1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Education in the United States is compulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. Most young people stay in school longer than that. Most graduate from high school at the age of 17 or 18. Almost half of these high school graduates cont
2、inue their education at a college or university. Education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school. There are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. When young people go to colleg
3、e, however, they must pay tuition at a public university or a private university. University costs are going up a lot：private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help them. Who pays? The parents of children in college may have to pay more, or often students may ha
4、ve to find jobs. These students have to worry about assignments and grades and also about their jobs. If they work too much at their jobs they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. They may even fail their courses and have to leave the university.For many stu
5、dents, the problem of getting an education is not just a problem of homework and exams. They also have to make money to pay for tuition. And professors dont teach them how to do that! 1In the United States, almost half of the high school graduates_.Ago to colleges and universitiesBneed not pay any t
6、uitionChave to enter open universitiesDwork hard to avoid errors on tests答案：A本题考查细节题。由文章第二段第一句“Almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university”可知，几乎有一半的中学生毕业都在大学或学院里继续深造。 2Which of the following statements is NOT true?AMost parents prefer to send their
7、children to public schools rather than to private schools due to tuition. BEducation is not free until the students graduate from high school.CUniversity costs are on the increase.DThe students may be absent from class if they work overtime. 答案：B本题考查细节理解。由文章第二段第二句“Education for most young people in
8、this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school.”可知，在这个国家，大多数年轻人接受的免费教育可持续到中学毕业，而这正与B的意思相反，因此B是正确答案。3The private university students have to pay more money for tuition because_.Athe government does not finance the private universities Bnone of companies support the private univers
9、ities Cthe teaching quality of the private universities are superior to public onesDthey have some trouble in passing the exams答案：A本题考查细节理解。由文章第二段第五句“University costs are going up a lot; private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help them.”可知，私立大学学费高昂的原因是政府不资助私立
10、学校。4The main idea of the passage might be_.Aselecting a good university costs in the United States Bthe increase on university costs in the United StatesCthe argument about education in the United StatesDthe problem of getting an education in the United States答案：D本题考查主旨大意。纵观全文，一直谈论的都是在美国教育中遇到的问题，因此D
11、项是正确答案。【2014高考英语湖北省武昌区调研试题】E Art robbery and art forgery （仿造） are both major themes in crime movies and literatureIn the 2012 comedy movie Gambit, British actor Colin Firth plays an art curator who cheats his abusive boss into buying a fake Monet In reality, art crimes are no less interesting and ex
12、citing According to The New York Times, over the past 15 years, Glafira Rosales fooled two local commercial art galleries into buying 63 false works of art for more than $30 millionShe passed off fake paintings as works by 20th century modernist masters such as American artists Mark Rothko and Jacks
13、on PollockBut in fact, these so called newly discovered works were all produced by a single man, a Chinese immigrant named Qian Peishen The art world was shocked by Rosales deceptionBut to the public, it was amusing and 6most satisfying to see wealthy people get tricked So what decides the value of
14、a piece of art? Is it beauty? Is it the artists talent and craftsmanship? Or is it just because the artist is famous?We should take beauty out If the buyers were buying paintings only for their beauty, theyll be content displaying good fakes on their walls They wouldnt be so upset when a forgery is
15、exposed The art market claims that great artists are inimitable, and that this inimitability justifies the absurd price of their works We cant deny that most famous artists are good at what they do, but forgers like Qian show that their works are imitableOtherwise, the difference between the origina
16、l and the copycats would be obvious and Rosales would not be able to fool anyoneAccording to an article in the Economist, expensive paintings are whateconomists call positional goods They are valuable because other people cant have them With other goods, a higher price reduces demandBut art turns do
17、wn the laws of economics “When the goods that is really being purchased is evidence that the buyer has paid a lot, price increases cause demand to boom, explained the articleThats why scarcity and authenticity are so important in the art market Artists sometimes forget thisDemien Hirst, the British
18、pop artist, is famous for his spot paintings But they dropped in value when it became clear that they had been produced in quantities so vast that nobody knew how many were out thereThe art market lost faith in these paintings because no one could be sure which of them were authentic and which were
19、fake67The first paragraph is meant to tell the readers that _ Amovies and literature will be popular with art involved in themBart crimes are as interesting and exciting in reality as in movies CGambit is a good movie with art forgery as the major theme Dreal art crime in reality can be adapted into
20、 popular films68Who is amused and satisfied to see the rich buy forged works of art? AThe public BGlafira Rosales CQian Peishen DMark Rothlo and Jackson Pollock69What kind of art buyers should not be unhappy with its high prices when a forgery is exposed according to the author? AThose who buy only
21、for its beauty BThose who buy for its inimitability CThose who buy for its authenticity DThose who buy for its scarcity70What is the law of economics theory behind矾 goods according to the economists? AThey are valuable goods BHigh prices reduce the demand of art goods CHigh prices increase the deman
22、d of art goods DThey are produced in quantities to satisfy people【参考答案】67-70 BAAC 阅读理解 A mother from Colorado who doctors said had died while giving birth to her son, has said it is a Christmas miracle that both she and the boy are alive.Tracey Hermanstorfers heart stopped beating and her son Coltyn
23、 appeared lifeless after the Caesarean(剖腹产术)section on Christmas Eve. However a few minutes after he was born, both began breathing again. Dr Stephanie Martin told Good Morning America she could not explain how the pair survived. Mrs Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike told the American television sh
