1、西安市2014高考英语阅读理解训练（14）及答案【2014高考英语河北省衡水中学一调考试】B The holidays are a time to give. These charities-and many moreare looking for volunteers and donations.World Wildlife FundThe World Wildlife Fund is helping to protect endangered species through the Symbolic Species Adoption program. Those who “adopt” a
2、n animal will receive an adoption certificate and a photo of their species. Anyone can support endangered species year round by buying WWF apparel(服装). worldwildlife. Org/givingDoSomething. orgThis month, Dosomething. org launched their holiday campaign, “Grandparents Gone Wired”. The goal of the ca
3、mpaign is to make it easier for senior citizens to keep in touch with their loved ones using the Internet. Teens can volunteer to help seniors in their community. Volunteers are able to win prizes and scholarships. dosomething. org/grandparents Coins for ChangeDisneys Club Penguin, a virtual gaming
4、site for kids, launched its annual Coins for Change campaign this month. From Dec. 15 to Dec. 27, Club Penguin players can donate virtual coins to real-world causes. If players reach the donation goal, Club Penguin will donate $2 million to charity projects. .Toys for TotsEach year, the U.S. Marine
5、Corps Toys Program collects new, unwrapped toys for the holidays. Communities across the nation host Toys for Tots drives around the holiday season. The toys collected are given as gifts to needy children so they can experience the joy of Christmas. toyfortots.orgAmerican Red CrossAll you need is a
6、pen and a piece of paper. The American Red Cross Holiday Mail Heroes Program is collecting handwritten card to send to members of the U.S. Armed Forces during the holidays. The charity has also set up a Holiday Giving Catalog where you can buy personal gifts, such as babysitting lessons. redcross.or
7、gThe Warm Coats & Warm Hearts DriveThe Warm Coats & Warm Hearts Drive is a non-profit organization sponsored by ABCs Good Morning America and Burlington Coat Factory. During the holiday season Burlington stores collect gently worn coats. The donated coats are given to people in need to keep warm dur
8、ing the winter. onewarmcoat.org26. David, 8, is fond of playing virtual games. Which charity should he attend?A. Coins for Change. B. Toys for Tots. C. DoSomething,org. D. American Red Cross.27. Handwritten cards for members of the U.S. Armed Forces are collected by_.A. Disneys Club Penguin B. the W
9、arm Coats& Warm Hearts DriveC. the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program D. the American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes Program28. From the passage we can learn that_.A. Club Penguin donates $2 million to charity projects yearlyB. old toys collected are given to needy children as giftsC. teens
10、can help seniors contact their family members onlineD. whoever donates warm coats is likely to win scholarships【参考答案】(B) ADC 较难题目特训：介绍说明类Psychologists have discovered that even the most independent-minded of us will conform to social pressure when we are with a group of people. In one classic experi
11、ment, people were shown a vertical（垂直的） line and asked to find a line of identical length from a selection of three.You might think that this is an absurdly easy task, and when people perform it by themselves they do it very well. However, psychologists have discovered that we are very easily swayed
12、 by the opinions of other people when we do this task in a group. In one study, a group of three people was set up, where two of the people were confederates（同伙） of the experimenter. When the confederates deliberately gave wrong answers, people were often swayed to give the wrong answer also. In fac
13、t, 75% of people gave at least one wrong answer, with some people conforming to peer pressure on every occasion.But why do people conform in this way? In an easy task like this, it seems that people do not want to step out of line with the prevailing opinion of the group. On more difficult tasks, pe
14、ople also conform because they lose confidence in their own ability to make decisions and prefer to trust the majority opinion instead.A typical example of this kind of conformity arises when we come across people in distress. Would you help a woman who has been attacked in the street? It turns out
15、that you are much more likely to go to her assistance if you are alone. When other people are also around, a diffusion of responsibility occurs. People are paralysed into inaction, because everyone assumes that someone else will go to the womans assistance.63. In Paragraph 1, the underlined word “co
16、nform” probably means “ ”.A. seek independence B. disobey ordersC. follow what others doD. seek pleasure64. What is the purpose of the experiment described in Paragraph 2?A. To explain why people would be influenced by the opinions of others.B. To prove that people are easily influenced by the opini
17、ons of others.C. To train the confederates of the experimenter as independent-minded.D. To describe how people would be influenced by the opinions of others.65. In the last paragraph, according to the author, why wouldnt one help the woman?A. He thinks he has no responsibilities to give a hand.B. He
18、 thinks he has nothing to do with it.C. He is too shy to give his helping hand.D. He thinks someone else will offer assistance.66. What method does the author mainly use to develop the text?A. Giving examples.B. Cause-effect analysis. C. Comparative analysis.D. Process analysis.【参考答案】7.63-66 CBDA较难题
