福建省泉州市2014高考英语文章突破一轮训练（18）及答案

　　泉州市2014高考英语文章突破一轮训练（18）及答案

　　阅读理解专题训练()、文章主旨()

　　◆ 活学活用

　　根据前面所学阅读技巧，完成下列读写任务

　　In September,2007，a group of students from eight high schools in Winnipeg，the capital of Canada's Manitoba Province，will send a satellite into space.

　　The satellite，named after its home city，will be put into low orbit.Once in space，it can perform for a few months or up to several years，communicating information that could help find the signs of earthquakes.

　　There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide，but this is the first high­school based program of its kind in Canada.30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite，in cooperation with space experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba，and with support from two other organizations.

　　The Winnipeg Project is not something that goes on a piece of paper；it is real­world engineering，allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program.It is also regarded as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within Manitoba.Designing，building and launching a satellite with high­school students will bring this world­class educational project into reality and Manitoba closer to space.

　　“These high school students deserve congratulations for their enthusiasm and a strong love for discovery，” said Peter，Education，Citizenship and Youth Minister.“We want to make science more interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how classroom studies can relate to practical experience in the workplace or in space，” Peter added.

　　The Winnipeg Project mainly aimed at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students.It also shows Manitoba's devotion to research.

　　Ⅰ.请用大约30词概括全文内容

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　　Ⅱ.根据所读短文，选择正确答案

　　1．According to the passage，this satellite is ________.

　　A．named after Manitoba and its shape

　　B．intended for international communication

　　C．designed，built and launched mainly by students

　　D．challenged by university students around the world

　　2．According to the minister，________.

　　A．the study of space can be practically made in classrooms

　　B．Manitoba high schools are famous for the study of space

　　C．scientific research is too far away from high school students

　　D．those Manitoba high school students are worth praising

　　3．The primary purpose of the project is to ________.

　　A．inspire a strong desire for discovery among the students

　　B．find the early signs of earthquakes

　　C．relate studies to practice

　　D．help high school students study real­world engineering

　　4．Which of the following is True according to the passage?

　　A．The students are from different high schools.

　　B．Their program is the first satellite project worldwide.

　　C．The author disagreed to let the high school work on the project.

　　D．The students have got much help in their project.

　　5．The best title for this passage may be ________.

　　A．Manitoba SchoolB．Winnipeg Program

　　C．Space Co­operation

　　D．Satellite LaunchingⅠ

　　The passage is about the Winnipeg Project in Canada，whose purpose is to encourage students to participate in challenging programs，making science more interesting and attractive to high school students.(30 words)

　　Ⅱ

　　1．解析：从第四段最后一句可知答案。

　　答案：C

　　2．解析：从最后一段第一句可知答案。

　　答案：D

　　3．解析：从最后一段最后一句可知答案。

　　答案：A

　　4．解析：从第3段最后两句可知答案。

　　答案：D

　　5．解析：文章介绍了Winnipeg Program的地点，目的和活动内容，所有内容都是围绕Winnipeg Program这个主题的，所以B为正确选项。

　　答案： B

　　Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me．For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon．All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them．

　　Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel．Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced．

　　Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion．I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive．Especially if they are no longer logical．

　　Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone．However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on．For example, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated．I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way．

　　I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life．

　　67．We can learn from the passage ________．

　　A．colonel is pronounced

　　B．salmon is pronounced

　　C．all the words with silent letters come from French

　　D．linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters

　　68．Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters?

　　A．French language．

　　B．Historical reasons． C．Some linguists

　　D．Bad traditions．

　　69．The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “________”．

　　A．becomes popular

　　B．gets across C．follows the fashions

　　D．doesn’t fall behind

　　70．Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

　　A．Troubles in everyday life

　　B．Traps in English words

　　C．Words with silent letters

　　D．Necessary changes of languages67—70 BBAC

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　　第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

　　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。选项中多余选项。

　　crests, most of the graduate students admit that job hunting is not that easy and longer．

　　It is always a painful process for college students to find jobs．

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　　However, job positions are quite limited．In order to get a job, the candidates should be more competitive than ever before．

　　A Chinese expert predicted that the job hunting pressure in China, with a rocketing increase in the active labor force, would reach its climax in 2006, Yet, this situation continues in 2010．In order to transfer the human resources that are more than needed or wanted to the less developed areas in China, the government has tried to Launch a series of policies to help release the pressure．

　　72

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　　A higher education may be more helpful to find a good job in the future, while the temptation of an exciting job and the strong will of being a “real” adult urge the youth to slep into socially early．For example, when an undergraduate mechanical science and technology major at a famous university is preparing for his postgraduate exam, he receives an offer from a

　　big foreign company one day

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　　Anyway, it is really tough to prepare for the postgraduate examination．

