2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(18)
【2014】高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(7)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（7）及答案阅读理解There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师)tried to trim(修剪)its claws.Calls and emails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties，offering Laurie Crouch，who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症)，everything from dogs to money，such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said，“I would like to buy her a new dog.”A story about the death of Crouch's pet，Gooch，was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily.Crouch said a groomer tied Gooch up with a collar，and then she and a man sat on the dog to trim its nails.Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe，but she said she was ignored.“If I could have walked，I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her，but I can't do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal，but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待)，” Larry Obrecht，division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills，said.People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help.A message，from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles PuppyRescue，in Roseville，said，“We have puppies to donate and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.”“When Gooch was with me，I was happy，” Crouch said.“I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch.There's never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”1．What does the passage mainly tell us?A．A disabled woman's service dog.B．A cruel groomer killed a disabled woman's dog.C．People's love for a disabled woman who lost her dog.D．A disabled woman loves to have the dog as company.2．People called and emailed to ______.A．give their angry voice to the groomerB．offer help and care to Laurie CrouchC．tell Crouch how to punish the groomerD．offer a cure for Crouch's disease3．Gooch died mainly because ______.A．the groomer was carelessB．the groomer didn't know how to trim the dog's nailsC．the groomer sat on the dog with another manD．the dog was wearing a collar4．What do we know about Crouch's dog?A．It was a specially trained service dog.B．It was trained to do many things for people.C．It was Crouch's only friend.D．It could offer some help to Crouch.5．We can infer from the passage that ______.A．Crouch must be sad after lo sing her dogB．Crouch refused to take another dogC．Crouch has accepted another dog from a strangerD．Crouch can live well without a dog's company41．C主旨大意题。
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品练习题(18)
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品练习题（18）及答案第—节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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。
（ A ）From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created：the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.You cannot be successful without first developing your self-confidence. Your level of self-confidence is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-confidence are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are mere victims. They are leaves tossed（摇摆）by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmlybelieve it, you are on the road to success.41. People with low self-confidence are compared to leaves because they____________.A. are ready to change their mindsB. are easily affected by windy weatherC. don't have the power to face their fateD. can't control themselves in life42. Losers would think that ___________.A. success is the result of hard workB. working hard will lead to successC. their failure is only because of bad luckD. they don't make efforts to succeed43. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that ___________.A. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudesB. developing confidence is the key to future successC. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mindD. setting our expectations is essential before taking action44. The last paragraph serves as ____________.A. the proof of the author's pointsB. the conclusion of the argumentC. an introduction to another topicD. a comparison between two views45. Which is the best title for the text? _______________.A. Success is a choiceB. The secrets of successC. Develop our confidenceD. How to achieve success41. D. 文中三\四段: 原文的who do not believe that they have any power是指他们没有掌控自己命运的能力, 不是没有面对命运的能力.42. C.43. A. 原文第五段末句说“成功依赖于信心的程度”, 也就是人的态度. 信心对于成功很重要而不是“培养信心”很重要.44. B.45. A. 原文第二段的Success is a choice and not a chance.是全文的论点. 此文并没有介绍成功的具体过程或方法.阅读理解-----------------DThe income gap between China's rural and urban residents（居民） has continued to widen during the past few years in spite of rapidly rising rural incomes, Agricultural Minister Sun Zhengcai said here on Wednesday．The income ratio（比率） between urban and rural residents was 3．28:1 in 2006, against 3．23:1 in 2003, said Sun in his report on the promotion of building a new countryside in 2007．Sun also said the net income of rural residents in different regions also varied widely．The income gap is only one of several problems in rural areas, according to Sun's report．While listing the achievements in rural areas in recent years, Sun believed that rural development still followed behind urban development．"We have bigger pressure to ensure the supply of major agricultural products such as grain," he said．"China's urbanization（都市化） has been speeded up and more rural residents have gone to urban areas," he said．"In this case, more agricultural producers become farm produce consumers, which created more pressure for supply," he said．Another problem facing China's agricultural development is inadequate application of science and technology．"Only 30 percent of scientific and technological achievements have been applied to agricultural production, which is 40 percentage points lower than developed countries," he said．Despite increased government spending in rural areas, the infrastructure（基。
2014年高考英语阅读理解精品训练题(有答案)
2014年高考英语阅读理解精品训练题（有答案）2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（8）及答案阅读理解(2012·湖南长、望、浏、宁一模，篇)Develped and develping natins an learn fr eah ther seeing a l&sh;arbn en，a hinese gvernent ffiial said in Shanghai esterda “hina desn’t lag develped natins in t ers f energ saving and green en”，said Zhu hangi，diretr f the energ saving departent f the inistr f Industr and Infratin Tehnlg“hile e an learn an aspets fr develped natins，the als shuld learn sething fr us，suh as ater nservatin，” Zhu said in a speeh du ring the ne Path f hina’s Industrilizatin fru at the nging hina Internatinal Industr Fair 2009He said industrilized natins and hina are dealing ith different issues t bat liate hangeThe United ingd，fr exaple，is nerned abut transprt，buildings and ne energ in reduing arbn eissinsFr hina，the st urgent tas is h t realize ne&sh;tpe f industrilizatin and avid istaes that ther untries ade hen the industrilizedAs suh，verseas exhibitrs at this ear’s fair are shing as t help hina ahieve l arbn eissins in the industrial setinSiss per and autatin tehnlg grup ABB alled fr a strnger fus n prdutlife&sh;le assesent，r LA，hih is used t stud the envirnental ipat f a prdut fr the researh and anufaturing stage thrugh its usage and reling Tbias Beer，head f ABB’s p ress autatin divisin fr Nrth Asia and hina，said LA is an effetive tl in helping anufaturing industries t redue arbn eissinsLA shs that industrial usters shuld fus n a prdut’s envirnental ipat thrughut its life&sh;le instead f n its initial investent r read&sh;t&sh;use stageFr exaple，a tr’s initial investent aunts fr nl 3 perent f its life&sh;le st，hile 94 perent ges t fuel nsuptin and the rest t aintenaneRihard Hausann，Nrth East Asia E f Sieens，said，“The lr f future industrilizatin is green”The Geran pan reentl annunes that it ants t reeive rders rth re than 6 billin Eurs (US 88 billin) fr intelligent net per netrs，Sart Grid，ver the next five earsSieens has set a 20 perent aret share target fr the glbal sart grid businessA sart grid delivers eletriit fr suppliers t nsuers using digital tehnlg，advaned sensrs speialized puters that save energ，redue sts and inrease reliabilitThe United States and hina are nsidered the t biggest arets fr sart grid1．“______” an replae the underlined rd “lag”．A．Fall behind B．Be superir t．Atta D．Fear2．hih f the flling abut LA is TRUE?A．LA is used t stud the ipat n a prdutB．LA an help anufaturing industries derease arbn release a lt．LA shs industrial usters shuld fus n a prdut’s envirnental influene n its initial investentD．LA as ne f the exhibitins at this ear’s fair3．e an infer ______ fr the eleventh paragraph f this passageA．Sieens has upied 20 perent aret share fr the glbal sart grid businessB．Sieens reeived rders rth 6 billin Eurs reentl．Sieens ill earn $ 88 billin fr intelligent per netrsD．Sieens’ plan abut Sart Grid a e true in the future4．______ abut Sart Grid isn’t entined in the passageA．Energ&sh;saving B．L&sh;st．SeuritD．Sall in size．The best title fr the passage ______A．Develped and Develping Natins an Learn Fr Eah therB．L&sh;arbn En—a Shared Gal．Intelligent Per NetrsD．T Biggest arets fr Sart Grid参考答案-----71．A词义猜测题。
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品练习题(10)
