1、密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（32）及答案The Taj Mahan (泰姬陵) is a love story，a sad and beautiful one.If it didnt exist，we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale.Three hundred years ago，there 学。科。网Z。X。X。K lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan.His wife was a beautiful and
2、 bright woman whom he loved greatly.Her title was Mumtazl Mahan：its shortened form Taj Mahan，means “pride of the palace”.In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died.He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne.He decided out of his love for his wife，to build her the mos
3、t beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.He summoned the best artists and architects from India，Turkey，Persia and Arabia and finally，the design was complete.It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahan，one of the most beautiful buildings in the world
4、.The building itself stands on a marble.Platform 29 meters square and 67 meters high.Towers rise from each of the four corners.The Taj itself soars another 61 meters into the air.It is an eightsided building made of white marble.The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for hims
5、elf on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge.However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish，and for the rest of his life，he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.1.The whole passage tells us about_.A.a beautiful fairy taleB.the st
6、ory of the Taj MahanC.white and black marble tombs made for two emperorsD.the love story of emperor Shah Jahan and his wife2.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Taj Mahan?A.It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers.B.A lot of people took part i
7、n the building work.C.It is a magnificent building.D.It is a tomb for the emperors beloved wife.3.The emperors own tomb was designed to be_.A.61 meters high B.eightsidedC.blackcolored D.whitecolored4.The emperor_.A.died soon after Taj Mahan diedB.was killed by his sonC.was beloved by his peopleD.die
8、d after 1648 学科 1.After school I couldnt help sharing what had happened in the morning with our headmaster.(完形填空倒数第二段第一句)放学后，我禁不住地与校长分享今天上午的事。(1)She couldnt help smiling.她禁不住地笑了起来。(2)She couldnt help envying Helen.她不由地妒忌海伦。(3)He knows nothing about it，so he cant help to do any of your work.他什么也不知道，所
9、以不能帮你的工作。2.The next morning，however，I found out that almost everyone had forgotten this matter except Willard Franklin.(完形填空第三段第一句)第二天早晨，我却发现除了Willard Franklin，其他人都忘记了这件事。(1)The restaurant is open every day except Monday.这家饭店除星期一外，每天都营业。(2)I can answer all the questions except for the last.除了最后一个，我可
10、以回答所有的问题。(3)There will be five of us for dinner，besides John.除约翰外还有我们五个人要一起吃饭。(4)Everyone was there but him.除了他之外，所有的人都在。3.If it didnt exist，we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale.(阅读理解第一段第二句) 学#科# 如果(泰姬陵)不存在，我们就会把它的修建故事轻易地想象成一个简单的神话故事。(1)Imagine that you
11、are in London.想象一下你正在伦敦吧。(2)I cant imagine that anyone cares what I do.我想不出谁会关心我的所作所为。(3)I imagine hell be there.我猜他会到那儿去。答案-1.B2.A3.C4.D*结束Museum of the Moving Image(MMI)(Monday Closed) Zxxk As the best museum in New York City and with a balance of hands-on(实际操作的)activities and information, its the
12、 rare bird that can entertain and educate people of different ages. Its a perfect destination for a family trip of a couple hours.ProsExcellent movie screenings. Easy subway access. ConsDifficult to reach by Car.New York Hall of Science(NYHS)(Monday Closed)Being New York Citys only hand son science
13、and technology center, it is an interactive science museum focusing on its audience of children. It has the most hands-on exhibits in an NYC museum, and its a fun destination for ages 5 and up. Older folks might take great interest in the NASA rockets outside the museum, but dont bother unless youve
14、 kids to keep you company.ProsCool interactive science exhibits, the rockets.ConsHard to reach by public transportation.Queens County Farm Museum(QCFM)(Year-round 7 days a week)It is an actual farm in New York City and home to animals your kids can feed and a yard full of a climbing plant whose frui
15、t can be made into wine. Good chance to meet sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and cows! The animals are mostly readily accessible to visitors. And the museum sells feed for young hands willing to get licked by sheep and goats.ProsOutdoor fun.ConsExpensive festivals, long bus ride, no subway.Queens Museu
