2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解60
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解(10)及答案
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解AThe Great Wall of China is considered to be the only man－made project seen from the moon. Although it was once thought to have been built entirely during the Qin Dynasty( 朝代) between 221 and 208 BC, it is now believed to have been started earlier.The 15－foot－high, 25－foot－wide, 1,500－mile－long structure was undoubtedly built to keep out invading enemies. To the common people of the empire, who had been forced to build the wall, it was not worth it, however. The wall, and other public works completed by the Qin Dynasty, had caused great losses on the wealth and human life of the country. As a result, an angry population rose up in rebellion （反抗）against the Qin Dynasty, and in 207 BC the Han Dynasty began.Because of its rich history and magnificent appearance, the Great Wall attracts tourists, scientists, and historians to this day and will continue to do so forgenerations.56. According to the author of this passage, the Han Dynasty was able to comeinto power because .A. enemies were not effectively prevented from invading the empireB. it had started the work on the wall and really controlled it all alongC. the common people rebelled against the empire that had forced them to workon the Great WallD. the Qin emperor lost all his personal wealth in the creation of the GreatWall57. The main idea of this passage is that .A. the emperor of the Qin Dynasty was a slave driverB. invading enemies were a problem in ancient ChinaC. the common people of ancient China were very poorD. the human achievement of the Great Wall is widely appreciated58. With which of the following opinions would this author most likely agree?A. The pyramids of Egypt also attract modern man because of the human effortthey represent（体现）.B. The pyramids of Egypt would probably be seen to a human standing on the moon.C. The human significance (意义) of the pyramids of Egypt is greater than thatof the Great Wall.D. The human significance of the pyramids of Egypt is not as great as that ofthe Great Wall.59. The writer has not directly stated, but would support the opinion that .A. Astronauts（宇航员） have taken a personal interest in the history of theGreat Wall of ChinaB. the common people of the Qin Dynasty were the ones who provided the laborin constructing the Great WallC. work on the Great Wall was started before the Qin Dynasty came into existenceD. the Great Wall of China is a great human achievement and was probably worththe effort it tookB省略CWhen you turn on the radio, you hear an advertisement. When you watch television, you hear and see an advertisement. If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine, again you find an advertisement. If you walk down the street, you see one advertising board after another. All day, every day, people who want to sell you something compete to catch your attention. As a result, advertisements are almost everywhere.In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work. Many TV stations, newspapers, magazines, radio stations are privately owned. The government does not give them money. So where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses.Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people havegiven different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of “keeping your name before the public.” And some people thought that advertising was “truth well told.” Now more and more people describe it in this way: Advertising is the paid, nonpersonal (非针对某个人的), and usually persuasive (有说服力的) description of goods, services and ideas by identified sponsors (明确的出资者)through various media.First, advertising is usually paid for. Various sponsors pay for the advert sements we see, read, and hear over the various media. Second, advertising is nonpersonal. It is not face to face communication. Although you may feel that a message in a certain advertisement is aimed directly at you, in reality, it is directed at large groups of people. Third, advertising is usually persuasive. Directly or indirectly it tells people to do something. All advertisements try to make people believe that the product, idea, or service advertised can do good to them. Fourth, the sponsor of the advertisement must be identified. From the advertisement, we can see if the sponsor is a company, or an organization, or an individual. Fifth, advertising reaches us through traditional (传统的)and nontraditional mass media. Included in the traditional media are newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and films. Nontraditional media include the mail, matchbox covers, and billboards (广告牌).62. The existence（存在）of the privately owned mass media depends financially （经济上地）onA. the governmentB. their owners' familiesC. advertisementsD. the audience63. According to the passage, who are most probably paying for the advertisements?A. Companies.B. Organizations.C. Individuals.D. All of the above.64. Which of the following is considered nontraditional mass media?A. Newspapers.B. The mail.C. MagazinesD.Films.65. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the features of advertisements is NOT true?A. Advertising must be honest and amusing.B. Advertising is meant for large groups of people.C. Advertising tells people to do something directly or indirectly.D. The sponsors are always mentioned in the advertisements.DThe Internet has led to a huge increase in credit－card (信用卡) fraud.Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site（非法网站）.Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care.On－line shoppers who enter their credit－card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought.The thieves then go shopping with your card number—or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers (黑客) have broken down security（安全）systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25,000 customers of CD Universe, an on－line music retailer (零售商) , were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit－card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157,828 to get back the information.Credit－card firms are now fighting against on－line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web－only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on－line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated (欺骗).Ask about your credit－card firm's on－line rules: Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent (欺骗性的) spending.And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit－card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right－hand corner of your screen. The Web site address may also start https: // － the extra“s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit－card information over the telephone.Keep your password（密码）safe: Most on－line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.66. What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?A. A lot of stolen credit－cards were sold on the Internet.B. Fraud on the Internet.C. Many Web sites are destroyed.D. Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet.67. What is the meaning of “fraud”?A. Cheating.B. Sale.C. Payment.D. Safety.68. How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?A. The customers give them the information.B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.C. The customers sell the information to them.D. The thieves buy the information from credit card firms.69. How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you?A. Four.B. Three.C. Five.D. Six.70. You are shopping on the site: http: // www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do?A. Order the TV set at once.B. Do not buy the TV set on this site.C. E－mail the site your credit－card information.D. Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you.EChildren start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there's no need for a lot of scientificterms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children's curiosity(好奇). Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven－year －olds to tal k about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary（薪水） and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that we're finished with your lists, do you h ave questions of your own about science?”After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper (蚱蜢) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical(符合逻辑的), complete and creative answers.Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don't jump in with “That's right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior(行为). But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “That's interesting” or “I'd never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.Never push a child to “Think”. It doesn't make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What's more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target (目标) for your disagreement.Lastly, show; don't tell. Real－life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass(放大镜), and they'll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates (蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the waterlevel drop.71. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is .A. to let them see the world aroundB. to share the children's curiosityC. to explain difficult phrases about scienceD. to supply the children with lab equipment72. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “lists” could best be replaced byA. any questionsB. any problemsC. questions from textbooksD. any number of questions73. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults .A. ask them to answer quickly.B. wait for one or two seconds after a question.C. tell them to answer the next day.D. wait at least for three seconds after a question.74. In which of the following paragraph(s) does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?A. The second and third.B. The fourth and fifth.C. The fifth and sixth.D. The seventh.75. The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children's curiosity except that adults should .A. tell their children stories instead of reciting(背诵) factsB. offer their children chances to see things for themselvesC. be patient enough when their children answer questionsD. encourage their children to ask questions of their own56～59 CDAD 62～65 CDBA 66～70 BABAB 71～75 BCDCA。
四川省绵阳市高中2014届高三第二次诊断性考试英语试题Word版含解析
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共12页，答题卡2页。
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第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共90分）第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节,满分40分)第一节：语法和词汇知识（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. — What do you think of the idea, Jack?—______ ! I can’t expect a better one.A. Just so-soB. All rightC. PerfectD. Glad to hear that2. ______ Mr. Li is now waiting for you on ______ first floor.A. A; aB. The; aC. The; /D. A; the考点：考查冠词3. Just wait here, ______ you can hang around for a while. Your turn is half an hour away.A. orB. soC. butD. and4. Tom won the game, ______ was really beyond his wildest dream.A. thatB. whichC. itD. what5. Our teachers often suggest we ______ take it easy when facing any difficulty.A. hadB. couldC. wouldD. should6. Playing computer games ______ much of his time.A. picks upB. takes upC. gets upD. comes upup起床，D. comes up提出，出来，句意：玩电脑游戏占据了他大部分时间。
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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高中英语真题-2014年高三年级第二次统一练习英语试卷
高中英语真题:2014年高三年级第二次统一练习英语试卷本试卷共10页，共150分。
考试时长120分钟。
考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话你将听一遍。
1. What language can the woman speak?A. French.B. Japanese.C. Chinese.2. What is the man going to eat for dinner?A. Chicken.B. Fish.C. Pizza.3. Why is the man going to the post office?A. To see his friend.B. To post some letters.C. To buy some stamps.4. Where are the two speakers?A. In the bank.B. In the classroom.C. In the supermarket.5. What will the man do on Saturday?A. Go boating.B. Play football.C. Play tennis.第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。
听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where was the woman born?A. In .B. In .C. In .7. How long will the woman stay in ?A. Four years.B. Ten years.C. Twelve years.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
2014届高考高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解 (3) Word版含答案
2014届高考高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（3）Word版含答案1.阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、 B、 C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Former Irish President Mary Robinson was just making a polite conversation with an Ethiopian（埃塞俄比亚的）teenager about her wedding day. The 16-year-old had already been married for a year．"She looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, 'I had to drop out of school,'" Robinson said in a telephone interview．"That conveyed to me the reality, "said Robinson, the first woman to serve as Ireland's president and former U．N．high commissioner for human rights．"Her life, as far as she is concerned, had more or less ended．"Robinson said keeping girls in school was one of the most important things policymakers could do to address the coming challenges of an ever-increasing population, predicted by the United Nations to reach 7 billion soon．"European countries are concerned about aging populations as is Japan, but this is much less of an issue than the huge number of people which we are going to see over the next 40 years when the population goes from 7 billion to 9 billion, "she said．"Almost all of that increase will be in poor developing countries, so that we have a very big challenge．"Family planning experts worry in particular about the future population explosion in sub-Saharan Africa．In May, the United Nations projected the world population would reach 9.3 billion in 2050 and 10.1 billion by 2100. Much of that growth will come from Africa, where the population is growing at 2.3 percent a year—more than double Asia' s 1 percent growth rate. If that rate stays consistent, which is not certain, Africa's population will reach 3.6 billion by 2100 from the present 1 billion．Joel Cohen, a professor of population studies at Rockefeller University and Columbia University in New York, said universal secondary education offered a way to reduce population in high birth-rate regions. In addition to providing information about birth control, a secondary education teaches women to reduce their own fertility（生育力）, improve the health of their children and allows them to move from a mind-set of having many children, in the hopes that some will survive to improving the quality of each child's life, Cohen wrote in the journal Nature.59. In the first paragraph, the author introduces his topic by_____．A. explaining the author's opinionsB. giving an exampleC. describing the poor education systemD. coming straight to the topic60. What can we learn from the passage?A. Robinson is happy after talking to the Ethiopian girl.B. Robinson is a successful expert in population studies.C. Robinson is worried about population growth.D. Robinson encourages female education.61. What is Joel Cohen's view about secondary education?A. It provides basic knowledge of health.B. It improves the health of children.C. It makes people pay more attention to education.D. It can change people's parenting ideas.62. According to the passage, the most important way to control high population growth is .A. keeping girls in schoolB. letting girls go away from AfricaC. letting young girls remain singleD. keeping girls in families2.阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、 B、 C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解(2)
