江苏省扬州市2014高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假练习题（1）.doc

扬州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮暑假练习题（1）及答案解析维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：We're fortunate to live along a monarch butterfly migration path.Every fall，thousands of them fly through our backyard，headed south for the winter.We always thought that a butterfly with a broken wing was a sad sight，but one we could do nothing about.We were wrong! Jeannette Brandt was bike riding near Hadley，in the southern Adirondacks of New York，a few weeks ago when she spotted an injured monarch butterfly and took it home in an empty water bottle.Brandt and her partner，Mike Parwana，fed the butterfly rotting pears and water sweetened with honey.The butterfly survived，and fattened up.But what to do about the broken wing?The couple found an online video demonstrating butterfly wing repair which was posted by the nonprofit Live Monarch Foundation of Boca Raton，Florida.Tiny cardboard splints and contact cement did the trick.In another week，the butterfly was flying at the couple's home.But by then，it was too cold in upstate New York to release the monarch into the wild.Monarchs are known for their 3,000 miles migration from Canada to Mexico.But this migration is usually finished by the end of October，and it was mid­November.About a week ago，the couple put the monarch in a shoebox and went to Scotty's，a truck stop north of Albany，NY.Eventually，a good­natured trucker from Alabama，who was headed to Florida，volunteered to transport the monarch to the Sunshine State.Last Tuesday，the trucker called.The butterfly with the mended wing had been released in Florida，now free to join millions of other monarch butterflies migrating south to the mountains of central Mexico.Note：cardboard splints and contact cement薄纸夹板和接触粘合剂【语篇解读】 本文记叙的是一对美国夫妇和一位卡车司机救助一只在迁徙中翅膀受伤的帝王蝶的故事。1We can learn from Paragraph One that the butterfly _.Awas hit by a motorbikeBwas noticed by a US womanCwould spend winter in HadleyDwas too old to go on flying答案B细节理解题。根据第一段第五句“Jeannette Brandt.when she spotted an injured monarch butterfly.”可知，这只受伤的帝王蝶是由一位美国妇女发现的。2The main problem of the butterfly's wing was _.Ahow to treat the illness of the butterflyBhow to keep the butterfly at homeChow to help the butterfly reach MexicoDhow to get the butterfly's favorite food答案C推理判断题。根据第二段第四句“But by then，it was.into the wild”和第五句“Monarchs are known.from Canada to Mexico”可知，蝴蝶翅膀修复以后，主要的困难就是如何帮助它到达墨西哥以完成迁徙。3According to the last paragraph，the couple went to Scotty's to _.Aask help from truck driversBrelease the butterfly thereCattract the attention of the publicDask for experts' advice答案A推理判断题。由最后一段可知，在一位好心的卡车司机的帮助下，这只帝王蝶赶上了浩荡的蝴蝶迁徙队伍。4What does the author seem to agree?AIt is useless to learn to repair insects' wings.BA monarch butterfly's wings are likely to get hurt.CA monarch butterfly can be kept as a pet.DIt is quite possible to repair a butterfly's wings.答案D细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“We always thought.do nothing about”和第四句“We were wrong”，再联系本文故事可知，作者认为修复蝴蝶翅膀是完全可能的。 *结束维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：Whether you depend on your bike for transportation (交通) or exercise，you'll enjoy these fun facts on this two­wheeled vehicle (车辆)* In 1817，Karl von Drais from Germany invented a horseless carriage that would help him get around faster.The machine became known as the “draisine”，and led to the creation of the modern bicycle.* The term “bicycle” was not introduced until the 1860s，when it was created in France to describe a new kind of two­wheeler.* Fred ABirchmore circled the globe by bicycle at the age of 25 in 1935.The whole trip covered forty thousand miles.He rode about 25,000 miles and wore out seven sets of tires (轮胎)* There are over a half billion bicycles in China.They are the most common means of transportation.Bikes were first brought to China in the late 1800s.* About 100 million bicycles are made worldwide each year.