2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练(32)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练(48)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练〔48〕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)【福建师大附中2013模拟】AOn August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley saved me.The previous afternoon, I played with my six-year-old peers in Heather Peters’ backyard.I was enjoying my cake, when Heather asked me where my sleeping bag was. Only then did I know this party was a sleepover. The word “sleep-over〞 to a six-year-old bed-wetter is like what “cancer〞 means to an adult. But what if I told them I was a bed-wetter? At least with cancer, people gather at your bedside instead of running from it.I thought of a way to escape. I would explain that I needed my mother's permission to spend the nights. But as I called my Mom, Heather stood beside me to listen. She granted permission!Then I would be sleeping in the same living room as the other girls.I didn't bring my own pajamas (睡衣)，so Mrs. Peters offered me Heather's pajamas. As the other girls drifted into their sweet dreams, I tried to stay awake. “Do I need to go again? I'll stay up to go one more time.. .〞.Of course, I finally fell asleep.The next morning , I was the first to wake up. I was warm! I lay in panic for what seemed like hours before the other girls started to wake up. I did the only thing I could do—I pretended that the bed-wetting didn't happen. I got up, took off Heather's pajamas and changed into my clothes like the other girls.Mrs. Peters walked into the room, and before she could say anything, she stepped right onto the pile of my wet pajamas. My heart stopped as I watched her face burn red. “WHO DID THIS?〞 She screamed, with a look so frightening. Should I answer? And that was when it happened—Mr. Peters came in and grabbed his wife, ‘‘Elvis Presley died!〞The news of the King's death overtook Mrs. Peters, and I ,was spared. I got home without the other girls knowing what had happened.56. The author had to spend the night at Peters' because________.A.she enjoyed her cake thereB.her mother asked her to do soC. the famous singer Elvis Presley died that nightD. she and her friends were having a sleepover party57. Mrs. Peters got angry because ________.A. she found the wet pajamasB. Elvis Presley passed awayC.her husband was rude to herD. all the girls slept at her house58. From the story, we know Mrs. Peters was ________.A. a crazy womanB. a fan of Elvis PresleyC. a woman for perfectionD. a woman who hated to wash pajamas59. The passage is mainly about ________.A. an embarrassing childhood incidentB. an adventure experienceC. a friendship between two girlsD. an unfriendly hostess【参考答案】56-59 DABA阅读理解、专题训练〔**〕、文章主旨(**)◆ 方法点拨关于文章主旨题需特别注意的是：此类题的设题特点往往是题中有一、二个选项是原文讲述的某个方面，诱惑不少考生以偏概全，误选答案。
高考英语 阅读理解抓分练习精品题(10)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品（10）及答案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。
高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习(8)
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（8）及答案【阅读理解猜测词义】 Passage ****************There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying fasterthan others, and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.That product is foreign words.Gairaigo--words that come from outside--have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers.But in the last few years the tfi. ckle (涓涓细流) of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional (传统的) Japanese."The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new, "Days university lecturer and writer Takashi .%alto. "By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media (媒体) to pick up. '"Experts (专家) often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,'said Muturo Kal, president of the National Language Research Institute."Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.” Against the flow of new words. many Japanese turning back to the stud)rd their own language Saito's Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that ate now flying off booksellers'shelves."We were expecting to sell the books to young people," said the writer, "but it turns out they are more popular wii the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Jal anese."1. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Jal nese terms?A. The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new.B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements.C. Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand.D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.答案：A 指导：第5段末提到原因，“用外来词语你可以让一个话题看上去很新鲜，而这样一来媒体更容易感兴趣。
高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习_27
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（43）及答案Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular free time activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them automatically heads to the park or the river. It is my firm belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my boyhood climbing trees. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD (多动症). Those whose housing had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, the entire school would do better in studies.Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School, with its hard tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners dreaming about wildlife.But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study afteranother indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.The life of old people is much better when they have access to nature. The most important for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its process helps reduce anger and behavior that people might regret later.” Wild places need e ncouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.We tend to think human beings are doing nature some kind of favour when we are protecting nature. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is damaging.Human beings are a species of animals. For seven million years we lived on the planet as part of nature. So we miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a glass of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.We need the wild world. It is necessary to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without other living things around us we are less than human.15. What is the author’s firm belief?A. People seek nature in different ways.B. People should spend most of their lives in the wild.C. People have quite different ideas of nature.D. People must make more efforts to study nature.16. What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?A. Personal freedom.B. Things that are natural.C. Urban surroundings.D. Things that are purchased.17. What does a study in Sweden show?A. The natural environment can help children learn better.B. More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.C. A good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities.D. Natural views can prevent children from developing ADHD.18. Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________.A. tend to develop a strong love for scienceB. are more likely to dream about wildlifeC. tend to be physically tougher in adulthoodD. are less likely to be involved in bullying19. What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD?A. Find more effective drugs for them.B. Provide more green spaces for them.C. Place them under more personal care.D.Engage them in more meaningful activities.20. In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?A. They look on life optimistically.B. They enjoy a life of better quality.C. They are able to live longer.D. They become good-humoured.参考答案15. A。
【备战2014】2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练(3)及解析
2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练（3）及解析C2In my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eight－mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy's classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don't know, poke greens are a weed－type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the one－and－only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph.D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.61．“Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________．A. a program directed by DorothyB. a course given by the authorC. an activity held by the studentsD. an organization sponsored by Union College62．In the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing ________．A. the long trackB. the poor housesC. the same trainD. the winding road63．Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by ________．A. a warm welcomeB. the sight of poke greensC. Dorothy's latest projectsD. a big dinner made for her64．What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph?A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.B. She got a pen as a gift from the author.C. She passed the required assessment.D. She received her Ph.D. degree.65．What does the author mainly intend to tell us?A. Whatever you do, you must do it carefully.B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment.C. However poor you are, you have the right to education.D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.【要点综述】Dorothy在一所条件非常差的学校获得了很大的成功，这说明一个人获得成功与他在什么地方没有直接关系，最重要的是要付出努力。
