1、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。 Most schools in America do not have the latest equipment in laboratoriesIt is just too costlyBut the eastern state of Maryland and8 non - profit group found a way to make such equipment available during the school yearThey put it on a bus! The 13 - meter -long Mar
2、yland BioLab is a mobile classroom filled with equipment that lets students explore many kinds of scienceIt travels around the state visiting schoolsIt has every-thing from biology to forensic science（法医学）The mobile lab has been bringing bioscience education to schools around Maryland for more than
3、10 years, ”It is really nice to get the students in here with hands- on activitiesThey get really excited and want to be engaged”said MsMangus, who is in charge of the programShe said that many students finished their experiments and left the bus excited about the possibility of becoming a scientist
4、 At the end of each class，MsMangus talked to the students about how she became a scientistIf we have enough time, we like to take five, ten minutes and talk about us, ourselvesI tell them how I got into science, maybe where I went to school, what I did, and the different kinds of things we could do”
5、 Brian Gaines, the chief executive officer of the foundation supporting the BioLab program, said the organizations goal was to help create the next generation of scientistsWe use this program to talk about careers in sciencenot only science, but science, technology, engineering and mathStudents on t
6、he bus get real -life experience they do not get in a classroom”1Which of the following is true about the BioLab? AIt visits schools around the United State Bh i8 8 mobile lab for the schools in Maryland CIt is used to replace the ordinary classroom DIl i8 equipped with all kinds of school things2th
7、e students arc very pleased because Athey can do experiments with own their hands B they can have face - to - face talks with scientists Cthe bus comes to their school every day Dthey can realize the dreams of being scientists3MsMangus talked about her experience to Amake her classes lively and inte
8、resting Bshow off her achievements Carouse the students interest in science Dget the students more involved in class4According to Brian Games, the real purpose of the program is to Ahelp create the future scientists Bprepare students for future careers Cimprove students marks in schools Dsave money
9、for the government5Which of the following would be the best tide for the test? ABioscience Education in America BA New Way to Do Experiments! C The Way to Be a Scientist DA BioLab on a Bus!【参考答案】15、BACAD阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013沈阳市二模，A)The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. “
10、My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly，” said Mrs. Brown, a 56yearold woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a park near Clovis. She said that Clyde, her 7yearold cat, didnt come home for dinner more than a month ago. The next morning he didnt appear for breakfast
11、, either. After Clyde missed an extraspecial lunch, she called the police. When the policeman asked her to describe Clyde, she told him that Clyde had beautiful green eyes, had all his teeth but was missing half of his left ear, and was seven years old and completely white.“Is Clyde your child or yo
12、ur pet？” the officer asked. “Well, hes my cat.” Mrs. Brown replied. “Lady, you should report missing PERSONS, not missing CATS！” said the annoyed policeman. “You can ask around your neighborhood or put up flyers.” Mrs. Brown figured that a billboard would work a lot better than an 811 piece of paper
13、 on a telephone pole. There was an empty billboard at the end of her street just off the highway, with a phone number on it. She called that number, and they told her they could put up a picture of Clyde on the billboard for all to see. They told her it would cost only ￥3 000 a month. So she took mo
14、st of the money out of her savings account and rented the billboard for a month. The month has passed, but Clyde has not appeared.Because she has almost no money in savings, Mrs. Brown called the local newspaper to see if anyone could help her rent the billboard for just one more month. She is waiti
15、ng but, so far, no one has stepped forward.文章大意：本文是一篇新闻报道。一个老太太的宠物猫丢失一个多月了，她就此请求大家给予帮助。1The underlined word “flyers” in the second paragraph probably means _.Aposters Bpilots Cbillboards Dnewspapers答案：A词义猜测题。警察建议Mrs. Brown “put up flyers”，再根据文章第二段倒数第二句“Mrs. Brown figured that a billboard would work
16、a lot better than an 811 piece of paper on a telephone pole.”可推知，flyer指的是“an 811 piece of paper on a telephone pole”，故答案A海报，符合文义。2Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThe police officer thought that Clyde was Mrs. Browns child.BMrs. Brown put up an 811 piece of paper o
