高中英语阅读理解专项练习1附参考答案.docx

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高中英语阅读理解专项练习1附参考答案

高中英语阅读理解专项练习

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阅读理解-----C

Atarecentclass,yogainstructorHagentaughtseveralfacialexercisesdesignedtobuildupfacialmuscles．Somewomenpractisemovesincluding"TheLion",showingthetonguehangingoutandeyesrolledup．Hagenencouragesclassmemberstoholdthepositionfor60seconds,joking．"Youcandothisanytime．Itreallyhelpsyougetaseatonthetrain．"

Hagenrecentlypublishedabook—TheYogaFace:

RemoveWrinkles（皱纹）withtheUltimateNaturalFacelift．Shedevelopedaworkshopusingfacialyogabecausewomenwantedtolooktheirbest．

Facialmusclesbecomeweakandflabby（松驰的）andneedregularexercisetoreducewrinkles．Besides"TheLion",otherexercisesinclude"Satchmo"．inwhichthecheeksareblownoutLouisArmstrong-style,and"Marilyn",inwhichattractivekissesareblowntostrengthenmouthmusclesforfullandfirmlips．

Hagenrecommendsfacialyogaforthosewantingtofindouterandinnerbeauty,saying,"Theemotionalaspectisjustasimportantasthephysiological（生理学的）."

Butshedoesn'truleoutplasticsurgeryorBotox．"Idon'truleitoutformyself．OnedayImayfeellikeIneedthat．Butregardlessofthat,maintainingelasticity（弹性的）isextremelyimportant,especiallyifyouhavehadBotoxandplasticsurgery,"shesaid．

Whilemakingfacesinfrontofstrangersmightfrightensome,thosewhoattendedtheclassthoughtittheperfectwaytofightagainstbusyNewYorklifestyles．"WorkinginNewYorkisverystressful．"KathyHealeysaid,"It'saperfectwaytoendtheweek．"

49．Bysaying,"Itreallyhelpsyougetaseatonthetrain"．Hagenmeansthatsomepassengerscan.

A．practiseyogawithyouB．helpyoudofacialyoga

C．befrightenedawayD．noticeyourface

50．Somewomenareturningtofacialyogabecausethey______．

A．wanttoescapeworkingstressB．wanttohaveanewlifestyle

C．canpractiseitanywhereD．wanttolookbest

51．WhichofthefollowingaboutfacialyogaisTRUE?

A．Itisdesignedforwealthypeople．B．Itcanbeusefulbutharmful．

C．Itcanmakeyoufeelatease．D．Itispopularintheworld．

52．FromthepassagewecanconcludethatplasticsurgeryandRotox______．

A．helpreducewrinklesB．aregoodforwomen'shealth

C．willbereplacedbyfacialyogaD．arenaturalwaystokeepyoung

C6[2013·重庆卷]C

Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheels,yetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknow，however，thattheyexistedover5，500yearsagoinancientAsia.

Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSlovenia.Itisover5，100yearsold.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhile,though.Thiscouldbebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansaround.

Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfaces,roadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventually，roadsurfacesdidbecomesmoother,butthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodernroaddesign.

Inthemid－1700s，aFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer（层）oflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.AScotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastrong，lastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesametime，metalhubs（thecentralpartofawheel）cameintobeing，followedbythepneumatictyre（充气轮胎）in1846.Alloywheelswereinventedin1967,sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmackedroads（柏油路）．Aswheeldesigntookoff,vehiclesgotfasterandfaster.

64．Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?

A．Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.

B．Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.

C．Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.

D．Theexistenceoftrans

portwheelswasnotknown.

65．Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?

A．Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.

B．Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.

C．Itwaspromotedbyfast－movingvehicles.

D．Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.

66．Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?

A．Bygivingexamples.

B．Bymakingcomparisons.

C．Byfollowingtimeorder.

D．Bymakingclassifications.

67．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Thebeginningofroaddesign.

B．Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.

C．Thehistoryofpublictransport.

D．Theinventionoffast－movingvehicles.

