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专题一：阅读理解之记叙文
A
People have been burying the dead at Salem’Hope s Cemetery since 1833. The place is filled with old gravestones and gothic mausoleums(哥特式陵墓), the spirits of the dead hanging over the land like an early morning fog.
Keeping watch, a few steps from the road with her skirt over the pedestal (
基座), is Goldie Belle Taylor, her
face weathered but otherwise in good condition. On this day, she is holding a bunch of pink roses because Goldie Belle always holds flowers. Someone makes sure of that.
“And she has had fresh flowers in her hands for the last 150 years.five miles west of Hope Cemetery. She
” Karen Biery lives in Damascu
’s written a book based on the legend of Goldie Belle Taylor titled Believe.
In 1886, at the age of two, young Goldie Belle used her hands to sop up (抹去) the left over elderberry juice from her father
’s iron kettle. She died not long after from poisoning. She was the love of her dad
’
upset that he sold the family farm to buy the Italian made statue, which today marks her grave.
At first, it was her father who brought the flowers and laid them in her hands. When he died in 1896, the flowers kept coming. Her flowers are different per season. Why do the flowers keep miraculously appearing? People have tried to find out by having camped by the statue, but not even the groundskeepers have been able to catch the criminal.
It’s said that a fairy arrives at Hope Cemetery looking for the grave of her birth mother. She comes across Goldie Belle
’s statue.
36. The underlined word A. her face in good condition B. her bunch of pink roses
“thatgraph 2 probably refers to________. ” in para
C. Goldie Belle Taylor is holding pink roses D. Goldie Belle Taylor always holds flowers 【答案】D
【解析】指上文提到的事情而不是“正在拿着玫瑰花”。【考点定位】考查代词指代的内容
37. It can be inferred from the third paragraph __________.
A. her father was poisonous C. elderberry juice was poisonous
B. the iron kettle was poisonous D. it was her father that hated her
Goldie Belle always holds flowers，这里指Goldie Belle Taylor always holds flowers
38. After her father died, the flowers in the hands of Goldie Belle Taylor_______.
A. usually change C. are no longer fresh
B. were stolen
D. come from a criminal
39. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A fairy brings the flowers. C. What happens to the girl? 【答案】B
【解析】根据文章的全文，尤其是最后两段可知【考点定位】考查文章的标题D
In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to
B正确。
B. The mystery of Goldie
’s flowers.
D. How do the flowers get there?
keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.
As a writer, I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn
’t win the contest again? That
’s the
being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?
”just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.
”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly
into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughter
experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
75. What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A. A lot of amusements compete for children’s time nowadays.
B. Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities. C. Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time. D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing. 【答案】A
【解析】根据文章中的
In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of
“No,” sh
guided”
’s
“mindless activities to keep a child occupied.可知A正确。【考点定位】考查判断推理
76. What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A. She was constantly under pressure to write more. B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers. C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer. D. Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations.
77. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A. She believed she possessed real talent for writing. B. She was sure of winning with her motherC. She wanted to share her stories with readers. D. She had won a prize in the previous contest.
’s help.
78. The author took great pains to improve her daughter’s stories because _______.
A. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer B. she was afraid Rebecca
’s imagination might run wild while writing
C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much D. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance 【答案】D
【解析】根据文章中的
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (
自发地) told them.
Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales.可知D正确。【考点定位】考查判断推理
79. The underlined sentence probably means that the author was _______.
A. trying not to let her daughter enjoy her own life
B. trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished C. making sure that her daughter would win the contest D. helping her daughter develop real skills for writing
80. What’s the author’s advice for parents?
A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions. B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in. C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience. D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.
A【2013届河北省邯郸市高三上学期期中】
For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts and rejections with it.
Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at
last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it
’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why
not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
56. What does the underlined word
A. All the problems. C. The whole world.
“everything
” in Paragraph 2 mean?
B. All the properties. D. The absolute truth.
57. What
can be inferred about the author?
A. The author is a Samoan.
B. The author succeeded losing weight. C. The author has been troubled by her weight. D. The author probably got wounded in an accident.
58.
According to the text, those who have lost weight first and gained it back later feel _______. A. angry about the regained weight B. indifferent to the regained weight
C. optimistic about future plans on weight control
D. they should give up their future plans on weight control
59. The text
tries to stress the importance of ____________.
A. body size C. culture difference
B. attitudes toward life D. different beauty standards
A【2013届
河北省名校俱乐部高三第二次调研】
A pet has become known throughout his neighborhood as
“Denis the Evil
”after stealing more than on
hundred garments from his nearly homes and gardens. The real-life cat burglar has a weakness for stealing and has taken all kinds of things ,which he takes home to his embarrassed owner Lesley Newman, aged 49. Over a crime record of 18 months Denisslippers , a shirt, a foll and a pair
’s stolen goods include a bath towel, a belt, a football, five paint brushes , a pair of of gloves. Victims of the two-year-old black and white cat often turn up at Mrs
Newman’s home in Luton, when their belongings go missing.
The first theft was recorded just a week after he dragged thought the house for the first time. His largest prize is a bath towel which he dragged through the streets and his most expensive is a Fred Perry polo short . On one occasion he stole a woman
’s shoes from a garden in a neighboring road and returned a week later to take the other
still attached.
one . Many of the things have fallen off washing lines as they often have clothes pegs（挂钩）
Mrs Newman, an accounts assistant, has built up two large boxes filled with Deniskeeps in case anyone arrives to get them. She said,
’s stolen thin
”We have had him since he eas six weeks old. I would say eh
has taken well over 100 things now. So I have started collecting them up and if people are looking for something, I tell them to knock on my door. I have never tried to stop his behavior I would much rather he brought objects into the house than dead animals. He normally leaves them outside the front door but some of the time he will
bring them up to my bed while I am asleep
Vicky Halls, a cat behaviorist ,said, basic hunting instinct（本能）
”．
“There are so many different theories on why cats steal, but I think its a
,Cats steal all sots of things and bring them in and carry items as if they were prey
（猎物）. Its could be the feel of certain items in their mouths that they like ,which could be why certain things are taken time and time again.”
56. what does the underlined phrase in the first paragraph probably mean?
A．criticizes
57．What is Mrs Newman
A．ashamed
B．doubts
C．hates
D．likes
’s attitude towards the cats?B．calm
C．negative
D．worried
58．What can be learned from the passage?
A．The cat burglar is only two years old B．The cat’s stolen goods are mostly foodsC．Mrs Newman encourage the cat to steal things D．Vicky Halls has no patience with the cat 59．What is the purpose of writing the passage?
A．To tell on people to protect animals C．To introduce a funny cat
B．To accuse Mrs Newman
D．To promote cat behavior research.
57【答案】：B
【解析】：根据文中第4段最后：
I have never tried to stop his behavior I would much rather he brought objects
A．ashamed羞耻的
B．calm
into the house than dead animals.可知，Mrs Newman还挺喜欢这只猫的。平静的
C．negative否定的
D．worried着急的
【考点定位】：考查作者观点态度题。
D
After moving to the United States, immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose high calorie fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American, a new study finds. That’s one reason why immigrants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America.
The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents’food choices. After being questioned about their ability to speak English, 75 percent of Asian-Americans identified a typical American food as their favorite. Only 25 percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.
When their American identity was called into question during a follow-up study, Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes, such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches. In that expericnent, 55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant. Some participants were toId that only Americans could participate in the study. Those who chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories, including 12 grams of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat (饱和脂肪).
“PeopIe who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an attempt to fit in,”said Sauna Cheryan, an author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington.
