贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（13）附答案

　　贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（13）附答案

　　课时作业(十三)　[必修3　Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note](限时：35分钟)Recently，we went on a vacation for a week that involved visiting four different parts in the sunny and warm climate of the Caribbean.There were __16__ of laughter，fun，and great food.It's a __17__ thing when you go away that each day of the vacation also __18__ to the end and a return to work.

　　It was twelve years since we went on a vacation，so this vacation was viewed with expectation of a great break away from my daily routine.And，we weren't __19__.

　　But there was something very different about this vacation compared to those when we worked in a cooperative __20__.The main __21__ was that when we returned，when the vacation was rapidly drawing to a close，we didn't have the same feelings of __22__ stress and dread(恐惧)．

　　In this most recent vacation，it wasn't that we __23__ enjoy the various fun and new activities，the break away from routine，the pleasure of touring different countries and cultures，the __24__ to do what we wanted when we wanted，or the leisurely __25__ of each day that was significant.What was significant was that we didn't __26__ dread the last day of vacation.You see，we knew that we were __27__ what we love to do not what we had to do.

　　The feelings experienced in the last couple of days of vacation were viewed with the same joy as the very first days.In previous times，the last days of vacation were dreaded.We experienced a mounting(日益严重的)__28__ of stress __29__ we knew that a return to our field of employment was “work” and not，__30__that we loved and thoroughly enjoyed.

　　The __31__ is this：If you do what you love，it doesn't matter __32__ that a vacation has to end.If you love what you do you will not __33__ yourself wishing for even a few more days of vacation，or wishing that you could __34__ enjoying this vacation for much，much longer.A love of what you do __35__ you back like a magnet.

　　【语篇解读】　外出旅行时人们在行程即将结束时往往会产生恐惧感，其原因是他们又要重新回到自己不喜欢的工作岗位上。但如果所从事的是自己很喜欢的工作，那么人们会不会还有这种恐惧感呢？

　　16．A.momentsB．possibilities

　　C．situations

　　D．ways

　　解析：那是有欢笑、快乐和美食的时光，所以用moments。possibility可能性；situation形势，情况；way方法，手段。

　　答案：A

　　17．A.typical

　　B．bitter

　　C．wonderful

　　D．funny

　　解析：根据上下文，作者认为外出度假本来是一件令人愉快的事情，但人们往往由于对度假结束以后重新走上工作岗位的恐惧而不能充分享受这种快乐，这是一件很奇怪的事情。funny在这一语境中的含义为“奇怪的，难以解释的”。

