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2.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwater?

A.Byputtingitonasafespot.B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.

C.Bytakingitawaywithher.D.Bycarryingitonherback.

3.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant’sroaring?

A.Itwasagreatcomfort.　　　　　　B.Itwasasignofdanger.

C.Itwasacallforhelp.　　　　　　　D.Itwasamusicalnote.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AMother’sLove　　　　B.ABraveAct　　　　

C.ADeadlyRiver　　　　D.AMatterofLifeandDeath

【参考答案】1--4、DAAA　　

阅读理解。

Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily'

slastvacation.Itwasmysix－year－oldson'

swinterbreakfromschool，andwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweeklongtrip.Theflightwasoverbooked，andDelta，theairline，offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetingsinNewYork，soIhadtogetback.Butthatdidn'

tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn'

tstay.Itookmynine－month－oldandtookoffforhome.

Thenextday，myhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeanevenlaterflight.Yes，Iencouraged—okay，ordered—themtowaititoutattheairportto“earn”moreDeltaDollars.Ourtotaltake：

$1,600.Notbad，huh?

NowsomepeoplemaythinkI'

mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither.Butasabig－timebargainhunter，Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays，agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.

I'

vemadealivinglookingforthebestdealsandexposing（揭露）theworsttricks.IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'

sTodayshowforoveradecade.IhavewrittenacoupleofbooksincludingonetitledTricksoftheTrade：

AConsumerSurvivalGuide.AndIreallydowhatIbelievein.

Itellyouthisbecausethereisnoshameingettingyourmoney'

sworth.I'

malsotightfistedwhenitcomestoshoes，clothesformychildren，andexpensiverestaurants.ButIwouldn'

thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut.Itkeepsitsshapelonger，andit'

sthefirstthingpeoplenotice.AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniture.Qualitylasts.

1．WhydidDeltagivetheauthor'

sfamilycredits?

A．Theytookalaterflight.

B．Theyhadearlybookings.

C．Theirflighthadbeendelayed.

D．Theirflighthadbeencancelled.

解析　细节理解题。

根据文章第一段中“...giveupourseatsandleavethenextday.”可知答案。

答案　A

2．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A．Sherarelymissesagooddeal.

B．Sheseldommakesacompromise.

C．Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.

D．Sheisinterestedincheapproducts.

解析　推理判断题。

根据文章第三段中“Butasabigtimebargainhunter,Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays,agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.”可知作者自称是一个一流的杀价者，并且说一笔好的交易是很少有人能够拒绝的，因此作者不会错过一笔好买卖的，答案为A项。

3．Whatdoestheauthordo?

A．She'

sateacher.

B．She'

sahousewife.

C．She'

samediaperson.

D．She'

sabusinesswoman.

根据文章第四段第二句“IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'

sTodayshowforoveradecade.”可知作者是一位媒体工作者。

答案　C

4．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A．Howtoexposebadtricks.

B．Howtoreserveairlineseats.

C．Howtospendmoneywisely.

D．Howtomakeabusinessdeal.

解析　写作意图题。

文章最后一段讲述了如何明智地花钱，即如何让钱花得更值得，故答案为C项。

【2014天津市六校第一次联考】

Whydoesmostoftheworldtravelontherightsidetoday?

Theoriesdiffer,butthere’snodoubtNapoleonwasamajorinfluence.TheFrenchhaveusedtherightsinceatleastthelate18thcentury.SomesaythatbeforetheFrenchRevolution,noblemendrovetheircarriagesontheleft,forcingthepeasantstotheright.Regardlessoftheorigin,Napoleonbroughtright-handtraffictothenationsheconquered,includingRussia,SwitzerlandandGermany.Hitler,inturn,orderedright-handtrafficinCzechoslovakiaandAustriainthe1930s.Nationsthatescapedright-handcontrol,likeGreatBritain,followedtheirleft-handtradition.

TheU.S.hasnotalwaysbeenanationofright-handdrivers;

earlierinitshistory,carriageandhorsetraffictravelledontheleft,asitdidinEngland.Butbythelate1700s,peopledrivinglargewagonspulledbyseveralpairsofhorsesbeganpromotingashift（改变）totheright.Adriverwouldsitontherear（后面的）lefthorseinordertowavehiswhip（鞭子）withhisrighthand;

toseeoppositetrafficclearly,theytravelledontheright.

