2014高考英语阅读集锦A篇
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试阅读
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（山东卷）阅读、阅读表达，作文第二部分：阅读理解（共25题，每小题2分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AOne morning, Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers（传单, and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile,Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys’ room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.―If it hadn’t come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,‖ Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, ―That dog saved my friend’s son.‖Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, ―Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.‖41. What did Tracy do after finding the dog?A. She looked for its ownerB. She gave it to Ann as a gift.C. She sold it to the dollar store.D. She bought some food for it.42. How did the dog help save Jack?A. By breaking the door for Ann.B. By leading Ann to Jack’s room.C. By dragging Jack out of the room.D. By attending Jack when Ann was out.43. What was Ann’s attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4?A. SympatheticB. DoubtfulC. TolerantD. Grateful44. For what purpose did Peter call Tracy?A. To help her friend’s son.B. To interview TracyC. To take back his dog.D. To return the flier to her.45. What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph?A. It would be given to Odie.B. It would be kept by Ann’ family.C. It would be returned to Peter.D. It would be taken away by TracyA year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift— $7,000, a legacy (遗产) form their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. ―It really made a difference when we were going under financially,‖ says Dave.But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touche d by the Ha tches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, i t was more than $100,000.It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of th e family farm.Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit ofsaving. They thrived on (喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase .Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp wh en their parents couldn’t afford it. ―Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything ,‖ says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, ―They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents —should enrich the whole community (社区) and last for generations to come.Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.56. According to the text, the Fusses ______.A. were employed by a truck companyB. were in financial difficultyC. worked in a school cafeteriaD. lost their home57. Which of the following is TRUE of the Hatches?A. They had their children during the Great Depression.B. They left the family farm to live in an old house.C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs.58. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?A. They decided to open a storeB. They wanted to save moneyC. They couldn’t afford expensive thingsD. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids59. According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were ______.A. understandingB. optimisticC. childlikeD. curious60 What can we learn from the text?A. The community of Alto was poor.B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents.C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches.D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.BIt was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important —sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice.Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow,did not mind if you did.That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice,trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr.Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again,twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen,not memories of my life.46.In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?A. 1952B. 1962C. 1972D. 198247.What does the underlined word‖It‖ in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The heatB. The theater.C. The Music ManD. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance48.What do we know about Mr. Bellow?A. He loved children very much.B. He was a fan of John Wayne.C. He sold air conditioners.D. He was a movie star.49.Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?A. The two movies were really wonderful.B. They wanted to avoid the heat outside.C. The manager of the theater was friendly.D. They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.50.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The author turned out to be a great singer.B. The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.C. The author’s life has been changed by the two movies.D. The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.CElizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as ―Mumbet‖ or ―Mum Bett.‖For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new consititution.Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: ―She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.‖51. What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?A. She was born a slaveB. She was a slaveholderC. She had a famous sisterD. She was born into a rich family52. Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?A. She found an employerB. She wanted to be a lawyerC. She was hit and got angryD. She had to take care of her sister53. What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new consititution?A. She should always obey her owners’ ordersB. She should be as free and equal as whitesC. How to be a good servantD. How to apply for a job54. What did Mumbet do after the trial?A. She chose to work for a lawyerB. She found the NAACPC. She continued to serve the AshleysD. She went to live with her grandchildren55. What is the test mainly about?A. A story of a famous writer and spokespersonB. The friendship between a lawyer and a slaveC. The life of a brave African American womanD. A trial that shocked the whole worldDHow fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. ―It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,‖ says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush.You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. ―We try to make it smart but also fun,‖ Several says.Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said ―yes,‖ but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for $99 to $199, developing on features. The U.S. is the first target market.Serval says that one day, it’ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.56. Which is one of the feature of the Kolibree toothbrush?A. It can sense how users brush their teeth.B. It can track users’ school performance.C. It can detect users’ fear of seeing a dentist.D. It can help users find their phones.57. What can we learn from Serval’s words in Paragraph 3?A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.B. You should see your dentist on a day-to –day basis.C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.D. You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.58. Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?A. It can be used to update mobile phones.B. It can be used to play mobile phone gamesC. It can send messages to other usersD. It can talk to its developers.59. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?A. How Serval found out his kids lied to him.B. Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary.C. How Serval taught his kids to brush their teeth.D. What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush60. What can we infer about Serval’s children?A. They were unwilling to brush their teethB. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.61. What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?A. The brush handle will be removed.B. A mobile phone will be built into it.C. It will be used to fill holes in teethD. It will be able to check users’ teethEThe kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sh eep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the E nglish alphabet, and some can make words.The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teachthemselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The MassachusettsInstitute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. ―What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,‖ said Matt Keller, who runsthe Ethiopia program.The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himselfa lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many Englishanimal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. ―Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,‖ said Keller.The project aims to get kids to a stage called ―deep reading,‖ where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.62. How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?A. It trains teachers for them.B. It contributes to their self-study.C. It helps raise their living standards.D. It provides funds for building schools.63. What can we infer from Keller’s words in Paragraph 3?A. They need more time to analyze data.B. More children are needed for the research.C. He is confident about the future of the project.D. The research should be carried out in kindergartens.64. It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______.A. learn English words quickly.B. draw pictures of animals.C. write letters to researchers.D. make phone calls to his friends.65. What is the aim of the project?A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs.B. To make Amharic widely used in the world.C. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.D. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.第II卷（共45分）第三部分书面表达（共两节，满分45分）请把答案填在答题卡的规定位置。
高考英语 2014 全国卷1 阅读理 完形填空 解翻译 (共21张PPT)
旅鸽曾经飞过很多美国难以臵信的数字。 从第十八和第十九世纪的记数量达到最高点时，
有超过30亿只鸽子，相当于美国鸟类总数的 24 %到40%。这使它可能是世界上最丰富的鸟 类。甚至在1870年底，当它们的数量已经变 小时，一群被认为有1英里宽320英里（约515 公里）长的鸟群在辛辛那提附近被看到了。可 悲的是，大量的鸽子可能是他们的祸根。鸟类 数量丰富的地方，人们相信会有持久的供应， 成千上万的人杀死了它们。商业猎人吸引他们 到有谷物的小空地，等到鸽子已经稳定下来吃
或写一首诗来表达他们好奇的东西。要进入这一挑战，
将向学生颁奖。获奖作品将在一本书中出版。学生参
赛作品将展出，奖品将给予。
Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served. Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: . Who can take in the Curiosity Challenge? A. School students. B. Cambridge locals. C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists.
阅读B
Passenger pigeons（旅鸽）once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks so large that they darkened the sky for hours. It was calculated that when its population reach its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons – a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati. Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. Where the birds were abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time.
