1、陕西省延安市2014高考英语阅读理解4月联训（13）及答案阅读理解 (共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分) 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【山东省潍坊市2014高考英语3月模拟试题】AShirley Temple(19282014)，an American actress，was considered among the most successful child stars in the history of filmBorn by an ambitious mother，Temple first appeared in a f
2、ilm at the age of three，and at six she starred in Stand Up and Cheer (1934)Known and recognized for her ability to sing and tapdance in several films，Temple became a famous figure in 1934At the end of that year she was given a special Academy Award “in grateful recognition of her outstanding contrib
3、utionDuring the Great Depression of the l930s，Temple was celebrated by an adoring publicAt the height of her popularity，from l935 to 1938，Temple was the biggest box-office attraction in HollywoodTemple made a number of films as a teenager，but her appeal had faded，and the films were not successfulIn
4、l949, Temple depaaed elegantly from HollywoodTwo decades later，she reappeared into the spotlight by announcing her qualification as a candidate for CongressShe lost the election，but Temple displayed her determination and went on to enjoy a long and successful：career with the United Nations and the S
5、tate DepartmentAfter retirement，she reposed that she was at peace with her life and proud of her accomplishments in two of the nations most influential areas“If I had to do it all over againShirley Temple once declared，I wouldnt change anything【小题1】Temple became famous at the age of A3 B6 C10 D2l【小题
6、2】What do we learn from Paragraph 2 ?ATemple was still popular in l949BTemple was a failure as a child starCHollywood made a big fortune because of Temple.DPeople became tired of Temple in the Great Depression.【小题3】Temple attracted peoples attention again when Ashe entered CongressBshe worked for th
7、e UNCshe went on with the pohtical lifeDshe announced to participate in the election【小题4】We know-from the last paragraph that Temple Awanted to lead a different lifeBregreued having left HollywoodCwas content with her experiencesDwas sorry about her election failure【小题5】Which of the following best d
8、escribes Temple?A3pecial and generous BPatient and sensitiveCAttractive and humorousDTalented and determined【山东省济宁市2014高考英语二模试题】 A good reader becomes sooner or later a good book buyerThe sooner，the better. The reading done in a book drawn from a library can not be so pleasant at the moment nor so p
9、ermanently useful as the reading done in our own copy A book which is worth reading is likely to be read more than once，and at each reading some idea or some statement makes such an impression that we wish to refer to it again Some readers underline the page as they read，but I find that a page which
10、 I have underlined can not give me so many fresh impressions as one which has no marks on itMy habit is to make my own index(索引)of a book as I readI put down the number of the page and a word or two to identify the thought or the fact which I get from itOn a second or third reading I am likely to do
11、uble or triple the size of this indexThis is my substitute for underliningMost of the books in my library are so indexed that I can find quickly the passage which from time to time I wish to look up To use a book in this way，organizing it for continued usefulness year after year, we must，of course，d
12、o our reading in a copy which belongs to usThe books I buy are chiefly those of less expensive editions As I have grown older and the number of books on my shelves has increased，I appre- ciate editions which do not take much roomBy careful and continuous selection I keep my librarv down to ten thous
13、and booksThis would be，of course，too large a number for any but a professional scholar or writerBut my advice to a book lover is to weed but his library at least once every two years，giving away the books which are not likely to be read again. And never never buy a book which you will not immediatel
14、y readA library bought only for looks is not literature，but indoor decoration61Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the first paragraph?AReading your own book benefits you more than reading a copy from a libraryBReading a book at home is more pleasant and useful than doing it
15、in a libraryCReading a book in a library is more pleasant and useful than doing it at homeDA book drawn from a library cannot take as much time as your own copy62What is the disadvantage of underlining according to the author?AUnderlined books look old and not worth readingBThe lines make it difficu
16、lt for the reader to concentrateCUnderlined books cannot give the reader enough fresh impressionsDThe reader cannot find the passage he or she wishes to read again63What would the authors index look like after a third reading? AIt contains the number of the page and a word or twoBIt contains the num
17、ber of the page and 3 to 6 wordsCIt numbers the page，the paragraph and the linesDIt fills the cover of the book with numbers and words64Which of the following books would the author most probably like to keep?ABig expensive good books BThin and cheap booksCBooks with lots of pictures DGood books in
18、cheap，thin editions65Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?AThe writer has read only some of the books in his libraryBThe writer is a professional scholar or writerCThe writer has never given away any books in his libraryDThe writers library is indoor decoration rather than
19、literature【参考答案】ACBDB【山东省潍坊市2014高考英语3月模拟试题】EResearchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately juage 90 percent of a strangers personality simply by looking at the persons shoes“Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，the authors wrote in the new study published in th
20、e Journal of Research in PersonalityLead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost，color and condition of someones shoesIn the study，63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the studys participantsVolunteers in
21、the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaireSome of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes，and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing peopleHowever，some of the more specific resu
22、lts are strange enoughFor example，“practical and functional shoes were generally worn by more “pleasant people，while ankle boots were more linked with aggressive personalitiesThe strangest of all may be that those who wore uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalitiesAnd if you have
23、 several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from “attachment anxiety，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearanceThere was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal(主张变革的)types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoesT
