浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（10）含答案
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
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When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work．
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．This is the shadowland（虚幻世界）of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．
One day Alex got a call, "We need an assistant, and we're paying $ 6,000 a year．” $ 6,000 was real money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．Besides, he could write in his spare time．As the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something cleared his senses．He had dreamed of being a writer? Full time．"Thanks, but no, " Alex said firmly and swiftly, "I'm going to stick it out and write．"
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself," There's everything you've made of yourself so far．I'm not sure I ever felt so low．"
Finally his work was published in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experienced．The shadows had turned into focus of attention．
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before．Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．
．Why did Alex give up his job?
A．Because he didn't like the working conditions．
B．Because he couldn't earn enough to make a living．
C．Because he wanted to be a full-time writer．
D．Because he felt he had no potential in his job．
．What did Alex express when he answered the call?
A．He refused the job offer．
B．He was willing to give them a hand．
C．He expected them to pay him more money．
D．He would write in his spare time．
．What kind of person is Alex?
A．Determined． B．Modest C．Shy． D．Brave．
．Which of the following can summarize the passage best?
A．Look before you leap．
B．Two heads are better, than one．
C．Hold on to your dream, and it will come true．
D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush． CAAC
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Parents are among the world’s most passionate art collectors，saving their children’s artwork until every nook and corner is filled.But when space runs out，how do you decide what to keep，what to recycle and how to display all of those precious things?
It’s essential to periodically sort through your children’s artwork.Jenn Wilson，an art teacher at Toronto’s Mabin School，suggests parents involve their children in the process and use it as an opportunity for discussion.
You can limit yourself to three or four pieces that sum up your child’s recent artistic development.Or you can be guided by size：store the smaller items and make digital copies of the larger ones.The rest can be recycled.
Wilson advises parents to note down as much information as they can on the artwork to be saved，including the child’s name，title，materials，date and grade.“If possible，include details about what the child was thinking when doing the art，collected from your conversation.That will be enormously valuable years later，when the motivation behind the work has faded from memory.”
Internet art galleries offer a great way to share your child’s artistic accomplishments with friends and relatives.Kids’ Space is an international site where kids can submit audio files of their music or digitized drawings.Global Children’s Art Gallery is a nonprofit site with more than 1,000 pictures currently on display.If you’re up for a challenge，design a children’s art website for your child’s school. Sherri Osborn，the Minnesotabased guide to the Family Crafts area on About.com，found a hightech way to recycle some of her daughter’s old school work.“I scanned it into my computer，printed it out onto fabric(织物) and then combined it into a graduation quilt for her.I not only scanned some of her artwork，but I also scanned poems，reports and certificates.This quilt was a big hit with everyone—especially my daughter.”
1．Jenn Wilson advocates children participating in sorting through the artwork to
A．decide which artwork should be stored
B．help their parents to do housework
C．use it as an opportunity to talk about art
D．develop the ability of selfhelp
2．Parents should note down as much details on the artwork as they can in order to
A．recall the motivation behind the work years later
B．display the precious work of their children
C．teach their children reading and writing
D．decide which one to be recycled
3．We can learn from the passage that Kids’ Space，Global Children’s Art Gallery and About.com are websites
A．which are designed specially for children
B．which help parents teach their children
C．whose bases are in Minnesota
D．with areas for children’s artwork exhibition
4．We can infer from the last paragraph that
A．Sherri Osborn is an art teacher
B．Sherri Osborn printed her daughter’s work on her bedding
C．Sherri Osborn’s daughter is a primary student
D．Sherri Osborn’s daughter likes the souvenir very much
1．Never look down upon the power of passion. (完形填空第五段)
不要小瞧了激情的力量。
(1)She thinks they look down on her because she didn’t go to university.
她觉得他们瞧不起她是因为她没有上过大学。
(2)He was looked down on because of his humble background.
他因家世寒微而被人看不起。
2．Your passion will help you face the challenges as you start your journey. (完形填空第五段)
当你开始你的旅程时，你的激情会帮助你面对挑战。
(1)I watched her as she combed her hair.
