辽宁省鞍山市2014高考英语 书面表达、阅读理解训练题（16）

1 辽宁鞍山市辽宁鞍山市 20142014 高考英语书面表达 阅读理解训练题 高考英语书面表达 阅读理解训练题 1616 附答案附答案 陕西卷 假定你是中学生李华 在一位名叫 TigerMom 的学生家长的博客上 你看到如下内容 请你根据博客内容 写作要点和要求 给这位家长回复 I m the mother of a fourteen year old I have a rule for my daughter be among the top 5 students or get punished in one way or another She has been doing very well in school but some friends of mine keep telling me that I put too much pressure on her Am I wrong 写作要点 1 表明自己的看法 2 陈述自己的理由 可举例说明 3 提出至少两条建议 要求 1 短文须写在答题卡的指定区域 2 短文词数不少于 100 不含已写好的部分 3 内容充实 结构完整 语意连贯 4 书写须清晰 工整 Hi TigerMom What puzzles you is actually a puzzle for many parents in China My idea is 参考范文 Hi TigerMom What puzzles you is actually a puzzle for many parents in China My idea is that it is not quite right for you to do so Although high grades are an important factor in evaluating students and for their future university admission development in wisdom emotion health and 2 life attitude should never be ignored There are many examples around us Some all A students in school have turned out not to be as successful in society as they were expected The reason is often that the pressure from their parents allows them almost no time for other activities Furthermore punishment is by no means a wise choice to help them grow up mentally and physically So I suggest that you take your friends advice More importantly let her live like a lovely girl let her have more friends and social activities and let her make mistakes of her own as we teenagers often do 结束 2010 辽宁卷 D On May 23 1989 Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad New Mexico She hadn t seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks Stefania was in a research program and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms 节奏 In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave 30 feet in depth During her time in the cave Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice Her living place had been very comfortable but there had been nothing to tell her the time She d had no clocks or watches no television or radio There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21 The results were very interesting Stefania had been in the cave for over four months but she thought she had been there for only two Her body clock had changed She hadn t kept to a 24 hour day She had stayed awake for 20 25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours She had eaten fewer meals and had lost 17lbs in weight as a result She had also become rather depressed 抑郁 How had she spent her time in the cave As part of the experiment she d done some physical and mental tests She d recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer This computer had been specially programmed for the project Whenever she was free she d played cards read books and 3 listened to music She d also learned French from tapes The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature For example the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep However people are affected in different ways Some people wake up naturally at 5 00 am but others don t start to wake up till 9 00 or 10 00 am This affects the whole daily rhythm As a result the early risers are at their best in the late morning The late risers on the other hand are tired during the day and only come to life in the afternoon or evening 68 Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because A she was asked to do research on mice B she wanted to experience loneliness C she was the subject of a study D she needed to record her life 69 What is a cause for the change of Stefania s body clock A Eating fewer meals B Having more hours of sleep C Lacking physical exercise D Getting no natural light 70 Where does the text probably come from A A novel B A news story C A pet magazine D A travel guide 2 文章大意 本文通过一项研究表明人的生物钟是受光线和温度影响的 68 解析 选 C 细节理解题 根据第一段中 Stefania was in a research program and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms 节奏 以及第四段 中 As part of the experiment she d done some physical and mental tests She d recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer 可知 她是被实验对象 即 the subject of a study 69 解析 选 D 推理判断题 根据第二段中 There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21 以及最后一段的 The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature 可知是因为得不到自然 光线使得她的生物钟发生了变化 70 解析 选 B 推理判断题 从全文的内容来看 本文主要报道了一个实验及实验得出 的结果 所以由此判断本文可能来自于新闻报道 A 项小说不可能 因为文章没有小说的特 4 点 C 项不正确 本文没有涉及宠物问题 D 项不正确 因为本文也没涉及旅游的问题 结束 Businesses are expected to cut spending dramatically through much of 2009 A number of economists including those National City and Wachovia don t expect business investment which make up about one tenth of US economic activity to decline through 2009 According to a survey of 679 chief financial officers by Duke University and CFO Magazine this month US businesses expect to cut capital spending by more than 10 in the next 12 months a sharp decrease from September when the CFOs expected business investment to increase slightly John Graham finance professor at Duke and director of the survey says businesses are finding ways to repair existing machinery and buildings rather than replace equipment or move They likely won t increase their spending until they see concrete evidence that the economy is improving Those planning meeting for late winter and early spring are either buying fewer or less expensive items or they re not buying at all One client who usually spends about 80 000 on a conference each year is spending half that Robert Coen director of forecasting at media analysis firm Magna predicts a 4 5 drop in ad spending to 259 billion in 2009 on the heels of a 3 2 drop in 2008 A recovery in US ad budgets will probably not get underway until 2010 he says Another negative for 2009 There aren t any big ad spending events such as the Olympics or national elections Declining business spending will hurt a number of industries but will be especially tough for the manufacturing sector Nearly two thirds of manufacturers expect revenue 税收 to be unchanged or lower in 2009 than 2008 a survey from the Institute for Supply Management found 17 According to John Graham how did businesses to deal with the economy crisis A They are spending less B By increasing their business spending sharply 5 C By replacing old equipment with the new equipment D By moving into the cheaper offices 18 Why are the managers buying less expensive items for their meetings A To save money themselves B To cut down on