江苏省苏州市2014高考英语 阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（10）

1 苏州市苏州市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空及阅读类训练 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空及阅读类训练 1010 答案 答案 及解析 及解析 Words 322 难度系数 建议用时 8 分钟 If English means endless new words difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation you are wrong Haven t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language According to a new study by a British university learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter This is the area of the brain which processes information It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles The study also found the effect is greater the younger people learn a second language A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli from University College London took a group of Britons who only spoke English They were compared with a group of early bilinguals who had learnt a second language before the age of five as well as a number of later learners Scans showed that grey matter density 密度 in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language the smaller the difference Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language said the scientists It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible he said You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different id eas The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34 Reading writing and comprehension were all tested The results showed that the younger they started to learn the better Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world explained the scientists 2 5 The main subject talked about in this passage is A science on learning a second language B man s ability of learning a second language C language can help brain power D language learning and maths study 解析 选 C 主旨大意题 作者在本文第一段提出本文的主题 然后下文围绕这一主题进行 深入地阐述 即 语言学习可以提高你的智力 6 In the second paragraph the writer mentions exercise in order to A say language is also a kind of physical labor B prove that one needs more practice when he she is learning a language C to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language D make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well 解析 选 D 推理判断题 作者把语言学习对大脑的促进作用比作体育锻炼能促进肌肉健全 的促进作用 目的是为了说明语言学习对大脑的促进有类似的作用 7 We may know from the scientific findings that A the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density is B there is no difference between a later second language learner and one knowing a second language C the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people s brain D the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time 解析 选 A 推理判断题 根据第五段得知 8 In the last two paragraphs the author wants to tell us that A learning a second language is the same as studying maths B early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in study other subjects C Italian is the best choice for you as a second language D you d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language 解析 选 B 主旨大意题 作者在最后两段继续阐述其中心论点 即外语的学习宜早不宜迟 结束 3 Mr and Mrs king have lived in our town for nearly twenty years They have a bookshop by the bus station They re 1 to everybody and have a lot of friends They often 2 the poor students and sell them some books cheaply So there re many young men in their shop Of course people 3 them and their friends often call on 拜访 them and 4 them We can always hear their rooms are full of 5 and quarrel It was a Friday evening Mr and Mrs King were going to have a picnic on the island the next 6 It was a little far from our town So they had to 7 earlier than usual to catch a six o clock train After 8 a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some 9 and drinks for the picnic Mr king and his wife had to stop 10 them They talked a lot and few of them looked at the 11 on the wall Mr and Mrs King were anxious 焦急 but they couldn t tell the visitors about it The woman thought for a few 12 and had an idea She said to her 13 Oh it s eleven o clock You d better stop talking dear Our guests are anxious to 14 Mr king heard this and stood up and said 15 to the visitors and they left soon 1 A hadB politeC cold D careful 2 A help B hurtC hitD watch 3 A knowB understandC meetD like 4 A play withB fight withC talk withD catch up with 5 A cryB shout C noiseD laugh 6 A morningB afternoon C evening D laugh 7 A go to workB get upC go to sleepD open the shop 8 A breakfastB lunchC supperD meal 9 A clothesB bagsC booksD food 10 A receiveB to receiveC receivingD to accept 11 A phoneB photoC clockD picture 12 A minutesB daysC weeksD months 4 13 A visitorB husbandC brotherD father 14 A go homeB go to bedC go shopping D have a rest 15 A helloB goodbye C sorryD nothing 名师点评 这是一则委婉地谢绝客人的故事 这也是我们平时很容易遇到的事 答案简析 1 B 根据下文 have a lot of friends 可以推断他们待人友好 friendly 2 A 他们帮助穷困的学生 3 D 根据上文得知 别人都很喜欢他们 4 C talk with 表示聊天 5 D 他们的家里总是充满了欢笑 6 A 根据下文他们要赶早班车得知是早上 7 B 为了赶早班车他们不得不早起 故选 get up 8 C 这是一个星期五的晚上 故是晚饭后 9 D 他们正在为第二天的野餐准备食物和饮料 10 B 停下 手中的事 来做某事 用 stop to do sth 另外 receive sb 表示接待某 人 11 C 他聊得很尽兴 以致于忘了时间 也就是忘了看墙上的钟 12 A 这里指很短的时间 13 B 14 A 表示时间已经不早了 客人们肯定着急要回家了 15 C 丈夫向客人道歉 表示是自己忘了时间 这样客人就不会尴尬了 结束 Students in many countries are learning English Some of these students are small children Others are teen agers