(5月集训)天津市宁河县2014高考英语阅读理解训练(1)(含解析)
某某市宁河县2014高考英语阅读理解训练〔1〕与答案〔解析〕阅读如下短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AMany years ago my student asked me the question, "Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?" Without taking time to reflect, I answered, "Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone's life." Even though I was sincere, that wasn't a very good answer and my student didn't let it slide."Let me get this straight," he said, "You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?" He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I'm one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift.Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach: It's in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled (逐渐灌输) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples go on and on until they reach the shore. You can't have ripples without a "stone." Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that's what I try to do.I genuinely love teenagers. I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they'll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too.Teaching isn't for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.1. Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?A. Because he thought her answer was unbelievable.B. Because the writer was insincere.C. Because the student was naughty.D. Because the answer was difficult to understand.2. What do you think of the writer?A. Stupid.B. Honest.C. Conservative 〔保守的〕.D. Polite.3. According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?A. The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her.B. The writer’s answer made the stude nt confused.C. In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach.D. The writer annoyed the student who asked the question.4. We can infer from the text that _________.A. the writer was also a good teacher in schoolB. the writer often plays with her students beside a pondC. the writer devotes herself to teaching and her studentsD. the writer often accompanies the students on their way home5. What’s the main idea of the text?A. A student’s silly question.B. A good teacher who likes students.C. A confused student.D. The reason why I teach.【参考答案】1—5、ABDCD阅读理解When a child is told he is “ uncool〞, it can be very painful, He may say he doesn’t care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. But these are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending it’s not there.Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say, “Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn’t matter!〞 children know that it d oes matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say, “ I’m going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school.〞If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child’s popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider〞 When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.67. A child who has been informed of being “ uncool〞 may .A. care nothing about itB. do somenting uncool in purposeC. develop a sense of angerD. pretend to get hurt very much【答案】B【解析】根据第一段第一句可知。
2014年高考英语重庆卷阅读理解A篇原文
2014年高考英语重庆卷阅读理解A篇原文AI was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart,Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't noticed Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.36. What made Kate angry one evening?A. She couldn't find her books.B. She heard the author shouting loud.C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.D. She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.37. The author tidied up the room most probably because .A. she was scared by Kate's angerB. she hated herself for being so messyC. she wanted to show her careD. she was asked by Kate to do so38. How is Paragraph I mainly developed?A. By analyzing causes.B. By showing differences.C. By describing a process.D. By following time order.39. What might be the best title for the story?A. My Friend KateB. Hard Work Pays OffC. How to Be OrganizedD. Learning to Be Roommates2014年高考英语重庆卷阅读理解A篇翻译我一直都不是很整洁，但我的室友凯特却总是井然有序。
2014年辽宁高考英语试题解析阅读理解(A).doc
2014年辽宁高考英语试题解析阅读理解（A）阅读理解（B）阅读理解（C）【小题2】细节题：根据文章第四段的第三行和第四行的句子：可知mothertrees之所以重要是因为它们将营养传给小树，选B【小题3】猜词题：it出现在文章最后一段：实际上it指代的是第四段提到的内容，人们砍倒快死的mothertrees是不知道树的社会的依存关系，可知it指的是“树的社会”是怎么运作的，所以选A【小题4】标题确定题：根据全文内容，可知文章介绍树和树之间不是你死我活的竞争关系，它们之间是相互依赖的，快要死的树会将自己的营养传给小树让它们更好的成长，所以选C。
阅读理解（D）信息匹配完型填空【小题17】B【小题18】A【小题19】D 【小题20】C语法填空短文改错书面表达【答案】NoticeAn exciting event “Innovations on Campus” is around the corner. Every one of you is expected to be part of the event which encourages creative minds and gives full play to your DIY skills.Note that your innovations must be school things. Along with your wonderful innovation, you need to hand in a report, explaining how the idea occurs to you and what materials you use.All the collections will be on show from June 16 to 18 in the gym. Looking forward to the prize-giving ceremony? Sure! It’ll be held from 15:00 to 17:00 on June 18. So don’t miss the chance of being the winner. Your contribution will certainly make the event a huge success. For any questions. Call Li Hua at 44876655.Come on, everybody! It’s your show time.Student Union2014年美兰区防震减灾重点工作任务分解表感谢你的观看感谢你的观看感谢你的观看。
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题(25)
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题〔25〕与答案阅读理解------A 篇Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,〞because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because her thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely----a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “Creative voice.〞“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.〞Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.46. Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?A. She had seven brothers.B. She felt herself a nobody.C. She was too shy to go to school.D. She did not have any good teachers.47. The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to _____.A. work for a school magazineB. run away from her familyC. make a lot of friendsD. develop her writing style48. According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?A. Her early years in college.B. Her training in the Workshop.C. Her feeling of being different.D. Her childhood experience.49. What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?A. It is quite popular among students.B. It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.C. It wasn’t success as it was written in Spanish.D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.参考答案46—49、BDCA阅读理解If your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously disliked foods, a UK study said.Though it might seem obvious that a reward could encourage young children to eat their vegetables, the idea is actually controversial, researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. That’s because some studies have shown that rewards can backfire and cause children to lose interest in foods they already liked, said Jane Wardle, a researcher at University College London who worked on the study. Verbal praise, such as “Brilliant! You’re a great vegetable taster,〞 did not work as well.The study found t hat when parents gave their small children a sticker each time they took a “tiny taste〞 of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed their attitudes. The children were also willing to eat more of the vegetables-either carrots,celery, cucumber, red pepper, cabbage or sugar snap peas-in laboratory taste tests, the study said.Researchers randomly assigned〔分派〕173 families to one of these groups. In one, parents used stickers to reward their children each time they took a tiny sample of a disliked vegetable. A second group of parents used verbal praise. The third group, where parents used no special vegetable-promoting methods, served as a “control〞.Parents in the reward groups offered their children a taste of the “target〞vegetable every day of 12 days, Soon after, children in the sticker group were giving higher ratings to the vegetables-and were willing to eat more in the research lab, going from an average of 5 grams at the start to about 10 grams after the 12-day experience. The turnaround also seemed to last, with preschoolers in the sticker group still willing to eat more of the once disliked vegetable three months later.Why didn’t the verbal praise work? Wardle said the parents’ words may have seemed “insincere〞 to their children.16．The purpose of writing the passage is.A．to introduce a practical method of making children eat vegetablesB．to show the procedure of an experiment on children’s dietC．to explain why children hate to eat vegetablesD．to present a proper way of vernal praise to parents17．The underlined word “backfire〞in Paragraph 2 probably means “〞.A．shoot from behind the back B．make a lire in the hackyardC．produce an unexpected result D．achieve what was planned 18．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A．Most children are born to dislike carrots or celery.B．It remains a question whether rewarding is a good way to get children to eat vegetables.C．Oral praise wokrs quite well in encouraging children to eat vegetables.D．Children in the sticker group will never lose interest in eating vegetables. 19．How did the researchers get their conclusion from the experiment?A．By comparison. B．By asking questions.C．By giving examples, D．By discussion. 20．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Children like rewards, not verbal praise.B．Parents should praise their children in a sincere tone.C．Children are difficult to inspire.D．Parents should give up verbal praise.参考答案16---20 ACBAB阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最优选项。
高考英语 2014 全国卷1 阅读理 完形填空 解翻译 (共21张PPT)
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The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!
