1、2014高考英语阅读理解冲刺满分训练（15）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，with the development of Ch
2、inas 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，eventually reaching London
3、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 through Russia and then
4、 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 fast as some airplanes China
5、s 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 gauge(轨距)，maintenance of
6、 railway tracksSo，its important to pay attention to every detailBut 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 investmentResources from those
7、 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 project would not only co
8、nnect 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，people will set up factories
9、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 and the countries involved w
10、ill 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 greatest challenge to the ne
11、w 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 describes the authors att
12、itude 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 Ra
13、ilway Network选B. 贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想How could faith beget such evil? After hundreds of members of a Ugandan cult, the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God, died in what first appeared to be a suicidal fire in the village of Kanungu two weeks age, police found 153 bodies buried in a
14、compound used by the cult in Buhunga, 25 miles away. When investigators searched the house of a cult leader in yet another village, they discovered 155 bodies, many buried under the concrete floor of the house. Then scores more were dug up at a cult members home. Some had been poisoned; others, ofte
15、n-young children, strangled. By weeks end, Ugandan police had counted 924 victims including at least 530 who burned to death inside the sealed church exceeding the 1978 Jonestown mass suicide and killings by followers of American cult leader Jim Jones that claimed 913 lives. Authorities believe two
16、of the cults leaders, Joseph Kibwetere, a 68-year-old former Roman Catholic catechism teacher who started the cult in 1987, and his “prophetess, ” Credonia Mwerinde, by some accounts a former prostitute who claimed to speak for the Virgin Mary, may still be alive and on the run. The pair had predict
17、ed the world would end on Dec. 31, 1999. When that didnt happen, followers who demanded the return of their possessions, which they had to surrender on joining the cult, may have been systematically killed. The Ugandan carnage focuses attention on the proliferation of religious cults in East Africas
18、 impoverished rural areas and city slums. According to the institute for the study of American religion, which researches cults and sects, there are now more than 5,000 indigenous churches in Africa, some with apocalyptic or revolutionary leanings. One such group is the Jerusalem Church of Christ in
19、 Nairobis Kawangwara slums, led by Mary Snaida-Akatsa, or “mommy” as she is known to her thousands of followers. She prophesies about the end of the world and accuses some members of being witches. One day the brought a “special visitor” to church, an Indian Sikh man she claimed was Jesus, and told
20、her followers to “repent or pay the consequences.” Most experts say Africas hardships push people to seek hope in religious cults. “These groups thrive because of poverty,” says Charles Onyango Obbo, editor of the Monitor, an independent newspaper in Uganda, and a close observer of cults. “People ha
21、ve no support, and theyre susceptible to anyone who is able to tap into their insecurity.” Additionally, they say, AIDS, which has ravaged East Africa, may also breed a fatalism that helps apocalyptic notions take root. Some Africans turn to cults after rejecting mainstream Christian churches as “We
