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高考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇
2011年高考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇（附解答）
一、自测题：
Text1
Afterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.
Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Asyousleep,yourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptotheother.
Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepstatethatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsbegintomovemorequickly（Althoughyoureyelidsareclosed）.ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.
Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplerecommendbreathingverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthecountingsheepwillputyoutosleep!
1Agoodtitleforthispassageis____.
A.SleepC.Dreams
B.GoodHealthD.WorkandRest
2.Theworddrowsyinthelastparagraphmeans____.
A.sickC.asleep
B.standupD.alittlesleepy
3.Thispassagesuggeststhatnotgettingenoughsleepmightmakeyou_____.
A.dreammoreoftenC.nervous
B.havepoorhealthD.breathequickly
4.DuringREM,____.
A.youreyesmovequicklyC.youarerestless
B.youdreamD.bothAandB
5.Theaveragenumberofhoursofsleepthatanadultneedsis______.
A.approximatelysixhoursC.abouteighthours
B.aroundtenhoursD.notstatedhere
Text2
Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.
Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.WithaTVsetinthefamilypeopledon’thavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera.Alltheyhavetosoistopushabuttonorturnaknob,andtheycanseeplays,films,operasandshowsofeverykind.Somepeople,however,thinkthatthisiswherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneeddonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehislegsifthehasaremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoiceandexercises,nojudgment.Heiscompletelypassiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortinhispart.
Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone’ssittingroom.Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisserviceaswell;butontelevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Thetelevisionscreenitselfhasaterrible,almostphysicalcharmforus.Wegetsousedtolookingatthemovementsonit,sodependentonitspictures,thatitbeginstocontrolourlives.Peopleareoftenheardtosaythattheirtelevisionsetshavebrokendownandthattheyhavesuddenlyfoundthattheyhavefarmoretimetodothingsandthetheyhaveactuallybegintotalktoeachotheragain.Itmakesonethink,doesn’tit?
Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Wemustrealizethattelevisionitselfisneithergoodnorbad.Itistheusesthatitisputtothatdetermineitsvaluetosociety.
6.Whatisthemajorfunctionofparagraph1?
A.Toarousethereader’sconcern
B.Tointroducethethemeofthewholepassage
C.Tosummarizethewholepassage
D.TosatetheprimaryusesofTV
7.Television,asasourceofentertainment,is______.
A.notveryconvenientB.veryexpensive
C.quitedangerousD.relativelycheap
8.WhyaresomepeopleagainstTV?
A.BecauseTVprogramsrenotinteresting
B.BecauseTVviewersaretotallypassive
C.BecauseTVpricesareveryhigh.
D.BecauseTVhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages
9.OneofthemostobviousadvantagesofTVisthat______.
A.itkeepsusinformed
B.itisverycheap
C.itenablesustohavearest
D.itcontrolsourlives
10.Accordingtothepassage,whetherTVisgoodornotdependson_______.
A.itsqualityB.people’sattitudetowardsit
C.howweuseitD.whenweuseit
Text3
Toooftenyoungpeoplegetthemselvesemployedquitebyaccident,notknowingwhatliesinthewayofopportunityforpromotion,happinessandsecurity.Asaresult,theyareemployeddoingjobsthataffordthemlittleornosatisfaction.Ourschoolleaversfacesomuchcompetitionthattheyseldomcarewhattheydoaslongastheycanearnaliving.Somestaylongatajobandlearntolikeit;othersquitefromonetoanotherlookingforsomethingtosuitthem,theyounggraduateswholeavetheuniversitylookforjobsthatofferasalaryuptotheirexpectation.Veryfewgooutintotheworldknowingexactlywhattheywantandrealizingtheirownabilities.Thereasonbehindallthisconfusionisthatthereneverhasbeenapropervocationalguidanceinoureducationalinstitution.Nearlyallgrope（摸索）inthedarkandtheirchiefconcernwhentheylookforajobistoaskwhatsalaryislike.Theyneverbothertothinkwhethertheyaresuitedforthejobor,evenmoreimportant,whetherthejobsuitsthem,Havingajobismorethanmerelyprovidingyourselfandyourdependantswithdailybreadandsomemoneyforleisureandentertainment,Itsetsapatternoflifeand,inmanyways,determinessocialstatusinlife,selectionoffriends,leisureandinterest.
Inchoosingacareeryoushouldfirstconsiderthetypeofworkwhichwillsuityourinterest.Notingismorepatheticthantakingonajobinwhichyouhavenointerest,foritwillnotonlydiscourageyourdesiretosucceedinlifebutalsoruinyourtalentsandultimatelymakeyouanemotionalwreck（受到严重伤害的人）andabitterperson.
