高考英语真题阅读理解试题及答案解析(共41页).doc

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上高考英语考前 3 周阅读冲刺Passage1About 21，000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildingsInstead，they receive their elementary and high school education by working at home on computersTheCenter for Education Reform says the UnitedStates has 67 public cyberschaonodlsthat is about twice asmany as two years agoThe money for students to attend a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where theyliveSome educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schoolsTheyalso say it is difficult to know if students are learning wellOther educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speedThesepeople say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools They saylearning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from schoolWhatever the judgement of cyberschool，s they are getting more and more popular For example，a newcyberschool called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fallIt will servechildren in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteenChildren get free equipment for their online educationThis includes a compute，r a printer，books andtechnical servicesParents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through theircomputers when necessaryStudents at cyberschools usually do not know one anotherBut 56 such students who finished studies atWestern Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first timeThey were guests of honor attheir graduation1What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschoo？lAThey have to take long bus rides to schoolBThey study at home rather than in classroomsCThey receive money from traditional public schoolsDThey do well in traditional school programs2What is a problem with cyberschools？ATheir equipment costs a lot of moneyBThey get little support from the state governmentCIt is hard to know students' progress in learningDThe students find it hard to make friends3Cyberschools are getting popular became _Athey are less expensive for students专心-专注-专业Btheir students can work at their own speedCtheir graduates are more successful in societyDthey serve students in a wider age range4We can infer that the author of the text is _Aunprejudiced in his description of cyberschoolsBexcited about the future of cyberschoolsCdoubtful about the quality of cyberschooisDdisappointed at the development of cyberschoolsPassage 2Up，Up，and Away！An adventurer who became the first person to fly across the English Channel on a cluster of balloonshas launched a house into the sky just like in the hit movie Up-in reparation for a more ambitious journeyand a new recordFearless Trappe，from North Carolina，stepped into the cartoon themed home before flying above theLeon International Balloon Festival in Mexico more than a week agoThe 38-year-old Trappe was using the event as a warm-up for his planned trans-Atlantic flightscheduled for next summer He aims to complete the 2，500-mile journey in a seven-foot lifeboat carried by365 huge helium balloonsThe brave man is learning to sail a lifeboat，in case he needs to ditch into the ocean during thedanger-filled adventureHe sill fly at between 18，000 feet and 25，000 feet，beating his previous world altitude record of 21，600 feet，and must fly uninterrupted a distance ten times longer than his previous world record of 230 milesin order to succeedThe adventurer Trappe，who holds records for crossing the Alps，flying the most cluster balloons，andthe longest distance，has spent his entire caree，r building up to this ambitious planI didn t wake up one day and ：thi?nIkgoing to fly across the Atlantic ，he saidEvery attemptbefore this was prepared for this figh，t I ve been training for a long time 1The adventurer flew across the English Channel to_Atest the balloons Blaunch a houseCshoot a hit movie Dprepare for breaking a record2To finish the journey，he will fly a distance of_A2500 miles B18，000 feet C25，000 feet D230 miles3About the ambitious journey，which is NOT mentioned in the passage?AWhen he will fly BHow high he sill flyCHow far he will fly DHow long it will take him4How many world records does Jonathan hold?ATwo BThree CFour DFive5What does he last paragraph imply?ATrappe can t sleeprrwyiong about the adventureBTrappe was born to set world recordsCTrappe always keeps his ambition in mindDTrappe never thought of crossing the Atlantic beforePassage 3Every day we go to school and listen to the teacher， and the teacher will ask us somequestionsSometimes，the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class When you are tellingothers in the class what you have found out about these topi，csremember that they must be able to hear whatyou are sayingYou are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends-you are in aslightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent，waiting to hear what you haveto sayYou must speak so that they can hear you-loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying toshout or appearing to force yourselfRemember，too，that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor ofyour school or a government official who might meet youThe person you are seeing will try to put you atyour ease but the situation is somewhat different from that of a ordinary conversationYou must take specialcare that you can be heard1When you speak to the clas，s you should speak _Aas slowly as possible Bin a low voice Cloudly Dforcefully2Usually，when you speak to the clas，s the class is _Anoisy Bquiet Chaving a rest Dserious3 The situation in the class is _ that in your houseAnot very different from Bsometimes the same asCsometimes not the same as Dnot the same as4If you are having a conversation with an official，the most important thing for you is _Ato show your ability Bto be very gentleCto make sure that you can be heard Dto put the official at ease5The main idea of this passage is _Athat we should talk in different ways in different situationsBthat we must speak loudlyCthat we must keep silent at any timeDthat we must talk with the classPassage 4South Africa hosted the fifth BRICS Summit in March 2013，which completed the first cycle of BRICSsummits，BRICS is an acronym for the powerful grouping of the world's leading up-and-coming economie，snamely Brazil，Russia，India，China and South Africa The BRICS aims to achieve peace，security，development and cooperationIt also seeks to contribute to the development of humanity and build a morestable and fairer worldThe industry leaders from the business communities of the five countries agreed that the BRICScountries will actively support industrialization on the African continent in order to contribute significantlyto its development and to expand trade links between Africa and BRICSThe global economic situation，though improving，continues to remain uncertain with the Euro-crisis a major concern The task ahead is tobuild on these developments and BRICS