1、【2015高考复习】阅读理解 Areas of Tokyo which had usually been packed with office workers like sushi(寿司) restaurants and noodle shops were unusually quiet. Many schools were closed. Companies allowed workers to stay home. Long queues formed at airports.As Japanese authorities struggled to avoid disaster at an
2、 earthquakebattered nuclear plant 240 km to the north, parts of Tokyo resembled a ghost town. Many people stocked up on food and stayed indoors or simply left, transforming one of the worlds biggest and most populated cities into a shell of its usual self.“Look, its like Sunday no cars in town，” sai
3、d Kazushi Arisawa, a 62yearold taxi driver, as he waited for more than an hour outside an office tower where he usually finds customers within minutes. “I cant make money today. ”Radiation in Tokyo has been negligible,_ briefly touching three times the normal rate on Tuesday, smaller than a dental X
4、ray. On Wednesday, winds over the Fukushima (福岛) nuclearpower plant blew out to sea, keeping levels close to normal. But that does little to relieve public anxiety about a 40yearold nuclear plant with three reactors in partial meltdown (熔毁)and a fourth with spent atomic fuel exposed to the atmospher
5、e after last Fridays earthquake and tsunami.“Radiation moves faster than we do，” said Steven Swanson, a 43yearold American who moved to Tokyo in December with his Japanese wife to help with her family business.He is staying indoor but is tempted to leave.“Its scary.Its a triple threat with the earth
6、quake, tsunami and the nuclear radiation leaks.It makes you wonder whats next. ”【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了日本的核辐射泄露对人们造成的影响。1The text is mainly about_.Athe earthquake that happened in MarchBthe governments effort to avoid disasterCthe effects of the nuclear radiation leaksDthe earthquakebattered nuclearpower pla
7、nt解析主旨大意题。整篇文章介绍了日本的核辐射泄露对人们造成的影响。故选C项。答案C2What did Kazushi Arisawa mean?ATherere usually more cars on Sundays.BHe didnt care much about nuclear radiation.CHe preferred to stay at home on Sundays.DHe couldnt find many customers.解析细节理解题。从文章第三段的“as he waited for more than an hour outside an office tow
8、er where he usually finds customers within minutes.I cant make money today.”看出答案。答案D3The underlined word “negligible”in Paragraph 4 most probably means_.Aserious Bslight Cnormal D. average解析词义猜测题。从下文的“smaller than a dental Xray”看出答案。答案B4What can we learn about the Fukushima nuclearpower plant from t
9、he text?AIt lies to the south of Tokyo.BIt started to operate about fifty years ago.CIt was damaged in the earthquake and tsunami.DAll its four reactors are now well under control.解析推理题。从文章第四段的“a 40yearold nuclear plant with three reactors in partial meltdown (熔毁)and a fourth with spent atomic fuel
10、exposed to the atmosphere after last Fridays earthquake and tsunami”看出答案。答案C阅读理解。 Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important in formation that should be included, he can give you a false picture. For example, some
11、 might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for on e hundred dollars!” This guys a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only on e was a winner. Hes rea
12、lly a big loser! He didnt say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. Thats called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest. Some politicians often use this trick. Lets say that during Governor Smiths last term, her state l
13、ost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents(对手) says, “During Governor Smiths term, the state lost one million jobs!” thats true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smiths term, the state had a net gain of two mil
14、lion jobs.” Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. Its against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only
15、asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company. This kind of deception happens too of often. Its a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.1. How much did the lottery winner lose? A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars.C. Three hundred dollars.
16、 D. Four hundred dollars.2. We may infer that the author believes people should _. A. buy lottery tickets B. make use of half-truthsC. not take anything at face value D. not trust the Yucky Company3. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. final increase B. big advantage C. la
17、rge share D. total saving4. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?A. False statements are easy to see through. B. B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.C. Doctors like to act in advertisements. D. D. Advertisements are based on facts.【参考答案】14、.A C A B阅读理解。The su
18、mmer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Art
19、s Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles(风格). It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool? First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人
20、) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat
21、babies with wings and curly (鬈曲的) hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldnt see what was so great about art. On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors
22、 were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldnt stop looking at this painting ! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so m
23、uch.1. The aim of the mother s plan was to _. A. take them to visit the museum B. introduce them to the world of art C. ask them to read about artists D. show them different painting styles2. What was the writer s experience in the museum before the last visit? A. She came to feel her mother s love.
