2014届高三英语限时阅读训练(3)
2014-高三英语阅读理解专题练习-附答案
2014-高三英语阅读理解专题练习-附答案2014 高三英语阅读理解专题一、推理判断要求读者根据文章提供的线索和事实进行逻辑推理，推测作者未提到的事实或某事发生的可能性。
注意：不是读者主观认为合理的结论，也不是文章已提供的明显的事实。
表示推断的常用词语有：infer, conclude, suggest, indicate, mean, intend, imply, likely, probably, attitude, purpose.（一）细节推断题细节推断题属于深层理解题。
做此类题目关键要理解相关句子的真正含义，要忠实于原文，千万不能主观臆断，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点。
1. Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声) when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from and old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than allA．By judging his manner of speaking. B．By looking into his background.C．By mentioning a famous name. D．By discussing the book itself.3. We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us，but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．We should applaud good behavior. B．Technology can never be blamed.C．We should keep pointing out mistakes. D．Technology will take over our lives one day.（二）. 因果关系推断题要求根据已知原因推测导致可能结果，“前因后果”；要求根据已知结果推测可能的原因，“前果后因”此类题目的题干中会出现because (of), in that, now that, why, reason等标志性词汇。
2014届高考高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解 (3) Word版含答案
2014届高考高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（3）Word版含答案1.阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、 B、 C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Former Irish President Mary Robinson was just making a polite conversation with an Ethiopian（埃塞俄比亚的）teenager about her wedding day. The 16-year-old had already been married for a year．"She looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, 'I had to drop out of school,'" Robinson said in a telephone interview．"That conveyed to me the reality, "said Robinson, the first woman to serve as Ireland's president and former U．N．high commissioner for human rights．"Her life, as far as she is concerned, had more or less ended．"Robinson said keeping girls in school was one of the most important things policymakers could do to address the coming challenges of an ever-increasing population, predicted by the United Nations to reach 7 billion soon．"European countries are concerned about aging populations as is Japan, but this is much less of an issue than the huge number of people which we are going to see over the next 40 years when the population goes from 7 billion to 9 billion, "she said．"Almost all of that increase will be in poor developing countries, so that we have a very big challenge．"Family planning experts worry in particular about the future population explosion in sub-Saharan Africa．In May, the United Nations projected the world population would reach 9.3 billion in 2050 and 10.1 billion by 2100. Much of that growth will come from Africa, where the population is growing at 2.3 percent a year—more than double Asia' s 1 percent growth rate. If that rate stays consistent, which is not certain, Africa's population will reach 3.6 billion by 2100 from the present 1 billion．Joel Cohen, a professor of population studies at Rockefeller University and Columbia University in New York, said universal secondary education offered a way to reduce population in high birth-rate regions. In addition to providing information about birth control, a secondary education teaches women to reduce their own fertility（生育力）, improve the health of their children and allows them to move from a mind-set of having many children, in the hopes that some will survive to improving the quality of each child's life, Cohen wrote in the journal Nature.59. In the first paragraph, the author introduces his topic by_____．A. explaining the author's opinionsB. giving an exampleC. describing the poor education systemD. coming straight to the topic60. What can we learn from the passage?A. Robinson is happy after talking to the Ethiopian girl.B. Robinson is a successful expert in population studies.C. Robinson is worried about population growth.D. Robinson encourages female education.61. What is Joel Cohen's view about secondary education?A. It provides basic knowledge of health.B. It improves the health of children.C. It makes people pay more attention to education.D. It can change people's parenting ideas.62. According to the passage, the most important way to control high population growth is .A. keeping girls in schoolB. letting girls go away from AfricaC. letting young girls remain singleD. keeping girls in families2.阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、 B、 C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练(3)(答案及解析)
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（3）（答案及解析）阅读理解Words：334 难度系数：★★建议用时：8分钟Sunday, October 5Clear, 69°FMy wife, Eleanor, and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide.And the minibus wh ich goes along with the boat.We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way.Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was k ept.After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on th e boat.After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village w ith a large square and wooden houses.Monday, October 6Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°FWe spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal d e la Marne au Rhine.Kind of a lazy day.Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat.Wherewe will visit tomorrow.It was pleasant to sit out on deck(甲板)and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.Tuesday, October 7Light rain, 64°FThis morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church，which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour t he next day.We did lots of shopping, then walked across the bri dge to see a very, very modern Catholic church with special Ba ccarat windows.We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down t he eastern ter we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers.It contains the largest window by Mar.Wednesday, October 8Cloudy, 65°FToday we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne.We went thro ugh two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey.This ri ver scenery is very different.We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some col or on the other.Thursday, October 9Cloudy, 66°FOur dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and ta ke us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways.Ou r boating days are over until next time.1．Where did the author get off the train?A．Paris. B．Strasbourg.C．Nancy. D．Barn.解析：选B。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解提升全程训练(3)及答案