【2014】高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(33)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（33）及答案阅读理解（共1 5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）【江苏省常州市武进区2013模拟】AEvery time Lionel Messi breaks a re cord, it seems appropriate to compare him to the legends that came before him.In 2012, he rewrote soccer history on multiple occasions, and his latest record came when he scored his 86th goal of the calendar year, breaking Gerd Muller’s previous mark, before wrapping up the year with 91 goals.All statistics indicate that Messi is currently the best player in the world, and that he will go down in history as the top footballer of his generation. But when he is judged against all-time greats like Pele and Diego Maradona, he still has work to do.We don’t know whether the Barcelona striker will have another year in which he records more than 90 goals, but he must still sustain(维持)a similar level of production for the next several seasons.Messi has already taken part in three of Barcelona’s victorious Champions League(冠军联赛)campaigns, and he played an important role in two of them. In order to firmly establish himself as the greatest club football player in history, he must win the tournament a few more times.Most importantly, the Argentine(阿根廷人)needs to win on the international stage. Regardless of what Messi does for Barcelona, his legacy will be incomplete if he cannot win the World Cup with Argentina.Both Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their ca reers, and Messi’s performances for his country have been severely disappointing.While he was still a teenager in 2006 —and his lackluster(平淡的)showing is excusable due to his youth—he cannot brush off the disappointment that characterized Argentina’s performance in 2010.But the 4-0 loss to Germany in the 2010 World Cup Quarter Final seems to have sparked Messi. He scored 12 times for Argentina last year, and the next World Cupcould finally be Messi’s breakout performance in blue and white stripes.Due to all of his accomplishments, it is easy to forget that the extraordinary footballer is just 25 years old. If he can avoid injury or lengthy slumps(低潮状态)until his speed and skills start to decline due to age, he may continue to break records and win trophies.56. What will Messi have to do in order to be complete in his soccer career?A. He must win the World Cup with Argentina.B. He must win the tournament a few more times.C. He must defeat Pele and Maradona.D. He must avoid injury or lengthy slumps.57. How was Messi’s performance in 2010 World cup?A. ExcellentB. InspiringC. DisappointingD. Normal.58. What can we infer from the passage?A. Messi has firmly established himself as the greatest club soccer player in history.B. Messi will try his best to win the next World Cup with Argentina.C. Messi can avoid injury and lengthy slumps to break records and win trophies.D. Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers.59. What is the best title of the passage?A. Lionel Messi, the Best Soccer Player of All Time ?B. Lionel Messi, the Greatest Soccer Player in History.C. Barcelona and Lionel Messi.D. World Cup and Lionel Messi.56. A 细节理解题。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题(43)及答案
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（43）及答案【福建师大附中2013模拟】BOysterWhat is an Oyster card?Oyster is the easiest way to pay for journeys on the bus，Tube，tram，Docklands Light Railway (DLR), London Overground and Natio nal Rail journeys in London You can store your travel cards, Bu s & Tram Pass, season tickets and credit to pay for journeys as you go.Where to get an Oyster card?There are a number of ways for you to get an Oyster card: •At over 3,900 Oyster Ticket stops•At Tube and London Overground station ticket offices •At some National Rail stations•At London Travel information Centres•Online at tfl. gov. uk/oysterHow to use an Oyster card?To pay the correct fare on the Tube , DLR, London Overground and National Rail services, you must always touch in on the yell ow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey, and touch ou t at the end. If you don’t, a maximum cash Oyster fare will be ch arged. When using the bus or tram, you must only touch in at th e start, but not at the end of your journey.What happens if I don’t visit London very often?Don’t worry. Any pay as you go credit on your card will not expir e (过期)，so you can keep it for your next visit or lend it to a friend.FaresTraveling by Tube from Central London (Zone l)to Heathrow (Z one 6)Adult Oyster single fare£ 4. 20 Monday to Friday 06:30 - 09:30 and 16:00 - 19:00£ 2. 70 at all other times including public holidaysAdult single cash fare £ 5.00For further information，visit . uk /fares.60. You can get an Oyster card at the following places EXCEPT ________.A. on the websiteB. at an Oyster Ticket stopC. at a post officeD. at a Tube station61. Which of the following is TRUE about Oyster cards?A. They are limited in use to the owners themselves.B.On National Rail services you must touch them on the reader t wice.C.They are not suitable for those who don’t visit London often.D.Oyster card Tube fares cost more on public holidays than on w eekdays.62. If a person with an Oyster card takes the 7 o’clock Tube fro m Central London to Heathrow for a week (no public holiday in between)，he should pay________.A. £ 18.90B. £ 29.40C. £21.90D. £ 26.4063.The passage is probably taken from a _________ .A. magazineB. travel brochure(旅游手册) C. textbook D. novel【参考答案】60-63 C B D BSome years ago industries had more freedom than they have n ow，and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention t o the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Ofte n new products were dangerous for the people who used them ；often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the h ealth of the workers.Of course sometimes there were real disasters(灾难) which attracted the attention of governments and which sho wed the need for changes.Also scientists who were doing resea rch into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore.At such times, there were i nquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems. New s afety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries；however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.Today many governments have special departments which prot ect customers and workers. In the U. S．， for example, there i s a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings a bout possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell.A third department looks at the place s where people work，and then reports any company that is breaking the laws which p rotect the health and safety of workers. Of course，new government departments and new laws cannot prevent ev ery accident or illness，but they are having some good results. Our work places are saf er and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use f or travel are better. Producers are thinking more about the safet y and health of the people who buy and use their products. ( )11.The main topic of the passage is________. A．conditions in the work place B．the freedom of industri es in the pastC．changes in industrial production D．the safety and health of workers and customers( )12.It can be inferred from the passage that in the past___ _____.A．workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions B．companies were free to put out any products they wanted to C．many people were killed by dangerous products D．industries were as careful in management as they are today( )13.It is implied in the passage that________. A．governments and companies had different opinions about th e safety of productsB．governments paid little attention to the safety of products C．government officials often did not listen to scientistsD．in the past no safety laws were introduced by governments ( )14.Some years ago safety rules________.A．were put forward due to scientists’ recommendations B．came into being as a result of the workers’ demands C．were introduced because quite a number of people were kill ed or seriously injuredD．were effective enough to protect workers and customers ( )15.The special departments protect customers and worke rs in many ways EXCEPT by________.A．testing new products B．controlling the sale of prod uctsC．designing new products D．inspecting work places(二)本文为说明文。
高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习4
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（28）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。
A“It happened over three years ago,” Paddy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “Just don't tell my mother,” said Fee numbly. “And no one did! Oh, God! My poor, poor Frank!”Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. “Fee dear, pack your things. We'll go to see him.”She half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white facestared as if dead. “I can't go,”she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there. “It would kil l him to see me. I know him so well—his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone, it's what he wants. We've got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him to see us?”Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee's face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself. He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children. Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away. But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank.So he said. “Well, Fee, we won't go. But we must make sure he is taken care of. How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?”The eyes didn't liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks. “Yes, Paddy, do that. Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out. Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know.”1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a prof essional boxer.B. The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years later.C. The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder.D. Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddydisliked him.2. Paddy cried because he thought ______________.A. Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishmentB. Frank should have told Fee what had happenedC. what had happened to Frank was killing FeeD. Frank had always been a man of bad moral character3. “She half-rose before sinking back…” (in Paragraph 6) shows that______________.A. Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand upB. Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting FrankC. Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see FrankD. Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish4. Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank?A. “Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead.”B. “Let him bear the shame alone, it’s what he wants.”C. “Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away.”D. “The eyes didn’t liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks.”5. What is Fee's probable relationship with Frank and Paddy?A. Son and brother.B. Son and husband.C. Brother and lover.D. Lover and husband.参考答案1—5 BCDAB【甘肃省金昌二中2013模拟】 AChildren, especially boys, tend to idealize their fathers when they are young．Every little boy wants to grow up to be just like his father, and every little girl thinks her father is the smartest man on the earth．It’s not very easy to be a good father, but it’s not that difficult either．Children will truly enjoy spending time with their fathers, not just when they are kids, but even when they are adults．Not all children communicate well with their fathers．Communication is often left to mothers, while fathers dispense advice as and when necessary．Don’t expect all conversations to centre around the dinner table．Go to your children’s bedrooms and talk to them about school, their teachers or their friends．Remember that the conversation cannot be one-sided．When your children open up to you, you also need to open up to them．If your children come home from school feeling upset, go up to them and ask them what is the matter．And if it is something which seems to you to be a silly reason to be upse t, don’t voice your opinion．It may be silly to you, but to your children it is important enough．So don’t wave the topic away by telling them not to bother about such stupid things．Simply discussing their problems with them will help them feelbetter．Don’t shy away from having discussions about your teenage children’s love lives．Generally speaking, your children are definitely not going to discuss intimate details with you．Try to let them know that you are relaxed about topics on love．Tell your children how you met your wife．It is perfectly normal for children to go through feelings for the opposite sex as they grow up, and by keeping the topic closed for discussion, you are only shutting them off from discussing their feelings with you．All they will do is turn to their friends．41．To children their fathers are usually very _____．A．kind B．great C．serious D．strong 42．From the second paragraph we can know that _____．A．some children don’t like their fathers at allB．talking with children around the dinner table is unnecessary C．it is better for fathers to communicate more with their children D．mothers should communicate less with their children．43．Suppose your children are worried about something you should _____．A．have a talk with them Ｂ．express your opinion C．keep silent D．let them alone 44．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “intimate” in Paragraph 4?A．Public B．Personal C．Strange D．Serious 【参考答案】41--454BCABBAs you sow, sow will reap. With your perseverance and improvement, you are getting closer to success. At this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your accomplishment s and compliments graciously. “Thanks, I really worked hard on that prospect. I’m pleased you recognize my efforts.” The congratulations and compliments from others will promote you to gain further success.Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our lives, and it is no wonder that so many people struggle to find it. Self-confidence really can be learned and built on. Besides, whether you’re working on your own self-confidence or building the confidence of people around you, it’s well worth the effort!6. Those who are truly confident _________.A. succeed without effort and hard workB. encourage people around to become confidentC. appear more attractive and thus become successfulD. gain the confidence of others and feel successful7. The underlined word “mock” (Para.3 ) is closest in meaning to ________.A. praiseB. imitateC. punishD. laugh at8. When others congratulate us on our achievements, we are supposed to ________.A. praise them in returnB. gain further improvementC. politely accept the complimentsD. expect them to congratulate you again9. Which of the following proverbs best goes with Paragraph 4?A. Look before your leap.B. It is no use crying over spilt milk.C. Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.D. Learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones.10. The purpose of the text is to ________________.A. tell people how to become successfulB. convince people to do what they believe to be rightC. encourage people to build confidence and achieve successD. criticize people who lack confidence and thus fail in their careerAdvertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they’re always coming in for criticism (批评). Their critics seem to hate or resent them because they have a gift for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. “It’s unfair,” they say, “that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays…”The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is exactly because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods comes largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more likely that you would obtain details about performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to readadvertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway regulations while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely-printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the daily amount of great disasters.We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not survive without this source of income. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!Another thing we mustn’t forget is the “small ads”, which are actually in every newspaper and magazine. What an extremely useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns! For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column but so far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column (读者来信专栏). No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is!11. What is the main idea of this passage?A. The costs of advertisement.B. Advertisers tend to think big.C. The benefits of advertisement.D. Advertisements perform a useful service to communities.12. Why do the critics criticize advertisers?A. Because customers are poor.B. Because critics think advertisement is a waste of money.C. Because advertisers promote products with too much money.D. Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary.13. Which of the following is Not true?A. Advertisement makes our life colorful.B. Newspapers are worth more than we pay.C. Good quality products don’t need to be advertised.D. Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything.14. In what way does the writer try to support his view?A. ComparisonB. DescriptionC. NarrationD. Definition参考答案11—14 DCCA【甘肃省金昌二中2013模拟】BDad came in the midnight. We heard every sound, but we pretended to be asleep.Next morning he looked weak and thin, sitting in a chair by the kitchen fire. The light of the fire shone through his long empty sleeve. Everything went as usual. Grandma found something to do in the bedroom. Grandpa went out for some water. Mother, with her back to us, was getting the cakes ready for breakfast.But nothing was right. When grandma came out of the bedroom, she walked on tiptoe. When grandpa came back, he said nothing about the weather. At breakfast Mother passed us the fruit and said something, but her voice was too high.At last my sister, Lou, pushed back her chair. “It’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But I had w ashed the dishes the night before. I said nothing because it was not right to quarrel in front of Dad just home with the empty sleeve.“It is your turn,” Lou said again. I looked at her in surprise.“It is not,” I said because I suddenly remembered Mothe r had told us to go on as usual.“Children, children,” Mother said in a quiet, glad kind of voice.And Dad was smiling because he felt at home at last.45．What do you know happened to Dad in the story?A．He was badly ill. B．He had a long journey. C．He drank too much. D．He lost one of his arms. 46．The family when they saw Dad’s empty sleeve. A．was too surprised to do anything B．felt sad and cried a lot C．tried not to show their feelings D．showed no worry at all 47．From the story, we know .A．the two sisters often quarreled about who should wash the dishes B．the family liked seeing the two sisters quarrelling after breakfast C．Dad loved the two sisters very much though they often quarreled D．Mother told the two sisters to quarrel with each other the night before 48．Which of the following can be the best title of the story? A．The Quarrelling Sisters B．Dad Was BackC．After the Accident D．