湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (44)

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　　Last autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.   

　　"You can't say it's not a great university, just because Papa went there."

　　"That's not it at all. And it is a top university." She was still holding the pieces in her hand. "But we can't afford to send you to college."   

　　"I wouldn't dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren't that bad, are they?"

　　"No," she said. "I don't expect you to help support us."

　　Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop. His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. What's more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful; otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.   

　　I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship (奖学金). My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

　　56. The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because ________.

　　A. his father graduated from the university

　　B. his mother did not thinks it a great university

　　C. his parents needed him to help support the family

　　D. his parents did not have enough money for him 57. The father started his small shop with the money from ________.

　　A. a local league         B. his university

　　C. his relatives        D. his college friends 58. Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?

　　A. To help with her husband's business  

　　B. To raise money for her son

　　C. To meet her long-forgotten friends    

　　D. To better manage her life 59. According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn?

　　A. To get a well-paid job for himself

　　B. To improve relations with his mother

　　C. To carry on with his father's business

　　D. To go to his dream university

　　B

　　There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is the greater production of common energy sources(能源), such as coal, oil and gas. The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable.

　　Another way is energy conservation(节能), which means using energy more efficiently(有效地). In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.

　　Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop. One form of these is geothermal energy. In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down. At six kilometres, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat, water is pumped(压;抽)down into the rocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.

　　60 How many ways of dealing with the energy problem are discussed in the text?

　　A. Two　B. Three

　　C. Four　D. Five.

　　61.The writer tells about the "special houses" because they __________

　　　A serve as an example of energy conservation

　　　B. show the excellent skills of the builders

　　　C. are heated by different sources of energy

　　　D. are warmer than other types of houses

　　.The underlined words “geothermal energy” in the third paragraph mean________

　　A. renewable source　 B. underground source

　　　C. heat inside the earth　

　　D. temperature of the earth

　　63. At a place where the surface temperature is 15℃,

　　how deep do you have to dig so as to get a temperature of 75℃?

　　　A. One km.B. Two km.　C. Three km.　 D. Four km.

　　C

　　Here is some information about several famous local bakeries(面包烤房) in Indiana, the US. They serve as a social gathering place for locals.

　　Maple Lane Bakery

　　At 8260 S. State Rd. Claypool, IN. (574) 566-2917, it offers a variety of cooked pies, cookies, and bread. With 20 years’ experience Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the making of pies. The menu includes peach pie $7.19, berry pie $7.70, apple pie $7.19 and banana pie $6.99. Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advance.

　　Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop

　　At 816 E. Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN. (574) 269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offers cookies and candies. The chocolate cookies are sold at $8.99 a dozen. Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop, started half a century ago, specializes in wedding cakes and birthday cakes. Buying a cake from Betty’s will not disappoint you as they are always excellent.

　　Crepes’ Quality Bakery

　　At 217 S. Cavin Street Ligonier, IN. (260) 894-3024, this third generation bakery is located downtown Ligonier. It offers cookies and cupcakes, and specializes in rolls and bread. If you plan to buy cookies for the office or work area, you had better get there early as the building workers arrive just before 5:00 am waiting for the doors to open.

　　Olympia Candy Kitchen

　　At 136 N. Main Street Goshen, IN. (574) 533-5040, it has been welcoming visitors for almost a century in its unchanged location in downtown Goshen, Indiana. Its tradition began in 1912 when Greek Nicholas began making his own chocolates. Today this family-owned operation offers all kinds candies and boxed candies.

　　If you need an order, you should call ahead of time to see if they can meet your request.

　　64. Which of the following pies is the most expensive?

　　A. Peach pie.

　　B. Banana pie.

　　C. Apple pie.

　　D. Berry pie.

　　65. If you want to order a birthday cake, you are advised to call _________.

　　A. (574) 533-5040 B. (574) 269-1231

　　C. (260) 894-3024 D. (574) 566-2917

　　66. Which of the following bakeries has the shortest history?

　　A. Crepes’ Quality Bakery

　　B. Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop

　　C. Olympia Candy Kitchen

　　D. Maple Lane Bakery

　　67. The author wrote this passage mainly to __________.

　　A. tell readers some travel information

　　B. persuade more people to eat pies

　　C. make the bakeries better known to readers

　　D. warn customers to order bakeries in advance

　　D

　　Many people have been talking about the way in which the world will come to an end in 2012. Everybody wants to find out if December 21, 2012 is the last day of the earth. The rumor has already been spreading for a very long time. The Mayan’s prediction can account for the rumor. According to the rumor, the earth will experience dramatic changes in 2012 and the changes will be disastrous to all of the living creatures on earth. It is widely assumed that a Planet X will return to orbit the solar system. The return of Planet X will have a destructive effect on the solar system as well as on some planets including the Neptune, the Jupiter and the earth. Planet X will cross into their orbits. There’s a possibility that Jupiter will change into a little sun at this time, so folks will be well placed to see two suns in the sky in 2012.

