北京市2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月自练3
北京市2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月自练7
北京市2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月自练7【2015高考复习】阅读理解Parents are creating an “I want it now” generation by indulging children’s every demand at Christmas，say experts.Youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish，claim the education analysts.Consumersavvy children are forcing their families into racking up huge debts and risk becoming spoilt and dissatisfied in the future.Behavioural consultant Chris Calland said，“Parents are desperate to make Christmas into a magical fairy tale for their kids.There’s nothing wrong wi th that as such.The problem arises when it means always giving into all our children’s demands—even if they are beyond our price range or not ageappropriate.”Ms Calland，who runs “Santa Says No” style sessions with colleague Nicky Hutchinson，added，“Many of us go into so much debt providing the gifts our children want that we spend the rest of the year paying off the bills.Yet so often the parcels we’ve carefully wrapped，once opened，are just pushed away because the very thing our little boy or girl was once so desperate for，they have now lost interest in.”Ms Calland and Ms Hutchinson have drawn up a list of guidelines to help parents manage their offspring’s Christmas lists this year.They say that adults can actually improve their relationships with thei r children by resisting “pester (纠缠) power”．Ms Calland said，“All too often we say yes because we want an easier life when the fact is that we’re only building up problems for the future.We are helping create a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others and the necessity of hard work.”“Children learn fast—if we sometimes change our mind，they quickly realise it might be worth lying on the floor and screaming for it.Make sure you and your partner are working together on this.Be consistent.And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends.”【语篇解读】本文是时文阅读。
高考英语(四月)阅读信息匹配选练高三全册英语试题
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校重庆市2015高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（1）答案【由2014模拟改编】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。
Our body clock，or natural body rhythm，influences our energy and alertness．Paying attention to it can help us choose the suitable time of day when we best perform specific tasks．The reality，however，is that most of us organize their time around work demands，school deadlines，commuting or social events．Doing whatever your body feels like doing is a luxury in today's fast-paced modem society．But that doesn't mean it isn't worth trying．Obeying our body clock has significant health benefits．Disrupting our natural body rhythm，on the other hand，has been linked to problems such as depression，obesity，or headache，says Steve Key，a biology professor．When the body clock can synchronize（使……同步）the rhythms of its natural processes，it “gives us an advantage in daily life”，says Key．According to him，when it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most adults perform best in the late morning．As our body temperature starts to rise just before awakening in the morning and continues to increase until midday，our memory，alertness and concentration gradually improve．However，he adds，our ability to concentrate typically starts to decrease soon thereafter．Most of us are more easily distracted（分心）between noon and 4 pm．Alertness also tends to fall after eating a meal and sleepiness tends to peak around 2 pm，making that a good time for a nap．Surprisingly, tiredness may increase our creative powers．For most adults，problems that require open ended thinking are often best dealt with in the evening when they are tired， according to a study in the journal Thinking & Reasoning．When choosing a time of day to exercise，paying attention to your body clock can improve results．Physical performance is usually best from about 3 to 6 pm，says Michael Smolensky，a professor of biomedical engineering．Of course, not everyone's body clock is the same，making it even harder to synchronize natural rhythms with daily plans．1．If we know our natural body rhythm well, we can ．A．find out the suitable time to do specific tasksB．organize our time around work demandsC．do whatever our body feels like doingD．be sure to be healthy2．Which of the following is NOT true?A．Our alertness is influenced by our natural body rhythmB．Doing whatever your body feels like is very difficult in our modemsociety．C．Obeying our body clock is good for our health．D．Disrupting our natural body rhythm can lead to obesity．3．According to Steve Key，which of the following is NOT true? A．When our body clock synchronizes the rhythms of its natural processes，we can do better．B．When it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most people perform best in the late morning．C．As body temperature rises before awakening in the morning，our concentration gradually improves．D．We concentrate better in the late morning than between noon and 4 pm．4．Inspiration（灵感）to solve a difficult problem will most probably come to us ．A．when we get up in the morningB．when we are tired in the eveningC．when we are full of energy in the late morningD．when we are asleep at night5．Which of the following can be the suitable title for the passage? A．What is natural body rhythm?B．Natural body rhythm is good for us．C．Something about natural body rhythm．D．The latest research about natural body rhythm．【参考答案】1---5 ADBBC阅读理解。
北京市高考英语 阅读和信息匹配四月自练12-人教版高三全册英语试题
市2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月自练12【由山东省2014高考仿真模拟冲刺卷〔5〕改编】阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C、D〕中选出最优选项。
