1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。You know eating fruit and vegetables does good.But do you know it can also make you look good? People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appeared more attractive, researchers found.Scientists at St Andr
2、ews University found eating them slightly increased yellow and red pigments in the volunteers skin. They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start, and after three and six weeks. Increasing their intake of greens by
3、2.9 portions a day was found to make the person look more healthy and an extra 3.3 portions could enhance their attractiveness, when their photographs were rated by others.Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids (类胡萝卜素)，which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays,
4、and can also prevent agerelated diseases including heart disease and cancer. But while it was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables such as carrots could turn skin orange ，it was not known a small increase was perceptible(被觉察)to othersand was seen as appealing.A camera measured changes
5、to the skins redness, yellowness and lightness, and found it significantly changed in people who naturally increased their intake. These changes were not evident in three weeks. Using light sensors, the researchers showed these red and yellow hues were linked with the levels of carotenoids in their
6、skin. There are hundreds of carotenoids but those thought to have the most dramatic effect are lycopene(番茄红素)，which gives tomatoes and red peppers their red colour and betacarotene found in carrots as well as broccoli, squash, and spinach. Skin colour is also affected by chemicals called polyphenols
7、(多元酚)，found in apples, blueberries and cherries, which cause blood rush to the skin surface.4 What do we know from the research?A If you take in a little more fruit and vegetables, you will obviously look more attractive in three weeks.B The researchers took the pictures of the 35 people in the rese
8、arch at different stages.C Increasing your intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day can greatly improve your health.D People who increased their intake of greens by 3.3 portions a day were found the most attractive after six weeks.2 Which of the following is NOT the function of carotenoids ?A They can
9、 protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays.B They can prevent heart disease and cancer.C They can prevent agerelated diseases.D They can keep you in good health.3 Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?A Weve already known eating extreme amounts of carrots can turn
10、 skin orange.B We knew in the past that eating a few more carrots could make us look appealing.C The research showed the improvement in skin is linked with the levels of carotenoids in it.D Among hundreds of carotenoids, lycopene is thought to have the most dramatic effect on the skin.4 We can infer
11、 from the passage that _Askins redness, yellowness and lightness make a person look more healthy and attractiveBcarotenoids have the same effect as lycopeneCit is carotenoids that give tomatoes and red peppers their red colourDboth betacarotene and polyphenols affect skin colour by causing blood rus
12、h to the skin surface解题导语本文主要论述了吃水果和蔬菜不仅让我们的身体健康，而且还能使人看起来更漂亮。1解析：选B。细节理解题。根据They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start, and after three and six weeks.故选B。 2解析：选D。细节理解题。根据Fruit and vegetables are rich in caroteno
13、ids (类胡萝卜素)，which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays, and can also prevent agerelated diseases including heart disease and cancer.没有提到选项D的内容，故选D。3解析：选B。细节理解题。根据全文都是说现在的研究发现的内容，没有提到过去的情况，故选B。4解析：选A。推理判断题。根据People who increased their intake over just six weeks develope
14、d a healthy glow and appeared more attractive, researchers found.可以推出皮肤发红、发黄、轻盈让人看起来更健康和有吸引力。故选A。 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。Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three t
15、imes, even. The total had to be absolutely exact. Then carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way six blocks to the pharmacy（药房）. She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy at this mo
16、ment.天津E人社区-天津人社区8Oz3LYS%L5Pp So )lyT+oshe took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it! “And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “Im talking to my brother from Chicago whom I havent seen in ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to
17、 his question.C b%No 天津E人社区-天津人社区&c c%q “Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “Hes really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”天津E人社区-天津人社区B1o6A*J:dv*a k天津E人社区-天津人社区bH1z2q.E l “I beg your pardon?” said the pharmacist.天津E人社区-天津人社区EC+|c#NXowb
