高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习16.docx

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高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习16

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（16）及答案

阅读理解猜测词义Passage****************

Wefindthatbrightchildrenarenotoftenheldbackbymixed-abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareimproved.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils,awaytoteachpupilsingroupsaccordingtotheirability.Itdoesnotpayattentiontothefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentspeed.Itcanhaveabadeffectonbloththebrightandnot-so-brightchildren.Afterallitcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthehottomofthetopgrade!

Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectual（智力的）ability.Thisisonlyoneaspect（方面）oftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademic（学术理论的）ability.Wealsovaluepersonalqua[ides（品质）andsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachinghelpsimprovealltheseaspectsoflearning.

Inourclassroom,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups,thisgivesthemthechancestolearntocc-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyal-scilearnhowtodealwithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate（分析和评价）,andtocomunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.

Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividual（个人的）tasksandassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisrightandsuitable.Weencourageourpu-pilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothiseffectively.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork;itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoachievethisgoal.

1.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-abilityteaching"?

A.Heagreestoit.

B.Hedoubtsthetruthofit.

C.Heisverydiscontentaboutit.

D.Hetriestobeobjectiveat）outit.

答案：

A指导：

由第一段第二句“Onthecontrary，boththeirknowledSeandexperienceareimproved”可知作者赞同mixed-abilityteaching．

2.By"heldback",theauthormeans

A.forcedtostudyinthelowerclass

B.madetoremaininthesameclass

C.preventedfromadvancing

D.madetofallbehindotherstudents

答案：

C指导：

由第一段第二句中的improved可知。

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阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Likemanymenatsomepoint,Idreamaboutopeningabar.IplantocallitWorkOut.Itwillcatertomarriedwomeninneedofalittlefun.OnFridaynights,theywillbeabletocomehereandenjoythemselves.

See,Ihaveagiftforbusiness.Iam,asmywifeZsaZsalikestonote,“Amanwithamillionideas,noneofthemverygood.”SpeakingofZsaZsa,sheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykids,toomanychores,mind–numbingdebt.Theotherday,shesaidshethoughtweneededanewfamilycar.“Sure.Howaboutan87Lincoln?

”Isaid,andsawmydearZsaZsaageabout20years,andbecomehermotherrightbeforemyeyes.

Yes,moneyisourmadness.Lastyear,wethoughtwehadfoundalittlecushionwhenIpublishedabookaboutthelifehereinsuburbanAmerica.Itsold12copies——sixofthemtomymother.Fourothercopieswenttovariousauntsanduncles,whousedthemformartinicoasters（杯垫）,thensoldthematyardsales.Thetworemainingcopieswenttoperfectstrangers.（IthinkIoweyoudinner,whoeveryouare.Callme,OK?

We’llarrangesomething.）

Whenthebookdidn’ttakeoff,IwroteaTVshow.ThenIpennedashortnovelbasedontheearlierTVideathatdidn’tsell.Currently,Iamatworkonasetofencyclopedias（百科全书）.Inamonth,Iplantosellthemdoor–to–door.

Suchisthelifeofawriter,sendingoffthemostpersonalthoughtspossibletohisharddrive.Iamawriter,butalsothebreadwinnerinmyfamily.I’matthekeyboardat6almosteverymorning,hopingtotapoutoneidea——justone——thatwilltakeusupthehill,tothemountain,tothetop.

26.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorisleadinga/anlife.

A.enjoyableB.wealthyC.hardD.comfortable

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

由“sheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykids,toomanychores,mind–numbingdebt.”可知作者过着艰难的生活。

故选C。

27.Bysaying“Sure.Howaboutan87Lincoln?

”,theauthor.

A.promisedittohiswifeB.wasshowingofftheirfortune

C.thoughthiswifewouldlikeitD.wasjustjoking

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

由“sheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykids,toomanychores,mind–numbingdebt.”可知他们有太多的孩子，杂物以及让人头脑麻木的债务。

他们根本没钱买车，所以作者说买林肯车只是开个玩笑。

28.Whatwastheresultofthebooktheauthormentionedinthe3rdparagraph?

A.Itdidn’tsellwellatall.

B.Hesolditdoor–to–door.

C.Hemadealotofmoneyfromit.

D.Itwasreallyacushionforhisfamily.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

由Itsold12copies——sixofthemtomymother.Fourothercopieswenttovariousauntsanduncles,whousedthemformartinicoasters（杯垫）,thensoldthematyardsales.Thetworemainingcopieswenttoperfectstrangers.”可知书卖的一点也不好。

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cushion”mean?

A.Comfortableseat.

B.Financialhelp.

C.Unexpectedsuccess.

