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陕西省咸阳市2014高考英语阅读理解（19）及答案【2014高考英语陕西省一模联考试题】deveryone has done experiments in high school laboratories, but have you ever thought about designing a satellite to explore space?on nov. 19, a team of students from thomas jefferson high school for science and technology in the us awed peers and even scientists by successfully launching a satellite.the first satellite designed and built by high school students was sent up into space along with a record-setting. 28 other small ones on a rocket were sent from a nasa center in virginia, cnn reported. it took the students seven years to build.the students call their tiny satellite tj3sat, which is named after their school. it is just 10x10x12 centimeters and weighs only 0.89 kilograms, according to orbital sciences, a company which developed the rocket and supported the students project. it can be controlled with a smartphone.like most satellites, tj3sat can send and receive data. the small spacecraft is equipped with a voice synthesizer (合成器), which can switch text to voice and transmit those sounds back to earth over radio waves, said orbital officials. in this case, anyone can give it a try via the projects website (school website) by submitting (提交) a text. the texts that get approved will be sent to the satellite, changed to voice and then broadcast back to earth via radio waves.“i can say go colonials on our ground station and when it is on the other side of the world, in india, someone can hear go colonialsover the radio,” the team explains on the website.the satellite will stay in space for at least three months.school principal evan glazer told the washington post that the project started in 2006 as an activity in the spare time. later it became a research project for a select group of seniors.at a time when american students are busy with sats, the launch of the satellite shows what diligent teenagers can achieve when allowed to pursue their own curiosities, glazer said.“it used to be that kids growing up wanted to be an astronaut,” andrew petro, program executive (主管) for small spacecraft technology at nasa, said in a statement. “i think we might be seeing kids saying what they want to do is build a spacecraft. the idea here is that they really can do that.”58. the underlined word “awed” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _.a. influenced b. amazed c. delighted d. inspired59. which of the following statements about tj3sat is true according to the article?a.it took a group of students about a decade to build the satellite.b.besides tj3sat, 28 other small satellites were built by the students.c.tj3sat can receive text messages that the students send into space, which it can change to voice messages and broadcast back to earth.d.tj3sat is expected to stay in orbit for the next year, sending out messages together with information about its position in space.60. according to the article, the launch of the satellite _.a.is evidence of the advance of spacecraft technologyb.proves that hard-working teenagers can achieve a lotc.shows the importance of extracurricular activities at schoold.has inspired many people to take an interest in space travel【参考答案】bcbc22013浙江卷 -din 1974, after filling out fifty applications, going through four interviews, and winning one offer, i took what i could geta teaching job at what i considered a distant wild area: western new jersey. my characteristic optimism was alive only when i reminded myself that i would be doing what i had wanted to do since i was fourteenteaching english. school started, but i felt more and more as if i were in a foreign country. was this rural area really new jersey? my students took a week off when hunting season began. i was told they were also frequently absent in late october to help their fathers make hay on the farms. i was a young woman from new york city, who thought that “make hay while the sun shines” just meant to have a good time. but, still, i was teaching english. i worked hard, taking time off only to eat and sleep. and then there was my sixthgrade classseventeen boys and five girls who were only six years younger than me. i had a problem long before i knew it. i was struggling in my work as a young idealistic teacher. i wanted to make literature come alive and to promote a love of the written word. the students