湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (65)

　　C【2016届湖北武汉中学高三10月月考】

　　Tensions have erupted over some barren rocks in the Pacific that you may never have heard of, but stay tuned—this is a boundary dispute that could get ugly and some day have far-reaching consequences for China, Japan, Taiwan and the United States．

　　The islands in dispute are called the Senkaku chain by Japan, the Diaoyu islands by China, and the Diaoyutai by Taiwan．All three claim the islands, which are really just five small islands and three barren rocks northeast of Taiwan, 200 miles off the Chinese coast．

　　The latest conflict occurred when a Chinese fishing boat collided with two Japanese naval ships trying to stop it near the islands．The Japanese prevented the Chinese captain from leaving the place for questioning and the two countries have been exchanging angry protests．

　　The reason to worry is that nationalists in both China and Taiwan see the slands as unquestionably theirs and think that their government has been weak in claiming this authority．

　　So far, wiser heads have generally won the argument on each side, but at some point a weakened Chinese leader might try to gain the legal right with the public by pushing the issue and recovering the islands．It would be a dangerous game and would have a disastrous impact on China-Japan relations, but if successful it would raise the popularity of the Chinese government．

　　In reality, of course, there is zero chance that the U．S．will honor its treaty（条约） with Japan over a few barren rocks．We're not going to risk a nuclear conflict with China over some islands that may well be China's．But if we don't help, our security relationship with Japan will be at the breaking point．

　　So which country has a better claim to the islands? My feeling is that it's China, although the answer isn't clear-cut．Chinese navigational records show the islands as Chinese for many centuries, and a 1783 Japanese map shows them as Chinese as well．Japan purported to "discover" the islands only in 1884 and took control of them by force only in 1895 when it also grabbed Taiwan．

　　The best approach would be for China and Japan to agree to refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice, but realistically that won't happen．And since some believe that the area is rich with oil and gas reserves, the claims from each side have become more insistent．

　　As Chinese nationalism grows, as China's navy and ability to project power in the ocean gains, we could see some military conflicts over the islands．

　　Taken from NewYork Times

　　59．The underlined word "purported" （in Para．5） is closest in meaning to "_____"．

　　A．happened

　　B．claimed

　　C．pretended

　　D．intended

　　60．The latest conflict referred to in the passage occurred because _____．

　　A．the Japanese government has bought the Diaoyu Islands from the Liyuans

　　B．two Japanese naval ships sailed in the Chinese sea around the Diaoyu Islands

　　C．the Japanese kept the captain of a fishing boat from returning for questioning

　　D．A fishing boat collided with two Japanese naval ships by design in the Japanese sea

　　61．Which of the following is the author's personal idea?

　　A．It is the two Japanese naval ships that are to blame for the conflict．

　　B．It is the Chinese captain of a fishing boat that is to blame for the conflict．

　　C．It is the U．S．that will honor its treaty with Japan over a few barren rocks．

　　D．It is China that has a better claim to the islands because of its navigational records．

　　62．Why does the author think neither China nor Japan will agree to refer the dispute to the international Court of justice?

　　A．because the claim from both sides has become more insistent．

　　B．because Japan has navy and ability to power the Diaoyu Islands．

　　C．because China is developing so quickly that it will declare a war on Japan．

　　D．because the U．S．won't be involved in the dispute between China and Japan．

　　本文主要叙述两艘日本海监船与一艘中国渔船相撞引起的冲突，以及作者对此事发表的评论。

　　61. D。细节理解题。由第五段第一、二句So which country has a better claim to the islands? My feeling is that it’s China, although the answer isn’t clear-cut.可知答案D正确。

　　62. A。细节理解题。由第六段最后一句And since some believe that the area is rich with oil and gas reserves, the claims from each side have become more insistent可知答案A正确。

　　B【2016届湖北武汉中学高三10月月考】

　　The sixth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney will be released November 15th, just in time for the Christmas shopping season．The book is titled Cabin Fever and will continue the funny story of middle school kid Greg Heffley．

　　The story begins with Greg and his friend Rowley being accused of damaging school property．It wasn't really their fault, but the authorities don't see it that way．Just when they are about to get caught, the city gets hit by a giant blizzard （暴风雪）．This is a good thing, right? Well, not so fast! Greg is now stuck at home with his family and all this gives him a bad case of cabin fever．

