2014年高考英语阅读理解专项训练

2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练题（4）及答案（解析）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.ALinda Evans was my best friend — like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies，swimming，horseback riding。

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters，and we saw each other on special times - like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes，and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came ba ck,stamped “Address Unknown"。

I had no idea about how to find Linda.Over the years，I missed Linda very much。

I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren。

And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died。

There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of ayoung woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman - Linda’s married name。

2014届高考英语阅读理解精选试（附答案）2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（1）及答案阅读理解-----C At a recent class, yoga instructor Hagen taught several facial exercises designed to build up facial muscles．Some women practise moves including "The Lion" , showing the tongue hanging out and eyes rolled up．Hagen encourages class members to hold the position for 60 seconds, joking．"You can do this any time．It really helps you get a seat on the train．" Hagen recently published a book―The Yoga Face: Remove Wrinkles （皱纹） with the Ultimate Natural Facelift．She developed a workshop using facial yoga because women wanted to look their best． Facial muscles become weak and flabby （松驰的） and need regular exercise to reduce wrinkles．Besides "The Lion", other exercises include "Satchmo" ．in which the cheeks are blown out Louis Armstrong-style, and "Marilyn", in which attractive kisses are blown to strengthen mouth muscles for full and firm lips． Hagen recommends facial yoga for those wanting to find outer and inner beauty, saying, "The emotional aspect is just as important as the physiological （生理学的）." But she doesn't rule out plastic surgery or Botox．"I don' t rule it out for myself．One day I may feel like I need that．But regardless of that, maintaining elasticity （弹性的） is extremely important, especially if you have had Botox and plastic surgery," she said． While making faces in front of strangers might frighten some, those who attended the class thought it the perfect way to fight against busy New York lifestyles．" Working in New York is very stressful．" Kathy Healey said, "It's a perfect way to end the week．" 49．By saying, "It really helps you get a seat on the train"．Hagen means that some passengers can . A．practise yoga with you B．help you do facial yoga C．be frightened away D．notice your face 50．Some women are turning to facial yogabecause they ______． A．want to escape working stress B．want to have a new lifestyle C．can practise it anywhere D．want to look best51．Which of the following about facial yoga is TRUE? A．It is designed for wealthy people． B．It can be useful but harmful． C．It can make you feel at ease． D．It is popular in the world． 52．From the passage we can conclude that plastic surgery and Rotox ______． A．help reduce wrinkles B．are good for women's health C．will be replaced by facial yoga D．are natural ways to keep youngC6 [2013・重庆卷] C Almost every machine with moving parts has wheels, yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for.We do know，however，that they existed over 5，500 years ago in ancient Asia. The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia.It is over 5，100 years old.Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didn't become popular for a while, though.This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around. But it could also be because of a difficult situation.While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces, roads with smooth surfaces weren't going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them.Eventually，road surfaces did become smoother, but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later.There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design. In the mid－1700s，a Frenchman came up with a new design of road―a base layer (层)of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones.A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong，lasting road surface became a reality.At around the same time，metal hubs(the central part of a wheel) came into being，followed by the pneumatic tyre(充气轮胎) in 1846. Alloy wheels were invented in 1967, sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads(柏油路)．As wheel design took off, vehicles got faster and faster. 64．What might explain why transport wheels didn't become popular for some time? A．Few knew how to use transport wheels. B．Humans carried farming tools just as well. C．Animals were a good means of transport. D．The existence of transport wheels was not known. 65．What do we know about road design from the passage? A．It was easier than wheel design. B．It improved after big changes in vehicle design. C．It was promoted by fast－moving vehicles. D．It provided conditions for wheel design to develop. 66．How is the last paragraph mainly developed? A．By giving examples. B．By making comparisons. C．By following time order. D．By making classifications. 67．What is the passage mainly about? A．The beginning of road design. B．The development of transport wheels. C．The history of public transport. D．The invention of fast －moving vehicles. 【要点综述】本文介绍轮子的演进历史。

2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(全国新课标卷1)英语答案解析第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力第一节1.【答案】A【解析】由对话中女士说“This is the address. How do I find it?”可知女士想找个地方，故选A2.【答案】B【解析】由对话中男士说“I can drop you off on my way.”可知，男士将送女士一程，故选B.3.【答案】C【解析】由对话中男士说今天早上已经叫了各部门负责人到他办公室，他们需要向Mr. Peterson汇报工作。

