1、天津市河东区2014高考英语阅读理解5.1假天天练（1）及答案【2014安徽省屯溪一中月考卷】We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets. No
2、t long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we dont ke
3、ep reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere. We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US househ
4、old produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. Thats more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to red
5、uce? For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such
6、as the melting of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent. he said. Good advice, I thought. Id opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. Wed gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. Id
7、almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. Its time for us to change our habits if necessary.68. Why did the author and his wife try a new diet? A. To take special kinds of food B. To improve their health C. To lose weight D. To respond to climate change. 69. The
8、underlined words tipping points most probably refer to _. A. melting points B. burning points C. freezing points D. boiling points70. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. it is necessary to keep the air-conditioning on all the time B. the average European household produces about 1,000 pou
9、nds of CO2 a month C. the average US household produces about 3,000 pounds of CO2 a month D. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO271. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. Changing Climate Sounds Reasonable B. Changing Our Habits Begins at Work C
10、. Saving Energy Starts at Home D. Reducing Emissions of CO2 Proves Difficult【参考答案】 68-71 D A DC【2014安徽省屯溪一中月考卷】ESports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular se
11、ctions of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoonsthe slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the m
12、ost popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.Media corporations also
13、 use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business traveler
14、s are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings(收视率)are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to cert
15、ain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is spon
16、sored by companies selling high-priced cars. business and personal computer, and holiday trips .This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings.Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to bu
17、y thousands of “company cars” and computer, with such viewers, these programs dont need high ratings to stay on the air.72. Television sport programs on weekend afternoons_.A. result in more sport eventsB. get more viewers to play sportsC. bring more money to the television networks D. make more peo
18、ple interested in television73. Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs? A. Because there would be few viewersB. Because the advertisers would be off workC. Because television programs would go slowlyD. Because viewers would pay less for watching television74. The rating
19、s are not important for golf and tennis programs because _.A. their advertisers are car makersB. their advertisers target at rich peopleC. their viewers are attracted by sportsD. their viewers can afford expensive cars75. What is the passage mainly about?A. Television ratings are determined by male
20、viewersB. Rich viewers contribute most to television companiesC. Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport events D. Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television【参考答案】7275 C A B D【2013界广东省茂名市一模】DSunny countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite
21、 expensive. Eight19, a British company by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a novel way to get round this. In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able to generate 2.5 watts of electricity, a battery that can deliver a three amp（安培） cur
22、rent to store this electricity, and a lamp whose bulb is a light-emitting diode（二极管）. The firm thinks that this system, once the battery is fully charged, is enough to light two small rooms and to power a mobile-phone charger for seven hours. Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up
23、 again.The trick is that, to be able to use the electricity, the systems keeper must buy a scratch cardfor as little as a dollaron which is printed a reference number. The keeper sends this reference, plus the serial number of the household solar unit, by SMS to Eight19. The companys server will res
24、pond automatically with an access code to the unit.Users may consider that they are paying an hourly rate for their electricity. In fact, they are paying off the cost of the unit. After buying around $80 worth of scratch cardswhich Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 monthsthe us
25、er will own it. He will then have the option of continuing to use it for nothing, or of trading it in for a bigger one, perhaps driven by a 10-watt solar cell.In that case, he would go then through the same process again, paying off the additional cost of the upgraded kit at a slightly higher rate.
26、Users would therefore increase their electricity supply steadily and affordably. According to Eight19s figures, this looks like a good deal for customers. The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends around $10 a month on oilenough to fuel a couple of smoky lampsplus $2 on charging his
27、 mobile phone in the market-place. Regular users of one of Eight19s basic solar units will spend around half that, before owning it completely. Meanwhile, as the cost of solar technology falls, it should get even cheaper. 41. The underlined word “get round” in the first paragraph can be replaced by
28、_ .A. make use of B. come up with C. look into D. deal with 【答案】D【解析】词义猜测题。make use of利用； come up with想出； look into调查； deal with处理。根据solar power is still quite expensive及Eight19, a British company by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a novel way to因为太阳能仍然很贵，所以Eight19发明了一个新的方法来解决这个问题，故选D。
29、42. What should the user do when the electricity in the battery is used up?A. Buy a scratch card. B. Recharge it outside.C. Buy another solar cell.D. Return it to the company.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up again.可知没有电了，你可以把它放在外面重新充电，故选A。43. How mu
30、ch would users pay for the cell and scratch cards before they own a 2.5-watt solar cell?A. Around $10. B. Around $80. C. Around $90. D. Around $180.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据文章1,3段After buying around $80 worth of scratch cardswhich Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 monthsthe user will o
31、wn it. 和In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able to generate 2.5 watts of electricity可知在你拥有这些之前，你要花费90元。故选C。44. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.A. Kenyan families would find it difficult to afford the solar cellB. using the s