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品练习题〔10〕与答案第三局部：阅读理解〔共20小题；每一小题2分，总分为40分〕阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe Colonel ask Ashenden a good many questions and then suggested that he had particular qualifications for the Secret Service. Ashenden knew several European languages and the fact that he was a writer provided excellent cover: on the pretext that he was writing a book he could, without attracting attention, visit any neutral country.It was while they were discussing this point that the Colonel said, "You know you might get material that would be very useful to you in your work. I'll tell you an incident that occurred only recently. Very dramatic. A foreign government minister went down to a Mediterranean resort to recover from a cold and he had some very important documents with him that he kept in a dispatch case(公文箱). A day or two after he arrived, he picked up a beautiful blonde at some restaurant or other, and he got very friendly with her. He took her back to his hotel, and when he came to himself in the morning, the lady and the dispatch-case had disappeared. They had one or two drinks up in his room and his theory is that when his back was turned the woman slipped a drug in his glass."Do you mean to say that happened the other day?" said Ashenden."The week before last.""Impossible," cried Ashenden. "Why! We've been putting that incident on the stage for sixty years, we've written it in a thousand novels. Do you mean to say that life has only just caught up with us?""Well, I can guarantee the truth of the story." said the Colonel, "And believe me, the government has been put to no end of trouble by the loss of the documents.""Well sir, if you can't do better than that in the Secret Service," sighed Ashenden, " I'm afraid that as a source of inspiration to the writer of fiction, it's washout."51．How did the Colonel suggest that Ashenden's being a writer would relate to his work as a spy?A. It would make traveling abroad more possible.B. It would make it easier for him to meet people.C. It would enable him to avoid arousing suspicion.D. It would enable him to use the languages he knew.52．The reason for the Minister's trip was ________ .A. to fetch some documentsB.to get over an illnessC. to meet a spyD. to deliver some papers53．According to the Colonel the incident happened _______ .A. a few days beforeB. a few weeks beforeC. two weeks beforeD. sixty years before54．Ashenden cried 'Impossible' after hearing the Colonel's story because he thought ______ .A. it could not possibly happenB. it was too embarrassingC. it was too close to fictionD. it was too recent51―CBCC阅读理解LEEDS, England—A Leeds University psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies."The hate we hold within us is a cancer, " Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.More than 70 people have become members in Hart's first 20-week workshop in London—a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian- born Hart.The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people. "People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness," he said, "People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one."Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed."The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with," said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people "want to get free of the past".36. From this passage we know that________.A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hateB. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professorsC. without hate, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heartD. people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies 【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。
【2014】高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(5)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（5）及答案阅读理解-------【细节理解题】常见错误类型：(1)张冠李戴。
把文章作者的观点与他人的观点混淆起来，题干问的是作者的观点，选项中出现的却是他人的观点；或者题干问的是他人的观点，却把作者的观点放到选项中去。
或者是选项的答案并非是题干中主语的行为或观点，而是文中其他人物的行为或观点。
(2)扩缩范围。
英语文章为了表达准确、严密，很注意对范围的限定，有时通过加上almost all，nearly，more than，normally，usually等词对文意加以限制，“扩缩范围”干扰法就是通过改变或去掉限制性词语，将信息中的范围、程度、色彩等改变，使该选项看似正确，实际上却是错误的。
(3)无中生有。
干扰项往往是生活的基本常识和普遍接受的观点，但在原文中并无相关的信息支持点，这种选项的设置往往与问题的设问毫不相干。
此外，干扰项也可能就是与所阅读的文章内容没有任何联系。
(4)偷梁换柱。
干扰项用了与原文相似的句型结构和大部分相似的单词，却在不易引人注意的地方换了几个词汇，造成句意的改变。
(5)文不对题。
这类题最不容易辨别，选项中的描述与原文完全一致，确属原文中的一个细节，这时要回到题干，看该选项是否能回答题干所提的问题。
阅读理解---------【推理判断题】易错点(2012·四川高考，A篇)On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land，we watch the lines of rain move across the scene，the moon rise over the hills，and the stars appear in the sky.The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.Every window in our wooden house has a view，and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before.Each look reminds us where we are.There is space fo r our three boys to play outside，to shoot arrows，collect tree seeds，build earth houses and climb trees.Our kids have learned the names of the trees，and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation.As they tell all who show even a passing interest，maple(枫树)makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.The air is clean and fresh.The water from the well has a pleasant taste，and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink.Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water，they never say anything against that.The seasons change just outside the door.We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars'(杨树)putting out the first green leaves of spring.The rainbowsmelt fills the local stream as the ice gradually disappears，and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter.A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.41．What can be learned from Paragraph 2?A．The scenes are colorful and changeable.B．There are many windows in the wooden house.C．The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.D．The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.【错混透析】A推理判断题。
2014届高三英语阅读理解训练题(有答案)
2014届高三英语阅读理解训练题（有答案）2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（2）及答案阅读理解----Ban an iPhne reall ae u happier? A ne stud sas “es” Arding t a surve f 3,000 peple arund the rld, aess t (进入) uniatins tehnlg is a ar fatr in inreasing happinesse all need a fe basi things in rder t be happ: aess t lean ater and fd, a he, health are, and relatinships But ne the neessities are et, hat d peple st desire? The anser is aess t uniatin devies (设备), arding t the surve b BS, the hartered Institute fr ITst peple in the stud gave siilar ansers, but the ptential (潜在的) happiness inrease that tehnlg uld bring abut as partiularl great in en and in peple ith l ines r levels f eduatin — even in develping untries hile farers in the Afrian untrside aren’t liel t pi up the latest shin ts fr Apple, even a siple ell phne an serve as a valuable happiness-inreasing tl, alling the develpent f sial netrs bend the unit“hether ung r ld, e’re all sial beings, e all have a need fr uniatin,” researher Paul Flatters tld BB NesIn rural (乡村) unities, aess t uniatins tehnlg suh as ell phnes andputers is liited, but expanding, thans t grups lie ne Laptp Per hild, hih supplies hildren in develping untries ith basi laptps that all the t researh shl prets and nnet ith thers all ver the rld ther grups, lie the U’s puter Aid, are helping rural villagers get ired ith the help f prtable ber afes (便携式网吧) that all lals t lg nline t send eails and perfr r-related researh And ba he, it sees fr the results that sall IT devies lie the iPhne reall an inrease ur happiness — prvided u use it t tal ith and send essages, phts, and vides t friends and fail t help strengthen ur sial netrs, rather than sipl pla Angr Birds4 H des an iPhne ae ne happier, arding t the stud?A B giving ne a higher ineB B letting ne eep in tuh ith thersB giving ne hanes t surf the InternetD B letting ne en vies r tae phts46 hat des the stud sh us?A H an peple are using iPhnesB hat uniatin tls peple lie t usehat peple need besides the basi neessitiesD hat is the life f peple in develping untries lie47 The underlined rds “Angr Birds” in the last paragraph st prbabl refer t “______”A birds that are angrB an e-gaenaught hildrenD a puter48 The authr rte the text t tell us that ______A uniatins tehnlg an inrease happinessB the iPhne is the best ell phne in the rldplaing ith an iPhne is a aste f tieD peple in develped untries are happier7[2013·重庆卷] EIt is idel nn that an English nversatin begins ith The eatherSuh a fixatin ith the eather finds expressin in Drhnsn’s faus ent that “hen t English eet, their first tal is f eather” Thugh hnsn’s bservatin is as aurate n as it as ver t hundred ears ag, st entatrs fail t e up ith a nvining explanatin fr this English eather－speaBill Brsn, fr exaple, nludes that，as the English eather is nt at all exiting，the bsessin ith it an hardl be understdHe argues that “T an utsider，the st striing thing abut the English eather is that there is nt ver uh f it” Sipl, the reasn is that the unusual and unpreditable eather is alst unnn in the British Islesere Paxan, hever, disagrees ith Brsn, arguing that the English eatheris b nature attrativeBrsn is rng, he sas，beause the English preferene fr the eather has nthing t d ith the natural phenena “The interest is less in the phenena theselves, but in unertaint” Arding t hi, the eather in England is ver hangeable and unertain and it attrats the English as ell as the utsider Brsn and Paxan stand fr n isneptins abut the eather－spea ang the EnglishBth entatrs, seh, are issing the pintThe English eather nversatin is nt reall abut the eather at allEnglish eather－spea is a sste f signs，hih is develped t help the speaers vere the natural reserve and atuall tal t eah therEverne ns nversatins starting ith eather－spea are nt requests fr eather dataRather, the are rutine greetings，nversatin starters r the blan “fillers” In ther rds, English eather－spea is a eans f sial bnding72．The authr entins Drhnsn’s ent t sh that ________．A．st entatrs agree ith DrhnsnB．Drhnsn is faus fr his eather bservatin．the ent as aurate t hundred ears agD．English nversatins usuall start ith the eather73．hat des the underlined rd “bsessin” st prbabl refer t?A．A sial trendB．An etinal state．A histrial neptD．An unnn phenenn74．Arding t the passage，ere Paxan believes that ________．A．Bill Brsn has little nledge f the eatherB．there is nthing speial abut the English eather．the English eather attrats peple t the British IslesD．English peple tal abut the eather fr its unertaint7．hat is the authr’s ain purpse f riting the passage?A．T explain hat English eather－spea is abutB．T analse isneptins abut the English eather．T find fault ith bth Bill Brsn and ere PaxanD．T nvine peple that the English eather is hangeable【要点综述】本通过对Bill Brsn和ere Paxan两人迥然不同的观点的陈述阐明作者对英国人以天气为寒暄内容的见解。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解训练(18)及答案
