1、 2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（15）及答案 Tired of all the pushing in supermarkets? Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought? Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store? If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to
2、 your dreams of trouble-free shopping. Or is it?Online shopping brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (浏览) various websites. The claim made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In an
3、y case, you only have to be the victim of fraud (诈骗) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.Another problem is the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on yo
4、ur computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue. Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and
5、color are not essential to customer satisfaction.Some even argue that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered? Often by some large vans pouring out carbon monoxide and adding to our already desperate traffic problems.
6、 You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated (使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late and you have wasted the leave from work you have taken to receive it!Without question, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supp
7、orters claim it to be.36. The author lists several questions in Para. 1 to .A. support online shopping B. collect answers from readersC. show his dislike of going shopping D. introduce the topic of the passage【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。根据用这些问题导入本段的主题，故选D。37. By what can online shoppers avoid fraud?A. Using only
8、 trusted websites. B. Choosing big websites.C. Collecting shopping evidence.D. Seeking advice from the police.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的句子：Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation(名声).可知是使用值得信任的网站。故选A。38. What can we learn about online shopping from Para. 3?A. Its normal for
9、 a blue dress to change into green.B. We shouldnt believe product descriptions easily.C. Its usually wise for us to buy colorful products.D. Product appearances are sometimes not good.【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据Another problem is that the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you
10、see on your computer screen.可知不要相信产品描述。选B。39. The author agrees with the fact that _.A. customers are never satisfied with productsB. online shopping is a safe way to make purchasesC. online shopping has nothing to do with global warmingD. delivery delay often makes online shoppers unhappy【答案】D【解析】细
11、节理解题。根据You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated(使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late !可知是顾客对送货迟了是很生气的。故选D。40. What is the authors attitude towards online shopping?A. Very popular. B. A wise choice. C. Not trouble free. D. A waste of time.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据从最后一段可知网购是一个不是没有麻烦的，故选C。 Col
12、lections were the inspiration（灵感） for a project at Thomas Tallis School, which formed part of the Imagine Childrens Literature Festival last autumn. Each child （aged 12-13） beatified a box and wrote a story on the subject of collections to throw inside it. The boxes were spread within the Royal Fest
13、ival Halls Ballroom. Some were left empty to encourageThe subject chosen by Luren was an imaginative one. Its a sort o f Cinderella （灰姑娘） story, she told me, inspired by a collection of letters from her cousin, ha the story these become love letters, burned by a creel stepmother. Laurens best friend
14、 Charlotte is the stepmother. Im in Charlottes story too, says Lauren, and I get run over. Charlottes tale was inspired by the girls coin collection. Weve collected foreign coins for years - since our families went on holiday to Tenerife. she explains. That was before the Euro, so we put pesetas in.
15、 Lauren continues: I fred a coin in the road, go to get it and get run over. Im in hospital and then I die. Charlotte adds: Or she might not die. I havent decided yet. Millie Murray, who is a tea-novel author, thinks that setting the subject of collections was a useful inspiration to their creativit
16、y rather than a restriction（限制）. In the beginning I thought, Will the children be able to do it? she says. But its been fruitful. Some have their own collection, some have parents who do, and some have wlstten complete stories. Its made them think about something they wouldnt have otherwise, winch c
17、an only be a good thing.9. What were the children asked to do in the project?A. To meet friends at Thomas Tallis SchoolB. To write stories on the subject of collections.C. To encourage visitors to write their own stories.D. To have their friends for characters in the stories.10. The underlined word
18、pesetas in Paragraph 2 is a kind of _.A. story B. collection C. inspiration D. foreign coin11. From the stories by Lauren and Charlotte, we know that _ .A. Charlotte hurt herself when getting a coinB. both of them developed their imaginationC. both of tram will die in each others storiesD. Latwens c
19、ousin posted her some love letters12. Millie Murray thinks _.A. collections could inspire writing creativityB. it was good for parents to have collectionsC. inspirations were very useful in writing storiesD. setting collection subjects restricted inspirations912 BDBA Violin prodigies（神童）， I learned,
20、 have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the worlds greatest violinists, the reason for this phenomenon. “ Its very clear, “ he told me
21、. “ They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parents dream was to have a child in the music
22、 school because it was a passport to the West.Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture（培育） talent. Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “ In Japan, a most competitive society wit
23、h stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, “ children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well.” The Koreans and Chi
24、nese, as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.Thats a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four o
25、f his sons had significant careers in music.13. Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because_.A. it would allow them access to a better life in the WestB. Jewish children are born with excellent musical talentC. they wanted their children to enter into th
