1、2015高考英语岳池县国庆联合作业阅读理解及书面表达（2）附答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Exploit your parking spaceAn unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to 200 or 300 a week. Put an advertisement(广告)for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark
2、.Rent(出租)a roomSpare room? Not only will a lodger(房客)earn you an income, but also, thanks to the governmentbacked “rent a room” program, you wont have to pay any tax on the first 4,500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.Make money during special eventsDont want
3、 a fulltime lodger? Then rent on a shortterm basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space. Live on set Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending
4、on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for freebut you will be charged if your home gets picked.Use your roofYou need the right kind of roof, but some energy compani
5、es pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.如果你拥有自己
6、的多余的房子，房间或停车场，如果你按照作者告诉你的上述做法去做，会轻松地挣到大钱。1If you earn 5,000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on _.A300 B500C4,500 D5,000答案：B。数字计算题。根据第二个段落的信息句“.wont have to pay any tax for the first 4,500”，可以明确：所挣得的4500磅是不用缴税的，即：需要缴税的是多于这个数字的钱，本题中，该是500磅需要缴税。2Where can you put
7、an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?AOn Letpark. BOn Roomspare.COn Grashpadder. DOn Roommateeasy.答案：C。细节判断题。 根据第三个段落的最后一句话可以找到明确的答案，即选项C是正确的。3If you want to use energy free, you have to _.Asign an agreement with the governmentBpay around 14,000 for the equipmentCsell the roof to s
8、ome energy companiesDkeep the roof unchanged within 25 years答案：D。推理判断题。在最后一段中的最后一句话里含有本答案的信息： “25year agreement”以及“prevent you from changing your roof”都可以断定选项D的说法是符合原文的。4For whom is the text most probably written?ALodgers. B. Advertisers.CHouse owners. DOnline companies.答案：C。推理判断题。从每个段落都可以确定：这是个能够对外
9、出租停车位，房间，房顶等的人，即：是个house owner，选项C是正确的。阅读理解-AVisiting U.S. President George W. Bush said in Beijing Friday that both China and the United States should encourage bilateral(双边的) contacts and exchanges to promote mutual(相互) understanding. “Its important for our political leaders to come to China,” sai
10、d Bush, who gave a speech Friday morning at Qinghua University, one of the most prestigious universities in China. His working visit to China and discussions with Oinghua students “help promote” Sino-U.S.(中美) relations, Bush said in response to a students question about what he would do to promote S
11、ino-U.S. relations. “Many people in my country are very interested in China,” he said, adding that these Americans have learned more about Chinas culture and the Chinese people. He said that he would keep encouraging such contacts and exchanges between the two countries. Bush said that he would desc
12、ribe back home what he has seen here and that China as a great nation not only has a “great history” but also an “unbelievably exciting future.” The president said that the 2008 Olympic Games would make a significant opportunity for the rest of the world to understand China, which enables more peopl
13、e to come to China and feel the modernization taking place, and many more people will see it on the television. Bush arrived in Beijing Thursday for a two-day working visit to China. 1. What the word “prestigious” in the second paragraph probably means? A. great B. famous C. honorable D. modest答案解析：
14、答案为B。本题为词义猜测题。结合 “prestigious” 所在的上下文， “who gave a speech Friday morning at Qinghua University, one of the most prestigious universities in China.” 根据常识，清华大学在我国非常著名，故答案为B。2. Which of the sentence is NOT true? A. Bush think bilateral contacts and mutual understanding will promote Sino-U.S. relations.
15、 B. Many Americans are interested in China. C. Bush and the students of Qinghua discussed something about how to make China richer and stronger. D. The 2008s Olympic Games is a great change for China been known by the world. 答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节判断题。由第一段内容可知，A选项符合文意。由第四段 “Many people in my country are ver
16、y interested in China,”可知，B选项符合文意。由倒数第二段内容可知，D选项符合文意。只有C选项“布什和清华大学的学生讨论如何使中国更富强”未提及。故答案为C。3. Many Americans are interested in China because _. A. they want to come here to take part in the 2008 Olympic Games B. they have learned something of China and they want to learn more C. China has been taking
17、 place great change D. China has a “great history” and “unbelievably exciting future” 答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第四段“adding that these Americans have learned more about Chinas culture and the Chinese people.”可知，答案为B。4. The narrator(叙述者) of the passage was most probably _. A. a reporter B. a psychologist C. a
18、 politician D. a sociologist答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。根据文章的内容可判断文章的体裁为新闻报道，叙述者最有可能是记者。故答案为A。阅读理解。A senior United Nations Childrens Fund(UNICEF) official on May 29 praised China for its remarkable achievements in childrens welfare. A. H. M. Farook, UNICEFs operations area officer for China and Mongolia said t
19、hat China “can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.” Chinas child population makes up one-fifth of the worlds total. “The reason behind the tremendous(巨大的) achievement is Chinas long tradition of caring
20、for children both at home and in society,” he said. “Whats more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the Beijing Childrens Welfare Home at the Shangri-la
21、 Hotel, Beijing. The hotel invited the orphans to share snacks, sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a “Share the Sunshine” party, as a prelude(前奏) to celebrations to mark the Childrens Day. The Beijing childrens Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has
22、 at present more than 400 children. A leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency spends 400500 yuan a month for an average orphan. An average Chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year. Gu Xiaojin, deputy s