The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.
2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题(1)及答案(解析)
2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题（1)及答案（解析）Today’s children are the “result" of the modern society. Our parents have jobs that keep them busy almost all day long. They only have a free day in a week. This doesn't allow them to keep an eye on their children。
On the other hand, the modern society gives more freedom to the children than they could “handle”. As a child，you don’t know how to grow up by yourself until you reach a certain age。
That is why you need school and parents to be by your side all the time。
If you do n’t have either of them you may make a lot of mistakes。
The social system of the modern society is very lenient especially with the children.Most of the children today are rebels (判逆者). They are rude。
They are given too much freedom by their families. Thi s is their parent’s mistake. They ought to know that the freedom they give to their children is misunderstood.For example it is a bad thing for a 17 – year – old child to go out in the evening on weekends. Parents are also guilty of the way their children show up in the street or at school。
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2014年辽宁高考英语试题解析阅读理解（A）阅读理解（B）阅读理解（C）【小题2】细节题：根据文章第四段的第三行和第四行的句子：可知mothertrees之所以重要是因为它们将营养传给小树，选B【小题3】猜词题：it出现在文章最后一段：实际上it指代的是第四段提到的内容，人们砍倒快死的mothertrees是不知道树的社会的依存关系，可知it指的是“树的社会”是怎么运作的，所以选A【小题4】标题确定题：根据全文内容，可知文章介绍树和树之间不是你死我活的竞争关系，它们之间是相互依赖的，快要死的树会将自己的营养传给小树让它们更好的成长，所以选C。
阅读理解（D）信息匹配完型填空【小题17】B【小题18】A【小题19】D 【小题20】C语法填空短文改错书面表达【答案】NoticeAn exciting event “Innovations on Campus” is around the corner. Every one of you is expected to be part of the event which encourages creative minds and gives full play to your DIY skills.Note that your innovations must be school things. Along with your wonderful innovation, you need to hand in a report, explaining how the idea occurs to you and what materials you use.All the collections will be on show from June 16 to 18 in the gym. Looking forward to the prize-giving ceremony? Sure! It’ll be held from 15:00 to 17:00 on June 18. So don’t miss the chance of being the winner. Your contribution will certainly make the event a huge success. For any questions. Call Li Hua at 44876655.Come on, everybody! It’s your show time.Student Union。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解、作文训练(1)及答案
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解、作文训练（1）及答案阅读理解CAPE CANAVERAL，Fla.(Sept.28)—She says space smells like a “burned almond(杏仁) cookie”．She praises the wonders of Velcro，and describes the dangers of trying to wash her hair in zero gra vity.Space tourist Anousheh Ansari’s blog(博客) introduces everyday life on the international space station th rough the eyes of an American businesswoman.Her 10day adv enture ends tonight when she touches down in a Soyuz vehicle in Kazakhstan along with Russian Pavel Vinogradov and US Je ff Williams.“It is hard for me to write tonight.” she wrote Thursday in her las t posting from space.“There are millions of thoughts going throu gh my head.”The 40yearold Iranianborn Ansari paid $20 million for her adven ture.She was a lastminute substitute(替代) for a Japanese businessman who failed a medical test for space flight.“Well，my friends，I must admit keeping clean in space is not easy！” she wrote in the opening of one entry.Zero gravity has made it impossible to keep objects from flying away.One night，she informed readers that she used her big toe to hold herself i n one place.At least eight astronauts have kept online diaries recording their stay at the space station，but they weren’t traditional blogs since readers couldn’t post res ponses，as they haveon Ansari’s blog.Astronaut Ed Liu even described the details of going to the bathroom at the space station.As a private citizen ，she has more freedom to describe the details of everyday life th an active astronauts.Hundreds of people from around the globe have left comments on Ansari’s blog.Luc van den Abeelen of the Netherlands wrote in Ansari’s blog，“I’ve been involved with manned spaceflight as a hobby for mor e than 25 years，but only reading your blog do I really get a taste of what it is like to be in space.”1．The news is mainly about ________.A．the international space stationB．the blog of Ansari’s space travelC．the research about the spaceD．how to keep clean in space2．Who should have been on the journey instead of Anousheh Ansari?A．An American scientist. B．An Iranian biol ogist.C．A Japanese doctor. D．A Japanese businessman.3．The online diaries kept by the astronauts are different from Ansari’s because ________.A．they kept the old tasteB．they can’t fully communicate with readersC．they were kept in spaceD．they are written using pens4．About Ansari’s space travel，we can infer that ________. A．she entered the space on MondayB．she went to space together with US Jeff WilliamsC．she paid $20 million for her adventureD．she had a space travel to write her diary答案Ⅱ. 1．B 2．D 3．B 4．A***********************************************************结束完成句子+短文写作（39）第一节：完成句子根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。
2014年全国高考英语试题阅读理解分类汇编之人物传记类
2014年全国高考英语试题阅读理解分类汇编之人物传记类(2014广东卷) ASamuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable .They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn‟t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.Samuel can‟t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note,” says Samuel. Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can‟t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It‟s all about super memory—I guess I have that gift.”However, Samuel‟s ability to remember things doesn‟t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.Sam uel is still only a teenager. He doesn‟t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.26. What is special about Samuel Osmond?A. He has a gift for writing music.B. He can write down the note he hears.C. He is a top student at the law school.D. He can play the musical piece he hears.27. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.28. Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he ______.A. received a good early education in musicB. played the guitar and the piano perfectlyC. could play the piano without reading musicD. could play the guitar better than his father29. What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?A. He became famous during a special event at his college.B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.30. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The Qualities of a MusicianB. The Story of a Musical TalentC. The Importance of Early EducationD. The Relationship between Memory and Music.【篇章导读】这是一篇记叙文。
【2014】高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(6)及答案
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高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解训练(1)及答案_3
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解训练（1）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【辽宁省庄河市2014高考英语一模试题】ASubmitting Assignment OnlineIn order to upload an assignment (work given to students) to th e system properly, you must save the assignment using one of t he following applications: Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, o r Microsoft Excel.After you complete an assignment, it is important to save your work. This ensures that assignment being uploaded to the syste m is the most updated version. Your word processing program may attempt to save the assignment to a folder on your comput er. We recommend creating a new folder, named after your cou rse, in a location that is easy to remember, such as “My Docum ents.”File Name RequirementsSelect a file name for the assignment that is easy to remember. The file name must NOT contain spaces. Any spaces used in the file name will prevent the file from uploading to the system. F ile names using the extensions .rtf, .html, .zip, .jpg, or .exe are NOT allowed.Assignment Upload ProcedureMake sure you save the assignment using one of the applicatio ns previously identified and ensure that it meets the file name r equirements described above. When the file is ready to upload, follow these steps:Sign in the system.Enter your address information and click the CONTINUE button . You will be routed to the “Directions” screen.Review the directions and click the CONTINUE button. You will be routed to the “Special Assignment Upload” screen.Click the SEARCH button. The “Choose File” pop-up window appears.Find the location on your computer where you saved your assig nment, and select the file.After you have selected the file, click the UPLOAD button to upl oad your assignment to the system.Assignment Submission DatesAssignments must be submitted by midnight on the specified du e date. Submit your assignment on time so that it reaches the system on or before the due date. No late assignments will be ac cepted or marked. Assignments delivered after the due date will not be assessed and will be failed. Please manage your time c arefully as family