22、stern” or “non-African.” Agnes Masitsa, 30, who used to attend a Catholic church before she joined the Jerusalem Church of Christ, says of Catholicism: “Its dull.” Catholic icons. Yet, the Ugandan doomsday cult, like many of the sects, drew on features of Roman Catholicism, a strong force in the reg
23、ion. Catholic icons were prominent in its buildings, and some of its leaders were defrocked priests, such as Dominic Kataribabo, 32, who reportedly studied theology in the Los Angeles area in the mid-1980s. He had told neighbors he was digging a pit in his house to install a refrigerator; police hav
24、e now recovered 81 bodies from under the floor and 74 from a field nearby. Police are unsure whether Kataribabo died in the church fire. Still, there is the question: How could so many killings have been carried out without drawing attention? Villagers were aware of Kibweteres sect, whose followers
25、communicated mainly through sign language and apparently were apprehensive about violating any of the cults commandments. There were suspicions. Ugandan president Yoweri Mseveni told the BBC that intelligence reports about the dangerous nature of the group had been suppressed by some government offi
26、cials. On Thursday, police arrested an assistant district commissioner, the Rev. Amooti Mutazindwa, for allegedly holding back a report suggesting the cult posed a security threat. Now, there are calls for African governments to monitor cults more closely. Says Gilbert Ogutu, a professor of religiou
27、s studies at the University of Nairobi: “When cult leaders lose support, they become dangerous.”1.Why did so may Ugandans die in faith?A Many of them were killed for asking for the return of their possessions.They found the cults leaders had cheated them.C They lost faith in cults.D They are willing
28、 to die.2.The main reason of peoples joining the cults isA poverty.insecurity.C AIDS.D fatalism.3.What does Mary Snaide Akatsa prophesy?A She prophesies the world will be flooded.She prophesies the world will be in fire.C She prophesies about the end of the world.D She prophesies he followers should
29、 die in faith.4.Why do some Africans reject Christian Churches?A They feel Christianity is dull.They reject Christian Churches as Western or non-African.C They are susceptible.D They are dangerous persons.5.How could so many killing have been carried out without drawing attention?A The cult acted se
30、cretly.The government officials did not see through its dangerous nature.C There were no preventive measures.D People were frightened.Vocabulary1.beget 产生，引起，招致2.cult 祭礼，狂烈的崇拜（者），迷信，邪教pound 院子，场地4.strangle 扼死，闷死5.carnage 残杀，大屠杀，成堆的尸体6.catechism 教理问答7.prophet 预言者，先知8.on the run 在逃9.proliferation 扩散，繁
31、殖10.indigenous 本土的，土生土张的11.apocalypse （基督教）启事（录）圣经新约12.be susceptible 易受人影响13.ravage 蹂躏，劫掠14.fatalism 宿命论15.apocalyptic 预警16.icon （东正教）圣像17.doomsday 世界末日18.Jerusalem 耶路撒冷，喻：天堂19.Kenya 肯尼亚20.Nairobi 内罗毕，肯尼亚首都21.mommy 嬷嬷mother22.repent 忏悔23.Sikh 锡克教（信徒）24.defrock 免去圣职的。这里指：免去圣职的牧师25.sect 宗教小组26.pose 提
32、问难句译注1. the Movement for the restoration of the Ten Commandments of God【结构简析】Ten commandments 十戒，是圣经中上帝再西奈山上给予摩西（犹太人的古代领袖）十大行为的神圣准则：a) have no other god.b) Do not make or warship idols.c) Do not take the word of the lord in vain.d) Keep the Sabbath holy.e) Honor ones father and mother.f) Do not kill
33、.g) Do not commit adultery.h) Do not steal.i) Do not give false evidence.j) Do not covet anothers property or wife.这十戒为犹太教、基督教的教条。 【参考译文】这是乌干达回复上帝十戒运动头目以上帝的名义在2000年屠杀了924名信徒。2. the 1978 Jonestown mass suicide and killings by followers of American cult leader Jim Jones that claimed 913 lives.这是指美国的一个
34、邪教组织人民圣殿教。1978年11月19日教徒在教主Jim Jones的蒙骗或胁迫下在圭亚那集体自杀或扼杀（或强制和下Kool-Aid）或遭袭击而死。人数高达913。此后Jones一词意为残忍的人。杀人的地点就成为Jonestown。3. they are susceptible to any one who is able to tap into their insecurity.【参考译文】他们易受任何人的影响，这些人能利用他们不安的情绪。4. drew on features of Roman Catholicism.【参考译文】利用罗马天主教义等特点。写作方法与文章大意 文章以因果写作
