2015届浙江省富阳市高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（10）

　　浙江省富阳市2015高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（10）及答案

　　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。

　　广东省深圳市A

　　Once there was a man who lied to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.

　　So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.

　　Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived - a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.

　　He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.

　　Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?”

　　The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry: “If I could just come down, I would show you!”

　　That’s what everybody wanted - that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge.（复仇）

　　He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.

　　However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really sed him because he induced（引诱）him to try his best and save himself.

　　“I should be thankful and not angry.”

　　文章大意：本文是一篇故事，讲述了一名智者采用激将的办法成功的解救了一名爬到树顶摘最甜的芒果而悬在空中下不来的男子。26．From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one

　　.

　　A．on the very top of the a tree

　　B．hidden in the middle of a tree

　　C．on the tree for the longest time

　　D．exposed to sunlight less often【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句...get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree在树顶的最甜，故选A。

　　27．What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?

　　A．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.

　　B．He was climbing down quickly but carefully.

　　C．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.

　　D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree可知选C。

　　28．How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?

　　A．He was nervous.

　　B．He kept silent.

　　C．He felt surprised.

　　D．He was angry.【答案】【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第五段倒数第一、二句Then he took another stone and threw it at the man.The man was very angry...可知选D。

　　29．What do you think motivated the man to climb down?

　　A．Courage. B．Revenge. C．Carefulness. D．Assistance.【答案】【解析】细节理解题。根据Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge.（复仇）报复心理激励着他爬下来。30．What does the story imply?

　　A．Anger saves one’s life. B．Wisdom does count.

　　C．Skill and strength count. D．Anger is the biggest enemy.【答案】【解析】题。根据通读文章并理解可知本文讲述了一名智者采用激将的办法成功的解救了那个男人，说明智慧很重要。

　　高三期末考试

　　Dear Kind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-College,

　　Here I am! I traveled yesterday for four hours in a train. It’s a funny feeling, isn’t it? I never rode in one before.

　　College is the biggest, most puzzling place — I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will write you a description later when I’m feeling less confused; also I will tell you about my lessons. Classes don’t begin until Monday morning, and this is Saturday night. But I wanted to write a letter first just to get acquainted.

　　It seems strange to be writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems strange for me to be writing letters at all — I've never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if these are not a model kind.

　　Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave all the rest of my life, and especially how to behave towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be very respectful.

　　But how can one be very respectful to a person who wishes to be called John Smith? Why couldn’t you have picked out a name with a little personality? I might as well write letters to Dear Flagpole or Dear Clothes-line.

　　I have been thinking about you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it’s a very comfortable feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon. There are just three things that I know: I, You are tall. Ⅱ. You are rich. Ⅲ. You hate girls.

　　I suppose I might call you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather rude to me. Or Dear Mr. Rich-Man, but that's rude to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Besides, being rich is such a very external quality. Maybe you won’t stay rich all your life; lots of very clever men get broke in Wall Street. But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I've decided to call you Dear Daddy-Long-Legs. I hope you won’t mind. It’s just a private pet name we won’t tell Mrs. Lippett.

　　The ten o’clock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided into sections by bells. We eat and sleep and study by bells. It's very lifeful. There it goes! Lights out. Good night.

　　Observe how precisely I obey rules — due to my training in the John Grier Home.

　　Yours most respectfully,

　　Jerusha Abbott

　　To Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs Smith

　　本文是一个受赞助上大学的女孩子给自己的赞助者写的一封信。告诉对方自己刚到学校，但对学校还不熟悉。写信人的主旨是想表达自己对赞助人的感谢，但由于根本不知道对方到底是个什么样的人，在信里作者做了几个猜测，最后决定称呼对方Daddy-Long-Legs Smith，以此拉近彼此的距离。并表达了自己对现在有规律的生活感觉很好。

　　36. Jerusha felt “confused” because __________.

　　A. she had never written to the trustee before

　　B. she was not familiar with the college yet

　　C. she could never find the way to her home

　　D. she had never traveled on a train before

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】细节理解题。作者在第二段第二句说到等她less confused的时候，就会写一个详细的description，结合上一句的主题，这里的description是指对大学的描述。问中还提到作者一出门就迷路，可见，是因为初到学校，对学校不熟悉，使作者感到confused，因此本题选B。

　　37. Jerusha thought that she couldn’t be very respectful to “John Smith” because __________.

　　A. he was a total stranger to her

　　B. she was sure it was a false identity

　　C. the name was too common

　　D. nobody would like to be called that time

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】细节理解题。第五段第二句中的pick out 表明Jerushar认为John Smith这个名字是收信人自己随便挑的，也就是说，她认为这个名字是假的，因此本题应选B。第五段中，关键词是pick out。

　　38. According to Jerusha, being rich may be __________.

　　A. tentative

　　B. unimaginable C. traditional

　　D. rude

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。A.实验性的，暂停的，踌躇的；B.不可思议的，难以想象的；C.传统的，惯例的；D.粗鲁的，狂暴的。Jerusha讲了即使在华尔街的很多聪明人都会遇到破产（get broke）,所以在她看来，富有不一定会是一辈子的事情，可能会遇到变故而变得不富有，因此本题选A。其它三个选项都不是Jerusha的想法。

