成都市高考英语一轮阅读理解选练7及答案.docx

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成都市高考英语一轮阅读理解选练7及答案

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Mostyoungarchitects—particularlythoseinbigcities—canonlydreamaboutworkinginabuildingoftheirown.Andmakingthatdreamcometrueoftenmeansfindingabuildingnooneelseseemstowant,whichisexactlywhathappenedtoDavidYocumandhispartner,BrianBell.Theirbuildingisaformerautomobileelectrical-partsfirminAtlanta.Fromtheoutside,itlookstooold,evensomethinghorrible,butopenthedoorandyouareinawide,opencourtyard,linedonthreesideswithrusting（生锈的）walls.

In2000,YocumandBellfoundthisbuildinginthecity’sWestEnd.Builtin1947,thestructurehadbeenabandonedyearsearlierandtheroofofthemainbuildinghadfallendown.Butthepricewasright,soYocumboughtit.Hespenteightmonthsofhisoff-hoursondemolition（拆除）,pullingrubbishoutthroughtheroof,becauseitwastoodangeroustogoinsidethebuilding.Thedemolitionwashardwork,butitgavehimtimetothinkaboutwhathewantedtodo,and“totreasurewhatwasthere—thewalls,therust,thelight.“Yocumsaid.“Everyseason,morepaintfallsoffthewallsandmorerustdevelops.It’slikeanartinstallation（装置）inthere—aslow-motionshow.“

Sincethebackbuildinghadbeenconstructedwithoutwindows,anall-glassfrontwasaddedtothebuildingtogiveitaviewofthecourtyard,andskylightswereinstalledintheroof.ThebackofthebuildingisaworkingareaandalivingroomforYocumandhiswife.Asortofbuffer（缓冲）zonebetweenthefrontandthebackcontainsabathroom,akitchenandamechanicalroom,andthewallsthatseparatethesezoneshaveopeningsthatallowviewsthroughtothefrontofthestudioandthecourtyardbeyond.

YocumandBell,whohavejustcompletedanartgalleryforthecity,feelthattheexperiencefromthedecorationoftheirbuilding,focusingontheinsideratherthantheoutside,hasinfluencedtheirwork.Ithasalsogiventhesearchitectsachancetoshowhowtheycanmakemoreoutofless.

1.Accordingtothepassage,itis　　　formostyoungarchitectsinbigcitiestoworkinabuildingoftheirown.　

A.easy　　　B.unnecessary　　　C.unrealistic　　　D.common

2.Yocumboughttheoldbuildingbecause　　　.　

A.itwasabargaintohimB.itwasstillingoodcondition

C.itwaslocatedinthecitycenterD.itlookedattractivefromtheoutside

3.Workingontheoldbuilding,YocumandBell　　　.　

A.pulledrubbishoutthroughtheroof

B.removedtheskylightsfromthebathroom

C.presentedaslow-motionshowinanartgallery

D.builtakitchenatthebackpartoftheoldbuilding

4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatYocumandBell　　　.　

A.benefitedalotfrompullingdowntheroof

B.turnedmoreoldbuildingsintoartgalleries

C.gotinspirationfromdecoratingtheiroldbuilding

D.paidmoreattentiontotheoutsideoftheartgallery

5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat　　　.　

A.peoplecanlearnalotfromtheirfailures

B.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonanoldbuilding

C.peopleshouldnotjudgethingsbytheirappearance

D.creativepeoplecanmakethebestofwhattheyhave

【参考答案】1--5、CAACD　　

【2015高考复习】.阅读理解

Actuallywehaveknownalotofexamplesandmeaningfulwordstosupportthefactthatweshouldtryourbesttoeasethebadimpressionofothers.Justliketheoldsayinggoes,weshouldgiveabetterassumptiontotheonethanwethinkhewas.Butmanyofusalwaysfailtodothis.

Takethesituationofmyclassforexample.Rightatthebeginningofthefirstsemesterwhenwewerefreshmenweallshowedgreatfavortoeachother.Andwhentherewasanactivitythatneededsomepeopletojoin,wewouldbewillingtoattendwhetheritwasinterestingornot.Andwewerereallylikebrothersandsisters,andourclasswasjustlikeafamily,awarmfamily.Butnow,Ifeeltiredofthosemeaninglessactivitiesnotonlybecauseoftheboringactivitiesthemselvesbutalsothecoolresponseofourclassmates.

Ithinkthereasonswhythepassionofmostclassmatesissolowmaybeasfollows：

Tostartwith,manyofustakepartinmorethanoneorganization,whichwillcertainlymakeustired.Also,inthestudyfields,manyofusmayfindthatourcoursesaresometimesdifficulttounderstandorcomprehend,especiallythespecializedsubjects.

Moreover，“history”teachesusthatifonedoesnotstudyhard,itispossibletofailintheexams.Soitisabigandgoodexcusetosaythat“Idoreallywanttoattend,butIhavealotofhomeworktodo,so...”．

Lastbutnotleast,somepeoplebelievethatsomeofourleadersshouldnotberegardedasaleader,maybeIshouldsaywe,asleaders,lostthereputation,supportandtrustofyours.AtleastIamthewarmheartedone,althoughIcannotpromiseyouthatyouradvicewillbeadoptedsurely,atleastIwillsparenoeffortto“give”youtherighttobeheard,andtoserveyou.

