1、四川省成都市2014高考英语阅读理解3月联合训练（12）及答案（解析）【安徽省蚌埠市三县联谊校2014高考二模】 The Silver City Council recognizes that citizens have certain needs. To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to community facilities in 2014. This chart shows how we have tried to make your life better.Transport Three stations
2、for the suburbs have been added to the western train service. 20 new buses for the southern line were purchased in January. 50 per cent of city bus-stops have been upgraded.Buses to the eastern suburbs will run every 15 minutes.CommunicationBroadband cable is now available to all parts of the city.A
3、ll of the new Government buildings are smart-wired for better computer service!Medical FacilitiesThe new state-of-the-art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June.To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 docto have been employed from overseas.Some facilities at Station St
4、reet Hospital have been upgraded.EducationTextbooks will be free to all primary students in 2014 ! Rental for private schools has been reduced.Teachers report that the no hat - no play rule has been successful.Protection and Security Extra police now patrol (巡逻) the tourist areas.50 new police offic
5、ers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area.Entertainment / RecreationThe John Street basketball courts have been re-surfaced !The new Central Community Building opened in May.5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library.60. The public notice is from _. A . the
6、 local government B. the community C. the citizens D. a travel agency61. The notice is mainly about _. A. the work carried out by the people of Silver City B. the facilities available in Silver City C. some improvements in Silver City D. information for interested tourists62. All the following are t
7、rue EXCEPT that _. A. both residents and tourists can enjoy more security now B. Dover Hospital is still short of trained medical staff C. primary students had to pay for their textbooks in 2013 D. Station Street Hospital had out-dated facilities before 201463. Which of the following changes would t
8、ourists to Silver City be most happy with? A. Travel books are provided in the new library. B. Traveling by train is more convenient in Silver City. C. Free medical treatment is available at Station Street Hospital. D. There are more police officers on duty now.【参考答案】6063、ACBD 【安徽省蚌埠市三县联谊校2014高考二模】C
9、Last weekend, a girlfriend that Ive known since college was visiting. As we left the airport, we had to stop at the grocery for a case of diet soda. On our way to lunch she asked me “Do you think that drinking diet soda makes you fat?”“Depends on whom you ask,” I said. Last year, researchers from th
10、e University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio reported that adults who drink diet soda did not lose weight. They were actually more likely to become overweight than those adults who did not drink soda at all or those that drink regular soda. In fact, the more diet soda consumed, the mor
11、e likely someone would become overweight. To be specific, there was a 41% increase in the risk of being overweight for every can or bottle of diet soda consumed daily.In this study, researcher Sharon Fowler followed over 600 normal weight adults ages 25-64 over a seven to eight year period of time.
12、She has a number of theories as to why weight gain may be a result of drinking a zero-calorie beverage:1.Artificial sweeteners may affect your bodys ability to judge how many calories you consume. When no calories are consumed, the body may continue to crave(渴望) what it expected and could lead to ov
13、ereating.2. Some people give up regular sodas to justify their favorite dessert and still take in too many calories. A regular soda contains about 150 calories while your dessert may be double that in calories easily.3. For others who were gaining weight already, switching to diet soda wasnt enough
14、to stop the gain.Since her first piece of research, Fowler has tracked another 2000 people with similar results. Do the faux sweet products induce people to want more sweets? Fowler suggests that perhaps its not the soft drinks themselves that cause weight gain but that there is some link between di
15、et soda drinking and overweight.64.Why do people give up regular soda and take diet one according to Fowlers research?A. Some want to gain weight. B. Some want excuses to have dessert.C. Some mistake diet soda as no-calorie drink.D. Diet soda can help people lose weight. 【参考答案】6467、BBDA 科普知识型阅读理解(一)
16、Scientists at Harvard University and Bates College find female chimpanzees(黑猩猩) appear to treat sticks as dolls, carrying them around until they have children of their own.Young males engage in such behavior much less frequently.The new work by Sonya MKahlenberg and Richard WWrangham, described this
17、 week in the journal Current Biology, provides the first evidence of a wild nonhuman species playing with dolls, as well as the first known sex difference in a wild animals choice of playthings.The two researchers say their work adds to a growing body of evidence that human children are probably bor
18、n with their own ideas of how they want to behave, rather than simply mirroring other girls who play with dolls and boys who play with trucks.Doll play among humans could have its origins in objectcarrying by earlier apes(猿类), they say, suggesting that toy selection is probably not due entirely to s
19、ocialization.“In humans, there are obvious sex differences in childrens toy play, and these are remarkably similar across cultures，” says Kahlenberg.“While socialization by elders and peers has been the primary explanation, our work suggests that biology may also have an important role to play in ac
20、tivity preferences.”In 14 years of data on chimpanzee behavior at the Kibale National Park in Uganda, Kahlenberg and Wrangham counted more than 100 examples of stickcarrying.Some young chimpanzees carried sticks into the nest to sleep with them and on one occasion built a separate nest for the stick
21、.“We have seen juveniles occasionally carrying sticks for many years, and because they sometimes treated them rather like dolls, we wanted to know if in general this behavior tended to represent something like playing with dolls，” says Wrangham, a Professor at Harvard.“If the doll hypothesis (假设) wa
