【备战2014】2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练(19)及解析

2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练（19）及解析C5[2013·江西卷]DOnemightexpectthattheever－growingdemandsofthetouristtradewouldbringnothingbutgoodforthecountriesthatreceivetheholiday－makers.Indeed,arosypictureispaintedforthelong－termfutureoftheholidayindustry.Everymonthseesthebuildingofanewhotelsomewhere.Andeverymonthanotherrock－boundPacificislandisadvertisedasthe‘lastparadise(天堂)onearth’.However,thescaleandspeedofthisgrowthseemsettodestroytheverythingstouristswanttoenjoy.Inthosecountrieswheretherewasarushtomakequickmoneyoutofsea－sideholidays,over－crowdedbeachesandtheconcretejunglesofendlesshotelshavebeguntolosetheirappeal.Thosecountrieswithlittleexperienceoftourismcansuffermost.Inrecentyears,Nepalsetouttoattractforeignvisitorstofunddevelopmentsinhealthandeducation.Itsforests,fullofwildlifeandrareflowers,wereofferedtotouristsasonemoreuntouchedparadise.Infact,thenaturealltoosoonfelttheeffectsofthousandsofholiday－makerstravelingthroughtheforestland.Ancienttracksbecamemajorroutesforthewalkers,withtheconsequentexploitationofprecioustreesandplants.Notonlycantheenvironmentofacountrysufferfromthesuddengrowthoftourism.Thepeopleaswellrapidlyfeelitseffects.Farmlandmakeswayforhotels,roadsandairports;theoldwayoflifegoes.Theone－timefarmerisnowtheservantofsomemulti－nationalorganization;heisnolongerhisownmaster.Onceitwashisbackthatborethepain;nowitishissmilethatisexploited.Nodoubthewonderswhetherhewasn'thappierinhisvillageworkinghisownland.Thankfully,thetouristindustryiswakinguptotheresponsibilitiesithastowardsthosecountriesthatreceiveitscustomers.Theprotectionofwildlifeandthecreationofnationalparksgohandinhandwithtouristdevelopmentandinfactobtainfinancialsupportfromtouristcompanies.Atthesametime,touristsarebeingencouragedtorespectnotonlythecountrysidetheyvisitbutalsoitspeople.Thewaytourismishandledinthenexttenyearswilldecideitsfateandthatofthecountriesweallwanttovisit.Theirneedsandproblemsaremoreimportantthanthoseofthetouristcompanies.Increasedunderstandinginplanningworld－widetourismcanpreservethemarketforthesecompanies.Ifnot,inafewyears'timetheverythingsthatattracttouristsnowmaywellhavebeendestroyed.71．WhatdoestheauthorindicateinthelastsentenceofParagraph1?A.ThePacificislandisaparadise.B.ThePacificislandisworthvisiting.C.Theadvertisementisnotconvincing.D.Theadvertisementisnotimpressive.72．TheexampleofNepalisusedtosuggest________．A.itsnaturalresourcesareuntouchedB.itsforestsareexploitedforfarmlandC.itdevelopswellinhealthandeducationD.itsuffersfromtheheavyflowoftourists73．WhatcanwelearnaboutthefarmersfromParagraph4?A.Theyarehappytoworktheirownlands.B.Theyhavetopleasethetouristsforaliving.C.Theyhavetostrugglefortheirindependence.D.Theyareproudofworkinginmulti－nationalorganizations.74．Whichofthefollowingdeterminesthefutureoftourism?A.Thenumberoftourists.B.Theimprovementofservices.C.Thepromotionofnewproducts.D.Themanagementoftourism.75．Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthedevelopmentofthetouristindustryis________．A.optimisticB.doubtfulC.objectiveD.negative【要点综述】本文主要介绍了旅游业的发展对当地以及环境等方面的影响。71.C考查推理判断。由“Everymonthseesthebuildingofanewhotelsomewhere.Andeverymonthanotherrock－boundPacificislandisadvertisedasthe‘lastparadise(天堂)onearth’．”可知每个月广告上不停地更换所谓的太平洋上某个岛是“地球上最后的天堂”，由此可推出广告是不可信的，故选C项。72.D考查推理判断。由第三段第一、二句“Thosecountrieswithlittleexperienceoftourismcansuffermost.Inrecentyears,Nepal…”可知尼泊尔的例子是用来说明其受到旅游的负面影响。73.B考查推理判断。由第四段后几句“Theone－timefarmerisnowtheservantofsomemulti－nationalorganization;heisnolongerhisownmaster.Onceitwashisbackthatborethepain;nowitishissmilethatisexploited.Nodoubthewonderswhetherhewasn'thappierinhisvillageworkinghisownland.”曾经的农民成为了某些跨国组织的仆人，自己不再主宰自己的生活，强颜欢笑来取悦游客谋生。74.D考查细节理解。由最后一段第一句“Thewaytourismishandledinthenexttenyearswilldecideitsfate…”可知旅游业的管理决定其未来。75.C考查观点态度。综观全文可知，作者只是客观地介绍了旅游业发展的相关问题。C5[2013·辽宁卷]D“Indeed，”GeorgeWashingtonwroteinhisdiaryin1785,“somekindoffly,orbug,hadbeguntoeattheleavesbeforeIlefthome.”ButthefatherofAmericawasnotthefatherofbug.WhenWashingtonwrotethat,Englishmenhadbeenreferringtoinsectsasbugsformorethanacentury,andAmericanshadalreadycreatedlightning－bug(萤火虫)．ButtheEnglishweresoontostopusingthebugsintheirlanguage,leavingittotheAmericanstocallabugabuginthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.TheAmericanbugcouldalsobeaperson,referringtosomeonewhowascrazyaboutaparticularactivity.Althoughfanbecametheusualterm,sportsfansusedtobecalledracingbugs,baseballbugs,andthelike.Orthebugcouldbeasmallmachineorobject,forexample,abug－shapedcar.Thebugcouldalsobeaburglaralarm,fromwhichcomestheexpressiontobug,thatis,“toinstall(安装)analarm”.Nowitmeansasmallpieceofequipmentthatpeopleuseforlisteningsecretlytoothers'conversations.Sincethe1840s,tobughaslongmeant“tocheat”，andsincethe1940sithasbeenannoying.Wealsoknowthebugasaflawinacomputerprogramorotherdesign.ThatmeaningdatesbacktothetimeofThomasEdison.In1878heexplainedbugsas“littleproblemsanddifficulties”thatrequiredmonthsofstudyandlabortoovercomeindevelopingasuccessfulproduct.In1889itwasrecordedthatEdison“hadbeenupthetwopreviousnightsdiscovering‘abug’inhisinventedrecordplayer.”68．WelearnfromParagraph1th