福建省泉州市2014高考英语文章突破一轮训练（7）及答案

　　泉州市2014高考英语文章突破一轮训练（7）及答案

　　C7[重庆卷]

　　In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren”， John Keynes，a famous

　　economist, wrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs, which are independent of what others have, and relative needs, which make us feel superior to our fellows. He thought that although relative needs may indeed be insatiable(无止境的), this is not true of absolute needs.

　　Keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending is decided by the desire for superiority. He was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this desire as the only source of insatiable demands.

　　Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the demand for almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an anniversary dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. Their goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.

　　There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demands for quality. For example, Porsche, a famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sports car on the market. Priced at over $120,000, it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. But in 2004, the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling and acceleration. People who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. To get them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.

　　By placing the desire to be superior to others at the heart of his description of insatiable demands, Keynes actually reduced such demands. However, the desire for higher quality has no natural limits.

　　72. According to the passage, John Keynes believed that________.

　　A. desire is the root of both absolute and relative needs

　　B. absolute needs come from our sense of superiority

　　C. relative needs alone lead to insatiable demands

　　D. absolute needs are stronger than relative needs

　　73. What do we know about the couple in Paragraph 3?

　　A. They want to show their superiority.

　　B. They find specialty important to meals.

　　C. Their demands for food are not easily satisfied.

　　D. Their choice of dinner is related to ideas of quality.

　　74. What does the underlined word “escalation” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

　　A. Understanding.

　　B. Increase.

　　C. Difference.

　　D. Study.

　　75. The author of the passage argues that ________.

　　A. absolute needs have no limits

　　B. demands for quality are not insatiable

　　C．human desires influence ideas of quality

　　D. relative needs decide most of our spending

　　【要点综述】本文就人的需要的分类进行了论述。作者首先叙述了对John Keynes观点的部分认同，但其后则是对其观点的批驳。该文作者认为，人的需要在很大程度上是对质量的无尽追求。

　　72. C　细节理解题。短文第一段最后一句说明John Keynes需要论的观点：相对需要是无止境的。

　　73. D　推理判断题。从该段第一句可知作者在该段一再强调的是质量需求的重要性。这对夫妇在外面就餐庆祝结婚周年即体现了对该顿晚餐的选择与对其质量的要求相关。

　　74. B　词义猜测题。从该段材料对保时捷的改进及人们对此改进趋之若鹜的追求来看，人们对质量需求是不断提高的。因此可断定该词含义为“提高”。

　　75. A　推理判断题。第一段对John Keynes关于absolute needs的观点进行了肯定和质疑，而下文提出质量需求是无止境的。该题主要说明作者对John Keynes关于relative needs是无止境的论断的质疑。干扰最大的是B选项，该观点是作者的观点，而不是被质疑的观点。该题题干中的argue在此是“质疑和争辩”的意思。

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　　故事类[湖南卷] A

　　What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt？Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?

　　This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father.My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming，and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky，inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I

　　was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.

　　I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream­colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe；my dad recited it as much as he did the other.I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.

　　Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed

　　in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.

　　56. The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was ________.

　　A．doing shopping

　　B．having a debate

　　C．reading a message

　　D．leaving for Wyoming

　　57. The author's inspiration for the gift came from ________.

　　A．a photo of a flower

　　B．a story about a kid

　　C．a call from the mother

　　D．a text about Christmas

　　58. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by ________.

　　A. the father

　　B．the author

　　C．William Blake

　　D．Edgar Allan Poe

　　59. The author made the gift by ________.

　　A．searching for the poems online

　　B．drawing the background by hand

　　C．painting the letters in three colors

　　D．matching the words with pictures

　　60. What is the main purpose of the passage?

　　A．To show how to design images for gifts.

　　B．To suggest making gifts from one's heart.

　　C．To explain how computers help create gifts.

　　D.To describe the gifts the author has received.