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解提升全程训练（3）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ASuppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia（蒙古）, some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of mann ers do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud bur p（打饱嗝儿）after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your fo od. In some countries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please”.In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People sho w their good manners by turning their backs on others while the y eat.What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People n eed ways to show that they want to be friends.71. In , burping is a way of showing that __________.A . you are impoliteB . you enjoyed the meal prepared by the hostC . your meal was not enoughD . you are friendly with your host72. However, in some countries, if you give a big burp, you are t old to say “________”A . I’m fullB . I’m sorryC . I have had enoughD . Excuse me, please73. In Polynesia, to be polite while eating you should _________ _.A . eat quicklyB . sit stillC . turn your back on othersD . say “Be quick, please”74. People in an East African town are being polite by ________ __.A . waiting for a long time before visitsB . sitting down b eside othersC . seeing a friend quicklyD . trying not to see yo u75. We have good manners to show that we __________.A . are different from other peopleB . don’t want other people to worry usC . begin all manners in the same wayD . want to be friends with other people参考答案--------71—75 BDCDD阅读理解-----（A）Sports shoes that out whether their owner has enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in t he .The shoes—named Square Eyes—contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wire less transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing tim e the wearer deserves, based on the day’s efforts.The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swa n, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University to , . “We looked at current issues and childho od overweight really stood out,” she says. “And I wanted to tack le that with my design.”Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further ti me in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps. Swan calculated how exercise should translate totelevision time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time.Existing pedometers （计步器） normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep cou nt of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat . “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That w as one of my main design considerations.”( ) 1. According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to________.A. keep a record of the steps of the wearerB. deal with overweight among teenagersC. enable children to resist the temptation of TVD. prevent children from being tricked by TV programs( ) 2. Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?A. They regulate a child’s evening TV viewing time.B. They determine a child’s daily pocket money.C. They have raised the hot issue of overweight.D. They contain information of the receiver.( ) 3. What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion?A. The exact number of steps to be taken.B. The precise number of hours spent on TV.C. The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.D. The way of changing steps into TV watching time.( ) 4. Compared with other similar products, the new design ___ _____.A. makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheatB. counts the wearer’s steps through shakingC. records the sudden movement of the wearerD. sends teenagers’ health data to the receiver( ) 5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Smart Shoes Decide on Television TimeB. Smart Shoes Guarantee More ExerciseC. Smart Shoes Measure Time of ExerciseD. Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight71. B 这是一道推断题。
2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷 阅读理解(3)
2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（3）II 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AIt’s such a happy-looking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm-tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it’s pedestrian-friendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.It’s a library built with love.A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely avai lable, she announced to her family of four, “That’s what we’re going to do for our spring break!”Son Austin, now a 10th-grader, didn’t see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51-year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he’d built years earlier for daughter Abbie’s toy horses, and made a door of glass.After adding the library’s final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book,” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.They stocked it with 20 or so books they’d already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids’ favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again,” said Janey, a stay-at-home mom.Since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoingdonations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.The project’s best payoff, says Peter, are the thank-you notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”【文章大意】文章主要讲述了Janey Henriksen一家建立微型图书馆的故事。
【推荐下载】2014届高三英语阅读理解练习题(附答案)
[键入文字]2014届高三英语阅读理解练习题（附答案）为了帮助学生们更好地学习高中语文，精心为大家搜集整理了2014届高三英语阅读理解练习题，希望对大家的语文学习有所帮助! Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee (裁判) and rarely trouble to keep scores. They dont care much about who wins or loses, and it doesnt seem to worry them if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compare. They also enjoyed games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself. Grown-ups can hardly find childrens game exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple game again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinary afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught. It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.1。
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。
山东省威海市乳山市乳山一中2014届高三12月份限时训练全科英语)及答案
高三英语阶段性检测本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共12页。
满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
考试结束后，交回本试卷答题卡。
第I卷（共105分）第一部分: 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节: 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Have you ever met a man who is always the centre of attention _____ he goes?A. wheneverB. howeverC. whereverD. where2. He is a deep thinker _____ opinions are worth much.A. whoB. whoseC. thatD. which3. —You’ve left the light on.— Oh, so I have. _____ and turn it off.A. I goB. I’ve goneC. I’ll goD. I’m going4. — Lucy is not coming tonight.— But she _____!A. promisedB. will promiseC. had promisedD. promises5. I’ve put a cross on the map to show _____ that famous hotel is.A. whereB. whereverC. whatD. whatever6. Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge. I can’t remember _____.A. whoB. thereC. whichD. what7. I’ll raise both hands _____ banning smoking inside the school yard.A. in favour ofB. in memory ofC. in honour ofD. in search of8. The younger singer is beginning _____ into notice through The Voice of China.A. comeB. to comeC. comingD. came9. Though badly _____, the girl remained outwardly calm.A. frightenB. frightenedC. frighteningD. fright10. In _____ 1870’s Marx found it important to study _____ situation in Russia.A. a; theB. an; aC. / ; /D. the; the11. —Hello, may I have an appointment with the doctor?—_____A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment.B. Why didn’t you call earlier?C. Certainly, may I have your name?D. Sorry, he doesn’t want to see you.12. — Are you almost ready to go, mom? I’ll go and pull the car out of the garage.— OK- just _____. I’ll have a last look at the windows.A. waitB. a minuteC. calm downD. no way13. When and where this took place _____ still unknown.A. isB. hasC. wereD. are14. My partner wants to keep the company small _____ I’d like to expand it.A. andB. orC. howeverD. while15. The weight of the moon is only about _____ of that of the earth.A. one eightyB. one of eightyC. one the eightiethD. one eightieth第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题15，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
河北省正定中学2014届高三英语三轮模拟练习试题(三)新人教版