　　The solar flares (耀斑) that occur in a 11-year cycle will reach their highest point in 2012. The powerful solar flares will affect the magnetic field of the earth and cause disasters. On December 21, 2012, the sun and the earth will line up in the same line at the equator(赤道). The winter solstice(冬至) only occurs once every 25,800 years. The events in the universe are signals that the world will come to an end. As a result of the solar flares, lots of disasters will happen that will destroy the face of the whole earth. Scientists are making the guess primarily based on the Mayan Long Count Calendar.

　　Many films have been made about the end of the world including End Game by Alex Jones and End Clock: Nostradamus 2012. The former provides insights about the way the world will become one state. After the world government is in place, it’s going to be easy to exterminate 80% of the people in the world. The rest will continue to live with assistance from advanced technology.

　　No one knows whether the world will end on December 21, 2012: There is no clear answer until the day arrives. Just as the Mayans claim, it will not be the time for the world to end. Instead, it will be the dawn of a fresh start.

　　68. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. Information about end-of-the-world predictions.

　　B. Different opinions about end-of-the-world predictions.

　　C. Some doubts about end-of-the-world predictions.

　　D. Destructive effects of the end of the world.

　　69. Which of the following things will NOT happen if the end of the world really happens?

　　A. Humans will see two suns at the same time.

　　B. The earth will look completely different.

　　C. The earth and the moon will line up in the same line.

　　D. The solar flares will become stronger than before.

　　70. The underlined word “exterminate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “__________”.

　　A. save

　　B. kill

　　C. help

　　D. rule

　　71. What is the author’s attitude to the rumor that the world will end?

　　A. Optimistic .

　　B. Sad.

　　C. Unconcerned.

　　D. Scared.

　　E

　　Have you read “To Kill a Mockingbird”, The only novel by Harper Lee offers moral lessons about racial justice and respect．It tells the story of a young girl named Scout and her father, Atticus Finch, a lawyer．He defends a black man ．

　　Tom Robinson wrongfully accused of rap（） a white woman．In the end, an all-white- jury （） sentences Tom Robion to death．The book is st in the American, South in the 1930s．But it came out July11th, 1960 as the civil rights movement in the United States was gaining strength. Laws and customs in the South, however, still kept blacks and whites mostly separated．A mockingbird is a land of gray songbird．The book gets its title frAtticus Finch was told in his childhood when his father gave him a gun. Atticus Finch said, "I remember when my daddy first gave me that gun, he told me that I should never point at anything in the house, and that I could shoot all the blue jays I wanted, if I could hit them．But remember, it as a sin （罪过）to kill a mock, for they don't hurt anyone, they just make music．"

　　Some people said, " 'To Ki a Mockingbird' treats racism in a way that is simplisite（过分单纯化的）, even offensive to blacks, and out of da today's America．" Still, it has been translated ino more than forty languages and has sold over forty million copies. It is often required reading in high schools. Harper Lee won a Pulitzer Prize in America in 1961 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States for her contribution to literature in 2007.

　　The story takes place in a town that Harper Lee called Maycomb. But she based the characters on real people she knew growing up．Since then her hometown Monroeville has changed a lot．A number of African-Americans serve m the local government．The courthouse, made famous by the book, is now a museum．A shop and a fast-food restaurant called Mel's Dairy Dream have replaced Harper Lee's childhood home．

　　．We can lea from the passage that Harper Lee

　　__．

　　A．has written more than-one novel

　　her life

　　B．lived in a town called Maycomb as a child

　　C．had been awarded two prizes

　　America by 2007

　　D．likes a mockingbird very much that makes music

　　．According to the passage, __ in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is compared to a Mockingbird．

　　A．Harper Lee

　　B．

　　C．

　　D．Tom Robi74．

　　A．A mockingbird doesn't hurt anyone at all．

　　B．To tell readers how the novel gets its title,

　　C．A mockgbird is a kind of gray songbird．

　　D．To kill a mockingbird is more than a hunting．

　　7．We can infer from the passage that the novel "To Kill Mockingbird" __．

　　A．was published about 60 years ago

　　B．was very popular in the late 1930s

　　C．has been read by millions of high school students

　　D．gets its title from a story told by Harper Lee's father

　　A

　　Lisa was running late．She had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way; her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown．But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm．By the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and tired - maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought．She rested herself against a post close to the tracks．

　　Several yards away, Frank, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop．They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying．

　　But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, "Oh, my God, she fell in!" Frank didn't hesitate．He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails．"No! Not you! his girlfriend screamed after him．

　　She was right to be alarmed．By the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming．The train was about 20 seconds from the station．

　　It was hard to lift her．She was just out．But he managed to raise her four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her away from the edge．That was where Lisa briefly re-gained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse．

　　Lisa thought she' d been robbed．A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head．And she tried to talk but she couldn't, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in．

　　Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer．Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40 - minute train ride downtown - just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her think about her reaction at the time．"I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die．"she explained．

　　56．What was the most probable cause for Lisa' s weakness?

