2015高考英语阅读理解一轮(暑假)训练(8
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高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解（暑假）训练（1）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A study has showed that the brain makes decisions about 10 se conds before a person realizes it.Experts involved in the study said that looking at brain activity w hile making a decision,they could predict the choices the subjects would make, before they realized that they had made a decision. Lead researcher J ohn-Dylan Haynes, a neuroscientist (神经学家)at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain S ciences in Leipzig, said that the new findings called into questio ns for “consciousness”of decisions that people make, and might even challenge ideas as to how“free”people are to make a deci sion at a particular moment.“We think our decisions are conscious, but these data show tha t consciousness is just the tip of the iceberg,”Nature magazine quoted (引用) him as saying. Thinking the results“quite dramatic”, Frank T ong of Vanderbilt University in , , said that 10 seconds is“a lifetime”in terms of brain activity.During the study, the brains of 14 volunteers were imaged as th ey performed a decision-making task. The subjects had two buttons before them, each t o be operated by a different hand, which they could press when they felt the urge to. They were sim ultaneously (同时地)shown a stream of letters, which appeared on a screen at ha lf-second intervals (间隔). The volunteers had to remember which letter was showing when they decided to press their button.Upon analysis of the data, the researchers realized that the earl iest signal they could catch started seven seconds before the v olunteers reported having made their decision. Given the delay of a few seconds in the imaging, they reckoned (估计) that the brain activity could have begun about ten seconds b efore the conscious decision. The researchers showed that the signals were picked up from a region (区域)called the frontopolar cortex (脑额极皮层),which is located at the front of the brain, immediately behind the forehead.While writing about the observations made during the research i n his study report, Haynes said that the frontopolar cormight be the brain region where decisions are started. He also showed that the next step in the research would be to speed up the data analysis so as to enable his team to predict people’s c hoices as their brains would make them.1. The passage tells us that ______.A. we are aware of our whole process of decision-makingB. people don’t make decisions until they realize itC. experts have no way to tell what decision one will makeD. the decision-making process starts before it is made2. The underlined word “subjects”in Para. 2 probably refers to _ _____.A. the topic of the experts’ research paperB. the scientific subjects that the experts were studyingC. the things that experts don’t know clearlyD. the volunteers that the experts worked on for their research3. The underlined sentence“consciousness is just the tip of the i ceberg”in Para. 4 means that ______.A. our decision-making is consciousB. the data contains a lot of information besides consciousnessC. consciousness is the major part of the dataD. 10 seconds is“a lifetime”in terms of brain activity4. The final purpose of the research ______.A. is not stated clearly in the passageB. is not acknowledged by expertsC. is to show where decision-making startsD. is to analyze the data picked up5. The passage implies that ______.A. the research has been completedB. the research was conducted by two expertsC. the decision-making process lasts only about 10 secondsD. we may predict what decisions people will make in the future 【参考答案】25.DDBA【四川省成都市2014届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（一）】Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds o utside of our own. Wetake delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societ ies beyond our everyday lives.This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scient ists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy literature or movies like The L ord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy t hat we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exi st all around us?Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inbor n desire to connect with and understand other life forms, Howev er, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated live s. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from tele vision shows and video games than with common wildlife. With out modern technology, a small pond could be an amazing worl d filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and ani mals. When we lack meaningful interaction with the world aroun d us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we see k to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen.The world of make—believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy be comes the only outlet for our sense of wonder, then we are reall y missing something. We are missing a connection with the livin g world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own.47.The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves _____.A. the close connection between man and the fantasy worldB. the wonderful achievements of fantasy literatureC. the fine taste of moviegoers around the worldD. the general existence of the sense of curiosity48.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?A. People are far less familiar with the world of fantasy.B. The world around us could serve as a sound of wonder.C. The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond.D. Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder.49.If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make—believe, we will _____.A. fail to appreciate the joy in our livesB. be confused by the world of make—believeC. miss the chance to recognize the fantasy worldD. be trapped by other worlds existing all around us50.What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To show us the hidden beauty in our world.B. To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world.C. To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder.D. To discuss the influence of the world of make—believe.47. D 48.B49.A50.B[【上海市闵行区2014高考英语质量调研考试】Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For e ach of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choo se the one that fits best according to the information given in th e passage you have just read.(A)Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. Th ey are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women r iding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting re gularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fo x hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of pe ople opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is cruel, has r isen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without s ome kind of conflict between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly sab oteurs interfere (干涉) with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of t he fox’s smell, which the dogs follow.Noisy conflicts between hunters and saboteurs have become s o common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as th e pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to ap prove a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals wit h dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in .66. Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes ________.A. for recreationB. to limit the fox populationC. in the interests of the farmersD. to show off their wealth67. What is special about fox hunting in Britain?A. It involves the use of a deadly poison.B. It is a costly event that rarely occurs.C. The hunters have set rules to follow.D. The hunters have to go through strict training.68. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ____ ____.A. by leaning upon violenceB. by taking legal actionC. by confusing the fox huntersD. by demonstrating on the scene69. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ________.A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxesB. forbid hunting foxes with dogsC. stop hunting wild animals in the countrysideD. prevent large-scale fox hunting6 6.A67.C68.C69.BIntellectual property (IP) is a product of the mind that has comm ercial value．The concept dates back to 1623,when the first pat ent law to protect IP rights was passed．IP rights protect an arti st from having his/her creative ideas copied by another．For ex ample, if somebody generates an idea for a novel, that idea is p rotected by IP rights．If someone else wishes to represent the i dea or develop it further, he/she must consult the original artists , who will normally be rewarded financially for its use．Back in t he 17th century, IP rights were primarily carried out to protect n ewly developed manufacturing processes against stealing, but t oday, intellectual property rights, are also enjoyed by those who create music, art and literature．In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology which looks set to weaken t hem altogether: the Internet．Many years ago, if you wanted a recording of a song, you would have to purchase it from a musi c store; if a novel, from a book store．In those days, IP rights w ere easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectu al property without paying for it．However, a lot of IP, including songs, films, books and artwork, can be downloaded today free of charge using the Internet．This practice has now taken the w orld by storm, dramatically affecting the way in which we view I P rights．68．According to the writer, in the beginning, IP rights were mai nly of use to ____ __．A．those creating music, art and literatureB．novelistsC．engineers and inventorsD．those not receiving financial reward for their work 69．What do we know about the Internet according to the pass age?A．It makes IP rights harder to protect．B．It sells songs and films．C．It does not affect the way we understand IP rights．D．It prevents the production of artwork．70．According to Paragraph 2, what has “taken the world by st orm”?A．Intellectual property rights． B．The Internet．C．Free downloading． D．The large number of songs, fi lms and books．71．A possible title for this passage could be _____ _．A．A History of IP Rights B．Ways to Protect Your IP RightsC．The Present and the Future of IP D．IP Rights and O ur Attitudes参考答案 68.C 69.A 70.C 71.D阅读理解A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from hi s brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童)was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?"he asked.Paul answered, "Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you a nd it didn't cost you anything. Boy, I wish..."He hesitated (犹豫). Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was goi ng to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surp rised Paul greatly."I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Pa ul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again; "Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh, yes, I'd love that." After a sho rt ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, "Paul, wo uld you mind driving in front of my house?"Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. H e wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him co ming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his littl e crippled ( 残疾 ) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car ."There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gav e it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And someday I'm going to give you one just like it. Then youcan see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about."Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The s hining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and three of them beg an an unforgettable holiday ride.67. The street urchin was very surprised when______________ .A. Paul received an expensive carB. Paul told him about the carC. he saw the shining carD. he was walking arou nd the car68. From the story we can see the urchin_____________ .A. wished to give his brother a carB. wanted Paul's brother to give him a carC. wished he could have a brother like Paul'sD. wished Paul could be a brother like that69. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house______________ .A. to show his neighbours the big carB. to show he had a rich friendC. to let his brother ride in the carD. to tell his brotherabout his wish70. We can infer from the story that______________.A. Paul couldn't understand the urchinB. the urchin had a deep love for his brotherC. the urchin wished to have a rich brotherD. the urchin's wish came true in the end71. The best title of the story is__________ .A. A Christmas PresentB. A Street UrchinC. A Brother Like ThatD. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride参考答案------67---B A D B C2015高考英语阅读理解（暑假）训练（1）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解选练(2)及答案(一轮)_1
高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解选练（2）及答案（一轮）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。
【天津市蓟县邦均中学2014高考英语模拟试题】ARoger Colmer is a modem-day Horatio Alger hero．Roger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shop．He has become the owner of a florist c ompany whose sales are well over $l00，000 a year．One day when Roger was only twelve，he stopped at a local flower shop．He asked the owner if he co uld work fur him，without pay, in order to learn the business．Roger started worki ng every day after school and on weekends．After ‘two years o n the job，he finally asked for a small salary．The owners told him he "wa sn’t good enough to be paid．”So he quit ,and found a paying j ob at another local flower shop．。
