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2015年普通学校招生全国统一考试•模拟卷英语（教师用卷）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThere are so many ways to interpret body language and many, many more body language indicators. Below, we’ll show you some of the most popular indicators.How close are they?Physical proximity is a frequently used body language indicator that many people don’t notice. If someone is comfortable with you, they won’t mind sitting or standing near you. So an interesting way to see if someone actually thinks you’re okay is to go brush shoulders with them. If they back away, you have your answer!Restless handsHave you ever seen someone drumming on a desk or a chair with their fingers? What about people playing drums on their legs? This can be a sign of impatience, restlessness, and even sometimes anger. If you’re lecturing your kids and they’re drumming their fingers on the table, chances are you may not really be getting through to them. When you’re speaking with someone and they’re doing this, it’s time to switch tactics.Holding your hands behind your backOf all the body language indicators on this list, this one is the most ambiguous. People hold their hands behind their backs for a number of reasons. Watch any mafia movie a nd you’ll see the Don holding his hands behind his back as a sign of power. People in the military are taught to do it as a sign of respect. Sometimes, people will even do it to be cute. Usually, when this occurs, you must rely on other indicators to determine the emotion being displayed. It is still quite popular.Hands balled into fistsThis is another really popular indicator. Unlike the last one, this one has pretty much one single meaning. People do it when they’re frustrated and angry. This is usually a precursor to violence, as balled up firsts often results in something getting punched or hit. If you are speaking with someone and their hands are balled up in fists, things could go wrong very quickly.Arms crossed!People often misconstrue what crossing arms actually means. People think it means that someone is angry. In fact, it’s actually used as a defensive stance. People who have their arms crossed are unconsciously defending themselves. They may not want to talk anymore or they may be hiding somet hing they don’t want to talk about. But crossing the arms means a person is trying to comfort themselves, meaning they’re uncomfortable.Surprise!This one is pretty obvious but we are talking about popular body language indicators. When someone widens the ir eyes or raises their eye brows, they’re most often surprised or shocked at something. There really aren’t any other reasons why someone widens their eyes. So this one is not only really popular, but really obvious and easy to spot!21. What can we do if we want to know whether someone likes to stay with us or not？A. we can just stand close to him or her.B. we can only shake hands with him or her.C. we can hug him or her tightly.D. we can drum on the desk with our fingers.22. If someone is a soldier, he use a gesture like holding his hands behind his back to ?A. show his power over others.B. show his respect to others.C. show his angry to others.D. show his cuteness to others.23. According to paragraph six, people who crossed their arms are often ?A. angryB. frustratedC. impatientD. uncomfortable24. Which body language in this passage is popular and easy to spot?A. Restless hands.B. Holding one’s hands behind one’s back.C. Crossing one’s armsD. Widening one’s eyes.BSome charming cabins in the White MountainsCome enjoy the tried-and-true family fare that the White Mountains have been serving up for several generations.Hours given are for summer weekends; weekday hours are sometimes different. Children younger than the minimum age listed are free.CLARK'S TRADING POST(U.S. Route 3, Lincoln; 603-745-8913, )New Hampshire's first and still purest roadside attraction began in the 1920s with a sled dog ranch （牧场）, but made its reputation with trained bears. The 21st century lineup has expanded to include a steam-powered railway, Merlin's Mystical Mansion, Tuttles' Rustic House, a Chinese acrobatic(杂技的) troupe, several museums, a climbing tower and an introductory Segway ride.Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Admission: $19 ages 4-64FLUME GORGE(Route 3, Franconia Notch; 603-745-8391, )A series of wooden boardwalks leads up an amazing natural chasm（峡谷）of rock walls 70 to 90 feet high and only 12 to 20 feet wide through which Flume Brook races, tumbles and, occasionally, falls. But be prepared to walk nearly two miles -- half of it uphill.Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Admission: $14 age 13 and older, $11 ages 6-12MOUNT W ASHINGTON COG RAILW AY(Six miles off Route 302, Bretton Woods; 603-278-5404, )The great-granddaddy of all White Mountain attractions -- and the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway -- turned 150 in 2009. The complet e excursion to the hig hest poi nt in the Northeast (6,288 feet) takes three hours and includes an hour at the summit.Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. until July 20, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Labor Day.Admission: $62 age 13 and older, $39 ages 4-12. Note: the only steam train is at 8:30 a.m. POLAR CAVES PARK(Route 25, Rumney; 603-536-1888, )Since 1922, children and young adults have enjoyed scrambling through the series ofboardwalk-lined caves carved by nature some 20,000 years ago. Recent additions include live animals, a rock garden and a maze（迷宫）.Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.Admission: $16 age 11 and older, $11 ages 4-10SANTA'S VILLAGE(Route 2, Jefferson; 603-586-4445, )Capitalizing on their North Country location, the Dubois family opened this Christmas-themed amusement park in 1953. Today, the 19 rides, which cater primarily to preteens, are complemented by two live shows, a 3-D theater and, of course, Santa himself with his reindeer.Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.Admission: $27 age 4 and older25.If you want to spend the weekend with your child in a place where you can explore some natural caves, where would you go?A．FLUME GORGE B．POLAR CA VES PARK C．MOUNT WASHINGTON COG RAILWAY D．