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河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（7）及答案阅读理解as a young girl growing up in the 1930s, i always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of for a woman to do that. i got a taste of that dream in 2001, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. but the experience turned out to be very dull. around that time, i told my husband that i wanted to skydive. so when our retirement community announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, i decided to write about my dream.in the essay, i wrote about my desire to skydive, stating george brush sr. did it at age 80. why not me? i was just 84 and in pretty good health. a year went by and i heard nothing. but then at a community party in late april 2009, they announced that i was one of the winners. i just couldnt believe it. inspired by this, i decided to realize my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.on june 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where i would land while i headed up in the airplane. my instructor, jay, guided me through the experience. the plane was the noisiest one i had ever been in, but i wasnt frightenedi was really just looking forward to the experience. when we reached 13,000 feet, jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. when we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that i could hardly breathe. for a second i thought, “what have i gotten myself into?” but then everything got calmer. we were in a free fall for about a minute before jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward for about five minutes. being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything i have ever feltmuch better than the hot air balloon. i was just enjoying it. skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. i hope other people will look at me and realize that you dont stop living just because you are 84 years old. if theres something you want to experience, look into it. if its something that is possible, make it happen.6. what happened to the author in 2001?a. she flew an airplane.b. she entered a competition.c. she went on a hot air balloon ride.d. she moved into a retirement community.7. the author mentioned george bush sr. in her essay to .a. make her argument persuasive b. show her admiration for himc. compare their health conditiond. build up her own reputation8. how did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?a. excited. b. regretful. c. nervous. d. scared.9. what did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?a. the beautiful clouds. b. the wonderful view.c. the company of jay. d. the one-minute free fall.10. what is the best title of the passage?a. impossible is nothing. b. a dream made come true.c. an unforgettable skydiving.d. i went skydiving at 84!【参考答案6-10】c a b b dai think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty. not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time. she felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out. and, for her, that generally meant telling a “little white lie”. as a young child i thought it was kind of cool. and, naturally, when i would come to her with a concern or question wondering what i should do, she generally advised me to lie.“mom, i told theresa that i would go over to her house, but now i would rather go to sues house to play.”“tell theresa youre sick，” she would advise. and generally i did. but i didnt seem blessed with her lack of conscience. on many painful occasions theresa would find out that i really went to sues house without her. these occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place. i wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.i started thinking of all the lies that id heard her tell. i remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed, because she didnt want to see them there anymore. or the time she told dad that she loved the lawnmower he gave her for her birthday. or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadnt been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks. and what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies. like the time she told my guidance counselor that i had to miss school for exploratory surgery, when she really needed me to babysit. and it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasnt there.so, i started my own personai fight against her dishonesty. when i answered the phone and it was someone my mother didnt want to talk to, i said, “louise, mom is here, but she doesnt want to talk to you.” the first time i did it, she punished me, but i refused to apologize. i told her that i had decided that it was wrong to lie. and the next time it happened i did the same thing. finally, she approached me and said, “i agree that lying is not the best thing to do, but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude.” she admitted that her methods werent right, and i admitted that mine were a bit too extreme.over the past few years, the two of us have worked together to be honestand yet kind. honesty should mean more than not lying. it should mean speaking the truth in kindness. though i started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty, i ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term.1. the authors mother _.a. thought white lies were not liesb. helped the author get out of trouble with white liesc. told the author to lie when in troubled. taught the author the importance of being honest2. the author _.a. was thankful to her mothers adviceb. felt more awkward when being caught lyingc. found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lied. felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty3. it can be inferred that the authors mother _.a. met her friends in the same restaurant regularlyb. didnt get along with the authors teachersc. was not popular among her friendsd. wanted to have something else for her birthday4. finally the author and her mother agreed that _.a. kindheartedness is more important than honestyb. appropriate methods are the key to telling a good liec. honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulnessd. absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships【参考答案】14、cbdc 阅读理解-bair pollution is damaging 60% of europes prime wildlife sites in meadows, forests and bushes, according to a new report.a team of eu scientists said nitrogen emissions(氮排放) from cars, factories and farming were threatening biodiversity. its the second report this week warning of the ongoing riks and threats linked to