2014高考英语阅读理解拉分特训(11)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解拉分特训（4）及答案阅读理解（201*·陕西卷） CIn early autumn I applied for applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but toCornell University,but my mother fought strongly againsnst it. When she saw me studying aphotograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell,she tore it up.“You can’t say it’s not a great university,just because Papa went there.”“That’s not it at all.And it is a top university.”She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money.Do you want me to get a job to help suppont youand Papa?Things aren’t that bad,are they?”“No,”she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to star t a small jewellery shop,His chiefcustomers were his old college friends.To get new customers,my mother had to help.She pickedup a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women,so that she cound get to knowmore people. Whether those people wou ld turn into customers was another question. I knewthat my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could showreturns.Wh at’s more ,they had not wanted enough to be roch and successful ；otherwise theycound not possibly have managed their lives so badly.I was torn between the desave to help them and change,their lives,and the determinstionnot to repeat their mistakes.I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted.After monthsof hard study I won a full college scholarship（奖学金）.My father could hardly contain his pride inme,and my mother eventually gave in before my success.53.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because【D】A.his father grduated from the universityB.his mother did not thinks it a great universityC.his parents needed him to help support the familyD.his parents did not have enough money for him54.The father srarted his small shop with the money from .【C】A.a local leagueB.his universityC.his relativesD.his college friends55.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league? 【A】A.To help with her husba nd’s businessB.To raise money for her sonC.To meet her long-forgotten friendsD.To better manage her life56.According to the text,what was the author determined to do in that autumn? 【C】A.To get a well-paid job for himselfB.To improve rel ations with his motherC.To go to his dream universityD.To carry on with his father’s business第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