24、 B. She liked many paintings. C. She hardly enjoyed herself. D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.3. What made the writer go through a change that summer? A. One of Marys paintings. B. A strange way of painting. C. Artists in the Middle Ages. D. Her mother s instruction.4. From the tex
25、t, we can see _. A. the importance of curiosity B. the effect of art C. the value of learning D. the power of family education【参考答案】1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B【2014高考英语福建省联考试卷】techniques , but he admitted there would be difficulties in meeting his goal . “ For example , if you run out of ink while printing on p
26、aper , you will throw that paper away . But you cannot throw half-completed buildings away if your material gets stuck , ” he said . Although the printed house is not available to visit , there is a chance for people in Shanghai to see items printed in 3D. The Belgium-based company Materialise NV he
27、ld a 3D printing exhibition in Shanghai that started in late 2012 and ended in the middle of 2013 . The company is eager to show Asia what is possible with 3D printing .“ All the pieces shown here are what cannot be made through traditional techniques . A good example of this customization is hearin
28、g aids . More than 10 million people already use 3D printed hearing aids, all made according to the size of their ears , ” said Wim Michiels , executive vice-president at Materialise NV .“ You can produce anything whenever and wherever you like . You dont need to set up production lines for pieces t
29、hat only need a limited amount of products . Setting up a production line is a lot of work . It takes a long time and is very expensive for a limited number of pieces , ” said Michiels .Kim Francois , managing director of Materialise China , said their European and American clients have already take
30、n the next step toward additive manufacturing with small series production such as hearing aids .72. What is mainly talked about in the text ? A. The development of 3D printing . B. A 3D printing show in Shanghai . C. Varieties of items printed in 3D .D. The company Materialise NV .73. According to
31、Behrokh Khoshnevis , what is the main difficulty in printing buildings ? A. Time . B. Technique . C. Space . D. Material .74. The example of 3D printed hearing aids was mentioned to show that _. A. these items used to be impossible to make B. 3D printing has a large market share C. 3D hearing aids h
32、elp people hear better D. people need different sized hearing aids 75. According to the text , 3D printing is suitable for _ . A. mass production B. making small items C. small series production D. reducing production costs【参考答案】7275BDAC【四川省绵阳市2014高考英语一模试题】An early invention by Albert Einstein has b
33、een rebuilt by scientists at Oxford University. They are trying to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator that runs without electricity.We all know that modern fridges cause damage to the environment. They work by using a kind of man-made greenhouse gas called Freon (氟里昂), which is far mor
34、e damaging than carbon dioxide.Now Malcolm McCulloch, an electrical engineer at Oxford, is leading a three-year project to develop appliances that can be used in places without electricity.His team has completed a prototype (样机) of a fridge patented in 1930 by Einstein. It used only pressurized gase
35、s to keep things cold. The design was partly used in the first refrigerators, but the technology was dropped when more efficient compressors (压缩机) became popular in the 1950s. That meant a switch to using Freon.Einsteins idea uses butane (丁烷) and water and takes advantage of the fact that liquids bo
36、il at lower temperatures, when the air pressure around them is lower.If you go to the top of Mount Qomolangma, water boils at a much lower temperature than it does when youre at sea level and thats because the pressure is much lower up there, said McCulloch.At one side is the evaporator (蒸发器), a bot
37、tle that contains liquid butane. If you introduce a new vapor above the butane, the liquid boiling temperature decreases and, as it boils off, it takes energy from the surroundings to do so, says McCulloch. Thats what makes it cold.The gas fridges based on Einsteins design were replaced by Freon-com
38、pressor fridges partly because Einsteins design was not very efficient. But McCulloch thinks that by changing the design and replacing the types of gases used it will be possible to quadruple (翻两番) the efficiency.However, McCullochs fridge is still in its early stages. Its very much a prototype, he
