高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解、短文填单词类训练题（14）及答案Celebrity (名人) has become one of the most important representatives of p opular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion maga zines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they don’t sell nearly as well as famous face s. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably power ful market potential, moving from advertising for othe rs’ product s to developing their own.Celebrity clothing lines aren’t a completely new phenomenon , but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consu mers, and limited to a few TV actresses. Today they’re started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world t op brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost a ll the products of daily life.However, for every success story, there’s a related warning t ale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. No matt er how famous the product’s origins is, if it fails to impress cons umers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the initial (最初的）attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty retur ning to tried-and-true labels.Today, celebrities face ever more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. Each misstep threatens to reduce a ce lebrity’s shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that on ce brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces whe n the opportunity appears. Still, the ego’s (自我的）potential for expansion is limitless. Having already achieved gre at wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion a s the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes, succes s and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designe rs might last only a short time, but fashion — like celebrity — ha s always been temporary.53. Fashion magazines today ________.A. seldom put models on the coverB. no longer put models on the coverC. need not worry about celebrities’ market potentialD. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly54. A change in the consumer market can be found today that _ ______.A. price rather than brand name is more concernedB. producers prefer models to celebrities for achievementsC. producers prefer TV actresses to film stars for advertisem entsD. quality rather than the outside of products is more concern ed55. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly ______.A. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his productsB. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general publicC. cut short the artistic careen of a celebrity in show businessD. influence the price of a celebrity’s products56. The passage is mainly about _______.A. celebrity and personal styleB. celebrity and market potentialC. celebrity and fashion designD. celebrity and clothing industry********************************************************结束ATwo brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly devoted to the cat, an d when he had to leave town for several days, he left Herbert c areful instructions about the pet’s care. At the end of his first da y away, James telephoned his brother, “How is Edgar?”“Edgar is dead.” Herbert answered. There was a pause. Then J ames said, “Herbert,you’re insensitive (漠然的). You know how close I was to Edgar. You should have brok en the news to me slowly. When I asked about Edgar tonight, you should have said, ‘Edgar’s on the roof , but I have called the fire department to get him down.’ And tomorrow when I called, y ou could have said the firemen were having trouble getting Edg ar down, but you were hopeful they would succeed. Then when I called the third time, you could have told me that the firemen h ave done their best, but unfortunately Edgar had fallen off the r oof and was at the veterinarian’s (兽医站). Then when I called the last time, you could have said that a lthough everything possible had been done for Edgar, he had di ed. That’s the way a sensitive man would have told me about Edgar. And, oh, before I forget,” James added, “how is mother?”“Oh,” Herbert said, pausing for a moment, “She’s on the roof.”56. James telephoned his brother at the end of his first day awa y because he wanted to know ___.A. what he was doingB. whether he was goodC. whether the cat was goodD. where his mother was57. Why did James say his brother was insensitive?A. Because he told him the news directly.B. Because he killed their pet.C. Because his mother was on the roof.D. Because he missed the truth about the cat.58. From the last paragraph of the passage, we can know that t he mother was probably _____.A. on the roofB. ill or even deadC. repairing the houseD. playing games******************************************************结束A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds f ound that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. T he findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, are particularl y worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be bur dened with greater debts than any before.University tuition fees are currently capped at £3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.In the research, the teenagers were presented with the terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheape st. The young people also predicted that they would be earningon average £31.000 by the age of 25, although the average sal ary for those aged 22 to 29 is just £17,815. The teenagers expe cted to be in debt when they finished university or training, altho ugh half said that they assumed the debts would be less than £10.000. Average debts for graduates are £12,363.Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said. "The more expo sed young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become resp onsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effe ctively."Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures o n teenagers and young people because of student loans and ris ing housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in ho w to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens , said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.57. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?A. Students understand personal finances differently.B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.D. The students' payback ability has become a major issue.58. The phrase "to raise the ceiling" in paragraph 2 probably me ans "______".A. to raise the student loansB. to improv e the school facilitiesC. to increase the upper limit of the tuitionD. to lift the sc hool building roofs59. According to Stephen Moir, students _______.A. are too young to be exposed to financial issuesB. should learn to manage their finances wellC. should maintain a positive attitude when facing loansD. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance60. What can we learn from the passage?A. Many British teenagers do not know money matters wellB. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.C. Financial planning is a required course at college.D. Young people should become responsible adults.参考答案************************************************************结束AZhu Rongji, China’s premier between 1998 and 2003, is back in the center of public attention, talking once more with the media and the Chinese people.This time, however, the words of the highly regarded speaker ar e in written form.Zhu Rongji’s Answers to Journalists’ Questions, published by P eople’s Press, has been getting good reviews and 27,000 copie s flew off the shelves in the first two days.“Whatever lies ahead, be it a field of landmines（地雷阵）or unfathomable abyss(万丈深渊), I will exert all my efforts and contribute all my best to the co untry,” the former premier said in the book, which is a collection of comments from domestic and international press conference s.“Zhu seldom ignored the tough questions raised by foreign med ia, instead replying with confidence and humor,” said Wu Xuejin , co-editor of the book. “He left the reporters and the public with a str ong impression.”For example, the former premier once spoke about corruption （腐败）, saying: “I’ll prepare 100 coffins(棺材). Ninety-nine for those corrupt officials and one for myself.”Yu Guoming, vice-dean of the School of Journalism and Communication at Renmi n University of China, said people in China want to have an opp ortunity to learn more about their leaders.Chen Pengming, editor in charge of the project, said: “Zhu’s per sonal charisma(魅力) mirrored the collective wisdom of the Chinese leaders on de aling with the 1997 Asian financial crisis, deepening the econo mic reforms and the process of joining the WTO. Readers thus are able to gain a clear understanding of how the then central g overnment succeeded in handling those issues.” (From China D aily)56. How many copies has the book Zhu Rongji’s Answers to Jo u rnalists’ Questions been sold in the first two days?A. 260,000B. 26,000C. 270,000D. 27,00057. What is the meaning of the underlined word ?A. spareB. use forcefully or effectivelyC. attemptD. expect58. How did the former premier answer the tough questions raised by journalists?A. He avoided answering such questions.B. He replied them confidently and humorously.C. He scolded the journalists.D. He commented on other topics.59. What’s his attitude towards corruption?A. toughB. gentleC. indifferentD. kind参考答案56-59 DBBA*****************************************************结束任务型阅读(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
