2023高考英语二轮复习 精品资料专题17 阅读理解名校测试（教师版）

2013高考英语二轮复习精品资料专题17阅读理解名校测试（教师版）一、广告应用文类【2013届东北三省四市协作体联考】BEUROPEishometoavarietyofculturaltreasures.LonelyPlanethasofferedpairsofcitiesforculture-hungrybuttime-poortravelers.LondonandParisIttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondontoParisbyEurostar,ahigh-speedrailwayservice.Thetwocapitalcitieshavebeencompetinginfashion,artandnightlifefordecades—buteachsecretlylooksuptotheother.NoonecandoubtthegrandandimpressivebeautyofParis’LouvreMuseum,butifyouwanttosavemoney,youcannotskiptheBritishMuseumfreetovisit.ComparedwithLondon,Parishasmoreoutdoorattractions,suchasthebeautifulgreenwalkwayLaPromenadePlantee.InParis,you’llseedinerslinger(逗留)overredwine.WhileinLondon,youcantrysomeafternoontea,eatfishandchipsorsaltedcake.ViennaandBratislavaAustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaareanhourapartbytrain.ButsincetheyarelinkedbytheDanubeRiver,thebestwaytotravelisbyship.Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwaytoexperienceeverythingfrom17thcentury’sHabsburgdynastysplendortosci-firestaurants.ViennaisfamousforMozartandimperialpalaces.YoucanappreciatetheperfectblendingofarchitectureandnatureinthegrandScholossSchonbrunnPalace,andrewardyourselfwithacupofViennacoffee,whichhasmadeitswaytotheworld’sculturalheritagelist.Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining—theremarkableUFOrestaurant.Youcanenjoyameat–ladendinnerhereinanamazingsetting.59.What’stherelationshipbetweenLondonandParisaccordingtothetext?A.Theyhelpeachother.B.Theyattackeachother.C.Theyadmireeachother.D.Theydon’tlikeeachother.60.WhataretheadvantagesofParismentionedinthearticle?a.LouvreMuseumb.Freeaccesstomuseumsc.Moreoutdoorattractionsd.BetterwinesandperfumesA.acB.cdC.acdD.bcd61.Whichofthecitiesshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedinsci-firestaurants?A.London.B.Paris.C.Vienna.D.Bratislava.62.LonelyPlanetrecommendsthesetwopairsofcitiesbecause_______.A.theyarenotexpensivetovisit82\nB.theyarebestknowntotheworldC.theyarealwaysenemiesbetweeneachotherD.theyareclosebutdifferentinmanyaspects.60.A【考点定位】考查考生对文章信息的搜查和判断能力。【试题解析】从第三段“NoonecandoubtthesplendorofParis’LouvreMuseum”可知a是对的。从“theBritishMuseumarefreetovisit”可知免费的是英国博物馆，不是法国，故b错了。从下一段“Parishasmoreoutdoorattractions”可知c对。d项中的perfume文中没提到，故选A。61.D【考点定位】考查考生的判断推理能力。【试题解析】文中倒数第三段“Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwaytoexperienceeverythingfrom17thcentury’sHabsburgdynastysplendortosci-firestaurants”和最后一段“Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining”可推知科幻餐厅应该在Bratislava。62.D【考点定位】考查考生对短文概括理解能力。【试题解析】从第二段第一句“IttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondontoPairsbyEurostar”和“AustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaareanhourapartbytrain”可以看出两个城市不远，而且全文介绍了很多建筑，博物馆，美食等方面的差异。故选D。【2013届全国100所名校一诊】CTheSandsofTimeStCyrusNationalNatureReserveismuchmorethanjustgoldensandsandbeautifulflowers.Theareahasalonghumanhistorytoo.FromStoneAgehunterstoamazingpioneers,discoverthedaringdeedsandsadstoriesfromStCyrus'past.Date:23rdAugust2010Time.2p.m．—3：45p.m．Typeofevent.Guidedwalk82\nBetweentheTidesAcelebrationoftheworldbetweenthetides.Joinlocalsalmon(大马哈鱼)fishermanJimRitchieonafascinatingwalktolearnhowlocalfolkhavemadealivingfromtheworldbetweenthetides,harvestingsalmonfromthebeachatStCyrusforhundredsofyears.Date:25thAugust2010Time:2p.m．—4p．m.Typeofevent:FamilyeventIce&FireStCyrusNationalNatureReservehashadaneventfullife!Fromitsdaysneartheequator(赤道)tovolcaniceruptionsandiceages.CelebratethestartofScottishGeologyMonthwithawalkthroughthereserveandtravelbackintimetouncoverthecluestoStCyrus'pasthiddeninthecliffs.Date:31stAugust2010Time:2p.m．—3：45p.m．Typeofevent:GuidedwalkScaryStoriesIt'sgettingdarkeratnights...it'salmostHalloween,whentheghosts(鬼怪)comeouttoplay.JoinusforsomespookystoriesofDinnetandDeesidelongago...andlistenoutforthingsthatsoundstrangeinthenight！Date:25thOctober2010Time:7p.m．—9p.m．Typeofevent:FamilyeventNote：*Allunder18'smustbeaccompaniedbyanadult*Petsallowed:No*Cost:Free*Phone:01674830736*Location:SNHVisitorCentre,StCyrusNationalNatureReserve63.Whichofthefollowingeventsmayhelpyoulearnaboutthelocalpeople'swayoflife?A.BetweentheTides.B.ScaryStories.82\nC.TheSandsofTime.D.Ice&Fire.64.Theunderlinedword“spooky”inthetextprobablymeans________.A.interestingB.frighteningC.realD.funny65.Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A.TheyareheldinAugust.B.Theyareheldintheevening.C.Peoplecan'ttaketheirpetswiththem.D.Peopleneedtobeguidedduringthejourney.66.Accordingtothetext,________.A.youneedtopaytojoinintheactivitiesB.atenyearoldchildcanattendtheseeventsonlyinadults'companyC.StCyrusNationalNatureReserveisfamousforsalmonD.StCyrusNationalNatureReservewassetupnotlongago【2013届山东实验中学高三第二次诊断】AIttakesmorethanjustpracticetobecomeanOlympian.Goldmedalperformancesrequiresomeseriousnutrition.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatthesesuccessfulathleteseattostayinpeakshape?KeriGlassman,aregistereddietitianandfounderofNutritiousLifeMeals,appearedon“GoodMorningAmerica”todaytogiveyouaglimpseintothedietsofsometopathletes.Someoftheirmealscouldsurpriseyou.CrazyCalorieCountGlassmansaidOlympianseatalotoffood-quantitiesthatforordinarypeoplewouldconstitutepiggingout.OnesecretofswimmerMichaelPhelps’astonishingperformanceinthe2008OlympicsinBeijingwasconsumingasmanyas12,00caloriesinoneday.Athletescaneatlikethisandnotgainanyweightbecausetheirworkoutsareintense.AccordingtoGlassman,Phelps’workoutscanburn4,000to6,000calories82\ninaday,andthosecaloriesmustbeaddedinordertotrainthefollowingday.SnackingSecretsSomeathleteseatstrangefoodsthatimprovetheirperformance.YohanBlake,theJamaicasprinterand100-meterworldchampion,hasstolenchampionsprinterUsainBolt’sthunderonthetrackduringtheOlympictrials,Askedabouthowhegetshisenergy.Blakeansweredthatheeats16bananasperday,Glassmansaid.JonathanHorton,theleadgymnastontheUsteam,hasabloodsugarproblem.Hissolutionishoney.Whenhestartstofeelshakyatthegym,hetakeshoneytoboosthisenergy,Classmansaid.FoodsforRecoveryWhatarethebestfoodstohelpthebodyrecoverafterharshcompetition?ForOlympicswimmerRyanLochte,therecoverymealisgrilledchickenbreastswithAlfredosauce,whole-grainspaghettiandasaladwithlemonjuiceandoliveoil.Lochte,whorecentlycutoutjunkfood,candyandsoda,hasundertakenastrength-trainingregimen(养生法)thatinvolvesflippingtractortires,andtossingbeerkegs,Glassmansaid.56.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.GoodDietMakesaTrueOlympian.B.OlympiansHaveOlympic-sizeAppetites.C.Olympians’StrangeEatingHabits.D.TheDiestofSomeTopOlympicAthletes.57.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?A.OrdinarypeopleeatfewpigscomparedwithOlympians.B.Olympianseatalotmorefoodthanordinarypeople.C.Olympianstendtoeatalotofhigh-qualityfood.D.Olympianseatalargeamountoffood,justlikepigs.58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.RyanLochtequiteatingjunkfood,candyandsodaforhisbetterrecovery.B.YohanBlakefinallybeatUsainBoltinthe100-metertrackintheOlympics.C.MichaelPhelps’astonishingperformancewasduetohiseatinglotsoffood.D.JonathanHortonhasabloodsugarproblembecauseoftakingtoomuchhoney.59.Whichofthefollowingisnotthebestfoodtohelpthebodyrecover?A.Soda.B.Oliveoil.C.Whole-grainspaghetti.D.Asaladwithlemonjuice.60.Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundin.82\nA.atechnicalreportB.afashionmagazineC.aneducationcolumnD.asportsnewspaper【2013届苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研（一）】AHousingpolicyMajorcitiesacrossChinaarespeedinguptheconstructionofpolicy-basedhousingtosolvethehousingproblemsoflow-incomepeople.Currently,onlyatinypercentageofhousingisavailabletorecentgraduatesandlow-incomepeoplewithahukoufromanotherplace.Fortunately,thesituationischanging.BeijingAffordablehousing-housingwithapricecap:about62,000suchhousesaretobebuiltin2013.Qualifications:Beijinghukou;livinginlessthan15squaremetersperfamilymember;singlehouseholderabovetheageof30.Low-costhousingforrent:4,000unitstobebuiltthisyear.Qualifications:Beijinghukou;familymembersearninglessthan580yuanamonth;livinginlessthan7.5squaremeterperperson.Publichousingforrent:500,000squaremeterstobebuiltin2013,forrecentgradswithamigranthukou(canbechanged);beoneoftheaboveapplicationswhoiswaitinginline.Apartmentsfortalentedpeople:availableinHaidianDistrictforsenioremployeesfromothercitiesoroverseas.ShanghaiAffordablehousing:nolessthan6millionsquaremeterstobeaddedin2013.Qualifications:Shanghaihukou;percapitasalaryoflessthan2,300yuanamonth.Low-costhousingforrent:enoughfor100,000familiesbytheendof2013.Qualifications:Shanghaihukou;salaryoflessthan500yuanamonth;lessthan7squaremetersperperson.Apartmentsfortalentedpeople:1millionsquaremeterstobebuiltbytheendof2013,mainlyinthePudongNewArea.Qualifications:bachelor’sdegreeor82\nhigher;noprivatepropertyinShanghai;jobcontractforlongerthanoneyear.GuangzhouAffordablehousing:5,000unitsbytheendof2013.Qualifications:GuangzhouHukou;earninglessthan18,287yuanayear;lessthan10squaremetersoflivingspace.Low-costhousing:800unitsbytheendof2013.Qualifications:sameasforaffordablehousing.Low-costhousingforrent:969,700squaremeterstobebuiltbytheendof2013,toaccommodate12,000people.Qualifications:Guangzhouhukou;eachpersonearninglessthan800yuanamonth;lessthan10squaremetersoflivingspace.Economicalrentals:3,000unitsbytheendof2013.Qualifications:first,thosewithGuangzhouhukou;second,collegegradsandmigrantworkerswithnohukoubutwithalaborcontractwithaGuangzhoucompany.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文，面对房价飞涨，很多低收入者、大学毕业生都“为房所困”，不过，事情在慢慢变化，本文介绍了北、上、广三地住房新政策。56.HowcanXiaoWang,whohasaBeijingmigranthukouandhasjustgraduatedfromauniversity,findahousetoliveinBeijing?A.Tobuyahousewithapricecap.B.Torentalow-costhouse.C.Towaitforrentingapublichouse.D.Tobuyanapartmentfortalentedpeople.57.IfyouwanttobuyanapartmentfortalentedpeopleinShanghai,youmust________.A.haveasalaryofmorethan2,300yuanamonth82\nB.havebachelor’sdegreeorhigherC.ownaShanghaihukouD.belivinginaplaceoflessthan7squaremeters58.IfyouareamigrantworkerwhohavenoGuangzhouhukou,youmightstillrentahouseonconditionthat___________A.youfindacontractjobwithaGuangzhoucompanyB.yougraduatefromauniversityinGuangzhouC.youearnlessthan800yuanamonthD.youearnlessthan18,287yuanayear二、议论文类【2013届东北三省四市协作体联考】DWhenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingreallyfunwithoneofyourpatents—justthetwoofyou?Parentswhotaketheiryoungchildrentomusic,swimmingandartclassesoftenstoparrangingsuchactivitiesoncetheirkidsareolderandinschoolallday.Butitdoesn’thavetobethatway.Doingsomethingenjoyablewithyourkidsjustmightmakeyoulookateachotherinawholenewway,especiallyifyoudoitthroughaclassoranevent.Whenparentandchildbecomestudentstogether,itputsthemonthesamelevel,atleastforawhile.“Ireallylikeparentstocometoclasswiththeirkids—theystartsharingthingsandtalkingaboutwhatthey’redoingandwhattheylike,”saidartteacherPyperDixon.However,findingsomethingnewincommonisabigchoiceforthem,especiallywhenkidsgetinvolvedinsportsandotherafter-schoolactivities.Butit’spossibletolearnanewskillorhobbytogether.That’scertainlytrueofLauren,11,ofSilverSpring,whoisinDixon’sclass82\nwithherfather,Dennis.“Iwasjustgoingtodropheroff,”Dennissaid,“butDixonpersuadedmetostay.”NowLaurengetstonagherfatheraboutdoinghisarthomework.“Healwaysleavesittothelastminute,”shesaid.“Butthenhe’llturnaroundtodoamazingdrawings,”sheadded,“Wehavedifferentstylesofdrawing,soit’sinterestingtotalkitoverwithhim.”WithouttheSaturdaymorningartclass,Dennissaid,hewouldbereadingthepaper,andLaurenwouldbeonherowninherroomoronthecomputer.Buttheytalkmorenow.“Ican’tthinkofanexperiencewhereyoucommunicatewithyourkidsoclosely,”hesaid.67.Theauthorraisesthequestionatthebeginningto_______.A.expectananswerB.criticizesomeparentsC.introducethetopicD.supporthisargument68.WhatdoesDixonthinkisthebenefitofparentandchildstudyingarttogether?A.Thetwowillbecomeequal.B.Thetwowillcommunicatemore.C.Thechildwilllearnartmuchbetter.D.Theparentwilllearnsomethingnew.69.Theunderlinedword“nag”inthetextprobablymeans_______.A.urgeB.helpC.ignoreD.teach70.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.A.LaurenusedtotalkalotwithherfatherB.DennisenjoysstudyingartwithLaurenC.Laurendislikesherfather’sdrawingsD.Dennislikesplayingcomputergames82\n【2013届湖南师大附中高三第5次月考】CPeoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorsareformed.It’snoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnot,orwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.Socialscientistsare,ofcourse,extremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestion.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehaviors.Therearenoclearanswersyet,buttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpect,thetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachother,andthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Theargumentisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoasnaturevs.nurture.Thosewhosupportthe“nature”sideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalandgeneticfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittle,ifanything,todowithourabilities,characteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextreme,thistheorymaintainsthatourbehaviorispredetermined(注定)tosuchagreatdegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts(本能).Proponentsofthe“nurture”theory,or,astheyareoftencalled,behaviorists,claimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.Behavioristsseehumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Theirviewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistic;theymaintainthat,likemachines,humansrespondtoenvironmentalstimuli(somethingthathelpssb./sth.todevelopbetterandmorequickly)asthebasisoftheirbehavior.Thesocialandpoliticalconnectionsofthesetwotheoriesaresignificant.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,blacksoftenscorebelowwhitesonstandardizedintelligenttest.Thisleadssome“nature”proponentstoconcludethatblacksaregeneticallyworsethanwhites.Behaviorists,incontrast,saythatthedifferencesinscoresareduetothefactthatblacksareoftenrobbedofmanyoftheeducationalandotherenvironmentaladvantagesthatwhitesenjoy,andthat,asaresult,theydonotdevelopthesameresponsesthatwhitesdo.Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infact,itisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.Thattheargumentwillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.66.Theauthorismainlyconcernedaboutsolvingtheproblem____________.A.whyourpersonalitiesandbehaviorsdifferB.whatmakesdifferentstagesofintelligenceC.howsocialscientistsformdifferenttheoriesD.whatcausesthe“nature/nurture”argument67.Theword“proponents”canbestbereplacedby__________.A.approachesB.advocatesC.principlesD.characters68.Whichofthefollowingstatementsmaybesupportedbythe“nature”school?A.Wearebornwithcertainpersonalitiesandbehaviors.B.Environmenthasnothingtodowithourpersonalities.82\nC.Abilitiesandcharacteristicsareshowedbybehaviors.D.Onlyextremebehaviorsaredeterminedbyinstincts.69.