1、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。体裁:记叙文话题:关爱动物时间:7分钟My husband and I had just opened up a pet sitting business earlier that year.Our customers had slowly risen from three to thirty a month.We were busy through those hot summer months,driving between visits.Our services were strictly held at the p
2、et owners home.It was almost too busy for the two of us,but we were making good money!We asked pet owners new to our services to phone two weeks ahead so we had enough time to meet the owners and pets at their homes and make any following meeting before the owner leaves.One day,we decided to take on
3、 a new customer just two days before they would leave.We met the family,filled in a form,and spent some time with their dog,Hercules.He playfully jumped on us and touched our hands and arms using his tongue.The family laughed as he did this,showing us that he was very loving.Two days later I appeare
4、d at the house,alone.I came up to Hercules and said hello happily.I filled up his water bowl and cleaned any messes he made.Meanwhile,he was so lovely sitting beside.I thought this would be the good picture to send to the owners,a usual service.After the light and “click” sound went off,Hercules rus
5、hed at me.I didnt know what had just happened until I noticed the drops of blood.I ran out and did the only thingcalling my husband.Then I went to neighbors for help.My husband arrived after ten minutes.The helpful neighbor and my husband led Hercules back into his pen(圈)Then my husband and I took o
6、ff to the hospital.I must have looked like I was shot when I walked into the hospital.The nurses quickly moved me to a room.I asked the doctor in a weak but playful manner,“Am I going to die?” He replied,“Finally.”【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者和她丈夫从事给别人看护宠物的工作,工作非常繁忙。有一次,作者外出照看宠物却发生了意外。1According to the text,the
7、 authors work was _.Atiring and dangerous Beasy and freeCwell paid Ddone outdoors解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段的最后两句可知,作者和她丈夫的工作主要是在客户家里进行的,他们非常忙碌,但是报酬是很高的。故选C项。答案C2What did the author often do during her work?ACleaning the clients house.BWalking the pets outside.CBringing the pets to her own house.DTaking a photo
8、 of pets to the owners.解析细节理解题。根据第四段第五句“I thought this would be the good picture to send to the owners,a usual service.”可知,D项正确。答案D3It can be inferred from the text that the author was attacked because _.AHercules feared the sound and flashBthe author attacked Hercules firstCHercules was very hungry
9、 thenDthe author treated Hercules badly解析推理判断题。根据第四段倒数第三句和倒数第二句可知,在作者拍照的时候,随着相机发出闪光和咔嚓声后,Hercules袭击了作者。由此可推知,Hercules害怕相机的闪光灯和咔嚓声。答案A4The doctors answer gave us a sense of _.Aanger BhumorCcarelessness Dpatience解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段,作者问医生“我要死了吗?”,医生的回答是“最终会的”可知,作者这次是没有生命危险的,而医生的回答给读者一种幽默感。答案B阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题
10、后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。SCS Global Services (SCS) has evaluated a new methodology for measuring the carbon sequestration(封存) ability of soil under the Verified(验证) Carbon Standard (VCS), a leading greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting system. The methodology, developed by The Earth Partners, will allow la
11、nd managers who sequester GHGs in grasslands and farmlands to produce carbon credits for sale in the voluntary market.Managers of grasslands and farmlands can increase carbon sequestration in soil by practices such as changing grazing(放牧) practices and operating treatments designed to improve the va
12、riety and productivity of plant groups. The Earth Partners is presently piloting this methodology with farmers across seven million acres of the Palouse River and Columbia Plateau regions in the Pacific Northwest.“The VCS program has achieved an important milestone in now combining grassland and ran
13、geland carbon offset(抵消,补偿) projects, said Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, Executive Vice President of SCS.SCS looks forward to approving and verifying agricultural carbon offset projects that use this very powerful new methodology.The VM0021 Soil Carbon Quantification Methodology is based on decades of soil
14、carbon research and testing conducted by top soil scientists. The methodology was developed by The Earth Partners and verified by Environmental Services, Inc. as well as SCS Global Services. It is the first soil carbon methodology to be approved for use under the VCS.This widely tested methodology i
15、s the first to specially deal with soils in a market, said Steven I. Apfelbaum, Chairman of Applied Ecological Services, Inc. and Director of Science with The Earth Partners. According to Apfelbaum, soils represent the second largest living sink of carbon on the planet.1. The new methodology is asse
16、ssed according to.A. The Earth Partners B. the Verified Carbon StandardC. Environmental Services, Inc. D. Applied Ecological Services, Inc.2. Carbon sequestration in soil can be strengthened by.A. selling carbon credits in the voluntary marketB. changing grazing practices and operating treatmentsC.
