1、江苏省丰县2014高考英语阅读理解查漏选练（3）及答案介绍说明类阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a professor 25 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often
2、 not ready for the responsibility of being in college. Many of todays students lack resilience (适应力)and at the first sign of difficulty are unable to think out strategies. The hardship can be a failing grade on a test, a cut from the team, or a romantic breakup. It is really too easy to point the fi
3、nger at parents who protect their children from lifes obstacles. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children from writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their childrens lack of coping strategies. But we can look eve
4、n more broadly to the social trends of today. How many people do you know who are on medications (治疗) to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, dont want to
5、“feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly dont want our children to“suffer”. The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and solve problems. Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and polit
6、ical realities, but I dont believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults”with all the responsibilities of life. As parents, we should expect young people to meet challenges. To
7、 encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood. 1. The best title of the text probably is_ A. Have College Freshmen Chan
8、ged? B. What Should College Faculty and Staff Do Today? C. What Difficulty Are Freshmen Facing? D. How to Get Used to College Life for Freshmen? 2. According to the text, todays freshmen_.A. are not good at dealing with problemsB. often fail in the examsC. cant get along well with classmatesD. have
9、to experience more intense college life3. If freshmen become more mature to face and solve problems, they should_.A. experience negative emotions themselvesB. ask parents, teachers and coaches for more helpC. receive medications to prevent anxiety or depressionD. put their hearts and soul into the s
10、tudy4. The text is mainly written for_.A. teachersB. parentsC. studentsD. psychologists 【参考答案】28.AAAB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。【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（10）】AWhen Charles Keller learns of a child who is sick and weak, hell do whatever he can to make that kid feel as strong and powerful as a superhero.
11、 After the successful businessman made a killing with an investment in the 1990s, Keller decided to allow himself to enjoy one of his favorite hobbies and bought a $65,000 Batmobile replica (复制版蝙蝠车). But the film aficionado wasnt interested in just treating his two children to some rides in the vehi
12、cle fit for a Hollywood film set. He decided to use the car to lift the spirits of children battling serious illnesses. “I cant cure cancer or any diseases,” Keller said. “But I can give them a moment, a night when kids and parents can enjoy the same thing.” Since he purchased the Batmobile in 2009,
13、 Keller has invited a number of families with sick kids to take the car out for a spin. But it was in 2011, when a 4-year-old boy, Tony, who had just got a serious disease asked to go to the Batcave, that Keller decided to take his mission to the next level. He transformed his 5,000-square-foot ware
14、house into Batmans headquarters. Kenyon Antone, a 9-year-old boy battling a respiratory(呼吸的) illness, recently enjoyed a full Batman experience, The happy kid had the honor of pressing the green “button of courage” and gained entrance to Batmans hideout where he slid down a pole, toyed with the supe
15、rheros gadgets (小机械) and rode around in the Batmobile. “Its the thing that gets me up and gets me going in the morning,” Keller said. “This has now really become what I do as my profession and I have the greatest job in the whole world.”26. What happened to Charles Keller in the 1990s? A. He made lo
16、ts of money. B. He became a superhero. C. He took on a new hobby. D. His sons were sick.27. The underlined word “aficionado” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”. A. actorB. director C. loverD. writer28. What did Keller do to help the sick children? A. He helped cure them of the disease. B. He bought B
17、atmobile replicas for them. C. He brought them to see Hollywood films. D. He gave them rides in the Batmobile replica.29. What c5an we learn from Paragraph 3? A. Keller bought the Batmobile replica in 2011. B. Tony enjoyed his ride in the Batcave. C. Kenyon had a full Batman experience. D. Keller bu
18、ilt Batmans headquarters for all the kids.30. In Kellers opinion, what is the greatest job for him? A. To earn lots of money. B. To act like a superhero. C. To get professional skills. D. To make the sick kids happy.【参考答案】26-30 ACDCD 本文是一篇新闻报道，讲述Charles Keller购买复制版蝙蝠车，并把自己的货仓改建成蝙蝠侠总部，让身患重病的孩子们实现做蝙蝠超
19、人的梦想的事迹。26. A。细节理解题。由第二段第一句前半句After the successful businessman made a killing with an investment in the 1990s可知答案；made a killing的意思是赚了一大笔钱。27. C。词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句后半句，讲到Keller decided to allow himself to enjoy one of his favorite hobbies and bought a $65,000 Batmobile replica，可以判断出他是电影爱好者。28. D。细节理解题。由第
20、二段最后两句话和第三段的第一句话可知，Charles Keller请生重病的孩子和他们的家人坐复制版蝙蝠车，让他们快乐。29. C。细节理解题。由第三段提到Kenyon. recently enjoyed a full Batman experience，之后的两句话还做了详细的描述。30. D。细节理解题。由文章第一段和最后一段可知，Charles Keller认为他最伟大的工作就是让生重病的孩子们快乐。较难题目特训：介绍说明类Mail carriers will be delivering some good news and some bad news this week.The bad
21、 news:Stamp prices are expected to rise 2 cents in May to 41 cents, the Postal Regulatory Commission announced yesterday. The good news:With the introduction of a “forever stamp,” it may be the last time Americans have to use annoying 2-or 3-cent stamps to make up postage differences.Beginning in Ma
22、y, people would be able to purchase the stamps in booklets of 20 at the regular rate of a first-class stamp. As the name implies, “forever stamps” will keep their first-class mailing value forever, even when the postage rate goes up.The new “forever stamp” is the United States Postal Services (USPS)
23、 answer to the complaints about frequent rate increases. The May increase will be the fifth in a decade. Postal rates have risen because of inflation(通货膨胀), competition from online bill paying, and the rising costs of employee benefits, including healthcare, says Mark Saunders, a spokesman for USPS.
