1、新余市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（13）附答案阅读理解AWords：296难度系数：建议用时：7分钟Dr.Julie Coulton, a British psychologist，focuses her research on the extraordinary function of the play in the physical and spiritual development of children and Martti Bergson from the University of Helsinki shows that playing outside, in th
2、e open air, contributes to a better development of the brain.Thus parents must encourage their children to spend as much time as possible in the open air, and at the same time, to ask schools and kindergartens to assure the small a playground outside.Recent statistics (数据) and studies show an alarmi
3、ng increase of the number of hours spent by children in front of the TV and the computer and a decrease of the time spent outside.As a consequence more and more children suffer from eye problems and have to wear glasses.Also the problem of fatness among children concerns many parents who dont know w
4、hat to do anymore to make their children eat healthy and balanced.Children need a space where to develop their creativity and parents should encourage them all the time.Too many rules hold back the childs personality and creativity and prevent them to develop the desire to know, to find out, to lear
5、n.If you tell your child so many times: “Dont do that, dont mess the room, dont go there .”， he will lose the desire to do something, anything.Parents must watch their children without suffocating (窒息) them.Should you consider they mustnt do that or this, you have to logically explain them your reas
6、ons and they will understand.Through playing a child learns how to communicate, how to take decisions.Playing is connected to the intellectual, emotional and social progress of the child.Playing lets your children learn how to express his feelings.【解题导语】本文报道了英国两位医生的最新研究成果玩有益于孩子的健康成长。文章将就此展开讨论。1What
7、is worrying the scientists is that _.Amost parents pay no attention to their childrens playingBmost schools and kindergartens have no playgroundsCmost parents encourage their children to watch TV or go surfingDmost children spend more time on TV or the Internet than on playing outside解析：选D。事实细节题。根据第
8、二段最后一句“Recent statistics(数据)and studies show an alarming increase of the number of hours spent by children in front of the TV and the computer and a decrease of the time spent outside.”可知。alarming表明数据让人担忧。2Children who watch TV or surf the Internet too much may suffer all the following EXCEPT _.Aeye
9、 problemsBweight problems Clack of creativity Dlack of interest in their lessons解析：选D。正误判断题。根据第三段可知A和B正确。C由第四段首句可推知，D没有依据。3The author advises us _.Ato allow children to do whatever we want them to doBnever to forbid children to do anything they want to doCto explain why when you dont let children do
10、 somethingDto watch children playing anytime to ensure their safety解析：选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Should you consider they mustnt do that or this, you have to logically explain them your reasons and they will understand.”可知。4Which would be a best title for this passage?AHow to develop the brain of your chi
11、ldren better BPlaying is good for your children in many aspectsCTeaching your children what and how to play DDont forbid your children to do anything解析：选B。标题判断题。文章首段开门见山地提出了本文的中心论点玩在孩子成长中的作用。*结束A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it
12、 comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, are particularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts than any before.University tuition fees are cu
13、rrently capped at 3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.In the research, the teenagers were presented with the terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predict
14、ed that they would be earning on average 31.000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than 10.000. Average debt
15、s for graduates are 12,363.Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said. The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible, forward-planning adult
16、s who manage their finances confidently and effectively.Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, from St Hele
17、ns, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.57. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?A. Students understand personal finances differently.B. University tuition fees in England have bee
18、n rising.C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.D. The students payback ability has become a major issue.58. The phrase to raise the ceiling in paragraph 2 probably means _.A. to raise the student loans B. to improve the school facilitiesC. to increase the upper limit of the tuition
19、 D. to lift the school building roofs59. According to Stephen Moir, students _.A. are too young to be exposed to financial issuesB. should learn to manage their finances wellC. should maintain a positive attitude when facing loans D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance60. What can we lear
20、n from the passage?A. Many British teenagers do not know money matters wellB. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.C. Financial planning is a required course at college. D. Young people should become responsible adults.参考答案*结束 ASuddenly all the lights on that crowded underground trai
21、n went outThen it stopped in that dark tunnelWe waited. We expected the lights to come on again soonBut nothing happenedThen I began to smell somethingYes, I could smell smokeSo 1 asked myself, Is this train on fire? People around me then began to cry out in fearThe train is on fire! they criedThen
22、the woman standing next to me suddenly fell on the floorI realized she was overcome by the smokeThen I saw flames appearingIf something does not happen soon, I said to myself, I will be burnt alive!But as I stood there in the dark in that crowded burning train, I could see no way to escapeI thought,
23、 No one can save me from certain death but GodOnly God can make a way for any of us to escape death in this trainBefore the flames reached me, 1 found the open door and I climbed out of the train into the dark tunnelThen as quickly as I could, I ran from the burning train down the tunnelNow as I ran
24、 I could hear hundreds of people that were locked in that burning train, crying out for helpI knew I could do nothing to help them, so I ran onThen for two hours I kept walking in that dark train tunnelAt last I saw a light in the distanceI asked myself Why did God enable me to escape death? I decid
