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高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习23
2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习(23)及答案
阅读理解
BelowisaselectionaboutsomeGuinness(吉尼斯)WorldRecords.
Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecords
♦Fastest100mrunningonallfours
The2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywas,accordingtoCWR,theirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingever,withmorethan290,000peopletakingpartinrecordattemptsin15differentcountries.KenichiIto'srecordattemptwaspartofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewith"superpowers".His"superpower"istorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKuritsuSogoUndojyo,Tokyo,in2008.
♦Mostpeopleinsideasoapbubble
TheDiscoveryScienceCenterinSantaAna,Californiacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble泡泡Festival.Abubble'smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstratedatthethree-week-longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirawesomeskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentertosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleandtheysucceeded.
Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.TherecordwassetonApril4,2011
♦Longestearsonadog
AbloodhoundfromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.
Mr.Jeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitle.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.Hisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecord,butwhenhediedMr.Jeffriestookover.
♦Mostlivinggenerations
DidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationsinonefamily?
Sevenistheanswer.
Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAugustaBung"aged109years97days,followedbyherdaughteraged89,hergranddaughteraged70,hergreatgrand-daughteraged52,hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-greatgrandsononJanuary21,1989".
♦MostTshirtswornatonce
Believeitornot,thereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay22,2010forwearing245T-shirtsatthesametime.ThemanfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordbolderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsin1essthantwohours.TheT-shirtsweighted68kgandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.HedethronedtheSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.
♦Heaviestpumpkin
GuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober9,2010thatagiganticpumpkin(南瓜)growninWisconcinwasofficiallytheworld’sheaviest.Itweighed1,810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesota.Stevens'pumpkinwas85poundsJavierthantherecord,anotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisapreciseofrain,cowmature,goodsoil,seagrassandfishemulsion.Someoftheworld’sheaviestpumpkins,includingtherecordholder,wereonpublicdisplayattheBronxBotanicalGardensinNewYorkforadozendays.
67.WhyisKenichiItodescribedamanwitha“superpower”?
A.HesetagoodexampletoallJapanese.
B.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.
C.Hesetanewrecordfor“Fastest100mrunningonallfours”.
D.Heparticipatedinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.
68.Jeffriesisthenameof______.
A.theownerofthedogwiththelongestears
B.thegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestears
C.thepresentholderoftherecordfor“Longestearsonadog”
D.theformerholderoftherecordfor“longestearsonadog”
69.HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?
A.68.B.120.C.2.D.245.
70.Accordingtothegiveninformation.whichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?
A.Therecordfor“Mostpeopleinsideasoupbubble”.
B.Therecordfor“Mostlivinggenerations”.
C.Therecordfor“MostT-shirtswornatonce”.
D.Therecordfor“Heaviestpumpkin”.
参考答案67、CDBA
第三部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
【福建省厦门外国语学校2013模拟】A
Amonthwentbyinthismanner,butamonthwasallIcouldbear.
ThememoryofMargueriteaccompaniedmewhereverIwent.Ihadlovedthatwoman–stilllovedher–toomuchforhersuddenlytomeannothingtome.WhateverfeelingsImighthaveforhernow,Ihadtoseeheragain.Atonce.
…
IknewMarguerite.Meetingmesounexpectedlymusthavethrownherintoastateofgreatconfusion.Probably,shehadheardofmydeparturewhichhadsethermindatrestastotheconsequencesofoursuddenparting.But,seeingmebackandcomingfacetofacewithme,weakasIwas,shehadsensedthatmyreturnhadapurpose,andmusthavewonderedwhatwasgoingtohappen.
If,whenIsawheragain,Margueritehadbeenunhappy;if,intakingmyrevenge(复仇),therehadalsobeensomewayofhelpingherthenImightwellhaveforgivenher,andwouldcertainlyneverhavedreamedofdoingheranyharm.ButwhenIsawheragain,shewashappy,atleastonthesurface.AnothermanhadensuredherthewealthylifeinwhichIhadbeenunabletokeepher.Shebroughtshamebothtomyprideandmylove;shewasgoingtohavetopayforwhatIhadsuffered.
Icouldnotremaincoldtowhatshedidnow.Itfollowedthatthethingthatwouldhurthermostwouldbeexactlyformetoshowcoldness.Coldness,therefore,wasthefeelingwhichInowneededtopretend,notonlyinherpresencebutintheeyesofothers.
