2013高考英语阅读理解强化练习(50)
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绝密★启用前2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(天津卷)英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,共130分,考试时间100分钟,第Ⅰ卷1页至10页,第Ⅱ卷11页至12页。
第Ⅰ卷本卷共55小题,共95分第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.---I’m going to Venice next week.---____________. Carnival will be held then. Have fun!A.You’re crazyB. You’re luckyC. You’d better notD. You never know2.If you are in trouble, Mike is always willing to ______________a hand.A.lendB. shakeC. waveD. want3.I think watching TV every evening is a waste of time---there are ____________meaningful things to do.A.lessB. moreC. the leastD. the most4.---Mary’s been offered a job in a university, but she doesn’t want to take it.---__________? It’s a very good chance.A.Guess whatB. So whatC. Who caresD. But why5.____________ small, the company has about 1,000 buyers in over countries.A.AsB. IfC. AlthoughD. Once6.We have launched another man-made satellite, _____________is announced in today’s newspaper.A.thatB. whichC. whoD. what7.While she was in Paris, she developed a ____________for fine art.A.wayB. relationC. tasteD. habit8.I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasn’t able to ______________.A.get awayB.dop inC. check outD. hold on9.No one ________be more generous; he has a heart of gold.A.couldB. mustC. dareD. need10.In some languages, 100 words make up half of all words _________ in daily conversations.ingB. to useC. having usedD. used11.It was not until near the end of the letter ________she mentioned her own plan.A.thatB. whereC. whyD. when12.At our factory there are a few machines similar to _____________described in this magazine.A.themB. theseC. thoseD. ones13.The water supply has been cut off temporarily because the workers ________one of the main pipes.A.had repairedB. have repairedC. repairedD. are repairing14.If he had spent more time practicing speaking English before, he ________able to speak it much better now.A.will beB. would beC. has beenD. would have been15._________ I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents.A.ThatB. WhichC. WhetherD. What第二节:完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16~35各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
50分阅读限时满分练(五)(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)A(2021·安徽合肥二模)CVCC’s High School ProgrammeCareer-technical programmes at Cuyahoga Valley Career Centre allow students flexible career paths with advanced knowledge to prepare them for college and work.Electrical SystemsEach student is provided with trade-related classroom training that produces competency and pride that lead to true craftsmanship. Learn how to use many of the latest tools and technologies with hands-on training in our fully equipped lab. The programme’s diversified coursework gives students a strong foundation in electrical systems installation and repair, in addition to receiving skill training, working and earning a paycheque on the job.Engineering TechnologyYou’ll learn engineering concepts and technology such as applied logic, digital electronics, computer-aided design, robotics and computer-integrated manufacturing. The project-based approach lets you apply your skill to real situations. In practice, you’ll pick your own real-world problems to solve and get ready for a college engineering programme.Sports Medicine Exercise ScienceThis science-based programme combines lectures, hands-on labs and critical thinking activities with all of the latest fitness technology. Students have the unique opportunity to learn in exercise and sports environments alongside exercise and sports professionals using advanced medical techniques to prevent and heal injuries. Upon completion of the programme, students may earn college credits at various Ohio universities. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA(Grade Point Average) and “C” or better in Biology.Education ProfessionEducation Profession introduces college-minded students to the field of education. This foundational course benefits all education majors regardless of specialty. Observation and field experiences provide the first-hand experience you need to decide if a career in education is for you. Admission is with high school counselor(顾问) recommendation only.1.Which programme offers students pay?A.Electrical Systems.B.Engineering Technology.C.Sports Medicine Exercise Science.cation Profession.2.What is special about Sports Medicine Exercise Science?A.It is targeted at college students in Ohio.B.It is aimed at training professional athletes.C.It only admits applicants with recommendation.D.It has academic requirements for applicants.3.What can we infer about the programmes mentioned in the text?A.They are science-related.B.They are technology-centred.C.They stress practical training.D.They guarantee admission to college.B(2021·宁夏银川高三教学质量检测)Chinese cuisine is widely known and enjoyed all around the world. Who doesn’t long for a favourite Chinese dish? But there is one interesting concept concerning Chinese food which is almost unheard of in the West, and which is becoming increasingly ignored by the youth of the East—the ancient custom of “tonic food”.Tonic food is food which is consumed to improve one’s well-being or avoid sickness. For instance, it was once the custom for new mothers to eat a sesame oil(麻油) hot pot every day for the first month after giving birth. It was believed that this dish would benefit the muscles, reduce pain, improve circulation, stimulate sweating, and warm the body. Some foods, such as mutton and spinach(菠菜), are seen as “hot”, while others, such as Chinese cabbage and radish(樱桃萝卜), are seen as “cold”. One should be careful not to eat too much of either “hot” or “cold” food. However, how much “hot” or “cold” food one should eat depends on the time of the year, how the food is prepared and what it is prepared with, and the individual’s health.The custom of tonic food for a healthier life also influences the catering industry. Chinese herbal medicines, such as wolfberry(枸杞), can be found on many restaurant menus, either added to fruit tea or as a beneficial addition to a dish. These herbs attract customers, such as over-worked office staff, in need of a modest pick-me-up.So, whether you need to boost your strength with a large helping of chicken soup, or increase your mental powers with a serving of pig’s brain soup, you may find that this ancient Chinese custom could be just the tonic you are looking for.4.What is the present situation of tonic food?A.It is catching less attention.B.It is enjoyed by many young people.C.It is well-known worldwide.D.It is becoming increasingly popular.5.What is believed to benefit new mothers?A.Chinese cabbage.B.Fruit tea.C.Sesame oil hot pot.D.Pig’s brain soup.6.What does the underlined word “catering” mean in paragraph 3?A.Medicine.B.Restaurant.cation.D.Fashion.7.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.The Charm of Chinese CuisineB.The Popularity of Tonic FoodC.An Introduction to Chinese Tonic FoodD.Differences between Hot Food and Cold FoodC(2021·黑龙江齐齐哈尔二模)A new study looks at how pets provide important support through petting, cuddles(拥抱), and a frequent physical presence. This is especially key when people feel lonely.The researchers interviewed 32 people aged 59 to 83. Pets included dogs, cats, birds, etc. More than 90% of the people spoke about touch in the relationship with their pets. “Participants often described touch-based interactions with their pets as being comforting or relaxing in a way that contributed to their overall well-being,” the researchers say. “For our participants, comfort is the sense of being somehow cared for by another being.”Many people in the study spoke about how their pets just seemed to “know” when they weren’t feeling well and they’d move to get physically near them. Different pets were better at providing comfort, some participants insisted. Many said cats were more relaxing than dogs, while others said dogs could be relaxing as long as they were “the right kind of dog”. But almost all pets provided some sort of comfort to their owners when it came to touch.Janette Young, lecturer in health sciences at the University of South Australia, and her team uncovered an interesting thing about the pet-human relationship. People in the study often spoke about how their animals demanded to be petted or seemed to take joy in the interaction. This, in turn, made the humans feel good.The researchers suggest that pets can be “helpful in reducing touch deprivation(匮乏)” and the benefits can come from all kinds of pets. This connection can be particularly important in health care and senior care settings where patients and workers are less likely to be able to see friends and family; yet touch is important and can improve health and happiness.Pets can also offer benefits that in some cases people can’t offer. “Relationships with pets are different to those with humans,” Young says. “Animals don’t judge and are always with us.”8.About what did some participants hold different opinions?A.What pets were better at providing comfort.B.Whether pets could make them feel relaxed.C.How they felt when their pets touched them.D.When pets could notice their owners’ discomfort.9.What did Janette Young find about the pet-human relationship?A.It is full of judgments.B.It turns out temporary.C.It benefits both parties.D.It is determined by pets.10.What may researchers suggest hospitals do?A.Encourage pet connection programmes.B.Raise pets to reduce human touch.C.Select the best pet companions.D.Order workers’ friends to pay visits.11.What is the main idea of the text?A.Humans need spiritual support.B.Pet-human interactions are common.C.Lonely people like living with pets.D.Pets offer humans touch-based comfort.D(2021·山东日照一模)Looking for a place to take a rest, sip a cup of coffee and have a furry companion? Welcome to animal-themed cafes.In recent years, the combination of pets and catering has become incredibly popular in many cities throughout China. While many cafes started out offering the company of cats and dogs, others are expanding their range. Some cafes include animals like squirrels, raccoons(浣熊) and even capybaras(水豚).Many Internet users have commented that their main reason for visiting these businesses is to interact closely with animals they have only seen from afar.“The customers love animals. They are curious about these pets and want to raise one at home but circumstances don’t allow it,” said pet cafe owner Tian Rui. Liu Jing, a Beijing resident who works in finance, loves pigs, but her parents would not endorse her getting one as a pet. The 24-year-old had to admire the animals through videos and images. But now, she can have close contact with an adorable pig every weekend in a pet cafe.Also, these pet cafes serve as a shelter for those who find comfort in being around animals. “In this place, you can get close to the cute little ones in a very comfortable way without having to worry about safety and hygiene(卫生)—overall, it is an extremely comfortable experience,” said Zhao Ming from Tianjin, a frequent pet cafe visitor.Animal lovers also expect the pet cafes to change people’s attitudes towards pets. Animals like ducks, pigs and sheep have been served as food for many years. People hardly see them as pets. But the pet cafes help shift their attitude from seeing them as playthings to regarding them as family members or close friends.“Whether at home or in stores, these little animals are there for companionship and they bring warmth to our hearts. They care and understand just like family members. They give us much more than the love we give to them,” Zhao said.12.Why do people visit pet cafes?A.To pursue inner peace.B.To appreciate animal images.C.To experience a clean environment.D.To have close contact with animals.13.What does the underlined word “endorse” in paragraph 4 mean?A.Believe in.B.Approve of.C.Prevent.D.Suspect.14.We can conclude from paragraph 6 that pet cafes may.A.change our views of animalsB.teach us how to look after pets betterC.show us the importance of having petsD.remind us to value our family and friends15.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Cafes Enjoy Great PopularityB.Ideal Shelters for Lovely AnimalsC.Animals Turn into CompanionsD.Animal Lovers from Different CitiesⅡ.七选五(共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)(2021·江苏淮安高三适应性联考)If you’re looking to maximise the amount of fat burning in your next workout, think about having a coffee half an hour before you get started. 16Researchers found that 3 milligrams(毫克) of caffeine per kilogram of body weight can raise the rate of fat burning during aerobic(有氧的) exercise. 17 The coffee dose was shown to increase maximal fat oxidation rate(脂肪氧化率) by an average of 10.7 percent in the morning and 29 percent in the afternoon.The recommendation to exercise on an empty stomach in the morning to increase fat oxidation is common. 18 It is still unknown whether this increase is due to exercising in the morning or due to going without food for a longer period of time.19 Caffeine is often associated with improved athletic performance, though the science behind this link isn’t as comprehensive as it could be. In later cycling tests after the caffeine had been given, thefat-burning capability of the body was measured, showing the impact that caffeine had made on MFO. Maximum oxygen uptake was also raised, as was the intensity(强度) of exercise.The results of the study showed that acute caffeine intake 30 minutes before performing an aerobic exercise test increased MFO during exercise regardless of the time of day.20 Overall, these results suggest that a combination of acute caffeine intake and exercise at moderate intensity in the afternoon provides the best solution for individuals seeking to increase whole-body fat oxidation during aerobic exercise.A.It is based on the results gathered from 15 male volunteers.B.However, this recommendation may lack a scientific basis.C.Evidence is mounting that morning exercise is good for your health.D.A new study suggests it can make a significant difference to fat burning.E.They are clear enough to suggest that there is some kind of association there.F.Researchers have found that if cyclists take more caffeine, they will ride much faster.G.Researchers were keen to look in detail at the relationship between caffeine and exercise.50分阅读限时满分练(五)【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。