and work demands will not be accepted as ex cuses for late or non-submissions. Tutors and administrators do not have the authorit y to grant extensions.56.Which of the following file names is acceptable for submitting a ssignment?A. research paper.docB. research paper.pdfC. researchpaper.docD. researchpaper.rtf57.Students are advised to save an assignment to a specific folder in order to _____.A. sign in the systemB. remember where the document isC. choose the appropriate applicationD. remember the document name quickly58. If you summit your assignment late, you _____.A. can have a second chanceB. should ask a tutor for helpC. may apply for an extensionD. will get a fail for the work【参考答案】56—58、CBD【辽宁省庄河市2014高考英语一模试题】BHow can you help kids cope with （对付）stress? Proper rest and good nutrition can improve coping skills , so can good parenting. Make time for your kids each day. Wh ether they need to talk with you or just be in the same room wit h you, make yourself available.Even as kids get older, quality time is important. It’s really hard f or some people to come home after a tiring day of work, get do wn on the floor, and play with their kids or just talk to them abou t their day -- especially if they’ve had a stressful day themselves. But expre ssing interest in your kids shows that they’ re important to you. Help your child deal with stress by talking about what may be c ausing it. Together, you can come up with a few solutions. For example, he should cut back on after-school activities, spending more time talking with his parents or teachers, developing an exercise plan or keeping a journal. You can also help by predicting potentially stressful situations and preparing kids for them. For example, let a child know ahead of time, but not too far ahead of time, that a doctor’s appointme nt is coming up and talk about what will happen there. Keep in mind, though, that younger kids probably won’t need too much advance preparation. Too much information can cause more str ess.Remember that some level of stress is normal, Let kids know th at it’s OK to feel angry, scared, lonely, or anxious and that other people share those feelings, too.Most parents have the skills to cope with their children’s stress. The time to seek professional attention is when any change in b ehavior continues to exist, when stress is causing serious anxie ty, or when the behavior is causing significant problems in functi oning at school or at home.59. What is the purpose of the text?A. To share the auth or’s ideas on proper parenting.B. To persuade parents to spend more time with their kids.C. To advise parents how to help their kids deal with stress.D. To seek different ways to help solve kids’ problems.60. Why do some parents feel it difficult to spare quality time for their kids?A. Their kids are growing so fast.B. They have too much housework.C. Their kids are losing interest in them.D. They are tired o ut after work.61. You are advised not to talk too much about a stressful situat ion in advance because ________.A. it does no good to your kidsB. it doesn’t work in prac ticeC. your kids may not feel stressedD. your kids don’t wan t to listen62. What can we learn from the text?A. Normal people share the same feelings.B. It is normal for kids to have some stress.C. Kids should get rid of the negative feelings.D. Everybody feels angry, scared, lonely or anxious.【参考答案】59—62、CDAB较难题目特训：人物故事类The teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happ ens, my aunt. She was Myrtle C. Manigault, the wife of my mother’s brother Bill. She taught me in second grade at all-black Sumner School in , .During my childhood and youth, Aunt Myrtle encouraged me to develop every aspect of my potential, without regard for what w as considered practical or possible for black females. I liked to s ing; she listened to my voice and pronounced it good. I couldn’t dance; she taught me the basic dancing steps. She took me to t he theatre—not just children’s theatre but adult comedies and dramas—and her faith that I could appreciate adult plays was not disappo inted.My aunt also took down books from her extensive library and sh ared them with me. I had books at home, but they were all serio us classics. Even as a child I had a strong liking for humour, all I’ll never forget the joy of discovering Don Marquis’s Archy & M ehitabel through her.Most important, perhaps, Aunt Myrtle provided my first opportun ity to write for publication. A writer herself for one of the black n ewspapers, she suggested my name to the editor as a “youth c olumnist”. My column, begun when I was fourteen, was suppos ed to cover teenage social activities—and it did—but it also gave me the freedom to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of gathering material, the discipline of meeting deadlines, and, after graduation from college six years later, a solid collection of published material that carried my name an d was my passport to a series of writing jobs.Today Aunt Myrtle is still an enthusiastic supporter of her “favou rite niece”. Like a diamond, she has reflected a bright, multiface ted (多面的) image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her path.1. Which of the following did Aunt Myrtle do to the author during her childhood and youth?A. She lent her some serious classics.B. She cultivated her taste for music.C. She discovered her talent for dancing.D. She introduced her to adult plays.2. What does Archy & Mehitabel in Paragraph 3 probably refer t o?A. A book of great fun.B. A writer of high fame.C. A serious masterpiece.D. A heartbreaking play.3. Aunt Myrtle recommended the author to a newspaper editor mainly to .A. develop her capabilities for writingB. give her a chance to collect materialC. involve her in teenage social activitiesD. offer her a series of writing jobs4. We can conclude from the passage that Aunt Myrtle was a te acher who .A. trained pupils to be diligent and well-disciplinedB. gave pupils confidence in exploiting their potentialC. emphasized what was practical or possible for pupilsD. helped pupils overcome difficulties in learning【参考答案】19.1-4 DAAB较难题目特训：人物故事类It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days sha ll you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then . Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy in choppi ng firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their k ites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carp ets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). It seem ed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly toda y.My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she cast a look toward the window . “Come on, girls! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them fl y the kites a minute.”On the way we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls.There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fr esh string into the boys’ kites and they went up higher and high er. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one ki te back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finall y bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again .Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all besi de ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; childre n forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps it’s li ke this in the kingdom of heaven,” I thought confusedly.It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the ho uses. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there m ust have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn’t mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep“the things that cannot be and yet they are.”The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitch en in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way w hile my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to“go park, see duck.”“I can’t go!” I said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m thro ugh I’ll be too tired to walk that far.”My mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she w as shelling. “It’s a wonderful day,” she offered, “really warm, yet there’s a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?”I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door f lew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come on,” I told my lit tle girl. “You’re right, it’s too good a day to miss.”Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath(余波)of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a pr isoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he h ad been silent. What was he thinking of—what dark and horrible things?“Say!” A smile slipped out from his lips. “Do you remember—no, of course you wouldn’t. It probably didn’t make the impressi on on you as it did on me.”I hardly dared speak. “Remember what?”“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp(战俘营), when things weren’t too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”1. Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought.A. she was too old to fly kitesB. her husband would make fun of herC. she should have been doing her housework thenD. her girls weren’t supposed to play the boys’ game2. By“we were all beside ourselves”, the writer means that they all .A. felt confusedB. went wild with joyC. looked onD. forgot their fights3. What did the writer think after the kite-flying?A. The boys must have had more fun than the girls.B. They should have finished their work before playing.C. Her parents should spend more time with them.D. All the others must have forgotten that day.4. Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outi ng?A. She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.B. She was reminded of the day they flew kites.C. She had finished her work in the kitchen.D. She thought it was a great day to play outside.5. The youngest Patrick Boy is mentioned to show that .A. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memoriesB. his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his lifeC. childhood friendship means so much to the writerD. people like him really changed a lot after the war【参考答案】20.1-5 CBDBA2014高考英语阅读理解训练（1）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
