1、【由江西省吉安一中2014模拟改编】 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。What would it be like to take a walk on the surface of Mars? If you could design the tallest building in the world, what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J.K.Rowling? This summer, you can experience all of these things, and more.
2、All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination. A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of 1 hour and 29 minutes online each day. Many kids like to use that time to chat with friends, play games or check e-mails. But next time you get on the Web,
3、try exploring the world instead. “With the Internet, you can go back 11,000 years in time, or go 11,000 kilometers across the planet,” said Russell, Web search expert of Google. “The whole scope of history and the world is open to you.”There is a wealth of information to be found online. For example
4、, if your family is going on vacation somewhere, do a quick online search on the area before you even get in the car. “Whats the background of the place; whats the history?” says Russell. “I like to tell my kids, Whenever you have a question, whenever you have a doubt, search it out.”Ready to launch
5、 a virtual journey of your own? Here are a few starting points to get you thinking and to help you on your way. You can invite your parents along for the ride, too. Always ask for permission before downloading programs and software into your computer. And, check with a parent or adult before visitin
6、g any new website.Navigate the world in 3-D with Google Earth. Begin in outer space and zoom into the streets of any city, from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Or, visit ancient monuments and watch the changing rainforests over time. With the moon in Google Earth tool, you can walk in Neil Armstrongs fa
7、mous footsteps. Take a guided tour of the moons surface with Armstrongs fellow shuttle mate astronaut Buzz Aldrin.1. According to Russell, the kids _.A. spend too much time on the InternetB. should never chat and play games onlineC. can solve their problems through the InternetD. should study hard i
8、nstead of chatting online2. From the passage we know that _.A. we can find much information we need onlineB. Neil Armstrong traveled to the moon aloneC. the kids can download programs onto the computer freely D. the kids can visit the new website freely without parents guidance3. According to the pa
9、ssage, if you want to go to Tropical Rainforests, you can _.A. take the time shuttle B. go to the cinema to watch 3-D filmsC. find a travel agency in Google D. use Google Earth 4. The passage is mainly intended for _.A. parents B. kids C. teachers D. adults5. In which section of a website can we pro
10、bably read this passage?A. Culture. B. Health. C. Internet World. D. Tourism.【参考答案】15、CADBC阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。The government-run command post in Tunis is staffed around the clock by military personnel, meteorologists and civilians. On the wall are maps, crisscrossed with brightly colors a
11、rrows that painstakingly track the fearsome path of the enemy. What kind of invader gives rise to such high-level monitoring? Not man, not beast, but the lowly desert locust(蝗虫). In recent months, billions of the 3-inch-long winged warriors have descended on Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, blac
12、kening the sky and eating up crops and vegetation. The insect invasion, the worst in 30 years, is already creating great destruction in the Middle East and is now treating southern Europe. The current crisis began in late 1985 near the Red Sea. Unusually rainy weather moistened the sands of the Suda
13、n, making them ideal seedbed for the locust, which lays its eggs in the earth. The insect onslaught threatens to create yet another African famine. Each locust can eat its weight (not quite a tenth of an ounce) in vegetation every 24 hours. A good-size swarm of 50 billion insects eats up 100,000 ton
14、s of grass, trees and crops in a single night.All 150 million may be needed this year. The U.S. has provided two spraying planes and about 50,000 gal. of pesticide. The European Community has donated 3.8 million in aid and the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan and China have provided chemical-spraying air
15、craft to help wipe out the pests. But relief efforts are hampered by the relative mildness of approved pesticides, which quickly lose their deadly punch and require frequent replications. The most effective locust killer dieldrin has been linked to cancer and is banned by many Western countries and
16、some of the affected African nations. More than 5 million acres have been dusted with locust-killing chemicals; another 5 million will be treated by the end of June.On May 30, representatives of Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Mauritania will meet in Algiers to discuss tactics to wipe out the r
17、avenous swarms. The move is an important step, but whatever plan is devised, the locust plague promised to get worse before the insects can be brought under control.11. The main idea of the first sentence in the passage is that _. A. the command post is stationed with people all the time. B. the com
18、mand post is crowded with people all the time. C. there are clocks around the command post. D. the clock in the command post is taken care of by the staff.12. The favorable breeding ground for the locust is _. A. rich soil. B. wet land C. paces covered crops and vegetationD. the Red Sea13. People ar
19、e alert at the threat of the locust because _. A. the insects are likely to create another African famine. B. the insects may blacken the sky. C. the number of the insects increases drastically. D. the insects are gathering and moving in great speed.14. Which of the following is true? A. Once the pe
20、sticides are used, locust will die immediately. B. Relief efforts are proved most fruitful due to the effectiveness of certain pesticides. C. Dieldrin, the most effective locust killer, has been widely accepted in many countries. D. Over 10 million acres of affected area will have been treated with
21、locust-killing chemicals by the end of June.15. The purpose for affected nations to meet in Algiers on May 30 is _. A. to devise anti-locust plans. B. to wipe out the swarms in two years. C. to call out for additional financial aid from other nations.D. to bring the insects under control before the
22、plague gets worse. 【参考答案】1115、BBADA阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。There are various ways in which individual economic units can interact with one another. Three basic ways may be described as the market system, the administered system, and the traditional system. In a market system individual economi
23、c units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace. It is possible to buy commodities from other economic units or sell commodities to them. In a market, transactions may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy, real goods such as automobiles, shoes, and pizzas are
24、 traded against each other. Obviously, finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task. Hence, the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably. In the modern market economy, goods and services are bought or so
25、ld for money.An alternative to the market system is administrative control by some agency over all transactions. This agency will issue commands as to how much of each good and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. Central planning may be one way of administering
26、 such an economy. The central plan, drawn up by the government, shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, consumption, and exchange for the whole economy.In a traditi
27、onal society, production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition; every persons place within the economic system is fixed by parentage, religion, and custom. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too. People belonging to a certain group or caste（阶级） may have an obligation to
28、care for other persons, provide them with food and shelter, care for their health, and provide for their education. Clearly, in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve. An inactive society may result.16. What is the main purpose of
29、the passage? A. To outline contrasting types of economic systems. B. To explain the science of economics. C. To argue for the superiority of one economic system. D. To compare barter and money-exchange markets.17. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “real” could best be replaced by _. A. va
30、luable B. concrete C. absolute D. reliable18. According to the passage, a barter economy can generate _. A. rapid speed of transactions B. misunderstandings C. inflation D. difficulties for the traders19. According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control in the administered system? A.