He worked hard there，but after six months they laid him offbecause business was slow．Not discouraged, Roger decided to do it alone and started hi s own flower store in a basement．He started his business with only sixty-five dollars．He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and kn ocked the shelves out This turned．them into coolers fur his fre sh-cut flowers．His business grew rapidly as he built up a reputati on for top quality and fine service．In l977，Roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two years．The people who said he "wasn’t good enough” were astonished to find that they were being taken ove r by a teenager He had plans to renovate the whole store．One of the reasons the owners sold out to Roger was that the store wasn’t doing well．But after Roger took over ownership a nd redid the store，businessstarted booming．In fact, business was so good that after one y ear, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had worked．Roger then combined both Stores and moved to a loc ation in the center of his town．The new store has 2，000 square feet and seven employees．And he did it all beforehe reached the age of twenty．36.The author is most eager to show that people who want to g et ahead in business shouldA Work without payB own a flower shopC work hard and be persistentD work as teenagers37. Which of the following does NOT describe Roger Comer’s h istory in business?A He worked for two years without payB He needed luck to be successfulC He opened his first flower business in a basementD He opened a store in the middle of his town38. The style of the passage is mostly like aA newspaper articleB humorous storyC television playD magazine interview39. Which of the following statements about Roger Conner is N OT true?A He gave customers better service than the other shops he had worked forB He was a very brave and heroic young manC He worked hard without pay in a flower shop in order to get to know the businessD He was free to make decisions on the location of his shop40.From what you know about Roger Conner, you can conclude that a “Horatio Alger hero is the kind of person whoA works hard in the flower businessB is born into a rich familyC starts out poor and becomes richD becomes famous【参考答案】36-40CBABC较难题目特训：人物故事类As we drove along, my spirits went up again, and I turned, with pleasure, to the thought of the new life which I was entering. Bu t though it was not far past the middle of September, the heavy clouds and strong north-easterly wind combined to make the day extremely cold; and th e journey seemed a very long one, so that it was nearly one o’clock before we reached the place of our destination. Yet when w e entered the gateway, my heart failed me, and I wished it were a mile or two farther off. For the first time in my life I must stand alone: there was no retreating now. I must enter that house, an d introduce myself among its strange people. But how was it to be done? True, I was near nineteen; but, thanks to the protectin g care of my mother and sister, I well knew that many a girl of fif teen, or under, was gifted with a more womanly address, and gr eater ease and self-possession, than I was. Yet, anyway. I would do very well, after all; and the children, of course, I should soon be at ease with th em."Be calm, be calm, whatever happens," I said within myself; and truly I was so fully occupied in steadying my nerves and keepin g down the rebellious beat of my heart that when I was admitte d into the hall and into the presence of Mrs. Bloomfield, I almost forgot to answer her polite greeting; and it afterwards struck m e that the little I did say was spoken in the tone of one half-dead or half-asleep.With due politeness, however, she showed me my bedroom, an d left me there to take a little refreshment for a little while and le d me into the dining-room. Some beefsteaks and potatoes were set before me; andwhile I dined upon these, she sat opposite, watching me (as I th ought) and trying to keep something like a conversation— consi sting chiefly of commonplace remarks. In fact, my attention was almost wholly absorbed in my dinner: not from appetite, but fro m the toughness of the beefsteaks, and the numbness of my ha nds.“I have had so little time to attend to their education myself, but I think they are clever children, and very willing to learn, especi ally the little boy; he is, I think, the flower of the flock— a genero us, noble-spirited boy, one to be led, but not driven, and remarkable for al ways speaking the truth.”“His sister Mary Ann will require watc hing,” continued she, “but she is a very good girl on the whole, t hough I wish her to be kept out of the nursery as much as pos sible, as she is now almost six years old, and might acquire bad habits from the nurses. I have ordered her bed to be placed in your room, and if you will be so kind as to look after her washin g and dressing, and take charge of her clothes, she needs to ha ve nothing further to do with the nursery maid.”I replied I was quite willing to do so; and at that moment the chil dren entered the room. Tom Bloomfield was a well-grown boy of seven. Mary was a tall girl, for her age of six, som ewhat dark like her mother. The second sister was Fanny, a very pretty little girl, looking little younger than Mary. The remainin g one was Harriet, a little broad, fat, merry, playful thing of scar cely two, whom I had more desire for than all the rest — but with her I had nothing to do.67. Which of the following statements best describes how the w riter felt when she entered Mrs. Bloomfield's home?A. She was nervous, dissatisfied with her manners but still confi dent.B. She was cold, hungry but eager to see all the children in the family.C. She was frightened, nervous and regretful about her decisio n.D. She was calm, confident and very happy with all the family.68. What job would the writer take in Mrs Bloomfield's home?A. A nursery maid.B. A house cleaner.C. A home cook.D. A family teacher.69. Which of the following was TRUE according to the passage ?A. The writer had some difficulty with her lunch because of the t ough food and the cold.B. The delicious food took the writer's attention away from Mrs. Bloomfield’s words.C. All the children were well educated before the writer came to the family.D. All the children in the family were looked after by Mrs Bloomf ield herself.70. From the passage, we can infer that ______.A. Mrs Bloomfield would treat the writer kindly and help her a lotB. the youngest girl Harriet would be the writer’s favorite studen tC. the writer would take on more responsibilities than she shoul dD. Tom Bloomfield would be the cleverest of all the children 【参考答案】2.67-70 ADAC【福建省漳州市2014高考英语第三次联考试题】BBecause of the financial crisis in the US and , college students are beginning to struggle to find ways to pay their tuition fees a nd accommodations.Recently, two major US student loan lenders—Citibank and JPMorgan Chase—announced they were leaving the student loan industry altogeth er. Because banks currently have a lack of credit(存款额), they are reluctant to offer students lowinterest loans(贷款) that need a severalyear wait for any return of interest.In the US, many undergraduates top up their financial needs wit h a private loan, although the majority can get governmentfund ed loans. In the 20052006 academic year, $17 billion in private student loans was used to finance higher education. The shortf all in private funding has yet to be covered and will hit many st udents hard.Across the Atlantic, students have been less troubled by the cri sis. Most undergraduates in the UK cover their university expen ses with governmentfunded loans and grants(助学金). Their biggest concern is a sudden steep increase in studen t rent.Most young professionals now rent houses, since 80 percent of UK mortgage schemes(住房抵押贷款计划) have disappeared—a direct result of the credit crisis. This has boosted the house re nt market.In large cities, students are paying almost 6.5 percent more in r ent than the previous year. Figures from the UK organization Accommodation for Student show students in big cities such as p aying an average weekly rent of $103.Yet, despite students' suffering, the number of this year’s univer sity applications is expected to grow. During economic slumps, people regard further education as a way to survive tough job m arkets.60. According to the passage, banks are unwilling to offer stude nts loans because ________.A. the students are poor and sometimes they can’t pay off the debtB. banks prefer lending the money to the young professionalsC. banks don’t have enough money left at the present timeD. they think college students are not studying hard61. The underlined phrase “top up” in Paragraph 3 probably me ans ________.A. put upB. make upC. fill upD. pick up62. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?A. college students have to pay more if they want to rent hou ses.B. More UK students want to further their study in college.C. It is not so easy for US students to loan money now.D. College students' tuition fees have risen greatly.63. It can be inferred that ________.A. there are no private student loan lenders in theB. loans for US college students will be increased next yearC. private funding falls a little because of higherinterest loans in theD. private loans play a very important role in financing US stu dents’ education64. The passage mainly tells us ________.A. college students in the US and are faced with their financi al crisisB. it is the duty of the governments to solve college students' f inancial crisisC. private student loan is a good way for college students to o vercome the difficultiesD. further education is a good way for college students to surv ive tough job markets【参考答案】60—64、CCDDA较难题目特训：人物故事类Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the Univer sity of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won th e 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category forher most recent book, “Versed”."I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Crit ics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout."For a long time, my writing has been just below the media rada r, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th boo k, is really surprising.”Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degre e at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Le vertov, and her master’s in creative writing from . She is a foun ding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry th at analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.In March, she won the National Book Critics Award for“Versed.”"This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I d on’t feel as if it’s better.”The first half of“Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against . The second h alf looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life a fter Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Hu manities at UCSD."Versed,” published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appe ar in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.1. According to Rae Armantrout, .A. her 10th book is much betterB. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpectedC. the media is surprised at her worksD. she likes being recognized by her readers2. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?A. She published a poetry textbook.B. She used to teach Denise Levertov.21世纪教育网C. She started a poets’ group with others.D. She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.3. What can we learn about“Versed” ?A. It consists of three parts.B. It is mainly about the American army.C. It is a book published two decades ago.D. It partly concerns the poet’s own life.4. Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she .A. should write moreB. has a sweet voiceC. deserves the prizeD. is a strange professor5. What can we learn from the text?A. About 2, 700 copies of“Versed” will be printed.B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.【参考答案】18.1-5 BCDCD2015高考英语阅读理解选练（2）及答案（一轮）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。
无锡市2015高考英语短文改错及阅读理解训练(8)
无锡市2015高考英语短文改错及阅读理解训练（8）（答案）短文改错文中有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。
错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下写出该加的词。
删除: 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
On Saturday afternoon, Li Hua and Wang Ping, members of “Green Eyes”, was having an environmental protection activity near the riverside when they catch sight of a bird on the ground. They picked it out and found it wounded. Think it might die without timely help, they took it to home. They made a nest for it but fed it on rice and water. The lucky bird recovered soon. When it was time for the bird to fly away, they felt pity but were very delightful. I think it’s worthwhile for him to do such a thing. Here I call on the public to show respects for nature. Only by changing the way which we treat the environment can we get along well with it.【参考答案】4.1.was 改为were;2.catch 改为caught;3.out 改为up;4.Think 改为Thinking5.to 去掉6.but 改为and7.delightful 改为delighted8.him 改为them9.respects 改为respect10.which 前加in；或把which 改成that；或把which 去掉假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。
2015高考英语完形填空及阅读理解回顾练习(8)及答案
2015高考英语完形填空及阅读理解回顾练习（8）及答案完形填空请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization (新生) efforts by the local and national governments, today’s Nanjing h as an 1 of youthful exuberance (繁茂) that would have been 2 only a few decades ago. 3 , the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears 4 resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II.5 Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2,500-year history. And in recent years, the city has moved6 its tragic past to become a vital engine of China’s economic growth, thanks7 to its position in the middle of China’s prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also8 thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year,9 travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line is 10 to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030.Signs of Nanjing’s 11 wealth and optimism can be seen everywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, 12 the father of modern China, looks 13 over a busy 14 area.There is perhaps no more 15 symbol of the city’s transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1,480-foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. 16 offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second-tallest building in China and billed as the seventh-tallest in the world.Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and 17 student population — there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkins’s international studies school. In fact, art and music 18 in all sorts of places.On a larger 19 , local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract 20 from the neon-bathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai.1. A. advance B. affection C. air D. ability2. A. unforgettable B. unthinkable C. unbearable D. unnecessary3. A. Actually B. Regretfully C. Hopefully D. Consequently4. A. close B. slight C. much D. little5. A. Because B. But C. As D. Since6. A. beyond B. on C. off D. out7. A. in addition B. in all C. in part D. in fact8. A. started B. enlarged C. existed D. accelerated9. A. removing B. cutting C. dividing D. lowering10. A. scheduled B. invented C. desired D. meant11. A. attractive B. well-received C. newfound D. discovered12. A. thought B. treated C. considered D. elected13. A. out B. at C. about D. for14. A. remote B. regional C. rural D. commercial15. A. universal B. visible C. traditional D. political16. A. Keeping B. Consisting C. Opening D. Housing17. A. British B. western C. American D. foreign18. A. spring up B. stand up C. set up D. keep up19. A. extent B. degree C. scale D. level20. A. businessmen B. students C. tourists D. painters【参考答案】1—10、C B A D B A C D B A11—20、C C A D B D D A C C【吉林省九校联合体2014高考英语二模试题】完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，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、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。
