福建省漳州市高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假训练题(9)

漳州市2014 高考英语（阅读理解）一轮暑假训练（5）（答案）（201*·广东卷）DIn a world with limited land, water and other natural resources(资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disppearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unheathy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable(可持续的)ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the healthy while using its supply of natural resources.Today, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy resolution. It is now trying hard to made full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuabe rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown more than 50%.Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing e nergy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resouces like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge public expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accerlarate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable one.The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.41. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPTthat____.A.it makes the world warmerB. it consumes natural resoucesC. it brings severe damage to futureD. it makes growth hard to continue42. What can we infer from Paragraph2?A. China lacks wind and solar energyB. China is the leader of the low-carbon marketC. High-speed trains are a low-carbon developmentD. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests43. To fully develop the low-carbon markets governments can______.A. cut public expensesB. forbid carbon emissionC.develop public resouscesD. encourage energy conservation44. We can learn from the last paragraph that business have many chances to _______.A. develop sustainable productsB. explore new natural resouscesC. make full use of natural resouscesD. deal with the major challenge45. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new business modelB. To compare two business modelsC. To predict a change of the global marketsD. To advocate sustainable development【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。

2021福建漳州市高考英语课外选练（9）及答案【上海市黄浦区2022模拟】短文语法填空In the last decade, research 32. _____ (show) that resistance exercise can help numerous disease states, including depression. You can improve your overall health just by watching your weight and taking walks in the neighborhood. But 33. _____ you want to improve your fitness —look better, maximize health, have more energy, prevent injuries —you need to do more.In recent years, emphasis has shifted to a type of resistance training 34. _____ builds muscles used inday-to-day tasks, helping avoid injury or re-injury. 35. _____ (call) functional strength training, it helps with tasks such as lifting infants in and out of car seats or lifting garage doors. Another goal is 36. _____ (reduce) the risk factors in patients with long-term diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.“Part of my job is trying to convince that 85-year-old woman that she really 37. _____ start weight lifting. 38. _____ who need persuading are women recently treated for breast cancer.” says Dr. Dennis Kerrigan, at Henry Ford Health System’s Center for Athletic Medicine.“Friends and fa mily tell them, ‘Take it easy,’ but chemotherapy (化疗) can reduce muscle mass, leaving body fat that is linked to cancer returning,”he says. “My suggestion? Strength training. It’s taken a long time for women to realize 39. _____ important strength training is, but once they try it, they 40. _____ (hook).”【参考答案】32. has shown 33. if 34. that / which 35. Called36. to reduce 37. should / must 38. Others39. how 40. are / will be hooked【上海市虹口区2022模拟】短文语法填空ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.One of my most surprising findings as a student is 25 parents do not always accept your adulthood. I was always told that once you get to college, your parents realize that you have been living 26 your own and can make your own decisions. This idea was rejected 27 I came home for Thanksgiving. At first, everything was going as 28 (smoothly) as possible. The first night I went to the Berkeley campus to visit my friend Sara, without any argument from my mother.29 when I calle d her to say I had decided to spend the night at Sara’s dorm, my mom i nformed me that she wanted me home at one a.m. I was wild with anger! I 30 (make) my own decisions how late a young man should stay out for several months. However much I tried to reason with my mother, she insisted things are different when I am home, and that they were the 31 paying my bills. And kids, this is true. No matter how much you want to fight it, mommy and daddy are still holding the purse strings, whether you are 18 or not. Sometimes it is best to sit back, shut up, and do32 they ask.【参考答案】25. that 26. on 27. when28. smoothly29. But 30. had been making31. ones 32. what/whatever【四川省绵阳市2022高考英语一模试题】完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，把握其大意，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解The picture of George Washington is on the one-dollar bill. He served as American's first president from 1789 to 1797. President Washington has been called the "Father of his country."The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, is on the two-dollar bill. He was the main writer of the Declaration of independence in 1776. Jefferson was one of the most influentialof the nation's Founding Fathers. He was also a plant expert, architect, musician and inventor.Another of American's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln, is on the five-dollar bill. He servedas the sixteenth president from 1861 until 1865. He successfully