四川省都江堰市2014高考英语 暑假基础训练（8）

1、都江堰市2014高考英语（暑假）基础训练（8）附答案This is a true story from Guyana. One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box. He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose. He couldnt get it out. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldnt get the paper out, either. A week later, the paper was still in the bo

2、ys nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.So his mother took the boy to a hospital. The doctor looked up at the childs nose, but she couldnt get the paper out. She said she had to cut the boys nose to get the paper out.The boys mother came home looking sad. She didnt want her child to have his nos

3、e cut. The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May. May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose.“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon.”As she spoke, she shook some black pepper （胡椒粉）on the childs nose. The c

4、hild gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.So the lucky boy didnt have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut.36. After the boy pushed a

5、paper ball into his nose, _. A. he took it out B. his mother took it out C. he did nothing but cry D. he tried to take it out but failed37. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boys nose. B. May succeeded in taking the paper out. C. The boys mother f

6、ound some black pepper to solve the problem. D. The boy had to have his nose cut at last.38. The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because _. A. he needed to learn to swim B. the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose. C. the sea water would wash out the paper ball. D. he needed

7、a rest In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. The expression w

8、as first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich

9、 people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours. It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race e

10、nded for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to

11、write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the count

12、ry for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Jonses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.39. Some people want to keep up wit

13、h the Joneses because they _.A. want to be as rich as their neighbours B. want others to know or to think that they are richC. dont want others to know they are rich D. want to be happy40. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _.A. live outside New York City B. live in New York

14、cityC. live in apartments D. have many neighbours41. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _.A. an important name B. a popular name in the United StatesC. his neighbours name D. not a good name42. According to the writer, it is _ to keep up with the Jo

15、neses.A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good The word “death” is a word many Chinese friends tell me I should not say aloud. They advise me to avoid the word because only speaking of it may bring ill fortune. I deeply believe, however, that to know how to live, we must also know how to die.

16、 The problem is how do we talk about death?           Like everyone in Taiwan this week, I have had “Tomb Sweeping Day”. I am proud to be part of a people whose culture sends millions of families to cemeteries on this special day to share memories and end

17、less love.    Today, eight days after the death of Pope John Paul II, millions of people of all backgrounds still grieve(悲痛) his passing away. He was a deeply human person who knew how to laugh and show emotions, a writer with a gift for words ，a leader who appealed to us by the sheer

18、 light of his love for life.    On the same day and only hours before the Holy Father left us, a friend of mine named Veronica McBride died of cancer in a small Wisconsin city. My friend Veronica was 52 years old. She was an attractive, humorous young woman who, as the saying goes, “n

19、ever married”. She published several humor books with her mother, Mary McBride. She enjoyed traveling, and for years sent Christmas card photos of herself standing beside monuments or odd animals. She fought cancer for five years. She joked about her treatment keeping her pretty because it kept her

20、thin, and told me she didnt mind losing her hair because of chemo therapy. “I get to wear nice wigs!（假发）”    The last time I saw Veronica was when I visited her family on a sunny day in August in 2003. When she burst into the front door later and saw me in the living room, she ignored

21、 me completely in her hurry to hug her newest baby nephew, leaving me shaking my head in laughter at her.    As we look to the significance of the Holy Father and his life, surely we must also keep our eyes open to see the wonder and goodness in ordinary people who show us how to live

22、 and how to die.64. The purpose of the article is _.   A. to memorize his friend Veronica   B. to talk about the significance of life and death   C. to teach us how to face life and death   D. to compare his friend and the Holy Father Pope John Paul II65. The

23、underlined phrase “chemo therapy” in Paragraph 4 probably means _.   A. a medical treatment              B. a kind of cancer    C. a kind of medicine           

24、    D. the newest machine66. Why does the writer compare the Holly Father with his friend?。cn   A. Because they are both the persons he admires.   B. Because they have a lot in common.   C. Because he wants to show that ordinary people can be great as wel

