2014届高考英语 阅读理解 2013暑假练习题（5）

2014高考英语阅读理解：2013暑假练习题（5）及答案解析 (第 A篇)Four people in England ，back in 1953, stared at Photo 51.It wasn t much a picture showing a black X. But three of these people won the Nobel Prize for figuring out what the photo really showed the shape of DNA. The discovery brought fame and fortune to scientists James Watson, Francis Crick，and Maurice Wilkins. The fourth, the one who actually made the picture, was left out.Her name was Rosalind Franklin. “She should have been up there，” says historian Mary Bowden.“ If her photos hadn t been there, the others couldn t have come up with the structure.” One reason Franklin was missing was that she had died of cancer four years before the Nobel decision.But now scholars doubt that Franklin was not only robbed of her life by disease but robbed of credit by her competitors.At Cambridge University in the 1950s, Watson and Crick tried to make models by cutting up shapes of DNA s parts and then putting them together. In the meantime, at King s College in London, Franklin and Wilkins shone Xrays at the molecule (分子). The rays produced patterns reflecting the shape.But Wilkins and Franklins relationship was a lot rockier than the celebrated teamwork of Watson and Crick. Wilkins thought Franklin was hired to be his assistant. But the college actually employed her to take over the DNA project.What she did was produce Xray pictures that told Watson and Crick that one of their early models was inside out. And she was not shy about saying so. That angered Watson, who attacked her in return，“ Mere inspection suggested that she would not easily bend. Clearly she had to go or be put in her place.”As Franklins competitors, Wilkins, Watson and Crick had much to gain by cutting her out of the little group of researchers, says historian Pnina AbirAm. In 1962 at the Nobel Prize awarding ceremony, Wilkins thanked 13 colleagues by name before he mentioned Franklin. Watson wrote his book laughing at her. Crick wrote in 1974 that “Franklin was only two steps away from the solution.”No, Franklin was the solution.“ She contributed more than any other player to solving the structure of DNA. She must be considered a codiscoverer，” AbirAm says. This was backed up by Aaron Klug, who worked with Franklin and later won a Nobel Prize himself. Once described as the “Dark Lady of DNA”， Franklin is finally coming into the light.语篇解读谁发现了DNA，仅仅只有James Watson，Francis Crick和Maurice Wilkins吗？本文作者告诉我们，功劳也有Rosalind Franklin的一份。1What is the text mainly about?A. The disagreements among DNA researchers.B. The unfair treatment of Franklin.C. The process of discovering DNA.D. The race between two teams of scientists.解析主旨大意题。通读全文，可知Franklin在DNA的发现中也做出了重要贡献，但却由于某些原因而不为人知。由此答案选B项：她受到了不公正的对待。答案B2Watson was angry with Franklin because she_.A. took the lead in the competitionB. kept her results from himC. proved some of his findings wrongD. shared her data with other scientists解析逻辑推理题。从第五段前两句可知，Franklin直言不讳地指出他们犯的错误，这引起了Watson的不满。答案选C。答案C3Why is Franklin described as “Dark Lady of DNA” ?A. She developed pictures in dark labs.B. She discovered the black X the shape of DNA.C. Her name was forgotten after her death.D. Her contribution was unknown to the public.解析逻辑推理题。从全文可知，作者认为Franklin的贡献被忽略掉了，她的贡献理应得到人们的承认。所以答案选D。答案D4What is the writers attitude toward Wilkins ，Watson and Crick?A. Disapproving.B. Respectful.C. Admiring. D. Doubtful.解析态度推测题。从全文知，作者肯定了Franklin的贡献，对另外三个科学家的行为表示“不满，不赞成”，所以答案选A。答案A*结束 (第B 篇)This was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take part in an unusual experiment: “an interesting week of poetry.” This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers learn about teaching if they take a class that is not in their field?The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks and had to write three short papers. All students noticed one thingthe importance of spoken words. In science and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But in this poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didnt write anything on the board.The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both subjects, students need to find layers(层次) of meaning. Some layers are simple, clear, and on the surface；other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesnt happen much in undergraduate (本科) science classes, but it is important later, in graduate school. And it is always important in humanities(人文学科)Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching from this experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful，clear definitions (定义)when he explains a poem. He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Most of the scientists agreed on several points. First, humanities classes might help science students to see patterns and decide which information is important. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided, “We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experience for students.”But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this：All of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better.5. What do we know about this unusual class?A. The teachers did lots of writing on the board.B. The teachers were invited to attend several lectures.C. The students were professors from a university.D. The students were studying science and humanities.