高考英语阅读理解全程冲刺训练(5)(1)
爱人生日-广州市第二中学
2014高考英语阅读理解全程冲刺训练（5）及答案
阅读理解-----A
An idea that started in Seattle's public
library has spread throughout America
and
beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a
sense of community in a city by
getting
everyone to read the same book at the same tome.
In addition to encouraging reading as a
pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the
program
allows strangers to communicate by discussing the
book on the bus, as well
as promoting reading
as an experience to be shared in families and
schools. The idea
came from Seattle librarian
Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the
Read the Same
Book
guides and book discussion groups to
bring people together with a book, but the idea
has since expanded to many other American
cities, and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the
mayor(市长）appeared on television to announce the
choice of To
Kill a Mockingbird as the first
book in the
result, reading clubs and
neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city.
Across the
US, stories emerged of parents and
children reading to each other at night and
strangers chatting away on the bus about plot
and character.
The only problem arose in
New York, where local readers could not decide on
one
book to represent the huge and diverse
population. This may show that the idea works
best in medium-sized cities or large towns,
where a greater sense of unity(一致）
can be
achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather
missed the point ,putting
all their energy
And passion into the choice of the book rather
than discussion about a book itself.
Ultinatel
was Nancy points out, the level of success is not
measured by how many
people read a book, but
by how many people are enriched by the process. or
have enjoyed
speaking to someone with whom
they would not otherwise have shared a word.
(
) 1. What is the purpose of the project launched
by Nancy?
A. To invite authors to guide
readers.
B. To encourage people to read and
share.
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C. To involve people
in community service.
D. To promote the
friendship between cities.
( ) was it
difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the
project?
A. They had little interest in
reading.
B. They were too busy to read a book.
C. They came from many different backgrounds
D. They lacked support from the local
government
( ) 3. According to the passage,
where would the project be more easily carried
out?
A. In large communities with little sense
of unity
B. In large cities where libraries
are far from home
C. In medium-sized cities
with a diverse population
D. In large towns
where agreement can be quickly reached
( )
underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5
probably mean
A. exchanged ideas with
each other
B. discussed the meaning of a word
C. gamed life experience
D. used the same
language
( ) ing to Nacy, the degree of
students of the project is judged by
A. the careful selection of a proper book
B. the growing popularity of the writers
C. the number of people who benefit from
reading.
D. the number of books that each
person reads.
【文章大意】文章鼓励人们互相分享阅读的想法，并享受分享阅读的过程。
1.B细节理解题。定位关键词project launched。根据文章第二段的as well
as promoting
reading as an experience to be
shared in families and schools.和who launched
(发
起）the 可知答案为B。
2.C细节理解题。根据文章第四段The only
problem arose in New York ,where local readers
could not decide on one book to represent the
huge and diverse population. 唯
一的问题也就产生了纽约,在那里,
当地读者不能决定一本书代表巨大而多样化的人口。
选C。
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3.D细节理解题。根据文章第四段This may show that the
idea works best in medium-sized
cities or
large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致）can
be achieved .
可知答案。
4.A 词义猜测题。从上文阅读不仅要互相分享阅
读的想法，还要享受分享阅读的过程。由
otherwise可以看出shared a
word是指前者，互相分享阅读的想法。
5.C主旨大意题。文章鼓励人们互相分享阅读的想法，并享受分享阅读的过程。
阅读理解----------------D
Even plant
can run a fever, especially when they’re under
attack by insects or
disease. But unlike
human, plants can have their temperature taken
from 3, 000 feet
away straight up. A decade
ago, adopting the infrared （红外线）scanning
technology
developed for military purposes and
other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came
up with a quick way to take the temperature of
crops to determine which ones are under
stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely
target pesticide （杀虫剂）spraying
rather than
rain poison on a whole field, which invariably
includes plants that don’t
have pest
（害虫）problems.
Even better, Paley’s Remote
Scanning Services Company could detect crop
problems
before they became visible to the
eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3, 000 feet at
night, an infrared scanner measured the heat
emitted by crops. The data were
transformed
into a color-coded map showing where plants were
running“fevers”.
Farmers could then spot-
spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than
they
otherwise would.
The bad news is
that Paley’s company closed down in 1984, after
only three years.
Farmers resisted the new
technology and long - term backers were hard to
find. But
with the renewed concern about
pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared
scanning, Paley hopes to get back into
operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt
the technology works. “This technique can be
used on 75 percent of agricultural land
in the
United States, ” says George Oerther of Texas A &
M. Ray Jackson , who recently
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retired from the Department of
Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning
could
be adopted by the end of the decade. But
only ff Paley finds the financial backing
which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.
16．Plants will emit an increased amount of
heat when they are______________.
A. sprayed
with pesticides
B. facing an
infrared scanner
C. in poor physical condition
D. exposed to excessive sun rays
17．In
order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we
can use infrared scanning
to____________.