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解训练（18）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【黑龙江省哈三中2014高考英语试题】A“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy –they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.”–– Jeff BezosI got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the f act that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per ye ar. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and t he idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles wa s very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d bee n married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follo w my passion.I was working at a financial firm in with a bunch of very smart p eople, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, list ened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense t o me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficul t choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret tryin g and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a d ecision to not try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.21. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. His dream of being an inventor.B. The support of his wife.C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.D. Millions of exciting titles.22. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?.A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and d isturb him.B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.23. We can know from the passage that _______.A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passag e?A. Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting of AmazonC. Following My PassionD. We Are What We Choose【参考答案】21—24 CACD较难题目特训：介绍说明类Stress caused by social situations, such as giving a speech or going to a job interview, can affect some people’s immune syst em in ways that harm their health, researchers have found. The study included 124 volunteers who were purposely put into embarrassed social situations. Those who showed greater neur al (神经) sensitivity to social rejection also had greater increases in in flammatory (炎症) activity when exposed to social stress.“It turns out there are important differences in how people expla in and respond to social situations,” lead author George Slavich , at the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the Univ ersity of California, Los Angeles, said in a UCLA news release. “For example,” he explained, “we sometimes see giving a spee ch in front of an audience as a welcomed challenge; other times , it’s threatening and sad. In this study, we sought to examine th e neural bases for these differences in response and to underst and how these differences relate to biological processes that ca n affect human health and well-being.”The findings provide “further evidence of how closely our mind and body are connected. We have known for a long time that s ocial stress can get under the skin to increase risk for disease, but it’s been unclear exactly how these effects occur. As we know, this study is the first to identify the neurocognitive (神经认知) pathways that might be involved in inflammatory responses to sharp social stress,” Slavich said.Increases in inflammatory activity are part of the immune syste m’s natural response to potentially harmful situations, but “frequ ent or chronic (慢性的) activation of the system may increase the risk for a variety o f illnesses,” Slavich added.The study was released online Aug. 2 in advance of publication in an upcoming print issue of the Proceedings of the National A cademy of Sciences.1. Where do you first find the study?A. A magazine.B. A website.C. A literature.D. An advertisement.2. Judging from volunteers, might be more likely to have inflammation.A. those who were more sensitive to social rejectionB. those who were purposely put into societyC. those who gave a speech before audienceD. those who suffered frequent or chronic illness3. The author quotes examples of the fourth paragraph mainly to .A. show further evidence of how closely our mind and body are connectedB. prove important differences in how people explain and respo nd to social situationsC. explain volunteers are sensitive to social rejection when exp osed to social stressD. make clear that how stress caused by social situations break s down immune system4. We can infer thatif there is inflammatory response in people’s immune system.A. chronic illness will be caused by the repeated stressB. doctors can identify the neurocognitive pathwaysC. people may avoid being affected by sharp social stressD. risk of getting various diseases will be reduced【参考答案】15. BABA较难题目特训：介绍说明类People can write many things about this life. In this case, precio us moments become the compositions of history. What about y ou? People should learn from each other, thus they need to read the latest news. It is really interesting to spend your spare time and start your day in the morning. How can you get the inform ation? You will never run out of choices, since there are many d ifferent resources to read out there. You can say hello to the wo rld by clicking the mouse on your computer and you can also re ad the daily newspaper in your patio (庭院).However, Internet offers fast and effective solutions for the read ers. Reading the news on the Internet is just a simple task to do . If you are a mobile person, it is impossible for you to bring the computer and mouse. So, several digital devices are accessible to meet your needs of latest information. You have iPad, smart phone and some other possible solutions. They are your best fri ends to gain the information about every single thing which has happened in certain part of the world.Now, it’s time to find the most reliable source. You can easily fin d the amount of websites on the Internet. They offer news and i nformation about many different things, but only few of them will answer your questions. The reliable and accurate sources will l et you read and think further about certain news and informatio n. Definitely, you should find the site with various popular categ ories of news. There should be some categories such as busine ss, sports and technology. Where should you go now?You will find the answer at News Daily Spot and get the complete information about other issues. For you who love to know mo re about celebrity and biography, feel free to read the biography (传记) of several celebrities, such as Kourtney Kardashian. Read t he news and see the face of the world today.1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Many ways exist for us to know about the world.B. Newspaper plays an important part in our daily life.C. The Internet shortens the distance between people.D. The Internet helps people get more information about the wo rld.2. You are always on business, so .A. it is convenient for you to carry a desktop computerB. you’d better carry several digital devicesC. an iPad will benefit you a lotD. you only read newspapers every day3. Why does the author say “it’s time to find the most reliable so urce”?A. You must find the reliable and accurate information.B. You can get all answers to any questions.C. Various websites will offer the same things.D. You should use your head to think over after reading.4. The purpose of the author is .A. to get us to know more about the usage of InternetB. to advertise for News Daily SpotC. to draw attention to News Daily SpotD. to introduce more famous people5. Why does the author mention Kourtney Kardashian?A. To stress he is the most famous in the world.B. To introduce the all-sidedness of the website.C. To give answers to the questions above.D. To show off the celebrities of the world.【参考答案】16.DCDCB【黑龙江省哈三中2014高考英语试题】BTwo new studies suggest that modern running shoes could incr ease the risk of injuries to runners.One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week. The runners were observed on a tread mill machine (跑步机). Sometimes they wore running shoes. Other times they ranbarefoot (赤脚).Researchers from the JKM Technologies company in Virginia, t he University of Virginia and the of did the study.They found that running shoes create more stress that could da mage knees, hips and ankle joints than running barefoot. They observed that the effect was even greater than the effect report ed earlier for walking in high heels.The study appeared in the official scientific journal of The Ameri can Academy of Physical Medicine.The other study appeared in the journal Nature. It compared ru nners in the United States and . The researchers were from Har vard University in Massachusetts, Moi University in Kenya and t he University of Glasgow in .They divided the runners into three groups. One group had alw ays run shoeless. Another group had always run with shoes. An d the third group had changed to shoeless running.Runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first. That pu ts great force on the back of the foot. But the study found that b arefoot runners generally land on the front or middle of their foo t. That way they ease into their landing and avoid striking their h eel.Harvard’s Daniel Lieberman led the study. He says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wea r them land on their heels. The heel ofthe shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so i t would seem more likely to come down first. Also, the heel gen erally has thick material under it to soften landings.But the researchers do not suggest that runners immediately st art running barefoot. They say it takes some training. And there can be risks, like running when your feet are too cold to feel if y ou get injured.The study was partly supported by Vibram, which makes a kind of footwear that it says is like running barefoot. The findings hav e gotten a lot of attention. But the researchers say there are ma ny problems in the way the press has reported in their paper. S o they have tried to explain their findings on a Harvard Website.25. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Walking in high heels could cause less serious effects than r unning barefoot.B. Two new discoveries encourage people to run in high heels.C. Running in shoes is partly good to runners.D. Two new studies prove running without shoes is beneficial to runners in most cases.26. Which part of our body could be injured if we run in running shoes?A. Toes.B. Hips.C. Feet.D. Legs.27. What can we learn from the passage?A. The way that we run by landing on the front or middle of ou r foot could avoid damaging our heel.B. We should start running barefoot in no time.C. Running in modern running shoes could cause more serio us effects than running in high heels.D. We won’t be injured if we run barefoot.28. What is the writer’s attitude towards the use of the modern r unning shoes?A. Persuasive.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Supportive.