17、n a telephone pole.CClyde had kept Mrs. Brown company for seven years in total.DSomeone rented the billboard for Mrs. Brown for one month.答案：A细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句“Lady, you should report missing PERSONS, not missing CATS！ said the annoyed policeman”可知，答案A符合文义。should此处表示惊讶。3It can be inferred from the pa
18、ssage that _.Athe billboard off the highway costs $ 3 000 a monthBthe neighbors helped Mrs. Brown to put up flyersCMrs. Brown doesnt give up the hope of finding ClydeDClyde only had half of his left ear but had all his teeth答案：C推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句“The owner of a missing cat is asking for help.”和对文章最后两段
19、的整体理解可以推断出，Mrs. Brown并没有放弃寻找宠物猫，故答案C符合文义。4What is probably the best title for the passage?AA Nearby Billboard BClyde and Mrs. BrownCA Missing Cat DPersons or Cats答案：C标题概括题。根据文章第一段第一句“The owner of a missing cat is asking for help.”的开篇点题和对全文的整体理解可知，本文主要讲的是一个老太太寻找一只丢失的猫的相关信息，故答案C符合文义。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A
20、、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013福建省毕业班质检，B)The “Give It Up for Earth Day” encourages people to commit to giving up actions that are harmful to the environment, such as using poisonous cleaners.Throughout the month of April, Canadians are being asked to “Give It Up for Earth Day！” Earth Day has been celebrate
21、d every year on April 22 since 1970. Earth Day Canada president Jed Goldberg says that as people become more environmentally aware, they want to find ways to reduce their environmental influence, not just celebrate one special event.“Earth Day is a great launching_pad for thinking about environmenta
22、l action every day，” said Goldberg. “Choosing healthier options, even for the short term, can lead to thinking about the influence of our decisions for a lifetime.”Thats the reason behind the “Give It Up for Earth Day” campaign. Its designed to encourage healthy habits that benefit people and the pl
23、anet. It challenges everyone to help create a healthier world by making changes in their daily routine.“We wanted to plan an actiontargeted campaign that will give people a chance to act on their concern for the environment in a positive way，” said Goldberg.The campaign has identified four daily act
24、ions that can add up to huge environmental savings. They include pledging (保证) to turn off the TV, give up the use of poisonous cleaners, reduce consumption of consumer products and cut out meat.At the end of April, all of the pledges will be recorded and converted (转化) into the number of TV hours n
25、ot watched, dollars not spent on unnecessary items, electricity saved, greenhouse gas emissions (排放) avoided by cutting out meat, and poisonous chemicals produced from homes and landfills.“What were trying to achieve this year for Earth Day is to give people a chance to do something that is meaningf
26、ul and measurable，” said Goldberg.文章大意：4月22日是世界地球日，活动“Give It Up for Earth Day”倡导人们在地球日这一天为保护环境做一些有意义、行之有效的事情。5The aim of the campaign mentioned in the passage is to _.Aenable people to save more money for future useBhelp people develop environmentally friendly habitsCprevent people from making chan
27、ges in their daily routineDwarn people against reducing consumption of consumer products答案：B细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句“Its designed to encourage healthy habits that benefit people and the planet.”可知，答案B符合文义。6The underlined word “launching pad” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “_”Astarting point Bfinishing line
28、 Cexchanging stage Dreforming stage答案：A词义猜测题。画线词所在句意为：地球日是一个引发人们开始对人类日常活动对环境所造成的影响进行思考的起点，由此结合上文“. they want to find ways to reduce their environmental influence, not just celebrate one special event.”和下文中“can lead to thinking about.”可推知，答案A符合文义。finishing line终点线；exchanging stage交流平台；reforming stage
29、改革舞台，均不符合文义，故排除。7We can conclude from the passage that _.AEarth Day was first celebrated over half a century agoBshort term decisions will by no means influence our livesCEarth Day Canada is actually an everyday environmental actionDdaily actions must be measured to benefit the environment答案：D推理判断题。
30、根据文章倒数第二、三段的整体理解并结合文章最后一句中的“meaningful and measurable”可以推知，我们应该以对环境的影响好坏为标准来判断日常行为是否可行。由此可知，答案D符合文义。8Which disagrees with the spirit of “Give It Up for Earth Day”？ASwitching off TV. BRiding bikes.CUsing poisonous cleaners. DSaving electricity.答案：C细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段的第二句“They include pledging (保证) to tur
31、n off the TV, give up the use of poisonous cleaners.”可知，答案C符合文义。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013海口市调研，C)It was the summer of 1998 and I was trying to study hard for my engineering degree. I went up to the roof for a break and watched people swimming in the natural rock pool below our house.
