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陕西省咸阳市2014高考英语阅读理解（4）及答案【2014高考英语安徽省六校联考】a 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。it was 9:00 am already! richard had to leave for work! before leaving he hurriedly looked at the newspaper and stood still! is he seeing it right? he rubbed his eyes and saw again yes,it was his name in the obituary(讣告)! he threw the paper in the bin and screamed.richard started to recollect. he remembered that last night when he went to bed he had a chest pain and he was rushed to hospital. then he went into a sound sleep. but what happened after that?he could suddenly see his living room filled with people all in tears; his mom, his wife and his children. he also saw his best friend, the one he had a serious misunderstanding a few days back. he wanted to say “sorry” to him but now no one could hear his voice. he wondered how he could tell his mom that he felt so thankful to have her in his life! he wanted to tell his children how much he loved them. he wanted to tell his wife how much he loved her; he felt sorry to have hurt her sometimes. richard started crying and pleading to god for one last chance! “god, one last chance, please”, shouted richard and opened his eyes.oh, this was a dream!he woke up; looked around everywhere. he was on his bed; his wife lay beside him, deep in sleep. richard whispered in her ears, “you are the best thing to have ever happened to me!”he went up to the window, looking outside. yes, everything was just the way he has been knowing so long. he decided to meet up his friends and clear all misunderstandings; he also decided to tell everyone who mattered to him all that has remained unsaid so far!56. when richard saw his name in the newspaper, he felt _. a. sadb. shockedc. regretfuld. worried57. richard felt sorry to his wife because _. a. they had a quarrel the other dayb. he misunderstood her c. he hurt her sometimesd. he didnt love her 58. after the dream, richard would probably _. a. be on good terms with his friend againb. express appreciation and thanks to his friend c. demand an apology from his friendd. break up with his friend59. the writer of the story mainly tells us that _. a. misunderstanding between friends is commonb. we need to see a doctor when having a chest pain c. getting along well with friends is important d. we should tell our family how much we love them【参考答案】5659 bcad 【2014高考英语安徽省六校联考】b shakespeares globe theatre and exhibition tour overviewshakespeares globe exhibition is the worlds largest exhibition devoted to shakespeare. located beneath the reconstructed globe theatre on londons bankside, the exhibition explores the remarkable story of the globe, and brings shakespeares world to life using a range of interactive displays and live demonstrations.highlightstour the reconstructed globe theatre and see how plays were staged in shakespeares dayall-day access to the interactive globe exhibitionactors, recordings and interactive displays bring shakespeares world to lifescheduleapril 23 to october 99:00am to 5:00pm. on monday, tours run all day. tuesday to saturday, last tour departs at 12:30pm and at 11:30am on sunday due to performances taking place on these days.october 10 to march 3110:00am to 5:00pm.important note:rehearsals(排练) will also take place throughout the theatre season. please note that access to the globe theatre may be restricted and there may be occasions when the globe tours are unable to run. when the globe tours are not available, rose or bankside tours can be offered instead.additional infoinclusions: entrance fee and all day access to exhibitionguided tour of shakespeares globe theatre (maximum 50 people)exclusions(不包含项目): hotel pickup and drop offfood and drinks, unless specifiedpricingclick the link below to check pricing & availability on your preferred travel date. our pricing is constantly updated to ensure you always receive the lowest price possible - we 100% guarantee it. view pricing and availabilitytheatre tour and exhibitionshakespeares globe theatre tour and exhibition$22.34theatre tour and afternoon teashakespeares globe theatre tour and exhibition plus afternoon tea at 3:00pm in the swan brasserie or bar. $62.8960. the passage can be found _. a. in a newspaperb. in a magazinec. on the internetd. in a guidebook61. in this shakespeares globe theatre tour, we can _. a. visit the original globe theatreb. enjoy a british afternoon tea for free c. experience shakespeares world in an interactive wayd. visit the exhibition in the globe theatre62. what is true about the tour according to the passage? a. rehearsals may affect the tour. b. the pricing remains the same. c. performances take place throughout the year. d. the opening hours are the same in may and in november.63. if the globe tours are unable to run, _ will be offered instead. a. a shakespeares playb. afternoon tea c. rose or bankside toursd. hotel pickup【参考答案】6063 ccac 【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学二模试题】bin my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “bloom (开花) where you are planted.” it reminds me of dorothy. i got to know dorothy in the early 1980s, when i was teaching early childhood development through a program with union college in barbourville, kentucky. the job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.dorothy taught in a school in harlan county, kentucky, appalachian mountain area. to get to her school from the town of harlan, i followed a road winding around the mountain. in the eight-mile journey, i crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, i found it depressing. the poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.from the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. upon arriving at dorothys classroom, i was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. the children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). in case you dont know, poke greens are a weed-type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. her enthusiasm never cooled down. when it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her child development associate certification, dorothy was ready. she came to the assessment and passed in all areas. afterward, she invited me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her ph. d. degree. after the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. she said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things. 