高考英语阅读理解基础训练题(116)

2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练题（116）及答案

【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】C

Marie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist who lived between 1867—1934.Together with her husband，Pierre，she discovered two new elements (radium and polonium，two radioactive elements that they extracted chemically from pitch-blended ore) and studied the x-rays they emitted.She found that the harmful properties of x-rays were able to kill tumors.By the end of World War Ⅰ，Marie Curie was probably the most famous woman in the world.She had made a conscious decision，however，not to patent methods of processing radium or its medical applications.

Marie Curie was born on November 7,1867 in Poland and died on July 4,1934.Her co-discovery with her husband Pierre Curie of the radioactive elements radium and polonium represents one of the best-known stories in modern science for which they were recognized in 1901 with the Nobel Prize in Physics.In 1911，Marie Curie was honored with a second Nobel Prize，this time in Chemistry，to honor her for successfully isolating pure radium and determining radium’s atomic weight.

As a child，Marie Curie amazed people with her great memory.She learned to read when she was only four years old.Her father was a professor of science and the instruments that he kept in a glass case fascinated Marie.She dreamed of becoming a scientist，but that would not be easy.Her family became very poor，and at the age of 18，Marie became a governess.She helped pay for her sister to study in Paris.Later，her sister helped Marie with her education.In 1891，Marie attended the Sorbonne University in Paris where she met and married Pierre Curie，a well-known physicist.

Marie Curie contributed greatly to our understanding of radioactivity and the effects of x-rays.She received two Nobel Prizes for her brilliant work，but died of leukaemia，caused by her repeated exposure to radioactive materials. 36．What is the main idea of the passage?

A．To give us a general introduction to Madame Curie. B．To show us how Madame Curie discovered radium. C．To tell us how Madame Curie developed as a scientist.

D．To tell us how Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes.

37．Madame Curie was given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry because ________. A．she discovered radium

B．she separated pure radium and calculated its atomic weight C．she discovered polonium

D．she didn’t patent methods of processing radium

38．Which of the following statements about Madame Curie is NOT true? A．Madame Curie made great contributions to medical science. B．Madame Curie was very smart and ambitious when she was a child. C．Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes in Physics. D．Madame Curie’s husband helped her a lot in her research. 39．We can infer from the third paragraph that ______. ①Madame Curie got married when she was at college. ②Madame Curie had a great ambition when she was young. ③Madame Curie loved teaching more than anything else.

④Madame Curie must have met a lot of difficulties to get high education. ⑤Her father had a great influence on Madame Curie’s future career. ⑥Madame Curie was very smart when she was a child. A．①②④⑤⑥ B．②④⑤⑥ C．②③④⑤⑥ D．①②③④⑤

40．Which is the right order about Madame Curie according to the passage? a．married Pierre b．attended university c．discovered radium

d．determined radium’s atomic weight e．won the Nobel Prize in Physics

A．b，c，a，d，e B．b，a，c，d，e C．b，a，c，e，d D．b，c，a，e，d 36．A [主旨大意题。通读全文可知。]

37．B [细节理解题。根据文中第二段最后一句话可知答案。]

38．C [根据第二段内容可知居里夫人两次获得诺贝尔奖，第二次是诺贝尔化学奖。] 39．B [推理判断题。根据第一、二句话可知居里夫人非常聪明；第三句可知居里夫人的父亲对她有很大影响；第四句可知她有很大的抱负；根据第五句话可知她所遇到的困难。她当家庭教师只是由于家庭贫穷；根据最后一句话可知她在上大学期间遇到了其丈夫，但结婚不一定是在求学期间。]

40．C [细节理解题。根据全文可知答案为C项。]

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。

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Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.

After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar , and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.

Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. \excited, writing to kids from all over,\\

Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.

These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will

hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.

Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. \charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure,\says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. \Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.\

1. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?

A. He needs to go to the doctor every day. B. He studies the leading cause of diabetes C. He has a positive attitude to this disease. D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles. 2. Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.

A. diabetics to communicate B. volunteers to find jobs C. children to amuse themselves D. rock stars to share resources. 3. According to the text, Kody ______.

A. feel lonely because of his illness B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com

C. helps create the online kid’s forums D. writes children’s stories online

4. What can we learn about Fight It?

A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties. B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.

C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics. D. It owns a well-known medical website.

5. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.

A. works full-time in a diabetes charity B. employs 22 people for his website

C. helps diabetics in his own way D. ties to find a cure for diabetes 【参考答案】1—5、CABAC