四川省成都市高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练题20.docx

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四川省成都市高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练题20

成都市2014高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题（20）及答案

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

WhenLucafirstheardoftheIslandofInventions,hewasstillveryyoung.Butitswonderssoundedsoincrediblethattheywereforeverburnedinhismemory.Fromthatmoment,heneverstoppedsearchingforclueswhichmightleadhimtotheisland.Hereadhundredsofadventurebooks,histories,volumesofphysicsandchemistry,evenmusic.

Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.Itwasasecretplace,whereallthegreatwisemenoftheworldwouldmeettolearnandinventtogether.Accesstotheislandwastotallyrestricted.Tojoin,youhadtohavecreatedsomegreatinventionforhumanity.Onlythencouldyoureceivethespecialinvitation—whichcamewithdirectionstotheisland.

SoLucaspenthisyouthstudyingandinventing.Everynewideahegot,hemadeitintoaninvention,andifthereweresomethinghedidn'tunderstand,he’dseekotherstohelphim.SoonhemetotheryounginventorsandhetoldthemabouttheIslandofInventions.Theytoodreamedofonedayreceivinganinvitationletter.

Asyearspassed,thedisappointmentofnotreceivingtheirinvitationmadeLuca

andhisfriendsworkharderandco-operatemore.TheywouldmeetinLuca'shouse,sharetheirideasandbuildnewmachines.Theirinventionsbecameknownthroughouttheworld,andimprovedthelivesofmillions.

Butstill,noinvitationcame.

Theydidn’tloseheart.Theycontinuedlearningandinventingeveryday,tryingtocomeupwithmoreandbetterideas.Freshyoungtalentjoinedtheirgroup,asmoreinventorsdreamedofgettingtotheisland.

Onedaymanyyearslater,Luca,alreadyveryold,wasspeakingwithabrilliantyoungmannamedRoberts,whohadwrittentohim,askinghimtojointhegroup.LucastartedtellingthemanofthewonderfulIslandofInventions,andofhowhewassurethatsomedaytheywouldreceiveaninvitation.Surprised,theyounginventorinterrupted:

“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?

”

ItwasonlythenthatLucarealisedthathisdreamhadbecometrueinhisveryownhouse.Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland,andthathislifeofinventionandstudyhadbeenatrulyhappyone.

26.Luca’spictureoftheIslandofInventionswasmainlybasedon________.

A.scientificresearchB.hisimagination

C.reportsofothersD.historybooks

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.他主要根据自己的想象画出了图画，故选B。

27.WhydidLucaandhiscolleaguesprobablyneverreceiveaninvitationtotheisland?

A.Theirideaswerenotconsideredworthyenough.

B.Theyweretooconcernedwithacquiringfame.

C.Theorganizationhadalreadybrokenup.

D.Theislandwasnotarealplace.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

根据“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.那个岛根本就不存在，故选D。

28.WhatwasRoberts’reactiontoLuca’sstoryoftheisland?

A.Hethoughthehadalreadyarrivedattheisland.

B.Hewasdisappointedtodiscoveritdidn’texist.

C.Hewasexcitedaboutreceivinganinvitation.

D.HeexpressedsurprisethatLucabelievedinsuchfairytales.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Isn'ttheletteryousentmether

ealinvitation?

”他原认为他来到了真正的那个IslandofInventions

岛，故选A。

29.WhatdidLucalearnattheendofthestory?

A.Theislandofinventionsdidnotexist.

B.Hehadwastedmostofhislife.

C.Hehadunknowinglybuilthisowndreamland.

D.Hefinallywouldreceivehisinvitation.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland,andthathislifeofinventionandstudyhadbeenatrulyhappyone.他已经不知不觉地创造了自己的梦境。

故选C。

30.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLuca?

A.Aggressive.B.Trusting.C.Creative.D.Easy-going.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

aggressive有进取心的；trusting信赖的；creative创造性的；easy-going

随和的。

根据短文的内容可知Luca根据自己的想象画出来了图画，并且创造了许多发明，故选C。

较难题目特训：

人物故事类----17

Ineededtobuyadigitalcamera,onethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps（快照）,maybeoccasionallyformagazines.Beingthecautioustype,Ifanciedareliablebrand.SoIwentonthenet,spent15minutesreadingproductreviewsongoodwebsites,wrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendationsandheadedformynearestbigfriendlycamerastore.Thereinthecupboardwasoneof

thecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy.Ipointedatitandaskedanassistant,“CanIhaveoneofthose?

”Helookedperturbed（不安）.“Doyouwanttotryitfirst?

