1、 2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题（22）及答案 【湖北省八市2013联考】CThe homeless dog, known as Xiao Sa, has been following a team of cyclists for 24 days along 1,833 kilometers of highway from Kangding, Sichuan province, to Lhasa in Tibet.Nobody knows where the white dog came from or how long she has been straying on highw
2、ay G318. Netizens call her the dog with determination and the micro blog Go Go Xiao Sa recording her life has attracted more than 37,000 followers in two weeks.A picture of Xiao Sa in the arms of a young man in front of the Potala Palace on Thursday night drew more than 4,000 comments congratulating
3、 the small dog and expressing dreams of going to Lhasa.The young man in the picture is Zhang Heng, 22, a student in Wuhan, Hubei province. As his graduation trip, he decided to face the challenge of riding to Lhasa alone. On the way he met a lonely dog. She was lying, tired, on the street around Yaj
4、iang, Sichuan province, he said. So we fed her, and then she followed our team.”We felt she might want to come along with us, so we decided to bring her along to the end. A week later, Zhang and his buddies opened a micro blog account for her. We thought the dog was encouraging us, and wanted others
5、 to know its story, he said. They created the name Xiao Sa by combining xiao meaning little with the last syllable of Lhasa.During their journey, Xiao Sa, Zhang and his team covered more than 1,700 kilometers and climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters. Xiao Sa just ran up the mountains or alo
6、ng dirt roads.Many people stopped cycling in some sections, then took the bus, but the dog made it, he said. Zhang put the dog on the back of the bike when the team was riding downhill. The speed can reach 70 kilometers per hour, impossible for the dog to catch us.Zhang Heng, who accompanied Xiao Sa
7、 for 20 days, called her a buddy and a friend. I would like to take the dog home and take care of her. She has been a stray on the road for a long time. She needs a home. 59. How did the netizens feel when they read the micro blog related to the dog?A. inspired B. sympathetic C. pitiful D. unbelieva
8、ble 60. Zhang Heng and his team opened a micro blog account for the dog just because _.A. the dog is very cute and friendly B. the dog encouraged them and they wanted more people to know its story C. it is the first dog to travel to LhasaD. They had nothing else to do on their journey61. According t
9、o the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. The dog had been straying on highway G318 before it met the team of cyclists .B. During their journey, Zhang and his team climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters .C. The micro blog “Go Go Xiao Sa ”has attracted more than 37,000 followers in
10、two weeks .D. The dog ran alone behind them when the team was riding downhill.62. Which might be the best title for the passage?A. A Dog with Determination B. A Micro Blog and a Dog C. Travel to Lhasa with a Dog D. A Dog Follows a Team【参考答案】59-62 ABDA 阅读理解Tell a story and tell it well, and you may o
11、pen wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a business, or even open peoples mind to another culture or race.People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources,
12、 cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.“ Most local stories are based on a larger theme,” American story
13、teller Opalanga Pugh says, “ Cinderella(灰姑娘), or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She wor
14、ks with prisoner too, helping them knowing who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives. If they dont like the story they are living, they can rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. “
15、For every advance in business,” she says, “ there is a greater need for communication.” Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says.Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of
16、the people there. The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere, she says.“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture,” she says, “ What I do is to focus on the value of the stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all ha
17、ve a story to tell. We tell everybodys story.”52. What do we learn about American storyteller from Paragraph 2? A. They share the same way of storytelling. B. They prefer to tell the stories from other cultures. C. They learn their stories from the American natives. D. They find storytelling useful
18、for both children and adults.53. The underlined sentence (Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can _. A. start a new life B. settle down in another place C. direct films D. become good actors54. Pugh has practised storytelling with _ groups of people. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 555. What is the main idea of
19、the text? A. Storytelling can influence the way people think. B. Storytelling is vital to the growth of business. C. Storytelling is the best way to educate children in school. D. Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others.5. 答案 52.D 53.A 54.B 55.D (第*篇)An increase in students applyi
20、ng to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于) the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges
