高考英语阅读理解精英训练极品题10.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英训练极品题10

2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练极品题（10）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

Likemanymenatsomepoint,Idreamaboutopeningabar.IplantocallitWorkOut.Itwillcatertomarriedwomeninneedofalittlefun.OnFridaynights,theywillbeabletocomehereandenjoythemselves.

See,Ihaveagiftforbusiness.Iam,asmywifeZsaZsalikestonote,“Amanwithamillionideas,noneofthemverygood.”SpeakingofZsaZsa,sheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykids,toomanychores,mind–numbingdebt.Theotherday,shesaidshethoughtweneededanewfamilycar.“Sure.Howaboutan87Lincoln?

”Isaid,andsawmydearZsaZsaageabout20years,andbecomehermotherrightbeforemyeyes.

Yes,moneyisourmadness.Lastyear,wethoughtwehadfoundalittlecushionwhenIpublishedabookaboutthelifehereinsuburbanAmerica.Itsold12copies——sixofthemtomymother.Fourothercopieswenttovariousauntsanduncles,whousedthemformartinicoasters（杯垫）,thensoldthematyardsales.Thetworemainingcopieswenttoperfectstrangers.（IthinkIoweyoudinner,whoeveryouare.Callme,OK?

We’llarrangesomething.）

Whenthebookdidn’ttakeoff,IwroteaTVshow.ThenIpennedashortnovelbasedontheearlierTVideathatdidn’tsell.Currently,Iamatworkonasetofencyclopedias（百科全书）.Inamonth,Iplantosellthemdoor–to–door.

Suchisthelifeofawriter,sendingoffthemostpersonalthoughtspossibletohisharddrive.Iamawriter,butalsothebreadwinnerinmyfamily.I’matthekeyboardat6almosteverymorning,hopingtotapoutoneidea——justone——thatwilltakeusupthehill,tothemountain,tothetop.

26.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorisleadinga/anlife.

A.enjoyableB.wealthyC.hardD.comfortable

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

由“sheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykids,toomanychores,mind–numbingdebt.”可知作者过着艰难的生活。

故选C。

27.Bysaying“Sure.Howaboutan87Lincoln?

”,theauthor.

A.promisedittohiswifeB.wasshowingofftheirfortune

C.thoughthiswifewouldlikeitD.wasjustjoking

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

由“sheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykids,toomanychores,mind–numbingdebt.”可知他们有太多的孩子，杂物以及让人头脑麻木的债务。

他们根本没钱买车，所以作者说买林肯车只是开个玩笑。

28.Whatwastheresultofthebooktheauthormentionedinthe3rdparagraph?

A.Itdidn’tsellwellatall.

B.Hesolditdoor–to–door.

C.Hemadealotofmoneyfromit.

D.Itwasreallyacushionforhisfamily.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

由Itsold12copies——sixofthemtomymother.Fourothercopieswenttovariousauntsanduncles,whousedthemformartinicoasters（杯垫）,thensoldthematyardsales.Thetworemainingcopieswenttoperfectstrangers.”可知书卖的一点也不好。

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cushion”mean?

A.Comfortableseat.

B.Financialhelp.

C.Unexpectedsuccess.

D.Best-sellingbook.

【答案】B

【解析】词义猜测题。

由“moneyisourmadness.”可知他们以为他们找到了财富。

故选B。

30.Fromtheaccountabove,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Hehasarealgiftforbusiness.

B.Heisn’tseriousenoughaboutlife.

C.Heisahard–workingwriter.

D.Hiswifeissatisfiedwiththeirplainlife.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

由“Suchisthelifeofawriter,sendingoffthemostpersonalthoughtspossibletohisharddrive.”可知他是个努力工作的作家。

较难题目特训：

人物故事类

JacquelineBouvierKennedyOnassiswasoneofthemostprivatewomenintheworld,yetwhenshewenttoworkasaneditorinthelasttwodecadesofherlife,sherevealed（展现）herselfasshedidnowhereelse.

Afterthedeathofhersecondhusband,Greekshippingmagnate（巨头）AristotleOnassis,Jacqueline’sclosefriendandformerWhiteHousesocialsecretaryLetitiaBaldrigemadeasuggestionthatsheconsideracareer（职业）inpublishing.Afterconsideration,Jacquelineacceptedit.Perhapsshehopedtofindtheresomeideasabouthowtoliveherownlife.Shebecamenotlessbutmoreinterestedinreading.Forthelast20yearsofherlife,Jacquelineworkedasapublisher’seditor,firstatViking,thenatDoubleday,pursuing（追求）alate-lifecareerlongerthanhertwomarriagescombined.Duringhertimeinpublishing,shewasresponsibleformanagingandeditingmorethan100successfullymarketedbooks.AmongthefirstbookswereIntheRussianStyleandInventiveParisClothes.ShealsosucceededinpersuadingTVhostsBillMoyersandJosephCampbelltotransformtheirpopulartelevisionconversationsintoabook,ThePowerofMyth.Thebookwentontobecomeaninternationalbest-seller.Shedealt,too,withMichaelJacksonashepreparedhisautobiography（自传）,Moonwalk.

