辽宁省鞍山市高考英语阅读理解练习（13）(1).doc

2014辽宁省鞍山市高考英语阅读理解练习（13）及答案【辽宁省葫芦岛市2014一模试题】the hunan satellite tv(hntv) show “where are we going, dad?” is a big hit. many famous stars brought their children to a strange village alone, and they had to spend 72 hours with their children there. the program fully showed us a modern version of the “how to be a good father”. as the young parents today are too busy to take care of their children, this new form of “lost on the way” played by nanny daddy and cute kids triggered（触发）a lot of peoples emotional resonance（共鸣）. both the kids and their parents will find that their hearts are being drawn closer. but this kind of feeling has just proved that there is a big spiritual barrier between the modern parents and children. the tv shows like “children are hard to support!”, “where are we going, dad?”, “hot mom” and “cute kids” are becoming more and more popular. all of these show the new parents confusion in childrens education and the appeal for the balance between career and family.in real life, on the one hand the young parents feel helpless because they are too busy to accompany their children under the pressures of work and life; on the other hand they continue to do so. the data collected by hntv shows that nearly two-thirds of their audience are female, among whom 36% are aged from 25 to 34.we can imagine such a scene that one evening a young mother is watching the show with her young children, while her husband is still at work or trapped in socializing, or maybe is just playing computer games in the bedroom. the story of a child without the company of father is still going on. in fact, it is sometimes the same to mothers. in a modern family, it is often the old who take the responsibility of raising a child. the participation of mother in the childrens education is also very low.it is just this kind of confusion where the parents have gone in the modern family education, and where the parents will guide their children to go that “where are we going，dad?” shows us. if a child wants to grow up healthily and safely into a modern citizen with independent personality and free spirit, it is very important for him or her to follow the parents who serve as their first teacher. maybe this is the real reason why such kind of tv programs could get hot. the truth is that children will go where their parents go; and society will go where the children go.32. in raising a child in modern society, parents should _. a. play computer games with their children b. keep their children at home to avoid socializing c. balance well between family and careerd. break down the barrier between children and teachers33. which of the following can be inferred in the passage?a. parents shouldnt entirely leave the education of children to the old.b. 36% of the audience of the program are female aged from 25-34. c. the program shows us the confusion where the parents and children will go to play.d. in a modern family it is often mothers who are responsible for raising a child.34. which one is the best title of the passage? a. confusion behind “where are we going, dad?” b. modern education is important c. nanny daddy and cute kids d. new problems in modern childrens education35. what attitude towards modern family education does the author express in the second paragraph? a. proud. b. worried. c. optimistic. d. indifferent. 【参考答案】3235 caab 【河北省邯郸市2014一模试题】my oldest child, emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of college. these days, friends and family have begun flooding me with one question: what is she going to do after graduation?the job market is, after all, awfully tough. just this month thefederal reservebank published a studyshowing that “recent graduates are increasingly working in low-paidjobsor working part-time.” the bright spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in stem science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas in which recent graduates “have tended to do relatively well”. but emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. shes an american studies major with a focus on the politics and culture of food. for quite a while, i think her field of study is so fashionable right now that im not the least bit worried she will find a good job.yet the more ive thought about it, the more ive decided to be honest. “im not sure what emma is going to do,” i now say. “but shes gotten a great education and has really found her interest. and i know those things will serve her well over the course of her life.”nowadays, more and moreuniversities and collegesare being measured by the salaries of their recent graduates. in this climate, encouraging your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with earning a living. but a college is not a vocational(职业) school. and promoting stem subjects should not be societys only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.from the beginning, we never urged emma to pick a college or a major with an eye on its expectedreturn on money, as more and more families are doing.to emma, what really matters will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: emmas contribution to the world and how happy she is in it.25. the authors friends and familya. are worried about emmas safetyb. have been worrying about the floodc. are concerned about emmas futured. are worried about the job market 26. what can we learn from paragraph 2?a. the number of the graduates is increasing.b. stem graduates can be better employees.c. stem graduates are in relatively greater demand.d. more and more graduates like to do a part-time job.27. why did emma choose a major in the humanities?a. because she is interested in it.b. because her mother told her to.c. because it is increasingly popular.d. because she wants further education.28. according to the author, what matters most in choosing a major is that_. a. it should be among the stem b. it should be fashionable and interestingc. it should allow a good job and a high salaryd. it should bring achievements and happiness【参考答案】25-28 ccadaa popular saying goes, “sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” however, thats not really true. words have the power to build us up or tear us down. it doesnt matter if the words come from someone else or ourselves the positive and negative effects are just as lasting.we all talk to ourselves sometimes. were usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. but we really shouldnt be, because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit.this “self-talk” helps us motivate ourselves, remember things, solves problems, and calm ourselves down. beware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative. so in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. we should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. the