21、 Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at Alevel were also up.Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his firstyear lectures which are open to students from all departments wer
22、e drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it.One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hash t traditionally done，” he a
23、dded.University applications rose 7% last year, but there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with peoples renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents belie
24、ved schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “Its possible
25、that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty. ”语篇解读本文主要讲述了金融危机下学生们开始更多地选择与经济有关的专业这一现象。5Professor John Beath s lectures are_.A. given in a traditional wayB. connected with t
26、he present situationC. open to both students and their parentsD. warmly received by economists解析事实细节题。从第四段第二句话可知他把教学与当前的一些重大事件紧密相连，即贴近现实生活，故B(与当前的形势相联系)为正确答案。答案B6Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their_.A. greater stability B. higher payC. fewer applications D. better reput
27、ation解析事实细节题。从第五段最后可知在当前金融危机下这些公共部门的工作以其安全性和稳定性吸引了求职者，故A(极大的稳定性)为正确答案。答案A7In the opinion of most parents，_.A. economics should be the focus of school teachingB. more students should be admitted to universitiesC. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthenedD. children should solve financi
28、al problems themselves解析事实细节题。由倒数第二段的内容可知应该“加强关于经济问题方面的教学”，答案为C。答案C8According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters _.A. wiser in money managementB. have access to better equipmentC. confident about their future careersD. get jobs in Child Trust Funds解析推理判断题。Hocking认为经济下滑带
29、来的一个好处就是让年轻人学会了更明智地处理金钱方面的问题，在经济不稳定时期更好地理财。所以答案为A。答案A9What s the main idea of the text?A. Universities have received more applications.B. Economics is attracting an increasing number of students.C. College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.D. Parents are concerned with children s subj
30、ect selecttion.解析主旨大意题。第一段提到全球性的金融危机使公众想更多地了解有关经济体系方面的一些问题，所以更多的学生申请经济学专业，本文正是对此展开的论述，故答案为B。答案B阅读理解-AIsrael was happy, very happy. The news of a deal to bring home the kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit , a young man held prisoner by Hamas for five years，spread.But the happiness was hardened by the real
31、ity of the price Israelis had paid to set him free. The 1,027 Palestinian prisoners to be exchanged for the single Israeli corporal turned out to include men and women convicted(宣判有罪) of some of the worst terrorist attacks in the country. Ambivalent, says Aya Ilouz, of her feelings on the matter. St
32、rolling in downtown Jerusalem with her husband Liron and their 5-month-old daughter Yael, the couple is so in sync on the question of the day that they finish each others thoughts.Yes, says Liron, we are very happy and excited to see Gilad meet his family. And on the other handWe are very concerned,
33、 says Aya.About what happens next, Liron explains. When the next terrorist blows himself up, someone will have to answer.Just around the corner, on King George Street, Alan Bauer had been walking home with his son on March 21, 2002, when a Palestinian man named Mohammad Hashaika exploded a suicide v
34、est packed with metal scraps. Eighty-four people were wounded that day. Of the three killed, one was a woman pregnant with twins.Though the bomber of course died, Israeli courts convicted the two women who drove him to the site of the bombing, easing his way past the Israeli checkpoint by buying flo
35、wers to carry in the Mothers Day crowd. These women, as I speak, are being released, Bauer says.Specifics have a way of weakening the joy of Shalits release. Among the 477 prisoners released on Tuesday, in the first phase of the exchange, are an organizer of the 2002 Passover bombing that killed 30
36、people; a woman who developed an online relationship with a lovesick Israeli youth she then had murdered when he came to meet her; and the man who proudly displayed his bloody hands to the mob(暴民) gathered outside the Ramallah building where two Israeli soldiers were beaten to death after making a w
37、rong turn on Oct. 12, 2000. When the list became public, relatives of terrorism victims appealed, without success, to Israels supreme court to prevent the prisoner exchange. The court hearing was interrupted repeatedly by upset survivors, including Shvuel Schijveschuurder, who lost five of his famil
38、y members in a 2001 attack at a Jerusalem Sbarro. To protest the release of the woman who drove the suicide bomber to the pizza restaurant, Schijveschuurder poured paint on a memorial to Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister slain by an Israeli extremist for signing the Oslo Accords.When we say 1,027 pr
39、isoners will be released, its abstract, it doesnt mean anything, says Eliad Moreh Rosenberg, who was wounded in the 2002 terrorism bombing at the Hebrew University cafeteria. But for victims of terror, its a reality.Israeli officials calculate that 60% of those released resume terrorism attacks. To
40、help prevent that resumption this time around, Israel insisted that most of the prisoners liberated be sent either to the Gaza Strip which is sealed off from Israel and under the control of Hamas, which says it continues to observe a cease-fire or into exile（流放） in Turkey, Qatar or Syria. About 100
