高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案 8.docx

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高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案8

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案（8）

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

（A）

WELCOM

WelcometoWindsorCastle,theoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworld.Windsorisoneoftheofficialresidences（住所）oftheQueen,whosometimesstayshere.

Audiotours

FreeaudiotoursareavailableonleavingtheAdmissionCentreatthestartofyourvisit.Thereisadescriptiveaudiotourforblindandpoor-sightedvisitors.

Guidedtours

VisitorscanexplorethehistoryoftheCastlethroughatourofthePrecinctswithanexpertguide.ToursdepartatregularintervalsthroughoutthedayfromtheCourtyardandfinishattheentrancetotheStateApartments.

Visitorswithchildren

Forthosevisitingwithchildren,aspecialfamilytourandvariousactivitiesareofferedduringschoolholidaysandatweekends.Pleasenotethat,forsafelyreasons,pushchairsarenotpermittedintheStateApartments.However,babycarriersareavailabletoborrow.

StGeorge’sChapel

VisitorsarrivingattheCastleafter15:

00fromMarchtoOctoberareadvisedtovisitStGeorge’sChapelfirstbeforeitcloses.

Shopping

ShopsofferawiderangeofsouvenirsdesignedfortheRoyalCollection,includingbooks,postcards,china,jewellery,andchildren’stoys.PleaseaskattheMiddleWardshopaboutourhomedeliveryservice.

Refreshments

BottledwatercanbepurchasedfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshops.FormApriltoSeptembericecreamisalsoavailable.VisitorswishingtoleavetheCastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainre-entrypermitsfromthecastleshops.EatinganddrinkingarenotpermittedintheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapel.

Photographyandmobilephones

Non-commercialphotographyandfilmingarewelcomedintheCastle.Photography,videorecordingandfilmingarenotpermittedinsidetheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapelinconsiderationofothervisitors.

Security

AsWindsorCastleisaworkingroyalpalace,visitorsandtheirbelongingsshouldgetthroughairport-stylesecuritychecks.Forsafetyandsecurityreasonsaone-waysystemoperatesalongthevisitorroute.

（）1.Avisitorcanapplyforafreeaudiotour_________.

A.intheCourtyardB.intheStateApartments

C.attheAdmissionCenterD.atStGeorge’sChapel

36.C.细节理解题。

在Audiotours标题下直接找到theAdmissionCenter。

（）2.Whatisspeciallyofferedtovisitorswithkids?

A.Asecurityguard.B.Apushchair.C.Afreetoy.D.Ababycarrier.

37.D.细节理解题。

在visitorswithbabies标题下有babycarriersareavailabletoborrow.

（）3.Whocangetre-entrypermits?

A.VisitorswishingtoeatoutsidetheCastle.

B.Visitorsbuyinggiftsinthecastleshops.

C.VisitorsbuyingwaterfromtheCourtyard.

D.VisitorseatingoutsideStGeorge’sChapel.

38.A.细节理解题。

在Refreshments标题下有Visitorswishingtoleavethecastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainthere-entrypermitsfromthecastleshops.

（）4.Whyarevisitorsrequiredtoturnofftheirmobilephones?

A.Toensurethesafetyofothers.

B.ToensurethesecurityoftheCastle.

C.Topreventthemfromdisturbingothers.

D.Topreventtheuseofthebuilt-incameras.

39.C.细节理解题。

在Photographyandmobilephones标题下有Mobilephonesmustbeswitchedoff…inconsiderationofothervisitors.

（）5.Inthelastpart,a“workingroyalpalace”referstoone___.

A.stillbeingconstructed

B.stillusedbytheroyalfamily

C.wheretheQueenusuallyworks

D.whereworksofartareonshow

40.B.词义猜测题。

根据第一部分中的句子WindsorisoneoftheofficialresidencesoftheQueen,whosometimesstaysthere.可以猜测B项正确，C项是不正确的，因为该项只是Queenusuallyworks。

阅读理解-----（B）

Whyplaygames?

Becausetheyarefun,anda1otmorebesides.Followingtherules…planningyournextmove...actingasateammember…theseareall“game”ideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlife.

Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchild,suchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantly,theytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlives,suchastakingturnsandcooperating（合作）.

Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalsideChildrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.Forinstance,someSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledbones.Whichsharpensthehand-eyecoordination（协调）neededinhunting.

Manysportsencouragenationalorlocalpride.Themostfamousgamesofall,theOlympicGames,bringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflags,knowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountry,notjusttheathletewhoearnedit.Forcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwar,anOlympicwincanmeansomuch.

Sportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeople.Socceristhemostpopularsportintheworld.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit—someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarne,aCaliforniansoccerplayer,hasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.Hecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuture.

Nexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsport,thinkaboutwhyyouenjoyit,whatskillsareneeded,andwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlife.

（）1.Throughplayinghide-and-seek,childrenareexpectedtolearnto________.

A.beateamleaderB.obeythebasicrules

C.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibledanger

41.B.细节理解题。

根据第一段中Followingtherules…planningyournextmove...actingasateammember…theseareall“game”ideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlife.可知B项正确。

（）2.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan________.

A.describelifeinanexcitingway

B.turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaplay

C.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinteresting

D.changepeople’sviewsofsportingevents

42.C.词义猜测题。

这部分前面的谓语动词是translate有“翻译，解释，转移，调动”的意思，该部分后面有一个定语从句，前后结合就可以理解这部分的意思了。

（）3.Accordingtothepassage,whyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?

A.Itinspirespeople’sdeeploveforthecountry.

B.Itprovestheexceptionalskillsofthewinners.

C.Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.

D.Itearnsthewinnersfameandfortune.

43.A.细节理解题。

根据第四段中的Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflags,knowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountry,notjusttheathletewhoearnedit.可知A项正确。

（）4.Iribarne’sgoalofformingthefoundationisto_______.

A.bringfuntopoorkids

B.providesoccerballsforchildren

C.givepoorkidsachanceforabetterlife

D.appealtosoccerplayerstohelppoorkids

44.C.推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段中Hecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuture.可推出C项是正确的。

（）5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Gamedbenefitpeoplealltheirlives.

B.Sportscangetallathletestogether.

C.Peopleareadvisedtoplaygamesforfun.

D.Sportsincreaseacountry’scompetitiveness.

45.A.推理判断题。

整段分析做游戏的好处，不仅儿童、成人也可以玩游戏。

由此可以推断有些对人终身有益。

阅读理解-----------D

Menhavealwaysbelievedthattheyaresmarterthanwomen.Now,astudyhasfoundthatwhilethisiscertainlytrue,menalsohavetodealwiththefactthattheyarealsomorestupidthanthefairersex.

Inthestudy,scientistsmeasuredtheIQof2500brothersandsistersandtheyfoundanunevennumberofmennotonlyinthetoptwopercent,butalsointhebottomtwopercent.

Thestudy'sparticipantsweretestedonscience,maths,Englishandmechanicalabilities.

Thoughthereweretwiceasmanymenaswomeninthesmartestgroup,therewerealsotwiceasmanymenamongthedolts.

Theaggregatescoresofmenandwomenweresimilar.

Oneofthestudy'sauthors,psychologyprofessorTimothyBates,saidthatthephenomenonmaybebecausemenhavealwaysbeenexpectedtobehighachieversandwomenhavebeenrestrictedtospendmoretimetakingcareoftheirhome.

"Thefemaledevelopmentalprogrammaybetiltedmoretowardsensuringsurvivalandthesafetyofthemiddleground.,"theDailyMailquotedProfessorBates,ofEdinburghUniversity,assaying.

TheresearchtallieswithpastresultsthatmenweremorelikelythanwomentoreceivefirstclassUniversitydegreesorthirdsandwomensecuredtheseconds.

Ithasbeensaidthatmenaremorereadytotakeriskwhenitcomestoacademics.Womenhavealwaysfoundtobesteadierintheirlearning.

Apaststudyhasshownthatwomenaresecuringmorefirstsandseconds,whilemenarecontinuingtoreceivemorethirds.

Theargumentforthechangeisthattheincreaseofcourseworkatthecostofexamsfavorswomen'ssteadyapproach.

16.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellusthat________.

A.manaresmarterthenwomen

B.manaremorestupidthewomen

C.anewfactabouttheIQofmenandwomenhasbeenfound

D.menaremorelikelytoreceivefirstclassuniversitydegrees

17AccordingtoTimothyBates,lesswomenareinthesmartestgroupbecause_________.

A.theyarebornstupid

B.theyhavetospendmoretimetotalecareoftheirhomethanmen

C.theydon’tliketotakerisk

D.theyarenotexpectedtobehighachievers

18.Theunderlinedwordtallieswithintheeighthparagraphmeans________.

A.agreewithB.dealwithC.goagainstD.gowith

19.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.Womenaresteadierintheirlearning.

B.menaremorereadytotakeriskineverything

C.womenaresecuringmorefirstsandseconds

D.womenaredoingmuchbetterinacademy

20.WhichofthefollowingquestionshasNOTbeendiscussedinthepassage?

A.Whyaremensmarterthanwomen?

B.Whyaremenmorestupidthanwomen?

C.Howdoestheresultgoalongwiththepastresearch?

D.Howcanwehelp