1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家.阅读理解The City of Christchurch, New Zealand was struck by a 7.1magnitude earthquake on the early morning of Saturday, September 4,2010.No tsunami alert was reported. The countrys army troops were on standby to assist victims and disaster recovery operation. New Zealands Prime Minister
2、 John Key, flew to the affected area to inspect and assess the situation of the damaged city. The Prime Minister said that the full assessment of the damages would possibly take months to know the severity of damages. Based from his assessment on what he saw in the area, it could cost at least 2 bil
3、lion New Zealand dollars or US$1.4 billion for reconstruction.“An absolute miracle that no one died，” Prime Minister John Key said. Two were seriously injured from this quake and thousands of local residents were awakened after being shaken at 4：35 am of that Saturday.There were people trapped insid
4、e the damaged buildings but fortunately none were reported dead from the rubble of the damaged buildings.“Were all feeling scaredweve just had some significant aftershocks，” a survivor told TV One News. “Tonight were just people in the face of a massive natural disaster, trying to help each other an
5、d were grateful we havent lost a life.”GNS Science reported 29 aftershocks within the 14 hours after the quake, with strength from magnitude 3.7 to 5.4.New_Zealand_is_no_stranger_to_earthquakes. The country experiences more than 14,000 earthquakes a yearbut only about 150 are felt by people.“Many bu
6、ildings here were built with earthquake protection measures. However, in most cities in developing countries, people build how they want to and therere no building controls to force them to build to a higher standard thats safe，” Andrew Charleson, an architecture professor at Victoria University of
7、Wellington told CNN.本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述巨大地震袭击新西兰城市Christchurch。1How many people were killed in the New Zealand earthquake on September 4, 2010?A250,000. B29.C2.D0.答案：D解析：细节理解题。 由第三段引用的Prime Minister John Key所说的话An absolute miracle that no one died可以看出，这次地震没有人遇难。故选D。2After the earthquake, all of the follow
8、ing occurred EXCEPT that _.Aa number of aftershocks broke outBarmy troops were there to helpCno people were injured or killedDthe full assessment of the damages cant take in a short time答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第三段的Two were seriously injured from this quake.可知，地震中有两人受了重伤。故选C。3What does the underlined sentence
9、mean?AEarthquakes break out frequently in New Zealand.BThe earthquakes breaking out in New Zealand are very strange.CThe earthquakes breaking out in New Zealand are unusual.DEarthquakes rarely hit New Zealand.答案：A解析：句意理解题。由下文The country experiences more than 14,000 earthquakes a year这个国家一年有14 000多次地
10、震，可以看出，在新西兰经常发生地震。故选A。4Whats the main idea of the passage?ANo one was ever killed in earthquakes in New Zealand.BA massive earthquake struck the city of Christchurch of New Zealand.CNew Zealand has strict laws to guarantee the buildings safety.DA miracle happened in the terrible earthquake.答案：B解析：主旨
11、大意题。文章报道了新西兰城市Christchurch的一次地震的情况， 可知最好标题是巨大地震袭击新西兰Christchurch，故选B。.完形填空Mr Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he _1_ his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always _2_ his success to it.A
12、t that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D.degree, _3_ to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the _4_ made through years. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs(海关) check. The watch on his wrist was also required to be taken down for _5_. Glen kn
