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。You know how wonderful you are，and you know that others know how wonderful you are，but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy？For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealo
2、usy is hurting your friendship.When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do，but the good news is that there is.Dont let jealousy spoil your relationships.Tackle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask
3、them what the problem is，but if you want to save your friendship youll have to do just that.Dont approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited)，just take some time alone with them and let them know that youve been feeling like theres been so
4、mething coming between you.If they refuse to respond，then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling.Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.When you figure out what is annoying your friend，ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make
5、the situation better.If，for example，(s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesnt get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you.Remember，though，
6、that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise.Dont limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy.Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy.This destructive emotion
7、 is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies.Before taking extreme action，chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise.If you cant，be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you wont.【语篇解读】 本文是关于人际关系的话题。尤其
8、是青少年朋友之间会因为嫉妒而使相互间的友谊被破坏，本文着重讲述如何处理被朋友嫉妒及处理过程中可能遇到的困难。1According to the author，the jealousy emotion is _.Anormal BproductiveCdestructive Dextreme解析细节理解题。由第一段第二句.that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.可知。答案C2Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to confront your friend when jealousy
9、 happens?AWalking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you.BWalking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is.CSpending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel.DSpending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think theres something co
10、ming between you.解析细节理解题。由第二段第二句Dont approach them and ask why they are jealous of you可知。答案A3What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?ATheres always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.BJealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.CYou may lose a friend to keep your own gifts，c
11、hances or selfdevelopment.DYou should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution解析推理判断题。答案C4The purpose of the passage is _.Ato explain what causes jealousyBto offer some advice on making friendsCto introduce the way to cope with a jealous friendDto explain how destructive the jealous emo
12、tion is解析作者意图题。通读全文可知，本文的写作目的是介绍处理有嫉妒心朋友的方法。答案C.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 multi-million 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, the 188m LoB is already beginnin
13、g to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment. As digital media (媒介) is important toits 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 di
14、rector, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning:“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital, providing 24-hour 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 a
15、s important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, 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
16、have the public been able to learn about the LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens. Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are also working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design co
17、mpany, is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project. 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
18、 digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material. Gambles says:“Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as never before.”1. The underlined part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of.A.
19、the equipmentB. the projectC. the digital mediaD. the physical library2. While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can.A. get a general idea of the LoBB. meet many world-famous expertsC. learn how to put up a library buildingD. understand how the specialists work on the project3. Which of the follo
20、wing is true of the LoB when it opens? a. It offers better learning tools. b. It reaches users in different ways.c. It provides users with smart phones. d. It allows users to enrich its material.e. It gives non-stop physical and digital services.A. a, b, dB. a, c, eC. b, c, dD. b, d, e4. The text is
21、 most probably taken from.A. a computer bookB. a library guideC. a project handbookD. a newspaper report【参考答案】1-4 BAAD阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。【2013界广东省湛江市二模】The United States is faced with serious traffic problems. Too many cars travel on the freeways to and from the city. This heavy traf
22、fic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars that are using their engines but not moving anywhere. Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”While many cities in the United States have traffic problems, some of the worst are in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is a big city with a l
23、arge downtown area. One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get aroundExperts say one possible solution to the traffic problem in Los Angeles would be to make people want to use the public transportation system of buses instead of their own car
24、s. People say the buses should be made easier, faster, less costly and more dependable than driving a car.One suggestion is to reduce the cost of riding the bus. People who usually drive their cars could save a lot of money on gas and parking costs. Also, Los Angeles could make the buses easier for
25、people to use. The buses could travel to more places in the city. And there could be more special lanes on the freeways that only buses could drive in. These changes would make taking the bus faster and easier than driving a car.Other experts have said that the best way to ease traffic problems is t