2013高考英语〔二月〕阅读理解精选〔12〕与答案维A 阅读理解(每题2分,总分为8分)(2012·江西卷)Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship.It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable_young_people (ages 7~17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.Volunteer tutors come from all walks of life—married,single,with or without children.Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement parents or social workers.They are tutors:someone to trust,to have fun with,to talk and go to when needed.A Big Sister and Little Sister will generally spend between one and four hours together three or four times each month for at least twelve months.They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park,cooking,playing sport or going to a football match.These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop positive selfrespect,confidence and life direction.Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations exist throughout the world.It is the largest and most we llknown provider of tutor services internationally and has been operating for 25 years.Emily and Sarah have been matched since March 2008.Emily is a 10yearold girl who has experienced some difficulties being accepted by her schoolmates at school.“I was pretty sure there was something wrong with me.〞Emily's mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily by “providing different feedback (反响) about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to measure her selfwor th.〞Sarah wanted to get involved in a volunteer program.“I googled it and found out how to be a part of it.I thought it would be fun for me to get involved in making time to do something because sometimes it's all work and no play.〞Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enjoyment to both Emily and Sarah.They love and look forward to their time together and the partnership hascertainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful,happy and unique girl she is!【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了Big Brothers Big Sisters这一活动的具体事宜与一些志愿者的反映。
Unit 3The Million Pound Bank Note Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
AWhat’s On?Electric Underground7:30 pm—1:00 amFree at the Cyclops TheatreDo you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands.Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7:30 pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer.He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.Gee Whizz8:30 pm—10:30 pm Comedy at KaleidoscopeCome and see Gee Whizz perform.He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene.This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest.Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7:00 pm for drinks and snacks (快餐).Simon’s Workshop5:00 pm—7:30 pm Wednesdays at Victoria StageThis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy.The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh.Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’experience of teaching comedy.His workshops are exciting and fun.An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.Charlotte Stone8:00 pm—11:00 pm Pizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music;this is a great evening out.Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano.The menu is Italian,with excellent meat and fresh fish,pizzas and pasta (面食).Book early to get a table.Our bar is open all day,and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.()1.Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?A.Jules Skye.B.Gee Whizz.C.Charlotte Stone. D.James Pickering.()2.At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?A.The Cyclops Theatre. B.Kaleidoscope.C.Victoria Stage. D.Pizza World.()3.What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?A.It requires membership status. B.It lasts three hours each time.C.It is run by a comedy club. D.It is held every Wednesday.()4.When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?A.5:00 pm—7:30 pm. B.7:30 pm—1:00 am.C.8:00 pm—11:00 pm. D.8:30 pm—10:30 pm.【答案与解析】本文是一篇由四则广告组成的应用文。
2013高考英语二轮完形、阅读强化系列(13)及答案完形填空I truly learned what a best friend is in my first year in high school. Kate and I were good friends and we were inseparable. We spent every day together and always had a good 26 .Then basketball started and we were on the 27 team. Aft er a few games, 28 , Kate got moved up to the Rose Cup full-time. I wouldn't admit it then, but actually I envied(嫉妒)her. Having 29 practice times, we started to see less of each other. Soon I started to hear that she was talking 30 my back.One night, I called Kate to tell her about my new 31 .To my 32 , the next day at school she told everyone I 33 her style because she had told me she wanted to get hers cut like this. At noon she handed me a letter and walked away 34 talking with me. I couldn't accept the 35 words on the paper. In great __36__ , I wrote right back to her.Over the next week, we exchange(交换)more 37 notes. I cried myself to sleep every night, 38 our friendship was over. One night my mom took me to Kate's home. Our moms looked at each other 39 . Kate's mom asked us questions but __40_ of us responded(反应) .At last I let everything out. The huge burden in my mind was slowly lifted as we each talked about ___41___ we were feeling. It was all out. Suddenly Kate 42 from her seat, crossed the room and hugged me with tears. I will never forget that.It has been five months 43 we broke with each other. Last weekend we were out together again. It makes me happy that we are 44 to care about each other more. I now know that 45 I am asked about my friends, Kate will be at the top of the list.26. A. rest B. time C. example D. party27. A. right B. good C. famous D. same28. A. however B. but C. still D. yet29. A. regular B. free C. different D. strange30. A. on B. in C. by D. behind31. A. haircut B. clothes C. necklace D. shoes32. A. joy B. surprise C. pleasure D. sorrow33. A. caught B. gained C. copied D. created34. A. in spite of B. instead of C. except for D. as well as35. A. cruel B. sad C. disappointing D. beautiful36. A. anxiety B. anger C. surprise D. doubt37. A. serious B. dangerous C. regretful D. hurtful38. A. meaning B. hoping C. believing D. proving39. A. happily B. nervously C. excitedly D. surprisingly40. A. neither B. either C. both D. none41. A. what B. how C. which D. why42. A. rose B. raised C. stood D. got43. A. if B. when C. because D. since44. A. planning B. pretending C. learning D. arranging45. A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. whoever阅读理解A 篇If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才), they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic(不现实) expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible(明智) way, the child may succeed in doing very well -- especially if the parents are very supportive to their children.Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him at tend piano and violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, his father is a good musician. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky.Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age I used to win every competition I enter.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afra id that he will disappoint h is parents and now healways quiet and unhappy.46. The main idea of the passage is _____.A. what differences there are between parentsB. what aim of a child can be easier to reachC. how parents should make a child a musicianD. how parents should bring up their children47. Michael is lucky because _____.A. his pa rents help him in a sensible wayB. his family is rich enough to have a carC. his father is a successful musicianD. he is free to do anything he likes best48. Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that _____.A. he has to do his best to do everythingB. he has made greater progress in musicC. he is afraid he may disappoint themD. he often wants to kill himself someday49. It is one of the parents’ worst mistakes if they _____.A. want their child to be a musicianB. make their child try to achieve too muchC. don’t care their child’s education muchD. help their child to win music competitionB篇In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider-story” is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider making a web(网). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times. On the seventh time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to defeat the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won’t work.”So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?Second, is the goal you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you pr event failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.The third thing to keep in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed.50. This passage deals with _____.A. failure and successB. two sides of failureC. the “spider-story”D. the invention of light bulb51. In the first paragraph the writer tells mainly about _____.A. the value of failu reB. how people failC. famous failuresD. how not to fail52. The thing the writer does not tell you to do to deal with failure is _____.A. check out your goals to see if they are right for youB. think about failure as part of your lifeC. think about failure to find out what went wrongD. keep away from things that are beyond you53. Even if we have failed we should _____.A. learn to forget itB. learn to remember itC. learn to enjoy itD. learn to accept it参考答案26---45 BDACD ABCBA BDCBA BADCA46-53 DACB BADD。
2013高考英语热门考点强化专练:阅读理解(七)(含解析)(1)Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn’t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east.A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield(挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.“I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “This isn’t the nicest place. I’ll give you a ride home.”“You’ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed(困惑).“No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said.“It’s a long way,” I protested.“Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along, ” she said.When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That wouldn’t make it a favor, ” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”1. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.B. No driver wouldgive him a ride.C. He didn’t know the routes.D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.2. Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was _______.A. very quiet and peacefulB. dark without street lightsC. neither clean nor beautifulD. a little unsafe3. Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?A. No bus would come at the time.B. A taxi ride would be more comfortable.C. He became impatient and a bit worried.D. He knew the driver would never return.4. The bus driver drove the writer home later because ________.A. she happened to go in the same directionB. she wanted to do something good for other peopleC. her brother told her to do soD. she wanted to earn more money5. The bus driver hoped that the writer ________.A. would do as she didB. would keep her in memoryC. would give the money to othersD. would do her a favor(2)Who are these people rushing by you in the street? More than 215 million people now call America “home”, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States, have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become “American” is really not true. In fact, what exists in America is more o ften a kind of “side-by-side” living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits. They join the generalAmerican society only in certain areas of their lives—such as in schools, business, and sports—but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This living “side-by-side” has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas and dress, food, and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups, or newspapers.6. More than 215 million people call America “home” because_______.A. they buy their houses thereB. they settle there nowC. they get married thereD. they were born there7. “Side-by-side” living style means _______.A. making friends with native peopleB. keeping their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areasC. the groups of people who live nearbyD. that they get closer to American society8. According to the passage, people in the USA ________.A. share American customs and cultureB. live in a kind of “side-by-side” societyC. keep their own customs and habits firmlyD. make no choice to accept American customs9. Which of the following statements is true?A. They always stick to their own customs and habits.B. “Side-by-side” living style is not suitable.C. They face the society they are not familiar with.D. The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful.10. Which title of the following can best take the place of “Different Cultures in America”?A. Advantages and Disadvantages.B. Different Customs and Habits.C. Home for the People.D. “Side-by-side” Living Style in A merica.(3)Probably you have seen photos of the Grand Canyon(峡谷), the great valley in the desert country of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. At the same time, the land was rising. Today the canyon is 1.5 kilometers and 445 kilometers long. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. The width varies from about 200 meters to 29 kilometers across. The rim or top of the canyon is about 2,300 meters above sea level on the South Rim, and about 3,000 meters on the other side. As a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The South Rim is dry desert country. The North Rim has tall forests.The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise and sunset the red, gold, brown and orange colors of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow.The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come here and stay in campgrounds or hotels. Every point along th e canyon’s edge offers a different view.The North rim of the Canyon is quieter. It takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navado Indian lands, and a colorful p ink desert called “The Painted Desert”.11. The best way to feel the true beauty of the Grand Canyon is to________.A. see its photographsB. listen to the report about itC. watch its introduction on TVD. go there yourself and visit it12. According to the second paragraph, ________.A.the Grand Canyon has a short historyB. its size never changed in the historyC. the Grand Canyon was formed by the earthquakeD. You can enjoy different scenery on different sides of the canyon13. The scene the canyon is ________.A.various depending on different time and placesB.the sameC.various depending on different timeD.various depending on different places14. If you want to visit the North Rim from the South Rim, you________.A.can go there in many directionsB.won’t spend much time on the wayC.can visit The painted Desert on the wayD.needn’t go across any bridges15. If you want to have a visit to the Grand Canyon, you’d better go to _______.A. the North RimB. the South RimC. the bottomD. Navado Indian Lands【答案与解析】(1)1. A。
