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河南省新郑市高考英语阅读理解完形填空类训练5
新郑市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空类训练(5)及答案
阅读理解
FindWhichDirectionIsSouth
Doyouhaveagoodsenseofdirection?
Ifnot,pleasetakewithyouacompass.Butifyouforgettotakeacompass,youcanstillfindyourway.
It’sneveragoodideatoimaginethatthefamilymemberwhowasentrusted(委托)withthejobofmapreadingactuallyknowswherethefamilyis.Youcantellbytheslightlyconfusedlookontheirfacesthatnothingonthegroundseemstomatchthemap.Nevermind.Thesunisshiningandit’sstillmorning.Ifyoudon’tknowtheexacttime,youcanstillfindoutwheresouthis,butyou’llneedtobepatient.
①Findastraightstickandputitinthegroundinaplacewhereyoucanmarkitsshadow.
②Trytopositionthestickasvertically(垂直)asyoucan.Youcancheckthisbymakingasimpleplumbline(铅锤线)withapieceofstringandweight.Youhaven’tgotanystring?
OK,useathreadfromyourclotheswithabuttontiedattheendtoactasaweight.
③Marktheendoftheshadowcastbythestick.
④Waitapproximatelyhalfanhourandmarktheendoftheshadowagain.
⑤Keepdoingthisuntilyouhavemadeseveralmarks.
⑥Themarknearestthestickwillrepresenttheshortestshadow,whichiscastatmidday,whenthesunishighestintheskyandpointingtotheexactsouth.
⑦Pickapointinthedistancealongthelinebetweentheshortestshadowandthestick.
⑧Thatpointissouthofwhereyouare.
⑨Nowyoucanturnthemap,likeyoudidbefore,andfindwhichwayyoushouldbetravelling.
[语篇解读] 你有好的方向感吗?
如果没有,那就要带上指南针。
如果没带指南针呢?
你仍然可以用其他方法找到方向,本文就是教你如何找到方向的。
1.Tofindthedirection,weoughttobepatientprobablybecause________.
A.itisnoteasytofindaproperstick
B.itisnoteasytopositionthestick
C.ittakeshourstomakethemarks
D.ittakesabouthalfanhourtomakethemarks
[解析] 推理判断题。
依据文章中的③⑤可以看出,做阴影的标记最费时间,所以要耐心。
[答案] C
2.Thepassagewouldprobablybemosthelpfulto________.
A.thosewhodrawmaps
B.thosewhogetlost
C.thosewhomakecompasses
D.thosewhodoexperiments
[解析] 推理判断题。
依据文章第二段,“我们发现地图上的标记跟身边的不一致”,可以知道这是迷路时的现象,所以答案为B。
[答案] B
3.Whichofthefollowingpicturesbestshowsthewayoffindingthedirectionofsouth?
[解析] 依据文章中⑥的叙述,可知:
离树棍最近的那条线代表的阴影最短,证明当时太阳在天空最高,指向的就是最南方,对应的正好是A。
[答案] A
4.Theauthorpresentsthispassageby________.
A.tellinganinterestingstory
B.describinganactivityinalivelyway
C.testinganideabyreasoning
D.introducingapracticalmethod
[解析] 细节理解题。
本文介绍的这种方法切实可行,所以作者是通过讲述一个很实用的方法来阐述这篇文章的。
[答案] D
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Atthetime,Iwouldgooutintheeveningwithmyparents.ButthistimeIhadborrowedabicyclefromafriendofmine.Ididn’tknowwhy,butonceIwasonmyownbicycle,akindoffreefeelingfloodedthroughme.ThefasterIrode,thefasterIwantedtogo!
Farahead,Irodeasifmylifedependedonit,headdown,handsgraspingthehandbars.ImeanttogettoJinghaiBarasfastasIcould....
Oh!
Myhands!
Don’tcomeanycloser....Don’ttouchme!
Thatpoordoctorjustcouldn’tgetmyglovesoff.Eachtimehetookasteptowardsme,Ibrokeintopainfulshouting.Muchlater,IdiscoveredthatIhadcrashedheavilywithanotherbicycle,andIhadn’tspokenonewordofsenseforatleastthreehours!
Aftersometime,mymotherarrivedatthehospital,herfaceaswhiteasasheet,andgavemeahug,onlythendidthedoctorbegintostitch(缝合)myheadwound,notonlydidhemerrilycutoffalonglockofmyhair,butusednoanaesthetic(麻药)either!
Later,Iseemedtohearfarawayvoicessayingthatmyrighthandwasbroken.Ialmostburstintotears.HowwouldIeverplaythepianoagain?
45.OnherwaytoJinghai,thewriterfelt_______.
A.nervousB.comfortableC.light-heartedD.upset
46.WhydidthewriterrideabicycletoJinghaiBarthatevening?
A.Becauseshewantedtoattendapartyontime.
B.Becauseshewantedtomeetherfriendwhowaswaitingforherthere.
C.Becauseshejustwanted,tojoinsomeofherfriendsanddrinksomewine.
D.Wearenotquitesureaboutwhatshewasreallygoingtherefor.
47.Whatdidthewriterthinkofthedoctor?
A.Friendly.B.Cruel.C.Hardworking.D.Kind.
48.Onethingissure,thatis,beforeshewaswoundedshe_______.
A.oftenwenttoJinghaiBarwithherfriends
B.likedplayingthepiano
C.didn’tlikeanydoctorsatall
D.wouldburstintotearswhenshewasintrouble
参考答案45、C46---48、DBB
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Rememberhowgreatexercisewaswhenyouwerealittlekid?
