高考英语二轮复习之全国各地模拟试题目精选阅读理解4

高考英语二轮复习之全国各地模拟试题目精选阅读理解4

‎2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题（4）及答案 ‎【2014高考英语马鞍山市质量检测】‎ 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。‎ Xinhua News Agency－The International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE) 2013, organized by the Chinese Society of Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy, opened in Wuhan, on Oct 24. More than 300 energy experts, scholars and businessmen from countries and areas including the United States, Japan, the EU, Australia, South Africa, Thailand, Nigeria, Arab and China are attending the three-day academic conference on the world’s energy problems.‎ Professor Zheng Chuguang, from the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, gave a speech on the development of oxygen fuel technology in China, and said that settling the problem of cost ranks highest.‎ George Saxon, vice-president of Conco Systems Inc, US, presented a report on the topic of Energy Engineer to Shape the Future. He said that the company’s research and innovation (创新) are of great significance for the future and already contribute to reducing costs and improving efficiency (效率).‎ Professor Didier Mayer from the Ecole des Mines de Paris, France, spoke about “Wind Energy R&D Line Based on the Global Renewable Energy Status”, and Professor Yasuo Koizumi of Shinshu University in Japan and Li Chun-Zhu of Curtin University of Technology in Australia also gave speeches at the conference.‎ The academic meetings are expected to cover topics from various fields. In addition, the participants will discuss the most advanced academic research around the world, the latest progress and development trends in the various fields. The conference has attracted 232 academic papers, with 176 papers from China, and 56 from abroad.‎ ‎64. Who probably attended the meeting?‎ ‎ A. Students from high schools. B. Scholars from Canada.‎ C. Officials from governments. D. Experts from companies. ‎ ‎65. According to Professor Zheng, what matters most about energy problems?‎ A. Reducing cost. B. Using wind energy.‎ C. Saving energy. D. Developing new fuels. ‎ ‎66. Which of the following statements is true? ‎ A. 300 participants are attending the two-day academic conference.‎ B. George Saxon supports the company’s research and innovation.‎ C. Didier Mayer gave a speech on oxygen fuel technology in China.‎ D. The conference has attracted 232 academic papers from abroad.‎ ‎67. What is the purpose of the passage?‎ A. To discuss the world energy problems.‎ B. To introduce to readers some energy experts.‎ C. To introduce an international energy conference. ‎ D. To show the world’s great concern about environment.‎ ‎【参考答案】64—67 DABC ‎ 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。‎ ‎ A few months ago as I wandered through my parents’ house, the same house I grew up in, I had a sudden, scary realization. When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later.‎ ‎ It seemed ridiculous. On a practical level, there’s no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon. More importantly, I wouldn’t want to. I’m not sure where I’ll be living in two years, or what kind of job I’ll have. And I don’t think I’ll be ready to settle down and stay in one place.‎ ‎ So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. When our parents were our age, they’d gotten their education, chosen a career, and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives.‎ ‎ My friends and I – “Generation Y” – still aren’t sure what we want to do with our lives. Whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure we’re happy doing it. We’d rather take risks first, try out different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place. We’d rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account.‎ ‎ This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. Some of these complaints have a point. As children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cell phones, the Internet, instant messaging, and video games.‎ ‎ Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesn’t apply to my generation.‎ ‎ Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents’ generation did. ‎ By Ariel Lewiton ‎31. When the author walked through her parents’ house, she _______. ‎ ‎ A. was frightened that she had no idea what she wanted from life ‎ B. realized she should buy a house.‎ ‎ C. started to think about her own life ‎ ‎ D. wondered why her parents had settled down early ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】推理题。根据第一段2,3,4行When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later说明我在思考自己的人生之路，故C正确。‎ ‎32. What is the main “generation gap” between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?‎ ‎ A. Their attitude toward high technology.‎ ‎ B. Their attitude towards responsibility.‎ ‎ C. Their ways of making their way to the top.‎ ‎ D. Their ways of gaining experience.‎ ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段第一行This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”说明态度是我们这一代和父母那一代最大的差别，故B正确。‎ ‎33. Which of the following might the author agree with?‎ ‎ A. It’s ridiculous to call her generation “arrogant”.‎ ‎ B. It’s better to take adult responsibility earlier.‎ ‎ C. It involves too much effort to rise vertically.‎ ‎ D. It’s all right to try more before settling down.‎ ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段内容Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood.说明要花更多的时间才能让我们意识到责任的重要性。根据文章第四段We’d rather take risks first, try out different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place说明我们要尝试很多不同的事物，以后在定居下来，故A的做法可能适合我们这一代。故D正确。 ‎ ‎34. What can we conclude from the article?‎ ‎ A. The author wrote this article so that others would be able to understand her generation better.