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湖南省长沙市2016高考英语二轮阅读理解高效训练（2）2014高考训练题any day we wish；we can discipline ourselves to change it a11any day we wish；we can openthe book that will open our mind to new knowledgeany day we wish；we can start a new activityany day we wish；we can start the process of life changewe can do it immediately，or next week，or next month，or next yearwe can also do nothingwe can pretend rather than performand if the idea of having tochange ourselves makes us uncomfortable，we can remain as we arewe can choose rest over labor，entertainment over education，delusion(幻想)over truth，and doubt over confidencethe choices are ours to makebut while we complain about the effect，we continue to nourish(助长)the causeas shakespeare uniquely observed，“the fault is not in the stars，but in ourselveswe created our circumstances by our past choiceswe have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning todaythose who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. they need the truth .they need the whole truth .and the responsibility to nothing but the truthwe cannot allow our errors in judgment，repeated every day，to lead us down the wrong pathwe must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life worksoutand then we must make the very choices that will bring life，happiness and joy into our dailylives .and if i may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing tomake changes in their lifeif you dont like how things are，change it !youre not a treeyou have the ability to totally transform every area in your life and it all begins with yourvery own power of choice64the first paragraph tells us that_.ano one wants to be disciplinedbwe often need some new knowledgectaking activities does good to our healthdwe want to change all the time65we may conclude from the second paragraph thata. whatever happens, we have to change ourselvesb. people tend to nourish the cause of bad results c. whether we change or not depends on ourselvesd. most choices we made are not good enough66from shakespeares words，we know_.ait is our duty to change for the betterbwe complain a lot about our past choicescsometimes we have to face the fatedwe should believe in ourselves in life67in the authors opinion，if。you want a good life，what you need most is_.aself confidence bgood choices cstrong wills dthe truth【参考答案】64. d65. c66. a67. b2014高考训练题theres a guy like me in every state and federal prison in america，i guessim the guy whocan get these for you：cigarettes，a bag of cigar，if you want that，a bottle of wine to celebrate yourson or daughters high school graduation，or almost anything elsewithin reason，that isitwasnt always that wayi came to shawshank when i was just twenty，and i am one of the few people in the prison who is willing to admit what he didi committed murderi put a large insurance policy on my wife，who was three years older than 1 was，and then i fixed the brakes of the car her father had given us as a wedding presentit worked out exactly as i had planned，except i hadnt planned on her stopping to pick up the neighbour woman and the womans son on the way down castle hill and into townthe brakes let go and the car crashed through the bushes，gathering speedbystanders said it must have been doing fifty or better when it hit the base of the civil war statue in the town arid burst into flamesi also hadnt planned on getting caught，but caught 1 wasi got a pass into this placemy statehas no death penalty(死刑)，but 1 was tried for all three deaths and given three life sentences，to run one after the otherthat fixed up any chance of parole(假释)i might have，for a long，long timethe judge called what i had donean extremely evil crime, and it was ,but it is also in the past now have i transformed myself，you ask ?i dont know what that word means，at least as far asprisons and corrections goi think its a politicians wordit may have some other meaning，and it may be that 1 will have a chance to find out，but that is the futurei was young，goodlooking，and from the poor side of towni met a pretty，headstrong girl who lived in one of the fine old houses on carbine streetshe got pregnant laterher father wasagreeable to the marriage if 1 would take a job in the company he owned and work my way upifound out that what he really had in mind was keeping me in his house and under his thumb，like adisagreeable pet that has not quite been housebroken and which may biteenough hate eventuallypiled up to cause me to do what i did given a second chance 1 would not do it again，but im not sure that means i am transformed68what do we know about the man from the passage?ahe is treated unfairly in the prisonbhe is in charge of the federal prisonche