1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家【由湖南省2014高考十三校联考第二次考试改编】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。If you are a fan of JK Rowling and her Harry Potter book series, you may be fascinated with the idea of an invisible coatYou are not aloneScientists have been working hard to produce a material which will make buildings as
2、 well as people invisibleNow a Canadian company claims to have succeeded with magical textile （纺织品） called Quantum StealthBritish Columbia based on Hyperstealth Technology Corporation claims that the material makes its wearers completely invisible, even to people with night glassesAlso, just like th
3、e young wizards coat, it is light-weight and does not need cameras, batteries, lights or mirrors to operateBut best of all, it is cheap to makeAs to how it really works, the company keeps it a top secretBesides stating that they have successfully managed to bend light waves, so that they go round th
4、e material instead of through it, the company is not giving out any detailsWhat it does detail is all the good uses that Quantum Stealth could be put to-ranging from protecting US and Canadian soldiers forced to step into enemy region, to allowing special armed forces to carry out surprise attack wi
5、thout any fear of being seenAnd if that is not enough they even imagine creating aircrafts and submarines （潜水艇） that can go completely undetectedTo prove that Quantum Stealth really exists, the company has released photos and even a video showing its magical propertiesFor those that are still scepti
6、cal, they have only one thing to say both the US and Canadian military officials have witnessed it live and are so impressed that they are working with Hyper stealth Technology to create the next generation survival blanket that could make the soldier invisible all at once! If this is indeed true, w
7、e have only one question: When will this magical fabric beavailable to the rest of us?1Whats the purpose of the first paragraph?ATo bring in the topicBTo draw peopled attention to JK Rowling and her ideaCTo make the article interestingDTo introduce the Canadian company2According to the passage, Quan
8、tum Stealth is _Aan invisible coat worn by the wizard in the film Harry PotterBa type of material making its users invisibleCan equipment employed as an alternative for camerasDan advanced weapon used to attack enemies3Which of the following words can be used to describe the coat?AConvenient but not
9、 expensive BCreative but heavyCOrdinary and light DMagical and imaginary4The third paragraph is mainly about _Athere are no details about the materialBwhether the material is true or falseCthe materials theory and functionsDthe material has been put into practice5Which of the following statements is
10、 TRUE according to the passage? AThe material is invisible only to those with night glasses BQuantum Stealth will be widely used in our life soonCPeople have no faith in the photos and video provided at allDThe new product can still be improved for better use【参考答案】 15、ABACD请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D
11、四个选项中，选出最佳选项。This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store I am employed as a shop assistant.When you took my bag, I dont know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, theres not much left on a Tuesday. I hope the 5 was useful to you . I have
12、 informed the social security office so you wont be able to cash the child benefit next week. I hope that wont leave you too short. But if you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in my check book. Of course, I phoned the bank right away and the
13、check-casing card is no longer valid, so it wont be much use to you. Actually I dont mind about the money too much. We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash. However, I dont suppose it went very far among the three of you. Sorry ab
14、out that!I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book. There were all kinds of papers in it, and notes and things that I really need. I really think that was very inconsiderate of you. I mean, how would you like something like that to happen to you?Well, perhaps the ba
15、g will turn up. It wasnt even an expensive one, just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag. You probably dumped it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. Weve looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went after you left the shop.Im not really angry with you. I know h
16、ow the pressures of modern living can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things. I feel violated and helpless. The police were very icy, and they just shrugged their shoulders. “It happens all the time,” they told me. Some small comfort, I suppose. But Ive lost just a little more fai
17、th in human natureAnd as my young son said when I told him what had happened, “Why? Mummy, why us?” I couldnt answer that question. I wonder if you can.1. In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to .A. describe the contents of the bag in detail.B. give some suggestions to the three thievesC. state
18、the fact that she was careless with the moneyD. tell the thieves hardly any money was available 2. Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer?A. The cash in her bag.B. The handbag itself.C. The papers and notes in the bag.D. The check books in the bag.3. What can we conclude about the