CLARK'S TRADING POST26.One couple take a five-year-old son and a fourteen-year-old daughter to FLUME GORGE, how much may they pay?A. $28B. $42C. $53D. $3927.Your son wants to see a 3-D film, where should you go?A. SANTA'S VILLAGEB. POLAR CA VES PARKC. CLARK'S TRADING POSTD. FLUME GORGE28.Where are these charming cabins?A. in New Hampshire ForestsB. in the Franconia RangeC. in Cannon MountainD. in the White MountainsCHow a New Software Program Can Bring the World Togeth erJames lives in Hawaii and his mother lives in Korea. James speaks English (he never learned Korean), and his mom only speaks Korean. They communicate perfectly.Elad lives in Israel. His grandmother lives in Austria. Elad speaks no German and his Grandmother speaks no Hebrew. They communicate perfectly.Enrique is from Honduras, but he lives in the U.S. Enrique just started learning English and speaks very little. But, everyday Enrique reads the latest local US news on the Web, with no problem. What these individuals (and close to 60 million others around the world) share, is a remarkable, free software program called Babylon.Babylon may well be the most advanced translation software in the world, and it's a must-have for anyone whose life extends beyond the borders of their own language--or those who want it to. Once you download it, yo u can highlight any text in practically any program, and it’s instantly translated into the language of your choice. You can use it to translate a website, email, word doc, pdf, and virtually any document in any format you can think of. You can compose a document in your native language, and Babylon will instantly translate it into another before you send it.The program translates 75 languages, including: Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Hindu, and Russian. It also includes up-to-date encyclopedias, dictionaries, and spell checkers.Babylon is a long way from early translation software that would, more often than not, generate an unreadable babble of grammatically incoherent text that was better suited for generating laughs than comprehension. Babylon's ability to understand and translate is state-of-the art. In fact, businesses are adopting Babylon as the standard when it comes to translating commercial communications and other important documents.Babylon is also a great tool for people who are learning another language. Use it anytime you encounter a word or passage you don't understand.What users praise most is the program's ability to open up a different world to them. Whether it's surfing a news site in a different country, or being able to properly communicate with a family member or friend oversees, Babylon can make it happen.Best of all, Babylon is free! To get your free copy,visit .29.What is the function of the first three paragraphs？A. to explain a new program.B. to give some examples.C. to advertise a product.D. to lead in the main idea.30. According to the text, which is true about Babylon?A. Babylon is a useful for anyone whose life extends beyond the borders of their own language.B. Babylon translates 72 languages, including: Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Hindu, and Russian.C. Babylon will instantly translate a document into another after you send it.D. Babylon is the most advanced translation software in the world.31.What character is the most attractive about Babylon？A. advancedB. instantC. freeD. remarkableDFood is always the best weapon to fight against time rather than using cosmetics and health products. The food on the following list will help you to keep fit, maintain a healthy heart, increase immunityand spend everyday happily.Key words: avoid memory lossFresh cheese will contribute to memory improvement because of its linoleic acid. It is also good for your bones due to the high calcium level. Eggs, milk, whole-wheat bread, peanut butter, green pepper, cauliflower, pork liver and oysters are also good for your memory. A cup of red wine everyday is good for the nerve cells.Key words: fight against fatChoosing the right food is an easy way to keep fit, like eating tuna fish, which is low in sugar and fat and also has few calories. Furthermore, it contains a variety of high-quality protein and other nutrients, and it tastes good. Rich in iron, it is especially good for young woman. Tuna fish is considered to be a great source of protein. Eating 85 grams of tuna fish will provide you with 20 grams of protein; therefore you don't have to worry about gaining weight when you eat it. Eating tuna fish is definitely a good choice to help keep fit.Key words: clean bloodBreakfast with bread and honey is a wise choice for women. And the darker the honey, the better it is for you. According to research, dark honey is the best protection for human cells as it contains abundant elements with antioxidant functions. The elements found in honey will help clean your blood and prevent cardiac and cerebral diseases. If you like to exercise in the winter, you should eat more honey. The carbohydrates in honey will maintain your blood sugar level.Key words: increase immunityOranges contain the most vitamin C, 30 percent more than other kinds of fruit. The simplest and most effective way to prevent winter colds is to eat oranges. 1 or 2 oranges a day will satisfy the body's demand for vitamin C.Key words: young heartFlavonol in broccoli florets can make people stronger and prevent cancer. Research conducted on 34, 000 women revealed that flavonol can protect the heart and lower myocardial infraction from happening by a rate of 15-20 percent. However, flavonol in other plants such as tea or apples do not have this ability. Other than broccoli florets, walnuts are also good for the heart as they contain unsaturated fatty acid.Key words: breast protectionAccording to latest US research, the risk of breast cancer in women who eat an egg everyday is 18 percent lower than those who don't eat eggs. Swedish scientists have found that rye has the same function as it has the ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.Key words: maintaing your youthNot everyone likes peanut butter, but no one should neglect it because of its strong anti – oxidation functions that come from the vitamin E it contains. It is also good energy food. Unsaturated fatty acid in peanut butter can help people feel full and the carbohydrates in it can give people greater physical strength and vigor.32. Who will pay much attention to this passage？