“If immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods
”Cheryan added.
across their lives, this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health.
Social pressures, the study concluded, are at the heart of the problem.“American In society today, being American is associated with being white. Americans, who donspeak English, feel that pressure to prove that they’re American,
71. The author wants to show that
.
’t fit this image even if they were born here and ”said Cheryan.
A. more and more Asians enjoy high-caIorie snacks B. immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in
C. most Americans are at the risk of heart disease D. all the American people have a bad eating habit 72. According to the survey,
.
A. Asian-Americans care less about their health B. 25 percent of Americans like junk food
C. choosing food is related to Asian-Americans’situation D. immigrants are forced to eat junk food 73. The underlined wordA. food offered as a meal C. money spent on food
74. According to Sauna Cheryan,
.
“fare”in Paragraph 4 most probably means”．
B. a person taking a taxi D. an arranged thing to do
“
A. what immigrants have done is ridiculous B. American traditional foods are healthier C. immigrants risk their health in order to fit in D. American culture affects immigrants deeply
75. Which of the following should take the blame for the bad eating habit? A. The situation of employment. C. The American government.
B. The traditional culture. D. The pressures from society.
73. A 猜
测词义题：结合上文中的
“In that experiment。55 Asian. Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local
Asian or American restauran.以及画线词后面的内容可推知画线词表示的是提供的食物。”
B
At Blossom End Railroad Station, 22-year-old Stanley Vine sat, waiting for his new employer. The surrounding green fields were so unlike the muddy landscape of war-torn France. After four horrible years as an army private fighting in Europe, Stanley had returned to England in February 1946. Armed now with some savings and with no prospects for a job in England, he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada. Two months later he was on his way.
When the old car rumbled toward the tiny station, Stanley rose to his feet, trying to make the most of his five foot and four inches frame. The farmer, Alphonse Lapine, shook his head and complained, “You’a skinny re thing.
” On the way to his dairy farm, Alphonse explained that he had a wife and seven kids. “Money is tight.
’ll get up at dawn for milking, and then help me around the farm until evening
You’ll get room and board. You
milking time again. Ten dollars a week. Sundays off.he took the job.
” Stanley nodded. He had never been on a farm before, b
From the beginning Stanley was treated horribly by the whole family. They made fun of the way he dressed and talked. He could do nothing right. The humourless farmer frequently lost his temper, criticizing Stanley for the slightest mistake. The oldest son, 13-year-old Armand, constantly played nasty tricks on him. But the kind-hearted Stanley never responded.
Stanley never became part of the Lapine family. After work, they ignored him. He spend his nights alone in a tiny bedroom. However, each evening before retiring, he lovingly cared for the farmer
him at the field gate. He called them his gentle giants. On Saturday nights he hitch-hiked into the nearest town and wandered the streets or enjoyed a restaurant meal before returning to the farm.
Early one November morning Alphonse Lapine discovered that Stanley had disappeared, after only six months as his farmhand. The railway station master, when questioned later that week, said he had not seen him. In fact no one in the community ever heard of him again. That is, until one evening, almost 20 Armand, opened an American sports magazine and came across a shocking headline,
years later, when
’s horses, e
“Millionaire jockey, Stanle
Vine, ex-British soldier and 5-time horse riding champion, began life in North America as a farmhand in Canada.45. Stanley Vine decided to go to Canada because ___________.
A. he wanted to escape from war-torn France B. he wanted to serve in the Canadian army C. he couldn
’t find a job in England
D. he loved working as a farmhand
46. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Stanley joined the French army when he was 18 years old. B. On the farm Stanley had to milk the cows 14 times a week. C. The Lapine family were rich but cruel to Stanley. D. Stanely read about the job offer in a newspaper. 47. What can we infer from the passage?
A. When he first met his employer, Stanley tried to impress him but failed. B. Stanley had never worked on a farm, so he made a lot of mistakes. C. Stanley
’s weekly salary was not enough for him to live on.
D. Stanley left the farm by train, without telling anyone why he did so. 48. What did Stanley like doing after work each day?
A. Hitch-hiking to different towns. C. Wandering around the farm alone.
B. Caring for the farmerD. Preparing meals on the farm.
’s horses.
49. Why was Armand so astonished when he read about Stanley in the magazine?
A. He didn
’t know Stanley had been a British soldier.
B. He had no idea Stanley had always been a wealthy man. C. He didnD. He didn
’t know his father paid Stanley so little money.’t expect Stanley to become such a success.
解读：战后，Stanley Vine艰难地找到一份农场工作。半年后，他悄然离开了农场。最后，他成为了世人瞩目的百万富翁。
C 细节理解题。根据第一段后半部分中的加拿大是因为他无法在英国找到工作。
D 正误判断题。根据第一段倒数第二句后半部分的内容可推知他是在报纸上看到那份工作的。
“…with no prospects for a job in England
可知他之所以决定去…”
C
Everyone knows about the Royal Canadian Mounted police, which was the subject of several early musical
films made in Hollywood . But nowadays the romantic red uniform jacket is only worn on special occasions , and the famous horses are rarely seen . So the
骑警“)”mountie ( as a member of this police force is known ,is not , in
fact , often mounted except on a powerful motor cycle. He is a member of a very modern and efficient organization.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has responsibility for a large area, from the Great Lakes and the industrial cities near the US border up to the vast icefield and frozen lakes in the Arctic
Circle. A mountie may
work in the headquarters building in Ottawa , sitting at a desk like any other clerk. He may pilot a patrol (巡逻)plane across the snow-deserts in the north, where it is impossible for any other sort of vehicle to go. He may be doing customs work at the frontier. He may be in plain clothes watching for a suspicious character at an airport , or he may simply be driving a patrol car.
There are more than ten thousand men in this force, and it was one of these who were responsible for the arrest of James Early Ray. Police all over the world were looking for Roy after the murder of Martin Luther King. In June 1968, a group of policemen in Canada were doing routine work with applications for passports. Suddenly one man noticed a photo which looked very much like Ray , whose description had been given to all the police departments. The name was different, but the resemblance was so strong that the police started to investigate.
They discovered that the man had already gone to Britain. The photograph and the finger-prints were sent to the British police, who arrested Ray at London Airport, when he was just going to get on a plane for Brussels . So the murder that had shocked the world was solved by the observation of a mountie in Ottawa. 64．A “ mountie
A．pilot
“ can play many roles except being a (an)
B．clerk
C．architect
.
D．policeman
.
65．The Royal Canadian Mounted Police got its name because they
A．used to ride horses C．often rode motor cycles 66．According to the passage, the
A．out of date
C．only valuable for special occasion
B．worked in the mountains of Canada D．still ride horses nowadays
“mountie “ is as a form of police force.
B．still helpful
D．performing their duties near the U . S. border
.