19、目特训：介绍说明类A research by the National Center for Health Statistics is seen as an important confirmation of the “Hispanic mortality paradox(西班牙裔死亡率悖论).”On average, Hispanics outlive whites by 2.5 years and blacks by 7.7 years. Their life expectancy at birth in 2006 was 80.6 years, compared with 78.1 fo
20、r whites, 72.9 for blacks and 77.7 years for the total population. The report shows that the Hispanic population has higher life expectancy at birth and at almost every age despite a socioeconomic status lower than that of whites. “Mortality is very correlated with income, education and health care
21、access,” says Elizabeth Arias, author of the report. “You would expect the Hispanic population would have higher mortality, in line with the black population.”The Hispanic paradox has been documented for more than two decades, but this is the first time the government has had enough data to issue na
22、tional numbers. Researchers are struggling to explain why Hispanics live longer. “We dont know,” says David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLAs David Geffen School of Medicine. “We thought it was a problem in the data, but we can pretty much say
23、 this is real.”Potential factors: Culture and lifestyle. Support from extended family and lower rates of smoking and drinking. Latino groups in particular have very strong family and social ties. Migration. The “healthy migrant effect” argues that healthy people are more likely to emigrate. And when
24、 immigrants become ill, they might return home and die there. “Solving the puzzle may help the nation deal with health care issues because Hispanics use health services lessthey make fewer doctors visits and spend less time in hospitals,” Hayes Bautista says. “Its clearly something in the Latino cul
25、ture,” he says.1. In 2006, Hispanics life expectancy isyears longer than the average of the total population. A. 2. 5 B. 7. 7 C. 2. 9 D. 80. 62. What does the underlined word “outlive” in the second paragraph probably mean? A. To live longer than. . . B. To live shorter than. . . C. To die out. D. T
26、o expect to live. 3. What is the main idea of paragraph three? A. Hispanics were born better than whites. B. Morality is closely related with health care access. C. Whites should have longer life expectancy. D. Even experts cant explain the phenomenon. 4. What is Mr. Hayes-Bautistas opinion about th
27、e paradox? A. He supports there is a problem with the data. B. He intends to trust the cultural factor. C. He believes in the “healthy migrant effect”. D. He thinks health care the most important factor. 5. Which of the following inferences is true according to the passage? A. Black people suffer th
28、e lowest social status in America. B. Hispanics might have healthier ways of life. C. Only healthy people can immigrate into America. D. White people dont have strong family ties. 【参考答案】8. CADBB【2014高考英语吉林省白山市第一中学二模】BIf you play the new Baby Milestones Challenge Contest by BabyCenter & Walgreens, yo
29、u could be entered to win $1,000 in Walgreens & B Gift Cards and Certificates. You can play the instant win to see if you get a $25 Walgreens gift card, but you have to plug in your email address and receive all their sales and other information for the contest.Kids and BabiesKids and Babies are acc
30、epting entries for May 2012 Free Photo Contest. Baby Photo Gallery with theme albums and age group albums is moved to the new website Cute Baby Gallery. Check KidsandB for their Baby Photo Contest blogs latest update. Grand prize is $25,000. The catch: Winners are decided by the visitors coming to t
31、he site and voting for their favorite babies, so you have to advertise their site for them.PP has a website only for their members, but if you are into “baby” photos, it is well worth surfing. You could receive offers on free samples, money- saving coupons (优惠券), and chances to win the latest contes
32、ts.AvonAvon is another company that has a baby photo contest this spring. Avon is advertising their newest collection. It is Avons only collection for the photos of babies. Babies age: newborn to 2 years. Just go to TinyT and upload your recent babys photos. First place Baby will be featured in a Ti
33、ny Tillia Storybook and win a $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond. The Cuties will win $300 in Tiny Tillia products.The tip is to run a search engine for all the latest contests going on and start entering them today. You could be lucky and win enough to put “Baby” through college! Have fun!60. In the authors
34、opinion, holding a baby contest _.A. is not reasonable at all B. is funny and interesting C. attracts parents attention D. can cost a company much money61. If your baby enters for the 2012 Free Photo Contest, you will _.A. have to help to advertise their site B. take your baby to the gallery in MayC
35、. advise the visitors to come to the siteD. see the Baby Photo Gallerys update about Babies photos of the contest62. What can we learn from this passage？A. Free Photo Contest will be held in March, 2012.B. Avon is a website that will hold a baby photo contest.C. P only accepts the photos of its memb
36、ers babies.D. You can upload your one-year-old babys photos to TinyT.63. In the last paragraph, the author advises you to _.A. try your best to bring up your baby well B. enter for all the contests as soon as possibleC. let your kid go to college when he grows up D. get more information about these contests 【参考答案】6063、BDAC