1、阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The multimillion pound new Library of Birmingham (LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life. Set to open in 2013，the188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theat
2、re，with which it will share some equipment.As digital media(媒介)is important to its_idea，the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.Brian Gambles，the LoB project director，says it is about giving people the right tools for le
3、arning：“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital，providing 24hour services which can be used through many different ways.It is important to enable us to reach more people，more effectively.” The digital library will，he says，be as important as the physical one，allowing the distant use of the se
4、rvices, making sure that it is never closed to the public. Even before the LoB is complete，the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB，designed by Baden，the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists.Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB，but the virtual one has
5、also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens. Two other small Birminghambased digital companies are also working on the LoB projects.Substrat，a digital design company，is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project
6、.It is about the use of an exciting smart phone，an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development.And The Peoples Archive is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in Cahoots，in which users will be encouraged to add to a
7、nd comment on the material.Gambles says：“Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as never before”【语篇解读】 本文是一则新闻报道。即将落成的Library of Birmingham(LoB)将是伯明翰市接受日常生活数字化的标志。1The underlined part“its idea”in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of _.Athe equipment Bthe pr
8、ojectCthe digital media Dthe physical library解析词义猜测题。第三段中的“the project”指的是文章中出现的“the LoB project”，结合画线部分的上下文语境可知此处讲的是数字媒体对这个项目很重要，所以B项正确。答案B2While visiting the Virtual LoB，the public can _.Aget a general idea of the LoBBmeet many worldfamous expertsClearn how to put up a library buildingDunderstand
9、how the specialists work on the project解析细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB.”可知，公众访问虚拟LoB可了解LoB的大体情况。答案A3Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?Aa，b，d Ba，c，e Cb，c，d Db，d，e解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知a、b两项正确，e项错误；根据倒数第二段的第二、三句可知c项错误；由倒数第二段的最后一句可知d项正确。故选A项。答案
10、A4The text is most probably taken from _.Aa computer book Ba library guideCa project handbook Da newspaper report解析推理判断题。文章主要介绍了即将落成的Library of Birmingham(LoB)的相关情况，最有可能是一则新闻报道。答案D。 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。【2013界广东省茂名市二模】AWhen I was a boy I always wanted to be a cowboy. I remember my Mom worry
11、ing about me getting sick from the heat in the summer, because I wore a thickblue sweater all the time. No respectable cowboy, however, would wear short sleeves so I sweated while I played.One day my parents gave me a bb gun. It lookedjust like a gun that all the cowboys used in the movies. I spent
12、hours each day during those summer months shooting at stumps andpretending to be John Wayne (film actor who played tough heroes). As I was coming into the house one afternoon, though, I tried it one time too many. The gun that I thought was empty let out a soft pop and a bullet flew across the room
13、and parted the hair of my Dad who was asleep on the couch. My Dad took one look at the bb hole a half inch above his head, walked over to me, took my gun, walked outside, and calmly broke it in half.I didnt cry too much over this. I knew how close I had come to hurting my Dad with my stupidity. I di
14、dnt expect to ever get another bb gun either. That is why I was so surprised when my Dad bought me another one the next year. I guess he thought I had wised up enough to know how to use it this time. I never put a single bb in the new gun, but in my imagination JohnWayne rode again.I eventually outg
15、rew my cowboy stage, but I never did outgrow myappreciation for my Fathers forgiveness. He showed me that even when Imessed up in the worse way I was still loved. He gave me another chanceand let me know that I was forgiven whether I deserved it or not. Heshared with me some of the unconditional lov
16、e and forgiveness. May we always embrace and share that love and forgiveness as well.26. The author wore a thick blue sweater because _ .A. he was easy to get sickB. he wanted to be like a cowboyC. he hoped to be respected by cowboysD. he didnt want his mother to worry about him 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据I w
17、ore a thickblue sweater all the time. No respectable cowboy, however, would wear short sleeves so I sweated while I played.作者总是穿着深蓝色毛衣因为这样他才像一个牛娃，故选B。27. How did the author feel when he received the first bb gun?A. Doubtful. B. Surprised. C. Regretful. D. Overjoyed.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。根据I spent hours eac
18、h day during those summer months shooting at stumps andpretending to be John Wayne (film actor who played tough heroes).作者高兴所以每天花费几个小时在练习射击，故选D。28. The author didnt cry because _ .A. he understood his mistake B. his father didnt scold himC. his father was not hurt after all D. he didnt expect to get
19、 another bb gun【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据I knew how close I had come to hurting my Dad with my stupidity.作者认识到了自己的错误，故选A。29. After Dad bought him another bb gun, the author _.A. forgot how to use itB. was excited to use itC. felt thankful for his fatherD. had lost interest in cowboys【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据I never
20、did outgrow myappreciation for my Fathers forgiveness.作者自己非常感谢自己的父亲，故选C。30. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A. A New BB GunB. A Fathers forgivenessC. A Cowboys ExperienceD. The Mistake of a Naughty Boy【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据全文的内容可知作者第一次差点射伤父亲，没有想到父亲不但没有责怪他，反而又给他买了一把枪，作者得到了父亲的宽恕，故选B。
21、阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【2014高考英语模拟题】ADear Johnston, Dec. 24, 1848 Your request for eighty dollars, I do not think it best to satisfy now. At the various times when I have helped you a little, you have said to me, “We can get along very well again,” but in a very short ti
22、me I find you in the same difficulty again. Now this can only happen by some fault in your behaviour. What that fault is, I think I know. You are not lazy, and still you are an idler. I doubt whether since I saw you, you have done a good whole days work. In any other day,you do not very much dislike