高中英语真题:2014年高考英语二轮复习单项填空拉分题（较难题目）特训：非谓语动词1. The money collected should be made good use _____ the pe ople who suffered great losses in the earthquake.A.of to helpB.to helpC.of helpingD. to helping2. Some people try to knock me down, only ____ me more deter mined to do better.A. to makeB. makesC. having madeD. made3. As a reporter, you should first decide what events ____ before you make some interviews.A. reportedB. to be reportedC. reportingD. to report4.The main method of prevention of cold is by hand washing with some evidence ______ the effectiveness of hand washing. A. support B. supporting C. having supportedD. being supported5. —How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and customers?—The key_______the problem is to meet the demand_______by c ustomers.A. to solving; makingB. to solving; madeC. t o solve; madeD. to make; made6. —He di dn’t feel a bit nervous when_______.—No. He’d had a lot of time_______for it after all.A. interviewing; to prepareB. interviewed; to prepareC. interviewing; preparing D. being interviewed; preparing7. The young lady prefers dressing up for a party to_______by o thers.A. be noticedB. being noticedC. having bee n noticedD. have been noticed8.The young fellow complained that the old woman made an im mediate answer when_______where she came from.A. askedB. askingC. having askedD. to ask9. In zones where earthquakes are known to occur, ______ con struction techniques can significantly reduce the effects of seismic wave.A. to improveB. improvingC. improvedD. being improving10. SAT tests your ability to identify main and supporting points and also ______ between them.A. differentiatesB. differentiateC. differentiatingD. to differentiate11. The sale usually takes place outside the house,with the audience_______on benches, chairs or boxes.A. having seatedB. seatingC. seatedD. being seated12. _______30 minutes_______,we might as well go to the cafe for a drink.A. There were; to goB. It had; leftC. There w as; leftD. With; to go13. The answer_______the teacher,she asked the little boy to try a second time.A. disappointedB. disappointingC. being dis appointedD. having been disappointed14.It was reported that 115 miners_______in the flooded mine fo r eight days were pulled out alive at last.A. trappedB. being trappedC. were trappedD. had trapped15. Strangely enough, some books _______ for children have b ecome popular among adults!A. intendedB. to intendC. intendingD. intend16. _______ Sunday, the students are at home.A. BeingB. To beC. It isD. It being17. The storm_______, they had to live in a cave.A. has destroyed their hutB. to destroy their hutC. having destroyed their hutD. destroying their hut18. All the Chinese people are expecting the government’s four-thousand-billion financial plan _______ around the country, _______ to improve the current economic situation.A. carried out; intendingB. being carried out; intendedC. to be carried out; intendedD. to be carried out; intending19. The living conditions we citizens are looking forward to seei ng_______should have attracted the local government’s attentio n.A. improvingB. improveC. to improveD. improved20. Competition in the market sometimes can lead to_______ch eaply and an obvious drop in product quality.A. goods having producedB. produce goods C. goods being produced D. good s to be produced21. I understand and am aware that, despite these gains,the biggest steps remain_______.A. to takeB. to be takenC. to have takenD. to be taking22. Despite_______no hope of recovery,the disease sometimes permits its victim to linger on for many months in great torment.A. there isB. there to beC. there beingD. there be23. Obama’s African father returned Kenya when he was 2, ___ ____him_______by his white, Kansas-born mother in Hawaii.A. leaving; to be raisedB. left; to be raisedC. leaving; raisingD. left; raised24. Another primary school is reported_______for children in We n Chuan now.A. to have been builtB. to have builtC. being builtD. to be building25. _______from her parents,she was left with her two young sisters aged three and seven.A. Being separatedB. Having been separatedC. Having separatedD. Had been separated26. The managers were discussing the plan which they all want ed to see_______out that month.A. carriedB. to carryC. carryingD. c arry27. —Why are you looking pleased?—Oh, I have just had a job_______for next year.A. being offeredB. offeringC. to offerD. offered28. There will be more than 750 projects_______,creating nearly 40, 000 jobs this summer,including 15, 000 in a Youth Conservation Corps.A. started B. to be started C. starting D. to s tart29. ______ himself to children’s charity work, the famous actor missed_______ from a terminal disease.A. Dedicated; being savedB. Dedicating; being savedC. Dedicated; to be savedD. Dedicating; to be saved30. The time and effort he has devoted during the past few years_______trees in that re mote area is now considered to be of great value.A. to plantingB. to plantC. plantD. planting31. _____an important decision more on emotion than on reaso n, you will regret it sooner or later.A. BasedB. BasingC. BaseD. To base32. I remembered _____the door before I left the office, but forg ot to turn off the lights.A. lockingB. to lockC. having lockedD. to have locked33. Birds’ singing is sometimes a warning to other birds_____aw ay.A. to stayB. stayingC. stayedD. stay34. John has really got the job because he showed me the offici al letter ______ him it.A. offeredB. offeringC. to offerD. to be offered35.She never dreamed ofa chance for her to meet her old friends again.A. there beingB. there to beC. there wasD. being36. The new bridge under construction, _____twice as long as t he old one, is due to be completed next month.A．measures B．measuring C．measured D．to measure37.Concert halls around Shanghai will be staging numerous per formances ___romance and lovefor White Valentine’s day．A．featured B．tofeature C．featuring D．havingfeatured38. It is necessary to ______ your flight at least one day before you take it.A. confirmB. evaluateC.consultD. negotiate39. After the Arab states won independence, the government fo cused on expanding education,with girls as well as boys ______ _to go to school.A. encouragingB. having encouragedC.being encouragedD. be encouraged40.Many farmers in the countryside have gone to cities to look f or work and left their children behind ______ by their grandparents．A．raised B．raising C．being raisedD．to be raised41. No one had told Christopher about _____ an English lecture the following day．A．there being B．there beC．there would have D．there would be42._____ this advertisement several times, I decided to apply fo r the marketing manager position.A. ReadB. ReadingC. To readD. Having read43. Young people can accomplish what they want through such simple acts as keepingthemselves ________ and approaching everything with total commitment.A.focusingB. focusedC. having focusedD. to focus44. _____ a large salary rise already, Sarah is thinking of buying a new apartment.A. ReceivingB. ReceivedC. ToreceiveD. Having received45. It is worth considering what makes "convenience" foods so popular,and_______better ones of your own.A. introducesB. to introduceC. introducingD. introduced46. Every evening after dinner, if not_______from work, I will sp end some time walking my dog.A. being tiredB. tiringC. tiredD. to be tired47. In April, thousands of holidaymakers remained_______abro ad due to the volcanic ash cloud.A. stickingB. stuckC. to be stuckD. to have stuck48.After a knock at the door, the child heard his mother’s voice_ ______him.A. callingB. calledC. being calledD. to call49. Jenny hopes that Mr.Smith will suggest a good way to have her written English_______in a short period.A. improvedB. improvingC. to improveD. improve50. I smell something_______in the kitchen. Can I call you back in a minute?A. burningB. burntC. being burntD. to be burnt51.—Come on, please give me some ideas about the project.—Sorry. With so much work_______my mind, I almost break down .A. filledB. fillingC. to fillD. being filled52. Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her co lleagues_______ with her stories.A. amusedB. amusingC. to amuseD. to be amused53.Even the best writers sometimes find themselves_______for words.A. loseB. lostC. to loseD. having lost54. The children went home from the grammar school, their les sons_______for the day.A. finishingB. finishedC. had finishedD. were finished55. The country has already sent up three unmanned spa cecraft, the most recent_______ at the end of last March.A. has been launchedB. having been launchedC. being launchedD. to be launched56. As the light turned green, I stood for a moment, not_______,and asked myself what I was going to do.A. movedB. movingC. to moveD. being moved57. There is nothing more I can try_______you to stay, so I wish you good luck.A. being persuadedB. persuadingC. to be persuadedD. to persuade58 When asked why he went there, he said he was sent there_ ______for a space flight.A. trainingB. being trainedC. to havetrainedD. to be trained59. _______around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest forthe 2008 Olympic Games.A. Having shownB. To be shownC. Having been shownD. To show60. He was busy writing a story, only_______once in a while to s moke a cigarette.A. to stopB. stoppingC. to have stoppedD. having stopped61.（2008山东，35）Lucy’s new job paid twice as much as she had made_______in the restaurant.A. workingB. workC. to workD. worked62. At the age of 29, Dave was a worker,_______in a small apar tment near Boston and_______what to do about his future.A.living; wonderingB. lived; wonderingC.lived; wonderedD. living; wondered63. All of them try to use the power of the workstation_______inf ormationin a more effective way.A. presentingB. presentedC. being presentedD. to present64. In many people’s opinion, that company, though relatively s mall, is pleasant_______.A. to deal withB. dealing withC. to be dealt withD. dealt with65. The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if__ _____regularly, can improve our health.A. being carried outB. carrying outC. carried outD. to carry out66. Dina,_______for months to find a job as a waitress, finally to ok a position at a local advertising agency.A. strugglingB. struggledC. having struggledD. tostruggle67. _______from the top of the tower, the south foot of the moun tain is a sea of trees.A. SeenB. SeeingC. Having seenD. To see68. The retired man donated most of his savings to the school d amaged by the earthquake in Yushu,_______the students to ret urn to their classrooms.A. enablingB. having enabledC. to enableD. to have enabled69. If they win the final tonight, the team are going to tour around the city_______by their enthusiastic supporters.A. being cheeredB. be cheeredC. to be cheeredD. were cheered70. Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures, some_______a life span of around 20 years.A. havingB. hadC. haveD. to have71. At the beginning of class, the noise of desks_______could be heard outside the classroom.A. opened and closedB. to be opened and closedC. being opened and closedD. to open and close72. The government plans to bring in new laws_______parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children. A. forced B. forcing C. to be forcedD. having forced73. There is a great deal of evidence_______that music activitie s engage different parts of the brain.A. indicateB. indicatingC. to indicateD. to be indicating74. That is the only way we can imagine_______the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.A. reducingB. to reduceC. reducedD. reduce75. The traffic rule says young children under the age of four an d_______less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat. A. being weighed B. to weigh C. weighedD. weighing76. I have a lot of readings_______before the end of this term.A. completingB. to completeC. completedD. being completed77. On receiving a phone call from his wife_______she had a fal l, Mr. Gordon immediately rushed home from his office.A. saysB. saidC. sayingD. to say78. Recently a survey_______prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens.A. comparedB. comparingC. comparesD. being compared参考答案1.A2. A3. D4. B5. B6. B7. A8. A9. C 1 0.D11. C 12.D 13. B 14.A 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. C19. D 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. A27. D 28. B 29. B 30. A 31.B 32.B 33.A 34.B35.A 36.B 37.C 38.A 39.C 40.A 41.A 42.D 43.B 44.D 45.C 46.C 47.B 48.A 49.A 50.A 51.B52.A 53.B 54.B 55.B 56.B 57.D 58.D 59.C 60 .B 61.A 62.A 63.D 64.A 65.C 66.C 67.A 68.A 69.C 70.A 71.C 72.B 73.B 74.B 75.D 76.B 77.C 78.B2014年高考英语二轮复习单项填空拉分题（较难题目）特训：非谓语动词1. The money collected should be made good use _____ the people who suffered great losses i n the earthquake.A.of to helpB.to helpC.of helpingD. to helping2. Some people try to knock me down, only ____ me more determined to do better.A. to makeB. makesC. having madeD. made3. As a reporter, you should first decide what events ____ before you make some interviews.A. reportedB. to be reportedC. reportingD. to report4.The main method of prevention of cold is by hand washing with some evidence ______ the eff ectiveness of hand washing.A. supportB. supportingC. having supportedD. being supported5. —How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and customers?