高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题7.docx
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高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题7
2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题(7)及答案
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【湖北省襄樊市枣阳一中2013二模】A
Inamessagebeginning"DearPresidentObama”,the86-year-oldqueenElizabethsaid:
“IhavebeendeeplyshockedandsaddenedtolearnofthedreadfullossoflifetodayinNewtown.Connecticut;particularlythenewsthatsomanyofthedeadarechildren.”
Thegunman,namedasAdamLanza,20,killed20smallchildrenandsixteachersintheFridayshooting,afterwalkingintoaschoolinanidyllicConnecticuttown.Hehadearlierkilledhismother,whowasateacherattheschool.
FormerschoolbusdriverMarshaMoskowitzisindisbelief.Sheoncedroveatleasttwoofthevictimstoschool,andremembersdrivingthegunmanwhenhewasinmiddleschool.“Irecallhimtobequiet,reservedandveryshy.Prettymuchstayedtohimselfonthebus.”
ConnecticutStatePolicespokesmanPaulVancesaysLanzaforcedhiswayintothebuilding.“Wehaveestablishedthepointofentry.Hewasnotvoluntarilyletintotheschoolatall,butheforcedhiswayintotheschool.?
Butthat'sasfaraswecangoonthat.”
Asthenationstrugglestounderstandhowthetragedycouldhaveoccurred,LawrencePalinkas,ProfessorofSocialWorkattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,notesthereasonwhysomanyyoungAmericanshavebecometargetsinmasskillingsisunknown.“Largelybecausewestilldon'thaveenoughdata—surprisingly,giventheincreasingnumberofe-vents.?
Butgenerallywhenhelplesspopulationsarevictimizedlikethat,it'susuallytosendamessage,andit'sunfortunatelyamessageofintenseanger.”Asofnow,nooneknowsthereasonwhyAdamI^anzadidwhathedid,andmanyresidentsofNewtownfeartheyneverwill.
Thequeen,whonevergivesinterviewsandnormallyrestrictsherpubliccommenttoe-ventsinCommonwealthnations,added:
“PrincePhilipjoinsmeinextendingourheartfeltsympathytoyouandtheAmericanpeopleatthisdifficulttime.ThethoughtsandprayersofeveryoneintheUnitedKingdomandthroughouttheCommonwealtharewiththefamiliesandfriendsofthosekilledandwithallthosewhohavebeenaffectedbytodayevents.”
51.WhathappenedtothequeenElizabeth?
A.Shewasshockedatthecrimescene.
B.Shecouldbearthesorrowandhardship.
\C.wrotetoObamatoshowhersympathy.D.Shewasdeterminedtofightwithcrime.
52.Accordingtothewholetext、thegunman_____
A.wasateacherinaprimaryschool
B.wasinvitedtoattendaschoollecture
C.oncedrovetwoofthevictimstoschool
D.appearedmoregentlethancruelintheresidents'mind
53.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____;•
A.eachAmericanhaspossessedagunBreasoncanaccountforAdam’skilling
C.AdamisalwayskindtohisneighboursDsuchkillingsseldomhappenintheUSA
54.Whatcanwecoitcludefromthelastparagraph?
A.thequeenshowsmuchconcernandsympathytotheAmericanpeople.
B.Thequeenwillattendthevictims'funeralceremony.
C.Maybeitwillbeillegalforordinarypeopletopossessguns.
D.Moreharmlesspeoplewillbekilledduringtheirdailylife.
【参考答案】51—54、CDBA
(第***篇)
Celebrity(名人)hasbecomeoneofthemostimportantrepresentativesofpopularculture.Fansusedtobecrazyaboutspecificfilm,butnowthepublictendstobaseitsconsumption(消费)ontheinterestofcelebrityattachedtoanygivenproduct.Besides,fashionmagazineshavealmostabandonedthepracticeofputtingmodelsonthecoverbecausetheydon’tsellnearlyaswellasfamousfaces.Asaresult.celebritieshaverealizedtheirunbelievablypowerfulmarketpotential,movingfromadvertisingforothers’productstodevelopingtheirown.
Celebrityclothinglinesaren’tacompletelynewphenomenon,butinthepasttheyweretypicallyaimedattheordinaryconsumers,andlimitedtoafewTVactresses.Todaythey’restartedbyfirstclassstarswhoseproductsenjoyequalfamewithsomeworldtopbrands.Themostsuccessfulstartupshavebeenthosebycelebritieswithspecificpersonalstyle.Ascelebritiesbecomemoreandmoreexperiencedatthemarket,theyexpandtheirproductionscalerapidly,coveringalmostalltheproductsofdailylife.
However,foreverysuccessstory,there’sarelatedwarningtaleofacelebritywhoovervaluedhisconsumerappeal.Nomatterhowfamoustheproduct’soriginis,ifitfailstoimpressconsumerswithitsownqualitiesitbeginstoresembleanexerciseinselfpromotionalmarketing.Andoncetheinitial(最初的)attentiondiesdown,consumerinterestmightfade,loyalty(忠诚)returningtotriedandtruelabels.
Today,celebritiesfaceevenmoresevereembarrassment.Thepopculturalcirclemightbebiggerthanever,butitsrateofturnoverhasspeededupaswell.Each_misstep_threatens_to_reduce_a_celebrity’s_shelf_life,_andthesamenewspaperormagazinethatoncebroughthimfamehasnoproblempickinghimtopieceswhentheopportunityappears.Still,theego’s(自我的)potentialforexpansionislimitless.Havingalreadyachievedgreatwealthandpublicrecognition,manycelebritiesseefashionasthenextfrontiertobeconquered.Asthesayinggoes,successandfailurealwaysgohandinhand.Theirsuccessasdesignersmightlastonlyashorttime,butfashionlikecelebrityhasalwaysbeentemporary.
