河北省昌黎县2014高考英语学生自选训练（5）及答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精河北省昌黎县2014高考英语学生自选训练（5)及答案社会生活类阅读理解Forthosewhomakejourneysacrosstheworld，thespeedoftraveltodayhasturnedthecountriesintoaseriesofvillages.Distancesbetweenthemappearnogreatertoamoderntravelerthanthosewhichoncefacedmenastheywalkedfromvillagetovillage。Jetplanesflypeoplefromoneendoftheearthtotheother，allowingthemafreedomofmovementundreamtofahundredyearsago。Yetsomepeoplewonderiftherevolutionintravelhasgonetoofar.Apricehasbeenpaid,theysay，fortheconquest（征服)oftimeanddistance.Travelissomethingtobeenjoyed，notendured(忍受)。Theboatoffersleisureandtimeenoughtoappreciatetheever-changingsightsandsoundsofajourney。Ajourneybytrainalsohasaspecialcharmaboutit.Lakesandforestsandwild，openplainssweepingpastyourcarriagewindowcreateagrandviewinwhichtimeanddistancemeannothing.Onboardaplane，however，thereisjusttheblankblueoftheskyfillingthenarrowwindowsoftheairplane。Thesoftlighting，in—flightfilmsandgentlemusicmakeuptheonlyworldyouknow,andthehoursprogressslowly.Thenthereisthetimespentbeing‘processed’atamodernairport。Peopleareconveyedlikerobotsalongwalkways;baggageisweighed,ticketsproduced,examinedandproducedyetagainbeforethepassengersmovetoanotherwaitingarea.Journeysbyrailandseatakelonger,yes,butthehoursdevotedtobeing‘processed’atdepartureandarrivalinairportsareluckilyabsent.Nowonder,then，thatthemodernhigh—speedtrainsarewinningbackpassengersfromtheairlines.Man，however，isnowaworldtravelerandcannotturnhisbackontheairplane。Theworkinglivesoftoomanypeopledependuponit；wholenewindustrieshavebeenbuiltarounditsdesignandoperation。Theholiday-maker，too，withlimitedtimetospend，patientlyenduresthebusyairportsandthelimitedspaceoftheflighttogainthoseextrahoursandevendays，relaxinginthesun。Speedcontrolspeople’slives；timesaved,inworkorplay，istheimportantthing—orsowearetold。Perhapsthosefirsthorsemen，ridingfreeacrossthewild，openplains,wereenjoyingabetterworldthantheoneweknowtoday.Theycouldtravelatwill，andtheclockwasnottheirmaster。1。WhatdoesthewritertrytoexpressinParagraph1?A。Travelbyplanehasspeededupthegrowthofvillages。B.Thespeedofmoderntravelhasmadedistancesrelativelyshort。C。Thefreedomofmovementhashelpedpeoplerealizetheirdreams.D.Manhasbeenfondoftravelingratherthanstayinginoneplace。2.HowdoesthewritersupporttheunderlinedstatementinParagraph2？A。Bygivinginstructions.B.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.C。Byfollowingtheorderoftime。D。Bygivingexamples.3。AccordingtoParagraph3，passengersareturningbacktomodernhigh-speedtrainsbecause。A.theypaylessfortheticketsB.theyfeelsaferduringthetravelC.theycanenjoyhigherspeedoftravelD。theydon’thavetowastetimebeing‘processed’4.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassagemean？A。Theycouldenjoyfreeandrelaxingtravel.B。Theyneededtheclocktotellthetime。C.Theypreferredtravelingonhorseback.D。Theycouldtravelwiththeirmaster。5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A.Airtravelbenefitspeopleandindustries。B。Traintravelhassomeadvantagesoverairtravel.C。Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmoderntravel。D。Thehighspeedofairtravelisgainedatacost.【参考答案】46.BDDAD［科普知识型阅读理解(二)］—--—-—BStudyingvolcanoesisademandingprofession.HazelRymerfrequentlyhastostrugglethroughrainforests,climbtothetopofmountains，thenclimb200metresintothecraterofactivevolcanoes.Butthe38。year.oldvolcanologistdoesherbesttomakeitsoundlessalarmingthanitis。“Drivingtoworkismorerisky，”sheinsists.“AndthedeepestIgointothecraterofavolcanoisabout300metres，”sheadds，tryingtomakeitallsoundasordinaryastakingthedogforawalk.Hazelhasbeenstudyingvolcanoesforalongtime,soit'snotsurprisingsheisusedtothedanger。Herinterestinvolcanoesbeganatschool.AteachergaveherabookaboutPompeii。“IrememberreadingabouttheeruptionofVesuviusandthedestructionofthecity，”sheexplains。