2015届高考限时阅读系列（7）.doc

2015届高考限时阅读系列（7）编制人：朱佳静 审核人：卢霞一完型填空（夹叙夹议）It has been difficult to sit on the bench the majority of my high school basketball career. To watch my team from the sideline and 1 why I am not good enough to be on the floor. 2 endless hours of work and devotion, pushing myself through drill after drill, the 3 thing I want is to be a cheerleader. The feeling of being 4 is sometimes too much and drives me to 5 on the spot. I often feel as though my efforts are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to 6 . It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(旁观者) for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough 7 to give me the chance to 8 on the floor. Tears well up, but I hold them back. I shouldnt be so 9 over something so silly.Away from the game, its easier to put my thoughts together, 10 letting my emotions drive my reasoning. I consider 11 I am where I am. I have played basketball my whole life. I have a passion for the 12 and always have. There is nothing like the excitement of 13 : the swish of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises(青肿) are battle wounds worn 14 after every game.Even if I dont play much, I participate in every 15 . I am part of a team of girls who 16 together like a family. I am there for them, 17 they are for me.Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and pursue my passion just a little longer? The decision isnt difficult when I consider the 18 that being a part of a team brings me and not just any team, 19 my team. I love basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my view from the bench really isnt so bad 20 .1. A.consider B. wonderC. thinkD. hesitate2. A. Since B. During C. After D. Before3. A. other B. next C. first D. last4. A. worthless B. hopeless C. helpless D. careless5. A. fight B. quit C. transform D. retire6. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything7. A. sympathy B. encouragement C. permission D. faith8. A. respond B. perform C. promote D. practice9. A. scared B. nervous C. upset D. amazed 10. A. less than B. more than C. other than D.rather than来11. A. why B. how C. whether D. what12. A. bench B. sport C. drill D. battle13. A. waiting B. watching C. learning D. playing14. A. proudly B. bravely C. unfortunately D. painfully15. A. decision B. plan C. game D. project16. A. compete B. stick C. live D. represent17. A. because B. if C. as D. though18. A. joy B. patience C. challenge D. position19. A. soB. as C. but D. like20. A. above all B. after all C. at all D. all in all二、阅读理解 A 体裁分类：应用文 难度系数：Villa dEste, Tivoli (Italy) - Official Site Useful InformationCall Center 199766166Number to dial from all of Italy for pre-sales and reservations for: tickets, guided tours, school groups,instructional visits.Bookings from abroad:email: fax: 00390412770747telephone: 00390412719036Visiting Hours:Opening 8.30 closed one hour before sunset. The ticket office closes one hour before the closing of the monument.The hydraulic organ of the Organ Fountain is active daily, from 10.30 am, every two hours. The Fontana della Civetta functions daily, from 10.00 am, every two hours.Ticket Prices:(fromMay 17 to October 20, 2013)Full ticket (exhibition + villa and gardens, not divisible): 11.Reduced ticket: 7.These prices will be valid during the daytime openings of the Villa until the closure of the exhibition, due on the 20th of October, 2013(From the 22nd of October, 2013)Full ticket: 8Reduced ticket: 4These fares may vary in conjunction with exhibitions set inside the Villa.The right to purchase reduced price tickets belongs to all citizens of the European Union between the ages of 18 and 24 as well as permanent teachers of state schools (upon presentation of identity documents). School Visits:Reservations are required.The management of Villa dEste, in the aim of preserving the monument and better distributing the flow of students,has limited the number of students allowed into the Villa to 100 students per hour.Should any school group arrive at the Villa without having made a reservation, it will be admitted to the Villa according to space availability at a particular time and asked to wait until such space becomes available. Right of Reservation cost: 1,00.Notices:Certain areas of the villa may be closed for restoration: for information inquire at the ticket office.Please pay particular attention to the areas marked with signs indicating danger (in Italian: pericolo).21. The receptionist at the ticket office may recommend you to see _ first, if you arrive at 10.25 am. A. the exhibition inside the villaB. the Organ Fountain C. the gardensD. the Fontana della Civetta22. Why are reservations essential for school visits?A. Reservations are more economical.B. Reservations enable as many students as possible to visit the monument.C. Reservations ensure a pleasant visit for students and a manageable one for the Villa.D. Reservation fees can help preserve the site.23. Which of following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Villa dEste is closed at night.B. Ticket prices are usually higher than usual when there happens to be an exhibition.C. Tourists are not allowed to enter areas marked with signs “pericolo”. D. Visitors