重庆市2015高考英语(四月)阅读、信息匹配选练(1)
高考英语(四月)阅读信息匹配选练高三全册英语试题_2
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（2）答案【由北京市2014高考模拟改编】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A Mountain of Green BeansAnother envelope in the mail. There’s my name, Alexander Spencer, typed on the front. I throw it under the bed. The piles of envelopes are growing. The envelopes were applications to all the colleges I was supposed to attend. I did open the first envelope. Then I saw the application, all those blank spaces I was supposed to fill with my own writing, spaces for my name and birth date and grade average and …statement of purpose.I looked at them for a long time. I could write for hours and not fill all those spaces. So I put the application back in the envelope. I would fill it out the next day, when I had time. But another envelope arrived. And then the pile began.The pile scares me —it is really like a monster. All the while, I feel the weight of a million envelopes raining down on my head until my grandmother calls me and wants to know how I am.“I am overcome by too many tasks,” I say.“Honey, you just take it bit by bit,”she says, and she reminds me about the green beans.When I was a little kid I hated green beans. But my mom said I couldn’t leave the table until I ate ten green beans. All alone at the table, I stared at the green beans for what seemed like hours. It was a mountain of green beans. I couldn’t do it.My grandma came to me and asked if I could eat one green bean.“But Grandma, I have to eat ten!”She said all I had to do was to eat one green bean. One tiny little green bean. So I ate one. It was bad, but not as bad as I’d thought it would be. Then she asked me again if I could eat one. So I ate one green bean nine more times.My grandma doesn’t know about the envelopes, but she tells me anyone can do one thing every day.Back in my room, I lay down on the bed. Just like I used to do when I was a little kid, I hang my head down to look at the pile of envelopes. There it is. But instead of a monster, I see a pile of green beans. Who’s afraid of green beans?1. Envelopes are piling up because the author _______.doesn’t know how to replyfeels bored of the paper workdoesn’t want to attend collegehas been too busy to open them2. What does the author learn from the story of the green beans?A. A good start is half done.B. Actions speak louder than words.C. A long journey begins with a single step.D. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.3. What do you think the author will do next?A. He will fill out the applications one after another.B. He will go to the college that he dreams of.C. He will throw away all the envelopes.D. He will eat up the green beans.【参考答案】1—3、B C A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。
重庆市高考英语(四月)阅读、信息匹配选练(3)
重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（3）答案【由福建省三明市2014高考模拟题改编】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。
I was never tired of heating their story．As a little girl，I’d sit beside my mom with their wedding album spread across my lap，slowly turning the pages of 8 x l 0 glossy black and white photographs．I’d trace my fingers along their faces，along that white wedding dress．“Tell me again，”I said . “Tell me again about you and dad．”And she’d smile and her eyes would crinkle(眯起来)and she’d get that loving look and then she’d repeat once more Their Love Story．I’d smile too and stare at that photo of my non looking SO beautiful and my dad so tall and handsome．“Your dad was tall and really good—looking as he stood by his classroom door greeting his students．Besides coaching，he taught history and social studies．I often stole a few looks since my classes were nearby．That year I had many conversations with ‘ Mr．Kehoe’，sometimes when he had lunch duty，sometimes when I had cheerleading practice．He was appointed cheerleader sponsorand I’d been a cheerleader for four years．We were married that November during the Thanksgiving holiday．1 went from a graduate one year to a teacher’s wife the next!But part of the story that I loved most，that all my life I thought was magical and wonderful and amazing and exciting and oh—so romantic．So，what do you think ?Did God speak to me?"I’d catch and hold my breath，then exclaim，“Oh，yes !God told you that you’d marry Dad!”Now can you see why I loved heating Their Love Story ?And SO their wedding．Then their marriage．Then their family．Three babies in three years，then a fourth. Then，what else would you expect after heating the Voice of God—years and years and years of Happy Moments!Now it’s come to this：60 years of marriage !1．The underlined word “trace ”in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”A．cover B．cross C．raise D．move2．According to the passage，we know the girl’S dad was aA．coach B．student C．cheerleader D．photographer3．We can learn from the passage that _______.A．the couple has three children in allB．the album was all the photos of the girlC．the girl heard her parents’love story many timesD．the girl’s mother got married in December after graduating4．The author enjoyed listening to her parents ’love story because ofA．their happy marriage B．God’s blessing for themC．a romantic beginning D．a girl’s curiosity【参考答案】1—4、DACA阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
高考英语 阅读和信息匹配四月选练1高三全册英语试题
落堕市安心阳光实验学校陕西省西安市2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月选练1【由2014高考模拟题改编】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。
Leaders of the World Health Organization say they are concerned about the air quality andhealth efiects on citizens during a recent outbreak of heavy pollution in Beijing．Still，they said theywere unsure of the exact amount the air pollution takes on any person’s body，casting doubts onlocal reports tying the area’s dirty air to particular cases of illness．Speaking at a briefing(情况介绍会)on Tuesday，the WHO’s Western Pacific regional director，Shin Young—Soo，cited(列举)reports about poor air quality causing lung cancer in recent weeks.“The WHO is skeptical of the information，”she said．“We’re cautious of whether the illness is relatedto air po11ution. We know it has an impact on health，but we don’t know how much．”The officials didn’t cite particular reports．The comments follow a number of articles since late last year connecting some cases of diseases like lung cancer with pollution，．including one inNovember regarding an 8-year-old girl．The health impact of Beijing’s gray skies has been on the minds of many over the past week。
重庆市高考英语(四月)阅读、信息匹配选练(11)