A. estimate the damage to the crops
B.
measure the size of the affected area
C. draw
a color-coded map
D. locate the
problem area
18．Farmers can save a
considerable amount of pesticide by______________.
A. resorting to spot-spraying
B.
consulting infrared scanning experts
C.
transforming poisoned rain
D. detecting
crop problems at an early stage
19．The
application of infrared scanning technology to
agriculture met with some
difficulties
_______________.
A. the lack of official
support
B. its high cost
C. the
lack of financial support
D. its
failure to help increase production
20．Infrared scanning technology may be brought
back into operation because
of_____________.
A. the desire of farmers to improve the
quality of their produce
B. growing concern
about the excessive use of pesticides on crops
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C. the forceful promotion
by the Department of Agriculture
D. full
support from agricultural experts
[全解全析] 41—45 CDACB
本篇是一篇说明文，主要介绍了将原用于军事
和卫星的红外线扫描技术运用于农业的前
景，人们为此所做出的努力及遇到的困难。
16．C。细节理解题。依据文章第二自然段第2行“．．．an infrared scanner
measured the
heat emitted by crops．The data
were transformed into a color-coded map showing
where plants were running‘fevers’”，说明植物在发“高烧”，
也就是说，“身体
状况”不佳时才会散发热，所以选项C符合题意。
17．D。推理判断题。
本题要求判断使用红外线扫描技术的目的。依据文章第二自然段第4行
“．．．showing
where plants were running ‘fevers’．Farmers could
then spot
spray，．．．”说明目的是确定有问题的区域，以使农民有针对性地喷杀虫
剂。显然，选
项D（确定有问题的地域）为最佳选项。
18．A。细节理解题。依据文章第二自然段最后一句“Farmers could then
spot-spray, using
50 to 70 percent less
pesticide than they otherwise
would”（采取点喷，农民们
可以节省平时用量的50％至70％的杀虫剂），选项A符合题意。
19．C。推理判断题。依据文章第三自然段的第1句“The bad news is that
Palely’s company
closed down in 1984， after
only three years．Farmers resisted the new
technology
and long-term backers were hard to
find”，从中可以看出红外线扫描技术应用于农
业遇到了一些问题，原因有两个：一是农民对新技术
的抵制，二是难以找到长期赞助商。
文章中还有一处明显的提示出现在最后一句：“But only
if Palely finds the financial
backing which he
failed to obtain 10 years
ago”．从该句提供的信息同样可以反推
出10年前的情形，所以选项C正确。
20．B。细节理解题。依据文章第三自然段第2行“But with the renewed
concern about
pesticide on produce, and
refinements in infrared scanning，Palely hopes to
get
back into
operation”，可知B项（出于对杀虫剂过度使用的担心）符合题意。
阅读理解-----B
Blind imitation (模仿)is self-
destruction. To those who do not recognize their
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unique worth. Imitation
appears attractive: to those who know their
strength.
Imitation is unacceptable.
In
the early stages of skill or character
development, imitation is helpful. When
I
first learned to cook, I used recipes (菜谱) and
turned out some tasty dishes. But
soon I grew
bored. Why follow someone else’s way of cooking
when I could create my
own? Imitating role
models is like using training wheels on a child’s
bicycle; they
help you get going, but once you
find your own balance, you fly faster and farther
without relying on them.
In daily life,
imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地)
hold poor
role models. If, as a child, you
observed people whose lives were bad, you may have
accepted their fear and pain as normal and
gone on to follow what they did. If you
do not
make strong choices for yourself, you will get the
results of the weak choices
of others.
In
the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies
celebrities. Those stars
look great on screen.
But when they step off screen, their personal
lives may be
disastrous. If you are going to
follow someone, focus on their talent, not their
bad
character or unacceptable behaviors.
Blessed is the person willing to act on their
sudden desire to create something
unique.
Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends
that have affected you most
deeply. They
touched you because their creations were motivated
by inspiration, not
desperation. The world is
changed not by those who do what has been done
before them,
but by those who do what has been
done inside them. Creative people have an endless
resource of ideas. The problem a creator faces
is not running out of material; it
is what to
do with the material knocking at the door of
imagination.
Syudy your role models, accept
the gifts they have given, and leave behind what
does not server. Then you can say,” I stand on
the shoulders of my ancestors”
tragedies and
tory, and know that they are cheering on.
( )
ion proves useful when you .
A. know
you are unique
B. lose the balance of life
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C. begin to learn something
new
D. get tired of routine practice
( )
2. To avoid the bad result of imitation, we
should________.
A. forget daily fear and pain
B. choose the right example
C. ask others
for decisions
D. stay away from stars
( )
ng to the author. The world moves on because of
those who are .
A. desperate to
intruence others with their knowledge
B.
ready to turn their original ideas into reality
C. eager to discover what their ancestors did
D. willing to accept others’ ideas
( )
trouble a creator faces is .
A. the
lack of strong motivation
B. the absence of
practical ideas
C. how to search for more
materials
D. how to use imagination creatively
( ) 5. What is the author’s purpose in
writing this passage?