高考英语一轮 阅读理解(暑假)精炼_
落堕市安心阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（15）含答案阅读理解（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
(A)Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window .I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window .It really looks terrible.”One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(评判) someone, I asked myself first ,“Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.1. The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because_____.A. the woman’s window was dirtyB. the writer’s window was dirtyC. the woman lived nearbyD. the writer was near-sighted2. The writer was surprised that ________.A. the woman was sitting by her windowB. the woman’s window was clean.C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoonD. the woman’s wind ow was still terrible3. “ It dawned on me” probably means “______”.A. I began to understand itB. it cheered me upC. I knew it grew lightD. it began to get dark4. It’s clear that________.A. the writer had never met the woman beforeB. the writer often washed the windowC. they both worked as cleanersD. they lived in a small town5. From the passage, we can learn_________.A. one shouldn’t criticize others very oftenB. one should often make his windows cleanC. one must judge himself before he judges othersD. one must look at others through his dirty window参考答案---------BBAAC***************************************************结束(B)Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ev er noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?One day it is fine. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concerts that the nature offers you? And with the timely(及时地) rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest. Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident(信心) in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success”.Attitude(态度) decides everything. With an optimistic(乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smil e to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.6. People sometimes complain _________.A. the sky is always darkB. their studies are successfulC. they see the world with their heartD. life is tiring7. When we face failure, we ___________.A. must be confident in ourselvesB. shouldn’t be afraid of itC. shouldn’t give up hopeD. All of the above8. The best title for the passage is_______.A. Smile and the World Smiles to YouB. Complaining about LifeC. Failure is the Mother of SuccessD. It is Very Hard to Succeed参考答案-------DDA****************************************************结束影评类(1)Since the beginning of winter break, I have been committed to doing lots of the things I could not do while school was in session.One of the Oscar-nominated (提名的) movies I’ve seen this winter break is Slum-dog Millionaire. Hopefully readers will also have an opportunity to enjoy the movie the way I have halfway around the globe!Slum-dog Millionaire is about a poor boy from the slums (贫民窟), Jamal, who ends up winning the grand prize in an Indian show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”. The night before he answers theprize-winning question, Jamal is captured by the police and tortured (拷打). They don’t believe a slumdog like Jamal could answer seven questions correctly and possibly win 20 million rupees (卢比)! But, as the movie unfolds, Jamal reveals (透露) how he found the answers to each of the questions. Viewers also learn about Jamal’s c hildhood, his selfish older brother Salim, and his childhood lover, Latika.The movie’s point, however, is not just to tell a typical story of the underdog (弱者) who becomes a hero. The director also uses Slum-Dog Millionaire to give viewers a taste of India. The movie begins in Jamal’s childhood home in the slums of India. The place where he and his family lived reminds one of the hutongs that used to make up a large part of Old Beijing. Jamal and his brother grow and travel across India, meanwhile surviving as slum-dogs and cheaters, and India ages with them. By the time Jamal is 17 or 18, his old home has been replaced by a giant skyscraper (摩天大楼) financial center. Jamal and Salim take a moment to reminisce (回忆) about their old lives, as they stand high up in a skyscraper that is still under construction. The view from above reminded me of a similar view I had just two years ago in China: I was standing there in the living room of a family friend’s modern apartment, looking out through a window down to the shacks (简陋的房屋) below just next to the building complex. It was amazing how affluence and poverty could live so close together.So, what was most appealing about the movie to me and my Indian friends was how we could relate to the scenarios (情节) presented in the movie. More important than the plot was the window onto the social and economic situations in Asia that it provided.By Jennifer, 16, New Jersey, US1. Which of the following is TRUE about the movie?A. Jamal finally won a big prize after struggling hard to earn an honest living.B. Suspected of cheating, Jamal was arrested by the police before winning the prize.C. Jamal and his brother recalled their past standing where it usedto be their home.D. Jamal remained in his childhood home in the slums before he was 17 or 18.2. Viewers can learn from the movie EXCEPT__________.A. Jamal’s childhood and his bitter experience of wandering across the country.B. The rapid social changes and economic development in India.C. The poor life of people in the slums against the prosperity of cities in Asia.D. The secret of becoming a millionaire through personal struggle. 3．Why does the movie appeal to the writer?A. It’s a typical story of the underdog who becomes a hero, which the writer admires most.B. It’s an Oscar-nominated movie that helps the writer understand the nature of human.C. It has an exciting and complicated plot that attracts the writer very muchD. It reminds the writer of her experience in China and helps her know about Asian countries.4. What can we infer from the reading passage?A. The writer is now studying in a school in China.B. The movie will win the Oscar because of the social problems presented in it.C. The writer is surprised at the gap between the rich and poor in developing countries.D. The movie is only welcomed by Americans who have Indian friends.5. What is the main purpose of writing the passage?A. To introduce a movie to readers and share her views about it.B. To persuade more viewers to go to the cinema to see the movie.C. To express the writer’s enthusiasm towards Asia and its culture.D. To reveal the true social reality in the developing countries.参考答案 1---5 B D D C A*******************************************************结束（C）People know the dangers of fires. It’s good for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions.Put a smoke alarm in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.Make escape (逃脱) plan. They should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily. Buy fire extinguishers(灭火器) in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.Practice for a fire. They do fire practice because they teach children about fire safety. Ever yone in the family should know the following fire rules:＊ Don’t open a hot door! The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.＊ Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than the fire. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises.＊ What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn? First, Stop! Don’t run! The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop! Fall to the floor. Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket(毯子) around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you..There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help.9. The writer advises people to do the following to prepare for a fire except that _______.A. they prepare for a fireB. they make escape plansC. they buy fire extinguishersD. they use electrical cookers 10. What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catch fire?A. Stop, run, roll .B. Stop, drop, rollC. Run, drop, rollD. Roll, drop, stop11. What is the best title for this passage?A. The Dangers of a FireB. The Causes of a FireC. Learn to Use a Fire ExtinguishersD. Be Ready For a Fire 参考答案----------DB D******************************************************结束(D)In life, people come across many experiences, which they rememberthroughout their lives. I had a similar experience, too.I was very excited. It was the day of my last paper of the final examination. My mind was full of thoughts of how I would spend my vacation. I was especially excited of the invitation that my uncle had given me to stay with him for a few days in Cambridge.I was prepared for the subject, physics. My friends and I were on the ground doing the last minute revisions and also discussing the questionsthat were supposed to come in the paper. Suddenly the bell rang and we got into our classrooms. The teacher came and quickly handed out the answer paper and the question paper. The paper was of two hours and someof the expected questions came. I finished it almost forty-five minutes earlier. But since it was a rule not to collect the answer paper before the allotted （规定的）time. the teacher was not collecting and I had tosit till the time was over. I checked my paper twice and corrected some of the mistakes in it. I started thinking about the place my friends andI had planned to go after the paper.Though I was thinking for a long time, the time seemed to be endless. So I thought of drawing something on the question paper and turned it overleaf. I was shocked to see that the page which I had supposed to be blank had four more questions on it which carried 20 marks and would take at least half an hour to complete. I had a quick glance at my watch. There were only 10 minutes left. I was so nervous that I was hardly in a state to write anything. They were the sub-questions（小题）of the last question. Suddenly our physics teacher came in and told all of us that in the last question, out of 6 sub-questions only 2 had to be solved. I felt very much relieved.Thereafter I never made such mistakes again. But I realized that my anxiousness and excitement could have cost me to lose 20 marks and decided never to make such a mistake again.12. Which of the following statements is true?A. The writer didn’t work hard at physics.B. The writer lost 20 marks for the last question.C. The writer made some mistakes during the exam.D. The questions on the paper were difficult for the writer.13. The underlined word “relieved” means ________.A. more nervousB. less afraidC. more surprisedD. less worried 14. We can infer from the passage that _____________.A. the writer did 2 sub-questions of the last questionB. the writer turned overleaf to do the sub-questionsC. the writer spent 45 minutes finishing the paperD. the writer got full marks in the physics exam15. We can learn from the passage that we should _____________.A. learn some exam skillsB. concentrate on what we are doingC. try our best to do well in the examD. be careful not to make mistakes in the exam参考答案--------CDAB***************************************************结束。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解选练(6)及答案(一轮)_1
