2013高考英语考前50天（阅读理解）训练秘笈（4）及答案
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
（A）
The day was warm and the sun shone down like a new beginning in my life. I was waving goodbye to my son, the last one of my fledglings(刚会飞的鸟) to leave home and go to pastures new(更好的地方), “University” actually. I felt so lighthearted after spending many years looking after my four children—cooking, washing, ironing, teaching them how to look after themselves and manage their finances —that I actually thought “At long last, freedom”.
But, as I watched my last one leave, although it was a joyous occasion, I realized I had not really prepared for this day. I was too tied up with bringing up these adults of the future to realize that they would all leave the nest and live independently.
At first I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I tried a part-time job, which ended in me running out in tears. I started a business making soft furnishings, but that didn’t work either. I grew my own veggies and fruit, which lasted 3 years, until I was advised by my doctor that my feet couldn’t take any more tools driven through them.
I began wondering if I had a future of my own and why I had bothered. I cried for the life I was used to, and hadn’t known or wanted anything different.
Then one day I saw an advert for foster parents. I discussed it with my husband who was always behind everything I tried and with great disturbance I rang up the number.
I now laugh and sing with my 14-year-old foster daughter（代养女）, even when my cooker is in a mess and my bathroom is a disaster area. I now know, 8 years later, what I was meant to be doing with all the spare hours, days, and weeks I had on my hands when my last fledgling flew the nest. The sun shines once again in my home.
16. How did the mother first feel when her last child went off to university?
A. Lonely. B. Anxious. C. Relieved. D. Annoyed
17. In the third paragraph, the poor mother did all the things just to _______.
A. live a greener and healthier life
B. earn more money for her kids’ education
C. shift her attention and ease her anxiety
D. start her own decorating business
18. What did the empty-nested mother think of her husband?
A. Skilled. B. Supportive.
C. Stubborn. D. Open-minded.
19. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Children Went off to College
B. A Fostered Child in My Family
C. Keeping 4 Children Was No Easy Thing
D. The Sun Shines Again in My Family
【文章大意】当孩子们像小鸟一样长大离开家去上大学时，曾经日夜为孩子忙碌的母亲一下子没有了平日里的忙碌，这些空巢妈妈又怎样度过这样一个过渡期，重新找到自己的生活呢？本文就是以此话题为背景讲述了一位空巢母亲如何重新建立起新的生活的故事。
16.【解析】选C。细节理解题。从文章第一段中的. . . I felt so lighthearted及that I actually thought “At long last, freedom”可以得知，这位母亲在孩子刚离开家去读大学时她的心情是特别欣慰和轻松，故选relieved。
17.【解析】选C。细节理解题。在文章第三段开始，作为空巢妈妈的作者在孩子们离家之后不知所措，因此她所做的一切其目的都是在转移自己的注意力，缓解内心的焦虑，减轻自己内心的痛苦，故正确选项为C。
18.【解析】选B。细节理解题。从文章第五段中的I discussed it with my husband who was always behind everything I tried可知作者认为丈夫对自己是支持的，be behind sb. 即为支持某人。
19.【解析】选D。主旨大意题。本文叙述了一位空巢妈妈由最初孩子刚刚离开的快乐无比到不知所措，情绪低落又到重新找到生活的方向的故事。故事开头的一句The day was warm and the sun shone down like a new beginning in my life. 和最后一句The sun shines once again in my home. 深刻反映了故事的主题，故本题的正确选项为D。
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（B）
On October 23, 2011, David Pologruto, a high school physics teacher, was stabbed (刺) by his smart student Jason Haffizulla. Jason got straight A’s and was determined to study medicine at Harvard, yet this was his downfall. His physics teacher gave Jason a B, a mark Jason believed would undermine (损害) his entrance to Harvard. After receiving his B, Jason took a butcher knife to school and stabbed his physics teacher.
How can someone as smart as Jason do something so dumb? Studies show there is little or no correlation between IQ and emotional intelligence.
During my early university years, I regarded myself as an intelligent guy. I got good marks in mathematics, physics, and other subjects. I thought such skills would surely give me a bright future. After one year of study with decent marks, I began to see two major classes of students. The first category of students turned up to few lectures, partied every weekend, enjoyed a great social life, and did minimal work to pass courses. The second category of students were intelligent and hard workers who got good grades and were very focused on their studies. Surely would these intelligent and hard-working students find the great jobs before the other lazier class of students?