23、 to work, and still you do not work much, merely because it does not seem to you that you could get much for it. This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole difficulty; it is vastly important to you, and still more so to your children, that you should break this habit. It is more important to
24、them, because they have longer to live, and can keep out of an idle habit before they are in it, easier than they can get out after they are in. You are now in need of some ready money; and what I suggest is, that you shall go to work hard, for somebody who will give you money for it. Let father and
25、 your boys take charge of your things at homeprepare for a crop, and make the crop, and you go to work for the best money wages, or to pay back any debt you owe. And to secure you a fair reward for your labor, I now promise you that for every dollar you will, between this and the first of May, get f
26、or your own labor, I will then give you one other dollar. By this, if you hire yourself at ten dollars a month, from me you will get ten more, making twenty dollars a month for your work. Now if you will do this, you will soon be out of debt, and what is better, you will have a habit that will keep
27、you from getting in debt again. But if I should now clear you out, next year you will be just as deep in as ever. You say you would almost give your place in Heaven for $ 70 or $80. Then you value your place in Heaven cheaply, for I am sure you can with the offer I make you get the seventy or eighty
28、 dollars for four or five months work. You say if I furnish you the money you will deed(抵押) me the land, and if you dont pay the money back, you will deliver possessionNonsense! If you cant now live with the land, how will you then live without it? You have always been kind to me, and I do not now m
29、ean to be unkind to you. On the contrary, if you will but follow my advice, you will find it worth more than eight time eighty dollars to you. Affectionately Your brother A. Lincoln 51. Abraham Lincoln wrote the letter to Johnston mainly to _.A. show his concern for him B. recommend him to save mone
30、y C. decline his request and motivate himD. introduce him a new job 52. Whats the problem with Johnston, according to Lincoln?A. He was very lazy. B. He wasted time a lot.C. He couldnt get much from work.D. He disliked working.53. In the letter Lincoln suggested that Johnston should _. A. keep himse
31、lf from getting into troubleB. go to work hard for himC. manage well the things at home D. keep the children out of the idle habit54. If Johnston got one dollar for his work, Lincoln promised to _.A. give him another dollarB. pay off his debt C. hire him at 10 dollars a month D. reward him with labo
32、ur【超点A】515、CBDA 【2014高考英语模拟题】BThere is still no evidence mobile phones harm human health, says a major safety review for the UKs Health Protection Agency (HPA). Scientists looked at hundreds of studies of mobile exposure and found no conclusive links to cancer risk, brain function or infertility. Ho
33、wever, they said monitoring should continue because little was known about long-term effects. The HPA said children should still avoid excessive use of mobiles.It is the biggest ever review of the evidence surrounding the safety of mobile phones. There are now an estimated 80 million mobiles in the
34、UK, and because of TV and radio broadcasting, Wi-Fi, and other technological developments, the study said exposure to low-level radio frequency fields was almost universal and continuous. A group of experts working for the HPA looked at all significant research into the effects of low-level radio fr
35、equency. Relatively reassuring They concluded that people who were not exposed above UK guideline levels did not experience any detectable symptoms. That included people who reported being sensitive to radio frequency. They also said there was no evidence that exposure caused brain tumours, other ty
36、pes of cancer, or harm to fertility or cardiovascular health.But they said very little was known about risks beyond 15 years, because most people did not use mobile phones until the late 1990s. Prof Anthony Swerdlow, who chaired the review group, said it was important to continue monitoring research
37、. Even though its relatively reassuring, I also think its important that we keep an eye on the rates of brain tumours and other cancers, he said. One cant know what the long-term consequences are of something that has been around for only a short period.There has been speculation about the health ef
38、fects of using mobile phones for years. The HPA conducted a previous review in 2003, which also concluded that there was no evidence of harm. But there is now far more research into the subject. Advice on childrenThe experts said more work was needed on the effect of radio frequency fields on brain
39、activity, and on the possible association with behavioural problems in children. They also called for more investigation into the effects of new technology which emits radio frequency, such as smart meters in homes and airport security scanners.The HPA said it was not changing its advice about mobil
40、e phone use by children. As this is a relatively new technology, the HPA will continue to advise a precautionary approach, said Dr John Cooper, director of the HPAs centre for radiation, chemical and environmental hazards. The HPA recommends that excessive use of mobile phones by children should be
41、discouraged.55.What does the HPA not do according to the passage?A. It gives advice to children on using mobile phones.B. It monitors the effects of low-level radio frequency.C. It keeps an eye on different functions of mobile phones. D. It does research about the detectable symptoms after using mob
42、ile phones.56.The underlined word “reassuring” in the fifth paragraph most probably means “_”A. comforting B. dangerous C. serious D. expensive57.Why should they still continue monitoring research though there is no evidence of harm to health? _.A. Because the speculation about the effect of using m
43、obile phones is wrong.B. Because the time of using mobile phones isnt long enough to tell the long-term effects.C. Because the HPA should take its responsibility to undertake the task.D.Because they didnt get enough safety reviews about the effect of using mobile phones.58.What can we infer from the
44、 passage? _.A. Exposure to low-level radio frequency fields is a common phenomenon .B. Using mobile phones does great harm to childrens health.C. More and more mobile phones will be used in the future.D. Long-term consequences of something must be more serious than short-term ones.59. What is the ma
45、in purpose of the passage?A. To make people aware of the harm of using mobile phones to health.B. To arouse peoples attention on fighting against some diseases.C. To forbid children to use mobile phones.D. To reveal the truth but arouse persistent attention on effects of using mobile phones.55、C 5659、ABAD