An Empty Sleeve【参考答案】45--48、D CABWhich is sillier: denying we ever went to the moon or trying to convince the true nonbelievers?Once upon a time – July 20, 1969, to be specific – two men got out of their little spaceship and wandered around on the moon for a while. Ten more men walked on the moon over the next three and a half years.Unfortunately, not quite. A fair number of Americans think that this whole business of moon landings really is a fairy tale. They believe that the landings were a big hoax (骗局) staged in the Mojave Desert, to convince everyone that U.S. technology was th e “best” in the whole wideworld.Which is the harder thing to do: Send men to the moon or make believe we did? The fact is the physics behind sending people to the moon is simple. You can do it with computers whose entire memory capacities can now fit on chips the size of postage stamps and that cost about as much as, well, a postage stamp. I know you can because we did.However, last fall NASA considered spending $15,000 on apublic-relations campaign to convince the unimpressed that Americans had in fact gone to the moon. That idea was mostly a reaction to a Fox television program, first aired in February 2001, that claimed to expose the hoax. The show’s creator is a publicity hound (猎狗) who has lived up to the name in more ways than one by hounding Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. Mr. X (as I will call him, thereby denying him the joyous sight of his name in print) recently followed Buzz Aldrin around and called him “a thief, liar and coward” until the 72-year-old astronaut finally lost it and hit the 37-year-old Mr. X in the face.Anyway, NASA’s publicity campaign began to slow down. The nonbelievers took the campaign as NASA’s effort to hide something while the believers said that $15,000 to convince people that the world was round — I mean, that we had gone to the moon — was simply a waste of money. (Actually, the $15,000 was supposed to pay for an article by James E. Oberg, an astronomy writer who, with Aldrin, has contributed to Scientific American.)If NASA’s not paying Oberg, perhaps it could put the money to good use by hiring two big guys to drag Neil Armstrong out of the house. Armstrong is an extremely private man, but he is also the first man on the moon, so maybe he has a duty to be a bit more outspoken about the experience. Or NASA could just buy Aldrin a commemorate plaque (纪念匾) for his recent touch on the face of Mr. X.15. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that some Americans believe _______.A. moon landings were inventedB. U.S. technology was the bestC. moon landing ended successfullyD. the Mojave Desert was the launching base16. According to the writer, which of the following is to blame for the story about the hoax?A. NASA’s publicity campaign.B. The Fox television program.C. Buzz Aldrin.D. JamesE. Oberg.17. According to the writer, Mr. X _______.A. told a faithful storyB. was not treated properlyC. was a talented creatorD. had a bad reputation18. The believers think that NASA’s publicity campaign is ________.A. proof to hide the truthB. stupid and unnecessaryC. needed to convince the non-believersD. important to develop space technology19. What is implied in the last paragraph?A. NASA should not bother with the non-believers.B. Armstrong was a very private and determined person.C. Armstrong should be as outspoken as Buzz Aldrin.D. NASA should send more astronauts to outer space.20. The tone of the article is _______.A. angryB. conversationalC. humorousD.matter-of-fact参考答案15—20 ABDBAC。
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题(25)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题〔25〕与答案阅读理解------A 篇Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,〞because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because her thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely----a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “Creative voice.〞“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.〞Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.46. Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?A. She had seven brothers.B. She felt herself a nobody.C. She was too shy to go to school.D. She did not have any good teachers.47. The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to _____.A. work for a school magazineB. run away from her familyC. make a lot of friendsD. develop her writing style48. According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?A. Her early years in college.B. Her training in the Workshop.C. Her feeling of being different.D. Her childhood experience.49. What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?A. It is quite popular among students.B. It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.C. It wasn’t success as it was written in Spanish.D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.参考答案46—49、BDCA阅读理解If your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously disliked foods, a UK study said.Though it might seem obvious that a reward could encourage young children to eat their vegetables, the idea is actually controversial, researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. That’s because some studies have shown that rewards can backfire and cause children to lose interest in foods they already liked, said Jane Wardle, a researcher at University College London who worked on the study. Verbal praise, such as “Brilliant! You’re a great vegetable taster,〞 did not work as well.The study found t hat when parents gave their small children a sticker each time they took a “tiny taste〞 of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed their attitudes. The children were also willing to eat more of the vegetables-either carrots,celery, cucumber, red pepper, cabbage or sugar snap peas-in laboratory taste tests, the study said.Researchers randomly assigned〔分派〕173 families to one of these groups. In one, parents used stickers to reward their children each time they took a tiny sample of a disliked vegetable. A second group of parents used verbal praise. The third group, where parents used no special vegetable-promoting methods, served as a “control〞.Parents in the reward groups offered their children a taste of the “target〞vegetable every day of 12 days, Soon after, children in the sticker group were giving higher ratings to the vegetables-and were willing to eat more in the research lab, going from an average of 5 grams at the start to about 10 grams after the 12-day experience. The turnaround also seemed to last, with preschoolers in the sticker group still willing to eat more of the once disliked vegetable three months later.Why didn’t the verbal praise work? Wardle said the parents’ words may have seemed “insincere〞 to their children.16．The purpose of writing the passage is.A．to introduce a practical method of making children eat vegetablesB．to show the procedure of an experiment on children’s dietC．to explain why children hate to eat vegetablesD．to present a proper way of vernal praise to parents17．The underlined word “backfire〞in Paragraph 2 probably means “〞.A．shoot from behind the back B．make a lire in the hackyardC．produce an unexpected result D．achieve what was planned 18．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A．Most children are born to dislike carrots or celery.B．It remains a question whether rewarding is a good way to get children to eat vegetables.C．Oral praise wokrs quite well in encouraging children to eat vegetables.D．Children in the sticker group will never lose interest in eating vegetables. 19．How did the researchers get their conclusion from the experiment?A．By comparison. B．By asking questions.C．By giving examples, D．By discussion. 20．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Children like rewards, not verbal praise.B．Parents should praise their children in a sincere tone.C．Children are difficult to inspire.D．Parents should give up verbal praise.参考答案16---20 ACBAB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。
高考英语抓分训练：人物型阅读理解(含答案解析)
2014高考英语抓分训练：人物型阅读理解APatti Page, the top-selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold, died on January 2nd, 2013, when she was 85. She was one of the most beloved singers of the post-war era. Take her Tennessee Waltz for example, it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit.Born in Claremore, Oklahoma, a small town near Tulsa, Page originally dreamed of a career in commercial art. Her first job in the art department at a local radio station soon led to performing on her own 15-minute programme.At the age of 20, Page was discovered by big-band leader Jack Rael, who quit his job to become her manager. In 1948, she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit record. She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years and recorded hit after hit including: With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming, and Old Cape Cod.Her last hit was Hush…Hush, S w eet Charlotte, recorded for the Bette Davis movie of the same name. And then, there was Doggie in the Windo w. The creative tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics(歌词), the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.Throughout the 1950s, Patti Page made regular appearances on television variety shows and in 1957 she was chosen to host the musical programme, The Big Record. The following year, Page appeared in her own CBS television series, The Patti Page Sho w. She continued to record and perform into the 21st century, most recently releasing an album of songs for children, a Christmas record, and a new “best of” collection.Besides music, Patti Page did a bit of acting. She co-starred with the Oscar-winning Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry, and also starred on stage in the musical play Annie Get Your Gun.1. According to the passage, Patti Page ________．A．wanted to be a singer as a childB．was born in a small town in 1927C．was known mainly for her acting skillsD．started her work as a TV programme hostess2. According to the passage, which one of her following recorded songs was criticized?A．Old Cape Cod.B．Hush…Hush, S w eet Charlotte.C．Doggie in the Windo w.D．With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming.3. Tennessee Waltz is mentioned in the passage in order to show that ________．A．Patti Page was a beloved singerB．Patti Page's songs were successfulC．Patti Page was the topselling female artistD．Patti Page was good at recording songs4. We can know from the passage that Patti Page ________．A．got to know Jack Rael in 1945B．left Mercury Records at the age of 35C．appeared in The Patti Page Sho w in 1957D．wrote many songs for children in her late life5. It is inferred from the passage that ________．A．Patti Page gave up singing in public in her late lifeB．Patti Page's gift in art began to be shown in her teensC．Patti Page's great success was due to her hard work and others' helpD．