16、m of Art(QMA)(Monday and Tuesday Closed)Opened in 1972 to serve as a cultural center in New York City, it exhibits art by local and international artists. Its best exhibits are on the two Worlds Fairs. and of course,the Panorama of New York City, a giant , highly detailed diorama(透景画)of all five New
17、 York City boroughs. 行政区)ProsThe Panorama, Great gift shop. Easy subway access.ConsNot much for kids.9The least likely choice for 5-year-old Jack to make among the museums is_.AT MMI BT NYHS CQMA DQCFM10 According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?AAll the museums mentioned above lie i
18、n New York City.BNo other museum in New York City is better than MMI.CLucky visitors can see grapes in one of the museums.DNYHS has the most hands-on activities in America.11We can know from the text that_.Avisitors can pay a visit to all the museums by subway Bpeople can visit only one of the any d
19、ayCthere is often a rare bird flying in the sky above MMIDthe Panorama is, as a matter of fact, a great gift shop12In which museum can you enjoy outdoor fun? Zxxk AMMI.BNYHS.CQCFM.DQMA.参考答案 912 CDBC *结束阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AHow often do you travel by plane?How much electricity do you u
20、se? These days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprint. In order to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smaller. But how much CO2 are we responsible for? 学科网ZXXKA new book by Mike Berners Lee (a leading expert in carbon footprint) might be able to help. H
21、ow Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of CO2 all of the following created: the ingredients, the electricity used in the brewery, the equipment, the travel and commuting of the beer, and the packaging. Its amazing
22、 how many different things need to be included in each calculation. And its frightening how much carbon dioxide everything produces.But all of this can help us decide which beer to drink. From Berners-Lees calculations, its clear that a pint (568ml) of locally-brewed beer has a smaller carbon footpr
23、int than a bottle of imported beer. This is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packaging. The local beer only produces 300g of CO2, but the imported beer produces 900g! So, one pint of local beer is better for the environment than three cans of cheap forei
24、gn lager from the supermarket.Berners-Lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to work. Nothing is more environmentally-friendly than riding a bike, surely? Well, it depends on what youve had to eat before. To ride a bike we need energy and for energy we need food. So if we eat a bana
25、na and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65g of CO2. However, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, its 200g. In fact, bananas are good in general because they dont need packaging, they can be transported by boat and they grow in natural sunlight.So, does this mean that cycling is b
26、ad for the environment? Absolutely not, for a start, if you cycle, you dont use your car, and the fewer cars on the road, the fewer traffic jams. And cars in traffic jams produce three times more CO2 than cars traveling at speed. Cycling also makes you healthy and less likely to go to a hospital. An
27、d hospitals have very big carbon footprints!So maybe its time for us all to start making some changes. Pass me a banana and a pint of local beer, please.1. According to Berners-Lee, which of the following produces the most carbon dioxide？ 学科 A. A pint of imported beer we drink. B. A pint of local be
28、er we drink.C. The bacon we eat before a bike ride. D. A banana we eat before a bike ride. 2. Why are bananas good in general?A. They dont need packaging. B. They provide energy for cycling.C. They produces less CO2. D. They grow naturally.3. The underlined word “brewery” in Paragraph 3 most probabl
29、y means “_”A. one of the things from which beer is made B. a machine which makes beerC. a container where beer is stored D. a factory where beer is made4. To make our carbon footprints smaller, we should often _.A. calculate the amount of CO2 B. cycle to workC. drink more local beer D. buy cheap thi
30、ngs from the supermarkets5. Whats the most suitable title for the passage?A. The Carbon Footprint of Everything B. Starting to Make ChangesC. Bikes, Beer and Bananas D. How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint? 参考答案 1-5: ACDBD *结束He came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I saw
31、 he looked ill. He was shivering, his face was white, and he walked slowly as though it ached to move.Whats the matter, Schatz?Ive got a headache.You better go back to bed.No. Im all right.You go to bed. Ill see you when Im dressed.But when I came downstairs he was dressed, sitting by the fire, look
