1、阅读理解。Photographs are everywhere. They decorate (装饰) the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos,
2、 people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell
3、a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change.Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty(贫穷)caused crime, an
4、d he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hines pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos
5、. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or ex
6、citing picture.As historical and artistic documents(文献) ,photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish(发表) them in books and on the Internet.1. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refer
7、s to .A. beauties B. photos C. goods D. events2. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos .A. are also works of art B. are popular ways of reporting newsC. often shock the public D. can serve as a force for social change3. What can we learn from the passage?A. News with pictures
8、is encouraging. B. Photos help people improve their life.C. News photos mean history in a sense. D. People prefer reading news with pictures.4. The text is mainly about .A. telling the story through pictures B. decorating the walls of homesC. publishing historical papers D. expressing feeling throug
9、h pictures【参考答案】14、B D C A阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Tykoon is an online website that allows you to teach your child financial principles through allowances, assignment of tasks and daily chores. As the parent, you can assign a cash value to the things you want your child to do. Then, your c
10、hild can go in, accept the task and add to their wish list of what they would like to purchase with the money that they earn.Lets start with the parent side of things. The parent must be the one to set up the account. You simply enter your information and your childs information to get started. You
11、are then able to assign allowance amounts to your child.Then you can add tasks for your child to accept and link them to either their weekly allowance or a pre-determined amount. Your child is then able to accept or decline their tasks. They can see how much each task earns, how often they need to d
12、o it and what they will get if they do! They can add items that they are working toward earning and can even earn nn-cash incentives such as extra TV time or staying up late!Tykoon is a great way to start teaching your child about responsibility and financial principles in fun and safe way. Through
13、the creation of their own profile and the ability to accept or decline tasks, they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets! So, head over and sign up for a free account today and watch your child get excited about doing their chores!And right
14、now, as a special reward, if you share Tykoon with your friends and have five friends sign up and stay active for more than a month, youll earn a 25 A gift card! So get your child enrolled(注册), tell your friends and lets start teaching all our kids about the important financial principles today!66.T
15、he purpose of the text is to_.A. make an advertisementB. share teaching experienceC. describe an online websiteD. present a way of making money【答案】A【解析】第一段介绍Tykoon，二，三，四段介绍怎样操作以及所带来的好处， 最后一段是奖励措施。因此， 本文的目的是做广告，吸引大家都来参与。67.The underlined word“incentives” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_”.A.
16、 promisesB. rewardsC. giftsD. tasks【答案】B【解析】根据下文such as extra TV time or staying up late!，可见，“incentives”表示的是一种奖励。68.What can kids learn from Tykoon?A. The ability to manage their budgets.B. The responsibility to do daily chores.C. The skills to earn their own living.D. The tricks to accept or refus
17、e tasks.【答案】A【解析】根据第四段they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets!他们被教给在以后生活中他们自己管理自己财务时需要的技巧。69.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_.A. no parents will resist the special rewardB. Amazon is a very popular websiteC. Tykoon wants t
18、o attract more visitorsD. friends should share information【答案】C【解析】如果你能分享给5个朋友，让他们也签约并且保持活跃至少一个月，你就会得到价值25美元的亚马逊礼品卡。70.What is the best title of the text?A. TykoonA Safe Way to Manage Your Financial IssuesB. How to Create Funny Tasks for Your Kids on the WebsiteC. Opening an Online Account with the
19、Help of TykoonD. Teaching Your Kids Financial Principles with Tykoon【答案】D【解析】纵观全文可知。阅读理解。 It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside th
20、eir own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning. Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets , they had sent him to the kitchen for string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to
21、 which kites would fly today. My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping, A gun she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls! Lets take string to the boys and watch them On the way we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something
22、 wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kited! We played all our fresh string into the boys kites and they went up higher and higher .We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up
23、and down it the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again. Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; childre