Cameron thought of himself as merely organized．He certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything ,he did just enough to get it right．Exactly right, of course as he was fond of telling his staff, “if it’s not exactly right, it’s wrong〞．Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out．And doing the corrections exactly right of course．Strangely enough ,his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company ,and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department ,as a sort of elite〔出类拔萃〕unit．Those programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron’s men got those．“It’s mission〔任务〕critical—give it to Cameron〞 was almost a catch—phrase with his team．It helped that Cameron was not merely particular about things．He wanted things done just so ,not because of a personal taste ,but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done．1．“Mission-critical〞 work given to Cameron because．A．Cameron’s work was error—free B．Cameron was criticalC．he didn’t mind working late D．he had a good team 2．Working for Cameron, people felt that．A．they were part of an eliteB．their mission was criticalC．Cameron was very particular about thingsD．Cameron was patient and responsible3．According to the underlined part in paragraph 5,what is meant by someone “who couldn’t cut it〞?A．He didn’t cut corners．B．He wasn’t good enough．C．He had the wrong measurements．D．He was a perfection．4．What can we learn about Cameron?A．He never got things Wrong．B．He didn’t allow for any mistake．C．He encouraged work to be done in office hours．D．He was often misunderstood．5．The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being．A．positive B．sympatheticC．non-subjective D．optimistic【参考答案】1---5、AACBC阅读如下短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最优选项。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语信息匹配及任务型阅读训练(3)及答案
高中英语真题:2015高考英语信息匹配及任务型阅读训练（3）及答案任务型读写Autumn is a time when nature prepares to test and it is just the same with many people.With less energy or strength they have no desire to meet with friends after work，preferring to sit still in front of the television before going to bed early.And the next morning they find it hard to get up，too.For most people，this period of time passes without any major effects，but a small minority suffer from complete winter depression(压抑)．Apart from tiredness and without energy，the latter often has the following symptoms(症状)．They have an increased need for sleep and also for sweet food like chocolate.Normally，depression is along with difficulty in falling asleep and loss of ap petite(胃口)．True winter depression exists when the symptoms occur repeat edly in autumn and winter.Moreover，they have to last at least two weeks.Symptoms of winter depression begin for northern hemisphere(北半球)countries in October，November or December，and reduce in January.The symptoms decrease when the days grow longer again.Lack of light during the cold months is the cause of people’s de pression.To reduce the bad effect of the winter depression，sufferers should spend as much time outdoors as possible.Exer cise is also a tested cure for depression.A regular sleep wake c ycle can help too，and sufferers should stick to it even at weekends.By getting up early，they can receive more daylight regardless of the weather.36. suffer [第二段第一句是关键句。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练(9)答案
高中英语真题:2015高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练（9）答案【由内蒙古包头市2014模拟改编】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。
Hello. I’m Jan from ke’s class. My class wants to work t ogether to help the public. We think we have found a great wa y to do this. Last month we did a class project on the highway s near our town. We learned about the Adopt-a-Highway Program. This program brings people together to pic k up litter along the roads. We think it would be a great idea fo r all students in our school to join the program and adopt a hig hway.Adopting a highway is not like adopting a pet. When a high way is adopted，only part of the highway is cared for by a group of people. The group agrees to work every week to keep its part of the high way clean.Each group gets its own sign that has the name of t he group printed on it. The sign is put up at the side of the roa d. This sign lets drivers know who is keeping that area of the r oad clean.The Adopt - a-Highway Program is a great way for people to help their envir onment look nicer. Also,the governwent does not have to send out as many road workers. This saves money. Finally, people may try harder to keep roads clean if they see people，especially teenagers like us， cleaning them up.We will need helpers to care for our adopted highway. If yo u want to feel great and keep our roads clean，please come with your parents to the meeting next week. We will meet in Mrs. Lake’ room on Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. At th e meeting, we will talk about which roads are the dirtiest as a result of people's unkind acts. Then we' Il try to pick an area t o adopt and clean ap.I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Remember to k eep our roads clean!1.What is the Adopt-a-Highway Program about?A. Giving names to the highways.B. Drawing pictures of h ighways.C. Picking up litter along the roads.D. Putting up signs ne ar the roads.2. What should the students do first if they want to join the pro gram?A. Pick a spot to care for.B. Call ke next week.C. Write a letter to their parents.D. Go to a meeting on Wednesday.3.What is the purpose of this speech?A. To encourage students to join the program.B. To introduce the traffic system.C. To show drivers how to drive safely.D. To tell a story about adopting a pet.4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Adopt – a-PetB. Adopt-a-Highwayto Protect the Environment D. Volunteers on Roads【参考答案】1—4、CDAB阅读理解。
2015高考英语阅读类、信息匹配课外自练(3)及答案(含阅读表达)
2015高考英语阅读类、信息匹配课外自练（3）及答案（含阅读表达）完形填空------ALast Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I __1__ a newspaper and some chocolate and __2__ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to __3__ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, __4__ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.When I came back with the coffee, There was someone __5__ in the next seat. __6__ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and __7__ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!Naturally, I was rather une asy about him, but I didn’t want to have any __8__. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in __9__.Then he took a __10__ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything t o him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.The boy gave me a strange look, then __11__ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s somet hing __12__ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, __13__ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had __14__ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to __15__. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!名师点评这是“我”外出购物时的一次尴尬的经历，故事贴近生活，生动有趣，读这样的文章有助于我们在今后的生活中避免出现类似的错误。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练(1)答案
