2014高考英语阅读理解训练试题(含答案)
2014年高考英语试题及答案(全国卷I)
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(新课标I)英语注意事项：1本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
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1. What does the woman want to do?A. Find a place.B. Buy a map.C. Get an address.2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car.B. Give her a ride.C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult..B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题(4)及答案(解析)
2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题（4）及答案（解析）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.ALinda Evans was my best friend — like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies，swimming，horseback riding。
When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters，and we saw each other on special times - like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes，and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came ba ck,stamped “Address Unknown"。
I had no idea about how to find Linda.Over the years，I missed Linda very much。
I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren。
And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died。
There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of ayoung woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman - Linda’s married name。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练(9)及解析_2
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练（9）及解析C4 [2013·天津卷] AGuide to Stockholm University LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provide s a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones.The upper floor is a qu iet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and plac es where you can sit and work with your own computer. The re ading places consist mostly of tables and chairs.The ground flo or is the zone where you can talk.Here you can find sofas and a rmchairs for group work.ComputersYou can use your own computer to connect to the wi－fi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use l ibrary computers, which contain the most commonly used appli cations, such as Microsoft Office.They are situated in the area k nown as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Group－study PlacesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor.Some stu dy rooms are for 2－3 people and others can hold up to 6－8 people.All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 group－study rooms that must be booked via the website.To book，you need an active University account and a valid University ca rd.You can use a room three hours per day，nine hours at most per week.Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature.W hen you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分)，you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year's rental perio d.Rules to be FollowedMobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the l ibrary.Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but y ou are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.36．The library's upper floor is mainly for students to ________．A. read in a quiet placeB．have group discussionsC．take comfortable seatsD．get their computers fixed37．Library computers on the ground floor ________．A. help students with their field experimentsB．contain software essential for schoolworkC．are for those who want to access the wi－fiD．are mostly used for filling out application forms38．What condition should be met to book a group－study room?A. A group must consist of 8 people.B．Three－hour use per day is the minimum.C．One should first register at the university.D．Applicants must mark the room on the map.39．A student can rent a locker in the library if he ________．A. can afford the rental feeB．attends certain coursesC．has nowhere to put his booksD．has earned the required credits40．What should NOT be brought into the library?A. Mobile phones.B．Orange juice.C．Candy.D．Sandwiches.【要点综述】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在Stockholm University Library中需要注意的事项。
2014年高考英语阅读理解精品训练题(有答案)
2014年高考英语阅读理解精品训练题（有答案）2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（8）及答案阅读理解(2012·湖南长、望、浏、宁一模，篇)Develped and develping natins an learn fr eah ther seeing a l&sh;arbn en，a hinese gvernent ffiial said in Shanghai esterda “hina desn’t lag develped natins in t ers f energ saving and green en”，said Zhu hangi，diretr f the energ saving departent f the inistr f Industr and Infratin Tehnlg“hile e an learn an aspets fr develped natins，the als shuld learn sething fr us，suh as ater nservatin，” Zhu said in a speeh du ring the ne Path f hina’s Industrilizatin fru at the nging hina Internatinal Industr Fair 2009He said industrilized natins and hina are dealing ith different issues t bat liate hangeThe United ingd，fr exaple，is nerned abut transprt，buildings and ne energ in reduing arbn eissinsFr hina，the st urgent tas is h t realize ne&sh;tpe f industrilizatin and avid istaes that ther untries ade hen the industrilizedAs suh，verseas exhibitrs at this ear’s fair are shing as t help hina ahieve l arbn eissins in the industrial setinSiss per and autatin tehnlg grup ABB alled fr a strnger fus n prdutlife&sh;le assesent，r LA，hih is used t stud the envirnental ipat f a prdut fr the researh and anufaturing stage thrugh its usage and reling Tbias Beer，head f ABB’s p ress autatin divisin fr Nrth Asia and hina，said LA is an effetive tl in helping anufaturing industries t redue arbn eissinsLA shs that industrial usters shuld fus n a prdut’s envirnental ipat thrughut its life&sh;le instead f n its initial investent r read&sh;t&sh;use stageFr exaple，a tr’s initial investent aunts fr nl 3 perent f its life&sh;le st，hile 94 perent ges t fuel nsuptin and the rest t aintenaneRihard Hausann，Nrth East Asia E f Sieens，said，“The lr f future industrilizatin is green”The Geran pan reentl annunes that it ants t reeive rders rth re than 6 billin Eurs (US 88 billin) fr intelligent net per netrs，Sart Grid，ver the next five earsSieens has set a 20 perent aret share target fr the glbal sart grid businessA sart grid delivers eletriit fr suppliers t nsuers using digital tehnlg，advaned sensrs speialized puters that save energ，redue sts and inrease reliabilitThe United States and hina are nsidered the t biggest arets fr sart grid1．“______” an replae the underlined rd “lag”．A．Fall behind B．Be superir t．Atta D．Fear2．hih f the flling abut LA is TRUE?A．LA is used t stud the ipat n a prdutB．LA an help anufaturing industries derease arbn release a lt．LA shs industrial usters shuld fus n a prdut’s envirnental influene n its initial investentD．LA as ne f the exhibitins at this ear’s fair3．e an infer ______ fr the eleventh paragraph f this passageA．Sieens has upied 20 perent aret share fr the glbal sart grid businessB．Sieens reeived rders rth 6 billin Eurs reentl．Sieens ill earn $ 88 billin fr intelligent per netrsD．Sieens’ plan abut Sart Grid a e true in the future4．______ abut Sart Grid isn’t entined in the passageA．Energ&sh;saving B．L&sh;st．SeuritD．Sall in size．The best title fr the passage ______A．Develped and Develping Natins an Learn Fr Eah therB．L&sh;arbn En—a Shared Gal．Intelligent Per NetrsD．T Biggest arets fr Sart Grid参考答案-----71．A词义猜测题。
2014届高考英语阅读理解精选试(附答案)
2014届高考英语阅读理解精选试（附答案）2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（1）及答案阅读理解-----C At a recent class, yoga instructor Hagen taught several facial exercises designed to build up facial muscles．Some women practise moves including "The Lion" , showing the tongue hanging out and eyes rolled up．Hagen encourages class members to hold the position for 60 seconds, joking．"You can do this any time．It really helps you get a seat on the train．" Hagen recently published a book―The Yoga Face: Remove Wrinkles （皱纹） with the Ultimate Natural Facelift．She developed a workshop using facial yoga because women wanted to look their best． Facial muscles become weak and flabby （松驰的） and need regular exercise to reduce wrinkles．Besides "The Lion", other exercises include "Satchmo" ．in which the cheeks are blown out Louis Armstrong-style, and "Marilyn", in which attractive kisses are blown to strengthen mouth muscles for full and firm lips． Hagen recommends facial yoga for those wanting to find outer and inner beauty, saying, "The emotional aspect is just as important as the physiological （生理学的）." But she doesn't rule out plastic surgery or Botox．"I don' t rule it out for myself．One day I may feel like I need that．But regardless of that, maintaining elasticity （弹性的） is extremely important, especially if you have had Botox and plastic surgery," she said． While making faces in front of strangers might frighten some, those who attended the class thought it the perfect way to fight against busy New York lifestyles．" Working in New York is very stressful．" Kathy Healey said, "It's a perfect way to end the week．" 