24、n forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps its like this in the kingdom of heaven,” I thought confusedly. It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to house. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on S
25、unday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didnt mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed .Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep “the things that cannot be and yet they are.” The years
26、went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to “go park ,see duck.” “I cant go!” I said. “I have this and this to do, and when Im through Ill be too tired to walk that for.” My
27、mother , who was visiting us , looked up from the peas she was shelling ,“Its a wonderful day,” she offered，“Really warm , yet theres a fine breezy . Do you remember that day we flew kites?” I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The looked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come
28、on.” I told my little girl. “Youre right, its too good a day to miss.”Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath (余波)of a great war. Allevening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long
29、 time he had been silent. What was he thinking of what dark and horrible things? “Say!” A smile slipped out from his lips. “Do you remember - no, of course you wouldnt. It probably didnt make the impression on you as it did on me.” I hardly dared speak. “Remember what?” “I used to think of that day
30、a lot in POW camp(战俘营), when things werent too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”( ) 1. Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought A. she was too old to fly kites B. her husband would make fun of herC. she should have been doing her housework thenD. her girls werent suppos
31、ed to play the boys game( ) 2. By” we were all beside ourselves”, the writer means that they all . A. felt confused B. went wild with joy C. looked on D. forgot their fights ( ) 3. What did the writer think after the kite-flying?A. The boys must have had more fun than the girls.B. They should have f
32、inished their work before playing.C. Her parents should spend more time with them.D. All the others must have forgotten that day.( ) 4. Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?A. She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.B. She was reminded of the day they flew kite
33、s.C. She had finished her work in the kitchen.D. She thought it was a great day to play outside.( ) 5. The youngest Patrick Boy is mentioned to show that _ .A. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memoriesB. his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his lifeC. childhood friendship me
34、ans so much to the writerD. people like him really changed a lot after the war【参考答案】1-5、CBDBA【浙江省2014模拟冲刺试题】Several weeks ago, a mysterious Christmas card dropped through our mailbox. The envelope was addressed to a man named Raoul, who, I was relatively certain, did not live with us. The envelope w
35、asnt sealed, so I opened it. The inside of the card was blank. Ed, my husband, explained that the card was both from and to the newspaper deliveryman. His name was apparently Raoul, and Raoul wanted a holiday tip. We were meant to put a check inside the card and then drop the envelope in the mail. W
36、hen your services are finished at 4 a.m., you cant simply hang around, like a hotel bellboy expecting a tip. You have to be direct.So I wrote a nice holiday greeting to this man who, in my imagination, fires The New York Times from his bike aimed at our front door, causing more noise with mere newsp
37、rint than most people manage with sophisticated(复杂的) black market fireworks. With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite（怨恨）: I had not tipped Raoul in Christmas past. I honestly hadnt realized I was supposed to
38、. This was the first time hed used the card tactic（策略）. So I got out my checkbook. Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket (收保护费组织).Several days later, I was bringing our garbage bins back when I noticed an e
39、nvelope taped to one of the lids. The outside of the envelope said MICKEY. It had to be another tip request, this time from our garbage collector. Unlike Raoul, Mickey hadnt enclosed his own Christmas card from me. In a way, I appreciated the directness. I know you dont care how merry my Christmas i
40、s, and thats fine, the gesture said. I want $30, or Ill forget to empty your garbage bin some hot summer day. I put a check in the envelope and taped it back to the bin. The next morning, Ed noticed that the envelope was gone, though the trash hadnt yet been picked up: Someone stole Mickeys tip! Ed
41、was quite certain. He made me call the bank and cancel the check. But Ed had been wrong. Two weeks later, Mickey left a letter from the bank on our steps. The letter informed Mickey that the check, which he had tried to cash, had been cancelled. The following Tuesday morning, when Ed saw a truck out
42、side, he ran out with his wallet. Are you Mickey? The man looked at him with scorn（轻蔑）. Mickey is the garbageman. I am the recycling. Not only had Ed insulted（侮辱） this man by suggesting that he was a garbageman, but he had obviously neglected to tip him. Ed ran back inside for more funds. Then he no
