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河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载
(1)及答案阅读理解Mr.Peter Johnson,aged twenty-three,battled forhalf anhour toescape fromhis trappedcaryesterday whenit landedupside downin threefeet ofwater.Mr.Johnson tookthe onlyescaperoute——through the boot(行李箱).Mr.Johnson scar hadfinished upin aditch(沟渠)at RomneyMarsin,Kent afterskidding oniceand hittinga bank.^Fortunately,the waterbegan tocome inonly slowly,Mr.Johnson said.I couldnt forcethe doorsbecause theywere jammedagainst thewalls of the ditchand darednotopen thewindows becauseI knewwater wouldcome floodingin.”Mr.Johnson,a sweetsalesman ofSitting Home,Kent,first triedto attractthe attentionof othermotoristsby soundingthe horn(喇叭)and hammeringon theroof andboot.Then hebegan hisstruggleto escape.Later he said,“It wasreally ahalf pennythat savedmy life.It wasthe onlycoin I had inmypocket andI usedit to unscrew(扭下)the back seat to get into the boot.I hammereddesperatelywith ahammer tryingto makesomeone hear,but nohelp came.”It tookten minutes tounscrewthe.seat,and afurther fiveminutestoclear thesweet samplesfrom theboot.Then Mr.Johnson foundawrench(扳钳)and beganto workon theboot lock.Fifteen minutespassed by.It wasthe onlychanceI had.Finally itgave,but assoon as I movedthebootlid,the waterand mudpoured in.I forcedthe liddown into the mudand scrambled(爬行)clear asthe carfilled up.”His handsand armscut andbruised(擦伤),Mr.Johnson gotto BeckettFarm nearby,where hewaslooked afterby thefarmer swife,Mrs.Lucy Bates.Huddled in a blanket,he said,“That thirtyminutesseemed likehours.Only thetips of the carwheels werevisible,police saidlast night.The vehiclehad sunkinto twofeet ofmud at the bottomof the ditch.6What isthe besttitle forthis newspaperarticleA.The Storyof Mr.Johnson,A SweetSalesman B.Car BootCan ServeAs TheBest EscapeRouteC.Driver EscapesThrough CarBoot D.The DriverSurvived ATerrible CarAccident
7.Which of the followingobjects isthe mostimportant toMr.JohnsonA.The hammer.B.The coin.C.The screw.D.The horn.
8.Which statementis trueaccording tothe passageA.Mr.Johnson scar stoodon itsboot asit felldown.B.Mr.Johnson couldnot escapefrom thedoor becauseit wasfull ofsweet jam.C.Mr.Johnson scar accidentwas partlydue tothe slipperyroad.D.Mr.Johnson struggledin thepouring mudas heunscrewed thebackseat.
9.“Finally itgave”(Paragraph5)means that.A.Luckily thedoor wastorn awayin theend B.At lastthe wrenchwent brokenC.The lockcame openafter allhis effortsD.The chancewas lostat the lastminute
10.It maybe inferredfrom the passage that.A.theditchwas alonga quietcountry roadB.the accidenthappened on a clearwarm dayC.the policehelped Mr.Johnson get out of the ditchD.Mr.Johnson hada tenderwife andwas wellattended【参考答案】6—
10、CBCCA阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑【2014唐山一中调研考试
(二)】AJ wasparked in front of the mallwiping offmy car.Ihadjust comefrom thecar washand wasrwaitingfor mywife togetoutof work.Coming myway fromacross theparking lotwas whatsociety wouldconsider abum.From thelooksof him,he hadno car,no home,no cleanclothes,and nomoney.There aretimes whenyou feelgenerousbut thereare othertimes thatyou just don,t wantto be bothered.This wasone ofthose“dontwant to bebotheredtimes”.“I hopehe doesn,t askme forany money,“I thought.He didn,t.He cameand saton theedge of the pavementinfrontofthe bus stopbut hedidn,tlook likehe couldhave enoughmoney toeven ridethebus.After a few minuteshe spoke.“Thats avery prettycar,“he said.He was in ragsbut hehad anair ofdignity aroundhim.His badly-grown blondbeard keptmore thanhisface warm.I said,“thanks,and continuedwiping offmy car.He sat there quietlyasIworked.The expectedplea(乞求)for moneynever came.As thesilence betweenus widened,something insidesaid,“askhim ifhe needsany help.I wassure that he wouldsay“yes”but Iheld truetotheinner voice.“Do youneed anyhelp”I asked.He answeredin threesimple words that Ishall neverforget.We oftenlook forwisdom ingreat menandwomen.We expectit fromthose ofhigher learningand achievements.I expectednothing butanoutstretched dirtyhand.He spokethe threewordsthatshook me.“Dont weall”he said.
