【安徽】2014版英语《高考专题辅导》专题检测卷(二十五) 阅读理解

阅读理解（建议用时：25分钟）AOn the morning of Super Bowl Sunday in February, I didn’t have tothink about what to wear. It was smelly, shabby and too small for me, butnone of that mattered — it was my lucky NFL football jersey(运动衫), ablack-and-gold No 36 Jerome Bettis shirt. My dad bought it for me when Iwas little. I would wear it every day that the Pittsburgh Steelers, myfavorite NFL team, played a game. On this particular day, I couldn’t dream of breaking my habit.Sports superstitions like mine are extremely common in the United States, because being a sports fan is a bit like practicing a religion. Just as religious people perform various rituals(仪式)to send love to their gods, sports fans’ routines send supportive energy to their favorite teams. All sports fans stubbornly believe that this helps their teams win.For years, my friends and I would watch the Steelers play football on the same TV, eating the same snacks, wearing the same clothes.We’d even do bizarre things. During crucial plays, we would each grab our left foot and be completely silent. We thought this gave our team favor with the“football gods”.That Sunday, back in 2009, the football gods smiled on us — while we each held onto our left foot, Santonio Holmes caught a pass from Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl.As I looked around at the fans celebrating in the Pittsburgh streets, I could see that they felt they had won the game themselves. And in a way, they had—their weird(奇怪的)rituals had worked.None of them asked me to change into a better-smelling shirt.1. What is the purpose of the text?A. To describe his enthusiasm for football.B. To show why sports fans are superstitious in the US.C. To introduce some common sports superstitions in the US.D. To tell the connection between sports superstitions with religions.2. What do the underlined word s“my habit”in the first paragraph refer to?A. Watching his favorite NFL team play football.B. Performing various religious rituals.C. Wearing the same jersey to cheer for the Steelers.D. Playing football with his friends in the same clothes.3. Th e underlined word“bizarre”in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to.A. strangeB. shamefulC. powerfulD. inappropriate4. What can we conclude from the text?A. In the US, some sports fans are as loyal and faithful as religious people.B. Several rituals sports fans do in the US are the same ones used in major religions.C. The author’s smelly jersey dissatisfied his friends who watched games with him.D. It is regarded as impolite to grab one’s left foot while watching football games.BRafting the Grand Canyon Welcomes You!For exciting, fun and challenging white water tours, Rafting theGrand Canyon is here to help you plan the right tour for you. Whetheryou want to travel for two days or ten, hike in or not, go on an oarraft or motorized trip, we will help you find the trip that meets yourneeds.For those who will be vacationing on the off-season a trip on the Native American Red River rafting is available year around or a one-day trip is available on the Colorado River from Diamond Creek to Pierce Ferry(about three hours from Las Vegas).Most of the trips depart from Lees Ferry, Arizona(approximately 21/2 hours from the south rim of the Grand Canyon). We offer partial trips which allow you to get on or off at Phantom Ranch located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon National Park South Rim. Requiring a hike in or out, with proper planning the horse ride up or down is also an option. Most trips occur between April and October.Since all rafting on the Colorado requires a permit, planning and reserving your trip requiresreservations well in advance. Please let us know when you would like to go and we will contact all the river concessionaires(特许权获得者)to help you find the best trip for you.For planning your trip, questions, concerns or to make your reservations, please email or call the toll free number below. Since these trips are limited we highly recommend you make your reservations months in advance.To talk to a live person call us toll free:1—800—222—6966or 702—655—6060If you have any questions regarding a trip, please CLICK HERE to fill out our form. This will speed up the process of getting you accurate information regarding your trip.If you would like to send us an email other than about an up-coming trip you can contact us at info @ raftingthegrandcanyon. com.We look forward to helping you plan your trip!5. If you don’t want to take an all-distance trip, you can start at .A. Diamond CreekB. Lees FerryC. Phantom RanchD. Pierce Ferry6. On the trip on the Grand Canyon, you are not recommended to enjoy .A. oar raft rowingB. traveling on footC. animal ridingD. swimming entertainment7. At which time of the following is an off-season trip on the Grand Canyon?A. June.B. February.C. October.D. September.8. Rafting the Grand Canyon doesn’t suggest the reade rs contact them in the way of .A. calling at it in personB. filling out a formC. sending an emailD. making a callC(2013·洛阳模拟)For the past two years, 8-year-old Harli Jordean from StokeNewington, London, has been selling marbles(弹珠). His successfulmarble company, Marble King, sells all things marble-related—fromaffordable tubs of the glass playthings to significantly expensiveitems like Duke of York solitaire tables—sourced, purchased andprocessed by the mini-CEO himself.“I like having my own company. I like being the boss, ”Harli told The Mirror.With profits now in the thousands, “the world’s youngest CEO”has had to get his mother and older brothers to help him meet the growing demand. Harli launched Marble King after swapping marbles at school led to schoolchildren consuming his marble collection. Yes, he literally“lost his marbles”. Harli and his mother, Tina, turned to the Internet to find replacements.Harli saw an empty space online: the marbles he wanted were hard to find. Within months, Harli had his own marble-selling website—and orders started pouring in.Tina says her son’s attachment to marbles started when he was just 6.“His attachment became so passionate that we started calling him the Marble King —so when he wanted to set up a website it was the natural name for it, ”she told The Sun.“I never thought it would become so popular— we are struggling to cope with the number of orders at times. ”The 8-year-old boy has his sights set on expanding his business and launching his own brand of marbles.“Sometimes his ideas are so grand we have to scale them back a bit. But his dream is still to own Britain’s biggest marble shop and open stores around the world, ”Tina told The Daily Mail.“At the moment he is annoying me by cre ating his own Marble King marbles—so that could well be the next step for him. ”9. Harli’s Marble Company became popular as soon as he launched it because.A. it was run by“the world’s youngest CEO”B. it filled the gap of online marble tradeC. Harli was fascinated with marble collectionD. Harli met the growing demand of the customers10. How many mass media are mentioned in the passage?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.11. The underlined expression“scale them back”is closest in meaning to“”.A. hold them downB. carry them outC. set them asideD. clear them away12. What message do the last two paragraphs carry?A. Conflicts often occur between Harli Jordean and his family.B. Harli’s mother and brothers are worried about Marble King’s future.C. Marble King marbles will surely attract more fans around the world.D. The“Marble King”has great ambition for his Marble King company.【拓展训练】1. 阅读A篇文章, 回答下列问题。