—The key_______the problem is to meet the demand_______by customers.A. to solving; makingB. to solving; madeC. to solve; madeD. to ma ke; made6. —He di dn’t feel a bit nervous when_______.—No. He’d had a lot of time_______for it after all.A. interviewing; to prepareB. interviewed; to prepareC. interviewing; pr eparingD. being interviewed; preparing7. The young lady prefers dressing up for a party to_______by others.A. be noticedB. being noticedC. having been noticedD. have been noticed8.The young fellow complained that the old woman made an immediate answer when_______w here she came from.A. askedB. askingC. having askedD. to ask9. In zones where earthquakes are known to occur, ______ construction techniques can signific antly reduce the effects of seismic wave.A. to improveB. improvingC. improvedD. being improving10. SAT tests your ability to identify main and supporting points and also ______ between them.A. differentiatesB. differentiateC. differentiatingD. to differentiate11. The sale usually takes place outside the house,with the audience_______on benches, chairs or boxes.A. having seatedB. seatingC. seatedD. being seated12. _______30 minutes_______, we might as well go to the cafe for a drink.A. There were; to goB. It had; leftC. There was; leftD. With; to go13. The answer_______the teacher, she asked the little boy to try a second time.A. disappointedB. disappointingC. being disappointedD. having be en disappointed14.It was reported that 115 miners_______in the flooded mine for eight days were pulled out alive at last.A. trappedB. being trappedC. were trappedD. had trapped15. Strangely enough, some books _______ for children have become popular among adults!A. intendedB. to intendC. intendingD. intend16. _______ Sunday, the students are at home.A. BeingB. To beC. It isD. It being17. The storm_______, they had to live in a cave.A. has destroyed their hutB. to destroy their hutC. having destroyed their hutD. destroying their hut18. All the Chinese people are expecting the government’s four-thousand-billion financial plan _______ around the country, _______ to improve the current economic situation.A. carried out; intendingB. being carried out; intendedC. to be carried out; intendedD. to be carried out; intending19. The living conditions we citizens are looking forward to seeing_______should have attracted the local government’s attention.A. improvingB. improveC. to improveD. improved20. Competition in the market sometimes can lead to_______cheaply and an obvious drop in pro duct quality.A. goods having producedB. produce goods C. goods being produced D. goods to be produced21. I understand and am aware that, despite these gains, the biggest steps remain_______.A. to takeB. to be takenC. to have takenD. to be taking22. Despite_______no hope of recovery,the disease sometimes permits its victim to linger on for many months in great torment.A. there isB. there to beC. there beingD. there be23. Obama’s African father returned Kenya when he was 2, _______him_______by his white, Kansas-born mother in Hawaii.A. leaving; to be raisedB. left; to be raisedC. leaving; raisingD. left; raised24. Another primary school is reported_______for children in Wen Chuan now.A. to have been builtB. to have builtC. being builtD. to be building25. _______from her parents, she was left with her two young sisters aged three and seven.A. Being separatedB. Having been separatedC. Having separatedD. Had been separated26. The managers were discussing the plan which they all wanted to see_______out that month.A. carriedB. to carryC. carryingD. carry27. —Why are you looking pleased?—Oh, I have just had a job_______for next year.A. being offeredB. offeringC. to offerD. offered28. There will be more than 750 projects_______, creating nearly 40, 000 jobs this summer,including 15, 000 in a Youth Conservation Corps.A. startedB. to be startedC. startingD. to start29. ______ himself to children’s charity work, the famous actor missed_______ from a terminal di sease.A. Dedicated; being savedB. Dedicating; being savedC. Dedicated; to be savedD. Dedicating; to be saved30. The time and effort he has devoted during the past few years_______trees in that remote area is now considered to b e of great value.A. to plantingB. to plantC. plantD. planting31. _____an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or late r.A. BasedB. BasingC. BaseD. To base32. I remembered _____the door before I left the office, but forgot to turn off the lights.A. lockingB. to lockC. having lockedD. to have locked33. Birds’ singing is sometimes a warning to other birds_____away.A. to stayB. stayingC. stayedD. stay34. John has really got the job because he showed me the official letter ______ him it.A. offeredB. offeringC. to offerD. to be offered35.She never dreamed of a chance for her to meet her old friends again.A. there beingB. there to beC. there wasD. being36. The new bridge under construction, _____twice as long as the old one, is due to be complet ed next month.A．measures B．measuring C．measured D．to measure37.Concert halls around Shanghai will be staging numerous performances ___romance and lov efor White Valentine’s day．A．featured B．tofeature C．featuring D．havingfeatured38. It is necessary to ______ your flight at least one day before you take it.A. confirmB. evaluateC.consultD. negotiate39. After the Arab states won independence, the government focused on expanding education,with girls as well as boys _______to go to school.A. encouragingB. having encouragedC.being encouragedD. be encouraged40.Many farmers in the countryside have gone to cities to look for work and left their children be hind ______ by their grandparents．A．raised B．raising C．being raised D．to be raised41. No one had told Christopher about _____ an English lecture the following day．A．there being B．there be C．there would have D．there would be 42._____ this advertisement several times, I decided to apply for the marketing manager positio n.A. ReadB. ReadingC. To readD. Having read43. Young people can accomplish what they want through such simple acts as keepingthemselv es ________ and approaching everything with total commitment.A.focusingB. focusedC. having focusedD. to focus44. _____ a large salary rise already, Sarah is thinking of buying a new apartment.A. ReceivingB. ReceivedC. ToreceiveD. Having received45. It is worth considering what makes "convenience" foods so popular,and_______better ones of your own.A. introducesB. to introduceC. introducingD. introduced46. Every evening after dinner, if not_______from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.A. being tiredB. tiringC. tiredD. to be tired47. In April, thousands of holidaymakers remained_______abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud.A. stickingB. stuckC. to be stuckD. to have stuck48.After a knock at the door, the child heard his mother’s voice_______him.A. callingB. calledC. being calledD. to call49. Jenny hopes that Mr.Smith will suggest a good way to have her written English_______in a s hort period.A. improvedB. improvingC. to improveD. improve50. I smell something_______in the kitchen. Can I call you back in a minute?A. burningB. burntC. being burntD. to be burnt51.—Come on, please give me some ideas about the project.—Sorry. With so much work_______my mind, I almost break down.A. filledB. fillingC. to fillD. being filled52. Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues_______ with her stories .A. amusedB. amusingC. to amuseD. to be amused53.Even the best writers sometimes find themselves_______forwords.A. loseB. lostC. to loseD. having lost54. The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons_______for the day.A. finishingB. finishedC. had finishedD. were finished55. The country has already sent up three unmanned spacecraft, the most recent_______ at the end of last March.A. has been launchedB. having been launchedC. being launchedD. to be launched56. As the light turned green, I stood for a moment, not_______,and asked myself what I was goi ng to do.A. movedB. movingC. to moveD. being moved57. There is nothing more I can try_______ you to stay, so I wish you good luck.A. being persuadedB. persuadingC. to be persuadedD. to persuade58 When asked why he went there, he said he was sent there_______for a space flight.A. trainingB. being trainedC. to havetrainedD. to be trained59. _______around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest forthe 2008 Oly mpic Games.A. Having shownB. To be shownC. Having been shownD. To show60. He was busy writing a story, only_______once in a while to smoke a cigarette.A. to stopB. stoppingC. to have stoppedD. having stopped61.（2008山东，35）Lucy’s new job paid twice as much as she had made_______in the restaurant.A. workingB. workC. to workD. worked62. At the age of 29, Dave was a worker,_______in a small apartment near Boston and_______w hat to do about his future.A.living; wonderingB. lived; wonderingC.lived; wonderedD. living; wondered63. All of them try to use the power of the workstation_______informationin a more effective way .A. presentingB. presentedC. being presentedD. to present64. In many people’s opinion, that company, though relatively small, is pleasant_______.A. to deal withB. dealing withC. to be dealt withD. dealt with65. The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if_______regularly, can improve our health.A. being carried outB. carrying outC. carried outD. to carry out66. Dina,_______for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertisi ng agency.A. strugglingB. struggledC. having struggledD. tostruggle67. _______from the top of the tower, the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees.A. SeenB. SeeingC. Having seenD. To see68. The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake in Y ushu,_______the students to return to their classrooms.A. enablingB. having enabledC. to enableD. to have enabled69. If they win the final tonight, the team are going to tour around the city_______by their enthusi astic supporters.A. being cheeredB. be cheeredC. to be cheeredD. were cheered70. Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures, some_______a life span of around 20 years.A. havingB. hadC. haveD. to have71. At the beginning of class, the noise of desks_______could be heard outside the classroom.A. opened and closedB. to be opened and closedC. being opened and closedD. to open and close72. The government plans to bring in new laws_______parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children.A. forcedB. forcingC. to be forcedD. having forced73. There is a great deal of evidence_______that music activities engage different parts of the br ain.A. indicateB. indicatingC. to indicateD. to be indicating74. That is the only way we can imagine_______the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.A. reducingB. to reduceC. reducedD. reduce75. The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and_______less than 40 pounds m ust be in a child safety seat.A. being weighedB. to weighC. weighedD. weighing76. I have a lot of readings_______before the end of this term.A. completingB. to completeC. completedD. being completed77. On receiving a phone call from his wife_______she had a fall, Mr. Gordon immediately rushed home from his office.A. saysB. saidC. sayingD. to say78. Recently a survey_______prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heat ed debate among citizens.A. comparedB. comparingC. comparesD. being compared参考答案1.A2. A3. D4. B5. B6. B7. A8. A9. C 10.D11. C 12. D 13. B 14.A 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. C19. D 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. A27. D 28. B 29. B 30. A 31.B 32.B 33.A 34.B35.A 36.B 37.C 38.A 39.C 40.A 41.A 42.D 43.B 44.D 45.C 46.C 47.B。

