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镇江市2014高考英语短文阅读类训练（5）及答案或解析some spiders hunt on the ground, others build webs to trap their food, but the grass water spider catches its prey by running along the surface of the water.this special water spider lives on the grassy banks of streams where mosquitoes, damsel flies and other insects come to feed and breed.although it is one of the largest spiders in new zealand, it has an unusual ability. it doesnt disturb the water as it waits for its meal, and there is barely a ripple(波纹) when it skims across the surface at lightning speed to catch its prey.grass water spiders deal swiftly with larger insects like damsel flies by pulling their heads under the water and holding them there until they drown.after a meal, the grass water spider spends up to half an hour grooming(修饰) itself. it wipes its eight eyes, brushes its antennae, and takes special care to clean the hairs on its body.it is the hairs that trap tiny bubbles of air so that the spider can run down a blade of grass and stay underwater for up to an hour when it is frightened. the hairs also keep the spider dry, even underwater.it is only when the female spider is caring for the young that she does not hunt on the water. after mating,she produces a large egg sac(囊),which she carriesaround for five weeks. once the eggs start to hatch, she attaches the sac to some blades of grass or a thistle. she then tears the sac open and releases the tinyspiders into the nursery web.(黄冈中学2009届高三期末)1. how does the grass water spider kill its prey?a. in a webb. by drowningc. by poisoning d. with its antennae2. the writer describes the special spider as “special” because _. a. it walks on waterb. it has eight eyesc. of its hairy appearanced. of the way it produces its young3. the passage tells us that the spider _.a. feeds grass and thistles to its young.b. lives on blades of grass under the waterc. lives in the grass on the banks of streamsd. eats a meal once every five weeks4. the purpose of the passage is to _.a. convince readers that spiders are dangerousb. indicate that the grass water spider is endangeredc. list all of the spiders that can be found in new zealandd. describe the characteristics of the grass water spider解析：本篇科普说明文介绍了一种水蜘蛛的生活情况。它重在考查学生根据上下文语境逻辑推理能力。1. b. 细节题。根据文章第4段描述by pulling their heads under the water and holding them there until they drown.可推知此题答案为b。2. a. 细节题。根据文章第1段后面的并列分句by running along the surface of the water.3. c. 细节题。根据文章第2段第1句this special water spider lives on the grassy banks of streams.4. d. 主旨题。本文主要介绍了这种水蜘蛛的生活情况，由此可知作者的目的是要读者了解水蜘蛛的特征.*结束完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分 20分）（选自07-08第一学期金陵中学高三英语期中试卷） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。learning to accept i learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.my father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. even talking is 40. one night, i went to visit him with my sister, we started 41 about life, and i told them about one of my 42 . i said that we must always give things up 43 we growour youth, our beauty, our friends -but it always 44 that after we give something up , we gain something new in its place. then suddenly my father 45 up. he said, “but, peter. i gave up 46 ! what did i gain?” i thought and thought, but i could not think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question : “i 48 the love of my family.” i looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness. i was also 49 by his words. after that ,when i began to feel irritated(愤怒的) at someone, i 50 remember his words and become 51 . if he could replaced his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then i should be 52 to give up my small irritations. in this 53 , i learned the power of acceptance from my father.sometimes i 54 what other things i could learn from him if i listened more carefully when i was a boy. for now, though, i am grateful for this one 55 .36.a.afterwardsb. thereforec .howeverd. meanwhile37.a.tiredb. weakc. poord. slow38.a.alreadyb. stillc. onlyd. once39.a.tookb. threwc. sentd. put40.a.impossobleb. difficultc .stressfuld. hopeless41.a.worryingb. caringc .talkingd. asking42.a.decisionsb. experiencec. ambitionsd. beliefs43.a.asb. since c. befored. till44.a.suggestsb. promisesc. seemsd. requires45.a.spokeb. turnedc. summedd. opened46.a.somethingb .anythingc. nothingd. everything47.a.surprisinglyb. immediatelyc. naturallyd. certainly48.a.hadb. acceptedc. gainedd. enjoyed49.a.touchedb. astonishedc. attractedd. warned50.a.shouldb. couldc. wouldd. might51.a.quietb. calmc. relaxedd. happy52.a.readyb. likelyc. freed. able53.a.caseb. formc. methodd. way54.a.doubtb. wonderc. knowd. guess55.a.awardb. gift c. lessond. word参考答案:cbdab cdaca dacac bddbb*结束hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. living alone, every day he worked in his garden. in all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. all sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flowers place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell. hans had many friends, the most devoted being the miller. so devoted was the rich miller to hans that hed never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. the miller used to talk about noble ideas, and hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend. the neighbors thought it strange that the rich miller never gave hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship. in spring, summer, and autumn hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. though