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高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习14

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（14）及答案

阅读理解

Haveyoueverlistenedtoyoungchildrentalkingintheplayground?

Theyarealwaysboasting.Theysaythingslike,“MyDad’scarisbiggerthanyourDad’s,”and“MyMomissmarterthanyours.”Theyparticularlyliketoboastabouttheirfamilies.

Therewerethreelittleboys,Harry,TedandGavin,whowerealwaysboasting.Gavinwastheworst.Everythingabouthisfamilywasalwaysthebestorthebiggestorthemostexpensive.

Whatevertheotherssaid,hecouldalwaysgoonbetter.Onedaywhentheywerewalkingtoschool,Harrysaid,“Myfatherhadabathtwiceaweek,”Tedspokenext.“That’snothing,”hesaid.“Havingabathtwiceaweekisdirty.Myfatherhasabatheveryday,sometimestwiceaday.”TedlookedatGavin.Nowitwashisturn.Butwhatcouldhesay?

“Thistime,”Tedthought,“I’mgoingtowin.”Gavindidn’tknowwhattosay.Hecouldn’tsaythathisfatherhadabaththreetimesaday.Thatwassilly.Hewalkedoninsilence.TedsmiledatHarry,andHarrysmiledback.TheyweresurethatforoncetheyhadbeatenGavin.Theyreachedtheschoolgates.StillGavinsaidnothing.“We’vewon,”TedsaidtoHarry,buthespoketoosoon.Onthewayhome,Gavinsaid,“MyDadissocleanthathedoesn’thavetobatheatall.”

53.Accordingtothepassage,themeaningoftheword“boast”is__________.

A.tosinganicesongB.totalkbig

C.togoonbetterD.tohaveabaththreetimesaday

54.WhatdidHarryboastabout?

A.Thenumberoftimeshisfatherhadabatheveryweek.

B.Thesizeofthebathroominhishome.

C.Hisfather’scar.D.Hismother’sfamily.

55.WhydidTedthinkthatHarry’sfatherwasdirty?

A.Hehadabatheveryday.B.Hehadabathonlytwiceaweek.

C.Ted’sfatheroftenhadabathtwiceaday.D.Heneverhadabath.

56.Whatdoes“hespoketoosoon”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Hespokequickly.B.Heshouldhavespokenearlier.

C.Hewaswrong.D.Hecouldn’tbeunderstood.

参考答案53-56DACC

阅读理解

Fromnowon,neverspendyourprecioustimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Instead,realizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.

Theseeds,andthepowertogrowthem,arecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreated：

thehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.Youcanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoice.

Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem.Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourself,andthusoveryourlife.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypower,orresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyaretheperennial（长期的）victimsandmartyrs.Theyareleavestossed（摇摆）bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.

Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlife.Failuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchance.Successfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.

Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecause,wecancontroltheeffect.Weareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelieve.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidence.

Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeople,youaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrary,theoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfinding,planting,andnurturingtheseedsthatcontainfuturevictory,bornfromsetbacks.

Inshort,inallareasofyourlife,whethertheybefinancial,physical,emotional,orspiritual,youareresponsible.Onceyourecognizethis,acceptit,andfirmlybelieveit,youareontheroadtosuccess.

57.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey______________.

A.arereadytochangetheirminds

B.areeasilyaffectedbywindyweather

C.don’thavethepowertofacetheirfate

D.can’texercisecontroloverthemselves

58.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph5that.

A.whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourattitudes

B.developingconfidenceisthekeytofuturesuccess

C.thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofcreativemind

D.settingourexpectationsisessentialbeforetakingaction

59.Thelastparagraphservesas.

A.theproofoftheauthor’spoints

B.theconclusionoftheargument

C.anintroductiontoanothertopic

D.acomparisonbetweentwoviews

60.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Successisachoice.B.Thesecretsofsuccess.

C.Developourconfidence.D.Howtoachievesuccess.