wanted to throw spitballs and whisper dirty words in the back of the room. in college i had been taught that a successful educator should ignore bad behavior. so i did, confident that, as the textbook had said, the bad behavior would disappear as i gave my students positive attention. it sounds reasonable, but the text evidently ignored the fact that humans, particularly teenagers, rarely seem reasonable. by the time my boss, who was also my taskmaster, known to be the strictest, most demanding, most quick to fire inexperienced teachers, came into the classroom to observe me, the students exhibited very little good behavior to praise. my boss sat in the back of the room. the boys in the class were making animal noises, hitting each other while the girls filed their nails or read magazines. i just pretended it all wasnt happening, and went on lecturing and tried to ask some inspiring questions. my boss, sitting in the back of the room, seemed to be growing bigger and bigger. after twenty minutes he left, silently. visions of unemployment marched before my eyes. i felt mildly victorious that i got through the rest of class without crying, but at my next free period i had to face him. i wondered if he would let me finish out the day. i walked to his office, took a deep breath, and opened the door. he was sitting in his chair, and he looked at me long and hard. i said nothing. all i could think of was that i was not an english teacher; i had been lying to myself, pretending that everything was fine. when he spoke, he said simply, without accusation, “you had nothing to say to them.”“you had nothing to say to them，” he repeated. “no wonder theyre bored. why not get to the meat of the literature and stop talking about symbolism. talk with them, not at them. and more important, why do you ignore their bad behavior？” we talked. he named my problems and offered solutions. we roleplayed. he was the bad student, and i was the forceful, yet, warm, teacher. as the year progressed, we spent many hours discussing literature and ideas about human beings and their motivations. he helped me identify my weaknesses and my strengths. in short, he made a teacher of me by teaching me the reality of emersons words: “the secret to education lies in respecting the pupil.”fifteen years later i still drive that same winding road to the same school. thanks to the help i received that difficult first year, the school is my home now. 55it can be inferred from the story that in 1974 _. a. the writer became an optimistic personb. the writer was very happy about her new jobc. it was rather difficult to get a job in the usad. it was easy to get a teaching job in new jersey56according to the passage, which of the following is most probably the writers problem as a new teacher? a. she had blind trust in what she learnt at college. b. she didnt ask experienced teachers for advice. c. she took too much time off to eat and sleep. d. she didnt like teaching english literature. 57what is the writers biggest worry after her taskmasters observation of her class? a. she might lose her teaching job. b. she might lose her students respect. c. she couldnt teach the same class any more. d. she couldnt ignore her students bad behavior any more. 58which of the following gives the writer a sense of mild victory?a. her talk about symbolism sounded convincing. b. her students behaved a little better than usual. c. she managed to finish the class without crying. d. she was invited for a talk by her boss after class. 59the students behaved badly in the writers classes because _. a. they were eager to embarrass herb. she didnt really understand themc. they didnt regard her as a good teacherd. she didnt have a good command of english60the taskmasters attitude towards the writer after his observation of her class can be best described as _a. cruel but encouraging b. fierce but forgivingc. sincere and supportive d. angry and aggressive【要点综述】 这是一篇感人的文章，作者历经千辛万苦获得了一份教师的工作，但由于初为人师，教条主义和理想化成了她教学的最大问题。有一天老板来听课，却看到作者对学生恶劣的行为置之不理，所以只听了二十分钟便离开了，作者感觉自己可能要失去教学的工作。她虽然没有在课堂上哭泣而坚持讲完了剩下的课，但毫无疑问，这仍然是一堂失败的课。终于，老板告诉她问题的症结所在没有真正了解学生。55c考查推理判断。从全文第一段提到的“in 1974, after filling out fifty applications，”推知，在1974年要想在美国得到一份工作是非常艰难的事情，所以答案选c项。56a考查推理判断。从文章第三段的“i was struggling in my work as a young idealistic teacher.”