湖北省黄石市2014高考英语 阅读理解训练题（14）

1 湖北省黄石市湖北省黄石市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解训练题 高考英语阅读理解训练题 1414 及答案 及答案 People who drink alcohol earn more at their jobs than non drinkers according to a US study that highlighted social capital 社交资本 gained from drinking The study concluded that drinkers earn 10 14 percent more than teetotalers and that men who drink socially bring home an additional seven percent in pay Social drinking builds social capital said Edward String ham an economics professor Social drinkers are outgoing building relationships and keeping in contacts which results in bigger paychecks The researchers said the most likely explanation is that drinkers have a wider range of social contacts that help provide better job and business opportunities Drinkers may be able to socialize more with clients and co workers giving drinkers an advantage in important relationships Drinking may also provide individuals with opportunities to learn people business and social skills They also said these conclusions provide arguments against policies aimed at controlling alcohol use in university and public places Not only do anti alcohol policies reduce drinkers fun but they may also decrease earnings the study said One of the consequences of alcohol restrictions is that they push drinking into private behavior By preventing people from drinking in public anti alcohol policies ignores one of the most important aspects of drinking increased social capital The researchers found some differences in the economic effects of drinking among men and women They concluded that men who drink earn 10 percent more than non drinkers and women drinkers earn 14 percent more than non drinkers However unlike men who get a 7 percent income increase from drinking in bars women drinkers who visit bars frequently do not show higher earnings than 2 those who do not visit bars 17 The underlined word in Paragraph 2 refers to A women drinkers B co workers C non drinkers D men drinkers 18 What s the best title of the passage A Income Differences Between Drinkers And Non drinkers B To Build Social Capital Drink C Anti alcohol Policy is Not Reasonable D Drinking Helps Increase Income 19 What s NOT the consequence of anti alcohol policy A More people drink in private B There are less alcohol in universities C Drinkers income increased because they spend less money on drinking D Drinkers get less fun from drinking 20 What can we infer from the result of the study A To build social capital you have no choice but to drink B Drinking is a good and common way to increase social capital C Drinkers build wider social contacts D Drinkers may be provided more opportunities 17 20 CDCB 结束 TheThe RockfordRockford policepolice chiefchief andand somesome citycity officialsofficials wantwant toto installinstall 安装 安装 videovideo camerascameras inin allall 100100 policepolice carscars TheyThey thinkthink thisthis willwill reducereduce thethe numbernumber ofof lawsuitslawsuits 法律诉讼 法律诉讼 InIn thethe lastlast fivefive years years RockfordRockford hashas paidpaid outout moremore thanthan fivefive millionmillion dollarsdollars toto settlesettle aboutabout 4040 lawsuitslawsuits TheThe chiefchief said said If If camerascameras hadhad beenbeen inin thosethose carscars wewe wouldn twouldn t havehave hadhad toto paypay oneone centcent We reWe re alwaysalways pullingpulling overover drunksdrunks oror drugdrug usersusers whowho trytry toto fightfight 3 thethe policepolice oror shootshoot themthem ThenThen theythey alwaysalways claimclaim thatthat thethe policepolice startstart beatingbeating themthem firstfirst oror startstart shootingshooting atat themthem firstfirst TheThe costcost ofof installinginstalling camerascameras willwill bebe aboutabout 500 500 eacheach TheThe citycity councilcouncil 委员会 委员会 willwill votevote onon thethe proposalproposal nextnext MondayMonday TenTen ofof thethe 1313 councilcouncil membersmembers saidsaid thatthat theythey likelike thethe ideaidea OneOne membermember saidsaid thatthat itit makesmakes goodgood sensesense TheThe policepolice officersofficers enthusiasticallyenthusiastically supportsupport cameracamera useuse OneOne officerofficer saidsaid thatthat tootoo manymany peoplepeople thinkthink thethe policepolice oftenoften lie lie camerascameras wouldwould showshow citizenscitizens thatthat policepolice telltell thethe truthtruth The The moneymoney thatthat we vewe ve beenbeen spendingspending onon lawsuitslawsuits willwill bebe betterbetter spentspent onon moremore cameras cameras saidsaid oneone officerofficer CitizenCitizen opinionsopinions toto thethe ideaidea ofof policepolice carcar camerascameras areare mixedmixed OneOne person person saidsaid thatthat thethe policepolice shouldshould havehave startedstarted doingdoing thisthis yearsyears agoago whenwhen videovideo camerascameras werewere inventedinvented ButBut anan elderlyelderly manman stronglystrongly objectedobjected These These policepolice areare tryingtrying toto stickstick theirtheir nosenose intointo everything everything hehe saidsaid HeHe waswas goinggoing toto attendattend thethe councilcouncil meetingmeeting toto condemncondemn thethe proposalproposal HeHe hopedhoped thatthat otherother citizenscitizens wouldwould joinjoin him him 5 5 WeWe cancan learnlearn fromfrom whatwhat thethe chiefchief saidsaid thatthat withwith camerascameras onon A A thethe policepolice willwill notnot bebe treatedtreated unjustlyunjustly B B thethe policepolice willwill bebe freefree fromfrom anyany lawsuitslawsuits C C thethe policepolice cancan beatbeat thethe law breakerslaw breakers firstfirst D D thethe policepolice cancan monitormonitor everythingeverything aroundaround 6 6 What sWhat s thethe purposepurpose ofof installinginstalling videovideo camerascameras inin policepolice cars cars A A ToTo paypay lessless moneymoney onon lawsuitslawsuits B B