4月份百题精练（1）英语含答案

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2014年4月份百题精练（1）英语试题第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分,满分30分)ALookingforsomeinspirationorthe“write"kindofideasforyourcreativestories？Tostartwith,somewritersdescribewinterbyusingtheirfivesensesortheirimagination。Otherswriteontheirfavoritewinteractivity.Whateveryouchoosetowriteabout,workingonawinterstorycanalwayshelptoimproveyourwritingskills。Nowreadthefollowingstoryandseeifithelpsgetridofanyicywritingblockyou’vebeenstrugglingwith.AWinterAdventureBeep,beep。Beep—beep：thealarmclockrang。Slowly,Igotoutofwarmbeddownontothewoodenfloorwhichthewinterhadthrownitscoldupon。Thebittercoldtemperaturepenetrated（穿透）mysocksandIhurriedtoputmyfeetinshoes。Lookingoutofthewindow，Iwatchedthewhitesnow，softandthick，dropontorooftopsandtrees。Halfanhourlater，finishingthelastofmyhotchocolate，Ipreparedtoentertheadventurethatwaitedformeoutside。Ibuttonedmyjacketandfastenedmyboots.Haton，Iopenedthedoorandwasgreetedbythewintercoldness.Inthedepthsofwinter,theearlymorningdidnothavetherushoftherestoftheyear.Mostofmyneighborswereputoffbythecold，andstayedinbeduntilthesunhadclimbedhigherintothesky.Unseenbythosewhoremainedlockedinsidetheirhomes，warmintheirbeds,Ienjoyedbeingalonewiththebeautyofthewintertime.Thoseindoorswereunabletoappreciatethesnow-capped，icecrystals（水晶体),frostandthecrisp（清新的)breeze.Forthem，thecomingofwintermeantjustthearrivalofthecold.Appreciationdependsoncontrasts。OnecannotlovethewarmthofAprilifonehasnotknownthefreezingcoldofwinter。Laterthatyear,theheatofthesunonmyskinwouldbeallthemorewonderfulformymemoriesofthatcoldmorningandotherslikeit.56.Theunderlinedword“adventure”refersto____________。 A.gettingoutofbedonthecoldwintermorning B。enjoyingthelovelinessofthewinteroutdoors C.goingskiingonthecoldwintermorning D.throwingsnowballswithfriends57.AccordingtothestoryAWinterAdventure,mostoftheneighbors_________。A.didn’tworkinwinterB。stayeduplateinwinterC。missedthebeautyofwinterD.enjoyedtheseasonsexceptwinter58。WhichofthesestatementsistrueaccordingtothestoryAWinterAdventure?A。Ofalltheseasons，thewriterloveswintermost。B.Thewriterregretsthathewentoutonthefreezingcoldwintermorning.C。Thewriterbelievescontrastmakesourexperiencesoftheseasonslovelier。D.Thewritervaluestheautumnandsummermorethanthewinter.59。WhatfunctiondoesthestoryAWinterAdventureserve?A。Tosharesomewinterthoughtswithreaders. B.Toshowreadershowtoworkonawritingstories.C。Toinspirereaderstotakemoreexerciseinwinter. D。Totellreadershowtoappreciatethebeautyofwinter.BIneededtobuyadigitalcamera，onethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps,maybeoccasionallyformagazines．Beingthecautioustype,Ifanciedareliablebrand。SoIwentonthenet，spent15minutesreadingproductreviewsongoodwebsites，wrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendationsandheadedformynearestbigfriendlycamerastore．Thereinthecupboardwasoneofthecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy。Ipointedatitandaskedanassistant，“CanIhaveoneofthose？"Helookedperturbed.“Doyouwanttotryitfirst?”hesaid.Itdidn’tquitesoundlikeaquestion.“DoIneedto？”Ireplied。“There’snothingwrongwithit？”ThismadehimlookabitinsultedandIstartedtofeelbad。“No，no．Butyoushouldtryit，”hesaidencouragingly.“Compareitwiththeothers。”Ilookedacrossattheothers:shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewall,offeringawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscounts,witheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbasedaroundthesamebasicbox.Withsomanymodelstochoosefrom，itseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstY，alwaystryingtotakeZandpossiblyHintoaccountatthesametime.ButwhenIhadfinished，IwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith:first,soonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshopitwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecond,mywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel。Butsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetrapsbymakingtherightchoice,thecleverchoice，thewisechoice．Intheend,IagreedtotrythemodelIhadchosen.Theassistantseemedasincereman。SoIlethimtakeoutmychosencamerafromthecupboard，showhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppers…andwhenhestartedtointroducethespecialfeatures，IinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.Whydowethinkthatnewoptionsstillofferusanythingnew?Perhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefactthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimagine。60。Theshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershould________.A.trythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithitB。comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothersC。getmoreinformationaboutdifferentcompanies D。trusthimandstopaskingquestions61.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit"(Paragraph2）?A.Heshouldgeta50%discount. B.Thepriceofthecamerawasunreasonablyhigh.C.Thequalityofthecamerawasnotgood. D。Thecamerawouldsoonfallinvalue。