高考英語二輪九十天強化訓練：閱讀理解10

　　閱讀理解

　　A 篇

　　In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world. It was called“Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan”. The author John Loud Stephens had just returned from a long, difficult and dangerous journey through the thick rain forest of southern Mexico and Guatemala. He had once been there with Frederick Catherwood, an architect and artist, to search for the remains of a lost civilization known as the Mayas（瑪雅）.Very little was known about the Mayas at that time, but Catherwood’s drawing in the book showed incredible cities with temples, pyramids and other buildings as impressive as those of their northern neighbors, the Aztecs. These cities, however, were deserted. The inhabitants（居民）had disappeared almost a thousand years before.

　　?????? Since that time, far more has been learned about this remarkable civilization. The Mayas had a highly developed system of government and of agriculture, as well as an incredibly accurate system of measuring time. They were also wonderful engineers capable of moving huge blocks stone long distances and cutting them to accurate shapes and sizes.

　　?????? And yet although the Mayas knew about the wheel, they never used it. Neither did they use metals other than copper. What is ever more surprising is that they suddenly abandoned many of their cities and built new ones in the jungle. Some time around AD900, Mayan civilization collapsed. By the year 1200, their last great capital, Chichen Itza, was deserted.

　　?????? Who were these strange people and the even stranger gods they worshipped(崇拜)? What brought about their sudden and mysterious collapse? Some writers have tried to prove that the Mayas had contact with visitors from space and even that they themselves came from another planet. Some people believe that their civilization came to an end because the Mayas never developed a proper resistance to local germs and diseases. All we really know is that when the first Europeans appeared off their coast in 1517, this great and mysterious culture was only a memory.

　　46．Stephen’s book astonished the world because??????? .

　　?????? A．it was the first time people heard about Mayas

　　?????? B．the Mayas were excellent builders and farmers

　　?????? C．he had experienced so may difficulties to find this lost civilization

　　?????? D．it described that the Mayas used to be an advanced civilization

　　47．One of the most surprising findings about Mayas was that????? .

　　?????? A．they developed accurate system measuring time

　　?????? B．they knew how to build pyramids with stones

　　?????? C．they deserted their cities and moved to new ones

　　?????? D．they built cities which they never lived in

　　48．Mayas civilization collapsed probably in?????? .

　　?????? A．a thousand years before 1841??????????????? B．around AD 900

　　?????? C．any year between 1200 and 1517?????????? D．AD1200

　　49．What brought about Mayan sudden collapse?

　　????? A．Tropical germs and diseases????????????????? ?B．European conquest

　　?????? C．Mysterious force from outer space???????? D．No one knows for sure

　　46—49、DCBD

　　閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將 該項涂黑。

　　A

　　A little girl lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill and as she grew she would play in the small garden. There, she was able to see over the garden fence and across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. Although she loved her parents and her family, she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.

　　When she got to an age when she gained enough skill and sensibility to go outside her garden fence, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.

　　As she dismounted her bike and leaned it against the gate post, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict.

　　So sad she didn't go any further and turned, and heart broken as she remounted her bike. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.

　　She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the 'golden house'. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

　　26. Why did the girl long for the house on the hill?

　　A. Because there was a small garden.

　　B. Because it’s magic.

　　C. Because it’s ordinary. D. Because its windows looked golden.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】細節理解題。根據This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.因為小女孩認為那是一個有金窗子的房子，希望長大后住在金窗子的房子里，而不是像她家的普通房子，故選D。

　　27. Which statement is True according to Paragraph 2 and 3?

　　A. The girl’s mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.

　　B. The golden house was on the hill where the girl lived.

　　C What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.

　　D. Actually , the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty,她走到金窗子的房子那里一看它的窗子是非常平常的并且還相當的臟，故選D。

　　28. What amazed the girl was that_____

　　A. Her home was another golden house

　　B. There was no golden house indeed

　　C. She could see the golden house only when she looked up

　　D. The golden house disappeared when the sun shone on it

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】細節理解題。根據As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.當她向她家的房子看去時她的房子在陽光的照射下竟然地金色的窗子，故選A。

　　29. What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A. The mother thought that she needn’t keep an eye on her daughter.

　　B. The girl was determined to go to the golden house at the beginning.

　　C. The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home.

　　D. The girl didn’t love or care for her parents .

　　【答案】【解析】This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.可以推出這個女孩在起初就想去金色房子那里，故選B。

　　30.The passage is intended to tell us that_____.

　　A. girls often have amazing imagination B. not all dreams will come true

　　C. what we dream of may be just around us D. nothing is impossible to a willing heart

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the 'golden house'. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!自己夢想得到的東西其實就在自己的身邊，故選C。

　　Kilimanjaro Climb : a Rite of Passage for Father and Son

　　Climbing Kilimanjaro is a transformational experience for many people. The things that make the mountain hard are the very things that make it so powerful. In the case of my son Josh and I，the walk up Kilimanjaro proved a powerful symbol of his transition into manhood, and a great change in our relationship.

