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2014高考英语二轮专题阅读理解训练精品题(10)

2014高考英语阅读理解二轮专题训练精品题（10）及答案【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学一模试题】A阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2014高考英语二轮专题阅读理解训练精品题

Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feel ings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preservin g the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen…At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often--only of objects I find really beautiful. I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories--I just live, and the memories form themselves.26. Before thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ________.A. observing her school routineB. expressing her satisfactionC. impressing her classmatesD. preserving her history27. On a journey at thirteen, the author ________.A. nearly ignored the beauty of nature while busy making recordsB. hardly made preparations for a journal while appreciating natureC. suddenly felt it impossible and unnecessary to write everything downD. was entirely struck by nature and forgot to record anything28. What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?A. A dull night on the journey.B. The beauty of the great valley.C. A striking quotation from a book.D. Her concerns for future generations.29. What does the author put in her diary now?A. Notes and beautiful pictures.B. Special thoughts and feelings.C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.30. The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ______.A. to experience itB. to live the present in the futureC. to make memoriesD. to give accurate representations of it 【参考答案】26-30. DCBBA【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学一模试题】BIt’s such a happy-looking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm-tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of amicrowave oven, it’s pedestrian-friendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.It’s a library built with love.A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That’s what we’re going to do for our spring break!”Son Austin, now a 10th-grader, didn’t see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51-year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he’d built years earlier for daughter Abbie’s toy horses, and made a door of glass.After adding the library’s final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book,” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.They stocked it with 20 or so books they’d already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids’ favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again,” said Janey, a stay-at-home mom.Since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.The project’s best payoff, says Peter, are the thank-you notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”31. In what way is the library “pedestrian-friendly”?A. It owns a yellow roof.B. It stands near a sidewalk.C. It protects book lovers from the sun.D. It uses palm-tree stickers as decorations.32. Janey got the idea to build a library from __________.A. a visit to Brian WilliamsB. a spring break with her familyC. a book sent by one of her neighborsD. a report on a Wisconsin-based organization33. The library was built __________.A. by a ship supply companyB. on the basis of toy horsesC. like a mailboxD. with glass34. What can we infer about the signboard?A. It was made by a user of the library.B. It marked a final touch to the library.C. It aimed at making the library last long.D. It indicated the library was a family property.35. The passage tells us that the users __________.A. donate books to the libraryB. get paid to collect books for the libraryC. receive thank-you notes for using the libraryD. visit the library over 5 times on average daily【参考答案】31-35. BDCCA【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学一模试题】CWe’ve reached a strange--some would say unusual--point. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweight, or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. It’s the good life that’s more likely to kill us these days.Worse, nearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. What’s going on?We reall y don’t have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through--up to a point.In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the world’s most body-conscious country.We know what we should be doing to lose weight--but actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower.Others blame good food. They say: it’s just too inviting and it makes the m overeat. Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food.Some also blame their parents--their genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because they’re normal in shape, or rather slim.It’s a similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I say--not as I do.36. What is the “strange” point mentioned in the first sentence?A. The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.B. Starvation is taking more people’s lives in the world.C. WHO report shows people’s unawareness of food safety.D. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO’s efforts.37. Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?A. A lot of effective diet pills are available.B. Body image has nothing to do with good food.C. They have been made fully aware of its dangers.D. There are too many overweight people in the world.38. The example of Finland is used to illustrate ________.A. the cause of heart diseaseB. the effectiveness of a campaignC. the fashion of body shapingD. the history of a body-conscious country39. According to the last paragraph, parents ________.A. always set a good example to their childrenB. are hardly as overweight as their childrenC. hope to be as healthy as their own childrenD. rarely take action to lose weight themselves40. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Actions or Excuses?B. Overweight or Underweight?C. WHO in a DilemmaD. No Longer Dying of Hunger【参考答案】36-40. ACBDA【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学一模试题】DIt is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson’s famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson’s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena.” The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather- speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.41. The author mentions Dr. Johnson’s comment to show that________.A. most commentators agree with Dr. JohnsonB. Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observationC. the comment was accurate two hundred years agoD. English conversations usually start with the weather42. What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?A. A social trend.B. An emotional state.C. A historical concept.D. An unknown phenomenon.43. According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that________.A. Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weatherB. there is nothing special about the English weatherC. the English weather attracts people to the British IslesD. English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty44. What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?A. To explain what English weather-speak is about.B. To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.C. To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.D. To convince people that the English weather is changeable.45. The English weather conversation is actually __________.A. a nature attractionB. a requests for weather dataC. a conversation starterD. a common focus in British life 【参考答案】41-45. DBDAC。

2014高考英语第二轮阅读理解精品训练题(6)及答案(解析)

2014高考英语第二轮阅读理解精品训练题（6）及答案（解析）第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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广东2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷含答案

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：完形填空和语法填空（6）第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)In the future, schools will teach at least one thing we do not teach today: the art of self-discovery. There is nothing more___1__in education. We turn out students from our universities who know how to give answers, but not how to___2__questions.Our students do not really get into the centres of wisdom in our culture. They__3___ universities with skills for the workplace, but with no knowledge of how to live, or what___4__is for. They are not taught how to see. They are not taught how to listen. They are not taught the great___5__of obedience（遵守、服从）.They are not taught the true art of___6__. True reading is not just passing our__7___ overwords on a page, or__8___information, or even understanding what is being read. True reading is a__9___act. It means seeing first, and then using the__10___. Higher reading ought to be a new subject. As we read, we should try to get something new. I meet people in all 11 of life, and most known in the fields of literature and science, who, though professionals, do not___12__read what is in front of them. They only read what is__13___known to them. I suspect this is happening now, even as you read this__14___.All our innovations(革新), our discoveries, our__15___come from one source: being able first to see what is there, and what is not; to hear what is said, and what is not; but also to think clearly.1. A. technical B. . important C. serious mon2. A. afford B. . tell C. repeat D. ask3 A. attend B. enter C. leave D enjoy4 A. learning B. working C.living D. thinking5 A. art B. theme C. idea D. style6 A. listening B. speaking C.reading D. writing7 A.lips B. arms C.hands D. eyes8 A. gathering B. delivering C.sending D. passing9 A. native B . creative C.detectiv D. sensitive10 A. appreciation B. imagination C.presentation D. instruction11 A. walks B. kinds C.sides D. items12 A. generally B. obviously C actually D. deliberately13 A. even B. forever. C.still D. already14 A. topic B. page C.subject D. book15 A. creativity B. possibility C.program D. project【文章大意】本文叙述了我们未来的教育重点是培养学生的自我发现的能力。

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解(3)

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（3）II 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIt’s such a happy-looking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm-tree stickers and shelter ed from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it’s pedestrian-friendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.It’s a library built w ith love.A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That’s what we’re going to do for our spring break!”Son Austin, now a 10th-grader, didn’t see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51-year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he’d built years earlier for daughter Abbie’s toy horses, and made a door of glass.After adding the library’s final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book,” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.They stocked it with 20 or so books they’d already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids’ favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again,” said Janey, a stay-at-home mom.Since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.The project’s best payoff, says Peter, are the thank-you notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”【文章大意】文章主要讲述了Janey Henriksen一家建立微型图书馆的故事。

广东佛山2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解与书面表达巩固提高训练35

广东佛山2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解与书面表达巩固提高训练35i.、阅读理解（本大题共3小题，共0分）A1.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?Be involved. Parents need to be involved in their teen's work. 1 What they look for is your presence - to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with your teen. Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears, but don't let them focus on those fears.Help them get organized. 2 Together, you and your teen can work out a time-table in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.Provide a calm setting. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy. Give them a nutritious diet. It's important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 3 If this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet, rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress.4 Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying. Making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress. Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.Show a positive attitude. 5 Your panic, anxiety and blame co ntribute to your teen’s pressure. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts. Most importantly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.A. A parent's attitude will dictate their teen's emotions.B. Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite.C. They will only make the situation worse.D. Encourage your teen to relax.E. The best thing is simply to listen.F. Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly.G. Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.【答案解析】EFBDAB2. [2012·天津卷]DYou are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or a creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they”are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing (内化) your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don't let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don't blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred (神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have a fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.51. What does the word “They” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?A. People and things around you.B. Opportunities and problems.C. Creators and their choices.D. Victims and their sufferings.52. According to Paragraph 2, creators ________.A. seem willing to experience failures in lifeB. possess the ability to predict future lifeC. handle ups and downs of life wiselyD. have potential to create something new53. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Creators and victims face quite different things in life.B. Creators and victims are masters of their lives.C. Victims can influence more people than creators.D. Compared with victims, creators are more emotional.54. The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that ________.A. strong attachment to sufferings in life pulls people into victimsB. people need family support to deal with challenges in lifeC. it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their painsD. one's experiences determine his attitude toward life55. What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?A. To define victims and creators.B. To evaluate victims against creators.C. To explain the relationship between victims and creators.D. To suggest the transformation from victims to creators.【答案解析】【要点综述】“a victim”和“a creator”拥有不同的生活方式。

2014广东深圳市高考英语二模试题及答案解析

绝密★启用前试卷类型：A 2014广东深圳市高考英语二模试题及答案解析英语2014.4本试卷共12页，三大题，满分135分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的学校、姓名和考生号填写在答题卡上。