详细解析版2014-2004高考英语阅读理解A篇
2014-2004年高考英语阅读理解A篇2014全国一卷The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity ChallengeDare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. 第21题Theshows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honor at 第22题a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: http:// .21. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A. School students.B. Cambridge locals.C. CSF winners.D. MIT artists.22. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A. On February 8th.B. On March 10th.C. On March 15thD. On April 21st.23. What type of writing is this text? 这是一篇某个比赛活动的宣传文章，所以选C.A. An exhibition guide.B. An art show review.C. An announcement.D. An official report.2013全国一卷Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and 第56题Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meeting in New York. So I had to get back. But that didn't mean my husband and my son(只是让儿子等待，并不代表strict) couldn't stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.The next day my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged-okay, ordered-them to wait it out at the airport, to "earn" more Delta Dollars. (此处已第二次妥协，不是seldom妥协) Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.I've made living looking for the best deals and exposing (揭露) the worst tricks. I have been the consumer 第58题reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in. I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its longer, and it's the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts. (质量好的家具肯定贵，57题D错)56. Why did Delta give the author's family credits? 大写字母比较显眼，从前往后找大写D，再找creditsA. They took a later flight.B. They had early bookings.C. Their flight had been delayed.D. Their flight had been cancelled.57. What can we learn about the author? 题目中难以提取关键词，看选项B. She seldom makes a compromise.C. She is very strict with her childrenD. She is interested in cheap products.58. What does the author do? 选项较短，可先看选项，注意原文不一定会原话说出答案，注意同意转换A. She's a teacher.B. She's a housewife.C. She's a media person.D. She's a businesswoman.59. What does the author want to tell us? 根据最后一段内容可知文章主要在讲钱的价值问题A. A science textbook.B. A tourist map.C. A museum guide.D. A news report.2011全国一卷When milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr.Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5 year-old boy, 第56题I couldn’t take my eyes off thecoin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note-“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”-and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically(魔术般)appear.All of this was about more than convenience. 第57题There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr.Basille even 第57题关键词had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.There is sadly 第58题关键词no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production cheaper milk, thus 第58题making it difficult for milkmen to compete(竞争). Beside, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.Recently, an old milk box the countryside I saw 第59题brought back my childhood memories. 第59题关键词Took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊).Every so often my son’s friend will asked what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.56. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out his coin changer .A.to show his magical powerB.to pay for the deliveryC.to satisfy his curiosityD.to please his mother57. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?A. He wanted to have tea there.B. He was a respectable person.C. He was treated as a family member.D. He was fully trusted by the family.58. Why dose home milk delivery no longer exist?A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.B. It has been driven out of the market.C. Its service is getting poor.D. It is forbidden by law.59. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?A. He missed the good old days.B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.C. He needed it for his milk bottles.D. He planted flowers in it.2010全国一卷Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare’s WorldWelcome to the world—famous house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he grew up The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare’s family until1806 .The House haswelcomed visitors traveling from all over the world, for over 250 years.◆Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly-praised exhibitionShakespeare's World, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare’s period◆Enjoy the traditional (传统的) English garden，planted with trees and flower mentioned inthe poet’s works◆The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the 第57题关键词car parks shownon the map；第57题Nearest is Windsor Street (3 minutes’ Walk)◆第58题The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre, its exhibition, and thegarden are accessible (可进入的)to wheelchair users◆The Shakespeare Coffee House (opposite the Birthplace)56．How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？根据第二张图得出，且有家庭票A．￡9.80．B．￡12.00．C．￡14.20．D．￡16.40．57．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．58．A wheelchair user may need help to enter ．A．the House B．the garden C．the Visitors’ Centre D．The exhibition hall2009全国一卷I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and 56题辅助定位ran down to the edge of the near bank. There 56题关键字I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, 第56题holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. 第57题Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻)against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.Just at this moment she fell back into the river. If she were carried down it would be certain death. I knew as well as she did, that there was one spot(地点)where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, 第58题roaring(吼叫)all the time but to her calf it was music.56．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______. He saw是关键字，got down to the river bank是辅助定位A. the calf was about to fall into the riverB. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rockC. the calf was washed away by the rising waterD. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water 57．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water? 可用排除法，原文在描述一连串的动作，难以直接判断哪个是正确答案A. By putting it on a safe spotB. By pressing it against her body (原文是the rocky bank)C. By taking it away with her (原文是把小象放石头上，没有带走)D. By carrying it on her back (原文是把小象放石头上，不是放背上)58．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?A. It was a great comfortB. It was a sign of dangerC. It was a call for helpD. It was a musical note59．What can be the best title for the text? 母象冒着生命危险救小象的故事A. A Mother’s LoveB. A Brave ActC. A Deadly RiverD. A Matter of Life and Death2008全国一卷Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few yearsThe bike, a black Kona 18 speed, 第56题关键词was our only transport(唯一的交通工具= important). 第56题Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that第58题I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced(影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.56. Why was the bike so important to the couple?A. the man’s job was bike racing.B. It was their only possession.C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.D. they used it for work and daily life.57. It can be inferred that greyhounds .A. love big doghouses (反)B. like staying in bed all dayC. make the best guard dogs (没提到)D. need some exercise outdoors (反)58. Why does the author say that greyhounds make great pets?A. They are big in size.B. They live a very long life.C. They can run races for some time.D. They are quiet and easy to look after.59. If you keep a pet greyhound, it is important . 直接看选项，而且会发现选项内容都在最后一段A.to keep it slimC.to take special care of its legsD.to take it to animal doctors regularly2005全国一卷Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work, a move scientists say can be good for productivity, workplace morale (士气), and the well-being of animals.A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet. Sue Chaseling of Petcare informationin teaching is an advantage but not specially required. (59题A项错) Knowledge of the Japanese language is not necessary but good English skills and 第59题practical computer knowledge are basic requirements.Apply with C. V. and send letters to:NOVA France, Mr. Sampy (IHT3/2)34, Bd. Haussmann, 75009 Paris, FranceFax: 33148014804Or visit our website: www. teadyp. com第58题The manager expects to meet and talk with successful applicants in Paris in June and July.此文章特点：一篇招工的应用文，会将信息分条列出，需细心读清楚每条信息就能做题。