Many are adults Some learn at school others by themselves A few learn English by learning the language over the radio on TV or in film One must work hard to learn another language Why do all these people want to learn English It is difficult to answer this question Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their 5 subjects required for study They study their own language and maths and English Some people learn it because it is useful for their work Many people learn English for their work Many people learn English for their higher studies because at college or university some of their books are in English Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English 1 People learn English A at school B over the radio C on TV D not all in the same way 2 Different kinds of people want to learn English A together with other subjects B for different reasons C for their work D for higher studies at colleges 3 From this passage we know that A we can learn English easily B English is very difficult to learn C English is learned by most people in the world D English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn 4 Which of the following is right A We don t need to learn any foreign languages XK B We can do well in all our work without English C English is the most important subject in schools D We should learn English because we need to face the world 答案与解析 这篇文章探究了学习英语热潮的现象和发生这种现象的原因 1 D 由第 1 段我们可以知道学习英语的形式可以 over the radio on TV or in film 等 不同的方式 2 B 根据第 2 段人们学习英语的原因有 required for study useful for their work for high studies 等几种 由此可推知人们学习英语的原因是不同的 3 D 由于人们学习英语的各种原因可以发现英语是非常有用的 但从 small children 到 adults 成年人 都用各种形式去学 说明英语必须靠人的努力才能学好 4 D 由于文章中说很多国家都学习英语 那么如果不学习英语就不能融入现代社会 所以 学习英语的目的是 we need to face the world 我们需要面对这个世界 6 结束 链接链接 1 1 20122012 广东卷 广东卷 Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public and then they have sold audiences to advertisers An attraction of sport programs for the major U S media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing Sport events are the most popular weekend programs especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers cars and life insurance Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming These sports attract few viewers and the ratings 收视率 are unusually low However the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States including many lawyers and business managers This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high priced cars business and personal computers and holiday trips This is also why the networks continue to carry there programs regardless of low ratings Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of company cars and computers With such viewers these programs 7 don t need high ratings to stay on the air 41 Television sport programs on weekend afternoons A result in more sport events B get more viewers to play sports C make more people interested in television D bring more money to the television networks 42 Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs A Because there would be few viewers B Because the advertisers would be off work C Because television programs would go slowly D Because viewers would pay less for watching television 43 In many families men make decisions on A holiday tripsB sports viewing C televisions shoppingD expensive purchases 44 The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programs because A their advertisers are carmakers B their viewers are attracted by sports C their advertisers target at rich people D their viewers can afford expensive cars 45 What is the passage mainly about A Television ratings are determined by male viewers B Rich viewers contribute most to television companies C Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television D Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport events 8 难度 一般 结束结束 It s Pigs Hometown The story happened during the Second World War An old man lived in a small town of Germany He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he 9 had worked After the war had begun his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights The old man was very sad He didn t have enough food and was often hungry And nobody helped him and he didn t know how to go on living It was a very cold winter night The old man couldn t go to sleep He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor The next morning he had to beg from door to door He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot Once he came to a village but the villagers were all poor and couldn t give him anything He was too hungry to go to another village He thought hard and found a way He came to a police station and called out Hitler is a foolish pig Out came an old policeman at once He took the old man into a room gave him some bread and a cup of tea Then he said Don t say so in our village sir I m sorry sir said the old man I don t know it s Hitler s home town No no sir the policeman said in a hurry It s pigs hometown 1 The old man s sons joined the army because A they were all strongB they loved their country C they wanted to be fullD they had to do so 2 The old man was sad because A his three sons had to join the army B his three sons lost their lives during the war C he