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专题检测卷(二十三)阅读理解（建议用时：25分钟）A体裁科普文题材地球变暖词数381Move Earth—It’s Not Science FictionLONDON—Scientists have found an unusual way toprevent our planet from overheating: move it to a cooler spot.All you have to do is send a few comets(彗星)in the directionof Earth, and its orbit will be changed. Our world will then be sent spinning into a safer, colder part of the solar system.This idea for improving our climate comes from a group of US National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)engineers and American astronomers. They say their plan could add another six billion years to the useful lifetime of our planet—effectively doubling its working life.The plan put forward by Dr. Laughlin, and his colleagues Don Korycansky and Fred Adams, needs carefully directing a comet or asteroid so that it passes c lose by our planet and sends some of its gravitationalenergy to Earth.t and we would move “Earth’s orbital speed would increase as a resulto a higher orbit away from the Sun, ”Laughlin said.Engineers would then direct their comet so that it passed close to Jupiter or Saturn. The comet would pick up energy from one of these giant planets. Later its orbit would bring it back to Earth, and the process would be repeated.In the short term, the plan provides an ideal way to global warming, although the team was actually concerned with a much greater danger. The Sun is certain to heat up in about a billion years and so“seriou sly compromise” our biosphere(生物圈)—by cooking us..That’s why the group decided to try to save EarthThe plan has one or two worrying aspects, however. For a start, space engineers would have to be very careful about how they directed their asteroid or comet towards Earth. The smallest miscalculation(误算)in orbit could fire it straight at Earth—with deadly consequences.There is also the question of the Moon. As the current issue of Scientific American magazine points out, if Earth was pushed out of its current position, it is“most likely the Moon would be stripped away from.. This would greatly change our planet’s climateEarth”1. What makes the scientists plan to move Earth?A. A few comets are moving to the direction of Earth.e is coming to an end soon.B. Earth’s working lifC. Earth will become too hot for mankind to keep alive.D. The moon is moving farther and farther away from Earth.2. If the plan is successful, Earth will have a working life of years.A. 12 billionB. 6 billionC. 18 billionD. 24 billion3. What serious problems might the plan cause according to the passage?A. The comet might hit Earth and man might lose the Moon.B. Earth might be moved too far away and man might be frozen to death.C. The comet might hit Jupiter or Saturn and never return to Earth..D. Earth’s working life might be greatly shortened?4. What does the underlined word“compromise”meanA. Provide.B. Benefit.C. Share.D. Endanger.B(2013·扬州模拟) 体裁记叙文题材梅西介绍词数378Every time Lionel Messi breaks a record, it seems appropriate to compare him to the legends that came beforehim.In 2012, he rewrote soccer history on multiple occasions,and his latest record came when he scored his 86th goal of the calendar, before wrapping up the yearyear, breaking Gerd Muller’s previous markwith 91 goals.All statistics indicate that Messi is currently the best player in the world, and that he will go down in history as the top footballer of his generation. But when he is judged against all-time greats like Pele andDiego Maradona, he still has work to do.We don’t know whether the Barcelona striker will have another year in which he records more than 90 goals, but he must still sustain(维持)a similar level of production for the next several seasons.victorious Messi has already taken part in three of Barcelona’sChampions League(冠军联赛)campaigns, and he played an important rolein two of them. In order to firmly establish himself as the greatest club football player in history, he must win the tournament a few more times.Most importantly, the Argentine(阿根廷人)needs to win on the international stage. Regardless of what Messi does for Barcelona, his legacy will be incomplete if he cannot win the World Cup with Argentina.Both Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers, a nd Messi’s performances for his country have been severely disappointing.While he was still a teenager in 2006-and his lackluster(平淡的)showing is excusable due to his youth-he cannot brush off the. disappointment that characterized Argentina’s performance in 2010But the 4-0 loss to Germany in the 2010 World Cup Quarter Finalseems to have sparked Messi. He scored 12 times for Argentina last year,and the next World Cup could finally be Messi’s breakout performance in blue and white stripes.Due to all of his accomplishments, it is easy to forget that the extraordinary footballer is just 25 years old. If he can avoid injury orlengthy slumps(低潮状态)until his speed and skills start to decline due toage, he may continue to break records and win trophies.5. What will Messi have to do in order to be complete in his soccer career?A. He must win the World Cup with Argentina.B. He must win the tournament a few more times.C. He must defeat Pele and Maradona.D. He must avoid injury or lengthy slumps.?6. How was Messi’s performance in 2010 World CupA. Excellent.B. Inspiring.C. Disappointing.D. Normal.7. What can we infer from the passage?A. Messi has firmly established himself as the greatest club soccer player inhistory.B. Messi will try his best to win the next World Cup with Argentina.C. Messi can avoid injury and lengthy slumps to break records and win trophies.D. Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers.8. What is the best title of the passage?A. Lionel Messi, the Best Soccer Player of All TimeB. Lionel Messi, the Greatest Soccer Player in HistoryC. Barcelona and Lionel MessiD. World Cup and Lionel MessiC(2013·南京模拟) 体裁说明文题材旅游指南词数326NO matter which tourist destination you visit, chances a re.you’ll see Lonely Planet guidebooks in the hands of travelerslargest travel guide Lonely Planet is one of the world’sbrands, publishing more than 500 different guides in eight40th anniversary. The popular languages. This year marks the company’sbrand also produces television shows, websites and podcasts, all dedicated to travel.Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling。

