英語閱讀理解關於礦工遇難

① 高考英語閱讀理解「含答案」

The spider

In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The ―spider story‖ is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web(蜘蛛織網). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?

Second, is the goal(目標)you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about his question, 「If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?」This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing anyway.

The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to ―live with yourself‖ even though you may have failed. Remember, ―You can't win them all.‖

1.This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about ______ .

A.the value of failur B.how people would fail

陸伍攜C.famous failuresD.the cause of failure

2.The underlined phrase「made it」means ______ .

A.succeeded B.failed C.gave D.got

3.The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems ______ .

A.proctiveB.straight forward C.sorrowful D.deep

早伏4.The author tells you to do all things except ______ .

A.The think about the cause of your failure

橘游B.to check out whether your goals are right for you

C.to consider failure as a part or life

D.to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Bruce and Edison were successful examples. B.Failure may be regarded as a way toward success.

C.Edison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce.

D.One may often raise a question whether his goals are worth attempting.

答案：

AADDC

sport

In sport the sexes(性別)are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called the weaker sex, or, if men want to please them, the fair sex. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men . A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68.Are women's bodies really weaker?

The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Women's time are always slower than men's, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls. One of them swam 400 metres in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16.The first『Tartan』in film was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes 49.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone (荷爾蒙)injections(注射). At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated(復雜的) when there are two separate sexes!

1.Women are called the weaker sex because ______ .

A.women do as much as men

B.people think women are weaker than men

C.sport is easier for men than for women

D.in sport the two sexes are always together

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Boys and girls study separately everywhere. B.Women do not run or swim in races with men.

C. Famous Prime Ministers are women .

D.Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.

3.「That at least is what people say」means people ______ .

A.say other things , too

B.don't say this much

C.say this but may not think so

D.only think this

4.What problems does sport have?

A.Some women athletes are actually men.

B.Some women athletes are give hormone injections. C.Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.

D.It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women.

5.In this passage the author implies that ______

A.women are weaker than wen , but faster

B.women are slower than men, but stronger

C.men are not always stronger and faster than women

D.men are faster and stronger than women

答案：

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② 高一新課程2015-2016英語周報16期答案（專線技能訓練）

