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第三部分: 阅读理解(共15 小题; 每小题2 分, 满分30 分)请阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A56. According to the Code, visitors should act .A. with care and respectB. with relief and pleasureC. with caution and calmnessD. with attention and observation57. What are you encouraged to do when travelling in New Zealand?A. Take your own camping facilities.B. Bury glass far away from rivers.C. Follow the track for the sake of plants.D. Observe signs to approach nesting birds.BIn the United States alone, over 100 million cell-phones are thrown away each year. Cell-phones are part of a growing mountain of electronic waste like computers and personal digital assistants. The electronic waste stream is increasing three times faster than traditional garbage as a whole.Electronic devices contain valuable metals such as gold and silver. A Swiss study reported that while the weight of electronic goods represented by precious metals was relatively small in comparison to total waste, the concentration (含量) of gold and other precious metals was higher in so-called e-waste than in naturally occurring minerals.Electronic wastes also contain many poisonous metals. Even when the machines are recycled and the harmful metals removed, the recycling process often is carried out in poor countries, in practically uncontrolled ways which allow many poisonous substances to escape into theenvironment.Creating products out of raw materials creates much more waste material, up to 100 times more, than the material contained in the finished products. Consider again the cell-phone, and imagine the mines that produced those metals, the factories needed to make the box and packaging(包装) it came in. Many wastes produced in the producing process are harmful as well.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that most waste is dangerous in that “the production, distribution, and use of products—as well as management of the resulting waste—all result in greenhouse gas release."Individuals can reduce their contribution by creating less waste atthe start—for instance, buying reusable products and recycling.In many countries the concept of extended producer responsibility is being considered or has been put in place as an incentive (动机) for reducing waste. If producers are required to take back packaging they use to sell their products, would they reduce the packaging in the first place?Governments'incentive to require producers to take responsibility for the packaging they produce is usually based on money. Why, they ask, should cities or towns be responsible for paying to deal with the bubble wrap (气泡垫) that encased your television?From the governments'point of view, a primary goal of laws requiring extended producer responsibility is to transfer both the costs and the physical responsibility of waste management from the government and tax-payers back to the producers.58. By mentioning the Swiss study, the author intends to tell us that .A. the weight of e-goods is rather smallB. e-waste deserves to be made good use ofC. natural minerals contain more precious metalsD. the percentage of precious metals is heavy in e-waste59. The responsibility of e-waste treatment should be extended .A. from producers to governmentsB. from governments to producersC. from individuals to distributorsD. from distributors to governments60. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The increase in e-waste.B. The creation of e-waste.C. The seriousness of e-waste.D. The management of e-waste.CSuppose you become a leader in an organization. It's very likely that you'll want to have volunteers to help with the organization's activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.Let's begin with the question of why people volunteer. Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen socialrelationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people's wish of participation from an internal factor (e. g., “I volunteer because it's important to me") to an external factor (e.g., “I volunteer because I'm required to do so"). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attention should be given to “training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience".Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view “volunteer"as an important social role. It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work. Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as “Volunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am."Consistent with the researchers'expectations, they found a positive correlation (正相关) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results, once again, lead to concrete advice: “Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity.... Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity".61. People volunteer mainly out of .A. academic requirementsB. social expectationsC. financial rewardsD. internal needs62. What can we learn from the Florida study?A. Follow-up studies should last for one year.B. Volunteers should get mentally prepared.C. Strategy training is a must in research.D. Volunteers are provided with concrete advice.63. What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work?A. Individual differences in role identity.B. Publicly identifiable volunteer T-shirts.C. Role identity as a volunteer.D. Practical advice from researchers.64. What is the best title of the passage?A. How to Get People to VolunteerB. How to Study Volunteer BehaviorsC. How to Keep Volunteers'InterestD. How to Organize Volunteer ActivitiesDFreedom and ResponsibilityFreedom's challenge in the Digital Age is a serious topic. We are facing today a strange new world and we are all wondering what we are going to do with it.Some 2,500 years ago Greece discovered freedom. Before that there was no freedom. There were great civilizations, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere. Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies, one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses.In Greece, in Athens (雅典), a little city in a little country, there were no helpless masses. And Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed, and the unwritten, which must be obeyed if free men live together. They must show each other kindness and pity and the many qualities without which life would be very painful unless one chose to live alone in the desert.The Athenians never thought that a man was free if he could do what he wanted. A man was free if he was self-controlled. To make yourself obey what you approved was freedom. They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair. Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride and his safety. The essential belief of the first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.But discovering freedom is not like discovering computers. It cannot be discovered once for all. If people do not prize it, and work for it, it will go. Constant watch is its price. Athens changed. It was a change that took place without being noticed though it was of the extreme importance, a spiritual change which affected the whole state. It had been the Athenian's pride and joy to give to their city. That they could get material benefits from her never entered their minds. There had to be a complete change of attitude before they could look at the city as an employer who paid her citizens for doing her work. Now instead of men giving to the state, the state was to give to them.What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; and with this as the primary object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of disappearing. Athens was more and more looked on as a cooperative businesspossessed of great wealth in which all citizens had a right to share. Athens reached the point when the freedom she really wanted was freedom from responsibility.There could be only one result. If men insisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence and responsibility for the common good, they would cease to be free. Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom. It is to be had on no other terms. Athens, the Athens of Ancient Greece, refused responsibility; she reached the end of freedom and was never to have it again.But, “the excellent becomes the permanent,"Aristotle said. Athens lost freedom forever, but freedom was not lost forever for the world. A great American, James Madison, referred to:“The capacity (能力) of mankind for self-government."No doubt he had not an idea that he was speaking Greek. Athens was not in the farthest background of his mind, but once man has a great and good idea, it is never completely lost. The Digital Age cannot destroy it. Somehow in this or that man's thought such an idea lives though unconsidered by the world of action. One can never be sure that it is not on the point of breaking out into action only sure that it will do so sometime.65. What does the underlined word “tyrannies"in Paragrap h 2 refer to?A. Countries where their people need help.B. Powerful states with higher civilization.C. Splendid empires where people enjoy freedom.D. Governments ruled with absolute power.66. People believing in freedom are those who .A. regard their life as their own businessB. seek gains as their primary objectC. behave within the laws and value systemsD. treat others with kindness and pity67. What change in attitude took place in Athens?A. The Athenians refused to take their responsibility.B. The Athenians no longer took pride in the city.C. The Athenians benefited spiritually from the government.D. The Athenians looked on the government as a business.68. What does the sentence “There could be only one result."in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Athens would continue to be free.B. Athens would cease to have freedom.C. Freedom would come from responsibility.D. Freedom would stop Athens from self-dependence.69. Why does the author refer to Aristotle and Madison?A. The author is hopeful about freedom.B. The author is cautious about self-government.C. The author is skeptical of Greek civilization.D. The author is proud of man's capacity.70. What is the author's understanding of freedom?A. Freedom can be more popular in the digital age.B. Freedom may come to an end in the digital age.C. Freedom should have priority over responsibility.D. Freedom needs to be guaranteed by responsibility.。

江苏省新沂市2015高考英语一轮起航阅读理解练习(含解析)

江苏省新沂市2015高考英语阅读理解一轮练习（2）（答案）阅读理解。

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

We know the famous ones—the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells—but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)？Shouldn't we know who they are?Joan McLean thinks so. In fact, McLean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she's developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning “who”invented“what”， however, McLean also likes her student s to l earn the answers to the“why” and “ho w” questions. According to McLean，“When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”Her students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement. “If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper's invention，”said Tommy Lee, a senior physic s major，“I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive.”Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well，Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights，so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield，she found herself wondering why there couldn't be a builtin device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A．Morgan's traffic light. It's equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J．Blodgett's innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?大发明家与重要的发明固然令人振奋，但生活中也离不开小发明，本篇文章鼓励年轻人要善于把握发明的契机。