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1.--I'm sorry I made a mistake!-- Nobody is perfect.A. Take your timeB. You're rightC.Whatever you sayD. Take it easy2. Would you like to with us to the film tonight?A. come alongB. come offC. come acrossD. come through3. I was glad to meet Jenny again, I didn't want to spend all day with her. A. butB. andC.soD.or4. When I arrived, Bryan took me to see the house_ I would be staying.A. whatB. whenC. whereD. which5.I got to the office earlier that day, the 7:30 train from PaddingtonA.caughlB. to have caughtC. to catchD. having caught6. Since nobody gave him any help, he have done the research on his own.A. canB. mustC. wouldD. need7. We very early so we packed the night before.A. leaveB. had leftC. were leavingD.have left8. The watch was very good, and he 20 percent down for it.A. a good oneB. a better oneC. the best oneD. a best one10. It was only after he had read the papers Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete. AwhenB. thatC. whichD. what11 A serious study of physics is impossible some knowledge of mathematics.A. againstB. beforeC. beyondD. without12. Only by increasing the number of doctors by 50 percent properly in this hospital. A. can be the patientsB. can the patients be treatedC. the patients can be treatedD.treated can be the patients13.Four and half hours of discussion took us up to midnight,and break for cheese,chocolate and tea with sugar.A.a;aB. the; theC.不填;theD.a;不填14. It's an either-or situation - we can buy a new car this year or we can go on holiday but we can’t do . A.others B. eitherC.anotherD. both 15. -Are you sure you won't come for a drink with us? - ,if you insist A. Not at all B. It depends C. All right then D.I don't care 第⼆节完形填空(共20⼩题;每⼩题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下⾯短⽂,从短⽂后⾯各题锁哥的四个选项(A、 B、C 和 D)中选出可以填⼊空⽩处的选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂⿊。
2013高考英语二轮完形、阅读强化系列(03)及答案完型填空I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge 26 and hardly any income. 27, I stopped giving and became very bitter.Several years later, things started to 28 I became 29- enough to have a home, and 30 a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 31, “ Will work for food. ” I 32. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 33. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for 34 or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.Three days later, I was 35 to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 36- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I 37 into my ashtray and 38 enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.Greatly shocked by this 39, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He 40 with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it 41 for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is 42 right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best 43 in life_____giving. It also 44 me that nothing is a coincidence, 45- everything has meaning26A. debt B. duty C. shadow D. pressure27A. In fact B. In a word C. As a result D. All in all28A. develop B. worsen C. vary D.change29A. fortuna te B. wealthy C. generous D. successful30A. even B. still C. yet D. only31A. decoration B. expression C. sign D. announcement32A. got by B. pulled out C. passed on D. passed by33A. emergencyB. danger C. need D. panic34A. food B.alcohol C. medicine D. entertainment35A. driving B. jogging C. wandering D. cycling36A. directed B. challenged C. permitted D. drove37A.reached B. turned C. broke D. searched38A. amusingly B. strangely C. awkwardly D. naturally39A. incident B. condition C. state D. coincidence40A. poured out B. turned out C. broke out D. burst out41A. necessary B. difficult C. possible D. suitable42A. queuing B. leaving C. setting D. operating43A. gift B. time C. favor D. honor44A. impresses B. informs C. persuades D. reminds45A. or B. and C. so D. however阅读理解A篇If you spend $100 or more in our stores you will receive six hours of free parking. When Offer until November 14.Win your choice of $1,000 worth of CDs from JB Music Store. Just buy any two CDs andCompetition ends November 14. Prize drawn on November 21.Check store for more information.Buy one shirt or tie at Daniel’s Menswear, and get another shirt or tie of the same valueChoose from any of our dress shirts and we will give you ano ther one at no cost.Hurry! Offer ends November 14. Offer limited to one per customer.Present this coupon at The Book Store to get a 10We have lots of books to choose from, including children’s books, novels, travel guides, andWe haveOffer here until November 14.BuyOffer good through December 1. Limit one per customer.Buy any meal for at least $6 at Mike’s Café, and receive a free soft drink. We serve the best You won’t be disappointed! Free soft drink offer ends November 14.46.What are these ads for?A. Food you can order for delivery.B. Places to go on vacation.C. Special offers at a shopping center.D. Things on sale in a big store.47.Which of the following is true according to the ads?A. Spending $50 means 3 hours of free parking.B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of three.C. After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.D. At Mike’s Café, people can get a free drink after spending $6.48.Which of the following is NOT mentioned at this mall?A. Clothes store.B. Music store.C. Restaurant.D. Toy store.49.We can know from this passage __________.A. there are more than one theater in the centerB. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the priceC. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoesD. you won’t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the MealB篇Plants are very important living things. Life could not go if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.Most non-flowering plants don’t grow from seeds. They grow from spores. Spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as the seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places, they usual ly grow into new plants.50. The main idea of the passage is that __________.A. plants are important for lifeB. plants cannot grow without airC. there are many plants around usD. we cannot live without water51. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Plants can be divided into main types: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.B. All fruits have seeds in themC. Seeds are protected by the fruits.D. Some plants grow from spores.52. The word “non-flowering ” in this passa ge means __________.A. 开花的B. 有花的C. 多花的D. 不开花的53. In “shady” place there is __________.A. a lot of sunshineB. a lot of waterC. no waterD. little sunshine参考答案26----45 ACDBA CDCBA DABDD CBADB 46-53 CDDAABDD。
50分阅读限时满分练(三)(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)ASan Francisco Fire Engine ToursSan Francisco Winery TourRunning: February 1st through April 30thThis delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF.Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has tooffer.(Included in ticket price)Departing from the Cannery:Tour times upon requestDuration(时长): 2 hoursPrice: $90Back to the Fifties TourRunning: August 16th through August 31stThis tour transports you back in time to one of San Francisco’s most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.Departing from the Cannery: 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.Duration: 2 hoursPrice: $90Spooky Halloween TourRunning: October 10th through October 31stJoin us for a ride through the historical Presidio district.Authentic fire gear(服装) is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco.Departing from the Cannery: 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutesPrice: Available upon requestHoliday Lights TourRunning: December 6th through December 23rdThis attractive tour takes you to some of San Francisco’s most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.Departing from the Cannery: 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutesAdvance reservations required.1.Which of the tours is available in March?A.San Francisco Winery Tour.B.Back to the Fifties Tour.C.Spooky Halloween Tour.D.Holiday Lights Tour.2.What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tour?A.Go to Treasure Island.B.Enjoy the holiday scenes.C.Have free ice cream.D.Visit the Presidio district.3.What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?A.Take some drinks.B.Set off early in the morning.C.Wear warm clothes.D.Make reservations in advance.B(2021·陕西高三模拟)It was a dark night. Thick, dark, gray clouds had made sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to greet me as I walked out on my porch. Still, I kept the porch light off because I didn’t want to be surrounded by bugs and moths(飞蛾) on this sticky summer evening. I stood there for a while letting my eyes adjust to the lack of light. My dog stood beside me waiting patiently for me to start her walk. It was then, though, that I saw them. First one blink of light at the far end of the meadow was followed by another and then another. I smiled. I recognised them at once as my firefly friends, who always showed up at this time of year.I got so much joy watching them first as a child and then as an adult. They never became dull or boring and they always filled me with delight. When I was little I used to sit in the grass and watch them slowly fly around blinking on and off. I never caught and put one in a jar as some kids did because I was afraid I might kill it and I never wanted to hurt these messengers(信使) of light. Their time on earth was so brief as it was. I tried to enjoy them each time they were here. It always saddened me when they disappeared in the fall and it always made my heart sing when they reappeared the next summer.I think I enjoy these little fireflies so much because I can see that we are like them in a lot of ways. Our time here on earth is brief. Often our light and love are more like blinks rather than a steady shine. Let’s share our light and love while we are here then.4.Why did the author turn off his porch light?A.To avoid some insects.B.To adapt to surroundings.C.To search for his dog.D.To greet special friends.5.What can we know about fireflies?A.They always frightened the author.B.Most kids caught and killed them.C.The author watched them every night.D.They usually brightened the author.6.What does the author mainly convey through the story?A.Value our short life in the world.B.Protect fireflies as well as possible.C.Devote ourselves as much as possible.D.Share as many inspiring stories as possible.7.What can be the best title for the text?A.A Special Summer NightB.Messengers of LightC.Human’s Best FriendsD.Fireflies — Shinning ForeverC(2021·河北唐山二模)A 293-million-mile journey of the NASA Perseverance rover(探测器) to Mars ended successfully on February 18, 2021, with a picture-perfect landing inside the Jezero Crater. The car-sized, six-wheeled rover, nicknamed Percy is the US space agency’s biggest and most advanced explorer to date. Its primary mission is to search for signs of ancient microbial(微生物的) life on Mars.Landing on Mars is extremely tricky. The Red Planet’s gravitational pull causes the approaching spacecraft to go faster to high speeds, while its thin atmosphere—just 1 percent of the Earth’s—does little to help slow it down as it approaches the surface.The scientists had to reduce Percy’s 12,000 mph speed to a safe landing speed of less than five mph—in just six and a half minutes. The target entry angle also had to be precise 12 degrees—any steeper, and the spacecraft would burn up; any flatter, and it would get lost in space. It is no wonder that the final approach is often referred to as the “seven minutes of terror”.Upon attaining a manageable speed, Percy briefly flew over the Martian surface to seek out the perfect landing spot. Its complex map-reading system rapidly scanned the area and matched it with maps in its database to find the best location.The NASA scientists spent the next two months testing Percy’s scientific instruments. Once ready, the rover would begin to carry out its mission.“Perseverance is the smartest robot ever made but confirming that microbial life once existed carries an unusually large burden of proof,” said Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary ScienceDivision.“While we’ll learn a lot with the great instruments we have aboard the rover, it may very well require the far more well-equipped laboratories and delicate instruments back here on Earth to tell us whether our samples carry evidence that Mars once harboured life.”8.What is the extraordinary challenge for the rover to land on Mars?A.The speed reduction.B.The atmosphere analysis.C.The location search.D.The time management.9.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A.Ways to find the precise entry angle.B.Consequences of a wrong entry degree.C.Factors to survive “the seven minutes”.D.Reasons for the necessity of speed reducing.10.What does “it” refer to in paragraph 4?A.The spot.B.The area.C.The system.D.The surface.11.What can be inferred from Lori Glaze’s words?A.Instruments aboard the rover are not quite reliable.B.Perseverance is able to collect enough evidence needed.C.Man still has a long way to go to prove life was on Mars.D.Samples of Mars will be returned soon to our labs on Earth.DI told my friend Graham that I often cycled two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there was a big hill on the route. He replied,“You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationary exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote,“The character cannot be developed with ease. Only through experiences of suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. Some are of our own making but many confront us through no fault of our own. While we cannot choose adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it.Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aviators in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said,“Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, andyou’ll never use crutches or a stick, and then have a go at everything. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”The biographies of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won. Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.12.Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?A.Those who want to achieve success can’t expect to live an easy life.B.Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise.C.Going to a gym is greatly beneficial to people’s health.D.People’s attitude towards hardships is the only factor of their success.13.By quoting what Douglas Bader said, the author intends to tell us “” .A.Failure is the mother of successB.A bad workman quarrels with his toolsC.Nothing is difficult to the man who will tryD.If you risk nothing, you will have nothing14.Following this passage, the author will further talk about .A.how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the challenge he facedB.why it is important to keep optimistic in the face of troubleC.what steps to take to change your attitude towards the difficulties you faceD.what great people have in common15.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A.Different attitudes towards misfortuneB.Face difficulties with a smileC.Nothing is impossibleD.Life is full of adversityⅡ.七选五(共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)(2021·安徽安庆高三二模)How to Make a Classroom Management PlanStudents need to feel comfortable and safe in order to learn effectively. As an educator, you need to manage your classroom in such a way that you create this sort of environment. A classroom management plan is a strategy you create and carry out. 16 It can help you deal with negative behaviours as well.17 Many classroom management plans begin with the teacher’s philosophy of motivation. Basically, it lays out what you believe about education and how students should learn. You can talk about the environment you want to create and how you plan to create that environment, both physically and emotionally.Set the tone on the first day of class. Start building relationships with your students by being friendly and getting to know each other. 18 So they know in advance how you expect them to behave.19 Get your students’ parents on board by laying out your basic rules. You can also tell them about the systems of rewards and consequences. That way, parents know what to expect throughout the year.Set the example.20 For instance, show you are respectful of each student’s ideas. It will let them know they can trust you.Be consistent. Probably the most important part of any classroom management plan is being consistent with how you carry it out. That means enforcing(执行) rules even when you don’t want to, as kids will come to understand that you mean what you say in the classroom.A.Determine your philosophy.B.Understand each child’s motivation.C.Create a formal letter for consequences.D.Write a letter about the plan to send home.E.Share the rules, rewards, and consequences.F.It is important that you follow the classroom rules, too.G.It can help you get and maintain control of the classroom.50分阅读限时满分练(三)【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。