由此可知，Mr. Peterson 是公司负责人，故选C.4.【答案】B【解析】由对话中男士说“…once I started I simply couldn’t put it down”可知男士认为书很有趣，故选B 5.【答案】A【解析】由对话中女士说都已经五月份了，还得穿御寒的衣服，男士说收音机广播了好消息，说不定从明天起女士就可以穿短裤了呢。

由此可知，谈话者在谈论天气，故选A.6.【答案】B【解析】由男士说“You know there is a basketball match on TV today. Let’s just stay home and watch it.”可知男士想要看电视，所以拒绝加入女士，故选B.7.【答案】C【解析】女士邀请男士一起打乒乓球，男士不想参加，女士最后说她和海伦一起打。

由此可知，女士接下来会做运动，故选C.8.【答案】A【解析】由“I should be home from work at 5:45.”，故选A.9.【答案】C【解析】女士说也许UME电影院七点的电影更好，Jacky Chan 主演的，男士说可以。

由此可知，谈话者要去UME电影院，故选C.10.【答案】A【解析】由“So we're leaving on Monday from Hartsfield International Airport…”可知答案．故选C.11.【答案】A【解析】对话中女士说公司安排了车送他们到机场，并且公司负责这次旅行的费用。

高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（30）及答案Louis Palmer has driven 32,000 miles through 38 countries in17 months to become the first person to travel around the globe in a solar car.Palmer, a 36-year-old Swiss school teacher, didn’t burn a single drop of petrol duri ng his “round-the-world drive”. This is the first time in history that a solarpowered car has achieved such a success. Palmer says the car “ran like a Swiss watch”, proving that solar energy can be used in transp ortation.“These new technologies are ready,” said Palmer. “The car is e cological, economical, and abslutely reliable.”The three-wheeled “Solar Taxi” can reach 55 mph, and seat two people c omfortably. Along the way, Palmer offered rides to thousands of People, including U.N.Secretary general Ban Ki-moon and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to promote solar power and raise awareness about global warming.Swiss scientists worked with Palmer to build the three-wheeled car, which drags a flat-topped trailer with 6 square meters of solar panels. The tour ai ms at spreading knowledeg about the dangers of global warmin g and showing that solutions are available to fight global warmi ng.“People love the idea of a solar car,” he said. “I hope the car ind ustry is listening…and will start making electric cars like this on e.”Next year Palmer plans to go around the world in 80 days in ve hicles that draw power from renewable sources like gegthermal (地热) and wind.17．The main puirpose of Palmer’s travelling around the globe was to .A．offer free rides to thousands of peopleB．meet Ban Ki-moon and Michael BloombergC．experience the great joy his solar car brought to himD．promote solar power and raise awareness about global wa rming18．What does Palmer mean by saying the car “ran like a Swis s watch”?A．The car didn’t burn a single drip of petrol.B．The car ran much faster than the car burning petrol.C．The techonolgies to make a solar car are ready and reliabl e.D．The car makes no pollution and is economical. 19．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A．Louis Palmer is the first person to travel around the globe .B．Palmer hopes the car industry will start making solar cars .C． built the three-wheeled solar car by himselfD．Palmer plans to have another “round-the-world drive”in his solar car.20．What would be the best title?A．Around the Would in a Solar CarB．An ecological Swiss teacherC．A three-wheeled solar carD．A solutionto solving global warming17—20、DCBA***************************************************结束If you're planning a trip to the United States, be very careful. Yo u could easily break one of our laws and not know it. According to a law still on the books in Glendale, Arizona, for in stance, you can get arrested for driving in reverse(相反的方向)! You may not sleep in a cheese factory in South Dakota. Ca n't legally set a mousetrap in California without a hunting licens e. Tease a skunk in Minnesota, or gargle in public in New Orlea ns, Louisiana, and they can put you in prison.If you have business in the western state of Utah, be especially careful. In particular, don't go whale-hunting there. It's illegal. Doesn't matter that Utah is 1,500 kilom eters from the nearest ocean! And be aware while you're in Uta h that you cannot legally fish from horseback, or refuse to drink milk.These are old, old laws that probably that had some reason beh ind them that makes no sense today. But nobody ever bothered to take them off the books. Why not? Well, suppose you're on t he council(委员会) in a town that has a law that makes it illegal to blow your no se in public. If you stood up and said that it's high time to do away such an old law, the voters would toss you out of office for w asting time on useless matters. And since a lot of these old law s have to do with sex, religious beliefs, and lovely animals, som e interest group would probably take offense and make you sorr y you opened your mouth. So laws like one in Indiana that mak es it illegal for monkeys to smoke stay on the books because p eople are simply too embarrassed to bring them up.5. What of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Law System in AmericaB. Tips for Travelin g in AmericaC. American Laws--- Strange D. Some Old, Old Laws in America6. Which of the following is True based on the passage?A. You can’t drive in reverse in Minnesota.B. You need a hunting license to use a mousetrap in Arizona.C. You can’t gargle in public in South Dakota.D. Monkeys are forbidden to smoke in Indiana.7. The writer might feel _________ to know going whale-hunting is illegal in Utah.A. angryB. disappointedC. funnyD. offended8. