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台儿庄市2014高考英语完形填空、阅读理解精品系列（16）含答案任务型阅读 阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(a、b、c、d、e、f)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。_ 1. bree is a middle-aged lady. she doesnt like the contemporary styles but prefers clothes of older fashion._ 2. margaret is an office clerk and doesnt earn a high salary. she wants to buy some ordinary but up-to-date clothes at an acceptable price._ 3. alice, a young housewife, is now planning a family party. she would like to buy something in preparation for the dinner._ 4. peter is a sales manager in an international company. he is a fan of fashion and favors french designs._ 5. richard is a young engineer working at a hi-tech company. he would like to visit some places specializing in mens clothes.a. abraham & strauss, more familiarly known as a & s, is a busy store which carries reasonably priced（价格合理的） ready to make adults and children wear fashions. it is the centerpiece of the largest mall in manhattan.b. barneys new york is a favorite among the young professional new yorkers. it specializes in excellent, but expensive mens clothes. a branch for men is located in the glittering world financial center.c. berdorf goodman is luxurious, very elegant. it carries top-quality contemporary fashions at high prices, specializing in french designers.d. lord & taylor is famous for its classic and much more conservative（保守的） fashions for men and women. the store places an emphasis on us designers. you need a strong pair of legs, comfortable shoes and lots of spare time to wander around.e. john lewis has a gorgeous selection of fabrics. its china, glass and household items make john lewis, and its well-known partner, peter johns, equally popular with londoners.f. the king of london department stores, by tradition, is harrods. the spectacular food hall has splendid displays of fish, cheese, fruit and vegetables; other specialties include fashions for all ages, china and glass, and household items.参考答案（参考答案dafcb）beldon and canfield are two seashore towns, not far apartboth towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other touristslast august there was a fire at the seabreeze hotel in beldonthe next day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaperthe beldon post:fire at seabreezelate last night firemen hurried to the seabreeze hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroomthe hotel manager said that a cigarette started the firewe say again to all our visitors： “please dont smoke cigarettes in bed” this was beldons first hotel fire for five yearsthe canfield times gave the news in these words on page one：another beldon hotel catches firelast night beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the seabreeze hotelan angry holiday-maker said, “an electric lamp probably started the firethe bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotelswhen i put my bed side light on, i heard a funny noise from the lamp” we are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in canfieldwhat are the facts, then? it is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accidentthere was a fire at the seabreeze hotel last august: that is one factdo we know anything else? yes, we know that firemen went to the hotelnow what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?abeldon and canfield are both good places for tourists in summer ba fire broke out at night in seabreeze hotel last summercit was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapersdtwo newspapers gave reports on the same matter2which of the following are probably facts?athe fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotelba cigarette started the firecan old lamp started the firedthe fire broke out at nightethere has never been a fire in canfieldab and cba and dcc and eda and c3the canfield times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _ ahotels in beldon often catch firebhotels in beldon dont often catch firecthis was the second fire at the seabreeze hoteldbeldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe4the canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the beldon post by saying that _athe bedroom lamps were very old at the seabreeze hotelbthe bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took placecthe firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thingsdsuch accidents never happened in canfield for the past 5 years（参考答案cbac） a book reviewthe snake-stone by berlie dohertythe setting: urban england (the cities), but also rural england (the countryside) including remote english villages.the theme: the main theme is a teenage research of self-discovery, in this case the search for a mother from whom the hero was separated at an early age. its other concerns are love, getting on with others, being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. as the book moves to a close, james swimming coach says to him: “you are not like a kid obeying instructions any more. you are diving like a young man who knows where he is going.”the characters: james is the hero of the story. he is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents (养父母). yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother. the other characters in the snake-stone, james parents, his diving instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.the turning point: the turning point in the story comes while james foster parents are away in london, and he wonders about the identity of his birth mother. the only clue he has is a fossil, “the snake stone” which she left behind along with a note on which she had written: “take good care of sammie. it was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there.the journey: instead of going to london, james decides to find his birth mother. with help