expenses and save for the companies C To see the concrete evidence that the economy is on the mend D To save money so they spend more on advertisements 19 It can be inferred that in a year Olympics are held many companies A contribute more money to the poor B give the participants money C spend more money on advertising D cut down on advertising budgets 20 The best title for the passage is A Predictions about Buying New Equipment in 2009 B Predictions about Conference Planning in 2009 C Predictions about Advertising Spending in 2009 D Predictions for Business Spending in 2009 17 20 DBAC 结束 河北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 河北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 3939 The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install 安装 video cameras in all 100 police cars They think this will reduce the number of lawsuits 法律诉讼 In the last five years Rockford has paid out more than five million dollars to settle about 40 lawsuits The chief said If cameras had been in those cars we wouldn t have had to pay one cent We re always pulling over drunks or drug users who try to fight the 6 police or shoot them Then they always claim 声称 that the police start beating them first or start shooting at them first The cost of installing cameras will be about 500 each The city council 委员 会 will vote on the proposal 提议 next Monday Ten of the 13 council members said that they like the idea One member said that it makes good sense The police officers enthusiastically support camera use One officer said that too many people think the police often lie cameras would show citizens that police tell the truth The money that we ve been spending on lawsuits will be better spent on more cameras said one officer Citizen opinions to the idea of police car cameras are mixed One person said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were invented But an elderly man strongly objected These police are trying to stick their nose into everything he said He was going to attend the council meeting to condemn the proposal He hoped that other citizens would join him 5 We can learn from what the chief said that with cameras on A the police will not be treated unjustly B the police will be free from any lawsuits C the police can beat the law breakers first D the police can monitor everything around 6 What s the purpose of installing video cameras in police cars A To pay less money on lawsuits B To cut the number of lawsuits C To prevent lawsuits from happening D To stop being beaten by law breakers 7 Which group of people support camera use most A Council members B Police officers C Local people D Drug users 8 What can be learned from the last paragraph A Most citizens support camera use in police cars 7 B The police are trying to take control of everything C The man showed great disagreement on camera use in police cars D Other citizens will join the man to object to camera use in police cars 5 8 ABBC 结束 Usually when your teacher asks a question there is only one correct answer But there is one question that has millions of correct answers That question is What s your name Everyone gives a different answer but everyone is correct Have you ever wondered about people s names Where do they come from What do they mean People s first names or given names are chosen by their parents Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used Some parents choose the name of a well known person A boy could be named George Washington Smith a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones Some people give their children names that mean good things Clara means bright Beatrice means one who gives happiness Donald means world ruler Leonard means as brave as a lion The earliest last names or surnames were taken from place names A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook 小溪 someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long paved road The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest Other early surnames came from people s occupations The most common occupational name is Smith which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals In the past smiths were very important workers in every town and village Some other occupational names are Carter a person who owned or drove a cart Potter a person who made pots and pans 8 The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village The Carpenter s great great great grandfather probably built houses and furniture Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin or their size or their special abilities When there were two men who were named John in the same village the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer Some family names were made by adding something to the father s name English speaking people added s or son The Johnsons are descendants of John the Roberts family s ancestor was Robert Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell 17 Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover A Places where people lived B People s characters C Talents that people possessed D People s occupations 18 According to the passage the ancestors of the Potter family most probably A owned or drove a cart B made things with metals C made kitchen tools or contains D built houses and furniture 19 Suppose and English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new born son to become a world leader the baby might be named A Beatrice Smith B Leonard Carter C George Longstreet D Donald Greenwood 20 The underlined word descendants in the last paragraph means a person s A later generations B friends and relatives C colleagues and partners D later sponsors E BCDA 9 结束 河北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 河北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 3737 Princeton University Location The University is in Princeton New Jersey It is an hour s train ride south of New York City and an hour s train ride north of Philadelphia Students There are 4 600 undergraduates 本科生 There are also 1 900 graduate students but Princeton is unusual among universities in having a student body made up largely of undergraduates Faculty Princeton has about 700 full time Faculty members 教员 There arc another 300 or so part time and visiting faculty All faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research Degrees Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees the bachelor 学士 of arts A B degree and the bachelor of science in engineeri