江苏省苏州市高考英语 阅读理解完形填空及阅读类训练1.docx

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江苏省苏州市高考英语阅读理解完形填空及阅读类训练1

苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练

（1）（答案及解析）

阅读理解

A

TheEarth’saxis（轴）isanimaginarylinethatrunsthroughthemiddleoftheEarthfromtheNorthPoletotheSouthPole.Theaxisoftheearthistilted（倾斜）about23.5degrees.Thistiltoftheearthresultsinourseasons.

InJune,theNorthernHemisphere（半球）istiltedtowardthesun,sothepeopleintheNorthernHemispherehavelongerandwarmerdays.

ThedaysareshorterandcolderintheSouthernHemisphereinJune,becaus

etheEarthistiltedawayfromthesun.ThedaysstartgettingshorterintheNorthernHemisphereandlongerintheSouthernHemisphereafteraboutJune21.ThisisthefirstdayofsummerintheNorthernHemisphereandthefirstdayofwinterinthesouthernhemisphere.Daytimelastsexactlyaslongasnighttime

onthefirstdayofautumn（aboutSeptember21）andthefirstdayofspring（aboutMarch21）.ThefirstdayofwinterintheNorthernHemisphere,usuallyDecember21,istheshortestdayoftheyearintheNorthernHemisphereandthelongestdayoftheyearintheSouthernHemisphere.

Thedaysarelongerinsummerandshorterinwinterthefurtheryoumovefromtheequator.It’sgenerallydarkonasummernightinFloridaby8:

30p.m.,butinVermont,therewillstil

lbesomelightat10:

00p.m.

Thesituationisreversedinwinter,wherethesunwillgodownin

3.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat.

A.intheNorthernHemisphere,themorenorthern,thelongerdaytimeinsummer

B.intheSouthernHemisphere,themorenorthern,theshorterdaytimeinwinter

C.FloridaisfurthertotheequatorthanVermont

D.InChina,Changchun’sdaytimeinwinterislongerthanthatofGuangzhou

4.NorthernAlaskagetsthename“LandoftheMidnightSun”because________.

A.itisalwaysdaytimeduringthesummermonths

B.itislocatedinthecenteroftheEarth

C.itislocatedontheequatoroftheEarth

D.onlyatmidnightcanpeoplethereseethesun

5.IfwewanttomakescienceresearchinAntarctica,wemaychoosethefollowingmonthsEXCEPT_______.

A.DecemberB.JanuaryC.FebruaryD.June

northernAlaskaneverseesthesunwhileitcontinuestolighttheskyatnightinAntarctica.可知在6月，南极出现夜长，昼短甚至极夜的状况。

因此，6月去南极考查是不合适的。

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Passage***

Onceuponatime,twobrotherswholivedonadjoining（相邻）farmsfellintoconflict.Itwasthefirstseriousconflictin40yearsoffarming31.Itbeganwithasmallmisunderstandingand32intoamajordifference,andfinallyexplodedintoanexchangeofbitterwordsfollowedbyweeksof33.

Onemorning,therewasa34ontheelderbrother’sdoor.Acarpenterwaslookingforafewdays’work.“Perhapsyouwouldhaveafewsmall35hereandtherethatIcouldhelpwith.”saidthecarpenter.

“Yes,”saidtheelderbrother.“Idohaveajobforyou.36thecreekatthatfarm.Thatismyyoungerbrother’s!

Lastweektherewasameadow（草地）betweenus,37hetookhisbulldozer（推土机）anddugasmall38betweenus.Well,hemayhavedonethisto39me,butI’lldohimonebetter.Iwantyouto40meafence---an8-foot-fence---betweenus,soIwon’tneedto41hisplaceorhisfaceanymore.”

Thecarpentersaid,“IthinkIunderstandthe42.“ShowmethenailsandshovelandI’llbeabletodoajobthat43you.”

Thentheelderbrotherwenttotownforsuppliesandthecarpenterworkedhardallthatday.Ataboutsunsetwhentheelderbrother44,thecarpenterhadjustfinishedhisj

ob.

Theelderbrother’seyesopenedwide.Therewasno45thereatall.Itwasabridge---abridge46fromonesideofthecreektotheother!

Andhisyoungerbrotherwascomingtowardthem,his47outstretched.

“Youarequitetheguyto48mespeaktomybrotheragain.”Thetwobrothersstoodateach49ofthebridge,andthentheymetinthemiddle,50eachother’shands.

Thecarpenterthenleft,addingthathewouldhavemanymorebridgestobuild.

31.A.littlebylittleB.sidebyside

C.daybydayD.Shoulderbyshoulder

32.A.increasedB.grewC.raisedD.produced

33.A.silenceB.frightsC.argumentsD.debates

34.A.knockB.strikeC.beatD.hit

35.A.jobsB.eventsC.casesD.matters

36.A.LookthroughB.LookintoC.LookacrossD.Lookforwardto

37.A.andB.butC.yetD.however

38.A.bridgeB.riverC.fenceD.meadow

39.A.frightenB.confuseC.worryD.trouble

40.A.designB.createC.buildD.sketch

41.A.seeB.watchC.lookD.observe

42.A.situationB.positionC.locationD.destination

43.ApleasesB.interestsC.amazesD.interrupts

44.A.leftB.returnedC.departedD.changed

45.A.bridgeB.creekC.fenceD.meadow

46.A.stretchingB.spreadingC.distributingD.enlarging

47.A.faceB.handsC.bodyD.legs

48.A.causeB.getC.forceD.make

49.A.bottomB.topC.sideD.end

50.A.shakingB.findingC.touchingD.feeling

参考答案

31.B32.B33.A34.A35.A

36.C37.B38.B39.D40.C

41.A42.A43.A44.B45.C

46.A47.B48.D49.D50.A

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Thecampaignisover.Thecelebrationshaveended.AndtheworkforUSpresident-electBarackObamahasbegun.

