1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题（18）及答案（201*广东卷）In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources(资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disppearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. People
2、 now realize that this unheathy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable(可持续的)ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the healthy while using its supply of natural resources.Today, sustainable
3、 development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy reso
4、lution. It is now trying hard to made full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produced without cut
5、ting down valuabe rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown more than 50%.Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronge
6、r arrangement of public resouces like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge public expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accerlarate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable on
7、e.The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.41. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the follo
8、wing EXCEPT that_.A.it makes the world warmerB. it consumes natural resoucesC. it brings severe damage to futureD. it makes growth hard to continue42. What can we infer from Paragraph2?A. China lacks wind and solar energyB. China is the leader of the low-carbon marketC. High-speed trains are a low-c
9、arbon developmentD. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests43. To fully develop the low-carbon markets governments can_.A. cut public expensesB. forbid carbon emissionC.develop public resouscesD. encourage energy conservation44. We can learn from the last paragraph that business have many c
10、hances to _.A. develop sustainable productsB. explore new natural resouscesC. make full use of natural resouscesD. deal with the major challenge45. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new business modelB. To compare two business modelsC. To predict a change of the global market
11、sD. To advocate sustainable development【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章阐述了传统经济发展模式给地球带来了许多危害。这种发展模式破坏了毁坏了森林、使全球气候变暖等。现在低碳、可持续的经济发展模式成为许多国家的发展主流方向。中国政府正在充分发挥潜能大力开发新的低耗能、低排放的新能源市场。41.B考查细节理解。根据第一段可知：传统经济发展模式的危害是使全球气候变暖、不能持续发展、给未来发展造成损失。所以B正确。 42.B考查推理判断。综合第二段的China, for example, has set its mind on leading that mark
12、et, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy resolution及段意可知：中国在绿色环保、低能减排的市场上成为领军国家。故选B。43. D考查推理判断。根据First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy可知选D。44.A考查推理判断。根据最后一段That is no small task, but it offers abundant n
13、ew chances for sustainable product industries.可知选A。45.D考查作者的写作意图。文章由传统经济发展模式的弊端引出可持续经济发展的模式，作者通篇阐释了可持续经济发展的模式的好处及发展方向。所以作者提倡可持续发展。阅读理解-A BORDERCROSSINGSWhile there are no restrictions on the amount of money that you can bring across the border. You must report to both the US and Canadian border serv
14、ices amounts equal to or greater than $10.000.PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS（免税）ON PURCHASESAMERICANS RETURNING TO THE USLess than 48 hours: $ 200 US48 hours or more: $ 800 US duty-free personal exemption. next $ 1.000 US at 3% Including up to 100 cigars and 100 cigarettes.CANADIANS RETURNING TO CANADALess tha
15、n 24 hours: $ 50 CAN48 hours or more: $ 400 CAN Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.7 days or more: $ 750 CAN Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FORBORDER CROSSINGLAND OR SEA TO THE US(INCLUDING FERRIES)A valid passport or passport card, or a NEXUS card.(A N
16、EXUS card is a Trusted Traveler Program that provides quick travel for pre-approved, low risk travelers through special lanes.)A recent Washington State, New York or BC drivers license.Note: Children 15 years of age and younger require only a birth certificate or copy. (Certified copies are not requ
17、ired but are advised.)AIR TRAVEL TO THE USA valid passport, an Air NEXUS card, or a U.S. Coast Guard MerchantMarine Document.( ) 1. If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?A. $ 800 CAN B. $750 CAN C. $ 400 CAN
18、D. $ 50 CAN选D。 根据文中Canadians Returning To Canada 的要求$750 CAN是免税的，所以只需交$50 CAN的关税( ) 2. For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada, how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1.600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?A. $ 24 US B. $ 48 US C. $52 US D. $ 200 US选A. 根据文中Americans Returning
19、To the US 的要求$800 US 免税，而next $1000US at3% 得知除800以外的800到1000以内需交3% 800乘以3%=24( ) 3. What documentation should a couple with a 7-year-old child carry when they drive a car from Canada to America?A. A BC drivers license, an Air NEXUS card, and a birth certificate.B. An Air NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Gua
20、rd Merchant Marine Document, and a birth certificate.C. Two valid passport cards and a certified copy of a birth certificate.D. A NEXUS card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a certified copy of a birth certificate.选C 根据题目中they drive a car from Canada to America，用排除法可排除两项A,B,而D错在a ce
21、rtified copy维B1 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：George Bernard Shaw (18561950) was born in Dublin，the son of a civil servant.His education was irregular，due to his dislike of any organized training.After working in an estate agents office for a while he moved to London as a young man (1876)，where he
22、 established himself as a leading music and theatre critic in the eighties and nineties.He began his literary career as a novelist; he decided to write plays in order to illustrate his criticism of the English stage.His earliest dramas were called appropriately Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant (1898)Am