32、olar cell would help Kenyan families save money C. few Kenyan families use mobile phones for lack of electricityD. the company will make a great profit from selling solar cells 【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends around $10 a month on oilenough to fuel a
33、 couple of smoky lampsplus $2 on charging his mobile phone in the market-place. Regular users of one of Eight19s basic solar units will spend around half that, before owning it completely. Meanwhile, as the cost of solar technology falls, it should get even cheaper.可知这样做会让太阳能的成本降低，会给肯尼亚的人来到好处。故选B。45
34、. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A. Solar Energy: Starting from Scratch.B. Eight19: a creative British Company.C. Kenyan Families: Using Solar Energy for Free.D. Poor Countries: Beginning to Use Solar Energy.【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题。根据文章主题段第一段内容可知本文讲述的是Eight19,这家英国的公司所采用的使用太阳能的一种新的方法，故选
35、A。【广东省揭阳市二模】 An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe(贿赂), but is close to it. All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high officesjust about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader,
36、 offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed. There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing”“soft-soaping” or “buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, g
37、iving someone high praisetelling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is. Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of
38、us, who get so little of it. We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we just lap it up for its food value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves. Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing fro
39、m one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣). They overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless might. He decided to teach them a les
40、son. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery.41. Which of the following activities has nothing to do with
41、“apple-polishing”?A. A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.B. An employee tells her boss how good he is at management.C. A knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers.D. A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据Another that is just as effecti
42、ve is flattery, giving someone high praisetelling him how good he looks夸奖别人的长相是多么地好，是其中的阿谀奉承之一，符合原文；故选D。42. What does the writer want to prove with Cromwells example?A. Everybody can be an apple-polisher.B. Cromwell was not a good apple-polisher.C. George Fox and his party were not apple-polishers.D
43、. There are people who dont like being apple-polished.【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high officesjust about everybody.所有的人都有可能是拍马屁的人，紧接着短文就以Cromwell为例来论证这个观点，故选A。43. Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to t
44、he author?A. Too much flattery can carry us away.B. Flattery is too empty to do people any good.C. Flattery can get you nothing but excessive(过度的) pride.D. Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据There are other phrases meaning the same thing as apple-polishing”“soft-soap
45、ing” or “buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, 奉承是一个讨好人的方法之一，故选D。44. Why did King Canute of Denmark and England take his followers to the seashore? A. Because he was sick of his normal life.B. Because he d
46、isliked being overpraised any more.C. Because he wanted them to realize how wise he was.D. Because he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据The king got tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣).因为国王不喜欢被他的朝臣过度地奉承，故选B。45. Who does the author think t
47、hat flattery can do good to ?A. Those who are politicians or in high offices. B. Those who lack confidence.C. Those who are really excellent. D. Those who think highly of themselves.【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据We need it to be more sure of ourselves.可以推知奉承对于缺乏自信心的人是有好处的，故选B。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，并在 答题卡
48、上将该项涂黑。【2013界广东省惠州市三模】AIt was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didnt see some rain soon we would lose everything.I was in the kitchen making lun
49、ch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort. trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.Moments later, however, he was
50、 once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey. He was cupping both han
51、ds in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.Several large deer appeared threatening i
52、n front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boys hand.I stood on the e
53、dge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that.rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. and more drops. and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with
54、pride. 26. Why did the author follow her son?A.Because there might be danger.B.Because her son was doing a good deed.C.Because she was curious.D.Because she intended to help.【答案】C 【解析】细节理解题。根据Finally, my curiosity got the best of me.作者处于好奇，跟随着儿子进入森林，故选C。27. Which of the following statements is Not T
55、rue according to the passage?A. Rain was in great need.B. There were few trees in the woods.C. Billy carried water with his small hands.D. Billy walked into the woods and then returned over and over again.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Branches and thorns slapped his little face在森林里走树枝和荆棘打脸可推出森林的树木较多，故选B。28. What
56、 Billy did mainly showed that he was _.A. Caring B. Beautiful C. Childlike D. Brave【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。caring爱心的；beautiful漂亮的； childlike孩子似的； brave勇敢的。根据lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boys hand.及I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart
57、 I have ever known working so hard to save a life.由于天旱河流枯竭动物们不能找到水喝，快喝死了，故选A。29. Which is the correct order of the development of the story?The author was moved to tears.Billy fed the water to the baby deer.Billy walked towards the large deer.It began to rain.The author followed Billy into the woods
58、.A. B： C. D. 【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.所以必须5开头的选项故排除AB；Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them.及 lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boys hand.他走向大鹿然后去喂小鹿水，故排除D，文
59、章最后作者被感动的流下了眼泪，最后天开始下雨，故选C。30. At the end of the story, the author might experience different feelings Except that _A. Billy was a pride.B. God was touched by Billys activity.C. it was worthwhile to have given birth to Billy.D. the rain should have dropped earlier.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。As the tears that.rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. and more drops. and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride. 因为天旱了太长的时间，早应该下雨这不是作者的不同的感觉这应该是以前就有的感觉，故选D。
