2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练(42)

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2014高考英语单项选择练习(42)及答案

2014高考英语单项选择抓分练习（42）及答案1、Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy 。

A．would have been saved B．had been savedC．will be saved D．was saved答案：A解析: 本题考查虚拟语气。

根据句子的倒装特征判断此处是省略了if的虚拟语气，原形是:If I had known about this computer program，a huge amount of time and energy 。

故选择A。

句意为：如果我早知道这个电脑程序，就可以节省大量的时间和精力了。

2、Do you think shopping online will take the place of shopping in stores?A．especially B．frequently C．merely D．finally 答案：D解析：本题考查副词辨析.分析四个选项的意思：especially 特别，尤其；frequently经常,merely仅仅，finally最终。

根据语境：你认为网上购物最终会替代商场购物吗？3、After that，he knew he could any emergency by doing what becould to the best of his ability。

A．get away with B．get on with C．get throughD．get across答案：C解析：本题考查与get相关的短语辨析。

分析四个选项的意思：get away with侥幸逃脱；get on with与……有好相处；get through接通，顺利通过，完成；get across被理解,越过。

根据语境:经过那件事之后,他明白了他能尽一切可能去顺利解决任何突发情况。

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。

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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。

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题(42)

2014高考英语阅读理解根底练习题〔42〕与答案阅读如下短文，按要求完成读写任务How to Be a WinnerSir Steven RedgraveWinner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes(糖尿病)．Believing my career(职业生涯)was over，I felt extremely low.Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing.That was it ——the encouragement I needed.I could still be a winner if I believed in myself.I am not saying that it isn't difficult sometimes.But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn't finished yet.Nothing is to stand in my way.〞Karen PickeringSwimming World Champion“I swim 4 hours a day,6 days a week.I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary.This is the key to success——you can't follow a career in any field without b eing wellorganized.List what you believe you can achieve.Trust yourself，write down your goals for the day，however small they are，and you'll be a step closer to achieving them.〞Kirsten BestPoet &Writer“When things are getting hard，a voice inside my head tells me that I can't achieve something.Then，there are other distractions，such as family or hobbies.The key is to concentrate.When I feel tense，it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’，‘peace’ or ‘focus’，either out loud or silently in my mind.It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence.This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的)tool.〞Ⅰ.根据短文，写一篇30词左右的摘要________________________________________________________________________Ⅱ.根据所读短文，选择正确答案1．What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?A．Difficulties influenced his career.B．Specialists offered him medical advice.C．Training helped him defeat his disease.D．He overcame the shadow of illness to win.2．What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?A．Her training schedule.B．Her daily happenings.C．Her achievements.D．Her sports career.3．What does the underlined word “distractions〞 probably refer to?A．Ways that help one to focus.B．Words that help one to feel less tense.C．Activities that turn one's attention away.D．Habits that make it hard for one to relax.4．According to the passage，what do the three people have in common?A．Courage. B．Devotion.C．Hard work. D．Selfconfidence.5．The author writes the passage to ________.A．tell us some interesting storiesB．tell us how he became successfulC．introduce some practical ways to help succeedD．persuade us to make ourselves known by others参考答案ⅠThe author shows us the successful stories of three persons，telling us that the key to success is selfconfidence，strong determination，wellorganized work，diligence and devotion to what you are doing.Ⅱ1．解析：第一局部写到Sir Steven患了糖尿病，但他抑制病痛，获得金牌，D最合题意。

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。

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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。

高考英语阅读理解精品抓分训练(40)