* Americans use their bicycles for less than one percent of all city trips.Europeans bike in cities a lot more oftenin Italy 5 percent of all trips are on bicycle,30 percent in the Netherlands，and seven out of eight Dutch people over age 15 have a bike.* The Tour de France is one of the most famous bicycle races in the world.Established in 1903，it is considered to be the biggest test of endurance (耐久力) out of all sports.Lance Armstrong，an American cyclist，is the only man to have won seven titles (19992005) after surviving cancer.* Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX)，an extreme style of bicycle track racing，became a sport in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing，China.Maris Strombergs，from Latvia，received the gold medal for Men's BMX，and Anne Caroline Chausson，from France，took home the gold in the first Women's BMX Olympic event.【语篇解读】 本文为说明文。自行车是我们生活中常见的交通工具。你了解有关自行车的趣事吗？1The passage is written mainly to _.Atell an interesting storyBtell us the history of the bicycleCencourage more people to ride bicyclesDintroduce some interesting facts about the bicycle答案D推理判断题。文章开篇点明了写作目的：介绍有关自行车的趣事。2Who use the bicycle least according to the passage?AChinese. BAmericans.CItalians. DDutch people.答案B细节理解题。根据文中所列的第四点和第六点可以看出美国人骑自行车的比例最小，不到百分之一。3What can be learned from the passage?AKarl von Drais invented the modern bicycle.BFred ABirchmore was the first to go around the world.CAnne Caroline Chausson won seven titles of the Tour de France.DMaris Strombergs won the first Men's BMX Olympic event.答案D细节理解题。根据文中所列举的第一点、第三点和最后两点可知，Karl von Drais发明了一种叫draisine的机器，它是现代自行车的前身；Fred ABirchmore在25岁时骑行全球，并未提到他是不是第一个环行全球的人：Maris Strombergs和Anne Caroline Chausson分别获得小轮车成为奥运会比赛项目后的第一届男女冠军：是Lance Armstrong战胜癌症后获得环法自行车赛的七个奖项，故D项正确。4From the passage，we know that the author _.Aowns a bicycle shopBis good at riding a bikeChas a rich knowledge of the bicycleDhas taken part in the Tour de France答案C推理判断题。文章给读者介绍了许多有关自行车的趣事，由此可看出作者这方面知识丰富，故选C项。*结束 维D 根据短文内容，从下框的AF选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。(每题2分，满分10分)Daily habits can affect our wellbeing.Here are five simple actions that research has shown make people feel good.1.Pause now and then to smell a rose or watch children at play.“Study participants who took time to savor ordinary events that they normally hurried through，or to think back on pleasant moments from their day，showed significant increases in happiness and reductions in depression，”says psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky.2.People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression，anxiety，and low selfesteem，according to researchers Tim Kasser and Richard Ryan.Their findings hold true across nations and cultures.“The more we seek satisfactions in material goods，the less we find them there，”Ryan says.“The satisfaction has a short halflifeit's very fleeting.” Moneyseekers also score lower on tests of vitality and selfactualization.3.“People who struggle for something significant，whether it's learning a new craft or raising moral children，are far happier than those who don't have strong dreams or aspirations，”say Ed Diener and Robert BiswasDiener.“As humans，we actually require a sense of meaning to thrive.”Harvard's professor，Tal BenShahar，agrees，“Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning.Whether at work or at home，the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable.”4.People who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier，more optimistic，and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals，according to author Robert Emmons.Research by Martin Seligman，founder of positive psychology，revealed that people who write “gratitude letters” to someone who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness，and lower on depressionand the effect lasts for weeks.5.A study by Duke University shows that exercise may be just as effective as drugs in treating depression，without all the side effects and expense.Other research shows that in addition to health benefits，regular exercise offers a sense of accomplishment and opportunity for social interaction，releases feelgood endorphins，and boosts selfesteem.答案1.C2.D3.B4.E5.A*结束- 6 -