河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（3）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卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（3)及答案阅读理解Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedto（归因于）theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks。Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15％thisJanuary，accordingtoUCAS,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService。A.spokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.ProfessorjohnBeath,thepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureatStAndrewsUniversity，saidhisfirst—yearlectures—whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400,ratherthantheusual250.“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors,whowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporary（当代的）eventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydone.”Headded.Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jump,withpeople'srenewedinterestincatersinthepubicsector(部门）,whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis。A。recentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters，andalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingon,althoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain。ZackHocking，theheadofChildTrustFunds,said：“It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat'sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty。"16.ProfessorJohnBeath’slecturesare.A.giveninatraditionalwayB。connectedwiththepresentsituationC.opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsD.warmlyreceivedbyeconomics17.Incomesinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir。A。greaterstabilityB.higherpayC。fewerapplicationsD.betterreputation18.Intheopinionofmostparents，。A.eccentricsshouldbethefocusofschoolteachingB.morestudentsshouldbeadmittedtouniversitiesC。theteachingoffinancialmattersshouldbestrengthened。D.childrenshouldsolvefinancialproblemsthemselves19.AccordingtoHocking，theglobaleconomiccrisismightmaketheyoungsters.A。wiserinmoneymanagementB。haveaccesstobetterequipmentC。confideabouttheirfuturecareersD.getjobsinChildTrustFunds20.What’sthemainideaofthetext？A.Universitieshavereceivedmoreapplications。B。EconomicsisattractinganincreasingnumbersstudentsC.collegestudentsbenefitalotfromeconomicuncertaintyD.parentsareconcernedwithchildren’ssubjectselection.【参考答案】16—20、BACAB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）【2014四川省资阳市第一次诊断性考试】AGalaxysawamanandawomanwhocommunicatedwiththesignlanguageatthetrainstationwhenshewasonthewayhomeoneevening。Shenoticedthatthewomanaskedthemanforthedirection。Hetoldherthathedidnotknow。Galaxydecidedtohelpthem.Shehadlearnedthesignlanguagewhensheservedasavolunteerinthedeafandmute(聋哑）school。Thensheshowedthewomanthedirectionandleftheremailaddresstothemincasetheyneededherhelplater.Shereceivedanemailfromthatmanthenextday.Kazrimwashisname。Galaxyrepliedhismailsincerely。Theybothstartedchattingonlinesoonafterandbeganseeingeachother.Althoughtheyonlycommunicatedwiththesignlanguage，itneverbotheredher.Galaxywasfondofhimgradually.Obviously，Kazrimwasthesametoo.HepresentedGalaxywithabunchofsunflowersandaskedhersincerely.“Areyouwillingtobemygirlfriend?"Galaxywaspleasantlysurprised。Sherequestedhimtogivehersometimetopersuadeherparents.Asshehadexpected,herparentswereveryangryaftertheyhadlearnedoftheirlovestory.Galaxyexplained，“Kazrimisanexcellentandaveryoptimisticperson。Hehasaverypositiveattitudetowardslifeandwork.Hecaresforothersalways.Heis100％betterthanthenormal.Moreover,themuteisstillahuman。Heshouldpossessaperfectandwonderfullove."Herparentsaskedtoseehim，then.TheveryworriedGalaxytookKazrimhomeafewdayslater.Whentheywereonthetrain，Kazrimtoldher，“I'mgoingtotellyourparentsthatI’llbelookingafteryouwellwithallmylife!”Galaxywasdeeplymoved.Assoonastheyhadenteredthehouse,Galaxyintroducedhimtoherparents.Shesaid,“ThisisKazrim。”