北京市石景山区2014高考英语 阅读理解暑假训练(12)

石景山区2014高考英语阅读理解暑假训练〔12〕与答案
Labour force is the part of a nation’s population that works for pay or is actively looking for work. This group produces most of the nation’s goods and services, and its size and productivity determine the nation’s economic (经济) growth. The labour force of the United States increased from about 2 million in 1800 to about 118 million in the mid 1990’s. This growth helped turn the United States from a largely agricultural country to all advanced industrial one.
The United States government uses the term “labour force〞 for people at least 16 years old who have jobs or are actively looking for jobs, including those in the armed forces. Groups not in the labour force include disabled persons, full - time housewives, retired people, and students. The labour force also does not include discouraged ones who have given up looking for work because they think none can be got.
The United Nations (UN) uses the term “economically active population〞 instead of labour force, the economically active population includes people of all ages who hold jobs or are looking for jobs. The percentage (百分比) of teenagers and old people in this group are much higher in many developing countries than they are in industrial nations.
41. Labour force includes those whom_______.
A. serve in the government or in the army
B. are too old to go on working
C. have completely stopped looking for jobs
D. are not working and don’t try to get jobs
42. We may conclude from the passage that ____.
A. the USA has been an industrial country all along
B. the US labour force of today is over 60 times as large as in 1800
C. a nation’s development depends on the size and quality of its labour force
D. the greater the size of labor force of a nation is, the more advanced the nation
will be
43. The passage mainly tells us _____.
A. what labour force is
B. the importance of labour force
C. the changes in labour force
D. the differences between “labour force〞and “economically active population〞
参考答案--------41-43 ACA
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The following is about the BBC and some other broadcasting stations Britain.
1. On which radio can you hear a commercial?
A. Radio 3
B. Radio 4.
C. Capital Radio.
D. Radio London.
答案: C 从表中第五栏中可知：有广告收入的电台即具有商业性质的电台有两家：一为伦敦
广播公司(LBC)，另一为首都广播(Capital Radio)。

2. You need to listen to______for a programme on outer space.
A. Radio 2 B . Radio 3
C. Radio
D. LBC
答案: B 从表中第二栏知Radioa播有Science talk节目，而outer space属于Science talk，应当选B．
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He met her at a party. She was so outstanding that many guys were chasing after her, while he was so ordinary. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised but due to being being polite, she promised.
They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, too. Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.〞 Everybody stared at him. It was so strange! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?〞 He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, my hometown, and my parents who are still living there.〞While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. Then she also started to speak, speaking about her faraway hometown, her childhood, and her family.
That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their love. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who met all her demands. He had tolerance, kind-hearted, warm and careful. Thanks to his salty coffee! They married. And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that was the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life’s lie. Remember the first time we dated?
I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I didn’t like the salty coffee then, what a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life, for it was prepared by you.〞
41. The man was nervous at the coffee shop, because _______.
A. everybody stared at him at that time
B. many guys chased after the woman
C. he didn’t feel himself a match for the woman
D. he had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee
42. From this passage, we can infer that ________.
A. the man’s lie won the woman’s love
B. the man’s parents onced lived near the sea
C. the woman talked with the man, for they had the same experience
D. the woman realised what salty coffee had to do with a good man
43. What can be concluded about the man?
A. He had intended to give his wife a surprise at his death
B. He unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriage
C. He was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didn’t like
D. He enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love
44. Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?
A. A Foolish Lie
B. Salty Coffee
C. A Sad Love Story
D. Love in a Coffee Shop
41-44 CADB
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BANGKOK --- The tiny island nation of Tuvalu has promised to do its part for climate change by fueling its economy entirely from renewable sources by 2020.
The South Pacific nation of 12,000 people is part of a movement of countries and cities committed to going climate neutral. Since February 2008, 10 nations have
promised to reduce their emission(释放)of greenhouse gases as part of a goal of reaching zero emissions in the next decade.
None of these commitments alone is expected to make a significant difference in the fight to cut heat-trapping gases. But the moves can inspire bigger emitters(排放者) like the United States to take further steps to limit their carbon footprints. Climate scientists have urged rich countries to reduce emissions from 2005 levels by between 25 percent and 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the worst effect of warming. For its parts, Tuvalu hopes to replace the fossil fuels that are imported by ship with solar energy and wind power soon.
Tuvalu already emits almost no greenhouse gases. But because of climate change, many South Pacific islands see worsening flooding. The country is just 10 square miles in size, with most of its land less than a meter above sea level.
So far, Tuvalu has installed (安装) a 40-kiliowatt solar energy system with the help of Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. and Tokyo Electric Power Company. The Tuvalu government is working to expand the $410,000 project from 40 to 60 kilowatts, and will extend solar power to outer islands.
“We thank those countries who are helping Tuvalu reduce its carbon footprint,〞Public Utilities and Industries Minister Kausea Natano said. “And we look forward to the day when our nation offers an example to all--- powered entirely by natural resources such as the sun and the wind.〞
12. According to the passage, the climate neutral movement ____________.
A. will last a long time
B. was started by Tuvalu
C. is a great success in the West
D. has no effect on big countries
13. What is the main energy source in Tuvalu at present?
A. Solar energy
B. Wind powder
C. Imported fossil fuels
D. Local fossil fuels
14. For Tuvalu, the biggest trouble now is that__________.
A. it lacks clean power equipment
B. it lacks enough natural resources
C. Climate change affects its economy
D. it is under threat from rising sea level
15. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It is impossible for Tuvalu to realize its goal.
B. The world will see zero emissions in ten years
C. Tuvalu imports technology to reduce emissions.
D. Big countries haven’t started to reduce emissions.
16. The best title for the passage might be “__________〞.
A. Climate change threatens small island nations
B. An island nation will only use green power
C. Countries unite to reduce greenhouse gases
D. island nations urge big countries to reduce emissions
参考答案----------12-16. ACDCB
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44. The following refers to Jack, an experienced taxi driver, what prevents him
working for Capes Taxi?
A. Fond of beer and wine.
B. Punished and fined because of speeding and wrong parking.
C. Unable to speak a foreign language.
D. Not having college education.
45. Ben, aged 21, fond of swimming and driving has just graduated from a college,
which job might be given to him?
A. Driving for Capes Taxi.
B. Working for Southern Airlines.
C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.
D. None of the three.
46. What prevents May aged 25 becoming an Air hostess?
A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined.
B. She can’t speak Japanese very well.
C. She has never before worked as an air hostess.
D. She doesn’t feel like working long hours flying abroad.
参考答案-------------44-46 BCD
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