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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（10）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。【天津市蓟县二中2014高考英语模拟试题】athe world health organization and several other united nations agencies are calling for a major new effort to fight malaria, tuberculosis and aids. these three infectious diseases killed almost 6 million people last year. that is about 10 percent of the total number of deaths around the world last year.the who and un agencies released a new report at the world economic forum in new york city earlier this month. the document says that deaths around the world from malaria and tuberculosis could be cut in half by the year 2010. it also says the number of deaths from aids could be reduced 25 percent within that same time period.the report is called “calling up the response to infectious diseases.” it calls for huge new investments in methods to prevent and treat infectious diseases. officials say money is needed for research and to purchase drugs. money is also needed to devices to prevent diseases, such as bed nets. bed nets prevent mosquitoes that carry malaria from biting people while they sleep.david heymann, director of the infectious disease program at the world health organization, says that providing effective drug treatments is important for improving peoples health and economic well being. reducing disease can also help improve economic growth in developing countries.the who report also describes successful health programs in developing countries. in peru, for example, the number of tuberculosis cases was cut in half by increasing the treatment to control the disease. in vietnam, malaria was reduced 97 percent through the use of bed nets. and in uganda, cases of the virus that causes aids were cut in half among pregnant women and children through the use of anti aids drugs.this new international health campaign is estimated to cost about 12,000 million dollars a year. so far, officials say the campaign has about 2,000 million dollars. the who says the campaign will need stronger relationships among government, private aid agencies, and drug companies to succeed.36according to the report is the disease most difficult to fight. amalariabtuberculosiscaidsdinfluenza37to prevent these diseases, a large amount of money is needed to .ato buy food and pay for the caretakersbdo research work buy drugs and devicesctake care of the families of the deathsdset up more hospitals and health institutions38we can infer from the text that reducing infectious diseases is .ato help the countries develop betterbto promote cooperation between countriescto help people get more scientific knowledgedto help people get a cleaner environment39most serious infectious diseases spread mainly in . aafricabsouth americacasiaddeveloping countries40to fight the diseases, is necessary.abetter environmentbcooperation between different peoplecto wipe out the pestsdmore drugs and money【参考答案】3640 cbadb 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d) 中一选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【山东省烟台市2014高考英语3月模拟试题】a san francisco，unofficially regarded as one of the homeless capitals of the us，counts nearly 6,500 homeless people, with 4,300 living on the street among the many problems that the homeless face is little or no access to showerssan francisco only has about 16 to 20 shower stations to accommodate thembut doniece sandoval has made it her task to change that “homelessness is something you cant really miss，”the 51-year-old woman saidshe started lava mae，a sort of showers on wheels, a new project that aims to turn old city buses into shower stations for the homeless “one day i passed a woman in the street and she was very dirty and basically crying，and i heard her say that she would never be cleanbut i was wondering what her opportunities were to actually get clean,” sandoval said sandoval was inspired to start lava mae. the project has already been welcomed with open arms in the citythe transportation agency has donated one bus for the cause and is willing to donate three more if the project succeedssandoval hopes the first bus will be able to hit the road in may this yearthe public commission has also agreed to let the buses plug into fire hydrants(消防龙头)around the city if lava mae pays for the water one of lava maes biggest supporters is bevan dufty, the director of housing opportunity, partnerships & engagement under the mayor of san francisco“for people who are unhoused，access to showers is very difficultshower buses are something that could potentially be deployed (部署)in response to an emergency，so it is relevant to all san franciscans, dufty said“doniece has done an incredible job as a citizen who cares about helping the poorwe are very excited to see lava mae become real soon” each bus will have two shower stations and sandoval expects that by 2015，theyll be able to provide 2000 showers a week41what problem does san francisco face according to the text? athe city has the most homeless people in the usa bthere are no shower stations for the homeless in the city cits hard for homeless people in the city to take showersdfew citizens in the city care about the homeless42what does the underlined word them” in paragraph 2 refer to?acity problems bshower stations cold buses dthe homeless43which of the following best describes doniece sandoval? abrave and independent bcaring and responsible chonest and determined dfriendly and humorous44what can we learn from duftys words? aall san franciscans are excited to use lava mae bemergencies in san francisco will be prevented by lava mae cdufty thinks highly of donieces way of helping the poor dthe mayor of san francisco will support doniece financially45what can be a suitable title for the text? aa newly invented way of shower bshowers on wheels for the homeless cthe health problem of the homelessdlave mae-a new name for old city buses【参考答案】4145 cdbcb 时闻型阅读理解-(一)londona british judge on thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的) bomb detectors (探测器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadnt cared about potentially deadly consequences.it is believed that james mccormick got about $77. 8 million from the sales of his detectorswhich were based on a kind of golf ball finderto countries including iraq, belgium and saudi arabia.mccormick, 57, was convicted(判罪) of cheats last month and sentenced thursday at the old bailey court in london.