1、用心 爱心 专心 江苏省石庄高级中学第一轮高考英语复习试题库（阅读理解） 1 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A,B,C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A It came with devastating force, a natural disaster of strange intensity that shocked the world and killed tens of thousands. The waters have now receded, but disease and food and
2、 water shortages trouble a number of countries around the Indian Ocean. Millions of survivors face serious problems. The number of survivors in need of food aid after the Indian Ocean disaster has climbed to 5 million people. They stretch from Somalia to Thailand, and the figure could rise further,
3、the United Nations has said. Relief teams hope to reach all of the estimated 700 000 hungry in Sri Lanka within three more days. It could take longer before enough food aid gets to the nearly 1 million people in need in hard-to-reach parts of Indonesia. Another serious problem is the need for purifi
4、ed water. Although aid had poured in from all over the world to the disaster areas,“ Logistics is the big problem here just getting the stuff out to people who need it,” said Ron Libby, emergency management specialist at the USA agency for International Development. Relief efforts are hindered by th
5、e difficulty of delivering aid to the more than 1000 islands scattered across hundreds of kilometers of ocean. For those who survived the tsunamis force, disease is now the No.1 problem. Five million people are short of water, food and basic sanitation across the region. World Health Organization(WH
6、O) crisis chief David Navarro said 50 000 more people could die from disease and other causes, as has been the case in previous humanitarian emergencies. WHO said it had already received a handful of reports of malaria(疟疾 ) and dengue fever(登革热 ) and hundreds of reports of diarrhea(腹泻 ) and infected
7、 wounds. It said millions of water purification tablets had been sent to Asia,along with sanitation engineers to rebuild water sanitation infrastructure. Psychologists are warning that mental health problems caused by the tsunami could prove harder to resolve than the physical damage. Some survivors
8、 say they are plagued by recurring nightmares about walls of water. Many locals are afraid to return to beachside homes. Officials also warn that suicide rates could rise dramatically as parents struggle with guilt at losing children. Psychologists estimate that 20 to 30 per cent of people who face
9、traumatic events eventually develop symptoms, such as alcohol abuse, lack of concentration at work and an inability to develop close relationships. Although the Thai Government has offered to build temporary beachside housing, many refugee families are refusing to come down from the hills. Others ar
10、e afraid to go back to jobs on the sea. Over 150 000 people were killed by the tsunami, but hundreds and thousands more have been left with no means to earn a living. In the village of Akirapettai in India, all that is left is the twisted wreckage of the fishing fleet. Dakshina Murti, a fisherman, n
11、ot only lost three family members, but also lost his boats, his nets, 用心 爱心 专心 everything. “ Everythings gone,” he says. With no government aid so far, all he has is a wreck. There are several million people who suffered the same experience. Homes have been destroyed, as well as wharves, docks, and
12、sheds. For now, rebuilding the economy remains a distant concept. 56.This passage is mainly about _that happened around the Indian Oceans. A. the causes of the tsunami B. the result after the tsunami C. the sign of the tsunami D. the warning of the tsunami 答案 :B 解析：综合判断题，全文讲述海啸造成的后果。 57.According to
13、 what the United Nations has said,the number of survivors in need of food aid after the disaster _. A.is not more than 5 million B.is less than 5 million C.has reached 5 million D.wont reach 5 million 答案 :C 解析：细节理解题，文章第二段首句。 58.From the passage we learn that _ is the most serious problem for the tim
14、e being. A.disease B.food C.water D.house 答案 :A 解析：细节理解题，文章第六段首句。 59.The passage tells us that such a disaster,as tsunami will cause diseases and _ as well. A.Dengue fever B.diarrhea C.Malaria D.mental health problem 答案 :D 解析：细节判断题 ,第七段指相关的疾病，第八段指精神伤害。 B For nearly a century before there was such a
15、thing as a space program,a view of space was possible.People could see full views of the Moon,explore Mars(探测火星 ),and study the outer space beauty.All of this was made possible by a small group of artist-astronomers(天文艺术家 ) who worked to show people how other worlds in space might look. Lucien Rudau
16、x,a French artist,was the first to use his artistic ability and his knowledge of astronomy in art.His paintings show a mixture of skilled observations,brilliant imagination and careful attention.As a result,many of his works have come surprisingly close to actual conditions on distant planets.His pa