2013高考英语热门考点强化专练:阅读理解(三十六)(含解析)(一)Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way,my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them,I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents,aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects.I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm had led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people's observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.But curiosity,a keen eye,a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist, up to a certain point,can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two,you get the best of both worlds.1.The first paragraph tells us the author .A.was interested in flowers and insects in his childhoodB.lost his hearing when he was a childC.didn’t like his brothers and sistersD.was born to a naturalist’s family2.The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because .A.he didn’t live very long with themB.the family was extremely largeC.he was too young when he lived with themD.he was fully occupied with observing nature3.It can be inferred from the passage that the author was .A.a scientist as well as a naturalistB.a naturalist but not a scientistC.no more than a born naturalistD.first of all a scientist4.The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he .A.has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmeticcks some of the qualities required of a scientistC.just reads about other people’s observations and discoverieses up with solutions in a most natural way(二)Hiring a self drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday. There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy seeing more than just the city center there’s no better way to explore th an by car.Condition of HireThe shortest rental period at these specially low prices is three days. For pricesfor periods of one or two days you only see our representative at the hotel.Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car. But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.Upon delivery the driver(s) will be asked to sign the car hire company’s Conditions of Hire.If you decide to hire a car, just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us.A booking fee of £12 as part of the car hire cost is required.Should you be forced to cancel your car hire booking after payment in full (two weeks before date of hire), a cancellation charge of £12 will be made.5.From the advertisement we can see a car hirer will pay .A.insurance against damage to the carB.insurance against injury to the driverC.the cost of maintenance of the carD.the cost of repairs to the car6.Which of the following is NOT true judging from the advertisement?A.Such an advertisement most likely appears in a newspaper.B.You are required to fill in a form before you hire a car.C.You are pretty certain to hire a particular car if you’d like to.D.You have to pay a booking fee when you hire a car from the company.7.If car hirers change their minds after paying the whole cost of hiring, the £12 booking fee is .A.partly returnedB.doubly paidC.not returned at allD.returned within two weeks.(三)In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastestgrowing U. S. minority.As their children began moving up through the nation schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U. S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.Most Asian American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese,Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.8.While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian American students .A.feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of EnglishB.are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian characterC.still worry about unfair treatment in societyD.generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents9.What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans?A.A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture.B.Hard work and intelligence.C.Parents’ help and a limited knowledge of English.n culture and the American educational systerm.10.Few Asian American students major in human sciences mainly because .A.their English is not good enoughB.they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areasC.there is a wide difference between Asian and Western culturesD.they know little about American culture and society11.Why do “both explanations” (Para. 3) worry Asian Americans?A.They are afraid that they will again be isloated from American society in general.B.People will think that Asian students rely on their parents for success.n Americans will be a threat to other minorities.D.American academic achievements have taken on too strong an Asian character.(四)How to eat healthfully can be espeically complex for working women who often have neither the desire nor the time to cook for themselves (or for anyone else). Registered dietitian(营养专家)Barhara Morrissey suggests that a few simple rules can help.“Go for nutrient dense foods,”she suggests, “foods that contain a multiple of nutrients. For example, select whole wheat bread as a breakfast food, rather than coffee cake. Or drink orange juice rather than orange drink, which contains only a small percentage of real juice-the rest is largely colored sugar water. You just can’t compare the value of these foods, the nutrient dense ones are so superior, ”she emphasizes.Morrissey believes that variety is not only the spice of life—it’s the foundation of a healthful diet. Diets which are based on one or two foods are not only virtually impossible to keep up the strength, they can be very harmful, she says, because nutrients aren’t supplied in sufficient amounts or balance.According to Morrissey, trying to find a diet that can cure your illnesses, or make you superwoman is a fruitless search. As women, many of us are too concernedwith staying thin, she says, and we believe that vitamins are some kind of magic cure to replace food.“We n eed carbohydrates, protein and fat—they are like the wood in the fireplace. The vitamins and minerals are like the match, the spark, for the fuel,”she explains. “We need them all, but in a very different proportions. And if the fuel isn’t there, the spark is useless.”12.From the paragraph we know that working women .A.think cooking is especially complicatedB.do not share the same views with registered dietitiansC.are busy and not interested in cookingD. are likely to eat healthfully13.Orange juice is different from orange drink in that .A.it contains only a small percentage of real juiceB.it is natural, nutritious and prepared from real orangesC.it is largely orangecolored sugar waterD.it produces nothing but calories14.In Paragraph 4, “a fruitless search”means .A.an effort with no resultsB.a search for a diet without fruitsC.a research on fruitless dietD.a diet serving as medicine15.Many women take it for granted, according to passage that .A.a balanced diet can result in being fatB.staying thin and healthy are both possibleck of variety in diets leads to staying thinD.vitamins are some kind of subsitutions for food16.By “if the fuel isn’t there, the spark is useless”,the author means .A.carbohydrates, protein and fat are enough to support a human lifeB.vitamins and minerals are virtually of no valueC.carbohydrates, protein and fat are as important as vitamins and mineralsD.without carbohydrates, protein and fat, vitamins and minerals are of no use1.A 第一段告诉我们,童年的作者对花和昆虫感兴趣。
2013高考英语二轮完形、阅读强化系列(01)及答案完形填空We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.--- Winston ChurchillI am willing to 26 this saying. I have been 27 at t he Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go2 8 I would get praise for entertaining children at the 29 . After giving my time for two months, my 30 changed completely.When I first 31 into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very 32 that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became 33 for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to 34 me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their 35 faces as well. They were always enthusiastic about 36 . My heart warmed every time I heard their 37 voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt 38 and irreplaceable. (不可替代的).As I look back, I see the 39 that these special children have had on me. It is because of them that I have 40 a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to 41 on many different floors besides the waiting room 42 I started. The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time. 43 their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a(n) 44 smile. I feel renewed after spending a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 45 than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.26. A. know B. believe C. respect D. understand27. A. livinging B. studying C. staying D. volunteering28 A. unless B. until C. after D. because29. A. hospital B. school C. room D. building30. A. plan B. style C. opinion D. life31. A. looked B. stepped C. turned D. appeared32. A. happy B. upset C. nervous D. worried33. A. special B. curious C. routine D. hopeful34. A. notice B. expect C. watch D. annoy35. A. foolish B. bright C. dirty D. silent36. A. smiling B. sleeping C. learning D. playing37. A. loud B. crazy C. eager D. irritating38. A. valued B. tired C. disappointed D. surprised39. A. expectation B. dream C. influence D. love40. A. developed B. remembered C. worked D. improved41. A. help out B. drop in C. go around D. turn up42. A. what B. which C. where D. that43. A. With B. For C. Against D. In spite of44. A. willing B. optimistic C. sad D. pitiful45. A. life B. habit C. nature D. family阅读理解A篇prefaceScience is a dominant theme in our culture. Since it touches almost every facet of our life, educated people need at least some acquaintance with its structure and operation. They should also have an understanding of the subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An understanding of general characteristics of science as well as specific scientific concepts is easier to attain if one knows something about the things that excite and frustrate the scientist. This book is written for the intelligent student or lay person whose acquaintance with science is superficial; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty storehouse of dried facts; for the person who sees the chief objective of science as the production of gadgets; and for the person who views the scientists as some sort of magician. The book can be used to supplement a course in any science, to accompany any course that attempts to give an understanding of the modern world, or –independently of any course –simply to provide a better understanding of science. We hope this book will lead readers to a broader perspective on scientific attitudes and a more realistic view of what science is, who scientists are, and what they do. It will give them an awareness and unders tanding of the relationship between science and our culture and an appreciation of the roles science may play in our culture. In addition, readers may learn to appreciate the relationship between scientific views and some of the values and philosophies thatare pervasive in our culture.We have tried to present in this book an accurate and up-to-date picture of the scientific community and the people who populate it. That population has in recent years come to comprise more and more women. This increasing role of women in the scientific subculture is not an unique incident but, rather, part of the trend evident in all segments of society as more women enter traditionally male-dominated fields and make significant contributions. In discussing these changes and contribution, however, we are faced with a language that is implicitly sexist, one that uses male nouns or pronouns in referring to unspecified i ndividuals. To offset this built-in bias, we have adopted the policy of using plural nouns and pronouns whenever possible and, when absolutely necessary, alternating he and she. This policy is far form being ideal, but it is at least an acknowledgment of the inadequacy of our language in treating half of the human race equally.We have also tried to make the book entertaining as well as informative. Our approach is usually informal. We feel, as do many other scientists, that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. As the reader may observe, we see science as a delightful pastime rather than as a grim and dreary way t o earn a living.46.According to the passage, ‘scientific subculture’ meansA. cultural groups that are formed by scientists.B. people whose knowledge of science is very limited.C. the scientific community.D. people who make good contribution to science.47.We need to know something about the structure and operation of science becauseA. it is not easy to understand the things that excite and frustrate scientists.B. Science affects almost every aspect of our life.C. Scientists live in a specific subculture.D. It is