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解（2）Goldie’s SecretShe turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way，not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before.“We’re moving house.”“No space for her any more with the baby coming.”“We never really wanted her，but what could we have done？She was a present.”People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name.She was so unsettled during those first few days.She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her.There was nothing I could do to make her happy，it seemed.Heaven kn ows what had happened to her at her previous owner’s. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down.Always by my side，whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.That’s why it was such a shock when she pulled away fro m me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home，when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn’t hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie.But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them.“We didn’t know what had happened to her，”said the woman at the door.“I took her for a walk one day，soon after the puppies were born，and she just disappeared.”“She must have tried to come back to them and got lost，”added a boy from behind her.I must admit I do miss Goldie，but I’ve got Nugget now，and she looks just like her mother. And I’ve learnt a good lesson：not to judge people.【语篇解读】文章讲述了一只狗(Goldie)的故事：它从原先的家中走失，被作者收养。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练(2)及答案或解析
高中英语真题:2014高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练（2）及答案或解析阅读理解Five years ago，when I was diagnosed to be HIV positive，I didn’t know what to do.I felt I was alone in this world.I did not d isclose my status to my family.I kept everything to myself until I was introduced to a peer support.The group was very welcomin g.I found people in a situation like me，and I am not alone.I committed my services and support to that peer group.Eventually，I felt something was missing.There was a feeling of emptiness. My family does not know where I work and where I stay.They c annot visit me，but on the contrary I am compelled to visit them regularly in the province.A five long hours of journey from Manila going South.T iring!Many of my peers are gone.Most are not accepted by their fami lies.Some did not even disclose their HIV status.Many are bedridden without a family member on their side to care for them.A p ainful death，the way I see it.Other’s experiences prompted me to think abou t disclosing my status to my family.I started in subtle(微妙的) ways like bringing home a panel of AIDS Memorial Quilt wh ere I can do patchwork(缝制) for a lost friend.The AIDS Memorial Quilt started the conver sation until eventually I was able to disclose my HIV status to m y family.Nothing has changed with our relationship within the fa mily.They have accepted me and treated the same way as if I d o not have HIV.I am more comfortable and happy now.Family is still the best support system for an individual like me.A n enabling，nondiscriminating environment is a big factor in order to live lon g and healthy for positive people.1．The underlined word “disclose” in the first paragraph is clos est in meaning to .A．display B．expose C．seek D．hide2．The writer didn’t disclose his status to the family directly bec ause .A．he didn’t want his family to share his sufferingsB．he found no one willing to listen to himC．he was afraid that his family would be infected with AIDS D．he was afraid that his family would change the attitude to hi m3．Which of the following statements is WRONG according to t he passage?A．The writer’s family don’t care for him.B．Many people living with HIV died painfully alone. C．Family support is more important than peer support. D．HIV positive people tend to be looked down upon.4．The author tried to by telling his own experiences. A．encourage HIV positive people to tell their condition to their familiesB．discuss why HIV positive people are willing to keep their sta tus secretC．tell people about the sufferings of HIV positive people in a s ocietyD．draw people’s attention to those HIV positive people参考答案Ⅱ. 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．A************************************************************结束Passage ***The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down t he street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eri c, 21 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s b ooks to the library first.He had 22 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so to day. He would just 23 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 24 ; it was locked.He went into the building, only a few minutes 25 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 26 in the toliet, he would be on his way to the playground to 27 Eric. David stepped out of the toliet and stopped in 28 — the library lights were off. The place was 29 . The doors had been shut. T hey 30 be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!He tried to 31 a telephone call, but was unable to 32 . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 33 t he sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.34 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ 35 ! I’m T RAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. 36 , someonepassing by would see it.He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleas ant, 37 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and mu sic. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the she lf. He settled into a chair and started to 38 .He knew he had to 39 , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 40 thing.21. A. but B. becauseC. orD. since22. A. ever B. nearlyC. neverD. often23. A. pass B. dropC. carryD. take24. A. problem B. mistakeC. caseD. question25. A. during B. afterC. overD. before26. A. rest B. breakC. walkD. stop27. A. visit B. meet C. catchD. greet28. A.delight B.angerC.surpriseD. eagerness29. A. lonely B. emptyC. noisyD. crowded30. A. wouldn’t B. shou ldn’t C. couldn’tD. needn’t31. A. make B. fixC. useD. pick32. A. get on B. get upC. get throughD. get in33. A. If B. AsC. ThoughD. Until34. A. On time B. Now and thenC. By the wayD. At last35. A. Come B. Help C. HelloD. Sorry36. A. Surely B. ThankfullyC.TrulyD. Gradually37. A. at most B.after allC.in shortD. as usual38. A. watch B. palyC. readD. write39. A. wait B. stand C. sleepD. work40. A. bad B. cool C. strangeD. nice参考答案21.A 22.C 23.B 24.A 25.D26.D 27.B 28.C 29.B 30.C31.A 32.C 33.B 34.D 35.B36.A 37.B 38.C 39.A 40.A***************************************************结束(1)Son’s HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he w as paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the hous ework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he h ad a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and late r he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife tol d him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardl y sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonel y and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they c ame soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. Th ey waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the bo y, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.A. he was a driverB. he worked in a factoryC. he had a lot of work to doD. he had worked there for a long time2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.A. she couldn’t find any workB. she thought her husband was tiredC. her husband spent all time in gamblingD. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling3. _______, so he was put into lockup.A. Mr. Lang often gambledB. Mr. Lang was late for workC. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at homeD. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.A. he didn’t love her any longerB. he wouldn’t stop gamblingC. he had been put into lockupD. he was hardly sent away by the factory5. Which of the following is right?A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.(1—6 CBDAAB)【答案与解析】本文讲一个赌棍想要赌钱，因此叫他的儿子把风，可他的儿子却把警察找来的故事。
(真题篇)2014届高考英语二轮精品复习 阅读理解(含详解)
阅读理解——决定成败科普常识类(2013·浙江，B)Below is a selection from a popular science book.If blood is red，why are veins(静脉) blue?Actually，veins are not blue at all.They are more of a clear，yellowish colour.Although blood looks red when it's outside the body，when it's sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin，it's more of a dark reddish purple colour.At the right depth，these bloodfilled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin，making them look blue by comparison.Which works harder，your heart or your brain?That kind of depends on whether you're busy thinking or busy exercising.Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise，and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker.But，in the long run，your brain probably tips it，because even when you're sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your heart，and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.Why do teeth fall out，and why don't they grow back in grownups?Baby (or “milk”) teeth do not last long；they fall out to make room for bigger，stronger adult teeth later on.Adult teeth fall out when they become damaged，decayed and infected by bacteria.Once this second set of teeth has grown in，you're done.When they're gone，they're gone.This is because nature figures you're set for life，and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off.Do old people shrink as they age?Yes and no.Many people do get shorter as they age.But，when they do，it isn't because they're shrinking all over.They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity(重力)．Many (but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older.Men lose an average of 34 cm in height as they age，while women may lose 5 cm or more.If you live to be 200 years old，would you keep shrinking till you were，like 60 cm tall，like a little boy again？No，because old people don't really shrink！It is not that they are growing backwards—their legs，arms and backbones getting shorter.When they do get shorter，it's because the spine has shortened a little.Or，more often，become more bent and curved.Why does spinning make you dizzy(眩晕的)?Because your brain gets confused between what you're seeing and what you're feeling.The brain senses that you're spinning using special gravityandmotionsensing organs in your inner ear，which work together with your eyes to keep your vision and balance stable.But，when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control，and your brain thinks you're moving while you're not!Where do feelings and emotions come from?Mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system.All mammals have this brain area—from mice to dogs，cats，and humans.So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear，pain and pleasure.But since human feelings also involve other，newer bits of the brain，we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on the planet.If exercise wears you out，how can it be good for you?Because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them.And as far as your body is concerned，it's “use it，or lose it”！It's not that exercise makes you healthy；it's more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease.1．What is the colour of blood in a vein near the surface of the skin?A．Blue. B．Light yellow.C．Red. D．Dark reddish purple.解析细节理解题。
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解(6)及答案
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解AIn America,drivers’ education is part of the regular high school curriculum.Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in driver’s education.However,unlike other courses,it is not given during the regular schoolyear.Instead it is a summer course.The course is divided up into two parts:class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time to practise driving.Class time is not unlike any other class.The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s license.Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel (steering wheel) and practise starting steering,backing up,parking,switching lanes,turning corners,and all the other maneuvers (操作) required to drive a car.Each student is required to drive a total of six hours.The students are divided up into groups of four.The students and the instructor go out driving for two hour blocks of time.Thus,each student gets half an hour driving time per outing.The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back.Drivers Ed cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes,one on the driver’s side and one on the other side where the instructor sits.Thus,if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over.The car also has another special feature.On the top of the car is a sign that reads:STUDENT DRIVER.That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution(小心) because the student driver is a beginning driver,not very experenced and prone to driving slowly.After the student has passed the driver’s education course and reached the appropriate age to drive(this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old),they can go to a designated state office to take their driver’s test,which is made up of an eye examination,a written test,and a road test.The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver’s license.If the person did well in his or her driver’s education class,he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver’s license.56.In America,the driver’s course mentioned above .A.is considered as part of the advanced educationB.is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s licenseC.is carried on at the same time as other coursesD.is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools57.To prevent accidents,a drivers Ed car .A.has a sign inside itB.has two sets of brakesC.is big enough to hold five personsD.can’t run very fast58.We can infer that the students are required to in their whole driving practice.A.go out driving for tweleve timesB.spend at least six hours drivingC.drive for two hour blocks of timeD.get half an hour driving59.Which of the following does not agree with the requirements for the students wanting to get their driver’s license?A.They must be 16 years of age.B.They should go to have their driver’s test.C.They must have their eyes examined.D.They ought to do well in their driver’s course.60.In the last sentence,“with flying colors” means .A.happilyB.successfullyC.colorfullyD.quicklyBGreenspace facilities (设施) are contributing to an important degree to the quality of the city environment.Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea.At present it is generally accepted,although more as a self proved statement than on the base of a closely reasoned scientific proof.Recognizing the importance of greenspaces in the city environment is a first step on the right way,this does not mean,however,that enough details are known about the functions of greenspace in towns and aboutthe way in which people are using these spaces.As to this subject I shall within the scope of this lecture,enter into one aspect(方面) only,namely the recreative function of greenspace facilities.The theoretical separation of living,working,traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town and country planning,has in my opinion resulted in more attention for forms of recreation far from home,while there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighbourhood of the home.We have come to the conclusion that this is not right,because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working,is used for activities at and around home.So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the house.The city environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible,and the design of these has to be such that more required activities can also have recreative aspect.The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district,if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets because the risks of traffic are too great,if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for enjoying for a moment the nice weather,in short,if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you.61.The importance of greenspaces in the city environment .A.has been recognizedB.is paid little attention toC.is accepted on the base of scientific proofD.is still unknown62.For many years town and country planning has .A.brought living areas and places of entertainment close togetherB.separated recreation facilities far from homeC.improved recreative possibilities in the neighbourhoodD.enabled people to reach the best standard of living63.According to the author,greenspaces should be designed .A.to reduce the number of recreative activitiesB.to attract more and more peopleC.for people to use more convenientlyD.for people to do recreative activities at the street door of the house64.The main idea of this passage is that .A.attention must be paid to the improvement of recreationB.greenspace facilities should be used better to improve the quality of lifeC.the city environment is providing more recreative activitesD.we should try our best to raise our living standardCThis is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents.Can you find a little extra to give?On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.Littleton Children’s HomeWe don’t want your money,but children’s toys,books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome.Also —we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests.You have so much—will you share it?Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.Children’s HospiceWe look after a small number of very sick children.This important work needs skill and love.We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff.We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.Please contact The Secretary,Little Children’s Hospice,Newby Road.Street FoodIn the winter weather,it’s no fun being homeless.It’s even worse if you’re hungry.We give hot food to at least fifty people every night.It’s hard work,but necessary.Can you come and help?If not,can you find a little money?We use a very old kitchen,and we urgently need some new saucepans.Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.Contact Street Food,c/o Mary’s House,Elming Way.Littleton Phone 27713.Littleton Youth ClubHave you got an unwanted chair?—a record player?—a pot of paint?Because we can use them!We want to get to work on our meeting room!Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.Thank you!The Night ShelterWe offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go.We rent the former Comercial Hotel on Green Street.Although it is not expensive,we never seem to have quite enough money.Can you let us have a few pounds?Any amount,however small,will be such a help.Send it to us at 15,Green St,Littleton.Please make check payable to Night Shelter.65.Reading the passage,you might like to help these organizations which work for .A.homeless and sick childrenB.less fortunate members of our societyC.hungry people who have no beds to sleep inD.friendly members of our society to help others66.If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child,you may go to .A.Street FoodB.Night SheleterC.Children’s HomeD.Children’s Hospice67.We can infer that .A.there are too many social problems in this countryB.people are very poor during the time for givingC.warm hearted people like to give away moneyD.this passage is taken from a local newspaper68.If you want to help but you have no extra to give,you maydial and offer your help.A.27713B.55671C.62735D.6623169.If your child has grown up,you may take the child’s thingsto .A.Children’s Home and Children’s HospiceB.Youth Club and Children’s HomeC.Children’s Hospice and Night Shelt erD.Youth Club and Night SheltterDThis is a true story.Rex White knows too many seamen’s stories to want to add to them.Besides,this happened on land.It happened in Lytham,a town on the River Ribble,near to the place where the river flows into the Irish Sea.The shape of the trees along the Lytham beach road is proof of the great strength of the wind which comes in off the sea.It blows hard across the grass,the car-parks and the open road beside the river,and there is nothing to stop it.Rex White was a ship’s pilot.It was his job to guide ships up the river,between banks of sand,into the port of Preston.Mr White lived in a village some kilometers from the coast,so he had to drive to Lytham and leave his car in one of the car-parks beside the river.Then he used to row out to the pilot boat,and await the particular ship that it was his duty to guide.Early one morning,Mr White returned to Lytham from a night on duty,to find that he could not start his car.He had driven from his village the evening before,and had left his car in the car-park as usual.He had rowed out to the pilot boat,and gone on board the S.S.Kilkenny,which was on her way from Ireland.Then,in the early hours of the following morning,he had returned to Lytham in the pilot boat,expecting to drive home to a cup of hot chocolate and a warm bed.But no matter what he did,he could not get the engine to sart.It was a cold and windy night;there was no one about,and here was no garage open to which he could turn for help.He was just about to give up,and spend the rest of the night on the back seat of the car,when he had a bright idea.He pushed his car round so that it was facing in the direction of the wind,opened all four doors,pushed it along a short way,and then jumped in.The doors acted like sails,and in no time the wind had taken him right out of the car-park,and away down the beach road.When he tried the starter-switch once more,the engine roared to life immediately.All he had to do then was to stop the car and shut the doors.He went to bed later than usual,but he did not go without his cup of hot chocolate.Mr White was not a seaman for nothing.70.We can tell how strong the wind is along the beachroad,by .A.the way the river flows into the Irish SeaB.the fact that the open road is beside the riverC.looking at the shape of the treesD.remembering that this is a true story71.“There is nothing to stop it” means .A.the wind always blows strongly without stoppingB.there is nothing in its way to break the force of the windC.there is nothing anyone can do to stop the wind blowingD.the cars do not find it easy to stop on the open road72.Because he did not live in Lytham,he had to .A.drive some kilometres to work each dayB.row out some kilometres from the coastC.travel by pilot boat from Preston to LythamD.work during the night and sleep during the dayEDuring the fourth China Beijing High-tech IndustriesWeek,exhibitions,feature presentations,technological exchanges and trade talks,and other events are organized.Exhibitions:·China International Exhibition Centre*Section for China’s key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five-Year Plan(1996~2000).*Environmental protection and energy section.*Section for exhibitiors from other provinces and municipalities(自治市) and regions of China.·China World Trade Centre*Exchange and Trade Fair for Science and Technology Books and Sports Information Media.*The Trade Fair for Modern Intelligent Houses and Beijing Urban Real Estate.·Ch ina Millenium Monument*Forum(论坛) and Exhibition of Foreign Sci-tech Universities.·China Agricultural Culture Centre*High-tech Construction Products Exhibition.Feature Presentation:·Science and Education*Scientists Forum on the New Century.·High-tech Industry*Forum on Environmental Protection.*2001 Forum on Bio-technology on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine.Technical Exchanges and Trade Talks:·Trade talks on financial capital transformation·Sino-Italian Forum and Trade Fair for the Development of IT and Communications Technology73.If you want to know more about the high-tech achievements of different parts of China,you should go to .China World Trade Centre B.China Millenium MonumentC.China International Exhibition CentreD.China Agricultural Cultural Centre74.These sessions mark the achievements of mankind in the fieldsof .A.electronic communications,energy and educationB.sports technology,film-industry and environmental protectionwork technology,high-tech industries and trafficD.medicine,weather broadcast and finance75.The advertisement is mainly about .A.the major activities of the high-tech weekB.the time-table of high-tech weekC.the names of the meeting placesD.the topic of trade talks56~60 DBAAB 61~65 ABCBB 66~70 CDAAC 71~75 BACAA。
高中英语真题-2014届高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练：阅读理解_7
高中英语真题:2014届高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练：阅读理解AWe 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 s peak 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, do n’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 tall and 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 alsodelivers useful information for bad guys. All cars are inflammabl e (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. Theythen turn the box off immediately after that news item.51. 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. sympathyC. deep concernD. medical knowl edge52. We can learn 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 time53. 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.54. 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.55. The writer of this passage takes a(n) _______ attitude towar ds TV plays.A. positiveB. casualC. negativeD. indifferentB, (AP) — Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a pla nned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town, an official s aid Monday.Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said dozens of villagers and experts captured the 21-foot (6.4-meter) male crocodile along a creek in Bunawan township in Ag usan del Sur province after a three-week hunt. It could be one of the largest crocodiles to be captur ed alive in recent years, he said, quoting local crocodile experts .Elorde said the crocodile killed a water buffalo in an attack witn essed by villagers last month and was also suspected of having attacked a fisherman who went missing in July.He said he sought the help of experts at a crocodile farm in wes tern Palawan province."We were nervous but it's our duty to deal with a threat to the vil lagers," Elorde told The Associated Press by telephone. "When I finally stood before it, I couldn't believe my eyes."After initial sightings at a creek, the hunters set four traps, whic h the crocodile destroyed. They then used sturdier traps using s teel cables, one of which finally caught the enormous reptile lat e Saturday, he said.About 100 people had to pull the crocodile, which weighs about 2,370 pounds (1,075 kilograms), from the creek to a clearing w here a crane lifted it into a truck, he said.The crocodile was placed in a fenced cage in an area where th e town plans to build an ecotourism park for species found in avast marshland(沼泽地) in Agusan, an impoverished region about 515 miles (830 kil ometers) southeast of Manila, Elorde said."It will be the biggest star of the park," Elorde said, adding that v illagers were happy that they would be able to turn the dangero us crocodile "from a threat into an asset."Despite the catch, villagers remain cautious because several cr ocodiles still roam the outskirts of the farming town of about 37, 000 people.They have been told to avoid venturing into marshy areas alone at night, Elorde said.56. What can we infer from the passage?A. The villagers captured the crocodile by chance.B. The crocodile the villagers have captured is the largest croco dile captured in recent years.C. The town has already built an ecotourism park for the crocod ile.D. Not all the crocodile live in saltwater.57. What can we know about the crocodiles in this area accordi ng to the passage?A. The crocodiles in the area are very friendly to the villagers.B. The crocodiles usually wander about in the center of the tow n.C. The crocodiles in the town have become a threat to the villag ers.D. The capture of the male crocodile took three months.58. What happened to the crocodile after it was captured?A. It was sent to the ecotourism park for species found in a vast marshland.B. It was sent back to the wilderness.C. It was kept in a fenced cage.D. It became the biggest star in the park.59. When Elorde finally stood before the crocodile, how did he f eel?A. Nervous.B. Proud.C. Shocked.D. Happy.60. In Elorde’s opinion, the existence of the crocodile in the wild in this area is __________.A. threateningB. puzzlingC. reasonableD. suspectingADADC DCCCALong after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing( 咒骂) the disputed refereeing (裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher wa s appointed to study the performance of some top referees.The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divi ded into three periods of 20 minutes during which different refer ees were in charge.Observers noted down the referees’ errors, of which there we re 61 over the tournament. Converted (转换) to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almo st 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyze the m atches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officialsgot it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the actio n. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. T he research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is about 20 meters.There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisio ns came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.If FIFA, football's international ruling body, wants to improve t he standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should enco urage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher arg ues.He also says that FIFA’s insistence that referees should retir e at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is n ot so important, their physical condition is less critical.51. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to _______.A. reexamine the rules for football refereeingB. analyze the causes of errors made by football refereesC. set a standard for football refereeingD. review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup52. The findings of the experiment show that _______.A. errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ballB. the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errorsC. the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely errors will o ccurD. errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot53. The word “officials” most probably refers to _______.A. the researchers involved in the experimentB. the inspectors of the football tournamentC. the referees of the football tournamentD. the observers at the site of the experiment54. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?A. The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee i s 45.B. Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.C. A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible.D. An experienced football referee can do well even when in po or physical condition.BPsychology(心理学) has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors , together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals, modern th erapy（疗法） seems to focus on the physical disease. Patients may feel they are treated like broken machines. Some doctors have reco gnized this as a problem. They are now using psychological the rapy, in which the patient is working with the doctors against the disease with the help of medicine. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight.The doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physic ally. The body of the patient changes because of the disease. H e is not only physically affected, but also has an emotional response to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude a nd behavior change. The medical treatment might cure the pati ent's physical problems, but the patient's mind must fight the e motional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Sim onton, M. D., have shown that a typical cancer patient has predi ctable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry . Her constant depression makes her acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Such attitudes and behavi ors prevent recovery. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help the patient change that. Simonton's method emphasizes treatm ent of the “whole” patient.The attitude of a cancer patient receiving radiation therapy, a n X-ray treatment, can become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton's psychological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor（肿瘤） in the body. In the mental picture, the patient "sees" a pow erful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. The patie nt imagines the beam hitting the tumor cells and causing them t o shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Simonton asks him to i magine the medicine going from the stomach into the bloodstre am and to the cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medic ine is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying and his blood carry away the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patient's positive attitude figh t the disease.Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. Howev er, this use of psychology does help some patients because the ir attitudes about themselves change. They become more confi dent because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease.Another application of using the mind to help cure disease is t he use of suggestion therapy. At first, the doctor helps the patie nt to concentrate deeply. The patient thinks only about one thing. He becomes so unaware of other things around him that he is asleep, or rather in a trance（催眠状态）. Then the physician makes “a suggestion” to the patient ab out the medical problem. The patient's mind responds to the su ggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance. In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to t reatment.Doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For example, physicians have used s uggestion to help adults deal with the strong pain of some disea se. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patient worries about her illness so much that the anxiety keeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Such treatment may help the patient with a chronic（慢性的）diseases. Asthma （哮喘）is an example of a chronic disorder. Asthma is a disease that c auses the patient to have difficulty in breathing. The patient star ts to cough and sometimes has to fight to get the air that he or s he needs. Psychology can help relieve the symptoms of this dis order. After suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes m ore easily.Physicians have learned that the psychological method is ver y useful in treating children. Children respond quickly to the trea tment because they are fascinated by it. For example, Dr. Basil R. Collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in , , and ha d good results. Twenty-five of the children had excellent results. They were able to bre athe more easily, and they did not need medication.Another forty-three were also helped. The symptoms of the asthma occurred l ess frequently, and when they did, they were not as strong. Mo st of the children also felt better about themselves. Doctors hav e also used suggestion to change habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, and sleep-related problems.Many professional medical groups have accepted the medicaluse of psychology and that psychology has important applicati ons in medicine.55. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. How suggestion therapy benefits adults and children.B. How modern therapy focuses on the disease.C. Responses from the medical world.D. How to use the mind against disease.56. How does psychological therapy work?A. The patient waits for the medicine and treatment to cur e him.B. The doctor uses medical treatment to cure the patient's problems.C. The doctor, the medicine, and the patient work togethe r to fight disease.D. The patient uses his mind to cure himself.57. What can we learn from the studies of Carl Simonton, M. D. ?A. The medical treatment can cure the patient's mental di sease.B. The treatment of a patient by treating the body and the mind is necessary.C. The mental treatment is more important than medical tr eatment.D. Few patients have emotional response to the disease.58. The use of psychological therapy is helpful to some patients in that _____.A. the medical effect is better with psychological therapy t han without itB. the patients can see a powerful beam of radiation hittin g their tumor cellsC. the patients' attitudes towards themselves have chang edD. the patients are easy to accept the methods the doctor s use to treat them59. It can be learned from the passage that suggestion therapy cannot be used to _____. .A. help adults deal with the strong pain of some disease sB. help the patients with chronic diseasesC. help change some bad habitsD. help cure patients of insomnia（失眠症）60. According to the passage, which of the following remains un known so far?A. The value of mental therapy.B. The effectiveness of suggestion therapy.C. The working principle of suggestion therapy.D. The importance of psychology in medical treatment.51.BACB 55.DCBCDC2014届高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练：阅读理解AWe keep reading that TV is bad for you. If this is true, how come the current generation of TV-addicted kids is much smarter than we are? In my home, the only people who can work the rem ote 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 regarded as “Life Skills”. Bad things onl y happen on dark and stormy nights. Emotional breakdowns cause people to wander in the heavy rain without umbrellas. And contrary to what scientists say, the crack(霹雳) of lightning and the accompanying flash happen at exactly the 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 ar e ever attacked by 20 bad guys, do n’t worry about being outnumbered. The criminals will hang back and take turns to approach you in ones and twos just so you can conveniently defeat them all. Bad guys who are completely covered in black clothes always remove their black masks to reveal that they are in fact, aha, women.TV also teaches us important information about escaping from danger. Watch and learn. (1) If a nyone is running after you down a passage, you will find that boxes have been conveniently pla ced near all the walls you need to jump over. (2) If you are tall and handsome, you can run from any number of armed criminals, 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 shot will kill you. But don’t be anxi ous: TV also delivers useful information for bad guys. All cars are inflammable (易燃的) and have amazing shock absorbers that enable them to fly into the air and land without dam age — except police cars.TV even teaches us about TV. Whenever anyone turns on a TV, it shows a news flash about so meone they know. They then turn the box off immediately after that news item.51. By saying “A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete sentence before he dies” (Paragraph 2), the writer shows his________.A. humorB. sympathyC. deep concernD. medical knowledge52. We can learn 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 without umbrellasD. the crack of lightning and the accompanying flash don’t happen at the same time53. On TV what usually happens when a person turns it on?A. The news shown is always about someone the person knows.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.54. 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.55. The writer of this passage takes a(n) _______ attitude towards TV plays.A. positiveB. casualC. negativeD. indifferentB, (AP) — Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a south ern Philippine town, an official said Monday.Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said dozens of villagers and experts captured the 21-foot (6.4-meter) male crocodile along a creek in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province after a thr ee-week hunt. It could be one of the largest crocodiles to be captured alive in recent years, he said, quoting local crocodile experts.Elorde said the crocodile killed a water buffalo in an attack witnessed by villagers last month an d was also suspected of having attacked a fisherman who went missing in July.He said he sought the help of experts at a crocodile farm in western Palawan province."We were nervous but it's our duty to deal with a threat to the villagers," Elorde told The Associa ted Press by telephone. "When I finally stood before it, I couldn't believe my eyes."After initial sightings at a creek, the hunters set four traps, which the crocodile destroyed. They t hen used sturdier traps using steel cables, one of which finally caught the enormous reptile late Saturday, he said.About 100 people had to pull the crocodile, which weighs about 2,370 pounds (1,075 kilograms) , from the creek to a clearing where a crane lifted it into a truck, he said.The crocodile was placed in a fenced cage in an area where the town plans to build an ecotouri sm park for species found in a vast marshland(沼泽地) in Agusan, an impoverished region about 515 miles (830 kilometers) southeast of Manila, El orde said."It will be the biggest star of the park," Elorde said, adding that villagers were happy that they w ould be able to turn the dangerous crocodile "from a threat into an asset."Despite the catch, villagers remain cautious because several crocodiles still roam the outskirts o f the farming town of about 37,000 people.They have been told to avoid venturing into marshy areas alone at night, Elorde said.56. What can we infer from the passage?A. The villagers captured the crocodile by chance.B. The crocodile the villagers have captured is the largest crocodile captured in recent years.C. The town has already built an ecotourism park for the crocodile.D. Not all the crocodile live in saltwater.57. What can we know about the crocodiles in this area according to the passage?A. The crocodiles in the area are very friendly to the villagers.B. The crocodiles usually wander about in the center of the town.C. The crocodiles in the town have become a threat to the villagers.D. The capture of the male crocodile took three months.58. What happened to the crocodile after it was captured?A. It was sent to the ecotourism park for species found in a vast marshland.B. It was sent back to the wilderness.C. It was kept in a fenced cage.D. It became the biggest star in the park.59. When Elorde finally stood before the crocodile, how did he feel?A. Nervous.B. Proud.C. Shocked.D. Happy.60. In Elorde’s opinion, the existence of the crocodile in the wild in this area is __________.A. threateningB. puzzlingC. reasonableD. suspectingADADC DCCCALong after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing( 咒骂) the disputed refereeing (裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the perform ance of some top referees.The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minu tes during which different referees were in charge.Observers noted down the referees’ errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Con verted (转换) to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably hi gh number.The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyze the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is about 20 meters.There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters p er second.If FIFA, football's international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, r ather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.He also says that FIFA’s insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.51. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to _______.A. reexamine the rules for football refereeingB. analyze the causes of errors made by football refereesC. set a standard for football refereeingD. review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup52. The findings of the experiment show that _______.A. errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ballB. the far ther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errorsC. the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely errors will occurD. errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot53. The word “officials” most probably refers to _______.A. the researchers involved in the experimentB. the inspectors of the football tournamentC. the referees of the football tournamentD. the observers at the site of the experiment54. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?A. The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee is 45.B. Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.C. A football referee s hould be as young and energetic as possible.D. An experienced football referee can do well even when in poor physical condition.BPsychology(心理学) has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals, modern th erapy（疗法） seems to focus on the physical disease. Patients may feel they are treated like broken ma chines. Some doctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now using psychological the rapy, in which the patient is working with the doctors against the disease with the help of medici ne. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight.The doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physically. The body of the patient cha nges because of the disease. He is not only physically affected, but also has an emotional resp onse to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. The medic al treatment might cure the patient's physical problems, but the patient's mind must fight the em otional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Simonton, M. D., have shown that a t ypical cancer patient has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her constant depression makes her acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurs es. Such attitudes and behaviors prevent recovery. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help th e patient change that. Simonton's method emphasizes treatment of the “whole” patient.The attitude of a cancer patient receiving radiation therapy, an X-ray treatment, can become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton's psychologi cal treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor（肿瘤） in the body. In the mental picture, the patient "sees" a powerful beam of radiation like a mill ion bullets of energy. The patient imagines the beam hitting the tumor cells and causing them to shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Simonton asks him to imagine the medicine going from t he stomach into the bloodstream and to the cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medicin e is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying and his bl ood carry away the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patient's positive attitude fight t he disease.Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. However, this use of psychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves change. They become more confi dent because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease.Another application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of suggestion therapy. At first, the doctor helps the patient to concentrate deeply. The patient thinks only about one thing. He becomes so unaware of other things around him that he is asleep, or rather in a tranc e（催眠状态）. Then the physician makes “a suggestion” to the patient about the medical problem. The p atient's mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance. In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to treatment.Doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For ex ample, physicians have used suggestion to help adults deal with the strong pain of some diseas e. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patient worries about her illness so much that the anxiety k eeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Su ch treatment may help the patient with a chronic（慢性的）diseases. Asthma （哮喘）。
2014届高考高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解 (2) Word版含答案
2014届高考高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（2）Word版含答案BShakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare’s WorldWelcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up. The property(房产) remained in the ownership of Shakes peare’s family until 1806.The House has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world for over 250 years.◆Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly-praisedexhibition Shakespeare’s World,a lively and full introduction tothe life and work of Shakespeare.◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework fromShakespeare’s period.◆Enjoy the traditional English garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poet’s works.◆The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parksshown on the map; nearest is Windsor Street (3 minutes’ walk).◆The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre, itsexhibition, and the garden are accessible (可进入的) to wheelchair users.◆The Shakespeare Coffee House(opposite the Birthplace).60. How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？A.￡9.80.B.￡12.00.C.￡14.20.D.￡16.40.61. Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace？A. Behind the exhibition hall.B. Opposite the Visitors’ Centre.C. At Windsor Street.D. Near the Coffee House.62. A wheelchair user may need help to enter ____________.A. the HouseB. the gardenC. the Visitors’ CentreD. the exhibition hall62【答案】：A【解析】：根据题中：need help “需要帮助”，所有就有“困难”，从原文中：The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible (可进入的) to wheelchair users.可知。
