江蘇省揚(yáng)州市高考英語閱讀理解精品訓(xùn)練(13)

1、揚(yáng)州市2014高考英語閱讀理解精品訓(xùn)練（13）及答案解析（2011 湖北卷）The young womanentered the pool where an injured dolphin（ 海月豕）was swimming.Despite her fear , she felt strong wearing her new leg.In her second grade , Maja _1_ her cousin , Jasmina.After Jasmina's death , Maja swore she would honor the little girl by _2_ wi

2、th a dolphin, an animal that bothgirls _3_ . ”Jasmina never got the chance to do it. " says Maja, now 32, "so I _4_ that someday I'd do it for her. ”In high school , Maja was _5_ about sports.She even planned to become an athlete._6 _ , in 1993 , during the civil war in her home countr

3、y, a bomb _7_ herleft leg.After two years _8_in the UI. S. , Maja received her first artificial （人造的）leg ,but _9_ it didn't fit well, walking for Maja was very painful._10_ , she managedto graduate from a local high school.Then after receiving a 11 from Saint Francis University , she got a job a

4、t an insurance firm and _12_ started her own company.To relax, Maja _13often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium （水族館）near herhome.A young dolphin , Winter , who had lost its tail , caught her _14 .One day , Maja happened to see trainers 15 Winter with a high-tech tail.When they were done, Winter

5、 swam freely in the water.Maja was _16_.She managed to find inventors ofWinter's tail.Within ten days , she had a new leg which freed her the _17_ that _ had troubled her for almost 16 years.NowMaja, was ready to keep her 18.She went to the aquarium , lowered herself into the pool and held out a

6、 hand to Winter , who approached _19_ , then swam away.After a few minutes , the dolophin let Maja _20_ its back.Finally, the two began to swimaround the pool together.本文描述了一位失去腿的女人和一位失去尾巴的海豚；相似的困境，讓兩位走到了一起，也 讓這位女人實(shí)現(xiàn)了先前的諾言：一定要和海豚一起游泳。1. A.lost B . visitedC. rescued D. left答案：A。根據(jù)本句中的"after Jasm

7、ina's death ”可以斷定Maja是失去了 Jasmina,故選A:失去。2. A.talkingB. livingC. swimmingD. surfing答案：C。從第一段中的提示句“ enter the pool”可以推斷出：Maja跳進(jìn)水池就是為了和海 豚一起游泳。正好與"an injured dophin was swimming ”以及文章最后一句話都保持語境 的一致。3. A.adoredB. adoptedC. possessedD. purchased答案：Ao根據(jù)下文的故事，情節(jié)，尤其是 Maja與海豚的相同的境遇，會(huì)有跟好的互相愛憐， 故選A:喜

8、愛。而其它選項(xiàng)則與語境相差太遠(yuǎn)。4. A.pretendedB. decidedC. perferred D. agreed答案：Bo根據(jù)文章的第一段的語境，可以斷定本句中的it以及上句中的it指的都是“與海豚一起游泳”一事，而根據(jù)最后一段的描述，可以清楚： Maja 是早有決心去做這件事的，故 選： decide “決定”。5. A.positive B enthusiasticC particular D curious答案：B。 be enthusiastic about sth. 是指：對(duì)某事有激情，熱情。而根據(jù)下句“planned tobecome an athlete ”便可以斷定

9、是喜愛體育運(yùn)動(dòng)。6 A.UndoubtedlyB SurprisinglyC StrangelyD Unfortunately答案：D。從下文中白信息詞： civil war以及artificial D：“不幸的是”。leg 自然給人不幸的預(yù)感。而答案7 A.took awayB took overC cut downD cut out答案：A。 take away剪下來。根據(jù)語境，意為“奪走，搶走”；而 炸彈奪走了她的左腿。take over 接管； cut down 砍倒： cut out-3 -8 A.studyB operationC treatmentDexperiment答案：C。

10、從“two years ” 一詞的信息提示，排除 B “手術(shù)”；對(duì)于失去腿的Maja來說，只有在醫(yī)院“治療”treatment 才是最合當(dāng)時(shí)的語境的。9A.untilB becauseC althoughD if答案：Bo本句前后的信息自然表示出了因果的關(guān)系：假腿不合適，所以才會(huì)感到痛苦。10 A.OtherwiseB ThereforeC BesidesD However答案：D。根據(jù)本句中的“ manage” 一詞可以斷定痛苦沒有阻礙Maja的學(xué)業(yè)，故具有轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系。11 A.scholarship B degreeC prizeD notice答案：Bo根據(jù)下文找到了工作，排除 A：獎(jiǎng)學(xué)

11、金；因?yàn)橹挥心玫綄W(xué)位，從大學(xué)畢業(yè)，才會(huì)去找到自己想要的工作。12. A.graduallyB actuallyC eventually D naturally答案：C。 gradually 慢慢地；actually 事實(shí)上；eventually 最后； naturally 自然地。本句話雖然短暫，但卻概況了Maja 奮斗與成功的生活歷程，即：開始于最后的變化。故選eventually 。13. A.mightB shouldC could D would答案：D。英語中表達(dá)“過去常常做某事"常用 would,意為：總會(huì)。14. A.eye B legC nose D hand答案：A