23、ong these，Widowers Houses and Mrs.Warrens Profession heavily attack social hypocrisy.In the plays of his later period discussion sometimes drowns the drama，in Back to Methuselah (1921)，although in the same period he worked on his masterpiece Saint Joan (1923)，in which he rewrites the wellknown story
24、 of the French maiden and extends it from the Middle Ages to the present.Other important plays by Shaw are Caesar and Cleopatra (1901)，and the Lion (1912)In Major Barbara (1905)，one of Shaws most successful discussion plays，the audiences attention is held by the power of the witty argumentation that
25、 man can achieves aesthetic salvation only through political activity，not as an individual.The Doctors Dilemma (1906)，is really a comedy the humour of which is directed at the medical profession.Candida (1898)，with social attitudes toward sex relations as objects of his satire，and Pygmalion (1912)，a
26、 witty study of phonetics as well as a clever treatment of middleclass morality and class distinction，proved some of Shaws greatest successes on the stage.It is a combination of the dramatic，the comic，and the social corrective that gives Shaws comedies their special flavour.Notes： critic n评论家hypocri
27、sy n伪善aesthetic salvation审美救赎长短句分析：After working in an estate agents office for a while he moved to London as a young man (1876)，where he established himself as a leading music and theatre critic (评论家) in the eighties and nineties. 句法点睛：本句中，where引导定语从句，修饰London。句意：在一家房地产公司工作了一段时间后，年轻的他只身去了伦敦。在八九十年代，
28、他成了具有领先地位的音乐与戏剧评论家。【语篇解读】 本文介绍了萧伯纳的生活及其作品。 1Why didnt George Bernard Shaw have regular school education? ABecause his family was poor.BBecause he wanted to work outside.CBecause he hated being educated in school.DBecause he decided to give up schooling and wanted to be a writer.答案C细节理解题。从“His educat
29、ion was irregular，due to his dislike of any organized training.”可知，因为不喜欢任何有组织的训练，因此他没有受过正规教育。2The early works of Shaws aimed to _.Areflect the darkness of societyBsing high praise for the good life at the time Creflect the glory of the governmentDwrite about his own life答案A细节理解题。从“Among these，Widowe
30、rs Houses and Mrs.Warrens Profession heavily attack social hypocrisy”可知，他早期的作品揭露了当时社会的黑暗。3What do the last two paragraphs mainly tell us?AHow Bernard Shaw changed from a leading music and theatre critic to novelist.BHow his works styles changed over time.CThe characteristic of his later works.DSome
31、famous works of his late life.答案D主旨大意题。最后两段主要介绍了萧伯纳后来的一些作品。C有一定的干扰性，文章涉及了他的一些作品内容，对于风格没有提到。4According to the writer，which play shows Bernard Shaws great ability in treatment of middleclass morality and class distinction?ACaesar and Cleopatra.BThe Doctors Dilemma. CCandida.DPygmalion.答案D细节理解题。通过文章最后一
32、段对窈窕淑女的介绍可知，他在这本书里面体现出了自己对语音学、中产阶层以及社会差别的认识能力。阅读理解Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner thereSounds unusual，doesnt it? But its not that unrealistic，wi
33、th the development of Chinas highspeed railway systemAnd thats not a11China has an even greater highspeed railway planto connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern EuropeChina is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eve
34、ntually reaching London and SingaporeChina has proposed three such projectsThe first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and MalaysiaAnother could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to GermanyThe third would start in the northeast and go north
35、 through Russia and then into Western EuropeIf Chinas plan for the high-speed railway goes forward， people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two daysThe new system would still follow Chinas highspeed railway standardAnd the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fas
36、t as some airplanes Chinas bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the Worlds fastest average speedIt covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hoursOf course，there are some technical challenges to overcomeThere are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail
37、 gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracksSo，its important to pay attention to every detail But the key issue is really moneyChina is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansionChina prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital inve
38、stmentResources from those countries could stream into China to sustain developmentIt11 be a win-win project. For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countriesFor China，such a
39、 project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop Chinas far westWe foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unusedWith high-speed trains，peo
40、ple will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11And they11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries( ) 1. Chinas new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions B. China an
41、d the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countriesD. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism选B在文章倒数第二段中有明确答案( ) 2. According to the passage，the gr
42、eatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is A. technical issues B. safety of the systemw_w w.C. financial problems D. maintenance of railway tracks选C . 在文章第8段看到 There are so many issues that need to be settled.及第9节中 But the key issue is really money( ) 3. Which of the following words best
43、 describes the authors attitude towards Chinas high-speed railway plan? A. Critical B. Reserved C. Doubtful D. Positive选D . 尽管在文章第8，9段中 提到存在的问题，但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持的态度( ) 4. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. New Railway Standards B. Big Railway DreamsC. Highspeed Bullet Trains D. International Railway Network选B. 贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想。- 10 - 版权所有高考资源网