高考英语 备考之百题精炼系列06（教师版）

2011届高考备考百题精炼系列专题六阅读理解A（北京朝阳区2011届高三综合练习一）SincetheSecondWorldWar，therehasbeenanobvioustrend，especiallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents，towardearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststageofadolescence,"gosteady"throughhighschool,andmarrybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeencompleted.Insomequarters,thereismuchshakingofgrayingheadsovertheunacceptablewaysofyouth.However,emotional(情感的）maturitydoesnotgrowwithage；itdoesnotarriveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearly,whileothersneverdo,eveninthree-scoreyearsandten.Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife,butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofloneliness.However,anymarriage'enteredintoasanescapecannotproveentirelysuccessful.Thesadfactisthatmarriageseldomsolvesone'sproblems；moreoften，itmerelyworsensthem.What’smore，itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeisabletocarryallthattheyoungareseeking；theymightabandononeidol(幻像）onlytohaveanother.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelievingthatsuccessisthemostimportantinlife，buttheythemselvesarewronginbelievingthattheyhavefoundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning.Theirexpectationsofmarriagearebasicallyunrealisticandthereforecannotbemet.Theywanttoomuch,andtragicdisillusionment(幻想破灭）isoftenlikelytofollow.Shallwe,then,jointhechorusofthoseagainstearlymarriages?Onecannotgeneralize：allearlymarriagesarebadandalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminednotbyhowoldoneis,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcasemustbejudgedonitsownbenefits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewfalseexpectations，andifitiseconomicallyworkable，whynot?Goodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.8\n63.Theunderlinedphrase“shakingofgrayingheads”，refersto______.A.theangerofparentsB.thedisapprovalofelderlypeopleC.theimproperbehaviorsoftheyoungD.theemotionalexpectationsofyounglovers65.Theauthorarguesthat______.A.youngpeoplecanbenefitlittlefromearlymarriagemarriagesB.elderlypeoplearewrongaboutearlymarriagesC.earlymarriagesarenotalwaysunsuccessfulD.earlymarriagesshouldnotbeencouraged【答案】C【解析】本题考查对细节性信息的理解能力。第三段关键句Onecannotgeneralize：allearlymarriagesarebadandalllateronesaregood.“我们不能一概而论：所有的早婚都是不好的，所有的晚婚都是幸福的。”有此判断C为正确答案。66.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Youngpeople’sfailureinmarriageresultsfromdisillusionment.B.Youngpeopleshouldn'thavemanyexpectationsformarriage.C.Successfulmarriagesdependonemotionalmaturity.科*网Z*X*X*K]D.Homeistheplacewhereyougetridofloneliness.【答案】C【解析】本题考查理解文章主旨的能力。第三段关键句：Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminednotbyhowoldoneis,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.“幸福婚姻的关键并不取决于年龄，而是看双方的成熟程度。”故选C。8\nB（重庆一中2011届高三月考一）Itissixo’clockinthemorning.YouareasleepinmyleftarmandIamlearningtheartofone-handedtyping.Yourmother,moretiredyetmorehappythanI’veeverknownher,issoundasleepintheroomnextdoor.Whenyou’reolderwe’lltellyouthatyouwereborninHongKonginthelunaryearofthepig.