2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解6

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解1.As for visiting Walt Disney World. People usually have trouble in arranging. The following will give you some practical suggestions on paying a valuable visit to the famous park.When to go?While it’s always busy, Disney World is slightly slower between mid-January and March. It’s summer when the visitors , combined with the heat and humidity(潮湿)，are crowded. Your best choice is either early in the morning or late in the day--- often you can enjoy more rides in the first or last two hours of the day than you can the entire rest of the day combined.Where to stay?The question: to stay on Disney World Resort property or not. Disney World offers three resort pricing: Deluxe(豪华的), Moderate, and Value, with good facilities and in-hotel attractions. That said, they all offer “Extra Magic Hours”(early access to the theme parks), guaranteed entry when the parks are over-crowded, and frequent shuttle service to the many attractions. Off-property hotels will have shuttle transfers, but often at less regular intervals(间歇)，wasting more time in transport. You’ll also need a rental car, which adds to the expense, making up for saving in the hotel rate. The “Magic Your Way Package” is a good value if you have a large family.What to do?M ake use of the “Fast Pass” , which , for no extra cost, allow you to insert your entrance ticket into a particular machine at the attraction and receive a schedule ride time a little later on. For example, use your Fast Pass ticket at a ride just before ge tting lunch. Once you’re done eating, you can return to the ride and jump right on during the busiest time of day. At the Animal Kingdom, the animals are most active either early or late in the day, so plan accordingly. Thankfully this is fit for the least busy times of day in the park. Study the map of the park the night before to plan your visit. You’ll save time by knowing where things are and where you’re headed.60. Visitors who use Fast Pass tickets ________A. can get discounts on ticketsB. will have a well-planned ride timeC. will often be checked at the exitD. have to pay more for their tickets61. If you have referred to the map of the park, you ________A. are sure to save timeB. will get the lowest-priced ticketsC. can learn the park’s locationD. may have your lost tickets replaced62. The underlined word “this” in the text probably refers to the fact that ________A. there are more visitors at that timeB. animals are active at that timeC. the Animal Kingdom attracts fewer visitorsD. Fast Pass benefits visitors a lot63. It can be learned from Part 2 that _________A. every visitor will have a rental car for freeB. all the shuttle transfers are convenient for visitors.C. three typed of resort pricing are offered by Disney WorldD.Young couples are advised to take the Magic Your Way Package .2."Get out of the plane!" Justin shouted. Teddy and he dropped to the ground…When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow, flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the air．Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing．One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately．She questioned Victor, "Are you able to find someone nearby for help?""There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby," he replied．"I'm a distance runner, and I'll go for help．" Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, "It may take me several hours to get out．" She started out．When she was 23, Kathy set a women's record in a Marathon of 42 kilometers．But now she was running the race of life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help．Kathy had been running for two hours．This was far back into the wilderness．The country path was growing vague．She stopped to take a quick compass reading．Yes, she had run almost for more than 20 kilometers．Her heart fell, her muscle aching．And finally she saw her car in the distance．She jumped into the car and sped away．She reached a holiday house and called the police．During the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail end．They needed her for one more task．56．Who actually had the airplane accident?A．Justin and Teddy B．Kathy and VictorC．Justin himself D．Kathy herself57．The underlined part "Now, she was running the race of life" means that ____．A．Kathy would set up a new recordB．Kathy would run a race aloneC．Kathy was running for the lives of othersD．Kathy couldn't rely on Victor this time58．Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass because ____．A．she wasn't sure of her own memory B．she had completely lost her wayC．the country path was getting vague D．there was only the wilderness59．What do you think Kathy's final task would be?A．Giving the injured food and drinks． B．Showing the police the crash site．C．Going back to put out the big fire．D．Taking the injured to the hospital．3.The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud(欺骗). Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site.Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care.On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number—or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25,000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer (零售商) , were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157,828 to get back the information.Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Master-card is working on plans for Web-only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.Ask about your credit-card firm's on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent spending.And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Web site address may also start https: // －—the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.Keep your password safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.68. What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?A. A lot of stolen credit－cards were sold on the Internet.B. Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet.C. Many Web sites are destroyed.D. Fraud on the Internet.69. How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?A. The customers give them the information.B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.C. The customers sell the information to them.D. The thieves buy the information from credit card firms.70.You are shopping on the site: http: // www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do?A. Do not buy the TV set on this site.B. Order the TV set at once.C. E-mail the site your credit-card information.D. Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you.试卷答案1.BABC2.ACCB3.DBA。

高中英语真题:2014届高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练：阅读理解AA woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to th e . The woman had visited major businesses and investment co mpanies in New York City and .“I studied English before I left home,” she said. “But I still was n ot sure that people were speaking English.”Her problem is easy to understand. Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere. They have a language of their own. Some of the wo rds and expressions deal with the special areas of their work. Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.One such saying is “get your act together”.When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. He may shout, “Stop making mistak es. Get your act together.Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together.” Either way, the meaning is the same. Getting your act t ogether is getting organized. In business, it usually means to de velop a calm and orderly plan of action.It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. But, it is pro bable that it was in the theater or movie industry. Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. The dire ctor may have said, “Calm down, now. Get your act together.”Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s. Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardia n newspaper used it in 1978. The newspaper said a reform poli cy required that the British government get its act together. Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together.”The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people. It is “cut to the chase”.She heard that expression when she attended an important me eting of one company. One official was giving a very long report . It was not very interesting. In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase.”Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material. Hurry and get to the good part. Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies. Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want t o see action movies. Many of their movies show scenes in whic h the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot 。

高中英语真题:2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.Everyone wants to have a healthy heart. Still ,heart diseases affect more than 1 in 3 adults in the United States.The good ne ws is that some simple, everyday habits can make a big differe nce in your ability to live a healthy lifestyle. Here are some wors t habits for your heart, and how to avoid them.Watching TVSitting for hours on end increases your risk of heart attack an d stroke(中风), “some exercise doesn’t make up for the time you sit,” says Harmony R. Reynolds, Why? The lack of movement may affect blood levels of fats and sugars. Dr. Reynolds advises walking a round regularly and, if you’re at work, standing up to talk on the phone.Leaving hostility and depression uncheckedAre you feeling stressed or sad ? It can do harm to your hear t. While everyone feels this way some of the time, how you han dle these emotions can affect your heart health. “Those with stress are in greater danger; research has shown a benefit to laug hter and social support,” Dr. Reynolds says. “And it’s helpful to be able to go to someone and talk about your problems.”Cutting off from the worldIt's no secret that on some days, other human beings can se em annoying and too difficult to get along with.However, it makes sense to strengthen your connections to t he ones you actually like. People with stronger connections to f amily, friends, and society in general tend to live longer, healthi er lives.Everyone needs alone time, but you should still reach out to others and keep in touch whenever you can.Drinking (too much) alcoholSure, studies suggest a small amount of alcohol may be goo d for your heart. However, too many of us drink over. Too much alcohol is linked to a greater risk of high blood pressure, high le vels of blood fats, and heart failure.64. Watching TV for a long time may ______________.A. help you live a healthy lifeB. lead to heart attackC. make up for the time you sitD. make you feel stressed65. Which of the following is bad for those with stress and sadn ess?A. Laughing a lotB. Talking about their own probl ems.C. Getting social supportD. Leaving these emotions alone.66. If you want a long healthy life, you should____________.A. cut off from the worldB. get along well with othersC. stay alone as much as possibleD. drink no alcohol67. From the passage we can infer that _____________.A. some everyday habits can help avoid heart attacksB. standing up to talk on the phone is not a good ideaC. it’s easy to strengthen your connections to othersD. too much alcohol is not linked to heart failure2.A new study suggests that the roundtheclock availability that cell phones have brought to people's lives may take a toll on fa mily life. The study，which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the stu dy period were more likely to report negative “spillover” betwee n work and home life—and，in turn，less satisfaction with their family life.Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to beco me unclear. Work life may invade home life when a parent is ta king jobrelated calls at home，for instance—or family issues may start to take up work time. For example，a child may call mum at work，telling her “microwave exploded”，explained Noelle Chesley，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsi nMilwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for even more spillov er between work and home.This may be especially true for working women，the study found. Among men，consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work iss ues to creep (潜入)into family time. But for women，the spillover tended to go in both directions. Being “connected”meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came into work life.Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchan ges among family members. But there may be ways to control t he spillover，according to Chesley. Employers, she said，could look at their policies on contacting employees after hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”．For their part，employees could decide that cell phones go off during family ti me, Chesley said.60．What does the underlined phrase “take a toll on” probably mean in Paragraph 1?A．explaining. B．founding. C. extending D．damaging. 61．According to Chesley，what is the best solution to the problem caused by cell phones? A．