江苏省南京市XX中学高二英语高中英语阅读理解练习试题-.doc

1、一、高中英语阅读理解1阅读理解 The picture of George Washington is on the one-dollar bill. He served as Americans first president from 1789 to 1797. President Washington has been called the Father of his country. The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, is on the two-dollar bill. He was the main

2、 writer of the Declaration of independence in 1776. Jefferson was one of the most influential of the nations Founding Fathers. He was also a plant expert, architect, musician and inventor. Another of Americans greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln, is on the five-dollar bill. He served as the sixteen

3、th president from 1861 until 1865. He successfully led the country through the Civil War, saved the Union and ended slavery. The picture of Alexander Hamilton appears on the ten-dollar bill. Hamilton was never president. But he was the first Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers.

4、 He was also an economist and political philosopher. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president, serving from 1829 to 1837. He supported popular democracy and individual liberty. His picture is on the twenty-dollar bill. Another president is on the fifty-dollar bill. Ulysses S. Grant served from 1869

5、to 1877. Before serving as president, Grant was military commander of Union forces during the Civil War. Under his command, the Union Army defeated Confederate forces. So who do you think is on the one hundred-dollar bill? It is Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was never elected president, but was one of

6、 the Founding Fathers. He was also a leading writer and printer, political thinker, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civil activist, and diplomat. These American statesmen are on the front of the bills. The backs of the notes show images from nations history or famous places. They are in

7、 order, the Great Seal of the United States, the signing of Declaration of Independence and the Lincoln Memorial. The others are the Treasury Building, the White House, the Capitol Building and independence Hall.（1）The design of the bills shows that Americans values their peoples_ . A.talents in man

8、y waysB.success in their careersC.inventions in new fieldsD.contributions to the country（2）For hundreds of years, those historic men on the bills fought for the nations _. A.economy and powerB.independence and democracyC.wealth and successD.faith and glory（3）Which of the following might be the best

9、title for the text? A.Men on the MoneyB.the Design of US BillsC.History on the MoneyD.the Story of US Bills【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了各种面值的美元纸币上伟大人物，以及他们对国家所做出的贡献。 （1）考查推理判断。文章在描述每一种面值的纸币上的人物时，都着重描写他们对国家的作用与影响，George Washington是第一任总统，Thomas Jefferson独立宣言的主要起草者，Abraham Lincoln结束内战，废除奴隶制，Al

10、exander Hamilton第一个财政部长和开国元勋之一，Andrew Jackson支持大众民主和个人自由，Benjamin Franklin开国元勋之一，从而可判断美国人民看重的是伟人对这个国家做出的贡献。故选D。 （2）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“President Washington has been called the Father of his country.；第二段中的“Jefferson was one of the most influential of the nations Founding Fathers.”及下文对美元上其他人物的介绍可知，文章中提到的这些

11、历史上著名的人物，无论是独立战争，美国内战，还是独立宣言的起草与签署都反映出他们为争取国家的独立与民主所做出的努力与牺牲。故选B。 （3）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“The picture of George Washington is on the one-dollar bill.第二段中的The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, is on the two-dollar bill.”及下文各段的段首句可知，本文主要描述了各种面值的美元纸币上伟大人物，以及他们对国家所做出的贡献。故选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及推理

12、判断和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Imagine a school where self-awareness is celebrated, students are encouraged to solve maths problems by writing on the walls and applying learned lessons to real life is more important than homework. These are a few of the concepts

13、that makes Space of Mind School unique. Located in a home built in 1896 in Florida, US, the program serves students in grades 2 through 12 and will accept kindergarten students next year. It also offers an after-school program for students who attend traditional schools, as well as evening programs

14、for adults and educators and weekend events for families. There is a different atmosphere from that of a traditional school building. Tables and brightly colored walls are white boards. In the science room, students are studying climate changes at a weather station, while in the music room, a studen

15、t is solving an equation (等式) with his academic coach while he connects music theory and maths. The daily schedule at the school also stands out. We dont assign boring or exhausting homework. said Space of Mind founder and CEO Ali Kaufman. Instead of homework, we ask that they go home and take a vid

16、eo of themselves applying a lesson they learned or cooking a meal for their family that they learned how to make at school. For lunch, instead of traditional cafeteria dishes such as pizza, the school offers organic meals made out of products from local gardens and farms. Our students also run a bus