2014年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解拉分题（较难题目）特训：节能环保类1The Goldman Environmental Foundation recently recognized a group of individuals (个体) for their efforts to protect the environment. Each year, the American-based group honors environmental activists from six different areas.The first three winners of the 2012 Goldman Prize are from Kenya, the Philippines and China.The Goldman Environmental Foundation says Ikal Angelei is a hero to those who live around Lake Turkana. The Kenyan woman received the award because of her efforts to stop a dam project on a river in Ethiopia. Critics say the dam will harm the lake and restrict (限制) the flow of water for people who live nearby.The Philippine island of Mindoro is home to those who depend on the area’s natural resources for food and jobs. Edwin Gariguez became concerned when a European company announced plans to mine for nickel (镍) on the island. The Roman Catholic minister said waste materials from the mining project would pollute the water and destroy the forests. So he started a campaign to stop the project.In China, Ma June is working with businesses to clean up their pollution. He formed a group that collects information about pollution, and publishes it on the Internet. The Goldman Prize was also awarded to activists from Argentina, Russia and the United States.Sofia Gatica of Argentina is from a town where farmers commonly use pesticide (杀虫剂) products to protect soybean crops from insects. The town also has a high rate of cancer. Sofia Gatica belie ved that pesticide use was responsible for the death of her baby. She worked with other mothers to get government officials to ban the use of chemicals near populated areas.Evgenia Chirikova objects to the plans to build a road through a protected forest just outside Moscow. She has demanded that Russian officials redirect th e road away from the forest. She and her followers have been arrested for their activities. However, their campaign has gained widespread public support.The sixth winner is American Caroline Cannon—a community leader in Point Hope, Alaska. Miz Cannon is fighting to keep Arctic waters safe from oil and gasexp loration.60. We can know from the passage that ______.A. the dam project has been preventedB. the first three activists are all from AsiaC. a European company is going to dig for nickelD. Ma June is trying to stop oil and gas exploration61. From the 7th paragraph, we can know that ______.A. pesticide use accounts for a high-rate of cancerB. Sofia managed to ban the use of chemicalsC. the farmers mainly live on unpolluted productsD. the death of the baby was due to delayed treatment62. What do we know about Evgenia Chirikova？A. She plans to build a road to protect the forest.B. She is in charge of a project far away from the road.C. She persuaded the government to set her followers free.D. Her environmental action has been widely acknowledged.63. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Six Advanced Individuals for Hard WorkB. Efforts to Create a Clean and Beautiful WorldC. Six Environmental Activists Win Goldman PrizeD. The Goldman Environmental Foundation Prize2SCS Global Services （SCS） has evaluated a new methodology for measuring the carbon sequestration（封存） ability of soil under the Verified（验证） Carbon Standard （VCS）, a leading greenhouse gas （GHG） accounting system. The methodology, developed by The Earth Partners, will allow land managers who sequester GHGs in grasslands and farmlands to produce carbon credits for sale in the voluntary market.Managers of grasslands and farmlands can increase carbon sequestration in soil by practices such as changing grazing（放牧） practices and operating treatments designed to improve the variety and productivity of plant groups. The Earth Partners is presently piloting this methodology with farmers across seven million acres of the Palouse River and Columbia Plateau regions in the Pacific Northwest. “The VCS p rogram has achieved an important milestone in now combining grassland and rangeland carbon offset（抵消，补偿） projects," said Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, Executive Vice President of SCS."SCS looks forward to approving and verifying agricultural carbon offset projects that use this very powerful new methodology." The VM0021 Soil Carbon Quantification Methodology is based on decades of soil carbon research and testing conducted by top soil scientists. The methodology was developed by The Earth Partners and verified by Environmental Services, Inc. as well as SCS Global Services. It is the first soil carbon methodology to be approved for use under the VCS."This widely tested methodology is the first to specially deal with soils in a market," said Steven I. Apfelbaum, Chairman of Applied Ecological Services, Inc. and Director of Science with The Earth Partners. According to Apfelbaum, soils represent the second largest living sink of carbon on the planet.68. The new methodology is assessed according to .A. The Earth PartnersB. the Verified Carbon StandardC. Environmental Services, Inc.D. Applied Ecological Services, Inc.69. Carbon sequestration in soil can be strengthened by .A. selling carbon credits in the voluntary marketB. changing grazing practices and operating treatmentsC. reducing the variety and productivity of plant groupsD. decreasing farmlands in the Pacific Northwest70. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The VCS program proves to be successful in carbon offset projects.B. Many soil Carbon Methodologies have already been approved for use.C. The new methodology has been tested in many fields including soil.D. Soils seem to be the largest living sink of carbon on the planet.71. What is the attitude of SCS towards the new methodology?A. Opposed.B. Cautious.C. Doubtful.D. Approving.3Rainforest is home to around two-thirds of all plant and animal species found on land—in addition to millions of people who depend on them for survival—our remaining ancient forests are some of the most diverse ecosystems known to science. They are also vitally important to the health of our planet, especially when it comes to regulating the climate. But ancient forests around the world are underattack.Protecting rainforests is on the global agenda (议事日程) in a big way. Governments now recognize the importance of protecting tropical forests in order to avoid dangerous climate change, and there is now much debate. As governments try to thrash out the details of a new international agreement, expected to be signed at the end of 2009, they are discussing how best to include measures to save rainforests, and therefore address one of the major causes of climate change. Worldwide, forest destruction causes more greenhouse gas emissions (排放) each year than do all the trains, planes and cars on the planet. So if we are to deal with global warming, there is an urgent need to find ways to reduce the 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by forest destruction each year, and to keep the remaining forests standing.We need to protect the planet’s remaining forests not only to stop climate chan ge from getting worse, but to ensure that we can stand the impacts of global warming. Healthy forests absorb and store quantities of carbon, helping to regulate temperature and generate rain. When they are destroyed, this carbon is released into the atmosphere. Thus keeping forests standing is both a critical part of regulating climate change and of adapting to a warmer world.To date, most of the talk has focused on how to pay for reducing deforestation (滥伐森林), rather than on how to actually go about doing it. We believe governments need to support local people to protect their environment, as we have been showing for 20 years can be a very effective way of saving rainforests.1. The best title for the passage is .A. Rainforest and Climate ChangeB. Strategies on Protecting RainforestC. Serious Deforestation to RainforestD. Present Situation of Rainforest2. From the first paragraph we can infer that .A. we have little rainforest left until nowB. the ancient forests are being destroyedC. rainforest control the planet in many waysD. Rainforest is home to all plants and animals on earth3. The underlined part “thrash out” in the second paragraph means.A. try to understandB. come up withC. hide awayD. have a thorough discussion4. Greenhouse gas emissions caused by forest destruction .A. are the same amount by transport on earthB. take 20% of global greenhouse gas emissionsC. can be avoided by setting measures onlyD. have nothing to do with climate change5. From the text we can learn that healthy forest .A. can keep us healthy and happyB. can increase the effect from global warmingC. can be helpful in adjusting the temperatureD. can give out large amounts of carbon4Rivers may be a significant source of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (一氧化二氮), scientists now find.Their calculation suggests that across the globe the waterways contribute three times the amount of nitrous oxide to the atmosphere as had been estimated by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations scientific body charged with reviewing climate change research. They found that the amount of nitrous oxide produced in streams is related to human activities that release nitrogen (氮) into the environment, such as fertilizer use and sewage discharges. “Human activities, including fossil fuel combustion and intensive agriculture, have increased the availability of nitrogen in the environment,” said Jake Beaulieu of the University of Notre Dame and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati, Ohio, and lead author of the paper published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.“Much of this nitrogen is transported into river and stream networks,” Beaulieu said. There, microbes (微生物) convert the nitrogen into nitrous oxide (also called laughing gas) and an inert gas called dinitrogen (二氮).The finding is important, the researchers say, because nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and destruction of the stratosphere’s ozone layer, which protects us from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (紫外线) radiation. Compared with carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide is 300-fold more powerful in terms of its warming potential, though carbon dioxide is a far more common greenhouse gas. Scientists estimate nitrous oxide accounts for about 6 percent of human-induced climate change.Beaulieu and colleagues measured nitrous oxide production rates in 72 streams. When summed across the globe, the results showed rivers and streams are the source of at least 10 percent of human-caused nitrous oxide emissions to the atmosphere. “Changes in agricultural and land-use practices that result in less nitrogen being delivered to streams would reduce nitrous oxide emissions from river networks,” Beaulieu said.1. From the second paragraph we can learn .A. actually rivers give off much more nitrous oxide than expectedB. scientists’ calculation is totally wrongC. human activities release nitrous oxide in to the riversD. there is no nitrogen in fertilizer2. Which of the following is NOT the source of nitrogen?A. Fertilizer use.B. Sewage discharges.C. Fossil fuel combustion.D. Climate change.3. Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas because .A. it can protect us from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiationB. it is to blame for most of human-induced climate changeC. it is a far more common greenhouse gasD. it has much more warming potential than carbon dioxide4. What does the passage mainly tells us?A. Rivers may be a source of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide.B. It’s human activities that release nitrogen into the environment.C. How to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from river networksD What to do with the climate change caused by nitrous oxide.5The Maldives faces the threat of extinction from rising sea levels, but the government said on Thursday it was looking to the future with plans to build homes and a golf course that float.An increase in sea levels of just 18 to 59 centimeters would make the Maldives—a nation of tiny coral islands in the Indian Ocean—virtually uninhabitable by 2100, the UN’s climate change panel has warned.President Mohamed Nasheed has vowed a fight for survival, and last month he signed a deal with a Dutch company to study proposals for a floating structure that could support a conference centre, homes and an 18-hole golf course.“It is still early stages and we are awaiting a report on the practicality,” a government official who declined to be named said.The company, Dutch Docklands, is currently building floating developments in the Netherlands and Dubai. There was no immediate comment from the firm but its website said it undertook projects that make “land from water by providing large-scale floating constructions to create similar c onditions as on land”.The Maldives began to work on an artificial island known as the Hulhumale near the crowded capital island of Male in 1997 and more than 30,000 people have been settled there to ease congestion. The city, which has a population of 100,000, is already protected from rising sea levels by a 30-million-dollar sea wall, and the government is considering increasingly imaginative ways to combat climate change. Nasheed, who staged the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting in October tohi ghlight his people’s serious and difficult situation, has even spoken of buying land elsewhere in the world to enable Maldivians to relocate if their homes are completed covered.He has also promised to turn his nation into a model for the rest of the world by becoming “carbon neutral” by 2020. His plan involves ending fossil fuel use and powering all vehicles and buildings from “green” sources such as burning coconut husks.1. Why do you think Mohamed Nasheed chose Dutch Docklands?A. Because it has experience in building floating structure.B. Because it has a good fame throughout the world.C. Because it charged much less than other companies.D. Because it supports building floating structures in the world.2. The Hulhumale was built with the purpose of .A. attracting more visitorsB. making it a new capitalC. making the capital less crowdedD. fighting against climate change3. According to the last two paragraphs, Nasheed is a person who .A. has succeeded in buying land abroadB. is more than well-knownC. has thought more for his nationD. has stopped using fossil fuel4. The underlined word “vowed” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by.A. endedB. promisedC. failedD. weighed6PLAYA GRANDE, COSTA RICA? This resort town was long known for Leatherback Sea Turtle (棱皮龟) national Park, nightly turtle beach tours and even a sea turtle museum. However, on a beach where dozens of turtles used to nest on a given night, scientists spied only 32 leatherbacks all of last year.With leatherbacks threatened with extinction (灭绝), Playa Grande’s turtle museum was abandoned three years ago and now sits among a sea of weeds. And the beachside ticket office for turtle tours was washed away by a high tide in September. “We do not promote that as a turtle tourism destination any more because we realize there are far too few turtles to please,” said Alvaro Fonseca, a park ranger (管理员).Even before scientists found temperatures going up over the past decade, sea turtles were threatened by beach development, drift net fishing and Costa Ricans interest in eating turtle eggs. But climate change may cause the most serious harm to ananimal that has lived in the Pacific for 150 million years.Sea turtles are sensitive to numerous effects of warming. They feed on reefs, which are dying in hotter seas. They lay eggs on beaches that are being covered by rising seas and more violent waves.More uniquely their gender (性别) is determined, not by genes but by the egg’s temperature during development. Small rises in beach temperatures can result in ail-female populations, obviously problematic for survival. If the sand around the eggs hits 30 degrees Celsius, the gender balance shits to females: at about 32 degrees they are all female. Above 34, you get boiled eggs.On some nesting beaches, scientists are artificially cooling nests with shade or irrigation and trying to protect broader areas of coastal property from development to ensure that turtles have a place to nest as the seas rise.5. Why does the resort town stop promoting it’s turtle tourism?A. It decides not to disturb the turtles’ normal life.B. Tourists have lost interest in watching turtles.C. There are only very few turtles now.D. The turtle museum was destroyed by a high tide.6. Which of the following is the major factor in the turtles endangerment?A. The locals eating habit.B. Drift net fishing.C. Beach development.D. Global warming.7. We learn from the last paragraph that scientists .A. are doing research on the sea riseB. are moving turtles to new homesC. are protecting turtles’ nestsD. are getting rid of sea weeds8. The passage intends to .A. introduce a special kind of sea turtleB. explain the mystery of turtles’ eggsC. show the dangers a certain kind of turtle is facingD. attract more visitors to a sea turtle museum7Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best. For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, black surfaces. One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings. But why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt(柏油) roads?Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer. He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up. The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside.The heat-collector is a system of connected water pipes. Most of them run from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road. Some, however, dive deep into the ground.When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes. At a depth of 100 metres lies a natural aquifer(蓄水层) into which several heat exchangers(交换器) have been built. The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the ground-water, before returning to the surface through another pipe. The aquifer is thus used as a heat store.In winter, the working system is changed slightly. Water is pumped through the he at exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer. This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up. After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice.1. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?A. Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss.B. Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities.C. The Dutch engineer’s system has been widely used.D. Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads.2. For what purpose are the diving pipes used?A. To absorb heat from the sun.B. To store heat for future use.C. To turn solar energy into heat energy.D. To carry heat down below the surface.3. From the last paragraph we can learn that .A. some pipes have to be re-arranged in winterB. the system can do more than warming up the buildingC. the exchangers will pick up heat from the street surfaceD. less heat may be collected in winter than in summer4. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. What we shall do if the system goes wrong.B. What we shall do if there are no asphalt roads.C. How the system cools the building in summer.D. How the system collects heat in spring and autumn.8We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more—doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets. Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet—not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we don’t keep reducing) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping emissions(排放) of carbon dioxide(CO2heat in our atmosphere.We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions . We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict die t.of CO2The average US household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of COa day by doing2common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That’s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such as the melting(融化) of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we needto reduce COemissions by 80 percent, “ he said.2Good advice, I thought. I’d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We’d gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. I’d almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. It’s time for us to change our habits if necessary.1. Why did the author and his wife try a new diet?A. To take special kinds of food.B. To respond to climate change.C. To lose weight.D. To improve their health.2. The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to “”.A. freezing pointsB. burning pointsC. melting pointsD. boiling points3. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. it is necessary to keep the air-conditioning on all the timeB. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2C. the average US household produces about 3, 000 pounds of COa month2a month D. the average European household produces about 1, 000 pounds of CO24. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. Saving Energy Starts at HomeB. Changing Our Habits Begins at WorkC. Changing Climate Sounds ReasonableProves DifficultD. Reducing Emissions of CO29The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world’s supply of water. With 97% of the world’s w ater too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Although the idea of a water shortage (短缺) seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the world’s agricultural industries experience constant water shortages.Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs of water redistribution (重新分配) are very high. Not only is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered. Where valleys (山谷) are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides, water may flow easily through pipes to fields, but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements.This is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation (灌溉). In Texas, farmers’ o veruse of irrgation water has resulted in a 25% reduction of the water stores. In the Central Valley area of southwestern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry valleys, but much of the water use has been poorly managed.S audi Arabia’s attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have seen the pumping o f huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves. Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry.1. From the first two paragraphs we learn that .A. much of the world’s water is available for useB. people in high rainfall countries feel luckyC. the costs of water redistribution should be consideredD. water can be easily carried through pipes across the world2. Which of the following is true?A. The water stores in Texas have been reduced by 75%.B. Most industries in the world suffer from water shortages.C. The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years.D. Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley.3. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Steps to improving water use management.B. Ways to reduce the costs of building dams.C. Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages.D. Approaches to handling the pressure on water supply.4. The text is mainly about .A. water supply and increasing populationB. water use management and agricultureC. water redistribution and wildlife protectionD. water shortages and environmental protection10Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers’ desire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy. This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companiesshould still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company’s environmental reputation was not good enough. Harry Morrison, chief executive (主管) of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes: “I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But f rom environmental considerations, the clock is ticking—we don’t have much time. In addition, cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.”Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions (排放). Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to relay clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted (授予) the standard, they can use a logo (标识) in all their marketing which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions,” Mr. Morrison said.1. What’s the main idea of th e passage?A. Businesses are finding ways to send their message to the shoppers.。