“your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people，” judge richard hone told mccormick.“you have neither regret，nor shame，nor any sense of guilt.”the detectors，sold for up to $42，000 each，were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. but in fact they “lacked any grounding in science” and were of no use.mccormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in kenya，the prison service in hong kong，the army in egypt and the border control in thailand.“i never had any bad results from customers，” he said.1why was mccormick sentenced to prison?ahe sold bombs.bhe caused death of people.che made detectors.dhe cheated in business. 2according to the judge, what mccormick had done _. a. increased the cost of safeguardingb. lowered peoples guard against dangerc. changed peoples idea of social securityd. caused innocent people to commit crimes3mccormick sold his detectors to the following countries except_a. egypt bkenya c. thailand dkorea4which of the following is true of the detectors? a. they have not been sold to africa.b. they have caused many serious problems.c. they can find dangerous objects in water.d. they dont function on the basis of science.5it can be inferred from the passage that mccormick _ a. sold the equipment at a low price b. was wellknown in most countriesc. did not think he had committed the crimed. had not got such huge profit as mentioned in the text(一)【要点综述】 这是一篇新闻报道。文章叙述了英国法官审判了一位商人，他有出售假冒炸弹探测器的犯罪行为。但这名犯罪嫌疑人根本没有意识到他的行为给社会带来的危害。1d细节理解题。根据第一段“a british judge on thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake (假冒的) bomb detectors (探测器) to 10 years in prison”以及“mccormick, 57, was convicted (判罪) of cheats last month”可知，mccormick被判处欺诈罪。故可以判断选d。2b推理判断题。根据第四段“your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people”可知选b。3d细节理解题。由倒数第二段可得出答案。4d细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“but in fact they lacked any grounding in science and were of no use.”可知，事实上它们“没有任何科学根据”，是没有用的。可以判断选d。5c推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“mccormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in kenya, the prison service in hong kong, the army in egypt and the border control in thailand.”及最后一段可知，麦考密克曾在法庭上说，他出售自己的探测器给肯尼亚警察、香港监狱、埃及的军队和泰国的边境管制处， 而且他从来没有从客户那里听到任何不好的结果。故可以推断出他根本没有认识到他的罪行。故选c。高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-aredheaded birthday boy jake balcom, newly 11, walked into the principals office at centennial lane elementary school in ellicott city ready for his big surprise. his name had been announced over the loudspeaker moments earlier. today was going to be special.back in the daylike, before fifth grade jakes parents would bring cupcakes to school in his honor. but this year, for the first time, his howard county school has forbidden parents from bringing “edible treats” for students birthdays. that means no more cupcakes, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, birthday cake, ice cream, rice krispies treats or pizza. instead, jake got a handshake from principal robert bruce and a colorful pencil and a card.“we hope that you have a terrific birthday,” the card read.jake just smiled, and went back to class.centennial lane is part of a movement across the washington area and the country to take the battle against childhood obesity to one of educations most beloved functions: the school party. but some are worried that the fight is going one step too farand taking some of the fun out of being a kid.schools, where many children eat two of their days meals, are being pushed to the front lines of the battle against kiddy bulge. a federal law requires schools to create wellness policies that encourage students to be more active and eat more healthfully. some schools in virginia have started exercise clubs. in maryland, schools are cracking down on vending-machine junk food.according to the centers for disease control and prevention (cdcp), the proportion of overweight children ages 6 to 11 has skyrocketed in recent decades, from 7 percent in 1980 to 16 percent in 2002. among 12 to 19-year-olds, the rate of obesity more than tripled, from 5 percent to 16 percent. health officials have called obesity a pandemic (流行病).at centennial lane, the principal said some parents have complained about the schools new policy, and others have adapted by bringing in nonfood treatssuch as rulers or erasers.jake balcom said he missed bringing treats to school. but he wasnt too bothered by their absence because he had celebrated his birthday with friends. they went to see the movie “wallace & gromit: the curse of the were-rabbit” and shared his birthday cake at his house.1. what is jake balcoms reaction to his gifts for his 11-year-old birthday from his school ? a. he felt puzzled by the gifts quite different from the former ones. b. he almost felt the same as before because he had celebrated his birthday with friends. c. he preferred chocolate chip cookies, birthday cake, ice cream than pencils and cards. d. he would rather have a birthday party than a handshake from the principal. 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节推理题。由第四段 “jake just smiled, and went back to class.”和最后一段 “but he wasnt too bothered by their absence because he had celebrated his birthday with friends.” 可知，答案为b。 2. the underlined phrase “kiddy bulge” (in paragraph 6 ) means “_”. a. parents gifts b. childrnes parties c. kids overweight d. childrens exercises 答案解析：答案为c。本题为词义推测题。结合该词所在的下文 “that encourage students to be more active and eat more healthfully. some schools in virginia have started exercise clubs. in maryland, schools are cracking down on vending-machine junk food.” 和下一段的首句 “the proportion of overweight children ages 6 to 11 .” 可知，答案为c。 3. which of the following is ture according to the passage?a. parents all agree that the fight against childhood obesity is going too far. b.according to cdcp, the proportion of overweight children has had a tendency of increasing. c. for this years halloween party, kids can enjoy what they like as usual. d. jake balcom is a primary school pupil in fourth grade. 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由倒数第三段的数据 “from 7 percent in 1980 to 16 percent in 2002. among 12 to 19-year-olds, the rate of obesity more than tripled, from 5 percen