49．By saying, "It really helps you get a seat on the train"．Hagen means that some passengers can . A．practise yoga with you B．help you do facial yoga C．be frightened away D．notice your face 50．Some women are turning to facial yogabecause they ______． A．want to escape working stress B．want to have a new lifestyle C．can practise it anywhere D．want to look best51．Which of the following about facial yoga is TRUE? A．It is designed for wealthy people． B．It can be useful but harmful． C．It can make you feel at ease． D．It is popular in the world． 52．From the passage we can conclude that plastic surgery and Rotox ______． A．help reduce wrinkles B．are good for women's health C．will be replaced by facial yoga D．are natural ways to keep youngC6 [2013・重庆卷] C Almost every machine with moving parts has wheels, yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for.We do know，however，that they existed over 5，500 years ago in ancient Asia. The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia.It is over 5，100 years old.Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didn't become popular for a while, though.This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around. But it could also be because of a difficult situation.While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces, roads with smooth surfaces weren't going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them.Eventually，road surfaces did become smoother, but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later.There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design. In the mid－1700s，a Frenchman came up with a new design of road―a base layer (层)of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones.A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong，lasting road surface became a reality.At around the same time，metal hubs(the central part of a wheel) came into being，followed by the pneumatic tyre(充气轮胎) in 1846. Alloy wheels were invented in 1967, sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads(柏油路)．As wheel design took off, vehicles got faster and faster. 64．What might explain why transport wheels didn't become popular for some time? A．Few knew how to use transport wheels. B．Humans carried farming tools just as well. C．Animals were a good means of transport. D．The existence of transport wheels was not known. 65．What do we know about road design from the passage? A．It was easier than wheel design. B．It improved after big changes in vehicle design. C．It was promoted by fast－moving vehicles. D．It provided conditions for wheel design to develop. 66．How is the last paragraph mainly developed? A．By giving examples. B．By making comparisons. C．By following time order. D．By making classifications. 67．What is the passage mainly about? A．The beginning of road design. B．The development of transport wheels. C．The history of public transport. D．The invention of fast －moving vehicles. 【要点综述】本文介绍轮子的演进历史。
2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题(9)
2014高考英语阅读理解根底训练极品题〔9〕与答案A“People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help deal with climate change,〞the world’s leading authority on global warming has told The Observer.Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said that people should then go on to reduce their meat consumption even further.Pachauri, who was re-elected the panel’s chairman for a second six-year term last week, said diet change was important because of the huge greenhouse gas emissions (排放) and other environmental problems associated with raising cattle and other animals. “It was relatively easy to change eating habits compared to changing means of transport,〞 he said.The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has estimated that meat production accounts for nearly a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. These are produced during the production.For example, ruminants (反刍动物), particularly cows, give offa gas called methane, which is 23 times more effective as a global warming agent than CO2.Pachauri can expect some opposite responses from the food industry to his advice, though last night he was given unexpected support by Masterchef presenter and restaurateur John Torode. “I have a little bit and enjoy it,〞said Torode.“Too much for any person is bad. But there’s a bigger issue here: wherethe meat comes from. If we all bought British and stopped buying imported food, we’d save a huge amount of carbon emissions.〞Professor Robert Watson, the chief scientific adviser for the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, said government could help educate people aboutthe benefits of eating less meat, but it should notregulate.“Eating less meat would help, there’s no question about that,〞Watson said.However, Chris Lamb, head of marketing for pig industry group BPEX, said the meat industry had been unfairly targeted and was working hard to find out which activities had the biggest environmental impact and reduce them. “Some ideas were contradictory,〞 he said. “For example, one solution to emissions from cattle and other animals was to keep them indoors, but this would damage animal welfare.Climate change is a very young science and our view is there are a lot of simple solutions being proposed.〞1. What is directly related to global warming?A. Consumption of meat.B. Growth of cattle.C. Methane from ruminants.D. Processing of meat.2. Who holds a view opposite to the others’ in the passage?A. Rajendra Pachauri.B. John Torode.C. Robert Watson.D. Chris Lamb.3. It is implied in the passage that _____.A. we should try to keep away from cattleB. ruminants should not be left outdoorsC. the meat industry will soon close downD. we must do our duty to save the earth4. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Less meat, slower global warmingB. More animals, more greenhouse gasC. Less imported food, better our environmentD. Greater diet change, smaller climate change【参考答案】1—4、CDDA阅读理解-------B(2013·合肥市二模，C)Traditional businessmen feel worried that growing ecommerce will reduce their share of the market.According to a survey, 90% of some people's purchases are made on the computer. As they find that by being able to go online and choose the things that they need to choose, and have them delivered right to their doorsteps, they could no longer be bothered with driving, the crowds, the noise of that, and they usually get a better selection.Cornell University Marketing Professor, MeLaughlin says traditional stores can keep their customers by offering goods like clothing, which customers may want to see and try on before purchasing, as well as items that are difficult to ship. He says some traditional stores are also pleasing customers with services that set up or repair computers and electronics.Traditional stores also offer a social experience that some shoppers enjoy. There is still a lot of emotion in the buying decision that takes place. Oftentimes, you ne ed that last sense of “this is exactly what I want〞 before you part with money. And you can't always get that online. It's a rather cold process.As more and more people have Internet access and smart phones, online commerce is likely to continue its growth here in the United States and in other countries.文章大意：本文为一篇议论文。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解精品练习(6)及答案(解析)
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解精品练习（6）及答案（解析）C7 [2013·湖北卷] BMothers and daughters go through so much—yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother, S heila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to b e ideal co－writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughter hood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重叠)．Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirror ed her mother's: both have full－time careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; e ach has three children; they both love to read.They also love to travel—in fact, they often take trips together.But in truth, the harder the y look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differe nces in circumstance and basic nature.A child of the Depression (大萧条), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered e ducation a luxury for girls.Starting with her college education, s he has fought for everything she's ever accomplished.Perri, on t he other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s.For Sheila, wasting time or money is a cri me, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila ta ke turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, th e minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded t hem together.Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to P erri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing res earch fieldwork.Perri admits that she can't sort out all the mess i n the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy.Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long－hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and toget her, Perri and Sheila tell their mother－daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiratio n for each other.A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences th at all mothers and daughters will recognize.55．Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mot her's?A．They both have gone through difficult times.B．They have strong emotional ties with each other.C．They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitternes s.D．They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer .56．The word “luxury” in Paragraph 3 means ________．A．something rare but not pleasantB．something that cannot be imaginedC．something expensive but not necessaryD．something that can only be enjoyed by boys57．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A．The content of the book.B．The purpose of the book.C．The influence of the book.D．The writing style of the book.58．How are women's lives explored in this book?A．In a musical form.B．Through field research.C．With unique writing skills.D．From different points of view.【要点综述】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了母女二人合作写书。