高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（9）及答案阅读理解A 篇Until late in the 20th century most Americans spent time with pe ople of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until the y are old themselves.That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sport activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior citizen homes. Why?We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young peo ple sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of becoming old and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappe ar before our eyes. Sometimes it’s got hard that we stay away fr om the people who need us the most.Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people. A t first her children were disappointed. But the reporter made ba nana bread for the neighbors and had her children send it and v isit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom t hey shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been lonely, "the reporter said.The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (an organization where old people are cared for) when a visitor sho wed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing fo r a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort a nd cure.Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that t hings would turn out right in the end." Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hur ry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend s aid. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.46. Now in an American family, people can find that__________ _.A. children never live with their parentsB. not all working people live with their parentsC. old people are supported by their grandchildrenD. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents47. Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _______.A. they had never seen a baby beforeB. the baby was clever and beautifulC. the baby brought them the image of lifeD. the baby's mother would take care of them48. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ?A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents.B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.C . Because they have nothing to worry about.D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.49. Which of the following can show the fact that the old often s ave the young?A. The old can become friends of the children and the childr en may not feel lonely.B. The old get excited when they see a baby.C. The old can cure the young when they are sick.D. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure. 参考答案46—49、BCAAAs thousands of communities in the USA — especially in the South — became booming gateways for immigrant families fro m Central and South America during the 1990s and the early ye ars of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfami liar task of serving the large numbers of English learners arrivin g in their classrooms.Education programs needed to be built from scratch. “We had no teaching resources suitable for English learners here before. We had to develop them all ourselves,” a Texas principal sai d. Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit teachers from elsewhere. School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents w ho spoke no English.But even as immigration has slowed or stopped in many plac es, and instructional programs for English-learners have matured, serving immigrant families and their chil dren remains a work in progress in many public schools, especi ally those in communities that are skeptical, or sometimes unwe lcoming, to the newcomers. One of the biggest challenges educ ators face, is communicating effectively with parents who don’t speak English — an issue that, in part, has contributed to recen t complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities.“The parents’ role is very important for the success of these s tudents, but it's also one of the most difficult things we’ve had to tackle,” said Jim D. Rollins, the president of the Springdale sch ool district, where the 19,000-student school system has gone from having no English-learners 15 years ago to more than 7,500 now. “You have to m ake it a priority and work on it, work on it, and work on it.”Aside from the practical challenges, such as finding bilingual (会说两种语言的) staff members, guiding districts through such dramatic changes requires school leaders to bridge difficult political and cultur al divides. For school leaders in the South, especially in the last few years, this difficult job has been made harder still by the ne gative attitudes of some locals towards immigrants.36. According to the passage, what is the problem that public s chools are facing?A. Handling more cases from the immigrant Mexican commun ities.B. Offering services to immigrant families in the southern stat es.C. Offering enough communicative lessons to immigrant pare nts.D. Providing education for non-native English learners.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。