24、ow that their baby was now healthy and that they were doing “good” following the drama at Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital.The couple, who already had two children, had to go into the hospital seven weeks earlier than planned. Her husband, 37, said his wife was tired after receiving an epidural(硬脑
25、膜外麻醉)during the labour(分娩)but after closing her eyes, she “wasnt waking up”She stopped breathing and she is believed to have suffered a heart attack before her heart stopped beating entirely.Dr Martin said she was called in and that the outlook was grim since in most situations like this，“despite th
26、e best efforts of the team”， the mother was often unable to be revived. In that case doctors then tried to focus on delivering the baby but when he was born he was “completely lifeless”Mr Hermanstorfer told the Associated Press news agency，“I had everything in the world taken from me, and in an hour
27、 and a half I had everything given to me.”Dr Martin said she did not have a “great explanation” for why Mrs Hermanstorfers heartbeat returned. “Somewhere between four and five minutes she had been without heart rate and had stopped breathing a minute or two prior to her heart stopping，” she said. Th
28、e doctors were then able to bring the baby back to life, and the mother was alive after that.Despite tests, she said doctors were still not sure about what had happened. However Mrs Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike have said they believed it was down to a miracle. She said：“I got a second chance i
29、n life.”16The story happened on_.ADecember, 24 BDecember, 25CDecember, 31 DJanuary, 117What might have happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer just before her heart stopped beating?AShe became unconscious. BShe took a nap.CShe had a bad headache.DShe suffered a heart attack.18Which of the following is the
30、correct order of what happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer?asuffering a heart attackbstopping heart beating entirelycstopping breathingdcoming back to lifeereceiving an epiduralfproducing a babyAacfdbe BfcadbeCeacbfd Deabcfd19What feelings did Mr Hermanstorfer experience during the incident?ASad and del
31、ighted.BDisappointed and depressed.CSad and angry.DTouched and regrettable.20Which of the following words best expresses Dr Martins attitude towards Tracey Hermanstorfers coming back to life?AShocked. BPuzzled.CNormal. DCurious.全解全析本文为记叙文。美国的一位产妇在分娩时可能突发心脏病，心脏停止了跳动。但在产下一个无生命迹象的男婴后，母子却奇迹般地死而复生。答案：A细节
32、理解题。根据“Tracey Hermanstorfers heart stopped beating and her son Coltyn appeared lifeless after the Caesarean(剖腹产术)section on Christmas Eve.”可知，故事发生在圣诞节前夕，即12月24日。答案：D细节理解题。根据“She stopped breathing and she is believed to have suffered a heart attack before her heart stopped beating entirely.”可知，在她的心脏停
33、止跳动之前Tracey Hermanstorfer可能心脏病突发。答案：C细节理解题。要求对事件排序，可采用首尾定位法。第一个事件是receiving an epidural，最后一个事件是coming back to life。故排除A项和B项。根据had stopped breathing a minute or two prior to her heart stopping可知stopping breathing发生在前，故答案为C。答案：A推断题。根据“I had everything in the world taken from me, and in an hour and a h
34、alf I had everything given to me.”可以判断Mr Hermanstorfer 经历了“先悲后喜”的情感体验。答案：B根据第二段相关内容“.she could not explain how the pair survived.”以及第六段第一句话“Dr Martin said she did not have a great explanation for why Mrs Hermanstorfers heartbeat returned.”等信息可知，Martin医生对这位产妇的“死而复生”感到“困惑”。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选
35、项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AKids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores(杂事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it, youve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their ro
36、om, or take out the trash. Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” youll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores, just say, “If chores arent done by 4 pm, here are the consequences.” Then its up to your child t
37、o complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Dont argue or fight with them, just say, “Thats the way its going to be.” It shouldnt be punitive(惩罚性的)as much as it should be persuasive. “If your chores arent done by 4 pm, then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing thos
38、e chores runs into homework time, thats going to be your loss.” On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your kids say they have n
39、o homework, then they should use that time to study or read. Either way, there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when youre trying to talk to him, make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you, he is disrespecting you. At that point, ever
40、ything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Dont try to communicate with him when hes wearing headphones even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while youre talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mu
41、tual respect becomes more important as children mature.1According to the passage, it seldom happens that _.Akids turn a deaf ear to their parents requestsBparents directions sound like a broken recordCchildren are ready to follow their parents directionsDparents are unaware of what they are repeatin
42、g to their kids2Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they _.Aavoid direct ways of punishment Bmake them do things at their requestCargue and fight with their children Dallow their children to behave in their own way3When the kid is doing his homework, parents _.Ashoul
43、d provide him with a good learning environmentBcan do whatever they likeCcan stay aside watching TVDmust switch off the power4It can be inferred from the passage that _.Aparents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their childBit will make no difference that a kid is wearin
44、g his earplugs while talking to his parentsCparents shouldnt give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respectDkids purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control5The main idea of the passage is _.Athat respecting each other is more important than anything e
45、lseBhow kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parentsCthat children should make choices and decisions on their ownDhow parents can deal with their kids behavior effectively 全解全析1答案C解析细节理解题。注意题干中seldom表否定。从文章开头两句可知孩子们通常不理会父母的要求。2答案A解析细节理解题。从第一段中间部分可知,作者认为“不与孩子发生正面冲突会取得更好的教育效果”。3答案A解析细节理解题。从第一段可知“在孩子做作业时,家长要关掉所有的电器给孩子创造一个良好的学习环境”。D项“关掉电源”与文章不符。4答案C解析推理判断题。从第二段前两句可判断选项C正确。5答案D解析主旨大意题。本文旨在帮助父母有效应对孩子不听话的问题。- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网