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebehaviorists?A.Theybelievehumanbeingsaremechanical.B.Theycompareourbehaviorstothemachines.C.Theysuggestthatwereacttotheenvironmentasthemachinesdo.D.Theyagreethatthemechanistictheorycanbeappliedonusaswell.70.The“nature”theoristsbelievethattheblack’slowscores____________.A.aretheresultoftheeducationaldisadvantagesB.areadisplayoftheblacks’poorintelligenceC.havenothingtodowiththeirtrueintelligenceD.havenothingtodowithfactorsotherthanheredity(遗传)【2013届江苏省盱眙中学高三上学期期末】DIt’shightimesomeonespokeupfortoday’scollegestudents.They’reprobablythemosthardworking,ambitiouspeopleinAmericaandtheirproblemsarenotproperlyappreciated.PeopleliketheSecretaryofEducationsimplydon’tknowwhatthey’retalkingaboutwhentheyknockstudents.Nordothosewhocomplainaboutfallingacademic82\nstandards.Thevastmajorityofthenation’s12millionstudentsarestrugglingtopayfortheireducations.Theyarepartoftheinvisibleworkforce.Manyholddownfull-timejobs.They’refryinghamburgers,photographingweddings,workinginconstruction,andwaitingontables.Thefactthattheyevenshowupforclassesisawonderfulevent.Thefinancialsituationofmoststudentsexplainsalotaboutwhatishappeninginschools.Whyarethetraditionalcoursessounpopular?Whyarestudentsflockingtoaccountingandcomputerscienceandanyprofessionalprogramsthatseemtoleadtocareers?Answer:Today’sworkingstudenthasbeenforcedintoakindofprematurematter-of-factwayofviewingthings.Romanceisgone.Thenotionoftransformingone’sselfthroughstudyalonehasdisappeared.Today’sstudentsseekfreedomfrommanuallabor,andthestatusconferredbyagoodjob.Thereareotherconsequences.Today’sstudentsdon’thavemuchtimeorenergytobedevoted,andcarryoutindependentresearchorevendoserioushomework.That’sthesecretbehindfallingacademicstandards.Studentshavebecomeconsumers.Theywantgradesandcertifications.Theirprofessorscan’tbeexpectedtogiveagradeoffailuretostudentswhoareclearlytiredfromtheefforttopaytheirbills.There’salotwrongwiththissituation.It’stwistingthedefinitionofeducationoutofshape.Worse,it’screatingagenerationthatistotallyunpleasant.Thebrighteststudentsturnouttobeyuppies(雅皮士).Thevastmajorityare,atleast,good-naturedsemi-literates.Thetimehasrunoutforphilosophicaldebatesaboutfixedcoursesofstudy.Whatthiscountryneedsissomeonetostandupandsaythatbeingafull-timestudentduringone’sformativeyearsisanhonorablecallingworthyofsupport.Iffamiliescan’torwon’tgiveittotheirchildren,thenthegovernmentshould.1.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthisarticleisto__________.A．awakenthewholesocietytotheproblemstoday’scollegestudentsfaceB．warnAmericansthatacademicstandardsarefallingC．advisecollegestudentstostudyhardD．provideasuggestionthatonlyfull-timestudentsbeenrolled2.Themostsuitablewordtodescribetheauthor’sfeelingsabouttoday’scollegestudentsis_________.A.criticizeB.sympathizeC.complainD.urge3.Whichofthefollowingcannotbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Manystudentsareoftenabsentfromclasses.B．Traditionalcoursesarenotpopular.C．Studentscommitcrimeswithcomputers.D．Studentsdon’tdevotemuchtimeandenergytotheirhomework.4.Bysaying“Romanceisgone”inparagraph5,theauthormeans____________.A．today’sstudentsdonotbelieveinlovestoriesanymoreB．today’sstudentsbecomemorepracticalindealingwiththings82\nC．studentsthinkthereisnoaffectionanymoreandbreakupwiththeirloversD．today’sstudentsholdmatter-of-factopinionsonlove5.Whichofthefollowingsuggestionswilltheauthornotagreewith?A．Weshouldencouragestudentstogiveupfull-timejobs.B．Familiesshouldoffertheirchildrenmorehelpfinancially.C．Weshouldstandupandsaysomethingfortoday’scollegestudents.D．Weshouldmakemorestrictregulationstoforcestudentstostudyhard.【2013届山东济南市高三期末】AInSingapore,mostofuslovewindow-shoppingwhilesomeothersenjoyhavingapicnicatEastCoastParkorChangiBeachonsunnydays.Singaporeansareneverbotheredbytheoccasionalthunderstorm.However,weknowthatifitrainsforlongcontinuousperiods,therewillbemoreseriouseffects.JustrecentlythemainshoppingstreetofOrchardRoadwasfloodedandsomepartofBukitTimahwasimpassabletotraffic.Peoplereactedbywritingintothenewspapertocomplainaboutthis!Weforgetthatothercountriessuffermuchworseeffects.Elsewhere,heavytropical（热带的）stormsoftenresultinfloodsthatruincropsespeciallyinThailandandMalaysia.ThisinturnusuallymeansthatthepriceofriceandvegetableshereinSingaporewillrisebecauseweimporttheseproductsfromthem.Ifthereisatyphoonortsunami,thousandsoflivesarelosttoo.ThishappenedinIndonesiaandPhuketinThailandin2004anditservestoremindusofhowMotherNaturecancausegreatdamage.Weatherpatternsingeneralhavechangeddramaticallyinrecentyears.Scientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingandtheresultingmeltingofthepolarice-caphascausedtheleveloftheoceantorise.Thisinturncausesfloodingoflow-lyingareasincountrieswherethelandisratherflatandsomepartsofwhichisbelowwaterlevel.ItisbelievedthathumanactivitieshavecausedMotherNaturetoshowherextremeanger,soitisnowimportantthatwereallyworktogethertocutdown82\nonharmfulactivities,forexample,illegallogging（伐木）orirresponsibleforest-burningtoclearlandforfarming.56.FromParagraph1,wecanseethatmostSingaporeanslove________.A.makingcomplaintsB.goingoutforpicnicsC.doingwindow-shoppingD.travelingalongthecoast57.WhatwillhappeninSingaporeiftherearefloodsinitsneighboringcountries?A.Heavytropicalstormswillfollowshortly.B.Thepriceofriceandvegetableswillgoup.C.Manypeoplewillwriteintothenewspaper.D.Morericeandvegetableswillbeimported.【答案】B【解析】根据第一段倒数三，四句可知。热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的蔬菜和大米是从这些国家进口的，所以会导致蔬菜，大米的价格上升。58.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto___________.A.thearrivalofheavytropicalstormsB.theimportofriceandvegetablesC.therisingpriceofriceandvegetablesD.thelossoflivesinnaturaldisasters59.Whichofthefollowingshowshowthelow-lyingareasareflooded?a.globalwarmingb.theriseinoceanlevelc.harmfulhumanactivitiesd.thefloodingoflow-lyingarease.themeltingofthepolarice-capA.c→a→e→b→dB.a→c→e→b→dC.c→a→b→e→dD.d→a→c→b→e【答案】A【解析】根据最后一段内容可推知。60.WhatshouldwedoinordernottomakeMotherNatureangry?A.Clearmorelandforfarming.B.Reduceharmfulhumanactivities.C.Bringdownthepriceoffood.D.Improvethequalityofweather.【2013届山东实验中学高三第二次诊断】D82\nGaymarriage,andespeciallygayparenting,hasbeeninthecrosshairsinrecentdays.OnJan.6,RickSantorumtoldaNewHampshireaudiencethatchildrenarebetteroffwithafatherinprisonthanbeingraisedinahomewithlesbianparentsandnofatheratall.AndlastMonday(Jan.9),PopeBenedictcalledgaymarriageathreat“tothefutureofhumanityitself”,citingtheneedforchildrentohaveheterosexualhomes.Butresearchonfamiliesheadedbygaysandlesbiansdoesn’tbackuptheseaboveviews.Infact,insomeways,gayparentsmaybringtalentstothetablethatstraightparentsdon’t.Gayparents“tendtobemoremotivated,morecommittedthanheterosexualparentsonaverage,becausetheychosetobeparents.”SaidAbbieGoldberg,apsychologistatClarkUniversitywhoresearchesgayandlesbianparenting.Gaysandlesbiansrarelybecomeparentsbyaccident,comparedwithanalmost50percentaccidentalpregnancyrateamongheterosexuals,Goldbergsaid.“Thattranslatestogreatercommitmentonaverageandmoreinvolvement”.Andwhileresearchindicatesthatkidsofgayparentsshowfewdifferencesinachievement,mentalhealth,socialfunctioningandothermeasures,thesekidsmayhavetheadvantageofopen-mindedness,toleranceandrolemodelsforequalrelationships,accordingtosomeresearch.Notonlythat,butgaysandlesbiansarelikelytoprovidehomesfordifficult-to-placechildreninthefostersystem,studiesshow.Childrenofgayparentsalsoshowlesscareaboutgenderdifference.That’slikelybecausegaysandlesbianstendtohavemoreequalrelationshipsthanstraightcouples,Goldbergsaid.“Menandwomenfeltliketheywerefreetopursueawiderangeofinterests,”Goldbergsaid.“Nobodywastellingthem,‘Oh,youcan’tdothat，that’saboything,’or‘That’sagirlthing.”71.Theunderlinedphrase“inthecrosshairs”(inParagraph1)probablymeans.A.agreatconcernB.abigthreatC.apoliticalbanD.arolemodel【答案】A【解析】最近，同性恋婚姻以及同性恋父母对孩子的教育问题成为人们关心的一个大问题。72.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatRickSantorum.A.opposestheneedforchildrentohaveheterosexualhomesB.thinkschildrenarebetteroffwithafatherinprisonC.believeschildrenarebetteroffinheterosexualhomesD.isinfavorofchildrenbeingraisedbylesbianparents【答案】C【解析】根据第二段第一句可知“RickSantorum告诉听众，与被女同性恋抚养长大而根本没有父亲相比，有个坐监狱的父亲会更好”。73.FromAbbieGoldberg’swords,wecanlearnthat.A.Mostheterosexualparentshavechildrenbyaccident82\nB.GaysandlesbiansconsidercarefullybeforebecomingparentsC.HeterosexualparentsarenotcommittedinthemarriageD.There’snogenderdifferenceingayandlesbianparenting74.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.A.ChildrenofgayparentsaremoretalentedB.GayparentslikeadoptingpoorchildrenC.ChildrenofgayparentsmayenjoymorefreedomD.Gayparentsshownodifferenceinsocialfunctioning【答案】C【解析】从最后一段可得知答案。75.Whichofthefollowingistheadvantageofkidsofgayparents?A.Tolerance.B.Moretalents.C.Achievement.D.Mentalhealth.【2013届山东实验中学高三第二次诊断】BManagersandofficebusybodiesmightbekeenonacleandesk--butitseemsthatintermsofproductivity,theycouldhaveitallwrong.Amessydeskcanactuallyleadpeopletowardsclearerthinking,sayresearchersfromGermany.Theresearchersfoundinaseriesoflinkedstudies-usingamessydeskandamessyshopfront---thatpeopleactuallythoughtmoreclearlywhenallaroundwaschaos,astheysoughttosimplifythetasksathand.Thatis,visualandmentalclutter（杂乱）forceshumanbeingstofocusandthinkmoreclearly.Forinstance,famousthinkersandwriterssuchasAlbertEinsteinandRoaldDahlhavebeennotoriousfortheiruntidydesks.“Messydesksmaynotbeasdetrimentalastheyappeartobe,astheproblem-solvingapproachestheyseemtocausecanboostworkefficiencyoremhanceemployees’creativityinproblemsolving,”saytheauthors.Oddly,theeffectseemstoworkmostonconservatives-politicalliberalsarelessliabletobeworriedaboutmessinthefirstplace,saytheresearchers.“Businessandgovernmentmanagersoftenpromote‘cleandesk’policiestoavoiddisorganizedofficesandmessydesks,forthepurposeofboostingworkefficiencyandproductivity.”Writesaresearcher,JiaLiuoftheUniversityofGroningen,“Thispracticeisbasedontheconventionalwisdomthatadisorganizedandmessyenvironmentcanclutterone’smindandcomplicateone’sjudgments”“However,notallevidencesupportsthisconventionallinkbetweenamessyenvironmentandamessymind”.Thescientiststestedpeople’sresponseinvarious’messy’environments,includingamessyshopfront,adisorganizeddesk,82\nandevenaworkenvironmentwherealanguagetask’reminded’peopleofmessiness.Theauthorsfoundintheseriesofsixstudiesthatpeopletendedtowardssimplicityintheirthinking.“Theycategorizedproductsinasimplermanner,werewillingtopaymoreforaT-shirtthatdepictsasimple-lookingpicture,andsoughtlessvarietyintheirchoices”,saidtheresearchers.61.Accordingtothetext,aproperwaytoleadpeopletowardsclearerthinkingisto.A.makealistofprioritiesB.simplifythetasksathandC.followfamouspeopleD.messuptheirmind62.WhydidtheauthortakeAlbertEinsteinandRonaldDahlforexample?A.Totellreadersuntidydeskscanmakeyouasfamousascelebrities.B.Toconvincereadersthatuntidinessisnotallthatbad.C.Toinformreadersofonewaytosuccess-untidydesks.D.Toattractreadersandshowtheauthor’swiderangeofknowledge.63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Amessyenvironmentwillcertainlyleadtoamessymind.B.Acleanenvironmentwilldogreatharmtoworkefficiency.C.Peopletendtoclearupthemessbeforethinkingclearly.D.Allpeoplearenotinfavorof“cleandesk”intheoffice.【答案】D【解析】D项的意思是“并不是所有人都赞成办公室里清洁的桌子”。可从倒数第三段第一句可知。64.Theunderlinedword“detrimental”probablymeans.A.disadvantageousB.usefulC.beneficialD.accessible65.Whatisthemainideaforthispassage?A.Themessierthedesksare,themoreefficienttheemployeesare.B.Messydesksintheofficecanhaveapositiveeffectonemployees.C.Weshouldmakeourofficemessytoimproveourworkefficiency.D.Cleandeskscanboosttheemployees’productivityandcreativity.【答案】B【解析】第一段最后一句可知。【2013届苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研（一）】BIhavealwayswonderedatthepassionmanypeoplehavetomeetthecelebrated(名人82\n).Theprestige(名声）youacquirebybeingabletotellyourfriendsthatyouknowfamousmenprovesonlythatyouareyourselfofsmallaccount.Thecelebrateddevelopatechniquetodealwiththepersonstheycomeacross.Theyshowtheworldamask,oftenanimpressiveone,buttakecaretoconcealtheirrealselves.Theyplaythepartthatisexpectedfromthem,andwithpracticelearntoplayitverywell,butyouarestupidifyouthinkthatthispublicperformanceoftheirscorrespondswiththemanwithin.Ihavebeenattached,deeplyattached,toafewpeople;butIhavebeeninterestedinmeningeneralnotfortheirownsakes,butforthesakeofmywork.Ihavenotregardedeachmanasanendinhimself,butasmaterialthatmightbeusefultomeasawriter.Ihavebeenmoreconcernedwiththeobscure(无名小卒）thanwiththefamous.Theyaremoreoftenthemselves.Theyhavehadnoneedtocreateafiguretoprotectthemselvesfromtheworldortoimpressit.Theiridiosyncrasies(特质）havehadmorechancetodevelopinthelimitedcircleoftheiractivity,andsincetheyhaveneverbeeninthepubliceyeithasneveroccurredtothemthattheyhaveanythingtoconceal.Theydisplaytheirstrangenessbecauseithasneverstruckthemthattheyarestrange.Andafterallitiswiththecommonrunofmenthatwewritershavetodeal;kings,presidents,commercialleadersarefromourpointofviewveryunsatisfactory.Towriteaboutthemisaventurethathasoftenattractedwriters,butthefailurethathasattendedtheireffortsshowsthatsuchbeingsaretoospecialtoformapropergroundforaworkofart.Theycannotbemadereal.Theordinaryisthewriter’sricherfield.Itsunexpectedness,itsmiracle,itsendlessvarietyaffordunendingmaterial.Thegreatmanistoooftenallofapiece;itisthelittlemanthatisabundleofcontradictoryelements.Younevercometotheendofthesurpriseshehasinstoreforyou.FormypartIwouldmuchsoonerspendamonthonadesertislandwithataxidriverthanwithaprimeminister.82\n59.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thecelebratedare_________.A.worthmeetingpassionatelyB.ofsmallaccounttoyourfriendsC.goodathidingtheirrealselvesD.bornwiththenatureoflying59.答案C60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhytheobscurearemoreoftenthemselvesaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theydon’tneedtoprotectthemselvesfrombeinghurtbytheworld.B.Theydeveloptheircharactersinthelimitedcircleoftheiractivity.C.Theyhaveneverbeenthefocusofattentionpublicly.D.Theyhaveneverrealizedthattheirbehaviorisstrange.60.答案A【解析】判读题。文章第二段中提到Theyhavehadnoneedtocreateafiguretoprotectthemselvesfromtheworldortoimpressit.可知无名小卒常常显得较为自然真实，他们无须再创造另一个人物形象，用他来保护自己不受世人干扰，或者用他来感动世人。61.Whydowriterspreferwritingabouttheordinarytowritingaboutthecelebrated?A.Therearerichermaterialsintheordinarythaninthecelebrated.B.Thecelebratedaremoredifficulttobesatisfiedthantheordinary.C.Theordinaryareoftenmorecontradictorythanthecelebrated.D.Thecelebratedaremoredifferentfromeachotherthantheordinary.61.答案A【解析】推理判断题。文章第二段中提到Theordinaryisthewriter’sricherfield.Itsunexpectedness,itsmiracle,itsendlessvarietyaffordunendingmaterial.可知82\n老百姓才是作家的创作沃土，他们或变幻无常，或难觅其二，各式人物应有尽有，这些都给作家提供了无限的创作素材。其余三个选项都与文章不符。62.Theauthordevelopsthisarticlemainlyby________.A.examplingB.comparisonC.reasoningD.definition三、记叙文类【2013届全国100所名校一诊】BToooftenyoungpeoplegetthemselvesemployedquitebyaccident,notknowingwhatliesinthewayofopportunityforpromotion,happinessandsecurity.Asaresult,theyareemployedindoingjobsthataffordthemlittleornosatisfaction.Ourschoolleaversfacesomuchcompetitionthattheyseldomcarewhattheydoaslongastheycanearnaliving.Somestaylongatajobandlearntolikeit;othersleaveoneforanotherlookingforsomethingtosuitthem.Theyounggraduateswholeavetheuniversitylookforjobsthatofferasalaryuptotheirexpectation.Veryfewgooutintotheworldknowingexactlywhattheywantandrealizingtheirownabilities.Thereasonbehindallthisconfusionisthatthereneverhasbeenapropervocational(职业的)guidanceinoureducationalinstitution.Nearlyallfeeltheirwayinthedark.Theirchiefconcernwhentheylookforajobistoaskwhatsalaryislike.Theyneverbothertothinkwhethertheyaresuitedforthejobor,evenmoreimportant,whetherthejobsuitsthem.Havingajobismorethanmerelyprovidingyourselfandyourdependants(受赡养者)withdailybreadandsomemoneyforleisureandentertainment.Itsetsapatternoflifeand,inmanyways,determinessocialstatusinlife,selectionoffriends,leisureandinterest.Inchoosingaprofessionyoushouldfirstconsiderthetypeofworkwhichwillsuityourinterest.Nothingismoresadthantakingonajobinwhichyouhavenointerest,foritwillnotonlyruinyourtalentsbutalsodiscourageyourdesiretosucceedinlife.60.Fewschoolleavershaveplansforthelongtermwhenfindingjobsbecause________.A.theyarelowlypaidB.theyarenotwelltrainedC.itisdifficulttogetemployed82\nD.theydon'tknowwhattheyareinterestedin61.Accordingtothepassage,thedifficultyinchoosingasuitablejobmainlyliesinthat________.A.muchcompetitionhastobefacedB.manyemployeeshavenoworkingexperienceC.theyoungpeopleonlycareabouthowmuchtheycanearnD.schoolsfailtoofferstudentsappropriatevocationalguidance62.Inthewriter'sopinion,whichofthefollowingstatementsismostimportant?A.Yourjobmustsuityourinterest.B.Yourjobmustsetapatternoflife.C.Yourjobmustofferyouahighsalary.D.Yourjobmustnotruinyourtalents.60．