　　答案：D

　　18．A.comes up

　　B．counts down

　　C．gives out

　　D．dies away

　　解析：count down倒计时。人们在度假的同时在倒数距离假期结束，重新上班的天数。本句旨在表明人们对假期结束后重新上班所表现出的恐惧感。

　　答案：B

　　19．A.satisfied

　　B．tired

　　C．disappointed

　　D．optimistic

　　解析：由下文内容可知，作者对最近的这次旅行感到很满意，没有失望之情。

　　答案：C

　　20．A.situation

　　B．condition

　　C．state

　　D．environment

　　解析：environment环境。in a cooperative environment在协作的环境下。

　　答案：D

　　21．A.advantage

　　B．problem

　　C．difference

　　D．drawback

　　解析：根据上文的something very different判断，此处应使用difference(差异，区别)。

　　答案：C

　　22．A.approaching

　　B．relieving

　　C．bearing

　　D．overcoming

　　解析：当假期结束回来的时候，我们没有以往那种走近压抑和恐惧的感觉。approach(时间或空间上的)接近，靠近。

　　答案：A

　　23．A.necessarily

　　B．thoroughly

　　C．abundantly

　　D．smoothly

　　解析：thoroughly在文中的含义为“彻底地，完全地”。

　　答案：B

　　24．A.opportunity

　　B．desire

　　C．possibility

　　D．right

　　解析：做我们想要做的事情的机会。opportunity机会。

　　答案：A

　　25．A.pattern

　　B．pace

　　C．lifestyle

　　D．atmosphere

　　解析：根据上文的leisurely(悠闲的，慢悠悠的)判断，此处所传达的信息为“每天悠闲的生活节奏”。

　　答案：B

　　26．A.yet

　　B．still

　　C．also

　　D．even

　　解析：重要的是，甚至在假期的最后一天，我们也没有感到恐惧。even含义为“甚至”。

　　答案：D

　　27．A.returning to

　　B．submitting to

　　C．turning to

　　D．heading for

　　解析：结束旅行后重新回到……，所以用return to。submit to屈服于；turn to求助于；head for朝……前进。

　　答案：A

　　28．A.number

　　B．knowledge

　　C．sense

　　D．awareness

　　解析：我们越来越感到压抑。a sense of是固定短语，含义为“……感觉”

　　答案：C

　　29．A.although

　　B．and

　　C．because

　　D．if

　　解析：根据上下文判断，空格后面陈述的是原因。

　　答案：C

　　30．A.anything

　　B．everything

　　C．nothing

　　D．something

　　解析：根据所处语境判断，此处是说“而不是我们所喜欢并且能得到充分享受的事情”，所以用something。

　　答案：D

　　31．A.lesson

　　B．idea

　　C．point

　　D．solution

　　解析：文章接下来对全文进行总结。point在这一语境下的含义为“关键”。

　　答案：C

　　32．A.in the least

　　B．for a moment

　　C．after all

　　D．at the most

　　解析：如果做自己喜欢的事，假期结束一点儿关系也没有。in the least用于否定句中表示强调，含义为“一点儿也不”。

　　答案：A

　　33．A.let

　　B．find

　　C．make

　　D．catch

　　解析：如果喜欢自己所做的事，你就不会发现自己在不知不觉地期望假期能多几天。find oneself doing sth.是固定搭配，用于表达“发现自己不知不觉地在做某事”。答案：B

　　34．A.maintain

　　B．risk

　　C．keep

　　D．stop

　　解析：根据下文的for much，much longer进行判断。keep doing sth.继续或持续做某事。答案：C

　　35．A.draws

　　B．holds

　　C．pushes

　　D．welcomes

　　解析：根据下文的like a magnet(像磁铁一样)判断，此空应使用draw，像磁铁一样把你吸引过来。

　　答案：A

　　阅读理解right lights of the shelter or people's constant voices, it was the happening repeatedly nightmare(噩梦) that caused him to stay awake, to fear sleep. Donald was back in his small house. He did his best to ignore the howling winds outside his window. Yet he couldn't turn out the fearful whimpers(呜咽声) of his little dog, or the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door, unable to sleep through the storm despite her insistence they would be all right.

　　Donald didn't want his mother to be upset, but on some level，he was glad to hear she was awake. It meant he wasn't alone in the dark. Though he was 12, until recently it was impossible for Donald to fall asleep unless his mother lay down by his side.h. Their living room window is shattered(打碎) by 125­mile­an­hour winds. Troy rushed to Donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed. He did his best to calm his mother, and she to comfort him.(渗透) into the single­floor house.Quickly it rose from ankle level to leg level. At Donald's insistence, they pushed their way through the water—now chest high—toward the front door. When they fought their way into the living room, water rose to their chins.

　　It was a struggle for the boy and mother to stay afloat. In a total panic, desperate to hold on to something, Troy caught a curtain rod(杆). She's breathing hard, shouting that she couldn't swim.

　　Donald called out，“Mom! Hold on！” Just then Donald also caught a floating wood board.The passage is mainly about ________．

　　A．how a storm happened and caused damage

　　B．how a mother and son experienced a storm

　　C．how a mother and son survived a storm

　　D．how a son helped his mother in a storm

　　37．Which of the following is mentioned in the story?