67．From the passage we can learn that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
A．are only popular in Hollywood C．wore red uniforms in the past
B．are good at catching thieves Dare driving cars along the frontier now
C
Tensions have erupted over some barren rocks in the Pacific that you may never have heard of, but stay tuned—this is a boundary dispute that could get ugly and some day have far-reaching consequences for China, Japan, Taiwan and the United States．
The islands in dispute are called the Senkaku chain by Japan, the Diaoyu islands by China, and the Diaoyutai by Taiwan．All three claim the islands, which are really just five small islands and three barren rocks northeast of Taiwan, 200 miles off the Chinese coast．
The latest conflict occurred when a Chinese fishing boat collided with two Japanese naval ships trying to stop it near the islands．The Japanese prevented the Chinese captain from leaving the place for questioning and the two countries have been exchanging angry protests．
The reason to worry is that nationalists in both China and Taiwan see the slands as unquestionably theirs and think that their government has been weak in claiming this authority
．
So far, wiser heads have generally won the argument on each side, but at some point a weakened Chinese leader might try to gain the legal right with the public by pushing the issue and recovering the islands
．It would be
a dangerous game and would have a disastrous impact on China-Japan relations, but if successful it would raise the popularity of the Chinese government．
In reality, of course, there is zero chance that the U．S．will honor its treaty（条约）
with Japan over a few
．But
barren rocks．We're not going to risk a nuclear conflict with China over some islands that may well be China'sif we don't help, our security relationship with Japan will be at the breaking point
．
So which country has a better claim to the islands? My feeling is that it's China, although the answer isn't clear-cut．Chinese navigational records show the islands as Chinese for many centuries, and a 1783 Japanese map shows them as Chinese as well．Japan purported to \"discover\" the islands only in 1884 and took control of them by force only in 1895 when it also grabbed Taiwan．
The best approach would be for China and Japan to agree to refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice, but realistically that won't happen．And since some believe that the area is rich with oil and gas reserves,
the claims from each side have become more insistent．
As Chinese nationalism grows, as China's navy and ability to project power in the ocean gains, we could see some military conflicts over the islands．
Taken from NewYork Times
59．The underlined word \"purported\" （in Para．5）is closest in meaning to \"_____\"．
A．happened
B．claimed
C．pretended
D．intended
60．The latest conflict referred to in the passage occurred because _____．
A．the Japanese government has bought the Diaoyu Islands from the Liyuans B．two Japanese naval ships sailed in the Chinese sea around the Diaoyu Islands C．the Japanese kept the captain of a fishing boat from returning for questioning D．A fishing boat collided with two Japanese naval ships by design in the Japanese sea 61．Which of the following is the author's personal idea?
A．It is the two Japanese naval ships that are to blame for the conflict．B．It is the Chinese captain of a fishing boat that is to blame for the conflict
．
C．It is the U．S．that will honor its treaty with Japan over a few barren rocks．D．It is China that has a better claim to the islands because of its navigational records．
62．Why does the author think neither China nor Japan will agree to refer the dispute to the international Court of
justice?
A．because the claim from both sides has become more insistent．B．because Japan has navy and ability to power the Diaoyu Islands．
C．because China is developing so quickly that it will declare a war on Japan．D．because the U．S．won't be involved in the dispute between China and Japan．本文主要叙述两艘日本海监船与一艘中国渔船相撞引起的冲突，以及作者对此事发表的评论。
61. D。
细节理解题。由第五段第一、二句China, although the answer isn62. A。细节理解题。由第六段最后一句
So which country has a better claim to the islands? My feeling is that it-cut.’可知答案t clearD正确。
And since some believe that the area is rich with oil and gas reserves, the
claims from each side have become more insistent可知答案A正确。
B
The sixth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney will be released November 15th, just in time for the Christmas shopping season．The book is titled Cabin Fever and will continue the funny story of middle school kid Greg Heffley．
The story begins with Greg and his friend Rowley being accused of damaging school property．It wasn't really their fault, but the authorities don't see it that way
．Just when they are about to get caught, the city gets hit
by a giant blizzard （暴风雪）．This is a good thing, right? Well, not so fast! Greg is now stuck at home with his family and all this gives him a bad case of cabin fever．
Kinney says that the book is not only about the claustrophobia
（幽闭恐怖症）
of being stuck at home for
days without being able to leave, but also about getting stuck with an identity．Sometimes we get stuck a certain
way when we are young and it's hard to change people's feelings of us．That's some pretty deep stuff （东西）, but we expect the book to mostly be full of silly and funny stuff that will make us laugh
The first printing of Cabin Fever will print 6 million copies of the book
．
．Many kids who don't like to read
．Cabin Fever, like the other
like the Wimpy Kid books because of the combination of cartoons, story, and comedy
five, will have 224 pages of cartoons and funny events in the life of Greg Heffley as he sits out his holidays snowbound at home．
They are generally recommended for kids 8 to 11 years of age, but older kids （even adults）may find them
funny as they remember what it was like to be in middle school．
55．The underlined phrase \"not so fast\" in Paragraph 2 probably means that _____:
A．Greg got away with breaking the rules so fast．B．Greg hadn't thought the weather changed abruptly．C．Things developed in a quite different way．D．Good luck the blizzard brought came slowly．56．What can we know about Cabin Fever?
A．It continues the story of a middle school student Rowley．B．It will appear on the market on Christmas Day．C．It is about an exciting public winter holidays．D．It contains a lot of pictures and funny stuff．57．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Jeff Kinney has written six books in all．
B．Jeff Kinney intends the book Cabin Fever for kids only．C．Wimpy Kid books are printed 6 million copies altogether
．
．
D．Cabin Fever has a lot in common with other Wimpy Kid books58．The purpose of writing the passage is to ______．
A．promote sales C．offer information
B．give opinions D．make a comment
本文是一则新闻，介绍一本深受孩子们喜爱的新书的发布。55. C. 词义推测题。根据上下文关系可以知道。
A
When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered(
纠缠)his relatives, but they had
problems of their Own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.
“Why dont you start your own business?’better find a way of opening it.
“But what can I do?
”
”advised his uncle in a vague sort of way.””
”one of his uncles told him.
“The world is a money-locker. You’d
“Get out and have a look round,to them, and they will pay for it.
“See what peop1e wa
Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himse1f. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other snag（障碍）. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.
Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold Coins inside.
56. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Goodwill is the key to success. C. No education, no future.
B. The world is a money-locker.
D. Difficulty of starting a small business.
57. Which of the following best describes Boris’job hunting experience? A. Surprising.
B. Encouraging.
.
B. developing a waste ground D. buying empty shops
.
C. Boring.
D. Disappointing.
58. Boris starts his career by A. cycling around the town C. repairing cycles
59. Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because A. it was not so expensive
C. he could make good use of his skills there
B. he had a lot of old customers there D. there were good opportunities there
.
60. We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris A. still couldn
’t make good profits
B. set off in a successful career C. found a lot of gold coins by accident D. had great difficulty running his business
58. C 细
节理解题。由倒数第二段
“Then he set up his business as a cycle repeirer.可知答案。”
“But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where
可以看出，那里顾客较多、没有竞争，也就是说那里机会”
59. D 推理判断题。由倒数第二段的
there were plenty of customers but no competition.好，所以选D。
60. B 推理判断题。最后一段前半部分告诉我们他的生意越来越大，利润越来越客观，最后一句对此作了总结，由此可以看出，他的事业取得了成功。C
A cancer-stricken British teenage said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online
“Bucket List
”of things she wanted to do before dying.
Alice Pyne, 15, created an internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells.
ve “Ibeen fighting ’cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it
doesn’t look like I’m going to win this one.”she wrote.
For her list, at the site www.alicepyne. blogspot. com, she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor（骨髓捐赠者），swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.
Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.
“Oh, dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!huge attention.
“Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.
”
”she wrote afte
Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed(透露)the
management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.
66. What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her“Bucket ListA. People around the world sent messages to support her. B. People sent gifts to her from all over the world. C. A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her. D. The media called on people to help her. 67. Alice Pyne wrote herA. catch people
“Bucket List
. ”to
B. say goodbye to a few friendsD. express her last few wishes
.
”？
’s attention
C. give comfort to two terminally ill men
68. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that AIice Pyne A. is unaware of her own conditions B. is very sad to know that she will die C. is calm to know that death is approaching D. is still quite confident in fighting against cancer 69. Which of the following is NOT on Alice PyneA. To ask people to donate bone marrow. C. To swim with shark.
