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对口高考英语模拟题库：阅读理解
阅读理解（共10小题，每题2分，满分20分）
（A）
Popeye.the.Sailor.first.became.a.popular.cartoon.in.the.1930s.The.sailor.in.that.cartoo n.ate.lots.of.spinach.to.make.him.strong..People.watched.him,.and.they.began.to.buy.and.eat.
a.lot.more.spinach..Popeye.helped.sell.33.percent.more.spinach.than.before!.Spinach.became.a .necessary.part.of.many.people’
s.diets..Even.some.children.who.hated.the.taste.began.to.eat.the.vegetable.
Many.people.thought.that.the.iron.in.spinach.made.Popeye.strong,.but.this.is.not.true.. Spinach.does.not.have.any.more.iron.than.any.other.green.vegetable.
People.only.thought.spinach.had.a.lot.of.iron.because.the.people.who.studied.the.food.m ade.a.mistake..In.the.1890s,.a.group.of.people.studied.what.was.inside.vegetables..This.grou p.said.that.spinach.had.ten.times.more.iron.than.it.did..The.group.wrote.the.number.wrong,.a nd.everyone.accepted.it.
Today,.we.know.that.the.little.iron.there.is.in.spinach.cannot.make.a.difference.in.how .strong.a.person.is..However,.spinach.does.have.something.else.which.the.body.needs—
folic.acid.
It.is.interesting.to.point.out.that.folic.acid.can.help.make.a.person.strong..Maybe.it. was.really.the.folic.acid.that.made.Popeye.strong.all.along.....
41..A.good.title.for.this.reading.passage.is______.
A..Popeye.the.Sailor......................................
B..The.Truth.About.Spinach
C.A.Mistake.with.Numbers.........................
D..Folic.Acid.Makes.You.Strong
42..Why.did.many.people.eat.spinach.after.they.saw.Popeye.the.Sailor?
A..They.thought.spinach.made.them.strong....
B..They.thought.Popeye.was.funny.
C..Spinach.had.a.lot.of.iron..................
D..People.liked.folic.acid.
43..The.reading.passage.says.that.perhaps.Popeye.got.his.strength.from______.
A..iron.....................
B..folic.acid..........
C..spinach............
D..exercise
（B）
In.1977,.a.dead.author.of.detective.stories.saved.the.life.of.a.1 9-month-old.baby.in.a.most.unusual.way..The.author.was.Agatha.Christi
e,.one.of.the.most.successful.writers.of.detective.stories.in.the.wor ld..
In.June.1977,.a.baby.girl.became.seriously.ill.in.Qatar,.near.Sau di.Arabia..Doctors.were.unable.to.find.out.the.cause.of.her.illness.w ith.confidence,.so.she.was.sent.to.Hammersmith.Hospital.in.London..Sh e.was.then.only.semi-conscious.and.on.the."Dangerously.Ill".list..A.t eam.of.doctors.hurried.to.examine.the.baby.only.to.discover.that.they ,.too,.were.confused.by.the.very.unusual.symptoms.(症
状)..While.they.were.discussing.the.baby's.case,.a.nurse.asked.to.spe ak.to.them.."Excuse.me,".said.Nurse.Marsha.Maitlan,."but.I.think.the. baby.is.suffering.from.thallium.(铊).poisoning.".
"What.makes.you.think.that?".Dr..Brown.asked.."Thallium.poisoning.is. extremely.rare.".
"A.few.days.ago,.I.was.reading.a.novel.called.A.Pale.Horse.by.Agatha. Christie,".Nurse.Maitlan.explained.."In.the.book,https://www.360docs.net/doc/3814303561.html,es.thall ium.poison,.and.all.the.symptoms.are.described..They're.exactly.the.s ame.as.the.baby's.".
"You're.very.thoughtful.and.you.may.be.right,".another.doctor.said.." We'll.carry.out.some.tests.and.find.out.whether.it's.thallium.or.not. ".
Tests.showed.that.the.baby.had.indeed.been.poisoned.by.thallium, https://www.360docs.net/doc/3814303561.html,ed.in.making.special.glass..Once.they.kn ew.the.cause.of.the.illness,.the.doctors.were.able.to.give.the.baby.t he.correct.treatment..She.soon.recovered.and.was.sent.back.to.Qatar.. https://www.360docs.net/doc/3814303561.html,e.from.an.insecti cide.(杀虫剂).used.in.Qatar..
44..The.one.who.first.suggested.the.correct.cause.of.the.baby's.illne ss.was._____..
A..a.doctor.in.Qatar....
B..Dr..Brown....
C..Nurse.Maitlan...
D..Agatha. Christie.
45..As.far.as.we.can.tell.from.the.passage,.Agatha.Christie._____..
A..had.spent.a.long.time.studying.the.baby's.case.
B..visited.the.baby.in.the.hospital.at.Hammersmith.
C..had.never.met.this.baby
D..gave.Nurse.Maitlan.some.advice.on.the.phone.
46..It.seems.likely.from.the.passage.that.the.baby's.illness.had.some thing.to.do.with._____..
https://www.360docs.net/doc/3814303561.html,ed.to.kill.insects......
B..a.dangerous.pair. of.glasses.............