18、9M%ky“His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”Y92wRT)s3Hh J#RO#HI#S&C$nWF8C/ E$LfvusThe pharmacists brother was a well dressed man. He bent down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a
19、miracle does your brother need?”|u%c,TM/P&j5u!y:hn*,zdrf“I dont know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up. “I just know hes really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy cant pay for it, so I want to use my money.”天津E人社区-天津人社区K/s;v9en*m天津E人社区-天津人社区%E!t:WXi&W8I W “How much do you
20、have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And its all the money I have.”D&Lr (Uk$F5TQ5e1xFl48k“Well, what a coincidence. A dollar and eleven centsthe exact price of a miracle for little brother,” smiled the man._sb1r J CM*D9+s6A7m“Take me to where you live. I
21、want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”天津E人社区-天津人社区X5M#T3zT%H*A+NGbNgThe pharmacists brother, Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, was expert in neurosurgery(神经外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasnt long before Andrew was h
22、ome again and doing well.Y sud Q7lA1A N8d/U2o3 7cgC2WhMom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place. “That surgery,” her Mom whispered. “was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?”4P0h(f q7SqY (Z8oYS+L _-XTess smiled. She knew exactly how m
23、uch a miracle costone dollar and eleven centsplus the faith of a little child.1. Tess took her money to the pharmacy to .A. pay for the doctors billB. buy her brother a miracleC. make a deal with the pharmacistD. see whether the money was enough2. How did Tess attract the pharmacists attention?A. Sh
24、e waited for a long time.B. She greeted the pharmacist.C. She hit the counter with a coin.D. She shouted at the pharmacist.3. It can be inferred that Andrews operation would have been _.A. costly B. dangerousC. seriousD. difficult4. The writer thinks it was that worked wonder and saved Andrews life.
25、A. Tesss moneyB. Dr. Armstrongs kindnessC. Tesss belief x-my&-uenX#_A D. Dr. Armstrongs surgery 【参考答案】14、BCAC 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。Nowadays, there is a heated debate on whether pollutants should be cleaned in the air. Cleaning up the air, while good for our lungs, could make global war
26、ming worse. And the pollutants still go up around the air, along with carbon dioxide.These pollutants are called aerosols (气溶粒) and they include soot as well as mixtures of nitrogen(氮) and sulfur(硫) and other stuff into the air. Natalie Mahowald, a climate researcher at Cornell University, says so f
27、ar, scientists have mostly tried to understand what those aerosols do while theyre actually in the air.There are so many different kinds of aerosols, she says. Some warm and some cool. But in fact, humans are giving out a lot of extra aerosols, and they tend to cool for the most part.The aerosols re
28、flect sunlight back into space, or keep us cool. But it turns out thats not all they do. These aerosols also influence how much carbon dioxide gets drawn out of the air by plants on land and in the sea.They can add nutrients, for example, to the oceans or to the land, Mahowald says. But also while t
29、heyre in the atmosphere they can change the climate, and thus that also can influence the amount of carbon, the land or the ocean can take up. So there are quite a few different ways that aerosols can act on each other.Mahowalds results suggest that reducing those pollutants could be an even bigger
30、problem than realized, when you consider that aerosols help remove carbon dioxide from the air by encouraging plant growth. Hard numbers on this effect are highly uncertain at the moment, but this could turn out to be quite significant.And studying it is not easy because the effects arent well under
31、stood. For example, nitrogen can be a fertilizer (肥料), but it can stop plant growing when nitrogen comes out of the air in acid form. Right now it seems like were much more likely to clean up aerosol pollution, while increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. So scientists, unfortunately, m
32、ay have a chance to see whether this experiment on our planet should continue or not.36. From Paragraph 2, we know that .A. scientists have been aware of how aerosols workB. Natalie Mahowald is an expert in climateC. cleaning up the air is so popularD. pollutants are under control so far【答案】B【解析】细节理
33、解题。由第二段第二句Natalie Mahowald的同位语a climate researcher at Cornell University可知Natalie Mahowald是一个气候专家，故选B。37. What is Natalie Mahowalds opinion on those aerosols?A. Aerosols can influence each other in various ways.B. All the aerosols will cool the earth.C. Aerosols can add nutrients to human beings. D.