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　　This is a tough time and everyone should have some shining points to win the employers’ favor．As products of universities, college students are expected to be first-rate talents and should step into the excellent group in the society． However, these students may achieve unexpected success in the fields where their professional knowledge functions to its maximization．

　　A．Most probably, he is so excited that he decides to quit the exam next year．

　　B．Almost everyone worries about the result of the postgraduate examination．

　　C．“Survival of the fittest．” Darwin’s evolution theory appears in the personnel market．

　　D．With many colleges enlarged in recent years, large numbers of graduates need to hunt jobs．

　　E．What’s more, financial support is provided to encourage the graduates to start their own career．

　　F．To go on with further education or to find a job is one of the hardest decisions for the graduate students to make now．

　　G．Competition for a job would be fierce as graduates this year will have to join the job hunting group from previous years．

　　参考答案—75 DEFAC

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　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But   36  a few of them are very 

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　　.English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a  38

　　language. Many millions are   39

　　to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different   40

　　Have you ever   41   ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your   42

　　 back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes   43

　　 you master your English in a month.   44   the first day your   45

　　 will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never    46

　　 quite like this.

　　The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should   47   that we all learned our own language well when we were 

　　48  . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.   49    what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it,

　　50  in it all the time. Just imagine how much   51

　　 that gets!

　　So it is  52  to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 

　　53  upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and   54   much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will   55

　　. But they cannot do the student's work for him.（词数278）

　　36. A. not    

　　 B. quite     

　　C. only      

　　D. very

　　37. A. difficult 

　　B. important 

　　C. necessary  

　　D. easy

　　38. A. native  

　　B. foreign  

　　C. useful     

　　D. mother

　　39. A. learning 

　　B. enjoying   

　　C. trying   

　　D. liking

　　40. A. questions 

　　B. problems 

　　 C. ideas     

　　D. answers

　　41. A. found   

　　B. watched   

　　C. noticed  

　　  D. known

　　42. A. knowledge 

　　B. time    

　　C. money     

　　D. English

　　43. A. make     

　　B. help     

　　C. let      

　　D. allow

　　44. A. From     

　　B. On      

　　C. Since      

　　D. After

　　45. A. spelling 

　　B. grammar  

　　C. English   

　　D. pronunciation

　　46. A. happened  

　　B. looked   

　　C. seemed    

　　D. felt

　　47. A. know  

　　  B. remember   

　　C. understand  

　　D. think

　　48. A. students 

　　 B. children   

　　C. babies   

　　D. grown-ups

　　49. A. Imagine   

　　B. Mind     

　　C. Do      

　　D. Think of

　　50. A. using   

　　B. thinking   

　　C. trying  

　　D. practicing

　　51. A. time   

　　  B. money     

　　 C. language  

　　D. practice

　　52. A. hard    

　　B. easy     

　　 C. funny      

　　D. silly

　　53. A. depends  

　　B. tries    

　　C. has       

　　D. takes

　　54. A. uses  

　　   B. takes    

　　C. gets     

　　D. costs

　　55. A. do      

　　B. work       

　　C. help      

　　D. master

　　36-55

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　　第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）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.

　　（A)E-book is short for electronic( 电子的) book. It is usually read on personal

　　computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e-books.

　　Earlier e-books were written for a specific(专业） group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e-books. This is why the e-book business is increasing quickly.

　　E-books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go to a bookstore to buy books, besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e-books on similar topics. Second, e-books save money. Some e-books cost a little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e-books don’t need to be printed(印刷) on paper. Fourth, e-books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e-book reader (电子阅读器) without worrying about their weight.

　　But e-books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e-book reader and the information can be lost if its file format (文件格式) is not supported （支持）or changed in the reader’s computer.

　　However, e-books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.

　　56. Why is the e-book business increasing quickly? Because _________.

　　A. earlier e-books are about only a few subjects.

　　B. people don’t like to read any paper books any more.

　　C. most e-books have been written for a specific group of readers.

　　D. the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful.

　　57. How many advantages do e-books have according to(根据） this article?

　　A. Three

　　B. Four

　　C. Five

　　D. Six

　　58. Which of the following is true according to this article？

　　A. E-books can’t be read on mobile phones.

　　B. All the e-books on the Internet cost lots of money.

　　C. E-books can make reading more convenient.

　　D. You can’t read e-books without a personal computer.

　　59. What is the disadvantage of the e-books?

　　A. You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported.

　　B. You can carry hundreds of books in an e-book reader.

　　C. You can buy cheap e-books anywhere.

　　D. You can read e-books at any time.

　　60. The author mainly tells us __________.

　　A. you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e-books.

　　B. the information can be lost if its file format is changed.

　　C. the development of e-books can help save the environment.

　　D. e-books provide us with a new way of reading.

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