D.Best-sellingbook.

【答案】B

【解析】词义猜测题。

由“moneyisourmadness.”可知他们以为他们找到了财富。

故选B。

30.Fromtheaccountabove,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Hehasarealgiftforbusiness.

B.Heisn’tseriousenoughaboutlife.

C.Heisahard–workingwriter.

D.Hiswifeissatisfiedwiththeirplainlife.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

由“Suchisthelifeofawriter,sendingoffthemostpersonalthoughtspossibletohisharddrive.”可知他是个努力工作的作家。

阅读理解猜测词义Passage****************

Whenwethinkaboutpeoplewhoarcleaders,weoftengetamentalpictureofsomeonewhoisolder,smarter,andwiserthanourselves.Studiesofleadership,though,haveusuallyfoundthatthereisalmostnorelationshipbetweenskillasaleaderandtraditionalmeasuresofintelligence.

SomerecentresearchbypsychologistRedFiedleandhiscolleaguesshowedthatbothintelligenceandexperiencemaybeimportantbutjustnowhowimportantdependsuponhowstressfultheworksituationisandwhatkindoftaskistobeac-complished.Theresearchersobtainedmeasuresofintelligence,experience,performance,andstress.

Overall,thesevariablesdidnotrelatetooneanother.Menwithhighandlowintelligencewereequallylikelytogivegoodperformance,asweremenwithmoreandlessexperience,ormoreandlessstresswiththeirbosses.Howevcr,whenyoulookseparatelyatthosemenwhohavehighstresswiththeirbosses,thcpicturechanges.

Inhighstresssituations,therewasnoassociationbetweenintelligenceandperformance,buttherewasbetweenexperienceandperformance.Inotherwords,indifficuhsituations,itwashelpfulto"knowtheropes".Inlowstresssituations,thefindingswerejusttheopposite.Experiencewasnotrelatedtogoodperformance,butintelligencewas.Thatis.whenthingsaregoingwell,intelligenceisveryusefulinleadership.

Astudyoffirefighters'performanceunderhighandlowstressconditionsalsofoundtheexperiencedofficersperformedbestundersituationsofstress.Noneofthisisreallyverysurprising.Ifyouhaveeverhadasupervisoryjobyouprobablyfoundthatatleastasmuchenergywentintohandling（管理）peopleaswentintohandlingthejobitself.Testsofintelligenceatleasttheoneswehavenowdonotpredictsuccessinhandlingpeople.

1.Whatkindofpeoplecandothebestjobinstresssituation?

A.intelligentpeopleB.experiencedpeople

C.calmpeopleD.skilledpeople

2.Inthethirdsentenceofthelastparagraph."asupervisoryjob"refersto_______.

A.amanagementjobB.anadvisoryjob

C.ateachingjobD.anorganizingjob

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage.'?

A.Instresssituations,therearenoassociationbetweenexperienceandperformance.

B.Somerecentresearchsuggeststhatmostleadersarclackofintelligence.

C.Inlowstresssituations,intelligenceplaysanimportantroleinleadership.

D.Generallyspeaking,leadersarelikelytobeclevererthanordinarypeople.

4.Inthesecondsentenceofthefourthparagraph,to"knowtheropes"mostprobablymeans________.

A.tounderstandthesituation

B.tocontrolthesituation

C.togetridofthesituation

D.tomakesurewhattodoaboutthcsituation

答案：

D指导：

根据上下文可以推断本句意思是：

换句话说，在困难的情况下经验有利于控制局势。

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阅读理解猜测词义Passage****************

OnMay21,1999,someAmericanscientistswereworkingatthecomputerstolookforinformationtheyneeded.Suddenlytheysawalotofverybrightredspotscrossingthecomputers'screens.Atthesametimethecomputerswereworkingmuchslower.Tofindoutwhatwashappening,theystoppedtheirworktochecksomepartsofthecomputers.Totheirhorror,theyfoundoutthatmostoftheirstoredinformationwasgotridofbycomputerviruses（病毒）!

Obviouslyallthesecomputershadbeeninfectedbycomputerviruses.

ItissaidthatthecomputervirusesweremadebytwoorthreePhilippineyoungmenfoodofplayingtricks.Theyallhadexcellenteducation.Theycreatedthevirusesjusttoshowtheirintelligence（才智）.Thekindofcomputervirusisnamed"LoveYou"VirusThisviruscanhideincomputersforalongtime.Whenthetimecomestheywillattackthecomputersbylower-ingtheimportantfimctlons（功能）,damagingtheirnormalprogramsorevengettingridofagreatdealofinformationwhichoperatorsofthecomputersoftenuseorstore.What'sworse,itstillcanrep