2014高考英语真题试卷全国一卷(含答案和解析)
2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅰ）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe 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 of5and14to 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,265Mass Avenue.Cambridge02139by Friday,February8th.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday,April21st.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 March10th and March15th,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:.21.Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A.School studentsB.Cambridge localsC.CSF winnersD.MIT artists22.When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A.On February8thB.On March10thC.On April21stD.On March15th23.What type of writing is this text?A.An exhibition guide.B.An art show review.C.An announcement.D.An official report.BPassenger pigeons（旅鸽）once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers.Written accounts from the18th and19th centuries described flocks（群）so large that they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculated that when its population reach its highest point,there were more than3billion passenger pigeons–a number equal to24to40percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world.Even as late as1870when their numbers had already become smaller,a flock believed to be1mile wide and320miles(about515kilometers)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 mercial 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.The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the19th century,the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’need for wood,which scattered（驱散）the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north,where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline.Soon the great flocks were gone,never to be seen again.In1897,the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons,but by then,no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for10years.The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County,Ohio,in1900.For a time,a few birds survived under human care.The last of them,known affectionately as Martha,died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September1,1914.24.In the18th and early19th centuries,passenger pigeons.A.were the biggest bird in the worldB.lived mainly in the south of AmericaC.did great harm to the natural environmentD.were the largest bird population in the US25.The underlined word“undoing”probably refers to the pigeons’.A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution26.What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?A.To seek pleasureB.To save other birdsC.To make moneyD.To protect crops27.What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?A.It was ignored by the publicB.It was declared too lateC.It was unfairD.It was strictCA typical lion tamer（驯兽师）in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip（鞭）and a chair.The whip gets all of the attention,but it’s mostly for show.In reality,it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face,the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time.With its focus divided,the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options,the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion?How often do you have something you want to achieve（e.g.lose weight,start a business,travel more）---only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best,the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information.The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things,and so we take less action,make less progress,and stay the same when we could be improving.It doesn’t have to be that way.Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face,remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing.You just need to get started.Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people.If you have somewhere you want to go,something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become…take immediate action.If you’re clear about where you want to go,the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.28.Why does the lion tamer use a chair?A.To show off his skills.B.To trick the lion.C.To get ready for a fight.D.To entertain the audience.29.In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?A.They feel puzzled over choices.B.They hold on to the wrong things.C.They find it hard to make changed.D.They have to do something for show.30.What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in Paragraph3?A.TolerantB.DoubtfulC.RespectfulD.Supportive31.When the world is“waving a chair in your face”,you’re advised to.A.wait for a better chanceB.break your old habitsC.make a quick decisionD.ask for clear guidanceDAs more and more people speak the global languages of English,Chinese,Spanish,and Arabic,other languages are rapidly disappearing.In fact,half of the6,000-7,000languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century,according to the United Nations Educational,Scientific,and Cultural Organization(UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss,scholars from a number of organizations---UNESCO and National Geographic among them---have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin,a scientist at the Macmillan Center,Yale University,who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas,is following in that tradition.His recently published book,A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture,grows out of his experience living,looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin,who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India,Nepal,Bhutan,and China.But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials---including photographs,films,tap recordings,and field notes---which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now,through the two organizations that he has founded---the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project---Turin has started a campaign to make such documents,found in libraries and stores around the world,available not just to scholars but to the youngers.Generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet.Turin notes,the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.32.Many scholars are making efforts to.A.promote global languageB.rescue disappearing languagesC.search for language communitiesD.set up language research organizations33.What does“that tradition”in Paragraph3refer to?A.Having full records of the languages.B.Writing books on language teaching.C.Telling stories about language users.D.Living with the native speakers.34.What is Turin’s book based on?A.The cultural studies in India.B.The documents available at Yale.C.His language research in Bhutan.D.His personal experience in Nepal.35.Which of the following best describes Turin’s work?A.Write,sell and donate.B.Record,repair and reward.C.Design,experiment and report.D.Collect,protect and reconnect.第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解训练(18)及答案
