2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题(42)

2014高考英语单项选择抓分练习（42）及答案1、Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy 。

A．would have been saved B．had been savedC．will be saved D．was saved答案：A解析: 本题考查虚拟语气。

根据句子的倒装特征判断此处是省略了if的虚拟语气，原形是:If I had known about this computer program，a huge amount of time and energy 。

故选择A。

句意为：如果我早知道这个电脑程序，就可以节省大量的时间和精力了。

2、Do you think shopping online will take the place of shopping in stores?A．especially B．frequently C．merely D．finally 答案：D解析：本题考查副词辨析.分析四个选项的意思：especially 特别，尤其；frequently经常,merely仅仅，finally最终。

根据语境：你认为网上购物最终会替代商场购物吗？3、After that，he knew he could any emergency by doing what becould to the best of his ability。

A．get away with B．get on with C．get throughD．get across答案：C解析：本题考查与get相关的短语辨析。

分析四个选项的意思：get away with侥幸逃脱；get on with与……有好相处；get through接通，顺利通过，完成；get across被理解,越过。

根据语境:经过那件事之后,他明白了他能尽一切可能去顺利解决任何突发情况。

高中英语真题:2014高考英语单项选择抓分练习（40）及答案1、 the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 mete rs in height.A. ApproachingB. ApproachedC. To approachD. To be approached答案：A考点：本题考查非谓语动词。

解析：考察现在分词作状语，表示正在进行或主动的动作。

此时分词的逻辑主语就是主句的主语，因此要注意人称、时态和语态的一致性。

2、 One reason for her preference for city life is she can ha ve easy access to places like shops and restaurants.A. thatB. howC. whatD. why答案：A考点：此处考查的是同位语从句。

解析：考察that引导同位语从句的用法。

此处that不可以省略。

3、 When changing lanes, a driver should use his turning signalto let other drivers know .A. he is entering which laneB. which lane he is enteri ngC. is he entering which laneD. which lane is he entering 答案：B考点：本题考查宾语从句。

解析：which引导的句子做know的宾语，句子用陈述语序。

4、 Wind power is an ancient source of energy we may ret urn in the near future.A. on whichB. by whichC. to whichD. from wh ich答案：C考点：此处考查的是介词加疑问词引导从句解析：考察介词+which的用法。

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（38）及答案科普知识型阅读理解(二)(一)Plants have family values, too, it seems, with new research suggesting they can recognize close relatives in order to work together.An ability to tell family from strangers is well known in animals, allowing them to cooperate and share resources, but plants may possess similar social skills, scientists believe.Susan Dudley and Amanda File of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, report they have demonstrated for the first time that plants can recognize their kin.This suggests that plants, though lacking recognition and memory, are capable of complex social interactions.“Plants have this kind of hidden but complicated soc ial life，” Dudley said.The study found plants from the same species of beach­dwelling wildflower grew aggressively alongside unrelated neighbors but were less competitive when they shared soil with their families.Sea rocket, a North American species, showed stronger and healthier root growth when planted in pots with strangers than when raised with relatives from the same maternal(母系的) family, the study found.This is an example of kin selection, a behavior common in animals in which closely related individuals take a group approach to succeeding in their environment, the researchers said.Kin selection also applies to competition, because if family members compete less with each other, the group will do better overall. “Everywhere you look, plants are growing right up next to other plants，” Dudley said，“ Usually it’s a case of each plant for itself. But sometimes those plants are related, and there are benefits to not wasting resources on being competitive, and there is not really a cost to not being compe titive as long as your neighbor is also not being competitive.”Learning and memory appear to be important for kin recognition in animals, but this isn’t an option for plants, she noted.Some researchers speculate(猜测) that plants communicate through their roots, identifying themselves using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plant’s family.( )6.What’s the main idea of the message?A．Studies find plants can recognize, communicate with relatives.B．Kin selection is important for plants.C．Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.D．Competition asks plants to recognize their relatives.( )7.Which of the following is NOT right about animals’ social skill?A．Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.B．Animals’ social skill is to coop erate and share resources.C．Animals’ social skill can recognize close relatives in order to work together.D．Animals’ social skill is no use at all.( )8.Plants’ kin selection is to ________.A．grow well B．compete with other kinds of plants C．strengthen the relationship among siblings D．find which one is the best ( )9.From the passage，we learn that ________.A．sea rocket is a South American speciesB．sea rocket grows aggressively alongside unrelated neighborsC．sea rocket grows aggressively alongside its siblingsD．sea rocket is a kind of bush without flowers( )10.How can the plants communicate with each other according to experts’ suppose?A．Plants communicate by using tiny chemical signatures specific t o each plant’s family.B．Plants communicate with each other through their roots.C．Plants communicate with each other by their leaves.D．Plants communicate with each other with their flowers.(一)本文是科普说明文。

