杭州市2014高考英語沖刺閱讀理解選練（4）及答案

學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精杭州市2014高考英語沖刺閱讀理解選練（4）及答案高考英語沖刺閱讀理解專項MycatPosy,atortoiseshelltabby，liveswithmyfamilyinahouseinLondon，Thoughshemaybeaprouddefenderofherterritory，thereisareasonwhymydadhasalwaysreferredtoheras“acatofverylittlebrain”.Onedaymymumcamehomewithapurchaseshewasdelightedwith—alargeteacozyintheshapeofacat，withallthecatfeatures,fromearstotail，drawnin。Naturally，whenteatimerolledaroundthenextafternoon，outcamethenewteacozytokeepthepotwarm。Itreceivedalotofadmirationfromtherestofthefamilybecauseithadthelookofarealcat。Thiscatlookedalmostlikeakingsittingthere，guardingthepot，withahalf-smileonhisclothface。Suddenly，aslightsoundemergedovertheclinkofteaspoonsonchina—aslow,steadyhiss.IturnedaroundtoseePosybehindmeinthekitchendoorway，hairstandingonend,earslaidback，staringstraightattheteacozy.Theteacozystaredback。Posyedgednearerwithsuspicion，ashereyesnarrowed，whileshesentoutmorehissingsoundsasshesizedupherrival-arivalwho’dnotonlymanagedtogetINTOherhousebutwasnowONhertable.Andherewasthefamilydoingnothingaboutit.Needlesstosay，wehadalmostfallenoffourchairslaughingbythistime-wecouldn'tbelievesheactuallythoughttheteacozywasarealcat！Luckily,Posystoppedshortofjumpingontheunexpectedrival.Eventuallywetookpityonher,liftedthecozyoffthepotandfinallyconvincedherthat,thepresenceofthisparticularcatonherterritorywasnogoodreasontocausefurtofly。1.Posybeginstohiss______。A。wheneversheseesatortoiseonherterritoryB。wheneversheseesanothercatonherterritoryC。wheneversheseesateapotathomeD.whenevershemeetsthefamilymembersathome答案解析:答案為B。本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段“Likemostcats，Posyisneverpleasedtoseeanothercatonherterritory—oranywhere，forthatmatter.Wheneversheencountersacat—likefellow，herhairstandsonend，andshebeginstohiss.”可知，答案為B.2.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.A。PosyisloyaltomydadB.itisn’tdifficulttoreadthefacialexpressionoftheteacozyC。nobodygetsalongwellwithPosyexceptmymumD。mymumhasbeenbuyingsomethinglikeacattoprotectthepotfrombeingbroken答案解析:答案為B。本題為推理題.本題可用排除法。A、C選項未提。由第二段“Onedaymymumcamehomewithapurchaseshewasdelightedwith-alargeteacozyintheshapeofacat,…outcamethenewteacozytokeepthepotwarm。"可知，D選項不符合文意.因此只有選擇B選項,又及第二段“…withahalf-smileonhisclothface?！焙驮摱蔚摹癟heteacozystaredback?！笨杀砻鰾選項正確.3．“Posystoppedshortofjumpingontheunexpectedrival”inthelastparagraphmeans_________.A。Posycouldn’tlaunchasuccessfulattackonherrivalB。Posydidn'thavetheabilitytoattackherrivalC。PosydecidednottoattackherrivalD。Posy’srivalisnotalive答案解析:答案為C。本題為語義理解題。由最后一段可知,Posy想攻擊長得像貓一樣的teacozy,她認(rèn)為這是只真貓,我們看到這一幕笑破了肚皮,作者寫到“Luckily,Posystoppedshortofjumpingontheunexpectedrival。"，可以推斷，Posy沒有攻擊teacozy?！皊topshortofdoingsth”意為差點兒做某事，因此答案為C。4.Thebesttitleforthisstoryis“_________"。A。Posy，TheStupidCat B.Posy，TheCatofLittleBrainC.Posy,TheTortoiseshellTabby D。Posy,TheProudTerritoryDefender答案解析:答案為D。本題考查文章的標(biāo)題。文章都是圍繞一只貓為了保護(hù)自己的領(lǐng)地而發(fā)生的一切，因此答案為D“Posy，自豪的領(lǐng)土保衛(wèi)者".社會生活類Bytheearly20thcentury，astheUnitedStatesbecameaninternationalpower，itsculturalself—identity(認(rèn)同)becamemorecomplex.TheUnitedStateswasbecomingmorediverseasimmigrantsstreamedintothecountry,settlingespeciallyinAmerica'sgrowingurbanareas.Atthistime，America’ssocialdiversitybegantofindsignificantexpressionintheartsandculture。AmericanwritersofGerman，Irish,Jewish,andScandinavianancestrybegantofindanaudience,althoughsomeoftheculturalelite(中堅分子)resistedtheworks,consideringthemcrudeandunrefined。Manyofthesewritersfocusedon20th-centurycitylifeandthemes,suchaspoverty,effortstoassimilate(消化）intotheUnitedStates，andfamilylifeinthenewcountry。Europeaninfluencenowmeantsomethingverydifferentthanitoncehad:ArtistschangedthecoreofAmericanexperiencebyincorporatingtheirvariousimmigrantoriginsintoitsculturalvision。