重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（11）答案阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a professor 25 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the responsibility of being in college.Many of today’s students lack resilience (适应力)and at the first sign of difficulty are unable to think out strategies. The hardship can be a failing grade on a test, a cut from the team, or a romantic breakup.It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacles. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children from writing admission e ssays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.How many people do you know who are on medications (治疗) to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to“feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to“suffer”. The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and solve problems.Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults”with all the responsibilities of life.As parents, we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.1. The best title of the text probably is_____A. Have College Freshmen Changed?B. What Should College Faculty and Staff Do Today?C. What Difficulty Are Freshmen Facing?D. How to Get Used to College Life for Freshmen?2. According to the text, today’s freshmen_____.A. are not good at dealing with problemsB. often fail in the examsC. can’t get along well with classmatesD. have to experience more intense college life3. If freshmen become more mature to face and solve problems, they should______.A. experience negative emotions themselvesB. ask parents, teachers and coaches for more helpC. receive medications to prevent anxiety or depressionD. put their hearts and soul into the study4. The text is mainly written for_____.A. teachersB. parentsC. studentsD. psychologists【参考答案】1—4、AAAB【阅读理解】-----【浙江卷】Below is a selection about some Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records◆Fastest 100 m running on all foursThe 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR，their biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers”. His “super power” is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.◆Most people inside a soap bubble◆Longest ears on a dog◆Most living generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family? Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on t he website that the youngest greatgreatgreatgreat grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her greatgreatgreatgreat grandson on January 21, 1989”．◆Most T-shirts worn at once◆Heaviest pumpkin1．Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a “super power”？A．He set a good example to all Japanese.B．He made record attempts in 15 different countries.C．He set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”．D．He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.2．Jeffries is the name of ________.A．the owner of the dog with the longest earsB．the grandfather of the dog with the longest earsC．the present holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”D．the former holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”3．How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?A．68. B．120. C．238. D．245.4．According to the given information, which Guinness World Record was most recently set? A．The record for “Most people inside a soap bubble”．B．The record for “Most living generations”．C．The record for “Most Tshirts worn at once”．D．The record for “Heaviest pumpkin”．【要点综述】本文是一篇应用文，主要向读者介绍6个不同寻常的吉尼斯世界纪录的情况。
应对区爱护学校高考英语(四月)阅读信息匹配选练(8)高三全册英语试题
应对区爱护学校重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（8）答案【由2014高考模拟题改编】阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Scientists in UK have grown a living human "brain". The team at Aston University created tiny bunch of cells which act like a mini nervous system.They believe it could help find a cure for worse mental conditions like Parkinson’s disease. Professor Michael Coleman is leading the research program. He explained, "We are aiming to be able to study the human brain at the most basic level, using an actual living human cell system. Cells have to be alive and operating efficiently to enable us to really understand how the brain works. "The experiment involves changing cells from a cancer tumour (肿瘤）and making them behave like brain cells.Although far from finished, researchers hope the false brain cells will give them a greater understanding of how real brains work. This, in turn, could significantly further research into conditions which affect the brain. Neil Hunt, chief leader of the research group, said, "It is still very early days, but in the future the research could lead to a useful tool for looking into dementia (痴呆)."The technique could also provide a way to carry on animal test and is being supported by the Humane Research Trust (HRT). The scientists predict that over the next ten years a million people will develop dementia. Professor Coleman believes their findings could change this. He said，"We hope our research will provide scientists with a new and highly relational human experimental model to help them understand the brain better and develop new drugs to control the related disease.However, the biggest challenge at present is that we are greatly short of fund, which will slow our research."1. UK scientists grow a living human "brain" in order to ______.A. study the structure of human brainB. make use of living human cell systemC. discover how human brain really worksD. separate cells from a cancer tumour2. According to Neil Hunt, research into brain cells ______.A. will get finished as early as possibleB. will make people discover dementiaC. will affect the brain growth in many waysD. will help to treat some diseases in nerve system3. From the last paragraph，we can know that ______A. the technique provided by HRT is immatureB. animal tests are no longer allowed by lawC. a million people suffer from brain diseasesD. the research program lacks financial support4. The text is intended to ______.A. tell us about a breakthrough in medical researchB. introduce a research program in human's brainC. introduce the progress of drugs for dementiaD. tell us about health problem in nerve system【参考答案】1—4、CDDB【由北京市2014高考模拟改编】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
高考英语 信息匹配类 阅读理解自练1 (2)
落堕市安心阳光实验学校2015高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练（11）答案阅读理解。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
