遼寧省鞍山市高考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)（11）(1).doc

2014遼寧省鞍山市高考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)（11）及答案閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。【河北省邯鄲市2014一模試題】ai used to think of myself as a fairly open person, but my bookshelves told a different story. apart from a few indian novels and the australian and south african book, my literature collection consisted of british and american titles. worse still, i hardly ever read anything in translation. my reading was limited to stories by english-speaking authors.so, at the start of 2012, i set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to find out what i was missing. as i was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, i decided to ask the planets readers for help. i created a blog called a year of reading the world and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that i could read in english.the response was amazing. before i knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. some posted me books from their home countries. others did hours of research on my behalf. in addition, several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of the british who only speak english. even so, selecting books was no easy task. with translations making up only around 4.5 percent of literary works published in the uk and ireland, getting english versions (版本)of stories was difficult.but the effort was worth it. i found i was visiting the mental space of the storytellers. these stories not only opened my mind to the real life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel.and that in turn changed my thinking. through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, i realised i was not alone, but part of a network that spread all over the planet. 21. which of the following might be found on the blog a year of reading the world?a. lists of english version books. b. research on english literature.c. unfinished novels by british writers.d. comments on english literature.22. why was it hard for the author to select the right books to read? a. the author had a busy schedule.b. the author was only interested in a few topics.c. the author could only read books written in english.d. most books recommended are not available in local bookshops.23. the author is probably from_.a. americab. the ukc. australiad. canada24. which of the following words can best describe the authors experience?a. fast and effortless b. challenging but rewardingc. hopeless but beneficiald. meaningful but fruitless【參考答案】21-24 acbb閱讀理解university of cambridge(board of graduate studies admissions office)course：mphil in modern society and global transformationstype： onlystudy mode：full-time(40 hours per week)admission：michaelmas term 2010application no：10073140 8 march, 20102708 fltrp wai yan she da sha 19# xi shan huan bei lu beijing 100089 chinadear li hua,conditional offer of admissioni am very pleased to make you a conditional offer of admission as a graduate student at the university of cambridge. this offer replaces any previous offer we may have made for this course and term of admission. please read this letter and the explanation given in the accompanying booklet “an explanation of your offer and its conditions” carefully. this letter and the booklet form a single document. your offer details are in two parts: the course we are offering you, and the conditions you must satisfy before we will admit you. the booklet tells you what each means and what you need to do to respond to the offer.your coursequalification：master of philosophy (only)subject： modern society + global transadmission date：1 october, 2010supervisor： to be appointed.fee status： overseas student.your conditionsfinance： the yearly cost of your course is 18,002.college： a condition of your admission is that one of the cambridge colleges offers your membership. the university is now seeking college membership for you, and will notify you when a college makes you an offer of membership.academic：you must graduate from your bachelors degree with a final overall average of at least 90%.contduse our online self-service to check the progress and much more about your application：http:/www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/admissions/selfservice/9、what is not clear in the letter?a、the subject to be studied.b、the exact admission date.c、the college li hua will be in.d、the application number.10、which of the following is true according to the passage?a、the student will study in cambridge for 40 hours a week.b、the cost of the course spent every year will be 18,002.c、michaelmas term in cambridge often begins in march.d、the student will major in modern society or global trans.11、what may “contd” at the end of the letter refer to?a、the booklet attached to the letter.b、the conditions that must be satisfied.c、something about the students academic.d、an encouraging response to the student.【參考答案】9、ca 11、a 閱讀理解-dhe felt faint again now but he held on the great fish all the strain that he could. i moved him, he thought. maybe this time i can get him over. pull, hands, he thought. hold up, legs. last for me, head. last for me. you never went. this time ill pull him over. but when he put all of his effort on, starting it well out before the fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength, the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away. “fish,” the old man said. “fish, you are going to have to die anyway. do you have to kill me too?” that way nothing is accomplished, he thought. his mouth was too dry to speak but he could not reach for the water now. i must get him alongside this time, he thought. i am not good for many more turns. yes, you are, he told himself. youre good for ever. on the next turn, he nearly had him. but again the fish righted himself and swam slowly away. you are killing me, fish, the old man thought. but you have a right to. never have i seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother. come on and kill me. i do not care who kills who. now you are getting confused in the head, he thought. you must keep your head clear. keep your head clear and know how to suffer like a man. or a fish, he thought. “clear