2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练二轮精品题(3)及答案
学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练二轮精品题（3)及答案
【2014中原名校联盟一模】B
It can be hard to meet people from another culture. From the
beginning， people may send the wrong signal（信号）. Or they may pay
no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a
relationship.
Different cultures emphasize （强调）the importance of relationship
building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some
countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust。 Even with
people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”，
usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job。 In many European
countries——like the UK or France—people find it easier to build up a
lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the
office。
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a
speech in Thailand。 I had expected my speech to be a success and start a
lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence。 The people
present just stared at me and smiled。 After getting to know their ways
better， I realized that they thought I was talking too much。 In my own
culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there
sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe， cultural differences can cause serious
problems。 Certainly， English and German cultures share similar values; 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly。 We
think that they are rude。 In fact， this is just because one culture starts
discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and
sometimes these values are quite against each other. However， if we can
understand them better， a multicultural environment（多元文化环境）will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
60。 In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier
for people to ________。
A。 keep each other company B. share the same
Culture
C. get to know each other D. develop closer
relations
61. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that
_________。
A。 even talk and silence can be culturally different
B. too many words are of no use
C. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
D。 the English prefer to make long speeches
62. According to the text, how can people from different cultures
understand each other better?
A. By sharing different ways of life。 B。 By recognizing
different values. 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
C. By accepting different habits。 D。 By speaking each
other’s languages.
63。 What would be the best title for the text?
A. Multicultural Environment. B。 How to Understand
Each Other。
C. Cross—Cultural Differences。 D. How to Build Up a
Relationship.
【参考答案】 60-63、D A B C
阅读理解—---—-C
Success does not belong to a select group of individuals;
success
belongs to those who are willing to go after it。
Success belongs to those
who are willing to look fear in the face, eyeball to eyeball, and then
do
what they have to do。
Success belongs to those who realize that there is
something more important than their fear.
“Desire is the key to motivation….” Desire is the longing to achieve
a vision; without desire you have nothing. If you've lost your vision，
or if
your desire is not strong, work to clarify your vision， use pictures，
write
the vision down. Habakkuk said， “Write the vision， and make it plain，
" Before you can run with desire，
your vision must be plain, it must be
clear, it must be exciting。 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
“Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.” You can’t get
your dream job，
if you’re scared to turn in an application. You won’t
get the sale, if you don’t try。
Showing up doesn't guarantee success, but
rest assured if you don’t show up, you won’t succeed。
When it comes
to your dreams，
and the things you desire to achieve in this life, you have
to show up.
Thomas J。 Watson said，
“Would you like me to give you a formula（公式）for success? It’s quite simple， really。
Double your rate of
failure。 You are thinking of failure as the
enemy of success. But it isn’t
at all。
You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go
ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember
that’s
where you will find success.” Never fear failure, it is failure that will bring
you success。 Embrace failure，
become a student of failure, learn from
failure, and soon you will succeed。
Success is not about doing what the average person can’t do，
it's
about doing what the average person is unwilling to do. And on a deeper
高考英语阅读理解二轮精练(13)及(解析)答案
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阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Rivers may be a significant source of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (一氧化二氮), scientists now
find.
Their calculation suggests that across the globe the waterways contribute three times the amount
of nitrous oxide to the atmosphere as had been estimated by the International Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC), the United Nations scientific body charged with reviewing climate change research.
They found that the amount of nitrous oxide produced in streams is related to human activities that
release nitrogen (氮) into the environment, such as fertilizer use and sewage discharges.
“Human activities, including fossil fuel combustion and intensive agriculture, have increased the
availability of nitrogen in the environment,” said Jake Beaulieu of the University of Notre Dame and
2014高考英语二轮短文语法填空训练题及参考答案(解析)
第 1 页 共 4 页 广东省语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
SHANGHAI: Plans for a tall tower at the renowned West Lake scenic spot that were
shelved(搁置) two years ago for exceeding the height limit were recently brought up again —
with the building‘s design still taller __1__ is allowed.
The latest blueprint for the property，__2__ display in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang
Province, shows a 48-meter tower that will contain __3__ five-star hotel boasting views of the
lake. This replaces the 85-meter building __4__(propose) two years ago.
But the new tower still exceeds the height limit of 25 meters as dictated in Hangzhou‘ s plan
for buildings within the West Lake scenic spot，__5__ was developed to ―better protect the
landscape and flavor of the world-famous scenic site‖．
2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案 (6)
第 1 页 共 11 页 2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案（6）
阅读理解
（A）
In the kitchen of my mother’s houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil.
I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending
to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and
pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always
did. Surely it can’t be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden
stand is definitely the original one.
“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil
after all these years.” I say to her, walking bank into the living-room with a sheet
of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen?”
My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I’ve always kept
山东省即墨市高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题(12)
山东省即墨市2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（12）及答案
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【北京市东城区2014高考英语调研检测题】A
Worlds of Fun
Location: Worlds of Fun is located off Highway 435 in Kansas City, Missouri.
History: Worlds of Fun was opened on May 26, 1973, at a cost of 25 million dollars.
