北京市密云区2014高考英语 阅读理解系列训练（26）

1 密云区密云区 20142014 高考英语阅读理解系列训练 高考英语阅读理解系列训练 2626 及答案 及答案 Lisa Pina never thought she would need the fire safety training she received during her apprenticeship 学徒期 as a union painter and dry waller On Friday morning she was thanking God she had it On Thursday night while Pina was babysitting her granddaughter nephew and two nieces in her sister s apartment she smelled smoke and realized the apartment building was on fire When her 4 year old granddaughter Ilean Garcia began saying We re going to die she knew she had to act Pina 39 first sealed the door and then told all four children to get on the floor After calling 911 she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety I said OK we re going to lie down and we re all going to play a game Pina said We all started singing our ABCs and 123s I was just trying to make it fun Pina patiently waited and a few minutes later Riverside County sheriff s deputies 治安官的助手 arrived Pina Ilean 8 year old Gabriel Parga 5 year old Aubreyana Parga and 4 year old Meriyah Parga were all trapped on the second floor as flames filled the first story Pina did the only thing she could She opened the window and dropped the children one by one into the arms of the sheriff s deputies about 15 to 20 feet below I just needed to keep the kids calm so they wouldn t be afraid Pina said I was deathly afraid inside but I couldn t let them know that Not long after dropping the children out of the window firefighters arrived with a ladder and rescued her Ten people were treated at the scene for suffering smoke but nobody was seriously injured 1 The text is mainly about A a big fire without serious injury B an urgent call 911 C a brave babysitter D a babysitter rescuing kids from a big fire 2 The underlined word it in Paragraph 1 refers to 2 A a union painter B a dry waller C the fire safety training D the apprenticeship 3 Before Lisa Pina called 911 in order to prevent the fire she A let children get on the floor B opened the windows of the second floor C closed the door hard D had children start singing 4 According to the text we know that A Lisa Pina was the last one to be rescued B the fire didn t cause any injury C the children were sent to hospital after the fire D during the fire Lisa Pina wasn t afraid at all 1 Carrying their heavy load the two brothers walked along the riverbank hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down 完形填空第 二段第一句 带着他们沉重的行囊 兄弟二人沿着河岸行走 几乎没有注意到远行的距离和太阳的 曝晒 1 The sun beat down on the desert sand 太阳曝晒着沙漠 2 The thieves had beaten the door down 小偷破门而入 3 The wheat had been beaten down by the rain 麦子被雨打倒了 4 He wanted 800 for the car but I beat him down to 600 那部车他索价八百英镑 但我把他的价钱讲到六百英镑 2 then decided to find their way back to the river to catch some fish 完 形填空第二段末句 然后 他们 决定设法回到河里 捉几条鱼 1 They found their way out of the crowded market 他们设法从拥挤的市场里挤出来 3 2 The hunter found his way into the deep forest in search of the injured deer 猎人设法进入森林深处寻找那只受伤的鹿 3 He thought hard and found a way to solve the problem at last 他努力思考 最后终于想出一个解决这个问题的办法 3 After calling 911 she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety 阅读理解第二段末句 拨打完 911 求救电话 他们一到达安全地方 她就告诉孩子们开始唱歌 并允诺他们 所有快乐的事情 1 It was a real treat to visit them 拜访他们真是一件乐事 2 Now remember this is to be my treat so I ll pay for everything 别忘了这次该我请客 所以一切由我付款 答案 1 D 2 C 3 C 4 A 结束 Which is safer staying at home traveling to work on public transport or working at the office Surprisingly each of these carries the same risk which is very low However what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry Unfortunately the former is 65 times riskier than the latter In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity and almost as safe as staying at home The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby It is this that chemical accidents so newsworthy Fortunately they are extremely rare The most famous ones happened at Texas City 1947 Flixborough 1974 Seveso 1976 Pemex 1984 and Bhopal 1984 4 Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small No one died at Seveso and only 28 workers at Flixborough The worst accident of all was Bhopal where up to 3 000 were killed The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552 The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate which is safe unless stored in a great quantity The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep When the poisonous gas drifted over the town local leaders were incapable of taking effective action The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks Yet by a miracle the two largest tanks did not explode Had these caught fire then 3 000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died 9 According to the passage the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened at A Texas city B Flixborough C Seveso D Mexico City 10 Which of the following statements is TRUE A Working at the office is safer than staying at home B Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office C Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry D Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air 11 From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of A natural gas which can easily catch fire B fertilizer which can t be stored in a great quantity C poisonous substance which can t be used in overcrowded areas D fuel which is stored in large tanks 5 12 From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that A to avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry B the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry C all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures had been taken D natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe 参考答案 BDBC 结束 Although the Spring Festival is generally regarded as the most import celebration of the year the fall and winter have a number of non native holidays that are gaining popularity among the Chinese These