1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家AThe Gunpowder Plot was a conspiracy(阴谋) to kill King James ，as well as the members of the House of Lords and Commons at the reopening of Parliament.It was designed by a group of Catholics in protest against the antiCatholic laws that were being introduced by the king.Robert Catesby
2、was the leader of the group.It was he and his cousin，Thomas Wintour，and two other friends，Thomas Percy and John Wright，who formed the center of the group.They were joined by nine more men；among them was Guy Fawkes，from the city of York in the north of England.Fawkes found a store room directly under
3、 the House of Lords and rented it out under the false name of John Johnson.The conspirators stored thirtysix barrels of gunpowder there，and Fawkes，who was an explosives expert，was to light the fuses(引信) on 5th November 1605.The plot failed because one of the conspirators，Francis Tresham，sent a lette
4、r to his relative，who was a member of the House of Lords.The letter warned him not to attend the opening ceremony of Parliament.The letter was passed on to the authorities，who took action.Guy Fawkes was found in the cellar on the night of 4th November with the thirtysix barrels and a number of fuses
5、.He was imprisoned and illtreated，eventually giving away the names of the conspirators.Soldiers of the king surrounded Holbeach House，in the Midlands，where they knew the conspirators to be hiding.In the fight that followed，four of them were shot dead，including Catesby and Percy，who were actually kil
6、led by the same bullet.The others were imprisoned and hanged along with Guy Fawkes on 31st January 1606.These days，on 5th November，children all over Britain celebrate Guy Fawkes Night by building huge bonfires and lighting fireworks.Its a family tradition and an occasion to eat potatoes baked by the
7、 flames.There is always a “guy” on top of the fire，a model of Guy Fawkes，dressed in the clothes of the 17th century.语篇解读本文讲述的是英国历史上著名的the Gunpowder Plot，并详细介绍这一事件的前因后果。1Francis Tresham wrote the letter to his relative to .Awarn him of the danger of being killedBreveal the names of the conspiratorsCp
8、rotect the House of LordsDreport the plot to the authorities答案A解析细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“The letter warned him not to attend the opening ceremony of Parliament.”可知，Francis Tresham写信给亲戚是警告对方不要去参加开幕式，因为有丧命的危险。故A正确。2According to the passage，the total number of people involved in the plot is .A40 B4C36 D13答案D解析数
9、字计算题。根据第二段第二、三句“It was he and his cousin，Thomas Wintour，and two other friends，Thomas Percy and John Wright，who formed the center of the group.They were joined by nine more men；among them was Guy Fawkes，from the city of York in the north of England.”可知，Robert Catesby，Thomas Wintour，Thomas Percy，John
10、Wright再加上另外9个人，所以一共是13人。故D正确。3What can we learn about Robert Catesby?AHe wrote a letter to his relative in the authorities.BHe was imprisoned and hanged.CHe was responsible for lighting the fuses.DHe was shot dead in the fight.答案D解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“In the fight that followed，four of them were shot d
11、ead，including Catesby and Percy，who were actually killed by the same bullet.”可知，Robert Catesby是在战斗中被射死的。故D项正确。4What is the right order of the event described in the passage?aA cellar(地窖) was found.bFour conspirators were shot.cThe letter was passed on to the authorities.dThe rest of the conspirators
12、 were hanged.eSome gunpowder was prepared.fThe authorities took action.Acaefbd BeacfbfCaecfbd Dcfaebd答案C解析事件排序题。根据第三段第一句“Fawkes found a store room directly under the House of Lords”可知首先他们找到了一个地窖；根据第二句“The conspirators stored thirtysix barrels of gunpowder there”可知他们准备了炸药。根据第四段最后一句“The letter was pas
13、sed on to the authorities，who took action.”可知信件被当局知道了，并采取了行动。根据倒数第二段可知四人被射杀，其余人被绞死。故C项顺序正确。BAfter spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program，her mother recalled(回忆)，Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices.“Everyone else was already
14、admitted to college，” her mother，Rosemarie Colvin，said from the family home.“So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said，You have to let me in.”“Impressedshe was a National Merit(全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in BrazilYale did，admitting her to the class of 1978，where she started
15、writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist，” her mother said.On Wednesday，Marie Colvin,56，an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London，was killed as Syrian forces shelled(炮击) the city of Homs.She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack
16、.“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday，” Mrs.Colvin said.“Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out.She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.”Mrs.Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daught
17、er from going to conflict zones.“If you knew my daughter，” she said，“it would have been such a waste of words.She was determined，she was enthusiastic about what she did，it was her life.There was no saying Dont do this. This is who she was，absolutely who she was and what she believed in：cover the sto
18、ry，not just have pictures of it，but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” “So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism，” her mother said.语篇解读本文讲述了战地记者Marie Colvin的母亲在她遇难后回忆她生前的一些事情，反映了Marie Colvin坚定的意志和对工作的热情。5From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1，we can infer th
19、at .AYale was her last choiceBMarie Colvin was confident of herselfCYale must keep its promise to Marie ColvinDMarie Colvin was good at persuading答案B解析推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said，You have to let me in.”可知，回国后，别的学生都上了大学，但她并没有灰心，她开车去了耶鲁大学并对他们说：你们一定要让我入学。由她的这句话，说明她
20、对自己很有信心。故B正确。6Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvins life?aShe was doing a story in Syria and got killed.bShe was admitted to Yale University.cShe studied in Brazil as an excellent student.dShe was hired by The Sunday Times of London.eShe began to take an interest in j
21、ournalism.Adecab BbcdeaCedcba Dcbeda答案D解析事件排序题。本题可以使用排除法，文章的第一句“After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program”就讲到她作为一个交换生回国了，说明c是最先发生的。在第二段可知她被耶鲁大学录取，开始为Yale Daily News撰稿并对做记者产生兴趣，再根据第三段她被The Sunday Times of London录用，最终在叙利亚被杀死。故D正确。7From the last paragraph，we can know that Mrs.Colvin
22、 .Adislikes the choice of her daughterBcares little about her daughterCknows her daughter very wellDdoesnt fully appreciate her daughter答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“If you knew my daughter，” she said，“it would have been such a waste of words.She was determined，she was enthusiastic about what she did，it was h
23、er life.There was no saying Dont do this. This is who she was，absolutely who she was and what she believed in.”可知，Colvin女士对女儿的性格非常了解，知道女儿追求的东西，在女儿的世界里，没有不能做的事情。故C正确。CSince around the later part of the 1950s，society started to realize that tobacco cigarettes caused health problems.As research progres
24、sed along with increasing numbers of people that developed lung cancer，emphysema and other smoking related illnesses，cigarette smoking has become less accepted and popular.Unfortunately，the nicotine contained in cigarettes is one of the most addictive substances on the planet and makes quitting smok
25、ing one of the hardest things to do.In 2003，Chinese pharmacist，Hon Lik invented the electronic cigarette as a safer and cleaner way to breathe in nicotine after his father，a heavy smoker，passed away from lung cancer attributed to smoking tobacco cigarettes.Hon Lik applied for his first patent on the
26、 electronic cigarette in 2003 and afterwards introduced ecigs to the Chinese market in the following year through his employer，Golden Dragon Holdings.Golden Dragon Holdings later changed the companys name to “Ruyan” in order to better match the companys name (Ruyan means “almost like smoke”) to the
27、new product.Since the renaming，the Ruyan company has continued ecigarette development and grown to be one of the largest global ecig manufactures.Dr.Sam Han，CEO of Cixi ECIG Technology，Inc，Ltd.also has a number of ecig related inventions，including four patents in the United States and two in China t
28、hat are electronic cigarette and eliquid technology related.Similar to Hon Liks father，Dr.Han was a heavy smoker for more than 40 years before beginning to work on electronic cigarette technologies in order to help himself and others make the shift to vapor smoking.Dr.Han continues to market and con
29、duct R&D in ecig related technologies to this date.After the successful deployment of Ruyan and Cixi ECIG electronic cigarettes in China and Asia，the products started to be sold in significant quantities on the Internet.8Whats the direct reason why Hon Lik invented the electronic cigarette according
30、 to the passage?ATobacco cigarettes caused health problems.BTobacco cigarettes were too expensive for customers to buy.CQuitting smoking became one of the hardest things to do.DHis father died from lung cancer due to smoking tobacco cigarettes.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“In 2003，Chinese pharmacist，Hon Lik
