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高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练13
2014高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练(13)及答案
社会生活类
Skepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.
PerhapsthatexplainswhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketsofsomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeindustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthroughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.
SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”
Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不可信的)”.
Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?
A.Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.
B.Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.
C.Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.
D.Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.
2.WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbook?
A.Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.
B.Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.
C.Theauthorconvincespeopletoseekcomfortingworldviews.
D.Industry-fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.
3.TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto .
A.voiceadifferentopinion
B.findfaultwithLomborg’sbook
C.challengetheauthorityofthemedia
D.pointoutthevalueofscientificviews
4.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?
A.Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.
B.Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf-blindnesswithreviews.
C.Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.
D.Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.
【参考答案】70.1-4BAAD
阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A
Thehousewasquietat5a.m.andTim’smotherwasasleep.Onlythesoundofthebigfreezerbrokethequiet.He’ddreamtofthecavelastnight.Thepurring(轻微颤动声)ofthefreezerhadbeenthesea.
Timpulledonasweaterandputsomeapplesintohisschoolbag.Itwastooearlyforbreakfast.He’deatafterhe’dbeenthroughthecave,sittingontherocksandstaringatthesea.
Hewishedhehadaproperpack.Hisschoolbagwouldhavetodo.Whatelse?
Sandwiches---buthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadforsandwiches,she’dwanttoknowwhyhehadtoleavesoearly.Hesettledforsomebiscuits,andleftanotestucktothetable.
GonetoMichael’sBacktonight.Tim.
Theskywashighandsoftandlightoutside,thoughthesunstillwasn’tup.Eventhehighwayupthehillwasquietashemadehiswaydownthestreet.Thewindfromtheseawasfreshandsweet.
Thesandhillsstillbreathedheatfromyesterday’ssun,thoughthetopofthesandwascool.Herandowntothebeachimpatiently,buttherewasnoone,justdrysanddancingintheearlywindandseabirdsmarchingupanddownwatchingthewaves.
Thelightchangedsuddenly.Thefirstraysofsunlightstretchedacrossthesea.Thesunwaspushingitswayovertheedgeoftheworld.
Overthefirstrocks,alongtothepoint,Timglancedback.Thebeachwasstillempty.Thesunsailedhigherinthesky.
Hecouldseethecavenow,evendarkerinthemorninglight.Thesandturnedsilverthendarkgoldasthewaterflowedawayfromit.Hehadtoforcehimselftogocloser.Whywasitsomuchmoremysteriousnow?
Butitwouldbesillytogobacknowaftersomuchtrouble.Heneedn’tgoinalltheway…
【小题1】WhatdidTimdoatthebeginningofthestory?
A.HeleftthehousequietlyB.Hehadbreakfastathome.
C.Heleftanoteonthefreezer. D.Heputasweaterinhisschoolbag.
【小题2】"Hesettledforsomebiscuits”(inParagraph3)meansthatTim_______.
A.lefthomelookingforsomebiscuits
B.feltlikeeatingbiscuitsratherthansandwiches
C.hadtotakebiscuitsinsteadofsandwiches
D.couldonlyfindsomebiscuitsinthekitchen
【小题3】WhatmadeitpossibleforTimtoseetheentrytothecave?
A.Theheightofthefirstrocks.B.Theupsanddownsofthewaves.
C.Thechangeinthepositionofthesun.D.Thevaststretchofthesunlitbeach.
【小题4】WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothestory?
A.Thesealookedlikeapieceofgold.
B.SeabirdsflewawaywhenTimarrived.
C.Timwastheonlypersononthebeach.
D.TheskygotdarkasTimreachedthecave.
【小题5】Inthestory,Tim’smoodchangedfrom.
A.lonelinesstocrazinessB.anxiousnesstoexcitement
C.helplessnesstohappinessD.eagernesstonervousness
【答案】
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】C
【小题5】D
【解析】
试题分析:
本文叙述了作者由于急切渴望去海边,早晨很早就起来了,海边就他一个人,因为天还有亮,天色很暗,他的心情开始变化,有开始的急切盼望的心情变成了紧张,担心害怕的感觉。
【小题1】细节理解题。
根据第二三段andleftanotestucktothetable.可以看出他是悄悄地离开了家,故选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。
根据Whatelse?
Sandwiches---buthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadforsandwiches,she’dwanttoknowwhyhehadtoleavesoearly.他怕吵醒妈妈,妈妈会问他为什么起那么早,故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题。
根据第六段Thelightchangedsuddenly.和第八段Hecouldseethecavenow可以推知是由于太阳光位置的改变,故选C。
【小题4】细节理解题。
根据第五段buttherewasnoone,可知只有他一个人在,故选C。
【小题5】细节理解题。
根据从第一段He’ddreamtofthecavelastnight.到最后一段Butitwouldbesillytogobacknowaftersomuchtrouble.可知他的心理从急切,盼望到紧张、担心的变化过程,故选D。
社会生活类
Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:
It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitive(竞争的)strategy(策略)andhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.
Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.
Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?
Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.
Inourstudy,higher-performingcompanieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast(相比而言),performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.
Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?
A.Increasethespeed. B.Getanadvantage.
C.Reachthelimit. D.Setagoal.
2.Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means .
A.spendingmoretimeandperformingworse
B.spendingmoretimeandperformingbetter
C.spendinglesstimeandperformingworse
D.spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.
B.Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.
C.Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.
D.Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.
4.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Improvequality?
Servebetter.
B.Delivervalue?
Ploughahead.
C.Reducetime?
Movefaster.
D.Needspeed?
Slowdown.
【参考答案】71.1-4BDCD
阅读理解-----
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