35、方法，先提出各种邪教残害的人数，然后一一点出邪教兴起的原因：人民贫穷、艾滋病之猖獗，为宿命论提供了温床。加上邪教头目种种欺骗手段：如世界末日来临利用一些正教教义或以基督、圣母玛利亚的身份出现控制、麻木信徒，一旦欺骗手段暴露信徒就惨遭杀害。答案详解1. A 许多人由于要归还他们的财产而遭到杀害。答案见第二段倒数第二句，这一对邪教领袖曾预言世界将于1999年12月31日借宿世界末日来临。结果并没有发生，追随者就要求归还他们在入教时献上的一切，而遭到有计划有步骤地杀害。B. 他们发现邪教头目欺骗他们。这只是起因之一，如果发现后不吭声也许不会遭劫。C.他们对邪教失去了信任。D. 他们愿意去死。2. A
36、 贫穷。主要原因就是穷。答案见第四段。许多专家认为非洲之艰苦生活促使人民在邪教中寻找希望。这些邪教群体之兴起就是因为贫穷。人民没有支柱、保障，很容易受影响。任何人都可利用他们不安的情绪。其次艾滋病在东非之猖獗，培育出宿命论观点，从而帮助预示可怕事情即将来临的思想扎根于心灵。B.不安全。C.艾滋病。D.宿命论。3. C 她预言世界末日。A.她预言世界将遭水淹。B.她预言世界将烧光。D.她预言她的追随者将死于信仰。4. B 他们把基督教会视为西方的或非非洲的而拒之门外。见第五段：有些非洲人在把基督教会视作西方的或非非洲的而拒之门外后皈依邪教。A.认为基督教非常沉闷单调。C.他们易受影响。D.他们是
37、一伙危险人物。5. A 邪教行动神秘。例：第一段中描述的好几百乌干达邪教组织成员死于初看好像是自杀性的火焰之中（自焚），在一个场院诱发现了153具尸体，在搜查邪教头目的房子中又发现了156具尸体，许多埋于房子的混凝土地板下面，还有好几十具从邪教成员家中挖出，其中有些人被毒死。其他，特别是孩子都是扼杀（窒息而死）。共计924人，至少有530人烧死在封闭的教堂里。倒数第三段，乌干达世界末日邪教一个头目免去圣职的牧师，据说80年代中他研究神学，他告诉邻居他在家挖一个地窖放冰箱。现在警察发现地板下81具尸体，附近一场地74具尸体。上述两例都是神秘杀害，至于要归还财产之人更遭神秘杀害了。B.政府官员没有
38、看出邪教的危险性（原因之一）。C.没有防范措施。D.人民害怕。阅读理解-AStudents and Technology in the ClassroomI love my blackberryits my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer ，as it holds all of my writing and thought .Despite this love of technology ,I know that there ar
39、e times when I need to move away from these device and truly communication with others.On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas .Because I want students to thoroughly
40、 study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom ,I have a rule no laptop, iPods, phones ,etc .When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy .Most students assume that year reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the
41、 past with students misusing technology. Theres a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. Theres no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I relate to my students.The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I
42、 think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to think differently and make connections between the cours
43、e the material and the class discussion.Ive been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the educations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create .Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge , they learn at a level that helps them keep the course
44、 material beyond the classroom .Im not saying that I wont ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change ,Im sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too give up.( ) 1.Some of the students in the history
45、class were unhappy with_A. the course material B. others misuse of technology C. discussion topics D. the authors class regulator ( ) 2.The underlined word “engage” in para.4 probably means _A. explore B. accept C. change D. reject ( ) 3.According to the author, the use of technology in the classroo
46、m may _A. keep students from doing independent thinking B. encourage students to have in-depth conversationsC. help students to better understand complex themes D. affect students concentration on course evaluation( ) 4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author _A. is quite stubborn
47、 B. will give up teaching history C. will change his teaching plan soon D. values technology-free dialogues in his class 【文章大意】议论文，文章论述的主题是，students and technology，文章以教师的口吻谈到为何不允许学生在课堂上玩iPod、手机等通讯工具，因为technology会影响我们的深入交流。1.答案D。细节理解题。由文章第二段内容可以得出。2. 答案A。细节理解题。由I think there are very few places in wh
48、ich we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. 可知technology 会影响我们的深入交流。Engage 与explore 探索意义表述与之为吻合。3. A 推理判断题。 Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom可以推知作者认为technology 会阻碍我们的独立思考能力4. D 推理判断题。由文章最后一段作者深信自己的technology会影响我们的深入交流。并且坚持她的values technology-free dialogues in his class的观点。