精選備考高考題庫《閱讀理解》

1、精選備考高考題庫閱讀理解（18）（含詳解）：精選閱讀試題，適合高三第一輪復(fù)習(xí)使用，希望對大家有幫助。第一周What is it that makes a house a home? A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other，who are harmonious(和諧的 )and closer inside with one another than they are outside with those in the workplace or with classmates at schoo

2、l.Ahome is a place that s so magnetic that it s difficult to leave.In a home there， is love sharing and appreciation ， and the members help one another.I have seen families on the street.But if they live，sleep，talk ，and eat together，theyare a family ，even if they are poorly off.You don t need a roof

3、 to make a home.The trulyhomeless are some of the rich people who build multi- million- dollar houses and are too busy to really live in them.The truly homeless are those who have turned their homeinto a hotel lobby.The parents work.Thechildren do wrong.They don talk and eattogether every day.They r

4、arely see each other.The truly homeless people are those withbabysitters， caretakers， gardeners and maids.Parents are unaware ， too busy makingmoney outside the home that they don t live in.This is another way of looking at the richand the homeless.Who is to be pitied?Control of the computer and the

5、 Internet is also important to make a house into a home.If the computer is on all the time ， the house turns into an office，even if everyone is at home.Many homes these days are just offices.Human communication has stopped.The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the

6、home.Using the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness， play and communication， not with a screen， but with a human being.1 Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?A How to Make a House a Home?B What Makes a House a Home?C Who Are Homeless， the Poor?D What is a Hom

7、e for?2 The purpose of the first paragraph is to _.A tell us that where there is home there is loveB tell us what people think home isC show the author s concept of homeD tell people how to have a happy home3 The underl ined word“ those ” refers to _.A people who build multi- million- dollar housesB

8、 people who have lost their family membersC people who don t spend time with the familyD homeless families living on the street4 Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A A home is a place where you are willing to stay.B Even the poorest person can have a happy home.C Computers and the

9、Internet are important for a happy home.D Sometimes it s the rich that should be pitied.5 According to the passage， what is NOT mentioned as an element( 要素 ) of a home?A Communication.B Appreciation.C Companionship.D Selflessness.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文論述了如何才能使我們的房子成為家這個(gè)命題。1解析：主旨大意題。文章主要圍繞房子和家這個(gè)話題展開，即什么使我們的房子成為家。答

10、案： B2解析：推理判斷題。文章第一段作者提出了心中家的概念作為論點(diǎn)。答案： C3解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)下一句的Parents are unaware， too busy making moneyoutside the home that they don可tlive以判in斷.這一類人是很少和家庭成員呆在一起的。答案： C4解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段Control of the computer and the Internet is alsoimportant to make a house into a home.可知合理使用電腦對家庭也是很重要的。與C 選項(xiàng)不符。答案：C5解析：細(xì)節(jié)

11、理解題。 根據(jù)最后一句的 Using the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness， play and communication ，第一段段末的 In a home there is love ， sharing andappreciation 及全文第二句的Ahome is a place of companionship with people in itA、 B、 C 正確；文章并沒有提及selflessness?？芍鸢福?DThe first time that Ihad heard the term“ EQ” was i

12、n the fall of 1995 when the bookEmotional Intelligence， by DanielGoleman， was widely covered by the Americanpress.The widespread research presented in the book supported my own observationsand doubts about life and emotions，and told me that I was on the right track to go afterhappiness.The research

13、continues to confirm what I had concluded on my own: Thesefeelings are extremelyimportantto individualhealth ， happiness ， and socialharmony.This might seem a bit obvious， but it was not always obvious to me.I grew up in a family where we didn t talk about feelings.We talked about， ideasconcepts and

14、 principles.As a result， I could tell you what I thought about everything ，but I couldn t tell you how I felt about anything.After severfailed relationships，I tooktime off to reflect on my life and realized I had made many decisions which resulted inunhappiness for myselfand others.Afterstudyingthe