高一新課程2015-2016英語周報16期答案（專線技能訓練）
高一新課程第16期參考答案及部分解析
[參考答案]
專項技能訓練（16）
1-5 ACABC 6-10BBCBA
11-15 ACACB 16-20ABCCB
21-25 CACBD 26-30DADAC
31-35 ABCBD 36-40DABBC
閱讀理解專項訓練（16）
1-4 CBDB 5-8CDBA
9-12 CACD 13-16ABDA
[部分解析]
專項技能訓練(16)
完形填空：
作者在上班途中看到一位女士汽車輪胎漏氣，主動提示她並幫助她更換了輪胎，盡管上班遲到了，但心裡還是很高興。
21. C。根據下文的with a blown-out tire和a dirty tire on a small car in 3 minutes可知，這位女士是開著車的，因此，此處用driving。
22. A。根據下文的about to go into a much larger street可知，此處的街道應該是小（small）街道。
23. C。根據下文的She also made gestures可知，作者之前是用手指著（pointed at）女司機的輪胎。
24. B。根據上文的with a blown-out tire可知，輪胎漏氣（flat）了。
25. D。根據上文的Sometimes people don't notice these things可知，有時候人們沒有注意到輪胎漏氣，就會損壞（damage）輪輞。
26. D。設空前的she knew it和設空後的she didn't know是轉折關系，故用but 符合語境。
27. A。根據下文的Actually ... Normally ...可知，此處的意思是，平常（Normally）遇到這種情況我會打個招呼，然後繼續做自己的事情。
28. D。29. A。上文提到作者看到了女司機，再結合下文的I hadn't seen her in the first place可知，作者的意思是他通常會假裝（pretended）沒有看到。所以，事實上他說到的打招呼是謊言（lie）。
30. C。根據第三段中的began to work at the tire change可知，作者可以快速更換（change）輪胎。
31. A。根據下文的the empty parking spot between us可知，作者和女司機之間有一段距離，應該是揮手示意（waved）她過去。
32. B。根據下文的I got her to find the spare tire 可知，女司機不知道備用輪胎（tire）在哪裡。
33. C。34. B。根據下文的both ofus were late可知，因為（because）要遲到了，所以我們並沒有停下來（stop）相互交談。
35. D。根據文章首句I was walking to work可知，作者當時在上班的路上，所以上班（work）要遲到了。
36. D。根據下文的we said good-bye to each other可知，換完（finished）輪胎後我們就告別了。
37. A。根據下文的I have done it hundreds of times可知，更換輪胎對於作者來說不是個大麻煩（trouble）。
38. B。根據第二段中的a dirty tire on a small car in 3 minutes可知，換輪胎會把手弄臟（dirty）。
39. B。Changing a tire isn't a big trouble to me和to her it was a big problem是轉折關系，故選However。
40. C。本文主要記敘了作者幫助女司機換輪胎這件事，所以此處意思是幫助（help）他人感覺很好。
閱讀理解專項訓練（16）
A篇
足球愛好者Alexander拜訪並邀請新鄰居Leonardo一起踢足球。初次見面的兩個人努力克服語言障礙一起體驗運動的快樂。
1. C。細節理解題。根據第三段中的「Hi, my name is Alexander,」 Alexander said, reaching his hand out to Leonardo可知，Alexander對Leonardo很友好。
2. B。推理判斷題。根據文中的a wide-eyed Leonardo和hoping Leonardo would understand the gesture, if not the words可知，由於語言障礙Leonardo根本聽不懂Alexander所提出的一連串問題。
3. D。細節理解題。根據文中的Leonardo understood and repeated, 「It's time for dinner.」可知，Alexander比劃吃東西是為了讓Leonardo明白他該回家吃晚飯了。
4. B。推理判斷題。根據文中的「Can we play again tomorrow after school?」 Alexander asked和Leonardo nodded his head可推知，他們第二天還會一起踢足球。
B篇
約翰·濟慈出生於倫敦，是英國傑出的詩人之一。雖然他去世時年僅25歲，可他留下的詩篇譽滿人間。
5. C。細節理解題。根據文章第二段的內容可知，濟慈的母親於1810年去世，他開始學習醫學時是1811年，他在1814年創作了第一首詩，而他的第一部詩集是在1817年出版的。
6. D。細節理解題。根據第三段中的There he met and fell deeply in love with a neighbor, the18-year-old Fanny Brawne和第四段中的This was the beginning of Keats' most creative period可知，濟慈詩歌創作的鼎盛時期始於他愛上芬妮·布朗。
7. B。細節理解題。根據第四段中的The group of five odes, which include Ode to a Nightingale, areamong the greatest short poems in the English language可知，Ode to a Nightingale是膾炙人口的英語短詩名篇。
8. A。細節理解題。根據最後一段中的Keats and his friend Joseph Severn left for the warmer weather ofItaly in the hope that this would improve Keats' health可知，他去義大利是為了養病。
C篇
一進入夏季，很多精打細算的車主就開始尋求答案：開窗戶和開空調，究竟哪個更省油？最新研究給出了答案。
9. C。寫作手法題。第二段闡述了人們以前對於開窗戶還是開空調的看法，通過對比低速和高速兩種不同情況作出具體說明。
10. A。細節理解題。根據第三段中的They found that it was actually more fuel-efficient to have thewindows down for any speed expected on a road可知，最新研究認為在任何速度下都是開窗戶更省油。
11. C。猜測詞義題。根據劃線部分前的if you really want to be fuel-efficient以及劃線部分後的You'll just have to bear theheat while driving可知，劃線部分短語所在語境意思為既不開窗也不開空調，由此推斷出「forgo」的意思為「放棄」。
12. D。標題歸納題。本文主要探討了在炎熱的夏季，想省油的司機在行車時是該開窗戶還是開空調的問題。D項做標題最符合文章主旨。
D篇
美國愛達荷州的名字並非源自印第安語，而是由當時的一位領導人創造的。
13. A。細節理解題。根據第一段中的The name 「Idaho」 was made upby a politician和第三段中的a leaderfrom that part of the country thought up the name 「Idaho」可知，是一位科羅拉多的領導人創造的Idaho這個詞。
14. B。細節理解題。根據第三段中的Since people were looking for an Indian word to use可知，科羅拉多人民希望選一個印第安詞語作為該地區的名字。
15. D。細節理解題。根據最後一段中的named after the ship that brought thousands of workers to the newgold camps可知，這艘汽船把數以萬計的礦工運到了克利爾沃特縣。
16. A。主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了美國愛達荷州命名的歷史。