41、arrived in the West Bank, where the government led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas works diligently to suppress terrorism, cooperating with Israeli intelligence and military.With the future uncertain, on Tuesday, Jewish Israelis stopped and stared at televisions wherever they came u
42、pon them. On the sidewalk at midmorning outside the 24-hour Hillel Market, 50 people were gathered under a flat screen to catch the first images of Shalit, looking painfully thin . It was moving. It was very exciting, says Anat Rubin, 42. I just saw photos of him getting out of the car. It gave me c
43、hills. But she says she heard Hamas say that, learning from success, it was keen to kidnap more Israelis in order to win freedom for the 6,000 Palestinians still in Israeli prisons. I dont want to see the photos of them doing the V for victory, she says. Like they won. They are really releasing murd
44、erers. Im happy and sad all together.41. The word “Ambivalent” in paragraph 3 is close to _ in meaning.A happy B moved C contradicted D terrified42. Why do the Israelis feel concerned about the exchange of prisoners?A Because its not fair to exchange 1 with 1,027.B Because they are concerned about t
45、he health of Shalit.C. Because they are worried more terrorist blows are coming.D Because they want to know when and where the prisoners will be set free.43. Of the following statements, which one is TRUE?A All the 1,027 prisoners were released at a time.B Among the released prisoners, Shvuel Schijv
46、eschuurder was caught because he poured paint on a memorial to Yitzhak Rabin.C All the Israelis are not for the prisoner exchange.D The released prisoners can go wherever they like.44. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Israeli peoples attitudes to the prisoner exchange.B. How the kidnapped soldi
47、er Gilad Shalit managed to return home.C. The stories of many terrorist attack victims.D. Life of every single Israeli is highly valued.45. The underlined “them” in last paragraph is referring to _.A released Palestinians B Hamas C Israeli officials D 50 people under a flat screen 文章大意A 文章描述了以色列人在用1
48、027个巴勒斯坦人换回一个以色列士兵后的复杂心情，他们表达了对这些巴勒斯坦人继续从事恐怖活动表达了担心。41. C 词义猜测题。从下文Yes, says Liron, we are very happy and excited to see Gilad meet his family. And on the other handWe are very concerned.可以得出词义。Ambivalent“对某物、某人或某境况具有或显示矛盾情感的”。42. C 细节理解题。根据We are very concerned, says Aya.About what happens next, Li
49、ron explains. When the next terrorist blows himself up, someone will have to answer.和下文对释放巴方人员的背景介绍可知，以色列人担心的是会有更多的恐怖袭击。43. C 细节判断题。从倒数第四段第一句话可知不是所有的以色列人都支持换俘的，尤其是那些受过恐怖袭击的以色列人的家属。故选C。44. A 主旨大意题。根据全文可知，文章讲的是以色列人对这次换俘虏事件的不同看法。正确答案选A。45. C 细节判断题。根据下文Like they won. They are really releasing murderers.
50、 Im happy and sad all together.可知，此处指代应为以色列官员。【湖北省八市2013联考】D If you live in America in the 21st century youll probably have to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. Its become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing:Busy!Crazy busy!.It is,pretty obviously,a boast
51、disguised as a complaint. And the common response is a kind of congratulation:Thats a good problem to have,orBetter than the opposite. Notice it isnt generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those peopl
52、e are is not busy but tired.Exhausted!Dead on their feet.Its almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed:work and obligations theyve taken on voluntarily,classes and activities theyve encouraged their kids to participate in.Theyre busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety
53、,because theyre addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence. Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they arent either working or doing something to promote their work.Its something they have chosen.Busyness serves as a kind of existential rea
54、ssurance(令人安心的保证），a measure against emptiness,obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy,completely booked,in demand every hour of the day. Idleness is not just a vacation.It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body,and deprived of it we su
55、ffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets.The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole,for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration.Idle dreaming is often the essence of wha
56、t we do,wrote Thomas Pynchon.Archimedes Eurekain the bath, Newtons apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.63. When many Americans sayCrazy busy, they mean_.A.they are really tired of their present situationB.they are really proud of their present lifeC.they are c
57、omplaining about their current workD.their life are full of all kinds of problems64. The writer mentions Archimedes Eurekaand Newtons apple to show that_.A.history is full of interesting stories B. Archimedes and Newton were very busy, so they made great discoveries C.people may get inspiration when
58、 they are idle D.inspirations come from hard work65. The word its in the second paragraph refers to_.A. ambition B.anxiety C.busyness D.dread66. From the article,we can infer that _.A. generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busyB. Dead on their feet means being tired outC. all the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivationD. The author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness【参考答案】63-66 BCCB