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解训练（18）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【黑龙江省哈三中2014高考英语试题】A“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy –they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.”–– Jeff BezosI got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the f act that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per ye ar. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and t he idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles wa s very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d bee n married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follo w my passion.I was working at a financial firm in with a bunch of very smart p eople, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, list ened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense t o me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficul t choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret tryin g and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a d ecision to not try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.21. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. His dream of being an inventor.B. The support of his wife.C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.D. Millions of exciting titles.22. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?.A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and d isturb him.B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.23. We can know from the passage that _______.A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passag e?A. Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting of AmazonC. Following My PassionD. We Are What We Choose【参考答案】21—24 CACD较难题目特训：介绍说明类Stress caused by social situations, such as giving a speech or going to a job interview, can affect some people’s immune syst em in ways that harm their health, researchers have found. The study included 124 volunteers who were purposely put into embarrassed social situations. Those who showed greater neur al (神经) sensitivity to social rejection also had greater increases in in flammatory (炎症) activity when exposed to social stress.“It turns out there are important differences in how people expla in and respond to social situations,” lead author George Slavich , at the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the Univ ersity of California, Los Angeles, said in a UCLA news release. “For example,” he explained, “we sometimes see giving a spee ch in front of an audience as a welcomed challenge; other times , it’s threatening and sad. In this study, we sought to examine th e neural bases for these differences in response and to underst and how these differences relate to biological processes that ca n affect human health and well-being.”The findings provide “further evidence of how closely our mind and body are connected. We have known for a long time that s ocial stress can get under the skin to increase risk for disease, but it’s been unclear exactly how these effects occur. As we know, this study is the first to identify the neurocognitive (神经认知) pathways that might be involved in inflammatory responses to sharp social stress,” Slavich said.Increases in inflammatory activity are part of the immune syste m’s natural response to potentially harmful situations, but “frequ ent or chronic (慢性的) activation of the system may increase the risk for a variety o f illnesses,” Slavich added.The study was released online Aug. 2 in advance of publication in an upcoming print issue of the Proceedings of the National A cademy of Sciences.1. Where do you first find the study?A. A magazine.B. A website.C. A literature.D. An advertisement.2. Judging from volunteers, might be more likely to have inflammation.A. those who were more sensitive to social rejectionB. those who were purposely put into societyC. those who gave a speech before audienceD. those who suffered frequent or chronic illness3. The author quotes examples of the fourth paragraph mainly to .A. show further evidence of how closely our mind and body are connectedB. prove important differences in how people explain and respo nd to social situationsC. explain volunteers are sensitive to social rejection when exp osed to social stressD. make clear that how stress caused by social situations break s down immune system4. We can infer thatif there is inflammatory response in people’s immune system.A. chronic illness will be caused by the repeated stressB. doctors can identify the neurocognitive pathwaysC. people may avoid being affected by sharp social stressD. risk of getting various diseases will be reduced【参考答案】15. BABA较难题目特训：介绍说明类People can write many things about this life. In this case, precio us moments become the compositions of history. What about y ou? People should learn from each other, thus they need to read the latest news. It is really interesting to spend your spare time and start your day in the morning. How can you get the inform ation? You will never run out of choices, since there are many d ifferent resources to read out there. You can say hello to the wo rld by clicking the mouse on your computer and you can also re ad the daily newspaper in your patio (庭院).However, Internet offers fast and effective solutions for the read ers. Reading the news on the Internet is just a simple task to do . If you are a mobile person, it is impossible for you to bring the computer and mouse. So, several digital devices are accessible to meet your needs of latest information. You have iPad, smart phone and some other possible solutions. They are your best fri ends to gain the information about every single thing which has happened in certain part of the world.Now, it’s time to find the most reliable source. You can easily fin d the amount of websites on the Internet. They offer news and i nformation about many different things, but only few of them will answer your questions. The reliable and accurate sources will l et you read and think further about certain news and informatio n. Definitely, you should find the site with various popular categ ories of news. There should be some categories such as busine ss, sports and technology. Where should you go now?You will find the answer at News Daily Spot and get the complete information about other issues. For you who love to know mo re about celebrity and biography, feel free to read the biography (传记) of several celebrities, such as Kourtney Kardashian. Read t he news and see the face of the world today.1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Many ways exist for us to know about the world.B. Newspaper plays an important part in our daily life.C. The Internet shortens the distance between people.D. The Internet helps people get more information about the wo rld.2. You are always on business, so .A. it is convenient for you to carry a desktop computerB. you’d better carry several digital devicesC. an iPad will benefit you a lotD. you only read newspapers every day3. Why does the author say “it’s time to find the most reliable so urce”?A. You must find the reliable and accurate information.B. You can get all answers to any questions.C. Various websites will offer the same things.D. You should use your head to think over after reading.4. The purpose of the author is .A. to get us to know more about the usage of InternetB. to advertise for News Daily SpotC. to draw attention to News Daily SpotD. to introduce more famous people5. Why does the author mention Kourtney Kardashian?A. To stress he is the most famous in the world.B. To introduce the all-sidedness of the website.C. To give answers to the questions above.D. To show off the celebrities of the world.【参考答案】16.DCDCB【黑龙江省哈三中2014高考英语试题】BTwo new studies suggest that modern running shoes could incr ease the risk of injuries to runners.One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week. The runners were observed on a tread mill machine (跑步机). Sometimes they wore running shoes. Other times they ranbarefoot (赤脚).Researchers from the JKM Technologies company in Virginia, t he University of Virginia and the of did the study.They found that running shoes create more stress that could da mage knees, hips and ankle joints than running barefoot. They observed that the effect was even greater than the effect report ed earlier for walking in high heels.The study appeared in the official scientific journal of The Ameri can Academy of Physical Medicine.The other study appeared in the journal Nature. It compared ru nners in the United States and . The researchers were from Har vard University in Massachusetts, Moi University in Kenya and t he University of Glasgow in .They divided the runners into three groups. One group had alw ays run shoeless. Another group had always run with shoes. An d the third group had changed to shoeless running.Runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first. That pu ts great force on the back of the foot. But the study found that b arefoot runners generally land on the front or middle of their foo t. That way they ease into their landing and avoid striking their h eel.Harvard’s Daniel Lieberman led the study. He says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wea r them land on their heels. The heel ofthe shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so i t would seem more likely to come down first. Also, the heel gen erally has thick material under it to soften landings.But the researchers do not suggest that runners immediately st art running barefoot. They say it takes some training. And there can be risks, like running when your feet are too cold to feel if y ou get injured.The study was partly supported by Vibram, which makes a kind of footwear that it says is like running barefoot. The findings hav e gotten a lot of attention. But the researchers say there are ma ny problems in the way the press has reported in their paper. S o they have tried to explain their findings on a Harvard Website.25. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Walking in high heels could cause less serious effects than r unning barefoot.B. Two new discoveries encourage people to run in high heels.C. Running in shoes is partly good to runners.D. Two new studies prove running without shoes is beneficial to runners in most cases.26. Which part of our body could be injured if we run in running shoes?A. Toes.B. Hips.C. Feet.D. Legs.27. What can we learn from the passage?A. The way that we run by landing on the front or middle of ou r foot could avoid damaging our heel.B. We should start running barefoot in no time.C. Running in modern running shoes could cause more serio us effects than running in high heels.D. We won’t be injured if we run barefoot.28. What is the writer’s attitude towards the use of the modern r unning shoes?A. Persuasive.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Supportive.【参考答案】25—28 DBAC2014高考英语阅读理解训练（18）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解训练(5)及答案(解析)
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解训练（5）及答案（解析）阅读理解has recently been faced with serious issues of product safety. I n , it is said that medicine made with a poisonous chemical sick ened some people. A Chinese company had identified it as diet hylamide glycol （ [化]乙二醇）, a low – cost substitute commonly used in automobile antif reeze（防冻剂）.Some countries have banned Chinese-made toothpaste containing diethylamide glycol. has now told c ompanies to discontinue its use, even though it says the toothp aste is safe. Another industrial chemical, melamine, was found i n wheat flour used to make pet food in North America. Thousan ds of dogs and cats became sick.The has restricted some imports of Chinese seafood because t hey contained banned substance. And questions have been rai sed about other products, including children’s toys covered with lead paint.Chinese officials promised to provide the European Union, thebiggest trading partner, with detailed reports on enforcement eff orts against unsafe goods.Meglena Kuneva, commissioner (理事) for consumer protection of the European Union said China s hould have kept its promise.China recently closed three companies linked to the and the pe t food scare. And it dismissed the former head of its food and dr ug administration. He was found guilty of corruption (腐败) for approving unsafe drugs. This week, a conference of the State Council approved a proposed special measure on the sup ervision of food safety. The Xinhua News Agency said it calls fo r stronger controls over producers, greater responsibilities for g overnment and more serious punishment for illegal activities. But Chinese officials have accused some foreign media of over stating problems with goods made in . They say food imports fr om the also fail inspection sometimes. Next Week, American a nd Chinese food safety officials are planning to hold 5 days of meetings in to discuss cooperation.16．How many cases with safety problems are mentioned in th e passage?A．Six B．Five C．Four D．Three17．How was Panama case dealt with afterwards?A．Three companies linked to it were closed down.B．The former head of food and drug administration was rem oved from his position.C．More serious punishment was conducted for leaders linke d to it.D．Both A and B.18．It can be implied but not clearly stated that ________.A．Chinese- made toothpaste is safe B．the safety of “made in ” is doubtedC．there are safety problems with one more Chinese productsD．stronger control over Chinese products is in need 19．The passage is mainly about ________.A． is facing product safety problemsB．more controls are taken of Chinese goodsC．overstated problems with Chinese goodsD． is losing its trade partners20．What does “it” refers to in the last but one paragraph?A．China B．The European UnionC．Chinese officials D．The Chinese company【参考答案】16—20、BDBAA阅读下列短文, 从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
2014高考英语真题试卷全国二卷(含答案和解析)
2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅱ）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
AArriving in Sydney on his own from India,my husband,Rashid,stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay,he went out one day to do some shopping.He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone.He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers,including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there,lost and lonely in strange city,thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.Late in the evening,the phone rang.It was a stranger.He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions.Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents.Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers.Her parents had carefully sorted them out,although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents.At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people.We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.21.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A.Go shoppingB.Find a houseC.Join his familyD.Take his family22.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from.A.a friend of his familyB.a Sydney policemanC.a letter in his papersD.a stranger in Sydney23.What does the underlined word“restored”in the last paragraph mean?A.Showed B.Sent out C.Delivered D.Gave back24.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.From India to Australia.B.Living in a a New Country.C.Turning Trash to Treasure.D.In Search of New Friends.BSince the first Earth Day in1970,American have gotten a lot“greener”toward the environment.“We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it,”says Bruce Anderson,president of Earth Day USA.But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement.Business people,political leaders,university professors,and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement.“The understanding has increased many,many times,”says Gaylord Nelson,the former governor from Wisconsin,who thought up the first According to US government reports,emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from10.3million tons a year to5.5tons.The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from40to9.Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with,the world is a safer and healthier place.A kind of“Green thinking”has become part of practices.Great improvement has been achieved.In1988there were only600recycling programs;today in1995 there are about6,600.Advanced lights,motors,and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.Twenty-five years ago,there were hardly any education programs for environment.Today,it’s hard to find a public school,university,or law school that does not have such a kind of program.”Until we do that, nothing else will change!”say Bruce Anderson.25.According to Anderson,before1970,Americans had little idea about.A.the social movementB.recycling techniquesC.environmental problemsD.the importance of Earth Day26.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?A.The grass-roots levelB.The business circleernment officialsD.University professors27.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest.B.They have settled their environmental problems.C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.D.They have reduced pollution through effective measures.28.What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?cationB.PlanningC.Green livingD.CO reductionCOne of the latest trend（趋势）in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs.Au Pair in Stamford,for example,has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around4,000since2004. And that’s true all across the country.“I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age”Joseph Stocke,the managing director of s company,says of his2-year-old son.“I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future.”After only six months of being cared by25-year-old woman from China,the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions,his dad says.Li Drake,a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband,had another reason for looking for an au pair from China.She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots.“Because I am Chinese,my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触)the language and culture.”she says.