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高考英语阅读理解基础练习4

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习（4）及答案

（2012·泸州一诊）

AdeadsixtonsatellitepassedovertheWestCoastandnearAucklandbeforeburningupoveraremoteareaofthePacificOcean,Nasamapsshow.

The20yearoldUpperAtmosphericResearchSatellite（UARS）droppedabout24piecesofmetaldebris（碎片）over800kmasitenteredEarth'satmosphereonSaturday.

Nasadatatracksitsdescent（下落）fromabovetheIndianOceanoffthecoastofAfricatothePacificOceanat14.1degreessouthlatitudeand189.8degreeseastlongitude.

NewZealandwastheonlymajorlandmassonitsreentrypath.

Nasasayssatellitedebrisscattered（撒落）overthesouthPacificOceanaboutasfarawayfromlargelandmassesasyoucanget.ItsaystheUSAirForcecalculatedthesatelliteenteredEarth'satmospheregenerallyaboveAmericanSamoa.Butpiecesofitdidnotstarthittingthewaterforanother480kilometerstothenortheast,southwestofChristmasIsland.Expertsbelievethemetalpiecesfelloveran800kilometrespan.

OnSaturday,scientistssaiditwaspossiblesomepiecescouldhavereachednorthwesternCanada,butNasasaidovernightthatnewcalculationsshowitlandedearlierthantheythought,nowherenearNorthAmerica.

NickJohnson,Nasa'schiefscientistfororbitaldebris,saidthesatellitehaddescended“wellwithin”therangepredicted（预测）bytheJointSpaceOperationsCenter（JSOC）．“Thiswasnotaneasyreentrytopredictbecauseofthenaturalforcesactingonthesatelliteasitsorbitdecayed（轨道变形）．Someothernationsaroundtheworldalsoweremonitoringthesatellite'sdescentinthelasttwohoursandallthepredictionswerewellwithintherangeestimatedbyJSOC.”

UARSwaslaunchedaboardspaceshuttleDiscoveryin1991.Nasastoppedusingthesatellitein2005,aftermovingitintoalowerorbitthatcutitslifeshortby20years.

文章大意：

Nasa地图准确预测了卫星碎片的坠落轨迹。

63．Whichistherightreentrypathofthefallingsatellite?

A.IONZPOB.AIONA

C．POIONZD．IOPONA

IO＝IndianOcean;NZ＝NewZealand;PO＝PacificOcean;A＝Africa;NA＝NorthAmerica）

答案：

A　细节理解题。

由第四段可知，该卫星碎片的轨迹一定包含NewZealand，可以排除B、D两项；由第三段可知，该卫星碎片从印度洋上空坠落，最后落在了太平洋；所以A项正确。

64．Whichistrueaboutthedebrisaccordingtothetext?

A.SomereachedNorthAmerica.

B.FewfellaboutAmericanSamoa.

C.Somereachedtheseaalittlelater.

D.MostdroppedontothelandandsomeintothePacific.

答案：

C　细节理解题。

由第五段第一句话可知。

65．WhatcanweinferfromNickJohnson'swords?

A.JSOCdidagoodjobinpredicting.

B.Thesatellitedescendedinasetway.

C.ThesatellitewascontrolledbyJSOC.

D.Itwasnoteasyforthesatellitetoreenter.

答案：

A　推理判断题。

由第七段第一句话可知，JointSpaceOperationsCenter对该卫星回归的预测非常准确。

66．Fromthetextwecanknowthatthesatellitewasatfirstdesignedtouseforabout________.

A.15yearsB.20years

C．35yearsD．40years

答案：

C　细节理解题。

由最后一段可知，该卫星是1991年发射的，2005年停止使用，这颗卫星的设计使用年限被缩短了20年。

所以，该卫星的设计使用年限是35年。

You’veseennewsreportsaboutpeoplewhoneedhelpafteraflood.Maybeyou’vewalkedpastpeoplewhoaresleepingonthestreets.Orperhapsyou’vewatchedTVprogramsabouthowlonelyolderpeoplecanget.Sowhatcanyoudoaboutanyofthosethings?

