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。Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle tripWhite had two reasons for making this epic journeyFirst of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he didHe raised 70,000 for the British charity, OxfamWhites se
2、cond reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the worldHe is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days laterHe spent more than l,30
3、0 hours in the saddle（车座） and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chainsHe had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the AmericasAmazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support teamNo jeep carrying food, water and medicin
4、eNo doctorNothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.The journey was lonely and desperate at timesHe also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountainsHe cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in needThere were other dangers
5、 along the roadIn Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he hadThe worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of AustraliaFor l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was cons
6、tantly pushing himThis part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the endNow MrWhite is back and intends to write a book about his adventures. 1When Phil White returned from his trip, he _.Abroke the world recordBcollected money for OxfamCdestroyed several bikes Dtravelle
7、d about l,300 hours2What does the underlined word epic in Paragraph l most probably mean?AVery slow but excitingBVery long and difficult.CVery smooth but tiringDVery lonely and depressing.3During his journey around the world, Phil White _. Afought heroically against robbers in IranBexperienced the e
8、xtremes of heat and coldCmanaged to ride against the wind in AustraliaDhad a team of people who travelled with him4Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?AImaginative BPatriotic CModest DDetermined.5What actually inspired Phil White to overcome all the difficulties?ATo help people
9、 in need.BTo test his new bicycle.CTo prove his potential.DTo show off his ability.【参考答案】15、BBCDA 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全国，A)Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my familys last vacation. It was my sixyearold sons winter break from sch
10、ool, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York, so I had to get back. But that didnt mean my husband and my son
11、couldnt stay. I took my ninemonthold and took off for home.The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouragedokay, orderedthem to wait it out at the airport to “earn” more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?Now some people may
12、think Im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a bigtime bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.Ive made a living looking for the best deals and exposing (揭露) the worst tricks. I have been the consumer re
13、porter of NBCs Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clo
14、thes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and its the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.文章大意：本文记叙了作者想尽一切办法省钱。1Why did Delta give the authors family credi
15、ts?AThey took a later flight.BThey had early bookings.CTheir flight had been delayed.DTheir flight had been cancelled.答案：A推理判断题。根据短文第一段第五句话可知，因为飞机订票多了，航空公司有人给我们400美元要我们放弃座位，这样我们就得再等一天走。根据短文第二段第一句话可知，他们甚至乘坐更晚的航班。2What can we learn about the author?AShe rarely misses a good deal.BShe seldom makes a co
16、mpromise.CShe is very strict with her children.DShe is interested in cheap products.答案：A推理判断题。根据短文一二段可知，作者很会省钱和赚钱。根据第三段可知她很会讨价还价，任何好的交易都不会错过，故A项正确。3What does the author do?AShes a teacher.BShes a housewife.CShes a media person.DShes a businesswoman.答案：C细节理解题。根据短文第四段第二句话可知，作者是一名记者，故C项正确。4What does th
17、e author want to tell us?AHow to expose bad tricks.BHow to reserve airline seats.CHow to spend money wisely.DHow to make a business deal.答案：C主旨大意题。整篇文章作者再讲什么地方该花钱，什么地方不该花钱，所以也就是说怎样更明智的花钱。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江苏，B)Weve considered several ways of paying to cut in line: hiring line
18、 standers, buying tickets from scalpers (票贩子), or purchasing linecutting privileges directly from, say, an airline or an amusement park. Each of these deals replaces the morals of the queue (waiting your turn) with the morals of the market (paying a price for faster service)Markets and queuespaying
19、and waitingare two different ways of allocating things，and each is appropriate to different activities. The morals of the queue, “First come，first served，” have an egalitarian (平等主义的) appeal. They tell us to ignore privilege, power, and deep pockets.The principle seems right on playgrounds and at bu
20、s stops. But the morals of the queue do not govern all occasions. If I put my house up for sale, I have no duty to accept the first offer that comes along, simply because its the first. Selling my house and waiting for a bus are different activities, properly governed by different standards.Sometime
21、s standards change, and it is unclear which principle should apply. Think of the recorded message you hear, played over and over, as you wait on hold when calling your bank：“Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received.” This is essential for the morals of the queue. Its as if th