　　A．The rising sun.

　　B．The broken door.

　　C．The lucky dog.

　　D．The noisy environment.

　　38．Which word can best describe Troy's feelings at the beginning of the storm?

　　A．Excited.

　　B．Calm.

　　C．Anxious.

　　D．Desperate.

　　39．What will the author most probably talk about next?

　　A．How the other people struggled in the storm.

　　B．Why the storm happened.

　　C．What damage the storm caused.

　　D．How Donald and Troy struggled to save themselves.

　　Ⅳ.短文填词different people will offer different 40.o________. Some people like to travel alone, 41.________ others prefer to travel with a companion. Of course, everyone has his 42.________ (考虑) for his preference.one can enjoy more freedom. The traveler can 43.________ (安排) his tour as he wishes ________ troubling others. Moreover, traveling alone tends to bring the traveler unexpected surprise, such as 45.________ a new friend and enjoying a different scenery. 46.________ with traveling alone, traveling with a companion has also its 47.a________. The group members can look after each other and share costs with them in the journey.

　　As to me, I prefer to travel with a companion. I can deal with the 48.________ (可能的) problems and difficulties in the journey and share the ________ of traveling with others.

　　参考答案

　　课时作业(十三)本文是记叙文，主36．B　主旨大意题。第一、二、三段写暴风雨来临之初母子俩的焦虑心情，后文描写母子俩在雨水涌入房子后往外跑的情景，由此可知，全文主要围绕母子俩在暴风雨中的经历进行叙述，由此判断选B。　推理判断题。由第一段中“people's constant voices”“the howling winds”“the fearful whimpers of his little dog”和“the uncomfortable sounds of his mother”可判断，环境是嘈杂的，故选D项。　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door”和第三段中的“Troy rushed to Donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed.He did his best to calm his mother”可知，暴风雨来临之初，Troy (Donald的母亲)是忧虑和害怕的。　推理判断题。根据最后两段内容“母亲抓住了一根窗帘杆，儿子抓住了一块木板”可推知接下来作者极有可能写他们母子俩如何在暴风雨中自救，如果作者接着写A、B、C三个话题的内容，则显得太突兀，与上文内容衔接不上。　41.while　42.consideration　43.arrange　45.making　46.Compared　47.advantages　49.pleasure

　　课后阅读------New Year resolutions  新年的决心

　　The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally, at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of ‘dos’ and ‘don'ts’. The same old favourites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity. We resolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less, find more time to play with the children, do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to people we don't like, drive carefully, and take the dog for a walk every day. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways. Aware of these pitfalls, this year I attempted to keep my resolutions to myself. I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercises every morning and to read more of an evening. An all-night party on New Year's Eve provided me with a good excuse for not carrying on either of these new resolutions on the first day of the year, but on the second, I applied myself assiduously to the task.

　　The daily exercises lasted only eleven minutes and I proposed to do them early in the morning before anyone had got up. The self-discipline required to drag myself out of bed eleven minutes earlier than usual was considerable. Nevertheless, I managed to creep down into the living-room for two days before anyone found me out. After jumping about on the carpet and twisting the human frame into uncomfortable positions, I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition. It was this that betrayed me. The next morning the whole family trooped in to watch the performance. That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea. However, my enthusiasm waned. The time I spent at exercise gradually diminished. Little by little the eleven minutes fell to zero. By January 10th, I was back to where I had started from. I argued that if I spent less time exhausting myself at exercises in the morning, I would keep my mind fresh for reading when I got home from work. Resisting the hypnotizing effect of television, I sat in my room for a few evenings with my eyes glued to a book. One night, however, feeling cold and lonely, I went downstairs and sat in front of the television pretending to read. That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen. I still haven't given up my resolution to do more reading. In fact, I have just bought a book entitled How to Read a Thousand Words a Minute. Perhaps it will solve my problem, but I just haven't had time to read it!