③ 2020年高考英語全國卷2 - 閱讀理解C

When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didn』t cross your mind. But some ecologists and fashion enthusiast are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria.
當你想給環保人士的假日購物清單增加些什麼時，你可能不會想到皮毛。但是一些生態學家和時尚發燒友們正試圖恢復海狸鼠皮毛的市場。

Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles. 「It sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur – unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year,」 says Cree McCree, project director of Righteous Fur.
新奧爾良和布魯克林的不同尋常時裝秀展示了海狸鼠皮毛製成的不同風格的服裝。「談論沒有罪惡感的皮毛聽起來很瘋狂——除非你知道海狸鼠每年都在破壞大片濕地，」Righteous Fur（正義皮毛）項目總監克里·麥克里說。

Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail. Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month.
路易斯安那州的科學家非常擔心，他們決定付給獵人每尾5美元。一些皮毛最終出現在時裝秀上，比如上個月布魯克林的時裝秀。

Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild. 「The ecosystem down there can』t handle this non-native species. It』s destroying the environment. It』s them or us,」 says Michael Massimi, an expert in this field.
海狸鼠是皮毛農場主從阿根廷帶到這里並放生的。「那裡的生態系統無法應對這種非本土物種，它正在破壞環境」，這一領域的專家邁克爾·馬西米說。

The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades, but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s, the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.
幾十年來，皮毛貿易一直控制著海狸鼠數量，但是20世紀80年代末海狸鼠市場崩潰後，這些貓一樣大小的動物瘋狂繁殖。

Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana. He says it』s not easy to convince people that people that nutria fur is green, but he has no doubt about it. Hunters bring in more than 300,000 nutria tails a year, so part of Mouton』s job these days is trying to promote fur.
生物學家埃德蒙·莫頓負責路易斯安那州的海狸鼠控制。他說要讓人們相信海狸鼠皮是綠色的並不容易，但他對此毫無疑問。獵人們每年帶來超過30萬條海狸鼠尾巴，所以莫頓現在的部分工作就是推廣皮毛。

Then there』s Righteous Fur and its unusual fashions. Model Paige Morgan says,「To give people a guilt-free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them – I think that』s going to be a massive thing, at least here in New York.」 Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable. She』s trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.
還有Righteous Fur和它不同尋常的時尚。模特佩奇·摩根說，「給人們一個沒有罪惡感的選擇，讓他們可以穿著，而不用被人往身上潑油漆——我認為這將是一件大事，至少在紐約是這樣。」設計師詹妮弗·安德森承認，她花了一段時間才意識到，用海狸鼠皮製作作品在道德上是可以接受的。她正嘗試給海狸鼠時尚貼上環保標簽。

④ 高中英語閱讀理解題及答案解析

高中英語閱讀理解題及答案解析

下面是我給大家整理的關於高中的英語閱讀理解的練習以及答案解析，一起來看一下吧!

第一篇：

The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which instrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.

The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $ 7 143 789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(過運河費) were stopped, the state collected $121 461 891.

For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton’s Ditch(溝)”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.

Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.

1. We can see that the Erie Canal ________.

A. joined the Great Lakes together

B. crossed New York from north to south

C. played an important part in developing New York City

D. was the first waterway built in the US

2. It can be inferred that ________ into the Atlantic Ocean.

A. the Great Lakes flowB. the Hudson River flows

C. Lake Erie flowsD. the Erie Canal flows

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The Erie Canal brought profits of over $114, 000, 000.

B. It’s 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

C. The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.

D. Many other states helped New York built the canal.

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends.

B. Clinton started building the canal before he became governor.

C. All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.

D. Construction of the canal took eight years.

第二篇：

Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.

Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”— the land of fire. Death Valley’s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument(紀念碑) and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.

Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil’ s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures(沙雕) stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.

1. _______ is the lowest place in the desert.