Separate work hours from family time.B. Refuse to use cell phones.C. Ignore coming calls during family time.D. Encourage women to stay at home.62．We can learn from the passage that ________.A．cell phones affect men as much as womenB．cell phones seem to be convenient to familiesC．cell phones make the line between work and home unclear D．we can do nothing to solve the problem63．What is the main idea of the passage?A. How to control the negative spillover caused by cell phones.B. How work life invades home life.C. Consistent use of cell phones makes people feel less satisfied with their work.D. Cell phones cause negative "spillover" between work life an d home life.3.When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison y ard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t toucheda cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwa rdly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with som ething as simple as my care．Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard p eriod，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an offic er in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enj oy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin tokeep the birds from getting it．The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．Pe ople said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treat ed like a king．This was true．but as I watched I was also think ing about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more pr ograms．We need more psychologists or treatment of various k inds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．B ut I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own ki ndness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often see n as a weakness．Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we ne eded to be needed．I believe we all do．56．Which of the following statements is true?A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness ．57．We can infer from the third paragraph that______．A．showing love to others can make prisoners strongB．the American prison culture will be improvedC．the author is not content with the prison cultureD．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons 58．What is the best title for the passage?A．Caring Makes US Human． B．Prison Culture is Im portant．C．Animals Need Care． D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．59. In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that "Several times I saw an officer in the Group, not chasing people away, but just watching and seemin g to enjoy along withtheprisoners." to______ ．A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with eac h otherB．show us the American prison culture does need improve mentC．show us the officer and prisoners all like catD．show us the American prison culture is great4. I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple trut h. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in , I’ve b een giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speak s. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me th at I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for ex ample. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, inc luding people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my m other’s“limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ash amed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the qu ality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed th em imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stor es, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did n ot give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get int o today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew u p with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better t erm might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be h er translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch w hat language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feel ings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.51. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author m eans that ______.A. she uses English in foreign tradeB. she is fascinated by languagesC. she works as a translatorD. she is a writer by profession52. The author used to think of her mother’s English as _____ _.A. impoliteB. amusingC. imperfectD. practical53. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3 ?A. Americans do not understand broken English.B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her.D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.54. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is ____ _.A. well structuredB. in the old styleC. easy to translateD. rich in meaning55. What is the passage mainly about?A. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s Engl ish.B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.5. Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Q uite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an or ganized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the pe ople and the other by the government. As in many areas, old ha bits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unoffi cial name long after the meaning is lost.Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as and . This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the West and the East.Another way of naming places is naming them after other p laces. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships betwee n the two places or it could be that the people who used to live t here were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads na med in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase yo u will see Piccadilly Circus ---- obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personn el.Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example,“Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “”? The reaso n is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.A few roads in are named by their shapes. There is “” for on e. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their s hapes, like “”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.46. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.A. the government is usually the first to name a placeB. many places tend to have more than one nameC. a ceremony will be held when a place is namedD. people prefer the place names given by the government47. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph1 probably mean?A. Change suddenly.B. Change significantly.C. Disappear mysteriously.D. Disappear very slowly.48. Which of the following places is named after a person?.B.Selector Airbase.C. Piccadilly Circus.D. .is named _______.A. after a personB. after a placeC. after an activityD. by its shape50. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in .B. Some places in are named for military purposes.C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.D. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.6. Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrap ers (摩天楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, was a succe ssful trading port. People from the world stopped in to do busin ess. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fisher men and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon began to change.Today is one of the world’s most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.Recently has attracted more and more visitors from abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visi t just to go shopping!is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities. Many tall bui ldings are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm t ree (棕桐树) and is very beautiful.The city is still an amazing mix (混合体) of people from different countries. The people from 150 cou ntries live and work in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumber Du bai natives ( 本地人) by eight to one!Many people welcome the city’s growth. But an increasing nu mber of natives worry about the speed of change. As a native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our ki ds must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are n ow, and there’s a lot more work to do.”41. Why did people stop in in the early 20th century?A. To relaxB. To buy oil.C. To go shopping.D. To do business.42. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Dubai has created many man-made islands.B. There are many foreigners working in .C. Many international visitors come to every yearD. now gets money mainly from selling oil.43. What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?A. To be smaller in size than another group.B. To be more in number than another group.C. To be bigger in area than another group.D. To be smaller in area than another group.44. In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?A. We should always visit .B. We should learn from foreigners.C. We must always remember our past.D. We must only think about the future.45. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Dubai is growing very fast.B. Dubai was a big city before 1966.C. Many tall buildings are built in months.D. Many tourists come to relax on ’s beaches.2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.Everyone wants to have a healthy heart. Still ,heart diseases affect more than 1 in 3 adults in t he United States.The good news is that some simple, everyday habits can make a big differenc e in your ability to live a healthy lifestyle. Here are some worst habits for your heart, and how to avoid them.Watching TVSitting for hours on end increases your risk of heart attack and stroke(中风), “some exercise doesn’t make up for the time you sit,” says Harmony R. Reynolds, Why? Th e lack of movement may affect blood levels of fats and sugars. Dr. Reynolds advises walking ar ound regularly and, if you’re at work, standing up to talk on the phone.Leaving hostility and depression uncheckedAre you feeling stressed or sad ? It can do harm to your heart. While everyone feels this way some of the time, how you handle these emotions can affect your heart health. “Those with stre ss are in greater danger; research has shown a benefit to laughter and social support,” Dr. Rey nolds says. “And it’s helpful to be able to go to someone and talk about your problems.”Cutting off from the worldIt's no secret that on some days, other human beings can seem annoying and too difficult to get along with.However, it makes sense to strengthen your connections to the ones you actually like. Peopl e with stronger connections to family, friends, and society in general tend to live longer, healthie r lives.Everyone needs alone time, but you should still reach out to others and keep in touch whene ver you can.Drinking (too much) alcoholSure, studies suggest a small amount of alcohol may be good for your heart. However, too m any of us drink over. Too much alcohol is linked to a greater risk of high blood pressure, high le vels of blood fats, and heart failure.64. Watching TV for a long time may ______________.A. help you live a healthy lifeB. lead to heart attackC. make up for the time you sitD. make you feel stressed65. Which of the following is bad for those with stress and sadness?A. Laughing a lotB. Talking about their own problems.C. Getting social supportD. Leaving these emotions alone.66. If you want a long healthy life, you should____________.A. cut off from the worldB. get along well with othersC. stay alone as much as possibleD. drink no alcohol67. From the passage we can infer that _____________.A. some everyday habits can help avoid heart attacksB. standing up to talk on the phone is not a good ideaC. it’s easy to strengthen your connections to othersD. too much alcohol is not linked to heart failure2.A new study suggests that the roundtheclock availability that cell phones have brought to peo ple's lives may take a toll on family life. The study，which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover” betwee n work and home life—and，in turn，less satisfaction with their family life.Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear. Work life may invad e home life when a parent is taking jobrelated calls at home，for instance—or family issues may start to take up work time. For example，a child may call mum at work，telling her “microwave exploded”，explained Noelle Chesley，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee and the author of th e study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for even more spillover between work and home.This may be especially true for working women，the study found. Among men，consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入)into family time. But for women，the spillover tended to go in both directions. Being “connected” meant that work cut into home ti me，and family issues came into work life.Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members. Bu t there may be ways to control the spillover，according to Chesley. Employers, she said，could look at their policies on contacting employees after hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”．For their part，employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said.60．