昆明市高考英语阅读理解冲刺练兵2及答案解析.docx

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昆明市高考英语阅读理解冲刺练兵2及答案解析

2013昆明市高考英语（阅读理解）冲刺练兵

（2）及答案解析

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AvolcaniceruptioninIcelandhassentashacrossnorthernEurope.AirlineshavestoppedorchangedtheflightsacrosstheAtlanticOcean，leavinghundredsofpassengersstuckinairports.

GrimsvotnisoneofthelargestandmostactivevolcanoesinEurope。

WhatmakesGrimsvotndifferentisthatitliesunderahugeglacier（冰川）oficeupto12metersthick.Thehotvolcanoheatsuptheiceaboveit，whichthenformsalayer（层）ofwaterbetweentheglacierandthevolcano。

Thislayerofwaterputspressureonthevolcano,keepingitstable.Asthewaterflowsontfromundertheglacier，thepressurelifts。

Thelava（岩浆）fromthevolcanothencomesuptothesurface.Thisisexactlywhathappenedtoday.

Now,airlineshavetomakechangestotheirflightssoasnottoflythroughthecloudsofvolcanicash.AccordingtoKLM,oneofEurope’sbiggestairlines，airplanescannotgounderthecloudoroverit。

Goingthroughthecloudcanresultinashgettingstuckintheairplane’sengines,causingdamagetotheplane。

TheeruptionhasalsocausedproblemsforanimalsinIceland。

Thevolcanoleftashandsharp,glasslikerocksalloverthecountryside。

Farmersarekeepingtheiranimalsinsidetostopthemfromeatingashcoveredgrassorthesharpobjects?

［语篇解读]　本文向我们介绍了一座叫做Crimsvotn的火山。

这座火山与其他火山最大的不同在于：

它位于厚达12米的冰川下面.

1．WhatmakesGrimsvotndifferentfromothervolcanoes?

A。

Itisbelowice.

B.Itliesunderthesea.

C.Itisthelargestvolcano。

D.Itslavaaffectstheairlines。

［解析]　由第二段第二句话可知.

［答案]　A

2．WhatkeepsGrimsvotnstill？

A。

Theslowflowofwater。

B.Thelowwatertemperature.

C.Thethickglacier.

D。

Thewaterpressure。

［解析］　根据第二段第四句话可知。

［答案]　D

3．Whichofthefollowingistheresultofthevolcaniceruption?

A。

PeoplestoptravelinginEurope.

B。

Airlinessufferfromthelossofplanes.

C。

Itbecomesdangerousforanimalstoeatoutside。

D.Farmershavelostmanyoftheiranimals.

[解析]　根据最后一段内容可得出答案.

[答案]　C

4．Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom________。

A。

aresearchpaperB。

anewspaperreport

C.aclasspresentationD。

ageographytextbook

［解析］　根据文章内容可知，这应该是一篇新闻报道。

[答案]　B

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Peoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth。

Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen?

Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimb，you'rewrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimbincitygyms（体育馆）.Here，peoplearelearningonspecialclimbingwalls．Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandhassmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet．

Howdopeopleclimbthewall？

Toclimb,youneedspecialshoesandaharness（保护带）aroundyourchesttoholdyou．Thereareropes（绳索）tiedtoyourharness．Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon’tfall．Abeginner’swallisusuallyabout15feethigh,andyouclimbstraightup．Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto．Sometimesit’seasytoseethenewpieceofmetal．Sometimes，it’snot．Themostdifficultpartistocontrolyourfear。

It’snormalforhumanstobeafraidoffalling,soit’sdifficultnottofeel

fear。

Butwhenyoumoveawayfromthewall，theharnessandtheropesholdyou,andyoubegintofeelsafe．Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop．

Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexerciseforalmosteveryone。

Youuseyourwholebody,especiallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout。

Whenyouclimb，bothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger．

64．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays．

B．Itisimpossibletobuildupone’sbodybyclimbing．

C．Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors．

D．Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing．

65．Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis．

A．totieropestoyourharnessB．tocontrolyourfear

C．tomoveawayfromthewallD．toclimbstraightup

66．Theword“workout”underlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans．

A．settlementB．exerciseC．excitementD．tiredness

67．Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage？

A．Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms．

B．Toprovethebasicneedforclimbing．

C．Toencouragepeopletoclimbmountains．

D．Tointroducethesportofwallclimbing．

答案64.A65。

B66。

B67。

D

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Tensofthousandsoftheatreticketswillbegivenawaytoyoungpeoplenextyearaspartofagovernmentcampaigntoinspirealifelonglovefortheatre。

Theplantoofferfreeseatstopeopleagedbetween18to26-fundedwith￡2.5millionoftaxpayers’money-wasannouncedyesterdaybyAndyBurnham,theCultureSecretary。

Itreceivedacautiouswelcomefromsomeintheartsworld，whoexpressedconcernthattheticketsmaynotreachthemostunderprivileged.