“It'saboy,solucky,”ourneighbourstoldus.Theysaidyouwerethefirstbabytobebornintheblockthisyear.This,theytoldus,wasgoodFengShui,inotherwords,apositivesign.NaturallyyourmotherandIwereonlytoohappytobelievethat.Yourcominghasturnedmeupsidedownandinsideout.IampainedbythememoryofeachsufferingchildIhavecomeacrossonmyjourneysasajournalist.Totellyouthetruth,it’snearlytoomuchformetoeventhinkofthechildrenbeinghurtandabusedandkilled.LastOctober,inAfghanistan,whenyouweregrowinginsideyourmother,ImetSharja,agedtwelve,motherless,fatherless,guidingmethroughthegreyruinsofherhome.Everythingwasgone,shetoldme.ThereisanothermemoryofRwanda,andthechurchyardwhereIfoundamotherandherthreeyoungchildrenhuddled(蜷缩)togetherwherethey’dbeenbeatentodeath.Thechildrenhaddiedholdingontotheirmother.Daniel,thesememoriesexplainsomeoftheprotectivenessIfeelforyou,andtheoccasionalmomentsofblindterrorwhenIimagineanythingbadhappeningtoyou.56．Wecanseethatthistextiswrittento________.A．theauthor’swifeB．theauthor’sneighbourC．DanielD．asufferingchild【答案】D【解析】本题考查对细节性信息的理解能力。文中最后一段开头作者直呼自己儿子的名字Daniel，我们容易选出这篇文章是写给Daniel的，故选C。57．Theauthormentionssomeofhispainfulmemoriesbecause________.A．hewantshissontocareforothersB．hefeelsmorepainthinkingaboutthemasafatherC．hehopestoforgetthetragedieshewitnessedD．hisexperiencehasaffectedhismentalhealth58．Theunderlinedword“blind”inthelastparagraphmeans________.A．unabletoseeB．meaningfulC．notclearD．notbasedonreason【答案】D8\n【解析】本题考查猜测词义的能力。Blind字面含义可理解为unabletosee，但是放在文中有它的引申义：“盲目、没有根据“，作者在最后一段解释说：他对于孩子的保护（protectiveness）显得‘盲目、没有根据’是源于他曾经做记者时目睹过的痛苦记忆。59．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingwhentypingthistext?A．Relieved.B．Regretful.C．Loving.D．Calm.【答案】D【解析】本题考查概括文章主要感情基调的能力。作者先是谈儿子的出生给这个家带来欢乐，后来谈到目睹过的不行儿童，所以作者加倍保护自己的孩子，甚至有时是一种盲目地保护，一切源于作者太爱自己的儿子。所以作者写这篇文章时，心里一直充满了对Daniel的爱。故选C。C（南京市2011届高三二模）"Choo,Choo!"HerecomestheChunneltrain.Getaboardifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthisundergroundtransportationsystem.Thisisanunusualformoftransportation,becauseitisatunnelthattrainstravelthroughandnotanactualformoftransportation.TheChunnelisactuallytheEnglishnicknamefortheChannelTunnel.InFrench,itiscalledletunnelsouslaManche.ItisarailtunnelbeneaththeEnglishChannelattheStraitsofDover.ItconnectsCheritoninKent,EnglandwithSangatteinnorthernFrance.Itisthesecondlongestrailtunnelintheworld.DidyouknowthattheBritishandtheFrenchhadaracewhi1etheywerebuildingtheChunnel?Theracewastoseewhocouldgettothemiddleofthetunnelfirst.TheBritishwonbyalittlebit.Ittook15,000workersoversevenyearstodigthetunnel.Thetunnelwasfinishedin1994.ThecompletedChunnelcostabout$21billion.Butitallpaidoff,becauseitbecameverypopular,veryquick.Millionsofpeopleuseit.Nowitisgettingevenmorepopular.TherearethreecompletetunnelsintheChunnel.Thetwooutsideonesarethepassengertrains.Thesmallinneroneisaguidancetrain.Theguidancetrainisnotusedfortransportation.Eachtrackisexactlyparalleltoeachother.TherearefourdifferenttrainsystemsintheChunnel.TheEurostarisahighspeedpassengerservicethatconnectsLondon,Paris,Brussels,andLille.TheEurotunnelshuttleisarailferryservice.Theseshuttlescarrycarsandvans.Thesearerailcarsthatallowdriverstodrivetheirvehiclesonandoff.TherearealsotwoEurotunnelgoodsservicetrains.NowyouknowmoreabouttheChunnel.Everybodyoff,thisisthelaststop.59.TheChannelTunnel,links______with_______.A.London;ParisB.Cheriton;SangatteC.Lille;BrusselsD.Dover;Kent【答案】B【解析】本题考查帅选细节性信息的能力。由第二段这句话ItconnectsCheritoninKent,EnglandwithSangatteinnorthernFrance.可知答案为B项。60.WhichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetunnelsintheChunnel?8\n【答案】A【解析】本题考查细节性信息帅选能力。文中第五段Eachtrackisexactlyparalleltoeachother.三个隧道是相互平行的。所以排除C和D。又由Thetwooutsideonesarethepassengertrains.Thesmallinneroneisaguidancetrain.外边的两个大，中间的一个小。可判断正确答案为A。