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浙江省湖州市高考英语一轮阅读理解

浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（9）含答案

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Backinthefifteenthcentury,inatinyvillagenearNuremberg,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren．Inspiteofthehopelesscondition,twoofthechildren,AlbrechtDurerandAlbert,hadadream．Theybothwantedtopursuetheirtalentforart．Aftermanylongdiscussions,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutanagreement.Theywouldtossacoin．Theloserwouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,supporthisbrotherwhoattendedtheacademy．Then,whenthatbrotherwhowonthetosscompletedhisstudies,infouryears,hewouldsupporttheotherbrotherattheacademy．

Tossingacoin,AlbrechtDurerwonandwentofftoNuremberg．Albertwentdownintothedangerousminesand,forthenextfouryears,supportedhisbrother,whoseworkattheacademywasalmostanimmediatesensation（轰动）．Bythetimehegraduated,hehadearnedconsiderablefeesforhisoutstandingworks．

Whentheyoungartistreturnedtohisvillage,theDurerfamilyheldafestivedinnertocelebrateAlbrecht’striumphant（胜利的）homecoming．Albrechtdrankatoasttohisbelovedbrotherfortheyearsofsacrificethathadenabledhimtocompletehisdream．“Andnow,Albert,blessedbrotherofmine,nowitisyourturn．NowyoucangotoNurembergtolookforyourdream,andIwilltakecareofyou．”

Tearsstreamingdownhispaleface,Albertsobbed,“No．．．no．．．Itistoolateforme．Look．．．lookatwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomyhands!

Thebonesineveryfingerhavebeenbrokenatleastonce,andlatelyIhavebeensufferingfromarthritis（关节炎）sobadlyinmyrighthandthatIcannotevenholdaglasstoreturnyourtoast,muchlessdrawdelicatelineswithapenorabrush．”

ToshowthankstoAlbertforallthathehadsacrificed,AlbrechtDurerpainstakinglydrewhisbrother’sinjuredhandswithpalmstogetherandthinfingersstretchedskyward．Hecalledhispowerfuldrawingsimply“Hands”,buttheentireworldalmostimmediatelyopenedtheirheartstohisgreatmasterpieceandrenamedit“ThePrayingHands”．Thenexttimeyouseeacopyofthattouchingcreation,letitbeyourreminder—nooneevermakesanysuccessalone!

1.Whydidthetwobrothersworkouttheagreement?

A.Theyweresocuriousastomakeajoke．

B.Theirfamilycouldn’taffordtheacademy．

C.Oneofthebrotherswassupposedtogointomines．

D.Theywantedtosupporttheothersistersandbrothers．

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutAlbrechtDurer？

A.Hebegantoearnhislivingaftergraduation．B.Hedidperfectlywellattheacademy．

C.Hewantedhisbrothertogototheacademy．D.Hecreatedgreatmasterpieces．

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Onecanachievesuccesssimplyonhisown．

B.Anysuccessrequiresthehelpofothers．

C.It’sotherpeoplewhocontributetoone’ssuccess.

D.Nobodycouldsucceedwithoutgoodguidance．

参考答案-----------BAB

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IntheearlydaysoftheUnitedStates，childrenwerenotrequiredbylawtoattendschool.Schoolcalendarsdependedonlocalneeds.

Studentsinruralareaswenttoschoolfornomorethansixmonthsoftheyear—halfinthesummer，halfinthewinter.Theyworkedonfamilyfarmsduringtheothermonths.

Cityschoolswereoftenopenmuchlonger，someforelevenmonthsoftheyear.Parentswerehappytohaveaplacefortheirchildrentogowhiletheyworked.

NationalleaderstookafreshlookatschoolsaftertheCivilWarinthe1860s.Theysawafreepubliceducationasawaytohelpsupportastrongdemocracy（民主政治）andprepareworkersfornewindustries.Immigrationwasincreasingandsowasthestudentpopulation.

Moreandmorepeoplesawtheneedforasystemofrequirededucation.Buttheyhaddifferentideasforthecalendar.

Manycityschoolswantedashorteryearandalongersummerbreak.Theschoolswereoftencrowded.Therewasnomodernairconditioning，andairpollutionfromfactorieswasaproblem.Hotdayswouldmakeitdifficulttolearn.Alongsummerbreakwouldalsogiveteacherstimeforotherjobstoaddtotheirlowpay.

Manyruraleducators，however，pushedforalongerschoolyear.Theythoughtitwouldkeepchildrensafefromindustrialdangersatatimewhentherewerefewchildlaborlaws.Theyalsothoughtitwouldleadtoabetterpreparedworkforce.

Sothetraditionalschoolcalendarwasacompromise，withrootsthatnowgobackaboutacenturyandahalf.Theaverageschoolyearusedtobe170days.Timeshavenotchangedmuch.Todaythecommonaverageis180days.

Butsomeexpertsthinkthetraditionalschoolcalendarneedstochangebecausetheneedsofthenationhavechanged.Thisthinkinghasledsomeschoolstokeepstudentsinclasslonger.

1．Whywerecityschoolsoftenopenmuchlongerthantheschoolsinruralareasintheearlydays?

A．Becausechildreninruralareaswerenotrequiredbylawtoattendschool.

B．Becausechildrenincityschoolsoftenhadmoresubjectstostudy.

