1、江苏省常州市2014高考英语阅读理解联合训练（3）及答案阅读理解-AOne night, I was partying in central London, near Piccadilly Circus. Running short of money, I set off to find the nearest ATM to withdraw some cash. At Shaftesbury Avenue, I saw a huge queue for one ATM machine, but no one was using the neighboring “hole in the wal
2、l”. Assuming that the second machine was broken, I asked one queuing man if it was out of order. He replied, “Its working, but this one pays out twenties for tenners!”So the reason for the weirdly long queue is that these folks wanted to “double their money” by getting 20 notes for each 10 note requ
3、ested. Being an honest man, I didnt hang about; I simply used the idle machine and walked off.Last week, customers took similar advantage of Commonwealth Bank in Sydney, Australia. Following overnight maintenance, a computer virus caused CommBanks ATMs to fail to function properly and begin paying o
4、ut extra money, with unrestricted withdrawals. They allowed customers with little or no cash in their accounts to withdraw large sums that they didnt have. After about 5 hours, CommBank managed to restart these ATMs and stop the flood of cash.You stole your own cash!By withdrawing money they didnt h
5、ave in their accounts, some of these greedy customers have gone heavily overdrawn. News reports indicate that some people were withdrawing as much as AU$2,500 (1,563) in a single dealing.Alas, both CommBank and the New South Wales police said that they will use ATM records and cameras to track down
6、those who took advantage of the error. As Detective Superintendent Col Dyson of the New South Wales police department warned, “People should realise that they dont have the right to take that money and are committing a criminal offence if they keep it.”What about overpayments?What about when you key
7、 in a 20 withdrawal and you get two 20 notes, not two 10 notes?In English law (covering England and Wales), you have the right to keep money paid to you in error “under mistake of fact”, but only if you honestly believe that the money is yours. However, if you requested 20, got 40 and 40 was allowed
8、 to be lent to you, then the cash is yours to keep, as neither you nor the bank has suffered any loss. 1. The words “hole in the wall” refer to _.A. a real hole in the wallB. another ATMC. the mouth of a neighbourD. a common machine2. We learn from the passage that the writer _.A. saw a huge queue o
9、n his way to a party and joined themB. people queued up to withdraw money because the other ATMs were brokenC. had to use the unoccupied ATM to get some cash because he was in a hurryD. was critical of what he saw when withdrawing cash from an ATM3. According to the passage, _.A. last week, an ATM i
10、n Sydney, Australia paid out AU$10 for every request for AU$20B. an ATM in Sydney, Australia was paying out more money than asked for because the bank owner had lifted the restrictionC. the machine paid out more money than requested even when a person had no money in his accountD. some people have b
11、een arrested on charge of getting extra money in the two happenings4. From the part subtitled “What about overpayments?”, we can know _.A. some English laws dont cover all Britain B. if the money you asked for was more than requested, youd always have to return the extra moneyC. if people kept the e
12、xtra money they got at a bank they might pretend they did not know itD. people committed a crime by getting the extra money even if they had that much in their account【参考答案】14、BDCA 第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AIts such a happy-looking library, painted yellow
13、, decorated with palm-tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, its pedestrian-friendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.Its a library built wi
14、th love.A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four,
15、“Thats what were going to do for our spring break!”Son Austin, now a 10th-grader, didnt see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51-year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that hed b
16、uilt years earlier for daughter Abbies toy horses, and made a door of glass.After adding the librarys final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book,” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and a
17、mong more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.They stocked it with 20 or so books theyd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again,” said Janey, a stay-at-home
18、mom.Since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.The projects best payoff, says Peter, are the thank-you notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.” 【文
19、章大意】文章主要讲述了Janey Henriksen一家建立微型图书馆的故事。26. In what way is the library “pedestrian-friendly”? A. It owns a yellow roof.B. It stands near a sidewalk. C. It protects book lovers from the sun.D. It uses palm-tree stickers as decorations.【答案】B 【 解析】细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第二句可知这个特殊的图书馆为过路的人提供借书的方便，因此B项正确。27. Janey
20、 got the idea to build a library from _. A. a visit to Brian WilliamsB. a spring break with her family C. a book sent by one of her neighborsD. a report on a Wisconsin-based organization【答案】D【 解析】细节理解题。 根据文章第三段第一句可知Janey Henriksen是因为看到一篇关于the Little Free Library organization准备建社区图书馆的报道后受到启发才建这样特殊的图书