countries remain committed to the cause of promoting sustainablegrowthGreater economic cooperation among BRICS countries can be significantly importan，t which willprove beneficial for global economic growthAccording to DrRob Davies，South African Minister of Trade and Industry，the African continent isrecognized as the second fastest growing continent after AsiaThere are four drivers of the economic growthin African continentThese are the boom in mineral products in the African continen，t the development ofthe service industries，the benefit of not having the financial crisis，and infrastructure(基础设施）developmentDavies also adds that other BRICS countries have advantage of large populations providingbig home markets for their productsThe South African population is small compared to other BRICScountries，but if you add up numbers on continent then you have a critical mass that can support the newindustrial wave in Africa ：That is why the South African needs to create large trading blocks across largeparts of African continent1BRICS refers to_Athe most active economy group in todays worldBthe most powerful economies in western worldCleading countries with fast development of humanityDthe most stable and secure countries in the world2From the text we know that industrialization in Africa will_ Agive financial supports to all African countriesB create trade opportunities for both Africa and BRICSC make significant development in the powerful groupsDexpand sustainable economic cooperation in different continents3The author believes greater cooperation among BRICS will_，_Apromote global economic growth Bbring more challengesCnarrow the gap of development Dsolve Europe s economic crisis4Which of the following is the driver of the economic growth in Africa ？_A The development of business industryB Protective exploration in mineral productsC The recovery of the infrastructureD The benefits of having no financial crisisPassage 5What makes a person a scientis？t Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from thoseof others？The answer isnoIt isn't the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools which makes hima scientistYou will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter You willprobably agree，too，that knowing how to investigate，how to discover information，is important toeveryoneThe scientist，however，goes one step furthe；r he must be sure that he has a reasonable answerto his questions and that his answer he gets to many questions is into a large set of ideas about how theworld worksThe scientist's knowledge must be exact There's no room for half right or right just half the time Hemust be as nearly right as the conditions permitWhat works under one set of conditions at one time mustwork under the same conditions at other times If the conditions are different ，any changes the scientistobserves in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditionsThis is one reason why investigations are important in scienceAlbert Einstein，who developed theTheory of Relativity，arrived at this theory through mathematics The accuracy of his mathematics was latertested through investigationEinstein's ideas were proved to be correctA scientist uses many tools formeasurements Then the measurementsare used to make mathematical calculations that may test hisinvestigations 1What makes a scientist according to the passag？eAThe tools he uses BHis ways of learningCThe way he uses his tools DThe various tools he uses2 knowing how to investigat，ehow to discover information，is important to everyoneThe writer saysthis to show_Athe importance of informationBthe difference between scientists and ordinary peopleCthe importance of thinkingDthe difference between carpenters and ordinary people3A sound scientific theory should be one that_Aworks under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at othertimesBleaves no room for improvementCdoesn't allow any change even under different conditionsDcan be used for many purposes4What is the main idea of the passag？eAScientists are different from ordinary peopleBThe Theory of RelativityCExactness is the core of scienceDExactness and way of using tools are the keys to making of a scientistPassage 6A lot of us lose life tosugh battles by starting a frontal attack when a touch of humor might wellenable us to winConsider the case of a young friend of mine，who hit a traffic jam on his way to workshortly after receiving an ultimatum about being late on the jobAlth ough there was a good reason for Sama being late serious illness at home he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn wt ork anylongerHis supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speechYes，the boss wasSam entered the office at 9：35The place was as quiet as a locker room；everyonewas hard at workSams supervisor came up to himSuddenly，Sam forced a grin and stretched out hishandHow do you d！o he saidI m Sam MaynaIr dm applying for a jo，bwhich，I understand，becameavailable just 35 minutes agoDoes the early bird get the worm？The room exploded in laughterThe supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office SamMaynard had saved his job with the only tool that could win，a laughHumor is a most effective，yet frequently neglected，means of handling the difficult situations in ourlivesIt can be used for patching up difference，s apologizing，saying n，ocriticizing ，getting the otherfellow to do what you want without his losing faceFor some jobs，it s the only tool that can succee Idt isa way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarreFlor example，many believe thatcomedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any otherforum 1Why was Sam late for his job？ABecause he was illBBecause he got up lateCBecause he was caught in a traffic jamDHe was busy applying for a new job2The main idea of this passage is _ASam Maynard saved his job with humorBhumor is important in our livesCearly bird gets the wormDhumor can solve racial discriminations3The phrase clamped off in Paragraph 3 means _Atried to hold back Btried to set Ccharged Dgave out4Which of the following statements can we infer from the passag？eAMany lose life s battles for they are lacking in a sense ofhumorBIt wasn t the first time that Sam came late for his workCSam was supposed to come to his office at：8 30DHumor is the most effective way of solving problemsPassage 7BEIJING，March 9 The central government will require an additional three years of use for officialvehicles for ministers and governors to reduce the costs of purchasing new ，camrsedia have reportedThe new rule has been applied among all Party and government departments nationwide，the BeijingNews reported on Tuesday The new rule has not yet been made publi，c said Li，a member of the ChinesePeople s Political Consultative Conference National CommitteeUnder the old rules，the cars used by minister-level officials could be replaced as often as every fiveyears，Li saidThese officials will