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练精品（40）及答案阅读理解Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will“obey”spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation（模仿）leads on to deliberate（有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.It is a problem we need to get out teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, I doubt, however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.51.Before children start speaking________.A.they need equal amount of listeningB.they need different amounts of listeningC.they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructionsD.they can’t understand and obey the adult’s oral instructions52.Children who start speaking late ________.A.may have problems with their listeningB.probably do not hear enough language spoken around themually pay close attention to what they hearD.often take a long time in learning to listen properly53.A baby’s first noises are ________.A.an expression of his moods and feelingsB.an early form of languageC.a sign that he means to tell you somethingD.an imitation of the speech of adults54.The problem of deciding at what point a baby’s imitations can be considered as speech________.A.is important because words have different meanings for different peopleB.is not especially important because the changeover takes place graduallyC.is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with ageD.is one that should be completely ignored（忽略）because children’s use of words is oftenmeaningless55.The speaker implies________.A.parents can never hope to teach their children new soundsB.children no longer imitate people after they begin to speakC.children who are good at imitating learn new words more quicklyD.even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating【参考答案】51－55 BDADC4[2013·陕西卷] AJoshua, Helmut, and BethlehemMichelle O. DonovanISBN 9781462058679More Things in HeavenBill BosworthISBN 9780595433582Seeking the Edge Dr. Joseph L. Rose ISBN 9781462031795Creation or Evolution Michael Ebifegha ISBN 978145028902346.Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse?A．Bill Bosworth.B．Michelle O. Donovan.C．Dr. Joseph L. Rose.D．Gloria Coykendall.47．The ISBN for the book of poems is________．A．9781462031795 B．9781412027854C．9780595433582 D．978146205867948．What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven?A．Those who are searching for the meaning of life.B．Those who are trying to be spiritual leaders.C．Those who study the art of writing.D．Those who like traveling abroad.49．Which of the following books explores the origin of humans?A．Seeking the Edge.B．Creation or Evolution.C．Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem.D．More Things in Heaven.【要点综述】本文是一篇广告，介绍了5本书的书名﹑作者﹑ISBN(国际标准书号)和内容提要。

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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品（47）及答案阅读理解“Have you ever heard the old saying, “Never judge a book by its cover”? This is a good rule to follow when you try to judge the cleverness of others by their looks and performance. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift in novel writing may find himself speechless before a pretty girl. But don’t make the mistake of thinking he might not be that clever. With a pen and paper, he can tell what he thought very well.Other people may fool you into mistakenly thinking they are clever by putting up a good front.A student who listens carefully and takes notes in class is sure to make a good impression on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may get scores much lower than his classmates.We may conclude that: you can’t judge someone by appearances. The only way to tell whether a person is clever or not is to get to know him by observing(观察) how he reacts to different situations. The more situations you observe, the more accurate your judgment is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge the book by its cover.71 The best title for this passage is ______________.A. Judging clevernessB. Choosing a bookC. A speechless young manD. Putting up a good front72 The main idea of the passage is ___________.A. don’t judge a book by its coverB. don’t judge a person’s cleverness by appearanceC. people may fool you by putting up a good frontD. make sure you know someone well before observing him73. The young man mentioned in the passage_____________.A. is stupidB. is a good studentC. is a good writerD. is successful with girls74. According to the passage, true knowledge of a person’s cleverness comesfrom___________.A. the grades he gets in schoolB. his manners at partiesC. his outward appearanceD. how he behaves in different situations75. The passage suggests that in judging a person’s intelligence we should_____________.A. make quick judgmentsB. be creativeC. have patience and be carefulD. give him a test参考答案----------71-75 ABCDC阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B/C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2014高考英语阅读理解练习精品(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。

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。

高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练(4)及答案解析

高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练（4）及答案解析A(2011·东北三省四市联考，B)You're in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their convers ation: “I can't believe it—Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find. Isn't it bea utiful? And it's a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome.”They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. It's nice and the price is right. You've never heard of Lorenzo Bertol la, but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So，you buy it. You never realize that those young women are empl oyees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go fro m store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes. Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eatin g. If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. This is t he secret of undercover marketing. Companies from Ford to Nik e are starting to use it.Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people t hat don't pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particula rly true of the MTV generation—consumers between the age of 18 and 34. It's a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend，but they don't trust ads. So advertising agencies hire young actors to“perform” in bars a nd other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice misleading, but marketing executive Jonathan Res sler calls it creative. “Look at traditional advertising. Its effective ness is decreasing. ”It is true，because everyone knows an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. However，you don't know when a conversation you overhear is just a perf ormance.本文是说明文。