A. those who are suffering diseasesB. those who are intended to keep fit and stay beautifulC. those who are in need of advice on healthD. those who are old and in bad condition33. Which statement is not FALSE？A. Only eggs, milk, whole-wheat bread, peanut butter are good for your memory.B. Fresh cheese is also good for your bones due to its linoleic acid.C. A cup of red wine everyday can avoid memory loss.D. Containing a variety of high-quality protein and other nutrients, Tuna fish doesn’t taste good.34. If you want to clean your blood, what should you take in?A. whole-wheat breadB. honeyC. teaD. oranges35. What can we conclude from the last two passages?A. All of us don’t like peanut butter though we can’t neglect it.B. Eating an egg every day can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.C. Peanut butter isn’t popular because It is good energy food.D. The more eggs, the less risk of breast cancer.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解、完形填空课外练(10)答案(三月)
高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解、完形填空课外练（10）答案（三月）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
In parts of Africa, the sky is filled with a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts tha t are traveling across the continent eating everything in their p ath.And in the battle to stop this disaster, a radio station in Seneg al, West Africa, is offering listeners 50 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts. The radio station is in one of Senegal’s worst affected regions.This is West Africa’s biggest locust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to crops. As they mov e, they breed, and increase their number and will soon threate n Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it could reach A sia.Experts say the great damage to crops in areas already suffer ing from food shortages and war could cause many people to go hungry. Governments in the region are not well equipped to fight the pest.Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is n ot expected to be enough. “We are now treating 6,000 hectar es per day with pesticide, but we need to treat 20,000 hectare s per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster ,” said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, director of locust cont rol in Mauritania.Requests are being made for international aid, which is the on ly way to limit the crisis, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organi zation warned.1. The purpose of offering people rice for catching locusts in S enegal is ________.A. to get more people to eat rice so as to leave less for locust sB. to get more people involved in the war on the locustsC. to prevent more people from starvationD. to get more people to listen to the radio report on locusts2. Which of the following is not the reason for West Africans g oing hungry?A. Locust disaster causes the great damage to crops.B. Food supply is far from the need of the people.C. These regions are affected by the war.D. Governments are unwilling to fight the pest.3. It can be concluded that, in order to end the locust disaster, ________.A. leaders of 12 countries in West Africa should call on their p eople to take actionB. insects experts should be sent to these regionsC. other countries outside Africa should keep close watch on t heir own landsD. Help from all over the world is in urgent demand4. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Food shortage in Africa.B. International aid to Afric a.C. The insects attack on Africa.D. Terrible storm in Afric a.1. B 推测题。
2015高考英语阅读理解提速特别训练
2015高考英语阅读理解提速特别训练AGrowing up in a small town in rural Malaysia, we did not have many toys. We had to be creative, so we built kites, played with sand and made jumping ropes from rubber bands. My father worked on my grandfather’s rubber-tree plantation, and sometimes he would take me with him and show me the thick, white rubber milk extracted (提取) from the trees to produce natural rubber.After school, I dreamed of becoming an engineer, but I could not get into my local university, because Malaysia’s race-based system limits the number of Chinese students. Like many of my friends, I had to leave Malaysia to go to university.My brother and I landed in Kansas on a snowy day in the spring of 1991. I had never seen snow before and barely spoke any English. I remember thinking I was halfway round the globe and that, if I screamed, nobody would hear.A year after I graduated, the Asian economy crashed, and many of my friends back home lost their jobs. In 1997, the US economy was booming, and with a master’s in mechanical engineering, it was easier to find a job in the US. So I started a career in crash safety in Detroit’s motor industry.I loved my job, but regretted not seeing my two daughters much.They were 9 and 12, and distant towards me. One night after work, I saw them making bracelets (手镯) from rubber bands and I thought, “Hey, I know how to do this. Maybe I can impress you girls.” I sat down and showed them how to link the rubber bands together, using the same technique we had used to make jumping ropes back in Malaysia. But the bracelets kept falling apart. I went down to my basement, grabbed a board and stuck multiple rows of pushpins into it. Then I started linking the bands in a zigzag, like a diamond shape, and it worked really well.The next day, my daughters took a bunch of colorful bracelets to school. I became a neighborhood hero overnight. Children would come up to me and ask me to make them bracelets. It was my older daughter, Teresa, who first suggested selling them. I spent six months developing the products and designed 28 different versions. I was still working full-time at Nissan, so I would stay up until three or four o’clock every morning.The biggest challenge was to convince my wife. I am the one in the family with all the crazy ideas, and she is my reality check. She always has the final say. One day, I made a ring out of rubber bands and put it on her finger. After that, she was on board.We invested our entire family savings of $10,000 to order tooling and 2,000lb of rubber bands from China, and assembled the kits ourselves in our garage. I spent months g oing round toy stores in Michigan with my daughters, trying to sell the loom band. Nobody was interested. The problem was that people didn’t understand how they worked. So I asked my niece and my