　　Kinney says that the book is not only about the claustrophobia （幽闭恐怖症） of being stuck at home for days without being able to leave, but also about getting stuck with an identity．Sometimes we get stuck a certain way when we are young and it's hard to change people's feelings of us．That's some pretty deep stuff （东西）, but we expect the book to mostly be full of silly and funny stuff that will make us laugh．

　　The first printing of Cabin Fever will print 6 million copies of the book．Many kids who don't like to read like the Wimpy Kid books because of the combination of cartoons, story, and comedy．Cabin Fever, like the other five, will have 224 pages of cartoons and funny events in the life of Greg Heffley as he sits out his holidays snowbound at home．

　　They are generally recommended for kids 8 to 11 years of age, but older kids （even adults） may find them funny as they remember what it was like to be in middle school．

　　55．The underlined phrase "not so fast" in Paragraph 2 probably means that _____: A．Greg got away with breaking the rules so fast．

　　B．Greg hadn't thought the weather changed abruptly．

　　C．Things developed in a quite different way．

　　D．Good luck the blizzard brought came slowly．

　　56．What can we know about Cabin Fever?

　　A．It continues the story of a middle school student Rowley．

　　B．It will appear on the market on Christmas Day．

　　C．It is about an exciting public winter holidays．

　　D．It contains a lot of pictures and funny stuff．

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

　　A．Jeff Kinney has written six books in all．

　　B．Jeff Kinney intends the book Cabin Fever for kids only．

　　C． Wimpy Kid books are printed 6 million copies altogether．

　　D．Cabin Fever has a lot in common with other Wimpy Kid books．

　　58．The purpose of writing the passage is to ______．

　　A．promote sales

　　B．give opinions

　　C．offer information

　　D．make a comment

　　本文是一则资讯，介绍一本深受孩子们喜爱的新书的发布。

　　55. C. 词义推测题。根据上下文关系可以知道。

　　A【2016届山东省寿光市10月考】

　　When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered(纠缠)his relatives, but they had problems of their Own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.

　　“Why don’t you start your own business?”one of his uncles told him.“The world is a money-locker. You’d better find a way of opening it.”

　　“But what can I do?”

　　“Get out and have a look round,”advised his uncle in a vague sort of way.“See what peop1e want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”

　　Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himse1f. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other snag（障碍）. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.

　　Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold Coins inside.

　　56. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　　A. Goodwill is the key to success.

　　B. The world is a money-locker.

　　C. No education, no future.

　　D. Difficulty of starting a small business.

　　57. Which of the following best describes Boris’job hunting experience?

　　A. Surprising.

　　B. Encouraging.

　　C. Boring.

　　D. Disappointing.

　　58. Boris starts his career by

　　A. cycling around the town

　　B. developing a waste ground

　　C. repairing cycles

　　D. buying empty shops

　　59. Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because

　　A. it was not so expensive

　　B. he had a lot of old customers there

　　C. he could make good use of his skills there

　　D. there were good opportunities there

　　60. We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris

　　A. still couldn’t make good profits

　　B. set off in a successful career

　　C. found a lot of gold coins by accident

　　D. had great difficulty running his business

　　58. C 细节理解题。由倒数第二段“Then he set up his business as a cycle repeirer.”可知答案。

　　59. D 推理判断题。由倒数第二段的“But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.”可以看出，那里顾客较多、没有竞争，也就是说那里机会好，所以选D。

　　60. B 推理判断题。最后一段前半部分告诉我们他的生意越来越大，利润越来越客观，最后一句对此作了总结，由此可以看出，他的事业取得了成功。

　　C【2016届山东省寿光市10月考】

　　A cancer-stricken British teenage said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online“Bucket List”of things she wanted to do before dying.

　　Alice Pyne, 15, created an internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells.“I’ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn’t look like I’m going to win this one.”she wrote.

　　For her list, at the site www.alicepyne. blogspot. com, she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor（骨髓捐赠者），swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.

　　Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.

　　“Oh, dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!”she wrote after her site attracted huge attention.“Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.”

　　Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed(透露 )the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.

