1、武汉市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（22）附答案Housing price in China has always caused heated discussions among property（房产）developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing
2、 price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported. Although the average price of residential houses in the Uni
3、ted States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing pri
4、ce will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US. The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubble
5、s. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American peoples average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a h
6、ouse which is even more expensive than that sold in US? At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry a
7、nd controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that
8、 the high housing prices can be lowered. 13What is the average housing price per square meter in China? A8000 yuan B10000 yuan C7000 yuan DIts not mentioned here14Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?AChines
9、e houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.BAmerican peoples average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.CThe houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers
10、do when they sell their houses.DThere are more people who need houses in China is larger than that in the United States.15How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?AFour B Three CTwo DOne16What is the main idea of this passage? AThe housing pric
11、e in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it. BThere are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market CThe average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States DChinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.1316、DD
12、BA*结束 During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friendTiffanys mom. Tiffanys mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. Her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didnt give me much pocke
13、t money and she always told me that I should behave myself. I was annoyed with her. Whenever I didnt get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, Tiffanys mom would give her that! I wish she were my mom. Every time, my mom would calmly say Poor Tiffany. I couldnt understand her. She shouldnt be fe
14、eling sorry for Tiffany! I thought. She should be feeling sorry for me. One day, I couldnt help saying to Mom, Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her ? I burst into tears. My mom sat down next to me and said softly, Yes, I do feel sorry for her. I h
15、ave been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught. I looked up at her. What are you talking about? Mom said with care, One day she will really want something. Maybe shell find out that she cant have it. Her mother wont always be around to give her money, and whats more, money cant buy eve
16、rything. She continued, I have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want. Youll know how to look for bargains and save money, but she wont. Youll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she wont. When Tiffany is a grown woman, shell wake up o
17、ne day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one youve got. Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food. It took some time, but I eventually understood my moms words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.13. During the authors elementary school years, she _.
18、 A. wished that her mom were as good as Tiffanys B. went to school with Tiffany every day C. usually compared her lesson with Tiffanys D. sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany14. Why did the authors mom always say Poor Tiffany? A. She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.B. She wanted t
19、o tell a lie to comfort the author. C. She thought that Tiffany was spoiled by her mother. D. She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.15. What do we learn about the authors mother? A. She was strict and taught the author to be independent. B. She cared for other peoples children more
20、 than her own. C. She thought that life lessons were as important as money. D. She was so poor that she couldnt give the author much money.16. What can we infer from the passage? A. The author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past. B. The authors mother felt sorry for Tiffany. C. Tiffanys mo
21、ther took the authors mothers advice. D. The author is thankful to her mother now.1316、ACAD*结束LONDON（Reuters）- Britain needs to spend up to one billion pounds a year to protect easily destroyed English wildlife habitats from climate change, intensive（集约）farming and population growth, a government-ba
22、cked report said on Friday.It urged the government to transform conservation policy in the next 40 years to avoid a devastating loss of the countryside that supports thousands of important plants, trees and animals. British ecologist John Lawton, who led the year-long study, said Englands wildlife h
23、abitats are too small and isolated to protect many species from increased strains in coming decades. Creating a stronger, better connected network of well-managed habitats will cost between 600 million pounds and 1.1 billion pounds each year, the report estimated（估计）. Failure to act could lead to th
24、e loss of areas rich with diverse species, such as meadows, wiids and rivers, the report said. Centuries of human activity have helped to shape these habitats and they will need ongoing management if they are to survive, it said. The United Nations called on world leaders this week to take bold acti
25、on to preserve animal and plant species. It says the world is facing the worst losses since the dinosaurs vanished 65 million years ago. England has at least 55,000 species, including significant levels of bats, bumblebees, wildfowl and mature oak trees. The pace and scale of environmental change ov
26、er the last 50 years was worrying and is likely to get worse, the report said. Future threats include extreme weather, droughts（干旱）, rising sea levels and the loss of areas like wet grasslands to farming to feed a growing population, the report said. Its authors made 24 recommendations to create str
27、onger habitats. The measures include better management of habitats, setting up new ecological restoration zones and improved water quality and flood protection17According to the passage, which of the following is not the cause of the loss of wildlife habitats?AClimate changeBPopulation growthCIntens
28、ive farmingDDecreasing habitats18The underlined word “meadows” in Paragraph 7 probably means .Aa species of animals BmountainsCpieces of grasslandDforests19What can we infer from the text? ASome wet grasslands were lost probably because of extreme weather.BEngland has at least 55,000 endangered spec
29、ies.CBetter management of habitats will probably lead to stronger habitats for wildlife.DEngland has taken measures to protect its wildlife habitats.20What is the main idea of the text?AThe British government will transform conservation policies in the next 40 years.BBritain must act now to save wil
30、dlife habitats.CThe experts called on the world leaders to protect wildlife habitats.DSome British ecologists made a study of wildlife. 1720、DCCB *结束河北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（42） Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside
31、down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape routethrough the boot(行李箱). Mr. Johnsons car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldnt force the doo
32、rs because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.” Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot
33、. Then he began his struggle to escape. Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.” It took ten
34、 minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench(扳子) and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud
35、 poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.” His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmers wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like ho
36、urs.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch. 5. What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman B. Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route C. Drive
37、r Escapes Through Car Boot D. The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident 6. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?A. The hammerB. The coin. C. The screw. D. The horn. 7. “Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that _. A. Luckily the door was torn away in the end B. At la
38、st the wrench went broken C. The lock came open after all his efforts D. The chance was lost at the last minute 8. It may be inferred from the passage that _. A. the ditch was along a quiet country road B. the accident happened on a clear warm day C. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditc
39、h D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended 58、CBCA *结束Like most people, Ive long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a standard people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how Im tr
40、eated as a person.Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect theyd never say or do to their most casual acquaintances（泛泛之交）. One night a man talking on his
41、 cell phone waved me away, then asked me back with his finger minutes later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where Id been.I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon （勤杂工） by plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment f
42、rom professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day Id be sitting at their table, waiting to be served.Once I graduated, I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from eve
43、ryone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked .I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The m
44、istake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me.My job title made people treat me politely. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry.Its no secret that theres a lot to put up with when waiting t
45、ables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry, by definition, exists to satisfy others needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didnt get the difference between server and servant.Im now applying to graduate school, which means som
46、eday Ill return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think Ill take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them.17. The author was disappointed to find that _ _.A. ones position is used as a standard to measure
47、ones intelligenceB. talented people like her should fail to get a respectable jobC. ones occupation affects the way one is treated as a personD. professionals tend to look down upon manual waitresses18. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph?A. Some customers simpl
48、y show no respect to those who serve them.B. People absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minded.C. Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintances.D. Some customers like to complain because of the waitress poor service.19. How did the author feel when waiting tables a
49、t the age of 19?A. She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professional.B. She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon.C. She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her.D. She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.20. The underlined s
50、entence in Paragraph 7 means “ ”.A. those who satisfy others needs are sure to be looked down upon.B. those working in the service industry shouldnt be treated as servants.C. those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living.D. the majority of customers tend to look on a servant as server nowadays.1720、CADB *结束
