高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练12.docx

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高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练12

2014高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练（12）及答案

社会生活类

ThegardencitywaslargelytheinventionofEbenezerHoward（1850—1928）.AfterimmigratingfromEnglandtotheUSA,andanunsuccessfulattempttomakealivingasafarmer,hemovedtoChicago,wherehesawthereconstructionofthecityafterthedisastrousfireof1871.Inthosedays,itwasnicknamed“theGardenCity”,almostcertainlythesourceofHoward’snameforhislaterbuildingplanoftowns.ReturningtoLondon,Howarddevelopedhisdesigninthe1880sand1890s,drawingonideasthatwerepopularatthetime,butcreatingauniquecombinationofdesigns.

Thenineteenth-centurypoorcitywasinmanywaysaterribleplace,dirtyandcrowded;butitofferedeconomicandsocialopportunities.Atthesametime,theBritishcountrysidewasinfactequallyunattractive:

thoughitpromisedfreshairandnature,itsufferedfromagriculturaldepression（萧条）anditofferedneitherenoughworkandwages,normuchsociallife.Howard’sideawastocombinethebestoftownandcountryinanewkindofsettlement,thegardencity.Howard’sideawasthatagroupofpeopleshouldsetupacompany,borrowingmoneytoestablishagardencityinthedepressedcountryside,farenoughfromexistingcitiestomakesurethatthelandwasboughtatthebottomprice.

Gardencitieswouldprovideacentralpublicopenspace,radialavenuesandconnectingindustries.Theywouldbesurroundedbyamuchlargerareaofgreenbelt,alsoownedbythecompany,containingnotmerelyfarmsbutalsosomeindustrialinstitutions.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovedin,thegardencitywouldreachitsplannedlimit—Howardsuggested32,000people;then,anotherwouldbestartedashortdistanceaway.Thus,overtime,therewoulddevelopavastplannedhousecollection,extendingalmostwithoutlimit;withinit,eachgardencitywouldofferawiderangeofjobsandservices,buteachwouldalsobeconnectedtotheothersbyarapidtransportationsystem,thusgivingalltheeconomicandsocialopportunitiesofabigcity.

1.HowdidHowardgetthenameforhisbuildingplanofgardencities?

A.Throughhisobservationofthecountrylife.

B.Throughthecombinationofdifferentideas.

C.Bytakingotherpeople’sadvice.

D.ByusingthenicknameofthereconstructedChicago.

2.Theunderlinedphrase“drawingon”inParagraph1probablymeans　　　.　

A.makinguseof　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B.makingcommentson

C.givinganexplanationof　　　　　　　　　　

D.givingadescriptionof

3.AccordingtoHoward,gardencitiesshouldbebuilt　　　.　

A.asfaraspossiblefromexistingcities

B.inthecountrysidewherethelandwascheap

C.inthecountrysidewhereagriculturewasdeveloped

D.nearcitieswhereemploymentopportunitiesalreadyexisted

4.Whatcanwelearnaboutgardencitiesfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theirnumberwouldcontinuetorise.

B.Eachonewouldcontinuetobecomelarger.

C.Peoplewouldliveandworkinthesameplace.

D.Eachonewouldcontainacertaintypeofbusiness.

5.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CityandCountryside

B.TheInventionoftheGardenCity

C.ANewCityinChicago

D.AFamousGardenCityinEngland

【参考答案】69.1-5DABAB　

阅读理解------C

Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cycling,orswimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomeforms—football,basketball,hockey,golfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.

Thosewhohaveapassionofclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksinhighmountains?

Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.

Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asothers,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindswhichwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.

Ifwecomparemountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsportswemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota“teamgame”.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no“matches”between“teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.

Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.

Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearbyyear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty.ButitisnotunusualformenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermen,buttheyperhapsclimbwithmoreskillsandlesswasteofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.

【文章大意】本文叙述了登山运动的独特之处以及登山运动员所要战胜的困难。

登山运动员不遵循一些人为的规则，而是自由的用自己的方法来攀登，因此登山属于一种运动而不是一种比赛。

登山运动员不仅要战胜内心的强迫意识而且要战胜自然界的力量。

46.Whatsportsarepopularamongpeopleinwinterinthepassage?

A.Soccerandgolf.B.Skiingandskating.

C.Cyclingandhockey.D.Mountaineering.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据orinwinter,skatingorskiing.可知冬季人们喜爱的运动有滑雪和滑冰。

故选B

47.Theunderlinedword“passion”inParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby______.

A.strongemotionB.goodway

C.betterfeelingD.enoughaffection

【答案】A

【解析】词义猜测题。

根据willingtosuffercoldandhardshipandtotakerisksinhighmountains可知登山运动员愿意遭受寒冷和辛苦，冒险登山需要的是很强的热情和激情。

故选A

48.Mountaineeringisasport,notagamebecause_______.

