1、阅读理解。An idea that started in Seattles public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same tome.In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the
2、 program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the If All of Seattle Read the Same Book project in 1998. Her original pro
3、gram used author visits,study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong kong.In Chicago, the mayor(市长）appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book
4、 in the One Book, One Chicago program. As a result, reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character. The only problem arose in New Y
5、ork ,where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns,where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point ,putting all the
6、ir energy And passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.Ultinatel was Nancy points out,the level of sucicess is not meastured by how many people read a book,but by how many people are enriched by the process.or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they woul
7、d not otherwise have shared a word.1.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?A.To invite authors to guide readers.B.To encourage people to read and share.C.To involve people in communnity service.D.To promote the friendship between cities.2.Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry
8、out the projict?A.They had little interest in reading.B.They were too busy to read a book.C.They came from many different backgroundsD.They lacked support from the locat government3.According to the passage,where would the project be more easily carried out?A.In large communities with little sense o
9、f unityB.In large cities where libraries are far from homeC.In medium-sized cities with a diverse populationD.In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached4.The underlined words“shared a word”in Paragraph 5 probably mean A.exchanged ideas with each otherB.discussed the meaning of a wordC.gam
10、ed life experience D.used the same language5.According to Nacy,the degree of students of the project is judged by A. the careful selection of a proper bookB. the growing popularity of the writersC.the number of people who benefit from reading.D.the number of books that each person reads.【参考答案】1-5、BC
11、DAC阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Imagine putting a seed in a freezer, waiting 30,000 years, and then taking the seed out and planting it. Do you think a flower would grow? Amazingly, scientists have just managed to do something very similar. They found the fruit of an ancient plant that had bee
12、n frozen underground in Siberia a region covering central and eastern Russia for about 31,800 years. Using pieces of the fruit, the scientists grew plants in a lab. The new blooms have delicate white petals. They are also the oldest flowering plants that researchers have ever revived from a deep fre
13、eze. “This is like regenerating a dinosaur from tissues of an ancient egg,” said University of California, Los Angeles biologist Jane Shen-Miller. The plant has a long history. Back when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses walked the land, an Arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an undergr
14、ound chamber near the Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia. The ground became permafrost, a layer of soil that stays frozen for a long time. Recently, Russian scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. Back at the lab, the team fed nutrients to
15、tissue from three of the fruits to grow shoots. Then the scientists transferred the shoots to pots filled with soil. The plants produced seeds that could be used to grow even more of them. Its important for scientists to know that plant tissues can still be revived after being frozen for a long time
16、. Thats because many researchers are trying to preserve the seeds of modern plants by freezing them and then storing them in giant lockers at various spots around the globe. One such endeavor, an underground facility in Norway, is called the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It stores hundreds of thousand
17、s of frozen seeds. If a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the Svalbard or other storage lockers. “No one knows how long they are able to live for, but freezing is basically the format for many plant conservation attempts nowadays.” Shen-Miller said. Its
18、 a good thing that at least some plants are tough enough to survive the experience.64. How did the fruit originally get underground? A. It was placed there by an animal. B. It was trapped there during the ice-age. C. It was planted there by ancient farmers. D. It was buried there after the earthquak
19、e.65. Why are scientists interested in this discovery? A. It helps them learn how plant life has changed in the past 30,000 years. B. It can help guide future efforts to protect endangered plant-life. C. It can provide directions for where to look for other ancient plants. D. It proves that all plan
20、t life can survive for thousands of years when frozen.66. The underlined word “they” in the final paragraph refers to _. A. plantsB. seedsC. scientists D. storage lockers67. The purpose of the passage is to _. A. discuss a plant conservation effort B. introduce some ancient plants C. outline some ca
21、uses of global warming D. describe a scientific research project66.【答案】B【解析】根据前一段的最后一句“If a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the Svalbard or other storage lockers”可知，此处的they指的应该是seeds。【考点定位】考查推理判断题。67.【答案】D【解析】本文主要讲了科学家受到一颗冷冻的种子的启发，尝试用此方法来保存种子，因此这是一个研究
