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马心同高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练431
高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练(43)及答案
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。
A
Tsunamiwarningsystemistested
Ifhe,thefounderoftheHawaiianVolcanoObservatory,werealive,ThomasJaggarwouldbeproudoftheU.S.tsunamiwarningsystemafterFriday’sdevastatingearthquakeinJapansentasurge(大浪,汹涌)ofoceanwaterdashingtowardtheWestCoast.
●WASHINGTON—SomanypeoplesurgedtotheWestCoastandAlaskaTsunamiWarningCenterwebsitethatitslowedtoacrawlearlyFriday,unabletoprovidecriticalinformationtothepublicaboutthecoastalimpactintheU.S.ofamassiveearthquakeinJapan.
McClatchyWashingtonBureau—Mar1106:
09p.m.
●CHICAGO—AtsunamiwarninghasbeenissuedforthecentralandnorthernCaliforniacoastandOregon,theNationalWeatherServiceannouncedearlyFriday.
ChicagoTribune—Mar1106:
07a.m.
●HONOLULU—AtsunamiwarningwasissuedlateonThursdayforHawaiiafteran8.9magnitudeearthquakestruckinthePacificnearJapan,promptingstatecivildefenseofficialstoorderallcoastalareasevacuated(把…撤出…)by2a.m.localtime.Tsunamisirens(警报)begansoundingat 9:
59p.m.onThursday.Theyhavesoundedeveryhoursince11:
15p.m.
AlaskaTsunamiWarningCenteralsoissuedawarningformuchofthecoastsofAlaska,Washington,OregonandCalifornia.
ReutersviaYahoo!
News—Mar1101:
22a.m.
●LOMPOC—Tsunamiwarning‘awake-upcall’
Atsunamiwarningthatledtoevacuationsforcoastal
communitiesandcampgroundsinSantaBarbaraandSanLuisObispocountiesFridayservedasasuccessfultrialforamoreseriousemergency,officialssaidafterthedangerpassed.
TheLompocRecord—Mar1111:
29p.m.
●WELLINGTON—ThePacificTsunamiWarningCentreissuedawarningafteran8.9magnitudeearthquakestruckinthePacificnearJapan,anditsaidthesealevelreadingsconfirmthatatsunamihasbeengeneratedandwasineffectforsomePacificislands—Hawaii,China’sTaiwan,thePhilippinesandIndonesiaetc.
NewStraitsTimes—Mar1107:
48a.m.
—ReproducedbyYahooGreenwichMeantime
1.AtsunamiwarningwasissuedforallthefollowingstatesintheU.S.exceptfor_____.
A.OhioB.CaliforniaC.OregonD.Alaska
2.Theunderlinedword“prompting”(inthefourthparagraph)mostprobablymeans_____.
A.promotingB.advocatingC.urgingD.appealing
3.Accordingtothepassage,thePacificTsunamiwarningwasfirstreportedby_____.
A.NewStraitsTimesB.ReutersviaYahoo!
News
C.McClatchyWashingtonBureauD.ChicagoTribune
4.InwhichcitydidthenewsagencyissueatsunamiaffectingforsomeotherplacesapartfromJapanandHawaii?
A
.LOMPOC.B.WASHINGTON.C.HONOLULU.D.WELLINGTON.
参考答案1—4ACBD
(一)[2013·衡阳八中高三六次月考]
IreceivedacalltodayaskingifIwouldbewillingtobringfoodtoafamilyinneed.Themotherwashavingamajoroperationandwouldbelyingdownforseveralweeks.Ofcourse,Irespondedwithanimmediate“Yes!
”.AsIplannedthemealinmyhead,IreflectedonhowmanytimesovertheyearsIhadbeenaskedtopreparefood.Ihavedonesocountlesstimeswithaveryopenheart.