19、 police?A. They think the case quite common.B. They show sympathy for the woman.C. They have doubts about human nature.D. They are unable to find the thieves.4. Why does the author write the letter?A. To give the thieves a serious warning.B. To express her affection for her valuable bag.C. To call p
20、eoples attention to their belongings. D. To complain about the fall of morality.【参考答案】1 4 DCAD阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Job sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job. The two people willingly act as part-time workers, enough hours bet
21、ween them to fulfillthe duties of a full-time worker. If they each work half the job, for example, they each receive 50per cent of the jobs wages, its holidays and its other benefits.Job sharing differs from conventional part-time work in that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professi
22、onal areas, which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment.Job sharing should not be confused with the term work sharing, which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job, thus offering more positions to the growing number of u
23、nemployed people. Job sharing, by contrast, is not designed to address unemployment problems; its focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities.As would be expected, most job sharers are women. A survey carried out in 1
24、988 by Britains Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 per cent of sharers were female, the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age. Subsequent studies have come up with similar results. Many of these women were re-entering the job market after having had children, but they chose
25、 not to seek part-time work because it would have meant lower status. Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into full-time work after a long absence.The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional one-posit
26、ion jobs. However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position. Moreover, there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones. In sum, for a
27、 position to be job-shared well, the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals.5. In what way is work sharing different from job sharing?A. Work sharing is aimed at creating more jobs.B. Work sharing requires more working hours.C. Work sharing provides a more satisfact
28、ory salary.D. Work sharing depends on the employers decision.6. According to Paragraph 4, young mothers preferred job sharing to conventional part-time work mainly because _.A. they were over ideal working ages B. they sought higher social statusC. they had difficulty finding full-time jobs D. they
29、had to take care of both work and family7. In job sharing the partners should _. A. enjoy equal social status B. have similar work experience C.know each other very well D. keep in touch with each other8. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. discuss how to provide more jobs B. describe job sha
30、ring in generalC.recommend job sharing to women D. compare job sharing with work sharing 【参考答案】 58.ABCB 完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。Two weeks before Christmas, Mother told me we were going to my grandmothers house for the holiday. Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 mil
31、es out of town. They had no electricity or running water and 1 what I considered the “good things” in life. They 2 made no plans for Christmas. When Christmas Eve arrived, Mom told me in her best “I meanit” voice to 3 all the decorations(装饰物)from our tree. She packed those up, 4 all the trimmings（材料
32、） for a 5 turkey dinner.Christmas morning 6 perfectly, with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow. 7 I sulked（生气） silently in the backseat of the car as we made our 8 to grandmas. This was going to be the 9 Christmas ever! Grandma was 10 to see us as we waked up to her door. “What
33、on earth are you doing here?” she stammered. “We werent expecting 11 .Its Christmas, and I dont even have a turkey to cook for you.” “I knew 12 .” Mom said as we set boxes of goodies on the kitchen table. “Thats 13 we brought one with us.” “We 14 have a tree,” Mom insisted.“ 15 ,what will we do with
34、 all these decorations?”Uncle Henry quickly caught Moms spirit. He called me to join him, and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods. Soon the house 16 fresh and piney as we decorated the tree, and the day 17 a festive air. The turkey dinner was very good, too. I was actually beginning to en
35、joy this unusual Christmas day! Dessert was forgotten 18 Mom came out with the final surprisea flaming(燃烧的)pudding “Merry Christmas, mother,” Mom said. “Dear me” Grandma gasped. “I havent seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married.” Tears of 19 filled her eyes. I could not keep
36、 the tears 20 my eyes, either. I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present evershe had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.( ) 1.A.prepared B. lacked C. refused D. desired( ) 2.A.also B. still C. never D. hardly( ) 3.A.replace B. collect C. remove D. show( ) 4.A inst
37、ead of B. by the side of C. along with D. in spite of( ) 5.A.normal B. complete C. fresh D. separate( ) 6.A.dawned B. passed C. broke D. happened( ) 7.A. But B. So C. And D. Then( ) 8.A.decision B. way C. wish D. plan( ) 9.A.last B. busiest C. best D. worst( ) 10.A.expected B. eager C. surprised D.