17、iness at the Delray Beach Green Market on Saturdays so they can understand sustainable living practices and how to run a business, Kafman said. We are also the first school program in Florida to start and end each day with 15 minutes of meditation (冥想), Kaufman said. The positive results we have bee

18、n seeing in the students from meditation are amazing. We are really about infusing social, emotional and creative skills with academic and life skills.（1）Space of Mind School_. A.assigns no homework.B.urges students to use what they learn.C.teaches students to earn money in class.D.focuses on knowle

19、dge learning.（2）What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.Yoga enjoys great popularity in US.B.The practice of meditation is amazing.C.The meditation session lasts 15 minutes daily.D.The students benefit from meditation.（3）The underlined word infusing in the last paragraph probably means_. A.e

20、mphasizingB.checkingC.developingD.helping（4）What is the text mainly about? A.What makes Space of Mind School outstanding.B.Why Space of Mind School is popular in US.C.How the after-class programs of space of Mind School are organized.D.How Space of Mind School cultivates students life skills.【答案】 （1

21、）B（2）D（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了Space of Mind School一些独特的理念和做法。这些使得Space of Mind School与众不同。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第一段Imagine a school where self-awareness is celebrated, students are encouraged to solve maths problems by writing on the walls and applying learned lessons to real life is more important than

22、 homework. These are a few of the concepts that makes Space of Mind School unique.可知，Space of Mind School推崇自我意识，学生们被鼓励通过在墙上写字来解决数学问题，并将学到的知识应用到实际生活中。故选B。 （2）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的The positive results we have been seeing in the students from meditation are amazing.可知，我们从学生的冥想中看到的积极结果是惊人的。由此可知，冥想是有好处的。故选D。 （

23、3）考查词义猜测。根据最后一段中 的The positive results we have been seeing in the students from meditation are amazing.可知，冥想对学生有积极的影响。再结合划线词后的skills可知，冥想可以培养学生的社交、情感和创新技能以及他们的学术和生活技能。故选C。 （4）考查主旨大意。第一段介绍了一些使得Space of Mind School独一无二的理念。第二段是对Space of Mind School的简介。第三段介绍的是Space of Mind School与众不同的氛围。第四段介绍的是它独特的日程安排。

24、第五段介绍的是其独特的午餐。最后一段介绍了其首创的冥想活动。这些都使得Space of Mind School与众不同，独一无二。综上，文章主要介绍了使得Space of Mind School突出的因素。故选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断，词义猜测和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 Almost none of us have the time to read everything wed like to read. Yet we lose countl

25、ess hours to daily activities that bring us little joy like taking buses and waiting in line. What if we could turn these little blocks of unoccupied time into precious and rewarding moments for learning and reflection? Founded in 2012, iReader, a micro-learning app on mobile phones, brings the bigg

26、est ideas from best-selling books through 15-minute audio (音频) and text. So far, more than 3,000 books have been included, ranging from psychology and parenting to management and economics, with new titles added every day. Reader is pioneering a new method of reading, with over 9 million users enjoy

27、ing the benefits already. According to the Pew Research Center (PRC), the British read just 4 paper books a year and over 25% havent read a single paper book this year, but reading isnt dying. There are now more ways for the British to read than ever before, due to the widespread use of e-books and

28、audio books. The books in iReader are rewritten to ensure it is easy to remember the main content. The way the content is edited has been specifically designed to ensure it is useful in practice. Besides, the content is rewritten with relevant examples in real life, which means users are more likely

29、 to remember and apply what is helpful to them. Holger Seim, German co-founder of this app, declares, iReader gives you the biggest ideas in the shortest possible time. It transforms great ideas into little packs you can listen to or read in just 15 minutes.（1）What does the author suggest people do

30、in the unoccupied time? A.Read and think.B.Write and share.C.Avoid taking buses.D.Bring joy to daily routines.（2）What can we infer from the PRC findings? A.The British benefit a lot from reading.B.Reading methods are more important than before.C.Digital technology are taking the place of paper books

31、.D.New forms of books are changing the way the British read.（3）How does iReader make the content easy to remember? A.By bringing fun to it.B.By making it useful.C.By using artistic designs.D.By taking users as examples.（4）What is the best title for the text? A.iReader Prevents Reading from DyingB.iR

32、eader Unites Worldwide Book-loversC.iReader: The Best New App CreationD.iReader: Big Ideas in Small Packages【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一种阅读方式：iReader。它开创了一种新的阅读方式，已经有超过900万的用户享受到了这种好处，同时也正改变着英国人的阅读方式。 （1）考查细节理解。第一段中的“Almost none of us have the time to read everything wed like to read.