Patti Page was not only a successful singer but also a successful actressBAmerican actor Johnny Depp can best be described as unconventional. From his early life, his path into acting and even in his choice of movie roles, we can see that Depp has seldom taken the easy road. His willingness to take risks and do the unexpected has made Depp one of the few Hollywood actors able to achieve huge commercial success while maintaining his artistic reputation.Born in 1963, Depp was somewhat troublesome as a youth, occasionally turning to petty-crime and drugs. When his p arents divorced in 1978, Depp dropped out of school against his mother's wishes and started a music band called the Kids. Although the band achieved some success, they were seldom able to make_ends_meet,_with Depp often unable to pay his rent, sleeping on friends' sofas and even in his car.In 1983, the ever-optimistic Depp and his new wife, Lori Anderson, moved to Hollywood, California to further Depp's musical career. But life there continued to be a struggle and Depp was forced to take a job selling pens door to door to support his new family. His luck changed when Lori's ex-boyfriend, the famous actor Nicholas Cage, impressed by Depp's good looks and intelligence, suggested he become an actor and helped him get a small part in a movie. Several other minor movie roles—and a divorce from Lori—followed, before Depp got his big break three years later. He landed the leading role in the television series 21 Jump Street, playing a youthful undercover police officer. The hugely popular show turned Depp into a teenage heart-throb overnight. He appeared on the cover of countless magazines and was much sought after by movie producers, eager to exploit his popularity with teenage girls.But Depp left 21 Jump Street after three years, when it was at the height of its popularity, later admitting that h e hated the show's unoriginal storylines and his “pretty boy” character. In the decade that followed, Depp rejected repeated offers of “pretty boy” roles in big-budget Hollywood films. Instead he established himself as a serious, somewhat dark, peculiar performer, consistently selecting roles in smaller, independent films that surprise critics and audiences alike.Even in the movie that made Depp an international superstar, The Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), he was barely recognizable as Captain Jack Sparrow, the British, long-haired golden-toothed pirate. This and subsequent hit movies have placed Depp at the very top of the commercial film industry (with a pay-check of $20 million for each such movie), but he still continues to make the smaller, stranger films for which he is so greatly admired.1. As a youth, Depp could be described as a ________．A．serious criminalB．trouble makerC．drug addictD．successful musician2. The underlined expression “make ends meet”in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “________”．A．get together after a showB．meet their audienceC．play to the endD．earn enough to live3. In which order did the following events take place in Depp's life?a. met Nicholas Cageb. started a band called the Kidsc. played a British pirated. sold pens door to doore. got married to Lori Andersonf. starred in a TV showA．d, b, e, a, c, fB．b, e, d, a, f, cC．a, b, f, c, d, eD．e, d, a, c, f, b4. Why did Depp leave the TV show 21 Jump Street?A．The show was no longer popular.B．He wanted to perform in movies.C．He thought the show was terrible.D．He rejected planned changes to his role.5. Depp's choice of movie roles throughout most of his career suggests that ________．A．he valued interesting work over moneyB．he believed he couldn't play “pretty boy”roles wellC．he was very popular with Hollywood movie producersD．he was more interested in shocking audiences than entertainingCGreg Woodburn, a student at the University of Southern California, spends a lot of time cleaning sneakers he collected. But soon the shoes will be sent to poor children in the United States and 20 other countries, thanks to Woodburn's Share Our Shoes (S. O. S．) charity.A high school track star in the town of Ventura, California, Woodburn was treated in hospital for months with knee and hip injuries.“I started thinking about the health benefits, the friendship and the confidence I got from running, ” he says, “And I realized there are children who don't even have shoes. ”Woodburn gathered up his old sneakers, then asked his friends to donate. His goal was to have 100 pairs by Christmas 2006. When he collected more than 500 pairs, he decided to turn the shoe drive into a year-round endeavour.Back then, the sneakers came from donation boxes at the YMCA and the local sporting goods store and from door-to-door pickups. Woodburn has now set up collection boxes at two high schools,city gym and recreation centre. He has started accepting adult sizes and sandals(凉鞋). So far, S. O. S. has collected and donated more than 3, 000 pairs.Woodburn has cleaned all the shoes. After sorting the shoes by size, Woodburn selects the good shoes for the washing machine and the worn-out ones for recycling.To ship the footwear, Woodburn teamed with Sports Gift, a non-profit organization that provides soccer and baseball equipment to children around the world. Keven Baxter, founder and president, says, “We'd send kids balls and shoes. I've heard that for many of these kids, these old sneakers are the only shoes they had. They wear them to school and to do sports. So Greg's running shoes were a nice addition for us.”For many recipients(接受者), the shoes represent opportunity. Two young boys in Southern California attended school on alternate days because they shared a pair of shoes. They were too big for one boy and too small for the other. Thanks to S. O. S．，each brother received his own pair of shoes. The boys now attend school daily and enjoy their learning. When they graduate, they say, they will help a stranger, just as Woodburn helped them.1. What caused Greg Woodburn to donate old shoes for poor children?A．The benefits from playing sports.B．News about some poor children.C．His reflection on school life.D．The medical treatment he received.2.When collecting more sneakers than expected, Woodburn decided to________．A．include adult sizes and sandalsB．set up branches in different citiesC．collect shoes throughout the yearD．expand his endeavour in the whole city3. How did Woodburn manage to deliver the shoes collected?A．By sending them by mail.B．By working with Sports Gift.C．By advertising for those in need.D．By offering them from door to door.4. What can we learn from Keven Baxter's remarks?A．Sports Gift is popular around the world.B．Many children need Greg's old sneakers.C．Greg's running shoes are the best gifts for children.D．Children need more soccer and baseball equipment than shoes.5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A．An organized activityB．Greg Woodburn's lifeC．How to collect sneakersD．Recycled sneakers fit for sharingA【要点综述】美国歌手派蒂·佩芝与世长辞，享年85岁；她是美国战后时期最受欢迎的女歌手之一。
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习(3)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（3）及答案【阅读理解猜测词义】Passage ****************We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise. Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them ko me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up. Mum nodded and said. "Very dirty floors.""Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, "the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"Mum just pushed harder, each sweep (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."Outside, Mum told me "Dagmar is fine. No fever. “"You saw her, Mum?""Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors!A mop is no good. You need a brush."1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was_______.A. to clean the floorB. to please the nurseC. to see a patientD. to surprise the story-teller答案：C 指导：这是一道推理题。
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练精品(42)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练精品(42)及答案C5［2013·安徽卷] CWhen 19－year－old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make－A－Wish Foundation (基金会)，nobody understood what she was talking about.But Sophia knew just how important Make－A－Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends.We were interested in finding out more，so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say.Sophia told us that Make－A－Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980。
“It's a charity（慈善机构)that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. Make－A－Wish helps children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true，” Sophia explained。
We asked Sophia how Make－A－Wish had first started。
高考英语阅读理解抓分练习(29)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习（29）及答案(湖北孝感第一次统考)Recently，a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life.He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daytoday life has more meaning than we usually thi nk.One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week.From the way they spend their money，they can see what they really value in life.He says our relation with others often become clearly defined when money enters the picture.You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends.But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money.If he does，it brings something to the friendship that seems stronger than ever before.Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn't.This person may say that he has a certain feeling，but if it is not carried out in the money world，there is something less real about it.Since money is so important to us，we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important.The author interviewed some millionaires in researching for his book.Question：What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich，because you are a selfmade man?Answer：The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect.I am nothing.I don't know much.All I am is rich.People just have an idea of making more and more money，but what is it for？How much do I need for any given purposes in my life？In his book，the professor uncovered an important need in modern society：to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end.Money plays an important role in the material world，but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.60．According to the first paragraph，people have not realized ______.A．how important money is in their daytoday lifeB．how one spends money shows what is important to himC．that money is more important than their philosophy of lifeD．that their understanding of life is more important than money61．What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?A．He does not feel that he is welleducated.B．He does not consider himself to be very successful.C．He does not think that he is respected by others.D．He does not think that being rich deserves so much attention.62．What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?A．Money is a means. B．Money is everything.C．Money is an end. D．Money is important.63．Which of the following might the author disagree?A．Money is important in modern society.B．Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness.C．The meaning of life doesn't completely lie in money.D．Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth.60．B 第一段最后说“从他们花钱的方式能看出他们在生活中真正重视什么”，由此判断选B项。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习(39)及答案