“ThethoughtofallthosepeoplejustfrozenintimehadquiteaneffectonmeandIamstillexcitedbytheirdangerousbeautytoday.”Nowadays，volcanoesaregettingmoreandmoreunpredictable。Therehavebeenmanychangesinsealevelcausedbyglobalwarmingandmeltingicecaps.Thesehaveresultedinsomedormantvolcanoeserupting,sostudyingthemismoredangerousthaneverbefore.Hazelsaysthatalthoughshedoesn'ttakeanyunnecessaryrisk,shehashadsomefrighteningmoments.HerworstexperiencewasontheslopesofMountEtnainSicily，whenshewasslowlysurroundedbylava.“Ihadachoiceofwalkingtenhourstogetaroundthelavafloworjustwalkingacrossit，”sheexplains。Shechosetopickapathacrossthecoolerrocksinthelavastream。“Iguessitwasfivemetres。Theflowwas1，000°C,soifyouhesitated，yourbootswouldbegintomelt。Itwasscary，butitreallywasapracticaldecision-therewasn’ttimetodoanythingelse.”Andwhataboutthefuture？“Ihaven’tbeentothevolcanoesinIndonesiayet。AndIwouldlovetospendsometimeworkingintheAntarctic,”shesays.“Iwouldalsoliketoknowwhyquietlavaflowseruptfromsomevolcanoesandwhyothervolcanoesgobang.”Inotherwords，HazelRymerwon’tbeexchanginghervolcanoesfortherelativesafetyofdrivingtoworkjustyet.1。Hazel'sclaimthat“drivingtoworkismorerisky”thanexploringvolcanoesshowsthat________．A．peoplehaveexaggeratedthedangersofvolcanoesinthepastB．HazeldoesnotreallyunderstandthedangeroussituationssheputsherselfinC．therearemanybaddriversintheplacewhereHazellivesD．Hazelisbeingmodestandunderstatingthedangersshefaces2.WhendidHazelfirstbecomeinterestedinvolcanoes？A．WhenshewasvisitingItaly。B．Whenshewasatschool。C．Whenshewastwenty.D．WhenshesawVesuvius.3.Theunderlinedword“These”（inParagraph3)refersto“________”．A．meltingicecapsB．volcaniceruptionsC．changesinsealevelD．highertemperatures4.WhenHazelwasonMountEtna，shehadto________．A．takeadangerousrouteB．takeanunnecessaryriskC．leaveherbootsbehindD．walkfortenhoursaroundthemountain5。Inthefuture,Hazelwantsto________．A．revisitvolcanoessheknowsB．goonholidaytotheAntarcticC．findalessdangerousjobD．discovernewthingsaboutvolcanoes【参考答案解析】B【要点综述】本文主要介绍了火山学家HazelRymer的一些关于火山的研究活动。1．D由此句话的前一句“Butthe38。year。oldvolcanologistdoesherbesttomakeitsoundlessalarmingthanitis。”以及此句话可知,HazelRymer说开车上班比对火山进行研究更危险可推断出，她是以一种谦虚的说法淡化其面临的危险。2．B由第二段第二句“Herinterestinvolcanoesbeganatschool。"可知她在读书时就对火山感兴趣。3．C由画线词的前一句话“Therehavebeenmanychangesinsealevelcausedbyglobalwarmingandmeltingicecaps。”可知画线词应该指的是海平线的变化。4．A由第三段最后几句“‘Ihadachoiceofwalkingtenhourstogetaroundthelavafloworjustwalkingacrossit，'sheexplains。Shechosetopickapathacrossthecoolerrocksinthelavastream。‘Iguessitwasfivemetres.Theflowwas1，000°C,soifyouhesitated，yourbootswouldbegintomelt。Itwasscary,butitreallywasapracticaldecision-therewasn'ttimetodoanythingelse。’”可知她选择了从熔岩流中走过，而这是一条危险的路。5．D由最后一段的内容“…Iwouldalsoliketoknowwhyquietlavaflowseruptfromsomevolcanoesandwhyothervolcanoesgobang…"可知，Hazel将继续对火山进行研究，并发现一些新的东西。社会生活类Theworldeconomyhasrunintoabrickwall。Despitecountlesswarningsinrecentyearsabouttheneedtoaddressapotentialhungercrisisinpoorcountriesandanenergycrisisworldwide，worldleadersfailedtothinkahead。Theresultisaglobalfoodcrisis。Wheat，cornandricepriceshavemorethandoubledinthepasttwoyears。Andoilpriceshaveincreasedmorethanthreetimessincethestartof2004。Thesefood-priceincreases,combinedwithincreasingenergycosts,willslowifnotstopeconomicgrowthinmanypartsoftheworldandwillevenaffectpoliticalstability。Practicalsolutionstotheseproblemsdoexist，butwe’llhavetostartthinkingaheadandactingglobally。Herearethreestepstoeasethecurrentfoodcrisisandavoidthepotentialforaglobalcrisis.ThefirstistopromotethedramaticsuccessofMalawi,acountryinsouthernAfrica,whichthreeyearsagoestablishedaspecialfundtohelpitsfarmersgetfertilizerandseedswithhighproductivity.Malawi’sharvestdoubledafterjustoneyear。