2014高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解抓分練習(xí)精品(45)

1、2014高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解抓分練習(xí)精品（45）及答案第四部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng). （A)E-book is short for electronic( 電子的) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e-books. Earlier e-books were written for a specific(專業(yè)） group of readers and w

2、ere about only a few subjects. With the development of the Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e-books. This is why the e-book business is increasing quickly. E-books have many advantages. First, they save time. We dont need to go to a bookstore to buy books, besid

3、es, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e-books on similar topics. Second, e-books save money. Some e-books cost a little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e

4、-books dont need to be printed(印刷) on paper. Fourth, e-books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e-book reader (電子閱讀器) without worrying about their weight. But e-books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal co

5、mputer or an e-book reader and the information can be lost if its file format (文件格式) is not supported （支持）or changed in the readers computer. However, e-books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good. 56. Why is the e-book business increasing quickly? Because _. A. earlier e-books are abou

6、t only a few subjects. B. people dont like to read any paper books any more. C. most e-books have been written for a specific group of readers. D. the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful. 57. How many advantages do e-books have according to(根據(jù)） this article? A. Three B. Four C. Fiv

7、e D. Six 58. Which of the following is true according to this article？ A. E-books cant be read on mobile phones. B. All the e-books on the Internet cost lots of money. C. E-books can make reading more convenient. D. You cant read e-books without a personal computer. 59. What is the disadvantage of t

8、he e-books? A. Youll lose the information if its file format is not supported. B. You can carry hundreds of books in an e-book reader. C. You can buy cheap e-books anywhere. D. You can read e-books at any time. 60. The author mainly tells us _. A. you dont need to buy paper books in a bookstore if y

9、ou read e-books. B. the information can be lost if its file format is changed. C. the development of e-books can help save the environment. D. e-books provide us with a new way of reading.閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列四篇短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并 在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AMy grandparents actively practiced sim

10、plicity. They both grew up in very large families and lived through the Great Depression. Saving for a rainy day and avoiding superfluous consuming was their life philosophy. Rather than seeking fulfillment through material items, they chose to spend really simple life together, with family and in n

11、ature.Over the years my grandparents noticed dramatic changes in their community. Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes. As real estate prices rose, many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land. Soon theirs were the only small house on the block, surroun

12、ded by a sea of mansions. My grandparents built and lived m a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. Lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house. But they didnt want a bigger place. They loved their little house and were content with what

13、they had.My grandparents avoided consumptive(浪費(fèi)的）lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves. They lived in a small home, but had a huge garden. They loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill, improved their health, and gave them an excuse to be outside. They al

14、so reused and recycled everything. For instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didnt buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out.Through their example I learned an important lesson: It is possible to live a simple and fulfilling life. My grandparents taught me that living

15、 a simple life isnt about self-deprivation. Instead, its about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams. Becoming debt free, downsizing to a smaller home, and going car-lite(減少用車頻率）are a few ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams.26.The underlined

16、word superfluous in Paragraph I is closest in meaning to _.A. meaningful B. unnecessary C. increasingD. troublesome【答案】B【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題。A。有意義的；B。不必要的，多余的；C。漸增的；D。麻煩的，令人苦惱的。由“My grandparents avoided consumptive(浪費(fèi)的）lifestyle”可知他們避免不必要的消費(fèi)。故選B。27.The communitys changes include all the following EXCEPT that _

17、A.the people built more farmlandB.the neighbors sold their housesC.the houses became more expensiveD.many mansions were built there【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes.”可知社區(qū)的改變不包括建造更多的農(nóng)田。故選A。28.The authors grandparents didnt expand their house beca

18、use _.A.they didnt accept the family members'1 adviceB.their house were really new and large enoughC.they were satisfied with the house they lived inD.they were too old to do any house-building job【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“They loved their little house and were content with what they had.”可知原因是他們對(duì)自己住的房子很

19、滿意。故選C。29.Which of the following is a consumptive lifestyle in the grandparents ，opinion?A.Repairing the house themselves. B. Planting vegetables in the garden.C.Reusing and recycling things.D. Changing cars in a short time.【答案】D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“For instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 year

20、s and didnt buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out.”可知他們認(rèn)為在短時(shí)間內(nèi)換車是浪費(fèi)的。30.The author thinks his grandparents, lifestyle is _.A.unacceptableB. approvable C. unreasonable D. understandable【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A。不能接受的；B。可贊同的；C。不合理的，不切實(shí)際的；D。可以理解的。由“My grandparents taught me that living a simple lif

