鄭州市2014高考英語一輪（暑假） 閱讀理解訓(xùn)練（10）及答案（201*·江西卷）A“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣櫥）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, its something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dads family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his familys closet. He really wouldnt want any neighbor to know about it.”“Why pick on my family?” Jessicas father said with anger. “Your family history isnt so good, you know. Wasnt your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut iin before things grew worse.After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessicas parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessicas closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessicas mother sank in a faint（暈倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the schools skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “Theyre both crazy,” she thought.56.According to Jessicas mother, “a skeleton in the close” means _.A.a family honorB.a family secretC.a family storyD.a family treasure57.What can we learn about some Australians ancestors form Paragraph 2?A.They were brought to Australia as prisoners.B.They were the earliest people living in Australia.C.They were involved in some crimes in Australia.D.They were not regarded as criminals in their days.58.Jessicas mother fell down into a faint because she was _.A.knockedB.frightenedC.injuredD.surprised59.Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?A.She was curious about it.B.She planned to keep it for fun.C.She needed it for her school task.D.She intended to scare her parents.60.Jessicas parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because _.A.they were crazyB.they were over excitedC.they realized their misunderstandingD.they both thought they had won the quarrel56題答案：B考點(diǎn)：語義猜測根據(jù)第一段母親所說的話“its something that you would rather not have anyone else to know about”“它是一件你不希望其他人所知道的事情”，選擇B。57題答案：A考點(diǎn)：細(xì)節(jié)推斷解析:由第二段”Yes，but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners”，“如今的人們說如果你的祖先不是以囚犯的身份到達(dá)澳大利亞的話，那么你就不是一個(gè)真正的澳大利亞人?！边x擇A58題答案：B考點(diǎn)：細(xì)節(jié)理解由第三段“Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.”“正當(dāng)她打開門伸進(jìn)手去掛短裙的時(shí)候，一只骨頭胳膊從暗處伸出來然后一堆骨頭摔倒了地板上?！钡贸鰦寢屢蛟撌潜粐槙灥?。59題答案：C考點(diǎn)：細(xì)節(jié)理解由最后一段“I brought it home to help me with my health project.”“我把它帶回家是為了幫我搞定我的健康課題”，project此處有“學(xué)校的科研習(xí)作項(xiàng)目, 課題”之意判斷出C選項(xiàng)。60題:考點(diǎn)：推斷題答案：C結(jié)合全文理解，開頭講述了Jessica的一個(gè)提問“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣櫥）?”引出了父母之間的爭論，之后媽媽被孩子藏在衣櫥中的用來完成學(xué)校課題的骷髏嚇暈過去，最后Jessica解釋時(shí)說，“I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.”即本想告訴媽媽衣櫥里的骷髏的情況，可是每當(dāng)提到骷髏和衣櫥的問題后卻總會(huì)讓父母之間有摩擦，然而最后真相大白，Jessica的父母都意識(shí)到了這是一個(gè)誤會(huì)，故而狂笑。故而選擇C*結(jié)束閱讀理解猜測詞義Passage * University researchers tested the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors. For the first group, the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. The movement of each group was followed by an electric system hidden under the carpet. Tie experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than the people in the white environment. Dark brown stimulated(刺激)more activity, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the appearance (外表) of a room has effect on those inside it. In a second experi ment the researchers prepared subjects with photos of faces. Three groups of subjects were used; each was shown the same photos, but each group was in a different kind of room. One group was in an "ugly"room that seemed to be a messy (零亂的) storeroom. Another group was in a common room an of- fice. The third group was in a beautiful living room. Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful loom ap- peared to give higher ratings (評(píng)價(jià)) to the faces than those in the ugly room did.Other studies suggest that students do better at tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms. 1. An electric system under the carpet was used to discover_. A. what the visitors wanted to do B. the activity of different groups of visitors C. how the visitors entered the different roomsD. whether the visitors walked quickly or not 答案：B 指導(dǎo)：一個(gè)置于地毯下的電子系統(tǒng)用來發(fā)現(xiàn)不同來訪者的活動(dòng)情況。 2. According to the passage, the people who entered the white room walked more than those who were in the dark brown one. A. quickly B. slower C. quick D. slowly答案： D 指導(dǎo)：第一段第四句話：“實(shí)驗(yàn)表明那些進(jìn)入深棕色(茶褐色)房間的人比在白色環(huán)境中的人走得更快些，通過的面積多些，同時(shí)花費(fèi)的時(shí)間少些?！痹擃}是用相反的形式設(shè)置的。3. ". but also the appearance of a room has effect on those inside t. "In the sentence those refers to_. A. subjects B. researchers C. some people D. different colors 答案： A指導(dǎo)：those指接受實(shí)驗(yàn)者。4. The passage gives us_facts that different rooms give people different effects. A. one or two B. two C. three D. four 答案：C 指導(dǎo)：文章列舉了三個(gè)不同房間給人們不同影響的事例。第一，粉刷不同顏色的房間。第二，實(shí)驗(yàn)材料為面部照片在不同房間受到不同的評(píng)價(jià)。第三，學(xué)生在舒適的室內(nèi)考試成績要比平常或難看的室內(nèi)好。*結(jié)束【閱讀理解猜測詞義】 Passage * A few years ago it was popular to speak of a penetration gap, a disagreement between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained (抱怨) that their parents did not understand them at all What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that a gap is built into the fabric (結(jié)構(gòu)) of our society. One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and agree to, and to continue the family occupation (職業(yè)). In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents. In our easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did; to find better jobs, to make more money; and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the strong desire that parents have for their children are another cause of the disagreement between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature (特點(diǎn)) of American life for some time to come Its causes are rooted in the freedom and changes of our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes. 1. The main idea of the first paragraph is that_. A. the generation gap suddenly appeared B. the generation gap is a feature of modern social life C. people can reduce the generation gap D. many critics argue over the nature of the generation gap 答案：B指導(dǎo)：本段最后一句。從語篇層次考慮，文章最后一段第一句意義相同。2. The word "around'in Paragraph I means_. A. on all sides B. near C. in every direction D. in existence 答案：D指導(dǎo)：存在。3. Which cause of the generation gap is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Young people like to choose their own life styles. B. American society is changing very fast. C. Parents place high hopes on their children. D. Modern education makes them think differently. 答案：D 短文沒提到D項(xiàng)信息。4. In American society, young people often_. A. depend on their parents to make a life B. stay with their parents in order to get a chance for higher education C. seek the best advice from their parents D. have very little in common with their parents 答案：D第三段最后一句。