1、2014高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题（19）及答案【广东省广州市2013综合测试（2）】B The Book That Cant Wait is a great new idea that seeks to strengthen bonds between first time writers and their readers by getting their books read quickly. Argentinean independent publishers Eterna Cadencia are publishing a collection of short stories
2、by new South American authors using special ink that slowly disappears once it comes in contact with sun and air, completely vanishing within 2 months after the book has been opened. This makes for an interesting approach to motivating book buyers to read books more quickly, giving first-time author
3、s the attention they need to survive. The Book That Cant Wait tackles an important problem for new authors: How to get readers. The creative independent publishers teamed up with DRAFTFCB in the city of Buenos Aires to develop this project. Books are very patient objects. We buy them, and then they
4、wait for us to read them. Days, months, even years. Thats OK for books, but not for new authors. If people dont read their first book, theyll never make it to a second, says the project coordinator Tito Santana. Thats why Etema Cadencia, which also runs its own bookstore, has decided to create somet
5、hing different to launch its new authors into the market. It presented its first The Book That Cant Wait for the critics and the press last month. The invention is a success. Hundreds of people came to the bookstore to pick up a copy. To help spread the word, they gave away the first edition to cust
6、omers for free. The very same day it was released, the publishing house claimed that it received thousands of requests for more copies of the book. So it will print a new edition later this month to satisfy the demand. And the best result? This time they have the guarantee that their new authors wil
7、l be read. The company plans to use the book as a platform for other titles, because they believe there is a lot of literature out there that doesnt deserve to wait on the shelf. And these books wont wait at all. 31. The main purpose of publishing The Book That Cant Wait is to_. A. sell more books B
8、. make it fun to read C. invent a new kind of book D. get new authors books read quickly32. The DRAFTFCB mentioned in Paragraph 3 is most probably_. A. an organization involved in the project B. a new South American author C. an independent bookstore D. an area of Buenos Aires33. By saying Books are
9、 very patient objects in Paragraph 4, Tito Santana actually means_. A. books never know when you read them B. books must be read very carefully C. books can usually be read at any time D. books can sometimes have emotions34. What can we learn from the passage? A. Light and air can make the books dis
10、appear within two months. B. The approach has only been applied to works of some new authors. C. Books printed using the new technology have been best-sellers. D. The company will publish all its books in the future using the new ink.35. What is the authors attitude towards this new kind of book? A.
11、 Approving. B. Doubtful. C. Uninterested. D. Opposed.【参考答案】31. D 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. A 阅读理解Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (=like. very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their ro
12、wboat was “Crackers”. It was about seven meters long. They set out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon( = stop)their j
13、ourney. In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trappe
14、d inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very disappointed that we were still alive. We were very disappointed
15、 that we couldnt reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important. ”50. How long had Tim and Dom been at sea when their boat was hit by a fishing boat?A. For one month B. For two months.C. For three months. D. For four months.51. According to Dom, the main reason fo
16、r the accident was that_.A. Tim and Dom were too carelessB. the speed of the fishing ship was too fastC. nobody on the fishing ship saw themD. their rowboat was not strong enough52. Dom said that the most important thing in this accident was that_.A. their rowboat was not damagedB. both of them exis
17、ted after a dangerous timeC. they enjoyed this journeyD. they failed to reach San Francisco53. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Some people on the fishing ship saved them.B. Tim and Dom were going to San Francisco in the rowboat because they had no money to buy airplane tickets.C. Do
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25、s for？A. Food you can order for delivery. B. Places to go on vacation.C. Special offers at a shopping center. D. Things on sale in a big store.47Which of the following is true according to the ads？A. Spending $50 means 3 hours of free parking.B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of three.C.