What does the underlined phrase “take a toll on” probably mean in Paragraph 1? A．explaining. B．founding. C. extending D．damaging.61．According to Chesley，what is the best solution to the problem caused by cell phones? A．Separate work hours from family time.B. Refuse to use cell phones.C. Ignore coming calls during family time.D. Encourage women to stay at home.62．We can learn from the passage that ________.A．cell phones affect men as much as womenB．cell phones seem to be convenient to familiesC．cell phones make the line between work and home unclearD．we can do nothing to solve the problem63．What is the main idea of the passage?A. How to control the negative spillover caused by cell phones.B. How work life invades home life.C. Consistent use of cell phones makes people feel less satisfied with their work.D. Cell phones cause negative "spillover" between work life and home life.3.When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years ．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of g race to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with som ething as simple as my care．Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat ．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an offic er in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bo wls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to th e right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as I watched I was also thinki ng about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various ki nds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply sayin g，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．56．Which of the following statements is true?A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．57．We can infer from the third paragraph that______．A．showing love to others can make prisoners strongB．the American prison culture will be improvedC．the author is not content with the prison cultureD．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons58．What is the best title for the passage?A．Caring Makes US Human． B．Prison Culture is Important．C．Animals Need Care． D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．59. In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that "Several times I saw an officer in theGroup, not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along withtheprisoners." to______ ．A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each otherB．show us the American prison culture does need improvementC．show us the officer and prisoners all like catD．show us the American prison culture is great4. I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my tra de. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in , I’ve been giving more thought to the k ind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to descri be it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as ba d, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s“limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the qu ality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts wer e imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stor es, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, preten ded not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better t erm might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, he r internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chines e structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.51. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.A. she uses English in foreign tradeB. she is fascinated by languagesC. she works as a translatorD. she is a writer by profession52. The author used to think of her mot her’s English as ______.A. impoliteB. amusingC. imperfectD. practical53. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?A. Americans do not understand broken English.B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her.D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.54. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is _____.A. well structuredB. in the old styleC. easy to translateD. rich in meaning55. What is the passage mainly about?A. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.5. Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official nam ing ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an org。

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解1.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。

Have you ever had a troubling problem that has left you wondering where to turn for help?Eve Hobsbawm is a life adviser．She offers advice to people struggling with all kinds of problems, from relationship difficulties to what to cook for dinner．She does this through a website inviting people to email her with their problems．There ' s nothing unusual about that, except for the fact that Eve is only eight years old．This junior trouble-shooter, who also goes by the name 'Miss Evie Mouse' , lives in London with her parents．Not only is Miss Mouse willing to lend an ear to her clients, she will also offer them a helping hand, for a fee of course．She charges between 10p for advice on little, everyday worries and ￡for more complicated problems．Her areas of expert knowledge, if not of experience, are problems about love, life and work-life balance．A problem shared is a problem halved, but Eve can' t always help．A note on the site states that she can't answer questions like "Does space ever end?" and she won't solve schoolwork-related problems, especially not maths．She explained to the Guardian newspaper that she was inspired to set up the company by her father who runs a tech start-up．Eve said, "As soon as I saw his business and understood the kinds of things businesses do, I thought that' s what I' m going to do．"But since setting up her company in December she has been so overwhelmed with messages that she has had to take a step back．"There has been a lot of sudden interest in my site, which is nice," she says, " but I need to do my homework too, so I won' t be solving any more problems for a bit．"60．Eve Hobsbawm is an unusual adviser because she ____．A．asks for fees for her adviceB．is just a pupil at primary schoolC．is an expert in work-life balanceD．answers questions on the Internet.61．What is people' s attitude towards Eve' s website?A．Interested．B．Disapproving．C．Doubtful．D．Unconcerned．62．Which of the following can best describe Eve?A．She has a lot of experience in life．B．She is very popular among students．C．She has a natural talent for business．D．She is warm-hearted and ready to help．63．Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?A．A book review．B．A speech．C．An advertisement．D．A news report．2.Educating girls quite possibly gets a higher rate of return than any other deal available in the developing world．Women's education may be unusual field for economists, but increasing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social project．And economics, with its emphasis on incentives （激励）, provides an explanation for why so many girls loss the chance of an education．Parents in low-income countries don't send their daughters to school because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children．Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-the prophecy （预言）becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle （恶性循环）of abandonment．An educated mother, on the other hand．has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices．She is likely to have fewer hut healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance．The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys．will be educated and healthy.The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle （良性循环）．Few will don't agree the idea that educating women has great social benefits．But it has enormous economic advantages as well．Most obviously, there is the direct effect of educationon the wages of female workers．Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional, year of schooling．Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available deal, but they are just the beginning．Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices，including family planning．68．The author argues that educating girls in developing countries is _______．A．rewarding B．troublesomeC．expensive D．labor-saving69．What does the author say about women's education?A．It will get greater returns than other known deal．B．It is in the first place in many developing countries．C．It deserves greater attention than other social project．D．It has developed the interest of a growing number of economists．70．The passage mainly discusses ______．A．unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countriesB．the major contributions of educated women to societyC．the economic and social benefits of educating womenD．the potential earning power of well-educated women3.Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years．But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?It's difficult to look back on one's own childhood without some element of nostalgia（怀旧的）．I have tour brothers and sisters, and rny memories are all about being with them．Playing board games on the living room floor, or spending days in the street with the other neighborhood children, racing up and down on our bikes, or exploring the nearby woods．My parents scarcely appear in these memories, except as providers either of meals or of severe blame after some particularly risky adventure．These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed dramatically．Firstly, families are smaller, and there are far more only children．It is common for both parents towork outside the home and there is the feeling that there just isn't time to bring up a large family, or that no one could possibly afford to have mote than one child．As a result, today's boys and girls spend much of their time alone．Another major change is that youngsters today tend to spend a huge amount of their free time at home, inside．More than anything this is due to the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers, so they wouldn't dream of letting their children play outside by themselves．Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different．Computer and video games have replaced the board, games and more interesting activities of my childhood．The irony（令人啼笑皆非的事情）is that so many ways of playing games are called "interactive”．The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today．Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same．64．What is the purpose of the direct question given in the first paragraph?A．To show who the passage is written for．B．To gather people's opinions on childhood．C．To get people's attention and lead in the topic．D．To compare the childhood lives of two generations．65．Which is NOT a reason for the changes?A．Families are smaller today．B．It's too dangerous to play outside．C．Toys can be played by children alone at home．D．Parents worried too much about their children.66．What has the writer focused on in the fourth paragraph?A．Young people today shouldn't play electronic games．B．Computer and video games have replaced the board games．C．Some games that young people play today aren't really good．D．Board games are much more interesting than computer games．67．The writer's attitude towards the childhood changing is _____ ．A．approving B．objectiveC．unconcerned D．optimistic试卷答案1.BACD2.AAC3.CBCB。

2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：完形填空和语法填空（6）I 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分)第一节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the future, schools will teach at least one thing we do not teach today: the art of self-discovery. There is nothing more___1__in education. We t urn out students from our universities who know how to give answers, but not how to___2__questions.Our students do not really get into the centres of wisdom in our culture.They__3___ universities with skills for the workplace, but with no knowledge of how to live, or what___4__is for. They are not taught how to see. They arenot taught how to listen. They are not taught the great___5__of obedience（遵守、服从）.They are not taught the true art of___6__. True reading is not just passingour__7___ overwords on a page, or__8___information, or even understandingwhat is being read. True reading is a__9___act. It means seeing first, and then using the__10___. Higher reading ought to be a new subject. As we read, we should try to get something new. I meet people in all 11 of life, and most known inthe fields of literature and science, who, though professionals, do not___12__read what is in front of them. They only read what is__13___known to them. I suspect this is happening now, even as you read this__14___.All our innovations(革新), our discoveries, our__15___come from one source:being able first to see what is there, and what is not; to hear what is said,and what is not; but also to think clearly.1。