Jacquelinemayhavebeenhiredforhernameandforhersocialrelations,butshesoonprovedherworth.Herchoices,suggestionsandwidespreadsocialrelationswereofbenefitbothtothepublishingfirmsandtoJacquelineherself.Inthebookssheselectedforpublication,shebuiltonalifetimeofspendingtimebyherselfasareaderandleftarecordofthegrowthofhermind.Herbooksaretheautobiographysheneverwrote.HerroleasFirstLady,intheend,wasovershadowedbyherperformanceasaneditor.However,fewknewthatshehadachievedsomuch.

1.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJacqueline　　　.　

A.becamefondofreadingafterworkingasaneditor

B.wasinchargeofpublishing100books

C.promotedherbooksthroughsocialrelations

D.gainedalotfromhercareerasaneditor

2.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat　　　.　

A.JacquelineendedupasaneditorratherthanasFirstLady

B.Jacqueline’slifeasFirstLadywasmorecolorfulthanasaneditor

C.JacquelinewasmoresuccessfulasaneditorthanasFirstLady

D.Jacqueline’sroleasFirstLadywasmorebrilliantthanasaneditor

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Jacqueline’stwomarriageslastedmorethan20years.

B.Jacqueline’sownpublishingfirmwassetupeventually.

C.Jacqueline’sviewsandbeliefswerereflectedinthebookssheedited.

D.Jacqueline’sachievementswerewidelyknown.

4.Thepassageismainly　　　.　

A.anintroductionofJacqueline’slifebothasFirstLadyandasaneditor

B.abriefdescriptionofJacqueline’slifelongexperiences

C.abriefaccountofJacqueline’scareerasaneditorinherlast20years

D.ananalysisofJacqueline’ssocialrelationsinpublishing

【参考答案】21.1-4DCCC　　

较难题目特训：

人物故事类

ShayandhisfatherhadwalkedpastaparkwheresomeboysShayknewwereplayingbaseball.Shayasked,“Doyouthinkthey’llletmeplay?

”Shay’sfatherknewthatmostoftheboyswouldnotwantsomeonelikeShayontheirteam,butthefatheralsounderstoodthatifhisson,mentallyandphysicallydisabled,wereallowedtoplay,itwouldgivehimamuch-neededsenseofbelongingandsomeconfidence.

Shay’sfatherapproachedoneoftheboysonthefieldandaskedifShaycouldplay,notexpectingmuch.Theboylookedaroundandsaid,“We’relosingbysixruns（分）andthegameisintheeighthinning（局）.Iguesshecanbeonourteamandwe’lltrytoputhimintobatinthefinalinning.“

Shaystruggledovertotheteam’sbenchandputonateamshirtwithabroadsmileandhisfatherhadasmalltearinhiseyeandwarmthinhisheart.Theboyssawthefather’sjoyathissonbeingaccepted.

Inthebottomoftheeighthinning,Shay’steamscoredafewrunsbutwasstillbehindbythree.Inthetopofthefinalinning,Shayputonagloveandplayedinthefield.Eventhoughnohitscamehisway,hewasobviouslyjoyfuljusttobeinthegameandonthefield.Inthebottomofthefinalinning,Shay’steamscoredagain.Now,Shaywasscheduledtobenextatbat.WouldtheyletShaybatandgiveawaytheirchancetowinthegame?

Surprisingly,Shaywasgiventhebat.Everyoneknewthatahitwasalmostimpossible.Thefirstpitch（投）cameandShaymissed.ThepitcheragaintookafewstepsforwardtothrowtheballsoftlytowardsShay.Asthepitchcamein,Shayswungattheballandhitaslowgroundballrightbacktothepitcher.

ThepitchercouldhaveeasilythrowntheballtothefirstbasemanandShaywouldhavebeenoutandthatwouldhavebeentheendofthegame.Instead,thepitcherthrewtheballrightovertheheadofthefirstbaseman,beyondthereachofallteammates.Theaudienceandtheplayersfrombothteamsstartedscreaming,“Shay,runtofirst!

“NeverinhislifehadShayeverrunthatfarbutmadeittofirstbase,wide-eyedandshocked.

Everyoneshouted,“Runtosecond!

“Catchinghisbreath,Shayawkwardlyrantowardssecond.BythetimeShayroundedtowardssecondbase,thesmallestguyontheirteam,whohadachancetobetheheroforhisteamforthefirsttime,couldhavethrowntheballtothesecondbaseman,butheunderstoodthepitcher’sintentionsandhetoointentionallythrewtheballhighandfaroverthethirdbaseman’shead.

Allwerescreaming,“Shay,Shay,Shay,allthewayShay.“Shayreachedthirdbasewhenoneopposingplayerrantohelphimandshouted,“Shay,runtothird.“AsShayroundedthird,allwereontheirfeet,crying,“Shay,runhome!

”Shayrantohome,steppedonthehomebaseandwascheeredastheherowhowonthegameforhisteam.

Thatday,theboysfrombothteamshelpedbringapieceoftrueloveandhumanityintothisworld.Shaydidn’tmakeittoanothersummeranddiedthatwinter,havingneverforgottenbeingtheheroandmakinghisfathersohappyandcominghomeandseeinghismothertearfullyhugherlittleherooftheday!

1.Notexpectingmuch,Shay’sfatherstillaskedtheboyifShaycouldplay,mainlybecausethefather　　　.　

A.noticedsomeoftheboysonthefieldwerehesitating

B.guessedhispresencewouldaffecttheboys’decision

C.learnedsomeoftheboysonthefieldknewShaywell

D.understoodShaydidneed