【参考答案】25—28 DBAC2014高考英语阅读理解训练（18）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【2014】高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(2)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（2）及答案阅读理解----BCan an iPhone really make you happier? A new study says “Yes”. According to a survey of 35,000 people around the world, access to (进入) communications technology is a major factor in increasing happiness.We all need a few basic things in order to be happy: access to clean water and food, a home, health care, and relationships. But once the necessities are met, what do people most desire? The answer is access to communication devices (设备), according to the survey by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.Most people in the study gave similar answers, but the potential (潜在的) happiness increase that technology could bring about was particularly great in women and in people with low incomes or levels of education — even in developing countries.While farmers in the African countryside aren’t likely to pick up the latest shiny toys from Apple, even a simple cell phone can serve as a valuable happiness-increasing tool, allowing the development of social networks beyond the community.“Whether young or old, we’re all social beings, we all have a need for communication,” researcher Paul Flatters told BBC News.In rural (乡村) communiti es, access to communications technology such as cell phones and computers is limited, but expanding, thanks to groups like One Laptop Per Child, which supplies children in developing countries with basic laptops that allow them to research school projects and connect with others all over the world. Other groups, like the UK’ s Computer Aid, are helping rural villagers get wired with the help of portable cyber cafes (便携式网吧) that allow locals to log online to send emails and perform work-related research.And back home, it seems from the results that small IT devices like the iPhone really can increase your happiness — provided you use it to talk with and send messages, photos, and videos to friends and family to help strengthen your social networks, rather than simply play Angry Birds.45. How does an iPhone make one happier, according to the study?A. By giving one a higher income.B. By letting one keep in touch with others.C. By giving one chances to surf the Internet.D. By letting one enjoy movies or take photos.46. What does the study show us?A. How many people are using iPhones.B. What communication tools people like to use.C. What people need besides the basic necessities.D. What is the life of people in developing countries like.47. The underlined words “Angry Birds” in the last paragraph most probably refer to “______”.A. birds that are angryB. an e-gameC. naughty childrenD. a computer48. The author wrote the text to tell us that ______.A. communications technology can increase happinessB. the iPhone is the best cell phone in the worldC. playing with an iPhone is a waste of timeD. peo ple in developed countries are happierC7[2013·重庆卷] EIt is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather.Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr.Johnson's famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather－speak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that，as the English weather is not at all exciting，the obsession with it can hardly be understood.He argues that “To an outsider，the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.”Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive.Bryson is wrong, he says，because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather－speak among the English.Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all.English weather－speak is a system of signs，which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other.Everyone knowsconversations starting with weather－speak are not requests for weather data.Rather, they are routine greetings，conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather－speak is a means of social bonding.72．The author mentions Dr.Johnson's comment to show that ________．A．most commentators agree with Dr.JohnsonB．Dr.Johnson is famous for his weather observationC．the comment was accurate two hundred years agoD．English conversations usually s tart with the weather73．What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?A．A social trend.B．An emotional state.C．A historical concept.D．An unknown phenomenon.74．According to the passage，Jeremy Paxman believes that ________．A．Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weatherB．there is nothing special about the English weatherC．the English weather attracts people to the British IslesD．English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty75．What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage?A．To explain what English weather－speak is about.B．To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.C．To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.D．To convince people that the English weather is changeable.【要点综述】本文通过对Bill Bryson和Jeremy Paxman两人迥然不同的观点的陈述来阐明作者对英国人以天气为寒暄内容的见解。
2014届高三英语阅读理解练习题(附答案)
2014届高三英语阅读理解练习题（附答案）2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（48）及答案【吉林市普通中学2012—2013高三（下）质量检测】hildren have their n rules in plaing gaes The seld need a referee (裁判) and rarel truble t eep sres The dn’t are uh abut h ins r lses, and it desn’t see t rr the if the gae is nt finished et, the lie gaes that depend a lt n lu, s that their persnal abilities annt be diretl pare The als ened gaes that ve in stages, in hih eah stage, the hsing f leaders, the piing-up f sides, r the deterining f hih side shall start, is alst a gae in itselfGrn-ups an hardl find hildren’s gae exiting, and the ften feel puzzled at h their ids pla suh siple gae again and again Hever, it is fund that a hild plas gaes fr ver iprtant reasns He an be a gd plaer ithut having t thin hether he is a ppular persn, and he an find hiself being a useful partner t sene f h he is rdinar afraid He bees a leader hen it es t his turn He an be nfident, t, in partiular gaes, that it is his plae t give rders, t pretend t be dead, t thr a ball atuall at sene, r t iss sene he has aught It appears t us that hen hildren pla a gae the iagine a situatin under their ntrl Everne ns the rules, and re iprtantl, everne plas arding t the rules Thse rules a be hildish, but the ae sure that ever hild has a hane t in62hat is true abut hildren hen the pla gaes?A The an stp plaing an tie the lieB The an test their persnal abilitiesThe ant t pi a better teaD The dn’t need rules63T bee a leader in a gae the hild has t _________ A be a useful partner B ait fr his turnbe nfident in hiself D be ppular ang his plaates 64h des a hild lie plaing gaes?A Beause he an be sene ther than hiselfB Beause he an bee ppular ang friendsBeause he finds he is alas lu in gaesD Beause he lies the plae here he plas a gae6hih is the best title fr this passage?A Rules in hildren’s GaesB Advantages f Plaing Gaes fr hildrenReasns fr hildren’s GaesD H t Be a Ppular Gae Plaer62A 细节理解题。
高中英语真题-2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解_18
高中英语真题:2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.I spent my childhood walking a fine line between being an en ergetic young boy and avoiding contact sports to protect my ey esight. I had lost the sight in one eye at the age of five, so inste ad of football, I put my energy into rowing and sailing. By the ti me I was 22, I was working towards rowing for my country.Then, during a training session, I noticed my vision was uncle ar in my remaining eye. I had an operation and spent two week s with bandages over my eyes. Sadly, it didn’t work, and the se cond operation two months later was also a failure. My world ca me crashing down. I had been flying high---- as well as my shining rowing career, I had been about to take my finals and get a job in the city. Now, as my fellow graduates celebrated their results, I lay in my childhood bedroom, angry. I would wake up in the morning and convince myself I could see a shadow, but I felt bitterly angry when I realized I couldn’t. Previously, I had lots of assumptions about blind people, but no w I joined their ranks. I had no choice but to change my attitude . I started to realize that my challenge was not about seeing butabout creating a new life for myself. The simple pleasure of just sitting in a café and watching the world go by or even making e ye contact with anyone is no longer possible. I had to rethink ho w to engage with the world. As much as I disliked the things of blindness---- white sticks, talking computers and guide dogs---- I welcomed these as the tools that would enable me to regain my independence. I moved out of my mum’s house and got a jo b in entertainment. I also started seeking out projects that woul d help me get out and mix with people. A big part of my identity has always been about the thrill of competing---- success and failure. I am excited when I am giving it my all, so I started to compete again, first in rowing and then in extreme p hysical challenges such as completing six marathons in seven days in Gobi desert. Filling my life with experiences helped to s weep the blindness to one side.It took me 10 years really to deal with losing my sight. When I walked to the South Pole in 2009, the first blind person ever to go there, standing shoulder to shoulder with sighted people, I f elt “normal” again.But two years ago, my sense of “being normal” was challeng ed again. I was staying at a friend’s house when I fell out of a s econd-floor window onto the ground below. I have no idea how it happened---- I was just going to bed but ended up waking up in hospital. I h urt my brain, and my back in three places. I discovered that I co uldn’t feel my legs. Doctors said that there was a 12-week period for sensation(知觉) to return, and when this came and went with no change in my legs, I began to despair.I was due to get married, but on the day of our wedding my fi ancée(未婚妻) was sitting by my bedside as I prepared for another operatio n to put metalwork in my back.I’m still in a wheelchair, but I refuse to accept that my story e nds here. I have got involved with a training program, which aim s to redirect the nerve pathways in my legs through training. I’m now teaching myself to use sit-skis and a hand-powered bike. I’m sure how I’d manage emotionally without a s porting goal to drive myself forward. It has saved my life in a wa y. I may never win a gold medal, but that doesn’t stop me trying .55. Though the writer was a sports lover, he might be rarely inv olved in ______________.A. runningB. skiingC. bikingD. box ing56. After the second operation, the writer __________________.A. was full of confidenceB. found a job in the cit yC. lost his sight completelyD. lay in bed sleeple ssly57. The challenge mentioned in Paragraph 3 refers to ________ ________.A. building a new lifeB. being unable to see a ny moreC. using the things for the blindD. making eye cont act with others58. As a blind person, the writer was the first to ______________ _______.A. win a gold medalB. get to the South PoleC. finish six marathons in seven daysD. compete in e xtreme physical challenges59. Having fallen out of a second-floor window, the writer felt despaired because ______________ _.A. his fiancée broke away from himB. he didn’t kno w how it took placeC. he might be unable to walk foreverD. he had to put metalwork in his back60. We can learn from the passage that _________________.A. the writer is a person who never gives upB. the blindness has made the writer lose heartC. winning a gold medal is impossible for the writerD. the writer has never received any training in sports2.I had lunch with a friend of mine the other day and she said s omething that I found surprising: "Work is paid slavery." My frie nd wanted more control over her work hours, income, etc., but y ou can imagine that if "work is serving someone," she won't hav e much luck until that belief changes. When I asked her where t hat belief came from, she said her father.Most of us spend many of our waking hours at work. How we th ink about those hours will determine how good or bad we feel a bout our lives.How would you complete the sentence: "Work is...."