河北省昌黎縣2014高考英語學(xué)生自選訓(xùn)練（2）及答案

學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精河北省昌黎縣2014高考英語學(xué)生自選訓(xùn)練（2）及答案社會生活類閱讀理解FranzKafkawrotethat“abookmustbetheax(斧子)forthefrozenseainsideus.”Ioncesharedthissentencewithaclassofseventhgraders,anditdidn’tseemtorequireanyexplanation。We’djustfinishedJohnSteinbeck'snovelOfMiceandMen。Whenwereadtheendtogetheroutloudinclass，mytoughestboy，astarbasketballplayer,weptalittle，andsodidI.“Areyoucrying?”onegirlasked，asshegotoutofherchairtotakeacloserlook?！癐am,”Itoldher，“andthefunnythingisI'vereaditmanytimes.”Buttheyunderstood.WhenGeorgeshootsLennie,thetragedyisthatwerealizeitwasalwaysgoingtohappen。Inmy14yearsofteachinginaNewYorkCitypublicmiddleschool,I'vetaughtkidswithimprisonedparents,abusiveparents,irresponsibleparents;kidswhoareparentsthemselves；kidswhoarehomeless;kidswhogrewupinviolentneighborhoods.Theyunderstand,morethanIeverwill，thenovel’sterriblelogic—thegivingwayofdreamstofate（命運）。Forthelastsevenyears,Ihaveworkedasareadingenrichmentteacher，readingclassicworksofliteraturewithsmallgroupsofstudentsfromgradessixtoeight。Ioriginallyproposedthisideatomyheadmasterafterlearningthataformerexcellentstudentofminehadtransferredoutofaselectivehighschool—onethatoftenattractstheliterary-mindedchildrenofManhattan'supperclasses-intoalesscompetitivesetting.Thedaughterofimmigrants，withafatherinprison,sheperhapsfeltuncomfortablewithhernewclassmates.Ithoughtadditional“culturalcapital”couldhelpstudentslikeherdevelopbetterinhighschool，wheretheywouldunavoidablymeet,perhapsforthefirsttime,studentswhocamefromhomeslinedwithbookshelves,whoseparentshadearnedPh。D’s。AlongwithOfMiceandMen，mygroupsread：Sounder，TheRedPony,LordoftheFlies，RomeoandJulietandMacbeth。Thestudentsdidn’talwaysreadfromtheexpectedpointofview。AboutTheRedPony，onestudentsaid,“it’saboutbeingaman，it’saboutmanliness.”IhadneverbeforeseentheparallelsbetweenScarfaceandMacbeth，norhadIheardLadyMacbeth’ssoliloquies（獨白）readasraps（說唱）,butbothmadesense；theinterpretationswereplayful,butserious.OnceintroducedtoSteinbeck'swriting，oneboywentontoreadTheGrapesofWrathandtoldmerepeatedlyhowamazingitwasthat“allthesepeoplehateeachother,andthey'reallwhite?！盚ishistoricalviewwasbroadening，hissenseofhisowncountrydeepening。Yearafteryear,formerstudentsvisitedandtoldmehowpreparedtheyhadfeltintheirfirstyearincollegeasaresultoftheclasses.Yearafteryear，however，weareincreasingthenumberofpracticetests。Wearetryingtoteachstudentstoreadincreasinglycomplextexts，notforemotionalpunch（碰撞）butfortextcomplexity。Yet,wecannotenrich(充實)themindsofourstudentsbytestingthemontextsthatignoretheirhearts。Weareteachingthemthatwordsdonotamazebutconfuse.Wemaysucceedinraisingtestscores,butwewillfailtoteachthemthatreadingcanbetransformativeandthatitbelongstothem。1.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph1probablymeanthatabookhelpsto_____。A。realizeourdreamsB.givesupporttoourlifeC。smoothawaydifficultiesD。awakeouremotions2。WhywerethestudentsabletounderstandthenovelOfMiceandMen？A。Becausetheyspentmuchtimereadingit。B。Becausetheyhadreadthenovelbefore。C。Becausetheycamefromapublicschool。D。Becausetheyhadsimilarlifeexperiences.3。Thegirllefttheselectivehighschoolpossiblybecause_____。A.shewasaliterary—mindedgirlB。herparentswereimmigrantsC.shecouldn’tfitinwithherclassD。herfatherwastheninprison4.Totheauthor'ssurprise，thestudentsreadthenovels_____。A。creativelyB.passivelyC.repeatedlyD。carelessly5.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto____。A。introduceclassicworksofliteratureB。advocateteachingliteraturetotouchtheheartC。argueforequalityamonghighschoolstudentsD。defendthecurrenttestingsystem【參考答案】43.DDCAB[社會生活型閱讀理解(二)］—--—BAn“applepolisher”isonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe(賄賂)，butisclosetoit。Allsortsofpeopleare“applepolishers”,includingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody。OliverCromwell,thegreatEnglishleader,offeredmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhisparty，butfailed.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingas“apple。