15、literature on emotions andfeelings，I concluded that most of my poor decisions could be directly due to what is now called low emotional intelligence ， or low EQ ， for short.Previously ， I struggled to find happiness through the traditional routes material success.Now，however， I realizethat：There s n

16、ot much point having either wealth or relationships if you aren t happy.It is hard to be happy with others if you aren t happy yourself.It is hard to be happy alone if you don t feelgood about yourself，It is hard to have good feelings about yourself if you don t have good emotional management skills

17、.Emotional management skills，the main subject of EQ ，are，therefore ，one of the most basic elements of happiness.1 The author s views and ideas about life were exactly proved by _.A the widespread reports in American newspapersB own observations and doubts about life and emotionsC ideas and views in

18、the book Emotional IntelligenceD the fact that he was on the right track to go after happiness2 The author s family members _.A are wise and hard- workingB are wealthy and strongC are not good at expressing their own feelingsD get along badly with each other3 Before reading the book， the author thou

19、ght he could have happiness _.A if he could earn a lot of moneyB if he could avoid poor decisionsC if he took time off to reflect on his lifeD if he ignored the traditional routes4 A person who can t feel happy himself _.A will feel happy with lots of friendsB will not get on well with othersC has n

20、o self-esteem at allD should read the new book on EQ5 Loneliness most probably comes from _.A lack of wealth and healthB lack of the presence of othersC lack of good relationships with othersD lack of self-confidence and self-esteem【解題導(dǎo)語】情商所包含的一項(xiàng)主要內(nèi)容就是一個(gè)人駕馭自己情感的能力。情商對于身體健康、家庭幸福以及社會(huì)和諧都是特別重要的。1解析：細(xì)節(jié)推斷

21、題。第一段第二句中說作者對生活的觀察和疑慮都得到了這本書中所呈現(xiàn)的研究結(jié)果所支持。這就是說這本書中的東西證實(shí)了他的觀點(diǎn)和看法。新聞報(bào)道是引起別人注意的前提，因此選項(xiàng) A 錯(cuò)誤；自己的觀察和疑慮不能證實(shí)自己觀察和疑慮，因此選項(xiàng) B 錯(cuò)誤；選項(xiàng) D 的錯(cuò)誤在于： 他步入了追求幸福的正確軌道證實(shí)了他的觀點(diǎn)和看法。這句話的言外之意：通過讀這本書，他知道自己步入了正途。答案： C2解析：細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。作者說他的家庭成員只談事情不談感受，由此可知，他們可能不善于表達(dá)自己的感情。答案： C3解析：細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。文中明顯的提示是material routes(傳統(tǒng)道路) materialsuccess(物質(zhì) )，

22、也就是財(cái)富或金錢。答案： A4解析：細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。 be happy with others 相當(dāng)于 get on well with others 。 由此可知，選項(xiàng) B 正確。答案： B5解析：細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。倒數(shù)第三句說：當(dāng)你獨(dú)處感到不好是因?yàn)樽晕腋杏X不好，比如缺乏自尊和自信。這就是感到孤獨(dú)有可能是由自我感覺不好造成的。答案： D第二周THURSDAY, July 9 ( HealthDay News) A new study that found that a lowercaloriediet slowed the aging process in monkeys could be the

23、best proof yet that restricted dietsmight do the same for humans.“ The big question in aging research is,loricrestrictionWilla in species closely related tohumans slow aging？ ” said Richard Weindruch, senior author of a paper appearing in theJuly 10 issue of Science.This is the first clear demonstra

24、tion that, in a primate species, weinducing a slowdown of the aging process showing increased survival, resistance to disease, less brain atrophy and less muscle loss.“ This predicts humans would respond similarly， ” added Weindruch, professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin and an invest

25、igator at the Veterans Hospital in Madison. Another expert noted that, despite some highly publicized studies in certain species, the link between restricted eating and longer lifespan has been far from proven.“ The idea that dietary restriction extends lifespan in all species is not true. Many stra

26、ins ofrats and mice do not respond. In some strains, it s actually，”deleteriousexplained Felipe Sierra, director of the biology of aging program at the US National Institute on Aging (NIA),which supported the new study.“ The fact that it doesn t work in some mice but it does seemto work in monkeys i