38、ready( ) 11.A.anyone B. others C. someone D. no one( ) 12.A.you B. it C. that D. this( ) 13.A.how B. why C. where D. when( ) 14.A.may B. will C. can D. must( ) 15.A.Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise( ) 16.A.improved B. smelled C. became D. changed( ) 17.A.showed up B. carried on C. took
39、 on D. lighted up( ) 18.A.until B. after C. because D. unless( ) 19.A.sadness B. joy C. regret D. worry( ) 20.A.inside B. back C. into D. from1.提示:根据该句前半句的意思可知，奶奶家没有电，没有自来水，没有“我”认为的生活中的好东西。第一个谓语和宾语had no.和本空白处应该填的词意思相同。答案:B2.提示:用also表示“附加”。still表示“依然还”，在此可表示现在还没计划，可能晚些时候会做，很显然不符合上下文的意思。答案:A3. 提示:rem
40、ove“取代，拿下”，此处指把自己家的圣诞树上挂着的饰物取下来。replace“取代，替代”，collect“有选择地搜集”。答案:C4. 提示:along with“一起，一块儿”。此处指母亲把圣诞树上及做一顿完整的火鸡正餐所需要的全部材料一块包装齐备。答案:C5. 提示:complete“完整的，完全的”，此时表现了母亲考虑问题周到、细致，把所需要的东西一应俱全准备完备。答案:B6. 提示:dawn动词，意为“天开始亮，破晓（begin to grow light），开始显露出来”。圣诞节的黎明来的完美，阳光照在刚下的雪上，熠熠生辉。答案:A7. 提示:景色迷人，一切是如此美好，但主人公的
41、心情非常不好。but表示语气上的转折，天气的晴朗反衬出主人公心情的阴郁。答案:A8. 提示:make ones way to固定短语，“朝走去”。其他三个选项均可以和make构成搭配，但不符合语境。答案:B9. 提示:“预料这个圣诞节将会是所度过的最糟糕的圣诞节。”句尾的even意为“曾经”，该句相当于This is going to be the worst Christmas we have ever had.答案:D10. 提示:从下文的谈话中可以看出奶奶见到他们非常吃惊，她没有料到这个时候，会有人到她家来。答案:C11. 提示:anyone用在否定句中表示“任何人”。答案:A12. 提
42、示:that代表上文奶奶说的内容。that常用来代替上文所提到的内容，this指下面要说的内容，it可以指代某个具体的事物。答案:C13. 提示:why引导的句子作表语，意为“这就是我们带了一只火鸡的原因”。答案:B14. 提示:从语境和insist这个词来看，需用must，表示“一定要，必须”。答案:D15. 提示:全句的意思是:我们必须有一棵圣诞树，不然的话，这些装饰物往哪儿放呢？otherwise“否则，不然的话”，meanwhile“同时”，therefore“所以”，however“但是”。答案:D16. 提示:屋子里放上刚砍来的圣诞树，装饰物被挂在了树上，很快屋里散发出一股清新的气
43、味。smell作不及物动词有“发出的气味”之意,become, change都有“变化”的意思，become后可跟形容词，但此处意思不符。答案：B17. 提示:take on意为“开始具有，呈现”。“房子里到处呈现出节日的气氛。”show up“显眼，突出”；carry on“继续执行”；light up“（表情）开朗起来”。答案:C18. 提示:until用在肯定句中表示动作一直进行到时间状语从句所表示的时间结束。此句意为:直到妈妈带着最后的惊喜进来，我们才想到吃甜点。答案:A19. 提示:妈妈做的冒着火苗的布丁让奶奶想起了她的过去，她的家乡，所以奶奶高兴得流出了眼泪。joy“快乐，高兴”。其他选项均不合题意。答案:B20. 提示:我也禁不住流下泪来。keep the tears from ones eyes相当于keep the tears back from ones eyes，“阻止泪水流下来”；keep tears back“抑制住眼泪”，但在此和eyes无法连接。答案:D- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网