12、。 catch one's eye 同 catch one's attention ，意為：引起某人的注意。與“often ”一詞保持語境的一致。15. A.decoratingB guidingC markingD fitting答案：D。fit在本句中有"安裝"之意，即：給 Winter安裝了高科技的尾巴。16. A.inspiredB. puzzledC. shocked D. amused答案：Ao根據(jù)下文中的信息：Maja去找這種高科技尾巴的發(fā)明者，自然是因?yàn)?Winter的尾巴而得到了啟發(fā)，故選 A “啟發(fā)，鼓勵(lì)”。17. A.worry B.

13、sadnessC. pain D. fear答案：C。根據(jù)第四段地“walking for Maja was painful "可以斷定，現(xiàn)在有了新的腿，她不再那么痛苦了。18. A.appointment B . promiseC. record D . habit答案：Bo keep one's promise 意為"遵守諾言"；這與上文的"I'll do it for her ”語境 一致。19. A.blindlyB.angrilyC. gratefullyD.cautiously答案：Do從“then swam away” 一詞

14、可以推段出：海豚還是比較警惕的，故選D：警惕地。20. A.strikeB.coverC. touch D. wipe答案：C。根據(jù)最后的的情景可以理解為：Maja與海豚慢慢地走進(jìn)了，故“觸摸”一下海豚的背部是可以的，故選 C “觸摸，觸動(dòng)”。（2011 四川卷）I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine , and to my future as a happywife and businesswoman. When Mum _1in October 2007, I was a cook. In Decemberthat year

15、, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mumhad left me 2. I was distraught（憂心如焚的 ）. Somedays later, I was 3 that a guy who was workingwith us thatday,“couldprobablyhavemadea fortune_4_ the necklace hefound. " _5_, hereturned it. Hearing howI'd _6_ Mumfor six months before herd

16、eath, he said, “Christmasis going to be_7why not goout to the Alpsfor acouple of weeks?”I came to Morzaine, a small, friendlyvillage in the Alps and 8 fell in love withit. What was _9 to be a stopgap （權(quán)宜之計(jì) ）trip turned into a new life. I kepttravelling between London and here and felt _10_ than I ha

17、d in months. In December 2008, I was _11as a hotel manager and moved here full time.A month later, I met Paul, who was travelling here. Wefell in love. In the beginning, I didn't want to discuss _12_, because the sadness of losing Mum 13 felt great. Paul understood that and never 14 me but, by s

18、ummer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mum's house, to build our own 15. Wewant to give our guests a 16 feel, so each room is themed（以為主題 ）around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind meof Mum-a tiny chair which _17_ be in her b

19、edroom is set in one room.We are having a wonderful life and Mum _18_ naturally part of it, _19_ there's _ no way we would be here if it wasn't for the _20_ she gave me. I know she's here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.媽媽去世了，她給我留下的珍珠項(xiàng)鏈不見了。幸運(yùn)的是，這根項(xiàng)鏈的失主與發(fā)現(xiàn)者最終喜結(jié) 良緣。1. A.diedB.cameC.returne

20、dD.visited答案：Ao在下文中提到了 " before her death ”可以找到信息，即媽媽去世了。2. A.burnedB.disappearedC. brokeD. dropped答案：Bo在下文中有“the necklace he found ” 一句話，可以斷定這根項(xiàng)鏈曾是不見了， 或丟了。而選項(xiàng) D表示：掉在地上，而不表示丟失之意。3. A.shownB.comfortedC.persuaded D .told答案：Do I was told表示有人告訴我，是被動(dòng)的關(guān)系。而答案 C意為：說服。4. A.hidingB.stealingC.sellingD.we

21、aring答案：C。make a fortune ( in )doing sth.表示做某事發(fā)了大財(cái)。在本句中表示：賣了項(xiàng)鏈能夠發(fā)大財(cái)。5. A.Luckily B . NaturallyC. Surely D . Hopefully答案：A。既然return ,對(duì)于失主來說自然是件幸運(yùn)的事情。副詞： luckily常用來做插入語，表示：幸運(yùn)的是。6. A.nursedB. curedC.missedD.guarded答案：Ao nurse在這里為動(dòng)詞，同take care of ,意為：照顧，護(hù)理。7. A.longB.hardC.merryD.free答案：Bo根據(jù)媽媽去世這個(gè)背景，圣誕節(jié)

22、是個(gè)家人團(tuán)圓的日子，故此時(shí)會(huì)格外難過，因此選Bo8. A.suddenly B . finallyC. nearly D . immediately答案：Do從上文對(duì)于這個(gè)小村子的描述來看，作者是立刻會(huì)喜歡上的。選項(xiàng) D:立刻地。9. A.said B . provedC. supposedD. judged答案：C。be supposed to do sth. 意為：原本做某事，在本句中意為：原本只是個(gè)計(jì)劃的小旅程。10. A.smarterB. higherC. firmerD). lighter答案：D=由于媽媽的去世，作者的感受是沉重的，而這次旅行讓她感受到比以前輕松的感覺。light