同时，将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One of the most important aspects of effective teamwork is effective leadership. This means that the team 1 should have the skills to create a working culture that is 2 , and in turn it will help to motivate. A good team leader also has to be able to 3 a high level of morale(士气) among the team members so that they feel 4 and valued.When a team is created, there is purpose behind the 5 . Therefore, along with the reason for team creation, it’s also important that expectations from the team members are 6 marked out. The necessary resources in terms of people, money and time will have to be made 7 to the team so that the team is able to meet the expectations.Individual team members will 8 their performance when managers or team leaders praise them highly. On the other hand, if someone on the team is not 9 recognition, then they might become unhappy, and greatly reduce their productivity.However, no matter how good a team may be, conflicts will 10 occur sometime or the other. The best way to counter(制止) this is to have proper methods of 11 them. In fact, it is advisable for the team leader to actually sit with the parties in 12 and work out the differences between them, without taking 13 and making sure to remain objective.And finally, 14 teamwork can only come about when the team leader sets a good example, which can be followed by the team members. In order to 15 the team committed, positive, and motivated, the team leader himself or herself has to have all these qualities.1．A．member B．leader C．work D．culture 2．A．expensive B．sensitive C．passiveD．positive3．A．suppose B．educate C．promote D．explore 4．A．supported B．equipped C．replaced D．changed 5．A．teamwork B．aspect C．culture D．creation 6．A．clearly B．fairly C．softlyD．probably7．A．reasonable B．believable C．availableD．changeable8．A．show B．improve C．react D．follow 9．A．given B．made C．lost D．taken 10．A．impossibly B．hardly C．strictly D．certainly 11．A．protecting B．settling C．refusing D．accepting 12．A．conflict B．favour C．danger D．practice 13．A．lessons B．courses C．sides D．places 14．A．independent B．busy C．dull D．effective 15．A．expect B．keep C．find D．develop第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。

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John Smith.B. Tommy Brown.C. Paul Burton.D. Tonny Wang.4．Who can’t be allowed to go to the Layla’s Disco?A. A 30-year-old worker.B. A 50-year-old doctor.C. A 22-year-old manager.D. A 15-year-old student.5．You must phone ________ if you want to get a ticket for the fashion show.A. the booking agentB. the teacherC. the managerD. a postman6．Which of the following food can you have at KARMA?A. Chicken.B. Tomato.C. Fish.D. Beef.7．The average person learns most of the 30 000～40 000 words whose meanings he or she recognizes by hearing them or getting familiar with them in the context or simply absorbing them without conscious effort. The best way to build a good vocabulary, therefore, is to read a great deal and to participate in a lot of good talks. There are relatively few words that we learn permanentlyby purposefully referring to dictionaries or keeping word lists. However, even those extra few areof value, and no one will make a mistake by working on developing a larger vocabulary. 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Knowing them enables youto make intelligent guesses about the meanings of words.If you are studying a foreign language, be alert to words in that language which relate to words in English. English has inherited(继承) or borrowed much of its vocabulary of 500 000～600 000 words from Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and German.【小题1】When you meet a new word in reading, what should you do?A. Guess its meaning.B. Ask somebody.C. Look it up in a dictionary.D. All of the above.【小题2】According to this passage, the best way to build a good vocabulary is ______.A. to remember a lotB. to read a great dealC. to take part in a lot of good talksD. both B and C【小题3】The phrase “be alert to” in the third paragraph may best be replaced by “______”．A. look at B. pay attention to C. write down D. learn by heart【小题4】In the fourth paragraph, the word “them” refers to ______the parts of words B. prefixes C. suffixes D. Roots"Hitler and the Germans," an exhibition in Berlin's German Historical Museum which aims toinvestigate the society that created Hitler, has seen more than 10,000 visitors walk through itsdoors since opening on Friday.Rudolf Trabold, a spokesman for the museum, said there were 4,000 visitors to the exhibition onthe first day alone. People visiting the exhibition said they had waited as long as one and a halfhours to get in. Ravi Nair, a 73-year-old Indian visitor, said: "I had to queue for about an hour butit was worth it. The exhibition should help people in democratic countries realize that their vote isvery valuable."was so popular because it was the first exhibition toTrabold said “Hitler and the Germans”　explain how a man who lived on the margins of society for 30 years, in Vienna's men's hostels,could become an almost mythical（神话的）leader of the German people. "We are all affected byHitler, so it speaks to all of us and helps Germans and foreigners to come to terms with the past."Inge Lonning, a 72-year-old tourist from Norway said: "I thought the exhibition was veryimpressive. I wanted to see it because I experienced the German occupation of Norway as a smallchild, so it's not just history for me." But not everyone was convinced there was something new tobe learned from the exhibition. "So much has been done about this period over the years, it waslike, I knew this and I knew that," said Canadian Julien Cayer, aged 28. "I thought I'd findsomething new but I didn't."There has been widespread concern in the German media that the exhibition could become amagnet for neo-Nazi admirers of Hitler, but Trabold said that although there had been someright-wing extremist visitors, they had not caused any problems.8．What is the main idea of the passage?A. 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Then ride the Navy launch acro ss Pearl Harbor to visit the Arizona Memorial. Then, board a tou r bus for a scenic trip around the of . Get your cameras ready f or the beautiful view over Windward Oahu at Nu’uanu Pali Look out. Visit Byodo－In Temple, which is set against a picturesque mountain backdro p.Yo u’ll also see the famous North Shore surfing beaches of Sun set, Banzai Pipeline, and Waimea Bay and drive through rustic . Visit Dole Plantation and discover the history of Hawaii’s pinea pple industry before enjoying a no host lunch at the (lunch is not included in the listed-price).Inclusions: Scenic bus tour of Oahu islandFilm viewing at . Pearl HarborVisit of Byodo－In Temple and Dole PlantationAvailable:Mon. —Fri.Hours of operation:7 AM to 5 PMNote:Strict security measures forbid purses, handbags, fanny pack s, backpacks, camera bags, diaper bags, luggage and／or other items. Visitors may bring a camera and cam-recorder. A storage facility, operated by a private vendor, is ava ilable for visitors coming to the USS Arizona Memorial, USS Bo wfin Submarine Museum & Park, the Battleship Missouri and the .49. What is the purpose of the passage above?A. To introduce the beautiful scene in Oahu.B. To tell the wr iter attractions in .C. To attract more tourists.D. To describe a wonderful tour in Oahu.50. Which of the following is the right order of the tour?A. The Arizona Memorial, Byodo-In , Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Polynesian Cultural CenterB. Pearl Habor, Dole Plantation, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout,C. Pearl Habor, North Shore, Byodo-In Temple, DoleD. The Arizona Memorial, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Dole , Polynes ian Cultural Center51. A tourist will see everything below at Pearl Harbor except __ _____.A. the Arizona MemorialB. some historic artifactsC. a film D. Windward Oahu52. Which of the persons below will not be allowed to enter the attractions in Pearl Harbor?A. Alice, a student from LA, comes with her parents, with a Son y digital camera in her hand.B. Geogre Zhang, from , leaves his backpack in a locker outsi de the entrance.C. Billy, from , with small bag in hand and inside the bag is a c am-recorder.D. Hose, from , who has left his luggage in the hotel. Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures(压力) from their parents. Most students are always told by their pa rents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonder ful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those v ery bright students, it can have terrible results for many student s who are not gifted(有天赋的) enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but ha ve failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such s tudents felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They become dropo uts.It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried a bout their children, they do not help them in any way. Many par ents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it i s the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters wor se, a lot of parents serif their children to those schools opening i n the evenings and on weekends — they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything fro m the students’ hair to their clothes and things in their school ba gs. Child psychologists(心理学家) now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had t aught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wro ng and how to show love and care for others, even for their par ents.6．“Dropouts” are those who _______.A. make troubles in and out of schoolsB. go about or stay home instead of being at schoolC. try hard but always fails in the examsD. lose hope and give up some of their subjects7．According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students _______.A. how to study wellB. how to get on with othersC. to show love and care for othersD. All above8．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. The Trouble in Japanese SchoolsB. The Problems of Japanese StudentsC. Education inD. The Pressures on the Students inPeople smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in differ ent cultures may be different. Depending on different cultures, s miling can express joy and amusement, but it can also show e mbarrassment.People in the smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other in ord er to show they are open and friendly. However，in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but als o a way to avoid being embarrassed. Chinese people like smilin g when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child falls off from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement a nd not a kind of impolite laugh.When a person from the United States might blush（脸红）with embarrassment or become offensive(冒犯的), a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid serious misund erstanding, people who engage in intercultural communication s hould be able to understand the meaning of smiling properly. 9． We can use smile to express all of the following feelings ex cept _________,A. joy and happinessB. amusementC. embarrassment D . fear10． People often smile at each other in the United States beca use _________.A. they are very happyB. they want to show they are friendlyC. they want to hide their true feelingsD. they want to avoid embarrassment11． In China, seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile i n order to _______.A. laugh at himB. avoid his own embarrassmentC. avoid embarrassment and encourage the boyD. show his politeness12． What is mainly talked about in the passage?A. People smile at times.B. Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cultures.C. Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people.D. The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art, Washington, D.C. has the National Galler y of Art(美术馆); Paris has the Louvre; London, the British Museum. Florida I nternational University(FIU) in also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawing s and paintings.FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the . You don't have to visit the University to see the art. You ju st need a computer linked to a telephone.You can call the telephone number of a University computer an d connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically (采用电子手段) by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings .、Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He sa ys he started the museum because computer artists had no pla ce to show their works.A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically an d send the records, or floppy discs(软盘), to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pi ctures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the compu ter artist needed an expensive laser(激光) printer.Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pict ures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer arti sts because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great numb er of home computers in could mean a huge audience for the e lectronic museum.13．The main purpose of this text is to give information about _ _____.A. famous museums throughout the world.B. a computer art museum in ,C. art exhibitions inD. latest development in computer art14．To see the art in FIU museum, your special needs include ______.A. floppy discsB. a computer and a printerC. pictures and drawings on paperD. a computer connected to the museum by telephone line 15．What are stored in this museum?A. Paintings drawn by means of computer.B. Different styles of paintings.C. Drawings done by art students of FIU.D. Old paintings.16．The museum was started when ______.A. Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scienti stsB. Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artistsC. art students needed a place to show their worksD. computer scientists wanted to do something about art 17．