17、reducing the variety and productivity of plant groupsD. decreasing farmlands in the Pacific Northwest3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The VCS program proves to be successful in carbon offset projects.B. Many soil Carbon Methodologies have already been approved for use.C.
18、 The new methodology has been tested in many fields including soil.D. Soils seem to be the largest living sink of carbon on the planet.4. What is the attitude of SCS towards the new methodology?A. Opposed.B. Cautious.C. Doubtful.D. Approving.【参考答案】14、BBAD 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。All of us
19、 should keep a kitchen diary, showing how much food are left uneaten as garbage.We all waste food, you and me millions of tons of it. In China, enough food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people. In the United States, 40 percent of food is wasted from farm to fork. Each year,
20、 the amount of food thrown away in rich countries is almost the same as that produced in sub Saharan Africa. This raises some important questions. In developing countries, food is lost because farmers do not have appropriate cooling, storage or market access for their crops. Their grains, fruits and
21、 vegetables dry up and rot away. In developed countries, the picture is different, and food is wasted in supermarkets, restaurants and at home. China faces both problems, significant losses in farms, as well as at the sale and consumption stages. And the amount of food wasted by Chinese consumers is
22、 rapidly increasing. Consumer culture has filled China and urban residents can get quality food from anywhere in the country and from across the planet. Chinese consumers are as particular about their food as those in other countries. In supermarkets, they refuse to buy vegetables that dont look fre
23、sh or have an irregular shape, or milk and other products close to their expiry (失败) date.Besides, Chinese consumers tend to be generous. In restaurants or at home, often too much food is ordered or cooked and served. So while trooping out of a restaurant, full and happy, with colleagues or friends,
24、 they never look back at whats left untouched on the table. Should Chinese consumers take more responsibility for the waste they create? Everyone deserves to have enough food to eat. Despite Chinas impressive success in reducing hunger over the past three decades, the job is not completed yet.31Acco
25、rding to paragraph 1and2, we know that food waste is .Ahuge worldwideBmainly in USAConly in rich countriesDjust in African countries【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据无论是发达国家还是发展中国家都有食物浪费的现象,食物的浪费是全球性的,故选A。32In developing countries, food is lost mainly .Afor the lack of cooling and storageBbecause of easy access to m
26、arketsCbecause of the wet weatherDbecause of the quality of the food【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据In developing countries, food is lost because farmers do not have appropriate cooling, storage or market access for their crops.在发展中国家食物的浪费主要是由于缺乏冷藏和储存的条件,故选A。33The main reason for food waste in China is .Athe effec
27、t of consumer cultureBthe convenient food supplyCthe worry about food qualityDpeoples being particular about it【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Consumer culture has filled China and urban residents can get quality food from anywhere in the country and from across the planet.中国的浪费主要由于中国文化的影响,故选A。34How do Chinese fee