”hesaid.Itdidn’t

quitesoundlikeaquestion.“DoIneedto?

“Ireplied.“There’snothingwrongwithit?

“ThismadehimlookabitinsultedandIstartedtofeelbad.“No,no,Butyoushouldtryit,”hesaidencouragingly.“Compareitwiththeothers.”

Ilookedacrossattheothers:

　shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewall,offeringawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscounts,witheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbaseda

roundthesamebasicbox.Withsomanymodelstochoosefrom,itseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstY,alwaystryingtotakeZandpossiblyRintoaccountatthesametime.ButwhenIhadfinished,IwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith:

　first,soonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshop,itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecond,mywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.

Butsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetrapsbymakingtherightchoice,thecleverchoice,thewisechoice.Intheend,IagreedtotrythemodelIhadchosen.Theassistantseemedasincereman.SoIlethimtakeoutmychosencamerafromthecupboard,showhow

ittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppers...andwhenhestartedtointroducethespecialfeatures,IinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.

Whydowethinkthatnewoptions（选择）stillofferusanythingnew?

Perhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefootthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimagine.

1.Theshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershould　　　.　

A.trythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithit

B.comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothers

C.getmoreinformationaboutdifferentcompanies

D.trusthimandstopaskingquestions

2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit”（Paragraph2）?

A.Heshouldgeta50%discount.

B.Thepriceofthecamerawasunreasonablyhigh.

C.Thequalityofthecamerawasnotgood.

D.Thecamerawouldsoonfallinvalue.

3.Thewriterdecidedtotrythemodelhehadchosenbecausehe　　　.　A.knewverylittleaboutit

B.didn’ttrusttheshopassistant

C.wantedtomakesuretheonehechosewouldbethebest

D.hadaspecialinterestintakingpicturesofhisfellowshoppers

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthewriter’sopinion,　　　.　

A.peoplewastetoomuchmoneyoncameras

B.camerashavebecomeanimportantpartofourdailylife

C.wedon’tactuallyneedsomanychoiceswhenbuyingaproduct

D.famouscompaniescaremoreaboutprofitthanquality

【参考答案】17.1-4BDCC　　

较难题目特训：

人物故事类----18

RaeArmantrout,whohasbeenapoetryprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego（UCSD）fortwodecades,haswonthe2010PulitzerPrizeinthepoetrycategoryfor

hermostrecentbook,“Versed”.

"I’mdelightedandamazedathowmuchmediarecognitionthat

thePulitzerbrings,ascomparedtoeventheNationalBookCriticsAward,whichIwasalsos

urprisedanddelightedtowin,”saidArmantrout.

"Foralongtime,mywritinghasbeenjustbelowthemediaradar,andtohavethiskindofattention,suddenly,withmy10thbo

ok,isreallysurprising.”

Armantrout,anativeCalifornian,receivedherbachelor’sdegreeatUCBerkeley,whereshestudiedwithnotedpoetDeniseLevertov,andhermaster’sincreativewritingfromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.SheisafoundingmemberofLanguagePoets,agroupinAmericanpoetrythatanalyzesthewaylanguageisusedandraisesquestionstomakethereaderthink.

InMarch,shewontheNationalBookCriticsAwardfor“Versed.”

"Thisbookhasgottenmoreattention,”Armantroutsaid,“butIdon’tfeelasifit’sbetter.”

Thefirsthalfof“Versed”focusesonthedarkforcestakingholdoftheUnitedStatesasitfoughtthewaragainstIraq.ThesecondhalflooksatthedarkforcescastingashadowoverherownlifeafterArmantroutwasdiagnosedwithcancerin2006.

ArmantroutwasshockedtolearnshehadwonthePulitzerbutmanyofhercolleagueswerenot.“RaeArmantroutisauniquevoiceinAmericanpoetry,”saidSethLerer,headofArtsandHumanitiesatUCSD.

"Versed,”publishedbytheWesleyanUniversityPress,didappearinalargerprintingthanh

erearlierworks,whichisabout2,700copies.TheneweditionisscheduledtoappearinMay.

1.AccordingtoRaeArmantrout,　　　.　

A.her10thbookismuchbetter

B.herwinningthePulitzerisunexpected

C.themediaissurprisedatherworks

D.shelikesbeingrecognizedbyherreaders

2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofRaeArmantrout?

A.Shepublishedapoetrytextbook.

B.SheusedtoteachDeniseLevertov.

C.Shestartedapoets’groupwithothers.

D.ShetaughtcreativewritingatUCBerkel