24、he researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities【小题1】What does this text mainly tell us?AShoes Call hide
25、peoples real personalitiesBShoes convey false information about the wearerCPeoples personalities call be judged by their shoesDPeople know little about their personalities【小题2】The participants were asked to Aprovide pictures of their shoesBlook at pictures of different shoesCdesign a personality que
26、stionnaireDhand in their commonly worn shoes【小题3】Which of the results is beyond peoples expectation?AWealthy people often wear expensive shoesBPleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoesCAggressive people are likely to wearankle bootsDFashion shoes are typically worn by outgoing people【小题4】Peop
27、le suffering from“attachment anxiety” tend to Awear strange shoes Bworry about their appearanceChave a calm character Dbecome a political leader【小题5】The author wrote the text in order to Ainform us of a new study Bintroduce a research methodCteach how to choose shoes Ddescribe different personalitie
28、考点：考查科学调查类短文阅读。阅读理解It was a hot summer day My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy oneI had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my
29、bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day I ran into my parents room to find Dad When I saw him on the phone, he was crying Id never seen my dad cry before My heart sank What possibly could have happened?Max, Im so sorry, I heard him say Thats when it hit me I knew that Suzie h
30、ad died Max has been my dads best friend for years Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body Her brain was OK She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a
31、different body Yet although she couldnt live a normal life ，she was still happyWhen Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together As we grew up, we grew apart She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia About eight m
32、onths before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate In a way, she lived through me After we fo
33、und out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket（棺材）Her funeral was very different from any
34、funeral Id ever been to After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her I remember crying so hard, I felt weak My cheeks burned from the tears My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but Im glad I did itWhen Suzie and I first started calling one another, I
35、 thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong I learned so much from her She gave me more than I could ever give to her I will never forget her or the talks we had I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life9What does the
36、 underlined part “In a way, she lived through me” mean?ASuzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experienceBSuzie was financially dependent of meCSuzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my familyDSuzie was too weak to live her own life10Which of the foll
37、owing is TRUE according to the text?ASuzie was the only person helping the author with difficultiesBThe author feared that she might also get the same disease as SuzieCThe author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with SuzieDThe author didnt understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzies d
38、eath11What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzies death?ANever let go of a friend even if you are apartBBe thankful for what we have in our lifeCTalking with a friend can cure your illnessDWe can learn more from our friends than they do from us【参考答案】911、ACB阅读理解-DThe future of ag
39、riculture must achieve several goals at the same time First, it now appears that we will have to double world food production in the next 40 years due to population growth, increasing meat consumption and pressure from biofuels （生物燃料） We will also have to reduce the environmental impacts from our fa
40、rming practices, which have caused widespread damage to soils, ecosystems, waters and even the atmosphere In fact, agricultures impacts are as bad as climate change as an environmental concern Besides, we will have to improve food security for the worlds poor While the Green Revolution of the 1960s
41、made it possible to feed hundreds of millions more people than in earlier eras, the number of the under-nourished in the world has started to rise again Finally, we will have to increase the recovering ability of agriculture from shocks Today, our high-efficiency, globalized world has many benefits,
42、 but it is vulnerable （易受伤的） to destruction, whether from droughts, diseases or sudden price rises We must start building better food systems to better keep us away from future shocksCurrently, there are two models of agriculture: local and organic agriculture vs globalized and industrialized agricu
43、lture Each has been strongly supported and severely criticized, but neither of these models, standing alone, can fully meet our needsOrganic agriculture teaches us important lessons about soils, nutrition and pest management Unfortunately, organic food provides less than 1% of the worlds calories, m
44、ostly to the wealthy It is hard to imagine organic farming developing to feed 9 billion Globalized and industrialized agriculture has benefits of high output and low labor demands Without it, billions of people would have starved However, it has come with enormous environmental and social costs, whi
45、ch cannot be sustainedRather than voting for just one solution, we need a third way to solve the crisis Lets take ideas from both sides, creating new, hybrid solutions that increase production, save resources and build a more sustainable agricultureThere are many promising avenues to pursue A new “t
46、hird way” for agriculture is not only possible but also necessary Our problems are huge, and they will require everyone at the table, working together toward solutions12 How many goals of agriculture are mentioned in the passage?A Three B Four C Five D Six13 Which is true according to the passage?A
47、Organic agriculture can feed most people in the world nowB Industrialized agriculture does no harm to our environmentC Modern farming is criticized while organic farming is notD The future agriculture cant only depend on organic agriculture14 We can learn from the passage that _A everyone can afford
48、 to enjoy organic food at willB we will vote to decide which farming system to take C the writer is quite optimistic about future agricultureD only experts can find a better agricultural solution15 Whats the best title for the passage? A Organic Agriculture Vs Industrialized Agriculture B The Goals of Future Agriculture and Its Way Out C A Third Possible and Necessary Way for AgricultureD Modern Globalized and Industrialized Agriculture 【参考答案】1215、BDCB