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2015年上海高考英语试卷（阅读理解）Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Look to many of history’s cultural symbols, and there you’ll find an ancestor of Frosty, the snowman in the movie Frozen. It appeared on some of the first postcards, starred in some of the earliest silent movies, and was the subject of a couple of the earliest photos, dating all the way back to the 1800s. I discovered even more about one of humanity’s earliest forms of life art during several years of research around the world.For example, snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky. It was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporary works of chilly art. Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old Michelangelo, who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of Florence, Italy, to build a snowman in his mansion’s courtyard.The Miracle of 1511 took place during six freezing works called the Winter of Death. The city of Brussels was covered in snowmen—an impressive scene that told stories on every street corner. Some were political in nature, criticizing the church and government. Some were a reflection of people’s imagination. For the people of Brussels, this was a defining moment of defining freedom. At least until spring arrived, by which time they were dealing with damaging floods.If you fear the heyday of the snowman has passed, don’t worry: I’ve learned that some explosive snowman history is still being made today. Every year since 1818, the people of Zurich, Switzerland, celebrate the beginning of spring by blowing up a snowman. On the third Monday of April, the holiday Sechselauten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the Boogg is stuffed with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to the crowds. The parade ends with the Boogg being placed on a 40-foot pile of firewood. After the bells of the Church of St. Peter have rung six times, representing the passing of winter, the pile is lit. When the snowman explodes, winter is considered officially over—the quicker it is burnt down, the longer summer is said to be.66. According to the passage, why did snowmen become a phenomenon in the Middle Ages?A. People thought of snow as holy art supplies.B. People longed to see masterpieces of snow.C. Building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.D. Building snowmen helped people develop their skill and thought.67. “The heyday of the snowman” (paragraph 4) means the time when___________.A. snowmen were made mainly by artistsB. snowmen enjoyed great popularityC. snowmen were politically criticizedD. snowmen caused damaging floods68. In Zurich, the blowing up of the Boogg symbolizes__________________.A. the start of the paradeB. the coming of a longer summerC. the passing of the winterD. the success of tradesmen69. What can be concluded about snowmen from the passage?A. They were appreciated in historyB. They have lost their valueC. They were related to moviesD. They vary in shape and size(B)Scary BunnyThe Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005) is the first full-length featurefilm made by directors Nick Park and Steve Box with their amazingplasticine(粘土) characters Wallace and Gromit. It won an Oscar in2006, and if you watch it, you’ll understand why. It’s an absolutelybrilliant cartoon comedy.Cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his brainy dog Gromit havestarted a company to protect the town’s vegetables from hungryrabbits. However, just before the annual Giant VegetableCompetition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. It isattacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path.The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace andGromit to catch the monster alive. But they will have to find thewere-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter Victor Quartermaine who isdesperate to kill it.The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes. As usual,the voice of Peter Sallis is absolutely perfect for the role of Wallace,and Gromit is so beautifully brought to life, he can express a hugerange of emotions without saying a word. And both HelenaBonham-Carter, who plays the part of Lady Tottington, and RalphFiennes as Victor are really funny.To sum up, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an amazing film whichis suitable for both children and adults. If you liked Wallace andGromit’s previous adventures and you appreciate the British sense ofhumour, you’ll love this film. Don’t miss it!70. In the film review, what is paragraph A mainly about?A. The introduction to the leading rolesB. The writer’s opinion of actingC. The writer’s comments on the storyD. The background information71. According to the film review, “monster” (paragraph B) refers to ______.A. a gun-crazy hunterB. a brainy dogC. a scary rabbitD. a giant vegetable72. Which of the following is a reason why the writer recommends the film?A. It’s full of wit and humour.B. Its characters show feelings without words.C. It is an adventure film directed by Peter Sallis.D. It is about the harmony between man and animals.(C)One of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works of Shakespeare was discussing the role of Brutus in the death of Julius Caesar. “Brutus was not an honorable man,” he said. “He was atraitor（叛徒）. And he murdered someone in cold blood.” The agreement was that Brutus had acted with cruelty when otheroptions were available to him. He made a bad decision, they said—at least as it was presented by Shakespeare—to take the lead in murdering Julius Caesar. And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior. “You have to endeavor,” the executives said, “our policy is to obey the chain of command.”During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate America have been exploiting Shakespeare’s wisdom for profitable ends. None more so than husband and wife team Kenneth and Carol Adelman, well-known advisers to the White House, who started up a training company called “Movers and Shakespeares”. They are amateur Shakespeare scholars and Shakespeare lovers, and they have combined their passion and their high level contacts into a management training business. They conduct between 30 and 40 workshops annually, focusing on half a dozen different plays, mostly for corporations, but also for government agencies.The workshops all take the same form, focusing on a single play as a kind of case study, and using individual scenes as specific lessons. In Julius Caesar , sly provocation（狡诈的挑唆）of Brutus to take up arms against the what was a basis for a discussion of methods of team building and grass roots organism.Although neither of the Adelmans is academically trained in literature, the programmes, contain plenty of Shakespeare tradition and background. Their workshop on Henry V, for example, includes a helpful explanation of Henry’s winning strategy at the Battle of Agincourt. But they do come to the text with a few biases (偏向): their reading of Henry V minimizes his misuse of power. Instead, they emphasize the story of the youth who seizes opportunity and becomes a masterful leader. And at the workshop on Caesar, Mr. Adelmans had little good to say about Brutus, saying “the noblest Roman of them all” couldn’t make his mind up about things.Many of the participants pointed to very specific elements in the play that they felt related Caesar’s pride, which led to his murder, and Brutus’s mistakes in leading the after the murder, they said, raise vital questions for anyone serving as a business when and how do you resist the boss?73. According to paragraph 1, what did all the executives think of Brutus?A. Cruel.B. Superior.C. Honorable.D. Bade74. According to the passage, the Adelmans set up “Movers and Shakespeares” to ________.A. help executives to understand Shakespeare’s plays betterB. give advice on leadership by analyzing Shakespeare’s playsC. provide case studies of Shakespeare’s plays in literature workshopsD. guide government agencies to follow the characters in Shakespeare’s plays.75. Why do the Adelmans conduct a workshop on Henry V?A. To highlight the importance of catching opportunities.B. To encourage masterful leaders to plan strategies to win.C. To illustrate the harm of prejudices in management.D. To warn executives against power misuse.76. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.A. the Adelmans’ programme proves biased as the roles of characters are maximized.B. executives feel bored with too many specific elements of Shakespeare’s plays.C. the Adelmans will make more profits if they are professional scholars.D. Shakespeare has played an important role in the management field.77. The best title for the passage is _____.A. Shakespeare’s plays: Executives reconsider corporate cultureB. Shakespeare’s plays: An essential key to business successC. Shakespeare’s plays: a lesson for business motivationD. Shakespeare’s plays: Dramatic training brings dramatic resultsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Youth sport has the potential to accomplish three important objectives in children’s development. First, sport programs can provide youth with opportunities to be physically active, which can lead to improved physical health. Second, youth sport programs have long been considered important to youth’s psychosocial development, providing opportunities to learn important life skills such as cooperation, discipline, leadership, and self-control. Third, youth sport programs are critical for the learning of motor skills; these motor skills serve as a foundation for future national sport stars and recreational adult sport participants. When coachers develop activities for youth practices and when sport organizations design youth-sport programs, they must consider the implication of deliberate play and deliberate practice.Research from Telama (2006) states that regular participation in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities during childhood and youth (ages nine to eighteen) increases the likelihood of participation in sports during adulthood by six times for both males and females. Côté (2002) defines deliberate play activities in sport as those designed to maximize enjoyment. These activities are regulated by flexible rules adapted from standardized sport rules and are set up by the children or by an involved adult. Children typically change rules to find a point where their game is similar to the actual sport but still allows for play at their level. For example, children may change soccer and basketball rules to suit their needs and environment (e.g. in the street. on a playing field or in someone’s backyard). When involved in deliberate play activities, children are less concerned with the outcome of their outcome of their behavior. (whether they win or lose) than with the behavior. (having fun).On the other hand, Ericsson (1993) suggests that the most effective learning occurs through involvement in highly structured activities defined as deliberate practice. Deliberate practice activities require effort, produce no immediate rewards, and are motivated by the goal of improving performance rather than the goal of enjoyment. When individuals are involved in deliberate play, they experiment with different combinations of behaviors, but not necessarily in the most effective way to improve performance. In contrast, when individuals are involved in deliberate practice, they exhibit behavior. focused on improving performance by the most effective means available. For example, the backhand skills in tennis could be learned and improved over time by playing matches or by creating fun practice situations. However, players could more effectively improve their backhand performance by practicing drills that might be considered less enjoyable. Although drills are used in most effective means available practice might not be the most enjoyable, they might be the most relevant to improving performance. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. Besides the learning of motor skills, what are the other two important objectives of youth sport?79. If children participate in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities, they are more likely to________________.80. In deliberate play activities, what do children do to maximize enjoyment?81. In contrast to deliberate play, deliberate practice is aimed at____________.参考答案：第66至77小题，每题2分；第78至81小题，每题2分，共32分。