河北正定中学三轮模拟考试英语试卷（三）本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第ll卷(非选择题)两部分, 共150分.考试时间l20分钟.注意事项：1．答第一卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相对应的位置上.2．选出每小题答案后, 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑.如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号. 不能答在本试卷上, 否则无效.第1卷第一部分听力(共两节, 满分30分)第一节 (共5小题；每小题l．5分, 满分7．5分)听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题.每段对话仅读一遍. 例：How much is the shirt?A．￡l9．15． B．￡9．15． C．￡9．18．答案是B.1. What does the man want to do?A. Take photos.B. Buy a camera.C. Help the woman.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. A noisy night.B. Their life in town.C. Aplace of living.3. Where is the man now?A. On his way.B. In a restaurant.C. At home4. What will Celia do?A. Find a player.B. Watch a game.C. Play basketball.5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?A. Saturday.B. Sunday.C. Monday. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
2014届高三英语阅读理解练习题(附答案)
2014届高三英语阅读理解练习题（附答案）2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（48）及答案【吉林市普通中学2012—2013高三（下）质量检测】hildren have their n rules in plaing gaes The seld need a referee (裁判) and rarel truble t eep sres The dn’t are uh abut h ins r lses, and it desn’t see t rr the if the gae is nt finished et, the lie gaes that depend a lt n lu, s that their persnal abilities annt be diretl pare The als ened gaes that ve in stages, in hih eah stage, the hsing f leaders, the piing-up f sides, r the deterining f hih side shall start, is alst a gae in itselfGrn-ups an hardl find hildren’s gae exiting, and the ften feel puzzled at h their ids pla suh siple gae again and again Hever, it is fund that a hild plas gaes fr ver iprtant reasns He an be a gd plaer ithut having t thin hether he is a ppular persn, and he an find hiself being a useful partner t sene f h he is rdinar afraid He bees a leader hen it es t his turn He an be nfident, t, in partiular gaes, that it is his plae t give rders, t pretend t be dead, t thr a ball atuall at sene, r t iss sene he has aught It appears t us that hen hildren pla a gae the iagine a situatin under their ntrl Everne ns the rules, and re iprtantl, everne plas arding t the rules Thse rules a be hildish, but the ae sure that ever hild has a hane t in62hat is true abut hildren hen the pla gaes?A The an stp plaing an tie the lieB The an test their persnal abilitiesThe ant t pi a better teaD The dn’t need rules63T bee a leader in a gae the hild has t _________ A be a useful partner B ait fr his turnbe nfident in hiself D be ppular ang his plaates 64h des a hild lie plaing gaes?A Beause he an be sene ther than hiselfB Beause he an bee ppular ang friendsBeause he finds he is alas lu in gaesD Beause he lies the plae here he plas a gae6hih is the best title fr this passage?A Rules in hildren’s GaesB Advantages f Plaing Gaes fr hildrenReasns fr hildren’s GaesD H t Be a Ppular Gae Plaer62A 细节理解题。
2014重庆市高考英语(阅读理解)临考训练(3)及答案解析
2014重庆市高考英语（阅读理解）临考训练（3）及答案解析Throughout the history of the arts, the nature of creativity has remained constant to artists. No matter what objects they select, artists are to bring forth new forces and forms that cause change-to find poetry where no one has ever seen or experienced it before.Landscape(风景) is another unchanging element of art. It can be found from ancient times through the 17th-century Dutch painters to the 19th-century romanticists and impressionists. In the 1970s Alfred Leslie, one of the new American realists, continued this practice. Leslie sought out the same place where Thomas Cole, a romanticist, had produced paintings of the same scene a century and a half before. Unlike Cole who insists on a feeling of loneliness and the idea of finding peace in nature, Leslie paints what he actually sees. In his paintings, there is no particular change in emotion, and he includes ordinary things like the highway in the background. He also takes advantage of the latest developments of color photography(摄影术) to help both the eye and the memory when he improves his painting back in his workroom.Besides, all art begs the age-old question: What is real? Each generation of artists has shown their understanding of reality in one form or another. The impressionists saw reality in brief emotional effects, the realists in everyday subjects and in forest scenes, and the Cro-Magnon cave people in their naturalistic drawings of the animals in the ancient forests. To sum up, understanding reality is a necessary struggle for artists of all periods.Over thousands of years the function of the arts has remained relatively constant. Past or present, Eastern or Western, the arts are a basic part of our immediate experience. Many and different are the faces of art, and together they express the basic need and hope of human beings.72. Leslie's paintings are extraordinary because .A. they are close in style to works in ancient timesB. they look like works by 19th-century paintersC. they draw attention to common things in lifeD. they depend heavily on color photography73. What is the author's opinion of artistic reality?A. It will not be found in future works of art.B. It does not have a long-lasting standard.C. It is expressed in a fixed artistic form.D. It is lacking in modern works of art.74. What does the author suggest about the arts in the last paragraph?A. They express people's curiosity about the past.B. They make people interested in everyday experience.C. They are considered important for variety in form.D. They are regarded as a mirror of the human situation.75. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?A. History of the arts.B. Basic questions of the arts.C. New developments in the arts.D. Use of modern technology in the arts.3答案72.C 73.B 74.D 75.B******************************************************结束(第******篇)Find Which Direction Is SouthDo you have a good sense of direction? If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way.It’ s never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托) with the job of map reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the slightly confused look on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it’ s still morning. If you don’t know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but you’ll need to be patient.①Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.②Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直) as you can.You can check this by making a simple plumb line (铅锤线)with a piece of string and weight. You haven’ t got any string？OK, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.⑧That point is south of where you are.⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling.[语篇解读]你有好的方向感吗？如果没有，那就要带上指南针。
江苏省徐州市2014届高三第三次英语调研考试英语试题3
江苏省徐州市2014届高三第三次英语调研考试英语试题3高考英语2014-05-20 1337country who has just arrived，you can be the expert on life in the new culture and help them to deal with their culture shock．There is a fifth stage of culture shock which many people don’t know about．This is called “reverse culture shock”．Surprisingly，this occurs when you go back to your native culture and find that you have changed and that things there have changed while you have been away．Now you feel a little uncomfortable back home．Life is a struggle!Title：Culture ShockTopic Culture shock happens when you go to live in （71） culture．Basic stagesto passthrough（72）People may feel excited and thrilledat （73）They see and hear．Rejection● People become tired and（74）．● People can be put in（75） ofdeveloping bad habit．● People choose to go back to their（76）cultures．AdjustmentPeople are becoming stronger and theynow have （77） the cultureshock．Adaptation● People feel relaxed and theiruncomfortable feelings no longerexist．● People are familiar with the new culture and （78） to new comers．A stage（79）to many people Reverse cultureshockPeople are not accustomed to theirnative cultures because of the（80） both in themselves andtheir countries．第五部分书面表达（满分25分）。