.;. 本次练习题共两部分，第一部分为阅读理解，第二部分为完形填空。

满分62分。

第一部分阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2分，满分32分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ARecordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says. Beehives (蜂窝)-either recorded or real-may even prevent elephants from damaging farmer's crops.In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmer to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next，Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a close to each family.From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy Played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes, most of the groups stayed in one place.Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasn't tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.60. We know from the passage that elephants may he frightened of .A. loud noisesB. some cropC. video camerasD. angry bees61. As mentioned in the passage, LucyA. works by herself in AfricaB. needs to test more elephant groupsC. has stopped elephants eating cropsD. has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms62. Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?A. To record the sound of bees.B. To make a video of elephants.C. To see if elephants would run away.D. To find out more about the behavior of bees.63. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Young elephants ignore African honeybees.B. Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.C. Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.D. Farmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.BYou are the collector in the gallery of your life. You collect. You might not mean to but you do. One out of three people collects tangible（有形的）things such as cats, photos and noisy toys.There are among some 40 collections that are being shown at “The Museum Of”—the first of several new museums which, over the next two years, will exhibit the objects accumulated by unknown collectors. In doing so, they will promote a popular culture of museums, not what museums normally represent.Some of the collections are fairly common—records, model houses. Others are strangelybeautiful-branches that have fallen from tree, for example. But they all reveal （显露）a lot of things: ask someone what they collect and their answers will tell you who they are.Other on the way include “The museum of Collectors” and “The Museum of Me.” These new ones, it is hoped, will build on the success of “The Museum Of.” The thin kers behind the project want to explore why people collect, and what it means to do so. They hope that visitors who may not have considered themselves collectors will begin to see they, too, collect.Some collectors say they started or stopped making collections at important point: the beginning or end of adolescence—“it’s a growing-up thing; you stop when you grow up,” says one. Other painful times are mentioned, such as the end of a relationship. For time and life can seem so uncontrollable that a steady serial（顺序排列的）arrangement is comforting.64. How will the new museums promote a popular culture of museums?A. By collecting more tangible things.B. By showing what ordinary people have collected.C. By correcting what museums normally represent.D. By accumulating 40 collections two years from now.65. What can be learned about collectors from their collections?A. Who they are.B. How old they are.C.Where they were born.D. Why they might not mean to collect.66. Which of the following is an aim of the new museums?A. To help people sell their collectionsB. To encourage more people to collect.C. To study the significance of collecting.D. To find out why people visit museums.67. According to the last paragraph, people may stop collecting when theyA. become adultsB. feel happy with lifeC. are ready for a relationshipD. feel time to he uncontrollableCShould we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic (经济的) reasons-why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的)and do not like change.Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.68. What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?A. Some of them are not attractive.B. Most of them ate too expensive to preserve.C. They are more pleasing than modern buildings.D. They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.69. Which of the following is true according to the author ?A. We should reproduce the same old buildings.B. Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.C. Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.D. No one understands why people speak against new buildings.70. By “move things forward” in the last paragraph , the author probably means “”A. Destroy old buildingsB. Put things in a different placeC. Choose new architectural stylesD. Respect people’s feelings for historical buildings71. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain why people dislike change.B. To warn that we could end up living in caves.C. To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.D. To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.D(选做).;. You may not have heard of Ashoka, but for the past 27 years, this association, founded by Bill Drayton,has fought poverty (贫穷)and sickness, promoted education and encouraged small businesses. To support these worthy causes, Ashoka provides money for the world's most promising "changemakers" seeking tosolve (解决) urgent problems and would like to create a world in which every citizen is a changemaker.Drayton believes that anyone can become an agent for change. The important thing is to simply give yourself permission. If you see a problem that you care about, you can help solve it. The young in particularare willing to accept this concept because at heart every child wants to grow into a happy,healthy, contributing adult. In