(每日一读)2014年7月高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力国际时事要闻委内瑞拉反对派领导洛佩斯受到审判

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高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力国际时事要闻中国女航天员太空中讲课（可..

中国女航天员太空中讲课China's second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, has delivered the country's first-ever video lecture from space 中国第二位女航天员王亚平首次在太空中进行视频讲课。

Speaking to students via live video, Ms Wang used spinning tops, a ball, water and a fellow astronaut to explain physics in zero-gravity She was speaking from the Tiangong-1 space laboratory, where the Shenzhou spacecraft is currently docked,China's fifth manned space mission, Shenzhou-10, is scheduled to end around 25 or 26 JuneThe crew is also expected to attempt a manual docking later on ThursdayThis will involve getting back inside their Shenzhou capsule, unhooking from Tiangong and then flying around the lab to re-attach the capsule to the laboratory'Sixteen sunrises'Ms Yang used difference experiments to demonstrate the concepts of weight and mass in space?After showing how normal scales did not work in space, she used a special scale to measure the mass of crew commander Nie Haisheng, using Newton's second law of motion - measuring the mass of an object through force and accelerationAt another point, to show how objects move in the microgravity environment of space, she asked her colleague to help her rotate 90 degrees, and then 180 degrees, from the floor of the laboratorySpinning tops were used to create gyroscopic motion in space, and a ball attached to a string to demonstrate pendulum motionTowards the end of the class, Ms Yang made a film of water using a metal ring, explained by the increased surface tension of water in space. She then turned the film of water into a water ball by pouring more water onto it, to wide applause from students watching in ChinaAround 330 primary and secondary school students watched the lecture from a special classroom in Beijing, where they could also ask Ms Wang questions through a live video feed, state media saidIn response to a student's question, Ms Yang described what she could see in space?"The stars we see are much brighter, but they do not twinkle," she said, explaining this was due to the lack of Earth's obstructing atmosphere?"The sky we see isn't blue, but black. And every day, wecan see the sun rise 16 times because we circle the Earth every 90 minutes"An estimated 60 million students and teachers around China were also expected to watch the lecture live, the Ministry of Education said.。

(每日一读)2014高考英语考前突破阅读理解国际时事要闻美参议院批准马克斯鲍卡斯为新任驻华大使素材

美参议院批准马克斯·鲍卡斯为新任驻华大使The Senate easily confirmed longtime Sen. Max Baucus on Thursday to become ambassador to China, handing the job to a lawmaker well-versed in U.S. trade policy but with little expertise about military and other issues that have raised tensions with Beijing.美国参议院2月6日以96票支持、0票反对的表决最终批准马克斯·鲍卡斯为新任驻华大使。

结果宣布前后，鲍卡斯接受了同事的祝贺。

Senators gave final approval to the nomination of the moderate Baucus, D-Mont., by 96-0. Trim and youthful looking for his 72 years, Baucus accepted colleagues' congratulations before and during the roll call and voted "present" for his own nomination.Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Baucus has worked with Republicans during his 35 years in the Senate on issues ranging from taxes to health care reform -- an independent streak that has vexed Democratic colleagues.Baucus supported GOP President George W. Bush's sweeping 2001 tax cuts and his 2003 creation of Medicare prescription drug benefits, despite opposition by most Democrats.He also helped write President Barack Obama's 2010 health care overhaul. Congress approved that measure solely with Democratic votes after Baucus spent months trying to craft a bipartisan（两党连立的） version with Republicans."I'm proud to stand up for it, because it is helping millions of Americans," Baucussaid in farewell remarks on the Senate floor after Thursday's vote, defending a law that Republicans are making a top issue this election year.Most recently, he'd been working with Republicans to craft bills revamping the income tax system and streamlining congressional votes on trade treaties Obama is seeking with Asia and Europe."His passion is well-known to all of us, his decades of experience here in Congress. He's an excellent choice that President Obama made to represent America's interests in China," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a long-time Finance panel colleague, lauded the Montanan for "his willingness to put partisan differences aside for the greater good of all."In 2001, Baucus championed China's inclusion in the World Trade Organization, which has helped Beijing conduct business with other countries. He has sponsored legislation -- not enacted -- punishing China for undervaluing its currency and has criticized Beijing for blocking U.S. imports of beef, a big business in his rural state.Baucus had already announced he would not seek re-election this fall when Obama tapped him last December for the ambassadorship.His early departure from the Senate -- spokesman Sean Neary said Baucus planned to formally resign late Thursday -- could turn what looked like a likely GOP Senate seat pickup into a more competitive race.Democratic Montana Gov. Steve Bullock planned a Friday news conference at which he was expected to name a temporary replacement for Baucus, perhaps Democratic Lt. Gov. John Walsh. That could let the appointee build a Senate record and gain visibility to defend the seat against expected GOP candidate Rep. Steve Daines.Baucus' confirmation comes as China has emerged as a leading global economic and military power, at times causing strains between Beijing and Washington and its allies in the region.China's economy is second in size only to that of the United States. The U.S. trade deficit with China hit $318 billion last year, far larger than it is with any other country, and the $1.3 trillion in Treasury securities China owns make it the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt.Ties have also frayed as the U.S. has accused China of cybertheft of American intellectual property and of holding down the value of its currency to give a price advantage to its companies trading overseas.U.S. officials have clashed with China over its human rights record, accusing it of mistreating political dissidents and many minority groups. On Thursday, Obama said at the annual National Prayer Breakfast that he has told leaders in Beijing that "realizing China's potential rests on upholding universal rights."Beijing has been modernizing its military forces and engaging in territorial disputes in the seas off East Asia with Japan, South Korea and the Philippines.Baucus will replace Gary Locke, the former Commerce secretary and first Chinese-American to serve as U.S. ambassador to China.。

