1、陕西省延安市2014高考英语阅读理解4月联训（3）及答案【山东省泰安市2014第一轮质检试题】Traffic problems are an everyday concern in many cities，including Washington，DCA growing number of Washingtonians are turning to bicycles to get to and from workIn fact，the number of commuters who use bicycles has doubled in the city since 2007Ralph Bue
2、hler teaches urban planning at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University，popularly known as Virginia TechHe has written a book about urban biking，called“City Cycling”He says there is a reason why urban bike tiding is now becoming more popular“Over the last 60 to 70 yearscities in the U
3、Shave been adapted to the automobile”“Most cities took advantage of the money coming for the interstate highway system，from the federal government，starting in 1956There was a 90 percent federal match(补贴)so the cities only had to put up 10It was very tempting”In the years after World War Two，many Ame
4、ricans moved to suburban communities，just outside major cities，They decided to travel great distances to and from work in exchange for a home in the suburbsTheir cars became a symbol of freedom But today，many people believe they can save money by living in the city Greg Billing is with the Washingto
5、n Area Bicyclist Association“When a person makes a change from 04 using a car to using a bike，they are saving anywhere between 8 or9，000 a year” Ralph Buehler says governments save money when people use bicycles“Building bicycling facilities is much cheaper than building and maintaining road facilit
6、ies or public transport”Washington，DC has also taken steps to protect bike ridersIt approved a safe passing law and created areas on the road between cars and bikesThe United States Census Bureau says 4of the citys workers ride to work by bikeThe only city on the East Coast with more bike commuters
7、is New York46Whats the best title of the text? ATraffic problems are an everyday concern in many cities BBicycling to work in Washington，DC grows in popularity CBikes result in new problems in Washington，DC DWashington，DC has taken steps to protect bike riders47What can we know from Ralph Buehlers s
8、tatement? AThe federal govemment supported building public transport BGovernment invested a lot to build bicycling facilities CCities didnt use the money from the government wisely DUrban biking has been popular in the last 60 to 70 years48In the years after World War Two，many Americans prefer to_ A
9、1ive in the city B1ive in the suburbs Ctravel great distances Drent houses49What do Ralph Buehler and Greg Billing agree with? AMoney can be saved when people use bicycles BLiving in the city is much cheaper than in the country CGovernment should build more bicycling facilities DRoad facilities and
10、public transport develop rapidly now50What can we infer from the text? ATraffic problems are the most severe in Washington，DC B4of Washingtonians ride to work by bike in Washington，DC CWashington，DC concerns about the safety of bike riders D. Mnre cities on the East Coast have bike commuters【参考答案】46
11、50、BABAC 阅读理解UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE(Board of Graduate Studies Admissions Office)Course：MPhil in Modern Society and Global TransformationsType： OnlyStudy Mode：Full-time(40 hours per week)Admission：Michaelmas Term 2010Application No：10073140 8 March, 20102708 Fltrp Wai Yan She Da Sha 19# Xi Shan Huan
12、 Bei Lu Beijing 100089 ChinaDear Li Hua,Conditional Offer of AdmissionI am very pleased to make you a conditional offer of admission as a Graduate Student at the University of Cambridge. This offer replaces any previous offer we may have made for this course and term of admission. Please read this l
13、etter and the explanation given in the accompanying booklet “An Explanation of Your Offer and Its Conditions” carefully. This letter and the booklet form a single document. Your offer details are in two parts: the course we are offering you, and the conditions you must satisfy before we will admit y
14、ou. The booklet tells you what each means and what you need to do to respond to the offer.Your CourseQualification：Master of Philosophy (Only)Subject： Modern Society + Global TransAdmission date：1 October, 2010Supervisor： To be appointed.Fee status： Overseas student.Your ConditionsFinance： The YEARL
15、Y cost of your course is 18,002.College： A condition of your admission is that one of the Cambridge Colleges offers your membership. The University is now seeking College membership for you, and will notify you when a College makes you an offer of membership.Academic：You must graduate from your Bach
16、elors degree with a final overall average of at least 90%.contdUse our online self-service to check the progress and much more about your application：Http:/www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/admissions/selfservice/9、What is not clear in the letter?A、The subject to be studied.B、The exact admission
17、date.C、The College Li Hua will be in.D、The application number.10、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A、The student will study in Cambridge for 40 hours a week.B、The cost of the course spent every year will be 18,002.C、Michaelmas Term in Cambridge often begins in March.D、The stude
18、nt will major in Modern Society or Global Trans.11、What may “contd” at the end of the letter refer to?A、The booklet attached to the letter.B、The conditions that must be satisfied.C、Something about the students academic.D、An encouraging response to the student.【参考答案】9、CA 11、A 阅读理解-DHe felt faint agai
19、n now but he held on the great fish all the strain that he could. I moved him, he thought. Maybe this time I can get him over. Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. You never went. This time Ill pull him over. But when he put all of his effort on, starting it well o