What makes a person a scientist？Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others？The answer is “NO”．It is not what the tools that a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist.You will probably agree that knowing how to use the power is important to a carpenter (木匠)．You will probably agree，too，that knowing how to investigate (调查)，how to discover information，is important to everyone.The scientist，however，goes one step further，he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed (确认) by other persons.He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.The scientist’s knowledge must be exact.There is no room for half right or right just half the time.He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit.What works under one set of conditions sometimes must work under the same conditions at other times.If the conditions are different，any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration (演示) must be explained by the changes in the conditions.This is one reason that investigations are important in science.Albert Einstein，who developed the theory of relativity，arrived at this theory through mathematics.The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested throughinvestigations.Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct.A scientist uses many tools for measurements.Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.1．What makes a scientist according to the passage?A．The tools he uses. B．His ways of learning.C．The ways he uses his tools. D．The different tools.解析：细节理解题。
2015高考英语阅读理解(四选一)
D 细节理解题。由第一段中的Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings可知, 在这个特殊的咖啡馆里, 人们 被鼓励说出自己的真实感受, 故选D。根据 第一段的内容可知, 人们并未被鼓励“学习 一门新课程”“与朋友保持联系”“炫耀 他们的知识”, 所以A、B、C三项不正确。
2. What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be? ______ A 《永恒的记忆》 A. One of his masterworks. B. A successful screen adaptation. C. An artistic creation for the stage. D. One of the best TV programmes.
A 细节理解题。由第一段的第三句Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory可知, The Persistence of Memory是达利最优秀的作品之一。故选A。
2015高考英语阅读理解
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1. When is the talk on James Brindley?____ C
A. February 6th. B. March 6th. C. November 7th. D. December 5th.
C 事实细节题。用题干中的James Brindley在 文中搜索(寻读)，在第一次Monthly Talk中， 即在November 7th下面找到James Brindley is recognized as…，故选C。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习(1)答案
高中英语真题:2015高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习（1）答案【2015高考复习】阅读理解Having good etiquette (礼节) at the workplace is very important to be a favorite in an offi ce.However，it’s observed that many people aren’t aware of the workplace etiquette and this creates a very bad impression in the office. So it’s important to know some workplace etiquette tips. Among all the workplace etiquette guidelines，the most important is to be punctual to your office.Though goi ng late due to an emergency is okay，habitual late comers are never appreciated in any organizatio n.By arriving at your office on time，you show that you’re aware of your responsibilities and have r espect for the organization.In case you feel that you would be late，call the concerned authority and report the matter to him or he r.Also，a proper knowledge of the workplace email etiquette is a must.In the official emails，you need to mention the subject concisely，while at the same time include all the important details which are to be shared.You should use good and grammatically corr ect language while writing emails.A knowledge of telephone etiquette in the workplace is very i mportant as well.While talking on the telephone，be polite and listen to what they’re saying carefully.Only then should you say what you feel.Speak in a voice which would b e heard clearly at the other end.The workplace guidelines are important even while you’re dini ng or celebrating with your coworkers.If you get a call in betw een，receive it after you’re permitted by the others by saying “excu se me”．Don’t talk loudly while eating.Greet people well and t ry to make them feel comfortable while being in your company .These guidelines will help you become the best employee of a company.All the best!【语篇解读】在工作中要想成为办公室里受欢迎的人，有好的礼节是很重要的。
高考英语(四月)阅读短文语法填空自练1
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校2015高考英语（四月）阅读、短文语法填空自练（11）答案【由2014诊断卷改编】阅读理解。
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It is evident that there is a close connection between the capacity to use language and the capacities covered by the verb “to think”. Indeed, some writers have identified thinking with using words: Plato coined the saying, “In thinking the soul is talking to itself”; J. B. Watson reduced thinking to inhibited(拘谨的) speech located in the minute(微小的) movements or tensions of the physiological mechanisms involved in speaking; and although Ryle is careful to point out that there are many senses in which a person is said to think and in which words are not in evidence, he has also said that saying something in a specific frame of mind is thinking a thought.Is thinking reducible to, or dependent upon, language habits? It would seem that many thinking situations are hardly distinguishable from the skillful use of language, although there are some others in which language is not involved. Thought cannot be simply identified with using language. It may be the case, of course, that the non-linguistic skills involved in thought can only be acquired and developed if the learner is able to use and understand language. However, this question is one which we cannot hope to answer in this book. Obviously being able to use language makes for a considerable development in all one’s capacities but how precisely this comes about we cannot say.At the common-sense level it appears that there is often a distinction between thought and the words we employ to communicate with other people. We often have to struggle hard to find words to capture what our thinking has already grasped, and when we do find words we sometimes feel that they fail to do their job properly. Again when we report or describe our thinking to other people we do not merely report unspoken words and sentences. Such sentences do not always occur in thinking, and when they do they are merged with vague imagery and the hint of unconscious or subliminal（潜意识） activities going on just out of rage. Thinking, as it happens, is more like struggling, striving, or searching for something than it is like talking or reading.Again the study of speech disorders due to brain injury disease suggests that patients can think without having adequate control over their language. Some patients, for example, fail to find the names of objects presented to them and are unable to describe simple events which they witness; they even find it difficult to interpret long written notices. But they succeed in playing games of chess or draughts. They can use the concepts needed for chess playing or draught playing but are unable to use many of the concepts in ordinary language. How they manage to do thiswe do not know. Presumably human beings have various capacities for thinking situations which are likewise independent of language.1、According to the theory of "thought" devised by J. B. Watson, thinking is_______.A. talking to the soulB. concealed speechC. speaking nonverballyD. a non-linguistic behavior2、What does the author think about the relationship between language and thinking?A. The ability to use language enhances one’s capacity of thinking.B. Words and thinking match more often than not.C. Thinking never goes without language.D. Language and thinking are generally distinguishable.3、According to the author, when we intend to describe our thoughts, we______.A. merely report internal speechB. have to search for proper words in the way we readC. are overwhelmed with vague imageryD. sometimes are not able to find appropriate words4、Why are patients with speech disorders able to think without having adequate control of language?A. They use different concepts.B. They do not think linguistically.C. It still remains an unsolved mystery.D. Thinking is independent of language.【参考答案】1—4、BADC阅读理解。