C．Becauseparentsincitiespreferredtheirchildrentostayatschoolswhiletheyworked.

D．Becausehotdayswouldmakeitdifficulttolearninruralschools.

2．Theunderlinedphrase“pushedfor”intheseventhparagraphprobablymeans.

A．struggledforB．wentagainst

C．agreedonD．calledoff

3．Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat.

A．expertshavereachedanagreementonthetraditionalschoolcalendar

B．someruralschoolshavealreadykeptstudentsinclasslonger

C．nationalleadersoftheUnitedStateswillchangethetraditionalschoolcalendar

D．withtheneedsofthenationchanging，theschoolyearwillgetlonger

4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thesystemofrequirededucationwascarriedoutafterthe1860s.

B．Shortschoolyearwouldgiveteacherstimeforotherjobstoearnmoremoney.

C．Longschoolyearwouldalsoprotectchildrenfromindustrialdangersatthetime.

D．Todaythecommonaverageschoolyearhaschangedmuchthanbefore.

1．Aswegotthere，thefamilywasinfrontofus，withonepersoninbetween.（完形填空第二段）

当我们到那儿（收款处）时，那家人已经在我们前面了，中间只隔了一个人。

（1）Theteachercameintotheclassroomwithabookinhishand.

老师走进教室，手里拿着一本书。

（2）Helayonthegrass，withhiseyesfixedonthesky.

他躺在草地上，眼睛看着天空。

2．Ihavegivenselflesslybefore，andthereisnotabetterfeelinginthewholeworld!

（完形填空最后一段）

我曾经无私地付出过，世界上没有比这更好的感觉了！

（1）Yourstoryisperfect;I’veneverheardabetteronebefore.

你的故事很精彩，我以前从没听过比这更好的故事了。

（2）—Didyouenjoyyourselfattheparty?

——晚会上玩得高兴吗？

—Yes，I’veneverbeentoamoreexcitingonebefore.

——是的，我以前从来没有参加过这么令人激动的晚会。

3．Immigrationwasincreasingandsowasthestudentpopulation.（阅读理解第四段）

移民数量在增加，学生数量也在增加。

（1）Youhavehelpedher，andsohasshe.

你帮助过她，她也帮助过你。

（2）SherespectedmeandsodidI.

她尊重我，我也尊重她。

4．Hotdayswouldmakeitdifficulttolearn.（阅读理解第六段）

炎热的天气使得学习很难进行。

（1）Ifinditquitenecessarytomakesomechanges.

我认为作出一些改变是非常必要的。

（2）Iconsideritadvisabletotellherbeforehand.

我认为提前告诉她是明智的。

答案

Ⅱ.1．C　2．A　3．D　4．D

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B

Inourculture,thesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof“mastery”（control）—feelingimportantandworthwhile—andthesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof“pleasure”—findinglifeenjoyable—arenotalwaysthesame．Womenoftenaretold“Youcan’thaveitall.”Sometimeswhatthespeakerreallyissayingis:

“Youchooseacareer,soyoucan’texpecttohavecloserrelationshipsorahappyfamilylife.”or“Youhaveawonderfulhusbandandchildren—what’sallthisaboutwantingacareer?

”Butwomenneedtounderstandanddevelopbothaspectsofwell-being,iftheyaretofeelgoodaboutthemselves.

Ourstudyshowsthat,forwomen,well-beinghastwoaspects．Oneismastery,whichincludesself-respect,asenseofcontroloveryourlife,andlowlevelsofanxietyanddepression．Masteryiscloselyrelatedtothe“doing”sideoflife,toworkandactivity．Pleasureistheotheraspect,anditismadeupofhappiness,satisfactionandoptimism．Itistiedmorecloselytothe“feeling”sideoflife．Thetwoareindependentofeachother．Awomancouldbehighinmasteryandlowinpleasure,andviceversa（反之亦然）．Forexample,awomanwhohasagoodjob,butwhosemotherhasjustdied,mightbefeelingverygoodaboutherselfandincontrolofherworklife,butthepleasuresidecouldbedamagedforatime.

Theconceptsofmasteryandpleasurecanhelpusidentifythesourcesofwell-beingforwomen,andcorrectpastmistakes．Inthepast,womenwereencouragedtolookonlyatthefeelingsideoflifeasthesourceofallwell-being．Butweknowthatbothmasteryandpleasureareimportant．Andmasteryseemstobeachievedlargelythroughwork．Inourstudy,allthegroupsofemployedwomenwerevaluedsignificantlyhigherinmasterythanwomenwhowerenotemployed.

Awoman’swell-beingisdevelopedwhenshetakesonvariousroles．Atleastbymiddleadulthood,thewomenwhowereinvolvedinacombinationofroles—marriages,motherhood,andemployment—werethehighestinwell-being,inspiteofwarningsaboutstressandstrain（极度紧张）.

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.

A.forwomen,asenseof“mastery”ismoreimportantthanasenseof“pleasure”

B.forwomen,asenseof“pleasure”ismoreimportantthanasenseof“mastery”

C.womencan’thaveasenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure”atthesametime

D.asenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure”arebothnecessarytowomen

5.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswomenhavingacareeris________.

A.NegativeB．positiveC.indifferentD．realistic

6.Onecanconcludefromthepassagethatifawomantakesonseveralsocialroles,___________________.

A.itwil