高中英语真题:2015高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练（1）答案阅读理解。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to w ork to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, com plaining, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t eve r use that as an excuse for anything again!”In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the pla yground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, sw inging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my tur n, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I wen t home crying.That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me b ack to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefu lly at the bars.“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood byas I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hoo k the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, an d she praised me for every rung I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed so bbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, w eeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, ho ney, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much s he suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.1. Which of the following expressions can be used most suita bly to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child to pe el potatoes?A. Cruel.B. Serious.C. Strict.D. Cold.2. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child t rain ______.A. the skill to throw and catch thingsB. the speed of one’s hand movementC. the strength and skill to hang and swayD. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar3. What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ loo k” imply?A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to i t.B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.4. When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because ______.A. they felt sorry for what they had done beforeB. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurtC. they wanted to see what the author would do on the barsD. they were astonished to find the author’s progress5. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ______.A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weepB. the child’s experience reminded Mom of that of her ownC. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last pa ragraphD. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s gro wth文章讲的是一位母亲是如何帮助自己缺一只手的儿子解决成长中的问题。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语阅读理解、书面表达四月自练(3)
高中英语真题:2015高考英语阅读理解、书面表达四月自练（3）阅读理解。
(原创)“Did you come alone or with your parents? ”When Tsinghu a University’s new 2013 freshmen arrived on campus late last month, the first question they were faced with at the registrati on desk was the above. According to statistics, we know that more than half of the 539 students came alone. Chen Jining, president of , encouraged them to“start this new adventure by standing on your own two feet”. To help freshmen grow up, some universities have thought of new methods. At Tsinghua, for example, freshmen need to re gister and find their dormitory by themselves. The process req uires two to three hours, during which volunteers take parents on a tour of the campus. At , a banner hanging in the inform ation center says“Parents let go please; let us guide your children. ”“Often parents like to do things or make d ecisions for their children. In their eyes, children never grow u p, ”said Lu Guodong, dean(系主任)of undergraduate studies at Zhejiang University. “But at university, growing up is the goal for all students. Growing up is t he biggest success. In , students grow up too slowly as parent s are always in charge. Students never think about what path they should take and why, ”he said.Zhang Yanxue, a senior student studying Chinese language a nd literature at the Communication University of China, is pres ident of the Self-improvement Society. Although most students can finish the r egistration process by themselves, their parents usually prefer accompanying them to the university. “This is the third time I’ve welcomed freshmen and I didn’t see much change in that r egard, ”Zhang said. “The number of students who came alone is the same as in previous years. ”Sometimes, however, the distance between university and ho me is so great that many parents are too worried to let their c hildren travel alone. To reassure parents, Renmin University o f China introduced a new method. It asks senior students to re turn to their hometown and accompany freshmen back to the campus. This helps freshmen get used to living independently .“St udents should have an independent character and a dream . Learning how to use that independent character to achieve t heir dreams and finish tasks assigned by the country is very important, ”said President Chen.【文章大意】9月第一周, 各大高校已陆续进入开学季。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练(6)答案
高中英语真题:2015高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练（6）答案【由安徽省合肥市2014高考模拟题改编】阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
