1、阅读理解。I believe that my country, Poland, is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important. When we were little children, we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant to our parentsto some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutt
2、ing it was simply amazing. Its not so common nowadays to treat food that way, since you hardly ever bake your own bread. Besides, everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread roll before you ate them! But though we no longer make our food from scratch (起点), some customs have been k
3、ept-thats why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food awayeven though I no longer live with my parents and nobody would blame me for this anymore! Many people of our nation are still working as farmers, eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more. Its widely
4、known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place. In most homes in Poland, especially those of farmers, the whole family would try and have their meals together-extremely difficult now, but so rewarding (值得) ! You can share other members troubles and successes, give your
5、children some attention, or just sit down for a moment instead of rushing through life aimlessly. Furthermore, your body, and stomach in particular will be very grateful (感激) for such a time! In Poland, a wedding, Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal. Women in the house get t
6、ogether and cook, sometimes for a few days before the event, and the extremely good or unusual food will be remembered and widely talked about.You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country. Whats more, almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am.1. When the wri
7、ter was a child, he / she _. A. found people were crazy about bread B. began to realize the importance of foodC. thought that cutting bread was amazing D. learned people hardly baked their own bread2. The writer feels very sorry when he/she has to throw away any food because A. he/she makes food fro
8、m scratch B. his/her parents would blame him/her C. some customs still have effect on him/her D. many people are still working hard as farmers3. From the text, we can learn that, in Poland, _. A. most meals can be interesting topics for a long time B. the whole family often have meals together nowad
9、ays C. its common for women to get together to cook for a few days D. family members can know more. about each other by having meals together【参考答案】13、B C D阅读理解。Success doesnt begin until you begin the walk down the way towards your goals. And your walk down the way always begins first with a baby st
10、ep. Why do we call them baby steps? Are they really anything more than our next step down lifes way? Baby steps are the first steps we take as an act of faith. We see others stepping out and we want to show our ability to walk by following them. As we grow, we continue our development by taking extr
11、a baby steps. Sometimes we fall; sometimes we fail. After that, all steps become an act of faith; we just become more practiced. If you say to yourself“I dont want to make a fool of myself”or“Id better be good at this”, youll probably never take the baby steps towards your goals and end up lying in
12、your own self-pity. As a culture, we focus on results. We think about every risk that must be taken to reach our goals. There are few people who are excellent performers of any tasks the first time they try them. They fail and succeed. Then, they build upon their abilities learned each time. They pr
13、actice their skills and use their talents through baby steps before they are ready to prove them to the whole world. So, learn to take those baby steps to reach the goals before you. Know that you can depend on God to show you the way. As you become more experienced, your baby steps become a walk, t
14、hen a jump, and finally a sprint. Thats how our baby steps lead us through the marathon of life. 【文章大意】千里之行, 始于足下。即使是最优秀的运动员, 在其通往辉煌顶峰的人生起跑线上, 其步履也一定是蹒跚如婴儿般孱弱。本文向我们讲述了baby steps在我们人生及成功道路上的重要意义。5. What does the writer mainly discuss in the text? A. The power of faith in our life. B. The importance o
15、f baby steps. C. The abilities to achieve success. D. The cause of cultural differences. 【解析】选B。主旨大意题。本文主要论述了baby steps在人们走向成功的道路上所起的重要作用。1. Which of the following is thought most important in taking baby steps? A. Faith. B. Practice. C. Skill. D. Examples. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中Baby steps are the firs
16、t steps we take as an act of faith和After that, all steps become an act of faith可知, 在我们迈出走向目标的第一步时, 坚定的信念是最重要的, 而不是技能、练习或榜样。2. In the third paragraph, the writer expresses the view that. A. we cant expect to succeed without working hard at firstB. adults should learn from babies in dealing with hard
17、tasksC. we must make full use of our skills in order to get rewardsD. baby steps play the key role in leading us towards success【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据该段内容可知, baby steps是成功的第一步, 它让我们在失败中提升能力, 获得成功所需要的各种才能, 因此baby steps在我们迈向成功的道路上起着关键作用。3. The underlined word“sprint”in the last paragraph probably means“”. A.