31. “early childhood development” in paragraph 1 refers to _. a. a program directed by dorothyb. a course given by the author c. an activity held by the studentsd. an organization sponsored by union college32. in the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing _. a. the long trackb. the same train c. the poor housesd. the winding road33. upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by _. a. a warm welcomeb. the sight of poke greens c. dorothys latest projectsd. a big dinner made for her34. what can we know about dorothy from the last paragraph? a. she was invited to a celebration at a restaurant. b. she got a pen as a gift from the author. c. she passed the required assessment. d. she received her ph. d. degree.35. what does the author mainly intend to tell us? a. whatever you do, you must do it carefully. b. whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment. c. however poor you are, you have the right to education, d. wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.【参考答案】31-35. bcacd 【2014高考英语湖北省八校联考】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。many years ago in a small german town, a jewish businessman had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. the moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the businessmans beautiful daughter. so he proposed a bargain.the moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. the girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag. if she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylenders wife and he would forgo her fathers debt. if she picked the white pebble, she need not marry him and her fathers debt would still be forgiven. but if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.they were standing on a pebble-strewn path. as they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. he then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag. no doubt she was caught in a dilemma.what would you have done if you were the girl? careful analysis would produce three possibilities: 1. the girl should refuse to take a pebble.2. the girl should know that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.3. the girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.the above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral (横向的)and logical thinking. read onthe girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn pathwhere it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. “oh, how clumsy of me!” she said. “but never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble i picked.” since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. and since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.55. the underlined word “forgo” in paragraph 2 may mean _.a. pay offb. run outc. take over d. give up56. which of the following indicates lateral thinking?a. the girl refused to take a pebble and fled at once.b. the girl exposed the cheat and found another way.c. the girl picked one pebbles and made it disappear.d. the girl picked a black pebble and accepted the result.57. it can be inferred from the passage that _. a. the girl dropped the pebble onto the path on purposeb. the girl dropped the pebble onto the path by accidentc. the girl didnt know there were two black pebbles in the bagd. the girl replaced a black pebble in the bag58. what lesson can we learn from the story? a. keeping calm when facing a difficult situation.b. thinking about a complicated problem in another way.c. thinking twice before making a final choice.d. coming up with a clever answer is easy.【参考答案】55-58dcab 2014高考英语湖北省八校联考】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。public caught up in argument over safety of genetically modified or simply gm products, report zhang lei and zhong nan inbeijing.more than 300 people gathered to enjoy a bowl of porridge made from genetically modified food on saturday, an attempt to quell public fears about the safety of the product.the first china golden rice tasting event was held at huazhong agricultural university in wuhan, hubei province, sparking another round in the nationwide debate about the safety of gm crops, often called frankenfood by opponents.similar events have been held in more than 28 cities since may, the university said.both the pro and anti camps have posted conflicting comments on the internet, with each providing evidence to back up their beliefs, but the exchanges are becoming increasingly bitter.jiang tao, a senior engineer at the center for agricultural resources research at the chinese academy of sciences, who is in favor of gm foods, was annoyed about what he called amateurs spreading rumors.just look at the people who are opposed to gm foods; can you find anyone from a related field in the scientific community? he asked. jiang also accused the anti-gm lobby of repeatedly using outdated or inaccurate data to support an incorrect stance.chen yunfa, an independent researcher into the yangtze river delta economy, recently wrote a commentary on the internet news portal eastday in which he criticized the actions of the 61 scientists, saying they had gone beyond their proper duty. he suggested that large multinational corporations might be behind the letter and similar incidents, prompted by a desire to freeze chinas patent hybrid rice technology out of the market.to support his contentions, chen said that gm rice, first produced by scientists in the us, still hasnt gained official approval from the us government. however, the us authorities have actually granted licenses to six varieties of gm rice. the commercial planting of two varieties - anti-herbicide (bar) transgenic rice ll rice 06 and ll rice 62 - produced by the french pharmaceutical company sanofi-aventis, was approved in 1999 and a license for cultivation for edible use was granted in 2000.the public outcry for gm labeling and boycotting has hindered the advancement of the technology. concern about gm foods has been fueled by studies like the one published by french professor gilles-eric sralini in september 2012. sralini claimed that his research involving rats proved that the gm corn fed to them caused tumor growth. furthermore, there is growing concern that the pesticides(杀虫剂) used on gmos（转基因作物）are contributing to the decline of the worlds honey bee population, leading to honey bee deaths by infecting the brains of the insects with toxins. therefore, some experts re