The words "an audience" in the last paragraph here refer t o ______.A. art studentsB. owners of computersC. exhibits in the museumD. those who can enjoy artYou know is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is to get around. The untouched beaches that go for miles and de serts that touch the horizon are just there, waiting to be reached and explored. The following are the different ways you can expl ore our vast country.Getting aroundAirFlying is the best way to cover large distances in a short time. Y ou can spend more time on the 's can't-miss landscapes and relaxing lifestyle. Moreover, competition a mong airlines makes great flying fees available for you.Drivehas a vast network of well-maintained roads and some of the most beautiful touring routes in the world. You have no difficulty finding car rental companies at major airports, central city locations, suburbs and attractions .BusBus travel in is comfortable , easy and economical. Buses gen erally have air conditioning, reading lights, adjustable seats and videos. Services are frequent, affordable and efficient.RailTrain travel is the cheapest and gives you an insight into 's size and variety, all from the comfort of your carriage. Scheduled ser vices are a great way to get quickly between our cities and regi onal centers.Ferry (轮渡）The Spirit of Tasmania runs a passengerand vehicle ferry service between Melbourne and nightly. Extra sen ices are running during summer rush hours. Sea-link ferries connect South Australia and several times a day. F erries connect suburbs in our capital cities.WalkWith easy-on-the-feet pedestrian.(行人)streets, walking is a great way to get around our cities. Besides all the above, you can also experience some of the lon gest: tracks and trails in the world in central Australia——impressive journeys of a thousand kilometers or more that can t ake several weeks to complete.18．The underlined word "untouched" in Paragraph 1 means .A. secureB. specialC. naturalD. artificial 19．Which of the following is true about travelling in Australia?A.You can easily rent a car to explore its beautiful touring route s.B.More travellers make the flying fees among airlines higher tha n before.C.Taking a bus tour is the most comfortable, economical and ef ficient way.D.Train services can offer you more comfort than any other means of transport, 20．Ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania usually ru ns •A. several times a dayB. only at night hoursC. between different citiesD. only during rush hours 21．From the passage, we know that .A.travelling in central is time-consumingB.central has the world's shortest railway lineC.pedestrian walking is a great way to travel between citiesD.you have no choice but to walk over 1,000 kilometers in central2014届高考英语二轮复习三月精品练习阅读理解BMore than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple. The fruits that made it to the w ere green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1996, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in first hit our shelves.The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidl y becoming the world’s best-selling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then o nly found in tinned pineapple.In nutrition(营养) it was all good news too. This nice-tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C(维生素C) than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful frui t. The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater.Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep the market to itself . But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, but f ailed. Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte’s attempts to keep the golden pine apple for itself were just a way to knock them out of the market.1．We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is ______.A. green outside and sweet insideB. good-looking outside and soft insideC. yellowy-gold outside and hard insideD. a little soft outside and sweet inside2．Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?A. It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice.B. It was less sweet and good for health.C. It was developed by Del Monte.D. It was used as medicine.3．The underlined word “fixture” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something ______.A. that people enjoy eatingB. that is always presentCV. that is difficult to get D. that people use as a gift4．We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte ______.A. allowed other companies to develop pineapplesB. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itselfC. tried hard to control the pineapple marketD. planned to help the other companies5．This tour takes you back in history to a moment that “will live in infamy （声名狼藉）. ” Explore the historic artifacts at the Arizona Memorial Visitor Center commemorating （纪念） the attack on Pearl Harbor, then travel around beautiful Oahu on a Circle Island guided bu s tour.The Arizona Memorial Visitor Center is ’s number one visitor attraction. View the film of the atta ck on Pearl Harbor and browse the historic artifacts on display. Then ride the Navy launch acros s Pearl Harbor to visit the Arizona Memorial. Then, board a tour bus for a scenic trip around the of . Get your cameras ready for the beautiful view over Windward Oahu at Nu’uanu Pali Lookou t. Visit Byodo－In Temple, which is set against a picturesque mountain backdrop.You’ll also see the famous North Shore surfing beaches of Sunset, Banzai Pipeline, and Waime a Bay and drive through rustic . Visit Dole Plantation and discover the history of Hawaii’s pinea pple industry before enjoying a no host lunch at the (lunch is not included in the listed-price). Inclusions: Scenic bus tour of Oahu islandFilm viewing at . Pearl HarborVisit of Byodo－In Temple and Dole PlantationAvailable:Mon. —Fri.Hours of operation:7 AM to 5 PMNote:Strict security measures forbid purses, handbags, fanny packs, backpacks, camera bags, dia per bags, luggage and／or other items. Visitors may bring a camera and cam-recorder. A storage facility, operated by a private vendor, is available for visitors coming to the USS Arizona Memorial, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, the Battleship Missouri and the .49. What is the purpose of the passage above?A. To introduce the beautiful scene in Oahu.B. To tell the writer attractions in .C. To attract more tourists.D. To describe a wonderful tour in Oahu.50. Which of the following is the right order of the tour?A. The Arizona Memorial, Byodo-In , Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Polynesian Cultural CenterB. Pearl Habor, Dole Plantation, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout,C. Pearl Habor, North Shore, Byodo-In Temple, DoleD. The Arizona Memorial, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Dole , Polynesian Cultural Center51. A tourist will see everything below at Pearl Harbor except _______.A. the Arizona MemorialB. some historic artifactsC. a filmD. Windward Oahu52. Which of the persons below will not be allowed to enter the attractions in Pearl Harbor?A. Alice, a student from LA, comes with her parents, with a Sony digital camera in her hand.B. Geogre Zhang, from , leaves his backpack in a locker outside the entrance.C. Billy, from , with small bag in hand and inside the bag is a cam-recorder.D. Hose, from , who has left his luggage in the hotel.Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures(压力) from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those ve ry bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted(有天赋的) enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and t hey don’t want to go to school any longer. They become dropouts.It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it i s the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents serif their chi ldren to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends — they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clot hes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists(心理学家) now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wron g and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.6．“Dropouts” are those who _______.A. make troubles in and out of schoolsB. go about or stay home instead of being at schoolC. try hard but always fails in the examsD. lose hope and give up some of their subjects7．According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students _______.A. how to study wellB. how to get on with othersC. to show love and care for othersD. All above8．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. The Trouble in Japanese SchoolsB. The Problems of Japanese StudentsC. Education inD. The Pressures on the Students inPeople smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. D epending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also show e mbarrassment.People in the smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other in order to show they are open and fri endly. However，in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid being embarra ssed. Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child falls off from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and not a kind of impolite laugh.When a person from the United States might blush（脸红）with embarrassment or become offensive(冒犯的), a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid serious misunderstanding, people who engage i n intercultural communication should be able to understand the meaning of smiling properly. 9． We can use smile to express all of the following feelings except _________,A. joy and happinessB. amusementC. embarrassmentD. fear10． People often smile at each other in the United States because _________.A. they are very happyB. they want to show they are friendlyC. they want to hide their true feelingsD. they want to avoid embarrassment11． In China, seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to _______.A. laugh at himB. avoid his own embarrassmentC. avoid embarrassment and encourage the boyD. show his politeness12． What is mainly talked about in the passage?A. People smile at times.B. Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cultures.C. Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people.D. The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art, Washingto n, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art(美术馆); Paris has the Louvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University(FIU) in also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawing s and paintings.FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the . You don't have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone.You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically (采用电子手段) by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and cop y all the pictures and drawings.、Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum beca use computer artists had no place to show their works.A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy di scs(软盘), to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print go od pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser(激光) printer.Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can se e it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.13．The main purpose of this text is to give information about ______.A. famous museums throughout the world.B. a computer art museum in ,C. art exhibitions inD. latest development in computer art14．To see the art in FIU museum, your special needs include ______.A. floppy discsB. a computer and a printerC. pictures and drawings on paperD. a computer connected to the museum by telephone line15．What are stored in this museum?A. Paintings drawn by means of computer.B. Different styles of paintings.C. Drawings done by art students of FIU.D. Old paintings.16．The museum was started when ______.A. Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientistsB. Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artistsC. art students needed a place to show their worksD. computer scientists wanted to do something about art17．The words "an audience" in the last paragraph here refer to ______.A. art studentsB. owners of computersC. exhibits in the museumD. those who can enjoy artYou know is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is to get around. The untouched beaches that go for miles and deserts that touch the horizon are just there, waiting to be reache d and explored. The following are the different ways you can explore our vast country.Getting aroundAirFlying is the best way to cover large distances in a short time. You can spend more time on the 's can't-miss landscapes and relaxing lifestyle. Moreover, competition among airlines makes great flying fees available for you.Drivehas a vast network of well-maintained roads and some of the most beautiful touring routes in the world. You have no diffic ulty finding car rental companies at major airports, central city locations, suburbs and attractions .BusBus travel in is comfortable , easy and economical. Buses generally have air conditioning, readi ng lights, adjustable seats and videos. Services are frequent, affordable and efficient.RailTrain travel is the cheapest and gives you an insight into 's size and variety, all from the comfort of your carriage. Scheduled services are a great way to get quickly between our cities and regi onal centers.Ferry (轮渡）The Spirit of Tasmania runs a passengerand vehicle ferry service between Melbourne and nightly. Extra sen ices are running during su mmer rush hours. Sea-link ferries connect South Australia and several times a day. Ferries connect suburbs in our ca pital cities.WalkWith easy-on-the-feet pedestrian.(行人)streets, walking is a great way to get around our cities. Besides all the above, you can also experience some of the longest: tracks and trails in the worl d in central Australia——。