22、e company is trying to ease our impatience with fairness.But dont take the recorded message too seriously. Today, some peoples calls and answered faster than others. Call center technology enables companies to “score” incoming calls and to give faster service to those that come from rich places. You
23、 might call this telephonic queue jumping.Of course, markets and queues are not the only ways of allocating things. Some goods we distribute by merit, others by need, still others by chance. However, the tendency of markets to replace queues, and other nonmarket ways of allocating goods is so common
24、 in modern life that we scarcely notice it anymore. It is striking that most of the paid queuejumping schemes weve consideredat airports and amusement parks, in call centers, doctors offices, and national parksare recent developments, scarcely imaginable three decades ago. The disappearance of the q
25、ueues in these places may seem an unusual concern, but these are not the only places that markets have entered. 文章大意：此篇文章由排队买票还是插队引入话题，谈论了分配东西的一些原则。市场在分配过程中起着它不同寻常的作用。5According to the author, which of the following seems governed by the principle “First come, first served”？ATaking buses. BBuying ho
26、uses. CFlying with an airline. DVisiting amusement parks. 答案：A细节理解题。由第三段第一句话可知乘坐公共汽车遵循先到先服务的原则。6The example of the recorded message in Paragraph 4 and 5 illustrates _.Athe necessity of patience in queuing Bthe advantage of modern technology Cthe uncertainty of allocation principle Dthe fairness of t
27、elephonic services答案：C推理判断题。文章的第四段第一句话中“it is unclear which principle should apply.”表明了分配原则的不确定。而第四段和第五段分别表明了这一主题。7The passage is meant to _.Ajustify paying for faster servicesBdiscuss the morals of allocating thingsCanalyze the reason for standing in lineDcriticize the behavior of queue jumping答案：B
28、主旨大意题。通读全文可知这篇文章旨在讨论分配事物中的标准和原则。完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。夹叙夹议型完形填空(一)I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A man was seeking his community votes, and people _1_ wanted to know why they should give him their _2_He took them to his house and on every _3_
29、in his house was the word “faith” pasted. People raised lots of _4_ to find out why the word was pasted on his mirrors. He said，“My dad often _5_ me to believe that as long as you have _6_，you should have faith. Every time you look in the mirror, youre looking at yourself and see faith. ”The _7_ I l
30、earned from this is simplefaith is a living thing and in the same way were all _8_ given 24 hours a day and were all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get _9_ ! Why is some peoples faith stronger than that of others? Exercise! If we choose to exercise our faith, it wi
31、ll _10_ ; but if we choose not to, it remains weak. Some people might _11_that they dont have faith, but we all practise faith every day even if we dont _12_ it was faith. Daily _13_， such as studying, investing or reaching for a dream, take faith.Faith _14_ hearing and doing. I made a decision yest
32、erdayto _15_ reading the newspapers full of too much sad and _16_ news. Why? Because I _17_ there was a drop of my mental state after reading the newspapers.Faith, when its put to _18_， becomes a beautiful thing. It lifts your mental state to a higher place that _19_ you to raise yourself up and dec
33、lare，“Yes，I can.” So make the decision today to strengthen your faith by_20_ it.1. Abravely BbrieflyCmostly Dfinally2. Asupport BinstructionCpity Dinformation3. Awall BmirrorCpicture Dbook4. Avoices BquestionsCrules Dstandards5. Ateaches BpermitsCforces Dpromises6. Afriendship BbreathCwealth Dsucces
34、s7. Alesson BviewCchoice Dexample8. Aextremely BfreelyCequally Dfrequently9. Astrange BdifferentCfunny Dtough10. Astay BreturnCslow Dgrow11. Aargue BrealizeCunderstand Dpredict12. Aagree BappreciateCadmire Dacknowledge13. Aservices BstepsCtasks Dexperiment14. Adreams of Bcomes fromCfeels like Dkeeps
35、 on15. Aconsider BdelayCstop Drisk16. Avarious BgenuineClatest Dnegative17. Aheard BnoticedCdeclared Dexplained18. Acheck BlistCwork Dsleep19. Awarns BcausesCorders Dforbids20. Aexercising BformingCobtaining Dthinking (二)【要点综述】本文讲述了电视剧中一位年轻人家中的每一面镜子上都贴着 “faith”这个词，这个情节引发了作者的深思。1C根据上文可知，此处表示“一个年轻人正在社
36、区里为自己拉票，人们主要想知道他有什么理由可以让他们支持他”。2A根据上文“seeking his community votes”可知，人们想知道为什么要给予他支持。3B根据下文提到的the word was pasted on his mirrors可知答案。4B根据下文why the word was pasted on his mirrors可知，此处表示人们提出问题(raise questions)想了解实情。5A本句表示父亲教他人生的道理(teach sb to do sth)。6B根据上下文可知，把faith这个词贴在镜子上是为了每一次照镜子时都能看到它，这说明父亲让他相信信念非
37、常重要，只要活着，就要有信念。have breath表示“活着”。7A破折号后的内容是作者从这一电视剧情节中获得的lesson(经验，教训)。8C根据下文24 hours a day判断，我们每个人的一天同样(equally)都是24小时。9D根据常识可知，当事情变得艰难时(get tough)，更能显出信念的作用。10D本句对比了两种情况：选择经受磨炼，信念就会增强(grow)；选择逃避磨炼，信念就会仍然保持薄弱状态。11A作者认为有些人可能会有不同意见，他们也许会争辩(argue)说，他们没有信念。12D联系上文可知，作者对这些人的驳斥是：我们每天都在践行它，即使我们不承认(acknowl
38、edge)那就是信念。13C此空后列举的内容都是我们的日常活动，故用task。14B此空表示信念来自于(come from)你所听和所做的事。15C根据空后内容可知，看了那些报纸后，作者总会情绪低落。因此，要树立信念，作者应该是决定以后不再(stop)看那些有负面信息的报纸了。16D联系上下文可知，此处所需词汇应与sad同义，表示“悲伤和负面的消息”。17B读了那样的内容，作者应该“注意到”了自己情绪的低落。18C当践行信念时，它会变成美好的东西。putto work表示“践行，使起作用”。19B联系前文可知，信念能把你的精神状态提升到更高的高度，促使你提升自我，并宣称：“是的，我能。”20A根据第二段“If we choose to exercise our faith，it will”可知此处应选A。