Theanswer:

Youcanvolunteer（做志愿者）.

Volunteeringisagreatwaytolearnnewskills—fromworkingaspartofateamtosettingandreachinggoals.Itgivesyouachancetofindoutwhatkindsofthingsyou’regoodatandenjoythemost.Volunteeringcanprovideyouwithasenseofresponsibilitybecausepeoplereallydependonyou.Anditcanhelpyouunderstanddisabled（残疾的）people,sickkids,ortheelderly.

Volunteeringhelpspeoplefeeltheydohavethepowertochangethingsforthebetter.Whenpeopledependonyou,itcanchangethewayyoulookatyourself,andthisisthemainreasonthatmakesvolunteeringattractive.Youcanfeelproudofthegoalsthatyou’veachieved（实现）foracharityorganization（慈善组织）—whetherit’shelpingtoorganizea10Ktoraisemoneyforlungcancerorrunningtheraceitself.

Sometimesit’seasytofeelworriedaboutyourgradesorthefightyouhadwithyourfriendorparents.Andalthoughthesethingsareveryimportantintheirownway,sometimesitcanbehelpfultogetsomedistanceandthinkaboutotherthings.Volunteeringallowsyoutodothis.Itletsyoufocusonothersthatareworthdoing.

Finally,volunteeringcanhelpsaveyoufrombeingbored—itgivesyouaplacetobewhereyoucanhaveagoodtimeandkeepbusy.

64.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatvolunteering____.

A.isthebestwaytofindoutyourinterests

B.mainlyhelpstheoldandthepoorpeople

C.makessurevolunteerswillgetagoodjobinthefuture

D.canhelpvolunteerschooseajobthattheyreallylikeinthefuture

65.Today,mostpeoplevolunteermainlyforthepurposeof______.

A.makingthemselvesfamousandpopular

B.knowingtheirvaluebyhelpingothers

C.increasingtheirknowledgeandlearningskills

D.helpingpeopleoutoftrouble

66.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“a10K”（Paragraph3）probablyreferto?

A.Acharityorganization.B.Avolunteergroup.

C.A10-kilometerrace.D.Apoliticalactivity.

67.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.

A.talkaboutthedifficultiesofvolunteering

B.talkabouthowtomakelifemeaningful

C.tellreadershowtovolunteer

D.talkabouttheadvantagesofvolunteering

参考答案-------64-67DBCD

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid:

“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering（阻碍）yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneral（葬礼）intheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”

Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.

Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered:

“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?

Well,atleasthe'snolongerhere.”

Onebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin（棺材）andwhentheylookedinsideittheybecamespeechless.Theystoodoverthecoffin,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsoul.

Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid:

“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:

itisYOU.”

Youaretheonlypersonwhocanrevolutionize（彻底改变）yourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappiness,yourrealizationandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.

Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.

Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.

56.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat________.

A.theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbecome

B.ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothers

C.changingourlivesisdowntoourselves

D.wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment

57.Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause________.

A.therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB.theycouldseetheirownsoulsinside

C.theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD.whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth

58.Whoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoor?

A.Thecompanyboss.

B.Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.

C.Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.

D.Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.

59.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?

A.Theemployeeswenttothegymtojointhefuneral.

B.Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.

C.Theemployees'livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.

D.Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.

参考答案56—CDAB

Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier，onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps，afterall，itissafertobedrivenbyawoman.

Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred，orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.

Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”．Thesehelpusseeinabrightdayandtellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”，buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes（蚊子）likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsects，butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday，andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisiblecolorsaroundus.

60.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A.coloranditssurprisingeffectsB.womenbeingluckierthanmen

C.dangercausedbycolorblindnessD.colorblindness

61.Accordingtothepassage，withthehelpofthe“cones”，wecan________.

A.telldifferentcolorsB.seeinweaklight

C.telldifferentshapesD.tellorangefromyellow

62.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?

A.Womenaremorecareful.B.Therearefewercolorblindwomen.

C.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.D.Womenareweakerbutquickerinthink