27、s surprising and it gives us hope.”But there s a largerquestion: how to change humans increasingly lax eating habits.“ This_finding_doesn t_give_me_hope_that_humans_areing_got_go_into_dietary_restriction， ” added Marianne Grant, a registered dietitian at Texas A&M Health Science CenterCoastal Be

28、nd Health Education Center in Corpus Christi.語篇解讀 這是一篇新聞報(bào)道，研究人員通過對動(dòng)物的研究證明低熱量的飲食可能會(huì)延長人的壽命。1 The underlined word“ restricted”means“”A. limitedB. satisfiedC. reservedD. fascinated解析 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段可知，低熱量的飲食可以延長猴子的壽命，這一試驗(yàn)證明有節(jié)制的飲食可能同樣會(huì)延長人的壽命。答案A2 Which of the following statements about Weindruch is true?A. T

29、his experiment indicates restricted diets could extend humans lifespan.B. Adequate sleep is another way to reduce the speed of aging process.C. The experiment was a failure in some species such as mice.D. The experiment which had been tested on humans got a great success.解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句話可知答案為A。答案

30、A3 According to Felipe Sierra s idea, we know that_.A. the restricted diets experiment really had no distinct effect on rats and miceB. humans are finding new ways to slowdown the aging process of all the speciesC. the experiment is unnecessary to be carried on because of the response of the miceD.

31、the experiment confirmed that restricted diets extend lifespan in all species解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第四段的第二句“ Many strains of rats and mice do not respond.可”知答案。答案A4 It can be inferred from the underlined sentence that _.A. the result of the experiment shows that humans are not pigging out nowadaysB. nowadays hum

32、ans are turning unhealthy diets into lowercalorie dietsC. how to change humans careless eating habits is a long way to goD. the experiment changed humans increasingly careless eating habits解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 由畫線句子可知人們目前并沒有進(jìn)入到控制飲食的狀態(tài)中，也就是說要改變?nèi)藗兟唤?jīng)心的飲食習(xí)慣還有很長的路要走。答案C5 The author most likely wrote this text to_.

33、A. compare the two experiments on rats and monkeysB. illustrate the data from the researchC. call on people to pay attention to their daily dietsD. introduce a lively debate to amuse the reader解析 寫作目的題。 作者的目的是通過介紹試驗(yàn) ”低熱量的飲食可能會(huì)延長人的壽命 ”，呼吁人們注意控制飲食。答案C長難句解讀 Another expert noted that, despite some highl

34、y publicized studies in certainspecies, the link between restricted eating and longer lifespan has been far from proven.本句的主句為Another expert noted that ，其中that引導(dǎo)的是一個(gè)賓語從句。從句用despite表示讓步關(guān)系，后面的far from proven意為 ”遠(yuǎn)沒有得到證明”。The treadle pump is based on a design developed in the 1970s byNorwegian engineer

35、Gunnar Barnes. It can be made locally.The treadle pump is easy to build from bamboo or other wood andtwo metal cylinders ( 圓筒 ) with pistons ( 活塞 ). The pistons go up and down as a person stands on lever devices treadles and uses a natural walkingmotion.How many hours a day the pump needs to be oper

36、ated depends on the season and how much water is needed for crops. It could be two hours a day. It could be seven hours a day.Small children sometimes stand with their parents on the treadles. Everyone in the family can take turns operating the pump.The Acumen Fund is a nonprofit group that invests

37、in business projects to fight poverty. It studied the effects of treadle pumps in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh hasthree treadle pump manufacturers and more than seventythree thousand pumps.Acumen reported that families using them ate more vegetables, because they were able togrow

38、 more to eat and to sell. Many of these families also drank more milk, because theybought a cow with their added earnings. Men with treadle pumps often no longer have to leave the farm to seek extra work in cities.The pump can also improve education. Farmers often use their extra earnings to buy boo