22、s right, we thought that females should carry sticks more than males do, and that the chimpanzees should stop carrying stickswhen they had their first child.We have now watched enough young chimpanzees to prove both points.” ()1.What does a female chimpanzee do with sticks?AShe gives them to her chi
23、ld to play with.BShe treats them as dolls.CShe makes useful tools from them.DShe treats them as weapons.()2.What causes the different toy selection of chimpanzees, according to the passage?ASex difference.BSocialization.CEnvironment.DCultural difference.()3.We can infer from the fourth paragraph tha
24、t _.Asocialization has nothing to do with humans choice of playthingsBsex difference is the only factor in humans choice of playthingsCthe biology factor may also influence toy choiceDpeople choose different toys in different cultures()4.Wrangham probably believes that _.Aobserving so many chimpanze
25、es has been enough for them to make a conclusionBthe study proves human beings have evolved (进化) from chimpanzeesCall chimpanzees treat the sticks as dollsDchildren playing with sticks are abnormal()5.It can be concluded from the passage that _.Aboth humans and chimpanzees choose their playthings du
26、e to sex differenceBdifferent factors cause humans and chimpanzees to choose different playthingsConly female chimpanzees have playthingsDchimpanzees usually choose playthings for their children【解析】 本文是科普文。研究发现，雌性黑猩猩喜欢把棍子当作自己的玩具娃娃。1B细节理解题。从文章第一段可知，雌性黑猩猩把棍子当作自己的玩具娃娃。2A细节理解题。综合分析文章可知，性别差异是导致黑猩猩玩具选择差异的
27、主要原因。3C推理判断题。从第四段可知，这两位科学家的研究表明生物学因素也可能影响对玩具的偏好。4A推理判断题。从第五段最后一句可知答案。5A推理判断题。综合文章信息可知，无论是人类还是黑猩猩，性别是导致玩具选择差异的重要原因。阅读理解-AOnce there was a prisoner who was jailed in a dark prison which he thought was a great fortress(堡垒). The cell was dark and wet. There was a tiny window with bars on it. The rest of
28、 the cell was so dark that he could not see the other three walls. The only wall he could make out was the wall with the window in it. The only light the room received was from this window. Once in a while the prisoner would manage to climb up to the window and look out on the world outside. If he s
29、tretched and looked, he could see a little bit of the life-giving sun out there.For the first five years in that prison the prisoner stayed in the tiny place of light thrown in through the window. He never tried to go past the edge of the little square of light. But then he became restless. The pris
30、oner started to move a little bit at a time deeper into the darkness of his prison cell. He moved a few inches a day. After what seemed like a year he found the left-hand wall of the cell. It took him much less time to find the right-hand wall as he was becoming more confident.Then he began to searc
31、h for the wall opposite the window. As he went deeper and deeper into the darkness of the cell he thought of turning back. But his curiosity drove him forward. In the darkness of his cell he found the back wall had a door. And the door was open!The door had always been open, and it led to a passage,
32、 which led him out of the dark prison into freedom and the life-giving sun. His imprisonment（监禁）had all been his mind.1.Why did the prison NOT think of running away from the cell?A. Because the cell was very dark and he could see nothing.B. Because the cell was so well-guarded and he could see no wa
33、y to escape.C. Because he had thought there was no possibility to escape from the cell.D. Because he was afraid of getting lost if he walked out the cell.2.What did the prisoner do during the first five years?A. He searched for ways to get out.B. He stayed where the light shone.C. He did nothing but
34、 blame himselfD. He thought about where the other three walls were.3. The underlined word “restless” most probably means _.A. boredB. illC. excitedD. sleepy4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The prisoner couldnt see even a little of the sun in the dark cell.B. The prisoner was certain th
35、at there was a door before finding it.C. The prisoner found the left-hand wall of the cell in a short time.D. The prisoner thought of giving up looking for the back wall. 阅读理解-BAmerican teens are setting an example for their parents through their volunteer work, according to a new survey by Harris I
36、nteractive. They found that more teens volunteer to support a charitable cause 56% than have a part-time job 39%Parents said 82% of the teens in their lives do something to support charitable causes, including volunteering, recruiting(招募) others to a cause, wearing a button or T-shirt or donating mo
37、ney. 46% of the adults surveyed said they volunteer and they also take credit for inspiring their children to volunteer.Sara Johnson is a teacher who advises students at a private school. She says theres been an enthusiasm among teens for joining in social causes since President Barack Obama was ele
38、cted in November two years ago.The Harris Interactive survey found a quarter of teens have become more involved in charitable causes or organizations as a result of the economic downturn(经济衰退). But the economy has also led to cuts in income, and has teens working more hours at a paying job.Unlike ma
39、ny public high schools across the nation, Illiana Christian High School does not require its students to clock public service hours. Senior Melissa Marting said some kids are too busy with other things like sports and music, but most of her classmates do volunteer work.Alynn Woodson, director of vol
40、unteer engagement at Habitat for Humanity International, said she has noticed a new enthusiasm among teen volunteers for the organization. It is expected that more than 12,000 young people will help build homes for low-income people around the nation this year.5.Which of the following is NOT mention
41、ed in the passage?A. Helping find new people to work for charitable causes.B. Donating clothes.C. Donating money.D. Helping building homes for low-income people.6.Melissa Martin is most probably a _.A. teacherB. parentC. studentD. surveyor7. Due to the economic downturn, American teens _.A. find it
42、harder to do part-time jobsB. spend less time doing volunteer workC. get more money from their parentsD. work harder at their studies8.Whats the best title of the passage?A. Teens in the economic downturnB. Charitable causes in AmericaC. More teens volunteer than work part-timeD. More parents inspire their children to volunteer.