Backthen,racingaroundtheplaygroundorskippingropeforhours,youweren’tthinkingfitness,youwerethinkingentertainment.Butinthisageofhigh-techhomeequipmentandunderusedgymmemberships,thesimplejoyofjumpingropehasbeenforgotten.Rediscoveringitwillgiveyouatotal-bodyexerciseyoucanfind.
Althoughconsideredanexcellentformofexercise,jumpingropehasnevergainedwidespreadacceptancebecauseoftwofundamentalreasons.First,mostpeoplerecognizejumpingropeasanexcellentformofcardiovascular(心血管的)exercise,buttheyalsobelievethatitissimplytoodifficult.Inotherwords,theydon’tthinkthey’llbeabletocontinuejumpingforthenear20minutesthatittakestoachieveabeneficialphysicaloutcome.Second,manyviewitassomewhatboringandoverlyrepetitive—notassomethingfunorenjoyable.
Asamatteroffact,jumpingropecanbegreatfunifyoufindaproperwaytopracticeit.Insteadofdoingtheusualtwo-footbounceoverandoveragain,peoplegoodatrope-jumpingoftenchangetheirpatternevery10or20jumps.Asinglebounce,adouble–bounce,askip,aknee-up,sideswings,aswellasavarietyofothereasy-to-learnfree-stylerope-jumping.
Nowresearchersarelearningthatjumpingropealsopreparesthebrainforlearning.Itisanexerciseallowingbothbrainhemispherestoperforminparalleltoeachother.Inshort,jumpingropecanbealife-longactivityrequiringlittleequipment,timeandspace,yetleadingtoamuchhealthierlife.
44.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat .
A.jumpingropehasfadedfrompeople’smemories
B.peoplenowhavemoreadvancedequipment
C.racingaroundtheplaygroundwaspreferred
D.peoplenowliketohaveexerciseinagym
45.Ropejumpinghasnotspreadwidelybecause .
A.itbenefitsthecardiovascularsystem B.itisneithereasynorenjoyable
C.itisconsideredboringandrepetitiveD.itrequireslittleequipment,timeandspace
46.Thefirstsentenceinthe3rdparagraphimplies .
A.thereisonlyoneproperwaytofollow B.theusualwayshouldnotbeused
C.theeasiestwayisalwaysthebest D.therearemanywaystofollow
47.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsropejumping?
A.Heisarguingagainstit. B.Heisinfavorofit.
C.Heissittingonthefenceofit. D.Heisnotclearaboutit.
参考答案44-47ABDB
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Whynotanislandget-away?
Newfoundland
Price
From£1080perpersoninJune2005
Wewentwith:
FrontierCanadafrontier-travel.Co.uk/Canada
Aboutthistrip
JohnCabothadsetsaillookingforanewtraderouteforAsia,whenhelandedinCapeBonavista.Clearlyhefeltthisbarrendesolatelandscapecouldprovidethis,soheclaimeditforitspotentialandsobegantheriseoftheBritishEmpire.
NewfoundlandisthemosteasterlypointinNorthAmericaandwasBritain’sfirstoverseascolonyuntil1949,whenitbecamepartofCanada.It’sroughlythesizeofEnglandandCraig’sjourneybycampervanorRV(recreationalvehicle)tookinjustasmallpartoftheislandcalledtheBonavistaPeninsula.
FirststopwasthetinyfishingportofKeelstostockupforthejourneyahead.There’salongstandingloveaffairbetweenNewfoundlandersandcod.TheseasofftheNewfoundlandcoastwereoncetherichestcodfishinggroundsintheworld,attractingfishermenfromalloverEurope.Manysettled,establishingthesecoastalvillagesknownlocallyasoutports.
Anhour’sdrivedownthecoastisthetownofBonavista,whereCraigmetupwithretiredfisherman,WilsonHayward.HetoldCraighowthelandscapeusedtolie,anddescribedthepeculiaritiesofthelanguageandaccentsinthearea.There’sadifferentlanguageineverybay.
44.Thetitle“Whynotanislandget-away?
”_________.
A.invitespeopletotakeaholidaytriptoNewfoundland
B.informspeoplethattheislandismovingawayfromwhereitusedtobe
C.tellspeoplethattheycanbuytheislandatthepriceof£1080.
D.askspeopletovisitthewebsitefrontier-travel.co.uk/Canada
45.Fromthecontextwecanconcludethat“FrontierCanada”isthenameof_________.
A.atouristguide
B.akindoffishfoundaroundtheisland
C.atouristagency
D.someonewhohasalreadybookedthetrip
46.WhenJohnCabotfirstdiscoveredCapeBonavistahewasactuallyonavoyagetofind____.
A.NorthAmericaB.Asia
C.SouthAmericaD.theBritishEmpire
47.AccordingtothepassageNewfoundlandisnowpartof_________.
A.UKB.CanadaC.EuropeD.Bonavista
48.InthepasttheNewfoundlandersmainlylivedby_________.
A.teachinglanguagesB.makingcampervans
C.lookingafterretiredfishermenD.fishingcod
参考答案ACBBD
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Manychildrenmaybefondofanimals,butfeweverthinkofmakingthestudyofanimalstheircareer(职业).Evenfewerwillbe1bythewholeworld,2thetitleofUnitedNationsMessenger(使者)ofPeace.
3onewomanhasachievedallthat.Shehaslivedwithchimpanzees(黑猩猩)intheAfricanforestformorethan20yearsandmadegreat4.ThiswomanisJaneGoodall.