TheplancomesasWestEndtheatresareenjoyingrecordaudiences，thankslargelytomusicalsteamingupwithtelevisiontalentshows.Attendancesreached13.6millionin2007，up10percenton2006，itselfarecordyear.Totalsaleswereup18percenton2006toalmost￡470million.

OnetheatresourcecriticisedtheGovernment’spriorities（优先考虑的事）infundingfreeticketswhenpensionerswerestrugglingtobuyfoodandfuel,saying:

“Idon’tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis.TheYoungVic，asTheTimesreportedtoday，offersexcellentperformancesatcheapprices."

TherewaspraisefortheGovernment'splanfromDominicCookeoftheRoyalCourtTheatre,whosaid:

“Isupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatre，andespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEngland,notjustinLondon。

”

Ninetyfivepubliclyfundedtheatrescouldapplyforfundingunderthetwoyearplan。

Inreturn,theywillofferfreeticketsonatleastonedayeachweekto18to26yearolds，firstcome，firstserved。

ItislikelytobeonMondays，traditionallyaquietnightforthetheatre.

Mr。

Burnhamsaid：

“Ayoungpersonattendingthetheatrecanfinditanexcitingexperience，andbeinspiredtoexploreanewworld.Butsometimespeoplemissoutonitbecausetheyfearit’s‘notforthem’.It’stimetochangethisperception。

”

JeremyHunt，theShadowCultureSecretary,said：

“Therealissueisnotgettingenthusiasticchildrenintothetheatre，butimprovingartseducationsothatmoreyoungpeoplewanttogointhefirstplace.Fortoomanychildrentheatresareanogoarea。

”

[语篇解读］　为了激发年轻一代对戏剧的喜爱，政府开展了一项运动:

将于明年送出成千上万张戏票。

这一计划在社会各界引起了不同的反应.

5．Criticsoftheplanarguedthat________。

A。

thetheatreswouldbeovercrowded

B。

itwouldbeawasteofmoney

C。

pensionerswouldn’tgetfreetickets

D.thegovernmentwouldn’tbeabletoaffordit

[解析］　细节理解题.由文中第四段开头的criticised和“Idon’tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis."一句可知，批评者认为这一计划是在浪费金钱，故选B.

［答案］　B

6．Accordingtothesupporters，theplanshould________.

A。

benefitthetelevisionindustry

B.focusonproducingbetterplays

C。

helpincreasethesalesoftickets

D.involvealltheyoungpeopleinEngland

［解析］　细节理解题.由文中第五段最后一句话可知，支持该计划的人支持让年轻人到剧院去的任何运动、措施或手段，尤其是那种能够让全英国人而不是仅伦敦人能参与的措施。

故选D.

［答案]　D

7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheplan?

A。

Ninetyfivetheatreshavereceivedfunding。

B.Everyonewillgetatleastonefreeticket.

C。

Itmaynotbenefitalltheyoungpeople.

D。

Freeticketsareofferedonceeveryday。

[解析]　细节判断题。

A项错，95%的剧院只是可以申请该基金，而非获得；B项错在everyone,过于绝对；D项错是因为免费票只是每周发放一次，而非每天都有.

[答案]　C

8．WecaninferfromthepassagethatinEngland________。

A。

manyplaysarenotforyoungpeople

B.manyyoungpeopledon’tliketheatre

C。

peopleknowlittleabouttheplan

D.childrenusedtoreceivegoodartseducation

［解析]　推理判断题。

由文章最后一段可知真正的问题不是让孩子们进入到剧院里，而是要提高他们的艺术教

育水平,让更多的年轻人愿意进入剧院，由此可见许多年轻人是不喜欢戏剧的。

［答案]　B

9．Accordingtothepassage,theissuetoofferfreeticketstoyoungpeopleseems________.

A.controversialB。

inspiring

C。

excitingD。

unreasonable

［解析］　推理判断题。

由第二、四、五三段可知该计划得到了艺术界一些人士的谨慎的欢迎，另一些人则持批评态度，还有一些人则赞扬该计划.由此可见这项计划是有争议的（controversial）。

[答案]　A。

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