easier to understand general characteristics of science.48.The book mentioned in this passage is written for readers whoA. are intelligent college students and lay person who do not know much about science.B. are good at producing various gadgets.C. work in a storehouse of dried facts.D. want to have a superficial understanding of science.49.According to this passage,A. English is a sexist language.B. only in the scientific world is the role of women increasing rapidly.C. women are making significant contributions to eliminating the inadequacy of our language.D. male nouns or pronouns should not be used to refer to scientists.50.This passage most probably isA. a book review.B. the preface of a book.C. the postscript of a book.D. the concluding part of a book.B篇Meditation in Indonesian BusinessIt looked like a typical business meeting. Six men, neatly dressed in white shirts and ties filed into the boardroom of a small Jakarta company and sat down at a long table. But instead of consulting files or hearing reports, they closed their eyes and began to meditate, consulting the spirits of ancient Javanese kings. Mysticism touches almost every aspect of life in Indonesia and business is no exception. One of the meditators said his weekly meditation sessions are aimed mainly at bringing the peace of mind that makes for good decision-making. But the insight gained from mystic communication with spirits of wise kings has also helped boost the profits of his five companies. Mysticism and profits have come together since the 13th century introduction of Islam to Indonesia by Indian Moslem merchants. Those devout traders, called ‘Wali Ullah’ or ‘those close to God, ’ energetically spread both trade and religion by adapting their appeals to the n ative mysticism of Java. Legends attribute magic power of foreknowledge to the Wali Ullah. These powers were believed to be gained through meditation and fasting.Businessman Hadisiko said his group fasts and meditates all night every Thursday to become closer to God and to contact the spirits of the great men of the past. ‘If we want to employ someone at the managerial level, we meditate together and often the message comes that this man can’t hole onto money or he is untrustworthy. Or maybe the spirits will tell us he should be hir ed.’ Hadiziko hastened to add that his companies also hold modern personnel management systems and that formal qualifications are essential for a candidate even to be considered. Perspective investments also are considered through mystic meditation. ‘With the mind relaxed and open, it is easier to be objective in judging the risk of a new venture. Meditation and contact with the wisdom of the oldleaders sharpens your own insight and intuition. Then you have to apply that intuition to the information you h ave and work hard to be successful. ’ Mystic meditation helped rev erse a business slide his companies experienced in the mid-1980. Operating with normal business procedures, he lost more than $ 3 millions in that year alone. Meditation brought back his peace of mind. Putting the right persons in the right jobs and gaining confidence in his business decisions were the keys to a turning around that has brought expansion and profitability. The mysticism in Handspike’s boardroom is part of a growing movement i n Indonesia called Kebatinan –the ‘search for the inner self.’One of his managers, Yusuf Soemado, who studied business administration at Harvard University, compared the idea of mystic management to western system of positive thinking. ‘Willpower and subconscious mind are recognized as important factors in business. Such approaches as psycho-cybernetics, Carnegie’s think and growth rates, or the power of positive thinking are western attempts to tap the same higher intelligence that we contact through m editation,’ he said.51.What is the most important factor in their doing business?A. Mysticism.B. Religion.C. Meditation.D. Investment.52.Whom do they consult?A. The spirits of ancient Javanese kings.B. Wali Ullah.C. Old Kings.D. Carnegie.53.Wh y did Hadisike hasten to add ‘his companies also hold modern personnel management systems…’?A. He thought Mysticism was not so good as expected.B. To show they too focused on qualifications.C. To show they hired qualified persons.D. To show the possibility of combination of the scientific management with religion.54.According to the passage, the function of the meditation isA. to gain profit from the god.B. to gain peace of mind to make decision.C. to gain foreknowledge.D. to gain objective conclusion.55.What does ‘operating with normal business procedures’ refer to?A. Adopting the western way of doing business.B. Ordinary way of doing business without meditation and fasting.C. Contact with God.D. Putting right persons in the right jobs.26--45 BDDAC BDCBB CCACA ACDBA46-55 C B A D BCABBB。
2013高考英语二轮完形、阅读强化系列(10)及答案完形填空Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship.The father believed in encouragement.Though Michael was the 26 of the class when he entered high school, his 27 continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 28 if he didn’t want to.However, Michael loved football and was 29 to try his best at every practice.All through high school, he never 30 a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员)all four years.His 31 father was always in the stands, with words of 32 for him.It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly 33 the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram.Michae l 34 the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for 35 immediately.In the third quarter, when the team was ten points 36 , a silent young man eagerly 37 onto the sidelines.The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so 38 .“Coach, please let me 39 .I have to play today,” said Michael.Feeling sorry for him, the coach 40 .Before long, nobody could believe their eyes.This small bench warmer played like a (n) 41 .He helped his team win finally.When the team was cheering for their 42 , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone.The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me 43 you did it?”Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He 44 a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could 45 me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”26.A.strongest B.smallest C.biggest D.youngest27.A.coach B.players C.classmates D.father28.A.football B.games C.practices D.basketball29.A.required B.determined C.satisfied D.reminded30.A.failed B.lost C.missed D.won31.A.sympathetic B.upset C.faithful D.optimistic32.A.encouragement B.judgment C.wisdom D.amusent33.A.after B.since C.towards D.before34.A.went through B.turned over C.got over D.tore up35.A.school B.home C.field D.class36.A.ahead B.beside C.behind D.away37.A.walked B.ran C.stepped D.slipped38.A.quietly B.sadly C.punctually D.soon39.A.go B.fight C.work D.play40.A.left B.refused C.agreed D.cried41.A.star B.son C.amateur D.trainer42.A.victory B.award C.memorial D.unity43.A.why B.when C.where D.how44.A.s pread B.skipped C.forced D.stopped45.A.hear B.see C.feel D.make阅读理解:AThe story begins with fishing.Once a boy and his father went fishing before bass (a kind of special fish) season opened. They were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then the boy tied on a small silver lure (鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass(the special fish).The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm – two hours before the bass season opened. He loo ked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.“Dad!” cried the boy, “There will be other fish,” sa id his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the hugebass into the black water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish … again and again … every time he has an ethical decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics (伦理道德)are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.46. What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?A. The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly.B. The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish.C. The father lit a match in order to check the time.D. They worried other fishermen may discover what they had done.47. From the text we know that the father _____.A. disliked the huge fishB. was firm and stubbornC. didn’t love his sonD. always disagreed with his son48. The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because _____.A. they might catch a big fish thereB. he was taught a moral lesson thereC. it was a most popular fishing spotD. their children enjoyed fishing there49. What does the story imply?A. An ethical decision is always easy to make.B. It is easy to say something, but difficult to do.C. It’s hard to tell right from wrong sometimesD. Fishing can help one to make right decisionsBBe careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the itemsand bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had workedout the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dogs. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can't talk back. Still, it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just geta big, wet kiss in retur n!50. From paragraph 2 we know that __ .A. animals are as clever as human beingsB. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzeesC. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skillsD. dogs have similar ‘learning abilities’ as 3-year-old children51. Both experiments show that .A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands rightB. Rico can recognize different things including toysC. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematicsD. Rico won't forget the names of objects once recognizing them52. Which of the following statements is true?A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie's mental abilities.B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects.D. Rico is born to understand its owner's commands.53. What does the writer want to tell us?A. To train your dog.B. To talk to your dog.C. To be friendly to your dog.D. To be careful with your dog.参考答案26-30 BDABC 3 1-35 CADAB 36-40 CBDDC 41-45 AADCB 46-50 CBBB 51-55 CBBC。
2013高考英语二轮完形、阅读强化系列(11)及答案A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 26 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 27 “Aunty Misery” at her.One evening, a passer- by asked to 28 for the night. Seeing that he had an 29face, she l et him in and gave him a nice 30 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 31 that anyone who climbed up her tree 32 not be able to come back down until she 33 it.When the children came back to steal her 34 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 35 she gave the tree permission to let 36 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 37 at last.One day another man 38 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 39 she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you40 me.” said he.Thinking fast Aunty M isery said, “Fine, but I’d like to41 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 42 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 43 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 44 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbe d up the tree 45 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.26. A. hopeless B. painfu l C. dull D. crazy27. A. calling B. shouting C. announcing D. whispering28. A. stay B. live C. hide D. lie29. A. interesting B. honest C. anxious D. angry30. A. gift B. kiss C. treat D. smile31. A. suggestion B. demand C. permission D. wish32. A. could B. should C. might D. must33. A. permitted B. promised C. answered D. declared34. A. branch B. food C. tree D. fruit35. A. after B. while C. since D. before36. A. it B. them C. him D. her37. A. trick B. question C. trouble D. difficulty38. A. stepped into B. left for C. stopped at D. walked around39. A. so B. but C. although D. because40. A. with B. off C. upon D. for41. A. choose B. pick C. shake D. hit42. A. honor B. pleasure C. hope D. excitement43. A. light B. short C. old D. thin44. A. proud B. kind C. fine D. smart45. A. disappointedly B. cheerfully C. unwillingly D. eagerly阅读理解A 篇Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.There are four parts in the book.Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in wri ting to someone else. There is a test on timetable and a test on text messages.Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal English in biography ( 传记). There is job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.Part 3 is Places: In this part, too many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.46. We can find the introduction to a product in____________.A. Part 1B. Part 2C. Part 3D. Part 447. Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?A. A letter of complaint.B. A computer handbook.C. A letter to a friend.D. A story of a president.48. The passage is most probably written for ______________.A. test designersB. studentsC. test-takersD. teachers49. What is the best title of the book?A. Test Our ReadingB. Help with Your WritingC. Learn Different Kinds of EnglishD. Practise English in Different WaysB篇It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometres away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced(影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.50. Why was the bike so important to the couple?A. The man’s job was bike racing.B. It was their only possession(财产).C. It was nice Kona 18 speed.D. They used it for work and da ily life.51. We can infer from the text that____________.A. the couple worked 60 hours a week.B. people were busy before Christmas.C. the stranger brought over the bike.D. life was hard for the young family.52. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?A. From radio broadcasts.B. From a newspaper.C. From TV news.D. From a stranger.53. What do the couple learn their experience?A. Strangers are usually of little help.B. One should take care of their bike.C. News reports make people famous.D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.参考答案26—45 DBABC DBADD BCCAA BBCBC46-53 DCBA DDBD。