高中英语真题:2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.It was reported last week that developers could take photos fr om Apple mobile and Google Android devices without the phon e owners knowing that the images were being taken. In Apple’s case, developers can also obtain the location information for ea ch photo.Senator(参议员) Charles Schumer said in a telephone interview that his offic e had spoken with officials at both Apple and Google on Monda y.“We asked them if they could find a way on their own to preven t Apple from having access to private information,” Mr. Schumer said. “They were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be changed.”On Sunday, Mr. Schumer said that he planned to send a letter t o the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to investiga te Apple and Google after the privacy concerns came to light. C laudia Bourne Farrell, an F.T.C. spokeswoman, said the agencyhad received the letter but she could not comment further.“It worries people to think that one’s personal photos, address b ook, and who knows what else can be obtained and even poste d online without permission,” Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter to t he F.T.C. “If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion, then surely technology exists to close it, an d that’s exactly what must happen.”Mr. Schumer said if Apple and Google could not come to an agr eement to fix the problem, then he would be forced to take the i ssue further.He said other companies had been willing to work with his offic e to fix issues. “I’m optimistic that we can get this changed with out any regulation,” he said. “If it’s not changed, then we’ll turn t o the F.T.C., and if that doesn’t work then we’ll consider legislati ve approach.”The F.T.C. has warned companies to try to be more vigilant(警醒的) in their efforts to protect consumers when it comes to privac y.51．The senators spoke with officials at both Apple and Google ___________.A. to urge them not to invade consumers’ privacyB. to discuss whether it is illegal to have access to private infor mationC. to stop them from developing the technology of taking photo sD. to keep them from obtaining the location information for each photo52．Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Privacy invasion from Apple has existed for a long time.B. Mr. Schumer takes the privacy concerns caused by Apple an d Google seriously.C. Privacy invasion from Google has existed for a long time.D. Apple and Google have decided to make a change. 53．Mr. Schumer’s letter to the F.T.C. mainly shows that the te chnology to open the door to privacy invasion___________.A. causes privacy invasion to happen frequentlyB. can be used if permittedC. causes people to worry about the safety of their personal inf ormationD. causes personal information to be posted online without per mission54．If the privacy concerns can’t be solved with the help of theF.T.C., ___________.A. The senators will force the companies not to invade privacyB. The companies will be closedC. The companies will be finedD. The senators will turn to legislation2.People think what I do is so wonderful because I interview sta rs. And I have to admit that when I first started working at Sassy in 1987 I was excited about that part of my job for the first coup le of months，anyway. Then I noticed how stars would fool me around for mo nths. I could never get enough time with a star to find out anythi ng interesting, and some acted just simply rudely. I started hatin g the way I was treated, and I was really disappointed to see th at these people I had worshipped (崇拜）before were pretty ordinary. So I decided I would just tell the tru th instead of keeping up their myths(神秘）.If the star was a bad guy, I would say so. If I thought anyo ne was stupid, I did not hold back that information.I thought readers would appreciate that kind of honesty. Surpris ingly, many of them hated me for it. I have gotten so many attac ks on my character. In their eyes，being famous is everything, even more desirable than being trul y creative and talentedWhy do we need stars? In fact, the media created stars to satisf y our basic need for gossip (闲话）.Over time, talking about people we have never met and w e are never likely to meet has become what we are crazy about . Thus, some people are more interested in the personal lives of the stars than in the lives of their own family and their own frien ds. That is why it is so ridiculous when a star wants to discuss o nly his or her work in an interview -as we care. We want the dirt on their personal lives.There is another reason we worship stars. As a whole, our soci ety is not as religious as it once was. It seems that people need something to fulfill them the way religion once did. Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes.We make them stars, but then their reputation makes us feel un important, and we truly feel better about ourselves when they di e. I am part of this whole process. No wonder I feel soiled at the end of workday.67．What are the stars like according to the author?A. They always treat others rudely.B. They always talk about something dull.C . They are acutually ordinary people.D. They are usually honest and polite,68．We worship stars because ______.A, we need true mental heroes to support usB. we can learn something useful from famous starsC. we concern about the stars ，family and friendsD. we like talking about the stars ，dressing styles69．When the author is writing this article ，his tone sounds ______.A, excited B. angry C. worried D. calm 70．What is the main purpose of the author writing the passage ?A. To show the disadvantages of working with stars.B. To remind us not to worship famous stars blindly.C. To laugh at the failures of stars he has interviewed.D. To talk about the reasons why we worship stars.3.A father in , nicknamed "Eagle Dad" for his controversial pare nting style, has dismissed critics' claims that he pushes his 4-year-old son too hard.Police officer Wang Shaoyan came under the spotlight this month after his child took part in an 18-kilometer race in the provincial capital.Some parents attacked his methods of extreme physical trainin g, while others reacted strongly to his admission that he regularl y exposes the youngster to cold showers. "I just want my son to reach his full potential," Wang said, adding that 4-year-old son not only runs 3 km every day he also takes cold shower s from time to time to strengthen his body's resistance and willp ower."He has never taken any sick leave from kindergarten," he said proudly. However, some parents find his methods too extreme. "I'm not sure a 4-year-old is prepared for such intense training," said Zhang Ruxia a woman who gave birth to two boys in October in . "You can hav e good intentions to train your child at an early age but you also have to consider whether he can take it." Wang responded by saying children are too young to make decisions, and it is up to parents to lead them on the right path."I read many materials before and the whole process is step-by-step without pushing or imposing on my son," Wang said. The f ather said he was not acting rashly but following a scientific way of education. He said the doubts about his methods reflect the declining standards of modern education."Many people in Japan give their children cold showers too ,and no one is fussing about it，" he said. The traditional way of education applied by most of hi s peers might not necessarily help bring the best out of a child h e said.Wang said in addition to the physical training, he has also laid o ut a detailed and particular program to strengthen the intelligen ce of the child. "I have hired some university students to expand his knowledge in natural sciences, while playing the video for E nglish-language teaching as well," he said.63．For what reason was Wang made known to the public?A. He employed some college students to teach his son.B. He made his kid take a long distance race.C. He exposed his 4-year-old to cold showers.D. He forced his youngster to run 3 km every day.64．Which statement is supported by the parents who hold the opposite opinion?A. Extreme physical training can explore children's full potential s.B. Taking cold showers regularly is beneficial for children's dev elopment.C. It's up to parents to lead children on the right path.D. The way to educate children should agree with their age. 65．What does the phrase "fussing about” probably mean in th e 8th paragraph?A. Minding about.B. Paying attention to.C. Laughing at.D. Talking about.66．In Eagle Dad’s opinion, his extreme parenting was questio ned because____.A. he didn’t take it step by step in a scientific wayB. the highly tense work-out was misunderstoodC. modern education is not challenging enoughD. some parents were jealous of his success4.I moved from Chicago to Brooklyn in July of 2010，just in time to watch my mother die. Our parents were both gon e now； I took with me as many things they had left behind as I could.I was out walking one Saturday later that summer when someth ing caught my eye - a pale green dress. Laid out on the pavem ent was stuff like earrings, glass candle-holders, books. Hanging on the fence behind were a few pairs o f jeans and a green cotton dress.The woman, the host o£ the stoop (门廊）sale, looked like she was getting rid of a past she didn’t need or want. A dress that was too big for her. A chest of drawers that t ook up too much space, space she needed, maybe, to heal ，recover, or grow.I wasn’t planning on buying anything really, but now I needed to show her that I appreciated her things and I would give them a safe home. Then I had my first stoop sale —I paid her 20 dollars for her green cotton dress and her blue can dle-holder,From that day on, I became interested in stoop sales. Some of my favorite things are from someone else’s life. I find no joy in s hopping at regular stores any more. I love trying to sniff out a m emory from a bud vase or a drawer. It is comforting to know tha t someone has breathed and laughed inside a sweater before me.A few weeks ago, I carried my mother’s dresses to a friend’s st oop. These were her best items ，which were once worn by the most important person in my life. For many hours, I watched from across the path people advanci ng the stoop, some leaving with Mom1S dress. I used to think t hat her stuff was as forever sacred (神圣的）as my memory of her, I know now that once I love a scarf or shi rt too dearly，it needs to find a new home. Even that green dress is long gone by now.59．The author took her mother*s dresses after her death beca use ______A. she valued the things used by her momB. she didn’t want to throw them, awayC. she could sell them laterD. they were her mom’s best items60．From the passage, we know that ______.A. the things the author bought from the woman are too bigB. the author is fond of imagining others’ life experiencesC. the author will never shop at regular stores any moreD. the author still keeps most of her mom’s things61．In the last paragraph ，the author tries to tell us that ______.A her mom is the number one person in her lifeB. she didn’t really want to sell her mom’s dressesC. she still thinks of her mother quite oftenD. love doesn’t mean holding on to something tightly62．It can be inferred that the author will ______.A. not sell her own things at stoop salesB. keep her mom in her mind in another wayC. be sad about all the memory of her momD. move to another city for a new life5.The aims of the Illustrators’(插图画家的)Exhibition, staged as part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fai r, organized by BolognaFiere and held from 23to 26 December 2011,are to bring illustrators and publishers together and to pro mote illustrators and their works among publishers.QUALIFICATIONS•Individual illustrators or groups of illustrators of any nationality, if they were born before 31st December 1992, whose artwork is intended for use in children’s books, are qualified to enter the E xhibition, either directly or through publishing houses or schools .•Please state in the application form whether you are entering w ork for the Fiction or Nonfiction Category．Illustrators may only enter one category.•Artwork previously presented to the Exhibition may not be re-entered.•The confirmation(确认)form must be filled in and a photograph attached, then prese nted together with illustrations no later than 15 October 2011.SHIPMENTEntries may be delivered by post, express delivery service or by hand．From abroad, please use the following forms: Form “A”for registered mail or post by air; Form “B” if using an internatio nal forwarding agent or airline．To avoid delays, material shoul d not be sent by normal post．Material should be sent “carriage paid”, including any customs and delivery costs. BolognaFiere may not be held responsible for the non-arrival or late arrival of artwork．all published works must be ac companied by a declaration bearing the ISBN number, publishe r’s name and address.REQUIREMENTSThe illustrations(i.e. the size of the sheet)must not exceed(超过) the following dimensions:Fiction: 32×42 cm (or 42 × 32 cm)Non-fiction: 50 ×70 cm (70 × 50cm)Illustrations in larger formats will not be considered, nor will the y be returned by BolognaFiere．