25、ed, God must have a purpose for saving my lifeHe must want me to help other people experience what He could do for them41What caused the woman next to me to fall?AThe fire BFearCThe smoke DAnxiety42The passengers failed to escape because _Athey didnt find the way out Bthey were too frightened to mov
26、eCthe fire and smoke were too much D, too many people were in their way43What would the author most possibly do after he saw the exit from the tunnel?AGoing home BBlaming himselfCCalling reporters DReturning to help44Between which two paragraphs can the following paragraph be put?I cried, God, if it
27、 is not my time to die, please help me! Then I heard a noiseIt was like a door openingIt was on my right hand sideSo in the dark, I at once began to push my way forward to where that noise came from .ABetween Paragraphs 2 and 3 BBetween Paragraphs 3 and 4 CBetween Paragraphs 4 and 5 DBetween Paragra
28、phs 5 and 6*结束AYou know the horse-riding events at the Olympics? Do the horses get medals?No they dont, only the men and women.Men and women?Thats right. Equestrian is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete against each other.Really?Yes, and its also the only Olympic sport, along with
29、 modern pentathlon（五项全能运动）, where humans and animals compete together.Well, people have ridden horses since the beginning of time, havent they?I dont know but horses have played an important role in human history all over the world, in war and peace.And when did they start using horses for sport?Har
30、d to say, but there were horses at the ancient Olympics, in the chariot（战车） events.Did anyone famous take part?Well, the Roman emperor Nero competed in the Games in A.D. 67. He nearly died when he raced a ten-horse chariot. He also performed as an actor and a singer.Is that right? What about the mod
31、ern Olympics? They dont have chariot races nowadays, do they?No, nor acting or singing, either. But equestrian first appeared in the modern Olympic programme in 1900. Nowadays there are three events: dressage, jumping, and eventing.Whats the difference?Well, in dressage the rider guides the horse to
32、 make the natural movements that it does without thinking in the wild. In jumping they jump over a series of obstacles（障碍） as fast as they can, and eventing is a combination of these, with cross-country jumping as well.It sounds to me like the horse should get the medal.I agree. How about Nautical,
33、also known as Injun Joe? He not only competed at the Olympics, but also starred in the Walt Disney film called “The Horse With The Flying Tail”. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film in 1960.I bet they didnt give the horse the Academy Award either.59The passage is written
34、mainly to . Ahelp you enjoy Equestrian at the Olympic GamesBintroduce the Roman comparer to youCtell you who has got the horse riding medalsDargue that horses should have won the medal60How many sports are there on the Olmypre programmed where men and women competes against each other?AOne.BTwo.CThr
35、ee.DFour.61How many things did the Roman empetor Nero do at the Games in AD 67? AOne.BTwo.CThree.DFour.62What can audience enjoy in Equestrian at the modern Olympics?AMen or women dressed differently.BHorses jumping across the field fast.CRiders walking without thinking.DActors or singers performing
36、 wildly.*结束In elementary school, Guadalupe Quintanilla was often referred to as a “slow learner” by her teachers. But she really wasnt slow at all. She just didnt understand the language used in the classroom. Her problem was that she didnt speak English. So she left school after the fourth grade.Wh
37、en Guadalupe grew up, married, and had children of her own, she knew that her children were clever. But some of their teachers didnt think so. The children were having trouble in school because they didnt speak English. Mrs Quintanilla was angry. She didnt want people to think that her children were
38、 slow learners. So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them. She practiced English. She looked up words in the dictionary. She asked the school headmaster to let her sit in on classes. It wasnt easy, but she passed all her exams. She said that many of the other students helped h
39、er. Mrs Quintanilla has helped her children with their lessons. Her two sons have won success. One is a teacher, and the other is a doctor. Her youngest child, a daughter, is studying in a university.56. Guadalupe was called as low learner .A. to make her study harder B. because she wasnt clever C.
40、because she stayed at home D. because she didnt speak English57. According to the story, children who dont speak English . A. may have more trouble in school B. have trouble playing football C. often write a diary D. grow up to be teachers58. Which happened first? A. Guadalupe passed all her exams.
41、B. Guadalupe left school after the fourth grade. C. Guadalupe had three children. D. Her two sons won success.59. The story is mainly about . A. learning to sing and dance B. the problem of slow learning C. going to a university D. Mrs Quintanillas success参考答案56-59 DABD*结束Share flat Nice flat .The o
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43、, by a modern artist , sailing boat in the rain , $150； A Turkish carpet, dark blue, $320; A fridge, big, double doors, $350; Old books, $10, each. Tel: weekday: 572220614; Weekend: 572225117 Part-time Laboratory Assistant Wanted Needed by busy electronics company to help with the development of a c
44、omputer .Should have an electronics BC degree or above and practical experience. Time: 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm Monday - Thursday . Pay dependent on education and experience. Letters of application (申请信) to William Coles, Nowa Electronics ,31-32 , Woodfone RD, Depletton .67. What does Helen want to do? A.
45、She wants to find another lady to share the flat.B. She wants to share her room with a lady who has no pet.C. She wants to rent out her own room at $45 per week. D. She wants to find a flat with a park view.68. If you phone 572225117 at the weekend, what can you buy? A .a fridge for only $320 B. a c
46、offee table which is made of fine wood. C. an armchair for $160 D. 6 books that you like for $7069. If you get a job at Nowa Electronics, What will be possible? A .You will work 4 afternoons per week B. You will work 3.5 hours every week. C .You will be paid just according to your education. D. You will be paid just according to your experience70.If you want to buy the dark blue carpet and fridge, how much should you pay? A. $320 B. $350 C. $570 D. $670参考答案 67-70 AABD *结束
