1、2014高考英语阅读表达五月冲刺选练（6）及参考答案【2013嘉定区】Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance（津贴）The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an
2、age when financial mistakes are not very costlyThe amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to familyTiming is another considerationSome children get a weekly allowanceOthers get a monthly allowanceIn any case，parents should make clear what，if any
3、thing，the child is expected to pay for with the moneyAt first，young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive itIf they do this，they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budgetParents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowanceT
4、he object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and savingOlder children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs，like clothing or electronicsAllowances give children a chance to experience the things they can do with moneyThey can share it in the for
5、m of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they wantOr they can save and maybe even invest itSaving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice：you have to cut costs and plan for the futureRequiring children to save part of their allowance can also ope
6、n the door to future saving and investingMany banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal financeA savings account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest(利息)That may not seem like a lotBut over time it adds up（Note: Answer the questions or comp
7、lete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS）81Parents give their children allowance to_82Why are parents advised not to offer young children more money in advance? _83What can we learn from the last paragraph? _84By writing this passage, the author intends to make parents _【参考答案】81. 1earn the v
8、alue of money82To show them how to make a budget83Saving can help children plan future finance84 aware of the childrens allowances./have some idea how to give allowances in a proper way.【2013黄浦区】Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be
9、used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. energeticB. tryingC. establishedD. releasedE. originatedF. consumeG. enjoyingH. fashionableI. produceJ. discoveredSome people cannot imagine starting the day without a cup of coffee. From the most _41_ cafes of Paris to the breakfast stand
10、s lining the streets of Taipei, coffee has firmly _42_ itself as one of the worlds favourite beverages. For such a well-loved drink, however, few people are aware of its curious origins. As a legend goes, coffee berries were first _43_ in 850 by an Ethiopian goat herder who noticed his goats were mu
11、ch livelier after having eaten the red berries of a local bush. After _44_ the berries himself, the goat herder felt much more _45_ than usual. The news about the wonderful berry was _46_ quickly, and soon monks were looking on it as an elixir（仙丹妙药） and eating it to help stay awake during evening pr
12、ayers.Although coffee _47_ on the plateaus of Ethiopia, it was the Arabs who first cultivated it around 1100. They were also the first people to roast it and boil it. By 1475, people in Constantinople were _48_ a cup of coffee in the worlds first coffee shop. Coffee spread to Europe around 1600 and
13、to the New World seven years later. These days, it seems you can get a cup of coffee just about everywhere you go. Every year, coffee lovers _49_ more than 400 billion cups of coffee and make it one of the worlds biggest commoditiessecond only to oil. 【参考答案】4145 HCJBA 4649DEGF【2013黄浦区】Section DDirec
14、tions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The first explorers who saw totem poles called them “monstrous figures.” Missionaries(传教士) thought that the Native Americans worshipped the totem poles, and they encouraged their dest
15、ruction. But the missionaries were wrong. Even today, when people refer to the “low man on the totem pole, ” they do not realize that the largest figure was usually on the bottom and was the most important. The origin of the first totem pole is uncertain. It is known that totem poles told stories ab
16、out rich and important Native American families. An artist carved the pole to represent a familys traits and personal strengths and even to have hidden meanings. Poles were carved from cedar（雪松木）, using handmade tools. The chisel（凿子）used for carving was made from an animal horn. The adze, which was
17、like an ax, had a hard stone blade. Once finished carving, the artist used animal-hair brushes to paint the poles. Some poles stood as high as 60 feet(180m).Native Americans celebrated important life eventssuch as births or marriageswith huge feasts called potlatches. One of the highlights of the pa
18、rty was the raising of a new totem pole. As trade expanded along the Northwest Coast, more Native American families had totem poles. However, in 1884 the Canadian government outlawed the potlatch. Not long after, the United States followed suit. As children grew up and left the tribe, the art of car
19、ving totem poles began to die out. Many years later, totem poles that had been bought or stolen from Native American villages began showing up in museums. People started to realize the significance of totem poles, and the art of carving them was resurrected. Old poles were restored, and new poles we
20、re created. Today, the craft is alive and well again, and totem poles can be seen around the Northwest United States and Canada. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81. What did missionaries want to do with the totem poles?82. Whats the main purpose of t
21、otem poles?83. The art of carving totem poles faded away during the 1800s because _. 84. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?【参考答案】81.They wanted to destroy them. 82. To represent (rich and important) families traits and personal strengths.83. many of the children left their tribes/ children
22、 grew up and left the tribe84. The factors responsible for the revival/returning of (the art of) totem poles./ People realized the significance of totem poles and created more/new ones. 【2013界虹口区质量监控测试题】Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can
23、only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. based B. schedule C. individual D. determined E. achieving F. ambitious G. success H. studying I. marvel J. smarterThe Secret of SuccessThe secret of success is that there is no secret. Some people succeed because they are just _41
24、_ than other people. Some people succeed because they just work harder than other people. And some people succeed because they are just plain lucky.Ma Donghan is a student at Tsinghua University who is _42_ to be successful and shes not going to leave it to luck. Ma is obviously smart because shes a
25、 student at the best university in China, but her plan for success is _43_ on the old fashion value of hard work. You can see that by the weekly schedule shes set up for herself which was recently posted online. Every hour of every day is accounted for. There is her classroom _44_, of course, but th
26、en blocks of time are set aside for _45_ each subject and also for a few activities like playing sports. There are no hours set aside for just relaxing and there are only five hours allotted (分配) each night for sleeping. She has set a very _46_, almost punishing schedule for herself, but it seems to
27、 be working.Other students _47_ at Mas diligence and discipline but doubt that they could achieve the same level of success. Perhaps not, but Ma is obviously a unique and special _48_. She has set high goals, made a plan to achieve those goals, and worked hard to keep to her plan. This is what other
28、 students can learn from Ma.In school, as in life, _49_ is never guaranteed and not everyone will find him or herself at the top of the pyramid. The important thing to remember is that having a plan and working hard to stay with the plan will bring you a level of success that just being smart and lu
29、cky cannot. 【参考答案】41-49: J D A B H FICG【2013上海市崇明县一模】Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. matchesB. accurateC. emotionsD. informsE. difficultiesF. interestedG. promisesH.