70. Take“That”will arrange to A. meet Pyne in person C. donate money to Pyne 【答案与解析】身患癌症的英国少女
.
’s“Bucket List
”？
B. To get a cool computer.
D. To meet a boy.
B. help Pyne in any possible way D. invite Pyne to join the band
Alice Pyne把临终遗愿张贴在网上以后，
”的真谛。
引起了社会各界的普遍关注，
再次阐述了“只要人人都献出一点爱，世界将变成美好的人间
D
Starting a bank a child's play? Absolutely, if you ask some enterprising youngsters in India, who have not only managed to establish one, but also, unlike many of the large International banks, run it successfully since 2001．What's even more impressive is that the young bankers and their 9,000 4- clients（客户）are all homeless!
The Children's Development Khazana （treasure）opened its first branch in 2001 at a homeless shelter in New Delhi as a way to help the street children protect their hard-earned money from thieveshas caught on like wildfire．
Today, Khazana has 12 branches all across New Delhi, with a total of Rupees 12lakh （about 22．000USD）in deposits．Not only that, there are now 77 affiliated branches（附属分支）in other parts of Asia, ranging from Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to the island of Sri Lanka and even, Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia
．While no
．Since then, the idea
deposit or balance is too small for the bank, they do have strict regulations about where the money is earned from．Funds obtained by begging or selling drugs are not welcomed at this bank!
Also, unlike the real banks, all employees are volunteers, which means that they go to school or a paying job during the day and work at the bank in the evening．To ensure that everybody gets a chance to participate in running the branch, two volunteer managers are elected from the client base every six months．
Karan, the current manager is just 14-years old．During the day he earns a living by helping out the cleaning crew at wedding banquets（婚宴）and other big parties．In the evening, he handles the deposits and withdrawals
in the bank．After the bank closes, he along with an adult volunteer from the shelter head over to a regular bank and deposit the funds collected into
Khazana's interest-bearing bank account And, though it started with one single purpose．The Children's Development Khazana is today a well-developed bank, one where kids can not only deposit money which earns them 5% interest, but also, request loans for family emergencies, to start a business or even to pay for school．63．The initial aim of starting the Children's Development Khazana is to _____
．
A．provide for jobs for homeless children B．help homeless families with emergencies C．sponsor homeless children to go to school D．safeguard homeless children's hard-earned money
64．What does the underlined part \"The idea has caught on like wildfire\"
（in Paragraph 2）A．The idea has become very popular．B．The bank has been very successful．C．The bank has absorbs large deposits．D．More street children depend on the bank．
65．The Children's Development Khazana is different from regular banks in that_____
．
A．all its workers are street children B．it pays its customers no interest C．customers can be made its managers D．it opens in the evening six months a year
66．According to the passage, the Children's Development Khazana _____．
A．welcomes all money, however small it is．B．offers more and better service than before C．is run by a 14-year-old boy, Karan alone D．has more than 70 branches across India 本文介绍新德里为流浪儿童开的银行。
probably mean?
专题二：阅读理解之说明文
A
The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company
’s head office is still in Ivrea, ne
but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.
By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.
Camillo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists. The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators (计算器). In 1959 it produced the ELLA computer system. This was the first mainframe (主机) computer designed and made in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one of the world’leading s companies in information technology and communications. There arenow five independent companies in the Olivetti group ---one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and service, and two for telecommunications.
56. From the text we learn that__________.
A. by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year B. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s C. some of Olivetti
’s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy
D. Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning 57. What was probably the direct result of Olivetti
A. Adriano
’s death.
’s falling behind in electronic technology?
B. A period of financial problem D. Its agreements with other companies
C. Its faster progress.
58. What do we know about Olivetti?
A. It produced the best typewriter in the word. B. It designed the world
’s first mainframe computer.
C. It exported more typewriters than other computers.
D. It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea. 59. The best title for the text would be___________.
A. The Origin of Olivetti C. The History of Olivetti
【文章大意】：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了56【答案】：A
【解析】：根据文中第二段第一句：machines a year.可知。【考点定位】：考查细节题。
By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000
B. The Success of Olivetti D. The Production of OlivettiOlivetti公司的发展历史。
59【答
案】：C
【解析】：通过阅读本文，可知，本文介绍了【考点定位】：考查主旨大意题。
A【2013届河北省五校联盟高三上学期调研】
Olivetti公司的发展历史。
Imagine that you are in school, giving a speech to your class. Now think what it feels like when stammering (口吃) makes it a struggle to communicate your thoughts and feelings to other people.
The King’s Speech, which won the best picture at the Academy Awards in March, 2011, focuses on stammering along with other speech-related problems. The movie tells the story of Britain
’s King George VI, who
became king after his brother Edward VIII gave up the crown to marry an American woman.
As a result of British actor Colin Firth’s performance, people are starting to realize that stammering can damage a person’s self-confidence and cause him or her to escape from life.
“The serious problem is unseen and unheard,” said Norbert Lieckfeldt, an expert at the British Stammering Association, in an interview with a news reporter.
“Stammering masks your ability,” he said. It's a serious disability“.”
Most stammerers face bullying (欺负) in school, something that is “usually carried over into the workplace”. George VI’s stammer took away his confidence as a speaker. But Samantha Mesango, a speech coach based in the UK, believes that speech problems are more common than most people realize. “Some simply don’t like the sound of their own voice; others are scared of speaking in public,” she said.
Travis Treats from St．Louis University praised The King’s Speech. He said it shows that “how one’s speech does not mean what one is inside”. He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.
56.
author writes the first 3 paragraphs to
A. show how harmful stammer is for common people B. introduce a famous movie winning great awards C. tell the story of the king who suffers from stammer D. draw readers’ attention to the problem of stammer
.
The
57. We learn from the passage that .
A. stammerers face bullying in school but not in the workplace B. Edward VIII gave up his crown because he was a stammerer C. stammerers should be understood and can contribute to the world D. the sufferings caused by stammer haven’t been found yet 【答案】C
【解析】根据文章的最后一句
people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they
have a lot to give to the world.可知C正确。此处should be understood和need to be heard同义表达；ave a lot to give to the world和can contribute to the world同义表达。【考点定位】考查判断推理58. According to Norbert Lieckfeldt,
．
A. the voice of stammering people cannot be heard B. people who stammer do better in work than school
C. there are a lot of things that stammering people can give to us D. the serious problem of stammering remains unseen and unheard
59. The
paragraph that follows the last will probably talk about A. the success the king made by overcoming stammer B. the medical treatments given to the stammerers C. doctors’ opinions upon the serious stammer problem D. how popular the movie The King’s Speech will become
．
B
Have you ever wished that you could make your little sister
’s bear talk to her? Or have you ever teddy
腹语术).
wanted to bring a puppet (木偶) to life? If so, you may be interested in learning the art of ventriloquism (
A ventriloquist can make an ordinary object seem to be alive by giving it a personality, movement, and speech.
Your object can be a puppet, or a doll. Give your new
“friendd then decide on the personality ” a name, an
that he will have. The next step is to give your friend movements that agree with the personality you have chosen.
Now you can learn to make your
“friend
” talk. A ventriloquist will control his mouth and lips so that it will
appear that his voice is coming from the object he is using. This will take practice, but you can do it.
First, decide on a voice that is different from your own. It could be higher or lower than yours, or could even have a special accent. Then, find a clean teaspoon and hold the handle between your front teeth. Now, using the voice you created for your friend and holding the handle of the teaspoon tightly between your teeth, look into a mirror and talk. Practicing with the spoon in your mouth will help you learn to keep your mouth from moving. Now try telling a joke in your normal voice and have your friend speak in his voice. Practice those words until you can say them without your lips moving at all.