她梳头时我一直看着她。
(2)As he grew older he lost interest in everything except gardening.
他年纪越来越大，除了喜欢园艺以外，对一切都失去了兴趣。
3．Parents are among the world’s most passionate art collectors...(阅读理解第一段)
父母是世界上最有激情的艺术收藏家之一……
(1)China is among the largest countries in the world.
中国是世界上最大的国家之一。
(2)I was among the last to leave.
我是最后离去者之一。
4．Jenn Wilson，an art teacher at Toronto’s Mabin School，suggests parents involve their children in the process and use it as an opportunity for discussion. (阅读理解第二段)
珍·威尔逊是多伦多马宾学校的一名艺术教师，她建议父母应该让孩子参与到这个过程中来，并借此机会和孩子讨论艺术话题。
(1)Don’t involve me in solving your problems.
你解决你的问题，不要把我拉进去。
(2)The witness’s statement involves you in the robbery.
证人的证词表明你与劫案有关。 Ⅱ. 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．D B
October 15th is Global Handwashing Day．Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap．
Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments．These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food．
Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-private Partnership for handwashing with soap．The goal, they say, is to create a culture of handwashing with soap．The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs．They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap．Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails．Then, wash well under running water．Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth．
The Partnership says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing．Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs．And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the chances that people will wash again．
It also says that washing hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine．It could help reduce cases of diarrhea, which is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year, by almost half．
．What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?
A．To keep healthy by washing hands．
B．To wash hands with soap．
C．To take action to wash hands．
D．To wash hands often．
．Which of the following is the right way to wash hands?
a．Washing hands well．
b．Covering hands with soap．
c．Drying hands．
d．Rubbing hands with soap．e．Wetting hands．
A．a--c--b--e--d
B．e--d--a--b—c
C．a--c--b--d--e
D．e--b--d--a--c
．Which fact can NOT explain why soap is important?
A．It gives people a longer handwashing time．
B．It helps to remove a lot of germs from hands．
C．It attracts people to do more handwashing．
D．It gets all people into the habit of washing hands．
．According to the last paragraph, diarrhea is a disease that ________．
A．kills half of the kids in the developing countries a year
B．causes the greatest number of child deaths
C．can be prevented to some degree by washing hands with soap
D．can’t be cured without washing hands
参考答案---------BDDC
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C
Beijing—（13, July） China sent up a new data relay satellite（数据中继卫星）, Tianlian I-02, on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in South-western Sichuan province．The new satellite will promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking（对接）．
The satellite was launched on a Long-March-3C carrier rocket at 11:41 p．m．, sources at the centre told Xinhua News Agency．The satellite separated from the rocket 26 minutes after its launch and was then successfully delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit （地球同步转移轨道）．
Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the satellite is the country's second data relay satellite．The first, Tianlian I-01, was launched on April 25．2008．
The two satellites will form a network to improve communications between China's spacecraft and bases on Earth, according to the centre．They will also be used to help the nation's first space docking, scheduled for the second half of this year．
As planned, China will launch space module Tiangong-I, which was designed as a platform that will dock with an unmanned spaceship, Shenzhou, for the county's first space-docking mission this year．
Two more Shenzhou spaceships will dock with Tiangong-I next year, and one will be manned by two or three astronauts, according to China Manned Space Engineering Office, which was the main user of the Tianlian I series data relay satellites．
“The new satellite can cover a greater area to track and command the country’s space vehicles in low-Earth orbits, such as manned spacecraft and remote sensing satellites, from a higher position in outer space．Only three satellites of this kind are needed to form a global communication network, and China has two now．” Pang Zhihao, a researcher and deputy editor-in-chief of Space International, said．
The satellite could also equip astronauts with real-time communications, which will benefit the country's future manned space flights, he said．
．What is the main purpose to send up Tianlian I-02 ?