C　逻辑推理题。从第二段的Ourschoolleaversfacesomuchcompetitionthattheyseldomcarewhattheydoaslongastheycanearnaliving可知，由于就业压力大，很多年轻人毕业时找工作都是先保证生活，并没有长远打算，故C项“就业困难”正确。61．D　逻辑推理题。从第三段中的Thereasonbehindallthisconfusionisthatthereneverhasbeenapropervocational(职业的)guidance可知，由于没有受到很好的职业指导，很多年轻人难以找到合适的工作，所以答案选D项。62．A　逻辑推理题。从倒数第一段中的“Nothingismoresadthanyouhavenointerest”可知，作者认为找工作首先要考虑自己的兴趣所在，据此A项正确。【2013届全国100所名校一诊】AOnceuponatime,twobrotherswholivedonneighboringfarmsfellintoconflict(冲突).Itwasthefirstseriousonebetweenthemin40yearsoffarmingpeacefullysidebyside.Intheend,theyfellapart.Onemorning,amanwithacarpenter'stoolboxcameforsomework.Theelderbrothersaid,“Ijusthaveajobforyou.Lookatthefarmacrossthecreek(河沟).Myyoungerbrotherlivesthere.Itwashewhousedhisbulldozer(推土机)todigthecreeklastweektospite(刁难)me.SoIwantyoutobuildmeafence,an8foothighfence,inordernottoseehisplaceanymore.”Thecarpentersmiledandsaid,“Isee.I'lltrytodoajobthatsatisfiesyou.”Thentheelderbrotherwentdowntown.Atsunsetwhenthefarmerreturned,thecarpenterhadjustfinishedhisjob.82\nThefarmer'seyesopenedwide!Tohissurprise,therewasnofencethereatall!Instead,therewasabridgestretchingfromonesideofthecreektotheother!Afinepieceofwork!Hesawhisyoungerbrothercomingtohimwiththehandsoutstretching.Thebrothersstoodateachendofthebridge,andthentheymetinthemiddle,takingeachother'shands.Theyturnedtoseethecarpenterlifthistoolboxonhisshoulder.“No,wait!Stayafewdays.I'vealotofotherworkforyou，”saidtheelderbrother.“I'dlovetostayon，”thecarpentersaid,“butIhavesomanymorebridgestobuild.”56.Whatwasthelifelikeforthetwobrothersbeforetheconflict?A.Theylivedapoorlife.B.Theylivedinpeace.C.Theyneverspoketoeachother.D.Theylivedonthesamefarm.57.Itcanbelearnedthatthecarpenterwas________.A.unwillingtoobeythefarmerB.fondofbuildingbridgesC.unabletobuildafenceD.willingtohelpothers58.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.AFinePieceofWorkB.ACarpenterC.AConflictBetweenTwoBrothersD.TwoBrothers59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theelderbrotherusedhisbulldozertodigacreek.B.Theelderbrotherhelpedthecarpenterbuildthebridge.C.Thebrotherswerebothsatisfiedwiththecarpenter'swork.D.Thecarpenterplannedtobuildan8foothighfenceasaskedto.82\n【2013届江苏兴化市板桥高级中学12月考】DIhadthemeanestmotherintheworld.Whileotherkidsatecandyforbreakfast,Ihadtohavecereal(谷类食物),eggsortoast.WhileothershadCokesandcandyforlunch,Ihadtoeatasandwich.Asyoucanguess,mysupperwasdifferentfromotherkids''too.ButatleastIwasn''taloneinmysufferings.MysisterandtwobrothershadthesamemeanmotherasIdid.Mymotherinsisteduponknowingwherewewereatalltimes.Shehadtoknowwhoourfriendswereandwhereweweregoing.Sheinsistedifwesaidwe''dbegoneanhour,thenwebegoneonehourorless–notonehourandoneminute.Andshealwaysinsisteduponustellingthetruth.Nowyoucanseehowmeanshewas.Theworstisyettocome.Wehadtobeinbedbynineeachnightandupateightthenextmorning.Wehadtowashdishes,makebeds,andlearntocook.Wehadtowearcleanclothesandtakeabath,whiletheotherkidsalwaysworetheirclothesfordays.Ibelieveshelaidawakeatnightthinkingupmeanthingstodotous.Throughtheyears,thingsdidn''timproveabit.Wecouldnotlieinbed,“sick”likeourfriendsdid,andmissschool.Ourmarksinschoolhadtobeuptopar.Ourfriends''reportcardshadbeautifulcolorsonthem,blackforpassing,redforfailing.Mymother,beingasdifferentasshewas,wouldsettlefornothinglessthanuglyblackmarks.Astheyearsrolledby,wewereonebyoneputtoshame.Weweregraduatedfromhighschool.Withourmotherbehindus,talking,hittinganddemandingrespect,noneofuswasallowedthepleasureofbeingadrop-out.Mymotherwasacompletefailureasamother.Outoffourchildren,acoupleofusattainedsomehighereducation.Andwhomdowehavetoblamefortheterriblewayweturnedout?You’reright,ourmeanmother.Sheforcedustogrowupintoeducatedandhonestadults.NowIamtryingtoraisemythreechildren.Iamfilledwithpridewhenmychildrencallmemean.Because,yousee,Ihadthemeanestmotherinthewholeworld.Choosethebestanswer:67.Accordingtothearticle,theauthor''smotherwillaskherchildrentodoallthefollowingEXCEPT82\n______.A.eatasmuchcandyastheywantB.learntocookC.behonestaboutwhatkindoffriendstheymakeD.gotobedandgetupatfixedtime68.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhermother?A.Hateful.B.Grateful.C.Worried.D.Doubtful.69.Theauthor’smotherwantedherchildrento______.A.betopstudentsinschoolandgraduatewithhonorB.dotheirbestatschoolandbeeducatedandrespectedcitizenC.stopseeingherfriendswhopretendedtobesicktoskipclasseD.bringhomecoloredreportcardslikeherfriendsdid70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Theauthor'sfriendslaughedatherforhavingsuchastrictmother.B.Theauthor'smothersettimetablesforherchildrenwhenevertheywentout.C.Someofthechildrenweren'tabletogotocollegebecauseoftheirmeanmother.D.Asaparent,theauthorisfollowinghermother'sexample.【2013届河北保定市期末调研】ARayTraverssatbackatthelargedesk,andlookedaroundhisplush（豪华的）office.HewastiredRay'seyesstoppedatapaintingonthewall.Itwasagiftgivenbyanoldfriend，Bull，asafarewellgiftwhenhelefthishometownHerecalledthelifespentinthatsmalltown;pleasanttimes.Themanyhourshespenttalkingtohisgoodfriend,andthetaleshewastoldabouthuntingintheAfricaofold.Memoriesflowedbackmorethantenyears;herememberedhowheenjoyedhearingaboutthewonderfulhunting，andhowhewishedhecouldhavesharedthosetimes.Rayopenedhisdeskdrawerandbroughtoutawoodenbox.Heopenedthelidandexposedaworkofart，ahand-madehuntingknife.ThiswasagiftfromBull，giventoRaymorethan20yearsago.ItwasoneofthefirstknivesBullhadmade,andRayhadcalledit"Zambezi"，theriverwhereBullhadbeensomanytimes.Heclosedtheboxandsatuprightathisdesk；hewasdrivinghimselfhard,and82\ndeservedabreak.Thingsweregoingwellwiththebusiness，everythingrunningsmoothly.Hecouldaffordaweekoff！Hewentbackhome.Aweekinthehometownwouldbelikegoingbackinhistory."Man,it'sgoingtobegood,”Raysaidaloud，asheturnedontothehighwayandwatchedthecitylightsfastdisappearing，ashelookedintherearviewmirror.Thepowerfulcargoingitswaythroughthenight,headlightspiercing（穿透）thedarkness.Memoriesdancedthroughtheman'smind.Memoriesofgoodtimes，whenheknewwhatitwastorelax,totalk，andtoreallyvisit.Slowlyenteringtownhelookedaround.Raysatinhiscar,lookingattheoldbuilding，smiling.Insideitwasalmostasthoughitwasthesamepeopleas15yearsago.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Ray成为成功商人之后对以前的好朋友Bull及家乡生活的回忆。56.Welearnfromthetextthat__________.A.Ray'soldfriend,Bull,isapaintingartistB.RayvisitedAfricatogetherwithBullmanytimesC.RayandBulloftenwenthuntingtogetherD.Raylefthishometownmorethantenyearsago57.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRay'sfeelingaboutgoingbackhome?A.WorriedB.ExcitedC.CalmD.Nervous58.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.82\nA.RaywasasuccessfulbusinessmanB.RayhadahardtimeinthehometownC.Ray'shometownwasasmallremotemountainvillageD.Raywasthefirstpromisingyoungmaninthehometown59.Whatmaytheauthortalkaboutintheparagraphthatfollowsthetext?A.Ray'schildhoodspentinhishometown.B.WhyRaylefthishometownalone.C.ThesituationinRay'shometown.D.HowRaywentintobusiness.【答案】C【解析】根据文章的最后一段可知，作者缓缓进入自己的家乡城市，他环顾四周。坐在车里，看着旧的楼房，想起了15年前的人们。所以，作者接下来应描写家乡的情况。【考点定位】考查作者的写作意图。【2013届东北三省四市协作体联考】AAChristmasCarolwaswrittenbyCharlesDickens.Thefirst6,000copiesofthebookweresoldoutinaweek.Andthebookhasinspiredmanyplaysandmovies.Thefirstplaywasputonin1844.Thefirsttwomoviesweresilentfilmsmadein1901and1908.Sincethen,thestoryhasbeenremademorethan60timesfortelevisionandcinema.Whatmakessuchatalesoappealing?Audienceshavealwayslovedagoodplot,avillain(反面人物)whoharmsotherpeopleorbreaksthelaw，andtheendingofrightoverwrong.Thebookoffersallthree.ThebooktellsthestoryofamannamedEbenezerScrooge.Heismeanandcrueltohisclerkandturnsawayhisonlylivingrelative.Onenight,Scroogeisvisitedbythreespirits.ThefirstrevealsscenesfromScrooge’syouththatledtothiscurrentstate.Thesecondtakeshimtothehomesofhisclerkandhisnephew.HereScroogeseesthatpeoplecanbehappywithoutlotsofmoney.ThespiritalsoshowshimthedesperatepoorpeopleofLondon.ThefinalspiritshowsScroogewilldiealone,andnoonewillcareifhecontinuestoliveashehas.Atlastthemessage82\nisunderstood,andScroogerepents.Hebecomesgenerousandcaringtoallaroundhim,especiallytohisclerk’ssickson,TinyTim.Everyyear,thousandsofpeoplewatchAChristmasCarolagain.Why?Theymaybetouchedbyitslessonsonthetruemeaningsofwealthandhappiness.Theymayenjoythespecialeffectsandfeelingsorwatchingeveryyearmaybejustahabit.Viewersneverseemtogrowtiredoftheoldmiser,Scrooge,andhisdramaticmessageofhopeandchange.56.WhatdoweknowaboutthebookAChristmasCarol?A.Itwaswrittenintheearly19thcentury.B.Dickenscompletedthebookinaweek.C.Ithasbeenadaptedforcinemaandtelevision.D.Itdidn’tattractreaderswhenpublishedforthefirsttime.57.ThethirdspiritshowsScrooge_______.A.wherehewilldieandwhowillcareB.howotherscareabouthispresentlifeC.whenandhowhewilldiealoneD.whathisfuturelifewillbelike58.Theunderlinedpart“Scroogerepents”probablymeans_______.A.ScroogefeelssorryforwhathehasdoneB.ScroogedoesthingsashedidbeforeC.ScroogeisangrywiththethreespiritsD.Scroogegivesthethreespiritsahand【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了查尔斯•狄更斯的《圣诞颂歌》的写作背景及其主要情节。56.C【考点定位】考查考生对文章细节的理解能力。【2013届湖南师大附中高三第5次月考】BIwasinmythirdyearofteachingcreativewritingatahighschoolinNewYork,whenoneofmystudents,15-year-oldMikey,gavemeanotefromhismother.Itexplainedhisabsencefromclassthedaybefore.IhadseenMikeyhimselfwritingthenoteathisdesk.Mostparental-excusenotesIreceivedwerepennedbymystudents.IfIweretodealwiththem,I’dbebusy82\n24hoursaday.Theforgedexcusenotesmadealargepile,withwritingthatrangedfromimaginativetocrazy.Thewritersofthosenotesdidn’trealizethathonestexcusenoteswereusuallydull:“Peterwaslatebecausethealarmclockdidn’tgooff.”Isn’titremarkable,Ithought,howthestudentscomplainedandsaiditwashardputting200wordstogetheronanysubject?Butwhentheyproducedexcusenotes,theywerebrilliant.SoonedayItypedoutadozenexcusenotesandgavethemtomyclasses.Isaid,“They’resupposedtobewrittenbyparents,butactuallytheyarenot.True,Mikey?”Thestudentslookedatmenervously.“Now,thiswillbethefirstclasstostudytheartoftheexcusenote---thefirstclass,ever,topracticewritingthem.You’resoluckytohaveateacherlikemewhohastakenyourbestwritingandturneditintoasubjectworthyofstudy.”EveryonesmiledasIwenton,“Youusedyourimaginations.Sotrymorenow.TodayI’dlikeyoutowrite‘AnExcuseNotefromAdamtoGod’or‘AnExcuseNotefromEvetoGod’.”Headswentdown.Pensracedacrosspaper.ForthefirsttimeeverIsawstudentssocarefulintheirwritingthattheyhadtobeaskedtogotolunchbytheirfriends.Thenextdayeveryonehadexcusenotes.Heateddiscussionsfollowed.Theheadmasterenteredtheclassroomandwalkedupanddown,lookingatpapers,andthensaid,“I’dlikeyoutoseemeinmyoffice.”WhenIsteppedintohisoffice,hecametoshakemyhandandsaid,“Ijustwanttotellyouthatthatlesson,thattask,whateverthehellyouweredoing,wasgreat.Thosekidswerewritingonthecollegelevel.Thankyou.”61.Whatdidtheauthordowiththestudentsfounddishonest?A.Hereportedthemtotheheadmaster.B.Helecturedthemhardonhonesty.C.Hehadthemtakenotesbeforelunch.D.Hehelpedimprovetheirwritingskills.62.Theauthorfoundthatcomparedwiththetrueexcusenotes,theproducedonesbythestudentswereusually__________.A.lessimpressiveB.moreimaginativeC.worsewrittenD.lessconvincing63.Theauthorhadthestudentspracticewritingexcusenotessothatthestudentscouldlearn_________.A.theimportanceofbeinghonestB.howtowriteexcusenotesskillfullyC.thepleasureofcreativewritingD.howtobecreativeinwriting64.Theunderlinedword“forged”inthesecondparagraphmeans“______”.A.formerB.copiedC.falseD.honest.65.Whatdidtheheadmasterthinkoftheauthor’swayofteaching?82\nA.Effective.B.Difficult.C.Misleading.D.Reasonable.【2013届山东泰安一中段考】AWhenBorisleftschool,hecouldnotfindajob.Hetriedhardandpestered(纠缠)hisrelatives,buttheyhadproblemsoftheirown.Heansweredadvertisementsuntilhecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorestamps.Borisgrewannoyed,thendepressed,thenalittlehardened.Stillhewentontryingandstillhefailed.Hebegantothinkthathehadnofutureatall.“Whydon’tyoustartyourownbusiness?”oneofhisunclestoldhim.“Theworldisamoney-locker.You’dbetterfindawayofopeningit.”“ButwhatcanIdo?”“Getoutandhavealookround,”advisedhisuncleinavaguesortofway.“Seewhatpeop1ewant;thengiveittothem,andtheywillpayforit.”Borisbegantocyclearoundthetownandfoundasuitablepieceofwastegroundintheend.Thenhesetuphisbusinessasacyclerepairer.Heworkedhard,madefriendswithhiscustomersandgraduallymanagedtobuilduphisgoodwillandprofit.Afewmonthslater,hefoundthathehadmoreworkthanhecoulddealwithbyhimse1f.Hefoundanumberofemptyshopsbuttheywereallnogood:inthewrongposition,tooexpensiveorwithsomeothersnag（障碍）.Butatlonglast,hemanagedtofindanemptyshoponanewestatewheretherewereplentyofcustomersbutnocompetition.Borisandhisassistanttaughtthemselveshowtorepairscootersandmotor-cycles.Slowlybutsurelytheprofitsincreasedandthebusinessdeveloped.Atlast,Borishadmanagedtoopenthemoney-lockerandfoundbanknotesandgoldcoinsinside.56.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Goodwillisthekeytosuccess.B.Theworldisamoney-locker.C.Noeducation,nofuture.D.Difficultyofstartingasmallbusiness.57.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBoris’jobhuntingexperience?A.Surprising.B.Encouraging.C.Boring.D.Disappointing.58.Borisstartshiscareerby.A.cyclingaroundthetownB.developingawasteground82\nC.repairingcyclesD.buyingemptyshops59.Borisfinallychoseanemptyshoponanewestatebecause.A.itwasnotsoexpensiveB.hehadalotofoldcustomersthereC.hecouldmakegooduseofhisskillsthereD.thereweregoodopportunitiesthere60.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatBoris.A.stillcouldn’tmakegoodprofitsB.setoffinasuccessfulcareerC.foundalotofgoldcoinsbyaccidentD.hadgreatdifficultyrunninghisbusiness【2013届江苏兴化市板桥高级中学12月考】BEveryonehasheardofthefamousItaliandishesofpasta(面条)andpizza,farfewerhaveactuallyhadthechancetotastetheminItaly.ButIwasluckyenoughtovisitthecountrywithmyschoolandIenjoyedmyfilloftheseandotherlovelyfoods.WewenttothetownofVietri,Salerno,insouthernItaly.Onthefirstday,weweretoldthatdinnerwouldbeat7:30,butitactuallybeganat7:50.OurteachershadtoldusinadvanceabouttherelaxedpaceofItalianlife!Butstill,wewerestarving(饥饿的).However,onceitdid,itwasworthallthewaiting.Thesea-foodsaladwasdelicious,nottoosourandnottoosalty.Thecheeseswereadifferentmatter;Ihadheardtheywerefamous,butittookmeawhiletogetusedtothem.Thefruitswereexcellent,sofreshtheytastedasiftheyhadjustbeenpicked.Aswehadbeenbanned(禁止)fromdrinkingalcohol(酒类),wesipped(吮吸)water,insteadofwineatmeals.Thereweretwotypes,onewasordinary,theothersparkling(发泡的)water.Ittastedlikeaflavorlesssoda.Duringthevisit,wediscoveredthatrealItalianpizzawasverydifferentfromanythingwehadtastedbefore.Itwascheap,savory(美味的)andhadasofttexture(质地).Myfavoritewasaplainonewithjustacheesetopping.OnceIateawholeone,almost20cmindiameter(直径).Isostuffed(塞满)myselfthatIfeltill82\nattheendofthemeal.Tobehonest,unliketheothers,Ididn'tmuchlikethepasta.PerhapsIamtoomuchinlovewithChinesenoodlestoreallytaketothem.MyfriendandIwalkedthewholeofthetowntryingoutdifferentkindsofpastry(糕饼).Thecombinationofsugar,creamandchocolatemadethemdelicious.Butifyouhadn'thadasweettongue,youwouldnothavelikedthem,sincetheywereverysweet.Everyday,lastthingintheevening,wehadicecreamatalocalstore.Wetriedalltheflavors!Itwassosatisfyingtogotobedonafullstomachwiththememoryofawholedayofeatingfreshinyourmind.Here'shopingthatyoutoogettosamplethewonderfulfoodofItaly!60.Inthearticle,thewritermainlytellsusabout______.A.Italianpizza                                              B.herexperienceoftryingItalianfoodsC.thebeautifulsightsofItaly             D.Italy’smysterioustraditions61.OnthefirstdayinItaly,thedinnerwasdelayedby20minutesprobablybecause______.A.thefoodtheyorderedwasdifficulttoprepareB.waitingwouldgivethemabiggerappetiteC.ItalianshavearelaxedattitudetolifeD.theItaliansweren’tverywelcoming62.DuringtheirstayinItaly,thewriterenjoyedallofthefollowingItalianfoodsEXCEPT_____.A.pasta                  B.pizza                         C.sea-foodsalad                  D.pastries63.Thearticletellsusthatthewriter______.A.fellinlovewithItaliancheesesatherfirstbiteB.feltillaftertryingmanyflavorsoficecreamC.doesn’thaveasweettongueD.wasnotallowedtodrinkalcoholinItaly【2013届山东泰安一中段考】CAcancer-strickenBritishteenagesaidThursdayshehadbeenmovedbymessagesofsupportfromaroundtheworldafterwritinganonline“BucketList”ofthingsshewantedtodobeforedying.82\nAlicePyne,15,createdaninternetbloginwhichshedescribedherfightagainstacancerofthewhitebloodcells.