39、said. Give us another month and well have it working.72According to the passage, an early invention by Albert Einstein _.Ahas been rediscovered because it costs much less and works more efficientlyBis being redesigned because it could be used in places without electricityChas just been found to be e
40、nergy-saving and environmentally friendlyDwill be fully made use of and become the fridge of the future73Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?AFreon was used in fridges long before the 1950s.BFreon is what makes current fridges big polluters.CMcCulloch thinks he could improve Einstei
41、ns design by using other types of vapors.DThe fridge Malcolm McCulloch and his team designed will be put into production soon.74We can learn from the text that the prototype completed _.Achanged the air pressure around itBwas tested on the top of Mount EverestCincreased the liquid boiling temperatur
42、eDused only pressurized gases to keep things cold75McCullochs words in Paragraph 6 _.Aserve as an explanation for the principle behind Einsteins fridgeBgive you the reason why Einsteins fridge was not efficientCtell you how to take advantage of low air pressureDshow you how Einsteins fridge works727
43、5、BBDA。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【四川省绵阳市2014高考英语一模试题】ASometimes people call each other scared-cat, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blo
44、odstream. Although the cat doesnt realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused
45、 by other emotions, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run.Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way
46、to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger-or hit somebody-and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isnt alwa
47、ys wise to express your feelings freely.Does this mean that its smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel churned up inside. It can actually b
48、e bad for your health. (It isnt good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.)Feeling that you keep all bottles up inside, dont just go away. Its as if bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long youd smell t
49、hem, if you opened the cupboard, chances are youd see little fruit flies hovering all over them. Theyd be rotten.You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they dont exist, but theyll still be around. And at last youll have to deal wi
50、th them, just like those bananas.56. What does the word emotions in the second paragraph mean?A. acts B. feelings C. measurements D. thinking57. The best title for this article is _.A. Emotions Affect Our BodiesB. What Happens to A Frightened CatC. What Happens to An Excited PersonD. Feelings That P
51、eople Have58. The author wrote this article in order to _.A. tell us that it isnt good to keep feelings insideB. give us some advice on how to express our feelingsC. compare man with a scared cat and suggest mankind learn from it.D. make us know that it isnt always wise to express our feelings freel
52、y【参考答案】5658、BAB 语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】Mike：So how is_1_in the apartment? Is the bedroom air conditioner working well?Helen: Well, it cools pretty well now, but it_2_(sure)makes_3_awful lot of noise. It makes_4_hard to sleep sometimes.Mike：Oh, really? Ill have someone_5_(t
53、ake) a look at it. How about the refrigerator? You said it wasnt cooling properly.Helen: Oh, its working fine now, thanks.Mike：Good._6_ is the washing machine OK?Helen: Yes, since you had it_7_(fix) last year, I havent had any problems with the water leaking. I want to talk to you about the sofa，_8_
54、. Its really_9_(comfort). Maybe its time to replace it. How old is it, anyway?Mike：Well, I admit its pretty old. About 20 years, I guess._10_it is time to think about a new one. Is the TV set working on all the stations?Helen: Not really. The reception is bad on some of the stations.Mike：OK. Ill hav
55、e it checked out next week.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1everything考查不定代词。everything一切事物。2surely考查副词。修饰make。3an因为awful是由元音音素开头的单词，所以填an。4itit作形式宾语，真正的宾语是to sleep。5takehave sb.do sth.使某人做某事。6And此处用and表顺承关系。7fixedhave sth.done.使某物被做。8though考查副词。though然而。9uncomfortable此处应用形容词，且由下文知此处是贬义词，故填u
56、ncomfortable。10Maybe此处表可能性。广东省语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。SHANGHAI: Plans for a tall tower at the renowned West Lake scenic spot that were shelved(搁置) two years ago for exceeding the height limit were recently brought up again with the buildings design still taller _1_