(每日一读)2014年6月高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力国际时事要闻美国向伊拉克派遣援军对抗叛乱分子

美国向伊拉克派遣援军对抗叛乱分子The first US troops deployed to assist the Iraqi army in combating a growing Sunni militant insurgency have arrived and begun work, the Pentagon has said.美国向伊拉克部署的首支援军已抵达伊拉克并展开工作，该队伍将协助伊军方对抗一只正在崛起的逊尼派武装叛乱分子。

Nearly half the 300 special o perations soldiers promised by US President Barack Obama are in Baghdad or on the front lines of the fight.The rest are expected within days.Also, US Secretary of State John Kerry called for regional unity to expel the Sunni Isis rebels who have taken large swathes（带子，包装品） of Iraq.On Tuesday, two teams totalling 40 US troops began work assessing Iraqi troops on the front line, the Pentagon said.John Kerry told t he BBC's Kim Ghatt as ''a united Iraq is a stronger Iraq''An additional 90 personnel will work in Baghdad to set up a new joint operations command centre.Those t eams will be joined by an additional four teams of 50 troops each in the next few days.The Obama administration has stressed the troops are not intended as operational forces but instead are there to advise the Iraqis and provide intelligence, reports the BBC's David Willis in Washington.The Iraqi government had requested American air strikes, but Mr Obama has been reluctant to do anything that could lead to accusations the US was tak ing sides in a sectarian conflict, our correspondent reports.The insurgents, spearheaded by Islamists fighting under the banner of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Is is), have overrun much of north and west Iraq, including the second-biggest city, Mosul.The violence has claimed at least 1,075 lives in Iraq in June alone, most of them civilian s, a United Nations human rights team has reported.Sunni fighters target Baghdad as John Kerry calls for unityThe UN said the figures, which include a number of verified summary executions, should be viewed as an absolute minimum.In an interview on Tuesday with the BBC, Mr Kerry called for a "political strategy" and for regional co-operation to resolve Iraq's unrest."Every country in the region will combine in order to take on and expel Isis because it is simply una cceptable to have a terrorist organisation grabbing territory and challenging the legitimacy of governments," Mr Kerry told the BBC's Kim Ghattas.。

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案 (6)

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案（6）阅读理解（A）In the kitchen of my mother’s houses there has always been a wooden stand （木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil.I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can’t be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.” I say to her, walking bank into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen?”My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I’ve always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.”Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheapwooden breadboard, invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal.( ) 1. Why has the autho r’s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?A. To leave messages.B. To list her everyday tasks.C. To note down maths problems.D. To write down a flash of inspiration.( ) 2. What is the author’s original opinion about the wooden stand?A. It has great value for the family.B. It needs to be replaced by a better one.C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood.D .It should be passed on to the next generation.( ) 3. The author feels embarrassed for _________A. blaming her mother wrongly.B. giving her mother a lot of trouble.C. not making good use of time as her mother did.D. not making any breakthrough in her field.( ) 4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A .The mother is successful in her career.B. The family members like traveling.C. The author had little time to play when young.D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.( ) 5. In the author’s mind ,her mother is____A. strange in behavior.B. keen on her research.C. fond of collecting old things.D. careless about her appearance.本篇文章为记叙文。

