1、哈尔滨市2014高考英语阅读理解、动词短语精讲讲练（34）及答案 Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals.A survey conducted recently by sina. com showed that among the 18,222 people surveyed 63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of r
2、ecreation, nothing serious, while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, showing they were not “out”. These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved said the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutel
3、y ridiculous pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of the people define Christmas as a kind of festival colonization(殖民)The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement of Chinas economy. In my point of view, Christmas and other festivals celebrated in
4、China have difference from the origin. They have lost their religious background and turned into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners pockets are filled, the publics hunger for happiness is filled, and that is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people
5、 pleasure and enjoyment.The crisis(危机) of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less to real life. “The country is based on its people while the people ar
6、e relied on their food”But the western culture shows much of romance. Some festivals have their religious background while others have much to do with culture and people. At this point, food seems to be too plain. Flowers and chocolates are more welcomed.Foreign festivals in China today are celebrat
7、ed for fun. They give people opportunities to relax and celebrate, to show appreciation and gratefulness. The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western culture, and most importantly, on peoples economic status.5From the survey w
8、e know that among the people surveyed _.A. most think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculousB. many fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soonC. some think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasingD. half think celebrating foreign festivals makes
9、people not go out of fashion6The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China _.A. have lost their religious backgroundB. are the same as those celebrated in the WestC. can give more fun than traditional Chinese festivalsD. may reduce the hunger of public people7What is the main differen
10、ce between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones?A. Foreign festivals can make Chinese shop owners pockets full quickly.B. The food at foreign festivals is too simple.C. Chinese festivals always have something to do with culture.D. Foreign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese on
11、es are connected with reality.8Which of the following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals?A. People can relax themselves.B. People can show their thanks to others.C. Foreign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones.D. People have known more about the western cu
12、lture.答案如今，中国人对西方的节日越来越感兴趣，而中国的传统节日越来越不受人们的重视，原因何在呢？中西方两种文化有何不同之处，西方节日在中国处于一个什么样的地位，接受西方的节日是对是错？读完这篇文章，相信我们会得到答案。5C。细节理解题。A项只有10.45%的人如此认为，most一词错误；B项will disappear soon错误；D项只有17.85%的人这么认为，很明显，half一词错误；依据文章第二段倒数第二句可知C项正确。6A。细节理解题。依据文章第三段第三句中的“They have lost their religious background and turned into
13、 a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life.”可知，A项正确；依据第三段中的have difference from the origin可知B项错误；C项文章没有进行比较；D项文章用的是the publics hunger for happiness is filled，而非饥饿，故答案为A。7D。细节理解题。A项错误，文章第三段提及商家挣到了钱，公众的幸福感得到了满足，而并非外国的节日能够让店主的钱包迅速地鼓起来；B项too simple与原文不符；C项不是区别，两种节日都与文化有关。依据文章第四、五两段可知，D项正确，两种节日的区别在于西方的节日
14、浪漫，而中国的节日则与实际生活密切相关。8C。细节理解判断题。文章没有提及中国的节日与西方的节日相比谁的历史更悠久，故C项错误。*结束动词及动词短语【1】1The news was a terrible blow to her, but she will _ the shock soon. A. get out B. get through C. get off D. get over2.The sound of the music _louder and louder as the band marched nearer to me. A. grew B. felt C. appeared
15、D. remained3. Off the east, the sky looked pale enough to _ the storm would be passing quickly. A. suggest B. report C. prove D. explain4.Have you finished your homework yet? Not yet, I _ to do it just a few minutes ago. A. get down B. set out C. set about D. set up5The thing that _ is not whether y
16、ou fail or not, but whether you try or not. A. mattersBcaresCconsidersDminds6.So how is your new roommate? She really _. Shes always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind her,she always makes rude remarks. A. turns me off B. turns me down C. turns me out D. turns me over7. To be honest, I
17、 dont quite _ with you some general views on the weather. A. did B. allow C. bother D. share8. Dont mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _ the shocking ending. A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give off 9. The old houses are being pulled down to _ a new office block. A. supply
18、with B. make use of C. make room for D. take the place of 10. It is fashionable to drive a car, but to drive a car is not nearly as difficult as it is imagined on condition that you _ the specialized rules. A. give upBstick toCinsist onDconnect to11. Will you my composition to find out whether Ive m
19、ade any spelling mistakes? A. look throughBlook on Clook up Dlook out of12. As is known to us all, failure usually _ _ laziness while diligence can _ success. A. results from, lie in B. results in, result fromC. leads to, lie in D. results from, result in13. He has been fired and will have to over c
20、harge of his office tomorrow. A. takeBhandCgetDgo14. His aunts letters him of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown. A. call upBcall forCcall onDcall at15. Did you reach the top of the mountain?Yes. Even I myself didnt believe I could it. A. workBclimbCgetDmake【答案解析】1.
