2015屆高考限時閱讀系列（10） (2)

1、2015屆高考限時閱讀系列（10） 命題人：楊建林 審核人：楊長萍 2014-9-25時間：45分鐘 總分：15分 得分 _第一部分 完形填空（共20小題；每小題，分，滿分20分） 體裁分類: 夾敘夾議文A Priceless GiftMy son is a crazy hockey fan Several years ago, we watched a game together and he was very excited because we had only been able to attend a game 1 twice before When the Rangers 2_ ,

2、the crowd shouted wildly and it seemed as if the building would 3 from noiseBut then the 4 happened The other team scored four goals _5 , and all of a sudden our beloved Rangers were losing four 6 two The crowd fell silentWhat makes sporting events so interesting and exciting is that 7 can happen in

3、 any given game This night was no 8 The Rangers fought 9 and tied the game shortly before the end Following an overtime period with no scoring, the team then went into a shootout（點球大戰(zhàn)）And on this magical night, the Rangers didnt 10 , winning the game by a goalFor my son, the victory was 11 than exci

4、ting The goalie（守門員）picked the hockey puck（球）and threw it into the crowd One of the three young men sitting in front of us 12 the puck and, as if in one motion after catching it, threw it back to my sonMy son looked at the puck as if he had been given a precious 13 And then, obviously14 ，he asked in

5、 a trembling voice, Why did that man give me the puck?I 15 to my son that the man had given him the puck because he knew how happy it would make him to have a souvenir from the game, which had been the winning goal in a shootoutStill in 16 ,my son said: He should have 17 it for himself Why should he

6、 give it away ?I really write and thank himI told my son that there was probably no way he would be able to find the man so that he could write to him But I did say that there was something he could do-that when he was a grown-up attending a hockey game, he could look 18 for a boy or girl about his

7、age now, and make sure that 19 he caught a puck coming off the rink（對場）,he would pass it along to them My son nodded, and I knew he 20 1.A in private Bin person Cof ourselves Don our own2A scored Blost Cfought Ddefended3A expand Bbreak Cexplode Ddrop4A unfortunate Bunimportant Cunnecessary Dunexpect

8、ed5A suddenly Bcontinuously Cfinally Dtoughly6Aby Bin Cto Dat7A everything Banything Csomething Dnothing8A difference Bexpectation Cpoint Dexception9Aexcitedly Bfiercely Csurprisingly Droughly10A succeed Btry Cworry Ddisappoint11A more Bother Cless Drather12A held Bgrasped Ccarried Dcaught 13A treas

9、ure Bpossession Cbelonging Dvalue14A surprised Bpuzzled Cmoved Dfrightened15A introduced Bexplained Capologized Dtalked16A relief Bhorror Cdespair Ddisbelief17A kept B gave Ccaught Dthrew18A up B over Caround Dn ahead19A if Bwhether Cbefore Dunless20A heard Badmitted C understood Drealized第三部分：閱讀理解（

10、共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）A 體裁分類：議論文 難度系數：Everyone knows what it feels like to be hungry, though few of uscan imagine the pain of starvation But the new movie Back to 1942,directed by Feng Xiaogang, who is perhaps Chinas most clevercommercial movie director, brings this pain to life For some, Feng maybe too

11、 commercial at timcs But with his new movie Back to1942, Fengmight avoid such criticism The film, based on a novel by Liu Zhenyun,makes the audiences aware of Chinas history and the difficult times ourancestors faced when more than 3 million people lost their lives in 1942,a time when China was enga

12、ged in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression （1921945） This historic background provides the perfect material to create a wonderful movie And Feng is no stranger to using exciting elements, such as destructive natural disasters as seen in Aftershock（唐山大地震） and thrilling battle scenes as

13、seen in Assembly（集結號） Combined with a strong cast, which includes Xu Fan, Zhang Guoli, Chen Daoming and Zhang Hanyu, it is almost certain that these elements will ensure the movie becomes a major box office hit, at least in China But this time, Feng seems to have set his eyes on the international ma

