苏州市英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（8）（答案及解析）

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，业必贵于专精苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（18）(答案及解析）Winter—swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijing。Threeyearsago,fewpeoplewouldgoswimminginthecitywaters.ButnowthereisaWinter—swimmingEnthusiasts’Club（冬泳爱好者协会)andithasmorethan2,000members。Theoldestis84yearsofageandtheyoungestisonly7.Themembersarefromallwaysoflife.Theymaybeworkers,peasants,soldiers，teachers,students。。。。Thoughitisnowthecoldestpartoftheseasonandthewatertemperatureinthecity’slakesisaround0°C，manywinter—swimmersstillswimintheicywaters，evenwhenitissnowing.Theyenjoythemselvesinthelake，whilethepeoplebythesideofthelakearewearingheavyclothes.Whyaresomanypeopleinterestedinwinter—swimming?Becausewinter—swimmingcanbegoodforone’shealth.BeiShaisagoodexample.Heis69yearsold,andheoncesufferedfromhearttroublefor26years.Aftertenyearsofwinter—swimmingheisnowingoodhealth。Scientistsarenowstudyingtheeffectsofwinter-swimmingonhealth.1.Amongthewinter—swimmerstheoldestmanis____yearsolderthantheyoungestone.A.91 B.84 C。77 D。72。Guesswhat“Themembersarefromallwaysoflife”means。A。Themembersdodifferentjobsatdifferentplaces。B。TheycomefromallpartsofBeijing.C。Theyarepersonsofdifferentages。D.Theyaremenandwomen，oldandyoung.3。Winter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijingbecause_______.A.moreandmorepeopleliketoswiminwinterB。itismoreinterestingthanswimminginsummerC。winter-swimmersarebravemenD.winter—swimmingdoesalotofgoodtoone’shealth4。Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______。A.PeopleinBeijingLikeSwimminginWinterB。Winter—swimming-ACraze(狂热)inBeijingC。PeopleBenefitfromWinter-swimmingD。Winter-swimmersAreBraveMen【答案与解析】本文报道了北京人流行冬泳的现象，并分析了其原因.1.C.细节题。根据文章第1段倒数第3句Theoldestis84yearsofageandtheyoungestisonly7可推知答案为C。2。A。句子理解题。根据其下文Theymaybeworkers,peasants,soldiers，teachers，students...。可推知此题答案为A.3.D。细节题。根据文章第3段第2句Becausewinter-swimmingcanbegoodforone’shealth.可推知此题答案为D。4.B。主旨题。根据文章第1句Winter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijing及全文内容可推知此题答案为B.*＊＊***＊*＊**＊**＊＊＊＊*＊＊*＊*＊＊＊＊＊**＊**＊＊＊＊*＊*＊＊******＊*＊＊**＊*＊*结束Words：310难度系数:★★★建议用时：8分钟IoncehadmyChineseMBAstudentsbrainstormingon“two.hourbusinessplans”．Iseparatedthemintosixgroupsandgavethemanexample：arestaurantchain.Themoreoriginaltheiridea，thebetter，Isaid。Finally,fiveofthesixgroupspresentedplansforrestaurantchains。Thesixthproposedacatering(餐饮）service。ThoughIadmittedthetimelimithadbeendifficult，Iexpressedmydisappointment。Mystudentsweremiddlemanagers,financialanalystsandfinanciersfromstate­ownedenterprisesandglobalcompanies.Theywerenotwithouttalentoropinions,buttheyhadbeenshapedbyaneducationalsystemthatrarelystressedorrewardedcriticalthinkingorinventiveness。ThesceneIjustdescribedcameindifferentformsduringmytwoyears'teachingattheschool。PaperswereoftencopiedfromtheWebandtheHarvardBusinessReview。Casestudydebateswerewrittenupandjustmemorized.Studentsfrequentlysaidthatcopyingisasuperiorbusinessstrategy，betterthaninventingandcreating。InChina,everyproductyoucanimaginehasbeenmadeandsold。Butsofewwell.developedmarketingandmanagementmindshavebeenraisedthatitwillbealongtimebeforemostpeopleintheworldcannameaChinesebrand。Withthisprobleminmind,partnershipswithinstitutionslikeYaleandMIThavebeenestablished。Andthenthere'sthe“thousand.talentscheme"：thisnewgovernmentprogramisintendedtoimprovetechnologicalmodernizationbyattractingtopforeign.trainedscientiststothemainlandwithbigmoney。ButthereareworriesaboutChina’sresearchenvironment。It’shardlyknownforproducingindependentthinkingandopenness,andevenbigsalaryoffersmaynotbeattractiveenoughtoovercomethis.Atlast，forChina，becomingamajorworldcreatorisnotjustaboutsettinguppartnershipswithtopwesternuniversities。Norisitaboutgatheringagroupofwell­educatedpeopleandtellingthemtothinkcreatively.It’saboutestablishingarichlearningenvironmentforyoungminds.It’snotthatsimple。【解题导语】这是一篇教育类夹叙夹议文，讲述了作者通过教学发现教育中存在的问题。5．