The

47-year-oldpoliticianrosetothehighestpostbecauseofhisstandagainstthewarinIraqandhisplanstofixaweakeconomy.Butwhatwillthefirst47-year-oldAfrican-Americanpresidentdoforracerelations?

Obama’svictoryappearstohavegivenblacksandotherminoritiesatruenationalrolemodel.Foryears,manylookedtoathletesandmusiciansforinspiration.AsDariusTurner,anAfrican-AmericanhighschoolstudentinLosAngeles,toldtheLosAngelesTimes,“Kobedoesn’thavetobeeverybody’srolemodelanymore.”

Recentpolls（民意测验）alsosuggestthatObama’svictoryhasgivenAmericansnewoptimismaboutracere

lations.Forexample,aUSATodaypollfoundthattwo-thirdsofAmericansbelieverelationsbetweenblacksandwhites“willfinallybeworkedout”.Thisisthemosthopefulresponsesincethequestionwasfirstaskedduringthecivilrightsrevolutionin1963.

However,it’sstilltooearlytotellwhetherObama’spresidencywillbegintosolvemanyofthesocialproblemsfacinglow-incomeblackcommunities.

Althoughblacksmakeuponly13percentoftheUSpopulation,55percentofallprisonersareAfrican-American.SuchnumberscanbeblamedonanynumberoffactorsonAmerica’sracistpast,afailureofgovernmentpolicyandthecollapse（瓦解）ofthefamilyunitinblackcommunities.

ItisunlikelythatObamawillbeabletoreverse（扭转）suchtrendsovernight.However,BillBank,anexpertofAfrican-AmericanStudies,saysthateventuallyyoungblacksneedtofindrolemodelsintheirowncommunities.“That’snotMartinLutherKing,andnotBarackObama,”hetoldtheLosAngelesTimes.“It’sactuallythepeopleclosesttothem.Barackonlyhassomuchinfluence.”

IntheopinionofblackBritishpoliticianTrevorPhillips,Obama’srisewillcontributemoretomulticulturalismthantoracerelationsintheUS.

“WhentheG8meets,thefourmostimportantpeopleintheroomwillbethepresidentofChina,theprimeministerofIndia,theprimeministerofJapanandBarakObama,”hetoldLondon’sTheTimesnewspaper.“Itwillbethefirsttimewe’veseenthatonourtelevisionscreens.Thatwillbeahugepsychologicalshift（心理转变）forboththewhitepeopleandthecoloredonesintheworld.”

47.Foryears,beforeObamawaselectedpresidentoftheUS,__________.

A.Kobewastheonlyrolemodelforalltheblacks

B.blackscouldonlyfindrolemodelsonthebasketballcourt

C.minoritiesinAmericacouldn’tfindrolemodelsintheirreallife

D.Americanblackshadnorolemodelwhowassuccessfulinpoliticalarea

48.AccordingtoBillBank,____________.

A.it’sbetterforyoungblackstofindrolemodelsinthosewhoareclosetothem

B.youngblacksshouldnotbesomuchinfluencedbyObama

C.blacksshouldfindotherrolemodelsbecauseObamaisfarfromtheirreality

D.ObamaisnottheproperrolemodelforAfrican-Americans

49.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheFirstAfrican-AmericanPresident

B.America’sNewRoleModel

C.Obama--ASuccessfulBlack.

D.ChoosingaRightRoleModel

50.WhatwillbethehugepsychologicalshiftTrevormentionedattheendofthepassage?

A.TheotherthreeleadersallsupportObama.

B.ObamaisanAfrican-Americanpresident.

C.Noneofthefourleadersiswhite.

D.TheotherthreeleadersexceptObamaarefromAsiancountries.

参考答案------------D.DABC

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A

However,thisillegalsharingofmusic—aformofmusicpiracy—isdoingharmtothemusicindustry.IndustryexpertsestimatethatUS$4.3billioninworldwidesaleswaslosttomusicpiracylastyear.Theselostprofitscouldforcerecordcompaniestostopproducingthemusicofmanypopularartists.Thatwouldhurtbothmusiciansandmusicfansalike.

Musicproducersarepuzzledabouthowtofightmusicpiracy.Theireffortstofightpiracyusingthelawhavehadonlylimitedsuccess.ThemusicindustrydidwinalegalvictoryagainstNapster,afamousmusicwebsite.ThecourtsorderedNapstertostopgivingawaycopyrightedmusicfromtheirsite.Butanumberofothermusic-sharingnetworkshavesprungupi

nitsplace.

Thesenewnetworksaremadeupofthousands,orevenmillions,of

individuals.UnlikeNapster,there’snoonecompanycontrollingthedistribution（发行）ofmusicovereachnetwork.Soit’snearly

impossibletostoptheillegalactivities.

Nowpeopleinthemusicindustryha

vedecidedthat“ifyoucan’tbeatthem,jointhem”.They’vebeguntoofferlegalaltern

ativestoonlinemusicpiracy.MajormusicproducershavegivencompanieslikeAp