When I decided to quit my job as a wedding photographer, I w as in my late twenties, fresh from my divorce from Bob who h ad left me empty and confused. I decided to leave the and tra vel. I had no savings, plus more than $5,000 in debt. What I di d have were two sponsored tasks as a travel photographer- a nd with that along, I thought, it would be easy.My first experience was a road trip from Toronto to , paid for b y a car delivery service. Other trips followed and then I started a travel blog (博客). It was intended to be my calling card for assignment trave l photography. Yet even with my blog and past experience, e mail after email I sent to publications, trying to get work, went unanswered. When they did get in touch, editors told me that I had no chance of making a career with travel photography. While I struggled to get on the path that I wanted, and as I ex panded my blog to help get me there, I found myself wearing the hat of a full-time blogger.Luckily, I got in at the right time. It was 2010，and the travel industry was just starting to turn its attention to bloggers. As I never could have predicted, my blogging-not my photography-did take me around the world successfully. At first，I thought it was for personal reasons, but I realized later that it was for free marketing for my blogging.Within two years, I was being asked to speak at travel bloggin g conferences, which helped me to raise a network of friends around the world. Even more meaningful, however, was when I saw that my travels were also helping other people. My blog and social media followers saw that I chased my dreams and told me over and over again how they needed that kind of ex ample, which was absent in their lives elsewhere.51 After the author quit her job, she decided to ______.A. divorce her husbandB. be a wedding photographerC. pay off all her debtD. go travelling abroad2. What can we learn about the author from the 2nd paragrap h?A. She paid money to a car delivery agency for a road trip.B. She realised his dream of becoming a travel photographer.C. She got a job as an editor in a publishing house.D. She finally became a professional blogger unintentionally.3. The author believed her success mainly resulted from ____ __.A. her personal reasonsB. her photographing skillsC. free marketing for bloggingD. booming of travel industry4. What did the author think of her two years' work?A. Inspiring.B. Appealing.C. Interesting.D. Challenging.【参考答案】1—4、DDCA[由上海高考卷改编]Phil White has just returned from an 18,000mile, aroundthew orld bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making this epic jo urney. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money forcharity, which he did. He raised ￡70,000 for the British charit y, Oxfam. White's second reason for making the trip was to br eak the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.White set off from , in , on 19th June 2004 and was back 29 9 days later. He spent more than 1,300 hours in the saddle (车座) and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle Eas t, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the . Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carryin g food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike a nd a very, very long road.The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also ha d to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mo untains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of u p to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In , he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had. The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycl e into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of . For 1, 000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantlypushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard work and de pressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.1. When Phil White returned from his trip, he ________.A. broke the world recordB. collected money for Oxf amC. destroyed several bikesD. travelled about 1,300 hours2. What does the word “epic” in Paragraph 1 most probably m ean?A. Very slow but exciting.B. Very long and difficult.C. Very smooth but tiring.D. Very lonely and depres sing.3. During his journey around the world, Phil White ________.A. fought heroically against robbers inB. experienced the extremes of heat and coldC. managed to ride against the wind inD. had a team of people who travelled with him4. Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?A. Imaginative.B. Patriotic.C. Modest.D. Determined.【要点综述】本文讲述了Phil White进行环球自行车旅行的原因及艰难历程。
高中英语真题-2015高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练(12)答案
高中英语真题:2015高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练（12）答案阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A study has showed that the brain makes decisions about 10 seconds before a person realizes it.Experts involved in the study said that looking at brain activity while making a decision,they could predict the choices the subjects would make, befor e they realized that they had made a decision. Lead research er John-Dylan Haynes, a neuroscientist (神经学家)at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, said that the new findings called into que stions for “consciousness”of decisions that people make, and might even challenge ideas as to how“free”people are to mak e a decision at a particular moment.“We think our decisions are conscious, but these data show th at consciousness is just the tip of the iceberg,”Nature magazi ne quoted (引用) him as saying. Thinking the results“quite dramatic”, Frank Tong of Vanderbilt University in , , said that 10 seconds is“a lifetime”in terms of brain activity.During the study, the brains of 14 volunteers were imaged as they performed a decision-making task. The subjects had two buttons before them, each to be operated by a different hand, which they could press w hen they felt the urge to. They were simultaneously (同时地)shown a stream of letters, which appeared on a screen at half-second intervals (间隔). The volunteers had to remember which letter was showin g when they decided to press their button.Upon analysis of the data, the researchers realized that the e arliest signal they could catch started seven seconds before t he volunteers reported having made their decision. Given the delay of a few seconds in the imaging, they reckoned (估计) that the brain activity could have begun about ten seconds before the conscious decision. The researchers showed that the signals were picked up from a region (区域)called the frontopolar cortex (脑额极皮层),which is located at the front of the brain, immediately behind t he forehead.While writing