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。Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She couldnt walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs,she was soon out of breath. “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem. “Im not at all
2、 surprised,” he said. “Its clear what your problem is.” He examined her and then gave her some advice. “If you dont do what I say,Mrs Parker,” he said,”then you will have a heart attack. It could kill you. “ Ellen was very worried as she left the doctors. She knew that she had to take his advice but
3、 that it would not be easy and that it would take time. The next day she went shopping.The first shop she went into was a butchers shop. “Id like ten pounds of steak,please,” she said. “Certainly,madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold storage room and found a large piece of steak. He bro
4、ught the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale（秤）. “Thats just under ten pounds,” he said. The butcher worked out the price. “At 4.99 a pound that will be 45.50 please. Shall I cut it up into small pieces for you？” “Oh,I dont want to buy the meat,” Mrs Parker said. “If you
5、 dont want to buy it,” the butcher replied,”why did you ask me to get it for you？” “I just wanted to see what 10 pounds of meat looked like. “56. Mrs Ellen Parker visited her doctor because _.A. she had had a heart attack B. she was unhappy about her weightC. she had a problem with her health D. she
6、 couldnt sleep well【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Ellen Parker was worried about her health.她有健康问题所以去看医生，故选C。57. After the doctor examined Mrs Ellen Parker,he advised her to _. A. eat more meat B. lose weightC. come and see him again D. look after her heart【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句“I wanted to see what ten pounds
7、of meat looked like.” “I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”道出了她称肉的目的。可以推出医生让她减肥，故选B。58. Mrs Ellen Parker asked for ten pounds of steak because _. A. she wanted to buy some for dinnerB. she wanted to lose weightC. her doctor asked her to do soD. she wanted to know the size of 10pound
8、 meat【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据“I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”道出了她称肉的目的。她想看看十斤肉到底有多大，故选D。59. Mrs Ellen Parkers real problem was that _. A. she ate too much steak B. she couldnt walk quicklyC. she weighed too much D. she couldnt climb stairs【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据短文可知她的体重严重超重，所以医生建议她减肥，故选C。60
9、. We can infer that at the end of the story the butcher was very _. A. angry B. excited C. surprised D. proud【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据屠夫说的why did you ask me to get it for you？话可以推出他很生气，故选A.阅读理解。Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places：Visit art museums.
10、 They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids interest. Many offer workshops for making handmade pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings(签名) by childrens favorite writers, and even musical performances and other arts.Head to a natural history museum. This is where kids can discover the p
11、ast from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.Go to a Youtheater. Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Preshow
12、 play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts. Puppet (木偶) making and stage makeup are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.Try handson_science. Visit one of the many handson science museums around the country. These
13、 science playlands are great fun for kids and grownups alike. Theyll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.1If a child is intere
14、sted in the universe, he probably will visit _.Aa Youtheater Ban art museumCa natural history museum Da handson science museum2What can kids do at a Youtheater? ALook at rock collections. BSee dinosaur models. CWatch puppet making. DGive performances.3What does “handson science” mean in the last par
15、agraph? AScience games designed by kids. BLearning science by doing things. CA show of kids science work. DReading science books.4Where does this text probably come from? AA science textbook. BA tourist map. CA museum guide. DA news report.【要点综述】这是一篇应用文。本文介绍了4则关于博物馆信息的广告。第一则：艺术博物馆；第二则：自然历史博物馆；第三则：木偶
16、剧院；第四则：自己动手科学博物馆。1C细节理解题。如果孩子对宇宙感兴趣，那你就得带孩子去“自然历史博物馆”。宇宙的内容是自然历史博物馆的一部分。根据第二则广告中的“This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky.”可知C正确。2. C细节理解题。根据第三则广告中的“Puppet(木偶)making and stage makeup are just a couple of the special offerings
17、 you might find.”可知C正确。3. B词义猜测题。根据文章中最后一则广告中的“Theyll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building.”可知在这种博物馆中，孩子们通过按按钮、做实验和建东西去体验。所以B正确。4. C推理判断题。根据文章的第一句话“Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to
18、? Try some of these places：”和四则广告全是有关博物馆的内容可知，这是一则博物馆广告介绍，所以这取材于博物馆指南。【安徽省蚌埠市三县联谊校2014高考二模】Did you know that womens brains are smaller than mens? The average womens brain weighs 10% less than mens. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intellig
19、ent(聪明的) than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that its whats inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain consists of “grey matter” and“white
20、 matter”.While men have more of the latter ,the amount of “thinking” brain is almost exactly the same in both sexs.It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls tend to learn to
21、speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, its women who come out on top every time. There are other important differ
22、ences between two sexes. As white matter is the key to spatial(空间的) tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of lifes great
23、mysteries:Why men refuse to ask for directions and women often need to! The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are about nine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children as young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier (障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help fr