　　Day three on the mountain, Josh was hit with massive headaches. He told me every step felt like a nail driving into his head. And then, on the night we climbed the crater rim, less than 40 minutes from the summit, Josh fell. I was walking ahead, and did not even see it. He was so exhausted that he could not get up. He recalled our guides, debating whether or not they should take him straight down. Josh snapped out of it. He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. He set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. Near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.

　　“ I’ve never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，，，he said, as we sat side by side on the frozen rock and looked down over Africa. “You know, in the past when we’d go on camping and rafting trips, you guided and took care of me through it all. But on Kilimanjaro it was different. From the bottom up, I climbed it. I never felt like a kid, even when 1 was in pain. You never acted like a parent.”

　　“That’s not quite true，”I replied. “When you told me that on the summit you fell-and I did not even notice, my first thought was, ‘Oh my God! I’m such an awful parent!’ But then it hit me, ‘He got himself up. He walked to the peak on his own. He didn't need me to help.，”

　　I realized as I spoke that two people had died that night on Kilimanjaro. A child and a parent. It was just two friends who walked down the mountain together.

　　31. What is NOT mentioned in the first paragraph?

　　A. Kilimanjaro is powerful.

　　B. Kilimanjaro is hard to climb.

　　C. Many people, including Josh, have changed after climbing Kilimanjaro.

　　D. The writer has a distant relationship with his son after climbing Kilimanjaro.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】細節理解題。根據文章第一段提到乞力馬扎羅山很強大，很難爬，很多人，包括Josh都在爬過乞力馬扎羅山后改變了。沒有提到 D選項的內容，故選D。

　　32.From the second paragraph we know that_____

　　A. Josh had a slight headache.

　　B. Josh reached the top of the mountain with the help of the guides.

　　C. Josh overcame various difficulties on his way to the summit.

　　D. Climbing Kilimanjaro was too hard for such a child as Josh.

　　【答案】【解析】第二段的句子：He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. He set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. Near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.可知Josh在登上山頂的過程中克服了很多困難。.33. What does the underlined phrase in the second paragraph mean?

　　A. cheered up B. gave up C. burst out D. ran out

　　【答案】【解析】cheer up振作起來；gave up放棄；burst out突發；ran out耗盡。

　　根據He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off.可知：snap out of重新振作起來34. What can be inferred from the talk between the father and the son?

　　A. Josh felt quite good about his independence.

　　B. Josh appreciated his parents ，company and care.

　　C. The father felt guilty all the time.

　　D. The father should have taken good care of Josh as usual.

　　【答案】【解析】：“ I’ve never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，，，可知Josh對自己的獨立感覺很好。35. Why did the father feel that two people had died?

　　A. Because two people had lost their lives while climbing Kilimanjaro.

　　B. Because the father and son had become friends.

　　C. Because they had witnessed an accidence of a father and son.

　　D. Because two friends had misled him.

　　【答案】【解析】It was just two friends who walked down the mountain together.可知父親覺得和兒子成為了朋友，所以以前的兩個人死了。

　　閱讀理解---B篇

　　The food we eat seems to have a great effect on our health. Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of human illness is related to food and forty percent of cancer is related to food as well. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, some researchers realized that things commonly used to keep colour in meats and other food additives（添加劑）caused cancer.

　　Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it is difficult to know which things on the wrappings（包裝）of foods are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to their animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of cows. Sometimes similar things are supplied to animals not for their health, but just to make a profit.

　　The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although some countries have tried to control such things, the practice continues.

　　50. According to this passage, we can know ?????.?

　　? A. perhaps most of human illness is caused by what we eat

　　? B. perhaps most kinds of cancer are related to what people eat

　　? C. cancer was discovered in 1945

　　? D. science has made food unfit to eat

　　51. Things that are used to keep colours in meats are ??????.

　　? A. harmful????? B. useless??????? C. helpless???????? D. dangerous

　　52. All the additives ??????.

　　? A. are bright and colourless??????????

　　? B. are not bright and colourful

　　? C. have indirect effects on our health?

　　? D. have direct effects on our health

　　53. People use additives ??????.

　　? A. to make food more unfit to eat???

　　? B. to improve the colour and taste of the food

　　? C. to change colour of the food?????

　　? D. to take off the diseases of the food

　　54. Which of the following is not true?

　　? A. Some wrappings of food are harmful.

　　? B. Farmers try to make more money on the market by fattening their animals.

　　? C. “The practice continues” means “things are still going on like that”.

　　? D. We needn’t take care of what we eat.

　　參考答案

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