　　新年是下决心的时候，至少在大多数人的心里会编排出一份“应做什么”和“不应做什么”的令人生畏的单子。相同的决心以单调的规律年复一年地出现。我们决心每天早晨起得早些；吃得少些；多花点时间与孩子们一起做游戏；做大量的家务；对不喜欢的人友善一些；小心驾车；每天都要带着狗散步；等等。以往的经验告诉我们有些事是办不到的。如果我们烟瘾大，戒不掉，那是因为屡戒屡败，失去了信心。我们大多数人想自我完善却遭到失败，这是因为我们的规划过于宏大，而又根本没有时间去实施。我们还犯有一个根本性的错误，即把我们的决心向大家宣布。这样一旦滑回到那些环的老习惯上去，我们在别人眼里会显得更加难堪。我深知这些问题，于是，今年我对自己的计划要严加保密，只给自己定下两项适中的任务：每天早上锻炼身体，每天晚上多看点书。新年除夕举办的一次通宵晚会，使我理直气壮地在新年头一天免去了这两项任务。不过，新年第二天，我全力以赴地照着去做了。

　　早锻炼一共只有11分钟，我打算在别人起床之前进行。这就要求我比平日早11分钟把自己从床上拽起来，这种自我约束是很艰苦的。不过开头两天我还是成功地蹑手蹑脚地来到楼下起居室，被谁也没发现。我在地毯上跳过来蹦过去，扭曲身子，摆出各种姿势，弄得浑身不舒服，然后坐到桌边吃早饭，一副筋疲力尽的样子。正是这副模样泄露了我的秘密。第二天早晨全家人结队来到起居室看我表演。这真叫人不好意思，但我心平气和地顶住了全家人的嘲笑和奚落。不久，大家对我习以为常了，而这时我的热情却减退了。我花在锻炼上的时间逐渐减少，慢慢地从11分钟减到了零。到了1月10日，我恢复了原来的作息时间。我辩解说，早晨少耗费精力锻炼，晚上下班回家看书时头脑更清醒些。有几天晚上，我极力摆脱了电视的诱惑，坐在自己房间里，两眼盯在书上。可是，有一天夜里，我感到又冷又孤单，便来到楼下坐在电视机前假装看书。这下我可完了，因为不一会儿，我就恢复了以前的坏习惯，在屏幕前打起瞌睡来。但我还没有放弃多看些书的决心。事实上，我刚买来一本叫《一分钟读一千字的诀窍》的书。也许这本书能解决我的问题，但我一直还没时间去看这本书！

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　　.阅读理解

　　A huge cloud of dust rose and an overpass disappeared.This was the scene in Zhuzhou，Hunan Province on May 17.Nine people were killed and 16 injured.

　　Things were similar last year in the Sichuan earthquake.Thousands of people were buried in the ruins and lost their lives.What if we could have warned them?

　　People are always racking_their_brains to find a way of preventing buildings’ collapse.Better materials and technology help，but they are not a solution.

　　Just like humans，a building has its own life cycle from “birth” to “death”．If we know when a building is going to collapse，we can repair it in advance or get out of it before it falls.

　　Now，scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a material that turns red before it breaks.The invention could be used in things like climbing ropes or bridge supports.

　　The research was led by Nancy Sottos，a professor at the university’s Beckman Institute，and Douglas Davis，a graduate research assistant.

　　The secret behind the color­changing material is a type of molecule (分子)．A molecule is a group of atoms held together by chemical bonds.Imagine you and your friends standing in a circle，holding hands.Each person stands for one atom，your hands represent the bonds，and the entire circle represents a molecule.If one person lets go of his or her hands，the molecule changes color.

　　The research team put the molecule into a soft material.When the researchers stretched the material，it turned bright red for a few seconds before it broke into two pieces.When they repeatedly stretched and relaxed the material，without breaking it，it only turned a little red.