14、rket as wellJoininng the strong Chinese cast are two big names from Hollywood: Tim Robbins who plays a Catholic priest and Adrien Brody who plays American journalist Theodore White Many of the movies scenes, like the ones showing the bombing attacks by the Japanese army, are very Hollywood-style, bo

15、th in terms of their scale and technical levelBut somehow, the movie, like many of its kind, such as White Deer Plain（白鹿原）, falls short on generating an emotional impact It seems to conflrm the old saying one man dying is a tragedy, but a million deaths is a statistic figureIn the end, the movie pic

16、tures a legend that will undoubtedly be treasured at home and; most likely, be filed abroad as another lesson in modern Chinese history-but one well worth remembering and learning fromFeng, famous for directing comedies, has spent 10 years preparing for his latest work When asked why he had been so

17、determined to make the movie, Feng told, China has gone through numerous disasters, but the whole nation Jacks introspection（反?。?on the sufferings, so I hope that audiences, especially young people, can learn more about the troubled history of the country21 What is the passage mainly about?A An intr

18、oduction to Feng Xiaogangs successful careerB A brief account of Feng Xiaogangs new movie Back to 1942C An analysis of the reasons why Back to 1942 must also make a handsome profit D A brief description of the difference between Back to 1942 and Fengs former works22 The underlined word hit in Para2

19、probably means Asuccess Binjury Cbeat Dprogress23 Fengs Back to1942 differs from his previous movies mainly in its .A strong cast B historic backgroundC mtemational elements D emotional impacts24 Which of the following best describes the authors attitude towards Back t0 1942 ?A PrejudicedB Objective

20、C CautiousD DisappointedB 體裁分類： 難度系數：A pill costing little more than &1 a day could save the lives of thousands suffering from a common heart disease British doctors have decided to use the drug, ivabradine, to treat patients with heart failure straight away, even though it has not yet been licensed

21、 for the disease in the UKMore than 700,000 people live with heart failure, which occurs when the organ becomes too weak to pump blcod efficiently round the body This can lead to fatigue, breathlessness, increased heart rate and other serious complications Around 100,000 people a year are thought to

22、 die from heart failure and many patients are repeatedly admitted to hospital because of their symptomsThe dramatic results from the trial of 6,150 patients-the biggest of its kind-found a 26 per cent cut in heart failure deaths, suggesting the lives of around 10,000 British patients could be saved

23、each year The research also found ivabradine will help reduce the number of hospital admissions by 26 per cent, which would cut costsThe trial, carried out in 2 countries including the UK, showed particular benefits for patients who cannot take beta blockers （阻滯藥） Beta blockers reduce the heart rate

24、, giving it more time to fill with blood before the next beat But in as many as 15 percent of patients beta blockers do not work or have unpleasant side effectsAll the patients in the trial had high heart rates of around 77 beats per minute on averagelvabradine lowers the number of beats to around 6

25、0 per minute without reducing blood pressure, which means the damaged heart is pumping more efficiently at a slower rateProfessor Cowie, consultant cardiologist （心臟病學家） at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, said, This is a very clean way of dropping the heart rate Patients on beta blockers compl

26、ain of tiredness and many stop taking it At a very conservative estimate, prescribing ivabradine to eligible patients could save between 5,000 and 10,000 lives a year, he said25 This passage is most probably taken from .A a medical magazine B a govemment reportC an advertisement D a personal diary26

27、 Ivabradine used on patients suffering from heart failure can .A raise breath B increase heart rateC reduce blood pressure D improve the heart pump27 We can learn from the underlined sentence that .A ivabradine can remove all the symptoms B ivabradine is effective in cleaning the heartC ivabradine i

28、s an environmentally friendly medicine D ivabradine has few side effects on heart failure patients28 What is the authors main purpose in writing the passage?A To analyze a major study B To praise some British doctorsC To introduce a drug for a heart diseaseD To persuade us to use a new drugC 體裁分類： 難

29、度系數：China-A senior business official has expressed the hope that stronger economic ties between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not be affected by territorial rows in the South China SeaChina is not willing to see an impact on economic and trade cooperation between China an

30、d ASEAN by the South China Sea dispute, which would be harmful to both sides, said Xu Ningning, executive deputy secretary-general of the China-ASEAN Business Council But he did express concern that rising bilateral investment between China and ASEAN members may suffer if the situation continues to

