_阅读表达(真题+模拟)

2014届高三二轮专题强化训练：阅读表达（真题+模拟）

(一)

(2013·天津)

My name is Clara. I still remember that chilly December day, sitting in science class. I'd finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine. A piece of news caught my eye: NASA was holding an essay contest to name its Mars rover(火星探测器)．Before I even knew anything else about it，a single word flooded my 11­year­old mind: Curiosity.

I couldn't want for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay. That afternoon, I raced home, sat down at the computer, and typed until my fingers ached. “Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyone's mind...”

Five months later, my mom received a phone call, and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face.

On August 5,2012，at 10：31 p．m., the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was honored to have a front­row seat in NASA.

Curiosity is such an important part of who I am. I have always been fascinated by the stars, the planets, the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. She'd tell me stories and point out the stars. Grandma lived in China, thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas, but the stars kept us together even when we were apart. They were always there, yet there was so much I didn't know about them. That's what I love so much about space.

People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mars. My answer is simple because we're curious. We human beings do not just hole_up in one place. We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what's over the hill and beyond the horizon.

1．How did Clara get the news about the essay contest？(no more than 10 words) _______________________________________________________

答案：By reading a TIME for Kids magazine.

Or: From a TIME for Kids magazine.

2．Why did Clara have a front­row seat in NASA？(no more than 10 words)

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答案：She won the essay contest held by NASA.

Or: She named the Mars rove r“ Curiosity”．

Or: “Curiosity” was chosen as the name of the Mars rover.

3．What does Clara remember about the time spent with Grandma？(no more than 15 words)

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答案：She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about the stars.

Or: Her grandma told her stories about the stars.

Or: They sat together talking about the star s.

4．What does the underlined phrase “hole up” mean？(1 word)

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答案：Stay/ Remain/ Live/ Hide.

5．In your opinion, why is curiosity important？(no more than 20 words)

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答案：Curiosity is important because it leads to discover or invention.

Or: With curiosity, we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown.

Or: Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our knowledge.

(二)

(2013·山东)

(1)Jean Paul Getty was born in 1892 in Minneeapolis, Minnsota. He became a millionaire when he was only 24. His father was wealthy, but he didn't not help his son. Getty made his million s alone. He made his money from oil. He owned Getty Oil and over 100 other companies. The Fortune magazine once called Getty “the richest man in the world”．

(2)But money ________.He married five times and divorced five times. He had five children but spent little time with them. None of Getty's children had very happy lives.

(3)Getty loved to make money and loved to save it. In_spite_of_his_great_wealth,_Getty_was_a_miser. Every evening, he wrote down every cent he spent that day. He ever put pay telephones in the guests' bedrooms in his house so he could save money on phone bills.

(4)In 1973, kidnappers took his 16­year­old grandson, and demanded a large amount of money for his safe return. Getty's son asked his father for money to save his child. But Getty refused. The kidnappers were merciless and Getty's son made repeated requests for help from his father. Finally, Getty agreed to lend the