ButthetrulyamazingthingisthatIhavereceiveddoubleoverthecourseofmylife.Whenmymotherpassedaway,ourhousewasfilledwithfreshdinnersforweeks.Awomanfromthechurchofourcommunitystoppedbyeacheveningwithsomefood.Thegiftoffoodwashersmallwayoftryingtoeaseourpain.
Laterinmylife,whenIwasonbedrestduringmypregnancywithtwins,womenofthechurchagainsteppedintohelp.Theyarrangedbabysittingformytwoyearolddaughter,andbroughtlovelydinnerstoourhouse.EvenwhenIwasputinthehospital,myhusbandwouldbringcookedmealstomyhospitalroom.Howwereliedonthesedinnerstofeedmytiredhusbandandyoungdaughter.
Foodisallaboutcomfort.Itfeedsourbodies,butitcanalsofeedoursouls.Whenyouhearpeopletalkingabouttheirfavouriteholidays,itusuallyincludestheirfeelingsconnectedwithsharingfood.IknowthatIwillhavemanymoreopportunitiesinmylifetimetopreparefoodforothers.ItistrulyagiftIwanttoprepareanddelivertosomeoneinneed.
1.Theauthorhasgivenlotsoffoodtoothersbecause________.
A.sheispooratcooking
B.sheisachurchmember
C.sheisfriendlytoothers
D.shehasreceivedothers'food
2.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor________.
A.hadtostayinbedforseveralweeks
B.knewthefamilyinneedverywell
C.wasgladtobeabletolendahand
D.wastiredofpreparingfood
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor?
A.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasinhospital.
B.Shedidn'tgetenoughfoodduringherpregnancy.
C.Shereceivedfoodaswellascomfortinherhardtimes.
D.Shethinksofferingfoodisthebestwaytoshowlove.
4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfamily?
A.Herfamilyistoopoortobuyenoughfood.
B.Herfamilylivesnotfarfromachurch.
C.Herhusbandisnotgoodatcooking.
D.Shehasababysittertakingcareofhertwins.
5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingconclusionscanweget?
A.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.
B.Onegoodturndeservesanother.
C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
D.Everymanhashisfaults.
【语篇导读】作者的母亲过世的时候,社区教堂中的女人给她带过食物;作者怀孕的时候,社区教堂中的女人也同样给她带过食物,并帮她照顾她两岁的女儿。
因此,今天有人需要帮助的时候,作者也非常愿意伸出援手。
1.D 细节理解题。
根据第二段第一句“ButthetrulyamazingthingisthatIhavereceiveddoubleoverthecourseofmylife.”可知,作者乐于赠送食物给别人是因为她自己也曾经收到他们的许多馈赠,故选D项。
2.C 推理判断题。
根据第一段第三句“Ofcourse,Irespondedwithanimmediate‘Yes!
.’”可推断作者非常高兴能帮助别人,故选C项。
3.C 细节理解题。
根据第二段第二句“Whenmymotherpassedaway,ourhousewasfilledwithfreshdinnersforweeks.”和第三段第一、二句“Laterinmylife,whenIwasonbedrestduringmypregnancywithtwins,womenofthechurchagainsteppedintohelp.Theyarrangedbabysittingformytwoyearolddaughter,andbroughtlovelydinnerstoourhouse.”可知作者在她自己有困难的时候接受过他人的食物与照顾,由此判断选C项。
4.B 推理判断题。
根据第二段第三句“Awomanfromthechurchofourcommunitystoppedbyeacheveningwithsomefood.”可知教堂在作者生活的社区里面,即离她家不远,故选B项。
5.B 推理判断题。
通过上下文可知,作者在自己困难的时候接受过别人的帮助,故如今她也非常乐意帮助别人,由此可得出这么一个结论:
善有善报。
故选B项。
阅读理解D
After20yearsas
afull-timewifeandmother,IdecidedtobeaschoolbusdriverforIlovedkids.Afterhardpractice,bythetimeschoolstartedthatyearI’dgottenthehangofit.Iwashappyinmynewwork.Ibecameacombinationchauffeur,nurseandfriend.Andifthekidsneededit,I’dputonmy“ToughBigSister”act.Itwasalotlikemypreviousjob---beingamom.