ToTo cutcut thethe numbernumber ofof lawsuitslawsuits C C ToTo preventprevent lawsuitslawsuits fromfrom happeninghappening D D ToTo stopstop beingbeing beatenbeaten byby law breakerslaw breakers 7 7 WhichWhich groupgroup ofof peoplepeople supportsupport cameracamera useuse most most A A CouncilCouncil members members B B PolicePolice officersofficers C C LocalLocal peoplepeople D D DrugDrug usersusers 8 8 WhatWhat cancan bebe learnedlearned fromfrom thethe lastlast paragraph paragraph A A MostMost citizenscitizens supportsupport cameracamera useuse inin policepolice cars cars B B TheThe policepolice areare tryingtrying toto taketake controlcontrol ofof everythingeverything 4 C C TheThe manman showedshowed greatgreat disagreementdisagreement onon cameracamera useuse inin policepolice carscars D D OtherOther citizenscitizens willwill joinjoin thethe manman toto objectobject toto cameracamera useuse inin policepolice carscars 5 A 6 B 7 B 8 C 结束结束 A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world Web holism a twentieth century disease affects people from different ages They surf the net use e mail and speak in chat rooms They spend many hours on the computer and it becomes a compulsive habit They cannot stop and it affects their lives Ten years ago no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation They spend all free time surfing and don t concentrate on homework so this addiction influences their grades and success at school Because they can find everything on the websites they hang out there Moreover this addiction to websites influences their social life They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends The relation with their friends changes The virtual life becomes more important than their real life They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society Because of the change in their behavior they begin to keep themselves apart from the society and live with their virtual friends They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life Although they feel confident on the computer they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life It is a problem for the future This addictive 5 behavior is beginning to affect all the world 12 The author s attitude towards web holism is that of being A optimistic B disapproving C positive D acceptable 13 What is the main idea of the passage A The influence of web holism B The advantage of web holism C The popularity of web holism D The cause of web holism 14 What does the underlined word obsessional in the second paragraph most probably mean A attractive B professional C addictive D potential 15 We can infer from the passage that A web holism has the greatest effect on teenagers B students can hardly balance real and virtual life C people are addicted to games on the Internet D virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway 12 15 BACB 结束 I cry easily I cried when a boy in the film suffered from an incurable disease I cried when an athlete broke a world record One night my wife and I were going to dinner at a friend s As we went towards the house I noticed a car pulling out from the sidewalk Just ahead another car was waiting to back into the parking space But before he could do so a yellow car came up from behind and sneaked into the space While my wife went ahead into our friend s house I stepped into the street Hey I said this parking space belongs to that guy I gestured towards the man ahead who was looking back angrily At that moment I was feeling pretty manly 6 Mind your own business the driver told me No I said You don t understand That fellow was waiting to back into this space Things quickly heated up until finally he jumped out of the car My God he was extremely large He grabbed me and shook his rock of a fist at me I tasted blood I was terrified Almost in a panic I ran to my friend s front door As a former Marine 海军 as a man I felt absolutely embarrassed as my wife and friends asked me what had happened All I could say was that I had had an argument about a parking space They were sensitive and let it go at that Perhaps half an hour later the doorbell rang For some reason I was sure that the huge man had returned for me My blood ran cold My hostess got up to answer it but I stopped her I knew I had to face up to my fear I opened the door There he stood I came back to apologize he said in a low voice I am ashamed of myself The Brooklyn Navy Yard where I ve worked for ten years is closing Today I got laid off I m not myself I hope you ll accept my apology I remembered that after I closed the door I stood there for a few minutes alone with tears in my eyes 5 What did the author do when a yellow car drove into the parking space A He beat the driver B He blamed the driver C He asked the driver to apologize D He ran to his friend s house for help 6 What do we know about the yellow car s driver A He was rude and liked fighting B He was famous for his bad temper C He lost his job and felt terrible that day D He tried to get the author s parking space 7 What does the underlined sentence mean 7 A I became quite calm B I felt extremely frightened C I couldn t move with cold D I was too angry to say anything 8 What kind of person is the author A Direct and serious B Humorous and open minded C Honest and ambitious D Warm hearted and understanding 5 5 8 8 BCBDBCBD 结束结束 Camping is popular as a cheap family holiday choice But if you want to save more money don t buy too many convenience foods Cook some quick and tasty camping meals instead Most of these meals can be cooked on a traditional camping gas stove a small barbecue or if you have an electric hookup EHU a slow cooker It s generally best to only run one heat producing tool at a time on an EHU You may trip the electricity supply and be pretty unpopular with the campsite 野营地 owner and other campers Before you go planning is the key