can buy reduced tickets as long as they make a reservation.B 体裁分类：议论文 难度系数Are we getting more stupid? According to Gerald Crabtree, a scientist at Stanford University in the US, we are. You may not want to hear this, but Crabtree believes that human intelligence reached its peak more than 2,000 years ago and ever since then has been going downhill. “If an average Greek from 1,000 BC were transported to modern times, he or she would be one of the brightest among us,” Crabtree told The Guardian. At the heart of Crabtrees thinking is a simple idea. In the past, intelligence was critical for survival when our ancestors had to avoid dangerous animals and hunt for food. The difference of being smart or stupid is often life or death. However, after the spread of agriculture, when our ancestors began to live in dense farming communities, the need to keep their intelligence in peak condition gradually reduced. This is not hard to understand. Most of the time, pressure is what keeps us going you need the pressure from your teachers to finish your homework; the pressure of looking pretty prompts you to lose weight when summer comes. And the same is also true of our intelligence if we think less, we become less smart. These mutations(变异) are harmful to our intelligence and they were all developed in the past 3,000 years. The other evidence that Crabtree holds is in our genes. He found that among the 2,000 to 5,000 genes that we have that determine human intelligence, there are two or more mutations in each of us. However, Crabtrees theory has been criticized by some who say that early humans may have better hunting and surviving abilities, but people today have developed a more diverse intelligence. For example, spearing a tiger doesnt necessarily require more brainpower than playing chess or writing a poem. Moreover, the power of modern education means a lot more people have the opportunity to learn nowadays. “You wouldnt get Stephen Hawking 2,000 years ago. He just wouldnt exist,” Thomas Hills of the University of Warwick, UK, told Live Science. “But now we have people of his intellectual capacity doing things and making insights that we would never have achieved in our environment of evolutionary adaptation.”24. What is Crabtrees recent finding according to the article?A. The Greeks from 1,000 BC could have been the smartest in human history.B. Our ancient ancestors had no better surviving abilities than we do nowadays.C. Humans have been getting steadily more intelligent since the invention of farming.D. Mutations in genes that decide human intelligence have affected the development of intelligence.25. Some argue that Crabtrees theory is false because they think _.A. people today are under much more pressure than early humansB. its ridiculous to compare a hunters and a poets intelligenceC. modern education is far more advanced than ancient educationD. human intelligence nowadays is different from that of the distant past26. What is Thomas Hills attitude toward Crabtrees theory?A. Supportive B. Unfavorable C. Worried D. Confused. C 体裁分类：说明文 难度系数More and more people take part in marathons these days over 30,000 people will run the London Marathon this weekend, for instance. But its not just the 26 miles and 385 yards that could be a daunting prospect. “I have to admit to being completely frustrated by the blocking and for 18-19 miles was just keeping away from people and being held up,” one participant grumbled after the 2012 London Marathon. “I had to overtake a lot of people and ended up with bruise（淤肿的）forearms from all the elbows,” said another.How do such crowding problems arise, and could they be reduced? Some researchers believe that we can find the answers through a more familiar system in which jams appear road traffic flow. Martin Treiber, of the Technical University of Dresden in Germany, has previously developed models for traffic flow. One of the first attempts to model traffic flow was made in the 1950s by James Lighthill and his collaborator Gerard Whitham of Manchester University. They considered the traffic as a kind of liquid flowing down a pipe, and looked at how the flow changes as the fluid gets denser(浓稠). At first the flow rate increases as the density increases, since you simply get more stuff through in the same period of time. But if the density becomes too high, theres a risk of jams, and the flow rate drops sharply.Treibers model of a marathon uses this same principle that the flow rate first increases and then decreases as the density of runners increases, thanks to an sudden switch from free to crowded flow. He assumes that there is a range of different preferred speeds for different runners, which each maintains throughout the race. With just these factors, Treiber can calculate the flow rate of runners, knowing the “carrying capacity”(承载能力)at each point on the route. This allows Treiber to figure out how blocking might depend on the race conditions for example, for different starting procedures. Some marathons start by letting all the runners set off at once (which means those at the back have to wait until those in front have moved forward). Others assign runners to various groups according to