Beactivetoshowyourtalentsandabilitiesandtocreateabetterimageofourclass.Mostimportantofall,workpainstakinglyforabetterconditionthatweshouldhavereached.

【语篇解读】昔日热衷于参加各类活动的雀跃而又温馨的场面已成为美好的回忆，如今取而代之的是冷漠。

创建优秀的班集体需要全体学生的共同努力，班干部要起好带头作用。

1．Atthebeginningofthefirstsemesterthestudentswere________eachother.

A．quitecuriousaboutB．activeandkindto

C．fullofsympathytoD．speciallytiredof

解析　细节理解题。

结合第二段第二、三、四句的内容可知，学生在第一学期开始的时候非常活跃，并且彼此之间非常友好。

答案　B

2．Nowthestudentsareunwillingtogetinvolvedintheactivitiesbecausetheyare________.

A．noteasytoorganizeB．costingtoomuchtime

C．difficulttocomprehendD．meaninglessandboring

解析　细节理解题。

根据第二段最后一句的内容可知，现在学生不愿参加各种活动的原因是这些活动既没有意义又枯燥乏味。

答案　D

3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．Students'passionforactivitieswashighatfirstbutweakenedgradually.

B．Students'passionforactivitiesgrewgraduallybecausetheywereinteresting.

C．Studentsweretoobusytotakepartinactivitiesaftertheirclasses.

D．Studentswereunwillingtoparticipateinactivitiesbecauseoftheirleaders.

解析　推理判断题。

第二段提到新生在第一学期开始的时候热衷于各种各样的活动，而现在已对这些活动毫无兴趣，由此可推断学生对活动的热情度起初很高，但是后来逐渐减弱了。

答案　A

4．Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewritermustbe________.

A．asupporterofactivitiesB．aresponsibleteacher

C．atopstudentinclassD．adevotedclassleader

解析　推理判断题。

结合倒数第二段前半部分中的“...maybeIshouldsaywe，asleaders...”以及本段后半部分的内容可推知，作者是一位忠诚的班干部。

答案　D

阅读理解。

Recentlytherewasamajordiscoveryinthescientificresearch—themappingofallDNAinahumangene（基因）iscomplete.Coupleofyearsago,thisseemsanimpossibletaskforscientisttoaccomplish.Allthisprogressinscienceleadsustobelievethattheday,whenthehumanbeingwillbecloned,isnotfaraway.Humancloninghasalwaysbeenatopicofargument，intermsofmoralityorreligion.

Takingalookatwhycloningmightbebeneficial,amongmanycases,itisarguablethatparentswhoareknowntobeatriskofpassingageneticlimitationtoachildcouldmakeuseofcloning.Iftheclonewasfreeofgeneticlimitations.Thentheotherclonewouldbeaswell.Thelattercouldfoeinsertedinthewomanandallowedtoripentoterm.Moreover，cloningwouldenablewomen,whocan’tgetpregnant,tohavechildrenoftheirown.

Cloninghumanswouldalsomeanthatorganscouldbecloned,soitwouldbeasourceofperfecttransferorgans.This,surelywouldbegreatlybeneficialtomillionsofunfortunatepeoplearoundtheworldthatareexpectedtolosetheirlivesduetofailureofsingle（ormore）organ（s）.Itisalsoarguablethatabanoncloningmaybeunlawfulandwouldrobpeopleoftherighttoreproduceandlimitthefreedomofscientists.

Argumentsagainstcloningarealsoonaperfectlypracticalside.Primarily,Ibelievethatcloningwouldstepinthenormal“cycle”oflife.Therewouldbealargenumberofsamegenes.,whichreducethechancesofimprovement，and,inturn,development-thefundamentalreasonhowlivingthingsnaturallyadapttotheever-changingenvironment.Lifeprocessesfailingtodosomightresultinuntimelydisappearance.Furthermore,cloningwouldmaketheuniquenessthateachoneofuspossessesdisappea.Thus,leadingtocreationofgeneticallyengineeredgroupsofpeopleforspecificpurposesand,chancesare,thatthoseindividualswouldberegardedas“objects”ratherthanpeopleinthesociety.

Scientistshaven’t100percent.guaranteedthatthefirstclonedwillbenormal.Thusthiscouldresultinintroductionofadditionallimitationsinthehuman“gene-pool”.

Regardingsucharguabletopicsin“blackorwhite”approachseemsveryinnocenttomepersonally.Weshouldrathertrytolookatall“shades:

ofit.Ibelievethatcloningisonlylegalifitspurposeisforcloningorgans,nothumans.Thenwecouldregardthisasfor“savinglife”insteadof“creatinglife”.Ibelievecloninghumansismorallyandsociallyunacceptable.

9.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？

A.Geneticlimitationwillbebeneficialforsomewomen

B.Alargenumberofgeneswillpreventusfromdeveloping

C.Prohibitionofcloningmightlimitthefreedomofscientists

D.Firstclonedhumansmightbenormalaccordingtoscientists

10.What’stheauthor’sopiniononcloning?

A.Cloningshouldbeentirelybanned

B.Cloningshouldbeusedincreatinglife

C.Cloningwilltakeawaytherighttoreproduce

D.Cloningisacceptableifitisusedforcloningorgans

11.Wherecanyoureadthisarticle?

A.Inastorybook.B.Inamagazine.C.InasciencefictionD.Inabrochure

12.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage

【参考答案】9—12、CDBA

D

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Herpointisth