30、applicationsI. negativeJ. monitorsGoing on a date can be a fearful experience for most of us. But now a pair of “social X-Ray” glasses 41 to tell you exactly what the other person is thinkingand when you should stop talking.The glasses have a camera the size of a grain of rice which is put into the
31、glasses frame and connected with a wire to a small computer which can be attached to the users body. The camera _42 the other persons facial expressions and 43 them up with 24 known features which convey 44 . How long and how often 24 “feature points” appear on the subjects face are then analyzed by
32、 software developed by a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This data is then compared with a bank of expressions and the computer tells the wearer through an earpiece(耳机) and lights on the glasses what their date is thinking. In a traffic light-style system, a red light means 45 ,
33、 yellow means they are a little 46 and green means your date is happy.The glasses are currently under development by researchers at MITs Media Lab. They say that wearing them during a conversation with another person is like having an “extra sense”.The glasses were developed for people suffering fro
34、m autism(自闭症) who have genuine 47_ interacting with others, but now the team behind it has seen wider 48 .So far the glasses are still a work in progress and have been 49 just 64 percent of the time, a figure which is expected to improve with further tests.【参考答案】41.G 42. J 43. A 44. C 45. I 46. F 47
35、. E 48. H 49. B【2013界崇明县】Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.A finding in recent years shows that men cannot manufacture blood as efficiently as women can. This makes surgery riskier for men. Men also need
36、 more oxygen because they do not breathe as often as women. But men breathe more deeply and this exposes them to another risk. They draw more of the air into their lungs when it is polluted.Mens bones are larger than womens and they are arranged somewhat differently. The female walk that causes so m
37、any whistles is a matter of bone structure. A man has broader shoulders and a narrower pelvis(骨盆), which makes him walk with no waste motion. A womans wider pelvis, designed for childbearing, forces her to put more movement into each step she takes with the result that she displays a bit of jiggle a
38、nd sway(摇摆) as she walks.If you think a man is brave because he can climb a ladder to clean the roof, dont forget it is easier for him than for a woman. The angle at which a womans thigh(大腿) is joined to her knees makes climbing difficult for her, whether it is a ladder or stairs or a mountain that
39、she is climbing.A mans skin is thicker than a womans and not nearly as soft. This prevents the suns radiation from getting through, which is why men wrinkle less than women do. Women have a thin layer of fat just under the skin and there is a plus to this greater fat reserve. It acts as an invisible
40、 fur coat to keep a woman warmer in the winter. Women also stay cooler in summer because the fat layer helps protect them against heat. Mens fat is distributed differently. And they do not have that layer of it underneath their skin. In fact, they have considerably less fat than women and more muscl
41、e. 41 percent of a mans body is muscle compared to thirty-five percent for women, which means that men have more muscle power. The higher proportion of muscle to fat makes it easier for men to lose weight. Muscle burns up five more calories a pound than fat does just to maintain itself. So when a ma
42、n wants to lose weight, the pounds roll off much faster. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81. What is this passage mainly about? _82. That men breathe more deeply can result in a risk of _.83. The female walk with a bit of jiggle and sway is caused by
43、 the fact that _.84. Why do women lose weight more difficultly than men? _【参考答案】81. Some differences between mens bodies and womens bodies.82. their suffering more from air pollution/their drawing more polluted air into their lungs83. women have a wider pelvis84. Because women have more fat and less muscle than men./ Because women has a lower proportion of muscle to fat.