1、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。体裁：议论文话题：欧美风情时间：6分钟They can be damp and cold.But with a growing number of men seeing the shed as a home from home，research claims the solitude(独处) it provides at the bottom of the garden could actually be good for their health.A study published in the British Medi
2、cal Journal suggests that the peaceful retreat(退隐) may help lower blood pressure.Its author，Professor Alan White of Leeds Metropolitan University，claims the hours spent pottering(闲逛) about in sheds doing odd jobs also have a positive effect on mens selfesteem.“Men find doing things relaxing and that
3、 in itself is good for their health，” he said.“Theres a sense of achievement that men get from starting a task to seeing it completed.Men know what a shed means and they feel comfortable.”Such has been the growth in its popularity that communal(共享的) sheds are being set up to enable men to share thei
4、r love of pottering and DIY.The “Mens Sheds”initiative has its roots in Australia.But 20 communal sheds have already sprung up in the UK from the Lake District to Greenwich.Peter Baker，chief executive of the Mens Health Forum，a charity involved in the scheme，said,“Theyve caught mens imagination.Men
5、like to potter.”There are approximately 11.5 million domestic sheds in Britaina higher concentration than anywhere else in the worldand 1.5 million are sold every year.Furthermore，Britons spend more than 60 million hours a week in them.Originating from the AngloSaxon word“scead”，meaning shade，the pe
6、aceful retreat remains a place for the lawnmower and potting bench but has also been transformed into a games room and even a mini pub.【语篇导读】庭院储藏室在英国很受男性的欢迎，因为它们不仅对男性的身体健康有好处，而且还可以提升他们的自尊。1Communal sheds are popular because _.Amen can share their love of pottering and DIY thereBmen can keep away fro
7、m other family members thereCmen can stay there for the good of their healthDmen can complete an important task there解析细节理解题。从文章第三段第一句可知，男人在庭院储藏室可以分享他们对闲逛的爱好以及自己动手做事情的乐趣。答案A2Which of the following is NOT TRUE about garden sheds?AMen will feel relaxed in them.BMen will feel lonely staying in them.CTh
8、ey only benefit men physically.DThey can help raise mens confidence.解析细节理解题。综合文章第二段所给的信息，庭院储藏室不仅对男性身体有好处，而且能够提高他们的自尊，它们对男性的影响是积极的，而B项说明的是本文并未提及的庭院储藏室的负面作用，因此不对。答案B3What can we infer from the last paragraph?AGarden sheds are just a place for men to work.BGarden sheds are not used by men only.CGarden
9、sheds are mainly used as a store room.DGarden sheds serve several purposes for men.解析推理判断题。文章最后一段说明，庭院储藏室不仅是存放割草机和盆栽长櫈的地方，而且还可作为游戏室和迷你pub，由此推断D项正确。答案D4Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AThe popularity of garden shedsBThe new use of garden shedsCHow to build garden shedsD
10、Garden sheds improve mens health解析主旨大意题。综合全文，特别是文章第一段可知，文章主要说明庭院储藏室对男性健康的好处。答案D【长难句解读】原文Such has been the growth in its popularity that communal(共享的)sheds are being set up to enable men to share their love of pottering and DIY.译文庭院储藏室如此受欢迎，以至于人们搭建起公用的储藏室，让男人在里面分享他们对闲逛的爱好和自己动手的乐趣。分析本句是一个复合句，采用了倒装形式。s
11、uch.that.句式，如果把such置于句首，就要用倒装语序。阅读理解。As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stre
12、ss is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance
13、and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,
14、 in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between flight or fight and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same res
15、ponse. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we cant remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.6. People are finding less and less time for relaxing th
16、emselves because _.A. they regard working as their greatest enjoymentB. they believe that work is superior to relaxationC. they are traveling fast all the timeD. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before7. According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is hi
17、s _.A. strong will to hold out stress B. knowing the art of relaxationC. high sense of responsibility D. having control over performance8. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.B. Stress is always harmful to peoples health
18、C. Its easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.9. In the last sentence of the passage, do so refers to _.A. expose ourselves to stress B. find ways to deal with stressC. remove stress from our lives D. establish links between