is quite an able person as a prisonerdhe is the most powerful man in the prison69by saying that“i got a pass into this place”(in para3)，the man means that_.ahe has got to stay in prison bhe was allowed to go homeche was caught by the police without a pass dhe has stayed in the federal prison before70the man committed such an evil crime because_.ahe had made a secret deal with an insurance companybhe had been angry for a long time with his fatherinlawchis wifes family members had disapproved of their marriagedhis wife had looked on him as a pet and he didnt feel respected7 1which of the following is true about the man?ahe regrets having committed the crimebhe will be out of prison in the near futureche thinks the trial a mistake and is unfairdhe has found out the【参考答案】68. c69. a70. b 71. a【陕西省西安市第一中学2014高考英语二模试题】b do you know how to use a mobile phone without being rude to the people around you?talking during a performance irritates (激怒) people. if you are expecting an emergency call, sit near the exit doors and set your phone to vibrate (振动). when your mobile phone vibrates, you can leave quietly and let the others enjoy the performance.think twice before using mobile phones in elevators, museums, churches or other indoor public placesespecially enclosed spaces. would you want to listen to someones conversation in these places? worse yet, how would you feel if a mobile phone rang suddenly during a funeral! it happens more often than you think. avoid these embarrassing situations by making sure your mobile phone is switched off.when eating at a restaurant with friends, dont place your mobile phone on the table. this conveys the message that your phone calls are more important than those around you.mobile phones have sensitive microphones that allow you to speak at the volume you would on a regular phone. this enables you to speak quietly so that others wont hear the details of your conversations. if you are calling from a noisy area, use your hand to direct your voice into the microphone.many people believe that they cant live without their mobile phone. owning a mobile phone definitely makes life more convenient, but limit your conversations to urgent ones and save the personal calls until you are at home.【小题1】what should you do when you need to answer a phone call during a performance? a. call back after the performance. b. answer it near the exit door. c. talk outside the exit door. d. speak in a low voice.【小题2】 putting your mobile phone on a restaurant table may make your friends think_. a. you prefer to talk to your friends at the table b. you value your calls more than your friends c. you are enjoying the company of your friends d. you are polite and considerate of your friends【小题2】when you are calling in a noisy area, you are advised to _. a. use a more sensitive microphone b. shout loudly into your microphone c. go away quietly to continue the phone call d. use your hand to help speak into the phone【小题4】the author implies that the use of mobile phones in such places as museums should be_. a. limited b. expected c. encouraged d. recommended【答案】【小题1】c【小题2】b【小题3】d【小题4】a【解析】试题分析：文章介绍了一些使用电话的礼仪，怎样打电话不会打扰到别人，什么地方应该尽量不要接电话，还有接电话以后怎么说话都要注意。【小题1】细节题：从文章第二段的句子：sit near the exit doors and set your phone to vibrate (振动). when your mobile phone vibrates, you can leave quietly可知如果你在演出的中途想接电话，应该在出口外面交谈，选c 【陕西省西安市第一中学2014高考英语二模试题】cwhen a rare disease ald threatened to kill the four-year-old boy lorenzo, his parents refused to give up hope. doctors explained that there was no cure for ald, and that he would probably die within three years. but lorenzos parents set out to prove the doctors wrong.the parents devoted themselves to keeping their son alive and searching for a cure. but doctors and the families of other ald patients often refused to take them seriously. they thought the efforts to find a cure were a waste of time, and drug companies werent interested in supporting research into such a rare disease.however, the parents still refused to give up and spent every available hour in medical libraries and talking to anyone who would help. through trial and error, they finally created a cure from ingredients (调料) commonly found in the kitchen. the cure, named lorenzos oil, saved the boys life. despite the good results, scientists and doctors remained unconvinced. they said there was no real evidence that the oil worked and that the treatment was just a theory. as a result, some families with ald children were reluctant to try it.finally, the boys father organized an international study to test the oil. after ten years of trials, the answer is: the oil keeps ald children healthy.【小题1】doctors said that lorenzo might die with