23、常用來表示輕松的心情。11. A.honoured B . hiredCregardedDtrained答案：Bo從"as a hotel manager ”細(xì)節(jié)可以斷定是：被招聘，被雇傭。12. A.travelBbusinessCchildrenDmarriage答案：D。根據(jù)下文的語境，尤其是“but.we got married ” 一句話可以給以提示，即：談婚論嫁。marriage 是 marry 的名詞形式：婚姻。13. A.recently B onceC stillD firstly答案：C。 still一詞表示作者的沉痛心情依舊在，依舊沒有擺脫。與上文的不想談婚論嫁

24、保持語境的一致。14. A.left B pushedCsurprisedDinterrupted答案：B。 push sb.常用來表示：催促某人。即：保羅非常理解我，因此沒有催促我結(jié)婚。15. A.hotelBrestaurantC home D shop答案：A。根據(jù)上文提到的"as a hotel manager ”可以斷定，此處是開起了自己的旅館。16. A.homelyB livelyC motherlyD friendly答案：Ao從下文的“styles to remind me of my Mum ”等這些細(xì)節(jié)可以推測(cè)出作者想把一個(gè)旅館擺設(shè)成家的樣子，讓顧客有一種家的感

25、覺。而homely 為形容詞：家一樣的。17. A.ought to B used toC mightD could答案：B。既然媽媽都已經(jīng)去世了，她做過的椅子應(yīng)t是過去是在她的房間里的，選項(xiàng)B表示過去曾發(fā)生的事情。18. A.takesB keepsC looksD feels答案：D?？吹綃寢尩囊巫?，就如同感覺到媽媽也在，也是這個(gè)家的一部分，故選D：表示感受，感覺。 19 A.unlessB whileC because D though 答案：C。 if it wasn't for sth.意為：如果不是因?yàn)槟呈?，由此可見，前后信息句之間存在因果關(guān)系，因?yàn)槟菞l項(xiàng)鏈正是促成兩人婚姻

26、的橋梁，故選C,表示原因。20 A.moneyB chairC houseD necklace答案：Do正是因?yàn)樯衔奶岬降膩G失項(xiàng)鏈，找到項(xiàng)鏈，并由此有了聯(lián)姻，因此此處選擇項(xiàng)鏈?zhǔn)?最合適的。C7 2013 新課標(biāo)全國(guó)卷H CGiven that manypeople's moods （ 情緒 ）are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugsto

27、re of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Singapore's Chocolate Research Facility （CRF） has over 100 varieties of chocolates.Its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents' corner store with one hand almost always in the jar of swe

28、ets.If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, that's because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different f

29、lavored（味道）chocolates.The CRF's produce is “green” , made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Series with Sichuan pepper, red bean （ 豆），cheese and other flavors also does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate snobs , who

30、think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela, and Ghana, among others.44. What is good about chocolate?A. It serves as a suitable gift.B. It works as an effective medicine.C. It helps improve the state of mind.D.

31、 It strengthens business relations.45. Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF?A. He knows the importance of research.B. He learns from shops of similar types.C. He has the support of many big names.D. He has a lot of marketing experience.46. Which line of the CRF produce sells best?A.

32、The Connoisseur Series.B. The Exotic Series.C. The Alcohol Series. D. The Sichuan Series.47. The words “choc01ate snobs“ in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who. A. are particular about chocolate B. know little about cocoa beans C. look down upon others D. like to try new flavors【要點(diǎn)綜述】本文是一篇說明文。巧

33、克力可以改善情緒。本文以此為切入點(diǎn)介紹了新加坡的 Chocolate Research Facility的一些情況。48. C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的"Given that many people's moods are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time” 可知，巧克力有助于改善心理狀態(tài)。49. D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的"If the CRFseems to be a smart idea, that's beca

34、use Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony.” 可以推知， 他有許多市場(chǎng)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。50. . C 細(xì)節(jié) 理解題。根 據(jù)第三段中的“with the Alcohol Series being the mostpopular ”可知，the Alcohol Series賣得最好。51. A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ who thin

35、k that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others ”可以推知，該詞組指自以為對(duì)巧克力很有研究的人。C7 2013 新課標(biāo)全國(guó)卷I閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、R C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ASome people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them.Takemy family's last vacation.It was my six year old son's winter break from sch

36、ool ，and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked ， and Delta, the airline ， offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.I had meetings in New York ， so I had to get back. But that didn't mean my husband and

37、my son couldn't stay. I took my nine monthold and took off for home.The next day, myhusband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged okay, ordered them to wait it out at the airport, to“ earn ”more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1， 600. Not bad, huh?Now

38、some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But asa big time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.I've made a living looking for the best deals and exposing （揭露 ） the worst tricks.I

39、have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money's worth. I'm alsotightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children ， and expensive restaurants.But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it's the first thing people notice. And I wil