1、2015高考英语（三月）阅读类课外训练（7）及答案【昆明市】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。More than half of rich Americans have not shown their full wealth to their children，a new survey showed last Tuesday. The survey，published by the Bank of America, studied the rich with $3 million or more in assets.It found that “surp
2、risingly few of those surveyed have welldeveloped plans to preserve and pass on their assets to their children”The majority of the 457 people surveyed are selfmade，firstgeneration rich.Fiftytwo percent of parents have chosen not to tell their children just how wealthy they are，and 15 percent have gi
3、ven away nothing about the family wealth.One in three parents said they had never thought to do it. They are worried that their children would become lazy，spend money freely，make bad decisions and even become a target for gold diggers.Only 34 percent strongly agreed that their children would be able
4、 to handle any inheritance(遗产)they plan to leave them.“There is an expectation about the wealthy parents that they have a responsibility to pass down their fortune to the next generation，”said Sallie Krawcheck，president of the Global Wealth and Investment Management of the Bank of America.“Our resea
5、rch，however，uncovered changing views of what one generation owes the next.”The trend is led by the worlds richest man Bill Gates，who promised in 2008 that he would leave his $58 billion fortune to the charity started by him and his wife，the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(基金会)，and not to his child
6、ren.“We want to give it back to society in the way that it will have the most positive impact，”he said.Of his plans for his children，Gates said：“I will give the kids some money but not a meaningful percentage.they will need to work but they will feel reasonably taken care of.”【语篇解读】 调查表明，大部分美国富人不愿向孩
7、子炫富，甚至不打算将丰厚的资产传给后代。1We can learn from the passage that _.Arich parents may not know how to manage their inheritanceBrich parents dont equal rich kids，at least in the USCAmerican children dont get to inherit their parents wealthDpoor children dont expect themselves to be as rich as their parents解析推理
8、判断题。第二段的后半部分提到在被调查的美国富人中，几乎没有人计划为他们的孩子保留资产或者将资产传给孩子，由此可推断在美国，父母富有并不意味着孩子富有。答案B2According to the survey，most rich Americans _.Athink they owe their children nothingBthink it best to give their money back to societyCdoubt their childrens ability to handle wealthD. are confident of their childrens abil
9、ity to handle wealth解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可推知，大部分美国富人怀疑他们的孩子处理财富的能力。答案C3The underlined word“they”in Paragraph 6 refers to _.Aresponsible childrenBBill Gates and his wifeCfirstgeneration richDrich parents解析词义猜测题。富裕的父母们希望把他们的财富传给 下一代，此处they指代的是画线词前面的“the wealthy parents”，即“rich parents”。答案D4From the last par
10、agraph，we can see that Bill Gates wants to show _.Athe trend of leaving no inheritance to childrenBthe positive impact of charity on societyCthe way of giving back to societyDthe importance of independence for children解析推理判断题。根据本段中比尔盖茨所说的话可推知，他更强调孩子的个人奋斗，认为培养孩子的自立很重要。答案D。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
11、中，选出最佳选项。The multimillion pound new Library of Birmingham (LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life. Set to open in 2013，the188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre，with which it will share
12、some equipment.As digital media(媒介)is important to its_idea，the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.Brian Gambles，the LoB project director，says it is about giving people the right tools for learning：“The aim is to mix th
13、e physical with the digital，providing 24hour services which can be used through many different ways.It is important to enable us to reach more people，more effectively.” The digital library will，he says，be as important as the physical one，allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it
14、is never closed to the public. Even before the LoB is complete，the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB，designed by Baden，the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists.Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB，but the virtual one has also enabled those working o
15、n the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens. Two other small Birminghambased digital companies are also working on the LoB projects.Substrat，a digital design company，is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project.It is about the use of an e
