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2015届高考限时阅读训练二命题人：周清清 审核人：朱志刚2014-9-4时间：45分钟 总分：50分 得分_I完形填空 体裁分类：说明文Everyone knows that taxation is necessary in a modern state. Without it, it _1_ be impossible to pay the soldiers and policemen who protect us; _2_ the workers in government offices who _3_ our health, our food supplies and our water, and who do all the other things that we cannot do for ourselves. _4_ taxation, we pay for things that we need just _5_ we need somewhere to live and something to eat. But _6_ everyone knows that taxation is necessary, different people have different ideas about _7_ taxation should be arranged.In most countries, a direct tax on _8_, called an income tax, _9_. It is arranged in such a _10_ that the poor people pay nothing, and the percentage of tax grows _11_ as the taxpayers income grows. In some countries, for example, the tax on the richest people _12_ to as high as ninety-five per cent! Countries with direct taxation nearly _13_ have indirect taxation too. Many things _14_ into the country are taxed. Of course, it is the men and women who buy these things in the shop_15_ really have to pay the duties, in the _16_ of higher prices. In some countries, there is also a tax on things produced in the country itself. If the most _17_ things are taxed, a lot of money is _18_, but the poor people suffer the most. If unnecessary things like jewels and fur coats are taxed, less money is obtained, but the tax is _19_ because the rich pay it. Probably this kind of indirect taxation, _20_ a direct tax on incomes which is low for the poor and high for the rich, is the best arrangement.1. A. can B. mayC. would D. could2. A. neither B. nor C. neverD. not3. A. look afterB. look overC. look intoD. look through4. A. In spite ofB. With regard toC. By means ofD. In terms of5. A. as well asB. as much as C. as such asD. as good as6. A. ifB. /C. asD. though7. A. how B. whenC. whyD. which8. A. communities B. sectionsC. personsD. companies9. A. remains B. existsC. staysD. happens10. A. measure B. methodC. formD. way11. A. moreB. largerC. quickerD. smaller12. A. grows upB. increases upC. goes upD. lifts up13. A. almost B. always C. oftenD. occasionally14. A. exportedB. importedC. immigrated D. emigrated15. A. whichB. thatC. whatD. where16. A. manner B. wayC. cost D. form17. A. commonB. dailyC. necessaryD. expensive18. A. collectedB. borrowedC. savedD. made19. A. heavier B. fairerC. finerD. better20. A. along with B. in comparison with C. associated with D. in agreement withII阅读理解 A 体裁分类：应用文 难度系数: This Teaching Assistant Level 3 course is designed for people who either are, or wish to become a teaching assistant. Teaching assistants carry out their tasks under the direction of the class teacher. This is a fully supported home study course, and the help is available whenever you need it - either online or over the phone. There is a huge demand for teaching assistants around the country but also many thousands of applicants for these positions. Having this Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification will help you stand out from other applicants. Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant course is similar to the NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) Level 3 because it is an equivalent (同等的) level of learning.The teaching assistant is able to contribute in four main areas:Supporting the teacherSupporting the pupilSupporting the schoolSupporting the curriculumThe salary a teaching assistant is expected to earn a year:London fringe (外围): 16,85626,052Outer London: 18,78927,992Inner London: 19,89329,088Rest of England and Wales: 15,81725,016The fee and the time of enrollment (入学) Enroll for only a 35 deposit. Teaching Assistant Level 3 is only 345. To help you on your way towards achieving your qualification, we are offering all of our potential students a 115 reduction in their enrollment fees for June. The normal fee for this course is 460 but for this month it has been reduced to only 345. There has never been a better time to start learning and take that first step towards a brighter future！100% money back guarantee, if you are not satisfied. Thats why well happily give you your money back on any course returned within 7 days. Its easy for you to enroll now by telephone 01223 923 913. You can get free friendly help and advice from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, on Monday to Friday. Call 01223 923 915. 21. How can people study this Teaching Assistant Level 3 course? A. Go to the night school. B. Go to the full-time school. C. Study at home at any time. D. Study at weekends or vacations.22. If a teacher assistant earns 28,000 a year , he probably works in _.A. downtown Wales B. the fringe of LondonC. outer London D. downtown London23. How much should you pay in June if you have paid the deposit? A. 35 B. 310 C. 345 D. 460B 体裁分类：说明文 难度系数:TOEFL stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language, which assesses the proficiency (熟练) of English language of a person in an academic setting. Various institutions, scholarship programs require this test as a trusted and effective indicator of a persons ability to communicate in English.TOEFL is available in CBTComputer-based Technology, PBTPaper-based Technology and IBTInternet-based Test formats to assess the proficiency of the English Language. IBT TOEFL is a four-hour test comprising sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing. In areas where internet-based test is not available, a paper-based test (PBT) is given. PBT is a three-hour test comprising four sections: Listening, Structure and Written Expression, Reading Comprehension and Writing.Taking TOEFL test opens many doors to get admission in foreign universities. More than 7500 