高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练（11）及答案解析C8 [2012·浙江卷]Below is a selection about some Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records◆Fastest 100 m running on all foursThe 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GW R，their biggest day of recordbreaking ever, with more than 290,00 0 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's record attempt was part of this special day. He is j ust another example of Japanese with “super powers”. His “sup er power” is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this rec ord at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.◆Most people inside a soap bubble◆Longest ears on a dog◆Mo st living generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for mo st living generations in one family? Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on recordbreaking mentions on the websi te that the youngest greatgreatgreatgreat grandparent of this fa mily was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by h er daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great gra nddaughter aged 52, her greatgreat granddaughter aged 33 an d her greatgreatgreat granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her greatgreatgreatgreat grandson on January 21, 1989”．◆Most Tshirts worn at once◆Heaviest pumpkin46．Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a “super power ”？A．He set a good example to all Japanese.B．He made record attempts in 15 different countries.C．He set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”．D．He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day a ctivities.47．Jeffries is the name of ________.A．the owner of the dog with the longest earsB．the grandfather of the dog with the longest earsC．the present holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”D．the former holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”48．How many Tshirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?A．68. B．120. C．238. D．245.49．According to the given information, which Guinness World Record was most recently set?A．The record for “Most people inside a soap bubble”．B．The record for “Most living generations”．C．The record for “Most Tshirts worn at once”．D．The record for “Heaviest pumpkin”．【要点综述】本文是一篇应用文，主要向读者介绍6个不同寻常的吉尼斯世界纪录的情况。