32、ing a very sick and miserable boy of nine years. When I put my hand on his forehead I knew he had a fever.You go up to bed, I said, Youre sick.Im all right, he said.When the doctor came he took the boys temperature.Whats is it? I asked him.One hundred and two.Downstairs, the doctor left three differ
33、ent medicines in different colored capsules with instructions for giving them. One was to bring down the fever, another a purgative(泻药), the third to overcome an acid condition. The germs of influenza（流感）can only exist in an acid condition, he explained. He seemed to know all about influenza and sai
34、d there was nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light epidemic(传染病；传染性的) of flu and there was no danger if you avoided pneumonia（肺炎）.Back in the room I wrote the boys temperature down and made a note of the time to give the various capsules.D
35、o you want me to read to you?All right. If you want to, said the boy. His face was very white and there were dark areas under his eyes. He lay still in the bed and seemed very detached（超然的；冷漠的）from what was going on.I read aloud from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates（海盗）;but I could see he was not follow
36、ing what I was reading.How do you feel, Schatz? I asked him.Just the same, so far, he said.I sat at the foot of the bed and read to myself while I waited for it to be time to give another capsule. It would have been natural for him to go to sleep, but when I looked up he was looking at the foot of t
37、he bed, looking very strangely.Why dont you try to sleep? Ill wake you up for the medicine.Id rather stay awake.After a while he said to me, You dont have to stay in here with me, Papa, if it bothers you.It doesnt bother me.No, I mean you dont have to stay if its going to bother you.I thought perhap
38、s he was a little lightheaded and after giving him the prescribed capsules at eleven oclock I went out with my gun and the young hunting dog.I killed two quail(鹌鹑), and missed five, and started back pleased to have found a covey of quail close to the house and happy there were so many left to find o
39、n another day. At the house they said the boy had refused to let anyone come into the room.You cant come in, he said. You mustnt get what I have.I went up to him and found him in exactly the position I had left him, white-faced, but with the tops of his cheeks flushed（发红）by the fever, staring still,
40、 as he had stared, at the foot of the bed.I took his temperature.What is it?Something like a hundred, I said. It was one hundred and two and four tenths.It was a hundred and two, he said.Who said so?The doctor.Your temperature is all right, I said. Its nothing to worry about.I dont worry, he said, b
41、ut I cant keep from thinking.Dont think, I said. Just take it easy. 学科网ZXXKIm taking it easy, he said and looked straight ahead, He was evidently holding tight onto himself about something.Take this with water.Do you think it will do any good?Of course it will.I sat down and opened the Pirate book a
42、nd began to read, but I could see he was not following, so I stopped.About what time do you think Im going to die? he asked.What? 学科 About how long will it be before I die?You arent going to die. Whats the matter with you? Oh, yes, I am, I heard him say a hundred and two.People dont die with a fever
43、 of one hundred and two. Thats a silly way to talk.I know they do. At school in France the boys told me you cant live with forty-four degrees. Ive got a hundred and two.He had been waiting to die all day, ever since nine oclock in the morning.You poor Schatz, I said. Poor old Schatz. Its like miles
44、and kilometers. You arent going to die. Thats different thermometer. On that thermometer thirty-seven is normal. On this kind its ninety-eight. 学,科, Are you sure?Absolutely, I said, Its like miles and kilometers. You know, like how many kilometers we make when we do seventy miles in the car?Oh, he s
45、aid.But his gaze at the foot of the bed relaxed slowly. The hold over himself relaxed too, finally, and the next day it was very slack(松驰的) and he cried very easily at little things that were of no importance.15. The author writes about the doctors visit in order to _. A. show the doctors knowledge about influenza and its treatment B. show the boys illness was quite serious C. create a situation of misunderstanding around which to build a story D. show the father was very much concerned about the boys illness16. The pronoun “it” in “Pa