2015年英语高考全国各地完形填空试题及解析(全文翻译)

In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 36 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 37 because peopleare throwing out more rubbish than ever before.How did we 38 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 39 an object than to spend time and money to repair it.40 modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 41 .Another cause is our42 of disposable (一次性的) products.As 43 people,we are always looking for 44 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 45 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.Our appetite for new products also 46 to the problem. We are 47 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 48 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 49 useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the 50 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 51 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 52 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 53 , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 54 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 55. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.36. A. key B. reason C. project D. problem37. A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products38. A. face B. become C. observe D. change39. A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw40. A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of41. A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful42. A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division43. A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy44. A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends45. A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve46. A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes47. A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for48. A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger49. A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away50. A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences51. A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure52. A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands53. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile54. A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of55. A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising36. D 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. A 41. C 42. A 43. D 44. A 45. C 46. D 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. D51. C 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. C【翻译】在我们现代的世界里，当有什么东西穿出来的时候，我们就把它扔了，买了一个新的。

2015年高考英语真题分类汇编：专题17-阅读新题型（含答案解析）

2015年⾼考英语真题分类汇编：专题17-阅读新题型（含答案解析）专题⼗七阅读理解之阅读新题型1.【2015·北京卷】第⼆节（共5 ⼩题；每⼩题2 分。

共10 分）根据短⽂内容，从短⽂后的七个选项中选出正确的填⼊空⽩处。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

This Way to DreamlandDaydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers hav e a bad reputation for being unaware of what?s happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy._71__They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history. __72__ Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions?So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?First, understand that some opportunities(机会) for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams.__73_ And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you?re daydreaming, try to do it whi le you are involved in another task—preferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings.It?s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concentrate. “Mindfulness”, be ing focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid fallingasleep.__74__Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away.____75_Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.A. Having interesting things to think about also helps.B. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.C. Without wandering minds, we wouldn?t have relatively, Coke or Post-it notes.D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.E. It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.F. Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand.G. Therefore, it?s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you?re in thedaydream zone.【解析】【考点定位】⽣活类短⽂阅读【名师点睛】本⽂是七选五常考的建议类说明⽂，第1、2⾃然段为概念的提出及导⼊，第3段明确了下⽂的内容：如何在“⽩⽇做梦”中趋利避害。

高中英语真题-2015高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习(1)答案

高中英语真题:2015高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习（1）答案【2015高考复习】阅读理解Having good etiquette (礼节) at the workplace is very important to be a favorite in an offi ce.However，it’s observed that many people aren’t aware of the workplace etiquette and this creates a very bad impression in the office. So it’s important to know some workplace etiquette tips. Among all the workplace etiquette guidelines，the most important is to be punctual to your office.Though goi ng late due to an emergency is okay，habitual late comers are never appreciated in any organizatio n.By arriving at your office on time，you show that you’re aware of your responsibilities and have r espect for the organization.In case you feel that you would be late，call the concerned authority and report the matter to him or he r.Also，a proper knowledge of the workplace email etiquette is a must.In the official emails，you need to mention the subject concisely，while at the same time include all the important details which are to be shared.You should use good and grammatically corr ect language while writing emails.A knowledge of telephone etiquette in the workplace is very i mportant as well.While talking on the telephone，be polite and listen to what they’re saying carefully.Only then should you say what you feel.Speak in a voice which would b e heard clearly at the other end.The workplace guidelines are important even while you’re dini ng or celebrating with your coworkers.If you get a call in betw een，receive it after you’re permitted by the others by saying “excu se me”．Don’t talk loudly while eating.Greet people well and t ry to make them feel comfortable while being in your company .These guidelines will help you become the best employee of a company.All the best!【语篇解读】在工作中要想成为办公室里受欢迎的人，有好的礼节是很重要的。

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They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helpsprevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence (发生率) faster than any other cancer in the United States.But questions have been raised about sunscreen and whether it may have the opposite effect, perhaps by allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning.The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin concer—people with fair skin and freckles 〔雀斑〕,for example—are more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often.The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study.72. The underlined word “flaws〞 in the 2nd paragraph most probably means .A.evidencesB.factsC.faultsD.failures73. People with fair skin and freckles .A.seldom use sunscreenB. are more in danger of skin concerC. can be free from the harm of the sunD. often expose themselves tothe sun74. We can learn from the passage that .A. sunscreen users get skin cancer more oftenB. the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreenC. the new study was based on the experiences of volunteersD. the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America75. Which of the following can be the beat title for this passage?A. Sunscreen to Prevent Skin CancerB. Sunscreen to Increase SkinCancerC. Skin Cancer Caused by SunscreenD. Skin Cancer Caused byFrecklesB〔2014四川卷〕Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it's all down to the hormone oxytocin (荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently."Women tend to be social in their behavior. They often share with others. But men lend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social status," said Professor Ryan.Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations andour body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions (互动) such as falling in love or giving birth.But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the abilityto recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship. Professor Ryan's recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37. Half of the participants〔参与者〕received oxytocin. The other half received placebo (安慰剂).After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same procedure with the other material.Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men's ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.Professor Ryan thus concluded: "Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people's abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors (因素) that are mainly hormonal."47. What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?A. Placebo.B. Oxytocin.C. The gesture.D. The social status.48. What can we learn from Professor Ryan's previous experiment?A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.B. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love.C. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others' success.D. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people's behavior differences.49. Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?A. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.B. To know the differences between friendship and competition.C. To know people's different abilities to answer questions.D. To test people's understanding of body language.50. The author develops the text by______.A. explaining people's behaviorsB. describing his own experiencesC. distinguishing sexual differencesD. discussing research experimentsCThe morning had been a disaster.My tooth was aching,and I’d been in an argument with a friend.Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place.Can’t y ou see things from my point of view?〞Ishook my head stubbomly—and felt the ache in my tooth.I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday,but the pain was really unbearable.I started calling the dentists in the phone book,but no one coule see me immediatcly.Finally,at about lunchtime,I got lucky.“If you come by right now,〞the receptionist said,“the dentist will fit you in .〞I look my purse and keys and rushed to my car.But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist.What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice?Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?In the dentist’s office,I sat down and looked around.I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried.The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.When I tole her my fears,she laughed and said ,“Don’t worry.The dentist is very good.〞“How long do I have to wait for him?〞I asked impatiently.“Come on ,he is coming.Just lie down and relax.And enjoy the artwork,〞the assistant said.“The artwork?〞Iwas puzzled.The chair went back,suddenly I smiled.There was a beautiful picture,right where I could enjoy it ：on the ceiling.How considerate the dentist was ！At that moment,I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.What a relief！56.Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?A.Cheerful.B.Nervous.C.Satisfied.D.Upset.57.What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?A.The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very sho rt notice.B.The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.C.The surroundings of the dentist’s office.D.The laughing assistant of the dentist.58.Why did the author suddenly smile?A.Because the dentist came at last.B.Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.C.Because she could relax in the chair.D.Because the assistant kept comforting her.59.What did the author learn from her experience most probably?A.Strike while the iron is hot.B.Have a good word for one’s friendC.Put oneself in other’s sho esD.A friend in need is a friend indeed.DThe very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell his entire collection at an auction〔拍卖〕.Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid〔出价〕. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled〔敲槌〕the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.The poor-quality painting didn’t receive any bidders. . . except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the l awyer read from the will: “Whoever buys thepainting of my son gets all my collection. 〞 Then the auction was over.56. The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______.A. a museum directorB. a master of artC. an art collectorD. an art dealer57. Why did th e old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald’s son?A. He was devoted to the family.B. He saw that no one bid for it.C. He knew the content of the will.D. He found it cheap for him to buy.58. Fitzgerald’s will showed ______.A. his desire to fool the biddersB. his invaluable love for his sonC. his sadness at the death of his sonD. his regret of having no children to take over his wealthA.71.A 72.C 73.B 74.D 75.AB【考点】考察科普知识类阅读【文章大意】文章讲述了Professor Ryan调查实验，实验告诉我们荷尔蒙催生素能提高人们识别不同的社会交往的能力；男女之间行为的差异是由主要是荷尔蒙的生物因素所引起的。