21、e isnt about self-deprivation. Instead, its about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams.”可知選B。 I like to get up late, so my ideal school starts at 9 a.m. It finished at 3 p.m., so we will have lots of time for after-school activities. There is a big dining hall（食堂）. We h

22、ave an hour for lunch. We eat lunch and chat there. We can also listen to pop music in the hall. We eat fruit and vegetables every day. We have Maths every day because I think Maths is very interesting to us. I love computers, so we have Computer Studies every day. We wear school uniforms, but we do

23、 not wear ties. The classes are quite small. There are 15 students in each class. There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library with lots of useful books. We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.There are lots of clubs and after-school acti

24、vities. We only have half an hour of homework every day, and we do not do homework at weekends. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater.61. How many hours for lessons are there in my school?A. Five hours. B. Six hours. C. Four hours. D. Three hours.62. How many hours for lunch a

25、re there in my school? A. Half an hours. B. One hour. C. One and a half hours. D. Two hours.63. Why do we have Maths every day? A. Because it is useful. B. Because it is the main subject. C. Because were interested in it. D. Because Im going to be a Maths teacher.64. How many students are there in m

26、y class? A. Ten. B. Sixteen. C. Fourteen. D. Fifteen.65. The underlined word “with” means_. A. 用 B. 在下 C. 和一起 D. 有66. How often do we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater? A. Every week. B. Every day. C. Every month. D. Every two months.67. Whats the best title for the passage?A. My school.

27、B. My ideal subject. C. My ideal school. D. My ideal park Good morning. Im Chen Hua. Heres my culture report for today, Monday. A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight oclock. The film is Pirates of the Carribean. Its a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the

28、 stars. They are both very popular and famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable. The story is about an old ship. It sails around the Carribean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold. Then they come face to face with some terrible men, and have to

29、fight them. There's lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous. They also saves Keira Knightly. She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich man. The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.The film isn't true to life, but it' s very exciting, and some of it

30、 is very funny. It' s an enjoyable film, although in my opinion there's too much fighting. But except for that, it's an excellent film. You didn't see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I' m sure you' 11 enjoy it. It' s showing all week. 68. Pir

31、ates of the Carribean is_.A. a tragedy B. a comedy C. an action film D. an adventure film69. Depp and Bloom sails around the Carribean islands because_.A. they try to find some lost gold B. they try to find some goldC. they try to find some lost iron D. they try to find some lost iron70. They meet _

32、.A. some terrible men B. some terrible womenC. some smiling men D. some smiling men71. There's lots of action in the film because they have to_.A. fight the frightening people B. fight the terrible womenC. make the film interesting D. make the film exciting72. Keira Knightly plays_.A. Depp and B

33、loom B. Elisabeth C. Orlando Bloom D. Johnny Depp If you are planning to study in the United States, you need to consider several factors. Everyone has different opinions about where is the best place to live in. Also, the best places to live in are not always home to the best schools. Finally, many

34、 schools specialize in different areas of study. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (麻省理工學(xué)院)，for example, is a great school for computer science and technology-related fields of study. However, if you want to study oceanography(海、洋學(xué))，your interests may be better served by attending school in

35、a place that is on a coastline or near the ocean.Now I am sure that you know which schools are considered the best in the country. So I will tell you about which states I believe are the best to live in.California is a nice state. Northern California specifically has very good weather. Los Angeles i

36、n Southern California is another story though. Life in Los Angeles is full of excitement and fast, and sometimes dangerous. As for me, I enjoy the time I spent in Massachusetts, Virginia and Maryland and these states have a lot of history and culture. The weather is not as perfect as Northern Califo

37、rnia, but it is still quite nice. My favorite area of America is the Mid-west. Middle America, I think, is home to the true American sense of values. In addition, there are many good universities there.Also, you need to think about your likes and dislikes and then research the various states. You li

38、ke sunshine and hate snow? Then you probably won't like the Midwest or even the Northeast. Open space, nature and peace and quiet? Then you probably should stay away from America's large cities. Are you interested in government? Then Washington D.C. is the only place for you. Whatever you de

39、cide, put some thought into it. The place you live in could be the difference between a great study-abroad experience and a state of great suffering on earth.31.From the first paragraph we can conclude that in the USA _.A.all colleges and universities lie in big citiesB.all colleges and universities lie in beautiful placesC.famous colleges and universities lie in nice placesD.famous colleges and universities may not lie in nice places【答案】D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“the best places to live in are not alway