1、苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（11）（答案及解析） (1)The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, p
2、ublishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Ol
3、ympics.In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries(东道国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sports men began to take part in the Wh
4、ite Olympics.Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.1. T
5、he White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _.A. are the same thingB. are different gamesC. are not held in winterD. are held in summer2. The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games _.A. after the year 1936B. after the 3rd White OlympicsC. before the 3rd White OlympicsD. b
6、efore the year 19323. The Winter Olympics is held once _.A. every two yearsB. every three yearsC. every four yearsD. every five years4. Which of the following is true?A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Gam
7、es.C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.D. Japan cant publish stamps to mark those Games5. What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?A. Basketball.B. Table tennis.C. Football.D. Skating. 【答案与解析】本文告诉我们，自1932年后，每届冬季奥林匹克运动会举行时，东道国与非东道国都可以为此发行纪念邮票。1. A。 细节题。从第1句 The Wint
8、er Olympics(奥林匹克运动会) is also called the White Olympics 可知答案为 。2. B。 细节题。根据句子 The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule(规定)可知答案为 。3. C。细节题。根据文章内容在1932年举行第3届
9、冬季奥林匹克运动会，在1936年举行第4届冬季奥林匹克运动会，由此推知每四年举行一次。4. C。细节题。从句子 When the White Olympics came, the host countries(东道国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games中可知。5. D。推断题。文章的主题是冬季奥林匹克运动会，所以最可能出现在邮票上的是Skating(滑雪)。*结束阅读理解3. From the passage we can learn that _. A. no one had ever
10、 known the desert before the minersB. its still not easy to travel across the desertC. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desertD. people have changed the natural sight of the desert4. Devil Golf Course is famous for _. A. the frequent wind B. the colors of the sand C. dream-like
11、sights D. the sand sculptures5. From the passage we can see that the writer _ the Death Valley. A. appreciates B. is fearful of C. dislikes D. is tired of参考答案C篇：本文介绍了美国的一个著名沙漠“死亡谷”名称的由来以及 “死亡谷”奇特的风光。1. D。细节题。根据 and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point i
12、n the United States 可推知此题答案为 D。2. B。推断题。根据 when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story 可知“死亡谷”的名称来源于这些迷路矿工的死亡。3. C。推断题。根据 well-marked roads where good services can be found easily 可以判断 C 为最佳答案。4. C。细
13、节题。根据 where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知答案为 C。5. A。推断题。根据the special beauty of this placelike the sights on the moon ever-changingshowing the most unusual colors等关键词语可以知道作者是带着赞赏的语气来描述“死亡谷”的。*结束完形填空 活学活用阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。When I was in primary s
14、chool，I got into a major argument with a boy in my class.I cant _1_what it was about，but I have never forgotten the _2_I learned that day.I was convinced that I was right and he was wrongand he was sure that I was wrong and he was right.The _3_decided to teach us a very important lesson.She brought
15、both of us up to the _4_ of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on _5_.In the middle of her desk was a large，round object.I could _6_see that it was black.She asked the boy what _7_the object was.“White，” he answered.I couldnt believe he said the object was white，_8_ it was obvio
16、usly black！Another _9_started between my classmate and me，this time about the color of the object.The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been.We changed places，and now she asked me what the color of the object was.I had to answer，“ _10_.” It
17、 was an object with two _11_ colored sides，and from his side it was white._12_ from my side it was black.My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day：You must _13_ in the other persons shoes and look at the _14_ through their eyes in order to _15_ understand their view.1A.thinkBsupposeCremi