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Why can these laws stay in the books?B. How did these laws come into the books?C. What should we do with the laws?D. When will the laws be done away?DDCA**************************************************结束We've all experienced a "good cry". Shedding (流) some tears c an often make us feel better and help us put things in perspecti ve. But why is crying beneficial? And is there such a thing as a " bad cry"?The researchers analyzed the detailed accounts of more than 3 ,000 recent crying experiences and found that the benefits of cr ying depend entirely on the what, where and when of a particul ar crying episode (一段经历). The majority of persons reported improvements in their mo od following a short period of crying. However, one third reporte d no improvement in mood and a tenth felt worse after crying. C riers who received social support during their crying episode we re the most likely to report improvements in mood.Research to date has not always produced a clear picture of th e benefits of crying, in part because the results often seem to d epend on how crying is studied. The researchers note several c hallenges in accurately studying crying behavior in a laboratory setting. Volunteers who cry in a laboratory setting often do not d escribe their experiences as making them feel better. Rather, cr ying in a laboratory setting often results in the study participants feeling worse; this may be due to the stressful conditions of th e study itself, such as being videotaped or watched by research ers. This may produce negative emotions, which neutralize (使无效) the positive benefits usually connected with crying. However, these laboratory studies have provided interesting fin dings about the physical effects of crying. Criers do show calmi ng effects such as slower breathing, but they also experience a lot of unpleasant stress, including increased heart rate and swe ating. What is interesting is that bodily calming usually lasts lon ger than the unpleasant. The calming effects may occur later an d overcome the stress reaction, which would account for why p eople tend to remember mostly the pleasant side of crying. Research has shown that the effects of crying also depend on who is shedding the tears. For example, individuals with anxiety or mood disorders are least likely to experience the positive eff ects of crying. In addition, the researchers report that people who lack insight into their emotional lives actually feel worse after crying.12. We can infer from the passage that __________________.A. people don't like being seen cryingB. crying in public makes people feel betterC. a bad cry is as common as a good cryD. a good cry can sometimes help us face problems rightly13. The beneficial effects of crying can be shown when _______ __.A. your breath becomes slowB. you sweat a lot.C. your face turns paleD. you are being watched14. Who will be least likely to feel worse after crying?A. People who receive help in course of crying.B. People who fail to understand their emotions.C. People who are anxious and nervous.D. People whose mood is not in order.15. The passage is mainly about ___________.A. the types of cryingB. the way of cryingC. the psychology of cryingD. the causes of crying12—15、DAAC***********************************************************结束HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLSCHOOL REPORTForm Teacher: G. Baker Pupil’s Name: Simon Watkins Term: Summer 2010 Form: Ⅳ BSubject ExamClassworkCommentsEnglish5961Simon has reached a satisfacto ry standard but now needs to a pply himself with more determin ation.Mathem atics 7785Sound work and progress throughout the year. Well done!5.According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher , Simon_______.A .is too talkative in the classB. likes to work with his classmatesC. doesn’t exercise his body at the right timeD. becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all6. Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attent ion in future?A. Biology and Maths.B. History and French.C. English and Chemistry.D. Physics and Physical Education.7. Which of the following statements best describes Simon?A. He has made great progress in language classes.B. His potential has been fully reflected in science classes.C. His grade in maths makes him a born scientist.D. He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.8. Based on the school report, which of the following statement s is true?A. Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French.B. Basically, Simon did a good job in science.C. Simon is a determined learner in English.D. Simon is able to pay attention to history for long.