? How man y of us say that work is fulfilling? How many say work is fun? Changing Limiting BeliefsAlmost everyone I talk to has limiting beliefs about money or wo rk. I worked with my friend using the walking belief change desc ribed in Debug Your Mental Software. When it came time to come up with a new belief, she struggled. She even asked me: "W hat's the opposite of slavery?" So strong was the old belief that she couldn't think of the opposite.What's Your Work Belief?If you think work is bad, you'll end up working in an unfulfilling jo b regardless of how much it pays. If you think work is freedom, you'll enjoy your work because it fulfills you. I call it "soul work." If you're doing the work you love, it will be energizing, freeing. Much of our work ethic(职业道德规范) starts in childhood by watching our parents. How did they tal k about work? Did they hate it, or did they love it? The truth is p robably somewhere in between. Many of us say we don't want a job "like my parent had" or a job where they're stuck inside a small room. But many of us end up with jobs like that. Sometim es it's how we approach the tasks of our jobs that make the diff erence.It's possible to make even the most ordinary job meaningful and fulfilling. If it isn't possible for you to do that, then it is time to thi nk about "evolving out of the job". Sometimes just quitting a job because it's boring is the wrong thing to do, but thinking about where you want to be and if you need more education is a good idea.Some young people seem to have trouble starting jobs or finishing college. Has our economy discouraged them? A recent movi e I saw had a grown man (over thirty) telling his friends that he's a "stay-at-home-son." Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.I had breakfast at my local Perkins yesterday. Kristin took my or der. She was bubbly and full of energy compared to the other w aitresses. I watched as she remembered everything a family of four staying at a neighboring hotel had ordered the day before. Kristin loved people and loved her job. She has the kind of attitu de and work ethic that employers crave.What's your work belief? Does it limit you? Could you tune it up to live a better life right now? If most of us are going to spend 3 0 years working, shouldn't we try to make it enjoyable? Could it be that work is freedom or right work is energizing or something even better?50. It's implied in the third paragraph that_________A. theory always comes from a lot of practiceB. few people know the real meaning of workC. few people feel pleased when they are at workD. the hard er you work, the deeper you know about it51. According to the writer, what determines the nature of work ?A. Appropriate payB. Your inner feelingC. Your life goalsD. The environment around you52. The underlined part “evolving out of the job”(Para7) probabl y means ________.A. leaving someone else to deal with the jobB. giving up th e job and finding a new oneC. seeking something outside the job itselfD. doing somet hing to improve yourself53.The writer’s attitude shown in the eighth paragraph is ______ ___.A. supportiveB. disappointedC. satisfiedD. indifferent54. The writer thinks highly of Kristin because___________.A. she treats every customer equallyB. she is good at memorizing thingsC. she is a close friend of the writer’sD. she has positive job attitude3.Enjoy a museum visit with your class!Available Programs:Art Tells a Story: By looking at the subject matter and by drawing from personal experiences, students can find the story in som e works of art. (All grades)Learning to Look: An interactive （互动的）tour that explores a variety of art using storytelling, movements, music, games, and other techniques helps introduce children t o a museum. (Preschool-Grade3)Native American Collection: This program explore relationships that exist between art, culture, the geographic location and natu ral resources. Students will see a bowl made by Maria Martinez , a Towa storyteller, a Northwest coast mask, and Inuit clothing. (For Grades2-5)The Language of Art: Classes are welcomed into the museum t o take part in an interactive tour of American Art. It gives partici pants a new set of vocabulary words while helping them feel co mfortable. Art-on-the Move: Teachers may borrow suitcases filled with art objects . Free for organizations with Education Membership.Planning Your Visit:Booking: Booking is necessary for all tours and programs. Plea se book at least a week in advance. Teachers are encouraged t o organize self-guided visits for their classes during public hours.Tour Hours: can be organized between 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Program Fees: Tours are free for those with Ed ucation Membership. There is a charge of $6 per student of non -member organizations. with art activities cost $12 per student ( non-members) or $10 per student (members).Chaperones（保护人）：We require one adult chaperone for every 10 children. Chapero nes help to make your museum visit a success. A chaperone m ust pay $5 admission.Lunch: We regret that no lunch facilities are available at the mu seum.Museum Rules: Don’t touch works of art. Don’t take photograph s.Ask questions. Look, and then LOOK again!Enjoy!46.If teachers want their students to learn about what a museum is , they will choose_________.A Art Tells a Story B. Learning to Look C. The Language of Art D. Native American Collection47. Why does the museum feel sorry?A. Taking photos is not allowed at the museum.B. Visitors can’t touch works of art at the museum.C. Visitors are not able to have lunch at the museum.D. Visitors can’t take part in all the activities at a time.48.How much should the museum charge a class of 60 students wi th Education Membership for a tour with art activities?A. $600B. $C. $720D. $75049.What do teachers need to do before leading their classes to the museum?A. To make bookings ahead of time.B. To try to get Edu cation MembershipC. To learn about the history of the museum.D. To ask for t he permission of self-guided visits.4.My name is Amy. I’m a 25-year-old graduate student who likes yoga, home-decorating shows and eating spoonfuls of peanut butter straight from the jar. Oh yeah, and I’m an iPhone addict.I wasn’t always an addict. In fact, for many years I told myself I didn’t want a fancy cellphone. They seemed like too much work, always ringing and demanding attention. I was perfectly conte nt with my simple cellphone, and I didn’t feel like changing my mind any time .However, about a year ago, I found myself envious of all those proud iPhone owners, holding their shiny new phones and sho wing them off to all their friends. I started to eavesdrop on conv ersations about “iPhone apps”, feeling like a tourist listening to a language I couldn’t speak.Eventually I couldn’t ignore my iPhone instinct (本能) any longer, and I welcomed my new iPhone into my life. I in stantly fell in love with the little bundle of joy, and could no long er imagine a life without it.To my surprise, I suddenly found myself with a whole new circle of friends—other iPhone owners I could go to for advice and support as I le arned the various functions of my new device. They responded to my iPhone-related queries when my other friends couldn’t, and didn’t roll th eir eyes when I bragged（吹牛）about all the things little Eloise (yes, I named her) could do.For a couple months I built my new life with Eloise. However, I r ealized I had a problem when one day I found myself Google-mapping my way to my mailbox, which happens to be right outside my front door.When I reflected upon the past few months, I couldn’t believe I didn’t see this coming. All the warning signs were there. Eloise slept right beside me and was the first thing I reached for in the morning. I checked my e-mail about 20 times a day. I also experienced attachment anxiet y when I left poor Eloise in the changing room at the gym. What if she rang and needed my response? Or, even worse, what if a careless gym-goer knocked her out of my bag and caused her screen to crac k?Once I admitted I had a problem, things started to change. Wha t used to feel like friendly messages now felt like constant comp laining to respond. I hated that I could no longer leave the hous e without Eloise in my hand. Eventually, I felt angry with Eloise so much that I wanted to throw her at the wall.I decided something had to be done. But, as I quickly realized, i Phones are like cigarettes and not easy to quit.Then, while taking the bus to work one day, I was unexpectedly forced to quit—at least temporarily. When I reached into my purse to grab Elois e, I found her overcome by fever. My head swam with panic as I attempted to solve the problem, but without result. I couldn’t call anyone for advice. I couldn’t Google whether this had happe ned to any fellow iPhone owners. The Apple Store was closed b y the time I finished work, so I headed home with fear into an El oise-less night. But, after a couple hours without any text alerts, pus h notifications, or even good old-fashioned phone calls, I felt ... calmer. Without my electronic be d partner, I drifted off into the deepest sleep I’d had in months. The next morning, I read the news from the simplicity of the ne wspaper, instead