polishing”—“soft.soaping”or“buttering-up”。Agiftisjustonewayto“soft.soap"somebody,orto“butterhimup”.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflattery，givingsomeonehighpraise—tellinghimhowgoodhelooks，orhowwellhespeaks,orhowtalentedandwiseheis。Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotlovetohearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruth，flatteryisgoodmedicineformostofus,whogetsolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves。Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butifwejustlapitupforitsgoodvalueandnourishment，asacatlapsupmilk,thenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves。Sometimes，however,flatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit。Agoodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEngland。Thekinggottiredoflisteningtoendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers(朝臣)。Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskies,asamanoflimitlesspower.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson。Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown。Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin。Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim。Thekingwassatisfied。Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflatterywas.1。Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowith“apple。polishing”?A．Aboytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooks。B．Anemployeetellsherbosshowgoodheisatmanagement。C．Aknightissaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowers.D．Ateacherpraisesherstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom。2。WhatdoesthewriterwanttoprovewithCromwell'sexample?A．Everybodycanbean“apple.polisher”．B．Cromwellwasnotagood“apple。polisher”．C．GeorgeFoxandhispartywerenot“apple。polishers”．D．Therearepeoplewhodon’tlikebeing“apple.polished”．3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor？A．Toomuchflatterycancarryusaway.B．Flatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygood.C．Flatterycangetyounothingbutexcessive（過度的)pride。D．Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeople.4。WhydidKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtakehisfollowerstotheseashore?A．Becausehewassickofhisnormallife。B．Becausehedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymore.C．Becausehewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewas.D．Becausehewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking.5。Whodoestheauthorthinkthatflatterycandogoodto？A．Thosewhoarepoliticiansorinhighoffices。B．Thosewholackconfidence.C．Thosewhoarereallyexcellent。D．Thosewhothinkhighlyofthemselves。社會生活類TotaketheappleasaforbiddenfruitisthemostunlikelystorytheChristians（基督教徒)haveevercookedup。Forthem，theforbiddenfruitfromEdenisevil(邪惡的).SowhenColumbusbroughtthetomatobackfromSouthAmerica,alandmistakenlyconsideredtobeEden，everyonejumpedtotheobviousconclusion。WronglytakenastheappleofEden,thetomatowasshutoutofthedoorofEuropeans.Whatmadeitparticularlyterrifyingwasitssimilaritytothemandrake，aplantthatwasthoughttohavecomefromHell(地獄)。Whatearnedtheplantitsawfulreputationwasitsrootswhichlookedlikeadried—uphumanbodyoccupiedbyevilspirits.Thoughthetomatoandthemandrakewerequitedifferentexceptthatbothhadbrightredoryellowfruit,thegeneralpopulationconsideredthemoneandthesame，tooterribletotouch.CautiousEuropeanslongignoredthetomato,anduntiltheearly1700smostoftheWesternpeoplecontinuedtodragtheirfeet。Inthe1880s,thedaughterofawell-knownplantexpertwrotethatthemostinterestingpartofanafternoonteaatherfather’shousehadbeenthe“introductionofthiswonderfulnewfruit—orisitavegetable?"Aslateasthetwentiethcenturysomewritersstillclassedtomatoeswithmandrakesasan“evilfruit”.Butintheendtomatoescarriedtheday.TheheroofthetomatowasanAmericannamedRobertJohnson,andwhenhewaspubliclygoingtoeatthetomatoin1820，peoplejourneyedforhundredsofmilestowatchhimdropdead.“Whatareyouafraidof？”heshouted.“I'llshowyoufoolsthatthesethingsaregoodtoeat!”Thenhebitintothetomato.Somepeoplefainted。