　　66. What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her“Bucket List”?

　　A. People around the world sent messages to support her.

　　B. People sent gifts to her from all over the world.

　　C. A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.

　　D. The media called on people to help her.

　　67. Alice Pyne wrote her“Bucket List”to

　　A. catch people’s attention

　　B. say goodbye to a few friends

　　C. give comfort to two terminally ill men

　　D. express her last few wishes

　　68. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that AIice Pyne

　　A. is unaware of her own conditions

　　B. is very sad to know that she will die

　　C. is calm to know that death is approaching

　　D. is still quite confident in fighting against cancer

　　69. Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne’s“Bucket List”?

　　A. To ask people to donate bone marrow.

　　B. To get a cool computer.

　　C. To swim with shark.

　　D. To meet a boy.

　　70. Take“That”will arrange to

　　A. meet Pyne in person

　　B. help Pyne in any possible way

　　C. donate money to Pyne

　　D. invite Pyne to join the band

　　【答案与解析】身患癌症的英国少女Alice Pyne把临终遗愿张贴在网上以后，引起了社会各界的普遍关注，再次阐述了“只要人人都献出一点爱，世界将变成美好的人间”的真谛。

　　D. is still quite confident in fighting against cancer

　　69. Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne’s“Bucket List”?

　　A. To ask people to donate bone marrow.

　　B. To get a cool computer.

　　C. To swim with shark.

　　D. To meet a boy.

　　70. Take“That”will arrange to

　　A. meet Pyne in person

　　B. help Pyne in any possible way

　　C. donate money to Pyne

　　D. invite Pyne to join the band

　　【答案与解析】身患癌症的英国少女Alice Pyne把临终遗愿张贴在网上以后，引起了社会各界的普遍关注，再次阐述了“只要人人都献出一点爱，世界将变成美好的人间”的真谛。

　　D【2016届湖北武汉中学高三10月月考】

　　Starting a bank a child's play? Absolutely, if you ask some enterprising youngsters in India, who have not only managed to establish one, but also, unlike many of the large International banks, run it successfully since 2001．What's even more impressive is that the young bankers and their 9,000 4- clients（客户） are all homeless!

　　The Children's Development Khazana （treasure） opened its first branch in 2001 at a homeless shelter in New Delhi as a way to help the street children protect their hard-earned money from thieves．Since then, the idea has caught on like wildfire．

　　Today, Khazana has 12 branches all across New Delhi, with a total of Rupees 12lakh （about 22．000USD） in deposits．Not only that, there are now 77 affiliated branches（附属分支）in other parts of Asia, ranging from Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to the island of Sri Lanka and even, Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia．While no deposit or balance is too small for the bank, they do have strict regulations about where the money is earned from．Funds obtained by begging or selling drugs are not welcomed at this bank!

　　Also, unlike the real banks, all employees are volunteers, which means that they go to school or a paying job during the day and work at the bank in the evening．To ensure that everybody gets a chance to participate in running the branch, two volunteer managers are elected from the client base every six months．

　　Karan, the current manager is just 14-years old．During the day he earns a living by helping out the cleaning crew at wedding banquets（婚宴） and other big parties．In the evening, he handles the deposits and withdrawals in the bank．After the bank closes, he along with an adult volunteer from the shelter head over to a regular bank and deposit the funds collected into

　　Khazana's interest-bearing bank account And, though it started with one single purpose．The Children's Development Khazana is today a well-developed bank, one where kids can not only deposit money which earns them 5% interest, but also, request loans for family emergencies, to start a business or even to pay for school．

　　63．The initial aim of starting the Children's Development Khazana is to _____． A．provide for jobs for homeless children

　　B．help homeless families with emergencies

　　C．sponsor homeless children to go to school

　　D．safeguard homeless children's hard-earned money

　　64．What does the underlined part "The idea has caught on like wildfire" （in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

　　A．The idea has become very popular．

　　B．The bank has been very successful．

　　C．The bank has absorbs large deposits．

　　D．More street children depend on the bank．

　　65．The Children's Development Khazana is different from regular banks in that_____．

　　A．all its workers are street children

　　B．it pays its customers no interest

　　C．customers can be made its managers

　　D．it opens in the evening six months a year

　　66．According to the passage, the Children's Development Khazana _____．

　　A．welcomes all money, however small it is．

　　B．offers more and better service than before

　　C．is run by a 14-year-old boy, Karan alone

　　D．has more than 70 branches across India

　　本文介绍新德里为流浪儿童开的银行。