19、 diseases and stress10. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _.A. to avoid it B. to try to cope with it C. to regard it as a vital motivation D. to find some relaxation (B)本文讲述当今社会人们面临很大压力，压力无法避免，人们承受压力的限度不同，在压力面前如何放松自己，坦然面对。D 推断题。由第一段可推知，无法放松自己主要是比以前任何时候都要忙碌。A 推断题。由第三段第二句可推知
20、，当好管理者的优良品质是要具有坚强的抵制压力的意志。句中prime material意为“一流的素质”。D 细节题。由第三段第一句可The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual.可知。C 猜义题。由Since we cant remove stress from our lives可知括号里的内容是对前文的解释。B 态度题。最后一句表明了作者的态度。阅读理解-C Its hardly surprising that weather is a favorite topic for s
21、o many people around the worldit affects where we choose to love, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown the changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow sown reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many
22、people bad-tempered.If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather depends on depressi
23、ons（低气压）, often called lows, and anticyclones（高气压）, also known as highs. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities seem to be altering
24、weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earths surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.The human race has always tried to guess
25、 the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:Red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds warning.Flies will swarm before a storm.Rain before 7
26、, clear by 11.While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, todays methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The date is them processed, and th
27、e weather is predicted. However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.11When weather keeps changing, Apeople become bad-tempered Bpeoples reaction slows downCpeople find it hard to focus on their work Dpeople become hungrier12What is mainly talked about in the second
28、paragraph?AChanges in weather.BWeather in Britain.CAfrican droughts.DResearch on weather.13The weather in Britain is .ArandomBmoistCdepressingDsatisfying14According to a traditional rhyme, if there is red sky at night, the next day will be .AwindyBrainyCfineDsnowy15Which of the following statements
29、in true? AAnticyclones often bring rain and wind.BWeather forecasting has been done for a long time.CWeather could never be predicted.DModern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.【参考答案】（C）篇CAACB【2014高考英语安徽省合肥市质量检测】 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生, 先把
30、选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置, 再转涂到答题卡上。Steve knew hed been adopted as a baby, and when he turned 18, in 2003, he decided hed try to track down his birth mother. The agency from which hed been adopted gave him his mothers name, Tallady. But online searches didnt turn up any results about it, and Steve had to let
31、 it go.In 2007, though, he searched for the name again online. This time, the search results included a home address near the Lowes store where Steve, then 22, worked as a deliveryman. When he mentioned the coincidence to his boss, his boss said, “You mean Tallady, who works here?”Steve and Tallady,
32、 a cashier, had said hello to each other a few times at the store, but theyd never really talked. He hadnt even known her name. Steve thought there was no possible way she was his mother though they shared the same name. For a few months, Steve avoided Tallady. “I wasnt sure how to approach her,” he
33、 told a local reporter. Finally, the agency volunteered to arrange their reunion.When Tallady realized that the nice guy shed been waving at was his son, she sobbed. Shed always hoped to meet her birth son one day. Later that day, mother and son talked for almost three hours at a nearby bar. Shed gi
34、ven him up for adoption in 1985, when she was 23. “I wasnt ready to be a mother,” she told him. Married with two other children, Tallady says, “I have a complete family now. ”56. Steve gave up the online search for his birth mother in 2003 because _.A. the agency didnt give him any helpB. there was
35、no information about his motherC. his mother didnt respond to him onlineD. he missed the information about his mother57. What did Steve find about his mother online in 2007? _.A. Her home address B. Her full name C. Her bosss name D. Her new job58. Why did Steve avoid Tallady for months?A. Because s
36、he didnt want to talk to him.B. Because he was not fully prepared for the reunion.C. Because she was difficult to approach.D. Because he didnt think she was his mother.59. The best title for the passage is _.A. The love of motherB. An unexpected meetingC. The power of the InternetD. An unusual reunion【参考答案】5659 BABD
