高考英语阅读理解基础练习题36及答案.docx

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高考英语阅读理解基础练习题36及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（36）及答案

阅读理解

SoapyturnedoffBroadway.ItseemedthathisroutetothedesiredIslandwasnottobeanenjoyableone.Someotherwayofenteringlimbomustbethoughtof.

AtacornerofSixthAvenueelectriclightsandcunninglydisplayedwaresbehindplate－glassmadeashopwindowbright。

Soapytookastoneandthrewitthroughtheglass.Peoplecamerunningroundthecorner，apolicemaninthelead。

Soapystoodstill,withhishandsinhispockets,andsmiledatthesightofbrassbuttons.

“Where'sthemanthathasdonethat？

”askedtheofficerexcitedly。

“Don’tyoufigureoutthatImighthavehadsomethingtodowithit？

”saidSoapy,notwithouthatred，butfriendly,asonegreetsgoodfortune。

Thepoliceman’smindrefusedtoacceptSoapyevenasasuspect.Menwhobreakwindowsdonotremaintotalkwiththelawprotector。

Theytaketotheirheels.Thepolicemansawamanhalf－waydowntheblockrunningtocatchacar.Withdrawnclubhejoinedinthechasing.Soapy，withangerinhisheart，wanderedalong,twiceunsuccessful。

Ontheoppositesideofthestreetwasarestaurantofpopularstyles.Itprovidedfoodtolargeappetitesandmodernpurses。

Itsplatesandatmospherewerethick;itssoupandnapkinthin。

IntothisplaceSoapytookhismuddyshoesandtell－taletrouserswithoutchallenge.Atthetablehesatandenjoyedbeefsteak,flapjacks,doughnutsandpie.Andthentothewaiterhebetrayedthefacethat_the_minutest_coin_and_himself_were_strangers.

“Now,getbusyandcallacop，”saidSoapy.“Anddon'tkeepagentlemanwaiting.”

“Nocopforyou，”saidthewaiter，withavoicelikebuttercakesandaneyelikethecherryinaManhattancocktail,“Hey,Con!

"

NearlyuponhisleftearonthesenselesspavementtwowaitersthrewSoapy。

Hearose，jointbyjoint,asacarpenter’sruleopens,andbeatthedustfromhisclothes.Arrestseemedbutarosydream。

TheIslandseemedveryfaraway.Apolicemanwhostoodbeforeadrugstoretwodoorsawaylaughedandwalkeddownthestreet.

5．Whatdidtheword“Island"inthepassagereferto?

A。

AverypleasanthotelinBroadway。

B。

OneofthecitiesinAmerica.

C.Aplacewherelaw－breakersweresentto.

D。

AshopatthecorneroftheSixthAvenue。

6．WhydidSoapystandstilloutsidetheshopwindow?

A。

Hewaswaitingtobearrested.

B。

Hewantedtohelpthepoliceman.

C。

Heintendedtoplayajokewiththepoliceman.

D.Hewaswatchingthepolicemanchasingthemanwhorantocatchacar。

7．WhatdidtheunderlinedwordsinParagraph6mean？

A。

Themanhadneverseenthewaiterbefore。

B.Themanwaspenniless.

C.Themanwasastrangertothecity。

D。

Thecoinwasnotrealsothatthewaiterrefusedtoacceptit.

8．WhydidSoapygointotherestaurant?

A.Hewasveryhungry.

B.Hewantedtohaveadinnerwithsomeone.

C。

Hewantedtodrawthepoliceman’sattentionbyhavingdinnerwithoutpay。

D。

Therestaurantwascheapandhehadnotmuchmoney.

[答案]

本文是美国著名短篇小说家O·Henry的著名短篇小说《警察与赞美诗》的一段节选，讲述了主人公-—一个名叫苏菲的人，整天无所事事，一心想进监狱，而屡次失败的经历。

5．C.词义推断题.依据第一个事例:

苏菲砸碎了一家商店的玻璃，当着警察的面说是自己干的，并让警察将他带走,可知他想去的地方是监狱，也就是违法的人被送去的地方.文章最后一段提到的“Arrestseemedbutarosydream.TheIslandseemedveryfaraway.”也是暗示，故C项正确。

6．A.推理判断题。

由文章可以看出,商店的玻璃是Soapy自己砸的，可知B、C两项错误；而D项看警察追捕赶车的人也不符合他的心理，而且正是那个人使他的计划泡汤的，因此D项也不对.

