1、阅读理解。Love, success, happiness, family and freedom-how important are these values to you? Here is one interview which explores the fundamental questions in life. Question: Could you introduce yourself first? Answer: My name is Misbah, 27 years old. I was born in a war-torn area. Right now Im a web de
2、signer. Q: What are your great memories? A: My parents used to take us to hunt birds, climb trees, and play in the fields. For me it was like a holiday because we were going to have fun all day long. Those are my great memories. Q: Does your childhood mean a lot to you? A: Yes. As life was very hard
3、, I used to work to help bring money in for the family. I spent my childhood working, with responsibilities beyond my age. However, it taught me to deal with problems all alone. I learnt to be independent. Q: What changes would you like to make in your life? A: If I could change something in my life
4、, Id change it so that my childhood could have taken place in another area. I would have loved to live with my family in freedom. Who cares whether we have much money, or whether we have a beautiful house? It doesnt matter as long as I can live with my family and we are safe. Q: How do you get along
5、 with your parents? A: My parents supported me until I came of age. I want to give back what Ive got. Thats our way. But I am working in another city. My only contact with my parents now is through the phone, but I hate using it. It filters(过滤) out your emotion and leaves your voice only. My deepest
6、 feelings should be passed through sight, hearing and touch. ( ) 1. In Misbahs childhood, _.A. he was free from worry B. he liked living in the countryside C. he was fond of getting close to nature D. he often spent holidays with his family ( ) 2. What did Misbah desire most in his childhood? A. A c
7、olorful life. B. A beautiful house. C. Peace and freedom. D. Money for his family. ( ) 3. How would Misbah prefer to communicate with his parents? A. By chatting on the Internet. B. By calling them sometimes. C. By paying weekly visits. D. By writing them letters. ( ) 4. If there were only one quest
8、ion left, what would it most probably be? A. What was your childhood dream? B. What is your biggest achievement? C. What is your parents view of you? D. What was your hardest experience in the war? 【语篇解读】本文通过一个采访,把 Misbah 这个人的生活,成长展示给我们. 1. 答案 C 【解析】细节理解题.由 My parents used to take us to hunt birds,
9、climb trees, and play in the fields. For me it was like a holiday because we were going to have fun all day long. Those are my great memories.可知,Misbah 喜爱大自然.所以答案选 C 项. 2. 答案 C 【解析】 推理判断题. 根据文中 I would have loved to live with my family in freedom. Who cares whether we have much money, or whether we
10、have a beautiful house? It doesnt matter as long as I can live with my family and we are safe.可知,作者向往和平自由的生活.故选 C 项. 3. 答案 C 【解析】 细节理解题. 根据 My only contact with my parents now is through the phone, but I hate using it. It filters out your emotion and leaves your voice only. My deepest feelings shoul
11、d be passed through sight, hearing and touch. 可知, Misbah 讨厌在电话里与父母联系,因为它只剩 下了声音,而 Misbah 想要的是与父母面对面的交流.四个选项中只有 C 项能够让 Misbah 与父母面对面.由此判断选 C 项. 4. 答案 B 【解析】推理判断题.其它三个问题在上文中都有所涉及,只有 B 项没有.所以如果还剩 一个问题,很有可能就是 B 项. 【重庆市南开中学2014高考英语二诊考试】 请阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Coffee is a powerful beverage
12、On a personal level，it helps keep US awake and activeOn a much broader level，it has helped shape our history and continues to shape our cultureCoffee didnt take off until the l400s when people figured out they could roast its seedsBy the l500s，the drink had spread to coffeehouses across the Arab wor
13、ldWithin another l50 years，it took Europe by storm“It actually had a major impact on the rise of business，” historian Mark Pendergrast saysCoffeehouses became a spot not just to enjoy a cup but to exchange ideasThe insurer Lloyds of London was founded hundreds of years ago in one of Londons 2,000 co
14、ffeehousesLiterature，newspapers and even the works of great composers like Bach and Beethoven were also spawned(涌现)in coffeehousesIt is often said that after the Boston Tea Party of l773，when American colonists attacked British tea ships and threw boxes of tea into the harbor，Americans universally s
15、witched over to drinking coffeeIn a letter John Adams wrote to his wife，Abigail，the Founding Father claims his love of tea but says he will have to learn to embrace coffee instead，because drinking tea had become a symbol of not loving the countryFor all the upsides coffee has brought the modern worl
16、d，it also led to its fair share of downsides，tooEuropeans carried coffee with them as they colonized various parts of the world，and this frequently meant they enslaved people in order to grow itIn Brazil where slavery was legal until l888 coffee plantations would use slash-and-burn agriculture，teari