“I’vebeenfightingcancerforalmostfouryearsandnowIknowthatthecancerisgainingonmeanditdoesn’tlooklikeI’mgoingtowinthisone.”shewrote.Forherlist,atthesitewww.alicepyne.blogspot.com,shehasincludedmakingeveryonesignuptobeabonemarrowdonor（骨髓捐赠者），swimmingwithsharks,meetingboybandTakeThatandgettingapurpleiPadcomputer.MessagesofsupportandoffersofhelpquicklyfloodedherwebpageanditbecameoneofthemosttalkedaboutsubjectsonTwitter.“Oh,dearandIthoughtthatIwasjustdoingalittleblogforafewfriends!”shewroteafterhersiteattractedhugeattention.“Thankyousomuchforallyourlovelymessagestome.”Pyne,wholiveswithherfamilyinthenorthwestEnglishtownofUlverston,revealed(透露)themanagementofTakeThathadarrangedforhertoseethebandafterreadingherblog.AgroupoflocallawmakershavealsojoinedforceswiththeAnthonybloodcancercharitytoencouragepeopletojoinitsstemcellregister.66.WhathappenedafterAlicePynewroteher“BucketList”?A.Peoplearoundtheworldsentmessagestosupporther.B.Peoplesentgiftstoherfromallovertheworld.C.Alotofpeopleofferedtodonatebonemarrowtoher.D.Themediacalledonpeopletohelpher.67.AlicePynewroteher“BucketList”to.A.catchpeople’sattentionB.saygoodbyetoafewfriendsC.givecomforttotwoterminallyillmenD.expressherlastfewwishes68.ItcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthatAIicePyne.A.isunawareofherownconditionsB.isverysadtoknowthatshewilldieC.iscalmtoknowthatdeathisapproachingD.isstillquiteconfidentinfightingagainstcancer69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTonAlicePyne’s“BucketList”?A.Toaskpeopletodonatebonemarrow.B.Togetacoolcomputer.C.Toswimwithshark.D.Tomeetaboy.70.“TakeThat”willarrangeto.A.meetPyneinpersonB.helpPyneinanypossiblewayC.donatemoneytoPyneD.invitePynetojointheband【答案与解析】身患癌症的英国少女AlicePyne把临终遗愿张贴在网上以后，引起了社会各界的普遍关注，再次阐述了“只要人人都献出一点爱，世界将变成美好的人间”的真谛。66.A细节理解题。由倒数第三段的“MessagesofsupportandoffersofhelpquicklyfloodedherwebpageanditbecameoneofthemosttalkedaboutsubjectsonTwitter.”可以看出帖子发布后，收到了世界各地的支持他的信息。67.D细节理解题。由第一段的“afterwritinganonline“BucketList”ofthingsshewantedtodobeforedying.”可以看出，“BucketList”表达的就是他最后的愿望。68.C推理判断题。由该段的“Iknowthatthecancerisgainingonmeanditdoesn’tlooklikeI’mgoingtowinthisone”对自己的病情和结果进行了平静的叙述，由此可知C项符合语境。82\n69.D细节判断题。第四段介绍了“BuckeList”所有的内容，前三项都在里面，但是里面的“boybandTakeThat”是一个乐队，而不是想见某一个男孩，所以应该排除D。70.A细节理解题。由倒数第二段的“…revealed（透露）themanagementofTakeThathadarrangedforher”可以看出，她想见的那家乐队已经安排亲自见她了。故选A。【2013届江苏省盱眙中学高三上学期期末】CWorkisapartofliving—mygrandparentsunderstoodthat.Theylivedandworkedonafarmthathasbeeninmyfamilyfor150years.Theyraisedchickensforeggs,pigsandcattleformeat.Cowswerekeptformilkandthecream,fromwhichGrandmamadebutterandcheese.Whatlittleyardtheyhadbecameagarden.TheDepression,therefore,didn’tmakemuchchangeintheirlives.Butitdidbringanunendingflowofmenoutofwork,driftingfromjobtojob,tothefarm.Thefirsttoshowupatthedoorofthekitchenwasamaninrags.Hetookoffhishatandquietlyexplainedthathehadn’teatenforawhile.Grandpastoodwatchinghimabit,thensaid,“There’sastackoffirewoodagainstthefencebehindthebarn(谷仓).I’vebeenneedingtogetitmovedtotheothersideofthefence.Youhavejustaboutenoughtimetofinishthejobbeforelunch.”Grandmasaidasurprisingthinghappened.Themangotashineinhiseyesandhehurriedtothebarnatonce.Shesetanotherplaceatthetableandmadeanapplepie.Duringlunch,thestrangerdidn’tsaymuch,butwhenheleft,hisshouldershadstraightened.“Nothingruinsamanlikelosinghisself-respect,”Grandpalatertoldme.Soonafter,anothermanshowedupaskingforameal.Thisonewasdressedinasuitandcarriedasmalloldsuitcase.Grandpacameoutwhenheheardvoices.Helookedatthemanandthenofferedahandshake.”ThereisastackoffirewoodalongthefencedownbehindthebarnI’vebeenmeaningtogetitmoved.It’dsurebeahelptome.Andwe’dbepleasedtohaveyoustayforlunch.”Thefellowsethissuitcaseasideandneatlylaidhiscoatontop.Thenhesetofftowork.Grandmasaysshedoesn’trememberhowmanystrangerstheysharedamealwithduringthoseDepressiondays-orhowmanytimesthatstackofwoodgotmoved.1．Whenhewasaskedtomoveastackoffirewood,thefirstmanwhoaskedforamealgotashineinhiseyesforhewasgladthat.A.hehadfoundagoodjobB.hewouldhavesomethingtoeatC.hewouldnolongersufferfromtheDepressionD.hewouldgetwhathewantedwithoutlosinghisself-respect2．Thewriter’sgrandfatheraskedthosejoblessmentomovethestackoffirewoodbecause.A.hedidn’twantthemtohaveamealfreeofchargeB.hehadbeenneedingtogetitmovedC.hewantedtohelptheminhisownwayD.hewantedtoshowthemhiskindnessandrespect3．Thewriter’sgrandfatherwasallofthefollowingbut.A.kindB.thoughtfulC.wealthyD.sympathetic4．Thebesttitleforthestorywouldbe.82\nA.TheDepressionB.ThePleasureofHelpingOthersC.NoPains,NoGainsD.Work-APartofLiving【文章大意】文章主要讲述的是我的祖父母如何在维护别人的尊严的同时也去帮助他人的故事，告诉了我们维护他人的尊严比设施更重要。【2013届山东青岛二中高三11月考】BWhenFloraKahlo'spaintingswereonshowinLondon,apoetdescribedherpaintingsas"aribbon(丝带)aroundabomb".SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofhertime.Sadly,sheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertime.Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCity,Kahlosufferedfrompolio(小儿麻痹症)attheageofseven.Herspine(脊柱)becamebentasshegrewolder.Then,in1925,herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlife,theartisthadmanyoperations,butnothingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.However,theaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.Whilelyinginherbedrecovering,Kahlotaughtherselftopaint.In1929,shegotmarriedtoDiegoRivera,anotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera'sstronginfluencesonKahlo'sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworks,butherlaterworksfromthe1940s,knowntodayasherbestworks,showlessinfluencefromherhusband.Unfortunately,herworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940s,eveninherhomecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954,Kahlo'sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworld,butinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.55.Whatdoesthephrase“amuchbiggername”inParagraph1mostprobablymean?A.afarbetterartistBamuchmorefamouspersonC.amuchstrongerpersonD.afarmoregiftedartist82\n56.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby______.A.backinjuriesB.herbentspineC.polioD.theoperationsshehad【答案】A【解析】第二段的第三局提到“在1925年，她的背部在一次校车事故中几处断裂。在她的后半生，她接受了很多手术，但是都不能治愈她背部的疼痛。”可知答案选A。57.Kahlo'sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe_________.A.1930sB.1970sC.1950sD.1940s58.Whatisauthor'sattitudetowardKahlo?A.DevotionB.EncouragementC.IronicD.Sympathy【答案】D【解析】从文章最后一段可知.Kahlo在她那个年代并没有被认可。【2013届山东青岛二中高三11月考】ADoyoustillremembertheinterestingquestion:whydidthechickencrosstheroad?Togettotheotherside.Mostpeopleknowthisjoke.Butrecently,somepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreconcernedwithhowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroad.MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonUSroads,theFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infact,onlyabout80ocelots,anendangeredwildcatexistintheUStoday.Themainreason?Roadkill.“Ecopassages”mayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads."Theseecopassagescanbeextremelyuseful,sothatwildlifecanavoidhumanconflicts,"saidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeConservationSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.Thisshowedthatthelionusedthepassage.Buildersofsomeecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsas82\ndifferentassalamandersandgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.Thenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlife,lookaround.Youmightseeananimaloverpass!51.Thewriterusestheexampleof"ocelots"toshowthat__________.A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerousB.thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatlyC.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkD.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents【答案】D【解析】本段讲述了每年有数以百万计的动物死在美国的公路上。接着举例，美国豹猫是濒危野生动物，现在只有80头。目的是为了表明越来越多的动物被杀死在美国公路上。52.Fromthenewsstory,weknowanecopassageis__________.A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaC.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apassforanimalstocrosstheroad【答案】D【解析】根据第四段第一句“Ecopassages”mayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.可知答案应该选择D。53.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseem"tobecatchingon",hemeans_______.A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroadB.animalsbegintolearntouseecopassagesC.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsD.animalsareincreasinginnumber54.Thewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause.A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.wildanimalsmayjamtheroadC.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.theymayseewildanimalsonecopassages【答案】D【解析】根据下句Youmightseeananimaloverpass可知“你可能看见动物正在过马路”【2013届山东实验中学高三第二次诊断】CAngeratthepracticeofdemandingdowries,whichcanleadtoviolenceagainstbrides,haspromptedatakeoffof“AngryBirds”called“AngryBrides”thataimstohighlighttheillegalpracticestillprevalentinmanySouthAsiancountries.Dowries-suchasjewelry,clothes,carsandmoney-aretraditionallygivenbythe82\nbride’sfamilytothegroomandhisparentstoensuresheistakencareofinhernewhome.Thecustomwasoutlawedmorethanfivedecadesago.Butitisstillwidelypracticed,withthegroom’sfamilydemandingevenmoremoneyaftermarriage,leadingtomentalandphysicalannoyancethatcandrivethewomantosuicide.“TheAngryBridesgameisourwayofthrowingaspotlightonthenuisance(陋习)ofdowry.”saidRamBhamidi,seniorvicepresidentandheadofonlinemarketingforShaadi.com,amatrimonial(婚姻的)websitewithtwomillionmembers.“Accordingtoa2007study,thereisadowry-relateddeatheveryfourhoursinIndia,Wecondemnthisandhaveconsistentlyruncampaignsonsocialmediatohelpcreateawarenessoftheissue”.Thenameoftheapp,availableonthegroup’shomepage,isaspinofffromthegloballypopular“AngryBirds”game,Itshomepageshowsared-clad,eight-armedwomanresemblingapowerfulfemaleHindugoddess.Underneath,thereisacaption:“Awomanwillgiveyoustrength,careandalltheloveyouneed……NOTdowry!”Toplaythegame,usershavetotryandhitthreedodginggrooms--apilot,abuilderandadoctor.Thereareavarietyofweaponstochoosefrom,includingafryingpan,broomstick,tomatoandloafer.Eachgroomhasapricetag,startingat1.5millionrupees($29,165).Everytimetheplayerhitsagroom,hisvaluedecreasesandmoneyisaddedtotheplayer’sAnti-DowryFund,whichissavedpostedontheirFacebookpage.“Sincewelaunchedthegamelastweek,morethan270,000peoplehavelikedtheapp.Bothmenandwomenseemtobeplayingit”,saidBhamidi.66.Whatcaused“AngryBrides”toappearonline?A.Women’srights’beingseriouslyabused.B.Angeratthepracticeofdemandingdowries.C.Thebride’sgivingagreatmanydowries.D.ThepopularityofAngryBirdsonline.67.WhichofthefollowingisTrueabout“Dowries”?A.Thecustomofgivingdowrieshasbeeninpracticeforfivedecades.B.Lackofabundantdowriesmayleadtothebride’sbeinginviolence.C.TheillegalpracticeofdowriesisstillpopularinmanyAfricancountries.D.Moredowriesthebridegivesmeanahighsocialstatusofherfamily.68.Theunderlinedword“spinoff”probablymeans.A.relationB.connectionC.copyD.fake82\n【答案】C【解析】“愤怒的新娘”是对“愤怒的小鸟”的模仿。69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthegame“AngryBride”?A.Thereareavarietyofweaponstochoosefrom.B.RamBhamidithinkshighlyofthegame.C.Menplayersdon’tfindthegameenjoyable.D.ThegamecharacterlookslikeaHindugoddess.70.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Women’sunfairtreatmentinthemarriage.B.Thepopularityofthegame“AngryBrides”C.Thegroom’sdemandingtoomanydowries.D.Howtobuildanequalrelationitthemarriage.【答案】B【解析】本文主要讲了“愤怒的新娘”这个游戏产生的背景，玩法，以及受欢迎。【2013届江西临川一中第三次模拟】AIneededtogetsomemoneyso，afterChristmas，ItookajobintheclothesdepartmentatGraham’sforthefirstfortnightoftheJanuarysale.Ican’tsaythatIenjoyedit，butitwasanexperienceI’llneverforget.Icouldneverunderstandwhythereweresomanythingsinthesales；wheredidtheyallcomefrom?NowIknowthesecret!Firstly，thereisthespecialwinterstock（货物）andthestockthatpeoplebuyalltheyearround；someofthesethingsareslightlyreduced.Secondly，therearethesummerclothestheycouldn'tselllastyear；theseareheavilyreducedtoclearthem.Thirdly，therearecheapclothesboughtinspeciallyforthesales；theseareputoutathighpricestendaysbeforethesalebeginsandthenarereducedby60%inthesale.Clever!Lastly，theybuyin“seconds”（clothesnotinperfectcondition）forthesaleandtheyaresoldverycheaply.WhenIarrivedhalfanhourbeforeopeningonthefirstdayofthesale，therewasalreadyaqueuearoundthreesidesofthebuilding.Thismademeverynervous.Whenthebigmomentarrivedtoopenthedoors，thesecurityguards，lookinglessconfidentthanusual,cameuptothem，keysinhand.Themomenttheyhadunlockedthedoors，theyhidbehindthedoorsforprotectionasthenoisycrowdchargedin.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes；thiswasn'tshopping，itwasabattlefield!Onepoorladycouldn'tkeepherfeetandwasknockedoverbypeoplepushingfrombehind.Clotheswereflyinginalldirectionsaspeoplesearchedforthesizes,colorsandstylestheywanted.Quarrelsbrokeout.Motherswereusingtheirsmallchildrentocrawlthroughpeople’slegsandgetholdofthingstheycouldn'tgetnear82\nthemselves.WithinminutesIhadhalfadozenpeoplepushingclothesundermynose，eachwantingtobethefirstserved.WherehadthefamousEnglishqueuegone？Thewholedaycontinuedlikethat，butIkeptmytemper!Iwastakingmoneyhandoverfistandbegantorealizewhy，twiceayear，Graham’swerehappytoturntheirexpensivestoreintoabattlefieldlikethis.Inthesalefever，peoplewerespendingmoneylikewaterwithoutthinkingwhethertheyneededwhattheywerebuying.AslongasitwasabargainitwasOK.Youwon’tbelievethisbutassoonasIgothomeIcrashedoutforfourhours.ThenIhaddinnerandwentbacktobed，fearingthesoundofthealarmwhichwouldtellmetogetreadyfortheseconddayofthesale.56.Whatkindofclothesislikelytobesold5%cheaper？A.Lastsummer’sclothes.B.Clothesnotinperfectcondition.C.Clothesboughtinspeciallyforthesales.D.Clothesforwinter.57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？A.Thecustomersgaveupthequeuing，forwhichtheEnglisharefamous.B.Thecustomerskepttheirtemperwhilelookingforclothestheywanted.C.Smallchildrenenjoyedcrawlingthroughpeople’slegs.D.Thesecurityguardswerefearlessofthecrowd.58.Intheauthor’sopinion,whywereGraham’shappytomaketheirexpensivestoreintoa“battlefield”？