led the country through the Civil War, saved the Union and ended slavery.The picture of Alexander Hamilton appears on the ten-dollar bill. Hamilton was never president.But he was the first Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers. He was also an economist and political philosopher.Andrew Jackson was the seventh president, serving from 1829 to 1837. He supported popular democracy and individual liberty. His picture is on the twenty-dollar bill.Another president is on the fifty-dollar bill. Ulysses S. Grant served from 1869 to 1877. Before serving as president, Grant was military commander of Union forces during the Civil War. Underhis command, the Union Army defeated Confederate forces.So who do you think is on the one hundred-dollar bill? It is Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was never elected president, but was one of the Founding Fathers. He was also a leading writer and printer, political thinker, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civil activist, and diplomat.These American statesmen are on the front of the bills. The backs of the notes show imagesfrom nation's history or famous places. They are in order, the Great Seal of the United States, the signing of Declaration of Independence and the Lincoln Memorial. The others are the Treasury Building, the White House, the Capitol Building and independence Hall.（1）The design of the bills shows that Americans values their people's__________ .A. talents in many waysB. success in their careersC. inventions in new fieldsD. contributions to the country（2）For hundreds of years, those historic men on the bills fought for the nation's ____________.A. economy and powerB. independence and democracyC. wealth and successD. faith and glory（3）Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A. Men on the MoneyB. the Design of US BillsC. History on the MoneyD. the Story of US Bills【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了各种面值的美元纸币上伟大人物，以及他们对国家所做出的贡献。

省市高考英语阅读理解〔暑假〕训练〔9〕及答案For those who study the development of intelligence〔智力〕in the animal world, self-awareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware〔意识〕of itself has a highlevel of intelligence.Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror, that is, its own reflected image〔反射出的影像〕．Many animals fail this exercise bitterly, paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans, and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins, have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror self-reflection test. "We thought that elephants were the next important animal," said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society, an author of the study with Joshua M. Plotnik and Fans B．M. de Waal of Emory University. With their large brains, Reiss said, elephants "seemed like cousins to apes anddolphins."The researchers tested Happy, Maxine and Patty, three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They putan 8-foot-square mirror on a wall of the animals' play area (out of the sight of zoo visitors) and recorded what happened with cameras, including one built in the mirror.The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it, and to examine parts of their bodies.Of the three, Happy then passed the test, in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror, and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose.Diana Reiss said, "We knew elephants were intelligent, but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way."45. What can mirror tests tell us about animals?A. Whether they have large brains.B ．Whether they have self-awareness.C. Whether they enjoy outdoor exercises.D. Whether they enjoy playing with mirrors.46. Why does the author mention apes and dolphins in the text?A. They are most familiar to readers.B ．They are big favorites with zoo visitors.C. They are included in the study by Reiss.D. They are already known to be intelligent.47. What made Happy different from Maxine and Patty?A. She used her nose to search behind the mirror.B. She recognized her own image in the mirror.C. She painted a mark on her own face.D. She found the hidden camera.【答案】BDB***********************************************************结束Housing price in China has always caused heated discussions among property〔房产〕developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when theysell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?At the beginning of , Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered. 13．What is the average housing price per square meter in China?A．8000 yuan B．10000 yuanC．7000 yuan D．It’s not mentioned here14．Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?A．Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.B．American people’s average income is several dozen times h igher than that of Chinese people.C．The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.D．There are more people who need houses in China is larger than that in the United States.15．How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?A．Four B． Three C．Two D．One16．What is the main idea of this passage?A．The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it.B．There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate marketC．The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States D．Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.13—16、DDBA*********************************************************结束Scientists say they have discovered a promising treatment for sleeping sickness, a killer disease that infects(感染) about 60,000 people in Africaa year.British and Canadian experts say drugs could attack the parasite〔寄生虫〕 causing the illness needs to survive. They say the drug could be ready for human medical test in about 18 months.The disease, spread by the bite of a fly, is caused by a parasite attacking the central nervous system. It has similar symptoms〔病症〕 to malaria〔疟疾〕, making it difficult to diagnose. Left untreated, it moves to the brain, resulting in mental confusion and final deathThe "breakthrough" came at the University of Dundee in Scotland, where scientists were offered money to research diseases ignored by major drugs companies.Professor Paul Wyatt, director of the programme, said: "This is one of the most significant findings made in recent years in terms of drug discovery and development for ignored diseases."He said the research, published in the journal Nature, represented "significant progress" in the development of a full blown drug against the disease.The World Health Organization said there are between 50,000 and 70,000 cases of the disease a year, with a further 60 million people at risk of infection.The research in Dundee was backed by partners at the University of York in England and the Structural Genomics Consortium in Toronto, Canada. The two drugs currently available to treat sleeping sickness both have problems. One is with side effects that kill one in 20 patients and the other is costly, only partially effective and requires long-time hospital treatment, the scientists said.17. The word backed in the last paragraph probably means_____.A. conductedB. supportedC. believedD. managed18. What the World Health Organization said suggested that______.A. about 60000 people died of the disease each yearB. about 60000 people were cured of the disease each yearC. 600 million people are likely to get infectedD. the disease is spreading fast in Africa19. We can read this passage______.A. in the journal NatureB. in a newspaper of the University of DundeeC. in a book about fliesD. in a newspaper about medicine20. We can learn from the passage that______ .A .big drug companies play an important role in the research of the newdrugB. people who get infected with the disease are mentally disturbedC. among 200 people infected with the disease, 5 may die because of theold drugD. Professor Paul Wyatt may be a professor at the University of York17---20 BDDB**********************************************************结束Businesses are expected to cut spending dramatically through much of . A number of economists, including those National City and Wachovia, don’t expect business investment, which make up about one – tenth of US economic activity, to decline through . According to a survey of 679 chief financial officers by Duke University and CFO Magazine this month, US businesses expect to cut capital spending by more than 10% in the next 12 months, a sharp decrease from September, when the CFOs expected business investment to increase slightly.John Graham, finance professor at Duke and director of the survey, says businesses are finding ways to repair existing machinery and buildings rather than replace equipment or move. They likely won’t increase their spending until they see concrete evidence that the economy is improving.Those planning meeting for late winter and early spring are either buying fewer or less – expensive items, or they’re not buying at all. One client who usually spends about $ 80,000 on a conference each year is spending half that. Robert Coen, director of forecasting at media – analysis firm Magna, predicts a 4.5% drop in ad spending to $ 259 billion in on the heels of a 3.2% drop in . “A recovery in US ad budgets will probably not get underway until ,〞 he says. Another negative for : There aren’t any big ad –spending events such as the Olympics or national elections.Declining business spending will hurt a number of industries but will be especially tough for the manufacturing sector. Nearly two –thirds of manufacturers expect revenue(税收) to be unchanged or lower in than , a survey from the Institute for Supply Management found.17.According to John Graham, how did businesses to deal with the economy crisis?A. They are spending less.B. By increasing their business spending sharply.C. By replacing old equipment with the new equipment.D. By moving into the cheaper offices.hy are the managers buying less – expensive items for their meetings?A. To save money themselves.B. To cut down on expenses and save for the companies.C. To see the concrete evidence that the economy is on the mend.D. To save money so they spend more on advertisements.19.It can be inferred that in a year Olympics are held, many companies _________.A. contribute more money to the poorB. give the participants moneyC. spend more money on advertisingD. cut down on advertising budgets20.The best title for the passage is ____________.A. Predictions about Buying New Equipment inB. Predictions about Conference Planning inC. Predictions about Advertising Spending inD. Predictions for Business Spending in17—20、 DBAC*******************************************************结束。

