1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练二轮精品题（32）及答案阅读理解An idea that started in Seattles public library has spread throughout America and beyondThe concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same timeIn addition to encouraging reading as
2、a pursuit（追求） to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schoolsThe idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched（发起） the If All of Seattle Read the Same B
3、ook project in 1998Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong KongIn Chicago, the mayor（市长） appeared on television to announce the choice of To
4、Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the One Book, One Chicago programAs a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the cityAcross the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character T
5、he only problem came up in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse populationThis may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity can be achievedOr it may show that New Yorkers rather missed
6、the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itselfUltimately, as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to
7、someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word66What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?ATo invite authors to guide readersBTo involve people in community serviceCTo encourage people to read and shareDTo promote the friendship between cities67Why was it difficult for New
8、Yorkers to carry out the project?AThey came from many different backgroundsBThey were too busy to read a bookCThey had little interest in readingDThey lacked support from the local government68According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?AIn large communities with lit
9、tle sense of unityBIn large cities where libraries are far from homeCIn medium-sized cities with a diverse populationDIn large towns where agreement can be quickly reached69The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean Aexchanged ideas with each other Bdiscussed the meaning of a
10、wordCgained life experience Dused the same language70According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by Athe careful selection of a proper bookBthe number of people who benefit from reading Cthe growing popularity of the writersDthe number of books that each person reads【参考答案】66-
11、70 CADAB阅读理解-CTykoon is an online website that allows you to teach your child financial principles through allowances, assignment of tasks and daily chores. As the parent, you can assign a cash value to the things you want your child to do. Then, your child can go in, accept the task and add to thei
12、r wish list of what they would like to purchase with the money that they earn.Lets start with the parent side of things. The parent must be the one to set up the account. You simply enter your information and your childs information to get started. You are then able to assign allowance amounts to yo
13、ur child.Then you can add tasks for your child to accept and link them to either their weekly allowance or a pre-determined amount. Your child is then able to accept or decline their tasks. They can see how much each task earns, how often they need to do it and what they will get if they do! They ca
14、n add items that they are working toward earning and can even earn nn-cash incentives such as extra TV time or staying up late!Tykoon is a great way to start teaching your child about responsibility and financial principles in fun and safe way. Through the creation of their own profile and the abili
15、ty to accept or decline tasks, they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets! So, head over and sign up for a free account today and watch your child get excited about doing their chores!And right now, as a special reward, if you share Tykoon w
16、ith your friends and have five friends sign up and stay active for more than a month, youll earn a 25 A gift card! So get your child enrolled(注册), tell your friends and lets start teaching all our kids about the important financial principles today!66.The purpose of the text is to_.A. make an advert
17、isementB. share teaching experienceC. describe an online websiteD. present a way of making money【答案】A【解析】第一段介绍Tykoon，二，三，四段介绍怎样操作以及所带来的好处， 最后一段是奖励措施。因此， 本文的目的是做广告，吸引大家都来参与。67.The underlined word“incentives” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_”.A. promisesB. rewardsC. giftsD. tasks【答案】B【解析】根据下
18、文such as extra TV time or staying up late!，可见，“incentives”表示的是一种奖励。68.What can kids learn from Tykoon?A. The ability to manage their budgets.B. The responsibility to do daily chores.C. The skills to earn their own living.D. The tricks to accept or refuse tasks.【答案】A【解析】根据第四段they are taught the skill
19、s that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets!他们被教给在以后生活中他们自己管理自己财务时需要的技巧。69.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_.A. no parents will resist the special rewardB. Amazon is a very popular websiteC. Tykoon wants to attract more visitorsD. friends should share
20、information【答案】C【解析】如果你能分享给5个朋友，让他们也签约并且保持活跃至少一个月，你就会得到价值25美元的亚马逊礼品卡。70.What is the best title of the text?A. TykoonA Safe Way to Manage Your Financial IssuesB. How to Create Funny Tasks for Your Kids on the WebsiteC. Opening an Online Account with the Help of TykoonD. Teaching Your Kids Financial P
21、rinciples with Tykoon【答案】D【解析】纵观全文可知。阅读理解-DHow far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease? These days thats more than an academic question, as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.There are now more than a t
22、housand genetic（基因的）tests, for everything from baldness to breast cancer, and the list is growing. Question is, do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? For instance, Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to