Not so. Students are often shocked upon graduation that their qualifications are not as important as they once thought. Graduates enter the workforce only to realize that co-workers hate them and less intelligent people are the ones receiving promotions.
Educational skills are useless in some industries when interpersonal skills are absent. You can have great ideas, theories, and solve complex problems, but if you cannot effectively communicate in a persuasive and exciting manner by relating to your fellow humans, you will face an uphill battle in whatever challenges you encounter. It’s not that people dislike you because of your intelligence; it’s that people dislike you because you’re rude and not understanding. The intelligent person with poor communication skills is insensitive or unaware of others’ emotions.
20. Jason Haffizulla stabbed his physics teacher because _______.
A. he was unfairly treated by his teacher
B. he was disappointed with his downfall
C. he was not smart enough at studies
D. he got a worse mark than usual
21. We can infer from the third paragraph that the author _______ in his early university years.
A. didn’t think communication skills were as important as intelligence
B. didn’t work hard
C. belonged to the first category of students
D. could keep a balance between social life and studies
22. Intelligent people are hated because _______.
A. they can solve more complex problems
B. they can’t settle the challenges they meet
C. they are envied for their intelligence
D. they are not understanding enough
23. The main purpose of the text is to tell us _______.
A. the relationship between IQ and emotional intelligence
B. what kind of students can succeed in college
C. smart people may have poorer communication skills
D. intelligent students will meet more challenges at work
答案解析
【文章大意】有的人可能有超人的智商，在大学有不斐的学业成绩，但是他们却缺少与人交往的能力，这可能成为某些大学毕业生在未来所面临的一个问题。情商、智商，哪个更重要？
20.【解析】选D。细节理解题。从文章第一段中的His physics teacher gave Jason a B, a mark Jason believed would undermine his entrance to Harvard. After receiving his B, Jason took a butcher knife to school and stabbed his physics teacher. 可知，Jason Haffizulla刺杀他的物理老师的原因是老师给了他一个B, 他认为这会影响到他进入哈佛大学学习。
21.【解析】选A。推理判断题。从第三段中的During my early university years, I regarded myself as an intelligent guy. . . . I thought such skills would surely give me a bright future. 可以看出，作者在大学之初认为学业好就有好前程，而对情商却没有那么看重。
22.【解析】选D。细节理解题。从文章最后一段中的It’s not that people dislike you because of your intelligence; it’s that people dislike you because you’re rude and not understanding. 可知，那些高智商的人之所以不受欢迎，得不到提升是因为他们待人粗鲁，不善解人意。
23.【解析】选C。写作意图题。本文旨在通过具体的事例来说明人的情商、交流能力在社会生存方面远比人的智商要重要得多，而有许多智商特别高的人却因为没有良好的情商而失去了很多机会，也不能建立良好的人际关系。 故本题选C。
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A baby born in India has been declared the world's seven billionth person by child rights group Plan International. Baby Nargis was born at 07:25 local time (01:55GMT) in Mall village in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Plan International says Nargis has been chosen symbolically as it is not possible to know where exactly the seven billionth baby is born. In addition to baby Nargis in India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Cambodia have all identified seven billionth babies. The United Nations estimated that on Monday 31 October, the world's population would reach seven billion.
Populations are growing faster than economies in many poor countries in Africa and some in Asia. At the same time, low birth rates in Japan and many European nations have raised concerns about labor shortages.
Population experts at the United Nations estimated that the world reached six billion in October 1999. They predict nine billion by 2050 and ten billion by the end of the century. China's population of one and a third billion is currently the world's largest. India is second at 1.2 billion. But India is expected to pass China and reach one and a half billion people around 2025.
India will also have one of the world's youngest populations. Economists say this is a chance for a so-called demographic dividend. India could gain from the skills of young people in a growing economy at a time when other countries have aging populations. But economists say current rates of growth, although high, may not create enough jobs. Also, the public education system is failing to meet demand and schooling is often of poor quality. Another concern is health care. Nearly half of India's children under the age of five are malnourished（营养不良）.
