高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（50）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（50）及答案（201*广东卷）din a world with limited land, water and other natural resources(资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disppearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. people now realize that this unheathy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable(可持续的)ways. that means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. in other words, we should keep the healthy while using its supply of natural resources.today, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. according to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decade. china, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy resolution. it is now trying hard to made full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. in addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuabe rainforest. in recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown more than 50%.governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. first, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. besides, stronger arrangement of public resouces like forests can also help to speed up the development. finally, governments can avoid the huge public expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accerlarate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable one.the major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. that is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.41. the traditional business model is harmful because of all the following except that_.a.it makes the world warmerb. it consumes natural resoucesc. it brings severe damage to futured. it makes growth hard to continue42. what can we infer from paragraph2?a. china lacks wind and solar energyb. china is the leader of the low-carbon marketc. high-speed trains are a low-carbon developmentd. palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests43. to fully develop the low-carbon markets governments can_.a. cut public expensesb. forbid carbon emissionc.develop public resouscesd. encourage energy conservation44. we can learn from the last paragraph that business have many chances to _.a. develop sustainable productsb. explore new natural resouscesc. make full use of natural resouscesd. deal with the major challenge45. what is the main purpose of the passage?a. to introduce a new business modelb. to compare two business modelsc. to predict a change of the global marketsd. to advocate sustainable development【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章阐述了传统经济发展模式给地球带来了许多危害。这种发展模式破坏了毁坏了森林、使全球气候变暖等。现在低碳、可持续的经济发展模式成为许多国家的发展主流方向。中国政府正在充分发挥潜能大力开发新的低耗能、低排放的新能源市场。41.b考查细节理解。根据第一段可知：传统经济发展模式的危害是使全球气候变暖、不能持续发展、给未来发展造成损失。所以b正确。42.b考查推理判断。综合第二段的china, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy resolution及段意可知：中国在绿色环保、低能减排的市场上成为领军国家。故选b。43. d考查推理判断。根据first, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy可知选d。44.a考查推理判断。根据最后一段that is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.可知选a。45.d考查作者的写作意图。文章由传统经济发展模式的弊端引出可持续经济发展的模式，作者通篇阐释了可持续经济发展的模式的好处及发展方向。所以作者提倡可持续发展。（201*陕西卷）cin early autumn i applied for applied for admission to college. i wanted to go nowhere but to cornell university,but my mother fought strongly againsnst it. when she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of cornell,she tore it up.“you cant say its not a great university,just because papa went there.”“thats not it at all.and it is a top university.”she was still holding the pieces in her hand. “but we cant afford to send you to college.”“i wouldnt dream of asking you for money.do you want me to get a job to help suppont you and papa?things arent that bad,are they?”“no,”she said. “i dont expect you to help support us.”father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop,his chief customers were his old college friends.to get new customers,my mother had to help.she picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women,so that she cound get to know more people. whether those people would turn into customers was another question. i knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns.whats more ,they had not wanted enough to be roch and successful ；otherwise they cound not possibly have managed their lives so badly.i was torn between the desave to help them and change,their lives,and the determinstion not to repeat their mistakes.i had a strong belief in my power to go what i wanted.after months of hard study i won a full college scholarship（奖学金）.my father could hardly contain his pride in me,and my mother eventually gave in before my success.53.the author was not allowed to go to cornell university mainly because【d】a. his father grduated from the universityb. his mother did not thinks it a great universityc. his parents needed him to help support the familyd. his parents did not have enough money for him54.the father srarted his small shop with the money from .【c】a.a local league b.his universityc.his relatives d.his college friends55.why did the mother renew her membership in the league? 【a】a.to help with her husbands business b.to raise money for her sonc.to meet her long-forgotten friends d.to better manage her life56.according to the text,what was the author determined to do in that autumn? 【c】a. to get a well-paid job for himselfb. to improve relations with his motherc. to go to his dream universityd. to carry on with his fathers business(2011福建卷，a)driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance.it requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected.when alcohol is consumed，it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depresant (抑制药)，damaging eyesight，judgement and coordination (协调)，slowing down reaction time and greatly increasing the risk of accidents.even below the drink driving limit，driving will be affected.alcohol may take a few minutes to be absorbed into the bloodstream and start action on the brain.absorption rate is increased when drinking on an empty stomach or when consuming drinks mixed with fruit juice.to get rid of alcohol from the body is a very slow process and it is not possible to speed it up with any measures like taking a shower or having a cup of tea or coffee.the present road traffic ordinance states clearly that the limit of alcohol concentration is：50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood；or22 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath；or67 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of uriue (尿液)drivers who cause traffic accidents，or who commit a moving traffic offence or are being suspected of drink driving will be tested.any driver found drinking beyond the limit will be charged.the driver declared guilty may be fined a maximum of hk $25,000 and be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and punished for 10 drivingoffence points；or temporarily banned from driving.the same punishment applies to failing to provide speeimens(样本) for breath，blood or urine tests without good excuse.drink driving is a criminal offence.be a responsible driver，think before you drink. for the safety of yourself and other road users，never drive after consuming alcohol. 本文主要讲述酒后驾车的危害，对酒驾的惩罚等，呼吁人们为了自身和他人的健康，一定不要酒后驾车。1the first paragraph is mainly about_.athe introductions of driving skillsbthe damage of drinking to your bodycthe effect of drinking on drivingdthe process of alcohol being absorbed答案：c。主旨大意题。由第一段的“it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant，damaging eyesight，judgement and coordination，slowing down reaction time and greatly increasing the risk of accidents.”