2015年新课标卷1阅读理解C原文及译文

【1】Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modernartists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect andadmiration forthe artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing togetherover 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Amongthe works andmasterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, mostimportantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, andprojects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmesreflecting the artist’s showman qualities.【2】The visitor will enterthe World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world ofbirth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitorexiting through the brain.【3】Theexhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction andexpansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showyBaroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,”explains the Pompidou Centre.【4】The fine selection of the major works was done in closecollaboration (合作)with the MuseoNacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain,and with contributions from other institutions like the SalvadorDali Museum in St. Petersburg.28. Which of the following best describeDali according to Paragraph 1?A.Optimistic.B. ProductiveC. Generous.D. Traditional.29. What is Dali’s The Persistence ofMemory considered to be?A.One of his masterworks.B.A successful screen adaptation.C.An artistic creation for the stage.D.One of the beat TV programmes.30. How are the exhibits arranged at theWorld of Dali?A.By popularity.B.By importance.C.By size and shape.D.By time and subject.31. What does the word “contributions” inthe last paragraph refer to?A.Artworks.B. Projects.C. Donations.D. Documents.参考答案：BADA译文：萨尔瓦多·达利（Salvador Dali,1904-1989）是最受欢迎的现代艺术家之一。

2015高考英语文章阅读类训练(1)及答案

2015高考英语文章阅读类训练（1）及答案请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like (1) and straightforward. And it's still what （2）a man a good citizen. This is my secret, and I try to live by.I've been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, (3) there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be (4) to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the (5) impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as (6) fellows. You read in the papers almost every week (7) a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their (8). If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time, I found an emerald（翡翠的）ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to where I had (9). It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her (10) to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.” (11), I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she (12).I was born and raised in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I (13) several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn't been too easy (14), but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit (15) for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had (16) with the public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.People ask me about tips. As far as I know, (17) everyone will give you something, because most Americans are (18) generous. I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they (19) or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the (20) I try, the easier it gets.1.A.dishonor B. dishonesty C. upright D. faithful2. A. takes B. becomes C. makes D. has3. A. know B. known C. knew D. knowing4. A. generous B. tough C. mild D. warm-hearted5. A. right B. proper C. bad D. wrong6. A. rude B. honest C. good D. tough7. A. when B. what C. which D. where8. A. houses B. cars C. pockets D. rooms9. A. picked her up B. dropped her off C. dropped her down D. pull her down10. A. ring B. suitcase C.car D. emerald11. A. So B. Still C. But D. Though12. A. was B. did C .has D. is13. A. made B. put C. held D. took14. A. at one time B. some time C. in no time D. at times15. A. put off B. put up C. put on D. put away16. A. trouble B. difficult C. word D. anything17. A. especially B. specially C. particularly D. practically18. A. never B. seldom C. rather D. fairly19. A.tip B. advised C. suggested D. ask20. A. longer B. harder C .better D. shorter【参考答案】CCDBD BDBBA BBCDD ADDAA阅读理解-----1America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways — education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the aging of America has made us a very different society —one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/ her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop work ing isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age.” No one says “Act your age” any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.1. It can be learned from the text that the aging of the population in America ________.A. has made people feel youngerB. has changed people’s social positionC. has changed people’s understanding of ageD. has slowed down the country’s social development2. The underlined word “one” refers t o ________.A. a societyB. AmericaC. a placeD. population3. “Act your age” means people should ________.A. be active when they are oldB. do the right thing at the right ageC. show respect to their parents young or oldD. take more physical exercises suitable to their age4. If a’ 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it _________.A. normalB. wonderfulC. unbelievableD. unreasonable1. C 主旨题。

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2015年高考浙江英语真题及答案和解析（word版）一、选择题部分(共80分)第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分!第一节:单项填空(共20小题;每小题0.5分，满分10分)从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. ——Hi, John. Are you busy?——A. Yes.I do agree.B. Yes.That would be nice.C. No.Are you sure?D. No.What’s up?【答案】D开下一名话。

考点：考查交际用语2. Jane’s grandmother had wanted to write children’s book for many years, but one thing or another always got in way.A. a;不填B. the;theC. 不填;theD. a;the【答案】D试题分析：句意：多年来，简的奶奶想写一本有关于儿童的书，但总是被这样或那样的原因阻碍了。

第一个空使用不定冠词表泛指，第二个in the way 是固定搭配，意为挡道或阻碍。

定冠词用于特指或者是固定搭配，不定冠词用于泛指。

考点：考查冠词的使用3. Have you ever heard of the trees that are homes animals both on land and sea?A. aboutB. toC. withD. over【答案】B试题分析：句意：你是否有听说过树是陆上动物和海上动物的家？home to sth 固定搭配，是什么的家园的意思。

该句是一个疑问句，其中还含有一个定语从句。

比如这个句子转化为陈述句应该是You have ever heard of the trees that are homes animals both on land and sea? 然后把定语从句单独拿出来看将会是trees are homes animals both on land and sea. 根据固定搭配自然知道答案是to。

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定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校2015高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（1）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

阅读理解-----AIt's 5：00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears.I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom.I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I force my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is on my face. It's not a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother's chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you，” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it's okay to just say “no”. I shouldn't feel sorry for refusing food that I don't want to eat.So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5：00 a．m.？What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases selfconfidence and energy，extends life and above all improves my body shape.This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right.It's through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.一个每天按时起床锻炼身体的女人，一个有着自己个性与喜好的女人，为了保持自己的体型，降低压力，提高自信，坚持着这种日复一日的锻炼，让自己每天都挂着笑容面对生活。

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2015·安徽卷（英语)本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题)和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题)两部分。

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟.第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍.例:How much is the shirt?A. ￡19。

