2014高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50-22
A
There is a saying in France that states,
The Tour de France began as a publicity stunt for the French sports newspaper, L’Auto．Hcnri Desgranges, who worked for L’Auto, came up with the idea for
The Tour de France has developed several special honors for which racers compete．Above all, the highest honor is the
1. Who wins the Tour de France?
A. The first cyclist to finish the race．
B. The cyclist with the most points．
C. The cyclist with the polka dot jersey．
D. The cyclist with the shortest overall time．
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第一段最后一句话 “The rider who completes all six legs of the race in the shortest overall time wins．” 可知，答案为D。
2. Henri Desgranges was_______.
A. a photographer
B. a famous cyclist
C. the man who first won the Tour de France
D. the man who first thought of the Tour de France
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第二段第二句话 “Hcnri Desgranges, who worked for L’Auto, came up with the idea for ‘the greatest bike race in the world’, and on July 1,1903, the first Tour de France began．” 可知，D选项正确。
3. How many stages make up the Tour de France?
A．One． B．Four． C．Six． D．Ten
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第一段最后一句话 “The rider who completes all six legs of the race in the shortest overall time wins．” 可知，C选项正确。
4. The yellow jersey is worn by____.
A. the fastest daily cyclist B. the fastest overall cyclist
C. the youngest cyclist D. the champion from the previous year 答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由最后一段 “Mr．Desgranges introduced the yellow jersey in 1919 to show the leading racer each rider's total time in order to find the racer with the lowest time．That racer wears the yellow jersey during the day's race．” 可知，yellow jersey用来表示比赛者用的时间最少，比赛者在比赛当天佩戴此物，故答案为A。
B
A rise in the number of suicides（自杀）in South Korea has led policeman Yoo Byong-jong to a new job. He patrols（巡逻）Seoul’s bridges to prevent desperate people throwing themselves into the river.
According to South Korea’s health ministry, suicide rates have doubled in a decade and are now the leading cause of death for people in their 20s and 30s.
The country has the fourthhighest suicide rate among the 30 industrialized countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It recorded 22.8 suicide deaths for every 100, 000 people in 2003. That's lower than Hungary，Finland and close neighbor Japan . But the number is growing by about 1 percent each year，faster than for all other OECD nations.
In a move to cut suicides by a fifth by 2010，the health ministry is running a television ad campaign. It opens with a lonely man walking on a bridge. A voiceover says，“Think five minutes more before you give it all away...Don't forget you have a loving family.” Other ministry plans include setting up more hotlines and training more suicide counselors. Authorities are also limiting websites that provide suicide methods and sometimes even sell toxic(有毒的)chemicals. Distressed individuals range from students worried about poor grades to people in debt as well as disgraced politicians.
Exports say the rising number in some way can be blamed on media coverage of recent highprofile suicides. These include top business leaders and celebrities(名人)who apparently lead a number of people to copy their actions.
“We saved 50 lives this year when people turned to bridges as a place to die after news reports of such deaths by ‘big shots’，” said the 38yearold Yoo，in
December.
Last July，the government and civil associations urged media to avoid reporting specific methods and locations of suicides. But it is difficult to clearly give reasons for the suicide increase.
1. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. desperation problems in Korea
B. suicide problems in Korea
C. how to reduce suicides in Korea
D. the relations between life and suicide
答案解析：答案为B。本题为主旨大意题。全文报道了韩国的自杀率问题非常严峻， 当局为抑制自杀采取了一系列的措施，第一段点出话题，最后一段呼应了话题，故答案为B。
2. Suicide rates in South Korea ___________.
A. arouse international concerns
B. are going from bad to worse
C. didn’t draw special attention of the government
D. have done great harm to the economical development
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第三段最后一句话 “But the number is growing by about 1 percent each year，faster than for all other OECD nations.” 可知，自杀率每年在增长，也就是在变得更糟糕，故答案为B。
3. Lowering the number of reported suicides by celebrities in the media in Korea ______.
A. will be limited
B. damage the fame of media
C. didn't affect people's daily life.
D. might cause fewer people to commit suicide
答案解析：答案为D。本题为推理题。由第五段 “Exports say the rising number in some way can be blamed on media coverage of recent highprofile suicides. These include top business leaders and celebrities who apparently lead a number of people to copy their actions.”可知，专家认为自杀人数在上升在某些程度上是归咎于媒体报道的高数据的自杀率，其中包括商业领导要人和名人的自杀引起了人们去效仿他们的行为，可以推断，降低媒体报道的名人自杀人数或许能使较少的人自杀，故答案为D。
4. From the passage, we can infer that_______.
A. authorities manage websites efficiently
B. present hotlines are not enough for suicide counselors
C. cutting suicides by a fifth by 2010 is easy to carry out
D. people choose suicide as the way to end their lives for a lack of love
答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由第四段倒数第二句话 “Authorities are also limiting websites that provide suicide methods and sometimes even sell toxic
chemicals.”可知，当局限制提供自杀方法甚至卖有毒的化学药物的网站，可以推断，当局有效地对网站进行了管理。故答案为A。
由第四段 “Other ministry plans include setting up more hotlines and training more suicide counselors.” 可知，由于自杀者众多，因此要建立更多的热线和培训更多的自杀咨询专员来阻止自杀，B选项意思与此不符。从第四段所实施的阻止自杀的措施来看，减少自杀并不容易实施，故C选项错误。由最后一段最后一句话 “But it is difficult to clearly give reasons for the suicide increase.” 可知，D选项错误。
2014高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50-22
A
There is a saying in France that states,
The Tour de France began as a publicity stunt for the French sports newspaper, L’Auto．Hcnri Desgranges, who worked for L’Auto, came up with the idea for
The Tour de France has developed several special honors for which racers compete．Above all, the highest honor is the