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鞭子捕获了所有的注意力，而事实上，鞭子大部分时间只是表演。

，真正起作用的是椅子。

当巡视员手拿椅子出现在狮子面前，狮子试图把注意力同时放在四条椅子腿上。

由于注意力被分散，狮子变得迷惑不知道下一步做什么。

当面对太多的选择，狮子选择僵持和等候，而不再攻击持椅人。

有多少次你感觉自己和狮子一样处于一样的境地？又有多少次你心存目标如减肥、开办企业或是游历更多地方，但结果只是止于对眼前诸多选择的困惑而最终毫无进展？这种情况一直是我不安烦恼，因为当所有的专家忙着讨论那个是最佳选择时，想要提升自我生活的人们却被各种充满矛盾和冲突的信息所困惑。

最终的结果就是我们感觉不能集中精力或我们正C篇在人们心目中一个专业的训狮员就是一手挥鞭一手持椅的逗乐人。

鞭子捕获了所有的注意力，而事实上，鞭子大部分时间只是表演。

，真正起作用的是椅子。

当巡视员手拿椅子出现在狮子面前，狮子试图把注意力同时放在四条椅子腿上。

由于注意力被分散，狮子变得迷惑不知道下一步做什么。

当面对太多的选择，狮子选择僵持和等候，而不再攻击持椅人。

有多少次你感觉自己和狮子一样处于一样的境地？又有多少次你心存目标如减肥、开办企业或是游历更多地方，但结果只是止于对眼前诸多选择的困惑而最终毫无进展？这种情况一直是我不安烦恼，因为当所有的专家忙着讨论那个是最佳选择时，想要提升自我生活的人们却被各种充满矛盾和冲突的信息所困惑。

最终的结果就是我们感觉不能集中精力或我们正把精力投在错误的事情上，之后我们不再作为，进展很小，在我们本能提升的时候却原地不动。

事情本不必那样。

任何时候当你发觉世界在你面前惠东椅子时，记住这点：你需要的就是集中精力做好一件事。

你只需立即开始。

在你感觉就绪前就开始行动是许多成功人士的习惯。

如果你有想要去的地方，想要完成的事情，想要成为某种人士。

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年英语高考阅读理解答案解析近年来，英语高考阅读理解部分一直是考生们头疼的难题，考查的是考生的阅读能力和理解能力。

下面是对2014年英语高考阅读理解部分的答案解析。

Passage 1题目：What is the main purpose of the passage?正确答案：B- to introduce the idea of “smart” schools解析：在第一段中，文章提到“smart schools”是学习环境的未来趋势，因此该段落的主要目的是介绍“smart schools”的概念。

题目：According to the passage, what is a feature of a “smart” school?正确答案：D- personalized learning解析：在第二段中，文章提到“smart schools”提供个性化学习的功能，因此该选项是正确答案。

Passage 2题目：What did the researchers do in the study?正确答案：C- They tested the effects of sleep on memory consolidation.解析：在第一段中，文章提到研究者测试了睡眠对记忆巩固的影响，因此该选项是正确答案。

题目：What did the researchers find about sleep?正确答案：A- Sleeping after learning helps consolidate memories.解析：在第二段中，文章指出睡眠有助于记忆巩固，因此该选项是正确答案。

Passage 3题目：What is the main idea of the passage?正确答案：D- The benefits of laughter on health.解析：在第一段中，文章提到笑对健康的好处，因此该选项是正确答案。

2014高考英语阅读理解预演解密训练（11）及答案阅读理解—-—-—（2011·湖南卷，C）A recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct(不同的）species。

The discovery was made by researchers at York and Harvard Universities when they were examining the genetic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephants—the Asian elephant，African forest elephant, and African savanna elephant。

Once they obtained DNA sequences (序列）from two fossils (化石），mammoths and mastodons，the team compared them with DNA from modern elephants. They found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammoths.The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woollymammoths. This result amazed all the scientists.There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate species, but this is the most convincing scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species。