　　【要点综述】作者一直不知道给父亲买什么礼物，但是偶尔看到父亲的信息使其想到了爸爸“读诗歌”的爱好，因而用心制作了“诗配花”的图片礼物。最后作者看到父亲对待礼物的态度，知道自己做对了。

　　56. C　细节理解题。考查对文章细节的理解和判断能力。根据文章的第二段可知：作者拿出手机时看到了妈妈发来的信息，偶然看到了爸爸发来的信息。信息是一朵花，花儿使作者想到了爸爸的话，因而使作者想到了给爸爸的礼物。故选C。

　　57. A　细节理解题。考查对文章的细节的理解和判断能力。见上一题的解析。

　　58. D　词义猜测题。考查上下文中代词的指代。根据第三段中的I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it.可知，作者在见到这首诗的同时“也”把它打出来了。这就是Edgar Allan Poe写的诗。故选D。

　　59. D　细节理解题。考查对文章细节的理解和判断能力。根据第三段的第二句可知：作者先在电脑上找到这种花，然后在花上打上字。可见其礼物是“配有文字的图片”。

　　60. B　推理判断题。考查对文章的言外之意进行复合逻辑的推理判断的能力。作者“诗配花”的礼物，灵感来自于爸爸的信息和小时候对爸爸的印象，这种礼物虽不昂贵，但确实是用心做出来的，爸爸收到礼物时的态度使得作者相信自己送对了礼物。A、C两项都是第三段的细节；D项与原文意思不符。故选B。

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　　TAIBEI—Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island's “China rush”，seeking education on the Chinese mainland.

　　According to official Chinese figures，the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate(研究生)programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996,928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998.Although no latest official numbers were available，” Netbig.Com said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1,000 entering mainland campuses last year.

　　The Internet site，based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen，provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market，Net.Com vice­president Ingrid Huang said.“I believe it will give me hands­on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people，” said Lydia Chang，a 19­year­old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University.Chang plans to go on to get a master's degree in business administration in Shanghai，which she says offers the best environment for such studies.

　　A journalism graduate student，surnamed Lin，at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”．“They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations，” said Yang Ching­yao，professor of the Chinese mainland studies.A Netbig.Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing，Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing，and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou.The most popular studies were law，business and Chinese medicine.

　　At present，Chinese Taibei doesn't recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there.But recognizing the trend，education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates(证书)from selected universities.

　　Ⅰ.以约30词概括短文大意

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　　Ⅱ.根据所读短文，选择正确答案，说出第3题的解题思路

　　1．More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because ________.

　　A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

　　B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

　　C．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future

　　D．there are many famous universities for them to choose

　　2．Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children ______.

　　A．could receive better education

　　B．could learn more about the policy there

　　C．could do well in the business operations

　　D．could make more friends there

　　3．The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to ________.

　　A．Netbig.Com

　　B．a Chinese education on the mainland

　　C．the Chinese job market

　　D．the university

　　4．The author wrote the article to tell us ________.

　　A．more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland

　　B．the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year

　　C．education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan

　　D．Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field

　　5．Which is true according to the passage?

　　A．Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland.

　　B．The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.

　　C．Chinese Taibei doesn't help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying in the mainland.

　　D．Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.Ⅰ

　　Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are seeking education on the Chinese mainland，believing a Chinese education gives them more knowledge about the mainland and more chances in the Chinese job market.(31words)

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　　1．解析：细节理解题。综合文章第二、三、四自然段可知，台湾学生来中国留学是为自己以后找到好的工作创造更多的机会和途径。

　　答案：C

　　2．解析：推理判断题。通过文章第五自然段中“They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations，” 一句话可知。

　　答案：C

　　3．解析：意义猜测题。通过原文可知这里“it”指的是“大陆的教育”。

　　答案：B

　　4．解析：主旨大意题。虽然现在台湾学生来中国留学的人数在增加，但是文章并没有说大陆教育比台湾教育更吸引人，也没有谈到台湾和大陆的合作。

　　答案：A

　　5．解析：推理判断题。通过文章最后一自然段第一句话“At present，Chinese Taibei doesn't recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there.”可知台北不承认大陆学历，也不为台湾来中国留学的学生提供任何帮助；另外文章也没有说下一步台湾来中国留学的学生肯定会增加，也没有说台湾教育落后于大陆。

　　答案：C

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　　When I moved into an empty dorm (宿舍) for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things.Firstly, I realized that I didn’t __1__ anybody at the school.Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and __2__

　　something useful.And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around.