漳州市2014 高考英语（阅读理解）一轮暑假训练（8）（答案）An analysis of studies in 40 countries around the globe proves a long-standing assumption that the more a person knows about science, the more he or she tends to support scientific efforts．In fact, studies that have tested the link between a person's level of scientific knowledge and attitudes towards the field have generated mixed results．"It's been a very hard question," says sociologist Nick Allum of the University of Surrey in Guildford, UK．To resolve the issue, Allum and his colleagues pulled together the results of nearly 200 surveys carried out between 1998 and 2003 in countries from Australia to Bulgaria．These studies assessed, for example, whether participants knew certain scientific facts and whether they supported developments in genetically modified food or nanotechnology．To some extent, the results prove the belief widely held by science supporters: the more people know about science, the more favourably they tend to view it, in spite of other factors such as age, nationality and level of education．Allum presented his results at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC last week．But now this question is cleared up, researchers must begin to deal with more pressing questions, Allum says．"The argument should move on．"His finding cannot, for example, show whether better science education will increase general support for the field．This is because researchers have yet to figure out whether people who learn more about science then tend to like it or, on the contrary, whether people who already like and support science are simply tend to learn further facts．And a person's level of scientific knowledge actually goes a very tiny way towards explaining their attitudes towards science．Allum believes that there are probably far more important factors, such as their moral values, religious beliefs and political leaning．And people's trust in science may be influenced by how tightly regulated they believe the process to be in their country．This might explain, in part, why those living in different countries tend to hold different attitudes: Europeans tend to be more doubtful of genetically modified crops than those in the United States, for example．Finally, science lovers hope to strengthen support for the field, but it looks as if simple science education will not be enough．As Allum says: "It's all horribly complicated．"13．In Allum’s opinion, ______ will have little influence on a person’s attitude towards science．A．scientific knowledge B．moral valuesC．religious beliefs D．political leaning14．From the passage we can infer that ______．A．the surveys were carried out in a few countriesB．Europeans love science more than AmericansC．Allum kept his research results a secretD．Nick Allum is not a natural scientist15．The underlined word ‘those’ refers to _____．A．science lovers B．different attitudesC．people in general D．genetically modified crops16．What is mainly talked about in this passage?A．Special beliefs of the sociologist Nick Allum．B．Link between knowledge and love of science．C．Ways in which people love science．D．The function of science education参考答案 13-16 ADCB********************************************************结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

漳州市2014 高考英语〔阅读理解〕一轮暑假训练〔1〕〔答案〕Attempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble 〔气泡〕 and main sadness. Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply. According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator 〔赤道〕 to Australia to find the priciest homes．The report measured a city’s housing market along the following guidelines. An “affordable〞home required three times or less of the average family’s income to purchase. At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable〞 category. And a “seriously unaffordable〞home needed five times a family’s incom e. In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9,5 times the average income. Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figure．Australian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings. These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable. Land rationing 〔配给制〕 and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd government．Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California. America is still involved in a mortgage〔抵押〕crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes. Yet a number of US cities garnered “afforda ble〞 status, namely Dallas and Kansas. Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes．The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you’re Australian and choose to live down under．12. To buy an affordable house, you should pay _____．A. 3 times or less of the average family’s incomeB. 4 times or less of the average family’s incomeC. 5 times or less of the average family’s incomeD. 9.5 times or less of the average family’s income13. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia?A．The rising family’s income． B．The demand over supply.C．The excessive development charges． D．The decrease of land．14.The underlined word “dismal〞 in Paragraph 3 may mean _____．A． cheerful B． satisfactoryC． difficult D．sad15. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A． Affordable Houses B． A House is a Dream FirstC． Housing Bubble D． Homes Too Expensive(D)ACDD***************************************************************完毕Jack London had endured more hardships by the age of twenty-one than most people experience in a lifetime. His struggles developed in him sympathy for the working class and a lasting dislike of hard work and provided inspiration for his career as a writer.London grew up in San Francisco in extreme poverty. At an early age, he left school and supported himself through a succession of un skilled jobs ----working as a paper boy, in bowling alleys, on ice wagons, and in canneries〔罐头食品厂〕 and mills. Despite working long hours at these jobs, London was able to read constantly, borrowing travel and adventure books from the library.The books London read inspired him to travel, and his job experiences led him to become active in fighting for the fights of workers. He sailed to Japan on a journey aiming at catching seals and joined a cross-country protest march with a group of unemployed workers. After being arrested for vagrancy near Buffalo, New York, London decided to educate himself and reshape his life. He quickly completed high school and entered the University of California.After only one term, however, the appeal of fortune and adventure proveduncontrollable. London gave up his studies and traveled to the Alaskan Yukon in 1897 in search of gold. Jack London was among the first of these miners. He may have searched for more than gold, however. London once commented, “ True, the new region was mostly poor; but its several hundred thousand square miles of coldness at least gave breathing space to those who else would have choked at home.