5.Fashionmagazinestoday________.
A.seldomputmodelsonthecover
B.nolongerputmodelsonthecover
C.neednotworryaboutcelebrities’marketpotential
D.judgethemarketpotentialofeverycelebritycorrectly
[解析] 细节理解题。
由第一段“fashionmagazineshavealmostabandonedthepracticeofputtingmodelsonthecover”可知答案。
[答案] A
6.Achangeintheconsumermarketcanbefoundtodaythat________.
A.priceratherthanbrandnameismoreconcerned
B.producersprefermodelstocelebritiesforadvertisements
C.producerspreferTVactressestofilmstarsforadvertisements
D.qualityratherthantheoutsideofproductsismoreconcerned
[解析] 推理判断题。
文章第三段论述名人如果高估了自己的形象价值而忽视了质量问题,人们还是最终会失去兴趣而信任质量过硬的品牌。
[答案] D
7.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4indicatesthatanywrongstepwillpossibly________.
A.decreasethepopularityofacelebrityandthesalesofhisproducts
B.damagetheimageofacelebrityintheeyesofthegeneralpublic
C.cutshorttheartisticcareerofacelebrityinshowbusiness
D.influencethepriceofacelebrity’sproducts
[解析] 推理判断题。
联系此句上下文:
流行文化圈越来越大,但失败的风险也会越来越大,依靠名人效应的品牌一旦失足,影响的不只是名人自己的形象还有企业的效益。
A项最全面,其他选项片面或偏离中心。
[答案] A
8.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.celebrityandpersonalstyle
B.celebrityandmarketpotential
C.celebrityandfashiondesign
D.celebrityandclothingindustry
[解析] 主旨大意题。
通过对文章的分析可以看出,文章讲的是名人和市场潜能的关系,而不是和个人风格、流行设计、服装工业的关系。
[答案] B
(第***篇)
Wealreadyknowthefastest,leastexpensivewaytoslowclimatechange:
Uselessenergy.Withalittleeffort,andnotmuchmoney,mostofuscouldreduceourenergydietsby25percentormore—doingtheEarthafavorwhilealsohelpingourwallets.
Notlongago,mywife,PJ,andItriedanewdiet—nottolosealittleweightbuttoansweranannoyingquestionaboutclimatechange.Scientistshavereportedrecentlythattheworldisheatingupevenfasterthanpredictedonlyafewyearsago,andthattheconsequencescouldbesevereifwedon’tkeepreducingemissions(排放)ofcarbondioxide(CO2)andothergreenhousegasesthataretrappingheatinouratmosphere.
Wedecidedtotryanexperiment.ForonemonthwerecordedourpersonalemissionsofCO2.Wewantedtoseehowmuchwecouldcutback,sowewentonastrictdiet.TheaverageUShousehold(家庭)producesabout150poundsofCO2adaybydoingcommonplacethingsliketurningonairconditioningordrivingcars.That’smorethantwicetheEuropeanaverageandalmostfivetimestheglobalaverage,mostlybecauseAmericansdrivemoreandhavebiggerhouses.Buthowmuchshouldwetrytoreduce?
Forananswer,IcheckedwithTimFlannery,authorofTheWeatherMakers:
HowManIsChangingtheClimateandWhatItMeansforLifeonEarth.inhisbook,hehadchallengedreaderstomakedeepcutsinpersonalemissionstokeeptheworldfromreachingextremelyimportanttipping_points,suchasthemelting(融化)oftheicesheetsinGreenlandorWestAntarctica.“Tostaybelowthatpoint,weneedtoreduceCO2emissionsby80percent,”hesaid.
Goodadvice,Ithought.I’dopenedourbedroomwindowstoletinthewind.We’dgottensousedtokeepingourairconditioninggoingaroundtheclock.I’dalmostforgottenthewindowsevenopened.Weshouldnotletthishappenagain.It’stimeforustochangeourhabitsifnecessary.
[语篇解读] 我们已经知道,减缓气候变化最快、最经济的办法就是少用能源。
举手之劳,大部分人就能把所耗费的能源减少25%以上,并能减少CO2的排放量——一方面爱护地球,另一方面对自己的钱包也有帮助。
那我们何乐而不为呢?
5.Whydidtheauthorandhiswifetryanewdiet?
A.Totakespecialkindsoffood.
B.Torespondtoclimatechange.
C.Toloseweight.
D.Toimprovetheirhealth.
[解析] 细节理解题。
依据文章第二段中的“nottolosealittleweightbuttoansweranannoyingquestionaboutclimatechange”可知,作者这么做的目的是回答一个令人烦恼的气候变化问题。
[答案] B
6.Theunderlinedwords“tippingpoints”mostprobablyreferto“________”.
A.freezingpointsB.burningpoints
C.meltingpointsD.boilingpoints
[解析] 猜测词义题。
在他的书中,他要读者大幅减少个人温室气体排放量,以免世界来到“引爆的临界点”,下面给出的例子“suchasthemelting(融化)oftheicesheetsinGreenlandorWestAntarctica”,可以判断出C项正确。
[答案] C
7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A.itisnecessarytokeeptheairconditioningonallthetime
B.itseemspossibleforeveryhouseholdtocutemissionsofCO2
C.theaverageUShouseholdproducesabout3,000poundsofCO2amonth
D.theaverageEuropeanhouseholdproducesabout1,000poundsofCO2amonth
[解析] 推理判断题。
由第一段和最后一段可知大多数人可以减少能源消耗与温室气体的排放量。
故选B。
[答案] B
8.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.SavingEnergyStartsatHome
B
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