11.Thereasonwhysomepeopleareunlikelytosucceedinlifeisthatthey_____.
A.haveruinedtheirtalents
B.havetakenonanunsuitablejob
C.thinkofnothingbuttheirsalary
D.arenotawareoftheirownpotential
12.Thedifficultyinchoosingasuitablejobliesmainlyinthat_____.
A.muchcompetitionhastobefaced
B.manyemployeeshavenoworkingexperience
C.theyoungpeopleonlycareabouthowmuchtheycanearn
D.schoolsfailtoofferstudentsappropriatevocationalguidance
13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismostimportantaccordingtothepassage?
A.Yourjobmustsuityourinterest.
B.Yourjobmustsetapatternoflife.
C.Yourjobmustofferyouahighsalary.
D.Yourjobmustnotruinyourtalents.
14.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe____.
A.WhatCanAGoodJobOffer
B.EarningALiving
C.CorrectAttitudeOnJob-hunting
D.HowToChooseAJob
15.Theword“pathetic”inparagraph2mostprobablymeans____.
A.splendidB.miserable
C.disgustedD.touching
1.A文章的第一段谈到睡眠能使身体健康，第二段、第三段谈到睡眠的几种状态，最后一段谈到很快入睡的几种方法。
因此整篇文章都围绕睡眠而谈，因此A为正确答案。
2.D.drowsy:
瞌睡的，想睡的。
因为上一句的意思是：
“如果你睡觉有困难的话，有人建议慢慢的深深呼吸。
”紧接着作者说：
“另外一些人认为喝热牛奶能使你…,根据上下文应该选“瞌睡的”，因此只有D最符合题意。
sick:
有病的；standup:
起立。
asleep:
睡着的。
3.B答案在文章的第一段第二句话：
“Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.”意思是：
“睡眠有利于身体健康。
”因此本句的意思是睡眠不足有害健康。
只有B最符合题意。
4.D答案在第三段第二句话：
“Scientistswhostudysleepstatethatwhendreamingoccursyoureyeballsbegintomovemorequickly.”意思是：
“研究睡眠的科学家指出一个人做梦的时候眼球移动速度加快。
”因此正确答案为D。
5.D文章中没有谈到成年人的平均睡眠时间。
6.B文章的第一段只有一句话：
“Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.”意思是：
“显然，电视既有缺点又有优点”，紧接着文章围绕着这一主题展开讨论。
因此本段的作用是引出文章的主题。
B最符合题意。
7.D答案在文章第二段的第二句话：
“Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.”意思是：
“电视不仅是很方便的娱乐的来源，而且相对便宜。
”因此只有D最符合题意。
8.B答案在文章的第二段有这样两个句子：
“somepeoplethinkthatthisiswherethedangerlies.”“Heiscompletelypassiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.”有些人认为电视的危险在于观众变的被动了。
因此B为正确答案。
9.A答案在第三段的第一句话：
“television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.”电视能使人们了解科学、政治领域里的最新发展。
因此A最符合题意。
10.C答案在文章的最后一句话：
“Itistheusesthatisputtothatdeterminevaluetosociety.”意思是：
“电视的使用决定它对社会的价值。
”因此C正确答案。
11.B答案可以在最后一段找到：
“Nothingismorepatheticthantakingonajobinwhichyouhavenointerest,foritwillnotonlydiscourageyourdesiretosucceedinlifebutalsoruinyourtalents.”因此有些人事业不成功的原因是选择了不合适的工作。
因此B是正确答案。
12.D答案在第一段的中间有一句话：
“thereasonbehindallthisconfusionisthatthereneverhasbeenpropervocationalguidanceinoureducationalinstitution.”造成这种状况的原因是我们的教育机构没有给学生们进行适当的职业指导。
因此D为正确答案。
13.A答案在第二段第一句话。
“Inchoosingacareeryoushouldfirstconsiderthetypeofworkwhichwillsuityourinterest.“选择职业的时候首先要考虑的是这个工作你是否有兴趣。
”因此A正确答案。
14.D文章的第一段谈到：
“年轻人找工作时候的随意性，因为他们没有经过任何的培训。
”第二段谈到：
“选择职业的时候首先考虑的是自己是否有兴趣。
”因此文章的标题应当是：
“如何选择工作”因此D为正确答案。
15.Bmiserable:
痛苦的。
splendid:
辉煌的。
disgusted:
厌恶的。
touching:
接触的。
因此只有B最符合题意。
2011高考英语阅读理解试题40篇之一（含答案）
Therearethreekindsofgoals:
short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblemonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,outlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.
Theintermediategoalsbukldonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyo
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