2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练题(3)

2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练题（3）及答案（201*·福建卷）EThe internet will open up new vistas (前景),creat the global village- -you can make new friends all around the world. That,at least, is what it promised us. The difficulty is thatIt did not take the human mind into account. The reality is that we cannot keep relationship than a limited number of people. No matter how hard the internet tries to putYou in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mind.The problem is twofold（双重的）. First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hole in mind and have a meaningful relationship with. That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest （投入） in then. We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute what’s left among as many others as we can. The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline （减弱）until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”.T his is not, of course, to say that the internet doesn’t serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to more to the other side of the world.In one sense, that’s a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see then, then certainly you aren’t using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably isn’t the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it won’t stop that happening eventually.72. What is stressed in the first paragraph?A. The present situation of the internet.B. The difficulty in communication on the internet.C. The socially valuable function of the internet.D. The role of the human mind in the internet communication.73. The underlined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “____”.A. appointmentB. connectionC. interviewD. agreement74. According to the passenger, the author holds the view that____.A. the internet fails to play so valuable a role in communication as it promisedB. the internet determines the quality of social relationshipsC. the internet greatly increases the size of social circlesD. the internet communication is no less effective than theface-to-face talk75. What is the author’s attitude towards the use of the internet to strengthen relationships?A. He is uncertain about it.B. He is hopeful of it.C. He approves of it.D. He doubts it.【答案】DBAD第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2014高考英语阅读理解训练(7)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（7）及答案BEIJING-Apple Inc is one step closer to beginning sales of iPad2 tablet computers with cellular （手机）network compatibility (兼容）for the first time in the Chinese mainland, where the consumer-electronics giant is in the midst of an aggressive expansion．According to China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, a device by Apple with third-generation high-speed wireless data capabilities was issued the network access license needed for the company to begin official sales in China。

The device，listed under model number “A1396”, is compatible with the 3G standard WCDMA，and would work with the cellular network operated by Apple’s local iPhone partner, China Unicom （Hong Kong）Ltd．China Unicom declined(谢绝）to comment．Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners, but currently only offers Wi—Fi versions of the device in the Chinese mainland．Still，consumers in China，which according to research firm IDC surpassed（超过)the US as the world’s largest PC mar ket in the second quarter, have been purchasing 3G tablets through unofficial channels.Separately，Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu said Sept 6 that the company’s first Hong Kong store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the city’s central shopping and business district in the International Finance Center’s upscale（高档的）IFC mall，acommercial center and sightseeing spot along the city’s waterfront. Wu also said that Apple is planning a new store in Shanghai later this quarter, which will be its biggest store in China. She declined to give more details or to comment on the 3G iPad2．Apple currently has four full-service Apple stores in the mainland, which receive the most traffic of any Apple stores in the world。