16、xciting smart phone，an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development.And The Peoples Archive is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in Cahoots，in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.G
17、ambles says：“Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as never before”【语篇解读】 本文是一则新闻报道。即将落成的Library of Birmingham(LoB)将是伯明翰市接受日常生活数字化的标志。1The underlined part“its idea”in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of _.Athe equipment Bthe projectCthe digital media Dthe
18、 physical library解析词义猜测题。第三段中的“the project”指的是文章中出现的“the LoB project”，结合画线部分的上下文语境可知此处讲的是数字媒体对这个项目很重要，所以B项正确。答案B2While visiting the Virtual LoB，the public can _.Aget a general idea of the LoBBmeet many worldfamous expertsClearn how to put up a library buildingDunderstand how the specialists work on
19、the project解析细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB.”可知，公众访问虚拟LoB可了解LoB的大体情况。答案A3Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?Aa，b，d Ba，c，e Cb，c，d Db，d，e解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知a、b两项正确，e项错误；根据倒数第二段的第二、三句可知c项错误；由倒数第二段的最后一句可知d项正确。故选A项。答案A4The text is most probably
20、taken from _.Aa computer book Ba library guideCa project handbook Da newspaper report解析推理判断题。文章主要介绍了即将落成的Library of Birmingham(LoB)的相关情况，最有可能是一则新闻报道。答案D。完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now t
21、eleshopping is starting in Europe. In some _1_ countries, people can turn on their _2_ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and _3_ things.Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. _4_, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one
22、 year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French _5_ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.In Germany, _6_ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopp
23、ing. Other channels can _7_ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German _8_ are hoping these will help them sell more things.Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without _9_. With all the traffi
24、c problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans _10_ like this new way of buying things. They call _11_ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things _12_ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, an
25、d they dont believe they can be sure about the quality of the things _13_.The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be _14_ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about _15_ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell
26、things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.名师点评本文介绍了发源于美国并流行于欧洲各国的电话购物法，说明了电话购物法的发展情况以及受大众欢迎的原因，同时也指出了这种购物法存在的问题，并提出了解决这些问题的途径。(A)1. A. EuropeanB. Asian C. American D. African【解析】A。上文讲到电话购物法在欧洲也开始起步，本句承接上文，对欧洲的情况作进一步介绍，因此，应选European。(D)2. A. lights B. switches C. radios D. TVs【解析】D。电话购
27、物法,应通过看电视选择物品，然后电话订购, 故应选TVs。(D)3. A. some else B. another many C. the other D. many other【解析】D。else为副词不用来修饰名词作定语。the other things意为“别的所有商品”不合文意，选项many other things意为“别的许多商品”为正确选项。(B)4. A. Such as B. For example C. For teleshopping D. It is like【解析】B。such as中的as为介词，因此该词组用于列举时，后面常直接接名词或名词性短语。而for exa
28、mple用于列举时与后面例子常用逗号隔开。因此B为正确选项。(D)5. A. takes B. cost C. spends D. spend【解析】D。分析句子，不难发现本句使用了“spend money in dong something”这一结构，且主语the French为第三人称复数，故应用spend的原形。(B)6. A. to B. until C. unless D. by【解析】B。该句子表示“在德国，每天电话购物法仅在一个频道播放一个小时，这种情况一直持续到去年”，表示某状态一直持续到某个点时间，应用“until + 点时间”。(C)7. A. begin B. leave
29、 C. open D. turn on【解析】C。这里open表示“开放，开张，营业”，本句表示电影频道对电话购物实行了开放政策，可用来进行电话购物。(C)8. A. people B. women C. businessmen D. officials【解析】C。很明显，电话购物法为商人销售产品提供了一个极佳的渠道。因此本句表达了商人的愿望。(B)9. A. to go outB. going out C. to buy things D. buying things【解析】B。without为介词。后面应跟动词的-ing形式。根据文意，going out应为正确选项。(B)10. A. s
30、till B. dont C. even D. wont【解析】B。根据本句开头的But以及下文内容，这里提到的是对电话购物持反对态度的人。故选dont。(A)11. A. teleshopping B. TV C. radio D. telephone【解析】A。一些人不喜欢电话购物法，称其为“垃圾”。故应选teleshopping。(C)12. A. appearing B. coming out C. for sale D. to buy【解析】C。人们担心的是电视上正在销售的产品的质量。A，B意思不对。for sale表示“待售”，为正确选项。(B)13. A. in the shop
31、 B. on TV C. they bought D. by this way【解析】B。电话购物法令人们担心的是电视上展销的商品的质量，而不是商店里的商品，也不是已经买到手的商品。故选on TV。(B)14. A. the same with B. different fromC. as big as D. larger than【解析】B。根据上文，欧洲人的购物观念与美国人有所不同。因此电话购物公司也得采取不同的措施。固定结构be different form意为“不同于”为正确答案。(B)15. A. the number B. the quality C. the places D. the buyers【解析】B。根据上文，消费者关心的是质量。因此电话购物公司必须对质量倍加小心。故选择quality。