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习（39）及答案阅读理解When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could le ave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and，in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside w orld. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to t he capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its probl ems too.One big disadvantage is money—it costs so much to go out，not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvant age is pollution. I suffer from asthma (哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle，but that can be quite dangerous.Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city，whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment (娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally，if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising—and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.Is life better then，in the city? Perhaps it is，when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older，and especially if you have small children, the peace of the coun tryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back ther e soon.1、. What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?A. Staying on the farm.B. Moving to the countryside.C. Leaving home for the city.D. Running away from the school.【详解剖析】细节理解题。
高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练(31)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练（31）及答案阅读理解Many people influenced various aspects of my life, based on their personal characteristics, accomplishments, and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value many political leaders, who have inspired me by their contributions to society, and their ability to change our futures. But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.As the youngest girl in my family, I always considered myself to be “Daddy’s little girl”. While I grew up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around. This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children’s lives. In every aspect of my life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up, or have a question or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others’ needs ahead of your own, but you should make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times, and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind, compassion for people, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved man, but to everybody’s surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes how proud he is of his children, and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in.66. What is the best title for the passage?A. How my father loved meB. My father—the person I admire mostC. I am the apple on my father’s palmD. My father—the one who influenced me most7. Which of the following could not be used to describe the author’s father?A. Considerate and humorousB. Affectionate and open-mindedC. Knowledgeable and sociableD. Energetic and helpful8. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “excel”?A. Do better than others.B. Show off.C. Be cleverer than others.D. Keep healthy9. According to the underlined part, the father was telling the author to ____.A. try to be good to those who were worth making friends withB. try to take advantage of those who were friendly to herC. think about others and help them, so that she could make them serve herD. think about others and help them, but not to be made use of in a negative way10. What can we infer about the author?A. She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her.B. She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him.C. She had sympathy(认同) for the fatherless.D. She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard.参考答案 BCADCC7[2013·陕西卷] CAccording to sociologists(社会学家), every modern industrial society has some form of social stratification(阶层)．Class, power and status are important in deciding people's rank in society.Class means a person's economic position in society.A commonly used classification is lower class, middle class and upper class.While sociologists disagree on how these terms should be exactly defined, they do describe societies like the United States quite well.One study shows that 53% of Americans belong tothe lower class, 46% the middle class, and 1% the upper class.Interestingly, a surgeon earning $ 500，000 a year and a bus driver earning $ 50，000 a year both regard themselves as the middle class!Power refers to the amount of control a person has over other people.Obviously, people in positions of great power(such as governors) exercise(行使) big power, but people who take orders from others have less power.Power and class do not always go hand in hand, however.For example, the governor of a state has great power, but he or she may not belong to a corresponding(相应的) economic class.Generally, however, there is a relationship between power and class. To our knowledge, there aren't too many people who aren't millionaires in the U．S.Senate!Status is the honor or respect attached to a person's position in society.It can also be affected by power and class, but not necessarily so.For example, a university professor may have a high status but not belong to a high social class or have a lot of power over others.54．What can we learn about “the middle class” from Paragraph 2?A．People earning $50，000 a year belong to the middle class.B．Nearly half Americans belong to the middle class.C．People generally consider bus drivers as the middle class.D．Sociologists have a clear definition of the middle class.55．According to the text, we know that ________．A．power and class do not always correspond with each otherB．status refers to a person's economic position in societyC．people with high status have a lot of control over othersD．class is less important in deciding a person's social rank56．Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?A． B.C． D.【要点综述】本文说明了一个社会现象：每个现代工业社会都有其社会阶层。
于对区爱美学校高考英语二轮 阅读理解完形填空精品训练__6
于对区爱美学校2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空二轮精品训练（31）含答案AOne morning a few years ago, Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept. For this busy man, it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work, he might wear himself out and die an early death.Only after a week’s leave — during which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beach — was Rudenstine able to return to work.In our modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. Amazingly, within this world there is a universal but silly saying: “I am so busy.”We say this to one another as if our tireless efforts were a talent by nature and an ability to successfully deal with stress. The busier we are, the more important we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others. To be unavailable to our friends and family, and to be unable to find time to relax — this has become the model of a successful life.Because we do not rest, we lose our way. We miss the guide telling us where to go, the food providing us with strength, the quiet giving us wisdom.How have we allowed this to happen? I believe it is this: we have forgotten the Sabbath, the day of the week — for followers of some religions — for rest and praying. It is a day when we are not supposed to work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebrating what is beautiful. It is a good time to bless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals, walk and sleep. It is a time for us to take a rest, to put our work aside, trusting that there are larger forces at work taking care of the world.Rest is a spiritual and biological need; however, in our strong ambition to be successful and care for our many responsibilities, we may feel terribly guilty when we take time to rest. The Sabbath gives us permission to stop work. In fact, “Remember the Sabbath” is more than simply permission to rest; it is a rule to obey and a principle to follow.56. The “alarm” in the first paragraph refers to “_______”.A. a warning of dangerB. a spread of diseaseC. a sign of ageD. a signal of stress57.According to Paragraph 4, a successful person is one who is believed to _______.A. be busy working without time to restB. be able to work without stressC. be more talented than other peopleD. be more important than anyone else58. Some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they _______.A. think that taking a rest means lacking ambitionsB. think that taking a rest means being lazyC. fail to realize that religions force them to restD. fail to realize that rest is an essential part of life59. What is the main idea of this passage?A. It is silly for anyone to say “I am so busy.”B. The Sabbath gives us permission to rest.C. We should balance work with rest.D. We should be available to our family and friends.