(B) ABDB******************************************************结束Rahfeal Gordon has come a long way from the homeless shelte rs and streets of Newark, New Jersey. The 25-year-old was honored this year by the National Foundation for Teach ing Entrepreneurship for his work----giving motivational speeches to youth groups.Rahfeal Gordon tells his audience, "If nobody ever says that yo u're brilliant, say it to yourself every day. Look yourself in the mi rror: if you have survived something, I don't care how small, ho w big, you’ve survived it," he said.Rahfeal Gordon 's speech is simple: He tells the story of his ow n life in three chapters. Each begins with a hip hop lyric (歌词) that he knows will be meaningful to a young audience. Gordon says he uses positive hip hop lyrics to encourage youth s, especially those who grew in poverty and abuse, as he did. H is talk is called "Hip Hop Saved My Life".“ When I had my very dark moments in life, I would put on certai n songs, whether it is from Jay-Z , Tupac, Kanye West," Gordon said. "They kept me going thro ugh the hard times. They fulfilled a certain void (空白) that I couldn't fulfill, like not having a father or mother there, so I felt they could relate because they would tell these stories." Gordon says his childhood was happy until his father became a ddicted to drugs and began to beat his three brothers and moth er. They left to live on the streets and in homeless shelters. Gor don says he tries now to be a voice for others, including a broth er who was murdered at the age of 19.“When I lost my brother, that was, really, a moment when things really started to take off, in the sense of saying, ‘I really, reallywant to be that individual to help people, to help individuals,’”G ordon said. “I can't be Superman. I can't save the world, but I thi nk that if I can help an individual, I am saving the world. ”8. Rahfeal Gordon was honored because he ___________.A. has changed the lives of young people worldwideB. inspires young people to better themselvesC. encourages his students to improve the communityD. has made great achievements in his teaching career9. Rahfeal Gordon uses hip hop lyrics in his lecture because __ _______________.A. he is good at performing hip hop songsB. hip hop songs are encouraging and funnyC. hip hop songs helped him spend his hard timesD. he tends to follow the fashion like youths10. What do we know about Rahfeal Gordon's childhood?A. His parents forced him to leave home.B. He was badly treated since he was a child.C. His mother always beat him black and blue.D. He became homeless after his father used drugs.11. The author writes the passage mainly to_____________.A. share Rahfeal Gordon's life storyB. tell readers to follow Rahfeal GordonC. introduce an American national awardD. direct readers' attention to poor children(C) BCDA*****************************************************结束2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（30）及答案Louis Palmer has driven 32,000 miles through 38 countries in 17 months to become the first person to travel around the globe in a solar car.Palmer, a 36-year-old Swiss school teacher, didn’t burn a single drop of petrol during his “round-the-world drive”. This is the first time in history that a solarpowered car has achieved such a succes s. Palmer says the car “ran like a Swiss watch”, proving that solar energy can be used in transp ortation.“These new technologies are ready,” said Palmer. “The car is ecological, economical, and abslu tely reliable.”The three-wheeled “Solar Taxi” can reach 55 mph, and seat two people comfortably. Along the way, Palm er offered rides to thousands of People, including U.N.Secretary general Ban Ki-moon and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to promote solar power and raise awareness a bout global warming.Swiss scientists worked with Palmer to build the three-wheeled car, which drags a flat-topped trailer with 6 square meters of solar panels. The tour aims at spreading knowledeg abou t the dangers of global warming and showing that solutions are available to fight global warming .“People love the idea of a solar car,” he said. “I hope the car industry is listening…and will start making electric cars like this one.”Next year Palmer plans to go around the world in 80 days in vehicles that draw power from rene wable sources like gegthermal(地热) and wind.17．The main puirpose of Palmer’s travelling around the globe was to .A．offer free rides to thousands of peopleB．meet Ban Ki-moon and Michael BloombergC．experience the great joy his solar car brought to himD．promote solar power and raise awareness about global warming18．What does Palmer mean by saying the car “ran like a Swiss watch”?A．The car didn’t burn a single drip of petrol.B．The car ran much faster than the car burning petrol.C．The techonolgies to make a solar car are ready and reliable.D．The car makes no pollution and is economical.19．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A．Louis Palmer is the first person to travel around the globe.B．Palmer hopes the car industry will start making solar cars.C． built the three-wheeled solar car by himselfD．Palmer plans to have another “round-the-world drive”in his solar car.20．What would be the best title?A．Around the Would in a Solar CarB．An ecological Swiss teacherC．A three-wheeled solar carD．