1、阅读理解 Imagine looking for your lost dog. You step into a cave. But instead of the dog, you find beautiful cave paintings. You see paintings of horses, deer, and bison drawn in black, brown, red and yellow. Your first question would probably be“Who did this? ”This is what happened to four French boys
2、in 1940. They found the Lascaux caves. The paintings the boys discovered in those caves are about 17, 000 years old. They were drawn by the ancient people called Cro-Magnon(克鲁马努人). Cro-Magnons looked much like people of today. They used tools, such as fishing nets. But their art was extremely good.
3、The main cave at Lascaux is called Great Hall of Bulls, which has a picture of bulls and horses in many colours. The largest animal is 18 feet long. There are smaller animals, such as bison, stags and a bear. There is also a strange spotted two-horned(两只角的)animal. To the left of the main cave are th
4、e most famous paintings that are the drawings of animals in many different colours. One painting is called Little Horses. On the ceiling are horses and cows. The most unusual sight may be in the Shaft of the Dead Man where there is a rhinoceros, a carefully drawn dead man, an injured bison and a bir
5、d. Why did Cro-Magnon artists do these beautiful drawings on cave walls? Did the drawings call upon some magic power? Did the Cro-Magnon people hope that the drawings would bring good luck? There is one thing the paintings seem to tell us. The Cro-Magnons were interested in the world. They looked at
6、 beauty and they understood it. 【文章大意】本文介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞壁画的相关情况。1. The author uses the word“you”in Paragraph 1 to. A. attract readers attentionB. make it clear that this is a true storyC. give readers good directions to find the cavesD. compare modern people with Cro-Magnon people【解析】选A。推理判断题。第一段虚构了一个
7、以读者为主人公的场景, 目的就是为了引起读者的阅读兴趣。2. Most of the drawings in the caves are about. A. boysB. toolsC. humansD. animals【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三、四段对壁画的描述可知, 洞内的绝大多数壁画是关于动物的。3. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Cave paintings are beautiful. B. Who found the beautiful cave paintings. C. The Lascaux caves hold c
8、olourful ancient paintings. D. Drawings of horses are on the walls of the Lascaux caves. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。文章开头指出了发现壁画的过程, 接下来的内容描述了这些壁画。只有C项能够全面概括全文内容。A项范围太广, 且有些偏题; B、D两项只是文中的细节, 不能概括全文。4. The passage is most probably taken from. A. a research paperB. a cultural magazineC. a science newspaperD. a trave
9、l guide【解析】选B。推理判断题。本文主要介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞内的壁画。这些古老的壁画本身就是宝贵的文化遗产, 因此本文最有可能来自文化方面的杂志。 阅读理解 Its interesting to see how people make use of the time they spend on public transport in Indian cities like Delhi and Mumbai.In crowded buses and trains people manage to take a short nap and some even reach the sn
10、oring stage. Or they spread out a newspaper over multiple knees and arms to read about the latest sport results or political crisis.Then there are the experienced travellers who have been playing cards with the same group over the last decade or so. They even have their specific seats so well-worn t
11、hat you can make out the shape of their backsides.There is no doubt about it. Travelling by public transport is being in the thick of the seasons of life a sweaty life in summer where people, blissfully unaware of the rivers of sweat running down their brows and inside their clothes. At the first sm
12、ell of a perfumed man or woman boarding the stuffy bus or train, most people feel they are reborn.During the rains you cant avoid getting wet or muddied. The windows, almost always, are not a perfect fit and if youre not drenched by a sudden, heavy rain shower then you are bound to catch a jet spray
13、 of muddy water caused by a fellow motorist driving fast through a puddle.Rains are a perfect time for people to switch their old umbrellas for new ones. Since there are so many that look alike, its impossible to tell whose is whose.Winter is the time when it feels good or at least warm to be part o
14、f a crowd. It is amazing how much the collective breaths of a 100 or so people can raise the freezing temperature inside. Looking at the masses dressed in their bright red pullovers or green coats, its fun to imagine what faces lie beneath their dark woolen hats.The cold winter passes, making way fo
15、r spring. It is impossible not to see every little flower by the wayside blooming proudly. And the warm sun manages to transmit some of their pleasantness to the inside of a bus or train.Now, wouldnt it be perfect if we had a public transport worth the name in all our cities?6. On Indian public tran