1. Who wins the Tour de France?
A. The first cyclist to finish the race．
B. The cyclist with the most points．
C. The cyclist with the polka dot jersey．
D. The cyclist with the shortest overall time．
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第一段最后一句话 “The rider who completes all six legs of the race in the shortest overall time wins．” 可知，答案为D。
2. Henri Desgranges was_______.
A. a photographer
B. a famous cyclist
C. the man who first won the Tour de France
D. the man who first thought of the Tour de France
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第二段第二句话 “Hcnri Desgranges, who worked for L’Auto, came up with the idea for ‘the greatest bike race in the world’, and on July 1,1903, the first Tour de France began．” 可知，D选项正确。
3. How many stages make up the Tour de France?
A．One． B．Four． C．Six． D．Ten
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第一段最后一句话 “The rider who completes all six legs of the race in the shortest overall time wins．” 可知，C选项正确。
4. The yellow jersey is worn by____.
A. the fastest daily cyclist B. the fastest overall cyclist
C. the youngest cyclist D. the champion from the previous year 答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由最后一段 “Mr．Desgranges introduced the yellow jersey in 1919 to show the leading racer each rider's total time in order to find the racer with the lowest time．That racer wears the yellow jersey during the day's race．” 可知，yellow jersey用来表示比赛者用的时间最少，比赛者在比赛当天佩戴此物，故答案为A。
B
A rise in the number of suicides（自杀）in South Korea has led policeman Yoo Byong-jong to a new job. He patrols（巡逻）Seoul’s bridges to prevent desperate people throwing themselves into the river.
According to South Korea’s health ministry, suicide rates have doubled in a decade and are now the leading cause of death for people in their 20s and 30s.
The country has the fourthhighest suicide rate among the 30 industrialized countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It recorded 22.8 suicide deaths for every 100, 000 people in 2003. That's lower than Hungary，Finland and close neighbor Japan . But the number is growing by about 1 percent each year，faster than for all other OECD nations.
In a move to cut suicides by a fifth by 2010，the health ministry is running a television ad campaign. It opens with a lonely man walking on a bridge. A voiceover says，“Think five minutes more before you give it all away...Don't forget you have a loving family.” Other ministry plans include setting up more hotlines and training more suicide counselors. Authorities are also limiting websites that provide suicide methods and sometimes even sell toxic(有毒的)chemicals. Distressed individuals range from students worried about poor grades to people in debt as well as disgraced politicians.
Exports say the rising number in some way can be blamed on media coverage of recent highprofile suicides. These include top business leaders and celebrities(名人)who apparently lead a number of people to copy their actions.
“We saved 50 lives this year when people turned to bridges as a place to die after news reports of such deaths by ‘big shots’，” said the 38yearold Yoo，in
December.
Last July，the government and civil associations urged media to avoid reporting specific methods and locations of suicides. But it is difficult to clearly give reasons for the suicide increase.
1. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. desperation problems in Korea
B. suicide problems in Korea
C. how to reduce suicides in Korea
D. the relations between life and suicide
答案解析：答案为B。本题为主旨大意题。全文报道了韩国的自杀率问题非常严峻， 当局为抑制自杀采取了一系列的措施，第一段点出话题，最后一段呼应了话题，故答案为B。
2. Suicide rates in South Korea ___________.
A. arouse international concerns
B. are going from bad to worse
C. didn’t draw special attention of the government
D. have done great harm to the economical development
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第三段最后一句话 “But the number is growing by about 1 percent each year，faster than for all other OECD nations.” 可知，自杀率每年在增长，也就是在变得更糟糕，故答案为B。
3. Lowering the number of reported suicides by celebrities in the media in Korea ______.
A. will be limited
B. damage the fame of media
C. didn't affect people's daily life.
D. might cause fewer people to commit suicide
答案解析：答案为D。本题为推理题。由第五段 “Exports say the rising number in some way can be blamed on media coverage of recent highprofile suicides. These include top business leaders and celebrities who apparently lead a number of people to copy their actions.”可知，专家认为自杀人数在上升在某些程度上是归咎于媒体报道的高数据的自杀率，其中包括商业领导要人和名人的自杀引起了人们去效仿他们的行为，可以推断，降低媒体报道的名人自杀人数或许能使较少的人自杀，故答案为D。
4. From the passage, we can infer that_______.
A. authorities manage websites efficiently
B. present hotlines are not enough for suicide counselors
C. cutting suicides by a fifth by 2010 is easy to carry out
D. people choose suicide as the way to end their lives for a lack of love
答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由第四段倒数第二句话 “Authorities are also limiting websites that provide suicide methods and sometimes even sell toxic
chemicals.”可知，当局限制提供自杀方法甚至卖有毒的化学药物的网站，可以推断，当局有效地对网站进行了管理。故答案为A。
由第四段 “Other ministry plans include setting up more hotlines and training more suicide counselors.” 可知，由于自杀者众多，因此要建立更多的热线和培训更多的自杀咨询专员来阻止自杀，B选项意思与此不符。从第四段所实施的阻止自杀的措施来看，减少自杀并不容易实施，故C选项错误。由最后一段最后一句话 “But it is difficult to clearly give reasons for the suicide increase.” 可知，D选项错误。