15.B. ￡9。

18。

C. ￡9.15。

答案是C。

1．［2015·安徽卷］What time is it now?A. 9：10. B。

9：50.C。

10:00。

2．［2015·安徽卷] What does the woman think of the weather?A。

It's nice。

B. It's warm.C。

It’s cold。

3．［2015·安徽卷] What will the man do?A. Attend a meeting.B. Give a lecture。

C. Leave his office.4．[2015·安徽卷] What is the woman’s opinion about the course?A。

Too hard. B. Worth taking。

C. Very easy。

5．［2015·安徽卷] What does the woman want the man to do？A. Speak louder.B. Apologize to her.C. Turn off the radio。

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。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

2015高考英语文章阅读类训练(2)及答案

2015高考英语文章阅读类训练（2）及答案完形填空。

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Making of a SurgeonHow does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon”? As my year as chief resident(进修医生) drew to a close, I asked myself this question 1 more than one occasion.The answer, I concluded, was 2 . When you can say to yourself, “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just 3 or better than any other surgeon” — then, and not until then, you are 4 a surgeon. I was 5 that point.6 , for example, the emergency situations that we met almost every night. The first few months of the year I had7 the ringing of the telephone. I knew it meant another critical decision to be8 . Often, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular9 , I’d have trouble getting back to sleep. I’d 10 all the facts of the case and, often, wonder 11 I had made a poor decision. More than once at two or three in the 12 , after lying awake for an hour, I’d get out of 13 , dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself. It was the only 14 I could find the 15 of mind I needed to relax.Now, in the last month of my residency, 16 was no longer a problem. Sometimes I still couldn’t be sure of my decision, but I had learned to 17 this as a constant problem for a surgeon. I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I’d made was bound to be a 18 one. It was a nice feeling.This all sounds conceited(自负的) and I guess it is —19 a surgeon needs conceit. He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when he’s bothered by the 20 and uncertainties that are part of the practice of medicine. He has to feel that he’s as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world. Call it conceit —call it self-confidence; whatever it was, I had it.1. A. at B. in C. on D. for2. A. self-service B. self-centered C. self-reliant D. self-confidence3. A. as good as B. as well as C. as far as D. as long as4. A. indeed B. maybe C. perhaps D. even5. A. waiting B. standing C. lying D. nearing6. A. Let B. Take C. Have D. Get7. A. valued B. avoided C. feared D. enjoyed8. A. made B. applied C. included D. developed9. A. condition B. state C. occasion D. situation10. A. retell B. review C. revise D. remind11. A. if B. why C. how D. when12. A. evening B. day C. morning D. afternoon13. A. flat B. bed C. house D. apartment14. A. means B. approach C. method D. way15. A. peace B. trouble C. sorrow D. excitement16. A. driving B. reviewing C. sleeping D. lying17. A. expect B. accept C. respect D. inspect18. A. critical B. poor C. sound D. difficult19. A. but B. or C. so D. and20. A. confidence B. conceit C. solutions D. doubts【参考答案】阅读理解----2Bill Javis took over our village’s news-agency at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.Every day he opened his shop at 6:00 a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his doorstep before that. Many of Bill’s customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o’clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wante d a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his neatest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometimes in the afternoon-, the evening paper landed on the doorway, and at 4 o’ clock Bill reopen ed his shop. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.He lived in a flat above the ship, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the, water. He had no luck, I could, see, but he was making no effort to move.“What’s wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what itcould be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, "Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right. "I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.5. Bill Javis became a news-agent when ________.A. he need the money.B. he decided to take things easyC. he was quite an old manD. he gave up clock-repairing6. Bill opened the shop so early in the day because ________.A. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to workB. the shop had to be open when the morning papers cameC. he was never sure of timeD. it was then that he did a lot of business7. On that sunny afternoon, the writer was surprised when he saw Bill because ________.A. he thought it was late for Bill to be still fishingB. he thought Bill was ill, since he was not moving at allC. Bill had not caught anything, and that seemed strangeD. Bill stayed in his flat8. From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?A. The bell was; it must have gone off at the wrong time.B. Bill was; he had dropped off to sleep.C. The writer’s watch was fast.D. Bill’s clock was wrong; it was old.5. C 推断题。

2015高考英语模拟卷及答案解析(2).doc

高考英语模拟（二）原创难度：中等一．单项填空（10）1.（2014重庆市重庆一中高三下学期第一次月考，33）Being such a selfish man _____ no one liked,he could hardly find a person to celebrate his success.A. whatB. asC. thatD. which2.（2014江西省红色六校高三第二次联考，33）We would have to put off the visit to the WaterCube________ it rain tomorrow.A. WouldB. WereC. ShouldD. Could3.(2014安徽省合肥市高三第二次教学质量检测，24) How can you expect to get ahead in your life______ you even live to yourself from time to time?A. thoughB. untilC. beforeD. when4.（2014浙江省温州十校联合体高三上学期期末考试，26）“Chinese Dama”, _________married woman between the age 40-60, ______Wall Street tycoons(大亨) in gold buying in 2013.A. making mainly up; beatingB. made mainly up; beatC. consisting mainly of; beatD. consisting mainly of; beating5.（2011重庆，26）In communication, a smile is usually_______ strong sign of a friendly and_______ open attitude.A. the; /B. a; anC. a; /D. the; an6.（2007浙江，16）—He got his first bookpublished. It turned out to be a bestseller.—When was_______?—_______ was in 2000 when he was still incollege.A. that; ThisB. this; ItC. it; ThisD. that; It7.（2010安徽，31）_______,she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile.A. Shy and cautiousB. Sensitive and thoughtfulC. Honest and confidentD. Lighthearted and optimistic8.（2010安徽，35）—_______？—That would be great! Please drop me off at the library.A. Could you bring me the billB. Would you like me to give you a liftC. Could you tell me the postcode for ParisD. Would you like to have my e-mail address9.（2012北京市西城区高三第二次模拟考试，23）What we can learn from the story is ______ you mustn’t blame children for the mistakes of their parents.A. whereB. whatC. whetherD. that10.On a distant mountain was_____ sign in characters. “One world, one dream” it said.A. a 20-feetB. 20-footsC. a 20-footD. 20 feet二。

2015年高考英语江苏卷阅读理解(附答案)