A.Thereweretoomanyclothesandtheywantedtocleartheminthesales.B.Theywereeagertoshowthattheywerecleveratdoingbusiness.C.Theycouldtakethechancetoraisethepricesofalltheirclothes.D.Theywantedtomakemoremoneybyhavingsales.59.Theexpression“crashedout”means　　　.A.chattedwithherfriendsB.sleptsoundlyC.brokedownD.dinedout60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A.TheBestBargainB.HuntingforaJobC.SaleFeverD.APleasantFortnight82\n【2013届苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研（一）】C“Thispastyearhasbeenoneofgreatcelebrationformany.TheenthusiasmwhichgreetedtheDiamondJubilee(六十大庆）was,ofcourse,especiallymemorableformeandmyfamily.Itwashumblingthatsomanychosetomarktheanniversaryofadutywhichpassedtome60yearsago.Peopleofallagestookthetroubletotakepartinvariouswaysandinmanynations.Butperhapsmoststrikingofallwastowitnessthestrengthoffellowshipandfriendshipamongthosewhohadgatheredtogetherontheseoccasions.OilthebargesandthebridgesandthebanksofRiverThamestherewerepeoplewhohadtakentheirplacestocheerthroughthemist,undaunted(勇敢的）bytherain.Thatdaytherewasatremendoussenseofcommondeterminationtocelebrate,triumphing(胜利)overtheelements.ThatsamespiritwasalsoinevidencefromthemomenttheOlympicflamearrivedontheseshores.TheflameitselfdrewhundredsandthousandsofpeopleonitsjourneyaroundtheBritishIsles,andwascarriedbyeverykindofdeservingindividual,manynominatedfortheirownextraordinaryservice.AsLondonhostedasplendidsummerofsport,allthosewhosawtheachievementandcourageattheOlympicandParalympicGameswerefurtherinspiredbytheskill,dedication,trainingandteamworkofourathletes.Inpursuingtheirownsportinggoals,theygavetherestofustheopportunitytosharesomethingoftheexcitementanddrama.Wewerereminded,too,thatthesuccessofthesegreatfestivalsdependedtosomedegreeuponthededicationandeffortofanarmyofvolunteers.Those82\npublic-spiritedpeoplecameforwardinthegreattraditionofallthosewhodevotethemselvestokeepingotherssafe,supportedandcomforted.Formany,Christmasisalsoatimeforcomingtogether.Butforothers,servicewillcomefirst.Thoseservinginourarmedforces,inouremergencyservicesandinourhospitals,whosesenseofdutytakesthemawayfromfamilyandfriends,willbemissingthosetheylove.AtChristmasIamalwaysstruckbyhowthespiritoftogethernessliesalsoattheheartoftheChristmasstory.Ayoungmotherandadutifulfatherwiththeirbabywerejoinedbypoorshepherdsandvisitorsfromafar.Theycamewiththeirgiftstoworship(崇拜）theChristchild.Fromthatdayonhehasinspiredpeopletocommitthemselvestothebestinterestsofothers.ThisisthetimeofyearwhenwerememberthatGodsenthisonlyson'toserve,nottobeserved'.HerestoredloveandservicetothecentreofourlivesinthepersonofJesusChrist.ItismyprayerthisChristmasDaythathisexampleandteachingwillcontinuetobringpeopletogethertogivethebestofthemselvesintheserviceofothers.IwishyouallaveryhappyChristmas.”这是一篇演讲，题目围绕演讲人（第63题）、演讲主题（第64题）、演讲所涉及内容（第65题）和对演讲内容的理解（第66题）所展开。63.Whomostprobablyisthemakerofthisspeech?A.QueenofGreatBritain.B.KingofGreatBritain.C.PrimeMinisterofGreatBritain.D.MayorofLondon.63A.这是一道文章理解常识题，容易题。貌似简单，从文章第一节TheenthusiasmwhichgreetedtheDiamondJubileewas,ofcourse,especiallymemorableformeandmyfamily.和Itwashumblingthatsomanychosetomarktheanniversaryofadutywhichpassedtome60yearsago.这两句话可以做出此题，但要具有女王刚过完60大寿的常识。64.Whatmightbethemainpurposeofthisspeech?A.Tomakeasummaryofwhathasbeendoneinthepastyear.82\nB.TooffercongratulationsonthearrivalofChristmas.C.Toholdananniversarycelebrationofanevent.D.ToexpressrespectforandloyaltytoGod.65.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedbythespeaker?A.EnthusiasmandFriendship.B.Dedicationandeffort.C.SacrificeandserviceD.Civilizationandpeace.66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thespeakerwastoobusytoattendthe2012LondonOlympics.B.VolunteersplayedakeyroleinthesuccessoftheDiamondJubilee.C.ThespeakershowedgreatrespectforthosestillatworkatChristmas.D.ThestrengthofChristmasstoryliesintheworshipofJesusChrist.66C.四、说明文类82\n【2013届山东泰安一中段考】DAftermovingtotheUnitedStates,immigrantgroupstryingtofitintendtochoosehighcaloriefattyfoodsinanattempttoappearmoreAmerican,anewstudyfinds.That’sonereasonwhyimmigrantsapproachUSlevelsofobesitywithin15yearsofmovingtoAmerica.Theresearchersalsodidanexperimentthatmeasuredwhetherornotthethreatofappearingun-Americaninfluencedrespondents’foodchoices.AfterbeingquestionedabouttheirabilitytospeakEnglish,75percentofAsian-AmericansidentifiedatypicalAmericanfoodastheirfavorite.Only25percentofAsian-AmericanswhohadnotbeenaskediftheyspokeEnglishdidthesame.WhentheirAmericanidentitywascalledintoquestionduringafollow-upstudy,Asian-AmericanparticipantsalsotendedtochoosetypicalAmericandishes,suchashamburgersandcheesesandwiches.Inthatexperiment,55Asian-AmericanswereaskedtochooseamealfromalocalAsianorAmericanrestaurant.SomeparticipantsweretoIdthatonlyAmericanscouldparticipateinthestudy.ThosewhochosethemoretypicalAmericanfareendedupconsuminganextra182calories,including12gramsoffatand7gramsofsaturatedfat(饱和脂肪).“PeopIewhofeelliketheyneedtoprovetheybelongtoaculturewillchangetheirhabitsinanattempttofitin,”saidSaunaCheryan,anauthorofthestudyandassistantprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington.“IfimmigrantsandtheirchildrenchooseunhealthyAmericanfoodsoverhealthiertraditionalfoodsacrosstheirlives,thisprocessoffittingincouldleadtopoorerhealth.”Cheryanadded.Socialpressures,thestudyconcluded,areattheheartoftheproblem.“InAmericansocietytoday,beingAmericanisassociatedwithbeingwhite.Americans,whodon’tfitthisimageeveniftheywerebornhereandspeakEnglish,feelthatpressuretoprovethatthey’reAmerican,”saidCheryan.71.Theauthorwantstoshowthat.A.moreandmoreAsiansenjoyhigh-caIoriesnacksB.immigrantstendtoeatAmericanjunkfoodtofitinC.mostAmericansareattheriskofheartdiseaseD.alltheAmericanpeoplehaveabadeatinghabit72.Accordingtothesurvey,.A.Asian-AmericanscarelessabouttheirhealthB.25percentofAmericanslikejunkfoodC.choosingfoodisrelatedtoAsian-Americans’situationD.immigrantsareforcedtoeatjunkfood73.Theunderlinedword“fare”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans“”.A.foodofferedasamealB.apersontakingataxiC.moneyspentonfoodD.anarrangedthingtodo74.AccordingtoSaunaCheryan,.A.whatimmigrantshavedoneisridiculousB.AmericantraditionalfoodsarehealthierC.immigrantsrisktheirhealthinordertofitinD.Americancultureaffectsimmigrantsdeeply75.Whichofthefollowingshouldtaketheblameforthebadeatinghabit?82\nA.Thesituationofemployment.B.Thetraditionalculture.C.TheAmericangovernment.D.Thepressuresfromsociety.【2013届全国100所名校一诊】DSeveralyearsago,themayorofChicago,Illinois,visitedGermany,aleaderingreenroofdesign.LaterhedecidedtohavevegetationplantedonChicagoCityHall.Today,thetopsofmanyotherbuildingsalsolooklikeparks.InCanada,theCoastPlazaHotelinVancouverhasaforestonitsroof.NewYorkCityhasanunusualexamplefarmforhydroponics.ThefarmisonaboatcalledtheScienceBarge.Rainwaterandriverwaterareusedtogrowlettuce,tomatoes,cucumbersandpeppers.Thefarmshowsthepossibilitiesfordesigningrooftopsystems.Greenroofsaredesignedtosaveenergyandcapturerainwater.Rooftopscoveredwithplantshelpkeepbuildingscool.Theycanextendthelifeofaroof.Andtheycanreducewaterrunningoffintostreetsandstormingwatersystems.Expertssaygreenroofsusuallydonotgetmuchabove27℃.Sotemperaturesmightnotbeaproblemforgrowing.Butrooftopgardenershavetobecarefulnottoputtoomuchweightontheroof.Thisistruewhetherplantsaregrowninsoilorwater.Earlierin2008,researchersinTexasreportedthatgreenroofscanreduceabuilding'sairconditioningcostsbyaboutonefifthcomparedtoblacktoproofs.Buttheyalsoreportedthatnotallgreenroofsperformequallywell.Theyfoundthatdesignsdifferintheirabilitytokeepbuildingscoolandtocapturerainwater.Theresearchersputexperimentalroofsontopofmetalinsulated(隔热的)boxes,torecreategreenroofconditions.Thestudycomparedproductsfromsixcompaniestohelpbusinessesunderstandhowtoimprovetheirdesigns.EachrooftophadsixteendifferentkindsofplantsnativetoTexas.Theresearcherssaythepresenceofnativeplantslikelyhelpedallthegreenroofscapturewaterbettercomparedtosedums.Sedumsareplantsthatneedlittlewaterandoftenareusedongreenroofs.Thenative82\nplantscouldtakeinmorewaterandreleasemoreofittotheatmosphere.67.TheauthorgaveParagraph1to________.A.telluswhatisgreenroofdesignB.tellusGermanyisthecountrythatleadsorguidesthegreenroofdesignC.introducesomefamoushotelsintheworldD.leadtothetopicofthepassage68.TheadvantagesofgreenroofsarementionedinthepassageEXCEPT________.A.changingthelocalweatherB.prolongingtheroof'slifeC.keepingthehousecoolD.reducingthehouse'sairconditioningcosts69.Accordingtothepassage,whichconclusionisWRONG?A.Sometimesgreenroofsmaybreakdownthehouse.B.Notallthegreenroofscanreducethebuilding'sairconditioningcostsequally.C.Differentdesignsofgreenroofshavedifferenteffectsonbuildings.D.SedumsareakindofplantsnativetoTexas.70.Theexperimentismentionedinthelastparagraph________.A.tofindouthowmanydifferentplantsinTexasB.toshowushowtodesigngreenroofsC.tointroduceakindofroofmadeofmetalD.toprovideproofstoimprovethedesignofgreenroofs69．D　细节理解题。根据第三段中的rooftopgardenershavetobecarefulnottoputtoomuchweightontheroof可推出A项正确；根据最后一段中的Buttheyalsoreportedthatnotallgreenroofsperformequallywell可知B项正确；根据最后一段中的Theyfoundthatdesignsdifferintheirabilitytokeepbuildingscoolandtocapturerainwater可知C项正确；根据最后一段倒数第二、三句可知sedums不是Texas当地的植被。70．D　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的torecreategreenroofconditions.Thestudy82\ncomparedproductsfromsixcompaniestohelpbusinessesunderstandhowtoimprovetheirdesigns.可知D项正确。【2013届河北保定市期末调研】BWriterandteacherYinJianli'sstoriesandthoughtsaboutbringingupherdaughterYuanyuanhavebeenaconstantsourceofinspirationforparentsoverthepast16years.Herbook,AGoodMotherExceedsGoodTeachers,publishedbyWritersPublishingHouse,hasbeenabestselleronDangdangandAmazon'sonlineplatformsforthepastthreeyears.ThebookhelpedYinmaketheChineseWriters'RichList,with4.48millionyuan（＄710，000).ExpertssayYin'sbookprovidespracticalguidance,whichmakesitpopularamongparents."Whenthemajorityofbooksareeitherfullofbraggingabout（自吹自擂）theauthors'childrenoroutliningbigtheoriesthathavenofoundationinpractice,Iwritebooksthatarepracticalandeasytofollow,"Yinwrites."Forexample,therewasanoccasionwhenYuanyuanforgottodoherelementaryschoolhomework.InsuchasituationmanyChineseparentsshowtheirangerandscoldtheirkids,”saysYin,whomadeanagreementwithherhusbandtheywouldnotoverlycriticizeorpushtheirdaughter.Instead,Yinencouragedthedaughtertomakeupthehomework,whichmeantstayingupuntilmidnight.Asaresult,shelearnedtoarrangehertimebetteranddidnothaveaharmfulreactiontodoinghomework.Yin'sprincipleof"noparentalinterference（干涉），and"givingchildrentheopportunitytolearnfromtheirmistakes"isdescribedinanumberofreal-lifeexamples.ReaderssayYin'sbooksimprovetheirchildren'sperformanceatschool,andencouragethemtodevelopgoodpersonalitiesandhabits.Theybelieveherbooks82\narenotonlyaboutbeinggoodparentsbutalsoaboutgrowingasparentsandindividuals."WhenI'mreadingbooks，IkeepthinkingaboutwhatabetterpersonalityIwouldhaveifmyparentshadadoptedthemethodsYinsuggestswhenIwasakid，＂onereadercommentsinareviewonYin'sonlineblog.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了《一个好妈妈胜过好老师》的基本内容。60.Thebook“AGoodMotherExceedsGoodTeachers"hasbeensopopularbecause______.A.itcoversmanyinspiringthoughtsaboutbringingupchildrenB.itoutlinesbigtheoriesfromhomeandabroadC.itprovidespracticalguidanceforparentsD.itsellsatagreatdiscount61.WecanlearnfromthetextthatYinJianli_______．A.advocateslearningfrommistakesB.makesagoodlivingonlybywritingbooksC.holdstheviewthatsavingyourstickspoilsyourkidD.believessuccessfuleducationcallsforjointeffortsfromschoolandfamily62.Itcanbeimpliedfromthetextthat________.A.Yin'sreadersaremostlyparents82\nB.ThebookisonlyavailableonlineC.YinhasagreatsenseofbusinessD.Yuanyuanachievedsuccessthankstohermother【答案】D【解析】根据文章的第一段中的“WriterandteacherYinJianli'sstoriesandthoughtsaboutbringingupherdaughterYuanyuanhavebeenaconstantsourceofinspirationforparentsoverthepast16years.”可知D正确。【考点定位】考查推理判断。【2013届河北保定市期末调研】DManytimeswhenpeoplehearthewordssocialnetworking,theirbrainsautomaticallygotositessuchasTwitterorFacebook.However,therearesitesforthoseintosocialnetworkingandintoreading.Soundcrazy?,It'sreallynot.Ifyou'veeverwantedasitewhereyoucanreceivebookrecommendations，followyourfavoriteauthors，andkeepupwithwhatyourfriendsarereading,thenlooknofurtherthanGoodreads.com.Goodreadsprovidesusefulservicesforthoseinthereadingworld.Itisasitewhereyoucanwinbooksbygoingtogiveaways（赠书）andsimplyenteringyourinformation.Somegiveawaysareevensignedbytheauthor.Andthebooksaren'tboring，oldortorncopies——manyofthemareARC's(AdvancedReadersCopies)，forwhichyoucanwriteashortreviewonthesite.Anyonecanpostreviewsoftheirfavoritebooksorseriessothatothersmayfeelinclinedtoreadthemaswell.Anotherfunctionofthesiteisofferingbookclubsandinterestgroups.Youcanhaveinteractivediscussionswithgroupsofpeoplereadingthesamethings，sortoflikeablog.YoucanalsomakefriendswithpeopleandpoststatusessimilartoFacebook.Yourfriendscansendyoubookrecommendationsandyoucanaddthemtoyourshelfifyouchoose.Shelvesarebyfaroneofthebestfeaturesonthesite.Youcancategorize（归类）yourentirelibraryandputbooksyouwanttoreadonyour“to-read”shelf.Thesevirtual（虚拟的）shelvesallowyoutoseewhatyou'vereadandalsoletyoukeep82\ntrackofthenumberofbooksyou'vereadinayear.Youcanevenreadoriginalwritingforfreebecausemanypeopleposttheirownwritingonthesitetogainfeedbackandadviceonhowtoimprove.Anyonecanjointhissiteforfreeandfallinlovewithnotjustabook,butabooksiteaswell.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个人们交友读书的网站Goodreads.com.。67.PeoplewhogotothesiteTwitterorFacebookmostlywantto_______．A.getmorebookstoreadB.meetmorepeopleandmakefriendsC.buygoodsfortheirdailylifeD.posttheirbookrecommendations68.Theunderlinedpart“feelinclined"in.Paragraph3istheclosestinmeaningto______.A.haveadesireC.havenodifficultyC.haveapossibilityD.havenodoubt69.YoucandoallofthefollowingthingsonGoodreads.comEXCEPT_______．A.receivingbookssignedbytheauthorsB.publishingyourcommentsonbooksC.exchangingyourideaswithotherpeopleD.buyingallkindsofbooksthatyoulike82\n70.WhatdoweknowabouttheshelvesonGoodreads.com?A.Theyarefilledwithallkindsofbooksfromsomelibraries.B.Thebookstherearecategorizedforreadersbythesite.C.ThatiswherepeopleputbookstheyhavereadorwanttoreadD.Newbookswillcontinuouslybeaddedtoreadersbythesite.【2013届江苏省盱眙中学高三上学期期末】AWhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported(出口)toothercountrieslikeAmericaandGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate(单独的)schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.1.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica.B.HowCostaRicagotitsname.C.WhattheCostaRicanswore.D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.2.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.82\nA.pinkandredB.greyandblackC.blueandgreenD.yellowandorange3.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.A.mustgotoschoolB.studyinthesameschoolC.donothavetogotoschoolatallD.canchoosetostopschoolingatanytime4.FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.A.havelessonseverydayB.havetheirexaminationsC.helptheirparentspickcoffeebeansD.helptheirparentsdecoratetheirhouses5.