about the observations made during the researc h in his study report, Haynes said that the frontopolar cortex might be the brain region where decisions are started. He also showed that the next step in the research would be to spee d up the data analysis so as to enable his team to predict peo ple’s choices as their brains would make them.1. The passage tells us that ______.A. we are aware of our whole process of decision-makingB. people don’t make decisions until they realize itC. experts have no way to tell what decision one will makeD. the decision-making process starts before it is made2. The underlined word “subjects”in Para. 2 probably refers to ______.A. the topic of the experts’ research paperB. the scientific subjects that the experts were studyingC. the things that experts don’t know clearlyD. the volunteers that the experts worked on for their research3. The underlined sentence“consciousness is just the tip of the iceberg”in Para. 4 means that ______.A. our decision-making is consciousB. the data contains a lot of information besides consciousnes sC. consciousness is the major part of the dataD. 10 seconds is“a lifetime”in terms of brain activity4. The final purpose of the research ______.A. is not stated clearly in the passageB. is not acknowledged by expertsC. is to show where decision-making starts D. is to analyze the data picked up5. The passage implies that ______.A. the research has been completedB. the research was conducted by two expertsC. the decision-making process lasts only about 10 secondsD. we may predict what decisions people will make in the futu re【参考答案】1—4、DDBA阅读理解.。
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北京市2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月自练3【由山东省2014高考仿真冲刺卷（6）改编】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。
However urban life strikes you，cities worldwide have been growing even more rapidly．Some of this growth has occurred in the developed world，but the most dramatic increase has been in the Third World．Almost all the world’s population growth over the next 30 years will take place in the cities of developing countries By the year 2030，for the first time in history，60 percent of the world’s people will be living in cities．This is actually good news in some ways．“Cities are the fundamental building blocks of prosperity,” says Marc Weiss，chairman of the Prague Institute for Global Urban Development，“ both for the nation and for families．” Industrial and commercial activities in urban areas account for between 50 and 80 percent of the gross domestic product （GDP）in most countries of the world“ there’s the crazy notion that the way to deal with a city’s problems is to keep people out of them,” Weiss continued．“But the problems of t he rural life are even more serious than those of the city．” For better or worse，urban-watchers are clear on one point: The quality of life for most people in the future will be determined by the quality of cities．Those cities will be bigger than ever．And yet，population numbers by themselves don’t determine a city’s prospects； after all，Addis Ababa，Ethiopia，and Hamburg，Germany，have the same population．Nor is explosive growth necessarily the determining factor．“City problems,” one authority points out，“mostl y have to do with weak，ineffective，and usually unrepresentative city governments．”1．The passage mainly discusses ______________．A．Big cities．B．City life．C．Population．D．Gross Domestic Product．2．According to the passage，in the year of 2030 _______．A．there will be 21 cities having a population of more than 10 million．B．rural area will be extinct．C．most people will live in cities．D．the third world will keep abreast with the developed world．3．In the author’s opinion，_________．A．better city，better lifeB．both urban and rural areas have a larger populationC．the larger population，the faster a city developsD．both urban and rural areas have larger gross domestic products4．Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A．The developing countries develop faster than the developed countries．B．Cities contribute more to the GDP than the villagers．C．Some problems are more easily solved in cities than in country．D．It’s impossible to solve urban problems by getting people out of cities．5．The last paragraph implies that ____________．A．public services are ineffective．B．cities are increasing too fast．C．population is not linked with development．D．government should be responsible for the problems in the cities．【参考答案】1---5、A C A A D【2015高考复习】阅读理解Deputy (副职) Head Teacher WantedPosition：Deputy head teacherEmployer：Bracknell Forest CouncilPublished：10∶00 A．M.Mon.Dec.12,2011Closing date：10∶00 A．M.Mon.Jan.16,2012Working pattern：FulltimeSalary：￡20,000－￡34,999 per yearLocation：Jennett’s Park Primary School，Bracknell，BerkshireThe governors are seeking to employ an enthusiastic deputy head teacher to be a key partner in founding and leading our brandnew primary school in Bracknell.We offer：●a brandnew school building● th e opportunity to work in close partnership with the head teacher and governors to create and develop a new staff team●a growing community looking forward to their new school opening●the opportunity for further professional development which will support you through the next stage of your career●the opportunity to lead key projects across the schoolYou will be：●an excellent classroom practitioner (从业人员)，who will enjoy shaping and delivering a broad，balanced and creative curriculum in class●able to lea d the staff by focusing on teamwork●committed to working in partnership with parents and the nearby communityFor further information，you can contact the head teacher，Ms Maria Soulsby，by dialing 32899918 or you can send an email to maria，soulsby@bracknell. You can also come to visit our school in person.If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date，that means your application has not been accepted.Apply using Bracknell Forest Council application forms only；CVs (简历) will not be accepted.This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.All staff employed in the school must be aware that a check on the criminal record will be done.【语篇解读】这是一则招聘副校长的广告。