Duringthe1920sand1930s,ahostofAfricanAmericanpoetsandnovelistsaddedtheirvoicestothisnewAmericanvision.LangstonHughes,ZoraNealeHurston,andCounteeCullen,amongothers,gatheredinNewYorkCity’sHarlem(黑人住宅區(qū))district.Theybegantowriteabouttheiruniqueexperiences，creatingamovementcalledtheHarlemRenaissance.Visualartistsoftheearly20thcenturyalsobeganincorporatingthemanynewsightsandcolorsofthemultiethnic（不同種族的）Americavisibleinthesenewcitysettings.PaintersassociatedwithagroupknownasTheEight，suchasRobertHenriandJohnSloan，portrayedthepicturesquesightsofthecity。Laterpaintersandphotographersfocusedonthecity'ssqualid（污穢的）aspects.AlthoughnatureremainedasignificantpartofAmericanculturalself-expression,asthepaintingsofGeorgiaO’Keeffedemonstrated，itwasnolongerattheheartofAmericanculture。Bythe1920sand1930sfewartistsorwritersconsiderednaturetheextraordinarybasisofAmericanculturalidentity。Inpopularmusictoo,thesongsofmanynationsbecameAmericansongs.TinPanAlleywasfullofimmigranttalentswhohelpeddefineAmericanmusic，especiallyintheformoftheBroadwaymusical.Somesongwriters，suchasIrvingBerlinandGeorgeM.Cohan,usedtheirmusictohelpdefineAmericanpatrioticsongsandholidaytraditions.Duringthe1920smusicalformssuchasthebluesandjazzbegantodominatetherhythmsofAmericanpopularmusic。TheseformshadtheirrootsinAfricaasadaptedintheAmericanSouthandthenincities.1。Themainthemeofthepaintingintheearly20thcenturyis。A.povertyB。experienceC.natureD。life2.Whichofthefollowingcountries’culturemighthavetheleasteffectonAmericanculture？A。Finland。B。India.C。SouthAfrica.D。Irish.3。ThefollowingistrueEXCEPT。A。Manyartistsorwritersdidn’trealizethefunctionofnatureinthebasisofAmericanculturalidentityuntil1920s.B。Thebluesandjazzwasquitepopularinthe1920sandhadacloselyrelationwithAfricanmusic.C。ImmigrantsaffectedAmerica’ssocialdiversityanditcanbefoundinthechangeoftheartsandcultureatthattime.D.ThepaintingswhichwerecreatedbyRobertHenriandJohnSloanmaybeaboutthebeautifulsceneryofthecity。4。Whatissomeoftheculturalelite’sattitudetowardstheworkswrittenbythewriterswhocamefromEurope?A。Critical。B.Reserved。C.Positive.D.Objective。5.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A。ImmigrationandDiversityinAmericaB。AmericanModernCultureandArtC.FamousAmericanArtistsandWritersD。TheUnitedStates-ADevelopedCountry【參考答案】19.CBAAA社會生活類Becomingawareofthewarningsignsoflearningdisabilitiesandgettingchildrenthenecessaryhelpearlyoncanbekeytoachild’sfuture。LearningdisabilitiesaffectoneinsevenpeopleaccordingtotheNationalInstitutesofHealth。Parents,therefore,needtobefamiliarwiththeearlyindicatorsofalearningdisabilityinordertogettherighthelpassoonaspossible。Theearlieralearningdisabilityisdetected，thebetterchanceachildwillhaveofsucceedinginschoolandinlife。Parentsareencouragedtounderstandthewarningsignsofalearningdisabilityfromasearlyaspre-school。Thefirstyearsinschoolareespeciallycrucialforayoungchild.Themostcommonlearningdisabilityisdifficultywithlanguageandreading。ArecentNationalInstitutesofHealthstudyshowedthat67percentofyoungstudentsidentifiedasbeingatriskforreadingdifficultieswereabletoachieveaverageoraboveaveragereadingabilitywhentheyreceivedhelpearly.Manychildrenandadultswithlearningdisabilitiesremainundiagnosedandgothroughlifewiththis“hiddenhandicap（障礙)”。Theresultingproblemscanleadtopoorselfesteem，failuretothriveinschool,anddifficultyintheworkplace。Withearlydetectionandintervention(干預(yù)），parentscangivetheirchildrenthenecessaryskillsforcopingwithandcompensating(補償)forthelearningdisability.Allchildrenlearninhighlyindividualways。Childrenwithlearningdisabilitiessimplyprocessinformationdifferently，buttheyaregenerallyofnormalorabove-averageintelligence.Havingalearningdisabilitycanaffectachild’sabilitytoread,write,speak，domath,andbuildsocialrelationships.1。Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus？A。Learningdisabilityofchildrenisaseriousprobleminthepresentsociety。B.Learningdisabilityofchildrenwillaffectthemseriouslylaterinlife。C。Knowingthewarningsignsoflearningdisabilityofchildrenisimportant。D。Thewarningsignsoflearningdisabilityofchildrenaredifficulttofind。2.Fromthetextwecaninferthat.A.learningdisabilitiesareverycommonamongpeopleB。fewpeoplesufferfromlearningdisabilitiesC.learningdisabilitiesmainlyhappentopre-schoolchildrenD。67percentofyoungstudentshavelearningdisabilities3。Inthispassagetheunderlinedword“crucial"probablymeans。A.quitepossibleB.necessaryC。mostimportantD。invisible4。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Ifachildisdiagnosedwithalearningdisabilityearlier,hewillhaveabetterchancetogetoverit.B。Mostofthechildrenwithlearningdisabilitiescanbecomenormalwithnecessaryhelp。C.Givingchildrenwithlearningdisabilitiestherighthelpcanpreventthemfromfailure。D。Mostofthechildrenwithlearningdisabilityhaveintelligenceproblems。【參考答案】20。CACD高考英語沖刺閱讀理解專項——-—-AThesunshoneinthroughthediningroomwindow，lightingupthehardwoodfloor。Wehadbeentalkingtherefornearlytwohours。Thephoneofthe“Nightline"rangyetagainandMorrieaskedhishelper．Connie，togetit.Shehadbeentakingdownthecallers’namesinMorrie’ssmallblackappointmentbook。ItwasclearIwasnottheonlyoneinterestedinvisitingmyoldprofessor—the“Nightline"appearancehadmadehimsomethingofabigfigure—butIwasimpressedwith,perhapsevenabitenviousof,allthefriendsthatMorrieseemedtohave?！癥ouknow，Mitch，nowthatI'mdying,I'vebecomemuchmoreinterestingtopeople．I’monthelastgreatjourneyhere—andpeoplewantmetotellthemwhattopack．”Thephonerangagain．“Morrie,canyoutalk？”Connieasked.“I’mvisitingwithmyoldfriendnow，”heannounced．“Letthemcallback．”Icannottellyouwhyhereceivedmesowarmly.Iwashardlythepromisingstudentwhohadlefthimsixteenyearsearlier．Haditnotbeenfor“Nightline，”Morriemighthavediedwithouteverseeingmeagain． Whathappenedtome？ Theeightieshappened。Theninetieshappened．Deathandsicknessandgettingfatandgoingbaldhappened。Itradedlotsofdreamsforabiggerpaycheck,andIneverevenrealizedIwasdoingit.YetherewasMorrietalkingwiththewonderofourcollegeyears，asifI'dsimplybeenonalongvacation。 “Haveyoufoundsomeonetoshareyourheartwith？”heasked。 “Areyouatpeacewithyourself？” “Areyoutryingtobeashumanasyoucanbe?” Ifeltashamed,wantingtoshowIhadbeentryinghardtoworkoutsuchquestions．Whathappenedtome？IoncepromisedmyselfIwouldneverworkformoney，thatIwouldjointhePeaceCorps,andthatIwouldliveinbeautiful，inspirationalplaces． Instead，IhadbeeninDetroitfortenyears,atthesameworkplace，usingthesamebank,visitingthesamebarberIwasthirty-seven,morematurethanincollege，tiedtocomputersandmodemsandcellphones.Iwasnolongeryoung，nordidIwalkaroundingraysweatshirtswithunlitcigarettesinmymouth。Ididnothavelongdiscussionsovereggsaladsandwichesaboutthemeaningoflife． Mydayswerefull，yetIremained,muchofthetime，unsatisfied。 Whathappenedtome?1。WhendidtheauthorgraduatefromMorrie’scollege?A。Intheeighties． B。Inthenineties．C。Whenhewassixteen. D.Whenhewastwenty—one．答案解析：答案為D。本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。由第六段“Iwashardlythepromisingstudentwhohadlefthimsixteenyearsearlier．”可知，作者16年前離開Morrie，由倒數(shù)第三段“…visitingthesamebarberIwasthirty-seven，morematurethanincollege…”可知，作者已經(jīng)有37歲了，比上大學(xué)的時候成熟了許多，因此作者畢業(yè)的時候是21歲。故答案為D。2.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Nightline”？A.Morriestarteditbyhimself。 B.IthelpedMorrieearnafame．C。TheauthorhelpedMorriestartit． D.Itwasonlyoperatedatnight．答案解析:答案為B。本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段“…the“Nightline”appearancehadmadehimsomethingofabigfigure…”可知，“Nightline”使Morrie成為了一個了不起的人物，B選項與文意符合，故答案為B。A、C選項未提，均不選。由第一段第一、二句話“Thesunshone