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（52）及答案阅读理解Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face．Living alone, every day heworked in his garden．In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his．All sorts offlowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower takinganother flower’splace, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors tosmell．Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller．So devoted was the rich Miller toHans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful ofsweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits．The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hansnodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend．The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return,though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his headabout these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things aboutthe unselfishness of true friendship．In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had nofruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger．Though extremely lonely, the Millernever came to see him then．“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts．” The Miller said to his wife,．So I’ll wait till the spring comes when“When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be botheredhe’s happy to give me flowers．”quite a treat to hear you talkanswered his wife, “It’s“You’recertainly very thoughtful,”about friendship．”．“I’ll give him half my meal, and show him “Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their sonmy white rabbits．”　．“I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to “How silly you are!” cried the Millerschool．If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he mightget envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature．I am his best．Besides, iffriend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour．Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, andthey shouldn’t be confused．The words are spelt differently, and mean quite differentthings．Everybody can see that．” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hunghis head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea．Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans．Again he talked about friendship．“Hans,．See, how lovely yourfriendship never forgets．I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of liferoses are!”Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold duringthe hard time of the winter．hings．I think being generous is the base of friendship．” said the “I’ll give you many good tMiller．“And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return．Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full．”Poor Hans was afraid to say anything．He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled theMiller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller．The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flourfor me to market?”ry, but I am really very busy today．”“I’m sorrathersaid the Miller, “considering t hat I’m going to give you my things, it’s“Well,”　．”unfriendly of you to refuse．Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving hisgarden dry and wasted．One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came．cried the Miller, “My l ittle boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m “Hans,”　．It has just occurredgoing for the Doctor．But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy nightto me that you can go instead of me．You know I’m going to give you my good things, so youshould do something for me in return．”“Certainly,” cried Hans．He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horsehouse in time to save the boy．However, Hans got lost in the darkness, andto the Miller’swandered off into a deep pool, drowned．．I should walk at the head of the At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friendprocession．” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief．16．From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________．A．was extremely wise and noble B．was highly valued by the MillerC．admired the Miller very much D．had a strong desire for fortune．17．“Flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as ___________ A．“Different words may mean quite different things．”B．“Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible．”．”C．“I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of lifeD．“I think being generous is the base of friendship．”．18．From the Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ___________A．serious but kind B．helpful and generousC．caring but strict D．selfish and cold-hearted（悲惨的事）?19．What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedyA．True friendship between them．B．A lack of formal education．C．A sudden change of weather．D．Blind devotion to a friend．20．The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ___________．A．entertain the readers with an incredible joking taleB．show the friendship between Hans and the MillerC．warn the readers about the danger of a false friendD．persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller参考答案（D）CBDDC四川卷，A)(2011·It's 5：00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walkblindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house isstill as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for along run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face andinto my eyes. My heart races as I force my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is on my face. It's not a smile because the DVD is over,but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise toget through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother's chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows,，” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned surprised by my “no thank youit's okay to just say “no”. I shouldn't feel sorry for refusing food that I don't want to eat.So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5：00 a．m.？What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self-confidence and energy，extends life and above all improves my body shape.This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try onmy favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right.It's through commitment and sweat that I can makea difference within myself inside and out.一个每天按时起床锻炼身体的女人，一个有着自己个性与喜好的女人，为了保持自己的体型，降低压力，提高自信，坚持着这种日复一日的锻炼，让自己每天都挂着笑容面对生活。