26、e professional fieldsD. it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country14. Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that_.A. enforce strong discipline on students who want to achieve excellenceB. treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full
27、 developmentC. encourage people to compete with each otherD. promise talented children high positions15. Japan is described in the passage as a country that attaches importance to_.A. all-rounded development B. the learning of Western musicC. strict training of children D. variety in academic studie
28、s16. Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?A. A natural gift. B. Extensive knowledge of music.C. Very early training. D. A prejudice-free society.1316 ABCA One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea
29、 of technology” rather than experiencing the natural world. TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on childs play.Each of us
30、 has a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wondering outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who
31、 will defend parks against encroachment (蚕食)?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.Without having a nature experience, kids, can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to
32、 stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parentsand they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it. Research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that playing in nature fost
33、ers (培养) leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value
34、 that more.Kids are not to blame. They are overprotected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite of passage (仪式).Everyone, from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain
35、for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement (增强) love, respect and need for landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.41. The main idea of Paragraph 2
36、is that _.A. kids missing the sense of wondering outdoorsB. parks are in danger of being gradually encroached C. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the WoodsD. children are expected to develop into protectors of nature 【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据由于科学技术的进步有些孩子在家玩电脑看电视很少出去接近大自然，不知道要保护大自然，所以本段的大意是孩子被盼望
37、发展成大自然的保护着，故选D。42. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will _.A. keep a high sense of wonderB. be overprotected by their parents C. be less healthy both physically and mentally D. change wild places and creatures for the better 【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Without having a nature expe
38、rience, kids, can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills.没有经历大自然体验的人在身体和精神方面都不是很健康，故选C。43. According to the author, childrens break
39、ing an arm is _.A. the fault on the part of their parentsB. the natural experience in their growing up C. the result of their own carelessness in play D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood
40、 rite of passage (仪式).孩子们断一个胳膊就是他们在成长中的自然的经历，故选B。44. What does “sea of technology” mean in the first paragraph?A. The technology of TV and computer games.B. The technology of food.C. The technology of sea food.D. The technology of catching animals in the sea.【答案】A 【解析】词义猜测题。根据TV and computer games a
41、re leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors,可以推知这里指的是电视和电脑，故选A。 45. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to _.A. blame children for getting lost in computer games B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment C. show his concern about childrens lac
42、k of experience in nature D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around【答案】C【解析】作者意图题。根据由于科技的影响孩子去户外的时间减少，缺乏对大自然的体验，同时展示了作者对于孩子们的关心，故选C。People who drink alcohol earn more at their jobs than non-drinkers, according to a US study that highlighted “social capital（社交资本）”gained from
43、 drinking. The study concluded that drinkers earn 10-14 percent more than teetotalers, and that men who drink socially bring home an additional seven percent in pay.“Social drinking builds social capital,”said Edward String ham, an economics professor,“Social drinkers are outgoing, building relation
44、ships, and keeping in contacts, which results in bigger paychecks.”The researchers said the most likely explanation is that drinkers have a wider range of social contacts that help provide better job and business opportunities.“Drinkers may be able to socialize more with clients and co-workers, givi
45、ng drinkers an advantage in important relationships. Drinking may also provide individuals with opportunities to learn people, business, and social skills. ”They also said these conclusions provide arguments against policies aimed at controlling alcohol use in university and public places.“Not only
46、do anti-alcohol policies reduce drinkers fun, but they may also decrease earnings,”the study said, “One of the consequences of alcohol restrictions is that they push drinking into private behavior. By preventing people from drinking in public, anti-alcohol policies ignores one of the most important
47、aspects of drinking: increased social capital.”The researchers found some differences in the economic effects of drinking among men and women. They concluded that men who drink earn 10 percent more than non-drinkers and women drinkers earn 14 percent more than non-drinkers.However, unlike men, who g
48、et a 7 percent income increase from drinking in bars, women drinkers who visit bars frequently do not show higher earnings than those who do not visit bars.17. The underlined word in Paragraph 2 refers to _A. women drinkers B. co-workersC. non-drinkers D. men-drinkers18. Whats the best title of the
49、passage?A. Income Differences Between Drinkers And Non-drinkersB. To Build Social Capital, Drink!C. Anti-alcohol Policy is Not ReasonableD. Drinking Helps Increase Income19. Whats NOT the consequence of anti-alcohol policy ?A. More people drink in private.B. There are less alcohol in universities.C.
50、 Drinkers income increased because they spend less money on drinking.D. Drinkers get less fun from drinking.20. What can we infer from the result of the study?A. To build social capital, you have no choice but to drink.B. Drinking is a good and common way to increase social capital.C. Drinkers build wider social contacts.D. Drinkers may be provided more opportunities. 1720 CDCB