　　The major problem is that light can get rid of the red color.When the team shone bright light on the molecule，the broken bond was fixed，and the color disappeared.

　　If the bright light keeps the red color from appearing，the material’s warning system will be useless.Scientists still have a lot of work to do before the color­changing molecules can be used outside the lab.

　　16．What does the passage mainly introduce?

　　A．The collapse of an overpass in Zhuzhou，Hunan Province.

　　B．The Sichuan earthquake last year.

　　C．A material that turns red before it breaks.

　　D．A way of preventing building from collapsing.

　　17．The underlined words “racking their brains” in the third paragraph mean ________.

　　A．suffering a lot

　　B．collecting beyond imagination

　　C．losing a lot

　　D．thinking very hard

　　18．Which of the following is a WRONG statement?

　　A．Thousands of people died from the collapse of buildings in the Sichuan earthquake because they hadn’t been warned.

　　B．There is no building that will never collapse.

　　C．A new material has been applied to buildings to warn people of collapse.

　　D．A color­changing material can turn red before it breaks.

　　19．What is the major problem in the research of the color­changing material?

　　A．Bright light can get rid of the red color.

　　B． When the material is relaxed，the color disappears.

　　C．The material’s warning system is useless.

　　D．The molecules only change color in the lab.

　　20．What can we infer from the passage?

　　A．The color­changing molecules are certain to be used outside the lab.

　　B．There will be no collapse with the help of the color­changing material.

　　C．There is a long way to go before the material can be applied.

　　D．The problem caused by bright light will be solved by scientists.

　　Ⅲ. 任务型读写

　　Attention deficit (不足) hyperactivity (活动过度) disorder is known by the letters A．D.H.D.Children with A．D.H.D.might have trouble paying attention.They might not seem to listen and might forget things.They might not be able to stay seated or play quietly.They might talk too much，act and speak without thinking about the results of their behavior.These are among the signs named on the website of America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

　　Doctors usually identify the disorder in children.But experts say the behaviors often last into adulthood.Researchers have been looking for the cause or causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Now, a brain­imaging study offers more evidence that could lead to new ways to treat it.Researchers say they observed shortages in the brain’s reward system in patients with A．D.H.D..The study found that levels of some proteins were lower than normal.Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, says the lack of attention and self­control that mark A．D.H.D. could be caused by problem in the flow of dopamine(多巴胺). She says people might have difficulty completing an activity if they cannot expect some kind of reward in return. Researchers studied the pathways on which dopamine travels and A．D.H.D. Doctor Volkow says the researchers then compared the pathways to those of 44 adults without the disorder. “There is a lower concentration of dopamine markers in the brain of individuals with A．D.H.D., specifically in the areas of the brain that are involved with reward and motivation. And the dopamine levels are directly linked to the severity of the patient’s inattention，”she says.

　　The study used brain images taken at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York State. Jack Wang is chairman of the Brookhaven medical department. He says the finding might also help explain why people with A．D.H.D.are more likely to abuse drugs or overeat. He says they might be attempting to increase their dopamine levels to make up for the deficits in their reward system.(2011·合肥模拟)

　　Title •The Finding of 21.________

　　The 22.______ of children with A．D.H.D. •Perhaps they don’t seem to listen.

　　•Perhaps they are 24.________.

　　•Perhaps they can’t sit for

　　25.________ or play quietly.

　　•They might talk too much，act and speak without 26.__________ the results of their behavior.

　　The 27.______ of A．D.H.D. 28.________ of brain’s reward.

　　•Levels of some proteins are lower than normal.

　　•Levels of dopamine are 29.________ as well.

　　Reasons of abusing drugs •They are trying to 30.________ their dopamine.

　　16.C

　　17.D

　　18.C

　　19.A

　　20.C

　　21.A.D.H.D.

　　22.signs/symptoms

　　23.attention

　　24.forgetful

　　25.long

　　26.considering

　　27.causes

　　28.short

　　29.low

　　30.increase/raise