23、ecretary-general of the China Youth Development Foundation(CYDF), said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the Chinese children. She said that CYDF set up the Project Hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue
24、 their schooling. By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment of 2, 074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms. Three “Hope Stars” also attended the party. The
25、y were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the Project Hope to further their nine-year compulsory(义务) studies in the poverty-stricken regions. They will be torchbearers(火炬接力者) for the Chinese Team for the up coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year. 1. Children can
26、grow healthily and happily as long as _. A. parents take good care of them both at home and in society B. the whole society care for children as well as their parents C. Schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children D. Chinese people always give special attention to children who
27、are in special need 答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第三段 “The reason behind the tremendous achievement is Chinas long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” 可知，儿童能够健康快乐地成长的条件是社会和家庭共同的关心，故B选项符合文意。A选项只强调了父母的作用，C选项只强调了学校和教师的作用，都太片面，均不选；D选项的 “always”一词显得太过绝对化，故不选。2. Every year the Beijing Child
28、rens Welfare Home spends _ on the orphans A. 1, 920, 000 yuan B. 2, 160, 000 yuan C. Over 2, 400, 000 yuan D. 2, 200, 000 yuan or so答案解析：答案为D。本题为推理计算题。题干要求推算出Beijing Childrens Welfare Home在孤儿身上一年的花费，由第六段 “The Beijing childrens Welfare Home, has at present more than 400 children.” 和第七段 “ the agency s
29、pends 400500 yuan a month for an average orphan.” 可以推算，一年的费用在1, 920, 000元到2, 400, 000元之间，然而费用不会恰好是2, 160, 000元，只有D选项的答案最为准确。3. CYDF collected 700 million yuan with the purpose of _. A. reducing dropouts B. helping homeless orphans C. supporting the Chinese Team for the coming Atlanta Olympic Games D
30、. establishing 2, 074 Hope primary schools all over the country答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由倒数第二段 “ By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment of 2, 074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to ret
31、urn to school classrooms.”可知，CYDF筹集的资金用于帮助建立希望工程小学，让失学儿童返校，A选项和D选项都是文章所提到的，然而A选项“减少失学儿童”是这笔资金的最终目的，D选项是达到此目的的方式，故答案为A。4. We can infer from the text that _. A. Every Chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each. B. All the children in the poverty-stricken regions
32、 of China are too poor to go to school. C. Ever since liberation. the Chinese Communist Party has been concerned about the growth of the younger generation. D. With the help of UNICEF officials, there are no more dropouts in China. 答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第六段 “The Beijing childrens Welfare Home, set up so
33、on after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.” 可知，自从新中国建立以来，The Beijing childrens Welfare Home 里收养了400多名孤儿，可以推断C选项 “自从解放以来，中国共产党一直关心儿童的成长”与文意符合。故答案为C。由第四段 “Whats more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” 可知，
34、需要给予有特别需求的儿童特别关注，A选项意为“给每个儿童特别关注” 曲解了文章的意思，故错误，B、D选项表述错误，均不选。5. It is possible that this passage was written in _. A. 1992 B. 1996 C. 1998 D. 2000答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由最后一段最后一句话 “They will be torchbearers for the Chinese Team for the up coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year.”可知，此文章写于亚特兰大奥运会举办的那一年，而这年是在
35、1996年。故答案为B。【辽宁省葫芦岛市2014一模试题】书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华, 你的英国朋友Tom要来你校任教。为了方便， 他打算在学校附近租房子，发来邮件向你咨询合适的房源。 请你根据下表提供的信息回复邮件。房子地点：龙湾大街面积布局：2楼，一室，一厅，70m, 朝南。家具齐全。环境交通：小区优美、安静；附近有体育馆可以健身；购物、交通便利。每月房租：4500元联系电话：15198269512 注意：1.词数不少于100。 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3.邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：公寓 apartmentDear Tom,_ Yours,L
36、i Hua【参考范文】书面表达Dear Tom， Iamwritingtotell youthat Ive found an apartment which may meet your needs. Its on the second floor, facing the south, with an area of 70 square meters. It has a bedroom and a sitting room, fully furnished. Located in Longwan Street, it offers convenient shopping and easy tra
37、ffic. The apartment is in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood. And there is also a gym nearby where you can go and take exercise regularly. The rent is 4,500 yuan per month. If you are interested in it, please call 15198269512. If you need any more help, just let me know.Lookingforwardtomeeting you s
38、oon.Yours,Li Hua【湖北省2014高考英语考试大纲调研卷二模试题】短文写作（共1题；满分30分）请你根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。Life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning to dance in the rain.注意: 无须写标题；除诗歌外，文体不限； 内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例； 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；词数不少于120,如引用提示语则不计入总词数。短文写作【范文赏读】In our daily life, we are often confronted wi
39、th difficulties, even great troubles. Some people do nothing but wait, while others face them bravely and conquer them. Personally, I think we should learn to face difficulties positively and make every effort to overcome them.My memory drew me back to four years ago when I was a junior middle schoo
40、l student. At that time, I had great trouble studying English. First of all, I felt it hard to memorize English words. Besides, I didnt dare to say anything in class when the teacher asked questions though I knew some answers. What annoyed me most was that I failed exams constantly. I was about to g
41、ive up when my English teacher found problem. He encouraged me and gave me some good advice. Inspired by him, I was determined to defeat it. Following his advice, I made progress gradually.From my experience, I can draw a conclusion that difficulties are weak if you are brave enough. So keep up and try to defeat them whenever you have any. Never wait for the storm to pass;instead, learn to dance in the rain.