1、阅读理解。The television news feature about Ben Heckmann, an eighth grader from Farmington, Minn, was breathless in its praise. “At 14, he has accomplished something many adults cant achieve,” the reporter said, “Ben is a twice-published author.” But Bens two “Velvet Black” books, describing a fictional
2、rock band, were not picked from a pile of manuscripts（手稿）by an eagle eyed publisher. They were self-published, at the cost of $400 by Bens parents.Over the past five years, print-on-demand technology and a growing number of self publishing companies whose books can be sold online have inspired write
3、rs of all ages to avoid the traditional gatekeeping system for determining who could call himself a “published author.”The mothers and fathers who foot the bill say they are simply trying to encourage their children, in the same way that other parents buy equipment for a promising baseball player. B
4、ut others see self-publishing as a lost opportunity to teach children about hardship and perseverance. Mr. Robbins, a critic, thinks it is wonderful to start writing at a young age, but worries self-publishing sends the wrong message. “There are no prodigies(神童) in literature,” he said. “Literature
5、requires experience, in a way that mathematics and music do not.” Alan Rinzler, a publishing industry veteran, suggested parents hire a professional editor like him to work with their child to tear a manuscript apart and help make a better. Bens father, Ken, said Bens ambitions “werent to knock Harr
6、y Potter off the list,” but “to get that good feeling inside that youve done something.”Ajla Dizdarevic, 12, who has self-published two books of poetry, has been on television and in local newspapers. “Being a published author,” she said, “was always a dream of mine.” Her new dream: three books by a
7、ge 15.36. Which of the following is true of Ben?A. He has achieved something unusual for his age.B. His self-published books were well received.C. His manuscripts were favored by the publisher.D. He was thought little of by the public media.【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据细节理解题。根据At 14, he has accomplished someth
8、ing many adults cant achieve, 14岁时,他已经完成了一些许多成年人不能实现,的目标，故选A。37. What makes it possible for writers of all ages to self-publish their works?A. The rapid increase of online readership.B. The increasing number of publishers.C. The immediate access to marketing agencies.D. The development of printing a
9、nd publishing.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据print-on-demand technology and a growing number of self publishing companies whose books can be sold online have inspired writers of all ages to avoid the traditional gatekeeping system for determining who could call himself a “published author.印刷和出版业的发展，使他们出书有了可能，故选D。
10、38. Why do some parents pay the self-publishing bill?A. They want to offer opportunities to their children.B. They want to give encouragement to their children.C. They want to help their children avoid hardship.D. They want to show love and care for their children.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据The mothers and fa
11、thers who foot the bill say they are simply trying to encourage their children,父母为了鼓励孩子，故选B。39. What dose Alan Rinzler suggest that children should do?A. Be forbidden to write booksB. Start writing at an early ageC. Be professionally guidedD. Learn from experience【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Alan Rinzler, a pub
12、lishing industry veteran, suggested parents hire a professional editor like him to work with their child to tear a manuscript apart and help make a better.孩子们应受到专业指导，故选C。40. Why do some children self-publish works according to the last part?A. Just to achieve their dreams.B. Just to earn more money.
13、C. Just to gain self-confidence.D. Just to satisfy their parents.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Bens ambitions “werent to knock Harry Potter off the list,” but “to get that good feeling inside that youve done something 孩子们为了实现自己的梦想。故选A。阅读理解。 An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special
14、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, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed. There
15、 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, giving someone high praisetelling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how
16、 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 us, who get so little of it. We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt
17、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 from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of
18、 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 lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop com
19、ing 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 “apple-polishing”?A. A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.B. An employee t
20、ells 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 effective is flattery, giving someone high praisetelling him how good he looks夸奖别人的长相是多么地好，是
21、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. There are people who dont like being apple-polished.【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据All sorts of p
22、eople 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 the author?A. Too much flattery can carry us away.B. Flattery is too empty to do peopl
23、e 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-soaping” or “buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter
24、 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 disliked being overpraised any more.C. Because he wanted them to realize how wise he w
25、as.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 that flattery can do good to ?A. Those who are politicians or in high offices. B. Thos
26、e 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。【2015高考复习】阅读理解Finally，I entered the university.Because of my careful savings，I did not have to work during the school yea
27、rs.Then，summer came and it was time to work harder than ever.I continued working as a waitress at night，instructed tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons.I even decided to take a class at a community (社区) college.This class at the community c