15年阅读第三部分 : 阅读理解 (共 15 小题 ; 每小题 2 分 , 满分 30 分)请阅读下列短文 , 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、 C、 D 四个选项中 , 选出最佳选项 , 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A56. According to the Code, visitors should act.A. with care and respectB. with relief and pleasureC. with caution and calmnessD. with attention and observation57.What are you encouraged to do when travelling in New Zealand?A. Take your own camping facilities.B. Bury glass far away from rivers.C. Follow the track for the sake of plants.D.Observe signs to approach nesting birds.15年阅读BIn the United States alone, over 100 million cell-phones are thrown away each year. Cell-phones are part of a growing mountain of electronic waste like computers and personal digital assistants. The electronic waste stream is increasing three times faster than traditional garbage as a whole.Electronic devices contain valuable metals such as gold and silver. A Swiss study reported that while the weight of electronic goods represented by precious metals was relatively small in comparison to total waste, the concentration (含量 ) of gold and other precious metals was higher in so-called e-waste than in naturally occurring minerals.Electronic wastes also contain many poisonous metals. Even when the machines are recycled and the harmful metals removed, the recycling process often is carried out in poor countries, in practically uncontrolled ways which allow many poisonous substances to escape into theenvironment.Creating products out of raw materials creates much more waste material, up to100 times more, than the material contained in the finished products. Consider again the cell-phone,and imagine the mines that produced those metals, the factories needed to make the box and packaging(包装 ) it came in. Many wastes produced in the producing process are harmful as well.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that most waste is dangerous in that “ theproduction, distribution, and use of products —as well as management of the resulting waste—all result in greenhouse gas release."Individuals can reduce their contribution by creating less waste atthe start —for instance, buying reusable products and recycling.In many countries the concept of extended producer responsibility is being considered or has been put in place as an incentive ( 动机 ) for reducing waste. If producers are required to take back packaging they use to sell their products, would they reduce the packaging in the firstplace?Governments'incentive to require producers to take responsibility for the packaging they produce is usually based on money. Why, they ask, should cities or towns be responsible for paying to dealwith the bubble wrap ( 气泡垫 ) that encased your television?From the governments'point of view, a primary goal of laws requiring extended producer responsibility is to transfer both the costs and the physical responsibility of waste management from the government and tax-payers back to the producers.58. By mentioning the Swiss study, the author intends to tell us that.A. the weight of e-goods is rather smallB. e-waste deserves to be made good use ofC. natural minerals contain more precious metalsD. the percentage of precious metals is heavy in e-waste59. The responsibility of e-waste treatment should be extended .A. from producers to governmentsB. from governments to producersC. from individuals to distributorsD. from distributors to governments60. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The increase in e-waste.B. The creation of e-waste.WORD格式--可编辑15年阅读C.The seriousness of e-waste.D. The management of e-waste.CSuppose you become a leader in an organization. It's very likely that you'll want to havevolunteers to help with the organization's activities. To do so, it should help to understand whypeople undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.Let's begin with the question of why people volunteer. Researchers have identifiedseveral factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to expresspersonal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthensocialrelationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate.To select volunteers,you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish toattract.People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels ofcommunity service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately,these programs can shift people's wish of participation from an internal factor (e. g.,“ I v because it's important to me") to an external factor (e.g.,“ I volunteer because I'm required to do so"). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must besensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.Once people begin to volunteer,what leads them to remain in their positions over time?To answer this question,researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they trackvolunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. Oneof the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount ofsuffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you,it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attention should be given to“ trainingmethods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them withstrategies for coping with the problem they do experience".Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differencesin the degree to which people view“ volunteer"as an important social role. It was assumed thatthose people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would alsobe most likely to continue volunteer work. Participants indicated the degree to which the socialrole mattered by responding to statements such as“ Volunteering in Hospital is an important partof who I am."Consistent with the researchers'expectations, they found a positive correlation (正相关 ) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer.These results, once again, lead to concrete advice: “ Oncean individual begins volunteering,continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity.... Items like T-shirts thatallow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen roleidentity".61. People volunteer mainly out of.A. academic requirementsB. social expectationsC. financial rewardsD. internal needs62. What can we learn from the Florida study?A. Follow-up studies should last for one year.B. Volunteers should get mentally prepared.C. Strategy training is a must in research.D. Volunteers are provided with concrete advice.63. What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work?A.Individual differences in role identity.B. Publicly identifiable volunteer T-shirts.C.Role identity as a volunteer.D. Practical advice from researchers.64. What is the best title of the passage?A.How to Get People to VolunteerB. How to Study Volunteer BehaviorsC. How to Keep Volunteers'InterestD. How to Organize Volunteer ActivitiesDFreedom and ResponsibilityFreedom's challenge in the Digital Age is a serious topic. We are facing today a strange new world and we are all wondering what we are going to do with it.Some 2,500 years ago Greece discovered freedom. Before that there was no freedom. There were great civilizations, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere. Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies, one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses.In Greece, in Athens (雅典 ), a little city in a little country, there were no helpless masses. And Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed, and the unwritten, which must be obeyed if free men live together. They must show each other kindness and pity and the many qualities without which life would be very painful unless one chose to live alone in the desert.The Athenians never thought that a man was free if he could do what he wanted. A man was free if he was self-controlled. To make yourself obey what you approved was freedom. They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair. Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city washis pride and his safety. The essential belief of the first free government in the world wasliberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.But discovering freedom is not like discovering computers. It cannot be discovered once forall. If people do not prize it, and work for it, it will go. Constant watch is its price. Athens changed.It was a change that took place without being noticed though it was of the extreme importance,a spiritual change which affected the whole state. It had been the Athenian's pride and joy to giveto their city. That they could get material benefits from her never entered their minds. There hadto be a complete change of attitude before they could look at the city as an employer who paidher citizens for doing her work. Now instead of men giving to the state, the state was to give to them.What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; and with this as the primary object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of disappearing. Athens was more and more looked on as a cooperative businesspossessed of great wealth in which all citizens had a right to share. Athens reached the point when the freedom she really wanted was freedom from responsibility.There could be only one result. If men insisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence and responsibility for the common good, they would cease to be free. Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom. It is to be had on no other terms.Athens, the Athens of Ancient Greece, refused responsibility; she reached the end of freedom and was never to have it again.But, “ the excellent becomes the permanent,"Aristotle said. Athens lost freedom forever, but freedom was not lost forever for the world. A great American, James Madison, referred to:“ Thecapacity (能力 ) of mankind for self-government."No doubt he had not an idea that he was speaking Greek. Athens was not in the farthest background of his mind, but once man has a great and good idea, it is never completely lost. The Digital Age cannot destroy it. Somehow inthis or that man's thought such an idea lives though unconsidered by the world of action. One can never be sure that it is not on the point of breaking out into action only sure that it will doso sometime.65. What does the underlined word“ tyrannies"inhPa2r eferagrapto?A. Countries where their people need help.B. Powerful states with higher civilization.66.People believing in freedom are those who .A. regard their life as their own businessB. seek gains as their primary objectC. behave within the laws and value systemsD. treat others with kindness and pity67.What change in attitude took place in Athens?A. The Athenians refused to take their responsibility.B. The Athenians no longer took pride in the city.C. The Athenians benefited spiritually from the government.D. The Athenians looked on the government as a business.68. What does the sentence“ There could be only one result."in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Athens would continue to be free.D. Freedom would stop Athens from self-dependence.69. Why does the author refer to Aristotle and Madison?A. The author is hopeful about freedom.70.What is the author's understanding of freedom?A. Freedom can be more popular in the digital age.B. Freedom may come to an end in the digital age.C. Freedom should have priority over responsibility.D. Freedom needs to be guaranteed by responsibility.。

2015年高考英语安徽卷(含详细答案)

英语试卷第1页（共34页）英语试卷第2页（共34页）绝密★启用前2015年普通高等学校全国统一考试（安徽卷）英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

考生注意事项：1. 答题前，务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号，并认真核对答题卡上所粘贴的条形码中姓名、座位号与本人姓名、座位号是否一致。

务必在答题卡背面规定的地方填写姓名和座位号后两位。

2. 答第Ⅰ卷时，每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3. 答第Ⅱ卷时，必须使用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写，要求字体工整、笔迹清晰。

作图题可先用铅笔在答题卡规定的位置绘出，确认后再用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔描清楚。

必须在题号所指示的答题区域作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。

4. 考试结束，务必将试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

例: How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9. 18. C. £9.15.答案是C 。

1. What time is it now? A. 9:10.B. 9:50.C. 10:00. 2. What does the woman think of the weather? A. It’s nice.B. It’s warm.C. It’s cold. 3. What will the man do? A. Attend a meeting.B. Give a lecture.C. Leave his office.4. What is the woman’s opinion about the course? A. Too hard.B. Worth taking.C. Very easy. 5. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Speak louder.B. Apologize to her.C. Turn off the radio.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。