*****************************************************结束Top lists are lecturing people on everything from"100 books to read ". Aren't you just tired of being told what to do with your time?Now you have a list to end all lists!Take a look at the following two examples from the list of "101 things not to do":Swim with Dolphins（海豚）？Swimming with dolphins is one of the world’s most profitable tourist activities. However, every dolphin will welcome having their busy ,tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming pushing around them in the water. Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨).Here’s a little secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually they’re just opening mouths.Go to See the Mona Lisa?There must be something about the mysterious(神秘的)smile. The 6 million people who the lady in the Louvre every year can’t all be wrong after all. But they can be quite anno standing in front of you, holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security read. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds most.If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldn’t just be smiling, she laughing.So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Tings NOT to Do Before You Die. Visit and buy the book at a 20％discount.60. According to the passage, swimming with dolphins________.A. is the world’s most popular tourist activityB. can cause danger to dolphinsC. will make tourists busy and tiredD. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins61. What does the author think about going to see the Mona Lisa?A. It is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile.B. Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough.C. It is not as satisfying as expected.D. Queuing for hours is worthwhile.62. The list of “101 things not to do” is made most probably because its author_______.A. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other listsB. wants to provide a list different from other listsC. intends to persuade people to read more listsD. believes other lists are not humorous enough63. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To recommend tourist activities.B. To comment on popular listsC. To introduce a websiteD. To advertise a book*************************************************************结束完形填空------AWords：325 难度系数：★★建议用时：8分钟Central Park covers more than three hundred and forty hectares.It was the first public park built in the United States.In 1858，a design competition was held to find the best idea for planning the huge area in the center of New York City.The winners were two landscape designers，American Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux from Britain.It was not easy to create this park.It may look like a natural environment of lakes and woodlands，but it was entirely built by human labor.Workers moved millions of cubic meters of stone and earth to clear the area.They brought in more than fourteen thousand cubic meters of fertile soil from New Jersey to make it possible to grow trees and other plants.It took fifteen years to complete the project.Central Park was a huge success and helped create a movement across the United States for creating public gardens.Today，the park is managed by the Central Park Conservancy under an agreement with New York City.The Conservancy raises about eightyfive percent of the park’s twentyseven million dollars yearly budget.Here are a few facts that help show just how big and busy Central Park is.It contains seven kilometers of paths for horseback riding and about 93 kilometers of walking paths.When you get tired from all that walking，there are more than 9,000 benches where you can sit down.There are 21 playgrounds for children as well as areas to play basketball，baseball，football and even chess.There is also a zoo.And，every summer，visitors can watch plays by William Shakespeare in an outdoor theater.About twentyfive million people visit Central Park each year to enjoy its many sights and activities.The park is also important for natural life.It contains more than twentysix thousand trees.And hundreds of kinds of birds have been sighted in the park which serves as a stopping area for birds as they fly to other places.【解题导语】公园的建设耗时十五年，在一片不毛之地上用人力将石块和土方堆积而成。
2014高考英语阅读理解练习精品(39)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品(39）及答案阅读理解（每题2分，共40分)AEveryone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk，laugh and do things with。
Sure, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. B ut we would feel lonely if we never had a friend。
No two people are the same。
Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn't mean they no longer like each other。
Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. Maybe we wound never see them again。
And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town。
高考英语 阅读理解抓分练习精品题(7)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品（7）及答案阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
ADutch treat is a late-nineteenth-century term, and it originally refers to a dinner where everyone is expected to pay for his own share of the food and drink. If people go “Dutch treat”, or simply “go Dutch”, it means that they will share the expenses of a social engagement.There are many other “Dutch” expressions in English, many of which were invented in Britain in the seventeenth century, when the Dutch and the English were commercial and military rivals. The British used “Dutch” to refer to something bad, cheap and shameful. A “Dutch bargain” at that time was an uneven, one-sided deal; “Dutch reckoning” was an unitemized account; and “Dutch widow” was slang for pro stitute. Later centuries brought in “Dutch courage”, for bravery induced by drink; “Dutch concert”, for discordant music; “Dutch nightingale”, meaning a frog; and “double Dutch”, for incomprehensible language, or unintelligible talk.Some of the expressions are still in use today, but some are not. In fact, in American English, some “Dutch” expressions have nothing to do with the Dutch, but something with the German. It was probably because of the similar spelling and pronunciation that people made a mista ke in distinguishing between “Dutch” and “Deutsch” (the German word for German), when German immigrants came to America in the 1700s. For instance, “the Pennsylvania Dutch” refers to the German descendants, instead of the Dutch descendants, living in Pennsylvania.56. Many of the “Dutch” expressions were invented with derogatory (贬义) sense,because .A. The Dutch were underdeveloped people.B .Britain and Holland were competitors at that time.C. The Dutch had many bad habits.D. The British were superior to the Dutch.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。
高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练(33)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练（33）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。
AThe dyed bun scandal (染色馒头丑闻) deals another blow to shoppers' confidence in buying food products, as well as the reputation of local sellers. Li Zhen reports on shoppers’ reactions in Shan ghai.An investigation by the municipal government revealed that Shanghai Shenglu Food Company produced more than 3,000 steamed buns daily. These were then sold across the city, including large supermarkets such as Hualian, Lianhua and Dia.Fewer steamed buns were for sale at this Lianhua Supermarket. More than 32,000 buns were taken off store shelves when the scandal emerged.Mr. Wang, Sales Manager of Lianhua Supermarket, said, “We removed the dyed steamed buns produced by Shenglu as soon as we learned of the incident. We gave customers who had bought the steamed buns from our outlets refunds with their receipts. Despite the scandal, our sales volume has been fine so far.”However, most customers we met remained concerned about food safety. Steamed buns are a regular breakfast food for Ms. Gao. She used to buy them mostly from supermarkets because she felt it was in a clean and safe environment.But now, she has second thoughts about buying the popular snack.Ms. Gao, Shanghai shopper, said, “I can’t bel ieve that even steamed buns from the supermarkets are no longer safe. The only places I trusted to shop at were major supermarkets and specialist shops. But now even there, product quality cannot be guaranteed. I really don't know where to buy my goods from in the future.Shoppers at supermarkets who still bought steamed buns said they had few options. “I feel like giving up supermarkets. But I really don’t know where to do my food shopping. I can't make these things myself.” said Ms. Tang, Shanghai shopper.1. The colored buns were sold in some large supermarkets EXCEPT ______.A. HualianB. LianhuaC. ShengluD. Dia2. What Ms. Gao and Ms. Tang said suggests that ______.A. they still trust major supermarkets when shoppingB. they will make food by themselvesC. they will never go to supermarketsD. they feel confused about where to buy safe food3. The underlined word in the last paragraph can be replaced by ______.A. choicesB. ideasC. hintsD. marks4. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Major supermarkets removed the dyed steamed buns.B. Dyed steamed buns brought great loss to major supermarkets.C. Famous supermarkets are involved in the bun scandal.D. Dyed bun scandal hurts consumers’ confidence.5. Where can you most probably read the passage?A. In a fashion magazine.B. In a newspaper.C. In a guideline book.D. In an official document.参考答案CDADBC7[2013·江苏卷] BWe've considered several ways of paying to cut in line：hiring line standers, buying tickets from scalpers(票贩子)，or purchasing line－cutting privileges directly from，say，an airline or an amusement park.Each of these deals replaces the morals of the queue(waiting your turn)with the morals of the market(paying a price for faster service)．