“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,”says Suzanne Flynn,a professor in language education of Children.“But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce plete mastery demands continued learning until the age of10or 12.”The popularity if au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children who want their children to learn Chinese.It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.29.What does that term“au pair”in the text mean?A.A mother raising her children on her own.B.A child learning a foreign language at home.C.A professor in language education of children.D.A young foreign woman taking care of children.30.Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them.A.to live in China some day B.to speak the language at homeC.to catch up wit other childrenD.to learn about the Chinese culture31.What can we infer from the text?A.Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America.cated woman do better in looking after children.C.Chinese au pairs need to improve their English Skills.D.Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.DMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail(地铁)Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out.Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.Farecard machines are in every station.Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to$5in change.Get one ticket of unlimited Metrorall rides with a One Day Pass.Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro e it after9:30a.m.until closing on weekdays,and all day on weekends and holidays. Hours of serviceOpen:5a.m.Mon.---Fri.7a.m.Sat.---Sun.Close:midnight Sun.---Thur.3a.m.Fri.---Sat.nightsLast train times vary.To avoid missing the last train,please check the last train time posted in the station.MetrobusWhen paying with exact charge,the fare is$1.35.When paying with a SmarTripⓇcard,the fare is $1.25.Fares for the senior/disabled customersSenior citizens65and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare.On Metrorail and Metrobus,use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTripⓇcard.For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards,farecard or SmarTripⓇcards and passes,please visit or call 202-637-7000and202-637-8000.Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorallservices by calling202-962-1100.Travel tips(提示)•Avoid riding during weekday rush periods---before9:30a.m.and between4and6p.m.•If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station,please call Lost&Found at202-962-1195.32.What should you know about farecard machines?A.They start selling tickets at9:30a.m.B.They are connected to change machines.C.They offer special service to the elderly.D.They make change for no more than$5.33.At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?A.At midnightB.at3a.m.C.at5a.m.D.at7p.m.34.What is good about a SmarTrip®card?A.It is convenient for old people.B.It saves money for its users.C.it can be bought at any time.D.it is sold on the Internet.35.Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?A.202-962-1195B.202-962-1100C.202-673-7000D.202-673-8000第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2014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。
2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题(7)及答案(解析)
2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题(7）及答案(解析)阅读理解When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations，she and her husband were overjoyed。
So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister，Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally-—the beauty and the star of the family-—and felt happy about her achievements。
But since the baby’s arrival，the sisters have become distant。
Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby。
Sally，who has no children, claims that her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a beby before。
”Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite。
Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister-—and Sally doesn’t like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.In a study of the University of Cincinnati，65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解(10)及答案_2
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解（10）及答案【江西省九江市】DHow often do you sit still and do absolutely nothing The usual a nswer these days is " never", or "hardly ever"．As the pace of li fe continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation ．Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down．But relaxatio n is essential for a healthy mind and body．Stress is a natural part of everyday life．There is no way to avo id it, since it takes many and varied forms——driving in traffic, problems with personal relationships are all diff erent forms of stress． Stress, in fact, is not the "baddy" it is oft en reputed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health．The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial res ponsibilities．Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual diffi culties．When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react bo th chemically and physically．In fact we make a choice betwee n "fight" or"fright" and in more primitive days the choice made the differenc e between life and death．The crises we meet today are unlikel y to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response．All the energy is diverted to cope with the stre ss．It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exp osure to stress, that health becomes endangered．Such seriou s conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have est ablished links with stress．Stress in some people produces stomach disorders, while other s succumb to tension headaches．Since we cannot remove str ess from our Jives, We need to find ways to cope with it．71．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselv es because _______.A．they are working harder than they used to beB．they are often too busy to find the timeC．they are not clear of how to relax by themselvesD．they are suffering from the effects of stress72．What is implied but not stated in the passage ?A．How much stress one can bear depends greatly on whether he knows the art of relaxation．B．People in primitive days survived from stress because they f ound certain ways to deal with it.C．If one gets into the habit of relaxing every day he can overc ome stress easily．D．Stress can lead to serious health problem if one is exposed to it for．too long．73．The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 suggests that____ ___．A．Stress is not always a bad thing for peopleB．Stress has a bad reputation of causing ill healthC．Stress is not so terrible as people often believe it to be D．Stress is always harmful to people all the time 74．According to this passage, which is TRUE?A．Relaxation in life only benefits us mentally．B．Different people can stand different amounts of stress．C．All the stress can lead to poor performance．D．Large amounts of stress is important to people's life．75．What is the writer' s attitude to stress according to the pass age?A．Stress as well as relaxation is essential for a healthy mind a nd body．B．Stress should not be eliminated completely from the life．C．Stress produces both positive and negative effects on peopl e．D．People usually work better under stress if they are healthy ．【参考答案】DCABCPassage Twenty-four (A Smuggling Syndicate)The smuggler in many ways is just another international busin essman and his turnover would do credit to many international corporations. His business happens to be illegal and risky, but l ook at the stakes involved: $5 billion worth of heroin smuggled i nto the United States each year, and $1.5 billion in gold passing annually along smuggling pipelines to India and Indonesia, to France and Morocco, to Brazil and . Perhaps half of all the watches made in reach their eventual wearers by some back door. Most of this illicit trade is carried on with all the efficiency of any multinational company. Entirely legitimate businesses, such as a trav el bureau or an import-export agency, are also often fronts for smuggling organizations . One of the world’s largest gold smugglers also owned and ope rated the franchise for a leading make of British cars in a small Middle Eastern country. He made a good profit from both activiti es.A smuggling syndicate operates much like any other business . The boss is really a chief executive. He makes all the plans, e stablishes international contacts, and thinks up the smuggling r outes and method but remains aloof from actual operations. He is aided by a handful of managers looking after such specialties as financing, travel (one reason why many smuggling syndicat es find it handy to have their own travel agency), the bribing ofairline or customs officials, and recruitment of couriers, or mule s as they are called. There may also be someone in charge of l ocalarrangements in the countries to which the smuggled goods is going.Another similarity between legitimate business and its illegal c ounterpart is price fluctuation. Just as the prices of products tra ded legally vary with quality and market conditions such as sup ply and demand, so do the prices of goods go up and down in t he smuggling trade. Consider the price of drugs. Heroin and ca nnabis, in whatever form or by whatever name, cone in several grades, each with a going price. The wholesale price at which b ig dealers sell to big dealers is less than the street price. When the authorities are successful in reducing the supply buy sei zures, the price of all grades rises.1. The main idea for this passage is[A]. The Comparison between Legitimate Business and Its Illeg al Counterpart.. The similarities between Legitimate Business and Smuggling.