Ventriloquism is fun. It also requires hard work to become good at it. The most important thing to do is practice. But if you are willing to take the time to give your friend an interesting personality, to practice lively movements, and to work on good mouth control, then you will be well on your way to becoming a ventriloquist!
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了什么是腹语以及练习腹语的基本要领和过程，如果想练好腹语就要下功夫练习。
60. According to the text, a ventriloquist
A. is a person who can make puppets B. needs to work with another person C. can speak without using his mouth D. can make an object seem to speak
.
61.
need to hold the handle of a teaspoon between your front teeth so that
A. your voice will change B. your mouth won
’t move
.
You
C. you can look humorous D. you can feel your mouth【答案】B
【解析】根据第四段中的
holding the handle of the teaspoon tightly between your teeth, look into a mirror and
可知B正确。
’s movements
talk. Practicing with the spoon in your mouth will help you learn to keep your mouth from moving.此处keep your mouth from moving和your mouth won’t move同义。【考点定位】考查细节理解
62. If you want to be good at ventriloquism, you
A. need to spend much time practicing B. must learn from famous ventriloquists C. should learn at least one special accent D. must have a great doll to practice with
.
63. What
would be the best title for the text?
A. How to tell jokes B. How to make puppets C. Secrets of ventriloquism D. Tips on making friends
A
The brown widow spider became established in Southern California and has become part of the local spider family in urban Los Angeles and brown widow spider is continuing its expansion in Southern California possibly move northward into central California.
The brown widow is suspected to have evolved in Africa although it was first described from South America, which adds confusion as to where it might have originated. It is a tropical and subtropical spider having established populations in Hawaii, Florida, parts of Australia, South Africa and Japan. In North America, the brown widow spider was restricted for many decades to the Florida peninsula. However, around the year 2000, it started showing up in other Gulf Coast states. Brown widows are now known from Texas to Georgia and South Carolina.
The brown widow builds its web in protected sites around homes and in woody vegetation with branches. Some typical sites selected by brown widows for web building are empty containers such as buckets and nursery pots, mail boxes, entry way corners, under caves, storage closets and garages, undercarriages of motor vehicles that are stationary for long periods, and the undersides of outdoor furniture. They choose places that are more exposed than sites chosen by black widows and therefore, appear to be at higher risk for interactions with humans as far as bites are concerned.
One recent study demonstrates that the brown widow spider is less poisonous than other widow species. The reason for the weaker effect of brown widow bites on humans is possibly because the brown widow does not have much poison as its large relatives, but it is really a threat to humans as to its poison. The two major symptoms of a brown widow bite are that the bite hurt when it is given and it leaves a red mark. These two symptoms are not much different from the bite of normal household spiders.
There is no specific information regarding the control of brown widows by farm chemicals. Most current advice is what is used for controlling spiders in general. Therefore, most commercially available farm chemicals should work on brown widows. Avoiding a mess of the house and the garage should reduce nest sites for them. Also, one should store garage items in plastic bags where there might be interactions with spiders. These items
in early 2000 San Diego. The and
could
include rarely worn garments such as gardening clothes and gloves, recreational items like sports equipment (i.e. ,baseball gloves) and other items where spiders can crawl up into holes where fingers can be inserted. 41. The author wrote this article to ____________.
A. announce the result of a research on spiders B. introduce the ways to get rid of the spiders C. report a new finding of the widow species D. warn readers against the brown widow
42. From the passage we can conclude that ____________.
A. brown widows are possibly spreading northward B. brown widows originated from Africa
C. brown widows now can be found in all countries D. there used to be no brown widows in North America 43. The third paragraph is mainly about ____________.
A. the brown widow
’s web building
B. the characteristics of the brown widows C. the habitat preferences of the brown widows D. the brown widow
’s threat to human beings
44. It can be inferred that ___________.
A. brown widows can be killed with any farm chemicals B. at present people can only control brown widow spiders C. the brown widow has more poison than the black widow D. victims bitten by the brown widow needn
’t see the doctor
A company reports to ave found the perfect product to help travelers fight the ill effects of jet lag（飞行时差反应）
and long-time flights. The Ostrich（鸵鸟）Pillow is a new portable device that its inventors say willnaps anytime ,anywhere,
”including in airport waiting halls and on planes.
according ”, to its inventors---the
designed to allow its user to
”ena
Filled with synthetic material---”for maximum performance and lightnessdistinctive looking pillow has a hole in which to put our head, and a mouth hole
breathe easily. It also has two side holes where you can store your hands --if napping at a table in a library ,for example.
The concept was developed by Kawamura Ganjavuan, an architecture and design studio with offices in Madrid an Lausanne. Among other producers , the company has also been responsible for developing the “ear shell（耳壳）”(a “sound improving device
”that is attached to the ear), and a solar plug fro charging portable computers.
The Ostrich Pillow has been described on the technology web site SNET as like while a writer for the Digital Trends website wrote:sends out sweet and heat.
”
（“南瓜）a soft big garden squ”,
”Its benefits are quite questionable .We wonder how the pillow
Its creators argue that it really works, saying:a sofa and even on the floor an it
”We have tried it in airports, trains, planes, libraries, at the office
’s really wonderful.
”
The Ostrich Pillow will go into production if its fundraising targets are met. The company is now trying to collect ＄70,000on Kickstarter, a funding website for creative business ideas. The money collected so far is slightly more than ＄35,000 with 23 days remaining. 60 what can we learn about the Ostrich Pillow?
A．They can let you have a rest wherever you want to B．They can play music that you like C．They are difficult to operates D．They ate sold at a low price 61．What is the writer
A．positive
’s attitude towards the Ostrich Pillow in Paragraph 4? B．doubtful
C．neutral
D．cold
62．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Kawamura Ganjavuan will surely be a success. B．The Ostrich Pillow can shorten the travel time . C．Kawamura Ganjavuan company makes life lazier . D．It isn
’t certain whether the fundraising aim will be reached.
63．What is mainly described in he passage?
A．Jet lag
C．Kawamura Ganjavuan
【文章大意】：本文是一篇说明了，介绍了读理解题。60【答案】：A
【解析】：根据文中第一段的描述：
device that its inventors say will”enable power naps
B．The Ostrich Pillow D．A fundraising project
The Ostrich Pillow的功能和作用。这是本次考试中的原创的阅
anytime ,anywhere,”including in airport waiting halls and on planes.可知，这样的枕头可以让你在任何时候都能睡着。
【考点定位】：考查句意理解题。
B
What’s delicious to eat and comes in a variety of colors? Eggplant! And no, it has nothing to do with chickens! This strangely named vegetable is, however, as versatile as an egg．It can be steamed, fried, and baked．It can be eaten by itself or combined with meats and other vegetables．Eggplant was first grown in India in the 5th century BC
．Its popularity soon spread to China and then throughout
．At that time, eggplant was not the
Asia．Finally, during the Middle Ages the vegetable made its way to Europeshiny purple vegetable most people know today．Instead, it
’s like a white egg．Due to this egg-like appearance,
eggplant got its name．In its early days, the vegetable was so bitter that people often called it a nickname started because people believed its bitterness was bad for onecould cause madness and cancer．
Fortunately today people know that eggplant doesn't cause insanity or cancer．In fact eggplant is so healthy that it may prevent cancer．In addition, the brain and the heart benefit from this super vegetable．Since iteggplant can improve digestion．
Italy, Turkey, Egypt, China and Japan are the leading growers of eggplant in the world today
．Depending on its
’s high in fibre,
．People actually thought eggplant ’s health
“
location, eggplant may be purple, green, orange or yellow-white．And it can be as small as a tomato or as large as a cucumber．Dish varieties range from simple to complex, with all of them being deliciousToday, thousands of people gather in Loomis, Calif, for the annual Loomis Eggplant Festival
．
．The main activity at
the festival is eating delicious eggplant dishes．There is plenty more to do and see, though．Recipe contests, arts and crafts, performers, races and childrenwould agree-----eggplant is an
’activities s all “egg-cite” festival-goers．Most people at the festival
-cellent“egg” vegetable．
60．Eggplant got its name because of its _____．
A. appearance
B. taste
C. color
D. value
61．Wh
ich of the following does NOT belong to the qualities of eggplant?
