1、2014高考英语信息匹配、任务型阅读基础精品训练题（14）及答案【2014高考英语东莞市模拟试题】信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列表格内容及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题纸上将对应题号的相应 选项字母涂黑。以下是一些新闻报道的信息：A. Science magazine published the study about orangutan. The scientists collected evidence from years of observations in six areas on Borneo and Sumatra. The scientists f
2、ound that the animals demonstrated a total of twenty-four signs of cultural activity. Several actions were demonstrated in some orangutan groups, but not others.B. The Environmental Investigation Agency and Telapak released the report. Telapak is an environmental group based in Indonesia. The Enviro
3、nmental Investigation Agency operates in several countries. The two groups say Indonesia controls ten percent of the worlds tropical rainforests.C. Richard Sandor is the chairman of the C-C-X. He praised the companies forming the group for demonstrating leadership. He said they believe that an activ
4、e way to deal with global warning helps everyone. The group said its members want to reduce costs they may face from future rules on greenhouse gas emissions. Trading credits may help businesses find the most effective methods to reduce pollution. Members also hope to improve their public image on e
5、nvironmental issues.D. Their most detailed effort involved ninety-nine kinds of birds, insects and plants in North America and Europe. They found that the territory where these plants and animals live has moved north by an average of six kilometers every ten years. In Europe, some butterflies now li
6、ve as much as one hundred kilometers to the north because of changes linked to higher temperatures.E. The new report says many areas experienced unusual weather in two thousand and two. Most of Asia, for example, was warmer than usual. India had unusually high temperatures in April and May. The extr
7、emely hot weather caused hundreds of deaths. There also were extremely dry conditions across India. Parts of Africa experienced unusual heavy rains. Yet other areas in Africa had unusual dry weather.F. Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. Hydrogen is a colorless gas. On Earth, it is
8、present in large amounts in natural gas, coal, plants and water. By weight, hydrogen produces the highest energy levels of any known fuel. When burned in an engine, hydrogen releases no harmful pollution into the environment. When powering a fuel cell, the only waste is water. However, hydrogen is d
9、ifficult to store. It also burns easily. 请阅读以下与新闻信息，然后匹配与上面新闻相关的报道内容：46. A severe ocean storm hit South Korea in August. It set a new national record for rainfall. In central Europe, more than one hundred people died in flooding caused by heavy rainfall in September. The flooding also resulted in th
10、ousands of millions of dollars in property damage. Yet large parts of North and South America had extremely dry weather.47. One member of the Chicago Climate Exchange is American Electric Power. Its the biggest owner of electric power producers in the United States. Company officials say they hope t
11、heir companys membership will demonstrate the ability of the C-C-X to grow.48. For example, members of some groups make a kissing noise by tightening their mouths and sucking in air. Some groups use leaves to clean themselves or protect their hands from sharp objects. The scientists found that some
12、of the animals use sticks as tools to remove insects from holes in trees. Other orangutans use leaves to crush insects or gather water.49. Professors Parmesan and Yohe used similar methods to examine one hundred and seventy-two kinds of wildlife. They examined the timing of events in the spring, suc
13、h as the appearance of flowers and the reproduction of animals. They found that these events happened an average of two days earlier than normal every ten years.50. They say illegal operations to remove trees are causing large areas of forest to disappear. Environmental Investigation Agency director
14、 Dave Currey says the illegal operations are completely out of control.【参考答案】信息匹配：46-50：ECADB【2014高考英语河北省衡水中学一调考试】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。Its natural to greet friends with a smile and a wave. _36_ But what happens if yourface and body send mixed messages? Would someone be more likel
15、y to believe the look on your face or the way you hold your body?Scientists have recently tackled these questions. They found that when a person is looking atyour face, she might not believe what she sees of your body language doesnt match the feeling that your face shows. 37 Previously, they had fo
16、und that the tone of a persons voice can be more important than the words that are spoken. For example, most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, “Im so excited.” When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the fa
17、ce was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies(with faces blurred out)that showed anger or fear. _38_ An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A scared face had high eyebrow
18、 and a slightly open mouth. _39_ A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to defend. These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language subtly influences which emotion they read. 40 And if you wa
19、nt to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.A. Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.B. So, your body language is important for telling people how you feel.C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people.D. An angry body had arms back and
20、 shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.E. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.F. When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that youre happy to see them.G. They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were paire
21、d with angry or scared bodies.【参考答案】FAGDB【2013嘉定区】Section CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which is not needed.A. Suggestions for happinessB. The correlation of love with happinessC. The role of educatio
22、n and income in ones happinessD. The study of happinessE. The chief factors of happinessF. The ideal happy occasions76. According to recent polls sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy. Psychologists have been stu