2014高考英语考前20天冲刺阅读理解

2014高考英语考前20天冲刺阅读理解There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, and the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.By contrast (对照), the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept. In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unkno wn, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more changes and to be more open t o unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we’re slow to adapt to change or that we’re not smart enou gh to deal with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.1. In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would __________.A. succeed in climbing up the social ladderB. judge his ability to grow from his own achievementsC. face difficulties and take up challengesD. aim high and reach his goal each time2. Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growth?A. Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges.B. Little Tom won the first prize in the Speech Contest.C. Max picked up French while he was in Paris.D. Daddy’s salary rose from $3,000 to $3,800.3. About personal growth, the author advocates all of the following except _________.A. curiosity about more changesB. quickness in self-adaptationC. open-mindedness to new experiencesD. avoidance of internal fears and doubts4. The best title for this passage should be _________.A. Facing new challengesB. Growth ―product or pr ocessC. Unavoidable feeling of self-doubtD. Overcoming internal fearsWould you like to be a king or queen? To have people waiting on you hand and foot? Many Americans experience this royal (王室的) treatment every day.How? By being customers (顾客).The American idea of customer service is to make each customer the center of attention. Need proof ? Just listen to the advertisements: Most of them sound like the McDonald’s said: “We do it all for you.”Actually, not all stores in America roll out the red carpet (地毯) for their customers. But wherever you go, good customer service means making customers feel special.People going shopping in America can expect to be treated with respect from the very beginning. Most places don’t have a “furniture street” or a “computer road” which allow you to compare prices easily.Instead, people often use the telephone and “let their fingers do the walking” through the Yellow Pages.From the first “hello,” customers receive a courteous response to their questions. The contact for the first time can help them decide where to shop.When customers get to the store, they are treated as honored guests. Customers don’t usually find store clerks sitting around watching TV or playing cards.Instead, the clerks greet them warmly and offer to help them find what they want.In most stores, the signs that label each department make shopping very easy. Customers usually don’t have to ask how much items cost, since prices are clearly marked.And unless they’re at a flea market (跳蚤市场) or a yard sale, they don’t bother trying to bargain (讨价还价).When customers are ready to check out, they find the nearest and shortest checkout way. Good stores open new checkout ways when the ways get too long.Some even offer express ways for customers with 10 items or less.After they pay for their purchases, customers receive a smile and a warm “thank you” from the clerk.Many stores even allow customers to take their shopping bags out to the parking place.That way, they don’t have to carry heavy bags out to the car.5.We can learn from the first paragraph that customers in America _____.A.are kings or queens from different countriesB.are the God in the customer serviceC.are served with red carpet everywhereD.are treated in different ways6.The underlined word in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.A.variousB.loyalC.specialD.polite7.The last paragraph mainly tells us _________.A.customers can receive more service in storesB.customers enjoy great convenience in checkoutC.stores offer many more checkout ways to customersD.stores try to give much respect to their customers8.Which would be the best title for the passage?A.Wonderful customer serviceB.Customer service in AmericaC.An experience of royal serviceD.Customers—the centre of service When William Met JenniferI was on the train, on my way home, when I saw Jennifer sitting in the same carriage. My first thought was ” It’s her”. It was the girl I used to see every day in the library when we were at university. Often I couldn’t concentrate on my work when she was sitting so close to me, but in fact we never spoke once, all the time we were there. And now, eight years later. Here she was.So I walked up to her and said, “We’ve met before, haven’t we ? Weren’t you in Durham University ?”Not a great line , I know ,but it broke the ice, and we talked for the rest of the journey.We got off the train at the same station, she said good-bye and disappeared. I was kicking myself for not getting her telephone number. But then, thank goodness, she came back and said she had to wait on the same platform for her next train. We carried on talking, but when her train arrived, I realized that I didn’t have her number. This was my last chance. I pushed a pen at her and she scribbled her number on a piece of paper just as the train pulled out. I go home and the first thing I said to my flat mate was: ”Do you remember that girl I couldn’t stop talking about at university?” and he said, ”Oh, no…yes, of course I remember…” I then talked about her non-stop for an hour. Finally, I phoned her later that evening and we arranged to meet the next day Six months later we went to Australia and worked together for a year. When we came back, we got married. It’s the only thin g in my life I’ve ever felt absolutely certain about. I’ve never wanted to marry anyone else.9.What happened to them when they were at university ?A. They worked together.B. They helped each other in the library.C. They were good friends.D. The author used to see Jennifer every day in the library.10.What does the underlined sentence mean ?A. The silence was broken.B. The ice was broken.C. The embarrassment was broken.D. The university was broken..11.What can be inferred according to the passage ?A. Jennifer offered to leave the phone number .B. The author was angry with himself for not getting her phone number at first.C. They got married in Australia.D. The author regretted getting married to Jennifer.12.The passage was written___________.A. when he was in university.B. when he worked in Australia.C. 6 months after they went to Australia.D. after they got married.The ’80s’ “important role” in the family has also meant a greater concentration and focus on the individual. And, it has made the word “me” one of the most frequently used words. Everything seems to be about “me”. This generation has a greater awareness of itself.Some people do not seem to agree that all this is self-centred. When Cai Fuchao, Be ijing’s publicity head, was asked to comment on the lack of responsibility ofuniversity students during the SARS period, his reply was: “Modern university students are ambitious, knowledgeable and have a very strong sense of responsibility to the society.”As news analyst from , Pan Fengliang, echoed（随声附和）that, saying that blindly blaming them（for running away during the SARS outbreak）was prejudiced and unfair and not backed with evidence.No doubt, the development of information technology has contributed its bit to broadening, or bending, the minds of the 80s generation.Some people even call Gen’80 “the E-generation”。

