江苏省苏州市高考英语 阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（1）.doc

苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（1）（答案及解析）阅读理解a the earths axis(轴) is an imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth from the north pole to the south pole. the axis of the earth is tilted (倾斜) about 23.5 degrees. this tilt of the earth results in our seasons. in june, the northern hemisphere (半球) is tilted toward the sun, so the people in the northern hemisphere have longer and warmer days. the days are shorter and colder in the southern hemisphere in june, because the earth is tilted away from the sun. the days start getting shorter in the northern hemisphere and longer in the southern hemisphere after about june 21. this is the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere and the first day of winter in the southern hemisphere. daytime lasts exactly as long as nighttime on the first day of autumn (about september 21) and the first day of spring (about march 21). the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere, usually december 21, is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere. the days are longer in summer and shorter in winter the further you move from the equator. its generally dark on a summer night in florida by 8:30 p.m., but in vermont, there will still be some light at 10:00 p.m. the situation is reversed in winter, where the sun will go down in 3. according to the passage, we can infer that . a. in the northern hemisphere, the more northern, the longer daytime in summer b. in the southern hemisphere, the more northern, the shorter daytime in winter c. florida is further to the equator than vermont d. in china, changchuns daytime in winter is longer than that of guangzhou4. northern alaska gets the name “land of the midnight sun” because _. a. it is always daytime during the summer months b. it is located in the center of the earth c. it is located on the equator of the earth d. only at midnight can people there see the sun5. if we want to make science research in antarctica, we may choose the following months except _. a. december b. january c. february d. june northern alaska never sees the sun while it continues to light the sky at night in antarctica.可知在6月，南极出现夜长，昼短甚至极夜的状况。因此，6月去南极考查是不合适的。*结束 passage *once upon a time, two brothers who lived on adjoining （相邻）farms fell into conflict. it was the first serious conflict in 40 years of farming 31 . it began with a small misunderstanding and 32 into a major difference, and finally exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of 33 .one morning, there was a 34 on the elder brothers door. a carpenter was looking for a few days work. “perhaps you would have a few small 35 here and there that i could help with.” said the carpenter.“yes,” said the elder brother. “i do have a job for you. 36 the creek at that farm . that is my younger brothers! last week there was a meadow（草地）between us, 37 he took his bulldozer（ 推土机）and dug a small 38 between us. well, he may have done this to 39 me, but ill do him one better. i want you to 40 me a fence-an 8-foot-fence- between us, so i wont need to 41 his place or his face any more.”the carpenter said, “i think i understand the 42 . “show me the nails and shovel and ill be able to do a job that 43 you.”then the elder brother went to town for supplies and the carpenter worked hard all that day. at about sunset when the elder brother 44 , the carpenter had just finished his job.the elder brothers eyes opened wide. there was no 45 there at all. it was a bridge- a bridge 46 from one side of the creek to the other! and his younger brother was coming toward them, his 47 outstretched.“you are quite the guy to 48 me speak to my brother again.” the two brothers stood at each 49 of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, 50 each others hands.the carpenter then left, adding that he would have many more bridges to build.31. a. little by littleb. side by sidec. day by dayd. shoulder by shoulder32. a. increasedb. grewc. raisedd. produced33. a. silenceb. frightsc. argumentsd. debates34. a. knockb. strikec. beatd. hit35. a. jobsb. eventsc. casesd. matters36. a. look throughb. look intoc. look acrossd. look forward to37. a. andb. butc. yetd. however38. a. bridgeb. riverc. fenced. meadow39. a. frightenb. confusec. worryd. trouble40. a. designb. createc. buildd. sketch41. a. seeb. watchc. lookd. observe42. a. situationb. positionc. locationd. destination43. a pleasesb. interestsc. amazesd. interrupts44. a. leftb. returnedc. departedd. changed45. a. bridgeb. creekc. fenced. meadow46. a. stretchingb. spreadingc. distributingd. enlarging47. a. faceb. handsc. bodyd. legs48. a. causeb. getc. forced. make49. a. bottomb. topc. sided. end50. a. shakingb. findingc. touchingd. feeling参考答案 31.b 32.b 33.a 34.a 35.a 36.c 37.b 38.b 39.d 40.c 41.a 42.a 43.a 44.b 45.c 46.a 47.b 48.d 49.d 50.a*结束the campaign is over. the celebrations have ended. and the work for us president-elect barack obama has begun. the 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. but what will the first 47-year-old african-american president do for race relations? obamas victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. for years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. as darius turner, an african-american high school student in los angeles, told the los angeles times, “kobe doesnt have to be everybodys role model anymore.” recent polls（民意测验）also suggest that obamas victory has given americans new optimism about race relations. for example, a usa today poll found that two-thirds of americans believe relations between blacks and whites “will finally be worked out”. this is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in 1963. however, its still too early to tell whether obamas presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities. although blacks make up only 13 percent of the us population, 55 percent of all prisoners are african-american. such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on americas racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse(瓦解)of the family unit in black communities. it is unlikely that