Buthesurvivedand，accordingtoalocalstory，setupatomato-canningfactory.1.ThetomatowasshutoutofthedoorofearlyEuropeansmainlybecause.A.itmadeChristiansevilB。itwastheappleofEdenC.itcamefromaforbiddenlandD。itwasreligiouslyunacceptable2。WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedpartinParagraph3？A.Theprocessofignoringthetomatosloweddown。B。Therewaslittleprogressinthestudyofthetomato。C.Thetomatowasstillrefusedinmostwesterncountries.D.Mostwesternpeoplecontinuedtogetridofthetomato.3。WhatisthemainreasonforRobertJohnsontoeatthetomatopublicly？A。Tomakehimselfahero.B。Toremovepeople'sfearofthetomato。C.Tospeedupthepopularityofthetomato.D。Topersuadepeopletobuyproductsfromhisfactory。4。Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tochallengepeople'sfixedconceptsofthetomato.B.Togiveanexplanationtopeople’sdislikeofthetomato。C。Topresentthechangeofpeople’sattitudestothetomato。D。Toshowtheprocessoffreeingthetomatofromreligiousinfluence?！緟⒖即鸢浮?2.DCBC【參考答案解析】B【要點綜述】本文論述了現(xiàn)代社會存在的一種普遍現(xiàn)象：人們往往為了自己的一點兒利益去送禮或者說一些阿諛奉承的話，而且有時即使這樣做了也未必就能實現(xiàn)自己的愿望。1．D根據(jù)“An‘a(chǎn)pplepolisher’isonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment?！笨芍xD項。2．A根據(jù)第二段“Allsortsofpeopleare‘a(chǎn)pplepolishers',includingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody.OliverCromwell，thegreatEnglishleader，offeredmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhisparty,butfailed."可知高層的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者都可能是拍馬屁的人,可以想象每個人都可能是這種人.故選A項。3．D根據(jù)第一段“An‘a(chǎn)pplepolisher’isonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment."和第三段“Agiftisjustonewayto‘soft。soap’somebody,orto‘butterhimup’．Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflattery…"可知選D項。4．B根據(jù)第六段“Thekinggottiredoflisteningtoendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers(朝臣）．”可知國王厭煩了朝臣的阿諛奉承，故選B項。5．B根據(jù)第四段“Intruth，flatteryisgoodmedicineformostofus,whogetsolittleofit?！币约暗谖宥巍癢eneedittobemoresureofourselves。Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit。"可知，阿諛奉承對于缺乏自信的人是有好處的。故選B項。[社會生活型閱讀理解（二)]——--COver70percentofthe“doublesingle-childcouples”inChinaneedhelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirownkids,accordingtoarecentsurvey.WomenofChinamagazineandaconsultingcompanycarriedoutasurveyrecentlyonyoungcouplesofthe“single-child”generation，theMorningPostreports。Thecouplessurveyedwerearound29andhavebeenmarriedforthreeyearsonaverage，withuniversityeducationandmonthlyincomeof4，000yuan（$531）.Amongthem,43。5percenthavekids。Resultsshowthat71.9percentoftheyoungcoupleshavehelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirkids.Grownupasthe“single。child"，theonlychildinafamilysincethefamilyplanningpolicywhichwasadoptedin1979,thisgenerationdependsmuchontheirparents。Theparentsofthe“single.child”generationfocusedmoreontheirchildren’sphysicalwell-beingratherthantheirattitudesandvalues，accordingtosomepsychologists。Theresearchalsofoundthatthe“doublesingle-childcouples"followarathertraditionalvaluesystem.Surveyshowsthat27。5percentofthemgotmarriedafterdatingforonetotwoyears,25.2percenttwotofiveyears，and20percentdidn'ttietheknotuntildatingforfiveyears。Also,30percentofthecoupleswereschoolmates,while43。8percentwereintroducedbysomeone。Sincetheirmarriageisbasedonenduringrelationships，65。2percentofthehusbandsand62。9percentofthewivesthinkthatcompromise（妥協(xié))andtolerance(寬容）arenecessaryintheirmarriage.Meanwhile,21。7percentofthehusbandsand37。1percentofthewivessupporttheideathathappinessisthekeystandardforamarriage。1。Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“________”．A．MumandDad,takecareofmykidpleaseB．Doublesingle-childcouplesC．TheproblemofthesinglechildD．ArecentsurveybyWomenofChina2。WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedbythepassage？A．Themajorityofthe“doublesingle.childcouples”inChinadependmuchontheirparents。B．Theparentsofthe“single.child”generationcaredmoreabouttheirstudyandeducation。C．One-fifthofthecouplessurveyeddidn'tgetmarrieduntildatingforfiveyears。D．Allthecouplessurveyed