The illustrations must be on pa per or flexible board, maximum thickness 2mm ( for scanner separation purposes).SELECTION PROCESSAll artwork received by the stated deadline and meeting the spe cified requirements will be examined and selected by an interna tional group (whose decision is final), including five members (fr om publishing house and art schools) appointed each year by B olognaFiere.EXHIBITIONS ABROADAfter the Bologna event, the Illustrators Exhibition will travel to under the supervision of JBBY. The Illustrators Exhibition may a fterwards be transferred to other venues(场馆) in other countries. The exhibitions of illustrations held abroa d follow the same rules and regulations as the Illustrators Exhibi tion, and the provisions (条款) of the regulations are extended to the organizers of the exhi bitions held abroad.RETURN OF ARTWORKAll the works will be returned to their owners by BolognaFiere o r directly by the organizers of the exhibitions and held abroad b y the end of July 2013.55．Which of the following of the Illustrators’ Exhibition is true?A. It will last five days in all in July every other year.B. It is intended for college students who are good at painting.C. It is held by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in BolognaFier e.D. It can strengthen the relationship between illustrators and pu blishers.56．The illustrators of the Illustrators Exhibition __________．A. should be at least 16 and no more than 25B. may re-enter their artwork after it is returnedC. should state the category of their artwork clearlyD. may choose to attach a photo to the application form 57．Which of the following is unacceptable for delivering entrie s?A. Normal postB. Airline postC. Registered mailD. Express delivery58．What is BolognaFiere responsible for?A. Paying for the delivery costsB. Late arrival of artworkC. Confirmation of ISBN numberD. Returning the illustrator s’ works6.American researchers found females are the more talkative s ex because of a special “language protein(蛋白质)” in the brain.The study, conducted by neuroscientists (神经学家)and psychologist from the University of Maryland, concluded that women talked more because they had more of the Foxp2 protein. The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience , found that higher levels were found among humans that were women but in rats that were males. Their findings came after it was previously claimed that ladies speak about 20,000 words a day – over 13,000 more than men. “This study is one of the first to report a sex difference in the expression of a language-associated protein in humans or animals,” said Prof Margaret M cCarthy, who led the study. In their study, the researchers atte mpted to determine what might make male rats more vocal than their female friends.They separated four-day-old rats from their mothers and then counted the number of tim es they cried out in the “ultrasonic range”, the frequencies highe r than humans can hear, over five minutes. While both sexes ca lled out hundreds of cries, the males called out twice as often, t hey found. But when the pups were returned to their mother’s c age, she fussed over her sons first. Tests conducted on the part s of the brain known to be associated with vocalcalls showed th e male pups have up to twice as much Foxp2 protein as the fe males. The researchers then increased the production in the brains of female pups and reduced it in males. This led to the fem ale rats crying out more often and their mothers showing more i nterest to them. In contrast, males became less “talkative”.The researchers then tested samples from ten children, aged between three and five, which showed that females had up to 30 per cent more of the Foxp2 protein than males, in a brain area key to language in humans.“Based on our observations, we assume higher levels of Fox p2 in girls and higher levels of Foxp2 in male rats is an indicatio n that Foxp2 protein levels are associated with the more comm unicative sex,” said Prof McCarthy. “Our results imply Foxp2 as a component of the neurobiological basis of sex differences in v ocal communication in mammals. “51．From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.A. women always speak more words than menB. men and male rats have low levels of language proteinC. women and male rats have similar levels of Foxp2D. McCarthy isn’t the first to find females more talkative 52．The underlined phrase “fussed over” in the third paragraph probably means______.A. paid attention toB. related toC. put pressure onD. counted on53．The researchers carried out the experiments on rats in ord er to _______.A. test which part of the brain is key to language in rats and hu mansB. prove the levels of Foxp2 protein in humans and rats are diff erentC. determine the reason why female rats are more talkative tha n male ratsD. discover the association between Foxp2 protein and vocal c ommunication54．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?A. Tests on humans and ratsB. Why women are the talkative sexC. Sex differences in Foxp2 proteinD. Foxp2 protein determines oral ability2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.It was reported last week that developers could take photos from Apple mobile and Google Android devices without the phone owners knowing that the images were being taken. In Apple’s c ase, developers can also obtain the location information for each photo.Senator(参议员) Charles Schumer said in a telephone interview that his office had spoken with officials at bot h Apple and Google on Monday.“We asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent Apple from having access to pr ivate information,” Mr. Schumer said. “They were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be changed.”On Sunday, Mr. Schumer said that he planned to send a letter to the Federal Trade Commissio n asking the agency to investigate Apple and Google after the privacy concerns came to light. C laudia Bourne Farrell, an F.T.C. spokeswoman, said the agency had received the letter but she could not comment further.“It worries people to think that one’s personal photos, address book, and who knows what else can be obtained and even posted online without permission,” Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter to t he F.T.C. “If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion, then surely t echnology exists to close it, and that’s exactly what must happen.”Mr. Schumer said if Apple and Google could not come to an agreement to fix the problem, then he would be forced to take the issue further.He said other companies had been willing to work with his office to fix issues. “I’m optimistic that we can get this changed without any regulation,” he said. “If it’s not changed, then we’ll turn to t he F.T.C., and if that doesn’t work then we’ll consider legislative approach.”The F.T.C. has warned companies to try to be more vigilant(警醒的) in their efforts to protect consumers when it comes to privacy.51．The senators spoke with officials at both Apple and Google___________.A. to urge them not to invade consumers’ privacyB. to discuss whether it is illegal to have access to private informationC. to stop them from developing the technology of taking photosD. to keep them from obtaining the location information for each photo52．Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Privacy invasion from Apple has existed for a long time.B. Mr. Schumer takes the privacy concerns caused by Apple and Google seriously.C. Privacy invasion from Google has existed for a long time.D. Apple and Google have decided to make a change.53．Mr. Schumer’s letter to the F.T.C. mainly shows that the technology to open the door to pri vacy invasion___________.A. causes privacy invasion to happen frequentlyB. can be used if permittedC. causes people to worry about the safety of their personal informationD. causes personal information to be posted online without permission54．If the privacy concerns can’t be solved with the help of the F.T.C., ___________.A. The senators will force the companies not to invade privacyB. The companies will be closedC. The companies will be finedD. The senators will turn to legislation2.People think what I do is so wonderful because I interview stars. And I have to admit that whe n I first started working at Sassy in 1987 I was excited about that part of my job for the first coup le of months，anyway. Then I noticed how stars would fool me around for months. I could never get enough ti me with a star to find out anything interesting, and some acted just simply rudely. I started hatin g the way I was treated, and I was really disappointed to see that these people I had worshippe d (崇拜）before were pretty ordinary. So I decided I would just tell the truth instead of keeping up their m yths(神秘）.If the star was a bad guy, I would say so. If I thought anyone was stupid, I did not hold bac k that information.I thought readers would appreciate that kind of honesty. Surprisingly, many of them hated me fo r it. I have gotten so many attacks on my character. In their eyes，being famous is everything, even more desirable than being truly creative and talentedWhy do we need stars? In fact, the media created stars to satisfy our basic need for gossip (闲话）.Over time, talking about people we have never met and we are never likely to meet has be come what we are crazy about. Thus, some people are more interested in the personal lives of t he stars than in the lives of their own family and their own friends. That is why it is so ridiculous when a star wants to discuss only his or her work in an interview -as we care. We want the dirt on their personal lives.There is another reason we worship stars. As a whole, our society is not as religious as it once was. It seems that people need something to fulfill them the way religion once did. Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes.We make them stars, but then their reputation makes us feel unimportant, and we truly feel bett er about ourselves when they die. I am part of this whole process. No wonder I feel soiled at the end of workday.67．What are the stars like according to the author?A. They always treat others rudely.B. They always talk about something dull.C . They are acutually ordinary people.D. They are usually honest and polite,68．We worship stars because ______.A, we need true mental heroes to support usB. we can learn something useful from famous starsC. we concern about the stars ，family and friendsD. we like talking about the stars ，dressing styles69．When the author is writing this article ，his tone sounds ______.A, excited B. angry C. worried D. calm70．What is the main purpose of the author writing the passage?A. To show the disadvantages of working with stars.B. To remind us not to worship famous stars blindly.C. To laugh at the failures of stars he has interviewed.D. To talk about the reasons why we worship stars.3.A father in , nicknamed "Eagle Dad" for his controversial parenting style, has dismissed critics' claims that he pushes his 4-year-old son too hard.Police officer Wang Shaoyan came under the spotlight this month after his child took part in an 18-kilometer race in the provincial capital.Some parents attacked his methods of extreme physical training, while others reacted strongly to his admission that he regularly exposes the youngster to cold showers. "I just want my son to reach his full potential," Wang said, adding that 4-year-old son not only runs 3 km every day he also takes cold showers from time to time to strengthen his body's resistance and willpower."He has never taken any sick leave from kindergarten," he said proudly. However, some parent s find his methods too extreme."I'm not sure a 4-year-old is prepared for such intense training," said Zhang Ruxia a woman who gave birth to two bo ys in October in . "You can have good intentions to train your child at an early age but you also have to consider whether he can take it." Wang responded by saying children are too young to make decisions, and it is up to parents to lead them on the right path."I read many materials before and the whole process is step-by-step without pushing or imposing on my son," Wang said. The father said he was not acting ras hly but following a scientific way of education. He said the doubts about his methods reflect the declining standards of modern education."Many people in Japan give their children cold showers too ,and no one is fussing about it，" he said. The traditional way of education applied by most of his peers might not necessarily he lp bring the best out of a child he said.Wang said in addition to the physical training, he has also laid out a detailed and particular prog ram to strengthen the intelligence of the child. "I have hired some university students to expand his knowledge in natural sciences, while playing the video for English-language teaching as well," he said.63．For what reason was Wang made known to the public?A. He employed some college students to teach his son.B. He made his kid take a long distance race.C. He exposed his 4-year-old to cold showers.D. He forced his youngster to run 3 km every day.64．Which statement is supported by the parents who hold the opposite opinion?A. Extreme physical training can explore children's full potentials.B. Taking cold showers regularly is beneficial for children's development.C. It's up to parents to lead children on the right path.D. The way to educate children should agree with their age.。