fact It is many young people's ambition to set up programmes or businessesthat improve social conditions. An excellent example is an Ashoka project started in 1995 in Dhaka, which handled the rubbish problem facing the city, helped local farmers and provided an income for poor people there.When Masqsood and Iftekhar began to study the problem of all the uncollected rubbish that lay in Dhaka’s streets, attracting rats and disease , they discovered that 80% of it was natural waste. So they educated the poor people in the city to compost (把……制成堆粪)this waste. They knew that they would havea market for the end product because local farmers were struggling with chemical fertilizers (化肥) whichwere expensive and had reduced the natural minerals in the soil over the years. At first , they were refused,but once they were able to persuade them that there was money to be made, the project took off. In 2009 sales were $14,000.Drayton is optimistic that in ten years Ashoka will be making really serious, practical progress inbringing about social change by changing the way we look at economic development.72. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?A. ChangemakersB. BusinessmenC. Social ConditionsD.Rubbish Problem73. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to" "A. the local farmersB. Masqsood and IftekharC. Drayton and his teamD. the poor people in Dhaka74. It can be concluded from the passage that anyone can become a changemaker if he .A. considers Drayton's conceptB. gets permission from AshokaC. tries to improve social conditionsD. is a young, happy and healthy adult75. The authors attitude towards Ashoka's program can be described asA. changingB. forgivingC. cautiousD. Positive第二部分完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（安徽卷）英语选择题部分（共105分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题0. 5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. --- You seem to have lost your way._________ ?--- I’m looking for Nanjing Road.A. What forB. Need helpC. Why soD. Anything else2. ---Excuse me, would you please give_________ magazine to Mary?--- Sorry, but I don’t think there is_________ Mary in my class.A. a; /B. the; /C. the; aD. a; a3. With this equipment, you can _________underwater beauty and a new world of adventure!A. experimentB. exploreC. exposeD. expand4. The Frenchman pointed to the spoon and asked me _________ to call that in Chinese.A. whetherB. howC. whichD. what5. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life _________some trees waving inthe howling wind.A. wereB. beingC. wasD. to be6. The brake of your bicycle has come loose. You’d better_________ it.A. settleB. fixC. pickD. correct7. Only ticket-holders were _________ to the stadium for the concert given by Jay Chou,so many of his fans were turned away.A. allowedB. permittedC. agreedD. admitted8. I had wanted to help you last night but I couldn’t spare any time, for I _________ acomposition which I have to hand in this morning.A. wroteB. was writingC. had writtenD. have written9. How long will it be _________ the computer company puts forward a new product?A. beforeB. whenC. afterD. that10.Traditionally, Chinese people _________ the Chinese characters Double Happinessand stickthem onto walls or doors for weddings.A. cut outB. cut offC. cut upD. cut down11. David said that it was because of his strong interest in literature_________ he chose the course.A. thatB. whatC. whyD. how12. All of the things there are inexpensive, with prices _________ from about $1 to $10.A. changingB. rangingC. distinguishingD. differing13. --- I’ve studied watching birds as one of my interests. Could I make some suggestions?---_________ .A. You will make itB. It doesn’t matterC. Go right aheadD. Take it easy14. He is a strict but kind teacher, _________ my son loves and respects.A. oneB. heC. the one whoD. he who15. After chatting on QQ a long time, Mary looked up just_________ that it was 11:00pm, long past her usual bedtime.A. seeingB. sawC. to seeD. seen16. I’ve visited a lot of different places and stayed in lots of different hotels, but none of them_________this one.A. makesB. beatsC. comparesD. matches17. Most museums are just for looking. But today some of them have things for you totouch.The _________ say, “_________ !”A. signs；Do touchB. notices；To touchC. signals；Be touchingD. signs；No touching18. Never lose heart_________ difficulty you may meet with in your life.A. whatB. whateverC. howD. however19. --Jenny took the 8:00 bus to Guangzhou this morning.--Really? He _________ the 9:00 train. It’s much more comfortable and safer to travel by train.A. could have takenB. should takeC. must have takenD. can take20. Jennifer is always absent from school, __________ I suppose is why she iscriticized now and then.A. whichB. whoC. thatD. what第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、Cabout.21. A. interesting B. different C. strange D. simple22. A. explained B. got C. made D. understood23. A. what B. how C. who D. why24. A. accident B. experience C. interview D. experiment25. A. remove B. heat C. empty D. open26. A. took B. caught C. got D. lost27. A. a pile of B. a bottle of C. a sea of D. a drop of28. A. lecture B. smile C. gift D. task29. A. pretend B. hate C. have D. regret30. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything31. A. and B. or C. besides D. including32. A. effectively B. perfectly C. carefully D. quickly33. A. busy B. big C. tiny D. ordinary34. A. wonder B. see C. discuss D. ask35. A. learned B. answered C. showed D. admitted36. A. one B. this C. it D. that37. A. sight B. question C. mother D. lesson38. A. mean B. need C. dare D. like39. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise40. A. in all B. after all C. at all D. above all第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