obama will be able to reverse (扭转) such trends overnight. however, bill bank, an expert of african-american studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities. “thats not martin luther king, and not barack obama,” he told the los angeles times. “its actually the people closest to them. barack only has so much influence.” in the opinion of black british politician trevor phillips, obamas rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the us. “when the g8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president of china, the prime minister of india, the prime minister of japan and barak obama,” he told londons the times newspaper. “it will be the first time weve seen that on our television screens. that will be a huge psychological shift (心理转变) for both the white people and the colored ones in the world.”47. for years, before obama was elected president of the us, _. a. kobe was the only role model for all the blacks b. blacks could only find role models on the basketball court c. minorities in america couldnt find role models in their real life d. american blacks had no role model who was successful in political area48. according to bill bank, _. a. its better for young blacks to find role models in those who are close to them b. young blacks should not be so much influenced by obama c. blacks should find other role models because obama is far from their reality d. obama is not the proper role model for african-americans49. what would be the best title for this passage? a. the first african-american president b. americas new role model c. obama- a successful black . d. choosing a right role model50. what will be the huge psychological shift trevor mentioned at the end of the passage? a. the other three leaders all support obama. b. obama is an african-american president. c. none of the four leaders is white. d. the other three leaders except obama are from asian countries.参考答案- d. dabc*结束ahowever, this illegal sharing of musica form of music piracyis doing harm to the music industry. industry experts estimate that us $4.3 billion in worldwide sales was lost to music piracy last year. these lost profits could force record companies to stop producing the music of many popular artists. that would hurt both musicians and music fans alike.music producers are puzzled about how to fight music piracy. their efforts to fight piracy using the law have had only limited success. the music industry did win a legal victory against napster, a famous music website. the courts ordered napster to stop giving away copyrighted music from their site. but a number of other music-sharing networks have sprung up in its place.these new networks are made up of thousands, or even millions, of individuals. unlike napster, theres no one company controlling the distribution(发行) of music over each network. so its nearly impossible to stop the illegal activities.now people in the music industry have decided that “if you cant beat them, join them”. theyve begun to offer legal alternatives to online music piracy. major music producers have given companies like apple computer permission to sell their music online. apples itune music store allows computer users to legally download any song for 99 cents.will these new measures save the music industry from piracy? that depends on whether music fans are willing to pay 99 cents for a song that they can download illegally for free. unfortunately, many people believer music should be free. the music industry, however, hopes to persuade these music fans to change their tune.56.these text is written to_.a.discuss music piracy on the internetb.introduce the popularity of online musicc.persuade music fans to give up downloading musicd.protect copyrighted music from being downloaded illegally57.which of the following statements is not true?a.some online file-sharing services are responsible for music piracy.b.napster, a famous music website, broke down because of its piracy.c.there have been no perfect measures to put an end to piracy.d.legal sharing of music is available at apples itune music store.58.which of the following statements would the writer agree with?a.the only effective way to fight music piracy is to stop it by law.b.music lovers will be persuaded to pay for online music in time.c.it is certain that no one will be willing to pay for online music.d.there is a long way for music industry to go in fighting piracy.参考答案- a:abd *结束how often do you travel by plane?how much electricity do you use? these days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprintin order to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smallerbut how much co2 are we responsible for?a new book by mike berners lee （a leading expert in carbon footprint） might be able to helphow bad are bananas? the carbon footprint of everything looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of co2 all of the following created: the ingredients （=parts of a mixture）, the electricity used in the brewery, the equipment, the travel and commuting （交换） of the beer, and the packagingits amazing how many different things need to be included in each calculationand its frightening how much carbon dioxide everything producesbut all of this can help us decide which beer to drinkfrom berners-lees calculations, its clear that a pint （568ml） of locally-brewed beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beerthis is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packagingthe local beer only produces 300g of co2, but the imported beer produces 900g! so, one pint of local beer is better for the environment than three cans of cheap foreign lager （淡啤酒） from the supermarketberners-lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to worknothing is more environmentally-friendly than riding a bike, surely? well, it depends on what youve had to eat beforeto ride a bike we need energy and for energy we need foodso if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65g of co2however, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, its 200gin fact, bananas are good in general because they dont need packaging, they can be transported by boat and they gro