56.Why didthe writerparked his car beforethe mallA.Because hewanted topick uphis wife.B.Because hewanted toshow offhis car.C.Because hewanted towipe offhiscar.D.Because hewanted todo someshopping.A.dustman B.driver C.beggar D.robber
57.Which has the closest meaning tothe underlined word〃bum〃in Paragraph
258.Which isthe besttitle forthis textA.A goodhusband B.Didn,theneed helpC.Don,t weall D.One shouldbe generous【参考答案】56-58ACC【2014唐山一中调研考试
(二)】BThe parentsof atroubled teenmay feelunsure asto whomto turnto inorder tofind helpfor theirchild.They mayfeel asif theyhave exhaustedall of their options,and sometimesthey areon thevergeof givingup.But thereis hope.Schools for troubled teensoffer discipline and insome cases,drug treatmentprograms thatcan provideimportant lifeskills,and more importantly,a freshstart”The following is alist ofthe mosteffective typesof schools for troubled teens.Not everyfacilityis amatch forevery child,but byknowing thedifferences betweenthem,parents can make abettereducated decisionabout whereto sendtheir teenager.Boarding SchoolsWhena childis unableto dealwith therelative freedomof astandard schoolday,boarding schoolsmightbe a good choice.At boardingschools,the childlives ina dormsetting,where almosteveryminute ofthe dayis scheduledby schooladministrators.Treatment CentersWhena teenagerhas anaddiction todrugs oralcohol,a residentialcenter thatspecializes inyoungpeople is an outstandingway to help thembreak thecycle ofaddiction.Treatment centersfeatureindividual andgroup counselingto helpidentify theroot causesofthedrug problemand helpdevelopthe lifeskills neededto stayclean when the programis over.Wilderness ProgramsDesignedtohelpimprove thedisciplineandself-reliance ofthe child,wilderness programssendkids backto nature.By placingthem ina foreignand sometimesuncomfortable setting,wildernessprograms hopeto improvechildren sbehavior.Programs generallyinclude hikes,exercise programsandteam buildingexercises.Boot CampsBootcamps arethe mostextreme styleof schoolfortroubled teens.These facilitiesare modeledafteractual militaryboot camps,where theindividual mustget intoshape,work aspart ofa team,and followa long,hard setof rulesand regulations.However,boot campsmight notbe thebestchoice fora teenwith adrug addiction.
59.Who wouldbe theintended readersofthe passageA.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.D.Experts.
60.As theauthor suggests,schools fortroubledteens.A.can beagoodchoice forsome desperateparentsB.can completelyhelp andchange troubledteensC.are becomingpopular withteens introubleD.care moreabout disciplinethan lifeskills
61.According tothepassage,boarding sCrhoolsA.provide childrenwith morefreedomB.have theirstudents timemanaged carefullyC.pay muchattention toteam buildingexercisesD.canmakechildren feelsafer
62.What sthe purposeof thispassageA.To introduceschoolsfortroubledteens.B.To showsome problemsof troubledteens.C.To teachparents howto educatetheir children.D.To remindparents tocare fortheir children.【参考答案】59-62BABANearly allof todays Native Americans in North,Central andSouth Americacan trace theirancestry tojust six women whosedescendants(后裔)immigrated around20,000years ago,a DNAstudysuggests.The findingdoes notmean that only thesesix women gave rise to migrantswho crossedintoNorth America from Asiain theearliest populationofthecontinent.Rather,it suggeststhat onlysixleft a particular DNA legacy thatpersists totoday inabout95%of NativeAmericans,said studyco-author UgoPerego inUtah.“The womendid notnecessarily arrivetogether,nor evenall liveat thesame time,“hesaid.Results indicatethe women arrived sometimebetween18,000and21,000years ago.The workwas publishedthis weekby thejournal PLoSOne.Perego isfrom theSorenson MolecularGenealogyFoundation inSalt Lake City andthe University of Paviain Italy.The workconfirms thepreviousindications ofjust sixmaternal(母系的)lineages,as wellas adate ofaround20,000years agowhenthefirst people inNorth America arrivedafter crossinga landbridge fromAsia,Perego said.The researchersstudied mitochondrial(线粒体)DNA,which is passed onlyfrom mothertodaughter.They createda“family tree”that tracesthe differentDNA lineagesfound intoday,s NativeAmericans.By notingmutations(突变)in each branch andapplying aformula forhow oftensuchmutations arise,they calculatedhow oldeach branchwas.That indicatedwhen eachbranch aroseina singlewoman.The six“founding mothersnobviously didnot livein Asiabecause theDNA signaturestheyleft behindare notfound there,Perego said.So theyprobably livedin Beringia,the now-submergedland bridgethat stretchedto NorthAmerica,hesaid.
