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黄冈市2014高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（5）及答案 one of the most fascinating things about television is the size of the audience. a novel can be on the “best seller” lists with a sale of up to 100,000 copies, but a popular tv show might have 70 million tv viewers. tv can make anything or anyone well-known overnight. this is the principle behind “quiz” or “game” shows, which put ordinary people on tv to play a game for prizes and money. a quiz show can make anyone a star, and it can give away thousands of dollars. charles van doren, an english instructor, became rich and famous after winning money on several shows. he even had a career as a television personality. but one of the losers proved that charles van doren was cheating. it turned out that the shows producers, who were pulling the strings, gave the answers to the most popular contestants beforehand. why? because if the audience didnt like the person who won the game, they turned the show off. the result of this cheating was a huge scandal(丑闻). based on the show off, a movie titled “quiz show” is on 40 years later. charles van doren is no longer involved with tv. but game shows are still here, though they arent taken seriously. in fact, some of them try to be as ridiculous as possible. there are shows that send strangers on vacation trips together, or that try to cause newly-married couples to fight on tv, or that punish losers by humiliating(羞辱) them. the entertainment now is to see what people will do just to be on tv. people still win money, but the real prize is to be in front of an audience of millions.45. what is the most important thing as to television? a. how many viewers they can attract b. becoming the best seller on the list c. how much money can be given away d. the number of people attending shows46. what does the underlined part “pulling the strings” probably mean? a. planning the shows with effort b. drawing the curtain on the stagec. controlling the result secretly d. playing “quiz” or “game” openly47. charles van doren stopped his career as a television personality because _. a. he had earned enough wealth and fame. b. one of the participants had told the truth c. the film “quiz show” was being shown d. his frequent appearance had bored the audience48. it can be inferred from the passage that _. a. tv game shows are more popular than before. b. the scandal was not made known until 40 years later c. getting money is the only purpose of people taking part in shows d. people can make themselves famous by taking part in shows45-a 46-48 c b d *结束heading off to college this year? here are some fashion tips from our experts you should keep in mind: dress to impress: stylist and business consultant daniela smith says, “girls should keep in mind that your college professors will often be the bridge that connects you to your future career and your classmates will become your professional networkyou dont need to dress like youre going to the office, but you should display an ability to properly present yourself with appropriate maturity and confidence, and look put together” logo mania （品牌狂热症）: wearing the logos of brands aimed at younger customers physically identifies you as part of that age group, so consider the targeted age group of the stores you shop atits tempting (诱人的) to load up on logos, especially well-known logos that signify high-end brandsbut consider this: college is a time of self-discovery, a chance to develop your own personal styleinstead of wearing logos head to toe, “walking advertisement”-style, why not express who you really are? wear real pants! the combination of leggings and baggy shirts is all too common on college campusessmith points out that leggings, yoga pants, and sweatpants are entirely unacceptable in public unless youre exercisingalthough leggings worn as pants are a common trend among high school and college girls, they are not an appropriate choice for daywearas a young woman, your style choice should begin to reflect your maturity levelso, get rid of leggings and wear real pants! keep the cute factor to a minimum: stay away from sweaters and t-shirts with smiling animals, cartoon characters, or hello kitty on themsure, kittens might be cute, but theyre not doing you any favors in the style departmentdressing too cutesy can take years off your look, and not necessarily in a good way! 52the second paragraph indicates the importance of _ aimpressing professors bgetting on well with classmates ccreating a professional image ddressing appropriately 53the author recommends wearing real pants because _ aleggings and baggy shirts are too common byoga pants and sweatpants are not as comfortable creal pants can present you with appropriate maturity dpeople like real pants better than the other pants 54whats the writers attitude towards sweaters with animals on them? athey make people look lovely bthey are very fashionable these days cthey will show youre an animal lover dthey are not suitable for college-aged students55in which magazine would you most likely find this passage? abusiness weekbparentscin styledtravel & leisure参考答案-52-55dcdc*结束edriving to a friends house on a recent evening, i was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friends rooftops. i stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it was that most city people? myself included? usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors. my friend had also seen it. he grew up living in a forest in europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. it had touched much of his life. i know the feeling. last december i took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern india with some friends. we stayed in a forest rest-house with no electricity or running hot water. our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. the moon grew to its fullest during our trip. between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. it was one of the quietest places i have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. and above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply. today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fibre-glass. we have televisions, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers. struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, i thought: before long, i would like to live in a small cottage. there i will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains and perhaps write, but not in anger. i may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. but i will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon.56. the best title for the passage would be_.a. touched by the moon b. the pleasures of modern lifec. a bottomless well of silence d. break away from modern life57. the writer felt sorry for himself because_.a. there was too much pollution b. he failed to see the fullest moonc. he didnt adapt to modern inventions d. there were too accidents on the road 58. what impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern india?a. no modern equipment b. complete silence.c. the nice moonlight d. the high mountains59. modern things (paragraph 4) are mentioned mainly to_.a. show that the writer likes city life very muchb. tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life c. explain that people have fewer chances to enjoy nature d. show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them60. the author wrote the passage to_.a. express the feeling of returning to natureb. show the love for the moonlightc. advise modern people to learn to lived. want to communicate longing for modern life参考答案56-60 abcca*结束(1)mr. peter johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. mr. johnson took the only escape routethrough the boot(行李箱). mr. johnsons car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at romney marsin, kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” mr. johnson said. “i couldnt force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because i knew water would come flooding in.” mr. johnson, a sweet salesman of sitting home, kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. then he began his struggle to escape. later he said, “it was really a half penny that saved my life. it was the only coin i had in my pocket and i used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. i hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.” it took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. then mr. johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. fifteen minutes passed by. “it was the only chance i had. finally it gave, but as soon as i moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. i forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.” his hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), mr. johnson got to beckett farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmers wife, mrs. lucy bates. huddled in a blanket, he said, “that thirty minutes seemed like hours.” only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. the vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch. 1. what is the best title for this newspaper article?a. the story of mr. johnson, a sweet salesman b. car boot can serve as the best escape route c. driver escapes through car boot d. the driver survived a terrible car accident 2. which of the following objects is the most important to mr. johnson?a. the hammer.b. the coin. c. the screw. d. the horn. 3. which statement is true according to the passage?a. mr. johnsons car stood on its boot as it fell down. b. mr. johnson could not escape from t