33、”几乎没有人有时间读我们想读的所有东西；以及最后一段中的“What if we could turn these little blocks of unoccupied time into precious and rewarding moments for learning and reflection?”可知作者认为我们应该把空闲的时间变成宝贵的、有价值的学习和反思的时间，即作者建议我们利用空闲时间来阅读和思考，故选A。 （2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“There are now more ways for the British to read than ever before, d

34、ue to the widespread use of e-books and audio books.”可知由于电子书和有声书的广泛使用，英国人现在有了比以往更多的阅读方式。即从PRC的发现中我们能得知新的书籍形式正在改变英国人的阅读方式。故选D。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“The way the content is edited has been specifically designed to ensure it is useful in practice.”可知iReader通过使得目录有助于实践来让内容更容易记住，故选B。 （4）考查主旨大意。根据最后一段中的“iRead

35、er gives you the biggest ideas in the shortest possible time. It transforms great ideas into little packs you can listen to or read in just 15 minutes.”可知iReader能在最短的时间内给你最大的想法。它把伟大的想法转化成小包装，你可以在15分钟内听或读。再结合文章内容可知，文章主要是说明了iReader这种新的阅读方式是小包装里的大创意，故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，要求考生在捕捉

36、细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。4阅读理解 A home science experiment recently took the world by storm. Two teens from Toronto, in Canada, sent a Lego man rising above the Earth and captured their tiny astronauts trip on film. Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad, both 17, used a weather balloon to l

37、aunch their plastic lego model 16 miles above the Earth. This is inside a part of Earths atmosphere. The two teens were inspired by a similar project performed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). The MIT students had launched a weather balloon with a camera into near space

38、 and taken many unusual images of the Earth. Mathew and Asad then spend four months figuring out how to launch their own spacecraft into the space. Travelling to space is expensive for NASA, but Mathew and Asad worked hard to keep their costs down. They bought much of their equipment used and even s

39、ewed the Lego mans parachute by hand. In total, the project cost only$400. We had a lot of anxiety on launch day because there were high winds when we were going up, Mathew told reporters. They had to pump extra helium(氦)into the balloon so that it would rise quickly and avoid being blown too far of

40、f course by the strong winds. The toy astronauts journey lasted 97 minutes before the balloon broke and he fell back to Earth. Mathew and Asad then spent two weekends looking for their spacecraft. It had landed 76miles away from the launch site. The student scientists are currently finishing up thei

41、r final year of high school and applying for colleges. They are also looking into more do-it-yourself space projects. I guess the sky is not really the limit anymore, Mathew told reporters. We never knew wed get this far. Its been a lesson for us that hard work pays off.（1）By saying took the world b

42、y storm in the first paragraph, the writer meant the experiment_. A.destroyed the worldB.flooded the worldC.fascinated the worldD.managed the world（2）Which of the following about the students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is right? A.They were examples for Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.

43、B.They helped Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad to achieve dream.C.They launched weather balloon together with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.D.They studied with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad in the same school.（3）How did Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad keep their costs down? A.By sewing the weather balloon themse

44、lves.B.By borrowing spacecraft from the MIT students.C.By making their spacecraft by hand.D.By using second-hand equipment.（4）What problems did Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad have on launch day? A.They ran out of helium.B.The wind was too strong.C.The balloon suddenly broke.D.Their spacecraft was blown

45、 away.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述两个来自加拿大的高三学生利用气象气球把他们的玩具乐高人送到太空的过程和结果，并从中学到了努力终会有回报。 （1）推理判断题。根据画线部分后面的Two teens from Toronto, in Canada, sent a Lego man rising above the Earth and captured their tiny astronauts trip on film.两个来自加拿大的少年把乐高人送入太空，并且把航空之行的过程拍下来了。这是一件很了不起的事情，故推测这件事吸引了全世界的目光，即画线部分的意思是吸引了全世界，故选C项。 （2）细节理解题。根据文章第三段的The two teens were inspired by a similar project performed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT).可知这两个孩子是受到了两个麻省理工学生相似实验的启发，然后做了他们自己的实验，即他们是这两个孩子的榜样，故选A项。 （3）细节理解题。根据文章第四段的They bought much of their equipment us