阅读理解（建议用时：25分钟）A体裁说明文题材机器人的应用词数382 IMAGINE that your parents have bought you the most advanced robot.He looks like a real person. He talks to you and plays with you. Hecan even think for himself and figure out what you need.It may feel as if you have a considerate new brother who keeps youcompany all the time. But come to think of it, can you really trust him?Ever since the first robot was created decades ago, scientists have obsessed(迷恋)over the task of making robots more like humans. However, as they have gotten closer to that goal, doubts have grown. According to the BBC, Japanese robot designer Masahiro Mori argues that the more lifelike robots become, the more humans feel a connection to them. But once they become too similar to humans, people begin to feel uncomfortable.This theory is what led to the creation of a brand new robot in Switzerland earlier this month. Roboy, as the new machine is called, has various human-like abilities such as hand-shaking and bicycle-riding, but instead of a skin-like covering, Roboy is wrapped in shiny white armor that clearly indicates its robot status.“As long as people can clearly see that the robot is a machine, even if they project their feelings into it, then they feel comfortable, ”Rolf Pfeifer, the creator of Roboy from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, told the BBC.But the problem that people have with robots is not just with the way they look. It also has to do with the roles that they play in our lives.A survey last year of European Union countries showed that 88 percent of those interviewed agreed that robots are“necessary as they can do jobs that are too hard or dangerous for people”, such as space exploration and war fighting. But when it comes to taking care of children, 60 percent of respondents said that robots should not be allowed to participate, because as robots become more sophisticated(先进的), parents may be tempted to hand over too much responsibility to them.No matter what, robots will soon enter our homes, Pfeifer said. What is not yet clear is whether they will act more like servants who work for us or companions who live with us.1. What is the purpose of the text?A. To introduce the newly-invented robot, Roboy.B. To discuss problems related to designing robots.C. To explore the roles robots will play in our future lives.D. To argue what kinds of robots appeal to people more.2. Why did Pfeifer make Roboy look like a robot?A. To better protect it.B. To make it look cool and modern.C. To distinguish it clearly from a human.D. To keep its price down.3. According to the second-to-last paragraph, most of the people interviewed .A. welcome robots into their homesB. believe robots are useful for certain dangerous tasksC. think families with children s houldn’t use robots for houseworkD. are afraid that children will become less responsible if robots take care of them4. Which best describes the author’s tone in the article?A. Objective.B. Critical.C. Admiring.D. Anxious.B(2013·马鞍山模拟)体裁议论文题材孩子的教育词数312 When my son was just learning to talk, I carried him around thehouse in my arms and pointed out things to him. “Look, David, aclock. ”He’d smile and point as I did and say“clock”. David wasquick at connecting the shape of things to their words.When my son was about four years old, I walked with him to the backyard. I knew that there was an ant colony under one of the slate stones in the walkway near the shed, so I said to David, “Come on. I want to show you something. ”As I showed David the ants that were crawling around the slate stone, he crouched down on his legs and looked with great intensity at the ants.For days after that, David wanted to look under every rock in the garden, and we often found worms, ants and so on. I recognized that David loved to look at things closely and observe how things moved, and so I continued to point things out to him as he grew older: planes, cars, shells etc. . David was a keen observer, and I just gave him the suggestions as to where to look.Today David is a medical doctor at Columbia University Center. I did not know that David would someday be a doctor, someone who has to pay close attention to what he sees, and yet I felt compelled when he was a boy to encourage his enthusiasm for observation.That is what teachers and parents do: encourage a child’s enthusiasm for a particular interest: music, swimming, art, reading. And we provide tools for the children. If a child likes to draw, give him brushes, pens, and paper. If a girl likes to tap on the table top, give hera drum. If a child wants to sing, give him a microphone and a Frank Sinatra recording.5. The author wrote the passage to .A. recall the happy times he spent with his sonB. tell us that children are full of curiosityC. tell us how to let children love natureD. advise us to develop children’s interest or talent6. The author showed David the ants to .A. prevent him from becoming boredB. develop his enthusiasm for observationC. teach him some new wordsD. arouse his interest in creatures7. Which of the following can best describe the author’s viewpoint?A. Make children have their own hobbies.B. Teach children to be independent as soon as possible.C. Satisfy children’s interest by possible means.D. Hobbies can determine one’s future.8. The underlined word“intensity”in the third paragraph probably means“”.A. hatredB. fearC. curiosityD. doubtC体裁记叙文题材生活哲理词数252 At a physics conference dinner with my husband Alex, I sat nextto a man I’ll call Clayton. Clayton kept talking about himself allthrough the entire conversation: he had solved problems no one elsecould; only his views were right; other researchers’work wasinaccurate or unimportant. I could not put in a word. Extremely annoyed, I planned to avoid Clayton in the future. In fact, I decided never to have another conversation with him.A few days later I was in an education class. Our professor explained how one child could become the target of the other students’ ridicule(讥笑).“Usually it’s because the class sees their own weaknesses glaringly magnified(放大)in that student. They don’t want to admit they have the same weakness, so they ridicule and exclude the student. The behavior of both the class and the excluded student is caused by personal insecurity. ”As I took notes, suddenly I thought of Clayton. It struck me that I have many of the same faults. How easily I rule a conversation and leave others out. I, too, sometimes feel that only my opinion is right. My concerns or work easily seems most important. As my professor had described, I reacted negatively to someone in whom I experienced my own weakness.I changed my mind. Instead of avoiding Clayton, I’ll try to listen patiently with the same kindness and acceptance that I need.9. The writer was extremely annoyed with Clayton partly because .A. he said not all his views were rightB. he wouldn’t let her put in a wordC. he kept silent all through the dinnerD. he was too particular about the food10. Who said the words in Paragraph 3?A. Clayton.B. The writer’s husband.C. The writer.D. The writer’s professor.11. The fourth paragraph was written to show .A. why the writer changed her mindB. how the writer was annoyedC. when the writer had her educationD. what weakness the writer had12. We can infer from the last paragraph that .A. the writer will see other people more positivelyB. Clayton will not rule a conversation any longerC. the writer will try to avoid talking with ClaytonD. Clayton will find out he has his own weakness【拓展训练】1. 阅读A篇文章, 回答下列问题。