2014年高考英语二轮复习单项选择拉分题特训：情态动词和虚拟语气1. —A stranger has come to see you. Shall I bring him in?—I would rather he tomorrow. I'm terribly busy now.A. will comeB. cameC. would comeD. had come2. She didn’t come to the party last Sunday. _______, she must have made the party more exciting.A. If she cameB. Would she comeC. Had she comeD. Did she come3.—Who has made a mess inmy room?—Who else _______ have done it but your naughty son?A.wouldB.couldC.shouldD. must4. —Mary didn't turn up last time, did she?—No, she ___. We had changed our plan.A. didn't need to comeB. needn't have comeC. shouldn't have comeD. needn't have to come5. Holiday shopping ___be a tiring experience. There are so many places to visit and choices to make.A. canB. mayC. shallD. will6. —It’s ten years since I met you last time. I ________ you at all.—I wouldn’t have, either, if someone ________ you by name.A. didn’t recognize; didn’t callB. haven’t recognized; didn’t callC. can’t recognize; had calledD. didn’t recognize; hadn’t called7. —Why hasn’t Jack come back yet? _______anything have happened to him?—I’m not sure, but I guess something_______.A. May; must haveB. Can; may haveC. Must; mayD. Should; might have8. He_______writing the paper now. He hadn’t written a single word when I left him ten minutes ago.A. shouldn’t beB. can’t have finishedC. can’t beD. mustn’t have finished9. His pale face suggested that he_______really frightened by the accident and we suggestedhe_______a good rest.A. be; hadB. should be; hasC. was; haveD. had been; should have10. —I saw her in the office this morning.—Really?She_______back to work without the doc tor’s permission.A. couldn’t have goneB. needed not to goC. didn’t need to goD. shouldn’t have gone11. —Why did Simon get home so late?—He was so drunk that he_______his way back.A. might not findB. might not have foundC. co uldn’t findD. couldn’t have found12. —“Crash diets” make us lose weight fast and I am all into that.—But it_______better to work out.A. hadB. would beC. wouldn’t have beenD. must have been13. —Do you believe Cecilia has good table manners?—Oh,no. As is known to us all,she_______comb her hair at the table,even though she knows we don’t like it.A. willB. mayC. has got toD. shall14. The law keeps teenagers from getting cigarettes that_______ more freely available.A. haven’t otherwise beenB. had otherwise beenC. would otherwise have beenD. wouldn’t otherwise be15. Belinda_______be allowed to play with that toy all the time just because she’s the eldest.A. wouldn’tB. needn’tC. mustn’tD.daren’t16. We played really poorly in the first half. We_______,however,feel that we were very lucky indeed. After all,the score is tied.A. wouldB. couldC. shouldD. might17. A judge has ruled the strike is illegal,and ordered that the union_______$2 million a day.A. was finedB. be finedC. is finedD. would be fined18. I_______here earlier. I never thought the car would break down halfway.A. could comeB. should comeC. would have comeD. may have come19. Many students will take part in the school sports meeting this week,so she suggested that the class meeting_______held on Saturday.A. not beB. not to beC. be notD. be not to20. Luckily the man missed the high- speed train to Wenzhou, or he_____have been killed in the accident.A. mustB. wouldC. shouldD. might21. I got close enough to hear them speaking Chinese, and I said “Ni Hao”, just as I_____do in China.A. mustB. mightC. canD. should22. One of our rules is that every student_____ wear school uniform while at school.A. mightB. couldC. shallD. will23. —Happy birthday!—Thank you! It’s the best present I______for.A. should have wishedB. must have wishedC. may have wishedD. could have wished24. Days later, my brother called to say he was all right, but______say where he was.A. mustn’tB. shouldn’tC. wouldn’tD. mightn’t25. We______the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?A. should faceB. might faceC. could have facedD. must have faced26. I_____ thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home.A. won’tB. can’tC. canD. wil27.—Did you meet with Mr. Jackson?—I had come here a little earlier.A. If onlyB. Only ifC. But forD. For fear28. Terry threw out his arm just in time to stop you falling down the stairs. Otherwise, I_____you black and blue all over now.A．see B．will see C．would see D．would have seen29. Before space travel, an astronaut must know_____it might feel like to stay in an imaginary environment.A．when B．what C．how D．that30. ______for the free vegetables, women workers would not have gone to the supermarket so often．A．Ifit is not B．Were it not C．Had it not been D．If they were not31.（The policeman declared that the blow on the boy’s head _____from behind．A．should have been madeB．must have been madeC．would have been madeD．could have been made32. If the wound______become swollen, do not hesitate to call me.A.shallB. mustC. shouldD. would33. I actually believe that we _____ in Xi’an now if you hadn’t been caught drunk driving last month.A. would beB. would have beenC. wereD.had been34. Thank you for all your hard work last week.I don’t think we_______it without you.A. can manageB. could have managedC. could manageD. can have managed35. But for their help, we_________ the program in time.A. can not finishB. will not finishC. had not finishedD. could not have finished36. But for the help of my English teacher, I_______the first prize in the English Writing Competition.A. would not winB. would not have wonC. would winD. would have won37. This printer is of good quality. If it_______break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.A. wouldB. shouldC. couldD. might38.He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he_______it differently.A. could expressB. would expressC. could have expressedD. must have expressed39. George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I’d rather he_______more on its culture.A. focusB. focusedC. would focusD. had focused40. Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy_______.A. would have been savedB. had been savedC. will be savedD. was saved41. We_______John’s name on the race list yesterday but for his recent injury.A. will putB. will have putC. would putD. would have put42. I_______through that bitter period without your generous help.A. couldn’t have goneB. didn’t goC. wouldn’t goD. hadn't gone43. I_______sooner but I didn’t know that they were waiting for me.A. had comeB. was comingC. would comeD. would have come44. —Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.—I_______it, but I was busy preparing for a job interview.A. attendedB. had attendedC. would attendD. would have attended45. Maybe if I_______science, and not literature then, I would be able to give you more help.A. studiedB. would studyC. had studiedD. was studying46. —Where is my dictionary? I remember I put it here yesterday.—You_______it in the wrong place.A. must putB. should have putC. might putD. might have put47. The teacher_______have thought Johnson was worth it or shewouldn’t have wasted time on him, I suppose.A. shouldB. canC. wouldD. must48. She_______have left school, for her bike is still here.A. can’tB. wouldn’tC. shouldn’tD. needn’t49. Jack described his father, who_______a brave boy many years ago, as a strong-willed man.A. would beB. would have beenC. must beD. must have been50. —Good morning. I’ve got an appointment with Miss Smith in the Personnel Department.—Ah, good morning. You_______be Mrs. Peters.A. mightB. mustC. wouldD. can51. It_______be the postman at the door. It’s only six o’clock.A. mustn’tB. can’tC. won’tD. needn’t52. —I left my handbag on the train, but luckily someone gave it to a railway official.—How unbelievable to get it back! I mean, someone_______it.A. will have stolenB. might have stolenC. should have stolenD. must have stolen53. The biggest problem for most plants, which_______just get upand run away when threatened, is that animals like to eat them.A. shan’tB. can’tC. needn’tD. mustn’t54. —What does the sign over there read?—"No person_______smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area."A. willB. mayC. shallD. must55. —Turn off the TV, Jack._______your homework now?—Mum, just ten more minutes, please.A. Should you be doingB. Shouldn’t you be doingC. Couldn’t you b e doingD. Will you be doing56. —What do you think we can do for our aged parents?—You_______do anything except to be with them and be yourself.A. don't have toB. oughtn't toC. mustn'tD. can't57. Peter_______be really difficult at times ev en though he’s anice person in general.A. shallB. shouldC. canD. must58. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it___________be rather cold sometimes.A. mustB. canC. shouldD. would59. One of the few things you_______say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.A. needB. mustC. shouldD. can60.Just be patient. You_______expect the world to change so soon.A. can'tB. needn'tC. may notD. will not参考答案1. B2. C3.B4.A5. A6. D7. B8. B9. C10. D11. C 12. B13. A14. C15. C16. C17. B18. C19. A20.D21.B 22.C23.D24.C25.C26.B27.A28.C29.B30.C31.B 32.C 33.A34.B35.D36.B37.B38.C39.B40.A41.D42.A 43.D44.D45.C46.D47.D48.A49.D50.B 51.B52.B53.B 54.C55.B56.A57.C58.B59.D60.A。