Michal Rutkowski, the director of human development in South Asia at the World Bank, says reaching seven billion people in the world is a good time for a call to action. He says, "I think the bottom line of the story is that the public policy needs to become really, really serious about sex equality and about access to services -- to fight against malnutrition, and to provide for access to health services, water and schooling."
61. What is true about the world's seven billionth person?
A. Baby Nargis is not the only child chosen as the seven billionth baby.
B. Baby Nargis has been chosen carefully so it is exactly the seven billionth baby
C. Bangladesh, the Philippines and Cambodia have all declared Baby Nargis as the seven billionth baby.
D. The United Nations declared Baby Nargis born in India's Uttar Pradesh state as the world's seven billionth person.
62. Which of the following problems do many European countries worry about?
A. Labor shortage. B. Poor health care
C. Not enough jobs D. schooling of poor quality
63. According to population experts, how long will it take for population to grow from six billion to nine billion?
A. About 12 years. B. About 40 years.
C. About 50 years. D. About 110 years.
64. What does the underlined phrase “demographic dividend” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Possibility of lower birth rate.
B. Benefit gained by working age people
C. Chances for more employment.
D. Disadvantages caused by aging population.
65. Which of the following public policies does Michal Rutkowski call on?
A. To encourage late marriage. B. To reduce world’s population.
C. To gain economic equality. D. To improve health and education.
【答案及解析】
A.细节判断题。根据文章的第一段中In addition to baby Nargis in India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Cambodia have all identified seven billionth babies判断。
A.细节判断题。根据第二段的第二句话判断。
C.细节判断题。根据第三段的前两句话判断。
B.细节判断题。根据该词后的那句话判断。
D.细节判断题。根据文章的最后一句话判断。
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Once upon a time, there was a lovely vegetable field, on which grew a very thick tree．Both the vegetables and the tree gave the place a wonderful appearance, which was the joy of the garden's owner．What no one knew was that the vegetables in the field and the tree couldn't stand each other．The vegetables hated the tree's shadow, because it left them only just enough light to survive．The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water before it could get to him, leaving him with just enough to survive．
The situation became so extreme that the vegetables got totally fed up and decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up．The tree answered back by refusing to give the vegetables shadow from the hot midday sun, so they both began to dry up．Before long, the vegetables were really thin and the tree's branches were drying up．
Neither of them thought that the gardener, on seeing his vegetable field becoming worse, would stop watering it．When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables really learned what thirst was．There seemed to be no solution, but one of the vegetables, a small courgette（小胡瓜）, understood what was going on, and decided to deal with it．Despite the little water and the unbearable heat, the little courgette did all he could to grow, grow．．．He managed to grow so big that the gardener started watering the field again．The gardener wanted to enter that beautiful big courgette in some gardening contest．
They should really learn how to live in harmony （和谐）with those around them, doing the best they could．So they decided to work together, and help each other instead of fighting, using both the shadow and the water in the best combination to grow good vegetables．Seeing how well they were doing, the gardener now gave the best of care to his vegetable field, watering it better than any other field for miles around．
66．From the passage, we can learn ___________．
A．the gardener was very lazy
B．the tree and vegetables grew very well at first
C．the tree and vegetables got along well with each other at first
D．the gardener was satisfied with his work on the garden
67．The vegetables and the tree fought for ___________．
A．living space B．the gardener's attention
C．attending the contest D．their own good
68．What drew the garden's owner's attention to the field again?
A．Some gardening contests．
B．The fight between plants．
C．The big and beautiful courgette．
D．The wonderful appearance in the garden．
69．What was out of the expectation of the tree and vegetables?
A．That the gardener stopped watering them．
B．That the courgette understood what was happening．
C．That they could live together．
D．That they could take part in the contest．
70．How can one live in harmony with others according to the passage?
A．By learning to stop being angry with others．
B．By learning to be thankful．
C．By respecting others and oneself．
D．By working together and helping each other．
【答案与解析】
D.细节判断题。根据第一段中的Both the vegetables and the tree gave the place a wonderful appearance进行判断。
C.判断推理题。树和蔬菜参与了挣水的竞争。attend the contest参加比赛。
C.细节判断题。是小胡瓜的改变吸引了gardener的注意。
A.细节判断题。根据Neither of them thought that the gardener, on seeing his vegetable field becoming worse, would stop watering it判断。
D.根据文章最后一段的So they decided to work together, and help each other instead of fighting判断。
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