河南省郑州市2014高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假训练题（10）.doc

1、郑州市2014高考英语一轮（暑假） 阅读理解训练（10）及答案（201*江西卷）A“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, its something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example,

2、 if in the past, someone in Dads family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his familys closet. He really wouldnt want any neighbor to know about it.”“Why pick on my family?” Jessicas father said with anger. “Your family history isnt so good, you know. Wasnt your great-

3、great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut iin before things grew worse.After dinner, the h

4、ouse was very quiet. Jessicas parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessic

5、as closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessicas mother sank in a faint（晕倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces

6、of her husband and daughter.“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the schools skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem betwe

7、en you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “Theyre both crazy,” she thought.56.According to Jessicas mother, “a skeleton in the close” means _.A.a family honorB.a family secretC.a family storyD.a family treasure57.What can we learn about some Australians ancest

8、ors form Paragraph 2?A.They were brought to Australia as prisoners.B.They were the earliest people living in Australia.C.They were involved in some crimes in Australia.D.They were not regarded as criminals in their days.58.Jessicas mother fell down into a faint because she was _.A.knockedB.frightene

9、dC.injuredD.surprised59.Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?A.She was curious about it.B.She planned to keep it for fun.C.She needed it for her school task.D.She intended to scare her parents.60.Jessicas parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because _.A.they were crazyB.they were

10、over excitedC.they realized their misunderstandingD.they both thought they had won the quarrel56题答案：B考点：语义猜测根据第一段母亲所说的话“its something that you would rather not have anyone else to know about”“它是一件你不希望其他人所知道的事情”，选择B。57题答案：A考点：细节推断解析:由第二段”Yes，but people these days say that you are not a real Australia

11、n unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners”，“如今的人们说如果你的祖先不是以囚犯的身份到达澳大利亚的话，那么你就不是一个真正的澳大利亚人。”选择A58题答案：B考点：细节理解由第三段“Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.”“正当她打开门伸进手去挂短裙的时候，一只骨头胳膊从暗处伸出来然后一堆骨

12、头摔倒了地板上。”得出妈妈因该是被吓晕的。59题答案：C考点：细节理解由最后一段“I brought it home to help me with my health project.”“我把它带回家是为了帮我搞定我的健康课题”，project此处有“学校的科研习作项目, 课题”之意判断出C选项。60题:考点：推断题答案：C结合全文理解，开头讲述了Jessica的一个提问“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?”引出了父母之间的争论，之后妈妈被孩

13、子藏在衣橱中的用来完成学校课题的骷髅吓晕过去，最后Jessica解释时说，“I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.”即本想告诉妈妈衣橱里的骷髅的情况，可是每当提到骷髅和衣橱的问题后却总会让父母之间有摩擦，然而最后真相大白，Jessica的父母都意识到了这是一个误会，故而狂笑。故而选择C*结束阅读理解猜测词义Passage * University researchers tested

14、 the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors. For the first group, the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. The movement of each group was followed by an electric system hidden under the carpet. Tie experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walk

15、ed more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than the people in the white environment. Dark brown stimulated(刺激)more activity, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the appearance (外表) of a room has effect on those inside it. In a second experi

16、ment the researchers prepared subjects with photos of faces. Three groups of subjects were used; each was shown the same photos, but each group was in a different kind of room. One group was in an uglyroom that seemed to be a messy (零乱的) storeroom. Another group was in a common room an of- fice. The

17、 third group was in a beautiful living room. Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful loom ap- peared to give higher ratings (评价) to the faces than those in the ugly room did.Other studies suggest that students do better at tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly r

18、ooms. 1. An electric system under the carpet was used to discover_. A. what the visitors wanted to do B. the activity of different groups of visitors C. how the visitors entered the different roomsD. whether the visitors walked quickly or not 答案：B 指导：一个置于地毯下的电子系统用来发现不同来访者的活动情况。 2. According to the p

19、assage, the people who entered the white room walked more than those who were in the dark brown one. A. quickly B. slower C. quick D. slowly答案： D 指导：第一段第四句话：“实验表明那些进入深棕色(茶褐色)房间的人比在白色环境中的人走得更快些，通过的面积多些，同时花费的时间少些。”该题是用相反的形式设置的。3. . but also the appearance of a room has effect on those inside t. In the

20、 sentence those refers to_. A. subjects B. researchers C. some people D. different colors 答案： A指导：those指接受实验者。4. The passage gives us_facts that different rooms give people different effects. A. one or two B. two C. three D. four 答案：C 指导：文章列举了三个不同房间给人们不同影响的事例。第一，粉刷不同颜色的房间。第二，实验材料为面部照片在不同房间受到不同的评价。第三

21、，学生在舒适的室内考试成绩要比平常或难看的室内好。*结束【阅读理解猜测词义】 Passage * A few years ago it was popular to speak of a penetration gap, a disagreement between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained (抱怨) that their parents did not un

22、derstand them at all What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that a gap is built into the fabric (结构) of our society. One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people ha

23、ve to choose their own ways of life. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and agree to, and to continue the family occupation (职业). In our society, young people often travel great di

24、stances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents. In our easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did; to find

25、 better jobs, to make more money; and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the strong desire that parents have for their children are another cause of the disagreement between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the s

26、peed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very d

27、ifferent worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature (特点) of American life for some time to come Its causes are rooted in the freedom and changes of our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes. 1. The main idea of th

28、e first paragraph is that_. A. the generation gap suddenly appeared B. the generation gap is a feature of modern social life C. people can reduce the generation gap D. many critics argue over the nature of the generation gap 答案：B指导：本段最后一句。从语篇层次考虑，文章最后一段第一句意义相同。2. The word aroundin Paragraph I means_

29、. A. on all sides B. near C. in every direction D. in existence 答案：D指导：存在。3. Which cause of the generation gap is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Young people like to choose their own life styles. B. American society is changing very fast. C. Parents place high hopes on their children. D. Modern ed

30、ucation makes them think differently. 答案：D 短文没提到D项信息。4. In American society, young people often_. A. depend on their parents to make a life B. stay with their parents in order to get a chance for higher education C. seek the best advice from their parents D. have very little in common with their parents 答案：D第三段最后一句。