2014高考英语真题试卷全国二卷(含答案和解析)
2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅱ）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
AArriving in Sydney on his own from India,my husband,Rashid,stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay,he went out one day to do some shopping.He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone.He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers,including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there,lost and lonely in strange city,thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.Late in the evening,the phone rang.It was a stranger.He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions.Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents.Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers.Her parents had carefully sorted them out,although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents.At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people.We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.21.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A.Go shoppingB.Find a houseC.Join his familyD.Take his family22.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from.A.a friend of his familyB.a Sydney policemanC.a letter in his papersD.a stranger in Sydney23.What does the underlined word“restored”in the last paragraph mean?A.Showed B.Sent out C.Delivered D.Gave back24.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.From India to Australia.B.Living in a a New Country.C.Turning Trash to Treasure.D.In Search of New Friends.BSince the first Earth Day in1970,American have gotten a lot“greener”toward the environment.“We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it,”says Bruce Anderson,president of Earth Day USA.But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement.Business people,political leaders,university professors,and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement.“The understanding has increased many,many times,”says Gaylord Nelson,the former governor from Wisconsin,who thought up the first According to US government reports,emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from10.3million tons a year to5.5tons.The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from40to9.Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with,the world is a safer and healthier place.A kind of“Green thinking”has become part of practices.Great improvement has been achieved.In1988there were only600recycling programs;today in1995 there are about6,600.Advanced lights,motors,and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.Twenty-five years ago,there were hardly any education programs for environment.Today,it’s hard to find a public school,university,or law school that does not have such a kind of program.”Until we do that, nothing else will change!”say Bruce Anderson.25.According to Anderson,before1970,Americans had little idea about.A.the social movementB.recycling techniquesC.environmental problemsD.the importance of Earth Day26.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?A.The grass-roots levelB.The business circleernment officialsD.University professors27.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest.B.They have settled their environmental problems.C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.D.They have reduced pollution through effective measures.28.What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?cationB.PlanningC.Green livingD.CO reductionCOne of the latest trend（趋势）in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs.Au Pair in Stamford,for example,has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around4,000since2004. And that’s true all across the country.“I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age”Joseph Stocke,the managing director of s company,says of his2-year-old son.“I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future.”After only six months of being cared by25-year-old woman from China,the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions,his dad says.Li Drake,a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband,had another reason for looking for an au pair from China.She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots.“Because I am Chinese,my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触)the language and culture.”she says.“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,”says Suzanne Flynn,a professor in language education of Children.“But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce plete mastery demands continued learning until the age of10or 12.”The popularity if au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children who want their children to learn Chinese.It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.29.What does that term“au pair”in the text mean?A.A mother raising her children on her own.B.A child learning a foreign language at home.C.A professor in language education of children.D.A young foreign woman taking care of children.30.Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them.A.to live in China some day B.to speak the language at homeC.to catch up wit other childrenD.to learn about the Chinese culture31.What can we infer from the text?A.Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America.cated woman do better in looking after children.C.Chinese au pairs need to improve their English Skills.D.Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.DMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail(地铁)Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out.Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.Farecard machines are in every station.Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to$5in change.Get one ticket of unlimited Metrorall rides with a One Day Pass.Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro e it after9:30a.m.until closing on weekdays,and all day on weekends and holidays. Hours of serviceOpen:5a.m.Mon.---Fri.7a.m.Sat.---Sun.Close:midnight Sun.---Thur.3a.m.Fri.---Sat.nightsLast train times vary.To avoid missing the last train,please check the last train time posted in the station.MetrobusWhen paying with exact charge,the fare is$1.35.When paying with a SmarTripⓇcard,the fare is $1.25.Fares for the senior/disabled customersSenior citizens65and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare.On Metrorail and Metrobus,use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTripⓇcard.For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards,farecard or SmarTripⓇcards and passes,please visit or call 202-637-7000and202-637-8000.Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorallservices by calling202-962-1100.Travel tips(提示)•Avoid riding during weekday rush periods---before9:30a.m.and between4and6p.m.•If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station,please call Lost&Found at202-962-1195.32.What should you know about farecard machines?A.They start selling tickets at9:30a.m.B.They are connected to change machines.C.They offer special service to the elderly.D.They make change for no more than$5.33.At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?A.At midnightB.at3a.m.C.at5a.m.D.at7p.m.34.What is good about a SmarTrip®card?A.It is convenient for old people.B.It saves money for its users.C.it can be bought at any time.D.it is sold on the Internet.35.Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?A.202-962-1195B.202-962-1100C.202-673-7000D.202-673-8000第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）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。
2014届各区二模英语试卷阅读理解（D篇14套）
2014届各区⼆模英语试卷阅读理解（D篇14套）Uniforms, used for identifying people, are seen almost everywhere in the world. They are a part of everyday life. Let?s look at some of the reasons why people wear uniforms and the types of people that wear uniforms.Many children have to wear a uniform at school. Boys and girls must wear the same coloured clothes and a school tie. There is often a school badge on the jacket or shirt. There are many reasons for having a school uniform. Firstly, the uniform shows that the children attend the same school. It is important for children to feel they belong to a school and that they identify with their school. Secondly, the uniform makes it easy for other people to tell which school they go to and the children are proud of their school. Thirdly, school uniforms are comfortable, smart clothing. Finally, it is cheaper for parents to buy one set of clothes for their child. Most parents cannot afford to buy lots of expensive, fashionable clothes for their children.It is not only children who wear uniforms. Think about police officers, bus drivers, security guards, chefs, waiter, and bank clerks. They all wear special clothes for their jobs. These clothes are comfortable and practical for their daily work. Their uniforms also allow the public to recognize them at once.Many other people wear uniforms too. A business person usually wears a dark suit, a white shirt, a tie, and carries a briefcase to the office. A builder wears jeans, strong shoes and a T-shirt. The clothes a person wears tell other people the kind of job the person does.Go to a shopping mall at the weekend. You will see groups of teenagers wearing blue jeans, colourful T-shirts and baseball caps. These clothes say, …We are young and free. We do not need to work.? But they are all wearing the same clothes as part of the same group. Although they may not like the uniform they have to wear at school, they like to have a group identity. At the weekend, they have a group identity by wearing the same styles of clothes as their friends. This is also a uniform -----the uniform of youth.Clothes communicate many things about the wearers: their jobs, their social groups, even their attitudes. What do you want to tell people through the clothes you wear?1. Are children the only people who wear uniforms?________,_____________________________________________________________.2. Why are children on their best behaviour when they wear their school uniforms?_________ ___________________________________________________________.3. Why do police officers wear uniforms?_____________________________________________________________________.4. Can you describe a teenager?s weekend ?uniform??_____________________________________________________________________.5. What do teenagers? clothes tell you about them?_____________________________________________________________________.6. What do you want to tell people through the clothes you wear?_____________________________________________________________________.Key:1.No, they aren’t. / No, adults wear uniforms, too.2. Because people know which school they can go to / and the children are proud of their school._3. Because they wear uniforms so that people can recognize them. / These clothes are comfortable and practical for their daily work. / because they think people can recognize them easily.4. (Their weekend “uniform” is ) a pair of jeans, as colourful T-shirt and a basketball cap.5. They tell us that) they are young and free. / that they don’t need to work / that they are all part of the same group.6. I want to tell people that I am a shiny, healthy and active young boy through the clothes I wear._He felt strange when he went back to his college in Oxford. He had left the college 25 years before, and he had never been back. As he walked up from station, he slowly began to feel the same excitement that he had felt when first went there as an 18-year-old boy. When he received the email inviting him to the reunion (重聚) for the people of his year at college, he had felt only happy and excited. Now, as he got nearer to the college, he was nervous, yes, definitely nervous. Perhaps his classmates had all been more successful than him, or at least earned more money than him.He was happy in his job as a university lecturer, but the others were probably all lawyers, accountants and cankers. Who would be there at the reunion? He wondered. He was proud that he had studied there and glad to be back, but at the same time sad that the college was no longer part of his life, sad that he couldn?t bring back those days which meant so much to him.The porter gave him a key to a room in the college. He couldn?t believe it. It was his old room. As he walked through the door, he was surprised to feel a tear rolling down his checks. He had never thought he would feel like this. He tried to remind himself that his times there had not always been happy, that there had been problems too. I t was almost time for dinner, so he put on his black dinner jacket and bow tie and walked down to the dining hall, wondering if any of his old friends would be there.He walked into the dining hall, and there she was. She had changed a little. The smile which had made him fall in love with her was still the same. But she was sitting with the man she had chosen to marry, the man she had chosen to marry instead of him. He had thought the pain had gone, but it hit him in the stomach like a boxer?s punch. Was it wrong for him to have come back? Or should he …?1. How old was the writer when he went to college?__________________________________________________________________________2. How did he feel when he received the email inviting him to his college reunion?____________________________________________________________________________3. Why did he feel sad on his way to his college?____________________________________________________________________________4. The old room made him think of happy and sad times in the college, didn’t it?____________________________________________________________________________5. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?____________________________________________________________________________6. Please finish the last question.____________________________________________________________________________Key:1. 18 / Eighteen years old.2. Happy and excited.3. Because the college was no longer part of his life / he couldn’t bring back those days whichmeant so much to him.4. Yes, it did.5 .”The pain.”6. Should he come here with his wife? / Should he talk with them?Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. Everyone wants to be happy. But sometimes, a guest comes in without invitation. It?s unhappiness. Don?t let it get you down. Send it away.When you are happy, the world feels like a better place. As the saying goes: When you smile, the world smiles with you; when you cry, you cry alone. Wearing a smile makes you more charming(迷⼈的)and helps you to win lots of friends. A goodmood（⼼情）always gives you hope, which makes trouble and problems easier to handle.No matter how happy you are, it?s normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy once in a while. Life is full of ups and downs. We can? t change the way life is, but we can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one. To help us do this, it?s good to know some of the factors（因素）that influence happiness.One of the biggest factors is social relationships. People who are close to family and friends are happier than people who don?t have those r elationships. Talking and sharing is a good way to relax and build confidence. Knowing someone is there for you will make you braver and more outgoing.Another factor is work or school. If you enjoy school, even if you have lots of homework or extra classes, you will feel that your school life is meaningful and happy. But if you hate school, your negative attitude（消极的态度）may cause you to feel bored and upset that you hate to do so much work.A third factor is your attitude towards life. How do you feel if you fail in an exam? Maybe you think it?s unfair because you always study and should have got a good mark. You can?t stop blaming（责备）yourself. Or, maybe you accept it. You go through the paper carefully, find out why you made stupid mistakes, and tell your self, “Take it easy! I?ll do better next time!”Your attitude makes a big difference.Do you smile a lot or wear a long face most of the time?1. Happiness is a feeling, isn?t it?____________, _____________________________________________________________.2. What makes you more charming and gives you hope?____________________________________________________________________________3. What does the underlined sentence mean according to paragraph 3?