18、 slow rushB. sudden stopC. hard climbD. fast run【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据语境, 随着你的经验越多, 蹒跚学步变成走, 然后跳, 最后冲刺。4. Whats the writers tone in the text? A. Light-hearted. B. Regretful. C. Encouraging. D. Concerned. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。作者劝说人们不要惧怕失败, 要勇敢地迈出通向自己成功目标的baby steps, 由此可知, 作者在叙述中是一种“鼓励、激励”的语气。阅读理解 (2014吉安模拟) Clothes
19、 can make phone calls, play music, dial your pals number, keep you warm during cold weather and operate your computer. This is not a fantasy. A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a wide range of clothesclothes that have minds of their own! Scientists, working for the company, have
20、invented a kind of fabric that can be blended(混合)with flexible electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The result is electronic garments. If you think the wearer has to be wired to different devices, think again. These designer clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable! Like any
21、 electronic device, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. Currently, a tiny nine-volt battery serves the purpose. But the researchers hope that in the near future the clothes will generate electricity by using body heat. These clothes are 100 percent shock proof, they say. The Electrotextiles
22、team has also created the worlds first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this device, you will have to sit down and tap on your lap! These“lap-tap”gadgets(器具)are all set to take over laptop computers! Another useful garment is the shirt-cum-mobile phone. T
23、his handy invention enables drivers to chat comfortably with others at the wheel! Other popular electronic wear includes the denim(牛仔布)jacket with flexible earphones sewn into the hood(风帽)and the electronic ski jacket with a built-in heater. The ski jacket is also programmed to send signals to a sat
24、ellite. This technology is known as global positioning system and can be used to track lost skiers and wandering kids. Having completed the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started to work on a new projecta necktie that can be used as a computer mouse. What is the next? Do you have any idea?
25、【文章大意】本文是一篇科技说明文。主要介绍了一些高科技的布料、衣服等, 这些新发明有各种各样的功能, 比如打电话、听歌。1. The electronic garments are similar to other electronic devices in that. A. they feel smooth and softB. they use electricity as powerC. they can be washed in waterD. they are made from flexible materials【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第三句话Like any ele
26、ctronic device, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. 可知, 像其他电子产品一样, 这种高科技的衣服也必须用电来作为动力。2. How will researchers improve these high-tech clothes? A. Body heat will be used as power. B. The wearer will not get shocked. C. A tiny nine-volt battery will work. D. They will get charged automatically
27、. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句话But the researchers hope that in the near future the clothes will generate electricity by using body heat. 可知A正确。3. What does the underlined phrase“This handy invention”in Paragraph 5 refer to? A. The laptop computer. B. The electronic ski jacket. C. The shirt-cum-mobile ph
28、one. D. The worlds first cloth keyboard. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。由第五段的Another useful garment is the shirt-cum-mobile phone. This handy invention enables drivers to chat. . . 可知, 这里很明显是指代前文的the shirt-cum-mobile phone。4. The main purpose of the text is. A. to advertise for an English companyB. to predict the fut
29、ure trend of scienceC. to show how rapidly science developsD. to introduce some intelligent clothing【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知作者是向我们介绍几种智能的衣服、布料等。1.短文改错此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上画一个勾（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线（）划掉。该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行
30、错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。 Sue and Billy Wrangler are model high school students. They study hard. They do extreme well on 66_ achievement tests. And next year, Sue will be attend 67_ Harvard University. Billy, her younger brother, hope to go 68_ to Cornell. That makes Sue and Bill
31、y different from 69_ most students is that they dont go to school. In fact , 70_ theyve never been to school. Since a kindergarten, they 71_ studied at home. Neither Sue nor Billy feels that 72_ they have missed out on nothing by being taught at home . 73_ As many of the more than one million people
32、 who receive 74_ home schooling in the United States, they feel if they too 75_ have gotten a good education .【参考答案】1.66.extremeextremely 67.attendattending或去掉be 68.hopehopes 69.That What 70.正确 71.a kindergarten去掉a 72.studied 前添加have 73.nothinganything 74.AsLike 75.ifthat或去掉if3.短文改错此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标
33、有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划一个（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误）；则按下列情况改正：此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Dear Editor,Im a senior high school student, named Li Hua. Now many studentshave iPods and think its a fashion to use it. Us
34、ing an iPod , we can listen66. _to music, downloading a lot of learning materials and read them on the67. _screen. Apparently, it is helpful to our study, specially to our English listening.68. _Some students, however, take their iPods to the classroom and listen to69. _music with earphones, which m
35、ake the teacher and other students greatly70. _annoyed. Whats worse, some of them even waste the precious time in class71. _playing video games.In my opinion, as students, we shall make good use of iPod to72. _help achieve academic successes. Classroom is a place for students to73. _study, and there
36、fore concentration awfully needed for us to learn74. _our lessons. Furthermore, the school should make it a rule to guide the75. _students to use iPods in a proper way.Yours sincerely, Li Hua【参考答案】3.66. itthem 67. downlowdingdownlowd 68. speciallyespecially69.takebring 70. makemakes 71. 72. shallshould73. successessuccess 74. awfully前加is 75. 去掉it
