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陕西省咸阳市2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（6）及答案 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。【天津市蓟县邦均中学2014高考英语模拟试题】a roger colmer is a modem-day horatio alger heroroger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shophe has become the owner of a florist company whose sales are well over $l00，000 a year one day when roger was only twelve，he stopped at a local flower shophe asked the owner if he could work fur him，without pay, in order to learn the businessroger started working every day after school and on weekendsafter two years on the job，he finally asked for a small salarythe owners told him he wasnt good enough to be paid”so he quit ,and found a paying job at another local flower shop。he worked hard there，but after six months they laid him offbecause business was slow not discouraged, roger decided to do it alone and started his own flower store in a basementhe started his business with only sixty-five dollarshe bought old refrigerators at garage sales and knocked the shelves out this turnedthem into coolers fur his fresh-cut flowershis business grew rapidly as he built up a reputation for top quality and fine service in l977，roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two yearsthe people who said he wasnt good enough” were astonished to find that they were being taken over by a teenager he had plans to renovate the whole store one of the reasons the owners sold out to roger was that the store wasnt doing wellbut after roger took over ownership and redid the store，businessstarted boomingin fact, business was so good that after one year, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had workedroger then combined both stores and moved to a location in the center of his town the new store has 2，000 square feet and seven employeesand he did it all before he reached the age of twenty 36.the author is most eager to show that people who want to get ahead in business should a work without payb own a flower shopc work hard and be persistentd work as teenagers37. which of the following does not describe roger comers history in business?a he worked for two years without payb he needed luck to be successfulc he opened his first flower business in a basementd he opened a store in the middle of his town38. the style of the passage is mostly like a a newspaper articleb humorous storyc television playd magazine interview39. which of the following statements about roger conner is not true?a he gave customers better service than the other shops he had worked forb he was a very brave and heroic young manc he worked hard without pay in a flower shop in order to get to know the businessd he was free to make decisions on the location of his shop40.from what you know about roger conner, you can conclude that a “horatio alger hero is the kind of person who a works hard in the flower businessb is born into a rich familyc starts out poor and becomes richd becomes famous【参考答案】36-40cbabc 【福建省漳州市2014高考英语第三次联考试题】bbecause of the financial crisis in the us and uk, college students are beginning to struggle to find ways to pay their tuition fees and accommodations.recently, two major us student loan lenderscitibank and jpmorgan chaseannounced they were leaving the student loan industry altogether. because banks currently have a lack of credit(存款额), they are reluctant to offer students lowinterest loans(贷款) that need a severalyear wait for any return of interest.in the us, many undergraduates top up their financial needs with a private loan, although the majority can get governmentfunded loans. in the 20052006 academic year, $17 billion in private student loans was used to finance higher education. the shortfall in private funding has yet to be covered and will hit many us students hard.across the atlantic, uk students have been less troubled by the crisis. most undergraduates in the uk cover their university expenses with governmentfunded loans and grants(助学金). their biggest concern is a sudden steep increase in student rent.most young professionals now rent houses, since 80 percent of uk mortgage schemes(住房抵押贷款计划) have disappeareda direct result of the credit crisis. this has boosted the house rent market.in large cities, uk students are paying almost 6.5 percent more in rent than the previous year. figures from the uk organization accommodation for student show students in big cities such as london paying an average weekly rent of $103.yet, despite students suffering, the number of this years university applications is expected to grow. during economic slumps, people regard further education as a way to survive tough job markets.60. according to the passage, banks are unwilling to offer students loans because _. a. the students are poor and sometimes they cant pay off the debt b. banks prefer lending the money to the young professionals c. banks dont have enough money left at the present time d. they think college students are not studying hard61. the underlined phrase “top up” in paragraph 3 probably means _. a. put up b. make upc. fill up d. pick up62. which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. uk college students have to pay more if they want to rent houses. b. more uk students want to further their study in college. c. it is not so easy for us students to loan money now. d. college students tuition fees have risen greatly.63. it can be inferred that _. a. there are no private student loan lenders in the uk b. loans for us college students will be increased next year c. private funding falls a little because of higherinterest loans in the us d. private loans play a very important role in financing us students education64. the passage mainly tells us _. a. college students in the us and uk are faced with their financial crisis b. it is the duty of the governments to solve college students financial crisis c. private student loan is a good way for college students to overcome the difficulties d. further education is a good way for college students to survive tough job markets【参考答案】6064、ccdda 阅读理解- (2011江苏卷，c)according to the us government, wind farms off the pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year.unfortunately，the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills(see picture)to touch bottom. an experiment under way off the coast of norway，however，could help put them anywhere.the project, called hywind，is the worlds first largescale deepwater wind turbine(涡轮发电机)although it uses a fairly standard 152ton,2.3megawatt turbine，hywind represents totally new technology. the turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture)，a technology hywinds creator，the norwegian company statoilhydro，has developed recently. the steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables(缆索)；these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves.hywinds stability(稳定性)in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. if all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern norway as early as september.to produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than hywind does, but its difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. to make that turbine heavier, the whole spars centre of gravity must be moved much closer to the oceans surface. to do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox(变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades(see picture)hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating windfarm technology could be extremely large. out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing off shore windmills are planted. deepsea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmillaseyesore objection. if the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planets surface to one of the best lowcarbon power sources available.本文为科普短文，讲述世界上第一个深海风力发电机涡轮发电机以及它的发电原理及好处。9the hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of_.a. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floorb. the spar which is floating in deepsea waterc. the blades driven by strong and steady sea windd. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface答案：b。细节理解题。由文章第二段特别是“these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves”可知b项正确。10to balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting_.a. on the sea floor b. on the spar topc. at sea level d. behind the blades答案：c。细节理解题。由文章第三段最后一句“.one whose gearbox sits at sea level rather than behind the blades.”可知c项正确。11wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can_.a. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmillsb. make financial profits by producing more turbinesc. settle the arguments about environmental problemsd. explore lowcarbon power resources available at sea答案：d。细节理解题。由文章最后一句“.it will open up vast areas of the planets surface to one of the best lowcarbon power sources available.”可知d项正确。 阅读理解- (2011天津卷，c)an idea that started in seattles public library has spread throughout america and beyond.the concept is simple：help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.in addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all，the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus，as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools.the idea came from seattle librarian nancy pearl who launched(发起)the“if all of seattle read the same book”project in 1998.her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other american cities，and even to hong kong.in chicago，the mayor (市长) appeared on television to announce the choice of to kill a mockingbird as the first book in the “one book，one chicago”program.as a result，reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city.across the us, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.the only problem arose in new york，where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population.this may show that the idea works best in mediumsized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity (一致) can be achieved.or it may show that new yorkers rather missed the point，putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than into discussion about a book itself.ultimately，as nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book，but by how many people are enriched by the process，or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared_a_word.西雅图的一名图书管理员建议大家在同一时间阅读同一本书，并允许陌生人在公共场所对这本书进行讨论，这样做既可以促进陌生人之间的交流，又能培养公众的社区意识。然而，在像纽约等一些大城市，由于人口背景复杂，很难选出一本具有代表性的书，或许这一想法在一些中等城市更容易实施。12what is the purpose of the project launched by nancy?ato invite authors to guide readers.bto encourage people to read and share.cto involve people in community service.dto promote the friendship between cities.答案：b。细节理解题。由第二段“her original program used author visits，study guides and book discussion groups to bring people togeth