2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题(安徽卷)本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅰ卷(非选择题)两部分,第Ⅰ卷第1至第14页,第Ⅰ卷第15至第16页。

全卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例:How much is the shirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C。

1.What does the woman want to do?A.Find a place.B.Buy a map.C.Get an address.2.What will the man do for the woman?A.Repair her car.B.Give her a ride.C.Pick up her aunt.3.Who might Mr. Peterson be?A.A new professor.B.A department head.C.A company director.4.What does the man think of the book?A.Quite difficult.B.Very interesting.C.Too simple.5.What are the speakers talking about?A.Weather.B.Clothes.C.News.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

2014年安徽高考英语答案与解析试卷整体风格：2014安徽英语卷延续了安徽卷以往的命题风格—不偏、不难、不怪。

在英语退出统一高考的背景之下，安徽高考英语较之往年更加淡化英语语法的考察，更加强调语言的基础知识与实际运用能力，这在单项选择的变化中体现更为明显。

试卷详解：二．单选:21.B 关键在于对“I never go travelling without a book.”的正确理解。

22.D 考察定语从句。

先行词是the year，从句中作spent的宾语，所以用which/that 或者省略掉它们。

23.D 考察时态。

注意审题，句子主干的谓语动词是were。

家长允许已经完成作业的双胞胎去操场打羽毛球。

24.C 与前面anyone对应，每个人都愿意帮助你。

25.A 考察before的延伸含义过了……才。

译：nice这个单词的意思变了好多次最后才包含pleasant的意思。

26.A look up抬头看，from远离。

本题与常见的社会现象相结合，告诫我们：真诚与他人交流，不要让手机成为我们关系疏远的障碍。

27.C 形容词辨析。

optimistic乐观的28.A 词组辨析 show/turn up 出现29.C 名词辨析。

好的建议30.D would have done 本会做……31.C rather than 而不是32.B get done33.C therefore因此34.B 动词辨析 stand经受住35.D keep it up 保持，维持三．完型填空36. A 大病初愈，医生有可能建议去旅行37.B So off I went 所以我离开了。