of from my iPhone. I even noticed the cherry blossoms blooming.My goodness, what had I been missing?41. The passage is mainly about ___________.A. how I changed my attitude towards iPhoneB. why I wa s content with my iPhoneC. how my simple cellphone changed my lifestyleD. whyI stopped using iPhone unwillingly42. The phrase “ eavesdrop on” ( Paragraph 3) is closer in mea ning to _____________.A. switch suddenly toB. join activelyC. listen secret ly toD. interrupt rudely43. IPhones’ __________ can not be listed among the reasons why the writer was addicted to it.A. diverse applicationB. excellent serviceC. bundle of joy D. good company44. When did the writer get to know that she had to tear herself away from her iPhone?A. She needed her iPhone to lead her to the mailbox.B. She slept with her iPhone beside her every night.C. She checked and read her e-mails too frequently.D. She dared not leave her iPhone alone at the gym.45. What message does the writer pass on at the end of the pa ssage?A. She considered throwing away her iPhone.B. She looked forward to starting her wonderful life with Elois e.C. She thought it of great benefit to have a simple cellphone.D. She was aware that she had to kick the habit of being addi cted to her iPhone.5.While only about 200 astronauts have had the excitement of l ooking down at Earth and commanding systems on the Internati onal Space Station, actually thousands of everyday middleschool students have experienced by Middle School Students, or Ea rthKAM, a camera system.EarthKAM is an educational activity and outreach(扩展)investigation that also results in remote Earth sensing and o bservation. Using the Internet, the students control a special dig ital camera fixed aboard the space station, enabling them to ph otograph the Earth's coastlines, mountain ranges and other geo graphic items of interest from the unique advantage point of spa ce.While EarthKAM offers a powerful way for students to investigat e Earth from the unique perspective of space, it is also inspiring the next generation of flight controllers for space programs—involving university students to control and operate the camera system and related activities from the ground.In the interview, Brion Au, one of the investigation developers at NASA's Johnson Space Centre, said，“EarthKAM is a payload(有效载荷)by students, for students. They are in charge. This system pr ovides a viewpoint that the astronauts have...it's just aweinspiri ng！”So far, students have captured more than 40,000 photos of the Earth from the space station as it orbited the Earth once every 90 minutes, traveling at 17,500 miles an hour. The team at EarthKAM posts these photographs online for the public andparticipating classrooms around the world to view.Au explains that this education investigation is inspiring student s to explore the world by examining Earth, while promoting soci al studies, art, geography, science, technology, and math, amo ng other important lessons involving research and teamwork. E arthKAM was started by Dr. Sally Ride, originally flying on the s huttles. The camera is located in the window Observational Res earch Facility, also known as the WORF, one of many the statio n's research facilities.【小题1】How have thousands of students experienced similar excitemen t as astronauts?A．In the space station. B．In the spaceship. C．Using a camera system. D．Teaming up with ast ronauts.【小题2】What equipment should the students need for the research? A．Computer. B．Recorder. C．Telephone. D．Radio s.【小题3】What doesn't belong to the next generation of flight controllers f or space programs?A．University students' controlling the camera system. B．University students' operating the camera system. C．University students' related activities from the ground. D．University students' investigating Earth from space.【小题4】Who are responsible for EarthKAM?A．The astronauts. B．The students.C．The investigation developers. D．The teachers. 【小题5】What's the main idea of the last paragraph? A．DR.Sally Ride explains the details of EarthKAMB．Why the team at EarthKAM posts these photographs online. C．EarthKAM provides a viewpoint that the astronauts have. D．Brion Au explains the details of EarthKAM.6.Jockeys(职业赛马骑师) are the smallest athletes. They are rarely over five feet six, or 120 pounds. The lighter the weight on the horse, the faster it can go.Riding fast horses on the track is tough on the small jockeys. T he jockey doesn’t“sit”on the horse. He leans forward on his legs . The strain is on his thighs(大腿) and calf(小腿) muscles. As jockeys age, their legs“go”first. Jockeys also need arm strength. It’s a strain holding a 1000-pound racehorse. On muddy days, jockeys get a pounding of mud. The mud com es flying off the hooves(蹄) of the horses in front. “It feels like so meone is punching you all over,”says one rider.And a jockey can be hurt. A jockey can have a leg jammed bet ween two horses. Or it can get caught between horse and the r ail. The worst accidents are from falls. A horse may fall on his ri der. Or horses behind may trample if he hits the track. In one ye ar about 240 riders are hurt badly. That’s one out of six jockeys. But the jockeys are well-paid. A jockey keeps about ten percent of the money his horses win. Jacinto Vasquez, a five-foot-three comer, has ridden horses to ＄7,000,000 in wins in the la st eight years, which means he does almost ＄100,000 a year. Why do some jockeys do better than others? “It isn’t the way a boy sits on a horse or uses the reins or the whip,”says Conn Mc Creary. McCreary was a top jockey of the 1950’s. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners. “Most jockeys do this the same. It’s th e ‘feel’ he has for the horses.”“When you come right down to it, it just seems that horses run b etter for some riders,” McCreary says. “A real good jockey does n’t lose with the best horse. And sometimes he’ll win with the se cond or third best.”Many Latin-American riders, like Jacinto, seem to have the knack. “Maybe i t’s because we grew up with horses,”says Jacinto. “Maybe it’s b ecause we like to ride. There was a strike at Aqueduct last year . We, Jorge Velasquez, and Angel Cordero (two other top Latin riders) went to a park. We rented horses, and rode around the b ridle path(骑马专用道)!”【小题1】The main idea of Paragraph 1 is about ______________.A. the size of jockeys.B. the age of jockeysC. the size of the horseD. the speed of the horse【小题2】 When a jockey is riding a fast horse, he doesn’t __________ .A. really sit on the horseB. lean forward on his legsC. use much arm strengthD. get any mud on wet track 【小题3】 The most dangerous problem for a jockey arises _________ _________.A. when his leg is jammed between two horsesB. when his clothes are splashed over with mud.C. when the jockey’s horse falls on the jockeyD. when the jockey is not well paid【小题4】A really good jockey can often win a race ____________.A. only when he rides on the best horseB. even when he rides the second best horseC. when he rides on a rented horseD. if the horse is just a Ken tucky Herby【小题5】 The underlined word “Knack” in the last paragraph probably means__________________.A. special skillB. dangerous hobbyC. riding cultureD. excellent horses.2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.I spent my childhood walking a fine line between being an energetic young boy and avoiding c ontact sports to protect my eyesight. I had lost the sight in one eye at the age of five, so instead of football, I put my energy into rowing and sailing. By the time I was 22, I was working towards rowing for my country.Then, during a training session, I noticed my vision was unclear in my remaining eye. I had an operation and spent two weeks with bandages over my eyes. Sadly, it didn’t work, and the sec ond operation two months later was also a failure. My world came crashing down. I had been fly ing high---- as well as my shining rowing career, I had been about to take my finals and get a job in the cit y. Now, as my fellow graduates celebrated their results, I lay in my childhood bedroom, angry. I would wake up in the morning and convince myself I could see a shadow, but I felt bitterly angry when I realized I couldn’t.Previously, I had lots of assumptions about blind people, but now I joined their ranks. I had no c hoice but to change my attitude. I started to realize that my challenge was not about seeing but about creating a new life for myself. The simple pleasure of just sitting in a café and watching th e world go by or even making eye contact with anyone is no longer possible. I had to rethink ho w to engage with the world. As much as I disliked the things of blindness---- white sticks, talking computers and guide dogs---- I welcomed these as the tools that would enable me to regain my independence. I moved out of my mum’s house and got a job in entertainment. I also started seeking out projects that woul d help me get out and mix with people. A big part of my identity has always been about the thrill of competing---- success and failure. I am excited when I am giving it my all, so I started to compete again, first in rowing and then in extreme physical challenges such as completing six marathons in seven days in Gobi desert. Filling my life with experiences helped to sweep the blindness to one side. It took me 10 years really to deal with losing my sight. When I walked to the South Pole in 20 09, the first blind person ever to go there, standing shoulder to shoulder with sighted people, I fe lt “normal” again.But two years ago, my sense of “being normal” was challenged again. I was staying at a frie nd’s house when I fell out of a second-floor window onto the ground below. I have no idea how it happened---- I was just going to bed but ended up waking up in hospital. I hurt my brain, and my back in thr ee places. I discovered that I couldn’t feel my legs. Doctors said that there was a 12-week period for sensation(知觉) to return, and when this came and went with no change in my legs, I began to despair.I was due to get married, but on the day of our wedding my fiancée(未婚妻) was sitting by my bedside as I prepared for another operation to put metalwork in my back.I’m still in a wheelchair, but I refuse to accept that my story ends here. I have got involved wit h a training program, which aims to redirect the nerve pathways in my legs through training. I’m now teaching myself to use sit-skis and a hand-powered bike. I’m sure how I’d manage emotionally without a sporting goal to drive myself forw ard. It