和第四段中的“in college i had been taughtbut the text evidently ignored the fact”推知，作为一位新老师，作者过于理想化和教条主义，所学知识和现实之间有很大的差异，这是作者的问题所在，由此可知a项为最佳答案。57a考查推理判断。从文章第五段“visions of unemployment marched before my eyes.”可以推断出，当老板坐在课堂上听课，而我却对学生束手无策时，一种要丢掉工作饭碗的预感深深困扰着我，由此答案选a项。58c考查细节理解。从第六段“i felt mildly victorious that i got through the rest of class without crying”可知，令作者还有些成就感的是她终于顺利地上完了课，而且也没有哭，答案选c项。59b考查推理判断。从文章倒数第三段“you had nothing to say to them”推断知，老板认为作者没有真正地对学生发问，也就是说作者没有真正地了解学生，走近学生，所以学生们在她的课堂中表现很差，答案选b项。60c 考查观点态度。从倒数第三段中“he named my problems and offered solutions.”知，作者的老板对作者非常友善，他指出了作者的不足并积极提供解决方法，由此可知他是一个很真诚并且给予帮助的人，故答案c项最佳。c22013重庆卷 -athe morning had been a disaster.my tooth was aching，and id been in an argument with a friend.her words still hurt：“the trouble with you is that you wont put yourself in my place.cant you see things from my point of view？”i shook my head stubbornlyand felt the ache in my tooth.id thought i could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday，but the pain was really unbearable.i started calling the dentists in the phone book，but no one could see me immediately.finally，at about lunchtime，i got lucky.“if you come by right now，”the receptionist said，“the dentist will fit you in.”i took my purse and keys and rushed to my car.but suddenly i began to doubt about the dentist.what kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice？why wasnt he as busy as the others?in the dentists office，i sat down and looked around.i saw nothing but the bare walls and i became even more worried.the assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my icecold one.when i told her my fears，she laughed and said，“dont worry.the dentist is very good.”“how long do i have to wait for him？”i asked impatiently.“come on，he is coming.just lie down and relax.and enjoy the artwork，”the assistant said.“the artwork？”i was puzzled.the chair went back. suddenly i smiled.there was a beautiful picture，right where i could enjoy it：on the ceiling.how considerate the dentist was！at that moment，i began to understand what my friend meant by her words.what a relief!56which of the following best describes the authors feeling that morning?acheerful.bnervous.csatisfied.dupset.57what made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?athe dentists agreeing to treat her at very short notice.bthe dentists being as busy as the other dentists.cthe surroundings of the dentists office.dthe laughing assistant of the dentist.58why did the author suddenly smile?abecause the dentist came at last.bbecause she saw a picture on the ceiling.cbecause she could relax in the chair.dbecause the assistant kept comforting her.59what did the author learn from her experience most probably?astrike while the iron is hot.bhave a good word for ones friend.cput oneself in others shoes.da friend in need is a friend indeed.【要点综述】 作者牙痛难忍，通过电话簿寻医，大多数医生不能马上为她诊治。最后，一位牙医欣然同意立马诊治。作者对该医生的医术能力表示怀疑：别的医生都很忙，只有医道不精者才门可罗雀。但后来的事实表明作者看人的方式有问题。在该诊所，作者受该医生匠心独运的安排的影响，调整了心情，忘却了病痛，也明白了事理。56d推理判断题。第一段中，aching, hurt及unbearable等词均描述作者的心境：难受。57a细节理解题。第三段最后两句说明作者对该牙医的怀疑：别的牙医均未答应立即施救，唯独该牙医欣然答应诊治，反倒引起别人对其医术的怀疑。58b推理判断题。因为看见天花板上医生为病人绘制的美图，会使病人忘却病痛，因此作者感到释然而笑。该题干扰较大的选项为c，但坐在牙科医生的手术椅上不一定就能缓解病痛，故排除c项。59c综合推理题。 put oneself in others shoes为习语，意思为：使某人处于和别人相同的处境，即换位思考。牙医用天花板的美图来消解病人的苦痛，即改变对事物的认识角度，从而解决问题。【2013界内蒙古巴市一中一模】dtime and how we experience it have always puzzled usphysicists have created fascinating theories, but their time is measured by a pendulum （钟摆） and is not psychological time, which leaps with little regard to the clock or calendaras some-one who understood the distinction observed, when you sit with a nice girl for two hours it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hourspsychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on swifter wings as we agethey also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to passfor example, a day at the office flies compared with a day at the beachsince most of us spend fewer days at the beach and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured tune could well be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow olderexpectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidlyalmost all of us have had the experience of driving somewhere weve never been before. surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no real idea of when well arrive, we experience the trip as lasting a long time. but the return trip, although e