___________________________________________________________________________.4. What can we do when we can?t change the way life is?___________________________________________________________________________.5. How many factors influence happiness? What are they?__________________________________________________________________________.6. How do you make yourself happy in your daily life? Give an example.__________________________________________________________________________.Key:1. Yes, it is.2. Wearing a smile and a good mood.3. No matter how happy you are, it’s normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy once in awhile./There are happiness and sadness in our life.4. We can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one.5. Three. Social relationships, work or school and your attitude towards life.6. Any reasonable answer is ok.Answer the questions: (4)The first time I saw Jim Wooten I really understood him. He was a great TVnews reporter. When he was reporting in Rwanda, one heartbreaking momentmade a deep impression on me. When the camera showed all of the children whowere dying, suffered from terrible diseases, Jim ended his piece by saying thatwhen he got home, the first thing he was going to do was to put his arms aroundhis own children. Then I realized that he was diff erent, that he didn?t fall into anyof the modern television-news tricks, that he was not giving us any awful,artificial (假的) television-journalist reports out of（出于) pity. Instead, I waswatching a real reporter with a gift (天赋) for both words and slight differences.Then I read his book, We Are All the Same, about his friendship with Xolani Nkosi, a South African boy who became the international spokesman for AIDS (艾滋病). It is about the friendship between Wooten and a black child who was ten years old and already dying of AIDS. It is also a book about a great teacher and his student. But the teacher－the one with real wisdom and understanding about life－is the little boy, not the journalist. And, finally, it?s about a love story of Gail Johnson, Nkosi?s white mother who does her best to save the boy, and their love for each other. When reading the book, I felt touched from time to time.1. How did Jim Wooten feel when he saw the dying children in Rwanda?___________________________________________________________________.2. What would an ordinary journalist do on TV when he saw these dying children?_________________________________________________________________.3. How did Jim end his piece when he saw the dying children in Rwanda?_________________________________________________________________.4. Who is the teacher in the book, the little boy or the journalist?_________________________________________________________________.5. Why did Nkosi?s mother do everything possible to save the boy?_________________________________________________________________.6. What?s the writer?s attitude to Jim Wooten? How do you know that?_________________________________________________________________.Key: 1. He felt very sad./He was heartbroken2. He would give us some awful, artificial television-journalist reports out of pity./He would fall into some of the modern television-news tricks.3. By saying that when he got home, the first thing he was going to do was to put hisarms around his own children.4. The little boy. (1分题）5. Because she loved the boy./Because the boy was dying of AIDS.6. He respected Jim./He admired Jim. The writer wrote/mentioned that Jim was a great TV news reporter.（3分题）Answer the questions: (5)One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, "I am blind, please help me."There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the words.Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?"The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way."What he had written was, "Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it."Do you think the first sign and second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.The first is: Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.The second is: Be creative (有创造⼒的). Think differently. There is always a better way！1. Who sat on the steps of a building asking for help?____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. A man wa lked by and gave the boy a few coins, didn?t he?____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did the man do to the boy?s sign?____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What happened to the boy?s hat soon?____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How did the man write the sign?____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Which sign do you prefer, the first one or the second one? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________ Key:1. A blind boy.2. Yes he did.3. He turned it around and wrote some new words.4. The hat began to fill up.5. He wrote the truth, but in a different way.6. I prefer the seconed one.The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign toldpeople they were so lucky that they were not blind ,and it tell us to try our best to help those who need your help.One young excellent person was trying to find a high position in a big company. It was the director who would make the final decision.The director discovered that the young man did an excellent job in his college, which interested him a lot.The director asked, “Who paid for your college?”The young man answered, “My father passed away when I was one year old, so it was just my mother.”“What did your mother do?” The director seemed surprised.“She is a clothes cleaner,” the young man answered, with no feeling.“Have you ever helped your mother wash some clothes before?”“Never. My mother always wante d me to study and read more books. She could wash clothes faster than me,” the young man seemed puzzled (迷惑) when answering.“Well, now I need you to do something. When you go back home today, clean your mother?s hands and see me tomorrow.”The youth was happy when hearing this because he felt that his chance of getting the job was great. When he went home, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange but happy. With mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.The young man cleaned his mother?s hands, with tears falling. It was the first time he noticed that his mother?s hands were so wrinkled (皱的), and there were so many wounds. This pair of hands enabled him to go through college. This pair of hands was the price that his mother had to pay for his life and his future. The next morning, the director asked the young man, “Now tell me what you learned yesterday.”After hearing what he said, the director knew the young man had learned his lesson. “This is the man whom I am looking for. We want you to be our member.”1. Did the young man do quite well in college?__________, ______________________________________________________________.2. Who paid for the young man?s college?________________________________________________________________________.3. Why hadn?t the young man helped clean the clothes before?________________________________________________________________________.4. What did the director ask the young man to do when he went back?_________________________________________________________________________.5. Why did the mother feel strange but happy when her son wanted to wash her hands?_________________________________________________________________________.6. The young man had learned his lesson. What can you learn from his lesson?_________________________________________________________________________.Key:1. Yes, he did.2. His mother.3. Because his mother always wanted him to study and read more books. His mother could wash clothes faster than him.4. To clean his mother’s hands.5. Because it was the first time his son cleaned her hands./Because his son never cleaned her hands before.6. (Any reasonable answer is OK.)Mr. Dawson was bad-tempered and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick an apple, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend Amy. They had to go by Dawson?s house, but as they got close, Janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over the street. Like most, she was afraid of the man.Amy said not to worry. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown(皱眉)，but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a broad smile.Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight with her they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded fun, and gave them each an apple.Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he isn?t generous. Actually he?s the meanest man in town. How come he was so nice to us?”Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house, he wasn?t very friendly, but she pretended he was wearing an invisible smile and so she always smiled. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back.After a while, he started smiling real smiles and then talked to her. She said he always offers her an apple now, and is always very kind.“An invisible smile?” questioned Janet.“Yes,” answered Amy, “My grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn?t afraid and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, sooner or later he would really smile.”If we remember that everyone wears an invisible smile, we too will find t hat most people can?t resist our smile after a while.It?s so easy to get caught up in everyday life that we forget how simply we can bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile takes so little effort; let?s make sure that we?re not the ones that others have to pretend are wearing invisible smiles.1. What did people in town think of Mr. Dawson?________________________________________________________.2. Why did Janet suggest they cross over the street?________________________________________________________.3. What did Mr. Dawson do after he saw Amy and Janet?He smiled and ____________________________________________.4. Mr. Dawson was not friendly to Amy when she first walked past his house, was he?________________________________________________________.5. How did Amy make Mr. Dawson nice to her?________________________________________________________.6. What can we learn from the story? What?s the best title of the passage?________________________________________________________.Key:1. They thought he was bad-tempered.2. Because she was afraid of Mr. Dawson.3. (He smiled and) gave them each an apple.4. No, he wasn’t.5. smiling all the time.6. (I think )we should be nice to others. Always keep smiling.Born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California, Shirley Temple was a leading child film actress in the 1930s. When her performance of the song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" became famous, she earned a special Academy Award. Temple took on some acting roles as an adult before entering politics, becoming a U.S. Diplomat (外交官) for the United Nations. She died on February 10, 2014, at age 85, in California. Child StarShirley Jane Temple was born to a banker and a housewife with two older children in California. When Temple was just three years old, she got a contract (合同) with Educational Pictures, making her first acting in a series of low-cost movies called "Baby Burlesques.""Baby Burlesques" led Temple to a contract with the Fox Film Corporation. When the young actress was six years old, she appeared in her first Hollywood film, Carolina. With Fox, Temple made a hit film Little Miss Marker. At that time, the young actress, singer and dancer with the golden curly hair and smiling face proved to be an overnight sensation (轰动) and a top earner for the studio.President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Temple "Little Miss Miracle" for raising the public's confidence and cheerfulness during the hard times. He said, "As long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be all right." Temple?s song-and-dance to the tune "On the Good Ship Lollipop" in 1934 earned her a specialAcademy Award "Outstanding Personality of 1934".Grown-Up ActressWhen Shirley Temple began to grow older, she got less popular with audiences. As a teenager, she appeared in The Blue Bird (1940), which performed poorly at the box office. At age 19, she acted as Susan Turner in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer with her friends Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. Though the film received some praise, audiences found it difficult to accept that their "Little Miss Miracle" was growing up.During the 1950s and early 1960s, she made a few appearances on the small screen, but her career (职业) as a popular film star had ended at an earlier age than most actors? had begun.1. What was Shirley Temple in the 1930s?________________________________________________________________________________2. How many members were there in Shirley Temple?s family after she was born?_________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Her performance in “Baby Burlesques” didn?t help her get the contract with the Fox Film Corporation, did it?__________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which film was the most successful one, Carolina, Little Miss Marker or The Blue Bird?__________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt call Temple “Little Miss Miracle”?__________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What was the audiences? attitude towards Temple?s performance w hen she grew older? Why?__________________________________________________________________________________ Key:1. A leading child film actress / A child star.2. Five members in her family.3. Yes, it did.4. Little Miss Marker.5. Because she raised the public’s confidence and cheerfulness during the hard times.6. They found it difficult to accept … / She got less popular with her audiences. / …Because she di dn’t act as wellAnswer the questions: (9)Once upon a time, a greedy rich man hired a wise man. He wanted the wise man to find a way to make him even more money. The rich man was building a giant safe. And his greatest dream was to fill the safe with gold and jewels.The wise man thought about this problem for month s. Once night he appeared at the rich man?s house with a big smile on the face. He said, “I?ve done it! My calculations are perfect! You?ll be rich beyond your wildest dream” The rich man was very delighted to go on a long journey .He promised the wise man double pay to run his business for him.When the rich man returned, he found that all of his money was gone. Very angry, he asked the wise man to explain. The wise man told him he?d given everything away. The wise man said,” I analyzed (分析) how a single rich man could gain the biggest wealth. But it is limited how much one man can do by himself. Then I realized that many people could help us achieve our goal. By helping other people, you could gain most.”Disappointed and angry, the rich man went away. As he was walking, several neighbours saw him. All of them had their share when the wise man gave away the man?s wealth. They were so thankful that they welcomed him to their homes and offered anything he needed.Over the next few weeks,...1. Did the rich man ask a wise man to build a safe? (1分)__________________________________________________________2. Why did the rich man hire a wise man?__________________________________________________________3. What happened when the rich man returned from his journey?___________________________________________________________4. How could the rich man gain biggest wealth according to the wise man?__________________________________________________________5. How did the rich man feel after the wise man explained?__________________________________________________________6. Please add an ending (结尾）to the story (write at least three sentences)? (3分)__________________________________________________________Key:1. No, he didn’t.2. He wanted the wise man to find a way to make him even more money.3. He found all of his money was gone.4.(According to him, the rich man could gain biggest wealth) by helping other people.5. He felt disappointed and angry.6. Any reasonable answer is OK.Dear DavidThings are going great here in Cannes, France. I?m excited to be here. I have only been at the film festival for two days, but have already seen four films. When the films are not on at the cinema, I like to watch all the fashionable people down at the beach. Everywhere you look, there are famous film stars and directors. I saw three of my favourite stars walking around the festival yesterday. I was too nervous to talk to them, though.I did not realize that this festival was so old. It was first held in 1946. At this year?s festival, around twenty films are competing for the main prize, the Palme d’Or (⾦棕榈奖) . The films are from all around the world—Europe, Asia, North America, Africa…Some of the people who choose the winner this year are also great actors and directors.There are a lot of excellent Hollywood films as well, though they are not considered for prizes. There are so many different types of films, and lots of them are from countries which are not famous for the film-making business. For someone who loves films like me, this is Heaven!。