高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解选练（6）及答案（一轮）【广东省汕头市2014模拟】阅读理解。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)?When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included，he can give you a false picture．For example，someone might say, ''I just won a hundred．dollars on the lotter y(彩票)．It was great．I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!"．This guy's a winner，right? Maybe，maybe not．We then discover that he bought$200 worth of tick ets, and only one was a winner．He’s really a big loser! He did n't say anything that was false，but he left out important information on purpose．That's called a half-truth．Half truths are not technically lies，but they are just as dishonest．Some politicians often use this trick．Let’s say that during Gove rnor Smith’s last term，her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Th en she seeks another term．One of her opponents says, “Durin g Governor Smith’s term，the state lost one million jobs!”That’s true．However，an honest statement would have been，“During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths．It's against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth．An advertisement might say，''Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pill s to cure toothache．'' It fails to mention that they only asked te n doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company．This kind of deception happens too often．It’s a sad fact of life ：Lies are lies，and sometimes the truth can 1ie as well．【小题1】The underlined word“opponents”in Paragraph 3 means ．A．enemy B．partner C．cooperator D．assistant【小题2】We may infer that the author believes people should ．A：．buy lottery tickets if possible B．make use of half-truthsC．be careful about what they are told D．not trust the Yucky Company【小题3】How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to deceive?A．One． B．Two． C．Three．D．Four．【小题4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．Using half truths is against the law．B．Technically，half truths are in fact lies．C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache．D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term．【小题5】M1ich of the following best expresses the main idea of the pass age?A．He’s really a big loser!B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well．C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths．D．It’s against the law to make false statements．【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】C【小题3】C【小题4】D阅读理解------广告信息类(2013·广州市统考)America's Top 4 Tourist AttractionsBelow you'll find the most popular travel and vacation destinations in the .1．Times Square，New York CityThis Manhattan crossroads of commerce is the top spot on our l ist，thanks to increasing visitors to the Big Apple in 2008 despite th e economic turndown.According to statistics，“80% of visitors to NYC make it a point to visit Times Square.”T otal NYC visits last year were 47 million，giving us an estimate of 37.6 million travelers through the“C ross roads of the World”．2．The Las Vegas Strip，Nev.The“Neon Trail”that makes up the heart of Sin City is also part of the federal government's National Scenic Byways Program，which designates roads based on “archeological，cultural，historic，natural，recreational and scenic qualities”．Hard to say which of these q ualities best describes Vegas，but we can disqualify“natural”．Last year，total visitors to Las Vegas numbered 37.5 million；a poll by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority found that an average of 80% of visitors had either stayed overnight or gambled(赌博)on the Strip.3．National Mall and Memorial Parks，Washington，D.C.Many of the nation's iconic(图标的)public landmarks are found in the 1,000－plus acres of the National Mall and Memorial Parks，including the Washington Monument，the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials，and the Korean and Vietnam War Veterans memorials.The Smi thsonian Institution's 19 museums are also close to the Mall；last year，the network of free museums drew more than 25 million visitors .4．Faneuil Hall Marketplace，BostonBuilt in 1742 by Peter Faneuil，a wealthy Boston merchant，Faneuil Hall served as a commercial center of the city for centur ies and a site for famous orations(演说)，like Samuel Adams' independence－rallying speech to colonists.Faneuil also includes the restored 1 9th－century Quincy Market.Today，shoppers account for a large share of visitors.Faneuil's historic significance vaults it to the status of cultural attraction，attracting 20 million visitors every year.【语篇解读】本文介绍了美国最受欢迎的四个游览胜地——位于纽约市曼哈顿区的时代广场和赌博之城拉斯维加斯、华盛顿的国家广场和纪念公园以及波士顿的法尼尔厅市场。
河北省吴桥县2015高考英语阅读理解一轮课外训练精选(8)及答案
河北省吴桥县2015高考英语阅读理解一轮课外训练精选（8）及答案【山东省枣庄市2014高考英语3月模拟试题】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。
Most schools in America do not have the latest equipment in laboratories．It is just too costly．But the eastern state of Maryland and8 non - profit group found a way to make such equipment available during the school year．They put it on a bus!The 13 - meter -long Maryland BioLab is a mobile classroom filled with equipment that lets students explore many kinds of science．It travels around the state visiting schools．It has every-thing from biology to forensic science（法医学）．The mobile lab has been bringing bioscience education to schools around Maryland for more than 10 years,”It is really nice to get the students in here with hands- on activities．They get really excited and want to be engaged．”said Ms．Mangus, who is in charge of the program．She said that many students finished their experiments and left the bus excited about the possibility of becoming a scientist．At the end of each class，Ms．Mangus talked to the students about how she became a scientist．"If we have enough time, we like to take five, ten minutes and talk about us, ourselves．I tell them how I got into science, maybe where I went to school, what I did, and the different kinds of things we could do．”Brian Gaines, the chief executive officer of the foundation supporting the BioLab program, said the organization's goal was to help create the next generation of scientists．"We use this program to talk about careers in scienc e－not only science, but science, technology, engineering and math．Students on the bus get real -life experience they do not get in a classroom．”56．Which of the following is true about the BioLab?A．It visits schools around the United State．B．h i8 8 mobile lab for the schools in Maryland．C．It is used to replace the ordinary classroom．D．Il i8 equipped with all kinds of school things．57．the students arc very pleased because ．A．they can do experiments with own their handsB．they can have face - to - face talks with scientistsC．the bus comes to their school every dayD．they can realize the dreams of being scientists58．Ms．Mangus talked about her experience to ．A．make her classes lively and interestingB．show off her achievementsC．arouse the students' interest in scienceD．get the students more involved in class59．According to Brian Games, the real purpose of the program is toA．help create the future scientistsB．prepare students for future careersC．improve students' marks in schoolsD．save money for the government60．Which of the following would be the best tide for the test?A．Bioscience Education in America．B．A New Way to Do Experiments!C．The Way to Be a Scientist．D．A BioLab on a Bus!【参考答案】BACAD阅读理解It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) outweigh any financial considerations.Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow researchproject.”12. By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ________.A .university researchers know little about the commercial worldB. there is little exchange between industry and academiaC. few industrial scientists would quit to work in a universityD. few university professors are willing to do industrial research13. What was Helen Lee’s major conside ration when she changed her job in the middle of hercareer?A. Flexible work hours.B. Her research interests.C .Her preference for the lifestyle on campus. D. Prospects of academic accomplishments.14. Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________.A. do financially more rewarding workB. raise his status in the academic worldC. enrich his experience in medical researchD. exploit better intellectual opportunities15. What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?A. Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market.B. Develop its students’ potential in research.C. Help it to obtain financial support from industry.D. Gear its research towards practical applications.【参考答案】12—15、CBDA阅读理解---------CPeople being tested for radiation exposureThe crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-IchiNuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences. He is a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland.Professor Links says workers within the nuclear plant are the only people at risk of extremely high doses of radiation.JONATHAN LINKS: "Of course, we don't know what doses they've received, but the only persons at risk of acute radiation effects are the workers."For other people, he says, there may be a long-term worry. People can get cancer from low doses of ionizing radiation, the kind released in a nuclear accident.Professor Links says scientists can use computers to quickly model where radioactive material has blown and settled. Then they measure how large an area is contaminated. He says if the situation is serious enough, officials could take steps like telling people not to eat locally grown food or drink the water.JONATHAN LINKS: "But that would only be the case if there was a significant release and, because of wind direction, the radioactive material was blown over the area, and then settled out of the air into and onto water, plants, fruits and vegetables."The reactors at Fukushima are on the Pacific coast. But Professor Links says people should not worry about any radioactive material leaking into the ocean.JONATHAN LINKS: "Even in a worst-case scenario accident, the sea provides a very high degree of dilution. So the concentration of radioactivity in the seawater would still be quite low."Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it. That memory from World War Two would create a stronger "psychological sensitivity" to radiation exposure, Professors Links says.Next month is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the explosion and fire that destroyed a reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The nineteen eighty-six event was the world's worst accident in the nuclear power industry.A new United Nations report says more than six thousand cases of thyroid cancer have been found. These are in people who were children in affected areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The report says that by two thousand five the cancers had resulted in fifteen deaths.The cancers were largely caused by drinking contaminated milk. The milk came from cows that ate grass where radioactive material had fallen.To get the latest updates, go to .Contributing: James Brooke8. The passage mainly tells us __________.A. What measures the Japan Government takes to solve the nuclear crisis .B. Worries and influences caused by the nuclear crisis .C. With great efforts of scientists , the Japan Government has put the nuclear crisis under control .D. To explain that the nuclear crisis has less effect on its neighboring countries.9. Which of the following is NOT the influences caused by the leak of Fukushima Dai-Ichi NuclearPower Station?A. Workers at the nuclear station are suffering the risk of death .B. People can get cancer from low doses of ionizing radiation, the kind released in a nuclearaccident.C. The radioactive material may be blown over the area causing the pollution to water .D. The concentration of radioactivity in the seawater can not be diluted.10. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “dilution”?A. chemicalB. saltC. dissolutionD. elimination11. According to the passage which of the following is not TRUE ?A. Water people drink ,food and vegetables people eat may be polluted by nuclear radiation .B. Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it.C. You can go to . to get the latest news .D. The nuclear accident in Japan is the worst in the nuclear power industry.【参考答案】8—11、BDCD【四川省2014“联测促改”活动模拟试题】C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，并在答落卡上将该项涂黑。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语语法填空和阅读能力训练(8)及答案_1
高中英语真题:2015高考英语语法填空和阅读能力训练（8）及答案语法填空。
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16〜25的相应位置上。
While many young people were enjoying the final weeks of sum mer vacation, Zach Bonner was working his hardest. According to 16 _____ St. Petersburg Times, Zach started walking from V alrico, Florida, his hometown, on Christmas,2009, and stepped over the Los Angeles city line nine months later in September, r acking up a total of 2,478 miles 17 _____ raising close to $120, 000 for kids in need. Along the way, Zach attended school onlin e, thanks to his mother, Laurie Bonner, and brother and sister.18 _____ alternated walking and driving alongside him. Despite19 _____ age, Zach has a long history of helping others. 20 __ ___ Hurricane Charley hit town in 2004，Zach，then six, pulled a wagon through his neighborhood collecting fo od for storm victims. Since then, he 21 _____ (raise) some $40 0,000 for his tax-exempt Little Red Wagon Foundation, which gives money to projects aiding 22 _____ (home) and troubled children. In 2007，Zach began walking to support a children's charity in Florida, 23 (finish) his journey 23 _____ days later, 280miles away in . Then 24 _____ the summer of 2009，he walked about 670 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., in just two months. 25 _____ really keeps me going is these kids, " Zach has said. "They don't get to say, ‘I'm tired of being homel ess.' So why should I get to quit?"【参考答案】语法填空：16.the 17.and 18.who 19.his 20.When21.has raised 22.homeless 23.finishing 24.in 25.What完形填空In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent(执着的)in every task I devoted myself to. I was 1 that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small 2 made me change my mind.One day my two-year-old son, 3at a dozen of“stood”color marker-pens, cheered excitedly, “Mummy, look! I did it. ”Afterwards, hecollected some ballpoint pens, 4to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpoint pens just lay 5 . He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said6 , “Mummy can’t help you. ”To my surprise, he wouldn’t listen and continued trying. . . I was dumbfounded by his persistence.My son’s behaviour reminded me of George who was always7 in his work and rarely talked to anyone.To him, 8 , there was no such thing called weekends or hol idays. Our boss praised 9 about him and 10us to look up to him as a role model.One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight? ”“Probably I can’t leave till midnight, ”he said.“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or nin ety? ”“11 . ”“Don’t you have time to be with your family at all? ”He shook his head slowly and 12a sigh. “It’s not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so lon g. It’s much too 13 to even think about letting go. ”A year later I resigned. The 14thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since th en I’ve never seen him. But occasionally his aged 15would come to my mind.Until that day, 16knowing why the ballpoint pens couldn’t stand up, the two-year-old son had 17the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpoi nt pens and kept only those marker-pens for his“game”.18 , he already learned to let go of his p revious 19 attempts.Inour daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how t o 20 them and then decisively let them go immediately. 【文章大意】作者自小就被父母和老师教育: 做任何事都要执着, 但一次两岁的儿子试图将圆珠笔竖起来, 结果却没能成功, 这让她想起一个名叫George的朋友, 他是个工作狂, 心中只有工作, 没有家人, 结果妻子与他离婚。
高考英语一轮起航阅读理解练习(6)
手惰市安逸阳光实验学校2015高考英语阅读理解一轮练习（6）（答案）阅读理解。
阅读理解。
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。