Whydoestheauthorfeeldisappointedathisstudents？A．Becausethereisonegrouppresentingacateringservice。B．Becausethesixgroupsmadeprojectsforrestaurantchains.C．Becauseallthestudentscopiedacaseforthedifficulttopic.D．Becausethestudents’ideaswerelackingincreativeness.解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第一段和第二段的信息可知，“我”对学生们缺乏创新意识和批判性思维感到很失望.6．WhichofthefollowingscenesisNOTconsideredaslackofcreation？A．PaperswereoftendownloadedfromtheInternet。B．Studentsoftensaidthatcopyingisapreferablebusinessstrategy。C．Studentscombineknowledgeandcriticalthoughtstosolveaproblem.D．Casestudydebateswerewrittenupaswellasrecited。解析：选C。细节理解题。由第二段特别是最后三句可知，学生综合运用所学知识和批判性思维来解决问题是创新.选C项.7．Theunderlinedword“scheme”inthefourthparagraphmeans________.A．timetableB．themeC．projectD．policy解析：选C。词义猜测题。由第四段中的“thisnewgovernmentprogram”可知scheme表示“计划,方案”，故选C项.8．Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LookforanewwayoflearningB．RewardcreativethinkingC．HowtobecomeacreatorD．Establishatechnicalenvironment解析:选A.主旨大意题。整篇文章讲述中国教育中存在的问题并由此引发的思考—-有了更为自由宽松的学习环境，才能有创造性的研究。*＊＊*＊***＊*＊＊*＊*****＊*****＊*＊**＊*＊＊*＊*＊**＊＊***＊**＊***＊*＊*＊*＊**结束第二节：完形填空

（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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﹑D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ItwasMother'sDay,thedaywecelebrateeverythingmothersareandeverythingwedo.ButI’ll____36____thatSundayin2007wasbittersweetforme。AsasinglemotherItendedtothinkofmy37---howmanyeveningsIcouldn’tspendwithmychildren，andhowmanythingsIcouldn’t38mywaitress’salarytobuy。Butwhat39kidsIhad!MydaughterMariawasaseniorincollegeandDennywashomevisitingfromhisfreshmanyearatHarvardUniversity。Theywere40impoliteenoughtocomplain,buttherewassomuchmoreI41Ihaddoneforthem。IjusthopedtheyAsIwalkedintothekitchenquietlytostartbreakfast，Iwas43byavasecontainingadozenredroses!WhenhadDennypossibly44intoleavethem?Buteventheirdelicatebeautywasovershadowedbythenotesittingbesidethem，inthequick,manly45ofaneighteen–year—Shetookadayofffromher46scheduletotaketheboytoseehisherointhefleshatthe47。Ittook3。5hoursjusttogetthere，andtheyhadtobethereearly48hecouldseehisherotakebattingpractice。49theirarrival,shetookherhard-earnedmoneytobuya（an）50T-shirtonwhichwasprintedhisheromakingadivingcatch。Afterthegame,ofcoursehehadtogethishero’s51,soshestayedwiththelittleboy52oneinthemorning…Ittookmelongenoughto53it，butIfinallyknowwhothetrue54is。Mom，Iloveyou！Andsuddenly，itwasa55Mother'sDay,afterall.36.A。admit B。indicate C.advocate D.permit37.A。virtues B.services C。shortcomings D。advantages38。A.spend B.spare C。bargain D。calculate39。A。sensitive B.considerate C.arbitrary D。troublesome40.A。merely B。usually C。never D。always41。A。wished B。proposed C.demanded D.desired42。A.supported B。understood C.approved D。honored43。A.welcomed B。greeted C。received D。met44.A。written B。settled C.wandered D.slipped45.A。handwriting B.description C.draft D.attitude46.A。ease B.comfortable C.terrible D.busy47。A。studio B。hospital C.stadium D.supermarket48。A。evenif B。incase C.ifonly D。sothat49.A。At B.With C.On D。By50.A.oversized B.normal C.ridiculous D。overpriced51。A。signature B.sign C.scene D。signal52。A。before B。until C。after D。since53。A.explore B.evaluate C.realize D.treasure54.A.friend B。athlete C。hero D。politician55.A.challenging B.bitter C.apparent D.happy＊＊＊*＊＊＊＊*＊*＊＊***＊＊＊*＊*＊＊＊＊＊**＊*＊*＊＊＊***＊*＊＊**＊***＊＊**＊*＊**＊＊*＊＊结束第四部分:阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）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.(A）E-bookisshortforelectronic(电子的）book.Itisusuallyreadonpersonalcomputers。Somemobilephonescanalsobeusedtoreade—books.Earliere-bookswerewrittenforaspecific（专业)groupofreadersandwereaboutonlyafewsubjects。WiththedevelopmentoftheInternet，knowledgeandanswerstoalotofquestionsmainlycomefrome-books.Thisiswhythee—bookbusinessisincreasingquickly.E-bookshavemanyadvantages。First,theysavetime。Wedon’tneedtogotoabookstoretobuybooks,besides,wecanfindthetopicwewanttoknowaboutontheInternet,andthenwecanquicklygetmanye—booksonsimilartopics.Second，e—bookssavemoney。