daughters to create YouTube videos, explaining how to make rubber-band bracelets. These created a trend.In July 2012, I received an order from a toy store in Alpharetta, Georgia, for 12 loom-band kits. Less than two weeks later, the same store placed an order for $10,000. When my wife and I saw it, our jaws dropped. We thought it was a mistake. The store owners told us they had never seen anything like that. After that, our sales climbed every month until, in December 2012, we reached $200,000 wholesale sales a month. I took three-month leave from Nissan, but never returned to my old job.The journey has been magical, but there have been many challenges. Once, our supplier made amistake and delivered 10,000 metal hooks that were all bent in the wrong shape. I had to hammer every single hook into shape, which took a whole year. Last year, we sold more than $40m worth of rubber-band bracelets. I expect to double that this year.1. What is the author mainly talking about?A. He started his loom-band business.B. He had a happy childhood.C. He settled down in America.D. He made toys for his2. How does the author describe his childhood?A. Poor and backward.B. Lonely and neglected.C. Poor but happy.D. Hard but wealthy.3. The author thought his children distant towards him in that .A. the children lived in another stateB. the author was busily engaged in his jobC. the children only focused on making braceletsD. the author left his children in Malaysia4. What do you think of the author from the passage?A. Responsible.B. Warm-hearted.C. Creative.D. Humorous.5. What does the underlined part mean in the passage?A. She disliked the ring out of rubber.B. She thought the idea was worthless.C. She began to take the idea seriously.D. She refused to invest in the project.6. What conclusion can we come to from the passage?A. Diligence is the mother of success.B. Success is not all smooth sailing.C. Business is tremendously profitable.D. A good beginning is half the battle.BWhat do a football player, a recurrent nightmare and the Penn State football scandal (丑闻) have in common? They’re all part of a newly released novel from WestBow Press. Lion’s Awakening, by Cindy Bingham, is the story of Landon Steele, a former Penn State linebacker (后卫球员).Gifted and driven, Landon Steele made a name for himself in the world of college football. The only thing that stood between him and the NFL was his last few collegiate games. Then a heroic, game-saving play ended in one major injury. Landon’s dreams and future were gone. All that remained was a nightmare. This inspirational novel shows Landon’s struggle to accept his circumstances and to awaken to the plans God still has for his life.I first heard of Bingham from a friend and writer who stopped me at a writing conference and told me about the upcoming novel. How would Bingham weave (编造) the details of the scandal and upheaval (剧变) of a community into a fictional tale?Bingham has taught high school English and speech for more than 20 years. She has composed numerous school programs for speech classes and has written one inspirational musical. Both the St. David’s Writer’s Conference and the Mercer One-Day Writer’s Conference have presented her with awards.During a phone interview, Bingham talked with me about writing Lion’s Awakening. She said that one day she was discussing the legend of El Dorado and how to represent a goal with her students. “A student asked me what was my El Dorado,” said Cindy. “I heard myself say, ‘I think I’dlike to write a novel.’ I had never thought of that before.”“Sometime later, well before the events occurred in State College, I attended a teacher’s conference where a young man told his story. He had suffered an injury in football, seen his career plans end and suffered from depression. Later, in the shower, it occurred to me that the young man’s story was the basis for a novel. I started it at once.”“I set the story in State Colleg e. I have always been a Penn S tate fan. I didn’t know what to do. I was so far into the story. A friend suggested that I use the happenings and weave them into the tale. At first I thought she was crazy, but after a while, I began to see the interesting angle in that.I went back and m ade the adjustments,” she said.Bingham loves diagramming sentences, reading short stories and hearing the language spoken to encourage others, which benefits her a lot in finishing the book. When she is not writing or teaching, Bingham enjoys spending time with her best friend and husband, Mark. Because her children are grown and living far away, she isn’t able to spend as much time with them as she would like.Bingham likes to garden and create handmade greeting cards and has Hobby Lobby and JoAnn Fabrics on her list of favorite shops.Via e-mail, Bingham said that God has given her a wonderful family, great friends and the blessing of a relationship with Him.Lion’s Awakening is available through WestBow Press or at Amazon. com. Bingham will make an appearance on Nov. 2 at Meet the Author Day at the Public Library for Union County, 255 Reitz Blvd. She will also appear on Nov. 12 at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St. in State College.7. Which of the following is TRUE about Lion’s Awakening?A. The book is based on a young football player’s true story.B. The book calls for more care for injured football players.C. The book is based on the author’s own experience.D. The book aims to expose the Penn State football scandal.8. According to the passage, the author might be a .A. writerB. football playerC. journalistD. teacher9. What inspired Cindy Bingham to write a novel?A. Her husband.B. Landon Steele’s story.C. The discussion of El Dorado.D. The Penn State football scandal.10. All of the following contribute to the completion of the novel EXCEPT .A. Cindy’s reading habitB. the support from Cindy’s husbandC. Cindy Bingham’s experience in teachingD. the suggesti on from one of Cindy’s friendsCAngela Watts and her daughter both learned they had breast cancer in 2011. After a two-year battle, they are both disease-free. But the war continues.The new enemy is their waistlines (腰围). Scientists have discovered that overweight not only increases the risks of getting cancer but the chances that cancer will return. Now, as medical studies seek to determine how much weight loss is needed for a better prognosis (诊断), and whether the fat-cancer link can be disrupted in other ways, patients are being encouraged to slim down.