OneofthefinalmovestofirmlystandardizetrafficdirectionsintheU.S.occurredinthe20thcentury,whenHenryForddecidedtomass-producehiscarswithcontrolsontheleft（onereason,statedin1908:

theconvenienceforpassengersexitingdirectlyontotheedge,especially…ifthereisaladytobeconsidered）.Oncetheseruleswereset,manycountrieseventuallyadjustedtotheright-handstandard,includingCanadainthe1920s,Swedenin1967andBurmain1970.TheU.K.andformercoloniessuchasAustraliaandIndiaareamongtheWesternworld’sfewremainingholdouts（坚持不变者）.SeveralAsiannations,includingJapan,usetheleftaswell---thoughmanyplacesusebothright-hand-driveandleft-hand-drivecars.

51.WhydidpeopleinSwitzerlandtravelontheright?

A.Theyhadusedtheright-handtrafficsincethe18thcentury.

B.Richpeopleenjoyeddrivingtheircarriagesontheright.

C.Napoleonintroducedtheright-handtraffictothiscountry.

D.Hitlerorderedthemtogoagainsttheirleft-handtradition.

52.Ofallthecountriesbelow,theonethattravelsontherightis_________.

A.Austria

B.England

C.Japan

D.Australia

53.HenryFordproducedcarswithcontrolsontheleft__________.

A.inordertochangetrafficdirectionsintheU.S.

B.sothatpassengerscouldgetoffconveniently

C.becauserulesatthattimeweren’tperfect

D.thoughmanycountrieswerestronglyagainstthat

54.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.BeforetheFrenchRevolution,alltheFrenchpeopleusedtheright.

B.PeopleinBritainandtheU.S.travelonthesamesidenowadays.

C.TheBurmesebegantotravelontherightin1970.

D.AlltheAsiannationsusetheleftatpresent.

55.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Whomadethegreatcontributiontotheshiftoftrafficdirections?

B.Howcarshavebecomeapopularmeansoftransportation?

C.HowHenryFordproducedhiscarswithcontrolsontheleft?

D.Whydon’tpeoplealldriveonthesamesideofroad?

【参考答案】CABCD

【2014高考英语福建省莆田市教学质量检查试卷】

Dr．Fergusonenergeticallypushedthepreparationsforhisdeparture，andinpersondirectedtheconstructionofhisballoon．ForalongtimepasthehadbeenapplyinghimselftothestudyoftheArablanguageandthevariousMandingoeidioms，and，thankstohistalentsinlanguage，hehadmaderapidprogress．

Inthemeanwhile，hisfriend，thesportsman，neverlethimoutof

hissight-afraid，nodoubt，thatthedoctormighttakehisdeparture，withoutsayingawordtoanybody．Onthissubject，hetriedtodiscouragehimwiththemostpersuasivearguments，which，however，didNOTpersuadeSamuelFerguson，andwastedhisbreath，bywhichthelatterseemedtobebutslightlymoved．Infine，Dickfeltthatthedoctorwasslippingthroughhisfingers．

ThepoorScotwasreallytobepitied．Hecouldnotlookuponthe

blueskywithoutawildterror:

whenasleep，hefeltdizziness（眩晕）thatmadehisheadturnaround；

andeverynighthehadvisionsofcrashingdownfromimmeasurableheights．

Wemustaddthat，duringthesenightmares，heonceortwicefelloutofbed.HisfirstcarethenwastoshowFergusonaseverebump（肿块）thathehadreceivedonthefall．“Andyet，”he

wouldadd，withwarmth，“thatwasattheheightofonlythreefeet一notaninchmore一andsuchabumpasthis!

Onlythink，then!

”

Thisappeal，fullofsadmeaningasitwas，didnotseemtotouchthedoctor'

sheart．Noteventheshadowofadoubtwaseversuggested；

andSamuelmadeanintolerablemisuseofthefirstpersonplural：

“‘Our’balloon，‘our’car；

‘our’expedition.”

Dicktrembledatthem，althoughhewasdeterminednottogo;

hedidnotwanttoannoyhisfriend．Letusalsodisclosethefactthat，withoutknowingexactlywhyhimself，hehadsenttoEdinburghforacertainselectionofheavyclothing，andhisbe