A.ithasman-maderules

B.itistoodangerousforclimbers

C.itcan’tbringpeoplejoyorleisure

D.itisfreeforclimberstousetheirownmethods

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

根据Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.可知登山运动员不遵循一些人为的规则，而是自由的用自己的方法来攀登，因此登山属于一种运动而不是一种比赛。

故选D。

49.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.

A.mountaineeringhasnoappealforpeople

B.physicalqualityismoreimportantthanmentaloneforclimbers

C.amountainclimberpasseshisbestbytheageofthirty

D.itispossibleforanoldmanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbtheAlps

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

根据ButitisnotunusualformenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.可知50岁或60岁的男人攀登最高山阿尔卑斯山是很常见的，是有可能的。

故选D。

50.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SportsinwinterB.Teamworkinclimbing

C.MountaineeringD.Thequalityformountaineering

【答案】C

【解析】标题归纳题。

全文围绕着登山运动的独特之处，以及登山运动员需要战胜的困难，可知本文主要讲的是登山运动。

故选C。

阅读理解------B

GettingintotheCity

FromJohnF.KennedyInternationalAirport

Queens:

（718）244-4444

Distancetomidtown:

15miles

Timetomidtown:

50-60minutes

Hoursofoperation:

24

Traveler’sAid:

（718）656-4870

MTA-

NewYorkCityTransitAuthority

130LivingstonSt.,Brooklyn11201;（718）330-1234,www.mta.info.BusesfromtheairportconnectwithsubwaystopsinQueensandBrooklyn:

afreeshuttlegoesfromJFKterminalstotheAline;theQ3busgoestotheFline;andtheB15goestothe3line.Also,theQ10,operatedbyGreenBusLines（718995-4700）,connectstotheE,F,J,andZlines.Bus/subwayfareis＄1.5,paidinexactchange,withatoken,orwithaMetroCard.

Readercard#67.Adonp.43.

NewYorkAirportService

（718）875—8200,.Operatesbusshuttleevery20—30minutestoNYC’sPennStation,PortAuthority,andGrandCentralTerminal（＄13）andtoManhattanhotelsbetween33rdand57thSts.（＄15）.Readercard#230.Adonp.25.

SuperShuttle

52—1511thSt.,LongIslandCity,Queens11101;（212）209—7000,（800）258—3826,.Door—to—doortransportation,24hours,365days.Lookforthebluevan.Readercard#123.Adonp.39.

1.IfyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheMetroCard,youcan.

A.visit.

B.telephone（212）209—7000or（800）258—3826

C.readtheadonpage43ofthebook

D.visit

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为细节题。

广告类的文章，可运用查读法。

题干对MetroCard提问，查找文章的NewYorkCityTransitAuthority部分，发现最后的内容提到了MetroCard，并且从最后一句话“Readercard#67.Adonp.43.”可知，答案为C。

2.WhatdoyouknowaboutNewYorkCitysubwaylinesfromthereading?

A.Theysupplydoortodoortransportation.

B.Theyaredirectlyconnectedwiththeairport.

C.Theyrun24hours,365days,markedwithcolors.

D.Theyaremarkedwitheithernumbersorletters.

答案解析：

答案为D。

本题为细节题。

本题需要细看文章，先定位题干的“NewYorkCitysubwaylines”,而后从文章的“NewYorkCityTransitAuthority”部分看到“…subwaystopsinQueensandBrooklyn:

afreeshuttlegoesfromJFKterminalstotheAline;theQ3busgoestotheFline;andtheB15goestothe3line.Also,theQ10,…connectstotheE,F,J,andZlines.”,其中，“Aline”、“theFline”和“3line.”都是地铁线路，有字母和数字，故答案为D。

3.SupposeyouwanttogettoaManhattanhotelin23rdStreetfromtheairport,you’dbetter.

A.takeabusshuttle

B.takeabusbyGreenBusLine

C.takeSuperShuttle

D.takeasubway

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为细节题。

要从机场去Ma

nhattanhotelin23rdStreet，查读第二部分,在NewYorkAirportService中提到了Manhattanhotels，接下来的SuperShuttle介绍了52—1511thSt.,LongIslandCity,…”故答案为C。

阅读理解--------D

Whentimesgettough,wealllookforwaystocutback.Whenwe’rehungry,weeatathomeinsteadofgoingout.Wetakebusesinsteadoftaxis.Andwewearourolddesignerjeansjustafewmonthslonger.Withcollegeexpensesatall-timehighs,highschoolstudentsareeagertodoanythingtocutthecostofauniversityeducation.

Onecost-cuttingproposalistoallowcollegestudentstogetabachelor’sdegreeinthreeyearsinsteadoffour.Educationalinstitutionshavebeenactivelyexploringwaystomakethelearningprocessmoreefficient.Butthere’saquestion:

Wouldthequalityofunder