2014高考英语 阅读理解精英练习题(12).doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题（12）及答 文教育类[2012·天津卷] B“I can't tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven't seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven't appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination.”Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued：“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.41．What activity was organized for the school reunion?A．Sightseeing in the park.B．A picnic on the school playground.C．Telling stories about past events.D．Graduates' reports in the old building. 42. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates' speech. B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates' ways of teaching. C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities. D. Most people had little interest in the reunion. 43. We can learn from Ms. Yates' speech that she________. A. kept track of her students' progress B. gave her students advice on their careers C. attended her students' college graduations D. went to her students' wedding ceremonies44. What was Ms. Yates' belief in teaching teenagers? A. Teachers' knowledge is the key to students' achievements. B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced. C. Hard­pushed students are more likely to succeed. D. Students' respect is the best reward for teachers.45. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates? A. Reliable and devoted. B. Tough and generous. C. Proud but patient. D. Strict but caring.【要点综述】Barditch High School组织学生、教师重聚。

在聚会上Ms. Yates的一席发言打动了所有的人41. C　信息理解题根据第一段中的 “Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days.”可知答案42. B　推理判断题根据第二段描述在Ms. Yates要开始讲话时学生们的表现可知，学生们对老师过去对他们的种种教学方式是有些反感的43. A　信息理解题通读Ms. Yates的发言，特别是从 “…but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students.”中可知答案44. C　信息理解题根据 “It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me”可知答案。

45. D　推理判断题从 第二段最后一句“…made them work harder than all the other teachers combined”以及 “…I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students”可知答案第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A(2012·吉林省重点中学协作体适应性测试二)More than three billion people are at risk from indoor air pollution because of the heating or cooking fuels they use. Most live in Africa, India and China. They use wood, crop waste, animal waste or coal. These solid fuels may be the least costly fuels available. But they are also a major cause of health problems and death.The Aprovecho Research Center has been designing cooking stoves for the developing world. People having less money use wood or biomass for cooking; the richer people use oil and gas. It's estimated that wood is running out more quickly than oil and gas.The group has made stoves using mud, bricks, sheet metal, clay, ceramics and old oil drums. Most of the stoves look like large, deep cooking pots. They have an opening at the bottom for the fire and a place on the top to put a pot.In the late 1970s, Aprovecho produced a popular stove called the Lorena. The Lorena was good at reducing smoke and warming homes. But new tests years later found that it was not efficient. The Lorena used twice as much wood as an open fire, and it took much longer to heat food. Since then, they have experimented with countless other designs.Their goal is to make an inexpensive stove—let's say five dollars—that makes little smoke, and it's safe for health and reduces global warming and deforestation(采伐森林)．Aprovecho has now partnered with a stove manufacturer in China. The company is making Aprovecho's first mass produced stoves. They are said to use 40%—50% less wood than an open fire, and produce 50%—70% less smoke. A company called Sto。