up, head,” he said in a voice he could hardly hear. “clear up.” twice more it was the same on the turns. i do not know, the old man thought. he had been on the point of feeling himself go each time. i do not know. but i will try it once more. he tried it once more and he felt himself going when he turned the fish. the fish righted himself and swam off again slowly with the great tail weaving in the air. ill try it again, the old man promised, although his hands were mushy now and he could only see well in flashes. he tried it again and it was the same. so he thought, and he felt himself going before he started; i will try it once again. he took all his pain and what was left of his strength and his long gone pride and he put it against the fishs agony and the fish came over onto his side and swam gently on his side, his bill almost touching the planking of the skiff and started to pass the boat, long, deep, wide, silver and barred with purple and interminable in the water. the old man dropped the line and put his foot on it and lifted the harpoon as high as he could and drove it down with all his strength, and more strength he had just summoned, into the fishs side just behind the great chest fin that rose high in the air to the altitude of the mans chest. he felt the iron go in and he leaned on it and drove it further and then pushed all his weight after it. then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. he seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the skiff. then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all of the skiff. 12. in what way did the old man make it? a. by keeping his head clear up. b. by pulling the fish to his boat.c. by stopping the fish making turns.d. by getting the fish over and hitting it with his harpoon.13. which of the following statements is true about the fisherman?a. the fisherman seemed to be playing a cat-and-mouse game.b. the fisherman showed respect for his rival in this fierce battle.c. the fisherman was dramatically exhausted and on the point of giving up. d. the fisherman, experienced as he was in fishing, nearly got killed on several occasions.14. which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage? a. risk at seab. fighting a fishc. fishs enemyd. fishing, a dangerous job15. the theme of this story might be linked with _.a. environmental protection b. human spirit c. man and nature d. moral【參考答案】1215、dbbc【江西省上饒市2014高考英語二模試題】d a mansion（豪宅） may symbolize the american dream but the fact is, for most immigrants, the closest one they ever get to is the neighboring bushes such is the case with 63-year-old catalino tabia, calif hes a gardener with a 6h grade education he came to america to make his dreams come true, but ended up fulfilling everyone elses“i always wanted to be somebody, tabia said“but now i just want the opportunity to help others that is why, not long ago, tabia started the bay area gardeners foundation its a charity aiming at helping smart kids like noel chavez, whose dream was to become the first in his family to graduate from collegeunfortunately, since noel is still waiting for his citizenship, hes not qualified for financial aidand after just a few months of going to school full-time and working full-time, he was ready to give in “im working too much im not going to do it its impossible but then you get some help, and thats my break the break was a $ 1,500 scholarship from the gardeners foundation in the last two years, the foundation has awarded 13 such prizes to low-income kids, regardless of citizenship and tabia plans to give out hundreds more how does a gardener come up with that kind of cash? ”i was thinking and thinking and suddenly, the clients v he said“thats where the money is coming from we work for clients with a lot of money tabia and his gardener friends just started knocking on those mansion doors-and the checks have been rolling in ever since “there might be some gardeners at your graduation, someone said to noel“im sure there will and im going to invite them, he replied tabia is now hoping this idea catches on with the gardeners around the country and whether that happens or not, and whether he realizes it or not, tabia has already finished what he came to america to dobecome somebody71why did tabia come to america? a to improve his gardening b to further his education c to become someone important d to help immigrants succeed72the bay area gardeners foundation is an organization which a provides poor immigrant students with part-time jobs b helps wise kids from low-income families realize their dreams c supports immigrants who want to buy their own big houses d assists immigrants to get american citizenship quickly73what does the underlined word “break in para4 mean? a a period of time when somebody is having a rest b an occasion when you end a relationship c an unexpected chance to do something d to split apart something74what do we know about noel? a he did a part-time job to support his own education b he never thought of giving in c he dreamed to be the first in his family to receive education d he will invite gardeners to attend his graduation ceremony75the purpose of this text is mainly to a tell how a gardener achieved success by helping othersb introduce the bay area gardeners foundationc show the concern of immigrants for educationd encourage children to grow up happily【參考答案】70-75 cbcda閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。【遼寧省葫蘆島市2014一模試題】awhen were in need, we always turn to our parents for help. but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? social networking sites have become extensions (延伸) of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?in the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. however, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. this realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves about social networking sites.these days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; theres also a certain amount of control over privacy that we dont get in real life. sometimes we feel that privacy is violated (侵犯）when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.its a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online liv