A. To highlight the
importance of creatively.
B. To criticize the
characters of role models.
C. To compare
imitation with creation.
D. To explain the
meaning of success.
【文章大意】议论文文章讨论了要创新，不要盲目模仿。
1.C细节理解题。根据文章第二段In the early stages of skill
or character development,
imitation is
helpful.以及例子说明模仿在开始学习新东西是有用的。
2.B推理判断题。根据文章第三段
可知人们选择不好的榜样时，就会使模仿的结果变坏。所以，
要想避免模仿结果变坏，要选择好的榜样。
3.B细节理解题。定位moves on与deeply相对应，。根据文章 of the
movies, books, teachers,
and friends that have
affected you most deeply. They touched you because
their
creations were motivated by inspiration,
not desperation.与因为他们让你感动的
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是出于他们的创作灵感,而不是绝望。
4.D细节理解题。根据文章Creative people have an endless
resource of ideas. The problem
a creator faces
is not running out of material; it is what to do
with the
material knocking at the door of
imagination.可以得出答案。
5.A主旨大意题。文章主要了要创新，不要盲目模仿。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A couple of years ago, before a trip to
China, Nicole Davis and her US women’s
volleyball teammates were warned about the
prominence (显著、突出) of coach “Jenny”
Lang Ping
in her native country.
“I was pushed over by
Chinese journalists while
I was just trying to
put my luggage on the bus,” said
Davis.
Known as the “Iron Hammer” for her punishing
spikes(扣球),Lang made it possible for China to
dominate in the sport in the early 1980s. She
was a key
player on China’s 1984 Olympic gold
medal winning
team.
When the US team
arrived for the Olympics, Lang, 48, who is from
Beijing, had
to take a different route to
avoid a crowd of reporters and fans.
Then came
the greatest moment to Lang：While the US team was
playing in a packed
gym, at least 8,000
Chinese fans unfurled an American flag.
“That
really says it all,” Davis said. “They look at her
as an icon(偶像)．I’m
sure it’s hard for them to
see her coaching another country, but they love
her so
ly that her success is their success.”
The loyalty of the Chinese fans was tested on
Friday, when China lost a match
to the US.
“It’s a pity that China lost the match, but
I’m still glad that Lang Ping’s
team won,
since she is the pride of China’s volleyball,”
said Liu Chengli, a
spectator. “We also
cheered for
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Lang’s
victory.”
Lang said she just tried to stay
professional when the two teams meet. “It
doesn’t matter if we play China or any other
team. It’s the same.” Lang said.
Davis said
she and her teammates could not have imagined the
passion for volleyball
among Chinese because
the sport was lack of popularity in the US. The
reception from
Chinese fans has touched the US
players, said US volleyball player Lindsey Berg.
“It’s such an honor to be here and play for
our coach here in China,” she said.
“The
amount of support that the Chinese give to her and
us has been tremendous. The
whole event has
been unbelievable.”
1．What’s the passage
mainly about?
A．Staying professional.
B．Cheering for the Iron Hammer.
D．Lang Ping’s
career as a coach. C．A match between China and the
US.
2．Lang Ping avoided meeting the reporters
and fans probably because she ________.
A．was
afraid to be questioned about her strategy
B．didn’t want to be paid much attention to
C．disliked to be with her fans
D．didn’t
want to disturb public order
3．What does the
underlined word “unfurled” exactly mean?
A．destroyed completely
B．tore into
pieces
D．rolled up C．spread out to the wind
4．What does Lang Ping mean by saying “It
doesn’t matter if we play China or any
other
team.”？
A．American Volleyball Team will beat
any team.
B．Chinese Volleyball Team is the
same as other teams.
C．She just tried to stay
professional.
D．The results of each match will
be the same.
5．What impressed the US team
players most?
A．The tolerance of Chinese
people.
B．The popularity of volleyball in
China.
C．Lang Ping’s coaching skills.
D．The loyalty for volleyball of the Chinese.
[全解全析]
1．答案 B解析 本篇文章无明显的主题句,但字里行间都在讲述我国著名
排球运动员,现美
国女排主教练郎平带队到中国参加奥运会并受到了人们的热烈欢迎,故应选B；而D项
意为“郎
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平的教练生涯”,显然不合题意。但多数学生误选此项
,是由于只注意到了局部信息,犯了以偏
赅全的错误,而没有真正理解文章主旨。
2．答案
B解析 推理判断题。从文章第四段的内容可以推断出朗平希望不要太被关注。3．答
案 C解析 词义
猜测题。由文章第五段和第六段可以知道,这里的中国球迷应该是“打开、
展开”了一面美国国旗,所以
选C项。
4．答案 C解析 推理判断题。从文章内容可以知道,朗平认为不论是对阵中国队还是其他
队,
对她来说,这仅仅是一场比赛而已。由此推断选C项。
5．答案 B解析
所以选B项。
细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段的内容可以知道,排球在中国非常受欢迎,
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