21、馆的。故选D。28. The library was built _. A. by a ship supply companyB. on the basis of toy horses C. like a mailboxD. with glass【答案】C【 解析】细节理解题。 根据文章第四段第一句Son Austin, now a 10th-grader, didnt see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox.可知它就象一个邮箱，故选C。29. What can we infer about the signbo
22、ard? A. It was made by a user of the library.B. It marked a final touch to the library. C. It aimed at making the library last long.D. It indicated the library was a family property.【答案】C【 解析】推理判断题。 根据文章第五段可知，这个标牌要读者拿走一本书一定要归还，其目的是使图书馆能够持续更长的时间。故选C。30. The passage tells us that the users _. A. donat
23、e books to the libraryB. get paid to collect books for the library C. receive thank-you notes for using the library D. visit the library over 5 times on average daily【答案】A【 解析】主旨大意题。根据thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.可知要使用者能够捐赠一些书给这个图书馆
24、，故选A。 阅读理解- The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.Some jobs were more interesting th
25、an others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teachers instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita
26、would be given the best job.But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Ritas job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt s
27、orry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.Rita started investigating all about her little ant
28、 and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among
29、 all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be respo
30、nsible even in what are the smallest tasks.【文章大意】本文叙述了在一次老师给学生分配任务时，根据学生上学期的表现来分配，不同的 大家都认为Rita表现最好，老师应该给她一个最好的工作，可是有一个令人吃惊的事情，但是与学生的想法相反她被给一个没有兴趣的工作，她却因为这个工作而获得了好的运气。31. What did the teacher base his decision on when giving out jobs to the children? A. Their characters and interests. B. Their class
31、 performance during the previous year. C. Their working performance during the previous year. D. Their ability of managing their accounts during the previous year.【答案】C【 解析】细节理解题。根据When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year.在分发
32、任务的时候，老师根据学生上一年的学习表现，故选C。32. What does the underlined sentence mean? A. Each child got an important job. B. Each child got an interesting job. C. The perfect student got the job of everyones preference D. The most responsible student got the job of least interest.【答案】D【 解析】句意理解题。根据因为上一年Rita 表现最好，大家都
33、认为老师应该给她一个最好的工作，可是有一个令人吃惊的事情，但是与学生的想法相反她被给一个没有兴趣的工作，故选D。33. What is Ritas attitude to her fathers suggestion? A. Negative. B. Uncertain. C. Totally positive. D. Acceptive.【答案】A【 解析】细节理解题。根据he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher h
34、er error by doing something special with that job of little interest.她父亲鼓励她不要照顾那个小动物，可是Rita却想做好这个没有趣的工作来表明自己的老师的错误决定，故选A。34. We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _. A. hunter B. director C. biologist D. principal【答案】C【 解析】推理判断题。根据Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this su
35、mmer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”因为学生跟随他去森林研究动物，所以猜测可能是生物学家，故选C。35. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Never complain about life.B. Small t
36、asks can lead to fortunes. C. Men are best known by their friends. D. Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck.【答案】B【 解析】标题归纳题。根据最后一句总结性的话And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks. 可知小的工作带来好运气，故
37、选B。阅读理解Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apartBoth towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other touristsLast August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in BeldonThe next day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaperThe Beldo
38、n Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroomThe hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fireWe say again to all our visitors： “Please dont smoke cigarettes in bed” This was Beldons first hotel fire for five years
39、The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze HotelAn angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fireThe bedroom lamps
40、 are very old at some of these hotelsWhen I put my bed side light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in CanfieldWhat are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accidentThere was a fire a
41、t the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one factDo we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotelNow what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?ABeldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer BA fi
42、re broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summerCIt was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapersDTwo newspapers gave reports on the same matter2Which of the following are probably facts?aThe fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotelbA cigarette started the firecAn old lamp started the fir
43、edThe fire broke out at nighteThere has never been a fire in CanfieldAb and cBa and dCc and eDa and c3The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _ Ahotels in Beldon often catch fireBhotels in Beldon dont often catch fireCthis was the second fire at the Seabreez
44、e Hotel DBeldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe4The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _Athe bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze HotelBthe bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took placeCthe firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thingsDsuch accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years（答案CBAC）
