高考英語閱讀理解沖刺滿分訓(xùn)練15（含解析）(1).doc

2014高考英語閱讀理解沖刺滿分訓(xùn)練（15）閱讀理解imagine，one day，getting out of bed in beijing and being at your office in shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to beijing and having dinner theresounds unusual，doesnt it? but its not that unrealistic，with the development of chinas highspeed railway systemand thats not a11china has an even greater highspeed railway planto connect the country with southeast asia，and eventually eastern europechina is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventually reaching london and singaporechina has proposed three such projectsthe first would possibly connect kunming with singapore via vietnam and malaysiaanother could start in urumqi and go through kazakhstan and uzbekistan，and possibly to germanythe third would start in the northeast and go north through russia and then into western europeif chinas plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from london to beijing in under two daysthe new system would still follow chinas highspeed railway standardand the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes chinas bullet train(高速客車)，the one connecting wuhan to guangzhou，already has the worlds fastest average speedit covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hoursof course，there are some technical challenges to overcomethere are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(軌距)，maintenance of railway tracksso，its important to pay attention to every detailbut the key issue is really moneychina is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansionchina prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investmentresources from those countries could stream into china to sustain developmentit11 be a win-win project. for other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countriesfor china，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop chinas far westwe foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unusedwith high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11and they11 trade with central asian and eastern european countries( ) 1. chinas new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because a. china will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions b. china and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways c. china will develop its railway system and communication with other countriesd. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism選b在文章倒數(shù)第二段中有明確答案( ) 2. according to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is a. technical issues b. safety of the systemw_w w.c. financial problems d. maintenance of railway tracks選c . 在文章第8段看到 there are so many issues that need to be settled.及第9節(jié)中 but the key issue is really money( ) 3. which of the following words best describes the authors attitude towards chinas high-speed railway plan? a. critical b. reserved c. doubtful d. positive選d . 盡管在文章第8，9段中 提到存在的問題，但從最后兩段中不難看出作者是持支持的態(tài)度( ) 4. which of the following might be the best title for the passage?a. new railway standards b. big railway dreamsc. highspeed bullet trains d. international railway network選b. 貫穿全文須知這只是一個夢想how could faith beget such evil? after hundreds of members of a ugandan cult, the movement for the restoration of the ten commandments of god, died in what first appeared to be a suicidal fire in the village of kanungu two weeks age, police found 153 bodies buried in a compound used by the cult in buhunga, 25 miles away. when investigators searched the house of a cult leader in yet another village, they discovered 155 bodies, many buried under the concrete floor of the house. then scores more were dug up at a cult members home. some had been poisoned; others, often-young children, strangled. by weeks end, ugandan police had counted 924 victims including at least 530 who burned to death inside the sealed church exceeding the 1978 jonestown mass suicide and killings by followers of american cult leader jim jones that claimed 913 lives. authorities believe two of the cults leaders, joseph kibwetere, a 68-year-old former roman catholic catechism teacher who started the cult