辽宁省鞍山市高考英语阅读理解练习（6）(1).doc

2014辽宁省鞍山市高考英语阅读理解练习（6）及答案【广东省东莞市2014模拟试题】 i remember my mother as a strong woman. she came to america when she was 12old enough to remember her language, she achieved scores and grades high enough to be admitted to duke university. with a degree in computer science, she finally became the manager of a company in new york. my mother could give fluent speeches, say “wolves” correctly.it was my mother who always stressed the importance of language. from the time i was born, i was read to. i would fall asleep to the sounds of my parents voices, whether it was my dads softly accented, or my mothers clear english. the flow of language was unbroken, and whether in chinese or english, the stream of communication flowed through our house.one october morning in sixth grade, after my mother had left to catch the train to the city, i left the house for the bus stop. i was surprised when i saw our car, the door hanging open. as i drew closer, i saw my mother lying on the ground.in the hospital, it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom. my mother could not remember my name. as the leaves changed colors, it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mothers mind and mouth: her mind was not any less clear, but the words she spoke were not what she meant.the battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language. without it, identity does not exist; relationships cannot be formed; stories cannot be told; directions cannot be given, and knowing anything about anyone is impossible. without language, communication cannot take place. without language, one cannot express the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger. the world would pass us by in silence.41. from where might the authors mom come to america? a. chinab. englandc. russiad. canada42. from the second paragraph, we can know _. a. the author was taught to read since she was born b. the authors father spoke english poorly c. the author couldnt fall asleep without being read to d. the authors parents taught her language by talking a lot43. according to the last two paragraphs, the authors mom was unable to _. a. think clearlyb. express herself well c. speakd. open her mouth44. the underlined word “stroke” in the 4th paragraph most probably refers to _. a. an accidentb. a hitc. an illness d. a robbery45. this passage is mainly about _. a. a strong motherb. the importance of language c. a family disasterd. the significance of teaching language【参考答案】4145 adbcbc42013四川卷 -a31what you have just read is a _a. note b. report c. schedule d. poster32what is going to take place on 2 february，2013?a. a big event to welcome a chinese new year.b. a social gathering to raise money for wildlife.c. a party for close friends to meet and have fun. d. a meeting of kwun tong high school students.33how much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?a. $20. b. $40. c. $60. d. $80.34which of the following statements is true?a. tickets are sold in kwun tong high school.b. its unnecessary to take soft drinks with you. c. free digital cameras are provided for everybody. d. festival food will be served without extra charge.【要点综述】 这是一篇应用文。本文介绍了为了庆祝蛇年由lam tin youth centre及kwun tong high school主办同乐日活动，并介绍了活动的时间、地点、费用、流程及注意事项。31d考查文章体裁。根据文章的内容(活动的时间、地点、费用、流程及注意事项)就可判断是海报。故选d。32a细节理解题。根据“to celebrate the year of the snake”及“date：2 february 2013”就可判断选a。33c细节理解题。根据文中的“fee: $ 20 (buy three get one free)”可以判定，只需花3张票的钱。故选c。34b推理判断题。根据文中“free soft drinks”(免费提供软饮料)就可判定，没必要携带软饮料。故选b。 c5 2013新课标全国卷 -b in 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music，dance and theatre in edinburgh. the idea was to reunite europe after the second world war.it quickly attracted famous names such as alec guinness, richard burton, dame margot fonteyn and marlene dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团). it became a fixed event every august and now attracts 400，000 people yearly. at the same time, the “fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival.eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform，and they did so in a public house disused for years. soon，groups of students firstly from edinburgh university, and later from the universities of oxford and cambridge，durham and birmingham were making the journey to the scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by littleknown writers of plays in small church halls to the people of edinburgh. today the “fringe”，once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1，500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. and yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre groups performing，some said it was getting too big. a paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during august itself. in 2004 there were 200 places housing 1，695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. more than 1.25 million tickets were sold.40what was the purpose of edinburgh festival at the beginning? a. to bring europe together again. b. to honor heroes of world war . c. to introduce young theatre groups. d. to attract great artists from europe. 