2014届高考英语 阅读理解 2013暑假练习题（4）

2014高考英语阅读理解：2013暑假练习题（4）及答案解析第二部分：阅读理解（本题有两小节，第一节共20小题；每小题2分，第二节共5小题；每小题2分；满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AMy newly-rented small apartment was far away from the centre of London and it was becoming essential for me to find a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the underground. They were looking for guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldnt drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. Id be a subway guard. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Obviously Id be overqualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.The next day I sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after about half an hours wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The interviewer sat at a desk. Candidates were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater or shorter time. Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.I can remember the questions now: “Why did you leave your last job?” “Why did you leave your job before that?” “And the one before that?” I cant recall my answers, except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter. His closing statement, I thought, revealed a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “Youve failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”Failing to get that job was my low point. Or so I thought, believing that the work was easy. Actually, such jobs being a postman is another one I still desire demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. But I was still far short of full self-understanding. I was also short of cash.41The writer applied for the job chiefly because _.Ahe wanted to work in the centre of London Bhe could no longer afford to live without oneChe was not interested in any other available job Dhe had received some suitable training42The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because _.Ahe often traveled undergroundBhe had written many poemsChe could deal with difficult situations Dhe had worked in a company43The length of his interview meant that _.Ahe was not going to be offered the job Bhe had not done well in the intelligence testChe did not like the interviewer at all Dhe had little work experience to talk about44What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then?AHow unpleasant ordinary jobs can be. BHow difficult it is to be a poet.CHow unsuitable he was for the job.DHow badly he did in the interview.45Whats the writers opinion of the psychologist?A. He was very aggressive（有进取心的）. B. He was unhappy with his job.C. He was quite inefficient. D. He was rather unsympathetic.参考答案41-45 BCACD *结束 (第 篇)We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkeypox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it s hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals，” says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.It s not just that we re going to where the animals are；we re also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen s pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. “I don t think it s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them，” says Isaksen.“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing，” says Peter Schantz. Monkeypox may be the_wakeup_call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug (病毒) may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful (有害的). Monkeypox doesn t look a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.语篇解读饲养宠物可能被传染疾病。猴痘本是非洲雨林中的一种疾病，现在突然出现在美国西部的孩子们的身上。我们认为的大多数只有人类才会感染的疾病其实就是来自动物。国家要制定严格的法律，控制外来动物把疾病传播给人类。1We learn from Paragraph 1 that the pet sold at the shop may _.A. come from ColumbiaB. prevent us from being infectedC. enjoy being with childrenD. suffer from monkeypox解析细节理解题。根据第一段的第一、二两句话可知，我们从宠物商店购买的动物身上携带疾病，这种动物能将之传播给人类。下文以猴痘为例说明作者的观点。答案D2Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?A. They attack human beings.B. We need to study native animals.C. They can t live out of the rain forest.D. We do not know much about them yet.解析推理判断题。从第二段中的“A strange illness killed Isaksens pets，and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea.I dont think its fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them”可知答案为D。答案D3What does the phrase “the wakeup call” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. a new diseaseB. a clear warningC. a dangerous animal D. a morning call解析词义猜测题。根据文章的内容可知，猴痘是一种从非洲的动物身上传播到人类身上的疾病，这种情况给人类带来了一种警示：不要随意把野外的动物带回家中饲养，以免使宠物主人感染疾病。“the wakeup call”表示“一种警示”。答案B4The text suggests that in the future we_.A. may have to fight against more new diseasesB. may easily get infected by diseases from dogsC. should not be allowed to have petsD. should stop buying pets from Africa解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后三句可知，人类今后可能面临更多疾病的挑战。答案A*结束 (第 篇) Runners in a relay(接力)race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B. C. to about A. D. 1300, when sea travel offered new routes (路线). It was sometimes called the worlds longest highway. However，the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia.Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods.Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome.The Chinese had learned to graft(嫁接)different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to worldwide business 2000 years before the World Wide Web.The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning，diplomacy(外交)，and religion (宗教)5. Its probable that traders along the Silk Road needed_.A. to remember the entire trade routeB. to know the making of productsC. to receive certain special trainingD. to deal with a lot of difficulties解析细节理解题。