from his geography teacher, james sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. james has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. the mother he finally meets, anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel. he comes to understand why she left him at a strangers door fifteen years before. although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of completeness. as a journey of self-discovery the snake-stone also provides its readers with a happy ending. its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, “i was home.”64. what is the main theme of the novel?a. life with foster parents.b. life in the world of diving. c. a travel around the country. d. a journey of self-discovery.65. what do the coachs words in paragraph 2 suggest?a. james is an independent young man. b. james is a hopeful swimmer.c. james is an outgoing young man.d. james is a successful diver.66. the snake stone in the novel is . a. a stone with an address on itb. a gift from the swimming coachc. a clue left by the birth mother d. a fossil left by the foster parents 67. it can be concluded that james journey is _.a. boring b. worthwhilec. comfortable d. disappointing*结束 global warming is when the earth heats up, the temperature rises. it happens when greenhouse gases -carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide(二氧化氮), and methane(沼气) trap heat and light from the sun in the earths atmosphere, which increases the temperature. this is like when heat is trapped in a car. on a very hot day, the car gets hotter when it is out in the parking lot. this is because the heat and light from the sun can get into the car, by going through the windows, but it cant get back out. once the light is inside the car, it is trapped and the heat builds up, just like it does in the earths atmosphere. this is what the greenhouse effect does to the earth. the heat and light can get through the atmosphere, but it cant get out. as a result, the temperature rises. sometimes the temperature can change in a way that helps us. the greenhouse effect makes the earth appropriate for people to live on. without it, the earth would be freezing, or on the other hand it would be burning hot. we would not get the suns heat and light to make the night somewhat warm. during the day, especially during the summer, it would be burning because the sun would be up with no atmosphere to filter(过滤) it, so people, plants, and animals would be exposed to all the light and heat. although the greenhouse effect makes the earth able to have people living on it, if there gets to be too many gases, the earth can get unusually warmer, and many plants, animals, and people will die. they would die because there would be less food(plants like corn, wheat, and other vegetables and fruits). this would happen because the plants would not be able to take in the heat. this would cause us to have less food to eat, but it would also limit the food that animals have. gradually, people, plants, and animals would all die of hunger. people are doing many things to try stop global warming. one thing people are doing is carpooling. carpooling is driving with someone to a place that you are both going to. this minimizes the amount of greenhouse gases put into the air by a car. another thing that people are doing is being more careful about leaving things turned on like the television, computer, and the lights. a lot of people are taking time away from the television, and instead, they are spending more time outdoors. this helps our planet out a lot. now, more people are even riding buses, walking to school, and riding their bikes to lower the amount of greenhouse gases in the air. planting trees and recycling also help. if you recycle, less trash goes to the dump, and less trash gets burned. as a result, there are fewer greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. although adults do many things to help stop global warming, kids can do just as much.68. by the example given in paragraph 1, the author wants to _.a. say that there are greenhouse gases in every carb. show his feeling in a car in hot summerc. tell us cars are causes of greenhouse gasesd. explain how greenhouse gases work69. what is the effect of atmosphere?a. it only traps the heat of the sun.b. it makes the earth neither too hot nor too cold.c. it works the same way as greenhouse gases.d. it prevents all the light from the sun shining on the earth.70. what is the main idea of the third paragraph?a. although greenhouse effect is necessary, too much of it causes us to die.b. human beings are likely to disappear from the earth.c. crops cant take the heat if there is greenhouse effect.d. if there is greenhouse effect, all the plants will die.71. what will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?a. why cars and buses pollute the air a lot.b. what global warming is doing to the environment.c. what kids can do to help stop global warming.d. who should be responsible for the environmental problems.*结束 today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. they are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. this movement from rural(乡下的) areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years. in many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. after one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. there is usually a residential area nearby, too. the families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows. in every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. in the united states, this area is usually in the city center downtown. it is here that you can see many huge skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and office blocks. the people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. there are usually parks for children to play in and l