C..the.water.in.Qatar........................
D..a.dead.writer.
（C）
In.earliest.times,.men.considered.lightning.to.be.one.of.the.great.my steries.of.nature..Some.ancient.people.believed.that.lightning.and.th under.were.the.weapons.of.the.gods.
....In.reality,.lightning.is.a.flow.of.electricity.formed.high.above. the.earth..A.single.flash.of.lightning.1.6.kilometres.long.has.enough https://www.360docs.net/doc/3814303561.html,lion.light.bulbs..
....The.American.scientist.and.statesman,.Benjamin.Franklin,.was.the. first.to.show.the.connection.between.electricity.and.lightning.in.175 2..In.the.same.year.he.also.built.the.first.lightning.rod.(避雷针)..This.device.protects.buildings.from.being.damaged.by.lightning.
....Modern.science.has.discovered.that.one.stroke.of.lightning.has.a. voltage.(电压)https://www.360docs.net/doc/3814303561.html,lion.volts.(伏
特)..A.flash.of.lightning.between.a.cloud.and.the.earth.may.be.as.lon g.as.13.kilometers,https://www.360docs.net/doc/3814303561.html,lion.meters.per.se cond.
....Scientists.judge.that.there.are.about.2,https://www.360docs.net/doc/3814303561.html,lion.flashes.of.li ghtning.per.year..Lightning.hits.the.Empire.State.Building.in.New.Yor k.City.30.to.48.times.a.year..In.the.United.States.alone.it.kills.an. average.of.one.person.every.day.
....The.safest.place.to.be.in.case.of.an.electrical.storm.is.in.a.clo sed.car..Outside,.one.should.go.to.low.ground.and.not.get.under.tress ..Also,.one.should.stay.out.of.water.and.away.from.metal.fences..Insi de.a.house,.people.should.avoid.open.doorways.and.windows.and.not.tou ch.wires.or.metal.things.
....With.lightning,.it.is.better.to.be.safe.than.sorry.
47..People.once.thought.lightning.came.from.________.
...A..the.sky..........B..the.gods.......C..the.earth.......D..nature
48..According.to.the.passage.what.do.you.think.all.buildings.need?
...A..Metal.fences......B..Electricity....C..Lightning.rods.....D..Ma chines.
49..Lightning.can.travel.________.
...A..as.quickly.as.water............B..not.so.quickly.as.electricity ...C..at.very.low.speed.............D..at.very.high.speed
50..Which.of.the.following.is.NOT.true?
...A..In.the.U.S.about.one.person.per.day.dies.from.lightning.
...B..The.Empire.State.Building.frequently.gets.hit.by.lightning. ...C..Swimming.during.a.thunder.storm.is.a.good.idea.
...D..A.closed.car.is.the.best.place.to.be.during.an.electrical.storm .
阅读理解https://www.360docs.net/doc/3814303561.html,A.......47-50..BCDC
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【英语】高考英语阅读理解专题训练答案 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Google's new camera, called Clips, is a smart device. It comes with a case that has a clip (夹子), but it's not designed to be worn on your clothing. Most interestingly, it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands and captures moments entirely on its own! What sets this roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness apart is that it is specially intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone. The Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms (计算程序) to help capture scenes. Those algorithms include face recognition. "Once it learns that there's a face you see frequently, it'll try to get nice photos of those faces," said Juston Payne, the device's product manager. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved "training it to know what happiness looks like". The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot—like when a child's hand is over the lens, or if it is tossed in a dark purse. The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing. Concerned it could seem strange? Yes, Payne admitted, but he said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is. A green light on the front signals that it is on. Besides, unlike a camera meant to monitor your home, it is not connected to the Internet. "This product is only possible because of the way that silicon(硅) has advanced," Payne said that now they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, we're likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets.（1）What is the most outstanding feature of Clips? A.It enables easy Internet access. B.It is equipped with tough glass. C.It can be worn on your clothing. D.It allows of hands-free photography. （2）What does the underlined word "candid" in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Awkward. B.Brief. C.Touching. D.Unforgettable. （3）What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne? A.The advance in technology. B.The popularity of the Internet. C.The screen for viewing and editing. D.The rise of the smartphone industry. （4）What does the text mainly talk about? A.New gadgets in the age of apps.
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北京市最新高考英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案) 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 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 first 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 house, 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." 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. Others have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex, some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list. 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 is more time to garden. （1）What does the word "residents" in Paragraph 1 probably refer to? A. chickens B. tomatoes C. gardens D. people （2）Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular? A. More Americans are doing it for fun. B. The price of oil is lower than before. C. There's a growing need for fruits. D. The cost of living is on the rise. （3）Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A. Family Food Planning B. Banking on Gardening C. A Belt-tightening Move D. Gardening as a Hobby 【答案】（1）A （2）D （3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，越来越多的美国人在自家花园里种菜，分析出现这一现象的原因是由于生活成本的上升和经济的下降，人们不得不自己种菜以降低生活成本。 （1）考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的“The family's old farm house has become a chicken house, its residents arriving next month. ”可知，Cassandra Feeley的旧房子成为了养鸡的地方，下个月新的居民就要来了。这里的新居民就是指他们所养的鸡。故选A。