6.What isthepassagemainly aboutA.A studyindicates thatwomenarrivedin Americaaround20,000years ago.B.A studyindicates six womengaverisetomigrants ofAmerica.C.A DNA study tellsabout peoplewho crossedinto NorthAmericafromAsia.D.A studyindicates NativeAmericans cantracetheirancestry tojust sixwomen.
7.Whichof the followingisTRUE aboutthe researchA.It showsthat DNAispassed from parentsto daughters.B.It concludesthat the sixwomenarrived individuallybut livedat thesame time.C.It isa jointone conductedby SaltLakeCityand anItalian university.D.It showsthatonlysixwomenin95%of presentNativeAmericans have gotaparticularDNAlegacy.
8.Which ofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“lineages”A.Classes.B.Varieties.C.Families.D.Findings.
9.What didnt UgoPerego andhis teamdoA.They useda“family tree”to analyzethe findings.B.They focusedon lifestyles ofthe originalwomen.C.They clarifiedgenetic changesin thefamily tree.D.They studiedhow longeachbranchhad developed.
10.What canwe inferfrom thefindingA.The sixmothers probablylived on the presentislands inNorthAmerica.B.Most NativeAmericanshavegot theDNAlegacypassedfrom thesixwomen.C.Beringian DNAwas foundin thewomen whooriginally immigratedto NorthAmerica.D.The researchwas notaccepted bythe previousscientists becauseof itscontradiction.【参考答案】6—
10、D C C BBEveryone knowsabout straight-A students.We seethem frequentlyin TVsituation comediesandin movieslike Revenge(报复)oftheNerds.They gethigh grades,all right,but onlyby becomingdulllaborers,their nosesalways stuckinabook.They arenot goodat socialcommunication andlookclumsy whiledoing sports.How,then,do weaccount forDomenica Romanor PaulMelendresRoman isonthetennis teamat FairmontSenior High School.She alsosings inthe choralgroup,serves onthe studentcouncil andisamember ofthe mathematicssociety.For twoyears shehasmaintained Asinevery subject.Melendres,a freshmanat the UniversityofNew Mexico,wasstudent-body presidentat ValleyHighSchoolin Albuquerque.He playedsoccer andbasketball well,exhibited atthe sciencefair,and meanwhileworked asa reporteronalocal televisionstation.Being aspeech giveratthegraduation ceremony,he achievedstraight Asin hisregular classes,plus bonuspoints forAsin twocollege-level courses.How dosuper-achievers likeRoman andMelendres doit Brainsaren tthe onlyanswer.Topgrades dont alwaysgo tothe brighteststudents,“declares HerbertWalberg,a professorofeducation attheUniversityof Illinoisat Chicago,who hasconducted majorstudies onsuper-achieving students.Knowing howto makethe mostof yourinnate(天生的)abilities countsformore.Much more.In fact,Walberg says,students withhigh IQsometimes dontdoas wellas classmateswithlower IQ.For them,learning comestoo easilyand theynever findout howtogetdown.Hard workisn tthe wholestory,either.It snot howlong yousit.there withthe booksopen,“said oneofthemany-A studentswe interviewed.It swhat youdo whileyou resitting.Indeed,some ofthese studentsactually putin fewerhours ofhomework timethan theirlower-scoringclassmates.The kidsatthetop ofthe classget thereby masteringafewbasic techniquesthat otherscanreadily learn.
11.The underlinedword“nerds“can probablybe.A.dull bookwormslacking sportsand socialskillsB.successful top students popularwith theirpeersC.students withcertain learningdifficultiesD.born leaderscrazy aboutsocial activities
12.What canwe concludefrom thefirst paragraphA.Most TVprograms andfilms areabout straight-A students.B.People haveunfavorable impressionon straight-A students.C.Everyone knowsabout straight-A studentsfrom TVor films.D.Straight-A studentsare welladmired bypeopleinthe society.
13.Some studentsbecome super-achievers mainlybecause.A.they areborn clevererthan othersB.they worklonger hoursat,「studyC.they makefull useoftheirabilitiesD.they knowthe shortcutto success
14.What willbe talkedabout afterthelastparagraphA.The interviewswith morestudents.B.The roleIQ playsin learningwell.C.The techniquestobebetter learners.D.The achievementstopstudentsmake.
15.What canwe inferfromthepassageA.IQ ismoreimportantthan hardwork instudy.B.The brighteststudents cannever getlow grades.C.Top studentscertainly achieveall-around developments.D.Students withaverage IQcan becomesuper-achievers.【参考答案】11—
15、A BCCD。