高考英语考前热身专练：社会现象、历史类阅读1

2015届高考考前热身专练：社会现象、历史类阅读1.（2014届湖北省孝感市高三第二次统一考试英语试卷）Cyclist Jia Yanmei and a fellow enthusiast covered more than 2,200 kilometers from Beijing to their individual hometowns in Sichuan to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families, Xu Lin reports.While others rushed home on high-speed trains or airplanes for the annual Spring Festival, Jia Yanmei spent 16-plus days cycling more than 2,200 kilometers from Beijing to her hometown, Nanchong, Sichuan Province.Thanks to social media, cycling fans from different cities were able to follow her progress, and some even offered food and accommodation if she happened to be nearby.“It’s not that I failed to buy my train ticket home. I just want to bring the spirit of cycling to everyone — to do whatever you w ant to do bravely. As long as you are on the road, you will enjoy yourself, ” says Jia, 26, an English teacher at an educational institution in Beijing.She started her adventure at 8:30 am on Jan 12, with Wang Yujiang, 47, who works in architecture in Beijing. A cycling friend introduced them because Wang also wanted to cycle to his hometown, Guangyuan, Sichuan Province.Jia says Wang treated her like his daughter and took care of her on their way. After Wang arrived in Guangyuan, she cycled two days on her own to reach her home.“I must say that I admire her. She’s not like others. No matter how tired she is, she can soon recover after meals,” says Wang, who is cycling back from his hometown to Beijing now.“ I’ve improved myself a lot after the cyclin g. No matter what difficulties I will meet with in the future, I willhave confidence to face them, ” Jia says.When she posted her plan online on Christmas Eve, many cycling fans supported her, lent her equipment and gave her gifts. She updated her social networks, such as Sina Weibo and WeChat, with news of her cycling adventures, as well as a cycling-related applications that recorded her route.Four days after her departure, one of her friends learned about the trip in a newspaper and toldJia’s parents. Her mom was so worried about Jia’s safety that she cried and called Jia several times.1．According to the passage, Jia Yanmei and Wang Yujiang have much in common EXCEPT_______.A. They shared the same departure time.B. They work in the same city.C. They had the same arrival time.D. They enjoy the same adventurous spirit.2．She chose to cycle home because _____.A. Wang Yujiang invited her to keep companyB. Wang Yujiang offered to look after her all the wayC. She couldn’t book a train ticket or air ticket in timeD. She wanted to do what she liked to do bravely3．Paragraph 3 is used to illustrate .A. where she was warmly welcomedB. what happened to her on the wayC. how cycling fans supported her adventureD. why social media paid attention to her action4．Which would be the best title for the passage?A. The Long Way Home.B. A Cycling Companion.C. Benefits from Cycling.D. The Power of the Media.2.（2014届天津市十二区县重点校高三第一次模拟联考英语试卷）The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on well with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more h armonious than it had ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one number of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds: they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation anddiscussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with me.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it ove r. ”5．What is the popular image of the teenagers today？A. They worry about school.B. They dislike living with their parents.C. They have to be locked in to avoid troubles.D. They quarrel a lot with other family members.6．The study shows that teenager s don’t want to __________.A. share family responsibilityB. cause trouble in their familiesC. go boating with their familyD. make family decisions7．Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents ____________.A. go to clubs more often with their childrenB. are much stricter with their childrenC. care less about their children’s lifeD. give their children more freedom8．According to the writer, teenage rebellion __________.A. may be a false beliefB. is common nowadaysC. existed only in the 1960sD. resulted from changes in families9．What is the passage mainly about？A. Negotiation in family.B. Education in family.C. Harmony in family.D. Teenage trouble in family.3.（2014届贵州省六校联盟高三第二次联考英语试卷）Inside their one-store, metal-roofed house on Vancouver Island’s west coast，Janet Schwartz and her domesticated(驯养的) deer, Bimbo, are returning to their normal lives. The law-represented by men and women dressed in black uniforms and carrying guns —is no longer threatening to forcibly separate Schwartz and Bimbo，freeing the l0-year-old deer to the fates (命运) of the surrounding rainforest and its hungry wolves and black bears．“We love each other，”said Schwartz who turned 70 on Saturday. “she’ll come up to me and she’ll kiss me right on the lips，like a man kisses a woman’’For four days last week，Schwartz’ life turned as rocky as the rough logging road that connected her life to the outside world. Conservation officers had arrived with orders to loose Bimbo. Schwartz was told she wasn’t allow ed to touch Bimbo any more. It seemed somebody had complained，said Environment Minister Terry Lake earlier in the week, noting it’s illegal to keep wild animals as pets.During those tense days，sleepless nights were made even more restless by nightmares，said Schwartz. There were news stories and Facebook pages which supported Schwartz and by Friday，the government had changed its mind. Schwartz could keep her pet with the help of a veterinarian and conservation officers.“It makes me feel good，”said Schwartz of the announcement．“She is my life．and I’ve had her since the day she’s been born.”The relationship began when a friend found the orphaned fawn (幼鹿) along a nearby logging road，more than a kilometer away from her current home，said Schwartz. The friend brought the fawn over because she knew Schwartz had raised a deer before.Schwartz named the fawn(小鹿) Bimbo，based on a Gene Autry song that was playing inside her home at the time，and began feeding the animal goat’s milk. Days turned into mo nths and years, and now Bimbo is a part of the family.10．According to Paragraph 1 , Janet Schwartz’s life is returning to normal becauseA. no one disturbs her life againB. she can continue to keep the deerC. she has married againD. Bimbo has returned to the forest11．Why didn’t Schwartz want to loose the deer?A. It was the only companion in her houseB. She wanted to study the lifestyle of the deer．C. The deer had become part of her life．D. She had a veterinarian to help her．