1、浙江省建德市2015高考英语暑假练习（2）及答案（阅读理解）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【广东省东莞市2014模拟试题】ARecently, professor of philosophy（哲学）in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually
2、 think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.He says our relations with others often become clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters the picture. You mi
3、ght have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesnt
4、. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his b
5、ook.Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I dont know much. All I am is rich.People just have an idea of making more and more money, but
6、what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give hap
7、piness may be missing the meaning of life.26. According to the first paragraph, people have not realized _.A. how important money is in their daily lifeB. how one spends money shows what is important to himC. that money is more important than their philosophy of lifeD. that their understanding of li
8、fe is more important than money27. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money _.A. is a good way to test your friendship B. will do harm to your friendshipC. will strengthen your friendshipD. is a good way to break off your friendship 28. What does the American profes
9、sor of philosophy want to explain in his book?A. Money is an end B. Money is a meansC. Money is everything D. Money is unimportant29. The underlined phrase “enter the picture” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_”. A. is used upB. is spent on pictures C. is paid in the right wayD. is paid a
10、ttention to30. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview? A. He doesnt feel that he is well educated. B. He doesnt think he is a very important person. C. He doesnt consider himself to be very successful. D. He doesnt think that being rich deserves so much attention.【参
11、考答案】2630 BABDD 阅读理解 When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally-the beauty and the star of the family-and felt
12、happy about her achievements. But since the babys arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister acts as if no one ever had a beby before. Neither Sally nor Joan understands tha
13、t the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister-and Sally doesnt like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition dont fade easily as ages grow. It can re
14、main powerful in relationships throughout life. In a study of the University of Cincinnati,65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong a
15、s to have affected their entire lives. Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive-yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the best of friends. My own younger sister cant wait to tell me when Ive put o
16、n weight. However, shes a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other. In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship shou
17、ld survive. Some brothers and sisters stay at arms length, hut never give up competition completely. Why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?36. When Joans son was born, Sally .A. felt very happyB. was undelightedC. moved awayD. admired her a lot【答案】B【解析】细节
18、理解题。根据Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally感到不高兴，故选B。37. What happens to childrens desire to compete with their brothers and sisters?A. It sometimes will disappear when they grow up.B. It will never disappear throughout life.C. It will improve their relationships when they grow up.D
19、. It will never harm their relationships when they grow up.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据it shows that childhood competition dont fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.在他们的一生中都存在对孩子渴望的竞争，故选B。38. What can we learn about the two brothers?A. They wanted to kill each other
20、.B. They played tennis against others.C. They were enemies in their daily life.D. They were very good friends.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据they are the best of friends.两个兄弟是好朋友，故选D。39. Why does the authors sister often tell her when shes put on weight?A. Because she wants the author to go on a diet.B. Because s
21、he wants the author to stop calling her a bad cook.C. Because she wants to make fun of the authors weight.D. Because she wants to be honest with the author.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other.
22、她想取笑作者的体重，故选C。40. The underlined sentence means that although some brothers and sisters .A. live near each other, they still have competitionsB. live away from each other, they stop their competitionsC. live together, they often think of ending their competitionsD. live within a big family, they oft
23、en try to end their competitions【答案】A【解析】句意理解题。根据In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive.可推出兄弟姐妹虽然住得很近，但是他们之间仍然存在竞争，故选A。阅读理解-D Taxi, the underground, drivingin London these means of transport are expensive. As a studen
24、t on a budget, I couldnt afford the 30 pounds (around 300 yuan) fare for a taxi. Even a bus was one pound and 20 pence (about 12 yuan) for a single ticket. I didnt need to travel this way anyway. I had Mabel- my London bike. When I moved to Beijing, like every foreigner, I was delighted to discover
25、I could take a cab for cheaper than a single journey on the subway. But something was wrong. I missed Mabel. That was when I met Mandarin Mabel also known as Mandy, my Beijing bike. In many ways, Beijing is made for: It is a flat, easy land compared with hilly London. The cycling citys north/south/e
26、ast/west square structure is also easier to travel than Londons unplanned, twisting streets. However, Beijing comes completely with its own dangers. The rules of the road areflexible. Bikes, cars, passers-by all float up and down ways in both directions. Compared with Londons terrible cycle paths, i
27、n Beijing, every road has huge, wide cycle ways. But cars, taxis and motorbikes see no reason why they shouldnt use the cycle ways as a shortcut, and why they shouldnt announce you to get out of their way when they do. Beijing traffic is more good-natured. In London, the road is an active war. Peopl