24、The USPS expects some financial gain from sales of the “forever stamp” and the savings from not printing as many 2-or 3-cent stamps. “Its not your grandfathers stamp,” says Mr. Saunders. “It could be your great-grandchildrens stamp.”Other countries, including Canada, England, and Finland use similar
25、 stamps.Don Schilling, who has collected stamps for 50 years, says hes interested in the publics reaction. “This is an entirely new class of stamps,” Mr. Schilling says. He adds that hell buy the stamps because he will be able to use them for a long period of time, not because they could make him ri
26、chthe volume printed will be too large for collectors. “We wont be able to send our kids to college on these,” he says, laughing.The USPS board of governors has yet to accept the Postal Regulatory Commissions decision, but tends to follow its recommendations. No plans have been announced yet for the
27、 design of the stamps.1. The main purpose of introducing a “forever stamp” is.A. to reduce the cost of printing 2-or 3-cent stampsB. to help save the consumers cost on first-class mailingC. to respond to the complaints about rising postal ratesD. to compete with online bill paying2. By saying “It co
28、uld be your great-grandchildrens stamp”, Mr Saunders means that forever stamps .A. could be collected by ones great-grandchildrenB. might be very precious in great-grandchildrens handsC. might have been inherited from ones great-grandfathersD. could be used by ones great-grandchildren even decades l
29、ater3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The investment in forever stamps will bring adequate reward.B. America will be the first country to issue forever stamps.C. The design of the “forever stamp” remains to be revealed.D. 2-or 3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in th
30、e future.4. What can be concluded from the passage?A. With forever stamps, there will be no need to worry about rate changes.B. Postal workers will benefit most from the sales of forever stamps.C. The inflation has become a threat to the sales of first-class stamps.D. New interest will be aroused in
31、 collecting forever stamps.【参考答案】32.1-4 CDCA较难题目特训：介绍说明类In June, 2007, a group of students from eight high schools in Winnipeg, the capital of Canadas Manitoba province, will begin test-launching (试发射) a satellite the size of a Rubiks cube.The one-kilogram Win-Cube satellite, named for its home city
32、 and its shape, will be put into low orbit. Once in space, it can perform for a few months or up to several years, communicating information that could help find the early signs of earthquakes.There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide, but this is the first high-school based program of its k
33、ind in Canada. 30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite, in cooperation with aerospace (航空航天的) experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba, and with support from two other organizations.The Win-Cube project is not something that goes on a
34、 piece of paper, it is real-world engineering, allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program. It is also taken as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within Manitoba. Desig
35、ning, building and launching a satellite with high-school participation will bring this world-class educational project into reality and Manitoba closer to space.“These Manitoba high school students deserve congratulations for their enthusiasm, innovation (创新), and a strong love for discovery, said
36、Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjonson. “We want to make science more relevant (相关的), interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how classroom studies can relate to practical experience in the workplace or, in this case, in space, Bjonson added.The Win-Cube p
37、rogram is mainly aimed at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students. It also shows Manitobas devotion to research and innovation and the development of a skilled workforceall important drivers of knowledge-based economic growth.1. According to the passage, the Win-Cube sate
38、llite is.A. named after Manitoba and its shapeB. intended for international communicationC. designed like a Rubiks cube both in shape and sizeD. challenged by university students around the world2. According to Mr. Bjonson,.A. those Manitoba high school students are worth praisingB. the study of spa
39、ce can be practically made in classroomsC. Manitoba high schools are famous for the study of spaceD. scientific research is too far away from high school students3. The primary purpose of the project is to.A. find the early signs of earthquakesB. relate studies to practical experienceC. help high school students study real-world engineeringD. inspire a strong desire for discovery among the students4. The best title for this passage may be.A. Manitoba SchoolB. Win-Cube ProgramC. Space CooperationD. Satellite Launching【参考答案】33.1-4 CADB