可知，本段主要讲述酒后驾车的影响，故c项正确。2the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “_”aalcohol babsorptioncblood dprocess答案：d。词义猜测题。由前半句“to get rid of alcohol from the body is a very slow process”，可知，后半句表示“采取像淋浴或者是喝杯茶，咖啡等的措施来加速这个过程是不可能的”故it指代process，d项正确。3which of the following is true according to the passage?adrinking below the drink driving limit has no effect on driving.balcohol is taken in more quickly when drunk with fruit juice.chaving a cup of tea helps to get rid of alcohol from the body.d50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of breath is below the drink driving limit.答案：b。细节理解题。由第二段中“absorption rate is increased when drinking on an empty stomach or when consuming drinks mixed with fruit juice”可知b项正确。4a driver suspected of drink driving_.ashould provide specimens for testingbwill be forbidden to drive for 3 yearscwill be punished for 10 drivingoffence pointsdshould pay a maximum fine of hk$25,000答案：a。细节理解题。由文章信息“drivers who cause traffic accidents ，or who commit a moving traffic offence or are being suspected of drink driving will be tested”可知a项正确。b(2011安徽卷，b)think about the different ways that people use the wind. you can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources (来源), as well as one of the oldest. evidence shows that windmills (风车) began to be used in ancient iran back in the seventh century bc. they were first introduced to europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the middle east with knowledge of using wind power.for many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. this allowed them to have electric lights and radio. however, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the united states, windmills were rarely used.during the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. people also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.风能早在公元前七世纪就开始被人们用风车所利用，当人们发明了电以后，风能被用来发电，但随着电的广泛使用，风车逐渐不被人们使用了。而进入二十世纪七十年代后，人们又逐渐认识到了风能的优势。5from the text we know that windmills _.a. were invented by european armiesb. have a history of more than 2,800 yearsc. used to supply power to radio in remote areasd. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered答案：c。细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知风车首先是在古代伊朗被使用，故排除a项；公元前七世纪到现在应是不足2800年，故排除b项；由第二段当中的第二、三句话可以排除d项，同时也能知道c项是正确的。6what was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?a. sailing a boat. b. producing electricity.c. grinding wheat into flour.d. pumping water from underground.答案：b。细节理解题。由文章第二段中的第二句话可知“在十九世纪末期人们发现了电以后，住在偏远地区的人们开始用风车发电”。7one of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _.a. wind power is cleanerb. it is one of the oldest power sourcesc. it was cheaper to create energy from windd. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs答案：a。主旨大意题。由文章最后一段可知。8what would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?a. the advantages of wind power.b. the design of wind power plants.c. the worldwide movement to save energy.d. the global trend towards producing power from wind.答案：d。推理判断题。文章最后一句话“如今，出现了一个全球化的运动，要通过风能的利用来提供越来越多的电力”，表明作者会就这个话题继续展开。 if your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously disliked foods, a uk study said.though it might seem obvious that a reward could encourage young children to eat their vegetables, the idea is actually controversial, researchers wrote in the american journal of clinical nutrition. thats because some studies have shown that rewards can backfire and cause children to lose interest in foods they already liked, said jane wardle, a researcher at university college london who worked on the study. verbal praise, such as “brilliant! youre a great vegetable taster,” did not work as well.the study found t hat when parents gave their small children a sticker each time they took a “tiny taste” of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed their attitudes. the children were also willing to eat more of the vegetables-either carrots, celery, cucumber, red pepper, cabbage or sugar snap peas-in laboratory taste tests, the study said.researchers randomly assigned（分派）173 families to one of these groups. in one, parents used stickers to reward their children each time they took a tiny sample of a disliked vegetable. a second group of parents used verbal praise. the third group, where parents used no special vegetable-promoting methods, served as a “control”parents in the reward groups offered their children a taste of the “target” vegetable every day of 12 days, soon after, children in the sticker group were giving higher ratings to the vegetables-and were willing to eat more in the research lab, going from an average of 5 grams at the start to about 10 grams after the 12-day experience. the turnaround also seemed to last, with preschoolers in the sticker group still willing to eat more of the once disliked vegetable three months later.why didnt the verbal praise work? wardle said the parents words may have seemed “insincere” to their children.16the purpose of writing the passage is .ato introduce a practical method of making children eat vegetablesbto show the procedure of an experiment on childrens dietcto explain why children hate to eat vegetablesdto present a proper way of vernal praise to parents17the underlined word “backfire” in paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.ashoot from behind the backbmake a lire in the hackyardcproduce an unexpected resultdachieve what was planned18according to the passage, which of the following statements is true?amost children are born to dislike carrots or celery.bit remains a question whether rewarding is a good way to get children to eat vegetables.coral praise wokrs quite well in encouraging children to eat vegetables.dchildren in the sticker group will never lose interest in eating vegetables.19how did the researchers get their conclusion from the experiment?aby comparison.bby asking questions.cby giving examples,dby discussion.20what can we learn from the last paragraph?achildren like rewards, not verbal praise.bparents should praise their children in a sincere tone.cchildren are difficult to inspire.dparents should give up verbal praise.1617181920acbab the new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nations largest cities, can ever graduate. the studies clearly show that the dropout rate isnt dropping. and, in particular, the dropout rate isnt dropping for poor and minority students.amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans-or any plans-to teach students motivation(动机). most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that schooling will be completely necessary. schools expect youth and children to act as though schooling is important, but they never teach them to believe that.years ago, families ensured that thechildrenrecognized the value of schooling. but in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell their children that school is not important. since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. otherwise, it is likely the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but only worsen.here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school.ask students if they will ever need to work: the world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. today, factories are increasingly automated. most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma.ask students which century they will be prepared for: in 1900, the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servanteducation not needed. now, the most common jobs are office and sales staffeducation and diploma usually needed. an amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. for