Ever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, genetically modified (GM, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the world，mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food crisis. But can GM technology solve world hunger problems? Even if it would，is it the best solution?Despite what it promises，GM technology actually has not increased the production potential(潜力)of any crop. In fact studies show that the most widely grown GM crop, GM soybeans, has suffered reduced productivity. For instance, a report that analysed nearly two decades of research on major GM food crops shows that GM engineering has failed to significantly increase US crop production.Something else, however, has been on the rise. While GM seeds are expensive, GM companies tell farmers that they will make good profits by saving money on pesticides(杀虫剂). On the contrary, US government data show that GM crops in the US have produced an overall increase in pesticide use compared to traditional crops. “The promise was that you could use less chemicals and boost production. But neither is true，” said Bill Christison, President of the US National Family Farm Coalition.At the same time, the authors of the book World Hunger: Twelve Myths argue that there actually is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production, but by problems in food distribution and politics. These indeed deserve our efforts and money. Meanwhile, the rise in food prices results from the increased use of crops for fuel rather than food, according to a 2008 World Bank report.As a matter of fact，scientists see better ways to feed the world. Another World Bank report concluded that GM crops have little to offer to the challenges of worldwide poverty and hunger, because better ways out are available, among which “green” farming is supposed to be the first choice.主要讲转基因技术并不是解决世界饥饿问题最好的方式。
河北辛集市2015届高考英语语法填空、阅读类训练(8)【答案】
河北辛集市2015高考英语语法填空、阅读类训练（8）【答案】语法填空。
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
【全国新课标卷题型】It was a very cold evening, an old man was waiting for a ride across the river. He saw several horsemen pass by but he didn't ask for any help. The wait seemed__1__(end)．Then came another rider，the old man__2__(catch) his eye and said, “Sir, would you mind doing me a favor？”Stopping his horse，he replied, “Of course.” Almost__3__(freeze), the old man could not get__4__the ground. The horseman helped him onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river，__5__to his home.“Sir, you did n't even ask the other riders for help, why? What__6__I had said …no‟ and left you there？” the horseman asked.The old man looked at him straight in the eyes and said, “I looked into their eyes, I found they didn't care，__7__told me it would be useless, but when I looked into__8__，I saw kindness.”These words touched th e rider deeply. “Thank you for__9__you've said, I hope I will never be too busy to help others.” With that, Thomas Jefferson, the__10__(three) president of the US, turned his horse around and went away.1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______6．______7.______8.______9.______10.______答案：1.endless 2.caught 3.frozen 4.off 5.but6.if 7．which8.yours9.what10.third完形填空。
2015高考英语一轮 选修八 Unit 2复习题及答案解析
Unit 2 CloningI.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
George: Hi, Heather, I was wondering if you're available tomorrow evening.Heather: Well, George, I guess I am. 1 do you ask?George: I have just gotten a pair of Star Wars movie tickets from a friend and was thinking of 2 (invite) you along for the opening show. Are you interested?Heather: Yeah, definitely! Thanks a lot!George: No problem.[来源:学,科,网]Heather: I really wanted to watch Star Wars on the opening day 3 the tickets were sold out. How did you manage to get hold of 4 ？George： 5 friend of mine works at Pepsi headquarters. He was able to get the tickets for free, and then he sold 2 to me for $50 a piece.Heather: You paid $50 for each ticket? That's much 6 (expensive)than the regular price! 新_课_标第_一_网George: Not really 7 (consider) the fact that other people 8 (pay) as high as $200 each on the “black market”．Heather: I'm really honored you went through all this trouble just for my 9 . I really appreciate that. So, what time are we going?George: The movie starts at 10 pm. We 10 get there at least 1 hour earlier because there'll be a big line. I could pick you up at your house at 8, if that's OK with you.答案 1.Why 2.inviting 3.but 4.them 5.A 6.more expensive 7.considering 8.are paying 9.sake 10.shouldII.完形填空体裁：记叙文话题：[来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K]体育运动词数：363 难度：★★★建议用时：16 分钟(2013·北京卷)Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter, a 13year old gymnast, is an expert at it.To perfect her skills, Lola 1 for four hours a day, five days a week.At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.That's especially impressive.2she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly.She often sees double and can't 3 how far away things are.When she was little, her mom 4 that even though she couldn't see 5 , she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the 6right away and gymnastics became her favorite.Though learning gymnastics has been more 7for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit.She doesn't let her 8 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.新_课_标第_一_网She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest 9 is the balance beam.Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to 10your mind that it'll take you where you want to go，”says Lola.To be a top level gymnast, one must be brave.The beam is probably the most 11 for anyone because it's four inches wide.At the state competition, Lola didn't fall 12the beam.In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.Lola doesn't want to be 13differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions, the judges don't know about her vision 14 .She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't thinkthey need to know.Her mom is amazed by her 15 attitude.Lola never thinks about 16 .She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her 17is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids 18 she grows up.Lola is 19 of all her hard work and success.She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her 20 for others is “just believe in yourself”．【解题导语】在狭窄的平衡木上跳跃就不容易了，然而Lole Walter，一个十三岁的体操运动员，在这方面却是一名能手。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语单项选择和阅读理解暑假作业(8)及答案
高中英语真题:2015高考英语单项选择和阅读理解暑假作业（8）及答案单项选择Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are f our choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. ______ economy in some European countries worsening, m any more workers had to be laid off.A. WithB. ByC. ForD. Beyond26. – Mike, did you see Mr. Chapman in the office just now?-- Yes, he ______, and he looked a little bit nervous.A. had been interviewedB. interviewedC. was being interviewedD. was interviewed27. A reporter’s task is to inform readers of the events that happ ened, ______ conclusions.A. not drawB. not drawingC. not to drawD. no t drawn28. Do you believe drinking a glass of wine every day ______ re duce the danger of heart diseases?A. couldB. mustC. needD. should29. Before the ladies ______ the colorful box, filled with things li ke books, dolls and fancy clothes.A. was lainB. are lainC. lieD. lay30. Boys and girls, make sure you ______ your names on the te st paper before handing them in.A. wroteB. writeC. will writeD. had written31. Of all the clues they provided, ______ is of any help for solvi ng the case of robbery.A. nothingB. neitherC. noneD. no one32. In extreme weather, a worn tyre can break easily ______ it’s mended, as is often the case.A. whenB. whereC. whichD. that33. ______ once every two years, whether it is a car, a bus or a lorry, is the rule that all drivers must obey in our country.A. Having been examinedB. ExaminedC. ExaminingD. Being examined34. People generally think that fairness and justice are at the centre of ______ they are striving for.A. howB. whyC. whichD. what35. It worries the couple a lot ______ their only son is behaving worse and worse these days.A. howB. whyC. thatD. what36. an important position in a big company, Richard has a good chance to improve himself.A. OfferedB. Offering C. Having offered D. To offer37. According to what he complained about, something must ha ve gone wrong with the computer, ______?A. mustn’t itB. didn’t heC. hasn’t heD. didn’t it38. In , cross country skiing is a popular sport among people __ ____ they can enjoy excitement and adventure.A. thatB. whereC. whomD. which39. Making a proper choice ______ the future will probably make much difference in our life.A. concerningB. to concernC. concernedD. having concerned40. -- How long do you think it will be ______ the bus arrives here?-- No more than five minutes.A. whenB. beforeC. sinceD. after【参考答案】25-40: ACCAD BCBDD CADBA B阅读理解。
2015年高考英语阅读表达真题(含答案)
2015年四川卷阅读表达：（共计5小题每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题，请清楚问题后的词数要求。
It was a hot summer day that found me running down the street with a dollar in my sweaty hand. The closer I got to Sam & Joe's Stationery Store, the more excited I was. After all, a dollar was a tidy sum for an 11-year-old boy in 1961.Out of breath, I swung open the door and got a blast of cold air that instantly cooled me off. I was in a place of pure happiness. Sam & Joe's had it all---books, candy, toys, baseball cards，puzzles and games. I went directly to the bar and ordered a bottle of soda. There I sat, considering my next move.Books always came first. I picked out five titles. Next came the candy, rows and rows of it. I chose five candy bars, which brought my total to 75 cents. Then a bottle of cold orange juice, a bag of chips and a pack of Ted Williams baseball cards. After paying the clerk, I still had 5 cents.I hurried directly to my backyard, where an apple tree patiently waited for me. There, sitting in the shade against its strong trunk, I read my books, ate my candy and drank my orange juice.As I sat in my own personal heaven，I started thinking about having more. That's when a fantastic life-changing idea popped into head: If I could get more money, I could buy more books I liked, buy anything I wanted. That's how it all started.56. How did the boy fell on his way to Sam & Joe’s (no more than 5 words)57. What does “a tidy sum” mean in Paragraph 1? (no more than 5 words)58. What did the boy consider doing first after he ordered soda? (no more than 5words)59. What did the boy do while reading? (no more than 5 words)60. Where was the boy’s“personal heaven”? (no more than 9 words)参考答案：56. He felt excited.57. Much / A great amount of / A lot of money.58. He considered buying books.59. He ate and drank.60. It was under the apples trees in his backyard.2015 年天津卷阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解暑假作业(3)及答案
高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解暑假作业（3）及答案阅读理解Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart．Bo th towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists．Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon ．The next day, this news appeared on page two of the town’s newspaper．The Beldon Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quic kly put out a small fire in a bedroom．The hotel manager said t hat a cigarette started the fire．We say again to all our visitors ：“Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed．” This was Beldon’s f irst hotel fire for five years．The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel．An ang ry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire．The be droom lamps are very old at some of these hotels．When I put my bed side light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp．” W e are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield．What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact tr uth about an accident．There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact．Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel．Now what do you think of the rest of the “news”? 1．Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?A．Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in su mmer．B．A fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer．C．It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers．D．Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter．2．Which of the following are probably facts?a．The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel．b．A cigarette started the fire．c．An old lamp started the fire．d．The fire broke out at night．e．There has never been a fire in Canfield．A．b and c B．a and d C．c and e D．a and c 3．The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to m ake its readers think _______ ．A．hotels in Beldon often catch fireB．hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fireC．this was the second fire at the Seabreeze HotelD．Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not q uite safe4．The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to t he Beldon Post by saying that _______．A．the bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze HotelB．the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took pla ceC．the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thi ngsD．such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 y ears（答案CBAC）【2014高考英语模拟试题】Europe is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, has offered pairs of ci ties for culturehungry but timepoor travelers.London andIt takes you about two hours to travel from London to by Euros tar, a highspeed railway service. The two capital cities have be en competing in fashion, art and nightlife for decades－but each secretly looks up to the other.No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris' Lo uvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip t he free to visit. Compared with London, has more outdoor attractions such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenad e Plantee.In , you'll see diners linger over red wine. While in , you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.Vienna andAustrian capital Vienna and Slovakia city are an hour apart by t rain. But since they are linked by the , the best way to travel is by ship. A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th century's Habsburg dynasty splendor to sc ifi restaurants.is famous for Mozart and imperial palaces. You can appreciate the perfect blending of architecture and nature in the grand Schonbrunn Palace, and reward yourself with a cup of coffee, which has made its way to the world's cultural heritage list.Bratislava is best known for its fine dining－the remarkable UFO restaurant. You can enjoy a meatladen di nner here in an amazing setting.60．What's the relationship between London and according to the text?A. They help each other.B. They attack each other.C. They admire each other.D. They don't like each other. 61．What are the advantages of mentioned in the article?a. The Louvre Museumb. Free access to museumsc. More outdoor attractionsd. Better wines and perfumesA. acB. cdC. acdD. bcd62．Which of the cities should you choose if you are interested in scifi restaurants?A. London.B. Paris.C. Glasgow.D. .63．Lonely Planet recommends these two pairs of cities becau se________.A. they are not expensive to visitB．they are best known to the worldC．they are always enemies between each otherD．they are close but different in many aspects【解题导语】本文主要介绍了两组对于旅游者来说不容错过的欧洲城市：伦敦和巴黎，维也纳和布拉迪斯拉发。