“We need to do this for our health, now more than ever,” said Angela Watts, 59, who is amongthe first survivors to benefit from a calorie-counting computer program provided by Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she was treated for Stage 2 breast cancer.Given that two-thirds of the national population is overweight, the connection between fat and breast ca ncer, the strongest in those diagnosed with th e disease, is especially troubling. Breast cancer remains the most common type of cancer for women in America, with more than 200,000 diagnoses and almost 40,700 deaths reported last year.Doctors and public health officials have long been promoting lifestyle changes to stop heart disease and diabetes, but they believe fewer people associate better diets and exercise with cancer prevention. Cancer patients, meanwhile, face their own problems. They might have trouble dieting and exercising because treatment often makes them gain weight while experiencing fatigue (疲劳) and other side effects. Given those challenges, researchers in Baltimore and across the country are seeking the best ways to change behaviors among those with a diagnosis and those who could be headed down that path.Dr. Lewis E. Foxhall, who works on cancer prevention policy at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, says doctors don’t know exactly how much weight loss improves a prognosis. One study, published in 2009, tracked only those who had weight-loss surgery, which typically cuts much more body fat than diet and exercise, and keeps the fat off longer. Researchers also believe that biological changes resulting from the surgery itself might have helped reduce women’s risk of cancer.Still, Foxhall recommends that doctors advise people to diet and exercise. “We need to pursue the things which are associated with preventing cancer and help us deal with cancer once we get it,” he said. “We need to address nutrition and physical activities and make sure people can make healthy choices.”Scientists think that obese women have high levels of hormones —including insulin, which regulates blood sugar, estrogen, a female sex hormone, and leptin, which helps regulate appetite — that lead to complex biological changes, including inflammation (炎症) in the body that can promote cancer growth. Some researchers are looking for ways to disrupt this link. Dipali Sharma, an associate professor working on breast cancer at Johns Hopkins, wants to develop a pill. After exploring the biology of ma ny compounds, she’s focusing on broccoli(花椰菜), garlic and the magnolia plant(木兰属植物).Angela Watts says the computer program is helping her. She’s been through surgery, chemotherapy and radiation for her breast cancer, and she knows that dropping more pounds can reduce the risk of the cancer recurring. The computer counts calories from her meals and subtracts (减去) calories burned from exercising, warning her when she’s approaching her daily 1,500-calorie limit. Watts says she weighed as much as 212 pounds and has a goal weight of 150.11. Angela Watts and her daughter have to continue the war because .A. they are both diagnosed with breast cancerB. they should have a better prognosis regularlyC. breast cancer has caused more serious problemsD. overweight may lead to the recurrence of the cancer12. When a person is being treated for cancer, .A. he can’t live a normal lifeB. he may feel tired and put on weightC. he must be brave enough to take challengesD. he should know his diets and exercise exactly【答案】B13.According to the passage, we can know that Dr. Lewis E. FoxhallA. holds the idea that prevention comes firstB. believes biological changes help cure women’s cancerC. suggests that doctor s should provide proper diets and exerciseD. doesn’t think losing weight improves a prognosis14. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Slim women are much healthier in the USA.B. Most experts doubt the calorie-counting program.C. Dipali Sharma has invented pills to cure breast cancer.D. Eating more broccoli or garlic can be beneficial to Angela.DOne of the ways that we learn language has been studying in a classroom. I planned to teach English when I graduated from college. I continued working fo r a company in Buffalo and used my time off to apply for a position as an English teacher.Auburn’s Central High School was badly in need of a seventh-grade English teacher. Then, in November 1969, my opportunity came and I began to teach seventh graders English.I taught grammar lessons in the first week. I found that there were some students who wanted to learn, but there were some who didn’t. After a week, I gave them a test covering what the students had learned. David, one of my students, had been ill for the week and arrived in time to take the test on Friday. He wasn’t worried about taking the test, even though he was absent when I taught the week’s lessons. I was surprised that he got good grades.One day I had a discussion with an eighth-grade English teacher. Somehow our conversation was drawn into a discussion about spelling. She told me that in Auburn School district there were no contestants (参赛者) in the annual contest held in Syracuse in previous years. David was one of the four students w ho wished to compete in that year’s Spelling Bee. I spent several weeks coaching my spellers, which was done at each of the contestants’ homes. While we were studying the words to be learned, and I surveyed the words to be given, I found one word that I had never seen before. I pronounced “an-ka-voy”, giving it to the eighth graders in our group. David didn’t recognize the word from my pronunciation. He asked to see the word that he was supposed to spell out. It was “anchovy”. Being of Italian-American ancestry (血统), I was familiar with anchovy, and it is a kind of little fish often baked with pizza, but I had never seen the word “anchovy” in print.In spring, I traveled with my contestants and their parents to a Syracuse high school where the contest was being conducted. All the contestants had to take a written test in the morning to qualify. Unfortunately, none of them qualified when the oral quiz was held in the afternoon. Because of David’s talent for learning quickly, I followed his progress after he co ntinued