28、e shout, quarrel and beat on each others windows. In Beijing zone, drivers never get actively angry. In fact, often they ignore cyclists. Obviously that means its up to the cyclists to see them. Mandy is a tree Beijing bike. It is nearly broken, it makes loud noises every time you ride on it, and I
29、have had to make several emergency repair stops for it. But cycling round Beijing on a sunny day is a joy. It is just me, Mandy and the city.41. What can we conclude from the first paragraph?A. Bicycles are the most popular means of transport in London.B. To save money, the author used travel around
30、 by bus in London.C. The expense of public transport makes some people want to buy a bike.D. The author didnt travel around London because of lacking a bike.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据Taxi, the underground, drivingin London these means of transport are expensive.乘坐其他的公共交通费用是高的，所以一些人想要买自行车，故选C。42. What does th
31、e author think of cycling around Beijing?A. The citys twisting streets make it hard for the rider to find the way. B. Cars, taxis and motorbikes on the cycle lane pose a threat to cyclists. C. With the flat land and wide cycle lanes, its safer to cycle in Beijing than in London.D. Cycling in Bejing
32、is safe because of its flexible rules.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据However, Beijing comes completely with its own dangers. But cars, taxis and motorbikes see no reason why they shouldnt use the cycle ways as a shortcut汽车、出租车和摩托车占用自行车的车道对骑自行车的人造成了危险，故选B。43. What can we infer from the article?A. In the authors vi
33、ew, Beijing drivers drive more safely.B. In London, cars, taxis and motorbikes are allowed to use the cycle paths.C. People in London follow the traffic rules more closely than those in Beijing.D. Mandy breaks down so easily that it makes the author miss her London bike Mabel.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据In Lon
34、don, the road is an active war. People shout, quarrel and beat on each others windows. In Beijing zone, drivers never get actively angry. In fact, often they ignore cyclists. Obviously that means its up to the cyclists to see them.可推出在伦敦的人比北京人更加遵守交通规则，故选C。44. The reason why drivers in Beijing seldom
35、 get angry is that_.A. the cycle ways are fiatB. they care little about cyclistsC. they can even drive on the cycle waysD. people in Beijing dont often ride bikes 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据In fact, often they ignore cyclists.因为开车的人很少关心骑自行车的人，故选B。45. What does the article mainly talk about?A. To tell us what
36、makes the author love cycling. B. To compare cycling in Beijing with that in London.C. To introduce the differences between Mabel and Mandy. D. To explain why Beijing is made for cycling.【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。纵观短文的内容可知对于在北京与在伦敦骑自行车的情况作了比较，故选B。【广东省广州市2014综合测试】CNo one knows why people dream, but some dreams
37、might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. In a recent study, scientists found a connection between nap-time (午睡时间) dreams and better memory in people who were learning a new skill.So perhaps one way to learn something new is to practice, practise, practise-and then sleep on it.“
38、I was surprised by this finding,” Robert Stickgold, a Harvard University scientist who led the study.In the study, 100 college students each spent an hour on a computer, trying to get through a virtual maze (虚拟迷宫). The maze was difficult, and the study participants had to start in a different place
39、each time they tried-making it even more difficult. Then, for the first 90 minutes of a five-hour break, half of the participants were required to stay awake while half were told to sleep. Participants who stayed awake were asked to describe their thoughts. Participants who slept were asked to descr
40、ibe any dream they had.Stickgold and his colleagues wanted to know about NREM, or non-REM sleep. REM stands for “rapid eye movement”, which is what happens during REM sleep. This period of sleep often brings strange dreams to a sleeper, although dreams can happen in both kinds of sleep. Stickgold wa
41、nted to know what people were dreaming about when their eyes werent moving, during NREM sleep. Other studies have found a connection between NREM bring activity and learning ability. Four of the 50 people who slept said their dreams were about the maze. Later, when these four people tried the comput
42、er maze again, they were able to complete it faster.Stickgold believes the dream itself doesn;t help a person learn-its the other way around. He suspects that such dreams are caused by the brain processes associated with learning.All the maze-dreamers had done the task poorly the first time, which m
43、akes Stickgold wonder if the NREM dreams show up when a person finds a new task particularly difficult. People who had other dreams, or people didnt sleep, didnt show the same improvement.36. In the first stage of the study, the participants were asked to A. design a maze on computerB. find their wa
44、y out of a mazeC. decide where to begin a mazeD. remember a location in a maze37. What happened to the participants during the break? A. Half of them were woken up when they started to dream.B. Half of them were asked to dram about the maze.C. All of them were asked to describe their thoughts.D. Hal
45、f of them were asked to sleep for 90 minutes.38. What can we learn from the passage? A. Everyone will dream about a new skill after learning it.B. Stickgold was the first to study dreams and learning.C. During NREM sleep, people usually dont dream.D. Unusual dreams often occur during REM sleep.39. I
46、n the first stage of the study, the participants were asked to A. design a maze on computerB. find their way out of a mazeC. decide where to begin a mazeD. remember a location in a maze40. Which of the following statement best summarizes the studys conclusion? A. Dreams have a role in learning.B. Dreams have no basis in reality.C. Dreams are important for health.D. Dreams are the best way to study.【参考答案】36-40 BDDAA