colleges, universities and agencies in more than 130 countries rely on TOEFL test scores to check proficiency for English Language. It is very convenient to take this test and it is available in 165 countries worldwide.It measures your academic skills that whether you are ready to study or train at under graduate or post graduate level in foreign universities or not. In the test candidates are provided with a passage from text books and questions based on lectures, and you can be asked to speak or write in response related to that passage.As the test is made up of 100 % academic questions, so many universities consider it the most effective test while taking any admission. To take TOEFL test you should:Improve your writing skills;Improve your vocabulary;Practice other reading passages on the TOEFL Test;Be familiar with the format of the test;Practice for listening test on the TOEFL test.To take admission in Worlds famous Harvard University, the minimum TOEFL score required is 587 on the paper-based test, 240 on the computer-based test, or 94-95 on the internet-based TOEFL.24. The underlined word “comprising” in Paragraph 2 probably means _. A. explaining B. forming C. combining D. including 25. Which section is NOT included in IBT TOEFL?A. Reading. B. Structure and Written ExpressionC. Speaking. D. Writing.26. According to the passage, many students are required to take TOEFL test probably because the test can_.A. improve their academic skillsB. provide scholarship programs in many countriesC. indicate their proficiency of English language D. decide your graduation from foreign universities27. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Advantages of TOEFL test B. Introduction to TOEFL testC. Preparations for TOEFL test D. Assessment of TOEFL test C 体裁分类：议论文 难度系数:It is a plain fact that we are in a world where competition is going on in all areas and at all levels. This is exciting. Yet, on the other hand, competition breeze a pragmatic（实用主义） attitude. People choose to learn things that are useful, and do things that are profitable. Todays college education is also affected by this general sense of utilitarianism.（功利主义）Many college students choose business nor computing programming as their majors convinced that these professions are where the big money is. It is not unusual to see the college students taking a part time job as a warming up for the real battle. I often see my friends taking GRE tests, working on English or computer certificates and taking the driving lessons to get a license. Well, I have nothing against being practical. As the competition in the job market gets more and more intense, students do have reasons to be practical. However, we should never forget that college education is much more than skill training. Just imagine, if your utilitarianism is prevails on campus, living no space for the cultivation（培养） of students minds, or nurturing of their soul. We will see university is training out well trained spiritless working machines. If utilitarianism prevails society, we will see people lost in the money-making adventures; well see humanity losing their grace and dignity, and that would be disastrous. Id like to think society as a carriage and people pursuing profit or fame as a horse that pulls the carriage. Yet without the driver picking direction the carriage would go straight and may even end out in a precarious situation.A certificate may give you some advantage, but broad horizons, positive attitudes and personal integrities（正直）, these are assets you cannot acquire through any quick fixed way. In todays world, the highest level of competition is not be that of skills or expertise (专业), but vision and strategy. Your intellectual quality largely determines how far you can go in your career.28. The authors attitude toward todays college education is .A. positive B. cautious C. critical D. doubtful29. Many college students choose to major in business because .A. a businessman is very likely to make big moneyB. studying business is less competitiveC. too many students have chosen computing programming D. computing programming is not a must for them30. The author does strongly suggest that .A. more competition be encouraged on college campusB. people not ignore the value of broad horizons, positive attitude and personal integritiesC. intellectual quality determine how far one can go in his careerD. college students get as many part time jobs as possible31. In the authors opinion, .A. college students are not pragmatic enoughB. college students should have drivers pick direction for themC. college education should provide students more business coursesD. college education should value the cultivation of students mindsD 体裁分类：记叙文 难度系数:As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when 1 was a boy it was such a fun to stick your finger through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.On Dad s final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route. he used to say, and a story at every one. One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read. Nat, take these eggs to Marian; shes baking a cake and doesnt have any eggs. Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the groom:. bat the mail was always delivered On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few button on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to 8 32,000.A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dads death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasnt the case.As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes.I made a turn at the comer and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dads postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas? he asked.The letters?I guess you never knew. Knew what? Remember, when you