高中英语真题:2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1. In times of economic crisis, Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won’t necessarily repr esent an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depr ession weakened American families, and the current crisis will p robably do the same.We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pull ed together to survive huge job losses. By 1932, when nearly o ne-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929. But this doesn’t mean peop le were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with inco mes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often coul dn’t afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manag e alone.Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households. Furthermore, the h ousing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to fi nance their separations by selling their homes.After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatev er they can to help each other and their communities. A 1940 b ook “The Unemployed Man and His Family”, described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job “w ith tirel ess search for work.” He was always active, looking for odd job s to do.The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain. Across t he country, many similar families were unable to maintain the in itial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventua lly overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. T he divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the r ecovery took hold.Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of t heir responses to the current crisis, working together and suppo rting one another through the early months of unemployment.Today’s economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it’s only when the economy is healthy again that we’ll begin to see just how many broken families have been cre ated.【小题1】In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to ______ ____.A. tear many troubled families apartB. bring about a drop in the divorce rateC. contribute to enduring family tiesD. cause a lot of conflicts in the family【小题2】In the Great Depression many unhappy couples chose to stick t ogether because_______.A. starting a new family would be hardB. they expected things would turn betterC. they wanted to better protect their kidsD. living separately would be too costly【小题3】In addition to job losses. What stands in the way of unhappy co uples getting a divorce?A. Mounting family debtsB. A sense of insecurityC. Falling housing pricesD. Difficulty in getting a loan【小题4】What will the current economic crisis eventually do to some mar ried couples?A. It will irreparably damage their relationshipB. It will undermine their mutual understandingC. It will help strengthen their emotional bondsD. It will force them to pull their efforts together【小题5】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rateB. Few couples can stand the test of economic hardshipsC. A stable family is the best protection against poverty.D. Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage2.There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This aris es from the different ways in which they consider things, person s, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenien ce of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepar ed dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. Theyenjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy thin k and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are con tinually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disag reeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The inte ntion of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imit ation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habi t may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it re alize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this littl e warning may be of service to them, and help them change thi s habit.Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has seri ous results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. T hose people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no on e treats them with more than the most common politeness and r espect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws the m into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in so cial position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will a nyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or exc use them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. Thes e should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and other s. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact(接触) with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometime s very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.【小题1】 People who are unhappy _______.A. always consider things differently from othersB. usually misunderstand what others think or sayC. always discover the unpleasant side of certain thingsD. usually are affected by the results of certain things【小题2】The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_ ______”.A. make others unhappyB. tend to scold other s openlyC. have a good taste with social lifeD. enjoy the pleasure of life【小题3】We can conclude from the passage that _______.A. we should pity all such unhappy peopleB. people can get rid of the habit of unhappinessC. such unhappy people are dangerous to social lifeD. unhappy people can not understand happy persons【小题4】If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _______.A. prevent any communication with themB. show no respect and politeness to themC. persuade them to recognize the bad effectsD. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes【小题5】In this passage, the writer mainly _______.A. describes two types of peopleB. laughs at the unhappy peopleC. tells people how to be happy in lifeD. suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness3.“I pity the empress. Poor empress.”“Do you think Zhen Huan really loves the emperor?” From campuses to offices, from sho pping malls to the streets, talk about Legend of Zhen Huan is e verywhere.Unlike other long TV series, Legend of Zhen Huan, the 76-episode Qing dynasty drama series, has kept attracting new audiences along the way. It has enjoyed widespread popularity on the Chinese mainland over the past months.The story is seemingly the same as those dramas which look in to the lives of women in the imperial palace. It focuses on plots and intrigues(阴谋) within the Inner Palace during Emperor Yongzheng’s reign. The heroine, Zhen Huan, initially a kind and innocent young lad y, enters the emperor’s harem(后宫) of concubines. Discovering that the palace is a cruel and ha rsh place, Zhen learns how to survive on her own.However, Legend of Zhen Huan seems to arouse more disc ussion than any drama series. Why? Some experts say it’s bec ause it’s a well-made series from inside out.Niu Hanting, deputy editor-in-chief of Art Panorama magazine, told Xinhua News Agency that the sets, props and costumes are carefully chosen. And the scr eenplay and dialogue are well-written. “The series takes care of every detail a good period dra ma should have,” Niu said. “From that aspect, it’s no coincidenc e that Zhen Huan could be big.” More importantly, Niu added, th e TV series strikes a chord among audiences in different ways. “For example, as a woman, Zhen is hurt by the man she once l oved. And as a newcomer to the palace, she finds herself caught in the fierce infighting and she has to survive,” Niu said, “Eve ryone may find themselves in Zhen’s position at a certain point.”Then it’s not hard to understand why the story of Zhen Huan is even seen as a survival guide for newcomers in the workplace. Its director, Zheng Xiaolong, once admitted that in terms of soci ety today, the “promotion” of Zhen Huan reflects a person’s car eer path in some way. “Whether the principles can be applied in today’s society, or not, I want to make the story as real as poss ible,” Zheng told . “There are many fairytale-like series that make audiences ignore or avoid reality, and the complexity of humanity.”“But Legend of Zhen Huan, is a series that makes you think.”【小题1】What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?A. People have pity on the empress.B. Zhen Huan really lo ves the emperor.C. Legend of Zhen Huan is very popular.D. Legend of Zhen Huan is shown everywhere.【小题2】 What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 most pro bably refer to?A. The imperial palace.B. The life of women.C. Emperor Yongzheng’s reign.D. The story of Zhen Huan.【小题3】When Legend of Zhen Huan finds the palace is a cruel one, she ______.A. learns to survive on her ownB. asks others for adviceC. feels down and disappointedD. becomes an innocent y oung lady【小题4】We can learn from Niu Hanting that she ______.A. thinks Zhen has had effects on newcomersB. makes little of Legend of Zhen HuanC. speaks highly of Legend of Zhen HuanD. wants newcom er to follow Zhen’s example【小题5】 This text is most probably taken from a(n) _________.A. textbookB. newspaperC. advertisementD. story book4.As we all know, getting benched in sports is usually a bad thing. But at one school in , a girl has taken a bench and turned it into something entirely different – a place to find friends. It’s called t he Friendship Bench. And it’s the brainchild of a sixth grader at Palm Bay Elementary – a girl named Acacia Woodley.Acacia’s attitude toward life might be summed up best by a que stion she recently asked members of the Brevard County Scho ol Board –“what if we spend as much time putting the spotlight on kindness as we do on cruelty?”It’s a philosophy Acacias has learned to live her own life -despite having a lot of people would consider a handicap. She was born without a right hand. And her left hand did not form pr operly. But Acacia says that she has not stopped her from achi eving her goals. “You need to believe in your dreams. If you do n’t believe in you dreams, I can definitely tell you that they are n ot going to come true.” She said.Acacia came up with the idea for the Friendship Bench after se eing kids getting bullied at school. She says she has also experi enced bullying herself – kids whispering about her or picking on her because she is different. “Some people say they feel sorry for me. I tell them not to,” she said. “I don’t care that I’m differen t. I like being different.”The Friendship Bench looks like a lot of other benches. It has ar m sets and a place to lean on. But there are also words painted on it – words such as “hope”,“respect”,“listen” and “dream”. A cacia put the benches together with the help from her mother a nd brother.Any time a kid feels he or she needs a friend, all that kid needsto do is sit on the bench. It is then up to the other kids – or grow n-ups – to fill that need. “It’s a perfect idea,” Palm Bay Elementary Principal Lori said. “It’s something we’ve needed so badly.”The Friendship Bench has been such a success at Palm Bay El ementary that other schools are now interested in installing one too. “There’s a saying in my teacher’s classroom,” Acacia said.“It says, ‘it you can dream it, you can achieve it.’”【小题1】What is the function of the first sentence in Paragraph One?A. To explain the meaning of getting benched is sports.B. To introduce the important role “bench” plays in sports.C. To introduce what the author wants to say in the text to us.D. To tell us that the passage is connected with the word “benc h”.【小题2】 What can be learned about Acacia from the passage?A. She is disabled but leads an active life.B. She has a deep understanding of life.C. She finds it difficult to achieve her goals.D. She finds herself always in need of help.【小题3】 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Acacia has also suffered from other kids’ bullying.B. The kids who sit on the bench feel they need friends.C. Grown-ups are allowed to offer their help to the one in need.D. The Friendship Bench is different from others in the arm sets .【小题4】What can we infer from the passage?A. More Friendship Benches will be installed in other schools so on.B. Students stop bullying other schoolmates at Palm Bay Eleme ntary.C. The students at Palm Bay Elementary have become more fri endly.D. Acacia has become a very important figure at Palm Bay Ele mentary.