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.ChristopherColumbusB.CostaRicaC.someproductsfromCostaRicaD.theeducationofCostaRica【2013届江苏省盱眙中学高三上学期期末】BWhentheTVviewerturnsonhisset,whatsortofprogramsdoeshehavetochoosefrom?Youmightthinktherewouldbemoreprogramsdevotedtoentertainmentthantoanythingelse,butthat’snotthecase.Inmostcountries,fewerthan20%ofbroadcastinghoursaredevotedtoentertainment.U.S.figuresarehigh----34.8%,andtheunlovingCanadiansareevenhigherwith44%.ExceptCanadaandItaly,allcountriesgivemorebroadcastingtimetoeducationthantoeitherinformation(news,documentariesandsoon)orentertainmentprograms.Ofcourse,feweducationalbroadcaststakeplaceduringpeakviewingtimes.InJapanthough,morethan60%ofbroadcastingtimeistakenupwitheducationofonekindofanther----justanother82\nexampleofthebusinesslikeJapanesephilosophy.IntheU.K.,thefigureis56.4%.theItalianshavefewereducationalprogramsthananyoneelse.Theydon’tgoinforentertainmenteither.Onlyabouttenpercentofviewingtimeisdevotedtodramasandserials,quizshows,music,sportsetc.YouwillfindmorenewsinformationprogramsonItalianTVthananythingelse.That’sunderstandableinacountryexperiencingsocialandpoliticalchanges.ItaliansrelyonTVtotellthemwhat’sgoingon---andeventsarehappeningalmosttoofasttofollow.ThepercentageoftimetheU.S.devotedtonewsanddocumentaryprogramsismuchsmaller.Aftereducation,mostTVtimeisgiventoentertainment.Manyoftheseprogramsareshownaroundtheworld.1.Basedonthispassage,thegreatestpercentageofTVbroadcastinghourstoeducationalisin__.A.JapanB.ItalyC.CanadaD.theUnitedStates2.MorenewsinformationprogramsarebroadcastonItalianTVthananywhereelsebecausetheItalians___.A.areinterestedinwhatishappeningintheworld.B.LiketofollowthechangesthataregoingonintheirsociallifeC.PrefertolearnnewsinformationonTVratherthaninnewspapersD.ExpectTVtotellthemthelatestnewsaboutwhatisgoingonintheircountry3.Sofarasthebroadcastinghoursdevotedtoentertainment,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TheJapanesefigureisthehighestintheworld.B.TheU.S.figureissmallerthantheU.K.figureC.TheU.K.figureissecondtotheJapanesefigureD.TheCanadianfigureishigherthanthatofanyothercountry.4.IntheUnitedStates,____.A.TVprogramsareshownforworldaudiencetowatchB.MostofTVbroadcastinghoursaregivetoentertainmentC.EducationalprogramsareshownduringpeakviewingtimesD.TVbroadcastinghoursdevotedtoeducationaremorethanthosedevotedtoentertainment【2013届山东济南市高三期末】BPeopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.Theyeat,talk,shoutandsing.They82\nsmileandtheykiss.IntheEnglishlanguage,therearemanyexpressionsusingtheword“mouth.”Forexample,ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson,thepersonmightprotest（抗议）andsay“Donotbadmouthme.”Sometimes,peoplesaysomethingtoafriendorfamilymemberthattheylaterregretbecauseithurtsthatperson.Ortheytellthepersonsomethingtheywerenotsupposedtotell.Thespeakermightsay:“Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.”Ifthisshouldhappen,thespeakermightfeeldowninthemouth.Inotherwords,hemightfeelsadforsayingthewrongthing.Anothersituationiswhensomeonefalselyclaimsanotherpersonsaidsomething.Theotherpersonmightprotest:“Ididnotsaythat.Donotputwordsinmymouth.”Somepeoplehavelotsofmoneybecausetheywerebornintoaveryrichfamily.Thereisanexpressionforthis,too.Youmightsaysuchaperson,“wasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.”Thisrichpersonistheoppositeofapersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.Thispersonisverypoorandonlyhasenoughmoneyforthemostimportantthingsinlife,likefood.Parentsmightsometimeskeepachildoffsweetfoodasaformofpunishmentforsayingbadthings.Forexample,ifachildsaysthingssheshouldnotsaytoherparents,shemightbedescribedasamouthychild.Theparentsmighteventellthechildtostopmouthingoff..Butenoughofallthistalk.Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough.61.Whenwillapersonprobablysay“donotbadmouthme”？A.Whenhefeelsdown.B.Whenheisregretful.C.Whenheisspokenillof.D.Whenhegetsangry.62.Whatwillthepersonsayifhefeelssorryforwhathehassaid?A.Donotbadmouthme.B.Stopmouthingoff.C.Donotputwordsinmymouth.D.Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.63.Ifapersonlivesfromhandtomouth,itimpliesthat__________.A.heisbadly-offB.heishard-workingC.hehaslotsofmoneyD.hehasenoughtoeat82\n64.Bysaying“Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough”,thespeakermeans“________”.A.IhaverunalongwayB.IhavetalkedtoomuchC.IhavelearnedalotD.Ihavebeenamouthyperson【答案】B【解析】65.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A.Expressionsabouttheword“mouth”.B.Functionsoftheorgan“mouth”.C.Opinionsabout“mouthypeople”.D.Meaningsoftheword“mouth”.【2013届山东济南市高三期末】CTykoonisanonlinewebsitethatallowsyoutoteachyourchildfinancialprinciplesthroughallowances,assignmentoftasksanddailychores.Astheparent,youcanassignacashvaluetothethingsyouwantyourchildtodo.Then,yourchildcangoin,acceptthetaskandaddtotheirwishlistofwhattheywouldliketopurchasewiththemoneythattheyearn.Let’sstartwiththeparentsideofthings.Theparentmustbetheonetosetuptheaccount.Yousimplyenteryourinformationandyourchild’sinformationtogetstarted.Youarethenabletoassignallowanceamountstoyourchild.Thenyoucanaddtasksforyourchildtoacceptandlinkthemtoeithertheirweeklyallowanceorapre-determinedamount.Yourchildisthenabletoacceptordeclinetheirtasks.Theycanseehowmucheachtaskearns,howoftentheyneedtodoitandwhattheywillgetiftheydo!Theycanadditemsthattheyareworkingtowardearningandcanevenearnnn-cashincentivessuchasextraTVtimeorstayinguplate!Tykoonisagreatwaytostartteachingyourchildaboutresponsibilityandfinancialprinciplesinfunandsafeway.Throughthecreationoftheirownprofileandtheabilitytoacceptordeclinetasks,theyaretaughttheskillsthattheywillneedlaterinlifewhentheyaremanagingtheirownbudgets!So,headoverandsignupforafreeaccounttodayandwatchyourchildgetexcitedaboutdoingtheirchores!Andrightnow,asaspecialreward,ifyoushareTykoonwithyourfriendsandhavefivefriendssignupandstayactiveformorethanamonth,you’llearna＄25Amazon.comgiftcard!Sogetyourchildenrolled(注册),tellyourfriendsandlet’sstartteachingallourkidsabouttheimportantfinancialprinciplestoday!66.Thepurposeofthetextisto___________.A.makeanadvertisementB.shareteachingexperienceC.describeanonlinewebsiteD.presentawayofmakingmoney82\n67.Theunderlinedword“incentives”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“_________”.A.promisesB.rewardsC.giftsD.tasks【答案】B【解析】根据下文suchasextraTVtimeorstayinguplate!，可见，“incentives”表示的是一种奖励。68.WhatcankidslearnfromTykoon?A.Theabilitytomanagetheirbudgets.B.Theresponsibilitytododailychores.C.Theskillstoearntheirownliving.D.Thetrickstoacceptorrefusetasks.69.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_________.A.noparentswillresistthespecialrewardB.AmazonisaverypopularwebsiteC.TykoonwantstoattractmorevisitorsD.friendsshouldshareinformation70.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Tykoon—ASafeWaytoManageYourFinancialIssuesB.HowtoCreateFunnyTasksforYourKidsontheWebsiteC.OpeninganOnlineAccountwiththeHelpofTykoonD.TeachingYourKidsFinancialPrincipleswithTykoon【答案】D【解析】纵观全文可知。【2013届山东青岛二中高三11月考】DDoyouhaveanyskiingequipmentyounolongerneed?AskischoolinthefarnorthofIndiacouldputittogooduse.InMarchwepublishedaphotostoryabouttheextraordinaryZsnskarregioninnorthernIndia，whichiscutofffromtheoutsideworldformorethansevenmonthsoftheyear，andonlyaccessible(可通行的)viaafrozenriver．WealsoincludedinformationaboutthelimiteduseofskiingintheregionandtherecentcreationoftheZanskarSkiSchool:“Despitethedifficultiesoftravellingthroughtheregionwhenthesnowcomes，skiinghasn’ttraditionallybeenusedasameansoftransportbythelocals，largelybecausetreesdon'tgrowhere,sothereislittleinthewayofrawmaterialsfromwhichtomakeskis．In1995,agroupofBritishscientistsintheregionnoticedthelack82\nofskisandoneofthemreturnedtosetuptheZanskarSkiSchoolinPadam．Theschoolprovideslessonsforasmallfeeandrentsskistothelocalpeople.Amongthebenefitsthattheschoolhopestobringareimprovededucation—childrenoftenfinditdifficulttogettoschoolthroughthedeepsnow—andthepossibilityofofferingskitourstotouristsinthefuture．Sofar，morethan300localpeoplehavereceivedtraining，andlocaldoctorsandpolicemenregularlyborrowskis.”Butwhatweweren'tabletoincludeinthearticleisthattheskischoolisalwaysonthelookoutforoldskiingequipment—particularlyofasizesuitableforchildren—and,Ithought.NowtheEuropeanskiseasonisdrawingtoaclose，theremightbeafewofyououttherewhohavesomeoldequipmentyou'dliketoseegotoagoodhome．Ifthat'stheeaseyoucangetintouchwiththeschoolviatheirwebsitewww.zanskarskischool.org.63.What'sthepurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToaskpeopletogiveawaytheirskistotheschoolB.ToattractmoretouriststotheareaC.ToappealtomorelocalstoattendtheschoolD.Toraisemoneytodevelopthisarea64.Thelocalpeopledon'tuseskiingtogoaboutbecause.A.itisagainstthelocalcustomB.treesareinthewayoftheskiingrouteC.theydon'thavethewoodtomakeskisD.itisdangeroustogoskiinginthisregion【答案】C【解析】根据第三段第二句…largelybecausetreesdon'tgrowhere,sothereislittleinthewayofrawmaterialsfromwhichtomakeskis．由于那里不长树，所以没有制作滑雪板的原材料。65.TheZanskarSkiSchool.A.hasdonatedmoneytothelocalcommunityB.makesiteasierforthestudentstoattendschoolC.providesspecialtrainingtothetouristsD.hasborrowedmanyskisfromEurope66.Whowouldbethemosthelpfultotheschoolnow?82\nA.LocalsinZanskarregion．B.StudentsintheZanskarSkiSchool．C.Peoplehavingoldskiingequipment．D.Tavellersenjoyingskiing．67.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AnextraordinaryregioninIndiaB.Apopularsport—skiingC.AgoodmeansoftransportD.Ahomeforoldskis【2013届山东青岛二中高三11月考】EWhilesomescientistsoverlooktheexistenceofasixthsensefordanger,anewresearchfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louishasidentifiedabrainareathatclearlyactsasanearlywarningsystemandhelpsusadjustourbehaviortoavoiddangeroussituations."Ourbrainsarebetteratpickingupnotobviouswarningsignsthanwepreviouslythought,"saidJoshuaBrown,PhD,aresearchassociateinpsychologyintheFeb.18issueofthejournalScience.ThefindingsofferexactscientificevidenceforanewwaytoformaconceptofthecomplexcontrolprocessestakingplaceinandaroundtheACC,abrainarealocatednearthetopofthefrontallobes(耳垂)andalongthewallsthatdividetheleftandrighthemispheres(大脑半球)."Inthepast,wefoundactivityintheACCwhenpeoplehadtomakeadifficultdecision,oraftertheymakeamistake,"Brownsaid."Butnowwefindthatthisbrainareacanactuallylearntorecognizewhenyoumightmakeamistake,evenbeforeadifficultdecisionhastobemade.SotheACCappearstoactasanearlywarningsystem——itlearnstowarnusinadvancewhenourbehaviormightleadtoanegativeoutcome,sothatwecanbemorecarefulandavoidmakingamistake."Byprovidingaclearerpictureofthecognitivemechanisms(认知结构)bywhichweselfmonitorandcontrolourbehavior,thestudyisanimportantstepineffortstodevelopmoreeffectivetreatmentsformentalillnesses.Italsoprovidesanewwayofunderstandinginappropriatebehaviorsthatoftenaccompanymentalillnesses."OurresultssuggesthowinjuryoftheACCmechanismscanleadtobreakdownsintheearlywarningsystem,sothatthebrainfailstostoporcontrolinappropriatebehavioraheadoftime,"saidBrown."Ontheotherhand,inthosepersonswithmental82\ndisorder,theACCmightwarnofanupcomingproblemevenwhennoproblemisintheexistence."Knowntobeanimportantpartofthebrain'scontrolsystem,theACCisbelievedtohelpadjustbetweencold,hard,fact-basedreasoningandemotionalresponses,suchaslove,fearorexpectation.68.Accordingtothepassage,theACC____________.A.referstothesixthsensefordangerB.dealswithobviouswarningsituationsC.connectstheleftandrighthemispheresD.sendswarningmessagesinadvance【答案】D【解析】根据第四段内容可知。69.Thenewresearchisbeneficialbecauseit________.A.providesanewwayofavoidingmistakesB.adjustsemotionalresponsesintimeofdangerC.helpsfindbettertreatmentsformentalillnessesD.assistspeopleinpredictingandavoidingdanger70.Thenewresearchhelpsusunderstand_________.A.whywearelikelytomakemistakeswhentheACCisbadlyinjuredB.whypeoplewithmentalillnessesusuallyhavesomanystrangebehaviorsC.howtheACCworkswhensomethingdangeroushappensD.howourbrainwarnsusoffailureinadvance【2013届山东潍坊四县一校联考】CWhenachildistoldheis“uncool”,itcanbeverypainful,Hemaysayhedoesn’tcare,andevenactinwaysthatareoppositeofcoolonpurpose.Butthesearesimplywaystohandlesadnessbypretendingit’snotthere.Helpingachildfeelbetterinschoolhadtobecareful.Ifyousay,“Whyareyouworriedaboutwhatotherchildrenthinkaboutyou?Itdoesn’tmatter!”childrenknowthatitdoesmatter.Instead,anactivewaymaybebest.Youcouldsay,“I’mgoingtodoacoupleofthingsforyoutohelpyoufeelbetterinschool.”Ifaboyishavingtroublemakingfriends,theteachercanhelphim.Theteachercanarrangethingssothathehaschancestousehisabilitiestocontributetoclass82\nprojects.Thisishowtheotherchildrenlearnhowtovaluehisgoodqualitiesandtolikehim.Ateachercanalsoraiseachild’spopularityinthegroupbyshowingthathevaluesthatchild.Itevenhelpstoputhiminaseatnexttoaverypopularchild,orlethimbeapartnerwiththatchildinactivities,etc.Therearethingsthatparentscandoathome,too.Befriendlywhenyourchildbringsothershometoplay.Encouragehimtoinvitefriendstomealsandthenservethedishestheyconsider”Whenyouplantrips,picnics,movies,andothershows,inviteanotherchildwithwhomyourchildwantstobefriends.Whatyoucandoistogivehimachancetojoinagroupthatmaybeshuttinghimout.Then,ifhehasgoodqualities,hecanstarttobuildrealfriendshipofhisown.67.Achildwhohasbeeninformedofbeing“uncool”may.A.carenothingaboutitB.dosomentinguncoolinpurposeC.developasenseofangerD.pretendtogethurtverymuch68.Ateachercanhelpanunpopularchildby.A.seeingthechildastheteacher’sfavorite.B.askingthechildtodosomethingforpartners.C.forcingotherchildrentomakefriendswiththechild.D.offeringthechildchancestoshowhisgoodqualities.69.Howcanparentshelptheirchildfitinbetter?A.Bycookingdeliciousfoodforhim.B.Bybeingkindtohisschoolmates.C.Byforcinghimtoinvitefriendshome.D.Bytakinghimtohavepicnicsinthepark.70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Childrendoesn’tcareothers’commentsonthem.B.It’sonlyteacher’sworktomakechildrenpopular.C.Parentsshouldtaketheirchildrenoutforpicnicandshowsmoreoften.D.Invitingchildren’sfriendstofamilyactivitiesisgoodforthemtomakefriends.【答案】D【解析】根据第四段最后一句Whenyouplantrips,picnics,movies,andothershows,inviteanotherchildwithwhomyourchildwantstobefriends.可知。82\n71.Thetextismainlyabout.A.howanunpopularchildcanbehelpedB.whysomechildrenareunpopularC.whatgoodqualitiesunpopularchildrenhaveD.whocareaboutunpopularchildren【2013届山东潍坊四县一校联考】DIfyouareawealthypersonofIndia,madlyinloveandplanningyourbigfatwedding-orbeingpressuredintoarrangedmarriage-Thailandwantsyoutoexchangevows(誓言)inBangkok,Phuketorelsewhereinthis“weddingparadise(乐园)”.ThisweddingbusinessstartsfromoverseaswiththeIndians.ThaiembassiesinIndiagivequickservicesforthevisas.Notonlythecouples,youcanbringanyone,say,yourowncook.So,feelfreetoinvitehundredsofyourfriendsandrelatives.WhywouldIndianswanttospendsomuchonweddingsinThailand?Becausetheyhavesimilaritiesinreligion,WhenIndianweddingswanttohavesomereligiousprayerforthecouples,ThailandcandothatButthemoreobviousappealareThailand’sfancyhotels,tropicalislands,anddeliciousThaifood,allowingnewcouplestoincludeahoneymooninThailandaftertheysay“Ido”whiletheirguestsalsocelebrateonaholidayhere.Butontheotherhand,lovedoeshaveaprice.KasrRajagopalarrangedforhisdaughtertohaveaweddinginphuket.Theyarrangedentertainmenttobeginthreedaysbeforetheweddingbecauseguestsarrivaltimevaried,Yachts(游艇)werearrangedtotakegueststosmallislands,whileaDJ,flowinfromBangalore,India,wasbookedtohelpthemdanceintheeveningKasualsoarrangedpriests(祭祀)fortheHinduwedding,andcookstoprepareIndianfood.TheapproximatecostsarearoundhalfamillionU.S.dollars,includingtheairfares,hotelaccommodation,food,transportation,theyachtsonhireandthewedding82\nceremonyexpenses,for225to250guests.Thailandwantstomakeitselfaweddingparadiseforallcouples,notjustfromIndia,butfromaroundtheworld.Lastyear,therewerearound500to600couplesfromchina,andthenumbersareslowlycomingup.Westemersalsoarrivetogetmarried,butinmuchsmallernumbers.72.TheIndianswouldgotoThailandforweddingsmainlybecause.A.theywillbepressuredintoarrangedmarriedinIndiaB.IndiasharesthesamereligionasThailandC.ThailandoffersthemmorethanjustaweddingceremonyD.guestsarenotsatisfiedwithIndianweddings73.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.GuestsdonotneedvisastogetintoThailand.B.ChangingvowsisanecessarystepforanIndianwedding.C.Islandsarepeople’sfirsthoneymoondestinationchoice.D.SomeIndianspreferthefoodpreparedbytheirowncooks.【答案】D【解析】根据第二段倒数第二句可知，你可以把厨师也带去，可以得知本题D正确。