17、inting of Mars included moonlike craters(火山口 ) that were first photographed by the astronauts in 1965.His 1930 painting of a dust storm looks remarkably like a photograph of a storm taken by the astronauts in 1976. The artist-astronomers,including Rudaux,made people interested in outer space by pain
18、ting what turned out to be exact portraits of the planets. 60.The passage tells us _. A.the surprising exactness of space artists B.the popular success of Lucien Rudaux C.the imaginations of great artists D.the likeness between the Moon and Mars 答案 :A 解析：综合判断题，天文艺术家是绘画天体的人，不是探测天体的人。 用心 爱心 专心 61.Acco
19、rding to the passage,artist-astronomers spent their lives _. A.exploring the planets B.studying paintings C.painting the planets D.producing spaceships 答案 :C 解析：第二段第一、二句。 62.The works of Lucien Rudaux are a mixture of _. A.astronomy and mathematics B.astronomy and painting C.photograph and art D.fac
20、t and imagination 答案 :D 解析：细节理解题，第二段第二、三句。真实与想像的结合。 63.In 1965,the astronauts photographed _. A.a spaceship B.a planet C.craters on the Moon D.a painting 答案 :C 解析：细节理解题，第二段第四句。 C Over a hundred years ago people in London were surprised to see a very unusual boat come sailing up the Thames River.The
21、boat was eighty feet long flat-bottomed,with big wooden eyes on both sides in the front and was colorfully painted at the back. People came to know that it was a sailing boat from Fuzhou in distant China.The boat had sailed round the Cape of Good Hope(好望角 ) up the western coast of Africa,and finally
22、 to England.It had covered fifteen thousand miles more than half of the distance round the world. Although it was unexpected,the Chinese were warmly welcomed.The boat carried goods such as silk and tea as well as a number of gifts from the Emperor of China for the Queen of England. People had always
23、 mistakenly thought of the Chinese as a people not used to sea.However,from centuries of trading and sailing in dangerous seas,the Chinese had learned how to build good boats and sailed them well.The coming of this sailing boat to London proved onc e again that the Chinese could sail to distant coun
24、tries in the world. 64.The boat was considered unusual because _. A.it was a small wooden boat B.it carried Chinese silk and tea C.it had traveled fifteen thousand miles D.it looked strange in several ways 答案 :D 解析：细节分析，第一句 a very unusual boat 以及第二句关于船的描述。 65.According to this article,which of the f
25、ollowing is TRUE? A.The distance round the earth measures less than thirty thousand miles. B.The Chinese Emperor gave silk and tea to the English Queen as gifts. C.The Chinese boat came to London by accident. D.The Chinese people were not good at sailing in dangerous seas. 答案 :A 解析：综合判断题，第二段最后一句可知。
26、66.The boat reached London by sailing _. A.round the southern end of Africa B.up the west coast of England 用心 爱心 专心 C.through the Arctic Ocean D.round Asia and Europe 答案 :A 解析：细节理解题，第二段讲述非洲南端好望角。 67.The writer wants to prove that a long time ago the Chinese _. A.carried silk,tea and other goods to E
27、ngland B.could reach many parts of the world by sea C.could sail along the Thames River D.surprised Londoners with an unusual boat 答案 :B 解析：综合判断题，最后一段可知。 D Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion,unless you learn how to deal with it.They warn that anger can lead to heart disease,stoma
28、ch problems,headaches,emotional probems and possibly cancer. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way.Other burst with anger,and scream and yell(咆哮 ).But other people keep their anger inside.They can not or will not expres
29、s it.This is called repressing anger. For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing it.They said that when a person is angry,the brain releases the same hor-mones(荷尔蒙 ).They speed the heart rate,raise blood pressure,or sugar into the bloo
30、d,etc.In general the person feels excited and ready to act. Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous.They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease,and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a g
31、reater danger of high blood pressure. Doctors say the solution(解决办法 ) is learning how to deal with anger.They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger,then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about.If it is,they say,“ Do not expres
32、s your anger while angry.Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.” Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry.They said that laughter is much healthier than anger. 68.“ Damaging emo
33、tion” means that _. A.the emotion is harmless B.the emotion is harmful C.the feeling is very strong D.the feeling is hard 答案 :B 解析：文章开头的第一句就提到了 .anger can be an extremely damaging emotion,再综观全文，就可得到答案。 69.What statement is right? A.Were you angry,you would be cancered(得癌症 ). B.Once you are angry,you
