1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2015年高考阅读表达专项训练（十四）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。 AThis is a story from the Ming Dynasty period of Chinas history. There was a miner official called Wan Hu, whose dream was to “fly to the moon”. One day he tied himself to a chair with 47 “rockets” and disappeared into
2、 the sky and was never seen again. Hundreds of years later in 1969, when US astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down from Apollo 11 and set his foot on the moons surface, the dream of Wan, as well as the rest of humankind was realized. To honnor Wan, a crater (环形山) on the far side of the moon is named
3、after him.Mankind has been able to change the world for the better because there are people like Wan who never stopped pursuing their dreams.“I have a dream!” American civil rights leader Martin Luther King once said. It was that dream that helped black Americans to get equal legal rights.To realize
4、 his dream of feeding everyone in China, Yuan Longping worked in fields day and night and invented hybrid rice that now feeds almost one quarter of the worlds population.Dreams are important because they give us vision (愿景). We grew great with them. They provide direction for our life. With dreams w
5、e set goals and make plans, so we can change our present situation for the better. And our dreams appeal to the like-minded. As individuals we are better off with dreamsand so are our families, communities and society. Life would be dull without a dream.When we have a burning desire and we decided t
6、o go after it we are full of enthusiasm. As American novelist Louisa May Alcott, who wrote Little Women said: “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations”. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe inn them, and follow where they lead.1. How many people who
7、 had dreams are mentioned in the passage? （1 word）_ _ _.2. According to the passage, what was it that changed the world for the better? （No more than 20 words）_ _ _.3. How do people remember Wan Hu? （No more than 15 words）_ _ _.4. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph? （No more than 10 words）_
8、_ _.5. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “aspirations”in the last paragraph? （No more than 5 words）_ _ _.1. Four./4. 细节理解题。文章第一段提到的Wan Hu和US astronaut Neil Armstrong；第三段提到的Martin Luther King；第四段提到的Yuan Longping。他们都有自己的梦想。故选B项。2. It was people like Wan who never stopped pursuing their dreams t
9、hat changed the world for the better.细节理解题。由文章第二段的Mankind has been able to change the world for the better because there are people like Wan who never stopped pursuing their dreams可知答案。3. To remember Wan, a crater on the far side of the moon is named after him.细节理解题。从文章第一段的To honnor Wan, a crater (环
10、形山) on the far side of the moon is named after him.看出答案。4. We must have dreams in our life.推理判断题。从整段和最后的一句Life would be dull without a dream推出答案。故选D项。5. Wishes/Dreams词义推测题。从文章的最后一句I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe inn them, and follow where they lead. 猜出答案。故选C项。BI
11、ts a fine line parents walk as they try to guide their kids into adulthood. You want to protect but not treat too kindly, advise but not control and let them live their own liveswith some input, of course.If your Child asks you to tie a particular hard-to-tie knot（绳结）for a project she is working on，
12、just tie the knot. Dont start helping with the rest of the project or making suggestions on how to do it. She wants to do it herself, in her own way. Before offering help or advice which your child has not askd for, count to ten. Perhaps in those seconds youll decide that the advice would do no good
13、，or isnt really that important，and youll drop it. If the advice still seems important, you will give it，but the pause may lead you to give it in a more thoughtful way.Remember that your child is not you and is not a reflection of you. We make a serious mistake if we try to shape our children into co
14、pies of ourselves, or if we think of them as extensions or reflections of ourselves. We need to help them to be them, not try to turn them into us or into something that we think will make us look good.Our primary responsibility to our children is not that of telling them moment-to-moment or day-to-
15、day how to behave but providing them with a healthy environment in which to develop. For example, one of the best ways you can help your kids is to work with your community to create safe-enough outdoor places to play in your neighborhood.1. Whats the best title of this text？ （no more than 10 words）
16、 2 . What is the primary responsibility of parents to their children?（no more than 10 words） 3. What is the meaning of the underlined word “reflection” in Paragraph 3？（no more than 5 words） 4. Make a list of three mistakes that we parents usually make in guiding the kids.（no more than 20 words）（1） （
17、2） （3） 5. What should a parent do when his/her child asks for help or advice according to the passage？（no more than 15 words） 1. Teach Children Wisely and Well/Guide Kids Into Adulthood Wisely主旨大意题。文章第一段就点明了主旨。2. Providing them with a healthy environment in which to develop细节理解题。题干关键词为：primary respo
18、nsibility。有最后一段第一句话的后半部分可知答案。3. the image of somebody/something4.（1）shaping the kids into our copies；（2）thinking of the kids as our extensions；（3）trying to turn the kids into us5. When your child asks for help or advice，give only what was asked for. 文章第二段通过具体的例子告诉我们应该如何帮助孩子，由此可以推断出答案。- 3 - 版权所有高考资源网