A solutionto solving global warming17—20、DCBA***************************************************结束If you're planning a trip to the United States, be very careful. You could easily break one of our l aws and not know it.According to a law still on the books in Glendale, Arizona, for instance, you can get arrested for driving in reverse(相反的方向)! You may not sleep in a cheese factory in South Dakota. Can't legally set a mousetrap in Ca lifornia without a hunting license. Tease a skunk in Minnesota, or gargle in public in New Orlean s, Louisiana, and they can put you in prison.If you have business in the western state of Utah, be especially careful. In particular, don't go w hale-hunting there. It's illegal. Doesn't matter that Utah is 1,500 kilometers from the nearest ocean! A nd be aware while you're in Utah that you cannot legally fish from horseback, or refuse to drink milk.These are old, old laws that probably that had some reason behind them that makes no sense t oday. But nobody ever bothered to take them off the books. Why not? Well, suppose you're on t he council(委员会) in a town that has a law that makes it illegal to blow your nose in public. If you stood up and said that it's high time to do away such an old law, the voters would toss you out of office for wa sting time on useless matters. And since a lot of these old laws have to do with sex, religious be liefs, and lovely animals, some interest group would probably take offense and make you sorry you opened your mouth. So laws like one in Indiana that makes it illegal for monkeys to smoke stay on the books because people are simply too embarrassed to bring them up.5. What of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Law System in AmericaB. Tips for Traveling in AmericaC. American Laws--- StrangeD. Some Old, Old Laws in America6. Which of the following is True based on the passage?A. You can’t drive in reverse in Minnesota.B. You need a hunting license to use a mousetrap in Arizona.C. You can’t gargle in public in South Dakota.D. Monkeys are forbidden to smoke in Indiana.7. The writer might feel _________ to know going whale-hunting is illegal in Utah.A. angryB. disappointedC. funnyD. offended8. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Why can these laws stay in the books?B. How did these laws come into the books?C. What should we do with the laws?D. When will the laws be done away?DDCA**************************************************结束We've all experienced a "good cry". Shedding (流) some tears can often make us feel better an d help us put things in perspective. But why is crying beneficial? And is there such a thing as a " bad cry"?The researchers analyzed the detailed accounts of more than 3,000 recent crying experiences and found that the benefits of crying depend entirely on the what, where and when of a particula r crying episode (一段经历). The majority of persons reported improvements in their mood following a short period of cry ing. However, one third reported no improvement in mood and a tenth felt worse after crying. Cr iers who received social support during their crying episode were the most likely to report impro vements in mood.Research to date has not always produced a clear picture of the benefits of crying, in part beca use the results often seem to depend on how crying is studied. The researchers note several ch allenges in accurately studying crying behavior in a laboratory setting. Volunteers who cry in a l aboratory setting often do not describe their experiences as making them feel better. Rather, cr ying in a laboratory setting often results in the study participants feeling worse; this may be due to the stressful conditions of the study itself, such as being videotaped or watched by research ers. This may produce negative emotions, which neutralize (使无效) the positive benefits usually connected with crying.However, these laboratory studies have provided interesting findings about the physical effectsof crying. Criers do show calming effects such as slower breathing, but they also experience a l ot of unpleasant stress, including increased heart rate and sweating. What is interesting is that bodily calming usually lasts longer than the unpleasant. The calming effects may occur later an d overcome the stress reaction, which would account for why people tend to remember mostly t he pleasant side of crying.Research has shown that the effects of crying also depend on who is shedding the tears. For ex ample, individuals with anxiety or mood disorders are least likely to experience the positive effe cts of crying. In addition, the researchers report that people who lack insight into their emotional lives actually feel worse after crying.12. We can infer from the passage that __________________.A. people don't like being seen cryingB. crying in public makes people feel betterC. a bad cry is as common as a good cryD. a good cry can sometimes help us face problems rightly13. The beneficial effects of crying can be shown when _________.A. your breath becomes slowB. you sweat a lot.C. your face turns paleD. you are being watched14. Who will be least likely to feel worse after crying?A. People who receive help in course of crying.B. People