江苏省苏州市2014高考英语三轮冲刺阅读理解寓乐于练11

-1-江苏省苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解寓乐于练阅读理解(2013·江西，D)Onemightexpectthattheevergrowingdemandsofthetouristtradewouldbringnothingbutgoodforthecountriesthatreceivetheholidaymakers.Indeed,arosypictureispaintedforthelongtermfutureoftheholidayindustry.Everymonthseesthebuildingofanewhotelsomewhere.AndeverymonthanotherrockboundPacificislandisadvertisedasthe‘lastparadise(天堂)onearth’.However,thescaleandspeedofthisgrowthseemsettodestroytheverythingstouristswanttoenjoy.Inthosecountrieswheretherewasarushtomakequickmoneyoutofseasideholidays,overcrowdedbeachesandtheconcretejunglesofendlesshotelshavebeguntolosetheirappeal.Thosecountrieswithlittleexperienceoftourismcansuffermost.Inrecentyears,Nepalsetouttoattractforeignvisitorstofunddevelopmentsinhealthandeducation.Itsforests,fullofwildlifeandrareflowers,wereofferedtotouristsasonemoreuntouchedparadise.Infact,thenaturealltoosoonfelttheeffectsofthousandsofholidaymakerstravelingthroughtheforestland.Ancienttracksbecamemajorroutesforthewalkers,withtheconsequentexploitationofprecioustreesandplants.Notonlycantheenvironmentofacountrysufferfromthesuddengrowthoftourism.Thepeopleaswellrapidlyfeelitseffects.Farmlandmakeswayforhotels,roadsandairports;theoldwayoflifegoes.Theonetimefarmerisnowtheservantofsomemultinationalorganization;heisnolongerhisownmaster.Onceitwashisbackthatborethepain;nowitishissmilethatisexploited.Nodoubthewonderswhetherhewasn'thappierinhisvillageworkinghisownland.Thankfully,thetouristindustryiswakinguptotheresponsibilitiesithastowardsthosecountriesthatreceiveitscustomers.Theprotectionofwildlifeandthecreationofnationalparksgohandinhandwithtouristdevelopmentandinfactobtainfinancialsupportfromtouristcompanies.Atthesametime,touristsarebeingencouragedtorespectnotonlythecountrysidetheyvisitbutalsoitspeople.Thewaytourismishandledinthenexttenyearswilldecideitsfateandthatofthecountriesweallwanttovisit.Theirneedsandproblemsaremoreimportantthanthoseofthetouristcompanies.Increasedunderstandinginplanningworldwidetourismcanpreservethemarketforthesecompanies.Ifnot,inafewyears'timetheverythingsthatattracttouristsnowmaywellhavebeendestroyed.-2-文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。客观地说明旅游业造成的问题及其旅游业的发展方向。16．WhatdoestheauthorindicateinthelastsentenceofParagraph1?A．ThePacificislandisaparadise.B．ThePacificislandisworthvisiting.C．Theadvertisementisnotconvincing.D．Theadvertisementisnotimpressive.答案：C推理判断题。第一段描述旅游公司对景点“天堂”美丽的广告宣传，但是后文However一词的转折意味标明作者对此广告的不信任，故选C。17．TheexampleofNepalisusedtosuggest________.A．itsnaturalresourcesareuntouchedB．itsforestsareexploitedforfarmlandC．itdevelopswellinhealthandeducationD.itsuffersfromtheheavyflowoftourists答案：D细节理解题。第三段首先点明旅游业经验少的国家遭受损失最大这一观点。然后以尼泊尔这个国家例证。考生容易误选B，而文中提到的是，为了给旅游行走者提供路线，一些宝贵的树木被砍伐。18．WhatcanwelearnaboutthefarmersfromParagraph4?A．Theyarehappytoworktheirownlands.B．Theyhavetopleasethetouristsforaliving.C．Theyhavetostrugglefortheirindependence.D．Theyareproudofworkinginmultinationalorganizations.答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段和farmer做定位。Theonetimefarmeris...之后有一句话Onceitwashisbackthatborethepain;nowitishissmilethatisexploited.“曾经承受痛苦的是他的背脊，而现在是他被开发出来的微笑。”根据感情色彩首先排除A、D。文章只提及不再是主人，C选项追求独立是过分推断。因此选B。19．Whichofthefollowingdeterminesthefutureoftourism?A．Thenumberoftourists.B．Theimprovementofservices.C．Thepromotionofnewproducts.D．Themanagementoftourism.答案：D细节理解题。题中关键词为determinesthefutureoftourism，是文中尾段首句decideitsfate的同义改写。根据整句翻译，决定命运的是Thewaytourismishandled中的handled与选项中的management对应，因此选D。20．Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthedevelopmentofthetouristindustryis-3-________.A．optimisticB．doubtfulC．objectiveD．negative答案：C主旨大意题(作者态度)。通读全文可知，作者提出旅游业造成的问题，进而提到各旅游公司的觉醒，特别是尾段最后两句Increasedunderstandinginplanningworld-wide...ifnot...作者既表明了对旅游业现状的信心，又表明了对其未来的担忧。所以作者以客观的态度说事，不能单方面地选择乐观、怀疑或消极。阅读理解------ATheseventhgameofanyplay-offisalwaysspecial,winorlose,italwayshasanedge-of-your-seat,heart-in-your-throatintensityunlikeanyother.Oneplay,oneshot,onesavemaymakeallthedifference.Butthereareotherthingsthatmakeourgamesandsportssospecial.Forexample,whereweplayoursportsisoftenoneofthebestthingsaboutthegames.Thinksofit:WhatisaspergectasafreshsheetoficeaftertheZambonimachine(赞博尼磨冰机)hasmadeitsfinalpassandleftthesurfaceassmoothasglass?Oraswimmingpoolonasummermorning,clearandcalm,beforetheferstswimmerhasbrokenthewater?Tomeafreshlymowedandlinedsoccerfieldisasbeautifulasanypainting.SOisagolfcourseintheearlymorning,orintheeveningwhenthesunissetting.Thestuffwepalywithiswonderfull,too.Isthereanythingthatfeelsasgoodinyourhandasabrand-newbaseball?Oraniceleatherfootball?Grabholdofeither,andyoujusthabetoplayagameofcatch.Theclothesaregoodtoo.Sportsuniformsaremuchmorecolorfulandcomfortablethanregularclothes.Maybethat’swhysomanykidsstayintheirsoortsuniformslongaftertheirgamesareover.Noshoesfeelbetteronmyfeetthanmygolfshoes.Maybethat’sbecauseIknowIamgoingtohavefunwheneverIputthenon.Wetalksomuchaboutwinninginsports.Butifyouarethekindofkidwhoishappyonlywhentheirteamwins,thensportswillletyoudown.Afterall,noteam-4-orplayerwinsallthetime.Butifyoucanlearntoenjoythepartsofsportsthathavenothingtodowithwinningorlosing---thefeelofafavoritebatorstickinyourh