大胆选吧，就这么简单。

38.C manage to do 成功……39.D 由后文settle in可知40.D 前一天打车过来，今天又打了一辆车，从another可知答案41.C later稍后42.B occupy占据/领这里可换成take43.A B为保留的意思 C set a table 摆放好桌子44.A 除了选old还能选什么45.B 一起进餐，餐后谈话，所以填meal46.C 作者新到一个城市，还没租车子47.D 从后文陌生人让作者放弃打车可知，作者谈的应该是打车的开支问题48.D 她愿意驱车带我到任何我想去的地方49.C 我不愿意麻烦她put her to that trouble50.B 从后文第二天她准时出现在我的住宿处可知51.A appointment n预约 appoint v委任，安排 appointed 安排好的，预约好的52.B explore探索53.C 一天结束，她回来接我54.C 我主动给她钱作为酬谢，她拒绝了55.D 她做的是善事四．阅读理解56. B 注意审题。

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专题检测卷(二十二)阅读理解（建议用时：25分钟）A体裁说明文题材电影艺术词数280From Avatar to Lord of the Rings, plants are no strangers to playing big movie roles. However, no one has ever shot a film that plants themselves can watch until now. In a New York art gallery, seven house plants have spent the last seven weeks watching Strange Skies, the first travel documentary for a vegetable audience. All the plants sat in the cinema in rows, enjoying themselves in Italian sunshine.The movie was made by American artist Jonathon Keats. It consists of Italian skies recorded over two months and made into a six-minute-long movie. The film shows the clear dawn(黎明), high clouds, amazing dusk and then beautiful night. The movie has no sound and the plants, of course, do not applaud. But Stephen Squibb, a professor from Harvard University, said these plants could benefit from it—the light of the movie keeps them alive because they can continue the process of turning light into energy.plants—that were not “I realized there was a much larger audience—being serviced, ”Keats said. “I wanted to provide plants with entertainment that companies such as Disney provide for humans. ”Meanwhile,Keatssensibilities(敏感性)further. He plans to open also wants to explore plants’.a“restaurant for plants”at a Californian museumOne visitor, photographer Abbas Ebrahimi, admired(羡慕)the green audience, “Plants are better than us. We die and go, while in spring they come back each time. ”But when talking about the movie, he said after thinking for a few minutes, “It doesn’t mean anything to me at all. It’s just about light. For some people, it might mean something. ”1. What can we learn about Keats according to the passage?A. He is an artist from Harvard University.B. He opened a restaurant for plants.C. He made the film Strange Skies.D. He liked recording Italian skies.2. It can be learned that Strange Skies.A. has already created beautiful soundB. was shot from dawn to duskC. made plants play roles in itD. is the first travel film for plants3. What did Stephen Squibb think of Strange Skies?A. He thought it had explored plants’sensibilities.B. He thought it meant nothing to him.C. He thought it could keep plants growing.D. He thought it offered entertainment to plants.4. Why did Abbas Ebrahimi admire the green audience?A. Because they die and re-grow in spring.B. Because they mean something to him.C. Because there are more plants than people.D. Because they can enjoy the movie.B体裁议论文题材大脑的研究词数390What makes humans smarter than other animals? We’ve gota bigger brain, of course. But when it comes to brains, is biggeralways better?superior Traditionally, scientists have thought that humans’intelligence derived(源于)mostly from the fact that our brains are three times bigger than those of our nearest living relatives, chimpanzees. People even used to believe that because men have slightly larger brains than women that men are smarter.This, however, is not the truth. Scientists at University College London in the UK have found that brain organization, and not brain size, is the key to the superiority of human intelligence, reported Live Science.Through millions of years of evolution, our ancestors were constantly pushed to get smarter so that they could meet the demands of newenvironments. However, holding this growing intelligence in increasingly large brains was not the best choice because b igger brains require more energy to power. “This is when reorganization may come i n to play, ”said Christophe Soligo, a member of the London research team.In the study, scientists looked at the brains of 17 species of primates(灵长目动物), including monkeys, apes and humans. They found that in the process of evolution, brains didn’t keep growing as a whole. Certain regions of the brain grew prior to others in response t o species’needs, and in this way they could make the best use of their limited brain space.For example, when early humans were struggling to survive, the brain region in charge of using tools and finding food grew in size more than other regions. But in modern times, the prefrontal cortex(前额皮质)—the region in charge of social cognition(认知), moral judgments and goal-directed planning—grew more than the rest of the brain.Think of the brain as a room. If a big room is poorly organized, ittuff than a smaller one.doesn’t necessarily store more sPaul Manger, professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, explains this principle using the example of whales. He told Scientific American: “Whales have big brains, absolutely. But if you look at the actual structure of the brain, it’snot very complex. Brain size only matters if the rest of the brain is organized properly. ”5. It has recently been found that humans are smarter than the other animals mainly because.A. they are a species of primatesB. they have much larger brainsC. their brain structure is more complexD. they were constantly pushed to get smarter6. According to the article, in recent human evolution, .A. the brain kept growing in size to adapt to new environmentsB. most regions of the brain didn’t changeC. the prefrontal cortex grew more than the rest of the brainD. humans’brains became increasingly simple so that humans could survive7. What can we conclude from the article?A. Gender makes a difference in intelligence.B. The size of the brain has nothing to do with intelligence.C. Species whose brain is organized properly tend to be smarter.D. Larger brains are usually organized better than smaller ones.8. The method the writer uses to develop the last paragraph is.A. by presenting research dataB. by giving examplesC. by making a comparisonD. by analyzing cause and effectC(2013·淮南模拟) 体裁说明文题材年度单词词数273Every year Chris Brogan posts his three words for a new year. Many others and I have followed his lead for the past three or four years. They, helped me a lot. My words for last year were“passion”. This year, 2013, my goals “focus”and“delegate”and I stayed true to themare more personal and less professional.FOCUSFocus is making a repeat appearance on my list this year because Itoo much of a multitasker. The problem is that I have trouble finishing one thing with so many things calling me. When I was working as a writer, allmy projects were handled via a schedule, I’m putting a fitness and housekeeping routine into my schedule.HEALTHI get so busy taking care of everyone else, and I forget to take care of myself and this has to change. My health suffers and my weight suffers. I have to get my health in check, not only for me but because I promised my 9-year-old son. I’ll make good food and lifestyle choices. I miss being thin,.and it’s time to get it backCELEBRATEWhat good is having it if I’m not taking time to enjoy it? I have a。