41. why did some uninvited theatre groups come to edinburgh in 1947? a. they owned a public house there. b. they came to take up a challenge. c. they thought they were also famous. d. they wanted to take part in the festival. 42.who joined the “fringe” after it appeared? apopular writers. b. university students. cartists from around the world. d. performers of music and dance. 43.we may learn from the text that edinburgh festival _ a. has become a nonofficial event b. has gone beyond an art festival c. gives shows all year round d. keeps growing rapidly【要点综述】 本文主要介绍了fringe的成长和发展的历史过程。在英国，二战刚结束以后，百废待兴。从战争和痛苦之中解脱出来的人们期待着一次艺术的盛会。第一届爱丁堡艺术节从战后的艺术家群体里邀请了所有知名的艺术家，可谓盛况空前。八支同样具有好评的艺术团体自费来到英国，组成团体，在爱丁堡艺术节举办的同时自发地举办了他们自己的艺术节。40a推理判断题。根据第一段中的“the idea was to reunite europe after the second world war.”可以推知，其目的是为了让二战后的欧洲再次团结起来。41d细节理解题。第三段中的“in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so”说明他们的目的是参加这个节日。42b细节理解题。根据第四段中的“soon, groups of students firstly from edinburgh university”等信息可知，大学生参加到fringe中。43d推理判断题。文章最后一段叙述了edinburgh festival的不断发展，d项的意思符合题意，故为最佳答案。【吉林省吉林市2014质量检测】bit must be something that many american companies hold a baby contest. of course, babies are wonderful, and many parents would be the first to agree. companies really bring in much money.walgreens baby contestif you play the new baby milestones challenge contest by babycenter & walgreens, you could win $1,000 in walgreens & b gift cards and certificates. you can play the instant winner if you get a $25 walgreens gift card, but you also have to write down your email address and receive all their sales and other information for the contest.kids and babieskids and babies are accepting entries for may 2014 free photo contest. baby photo galley with theme albums and age group albums is moved to the new website cute baby gallery. check kidsandb for their baby photo contest blogs latest update. the grand prize is $25,000. the catch: winners are decided by the visitors coming to the site and voting for their favorite babies, so you have to advertise their site for them.pp has a website only for their members, but if you are into baby photos, it is well worth surfing. you could receive offers on free samples, money-saving coupons (优惠券), and chances to win the latest contests.avonavon is another company that has a baby photo contest this spring. avon is advertising their newest collection. it is avons only collection for the photos of babies. babies age: newborn to 2 years. just go to tinyt and upload your recent babys photos. the first place baby will be featured in a tiny tillia storybooks and win a $5,000 u.s. savings bond. ten beautiful girls will win $300 worth of tiny tillia products.the tip is to run a search engine for all the latest contests going on and start entering them today. you could be lucky and win enough to put your baby through college! have fun! what is the basic condition for you to play the instant winner in walgreens & b?a. getting a gift card.b. getting a certificate.c. winning 1,000 dollars.d. receiving information for the contestif you want your baby to win the 2014 free photo contest, you will _.a. have to spend $ 25,000 b. take your baby to the gallery in mayc. upload more photos of your babyd. have to help to advertise their site what can we learn from this passage?a. free photo contest will be held in march, 2014b. avon is a website that will hold a baby photo contestc. p accepts the photos of all kinds of people babiesd. parents can upload their one-year-old babys photos to tinytillia. comin the last paragraph, the author advises parents to _ .a. try their best to take good care of their babyb. enter the contests as soon as possiblec. encourage their kids to go to college when they grow upd. find more tips for winning the contestsa. 细节理解题。由第三段第三行可知。d. 细节理解题。由第五段最后一行可知。d. 细节理解题。由倒数第二段第三行可知。b. 写作意图题。由最后一段可知。【吉林省吉林市2014质量检测】cfive years ago, david smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “i was a clothes addict.” he jokes. “i used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so i could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” today david wears casual clotheskhaki pants and a sports shirtto the office. he hardly ever wears a necktie. “i am working harder than ever.” david says, “and i need to feel comfortable.”more and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. in the united states, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. in the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on friday（but only on friday）. this became known as “dress-down friday” or “casual friday”. “what started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant maisly jones.why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? one reason is that its easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code.” “a lot of young people dont want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so its hard to hire people if you have a conservative（保守的）dress code.” another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. in a study conducted by levi strauss and com