〞 Although he was unsuccessful as a miner, London’s experiences in Alaska taught him about the human desire for wealth and power and about humankind’s inability to control the f orces of nature. While in Alaska, London also absorbed memories and stories that would make him known one hundred years later.Once back in California, London became determined to earn a living as a writer. He rented a typewriter and worked up to fifteen hours a day, spinning his Alaskan adventures into short stories and novels.According to legend, London’s piles of rejection slips from publishers grew to five feet in height!Even so, London preserved. In 1903, he earned national fame when he published the popular novel The Call of the Wild. He soon became the highest paid and most industrious writer in the country. During his career, he produced more than fifty books and earned more than a million dollars. Several of his novels, including The Call of the Wild(1903),the Sea-Wolf(1904),the White Fang(1906),have become American classics. In fact, he was a creative writer whose fiction explored several regions and their cultures: the Yukon, California, Hawaii, and the Solomon Islands. He experimented with many literary forms, from traditional love stories and dystopias 〔反面乌托邦小说〕to science fantasy. His noted journalism included war communication, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai lepers〔麻风病患者〕. He was among the most influential figures of his day, who understood how to create a public persona and use the media to market his self-created image of poor-boy-turned-success. London's great passion was agriculture, and he was well on the way of creating a new model for spreading through his Beauty Ranch when he died of kidney disease at age 40. He left over fifty books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, many of which have been translated and continue to be read around the world. His best works describea person’s struggle for survival against the powerful forces of nature. “To Build a Fire〞, for example, tells the story of a man’s fight to survive the harsh cold of the Alaskan winter.10._________made Jack London reconsider his life in the future.A. His job experienceB. The books he readC. Being arrestedD. Long-hour work11. What is TRUE about Jack London?A. Jack London was poor all his life.B. Jack London got enough money while in the search of gold.C. The books Jack London read inspired him to travel and become active.D. The experience of gold searching made Jack London determined to write novelsaboutAlaska adventures.12. After the experience in Alaska, Jack London ________________.A. realized the nature of human beings.B. knew people could control the nature finally.C. regretted being there.D.thought highly of himself.13. In paragraph 4, the sentence “True, the new region was mostly poor; but its severalhundred thousand square miles of coldness at least gave breathing space to those who else would have choked at home.〞 implies_______________________________.A. Jack London regarded Alaska a poor place as he never got any gold there.B. people would have been ill at home if they had never been Alaska.C. People searching for gold there still have chance to win.D. Alaska was a poor but large region.14. Which one of following works doesn’t belong to Jack London according to the passage?A. love storiesB. poetryC. journalismD. essays15. What can we learn from Jack London’s final success?A. Failure is the mother of success.B. Practice makes perfect.C. Knowledge is powerful.D. All of above.***********************************************************完毕Attempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble 〔气泡〕 and main sadness. Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply. According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator 〔赤道〕 to Australia to find the priciest homes．The report measured a city’s housing market along the following guidelines. An “affordable〞home required three times or less of the average family’s income to purchase. At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable〞 category. And a “seriously unaffordable〞 home needed five times a family’s income. In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9,5 times the average income. Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figure．Australian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings. These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable. Land rationing 〔配给制〕and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd government．Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California. America is still involved in a mortgage〔抵押〕crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes. Yet a number of US cities garnered “affordable〞status, namely Dallas and Kansas. Australia had no cities listed in the top fiftyplaces with affordable homes．The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you’re Australian and choose to live down under．12. To buy an affordable house, you should pay _____．A. 3 times or less of the average family’s i ncomeB. 4 times or less of the average family’s incomeC. 5 times or less of the average family’s incomeD. 