has saved my life in a way. I may never win a gold medal, but that doesn’t stop me trying.55. Though the writer was a sports lover, he might be rarely involved in ______________.A. runningB. skiingC. bikingD. boxing56. After the second operation, the writer __________________.A. was full of confidenceB. found a job in the cityC. lost his sight completelyD. lay in bed sleeplessly57. The challenge mentioned in Paragraph 3 refers to ________________.A. building a new lifeB. being unable to see any moreC. using the things for the blindD. making eye contact with others58. As a blind person, the writer was the first to _____________________.A. win a gold medalB. get to the South PoleC. finish six marathons in seven daysD. compete in extreme physical challenges59. Having fallen out of a second-floor window, the writer felt despaired because _______________.A. his fiancée broke away from himB. he didn’t know how it took placeC. he might be unable to walk foreverD. he had to put metalwork in his back60. We can learn from the passage that _________________.A. the writer is a person who never gives upB. the blindness has made the writer lose heartC. winning a gold medal is impossible for the writerD. the writer has never received any training in sports2.I had lunch with a friend of mine the other day and she said something that I found surprising: "Work is paid slavery." My friend wanted more control over her work hours, income, etc., but yo u can imagine that if "work is serving someone," she won't have much luck until that belief chan ges. When I asked her where that belief came from, she said her father.Most of us spend many of our waking hours at work. How we think about those hours will deter mine how good or bad we feel about our lives.How would you complete the sentence: "Work is...."? How many of us say that work is fulfilling? How many say work is fun?Changing Limiting Beliefs。
【2014】高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(9)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（9）及答案阅读理解-----C7[2013·天津卷] DWhen asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.For kids, happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫无掩饰的)．In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的)．My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”．The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are.It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch－box and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love.When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I don't think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either.She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we've got to have.We're so self－conscious about our “right” to it that it's making us miserable.So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier.Happiness isn't about what happens to us—it's about how we see what happens to us.It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative.It's not wishing for what we don't have, but enjoying what we do possess.51．As people grow older, they ________．A．feel it harder to experience happinessB．associate their happiness less with othersC．will take fewer risks in pursuing happinessD．tend to believe responsibility means happiness52．What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?A．She cares little about her own h ealth.B．She enjoys the freedom of traveling.C．She is easily pleased by things in daily life.D．She prefers getting pleasure from housework.53．What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?A．Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.B．Psychologists' opinion is well proved by Grandma's case.C．Grandma often found time for social gatherings.D．Grandma's happiness came from modest expectations of life.54．People who equal happiness with wealth and success ________．A．consider pressure something blocking their wayB．stress their right to happiness too muchC．are at a loss to make correct choicesD．are more likely to be happy55．What can be concluded from the passage?A．Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.B．Each man is the master of his own fate.C．Success leads to happiness.D．Happy is he who is content.【要点综述】本文是一篇议论文。
2014高考英语阅读理解全程巩固训练(18)
2014高考英语阅读理解全程巩固训练〔18〕与答案阅读理解-----(2013·海口市调研，C)It was the summer of 1998 and I was trying to study hard for my engineering degree.I went up to the roof for a break and watched people swimming in the natural rock pool below our house. It was a sunny day. But as I looked into the distance, I discovered a series of three or four big waves racing towards the shore. They must have been at least four meters high and were heading at speed in the direction of the pool. From the screams that started coming from the beach, I could tell someone was in trouble.Without thinking, I held my bodyboard (冲浪板) and shouted at a stranger to call the lifeguards (救生员). My neighbor Moises had heard the screaming as well and was also outside with his bodyboard, so together we rushed to the sea.Once we got closer, we discovered two people floating about 400 meters out. Waiting for help wasn't a choice. I didn't think twice about trying to save them. When we finally reached them 10 minutes later, they were almost lifeless, pale and motionless. We could tell they were still alive from their small breaths. We put them on our boards, patted their faces to wake them up, telling them to be strong, all the while swimming hard to keep ourselves afloat.Thirty minutes later, I began to feel a bit afraid and tired. Finally, a small boat with three lifeguards headed towards us. When the boat pulled up, we helped push the couple on board, only to be told that there was no room for us. It seemed pretty unprofessional (不专业的) to leave us there—we were a couple of miles from the shore.I didn't feel like a hero. I'm sure that anyone who could swim would have done the same thing.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。
2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题(18)及答案
2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题（18)及答案【安徽省安庆市2013模拟】DParents seem to be looking in an unusual place for inspiration for baby names this year—their smartphones and iPads。
The number of babies named after Apple products has soared—Apple，Siri and Mac have all risen in popularity as baby names this year，according to parenting advice site BabyCenter’s annual report. Siri—the name of the app (计算机应用程序）on iPhones-has risen by 5％on the list of girl names in popularity, for parents surely like the pronunciation of it，and the name Apple，though still an unusual choice, has risen by 15% for girls, which has climbed 585 places up BabyCenter's chart this year. Meanwhile，for boys，the name Mac has jumped 12％. The huge success of iPhone and iPad seems to be behind the new trend—BabyCenter describes the youngsters as ’iBabies’, "The smart phones may just be the best parenting tool since diapers (纸尿裤）and some parents are showing their respect to industry leader Apple in their choice of baby names," says Linda Murray，the site's global editor in chief。
2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练极品题(18)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练极品题(18）及答案社会生活类-——Andrew Ritchie, inventor of the Brompton folding bicycle，once said that the perfect portable bike would be“like a magic carpet。
You could fold it up and put it into your pocket or handbag". Then he paused: “But you’ll always be limited by the size of the wheels. And so far no one has invented a folding wheel. “It was a rare—indeed unique—occasion when I was able to put Ritchie right. A 19th-century inventor，William Henry James Grout, did in fact design a folding wheel. His bike, predictably named the Grout Portable，had a frame that split into two and a larger wheel that could be separated into four pieces. All the bits fitted into Grout’s Wonderful Bag, a leather case。
Grout’s aim:to solve the problems of carrying a bike on a train。
Now doesn’t that sound familiar？Grout intended to find a way of making a bike small enough for train travel：his bike was a huge beast。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解巩固全程训练(18)及答案
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解巩固全程训练（18）及答案[科普知识型阅读理解(一)]Last night's meteor(流星)shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and d emanding answers.According to Gabe Rothschild, Emerald Vall ey's mayor, people gathered in the suburbs of the city, carrying heavy telescopes, expecting to watch the brightly burning mete ors passing through the sky.What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city's lights that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead.“My family was so frustrated，” admitted town resident Duane Cosby.“We wanted to make this an unforgettable family outing, but it turned out to be a huge disappointment.”Astronomers—scientists who study stars and planets—have been complaining about this problem for decades.They sa y that light pollution prevents them from seeing objects in the sk y that they could see quite easily inthe past.They call on people and the government to take measu res to fight against it.There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution. This popu lation consists of birds, bats, frogs，snakes，etc.For example, outdoor lighting severely affects migrating (迁徙的)birds.According to the International DarkSky Asso ciation，“100 million birds a year throughout North America die in crash es with lighted buildings and towers.”Countless more animal casualties(伤亡) result from the use of artificial lighting.Clearly，people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings, but some sc ientists think it can be harmful for humans，too.They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increas e a person's chances of getting cancer.Emerald Valley is only one community that is becoming aware of the negative effects of light pollution.For years, Flagstaff, Ariz ona, has enforced lighting regulations in its city in order to assis t astronomers at the Lowell Observatory.Similar efforts have be en made worldwide, and a movement is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them, so that other crea tures can share the night.1．It happened last night that ________．A. the city's lights affected the meteor watchingB．the meteors flew past before being noticedC．the city light show attracted many peopleD．the meteor watching ended up a social outing2．What do the astronomers complain about?A．Meteor showers occur less often than before.B．Their observation equipment is in poor repair.C．Light pollution has remained unsolved for years.D．Their eyesight is failing due to artificial lighting.3．What is the author concerned about according to Paragraph 4?A. Birds may take other migration paths.B．Animals' living habits may change suddenly.C．Varieties of animals will become sharply reduced. D．Animals' survival is threatened by outdoor lighting. 4．Lighting regulations in Flagstaff, Arizona areput into effect to________．A．lessen the chance of getting cancerB．create an ideal observation conditionC．ensure citizens a good sleep at nightD．enable all creatures to live in harmony5．What message does the author most want to give us?A．Saving wildlife is saving ourselves.B．Great efforts should be made to save energy.C．Human activities should be environmentally friendly. D．New equipment should be introduced for space study. (二)【要点综述】本文是一篇科普文，主要介绍了城市的光污染对日常生活、天文学家的工作以及动物的生活都产生了消极的影响。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解巩固全程训练(18)及答案_2