【要点综述】本文介绍轮子的演进历史。

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4．C　细节理解题。

第二段最后一句说明wheels长期未能流行的缘由：

动物长期以来充当交通工具。

65．D　推理判断题。

短文最后一段说明路况的改良促进了车轮业的巨大发展。

66．C　篇章结构题。

该段看似举例，但这些例子均是按时间由远及近而叙述的。

67．B　主旨大意题。

该文主要介绍wheels由一般的发明物到广泛运用于交通的历史演进过程。

C6[2013·重庆卷]D

NotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean,anS－shapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichas,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitalityhasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.

“StormatSea”，ashortpoemwrittenaround700,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind'searliestartisticrepresentationsoftheAtlantic.

Whenthewindisfromthewest

Allthewavesthatcannotrest

　Totheeastmustthunderon

　Wherethebrighttreeofthesun

Isrootedintheocean'sbreast.

Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves,impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforeverthundering，boiling,crashing，andwhistling.

ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawb

reath—perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmid－ocean，butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersbathingupanddownasandybeach.Itmimics（模仿）nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofalivingcreature.Itisfilledwit

hsymbioticexistences，too;unimaginablequantitiesofcreatures，littleandlargealike，mixwithinitsdepthsinakindofoceanicharmony,givingtothewatersafeelingofheartbeat,akindofsub－oceanvitality.Andithasapsychology.Ithaspersonalities:

sometimespeacefulandpleasant,onrareoccasionsroughandwild;alwaysitisstrongandstriking.

68．Unlikerealinlandseas,theAtlanticOceanis________．

A．alwaysenergetic

B．lackinginliveliness

C．shapedlikeasquare

D．favoredbyancientpoets

69．Whatisthepurposeofusingthepoem“StormatSea”inthepassage?

A．Todescribethemovementofthewaves.

B．Toshowthestrengthofthestorm.

C．Torepresentthepoweroftheocean.

D．Toprovethevastnessofthesea.

70．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“symbiotic”mean?

A．Livingtogether.

B．Growingfast.

C．Movingharmoniously.

D．Breathingpeacefully.

71．Inthelastparagra

ph,theAtlanticiscomparedto________．

A．abeautifulandpoeticplace

B．afleshandbloodperson

C．awonderfulworld

D．alovelyanimal

【要点综述】该文既是对地理知识的陈列，也是对文学作品的铺陈。

大西洋的壮美和静态的内海迥然不同，大西洋好比是一个富有生命力且有血有肉的人。

68．A　细节理解和逻辑推理题。

inlandseas比较平静，而大西洋充满生命律动的浩瀚与同为西方文化摇篮的地中海形成鲜明的对比。

69．C　写作方法题。

该诗句描写大西洋的壮美：

当西风信然而至时，大西洋的波浪开始涌动，以雷霆万钧之势，凸显大西洋的磅礴气势。

70．A　词义推断题。

作者先把大西洋比作生命的律动，然后又把她的其他禀赋铺陈于后，因此该词此处应该指“共生共存”。

71．B　写作方法题。

该文通过诗词和拟人化的描写把大西洋比作有血有肉的人。

阅读理解-----D

Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets．Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio．Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemayhetryingtogetintouchwithus．Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages．

Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopes（望远镜）tolistentosignalsfromabout1，000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth．Inaddition,theywillscan（扫视）theentireskyto"listen"forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars．Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime．Scientistsarelookingforanysignaltheystandsoutfromthehack-groundnoise．

Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy（银河星系）,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun．Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeourearth．Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolutionoflife．Basedontheinhabitable（thatcanbelivedin）planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife．

However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets．Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere．Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely．

Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn'tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy．Althoughoursunfamilyisonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionyearsold．Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilization（文明）muchmoreadvancedthanourshavedeveloped．Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus．Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking．

53．Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?

A．5billion．B．10billion．C．15billion．D．200billion

54．Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout______．

A．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets

B．whyscientistsarelookingforsign

soflifeonotherplanets

C．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets

D．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets

55．Theunderlinedword"