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案 (7)

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案（7）On a clear night, the sky is a wonderful thing. Is there life out there somewhere? Is there another place like Earth where life might exist? If so, where is it? And how far away is it?Recently, the American Kepler spacecraft found "22b" , a planet about six hundred light years away. It is the first planet in a " habitable zone" outside the solar system. That means the planet orbits a star like our Sun, but it is not too close to it, nor too far away. Because of this position, scientists say Kepler22b might have water, one of the main things needed for life.The newly-discovered planet is about two and a half times larger than the Earth. It is closer to its star than we are to the Sun, but 22b's sun is smaller than ours, and doesn’t produce as much heat. Scientific instruments show the new planet could be made of gases, rocks or some kinds of liquids.The Kepler spacecraft was named in honor of Johannes Kepler, the seventeenth century German astronomer. It was designed to examine a small part of the Milky Way galaxy and search for places like the Earth. It was made to inspect over 150,000 stars and measure how bright they are. It looks to see if a star's brightness gets less over a short time.If a planet passes between Kepler and the star, it blocks out part of the light. That is what suggested to scientists that there is at least one planet orbiting the star. The instruments on Kepler show the new planet as a small, black dot moving across its sun. An important part of the Kepler experiment is on the Earth. After the spacecraft gathers information, scientists use the space telescopes on the ground.Scientists have found over 2,300 new planets since Kepler was launched. About 200 of these are about the size of the Earth. Most are much larger, but it is the new planet's distance from its star that is important. For life to possibly exist there, the planet's temperature must not be too hot or too cold.63. What can we learn about Kepler-22b?A. Water must have been existed on it.B. It takes humans about 600 years to get there.C. It is made of gases, rocks and many kinds of liquids.D. It is the first planet in outer space where life may survive.64. The Kepler spacecraft was sent into space to ______.A. show honor to Johannes KeplerB. look for Earth-like planets in the skyC. observe the changes of a star's brightnessD. measure the brightest star among 150,000 stars65. In Paragraph 5 the author mainly tells us______.A. how the Kepler system worksB. if the Kepler system sees a new planetC. how the Kepler system uses the space telescopesD. why an important part of the Kepler system remains on the Earth66. What can we infer from the passage?A. Life may exist on the new planet in another form.B. It is colder on the new planet because its sun is smaller.C. Life can't exist on planets which are much larger than the Earth.D. The new planet's distance from its star decides on the possibilitv of life existence.【参考答案】63—66\DBAD第11组阅读理解----A( ) 1. If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?A. $ 800 CANB. $750 CANC. $ 400 CAND. $ 50 CAN选D。

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案-(4)

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案（4）阅读理解------AAccording to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gig watts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills (see picture) to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine(涡轮发电机).Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton,2.3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture),a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by t hree cable(缆索)；these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywind’s stability(稳定性)in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar’s to design a new kind of wi nd turbine, one whose gearbox(变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades (see picture ) Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available.( ) 1. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of _______.A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floorB. the spar which is floating in deep-sea waterC. the blades driven by strong and steady sea windD. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface( ) 2. To balance a bigger turbine high on a flatting spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting ____________.A. on the sea floorB. on the spar topC. at sea levelD. behind the blades( ) 3. Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can ____________.A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmillsB. make financial profits by producing more turbinesC. settle the arguments about environmental problemsD. explore low-carbon power resources available at seaA篇第三篇是一篇科普类说明文，介绍了风力涡轮发电，这基本切中了当下最受关注的话题——新能源和可持续。

2014年7月高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力财经新闻印度新政府将推行改革新方案

印度新政府将推行改革新方案India's new government is lifting some caps on foreign investment, tightening borrowing limits and plans to introduce a goods and services tax as part of what it calls a "budget for growth".印度新政府将对国外投资取消一些限制，收紧借款限额并计划引入商品及服务税，这些举措是该政府称为“发展预算”的一部分。

