1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家【2015高考复习】阅读理解 For many people，volunteering is a way of life.Holidays are the time of the year that more people are in a giving mood.Homeless shelters，childrens hospitals，and nursing homes are excellent places to give of ones time.Volunteering in Homeless SheltersThere is a homeless
2、directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.According to the homeless shelter directory，currently there are 3,233 shelters in the US，so it is not difficult to find a shelter.Helping to serve food，picking up donations of food，preparing meals，and c
3、leaning up are things that one can do to help at a homeless shelter.Volunteering in Childrens HospitalsEvery child needs comfort and joy，especially during the holiday seasons.By visiting sick children in hospitals，an individual provides helping hands by supplementing the services usually done by the
4、 hospital staff.Personalizing the hospital experience adds to the comfort and happiness of the children and their families.Volunteers provide help，and positive interactions (相互交流) which enhance the patients quality of care.Help is needed almost everywhere in a hospital；from the lobby，parking lot，caf
5、eteria，to admitting，helping with the gift cart，and even reading to children in the waiting rooms or their hospital rooms.Volunteering in Nursing HomesAccording to the National Center for Health Statistics，“Over 50% of those living in nursing homes do not have close relatives and 46% have no living c
6、hildren.” Life in a nursing home is lonely，confusing，and frightening for many residents.Volunteering at a nursing home is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone elses life.Playing cards，sitting with and talking to a resident，taking a walk，or sharing a meal makes a huge difference，especi
7、ally when they have no other sole on earth to visit them.The three examples above are only a small fraction of institutions in which volunteers are needed.Giving of oneself，especially during the holidays blesses and cheers others.【语篇解读】本文介绍了人们在假期中可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。1According to the passage，what can a
8、volunteer do in nursing homes?AVisiting the sick children. BPicking up the donated food. CHelping with the gift cart. DPlaying cards with a lonely old man.解析细节理解题。根据文中Volunteering in Nursing Homes部分的描述可知D项正确。A、C项是在childrens hospitals可以做的事，B项是在homeless shelters可以做的事。答案D2What can we learn about the vo
9、lunteering?AYou can only volunteer during the holidays. BYou can help prepare meals in a nursing home. CIt is easy to find a homeless shelter to volunteer. DHelp is needed everywhere in a homeless shelter.解析细节理解题。根据文中的“There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the cl
10、osest homeless shelter to their home.”可知，人们很容易找到一个能在里面做志愿活动的流浪者之家。其他三项都是与文章内容不符。答案C3In a childrens hospital，which of the following is true?AOver 50% of those living there do not have relatives.BA personal visit brings happiness to a sick boy.CChildren live a lonely and frightening life.DChildren lov
11、e listening to volunteers reading.解析细节理解题。根据文中Volunteering in Childrens Hospitals部分的描述可知B项正确，A、C两项错误，D项文中未提及。答案B4The best title for the passage would be_.AGiving of oneself cheers others BVolunteering is a way of lifeCVolunteering during the holidays DGiving is better than taking解析主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了假期中人们
12、可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。故C项作为本文的标题最佳。答案C阅读理解。The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients ease discomfort and pain.A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommas
13、o at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or th
14、e ugly painting, or a blank panel while the team zapped(照射) a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been stuck by a pin. The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly pa
15、intings or the blank panel. Electrodes measuring the brains electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings.While distractions, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result
16、 to show that beauty plays a part.The findings, reported in New Scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surroundings could aid the healing process.Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into account too, said the neurologi
17、st. Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse. I think these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering.Pictures they liked include
18、d Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticellis Birth of Venus. Pictures they found ugly included works by Pablo Picasso, the Italian 20th century artist Anonio Bueno and Columbian Fernando Botero. These people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered maste
19、rpieces by the art world, said Prof de Tommaso.16. The underlined word “alleviate” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_”.A. cure B. ease C. improve D. kill17. How many artists have been mentioned in the passage?A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.18. Which of the following is TURE about the view of Prof de T
20、ommasos?A. Beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely.B. Hospitals must take their artistic aspects into consideration first.C. Ugly surroundings will surely make the pain worse.D. Both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital patients.19. From the last paragraph, we know th
21、at _.A. some artists paintings were beautiful, so they were masterpiecesB. only art experts could judge they were masterpieces or not, though uglyC. the artists mentioned above were not really art masters.D. some of them were art masters, while others were not.20. Which of the following is the suita
22、ble title for the passage?A. Beautiful surroundings can ease pain. B. Ugly paintings could be masterpieces.C. More research should be done in the field. D. Latest environmental research.【参考答案16-20】BCDBA阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I took the bus to work for many years. No one knew each
23、other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent. One of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. One July morning he said good morning to the driver
24、 and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “ good morning” in reply. The following weeks, our friend was dressed in a n
25、ice old suit and tie. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other. One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked, “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Ch
26、arlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers f
27、or him. The bus became a happy place. Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasnt waiting at his usual stop. When he wasnt there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or hopefully-on holiday somewhere. When we came nearer to the center for senior cit