A. TomeshaB. Death Valley

C. NevadaD. Badwater

2. The name of the valley comes from _______.

A. an Indian nameB. the death of the miners

C. the local peopleD. a National Movement

3. From the passage we can learn that _______.

A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners

B. it’s still not easy to travel across the desert

C. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert

D. people have changed the natural sight of the desert

4. Devil Golf Course is famous for _______.

A. the frequent windB. the colors of the sand

C. dream-like sightsD. the sand sculptures

5. From the passage we can see that the writer _______ the Death Valley.

A. appreciatesB. is fearful of

C. dislikesD. is tired of

>>>>>>答案及解析<<<<<<

第一篇：

本文介紹了Erie Canal的作用及修建過程。

1. C. 細節題。根據文章第1段最後一句The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city 及全段內容，可推知此題答案為C。

2. B. 推斷題。根據文章第1段第2句和第3句：運河from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River 橫跨了New York 把the Great Lakes和the Atlantic Ocean聯系起來了可推知此題答案為B。

3. A. 推斷題。通過比較文章第2段第2句 It cost $ 7, 143, 789 和第2段最後一句中的…the state collected $121, 461, 891可推知此題答案為A。

4. D. 推斷題。根據文章最後一段第1句中的…on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. 和第2段第2句中的 Between 1825, when the canal was opened… 可推知此題答案為D。

第二篇：

本文介紹了美國的一個著名沙漠——“死亡谷”名稱的由來以及 “死亡谷”奇特的`風光。

1. D. 細節題。根據 …and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States 可推知此題答案為 D。

2. B. 推斷題。根據 …when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story… 可知“死亡谷”的名稱來源於這些迷路礦工的死亡。

3. C. 推斷題。根據 …well-marked roads where good services can be found easily… 可以判斷 C 為最佳答案。

4. C. 細節題。根據 …where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知答案為 C。

5. A. 推斷題。根據the special beauty of this place…like the sights on the moon… ever-changing…showing the most unusual colors等關鍵詞語可以知道作者是帶著贊賞的語氣來描述“死亡谷”的。

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⑤ 2011年高考英語全國卷1 - 閱讀理解D

Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband』s income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her fist garden, Ms Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family』s old farm house has become a chicken bourse, its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said, 「The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so it』s a win-win situation all around.」
卡桑德拉·費利發現靠她丈夫的收入很難維持生活，因此，今年她做了一些業余愛好以外的事：在院子里種菜。在她的第一個花園里，費利女士種植了15株西紅柿和5排各種蔬菜。家裡的舊農舍已經變成了養雞場，居民們下個月就會入住。去年，麗塔·加廷女士經營著一個小花園。今年花園變得更大了，她說，「所有的東西都在漲價，我正好也希望減點肥，所以這是一個雙贏的事情。」

They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy, have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Other have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country had been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.
在生活成本上升和經濟下滑的推動下，越來越多的美國人開始第一次種菜，另一些人則增加了現有花園的面積。種子公司和花園商店表示，自20世紀70年代以來，人們對在家種植的興趣從未如此高漲。現在，全國各地的許多花園已經賣光了好幾個月。在德克薩斯州奧斯汀，一些花園甚至要等上三年。

George C.Ball Jr, owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last year, double the average growth of last five years. Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is striking rise in the cost on food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden.
一家公司的老闆喬治·C·鮑爾說，蔬菜種子和植物的銷售額比去年增長了40%，是過去五年平均增長率的兩倍。鮑爾先生認為，過去幾年來積累了一些原因。最大的原因是麵包和牛奶等食品的成本大幅上升，以及水果蔬菜價格的上漲。食品價格隨著油價的上漲而上漲。人們開車越來越少，休假越來越少，所以有更多的時間種菜。

⑥ 高考英語閱讀理解難題

高考英語閱讀理解難題

高考英語閱讀材料基本保留了其原有的語言風格，代章的展開不再是平鋪直敘，而是兼有倒敘、插敘等多種方式;一詞多義、熟詞生義、多種時態的混用、結構復雜的長句、省略句以及插入語等語言現象比較常見。閱讀材料的代化含量加大，代章的.行代風格更具英語語言的特點，代章的遣詞造句也更加地道，許多考生通常要反復閱讀幾遍才能讀懂。

第一篇：

Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state of Texas. Texas has a land area of more than 678 000 square kilometers. So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.

All together, this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. It weighs about 3 500 000 tons. The waste includes bags，bottles and containers—plastic procts of all kinds.

The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about l 600 kilometers west of California. The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan. The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert，with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world collects there.

In recent years，there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste，resulting in death or injury. Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full，lessening their desire to eat or drink.

The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection of disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.

Its existence first gained public attention in l997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier，another oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber ckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

In August，2009，a team from the University of California，San Diego became the

latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment.

1.How did the writer introce the topic of the passage?