next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying, “good job!”words possess power because of their lasting effects. many of us regret something we once said. and we remember unkind words said to us! before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: is it true? is it loving? is it needed? if what we want to say doesnt pass this test, then its better left unsaid.words possess power: both positive and negative. those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. we can offer hope, build self-esteem(自尊) and motive others to do their best. negative words destroy all those things. will we use our words to hurt or to heal? the choice is ours.1the author argues in the first paragraph that _.awords will never hurt us at all bwords have lasting effects on uscpositive effects last longer than negative effectsdnegative words last longer than positive effects2why should we not feel embarrassed when talking to ourselves?aalmost everybody has the habit of talking to oneself.bit does harm to have “self-talk” when we are alone.ctalking to ourselves helps us to solve all the problems.dtalking to ourselves is believed to be good for our health.3the underlined phrase “give ourselves a pat on the back” in paragraph 3 means _.ablame ourselves bpunish ourselves cpraise ourselves dtalk to ourselves4which of the following statements would the author agree to?ait is better to think twice before talking to others.bit is impossible for unkind words to be forgotten.cwords always possess long positive effects.dkind words are sometimes not needed at all.【参考答案】14、bdca 阅读理解-bwashington barack obama swept to victory as the first black president in the us history tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as america itself. change has come, he told a huge group of cheering supporters.in his first speech as victor, obama catalogued the challenges ahead. the greatest of a lifetime, he said, two wars, a planet in danger, the worst financial crisis in a century.he added, there are many who wont agree with every decision or policy i make as president, and we know that government cant solve every problem. but i will always be honest with you about the challenges we face.the son of a black father from kenya and a white mother from kansas, the democratic senator from illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating republican sen. john mccain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states - ohio, florida, virginia, iowa and more.in his speech, obama invoked (引用) the words of lincoln and echoed john f. kennedy.so let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in (努力投入) and work harder, he said.he and his running mate, joseph biden of delaware, will take their oaths（宣誓）of office as president and vice president on jan. 20, 2009.obama will move into the oval office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession (不景气), and fighting two long wars, one in iraq, the other in afghanistan.obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. he has also pledged to withdraw most us combat troops from iraq within 16 months.5. what is special about barack obama, the newly-elected president of the united states?a. he has a black father and a white mother. b. he is the first black president in the us history. c. he defeated republican sen. john mccain easily. d. he will move into the white palace on jan. 20, 2009.6. what obama emphasized in his first speech were _. a. dangers b. wars c. challenges d. financial problems7. the first issue obama will focus his attention on may probably be to _.a. withdraw most us combat troops from iraq b. care for environmental protection c. declare two wars in iraq and afghanistan d. deal with the problems of economy8. according to the passage, obamas attitude toward the challenges he faces is _. a. positive b. negative c. ambiguous d. worried【参考答案】5、b 68、cda【辽宁省葫芦岛市2014一模试题】bdear mr. king, im bob watson, one of the customers in your grocery store. im writing to express my idea about your goods. your supermart is outstanding in many ways. first i enjoy the selection of produce and fresh bakery items. second your low prices and excellent customer service keep me coming back to supermart. i have found, however, that i must make a separate shopping trip to one of your competitors because there are many items your store does not carry. this becomes inconvenient for me, as my time is valuable, and i dont like to make two trips. i have been a long time supermart shopper and hope to continue for many years. if i could find all the items i need in one place, i would be a more satisfied customer.specifically, i have never been able to purchase nacho cheese soup at your store. i can find other flavors (味道) of soup, but your store does not carry nacho cheese soup, a common ingredient (原料) in many of my recipes. in addition, i can only find large wonton wrappers, while many other stores carry both large and small and offer a more varied selection for their customers. another example is regent brand chili seasoning. though it is not a leading brand, it is still common on the shelves of other grocery stores in this area and is superior in flavor to its competitors. i sincerely hope to continue a relationship with your store, and i hope that you will consider the possibility of expanding your goods to be more competitive. yours truly, bob watson 25. from the letter, we can learn that the author is _. a. a very picky reporterb. a regular customer of the storec. a responsible nutritionistd. a competitor of the store26. how does the author present his point in paragraph 2? a. by comparing two different stores.b. by analyzing the figures.c. by providing scientific findings. d. by giving examples.27. according to bob, the grocery store _. a. offers good customer serviceb. is outstanding in every wayc. meets all his needsd. lacks convenient transportation【参考答案】2527 bda 【辽宁省葫芦岛市2014一模试题】cin india, most of the women wear a red dot between their eyebrows. while it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital（婚姻的）status, the practice is primarily related to the hindu（印度教的）religion. the dot goes by different names in different hindi dialects, and “bindi” is the one that is most commonly known. traditionally, the dot carries no gender restriction: men as well as women wear it. however, the tradition of men wearing it has faded in recent times, so nowadays we see a lot more women than men wearing one.the position of the bindi is standard: center of the forehead, close to the eyebrows. it represents a third, or inner eye. hindu tradition holds that all people have three eyes: the two outer ones are used for seeing the outside world, and the third one is there to focus inward toward god. as such, the dot means piety（虔诚）and serves as a constant reminder to keep god in the front of