7．B。

句意判断题.依据下文的Now，getbusyandcallacop可知,Soapy让服务员找警察，很明显是在说自己身无分文，而且后文还提及他因此被揍了一顿。

8．C。

推理判断题.由文章最后一段的最后三句内容可以知道，他之所以去餐馆大吃一通,就是想因不付账而引起警察的注意。

AbrahamLincolnwasbornintopoverty200yearsago.Atanyothertimeandplace,thislowlyoriginwouldhavedictatedhisfuture，butinLincoln’scase,hisself-determinationandforceofwillmadeitpossibleforhimtosecurehisseatinhiscountry'shistory.Hehasbecomearolemodelintheself-madeAmerica.

Ifyouwanttolearnaboutsomebodywhodidn’tquit，looknofurther。

AbrahamLincolnhadtwobusinessventuresfailed,andthesecondonemadehimbankrupt,sohehadtospendthenext17yearsofhislifepayingforthedebt。

Healsolost8differentelections。

Itseemedthathehadneverdonethingsrightatthefirsttime:

thefirsttimeheranforstatelegislatureforCongress,forlandofficer,forSenate,allofthesefailed,andthefirsttimehesoughtthevice—presidentialnomination，hegotlessthan100votesnationally.Butheneverfoundittooshamefultocarryonhismission.Thenlaterin1860，onsucharoughroad，hemadeittotheWhiteHouse。

Heliveduptohisfamoussaying,“Alwaysbearinmindthatyourowndeterminationtosuccessismoreimportantthananyother.”

Hecouldhavequitmanytimes-—-buthedidn'tandbecausehedidn’tquit，hebecameoneofthegreatestpresidentsinthehistoryofAmerica.OneimportantwayLincolninfluencespresentsocietyisthatwelookbackonhislifeasarolemodelforfuturegenerations.Lincoln’shighcharacterinfluencesusbecausewecomparepresent—daypoliticianstotheexampleLincolnset.AmajorinfluenceLincolnhasontheunitedStatestodayissimplythroughthegoodexamplehesetwhenitcametohonesty，persistenceandleadership.

36。

Accordingtothefirstparagraph，whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Lincolnwasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.

B。

LikeLincoln，apoororiginleadstoabrightfuture。

C。

Americaisconsideredself-madebecauseofLincoln.

D.Self-determinationandwillcontributedtoLincoln’ssuccess.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题.根据butinLincoln'scase,hisself-determinationandforceofwillmadeitpossibleforhimtosecurehisseatinhiscountry'shistory。

可知是林肯的决心和意志导致他的成功。

故选D。

37.WhatisParagraphTwomainlyabout？

A。

HowLincolnmadehiswaytotheWhiteHouse.

B.Lincolnsufferedvariousfailures.

C.Lincolnwasamanwhoneverquit.

D。

Lincolnoncelosttwobusinessventures.

【答案】C

【解析】段落大意题。

根据Ifyouwanttolearnaboutsomebodywhodidn’tquit，looknofurther。

可知林肯是个不放弃的人。

故选C。

38。

WhichisthecorrectorderofwhathappenedtoLincoln?

a.Hewaspayingoffhisdebt。

b。

Hefailedintherunforlandofficer，

c.Hegotlessthan100votesnationally.d.hestucktohismission,e。

Hewentbankrupt。

A.b-c-c-d—aB。

c-3。

-b—c-dC。

6—c—s-b—dD.d—c—s—b-c

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题.根据文章第二段的内容可知顺序是:

e。

Hewentbankrupt.--a.Hewaspayingoffhisdebt。

-—b。

Hefailedintherunforlandofficer，—-c。

Hegotlessthan100votesnationally.——d.hestucktohismission,故选B。

39。

WhatisthefunctionofLincoln'sfamoussayinginParagraphTwo？

A。

Totellusthatdeterminationisthemostimportanttosuccess。

B.Toattractreaders1attention.