28、ollege saved me $650.It was an extremely tiring summer and made me anxious to return to my relatively easy life at the university.During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling，I decided to work about five hours per week in the campus (校园)admissions office answering phones.This provided
29、 a little spending money and kept me from drawing my savings out.The overall situation looked hopeful as I approached my senior year as long as I could make as much money as I had the previous summer.I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks，but I hesitated in making this decision because it wou
30、ld cost me $1,600 more to get the credits in Israel.About two weeks later my mom called to tell me that I had $1,600 in the bank that I had forgotten about！One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost，but the loss of time to make money；however，I made as much that summer in the ten weeks
31、when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before.The way everything worked together to make this trip possible was one of the most exciting things that have ever happened to me.This experience has shaped me in many important ways.The first thing that I
32、learned was the importance of a strong work ethic (道德准则)Working long hours did a lot to develop my character and helped me learn the value of a dollar.It also made me learn how to search for creative ways to settle difficult situations.【语篇解读】作者非常勤奋地做着各种兼职工作，既锻炼了自己，又挣到了钱，为以后自我的发展奠定了良好的基础。1Where did t
33、he writer probably work parttime before attending the university?AIn a restaurant.BIn the tennis camps.CIn a company. DIn the campus admissions office.解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I continued working as a waitress at night”可知，作者上大学前在饭店工作过。答案A2The writer took a class at a community college mainly because_.Ashe wa
34、nted to save money Blife there was relatively easyCsummer time was tiringDit was required by the university解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“This class at the community college saved me $650.”可知，作者是为了省钱。答案A3The writers major concern about the trip to Israel was that_.Aher mother would not give her approvalBshe would
35、fail to get credits in IsraelCa wellpaid summer job would be lostD$1,600 couldnt be drawn out in time解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost，but the loss of time to make money”可知，作者主要担心没有时间赚钱了，一分高薪的暑假工作失去了。答案C4The passage is mainly about how the writer_.Amade money o
36、n the college campusBmanaged to make full use of her vacationCwas forced to support herself by her motherDwas shaped by working parttime through college解析主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了作者通过做各种兼职工作，学到了很多东西，塑造了自己的性格，懂得了金钱的价值。答案D【辽宁省葫芦岛市2014一模试题】The Hunan Satellite TV(HNTV) show “Where are we going, Dad?” is a
37、big hit. Many famous stars brought their children to a strange village alone, and they had to spend 72 hours with their children there. The program fully showed us a modern version of the “how to be a good father”. As the young parents today are too busy to take care of their children, this new form
38、 of “Lost on the way” played by nanny Daddy and cute kids triggered（触发）a lot of peoples emotional resonance（共鸣）. Both the kids and their parents will find that their hearts are being drawn closer. But this kind of feeling has just proved that there is a big spiritual barrier between the modern paren
39、ts and children. The TV shows like “Children are hard to support!”, “Where are we going, Dad?”, “hot mom” and “cute kids” are becoming more and more popular. All of these show the new parents confusion in childrens education and the appeal for the balance between career and family.In real life, on t
40、he one hand the young parents feel helpless because they are too busy to accompany their children under the pressures of work and life; on the other hand they continue to do so. The data collected by HNTV shows that nearly two-thirds of their audience are female, among whom 36% are aged from 25 to 3
41、4.We can imagine such a scene that one evening a young mother is watching the show with her young children, while her husband is still at work or trapped in socializing, or maybe is just playing computer games in the bedroom. The story of a child without the company of father is still going on. In f
42、act, it is sometimes the same to mothers. In a modern family, it is often the old who take the responsibility of raising a child. The participation of mother in the childrens education is also very low.It is just this kind of confusion where the parents have gone in the modern family education, and
43、where the parents will guide their children to go that “Where are we going，Dad?” shows us. If a child wants to grow up healthily and safely into a modern citizen with independent personality and free spirit, it is very important for him or her to follow the parents who serve as their first teacher.
44、Maybe this is the real reason why such kind of TV programs could get hot. The truth is that children will go where their parents go; and society will go where the children go.32. In raising a child in modern society, parents should _. A. play computer games with their children B. keep their children
45、 at home to avoid socializing C. balance well between family and careerD. break down the barrier between children and teachers33. Which of the following can be inferred in the passage?A. Parents shouldnt entirely leave the education of children to the old.B. 36% of the audience of the program are fe
46、male aged from 25-34. C. The program shows us the confusion where the parents and children will go to play.D. In a modern family it is often mothers who are responsible for raising a child.34. Which one is the best title of the passage? A. Confusion Behind “Where are we going, dad?” B. Modern Education is Important C. Nanny Daddy and Cute Kids D. New problems in Modern Childrens Education35. What attitude towards modern family education does the author express in the second paragraph? A. Proud. B. Worried. C. Optimistic. D. Indifferent. 【参考答案】3235 CAAB
