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2014高考英语阅读理解评估检测（37）C42013北京卷 AEP Portable HeaterWe all know that the cost of heating our homes will continue to be a significant burden on the family budget. Now millions of people are saving on their heating bills with the EP portable heater. With over one million satisfied customers around the world, the new EP heats better and faster, saves more on heating bills, and runs almost silent.The EP has no exposed heating parts that can cause a fire. The outside of the EP only gets warm to the touch so that it will not burn children or pets.The EP will not reduce oxygen in the room. With other heaters, youll notice that you get sleepy when the heat comes on because they are burning up oxygen.The advanced EP also heats the room evenly,_wall to wall and floor to ceiling. It comfortably covers an area up to 350 square feet. Other heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat concentrated to the center of the room. And they only heat an area a few feet around the heater. With the EP, the temperature will not vary in any part of the room.The EP comes with a 3year warranty(保修) and a 60day, no questions asked, satisfaction guarantee. If you are not totally satisfied, return it at our expense and your money will be given back to you.Now we have a special offer for 10 days, during which you can enjoy a half price discount and a free delivery. If you order after that, we reserve the right to either accept or reject order requests at the discounted price.Take action right now!56What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?A. The heat of the EP. B. The safety of the EP.C. The appearance of the EP. D. The material of the EP.57From the passage, we can learn that the EP _A. doesnt burn up oxygen B. runs without any noiseC. makes people get sleepy D. is unsuitable for children and pets58The underlined word “evenly” in Paragraph 4 probably means _. A. continuously B. separatelyC. quickly D. equally59The main purpose of the passage is to _. A. persuade people to buy the productB. advise people to save on heating billsC. report the new development of portable heatersD. compare the functions of different heater brands【要点综述】 这是一篇广告，主要宣传的是一种新型的取暖器。这种取暖器能降低耗电量，为业主省钱；安全，不伤害儿童及宠物；不消耗房间氧气；供暖均匀，遍及房间任何地方；三年保修，60天包换；十天内半价，免费送货。56B 段落大意题。根据第二段内容可知，主要讲取暖器的安全问题。所以选B。57A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段内容可知，这种取暖器不耗费氧气。所以选A。选项B没有提到；选项C、D的说法是错误的。58D 词义猜测题。根据第四段evenly之后的解释“wall to wall and floor to ceiling”可知，墙与墙之间，地板到屋顶是全部的空间，因此加热是均匀的。continuously连续不断地；separately单独地，个别地；quickly迅速地；equally平均地，均等地。59A 作者意图题。根据文章前面介绍的内容和最后的“Take action right now！”可知，本文是产品销售的广告，目的是吸引人们购买。C42013大纲全国卷 D LowCost Gifts for Mothers DayGift No. 1 Offer to be your mothers health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctors visits whether a disease or a regular medical checkup. Most mothers always say “no need，” but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctors visit. The best part? This one is free.Gift No. 2Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. “Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mothers life，” Dr Marie Savard said.Gift No. 3Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. “Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep，” Savard said. “We know that good sleep is very important to our health.”Gift No. 4Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mothers Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive thingsmany of which are “green”and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.68. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctors visits?A. Take notes.B. Be with her.C. Buy medicine.D. Give her gifts.69What can be a gift of organization for your mother?AKeeping her medical information together.BBuying all gifts for her from one company.CMaking a list of her medical checkups.DStoring her medicines in a safe place.70Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mothers sleep?A. In Gift No. 1. B. In Gift No. 2.C. In Gift No. 3. D. In Gift No. 4.71Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to_A. enjoy good sleep B. be wellorganizedC. get extra support D. give others help【要点综述】 本文是一篇应用文，题材是广告。作者介绍了4则母亲节期间为母亲提供礼物的广告。68B细节理解题。根据第一则广告中的“Promise to be there for any and all doctors visits whether a disease or a regular medical checkup.”(不管是疾病检查还是定期的医疗检查，你都一定要陪母亲看医生。)可知B正确。关键词定位：文章中的Promise to be there和be with her意思相同。69A细节理解题。根据文章第二则广告中的“Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information.”可知选A。70C细节理解题。根据题干关键词“improve your mothers sleep”定位第三则广告中的“Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep”(给母亲买棉床单和舒适的枕头，让母亲睡眠更好)。由此可知C正确。71D推理判断题。文章最后一段提到“Present for Purpose”，联系该段中的“she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.”可知，这个礼物可以让母亲给别人提供帮助。(2011福建卷，D)Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed (展现) herself as she did nowhere else.After the death of her second husband，Greek shipping magnate (巨头) Aristotle Onassis lacquelines close friend and former White House social secretary Letitis Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career (职业) in publishing.After consideration，Jacqueline accepted it.Perhaps she hoped to find there some ideas about how to live her own life. She became not less but more interested in reading.For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publishers editor, first at Viking，then at Doubleday, pursuing(追求)a latelife career longer than her two marriages combined.During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books.Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes.She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell to transform their popular television conversation into a book ，The Power of Myth.The book went on to become an international bestseller.She dealt，too with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography(自传)，Moonwalk.Jacqueline may have been hired for her name and for her social relations，but she soon proved her worth.Her choices，suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself.In the books she selected for publication，she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind.Her books are the autobiogaphy she never wrote.Her_role_as_First_Lady，in_the_end，was_overshadowed_by_her_performance_as_an_editor.However，few knew that she had achieved so much. 本文主要讲述Jacqueline在选择了编辑这一职业后所做出的成就。在这一行业里她的光芒甚至压过了她作为第一夫人的头衔。17We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline_.Abecame fond of reading after working as an editorBwas in charge of publishing 100 booksCpromoted her books through social relationsDgained a lot from her career as an editor答案：D。推理判断题。由文章内容可知，在第二任丈夫去世后 ，朋友推荐Jacqueline考虑在出版业谋一职位，没有想到她在此行业取得了成功，即D项正确。18The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that_.AJacqueline ended up as an editor rather than as First LadyBJacquelines life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editorCJacqueline was more successful as an editor than as First LadyDJacquelines role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor答案：C。句意理解题。解本题的关键在于正确理解overshadow一词。通读全文可知，Jacqueline作为编辑取得了巨大成功，光芒超过了她第一夫人的头衔，故C项正确。19What can be inferred from the passage?AJacquelines two marriages lasted more than 20 years.BJacquelines own publishing firm was set up eventually.CJacquelines views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited.DJacquelines achievements were widely known.答案：C。推理判断题。由文章最后一段信息“In her books she selected for publication，she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind.”可知她的一些个人观点在自己编辑的书中有所表露，故C项正确。20The passage is mainly_.Aan introduction of Jacquelines life both as First Lady and as an editorBa brief description of Jacquelines lifelong experiencesCa brief account of Jacquelines career as an editor in her last 20 yearsDan analysis of Jacquelines social relations in publishing答案：C。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述Jacqueline作为编辑所取得的成就，故C项正确。C82012浙江卷 Below is a selection about some Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World RecordsFastest 100 m running on all foursThe 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR，their biggest day of recordbreaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Itos record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers”. His “super power” is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.Most people inside a soap bubbleLongest ears on a dogMost living generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family? Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on recordbreaking mentions on the website that the youngest greatgreatgreatgreat grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great granddaughter aged 52, her greatgreat granddaughter aged 33 and her greatgreatgreat granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her greatgreatgreatgreat grandson on January 21, 1989”Most Tshirts worn at onceHeaviest pumpkin46Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a “super power”？AHe set a good example to all Japanese.BHe made record attempts in 15 different countries.CHe set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”DHe participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.47Jef