in 1987, and his “prophetess, ” credonia mwerinde, by some accounts a former prostitute who claimed to speak for the virgin mary, may still be alive and on the run. the pair had predicted the world would end on dec. 31, 1999. when that didnt happen, followers who demanded the return of their possessions, which they had to surrender on joining the cult, may have been systematically killed. the ugandan carnage focuses attention on the proliferation of religious cults in east africas impoverished rural areas and city slums. according to the institute for the study of american religion, which researches cults and sects, there are now more than 5,000 indigenous churches in africa, some with apocalyptic or revolutionary leanings. one such group is the jerusalem church of christ in nairobis kawangwara slums, led by mary snaida-akatsa, or “mommy” as she is known to her thousands of followers. she prophesies about the end of the world and accuses some members of being witches. one day the brought a “special visitor” to church, an indian sikh man she claimed was jesus, and told her followers to “repent or pay the consequences.” most experts say africas hardships push people to seek hope in religious cults. “these groups thrive because of poverty,” says charles onyango obbo, editor of the monitor, an independent newspaper in uganda, and a close observer of cults. “people have no support, and theyre susceptible to anyone who is able to tap into their insecurity.” additionally, they say, aids, which has ravaged east africa, may also breed a fatalism that helps apocalyptic notions take root. some africans turn to cults after rejecting mainstream christian churches as “western” or “non-african.” agnes masitsa, 30, who used to attend a catholic church before she joined the jerusalem church of christ, says of catholicism: “its dull.” catholic icons. yet, the ugandan doomsday cult, like many of the sects, drew on features of roman catholicism, a strong force in the region. catholic icons were prominent in its buildings, and some of its leaders were defrocked priests, such as dominic kataribabo, 32, who reportedly studied theology in the los angeles area in the mid-1980s. he had told neighbors he was digging a pit in his house to install a refrigerator; police have now recovered 81 bodies from under the floor and 74 from a field nearby. police are unsure whether kataribabo died in the church fire. still, there is the question: how could so many killings have been carried out without drawing attention? villagers were aware of kibweteres sect, whose followers communicated mainly through sign language and apparently were apprehensive about violating any of the cults commandments. there were suspicions. ugandan president yoweri mseveni told the bbc that intelligence reports about the dangerous nature of the group had been suppressed by some government officials. on thursday, police arrested an assistant district commissioner, the rev. amooti mutazindwa, for allegedly holding back a report suggesting the cult posed a security threat. now, there are calls for african governments to monitor cults more closely. says gilbert ogutu, a professor of religious studies at the university of nairobi: “when cult leaders lose support, they become dangerous.”1.why did so may ugandans die in faith?a many of them were killed for asking for the return of their possessions.they found the cults leaders had cheated them.c they lost faith in cults.d they are willing to die.2.the main reason of peoples joining the cults isa poverty.insecurity.c aids.d fatalism.3.what does mary snaide akatsa prophesy?a she prophesies the world will be flooded.she prophesies the world will be in fire.c she prophesies about the end of the world.d she prophesies he followers should die in faith.4.why do some africans reject christian churches?a they feel christianity is dull.they reject christian churches as western or non-african.c they are susceptible.d they are dangerous persons.5.how could so many killing have been carried out without drawing attention?a the cult acted secretly.the government officials did not see through its dangerous nature.c there were no preventive measures.d people were frightened.vocabulary1.beget 產(chǎn)生，引起，招致2.cult 祭禮，狂烈的崇拜（者），迷信，邪教3.compound 院子，場地4.strangle 扼死，悶死5.carnage 殘殺，大屠殺，成堆的尸體6.catechism 教理問答7.prophet 預(yù)言者，先知8.on the run 在逃9.proliferation 擴散，繁殖10.indigenous 本土的，土生土張的11.apocalypse （基督教）啟事（錄）圣經(jīng)新約12.be susceptible 易受人影響13.ravage 蹂躪，劫掠14.fatalism 宿命論15.apocalyptic 預(yù)警16.icon （東正教）圣像17.doomsday 世界末日18.jerusalem 耶路撒冷，喻：天堂19.kenya 肯尼亞20.nairobi 內(nèi)羅畢，肯尼亞首都21.mommy 嬤嬤mother22.repent 懺悔23.sikh 錫克教（信徒）24.defrock 免去圣職的。