2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题(7)

-1-2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题（7）及答案阅读理解Thefollowingnoticeispostedinthebusstation.TimeTable:●BusesleavetheRailwayStation,NewYorkCity,from7:00amandeveryhalf-hourthereafter,until11:30pm(7daysaweek)●BusesleaveBrennanStation20minutesbeforeandaftereveryhourfrom6:20amto11:40pm(7daysaweek)●Eveningrushhours(5:00pmto7:00pm):BusesleavetheRailwayStation,NewYorkCityevery15minutes.(Monday-Friday)●HolidaysBusesleaveeveryhouronthehour,eachdirection.(Triptime:30minuteseachway)●AllticketsmustbeboughtatWindow12,theRailwayStation,NewYorkCity,orattheBrennanStationWindowBEFOREboardingbuses.50.Ifyouwanttotakeabusintheeveningrushhour,youshouldtakethe____intheRailwayStation,NewYorkCityonMonday.A.6:20pmB.5:45pmC.8:00pmD.7:15pm51.IfyougettotheRailwayStationNewYork11:35amonSaturday,howlongwillyouhavetowaitbeforeyoutakeabus?A.5minutesB.15minutesC.25minutesD.Nobuscanbetaken52.You’llgobackhomefromworkinBrennan.Whichofthefollowingbuswillyoutake?A.7:30pmB.6:00pmC.5:45pmD.6:20pm53.Whereshouldpassengersbuytheirtickets?A.FromthebusdriverB.OnthebusaftergettingonitC.FromtheconductorD.Atthestationbeforeboarding-2-参考答案--------50—53BCDD阅读理解Haveyoueverseenpeopledance?Somedancesarefastandothersareslow.People’sfeetalwaysmovewhentheydance.Theykeeponmovinguntilthemusicstops.Peoplehaveenjoyeddancingforaverylongtime.Thisstoryisofadifferentkindofdance.Itisadancewithoutpeopleormusic.Yetthisdanceisoneoftheoldestintheworld.Itisthedanceofbees.Ifyouhaveeverwatchedbees,youknowthattheyareveryclever.Theyalsoworkhardlookingforfoodandbringingithacktotheirhome.Thehomeofthebeesiscalledabeehive(巢).Herehundredseventhousandsofbeeslive.Theyworkdayandnightbuildingsmallwallsofwax(蜡).Thentheymaketheirhoney.Thisisthesamehoneythatweeat.Wheredoesthehoneycomefrom?Beesliveonfoodfromflowers.Haveyouseenbeesflyingaroundaflowergarden?Whenabeerestsonaflower,ittriestogotothecenterofit.Thereittakesthefoodbacktothehive.Atthehive,beeschangethisflowerfoodintohoney.Thentheyflyawayformorefood.Howdothebeesknowwheretofindthebestfoodinthesweetestflowers?Onebeeactsasaguide.Whenitdiscoversgoodflowers,itfliesbacktothehiveandtellstheothers.Itdoesthisbydancingforthem.Thebeedancesontheside.Thistellstheotherbeeswhichwaytogotofindtheflowers.Butthatisnotall.Thebeedancesforsometime.Andthelengthofitsdancetellstheotherbeeshowfartheymustflytoreachtheflowers.Whenthebeesseethedance,theyknowwheretheflowersare.Theyflyawayandreturnwithmorefoodforthehive.-3-Sometimeswehearthemusicofthebeesastheyflyaround.Butfewpeoplehaveeverseenthemdance.Yetwithoutthatdancewemightneverhavesweethoneytoeat.54.Thewriterbelievesthat____________.A.peopledancebetterthanbeesB.peoplelearneddancefrombeesC.beesdancemoreoftenthanpeopleD.beesdon’tlikemusic55.Fromthispassageweknowthatthedanceofbeesmeans__________A.theyaregoodatdanceB.theywanttoshowtheirbeautyC.theycommunicatewitheachotherD.theyhavenothingtodo56.WhichofthefollowingisTURE?A.PeoplegethoneyfromflowersdirectlyB.Peopledrawhoneyfrombees’bodiesC.PeopleproducehoneyinasecretplaceD.Peoplegethoneyfrombeesindirectly57.Ifabeewantstogetsomeinformationaboutthedistanceoffood,hemaywatchcloselyat_____oftheotherbees’dance.A.thesideB.thelengthC.theplaceD.thetime参考答案--------------54-57CCDB阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ADutchtreatisalate-nineteenth-centuryterm,anditoriginallyreferstoadinner-4-whereeveryoneisexpectedtopayforhisownshareofthefoodanddrink.Ifpeoplego“Dutchtreat”,orsimply“goDutch”,itmeansthattheywillsharetheexpensesofasocialengagement.Therearemanyother“Dutch”expressionsinEnglish,manyofwhichwereinventedinBritainintheseventeenthcentury,whentheDutchandtheEnglishwerecommercialandmilitaryrivals.TheBritishused“Dutch”torefertosomethingbad,cheapandshameful.A“Dutchbargain”atthattimewasanuneven,one-sideddeal;“Dutchreckoning”wasanunitemizedaccount;and“Dutchwidow”wasslangforprostitute.Latercenturiesbroughtin“Dutchcourage”,forbraveryinducedbydrink;“Dutchconcert”,fordiscordantmusic;“Dutchnightingale”,meaningafrog;and“doubleDutch”,forincomprehensiblelanguage,orunintelligibletalk.Someoftheexpressionsarestillinusetoday,butsomearenot.Infact,inAmericanEnglish,some“Dutch”expressionshavenothingtodowiththeDutch,butsomethingwiththeGerman.Itwasprobablybecauseofthesimilarspellingandpronunciationthatpeoplemadeamistakeindistinguishingbetween“Dutch”and“Deutsch”(theGermanwordforGerman),whenGermanimmigrantscametoAmericainthe1700s.Forinstance,“thePennsylvaniaDutch”referstotheGermandescendants,insteadoftheDutchdescendants,livinginPennsylvania.56.Manyofthe“Dutch”expressionswereinventedwithderogatory(贬义)sense,because.A.TheDutchwereunderdevelopedpeople.B.BritainandHollandwerecompetitorsatthattime.C.TheDutchhadmanybadhabits.D.TheBritishweresuperiortotheDutch.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据whentheDutchandtheEnglishwerecommercialandmilitaryrivals.英国和荷兰进行商业和军事竞争，故选B。57.WiththeinformationyougetfromParagraph2,makeaguessatthemeaningofthesentence“YouareinDutch”.Itprobablymeans.A.YouareinHolland.B.Youarewelcome.-5-C.Youareintrouble.D.Youarelucky.【答案】C【解析】句意猜测题。根据TheBritishused“Dutch”torefertosomethingbadandshameful.因为Dutch指的