who fail to understand their emotions.C. People who are anxious and nervous.D. People whose mood is not in order.15. The passage is mainly about ___________.A. the types of cryingB. the way of cryingC. the psychology of cryingD. the causes of crying12—15、DAAC***********************************************************结束HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLSCHOOL REPORTForm Teacher: G. Baker Pupil’s Name: Simon Watkins Term: Summer 2010 Form: Ⅳ BSubject Exam Class workCommentsEnglish5961Simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more determin ation.Mathematics7785Sound work and progress throughout the year. Well done!History4653A disappointing exam result. He is unable to giv e attention to this subject for long.Chemistry7885His obvious ability in the subject was not fully re flected in his exam work, but I have high hopes for him nevertheless.Physics8694An excellent term’s performance. He goes from strength to strength. A born scientist, I feel.Biology5760This time next year he will be taking the “0” exa m. He needs to concentrate on the work, not on class conversation.French4146Clearly he didn’t bother to revise. His general at titude is far too casual.Physical/31Weak. It’s time he exercised his body more and5.According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon_______.A .is too talkative in the classB. likes to work with his classmatesC. doesn’t exercise his body at the right timeD. becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all6. Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attention in future?A. Biology and Maths.B. History and French.C. English and Chemistry.D. Physics and Physical Education.7. Which of the following statements best describes Simon?A. He has made great progress in language classes.B. His potential has been fully reflected in science classes.C. His grade in maths makes him a born scientist.D. He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.8. Based on the school report, which of the following statements is true?A. Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French.B. Basically, Simon did a good job in science.C. Simon is a determined learner in English.D. Simon is able to pay attention to history for long.(B) ABDB******************************************************结束Rahfeal Gordon has come a long way from the homeless shelters and streets of Newark, New J ersey. The 25-year-old was honored this year by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship for his wor k----giving motivational speeches to youth groups.Rahfeal Gordon tells his audience, "If nobody ever says that you're brilliant, say it to yourself ev ery day. Look yourself in the mirror: if you have survived something, I don't care how small, how big, you’ve survived it," he said.Rahfeal Gordon 's speech is simple: He tells the story of his own life in three chapters. Each be gins with a hip hop lyric (歌词) that he knows will be meaningful to a young audience.Gordon says he uses positive hip hop lyrics to encourage youths, especially those who grew in poverty and abuse, as he did. His talk is called "Hip Hop Saved My Life".“ When I had my very dark moments in life, I would put on certain songs, whether it is from Jay-Z , Tupac, Kanye West," Gordon said. "They kept me going through the hard times. They fulfille d a certain void (空白) that I couldn't fulfill, like not having a father or mother there, so I felt they could relate becau se they would tell these stories."Gordon says his childhood was happy until his father became addicted to drugs and began to b eat his three brothers and mother. They left to live on the streets and in homeless shelters. Gor don says he tries now to be a voice for others, including a brother who was murdered at the age of 19.“When I lost my brother, that was, really, a moment when things really started to take off, in the sense of saying, ‘I really, really want to be that individual to help people, to help individuals,’”Go rdon said. “I can't be Superman. I can't save the world, but I think that if I can help an individual,I am saving the world. ”8. Rahfeal Gordon was honored because he ___________.A. has changed the lives of young people worldwideB. inspires young people to better themselvesC. encourages his students to improve the communityD. has made great achievements in his teaching career9. Rahfeal Gordon uses hip hop lyrics in his lecture because _________________.A. he is good at performing hip hop songsB. hip hop songs are encouraging and funnyC. hip hop songs helped him spend his hard timesD. he tends to follow the fashion like youths10. What do we know about Rahfeal Gordon's childhood?A. His parents forced him to leave home.B. He was badly treated since he was a child.C. His mother always beat him black and blue.D. He became homeless after his father used drugs.11. The author writes the passage mainly to_____________.A. share Rahfeal Gordon's life storyB. tell readers to follow Rahfeal GordonC. introduce an American national awardD. direct readers' attention to poor children(C) BCDA*****************************************************结束。