江苏省2014届高三英语(牛津版)一轮复习攻略训练：任务型阅读(3)
第一部分任务型阅读（每题1分，共计10分）认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。
How to Graduate from College with a High GPA (Grade Point Average)One Hour a DayOne of the most challenging things about college is time management. It’s not that you don’t have enough. In fact you usually have too much time, and as a result time gets wasted. If you take good notes in class, and spend one hour reviewing your notes every day before going to sleep, you make use of the power of the subconscious (下意识) to absorb information and by the time exams come around you’ll know all the material on a subconscious level, and you don’t have to sit up the night before exams. Considering the amount of free time you usually have in college, one hour a day is not much in view of the long-term benefits.Select Easy CoursesIn your first term of college, load up on as many “easy A’s” as possible. There are several reasons for this. The first term of college is full of excitement as it is, and there are probably even more today than ever thanks to Facebook, Twitter, and more. The last thing you want to do is add difficult coursework to this. The other reason why selecting easy courses is powerful is that it allows you to start off your college career with an extremely high GPA. Good grades have less and less of an impact on your GPA later in your college career and raising your GPA becomes much more difficult. Selecting easy courses in the first term also leaves room for the occasional failure when coursework becomes more challenging.Join (or Form) Study GroupsIf you go to a large public school where classes often have 700 plus people, study groups are an extremely effective way to ensure good grades. Study groups are often led by older students who have taken the course and received A’s in that particular course. They also often provide you with resources such as practice tests, practice problems, and many others that might not be provided by professors.Use Personal DevelopmentI can honestly say I didn’t involve myse lf in personal development when I was in college. Looking back I realize that I suffered from low self-respect and a very unhealthy self-image. Without doubt this had a negative impact on my GPA. But, if I had combined personal development techniques with the three steps above, my college career would have turned out very different.If you have already started school, I recommend developing a strategy that applies these four ideas to yourcurrent schedule. If you haven’t started school yet, do some research on easier courses and what study groups might be available. If you follow through and commit to the four recommendations above, you’ll set yourself up for a very successful first term, and hopefully a very successful college career. Good luck to all of you starting the college journey.第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）66.without 67.reviewing/memorizing/learning/studying/revising 68.Select/Choose/Take/Attend 69.beginning 70.high/good/remarkable 71.member 72.resources 73.involved 74.positively 75.success 第四部分 任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
2014届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练3
2014届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练32019届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练3A Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges.Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调)．One of the study’s authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”．This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs，Dr.Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems.may do better at learning instruments.41. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________.A．he has a difficult time learning music at the same timeB．he has an easier time learning music at the same timeC．it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understandD．it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch42. Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training?A．Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music.B．Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain.C．Because music training might help people with language studyD．Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music.43. The underlined word “intoned” in the fourthparagraph can be replaced by the word “____”．A．created B．spelledC．seemed D．pronounced44. What would be the best title for this passage?A．Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English SpeakersB．Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language StudyC．Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese LearningD．Schools Need to Develop Music ProgramsBToday, there’s hardly a n aspect of our life that isn’t being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail. “If theautomobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas. And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza.”Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers. Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year. “We vie w the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity.”You would be hard pressed to name something that isn’t available on the Internet. Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks,cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets. And even after you’ve moved on to your final res ting place, there’s no reason those you love can’t keep in touch. A company called offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heave n with the help of a “guardian angel”.Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable future. Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet. Most kids use computers to play games (some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats withfriends they have just left.What’s clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back. “The Internet is just 20% invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake W inebaum. “The last 80% is happening now.”45. What can we learn from the Microsoft’s remark?A. Today’s cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced.B. Information technology is developing at an amazing speed.C. Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult.D. There’s more competition in information technology industry than in car industry.46. According to the author, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that___.A. it saves companies huge amounts of moneyB. it speeds up profit makingC. it brings people incredible convenienceD. it provides easy access to information47. The author gives the example of to make the point that____.A. there are some genius ideas on the InternetB. almost anything is available on the InternetC. people can find good bargains on the InternetD. people are free to do anything on the Internet48. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?A. There is a link between income and computer ownership.B. Many American children don’t put computers to good use.C. Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls.D. The U.S. will stay ahead in the information technology in years.49. Which sentence has the phrase that has thesame meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph?A. Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him.B. Think nothing of it. It was my pleasure.C. He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar.D. He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment.50. What is the message the author intends to convey?A. The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day.B. The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly.C. We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings.D. Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age.。