‎ ‎ B. Growing up in a hi-tech world makes “Generation Y” feel insecure about relationships.‎ ‎ C. “Generation Y” people don’t want to grow up and love to be taken care of by their parents.‎ ‎ D. The author is envious of her parents enjoying a big house at her age.‎ ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】主旨大意题。作者写本文就是为了向读者介绍他们这一代人的思想，让别人更好的理解他们，接受他们，故A正确。‎ ‎35. What is the main theme of the article?‎ ‎ A. The sudden realization of growing up.‎ ‎ B. Criticisms of the young generation.‎ ‎ C. A comparison between lifestyles of generations.‎ ‎ D. The factors that have changed the young generation.‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】主旨大意题。本文是利用我和我的父母这两代人之间在价值观和生活态度上的差异的比较来向读者介绍我们这一代人的思想和其它情况。故C正确。‎ ‎【2014高考英语马鞍山市质量检测】‎ 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。‎ ‎“iPhone 5”, the tallest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone We don’t want to change your phone, we want to make you say, “Wow, that is a bigger change than I expected”. “iPhone 5” is a result of that desire to surprise.‎ It’s been completely redesigned. For the first time ever, we’ve increased the size of display (显示) by making the screen taller but not wider.‎ You can see more of your content without the need to scroll. We are making scrolling the thing of the past. It is more comfortable to use and reduces tiredness from scrolling when you read long documents.‎ Even with the larger display, it is the thinnest iPhone we ever built. To achieve ‎ the design this tall, we have to look at it and completely redesign the architecture inside. It’s 18% thinner and 79.5% taller than the previous iPhone. It makes everything you do on “iPhone5” easier. No more hidden menus, no confusing gestures. Everything is right at your fingertips.‎ The panorama feature (全景拍照) is simply awesome. The ultra HD (超高清) widescreen display lets you get your entire shot in a single snap (快门). You can also use its creative design for picture stabilization.‎ With an iPhone this tall, reception of signals has never been better. And of course, all your favorite applications are still available. In fact you will find your old favorites also benefit from the new experiencing handsome ultra HD widescreen. We found while many previous iPhone owners were using Facetime, they only used it for the faces. That’s why we are introducing Bodytime. With its ultra HD widescreen display, Bodytime lets you see a person’s entire body.‎ It took all of our learning and all of our thinking to realize something so simple, so clear, and yet so tall. ‎ And I wish your pocket were tall enough to hold such a perfect invention!‎ ‎68. How is the screen of “iPhone 5” different from the previous ones?‎ A. Wider. B. Taller. C. Easier. D. Thinner.‎ ‎69. What does the underlined word “scroll” probably mean?‎ A. Update the webpage. B. Download new documents.‎ C. Refresh the content. D. Move the content upward. ‎ ‎70. What can we infer about “iPhone 5” from the passage?‎ A. It is really necessary for you to hide menus.‎ B. The reception of signals is bad due to its length.‎ C. Bodytime is popular with previous iPhone owners.‎ D. New applications of “iPhone 5” are unbelievable.‎ ‎71. “iPhone 5” is introduced in a(n) ________ way in this passage.‎ A. humorous B. objective C. scientific D. serious ‎【参考答案】68—71 BDDA ‎ 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。‎ Believe it or not, optical illusion(视错觉) can cut highway crashes.‎ Japan‎ is a case in point. It has reduced car crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.‎ Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C.‎ is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.‎ Too great speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all serious traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related risks are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges. Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars(水平杆)painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.‎ Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.‎ ‎36. The passage mainly discusses ________.‎ A. a new type of optical illusion ‎ B. a new pattern for painting highways C. a new way of training drivers D. a new way of highway speed control ‎【答案】D ‎ ‎【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文，我们可以知道，在高速公路上画各种线是为了让司机觉得车速过快，从而达到控制车速的目的。‎ ‎37. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that ________.‎ A. they should avoid speed-related danger B. they should slow down their speed ‎ C. they are driving in the wrong side D. they are coming near to the speed limit ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】细节理解题，由“But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.”可知B项正确。‎ ‎38. Compared with straight, horizontal bars, what is the advantage of chevrons? ‎ A. They will have a longer effect on drivers B. They can cut road accidents in half ‎ C. They will look more attractive D. They can keep drivers awake ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】推断题。由最后两段对比可知，人字形线比直线，平等线对控制车速有更长久的影响。‎ ‎39. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to ________.‎ A. repeat the Japanese road patterns B. change the road signs across the country ‎ C. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons D. try out the Japanese method in certain areas ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据“paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country”可知他们在精心挑选的几条路上试验日本的模式。‎ ‎40. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?‎ A. They are suitable only on broad roads. ‎ B. They are falling out of use in the United States.‎ C. They are ignored in a long period of time.‎ D. They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】推理题。根据“However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.”可知答案选C。‎