2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练题（47）阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AGoldie's SecretShe turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We're moving house.'; "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her.I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.1. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house?A. Shocked.B. Sympathetic.C. Annoyed.D. Upset.2. In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie ______.A. felt worriedB. was angryC. ate a littleD. sat by the fire3 Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she ______.A. saw her puppiesB. heard familiar barkingC. wanted to leave the authorD. found her way to her old home4. The passage is organized in order of ______.A. timeB. effectivenessC. importanceD. complexity参考答案--------BADAAnger at the practice of demanding dowries, which can lead to violence against brides, has prompted a takeoff of “Angry Birds” called “Angry Brides” that aims to highlight the illegal practice still prevalent in many South Asian countries.Dowries-such as jewelry, clothes, cars and money-are traditionally given by the bride’s family to the groom and his parents to ensure she is taken care of in her new home.The custom was outlawed more than five decades ago. But it is still widely practiced, with the groom’s family dema nding even more money after marriage, leading to mental and physical annoyance that can drive the woman to suicide.“The Angry Brides game is our way of throwing a spotlight on the nuisance(陋习)of dowry.” said Ram Bhamidi, senior vice president and head of online marketing for , a matrimonial(婚姻的)website with two million members.“According to a 2007 study, there is a dowry-related death every four hours in India, We condemn this and have consistently run campaigns on social media to help create awareness of the issue”.The name of the app, available on the group’s home page, is a spinoff from the globally popular “Angry Birds” game, Its home page shows a red-clad, eight-armed woman resembling a powerful female Hindu goddess. Underneath, there is a caption: “A woman will give you strength, care and all the love you need ……NOT dowry!”To play the game, users have to try and hit three dodging grooms--a pilot, a builder and a doctor. There are a variety of weapons to choose from, including a frying pan, broomstick, tomato and loafer.Each groom has a price tag, starting at 1.5 million rupees($29,165). Every time the player hits a groom, his value decreases and money is added to the player’s Anti-Dowry Fund ,which is saved posted on their Facebook page.“Since we launched the game last week, more than 270,000 people have liked the app. Both men and women seem to be playing it”, said Bhamidi.66.What caused “Angry Brides” to appear online?A.Women’s rights’being seriously abused.B.Anger at the practice of demanding dowries.C.The bride’s giving a great many dowries.D.The popularity of Angry Birds online.【答案】B【解析】根据第一段第一句可知“嫁妆有时会导致对新娘的暴力，由于对索要嫁妆的愤怒引起了对“愤怒的小鸟”的滑稽的模仿，被称之为“愤怒的新娘”目的在于强调在东南亚国家普遍存在的不合法做法”67.Which of the following is True about “Dowries”?A.The custom of giving dowries has been in practice for five decades.ck of abundant dowries may lead to the bride’s being in violence.C.The illegal practice of dowries is still popular in many African countries.D.More dowries the bride gives mean a high social status of her family.【答案】B【解析】看文章第一段第一句68.The underlined word “spinoff” probably means.A.relationB.connectionC.copyD.fake【答案】C【解析】“愤怒的新娘”是对“愤怒的小鸟”的模仿。