高考英语四月阅读理解完形填空选练(1)高三全册英语试题
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校2015西安市高考英语【四月】阅读理解、完形填空选练（10）答案阅读理解English as a Foreign LanguageWho taught you to speak English? Yourparents, while you were a young child? Yourteachers at school? Perhaps even the BBCas a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow youhave developed an understanding of what israpidly becoming a truly global language.There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. There are said to be one billion people learning English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about the dangersof“mono-culturalism”, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music?Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary, I would have thought-although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India(where many of them speak at least some English)and Pakistan(the same situation with India). . .If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonald’s burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant(占主导地位的), will it kill other languages? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in Ireland. “The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe it’s like a rose, ”he said. “But who would ever want their garden just full of rose? ”Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you don’t necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people want to plant English roses, that’s fine by me.【文章大意】作者以独特的视角分析了英语的发展前景和人们的种种顾虑。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月自练9
高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月自练9阅读理解。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Having a great teacher can be life－changing. Mr. Goodney, my 9th grade Advanced English teac her, pushed me in ways I hadn’t been pushed in the classroo m previously. He didn’t grade me compared to my classmates ；he graded us on a personal grading scale.Mr. Goodney encouraged me but I just couldn’t seem to pleas e Mr. Goodney, no matter how hard I worked.I continued to se e the dreaded Bs, sometimes even a C, so frequently that I sa id goodbye to my hopes of being a middle student. I was a re ally diligent nerd(令人厌烦的人).Yet at the end of the semester when report cards came out, I had an “A” next to my English class, and I realized that the lett er he had written on my report card was just a way to make m e work harder than I ever had.He made me push myself to thi nk deeper, write better, and analyze more thoroughly. He didn ’t hate me as I initially thought, and I looked back embarrasse d about all those times when I showed frustration and dissatisfaction with a returned grade.He would write a positive comment on one of my papers that would invigorate_me to work even harder even if I made a littl e bit progress. These sporadic (零星的) good words would motivate me to do whatever it took to e arn those praising comments on my next paper and push me t o try and top my last assignment. After we all improved he ex pected perfection and those high standards made all of us bet ter writers, creators, good students, and useful people.Mr. Goodney inspired me to become an English teacher altho ugh I felt like I fell below his standards in a classroom. Now I have become a high school teacher. Thinking of him from tim e to time makes me try to come up with fresh and creative tea ching ways just as he did.From my experience I believe a good teacher is very importan t. Mr. Goodney inspires me to this day, and I wish I could trav el back to the 9th grade for just one day in the old classroom, so I can fully thank him, which I didn’t do at that time.1. According to the passage, Mr. Goodney graded the author_ _______.A．in order to encourage himB．according to his real marksC．compared to his classmatesD．as most teachers usually do2. What do we know about the author from the passage?A. He only did well in English and often got praises.B．He didn’t study his lessons hard enough.C．He got good marks on one of his report cards.D．He had confidence in becoming a top student.3. The underlined words “invigorate me” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by________.A．take pity on meB．encourage meC．play tricks on meD．offer me help4．After getting a positive comment, the author________. A．tried to do better next timeB．thought his teacher liked him bestC．thanked his teacher immediatelyD．felt proud of him too much[解题导语] 一个好的老师可以改变一个人的命运。
高考英语(四月)阅读信息匹配选练高三全册英语试题1
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（13）答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produceeco-friendly tentsmade of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.To raise money for the idea, he toured the City’s private companies w hich fund new businesses and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint’s directors and won their support. Mint has committed around￡500,000 to MyHab and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr Dunlop’s business. The fir st Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.Mr Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics. For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhab team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior(外部的) advertising space.The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.1. “Eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents.A. economically desirableB. favorable to the environmentC. for holding music performancesD. designed for disaster relief2. Mr Dunlop established his business .A. independently with an interest-free loan from MintB. with the approval of the City’s administrationC. in partnership with a finance groupD. with the help of a Japanese architect3. It is implied in the passage that .A. the weather in the UK is changeable in summerB. most performances at British festivals are given in the open airC. the cardboard tents produced by Mr Dunlop can be user-tailoredD. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users4. The passage is mainly concerned with .A. an attempt at developing recyclable tentsB. some efforts at making full use of cardboardsC. an unusual success of a graduation projectD. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals【参考答案】1-4 BCCA阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
重庆市高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（6）
