湖州市高考英语阅读理解（暑假）精炼（8）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，业必贵于专精浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（18）含答案阅读理解(共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题：每小题3分，满分45分）ADespitetheirname，theWantFamilydon’twantmuch.Theywantenoughmoneyforanicehouseandaholidayeveryyear.Buttheydon’twanttobemillionaires.Theywanttodowellattheirjobs.Buttheydon’twanttobethebigboss。Theydowanttospendtimeimprovingtheirgarden，visitingtheirfamiliesandtakingtheirtwokids，NicolasandLeuan,toMcDonald’sforlunch.Buttheydon'twanttobefamous.TheWantsjustwanttobenormal.That’swhytheyarefamous.TheyhavebeenselectedasthemostnormalfamilyinBritain.Afterasix—monthsearchforthemostordinaryfamilyinBritain，theWantswereselectedfromhundredsofapplicants.JohnWantworksinmarketingforafoodcompany.Clairehasapart—timejobrentingoutchildren’splayequipment。Johndoesn’tunderstandwhytheywerechosentorepresentordinaryEnglishfamilies。Howaretheynormal?Thatisnotabadquestion。NearlyeveryonedoessomeofthethingsthattheWantsdo。Butveryfewpeopledoallofthem.TherehavebeengreatchangesinthesocialstructureofBritishlife.ItisbecomingmorecommonforpeopletohavechildrenwhentheyareolderthantheWants,andtohaveonechildinsteadoftwo。Ahouseholdwithtwochildrenmaybeheadedbyasingleparent，usuallythemother。Orperhapsdadandmumarestilltogether,butnotmarried。Ormaybedadandmumaremarried。Dadgoesouttoworkandmumstaysathomeandlooksafterthekids.Theyhavetraditionalvalues。Everyweekendthewholefamilygoestochurch.“Whatwehavehereisnotanaveragefamily,butatraditionalfamily,”saysCaryCooper，professorofphilosophyatLancasterUniversity.“Thereisnosuchthingasanormalfamilyanymore，inthewaytherewas20or30yearsago.OfcoursetheWantsexist，butforwhatdoweneedtocelebratethem?"Perhaps1。TheWantswereselectedasthemostnormalfamilyinBritainbecause________. A。theyrepresenttraditionalEnglishfamilies B.theydon’twantmuch C。theydon’twanttobefamous D.theywanttobenormal2.ThefollowingstatementsdescribethegreatchangesinBritishlifeEXCEPT_________.A.peoplehavekidslaterthan20or30yearsagoB。somechildrenarebroughtupbyasingleparentC。it’smorecommonforfamiliestohaveonlyonekid D.mostfamiliesgotochurcheveryweekend3.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat__________.A。mostofBritishfamiliesholdtraditionalvaluesB.futuregenerationsareeagertolearnfromtraditionalfamiliesC.traditionalfamiliesarebecomingfewerandfewerD。traditionalfamiliesnolongerexistinBritain4。Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A。AnOrdinaryFamily B.ANormalButSpecialFamilyC。CelebrationofaFamilyCompetition D。FamiliesofFutureGenerationsADCB*＊＊＊＊*＊****＊*＊**＊*＊＊＊＊＊***＊＊**＊＊＊＊＊＊*＊**＊＊＊＊**＊＊*＊结束BGeneralElectrichasfoundrobotsfarmoreproductiveinsomeworkthanhumanworkers。Inonecase，arobotsavedenoughtopayforitselfintenmonths.AtFordMotorCompany,aboutfiftysmallrobotsaredeftlyfittinglightbulbsintodashboardsandspeakersintocarradios.Thenextphaseofthecomputerrevolutionmaywellturnouttobetherobotrevolution。Robotshavebeenfixturesincomedyandsciencefictionforalongtime,butthefirstindustrialrobotwasn’tusedintheUnitedStatesuntil1961。Industrialrobotsscarcelyresemblethestereotypedhumanoidwithflashingeyesandacombinationschest。They’rebasicallyjustcombinationsofacomputerwithverydeftandefficientproducingmachines.What’sreallynew,ofcourse，istheextenttowhichtheseelectronicwondersaretransformingthewaypeopleworkandthecompositionoftheworkforce,especiallyinJapan.Thereareabout36，000robotsworkinginJapanandapproximately6，500intheUnitedStates。Inearly1982，RaymondDonovan，U.S。SecretaryofLabor,predictedthatby1990halftheworkersinU。S.factorieswouldbespecialiststrainedtoserviceandrepairrobots。It’seasytoseewhythese“steel-collarworkers”canbepreferabletotheirhumancounterparts。