2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：阅读理解（27）
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This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.
Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling. The author, W. H. Armstron g, starts with the basics: reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of him. The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you hav e got from the text. I’ve seen it again and again ：some-one who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all. Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly(透彻地) and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion(激情) regarding history to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across. To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts. As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind. Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.
My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.
These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.
63. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.
A. gain knowledge and expand one’s view
B. understand the meaning between the lines
C. experts ideas based on what one has read
D. gets information and keeps it alive in memory
64. The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.
A. requires great efforts
B. demands real passion
C. is less natural than learning maths
D. is as natural as learning a language
65. What is a shortco ming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?
A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory.
B. There is too much discussion on studying science.
C. The style is too serious.
D. It lacks new information.
66. This passage can be classified as________.
A. an advertisement
B. a book review
C. a feature story
D. A news report
B
Attractions in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capitol Square
Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture(文化) on four floors of exhibits. Open for public program. Admission is free.
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00am -- 4:00 pm.
(608) 264-6555 https://www.doczj.com/doc/037523784.html,/museum
Swiss historical village
612 Seventh Ave., New Glarus
The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of every day life in the nineteenth-century Midwest. Tue.—Fri., May 1st –October 31st , 10:00 am—4:00 pm. Admission is $20.
(608) 527-2317 https://www.doczj.com/doc/037523784.html,
Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café
6858 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI
One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts(手工艺品) in Wisconsin. Over 5000 sq. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery. While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!
Gallery open Tue. –Sun., 10:00 am—5:00 pm.
Café open Wed. –Sat., 11:00 am –3:00 pm.
Sun. brunch with wine, 10:00—3:00 pm.
(608) 845-6600 https://www.doczj.com/doc/037523784.html,
Christopher Columbus Museum
239 Whitney St., Columbus
World-class exhibit –2000 quality souvenirs(纪念品) marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.
Open daily, 8:15 am – 4:00 pm.
(920) 623-1992 https://www.doczj.com/doc/037523784.html,
57.Which of the following is on Capitol Square?
A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.
B. Swiss Historical Village.
C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.
D. Christopher Columbus Museum.
58. Where can you go for a visit on Monday?
A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.
B. Swiss Historical Village.
C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery café.
D. Christopher Columbus Museum.
59. Where can visitors have lunch?
A. At Wisconsin Historical Museum.
B. At Swiss Historical Village.
C. At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.
D. At Christopher Columbus Museum.
60. We learn from the text that___________.
A. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year
B. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river
C. tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum
D. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café are open daily for 4 hours
C
（2014天津卷）
A Guide to the University
Food
The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(小吃), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.
If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.
Relaxation
The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying , cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.
Health
Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.
Academic Support
All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.
Transportation
The TWU Express is a shuttle(班车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between9am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.
36. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?
A. Do homework and watch TV
B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts
C. have meals and meet with friends
D. Add money to your ID and play chess
37. Where and when can you cook your own food?
A. The Globe, Friday
B. The Lower Café, Sunday
C. The TWU Cafeteria , Friday
D. The McMillan Hall , Sunday.
38. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre _________.
A. is open six days a week
B. offers services free of charge
C. trains students in medical care
D. gives advice on mental health
39. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?
A. By applying online
B. By calling the centre
C. By filling in a sign-up form
D. By going to the centre directly
40. What is the function of TWU Express?
A. To carry students to the lecture halls.
B. To provide students with campus tours
C. To take students to the Mattson Centre.
D. To transport students to and from the stores.
D
Boiler rooms are often dirty and steamy, but this one is clean and cool. Fox Point is a very new47-unit living building in South Bronx, one of the city’s poorest areas. Two-thirds of the people living there are formerly (以前) homeless people, whose rent is paid by the government. The rest are low-income families. The boiler room has special equipment, which produces energy for electricity and heat. It reuses heat that would otherwise be lost to the air, reducing carbon emissions(碳排放)while also cutting costs.
Fox Point is operated by Palladia, a group that specializes in providing housing and services to needy, people. Palladia received support from Enterprise Community Partners (ECP), which helps build affordable housing by providing support to housing developers.
ECP has created national standards for healthy, environmentally (环境方面) clever and affordable homes which are called, the Green Communities Standards. These standards include water keeping, energy saving and the use of environmentally friendly building materials. Meeting the standards increases housing construction costs by 2%, which is rapidly paid back by lower running costs. Even the positioning of a window to get most daylight can help save energy.
Michael. Bloomberg, New York's mayor, plans to create 165,000 affordable housing units for500,000 New Yorkers. Almost 80% of New York City’s greenhouse-gas emissions come from buildings, and 40% of those are caused, by housing. . So he recently announced that the city’s Department of Housing and Preservation and Development (DHPD) , whose duty is to develop and keep the city’s supply of affordable housing, will require all its new projects to follow ECP’s green standards.
Similar measures have been taken by other cities such as Cleveland and Denver, but New York’s DHPD is the largest city developer of affordable housing in the country.