重庆市高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（6）重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（6）答案【由山东省2014模拟改编】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。
Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip．White had two reasons for making this epic journey．First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did．He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam．White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world．He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later．He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座）and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains．He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas．Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team．No jeep carrying food, water and medicine．No doctor．Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road. The journey was lonely and desperate at times．He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains．He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need．There were other dangers along the road．In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had．The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia．For l,000 kilometres hebattled against the wind that was constantly pushing him．This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end．Now Mr．White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.1．When Phil White returned from his trip, he __________.A．broke the world record B．collected money for OxfamC．destroyed several bikes D．travelled about l,300 hours2．What does the underlined word "epic" in Paragraph l most probably mean?A．Very slow but exciting．B．Very long and difficult.C．Very smooth but tiring．D．Very lonely and depressing.3．During his journey around the world, Phil White __________.A．fought heroically against robbers in IranB．experienced the extremes of heat and coldC．managed to ride against the wind in AustraliaD．had a team of people who travelled with him4．Which of the following words can best describe Phil White? A．Imaginative．B．Patriotic．C．Modest．D．Determined.5．What actually inspired Phil White to overcome all the difficulties?A．T o help people in need. B．T o test his new bicycle.C．T o prove his potential. D．T o show off his ability.【参考答案】1—5、BBCDA阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
重庆市高考英语(四月)阅读、信息匹配选练(4)
重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（4）答案【由山东省2014模拟改编】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。
Swiss International Air lines（SWISS）will introduce daily non-stop flights between Beijing and Zurich．The new service to the financial center of Switzerland is expected to start on Dec．12,2012，which marks an expansion of services for the Chinese market．In May 2008，SWISS already started direct flights to Shanghai．The first flight to Europe has a special price of 2,680 yuan，which does not include taxes and fuel surcharges．“I am delighted the airlines of Switzerland can contribute to growing economic ties between the two countries with new daily flights scheduled，”says SWISS CEO Harry Hohmeister．“We are witnessing a growing demand for tourist travel in both directions．”Apart from Shanghai and Hong Kong，Beijing will be the third Chinese destination for SWISS．The new route marks a return to Beijing for SWISS：the airlines previously flew to the Chinese capital as late as June 2003．SWISS will initially operate its new daily non-stop Beijing-Zurich flights with an Airbus A340-300（219 seats）and Airbu: A330-300（236 seats）air-crafts．The modem SWISS business class offers the most suitable comforts since the seats can be adjusted into a two-meter-long bed．Seating firmness and softness can be adjusted thanks to air cushions．With the introduction of the new SWISS service from Beijing，the Lufthansa Group Airlines may attract more Chinese customers when traveling to Europe．SWISS．Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines already connect five Chinese cities with Europe and beyond．This airlines group is the leading European airlines network in the Chinese market．In the summer of 2011，the Lufthansa Group operated 78 weekly flights from China including Hong Kong to Europe．SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group as well as a member of the Star Alliance，the world's biggest airlines grouping．1．According to the passage，from Dec．12,2012，．A．it will only take us a day to fly from Beijing to ZurichB．we can fly directly from Beijing to ZurichC．the first flight from Beijing to Europe will only cost you 2,680 yuanD．the direct flight to Shanghai started by SWISS will be canceled2．Why is the new flight added?A．SWISS wants to offer good service to Chinese people．B．SWISS wants to contribute to growing economic ties between the two countriesC．There is a growing demand for tourist travel in both directions．D．SWISS wants to create more opportunity for people to work．3．What's special about the Airbus of the new flight?A．The Airbus can carry more passengers than other planes．B．The seats in it can be adjusted into comfortable beds．C．It offers all kinds of services for passengers to choose from．D．It has two kinds of air cushions on its seats．4．What's the right relation between SWISS，Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines?A．SWISS is the customer of the Lufthansa Group AirlinesB．Austrian Airlines is a part of SWISS．C．SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group．D．SWISS belongs to Austrian Airlines．5．What is the passage mainly about?A．SWISS already started direct flights to Shanghai．B．SWISS adds direct flights from Beijing to Europe．C．Beijing will be the third Chinese destination for SWISS．D．SWISS is the world's biggest airlines grouping．【参考答案】1—5、BBCB阅读理解。
重庆市高考英语(四月)阅读、信息匹配选练(9)
重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（9）答案【由山东省2014模拟改编】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。