[C]. Smugglers May Make Great Profit from Both Activities.[D]. The Boss in Smuggling Syndicate is a Chief Executive.2. When is the price going down?[A]. The quality of the foods and market condition arenot very well.. The quality of goods and market condition vary.[C]. Unbalance between supply and demand.[D]. The price of other goods fluctuates.3. It can be inferred that a smuggler[A]. may make plan and establish international contacts.. is a real boss.[C]. may make money in different ways .[D]. may sell other goods.4. One of the best ways smugglers usually take is[A]. to set up multinational companies.. to engage in illegal businesses only.[C]. to make legitimate businesses as fronts for smuggling orga nizations.[D]. to make good profits from both activities.Vocabulary1. turnover 营业额2. do credit to 增光于某人/某物3. stake 下在投机生意上的股本，赌注4. smuggling pipeline 走私线路5. speciality 专业部门，公司6. recruit 招募，添补（新兵）难句译注1. The smuggler in many ways is just another international b usinessman and his turnover would do credit to many internatio nal corporations.[结构简析] 并列句[参考译文] 走私者在许多方面就像一个国际商人，而他的营业额确为许多国际公司增光。
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练(17)及答案解析
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（17）及答案解析第三部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A(2012·河北普通高中教学质检)Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the City of Melb ourne's tourism program.If you would like to receive an email advising you of the next rec ruitment session，please email tourism@.au. Volunteering with Tourism MelbourneVolunteers play a vital role in the City of Melbourne's tourism se rvices.They provide information on Melbourne for around two m illion visitors each year.Their love and knowledge of the city and Victoria add to Melbourne's reputation as a friendly，welcoming and culturally vibrant(有活力的)city.The City of Melbourne's tourism branch generally conducts two volunteer recruitment intakes each year for the following touris m programs：·City Ambassadors·Melbourne Visitor Booth at Bourke Street Mall·Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square·Melbourne Greeter ServicePlaces are limited and potential volunteers must participate in a selection process based on the following criteria.Volunteers mu st be：·passionate about Melbourne·customer service focused·familiar with computer·available for one fourhour shift(either morning or afternoon)eac h week for a minimum of one year·team players who love meeting people·able to demonstrate a commitment to the City of Melbourne's v alues(as outlined in the online application)More informationTo find out more about becoming a volunteer，contact us online or phone the City of Melbourne's Volunteer Pr oject Officer，Tourism Melbourne on (03)9658 9658.For other volunteering opportunities，see national volunteer recruitment website Go Volunteer. 56．Where will you most probably read the above passage? A．In classified tourism advertisements. B．In a radio report of a tourism program.C．In a book review about volunteering. D．On a local govern ment website.57．Which of the following is NOT one of the qualifications for a volunteer?A．Owning a driver's license. B．Enjoying meeting people. C．Having computer skills. D．A fourhour shift each week. 58．It can be inferred from the passage that ______.A．the program's recruitment takes place every two years B．Go Volunteer offers information about Melbourne's voluntee r programC．if you know Melbourne well，you're sure to be admitted as a tourism volunteerD．even though you're interested in the program，you can't be its member right now59．What would be the best title for the passage?A．Does Volunteering Pay Back? B．Welcome to the City of Melbourne!C．Tourism Volunteer Program D．Interest and Tourism Vo lunteering56．D 结合第二段后半部分中的“...please email tourism@.au.”(gov是government的缩写)和最后一段后半部分中的内容可推测上述文章最可能出自当地的政府网站。
2014英语高考试题及答案word版
2014英语高考试题及答案word版2014年英语高考试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. What does the man want to do?A. Buy a new car.B. Sell his old car.C. Borrow some money.D. Repair his car.答案：B2. When does the conversation probably take place?A. In the morning.B. At noon.C. In the afternoon.D. In the evening.答案：A...20. Why does the woman refuse the man's offer?A. She doesn't like the color.B. She doesn't need a new bag.C. She prefers a different style.D. She thinks it's too expensive.答案：D二、阅读理解（共40分）ADirections: Read the following three passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing the best answer.Passage One21. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The importance of a good night's sleep.B. The effects of sleep deprivation.C. The benefits of taking short naps.D. The relationship between sleep and health.答案：B22. According to the passage, what happens when people are sleep-deprived?A. They become more creative.B. They are more likely to make mistakes.C. They become more resistant to stress.D. They are more likely to be promoted.答案：B...Passage Three36. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?A. To inform readers about a new discovery.B. To persuade readers to change their habits.C. To entertain readers with a humorous story.D. To warn readers about the dangers of technology.答案：A三、完形填空（共20分）41. A. although B. because C. but D. so答案：C42. A. surprised B. disappointed C. excited D. bored 答案：A...60. A. decided B. forgot C. remembered D. refused答案：A四、语法填空（共20分）61. had he finished62. was being built63. that/which64. to protect65. it五、短文改错（共10分）71. 去掉"a"72. "in"改为"on"73. "and"改为"but"74. "more"改为"most"75. "interested"后加"in"六、书面表达（共20分）81. 请根据以下提示写一篇不少于120词的短文。
2014年高考英语试卷(新课标Ⅰ)(含解析版)
2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅰ）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe 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: .21. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge? A. School studentsB. Cambridge localsC. CSF winnersD. MIT artists22. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held? A. On February 8thB. On March 10thC. On April 21stD. On March 15th23. What type of writing is this text? A. An exhibition guide.B. An art show review.C. An announcement.D. An official report.BPassenger pigeons（旅鸽）once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks（群）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. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered（驱散）the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900. For a time, a few birds survived under human care. The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914.24. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons .A. were the biggest bird in the worldB. lived mainly in the south of AmericaC. did great harm to the natural environmentD. were the largest bird population in the US25. The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ .A. escapeB. ruinC. liberationD. evolution26. What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons? A. To seek pleasureB. To save other birdsC. To make moneyD. To protect crops27. What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan? A. It was ignored by the publicB. It was declared too lateC. It was unfairD. It was strictCA typical lion tamer（驯兽师）in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip （鞭）and a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show. In reality, it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time. With its focus divided, the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you have something you want to achieve（e.g. lose weight, start a business, travel more）--- only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best, the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information. The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things, and so we take less action, make lessprogress, and stay the same when we could be improving.It doesn’t have to be that way. Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing. You just need to get started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become … take immediate action. If you’re clear about where you want to go, the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.28. Why does the lion tamer use a chair? A. To show off his skills.B. To trick the lion.C. To get ready for a fight.D. To entertain the audience.29. In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair? A. They feel puzzled over choices.B. They hold on to the wrong things.C. They find it hard to make changed.D. They have to do something for show.30. What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in Paragraph 3? A. TolerantB. DoubtfulC. RespectfulD. Supportive31. When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to .A. wait for a better chanceB. break your old habitsC. make a quick decisionD. ask for clear guidanceDAs more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations--- UNESCO and National Geographic among them---have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in thattradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials---including photographs, films, tap recordings, and field notes---which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now, through the two organizations that he has founded---the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project---Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the youngers.Generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet. Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.32. Many scholars are making efforts to .A. promote global languageB. rescue disappearing languagesC. search for language communitiesD. set up language research organizations33. What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Having full records of the languages.B. Writing books on language teaching.C. Telling stories about language users.D. Living with the native speakers.34. What is Turin’s book based on? A. The cultural studies in India.B. The documents available at Yale.C. His language research in Bhutan.D. His personal experience in Nepal.35. Which of the following best describes Turin’s work? A. Write, sell and donate.B. Record, repair and reward.C. Design, experiment and report.D. Collect, protect and reconnect.第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
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。
2014高考英语阅读理解练习题(25)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（25）及答案There are several ski hills that can be found locally, and not so locally。
Here's a bit of an informal snow report for any visitors to the city who may be unfamiliar with the local options for skiing。
Sunshine VillageSunshine is definitely the premier ski hill in the area。
Of all the hills in Alberta，Sunshine is the one that has earned international renown。
Ticket prices are cheaper this year than they have been in the past。
Adults pay $76。
5，seniors $61。
5，and children only pay $26.5。
At present，they have a snow base of 107 cm。
The terrain （地形) is a mix of both easy and hard runs。
Lake LouiseOf all the ski resorts nearby it is the largest with 4，200 acres of ski-able terrain。
It has the best balance between easy and difficult runs, and it gets snow of 93 cm right now。
Adults pay ＄75.5, seniors pay $54。
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2014高考英语阅读理解训练试题(含答案)2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（47）及答案【江苏省常州市2013冲刺模拟】Sientists have lng understd the e rle that eans pla in regulating theEarth’s liate eans ver 70 perent f the glbe and stre a thusand ties re heatthan the atsphere des hat’s neer is the understanding f h this e pnent f urliate sste respnds t glbal aringA brae n glbal aring—fr nne f the ean’s st iprtant liate funtins is absrbing heat and arbndixide (2), ne f the gases that ause glbal aring Ating as a heat spnge, theeans have absrbed huge aunts f heat and 2 in the last frt earsFuita explains that “the e ans are saving us fr faster liatehange—the are a big flheel that delas rapid verheating f the earth, puttinga brae n the liate sste”The bad nes is that the eans nl sl the “That’s the gd nes,” he adds “atspheri aring ne the eans e t balane ith a greenhuse-gas ared earth, theextree heat ill reain in the atsphere and things ill get uh htter”and h the eans release this auulated heat is unertain And as the ean stresheat, fragile underater esstes are strugglingThe st reent sientifi reprt fr the Intergvernental Panel n liate hange(IP) alsntes ith nern that the ean is aidifing beause f inreased absrptin f atspheri 2, and thus ausing a threat fr shell-fring speies Sharp inreases in arbn dixide levels ill ause further aidifiatin f the eanurrents distributing heatAnther iprtant rle the eans pla is that f distributr eans deliver heat and life-sustaining nutrients arund the glbe ust as bld vessels bring xgen and nutrients t ells in the huan bd, the ean’s urrents arr xgen, nutrients and heat thrughut the Earth The ean distributes 2 t 0 perent f the energ the planet reeives fr the sun Fr exaple, the Gulf Strea arries heat arss the Atlanti This ar urrent gives nrthestern Eurpe a ilder liate than it uld nrall have s far nrth A hange t the ean’s irulatin (循环) patterns uld thr Eurpe int a lder perid, even as the rest f rld experienes arer teperatures64 e an infer fr the passage that _____A the eans ause glbal aringB the ean esstes fae re dangersthe eans release nutrientsand heatD the eans stp glbal aring’s urrents _____6 Fr the passage e an learn that the eanA distribute heat and nutrients arundB prdue xgen and nutrients everhereabsrb 2~0% f the energ fr the sunD hange the ean’s irulatin patterns66 hih f the flling is NT the result f the ean absrbing heat and arbn dixide?A It auses further aidifiatinB It affets shell-fring speiesIt regulates the Earth’s liateD It aes the atsphere htter67 This passage ainl tals abut ______A glbal aringB the rles f eansean urrents D arbn dixide（出处：江苏省南通市2011届高三第一次调研测试）【参考答案】BADB阅读理解------Tat FestivalStarted in 200, the Tat Festival has grn int a lal traditin in alta．In reent ears, the festival has added auseent par-stle rides and a earl reature Feature, hih sreens ld hrrible vies．There are als dane petitins, parades and panae breafast．Third eeend in August．Address: 833 Tinha Rd, Funtain Par, ilbra-ha, assahusetts 0109 Phne: （413）99-0010Brat DasDn’t istae this festival fr a da filled ith prl behaved hildren．Begun 193, the gathering is the biggest festival in the it eah ear and features re than 0 stands （摊位）selling the sausage, as ell as a ntest t see h an quil eat the st braturst （德国式小香肠）in ten inutes．Earl August．Address: 17th and Ne erse sts, ianis Par, She bgan, isnsin 3081Phne: （920）47-9491Hpe atereln FestivalThe festival dates ba t the 1920s, hen an trains ent thrugh this sall tn and lal atereln grers uld sell their atereln t parhed travelers．These das, the festival sees a atereln Queen rned（加冠的）and seties a rld-rerd atereln grn．There are als re than 300 stands selling arts and rafts fr a six-state．Earl August．area, as ell as a ar sh and the atereln lpisAddress: 108 3rd St, Hpe, Aransas 71801 Phne: （870）777-3640ster Festival （牡蛎节）Featuring appearanes f r tall ships and ster bats, this festival has regularl dran 60,000 visitrs a ear sine it began in 1978．re than 3,000 vlunteers （志愿者）ae the festival pssible eah ear．Nral is less than at-hur drive fr an f N e England’s larger ities, aing it eas t attend the festival during a trip t Ne r r Hartfrd．eeend after Labr Da．-al, nnetiut 068 Phne: Address: Sea vie Ave, Veteran’s Par, East Nr（800）866-7923．hih f the flling festivals has the lngest histr?A．ster Festival．B．Hpe atereln Festival．．Brat Das．D．Tat Festival．4．The underlined rd “parhed” in the third passage eans _____．A．tiredB．hungr．thirstD．exited．In hih f the flling ativities an u en the frightening fils?A．The reature FeatureB．The atereln lpis．The Eating-braturst ntestD．Dane petitins6．If it is August 1 tda this ear, u ight still attend __ _A．Brat DasB．ster Festival．Hpe atereln FestivalD．Tat Festival阅读理解．hat if a Reading inds isn’t quite siple, but it a nt be ipssible, eitherbrain san uld reveal ur eries?A tea f British sientists reentl did ust that—the used brain sans t l at spatial（空间的）er in fur peple．Spatial er is the ind f er u use t reeber here u are．u use spatial er t reeber h t get fr ur huse t shl．Peple build spatial er as the explre a ne it r a ne building and tae in infratin abut their surrundings．The sientists ased eah partiipant t sit dn at a puter and ander thrugh rs．These virtual rs ntained iages f bets, lie ls and drs, s that the peple uld n here the ere．Eah persn as enuraged t explre the virtual spae．As the peple beae failiar ith these rs, their brain ells ere taing ntes f here things ere, and h t get fr ne pint t anther．After perusing（详细考察）these rs, the partiipants ere instruted t g t a speifi latin ithin the rs．At this。