2014年高考英语试题及答案解析（新课标Ⅱ）

以下是⽆忧考为⼤家整理的关于2014年⾼考英语试题及答案解析（新课标Ⅱ)的⽂章，供⼴⼤考⽣查阅！！2014年普通⾼等学校招⽣全国统⼀考试新课标II卷英语本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(⾮选择题)两部分。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡⼀并交回。

注意事项：1.答第I卷前考⽣务必将⾃⼰的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.选出每⼩题答案前，⽤2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题⽬的答案标号涂⿊。

如需改动,⽤橡⽪擦⼲净后,再选涂其他答案标号框,不能答在本试卷上，否则⽆效。

第⼀部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第⼀节 (共15⼩题;每⼩题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短⽂，从学科每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂⿊.AArriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, zxxk Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. zxxkLate in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶)that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.1. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shoppingB. Find a houseC. Join his familyD. Take his family2. The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from_______.A. a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policemanC. a letter in his papersD. a stranger in Sydney3. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?A. ShowedB. Sent out4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. From India to Australia.B. Living in a a New Country.C. Turning Trash to Treasure.D. In Search of New Friends. zxxkBSince the first Earth Day in 1970,American have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment . “We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement .Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many ,many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first. According to US government reports , emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons .The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 .Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with , the world is a safer and healthier place .A kind of “Green thinking ” has become part of practices .Great improvement has been achieved .In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs ,; today in 1995 there are about6,600 .Advanced lights ,motors , and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution .Twenty –five years ago , there were hardly any education programs for environment .Today , it’s hard to find a public school , university , or law school that does not have such a kind of program .” Until we do that , nothing else will change! ” say Bruce Anderson .5 According to Anderson , before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___A. the social movementB. recycling techniqueszxxkC. environmental problemsD. the importance of Earth Day6 Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?A. The grass –roots levelB. The business circleC. Government officialsD. University professors7. What have \Americans achieved in environmental protection ?A. They have cut car emissions to the lowestB. They have settled their environmental problemsC. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.D. They have reduced pollution through effective measures .8. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph ?A. EducationD. CO reductionCOne of the latest trend(趋势) in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000 since 2004. And that’s true all across the country.“I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age” Joseph Stocke, the managing director of s company, says of his 2-year old son. “I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future,” After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says. zxxkLi Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots.” Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture.” she says.“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of Children.” But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.”The popularity if au pairs from china has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.9.What does that term” au pair” in the text mean?A. A mother raising her children on her ownB. A child learning a foreign language at homeC. A professor in language education of childrenD. A young foreign woman taking care of children.10. Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them ______.A. to live in China some dayB. to speak the language at homeC. to catch up wit other childrenD. to learn about the Chinese culture11. What can we infer from the text?A. Learning Chinese is becoming popular In America,B. Educated woman do better in looking after childrenC. Chinese au pairs need to improve their English Skills.D. Children can learn a foreign language well in six months. zxxkDMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail(地铁)Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under ago five may travel free with a paying customer.Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecardmachine only provide up to $ 5 in change.Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.Hours of ServiceOpen: 5 a.m Mon-Fri 7a.m. Sat—Sun .Close midnight Sun—Thur.Last train time vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train time posted in the station.MetrobusWhen paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1.35 . when paying with a smatTripa CARD the fare is $1.25Fares for the Senior /disabled customersSenior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTripa card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTripR card and passes, please visit or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100Travel tips. avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m.. if you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195.12. what should you know about farecard machine?A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.B. They are connected to change machines.C. They offer special service to the elderly.D. They make change for no more than $5. zxxk13. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?A. At midnightB. at 3 a.m.C. at 5 amD. at 7 p.m.14. What is good about a SmarTripa card?A. It is convenient for old peopleB. It saves money for its usersC. it can be bought at any timeD. it is sold on the Internet.15. Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?A. 202-962-1195B.202-962-1100C.202-673-7000D.202-673-8000第⼆节(共5⼩题;每⼩题2分，满分10分)根据短⽂内容，从短⽂后的选项中选出能填⼊空⽩处的选项。

2014高考英语阅读理解训练题(42)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题(42）及答案阅读理解——-—-—A 篇Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive。

It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it。

They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt。

They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches。

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century。