“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits（品质）in the Americans．They show confidence in the way they talk，the way they smile，the way they dress and the way they walk．Living and competing with all these confidence American students，I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor．As a student，being confident means you should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind．Don’t mind if it sounds simple or silly．Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all．What’s worse，the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue—this is the last comment any graduate would like to receive．Being confidence for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it．Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace．But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their Speeches．（The course I’m teaching here is Public Speaking）．Modesty is a trait highly valued in China，but it won’t be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program．1．To compete with American students it’s very important to ．A．be quite confident B．be polite and friendlyC．have more discussions with them D．understand what they think about2．A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who ．A．gives a silly or simple answerB．tries to seize any chance to speak in classC．shows no interest in the courseD．is considered to have no opinion of his own3．The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if ．A．he asks a student to repeat what he has saidB．the students bargain with himC．he pretends to know what he doesn’tD．he has to give a speech4．We learn from the second paragraph that ．A．we should also remain modest in AmericaB．modesty doesn’t help you much in AmericaC．Americans also like modest peopleD．modesty can help you through an American graduate program5．The passage is mainly developed by ．A．providing examplesB．making comparisonsC．giving different figuresD．telling personal experiences【参考答案】1---5、ADCBD【阅读理解】Arthur Miller(1915-2005)is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller's father had moved to the USA from Austria-Hungary, drawn like so many others by the“Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.Miller's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American sys tem, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and i n the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews，and it won the Tony Award for Best Play，the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury，Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.本文讲述了亚瑟·米勒，美国著名的剧作家，以及他的著名的戏剧《男售货员之死》，当这部戏剧第一次搬上舞台时，赢得了巨大的成功，获得了三项大奖。
应对区爱护学校高考英语(四月)阅读信息匹配选练高三全册英语试题
应对区爱护学校重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（1）答案【由2014模拟改编】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。
Our body clock，or natural body rhythm，influences our energy and alertness．Paying attention to it can help us choose the suitable time of day when we best perform specific tasks．The reality，however，is that most of us organize their time around work demands，school deadlines，commuting or social events．Doing whatever your body feels like doing is a luxury in today's fast-paced modem society．But that doesn't mean it isn't worth trying．Obeying our body clock has significant health benefits．Disrupting our natural body rhythm，on the other hand，has been linked to problems such as depression，obesity，or headache，says Steve Key，a biology professor．When the body clock can synchronize（使……同步）the rhythms of its natural processes，it “gives us an advantage in daily life”，says Key．According to him，when it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most adults perform best in the late morning．As our body temperature starts to rise just before awakening in the morning and continues to increase until midday，our memory，alertness and concentration gradually improve．However，he adds，our ability to concentrate typically starts to decrease soon thereafter．Most of us are more easily distracted（分心）between noon and 4 pm．Alertness also tends to fall after eating a meal and sleepiness tends to peak around 2 pm，making that a good time for a nap．Surprisingly, tiredness may increase our creative powers．For most adults，problems that requireopen ended thinking are often best dealt with in the evening when they are tired， according to a study in the journal Thinking & Reasoning．When choosing a time of day to exercise，paying attention to your body clock can improve results．Physical performance is usually best from about 3 to 6 pm，says Michael Smolensky，a professor of biomedical engineering．Of course, not everyone's body clock is the same，making it even harder to synchronize natural rhythms with daily plans．1．If we know our natural body rhythm well, we can ．A．find out the suitable time to do specific tasksB．organize our time around work demandsC．do whatever our body feels like doingD．be sure to be healthy2．Which of the following is NOT true?A．Our alertness is influenced by our natural body rhythmB．Doing whatever your body feels like is very difficult in our modem society．C．Obeying our body clock is good for our health．D．Disrupting our natural body rhythm can lead to obesity．3．According to Steve Key，which of the following is NOT true?A．When our body clock synchronizes the rhythms of its natural processes，we can do better．B．When it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most people perform best in the late morning．C．As body temperature rises before awakening in the morning，our concentration gradually improves．D．We concentrate better in the late morning than between noon and 4 pm．4．Inspiration（灵感）to solve a difficult problem will most probably come to us ．A．when we get up in the morningB．when we are tired in the eveningC．when we are full of energy in the late morningD．when we are asleep at night5．Which of the following can be the suitable title for the passage?A．What is natural body rhythm?B．Natural body rhythm is good for us．C．Something about natural body rhythm．D．The latest research about natural body rhythm．【参考答案】1---5 ADBBC阅读理解。
重庆市高考英语(四月)阅读、信息匹配选练(10)
重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（10）答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our onli ne courses, ” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan.MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2, 000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform.MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120, 000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT hope other universities will join them in offering courses on the open- source edX platform.“Fasten your seatbelts, ” Hockfield said.Other universities, including Stanford, Yale and Carnegie- Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online.The Harvard- MIT program will be monitored by a not- for- profit (非盈利的) organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provided $30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most successful.1. According to this text, edX is.A. a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWareB. a free computer program by MIT and HarvardC. a Harvard- MIT platform of free online coursesD. a free program online for universities worldwide2. What is said about online education in the text?A. Universities have been trying online courses.B. About 2, 000 online courses have been offered.C. Over 100 million people have finished courses online.D. Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.3. The underlined part in the text probably means “”.A. Get ready for the difficultiesB. Get ready for this educational changeC. Get prepared to complete the online coursesD. Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses4. What can be said about MITx according to the text?A. It is first offered as part of the edX learning program.B. It is another free MIT- Harvard online learning program.C. It is a standard to recognize online learners’achievement.D. It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT.【参考答案】1—4、CABC阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