A. It can be cooked in various ways．C. It can prevent cancer．
【答案】D
【解析】根据第一段的
“It can be steamed, fried, and baked；根据第三段中的”“Since it’s high in fibre, eggplant
B. It is easy to digest．
D. It is valuable and priceless．
can improve digestion．”根据第三段中的“In fact eggplant is so healthy that it may prevent cancer．”可知ABC是茄子的品质，D文章没有提到。故【考点定位】考查细节理解
62．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Eggplant can be eaten to cure cancer B. Eggplant used to taste bitter．
C. India produces the most eggplant in the world today．D. Eggplant has a history of nearly 1,000 years．
【答案】B
【解析】A错误在于：茄子预防癌症而不是治疗癌症；
C错误在于：印度是最早种植茄子的国家而不是最
D正确。
多的国家；D根据第二段中的“Eggplant was first grown in India in the 5th century BC．”可知D错误。根据第二段中的“In its early days, the vegetable was so bitter that people often called ita “mad apple.可知”B正确。【考点定位】考查细节理解
63．Most people come to the Loomis Eggplant Festival to_____．
A. see arts and crafts C. take part in recipe contests
B. enjoy food with eggplants D. promote eggplant
C
In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a gap year, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in America. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing , though there are no official numbers.
Charles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, DC estimate that in the current first-year class of 1600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off. He says this number hasnmuch over the years.
Mr. Deacon says the most common reason for taking a gap year is to have a chance to travel, but he says international students may take a gap year to meet requirements at home for military duty.
Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education, but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests. Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital.
Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy.
The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation.” It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time.
Of course, a gap year is not for everyone. Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college, and parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly. Holly Bull
’s job is to specialize in helping students plan their gap year. She notes that several books have been
written about this subject. She says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college. 64. What is the passage mainly about?
A. If you want to go to an American university, take a gap year first. B. More and more American students are choosing to take a year off. C. It is likely that taking a gap year is becoming popular in America. D. Americans hold different opinions towards students taking a gap year.
65. How
many reasons for students’ taking a gap year are mentioned in passage?A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
66. The essay “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation” suggests that________.
A. every student must take a gap year before applying for a famous university B. some famous universities encourage students to gain more life experiences C. taking a gap year can make students free from life learning D. the stress of studies does harm to the students’ health
【答案】B
【解析】根据文章中的“It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time.可知B”正确。【考点定位】考查判断推理B
Searching for airfares (飞机票价) often seems like a game that passengers are bound to lose.
Prices change from day to day, even minute to minute. Looking through multiple websites for the best deal can be a big challenge. Even when you do book, there
’s no guarantee that you are going to get the best price.“You just don
’t know when to pull the trigger. It
’s not like buying anything else I can think of,
”Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com.
Harriet Levy paid $179 for a recent round-trip flight on American Airlines between New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sitting just one row behind her, Shirley Harrison paid $215. A few rows back, Ellis and Dianne Traub paid $317 each. There were at least 12 fares on the flight, ranging from $169 to $360.
There’s no reason for it, Harrison said.
Fares can fluctuate significantly in just a few hours. One Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles jumped from $755 to $1,143 from a Friday to Saturday in late April, then fell to $718 on Sunday.
The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press followed over three months for a vacation between July 16 and 22. The number one finding: avoid booking tickets on weekends. It
’s the most expensive time to buy.
sa
There’s no way to guarantee the best fare. But before booking, travelers should pay attention to this additional advice:
? Book on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That
’s when airlines most often offer sales.
? Buy in advance, but not too early. The best time is four to six weeks before traveling. In general, prices for any given flight are highest eight to 10 weeks and two to three weeks in advance.
? Make use of social media. Airlines are giving more benefits like exclusive (
独家) sales to travelers who
interact (互动) with them on Twitter and Facebook. Those specials are often gone within hours.
? The so-called discount (折扣) airlines – JetBlue, Air-Tran, Southwest and Frontier – adjust their fares less frequently than other airlines, so you can feel more confident that the price will stay the same. But their prices aren’t always the lowest. Researching multiple airlines
’ fares is the only way to get a good deal.
2—周4订
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章作者通过观察分析找到了买到廉价机票的方法。每周周票最佳。
66. What can we infer from the first sentence of the text?
A. Passengers are unable to search for airfares. B. Airlines often play games with passengers. C. Airfares are set in different situations. D. It
’s difficult for passengers to get the best price.
67.
underlined phrase
A. start searching C. make a purchase
“pull the trigger
” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.B. get the highest price D. get on board the plane
The
68. By
using a lot of figures, the author intends to _______.
A. show there is standard price for every single airline B. discover the rules behind airfares C. guarantee passengers a low price D. prove airfares can vary widely 【答案】D 【解析】根据文章
3、4、5段的数字内容可知，作者在阐述机票价钱的变化，这种变化很频繁。故选
D。
【考点定位】考查判断推理
69. Passengers are advised to book flights _______.
A. in the middle of the week B. on special websites
C. several months before traveling
D. with airlines which are famous for offering discount prices
D
The past fifty years or so have seen the gradual disappearing of animals from this earth, fishes the sea, trees and plants from the land.
Many factors result in this unpleasant phenomenon. Among them, hunting is the main factor that endangers wildlife. Some people kill wildlife for sport. They take pleasure in collecting heads and furs. Yet others specialize in commercial hunting like killing whales.
Apart from this, the rapidly growing human population threatens wildlife on land, too. Towns expand and roads have to be built, so forests are burnt and trees are chopped down. It seems that man needs every inch of land within his reach, so he moves on to the natural habitat of wildlife. Tigers, lions and leopards slowly die off without the food and shelter that the forests provide.
In addition, rapid urbanization (城市化)means industrial expansion. Very often , poisonous chemicals, industrial wastes and oil are dumped into the rivers and seas. Fish and birds are threatened.
Man depends greatly on animals for survival. He needs their meat and furs. Thus, man cannot do without
wildlife, or he himself would become extinct . The public should be made aware that it would be better to shoot the animals with a camera than with a gun. In this way, they can preserve and help wildlife to continue living rather than to remove all signs of it .
Man must learn to farm the sea as he does the land. He should control the amount and the frequency of his catch. He should allow fish to breed and multiply (繁殖)before netting them. Man also needs to build forest reserves and to pass laws prohibiting the killing of animals , especially those that are already rare. To keep the present animal kingdom , the least that man can do is to clean the seas and rivers and to prevent pollution. The cycle of nature is such that it forms a vicious circle . The pesticides (
杀虫剂)that we spray on crops can
kill the birds and animals that feed on them. When man eats these poisoned animals, he himself can die. We must therefore test chemicals to be used before they are sprayed or it might mean the death of man! 68．The author
’s purpose in writing the passage is to
.