his education through the Auburn School system. As David became elder, even after he graduated from high school, he consulted me about English-related problems from time to time.After high school, David attended college, got married and became a teacher in Arizona. As I began writing my monthly column in the magazine, I shared my writing with him as I did with all of my other e-mail contacts.Recently, David offered to give me some suggestions on writing some of my future columns. He said, “There are thousands of similar examples which exist in texting.” He took the currenteveryday “How R U” as an appropriate example. He said, “Never has there been a season in which spelling words can be so critical... all thank s to the computer.”David, like many other teachers whom I have spoken to, emphasized that many writers lack the ability to construct proper sentences. I, as well as David and others, complain how many so-called professionals too often write in broken sentences.I hope there are many other teachers out there, who will admit that they also learn various things about our language from their students. I learn that many of us teachers are appreciated by those students who they teach.Recently, David made this solemn (郑重的) declaration to me, “You r work as a seventh-grade teacher helped me develop my ability to write and communicate...You have been that deep influence that affected me far more than you will ever know in other areas such as language, and on the personal level as a child, and this co ntinues to the very hour.”Maybe other former students also admire their past teachers in a similar way. This is another way that all of us can “watch our language”.15. The author sought a job as a teacher .A. after he gave up his job in a companyB. when he graduated from collegeC. because he hoped to earn more moneyD. when he was engaged in a company16. What did the author think of David at first?A. He was good at his study.B. He was cleverer than others.C. He would do badly in the test.D. He had a rude attitude towards his teachers.17. How did David behave in the annual contest?A. He did well in the oral quiz.B. He passed the written test.C. He won a prize in the contest.D. He fulfilled his teacher’s goal.18. It can be inferred from the 6th and 7th paragraphs that .A. David became a teacher because he was excellentB. the author once doubted David’s abilityC. David and the author developed a close relationshipD. the author enjoyed writing columns together with David19. What does the author think of David’s suggestions?A. Worthless.B. Priceless.C. Helpless.D. Meaningless.20. By saying the underlined sentence, David means .A. the computer promotes people to spell wordsB. th e computer lowers people’s ability to spell wordsC. people don’t have to spell words because they have computersD. spelling words becomes popular because of the invention of the computer。
2015年高考英语真题分类汇编：专题17阅读理解之阅读新题型_Word版含解析
专题十七阅读理解之阅读新题型1.【2015·北京卷】第二节（共5 小题；每小题2 分。
共10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
This Way to DreamlandDaydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers hav e a bad reputation for being unaware of what’s happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy._71__They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history. __72__ Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions?So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?First, understand that some opportunities(机会) for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams.__73_ And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming, try to do it whil e you are involved in another task—preferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings.It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concentrate. “Mindfulness”, bei ng focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid fallingasleep.__74__Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away.____75_Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.A. Having interesting things to think about also helps.B. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.C. Without wandering minds, we wouldn’t have relatively, Coke or Post-it notes.D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.E. It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.F. Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand.G. Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in thedaydream zone.【解析】【考点定位】生活类短文阅读【名师点睛】本文是七选五常考的建议类说明文，第1、2自然段为概念的提出及导入，第3段明确了下文的内容：如何在“白日做梦”中趋利避害。
2015年高考英语真题---阅读理解
第三十七讲阅读理解考纲解读：考查语言的综合运用能力，能够读懂书籍，报纸，杂志中关于一般性话题的简短文段，以及公告，说明，广告等，从中获得有用的信息。
题型：阅读理解（主旨题；细节题；猜词题；作者的观点和意图；推断题）+七选五命题趋势：文体多样，以记叙文，议论文，说明文和应用文为主。
话题广泛包括人物故事，前沿科技，环境保护，地理现象，历史文化，广告信息等。
题型灵活，以细节理解题，主旨大意题，推理判断和词义猜测为主，考查理解和运用语言能力。
一、主旨题【题干】1. What is the best title for/of the passage?2. What can be inferred from the passage?3. What does the author mainly tell us about in the text？4. What is mainly discussed in the article/passage/text?做答这类问题时，将阅读重点放在首尾部分，中间部分则可采用略读或扫读的方式，一则省时间，二则目标明确，正答率自然也相应提高了。
干扰项：细节干扰，偷换概念，背景知识It’s not the flashiest car in the world．Not even close．But in the 1971 Volkswagen named Helios can do something most cars can’t：run on solar energy-energy from the sun’s light and heat! 66. What would be the best title for the text?A．V olkswagen named HeliosB．1971 American Tour on the RoadC．Sun-powered Cars On the RoadD．Use of Green Cars in Connection二、细节题【题干】1.According to the passage，who/how/where/when……2. According to the author, “it”was caused by3. Which of the following are NOT mentioned in the passage?4. Which of the following people should(not) do it?定位：何人、何处、何事、和何时何故，因此，重视人名、日期、事实、数据和地点。
2015四川高考英语试题及详细解析(奇速英语名师原创解析)
2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(四川卷)第Ⅰ卷(选择题共90分)第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，共40分)第一节单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)1．—Sorry, I forgot to lock the door.—. Mike can do it later.A．No way B．Take your timeC．Nothing serious D．You're welcome2．You be careful with the camera. It costs!A．must B．may C．can D．will3．The books on the desk, covers are shiny, are prizes for us.A．which B．what C．whose D．that4．More expressways in Sichuan soon to promote the local economy.A．are being built B．will be builtC．have been built D．had been built5．Brian is gifted in writing music; he is very likely to be Beethoven.A．a B．an C．the D．不填6．There is only one more day to go your favorite music group play live.A．since B．until C．when D．before7．Andy is content with the toy. It is he has ever got.A．a better B．the betterC．a best D．the best8．The exhibition tells us we should do something to stop air pollution.A．where B．why C．what D．which9．Little Tom sat watching the monkey dancing in front of him.A．amaze B．amazing C．amazed D．to amaze10．Niki is always full of ideas, but is useful to my knowledge.A．nothing B．no one C．neither D．none第二节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2015届高三信心考试英语试题及答案