45. What is the purpose of describing the boiler room in the first paragraph?
A. To explain the measures the city takes to care for poor people.
B. To suggest that affordable housing is possible in all areas.
C. To show how the environment-friendly building works.
D. To compare old and new boiler rooms.
46. What is an advantage of the buildings meeting the Green Communities Standards?
A. Lower running costs.
B. Costing less in construction.
C. Less air to be lost in hot days.
D. Better prices for homeless people.
47. It can be learned from the text that,
A. New York City is seriously polluted
B. people’s daily life causes many carbon emissions in New York City
C. a great number of people in New York City don't have houses to live in
D. some other cities have developed more affordable housing than New York City
48. What is the main purpose of this text?
A. To call on people to pay more attention to housing problems.
B. To prove that some standards are needed for affordable housing.
C. To ask society to help homeless people and low-income families.
D. To introduce healthy, environmentally clever-and affordable housing.
A 63. 答案：C
考点：：
解析：题干的关键词是goal of reading，回原文定位到第二自然段，第二自然段有两处出现了关键词，一处说“The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. ”，另一处说“the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text. ”C选项正好与第二处原文相呼应，题干里的goal of reading呼应原文的aim of reading，C项的express ideas呼应原文的express the information，based on what one has read 呼应原文的information you have got from the text。虽然我们不可否认读书的目的也包括A和D 两个选项提到的获取知识，扩大视野，但由于原文没有提及，所以不能成为正确选项。
64. 答案：A
65. 答案：D
考点：：细节理解
解析：从第三段可以得出答案
66. 答案：B
考点：：考查文章体裁
解析：通过阅读每段的首句，不难发现第一自然段讲本书的写作对象（This brief book is aimed at high school students），二、三自然段讲本书的写作内容（The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics …only a third of the book remains after that discussion …），第四自然段是作者对本书的评价（My other comment is that …），最后一段总结，向读者推荐这本书（I recommend it to any student and any teacher）。把握住了全文的结构，就不难看出这篇文章是一篇书评了。因此正确答案为B。
B 60【标准答案】A。
【高考考点】细节判断题。
【试题解析】在第四个景点中未提及从Christopher Columbus Museum能俯视到一条河；从第
一个景点的Admission is free.可知C项错误。从第三个景点的开放时间表可知Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café不是全天开放；从第二个景点的开放时间Tue.—Fri., May 1st –October 31st , 10:00 am—4:00 pm.可知Swiss Historical Village开放的时间是从5月1日至10月31日，刚好是半年时间。
59【标准答案】C。
【高考考点】细节判断题。
【试题解析】通过查找四个景点介绍的第二段的内容，从第三个景点中的语句While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!可知这个地方中午向游客提供午餐。
58【标准答案】D。
【高考考点】细节判断题。
【试题解析】对比四个景点的开放时间，从最后一个景点的开放时间Open daily, 8:15 am – 4:00 pm.可以可知答案，每天从早上8：15到下午4：00。当然在周一就能够去参观了。
57【标准答案】A。
【高考考点】细节理解题。
【试题解析】从第一个景点介绍中Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture(文化) on four floors of exhibits.可知Wisconsin Historical Museum.在Capitol Square上。
E篇阅读是一篇应用广告文体形式的短文。主要介绍美国Wisconsin州的四个旅游景点。
C 【考点】考察广告应用类阅读
【文章大意】本文介绍了the TWU大学里的一系列服务的指导信息，从食物到健康到购物等等。
36. 【答案】C
【试题解析】细节题。根据文章Food第一段首尾句The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(小吃), drinks, ice cream bars and meals.和Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study可知在这里你可以吃东西也可以和朋友见面或者学习。故C正确。
37. 【答案】A
【试题解析】推理题。根据Relaxation部分的The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying , cooking, and eating.和closed on Sundays.可知The Globe可以cooking也就是自己做饭。只在星期天是关门的。故A项The Globe, Friday是正确的。
38. 【答案】D
【试题解析】推理题。根据Health部分中Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health.可知这个中心致力于身体，精神上的健康问题。也就是说如果你有健康方面的问题，就到这里寻求建议和帮助。故D正确。
39. 【答案】C
【试题解析】推理题。根据Academic Support部分中You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. 可知你报名并填写一个报名表就可以参加the Writing Centre得到他们在语法，词汇书写技巧方面的帮助了。故C正确。
40. 【答案】D
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一部分中的The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre.可知The TWU Express 的作用就是在学校和商店之间运送学生。顾D正确。
【长难句解析】
Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.
【翻译】即使你不在餐厅里购买食物，你也可以使用餐厅里的桌子吃午餐，见朋友或者学习。【分析】本句中的even if引导的是一个让步状语从句，表示即使，尽管；主句里的连续三个不定式to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study在句中充当目的状语。
D 语篇解读：本篇文章为科技说明文。作者以Fox Point居住群的boiler rooms为切入点，阐述此类房子的环保节能的优点，以及各城市特别是纽约队建造此类建筑的积极响应。
45. 答案：C
考点：：作者的写作意图
解析：从第一段最后两句，作者描述开水房仅是从一个侧面展示整个建筑群的节能，环保，可以得出答案。
46. 答案：A
考点：：细节理解
解析：依据文章第三段倒数第二句：Meeting the standards increases housing construction costs by 2%, which is rapidly paid back by lower running costs. 可得到答案。句意为“达到这一标准会将建筑成本提高2%，但很快会被它的低成本运行成本补回”
47. 答案：B
考点：：细节理解
解析：依据文章第四段第二句：Almost 80% of New York City’s greenhouse-gas emissions come from buildings, and 40% of those are caused, by housing. . 可得出答案
48. 答案：D
考点：：作者的写作目的
解析：本文主要让读者了解这类健康、环保、经济类住房。