain a comfortable temperature in their solar-powered houses. They also have to make their houses look attractive. Team Germany’s winning "Cube House" produced a surplus (剩余) of power, even during three days of rain. This is the fourth time the Solar Decathlon has been held. The houses keep getting better and better.

　　"The Department of Energy does research on solar and building technologies. In the 1990s, we were seeking expertise to help design houses that would integrate (合并) solar systems in a reliable way. I came up with the idea of having a competition to challenge students at architecture and engineering schools to design solar-powered houses from the ground up. I thought that having a competition would motivate these students to be creative. The new generation of our country should be innovative (创新的). They may come up with solutions that would help our country," said Richard J. King, the Decathlon’s Director.

　　63. The first paragraph serves as a(n) ________.

　　A. explanation

　　B. conclusion    

　　C. background

　　D. introduction

　　64. Which of the following should the Decathlon’s teams consider during the competition?

　　a. the appearance of the house

　　b. the power supply of the house

　　c. housework management

　　d. the design of solar-powered kitchenware

　　A. abd

　　B. abc

　　C. bcd

　　D. acd

　　65. Richard came up with the idea of having a competition mainly to ________.

　　A. raise funds to design solar-powered buildings

　　B. motivate students to be creative

　　C. integrate solar systems with buildings

　　D. develop new kinds of energy

　　66. What do we know about the Solar Decathlon from the text?

　　A. The participated teams are separated from the outside world during the competition.

　　B. The house designed by the German team will be adopted by the Department of Energy.

　　C. The competition had been held three times before 2009.

　　D. It includes students from twenty countries around the world.

　　4.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。

　　Now net fiction, also called computer fiction is popular in more than 80 countries.

　　To write computer fictions, the writers don't have to think about making any plot. Like reporters, they just go to a lot of places and collect materials：what most women want, their ideas about life and love, their happiness and sufferings and emotions. All these materials are fed into the computer to be processed and classified. Then the writers just pick some materials from every part and fill in some details and a story is made up.

　　The first computer fiction was edited by 13 editors and published in Canada in 1976.It was a great success and 45 million copies were sold. Seeing this new process as profittaking(赢利的) a big American publishing company bought over the majority of the 13 Canadian editors and soon a series of computer fictions were published in the United States.

　　All the computer fictions have very romantic titles. The heroine is always about 20,while the hero is a 30 to 40 bachelor(单身的),handsome, with money and power. The hero and the heroine have a happy reunion after all kinds of misunderstandings. Computer fictions are enjoyed by most women readers of the west. But people doubt if they have any literary value.

　　59. When writing computer fictions, the writers

　　A. think hard

　　B. collect materials from many places

　　C. express what they want to

　　D. describe women's sufferings and emotions

　　60. The first computer fiction was published about

　　years ago.

　　A.13

　　B.38

　　C.20

　　D.80

　　61. Computer fictions are all about

　　A. romantic stories of heroines and heroes

　　B. 20-year-old beautiful women

　　C. rich, strong and handsome young men

　　D. the happy lives of heroines and heroes

　　62. Computer fictions are popular for the following possible reasons except that

　　A. readers like them

　　B. they are easily sold

　　C. people are curious about the stories written by computers

　　D. people doubt if they have any literary value

　　5.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 car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong so you should take care of what you eat.

　　There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups. With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day.

　　It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired in these days and you can not think quickly.

　　Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.

　　56. Which of the following is a good eating-habit?

　　A. Going to school without any breakfast

　　B. Eating fish and chips for supper all the time..

　　C. Having at least one food from all four groups each meal.

　　D. Having different food from all four food groups.

　　57. In this passage the writer mainly tells us that _____.

　　A. every person needs food to grow well

　　B taking exercise can keep your body strong

　　C. the right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy

　　D. enough energy helps people think more quickly

　　58. The best title for this passage is _____.

　　A. The Four Food Group

　　B. A Healthy Diet

　　C. Your Body And Food

　　D. Food And Your Health

　　6.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。

　　You know eating fruit and vegetables is virtuous. But did you know it can also make you look good?

　　People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appeared more attractive, researchers found.

　　Scientists at St Andrews University found eating them subtly increased yellow and red pigments in the volunteers’ skin.

　　They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start, and after three and six weeks.

　　Increasing their intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day was found to make the person look healthier and an extra 3.3 portion could enhance their attractiveness, when their photographs were rated by others.

　　Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids（类胡萝卜素）, which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays, and can also prevent age-related diseases including heart disease and cancer.

　　But while it was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables such as carrots could turn skin orange, it was not known a small increase was perceptible 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 evident at three weeks.

　　Using light sensors, the researchers showed these red and yellow hues(色调，色相) were linked with the levels of carotenoids in their skin.

　　There are hundreds of carotenoids but those thought 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 spinach.

　　Skin colour is also affected by chemicals called polyphenols(多酚), found in apples, blueberries and cherries, which cause blood rush to the skin surface.

　　66. From Paragraph 4, we learn that pictures were taken ______.

　　A. three times using a special camera every three weeks

　　B. twice using a sensitive camera every six weeks

　　C. by 35 people when they ate fruit and vegetables

　　D. by 35 people while being monitored to compare the changes

　　67. The word “appealing” (Paragraph 7) can best be replaced by ______.

　　A. frightening

　　B. harmful

　　C. dangerous

　　D. attractive

　　68. The red and yellow colors were related to _______ in their skin.

　　A. the contents of intake

　　B. the levels of carrots

　　C. the time of eating fruit and vegetables

　　D. the amount of carotenoids

　　69. Among hundreds of carotenoids, which are most effective? ________

　　A. tomatoes and red peppers

　　B. squash, and spinach

　　C. lycopene and beta-carotene

　　D. heir red colour and beta-carotene

　　70. The purpose of the article is to _______.

　　A. tell people a new discovery

　　B. advise people to eat more fruit and vegetables

　　C. introduce a way to protect skin

　　D. list the functions of carotenoids to skin

　　试卷答案

　　1.DABD

　　2.BCDB

　　3.DBBC

　　4.BBAD

　　5.DCD

　　6.ADDCA