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2014英语五一冲刺圆梦高考18your mom might cook a bowl of noodles for you on your birthday. but in the us, a mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birthday.cupcakes are small, round cakes topped with frosting (糖霜). it has been an american tradition that moms bring cupcakes to the classroom to celebrate their childs birthday.but recently some doctors have called for this to be banned. they believe cupcakes contribute to child obesity.despite their good intentions, however, some people believe that experts are interfering (妨碍) with american culture. the cupcake is seen as american as apple pie only prettier.according to marion nestle, a professor of nutrition at new york university, the cupcake is the most democratic (民主的) of desserts. as they are small enough for one person, you dont have to share your cupcake with anyone its all yours. they are also all the same size, so there cant be any cries of “she got the bigger piece!”each bite can taste different depending on how much icing you have. it is a lesson in self-determination. some people eat only a little of the frosting every time, others have it all in just one bite.in recent years, eating a cupcake has become as trendy as having a cup of starbucks coffee.democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton jokingly promised on a talk show that if she was elected president, she would give everyone a cupcake on her birthday.ruth reichl, editor-in-chief of gourmet magazine, explains that the rise of the cupcake is very much about going back to american national identity in food, which is all about comfort. “people want to think about when they and their country were innocent,” she said.16. according to the passage, it has been an american tradition that _.a. a party for children on their birthdayb. a mom cooks a bowl of noodles for her children on their birthdayc. a mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birthday and brings it to the classroomd. parents go travelling with their children on their birthday17. why do doctors ask people to ban cupcakes on childrens birthday?a. because they themselves dont like cupcakes.b. because they think cupcakes are not so delicious.c. because they believe cupcakes will cause cries of “she got the bigger piece”.d. because they believe cupcakes are one of the causes to make children become fat.18. which of the following is not true according to marion nestle?a. the cupcake is more democratic than any other deserts in the us.b. the cupcake is too small to share with others.c. the sizes of cupcakes are the same so its equal to everyone.d. cupcakes will lead to child obesity so they should be banned.19. the underlined word “trendy” in paragraph 7 probably means _.a. popularb. gentlec. deliciousd. different20. why did the writer mention hillary clinton and ruth reichl?a. to arouse the readers attention.b. to show that cupcakes are becoming a popular to show kindness and comfort.c. to make a comparison between them.d. to give readers a general idea of cupcakes. 全解全析本文介绍了美国孩子生日吃杯型蛋糕的传统。16. c 细节理解题。第二段第二句可知c正确。17. d 细节理解题。题眼在第三段第二句，关健是理解obesity的意思，文中提到顶上还有糖霜，根据常识可知obesity是“肥伴”之意。18. d 细节理解题。因第五段中，只有d不是marion nestle说的话。19. a 词义猜测题。根据常识coffee在西方国家是非常流行的，故trendy意为“流行的”。20. b 推理判断题。由最后两段可推知b最合适。阅读理解-bcassandra feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands income. so this year she did something more than a hobby: she planted vegetables in her yard. for her fist garden, ms feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. the familys old farm house has become a chicken bourse its residents arriving next month. last year, ms. rita gartin kept a small garden. this year she has made it much larger because, she said,“the cost of everything is going up and i was looking to lose a few pounds too; so its a win-win situation all around.”they are among the growing number of americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. other have increased the size of their existing gardens. seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. now many gardens across the country hacek been sold out for several months. in austin, tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.george c. ball jr. owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last year, double the average growth of last five years. mr. ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. the big one is striking use in me cost on food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. food prices have increase of higher oil price. people are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden.( ) 1. what does the word“residents”in paragraph l probably refer to?a. chickens b. tomatoes cgardens dpeople( ) 2. by saying“a win-win situation all around”，msgartin means that_.ashe is happier and her garden biggerbshe may spend less and lose weightcshe is selling more and buying lessdshe has grown more varieties of vegetables( ) 3. why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?amore americans are doing it for funbthe price of oil is lower than beforectheres a growing need for fruitsdthe cost of living is on the rise( ) 4. which of the following might be the best title for the text?afamily food planning bbanking on gardeningca belt-tightening move dgardening as a hobbypassage one（the only way to travel is on foot）the past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists. descriptions like palaeolithic man, neolithic man, etc., neatly sum up whole periods. when the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label legless man. histories of the time will go something like this: in the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. there were lifts and escalators in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. this situation was forced upon earth dwellers of that time because of miles each day. but the surprising thing is that they didnt use their legs even when they went on holiday. they built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. all the beauty spots on earth were marred by the presence of large car parks. the future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our eyes. in our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. air travel gives you a birds-eye view of the world or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way. when you travel by car or train a blurred image of the countryside constantly smears the windows. car drivers, in particular, are forever obsessed with the urge to go on and on: they never want to stop. is it the lure of the great motorways, or what? and as for sea travel, it hardly deserves mention. it is perfectly summed up in the words of the old song: i joined the navy to see the world, and what did i see? i saw the sea. the typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says ive been there. you mention the remotest, most evocative place-names in the world like el dorado, kabul, irkutsk and someone is bound to say ive been there meaning, i drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else. when you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. but actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. you want to move on again. by traveling like this, you suspend all experience; the present ceases to be a reality: you might just as well be dead. the traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. for him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. he experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. at the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical weariness. he knows that sound. satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travellers. 1、anthorpologists label nowadays men legless because a people forget how to use his legs. b people prefer cars, buses and trains. c lifts and escalators prevent people from walking. d there are a lot of transportation devices.2、travelling at high speed means a peoples focus on the future. b a pleasure. c satisfying drivers great thrill. d a necessity of life.3、why does the author say we are deprived of the use of our eyes ? a people wont use their eyes. b in traveling at high speed, eyes become useless. c people cant see anything on his way of travel. d people want to sleep during travelling.4、what is the purpose of the author in writing this passage? a legs become weaker. b modern means of transportation make the world a small place. c there is no need to use eyes. d the best way to travel is on foot.5. what does a birds-eye view mean? a see view with birds eyes. b a bird looks at a beautiful view. c it is a general view from a high position looking down. d a scenic place.vocabularypalaeolithic 旧石器时代的neolithic 新石器时代的escalator 自动电梯，自动扶梯ski-lift 载送滑雪者上坡的装置mar 损坏，毁坏blur 模糊不清，朦胧smear 涂，弄脏，弄模糊（尤指画面、轮廓等）evocative 引起回忆的，唤起感情的el dorado (由当时西班牙征服者想象中的南美洲)黄金国，宝山，富庶之乡kabul 喀布尔（阿富汗首都）irkutsk 伊尔库茨克（原苏联亚洲城市）难句译注与答案详解the only way to travel is on foot 旅游的唯一方法是走路难句译注air travel gives you a birds-eye view of the world or even if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way.【参考译文】飞机旅行，你只可俯视世界如果机翼碰巧挡住了你的视线，就看得更少了。when you travel by car or train a blurred image of the country-side constantly smears the windows.【参考译文】如果乘车或火车旅行，郊外模糊朦胧的景象不断