　　The first __3__

　　frightened me in the beginning.But that __4__ quickly disappeared.It was the other two goals __5__ ended up being my difficulties.I knew that it was

　　__6__ to devote enough time to class and to social efforts.But I wanted to

　　__7__ in both.I knew this would be a __8__， but I didn’t realize how much until classes began.

　　I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm.__9__， instead of finishing my homework __10__ it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor.I always finished it the next day between classes.I knew __11__ wasn’t very good and the grade I __12__ showed my lack of effort.

　　I was __13__

　　that I needed to find some sort of balance.

　　So I created a schedule (时间表) that would

　　__14__

　　my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing.It seemed like a good idea,

　　__15__

　　I was only able to

　　__16__ it for a few days.A schedule like that was too much pressure.

　　So I tried another __17__.Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week.Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I __18__ a list of things I could do if I had time.

　　This is the method I have used since then.I’m glad that I’ve learned to __19__

　　things and it has __20__ prepare me for what is to come after graduation.

　　1．A.know

　　B．recognize

　　C．realize

　　D．like

　　解析：选A。刚刚来到新的学校，这里没有我认识(know)的人。

　　2. A．understand

　　B．learn

　　C．try

　　D．tell

　　解析：选B。我要努力学习，学到(learn)一些有用的知识。

　　3．A.teacher

　　B．day

　　C．class

　　D．realization

　　解析：选D。解析见4题。

　　4．A.happiness

　　B．excitement

　　C．fear

　　D．desire

　　解析：选C。最初“实现(realization)”第一个目标让我担心，但这种担心(fear)很快就消失了。

　　5．A.which

　　B．what

　　C．that

　　D．who

　　解析：选C。此处是强调句型。end up doing以做……结束。这里表示实现另外两个目标对我来说是最大的挑战。

　　6．A.hard

　　B．easy

　　C．interesting

　　D．nice

　　解析：选A。由上下文可知此处意为“合理分配时间去学习和参加社交活动是困难的(hard)”。

　　7．A.win

　　B．succeed

　　C．get

　　D．wish

　　解析：选B。succeed in sth./doing sth.在……方面取得成功。

　　8．A.chance

　　B．job

　　C．challenge

　　D．time

　　解析：选C。这对于我来说将是一个挑战(challenge)。

　　9．A.Often

　　B．Seldom

　　C．Unluckily

　　D．Fortunately

　　解析：选A。我经常(often)和我的室友上楼去吃冰激凌，而不去按时完成作业。

　　10．A.because

　　B．when

　　C．after

　　D．before

　　解析：选D。before it was due在作业应该上交之前。

　　11．A.it

　　B．one

　　C．these

　　D．I

　　解析：选A。it指上文提到的作者的学习情况。

　　12. A．demanded

　　B．took

　　C．accepted

　　D．received

　　解析：选D。receive the grade表示“获得成绩”。此处I received修饰grade。

　　13．A.asleep

　　B．awake

　　C．ashamed

　　D．aware

　　解析：选D。我意识到(be aware of/that...)我需要某种平衡。

　　14．A.fix

　　B．divide

　　C．put

　　D．build

　　解析：选B。由下文内容提示可知此处意为“我制定了一个时间表，来分配(divide up)自己的时间，但并没有一直坚持下去。”

　　15．A.so

　　B．and

　　C．but

　　D．however

　　解析：选C。通过理解文章意思，可知这里是转折关系。

　　16．A.use

　　B．keep

　　C．follow

　　D．observe

　　解析：选C。follow这里表示“遵循”。

　　17．A.plan

　　B．energy

　　C．pressure

　　D．effort

　　解析：选A。所以我又尝试另外一项计划。

　　18．A.made

　　B．found

　　C．picked

　　D．brought

　　解析：选A。make a list of...罗列……的单子。

　　19．A.do

　　B．control

　　C．balance

　　D．hold

　　解析：选C。我已经学会平衡(balance)各种事务，合理分配时间。

　　20．A.had

　　B．helped

　　C．let

　　D．forced

　　解析：选B。这必将帮助(help)我去迎接未来生活的挑战。

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