31、invented the electronic cigarette as a safer and cleaner way to breathe in nicotine after his father，a heavy smoker，passed away from lung cancer attributed to smoking tobacco cigarettes.”可知，在他的父亲由于吸烟得肺癌去世之后，Hon Lik发明了电子烟。故选D。9Since when have Chinese smokers been able to buy Hon Liks electronic cigar
32、ettes according to the passage?A2000. B2003.C2004. D2005.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Hon Lik applied for his first patent on the electronic cigarette in 2003 and afterwards introduced ecigs to the Chinese market in the following year through his employer，Golden Dragon Holdings.”可知，虽然他在2003年就申请了电子香烟的专利，但直到20
33、04年他的产品才推向中国市场。故选C。10Whats the correct order of the following events according to the passage?Hon Lik applied for his first patent on the electronic cigarette.Hon Liks father died from lung cancer because of smoking tobacco cigarettes.Hon Liks electronic cigarettes were introduced to the Chinese mar
34、ket.The name of the company Golden Dragon Holdings was changed to “Ruyan”A BC D答案D解析事件排序题。根据文章第一、二段的内容可知，Hon Lik的父亲去世后他于2003年发明了电子香烟()，随后，他申请了专利()，2004年，电子香烟被推向中国市场()，Golden Dragon Holdings随后改名，以更贴合电子香烟这种新产品()。可知答案为D。DThe Verizon Innovative App Challenge gives kids a chance to create apps(计算机应用程序) t
35、hat can solve problems in their community.Do you want to make a difference in your community？The Verizon Innovative App Challenge can get you started.The first step is to think of a problem in your community.The next step is to create an app that can solve the problem.Groups of five to seven student
36、s in middle school or high school，led by a teacher，can enter the contest.First，teams compete on a local level.Teams that make it to the next round receive 5,000 for their schools.Finalists present their app ideas to judges in a live webinar(网络研讨会)Next，the judges pick national winners.The top eight t
37、eams receive an additional 15,000 for their schools，and each team member receives a Samsung tablet.Plus，the winning teams get the chance to bring their app to life.A group of six girls from Los Fresnos，Texas，won the second annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge.They came up with the Hello Navi app
38、concept，short for “hello navigation”The app was designed to help visuallyimpaired students navigate their school by using an internal compass and voiceover technology.Read more about the team in September 19 issue of TIME For Kids：Edition 34.Do you have an app idea that could help solve a local issu
39、e？The deadline to register is November 24.Find more information and register your team at www. verizonfoundation. org/appchallenge. Here are some tips from the Verizon Foundation to get you started：Get your team together for a brainstorming meeting.Write out all the ideas that come to mind.Dont igno
40、re challenges.Think of the problems that exist in your community.Ask family，friends，and people in your community to share their thoughts about problems that they want to see solved.语篇解读Verizon Innovative App Challenge大赛旨在鼓励学生学以致用，研发计算机应用程序来解决社区存在的问题。11The Verizon Innovative App Challenge was launche
41、d to .Alet students create apps to solve problemsBcall on students to put their ideas into practiceCinspire students to focus on social problemsDencourage students to cooperate with teachers答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段可知，Verizon Innovative App Challenge的目的是让学生研发计算机应用程序，以解决所在社区存在的问题。12In which order should one f
42、ollow to enter the Verizon Innovative App Challenge?aYou think of a problem in your community.bYour team compete against others in your city.cYou invent an app with your partners and teachers.dWinning teams can compete to become national winners.Aabcd BacbdCadbc Ddacb答案B解析事件排序题。根据第二、三、四段的内容可知，参加这个比赛
43、的第一步是发现所在社区存在的问题；第二步是和同学及老师一起制作一个能解决这个问题的应用程序；第三步是在当地竞赛；第四步是初赛的获胜者进入决赛争夺全国的冠军。故选B项。13What does the 5th paragraph mainly talk about?AThe winning team and their app of the second Verizon Innovative App Challenge.BAn app designed to help the disabled work on the computer.CAn app concept that helps blin
44、d students explore nature.DSix girls from Los Fresnos，Texas who signed up for the contest.答案A解析段落大意题。第五段介绍了第二届Verizon Innovative App Challenge大赛的获奖者和她们的获胜作品。14Whats the purpose of the passage?ATo tell readers how to solve a local issue.BTo invite kids to join in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge.CTo offer readers information about a talent show.DTo appeal to adults to make contributions to society.答案B解析写作意图题。本文介绍了Verizon Innovative App Challenge大赛的目的、如何报名参加以及比赛的主要流程等内容。因此这篇文章的目的是呼吁孩子们参加这个比赛。版权所有：高考资源网()高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究