24、om others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors(祖先) ,among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, acc
25、ording to one research. If all this disappoints you, it shouldnt. “The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it,” says a biologist.72. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph? A. Womens brain is 10% less than mens. B. Grey matter plays the same role
26、as white matter. C. Grey matter controls thinking in the brain. D. Both sexes have the same amount of white matter.73. What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs? A. Men do better dealing with one job at a time. B. Women prefer doing many things at a time. C. Women do not need to tell di
27、rections. D. Men have weaker spatial abilities.74. Which of the following do you agree with according to the fourth paragraph? A. Young boys may be stronger than young girls. B. More women take up jobs requiring speech skills. C. Women may have stronger feelings than men. D. Our ancestors needed mor
28、e spatial skills.75. What is the writers attitude in writing this passage?A. Defensive. B. Persuasive. C. Supportive. D. Objective【参考答案】7275、CABD阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。【广东省东莞市2014模拟试题】ARecently, professor of philosophy（哲学）in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of
29、 Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.H
30、e says our relations with others often become clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend some money. If he does, it brings something to the re
31、lationship that seems stronger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesnt. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.Since money is so important to us, we consider those who
32、possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am n
33、othing. I dont know much. All I am is rich.People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument ra
34、ther than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.26. According to the first paragraph, people have not realized _.A. how important money is in their daily lifeB. how one spends money shows what is importa
35、nt to himC. that money is more important than their philosophy of lifeD. that their understanding of life is more important than money27. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money _.A. is a good way to test your friendship B. will do harm to your friendshipC. will st
36、rengthen your friendshipD. is a good way to break off your friendship 28. What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?A. Money is an end B. Money is a meansC. Money is everything D. Money is unimportant29. The underlined phrase “enter the picture” in the second paragra
37、ph can be replaced by “_”. A. is used upB. is spent on pictures C. is paid in the right wayD. is paid attention to30. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview? A. He doesnt feel that he is well educated. B. He doesnt think he is a very important person. C. He doesnt c
38、onsider himself to be very successful. D. He doesnt think that being rich deserves so much attention.【参考答案】2630 BABDD 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。English is an important global language, but that doesnt mean its easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to lea
39、rn but they werent always successful.In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say s
40、imple messages, but they couldnt understand the answers in real English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasnt in the Basic English word list. For example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for a large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good ta
41、ste! RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. Father became faadher, new became nue and years became yeerz. Unfortuna
42、tely for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.Even easier is the language which ships captains use: its called Seaspeak. Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example you dont say, Im sorry what did you say? or I didnt understand, can you
43、repeat that? . its just, Say again. No more grammar!In the age of international communication through the Internet who knows? . a new form of English might appear. A large number of the worlds e-mails are in English and include examples of NetLingo like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later).
44、In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist . we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!61. The best title for the passage would be _.A. Seaspeak B. Basic English C. Easy English D. Internetish【答案】C【解析】标题归纳题。根据Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn
45、文章开头就指出主题怎样把英语变得更加简单，下文叙述了人们的不同做法，故选C。62. It will take a person about _ weeks to learn Basic English if he spends two hours learning it every day. A. six B. four C. three D. two 【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours.花30个小时，一天两个小时所以总共花两周的时间，故选D。63. According to P
46、rofessor Zachrisson, what was the biggest problem for learners of English? A. Grammar. B. Vocabulary. C. Spelling. D. Speaking.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, Zachrisson教授说最大的问题是拼写，故选C。64. Which
47、of the following is likely to be Anglic? A. A graet batl. B. IOUC. Long time no see. D. Two five, no lights.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Anglic was similar to English,可推出选项A的单词拼写上看出近似于英语但又不是英语，故选A。65. What might happen to English in another fifty years? A. It might become a global language. B. It might be replaced by Internetish. C. It might take the place of all other languages. D. It might become more and more difficult.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist . we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!再过50年有可能出现Internetish语言，故选B。
