辽宁盘锦2014高考英语 信息匹配、阅读理解训练题（13）及答案

1、辽宁盘锦市2014高考英语信息匹配、阅读理解训练题（13）及答案完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。 It might have been a really bad stressful day, feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us. My husband got dressed and 36 that he was going outside to build a giant snowman. At

2、 first he stood alone, 37 massive amounts of snow. Soon after a neighbor joined in. Then we reluctantly put on our snow gear（衣物）and 38 outside. It wasn't long 39 we were smiling and enjoying the 40 of snow that Mother Nature had provided. Others came to our yard one by one to give a 41 in the ma

3、king of our giant snowman. In the end we all stood back and 42 at what we had created. He was eleven feet high, twenty-five feet around at the base and 43 with many household items supplied by various _44 . People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped just to enjoy his 45 . With the passing of time

4、, the spring made its 46 back into our yard and the snowman changed form 47 . In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit 48 _, somebody stopped by and changed the snowman's 49 to look like a rabbit. As I prepared for the start of another week, I decided to 50 my email before

5、 going to bed. I found a(an) 51 message that contained the subject line: 52 the snowman. I decided to read the message even though I did not recognize who sent it. The words it contained melted my heart. The email said: your neighbor looks on in disbelief! Now you people are relishing ( 享受) the soun

6、ds and smells, along with 53 of spring. But I am sure people will never forget the _54 energy displayed in Mr. Snowman. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. More power to you and your loved ones, keep 55 with the world around!36Aannounced Bstated Cinformed Dspoke37Apr

7、essing Bpouring Cpiling Dclearing38Alooked Bheaded Crushed Dwandered39Awhen Bsince Cafter Dbefore40Asoftness Babundance Camount Dflexibility41Adesign Btip Chand Dtool42Awondered Bglared Cworked Dsuspected43Adecorated Bwrapped Cprovided Dequipped44Asocieties Bcommunities Cneighborhoods Dfamilies45Asc

8、ulpture Bexistence Coccupation Dsurvival46Aentrance Bappearance Cwarmth Dway47Aconsiderably Binstantly Croughly Dsteadily48Afurther Blonger Cdeeper Dstronger49Aremains Bversions Cforms Dlooks50Aanswer Bdelete Csort Dcheck51Aserious Bcurious Celegant Dpunctual52Arecall Bkeep Cenjoy Dpraise53Afeelings

9、 Bscenes Csights Dattractions54Avarious Bjoyous Csignificant Dphysical55Acommunicating Badvancing Cdeveloping Dsharing36-55 ACBDB /CAADB / DABAD /BCCBD For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been thechurch and the pub. Traditionally, the church and the p

10、ub are at the heart of any village or town ,where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news. As a result, British pubs are often old and well preserved. Many of them have become historicsites. The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called "The Old Trip to J

11、erusa-lem". which dates hack to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England. However, British pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classesand parts of society. On a cold night, the pub's landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you

12、 by the fire. There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price. That' s how things used to be. Things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit crunch(信贷紧缩 ) is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business. People do not have enough sp

13、are money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned (禁止) smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs. This decline(衰退) is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 p.m. Previously, w

14、ith 11 p.m. as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as "binge drinking", and it causes long-term health problems for people and

15、problems with violent crime for communities.In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be "Working Men's Clubs", meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can

16、 freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all.64. The passage mainly tells us something about _ A. the long history of British pubs B: the decline of British pubsC. the past and present of British pubs D. the importance of British p

17、ubs65. Which may not be the cause of the decline of British pubs? A. The credit crunch. B. The present closing time. C. The ban of smoking. D. Having no spare money.66. We can infer from the passage that_. A. binge drinking means drinking less beerB. British people used to like drinking slowly C. cl

18、osing the pubs early will reduce social problemsD. British government aims to discourage people from binge drinking67. We can see from the last paragraph that the author _. A. holds an optimistic attitude towards the British pubsB. is against the admission of too many women to the pulbs C. thinks th

19、at women in the pubs will cause less social problems D. thinks that British pubs should offer everything you need*结束 I am sure that everybody in his/her life has used computers. Nowadays you can feel their presence everywhere at home，at school，at work and they certainly make life easierOn the other

20、hand，there are people who cant work with themAnyway，I believe their presence is a good thing. Life with them seems easier, less difficult and more comfortable You can use them to choose your meal，to withdraw your money, and also save your time，because these operations are all controlled by computers