25、l.   D. Because he wants to memorize them both.67. From the phrase “burst into”, we can see that Veronica is _. A. brave       B. sportive        C. humorous        D. energetic*结束 In m

26、y opinion, there is only one legitimate (合法的) handgun sport and that is aim practice. It is practiced at objects which are properly monitored and usually quite safe. Only certain handguns are true “sporting weapons”, seen as such by the sports lovers.On the other hand, shooting at tin cans and other

27、 small objects in ones backyard is not and should not be considered a serious sport. When uncontrolled, it can be a very dangerous practice.Some opponents (反对者) of handgun control have stated that we are out to stop all hunting and that controlling the handgun would severely affect hunting. That is

28、simply untrue. Handgun control would in no way limit the freedom of the true hunter. Few if any hunters consider the handgun an effective hunting weapon.There are a few hunters who do hunt with handguns, but most states place restrictions (限制) on the type of guns that can be used in hunting, the rea

29、son is that killing of game should be done in as humane (人道的) a way as possible. Some small handguns are more likely to wound the animal rather than kill it at once. Only long guns, rifles and shotguns are effective arms of hunting.People must understand that handguns and hunters are separate matter

30、s. Because most of the hunters use a rifle or shotgun, there is no reason why their search for game and sport should be affected by handgun control. Mixing the anti-hunting matter with the handgun matter confuses the killing of animals with killing of people.68. In the writer s opinion, people shoul

31、d use handguns only when .A. hunters shoot at animals B. they aim at a criminalC. objects are under control D. objects are only small tin cans in the backyard69. According to the writer, hunting is not affected by handgun control because .A. hunters can use knives rather than guns to hunt animalsB.

32、state government encourages hunters to use other gunsC. nobody cares what weapons are used to kill animalsD. most hunters use rifles rather than handguns70. This passage mainly talks about .A. the relation between hunting and handgun controlB. the importance of aim practiceC. how handgun control aff

33、ects huntingD. different types of guns used in hunting参考答案*JS The British royal family is about to be slimmed down. The queen plans to reduce the number of real royals, it was recently announced. However, there seems little sign of the monarchy(君主) disappearing completely. Up till the 17th century,

34、the British king or queen was believed to rule by “divine (神的) right”, which was the idea that God chose the king or queen to rule and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea ended with the English Revolution, in which King Charles the first was imprisoned and then killed in 1

35、649. So what role does the British royal family have today?Well, the Queen has important formal duties: as Head of State, the Queen represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK. As Head of the Armed Forces, only the Queen can declare when the UK is at war or whe

36、n war was over. The Queen also has constitutional duties: She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day. In addition, the royal family spends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projects.But the public in Britain do not be

37、lieve there should be a royal family. Sometimes, the press and media criticize the royal family as well.One criticism is that British people should not have to pay for the royal family through their taxes. Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant in the modern world. The queens speech on TV

38、 is less formal every Christmas, and is now available as a podcast (播客). In 2005, after graduation for university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many young British people do at some time in their lives. 64. What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs

39、?A. The British king or queen is about to become common people.B. The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right. C. The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649. D. The royal familys role was most important in Britain in the 17th century.65. Which o

40、f the following is NOT among formal duties of the Queen?A. Travelling around the world for charity projects. B. Declaring when the UK is at war. C. Inviting other world leaders to visit the UK.D. Signing Commonwealth documents every day. 66. Prince William is mentioned in the passage to show that _.

41、A. he is popular in the UKB. many young British people do voluntary work C. he has tried to win young peoples admirationD. the royal family is trying to change their image 67. We can infer from the passage that _.A. British people are all in favor of the royal family B. the public are encouraged to

42、oppose the royal familyC. the British royal family are facing surviving challenges D. British youths are required to teach English in Uruguay in their lives参考答案 64-67 BADC*结束 Welcome to your future life!You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035,

43、 medical technology is better than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150,so at 40, youre not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的) treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age !You say to your shirt , “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles(粒子) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change clothes color or pattern.You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk,but a voice says,” You shou