34、 must be cancered. C.Angry as you are often,you cant be cancered. D.Anger may cause you a cancer. 用心 爱心 专心 答案 :D 解析：细节理解题，第一段最后“ warn.possibly cancer”。 70.Expressing anger violently _ repressing it according to some scientists. A.is just the same as B.is more harmful than C.is no better than D.is mu
35、ch better than 答案 :C 解析 ：综合判断题，第四段中的第一句“ .both repressing and expressing.dangerous.”与“ is no better than”意思一致。 71.According to the author,youd better _. A.never be angry B.cool it down before you express it C.laugh and laugh when you get angry D.admit you are wrong when you are angry 答案 :C 解析：分析推理题，
36、最后一段。 E It was four oclock when we left Micatlan,and we traveled quickly until it became almost completely dark.It was our intention to return to our general quarters in Atlacomulco that night.We had a long journey ahead of us,especially because it had been decided there was no way we would try to c
37、ross the ravines again at night,since they were considered far too dangerous.Futhermore,an eclipse of the moon was expected,and,in fact,while we were crossing an open field,the moon appeared on the horizon,half in shadow,a rare and beautiful sight. After a few hours of riding,we suddenly realized th
38、at we had lost our way,and worse still,had no way of finding it again.Night had fallen and there was not a single hut in sight,only great plains and mountains and the lowing of distant bulls all around us.We continued on ahead,trusting in luck,though it was difficult to say where she had brought us.
39、By good fortune,our advance riders ran into two Indians,a man and a boy,who agreed to guide us their village and no further. After an interminable and exhausting road,which we traveled at a brisk trot,the barking of several dogs announced an Indian village.In the dying light,we could just make out c
40、ane huts,firmly situated between the banana trees,with fenced gardens in front of each one.Our convoy stopped in front of one particular hut,a kind of inn or shop for alcohol,where a naked goblin-like figure,the ideal husband for a witch,was serving cheap brandy to the Indians,most of whom were alre
41、ady drunk. We dismounted and threw ourselves to the ground,too tired to even think.Someone found us,God knows how,a cup of dreadful hot chocolate.We began to realize that we were completely lost,and so it was agreed to give up our attempt to reach Atlacomulco that night.Instead,we should head for th
42、e village of “ E1 Puente” ,where our guides know a Spanish family,made up of several unmarried brothers,who,without any doubt,would be delighted to offer us a safe refuge for the rest of the night.We remounted and began our journey,a little restored after the pause in our journey and the dreadful ho
43、t chocolate. 72.Where did we travel to? A.El Puente. B.The cane huts. 用心 爱心 专心 C.Atlacomulco. D.An Indian Village. 答案 :C 解析：细节理解题，第一段第二句 our intention to return.in Atlacomulco。 73.When we traveled at night_. A.there was a good guide leading us B.there was a full moon in the sky C.we could hardly see
44、 anything D.we could see everything around clearly 答案 :C 解析 ：综合判断题，第一段“ It became almost completely dark.Furthermore,an eslipse of moon was expected.”第二段“ we had lost our way.”。 74.When we lost our way we believed that_. A.we should stay where we were for rescue B.we should go on to seek after our f
45、ortune C.we should go back where we started D.we should ask the Indians for help 答案 :B 解析：细节理解题，第二段最后两句。 Seek after our fortune 碰碰运气。 75.When we reached the inn-like hut_. A.someone served alcohol and hot chocolate at once B.we had a good sleep C.we had a good drink D.we were too exhausted to ask fo
46、r anything 答案 :D 解析：句意理解与推理分析，最后一段，第一、二两句可知。我们太累，倒在地上失去知觉，幸亏有人发现，灌下一杯热巧克力才恢复知觉。 2 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Americans have contributed to many art forms,but jazz,a type of music,is one of the art forms that was started in the United States.Bl
47、ack Americans,who sang and played the music of their homeland,created jazz. Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa,the work songs the slaves sang,and religious（宗教）music.Improvisation is an important part of jazz.This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along,or create the music o
48、n the spot.This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played. Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s.They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South,especially New Orleans.New Orleans is an international seaport,and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz. Jazz became more and more popular.By the 1920s,jazz was popular all over the United States.By the 1940s,you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars,but in concert halls as well.Today,people from all over the world play