【小题5】What is the best title of this passage?A. Acacia’s New InventionB. The Friendship BenchC. Help from a Special BenchD. Getting Benched in School5.Chaz Dean got tired of clients leaving his salon raving about the ir color and the feeling of their hair---brassy（似黄铜的） and dull. He knew the main cause was likely their shampo o, so he started experimenting with various ingredients, includin g natural herbs and botanicals, that he knew had cleansing（弄干净）and hydrating (保湿的) properties.The result was a totally new approach to the way we cleanse o ur hair. It’s called WEN® Cleansing Conditioner. WEN® contai ns a super-hydrating natural herbs and botanicals mixture of glycerin, cha momile(甘菊), rosemary, calendula, and Cherry bark, which when combin ed, will both cleanse the hair as well as give shine and softness , even to damaged hair.WEN® is a 5-in-1 formula（配方） that takes the place of your shampoo, And the most amazi ng thing about it is that it cleanses without bubble. Instead, when mixed with water, it creates a smooth bubble for shiny, healt hy-looking, manageable results. The first time you try it certainly fe els strange, but the results speak for themselves.Before being marketed, WEN® went through extensive consum er tests, and the results were impressive. More than 90 percent of the participants in the studies reported that their hair was mo re shiny, less frizzy, and had more bounce.WEN® is recommended for all hair types, and once you start us ing it, it will become the only cleanser/conditioner you will want t o include in your daily routine.Right now, WEN® is offering an easy way for online shoppers t o try the product. Now you just pay less than $30 and have a 6 0 day money back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied. Click here to learn more about WEN® and try this revolutionary new approach yourself.【小题1】. We can infer from the first paragraph that _______________ __A. All the shampoo companies are irresponsible.B. Few traditional shampoos depend on chemicals for cleanin g.C. WEN® does harm to people’s hair.D. It takes much time and money to repair hair damaged by s hampoo.【小题2】. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “ raving abo ut”(in para.2)?A. smiling satisfactorily atB. shouting angrily forC. crying excitedly forD. sighing silently at【小题3】.Which is right according to the passage?A. WEN® contains natural herbs and botanicals.B. You cann’t use WEN® without bubble.C. WEN®hasn’t been tested before selling.D. WEN® is accessible only online.【小题4】. Which is the best title of the passage?A. Why are shampoos a waste of moneyB. Why do we n eed shampoosC. WEN® is your best choice.D. WEN® has good g uarantee【小题5】.Where does the passage come from ?A. magazineB. websiteC. newspaper D . text6.Today, the biggest killers stem as much from our lifestyles as fr om bacteria and viruses. One of the worst of these is heart dis ease, and specifically high blood pressure. It’s a slow, but effici ent killer that robs many people of what should be the last 10, 2 0 or 30 years of their lives.Scientists are claiming that they have now separated unusual in gredients in a rare seaweed discovered by fishermen off the co ast of Korea that offer incredible health benefits—including the ability to restore blood pressure to normal levels. Dr. Haengwoo Lee, a famous biochemist conducted a clinical st udy on these two ingredients. The first is Seanol, an extremely r are seaweed extract(浓缩物) from Ecklonia Cava that's proven to be 100 times more pow erful than any land-based antioxidant(抗氧化剂). That's because it stays working in your body for 12 hours, c ompared to land-based antioxidants that work for 30 minutes. "Its secret is its m ake-up of special chemicals that are a huge 40% fat soluble( 可溶的)," Dr. Lee explains. "Unlike nearly all land-based antioxidants that are water soluble, Seanol's protective c ompounds can get into things like the fatty tissues of your brainand penetrate（渗透） all three layers of your cells, including the outside, the oil-based cell membranes（细胞膜）, and your DNA."Indeed, Seanol is so powerful, it's the only FDA-approved Ecklonia Cava marine-algae (海藻) extract in existence.The second ingredient is Calamarine, a deep-sea omega-3 discovery that delivers 85% more DHA omega-3s to your heart, brain, joints, and eyes. It's known to reduce th e problems from tiredness and poor memory, joint pain, mood s wings and depression.With that research in mind, Dr. Lee combined Seanol and Cala marine with a high dose of vitamin D to form Marine-D3, the newest supplement in the fight against age-related illnesses and high blood pressure.Dr. Lee found that Calamarine delivers some of the greatest co ncentration of omega-3s known to science. Combined with Seanol's ability to reduce body inflammation(炎症), as well as help cells get the nutrients they need to thrive, st ay healthy and protected, Marine-D3 is able to boost a body's entire well being.The makers of Marine-D3 are so confident that you'll see fast dramatic results from thi s product, that if you aren't happy after two full months, simply r eturn the unused portion and they'll buy it back. They'll even giv e you ten dollars extra just for giving it an honest try! That kind of faith, combined with Dr. Lee's exhaustive research, shows th at Marine-D3 really is a one-of-a-kind product.【小题1】. From the first paragraph we can infer that ________.A. Our lifestyles result from the biggest killersB. our lifestyles do less harm to our bodies than bacteria and viruses do.C. High blood pressure left untreated may cause shorter life.D. Heart disease is incurable.【小题2】. What can we know from paragraph 2 ?A. Fishermen off the coast of have isolated unusual ingredien ts.B. Scientists have purified ingredients that can lower blood pr essure to normalstandard.C. Scientists discovered a rare seaweed.D. Scientists have imagined a medicine that treat blood press ure.【小题3】. Which is right about Seanol ?A. According to FDA , Seanol reaches the agreed standard.B. Seanol can be fat soluble entirely.C. Seanol is a common seaweed extract from Ecklonia Cava .D. Seanol's protective compounds can get into all things like t he fatty tissues of yourbrain.【小题4】.What do we know about Calamarine?A. Calamarine is easy to find in the surface of the sea.B. Calamarine 's ability to reduce body inflammation(炎症) alone.C. Calamarine has a low dose of vitamin D and C.D. Calamarine may relieve you if you feel blue.【小题5】. what’s the makers’ attitude toward Marine-D3？A. pessimisticB. indifferentC. doubtfulD. Opti mistic2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1. In times of economic crisis, Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depres sion is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won’t necessarily represent an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American fami lies, and the current crisis will probably do the same.We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job l osses. By 1932, when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 19 29. But this doesn’t mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with inco mes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn’t afford to divorce. They feare d neither spouse could manage alone.Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate h ouseholds. Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to fina nce their separations by selling their homes.After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other a nd their communities. A 1940 book “The Unemployed Man and His Family”, described a family i n which the husband initially reacted to losing his job “w ith tireless search for work.” He was alw ays active, looking for odd jobs to do.The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain. Across the country, many similar familie s were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts t o keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the r ecovery took hold.Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current cri sis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment.Today’s economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships h ave been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it’s only when the economy is healthy again that we’ll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.【小题1】In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to __________.A. tear many troubled families apartB. bring about a drop in the divorce rateC. contribute to enduring family tiesD. cause a lot of conflicts in the family【小题2】In the Great Depression many unhappy couples chose to stick together because_______.A. starting a new family would be hardB. they expected things would turn betterC. they wanted to better protect their kidsD. living separately would be too costly【小题3】In addition to job losses. What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorc e?A. Mounting family debtsB. A sense of insecurityC. Falling housing pricesD. Difficulty in getting a loan【小题4】What will the current economic crisis eventually do to some married couples?A. It will irreparably damage their relationshipB. It will undermine their mutual understandingC. It will help strengthen their emotional bondsD. It will force them to pull their efforts together【小题5】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rateB. Few couples can stand the test of economic hardshipsC. A stable family is the best protection against poverty.D. Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage2.There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and we alth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arise s from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effect s upon their minds.People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts o f conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They e njoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite t hings. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intentio n of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknow n to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realiz e its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them , and help them change this habit.Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no on e treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts the m in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in soci al position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit an d be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact(接触) with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially w hen one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.【小题1】 People who are unhappy _______.A. always consider things differently from othersB. usually misunderstand what others think or sayC. always discover the unpleasant side of certain thingsD. usually are affected by the results of certain things【小题2】The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_______”.A. make others unhappyB. tend to scold others openlyC. have a good taste with social lifeD. enjoy the pleasure of life【小题3】We can conclude from the passage that _______.A. we should pity all such unhappy peopleB. people can get rid of the habit of unhappinessC. such unhappy people are dangerous to social lifeD. unhappy people can not understand happy persons【小题4】If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _______.A. prevent any communication with themB. show no respect and politeness to themC. persuade them to recognize the bad effectsD. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes【小题5】In this passage, the writer mainly _______.A. describes two types of peopleB. laughs at the unhappy peopleC. tells people how to be happy in lifeD. suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness3.“I pity the empress. Poor empress.”“Do you think Zhen Huan really loves the emperor?” From campuses to offices, from shopping malls to the streets, talk about Legend of Zhen Huan is eve rywhere.Unlike other long TV series, Legend of Zhen Huan, the 76-episode Qing dynasty drama series, has kept attracting new audiences along the way. It has enj oyed widespread popularity on the Chinese mainland over the past months.The story is seemingly the same as those dramas which look into the lives of women in the imp erial palace. It focuses on plots and intrigues(阴谋) within the Inner Palace during Emperor Yongzheng’s reign.The heroine, Zhen Huan, initially a kind and innocent young lady, enters the emperor’s harem(后宫) of concubines. Discovering that the palace is a cruel and harsh place, Zhen learns how to s urvive on her own.However, Legend of Zhen Huan seems to arouse more discussion than any drama series. W hy? Some experts say it’s because it’s a well-made series from inside out.Niu Hanting, deputy editor-in-chief of Art Panorama magazine, told Xinhua News Agency that the sets, props and costumes a re carefully chosen. And the screenplay and dialogue are well-written. “The series takes care of every detail a good period drama should have,” Niu said. “Fro m that aspect, it’s no coincidence that Zhen Huan could be big.” More importantly, Niu added, th e TV series strikes a chord among audiences in different ways. “For example, as a woman, Zhe。

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A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love (早恋) may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression (忧郁症). The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all. The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents. Dr Marian Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family. Parents should watch for signs of depression -- eating or mood changes -- and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity (成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.