C。

ToshowwhyLincolnwasabletocarryoninhardtimes.

D.TosummarizeLincoln’sstory.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Thenlaterin1860,onsucharoughroad，hemadeittotheWhiteHouse。

Heliveduptohisfamoussaying，可知这句话是为了表明为什么他能度过难关。

故选C.

40。

WhydoesthewriterconsiderLincolnasoneofthegreatestpresidentsinAmerica?

A.BecausehestillinfluencesAmericaasarolemodel.

B。

Becausehesetagoodexampletothepresentpoliticians.

C.Becauseofhisgreatpersonalities。

D。

Becausehewentthroughdiversedifficulties.

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题.根据Lincoln’shighcharacterinfluencesusbecausewecomparepresent-daypoliticianstotheexampleLincolnset。

可知林肯还是一个榜样并影响了美国人，故选A.

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TheGoldenGateBridge—theiconicgatewaytoSanFranciscoBay—hasexperienced70yearsofrainandshine。

Awonderofengineering,itisalsosadlyasitewherepeoplecommitsuicidebythrowingthemselvesoffitsheights.

AttheentranceoftheGoldenGatestrait,wherethePacificOceanmeetstheSanFranciscoBay，sitstheGoldenGateBridge.Stretchingacrossthestraitformorethan2，700meters,thebridgeconnectsSanFranciscoandMarinCounty.Itwasbuiltbetween1933and1937,whenitwasthelongestsuspensionspaneverbuilt。

Todayit’srankedaboutsevenoreight.Themainspan，whichisthespanbetweenthetowers，was4，200feet（1,280meters）,makingitthelongestbridgeeverbuiltatitstime。

SanFrancisco’sresidentslovetheircity’sworld－famouslandmark。

ResidentPeterRichardssays,“Thebridgeisiconic,obviously.It’ssomethingthatidentifiesSanFranciscoasaplace，andasacityonthePacificRim.Forme，it'sveryimportant。

IlookforitwhenIamtryingtolocatemyselfinthecity.”

YetforNancyLanghofer,anotherresident,thebridgemeanssomethingentirelydifferent。

“Thisbridgeisacursedthingtome；itisatragicsymbol.”Sinceitscompletionin1937,some1,200peoplehavejumpedtotheirdeaths,givingthebridgeanotorietyasasiteforsuicides.FilmdirectorEricSteelmadeadocumentaryabouttheGoldenGatesuicides。

Inthe2006film，called“TheBridge”，hiscamerascaptured23ofthe24suicidesin2004。

NancyLanghoferwantsmeasurestakentopreventpeoplefromjumpingoffthebridge.“Iamgivingpostcardstopeople。

Itsays：

‘demandasuicidebarrier。

’It’sbeenalong－timeargumenthereinSanFranciscoaboutwhetherornottofixasuicidebarrieronthebridgeandafriendofminecommittedsuicidein2004.Itisreallytooeasyforpeopletoclimbovertherailing.”

TheBoardofDirectorsoftheGoldenGateBridgebeganexploringthepossibilityofbuildingabarriertwoyearsago,butnoteveryoneisinfavoroftheidea.

Oneresident，Diana,commented,“Idon'tthinkbuildingabarriertopreventthatisgoingtohelpalot。

It'sjustgoingtomakeituglier。

Thenpeoplewhoaretryingtojumpoverarejustgoingtofindotherplaces。

”

Anotherperson,Jonathan，whenaskedifhethoughtbarriersshouldbebuilt，said,“Ipersonallydonot.Ithinkitwilldestroytheview，itwilldestroytheexperienceofwalkingacrossthebridge.”

ButNancyLanghoferreplies,“ThereisabridgeinCanadathatIknowof;ithashighincidentsofsuicides.Theyputupafenceorsomekind.Whynotdoithere？

It’sbeenheresince1937.It’stime