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (centre) promised to strive for a "vibrant and strongIndia"Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said India's people were "exasperated" after two years of economic slowdown.India's economy has slowed markedly in recent years, growing by 4.7% in 2013-14. In 2010-11, growth was 8.4%.Mr Modi's government has promised reforms aimed at creating jobs.The budget is also expected to contain measures designed to slow inflation."We shall leave no stone unturned in creating a vibrant and strong India," Mr Jaitley told reporters ahead of presenting the budget.Deficit targetLater, Mr Jaitley told the parliament that Asia's third largest economy would grow at rate of 7-8% within three to four years, and announced that his government would increase caps on foreign investment in defence and insurance sectors to 49% from 26%.He also set a fiscal deficit target of 4.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) for this year with further cuts in ing years - 3.6% in 2015-16 and 3% in 2016-17."We cannot leave behind a legacy of debt for future generations," he said.Mr Jaitley also spoke about plans to introduce a goods and services tax (GST) this year.He also said the government planned to sell an unspecified amount of shares in debt-laden state-owned banks, which are in need of fresh equity.Other highlights of the budget include earmarking $1.13bn to build 100 "smart cities" and plans for more targeted food and petroleum subsidies.Shubhada Rao, chief economist of Yes Bank, told Reuters that the budget was a "good beginning"."Fiscal consolidation（财务整顿） is a strong takeaway. Foreign direct investment in insurance and defence and the plethora（过多） of schemes for improving the ruraleconomy with all round focus on development programmes, are a key thrust," Ms Rao said.。

高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力国际时事要闻美国对索马里沙巴布发动袭击素材

美国对索马里沙巴布发动袭击The US has carried out a military operation against al-Shabab militants1in Somalia, officials say.美国在索马里展开了一次针对沙巴布武装分子的军事行动。

The Pentagon is assessing the results of Monday's operation before releasing details, a spokesman said.However a US official quoted by the American media said "a senior al-Shabab operative" had been targeted.The al-Qaeda-linked group lost control of Mogadi shu to an African Union (AU) force in 2011 but still hold many southern and central areas."We are assessing the results of the operation and will provide additional information as and wh en appropriate," Pentagon spokesman John F Kirby said in a statement.Residents of Hawai villa ge, some 240km south of the capit al, Mogadishu say they heard three loud explosions and then saw thick black smoke rising.One resident told the BBC he had seen the burnt-out remains2of a car and three t rucks but he was not able to see if there were any bodies inside.The American action comes after al-Shabab rebels attacked a detention3 centre in Mogadishu on Sunday, in an apparent effort to free other militants detained th ere.Somali officials said all of the attackers, as well as three government soldiers and two civilians4, were kil led.The Pentagon and the US state department have supported the 22,000-member AU force that drove al-Shabab from their former strongholds in the capital and other urban centres.The milita n ts continue to carry out bombings and assassinations5 in the city.Al-Shabab fighters want to overthrow6 the internationally supported Somali government and frequently attack government targets as well as neighbouring countries that provide troops to the AU force.The group said it carried out last year's attack on the Westgate mall in the Kenyan cap ital, Nairobi, in which at least 67 people were killed.1militants激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )参考例句：•The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案 (2)

