高考英语 阅读理解（4月）训练（04）.doc

2013高考英语阅读理解（4月）训练（04）及答案 abelow is a web page from /.tonights tv hot list: sunday january 31, 2010grammy awards 8/7c cbsbeyonc and taylor swift are ready to take home a lot of hardware tonight as they lead all artists with 10 and eight nominations. the ladies also perform, along with fellow album of the year nominees the black eyed peas, lady gaga and the dave matthews band. in addition, bon jovi, green day, lady antebellum, maxwell, pink and zac brown band will also take the stage. but perhaps the most expected moment is the michael jackson tribute（吊唁礼物）, which features the 3-d mini-movie earth song and will be highlighted by performers celine dion, jennifer hudson, smokey robinson, carrie underwood and usher.maurer9/8c nbca mysterious company named sabre, headed by an attractive, stubborn ceo （kathy bates）, appears out of nowhere and buys out dunder mifflin. as michael is unwilling to follow sabres new policies, andy and erin write a welcome song to greet the company. meanwhile, pam and jim hope to get accepted into a desired local day-care center.surviving survivor 8/7c cbsits hard to believe its been 10 years since the first season of survivor. but tonight ten of the games most iconic players, including previous winners richard hatch, parvati shallow and tom westman, discuss the series in detail and provide insights into how the game is actually played and the impact its had on their lives. in addition, updates on beloved former castaways, like ethan zohn, rupert boneham and elisabeth hasselbeck, are given.private practice10:01/9:01c abcso mayas pregnant and wants to have the baby. what to do now? dink （stephen lunsford）, the boy who did his part to get her into this mess, has a solution: he wants to marry her. you can imagine how sam and naomi will feel about that. and if that wont raise the histrionic level enough for you, how about this: a couple has two dying daughters, and only one can be saved. their choice. and brian benben is back, so expect more pete-violet- sheldon angst.11. edna is crazy about pop stars, so she will most likely choose _ to enjoy.a. grammy awardsb. maurerc. surviving survivord. private practice12. from the passage, we can learn that dunder mifflin is _.a. a ceob. a companyc. an employee in the companyd. a piece of office equipment13. according to the passage, surviving survivor is most probably _.a. a musical playb. a game showc. a love storyd. a cultural documentary14.the above programs _a. are loved by all viewers b. are on the top list for the weekc. are broadcast on the same channeld. are accessible on the same night参考答案11-14 abbd*结束dmost of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. to this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. the most popular free time activity in britain is going for a walk. and when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they dont run the streets. every one of them automatically heads to the park or the river. it is my firm belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.but despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). i spent my boyhood climbing trees. these days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.the truth is to be found elsewhere. a study in the us: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for adhd (多动症). those whose housing had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.a study in sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. a us study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, the entire school would do better in studies.another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. in playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. but when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. this reminds me unpleasantly of sunnyhill school, with its hard tarmac, where i used to hang about in corners dreaming about wildlife.but children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. so, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.one of the great problems of modern childhood is adhd, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to adhd children. however, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.the life of old people is much better when they have access to nature. the most important for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. and study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.in wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.dr william bird, researcher from the royal society for the protection of birds, states in his study, “a natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its process helps reduce anger and behavior that people might regret later.” wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.we tend to think human beings are doing nature some kind of favour when we are protecting nature. the error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is damaging.human beings are a species of animals. for seven million years we lived on the planet as part of nature. so we miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a glass of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.we need the wild world. it is necessary to our well-being, our health, our happiness. without other living things around us we are less than human.15. what is the authors firm belief?a. people seek nature in different ways.b. people should spend most of their lives in the wild.c. people have quite different ideas of nature.d. people must make more efforts to study nature.16. what does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?a. personal freedom.b. things that are natural.c. urban surroundings.d. things that are purchased17. what does a study in sweden show?a. the natural environment can help children learn better.b. more access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.c. a good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities.d. natural views can prevent children from developing adhd.18. children who have chances to explore natural areas _.a. tend to develop a strong love for scienceb. are more likely to dream about wildlifec. tend to be physically tougher in adulthoodd. are less likely to be involved in bullying19. what does the author suggest we do to help children with adhd?a. find more effective drugs for them.b. provide more green spaces for them.c. place them under more personal care.d. engage them in more meaningful activities.20. in what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?a. they look on life optimistically.b. they enjoy a life of better quality. c. they are able to live longer. d. they become good-humoured.参考答案15-20 adbdbb *结束2.（2011陕西卷）bmost people know that marie curie was the first woman to win the nobel prize, and the first person to win it twice. however, few people know that she was also the mother of a nobel prize winner.born in september, 1987, irene curie was the first of the curies two daughters. along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. she finished her high school education at the college of svign in paris.irene entered the university of paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. when world war i began, irene went to help her mother, who was using x-ray facilities（设备） to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.irene continued the work by developing x-ray facilities in military hospitals in france and belgrum. her services were recognised in the form of a militarys medal by the french government. in 1918, irene became her mothers assistant at the curie institute. in december 1924, frederic joliot joined the institute, and irene taugh him the techniques required for his work. they soon fell in love and were married in 1926. their daughter helene was born in 1927 and their son pi