　　A．She had run a long way．

　　B．She felt hot in the subway．

　　C．She had done a lot of work．

　　D．She had donated blood the night before．

　　57．Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?

　　A．Because they would miss their train．

　　B．Because he didn't see the train coming．

　　C．Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift．

　　D．Because she was afraid the train would kill him．

　　58．How did Frank save Lisa?

　　A．By lifting her to the platform．

　　B．By helping her rise to her feet．

　　C．By pulling her along the ground．

　　D．By dragging her away from the edge．

　　59．When did Lisa become conscious again?

　　A．When the train was leaving．

　　B．After she was back on the platform．

　　C．After the police and fire officials came．

　　D．When a man was cleaning the blood from her head．

　　60．The passage is intended to _____．

　　A．warn us of the danger in the subway B．show us how to save people in the subway C．tell us about a subway rescue

　　D．report a traffic accident

　　B

　　The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:

　　Price: $10

　　BOOKING

　　There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:

　　------ in person

　　The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m.

　　------ by telephone

　　Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）

　　------ by post

　　Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.

　　------ on line

　　Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. com

　　DISCOUNTS:

　　Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.

　　Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.

　　Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.

　　Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.

　　School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.

　　Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

　　61. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT ________.

　　A. use the Internet.

　　B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card.

　　C. go to the Box Office on Sundays.

　　D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office.

　　62. According to the notes, who can get $2 off?

　　A. A 20-year-old full-time college student.

　　B. A 55-year-old woman.

　　C. An 18-year-old teenager.

　　D. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.

　　63. If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?

　　A. $120 B. $126 C. $140 D. $150

　　64. From the passage we can know all the following information except that ________.

　　A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre.

　　B. The audience can’t refund money if the performance is on show.

　　C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 percent discount.

　　D. A school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets.

　　C

　　The Environmental Film Festival in Washington, D.C. has been bringing movies to America’s capital for seventeen years. This year, the twelve-day festival showed more than one hundred and thirty movies from thirty-four countries.

　　The movies were shown in fifty-two museums, embassies, and other places around the city this month. Many movies were about the state of the world’s oceans and sea life. (The aim of the festival is to educate people about environmental issues affecting our planet.)

　　The Museum of Natural History showed many other movies about the ocean. These included “Fisheye Fantasea”, which explores how fish see in the ocean. “Cracking the Ocean Code” is about the work of scientist J. Craig Venter. In the movie he travels around the world documenting the genetic information of small sea creatures.

　　At the Library of Congress, festival visitors could watch “The Silent World” directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle. When this movie came out in nineteen fifty-six, it was the first to show scuba diving exploration to the world. The movie takes place during a trip across the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

　　The Environmental Film Festival in Washington was started by Flo Stone. “I founded the festival in nineteen ninety-three. I’d worked on other film festivals, one on cultural diversity at the Natural History Museum in New York City. But in Washington, I thought it would be wonderful to do a festival on the environment very broadly, cooperating with many museums, universities, libraries, environmental organizations and even embassies from around the world.” Flo Stone said.

　　Not all movies at the festival were about oceans. One movie shown at the National Building Museum is called “Designing a Great Neighborhood: Behind the Scenes at Holiday”. It tells about building a community housing project in Boulder, Colorado. The future owners of the houses work together with different building designers to create environmentally safe houses that do not pollute.

　　65. Which film shows scuba diving exploration to the world?

　　A. “Fisheye Fantasea”

　　B. “Cracking the Ocean Code”

　　C. “The Silent World”

　　D. “Designing a Great Neighborhood: Behind the Scenes at Holiday.”

　　66. The aim of the Environmental Film Festival is to 　

　　.

　　A. ask people to pay attention to sea creatures

　　B. let people know how environmental issues affect the earth

　　C. advise people on how to save energy

　　D. tell people how to create environmentally safe houses

　　67. J. Craig Venter was a scientist who

　　　.

　　A. explored how fish see in the ocean

　　B. recorded the genetic information of small sea creatures

　　C. made a trip across the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Indian Ocean

　　D. was engaged in stopping pollution

　　68. The above passage is probably taken from

　　　.