13、ew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying _6_ for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a _7_ fake(假货). When he was _8_ of his “smarts”， immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, _9_ cost nearly 100,000, into piece
14、s _10_ hearing Glens words. Glen was _11_. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined _12_. For many times of entryexit _13_ he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and _14_ him no
15、 matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if _15_ reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be _16_ by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after _17_ the plane for long.After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that
16、 this made a deep _18_ on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of _19_， which he would remember as the _20_ of his success forever.俗话说“占小便宜吃大亏”，在生活中诚信显得很重要。本文通过描述Mr Glen的亲身经历说明了这一道理。这个故事比较老，但仍然具有极强的现实意义。随着我国国际地位的提升，每个公民都必须树立良好的自我形象。1A.went up
17、Bset upCtook upDpicked up答案：B解析：考查动词词组。A.went up上升；B.set up 建立；C.took up 拿起，从事；D.picked up捡起，偶然学到。数年前，Mr Glen从国外回到祖国之后他创建了公司。故选B。2A.honors Bmentions CbringsDowes答案：D解析：考查动词。A.honors 荣誉；B.mentions提到；C.brings 拿来，带来；D.owes亏欠，感激。说起成功，Glen经常告诉我们一个关于他额外的昂贵的“学”费。他总是把成功归功于它。owe.to把归功于，根据句意可知选D。3A.objected B
18、refused CdecidedDasked答案：C解析：考查动词。A.objected反对；B.refused 拒绝；C.decided决定；D.asked问。在那时，Glen决定回国创办一个公司。故选C。4A.books Bthings CpoundsDsavings答案：D解析：考查名词。A.books书；B.things 东西，事物；C.pounds 英镑；D.savings储蓄。离开之前，他用多年的积蓄买了一个劳力士手表。故选D。5A.inspection Blook CtestDexperiment答案：A解析：考查名词。A.inspection 检查；B.look看；C.test
19、测试；D.experiment实验。他手腕上的表也要被检查。故选A。6A.it Bone CthemDthese答案：A解析：考查代词。句意：Glen带这些好东西是要上税的，他担心手表也要付税。故选A。7A.careless Bpriceless ChopelessDworthless答案：D解析：考查形容词。A.careless 粗心的；B.priceless 无价的；C.hopeless 无希望的；D.worthless无价值的。所以当被检查的时候，他撒谎说这手表是不值钱的假货。故选D。8A.afraid Bashamed CproudDhard答案：C解析：考查形容词。A.afraid害
20、怕的；B.ashamed惭愧的；C.proud 自豪的；D.hard努力的。当他以他的小聪明而自豪时，警察一听到Glen的话，立刻在Glen面前，把这值100 000的表摔成碎片。be proud of以而自豪，故选C。9A.whose Bwhat CwhichDas答案：C解析：考查定语从句。句意：当他以他的小聪明而自豪时，警察一听到Glen的话，立刻在Glen面前，把这值100 000的表摔成碎片。此处watch是先行词，指物，后面的非限制性定语从句缺少引导词和主语，故答案为C。10A.at Bon CinDby答案：B解析：考查介词。句意：当他以他的小聪明而自豪时，警察一听到Glen的话
21、，立刻在Glen面前，把这值100 000的表摔成碎片。on/upon doing sth.一就，故答案为B。11A.shocked Bdelighted CdisappointedDsatisfied答案：A解析：考查形容词。A.shocked 震惊的；B.delighted 高兴的；C.disappointed 失望的；D.satisfied感到满意的。劳力士手表被摔坏，所以Glen感到震惊。故选A。12A.closely Bquietly CquicklyDcuriously答案：A解析：考查副词。A.closely仔细地，紧密地；B.quietly安静地；C.quickly迅速地；D.
22、curiously好奇地。他来不及明白为什么，就被带到办公室仔细检查。故选A。13A.conditions Bchances CexperimentsDexperiences答案：D解析：考查名词。A.conditions条件，状况；B.chances机会；C.experiments实验；D.experiences经历。多次出入境的经历他知道只有那些“黑名单”的人会“享受”这种特殊的待遇。根据句意可知选D。14A.stopped Bwarned CurgedDhoped答案：B解析：考查动词。A.stopped 停止；B.warned 警告；C.urged 催促；D.hoped希望。警官仔细检
23、查了每样东西，警告他无论什么时候他必须接受出入境检查，如果发现再使用和携带假冒伪劣商品， 他会受法律指控。根据句意可知答案为B。15A.found out Bcame out Csent outDset out答案：A解析：考查动词词组。A.found out发现；B.came out 出现，出版；C.sent out发送，派遣；D.set out出发，开始。警官仔细检查了每样东西，警告他无论什么时候他必须接受出入境检查，如果发现再使用和携带假冒伪劣商品， 他会受法律指控。可知答案为A。16A.hit Bcharged CpraisedDblamed答案：B解析：考查动词。A.hit击打；B.
24、charged 指控；C.praised称赞；D.blamed责备。警官仔细检查了每样东西，警告他无论什么时候他必须接受出入境检查，如果发现再使用和携带假冒伪劣商品， 他会受法律指控。故选B。17A.boarding Bgetting off CflyingDobserving答案：A解析：考查动词。A.boarding登机；B.getting off 下车；C.flying 飞；D.observing观察。突然他的脸变红，登机后很长时间， 他脑海一片空白。board the plane登机，故选A。18A.expression Bidea CthoughtDimpression答案：D解析：
25、考查名词。A.expression 表情；B.idea 主意；C.thought 思想；D.impression印象。那之后，他经常把这个故事讲给他的家人和他的员工。他说这给他留下了深刻印象，因为额外的昂贵的“学”费。make a deep impression on sb.给某人留下深刻印象，故选D。19A.lies Bhonesty CgoodsDbravery答案：B解析：考查名词。A.lies谎言；B.honesty 诚实；C.goods商品；D.bravery勇敢。根据前文故事可知，他的经历让他懂得了诚实的重要性。故答案为B。20A.choice Blesson CsecretDbelief答案：C解析：考查名词。A.choice选择；B.lesson教训；C.secret 秘密；D.belief信仰。他将永远牢记诚信他成功的秘密。故选C。高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