26、o charge people money to drive on the freeways. These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. The tolls would be in effect during the times of day when most people drive to work and home again. These times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”. People would try to
27、avoid driving on these roads, which would decrease the amount of traffic. Also ，the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.36. The passage mainly discusses _.A. different means of transportation of the United StatesB. possible solutions t
28、o solving American traffic problemsC.causes of the serious traffic problems in AmericaD. some new laws about American public transportation【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知美国针对交通拥挤应该采取的措施，故选B。37. Which is NOT the effect caused by the heavy traffic?A. Too many private cars.B. Time wasting.C. Serious air pollu
29、tion.D. Traffic jams.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars 及Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”交通拥挤可以引起在路上耽误太多的时间、空气污染及交通堵塞等，交通拥挤不能引起私家车的增多，故选A。38. The reason why Los Angeles has some of the worst traffic problems is that _.A. there is a lac
30、k of public transportationB. the city is big with a large populationC. most people like to get around by carD. many people like to travel there for shopping【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get around洛杉矶的人有交通拥挤的问题其中的原因是很少
31、的人愿意乘坐公交车出门而是开着自家车出门，故选C。 39. One of the ways the experts suggest is that _.A.people should avoid driving to work and homeB. more roads should be built for the increasing private carsC. people should be charged on the most crowded roads during rush hourD. more special lanes on the freeways should be
32、 marked out for private cars【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. These times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”.专家建议在上下班高峰期的繁忙的路段进行收费是控制私家车数量的方法之一，故选C。40. According to the passage, if the solutions were carried out, _A.more cars would b
33、e reduced and more roads would be builtB. it would be easier but slower to take buses than to drive carsC. many people would prefer to walk around rather than drive carsD. the roads and public transportation system would be greatly improved【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据the money collected from these tolls could
34、be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.如果这些解决措施被实施的话，公路和交通制度会大大地改善，故选D。2015高考英语（附解析答案）.单项填空1My sister，_ for months to find a job as a teacher, finally took a position in Wenzhou Daily.Astruggling BstruggledCto struggle Dhaving struggled解析考查非谓语动词。struggle与my sister之间是主动关系，且有for
35、 months可知struggle这一动作已经存在一段时间，故应用现在分词的完成式作状语，修饰my sister。答案D2Dina，_for months to find a job as a waitress，finally took a position at a local advertising agency.Astruggling BstruggledChaving struggled Dto struggle解析 考查非谓语动词作定语。句意：Dina，奋斗了几个月，想找个做女服务员的工作，最后在当地一家广告社谋到了一个职位。因Dina与struggle之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，且st
36、ruggle发生在took之前，故用现在分词的完成时态作定语。答案 C3 Ill help you prepare for the party on Wednesday. Please dont_.My sisters have promised to help me.Apromise Bannoy Cbother Ddisturb解析考查动词词义辨析。promise答应；承诺；annoy使恼怒；使生气；bother费心；麻烦；disturb妨碍；打搅。由句意“请不必费心，我的姐妹们已经答应来帮我了”可知应选C项。答案C4 As a weightlifting athlete, Thomas
37、is indeed too large, I think. But_that, he is still one of the best athletes at present.Ain case of Bin spite ofCthanks to Din response to解析考查短语辨析。A项意为“万一；以防万一”；B项意为“尽管如此”；C项意为“幸亏；由于”；D项意为响应；反应”。答案B5Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could_herself of the bad situation.Athrow
38、 Bremove Cmove Drid解析考查动词词义辨析。throw扔；投；remove搬开；挪开；move移动；搬动；rid去掉；除掉。rid sb of sth“给某人去掉某物”。答案D6In April,2009，President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao，_the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.Amarking Bto markCbeing marked Dhaving marked解析此题考查非谓语动词。mark和“President Hu inspected th
39、e warships in Qingdao”之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故选A。答案A7It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money _favors to them.Ain preference to Bin place ofCin agreement with D in exchange for解析 考查介词短语的用法。句意：公职人员向人们索要礼品或金钱作为给人们带来恩惠的交换是非法的。A.“优先于”；B.“代替”；C.“同意，赞同，与一致”；D.“作为交换”。由题干和四个介词短语的含义可知，D项正确。答
40、案 D8The company_only when it gets orders from a foreign country.Aimports Bexports Ctransports Ddeports解析句意：只有当这个公司从国外得到订单时，才出口。export出口；import进口；transport运输；deport驱逐(出境)。答案B9The meeting_tomorrow afternoon is about _rid of pollution.Aheld；to get Bto be held；gettingCto hold；to get Dbeing held；getting解
41、析 第一空hold与其逻辑主语the meeting之间是被动关系，因此用不定式的被动式表将来；第二空get rid of“阻止，除掉”作介词about的宾语，因此用动名词形式。句意：明天下午举行的会议是关于制止污染问题的。答案 B10Progress so far has been very good，_，we are sure that the project will be completed on time.Ahowever Botherwise Ctherefore Dbesides解析句意：迄今为止，进展很顺利，因此，我们肯定项目能按时完成。两个分句是因果关系。however无论如
42、何，不管怎样，然而；otherwise另外，否则；therefore因此，所以；besides此外，除此之外。答案C11She thought I was praising her son，_as a matter of fact，I was scolding him for his bad behaviours at school.Awhile Btherefore Cwhich Dso that解析句意：她认为我在表扬她儿子，其实不然，我倒是在批评他在学校的不良行为。用while表示转折。答案A12There was a_look on his face when he met with
43、the_problem.Aconfusing；confusing Bconfused；confusedCconfusing；confused Dconfused；confusing解析 本题第二个空比较简单，选confusing表示“令人困惑的(难题)”。第一个空往往也受此影响误选confusing，再加上confused多用来指人，选错的可能性就会更大。确定第一个空的关键：confusing look是令别人困惑的一种表情；而confused look是当事人内心感到困惑时流露出的表情。答案 D13The final exam is coming.Would you mind my stay
44、ing up late，going over my lessons?Id rather you_.With the light on，I cant fall asleep.Adont Bdidnt Cwont Dhavent解析“would rather从句”时，从句的主语与主句主语不一致时，从句中的谓语动词若表示同现在事实相反，则应用一般过去时。答案B14Do you regret_2,000 yuan for the trip?No.I would gladly have paid_for it.Ato pay；twice so muchBto have paid；as much twic
45、eCpaying；twice as muchDhaving paid；so much twice解析由句意可知，“我”的两千元早已经付了，因此回答表示“不懊悔。我愿意付两倍的钱”。regret接动词ing形式时，表示“后悔已经做过的事情”；as much修饰倍数时，应该把倍数放在前面。答案C15People believe that we_a special ability to learn language and that our brain_itself to the language we heard around us.Aare prepared for；adjustsBare equipped for；adaptsCare armed with；fitsDare equipped with；adjusts解析句意：人们认为我们具备特别的语言学习能力，并且我们的大脑也适应了我们所听到的周围的语言。be prepared for和be equipped for意为“为做好准备”，不符合句意；be armed with和be equipped with意为“用武装好自己；具备”，符合句意。adjust(oneself)to意为“(使)适应”。答案D。