這里指：免去圣職的牧師25.sect 宗教小組26.pose 提問難句譯注1. the movement for the restoration of the ten commandments of god【結(jié)構(gòu)簡析】ten commandments 十戒，是圣經(jīng)中上帝再西奈山上給予摩西（猶太人的古代領(lǐng)袖）十大行為的神圣準(zhǔn)則：a) have no other god.b) do not make or warship idols.c) do not take the word of the lord in vain.d) keep the sabbath holy.e) honor ones father and mother.f) do not kill.g) do not commit adultery.h) do not steal.i) do not give false evidence.j) do not covet anothers property or wife.這十戒為猶太教、基督教的教條。 【參考譯文】這是烏干達回復(fù)上帝十戒運動頭目以上帝的名義在2000年屠殺了924名信徒。2. the 1978 jonestown mass suicide and killings by followers of american cult leader jim jones that claimed 913 lives.這是指美國的一個邪教組織人民圣殿教。1978年11月19日教徒在教主jim jones的蒙騙或脅迫下在圭亞那集體自殺或扼殺（或強制和下kool-aid）或遭襲擊而死。人數(shù)高達913。此后jones一詞意為殘忍的人。殺人的地點就成為jonestown。3. they are susceptible to any one who is able to tap into their insecurity.【參考譯文】他們易受任何人的影響，這些人能利用他們不安的情緒。4. drew on features of roman catholicism.【參考譯文】利用羅馬天主教義等特點。寫作方法與文章大意 文章以因果寫作方法，先提出各種邪教殘害的人數(shù)，然后一一點出邪教興起的原因：人民貧窮、艾滋病之猖獗，為宿命論提供了溫床。加上邪教頭目種種欺騙手段：如世界末日來臨利用一些正教教義或以基督、圣母瑪利亞的身份出現(xiàn)控制、麻木信徒，一旦欺騙手段暴露信徒就慘遭殺害。答案詳解1. a 許多人由于要歸還他們的財產(chǎn)而遭到殺害。答案見第二段倒數(shù)第二句，這一對邪教領(lǐng)袖曾預(yù)言世界將于1999年12月31日借宿世界末日來臨。結(jié)果并沒有發(fā)生，追隨者就要求歸還他們在入教時獻上的一切，而遭到有計劃有步驟地殺害。b. 他們發(fā)現(xiàn)邪教頭目欺騙他們。這只是起因之一，如果發(fā)現(xiàn)后不吭聲也許不會遭劫。c.他們對邪教失去了信任。d. 他們愿意去死。2. a 貧窮。主要原因就是窮。答案見第四段。許多專家認(rèn)為非洲之艱苦生活促使人民在邪教中尋找希望。這些邪教群體之興起就是因為貧窮。人民沒有支柱、保障，很容易受影響。任何人都可利用他們不安的情緒。其次艾滋病在東非之猖獗，培育出宿命論觀點，從而幫助預(yù)示可怕事情即將來臨的思想扎根于心靈。b.不安全。c.艾滋病。d.宿命論。3. c 她預(yù)言世界末日。a.她預(yù)言世界將遭水淹。b.她預(yù)言世界將燒光。d.她預(yù)言她的追隨者將死于信仰。4. b 他們把基督教會視為西方的或非非洲的而拒之門外。見第五段：有些非洲人在把基督教會視作西方的或非非洲的而拒之門外后皈依邪教。a.認(rèn)為基督教非常沉悶單調(diào)。c.他們易受影響。d.他們是一伙危險人物。5. a 邪教行動神秘。例：第一段中描述的好幾百烏干達邪教組織成員死于初看好像是自殺性的火焰之中（自焚），在一個場院誘發(fā)現(xiàn)了153具尸體，在搜查邪教頭目的房子中又發(fā)現(xiàn)了156具尸體，許多埋于房子的混凝土地板下面，還有好幾十具從邪教成員家中挖出，其中有些人被毒死。其他，特別是孩子都是扼殺（窒息而死）。共計924人，至少有530人燒死在封閉的教堂里。倒數(shù)第三段，烏干達世界末日邪教一個頭目免去圣職的牧師，據(jù)說80年代中他研究神學(xué)，他告訴鄰居他在家挖一個地窖放冰箱?，F(xiàn)在警察發(fā)現(xiàn)地板下81具尸體，附近一場地74具尸體。上述兩例都是神秘殺害，至于要歸還財產(chǎn)之人更遭神秘殺害了。b.政府官員沒有看出邪教的危險性（原因之一）。c.沒有防范措施。d.人民害怕。閱讀理解-astudents and technology in the classroomi love my blackberryits my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. i also love my laptop computer ，as it holds all of my writing and thought .despite this love of technology ,i know that there are times when i need to move away from these device and truly communication with others.on occasion, i teach a course called history matters for a group of higher education managers. my goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas .because i want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom ,i have a rule no laptop, ipods, phones ,etc .when students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy .most students assume that year reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. theres a bit of truth to that. some students assume that i am anti-technology. theres no truth in that at all. i love technology and try to keep up with it so i relate to my students.the real reason why i ask students to leave technology at the door is that i think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. i want students to think differently and make connections between the course the material and the class discussion.ive been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the educations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that i create .students realize that with deep conversation and challenge , they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom .im not saying that i wont ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until i hear a really good reason f