57、 is allowed.The latest blueprint for the property，_2_ display in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, shows a 48-meter tower that will contain _3_ five-star hotel boasting views of the lake. This replaces the 85-meter building _4_(propose) two years ago.But the new tower still exceeds the height
58、limit of 25 meters as dictated in Hangzhou s plan for buildings within the West Lake scenic spot，_5_ was developed to “better protect the landscape and flavor of the world-famous scenic site”The developer, Kerry Property, declined _6_ (comment) yesterday.Staff from Hangzhous municipal urban planning
59、 bureau said _7_ had not received any _8_(apply) from the developer, which means the project has not yet been approved by the authorities.“The newly proposed height is still too high for the West Lake area. The developer should take the interests of the whole region _9_ consideration，” Zhou Fuduo, a
60、 city-planning professor from Zhejiang University, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.The developer said the additional stories_ _10_ (need) to make more profits, he said.1解析结合语境考查连词。注意前面的关键词taller，再由下文内容可知本文主要涉及建塔高度超标的问题。答案than2解析结合语境考查固定搭配。on display “在展览中”。此处意为“在浙江省的省会杭州展出了该塔的最新蓝图”。答案on3解析结合语境考查不定冠词的
61、用法。此处a用来表示“一个”。考生应注意名词前设空，答案应首选冠词之类的限定词。答案a4解析结合语境考查非谓语动词作定语。由谓语动词replaces可知，此处应用propose的分词作定语；building与propose之间为动宾关系，所以用过去分词作定语。答案proposed5解析结合语境考查which引导非限制性定语从句。which指代前面的the West Lake scenic spot，在后面的定语从句中充当主语。答案which6解析结合语境考查非谓语动词作宾语。decline后需要接不定式作宾语，意思为“委婉拒绝做某事”。句意：昨天开发商Kerry Property拒绝评论。答案
62、to comment7解析结合语境考查人称代词。从设空的特点可以看出此处宾语从句中缺少主语，因此答案首选人称代词；由上文中的“Staff from Hangzhous municipal urban planning bureau”可得出此处应用they指代表示整体概念的staff“全体职工”。答案they8解析考查词性转换。从前面的修饰语any可知，此处需要一个名词形式，apply为动词，根据语境可知，此处应用其名词形式application。答案application9解析结合语境考查介词。take.into consideration”把考虑在内”。此处意为：开发商应该把整个地区的利益考
63、虑在内。答案into10解析结合语境考查动词的时态和语态。主句为一般过去时，且stories与动词need之间为动宾关系。此处意为”开发商说要想获得更大的利润需要多建几层塔”。答案were needed语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【全国新课标卷题型】A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit (坑). When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they t
64、old the two frogs that they were as good as_1_(death). The two frogs didnt listen to the others and tried to jump out of the pit with all_2_might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs heard what the other frogs_3_(say) and gave up, so he died. The other frog went on j
65、umping as hard as he_4_. Once again, the other frogs cried at him and told him to stop and just allow himself to die. He jumped even_5_(hard) and finally made himself out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Didnt you hear us？” The frog explained_6_them that something was wrong with his hearing.
66、 He thought they were encouraging him_7_whole time.There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone_8_is down can lift him or her up and help them make it through the day. Be careful_9_what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of wordsanyone can s
67、peak bad words that rob another of the spirit to go on in difficult times. But an_10_(encourage) word can go such a long way. 1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1dead这两只青蛙掉在深坑里，被认为死定了。2theirwith all their might“竭尽全力”。3were saying过去进行时，当时别的青蛙不断地说。4couldas hard as he could“尽力”。5harder比较级，比先前更努力。6
68、to跳出来的青蛙向其他的青蛙解释说，用介词to。7thethe whole time“全程，一直”。8who关系代词引导定语从句，修饰先行词someone。9ofbe careful of“小心，当心”。10encouragingencouraging“鼓励的”，形容词修饰名词。语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】Ryan：Did you have a good vacation, Katie?Katie：Yeah! It was_1_(excite)？Probably my_2_ exciting vacation ever!R
69、yan：Wow! What did you do?Katie：I took a nature_3_(冒险) tour.For the first part, we went_4_(hike)It was so much fun! We hiked all the way_5_these beautiful waterfalls.I took lots of pictures.Ryan：Sounds great.So, what else did you do on the tour? Katie：Well, the best part was at the end of the trip.We
70、 went skydiving. Can you believe it? I jumped_6_an airplane.Ryan：Wow!Katie：Yeah, it was just a fantastic vacation.How did you spend your break, Ryan?Ryan：Oh, I_7_(drive) to visit my relatives.Katie：Ohhuh.Did you have a good time?Ryan：Well, it was pretty boring，_8_.It rained every day _9_we had to st
71、ay inside.We just stayed home and watched TV a lot.Katie：Oh, thats too bad.Ryan：No, thats OK.It really was very relaxing，_10_it was a little boring.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1exciting考查形容词。此处修饰事情，故用exciting。2most考查最高级。3adventure考查名词。此处用名词作定语。4hikinggo hiking远足。5up to直到那些美丽的瀑布下。6out of从飞机里跳出去。7drove考查时态。此文记叙一件事情，应用过去时。8actually考查副词。actually竟然。9so考查连词。此处上下文为因果关系，故用so。10even though考查让步状语从句，即使有点厌倦。