23、dying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is not predictable whether a person in an apparently ideal situation is necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.77. A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both
24、 may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.78. The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even than those with very low incomes. People with college education are somewhat happier
25、than those who do not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunities to control their lives. Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.79.Poor health does no
26、t rule out happiness except for the severely weakened or these in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness. Those with a good sex life are happier in general, but those who have a loving affectionate relationship are happier than those who rely on sex alone. Love has
27、a higher correlation with happiness than any other factor.80. It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time. Children whose parents were happily married have happier ch
28、ildhood but are not necessarily happier adults. The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to tolerate frustration, to have a personal involvement and commitment, and to develop self-confidence and self-respect. 【参考答案】嘉定区76-80 DECBA(五)-(2013赣州市十二县/市联考)1The research, which fo
29、llowed 200 students for four years indicates that women consistently outperformed men in their studies even though they had their courses with almost identical Alevel grades. 2An analysis of the results showed that while 65 percent of female graduates were awarded, only 35 percent of male graduates
30、did as well. Girls are known to outperform boys at school, but this research showed that the trend continued at university.3Fiona Smith who led the research said, “The research shows that the difference has something to do with schools in general.”4“It also shows something about _ for working women
31、in terms of pay and promotion. Women work harder at school, harder at university, and do better at both, but they still receive less pay.” 5The research found that female students were more faithful, less likely to miss lectures, and more likely to believe that their marks reflected their abilities
32、than male students. Female students were also more likely to ask for and receive support from their professors.6Women were also more likely to choose their universities because they liked the courses offered. 7In contrast, men were likely than women to miss lectures due to “other affairs” and “lazin
33、ess”， and to believe that playing sports was an important part of university life. 8Generally, people think that womens success comes from more emphasis on coursework, but the research showed that female geographers at Brunel did better in their exams than in their coursework. 9Dr. Smith said, “Most
34、 women feel that getting grades is the most important part of university life. They believe that they need to work harder in order to compete in the maledominated environment they will encounter at work. Good grades are viewed as an insurance policy for success. Men, on the other hand, prefer going
35、out and playing sports to academic work.”10“This research shows how important it is to get young people working hard and teach them the value of higher education，” he said.1What is the main idea of this passage? (no more than 13 words)_答案： A research about the difference between male and female univ
36、ersity students.2What would men like to do according to the last paragraph but one? (no more than 5 words)_答案： Going out and playing sports.3Please fill in the blank in the forth paragraph with proper words. (no more than 2 words) _答案： the unfair/the inequality4What does the result of this research
37、show us? (no more than 15 words) _答案： Working hard is important and the young should value the higher education.5What does the underlined word “They” (Line 2, Paragraph 9) probably refer to? (no more than 2 words)_答案： Most women.(六)-(2013宝坻区模拟)Some recent surveys show that the health conditions of m
38、any white collar employees and office workers are rather critical. Death cases among white collar employees and office workers are increasing year by year and these cases are generally believed to have been caused by overwork and spend little time taking rest or doing exercise.If their offices are w
39、ithin the distance of half an hours walk, some office workers now choose to go to work on foot. Ms. Wang, who works in a foreign enterprise in Beijing, has been walking to her office for more than six months now.“I usually have a tight work schedule and cant find time to do exercise. So I choose to
40、walk to work.”As she said, if the office is not far from home, most women would like to go to work on foot. Walking is good for their health and can help them to keep_good_figures as well.Apart from walking to office, one can also find time to do exercise when one is at work. The simple way is to ab
41、andon the lift. Mr.Yang who works in the Passenger Service Department at Beijing Airlines, is one of such men who frequently climb stairs to his office. “I only use the lift whenever I am with my colleagues or my boss. Otherwise, I would climb stairs instead of taking the lift.”In addition, some off
42、ice workers try to find time to go to gym at the end of a day. Ms. Sunny works in a law firm. She goes to the gym several times a week when she has the time.“I go to the gym every weekend. During the weekdays, I will also go there whenever I have the time.” Ms Sunny and her husband both have a gym m
43、embership card for a whole year. The cards cost them a lot of money. However, they think it is worth it.1What is the best title of the passage? (No more than 10 words.) _答案：Office Workers Try to Keep Healthy2How many ways that office workers keep healthy are mentioned in the passage and what are the
44、y? (No more than 15 words.) _答案：Three. They are walking to office, abandoning the lift and going to a gym.3Please explain the underlined phrase “keep good figures” in English.(No more than 5words.) _答案：keep slim/be in good shape4Why are death cases among white collar employees and office workers increasing year by year? (No more than 15 words.) _答案：Because they overwork for a long time./Because they are too busy to have time for a rest.5As a student, which is the best way of keeping fit? (No more than 20 words.) _答案：I think that students can do exercise during the break.