Itriedtoputasmileonmyface,andIwenttocallonPrudencewithwhomMargueritewasstaying.
…
Prudencesawmetothedoor,andIreturnedtomyapartmentwithtearsofangerinmyeyesandthirstforrevengeinmyheartandthoughtonlyoffindingawaytomakethepoorcreaturesuffer.
56.Thispassageismostprobably______ofalovestory.
A.thebeginningB.theintroductionC.asummaryD.achapter
57.Accordingtothepassage,theherowantedto______.
A.forgiveMargueritebecausehefoundherunhappy
B.stoptherelationshipwithMargueritebecausehecouldn’taffordarichlife
C.makeuptherelationshipwithMargueritebecausehestilllovedher
D.giveMargueritesufferingsbecausehisprideandhislovewerehurt
58.Whatkindoffeelingsdidtheheromostprobablyhave?
A.Coldnessandlove.B.Coldnessandhate.
C.Loveandhate.D.Hateandsadness.
59.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablywriteaboutnext?
A.Whyhechangedhismindsuddenly.
B.HowhemadeuphisrelationshipwithMarguerite.
C.HowhemadeMargueritesuffer.
D.WhyhewantedMargueritetopayforwhathehadsuffered.
【参考答案】A:
DDCC
A
In1835,aBritishastronomercalledSirJohnHerschelbuiltagianttelescopeinaremoteareaofSauthAfrica.Hewantedtotakeadvantageoftheclearairinthatregiontoobservepartsofthesouthernskynotvisibleinthenorthernhemisphere(半球).
InAugustofthatyear,anarticleappearedintheNewYorkSunwiththefollowingheadline:
GREATASTRONOMICALDISCOVERIESMADEBYSIRJOHNHER-SCHEL(FROMTHEEDINBURGHJOURNALOFSCIENCE)TheSbnreportedthatHerschelhaddiscoveredlifeonthemoon—histelescopebeingsopowerfulthathecouldobservetheMoon'ssurface"asifheWerestandingonit".
Morearticlesfollowed,withnewsthatHerschelhadbeenabletoseetheMoon'scraters,rivers,vegetationandanimals—creaturesthatboreastrongresemblancetoantelopes,goatsandpelicansontheEarth.Inthefinalinstallment,itwasrevealedthatHerschelhadactuallyseenaraceoffurry,wingedmenandwomen,human—likecreatureswhocouldfly!
TheSun'sillustratorsprovidedgraphicimagesbasedonHerschel's"descriptions".
ThestorycausedasensationinAmerica,andweresoonsyndicated(供许多报纸同时发表)tonewspapersallovertheworld.Scientistswereskepticalabouttheinformation,butitseemsthatnoonepointedoutthattheEdinburghJournalofSciencedidn'tactuallyexist.Therehadbeenamagazinewiththatnamebutithadcloseddownmorethantenyearsbefore.
TheSunarticleswere,ofcourse,anelaboratehoax(骗局).HerschelhadnotreallyobservedlifeontheMoon,norhadhemadeanyoftheotherastronomicaldiscoveriesthatthearticlereported.Infact,HerscheldidnotevenknowaboutthearticlesuntilhereturnedtoEnglandsometimelater.Hehadnothingtodowiththestoriesatall.
TheSunneveradmittedthatthestorieswerefake.However,afewweeksafterthepublication,theeditorwrote:
"Wecanonlyconcede(承认)thatthestoryisahoaxiftheScottishpaperthatpublisheditadmitsit."Asthe"Scottishpaper"didn'texist,thiswasnotlikelytohappen.
56.Whatisthetextabout?
A.AnarticleabouttheMooninanearly20thcenturyastrologicalmagazine.
B.AseriesofarticlesabouttheMooninaScienceJournalintheearly19th,century.
C.AseriesofarticlesabouttheMooninanewspaperintheearly19thcentury.
D.AnarticleaboutSouthAfricanskiesinageographical.
57.SirJohnHerschelwas____.
A.aBritishastronomerwhousedagianttelescopetoobservetheskiesinAfrica
B.aBritishjournalistwhoobservedtheskiesinSouthAfricaandwroteabouttheMoon
C.aSouthAfricaastronomerwhobuiltagianttelescope
D.aBritishastronomerwhodiscoveredlifeontheMoon
58.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraghm
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