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解(9)

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（9）II阅读 (共两节，满分50分)第一节阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)Some scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings.The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.Decibels (分贝) measured in water are different from those measured on land.A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one hundred and ninety－five would have the same effect.Some scientists have suggested setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in the oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales（鲸鱼）.A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals.The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales' ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed and become infected(被感染的).Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds are against a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels. They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research.Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to oceananimals. However, many scientists don’t think that noise is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean. 【文章大意】本文叙述了研究表明噪音污染引起了海洋生物的危险，科学家将来要采取措施拯救海洋生物，阻止噪音对海洋生物的伤害，提醒我们也要意识到保护海洋生物的重要性。

高中英语真题-2014届高考英语二轮复习三月精品练习阅读理解_26

高中英语真题:2014届高考英语二轮复习三月精品练习阅读理解1．第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children's boo ks to five different libraries in the county was released from pris on after a book publisher agreed to post his bond(保释金)of $1,000. The publisher said, "There's a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can't let go of them. He hasn't st olen a single book. So what's the crime? We think that Mr Banis h has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story."When asked why he didn't return the books, Mr Banish said, "W ell, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to retu rn them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, tear the page s, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown the m in the toilet.He continued, "Books are people, too! They talk to you, they tak e care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom, humor and love . A book is a guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repair ed torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned the ir pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air." "Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they're all back in the libraries, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me. I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now."56. Why was the man put into prison?A. Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so.B. Because he stole 700 children's books from the five different libraries.C. Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowe d.D. Because he wanted to publish his story.57. How did the man treat books?A. He treated them as real people.B. He treated them as his own children.C. He treated them as his furniture.D. He treated them as his job.58. From the passage we can learn that the man is _______.A. a thiefB. a writerC. crazy about booksD. unfortunate59. What might happen after the man was set free?A. He might stop borrowing books.B. He might start a library of his own.C. He might go on borrowing books from libraries.“If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have o ne million yuan? No, I don’t! so I only can spend ten fen(分) on t his short message, sending you my best wishes! ”Today, SMS—Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs are pressing buttons, bring happiness to their friends. The humor of the words shows how beautiful language is! Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship.“Thumb Culture” is becoming more and more popular. It is repo rted that 67% of young people like to “Short” to greet each other . Internet SMS will provide more convenience to people. I am gr ateful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. J ust on the tip of thumb, so much joy can be found!2．The first paragraph is a(n) __________.A. e-mail. B. short message. C. piece of news. D. story. 3．What can people do through SMS?A. Buy a palace.B. Provide food.C. Learn foreign language.D. Send messages.4．The people are smiling and laughing when sending messag es because they_________.A. save much money.B. know the weather report.C. enjoy the happiness of SMS.D. have one million yuan. 5．The writer thinks that_________.A. SMS helps people a lot.B. people can find joy on the Internet.C. greeting can cost much money.D. thumb has become a kind of culture.Too cold for recess? School policies vary as much as temps When is it too cold for schoolchildren to go outside for recess （课间休息）? The answer varies widely based on where a school is loc ated and what the kids are used to.Consider: One northern school says it has to be 15 below zero before kids are kept inside. But in areas along the East Coast, t emperatures below 35 to 40 degrees could keep kids inside. Ca nceling recess because of the cold is no small issue considerin g that much of the is trembling through what may be its coldest winter in a generation, according to AccuWeather.There is no national temperature standard for when to keep kid s inside during the winter months, the U.S. Department of Educ ation says. Decisions are made at the local level, either by princ ipals or school districts.Consequently, policies are all over the map:• In International Falls, Minn., the self-described "Icebox of the Nation," where the average high tempe rature in January is 13 degrees, Falls Elementary School Princi pal Jerry Hilfer says, "if it's 15 below (or warmer), they go out, n o matter what." "At 20 below, it gets iffy," he adds.• In , , principals typically keep children indoors when temperatu res drop below freezing, or if it's raining or snowing, says SusanJones, the school system's director of elementary education. "That's the bottom line," says Curtis Twilley, principal of Pember ton Elementary School in , Twilley says students get little exerc ise when recess stays indoors. At Pemberton Elementary, the s tudents will typically play board games or computer games in a classroom because the school's gym is occupied with other clas ses, he says.• For schools in , , which averages about 12 feet of snow per se ason, school officials acknowledge students are probably a little more prepared than those in some more mild climates.6．Which of the following is not true according to the passage_ ________.A. No national temperature standard is made for when to keep kids inside during the winter months.B. Susan Jones insists students get little exercise when recess stays indoors.C. In Wicomico County, children are kept indoors when temper atures dip below freezing.D. has about 12 feet of snow per season on average.7． Which place calls itself Box of Ice?Wicomico County B. Marquette C.Salisbury D.8． Considering_______, canceling recess In USA because of t he cold is a big issue.A. different schools have different principles.B. much of the has very cold winter.C. physical activity can boost student performance.D. decisions are made at the local level,9． The underlined word iffy means _______.A. uncertainB. surprisingC. seriousD. wor se10． What will be talked about next?A. More school policiesB. The reasons why school policies vary.C. Measures to improve the situation.D. Necessities to improve the situationWe keep reading that TV is bad for you. If this is true, how com e the current generation of TV-addicted kids is much smarter than we are? In my home, the on ly people who can work the remote control are the children. Perhaps TV does educate you. For example, you learn a useful medical fact: A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete sentence before he dies. “The killer was…”(dies)But I guess the biggest things we learn from TV can be regarde d as “Life Skills”. Bad things only happen on dark and stormy ni ghts. Emotional breakdowns cause people to wander in the hea vy rain without umbrellas. And contrary to what scientists say, t he crack(霹雳) of lightning and the accompanying flash happen at exactly t he same time, wherever you are.I’ve even acquired useful geographical facts from science-fiction shows: Aliens speak English no matter which planet they come from.Making use of what we learn from TV can improve our security. Consider these truths. If you are ever attacked by 20 bad guys, don’t worry about being outnumbered. The criminals will hang b ack and take turns to approach you in ones and twos just so yo u can conveniently defeat them all. Bad guys who are completel y covered in black clothes always remove their black masks to r eveal that they are in fact, aha, women.TV also teaches us important information about escaping from danger. Watch and learn. (1) If anyone is running after you dow n a passage, you will find that boxes have been conveniently pl aced near all the walls you need to jump over. (2) If you are talland handsome, you can run from any number of armed criminal s, and every shot will miss you.Be warned, however. If your name card says “henchman” (帮凶) and you are part of a group of plain-looking people trying to catch a handsome individual, a single s hot will kill you. But don’t be anxious: TV also delivers useful inf ormation for bad guys. All cars are inflammable (易燃的) and have amazing shock absorbers that enable them to fly i nto the air and land without damage — except police cars.TV even teaches us about TV. Whenever anyone turns on a TV , it shows a news flash about someone they know. They then tu rn the box off immediately after that news item.11．By saying “A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete sentencebefore he dies” (Paragraph 2), the writer shows his________. A. humor B. sympathy C. deep concern D. medical knowl edge12．We can infer from Paragraph 3 that in the real world______ _.A. bad things cause people to break down in the rainB. bad things never happen on dark and stormy nightsC. people with emotional problems like to walk in the rain witho ut umbrellasD. the crack of lightning and the accompanying flash don’t happ en at the same time13．On TV what usually happens when a person turns it on? A. The news shown is always about someone the person know s.B. The person always turns off the TV when it’s time for news.C. The program shown is always about the importance of TV.D. TV always shows news about famous people.14．What’s the main idea of this passage?A. Life skills can be learned from TV.B. TV plays an important role in society.C. Watching TV makes people more creative.D. What happens in TV is very different from reality.The cheetah(猎豹)is best known for being the world’s fastest land animal, reac hing speeds of just over 110kph for short period of time. Howev er, many people know little else about this wonderful animal. Th e word cheetah probably comes from a Hindi word spotted animal. It is very similar to other cats but also has some obvious di fferences. Its body is much leaner than most cats and it has mu ch longer legs.People sometimes make a cheetah a leopard(美洲豹)because they both have spots, but in fact they are very differ ent. A leopard is far heavier and more powerful, but also much slower. The cheetah’s spots cover most of its body except for it s stomach and throat. The cheetah’s tail has spots and these b ecome rings at the end of the tail.An adult cheetah weighs between 35-65 kilograms and is about 80 centimeters high at the shoulder. The cheetah’s head is quite small and the eyes are quite high u p. A black line runs from each eye down to its mouth and make s it look a little sad. It has high shoulders that help it to walk so gracefully.Cheetahs are very fast but they are not very strong. They are n ot good fighters and will run away rather than fight another anim al to protect their food. If they make a kill, it is sometimes taken away from them by stronger animals such as lions and leopard. These animals will kill their young if they get the chance. The c heetah is not a threat to humans at all. It will not attack humans and prefers to stay away from occupied areas.15．Many people know that the cheetah________A. is a fast runnerB. runs faster than any other animal on landC. runs as fast as it canD. is very fast for periods of time16．The cheetah ________A. has spots all over its body including its tailB. has spots on its stomach and throatC. does not have spots on its stomach and throatD. has spots everywhere except for its stomach and throat 17．Cheetahs will not fight another animal to protect their food because _______A. they can quickly run awayB. they are very fast runnersC. They want to protect their youngD. They are poor fightersFrom good reading we can derive pleasure, companionship, ex perience, and instruction. A good book may absorb our attentio n so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundin gs and even our identity. Reading good books is one of the gre atest pleasures in life. It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whateve r may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good bo oks should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction. With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. Wheth er the characters portrayed are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends. In th e pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may delight u s either because they resemble human friends whom we hold d ear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends someti mes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company. By turning the page we can dismi ss them without any fear of hurting their feelings. When human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us frien dship, sympathy, and encouragement. One of the most valuabl e gifts bestowed by books is experience. Few of us can travel f ar from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel b y book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship orocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our h eart's desire. Through books we may get the thrill of hazardous adventure without danger. We can climb lofty mountains, brave the perils of an Antarctic winter, or cross the scorching sands of the desert, all without hardship. In books we may visit the studi os of Hollywood; we may mingle with the gay throngs of the Par is boulevards; we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpin e village or the kindly natives on a island. Indeed, through boo ks the whole world is ours for the asking. The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited. The beauties of natur e, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the won der and enjoyment of those who read.18．Why is it that we sometimes forget our surroundings and e ven our identity while reading?A. No one has come to disturb you.B. Everything is so quiet and calm around you.C. The book you are reading is so interesting and attractive.D. Your book is overdue; you are finishing it at a very fast spee d.19．How would you account for the fact that people like their ac quaintances in books even more?A. They resemble human friends exactly.B. They are unfamiliar types we like.C. They never desert us.D. They never hurt our feelings.20．Which of the following is true?A. Your wish to visit some far-off place can be realized through the pages of the books.B. To escape from the dull realities of everyday life you should take up reading.C. Books can always help you to live a colorful life.D. You may obtain valuable experience from reading good boo ks.21． The word “weary” means ______.A. “to attract someone’s attention”B. “to distract someone’s attention”C. “to make someone very tired”D. “to make someone interested”22．“... the whole world is ours for the asking” implies that ____ ________.A. in books the world is more accessible to usB. we can ask to go anywhere in the worldC. we can make a claim to everything in this worldD. we can make a round-the-world trip free of charge2014届高考英语二轮复习三月精品练习阅读理解1．第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