(近4年高考汇编)北京市2015届高考英语一轮专题训练 阅读理解+说明文阅读
北京市2015届高考一轮专题训练说明文阅读【2014北京】CChoosing the Right Resolution (决定)Millions of Americans began 2014 with the same resolution they started 2013 with, a goal of losing weight. However, setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake. To reach our goal of losing weight --- the output, we need to control what we eat --- the input ( 输入). That is, we tend to care about the output but not to control the input. This is a bad way to construce goals. The alternative is to focus your resolution on the input. Instead of resolving to lose weight, try an actionable resolution: “I’ll stop having desert for lunch,” or “I’ll walk every day for 20 minutes.” Creating a goal that focuses on a well-specified input will likely be more effective than concentrating on the outcome.Recently a new science behind incentives (激励) , including in education, has been discussed. For example, researcher Roland Fryer wanted to see what works best in motivating children to do better in school. In some cases, he gave students incentives based on input, like reading certain books, while in others, the incentives were based on output, like results on exams. His main finding was that incentives increased achievement when based on input but had no effect on output. Fryer’s conclusion was that the intensives for inputs might be more effective because do not knoe how to do better on exam, aside from general rules like “study harder.” Reading certain books, on the other hand, is a well-set task over which they have much more control.As long as you have direct control over your goal, you have a much higher chance of success. And it’s easier to start again if you fail, because you know exactly what you need to do.If you want to cut down on your spending, a good goal would be making morning coffee at home instead of going to a cafe, for example. This is a well-specified action-based goal for which you can measure your success easily. Spending less money isn’t a goal because it’s too general. Similarly, if you want to spend more time with your family, don’t stop with this general wish. Think bout an actionable habit that you could adopt and stick to, like a family movie night every Wednesday. In the long run, these new goals could become a habit.63. The writer thinks that setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake because _______ .A. it is hard to achieve for most AmericansB. it is focused too much on the resultC. it is dependent on too many thingsD. it is based on actionable decisions64. In Roland Fryer’s research, some students did better than the others because ______ .A. they obeyed all the general rulesB. they paid more attention to examsC. they were motivated by their classmatesD. they were rewarded for reading some books65. According to the writer, which of the following statements is a good goal?A. “I’ll give up desert.”B. “I’ll study harder.”C. “I’ll cut down my expense”D. “I’ll spend more time with my family”66. The writer strongly believes that we should ________ .A. develop good habits and focus on the outcomeB. be optimistic about final goals and stick to themC. pick specific actions that can be turned into good habitsD. set ambitious goals that can balance the input ang output【答案】63-66： BDAC【2014北京】DMultitaskingWhat is the first thing you nitice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed (展示) at the entrance? Or the soft background music?But have you ever notice the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no. But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sightsand sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers’intension to purchase increased by 80 percent.When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on slaes. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be. Some years ago,the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants’disproving attitude and don’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afford displays. Now the rise of electronic commerce (e-commerce) has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar stores (实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve this. Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut (椰子) scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent.67. According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the successof some brand store?A. Friendly assistant.B. Unique scents.C. Soft background musicD. attractive window display.68. E-shops are mentioned in the passage to _______ .A. ashow the advantages of brick-and-mortar storesB. urge shop assistants to change their attitudeC. push stores to use sights and soundsD. introduce the rise of e-commerce69. The underlined word “destination” in Paragraph 5 means _______ .A. a platform that exhibts goodsB. a spot where travelers like to stayC.a place where customers love to goD. a target that a store expects to meet70. The main purpose of the passage is to ______ .A. compare and evaluateB. examine and assessC. argue and discussrm and explain【答案】67-70: BACD【2012北京】DWilderness“In wilderness(荒野) is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved.As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The urge to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation(开发) brings to such landscapes(景观) is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform functions that humans need—the rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities. To Mr.Sauven, these ”ecosystem services” far outweigh the gains from exploitation.Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the opposing view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human presence, or indeed commercial and industrial exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for survival. While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no further reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.I look forwards to seeing these views taken further, and to their being challenged by the other participants. One challenge that suggests itself to me is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. Andthere is a practical question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking.67. John Sauven holds that_____.A. many people value nature too muchB. exploitation of wildernesses is harmfulC. wildernesses provide humans with necessitiesD. the urge to develop the ecosystem services is strong68. What is the main idea of Para. 3?A. The exploitation is necessary for the poor people.B. Wildernesses cannot guarantee better use of raw materials.C. Useful services of wildernesses are not the reason for no exploitation.D. All the characteristics concerning the exploitation should be treated equally.69. What is the author’s attitude towards this debate?A. Objective.B. Disapproving.C. Sceptical.D. Optimistic.70. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?A. B.C. D.CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: Conclusion67.B 第二段中， The urge to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation brings to such landscapes is real.68.C He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, but that is nota reason to avoid all human presence.69.A This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason……deserves much more serious thinking.70.D 总分总的结构类型【2011北京】BSubmission GuidelinesBefore sending us a manuscript（稿件）, look through recent issues（刊物）of the Post to get an idea of the range and style of articles we publish. You will discover that our focus has broadened to include well-researched, timely and informative articles on finance, home improvement, travel, humor, and many other fields. The Post’s goal is to remain unique, with content that provides additional understandings on the ever-evolving American scene.In addition to feature-length（专题长度的）articles, the Post buys anecdotes, cartoons, and photos. Payment ranges from $25 to $400.Our nonfiction needs include how-to, useful articles on gardening, pet care and training, financial planning, and subjects of interest to a 45-plus, home-loving readership. For nonfiction articles, indicate any special qualifications you have for writing about the subject, especially scientific material. Include one or two published pieces with your article. We prefer typed articles between 1000 and 2000 words in length. We encourage you to send both printed and online versions.We also welcome new fiction. A light, humorous touch is appreciated. We are always in need of straight humor articles. Make us laugh , and we’ll buy it.Feature articles average about 1000 to 2000 words. We like positive, fresh angles to Post articles, and we ask that they be thoroughly researched.We normally respond to article submissions within six weeks. You are free to submit the article elsewhere at the same time.Please submit all articles to Features Editor, The Saturday Evening Post, 1100 Waterway Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202, (317)634-1100.60. Before sending a manuscript to the Post, a contributor is advised to .A. get a better understanding of American issuesB. find out the range of the articles in the postC. increase his knowledge in many fieldsD. broaden his research focus61.to submit nonfiction articles，a contributor must_____.A. provide his special qualificationB. be a regular reader of the PostC. produce printed versionD. be over 45 year old62.From the passage we can learn that the Post .A. allows article submission within six weeksB. favor science articles within 2,000 wordsC. have a huge demand for humorous worksD. prefers nonfiction to fiction article60-62BAC【2011北京】DAs the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electhical generating（发电）and transmission（输送）systen for the 21th century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect onthe scenery, but in the ways that they affect the suurouding community. The same is true of big solar ppants and the power lines that will be laid dowm to move electricity around.The 19th century saw land grants（政府拨地）offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads ,leaving public land in between privately owned land . In much of the west ,some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped ,and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management ,with the completion or the interstate highway system ,many of the small towns which sprang up as railway stops and developed well ,have lost their lifeblood and died .Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the west .this is not an argument against building then ,we need alternative energy badly .and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now .So trade-offs will have to be made .some scenic sport will be sacrificed .some species (物种)will be forced to move ,or will be carefully moved to special accommodations ,deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects .The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter .the 21st century development of the American west as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money to do a lot of good .but it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind ,just like the railroad and the highway .The money set aside in negotiated trade –offs and the institution that control will shape the west far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines .so let’s remember the effects of the railroad and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the west .67.What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways ?A. Small towns along the railways became abandoned.B. Some railroad stops remained underused.C. Land in the West was hard to manage.D. Land grants went into private hands.68.What is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two paragraphs ?A. The transmission of power.B. The use of money and power.C. The conservation of solar energy.D. The selection of an ideal place.69.W hat is the author ‘s attitude towards building solar plants ?A. CautiousB. ApprovingC. DoubtfulD. Disapproving70.Which is the best title for the passage ?A. How the Railways Have Affected the WestB. How Solar Energy Could Reshape the WestC. How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be ReducedD. How the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled67-70 CBAB【2010北京】CPacing and PausingSara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in--and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.That's why slight differences in conversational style--tiny little things like microseconds of pause-can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems---even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.64. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?A. Betty was talkative.B. Betty was an interrupter.C. Betty did not take her turn.D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.65. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?A. Americans.B. Israelis.C. The British.D. The Finns.66. We can learn from the passage that __A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingB. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the USC. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimesD. one should receive training to build up one's confidence67. The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means __A. being willing to speak one's mindB. being able to increase one's powerC. being ready to make one's own judgmentD. being quick to express one's ideas confidentlyC篇阅读技巧：开篇复杂的人物关系，以及第三段几个国家之间的复杂对比是学生阅读的最大困难。
2015高考英语完形填空、阅读理解突破练习8(含答案)
2015高考英语完形填空、阅读理解通用练习（8）及答案完形填空。