　　A. a textbook

　　B. a sci-fiction

　　C. a news report

　　D. a TV talk show

　　D

　　Of all the problems facing modern astronomers, perhaps the most fascinating is: “Can intelligent(有智能的) life exist elsewhere?” Since the Earth is an unimportant planet moving round an unimportant star, it would be a pride on our part to suppose that we are the only intelligent beings in the universe. But to obtain proof is difficult.

　　The main trouble is that our neighbor worlds, the bodies in the solar system appear to be unsuitable for advanced life forms. The Moon may be ruled out at once; it has hardly any atmosphere. Venus（金星） is little better; the surface temperature is extremely high and the atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide. Mars（火星） with a very thin atmosphere and a severe shortage of water, may well support simple plant life but there seems no hope of finding animals, while the attractive Martians of the story – tellers have long since been given up.

　　Of course this has not stopped the flow of bright ideas for communicating with the supposed people on Mars. In the early nineteenth century the great mathematician Gauss suggested planting tree – patterns in Siberia, so that the Martians would see them and replay suitably. Following up this idea, the Austrian scientist Karl Littrow proposed digging very wide ditches（沟） in the Sahara, triangular in patterns, and then filling them with petrol or some substance so that, when lit, the ditches would present Martian observers with a “flaming triangle” which would show the existence here of intelligent minds. Even better were the plans of Charles Cross, a French writer of the 1870’s, who wanted to build a large mirror to reflect the sun’s rays and concentrate them on the surface of Mars, thereby making a vast burning – glass. By swinging the mirror around, Cross explained it would be practicable to write words in the Martian deserts simply by burning the sand. For many years he bombarded (鼓吹) the French government with literature about this plan and was very disappointed when no official interest was shown.

　　69．From the passage we can learn that the opinion of the writer is that

　　.

　　A．people on the earth are almost certainly the only intelligent beings in the universe

　　B．people on the earth are definitely the only intelligent beings in the universe

　　C．there may be other intelligent beings in the universe

　　D．there are other intelligent beings in the universe

　　70．Why is there unlikely any life on Venus?

　　A．Because the weather is too cold.

　　B．Because it is severely short of water.

　　C．Because it has a very thin atmosphere.

　　D．Because the surface temperature is too hot.

　　71．According to the passage, it seems that Mars

　　.

　　A．may have both vegetable and animal life

　　B．may be inhabited by attractive Martians

　　C．may have some vegetable life

　　D．can have no life at all

　　72．It can be learned from the last paragraph that Charles Cross felt

　　.

　　A．disappointed at the lack of official interest shown in his plan

　　B．surprised that the officials were interested in his suggestion

　　C．angry when the government paid little attention to his ideas

　　D．pleased when the government did take notice of his plan

　　E

　　Your beliefs are very powerful and have the power to create or to destroy your life. In most cases, whatever you believe is what you will become. If you believe that you are a loser, that you never get a break in life, that you can’ t accomplish anything, these.things will be your reality. Believe that you are unlimited, that you can do anything you are determined to do, and when you do, your achievements will know no bounds. You control your beliefs, and that is how you unlimitedly control your life.

　　This is a very important point. So how do you develop beliefs that will enable you?

　　Many of our beliefs come from our environment, the world we live in on a daily basis. If your environment is limiting your beliefs, then work very hard on changing it. If you are constantly around people who are negative and limiting, find other people to hang out with. Get around positive, successful people.

　　Beliefs also come from past experiences. That is why it is so important to experience success on a regular basis. Set small, achievable goals, and then try your best to reach them. "I will finish this project by early afternoon. " "I will make six calls on the phone in the next hour. " "I will exercise for 20 minutes tonight." When you start to experience success, then you start to believe in success, and that leads to more and bigger success.

　　Beliefs come from knowledge. The more you learn, the more things you will know to be possible. Always take advantage of opportunities to learn something new. It will bring new possibilities into your beliefs and your life. Most importantly, you can develop new beliefs by setting and imagining goals for your life. Define your goals clearly and accurately. Then, in your mind, see yourself achieving them in all of their sensible details. Mentally live the experience, see the sights, hear the sounds, feel the feelings. Your brought-up beliefs will lead you to their reality.

　　73. What does the author want to tell the reader in the 1st paragraph?

　　A. The importance of having beliefs in oneself.

　　B. Positive beliefs in oneself does one good in his life.

　　C. Negative beliefs in yourself surely will destroy you.

　　D. Do whatever you want to in your life.

　　74. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A. It is important to experience all kinds of success and failures.

　　B. When you learn more, you find there’s so much for you to learn.

　　C. Beliefs can be build up little by little.

　　D. Beliefs will tum into realities if you have them in mind.

　　75. What’s the best title for the passage?

　　A. Turn your beliefs into realiry

　　B. Hard-working and success

　　C. Ways to success

　　D. Beliefs

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