2013年高考第二轮复习英语山东版专题升级训练十四阅读理解(三)第一节阅读理解A(2012山东日照二模,B)Though she is already one of the most famous pop stars of the 21st century,you've probably never heard of a 26yearold singersongwriter called of Stefani Germanotta—but that's only because almost everyone knows her by her stage name,Lady Gaga.Born in New York City in 1986,Lady Gaga enjoyed music,singing and dancing from an early age:she started playing the piano when she was only four years old and loved performing in musicals at high school.At 17 she went to a special school for the arts but later left because she wanted to become a professional singer as soon as possible.She became a global star with her first album The Fame in 2008 and followed it in 2009 with The Fame Monster.Earlier this year she released a single,“Born this Way”,which broke the record for quickest sales for a piece of music on iTunes,with one million downloads in only five days.Her third album,also called Born this Way,went on sale in May,2011.Because of how much money she earns,how much she is written and talked about in the media,and how many internet searches are made with her name,Forbes magazine recently put her at Number One in its list of the “world's most powerful celebrities”.Most music critics say that what makes Lady Gaga's music outstanding are her strong voice and also the strong electronic rhythm of most of her songs,which makes them popular in nightclubs.They also say her music often sounds a bit like the work of other artists,and she herself is quite open about the fact that singers such as Madonna have been a big influence on her.More original than her music,perhaps,is the way she looks.A big part of her image is her outlandish(奇异的)clothes,with her strangest piece of clothing probably having been a dress made partly out of meat,which she wore once in 2010.Part of what has made Lady Gaga so famous so quickly is the way she has used social media.She has over 30 million Facebook friends,for example,and almost 10 million followers on Twitter.1.Some people complain about Lady Gaga's music in the following except that ______.A.she is often dressed strangely and differently from othersB.the electric rhythm helps her too much in the performancesC.her music is in some way copied from othersD.she has been influenced by Madonna's singing style2.What can we learn about “iTunes”?It's ______.A.a single album of popular songs on saleB.a mobile phone which shows live music performancesC.a center where pop stars gather togetherD.a software used to download music from the Internet3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?A.She gained a lot of money by playing the piano as a child.B.She showed special interest in music at a very early age.C.She is much better known as “Lady Gaga” rather than Stefani Germanotta.D.She once came out first in the list of the Forbes magazine.4.From Paragraph 2 we know that she left the art school ______.A.for the lack of confidenceB.because she was sure of her future successC.because she found it was not good enough for her developmentD.to find more chances to earn money5.What is the best title of this text?A.A Talent in MusicB.A Singer and SongwriterC.A Media Supported ActressD.A Most Powerful CelebrityB(2012济南三模,D)Batteries are included,but the charger's not.The Nokia ECu concept phone doesn't need to plug in;it charges from any heat source.Designer Patrick Hyland says it can even work off the warmth of your pocket.The first time “it would take approximately seven hours to reach full charge,then after that it's continuously charging by keeping the phone in areas between 86 degrees and 104 degrees Fahrenheit.” That's one hot pocket.He's put a thermogenerator(热偶发电器)inside the phone that transforms heat into electric potential energy.To better conduct the heat to that little power plant in your pocket,the ECu(E for energy,Cu for copper)is coated by copper backing with heat sinks like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating.Nokia doesn't have current plans to build the phone,so for now it remains a concept.But Hyland says he's open to anyone who wants to cooperate.For Americans this technology would certainly be convenient.It would also save a bit on energy bills and waste.“Annually,unwanted phone chargers produce 51,000 tons of waste in addition to the greenhouse gases created by the production of the electricity needed to charge them,” Hyland says.So a chargerfree phone is also a green phone.Though adapting our plugin habits would help a group of people,most cell phone related energy use comes from leaving your charger plugged in all day unnecessarily.The real potential for chargerfree cell phone technology is what it could enable places where plugging in isn't an option,like rural areas in the developing world.Cell phones are spreading faster than power lines and bringing with them countless opportunities,aid and health advances.A phone like the ECu,if it ever comes to be,would enable all manner of expanded aid and development by phone projects.Let's hope Patrick finds a partner.6.What do we know about the ECu phone?A.It doesn't have a battery or a charger.B.It is properly marketed and sells well.C.It's continuously charging from any area.D.It has a highly conductive copper cover.7.What's the function of the underlined part “heat sinks” in Paragraph 2?A.To give off heat. B.To measure heat.C.To turn up heat. D.To supply heat.8.A chargerfree phone is friendly to the environment because ______.A.it is just a concept B.it is selfchargeableC.it brings convenience D.it is no waste of money9.From the last two paragraphs we can know that ______.A.Patrick is not ready to cooperate with othersB.power lines spread every corner of the worldC.phone projects may help solve the energy crisisD.phones like the ECu have huge potential benefits10.What is the best title of the text?A.Designer Patrick HylandB.Nokia Concept Phone on SaleC.Charging Your Phone from PocketsD.Benefiting from Phone TechnologyCIt's a nightmare for Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST):within a week,two students committed suicide by jumping off dorm buildings.Officials from the university are reluctant to give interviews.“We had a hard time calming down students who were sho cked at the suicides,” said Zhang Jingyuan,one official of HUST.“Media coverage may arouse some students' negative emotions again.Suicide can be contagious,” Zhang said.The university reacted promptly to the first suicide on October 23.Advisors and clas s leaders conducted dormtodorm checks to find students suffering depression.Then psychologists offered oneonone counseling to them.Notice boards publicizing tips for identifying peers' mental problems and offering help were set up in front of dorm buildings.Leaflets carrying similar information were handed out to each dorm.However,the second suicide came seven days later.Both students were described as men of few words.Their schoolmates didn't see anything to indicate suicide.Zhang revealed that the two students had been bothered by mental disorders.But the school didn't know this until the students' close friends outside school and their parents unveiled the truth after the suicides.According to Zhang,there are only three fulltime counselors working in the university's counseling center for its 60,000 students.He complained,“It's unrealistic to rely only on counselors to detect students' mental problems.”Effective prevention comes from longterm education for life instead of temporary intervention to meet an emergency,said Hu Yi'an.Hu delivers a course of lectures on life and death at Guangzhou University.He worries that universities have paid little attention to education for life.“Education for life helps students respect and love life so they won't resort to ending their lives when they have difficulties,” said Hu.According to Hu,the principles can be incorporated into everyday teaching.Hu is also concerned that some universities are conveying discriminatory message that will hold back students from seeking help.When HUST conducted the dormtodorm examination,students with poor academic performance were paid special attention.In March,Peking University also releaseda controversial policy,which required teachers to have a chat with students “with biased thinking”.However,Hu suggested that students step out of their comfort zone to seek reallife communication.11.The underlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.A.eager B.unhappyC.unwilling D.afraid12.Why did the advisors and class leaders go to the students' dorm?A.To learn the first suicide.B.To avoid the second suicide.C.To learn about the students suffering depression.D.To offer help to the students.13.In which column of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?A.Entertainment B.CampusC.Advertisement D.Culture14.Which one of the following is NOT the reason why officials from the university are reluctant to give interviews?A.The university reacted promptly to the first suicide on October 23.B.They had a hard time calming down students who were shocked at the suicides.C.Media coverage may arouse some students' negative emotions again.D.Two suicides within a week is really a nightmare for the university.15.What's the main idea of the passage?A.Two students of HUST committed suicide.B.What can we do to prevent the student's suicide?C.The reasons why the students committed suicide.D.The dangers in the universities in China.DMost young people enjoy some forms of physical activities.It may be walking,cycling or swimming,or in winter,skating or skiing.It may be a game of some kind,football,hockey,golf,tennis,or it may be mountaineering.Those who have a passion(热情,激情)for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment.Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship,and to take risks on high mountains?This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities to which men give their leisure.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game.There are no manmade rules,as there are for such games as golf and football.There are,of course,rules of a different kind,which would be dangerous to ignore,but it is this freedom from manmade rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people.Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports,we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”.We would be mistaken in this assumption.There are,it is true,no “matches” between “teams” of climbers,but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend,there is obviously teamwork.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than men.He has to fight the forces of nature.This sport requires high mental and physical capacities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year.A skier is probably past his prime(全盛时期)by the age of thirty,and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties.But it is not unusual for a man of fifty orsixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps.They may take more time than younger men,but they probably climb with more skills and less wasted efforts,and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.16.Mountaineering is a sport which involves ______.A.hardship B.coldC.physical risks D.all the above17.The main difference between a sport and a game lies in origin of the ______.A.uniform B.activityC.rules D.skills18.Mountaineering is also a team sport because ______.A.it involves rulesB.it involves matches between teamsC.it requires mental and physical qualitiesD.mountaineers depend on each other while climbing19.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Mountaineers compete against each other.B.Mountaineers compete against other teams.C.Mountaineers compete against nature.D.Mountaineers compete against international standard.20.What is the best title for the text?A.MountaineeringB.Mountain ClimbersC.Mountaineering Is Different From Golf And FootballD.Mountaineering Is More Dangerous Than Other Sports第二节阅读表达(2012山东泰安期末)[1]“Can't hold a candle to” is a popular expression.It is from the time before electricity,when people used candles for light.The master who lived in a big house would have a servant light his way by holding a candle.The expression means that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant.Now,it means such a person cannot compare or compete.[2] “Hold out” is an expression one hears often in sports reports and labor news.It means to refuse to play or work.Famous players hold out if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth.Members of labor unions hold out and refuse to work until they get the work agreement they want.[3]The expression “hold up” has several different meanings.One is a robbery.A man with a gun may say,“This is a hold up.Give me your money.”Another meaning is to delay.A driver late for work may tell his boss,“I was held up by heavy traffic.”Someone who was robbed on the way to work might say,“Sorry,boss,I was held up by a hold up.”[4]Still another meaning of the expression is for a story to be considered true after an investigation.The same driver late for work could say,“My boss did not believe a hold up held me up.But the police confirmed what I said so my story held up.”[5] “Hold on” is used to ask a telephone caller to wait and not______ his telephone.If you call a library to ask for a book,the librarian might say,“Hold on while I look f or it.”[6]Our final expression is “hold the line”.That means to keep a problem or situation from getting worse,to hold steady.Now,I must hold the line on this program.I have no more time left today.1.What is the text mainly about?(no more than 8 words)________________________________________________________________________ 2.Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?Wellknown athletes won't play unless the team boss offers them enough money. ________________________________________________________________________ 3.Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words.(no more than 6 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 4.List three meanings of the expression “hold up”.(no more than 15 words) ①____________②____________③____________5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 into Chinese.________________________________________________________________________参考答案第一节A1.答案:A解析:细节理解题。
2013安徽高考英语卷(真题附答案)2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(安徽卷)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)1. What does the man want to do?A. Take photosB. Boy a cameraC. Help the woman2. What are the speakers talking about?A. A noisy nightB. Their life in townC. A place of living3. Where is the man now?A. On his wayB. In a restaurantC. At home4. What will Celia do?A. Find a playerB. Watch a gameC. Play basketball5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?A. SaturdayB. SundayC. Monday第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What is Sara going to do?A. Buy John a giftB. Give John a surpriseC. Invite John to France7. What does the man think of Sara?s plan?A. FunnyB. ExcitingC. Strange听第7段材料,回答第8,9题。