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing watching him grow up.He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means 31 everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be 32 and will not stop calling out until I 33 . He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help 34 fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him 35 pick up each bead, look at it 36 it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting 37 . “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he 38 ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much 39 as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any 40 between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.Then it suddenly 41 me that this boy was enjoying the whole 42 . The journey was his goal. For him the 43 was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the 44 moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else 45 .Looking at how 46 my son was putting beads into the box 47 me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every 48 of the journey.This is what living in the NOW is all 49 . Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with 50 love and peace.31. A. wasting B. leaving C. taking D. preparing32. A. stubborn B. innocent C. helpful D. humorous33. A. fell down B. turned round C. burst out D. gave in34. A. highlight B. develop C. illustrate D. identify35. A. gratefully B. eagerly C. carefully D. quickly36. A. as if B. even though C. in case D. in that37. A. fascinated B. satisfied C. impatient D. energetic38. A. package B. grab C. deliver D. replace39. A. confidence B. strength C. inspiration D. involvement40. A. sense B. difference C. need D. value41. A. excited B. helped C. struck D. encouraged42. A. process B. morning C. experiment D. design43. A. victory B. challenge C. difficulty D. pleasure44. A. urgent B. decisive C. perfect D. dangerous45. A. matters B. happens C. disappears D. works46. A. successfully B. peacefully C. responsibly D. systematically47. A. guaranteed B. warned C. promised D. taught48. A. plan B. destination C. step D. detail49. A. for B. with C. about D. from50. A. complete B. available C. additional D. precious【参考答案】完形填空。
高考英语一轮起航阅读理解暑假训练(7)
手惰市安逸阳光实验学校四川省岳池县2015高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）训练（7）【2015高考复习】阅读理解A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the Net, use emails and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer，and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school.Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to keep themselves apart from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.【语篇解读】网瘾迅速蔓延全球，成为世纪通病，影响着不同年龄的人群。
无锡市2015高考英语单项选择和阅读理解暑假作业(8)
无锡市2015高考英语单项选择和阅读理解暑假作业（8）及答案单项选择Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. ______ economy in some European countries worsening, many more workers had to be laid off.A. WithB. ByC. ForD. Beyond26. – Mike, did you see Mr. Chapman in the office just now?-- Yes, he ______, and he looked a little bit nervous.A. had been interviewedB. interviewedC. was being interviewedD. was interviewed27. A reporter’s task is to inform readers of the events that happened, ______ conclusions.A. not drawB. not drawingC. not to drawD. not drawn28. Do you believe drinking a glass of wine every day ______ reduce the danger of heart diseases?A. couldB. mustC. needD. should29. Before the ladies ______ the colorful box, filled with things like books, dolls and fancy clothes.A. was lainB. are lainC. lieD. lay30. Boys and girls, make sure you ______ your names on the test paper before handing them in.A. wroteB. writeC. will writeD. had written31. Of all the clues they provided, ______ is of any help for solving the case of robbery.A. nothingB. neitherC. noneD. no one32. In extreme weather, a worn tyre can break easily ______ it’s mended, as is often the case.A. whenB. whereC. whichD. that33. ______ once every two years, whether it is a car, a bus or a lorry, is the rule that all driversmust obey in our country.A. Having been examinedB. ExaminedC. ExaminingD. Being examined34. People generally think that fairness and justice are at the centre of ______ they are striving for.A. howB. whyC. whichD. what35. It worries the couple a lot ______ their only son is behaving worse and worse these days.A. howB. whyC. thatD. what36. an important position in a big company, Richard has a good chance to improve himself.A. OfferedB. OfferingC. Having offeredD. To offer37. According to what he complained about, something must have gone wrong with the computer,______?A. mustn’t itB. didn’t heC. hasn’t heD. didn’t it38. In Canada, cross country skiing is a popular sport among people ______ they can enjoyexcitement and adventure.A. thatB. whereC. whomD. which39. Making a proper choice ______ the future will probably make much difference in our life.A. concerningB. to concernC. concernedD. having concerned40. -- How long do you think it will be ______ the bus arrives here?-- No more than five minutes.A. whenB. beforeC. sinceD. after【参考答案】25-40: ACCAD BCBDD CADBA B阅读理解。
高考英语一轮阅读理解选练(9)
手惰市安逸阳光实验学校2015高考英语阅读理解选练（9）及答案（一轮）【2014高考英语一模试题】From a small warehouse in North Salt Lake City, Utah, a little-known company called Go Natural CNG is about to release a new home refueling system after more than two years of research.The system, backed by technology giant Parker Hannifin Corp, will fill up quicker than some models—about one gallon an hour—and last up to 20 years, according to Go Natural CNG Chief Executive Lucas Kjar. The unit, expected by the end of the year, will use hydraulic technology to compress (压缩) the gas for vehicle use, he said. He did not say how much the unit would cost.But Go Natural may have a lot of competition. General Electric, Whirlpool and Eaton are all working on home refueling technologies expected to be launched in the next couple of years.General Electric, which received $1.8 million from the government to develop its system, aims to release a unit that will cool natural gas to minus 50 degrees Celsius to extract (提取) water and other contaminates before refueling. GE aims to sell the unit at $500, about a tenth of the cost of current models.General Electric said it was in the development phase and declined to comment on the program’s progress.Honda, which makes the natural gas-fired Honda Civic GX, has contacted GE and Whirlpool to discuss their plans, according to Elmer Hardy, Honda’s senior manager of alternative fuel vehicles.Eaton, which received $3.4 million from the government to develop the technology, is working on a unit at its labs in Southfield, Michigan, that would use liquids to compress the gas instead of the traditional metal pistons(活塞). It aims to make a unit available for $500 by 2015.“We are seeing if we can do it in a way that reduces the price point,”said Clark Fortune, who leads the program at Eaton. “The adoption will improve if the costs come down.”46. What might be the author’s purpose in writing the text?A. To encourage car owners to use natural gas.B. To advertise some technology companies.C. To introduce a new home refueling system.D. To present some ways of saving energy.47. Which company may be the first to release the new refueling system?A. EatonB. General ElectricC. WhirlpoolD. Go Natural48.Which of the following is true of the system to be launched by Go Natural?A.It can be bought at $5oo now.B. It has got into market this year.C. It can be used for twenty years.D. It is financed by Honda.49. What is the government’s attitude to the new home refueling system?A. DoubtfulB. CautiousC. NegativeD. Supportive50. What may prevent the system from being widely accepted according to Clark Fortune?A. Its refueling speed.B. Its present price.C. Its compressing technique.D. Its appearance.【参考答案】46—50 CDCDB较难题目特训：科普知识类Which are you more likely to have with you at any given moment—your cellphone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6, 800 of its stores. This is the firstpay-by-phone practice in the U. S. , but we’re likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(NFC) gets into America’s consumer electronics. Last December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminal—a contact-free system built for speed and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the U. S. , a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction (交易) fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and-pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale(POS) market. Three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture (合资企业) that will g o into operation over the next 15 months. Its goal is “to lead the U. S. payments industry from cards to mobile phones.”The other big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance, what’s to stop a thief from digitallypi ckpocketing you? “We’re still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,” says Jimmy Shah, a mobile-security researcher. “Users may also be able to set transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”Still uneasy about this digital-wallet business? Keep in mind that ifyou lose your smart phone, it can be located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected. Your walle t isn’t.1. What is predicted to happen in the U. S. ?A. The expansion of cellphone companies.B. The boom of pay-by-phone business.C. The disappearance of credit cards.D. The increase of Starbucks sales.2. The NFC technology can be used to .A. ensure the safety of shoppersB. collect transaction fees easilyC. make purchase faster and simplerD. improve the quality of cellphones3. Three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to .A. strengthen their relationshipB. get a share in the payments industryC. sell more cellphonesD. test the NFC technology4. According to the passage, what can users do if they lose their smart phones?A. Stop the functioning of their phones.B. Set up a password.C. Get all the money out of their phones.D. Cancel large purchases.【参考答案】33.1-4 BCBA【2014高考英语一模试题】CEverybody loves to play board games sometimes, but it is surprising to know how long this pastime has been in existence. Some of the earliest board games are over 5,000 years old. The oldest is probably Senet, an American Egyptian game which has been found in burials from before 3000 BC. The game involves an element of luck, and so it was thought by the Ancient Egyptians that those who won the game were protected by God. For this reason, games of Senet were often buried alongside the dead body, to be used on the dangerous game board is set out as a grid of three by ten rows, and uses two sets of at least five pawns. The actual rules are unknown, although some historians have proposed rules which were usedin the Senet sets available today.The Royal Game of Ur, also known as the Game of Twenty Squares, is another ancient game which dates back to the First Dynasty of Ur, in 2600 BC Mesopotamia. It was played with two sets of seven counters, one black and one white, and three four-sided dice (骰子). Although the ancient rules are unknown, a stone tablet has been found which describes a reliable record of how the game was played in 177-176 BC.Both Senet and The Royal Game of Ur probably came into existence long before the game backgammon (西洋双陆棋)，which itself has a long history. The game of Nard, which existed in Iran in around 3000 BC, used two sets of fifteen counters, four dice and same board as the one used in backgammon today, although the initial starting positions and rules are different. Similar games were played in Ancient Rome and India.51. The text is meant to introduce________.A. a common origin of board gamesB. the unknown rules of board gamesC. several kinds of earliest board gamesD. the newly discovered board games52. What do we know about the game of Senet IN paragraph 1?A. Its actual rules are still in use.B. It used to be played in tombs.C. It is probably the oldest board game.D. Its design is closely related to God.53. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?A. A brief introduction to the Royal Game of Ur.B. A reliable account of the First Dynasty of Ur.C. The recent discovery of an ancient board game.D. The original rules found in a stone tablet.54. What can be inferred from the text?A. There were some similarities between the games.B. The earliest board game was found in Europe.C. All the games used the same number of dice.D. We haven’t got any record of the board games.55. What does the underlined word“itself ”in the last paragraph refer to?A. The game of Senet.B. The Royal Game of Ur.C. The game backgammon.D. The game of Nard.【参考答案】51—55 CCAAC较难题目特训：人物故事类I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near tothe far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.Just at this moment, she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.1. The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw .A. the calf was about to fall into the riverB. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rockC. the calf was washed away by the rising waterD. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water2. How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?A. By putting it on a safe spot.B. By pressing it against her body.C. By taking it away with her.D. By carrying it on her back.3. How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?A. It was a great comfort.B. It was a sign of danger.C. It was a call for help.D. It was a musical note.4. What can be the best title for the text?A. A Mother’s LoveB. A Brave ActC. A Deadly RiverD. A Matter of Life and Death【参考答案】15.1-4 DAAA较难题目特训：人物故事类Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked,“Do you think they’ll let meplay?”Shay’s father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team,but the father also understood that if his son,mentally and physically disabled,were allowed to play,it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.Shay’s father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play,not expecting much. The boy looked around and said,“We’re losing by six runs(分)and the game is in the eighth inning(局). I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him in to bat in the final inning. “Shay struggled over to the team’s bench and put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father’s joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning,Shay’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the final inning,Shay put on a glove and played in the field. Even though no hits came his way,he was obviously joyful just to be in the game and on the field. In the bottom of the final inning,Shay’s team scored again. Now,Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. Would they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?Surprisingly,Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was almost impossible. The first pitch(投) came and Shay missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to throw the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in,Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.The pitcher could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman and Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead,the pitcher threw the ball right over the head of the first baseman,beyond the reach of all teammates. The audience and the players from both teams started screaming,“Shay,run to first!