1、英语试题第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分) 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。AOctober 21 was a very dark day in Texas. Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes, it caused the largest business damage in Texass history. The worst thing is Hannas destructive force nearly wiped
2、out most power poles and power lines. According to Center Point Energy, Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers. Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark. Crews have worked 16-hour shifts to restore power to residents. Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal. Schools,
3、 restaurants, retail stores and gas stations are open. Smiles are back. But harder-hit places, including Galveston, will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing, and coastal towns are a mess. Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texas. Several public
4、 schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage. Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13. Many school supplies were destroyed. Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galveston, Texas. This i
5、s where Paula Reed and her family are staying. Believe it or not, Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing. When Paula was a girl, she was an orphan, but was taken in by her stepmom, Antonia Flores. Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for t
6、he past few years. Before the hurricane, Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter. There, she reunited with Flores after 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.21. Whats the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?A. Hundreds of pe
7、ople are still missing.B. A large number of people are homeless.来源:Z_xx_k.ComC. Power facilities are severely destroyed.D. Factories are closed and many people jobless.22. It can be inferred that the residents in Houston_.A. have fully recovered from the disasterB. were the most unlucky people in th
8、e disasterC. need a long time to bring their life back to normalD. suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston23. Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for_A. at least one month B. at least three weeksC. two weeks at most D. nearly half a month24. Paula Ree
9、d and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because_A. they had nothing lost after Hurricane HannaB. they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelterC. Paula was taken good care of in the shelterD. Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decadesBMy 18-month-old son, Adam, called from t
10、he front door. “Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out of the door. Brandy, our next-door neighbors 11-year-old dog, was over again. “Go away!” I shouted. Brandys owner had died about a month earlier. The womans family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign
11、in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind. For weeks, shed been wandering around the neighborhood. It wasnt that I disliked dogs or anything like that. I just didnt think about them very much. I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one. 来源:学.科.网Brandy went away
12、and I stayed outside with Adam. Then the phone rang. I went inside to take the call. When I came back, Adam was gone. I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool. No trace of him. I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband. Police searc
13、hed the neighborhood. Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking. “Its coming from the woods.” one of my neighbors said. We followed the barking to a wooded cliff (悬崖). There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep. Brandy was beside him, leaning (倚靠)
14、 against him to keep him away from the edge. When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly. She must have been holding Adam there for hours!I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house. She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the ti
15、me Id driven her away. “Come on, girl.” I said. “This is your home now.” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door. Shed done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it. Shed certainly touched me in a way that no animal e
16、ver had. What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!24. What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?a. She was left behind by her owners family. b. She stepped into the womans house. c. She appeared at the womans front door. d. She stayed beside the womans son for hour
17、s. A. d, a, b, c B. a, c, b, d C. c, d, b, a D. a, c, d, b25. What did the woman do when she first saw Brandy?A. She gave her some food. B. She drove her away. C. She took her home. D. She said thank you to her. 26. How were they able to be aware that the womans son was near the cliff?A. By searchin
18、g the neighborhood. B. By hearing a dog barking. C. By following a dogs footsteps. D. By hearing her sons crying. CThe worlds richest man might seem to have it all, but Bill Gates has one regret. The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages.Speaking in his thir
19、d Ask Me Anything question-and-answer session for online forum Reddit(红迪网), the Microsoft founder said that he wished he spoke French, Arabic or Chinese.He said: “I took Latin and Greek in high school and got As and I guess it helps my vocabulary. I keep hoping to get time to study one of theseproba
20、bly French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo for a while but didnt keep it up.”Gates, who is worth $79.3 billion, praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for surprising an audience in Beijing when he spoke fluent Chinese. “Mark Zuckerberg amazingly leamed Chinese and did a Q&A with Chinese
21、studentsunbelievable, isnt it?” he saidThis isnt the first time for Gates to admit his regret over language. He also showed his habits at home and personal insights.Last February, Gates said he likes to do the dishes himselfto his own special standards every night and also told the interviewer that
22、his wife, Melinda, would likely want Samuel L. Jackson to play her husband in a biopic(传记片). He also admitted that he would pick up a $100 bill if he found it on the street.As he took the top spot on Forbes(福布斯)28th Annual Billionaires list last year for the fourth time, he said he is pretty basic w
23、hen it comes to so ending on clothes and food, but that he enjoys investing in shoes and racquets(球拍)when he plays tennis.When asked a life lesson he had to learn the hard way, the billionaire said staying up too late is a habit he is still trying to break. “Dont stay up too late even if the book is
24、 really exciting. You will regret it in the morning. Pam still working on this problem,” he said.28. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. An Interview with Bill Gates B. How Bill Gates SucceededC. Bill Gates Regret D. The Richest Billionaire29. The underlined part in Parag
25、raph 8 may actually mean that_.A. it is important to lay a good foundation of lifeB. food and clothing are basic needs for peoples lifeC. he doesnt spend much money on food and clothesD. he never cares about buying food and clothing30. What advice did Bill Gates give?A. Avoid staying up too late.B.
26、Be a good language learner.C. Do the dishes yourself at home.D. Pick up the $100 bills in the streets.31. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Bill Gates is also the founder of FacebookB. Bill Gates topped the list of Forbes 28 times.C. Bill Gates was good at learning languages
27、 in high schoo1.D. Bill Gates wife wants Samuel to play a game with Gates.DIt was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. “Im going to college, but I need a way to pay for it.” Deluca recalls saying. Buck said, “you s
28、hould open a sandwich shop.”That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldnt cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in ano
29、ther $1,000. But business didnt go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didnt know how badly, because we didnt have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs. Deluca was managing the store and to
30、the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. Theyd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, We are so successf
31、ul, we are opening a second store.” And they did in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error. But the partners learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their supplies. “
32、It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasnt necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out.” Deluca says. And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have
33、to keep working toward your goal.” Deluca adds. Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. 32. Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to _.A. support his family B. pay for his college educationC. help his partner expand business D. do some research33
34、.Which of the following is true of Buck? A. He put money into the sandwich business.B. He was a professor of business as ministration.C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.D. He rented a storefront for Deluca.34. What can we learn about their first shop? A. It stood at an unfavorable pl
35、ace.B. It lowered the prices to poor management.C. It made no profits due to poor management.D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwich.35.What contributes most to their success according to the author? A. Learning by trial and error. B. Making friends with supplies.C. Finding a good partner.
