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2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练题（105）及答案
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。 【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(六)】A
When doctors urge overweight kids to pick up more activities，reading probably isn’t what they have in mind.Yet a new study by fatness researchers at Duke University finds that the simple act of reading—depending on the choice of material—can cause weight loss in teenage girls.
The study’s experimental group included 31 fat girls aged 9 to 13，who took part in the Healthy Lifestyles Program at Duke Children’s Hospital.The girls read a novel called Lake Rescue，whose protagonist (主人公) is an overweight teenager who struggles with low self-esteem，feelings of loneliness and teasing because of her size.A group of 33 girls read a different book called Charlotte in Paris，which did not have an overweight character，and another group of 17 girls read neither book.
At the end of the six-month experiment，all the girls who read books had lost weight，but the girls who read Lake Rescue lost more.They lowered their body mass index (BMI) by 0.71，compared with 0.33 in the Charlotte group，an average 0.05 increase among the nonreaders.
The idea behind the study，says Dr Sarah Armstrong，director of Healthy Lifestyles，was to find a way to encourage the girls without adopting the restrictive and often authoritative voice of so many other nutrition and diet programs.Lake Rescue was the perfect instrument，says Armstrong；it presents a likable character to whom the girls could relate and whom they could learn from.As the book progresses，its protagonist learns to make healthier lifestyle choices and finds an advisor to help keep her on track.Armstrong says，“She learns that she can become healthier，and the ‘I can do it’feeling resonates (产生共鸣) with the teenage girls.” 26．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．There are different ways to help overweight kids lose weight. B．Lifestyle is important for kids.
C．Lake Rescue is the perfect weight-losing instrument. D．Reading can help kids lose weight.
27．How many girls took part in the experiment? A．31. B．33. C．64. D．81.
28．What does the underlined word “She” in the last paragraph refer to? A．Armstrong.
B．The protagonist in Lake Rescue. C．A character in Charlotte in Paris. D．A girl in the first group.
29．According to the passage we can know that ________. A．overweight girls are living unhappily B．reading is the best way to lose weight
C．different reading materials play different roles in losing weight D．people will become fat if they don’t read
30．In which part of a newspaper can we read the above passage? A．Education. B．Entertainment. C．Health. D．Advertisement.
26．D [主旨大意题。由本文的主题段，即第一段可知本文的主旨，即“阅读可以帮助儿童减肥”。]
27．D [细节理解题。根据第二段计算可知，31＋33＋17＝81。]
28．B [词义猜测题。根据“the ‘I can do it’feeling resonates with the teenage girls’”可知女孩们与之产生共鸣，故前句中的She指的是Lake Rescue中的主人公。] 29．C [推理判断题。根据本文中的实验可知，不同的阅读材料对减肥产生了不同效果，故C项正确。]
30．C [推理判断题。通过本文的主旨大意可以推断出本文属于健康方面的内容。]
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A
Experts believe that storms and severe weather in North America and Asia have disrupted bird flight paths across the world and swept huge numbers of bird species towards the British Isles.
Birds flying to the other side of the Atlantic or to the Pacific to lay their eggs have been trapped in Britain and Ireland, adding their numbers to native species, and causing great excitement in the bird-watching community.
Local birdwatchers have already observed a total of 442 species in the British Isles this year. The highest number ever seen in one year is 445, in 2008.
“We only need four more to break our record,” said Lee Evans, who runs the British Birding Association. “With three months to go I’m sure we’ll do it.”
Last month an extremely rare Siberian Rubythroat bird was seen in Scotland, sending hundreds of birdwatchers north in the hope of catching a glimpse of this colourful Asian beauty. Another very uncommon bird, the bufflehead duck was cited in Cornwell and caused similar excitement. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Evans. “The poor thing was completely knackered. It must have been blown to England by the storms while trying to fly from Canada to the southern United States for the winter. That’s 3000 miles!”
Evans said that global warming over the past decade was playing a key role in transforming bird movements across the world. In addition, melting Arctic sea ice may also be opening up bird flight paths over the North Pole, making it easier for birds from the Pacific — such as the slaty-backed gull and tufted puffin, both of which appeared in London earlier this year — to reach Britain.
Bird-watching is becoming an increasingly popular hobby among all age groups, added Evans. “A fifth of our members are under 18. This is a round-the-year hobby that you can enjoy from the kitchen window or from a car. More and more people are bird-watching, and as a result more and more unexpected species are being spotted in the British Isles.”
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The results of global warming.
B. Changes in the British bird population. C. Increasing environmental pollution. D. Worsening British weather.
2. The underlined word “knackered” is closest in meaning to __________. A. bored B. knocked C. spotted
D. tired
3. How many more bird species are needed to equal the British bird-watching record? A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 442.
D. 445.
4. According to the passage, which of the following birds comes from Asia? A. Slaty-backed gull. puffin.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible reason for seeing more bird species in Britain?
A. An increase in the number of birdwatchers. B. A growth in the number of native species. C. Storms due to global warming. D. The melting Arctic ice cap. 【参考答案】1—5、BDACB
B
It’s interesting to see how people make use of the time they spend on public transport in Indian cities like Delhi and Mumbai.
In crowded buses and trains people manage to take a short nap and some even reach the snoring stage. Or they spread out a newspaper over multiple knees and arms to read about the latest sport results or political crisis.
Then there are the experienced travellers who have been playing cards with the same group over the last decade or so. They even have their specific seats so well-worn that you can make out the shape of their backsides.
There is no doubt about it. Travelling by public transport is being in the thick of the seasons of life — a sweaty life in summer where people, blissfully unaware
B. Bufflehead. C. Rubythroat. D. Tufted