21、 D本题考查相近动词短语的词义辨析能力。四个词组只有get over有克服之意。故选D。2. Agrow 变得，表示一个渐进的过程；feel，认为，感觉； appear 显得；remain 保留，依然。题干中的as是关键词，表示“随着乐队向我们走的越来越近，音乐的声音也变得越来越大”。3. A本题检测近义动词的辨析能力。suggest暗示，意味着；report报告；prove证明；explain解释。本句句义为“东方灰蒙蒙的天空暗示着暴风雪即将来临。”4. Bget down to doing sth 开始做某事，set out to do sth 着手做某事，set about doing
22、sth 开始做某事，set up 建立。故选B。5. A本句句意为：重要的事情是：不是你失败与否，而是你是否努力了。matter：be important，故选A。6. Aturn sb off 使某人厌烦或厌恶 turn sb down ：拒绝，不理会 turn sb out ：赶走某人，turn sb over ：使某人翻身。本句语言环境为：我的新室友经常在深夜制造噪音，当我提醒她时，她却说脏话。她的这些举动当然令我生厌。故选A。7. A本题的句式结构变一下，就可看出本题考查的是share sth with sb.故选D。8. A本句句意为：不要在故事的开头提及它，否则，那会泄露事故结尾。
23、give away :泄露。故选A。9. C旧房子被推倒目的是给新办公楼腾出地方。make room for 为 腾出空间。故选C。10. Bgive up ：放弃，stick to :not change, keep to sth 坚持或维持某事物，insist on ：demand 坚持要求 ，connect to 与有联系。只要你坚持（遵守）交通规则，开车并不像想象的那么难，故选B。11. A你能否浏览一下我的作文，看一下是否有拼写错误？look through：浏览.翻阅，故选A。12. Dresult from：因而发生，后接原因；lie in：存在于，后接原因；result in
24、产生某种结果，lead to：导致，后接结果。失败是因为懒惰，而勤奋则导致成功，故选D。13. B他被解雇了，明天不得不移交对公司的管理权。hand over：把 移交，take over：接收.接管，get over：克服，go over：复习。故选B。14. Acall up：想起某事物.回忆某事，call for：需求.需要，call on：号召.请求拜访（某人），call at：拜访（某地）。他婶婶的信使他想起了他们在一起度过的日子，故选A。15.make it :be successful.甚至我自己都不相信我能成功地攀上山顶。climb it 只表示爬山，不能表示爬到山顶,故选D.