2015年高考英语安徽卷-答案

2015年普通高等学校全国统一考试（安徽卷）英语答案解析第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力第一节1.【答案】A【解析】原文：W: What time is your train leaving?M: It leaves at 10.I've got 50minutes left.W: You'd better hurry, or you won't be able to catch it.2.【答案】C【解析】原文：M: Nice weather we're having! Don't you think?W: No, it is too cold.M: I think it is just right.W. I'd prefer a few degrees warmer.3.【答案】A【解析】原文：M: Now, let's stop talking and get going I need to be in my office in 15 minutes or I'll be late for a meetingW OK Bye!4.【答案】B【解析】原文：M: This course is really difficult.W: I don't think it's all that bad and we'll benefit a lot from it.M: So you're taking it too.W: That's true.5.【答案】C【解析】原文：W: Could you turn that off? I can't hear myself think!M: What'?W: The radio.M: Oh, sorry.6.【答案】A7.【答案】B【解析】原文：W: Hi, Michael. I heard you just came back from a holiday?M: Yes. I stayed for a week in China and days in IndiaW: You do travel a lot, don't you? Last year, you went to Norway, right?M: Well, I've been to quite some countries, but not yet to Norway. Last summer, I toured R 11ia for two weeks.8.【答案】B9.【答案】C【解析】原文：M: Sally, do you like seafood?W: Yes, of course.M: Is there anything you especially like?W: Well, I really don't know. I can never remember the name.M: Ok. Is there any food you don't eat?W: Well, I don't eat chicken, and I don't like eggs, either. But I like all kinds of fish and vegetable.M: Then, let's look at the menu, and see what they've got for us.10【答案】B【答案】A【答案】B【解析】原文：M: You look pale, Stephanie! What's wrong?W: I don’t feel good I have a bad headache. In fact, I haven't got much sleep this past week and I feel really tired M: Why don't you go to see a doctor?W: Yeah, I think is should. But l have are report due tomorrow Ms. Jenkins means it for the board meeting next Monday.M: Well, it's Wednesday today Why don't you talk to Ms. Jenkins and ask if you can hand it in on Friday morning? W: Maybe I should try. I guess I just need a good sleep. Thanks, Gorge.M: If you need any help for the report just let me know.13.【答案】C14.【答案】A15.【答案】B16.【答案】C【解析】原文：W: Anything interesting in the paper today, dear?M: Well, yeah. There are a few here that might interest us. Here is one for just four hundred dollars.It only has one bedroom, but it sound nice near Lake StreetW: Yeah, let me see what the cheapest two-bedroom apartment is Oh, here is one on Market Street It’s a real bargain. Only 350 dollars. But it doesn't have any furnitureM: Well, I costs a lot to buy all the furnitureW: Oh, here is another one for just over four hundred dollars. This sounds very interesting. It's on South Street. That's a nice area!M: Yes, it's quiet. Do you say two bedrooms?W: Yes, at 415 dollars.M: Why don't we go and have a look?W: OK I'll give them a call.17.【答案】B18.【答案】A19.【答案】A20.【答案】C【解析】原文：Look at this picture. It's the London Tea Trade centre. As you can see, it is or the North Bank of the River Thames. It is the center of an important industry in the everyday life of the British people. Tea is the British national drink. Every man, woman and Child over ten years of age, has on average over four cups a day ,or someone thousand five hundred cups annually. About 30 percent of the world's export of tea makes its way to London. And Britain is by far the largest importer of tea in the world. Now in the second picture, you can see how tea is tasted in the Tea Trade Centre before it is sold. Here, different types of tea are tasted by skilled tea-tasters before they are sold at each week's tea sale. It's amazing to see them at work! Over a hundred kinds of tea are laid out in a line on a long table. The tasters generally taste tea with milk, since that is how the majority of British people drink their tea, The tasters move down the line with surprising speed tasting from a spoon and deciding what is a fair price for each tea After that, they.第二部分英语知识运用第一节单项填空21.【答案】A【解析】前者邀请对方周六参加聚会，由答语“I'm already going out，I’m afraid”可知，后者不能去了，表示可惜用what a pity，故选A。

新课标高考英语阅读理解细节理解主旨大意归纳法解题附带答案

高三英语阅读理解--- 要旨粗心（查找、归纳法）解题导入：高考英语阅读理解考纲对于阅读理解部分考大纲求：阅读部分要求考生能读懂书、报、杂志中对于一般性话题的简洁文段以及通告、说明、广告等，并能从中获得有关信息。

考生应能：（ 1）理解要旨要义；（ 2）理解文中具体信息；（ 3）依据上下文推测单词和短语的含义；（4）做出判断和推理；（5）理解文章的基本构造；（6）理解作者的企图、看法和态度。

高考英语阅读理解常有的设题形式有：细节理解题、推理判断题、词意猜想题、主旨粗心题。

阅读理解的考题分为客观理解题Facts （文章中客观存在的事实，客观题的答案一般都能够在原文中找到，即文中的详细事实或许抽象看法。

）和主观理解题（Opinions ）（这种问题不行能直接从原文中找到答案，需要经过阅读文章对文章要旨和深层含义有更深的理解，并据此进行判断和推理。

）今日主要办理的是要旨粗心（归纳法）解题。

阅读策略：要旨粗心（查找、归纳法）解题一篇文章一般表达一其中心或主题。

这其中心或主题往常用一个句子来归纳，此句叫主题句，这种题主要观察读者掌握全文内容或理解中心思想的能力，也包含剖析归纳文章段落粗心、重要情节、人物特色、写作特色的能力。

一般说来说明文和谈论文都有主题句，并且多位于文章的开头，有时也位于文章的中间或末端。

但有时不可以直接在文章中直接找到主题句，在弄清段与段之间逻辑关系的基础上自己归纳总结。

主题句一定能简洁了然地归纳全文的主要内容，拥有高度的综合性和归纳性，文章或段落的其余句子都是对主题句的进一步的解说、说明、论证或拓展。

常有的要旨粗心题的观察形式：The text is mainly about ____.The main idea/The general idea/The main purpose is ______.What would be the best title /headline for the text?This article mainly tells about the story of ____.What is the topic of the text?The subject discussed in this text is ____.What does the second paragraph discuss?The paragraph (passage) deals with _____.What is mainly discussed in the text?要旨粗心典范the problem of environment has become more and more serious.The world population is rising, so quickly that the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals.The main idea of the paragraph is ________.2. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you havesomething else that can' t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties,you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you should always say you are happy.The topic sentence of the paragraph is________________3. Some people like reading, and some people like swimming. I have many hobbies, such as reading, skating, and traveling. In fact, different people have different hobbies. My friend Ann studies very hard. So her hobby is reading all kinds ofbooks. Tony loves workingwith her hands, and his hobby is gardening.The main idea of the paragraph is ________.4. Going green seems to be fad( 时髦 )for a lot of people these days. Whetherthat is good or bad, we can ’ t really say, but for the tow of us, going greenis not a fad but a lifestyle.On April22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.What might be the best title for the passage?A．Going Green. B ． Protecting the Planet.C．Keeping Open-Minded D．Celebrating Our Green Year.5.自己需要归纳总结类的要旨类阅读理解Everyone ’ s at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only personleft in the world who hadn’t done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my handat online auction(网上拍卖).Buying for beginners: Sign up on ehay. co. uk. Most items (e. g. tables,computers, and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a shortdescription; others may be marked with“Buy It Now” and have a fixed price.You can buy these right away.If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids (出价) for you. The bid will be increased little by littleuntil it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10days and when they finish you get anemail telling you whether you have won the item.How to pay: Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need tocheck this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a cheque or postalorders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takesthe money away from your credit card (信誉).of the item. I followed my friends' advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starring on a Thursday. This way buyers had two weekends to bid.The big things in life: It' s easy to post a small item, but furniture isa big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by deliverymen. Cheek the ways of delivery before you bid.What is the passage mainly about?A. How to make payment online.C. Advantages of an online-auction system.B. Ways of making delivery online system. D. Howto use an online-auction第三部分要旨类解题归纳总结( 一 ) 经验总结 : 1. 掌握逻辑构造，提升这方面的能力对于阅读谈论文或说明文尤其重要，在此类文章中常用某个细节来引出题目进而进行谈论，在谈论的过程中可能会出现一些论据或细节描绘，这部分常被设置为此类试题的扰乱项。