extremely lonely, the miller never came to see him then “theres no good in going to see hans while the snow lasts.” the miller said to his wife, “when people are in trouble they shouldnt be bothered. so ill wait till the spring comes when hes happy to give me flowers.” “youre certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “its quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.” “couldnt we ask hans up here?” said their son. “ill give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.” “how silly you are!” cried the miller. “i really dont know whats the use of sending you to school. if hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybodys nature. i am his best friend, and ill always watch over him, and see that hes not led into any temptation. besides, if hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldnt be confused. the words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. everybody can see that.” he looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea. spring coming, the miller went down to see hans. again he talked about friendship. “hans, friendship never forgets. im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life. see, how lovely your roses are!” hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter. “ill give you many good things. i think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the miller. “and now, as ill give you many good things, im sure youd like to give me some flowers in return. heres the basket, and fill it quite full.” poor hans was afraid to say anything. he ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the millers basket, imagining the many good things promised by the miller. the next day he heard the miller calling: “hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?” “im sorry, but i am really very busy today.” “well,” said the miller, “considering that im going to give you my things, its rather unfriendly of you to refuse. upon my word, you mustnt mind my speaking quite plainly to you.” poor hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted. one evening hans was sitting by fire when the miller came. “hans,” cried the miller, “my little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and im going for the doctor. but he lives so far away, and its such a bad windy night. it has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. you know im going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.” “certainly,” cried hans. he struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the millers house in time to save the boy. however, hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned. at hans funeral, the miller said, “i was his best friend. i should walk at the head of the procession.” every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief. 16. from the passage, we can learn that hans _. a. was extremely wise and nobleb. was highly valued by the miller c. admired the miller very muchd. had a strong desire for fortune17. “flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as _. a. “different words may mean quite different things.” b. “interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.” c. “im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life.” d. “i think being generous is the base of friendship.”18. from the millers talk at home, we can see he was _. a. serious but kind b. helpful and generousc. caring but strict d. selfish and cold-hearted19. whats the main cause of hans tragedy? a. true friendship between them.b. a lack of formal education. c. a sudden change of weather.d. blind devotion to a friend. 20. the author described the millers behavior in order to _. a. entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale b. show the friendship between hans and the miller c. warn the readers about the danger of a false friend d. persuade people to be as intelligent as the miller 参考答案 cbddc*结束链接高考 链接1 . （2012山东卷）one of the greatest contributors to the first oxford english dictionary was also one of its most unusual. in 1879, oxford university in england asked prof. james murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the english language. it would include every english word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations (3130 showing how it was used.this was a huge task, so murray had to find volunteers from britain, the united states, and the british colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in english. hundreds of volunteers responded, including william chester minor. dr. minor was an american surgeon who had served in the civil war and was now living in england. he gave his address as broadmoor, crowthome, berkshire, 50 miles from oxford.minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to murray. over the next 17 years, he became one of the staff s most valued contributors.but be was also a mystery. in spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit oxford. so in 1897, murray finally decided to travel to crowthome himself. when he arrived, he found minor locked in a book-lined cell at die broadmoor asylum(精神病院)for the criminallyinsane.murray and minor became friends, sharing their love of words. minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10.000 submissions in 20 years. murray continued to visit minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.in 1910, minor left broadmoor for an asylum in his native america. murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the oxford english dictionary was completed. the 12