2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练极品题(3)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练极品题(3）及答案阅读理解(共两节,满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AEach morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table，reading his book。
His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could。
One day the grandson asked，“Grandpa，I try to read the book just like you，but I don’t understand it，and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do？”The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied，“Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."The boy did as he was told，but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’l l have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.This time the boy ran faster，but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath，he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead。
高考英语阅读理解精英考试题
2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题（3）及答案阅读理解When i t comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate(照亮) me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reservethe glowing hours, too good not to share.When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious”about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and wewould sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:“Let’s start witha train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems orstories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the endof that school year, we, too, were changed into social creatures and the stories andpoems stopped.When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair（失望） and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at thetime. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walkeduntil our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Eachof us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the ot her’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my m ost interesting moments.I often think:“Yes, I must tell…”We have never met.It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kindis worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist(心理学家), who will only fill up the healing(愈合的) silence necessary to those darkest moments in whichI would rather be my own best friend.66. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behaviorwas to ______.A. become serious about her studyB. go to her friend’s house regularlyC. learn from her classmates at schoolD. share poems and stories with herfriend67.In Paragraph 3,“We game London to each other”probably means__________.A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of usB. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from LondonC. our unpleasant feelings about London disappearedD. we parted with each other in London68. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend_______.A. call each other regularlyB. have similar personalitiesC. enjoy writing to each otherD. dream of meeting each other69. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to_____.A. seek professional helpB. be left aloneC. stay with her best friendD. break the silence70. What is the best title for the passage?A. Unforgettable ExperiencesB. Remarkable ImaginationC. Lifelong FriendshipD. Noble Companions参考答案 3.66-70DACBD阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解(3)及答案
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解(A)ANXIOUS parents in the areas around Washington, US, accompanied(陪伴) their children to school, or kept them at home, after a middle-school student became victim(受害者)No.8, in a series of shootings in The shootings started on October2.The 13-year-old youth, an eighth-grader, was struck in the chest by a high-powered bullet on October7. He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October7.“I can't stop going to work, the children can't stop going to school,” said Henry Ollie,48.He led his12-year-old son, Charles, to the front door of the school, where the latest shooting happened. Ordinarily, Charles takes the bus. Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual. And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home. The middle school boy is still in bad condition after having abort two and a half hours of operation on the night of the shooting. He is the youngest of the nine victims, including one was shot dead on October9.All the victims, seven dead and two wounded, were in public place doing ordinary things. They were working at grass, filling a gas tank or walking into a supermarket.“All of our victims have been defenseless, but to kill children is one step too far. Our children don't deserve this,” said police Charles Moose.(From New York Times)Washington before October7th?rents were worried abort the safety of their children.(B)One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to ambit one's mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that,” and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong, and you were right about that.” I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a cartons(纸箱).Then he talked of an in cadent and I began to remember the incident he was describing.I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping.On that particular day,Imust have found my way to the food department where the incident took place.There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was a big show of eggs in dozen and half-doxen cartons.The cartons were put three or four feet high.I must have stopped in front or them to admire the show.Just then a woman came by pushing her grocerty cart and knocked off the pile of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to to me to put the cartons back together, so I went to work.The manager heard the noise and same pushing over to see what had happened.When he appeared,I was on my knees checking some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the person who was to blame. He scolded me loud and wanted me to pay for any broken forgot the incident, but the manager did not.ther.by the manager.ho put the cartons back together.D(C)It seems strange that while three-quarters of the world's surface is covered with water, getting an adequate (充足的)supply of it that's fresh, clean, and safe to use for drinking, cooking and washing, is one of the most important problems that faces humanity. Most of the earth’s water is salt water in the oceans, only three per cent is fresh and only a small part of that is possible. It may be trapped deep underground, and anyway unequally exist around the globe, so the happening of droughts and floods. Of the remaining fresh water, much is polluted and dangerous to use.A large part of UNICEFs work is bringing safe water to people and educating them in basic health care. Some diseases spread by polluted water are the most common causes of death and illness in children under five in the developing world.Although water gives life, it can also carry some kinds of disease- a leading cause of blindness among children. Mosquitoes, and flies that live near in water