39、ks for their children or to pay for schooling.A farmer in Zambia said he hoped to have enough money in three years to buy a dieselpowered pump ( 柴油泵 ). Then he could grow more crops over a larger area.But the world economic crisis has had an effect on some farmers. IDE executive director Zenia Tata

40、says some who were able to buy diesel pumps now do not have enough money to buy fuel. So they are using their treadle pumps again.語篇解讀 腳踏泵因其簡單、易行、實(shí)用之特點(diǎn)，正在世界的廣大貧困地區(qū)被推廣，以幫助農(nóng)民脫貧致富，且已取得了顯著的效果。1 The treadle pump _.A. is invented by an American engineerB. is mainly made of metalC. consists of two cylinder

41、s with pistonsD. consists of two cylinders with an engine解析 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第一句可知答案為C。答案C2 What does the author want to tell us about the treadle pump in the second paragraph?A. Its history.B. Its working principle.C. Its structure.D. Its usage and effects.解析 作者意圖題。 A 和 D 顯然不對， C 有一定干擾性，但其不能概括第二句，介紹工作原理時(shí)

42、，一般要同時(shí)介紹其結(jié)構(gòu)，故選B。答案B3 It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. it is easy to learn how to operate the treadle pumpB. it is difficult to build a treadle pumpC. the treadle pump is used more in winter than in summerD. operating the treadle pump can keep fit解析 推理判斷題。 B 和 C 與文中內(nèi)容相悖，可排除。易錯(cuò)選D，但文中沒有依據(jù)，

43、無法推知。根據(jù)第四段，小孩也可幫忙，家庭中每個(gè)人都可參與，可推知A 為答案。答案A4 Each treadle pump manufacturer in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has produced on average about _.A. 18, 000 pumpsB. 24, 000 pumpsC. 37, 000 pumpsD. 73, 000 pumps解析 數(shù)據(jù)推算題。根據(jù)第五段第三句可知，該州共三家生產(chǎn)商，共有七萬三千多架腳踏泵，平均每家生產(chǎn)兩萬四千架左右，故選B。答案B5 Why does the farmer in Zambia

44、 hope to buy a dieselpowered pump?A. Because he wants to grow crops on a larger scale.B. Because he hates to leave the farm to seek fortune in cities.C. Because a dieselpowered pump is cheaper than before.D. Because oil is much cheaper than before.解析 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第二句可知答案。答案A長難句解讀 IDEexecutive direct

45、or Zenia Tata says some who were able to buy dieselpumps now do not have enough money to buy fuel.該句為雙重復(fù)合句。主句主語為IDE executive director Zenia Tata ，謂語為 says，后面為省略了 that 的賓語從句。該賓語從句的主干部分為some do not have enoueh money to buyfuel， who were able to buy diesel pumps 為定語從句，修飾主語some。第三周When times get tough,

46、 we all look for ways to cut back. When we re hungry, we eat at homeinstead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans justa few months longer.With college expenses at alltime highs, high school students are eagerto do anything to cut the cost of a university ed

47、ucation.One costcutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bac helor s degree in threeyears instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make thelearningprocess moreefficient.But there sa question: Wouldthequalityofundergraduate( 本科生 )education suffer? F

48、ewUSuniversities have formallyapproved a“ threeyear degree ” model.I doubtthat mainstreamNorth Americancolleges will carry outa threeyearcurriculum( 課程 ) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highlyqualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obt

49、aining a numberof college credits(學(xué)分 ). In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determinewhich courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly“ throout ” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist稀釋 ) ” the“qualitydiluing(ofthe education

50、they offer.In my opinion, a quality fouryear education is always superior to a quality threeyeareducation. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled intheir major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to waterdown education, any mor

51、e than it s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want tohelp students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students totest out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money asinterns(實(shí)習(xí)生 )in meaningful parttime jobs that relate to their university studies, such asthe fiveyear coop program at Northeastern University.語篇解讀本文為議論文。作者認(rèn)為把大學(xué)四年的學(xué)制縮短為三年不是一個(gè)好主意，保證足夠的時(shí)間才能保證大學(xué)教育的質(zhì)量。1 Which of the following can be t