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解(5)及答案
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解ABe careful about those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression.For example, someone might say, "I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great.I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!"This guy's a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He's really a big loser!He didn't say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest. Untrustworthy candidates (竞选者) in political campaigns often use this tactic (策略). Let's say that during Governor Smith's last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents (对手) runs an ad saying, "During Governor Smith's term, the state lost one million jobs!" That's true. However an honest statement would have been, "During Governor Smith's term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs."Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It's against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An ad might say, "Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples." It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.This kind of deception happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.56. Which statement is true according to the article?A. There is no 100-percent truth.B. A truth is as dishonest as a lie.C. Lies are lies, and truths are lies, too.D. The truth can be used in dishonest ways.57. The underlined word deceive is close in meaning to _____________.A. pretendB. hideC. foolD. sell58. The best title for this passage should be _____________.A. A Special LieB. How to Discover a LieC. Half-truthsD. White LiesBThe teachers below are looking for a holilday to suit their students. Read the descriptions of the students and those of the holidays, and then choose the best answer to each question.Ms Robson's students are studying French and German. She would like to speak both languages at some point while they're away.Hilary's students are fourteen years old. Some of them learn French, so she wants to find a holiday course which can offer individual (个别的) langauge lessons for those who would like to improve their French.Rosie has a small group of students. They all want to sail but unfortunately some of them are unable to swim, although they're eager to learn.Mr Pearson's class has just started to learn German but he wants a holiday which mixes studying the language with plenty of free time to explore the foreign country.John has a class of eleven-year-olds who are crazy about sport. He'd like a course which organizesa complete programme including all kinds of sports, meals and entertainments.1. 2Summer Schools in the Czech RepublicSpend a week in a sports centre 15 minutes south of Prague. Each day’s programme is organized by our professional trainers for children aged 10—14. Prices include breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as sightseeing trips.Summer In AustriaWe will arrange a programme to suit your students. All our courses take place at the university in Linz. Morning classes are held in German, evening lectures on Austrian history are in English. We offer an exciting programme of evening activities including music, dance and theatre.3. 4.Greek Sailing HolidaysArrive by air and then hire one of our new boats with all the latest equipment to sail around the Greek islands. These boats sleep up to twenty students and two teachers. Trained sailing staff are available but you must be able to swim.Summer Courses in FinlandIf you love water sports you’ll love our one-week sports holiday on the Finnish lakes. There are opportunities to swim, sail and water-ski. Lessons are available if you need them. There is also achance to learn Finnish at no extra cost! Everyone welcome.5. 6.Touring In FranceFly to Paris and spend a few days sightseeing in this wonderful city before travelling on to Toulouse. All our tours have a French-speaking guide and accommodation is in comfortable hotels. Prices include breakfast and evening meal only.Holiday Programmes in GermanyWe offer morning classes in the German language at all levels from beginners upwards. In the afternoon you are free to join our mountain walks or to go shopping in the nearby town. In the evening we organize a full programme of entertainments. All ages welcome.7. 8Swiss Study ToursUsing the excellent railway system we off an unusual holiday, sport and study programme. Your hotel is a train: eat and sleep on board and spend each day in a different part of Switzerland. Opportunities to speak French, German and Italian.Summer School In FranceWe offer summer schools for students between the ages of 12 and 16. Live with a French family and choose from a range of different activities including horse-riding, indoor hocker, football, swimming and dry skiing. Private language lessons arranged if requested.59. Which holiday is the most suitable for Mr. Robson's students?A. 2B. 6C. 7D. 860. John is most likely to choose _______ for his class.A. 4B. 3C. 5D.161. Holiday No.5 is suitable for ____________.A. HilaryB. Mr. RobsonC. RosieD. none62. Rosie will most probably choose ____ for her students.A. 3B. 4C. 8D. 7CSome inventions are so useful, but seem so simple, that we wonder why no one thought of them long ago. Post-it Notes - the pieces of paper that you can fasten almost anywhere and then remove without leaving any sign that they were there - are an example of such an invention.Post-it Notes were invented about twenty years ago by Art Fry, a scientist at 3M Corporation. The idea for the product came from a frustrating (令人沮丧的) experience he often had while singing in his church choir（唱诗班）. Fry used pieces of paper as bookmarks to mark the places in his book of songs, but these bookmarks were always falling out. He knew he needed a bookmark that would stay where he put it, but that he could remove without damaging the pages. Around that time, Fry heard about a new adhesive (粘合剂) that a colleague (同事), Dr. Spence Silver, had created. This adhesive was special because it was sticky, but not too sticky. It was strong enough to hold papers together, but weak enough to not tear the paper when it was removed. Fry saw that the new adhesive could help solve his bookmark problem. One morning, Fry put some of the adhesive on the edge of a piece of paper. Just as he hoped, it made a perfect bookmark..A short time later, Fry realized that his new invention had even more uses than being a great bookmark. He came to this realization when he wrote a note on one of his new "bookmarks" and attached (附着) it to a report he was going to give to a colleague. Soon, co-workers were asking Fry for more samples of his invention so that they could use the new type of notes themselves. Fry and some other people at 3M believed so much in the new product that they persuaded the company to give away thousands of the "sticky pieces of paper" for trial use. When some salespeople at 3M went to offices and showed workers just how helpful the new type of notes could be, they immediately received many orders. As more and more people discovered how useful Post-it Notes could be, the product took off.63. The invention of Post-it Notes showed that Art Fry .A. had a lot of knowledgeB. was very hard-workingC. was good at creative thinkingD. loved his job in the church64. In what way did Dr. Spence help Art Fry?A. They worked together and often discussed science.B. His invention of a special adhesive made Art's invention possible.C. He persuaded 3M Corporation to give away lots of Post-it Notes for tial use.D. He cooperated with Art by providing the new adhesive for Art.65. Which of the following is a possible use of Post-it Notes?A. A note on a friend's door.B.An e-mail to a friend.C. A postcard from abroad.D. An ad in a newspaper.66. The underlined phrase "took off" means .A. started to leave the groundB. disappeared from the marketC. had even more usesD. became popular very quicklyDRead these two advertisements, and then answer the questions.When you stretch out in the sun you can do one of three things.You can use no sun tan oil. You can use an ordinary sun tan oil. Or you can use Bergasol.If you don’t use any sun tan oil at all when you’re in sun that is stronger than you’re used to, you will burn surprisingly quickly.If you use an ordinary sun tan oil you will protect your skin to a lesser or greater degree. How much depends on the ‘protection-factor (系数) number’ on the bottle.Some of these oils block out so many of the sun’s rays you can stay in the sun all day without burning—but you won’t go very brown, either.Bergasol will protect your skin like an ordinary sun tan oil. But Bergasol oil also has a tan accelerator (加速剂) which comes from the oil of the Bergamot fruit.It speeds up the rate at which the sun acitvates the skin cells that produce melanin.And it is melanin which gives the skin its brown colour.So when you use Bergasol sun tan oil you go brown faster, and as the days pass the difference will become more and more obvious.Unfortunately this special formulation isn’t cheap to prepare. So Bergasol is rather more expensive than ordinary sun tan oil.However the price looks more attractive as you do.bergasolIt makes you go brown fasterProtectionMany people imagine that ‘cover-up’ means you don’t get a tan. Nothing to show for your holiday. What a shame.Not so. With ‘cover up’, you can get brown if you want to. The point of cover-up is to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun—the ones which, according to the experts, make your skin look older.That’s what Solex Cover-up is all about—protection for your skin. It has a Sun Protection Factor of8, which makes it suitable for anyone.Find out how it works for you by consulting the Solex is.With Solex Cover-up, you can tan as slowly as you like. As gently as you like. And with much less chance of peeling.Your tan will look better. Your skin will stay young longer. Solex Cover-up.SolexGentle tan…full protection67. The underlined word "tan" is closest in meaning to ________________.A. brownB. protectionC. lightD. health68. Both Bergasol and Solex serve to ______________.A. treat various kinds of skin diseaseB. help people enjoy the sunC. help people get sun tan without being burntD. paint the skin with a brown color69. What's special about Bergasol?A. It is more expensive than ordinary sun tan oil.B. It has a tan accelerator that makes the skin go brown faster.C. It has a protection-factor of 8, which makes it suitable for anyone.D. It protects the skin from the harmful rays of the sun.70. Which of the following decides how well your skin may be protected?A. The price.B. Melanin.C. Cover-up.D. SPF number.E"It was all his own idea," says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto, California high school football coach Bob Peters, 39. Bob had just drawn up a "motherhood contract"-a document (文件) stating that for 70 days this summer he would take over the care and feeding of the couple's four children, plus all household chores(杂务). Although he didn't even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident. (He thought the experience would make a nice book.) After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to give up. "I was beaten down, completely humbled," admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press (also part of the bargain), stating, "Not only is motherhood a difficult task, not only is it never-ending, it is an impossible job for any normal human being."Bob and Pat were high school sweethearts. After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestlingcoach at Palo Alto's Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids.Then two years ago Pat went back to work as a secretary at Cubberley. "I had been around children so much," she sighs (叹气), "I couldn't talk to a grown-up." She continued to run the household, however-until Bob signed the contract, whereupon she decided to relax and enjoy it. Although Peters had consulted (咨询) with his school's home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria (食堂), his meals were sometimes a disaster. "I tried to slip the butter I'd forgotten under the eggs after they were frying," he says. For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot-sometimes having Macdonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner.As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made. "I found an easier way-I shut the doors," he says. Soon the kids were wearing the same clothes for a week. "I made them wear their shirts inside out, and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean."Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely (日常地) sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative (暂定的) title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day: _______71. The couple signed the contract because __________.A. Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herselfB. Bob loved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good restC. they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasksD. Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book72. It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract, he would have to __________.A. pay a certain amount of moneyB. do all the housework for yearsC. say sorry to his wifeD. admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood73. What can we learn about Pat Peters?A. She was hard-working and selfless.B. She was pretty and kind-hearted.C. She was tired of the child-raising and household tasks.D. She did not love Bob any longer.74. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Bob managed to keep the kids' clothes clean.B. Bob tried to cook good meals for his children.C. Bob frequently took the kids out to eat because he was too busy at work.D. Bob taught the kids to make their beds every day.75. Which of the following can best end the news story?A. "My experience of being a mother."B. "I'm proud of you all, my dear!"C. "Wait till your mother gets home!"D. "Motherhood: an impossible job for anyone."56~60 BBBCD 61~65 DBCBA 66~70 DACBD 71~75 DDABC。
2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解(2)
2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（2）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 fellow speaker from California named Geri flew to Japan, in her favorite jeans and a casual jacket, to give her first speech. Fourteen hours later, four perfectly dressed Japanese gentlemen greeted her at Narita Airport. Smiling and bowing low,they handed her their business cards. With her bag in one hand, Geri took their cards with the other. She thanked them, glanced briefly at the cards, and put them intoher jeans pocket quickly.When t he five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited Geri to tea in the lobby (大厅). While sipping tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. She was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “Oh, it’s beautiful!” At this point, the four Japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only veryslightly, said “Sayonara” and left immediately. Poor Geri was left astonished.What did she do wrong?Everything! Her jeans were the first gaffe. Even if you’re coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake wasGeri’s handling of their business cards rudely. In Japan, the business card is one of the most important communicative tools. It is always presented and acceptedrespectfully with both hands. However, Geri put their cards away much too quickly.In Japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. You chat about each other’s cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully place yours in safekeeping. Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was theultimate disrespect.Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Geri should not have opened the giftin front of her clients. In a land where saving face is critical, it would be1。