31、get worseSpeaking at an awards ceremony for Chinese and ASEAN enterprises, Xu warned that Chinese and Southeast Asian investors may be concerned about their investment return if the tension continues He said that although governments will try to maintain bilateral investment growth between China and

32、 ASEAN, its up to the enterprises to choose their investment destinations and make specific investment plans, especially under sensitive conditions A closer economic relationship and more comprehensive trading cooperation will promote political relations of mutual trust between China and ASF,AN, Xu

33、saidAt the East Asian summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, last week, ASEAN members, together with China and five other Asia-Pacific countries, announced the launch of talks on what could be the worlds largest Regional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipGuan Dengming, Chinas former ambassador to the Phili

34、ppines, said that bilateral interests in terms of trade cooperation, are much bigger than the effects of territorial disputes and that the cooperative development between China and ASEAN would not be affected by the disputeIn 2011, China-ASEAN trade reached $1285 billion, an increase of 239 percent,

35、 compared with last year By 2015, bilateral trade is set to reach $150 billion According to the council, Chinese enterprises had invested $185 billion in ASEAN countries by the end of October of this year（Adapted from China Daily, November 30, 2012） 29 What is the best title for the passage?A Concer

36、n about China-ASEAN investment B Plan to improve China-ASEAN relationship C Hope for better China-ASEAN economic links D Effect on territorial dispute in the South China Sea30 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A China-ASEAN did nothing at the East Asian summit B Int

37、erests of trade cooperation overweigh the disputeC Governments will help the enterprises to decide their investment D There has been a decrease in China-ASEAN trade development31 What can we infer from the passage? A China-ASEAN trade reached $1285 billion B Governments try to maintain Chinas invest

38、ment growth C The investor$ may be concemed about their investment return D China and ASEAN will benefit politically through better economic tiesD 體裁分類：記敘文 難度系數：When I was seven, my parents gave me a doll, a dolls house and a book The Arabian Nights, came wrapped in red paper I was just ready to rea

39、d when my mother walked into my roomIsnt your doll just beautiful? my mother asked I looked at the doll, with fair hair in a pink dress-Ill have to call her she because I never gave her a name I folded my lips and raised my eyebrows, not really knowing how to let my mother down easilyThis doll is di

40、fferent My mother explained, trying to talk me into playing with itThinking the doll needed love, I hugged her tightly for a long time Useless, I said to myselfFinally, I decided to play with the dolls house But since rearranging the tiny furniture seemed to be the only active possible, I lost inter

41、est I caught sight again of the third of my gift The Arabian Nights, and I began to read it From that moment, the book was my constant companionEvery day I climbed our garden tree, Nestled among its branches, I read the stories in The Arabian Nights to my hearts content My mother became concerned as

42、 she noliced I wasnt playing with either the doll or the little house She insisted that I take the doll up the tree with meTrying to read on a branch 15 feet off the ground while holding on to the silly doll was not easy Alter nearly falling off twice, I tied one end of a long vine around the dolls

43、neck and the opposite one -around the branch, letting the doll hang in mid air while I read I always looked out for my mother, though I sensed that my playing with the doll was of great importance to her So every time I heard her coming, I lifted the doll up and hugged her The smile in my mothers ey

44、es told me my plan workedThe inevitable happened one afternoon Totally absorbed in the reading, I didnt hear my mother calling me When I looked down, I saw my mother staring at the hanging doll Fearing the worst of scolding, I climbcd down in a flash, reaching the ground just as my mother was untyin

45、g the doll To my surprise, she didnt scold She kept on staring at the dollThe next day, my father came home early and suggested he and I play with the dolls houseSoon I was bored, but my father seemed to behaving so much fun, I didnt have the heart to tell himQuietly I slipped out, picking up my boo

46、k on my way to the yard So absorbed was he in arranging and rearranging the tiny furniture that he didnt notice my quick exitAlmost 20 years passed before I found out why the hanging-doll incident had been so significant for my parents By then I was a parent myself After recalling the incident, my mother said all those years she had been afraid whether I would turn out to be a most loving and understanding mot