8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?A. She has to give up her travel planB. She wants to visit another cityC. She needs to put off her test9. What does Diana want Peter to do?A. Help her with her studyB. Take a book to her friendC. Teach a geography lesson听第8段材料,回答第10至12题10. Why does the man call the woman?A. To tell her about her new jobB. To ask about her job programC. To plan a meeting with her11. Who needs a new flat?A. AlexB. AndreaC. Miranda12. Where is the woman now?A. In BaltimoreB. In New YorkC. In Avon听第9段材料,回答第13至16题13. What does Jan consider most important when he judgesa restaurant?A. Where the restaurant isB. Whether the prices are lowC. How well the food is prepared14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?A. After he came back to Sweden B .Before he went to the United StatesC. As soon as he got his first job in 198215. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?A. Talk to people in the streetB. Speak to taxi driversC. Ask hotel clerks16. What do we know about Jan?A. He cooks for a restaurantB. He travels a lot for his workC. He prefers American food听第10段材料,回答第17至20题17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?A. It?s a new buildingB. It?s a small townC. It?s a public place18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?A. Saturday nightsB. Sunday afternoonsC. Fridays and Saturdays19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?A. Viadel Mar StreetB. Femando StreetC. Hemandes Street20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?A. It has an old stone surfaceB. It is named after a writerC. It has a famous university第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)21. From space, the earth looks blue. This is about seventy-one percent of its surface is covered by water.A. whyB. howC. becauseD. whether22 Before you pay a visit to a place of interest, look in your local library a book about it.A. onB. atC. forD. to23.It?s much easier to make friends you have similar interests.A. unlessB. whenC. even thoughD. so that24. I?m calling about the apart ment you the other day. Could you tell me more about it?A. advertisedB. had advertisedC. are advertisingD. will advertise25. This is your order, a hamburger and an apple pie ?A. Anything elseB. Is that OKC. For here or to goD. Something to drink26. Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they on their life journey.A. give upB. settle downC. get throughD. set off27. This project requires close teamwork. Will be achieved unless we work well together.A. NothingB. AnythingC. SomethingD. Everything28. I to my cousin?s birthday party last night, but I was not availableA. wentB. had goneC. would goD. would have gone29. Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012, made one of the Chinese people?s long-held dreams come true.A. itB. thatC. whatD. which30. David is animal fur, so he won?t visit anyone who has catsor do gs in the house.A. curious aboutB. allergic toC. satisfied withD. food of31. If parents have children help with housework, the children will feel needed. ,they will learn to take care of themselves.A. On the contraryB. In a wordC. That is to sayD. What?s more32. in the early 20th century, the school keeps on inspiring children?s love of art.A. To foundB. FoundingC. FoundedD. Having founded33. It?s said that the power plant is now large as what it was.A. twice asB. as twiceC. twice muchD. much twice34. It be the vocabulary that caused you the problem in the exercise because you know a lot of words.A. mayB. couldn?tC. shouldD. needn?t35.—How did your interview with the manager go?—He seemed interested in my experience, but he didn?t ask for references.A. Perfect!B. I?m not sure.C. That?s right.D. Couldn?t be better.第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a 36 reason, such as your job or your studies? 37 perhaps you?re interested in the38 ,films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a 39 of the language.Most people learn best using a variety of 40 , but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的)start for many people. They 41 an environment where you can practice under the 42 of someone who?s good at the language. We all lead 43 lives and learning a language takes 44 . You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a 45 . It doesn?t matter if you haven?t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes 46 .Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I?m too47 ,” they say. Y es, children do l earn languages more 48 than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any 49 . And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I?ve also heard people50 about the mistakes they make when 51 . Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes 52 you?re much less likely to make them again.Learning a new language is never 53 . But with some work and devotion, you?ll make progress. And you?ll be54 by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few wordsin 55 own language. Good luck!36. A. technical B. political C. practical D. physical37. A. After B. So C. Though D. Or38. A literature B. transport C. agriculture D. medicine39. A view B. knowledge C. form D. database40. A paintings B. regulations C. methods D. computers41. A. protect B. change C. respect D. provide42. A. control B. command C. guidance D. pressure43. A. busy B. happy C. simple D. normal44. A. courage B. time C. energy D. place45. A. theory B. business C. routine D. project46. A. some risks B. a lot less C. some notes D. a lot more47. A. old B. nervous C. weak D. tired48. A. closely B. quickly C. privately D. quietly49. A. age B. speed C. distance D. school50. A. worry B. hesitate C. think D. quarrel51. A. singing B. working C. bargaining D. learning52. A. if B. and C. but D. before53. A. tiresome B. hard C. interesting D. easy54. A. blamed B. amazed C. interrupted D. informed55. A. their B. his C. our D. your第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2份,满分40分)AThe Healthy Habits Survey(调查)shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?·Finding:A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.·Step:Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth eachmorning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?·Finding:Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30%wash their hands only 4 times a day-half of the number doctors recommend.·Step:We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day-often inviting germs(病菌)to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.3. How often do you think about fighting germs?·Finding:Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.·Step:Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵)that can carry more germs than anything else? T o kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.56. What is found out American seniors?A. Most of then have good habits.B. Nearly 30%of then bathe three days a week.C. All of then are fighting germs better than expected.D. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day57. Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands .A. twice a dayB. three times a dayC. four times a dayD. eight times a day58. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. We should keep from touching our faces.B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.C.A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.D. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.59. The text probably comes from .A. a guide bookB. a popular magazineC. a book review D .an official documentBUsing too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger, but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways .You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water . A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater .Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Driver climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall ,but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs .Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference ,too In the United States, a family of four can use 1.5tons of water a day ! This shows how much we depend on water to live ,but there?s a lot we can do to lower the number .You can take steps to save water in your home .To start with, use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day .Run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full. Helpyour parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.60. Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?A. Using river water. B .Throwing batteries away.C. paving parking lots.D. Throwing rubbish into lakes.61. What can be inferred from the text?A. All water shortages are due to human behavior.B. It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.C. There is much we can do to reduce family size.D. The average family in America makes proper use of water.62. The last paragraph is intended to .A. show us how to fix leaks at homeB. tell us how to run a dishwasherC. prove what drinking glass is best for usD. suggest what we do to save water at home63. The text is mainly about .A. Why paving roads reduces our waterB. how much we depend on water to liveC. why droughts occur more in dry climatesD. how human activity affects our water supplyCWhen 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation (基金会),nobody understood what she was talking about .But Sophia knew just how important Make– A–Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one her best friends .We were interested in finding out more, sowe went along to meet Sophia listen to what she had to say .Sophia told us that Make – A –Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980. “It?s a charity(慈善机构)that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. Make–A–Wish help children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true,” Sophia explained .We asked Sophia how Make– A–Wish had first started .She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris, who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman. Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris?s dream come tru e—so, with everybody?s help, Chris, only seven years old at the time ,had been a “policeman” for a day .” when people saw how delig hted Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too ,and that was the beginning of Make–A–Wish,” explained Sophia Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time. A Make–A–Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.64. Sophia found out about Make– A–Wish because her best friend had.A. benefited from itB. volunteered to help itC. dreamed about itD. told the author about it65. According to Sophia, Make-A-Wish .A. is an international charityB. was understood by nobody at firstC. raises money for very poor familiesD. started by drawing the interest of the public66. What is said about Chris in Paragraph3?A. He has been a policeman since he was seven.B. He gave people the idea of starting Make– A–WishC. He wanted people to help make his dream come true.D. He was the first child Make– A–Wish helped after it had been set up.67. Which of the following is true about Make–A–Wish volunteers?A. They are important for making wishes come true.B. They try to help children get over their illnesses.C. They visit sick children to make them feel special.D. They provide what is necessary to make Make– A–Wish popular.D“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more …time poor? than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).”Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wond er more people don?t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint(抱怨)about thenoise. Here are some examples of rudeness.Some people prefer to do almost everything over the internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don?t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, youwill often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous (匿名的)rude messages by email.However, rudeness is never acceptable, Don?t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you?re in touch with won?t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.We shouldn?t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more help if we?d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.68. What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph I?A. People can tell good from bad behavior.B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.C. People care little about their behavior.D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.69. Some people are less willing to deal with humans becauseA. they are becoming less patientB. they are growing too independentC. they have to handle many important messagesD. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward.70. The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages isA. RidiculousB. disgustingC. acceptableD. reasonable71. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. We should applaud good behavior.B. Technology can never be blamedC. We should keep pointing out mistakes.D. Technology will take over lives one day.EArgentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom, and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy, came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs. These jobs didn?t pay well, and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known an the tango(探戈舞)came into beingAt the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets. At that time there many fewer women the men, so if a man didn?t want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞)to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters of the Paris theaters. After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public an they performed their exiting dance in cafes, Though not everyone approved of the new dance, saying it was a little too shocking, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.The popularity(流行)Of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America, It reached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act an a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.72. The origin of the tango is associated withA Belly dances B. American soldiers C. Spanish city D. the capital of Argentina73. Which of the following is true about the tango?A. It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.B. People of the upper classes loved the tango mostC. It was often danced by two male in the beginningD.A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.74. Before World War I, the tango spread toA. AmericaB. JapanC. FranceD. South Korea75What can be the best title for the text?A. How to Dance the TangoB. The History of the TangoC. How to Promote the TangoD. The Modern Tango Boom第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节任务型读写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)Aristotle once wrote that “happiness is a state of activity”. In other words, whether you?re seeking life-long satisfaction or a few moments of good cheer, you?ve got to move forward. We?ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood(心情).Over a 30-year period, University of Illinois researchers asked nearly 120,000 people how income, education, political participation, volunteer activities and close relationships affected their happiness. Reported Newsweek?s Sharon Begley on the findings, “The highest levels of happiness are found with the most stable and satisfying relationships.”Singing aloud, talking to a stranger, raising your hand: all may increase a feeling of happiness, according to a study from Wake Forest University. Participants(参与者)followed the development of their moods for two weeks and reported feeling happier when they were more outgoing and less happy when reserved or withdrawn. The editors of /doc/589938490.html, gave $5 or $20 to 46 strangers by chance. Half the group was told to spend the money on themselves, while the other half was told to spend it on others. Those who?d shared the wealth felt much happier at the end of the day than those who?d spent it on themselves. There was no difference in happiness between those who spent $5 or $20, suggesting that it?s not how much money you spend, but how you spend it, that inspires the spirit.Studies from the Positive Psychology Center showed thatdiscouraged people who wrote down three good things that happened to them each day for six months reported an improved attitude.Drinking water really can help keep you cheerful. A small 2012 study from the University of Connecticut suggested that even slight dehydration(脱水)affected the moods of its female participants.Title 76. for HappinessIntroduction You?ll move 77. in the course of finding happiness.The findings of 78.Some 79. toward happiness·Value your relationships The 80. happiness lies in the most stable andsatisfying relationships.· 81. yourself You can gain happiness by singing aloud or talking to others. · Spend money on others Your spirit will be inspired by 82. the wealth. · 83. on the positive Your attitude will be improved when you fix your attentionon good things.· Drink water If a woman takes in enough water, her 84. ofhappiness may remain.Conclusion Happiness can be found if all 85. have been done.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你校英语社团举办以“讲求文明,从我做起”为主题的征文活动,请你以“On the Way to School”为题,写一篇英语短文。