2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解(3)
2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（3）II 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AIt’s such a happy-looking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm-treestickers 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 asidewalk in Palm Beach country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm BeachGardens.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 freelyavai lable, she announced to her family of four, “That’s what we’re going to dofor 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 thathe’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 signboardon 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 m ore 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 ongoing1。
2014届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解
2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解1.A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love(早恋) may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression(忧郁症). The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.Dr Marian Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.Parents should watch for signs of depression -- eating or mood changes -- and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity (成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.65. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Puppy love may bring young people depression.B. Parents should forbi d their children’s love.C. Romance is a two - edged sword for adults.D. Romance is good for young people.66. Which of the following is more likely to have depression?A. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.B. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.C. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.67. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.B. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.C. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.D. The older a woman is，the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.68. What’s the author’s attitude towar ds puppy love?A. Confused.B. Disapproving.C. Disinterested.D. Scared.2.Throughout the centuries, various writers have contributed greatly to the literary treasure trove of books lining the shelves of today’s libraries. In addi tion to writing interesting material, many famous writers, such as Edgar Allan Poe, were larger-than-life characters with personal histories that are as interesting to read as the stories they wrote. Poe’s rocky life included being driven off from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1831 and an ongoing battle with alcohol. Yet, despite heavy gambling debts, poor health, and terrible unemployment, Poe managed to produce a body of popular works, including “The Raven” and “The Murders in the Ru e Morgue.”Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick, once lived among the man-eaters in the Marquesas Islands and wrote unusual tales inspired by his years of service in the U.S. Navy. Dublin-born Oscar Wilde was noted for his charismatic personality, his outrageous lifestyle, and creating witty catchphrases such as, “Nothing succeeds like excess.” D.H. Lawrence wrote shameful novels that were often cut, and Anne Rice led a double life writing bestselling horrible novels under her real name and using “A.N. Roquelaure” for the lowbrow unhealthy novels she penned on the side.Nonconformist(不墨守成规的)author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau once fled to the woods and generated enough interesting material to fill his noted book Walden. Thoreau wrote onthe issue of p assive resistance protest in his essay “Civil Disobedience” and served time in jail for refusing tax payments in protest of the United States government’s policy towards slavery. American short story writer O. Henry’s colorful life was ruined by tragic eve nts, such as being accused and sentenced for stealing money from an Austin, Texas bank. Despite his success selling his short stories, O. Henry struggled financially and was nearly bankrupt when he died.As diverse as these famous authors’ backgrounds wer e, they all led unconventional lives while writing great literary works that will endure throughout the ages. The next time you read an interesting book, consider learning more about the author by reading his or her biography so you can learn about the unique life experiences that shaped his or her writing.72. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Edgar Allan Poe?A. He had his own interesting personal history as other famous writers.B. He graduated from United States Military Academy at West Point in 1831.C. He once had heavy gambling debts and fell down with illness.D. He managed to produce popular works no matter how rocky his life was.73. What can you infer from Para.2?A. D.H. Lawrence and Anne Rice once wrote similar type of novels.B. Anne Rice used a pen name because her novels were quite popular.C. Anne Rice used different names when she wrote bestselling novels.D. Henry David Thoreau enriched his books by living in the forests.74. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. Henry David Thoreau was passionately opposed to horrible events.B. Anne Rice always used a pen name to conceal her true identity.C. Herman Melville stayed with man-eaters during his naval service.D. O Henry’s life was colorful though he had lots of difficulties.75. The passage mainly tells us that ______.A. many famous writers lived nontraditional livesB. most famous writers were usually troublemakersC. writers had to lead interesting lives to generate materialsD. the biographies of famous writers are always inspirational3.Hotel InformationThe following activities are offered for guests of the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel. If you have questions about these programs, please call Guest Services by dialing “0”.Highlights Around the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort…Hotel ActivitiesPrince Eric Activities RoomOpening Hours:9:00am-10:00pm (Close 15 minutes for cleaning every 2 hours)Maximum Capacity:22Disney-themed kids activities are available to offer our little guests unlimited fun and magicalexperience.Activity time:10:30 am-9:30pmMickey MazeWith views of the South China Sea, our hedge maze in the shape of Mickey Mouse is a great place to while away an afternoon. You’ll find the Mickey Maze directly outside of the Grand Salon.Jogging TrailsMeasured jogging trails of varying distances have been identified throughout the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. You can pick up a jogging map at the Victorian Spa or at the Front Desk.Inspiration Lake Recreation CentreInspiration lake is 34 hectares and is also one of the largest public parks in Hong Kong. It’s a great place to rest and relax! You can choose from indoor fitness stations and relax under the shade of gazebos, enjoy bike rentals and pedal boat rentals outside. Mickey’s PaintingDress up our Disney characters with your imagination and give them a colourful life!Sun VisorBlocking the sun is wise to enjoy your holiday! Come and make your own sun visor（帽舌）!IQ Fun ZoneTurn on your mind engine and show your teamwork to complete the missions!Activity time:9:45 pm-10:00pmBedtime StoryJoin our Recreation Hosts who recount tales from the magical world of Disney!All activities and additional information are subject to change without notice.69. Guests of Hong Kong Disney Hotel can __________.A. enjoy Elemis Modern Skin Facial at the price of $ 384B. call Guest Services by dialing “0” to book Victoria Spa’s exclusive offerC. spend a whole day viewing the South China Sea in Mickey MazeD. choose from different jogging routes according to a reliable jogging map70. Inspiration Lake Recreation Centre ___________.A. attracts guests as one of the largest public parks in DisneylandB. is a right place for in-house guests to reduce rednessC. provides guests with both indoor and outdoor activitiesD. offers all guests 50% off for renting one hour pedal boat71. According to the information about Prince Eric Activities Room, we can learn that________.A. there is about an hour and 15 minutes for cleaning everydayB. at least 22 quests can take part in different activities there at a timeC. both kids and teens can feel free to create their own sun visors thereD. IQ Fun Zone helps children below 7 to cultivate their team spirit试卷答案1.ACDB2.BACA3.DCC。
2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题(5)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题（5）及答案【2014高考英语四川省绵阳市二模试题】A根据短文内容,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We all have our ways of marking time。
As a photographer, my life is measured from one story to the next。
My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about the Endangered Species Act。
My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves。
Twenty stories later，though, it's the story in Alaska that I’ll remember best。
It was the story about the loss of wilderness — and the story during which my wife Kathy g ot cancer. That’s the one that made time stand still. I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor （肿瘤). Cruelly, it was Thanksgiving. By Christmas，she had become very weak. Some days she was so sick she couldn’t watch TV。
Early examination saves time。
But ours was not early. By the time you can feel it yourself, it’s often bigger than the doctor want it to be.Cancer is a thief。
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2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解1.As for visiting Walt Disney World. People usually have trouble in arranging. The following will give you some practical suggestions on paying a valuable visit to the famous park.When to go?While it’s always busy, Disney World is slightly slower between mid-January and March. It’s summer when the visitors , combined with the heat and humidity(潮湿)，are crowded. Your best choice is either early in the morning or late in the day--- often you can enjoy more rides in the first or last two hours of the day than you can the entire rest of the day combined.Where to stay?The question: to stay on Disney World Resort property or not. Disney World offers three resort pricing: Deluxe(豪华的), Moderate, and Value, with good facilities and in-hotel attractions. That said, they all offer “Extra Magic Hours”(early access to the theme parks), guaranteed entry when the parks are over-crowded, and frequent shuttle service to the many attractions. Off-property hotels will have shuttle transfers, but often at less regular intervals(间歇)，wasting more time in transport. You’ll also need a rental car, which adds to the expense, making up for saving in the hotel rate. The “Magic Your Way Package” is a good value if you have a large family.What to do?M ake use of the “Fast Pass” , which , for no extra cost, allow you to insert your entrance ticket into a particular machine at the attraction and receive a schedule ride time a little later on. For example, use your Fast Pass ticket at a ride just before ge tting lunch. Once you’re done eating, you can return to the ride and jump right on during the busiest time of day. At the Animal Kingdom, the animals are most active either early or late in the day, so plan accordingly. Thankfully this is fit for the least busy times of day in the park. Study the map of the park the night before to plan your visit. You’ll save time by knowing where things are and where you’re headed.60. Visitors who use Fast Pass tickets ________A. can get discounts on ticketsB. will have a well-planned ride timeC. will often be checked at the exitD. have to pay more for their tickets61. If you have referred to the map of the park, you ________A. are sure to save timeB. will get the lowest-priced ticketsC. can learn the park’s locationD. may have your lost tickets replaced62. The underlined word “this” in the text probably refers to the fact that ________A. there are more visitors at that timeB. animals are active at that timeC. the Animal Kingdom attracts fewer visitorsD. Fast Pass benefits visitors a lot63. It can be learned from Part 2 that _________A. every visitor will have a rental car for freeB. all the shuttle transfers are convenient for visitors.C. three typed of resort pricing are offered by Disney WorldD.Young couples are advised to take the Magic Your Way Package .2."Get out of the plane!" Justin shouted. Teddy and he dropped to the ground…When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow, flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the air．Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing．One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately．She questioned Victor, "Are you able to find someone nearby for help?""There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby," he replied．"I'm a distance runner, and I'll go for help．" Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, "It may take me several hours to get out．" She started out．When she was 23, Kathy set a women's record in a Marathon of 42 kilometers．But now she was running the race of life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help．Kathy had been running for two hours．This was far back into the wilderness．The country path was growing vague．She stopped to take a quick compass reading．Yes, she had run almost for more than 20 kilometers．Her heart fell, her muscle aching．And finally she saw her car in the distance．She jumped into the car and sped away．She reached a holiday house and called the police．During the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail end．They needed her for one more task．56．Who actually had the airplane accident?A．Justin and Teddy B．Kathy and VictorC．Justin himself D．Kathy herself57．The underlined part "Now, she was running the race of life" means that ____．A．Kathy would set up a new recordB．Kathy would run a race aloneC．Kathy was running for the lives of othersD．Kathy couldn't rely on Victor this time58．Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass because ____．A．she wasn't sure of her own memory B．she had completely lost her wayC．the country path was getting vague D．there was only the wilderness59．What do you think Kathy's final task would be?A．Giving the injured food and drinks． B．Showing the police the crash site．C．Going back to put out the big fire．D．Taking the injured to the hospital．3.The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud(欺骗). Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site.Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care.On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number—or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25,000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer (零售商) , were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157,828 to get back the information.Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Master-card is working on plans for Web-only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.Ask about your credit-card firm's on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent spending.And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Web site address may also start https: // －—the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.Keep your password safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.68. What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?A. A lot of stolen credit－cards were sold on the Internet.B. Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet.C. Many Web sites are destroyed.D. Fraud on the Internet.69. How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?A. The customers give them the information.B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.C. The customers sell the information to them.D. The thieves buy the information from credit card firms.70.You are shopping on the site: http: // www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do?A. Do not buy the TV set on this site.B. Order the TV set at once.C. E-mail the site your credit-card information.D. Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you.试卷答案1.BABC2.ACCB3.DBA。