A. By giving an example.

B. By listing the facts.

C. By telling a story.

D. By giving a comparison.

2.What do we know about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

A. It is made up of various kinds of plastic procts.

B. It is a solid mass of floating waste materials.

C. It lies l60 000 kilometers east of California.

D. It is described as a kind of oceanic desert.

3.Why do people pay attention to the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

A. Because it may prevent the flow of ocean water.

B. Because the polluted plastic articles will move up the food chain.

C. Because it may be from an island in the pacific.

D. Because ships may be trapped in the floating waste.

4.Which column can you find the passage on a newspaper?

A. Sports and entertainment.

B. Media and culture.

C. Environment and society.

D. Science and technology.

5.The purpose of writing this passage is to____________.

A. warn people of the danger to travel in the pacific

B. analyze what caused the waste patch in the pacific

C. give advice on how to recycle waste in the ocean

D. introce the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

第二篇：

Europeans should try to stay indoors if ash from Iceland's volcano starts settling, the World Health Organization warned Friday as small amounts fell in Iceland, Scotland and Norway.

WHO spokesman Daniel Epstein said the microscopic(微小的) ash is potentially dangerous for people when it starts to reach the Earth because inhaled(吸入) particles can enter the lungs and cause respiratory problems. And he also said Europeans who go outside might want to consider wearing a mask.

Other experts, however, weren't convinced the volcanic ash would have a major effect on peoples' health and said WHO's warnings were "hysterical." They said volcanic ash was much less dangerous than cigarette smoke or pollution. Volcanic ash is made of fine particles of fragmented volcanic rock. It is light gray to black and can be as fine as talcum powder. During a volcanic eruption, the ash can be breathed deep into the lungs and cause irritation even in healthy people. But once it falls from a greater distance — like from the cloud currently hovering above Europe — its health effects are often minimal, experts say.

"Not all particles are created equal," said Ken Donaldson, a professor of respiratory toxicology at the University of Edinburgh, "In the great scheme of things, volcanic ash is not all that harmful." And he said most Europeans' exposure to volcanic ash would be negligible and that only those in the near districts of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk.

Dr. Stephen Spiro, a professor of respiratory medicine and deputy chair of the British Lung Foundation, said the further the particles travel, the less dangerous they will be. "The cloud has already passed over northern Scotland and we haven't heard of any ill effects there," he said. Spiro said to wear masks or stay indoors to avoid volcanic ash was "over the top" and "a bit hysterical."

1. The text is mainly about _________.

A. the effect of volcanic ash

B. the health risk of volcanic ash

C. the disadvantages of volcanic ash

D. the opinions on health risk of volcanic ash

2. Which one is true according to Paragraph3?

A. The volcanic ash’s effects on Europeans were little.

B. The ash caused irritation even in healthy people.

C. Other experts thought WTO’S warnings were useful.

D. The volcanic ash was more dangerous than cigarette smoke or pollution.

3. The underlined word “hysterical” in Paragraph4 most probably means __________.

A. amazing B. practical C. valuable D. overstated

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The volcanic ash wouldn’t be harmful to people.

B. All experts thought the volcanic ash did great harm to our health.

C. People close to the volcano would likely be at risk according to some experts.

D. Europeans should stay indoors because Iceland's volcano starts settling.

>>>>>>答案解析<<<<<<

第一篇：

1.D 推理判斷題。根據第一段”Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the state of Texas.Texas has a land area of more than 678 000 square kilometers.So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.”可知，作者拿得克薩斯州與大量的垃圾漂浮物進行比較，所以選D項。

2.A 細節判斷題。根據第二段中的”The waste includes bags，bottles and containers—plastic procts of all kinds.”可知，這些垃圾漂流物是塑料製品。

3.B 細節理解題。根據第五段中的”There is an increased threat of infection of

disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste.”可知受污染的塑料製品會通過食物鏈來影響人類。

4.C 推理判斷題。根據本文內容可知，這篇文章最有可能出現在報紙上”環境與社會”這個欄目里。

5.D 作者意圖題。本文通過介紹太平洋上漂浮的大量的塑料垃圾廢物的情況，指出了它們對海洋中的生物以及人類的影響，所以D項正確。

第二篇：

1.D 主旨大意題。本文主要就火山灰對人的健康的危害問題世衛組織和其他專家給出不同觀點。A太籠統;B不能體現不同的觀點;C與文章內容無關;D符合題意。

2.A 細節理解題。第三段最後一句可知A是正確的;由第三段中During a volcanic eruption……in healthy people.可知B錯誤;由第三段中Other experts, however, weren't convinced…… cigarette smoke or pollution可排除C D。