nitrogen pollution.nitrogen in the atmosphere is harmless in its inert(惰性的) state, but the report says reactive forms of nitrogen, largely produced by human activity, can be a menace to the natural world.emissions mostly come from vehicle exhausts(排气), factories, artificial fertilizers(肥料) and animal waste from intensive farming. the reactive nitrogen they emit to the air disrupts the environment in two ways: it can make acidic soils too acidic to support their previous mix of species. but primarily, because nitrogen is a fertilizer, it favors wild plants that can maximize the use of nitrogen to help them grow.in effect, some of the nitrogen spread to fertilize crops is carried in the atmosphere to fertilize weeds, possibly a great distance from where the chemicals were first applied.the effects of fertilization and acidification favor common aggressive species like grasses, brambles and nettles. they harm more delicate species like mosses(苔藓), and insecteating sundew plants.the report said 60% of wildlife sites were now receiving a critical load of reactive nitrogen. the reports lead author, dr. kevin hicks from the university of yorks stockholm environment institute(sei), told bbc news that englands peak district had a definitely low range of species as a result of the reactive nitrogen that fell on the area.“nitrogen creates a rather big problem that seems to me to have been given too little attention，” he said. “governments are responsible for protecting areas like this, but they are clearly failing.”he said more research was needed to understand the knockon effects for creatures from the changes in vegetation accidentally caused by emissions from cars, industry and farms.at the conference, the representatives agreed “the edinburgh declaration on reactive nitrogen”. the document highlights the importance of reducing reactive nitrogen emissions to the environment, adding that the benefits of reducing nitrogen outweigh the costs of taking action.5. the underlined word “menace” is used to express that the reactive nitrogen, largely produced by human activity can be _.a. frightening b. threatening c. unique d. unusual6. we can infer from the passage that _.a. its harmless to have reactive nitrogen existing in the atmosphereb. reactive nitrogen emissions help aggressive species less than cropsc. the harm to those delicate species has a negative impact on biodiversityd. reactive nitrogen can fertilize soils and keep their biodiversity7. the team of eu scientists released the second report of nitrogen emissions this week when _.a. no action was taken to stop nitrogen emissionb. governments were willing to protect areas harmed by nitrogenc. “the edinburgh declaration on reactive nitrogen” was agreedd. nitrogen emissions were threatening wildlife sites biodiversity8. which of the following would be the best title for the passage?a. keeping away from nitrogen emissionsb. stopping nitrogen emissionsc. air pollution damaging europes wildlifed. saving europes wildlife【参考答案】5、b 68、cdc 阅读理解 people in the united states honor their parents with two special days: mothers day, on the second sunday in may, and fathers day, on the third sunday in june.mothers day was proclaimed a day for national observance by president woodrow wilson in 1915. ann jarvis from grafton, west virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. she was the one who chose the second sunday in may and also began the custom of wearing a carnation.in 1909, mrs. dodd from spokane, washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. she wanted to honor her own father, william smart. after her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. in 1910, the first fathers day was observed in spokane. senator margaret chase smith helped to establish fathers day as a national commemorative day in 1972. these days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. they raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. they give love and care.these two special days are celebrated in many different ways. on mothers day people wear carnations. a red one symbolizes a living mother. a white one shows that the mother is deadmany people attend religious services to honor parents. it is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. on these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. they often have outdoor barbecues for fathers day. these are days of fun and good feelings and memories.11according to the passage, which of the following about the second sunday in may is not true?ait is a day to show love to mothersbit is a day to wear carnations cit is a day for people to visit the cemetery dit is a day for many people to attend religious services12choose the right time order of the following events.a. the first fathers day was observed. b. mothers day was proclaimed a day for national observance c. fathers day became a day for national observance. d. the idea of honoring fathers was brought up aa b c dbd a b c cb a c d dd a c b13who plays the most important role in fathers day becoming a national commemorative day? amrs. do bmargaret chase smith cann jarvis dwoodrow wilson14from the passage, we know in the u.s. _.aone should wear a red carnation if ones mother pass awaybon mothers day, families often go out to have barbecuescon fathers day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day.dthe purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents15. the authors purpose of writing this passage is to _ a.call on people to love and respect their parents b. introduce mothers day and fathers day. c. tell the difference between mothers day and fathers day d. show how important fathers and mothers are【参考答案1115、】cbbdb阅读理解 a new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages.they surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. they spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. they cannot stop, and it affects their lives. ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become a compulsivebehavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. this obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. they are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites. they become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life isaffected by this situation. they spend all free time surfing and dont concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades, and success at schools. because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life. they spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. the relation with their friends changes. t