43、ticed that the driver of the truck had been watching the whole incident. He peeled off another twenty and looked around, waving bills in the air. Anyone else? Had we consulted the website of the Emily Post Institute, this embarrassing break of etiquette (礼节) could have been avoided. Under trash/recy
44、cling collectors in the institutes Holiday Tipping Guidelines, it says: $10 to $30 each. You may or may not wish to know that your hairdresser, mailman and UPS guy all expect a holiday tip.55. The newspaper deliveryman put a blank card inside the envelope because_.A. he wanted the couple to pay for
45、the newspaper B. he forgot to write a few words on itC. he used it to ask for a Christmas tip D. he was afraid of asking for a tip in person56. From the passage, we learn that the author_.A. didnt like Raouls way of delivering the paper B. didnt realize why Raoul delivered the paper that way beforeC
46、. didnt know that Raoul delivered the paper for themD. didnt feel it necessary to meet Raoul when he came57. According to the passage, the author felt _ to give Raoul a holiday tip.A. excited B. happy C. embarrassed D. forced58. Which of the following is true about Mickey, the garbage collector?A. H
47、e wrote a letter to the couple afterwards.B. He failed to collect the money from the bank.C. He wanted the couple to send him a Christmas card.D. He collected both the check and the garbage that day.59. Eds encounter(遭遇) with the recycling team shows that_.A. Ed was desperate to correct his mistake
48、B. Ed only wanted to give money to RaoulC. Ed was unwilling to tip the truck driver D. Ed no longer wanted to give them money60. From the passage we can infer that _. A. their garbage bin might not be emptied one day if the writer didnt give tips B. the writer could have avoided giving tips if they
49、had consulted the website of the Emily Post Institute C. the writers husband didnt know Raoul at all D. the writers family was too poor to give the tips55. C 根据第二段中的I had not tipped Raoul in Christmas past 和This was the first time hed used the card tactic可知Raoul是想要圣诞节小费。D中的“was afraid of”文章中未提到。56.
50、B 根据第二段中的With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness可知作者以前并不知道Raoul这样扔报纸和发出噪音的原因。57. D 根据第二段中的I honestly hadnt realized I was supposed to可知作者是被迫付费的。58. B 根据第四段中的The letter informed Mickey that the check, which he had tried to cash, had been
51、 cancelled.可知他没拿到钱。59. A 根据倒数第二段Ed拿着钱包去问司机可知他拼命想改正原先未付小费的错误。60. A 根据Ill forget to empty your garbage bin some hot summer day. 可以推断出正确答案。阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible
52、 disease? These days thats more than an academic question, as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.There are now more than a thousand genetic（基因的）tests, for everything from baldness to breast cancer, and the list is growing. Question is, do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? F
53、or instance, Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer（老年痴呆症）.“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease, that could weigh on
54、 your mind and make you anxious, through which you see the rest of your life as you wait for that disease to hit you. It could really mess you up.” Said Dr. Robert Green, a Harvard geneticist.“Every ache and pain,” Smith suggested, could be understood as “the beginning of the end.”“That s right. If
55、you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimers disease, then every time you cant find your car in the parking lot, you think the disease has started.”Dr. Green has been thinking about this issue for years. He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzhei
56、mers. It was thought that people who got bad news would, for lack of a better medical term, freak out. But Green and his team found that there was“no significant difference”between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives. In fact, most people think they can handle it.
57、 People who ask for the information usually can handle the information, good or bad, said Green.71.The first paragraph is meant to_.A. ask some questionsB. introduce the topicC. satisfy readers curiosityD. describe an academic fact【答案】B【解析】通过两个问题引出话题。72.Which of the following is true of James Watson
58、？A. He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.B. He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimers disease.C. He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.D. He doesnt want to know his chance of getting a disease.【答案】D【解析】根据第二段Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the firs
59、t people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer。“James Watson要求如果他的基因表明他有很高的老年痴呆症的可能不要告诉他。”73.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, if a person is at a higher genetic risk, it is_.A. advisable not to let him knowB. impossible to
60、hide his diseaseC. better to inform him immediatelyD. necessary to remove his anxiety【答案】A【解析】根据这两个自然段可知，如果你提前被告知你将来可能患某种可怕的疾病会mess you up。74.The underlined part“freak out”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to“_”.A. break downB. drop outC. leave offD. turn away【答案】A【解析】根据下文But的转折，以及no significant difference可知，freak out的意思是A（精神垮掉）。75.The study led by Dr. Green indicates that people_.A. prefer to hear good newsB. tend to find out the truthC. can accept some bad newsD. have the right to be informed【答案】C【解析】根据第五段内容 In fact, most people think they can handle it可知答案选C.