74.KasuRajagopal’sexampleinthefourthparagraphshows.A.itmaycostyouafortunetohavesuchaweddingB.youcanbringwhateveryouwanttoThailandC.whatThailandoffershardlysatisfiescustomers’needsD.therearequiteafewactivitiesafterthewedding【答案】A【解析】根据第四段TheapproximatecostsarearoundhalfamillionU.S.dollars可知，本次婚礼的费用大约50万美元。75.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.CostofweddingsinThailandwillbereduced.B.MorepeoplewillgetmarriedinThailand.C.FewerwesternerswillhaveThaiweddings.82\nD.ChinesewillbeThailand’sNo.1customers.【答案】B【解析】根据最后一段可知thenumbersareslowlycomingup，“数量在慢慢上升”，因此选B.【2013届山东潍坊四县一校联考】BLockers(储物柜)havebeenthesymbolofAmericanhighschoolfordecades.ButwalkdownanyhallwayofthenewGermantownHighSchoolinMadisonCounty,Mississippi,andyouwon’tspotasinglelocker.Newtechnologysuchase-books,interactive(互动的)assignmentsandWeb-basedlearningismakinglockersinAmericanhighschoolathingofthepast.Officialsfromschoolsthathavelistedseveralbenefits:lessnoise,lessdelayandanincreasedsenseofsafety.“It’salltocreateanenvironmentthat’sstudent-friendly”,saidRonnieMcGehee,chiefofficialoftheMadisonCountySchooldistrict.Gettingridoflockerscanalsocuthundredsofthousandsinconstructioncosts.MadisonCountysaved$200,000bynotincludinglockersinthenewhighschool,McGeheesaid.Itisalsobelievedthatremovinglockerscouldhelppreventschoolviolence.”Lockersgivekidsaplacetohidethings”,saidMikeNelson,founderofasafety-traininggroup.Nelsonbelievesthatsomeschoolshootingsandotherincidentscouldhavebeenpreventediftherehadbeennolockers.However,AndrewBooth,a10th-graderatGemantownHigh,saidtherearesomedisadvantagesofnothavingalocker.“Itcanmakeyourbookbagreallyheavy”,hesaid.The16-year-oldhasfourtextbooks“plusnotebooksandabinder(活页夹)”tocarrytoschooleachday.Hesaidsometeachershaveshelvesatthebackoftheclassroomonwhichstudentscanleavetheirbags.Othersprovideanextrasetoftextbooksintheclassroom,sostudentsdon’thavetocarrybooksfromhome.NewYorkarchitectPestrLippmansaidschoolswillhavetoaddresssuchconcernsandfindwaystogivestudetsa“senseofspace”“Ifyouarecarryingbooksaround,itdoeslimityourflexibilityintheclassrooms,”hesaid.Lippmansaidhewouldliketoseeschoolsstartingtousethenewfreespacetoprovidelessstructuredlearningopprtunitiesforstudents,includinggatheringareasandlearningcenters.“Ifyouthinkaboutaschoolwithjustrowsoflockers-there’snowhereforlearningopportunitiesinthat”,hesaid.62.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.ThehistoryanddevelopmentoflockersinUShighschools.B.TheinfluenceofnewtechnologyonsomeUShighschools.C.ThetrendofgettingridoflockersinUShighschools.D.TheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoflockersinUShighschools.【答案】C82\n【解析】根据文章最后一段最后一句，如果学校有成行的储物柜，就没有学习的机会。可知去掉储物柜，在美国中学中是一种趋势。63.Accordingtothetext,lockersarebeingtakenawayfromUSschools.A.duetothespreadofnewtechnology.B.inresponsetoparents’requestsC.forthestudents’secutityatschoolD.tosaveconstructioncosts64.Whatisnottheadvantageofgettingridoflockers?A.Savingmoney.B.Makinglessnoise.C.Preventingschoolviolence.D.Makingbookbagsheavy.65.WhatisAndrewBooth’sattitudetoremovinglockers?A.CopmlainingB.Approving.C.Ignorant.D.Favorable.66.WhatdoesLippmansuggestschoolsthathaveremovedlockersshoulddo?A.Givestudentsasmuchfreedomaspossibleintheclassroom.B.Providestudcntswithanextrasatoftextbooksintheclassroom.C.Mokemorelearningopportunitiesforstudentsinthenewfreespace.D.Putshelvesatthebackoftheclassroomforstudentstoleavetheirbags.【答案】C【解析】根据最后一段可知答案选C。【2013届江西临川一中第三次模拟】DMillionsofpeoplepassthroughthegatesofDisney'sentertainmentparksinCalifornia,FloridaandJapaneachyear.Whatmakestheseplacesanalmostuniversalattraction?WhatmakesforeignkingsandqueensandotherimportantpeoplewanttovisittheseDisneyparks?Well,onereasonisthewaythey'retreatedoncetheygetthere.ThepeopleatDisneygooutoftheirwaytoservetheir“guests",astheyprefertocallthem,andtoseethattheyenjoythemselves.Allnewemployees,fromvicepresidentstopart-timeworkers,begintheiremploymentbyattendingDisneyUniversityandtaking“Traditions1".Here,theylearnaboutthecompany'shistory,howitismanagedandwhyitissuccessful.Theyareshownhoweachdepartmentrelatestothewhole.Allemployeesareshownhowtheirpartisimportantinmakingtheparkasuccess. Afterpassing“Traditions1",theemployeesgoontomorespecializedtrainingfortheirspecificjobs.Nodetailismissed.Asimplejobliketakingtickets82\nrequiresfoureight-hourdaysoftraining.Whenonetickettakerwasaskedwhyittooksomuchtrainingforsuchasimple,ordinaryjob,hereplied,“Whathappensifsomeonewantstoknowwheretherestroomsare,whentheparadestartsorwhatbustotakebacktothecampgrounds?…Weneedtoknowtheanswersorwheretogetthemquickly.Ourconstantaimistohelpourguestsenjoytheparty."EvenDisney'smanagersgetinvolvedinthedailymanagementofthepark.Everyyear,themanagersleavetheirdesksandbusinesssuitsandputonspecialserviceclothes.Forafullweek,thebossessellhotdogsoricecream,taketicketsordrivethemonorail(单轨车）,andtakeupanyofthe100jobsthatmaketheentertainmentparkcomealive.Themanagersagreethatthisweekhelpsthemtoseethecompany'sgoalsmoreclearly.AlltheseeffortstoservethepublicwellhavemadeWaltDisneyProductionsfamous.DisneyisconsideredbymanyasthebestmassserviceproviderinAmericaortheworld.Asonelong-timebusinessobserveroncesaid,“HowDisneytreatspeople,communicateswiththem,andrewardsthem,isinmyviewtheveryreasonforhisfiftyyearsofsuccess…Ihavewatched,verycarefullyandwithgreatrespectandadmiration,thetheoryandpracticeofsellingsatisfactionandservingmillionsofpeopleonadailybasis,successfully.ItiswhatDisneydoesbest."71.ThefirstdaytheycometoDisneyparks,allnewemployees_______.A.beginastickettakersB.mustlearnseveraljobsC.beginbyreceivingon-the-jobtrainingD.havealreadyattendedDisneyUniversity72.ThemaingoaloftheDisneyemployeesisto_______.A.learnallpartsofthebusinessB.keeptheirimportantguestshappyC.beabletoanswerallkindsofquestionsD.seethattheirguestsenjoythemselves73.Eachyear,managerswearspecialserviceclothesandworkintheparkto_______.A.gainabetterviewofthecompany'sobjectivesB.remindthemselvesoftheirbeginningsatDisneyC.setagoodexampleforemployeesD.replaceemployeesonholiday74.WhichisthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ParadesareregularlyheldinDisney'sentertainmentparksB.Disneyattractspeoplealmostfromallovertheworld.C..TouristlearnthehistoryofDisneyinitsentertainmentparks.D.Disney'smanagersareabletodoalmostallkindsofworkintheDisneyparks.75.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.howDisneyemployeesaretrained82\nB.thehistoryandtraditionsoftheDisneyenterprisesC.theimportanceDisneyplacesonservingpeoplewellD.whyDisneyenterprisesmakealotofmoney71.答案：C。解析：这是一个细节题。从第二段Allnewemployees,fromvicepresidentstopart-timeworkers,begintheiremploymentbyattendingDisneyUniversityandtaking“Traditions1".和后面所讲述的训练情况，可知，每一个新职员必须进行工作培训。onthe-jobtraining的意思是“在职培训”。【2013届苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研（一）】DIn2010，asfoodpriceswerepeakingforthesecondtimeinthreeyears,governments,internationalagenciesandnon-governmentorganizationsblaredoutanewandpowerfulfact:therewereabillionhungrypeopleintheworldandthis,theysaid,inaperiodofplenty,wasadisgrace.TheUnitedNation’sFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO),whichhadestimatedthefigureinanannualreport,evenhadthewords‘onebillionhungry’hunginletters50feethighoutsideitsheadquartersbuildinginRome.Thenumberofhungrypeopleintheworldisindeedadisgrace.Buttherewasoneproblemwiththeprecisefigure:itwascompletelybogus(假的).Thisweek,inits2012reportonthestateoffoodinsecurityintheworld,theFAOquietlyreviseditdownto868millionandgotridofthepeakinthenumbersthathadsupposedlyoccurredin2008-10.82\nThechartsaboveshowthenewestimates(lefthandpanel)comparedwiththosefor2010(righthandpanel).Detailedcomparisonsarecomplicatedbythefactthatmanyoftheplotsareforslightlydifferentperiods.Butthebigchangeisclear:insteadofasharpriseandfallin2008-10,trackingtheworldfood-pricespike,thenumberofhungrypeoplein2012chartstayedstablethroughoutthe2000s.Thenewestimateshavesignificantimplications.Theworldisnotdoingquitesuchabadjoboffeedingitselfasmanypeoplefear.Atthemoment,foodpricesarerisingagainforthethirdtimeinfiveyears,leadingtorenewedworriesaboutafoodcrisisandtodemandsforstrongintervention(干预）inworldfoodmarkets.Thenewfiguressuggesttheworriesmaybeoverdoneandsoarethedemandsthataccompanythem.Social-protectionmeasuresseemtowork.Asimplemeasureofhowwelltheworldisdoingisthefirstmillennium(千年)developmentgoal,whichcallsforhalvingtheproportionofpeoplewhosufferfromhungerbetween1990and2015,i.e.from23%in1990to11.5%in2015.Theproportionnowis14.9%,onlyslightlyabovetarget.这是一篇专业的时事评论文章，属于较难的文章。题目之间无联系。67.Whatdoestheword“disgrace”mostprobablymeaninthepassage?A.Somethingextremelysadbutnotman-made.B.Somethingunexpectedorunnatural.G.Somethinglucky,butnotnormallypossible.82\nD.Somethingdishonorableorshameful.68.Whatcanwelearnfromthechartofthe2012report?A.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplesufferedfromhungerthroughoutthe2000s.B.In2009,morethanonebillionpeopleweregoinghungryglobally.C.In2011,868millionpeoplesufferedfromhungerintheworld.D.Therewasasharpriseandfallinthenumberofhungrypeopleinrecentyears.68C这是一道理解文章和看图表相结合的题目，容易题。A选项明显看出不是increasing的；B选项09年的数字明显低于1.0onebillion,而是0.87；D选项错字asharpriseandfall.69.Bymentioningthefirstmillenniumdevelopmentgoal,theauthorindicatesthat_________.A.worldfoodmarketsneedstronginterventiontoavoidfoodcrisisB.theworldisdoingarelativelygoodjobinfeedingitselfC.halfofthepeopleintheworldwon’tsufferfromhungerby2015D.thegoalitselfwillendupwithamoreserioussituation70.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Towarntheworldoftheseriousnessofglobalhunger.B.Toclarifywhetherworldhungerissoseriousastobeoutofcontrol.C.TocompareFAO’s2010and2012worldhungerreports.D.Toanalyzethesituationofworldhungerindifferentperiods.82\n70B.这是一道文章主旨大义题，难度较大。C和D是对文章的客观表述，通过对C、D的理解，不难看出C、D是为B选项服务的。文章两个表格及文章内容并不是强调theseriousnessofglobalhunger的，所以选B.五、人物传记类【2013届山东潍坊四县一校联考】AFebruary4,2012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar-JeremyLin.Amongprofessionalbasketballplayers,JeremyLin’sbackgroundisnottypical.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity,whichsendsfewplayerstotheNBA,andheistheonlyChinese-AmericanNBAplayer.Butwhenyouwatchhimonthecourt,thereisnodoubtthathebelongsthere.Hemoveswithspeedandgracethatdemonstrateyearsoffaithfulpractice,whichisfueledbyaloveforbasketball.Lin’senjoymenttobasketballactuallybeganinTaiwan.WhenLin’sfathermovedtoU.S.,hisinterestinthesportonlygrewandhepassedonthisloveofbaskeballtohisson,introducinghimtothegameattheageoffive.TheyoungLinspentmuchofhisyouthplayingbasketballforfun.Inhighschool,LindreamedofplayingintheNBA.Whenheappliedforcollege,hewasnotofferedasinglesportsscholarship.However,afterhisadmissiontoHarvard,hewasofferedaplaceonitscollegebasketballteam.DuringLin’stimeatHarvard,hisbasketballcareerbegantospeedup.Hescored1,482points,makinghimoneofthehighestscorersinIvyLeaguehistory.Whenhegraduated,noprofessionalteamsofferedLinacontract,buthewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeague.HeplayedwellandendedupeagerlysingningacontractwiththeGoldenStateWarriors.Atfirst,playinginprofessionalgamesfilledLinwithexcitement.HetreasuredopportunitiestomeetplayershehadbeenwatchingonTVforyears.Butslowly,theexcitementworeoffandwasreplacedbyanxiety.Inafewverydifficultmonths,hewascutbytwoteamsbeforetheNewYorkKnickspickedhimup.Buthehadthecourageanddeterminationtosticktohisdream,soheputhimselfintohardtrainingtogetreadyforhisopportunitytocome,ThenhismomentarrivedonFebruary4,2012,onwhichhisexcellentperformancemadehimfamousovernight.Aftetthat,heledtheKnickstotheirfifthstraightvictory.TheAssociatedPresscalledLin“themostsurprisingstoryintheNBA.”Knicksfansdevelopedthenicknameforhim“linsanity”（林发疯）.Timemagazinereleasedits2012listofthe100“MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorld”,JermyLinincluded.56.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tomakereadersinterestedingreatbasketballplayers.B.TopraiseJeremyLinforhisskillsanddetermination.C.TolistLin’swonderfulperformancesinNBAteam.D.TogiveabriefintroductiontoLin’sroadtoanoutstandingbasketballplayer.82\n57.WhichofthefollowingisoflittlehelpinLin’ssuccess?A.HisgraduationgfromHarvardUniversityB.Hisfather’sinfluenceC.HisyearsofhardworkD.Hisdevotiontobasketball58.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“woreoff“inParagraph7probablymean?A.workedoutB.roseupC.diedawayD.keptup【答案】C【解析】起初在专业队里打球让他很激动，但慢慢地，激动被焦虑所替代。所以worseoff的意思是激动渐渐消失，所以选C。59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofJeremyLin?A.Linlearnedtoplaybasketballwhenhewaseight.B.LinisthemostoutstandingplayerinNBA.C.Lin’scareerforprofessionalgameswasagreatsuccessatfirst.D.BeforeLintherewasnoChinese-AmericanNBAplayers.【答案】D【解析】从第二段第二句heistheonlyChinese-AmericanNBAplayer“他是唯一的华裔NBA球员”60.WhichistherightorderforLin’slife?a.HemadeanexcellentperformanceonFeb,4.b.HewasfiredbytheGoldenStateWarriors.c.HewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeague.d.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.e.Hebecamefamousovernight.A.a,d,c,b,eB.d,c,b,a,eC.a,e,d,c,bD.d,b,c,e,a61.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.A.Lindidn’thaveasmoothroadinNBA.B.LingotaneasyentryintoNBA.C.NBAprefersgraduatesfromHarvardUniversity.D.Lindidn’tshowhisbasketballtalentsinHarvardUniversity.【答案】A【解析】从倒数第三段可知，在与NewYorkKnicks签约前，他被2个队拒绝。可知他的NBA之路并不容易。【2013届江苏兴化市板桥高级中学12月考】AAqualifieddoctorwhorarelypracticedbutinsteaddevotedhislifetowriting.Heoncesaid:“Medicineismylawfulwife,andliteratureismylover.”Russian82\nwriterAntonPavlovichChekhov,wasagreatplaywrightandoneofthemastersofthemodernshortstory.WhenChekhoventeredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolin1879,hestartedtopublishhundredsofcomicshortstoriestosupporthisfamily.Afterhegraduated,hewroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.Asawriterhewasextremelyfast,oftenproducingashortstoryinanhourorless.Chekhov’smedicalandscienceexperiencecanbeseenthroughtheindifference(冷漠)manyofhischaractersshowtotragicevents.In1892,hebecameafulltimewriterandpublishedsomeofhismostmemorablestories.ChekhovoftenwroteaboutthesufferingsoflifeinsmalltownRussia.Tragiceventscontrolhischaracterswhoarefilledwithfeelingsofhopelessnessanddespair.ItisoftensaidthatnothinghappensinChekhov’sstoriesandplays.Hemadeupforthiswithhisexcitingtechniquefordevelopingdramawithinhischaracters.Chekhov’sworkcombinedthecalmattitudeofascientistanddoctorwiththesensitivity(敏感)ofanartist.SomeofChekhov'sworksweretranslatedintoChineseasearlyasthe1940s.Oneofhisfamousstories,TheManinaShell,aboutaschoolteacher’sextraordinarilyorderlylife,wasselectedasatextforChineseseniorstudents.56.AntonPavlovichChekhov________.A.hadalawfulloverB.wasanillegalwriterC.usedtobealawyerD.wasacompetentdoctor57.In1880,Chekhov________.A.becameafull-timewriterB.studiedmedicineinMoscowUniversityC.practicedmedicineinhishometownD.publishedhismostmemorablestories58.Whichofthefollowingadjectivescan’tbeusedtodescribeChekhov?A.Sensitive.B.Cool.C.Quick-minded.D.Warm-hearted.59.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheevents?a.becameadoctorb.becameafulltimewriterc.startedtopublishcomicshortstoriesd.wroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.e.enteredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolA.e→c→a→d→bB.d→a→b→c→eC.e→c→b→a→d　　D.a→e→c→b→d82\n【2013届江西临川一中第三次模拟】CSusanSontag(1933—2004)wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliterature.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything—toreadeverybookworthreading,toseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30s,publishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReview,sheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturelife,tryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliterature,filmandart.Withgreateffortandseriousjudgment.Sontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworldculture.SeriousnesswasoneofSontag’slifelongmotto,butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobvious,shearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasuresofpopculture.In“NotesonCamp”,the1964essaythatfirstmadehername,sheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandings, throughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.“NotesonCamp”,shewrote,represents“avictoryof‘form’over‘content’,‘beauty’over‘morals’”.Byconviction（信念）shewasasensualist（感觉论者）,butbynatureshewasamoralist（伦理学者）,andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980s,itwasthelattersideofherthatcameforward.InIllnessasMetaphor—publishedin1978,aftershesufferedcancer—shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities（被压抑的性格）,aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthedisease.Infact,re-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonglifelonghabit.InAmerica,herstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCalifornia,wontheNationalBookAwardin2000.Butitwasasatireless,all-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfame.“Sometimes,”sheoncesaid,“Ifeelthat,intheend,allIamreallydefending…istheideaofseriousness,oftrueseriousness.”Andintheend,shemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.66.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1meansSontag_________.A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureC.developedworldliterature,filmandartD.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture67.Shefirstwonhernamethrough___________.A. publishingessaysinmagazineslikepartisanReviewB. herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstandingsC. herstoryofaPolishactressD.herbookIllnessasMetaphor68.Accordingtothepassage,SusanSontag__________.82\nA. lookeddownuponthepopcultureB.blamedthevictimofcancerforbeingrepressedC. wasasensualistaswellasamoralistD. thoughtcontentwasmoreimportantthanform69.AsforSusanSontag’slifelonghabit,she__________.A.misunderstoodtheideaofseriousnessB.re-examinedoldpositionsC.arguedforanopennesstopopcultureD.preferredmoralstobeauty70.SusanSontag’slastingfamewasmadeupon___________-.A.publishingbooksonmoralsB.herlifelongwatchword:seriousnessC.atireless,all-purposeculturalviewD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing66．解析：这是一道推断题。从句子本意是“Sontag走在世界文学最晚的边界”，从时间上来讲，“最晚的发生的”意思是“最新的发生的”；而且的一段前面也讲到Sontag努力跟上文学、电影和艺术的新发展。因此，本句含义是“Sontag跟上世界文学最新发展的步伐”。67．解析：这是一道推断题。第二段讲到，NotesonCamp使他首次成名，而答案中没有这本文章的名字。再看这句话，讲到在NotesonCamp这篇文章的里，她解释了“alittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandings”。68．解析：这是一道推断题。第三段第一句Byconventionshewasasensualist,butbynatureshewasamoralist，可知她既是感觉论者，又是伦理学者。69．解析：这是一道推断题。本题问的是Sontag的终生习惯，从第三段最后一句re-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit可以判断，她的终生习惯是“re-examineoldpositions”。70．解析：这是一道推断题。本题问的是Sontag持久的名声，从最后一段第二句Butitwasatireless,all-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfame。六、科技说明文【2013届河北保定市期末调研】CItseemslikeeverydaythere'ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Nowthere'sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee'sgoodforourhealth"theresultshavereallybeenmixed"，admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently."There'sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere'salsobeenmaybemorerecent82\nevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell".Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400，000Americansages50to70participatinginthestudy."Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，hesaid.Here'swhathemeansby"modestly":thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudywhentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdiseaseinjuries,accidentsandinfections.Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn'tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.【文章大意】本文是一篇科学调查报告。文章通过科学调查研究了喝咖啡与疾病的关系。63.Accordingtothefirstparagraph，reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof_______.A.teaB.beerC.coffeeD.wine64.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400，000Americanstocollectdate.B.PeoplewhotookpartinFreedman'sresearchareabout50to70yearsold.C.About400,000AmericansworkedforFreedman'steamfor13years.D.Peoplewhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkwffee.82\n65.Accordingtotheauthor,scientists________.A.havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealthB.havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffeeC.haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffeeD.arestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus66.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.TheMagicalEffectsofCoffeeB.NealFreedmanandHisResearchC.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?D.ACupofCoffeeADayMakesDiseasesAway【2013届东北三省四市协作体联考】CExpertspredictthatat11:34p.m.onMay5,themoonwilllineupwiththeEarthandthesun.AndbecausethemoonwillbeattheclosestpointtotheEarthinitsorbit,therewillbea“supermoon”.Itwilllookasmuchas14%biggerand30%brighterthananyothermoonof2012.Fullmoonsvaryinhowbigtheyappearbecauseofthemoon’sorbit.ThescientifictermforwhenthemoonisatthepointnearesttotheEarthisPerigee.Aperigeefullmoonhappensaboutonceayear.Lastyear’ssupermoonwasonMarch19.Itwasreportedasthebiggestandbrightestmoonin18years.GeoffChester,anexpertattheUSNavalObservatory,saysthemoonismovingawayfromtheEarthovertime.“Thenumberoftheseextremelyclosefullmoonswilldecrease.”Chestersaid,“Eventually,wewon’tseeanyasextremeastheones82\nrightnow.”ExpertssaythesupermoononMay5willnotcauseoceantideshighenoughtocauseanyproblems.However,thesamecannotbesaidforthesupermoonof1912whichcausedthemostextremeoceantidesofthe20thcentury.ThosehightidesliftedmanyicebergsinGreenland.Threemonthslater,theTitanicstruckanunexpectediceberginitspath.SomeexpertsbelievethatitmayhavehadsomethingtodowiththesinkingoftheTitanic.Thebesttimetogetthebestviewofthesupermooniswhenitrisesintheeast.Italsolooksbiggerthroughtreesornexttolargebuildings.“Ourbrainsplayatrickonus,”Chestersaid,“andthemoonlooksreallyhuge.”63.WhenthemoonlinesupwiththeEarthandthesun,_______.A.themoonwillcausedangeroustidesB.thesunwilllooksmallerandfurtherawayC.theEarthwillbeatthepointnearesttothesunD.themoonwillbethebiggestandbrightestoftheyear64.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A.Inatouristguidebook.B.Inasciencemagazine.C.Inaphysicstextbook.D.Inanofficialreport.65.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_______.A.thatthemoonrisesintheeastB.thetricksourbrainsplayonusC.thatthesupermoonisveryhardtoobserveD.thebesttimeandplacetoseethesupermoon66.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.EarthandsupermoonB.TitanicandtidesC.SupermoonD.Trickbyourbrains82\n【2013届山东济南市高三期末】DHowfarwouldyoubewillingtogotosatisfyyourneedtoknow?Farenoughtofindoutyourpossibilityofdyingfromaterribledisease?Thesedaysthat’smorethananacademicquestion,asTracySmithreportsinourCoverStory.Therearenowmorethanathousandgenetic（基因的）tests,foreverythingfrombaldnesstobreastcancer,andthelistisgrowing.Questionis,doyoureallywanttoknowwhatmighteventuallykillyou?Forinstance,NobelPrize-winningscientistJamesWatson,oneofthefirstpeopletomaptheirentiregeneticmakeup,issaidtohaveaskednottobetoldifhewereatahigherriskforAlzheimer’（老年痴呆症）.“IfItellyouthatyouhaveanincreasedriskofgettingaterribledisease,thatcouldweighonyourmindandmakeyouanxious,throughwhichyouseetherestofyourlifeasyouwaitforthatdiseasetohityou.Itcouldreallymessyouup.”SaidDr.RobertGreen,aHarvardgeneticist.“Everyacheandpain,”Smithsuggested,couldbeunderstoodas“thebeginningoftheend.”“That’sright.IfyoueverworriedyouwereatriskforAlzheimer’sdisease,theneverytimeyoucan’tfindyourcarintheparkinglot,youthinkthediseasehasstarted.”Dr.Greenhasbeenthinkingaboutthisissueforyears.HeledastudyofpeoplewhowantedtoknowiftheywereatahighergeneticriskforAlzheimer’s.Itwasthoughtthatpeoplewhogotbadnewswould,forlackofabettermedicalterm,freakout.ButGreenandhisteamfoundthattherewas“nosignificantdifference”betweenhowpeoplehandledgoodnewsandpossiblytheworstnewsoftheirlives.Infact,mostpeoplethinktheycanhandleit.Peoplewhoaskfortheinformationusually82\ncanhandletheinformation,goodorbad,saidGreen.71.Thefirstparagraphismeantto__________.A.asksomequestionsB.introducethetopicC.satisfyreaders’curiosityD.describeanacademicfact【答案】B【解析】通过两个问题引出话题。72.WhichofthefollowingistrueofJamesWatson？A.Heisstronglyinfavorofthepresentgenetictests.B.HeismorelikelytosufferfromAlzheimer’sdisease.C.Hebelievesgeneticmappingcanhelpcureanydisease.D.Hedoesn’twanttoknowhischanceofgettingadisease.73.AccordingtoParagraphs3and4,ifapersonisatahighergeneticrisk,itis__________.A.advisablenottolethimknowB.impossibletohidehisdiseaseC.bettertoinformhimimmediatelyD.necessarytoremovehisanxiety74.Theunderlinedpart“freakout”inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“_________”.A.breakdownB.dropoutC.leaveoffD.turnaway【答案】A【解析】根据下文But的转折，以及nosignificantdifference可知，freakout的意思是A（精神垮掉）。75.ThestudyledbyDr.Greenindicatesthatpeople__________.A.prefertoheargoodnewsB.tendtofindoutthetruthC.canacceptsomebadnewsD.havetherighttobeinformed【答案】C【解析】根据第五段内容Infact,mostpeoplethinktheycanhandleit可知答案选C.【2013届江苏兴化市板桥高级中学12月考】CWhydomendieearlierthanwomen?Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.82\n“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheageingprocess.”Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.“Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.“Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,”saidGoldspink.Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.64.Theunderlinedword“longevity”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto“________”.A.healthB.longlife       C.ageingD.effect65.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat________.A.womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyarebornB.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeatC.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithageD.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage66.Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould________.A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfasterB.findoutthereasonforageingC.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealthyD.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost【2013届山东青岛二中高三11月考】CInthe1960sWaltDisneypicturedinthemindafutureutopiancitywithundergroundroadsandaclimate-controlledroundroof.TherealcommunityofCelebration,Florida,builtin1999,appliesthesocialandenvironmentalgoalsofbothDisneyandtheNewUrbanismmovement.DisneyandtheNewUrbanismhaveimaginedcommunitiesthatpromotesocialandlocalcommunication.CelebrationhasacentralMarketStreetdistricttoreduce82\ntrafficandencouragesocialcontacts.Theideaisthatifthedowntownareaisneatlyandcloselyranked,peoplewillwalkandmeettheirneighbors.Downtowneventslikeartsfestivalsalsobringcitizenstogether.Narrow,tree-linedstreetsare"trafficcalm"——withslowerspeedlimits——toencouragebicyclingandwalking.Moreover,housinginCelebrationincludesbothsingle-andmulti-familyhousesthatencouragessocialization.Apartmentbuildingsarelocatedclosetodowntown,andhousesarebuiltclosetogetherwithsmallyards.Theyfeatureentrancehallstoencouragecitizenstosocialize."Manyaspectsofthatkindofdesignarereallyaimedatmaximizingsocialcommunicationbetweencitizens,notjustonthestreetsbutalsoincommunityinstitutionsthatareverymuchapartofpubliclifethere,"saysAndrewRoss,aNewYorkUniversityprofessorwholivedinCelebrationforoneyear.UtopiancommunitiessuchasCelebrationarealsodesignedwithenvironmentalprotectioninmind.Thetownitselfisbuilton4,900acressurroundedbya4,700acreprotectedgreenbelt.Thegreenbeltparks,andcommonareasaccommodatenativewildlifeandanimals.High-riseofficeandapartmentbuildingsprovidecloseofficeandlivingspaceinasmallgeographicareainordertoreduceurbansprawl,thespreadoftoday'scitiesontonatureareas.Buildingsalsominimizeenvironmentalinfluencebyusingcooling;andelectricsystemswithinsulated(绝缘的;隔热的)glass,coolingtowers,andenergy-savinglamps."ThetownmoreorlessborrowsveryheavilyfromNewUrbanistprinciples...tocreateenvironmentallyfriendlyalternativestosprawlandtocreatecommunitiesaroundpeopleratherthanvehicles,"Rosssaid.59.Celebrationmentionedinthepassageisa___________.A.cityofferinglivingspacesB.communitypromotingsocializationC.specialoccasioninthemarketD.downtownareawithhighbuildings60.ThepurposeofholdingartfestivalsmentionedinParagraph2isto_________.A.exhibitartworksB.attractartistsforprofitsC.encouragecommunicationD.reducedowntowntraffic82\n61.Theunderlinedword"sprawl"inParagraph6maybereplacedby"_________".A.expansionB.organizationC.restrictionD.exploration【答案】A【解析】A.膨胀B.组织，组织机构C.限制，约束D.探索，探险。高楼大厦在一个小的地理区域提供了更近的办公和居住空间来减少城市的扩张。62.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?【答案】B【解析】总观全文可知答案为B。七、新闻类【2013届湖南师大附中高三第5次月考】ABEIJING,March9---Thecentralgovernmentwillrequireanadditionalthreeyearsofuseforofficialvehiclesforministersandgovernorstoreducethecostsofpurchasingnewcars,mediahavereported.ThenewrulehasbeenappliedamongallPartyandgovernmentdepartmentsnationwide,theBeijingNewsreportedonTuesday.Thenewrulehasnotyetbeenmadepublic,saidLi,amemberoftheChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceNationalCommittee.Undertheoldrules,thecarsusedbyminister-levelofficialscouldbereplacedasoftenaseveryfiveyears,Lisaid.Theseofficialswillalsokeepthesamecarswhentheyassumenewposts,headded.Thenewrulealsoreiterated(重申)thatofficialsrankingbelowminister-or-governor-levelsshouldnotbeallocatedcars.Thecarspossessedbytheirdepartmentsshouldbeusedondemand.82\n“Itviolatestherulesforlower-ranking---evencounty-level-officialstobeallocatedcars,”Lisaid.Purchasesofvehiclesforofficialusehavebeenheavilyinvestigated,astheyaccountforalargeexpenditure(花费)ofpublicfundseveryyear.AsurveyontheWebnewswww.ifeng.comfound64percentofrespondentsbelievedthenewrulewillbedifficulttocarryoutbecauseitisrelatedtoofficials’interests.“Localgovernmentdepartmentshadhalted(中断)approvalsforrequestsforsuchvehiclesandhadstartedtoworkonnewquotas(指标)underthenewrules,”Lisaid.“Thefuturereformofofficialvehicleusewillintroducemarketmechanismsandmonetization.”PremierWenJiabaosaidintheannualgovernmentworkreportonSaturdaythatexpendituresonsuchvehicleswillnotincreasein2011comparedwithayearago.Beijing’sstandingdeputymayorJiLinlastweeksaidthemunicipal(市政的)governmentwillreleasethenumberofvehiclesforofficialuseinthecapitalasearlyasattheendofthismonth.Earlierthismonth,theMinisterofFinancehadpublishedaruleregulatingthebudgetsforsuchvehicles.56.Whatisthepurposeofthenewruleallocatingvehiclesamongofficials?A.Topromotealow-carbonlifestyle.B.Tocutdownthepresenthugeexpendituresofpurchasingcars.C.Tomakegooduseofbudgetsforofficialcars.D.Tosolvetheproblemofseveretrafficjam.57.Howoftencouldthecarsusedbyminister-levelofficialsbereplacedaccordingtothenewrule?A.Every3years.B.Every5years.C.Every8years.D.Every10years.58.Whatabouttheofficialsrankingbelowminister-or-governorlevelsintermsofofficialvehicles?A.Theycanstillpossessspecialcars.B.Theycanusetheirownprivatecars.C.Theycanusecarswheneverofficiallynecessary.D.Theycanbeallocatedsecond-handcars.59.Whatisthepublic’sattitudetowardthenewrule’sfulfillment?A.Uncertain.B.Optimistic.C.Indifferent.D.Passive60.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat_________.A.thegovernmentisdeterminedtocarryoutthenewruleB.thenewrulehasnotyetbeenmadepublicC.thenewrulewillbenefitofficial’sinterestD.thenewruleisappliedtominister-levelofficials82\n82