16、sport, you can always expect to see people _.A. sleeping and reading newspapersB. arguing and playing gamesC. enjoying the view and playing cardsD. carrying umbrellas and whispering politely7. According to the author what will make passengers feel refreshed during summer travelling?A. The cool eveni
17、ng breeze.B. The rain pouring over their clothes.C. The joy of a game of cards.D. The sweet fragrance of a new passenger.8. If you see people in colourful clothing and breathing heavily, you are probably travelling during the _. A. summerB. rainy seasonsC. winterD. spring9. We can infer from the pas
18、sage that _.A. Indian people dont mind switching umbrellas with others B. almost everyone in India wears perfume when they go outC. the buses and trains are old and in poor conditionsD. Indian transport is the most crowded in the world10. What is the tune of language used in this passage?A. Humourou
19、s. B. Critical. C. Frightening. D. Concerned.【参考答案】610、ADCCA 阅读理解 Brazil has become one. of the developing worlds great successes at reducing population growth but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil had better results wit
20、hout really trying, says George Martine at Harvard.Brazils population growth rate dropped from 2. 99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1. 93% a year between 198 land 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2. 7 children on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an
21、 achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (肥皂剧) and installment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the worlds bigge
22、st producers of soap operas. Globo, Brazils most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.Although they have never really tried to work in
23、 a message towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values: not many children, women working, says Martine. They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious (有意识的) of other patterns of behaviour and other values, which were put into a very attra
24、ctive package.Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. This led to an enormous change in consumption (消费) patterns and consumption was incompatible (不相容的) with unlimited reproduction, says Martine.9. According to the passage, Brazil has lowered its population
25、 growth _.A. by educating its citizensB. by careful family planningC. by developing TV programmes D. by chance10. According to the passage, many Third World countriesA. havent given much attention to birth controlB. would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rateC. havent yet found an effecti
26、ve measure to control their populationD. havent realized the importance of TV plays in family planning11. Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazils birth rate because _.A. they keep people sitting long hours watching TVB. they have gradually changed peoples way of lifeC. people are drawn to their
27、attractive packageD. they popularize birth control measures12. What is Martines conclusion about Brazils population growth?A. The increase in birth rate will increase consumption.B. The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.C. Consumption goes with reproduction.D. A country s production
28、is limited by its population growth.【答案与解析】9. D 细节题。由第一段第一句. more by accident than design可知。10. C 细节题。由倒数第二段的最后一句我们可知。11. B 细节题。由倒数第二段的they describe middle and upper class values：not many children，women working可知：这些肥皂剧使得人们改变了生活观念，也纷纷效仿上流社会的人们，少生孩子，妇女参加工作。12. B 细节题。Marine给比利时的人口增长的缓慢总结了两条：肥皂剧与分期付款计划。
29、分期付款计划就是指人们的消费欲望。（2014新课标II）一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”、请根据下列要求和你的想象完成短文、1、 家庭2、 工作3、 业余生活注意：1、次数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头语已为你写好 I often imagine what my life will be like in the future._【考点】考察半开放性作文【写作指导】本文的话题是“十年后的我”，要求考生从家庭、工作和业余生活来想象十年以后的自己。文章应该使用将来时和第一人称。要点：1.十年以后的生活和现在是完全不一样，我会成为一个成年人，有了自己的家庭，甚
30、至有了可爱的孩子。2.希望自己能够在自己喜欢的计算机行业工作，做一个程序设计师。工作顺利和同事相处融洽。3.在业余生活中经常参加锻炼，如游泳，登山等等。假期里出去旅游，生活多姿多彩。本文要求考生充分发挥自己的想象力，灵活运用英语知识，采用不同的表达方式将各要点完整地表述出来，注意主次分明，详略得当。语言力求准确、简洁。根据情景的发展，按顺序安排好材料。同时应选用合适的连接词或过渡词，使文章具有一定的连贯性。考生必须认真查验是否有漏写情况，有无拼写错误及标点误用等。【一句多译】我希望我可以在一家电脑公司里做程序设计师。（1）I hope I will work in a computer com
31、pany as a program designer.（2）I hope I will work in a company which produces computer, and I can design some kinds of very good computer。【参考范文】one Possible Version I often imagine what my life will be like in the future. I think my life will be very different in ten years. I will be twenty-eight yea
32、rs old by then. I will have my own family. Probably with a lovely child. I hope I will work in a computer company as a program designer. I will enjoy my work and get along well with my colleagues, I will do a good job in whatever I do. In my free time, I will continue to take regular exercise, such as swimming, running and various ball games. On my holidays, I will travel around the world. In a word, my life will be much richer and more colorful.cerely, Li Yue