Loosely themed around the Jules Verne book, Around the World in Eighty Days, the park
was founded by Hunt Midwest Company. In 1982, Hunt Midwest bought a nearby waterpark,
Oceans of Fun. In 2013, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun were combined to a one ticket
admission, providing all guests with access to 235 acres of amusement and water rides.
Hours: Worlds of Fun is open from April through Halloween.
Tickets: Buy and print online. Always try to buy your tickets in advance, to save
time when you get to the park.
Reservations: Worlds of Fun sells “Fast Lane” cards that save riders’ time by
2014年高考英语试卷(新课标ⅱ)(含解析版)
第1页（共30页） 2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅱ） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 A Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children. During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport. He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath. My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend. That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way. 21. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney? 第2页（共30页） A. Go shopping B. Find a house C. Join his family D. Take his family 22. The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from . A. a friend of his family B. a Sydney policeman C. a letter in his papers D. a stranger in Sydney 23. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean? A. Showed B. Sent out C. Delivered D. Gave back 24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. From India to Australia. B. Living in a a New Country. C. Turning Trash to Treasure. D. In Search of New Friends. B Since the first Earth Day in 1970, American have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA. But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many, many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first According to US government reports, emissions (排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “Green thinking” has become part of practices. Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution. Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that 第3页（共30页） does not have such a kind of program.” Until we do that, nothing else will change!” say Bruce Anderson. 25. According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about . A. the social movement B. recycling techniques C. environmental problems D. the importance of Earth Day 26. Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from? A. The grass-roots level B. The business circle C. Government officials D. University professors 27. What have Americans achieved in environmental protection? A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest. B. They have settled their environmental problems. C. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities. D. They have reduced pollution through effective measures. 28. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph? A. Education B. Planning C. Green living D. CO reduction C One of the latest trend（趋势）in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000 since 2004. And that’s true all across the country. “I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age” Joseph Stocke, the managing director of s company, says of his 2-year-old son. “I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future.” After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says. Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots. “Because I am Chinese, my husband and I
高考英语阅读理解基础题练习(4)及答案(高考)
2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习（4）及答案
阅读理解
Some of the best-known names in the entertainment industry have taken part in an
unprecedented telethon to help victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States.
The benefit(义演),called “America: a Tribute to Heroes,” was sponsored by all four major U.S
television networks, ABC,CBS, FOIX and NBC. It was broadcast by three-dozen television, cable and
radio networks across the country and aired live to more than a hundred countries around the
world.
Hollywood stars joined music entertainers in asking listeners and viewers to pledge cash
donations to charities helping the victims of the September 11th attacks.
Actors, including Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, tom Cruise and Clint Eastwood, told stories of
heroic acts by people who tried to save others from the burning World trade Center and the
2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案 (4)
第 1 页 共 11 页 2014年高考英语阅读理解突破试题及答案（4）
阅读理解------A
According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce
900 gig watts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too
deep for even the tallest windmills (see picture) to touch bottom. An experiment
under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.
The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind
turbine(涡轮发电机).Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton,2.3-megawatt
turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213
feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture),a technology Hywind’s creator,
the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which
is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the
高中英语真题-2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题(20)及答案
高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题（20）及答案
【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（8）】C
If you like texting and are trying to lose weight, a new study found that using texting to track diet and exercise habits may help
you lose weight.
Previous research has shown that keeping food and exercise diaries improves the likelihood of success when you are Using
to lose weight. Using a computer or a pen and paper to record information, however, can be a burden and cause some people
to give up.
researchers said using text messages to track eating and exercise habits can save time, and increase the chances that people will stick with their weight-loss rules.
The study included 26 0bese women with an average age of
38. The women used daily texting as part of their weight-loss program. The text messages focused on tracking personalized goals, such as avoiding sugary drinks or walking 10,000 steps a day. Messages also provided brief feedback (回复) and tips. Every morning, the women received a text from an automated system that said, “Please text yesterday’s personal information of steps you walked and how many sugary drinks you had.” Based on the women's responses to the text message, the system sent another text with personalized feedback and tips.
浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(6)
浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（6）
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
Children's Books: Hawking's fact and fiction
George F．R．Ellis & Ruby
BOOK REVIEWED-George's Secret Key to the Universe
by Lucy & Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time was a huge commercial success．Its
achievements in bringing difficult scientific ideas to a wide audience are not so clear．Now the
distinguished physicist has teamed up with his daughter Lucy to produce a children's book
designed to communicate contemporary physics．Will it capture the attention of young minds
and teach them some real science? Or will it be boring and over the heads of the prospective
readers?
George's Secret Key to the Universe is an adventure story complete with villains and hero and is
illustrated with enjoyable line-drawings．It involves a lost pig, a humorously portrayed intelligent
2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化训练70
2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化训练70
i. 、阅读理解（本大题共4小题，共0分）
A
1.C（2013湖北卷）
We’ve reached a strange—some would say unusual—point. While fighting world
hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report
from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweight,
or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. It’s the good life
that’s more likely to kill us these days.
Worse, nearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are
estimated to be overweight. What’s going on?
We really don’t have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the
problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the
message is getting through—up to a point.
In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the