参考答案57-60ADBD

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Theoldestandmostcommonsource（来源）ofrenewableenergyknowntoman,biomassisoneofthemostimportantformsofenergyproductionintheUnitedStatesandelsewhere.Sincesuchawidevarietyofbiomassmaterialsiseverywhere—fromtreesandgrassestoagriculturalandcity－lifewastes—biomasspromisestoplayacontinuingroleinprovidingpowerandheatformillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.

AccordingtotheUnionofConcernedScientists（UCS）,biomassisakindofrenewableenergysourcethatproducesnocarbondioxide（二氧化碳）,becausetheenergyitcontainscomesfromthesun.Whenplantmatterisburned,itgivesoffthesun'senergy.Inthisway,biomassservesasasortofnaturalbattery（电池）forstoringthesun'senergy.Aslongasbiomassisproducedcontinuously—withonlyasmuchgrownasisused—the“battery”lastsforever.

AccordingtotheEnergyInformationAdministration,biomasshasbeenoneoftheleadingrenewableenergysourcesintheUnitedStatesforseveralyearsrunningthrough2007,makingupbetween0.5and0.9percentofthenation'stotalelectricitysupply.In2008—althoughthenumbersaren'tallinyet—windpowerprobablytookoverfirstplacebecauseoftherapiddevelopmentofwindfarmsacrossthecountry.

Producingpowerfrombiomasshelpsreducesome11milliontonsofcarbondioxideeachyear.Somehomeownersalsotrytomaketheirownheatbyusingbiomassmaterials.Suchpracticemaysavehomeowners'money,butitalsoproducesalotofpollution.So,thebestwayistoencouragepowerplantstouseit.

72．Whyisbiomassconsideredas“asortofnaturalbattery”？

A．Itburnsmerelyplantmatter.

B．Itkeepsproducingelectricity.

C．Itstorestheenergyfromthesun.

D．Itproduceszerocarbondioxide.

73．Welearnfromthetextthatin2008________．

A．windpowercouldbetheleaderofrenewableenergy

B.therewasarapidgrowthofelectricityproduction

C．biomassmightbecomethemainenergysource

D．0.5～0.9%ofpowersupplycamefrombiomass

74．Whydoestheauthorencouragepowerplantstousebiomass?

A．Topreventthewasteofenergy.

B．Toincreaseproductionsafety.

C．Toreducepollution.

D．Tosavemoney.

75．Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A．Aresearchplan.

B．Asciencemagazine.

C．Abookreview.

D．Abusinessreport.

【要点综述】本文是一篇科技说明文。

文章介绍了biomass（生物量）的特征、优点以及它在美国能源中的地位。

72．C　细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“…becausetheenergyitcontainscomesfromthesun.Whenplantmatterisburned,itgivesoffthesun'senergy.Inthisway,biomassservesasasortofnaturalbatteryforstoringthesun'senergy.”可知C正确。

73．A　推理判断题。

根据第三段中的“In2008—althoughthenumbersaren'tallinyet—windpowerprobablytookoverfirstplacebecauseoftherapiddevelopmentofwindfarmsacrossthecountry.”可知，2008年风能占居首位。

关键词定位：

A项中的theleaderof和文中firstplace意思相同。

74．C　推理判断题。

根据最后一段中的“Somehomeownersalsotrytomaketheirownheatbyusingbiomassmaterials.Suchpracticemaysavehomeowners'money,butitalsoproducesalotofpollution.So,thebestwayistoencouragepowerplantstouseit.”可知C正确。

75．B　推理判断题。

根据全文内容可知，本文是一篇有关生物量能源的科普类文章。

所以，它应该是科学杂志上的文章。

故选B。

阅读理解

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52.Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?

A．Inatravelguidebook.B．Onauniversitybulletinboard.

C．Inahealthmagazine.D．Inadoctor'sprescription.

参考答案49-52DACB

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