23、have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer（老年痴呆症）.“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease, that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious, through which you see the rest of your life as you wait for that disease to hit you. It could r
24、eally mess you up.” Said Dr. Robert Green, a Harvard geneticist.“Every ache and pain,” Smith suggested, could be understood as “the beginning of the end.”“That s right. If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimers disease, then every time you cant find your car in the parking lot, you think t
25、he disease has started.”Dr. Green has been thinking about this issue for years. He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimers. It was thought that people who got bad news would, for lack of a better medical term, freak out. But Green and his team fo
26、und that there was“no significant difference”between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives. In fact, most people think they can handle it. People who ask for the information usually can handle the information, good or bad, said Green.71.The first paragraph is meant
27、to_.A. ask some questionsB. introduce the topicC. satisfy readers curiosityD. describe an academic fact【答案】B【解析】通过两个问题引出话题。72.Which of the following is true of James Watson？A. He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.B. He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimers disease.C. He believes g
28、enetic mapping can help cure any disease.D. He doesnt want to know his chance of getting a disease.【答案】D【解析】根据第二段Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer。“Jam
29、es Watson要求如果他的基因表明他有很高的老年痴呆症的可能不要告诉他。”73.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, if a person is at a higher genetic risk, it is_.A. advisable not to let him knowB. impossible to hide his diseaseC. better to inform him immediatelyD. necessary to remove his anxiety【答案】A【解析】根据这两个自然段可知，如果你提前被告知你将来可能患某种可怕的疾病会m
30、ess you up。74.The underlined part“freak out”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to“_”.A. break downB. drop outC. leave offD. turn away【答案】A【解析】根据下文But的转折，以及no significant difference可知，freak out的意思是A（精神垮掉）。75.The study led by Dr. Green indicates that people_.A. prefer to hear good newsB. tend to fin
31、d out the truthC. can accept some bad newsD. have the right to be informed【答案】C【解析】根据第五段内容 In fact, most people think they can handle it可知答案选C.【2012届山西省临汾一中高三第二次月考】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 51 . One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. Its great fun espec
32、ially if you are the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays. The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 52 Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless. Next you need some friends to be in your
33、 club with you. 53 . All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you. 54 .You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you busy for ages. At your first meeting you should make up
34、 a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret! Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them. 55 Why not leave some space f
35、or a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it. So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started youll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. Thats easy.B. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join you.D. What are you interested in?E. Some vacat
36、ion is just around the corner.F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.【答案】51-55 EDAFG【2012届安徽省芜湖一中高三上学期第二次模拟考试】任务型读写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当的单词。注意：表格中的每个空只填一个单词。 It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime
37、or fall. It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon, why cant they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy. There are actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isnt a cure for each one.When a virus attacks your
38、body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and cause a block in it. You feel terrible because you cant breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your temperature goes up and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a r
39、unny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells. You may feel very uncomfortable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.Different people do different things to deal with colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might ea
40、t chicken soup to make themselves feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids. Other people take medicine to stop various symptoms (症状) of colds.There is one interesting thing to note some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stay
41、s in you longer because your body doesnt have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:It takes about one week to get over a cold if you dont take medicine, but it takes only seven d
42、ays to get over a cold if you take medicine.TitleHow Much You Know About the Common ColdIntroductionPeople catch a cold 76. in spring or fall.A 77. of cold viruses exist everywhere.It is hard to find a cure for each cold.The symptoms of thecommon coldThe bodys blood as well as its temperature 78. ,
43、causing a fever.You will find that you have some difficulty 79. .You have a runny nose, which makes you feel miserable.Some 80. ofdealing with thecommon coldDrinking chicken soup to help you 81. .Taking hot baths and drinking warm 82 _.Taking some medicine.83. bysome scientistsTaking medicine when having a cold will do 84. to the body.Taking medicine or not will take you one week to 85. the common cold.【答案】76. easily 77. variety 78. rises 79. breathing 80. ways 81. recover 82. liquids 83. Advice/Tips/Suggestions 84. harm 85. cure- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网
