1、阅读理解。“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have no
2、t passed the test of time Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this diseas
3、e by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the type of virus that causes colds. Unfortunately, not all of Moms advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is n
4、o danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs dont hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives
5、 tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs dont hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？ A, Eat
6、ing garlic is good for our eyes B, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth C, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。 D, Carrots prevent people from catching colds 2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly-。 A. by cause and effects B. by order in space C. by order in time D. by examples 3.The phr
7、ase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“ ” A. to be believable B. to be valuable C. to be admirable D. to be stable 4 What is the authors attitude toward “old wives tales” in the text? A. So objective B. Objective C. Dissatisfied D. Curious 【参考答案】14、B D A B【2015高考复习】阅读理解One of the
8、 founding fathers of the Internet has predicted the end of traditional television.Vint Cerf，who helped to build the Internet while working as a researcher in America，said that the television was approaching its “iPod moment”In the same way that people now download their favorite music onto their iPo
9、d，he said that viewers would soon be downloading most favorite programs onto their computers.“85% of all videos we watch are prerecorded，so you can set your system to download them all the time，” said Mr Cerf，who is now the vice president of Google，the worlds largest search engine.“Youre still going
10、 to need live television for certain thingslike news，sporting events and emergenciesbut increasingly it is going to be almost like the iPod.”Although television on demand has not yet become a mainstream activity in the UK，the BBC，ITV and Channel 4 have all spent vast sums of money on technology whic
11、h enables viewers to watch their favorite shows on their computers.But some critics (批评人士)，including some Internet service providers，have warned that the Internet will collapse with millions of people downloading programs at the same time.Over the next four years，it is thought that the number of vid
12、eos watched over the Internet will be four times as big as that.Broadband companies claim that the service will cause “traffic jams”，which will cost millions of pounds to get it to normal.But Mr Cerf dismissed the warnings as “scare thoughts”，saying that critics had predicted 20 years ago that the N
13、et would collapse when people all around the world started to use it all together.“In the past 30 years its increased a million times.Were far from reaching the capacity，” he said，“Its an understandable worry when they see huge amounts of information being moved around online.”【语篇解读】随着网络技术的发展，传统的电视将
14、有可能退出历史的舞台。1What would happen to television according to Vint Cerf?ATelevision would come to an end.BTelevision would be replaced by the computer.CViewers would prefer watching TV programs downloaded on their computers.DMost people would prefer the Internet to television.解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“viewers w
15、ould soon be downloading most favorite programs onto their computers.”可知，人们喜欢将最喜欢的节目下载到电脑上进行观看，因此选C。答案C2“iPod moment” refers to the time when_.Apeople can enjoy the live broadcast of televisionBpeople can download content to look at laterCall programs are recorded with careful planDthe computer and
16、television are closely combined解析推理判断题。根据第二段叙述可知，像把音乐下载到iPod一样，人们能将最喜欢的电视节目下载到电脑上，稍后观看，故B项正确。答案B3According to the last paragraph，Mr Cerf held the idea that_.Athe Internet will collapse with many people downloading programs at the same timeBthe Net will collapse when people all around the world start
17、 to use it all togetherCthe Internet service will break down with many videos watched over the InternetDpeoples downloading TV programs on their computers wont cause the collapse of the Internet解析推理判断题。根据最后一段内容尤其是第一句可知，Mr Cerf认为即使人们把电视节目下载到电脑中，也不会导致网络瘫痪。答案D语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
18、【全国新课标卷题型】A worker who was very poor found some work as a fishermans helper. He was paid a few fish a day, and this kept his family_1_(live). One day he caught a pretty little fish. Suddenly the fish spoke to him, “Just moments ago I_2_(play) with my friends. Now Im in your hands. My parents and pla
19、ymates must be worrying about me. Please throw me_3_into the water！” The worker quickly threw the fish back into the water, “All right, go along and play_4_.” When the workers boss saw this, he became very angry. So the poor worker walked_5_(sad) home.He was walking home，_6_he saw a Monster (怪物) com
20、ing toward him. The worker told him his story. The Monster said：“ Im going to do you_7_favor. Ill let you keep this cow for three years. Shell give you good milk, and youll never go_8_(hunger). But when three years have passed, Ill come and ask certain questions. If you answer correctly, the cow wil
21、l be yours._9_ Ill take it away.” Three years have passed. The Monster stood silently at the door for some time, and then told him, “Youve answered correctly. A kindness is_10_lost, even if you throw it into the water.” 1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1alive根据语境可以知道他只能通过帮别人打鱼来养活家庭。alive做形容词，
22、“活着的”。2was playing从后文中可以知道乞求工人让它回去和它的伙伴去玩，故鱼被抓住的时候正在和它的伙伴玩。3back鱼说“请把我扔回水里去吧。”throw back“扔回去”。4again工人把鱼扔回水里是希望它接着和伙伴们玩。5sadly老板很生气，所以可怜的工人难过地回了家。6whenwhen在此引导时间状语从句，表示“当的时候”。be doing sth when.表示“正做着某事的时候，另外一件事情突然发生”。 7ado sb a favor是一个固定短语，表示“帮某人一个忙”。8hungry由于怪物给了他一头奶牛，故他和家人就不会挨饿了，此处go hungry表示“挨饿”
23、。9Or根据上下句的意思可知表示转折，or“否则，要不然”。10nevernever为副词，“永远不，从不”。本句话的意思是：善良永远都不会失去，即使你把它扔进水里。语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】Steve: Cindy! Have you_1_(hear) the news? Cindy: No, Steve. What do you mean? Steve: You know all the classes weve missed_2_the snow? Were going to have to make them u
24、p during spring break. Cindy: Oh, no! We have our vacation all set! What are we going to do? Do the others know that? Steve: I dont know but I certainly cant_3_to miss five days of classes this term. Cindy: But I really dont want to_4_ our trip. All of us have already booked our plane tickets! Steve
25、: I can try to call the travel agency; maybe they can return our money. _5_before we do anything we need to speak with our professors. Cindy: You think theyll excuse us from class? Steve: I dont know. But I think were going to have to speak to all of them anyway. Cindy: Why didnt they add extra days
26、 at the end of the term before summer classes? Steve: Because of the graduation date，_6_cant be changed!Cindy: Are other colleges around here doing_7_same thing? Steve: I would imagine so！It has been_8_a bad winter and weve missed too many classes. We really need to make _9_ up. Cindy: I know, I kno
27、w. I was just really looking forward_10_this vacation. Steve: Oh, look，theres Professor Hampton right now!Cindy：Come on, lets go and talk to him. 1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1heard此处用现在完成时。2because of介词短语“由于”后跟名词。3afford考查动词。4cancel此处意思为“取消”我们的旅行。5But此处上下文为转折关系，用but。6which非限制性定语从句。修饰graduation date。7thethe same相同的。8suchsuch a bad winter一个如此糟糕的冬天。9them考查代词。代指classes。10tolook forward to盼望着。to是介词。