26、 After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.D. At Mikes Caf, people can get a free drink after spending $6.48Which of the following is NOT mentioned at this mall？A. Clothes store. B. Music store. C. Restaurant. D. Toy store.49We can know from this passage _.A. there are more than one
27、 theater in the centerB. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the priceC. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoesD. you wont get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the Meal参考答案-46-49、 CDDA 【广东省广州市2013综合测试（2）】C At 10:35 a.m. on De
28、cember 17, 1903, two brothers from Ohio flew the first successful airplane for 12 seconds and 120 feet along a beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. With Orville flying first, the brothers took turns as pilot, and they flew three more times that day. On their fourth try, they managed to go 852 feet i
29、n 59 seconds an amazing feat at the time. The two brothers had invented powered flight. Orville and Wilbur Wright owned a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. Although they had not gone to school to learn about airplanes or engineering, they were good mechanics. By repairing bicycles, they had learned how
30、gears and pulleys worked. They also learned to take careful notes about what they saw. Each time they made a new design and tested a machine, they took notes and made drawings. They would study these to figure out what they could do better the next time. Before the Wright brothers flew, they did man
31、y things to prepare for this extraordinary achievement. They read everything they could find about air, balloons, and kites. Then they made careful sketches of what they wanted to build. They began by making model kites to learn how air flowed over wings. They made them bigger and bigger until they
32、had a glider a kite that is big enough to hold a person, but with no engine. The Wright brothers made three gliders before building their first airplane. Each time they made a glider, they would test it, make careful observations, and then improve their design. When they made a glider that flew well
33、, they added an engine. This step was harder than it sounds, because they had to find an engine that was both light-weight and powerful. The engines that they could buy were either too heavy or too weak, so they asked their friend Charlie Taylor to help them build one. The first engine that Charlie
34、built broke almost immediately, but the second one worked well. After Orville and Wilbur installed the engine in their plane, they were almost ready. They simply had to wait for the perfect day with just the fight amount of wind. On the morning of December 17, 1903, they had their chance. And the ai
35、rplane flew into history. 36. What was the speed of the first flight? A. 10 feet per second. B. 120 feet per minute. C. 12 feet per second. D. 1200 feet per hour.37. What can we learn about the Wright brothers from Paragraph 2? A. They had little formal education. B. They owned a successful business
36、. C. They were very thorough in their work. D. They had experienced many failures.38. The brothers constructed a number of kites in order to_. A. test the materials they would use for their plane B. prove that building a flying machine was possible C. see which shape could support the most weight D.
37、 improve the design of their planes wings39. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The Wright brothers built all the parts of their first plane. B. Wilbur Wright flew 852 feet on December 17, 1903. C. There was no wind on the day the Wright brothers flew. D. Orville Wright went
38、 on to become a professional pilot.40. In what order did the following events occur? a. The Wright brothers started reading about balloons. b. The Wright brothers ran a bicycle repair shop. c. A suitable engine was built. d. Orville successfully flew for the first time. e. Charlie Taylor was asked t
39、o help. f. Three gliders were built. A. c, f, e, b, a, d B. b, c, a, f, d, e C. b, a, f, e, c, d D. d, e, a, f, c, b【参考答案】36. A 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. C 【广东省汕头市2013二模】DBeing sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life.Relationships with family,friends,neighbours,even pets,will all do the
40、 trick,but the biggest longevity(长寿)boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr,who who wrote that widows and widowers（鳏夫）were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers.Studies since then suggest that marriage coul
41、d add as much as seven years to a mans life and two to a womans.The effect holds for all causes of death,whether illness,accident or self-harm. Even if the odds are stacked against you(the conditions are not favourable),marriage can more than compensate.Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has f
42、ound that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart.Likewise,a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesnt smoke.Theres a flip side,however,as partners are mor
43、e likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse;s death,and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems.Even so,the odds favour marriage.In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people,Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical S
44、chool describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.So how does it work?The effects are complex,affected by socio-economic factors,health-service provision,emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms(机制).For example,social contact can boost development of the brain an
45、d immune system,leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life.People in supportive relationships may handle stress better.Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.A life partner,children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100.Th
46、e best social network is still being mapped out,but Christakis says:”People are interconnected,so their health is interconnected.”31. William Farrs study and other studies show that_.A. social life provides an effective cure for illnessB. Being sociable helps improve ones quality of lifeC. Women ben
47、efit more than men from marriageD. Marriage contributes a great deal to longevity44. Linda Waites studies support the idea that_.A. older men should quit smoking to stay healthyB. Marriage can help make up for ill healthC. The married are happier than the unmarriedD. Unmarried people are likely to s
48、uffer in later life43. It can be inferred from the context that the “flip side”(Line5,Para2)refers to_.26. the disadvantages of being married27. The emotional problems arising from marriage28. The responsibility of taking care of ones family29. The consequence of a broken marriageA. What does the au
49、thor say about social networks?A. They have effects similar to those of a marriage.B. They help develop peoples community spirit.C. They provide timely support for those in need.D. They help relieve people of their lifes burdenA. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Its important that we develop a social network when young.B. To stay healthy,one should have a proper social network.C. Getting a divorce means risking a reduced life span.D. We should share our social networks with each other.【参考答案】41-45. DBAAB