2015届高三名校英语试题解析分项汇编专题14 阅读理解-科普知识(原卷版)

专题14 阅读理解-科普知识D【河北省邯郸市2015届高三上学期1月份教学质量检测】Since Henry Ford turned it into a mass-market product a century ago, the car has delivered many benefits. It has promoted economic growth, increased social mobility and given people a lot of fun. But the car has also brought many problems. It pollutes the air, creates traffic jams and kills people. An astonishing 1.24 million people die, and as many as 50 million are hurt, in road accidents each year.Drivers and passengers waste around 90 billion hours in traffic jams each year. In some car-choked cities as much as a third of the petrol used is burned by people looking for a space to park.Fortunately, a new technology promises to make motoring safer, less polluting and less tendency to hold-ups. ―Connected cars‖--which may eventually develop into driverless cars but for the foreseeable future will still have a human at the wheel-can communicate wirelessly with each other and with traffic-management systems, avoid walkers and other vehicles and find open parking spots.Some parts of the transformation are already in place. Many new cars are already being fitted with equipment that lets them keep their distance and stay in a motorway automatically at a range of speeds. Soon, all new cars in Europe will have to be able to warn the emergency services if their on-board sensors(传感器) discover a crash. Singapore has led the way with using variable tolls(道路通行费) to smooth traffic flows during rush-hours; Britain is pioneering ―smart motorways‖, whose speed limits var y constantly to achieve a similar effect. Combined, these new inventions could create a much more highly effective system in which cars and their drivers are constantly warned of dangers and showed the ways, traffic always flows at the proper speed and vehicles can travel closer together, yet with less risk of crashing.In the past, more people driving meant more roads, more jams, more death and more pollution. In future, the connected car could offer mankind the pleasures of the road with rather less of the pain. 【小题1】According to Paragraph 2, the problem of parking has resulted in ______.A. more time on the roadB. a great waste of fuelC. even heavier traffic jamsD. increased death and injuries【小题2】What does ―a similar effect‖ in the Paragr aph 4 refer to?A. Reducing traffic jams.B. Building smart motorways.C. Setting proper speed limits.D. Keeping steady traffic flows.【小题3】What is the author’s attitude towards connected cars?A. Curious.B. Doubtful.C. Supportive.D. Disappointed.【小题4】Which of the following can be the best title of the text?A. The Future of Cars: Wireless WheelsB. The Future Traffic Management SystemC. The Benefits and Problems of CarsD. The Promising Future of Car ProductionC【江西省吉安市第一中学2015届高三上学期第二次阶段考】Talking plants might sound like characters in a fairy tale. But recent scientific studies have shown that plants communicate with each other and with other living things in a surprising number of ways. To understand them, scientists say, we just have to learn their language. Farmers are especially interested in what plants have to say.―Plants are able t o communicate with all sorts of organisms(有机体). They can communicate with giant bacteria, with other plants and with insects. They do this chemically, ‖said Cahill, an Ecology Professor of the University of Alberta in Canada.Plant scientists are just beginning to understand this chemical ―language‖. Cahill says studies have shown, for example, that plants can evaluate conditions in their immediate environment and take appropriate actions. Plants have an ability, for example, to signal pain or discomfort caused by anything from temperature extremes to an insect attack. Jack Schultz, a professor of chemical ecology at the University of Missouri, says when a plant senses that it’s being eaten, it cannot walk away from trouble；on the contrary, it will release a chemical vapor that alerts other plants nearby.―Their language is a chemical language, and it involves chemicals that move through the air, which are easily to be changed, and most of all are smells that we are familiar with, ‖ Schultz explained.―All plants responded to the attack by changing their chemistry to defend themselves, ‖ Schultz recalled. ―But we were quite surprised to find tha t nearby plants also changed their chemistry to defend themselves, even though they were not part of the experiment. ‖Studies have also shown that plants under attack release pleasant chemicals. Those chemicals attract friendly insects that attack the pests eating the plant.In the end, plants’ ability to communicate their needs－and our ability to understand them－could help farmers reduce the use of poisonous chemicals, cut operating costs and limit damage to the environment.【小题1】. The recent scientific studies have shown that plants can __________.A. communicate with other living things in a chemical wayB. hardly react to any sudden change in temperatureC. use a very special chemical language which is familiar to usD. respond to the attack by giving off poisonous chemicals【小题2】. When being eaten by a pest, the plant will ___________.A. walk away from troubleB. change its chemistry to kill the insectC. release a chemical vapor to ―ask‖ other plants for helpD. give off nice chemicals to attract friendly insects to a tack the pest【小题3】. The underlined word ―alerts‖most probably means ―___________‖.A. warnsB. protectsC. threatensD. allows【小题4】. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Communication between PlantsB. A Chemical ―Language‖C. Plants Can TalkD. How Plants Protect ThemselvesB【山西省大同一中、同煤一中2015届高三联考】Apparently everyone knows that global warming only makes climate more extreme. A hot, dry summer has caused another flood of such claims. And one of the players that benefit the most from this story is the media: the idea of ―extreme‖ climate simply makes for more exciting news.Consider Paul Krugman writing breathlessly in The New York Times about the ―rising incidence of extreme events.‖ He claims that global warming caused the current drought in America’s Midwest, and that supposedly record-high corn prices could cause a global food crisis(危机)。

高考英语阅读理解训练题：Sensitive

高考英语阅读理解训练题：Sensitive高考英语的考试内容包含着阅读理解题。

下面是店铺收集整理的高考英语阅读理解训练《Sensitive》的题目及其参考答案以供大家学习。

高考英语阅读理解训练题：SensitiveWhen we can see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.People who are farsighted(近视的) suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm's length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people's eyes become cloudy because of cataracts(白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.When night falls, colours become fainter to the eye and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the sides of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn you head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimesthink they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cannot see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive(敏感的) in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eyes after dark.1. We don't know that our eyes are of great importance until _____.A.we think about our eyesB.we cannot see clearlyC.we wear glassesD.we have to do much reading2.According to the passage, a _____ is more likely to be nearsighted.A. tailorB. doctorC. guardD. painter3. Those who suffer from cataracts _____.A.will become blindB.cannot be cured (治愈)C.may be curedD.must move to other places4. People who are farsighted _____.A.cannot do a lot of close work without glassesB.can only see things that are very close to their eyesC.have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm's lengthD.have the same problem as the nearsighted people5. to see a small thing at night, it is better to look ______.A.with wide open eyesB.with half- shut or narrowed eyesC.straight at itD.in a slightly different direction高考英语阅读理解训练答案：BACAD有关高三英语练习推荐：。

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2015年高考英语阅读理解练习：Sensitive
When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.
People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.
People who are farsighted(近视的) suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses.
eyes become cloudy because of cataracts(白内Some people’s
障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however,
it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
When night falls, colours become fainter to the eye and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the sides of your eyes rather than
the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn you head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cannot see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive(敏感的) in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eyes after dark.
1. We don’t know that our eyes are of great importance until _____.
think about our eyes
cannot see clearly
wear glasses
have to do much reading
to the passage, a _____ is more likely to be nearsighted.
A. tailor
B. doctor
C. guard
D. painter
3. Those who suffer from cataracts _____.
become blind
be cured (治愈)
be cured
move to other places
4. People who are farsighted _____.
do a lot of close work without glasses
only see things that are very close to their eyes
difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm’s length the same problem as the nearsighted people
5. to see a small thing at night, it is better to look ______. wide open eyes
half- shut or narrowed eyes
at it
a slightly different direction
答案：BACAD。

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