2014高考英语阅读理解训练题(42)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题(42）及答案阅读理解——-—-—A 篇Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive。
It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it。
They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt。
They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches。
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解训练(13)及答案
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解训练（13）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
【2014高考英语河北省衡水中学一调考试】ANew crime prediction software should reduce not only the m urder rate, but the rate of other crimes. Developed by Richard B erk, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, the software has already used in Baltimore and Philadelphia to predict which individuals on probation(缓刑) or parole(假释) are most likely to murder and to be murdered.“When a person goes on probation or parole he is supervised(监督) by an officer. The question is ‘what level of supervision is ap propriate?’” said Berk. It used to be that parole officers used the person’s criminal record, and their judgment to make decisions .“This research replaces those seat-of-the –pants calculations,” he said.Technology helps determine level of supervision. On average there is one murder for every 100,000 people. Even among hig h-risk groups the murder rate is one in 100. Predicting such a rare event is very difficult, but advances in computer technology wo rks.Years ago, the researchers made a dataset of more than 60,0 00 various crimes. Using the software they developed, they fou nd some much more likely to commit murder when paroled or p robated. They could identify eight future murderers out of 100.Berk’s software examines roughly two dozen variables(可变因素), from criminal record to geographic location. The type of cri mes, and more importantly, the age at which that crime was co mmitted, were two of the most predictive variables.“People assume that if someone murdered then they will mu rder in the future,” said Berk. “ What really matters is what that person did as a young individual. Predicting future crimes soun ds well. But we aren’t anywhere near being able to do that.”“Berk’s scientific answer leaves policymakers with difficult qu estions. By labeling one group of people as high risk, and super vise them closely, there should be fewer murders, which the pot ential victims should be happy about. It also means that those high-risk individuals will be supervised more aggressively. For huma n rights advocates, that means punishing people who, most like ly, will not commit a crime in the future,” said Bushway. “It come s down to a question of whether you would rather make these e rrors or those errors.”21. The underlined words(in Para.3) probably mean___.A. calculations based on subjective opinionsB. calculations based on widespread votingC. calculations made by advanced technologyD. calculations based on serious considering22. For 650 people with crime records, how many potential mur derers would the software find?A. 6.5.B. 13.C. 52.D. 65.23. From Para 7, we can infer that______.A. the technology developed by Richard Berk will soon be wide ly used in theB. the technology would not be widely accepted in the short ter mC. whether a person murders or not largely decided by his upbri nging while youngD. if a person murdered when he was fifty, he is sure to murder again while on probation24. Bushway’s attitude to the technology put forward by Richard Berk is ____.A. positiveB. negativeC. objectiveD. indifferent25. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Closely Supervise Potential MurdersB. Measures Taken to Prevent Criminal BehaviorC. Technology Revolutionizes Judges’ Way of WorkingD. Software is Developed to Predict Criminal Behavior【参考答案】 (A) ACBCD较难题目特训：介绍说明类The government of Norway is planning to build an unusual stor age center on an island in the Arctic Ocean. The place would b e large enough to hold about two million seeds. The goal is to r epresent all crops known to scientists. The British magazine Ne w Scientist published details of the plan last month. The structur e will be designed to protect the world’s food supply against nuc lear war, climate change and other possible threats. It will be built in a mountain on the Norwegian of . The mountain is less tha n one thousand kilometers from the North Pole, the northernmo st position on Earth.An international group called the Global Crop Diversity Trust is working on the project. The director of the group, Cary Fowler, spoke to New Scientist. He said the project would let the world r ebuild agriculture if in his words “the worst came to the worst”. i s expected to start work next year. The project is expected to c ost three million dollars. Workers will drill deep in the side of a s andstone mountain. Temperatures in the area never rise above zero degrees Celsius. The seeds will be protected behind concr ete walls a meter thick and high-security doors.The magazine report says the collection will represent the prod ucts of ten thousand years of farming. Most of the seeds at first will come from collections at seed banks in Africa, Asia and Lati n America. To last a long time, seeds need to be kept in very lo w temperatures. Workers will not be present all the time. But th ey plan to replace the air inside the storage space each winter. Winter temperatures on the island are about eighteen degrees below zero Celsius. The cold weather would protect the seeds even if the air could not be replaced.Mr. Fowler says the proposed structure will be the world’s most secure gene bank. He says the plant seeds would only be usedwhen all other seeds are gone for some reason.Norway first pr oposed the idea in the 1980s. But security concerns delayed th e plan. At that time, the Soviet Union was permitted use of Spits bergen. New Scientist says the plan won United Nations approv al in October at a meeting in of the Food and Agriculture Organ ization.55. The project is meant to_____.A. increase the world’s food production in the futureB. carry out some scientific experiments on plant genesC. protect crop seeds from dying out in case of possible disaste rsD. build an exhibition centre of the world’s plant seeds56. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the above passage?A. The government of will perform the project alone.B. Seeds to be collected there were produced ten thousand yea rs ago.C. Spitsbergen is chosen because it is away from the threat of unclear war forever.D. Temperature is a major consideration when choosing the sto rage place.57. We can infer from the text that_____.A. People will get newly-developed seeds from the center every yearB. The storage center will greatly promote the development of world agricultureC. Norway meant to have built the storage centre more than 20 years agoD. There haven’t been any seed storage centers in the world be fore58. What is probably the best title of the passage?A. Noah’s Ark of Plant Seeds in PlanB. The to Store SeedsC. Concerns of World Food SupplyD. A New Way to Feed the World【参考答案】5. 