12．Conservation officers ordered Janet to loose Bimbo becauseA. the deer was not properly taken care ofB. the deer brought harm to the neighborhoodC. it was against the law to keep the deer as a petD. the deer made too much noise13．What made the government change its mind?A. Schwartz’s love for the deer.B. The threat to the deer in the wild.C. The change of the law.D. The influence from the press and the Web.4.（2014届福建省漳州市八校高三第三次联考英语试卷）Because of the financial crisis in the US and UK, college students are beginning to struggle to findways to pay their tuition fees and accommodations.Recently, two major US student loan lenders—Citibank and JPMorgan Chase—announced they were leaving the student loan industry altogether. Because banks currently have a lack of credit(存款额), they are reluctant to offer students low-interest loans(贷款) that need a several-year wait for any return of interest.In the US, many undergraduates top up their financial needs with a private loan, although the majority can get government-funded loans. In the 2005-2006 academic year, $17 billion in private student loans was used to finance higher education. The shortfall in private funding has yet to be covered and will hit many US students hard.Across the Atlantic, UK students have been less troubled by the crisis. Most undergraduates in the UK cover their university expenses with government-funded loans and grants(助学金). Their biggest concern is a sudden steep increase in student rent.Most young professionals now rent houses, since 80 percent of UK mortgage schemes(住房抵押贷款计划) have disappeared—a direct result of the credit crisis. This has boosted the house rent market.In large cities, UK students are paying almost 6.5 percent more in rent than the previous year. Figures from the UK organization Accommodation for Student show students in big cities such as London paying an average weekly rent of $103.Yet, despite students' suffering, the number of this year’s university applications is expected to grow. During economic slumps, people regard further education as a way to survive tough job markets.14．According to the passage, banks are unwilling to offer students loans because ________.A. the students are poor and sometimes they can’t pay off the debtB. banks prefer lending the money to the young professionalsC. banks don’t have enough money left at the present timeD. they think college students are not studying hard15．The underlined phrase “top up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.A. put upB. make upC. fill upD. pick up16．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. UK college students have to pay more if they want to rent houses.B. More UK students want to further their study in college.C. It is not so easy for US students to loan money now.D. College students' tuition fees have risen greatly.17．It can be inferred that ________.A. there are no private student loan lenders in the UKB. loans for US college students will be increased next yearC. private funding falls a little because of higher-interest loans in the USD. private loans play a very important role in financing US students’ e ducation18．The passage mainly tells us ________.A. college students in the US and UK are faced with their financial crisisB. it is the duty of the governments to solve college students' financial crisisC. private student loan is a good way for college students to overcome the difficultiesD. further education is a good way for college students to survive tough job markets5.（2014届北京市朝阳区高三第一次综合练习英语试卷）Because of the financial crisis in the US and UK, college students are beginning to struggle to find ways to pay their tuition fees and accommodations.Recently, two major US student loan lenders—Citibank and JPMorgan Chase—announced they were leaving the student loan industry altogether. Because banks currently have a lack of credit(存款额), they are reluctant to offer students low-interest loans(贷款) that need a several-year wait for any return of interest.In the US, many undergraduates top up their financial needs with a private loan, although themajority can get government-funded loans. In the 2005-2006 academic year, $17 billion in private student loans was used to finance higher education. The shortfall in private funding has yet to be covered and will hit many US students hard.Across the Atlantic, UK students have been less troubled by the crisis. Most undergraduates in the UK cover their university expenses with government-funded loans and grants(助学金). Their biggest concern is a sudden steep increase in student rent.Most young professionals now rent houses, since 80 percent of UK mortgage schemes(住房抵押贷款计划) have disappeared—a direct result of the credit crisis. This has boosted the house rent market.In large cities, UK students are paying almost 6.5 percent more in rent than the previous year. Figures from the UK organization Accommodation for Student show students in big cities such as London paying an average weekly rent of $103.Yet, despite students' suffering, the number of this year’s university applications is expected to grow. During economic slumps, people regard further education as a way to survive tough job markets.19．According to the passage, banks are unwilling to offer students loans because ________.A. the students are poor and sometimes they can’t pay off the debtB. banks prefer lending the money to the young professionalsC. banks don’t have enough money left at the present timeD. they think college students are not studying hard20．The underlined phrase “top up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.A. put upB. make upC. fill upD. pick up21．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. UK college students have to pay more if they want to rent houses.B. More UK students want to further their study in college.C. It is not so easy for US students to loan money now.D. College students' tuition fees have risen greatly.22．It can be inferred that ________.A. there are no private student loan lenders in the UKB. loans for US college students will be increased next yearC. private funding falls a little because of higher-interest loans in the USD. pri vate loans play a very important role in financing US students’ education 23．The passage mainly tells us ________.A. college students in the US and UK are faced with their financial crisisB. it is the duty of the governments to solve college students' financial crisisC. private student loan is a good way for college students to overcome the difficultiesD. further education is a good way for college students to survive tough job markets 【答案】1．C2．D3．C4．A【解析】【答案】5．D6．B7．D8．A9．C【解析】9．主旨题：通读全文可知本文讲述了现代家庭中的和谐问题。