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解巩固全程训练（18）及答案【山东省菏泽市2014高考英语一模试题】ETelevisions were among the most talked about items at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show last week in , . Some employed the most advanced technology ever.Some of the TVs used a new technology called Organic Light E mitting Diodes, or OLED. They were thinner, lighter, offered bett er color and were brighter than traditional LEDs. Smart TVs this year were smarter. Many offered technology that let users hav e a more personalized experience. One such TV from the electr onics company TCL uses sensors and voice recognition to dete rmine who is watching. It then offers programming based on the specific user. Another TV from Panasonic offers a similar perso nalized user experience.In addition to television technology, size also played a major pa rt in CES 2013. Televisions varied in size from big to bigger, wit h at least two companies — Samsung and HiSense — exhibitin g TVs measuring 110 inches.The yearly Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest technology trade show in North America and one of the biggest in the w orld.Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Electronic s Association, the group that organizes CES. He gave one of th e keynote speeches on opening day.“Now you know that CES is more than a trade show. It’s a gath ering of the brightest minds and the top leaders from many indu stries and those seeking a glimpse into the future.”That glimpse into the future included a look at digital health and fitness devices, which were also big at CES 2013. There were devices that track your activity and others that measure blood p ressure, heart rate and weight. There was even a fork that tells you when you are eating too fast.Cars, smart-phones, tablet computers and PCs also made news. And a 27-inch table computer drew quite a bit of attention.CEA President Gary Shapiro says there was much to see but n ot nearly enough time to see it all. “You cannot see the show in the four days that you have. We have over 3200 different indust ries showing over 20,000 new products. It’s absolutely incredible.”61. At the 2013 CES, which item drew the most attention?A. Cars.B. Smart-phones. C. Computers. D. Televisions.62. From the text, we can know that the TV from Panasonic ___ ______.A. is bigger than the othersB. uses the techno logy of OLEDC. offers a personalized experienceD. can track your ac tivity63. What can we know from Gary Shapiro?A. CES is only a big trade show.B. CES offers a glimpse into the future.C. CES lasts only four days in all.D. He thinks little of the new products’ quality.64. At the CES, the biggest TV in size might be from ______.A. HiSenseB. PanasonicC. TCLD. CEA65. From the passage we can infer that__________.A. the CES is held every 4 yearsB. at the 2013 CES, the TV section was crowdedC. if you watch TV every day, you needn’t see a doctorD. tablet computers drew more attention at the 2013 CES【参考答案】61—65 DCBAB阅读理解----D----- (2011·重庆卷，E)Skeptics are a strange lot.Some of them refuse to admit the seri ous threat of human activities to the enviroment, and they are tired of people who disagree with them.Th ose people，say skeptics，spread nothing but bad news about the environment.The “ecog uilt”brought on by the discouraging news about our planet gives rise to the popularity of skeptics as people search for more co mforting worldviews.Perhaps that explains why a new book by Bjorn Lomborg receiv ed so much publicity.That book ，The Skeptical Environmentalist, declares that it measures the “real state of the world”as fine. Of course ，another explanation is the deep pockets of some big businesses with s pecial interests. Indeed, Mr. Lomborg's views are similar to thos e of some industryfunded organizations, which start huge activit ies through the media to confuse the public about issues like gl obal warming.So it was strange to see Mr. Lomborg'sbook go largely unchallenged in the media though his beliefs were contrary to most scientific opinions. One national newspape r in ran a number of articles and reviews full of words of praise, even with the conclusion that “After Lomborg, the environment al movement will begin to die down.”Such onesided views should have immediately been challenge d. But only a different review appeared in Nature, a respected s cience magazine with specific readership. The review remarked that Mr. Lomborg's “preference for unexamined materials is inc redible(不可信的)”．A critical (批判的)eye is valuable, and the media should presen t information in such a way that could allow people to make info rmed decisions. Unfortunately, that is often inaccessible as bloc ked by the desire to be shocking or to defend some special inte rests. People might become halfblind before a world partially ex hibited by the media. That's a shame, because matters concern ing the health of the planet are far too important to be treated lig htly.本文讲述了怀疑论者不承认人类活动对环境造成的危胁，认为地球状况是良好的，这迎合了一些追求利益的商业公司。
2014高考英语阅读理解训练(18)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练(18）及答案第一节:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分）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。
AMillions of Americans return from long-distance trips by air, but their luggage doesn’t always come home with them. Airline identification tags(标签）can come loose，and the bags go who-knows-where。
And passengers leave all kinds of things on planes。
The airlines collect the items and, for 90 days，attempt to find their owners。
They don’t keep them，since they’re not in the warehouse business. And by law, they cannot sell the bags, because the airlines might be tempted to deliberately misplace luggage。
So once insurance companies have paid for lost bags and their contents, and they no longer belong to passengers, a unique store in the little town of Scottsboro, Alabama, buys them。
The “Unclaimed Baggage Center，" is so popular that the building，which is set up like a department store，is the number—one tourist attraction in all of Alabama。
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2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（18）及答案阅读理解Remember how great exercise was when you were a little kid ? Back then , racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours , you weren’t thinking fitness , you were thinking entertainment . But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships , the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten . Rediscovering it will give you a total-body exercise you can find .Although considered an excellent form of exercise , jumping rope has never gained widespread acceptance because of two fundamental reasons . First ,most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular (心血管的) exercise , but they also believe that it is simply too difficult . In other words , they don’t think they’ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical outcome . Second , many view it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive ——not as something fun or enjoyable .As a matter of fact , jumping rope can be great fun if you find a proper way to practise it .Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again , people good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps . A single bounce , a double –bounce , a skip , a knee-up , side swings , as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping .Now researchers are learning that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning . It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres to perform in parallel to each other . In short , jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment , time and space , yet leading to a much healthier life .45．From the first paragraph we learn that_____________ .A．jumping rope has faded from people’s memoriesB．people now have more advanced equipmentC．racing around the playground was preferredD．people now like to have exercise in a gym46．Rope jumping has not spread widely because_____________.A．it benefits the cardiovascular systemB．it is too hard for people to jumpC．it is considered boring and repetitiveD．it requires little equipment , time and space47．The first sentence in the 3rd paragraph implies______________ .A．there is only one proper way to follow B．the usual way should not be usedC．the easiest way is always the best D．there are many ways to follow 48．What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping ?A．He is arguing against it. B．He is in favour of it .C．He is sitting on the fence of it . D．He is not clear about it .参考答案45—48 ACDB阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）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。
AChristopher 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 , 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, Kod y, was diagnosed with diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children’s forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site’s volunteers. "They know what he’s going through, so he doesn’t feel alone."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(慈善机构), Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people —225 to date —who can’t afford a diabetic’s huge expenses. 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. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar’s original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."26. 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 his disease.D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。