（整理版高中英語(yǔ)）高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解暑假練習(xí)題（4）及答案解析

1、高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解：暑假練習(xí)題4及答案解析第二局部：閱讀理解此題有兩小節(jié)，第一節(jié)共20小題；每題2分，第二節(jié)共5小題；每題2分；總分值50分第一節(jié)：閱讀以下材料，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)a、b、c和d中，選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)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

2、 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 ch

3、ekhov 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

4、 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 psychologica

5、l 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

6、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

7、 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

8、 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-underst

9、anding. 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 overqualif

10、ied 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

11、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

12、the psychologist?a. he was very aggressive有進(jìn)取心的. b. he was unhappy with his job.c. he was quite inefficient. d. he was rather unsympathetic.參考答案41-45 bcacd *結(jié)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,

13、 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 he

14、alth 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 ba

15、d idea. “i don t think it s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them， says isaksen.“l(fā)aws 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 inf

16、ected 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.語(yǔ)篇解讀飼養(yǎng)寵物可能被

17、傳染疾病。猴痘本是非洲雨林中的一種疾病，現(xiàn)在突然出現(xiàn)在美國(guó)西部的孩子們的身上。我們認(rèn)為的大多數(shù)只有人類(lèi)才會(huì)感染的疾病其實(shí)就是來(lái)自動(dòng)物。國(guó)家要制定嚴(yán)格的法律，控制外來(lái)動(dòng)物把疾病傳播給人類(lèi)。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解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的第一、二兩句話(huà)可知，我們從寵物商店購(gòu)置的動(dòng)物身上

18、攜帶疾病，這種動(dòng)物能將之傳播給人類(lèi)。下文以猴痘為例說(shuō)明作者的觀(guān)點(diǎn)。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.解析推理判斷題。從第二段中的“a strange illness killed isaksens pets，and she now

19、 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可知答案為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解析詞義猜想題。

20、根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可知，猴痘是一種從非洲的動(dòng)物身上傳播到人類(lèi)身上的疾病，這種情況給人類(lèi)帶來(lái)了一種警示：不要隨意把野外的動(dòng)物帶回家中飼養(yǎng)，以免使寵物主人感染疾病。“the wakeup call表示“一種警示。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

21、pets from africa解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的最后三句可知，人類(lèi)今后可能面臨更多疾病的挑戰(zhàn)。答案a*結(jié)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

22、 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 (路線(xiàn)). it was someti

23、mes 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 saf

24、e.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

25、 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

26、 to others, including the romans. the romans used grafting to grow the apple. trading along the silk road led to worldwide business 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，di

27、plomacy(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解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“the routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dang

28、ers of hot sun，deep snow and even battles.only experienced traders could return safe.可知d項(xiàng)正確。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解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“it

29、 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 livin

30、g by traveling解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“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能看出人們彼此之間能學(xué)習(xí)一些東西。答案a8. what is the best title for the passage?a. the silk road：past and presentb. the silk road: east mee

31、ts westc. the silk road：routes full of dangersd. the silk road：pathways for learning解析主旨大意題。根據(jù)“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

32、 silk road：east meets west是最正確標(biāo)題。答案b*結(jié)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 a

33、nimals 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 the

34、m 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.“l(fā)aws

35、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

36、. 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.語(yǔ)篇解讀飼養(yǎng)寵物可能被傳染疾病。猴痘本是非洲雨林中的一種疾病，現(xiàn)在突然出現(xiàn)在美國(guó)西部的孩子們的身上。我們認(rèn)為的大多數(shù)只有人類(lèi)才會(huì)感染的疾病其實(shí)就是來(lái)自動(dòng)物。國(guó)家要制定嚴(yán)格的法律，控制外來(lái)動(dòng)物把疾病傳播給人類(lèi)。1we learn from paragraph 1

37、that the pet sold at the shop may _.a. come from columbiab. prevent us from being infectedc. enjoy being with childrend. suffer from monkeypox解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的第一、二兩句話(huà)可知，我們從寵物商店購(gòu)置的動(dòng)物身上攜帶疾病，這種動(dòng)物能將之傳播給人類(lèi)。下文以猴痘為例說(shuō)明作者的觀(guān)點(diǎn)。答案d2why did isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?a. they attack human beings.

38、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.解析推理判斷題。從第二段中的“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 k

39、nowledge of them可知答案為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解析詞義猜想題。根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可知，猴痘是一種從非洲的動(dòng)物身上傳播到人類(lèi)身上的疾病，這種情況給人類(lèi)帶來(lái)了一種警示：不要隨意把野外的動(dòng)物帶回家中飼養(yǎng)，以免使寵物主人感染疾病。“the wakeup call表示“一種警示。答案b4the text sugge

40、sts 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解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的最后三句可知，人類(lèi)今后可能面臨更多疾病的挑戰(zhàn)。答案a*結(jié)束 (第 篇) runners in a relay(接力)race pass a stick in one direct

41、ion. 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, acros

42、s 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 (路線(xiàn)). it was sometimes called the worlds longest highway. however，the silk road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. they passe

43、d 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

44、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 immediat

45、e 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 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 re