Justrightafterherspeech,anunbelievablethinghappened.Kazrimthrewthegiftawayandheldherinhisarmstightly。Hesaid,“YOUCANTALK？”ItwasthesamequestionthatGalaxywantedtoask,too。Thefourpeoplewereshockedallofasudden。Asamatteroffact，KazrimalwaysbelievedthatGalaxywasamuteandhestillfellinlovewithherdeeply.31.HowdidGalaxyandKazrimgettoknoweachother?A。Theymeteachotherbychance.B.Theywereintroducedtoeachother。C.Theyoncestudiedatthesameuniversity.D.Theybothservedinadeafandmuteschool。32.HowdidGalaxyprobablycommunicatewithKazrimbeforeshetookhimhome？A.Writingwordsonpaper.B。Usingthesignlanguage。C。Judgingfromhisexpression.D.Speakinghernativelanguage.33。WhatdidGalaxyexpectherparentstodo?A.TohaveatalkwithKazrim。B。Toprepareforhermarriage.C.TotreatKazrimasanormalman。D。ToacceptKazrimasherboyfriend。34。Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwoyoungpeoplefromthepassage?A.Theyfellinloveatthefirstsight。B。Theycheatedeachothertowinlove。C.Theymistookeachotherforbeingmutes。D.TheyignoredtheangerofGalaxy'sparents.【参考答案】31-35ABDC【2014四川省资阳市第一次诊断性考试】BI’vespentoverayearinIndia，andinthose365plusdays,I’velearnedalotaboutgettingaroundIndiancities.Mybiggestlessonshavebeenlearnedthroughbeingcheated,particularlybytaxiandrickshaw(人力车)drivers,butthatdoesn'tmeanthosearebadwaystotravel,aslongasyouknowwhatyou’redoing。BelowarethebestwaystogetaroundthecityofDelhi，India，andtipsforhowtokeepfrombeingthevictimofscams（欺骗)。TakingtaxisisagreatwaytogetaroundthecityofDelhiandchancesare,ifyouarriveinDelhibyplane,assoonasyoumakeitthroughcustoms,you’llbeswarmedbyIndiantaxidrivers。AttheDelhiairport，besuretoarrangeforataxitoyourhotelatoneofthetwoDelhiTrafficPoliceTaxiBooths。Oneisinsidetheairport，andoneisoutside。Thekeyistomakesuretogotoaboothrunbythepolice，ratherthanbyindependenttaxidrivers.RickshawsareoneofmyfavoritewaystogetaroundIndiancities，partlybecauseit’showthelocalsoftentravel。Auto—rickshawsaremorecommon，butbicyclerickshawsarestillusedinOldDelhi.Ifyoudohaveachancetotakeabicyclerickshaw，youshoulddoitatleastonceforauniqueexperiencethatshouldonlysetyoubackabout15rupees。Auto-rickshawratesaroundDelhirangebetween30and80rupees,dependingondistance.IfyoureallywanttotravelaroundDelhilikethelocals，takeapublicbus.Indianbusesbecomeverycrowdedandmostdonothaveairconditioning.Theyare，however，verycheap。Abustripwon’tsetyoubackanymorethan15rupees，aslongasyoustaywithinthecitylimits。SinceIndianbusesgetsocrowded，trytoboardthebusatthestartoftheroutesoyoucangetaseat。ThetrainisagreatwaytogetaroundwithinthecityofDelhi.Faresarereasonable,betweensixand22rupees.AlldepartureannouncementsareinbothHindiandEnglish，andtokenscanbepurchasedforbetweensixand22rupees.35.Whatistheauthortryingtodothroughthistext?A。ExpectustotravelaroundDelhi.B。Showhis/herexperiencesinDelhi.C。GivesomeadviceoftravelinginDelhi。D。ExplainthedifficultiesoftravelinginDelhi。36.WhatshouldyoudotoavoidbeingcheatedwhentakingataxiattheDelhiairport?A.Gotoapolice—runbooth。 B.Gooutoftheairport。C.Showyourtickettothedriver. D.Paymoretothedriverstokeepsafe。37。Theauthorsuggeststakingarickshawinorderto______.A。savesomemoney B.gainsomeuniqueexperienceC.enjoythecomfortabletrip D.helpthelocalrickshawdrivers38.Whichmaybethetopicthatfollows？A。CarrentalsinDelhiB。FoodanddrinkinDelhiC.WeatherconditionsinDelhiD。HotelrecommendationsinDelhi【参考答案】35、C 36—38、ABAWeexperiencedifferentformsoftheSun’senergyeveryday.Wecanseeitslightandfeelitswarmth。TheSunisthemajorsourceofevaporation(蒸发)ofwaterfromtheoceansandlakes。Sunlightalsoprovidestheenergyusedbygreenplantstomaketheirownfood。Thesegreenplantsthenprovidefoodforallorganisms（生物)ontheEarth.