Somee—bookscostalittlemoney，andtherearemillionsofe-booksontheInternetthatwecangetforfree.Third，moretreesaresavedbecausee—booksdon'tneedtobeprinted(印刷)onpaper。Fourth，e—booksmakereadingmoreconvenient。Youcancarryawholelibraryofhundredsofbookswithyouinasmallcomputeroranye—bookreader(电子阅读器)withoutworryingabouttheirweight.Bute-bookshavecertaindisadvantages.Theyneedapersonalcomputerorane—bookreaderandtheinformationcanbelostifitsfileformat（文件格式）isnotsupported（支持）orchangedinthereader’scomputer。However，e-booksprovideuswithanewwayofreading.Thatisgood.56。Whyisthee-bookbusinessincreasingquickly?Because_________.A。earliere—booksareaboutonlyafewsubjects。B。peopledon’tliketoreadanypaperbooksanymore.C.moste—bookshavebeenwrittenforaspecificgroupofreaders.D。thedevelopmentoftheInternetmakese—booksmoreuseful。57.Howmanyadvantagesdoe—bookshaveaccordingto（根据)thisarticle？A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD。Six58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothisarticle?A。E-bookscan’tbereadonmobilephones.B。Allthee—booksontheInternetcostlotsofmoney.C.E—bookscanmakereadingmoreconvenient.D.Youcan’treade—bookswithoutapersonalcomputer.59.Whatisthedisadvantageofthee-books?A。You’lllosetheinformationifitsfileformatisnotsupported.B。Youcancarryhundredsofbooksinane-bookreader.C。Youcanbuycheape—booksanywhere.D.Youcanreade—booksatanytime.60.Theauthormainlytellsus__________。A。youdon’tneedtobuypaperbooksinabookstoreifyoureade-books.B.theinformationcanbelostifitsfileformatischanged.C。thedevelopmentofe—bookscanhelpsavetheenvironment.D。e—booksprovideuswithanewwayofreading。*＊＊****＊＊＊＊＊＊***＊＊***＊＊＊＊**＊**＊*＊**＊＊＊**＊＊＊＊*＊*＊**＊＊**＊＊结束Askabachelor（单身汉）whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment。Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful。Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventure,excitement。Marriagehassuchmoments，buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishing(显著的）features.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree—dayvacation.Idon'tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren。Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild。Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberates（释放)time:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney：buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless。Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall。60。Accordingtotheauthor,abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause________。A.heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilitiesB。hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingleC。hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriageD。hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitement61。Raisingchildren,intheauthor'sopinionis________.A。amoralduty B.athanklessjobC。arewardingtask D。asourceofinevitablepain62。Fromthelastparagraph，welearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom（起源于)________.A。hatred B.misunderstandingC.prejudice D.ignorance63。Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust________。A。haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone’slifetimeB.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompainC.putupwithpainunderallcircumstancesD.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun参考答案---—--—60-63ACBD＊*＊*＊*＊*＊*＊***＊***＊＊***＊**＊******＊**＊*****＊*＊＊*＊**＊＊*＊＊*结束Ithasbeen100yearssincethefirstmodernsummerOlympicGameswereheld。DoyouknowthedatesandtheplacesofallthesummerOlympicGames,andalsothetotalofgoldmedalsthefirstthreeteamsgainedineachgame？DatePlace TotalsofGoldmedals1st 2nd 3rd11896Athens USA11 Greece10 Germany721900Paris France27 USA19 Britain1731904St。Louis，USA USA70 Cuba5 Germany41908London Britain56 USA23 Sweden751912Stockholm Sweden24 USA23 Britain1061916Berlin NotheldbecauseofWorldWarI71920Antwerp，Belgium USA41 Sweden19 Britain1581924Paris USA45 Finland14 France1391928Amsterdam USA22 Germany10 Finland8101932LosAngeles USA41 Italy12 France10111936Berlin