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高中英语真题:2014届高考英语二轮复习三月精品练习阅读理解1．DMike Ingrarn had been a guard the Ohio State football tea m in the late 1950s．I believe he may have been captain in his senior year．He is a tough - looking guy，a hero in Columbus，a brave fighter in a red—and—gray uniform．One holiday season Jack and I had been at the F&R Laza rus department store downtown, and we saw，carrying a tall pile of boxes，someone who clearly was working in the Lazarus stockroom(仓库)．It was, Mike Ingram，post—Ohio state football player．We stared—how could we help it? And Mike Ingram stopped in his track，looked right back at us，and said，with bite in his tone：“Yeah，it's me．”Meaning：Go ahead and stare if you must．Couldn’t really blame him．There was nothing wrong with what he was doing——be was earning some money in the stockroom．But he was out in the world now, he wasn't where he had been when everythin g was bathed in sunlight；he was in Ohio Stadium，hearing the supporting shouts from 78，000 people who loved him and his teammates．He had moved past that trust of life’s roles，as everyone does．It was his misfortune to have，been famous very early；there must have been dozens and dozens of men in their twenti es working in the Lazarus stockroom that holiday season，but Mike Ingram was the one sure to attract cnrious passers，because he was no longer who he was supposed to be．68．When the writer met him in Lazarus，Mike was a ．A．salesman B．manager C．1ab orer D．customer69．By saying“how could we help it?”the writer means that ．A．he and his friend just can’t force themselves not to loo k at MikeB．he wonders whether he and his friend can help MikeC．he and his friend can’t stop looking at each otherD．he and his friend can do nothing to stop Mike carrying the boxes70．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passag e?A．Mike used to be very popular when he played in the O hio State football team．B．Many other people would stare at Mike like the writer when they run into him．C．Working as an ordinary worker，according to the writer，is Mike’s misfortune．D．Some people accept what life gives them．71．We can infer from the passage that when Mike was stared at，he looked .A．nice B．worried C．sh y D．unhappyRespect your teachers．First of all，students should respect the teachers．They should pay attentio n in the classes．That means to salute him，to stand from his chair when the teacher enters the classroom etc．Attend any lesson attentively．In class of a certain subject or teacher you don’t like very much，if it’s total anarchy，how can we talk about respect?Play by the rules．If your teacher wants you to use wide-lined paper--do it ! If she tells you to sharpen your pencils only before class starts，listen to her．If she doesn’t accept late homework，do yours on time．Sometimes classroom rules seem strict or e ven silly，but most teachers know what’s necessary to make things run s moothly，what it takes to let the learning begin．And the better the learni ng environment，the smarter you’ll be!Expect her／him to like you．Teachers are teachers because they like kids．Given the chan ce，most teachers want to be your friends too．Respect your teach er，but don’t be afraid of her／him．She／He wants you to have a great school year just as much as you want to have!Put first things first．Friends are a fun part of school．But they’re not the most impor tant part．When your teacher is teaching，give her／him your full attention．Even when it's hard to do．— recess_ will come soon enough，and that’s the time for playing with your friends．2．Which of the following would be the best title for the text? __ ____A．Advice Before You Go To School B．What You Should Do At SchoolC．How To Get Along With Your Teacher D．How To Plan Your Time At School3．What do you think the title of the second paragraph“ Play by the rules’’ mean ?A. Don’t play if you haven’t completed your homework． B．Follow what the teacher says．C．Work is work and play is play． D．Make the learning e nvironment as good as possible．4．According to the last paragraph，what do you think the first thing is?A．The teacher． B．The teacher’s lecture．C．The students． D．Friends．5．The underlined word “recess” most probably means ______ ．A．break B．play C．parents D．news6．Mariah Evans at the University of Nevada, , led a 20-year study which asked adults in 27 countries to tell the number of books that were in their home while they were growing up. T heir answers showed that children raised around books spend more years in school, even if their parents are poor and illiterate (没文化的).Mariah Evans said, “What we found was that there is a very big effect of growing up in a bookish home on children’s success in school. Children who grow up in homes where there are more b ooks go further in education. And additional(额外的) books are especially important for children who come from f amilies where the parents aren’t terribly highly educated. The b ooks can be stories, sports, travels and anything. But there, we’re seeing that the books that have the most effect are history an d science.”“It says that there really is a contribution that parents can make to their children’s education. And it doesn’t mean that you have to turn into somebody like me whose walls are lined with books.“But it really does mean that if you spend a few minutes most d ays a week reading to your children, and if they see you readin g from time to time, and if you talk about books with them from time to time, and when somebody asks a question, say ‘let’s loo k it up’ instead of discussing it as a matter of opinion—that all those things can actually make quite a great difference t o children in their education.”56. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.A. it is more difficult for children raised around books to finish schoolB. highly educated parents prevent a child going further in educ ationC. more books are needed by children from poor and illiterate familiesD. children with poor parents don’t spend as many years in sch ool57. According to the author, the books most important for the ch ildren are _______.A. history and scienceB. sports and edu cationC. stories and travelsD. all kinds of subject s58. Wise parents can make quite a great difference to children i n their education by_______.A. turning themselves into somebody whose walls are lined withbooksB. spending some minutes most days a week playing with their childrenC. discussing them rather than looking up questions with their childrenD. talking about books with their children from time to time59. This passage mainly talks about_______.A. the effect of bookish home on childrenB. the importance of parentsC. the necessity of reading more booksD. the interest of children in booksEvery day we go to school and listen to teachers, and the teach er will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends --- you are in a situation where a large group of people will remai n silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself.Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an intervi ew whether it is with a professor of your school or a governmen t official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease in ordinary conversation but the situatio n is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. Y ou must take special care that you can be heard.7．When you speak to the class, you should speak __________.A. as loudly as possibleB. in a low voiceC. loudlyD. forcefully8．The situation in the class is _________ that in your house.A. not very different fromB. sometimes the same asC. sometimes not the same asD. not the same as9．If you are having a conversation with an official, the most im portant thing for you is _____________.A. to show your abilityB. to be very gentleC. to make sure that you can be heardD. to put the official at ease10．The main idea of this passage is __________.A. that we must use different ways at different situationsB. that we must speak loudlyC. that we must keep silent at any timeD. that we must talk with the classEVENTS(赛事)Bicycle tour and raceA bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun. ). At5:30am, the riders will leave and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders an d their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the se aside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturd ay night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday mor ning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and th eir bikes will be taken back to .Cost: 200 Yuan Telephone: 4675027Brazilian footballersThe Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national tea m players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup starRomario ho has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.Ticket prices: 60,100,150 YuanTime/Date: 4:30 pm,August 26(Sat.) Telephone: 5012372Rock climbingThe Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on A ugust 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuh an, , and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua11． If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for _________.A. 35 kilometersB. 55 kilometersC. 75 kilomet ersD. 110 kilometers12． The underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" proba bly means ________.A. raceB. practiceC. part of the trainingD. part of the tour13． What is special about the Rock climbing competition?A. A foreign team takes part in it.B. You can watch it without paying.C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.14． If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?A. 4675027B. 7143177C. 5012372D. 7144850HK's family affairThe 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, wi ll be based on the theme of “family”.The art festival, considered to be Asia's best, was launched in 1 973.“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world w ill go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,” Douglas Gautier, the festival's management director, t old a press briefing in the capital.In the 34 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to Ma rch 7, 2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances o f 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local a rtists and 160 actors from the mainland.Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, West ern and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectacular s.The programmes include Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, Shak espeare’s drama Romeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and Af rican dances, to name just a few.The lineup (阵容) includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orc hestra, Zurich Ballet, the Spanish National Dance Troupe, as w ell as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela H ewitt, and arc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek. In an effort to increase attention, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales.For more information, please check . 15．The press briefing must have been held ______.A. in Hong KongB. in EuropeC. in BeijingD. in 16．By means of "discount packages", you can pay ______. A. more than the usual costB. less than the usual costC. for the air ticket but not for the festival ticketD. for the ticket but not for hotel rooms17．