重庆市高考英语(四月)阅读、信息匹配选练(5)
重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（5）答案【由山东省2014模拟改编】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 cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wan ted to do before dying．Alice Pyne，l5，created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells．“I’ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn’t look like I’m going to win this one，” she wrote ．For her list，the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List” in which two men who were badly ill，draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die．On her list，at the site www．alicepyne．blogspot．com，she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor（骨髓捐赠者），swimming with sharks ，meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer．Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter．“Oh, dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!” she wrote after her site attracted huge attention．“Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me．”Pyne，who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston，revealed（透露）the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog．A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register．1．What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List”?A．People around the world sent messages to support her．B．People sent gifts to her from all over the world．C．A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her．D．The media called on people to help her．27．Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to ．A．catch people’s attentionB．say goodbye to a few friendsC．give comfort to two terminally ill menD．express her last few wishes3．It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne ．A．is unaware of her own conditionsB．is very sad to know that she will dieC．is calm to know that death is approachingD．is still quite confident in fighting against cancer4．Which of the following is NOT on Alic e Pyne’s “Bucket List”?A．To ask people to donate bone marrow．B．To get a cool computer．C．To swim with shark．D．To meet a boy．5．Take That will arrange to ．A．meet Pyne in personB．help Pyne in any possible wayC．donate money to PyneD．invite Pyne to join the band【参考答案】1---5、ADCDA【阅读理解】For those who study the development of intelligence (智力) in the animal world，self-awareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware (意识) of itself has a high level of intelligence. Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror, that is, its own reflected image (反射出的影像). Many animals fail this exercise bitterly, paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans，and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins，have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror self-reflection test.“We thought that elephants were the next important animal，”said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society, an author of the study with Joshua M. Plotnik and Fans B. M. de Waal of Emory University. With their large brains，Reiss said, elephants “seemed like cousins to apes and dolphins.”The researchers tested Happy. Maxine and Patty, three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They put an 8-foot-square mirror on a wall of the animals' play area (out of the sight of zoo visitors) and recorded what happened with cameras, including one built in the mirror.The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it，and to examine parts of their bodies.Of the three, Happy then passed the test，in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror, and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose.Diana Reiss said，“We knew elephants were intelligent, but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way.”文章通过实验说明能意识到自身形象的动物具有高智商。
重庆市高考英语(四月)阅读、信息匹配选练(11)
重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（11）答案阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a professor 25 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the responsibility of being in college.Many of today’s students lack resilience (适应力)and at the first sign of difficulty are unable to think out strategies. The hardship can be a failing grade on a test, a cut from the team, or a romantic breakup.It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacles. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children from writing admission e ssays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.How many people do you know who are on medications (治疗) to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to“feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to“suffer”. The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and solve problems.Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults”with all the responsibilities of life.As parents, we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.1. The best title of the text probably is_____A. Have College Freshmen Changed?B. What Should College Faculty and Staff Do Today?C. What Difficulty Are Freshmen Facing?D. How to Get Used to College Life for Freshmen?2. According to the text, today’s freshmen_____.A. are not good at dealing with problemsB. often fail in the examsC. can’t get along well with classmatesD. have to experience more intense college life3. If freshmen become more mature to face and solve problems, they should______.A. experience negative emotions themselvesB. ask parents, teachers and coaches for more helpC. receive medications to prevent anxiety or depressionD. put their hearts and soul into the study4. The text is mainly written for_____.A. teachersB. parentsC. studentsD. psychologists【参考答案】1—4、AAAB【阅读理解】-----【浙江卷】Below is a selection about some Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records◆Fastest 100 m running on all foursThe 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR，their biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers”. His “super power” is to run with g reat speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.◆Most people inside a soap bubble◆Longest ears on a dog◆Most living generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family? Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest greatgreatgreatgreat grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her greatgreatgreatgreat grandson on January 21, 1989”．◆Most T-shirts worn at once◆Heaviest pumpkin1．Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a “super power”？A．He set a good example to all Japanese.B．He made record attempts in 15 different countries.C．He set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”．D．He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.2．Jeffries is the name of ________.A．the owner of the dog with the longest earsB．the grandfather of the dog with the longest earsC．the present holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”D．the former holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”3．How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?A．68. B．120. C．238. D．245.4．According to the given information, which Guinness World Record was most recently set? A．The record for “Most people inside a soap bubble”．B．The record for “Most living generations”．C．The record for “Most Tshirts worn at once”．D．The record for “Heaviest pumpkin”．【要点综述】本文是一篇应用文，主要向读者介绍6个不同寻常的吉尼斯世界纪录的情况。