ability, and let them start in a series of waves.Treiber has applied the model to the annual Rennsteig half-marathon in central Germany, which attracts around 6,000 participants. The traditional route had to be changed in 2013, because the police were no longer willing to close a road to ensure that runners could cross safely. It could pass either over a 60m wooden bridge or through a tunnel. Treiber used his model to predict the likely blocking caused in the various options. The model predicted that a mass start would risk an overload of runners if the bridge were to be used. Only by moving the starting point further back from the bridge could the danger be avoided and even then, if some of the numbers assumed in the model were only slightly inaccurate, there was still a risk of jams at the bridge. On the other hand, no dangerous blocking seemed likely for the tunnel route. The run organizers consulted Treibers team, and eventually chose this option.27. What is the worst thing while running a marathon?A. The long distance. B. Too many participants.C. The dangerous blocking. D. Serious injuries in forearms.28. Which of the following statements is true? A. James Lighthill is the first expert trying to model traffic flow. B. The denser the flow is, the faster the flow rate becomes. C. The flow rate increases in the beginning because fewer people passed together.D. The flow rate increases first and then decreases later when the flow is too denser. 29. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Make a comparison between marathon and road traffic. B. Running a marathon is somewhat dangerous if it is not well organized.C. Introduce a new technology to solve the blocking problem in marathon. D. Some advice for people who are to run a marathon. D 体裁分类：记叙文 难度系数Most teens cant wait to learn to drive. Not so with me. Driving made me nervous. I didnt get a license until I turned 24 years old. As a result, when I first married, we only had one car and car pooled to work. My husbands hours were different from mine by one hour. I worked earlier. So he dropped me off and went to the diner to drink coffee until work time.Then, in the afternoons, I leisurely walked the three miles to his work place where I waited in his car, reading a book.One day while waiting for him, I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot. It was powder blue and sleek looking. The kind of car you dream about. I was busily admiring the car, when I noticed the driver. Honestly, she was probably the prettiest woman I had ever seen off the movie screen.She pulled into the spot beside our car and it was all I could do not to stare. There was a striking resemblance to Liz Taylor. Jet black hair and alabaster skin. Our eyes made contact and she smiled at me. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and teeth like an even row of pearls. She was wearing a light blue shirt that just matched her car. Peeking through her long, softly curled hair I could see gold hoop earrings. They had to be gold to shine like that. A couple of minutes later, a nice looking man came out of the building, entered her car, leaned over and kissed her and she drove away.Sitting there in my jeans, shirt and hair in a pony tail, I wanted to cry. How could some people have it all?Maybe I would have forgotten about her, but the following week, I saw her again. Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week. She seemed friendly and always waved, flashing a big smile. My envy lingered long after she drove away.Many nights when sleep evaded me, I would think about the beautiful lady. I wondered if she and her husband ate out, and where they dined, and what she was wearing. I wanted her to get out of the car and let me see her full length. Did she wear really high heeled shoes and pants, or a skirt.I would get my answers in a couple of weeks.Sitting in our usual parking lot, I was holding my book, watching her over the top of it. She was waiting and when her husband came to the car, she called to him. They spoke a few words and he opened the car door for her to step out. He took her arm and helped her out of the car. I could see very well as she moved to get out. She was wearing a skirt.She haltingly walked around to the passenger side very slowly, leaning on a walking cane. Sitting sideways in the car, she lifted one leg with her hands and then the other one. The beautiful lady had a prosthesis on the left leg and a brace on the right leg. I couldnt watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me. For weeks I had envied this woman and her way of life, while I had been able to walk three miles to our car!When my husband arrived and found me crying, he immediately asked what was wrong. Through my tears, I told him about the beautiful lady. He said he knew her husband and also knew the story. The beautiful lady and her parents were in a car that either stalled or got caught on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train. Both parents were killed and she was severely injured. She was only 12 years old. The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no signals. He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home.I prayed for forgiveness all th