任务型读写〔建议用时：30分钟〕1(2013·马鞍山模拟)阅读下面短文, 根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

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More and more Chinese mainland buyers have in the past few weeks been queuing to cross the border into Hong Kong to lessen increasing financial pressure led by rising food prices at home. Their shopping baskets are full of sugar, salt and even tissue paper.While prices are rising so fast, many people are worrying out ways to cut down their expenses. Du Zhenqi, an 80-year-old Beijinger, grows different vegetables in the yard. But this year, before they turned ripe, they were all picked by his neighbours. “The prices of vegetables have gone up sharply, 〞said Du. “So I understand those people and it pleased me to offer them my help. 〞Du expressed his sympathy for those who took away his vegetables without permission.The rise of food price in China has made people with low incomes feel serious financial pressure and forced them to spend wisely.A collection of practical money-saving tips is thus becoming increasingly popular among Chinese citizens. If you search“money-saving strategies〞in Baidu, you will find 4. 27 million entries in 0. 19 seconds. The collection provides tips such as choosing local and seasonal products, avoiding buying vegetables on rainy or snowy days when higher transport costs increase prices, using websites for purchases, and planting vegetables on the balcony(阳台). Some consider buying in large quantity to stay within a tight budget.Fei Yuqin, who lives in Shanghai, frequently hurries to a farmers’market before 6 am to buy large amounts of vegetables for her family and neighbours. “Instead of buying small amounts, I buy large amounts of vegetables at the market and get a 50-percent discount. 〞With these tips, many people have been able to cut household expenses. However, financial pressure caused by the current round of price rising still troubles many Chinese people.2(2013·黄山模拟)阅读下面短文, 根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

任务型读写（建议用时：30分钟）1(2013·安庆模拟)阅读下面短文, 根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

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In every aspect of business, communication holds the key to improving cooperation(合作)and understanding. Here are some of the most important effects of encouraging communication on business.Building a good team requires a leader that communicates with each individual who is a part of it. Through direct communication, a leader can create a team that can perform perfectly in every department. With regular communication, many misunderstandings can be removed. This makes it easier for any employee to cut out unnecessary friction(摩擦)and free his mind to focus on the task at hand.No business process is perfect and there is always room for improvement. There are various separate departments that work together to create a product and each member of the team has concerns and suggestions regarding how they could improve the process. If communication channels are opened through weekly or monthly meetings and issues are discussed, a more smooth and efficient business process can be developed.Positive communication among the various team members that make up business departments helps sort out problems quite easily in a business process. Most importantly, when doubts, misunderstandings and other such issues are sorted out, a positive atmosphere is automatically created as everyone focuses his mind on his work and feels like he is a part of the big picture.Communicating with the customers through surveys can help understand the market conditions in a better way. What a product is lacking is best pointed out by a customer. When the management team has a better understanding of market conditions and reads the mind of the consumers, coming up with the right product is easier.To conclude, communication is the key to building up and managing successful business. Developing your business team and encouraging the opening of communication channels among your team members can eliminate(消除)much of the friction that may slow down the business process.2(2013·皖南模拟)阅读下面短文, 根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。