2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练精品题（2)及答案Passage Twelve （We Should All Grow Fat and Be Happy)Here’s a familiar version of the boy—meets-girl situation. A young man has at last plucked up courage to invite a dazzling young lady out to dinner. She has accepted his invitation and he is overjoyed. He is determined to take her to the best restaurant in town，even if it means that he will have to live on memories and hopes during the month to come. When they get to the restaurant, he discovers that this ethereal creature is on a diet。

She mustn’t eat this and she mustn’t that。

Oh，but of course，she doesn't want to spoil his enjoyment. Let him by all means eat as much fattening food as he wants：it’s the surest way to an early grave。

They spend a truly memorable evening together and never see each other again。

What a miserable lot dieters are！You can always recognize them from the sour expression on their faces. They spend most of their time turning their noses up at food。

2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅱ）　第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

AArriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often senda warm wish their way.21. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney? A. Go shoppingB. Find a houseC. Join his familyD. Take his family22. The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from .A. a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policemanC. a letter in his papersD. a stranger in Sydney23. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean? A. ShowedB. Sent outC. DeliveredD. Gave back24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. From India to Australia.B. Living in a a New Country.C. Turning Trash to Treasure.D. In Search of New Friends.BSince the first Earth Day in 1970, American have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many, many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first According to US government reports, emissions (排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “Green thinking” has become part of practices.Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school thatdoes not have such a kind of program.” Until we do that, nothing else will change!” say Bruce Anderson.25. According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about .A. the social movementB. recycling techniquesC. environmental problemsD. the importance of Earth Day26. Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from? A. The grass-roots levelB. The business circleC. Government officialsD. University professors27. What have Americans achieved in environmental protection? A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest.B. They have settled their environmental problems.C. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.D. They have reduced pollution through effective measures.28. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph? A. EducationB. PlanningC. Green livingD. CO reductionCOne of the latest trend（趋势）in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000 since 2004. And that’s true all across the country.“I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age” Joseph Stocke, the managing director of s company, says of his 2-year-old son. “I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future.” After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says.Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots. “Because I am Chinese, my husband and Iwanted the children to keep exposed to (接触) the language and culture.” she says.“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of Children. “But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.”The popularity if au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.29. What does that term “au pair” in the text mean? A. A mother raising her children on her own.B. A child learning a foreign language at home.C. A professor in language education of children.D. A young foreign woman taking care of children.30. Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them .A. to live in China some dayB. to speak the language at homeC. to catch up wit other childrenD. to learn about the Chinese culture31. What can we infer from the text? A. Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America.B. Educated woman do better in looking after children.C. Chinese au pairs need to improve their English Skills.D. Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.DMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail (地铁)Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.Farecard machines are in every station. Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 inchange.Get one ticket of unlimited Metrorall rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.Hours of serviceOpen: 5a.m. Mon.---Fri. 7a.m. Sat.---Sun.Close: midnight Sun.---Thur. 3a.m. Fri.---Sat. nightsLast train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train time posted in the station.MetrobusWhen paying with exact charge, the fare is $1.35. When paying with a SmarTripⓇ card, the fare is $1.25.Fares for the senior/ disabled customersSenior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTripⓇ card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTripⓇcards and passes, please visit or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorall services by calling 202-962-1100.Travel tips (提示)•Avoid riding during weekday rush periods---before 9:30 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m.•If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195.32. What should you know about farecard machines? A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.B. They are connected to change machines.C. They offer special service to the elderly.D. They make change for no more than $5.33. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday? A. At midnightB. at 3 a.m.C. at 5 a.m.D.at 7 p.m.34. What is good about a SmarTrip® card? A. It is convenient for old people.B. It saves money for its users.C. it can be bought at any time.D. it is sold on the Internet.35. Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro? A. 202-962-1195B. 202-962-1100C. 202-673-7000D. 202-673-8000第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（答案及解析）Words：322难度系数：★★建议用时：8分钟If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong.Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language? According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power.Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter.This is the area of the brain which processes information.It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language.A team led by Dr.Andrea Mechelli，from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English.They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.Scans showed that grey matter density(密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language.But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language，” said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales，has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills.“Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible，”he said.“You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34.Reading，writing, and comprehension were all tested.The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better.“Studying a language means you getan entrance to another world，” explained the scientists.5．The main subject talked about in this passage is________.A．science on learning a second languageB．man’s ability of learning a second languageC．language can help brain powerD．language learning and maths study解析：选C。

2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练极品题〔16〕与答案C8[2013·新课标全国卷Ⅰ] ---BThe baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert(警觉). Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it.She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other，her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focus—until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns：she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment，but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes.Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects(a comb，a key，an orange and so on)，changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves.Could it be the pattern that two things make，as opposed to three? No again.Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses.Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise(同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.60．The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby's________．A．sense of hearingB．sense of sightC．sense of touchD．sense of smell61．Babies are sensitive to the change in ________．A．the size of cardsB．the colour of picturesC．the shape of patternsD．the number of objects62．Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?A．To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.B．To see how babies recognize sounds.C．To carry their experiment further.D．To keep the babies' interest.63．Where does this text probably come from?A．Science fiction.B．Children's literature.C．An advertisement.D．A science report.【要点综述】本文是一篇说明文。

高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（4）附答案阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★The main reason people come to America is said to be that the y can chase the American Dream.Everyone has heard of it，and many have died fighting for it.The only thing is that there is no clear definition of the American Dream.It is not defined by o ne dream，but all the opportunities that the United States has to offer.Sinc e the founding of the United States，people have been striving to define the American Dream.In the play Death of a Salesman，every character is trying to realize his own version of the Ameri can Dream.Willy feels that by being well liked he has achieved what the American Dream is all about.He has spent his whole lif e as a salesman who has not been very successful.As he gets older，he starts having conflicts with everyone in his life，and feels that only by killing himself will the people around him be able to finally be happy.Bernard，on the other hand，feels that the American Dream can only be achieved if one has been successful in their academic and professional careers.He shows that through hard work and dedication，success can be accomplished.He reached his professional goal s and achieved his version of the American Dream. Throughout the play these feelings are shown through the dialo gue and actions of the characters.They try to achieve their goal s of the American Dream.Willy is unsuccessful in his attempt，while Bernard is very successful in achieving his goal.Many people try to achieve the American Dream，but few actually do so.As with any goal，the American Dream takes hard work and dedication.In Death o f a Salesman，all aspects of this goal are examined.For the goal to be achieve d，the dream must be an attainable one which is worth working to ward.It also must be a dream that the professional world accept s and finds useful.Note：长短句分析：As he gets older，he starts having conflicts with everyone in his life，and feels that only by killing himself will the people around him be able to finally be happy.句法点睛：这是个主从复合句。