湖南高考英語閱讀理解例題(一)

　　So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn’t be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作桿)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.

　　Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations，It’s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A Morgan’s traffic light. It’s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett’s innovation that makes glass invisible, Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?

　　( ) 1. By mentioning “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”, the author indicates that countless inventions are .

　　A. beneficial, because their inventors are famous

　　B. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous

　　C. not useful, because their inventors are less famous

　　D. not useful, though their inventors are famous

　　( ) 2. Professor Joan McLean’s course aims to_____.

　　A. add color and variety to students’ campus life

　　B. inform students of the windshield wiper’s invention

　　C. carry out the requirements by Mountain University

　　D. prepare students to try their own invention

　　( ) 3. Tommy Lee’s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _________.

　　A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer

　　B. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper

　　C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm

　　D. not related to Professor Joan McLean’s lectures

　　( ) 4. Which 0f the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

　　A How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?

　　B How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?

　　C Shouldn’t We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?

　　D Shouldn’t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?

　　湖南高考英語閱讀理解例題答案

　　56.觀點態度題，根據第一段but 處：but what about the less famous inventers? What about….windshield wiper? 可以得出結論。這些人的發明不是很有名，確實非常有用的。答案為B。

　　57. 細節題。根據題干可以定位到原文第二段，However處正是考點出題處，引號當中的內容正是證明了Mclean的觀點：when students learn the answers to these questions,….prepared to recognize…inventing a try.由此可以看出選項D正是原文的同義替換。

　　58.細節題。根據題干中的人物Tommy lee可以定位到原文第三段，引號當中正是他的觀點：If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper’s invention…..i never would have….，可以判斷出答案B正確。

　　59.主旨題。文章一開頭就點出文章主旨：shouldn’t we know who they are?并且用了疑問句加強語氣，可見C選項正確。其他三個選項都相對片面。

　　湖南高考英語閱讀理解例題(二)

　　In my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (開花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.

　　Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.

　　From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (憂郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy's classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don't know, poke greens are a weed-type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.

　　Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph.D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (傳家寶), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.

　　61.“Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.

　　A. a program directed by Dorothy

　　B. a course given by the author

　　C. an activity held by the students

　　D. an organization sponsored by Union College

　　62.In the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing ________.

　　A. the long track B. the poor houses

　　C. the same train D. the winding road

　　63.Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by ________.

　　A. a warm welcome

　　B. the sight of poke greens

　　C. Dorothy's latest projects

　　D. a big dinner made for her

　　64.What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph?

　　A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.

　　B. She got a pen as a gift from the author.

　　C. She passed the required assessment.

　　D. She received her Ph.D. degree.

　　65.What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

　　A. Whatever you do, you must do it carefully.

　　B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment.

　　C. However poor you are, you have the right to education.

　　D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.

　　湖南高考英語閱讀理解例題答案

　　61. B　細節理解題。 根據文章第一段第三句可知，Early Childhood Development是作者教的一門課程。

　　62. B　細節理解題。 根據文章第二段最后一句的“…the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”可知，又小又破的房子使作者感到最為失望，因此B項正確。

　　63. A　細節理解題。 根據文章第三段第一、二句可知，一到Dorothy的教室，作者就受到熱烈的歡迎，這使她的憂郁消失了，因此A項正確。

　　64. C　推理判斷題。 文章最后一段第三句提到Dorothy面試材料準備充分，而此段的“…to celebrate her victory…”說明Dorothy已經通過了評估測試。

　　65. D　主旨大意題。文章通過講述Dorothy在極其惡劣的環境下獲得成功的故事，說明一個人不管在什么地方，只要付出努力就能實現自己的夢想，因此D項正確。

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