江苏省铜山县高考英语提升训练（15）(1).doc

江苏省铜山县2014高考英语提升训练（15）及答案阅读理解beijing - chinas national tourism administration (nta) said saturday that 215 chinese tour groups in japan were safe and sound after a devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the countrys eastern coast friday.a total of 4,578 chinese tourists were staying in japan at the time of the quake. by saturday noon, all the 215 tour groups that they booked with had contacted domestic travel agencies, with no death or injury reported, said the nta upon information from local tourism authorities.the nta has activated the emergency response system and issued a travel alert for japan and countries along the pacific rim, it said in a statement on its website.the nta has also called for travel agencies to protect the security of chinese tourists in japan and keep in touch with the chinese embassy and consulates in japan, as well as chinas tourism authorities.chinese tour agencies had started to bring back tourists from the quake-hit japan and many trips had been called off.china cyts tours, one of chinas major travel agencies, had promised a full refund for trip cancellation and offered to bear the extra expense for tourist protection in disasters and unrest.a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of japans main honshu island at 1:46 pm beijing time friday, which had triggered huge tsunami along japans pacific coast and caused hundreds of deaths and catastrophic damage.1. where are we likely to find this passage? ain a tour guided book bin a geography book cin a book din a newspaper2. in the first paragraph，the meaning of devastating is .acatastrophic bdestructive ctragic ddisastrous3. which of the following is true according to the passage? ain all, 4,578 chinese were staying in japan at the time of the quake.bjapan also called for travel agencies to protect the security of chinese tourists.c215 chinese tour groups in japan were organized by china cyts tours.dearthquake-caused tsunami resulted in hundreds of deaths and disastrous damage.【参考答案】13、dbd 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。aa little girl lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill and as she grew she would play in the small garden. there, she was able to see over the garden fence and across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill. this house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. although she loved her parents and her family, she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.when she got to an age when she gained enough skill and sensibility to go outside her garden fence, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside the gate and down the lane. after pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. the day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.as she dismounted her bike and leaned it against the gate post, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. she was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict.so sad she didnt go any further and turned, and heart broken as she remounted her bike. as she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. there across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.she realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the golden house. everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!26.why did the girl long for the house on the hill?a.because there was a small garden. b. because its magic.c.because its ordinary.d. because its windows looked golden.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据this house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.因为小女孩认为那是一个有金窗子的房子，希望长大后住在金窗子的房子里，而不是像她家的普通房子，故选d。 27.whichstatement is true according to paragraph 2 and 3?a.thegirls mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.b.thegolden house was on the hill where the girl lived.c what disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.d. actually , the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据she was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty,她走到金窗子的房子那里一看它的窗子是非常平常的并且还相当的脏，故选d。28.what amazed the girl was that_a.her home was another golden houseb.there was no golden house indeedc.she could see the golden house only when she looked upd.the golden house disappeared when the sun shone on it【答案】a 【解析】细节理解题。根据as she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. there across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.当她向她家的房子看去时她的房子在阳光的照射下竟然地金色的窗子，故选a。29.what can be inferred from the passage? a.the mother thought that she neednt keep an eye on her daughter.b.the girl was determined to go to the golden house at the beginning.c.the girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home.d.the girl didnt love or care for her parents .【答案】b【解析】推理判断题。根据this house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.可以推出这个女孩在起初就想去金色房子那里，故选b。30.the passage is intended to tell us that_.a.girls often have amazing imagination b. not all dreams will come truec.what we dream of may be just around us d. nothing is impossible to a willing heart【答案】c 【解析】写作意图题。根据she realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the golden house. everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!自己梦想得到的东西其实就在自己的身边，故选c。 阅读理解 leeds, englanda leeds university psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of britons forgive their enemies.the hate we hold within us is a cancer, professor ken hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.more than 70 people have become members in harts first 20-week workshop in londona course he says is the first of its kind in the world.these are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. they realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said canadian- born hart.the students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.the course, ending in july, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people. people have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness, he said, people confuse forgiveness with forgetting. forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one.hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.the main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with, said norman claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people want to get free of the past.36. from this passage we know that_.a. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hateb. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professorsc. without hate, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heartd. people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。文章第二段“.holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.”说明心怀愤怒可能导致如高血压和心脏病之类的问题。所以没有仇恨，人们将有更少和血液心脏有关的麻烦。故选c。37. if you are angry with somebody, you should_.a. attend harts course b. never meet him or her any longerc. persuade him or her to have a positive talk with youd.treat him or her positively instead of negatively【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。通过文章第6段可知，如果你生某人的气，你应该以一种积极的态度去对待他（她），而不是消极的。38. in harts first 20- week workshop, people there can _.a. meet their enemiesb. change their attitudesc.enjoy the professors teachingd. learn how to quarrel with others【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。通观全文，我们可以看出人们在hart的工作室能够学会原谅，改变他们对仇恨的态度。故选b。39. if you are a member in harts workshop, youll_.a. meet in eight or ten groups b. get rid of the illness of cancerc.attend a gathering twice a month d. pour out everything stored in your mind【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。第五段“the students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.”说明成员们每两周聚集一次，也就是一个月两次。40. the author wrote this passage in order to_.a. persuade britons to go to harts workshop b. tell us the news about harts workshopc. tell us how to run a workshop like harts d.help us to look at various kinds of angers【答案】b【解析】推理判断题。第三段“more than 70 people have become members in harts first 20-week workshop”和第七段“hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.”都说明作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们关于hart的工作室的消息。阅读理解kilimanjaro climb : a rite of passage for father and sonclimbing kilimanjaro is a transformational experience for many people. the things that make the mountain hard are the very things that make it so powerful. in the case of my son josh and i，the walk up kilimanjaro proved a powerful symbol of his transition into manhood, and a great change in our relationship.day three on the mountain, josh was hit with massive headaches. he told me every step felt like a nail driving into his head. and then, on the night we climbed the crater rim, less than 40 minutes from the summit, josh fell. i was walking ahead, and did not even see it. he was so exhausted that he could not get up. he recalled our guides, debating whether or not they should take him straight down. josh snapped out of it. he forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. he set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.“ ive never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，he said, as we sat side by side on the frozen rock and looked down over africa. “you know, in the past when wed go on camping and rafting trips, you guided and took care of me through it all. but on kilimanjaro it was different. from the bottom up, i climbed it. i never felt like a kid, even when 1 was in pain. you never acted like a parent.”“thats not quite true，”i replied. “when you told me that on the summit you fell-and i did not even notice, my first thought was, oh my god! im such an awful parent! but then it hit me, he got himself up. he walked to the peak on his own. he didnt need me to help.，”i realized as i spoke that two people had died that night on kilimanjaro. a child and a parent. it was just two friends who walked down the mountain together.31.what is not mentioned in the first paragraph?a.kilimanjaro is powerful.b.kilimanjaro is hard to climb.c.many people, including josh, have changed after climbing kilimanjaro.d.the writer has a distant relationship with his son after climbing kilimanjaro.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段提到乞力马扎罗山很强大，很难爬，很多人，包括josh都在爬过乞力马扎罗山后改变了。没有提到 d选项的内容，故选d。32.from the second paragraph we know that_a.josh had a slight headache.b.josh reached the top of the mountain with the help of the guides.c.josh overcame various difficulties