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案（2）A sick little gift is being kept alive thanks to her best friend--a dog who carries her oxygen tank on his back. Alida’s faithful dog companion Mr Gibbs has been specially trained to shepherd the three-year-old, who breathes through a tube most of the time. He follows her closely as she plays in her family’s ten-acre land in Louisville, uses the slide or even rides her bike.Alida was diagnosed（诊断）with neuroendocrine hyperplasia of infancy（NEHI）when she was just eight months old. Her rare condition has just eight hundred documented sufferers throughout the world, and causes diseased pieces of the lungs to filter（过滤）oxygen through extra layers（膜）of cells making it hard or almost impossible to breathe. For Alida and her parents, it meant that even a walk in the park was very difficult because oxygen equipment was too heavy for the youngster to be able to carry herself. As parents they wanted to do something to help their daughter survive despite having a tube following her all the time. The couple found out about “service dogs” from a TV program and realized an animal trained to help the blind could be trained to help Alida. They finally found help in the shape of golden doodle—a retriever crossed with a poodle-dog Mr Gibbs. Now--thanks to trainer Ashleigh Kinsley—Alida and Mr Gibbs love nothing more than playing and running around together with the dog acting as Alida’s life saver.63. What is Mr Gibbs?A. A pet dog.B. A policeman.C. A doctor.D. A firefighter.64. When did the doctor know Alicia caught the disease?A. At her birth.B. At the age of eight.C. Before she was one year old.D. When she was three years old.65. The underlined part “the couple” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.A. Alida’s classmatesB. Alida’s parentsC. Alida’s doctorsD. Alida’s pets66. How did Alicia keep alive?A. By training her dog.B. By staying with her parents.C. By playing with her fellows.D. By breathing through a tube. 63—66、ACB D【2014高考英语河南省洛阳市统考】DMy daughter was singing as she polished the furniture. I hadn’t asked her to polish the furniture. I never do. But while her brothers are happiest with the computer or a football or a model car, her idea of delight is a can of Spring Fresh and a duster. While the boys have to be scolded, temped or tricked into doing their share of house chores, she’s up on a chair with the washing-up liquid as if her life depended on it. Where have I gone wrong?Being a bit of tomboy myself, and not too hot on the household skills, I used to argue till I was blue in the face that the differences between men and women were all about upbringing and expectations. Nobody could have approached motherhood with a courageous determination that all children would be treated the same, not channeled along some predetermined path. Boys would be offered soft toys, while girls would play cars and trains. I would bring up the New Men and female engineers of the future.Ten years ago, as I gazed at my first-born, I fantasized about the gentle soul he would be. No guns or violence for this little peachblossom. The fantasy continued until he was about two, when he proudly presented me with his first model--a gun. Later on, at playgroup, he and his pals daily attacked each other. And what about my daughter? She plays all the boys’ game because she has to. But her heart is not really in it. She would much rather be drawing or writing or cleaning the bathroom while waves of boys roar around her.I finally faced the fact that boys and girls are simply born different on the day, a few years ago, when I was hanging out the washing and gave her and the next brother up a couple of clothes pegs（晒衣夹）to play with. He shot me with his. She supported it in her arms and sang it a lullaby（催眠曲）.But I won’t give up. I’ll continue to try and treat them equally and expect the same of them. And by the time they’re all in their teens, I imagine they’ll all be equally impossible to get to do anything. But right now nature is wearing down nurture （训练）. Equality is hard work.67. From the text we can know that the boys ________.A. are happy to do the choresB. like guns by natureC. never do houseworkD. often play with soft toys68. How does the little girl respond to the boys’ games?A. She’s keen on it.B. She plays with them unwillingly.C. She cares much about it.D. She only concentrates on her own business.69. What can we learn about the author?A. She’s approval of the children’s behavior.B. She’s very strict with her children.C. She accepts the situation as an unchanged fact.D. She has to make a compromise.70. What does the author want to tell us?A. Boys and girls can be trained to do things equally.B. Girls have to work hard to catch up with boys.C. It is impossible for boys and girls to be equal.D. Boys shouldn’t treat girls so violently and impolitely.【参考答案】67—70、BBDA第9组阅读理解-----AWhen first entered, Vanda Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob （烤肉串）hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly chaining.Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customer especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking.A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chair, an reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plates piled wit food.The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordably but practical as well.The food, especially appeals to health-conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill（烤肉架）.The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different style of grilled meat.One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Josiah Kabob, which is made of grille chicken picks served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chellos Kabob, kabob consenting of grilled beef.Although the restaurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a plan that should not be overlooked.( ) 1.When first entering the restaurant, one can find that itA. is splendidly decorated.B. has pleasant smells of kabobs.C. is crowded with dining table.D. looks like a common restaurant.( ) 2.What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant?A. Watching news events on TV.B. Drinking a kind of black coffee.C. Reading local English newspaper.D. Discussing world topics in low voices.( ) 3.The food of the restaurantA. is served in small amounts.B. is rather expensive.C. is rich in verity.D. is very healthy( ) 4.What is the dish Jorje Kabob mainly made of？A. RiceB. ChickenC. BreadD. Beef ( ) 5.It can be inferred from the passage that restaurant.A. occupiesB. owns a favorable locationC. is popular for its special foodD. has a quiet environment inside【文章大意】说明文：餐厅的介绍。

7月高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力财经新闻第二季度

2014第二季度亚马逊亏损1.26亿Amazon has reported a loss of $126m in the second quarter and warned that sales could slow in the current quarter.2014第二季度亚马逊亏损1.26亿美元，并警告本季度销售额可能放缓。

Amazon forecast third quarter sales of between $19.7bn and $21.5bn, which could mean sales growth of as little as 15% - well down on previous quarters.Amazon has traditionally survived on thin profit margins, but investors have been reassured by strong sales growth.But today's warning over sales has spooked investors.In after hours trading in the US shares slumped by 6%.Digital contentAmazon has been investing heavily to build up its business, including the launch last month of its first smartphone - the Fire Phone.It ha s been d eveloping digital content including comput er games and TV shows.In its conference call the company said that producing its own TV shows would cost $100m in the third quarter.Amazon has also been spending money on improving its delivery systems which includes expand ing Sunday delivery to 18 cities in the United States.1。