22、项目。故D项正确。【考点定位】考查综合归纳题。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。【江西省九江市2014二模】A Tom was called off to dress for Sunday-school.Mary gave him a tin basin of water and a piece of soap, and he went outside the door and set the basin on a little bench there; then he dipped the soap in the water and laid it dow
23、n; turned up his sleeves; poured out the water on the ground, gently, and then entered the kitchen and began to wipe his face diligently on the towel behind the door. But Mary removed the towel and said:“Now arent you ashamed, Tom. You mustnt be so bad. Water wont hurt you.”Tom was a little unsettle
24、d. The basin was refilled, and this time he stood over it, took in a big breath and began. When he entered the kitchen presently, with both eyes shut and feeling for the towel with his hands, an honorable testimony of bubbles and water was dripping from his face. But when he came out from the towel,
25、 he was not yet satisfactory, for the clean territory stopped short at his chin and his jaws, like a mask; below and beyond this line there was a dark expanse of unirrigated soil that spread downward in front and backward around his neck. Mary took him in hand, and his flooded hair was neatly brushe
26、d, and its short curls formed into an elegant and regular general effect. Then Mary got out a suit of his clothing that had been used only on Sundays during two years - they were simply called his “other clothes” - and so by that we know the size of his wardrobe. After he had dressed himself, Mary c
27、hecked over and over again. Now he looked extraordinarily improved but uncomfortable. He was fully as uncomfortable as he looked; for there was a self-control about whole clothes and cleanliness that annoyed him. When Mary brought out the shoes, he lost his temper and said he was always being made t
28、o do everything he didnt want to do. But Mary said, persuasively: “Please, Tom thats a good boy.” So he got into the shoes howling. Mary was soon ready, and the two children set out for Sunday-school - a place that Tom hated with his whole heart; but Mary was fond of it.56. The first time Tom washed
29、 his face, he _. A. dipped his face in the waterB. poured water on his face C. wiped his face on the towelD. moved the towel on his face57. Mary refilled the basin for Tom to wash his face, and he _. A. washed his hair as wellB. didnt wash his neck C. brushed his teeth as wellD. didnt use the soap58
30、. It can be inferred that Toms other clothes were _. A. measured to his wardrobeB. formed into general effectC. called his best clothesD. put to use at Festivals59. When Mary said “Thats a good boy”, she really meant “A good boy _”. A. always dresses himself properly and neatly B. never has curled h
31、air. C. always washes his face with water D. never loses his temper.60. What will we read about next? A. How Tom hated the school.B. How Mary loved the school. C. What annoyed Tom at the school.D. What happened at the school【参考答案】56-60 C B B A D 阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Education has an im
32、portant effect on the mind or physical ability of an individual. It is the process by which society passes its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another.Various non- traditional education options are now available and continue to flourish（繁荣）. One of the most important
33、 uses in education is the use of technology. Teachers are encouraged to use new technological devices in order to strengthen learning among students and meet the needs of various types of learners.The right to education has been created and recognized by jurisdiction（司法）. Education is the most impor
34、tant concern of the government of India. Recently India has gained world recognition because many students from foreign countries come here to gain higher qualifications. One has to be educated in order to speed up the growth process in order to influence the economy. Education is indeed a powerful
35、weapon to stop the cut- throat competition that man faces at every period of life. The importance of education in India is progressing with time. Although India has been a great foundation of learning for many years, it still needs to improve not just on the quality of education but also on the numb
36、er of people being educated.Education is not just for academic success but also to make a person become a better human being and a better performer in life. Education makes the students able enough, so that they can compete nationally and internationally. To make a student a successful survivor in l
37、ife, the responsibility lies equally with the schools and the parents too. Selecting a good school is as important as choosing a suitable career option for a child. The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth. It is education that gives us all the power and n
38、ecessities of making a difference in any field.People who are not educated have few opportunities to do what they want to do. Educated people become more responsible and informed citizens, and have a voice in politics and society. It allows people to be more productive by encouraging them to play re
39、sponsible roles in terms of contributing to society. 68. Nowadays teachers are encouraged to _. A. study modern science and technologyB. pass all knowledge to their students C. use non-traditional devices in classD. meet the needs of intelligent student first69. The underlined word “dissemination” i
40、n Paragraph4 probably means “_”. A. spread B. ignorance C. argument D. question70. What do we know about education from the passage? A. It has nothing to do with society. B. It helps people to achieve what they want. C. It has little effect on peoples physical ability.D. It makes a poor man become rich.71. What is the passage mainly about? A. The importance of education B. The responsibility of education C. The development of educationD. The purpose of education