语鹅市安置阳光实验学校湖北2016高考英语阅读理解二轮训练（2）【2014高考训练题】“There is no second chance…there is no chance of making mistakes.”That’s why Dr. Omer Mei-Dan and others who enjoyed base-jumping and wingsuit(翼装) flying were sad but not surprised by the recent deaths of three extreme sports enthusiasts.Mark Sutton, the English parachutist(跳伞者), died on August 14 in Switzerland when he flew into a rocky ridge(山脊) in a wingsuit. Not even a week afterward, Mario Richard, a Canadian base-jumper, died in Italy during a wingsuit flight, when he “apparently failed to clear a rock by three meters.” And most recently, Hungarian wingsuit flyer Victor Kovats died in Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie on Oct. 9 during a practice flight ahead of the World Championships.According to Mei-Dan, six to seven percent of the 3,000 or so base-jumpers who use wingsuits or parachutes die each year — a huge number when you consider the most dangerous job in America, logging which has an annual death rate well under one percent of the workers.Base-jumpers and wingsuit flyers are experienced. They have hundreds of practice before trying to fly from buildings, cliffs and towers. The same goes for those who drop from helicopters above mountains and valleys and then use their wingsuits to try to whiz by(飞速掠过) as close as possible to the rocks and ridges below.Among the dangers, said Mei-Dan, is the temptation to “push the envelope ” : To try to get close to a rock wall, for example, than anyone else. “ When you push the envelope and you can not have any error at all, or you have to pay for it with your life.”So why do it? The experience of flying toward the ground in a wingsuit is almost indescribable. “It’s something that you really have to try to understand —what type of feeling you get when you’re free falling next to a cliff,” Mei-Dan said.41. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?A. Trying wingsuit flying once is enough.B. Wingsuit flying is always easy to do.C. Wingsuit flying lasts only a short time.D. Even a single mistake in wingsuit flying is disastrous.42. How did other flyers react to the recent deaths of their fellows?A. They thought the deaths could have been avoided.B. They felt the need of reconsidering the safety of wingsuit flying.C. They were sad and were in deep sorrow.D. They felt sad but did not find the deaths surprising.43. What does the third paragraph tell us?A. How the three wingsuit flyers died.B. Why wingsuit flying is so dangerous.C. Where wingsuit flying is most dangerous.D. What a wingsuit flyer’s career is like.44. What does the underlined phrase “push the envelope” mean?A. To attempt to push further in a wingsuit.B. To risk moving the envelope away.C. To be determined to give up on oneself.D. To try to go beyond the normal limits of something.45. The extreme sports enthusiasts like wingsuit flying because they _____.A. want to know what it feels likeB. wish to describe the experienceC. enjoy the wonderful experienceD. devote themselves to scientific research【参考答案】41~45 DDADC【2014高考训练题】What would it be like to take a walk on the surface of Mars? If you could design the tallest building in the world, what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J.K.Rowling? This summer, you can experience all of these things, and more. All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination. A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of 1 hour and 29 minutes online each day. Many kids like to use that time to chat with friends, play games or check e-mail. But next time you get on the Web, try exploring the world instead. “With the Internet, you can go back 11,000 years in time, or go 11,000 kilometers across the planet,” said Russell, Web search expert of Google. “The whole scope of history and the world is open to you.”There is a wealth of information to be found online. For example, if your family is going on vacation somewhere, do a quick online search on the area before you even get in the car. “What’s the background of the place; what’s the history?” says Russell. “I like to tell my kids, ‘Whenever you have a question, whenever yo u have a doubt, search it out.’ ”Ready to launch a virtual(虚拟的) journey of your own? Here are a few starting points to get you thinking and to help you on your way. You can invite your parents along for the ride, too. Always ask for permission before downloading programs and software into your computer. And, check with a parent or adult before visiting any new Web site.Navigate the world in 3-D with Google Earth. Begin in outer space and zoom into the streets of any city, from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Or, visit ancient monuments and watch the changing rainforests over time. With the moon in Google Earth tool, you can walk in Neil Armstrong’sfamous footsteps. Take a guided tour of the moon’s surface with Armstrong’s fellow shuttle mate astronaut Buzz Aldrin.46. According to Russell, the kids _____.A. spend too much time on the InternetB. should never chat and play games onlineC. can solve their problems through the InternetD. should study hard instead of chatting online47. From the passage we know that _____.A. we can find much information we need onlineB. Neil Armstrong traveled to the moon aloneC. the kids can download programs onto the computer freelyD. t he kids can visit the new website freely without parents’ guidance48. According to the passage, if you want to go to Tropical Rainforests,you can _____.A. take the time shuttleB. go to the cinema to watch 3-D filmsC. find a travel agency in GoogleD. use Google Earth49. The passage is mainly intended for _____.A. parentsB. kidsC. teachersD. adults50. In which section of a website can we probably read this passage?A. Culture.B. Health.C. Internet World.D. Tourism.【参考答案】46~50 CADBC【四川省资阳市2014模拟】C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。

语鹅市安置阳光实验学校专题6 阅读理解Ⅳ：词义猜测题学号分数（测试时间：45分钟）1. 【皖南八校高三第二次联考英语试题】ASanlinx Inc. first introduced its original market defining SayaJoy Soy Milk Maker over 14 years ego to the North America market. Now we are introducing the SoyaPower G4, the fourth generation of advanced soy milk makers replacing the top rated SayaPower Plu.The SoyaPower has been a best seller for nearly two years before it was replaced by the G4, with more favorable ratings than any other soy milk maker during its lifetime.The SoyaPower G4 retains all the SoyaPower Plus features and functions. It makes soy milk, almond milk from other nuts seeds, or grains or a combination of them It makes both fully cooked and raw milks. It even makes creamy soups and porridge and hot chocolate drink.The Main Improvements●The G4 adds stainless steel to the lower part of the machine head, and thus makes the total grinding and cooking chamber all stainless steel. This is very important for people who are concerned of plastic leaching into food.●The G4 changed to bottom heating like a typical electric water kettle. Since soy milk or soups are easily burnt onto bottom heating plate, many other bottom heating makers suffer from this problem. The G4 solved this problem by using advanced technologies and design.●The perfect technology ensures excellent grinding and milk yields. It also makes the use and cleaning even easier.●Eight push button functions, for making milks from soaked beans, dry beans, and other seeds and grains or combination of them. It also makes soups and porridge. It even has a function to make hot chocolate!3. What does the underlined word "retains"in paragraph 3 mean?A. keepsB. replacesC. obtainsD. prohibits【答案】3.A【解析】文章介绍了一种新型畅销的豆奶机SoyaPower G4的功能和各方面的改进和提高。