吉林省吉林市2014高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假训练题（11）

1 吉林市吉林市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解一轮 暑假 训练题 高考英语阅读理解一轮 暑假 训练题 1111 及答案 及答案 Since her husband died Mrs Jackson has lived alone in their big old suburban 郊区的 house The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago For the sake of safety her son has tried hard to ask her to sell the house and buy a new and small one in the town But Mrs Jackson doesn t like the idea She says that she has to look after her husband s old house But recently she often hears stories about unknown people stealing things around here That was a cold day before Christmas Eve Around four o clock in the afternoon Mrs Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music when someone knocked at the door She heard the sound but didn t move Another knock Who could it be Mrs Jackson was a bit afraid She decided not to answer the door but keep waiting One minute another minute and yet another minute Nothing happened and no more knocks She walked quietly to the door and listened She heard nothing but the wind outside She slowly unfastened 打开 the door and peeped 窥视 through the crack 小缝 She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open At the door she saw a tall beautiful Christmas tree In the tree stood a Christmas card with these words Merry Christmas Your new neighbor 64 The house bought by Mr Jackson is A in the townB small but new C outside the town D fifty years old 65 Mrs Jackson doesn t want to sell the house because A it is almost fifty years old B it is big and old C she likes to live alone in it D her husband left it to her 66 Why didn t she move when she heard the knock at the door Because A she was enjoying the Christmas music 2 B she thought it might be an unknown person C it was not her son D she hadn t decided to answer the door 67 She slowly unfastened the door because A she was too frightened to open the door B she wanted to peed through the crack C she was afraid of the cold wind D there was something wrong with the door 64 67 CDBB 结束 吉林省吉林一中冲刺 Babies are born yogis Once we were all able to pull our toes up by our ears and laugh about it Then we aged got injured and began carrying stress in our shoulders and back In short we lost our balance Yoga 瑜伽 is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body mind and spirit It brings us balance I was seriously out of balance when I started practicing yoga in 1999 I had plantar fascitis in both feet and my doctor had warned me against all the things I loved to do walking hiking and playing tennis I was desperate for exercise Yoga became my salvation and even enhanced my other fitness activities I practice yoga at least twice a week but I consider yoga to be part of my daily life because after a while you no longer just practice yoga you love it Yoga becomes part of your physical life Your body grows stronger more toned and more flexible as you move from one pose to the other I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight Rather than building muscle yoga builds muscle tone says Shakta Kaur Khalsa author of the K I S S Guide to Yoga Because yoga helps maintain 3 a balanced metabolism 新陈代谢 it also helps to regulate weight Additionally yoga stretches muscles lengthwise causing fat to be removed around the cells I do yoga poses throughout the day After hours at my computer I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms When I need a boost of energy I do energizing poses When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day I do restorative poses Yoga becomes part of your mental life Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses This attention to breath is calming it dissolves stress and anxiety I use yogic breathing on the tennis courts in the dentist s chair and in traffic jams You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized not tired If you feel tired after yoga it means you spent the time fighting yourself trying to force yourself into poses In yoga you surrender to the pose by letting go of the tension Yoga becomes part of your spiritual life Yoga is practiced by people from all religions it is not restricted to any religious group Yoga teaches right living in how we deal with ourselves and others As I work on a difficult pose I learn patience forgiveness and the value of gentleness Yoga advocates proper eating but you don t have to be a vegetarian to practice yoga 45 What would be the best title for this passage A What s Yoga B How I Do Yoga Poses C The Benefits of Yoga D The Varieties of Yoga 46 According to the third paragraph yoga can help people A grow tallerB lose weight C become flexible in thinkingD make more friends 47 People feel tired after yoga because A they consume energy in practicing yoga B they respond well to yoga poses C they spend too much time on yoga D they force themselves into yoga poses 48 If this passage continues what will the writer most probably write about in the next paragraph 4 A Yoga as a means to keep fit B Different yoga poses C Popularity of yoga all over the world D Encouraging people to do yoga 5 参考答案 45 48 CBDD 结束 A I think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty Not because she actually was honest but because she lied all the time She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out And for her that generally meant telling a little white lie As a young child I thought it was kind of cool And naturally when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do she generally advised me to lie Mom I told Theresa that I would go over to her house but now I would rather go to Sue s house to play Tell Theresa you re sick she would advise And generally I did But I didn t seem blessed with her lack of conscience On many painful occasions Theresa would find out that I really went to Sue s house without her These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson I started thinking of all the lies that I d heard her tell I remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed because she didn t want to see them there anymore Or the time she told Dad that she loved the lawn mower he gave her for her birthday Or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadn t been in touch 5 with a friend of hers for weeks And what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies Like the time she told my guidance counselor that I had to miss school for exploratory surgery when she really needed me to babysit And it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasn t there So I started my own personal fight against her dishonesty When I answered the phone and it was someone my mother didn t want to talk to I said Louise mom is here but she doesn t want to talk to you The first time I did it she punished me but I refused to apologize I told her that I had decided that it was wrong to lie And the next time it happened I did the same thing Finally she approached me and said I agree that lying is not the best thing to do but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude She admitted that her methods weren t right and I admitted that mine were a bit too extreme Over the past few years the two of us have worked together to be honest and yet kind Honesty should mean more than not lying It should mean speaking the truth in kindness Though I started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty I ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term 56 The author s mother A thought white lies were not lies B helped the author get out of trouble with white lies C told the author to lie when in trouble D taught the author the importance of being honest 57 The author A was thankful to her mother s advice B felt more awkward when being caught lying C found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lie D felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty 58 It can be inferred that the author s mother A met her friends in the same restaurant regularly B didn t get along well with the author s teachers 6 C was not popular among her friends D wanted to have something else for her birthday 59 Finally the author and her mother agreed that A kind heartedness is more important than honesty B appropriate methods are the key to telling a good lie C honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulness D absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships 56 59 CBDC 结束 B Singing are the pupils of the remote Beau Roc primary school in Haiti One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin Their headmistress Emile Jean Noel is one of the few women school principals in the country Over 70 of Haitian population live below the poverty line with inadequate food water schools or housing To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school meals are provided by the World Food Programme We are so cut off we have many difficulties comments Emile adding that finding chalk school books and other materials is practically impossible Emile tries to encourage those around her to make use of all available resources Her efforts are bearing fruit One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children s schooling and increase their own income by selling embroidery 刺绣 and other handicrafts Recent political instability has meant that the country has not invested in education for ten years Enrolment 入学 is a mere 44 per cent and a little less than a half of those entering primary school finish it Less than a third of these go on to secondary school In rural areas it is not rare to find 17 and 18 year olds in primary school Beau Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils 7 Emile works constantly to improve her pupils environment Under her direction a local worker is now constructing a storehouse for the food delivered regularly by the World Food Programme Not only is Emile s salary too little but she receives it irregularly For her transport is a real headache She lives five kilometers away and has to take a privately owned bus costing more than she can afford