18、nd Dremember 2A.lesson BlectureCclass Dtext 3A.officer BteacherCdoctor Dparent 4A.back BfrontCmiddle Dside 5A.the other BanotherCother Dothers 6A.happily BfortunatelyCclearly Dnearly 7A.width BshapeCcolor Dsize 8A.when BunlessCuntil Dif 9A.fight BargumentCconversation Dgame 10A.black BwhiteCno colou
19、r Dblue11A.similarly BdifferentlyCbeautifully Dsurprisingly 12A.Still BSinceCOnly DAlso13A.seat BstandClie Dput 14A.situation Bmovement Ccondition Dbehaviour 15A.unexpectedly BsuddenlyCquietly Dtruly1解析：从下文的but I have never forgotten可知，我虽记不清为何争吵，但却忘不了由此得到的教训。答案：D2解析：从下文可知，这是我多年前得到的一个教训。答案：A3解析：下文多次提
20、到my teacher，所以应选B项。答案：B4解析：从下文的her desk可知，老师把我们带到讲桌边，讲桌应在教室前面，故B项最佳。答案：B5解析：从上文on one side of her desk可推知我站到那个同学对面，即讲桌的另一边，应是the other side。答案：A6解析：从下文obviously和文意可知，从我这边，很清晰地看到那是黑色，故选择clearly。答案：C7解析：从black和white可知，老师在问我们物体的颜色。答案：C8解析：从上下文可知，当(when)从我的一边看黑色时，我的同学看到的是白色，所以A项when符合文意。答案：A9解析：从文意和上文的a
21、rgument可知，我们不同意对方意见，又开始争吵。答案：B10解析：从上下文知道，站在对方的位置，物体为白色。答案：B11解析：由下文from his side it was white和from my side it was black可知，物体的两面颜色不同，故differently正确。答案：B12解析：still仍然；since 自以来，到现在；only可是、不过；also而且。通过上句，从他那面看，物体是白色，可是从我这面是黑色。只有only符合文意。 答案：C13解析：(be)in sbs shoes处于某人的境地。不及物动词stand代替了be在此表示动作。而put、seat都
22、是及物动词，之后应加上sb.，lie意思不符。答案：B14解析：situation局面，情况，局势；movement动作；condition状况；behaviour行为。只有situation最合适。答案：A15解析：通过上文可知，只有你自己处在别人的境况下，才真正理解别人，故D项truly合适。答案：D*结束Cost of American Warswar namecost of the warcost as a percent of annual GDPRevolutionary WarUS $ 2.2 billion(in 2002 dollars)63%War of 1812US$ 1
23、.1 billion13%Mexican WarUS$1.6 billion3%Civil WarUS $ 62 billion104%Spanish American WarUS$ 9.6 billion3%World War IUS$ 190. 6 billion24%World War IIUS$ 2.9 trillion103%Korean WarUS$ 335.9 billion15%Vietnam WarUS$ 494.3 billion12%First Gulf WarUS$76.1 billion1%1. Which wars cost more than a years wo
24、rth of the GDP?A. First Gulf War and World War IB. The Civil War and World War IIC. World War II and Revolutionary WarD. Mexican War and Civil War2. The American annual gross domestic product in 1951 was _.A. 2.239 trillionB.2.9 trillionC. 3, 25 trillion D. 76.1 billionK3. Which of the following is
25、NOT true?A. Mexican War cost more than War of 1812KB. First Gulf War cost the least in term of the percentage of the annual of GDP.C. World War II cost more than Korean War.D. Mexican War cost as much money as Spanish American War. 【答案解析】本表格是美国历次战争的开支情况统计1. B。细节题。从表中可以看出美国内战和第二次世界大战的费用分别占美国年度国民生产总值的
26、104%和103%，超出了它的年度GDP。故选B。2. A。推测计算题。从常识中可以知道，1951年美国正处在朝鲜战争之中，而美国在朝鲜战争的花费为 $335.9 billion，占它的年度GDP的15%。据此可以计算出它1951年的 GDP 应为 $2.239 trillion。3. D。事实确认题。D项明显错误。Mexican War 和 Spanish American War 两场战争的花费占年度的GDP比率相同，但并不等于两场战争的费用是一样的。*结束 China has a population of more than 1.3 billion people, compared w
27、ith around 300 million in the United States. “Chinas emission of greenhouse gases is large. This is because China has the largest population in the world, but Chinas per capita emission level is very low,” Yang said. He also repeated Chinas long-held opinion that developed countries are mainly respo
28、nsible for the climate change problem. “Climate change is mainly due to the long-term emissions by developed countries in the past and their current high per capita level of emissions,” Yang said. Yang also pointed out that a large part of Chinas emissions was the result of products that finally are
29、 bought by consumers in Western countries, leading to what he named “transfer emission”. “I hope when people use high-quality and inexpensive Chinese products, they will also remember that China is under increasing pressure of transfer emission,” he said.1. What is Yang Jiechis opinion about greenhouse gas emissions? A. China should be the first to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. *结束