62。Thewriterdecidedtotrythemodelhehadchosenbecausehe________。A.knewverylittleaboutit B.didn’ttrusttheshopassistantC.wantedtomakesuretheonehechosewouldbethebestD。hadaspecialinterestintakingpicturesofhisfellowshoppers63.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthewriter'sopinion,________。A.wastetoomuchmoneyoncamerasB.camerashavebecomeanimportantpartofourdailylifeC。wedon'tactuallyneedsomanychoiceswhenbuyingaproductD。famouscompaniescaremoreaboutprofitthanqualityCInthisdayandagewhenwehaveatendencytotosstoysthatareevenslightlyworn,itistoughtobelievethatthereisa“hospital”wheredollscanberepairedandbroughtbacktotheiroriginalglory.Whatisevenmoreamazingisthatsuchaplacehasexistedforacenturyandisstillgoingstrong。WelcometoSydney’s“originalDollHospital"thatcelebrateditsl00thbirthday，onFebruary22In1913，ageneralstoreownerinSydneybeganimportingdolls.However，therubberbands（橡皮圈）thatheldthemtogetherwouldoftenbreak.Luckilyforhim，hisbrotherHaroldChapmanSr。，wasagoodhandymanandsetasidealittle“hospital”areainthestoretorepairthedelicatetoys。Butwhencustomersfoundoutaboutthis，theybeganbringingintheirraggedydolls，stuffedanimalsandevenleathergoodsandumbrellas———startingwhatwouldbecomeafamilybusinessformanygenerations.Inl930，Chapman'ssonalso,namedHarold,relocatedthedollhospitalandexpandedthebusinessevenfurther,byagreeingtorepairanythingthatcouldbefixed,nomatterhowbigorsmall。Whilebusinesswasrobust,therealboomcamein1938duringWorldWarTwo。Facedwithextremerestrictions,newdollsandtoysbecameararity,andyounggirlsandboyshadnooption，buttogettheirexistingoneslovinglyrestored。Whileitdoesnothaveasmanyemployeestoday,thehospitalthatisrunbyhissonGeoffChapmannowsitsinaspiffylocationwithabeautifulstore—frontthatfeatureseverythingalittlegirlcouldpossiblywishfor,fromnewtolovinglyrestored,toevenextremelyrareandvaluabledolls。Alsoinkeepingwithmoderntimesanddolls，thedoctorsarenowspecialists-——somefocusonbringingbacktolifemoderndolls,whileotherssticktoantiques。Andthentherearealsothesofttoyexpertsandaccessoryrepairexperts.Thoughitmaynotappeartobe，thedoctorssaytheirjobsareveryinterestinggiventhatnotwodollsarethesameorneedthesamerepairsandthatjustlikemedicaldoctorstheyhavenoideawhatobstacletheywillhavetofacewhentheycometoworkeachday。Theoneadvantage？Therearenoemergencynightcallstoworryabout！64.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that__________。 A.peopleshowedlittleinterestinhavingtheirtoysrepairedatfirst B.mostofthetoysthathadbrokenwerethrownawaybyHarold C。storesinSydneydidn'tproducetoysforkidsatthebeginningof1900sD.thetoyrepairingbusinesscameintobeingratheraccidently65。Whatcanwelearnaboutpeopleworkinginthetoyrepairinghospital？ A。Theyworkinthathospitalmainlybecausetheylovetoys. B.Mostofthemfocusonrepairingmoderndollsforlittlekids. C。Theyarenotcapableofrepairingtoysthatareextremelyrare。 D.Therearedifferentexpertswhospecializeindifferenttypesoftoys。66.Whichofthefollowingwordscandescribethedoctors’workaccordingtothelastparagraph？ A.Simple. B。Boring。 C。Worthless。 D。Challenging.DOurbedroomhasnofull-lengthmirror。Thereisoneatthecanteenentrance。Ialwayscherishasecretdesiretotakeaglancebeforeitatmyselfinabeautifulnewdress。However，eachtimewhenitcomestothefulfillment，IgetseizedwithsuchanuneasinessthatIliterallystagger(踉跄）away-—-backingoutatthecriticalmoment。AttherootofitismylackofconfidencebywhichIhavebeenenslavedsincechildhood。Itembarrassesmeatthemildestpraise,crushesmyutmosteffortstosay“No”,andpreventsmefromaskingmyparentsforonecentmorethannecessary。Amongotherthings,lackofconfidencehaswormeditswayintomyloveofpiano.Attheageof14,oneSundaymorning,Iwaswokenupbyaresoundinghymn（洪亮的圣歌)。TracingthatcallofGodintoaneighboringchurch，Ifoundmyselfdeeplyattractedbythemelodyofapiano-—-somethingbeyondthemeansofmyparents。Tomakeitworse，peoplesayapianistissupposedtohavemusicintheblood，butIbelieveIhadnonefrommyengineerfatherandtechnicianmother.Fordaysonend，Ikeptthinkingofnothingelse.Ihadadream。Itwasn’tadreamaftergold,whichmadesomeofmyclosefriendstoengageinbusinessasself-employedtradersorstreetpeddlers。Iwassometimesdazzledbytheirgoldringsorelegantnecklacesbehindwhich，however,Iseemedtocatchsightofskeletonsintheircupboardsandwasfrightenedawayfromthecrazeforfortunate.Outofdespair,Ikeptittomyself,lackofconfidenceweighingheavyonme。Icoulddonothingbutturntomydreamforcomfort,forcouragetoaimhighandwishfortheimpossible。IwasconvincedthatbeforeIcouldaffordanythingexpensive（tome，itwasapiano)，Ishouldclimbuptheacademicladderashighaspossible.Forthenextnineyears，Icarefullyheldbackmydesireformusictokeepmysearchforlearning,especiallyinEnglishstudies.MyeffortsweresorewardingthatIwentsuccessfullythroughhighschoolandcollegeinmyhometown.WhenIreceivedtheadmissionnoticeforaseconddegreecourseatafamousuniversityinBeijing,thenationalcapital,tearswelledupinmyeyes。IknewmycommandofEnglishwasmywealth,forImightmakeadealwithapianistwhowouldgivemeaccesstohispianoinexchangeforEnglishlessons。Andthathascometrue!Tothisday,wheneverIlaymyfingers