36、 D. Opening chain stores.【解析】根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. 36 They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways；that they are too serious and too strict with their children；and
37、that they seldom give their children a free hand. 37 Parents tend to forget how they themselves felt when young. For example，young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. 38 Most of them
38、plan things ahead，at least in the back of their minds，and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected. When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it. Young people often make their parents angry with their
39、choices in clothes，in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble；it is just that they feel cut off from the older peoples world，into which they have not yet been accepted. 39 And if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech，th
40、is will make the young people extremely happy. Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say “yes” to what you do. 40 It is natural enough，after being a child for so many years，when you were completely under your parents control. If you plan to control your life，you
41、d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility，they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do. A. It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their childrens trust. B. Young people te
42、nd to do what they like. C. They say that their parents dont understand them.D. All you want is to be left alone and do what you like.E. Thats why young people want to make a new culture of their own.F. While older people worry more easily. G. Do trust your parents and follow their suggestions. 第一节
43、完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do，mine. Her name was Mrs. White. And I 41 thinking she must be some older relation of Walt Disneys Snow White， 42 she had the same bright blue eyes，short dark ha
44、ir，red lips and fair skin. I dont remember much about what we 43 in her class，but my mother once told me that we used to 44 a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many 45 . But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes 46 a Good! But it 47 my
45、 mother，so one day when she met Mrs. White at a Parent-Teacher meeting，she asked her why she never 48 my mistakes and why she never red-pencilled in the right 49 of words or pointed out grammatical errors.And Mrs. White said “The children are just beginning to get 50 about using words，about forming
46、sentences. I dont want to dampen that enthusiasm with 51 ink. Spelling and grammar can wait but the wonder of words 52 ” I grew up learning to use words with loving 53 like that. I 54 now and think she must have been a rather 55 teacher to exercise such red-pen restraint (克制)，to 56 the joy，wonder an
47、d excitement of expression to flower however faultily like that，because to bloom is better than not to bloom.I used to 57 beautiful a lot. Never could I quite remember that the e went 58 the a. Eventually the e and a settled into their right places. I am glad I didnt wait on them though. Pretty is e
48、asier to spell but it doesnt hold as much as you 59 sometimes.And thanks to Mrs. White I felt no 60 about writing what I meant even if I couldnt quite spell it out. Because Life isnt Pretty. Its Beautiful. 41. A. regret B. remember C. consider D. suggest42. A. because B. unless C. whether D. until43
49、. A. admired B. believed C. collected D. 1earned44. A. analyze B. count C. write D. eat45. A. delays B. escapes C. exercises D. mistakes46. A. even B. still C. ever D. never47. A. relieved B. worried C. 1imited D. mentioned48. A. measured B. minded C. corrected D. improved49. A. spellings B. positio
50、ns C. replies D. reports50. A. examined B. disappointed C. excited D. punished51. A. red B. extra C. colour D. heavy52. A. should B. will C. mustnt D. wont53. A. independence B. calmness C. knowledge D. confidence54. A. 1ook up B. 1ook away C. 1ook back D. 1ook over55. A. calm B. careful C. thorough
51、 D. extraordinary56. A. allow B. arrange C. remind D. require来源:学科网57. A. mistake B. misunderstand C. misspell D. misuse58. A. before B. after C. for D. without59. A. deserve B. mean C. obtain D. plan60. A. wonder B. difficulty C. intention D. choice阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Hello Kitty
52、，one of the most famous imaginary 61 (character) in the world，greets us everywhere. Since she was born，she 62 (gain) impressive popularity she is 63 international fashion queen. 2014 was the characters 40th birthday. Fans from around the world gathered 64 (cheerful) to celebrate their love of Hello
53、Kitty. Hello Kitty was 65 (design) as a character to attract pre-teenage girls. The designers could not 66 (dream) that she would become such a 67 (globe) star as she is todayHelen McCarthy，an author and expert on Japanese cartoons，explained 68 the character is so popular. “Because Hello Kitty is al
54、l about happiness and friendship and fun. Women and girls all over the world are happy 69 (buy) the image of the trusting，loving childhood represented by Hello Kitty. ”And the imaginary character does not only appeal 70 females. There are also Hello Kitty products for boys and men，such as neckties a
55、nd golf bags. 改错When I first learn to write in English, I ran into much difficulties. The main problem was that I always thought in Chinese and tried to translate into my own language everything which I came across while I was reading. My teacher advised myself to keep a diary. I followed his advice
56、s and put down 100 words or so each day.Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself as I was learning to express myself with simple English. One day I wrote a story and showed to my teacher. He liked it very much that he read it to the class. All said that the story was a good one. Their words were an grea
57、t encouragement to me.【答案】阅读21-24 CDBD 25-27 DBB 28-31CCAC 31-35BACA 36-40 CAFED 完型 41-45 BADCD 46-50 ABCAC 51-55 ADDCD 56-60 ACABB61.characters62.has gained63.an64.cheerfully65.designed66.have dreamed67.global68.why69.to buy70.to改错71.learn learned72.much many73.去掉which或改为that74.myself me75.advices advice76.talk talking77.with in78.showed后加it79.very so80.an a