3.D 詞義猜測題。由上文中volcanic ash is not all that harmful和下文中only those in the near vicinity of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk可知D正確, 誇大的，言過其實的。

4.C 由第三段 But once it falls from a greater distance….. effects are often minimal和第四段中 only those in the near vicinity of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk以及第五段中 the further the particles travel, the more diluted and less dangerous they will be可知C正確。ABD觀點表達絕對。

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⑦ 2008年高考英語江蘇卷 - 閱讀理解D

It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of the dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.
傑克已經有一段時間沒見到這位老人了。大學、工作和生活本身都成為了障礙。事實上，為了追求夢想，傑克在全國到處飛。繁忙的生活讓傑克幾乎沒有時間思考過去，也沒有時間和妻兒在一起。他在為自己的未來而努力，沒有什麼能阻止他。

Over the phone, his mother told him, 「Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.」 Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.
在電話里，他的母親告訴他：「貝爾瑟先生昨晚去世了，葬禮在周三舉行。」當他靜靜地坐在那裡回憶童年時光時，記憶就像歷史影像在腦海中閃現。

「Jack, did you hear me?」
「傑克，你聽見了嗎？」

「Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. it』s been so long since I thought of him. I』m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,」 Jack said.
傑克說：「哦，對不起，媽媽。是的，我聽見了。我很久沒想起他了。對不起，但我真的以為他幾年前就去世了。」。

「Well, he didn』t forget you. Every time I saw him he』d ask how you were doing. He』d reminisce about the many days you spent over 『his side of the fence』 as he put it, 」 Mom told him.
「嗯，他沒有忘記你。每次我見到他，他都會問你過得怎麼樣。他常常回憶起你在他家院子里度過的許多日子，」媽媽告訴他。

「I loved that old house he lived in,」 Jack said.
「我喜歡他住的那棟老房子，」傑克說。

「You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man』s influence in your life,」 she said.
「傑克，你知道嗎，你父親去世後，貝爾瑟先生介入進來，確保你的生活中有男人的影響，」她說。

「He』s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn』t be in this business if it weren』t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important. Mom, I』ll be there for the funeral.」 Jack said.
「是他教我木工的。如果沒有他，我就不會從事這個行業。他花了很多時間教我他認為重要的東西。媽媽，我會參加葬禮的。」傑克說。

Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser』s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.
盡管傑克很忙，但他信守諾言。趕上了下一班飛往家鄉的航班。貝爾瑟先生的葬禮規模不大，平平淡淡。他沒有自己的孩子，他的親戚大多數都去世了。

The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture … Jack stopped suddenly.
在他不得不回去的前一天晚上，傑克和他的媽媽再次路過隔壁的老房子，這正是他所記得的。每一步都有記憶。每一張照片，每一件傢具……傑克突然停了下來。

「What』s wrong, Jack?」 his Mom asked.
「怎麼了，傑克？」他媽媽問。

「The box is gone,」 he said.
「盒子不見了，」他說。

「What box?」 Mom asked.
「什麼盒子？」媽媽問。

「There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he』d ever tell me was 『the thing I value most』,」 Jack said.
「他把一個小金盒鎖在書桌上。我肯定問過他一千遍裡面裝的是什麼。他總是告訴我是他『最珍視的東西』，」傑克說。

It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.
它不見了。除了盒子，房子的一切都和傑克記憶中的一模一樣。他認為是貝爾瑟家族的人拿走的。

「Now I』ll never know what was so valuable to him,」 Jack said sadly.
「現在我永遠也不知道是什麼對他如此有價值，」傑克悲傷地說。

Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk. The return address caught his attention.
第二天回到辦公室，他在辦公桌上發現了一個包裹。回信地址引起了他的注意。

「Mr. Harold Belser」 it read.
上面寫著「哈羅德·貝爾瑟先生」。

Jack tore open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack』s hands shook as he read the note inside,
傑克撕開了包裹。裡面有一個金盒子和一個信封。傑克讀到裡面的紙條時，雙手顫抖，

「Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bernett. It』s the thing I valued most in my life.」 A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes. Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it.
「我死後，請把這個盒子和裡面的東西轉交給傑克·伯內特。這是我一生中最珍視的東西。」信上貼著一把小鑰匙。他的心怦怦直跳，淚水盈眶。傑克小心地打開箱子。他在裡面發現了一塊漂亮的金懷表。他用手指慢慢地撫摸著精美的封面，打開了它。

Inside he found these words carved: 「Jack. Thanks for your time! Harold Belser.」
他發現裡面刻著這樣一句話：「傑克。謝謝你的時間！哈羅德·貝爾瑟。」

「Oh. My God! This is the thing he valued most …」
「哦，天哪！這是他最珍視的東西……」

Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days. 「Why?」 his assistant asked.
傑克拿著手錶看了幾分鍾，然後打電話給他的助理，取消了接下來兩天的會議。「為什麼？」助理問道。

「I need some time to spend with my son,」 he said.
「我需要一些時間和兒子在一起，」他說。

⑧ 本題是武漢市2012年元調試題閱讀理解，求每題的答案詳解包括本題是如何解出來，其他選項怎麼排除必有重謝

56，C(印錯了？第二個B)
57，D
58, C
59，B
60，D
6名礦工在很深的礦井下採煤。突然，礦井倒塌，出口被堵住，礦工們頓時與外界隔絕。這種事故在當地並不少見，憑經驗，他們意識到自己面臨的最大問題是缺乏氧氣，井下的空氣最多還能讓他們生存3個半小時。
6人當中只有一個人有手錶。於是大家商定，由戴錶的人每半小時通報一下。當第一個半小時過去的時候，戴錶的礦工輕描淡寫地說：「過了半小時了。」但是它的心裡卻是異常地緊張和焦慮，因為這是在向大家通報死亡線的臨近。這時他突然靈機一動，決定不讓大家死得那麼痛苦。第二個半小時，他沒有出聲，又過了一刻鍾，他打起精神說：「一個小時了。」其實時間已經過了75分鍾。又過了一個小時，戴錶的礦工才第三次通報所謂的「半小時」。同伴們都以為時間只過了90分鍾，只有他知道，135分鍾已經過去了。
事故發生四個半小時後，救援人員終於進來了，令他們感到驚異的是，6人中竟有5人還活著，只有一個人窒息而死——他就是那個戴錶的礦工。
這就是信念的力量。由於倖存者意識模糊，人們無法知道那位犧牲者是何時停止報時的，但他給了同伴求生的希望，自己卻因為知道真相而沒能堅持到底。
分析：在一些特殊時刻、特殊場合，善意的謊言具有特殊的力量，它可以給人帶去希望。相較之下，此時的真相卻會讓人絕望。

⑨ 1999年高考英語全國卷 - 閱讀理解E

When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying:「We have to go to work now,」 you're left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools and that the work「they go off」 is to go on the stage in a theater.
當一群孩子禮貌地停止與你的對話，說：「我們現在得去上班了，」你會感到驚訝，當然也會感到不安。畢竟，現吵昌在是20世紀90年代，孩子們工作的想法是不可想像的，直到他們告訴你他們都是舞台學校的學生，「他們要去做」的工作就是在劇院的舞台上表演。

Stage schools often act as agencies to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name 「stage school」 are those few places where children attend full time, with training for the theatre and a general ecation.
舞台學校經常充當中介機構為孩子們提供舞台和電視工作。更應該稱之為「舞台學校」的是少數幾個為孩子們提供全日制學習的地方，包括戲劇培訓和常規教育。

A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?
毫無疑問，參觀這樣的學校，你會發現孩子們很開心。畢竟，活潑的孩子怎麼會滿足於只花半天時間做普通學校的作業，另半天時間表演、唱歌或跳舞呢？

Then of course there is time for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year and those over 13 to 80 days.
當然，孩子們還有機會在一些大型演出中露臉並賺點小錢。一些舞台學校在孩子很小的時候就給他們提供了非常多的專業工作，但法律嚴格限制可以做的工作數量。13歲升鋒扒以下的孩子一年基缺只能做40天，而13以上的孩子一年可以做80天。

The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.
學校承認，並不是所有的孩子都能在他們正在接受的職業中取得成功。那麼，那些沒有成功的孩子會怎樣呢？雖然所有主要的學校都說他們非常重視孩子取得好的學習成績，但事實似乎表明，情況並非總是如此。