55-58 CDCA较难题目特训：介绍说明类Book reviews can be a great foot in the door if you’re looking to get your writing published somewhere. Most magazines, wheth er online or print, will include book reviews about books that tac kle the topics the magazine discusses. Also, most editors and s taff writers are usually too busy to read books and review them themselves (unless they are specifically assigned to a book review column). Therefore, writing book reviews can be a great wa y to get started with a writing career.Many people that are reading your review may not know anythi ng about the book you’re reviewing. Instead of making them go find information on their own by searching for the book title, star t out with a little description of the book. Make sure you avoid to o long of a summary, though, because if too much of your articl e is a summary of the book, it won’t be interesting. Start with a short paragraph or so that hits all the major points but doesn't gi ve too much away. You don’t want to tell your reader everything about the book, because then they won’t have to read it at all. Just give enough information so your reader is interested in rea ding the book.Some magazines like to publish book reviews that are complete ly objective（客观的）. This means that they want a review of the book that does n't share your opinion and that in which your opinion isn't obvio us from reading what you wrote. If you hated a book, it might no t be a great book to review. You probably want to review books that you enjoyed. This will give your review a positive spin. Avoi d gushing about how much you loved the book, however. You s hould not include your personal reaction to the book until the ve ry end, where you include a sentence or two about whether or not you would recommend a book and to whom you would reco mmend it.A great way to get your review noticed is to look at a book throu gh a specific lens. Read the book as a feminist（女权主义者） would, for example, and talk about what a feminist might s ay to applaud or criticize the book. You can choose any number of lenses, and feminism is just one option. An economic lens, a family lens, the lens of a different nationality, or the lens of a ch ild could all be interesting ways to look at a book. If you look at a book in this way, instead of just reading it and forming your o wn opinion, it will be much more interesting and marketable. Thi s is especially the case if you look at a lens that relates to the s ubject of the magazine to which you are submitting. Feminist m agazines love book reviews about books read through a feminis t lens, for example, because it pertains to their readership. Another great way to write a book review is to talk about the wri ter’s style. Anyone can pick up a book and read for the plot, but it takes an experienced writer to note interesting things about a nother w riter’s style and write about them intelligently.67. What’s the first paragraph mainly about?A. Standards of good book reviews.B. Benefits of writing book reviews.to get your writing published.D. Topics usually discussed in magazines.68. Which of the following is a characteristic of a good book revi ew?A. Including much information on a major point of the book.B. Stating clearly the writer’s opinion of the book.C. Giving a brief summary of the book.D. Avoiding describing the book.69. The fourth paragraph is developed mainly by .A. giving examplesB. telling personal experiencesC. making comparisonsD. analyzing causes70. According to the text, only a skilled writer can .A. look at a book through a specific angleB. give an objective description of a bookC. find a book and understand its plot easilyD. pay close attention to another writer’s style【参考答案】6. 67-70 BCAD阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项( A. B. C. D ) 中，选出最佳选项。
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(2014北京 A ) 1Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium (水族馆)The all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, situated in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, is one of Victoria’s leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family.Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.◆ Opening TimesSea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year, including public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.◆ Location (位置)Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street, Melbourne. It is situated on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.◆ Getting to Sea Life Melbourne AquariumTrainSea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a short walk from either Flinders or Southern Cross train stations.Tram (有轨电车)The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium tram stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route (公交线路) and also routes 70 and 75. City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.Shuttle BusThe Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.◆ Car ParkingWhile there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.◆ Wheelchair AccessSea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.◆ TermsTickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your ticket once payment has been accepted. Please print out all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!1. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium ________.A. is located at the center of the CBD in the cityB. has 12 most attractive places in MelbourneC. admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pmD. is beside Crown Entertainment Complex2. Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, visitors can take ________.A. trains from Southern Cross train stationB. shuttle buses around the train stationC. boats across the Yarra RiverD. either tram route 70 or 753. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitors _________.A. free car parkingB. wheelchair accessC. Internet connectionD. transportation service4. Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _________.A. are free to all visitorsB. can be purchased by emailC. are checked at the entranceD. can be printed at the ticket office(2014天津 A ) 2A Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks, drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching. RelaxationThe Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.HealthLocated on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1: 00 to 4:30pm.Academic SupportAll students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 – minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.TransportationThe TWU Express is a shuttle (公共汽车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.1. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?A. Do homework and watch TVB. Buy drinks and enjoy concertsC. have meals and meet with friendsD. Add money to your ID and play chess2. Where and when can you cook your own food?A. The Globe, FridayB. The Lower Café, SundayC. The TWU Cafeteria, FridayD. The McMillan Hall, Sunday.3. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre _________.A. is open six days a weekB. offers services free of chargeC. trains students in medical careD. gives advice on mental health4. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?A. By applying onlineB. By calling the centreC. By filling in a sign-up formD. By going to the centre directly5. What is the function of TWU Express?A. To carry students to the lecture halls.B. To provide students with campus toursC. To take students to the Mattson Centre.D. To transport students to and from the stores.(2014湖南A ) 3Want to improve your writing skills? New Writing South is directing the way!Towner Writer Squad (班组）for kids aged 13-17Led by comedy and TV writer, Marian Kilpatrick, Towner Writer Squad will meet once a month at the contemporary art museum for 11 months, starting 12 October, 2014.The FREE squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry to play writing and lyrics (抒情诗) to flash fiction, to support the development of young writers.Application & SelectionIf you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample piece of your writing (about 500 words), responding to the title ‘LUNCH,’ with your name, age, address and e-mail address to: debo@.Once all applications are in, you will be invited to an open selection event on 17 September, 4-5pm, at the gallery of Towner. This will be an informal opportunity to meet the Squad Leader, Squad Associate and other young people.You will also have a chance to get to know the fantastic gallery space and get a taste of what’s to come.Deadline for applications: 8 September, 2014.For further information go to: / towner or or Any questions一feel free to send your e-mail to Towner Writer Squad Associate: whame@﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡·Beginner Writing Project for kids aged 10-13Due to popular demand，a writing project will be started for eager beginners.Start time: 6 September, 2014Meet every other Saturday, 2- 4pm, at the Towner Study Centre.Study and write at your own pace一you do not have to rush 一as you have a year to go through the project. Practise under the guidance of some experienced writers and teachers who can help you with basic writing skills. Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing!No previous experience or special background is required. Many others have been successful this way. If they can do it, why can’t you?Fee: £179For more information go to: or 1. Towner Writer Squad will be started _______.A. to train comedy and TV writersB. to explore the fantastic gallery spaceC. to introduce a contemporary art museumD. to promote the development of young writers2. To join the Writer Squad, each applicant should first _______.A. provide a piece of their writingB. meet the Writer Squad LeaderC. offer their family informationD. complete an application form3. Applications for the Writer Squad should be e-mailed no later than _______.A. 6 September, 2014B. 8 September, 2014C. 17 September, 2014D. 12 October, 20144. What is most important for the beginners?A. Practising as much as possible.B. Gaining confidence and having fun.C. Studying and writing at their own pace.D. Learning skills from writers and teachers.5. More information about Beginner Writing Project can be found at _______.A. / townerB. C. D. (2014课标Ⅱ A ) 4Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel 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.1. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shoppingB. Find a houseC. Join his familyD. Take a vacation2. 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 Sydney3. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?A. ShowedB. Sent outC. DeliveredD. Gave back4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. From India to Australia.B. Living in a New Country.C. Turning Trash to Treasure.D. In Search of New Friends.(2014重庆A) 5I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing.Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side.I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up.She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.1. What made Kate angry one evening?A. She couldn't find her books.B. She heard the author shouting loud.C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.D. She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.2. The author tidied up the room most probably because_________.A. she was scared by Kate's angerB. she hated herself for being so messyC. she wanted to show her careD. she was asked by Kate to do so3. How is Paragraph I mainly developed?A. By analyzing causes.B. By showing differences.C. By describing a process.D. By following time order.4. What might be the best title for the story?A. My Friend KateB. Hard Work Pays OffC. How to Be OrganizedD. Learning to Be Roommates(2014课标Ⅰ A ) 6The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity ChallengeDare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue, Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speaker will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibit and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at:http:// Cambridge science festival. org.1. Who can take in the Curiosity Challenge?A. School students.B. Cambridge locals.C. CSF winners.D. MIT artists.2. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A. On February 8th.B. On March 10thC. On March 15th..D. On April 21st.3. What type of writing is this text?A. An exhibition guide.B. An art show review.C. An announcement.D. An official report.(2014山东A) 7One morning, Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers(传单), and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.Four years later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys’ room where Ann found Jack suffering a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.“If it hadn’t come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friend’s son.”Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”1. What did Tracy do after finding the dog?A. She looked for its owner.B. She gave it to Ann as a gift.C. She sold it to the dollar store.D. She bought some food for it.2. How did the dog help save Jack?A. By breaking the door for Ann.B. By leading Ann to Jack’s room.C. By dragging Jack out of the room.D. By attending Jack when Ann was out.3. What was Ann’s a ttitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4?A. SympatheticB. DoubtfulC. TolerantD. Grateful4. For what purpose did Peter call Tracy?A. To help her friend’s son.B. To interview TracyC. To take back his dogD. To return the flier to her5. What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph?A. It would be given to Odie.B. It would be kept by Ann’s family.C. It would be returned to Peter.D. It would be taken away by Tracy.(2014辽宁A) 8A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops (笔记本电脑).Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes "mindlessly" by taking down word for word what the professors saidIn the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper .They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk , they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers' report said, "While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears."In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.1. More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can___________ .A. write more notesB. digest concepts betterC. get higher scoresD. understand lectures better2. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be_________ .A. skillfulB. mindlessC. thoughtfulD. tireless3. The author of the passage aims to __________ .A. examine the importance of long-term memoryB. stress the benefit of taking notes by handC. explain the process of taking notesD. promote the use of laptops4. The passage is likely to appear in__________ .A. a newspaper advertisementB. a computer textbookC. a science magazineD. a finance report(2014安徽 A) 91. With help from a Mr. H, you can .A. stop using batteries.B. finish your homework on time.C. remember your teacher’s instructions.D. get your room tidied on your way home.2. A PENGO W ATCH CONTROL can help you to .A. repair your TVB. organize your homeworkC. be a James BondD. know what the weather is like3. You can get your Mr. H for .A. ＄499B. ＄299C. ＄199D. ＄994. Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?A. On a notice boardB. In a company brochure.C. On a teenage websiteD. In a college newspaper.(2014安徽B) 10Recordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says. Beehives (蜂窝)-either recorded or real-may even prevent elephants from damaging farmer's crops.In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmer to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next，Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a close to each family.From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes, most of the groups stayed in one place.Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasn't tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.1. We know from the passage that elephants may he frightened of .A. loud noisesB. some cropsC. video camerasD. angry bees2. As mentioned in the passage, Lucy _________.A. works by herself in AfricaB. needs to test more elephant groupsC. has stopped elephants eating cropsD. has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms3. Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?A. To record the sound of bees.B. To make a video of elephants.C. To see if elephants would run away.D. To find out more about the behavior of bees.4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Young elephants ignore African honeybees.B. Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.C. Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.D. Farmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.(2014江西A) 11Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.Larry f irst began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In hi s black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, his was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free.Larry didn’t even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than had been then. This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.1. In what way was this expedition different for Larry?A. His daughter had grown up.B. He had become a famous diver.C. His father would dive with him.D. His daughter would dive with him.2. What can be inferred from Paragraph2?A. Larry had some privileges.B. Larry liked the rented diving suits.C. Divers had to buy diving equipment.D. Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.3. Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?A. To protect himself from danger.B. To dive into the deep water.C. To admire the underwater view.D. To take photo more conveniently.4. What can be learned from the underlined sentence?A. Larry didn’t wear a watch.B. Larry was not good at math.C. Larry had a poor memory.D. Larry enjoyed the adventure.5. What did Larry expect his daughter to do?A. Become a successful diver.B. Make a good diving guide.C. Take a lot of photo underwater.D. Have longer hours of training.(2014四川A) 12Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life? If yes, don't care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you'll make it!Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant(No Pay with Free Meals)Place: ManchesterHours: Part TimeWe are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!Role:You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.Skills and Experience Required:You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.1. The text is meant to______ .A. leave a noteB. send an invitationC. present a documentD. carry an advertisement2. What does the underlined part mean?A. You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job.B. You'll arrive home just in time from this job.C. You'll earn a good salary from this job.D. You'll succeed in getting this job.3. The volunteers' primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ______ .A. to get some financial supportB. to properly protect themselvesC. to learn some new living skillsD. to realize their own importance4. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who can drive a car.B. The one who has done similar work before.C. The one who has patience to listen to others.D. The one who can use English to communicate.。