include Halloween Christmas and Valentine s Day In the past these foreign holidays were observed only by those who worked for foreign companies or those who had studied or live abroad But today many Chinese celebrate the holidays in some manners such as sending text messages to friends and having a large dinner in a restaurant Valentine s Day is mainly for young couples while Halloween is most celebrated by children Christmas is becoming increasingly popular among the Chinese although originally it was heavily promoted by business During the holiday some shopping malls put up Christmas trees inducing 劝说 visitors to write down their Christmas wishes and hang the notes on the trees In just one or two days the trees will be filled with all kinds of Christmas messages For example I wish those who love me and whom I love happiness in the next year May God bless my parents health and happiness I hope my girlfriend will be admitted by renowned universities 6 Sociologists say the rising popularity of Christmas is due to the cheerful and bright colors associated with the holiday Red is the most popular holiday color in China representing harmony and indicating a happy event On Christmas people may find that Santa Claus and traditional red Chinese lanterns go well together 13 What can be inferred from the passage A Foreign holidays are as important as the Spring Festival in China now B People wanted to get profit from Christmas at first C Only people who come back from other countries celebrate foreign holidays D People hang their wishes on trees when foreign holidays come 14 What does the underlined word renowned in Paragraph 3 mean A Strictly ruledB FarawayC Newly builtD Well known 15 Christmas becomes popular in China because A people can do shopping during Christmas B people like the color of Christmas C people can send text messages to their friends D children can play happily on this day 16 What can we conclude according to the passage A Christmas is the only non native holiday that the Chinese like B All foreign holidays are celebrated in China nowK C More and more foreign holidays are popular in China now D Young couples in China like celebrating Halloween most 参考答案 BDBC 结束 1 201 北京卷 Students and Technology in the Classroom 7 I love my blackberry it s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me I also love my laptop computer as it holds all of my writing and thoughts Despite this love of technology I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices 设备 and truly communicat with others On occasion I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom I have a rule no laptop iPads phones etc When students were told my rule in advance of the class some of them were not happy Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology There s a bit of truth to that Some students assume that I am anti technology There s no truth in that at all I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course the material and the class discussion I ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom I m not saying that I won t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class but until I hear a really good reason for the change I m sticking to my plan A few hours of technology free dialogue is just too sweet 8 to give up 63 Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with A the course material B others misuse of technology C discussion topics D the author s class regulations 64 The underlined word engage in para 4 probably means A explore B accept C change D reject 65 According to the author the use of technology in the classroom may A keep students from doing independent thinking B encourage students to have in depth conversations C help students to better understand complex themes D affect students concentration on course evaluation 66 It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author A is quite stubborn B will give up teaching history C will change his teaching plan soon D values technology free dialogues in his class 参考答案 DAAD 结束 这类试题有如下的共同特点 1 计划愿望和节假日活动的文章多以说明文为主 9 2 计划类考查的题目多是以细节为主 因此题目难度不大 3 从国家政策到百姓日常生活的未来科技的计划 4 给日常的学习生活各个方面进行有计划的指导建议 5 中国的节假日的来历 活动 6 国外传统节日的介绍及各种活动 链接高考链接高考 链接链接 1 1 20122012 福建 福建 Holidays are really important Many of us will have childhood memories of summer holidays where we were taken away from home to experience new environments and learn in different ways But holidays are expensive and for those on low wages or living on benefits they are often unobtainable Even the cheapest holidays require travel and other additional costs that are difficult for many families to meet For working parents the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for childcare When an annual leave allowance amounts to only five weeks there is a need to spread this across the year Couples can find themselves taking leave in turn in order to care for children who are on holiday For some this makes even an affordable family holiday difficult The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff committed to giving our children a caring and inspiring learning environment The number of children receiving free school meals is quite large in Nottingham and many schools have breakfast clubs to make sure that children get a healthy start to the day Most schools undertake programs of group or individual educational support Schools also have an important role in sofeguaiding children s welfare through the ongoing touch and support with their pupils During the long summer holidays much of this is missed While teachers are holidaying in the UK many of their pupils spend the whole six weeks on the street where they live The lack of free school meals for six weeks can result in pressure on a family budget and an inability to afford the inspiring experiences that help children to continue their learning In setting out its plans for a five term year Nottingham City Council 委员 会 is seeking