9.5 times or less of the average family’s income13. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia?A．The rising family’s income． B．The demand over supply.C．The excessive development charges． D．The decrease of land．14.The underlined word “dismal〞 in Paragraph 3 may mean _____．A． cheerful B． satisfactoryC． difficult D．sad15. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A． Affordable Houses B． A House is a Dream FirstC． Housing Bubble D． Homes Too Expensive(D) ACDD******************************************************完毕We've all experienced a "good cry". Shedding (流) some tears can often make us feel betterand 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 andfound that the benefits of crying depend entirely on the what, where and when of a particular cryingepisode (一段经历).The majority of persons reported improvements in their mood following ashort period of crying. However, one third reported no improvement in mood and a tenth feltworse after crying. Criers who receivedsocial support during their crying episode were the mostlikely to report improvements in mood.Research to date has not always produced a clear picture of the benefits of crying, in partbecause the results often seem to depend on how crying is studied. The researchers note severalchallenges in accurately studying crying behavior in a laboratory setting. Volunteers who cry ina laboratory setting often do not describe their experiences as making them feel better. Rather, cryingin a laboratory setting often results in the study participants feeling worse; this may be due to thestressful conditions of the study itself, such as being videotaped or watched by researchers. This mayproduce negative emotions, which neutralize (使无效) the positive benefits usually connected withcrying.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 lot ofunpleasant stress, including increased heart rate and sweating. What is interesting is that bodilycalming usually lasts longer than the unpleasant. The calming effects may occur later and overcomethe stress reaction, which would account for why people tend to remember mostly the pleasant sideof crying.Research has shown that the effects of crying alsodepend on who is shedding the tears. Forexample, individuals with anxiety or mood disorders are least likely to experience the positive effectsof crying. In addition, the researchers report that people who lack insight into their emotional livesactually 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 problemsrightly13. 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**********************************************************完毕。

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On occasion, a memory came to my mind. My mother had a nice table with a single vase standing on it. The table, as I remember, was always in my family and I had to clean it as a child as my weekly housework. It was such a beautiful table that my mother was proud to have it in her living room.Our family moved around a lot because my father, a Spanish and Hawaiian guitar teacher, needed to find new students as the old learned and left. We were never without food, fancy clothes or a house to live in. but, as I grew older, I knew why.My father would usually make enough money to buy us food and clothing, and deal with the doctor bills by paying out of his own pocket for a family of six. He was self-employed and had no medical coverage(医疗保险).Through so many moves, my mother was the organizer of everything that needed to be done. Dad was away at around one o’clock each evening, so the major kid rearing(抚养), cooking and cleaning were all her work.I can also remember her sewing almost every night.My mom didn’t take vacations. She didn’t go out to buy fancy clothes for herself, and what she did buy was for her four children. As children, we cared about al most nothing. We didn’t care about when the next money would come in. and, all through the years there sat a table with a vase on top.I sat back now and then and stared at that table. It was a reminder of what love was shown by my mother, what she suffered over the years, and what she gave to us, so we could have what we needed. And, her only valuable possession was the table with the vase on top.1. What did the author sometimes recall?A. Having to clean the table weekly.B. Putting a vase on the table weekly.C. His mother’s vase lying on the table.D. His mother’s table with a vase on it.2. What can we learn about the author’s family?A. He supported his family by teaching the guitar.B. He hated his father always being out and too busy.C. His family had no fixed home when he was young.D. His family didn’t have enough food when he was young.3. Which word can best describe the author’s mother?A. EconomicalB. MeanC. UnusualD. Generous4. Which of the following questions is NOT discussed in the passage?A. Who supported the author’s familyB. What does theauthor do at present?C. What housework did the author’s mother do?D. Why did the author’s family move so often?参考答案1—4、DCAB喇中2016高考英语阅读练习——科普环保类阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