25、*结束AFor Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school livesThis is also true for an American girl named Melanie in the film, College Road Trip, which was released in the US on March 7Melanies dad, James Porter, is the chief of
26、police for a Chicago suburbIncredibly security obsessed（困扰）, he wants Melanie to attend nearby Northwestern University, where shes already been acceptedBut Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown in Washington, DC, where shes been wait-listedWhen she gets an unexpected interview, she decides t
27、o take a road trip with a few close female friendsMelanie believes it is her first step toward adulthoodBut despite the fact that this trip is girls only, James isnt comfortable with the prospect of his little princess exploring the world without, himHe wants to protect herJames joins the girls and
28、hopes he can convince her to go to NorthwesternWhile Melanies father only has the best of intentions, his presence leads to an endless series of comic encounters After following their faulty GPS device deep into the backwoods, James and Melanie discover her little brother and his pet pig have been h
29、iding in the spare tire compartment（隔间）What should be a simple tire change results in the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotelThere the pig ruins an outdoor wedding reception after eating an entire bag of coffee beansAll these disasters add spice to their tri
30、p while along the way a father and a daughter finally get the chance to really talk to each otherThe film explores the parent-child relationship in a comic way: The discrepancy （不同） between how close James thinks he is to Melanie and how little he actually knows of her plans makes us laugh first and
31、 then thinkAll parents, whether they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing upLike what Melanie and James have done in the film, we all can find the delicate balance between staying connected and letting go41According to the passage, which
32、 of the following is TRUE?AIts unclear whether Melanie could be accepted by Northwestern UniversityBNorthwestern University isnt so famous as the university in Washington DCCThere is no hope that Melanie will be accepted by the university in GeorgetownDMelanies father prefers her to stay not too far
33、 away from him42We can infer from the passage that _ _Atheir car rolled down the mountain, ruining the wedding receptionBa hotel was destroyed by Melanies brother and his pet pigCMelanie and her father got to understand each other better after so many encountersDthe girls had to give up their trip b
34、ecause of the incidents on the way43The main purpose of the passage is to_ _Aintroduce the newly released filmBcall on parents to learn to balance the relationship with their childrenCtell a story which happened between an American girl and her fatherDexplore the differences in parent-child relation
35、ship between the west and the east*结束 I look in the mirror, and Im not happy with what I seeI dont have a perfect faceI look in the magazines and all I see are girls with fair hair, blue eyes, and, of course, a-pretty little noseTheyre on the outside of the buses that I take home, the television pro
36、grams I watch, and the billboards I walk underAlmost every advertisement I see shows this human physical perfectionThese billboards not only tell me what to drink, but also how to lookOur society tends to place more importance on a persons physical beauty, rather than their ability, honesty and char
37、acterWe have influenced women to go through painful surgeries and starve themselves to become this society constructed physical modelTo be a beautiful woman in the 21st century doesnt mean that you are a brilliant doctor or caring motherIt means you have the perfect jaw structure, eyes and lipsIt me
38、ans that you can be six feet tall and weigh one hundred and ten poundsBut what about the women who are starting to leave their youth? Instead of looking at aging as a sign of wisdom, we attempt to prevent the aging processIts a kind of funny thing to want to look eighteen when fiftyFifty is a relaxe
39、d age, where you can step back and look at all youve achievedIt is when your hard work pays offUnfortunately, our society just sees you as oldTo stop the aging process, women buy wrinkle creams, do eye lifts and face liftsThey spend thousands of dollars to win the hopeless battle against ageI rememb
40、er when I was about thirteen years old and going through teens, I had oily hair, and a half developed bodyI hated the way I lookedI used to cry to my mother all the time, but she would just laugh and tell me that you dont want anyone to like your appearanceIts your heart that matters, because beauty
41、 fades” I knew that she was rightIf you work on your heart enough, people will start to see the beauty in you, which lasts and remains on even after you die44The main idea of the first paragraph is that _ _Athe author doesnt have a perfect faceBwomen have to look beautifulCphotos of beautiful girls
42、can be seen everywhereDthere are too many beauties in daily life45Whats the authors attitude towards being old?AIts a pity that people have to get oldBIts a fruitful and wise timeCIts stupid to try to stay youngDIts a pity that society looks down upon the old46It is _ _ that regard（s） the physical b
43、eauty as more importantAwomen themselvesBthe authors parentsCnewspapers and magazinesDsociety47Whats the authors opinion about beauty?AThe author doesnt like the beauties our society valuesBIt is not important whether a person looks beautiful or notCIt is a persons inner qualities that matter rather than the physical beautyDThe author feels appearance is important to a person