根据“The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun，deep snow and even battles.Only experienced traders could return safe.”可知D项正确。答案D6. The Silk Road became less important because_.A. it was made up of different routesB. silk trading became less popularC. sea travel provided easier routesD. people needed fewer foreign goods解析细节理解题。根据“It was used from about 200B.C.，to about AD1300，when sea travel offered new routes”能找到原因是“sea travel provided easier routes”。答案C7. New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people_.A. learned from one anotherB. shared each others beliefsC. traded goods along the routeD. earned their living by traveling解析细节理解题。根据“The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods.They also shared their beliefs.The Silk Road provided pathways for learning，diplomacy，and religion”能看出人们彼此之间能学习一些东西。答案A8. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Silk Road：Past and PresentB. The Silk Road: East Meets WestC. The Silk Road：Routes Full of DangersD. The Silk Road：Pathways for Learning解析主旨大意题。根据“The Silk Road was not a simple trading network.It passed through thousands of cities and towns.It started from eastern China，across Central Asia and the Middle East，and ended in the Mediterranean Sea.”可知The Silk Road：East Meets West是最佳标题。答案B*结束 (第 篇)We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkeypox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it s hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals，” says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.It s not just that we re going to where the animals are；we re also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen s pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. “I don t think it s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them，” says Isaksen.“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing，” says Peter Schantz. Monkeypox may be the_wakeup_call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug (病毒) may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful (有害的). Monkeypox doesn t look a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.语篇解读饲养宠物可能被传染疾病。猴痘本是非洲雨林中的一种疾病，现在突然出现在美国西部的孩子们的身上。我们认为的大多数只有人类才会感染的疾病其实就是来自动物。国家要制定严格的法律，控制外来动物把疾病传播给人类。1We learn from Paragraph 1 that the pet sold at the shop may _.A. come from ColumbiaB. prevent us from being infectedC. enjoy being with childrenD. suffer from monkeypox解析细节理解题。根据第一段的第一、二两句话可知，我们从宠物商店购买的动物身上携带疾病，这种动物能将之传播给人类。下文以猴痘为例说明作者的观点。答案D2Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?A. They attack human beings.B. We need to study native animals.C. They can t live out of the rain forest.D. We do not know much about them yet.解析推理判断题。从第二段中的“A strange illness killed Isaksens pets，and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea.I dont think its fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them”可知答案为D。答案D3What does the phrase “the wakeup call” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. a new diseaseB. a clear warningC. a dangerous animal D. a morning call解析词义猜测题。根据文章的内容可知，猴痘是一种从非洲的动物身上传播到人类身上的疾病，这种情况给人类带来了一种警示：不要随意把野外的动物带回家中饲养，以免使宠物主人感染疾病。“the wakeup call”表示“一种警示”。答案B4The text suggests that in the future we_.A. may have to fight against more new diseasesB. may easily get infected by diseases from dogsC. should not be allowed to have petsD. should stop buying pets from Africa解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后三句可知，人类今后可能面临更多疾病的挑战。答案A*结束 (第 篇) Runners in a relay(接力)race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B. C. to about A. D. 1300, when sea travel offered new routes (路线). It was sometimes called the worlds longest highway. However，the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia.Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods.Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome.The Chinese had learned to graft(嫁接)different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to worldwide business 2000 years before the World Wide Web.The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning，diplomacy(外交)，and religion (宗教)5. Its probable that traders along the Silk Road needed_.A. to remember the entire trade routeB. to know the making of productsC. to receive certain special trainingD. to deal with a lot of difficulties解析细节理解题。根据“The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun，deep snow and even battles.Only experienced traders could return safe.”可知D项正确。答案D6. The Silk Road became less important because_.A. it was made up of different routesB. silk trading became less popularC. sea travel provided easier routesD. people needed fewer foreign goods解析细节理解题。根据“It was used from about 200B.C.，to about AD1300，when sea travel offered new routes”能找到原因是“sea travel provided easier routes”。答案C7. New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people_.A. learned from one anotherB. shared each others beliefsC. traded goods along the routeD. earned their living by traveling解析细节理解题。根据“The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods.They also shared their beliefs.The Silk Road provided pathways for learning，diplomacy，and religion”能看出人们彼此之间能学习一些东西。答案A8. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Silk Road：Past and PresentB. The Silk Road: East Meets WestC. The Silk Road：Routes Full of DangersD. The Silk Road：Pathways for Learning解析主旨大意题。根据“The Silk Road was not a simple trading network.It passed through thousands of cities and towns.It started from eastern China，across Central Asia and the Middle East，and ended in the Mediterranean Sea.”可知The Silk Road：East Meets West是最佳标题。答案B*结束