We do NOT have any information about ______.A. what programmes there will beB. in which theatres there will be performancesC. who will performD. when the festival will be held18．Where is this material from?A. Literature MagazineB. TextbookC. Website .D. Newspaper2014届高考英语二轮复习三月精品练习阅读理解1．DMike Ingrarn had been a guard the Ohio State football team in the late 1950s．I believe h e may have been captain in his senior year．He is a tough - looking guy，a hero in Columbus，a brave fighter in a red—and—gray uniform．One holiday season Jack and I had been at the F&R Lazarus department store downtown , and we saw，carrying a tall pile of boxes，someone who clearly was working in the Lazarus stockroom(仓库)．It was, Mike Ingram，post—Ohio state football player．We stared—how could we help it? And Mike Ingram stopped in his track，looked right back at us，and said，with bite in his tone：“Yeah，it's me．”Meaning：Go ahead and stare if you must．Couldn’t really blame him．There was nothing wrong with what he was doing——be was earning some money in the stockroom．But he was out in the world now, he wasn't whe re he had been when everything was bathed in sunlight；he was in Ohio Stadium，hearing the supporting shouts from 78，000 people who loved him and his teammates．He had moved past that trust of lif e’s roles，as everyone does．It was his misfortune to have，been famous very early；there must have been dozens and dozens of men in their twenties working in the Lazarus stockr oom that holiday season，but Mike Ingram was the one sure to attract cnrious passers，because he was no longer who he was supposed to be．68．When the writer met him in Lazarus，Mike was a ．A．salesman B．manager C．1aborer D．customer69．By saying“how could we help it?”the writer means that ．A．he and his friend just can’t force themselves not to look at MikeB．he wonders whether he and his friend can help MikeC．he and his friend can’t stop looking at each otherD．he and his friend can do nothing to stop Mike carrying the boxes70．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．Mike used to be very popular when he played in the Ohio State football team．B．Many other people would stare at Mike like the writer when they run into him．C．Working as an ordinary worker，according to the writer，is Mike’s misfortune．D．Some people accept what life gives them．71．We can infer from the passage that when Mike was stared at，he looked .A．nice B．worried C．shy D．unhappy Respect your teachers．First of all，students should respect the teachers．They should pay attention in the classes．That means t o salute him，to stand from his chair when the teacher enters the classroom etc．Attend any lesson attentivel y．In class of a certain subject or teacher you don’t like very much，if it’s total anarchy，how can we talk about respect?Play by the rules．If your teacher wants you to use wide-lined paper--do it ! If she tells you to sharpen your pencils only before class starts，listen to her．If she doesn’t accept late homework，do yours on time．Sometimes classroom rules seem strict or even silly，but most teachers know what’s necessary to make things run smoothly，what it takes to let the learning begin．And the better the learning environment，the smarter you’ll be!Expect her／him to like you．Teachers are teachers because they like kids．Given the chance，most teachers want to be your friends too．Respect your teacher，but don’t be afraid of her／him．She／He wants you to have a great school year just as much as you want to have!Put first things first．Friends are a fun part of school．But they’re not the most important part．When your teacher is teaching，give her／him your full attention．Even when it's hard to do．— recess_ will come soon enough，and that’s the time for playing with your friends．2．Which of the following would be the best title for the text? ______A．Advice Before You Go To School B．What You Should Do At SchoolC．How To Get Along With Your Teacher D．How To Plan Your Time At School3．What do you think the title of the second paragraph“ Play by the rules’’ mean ?A. Don’t play if you haven’t completed your homework． B．Follow what the teacher says． C．Work is work and play is play． D．Make the learning environment as good as possible ．4．According to the last paragraph，what do you think the first thing is?A．The teacher． B．The teacher’s lecture．C．The students． D．Friends．5．The underlined word “recess” most probably means ______ ．A．break B．play C．parents D．news6．Mariah Evans at the University of Nevada, , led a 20-year study which asked adults in 27 countries to tell the number of books that were in their hom e while they were growing up. Their answers showed that children raised around books spend more years in school, even if their parents are poor and illiterate (没文化的).Mariah Evans said, “What we found was that there is a very big effect of growing up in a bookis h home on children’s success in school. Children who grow up in homes where there are more books go further in education. And additional(额外的) books are especially important for children who come from families where the parents aren’t terribly highly educated. The books can be stories, sports, travels and anything. But there, we’r e seeing that the books that have the most effect are history and science.”“It says that there really is a contribution that parents can make to their children’s education. An d it doesn’t mean that you have to turn into somebody like me whose walls are lined with books.“But it really does mean that if you spend a few minutes most days a week reading to your child ren, and if they see you reading from time to time, and if you talk about books with them from ti me to time, and when somebody asks a question, say ‘let’s look it up’ instead of discussing it as a matter of opinion—that all those things can actually make quite a great difference to children in their education.”56. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.A. it is more difficult for children raised around books to finish schoolB. highly educated parents prevent a child going further in educationC. more books are needed by children from poor and illiterate familiesD. children with poor parents don’t spend as many years in school57. According to the author, the books most important for the children are _______.A. history and scienceB. sports and educationC. stories and travelsD. all kinds of subjects58. Wise parents can make quite a great difference to children in their education by_______.A. turning themselves into somebody whose walls are lined with booksB. spending some minutes most days a week playing with their childrenC. discussing them rather than looking up questions with their childrenD. talking about books with their children from time to time59. This passage mainly talks about_______.A. the effect of bookish home on childrenB. the importance of parentsC. the necessity of reading more booksD. the interest of children in booksEvery day we go to school and listen to teachers, and the teacher will ask us some questions. S ometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling o thers in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat w ith friends --- you are in a situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself.Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professorof your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease in ordinary conversation but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.7．When you speak to the class, you should speak __________.A. as loudly as possibleB. in a low voiceC. loudlyD. forcefully8．The situation in the class is _________ that in your house.A. not very different fromB. sometimes the same asC. sometimes not the same asD. not the same as9．If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is ________ _____.A. to show your abilityB. to be very gentleC. to make sure that you can be heardD. to put the official at ease10．The main idea of this passage is __________.A. that we must use different ways at different situationsB. that we must speak loudlyC. that we must keep silent at any timeD. that we must talk with the classEVENTS(赛事)Bicycle tour and raceA bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun. ). At5:30am, the riders will leave and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a di stance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday mor ning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to .Cost: 200 Yuan Telephone: 4675027Brazilian footballersThe Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26 . The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup starRomario ho has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.Ticket prices: 60,100,150 YuanTime/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26(Sat.) Telephone: 5012372Rock climbingThe Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, , and other places will take p art in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua11． If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for _________.A. 35 kilometersB. 55 kilometersC. 75 kilometersD. 110 kilometers 12． The underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means ________.A. raceB. practiceC. part of the trainingD. part of the tour13． What is special about the Rock climbing competition?A. A foreign team takes part in it.B. You can watch it without paying.C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.14． If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will yo u call?A. 4675027B. 7143177C. 5012372D. 7144850HK's family affairThe 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “fam ily”.The art festival, considered to be Asia's best, was launched in 1973.“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,” Douglas Gautier, the festival's management director, t old a press briefing in the capital.In the 34 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2004, the audience can c hoose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local a rtists and 160 actors from the mainland.Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama a nd dance to outdoor spectaculars.The programmes include Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare’s drama Romeo and Jul iet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.The lineup (阵容) includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, the Spanis h National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela He witt, and arc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.In an effort to increase attention, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with a rt festival ticket sales.For more information, please check .15．The press briefing must have been held ______.A. in Hong KongB. in EuropeC. in BeijingD. in16．By means of "discount packages", you can pay ______.A. more than the usual costB. less than the usual costC. for the air ticket but not for the festival ticketD. for the ticket but not for hotel rooms17．We do NOT have any information about ______.A. what programmes there will beB. in which theatres there will be performancesC. who will performD. when the festival will be held18．Where is this material from?A. Literature MagazineB. TextbookC. Website .D. Newspaper。