AninternationalfundbasedontheMalawimodelwouldcostamere＄10perpersonannuallyintherichworld，or＄10billionaltogether。Second,theU。S.andEuropeshouldabandontheirpoliciesofpayingpartlyforthechangeoffoodintobiofuels。TheU。S。governmentgivesfarmersataxpayer-financedpaymentof51centspergallonofethanol（乙醇)changedfromcorn.Theremaybeacaseforbiofuelsproducedonlandsthatdonotproducefoods—treecrops,grassesandwoodproducts—butthere'snocaseforthegovernmenttopaytoputtheworld’sdinnerintothegastank。Third，weurgentlyneedtoweather-prooftheworld’scropsassoonandaseffectivelyaspossible。Forapoorfarmer，sometimessomethingassimpleasafarmpond—whichcollectsrainwatertobeusedindryweather-canmakethedifferencebetweenagoodharvestandabadone.TheworldhasalreadycommittedtoestablishingaClimateAdaptationFundtohelppoorregionsclimate—proofvitaleconomicactivitiessuchasfoodproductionandhealthcarebuthasnotyetacteduponthepromise.1.AninternationalfundbasedontheMalawimodelwould.A。costeachofthedevelopedcountries$10billionperyearB。aimtodoubletheharvestinsouthernAfricancountriesinayearC。decreasethefoodpricesaswellastheenergypricesD。givepoorfarmersaccesstofertilizerandhighlyproductiveseeds2。Withthesecondstep，theauthorexpressestheideathat。A.itisnotwisetochangefoodcropsintogasB。itismisleadingtoputtreecropsintothegastankC。weshouldgetalternativeformsoffuelinanywayD.biofuelsshouldbedevelopedonalargescale3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？A.Arain-collectingpondisasimplesafeguardagainstbyweather.B。AClimateAdaptationFundhasbeenestablishedtohelppoorregions。C.Theworldhasmadeaseriouspromisetobuildfarmponds.D。Itmakesagreatdifferencewhetherwedevelopwoodproductsornot.4。Inthepassage，theauthorcallsonusto.A。slowdownbutnottostopeconomicgrowthB.developtreecrops，grassesandwoodproductsC.achieveeconomicgrowthandpoliticalstabilityD。actnowsoastorelievetheglobalfoodshortage【参考答案】47.1-4DAAD［科普知识型阅读理解（二)］———---COnlineclothesshopperswillbetoldexactlywhatsizeisbest，forthemusingnewsoftwarewhichcombineswiththeirwebcamorsmartphonetoforma“3Dtapemeasure”.ScientistsfromSurreyUniversityUsingtheperson'sheightasastartingpoint,thesoftwarewillbeabletobuildupandestimatetheirsizeatvariousdifferentpointsonthebody,basedontheiroverallproportions.Theresultwillbeamoreaccuratesizingguidethanprevioussystemsbasedonthewaistsizeora“small/medium/large”scale，whichrelyonlimitedmeasurementsandthebuyer’sperceptionoftheirownbodysize.Shoppersandretailers（零售商）whochoosetosignupfortheprojectcouldsavemillionsofpoundsayearinpostagecostsbyremovingtheneedtoordermultiplesizesofthesamegarment(服装)andsendbackill。fittingclothes,researchersclaimed。Theproject,sponsoredbytheEngineeringandPhysicalSciencesResearchCouncil（EPSRC），isexpectedtobebroughttomarketwithintwoyears.Afterchoosinganitem，theshopperwillactivatethesoftware,entertheirheight,standinfrontoftheirwebcamorsmartphoneintheirunderwearandtakeaphotograph。ThesoftwarewillnotstoreortransmittheimagetotheInternet,butwilluseittojudgetheperson’sdimensionsatvariouspointsontheirbody。PhilipDelamoreoftheLondonCollegeofFashionsaid，“Thepotentialbenefitsforthefashionindustryandforshoppersarehuge.Currently，it’scommonforonlineshopperstoordertwoorthreedifferentsizesofthesameitemofclothingatthesametime,asthey'reunsurewhichonewillfitbest。"1.Whatistheessentialpartofa“3Dtapemeasure”？A．Asoftware.B．Awebcam.C．Amicrophone。D．Asmartphone.2。Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“3Dtapemeasure”？A．ItwillstoreortransmittheimagetotheInternet.B．Itisbasedonthebuyer’sperceptionoftheirsize.C．Itwillbeaco。workingproduction。D．Itusesaperson'sweightasastartingpoint。3。Comparedwiththetraditionalsizingsystem,a“3Dtapemeasure”is________．A．quickerB．morepreciseC．morebeautifulD．morevivid4.Howcanthe“3Dtapemeasure”benefitonlineshoppers?A．Onlineshopperswillgettheirordered