A．To test the function of a Long-March-SC carrier rocket．
B．To carry some astronauts into space to do some research．
C．To send more information and clearer pictures to mobile phones on the earth．
D．To promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking．
．From the passage we know
A．one more such satellite is needed to form a global communication network
B．the satellite was developed by China Manned Space Engineering Office
C．it was less than three years since China launched its first date relay satellite of this kind
D．the satellite could help track and command space vehicles in orbits because it's lower in position
．Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?
A．Shenzhou Ⅷ is a manned spaceship．
B．Tiangong-I will dock with three Shenzhou spaceships next year．
C．the satellite is of great importance to China's space exploration．
D．china’s first space docking will be done in the second half of next year．
．The best title of the passage could be___________．
A．China Launched a New Space Shuttle
B．China's Plan for Space Exploration
C．China’s Progress in China's Space Exploration
D．New Satellite Helps China's Space Exploration DACD
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D
So much to do, so little time．So much information, so little time to read．In this age there is more information than ever before．There is not enough time to read everything we want to read．However, you can take in and understand more information in shorter time through speed-reading．This article will not make you read 3,000 words per minute, but it will show you how to increase your speed greatly．You will also learn the basic techniques of speed reading, along with the dos and don'ts of speed-reading．
When you first learned to read, you would say the word out loud and sound it out．Then you might whisper the word because people can become annoyed when you read aloud．The stage you are now at is saying the word in your head．Most people tend to read this way．Saying the word in your head will cut your reading speed tremendously （极大的）．
How do you calculate your reading speed? The speed is measured by how many words per minute you can read．Get some reading material, preferably a book．Find out how many words are on the page．Time yourself one minute．Start your timer and start reading．When the timer sounds, stop at once．If you counted 500 words on the page and you read half of the page, then you are probably reading at 250 words per minute．
The first thing about speed-reading is looking at the word and recognizing it．Don't say the word in your mind, just look at it and recognize its appearance．Later you will recognize groups of four words or more to increase your speed．This is the first and most important step in speed-reading．
The next step is technique．As with any other skill, speed-reading requires technique．You should first be sitting up straight with your book on a horizontal （水平的） surface, such as a table or desk．Next, should be able to see the entire page．This is necessary if you want to recognize clumps of words．Lastly, you should be focused．It's hard to read with a lot of noise．Find a quiet place to read．This will help your understanding of the text．You need something to guide your eyes while reading．Then right, you should use your hand．Remember when you were little, you would read using your finger．That is a great technique, only now you're using your hand to underline each line．Move your finger smoothly across page．No need to go rush, start out slow．Keep your eyes focused on words as you recognize them while using your hand as a guide．This will increase your speed．
The third step is practice．Practice makes perfect．Set time intervals．Read using different techniques, but make sure you understand what you're reading．
68．Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A．Now there is limited information than ever before．
B．Now conditions ask people to use less time to know more information．
C．Now people can read what they like．
D．The less you read, the more time you will spend．
．The underlined sentence “you should be focused” in the fifth paragraph means that ______．
A．a person should devote his attention to it while reading
B．your feelings will be hurt while reading
C．a person should smooth away difficulties while he reads
D．you should pay attention to your faults while you are reading
．To speed up your reading, you should_________．
A．sit up straight with your book flat and use something to guide your eyes
B．say every word out loud and sound it out
C．know it is necessary to read quickly
D．underline some important words while you say them
参考答案---------BAA
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E
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When you are hungry, what will you respond ? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that？
But it never lets you know，because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars．So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow．When mind loses its freedom to grow，creativity sets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next？”, or “Why can’t I think？”
Why reading but not watching TV？It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood．Since it develops other aspects of our life，we have to take help from reading．When you read a book，of course you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you．
Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas．If it is used many times，the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things，which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!This is nothing but creativity．
Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words．So, friends, do give food to your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading．
Go and get a book!
A．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed．B．Why not do some reading while you are hungry?C．Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry．D．Now what are you waiting for?E．Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading．F．Reading can help you make more friends, too．G．Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary．CEA D
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