A．introduce the present situation of wildlife B．draw people
’s attention to the serious problem of pollution
C．explain relationship between wildlife and human beings D．draw people
’s attention to the protection to the passage
69．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Some people devote themselves to killing animals for money.
B．The growing human population threatens wildlife because people take land from animals. C．People can preserve and help wildlife to continue living by shooting the animals with a camera. D．Fishes are threatened by poisonous chemicals, industrial wastes and oil. 70．What is the author’s attitude towards this phenomenon?A．Concerned.
B．Objective.
C．Doubtful.
D. Approving.
D
A new study suggests that the round-the-clock availability that cell phones have brought to peoplemay
take a toll on family life. The study
，which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who
consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spilloverbetween work and home life—and，in turn，less satisfaction with their family life.
’s live
”
Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear. Work life may invade home life when a parent is taking job related calls at home，for instance—or family issues may start to take up work time. For example，a child may call mum at work，telling her
“microwave exploded，explained ”
Noelle Chesley，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for even more spillover between work and home.
This may be especially true for working women，the study found. Among men，consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入)into family time. But for womenboth directions. Being
，the spillover tended to go in
“connected” meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came into work life.
Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members. But there may be ways to control the spillover，according to Chesley. Employers, she said，could look at their policies on contacting employees after hours to make sure their expectations are that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said.
67. What does the underlined phrase A. Explaining.
B. Founding.
“take a toll on
” probably mean in Paragraph 1?．For their part“reasonable，employees could decide ”
C. Extending D. Damaging.
68.
According to Chesley，what is the best solution to the problem caused by cell phones? A Separate work hours from family time. B. Refuse to use cell phones.
C. Ignore coming calls during family time. D. Encourage women to stay at home.
69. We
can learn from the passage that ________. A. cell phones affect men as much as women B. cell phones seem to be convenient to families
C. cell phones make the line between work and home unclear D. we can do nothing to solve the problem
【答案】C
【解析】根据第二段中的
“Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to
become unclear.可知”C正确。【考点定位】考查判断推理
70. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How to control the negative spillover caused by cell phones. B. How work life invades home life.
C. Consistent use of cell phones makes people feel less satisfied with their work. D. Cell phones cause negative
“spillover
” between work life and home life.
C
Since ancient times, people have known about its ability
to reduce pain and high body temperature. More
than 2000 years ago, the Greek doctor Hippocrates advised his patients to chew on the bark and leaves of the willow.
The tree contains a chemical called salicin（柳醇）. From salicin, researchers in the 1800s discovered how to make salicylic acid（酸）. And in 1897, a chemist named Felix Hoffmann at Friedrich Bayer and Company in Germany created acetyl salicylic acid. Later it became the active substance in a new medicine that Bayer called aspirin. The \"a\" came from acetyl. The \"spir\" came from the spirea plant, which also produces salicin. And the \"in\" Well, that is a common way to end medicine names.
In 1982, a British scientist shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine in part for discovering how aspirin works. Sir John Vane found that aspirin blocks the body from making natural substances called prostaglandins（前列腺素）.Prostaglandins have several effects on the body. Some cause pain and the expansion, or swelling（肿瘤; 膨胀）, of damaged tissue. Others protect the lining of the stomach and small intestine. Prostaglandins also make the heart, kidneys and blood vessels （血管）work well. But there is a problem. Aspirin works against all prostaglandins, good and bad. Scientists learned how aspirin interferes with an enzyme
（酶）. One form of this
enzyme makes the prostaglandin that causes pain and swelling. Another form of the enzyme creates a protective effect. So aspirin can reduce pain and swelling in damaged tissues. But it can also harm the inside of the stomach and small intestine（肠）.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了
aspirin的来历。
44. What sickness can the medicine from the willow deal with according to the passage?
A. Cold
B. Toothache
C. Cancer
D. Skin disease
45 What
can we know about Prostaglandin according to the passage?
A. It results from pain.
B. It prevents the lining of the stomach and small intestine. C. It causes blood vessels to work wrongly. D. It is sometimes good but sometimes bad.
46. What
can we know about aspirin according to the passage?
A. Aspirin can treat almost diseases. B. Aspirin can create the protective enzyme.
C. Aspirin can harm the inside of the stomach and small intestine. D. Aspirin can protect the inside of the stomach and small intestine. 【答案】C
【解析】根据第三段最后两句
So aspirin can reduce pain and swelling in damaged tissues. But it can also harm
the inside of the stomach and small intestine（肠）.可知C正确。【考点定位】考查细节理解D
Autumn blues? Let the sunshine in falling leaves, flowers, and cold winds. For many people late autumn can be a season of depression.
Those who suffer from “ the autumn blue” are often extremely tired, lack energy, need moresleep, feel
increased appetite and gain weight. \"The exact cause of this condition, often called seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is not known yet,\" says Chen Jue, associate professor at Shanghai Mental Health Center. \"But recent studies indicate that weather change is influential and strongly suggest that this condition is caused by changes in the availability(得到) of sunlight.\"
One theory is that with decreased exposure to sunlight, the biological clock that regulates mood, sleep, and hormones is delayed, running more slowly in winter. Exposure to light may reset the biological clock. Another theory is that brain chemicals that transmit information between nerves, called neurotransmitters (for example, serotonin), may be altered in individuals with SAD. It is believed that exposure to light can correct these imbalances. \"It is a sad season, but you can try to make it happy. Remember, spring always lives in your heart,\" Chen says.
“Going outdoors to get some sunlight may reduce the tension that brings you the low spirits. Relax at
work. Stretch, breathe deeply. Take a tea break. Think of your next vacation. Color treatment also works in handling low mood. Music also plays a role in treating autumn blues.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了秋季忧郁症的定义、47. Autumn blues is also called autumn________.
A. depression
B. sunshine
C. blue music
D. cold winds
”
引起症状可能的原因及应对的方法。
48. From
the 3rd paragraph we know that there _______ that can help to deal with autumn blues. A. is no biological clock C. is no possibility
B. is a real example D. are some ways
49.
Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The real cause for autumn blues is still unknown. B. Autumn blues can be feelings of happiness. C. People feel tired in autumn. D. Weather doesn
’t change people.
50.
Which of the following CAN
’T you do in order to deal with autumn blues?
A. Reset the biological clock regulating mood, sleep and hormones. B. Eat more food very low in calories and sugar. C. Keep the balance of nerves that transmit information. D. Take outdoor activities or sports. 【答案】B
【解析】根据文章中的
Those who suffer from
“ the autumn blue
” are often extremely tired, lack energy, need
B项，吃更多的低能
more sleep, feel increased appetite and gain weight.可知，秋季忧郁症会缺乏能量，那么量和糖的食物就会加重这种症状。【考点定位】考查判断推理
C
Do you still remember the interesting question: why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more concerned with how the grizzly
bear and mountain lion can cross the road.
Millions of animals die each year on US roads, the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat exist in the US today. The main reason? Road kill.
“Ecopassages” may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. \"These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid human conflicts,\" said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lion used the passage.
Builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.
The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal overpass!
63.The writer uses the example of \"ocelots\" to show that __________.
A. wild animals have become more dangerous B. the driving conditions have improved greatly C. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work
D. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents 64. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is __________ .
A. an underground path for cars C. a bridge for animals to get over a river
B. a fence built for the safety of the area D. a pass for animals to cross the road
64.When the writer says that animals seem \"to be catching on\
A. animals begin to realize the danger on the road B. animals begin to learn to use ecopassages C. animals are crossing the road in groups D. animals are increasing in number
66.The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because
A. wild animals may attack cars B. wild animals may jam the road
.