“ Never in his life had Shay ever run that far but made it to first base,wide-eyed and shocked.Everyone shouted,“Run to second!“ Catching his breath,Shay awkwardly ran towards second. By the time Shay rounded towards second base,the smallest guy on their team,who had a chance to be the hero for his team for the first time,could have thrown the ball to the second baseman,but he understood the pitcher’s intentions and h e too intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head.All were screaming,“Shay,Shay,Shay,all the way Shay. “ Shay reached third base when one opposing player ran to help him andshouted,“Shay,run to third. “ As Shay rounded third,a ll were on their feet,crying,“Shay,run home!”Shay ran to home,stepped on the home base and was cheered as the hero who won the game for his team.That day,the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world. Shay didn’t make it to another summer and died that winter,having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy and coming home and seeing his mother tearfully hug her little hero of the day!1. Not expecting much,Shay’s father still asked the boy if S hay could play,mainly because the father .A. noticed some of the boys on the field were hesitatingB. guessed his presence would affect the boys’ decisionC. learned some of the boys on the field knew Shay wellD. understood Shay did need a feeling of being accepted2. In the bottom of the final inning Shay was given the bat because the boys . A. believed they were sure to win the gameB. would like to help Shay enjoy the gameC. found Shay was so eager to be a winnerD. felt forced to give Shay another chance3. The smallest boy threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head,probably because that boy .A. was obviously aware of the pitcher’s purposeB. looked forward to winning the game for his teamC. failed to throw the ball to the second basemanD. saw that Shay already reached second base4. Which of the followinghas nothing to do with Shay’s becoming the hero for his team?A. The pitcher did not throw the ball to the first baseman.B. The audience and the players from both teams cheered for him.C. The opposing players failed to stop his running to home.D. One of the opposing players ran to help him.5. What do you think is the theme of the story?A. True human nature could be realized in the way we treat each other.B. Everyone has his own strength even if mentally or physically disabled.C. Everyone can develop his team spirit in sports and please his parents.D. The results of the game should not be the only concern of the players.【参考答案】22.1-5 DBACA。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解一轮训练(10)
高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解一轮训练（10）【2015高考复习】阅读理解Farming is moving indoors，where the sun never shines，where rainfall is irrelevant and where the climate is always right. The perfect crop field could be inside a windowless building wit h controlled light，temperature，wetness，air quality and nutrition.It could be in a highrise or a sprawling comple x in the Saudi desert.It may be an answer to the world's food pr oblems.The world already is having trouble feeding itself.Half the peopl e on Earth live in cities，and nearly half of those－ about 3 billion－are hungry or illfed.Foodprices，currently increasing，are buffeted by dryness，floods and the cost of energy required to plant，harvestand transport.And prices will only get more unstable.Climate change makes longterm crop planning uncertain.Farmers in many parts of the world already are using water available to the last drop.And the world is gettin g more crowded：by midcentury，the global population will grow from 6.8 billion to 9 billion.To feed so many people may require expanding farmland at th e expense of forests and wilderness，or finding ways to completely increase crop output.Gertjan Meeuws has taken the concept of a greenhouse a step further，growing vegetables and house plants in enclosed (封闭的) and regulated environments.In their research station，water flows into the pans when needed，and the temperature is kept constant.Lights go on and off，creating similar day and night，but according to the rhythm of the plant.A building of 100 square meters and layers (层) of plants could provide a daily diet of 200 grams of fresh fruit and vegetables to the entire population of Den Bosch，about 140,000 people.Their idea isn't to grow foods that require much space，like corn or potatoes.Here sunlight is not only unnecessary but can be harmful.Plants need only specific wavelengths of light to grow.Their growth rat e is three times faster than under greenhouse conditions.They use about 90 percent less water than outdoor agriculture.And ci ty farming means producing food near the consumer，and there's no need to transport it long distances.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。
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2015高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）训练（8）及答案【2015高考复习】阅读链接What is it that makes a house a home？A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other，who are harmonious(和谐的)and closer inside with one another than they are outside with those in the workplace or with classmates at school.A home is a place that's so magnetic that it's difficult to leave.In a home there is love，sharing and appreciation，and the members help one another.I have seen families on the street.But if they live，sleep，talk，and eat together，they are a family，even if they are poorly off.You don't need a roof to make a home.The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to really live in them.The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby.The parents work.The children do wrong.They don't talk and eat together every day.They rarely see each other.The truly homeless people are those with babysitters，caretakers，gardeners and maids.Parents are unaware，too busy making money outside the home that they don't live in.This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless.Who is to be pitied?Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home.If the computer is on all the time，the house turns into an office，even if everyone is at home.Many homes these days are just offices.Human communication has stopped.The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the ing the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness，play and communication，not with a screen，but with a human being.【语篇解读】本文论述了如何才能使我们的房子成为家这个命题。
16．Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?A．How to Make a House a Home?B．What Makes a House a Home?C．Who Are Homeless，the Poor?D．What is a Home for?答案B[ 主旨大意题。
文章主要围绕房子和家这个话题展开，即什么使我们的房子成为家。
] 17．The purpose of the first paragraph is to________.A．tell us that where there is home there is loveB．tell us what people think home isC．show the author's concept of homeD．tell people how to have a happy home答案C[推理判断题。
文章第一段作者提出了心中家的概念作为论点。
]18．The underlined word“those”refers to ________.A．people who build multi-million-dollar housesB．people who have lost their family membersC．people who don't spend time with the familyD．homeless families living on the street答案C[推理判断题。
根据下一句的Parents are unaware，too busy making money outside the home that they don't live in.可以判断这一类人是很少和家庭成员呆在一起的。
]19．Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A．A home is a place where you are willing to stay.B．Even the poorest person can have a happy home.C．Computers and the Internet are important for a happy home.D．Sometimes it's the rich that should be pitied.答案C[细节理解题。
由最后一段Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to makea house into a home.可知合理使用电脑对家庭也是很重要的。
与C选项不符。
]CKirk Watson, then Austin‟s mayor, remembers it this way:“I was at the gym working out and going back and forth between different machines, doing different things. I was on a treadmill(踏车), my head down and a guy on another treadmill cried out, …Mayor, is that the World Trade Center?‟ ”Moments later, Watson was in another part of the gym, away from televisions. “Another guy said another one hit.” he recalled.Watson, now a state senator, recalls every detail, every emotion of Sept. 11, 2001.“I will never forget the feeling of watching the towers fall,” he said, recalling going into mayor mode when it became clear our nation was under attack.You, too, remember the details, the emotions of 9/11. Five weeks from today, on the 10th anniversary of that awful day, we will provide a forum for Central Texans to share their memories. At times, the memories are so vivid, it seems impossible it was so long ago. And there are times the memories are so horrific that it can be hard to comprehend that such a thing actually happened.For many of us, the 9/11 attacks on our homeland are the equivalent(等同) of what the attack on Pearl Harbor was for Americans on Dec. 7, 1941. The events were comparable, but the outcome was different. Does it seem to you America was in a better place 10 years after Pearl Harbor than we are 10 years after 9/11? We remain at war on two fronts. Our nation‟s economy is shrinking. Too many Americans are unemployed. W e face challenges so deep that some Americans — inheritors(继承人) of a national spirit long marked by eternal optimism about a boundless future — are thinking about whether our best days are behind us.“Sept. 11, 2001 was our day that will live in evil,” Watson said. “We need to make sure our children and grandchildren will say we reacted to our day that lived in evil at least as well as that generation that came before us reacted to Pearl Harbor.”Have we done that? We‟d like to share your thoughts in a project planned for these pages on Sunday, Sept.11. Are your memories consumed by the horror of the sights of that day? And, like Watson, do the emotions of the day still burn within you?63．When America was under attack on Sept 11, 2001, Kirk Watson was________.A．in the office having a talk with his staffB．receiving a phone call from his colleagueC．in the stadium watching TVD．at the gym taking exercise64．It can be learnt from the passage that ten years after Sept 11, 2001, ________ .A．America is in a better place than they were 10 years after Pearl HarborB．America‟s economy is picking upC．Americans are worried about their futureD．many Americans are living a happy life65．The author‟s purpose in writing the passage is to ________ .A．hope the readers will talk about how they feel about the 9/11 attacksB．expect the victims of the 9/11 attacks will be tolerantC．call on all Americans to uniteD．encourage American young people to fight against terrorists66．What can be the best title for the passage?A．Great Pain Disappears SlowlyB．Ten Years Later, Memory Still BurnsC．Ten Years Ago, the 9/11 Attacks Occurred UnexpectedlyD．The 9/11 Attacks, Forgettable or Forgivable【参考答案】63—66、DCAB[史地自然型阅读理解]----- (三)Besides containing attractive flowers, trees and other plants that beautify the community, ecofriendly rain gardens(雨水花园) are healthy for the environment and the people living and working nearby.A rain garden is not very different from a traditional garden. It is just a far more ecofriendly garden. Usually it is built lower than the ground. Rain gardens make smart use of rain and storm water by temporarily holding water from rain and storms and letting it soak(浸入)slowly into the ground before it runs into streams or enters the public drinking water supply.Thus, a rain garden keeps the water, allowing it to be used as needed by plants in the rain garden, rather than flowing immediately into nearby streams and going unused. The water willsoak slowly into the ground within a day or two. This creates an advantage that the rain garden does not allow mosquitoes to breed. This is a simple, attractive, and eco friendly “green” way to treat storm water.What's more, planting a rain garden helps reduce pollution and improve the environment. Without using expensive machinery and chemicals, rain gardens remove harmful chemicals in the rainwater and cut down on the amount of pollution reaching streams and rivers by up to 30%.Native plants are recommended for rain gardens because they are more used to the local climate, soil, and water conditions. They may attract local wildlife such as native birds. Water your rain garden immediately after planting and once a week, unless you have had at least an inch of rain during the week. Once the native plants establish the necessary root system, it will require little care.Often, local governments and private businesses develop large rain gardens in their yards and in public parks as a way to improve the environment and solve flooding problems. However, you don't need to be a professional environmental engineer to create a rain garden. As long as you're ecoconscious homeowners, you can help the environment by building smaller rain gardens in your yards.1．Which of the following is NOT true for the function of rain gardens?A. They are good for living conditions.B. They increase pollution.C. They can beautify the community.D. They improve the environment.2．Which of the following is the ecofriendly function of rain gardens discussed in Paragraph 4?A. They can keep the rain and storm water.B. They can help reduce the pollution problem.C. They can be healthy for the people around.D. They can make the environment more beautiful.3．One of the main reasons why native plants are recommended is that ____.A. they cost less and are much easier to getB. they may attract local wildlife to comeC. they require little care from the local gardenerD. they are more used to the local growing conditions4．What do we know about rain gardens?A. They need little water after all the plants are planted.B. They usually need at least an inch of rainwater a week.C．They may attract local birds and change the local climate.D. They may reduce the water pollution problem by 70%.5. Who are the intended readers of the passage?A. Homeowners.B. Students.C. Engineers.D. Educators.(三)【要点综述】本文主要介绍了环境友好型的雨水花园是如何运作的。