61.TheEurotunnelshuttleisintendedtocarry_________.A.passengersB.driversandtheirvehiclesC.goodsD.staffmembersoftheChunnel【答案】B【解析】本题考查帅选细节性信息能力。文中第六段TheEurotunnelshuttleisarailferryservice.Theseshuttlescarrycarsandvans.Thesearerailcarsthatallowdriverstodrivetheirvehiclesonandoff.知正确答案为B。62.Thetextcanmostprobablybe__________.A.foundinaguidebookB.readinamagazineC.broadcastonatrainD.heardinarailwaystation【答案】C【解析】本题考查推理判断能力。开篇第一句"Choo,Choo!"HerecomestheChunneltrain.从火车的汽笛声判断C为正确答案。D（辽宁省丹东市四校协作体2011届高三第二次联合考试）George,whenyourbigbrotherandyourlittledogandIwalkedyouuptoschoolstoday,youhadnoideahowIwasfeeling．Youweresoexcited．Youhadpackedandunpackedyourpencilsandsafetyscissorsinyourbackpackadozentimes．Iamreallygoingtomissthoselazymorningswhenwewavedyourbrotherandsisterofftoschool．Becauseyouaremyyoungest,Ihadlearnedafewthingsbythetimeyoucamealong．Ifoundoutthattheseeminglyendlessdaysofbabyhoodaregonelikelightning．Iblinked（眨眼）,andyouroldersiblingsweresettingoffforschoolaseagerlyasyoudidthismorning,Iwasoneoftheluckyones;Icouldchoosewhethertoworkornot．Bythetimeitwasyourturn,theshiningprizesofcareeradvancementandadoubleincomehadlosttheirbrightness．Asplash（溅水）inthepoolwithyouinyourbrightredbootsor"justonemore"rereadingofyourfavoritebook,FrogandToadAreFriends,meantmore．Youdidn'tgotopreschoolandIhopethatdoesn'tholdyouback．Youlearnednumbersbyhelpingmecountthesodacanswereturnedtothestore．Ihavetoadmitthatinmymind'seye,animageofmyselfwhileyou'reinschoolhasdeveloped,IseemyselfupdatingallthephotoalbumsandstartingthatnovelIalwayswantedtowrite．Asthesummerwounddownandmorefrequentquarrelseruptedbetweenyouandyoursiblings,Iwaslookingforwardtotoday．Andthenthismorning,8\nIwalkedyouupthesteephilltoyourclassroom．Youfoundthecoathookwithyournameaboveitrightaway,andyougavemeoneofyourcharacteristicallyfierce,too-tighthugs．ThistimeyouwerereadytoletgobeforeIwas．Maybesomedayyouwilldeliverakindergartnertothefirstdayofschool．Whenyouturnatthedoortowavegood-bye,heorshewillbetoodeepinconversationwithanewfriendtonotice．Evenasyousmile,you'llfeelsomethingwarmonyourcheek．Andthen,you’llknow…44．Whatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentence?A．Shegaveupthejobwithabigsalaryandprizes．B．Shecouldonlyrecallhergoodjobathomenow．C．Manygoodjobswithbetterpayattractedherbutshedidn’ttakethem．D．Comparedwithbringingupthebaby,workseemedtofadetoher．【答案】D【解析】本题考查对句子的理解能力。“到那时轮到你了，先进工作的醒目奖金和双倍的薪水都失去了他们的亮度。”由此我们看出作者持的观点是：“和抚养孩子相比较，工作对她的诱惑力好像已经减退。”故选D。45．WhichstatementisNOTTRUEaboutGeorge’sfamilyaccordingtotheletter?A．George’sparentsgavebirthtothreechildrenB．TheGeorgesisadoubleincomefamily．C．Thechildrenhadmoreargumentsduringthesummer．D．Theyrecyledsodacans．46．Thepassagetriestoshowus．A．howexcitedachildwillbeonhisfirstdaytoschoolB．howdeeplyamotherlovesherchildC．howmanyeffortsamotherhasmadetoraiseachildD．howamotherplansherfuturelifeafterherchildrengotoschool【答案】B【解析】本题考查概括文章主旨的能力。文章从头到尾无不洋溢着一个母亲对孩子深深地爱，从孩子刚上学的兴奋，谈到母亲为了抚养孩子而心甘情愿放弃优越的工作和丰厚的奖金，谈到孩子喜欢的书、游戏，以及孩子间的争吵等等一些琐碎的事都充分说明了“一个母亲对孩子的爱有多深。”故选B。E（北京海淀区2011届高三第二学期期中练习）8\nGettingyourteentothinkbeyondhisownimmediateneedscanbemoredifficultthancrackinganutwithaplasticfork．Butdon'tworry．It'snotimpossible．Therearemanywaystoencourageyourteentocareaboutthoseoutsidehisimmediatecircleoffriends．Ashebeginstohaveresponsibilitytowardsothers,hewillrealizehefeelsevenbetterabouthimself．"Teensarethinkingaboutcareer,college,andwhattheirfuturemightlooklike,"explainsMichelleMaidenberg,aclinicaldirectorofWestchesterG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