21、. Therefore you can hardly imagine the modern world without them；the whole planet seems to be one big computer societyNevertheless，problems can often appear in this area, tooTo have a computer means you have to be quite welloff and have the necessary skills to use itHowever，think about questions lik

22、e “Are computers so available for everyone, or rich and poor people，for people from villages and people from cities. Arent they too expensive？Is everyone able to learn how to use them and not everyone has the chance to access and work with them，how could everything in the future be dependent on them

23、？”Therefore，I think our society will be split into two partsOne part will work with them and enjoy the benefits that computers can bring and the other part will be pushed out and will actually be far behind the other groupAnother question that bothers me is，on the one hand，computers are important an

24、d good things in our life，but they arent everythingThey are good as a help at school，quite often as entertainment，especially for young people，as an necessary tool to help in research etc，but I think we shouldnt be so dependent on them，because computers are only machines and machines cant feel anythi

25、ng be human and sympathetic，and every action performed by computer can be interfered with another person，which could cause these machines to crash or work badlyIn conclusion，I would like to say I am not against computersI use computers，too，but people should be wary all the time57. By saying “wary”（I

26、n the last paragraph）,the writer is trying to say “People should_.A. be strongly for the use of computers because of its convenienceB. be careful with computers that will also cause problemsC. master more necessary computer skillsD. not do something that causes computers to work badly58. Which of th

27、e following best shows the structure of the passage？59. In the third paragraph，the author presents his idea by_A. asking questions for people to think aboutB. giving examples to support his argumentC. raising questions and answering themD. expressing his opinion directly60. The writers main purpose

28、in writing the passage is_A. to encourage us to use computers in our societyB. to advise us to say no to computers from now onC. to remind us to care about the problems that computers bring.D. to inform us that the computer has become a necessary part of our life参考答案 57-60 BBAC*结束 AA week ago, I had

29、 the great pleasure of reading an e-book, When Money Talks, Listen! By Rich Ezzo. It took only about an hour to read. When I first received a copy, I thought it was a Get Rich Quick type of publication. Nothing is wrong with Get Rich Quick, but my mind just doesnt chase after dreams of wealth. I thi

30、nk that if God ever wants me to be rich, he knows where to find my purse. When I began reading When Money Talks, Listen!, I was overjoyed to find that Rich Ezzo isnt money hungry either. He, too, is hungry far more important than money. Since I love this e-book so much, why wait a week to write the

31、review? Simple. I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper. After reading the last word of the e-book, I totally agreed with the subtitle which promised to forever change the way we thought about money. I had so many thoughts running around my mind that I had to install(安装) a stoplight

32、to stop some while others made their way into the picture, then I yielded(让路) them as a few ones arrived in town. I had a mental traffic jam, which only goes to show how slow the traffic usually is. It has been a week and the effect is the same. I truly do look at money differently and have even don

33、e a few things differently this week. This is an e-book youll want to read, I promise. I often recommend books to my daughter, and this is one that I didnt just “suggest”-I left it open at the bottom of the computer and told each one, “Read it, youll love it.” I would never point someone in a direct

34、ion I wouldnt go myself. I urge you to visit the authors website, Myster Money, and to download the e-book. You wont regret it.41. According to the passage, a Get Rich Quick type of publication _.A. is what the author really cares forB. deals with how to make moneyC. is also an e-book written by Ric

35、h EzzoD. is more popular than e-books42.The author didn't write the review as soon as he finished reading the book because_. A. he was too excited to write anythingB. he was not sure whether he did wellC. he had to wait for Rich Ezzo's permissionD. he wondered if the book would have long inf

36、luence on him43. By saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4, the author probably _.A. shows that the book brought him many new thoughtsB. shows how bad the traffic is in townC. describes the difficulty in understanding the bookD. explains it's hard to change one's attitude to money44.

37、Which of the following is supported by the passage? A. The author had known Rich Ezzo before.B. The author hasn't dreamed of getting rich immediately.C. The author always prefers e-books to paper books.D. The author likes Get Rich Quick-type of publications.参考答案41-44 BDAB *结束Violin prodigies (神童

38、), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the worlds greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. “It is very clear,

39、” he told me. “They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parents dream was to have a child i

40、n the music school because it was a passport to the West.Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “In Japan, a most competitive society, wi

41、th stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well. The Koreans and Chinese as we know, are jus