Theycausefewerpersonnelproblems:they’reneverabsent，andtheyneveraskformoreholidays,takevacations,orfilegrievances.Theyalsogivemoreconsistentattentiontoqualitycontrol，aremoreefficientandeffectiveperformers,andaredefinitelycheapertokeep。Robots,whichcostabout＄30,000to＄150，000each,usuallyworktwoshiftsagay。Thedisplacedworkerswoulddrawsalariesandbenefitsofabout$790,000ayear。However，robotsstillcannotreplaceallfacetsofthehumanworker。Theautomatedfactoryisfeasible,butwhenitcomestoreasonandinformeddecisions,robotsarestillinthesameleaguewithmachines,atleastfornow.5.ThedetailsgivenintheunderlinedsentencesinParagraph2__________。 A。illustratethetechnicalsuperiorityofJapanesetechnologyoverAmericantechnology B。warnagainstthepossibilitythatrobotworkerswillreplacehumanworkers C.showthegrowthinacceptanceofrobotworkersworldwide D。provetheneedtocatchupwithJapanesetechnology6。InLine3Paragraph1，theword“deftly”means___________。 A.clumsily B.expensively C。lightly D.skillfully7.Inthispassage，theauthorshowspreferenceinfavorof________。 A。GeneralElectric B.steel-collarworkers C。morefactorypersonnel D.FordMotor8.Thewriterofthispassageprobably__________。 A.seesaroleforbothrobotandhumanfactoryworkers B。wantstoseemorerobotsemployedinfactories C。feelsthreatenedbyrobots D。believesrobotsmakemanufacturingmucheasier5—---CDBA＊＊＊＊*＊＊＊＊＊**＊＊***＊*＊＊*＊＊**＊＊＊＊＊**＊＊*＊＊＊＊＊＊＊结束SignsinChinesewillbesetupinpublicareas，suchasairports，tobenefitChinesetravellers，theItalianGovernmentannouncedinlateFebruary,2005。Now_many_European_countries_are_expected_to_follow_the_example。Despitethedifferentlanguages，travellingacrossEuropehasneverbeensosimple。Justfiveyearsago,ifyouwantedtovisitGermanyinthenorthandSpaininthesouthinonetrip,youhadtowaitforweekstoapplyfordifferentvisasfromthetwocountries.Youalsoneedacalculatorbecausebothcountrieshaddifferentmoney.Today,withaSchengenVisaissuedbyanymembercountries，youcantravelacross15Europeancountrieswithoutstopping。Since2002，withinmostoftheEU，thereisnowjustonetypeofmoneyintheEuro。TheEurowasdesignedtobetheonlymoneyintheEU，andmakesiteasiertoshoparound。Ifyoudrive，yourdrivinglicenseandcarinsurancepolicearevalidintheothercountries.Andyoucanuseyourmobilephoneeverywhere。AllthecountriesinthecontinentaremeltingintoaunitedEuropeundertheEU.ForEuropeansandvisitorstheresultisthatitismoreconvenienttotravelbackandforthbetweenthecountries.1.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“NowmanyEuropeancountriesareexpectedtofollowtheexample。”？A。MoresignswillbesetupforChineseinEuropeancountries。B。ChineseisnowanimportantlanguageinEurope。C。MoreChinesepeoplewilltravelacrossEurope.D.MoreEuropeanshaveadesiretoknowmoreaboutChina。2。Whatisthepurposeofwritingthetext?A。TopraisethetourismpolicyintheEU.B.TointroducethetourismconditionsintheEU。C。ToencourageustotravelacrossEurope.D.TosuggesttheworldbemeltedintooneliketheEU。3。WhyhastravellinginEuropebecomeeasiercomparedtofiveyearsago?A。Becauseyouneednotdriveacaronyourown.B.Becauseyoucanuseacalculatortoexchangemoney.C。Becauseapplyingfordifferentvisasismuchsimpler。D.Becauseonevisaisgoodenoughforanumberofcountries。4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestory？A。TheEuroistheonlymoneyusedintheEUnow.B。ChinesehasbecomeanimportantlanguageinEurope。C.AnincreasingnumberofChinesetendtotraveltoEurope。D.Itisalwaysnecessarytounitemanycountriesintoone.1。Whilehewasironingit，therewasaknockatthedoor.(完形填空第二段第五句)他正熨衣服时传来了敲门声。(1)Didyouhearaknockatthedoor？你听到有人在敲门吗?（2）WhenIfell，Igotaterribleknockonthehead。我摔倒时头撞得很厉害。(3)Heknockedatthedoorandentered.他敲了敲门便走进去了。2.Inanotherpartofthetown，amanhadkilledawomanwithaknifeandwasseentorunawayinataxi.(完形填空最后一段首句)在小镇的另一地方,一个人用刀杀了一个妇女,有人看到他乘出租车逃窜。（1)Isawanoldladyeq\b\lc\｛\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(crosstheroad.，crossingtheroad.）)