2014高考英语阅读理解训练(60)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练(60)及答案（201*·湖北卷，C）In today's throwaway society,dealing with the city’s growing mountain of waste is an increasing challenge for the city council（市议会)．Recently, Edinburgh is faced with the problem of disposing of（处理）about 250，000 million tons of waste a year。

Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner-largely through encouraging recycling—its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it.The European Union（EU) has issued a new policy,regulating how such mountains of waste are to be disposed of.The five councils （Edinburgh,East Lothian，West Lothian，Midlothian and Borders) face fines around ￡18 million a year from 2013 if they don't increase recycling levels and rely less on landfill。

With this in mind，the councils got together with the idea of building a large incinerator plant （垃圾焚烧厂）to burn half of the waste produced in their districts。

7月高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力国际时事要闻以色列与埃及达成加沙停战协议

以色列与埃及达成加沙停战协议Israel has accepted a Egyptian proposal for a truce in the conflict in Gaza.以色列接受埃及的停战提议，双方将停止在加沙地区的冲突。

For more than a week, Israel has launched air strikes on GazaHamas, which controls Gaza, has not formally responded. But its armed wing has rejected the plan as a "surrender".The proposal urges a ceasefire starting imminently（迫切地）, followed by a series of meetings in Cairo with high-level delegations from both si des.Palestinian officials say at least 192 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes launched eight days ago to stop militants firing rockets into Isr ael.The UN estimates that over three-quarters of these were civilians.An estimated 1,400 Palestinians have been injured.At least four Israelis have been seriously inju red since the violence flared, but no-one has been killed.No guaranteeIsrael's security cabinet, convened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, voted to approve the truce on Tuesday morning, minutes before the proposed time for it to come into effect.The BBC's Kevin Connolly says there is no surprise in the proposal's formula. Something like this has always been the likeliest way out of the crisis, our correspondent says.But there is no guarantee it will work, he adds.For now, Hamas sources are saying its attacks will "increase in ferocity（凶猛，暴行） and intensity" unless Israel releases p risoners and co-operates with Egypt t o lift economic restrictions on Gaza.That is not encouraging but does not mean that a deal will not ultimately be done, our correspondent says - just that it will not be easy.In the latest violence, three people were killed in Khan Younis, south of Gaza, on Tuesday morning, shortly before Israel accepted the proposed truce.Israeli sources said at least three rockets landed in and around the southern Israeli city of Eilat ov ern ight.Reports suggest they may have been fired from the Sinai peninsula in Egypt rather than from Gaza.。

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破精彩试题及问题详解(4)

2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案（4）阅读理解------AAccording to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gig watts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills (see picture) to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine(涡轮发电机).Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton,2.3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture),a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by t hree cable(缆索)；these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywind’s stability(稳定性)in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbineheavier, the whole spar’s to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox(变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades (see picture ) Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available.( ) 1. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of _______.A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floorB. the spar which is floating in deep-sea waterC. the blades driven by strong and steady sea windD. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface( ) 2. To balance a bigger turbine high on a flatting spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting ____________.A. on the sea floorB. on the spar topC. at sea levelD. behind the blades( ) 3. Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can ____________.A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmillsB. make financial profits by producing more turbinesC. settle the arguments about environmental problemsD. explore low-carbon power resources available at seaA篇第三篇是一篇科普类说明文，介绍了风力涡轮发电，这基本切中了当下最受关注的话题——新能源和可持续。

2014高考英语阅读理解全程冲刺训练(14)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解全程冲刺训练(14)及答案阅读理解Dear Friend,The recent success of children's books has made the general public aware that there’s a huge market out there.A nd there’s a growing need for new writers trained to create the ＄3 billion worth of children's books bought each year 。

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plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers。

W ho are these needed writers? They’re ordinary folks like you and me。

But am I good enough？I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self—doubt，and I didn’t know where to turn for help。

Then，I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude（潜能），and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed。

The promise that paid offThe Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:You will complete at least one manuscript(手稿）suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course.I really didn't expect any publication before I finished the course, butthat happened。

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