2014高考英语 抓分训练 阅读理解推理判断和猜测词义.docVIP

2014高考英语抓分训练：[阅读理解之推理判断和猜测词义] (限时：25分钟) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 一、推理判断 1．　　The earthquake may rightly be ranked as one of the most disastrous forces known to man: since records began to be written down, it has been estimated (估计) that earthquake-related deaths have numbered in the millions, and that earthquake-related loss has been beyond calculation… The great majority of all earthquakes occurred in two particular areas in history… It is doubtful that man will be ever able to control earthquakes and get rid of their damage altogether.But as how and why earthquakes happen become better understood, man will become more and more able to deal with their possible damage before they occur. The authors purpose in writing the passage probably is to________． A．inform the reader B．entertain the reader C．support a theory D．question a theory 2．　　Why isnt your newspaper reporting any good news? All I read about is murder, bribery and death. Frankly, Im sick of all the bad news. The authors attitude towards the newspaper reporting is to ________． A．complain B．apologize C．amuse D．inform 3．　　With the past in mind, preparations the 2013 season included sweeping changes on both the technical and personal sides. The management at Toyota Motorsport GmbH was restructed, with John Howett moving from Toyota Motor Marketing Europe to become President, thus enabling the company founder, Ove Anderson, more time to concentrate on the operation of the race team at the track. Andersons value as an inspirational leader was one of the teams biggest asserts(财富) in 2012. What will the next paragraph talk about if the passage goes on? A．Preparations for the 2013 season. B．The value of Ove Anderson. C．How to improve the European market? D．Changes on the technical side. 4．　　As a young boy, I sometimes travelled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mail carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: there were ani