34、 Any kind of aerosols will warm the earth.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由第三段Some warm and some cool得知，BD选项错误, 与Some不符。从第五段的to the oceans，得知C也不对。由第五段最后一句aerosols can act on each other气溶粒可以以不同的方式相互影响，故选A。38. Why is it important for scientists to get accurate numbers according to the passage? A. Scientists have a cha
35、nce to research them.B. They can bring scientists much more benefit.C. Scientists can protect the earth from being pollutedD. They can help scientists understand the effects better. 【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。从第六段最后一句和第七段开头句可推出D正确。其他选项与题目没有直接的因果关系。它们能帮科学家更好地理解影响，故选D。39. What does the last sentence of the passag
36、e imply?A. Scientists will be in a dilemma.B. The experiment will be successful.C. Scientists will carry out the experiment.D. Scientists have difficulty in the experiment. 【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。从第七段开头句和第八段最后一句should continue or not应不应该进行。说明研究的左右为难。故A最合适。而D选项属于事实题，不是暗示推理题。科学家左右为难，故选A。40. Which of the follo
37、wing can be the best title of this passage?A. Pollutants in the Air.B. The Experiment on the PlanetC. The Reason for Global Warming D. The Influence of Aerosols 【答案】D【解析】标题归纳题。全文以Aerosols为中心，说明它的影响。故D正确。其他选项要么范围太大要么太小，不够全面。气溶粒的影响，故选D。【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（3）】基础写作（共1小题，满分15分） 你接受了一项写作任务，写一篇关于中英诗人的英语介绍。
38、著名诗人时代生平成就评价李白(701762)盛唐，唐朝浪漫主义诗人 一生遭受逆境他热爱自然，向往自由；创作诗文千余篇，其中30多首代代传诵至今被誉为中国的“诗仙”雪莱(17921822)工业革命时期，英国浪漫主义民主诗人英年早逝他不满社会不平等；用诗歌颂劳动阶级的欧洲第一人被誉为“诗人中的诗人”*珀西比希雪莱(Percy Bysshe Shelley)【写作要求】1只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。【参考范文】基础写作 (One possible version) Li Bai, a romantic po
39、et living in the prosperous period of Chinas Tang Dynasty, is regarded as the “God of poetry” in China. All his life, though he went through a lot of setbacks, he showed his deep love for nature and eager wish for freedom and wrote about one thousand poems, of which more than thirty have been widely
40、 read and recited from generation to generation till today. Compared with Li Bai, Percy Bysshe Shelley, a romantic democratic poet lived during the period of Great Britains Industrial Revolution. He was born over 1,000 years later than Li Bai and unfortunately died at an early age, but he also wrote
41、 many famous poems showing his dissatisfaction with the social inequality. And Shelley, considered as the “poet of poets”, became the first poet who sang for the working class in Europe. 【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（3）】读写任务（共l小题，满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。Helping others can really make a difference t
42、o your own life. Youre always busy living your own life, but every now and then, take a break for a bit and help someone out. You will not regret doing this. Here are a few easy ideas how you can help others: Spend some time with one of your elderly relatives or neighbors. Help them clean up around
43、the house or take them to a grocery store. Just sit with them and have a little chat, because sometimes the smallest acts mean the most. Teach a friend or a relative how to use a computer or get on the Internet: how to start a blog, how to upload photos to a drugstores website so they can be printed
44、 out, how to use an iPod and add music to iTunes. Its probably stuff you write about on your own blog anyway, so talk about it instead of writing about it, which will help you learn how to explain things verbally. Donate clothes that you no longer wear or other things that youre no longer using. Som
45、eone out there will benefit from the stuff you dont need any more.【写作内容】1以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。2以约120个词谈谈你对“助人为乐”的看法，内容包括：(1)阅读上文后你的感想；(2)以实例说明你的观点；(3)你对“帮助别人，快乐自己”的体会或评价。【写作要求】1在作文中可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。_ 【参考范文】读写任务 (One possible versio
46、n)The passage advises us to find some time to help others, such as doing the chores for our friends and relatives or teaching them how to use a computer. These little acts will improve their lives, as well as ours.For society as a whole, it is worth spending time doing charity work. And I think that
47、 what matters most is not how much we offer to people in need, but whether we are willing to give them a hand. Sometimes, a little help can make a big difference. I once helped an old woman fix her mosquito net. She said to me gently, “Thank you, little girl.” It didnt seem like a big thing, but I was shocked when I was told that the old woman never spoke a word after her only son committed suicide twenty years ago. As an old Chinese saying goes, “The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.” Happiness lies in giving help to others.- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网