重庆市高考英语(四月)阅读、信息匹配选练(12)-人教版高三全册英语试题
重庆市2015高考英语〔四月〕阅读、信息匹配选练〔12〕答案阅读如下四篇短文，从每一小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最优选项。
How is it that siblings (兄弟姐妹) can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows upin a different family. The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later. The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival. The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too. One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father. Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918. But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others’lives. Dr. Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings. The reason for this might be that the later childr en aren’t getting the same one- on- one time with parents. But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development. Later- borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between “I〞and “me〞.A CambridgeUniversity study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially. Love- hate relationships were common among the children. Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs. One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age. Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and third. Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being morefeminine than girls with sisters. A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents.1. The underlined part “in a different family〞(in Para. 1) means" ______".A. in a different family environmentB. in a different family traditionC. in different family crisesD. in different families2. In terms of language development, later- borns_______ .A. get their parents’individual guidanceB. learn a lot from their elder siblingsC. experience a lot of difficultiesD. pick up words more quickly3. What was found about fights among siblings?A. Siblings hated fighting and loved playing.B. Siblings in some families fought frequently.C. Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships.D. Siblings learned to get on together from fights.4. The word“feminine〞(in Para. 4) means "______".A. having qualities of parentsB. having qualities of womenC. having defensive qualitiesD. having extraordinary qualities【参考答案】1—4、ABDB阅读如下短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最优选项。
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重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（1）答案【由山东省2014模拟改编】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。
Our body clock，or natural body rhythm，influences our energy and alertness．Paying attention to it can help us choose the suitable time of day when we best perform specific tasks．The reality，however，is that most of us organize their time around work demands，school deadlines，commuting or social events．Doing whatever your body feels like doing is a luxury in today's fast-paced modem society．But that doesn't mean it isn't worth trying．Obeying our body clock has significant health benefits．Disrupting our natural body rhythm，on the other hand，has been linked to problems such as depression，obesity，or headache，says Steve Key，a biology professor．When the body clock can synchronize（使……同步）the rhythms of its natural processes，it “gives us an advantage in daily life”，says Key．According to him，when it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most adults perform best in the late morning．As our body temperature starts to rise just before awakening in the morning and continues to increase until midday，our memory，alertness and concentration gradually improve．However，he adds，our ability to concentrate typically starts to decrease soon thereafter．Most of us are more easily distracted（分心）between noon and 4 pm．Alertness also tends to fall after eating a meal and sleepiness tends to peak around 2 pm，making that a good time for a nap．Surprisingly, tiredness may increase our creative powers．For most adults，problems that require open ended thinking are often best dealt with in the evening when they are tired，according to a study in the journal Thinking & Reasoning．When choosing a time of day to exercise，paying attention to your body clock can improve results．Physical performance is usually best from about 3 to 6 pm，says Michael Smolensky，a professor of biomedical engineering．Of course, not everyone's body clock is the same，making it even harder to synchronize natural rhythms with daily plans．1．If we know our natural body rhythm well, we can ．A．find out the suitable time to do specific tasksB．organize our time around work demandsC．do whatever our body feels like doingD．be sure to be healthy2．Which of the following is NOT true?A．Our alertness is influenced by our natural body rhythmB．Doing whatever your body feels like is very difficult in our modem society．C．Obeying our body clock is good for our health．D．Disrupting our natural body rhythm can lead to obesity．3．According to Steve Key，which of the following is NOT true?A．When our body clock synchronizes the rhythms of its natural processes，we can do better．B．When it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most people perform best in the late morning．C．As body temperature rises before awakening in the morning，our concentration graduallyimproves．D．We concentrate better in the late morning than between noon and 4 pm．4．Inspiration（灵感）to solve a difficult problem will most probably come to us ．A．when we get up in the morningB．when we are tired in the eveningC．when we are full of energy in the late morningD．when we are asleep at night5．Which of the following can be the suitable title for the passage?A．What is natural body rhythm?B．Natural body rhythm is good for us．C．Something about natural body rhythm．D．The latest research about natural body rhythm．【参考答案】1---5 ADBBC阅读理解。
“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of timeDid your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。
It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.Even though science can tell us that some of our traditi onal beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累）from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？A, Eating garlic is good for our eyesB, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teethC, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。