2014广东高考英语试题答案与解析（阅读理解与信息匹配）

2014⼴东⾼考英语试题答案与解析（阅读理解与信息匹配）阅读（共两节）第⼀节阅读理解（共20⼩题；每⼩题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短⽂，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂⿊。

ASamuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note,” says Samuel.Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently, “It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.26. What is special about Samuel Osmond?A. He has a gift for writing music.B. He can write down the note he hears.C. He is a top student at the law school.D. He can play the musical piece he hears.27. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A.Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.28. Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he_____ _.A. received a good early education in musicB. played the guitar and the piano perfectlyC. could play the piano without reading musicD. could play the guitar better than his father29. What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?A. He became famous during a special event at his college.B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.30. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The Qualities of a MusicianB. The Story of a Musical TalentC. The Importance of Early EducationD. The Relationship between Memory and Music.本⽂是记叙⽂，介绍有⾳乐天才的Samuel Osmond。

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解空(14)

Ⅱ.阅读 (共两节，满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A.A teenager realized her dream of becoming a professional model three years after a serious car accident.Marita Davies was on her way home from a party when the crash happened. The car that Marita took as a passenger was going the wrong way and crashed into another car driven by a drunken driver named David Hudson, which left her with a broken leg and back. It took the firefighters more than two hours to free the teenager from the damaged car before she was taken to hospital. Marita was in a wheelchair for a year after being bed-ridden for nine months.Marita feared her dream of a modeling career was over. She said, “I was extremely upset and shocked when I knew about my terrible injuries. I thought my dream of becoming a model was over. My leg and back were broken. The crash had broken my confidence and I became quiet and spent less time with other people. I was 16, and at that age all I wanted to do was go out with my friends.”But as her health took a turn for the better, Marita finally came out of the wheelchair and learned to walk. She decided she would still try to follow her dreams, and sent some photos off to some modeling agencies. She did a few unpaid jobs while studying at college. Soon, paid commercial modeling jobs started coming in. Marita was a bit doubtful at first, because the crash had left her with huge scars on her leg and back. She was worried that people wouldn’t want her to model for them, but this didn’t stop her.Marita had done amazingly well to overcome everything that had been thrown at her in the three years. Finally, Marita became a professional model in 2013. She was signed up for advertising campaigns and appeared in TV ads.26. When did the accident happen?A. In 2008.B. In 2009.C. In 2010.D. In 2011.27. Who should be to blame for the accident?A. Marita Davies.B. David Hudson.C. The driver of the car that Marita took.D. Both of the drivers involved in the accident.28. It can be known from the passage that _______.A. Marita was sent to hospital soon after the accident.B. it took Marita twenty-one months to fully recover.C. Marita felt hopeless when she knew about her injuries.D. Marita’s friends helped her build up confidence again.29. How did Marita feel when modeling jobs became available to her?A. Unconfident.B. Satisfied.C. Surprised.D. Lucky.30. The passage is intended to ______.A. prove modeling is a promising career.B. warn people not to drive after drinkingC. suggest having a dream is a good thingD. praise Marita’s spirits to overcome difficultiesB.At 21，Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil，Semco，which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a mad man，from 7：30 am，until midnight every day. One afternoon，while touring a factory in New York，he collapsed. The doctor who treated him said，"There's nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this, you'll find a new home in our hospital. "Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact，he changed the ways his employees worked too.He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries，and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary，like receptionists and secretaries. This saved money and brought more equality to the company. "Everyone at Semco，even top managers，meets guests in reception，does the photocopying，sends faxes，types letters and dials the phone."He completely reorganized the office：instead of walls，they have plants at Semco，so bosses can't shut themselves away from everyone else. And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want. As for uniforms，some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.Semco has flexible working hours：the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. Also，Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects，and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.It sounds perfect，but does it work? The answer is in the numbers：in the last six years，Semco's revenues have gone from$35 million to$212 million. The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3，000. Why?Semler says it's because of "peer pressure". Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else. If someone isn't doing his job well，the other workers will not allow the situation to continue. In other words，Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults rather than children, and expects them to act like responsible adults. And they do.31.According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is True?A. Ricardo Semler is a 21-year employer.B. Semco is the name of a ship.C. Ricardo Semler fell seriously ill because of overwork.D. The doctor’s words had a great effect on Ricardo Semler.32. Semler made a variety of changes in his company Except__________.A. the staff was lessened to save moneyB. the employees were given less holidays every year.C. flexible working hours were introducedD. the employees enjoyed a lot of freedom33. What’s the main idea of Paragraph five?A. Ricardo Semler’s new management method succeeded.B. Ricardo Semler’s idea sounded perfect but not practical.C. The company earned a lot of money.D. The reason for his success.34. In his company, what does Ricardo Semler value most?A. freedomB. rulesC. responsibilityD. hard work35. Which of the following best describes Semler’s quality?A. human and creativeB. clever and diligentC. intelligent and casualD. considerate and selflessC.Over time, the custom of kissing developed as a way for adults to express their love and affection for one another. The roots of this form of affection can be traced back to primitive times, when mothers fondled their children, much as mothers do today.Much later, in the sixth century, society apparently accepted the custom of kissing between adults as an expression of their affection. Not surprisingly, France first accepted kissing in courtship（求爱）. There, figuredancing was popular, and each dance was sealed with a kiss.The custom of kissing swept from France through Europe to Russia, where Russian nobility loved to imitate the French. Eventually, the kiss was incorporated into marriage ceremonies, and today lip locks couples into sweet matrimony.The custom of kissing today, as well as in ancient times, serves to pay homage to another. Early Romans kissed each other on the mouth or on the eyes to greet one another in a manner they thought to be dignified. One Roman emperor even ranked a person’s importance by the body part he was allowed to kiss. He allowed important nobles to kiss his lips, less important ones to kiss his hands, and the least important ones to kiss his feet.In Russia, the highest sign of recognition from the Crown meant a kiss from the Tsar himself. Today, natives of many African tribes pay homage to their Chief by kissing the ground over which he has walked.36. What’s mainly talked about in the passage?A. The way to express love and respect.B. The expression of affection.C. The custom of kissing.D. The function of kissing.37. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word“homage”in the 4th paragraph?A. recognitionB. respectC. importanceD. loyalty38.It can be learned from the passage that _______ .A. kissing is a widely accepted way to show love and affection.B. kissing used to be a proper way to show love on the wedding ceremony.C. kissing is a widely accepted of greeting in the world.D. kissing from the Tsar is the only sign of being accepted from the Crown.39.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. It was France that made the custom of kissing go to the whole world.B. Early Africans kissed each other on the mouth or on the eyes to greet one another.C. One Roman emperor allowed important nobles to kiss his nose.D. Russian nobility followed the custom of kissing from the French.40.We can infer from the passage that _______ .A. mothers created the custom of kissingB. kissing means differently on different occasionsC. figure dancing was usually sealed with a kiss in RussiaD. society found it hard to accept kissing in public in the sixth century.D.There has been a dramatic increase in the number of natural disasters over the past few years, and it is assumed that global warming and climate change could cause even more disasters in thefuture. Some of the world’s leading cities are facing disasters like floods and heat waves.LondonLondon’s flood defences are getting older. Since 1982, the Thames Barrier(水闸)has protected the city from the threat of flooding, but it was only designed to last until 2030 and close once every two or three years. About 31 years later the barrier now closes five or six times a year and according to Environment Agency predictions, by 2050 the barrier will be closed on almost every tide if the problem is not addressed.There are 26 underground stations, 400 schools, 16 hospitals, an airport and 80 billion worth of property in London’s flood risk area, so large scale flooding would be disastrous.ParisOver a six week period in July and August 2003, more than 1 1,400—mainly elderly people—died in France from dehydration(脱水)and extremely high body temperature in a deadly heat wave. Heat waves of similar intensity(强度)are expected every seven years by 2050, so what can be done to make sure such a disaster doesnot happen again?One solution is to have air-conditioners installed in elderly care homes. But this is considered a short-term solution, as the increase in demand for electricity also increases carbon emissions(排放).In Paris the local authorities are encouraging architects to design new types of buildings such as the building “Flower Tower,” which uses a covering of bamboo to act as a natural air-conditioner.ShanghaiShanghai is the fastest growing city on Earth. It has a population of 18 million and is only 4 meters above sea level. Sea levels are predicted to rise by 20 cm within the next century.An estimated 250，000 people move to Shanghai every year in search of work, placing extra demands on energy consumption. China relies heavily on coal—fired power stations, but these emissions increase temperatures and, in turn, warmer seas increase the risk of typhoons.41. What problem should be settled now in London?A. How to protect the city’s propertyB. Where to build its flood defencesC. How to use the Thames Barrier to protect the cityD. How to improve the function of the old flood defences42. Which of the following measures can’t solve the heat wave disaster in Paris?A. Putting up new types of buildings with a covering of bamboo.B. Having air-conditioners installed in elderly care homes.C. Forbidding the city to build “Flower Tower”.D. Encouraging architects to design new types of buildings.43. The major threats to Shanghai are __________.A. increasing population and coal-fired power stationsB. rising sea levels and typhoonsC. extremely high temperature and rising sea levelsD. extra demands on energy consumption and typhoons44. The purpose of the passage is __________.A. to tell us how to protect the big citiesB. to give advice on how to defend natural disastersC. to explain what causes flood and heat wavesD. to warn us of the increasing natural disasters in big cities45. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Big Cities Facing Big DisastersB. Big Disasters in the FutureC. The Increase of Natural DisastersD. Solutions to Natural Disasters参考答案阅读理解：26-30 CDCAD 31-35 DBACA 36-40 CBADB 41-45 DCBDA46-50 CDAB E。

高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解(33)

山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（33）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。

