2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（3）及答案阅读理解- 真题试做(2012湖南高考，B 篇)Still seeking a destination for your weekend break？There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.Kings Art CentreA day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere.This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.You could attend a class teaching you how to learn from the masters or get more creative with paintfree of charge.The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.The Botanic GardenThe Garden has over 8,000 plant species；it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.T he multibranched Torch Aloe here is impressive.The African plant produces red flowers above bluegreen leaves，and is not one to miss.Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula，a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.The Garden is also a place for wildlifeenthusiasts.Look for grass snakes in the lake.A snake called Hissing Sid is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.Byrons PoolMany stories surround Lord Byrons time as a student of Cambridge University.Arriving in 1805，he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”However ，it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough.Im not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms.He spent a great deal of time w alking in the village.It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake，which is now known as Byrons Pool.A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside，the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields.The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea.If you dont trust me，then perhaps youll take it from Virginia Woolfover a century after Byron，she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.61As mentioned in the passage，there is a small charge for _.Aattending the masters classBworking with local artistsClearning life drawingDseeing an exhib ition62“Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are _.Acommon insects Bimpressive plantsCrarelyseen snakes Dwildlife enthusiasts63We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed _.Ato fear pet bears Bto like walkingCto be a heavy drinker Dto finish university in 180564In the passage Byrons Pool is described as a lake _.Asurrounded by fields Bowned by Lord ByronClocated in Grantchester Ddiscovered by Virginia Woolf65What is the passage mainly about?ASome places for weekend break.BA way to become creative in art.CThe colourful life in the countryside.DUnknown stories of Cambridge University.真题试做61C细节理解题。根据第一则广告中最后一句 “The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.”可知，此处C 项正确。62B细节理解题。根据第二则广告中第二段首句 “The multibranched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant.”可知，Torch Aloe是一种植物。根据第三段中“. ，a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and.”可知，Venus Flytrap也是一种植物。故B项正确。63. B细节理解题。根据第三则广告中第一段最后一句“He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.”可知，他花了大量时间在村子里散步。故此处B项正确。64A细节理解题。根据第三则广告中第二段 “A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields.(拜伦潭位于剑桥郡南部乡村格兰切斯特几英里处，周围是环绕田野的美丽的环形小路)”可知A项正确，排除B 、C项。根据最后一句“.Virginia Woolfover a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.”可知弗吉尼亚 伍尔芙并不是发现拜伦潭的人，只是继拜伦之后，在此游过泳，故排除D项。65A主旨大意题。根据文章首句 “Still seeking a destination for your weekend break？ There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.”可知，这三则广告都是提供给大学生周末休闲的。故A 项正确。C7 2013安徽卷 BUsing too much water or throwing rubbish into our river s are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger， but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers.It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall，but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference，too. In the United States， a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live，but theres a lot we can do to lower the number.You can take steps to save water in your home.To