高考英语阅读理解题练习及参考答案高考英语阅读理解题练习及参考答案近几年高考英语阅读理解题文章的生词量增多,主要表现在由构词法产生的新词和教学大纲不作要求的生词增多。
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为了帮助大家,店铺分享了一些高考英语阅读理解题,希望能对大家有所帮助!高考英语阅读理解题【1】One morning, when we had been riding on our bikes for five hours, we came to a bridge where the railway crossed a pond(池塘). For 30 feet there was nothing but the widely-spaced wooden sleepers(枕木) under our wheels, and nothing to stop us falling into the steaming pond below if we lost our balance. Right under the bridge lay the body of a dead cow. I watched Mat as he came near to the bridge and rode straight over, without ever, slowing down. I stopped.“What’s up?” he cried out from the other side.“I’m not riding over that thing. If I slip, I’ll be in there with that cow,” “There’s nothing to it. I just did it. didn’t I?”“You’re stronger and taller. My feet don’t touch the ground. You do it for me!”Mat said strength didn’t come into it and rode off. I knew he would give me at least an hour before coming to help. The sun burned my face, sweat ran off my forehead into my eyes and stuck my blouse(女衬衫) to my body. Try myself rather than wait for Mat to help. I rode back to get a good run-up and over I went. Mat was that right: all the difficulties were in the mind.1. The bridge looked dangerous to the girl because .A. there was a 30 foot drop to the water belowB. it had nothing at the sidesC. there were pieces of wood all over the roadD. there was a railway line below2. The reason she stopped was that she .A. was tiredB. suddenly saw the dead cow belowC. wanted to let Mat go firstD. was afraid of losing her balance3. Mat argued that .A. the bridge wasn’t at all difficult to crossB. she had no other choice but to cross the bridgeC. the cow was harmless because it was deadD. there was no difference between them in strength4. Mat rode away leaving the girl because he .A. didn’t know what he could do to help herB. felt she should overcome her fear by herselfC. didn’t believe she was really afraidD. couldn’t wait any longer for her5. The girl finally decided to ride across the bridge, for she .A. realized that it was easier than it lookedB. was tired of waiting for Mat to come and help herC. knew she couldn’t stay where she w as any longerD. was afraid that Mat would go and leave her behind高考英语阅读理解题【2】Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself:” I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive old age.She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she left home andwas in domestic(家庭的) service until, at twenty—seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children , of whom five survived ; her husband died in 1927.Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroldery(刺绣) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff(硬的`) to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore(杂货店) and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted . Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930’s and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures:detailed(详细的)and lively portrayals(描绘) of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of colour and form. “I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it.” she said.1. According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to .A. make herself beautifulB. keep activeC. earn more moneyD. become famous2. Grandma Moses spent most of her life .A. nursingB. paintingC. embroideringD. farming3. The underlined word survived means .A. graduated from collegeB. examined the condition of the houseC. lived longer than the other childrenD. gave up themselves to the police4. From Grandma Moses’ description of herself in the firstparagraph, it can be inferred thatshe was .A. independentB. prettyC. richD. nervous5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Grandma Moses: Her Life and Pictures.B. The Children of Grandma Moses.C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition.D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists.高考英语阅读理解题【3】In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and instruments are being developed every day to extend(延长) life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favour of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable(不能忍受的). They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity(尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better.1. The best title for this passage would be .A. The Right to LiveB. The Right to DieC. The Doctor’s DutyD. Life is Better Than Death2. In recent years, people can live longer than in the past, It’s b ecause of .A. the development of medical technologyB. big hospitalsC. good doctorsD. both B and C3. According to some people, whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to .A. the doctorsB. the surroundings(环境)C. his or her familyD. the patient himself or herself4. The writer’s opinion is .A. death is better than lifeB. life is better than deathC. neither death nor life is goodD. none of the above5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Most of the medical workers join in the argument.B. The argument has ended in favour of the patients.C. The argument hasn’t ended yet.D. The quality of life is not as important as life itself, so it is generally thought that peopleshould not be allowed to die under any conditions.参考答案:1B 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 B1B 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 A1B 2 A 3 D 4 D 5 C。
强化训练7状语从句〔Ⅰ〕〔时间:15分钟分数:27分〕Ⅰ.单项选择(每题1分,共20分)1.(2011·四川卷)As is reported,it is 100 years ________Qinghua University was founded.A.when B.beforeC.after D.since答案 D [固定句型“It is+一段时间+since...〞意为“自从……已经多长时间了〞。
]2.(2012·江苏卷)One's life has value________one brings value to the life of others.A.so that B.no matter howC.as long as D.except that答案 C [so that以便,结果是,用于引导目的或结果状语从句;no matter how不管怎样,用于引导让步状语从句;as long as只要,用于引导条件状语从句;except that 除……之外,表示排除。
句意:一个人的生命,只要它给别人的生活带来价值,就有价值。
one brings value to the life of others,和one's life has value之间为条件与结果的关系,应当选C。
]3.(2012·西城期末考试)________ you are familiar with the author's ideas,try reading all the sections as quickly as possible.A.Now that B.Ever sinceC.In case D.As long as答案 A [考查状语从句。
句意:既然你熟悉作者的思路,那就尝试着尽可能快地阅读所有章节。
now that“既然〞;ever since“自从〞;in case“以防万一〞;as long as“只要〞。
2013高考英语二轮阅读理解强化系列(05)及答案AAll her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain at all times clean and tidy。
You could turn your back for a moment in my mother’s house,leave a half-written letter on the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that my mother had “put it back where it belonged,”as she explained.My wife, on one of her first visits to my mother’s house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed。
Confused (疑惑的), she set down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits, only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables。
2013高考英语二轮完形、阅读强化系列(05)及答案完形填空Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to 26 that bird。
We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to 27 the bird.Sam’s grandfather told him that th e bird was once a famous 28 bird. Now 29 people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out,and then quickly took his arms away。
The bird opened its huge 30 and flew into the sky。
After a few minutes, it 31 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to 32 it。
The next morning,Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did 33 his grandfather had done, but the bird 34 to the ground and stood still。
Sam’s uncle 35 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 36 . Sam asked his uncle to come out before 37 。
This time the bird caught a mouse。
2013高考英语阅读理解强化练习(50)拓展阅读:The coyote(丛林狼).that elever animal of wide-open space .has come to the nation’s captial.In fact ,coyotes have spread to every comer of the United States,changing their behaviors to fit new envioronments and causing researchers to deal with a troublesome new kind of creature:the city coyote.The coyote originally lived in the middle of the continent.One of its most obvious characters is its smartness, which has made the animal a notorious(臭名昭著的)pest.Hunters trapped,shot and poisoned more than a million coyotes in the 1900s.It’s still one of America‟s mosthunted animals. Yet the coyote has survived.How has the coyote shown this extraordinary ability?”I guess if you wanted to use one word,it‟d be …plasticity‟.”says Erie Gese,an expert at Utah State University. Coyotes can live alon, in pairs, or in large packs like wolves,hunt at night or during the day , occupy a small region or an area up to 40 square miles,and live on all sorts of food,from lizards(蜥蜴)and shoes, to ants and melons.Unbelicvadly people helpcd coyotes increase when they kiltcd most of the wolves in the United States. The sprcdding of coyotes into city areas,though.is rccent.They travel at night,crossing sidcwalks and bridges.running atong roads and ducking into cuinerts (钻入洞and underpasscs .No one knows why coyotes are maving into cities.but expertsexplaih that clevcter,more human-tolerant(不怕人的)coyotes are teaching urban survivalskills to new generations.Occasionally.coyotes mighe attack human beings.There have been about 160 attacks on peoplc in reccnt years Therefore,people have been consistently told not feed coyotes or leave pet food unseeurcd.That ,plus a large trapping program in the neighborhood.has cur down on the coyote population.1.The underlinged word “plasticity”in Paragraph 2refers to____________.A.the ability to fit the environmentB.notonous smartnessC.hunting abilityD.being human-tolerant2.The aim of the passage is to_____________.A.tell pcople how to fight against coyotesB.tell us why the coyote is the most hunted animalC.supply the reason why the coyote is a kind of motorious pestD.explain how the coyote has spread to and survived in cities3.According to the passage,coyote__________.A.originally lived in the west of the continentB.sleep dung the day but look for food at nightC.are teaching survival skills to therr younger generationsD.Suffered a population deerease because pcople killed wolves4.According to the passage,to cut dowa on the coyolc population.people are advised to_______.A.leave pet food securedB.keep coyotes in small regionsC.foree coyotes to live aloneD.avond using trapping programs答案1.A,解析:plasticity “适应性”2.D解析:根据首段可知3.C解析:根据human-tolerant(不怕人的)coyotes are teaching urban survivalskills to new generations.可知。
2013高考英语阅读理解强化练习(50)
拓展阅读:
The coyote(丛林狼).that elever animal of wide-open space .has come to the nation’s captial.In fact ,coyotes have spread to every comer of the United States,changing their behaviors to fit new envioronments and causing researchers to deal with a troublesome new kind of creature:the city coyote.
The coyote originally lived in the middle of the continent.One of its most obvious characters is its smartness, which has made the animal a notorious(臭名昭著的)pest.Hunters trapped,shot and poisoned more than a million coyotes in the 1900s.It’s still one of America‟s mosthunted animals. Yet the coyote has survived.How has the coyote shown this extraordinary ability?”I guess if you wanted to use one word,it‟d be …plasticity‟.”says Erie Gese,an expert at Utah State University. Coyotes can live alon, in pairs, or in large packs like wolves,hunt at night or during the day , occupy a small region or an area up to 40 square miles,and live on all sorts of food,from lizards(蜥蜴)and shoes, to ants and melons.
Unbelicvadly people helpcd coyotes increase when they kiltcd most of the wolves in the United States. The sprcdding of coyotes into city areas,though.is rccent.They travel at night,crossing sidcwalks and bridges.running atong roads and ducking into cuinerts (钻入洞and underpasscs .No one knows why coyotes are maving into cities.but expertsexplaih that clevcter,more human-tolerant(不怕人的)coyotes are teaching urban survivalskills to new generations.
Occasionally.coyotes mighe attack human beings.There have been about 160 attacks on peoplc in reccnt years Therefore,people have been consistently told not feed coyotes or leave pet food unseeurcd.That ,plus a large trapping program in the neighborhood.has cur down on the coyote population.
1.The underlinged word “plasticity”in Paragraph 2refers to____________.
A.the ability to fit the environment
B.notonous smartness
C.hunting ability
D.being human-tolerant
2.The aim of the passage is to_____________.
A.tell pcople how to fight against coyotes
B.tell us why the coyote is the most hunted animal
C.supply the reason why the coyote is a kind of motorious pest
D.explain how the coyote has spread to and survived in cities
3.According to the passage,coyote__________.
A.originally lived in the west of the continent
B.sleep dung the day but look for food at night
C.are teaching survival skills to therr younger generations
D.Suffered a population deerease because pcople killed wolves
4.According to the passage,to cut dowa on the coyolc population.people are advised to_______.
A.leave pet food secured
B.keep coyotes in small regions
C.foree coyotes to live alone
D.avond using trapping programs
答案
1.A,
解析:plasticity “适应性”
2.D
解析:根据首段可知
3.C
解析:根据human-tolerant(不怕人的)coyotes are teaching urban survivalskills to new generations.可知。
A,B,D或与文章矛盾,或没有依据
4.A
解析:根据文章not feed coyotes or leave pet food unsecured可知,只是A答案把文章的双重否定not,unsecured变成了肯定,注意不要思维定势。