2015届高三信心考试英语试题本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，满分120分，考试用时100分钟。
注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上相应的位置准确填写自己的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在指定位置。
2．选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号按要求涂黑。
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第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，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15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AWhen I was a kid，I used to spend hours listening to Adam Carolla and Dr.Drew Pinsky on their Sunday night radio show Loveline.I listened so often that I began to use one of their wellknown phrases—“good times”—in my daily conversations.Scientists have a name for this phenomenon：behavior mimicry．You’ve probably experienced this before：after spending enough time with another person，you might become familiar with his or her behavior or speech habits.You might even start to develop your friend’s habits without realizing it.There is a large body of literature about this sort of phenomenon，and it regularly happens for everything from body postures to accents to drink patterns.For example，one study found that young adults were more likely to drink their drinks directly after their samesex drinking partners，than to drink at their own paces.And the effect isn’t only limited to facetoface activities of real life .Another study found that the same “youdrinkthenIdrink” pattern held even when watching a movie! In other words，people were more likely to take a drink of their drinks in a theater after watching the actors on the screen enjoy a drink.As for most experiments，these results raise a lot of questions.The finding that behavior mimicry may at least partly account for eating behavior is still important,and has real effects on health.The researchers explain that “as long as people don’t fully recognize such important influences on intake，it will be difficult to make healthy food choices and keep a healthy diet，especially when people are exposed to the eating behavior of others”．1．The author takes his own example of using“good times”to ________．A．express his love for the show B．prove the popularity of the showC．draw the reader’s attention D．introduce the topic of the passage2．The underlined word “mimicry”in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”．A．copying B．Adjusting C．recognition D．observation3．Which of the following is NOT an example of behavior mimicry?A．A boy eats his popcorn after watching the actor eats.B．A boy buys a Nike shirt when he finds his classmate has one.C．A girl unconsciously sits straight just as others do.D．A girl takes on the London accent after a month’s stay.4．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.A．behavioral mimicry is beneficial to our healthB．behavioral mimicry decides our eating behaviorC．there are doubts on the research resultsD．there are people always exposed to bad eating habitsBWhat will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question，you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology (生物技术). With the help of new medicine，the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents，murder and war. Today's leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself，will become distant memories.In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things，and until recently，scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100，medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so，people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life，will build new brain cells，heart cells and so on, in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future. 5．According to the passage，human death is now mainly caused by ________.A．diseases and aging B．accidents and warC．accidents and aging D．heart disease and war6．In the author's opinion，today's most important advance in technology lies in ________.A．brain cells B．the InternetC．medicine D．human organs7．Humans may live longer in the future because ________.A．heart disease will be far away from us B．human organs can be repaired by new medicineC．human brains can decide the final death D．the basic materials of cells will last foreverCBesides calling 911，here is what to do in some life-threatening emergencies when no one is around to help.Lost in the wildernessFirst，you've got to acknowledge you're in trouble. Stay where you can be seen clearly and remember to rest. Keeping a sense of humor helps too—it reduces stress and helps creative thinking. In a wide open area，make a colorful cross out of rocks to show your present position.ChokingAim to hit the top of the chair against your stomach，in the soft part below the bony upside-down V of the ribs (肋骨)．Make a sudden push against the chair. If you still can't breathe after six tries，call 911，even if you can't talk. Write the word choking somewhere nearby，and leave the line open until help arrives.Severe bleedingUse your hand or clean cotton，or paper towels，or a scarf，or any cloth you can find，and push down on the wound until the bleeding stops. But if you put a band around your leg tightly，you're going to close the vessels (血管) to the entire leg.In this way，you could lose your foot.Bear attackIf you surprise a bear，don't run away. That invites an attack. Instead，stand up and back away slowly，without looking the bear in the eyes. If it does charge (猛冲) at you，stick out your chest，raise your arms，and spread your legs. Shout at the bear，to frighten it. If it's going to attack，lie facedown，with your hands held firmly behind your neck. Play dead until you're sure the bear is gone.8．When you see a colorful cross made of rocks in the wilderness，you know________.A．someone is bleeding B.someone is chokingC．someone is lost D.someone is attacked by a bear9．