我看到一位老太太eq\b\lc\{\rc\（\a\vs4\al\co1（过了马路。，正过马路。）)(2）ThatwayIseeit，youhavethreemainproblems.我认为你有三个主要问题。(3）Seeingthathe’sill,he’sunlikelytocome.因为他病了，他大概不来了.3。Despitethedifferentlanguages，travellingacrossEuropehasneverbeensosimple.(阅读理解第二段首句）尽管语言不同，横穿欧洲的旅行也从没这么简单过。(1)Theyhadawonderfulholiday，despitethebadweather。尽管天气不好,他们的假日还是过得那么愉快。(2）Despitewantingtoseehimagain，sherefusedtoreplytohisletters。尽管她很想再见他，但却不愿给他回信。(3）Despitewhatotherssay,Ithinkheisaverynicechap.不管别人怎么说,我仍认为他这个人很好。（4）Theywentoutinspiteoftherain。尽管下着雨,他们还是出去了.答案Ⅱ。1。A2。B3。D4.C＊＊＊*＊＊＊*＊*****＊＊***＊＊*****＊*＊＊＊**＊＊*＊＊＊*****＊**＊＊*＊*结束CAstudyinvolving8，500teenagersfromallsocialbackgroundsfoundthatmostofthemareignorantwhenitcomestomoney。Thefindings，thefirstinaseriesofreportsfromNatWeslthathasstartedafive-yearresearchprojectintoteenagersandmoney,areparticularlyworryingasthisgenerationofyoungpeopleislikelytobeburdenedwithgreaterdebtsthananybefore。Universitytuitionfees(学费）arecurrentlycappedat£3,000annually,butthiswillbereviewednextyearandtheGovernmentisunderenormouspressuretoraisetheceiling.Intheresearch，theteenagerswerepresentedwiththetermsoffourdifferentloansbut76percentfailedtoidentifythecheapest.Theyoungpeoplealsopredictedthattheywouldbeearningonaverage£31,000bytheageof25，althoughtheaveragesalaryforthoseaged22to29isjust£17,815.Theteenagersexpectedtobeindebtwhentheyfinisheduniversityortraining,althoughhalfsaidthattheyassumedthedebtswouldbelessthan£10,000。Averagedebtsforgraduatesare£12，363。StephenMoir,headofcommunityinvestmentattheRoyalBankofScotlandGroupwhichownsNatWest,said,“Themoreexposedyoungpeoplearetofinancialissues,andtheyoungertheybecomeawareofthem,themorelikelytheyaretobecomeresponsible,forward-planningadultswhomanagetheirfinancesconfidentlyandeffectively。"Ministersaredeeplyconcernedaboutthefinancialpressuresonteenagersandyoungpeoplebecauseofstudentloansandrisinghousingcosts。Theyhavejustintroducednewlessonsinhowtomanagedebts。NikkiFairweathcr，aged15,fromStHelens,saidthatshehadbenefitedfromlessonsonpersonalfinance，butadmittedthatshestillhadalottolearnaboutmoney.9.Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundfromthefive—yearresearchproject？A。Studentsunderstandpersonalfinancesdifferently. B.UniversitytuitionfeesinEnglandhavebeenrising.C.Teenagerstendtooverestimatetheirfutureearnings.D。Thestudents’paybackabilityhasbecomeamajorissue.10。Thephrase“toraisetheceiling”inparagraph2probablymeans”______”.A。toraisethestudentloans B.toimprovetheschoolfacilitiesC.tolifttheschoolbuildingroofs D。toincreasetheupperlimitofthetuition11.AccordingtoStephenMoir,students_______。A.shouldlearntomanagetheirfinanceswellB。aretooyoungtobeexposedtofinancialissuesC。shouldmaintainapositiveattitudewhenfacingloansD。benefitalotfromlessonsonpersonalfinance12。Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TeenagersinBritainareheavilyburdenedwithdebts.B。ManyBritishteenagersdonotknowmoneymatterswell。C.Financialplanningisarequiredcourseatcollege。D。Youngpeopleshouldbecomeresponsibleadults.9-—-CDAB**＊*＊＊＊*＊＊＊*＊＊******＊*＊***＊＊**＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊*＊＊*＊*＊＊*＊＊*＊*＊*＊＊＊结束DHolidaysHolidayNewsVacancies（空位）nowandintheschoolholidaysatacountryhotelinDevon。Thiscomfortable,friendlyhome—from—homeliesnearthebeautifulquietcountryside,butjustadriveawayfromthesea.Thefoodissimplebutgood。Childrenandpetsarewelcome。Reducedpricesforlowseason。TheSnowdoniaCentreTheSnowdoniaCentreforyoungmountainclimbershasamountainclimbinglesson。Thebeginners’costsare￡57foraweek，includingfoodandrooms。Equipmentisincludedexceptwalkingshoes,whichcanbehiredatalowcost.Youmustbeingoodhealthandpreparedtogothroughaperiodofbodyexercises.Thiscouldbethebeginningofalifetimeofmountainclimbingadventure.TheWorldOur