32、 It was a sunny day. But as I looked into the distance, I discovered a series of three or four big waves racing towards the shore. They must have been at least four meters high and were heading at speed in the direction of the pool. From the screams that started coming from the beach, I could tell s
33、omeone was in trouble.Without thinking, I held my bodyboard (冲浪板) and shouted at a stranger to call the lifeguards (救生员). My neighbor Moises had heard the screaming as well and was also outside with his bodyboard, so together we rushed to the sea.Once we got closer, we discovered two people floating
34、 about 400 meters out. Waiting for help wasnt a choice. I didnt think twice about trying to save them. When we finally reached them 10 minutes later, they were almost lifeless, pale and motionless. We could tell they were still alive from their small breaths. We put them on our boards, patted their
35、faces to wake them up, telling them to be strong, all the while swimming hard to keep ourselves afloat.Thirty minutes later, I began to feel a bit afraid and tired. Finally, a small boat with three lifeguards headed towards us. When the boat pulled up, we helped push the couple on board, only to be
36、told that there was no room for us. It seemed pretty unprofessional (不专业的) to leave us therewe were a couple of miles from the shore.I didnt feel like a hero. Im sure that anyone who could swim would have done the same thing.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和他的邻居救助两位被海浪冲离岸边的游泳者的故事。9What can we learn from the pa
37、ssage?AA stranger asked the writer to call the lifeguards.BThe writer was afraid and regretted the rescue.CThe writer told from the screams that someone needed help.DA neighbor and the writer rushed to the sea with nothing in hand.答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“From the screams that started coming from the bea
38、ch, I could tell someone was in trouble.”可知，答案选C。10Upon getting close to them, the writer found that the two people _.Ahad been saved by others Bwere struggling in the seaCwere dying Dwere crying for help loudly答案：C细节理解题。根据第三段第四句“When we finally reached them 10 minutes later, they were almost lifele
39、ss, pale and motionless.”可知，当作者和他的邻居到达溺水者身旁的时候，他们已经奄奄一息了。故答案选C。11From Paragraph 4 we can infer that the writer thought _.Apeople in need dont come firstBthey were too tired to swim backCwaiting for help wasnt a choiceDthe lifeguards should make room for them答案：D推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句可知，作者认为那些救生员太不专业了，居然没考虑
40、到给施救者(即作者和他的邻居)留出坐船的地方。故答案选D。【广东省汕头市2014高考英语 3月模拟试题】完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do 1 . When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other 2 when you ch
41、oose your food. You may 3 it because it smells good or because it 4 good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice.Different 5 use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use mor
42、e than one sense.Although there are many 6 types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one 7 type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the 8 . A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though t
43、here are plenty of other 9 in the garden. However, most animals have a more 10 diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The 11 of these animals will be different depending on the season. 12 have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and no
44、t because it is 13 for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much 14 . This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal 15 , such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become a
45、n area of study in modem life.1. A. males B. children C. humans D. adults2. A. organs B. senses C. parts D. means3. A. hate B. sell C. like D. fancy4. A. digests B. consumes C. touches D. tastes5. A. creatures B. mammals C. people D. animals6. A. different B. rare C. familiar D. unique7. A. typical
46、B. particular C. special D. unusual8. A. food B. meal C. choice D. diet9. A. flowers B: vegetables C. fruits D. branches10. A. varied B. creative C. random D. nutritious11. A. fish B. fruit C. diet D. insect12. A. Animals B. Chinese C. Humans D. Foreigners13. A. effective B. beneficial C. delicious D. attractive14. A. sugar B. nicotine C. fiber D. alcohol15. A. products B. attachments C. goods D. subscriptions【参考答案】115、CBCDD ABCBA CCBAA