解析细节理解题。根据“This was no ordinary class.The students who came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell University”可知C项正确。答案C6. The experiment was designed to find out_.A. how to teach the students in the science classB. whether poetry is difficult for science studentsC. what to be taught in the humanities classD. why many humanities students find science hard解析细节理解题。根据“why is science difficult for many nonscience students？”找到答案。答案D7. Finding levels of meaning is_.A. important for graduate students in humanitiesB. difficult for graduate students in humanitiesC. common for undergraduate students in scienceD. easy for undergraduate students in science解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“And it is always important in humanities”可知选A项。答案A8. What did the science professors learn after the experiment?A. They should change the way they teach.B. A poem could be explained in clear definitions.C. A poetry class could be more informative.D. Their teaching was an enjoyable experience.解析细节理解题。由“But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this：All of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better.”我们可知道全文的中心思想。答案A*结束A (文章选自Voice of American Special English,题目原创）Half of the worlds population is affected by Asian monsoons（季风）, but monsoons are difficult to predict. American researchers have put together a 700-year record of the rainy seasons, which is expected to provide guidance for experts making weather predictions.Every year, moist （潮湿的）air masses，known as monsoon，produce large amounts of rainfall in India, East Asia, Northern Australia and East Africa. All this wet air is pulled in by a high pressure area over the Indian Ocean and a low pressure area to the south.According to Edward Cook , a weather expert at Columbia University in New York., the complex nature of the climate systems across Asia makes monsoons hard to predict. In addition, climate records for the area are too recent and not detailed enough to be of much use. Therefore, he and a team of researchers spent more than fifteen years traveling across Asia, looking for trees old enough to provide long-term records. They measured the rings, or circles, inside thousands of ancient trees in more than 300 places.Rainfall has a direct link to the growth and width of rings on some kinds of trees. The researchers developed a document they are calling a Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas. It shows the effect of monsoons over seven centuries, beginning in the 1300s.Professor Cook says the tree-ring records show periods of wet and dry weather. “If the monsoon basically fails or is a very weak one, the trees affected by monsoons at that location might put on a very narrow ring. But if the monsoon is very strong, the trees affected by that monsoon might put on a wide ring for that year. So, the wide and narrow ring widths of the chronology that we developed in Asia provide us with a measure of monsoon variability.” With all this information, researchers say they can begin to improve computer climate models for predicting the behavior of monsoons.“There has been widespread famine and starvation and human dying in the past in large droughts. And on the other hand, if the monsoon is particularly heavy, it can cause extensive flooding.” said Eugene Wahl, a scientist with Americas National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “So, to get a sense of what the regional moisture patterns have been, dryness and wetness over such a long period of time in great detail, I would call it a kind of victory for climate science.”55.Whatsthe passage mainly about？A. The effects of Asian monsoons. B. The necessity of weather forecast.C. The achievements of Edward cook. D. A breakthrough in monsoon prediction.56. It is difficult for experts to predict Asian monsoons because_A. it is hard to keep long-term climate records. B. they are formed under complex climate systems.C. they influence many nations. D. there is heavy rainfall in Asia.57. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Long and details climate records can offer useful information for monsoon research.B. The Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas has a monsoon record for about 1,300 years.C. The trees affected by monsoon grow fast if the monsoon is weak.D. The rainfall might be low although the monsoon is strong in monsoon-affected areas.58. According to Professor Cook, the rings of the trees _A. determine the regional climate. B. have a great influence on the regional climate.C. offer people information about the regional climate. D. reflect all kinds of regional climate information.59. What do we know about the research according to Eugene Wahl?A. It is a great achievement in climate science.B. It should include information about human life in the past.C. It has analysed moisture models world wide,D. It will help people prevent droughts and floods.60. Which of the following best describes the tone of this passage?A. Matter-of fact B. Pessimistic C. Humorous D. Friendly.参考答案55-60、DBACAA*结束