20、ut before the fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength, the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away. “Fish,” the old man said. “Fish, you are going to have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?” That way nothing is accomplished, he thought. His mouth was to
21、o dry to speak but he could not reach for the water now. I must get him alongside this time, he thought. I am not good for many more turns. Yes, you are, he told himself. Youre good for ever. On the next turn, he nearly had him. But again the fish righted himself and swam slowly away. You are killin
22、g me, fish, the old man thought. But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother. Come on and kill me. I do not care who kills who. Now you are getting confused in the head, he thought. You must keep your head clear. Keep you
23、r head clear and know how to suffer like a man. Or a fish, he thought. “Clear up, head,” he said in a voice he could hardly hear. “Clear up.” Twice more it was the same on the turns. I do not know, the old man thought. He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time. I do not know. But I wi
24、ll try it once more. He tried it once more and he felt himself going when he turned the fish. The fish righted himself and swam off again slowly with the great tail weaving in the air. Ill try it again, the old man promised, although his hands were mushy now and he could only see well in flashes. He
25、 tried it again and it was the same. So he thought, and he felt himself going before he started; I will try it once again. He took all his pain and what was left of his strength and his long gone pride and he put it against the fishs agony and the fish came over onto his side and swam gently on his
26、side, his bill almost touching the planking of the skiff and started to pass the boat, long, deep, wide, silver and barred with purple and interminable in the water. The old man dropped the line and put his foot on it and lifted the harpoon as high as he could and drove it down with all his strength
27、, and more strength he had just summoned, into the fishs side just behind the great chest fin that rose high in the air to the altitude of the mans chest. He felt the iron go in and he leaned on it and drove it further and then pushed all his weight after it. Then the fish came alive, with his death
28、 in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the skiff. Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all of the skiff. 12. In what way did the o
29、ld man make it? A. By keeping his head clear up. B. By pulling the fish to his boat.C. By stopping the fish making turns.D. By getting the fish over and hitting it with his harpoon.13. Which of the following statements is true about the fisherman?A. The fisherman seemed to be playing a cat-and-mouse
30、 game.B. The fisherman showed respect for his rival in this fierce battle.C. The fisherman was dramatically exhausted and on the point of giving up. D. The fisherman, experienced as he was in fishing, nearly got killed on several occasions.14. Which of the following is the most suitable title for th
31、is passage? A. Risk at seaB. Fighting a fishC. Fishs enemyD. Fishing, a dangerous job15. The theme of this story might be linked with _.A. environmental protection B. human spirit C. man and nature D. moral【参考答案】1215、DBBC【山东省潍坊市2014高考英语3月模拟试题】C Do you like shopping? Or does the thought of wandering
32、round the shops fill you with terror? For some of us，shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare time and our money. For meits something I would rather avoidThank goodness for the Internet! Its more convenient to buy CDs，electrical items，even food，from the comfort of your sofaBut thats not th
33、e only reason：price is an important factorWe can buy goods and services cheaper online. But sometimes the problem is knowing what to buyThis has led to a type of shopping called “showrooming”Showrooming is something Ive doneI will go to a shop to see，touch and try out products but then go home and b
34、uy them online at a knockdown priceIm not alone in doing thisResearch by a company called Foolproof，found 24of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in 2013Amy Cashman，Head of Technology at TNS UK，says the reasons for this new shopping habit are that“people are lacking time，lacking money and th
35、ey want security about the products they are buying”She explains that consumers are not only shopping online at home but they are using the Internet in store or on their smartphones to shop aroundBut does this mean technology will kill shops? Certainly shops will changeThey will have to offer more c
36、ompetitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving instore discounts or free girlsWe mustnt forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the sales assistant and you can get good aftercareIts good to speak to a real human rather than look at a faceless computer screen bu
37、t at least by showrooming，you get the best of both worlds!【小题1】The two questions in Paragraph l are raised to Aintroduce the topic Bgive two examplesCcompare different opinions Dget answers from readers【小题2】What does showrooming mean in the text?ATrying in shops and buying onlineBShowing products in
38、 a roomCBuying something in a storeDShopping on the Internet【小题3】According to Amy Cashman，which is not the reason for showrooming?AThe lack of time BThe comfort of the sofaCThe shortness of money DThe security of the product【小题4】What can be inferred from Paragraph 4 ?AOnline shops will disappearBFree gifts will surely promote salesCShops need necessary changesDShops will be replaced by online shops【小题5】The authors attitude towards showrooming is Acritical Bneutral Csupportive Dcasual