31、 Individual households. B. Small businesses. C. Major corporations. D. The government.20. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as a criterion（标准）for determining a persons position in a traditional society? A. Family background B. Age C. Religious beliefs. D. Custom【参考答案】1620、ABDDB阅读
32、下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Few of us havent read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyones heartwe all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obs
33、curity(默默无闻).Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school. Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker,
34、 appears.Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are notkind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joeys paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the
35、 girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked(邪恶的) stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesnt get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equal
36、ly determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all bea
37、utiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “The focus is firmly on following your dream.”1. The first paragraph is mainly to _.A. build
38、interest and lead us to Marys secret dream B. remind us why Cinderella is popular all the yearsC. inform us of the main topic of the whole passageD. tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is2. In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _. A. is brave in expressing her loveB. is
39、 attended badly by the stepmotherC. has a dream of meeting a princeD. is embarrassed by the pop singer3. What can we infer from the passage?A. Joey is just like other boys in Marys class.B. Marys mother influences her a lot in singing.C. Not many people have a dream to be realized.D. The MP3 player
40、helps Joey in finding Mary.4. The passage is mainly about _.A. an introduction to a filmB. a review about a filmC. an essay about dreamsD. an advertisement of Cinderella5. According to the passage, Another Cinderella Story _. A. follows Cinderella with nothing newB. pays more attention to the looks
41、of the actorsC. encourages young people to follow their dreamsD. focuses more on materialism than other films【参考答案】15、ABDBC 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。Nasreddin was a poor man, so he tried to grow _1_ he could in his own garden, so that he would not have to buy so many in the mar
42、ket.One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window. A white ox had got into the garden and _2_ his vegetables. Nasreddin at once took his stick, ran out and chased the ox, but he was too old to catch it. When he got back to his garden, he found that the ox had ruined most of
43、 his precious vegetables._3_, while he _4_ in the street near his house, he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one that _5_ his vegetables. He was carrying his stick with him, _6_ he at once began to beat the two oxen with it. As neither of them looked more like the ox th
44、at had eaten his vegetables than the other, he beat both of them equally hard.The owner of the ox and cart was drinking coffee in a _7_ coffee-house. When he saw _8_ Nasreddin was doing _9_ his animals, he ran out and shouted, “What are you doing? What have those poor animals done to you for you to
45、beat them like that?”“You keep out this!” Nasreddin shouted back, “This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen. He knows very well _10_ I am beating him!”名师点评这是一个笑话，贫农Nasreddin在街上碰到两头牛，搞不清是哪一头毁坏了他家的菜园，于是用棒子将两头牛一起抽打，牛主人制止时，他却强词夺理，无理取闹。(D)1. A. so many vegetables B. many vegetablesC. as many
46、 as vegetables D. as many vegetables as【解析】D。习惯用语as many as possible 意为“尽可能多的”合乎文意，为正确选项。(A)2. A. was eating B. ate C. had eaten D. has eaten【解析】A。过去进行时强调过去正在进行的动作，根据文意Nasreddin看到牛正在吃蔬菜，故选 was eating 。(D)3. A. Next day B. Next morning C. Last morning D. The next morning【解析】D。指过去某一天的第一天或第二天早上、晚上，应用th
47、e next day/morning/evening。 故应选The next morning 。(C)4. A. walks B. waked C. was walking D. walking【解析】C。在从句动作进行的过程中，主句动作发生了，这时从句常用进行时态，故选择was walking 。(B)5. A. ruinedB. had eaten C. ate D. had ruin【解析】B。牛吃蔬菜是贫农上街之前的事，文章本身讲的是过去的故事，指过去的过去应用过去完成时，故选had eaten。(A)6. A. soB. and C. but D. or【解析】A。从句子意思看，空
48、白处前后构成因果关系，故选择so。(B)7. A. besideB. nearby C. near D. near by【解析】B。形容词nearby一般作定语，表示“不远的，附近的”，合乎文意，为正确选项。(D)8. A. thatB. which C. why D. what【解析】D。这里需要一个引导词，引导saw的宾语从句，同时在句子里作do的宾语，故选 what(B)9. A. forB. to C. with D. on【解析】B。do sth. to sb.结构中to后面常接动作的对象。(C)10.A. reasonB. when C. why D. because【解析】C。牛主人问及Nasreddin打牛的原因，这里需要一个引导词引导 knew的宾语从句，且在从句中作状语，根据上文可知这里应填 why。