漳州市最新高考英语阅读理解复习题(及答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Do you know that junk food isn't healthy? Of course you do! Do you eat it anyway? Of course you do! But a new study shows teaching adolescents about the ways food companies fool them into thinking junk food is cool can encourage kids to fight back—by eating healthier.The pull of junk food can be super-strong. It's designed to tasty; which makes eating well one of the great health challenges of our time. Everyone from doctors to the government has been trying to handle it. Yet we keep eating junk food.Professor Christopher Bryan says, "Food companies want you to want junk food." They spend millions of dollars coming up with new ways to^ promote junk food consumption. They hire scientists to make new junk food almost irresistible. They might do this, for example, by adding more sugar. Rats fed junk food for six weeks will even walk across a floor that gives them electric shocks just to get more of such food.Food ads often make unhealthy junk food seem healthy by featuring professional athletes, fit-looking pop stars and smiling, active teens. "We thought when the students learned this, it would matter to them," Bryan says. He worked with 8th graders at a Texas school. Half of them got a lesson Bryan created. It focused on the ways junk food is advertised, or marketed. A second group received lessons that focused on health. These lessons informed students junk food is had, and that foods like apples or carrots are a better choice. The students learned a bad diet can lead to major weight gain, and that being overweight puts people at risk for serious diseases. They also learned how eating well now can keep you healthy when you're older.After the lessons, the kids in both groups were asked how they felt about junk food. Most didn't have positive feelings about these unhealthy foods.（1）Why does the author mention the questions in paragraph 1?A. To express his doubts about junk food.B. To promote the idea of healthy eating.C. To describe the situation of junk food.D. To introduce the topic for discussion.（2）What remains a great health challenge to doctors?A. Making people do more exercise.B. Making people eat healthily.C. Making people lose weight.D. Making people prefer junk food.（3）What message does paragraph 3 mainly try to convey?A. What makes junk food almost impossible to resist.B. What influences junk food can have on consumers.C. How food companies try to get people to reach for junk food.D. Why food companies promote the consumption of junk food.（4）Which of the following words can best describe Bryan's lessons?A. Shocking.B. Popular.C. Effective.D. Abstract.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，研究表明：让青少年了解食品公司的推销方式比单纯告诉他们垃圾食品的危害更能让他们选择健康的饮食。

落堕市安心阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）训练题（9）及答案( A )Once there was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before bass(巴斯鱼) season opened, they were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then the boy tied a small silver lure(鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, s on,” he said.“Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish ... again and again ... every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.36. What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?A. The boy and his father didn’t know what to do with the big fish.B. The father lit a match in order to check the time.C. The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly.D. They worried other fishermen might discover what they had done.37. From the text we know that the father _________.A. didn’t love his sonB. always disagreed with his sonC. disliked the huge fishD. was firm and stubborn38. The successful architect went fishing with his children at the sameplace because _______.A. they might catch a big fish thereB. it was a most popular fishing spotC. he was taught a moral lesson thereD. their children enjoyed fishing there39. What does the story imply (suggest）?A. It is easy to say something, but difficult to do.B. An ethical decision is always easy to make.C. It’s hard to tell right from wrong sometimes.D. Fishing can help one to make right decisions.（A）36-39 BDCA*************************************************************结束C"Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television?" How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn't been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted the "one-eyed monster" into our homes, we never found it difficult to occupy our spare time. We used to enjoy civilised pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, entertain our friends and be entertained by them, go outside for our amusements. We even used to read books and listen to music occasionally. Now all our free time is regulated by the "goggle box". We rush home for our meals to be in time for this or that programme. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do—anything, providing it doesn't interfere with the programme. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a programme, he is quickly silenced.Whole generations are growing up addicted to the television. Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost. The television is a universal thing that makes people calm. It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set. It doesn't matter what the children will watch—so long as they are quiet.Television encourages passive enjoyment. We become content with second-hand experiences. It is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working. Little by little, television cuts us off from the real world. We get so lazy, we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness. Television may be a splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each other. We only become aware how totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountains. In quiet, natural surroundings.we quickly discover how little we miss the King television.64. Through the passage, the writer aims to tell us ________.A. how television is damaging our healthB. how to keep away from watching televisionC. that television is doing harm to our lifeD. all of us find it difficult to live without television65. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Second-hand experiences provided by television are harmful.B. We can enjoy our life without television.C. Television is a necessary way of communication.D. Television is becoming irreplaceable in our daily life.66. What's the main reason for parents to put the children before atelevision set?A. To save more time for housework.B. To help them sleep earlier.C. To keep them quiet.D. To help them learn more knowledge from television.67. By saying "we never found it difficult to occupy our spare time,"the writer means ________.A. television occupies too much of our spare timeB. it's easy for us to find some spare time to enjoy the televisionC. we have less spare time after we have televisionD. it's difficult to spend our spare time without a television***********************************************************结束DSpecial Bridges Help Animals Cross the Road----Reported by Sheila CarrickWhy did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more worried about how the grizzly bear(灰熊)and mountain lion can cross the road."Millions of animals die each year on US roads," the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact，only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the US today. The main reason? Road kill. "Ecopassages" may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. "These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid road accidents," said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society.But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. PaulBeier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lions used the passage.Builders of ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders(火蜥蜴) and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal overpass!68. The writer uses the example of "ocelots " to show that .A. wild animals have become more dangerousB. the driving conditions have improved greatlyC. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidentsD. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work69. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is .A. an underground path for carsB. a fence built for the safety of the areaC. a bridge for animals to get over a riverD. a path for animals to cross the road 70. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because .A. wild animals may attack carsB. wild animals may jam the roadC. they may see wild animals on ecopassagesD. they may see wild animals in the park参考答案（北京市西城区高三第一学期期末考试）IMAGE PRODUCT INFORMATIONTalking TravelCompanionTravel with a perfect companionOur Talking Travel Companion separates into multifunctionalpieces. The first is a combination of flashlight, weather-trendindicator and alarm clock. Press a button, and a pleasant voiceannounces the time and weather trend. The second piece is acombination of movement sensor and smoke detector. Its small sizeand light weight allow it to run on one 9 V and 4 AAA batteries.Guaranteed for one year.Color Flow LightShowEnjoy a color-changing night-lightWith the Color Flow Light Show, you will experience ever-changingbeautiful colors using technology that slowly mixes colors.Imagine yourself bathed in red, rose pink, aqua, teal, blue andviolet light. If a certain mix strikes your fancy, press the ColorLock button to enjoy it as long as you like. Plug into wall outlet（插座）. Guaranteed for one year.Personal Warm + Cool System Wear your own climate-control systemOur Personal Warm + Cool System fits comfortably around your neck and delivers hours of comfort. Turn the dial to "warm" and within seconds your entire body feels warmer. Or turn the dial to "cool" and enjoy your own "personal air conditioner" on the hottest days. Runs on 3C batteries （not included）. Guaranteed for one year.Wet Circuit Stay safe under waterOur Wet Circuit is water resistant. It also offers the touch protection as well. In addition, it can prevent spark（火花） and it can last up to 4 times longer than a regular one. Do not keep it under water for more than 2 hours. Guaranteed for one year.(1)According to the passage, the Talking Travel Companion can be used to ____.A．mix colors B．charge batteries C．tell the time D．cool the body(2)Where is the passage probably taken from?A．A travel guide. B．A product catalogue.C．A research paper. D．A sports magazine. (3)All the listed products ____.A．are button operated B．produce lightC．run on batteries D．offer one year free repairs【解析】这是一则产品简介类广告，给我们介绍了四种不同的产品。

漳州市2014 高考英语（阅读理解）一轮暑假训练（2）（答案）In early autumn I applied for applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University,but my mother fought strongly againsnst it. When she saw me studying a photograph 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 you and 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 start a small jewellery shop,His chief customers were his old college friends.To get new customers,my mother had to help.She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women,so that she cound get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns.What’s more ,they had not wanted enough to be roch and successful ；otherwise they cound not possibly have managed their lives so badly.I was torn between the desave to help them and change,their lives,and the determinstion not to repeat their mistakes.I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted.After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（奖学金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me,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 relations with his motherC.To go to his dream universityD.To carry on with his father’s business******************************************************结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。