28、izens, one of the passengers even asked the driver to wait. We all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentleman was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, and withou
29、t a tie. Inside the bus was silent. 1. The story is mainly developed by _. A. time B. logic C. comparison D. cause and result 2. Greeted with “good morning” from the old man, people aboard the bus at first _. A. felt tired and sleepy and didnt want to talk B. greeted him back loudly and politelyC. g
30、uarded against the conversation from strangers D. felt surprised and became angry with him. 3. When the passengers found the old man was not waiting at the bus stop as usual, they did the following things EXCEPT _. A. buy flowers and wait for him to come B. feel anxious and worried about him C. miss
31、 him and expect to see him D. hope he was going on holiday rather than falling ill 4. It can be inferred from the text that _. A. the driver didnt like the old man at first B. people usually wear a tie when they are happy C. passengers brought flowers to express gratitude（感激） to the old man D. the o
32、ld man had a great influence on the passengers emotion 5. The purpose of the passage is to _. A. introduce the old gentleman and praise his good deeds B. persuade us to become friendly and considerate to people around C. tell us to keep silent when somebody passes away D. criticize those who remain
33、silent when they are greeted 【参考答案】15、ACADB 阅读理解。Survivors searched for loved ones on Monday in emergency centers across the northeast coast of Japan, with thousands of people still missing after an earthquake and tsunami that probably killed more than 10,000 people. “Im looking for my parents and m
34、y elder brother,” Yuko Abe, weeping, said at an emergency center in a nearly flattened town of 24, 500 people. “I also cannot tell my relatives who live away that I am safe, as mobile phones and telephones are not working.” Many people spent another freezing night huddling（蜷缩）in blankets around heat
35、ers in shelters along the coast, a scene of devastation after the earthquake sent a 10-meter wave surging（冲击） through towns and cities in the Miyagi region, including its main coastal city of Sendai. About 2,000 bodies were found on the shores of Miyagi. The nation struggled with the worst disaster
36、since World War . Almost two million households were without power in the freezing north. There were about 1.4 million people without running water. Emiko Ohta, 52, wearing a mask and plastic gloves, searched through the remnants of her home in the port town of Kuji. The house had been reduced to a
37、pile of dirt-covered rubble（碎石）. “I came to see if theres anything usable. All my kimonos（和服）are destroyed, but there are maybe some items of emotional value here. I did find a bit of jewellery. Just a little,” she said. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said food, water and other necessities such a
38、s blankets were being delivered by vehicles but because of damage to roads, authorities were considering air and sea transport. A few employees at a factory in Kuji that manufactured shipping parts showed up for work on Monday, even though it had been reduced to rubble. One young worker said he came
39、 because it was a workday. Factory Chief Teruo Nakano said everyone who worked there was safe and they were awaiting instructions from their leaders. He planned to send workers home. 6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami? A. Electricity cut off
40、 B. Lack of drinking water C. Road destruction D. Breakdown of air transport7. The underlined word “remnants” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_”. A. ruins B. neighborhoods C. dustbins D. drawers 8. What is TRUE about the earthquake according to the passage? A. Its the worst one in Japanese hi
41、story. B. It caused yet another natural disaster. C. It killed 24, 500 people by flattening the town. D. It has caused the extreme weather in the northeast. 9. We can infer from the passage that _. A. kimonos and jewellery at this time are useless B. there are enough necessities in disaster-struck a
42、reas C. disaster-struck areas are accessible by ship and air D. the government is not doing its best to deliver supplies 10. The purpose of the last paragraph is to show _. A. how important the factory was B. how serious the damage to the factory was C. there is still hope after the destructive eart
43、hquake D. the Japanese value their work more than their life 【参考答案】610、DABCC短文改错。假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。My sister saw a lovely cup whe
44、n we are shopping the other day.She liked it at once.Then she bent down and picked up to look at a price on it.As she did this，lots of tea splashed on his Tshirt！I had to try hardly not to laugh at her shocked face！My sister wanted get out of the shop as fast as she could when a shop assistant came
45、over to us.It was turned out to be her own cup，that shed left on the shelf by mistake.The assistant was clearly as embarrassing as my sister, for I just thought it was funny! 【参考答案】：My sister saw a lovely cup when we shopping the other day. She liked it at once. Then she bent down and picked up to l
46、ook at price on it. As she did this, lots of tea splashed on Tshirt！I had to try not to laugh at her shocked face! My sister wanted get out of the shop as fast as she could when a shop assistant came over ot us. It turned out to be her own cup, shed left on the shelf by mistake. The assistant was cl
47、early as as my sister, I just thought it was funny! 短文改错。假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Recently I read an article in a magazine.It was of a mothe
48、r who was worried about his son just because of he always kept his hair long.The mother thought that was not right，but the son felt there was nothing unusually about it.Different generations have different opinions on the same thing.That is what is meaning by “the generation gap”We can see them in o
49、ur daily lives.Most of our parents like listening to old song while young people prefer pop songs. Every time my father finds me listen to rock music，he always shouted，“Shut it off.Its awful！” How can we deal the generation gap? 答案：Recently I read an article in a magazine.It was a mother who was wor
50、ried about son just because he always kept his hair long.The mother thought that was not night，but the son felt there was nothing about it.Different generations have different opinions on the same thing.That is what is by “the generation gap”We can see in our daily lives.Most of our parents like listening to old while young people prefer pop songs. Every time my father finds me to rock music，he always ，“Shut it off.Its awful！” How can we dealthe generation gap? - 9 - 版权所有高考资源网