17、ng down rain forests and planting coffee treesOnce the soil had been exhausted，growers would move on to another placeAnd yet，coffee，as Pendergrast says，”had a very good impact in many ways on our civilization，even though it was，for a long time，grown by slaves”48Why did people enjoy going to coffeeho
18、uses? ABecause it was a fashion to drink coffee BBecause coffeehouses provided a better flavor CBecause they could stay awake and active there DBecause they could exchange ideas there49What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? AAmerican colonists made great profits by trading in coffee BTea was r
19、egarded as a symbol of loving ones country CCoffee became very popular after the incident in Boston DJohn Adams was the Founding Father of the Tea Party50In the fifth paragraphthe writer points out that _ .ACoffee plantation was closely connected with slavery Bcoffee plantation led to outdated agric
20、ulture in Brazil Cslavery in Brazil had been against the law until l888 Dslavery was responsible for the damage to rainforests 5 1What is mainly talked about in this passage? ASome interesting stories about coffee culture BImportant Roles that coffee played in history CHow coffee became the most pop
21、ular beverage DHow coffee affected Americas independence【参考答案】4851、DCAB 阅读理解。The oldest and most common source(来源)of renewable energy known to man, biomass is one of the most important forms of energy production in the United States and elsewhere.Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is eve
22、rywherefrom trees and grasses to agricultural and citylife wastesbiomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world.According to the Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS), biomass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon di
23、oxide(二氧化碳), because the energy it contains comes from the sun.When plant matter is burned, it gives off the suns energy.In this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery(电池)for storing the suns energy.As long as biomass is produced continuouslywith only as much grown as is usedthe “battery”
24、lasts forever.According to the Energy Information Administration, biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up between 0.5 and 0.9 percent of the nations total electricity supply.In 2008although the numbers arent
25、all in yetwind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year.Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials.Such practice ma
26、y save homeowners money, but it also produces a lot of pollution.So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it.72Why is biomass considered as “a sort of natural battery”？AIt burns merely plant matter. BIt keeps producing electricity.CIt stores the energy from the sun. DIt produces zero car
27、bon dioxide.73We learn from the text that in 2008 _Awind power could be the leader of renewable energy B. there was a rapid growth of electricity productionCbiomass might become the main energy source D0.50.9% of power supply came from biomass74Why does the author encourage power plants to use bioma
28、ss? ATo prevent the waste of energy. BTo increase production safety.CTo reduce pollution. DTo save money.75Where does the text probably come from? AA research plan. BA science magazine. CA book review. DA business report.【要点综述】 本文是一篇科技说明文。文章介绍了biomass(生物量)的特征、优点以及它在美国能源中的地位。72C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“because
29、the energy it contains comes from the sun.When plant matter is burned, it gives off the suns energy.In this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery for storing the suns energy.”可知C正确。73A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“In 2008although the numbers arent all in yetwind power probably took over first place becau
30、se of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.”可知，2008年风能占居首位。关键词定位：A项中的the leader of 和文中first place意思相同。74C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials.Such practice may save homeowners money, but it also produces a lot of pollution.So, th
31、e best way is to encourage power plants to use it.”可知C正确。75B推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文是一篇有关生物量能源的科普类文章。所以，它应该是科学杂志上的文章。故选B。C8 2013湖北卷 -DThe technology is great.Without it we wouldnt have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the oceans depths or eat microwave sausages.Computers have revolutionized our
32、lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge.But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients whove come into their surgery waving an Internet printout, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease
33、, say, throat cancer.The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they dont have throat cancer, and its just that their throats are swollen.Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate selfhealthchecks.One day Mrs.Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint
34、 at work.While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know whats wrong; Ive got throat cancer.I know theres nothing you doctors can do about it and Ive just got to wait until the day comes.”As a matter of routine I ordered a chest Xray.I looked at it and th
35、e blood results an hour later.Something wasnt right.“Did your local doctor do an Xray？” I asked.“Oh, I havent been to the doctor for years，” she replied.“I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew thats what I had.”However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight
36、loss, didnt fit with itbut shed just ignored this.I looked at the Xray again, and more tests confirmed it wasnt the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly.She was lucky we caught it when we did.Mrs Almond went pale when I explained she would
37、 have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered.It was certainly a lesson for her.“Im_so_embarrassed，” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested.She listed up to ab
38、out 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes.Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it.Typical.Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?63Mrs Almond talked about her illness calmly because _Ashe thought
39、she knew it wellBshe had purchased medicine onlineCshe graduated from a medical schoolDshe had been treated by local doctors64It was lucky for Mrs Almond _Ato have contacted many friendsBto have recovered in a short timeCto have her assumption confirmedDto have her disease identified in time65Mrs Al
40、mond said “Im so embarrassed” (Para.7) because _Ashe had distrusted her close friendsBshe had caused unnecessary troubleCshe had to refuse the doctors adviceDshe had to tell the truth to the doctor66By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove _Aits a must to take
41、a break at workBits vital to believe in IT professionalsCits unwise to simply rely on technologyDits a danger to work long hours on computers【要点综述】 本文是一篇议论文，主要讲述技术带来的问题比它解决的更多。作者以人们看病为例：人们感觉不舒服后，从网上查阅一下资料，看看自己的症状与癌症非常相符，因此失去了对生活的信心。而实际上，他们只不过是患了另外一种不严重的病。 63A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“she said calmly I know wha
42、ts wrong; Ive got throat cancer.I know ”知这位病人已经从网上知道自己得了癌症，也活不了几天了，因此她很平静。故A正确。64D 细节理解题。根据第六段的最后一句“She was lucky we caught it when we did.”再结合此句前的肺结核可知，对Mrs Almond来说，幸运的事情是她的病及时地得到了确诊。故D正确。65B 推理判断题。根据目标句子前的“It was certainly a lesson for her.”可知，她很后悔由于自己的莽撞而导致了一些不必要的麻烦。故B正确。66C 推理判断题。电脑坏了，等着计算机公司的人
43、来修。由此可知，作者认为我们仅依靠科技是不明智的。故C正确。阅读理解。Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed ,for many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thingfinally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because t
44、he TV revolution is changing lives for the better.Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million mo
45、re families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.Televisions most powerful eff
46、ect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child
47、 health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.Too much
48、 TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide. KS*5U.C( ) 1. The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.A. allowed B. banned C. offered D. refused( ) 2.Which of the following is TR
49、UE according to the passage?A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.B. The worlds TV sets will total 150 million by 2013.C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.( ) 3. The author intends to .A. s
50、tress the advantages of TV to peoples lives B. persuade women to become more independent C. encourage people to improve their reading skills D. introduce the readers some websites such as Google ( ) 4. What would be the best title for the passage? KS*5U.C#O%A.TV Will Rule the World B.TV Will Disturb
51、 the World C.TV Will Better the World D.TV Will Remain in World【语篇解读】本篇文章为议论文。本文围绕着电视仍然是世界上最有影响力的媒体说起，并用事实进一步证明了电视的存在会让我们的生活越来越好1.答案B。【解析】词义猜测题。由本句中the Taliban及1 in 5 Afghans had one可以猜测出，塔利班在政期间是对电视持反对态度，因此是禁止的。故选项B符合题意。KS*5U.C2.答案D。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds
52、 of families”可知，到2013年，世界上三分之二的家庭都将会有一台电视。因此选D项。3.答案A。KS*5U.C【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可以推断出，作者主要强调电视对人类生活积极的方面。故选A项4.答案C。【解析】主旨大意题。由第一段第二句“Television is still the most influential medium”及第三段第一句“Televisions most powerful effect will be on the lives of women”及文章最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.”可知，本文主要讲的是电视将会让人们生活越来越好。由此可知应选C项。 KS*5U.C#O%