bring yellow fever, malaria(疟疾) and sleeping sickness,so good piped water supplies are needed to reduce the need for people to gather in such an area. In the country, women and children a major part of their time going out to collect water, often walk many miles each day to provide just the limited family needs for cooking, washing and drinking. And they can't carry much while walking over rough fields bearing a heavy bucket.Because children have to play their part in family life, and that includes getting water, they may be unable to go to school, or be so tired when get there that have difficulty learning. They may even have to spend the whole day without a drink as may mot be any clean water there, either.Last year, UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) aimed to get almost 90,000 water systems setup, to benefit 20 million people, working where it is most badly needed, often just to ensure keeping alive. A well may woman the difference between life and death.reason for the inadequate supply of fresh water?ter can spread diseases.der(D)Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they have the answer, and it comes down to the structure(结构) of the food, not its chemical composition (成份)—a finding that could help break away from some chemicals. Cream and butter contain pretty much the same things, so why cream should go bad much faster has been a problem. Both are small globules(小球) of one liquid spread throughout another. The difference lies in what's in the globules and what's in the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, who led the research. In careen, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter, globules of a watery road are locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria(细菌) which make the food go bad prefer to live in the watery areas of the mixture. “This means that in cream, thebacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture,” he says. When in butter, the bacteria are locked away in locked places buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, those colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out. They also slowly poison themselves with their waste products.” In butter, you get a self-limiting system which stops the bacteria growing,” says Brocklehurst. The researchers are already working with food companies eager to see if their products can be made to stand bacterial attack through changes of the food's structure.Brocklehurst believes it will be possible to make something changes of the for instance, more like that in butter, The key will be possible to make something used in salad cream liquid and mot taming like it into a solid state.ing some chemicalsbad faster than butterbecause bacteria.cream fresh but .h finding will be possible if salad cream can be made to stand bacterial attack .(E)(1)Paul Smith's CollegeThe College of NatureExperience a different kind of classroom: 14,200 acres of rorests, lakes and streams, a hotel and a restaurant, 99% placement upon graduation. Two-and-four-year degree programs.PO. Box 265Paul Smiths, NY129701-800-421-2605(2)SIMMONSCOLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCLENCES AND MODERN STUDIESSimmons educates women to achieve their work and life goals. 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2014届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解3
2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解1.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。
Being a senior student, I always think of my future．To be exact, the thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test. Because of this, words of wisdom are a source of comfort. Steve Jobs gave a speech to Stanford’s graduating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.It was not always like that, though．It started when I became a junior, when college cams into view．It's the first big step to making your life your own．So when Jobs discussed his life as a student, some fears were eased．He also felt the need to attend college to make something of himself．He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty．His lack of understanding paused him attending college and focus on what he felt was important．His story had a happy ending, of course, since he certainly turned out well．This does not mean that students should not attend college, but rather that they should not worry so much．You'll get where you need to go, even if your path is a bit more winding than you'd like．Jobs talked about the hardships in his work．His love of his work helped him carry on and he got where he was meant to be, which restates the point: don’t pa nic.One particular part of his speech stayed with me．Steve Jobs quoted the saying "Stay hungry, stay foolish" and it has become my motto．Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you have learned or experienced．There is always more to explore．Staying hungry is wanting to find those things about which you are still uneducated．Steve Jobs's level of success is attainable, and I aim to prove that．With the will power to go into the world living every day like it and allowing the future to take care of itself, I will do great things．In the last moments of my Site, D! be proud of what I have done and hope to have all the wisdom a person could wish for．56．The author felt worried when .A．he had to take tests at schoolB．he thought about his futureC．he had lots of sleepless nightsD．he searched for words of wisdom57．What did the author gain from Jobs’s speech?A．Courage to drop out of school.B．Confidence in defeating Jobs.C．Bravery to face uncertainties.D．Interest in computer industry.58．Which of the following suggestions was NOT mentioned in Job’s speech?A．Having the desire to learn more．B．Being modest so as to learn more.C．Staying calm in the face of hardships．D．Being content with what they know．59．The passage is mainly about ______．A．the wisdom drawn from a speechB．the most impressive quote in lifeC．a memorable meeting with JobsD．an experience of a speech2.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。
2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练题及答案 (22)-推荐下载
2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练题及答案（22）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。
【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（3）】AThere are only three important days in everyone's life and two of them are the ones that you don't need to worry about. Serigne Fallou Mbacke, a sage and man of God, who lived in Senegal (West Africa) between 1888 and 1968, used to say, "The day is today, it is the only day, the past is gone and will never come back and the future belongs to God. "Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811-1896, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, once said almost the same thing, "The past, the present, and the future are really one: they are today."We all know that many people spend one half of their days regretting for the past, and the other half worrying about the future, leaving no time to enjoy the present when everything happens. How can such people get ahead in life? People all over the world have made countless discussions on the subject but it does not seem to make a difference. Most of us are still everywhere but in the present.As the saying goes, if you do what everybody does, you will get what everybody gets! Make a difference, and live in the present. It will help you achieve more, become a better person and live a happier life, a life without anxieties or worries.Today is all you have. There is no guarantee that you will live to see tomorrow and there is not a thing you can change about the past. Motivational speaker and author, Dennis Waitley puts it so beautifully in one of his books:The past is a cancelled check, the future is a promissory note(期票), but the present, the present is liquid cash.Always remember that today is a gift and that is the reason why it is called the present.26. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The future belongs to God.B. No one can change the past.C. Living in today will help you achieve more.D. We are sure that we will live to see tomorrow.27. Who described the three important days as "check, note and cash"?A. The writer.B. Serigne Fallou Mbacke.C. Harriet Beecher Stowe.D. Dennis Waitley.28. Why is today called the present according to the passage?A. Because today is a gift.B. Because people are always worrying about today.C. Because people are always' worrying about the future.D. Because people have made countless discussio ns on the subject.29. Whic h of the following words can best describe the author's attitude towards "today"?A. Unconcerned.B. Negative.C. Favorable.D. Doubtful.30. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Can you make a difference?B. Are you wasting today?C. Do you worry about the past?D. Are you worrying about the future?【参考答案】26-30 DDACB活在当下就是要放下负担，快乐地生活在此时此刻，活在当下意味着无忧无悔。
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Date _________ Class ______________ Name ______________ Score __________AIn December, 2010, many American newspapers publish a list of the best books of the year. Freedom byJonathan Franzen is one of the most repeatedly praised books on this year's list of favorites. It tells about theups and downs of the Berglund family over many years. Mr. Franzen fills the book with sharp observationsabout American politics, culture and society.Jennifer Egan's book A Visit from the Goon Squad takes place in 13 chapters over 40 years. The storymoves back and forth in time, from different viewpoints. One main character is former rock musician BennieSalazar who works for a record company. The other main character is a troubled young woman named Sashawho works for Bennie. The reader learns about their pasts and those of their friends.The main character in The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman is a failing English Language newspaperpublished in Rome, Italy. Each chapter of the book tells about a reporter or editor working for this paper. Theirstories are filled with intelligence and great personality.Two of the most popular non-fiction books of 2010 were about rock and roll stars. Just Kids is by rocksinger Patti Smith.It tells about her friendship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1960s and 1970sbefore they became famous. Life is the autobiography of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. It is anhonest and exciting look at the development of rock and roll and the wild times this famous band has experienced.Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand tells about a man named Louis Zamperini. She tells about his extraordinary survival story after his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean during Would War Two.Stacy Schiff has received great praise for her book Cleopatra: A Life. It tells about one of the most misrepresented and famous women in his story, Cleopatra. She ruled ancient Egypt about 2,000 years ago.Onecritic said Ms. Schiff has brought Cleopatra to life again by unearthing her story from centuries of lies.1．How many books are mentioned in the passage?A．5. B．6. C．7. D．8.2．The following books are related to music EXCEPT________.A．A Visit from the Goon Squad B．The Imperfectionists C．Just Kids D．Life3．If your major is the history of ancient Africa, you may pay attention to ________.A．Freedom by Jonathan Franzen B．Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandC．Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff D．The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman4．Which book will give you a practical understanding of the USA?A．Freedom. B．Cleopatra: A Life. C．Life. D．A Visit from the Goon Squad.5．The last sentence of the passage implies that ________.A．Stacy Schiff is an archaeologistB．Stacy Schiff tells a story about an imaginary Egyptian queenC．the critic speaks highly of Cleopatra in historyD．the critic finds the character in the book very realB“Grandm a, Grandma, tell us a story！” Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me expectantly.t he director said, stepping up the stage from the Suddenly, we were interrupted clapping. “Terrific，” aisle(过道)．“Except, could you kids face the audience a bi t more？”The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church ，” the director said. “Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren.” A pang of sadness h play.“Perfectonly I could read to my real grandchild!I had a granddaughter, but I'd never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a relationshipthat ended badly. But out of it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a grandmother toher—but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left. Over the years, I asked aroundtown to try and find my son's ex-wife(前妻), but it seemed that she didn't want to be found.I'd just joined this new church a week earlier, and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play. Atleast now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of the show arrived.，” one of my friends said.The performance was great. “You all looked so natural up thereAfterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments(茶点). I walked over to one of the girls inthe play, Rehearsals had been such a whirlwind(一片忙乱) that we never really got to talk. “How's m ygranddaughter？” I joked.“Fine！” she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.I wasn't sure I heard the girl's answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question.mother's name？”？” I asked. She told me. It was my son.She told me, I was still in shock. “And what's your father's nameShe'd only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of the play, we've stayed close.Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.6．What was the author doing at the beginning of the story?A．Telling a story. B．Playing a game. C．Preparing for a play. D．Acting in a movie.7．Why did the author feel “A pang of sadness” at the words of the director?A．The director's words reminded her of her lost granddaughter. B．The director's words hurt her so badly.C．She wished that she had a real grandchild. D．The director wasn't content with her performance.8．This passage is mainly organized in the pattern of ________.A．time and events B．contrast and conclusion C．cause and effect D．questions and answers 9．We can infer that when writing the story, the author felt ________.A．light-hearted B．heartbroken C．confused D．