If you are still choking after six tries，you should________.A．keep a sense of humor B．call 911 and leave the line openC．use your hand or clean cotton D．lie down with your hands behind your neck10．Don't tie around your bleeding leg tightly，or you could ________.A．stop bleeding B. cause breathlessnessC．reduce stress D. lose your foot11．The passage is mainly teaching us how to________.A．survive the emergencies B.avoid a bear attackC．deal with a choke D．find our wayDBig Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock in London. The name was given in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall，who was in charge of the work when the bell was built in 1856. It didn't strike until 3 years later.The clock has become a landmark of the United Kingdom and London, particularly in the visual media (可视媒体). When a television or film-maker wishes to quickly show a non-UK audience a certain location in Britain，a popular way to do so is to show an image of the Clock Tower.The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV stations tuning to its chimes (钟声) to welcome the start of the year.Londoners who live a proper distance from the Clock Tower and Big Ben can, by means of listening to the chimes both live and on the radio or television, hear the bell strike thirteen times on New Year's Eve. This is possible because the speed of sound is a lot slower than the speed of radio waves.Big Ben has appeared in many films. In the 1978 version of The Thirty-Nine Steps, the hero attempted to halt the clock's progress to prevent a linked bomb blowing up by hanging from the minute hand of its western face. It was also used in the filming of Shanghai Knights starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, and was described as being partially destroyed in the 2012 film Doctor Who. An animated version (卡通版) of the clock was also used as the setting in the Walt Disney film The Great Mouse Detective，and was shown being destroyed by a UFO in the film Mars Attacks!12．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．The radio and TV make a mistake about the clock's chimes.B．The clock strikes 13 times to welcome the New Year.C．Benjamin was responsible for the work when the bell was built.D．The nickname of the clock was given by Benjamin.13．The second paragraph mainly wants to show us that Big Ben is ________.A．a most popular scene for film-makers B．popular place to have pictures takenC．a must-see sight for tourists to London D．a symbol of UK and London14. What would be the best title of the text?A. The origin and development of Big BenB. Sir Benjamin Hall - the founder of Big BenC. Big Ben - significance in popular cultureD. Big Ben and New Year’s celebrations15．In which of the following movies was the clock destroyed?A．The Thirty-Nine Steps and Shanghai Knights. B．Mars Attacks and Doctor Who.C．Shanghai Knights and Doctor Who. D．The Great Mouse Detective and Doctor Who.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解、完形填空课外练(12)答案(三月)
高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解、完形填空课外练（12）答案（三月）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Experts believe that storms and severe weather in North Ame rica and Asia have disrupted bird flight paths across the world and swept huge numbers of bird species towards the British I sles.Birds flying to the other side of the Atlantic or to the Pacific to l ay their eggs have been trapped in Britain and , adding their n umbers to native species, and causing great excitement in the bird-watching community.Local birdwatchers have already observed a total of 442 speci es in the British Isles this year. The highest number ever seen in one year is 445, in 2008.“We only need four more to break our record,” said Lee Evans , who runs the British Birding Association. “With three months to go I’m sure we’ll do it.”Last month an extremely rare Siberian Rubythroat bird was se en in , sending hundreds of birdwatchers north in the hope ofcatching a glimpse of this colourful Asian beauty. Another ver y uncommon bird, the bufflehead duck was cited in Cornwell a nd caused similar excitement. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Evan s. “The poor thing was completely knackered. It must have be en blown to England by the storms while trying to fly from Can ada to the southern for the winter. That’s 3000 miles!”Evans said that global warming over the past decade was pla ying a key role in transforming bird movements across the wo rld. In addition, melting Arctic sea ice may also be opening up bird flight paths over the North Pole, making it easier for birds from the Pacific — such as the slaty-backed gull and tufted puffin, both of which appeared in Lond on earlier this year — to reach Britain.Bird-watching is becoming an increasingly popular hobby among a ll age groups, added Evans. “A fifth of our members are under 18. This is a round-the-year hobby that you can enjoy from the kitchen window or fro m a car. More and more people are bird-watching, and as a result more and more unexpected species are being spotted in the British Isles.”1. What is the passage mainly about?A. The results of global warming.B. Changes in the British bird population.C. Increasing environmental pollution.D. Worsening British weather.2. The underlined word “knackered” is closest in meaning to _ _________.A. boredB. knockedC. spottedD. tired3. How many more bird species are needed to equal the British bird-watching record?A. 3.B. 4.C. 442.D. 445.4. According to the passage, which of the following birds com es from Asia?A. Slaty-backed gull. B. Bufflehead. C. Rubythroat.D. Tufted puffin.5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible rea son for seeing more bird species in ?A. An increase in the number of birdwatchers.B. A growth in the number of native species.C. Storms due to global warming.D. The melting Arctic ice cap.【参考答案】1—5、BDACB阅读理解。
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2015届高考英语阅读理解题库－奇速英语每日时文阅读app （截止10月9日）
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082 世界上最令人放松的歌曲
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056 英国22岁女孩遭火车碾压死亡
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048 Kitestring保护用户安全
047 Robin Williams 自杀身亡
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037 9/11受害者罹患癌症人数翻番036 苹果公司将推出“移动钱包”035 改变“一次性”社会的现状034 英国学生吸烟酗酒者减半033 狗狗也嫉妒
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