WhenIthinkaboutmyyearsofbusdriving,manythingscrowdedin,butmostly,IrememberCharlie.
Charlie,eightyearsold,withblondhairandcrystallinegrayeyes,beganridingmybusinSeptemberofmyfourthyeardriving.Theyallhadstoriestotellmeabouttheirsummers.Charlie,though,ignoredme.Hedidn’tevenanswerwhenIaskedhisname.
Fromthatdayon,Charliewasatrial.IfafightbrokeoutIdidn’thavetoturnmyheadtoknowwhohadstartedit.IfsomeonewasthrowingspitballsIcouldguesstheculprit’sname.Ifagirlwascrying,chanceswereCharliehadpulledherhair.NomatterhowIspoketohim,gentlyorfirmly,hewouldn’tsayaword.He’djuststareatmewiththosebiggrayeyesofhis.
Iaskedaroundsome,andfoundoutCharlie’sfatherwasdeadandhedidn’tlivewithhismother.Hedeservesmypatience,Ithought.SoIpracticedeverybitofpatienceIcouldmuster.Tomycheery“GoodMorning”,hewassilent.WhenIwishedhimahappyHalloween,hesneered.Many,manytimesIaskedGodhowIcouldreachCharlie.“I’matmywit’send.”I’dsay.StillIwassurethatthischildneededtofeelsomewarmthfromme.So,whenhe’dpassby,I’drufflehishairorpathimonthearm.
Towardtheendofthatyear,thekidsonmybusgavemeasmalltrophyinscribed“TotheBestBusDriverEver”.Iproppedituponthedashboard.OntopIhungasmalltinheartthatalittlegirlhadgivenme.Inredpaintshehadwritten,“IlovePollyandPollylovesme.”
Onthenext-to-lastdayofschoolIwasdelayedafewminutestalkingtotheprincipal.WhenIgotonthebusIrealizedthatthetinheartwasgone.“Doesanyoneknowwhathappenedtothelittleheartthatwasuphere?
”Iasked.Foroncewith39children,therewassilence.
Oneboypipedup,“Charliewasthefirstoneonthebus.Ibethetookit.”Otherchildrenjoinedthechorus,“Yeah!
Charliedidit!
Searchhim!
”IaskedCharlie,“Haveyouseentheheart?
”
“Idon’tknowwhatyou’retalkingabout,”heprotested.Standingup,hetookafewpenniesandasmallballoutofhispockets.“See,Idon’thaveit.”
“Ibethedoes!
”insistedthegirlwhohadgivenmetheheart.“Checkhispockets.”
CharliegloweredwhenIaskedhimtocomeforward.Hisgazeburnedintomine.Istuckmyhandintoonepocket.Nothing.Ireachedintotheotherpocket.ThenIfeltit---thefamiliaroutlineofthesmalltinheart.Charliestaredatmeforalongtime.Therewerenotearsinthosebiggrayeyes,nopleaformercy.Heseemedtobewaitingforwhathe’dcometoexpectfromtheworld.IwasabouttopullthetinheartoutofCharlie’spocketwhenIstoppedmyself.Lethimkeepit,avoiceseemedtowhisper.
“ItmusthavefallenoffbeforeIgothere,”Isaidtothekids.“I’llprobablyfinditbackatthedepot.”Withoutaword,Charliereturnedtohisseat.Whenhegotoffathisstop,hedidn’tsomuchasglanceatme.
ThatsummerCharliemovedaway.
EventuallyIretired.Andtheremystoryasaschoolbusdriverends,exceptforonemoreincident.AdozenyearsafterretirementIwasinadepartmentstoreinKansasCity,whensomeonesaidtentatively,“Polly?
”
Iturnedtoseeabaldingmanwhowasapproachingmiddleage.“Yes?
”
Hisfacedidn’tlookfamiliaruntilI