2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（30）及答案
Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me．For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon．All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them． Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel．Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced． Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needle complexity and confusion．I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive．Especially if they are no longer logical． Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone．However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on．For example, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated．I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way． I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life． 67．We can learn from the paage ________．
A．colonel is pronounced B．salmon is pronounced C．all the words with silent letters come from French D．linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters 68．Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters? A．French language． C．Some linguists
B．Historical reasons． D．Bad traditions．
69．The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “________”．
A．becomes popular C．follows the fashions
B．gets acro
D．doesn’t fall behind
70．Which of the following is the best title for this paage? A．Troubles in everyday life words C．Words with silent letters changes of languages
参考答案 67—70 BBAC
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A Grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965.Although his paing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken forgranted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could.One day, when she announced to attend leons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrament and helplely wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did.Many years filled with countle dance leons paed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma. I suppose grandma\'s primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social.She had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa\'s
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A.took dance leons B.did some exercises at home C.took care of grandchildren at home D.did some housework at home 【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did.在作者眼中祖母就是能在家做做家务，故选D。
29.The author felt ______ when he was invited to watch grandma\'s match.A.happy B.proud C.excited D.uninterested 【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point,作者对于祖母的邀请他去看比赛感到没有兴趣，故选D。 30.The text is mainly about A.my grandma\'s confidence B.my dancing grandma C.my grandma\'s dancing D.my grandma\'s gold cup 【答案】B
【解析】主旨大意题。根据全文的内容可知关于祖母的事情，故选B。
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Now it is job hunting season again．The job fairs flood with hundreds and thousands of 2011 graduate students．Owing to the global financial crests, most of the graduate students admit that job hunting is not that easy and longer． It is always a painful proce for college students to find jobs． 71 However, job positions are quite limited．In order to get a job, the candidates should be more competitive than ever before．
A Chinese expert predicted that the job hunting preure in China, with a rocketing
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阅读理解、专题训练(**)、文章主旨(**) ◆ 活学活用
根据前面所学阅读技巧，完成下列读写任务
In September,2007，a group of students from eight high schools in Winnipeg，the capital of Canada\'s Manitoba Province，will send a satellite into space.The satellite，named after its home city，will be put into low orbit.Once in space，it can perform for a few months or up to several years，communicating information that could help find the signs of earthquakes.There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide，but this is the first highschool based program of its kind in Canada.30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite，in cooperation with space experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba，and with support from two other organizations.The Winnipeg Project is not something that goes on a piece of paper；it is realworld engineering，allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program.It is also regarded as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within Manitoba.Designing，building and launching a satellite with highschool students will bring this worldcla educational project into reality and Manitoba closer to space.“These high school students deserve congratulations for their enthusiasm and a strong love for discovery，” said Peter，Education，Citizenship and Youth Minister.“We want to make science more interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how claroom studies can relate to practical experience in the workplace or in space，” Peter added.
The Winnipeg Project mainly aimed at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students.It also shows Manitoba\'s devotion to research.Ⅰ.请用大约30词概括全文内容
________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Ⅱ.根据所读短文，选择正确答案
1．According to the paage，this satellite is ________.
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答案：A 4．解析：从第3段最后两句可知答案。 答案：D 5．解析：文章介绍了Winnipeg Program的地点，目的和活动内容，所有内容都是围绕Winnipeg Program这个主题的，所以B为正确选项。
答案：B
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs.He didn\'t look like any doctor I\'d ever known.He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind. When Doctor Gibbs wasn\'t saving lives, he was planting trees.He had some interesting theories about planting trees.He believed in the principle: \"No pain, no gain\".He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker.He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he\'d beat them with a rolled-up newspaper.I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree\'s attention. Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home.Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I\'d watched him plant some 25 years ago.They were tall and strong. I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago.Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak.Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled.Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb\'s trees in ways comfort and ease never could. Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons.I often pray that their lives will be easy.But lately I\'ve been thinking that it\'s time to change my prayer.
I know my children are going to encounter hardship.There\'s always a cold wind blowing somewhere.What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won\'t be torn apart.31.With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often______.A.paid little attention to them B.talked to them to get their attention C.kept watering them every morning D.beat them to make them grow deep roots 【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据He hardly watered his new trees,他没有给树浇过水，也就是他没有关注过它们。故选A。
32.What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees? A.Original and reasonable.B.Strange and harmful.C.Interesting and funny.D.Cruel and unacceptable.【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I\'d watched him plant some 25 years ago.They were tall and strong.因为Doctor Gibbs种的树长的又高又粗壮，所以可推测作者认为他的做法是新颖和合理的，故选A。
33.What does the underlined word \"Adversity\" mean in the seventh paragraph? A.Bad weather.B.Lack of moisture.C.Enough care or attention.D.Difficult living conditions.【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据上文if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.可知比较难的条件，故选D。 34.Which prayer does the author wish for his sons? A.Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
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