anxiousCAfter 20 years as a full-time wife and mother, I decided to be a school bus driver for I loved kids. Afterhard practice, by the time school started that year I'd gotten the hang of it. I was happy in my new work. Ibecame a combination chauffeur, nurse and friend. And if the kids needed it, I'd put on my “T act. It was a lot like my previous job—being a mom.When I think about my years of bus driving, many things crowded in, but mostly, I remember Charlie.Charlie, eight years old, with blond hair and crystalline gray eyes, began riding my bus in September ofmy fourth year driving. They all had stories to tell me about their summers. Charlie, though, ignored me. Hedidn't even answer when I asked his name.From that day on, Charlie was a trial. If a fight broke out I didn't have to turn my head to know who hadstarted it. If someone was throwing spitballs I could guess the culprit's name. If a girl was crying, chanceswere Charlie had pulled her hair. No matter how I spoke to him, gently or firmly, he wouldn't say a word. He'djust stare at me with those big gray eyes of his.I asked around some, and found out Charlie's father was dead and he didn't live with his mother. Hedeserved my patience, I thought. So I practiced every bit of patience I could muster. To my cheery “Good Morning”，he was silent. When I wished him a happy Halloween, he sneered. Many, many times I asked Godhow I could reach Charlie. “I'm at my wit's end.” I'd say. Still I was sure that this child needed to feel some warmth from me. So, when he'd pass by, I'd ruffle his hair or pat him on the arm.Toward the end of tha t year, the kids on my bus gave me a small trophy inscribed “To the Best B Driver Ever”. I propped it up on the dashboard. On top I hung a small tin heart that a little girl had given me.In red paint she had written, “I love Polly and Polly loves me.”On the next-to-last day of school I was delayed a few minutes talking to the principal. When I got on thebus I realized that the tin heart was gone. “Does anyone know what happened to the little heart that was up here？” I asked. For once with 39 children, there was silence.One boy piped up, “Charlie was the first one on the bus. I bet he took it.” Other children jo！” I asked Charlie, “Have you seen the heart？” chorus, “Yeah! Charlie did it! Search himhe protested. Standing up, he took a few pennies and a small “I don't know what you're talking about，” ball out of his pockets. “See, I don't have it.”“I bet he does！” insisted the girl who had given me the heart. “Check his pockets.”Charlie glowered when I asked him to come forward. His gaze burned into mine. I stuck my hand intoone pocket. Nothing. I reached into the other pocket. Then I felt it —the familiar outline of the small tin heart.Charlie stared at me for a long time. There were no tears in those big gray eyes, no plea for mercy. He seemedto be waiting for what he'd come to expect from the world. I was about to pull the tin heart out of Charlie'spocket when I stopped myself. Let him keep it, a voice seemed to whisper.“It must have fallen off before I got here，” I said to the kids. “I'll probably find it back at the depot. Without a word, Charlie returned to his seat. When he got off at his stop, he didn't so much as glance at me.That summer Charlie moved away.Eventually I retired. And there my story as a school bus driver ends, except for one more incident. Adozen years after retirement I was in a department store in Kansas City, when someone said tentatively,“Polly？”？”I turned to see a balding man who was approaching middle age. “YesHis face didn't look familiar until I noticed his big gray eyes. There was no doubt. It was Charlie.He told me he was living in Montana and doing well. Then, to my surprise, he hugged me. After he letent out of shape, thego, he pulled something from his pocket and held it up for me to see. An old key chain…ｂlettering faded. You can probably guess what it was—the little tin heart that said, “I love Polly and Polly loves me.”“You were the only one who kept trying，” he explained. We hugged again, and went our separate ways.That night I thought over his words: You were the only one who kept trying. Before I fell asleep I thanked theLord for the reassurance that I'd done a good job and for all the qualifications he'd given me.10. From whose point of view is the story told?A. Polly'sB. Charlie'sC. A mother'sD. Tough Big Sister's11. From the passage, we learn that Charlie was ________ .A. cold and firmB. naughty and lazyC. tough and lonelyD. gentle and smartfor what he'd come to expect from the world.” suggests that 12．The sentence “He seemed to be waitingCharlie ________.A. expected to get away with what he had doneB. expected to get punished for what he had doneC. felt ashamed of what he had doneD. felt Polly had done wrong to him13. Charlie kept the tin heart all the time because it reminded him ________.A. it was once a shame to himB. someone there cared himC. it once gave him warmthD. it was a Christmas gift from Polly14. What do you think is the best reward to Polly's love for Charlie?A. People's appreciation for her kindness.B. His doing well in his life.C. His thanks to her love.D. Charlie's recognition of Polly after many years.15. Which detail from the story best shows Polly's love for Charlie?． B. She wished him a happy Halloween.A. She greeted him with cheery “Good Morning”C. She ruffled his hair when he passed her.D. She lied to the other kids about what happened to the tin heart.DNathan Phillips, who will formally begin his freshman year at the University of San Diego(USD) on Aug.31, will arrive on campus in an unusual and philanthropic manner.Phillips is expected to arrive between 5 p．m. and 6 p．m. Thursday on his bicycle, having pedaled 1,450miles from Astoria, Ore.Phillips combined his desire to complete a long bike ride before entering college with his interest inhelping the children of Uganda.He is raising funds for Invisible Children, a San Diego-based organization seeking to end conflictsafflicting(使苦恼) northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic andstop the use of children as soldiers.Phillips had raised $1,540 before embarking Aug.11 and hopes to reach $2,000.Phillips, who is from Redmond, Washington, visited Uganda during high school and worked in anorphanage(孤儿院) there. He was also inspired by a presentation by Invisible Children at his high school.“I have been to Uganda and personally gotten to know some of the kids affected by the war，” Phillipssaid in a statement released by the university. “I would do anything to help these kids.” Phillips' new roommate, Kyle Sharp, has joined him for the last 600 miles of the trip. Students and othermembers of the USD community are expected to join him for the last 13 miles.“Nathan's passionate commitment(恪守承诺) to improving the lives of children more than 8,000 milesaway resonates(共鸣) with USD's mission to prepare future leaders to change the world for the better，” Pamela Gray Payton, assistant vice president of public affairs at USD, said in a prepared statement.delighted to have Nathan as a member of our campus community.” Supporters from USD and Invisible Children will greet Phillips and his entourage(随从) when they arrivein front of Founders Hall on campus. The public is invited as well.16．Which of the following statements about Nathan Phillips is TRUE?A．Nathan Phillips has been a freshman at the university. B．Nathan Phillips is an American.C．Nathan Phillips is an African. D．Nathan Phillips likes riding a bike.17．Why does Nathan Phillips finish riding a bike for a long way before going into college?A．He travels to Uganda. B．He practises riding a bike.C．He raises money to help the children of Uganda. D．He wants to take exercise.18．How much money does Nathan Phillips expect to collect in total?A．$1,540. B．$2,000. C．$3,540. D．$2,540.19．How far does Nathan Phillips ride to college?A．8,000 miles. B．600 miles. C.13 miles. D．86,000 miles.20．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．People like Nathan Phillips. B．The public invite Nathan Phillips.C．People support what Nathan Phillips does. D．Supporters like Nathan Phillips.第二节下面文章中有5处（第21~25题）需要添加小标题。