Markets and queues—paying and waiting—are two different ways of allocating things，and each is appropriate to different activities.The morals of the queue，“First come, first served，” have an egalitarian(平等主义的)appeal.They tell us to ignore privilege，power，and deep pockets.The principle seems right on playgrounds and at bus stops.But the morals of thequeue do not govern all occasions.If I put my house up for sale, I have no duty to accept the first offer that comes along, simply because it's the first.Selling my house and waiting for a bus are different activities，properly governed by different standards.Sometimes standards change, and it is unclear which principle should apply.Think of the recorded message you hear，played over and over，as you wait on hold when calling your bank：“Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received.”This is essential for the morals of the queue.It's as if the company is trying to ease our impatience with fairness.But don't take the recorded message too seriously.Today, some people's calls are answered faster than others.Call center technology enables companies to “score” incoming calls and to give faster service to those that come from rich places.You might call this telephonic queue jumping.Of course，markets and queues are not the only ways of allocating things.Some goods we distribute by merit，others by need，still others by chance.However，the tendency of markets to replace queues，and other non－market ways of allocating goods is so common in modern life that we scarcely notice it anymore.It is striking that most of the paid queue－jumping schemes we've considered—at airports and amusement parks，in call centers，doctors' offices，and national parks—are recent developments, scarcely imaginable three decades ago.The disappearance of the queues in these places may seem an unusual concern，but these are not the only places that markets have entered.58．According to the author，which of the following seems governed by the principle “First come，first served”？A．Taking buses.B．Buying houses.C．Flying with an airline.D．Visiting amusement parks.59．The example of the recorded message in Paragraphs 4 and 5 illustrates ________．A．the necessity of patience in queuingB．the advantage of modern technologyC．the uncertainty of allocation principleD．the fairness of telephonic services60．The passage is meant to ________．A．justify paying for faster servicesB．discuss the morals of allocating thingsC．analyze the reason for standing in lineD．criticize the behavior of queue jumping【要点综述】本文是一篇议论文，主要讲述的是生活中购物买票等的插队问题。
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题(27)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题〔27〕与答案阅读理解、专题训练(**)、细节理解(**)事实细节题主要考查学生对阅读材料中的某一特定细节或文章的主要事实的理解能力，其常见的考查形式有：1．正误判断题：三正一误(三项正确，只有一项不符合原文内容)或三误一正(三项错误，只有一项符合原文内容)，常用的提问方式有：(1)Which of the following is true according to...?(2)Which of the following is false...?(3)Which of the following is mentioned except...?(4)Which of the following is not mentioned?2．确定年代与数量、事实细节比拟、某事的原因和结果。
◆ 方法点拨1．跳读：就是快速的一步阅读法。
实际上是有选择地阅读，找关键词。
用这种阅读方法回答who、what、when、where之类的问题最为有效。
2．略读：指比跳读慢些的二步阅读法。
即泛泛地、粗略地快速阅读，目的是了解大意，对文章有个总的概念。
此种阅读方法能回答why、how之类的问题。
3．精读：找到与问题相关的内容，仔细阅读，发现细微差异，准确作答。
◆ 活学活用阅读如下短文，按要求完成读写任务As the pace of life continues to increase，we are fast losing the art of relaxation.Once you are in the habit of rushing through life，being on the go from morning till night，it is hard to slow down.But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it.In fact，it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be.A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life.It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual.Some people are not afraid of stress，and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities，others lose heart at the first signof unusual difficulties.When exposed to stress，in whatever form，we react both chemically and physically.In fact we make choice between “flight or figh t〞 and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death.The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme，but however little the stress，it involves the same response.It is when such a reaction lasts long，through continued exposure to stress，that health becomes endangered.Since we can't remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do_so even if we could)，we need to find ways to deal with it.Ⅰ.以约30词概括文章大意_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ⅱ.根据所读短文，选择最优答案1．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ________.A．they regard working as their greatest enjoymentB．they believe that work is superior to relaxationC．they are traveling fast all the timeD．they are becoming busier with their work than ever before2．According to the author，the most important character for a good manager is his ________.A．strong will to hold out stressB．knowing the art of relaxationC．high sense of responsibilityD．having control over performance3．Which of the following statements is TRUE，according to the passage?A．We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.B．Stress is always harmful to people's health.C．It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.D．Different people can bear different amount of stress.4．In the last sentence of the passage，“do so〞 refersto________________________________________________________________________.A．“expose ourselves to stress〞B．“find ways to deal with stress〞C．“remove stress from our lives〞D．“establish links between diseases and stress〞5．According to the author，the right attitude toward stress is ________.A．to avoid itB．to try to cope with itC．to regard it as a vital motivationD．to find some relaxation参考答案ⅠThe passage tells us that we can't avoid stress and a certain amount of stress gives purpose to life.So exposed to some stress，we should find ways to deal with it rather than to run away.(36 words)Ⅱ1．解析：推断题。
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2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练（32）及答案阅读理解阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
ACosmo Books Ltd., 14, Woodman Road,Hertford Estate, Two Bridges,Rickmansworth, West Sussex.Middx.25th FebruaryDear sir,Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set ( eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing.I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds , and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of M ilton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, inthe garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgement, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me on ly with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.Yours faithfully,SIMON WALKER1. Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________A. complain about sending him books he had not ordered.B. urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered.C. laugh at Cosmo Books Ltd..D. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..2. The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ____A. unlimited number of Cosmo Books.B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.C. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.D. fifteen pounds and fifty pence.3. Mr. walker answered the advertisement because ________A. he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works, and this set was cheap, and looked attractive.B. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.C. he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.4. Cosmo Books have _______A. sent bills for books that they have not sent.B. continued to send books that Mr. Walker did not order.C. still not sent Mr. Walker the books that he ordered.D. made a gift to Mr. Walker of several sets of books.5. The tone of the letter is that of _______A. bitternessB. respectC. annoyanceD. humor参考答案BBABCC7[2013·天津卷] CPoet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals.I like this image.But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents' home in Boise in nine hours.We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement(限制) and have strong opinions about everything.Road trips felt risky，so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to.We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.But then Banner, our lamb was born.He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise.I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me.My husband made the decision for me.That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through.We took the country roads out of necessity.We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him.The kids chased him and one another.They'd get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist－high grass.Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway.Here was life.And new horizons(见识)．We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique.On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling.I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead.I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight.But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of journey—and the best part of yourself.46．Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?A．It was less tiring.B．It would be faster and safer.C．Her kids would feel less confined.D．She felt better with other drivers nearby.47．The author stopped regularly on the country roads to ________．A．relax in the fresh airB．take a deep breathC．take care of the lambD．let the kids play with Banner48．What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?A．Freeways are where beauty hides.B．Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life.C．Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health.D．One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.49．Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?A．To give herself some time to read.B．To order some food for them.C．To play a game with them.D．To let them cool down.50．What could be the best title for the passage?A．Charm of the DetourB．The Road to BraveryC．Creativity out of NecessityD．Road Trip and Country Life【要点综述】本文是一篇记叙文。