28、l when they leave restaurants with much food left behind?AGenerous.BUnconscious.CWealthy.DValuable.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Chinese consumers tend to be generous.中国人认为离开餐馆时剩下了是慷慨大方的,故选A。35The purpose of the passage is to tell us .Anot to waste any food from now onBthe necessity to improve food qualityCthe f
29、act of food waste in developed countriesDthe influence of consumer culture on Chinese 【答案】A【解析】作者意图题。纵观全文的内容可知全球存在浪费粮食的现象,所以我们应该从今往后不能再浪费粮食,故选A。 2015高考英语(附解析答案).单项填空1The difference in thickness and weight from the earlier version makes the iPad 2 more comfortable _.AheldBholdingCbe heldDto hold解析 考查
30、动词不定式作状语。句意:厚度和重量与先前版本的不同使得iPad 2拿着更舒服。形容词easy,hard,difficult,comfortable作表语,后面需用不定式的主动形式表被动意思,故正确答案为D项。答案 D2After the earthquake,the first thing the local government did was to provide_for the homeless families.Aaccommodation BoccupationCequipment Dfurniture解析 考查名词词义辨析。句意:地震之后,当地政府首先做的事情就是为无家可归的家庭提
31、供住处。accommodation“住处,容身之处”;occupation“职业,工作;占据”;equipment“设备,装备;素质”;furniture“家具”。由句意可知,应选accommodation。答案 A3Just as the clothes a person wears,the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time,his house_his personality.Aresembles Bstrengthens Creflects Dshapes解析 考查动词词义辨析。句意:对于一个人来说,就像他的
32、穿衣、吃饭以及与之过时光的朋友一样,他的房子代表了他的个性。resemble“类似,像”,强调外形的“像”;strengthen“加强,巩固”;reflect“反射,映出;反省,反映;显示(事物的自然属性或人们的态度、情感等)”;shape“塑造;(使)成形”。 根据语意及词语的意思,reflects是最佳选项。答案 C4You have to be a fairly good speaker to_listeners interest for over an hour.Ahold Bmake Cimprove Dreceive解析 hold ones interest使某人保持兴趣。B项“制
33、造;做”;C项“改善,提升”;D项“接收”。答案 A5Many people _the car accident,so it was not difficult to investigate.Awitnessed BharnessedCswallowed Ddrugged解析 句意:许多人看到了那起车祸,所以不难调查。在这个句子中,witness意为“目睹”。harness治理,控制;swallow淹没,吞下;drug使服毒品;三个词都不符合句子的意思。答案 A6The new apartment built a few months ago is large enough to _ over
34、 two hundred people.Asupply BprovideCreside Daccommodate解析 accommodate“提供膳宿”。句意:几个月前建造的那个新公寓足够的大,能为二百多人提供膳宿。答案 D7Also when you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously_ situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.Aaware of Bworried aboutCfamiliar with Da
35、ccustomed to解析 make sb.aware of.意为“使某人意识到,明白”,据题意A项正确。答案 A8Because he was_the new limit,he was stopped and warned for speeding.Agood at Btired fromCunaware of Duninterested in解析 句意:由于他不知道新的限速,他被拦了下来并被警告超速。根据所选项意思,be unaware of不知道,不明白,没意识到。be good at 擅长;be tired from因而劳累;be uninterested in对不感兴趣。答案 C9
36、A good mother would not_her baby.Aabandon BleaveCadapt Dquit解析 句意:一个好母亲是不会丢弃自己的孩子的。答案 A10_a moment and I will go to your rescue.AGo on BHold onCMove on DCarry on解析 go on继续;hold on抓住不放,坚持;move on继续前进;carry on继续进行;根据后句的I will go to your rescue可知,这里应是“坚持住”,“别松手”。答案 B11She was scared_on the horse.Ato ri
37、de BridingCof being ridden Drode解析 be scared to do“害怕干某事”。句意:她害怕骑马。答案 A12The passengers had a chat with the college students_as conductors during the summer vacation.Ahelp out Bhelped outCto help out Dhelping out解析 考查非谓语动词。动词不定式作后置定语表示一个将要发生的动作,过去分词表示一个已经发生了的被动的动作,故B、C两项均不符合题意。句意:旅客们同那几个暑假临时帮忙充当列车员的
38、大学生聊天。答案 D13Seans strong love for his country is_in his recently published poems.Arelieved BreflectedCresponded Drecovered解析 reflect“反射”,比喻义为“反映,表现”; relieve意为“(从危险,痛苦中)救出,使脱离,解脱”;respond意为“答应(要求),应付(敌人等)反应”;recover意为“克服,恢复”。答案 B14We were_the most important scientific development of the century.Asee
39、ing BwatchingClooking Dwitnessing解析 考查同义词的辨析。see表示看见的结果、内容;watch表示仔细观察或观看电视、比赛等;而look表示看的动作,且为不及物动词,后不能跟宾语。答案 D15Have you completed the project?Im sorry to tell you that we_it when we found how much it_.Ahave abandoned;costs Babandoned;costChad abandoned;cost Dabandoned;would cost解析 答语句意:我非常遗憾地告诉你当我们发现这一项目要花多少钱时,我们就放弃了。从we found来判断,表示过去的情况,故用过去时,“花费”这一动作还未发生要用过去将来时。答案 D。