　　39. The fact that her day is “divided into sections by bells” makes Jerusha feel __________.

　　A. busy

　　B. restricted by rules C. pressed for time D. full of energy

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】细节理解题。倒数第二段中的“It's very lifeful.”表明Jerusha认为听着铃声来安排生活使她觉得“充满活力”，由此可见，本题选D。

　　40. Jerusha decided to call the trustee Dear Daddy-Long-legs __________.

　　A. in order to show her respect for him

　　B. because it was one of his inner quality

　　C. in order to make them feel closer to each other

　　D. because she had always wanted a father

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】细节理解题。倒数第三段中的“It’s just a private pet name”表明Jerusha认为Dear Daddy-Long-legs这个名字表示一种“爱”，“爱称”只有关系亲密的人之间使用，由此可见，Jerusha使用这个称呼是为了拉近距离，因此，本题选C。

　　A

　　Born in a fishing village in Japan, Fujiyama, 25, recalls a childhood dominated by health concerns. Doctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and “they didn’t think I had a lot longer to live”. But during a later visit to the doctor, his family learned the hole had closed. “Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid,” Fujiyama says. “And I had a second chance.”

　　During his second year at the University of Mary Washington, he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he saw梑arefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets. Fujiyama realized he could help give otfher children their own second chance.

　　Today, his organization, Students Helping Honduras, brings education and community projects to children and families in need.

　　He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs. “When I had my very first meeting, only two people showed up,” he says. “I knew I had to keep fighting.” He persuaded his younger sister, Cosmo, to join the cause. “She’s dynamite,.” He says. “When she talks in front of a crowd, she can move mountains. Knowing that she was behind it, I knew I could do anything.” Since 2006, the siblings’ organization has grown to 25 campuses and raised more than $750,000 to fund projects, including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college.

　　Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization. They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help building houses. While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras working alongside volunteers, he spends a large portion of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds. Cosmo Fujiyama, 23, lives in Honduras full time to coordinate（协调）the group’s building efforts on the ground.

　　Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to build a new village. Many of the families lost their belongings in Hurricane Mitch in 1998. A lot of them didn’t have access to clean water or health care, and they didn’t have a school. Fujiyama’s group helped build 44 homes in the village named “Sunshine Village”. The organization is also raising funds to build a water tower, an eco-friendly sanitation system and a library.

　　1. At the beginning of his organization, ________.

　　A. Fujiyama was supported by many friends

　　B. things didn’t go on smoothly

　　C. Fujiyama had little idea of Honduras

　　D. many famous people joined in

　　2. We can infer that Fujiyama is a _______ man.

　　A. diligent

　　B. mean

　　C. sympathetic

　　D. cheerful

　　3. The underlined word “siblings’ ” can be replaced by __________.

　　A. brothers’

　　B. brother and sister’s

　　C. friends’

　　D. couple’s

　　4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Help the people in need

　　B. Students lend a hand in America

　　C. Fujiyama helps build “Sunshine Village”

　　D. Fujiyama gives poor people in Honduras a second chance

　　【参考答案】1—4、BCBD

　　阅读理解-------B

　　A new report says only about half of all students in the main school systems of America’s largest cities finish high school. The report notes higher rates of graduation — over 70% —in areas surrounding the cities. Researchers studied high school graduation rates from the 2003, 2004 school year. They also identified the nation’s fifty largest cities. The largest, New York City, had a population of more than eight million. The smallest city was Wichita, Kansas. It had about three hundred and sixty thousand people.

　　Researchers used a system of measurement called the cumulative promotion index to find graduation rates. School officials in many of the cities studied said the resulting numbers were too low. That is because different areas use different methods to find graduation rates. Critics say many methods do not give a true picture of the number of students who leave high school before finishing.

　　Other studies have put the national graduation rate at about 70%. But experts agree that too many students are not completing high school. They estimate the number at more than one million each year. The report was prepared for America’s Promise Alliance. The private group aims to help children receive services they need to succeed.

　　General Colin Powell was chairman of America’s Promise Alliance when it was formed in 1997. He attended the press conference Tuesday where the report was released. He said studies have shown that the US must do more to educate the leaders and work force of the future.

　　Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings also spoke. She said the government will propose that states use the same methods when reporting graduation rates. Alliance officials also announced the start of a nationwide campaign to improve graduation rates. It is to include a series of meetings to be held in every state over the next two years. The meetings will bring together elected leaders, business owners, students, parents and education officials. They will develop plans to increase the number of Americans who finish high school.

　　5. The author wants to tell us ___________.

　　A. too many Americans do not finish high school

　　B. different methods to find graduation rates

　　C. services American children need to receive

　　D. the increase of the number of Americans who finish their high school

　　6. From Paragraph 1 we can infer that __________.

　　A. there are 8,360,000 people in the US’ fifty largest cities

　　B. Wichita in Kansas is the smallest city in the US

　　C. 50% of the people in the US don’t finish their high school education

　　D. high school graduation rates in or near the biggest cities are higher

　　7. The underlined word “picture” probably can be replaced by “_______”.

　　A. situation

　　B. scene

　　C. image

　　D. mood

　　8. From the last paragraph, we can draw a conclusion that _______-.

　　A. secretary of Education Margaret Spellings didn’t believe that number from the report

　　B. the government will stop using the cumulative promotion index to find graduation rates

　　C. secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the start of a nationwide campaign to improve graduation rates

　　D. the low graduation rates should be paid attention to by the government and the society

　　【参考答案】5—8、ADAD