C. they may see wild animals in the park D. they may see wild animals on ecopassages 【文章大意】：本文是一篇科普说明文，介绍了一种设备
Ecopassages（生态通道）能帮助动物过公路。
65【答
案】：B
【解析】：根据文中第六段：
······are using the bridges and underpasses.动物们使用生态通道了。可知。
【考点定位】：考查句意理解题。66【答案】：D
【解析】：根据最后一段：
You might see an animal overpass!动物们正在过通道。
【考点定位】：考查细节题。
D
How would you like to sleep with one half your brain asleep and the other half awake? Dolphins sleep this way. Recently, scientists at Indiana State University have discovered that ducks sleep this way too. They found that ducks sleep half awake so they can rest and watch for danger at the same time.
After putting their ducks in a row and videotaping them, some researchers found ducks on the end of each row spent more time asleep with one eye open, apparently looking for predators.
“The more the ducks felt threatened, the more they slept with one eye open,” said lead author Niels C. Rattenborg, a graduate student at Indiana State University,Terre Haute.
“The unique aspect is not that they
but that they control it. When they sleep at the edge of a group, they tend to realize greater danger, so they spend more time sleeping with one half of their brain.
Ducks with one eye open were still awake enough to detect ”
predators, said the authors of the study, which appears today in the journal Nature.
The researchers studied four groups of four ducks held in plastic boxes, which were arranged in a row. Ducks on the end were found to sleep with one eye open 31.8 per cent of the time, compared to 12.4 percent of the time for ducks in the central position.
Also, ducks in the central position did not open one eye more than the others, while ducks on each end kept
the eye facing away from the group open 86.2 per cent of the time. Brain wave readings of the ducks showed that the half of the brain receiving signals from the closed eye indicated that half of the brain was sleeping. Signals from the half of the brain receiving signals from the open eye showed a state between fully awake and asleep. 67. It was discovered that
.
A. most people would like to be half asleep B. ducks can sleep half awake C. dolphins sleep on their way
D. ducks have different sleeping habits from each other 68. The under lined word
“predator
” is most likely to mean.
A. an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals B. a human being who looks after and feeds ducks C. a scientist who does research work on animals D. an animal that is likely to be friends with ducks
69. Ducks at the end of each row sleep with one eye open because
.
A. they are looking for food B. they want to enjoy the scenery C. they are watching out for danger
D. they are unique in their sleeping habit
70. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Ducks on the northern end of a row would keep their eye facing the south open. B. Ducks with less sense of duty usually choose to stay in the center of a row. C. Ducks with one eye open at the edge can still enjoy a certain degree of sleep. D. A video tape recorder was the only electronic device used in the experiment. 【文章大意】：本文是一篇科普说明文，通过对鸭子作试验，鸭子能睁着一只眼睡觉。67【答案】：B
【解析】：根据文中第一段：They found that ducks sleep half awake·····可知。·
【考点定位】：考查细节题。68【答案】：A
【解析】：根据文章的意思，第一段：······watch for danger···——第三段：realize greater danger, enough to detect predators等可知。【考点定位】：考查句意理解题。
··awake ···B
Like to kick back for an afternoon siesta (
休息)?Good news : A new study shows that regular napping may
cut your risk of dying of a heart attack of other heart problems.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Athens Medical School in Greece, tracked 23,681 apparently healthy men and women, aged from 20 to 86, for more than six years. They found those who look afternoon siestas of 30 minutes or more at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not.
Even more impressive :researchers found that working men who took regular or occasional naps had a 64 percent lower risk of death from heart attacks or other
heart-related ills than their non-napping compeers. And
working women ?”The apparent effect was evident mainly among working men .” says lead study author Dimitrios Trichopculos.
“ There were not enough coronary (冠心病) deaths among the working women (only six )
”( Of course, some might consider that a positive thing.)
in this group to allow sound inference.
Trichopoulos , a cancer prevention and epidemiology (流行病学) professor at HSPH, says researchers decided to look into this issue, because coronary death tends to be low in populations in which the frequency of siestas tends to be high .Trichopoulos says that if further studies net similar results. would allow afternoon napping might to
be considered.
” Of course ,that
“then li
’s easier said than done ,especially in the
United States, where employers are not exactly known to encourage workers to nap. lifestyle in the US does not leave much room for changes of this type,
he says.
”
“I am fully aware
Afternoon siestas have long been a part of daily life in Greece, where the study took place , as well as in other Mediterranean and some Latin American countries, which tend to have low mortality (
死亡) rates from coronary
disease. The Mediterranean diet, rich in fruit, vegetables, beans and olive oil, has also been credited for keeping a lid on heart disease. Trichopoulos says the study considered diet, physical activity and other factors that are predictive of coronary mortality.
His advice : For those, whose lifestyle allows having a nap, go ahead and have one. No doubt your boss will ”be thrilled.
”
60．Where are workers least encouraged to take a nap?
A．In the Mediterranean. C．In Latin America. 61．The underlined phrase
A．reducing the risk of C．being closely related to
B．In Greece. D．In the US.
“keeping a lid on
“ probably means
.
B．providing a cure for D．covering up
.
D．working women
62．The findings of the new study would be most welcome to
A．bosses
B．researchers
C．working men
.
63．This passage most probably appears
A．in a book review C．on a fashion website
B．on an entertainment channel D. in a science magazine
B
Like to kick back for an afternoon siesta (
休息)?Good news : A new study shows that regular napping may
cut your risk of dying of a heart attack of other heart problems.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Athens Medical School in Greece, tracked 23,681 apparently healthy men and women, aged from 20 to 86, for more than six years. They found those who look afternoon siestas of 30 minutes or more at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not.
Even more impressive :researchers found that working men who took regular or occasional naps had a 64 percent lower risk of death from heart attacks or other
heart-related ills than their non-napping compeers. And
working women ?”The apparent effect was evident mainly among working men .” says lead study author Dimitrios Trichopculos.
“ There were not enough coronary (冠心病) deaths among the working women (only six )
in this group to allow sound inference.”( Of course, some might consider that a positive thing.)
Trichopoulos , a cancer prevention and epidemiology (流行病学) professor at HSPH, says researchers decided to look into this issue, because coronary death tends to be low in populations in which the frequency of siestas tends to be high .Trichopoulos says that if further studies net similar results. would allow afternoon napping might to be considered.
” Of course ,that
“then li
’s easier said than done ,espec
United States, where employers are not exactly known to encourage workers to nap. lifestyle in the US does not leave much room for changes of this type,
” he says.
“I am fully aware
Afternoon siestas have long been a part of daily life in Greece, where the study took place , as well as in other Mediterranean and some Latin American countries, which tend to have low mortality (
死亡) rates from coronary
disease. The Mediterranean diet, rich in fruit, vegetables, beans and olive oil, has also been credited for keeping a lid on heart disease. Trichopoulos says the study considered diet, physical activity and other factors that are predictive of coronary mortality.
His advice :be thrilled.
” For those, whose lifestyle allows having a nap, go ahead and have one. No doubt your boss will ”
60．Where are workers least encouraged to take a nap?
A．In the Mediterranean. C．In Latin America. 61．The underlined phrase
A．reducing the risk of C．being closely related to
B．In Greece. D．In the US.
“keeping a lid on obably means “ pr
B．providing a cure for D．covering up
.
D．working women
.
62．The findings of the new study would be most welcome to
A．bosses
B．researchers
C．working men
.
63．This passage most probably appears
A．in a book review C．on a fashion website
B．on an entertainment channel D. in a science magazine
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