AWe thought we had it all---a beautiful house, three healthy children and one more on the way,two cars, a couple of four-wheelers for entertainment---and we loved it. Then, the market turned and my husband’s job at a construction company was gone. The company was closing down for good.We both started looking for jobs right away, but there weren’t any to be found. With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through. The more we pulled together, the closer we got. I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn’t felt in years.That’s why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for our p resent situation. I continually asked him to stop, but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job.Finally, one afternoon I pulled him aside and said, “We have four healthy children and each other. That’s what’s important. That makes you a rich man.”“But what if we lose the house? They’ll hate me—you’ll hate me,” he replied.I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye. “No matter where we live I will be happy –as long as I have you.” I smiled aga in. In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said “I do”.I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed. He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn’t for quit e some time. It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.We are still struggling for out better life, but I consider us well-off because we have something that money can’t buy and no one can take away from us.1．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means that________.A．they became closer as they struggled togetherB．they hoped to find jobs in the same companyC．neither of them had the courage to ace difficultyD．they were trying to make their relationship closer2．We can learn from the passage that________.A．they both found good jobs at last.B．both of them were worried about joblessness.C．her husband was to blame for the unemploymentD．they didn’t love each other when they got married3．Which of the following can best describe their present life?A．Bitter but easy. B．Comfortable and happy.C．Hard but warm. D．Well-off and relaxing.4．The best title of the passage might be________ .A．We Have It All B．We Find It AgainC．A Perfect Couple D．A Hard TimeBDrinking a lot of water does not do any good to the body, according to two experts in the United States. In fact, they warn, drinking too much water could be, in certain cases, harmful.In a study, Dr Stanly Goldfarb and Dr Dan Negoianu, both of the Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension Division at the University of Pensylvania, the United States, have denied the popular belief that drinking a lot of water clears body toxins（毒素）better, improves skin, and helps reduce weight.Dr Goldfarb and Dr Negoianu say that they found little proof to back the public opinion that drinking 8 glasses of water every day benefits health. At the same time, they fond little proof of harm in drinking 8 glasses of water every day.It is widely believed that in some cases-such as athletes, people who live in hot, dry environments, and those with certain medical conditions-drinking a lot of water indeed helps, but no studies have been done to prove the benefits of this practice in average, healthy people, the website reports.The study at the University of Pennsylvania also examined reports that some people experienced increased headaches when their consumption（消耗）of water was low. In one smallstudy, which the doctors reviewed, the group drinking the most water reported fewer headaches than the control group, “but the difference in the number of headaches was o small between the two groups as to be considered unimportant.”The researchers concluded that there is no scientific proof to support that average, healthy people need to drink at least 8 glasses of water each each day.The website says that, according to an Indian doctor, drinking too much water is harmful. If water enters the body more quickly than it can be removed, problems can occur.5．What’s the key message delivered in the passage?A．Drinking too much water might bring harm.B．Whether to drink enough water makes no difference.C．Drinking too much water may cause headaches.D．Average, healthy people should drink more water.6．We can learn from the passage that 8 glasses of water every day_______ .A．proves good for the body B．has scientific proof of harmC．is sure to reduce headaches D．is generally considered necessary7．Who may agree that drinking lots of water helps to lose weight?A．The two experts. B．The Indian doctor.C．The general public. D．The website.8．According to the passage, we know that_______.A．the website is developed by an Indian doctorB．the study was carried out by two experts with an Indian doctorC．the two experts performed the study at the University of PennsylvaniaD．drinking 8 glasses of water every day can cure certain diseasesCAs A/H1N1 continues to spread, experts from the Centers for Disease Control to the World Health Organization to neighborhood doctors are calling on the people to practice smart flu prevention techniques. Here are some tips to keep body improved and immune（免疫）system ready to fight infection.Wash Your HandsAnd wash them often, in hot soapy water, and for the amount of time it takes you to sing “Happy Birthday” twice.Get Enough SleepThis means slightly different things to different people, but try to get 8 hours of good rest each night to keep your immune system in top flu-fighting shape.Keep HydratedDrink enough water each day to clear poisonous matter from your system and keep up good moisture（湿度）production in your body.Eat Immune-Improving FoodsKeeping you body strong and ready to fight infection is important in flu prevention. Fatty foods can slow your metabolism（新陈代谢）, make you feel inactive, and weaken your immune system. So stick with whole grains, colorful vegetables, and vitamin-rich fruits.Avoid AlcoholAlcohol is likely to decrease your resistance to infections and further damages the immune system. So avoid alcoholic drinks to keep your immune system strong.?Proper exercise-for example walking for 30-40 minutes 3-4 times a week-supports the immune system by increasing circulation, oxygenating the body, removing poisonous material through sweat, and reducing tension and stress. So get moving!Avoid Contact with Sick PeopleIf you’re coughing or sneezing, cover your mouth(and then wash your hands),and if you have to be around someone who is sick, try to stay a few feet away from them and avoid physical contact.Know When to Get HelpA/H1N1 can look like regular flu, so don’t feel like you necessarily are infected if you’re exhibiting flu-like symptoms（症状）. But do go to your doctor if you live in an area where there are recorded cases, or if your symptoms are very serious.9．To fight A/H1N1 infection, it’s helpful for us to_______ .A．sing “Happy Birthday”while washing handsB．eat more fatty foods and colorful fruitsC．keep away from alcoholic drinksD．refuse communication with patients10．A suitable title for paragraph 7 might be _______.A．Support the Immune System B．Keep Physically ActiveC．Get Enough Sweat D．Walk to Reduce Stress11．The passage seems to suggest that we should_______.A．get enough sleep after eating fatty foodsB．wash hands with soap after a cough or sneezeC．drink more water after drinking alcoholD．see a doctor immediately if you have flu-like symptoms12．What can help clear poisonous matter from the body?A．Washing your hands. B．Eating fatty foods.C．Getting enough sleep. D．Drinking enough water.DProviding small classes for at least several grades starting in early primary school gives students the best chance to succeed in late grades, according to groundbreaking new research from a Michigan State University scholar.The research by Spyros Konstantopoulos, a professor of education, is the first to examine the effects of class size over a period and for all levels of students. The study appears in the American Journal of Education.He is also a member of a group for the Department of Education’s Instiute of Education Sciences that will give official advice on class size to the states. He said the advice will mirror his research: the best plan is to provide continuous small classes(13 to 17 students) for at least several years starting in kindergarten or first grade.“For a logn time states thought they could just do it in kindergarten or first grade for one year and get the benefits,” He said. “I don’t believe that. I think you need at least a few years in a row where all students, and especially low-achievers, receive the treatment, and then you see the benefits later.”His research used data from the Project Star study in Tennessee that analyzed the effects of class size on more than 11,000 students in primary and middle school. He found that students who had been in small classes from kindergarten through third grade had actually higher test scores in grades four through eight than students who been in larger classes early on.Students from all achievement levels benefited from small classes, the research found. “But low-achievers benefited the most, which narrowed the achievement gap with high –achievers in science, reading and math, ”he said.Although the study didn’t consider classroom practices, he said the reason for the narrowing gap is likely due to low-achieving students receiving more attention from teachers.“This is especially important in poorer schools because teacher effectiveness matters more in schools with more disadvantaged and low-performing students, ” he said.13．The professor argues about ________ .A．the size of the classB．the period of the classC．the attention from teachersD．the achievements of students14．The result of the research shows that _________.A．small classes for one year in early grade are enoughB．continuous small classes help students achieve moreC．it’s best to attend small classes in kindergartenD．small classes do equal good to students of all levels15．What can we infer from the passage?A．High achievers will not benefit from small classes.B．Continuous small classes have not been widely accepted.C．Low-achievers should be separated from high-achievers.D．Teachers’attention matters less than classroom practices.16．The underlined word “This”in the last paragraph refers to _______.A．the gap between low and high achieversB．continuous small classesC．classroom practices in later gradesD．the Project Star SturdyEIs it time to kick Russia out of the BRICs （金砖四国）? If so, it may end up sounding like a famous ball-point pen maker-BIC. An argument is being made that Goldman Sach’s famous marketing device（策略）,the BRICs, should really be the BICs.“Is Rus sia really worth the name BRICs?” asks Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in an article for Foreigh Policy. Aslund, who is also co-author with Andrew Kuchins of “The Russian Balance Sheet”, thinks the Russia of Putin and Medvedev is just not worthy of inclusion alongside Brazil, India and China in the list of future economic powerhouses. He writes:“The country’s economic performance has fallen to such a weak level that one must ask whether it has any say at all on the global economy, compared with the other members of its group. I have just returned from Moscow, which is always dull around this season. For the last seven years, Russia has taken very few measures to improve its economy. Instead, the state has been living on oil and gas. ”Economically, Aslund has the numbers on his side. The International Monetary Fund figures that the Russian economy will fall by 6.7 percent in 2009, while Vhina will grow 8.5 percent and India 5.4 percent. There is less of a case for Brazil, with a fall of 0.7 percent, but it is still doing far better than Russia.But the BRICs are not just about economy. As is mentioned above, it is a marketing device to encourage investors to focus on the big promising players. From an investment standpoint, it could be argued that Russia is leading the BRICs. Its stock（股票）market is up 128 percent this year while around 80 percent is for the other three.At very least, however, Russia’s economic underperformance and stock market outperfoumance does suggest it is indeed one of the group.17．According to the passage, which country will enjoy the biggest increase in 2009?A．China. B．Russia. C．Brazil.D．India.18．According to Aslund, Russia shouldn’t be a BRIC partly because_______.A．Russia’s economic performance is far worse than the other threeB．Russia’s leaders are not good at managing economyC．Russia has taken effective measures to improve its economyD．Russia will no longer attract investors from other countries 19．From the passage we know that ________.A．Anders Aslund is working for the Russian governmentB．Russia outperfoumed the other three countries in stock market C．most people disagree Russia is included in BRICsD．the BRICs would end up being the BICs sooner or later 20．The author seems to ________.A．suggest it’s time to kick Russia out of the BRICs?B．feel worried about the economy of the BRICsC．think Russia is worth being one of the groupD．show disappointment to Russia’s economy1—20 ABCAA DCCCB DBABB BAABC。

广东省高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解(5)

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（5）II 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A, B, C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ADear Michelle,Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back. He consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well. His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited.I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!A worried motherDear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl,Hmmmmm. What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye Birdie"?Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be.Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it.Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with intelligence and you have given her good values.When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence.It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.Michelle 【文章大意】本文叙述了两封信第一份信是一位母亲认为17岁的女儿不听自己的建议，会听她男朋友的话，选择一个不理想的大学而求助于编辑。

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阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。

AHow would you like to teach yourself, rathe r than have teachers? According tothe UK’s Department of Education and Skills,students will teach themselves in the schools of the future. This means that there will be no more problems such as finding enough teachers.Estelle Morris, the UK Education Secretary, opened the 2002 Education Technology Conference in London recently. To start the conference, she presenteda video showing a computer—generated model of the school of tomorrow.Greater use of computer technology and classroom assistants will help students develop their own way of learning, Morris said. She added that this is a more excitingas well as a more interesting way of learning.At the same time, teachers will be “freed from their traditional role as thesource of all knowledge”．Children of all abilities will “form the curriculum(课程)around their individual needs.” They will “learn in the ir own time, at their own speed andin their o wn environment”．At home or at school, they will follow their learning programmes by looking at online libraries and watching lessons by world-class teachers and subject experts.Instead of going on field trips, students will use virtual reality. If theydon’t understand something, they can ask other students—“take part in virtual communities with learners with similar needs”—or e-mail their teachers. They will hand in their work electronically to be “auto-marked”．The classroom of the future is fast becoming a reality.And the Department of Education will soon produce a guide to help schools adapt buildings for new technology, Morris said. These ideas are based on the UK government’s plan to create an education system that provides students with a strong grounding of knowledge and ski lls at primary school level. And provides the chancefor students to develop their individual skills at secondary school level.36. According to the UK’s Department of Education and Skills, the school of the future will ______.A. cause more problems such as being able to find enough teachersB. set no homework and no tests for studentsC. make good use of the computer technology and classroom assistantsD. enable students to learn by themselves without teachers提示:依据第一段最后一句排除A项；依据第七段最后一句排除B项；第七段说如果学生有问题，可向老师发e-mail，因而不可说without teachers，排除D项。

C项与第三段内容一致，故为正确答案。

答案:C37. Estelle Morris thinks that computer technology does good to teachers in ________.A. helping students develop their own way of learningB. enabling students to experience interesting and exciting ways of learningC. providing students with knowledge of all sortsD. not being considered the source of various knowledge提示:依据第四段判断正确答案为D项。

答案:D38. If the students do not understand something, they can _______.A. go on a field tripB. go to ask their teachers to help themC. send e-mail to ask for a teacher’s helpD. have a look at other learners’ homework答案:C 依据第七段“…or e-mail their teachers”39. If s a student is unde r the UK’s newly-developed education system,he will be________.A. provided with a basic knowledge from the beginningB. given more knowledge at primary school levelC. helped to use computers betterD. supplied chance to develop their basic skills答案: A 依据最后一段“that provides students with a strong grounding of knowledgeand skills at primary school level”B●●●US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is likely to visit China at an “appropriate”time this year, a senior Chinese military official said on Monday. Colonel Tu Qiming, director of the American and Oceania Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Affairs Office at the National Defense Ministry, made the remark during Sino-USdefense t alks this week. This is the first ever “special defense policy between the two defense ministries, according to the Chinese military.●●●FRANCES Agriculture Ministry has confirmed(证实)the first case of mad cow disease detected in a goat last Friday. The goat killed in 2002 tested positive for mad cow disease. It is the first case in the world of the fatal disease being found in an animal other than a bovine. The human form of mad cow disease causes brain-wasting, personality change, loss of body function, and ends in death. TheEuropean Commission has not advised any change in farming and consuming goats, said the French Ministry in a statement published last Friday.●●●MOBILE phone sales hit a new record in 2010, with some 684 million units soldaround the world, the US research institute Strategy Analytics said on Thursday.The number represents an increase of 32 per cent over 2003, when 571 million unitswere sold. Strategy Analytics predicts a more modest rise of 8 per cent for thisyear, to 735 million. Finnish cell phone provider Nokia stayed out in front in 2010, with sales of 207.6 million units, giving it a market share of 30.4 per cent. Motorola moved to No 2, just ahe ad of the South Korean company Samsung.●●●SIX male penguins(雄企鹅)at a German zoo are proving stubbornly resistant tofemales brought in from Sweden to make them into breeding(繁殖).Of the ten male penguins at the zoo, six have formed into “homosexual” couples and have shown nointerest in the females, making breeding an impos sibility. So the zoo imported the four female penguins from Sweden last month, full of hope that the new arrivals could “turn” the males. But so far, the boys are remaining strictly with the boys.1. How many countries are mentioned in the pieces of news?A. Six.B. Five.C. Three.D. Seven.提示:文中提到美国、中国、法国、芬兰、韩国、德国、瑞典。