MuchoftheenergythatcomesfromtheSunneverreachestheEarth’ssurface.Itiseitherreflectedorabsorbedbythegasesintheupperatmosphere。Oftheenergythatreachestheloweratmosphere，30%isreflectedbycloudsortheEarth'ssurface.Theremaining70%warmsthesurfaceoftheplanet,causeswatertoevaporate,andprovidesenergyforthewatercycleandweather。Onlyatinypart，approximately0。023%，isactuallyusedbygreenplantstoproducefood。

ManygasesfoundintheatmosphereactuallyreflectheatenergyescapingfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheEarth。ThesegasesactliketheglassofagreenhouseinthattheyallowenergyfromtheSuntoenterbutpreventenergyfromleaving。Theyarethereforecalledgreenhousegases。

Whensunlightstrikesanobject，someoftheenergyisabsorbedandsomeisreflected.Theamountreflecteddependsonthesurface.Forexample，you'veprobablynoticedhowbrightsnowiswhensunlightfallsonit。SnowreflectsmostoftheenergyfromtheSun,soitcontributestothelowtemperaturesofwinter。Dark—colouredsurfaces，suchasdarksoilorforest,absorbmoreenergyandhelpwarmthesurroundingair.

6.WhichofthefollowingareformsoftheSun'senergy？

A.Sunlightanditsheat。B。Evaporationandcycleofwater.

C.Greenhousegasesandgreenhouseglasses。D.Whitesnowanddarkforests。

7.Accordingtothepassage，therootcauseforweatherchangesontheEarthis______.

A。theatmospheresurroundingtheEarthB。waterfromoceansandlakes

C。energyfromtheSunD.greenhousegasesinthesky

8.OnlyasmallpartoftheSun’senergyreachestheEarth’ssurfacebecausemostofitis______。

A.absorbedbythecloudsintheloweratmosphere

B.reflectedbythegasesintheupperatmosphere

C。lostintheupperandloweratmosphere

D。usedtoevaporatewaterfromtheoceansandlakes

9。Greenhousegases________sothattheywarmthesurfaceoftheEarth。

A。helpgreenplantstoproducefood

B.reflectheatenergyescapingfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheEarth

C。allowenergyfromtheSuntoentertheatmosphere

D。preventenergyfromtheSunfromleavingtheatmosphere

10.Welearnfromthepassagethat________。

A.alllivingthingsontheEarthdependontheSunfortheirfood

B.aforestlooksdarkinwinterbecauseitabsorbssolarenergy

C。only0。023％oftheenergyfromtheSunismadeuseofontheEarth

D.greenhousegasesallowheatenergytoescapefromtheEarth’ssurface【参考答案】B篇：ACCBACShoppingisnotassimpleasyoumaythink！Thereareallsortsoftricksatplayeachtimewereachoutforthatparticularbrand（品牌）ofproductontheshelf.Colouring,forexample，variesaccordingtowhattheproducersaretryingtosell。Healthfoodsarepackaged（包装）ingreens，yellowsorbrownsbecausewethinkoftheseashealthycolours。Icecreampacketsareoftenblueandexpensivegoods，likechocolates，aregoldorsilver。Whensomekindofpainkillerwasbroughtoutrecently，researchersfoundthatthecoloursturnedthecustomersoffbecausetheymadetheproductlookweakandineffective.Eventually,itcameonthemarketinadarkblueandwhitepackage-bluebecausewethinkofitassafe，andwhiteascalm。Thesizeofaproductcanattractashopper.Butquiteoftenabottledoesn’tcontainasmuchasitappearsto.Itisbelievedthatthebetter—knowncompaniesspend，onaverage，70percentofthetotalcostoftheproductitselfonpackaging!Themostsuccessfulproducersknowthatit’snotenoughtohaveagoodproduct.ThefounderofPearssoap，whofor25yearshasusedprettylittlegirlstopromote(推销）theirgoods，cametotheconclusion:“Anyfoolcanmakesoap，butittakesagenius(天才）tosellit。"11Whichofthefollowingmaytrickashopperintobuyingaproductaccordingtothetext？A。Thecostofitspackage. B。Thepriceoftheproduct.C。Thecolourofitspackage。 D.Thebrandnameoftheproduct。12。Theunderlinedpart“thecoloursturnedthecustomersoff”（inPara。3）meansthatthecolours_____________.A.attractedthecustomersstrongly B。hadweakeffectsonthecustomersC。trickedthecustomersintoshopping D。causedthecustomerstoloseinterest13.Whichofthefollowingisthekeytothesuccessinproductsales？A。Thewaytopromotegoods. B。Thediscoveryofagenius。C。Theteamtoproduceagoodproduct。 D.Thebrandnameusedbysuccessfulproducers.14。Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?Makingsoapissoeasythatanyfoolintheworldcanmakeit。Greens，yellowsorsilverareconsideredtobehealthycolours。25yearsago，thefounderofPearssoapwasaprettygirlherself。Thesizeofaproductcanhaveaneffectontheshoppers。15。Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthistext？A。ChoiceofGoodProducts B。DisadvantagesofProductsC.EffectofPackagingonShopping D。BrandNamesandShoppingTricks【参考答案】C篇：CDADC

Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Charilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway,wavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang。Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives。ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia.Iwasmoved.

IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcar,sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain。Ididnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandreread。Ilookedaboutthetrain。Therewasnotonefamiliarface。IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics。

ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysia。JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingapore,soIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.Aswewentbeyondthecity,Iwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen。Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight,ImmediatelyIcamealive；Idecidedto