1、 内江市2014高考英语阅读理解、作文训练（3）及答案 A段 When Lewis and Clark stepped onto the Weippe Prairie in present-day Idaho in September 18典型例题y met the Nez Perce Indians. In the following years, the white explorers (探险者) began fight with the Indians or their land. Some Nez Perce chiefs signed agreements with the U. S
2、. government, selling part of their lands. But the government always broke those a- greements and demanded more land.Other chiefs refused to go along with the governments plans. The most famous was Chief Joseph, whose people lived in the Wallowa Valley (present-day Oregon). In order to have all peop
3、le understand how much land we owned, he once explained, my father planted poles around it and said. Inside is the home of my people . It circl ed aroundthe graves (坟墓) of our fathers, and we will never give up these graves to any man. But in 1874, the U. S. government declared the valley open for w
4、hite settlement and ordered the Nez Perce onto a res- ervation(保留地). Seeing that resistance was useless. Chief Jo seph agreed to move.Later, fighting broke out between the Nez Perce and U. S. soldiers. Chief Joseph tried to lead his people to Canada, winning several battles against the soldiers duri
5、ng their flight. But finally, he was forced to give in. 1. Which historic site (on the map) lies in the south of todays Nez Perce Reservation? A. Buffalo Eddy. B. Dug Bar. C. Joseph Canyon Viewpoint. D. Chief Looking Glass Camp. 答案: D 指导：此题为识图题。首先要审清题目，注意题干中的关键词historic site，in the south，然后再观察地图及图例，
6、很容易判断D项为正确答案。2. What can we learn about the Nez Perce lands from the map? A. They were in the state of Oregon. B. They have become a historic site C. They have become much smaller. D. They were limited to the wallowa Valley. 答案: C 指导：根据地图中图例部分第一项、第二项，可以看出1855年Nez Perce lands的范围比当今Nez Perce Reservati
7、on的范围要大得多。由此可判断C项为正确答案。3. From Paragraph 3, we know that the Indians wanted to_. A. show oft their land B. keep their land C. turn their place into a graveyard D. build their homes around the poles答案: B 指导：本段引述了NezPerce人的某一头领Joseph的话，他说到，“为了让所有的人明白我们过去拥有多少土地，我父亲在领地周围种了些植物作为标志，并且说标志里就是我们的家园”由此可以看出那些印
8、第安人的目的就是要维护自己的土地。*结束 完成句子+短文写作（51）第一节：完成句子阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。1. With (夏天到来), its getting hotter and hotter. (approach)2. Doctors strongly recommend that fathers （到场）their babies birth. (present) 3. I dont suppose the police know who did it. Well, surprisingly they do. A man has been
9、arrested and (在接受询问) now. (question)4. The sports meet, originally due (举行) last Friday, was finally called off because of the bad weather. (hold)5. Hello! Is that ABC Company? Could I speak to _ (负责的人) the International Sales, please? (whoever)6. Not （看完那本小说），Tom knew nothing about its tragic endin
10、g. (finish)7. Can I smoke here?Sorry, sir. At no time (允许吸烟) in this building. (allow)8. A spokesman said that it was bad weather (承担责任) the delay. (blame)9. _（众所周知）, its necessary to be prepared for a job interview and being well dressed will certainly help you a lot. (know) 10. When Xu Benyu gradu
11、ated from college in 2003, he chose to teach in a mountainous area of Gui Zhou province when he _ (本可以享受) an easy city life. (enjoy)第二节：写作坚定的信念往往是成功的关键。请结合实例,写一篇关于 “Belief”的英语短文, 谈谈信念的重要性, 词数为120左右。无须写标题，开头已写好，不计词数。It is widely acknowledged that holding a firm belief is of great importance when we a
12、re faced with challenges.参考答案*1. summer approaching2. (should) be present at3. is being questioned4. to be held5. whoever is in charge of6. having finished reading the novel7. is smoking allowed8. that was to blame for9. As everyone knows/As is known to all10. could have enjoyed【写作略】*结束Today, people
13、 all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural (乡下的) areas
14、 to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually
15、a residential area nearby, too. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the U
16、nited States, this area is usually in the city center downtown. It is here that you can see many huge skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city
17、center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities h
18、ave actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.60. The underlined phrase “a residential area” means an area _.A. where people can buy thingsB. which is near a city cen
19、terC. where people can do businessD. which is suitable for living in61. Why do people move to live in cities or towns?A. Because they can live more comfortably there.B. Because they mainly want to find work there.C. Because they are sure of having a better life there.D. Because they like noisy life
20、better than peaceful life.62. What can we know about the business district?A. Big companies usually have their main offices in the business district.B. People usually work and live in the skyscrapers in the cities.C. A business district usually lies not far away from the city center downtown.D. Its
21、reasonable for a business district without a park for children to play in.63. We can infer that this movement from rural to urban areas _.A. has been going on for more than 2,000 yearsB. will surely continue in the futureC. may not continue in the futureD. has now stopped already*结束My father was a f
22、oreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.It was very tedious work, but it prepared me fo
23、r life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. Ive never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned
24、my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didnt want to work.I was only six years old, but I was doing a mans job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no
25、 toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway an
26、d spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made
27、 my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field except now I
28、was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.41. The writers first job was _. A. to stand down the fairway at a golf course B. to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields C. to watch over the sugar-cane plantation D. to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them
29、42. The writer learned that_ from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he should work longer than what he was expected C. he should never fail to say hello to his owner D. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for43. _ gave the writer self-esteem.A. Ha
30、ving a family of eight people B. Owning his own golf course C. Bringing money back home to help the family D. Helping his father with the work on the plantation44. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. He wanted to be a successful golfer. B. He wanted to run a golf c
31、ourse near his house.C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick. 参考答案41-44 CDBD *结束AParagraph 1Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should
32、 eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds. (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, o
33、r something like butter.Paragraph 2 People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a da
34、y; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesnt matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesnt matter if a person eats dinner at 4 oclock in the afternoon or at eleven oclock at night. T
35、he important thing is what you eat every day.Paragraph 3There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the worlds population so that no one is hungry.The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food t
36、o make them grow to be strong and healthy.41. According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?A. chicken, apples, cereal, cabbagesB. potatoes, carrots, rice, breadC. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoesD. beef, pork, fish, milk42. It is important for p
37、eople to eat _.A. three times a dayB. dinner at twelve oclockC. cooked food all the day D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day43. People in different countries and different places of the world _.A. has the right kinds of food to eatB. cooks their food in the same wayC. has their meals at the same timeD. eat food in different ways44. If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?A. When people eat their lunchB. What to do with the two problemsC. How to cook food in different waysD. Why people eat different kinds of food参考答案4144、ADDB *结束
