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北京市密云区高考英语阅读理解系列训练2
密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练
(2)及答案
社会生活类---[201*·福建卷]
A
SomepeoplebelievethataRobinHoodisatwork,othersthatawealthypersonsimplywantstodistributehisorherfortunebeforedying.Butthedonatorwhostartedsendingenvelopeswithcashtodeservingcauses,accompaniedbyanarticlefromthelocalpaper,hasmadeanorthernGermancitybelieveinfairytales(童话).
Thefirstenvelopewassenttoavictimsupportgroup.Itcontained
10,000withacuttingfromtheBraunschweigerZeitungabouthowthegroupsupportedawomanwhowasrobbedofherhandbag;similarplainwhiteanonymous(匿名)envelopes,eachcontaining
10,000,thenarrivedatakindergartenandachurch.
Theenvelopskeepcoming,andsofaratleast
190,000hasbeendistributed.Lastmonth,oneofthemwassenttothenewspaper'sownoffice.ItcameafterastoryitpublishedaboutTom,a14yearoldboywhowasseverelydisabledinaswimmingaccident.ThereceptionistattheBraunschweigerZeitungopenedananonymouswhiteenvelopetofind20notesof
500inside,withacopyofthearticle.Thenameofthefamilywasunderlined.
“IwasdrivingwhenIheardthenews,”ClaudiaNeumann,theboy'smother,toldDerSpiegelmagazine.“Ihadtoparkonthesideoftheroad;Iwasspeechless.”
Themoneywillbeusedtomaketheentrancetotheirhousewheelchairaccessibleandforacourseoftreatmentthattheirinsurancecompanyrefusedtopayfor.
“Forsomeonetoactsoselflessly,forthistohappeninsuchasocietyinwhicheveryonethinksofhimself,wasastonishing,”Mrs.Neumannsaid.HerfamilywonderwhetherthedonatorisaRobinHoodcharacter,takingfrombankstogivetotheneedy.
HenningNoske,theeditoroftheBraunschweigerZeitung,said:
“Maybeitisanoldpersonwhoisabouttodie.Wejustdonotknow.”However,hehastoldhisreportersnottolookforthecity'shero,forfearthatdiscoverymaystopthedonations.
56.TheBraunschweigerZeitungisthenameof________.
A.achurchB.abank
C.anewspaperD.amagazine
57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedonationtoTom?
A.Thedonationamountedto
190,000.
B.Thedonationwassentdirectlytohishouse.
C.Themoneywillbeusedforhiseducation.
D.Hismotherfeltastonishedatthedonation.
58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A.thedonatorisaricholdman
B.thedonationwillcontinuetocome
C.thedonationcomesfromthenewspaper
D.thedonatorwillsoonbefoundout
59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MoneyIsRaisedbytheNewspaper
B.NewspaperDistributesMoneytotheNeedy
C.UnknownHeroSpreadsLoveinEnvelopes
D.RobinHoodReturnstotheCity
【要点综述】本文是一篇记叙文。
介绍了城市英雄以匿名信封的形式在经济上帮助需要帮助的人。
56.C 推理判断题。
从第一段“Butthedonatorwhostartedsendingenvelopeswithcashtodeservingcauses,accompaniedbyanarticlefromthelocalpaper”和第二段“withacuttingfromtheBraunschweigerZeitung”可推出BraunschweigerZeitung是当地一家报纸。
57.D 细节理解题。
从倒数第二段Tom的妈妈所说的话可知答案。
58.B 推理判断题。
从最后一段“hehastoldhisreportersnottolookforthecity’shero,forfearthatdiscoverymaystopthedonations.”可知捐赠还会继续。
59.C 主旨大意题。
本文介绍了城市英雄以匿名信封的形式在经济上帮助需要帮助的人。
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(201*·上海卷)
HumanremainsofancientsettlementswillbereburiedandlosttoscienceunderalawthatthreatensresearchintothehistoryofhumansinBritain,agroupofleadingarchaeologists(考古学家)says.Ialetteraddressedtothejusticesecretary,KenClarke,40archaeologistswriteoftheir“deepandwidespreadconcern”abouttheissue.ItcentersonthelawintroducedbytheMinistryofJusticein2008whichrequiresallhumanremainsunearthedinEnglandandWalestobereburiedwithintwoyears,regardlessoftheirage.Thedecisionmeansscientistshavetoolittletimetostudybonesandotherhumanremainsofnationalandculturalsignificance.
“Yourcurrentrequirementthatallarchaeologicallyunearthedhumanremainsshouldbereburied,whetherafterastandardperiodoftwoyearsorfurtherspecialextension,iscontrarytobasicprinciplesofarchaeologicalandscientificresearchandofmuseumpractice,”theywrite.
Thelawappliestoanypiecesofboneuncoveredataround400digsites,includingtheremainsof60orsobodiesfoundatStonehengein2008thatdatebackto3,000BC.Archaeologistshavebeengrantedatemporaryextensiontogivethemmoretime,buteventuallytheboneswillhavetobereturnedtotheground.
ThearrangementsmayresultinthewasteoffuturediscoveriesatsitessuchasHappisburghinNorfolk,wherediggingiscontinuingafterthediscoveryofstonetoolsmadebyearlyhumans950,000yearsago.IfhumanremainswerefoundatHappisburgh,theywouldbetheoldestinnorthernEuropeandthefirstindicationofwhatthisspecieswas.Underthecurrentpracticeofthelawthoseremainswouldhavetobereburiedandeffectivelydestroyed.
Before2008,guidelinesallowedfortheproperpreservationandstudyofbonesofsufficientageandhistoricalinterest,whiletheBurialAct1857appliedtomorerecentremains.TheMinistryofJusticeassuredarchaeologiststwoyearsagothatthelawwastemporary,buthassofarfailedtoreviseit.
MikeParkerPearson,anarchaeologistatSheffieldUniversity,said:
“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecauseweweeledtobelievetheministrywassortingoutthisproblem,butwefeelthatwecannotwaitanylonger.”
Theministryhasnoguidelinesonwhereorhowremainsshouldbereburied,oronwhatrecordsshouldbekept.
72.Accordingtothepassage,scientistsareunhappywiththelawmainlybecause_________.
A.itisonlyatemporarymeasureonthehumanremains
B.itisunreasonableandthusdestructivetoscientificresearch
C.itwasintroducedbythegovernmentwithouttheirknowledge
D.itisvagueaboutwhereandhowtoreburyhumanremains
73.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Temporaryextensionoftwoyearswillguaranteescientistsenoughtime.
B.HumanremainsoftheoldestspeciesweedugoutatHappisburgh.
C.Humanremainswillhavetobereburieddespitetheextensionoftime.
D.Scientistshavebeenwarnedthatthelawcanhardlybechanged.
74.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheBritishlawgoverninghumanremains?
A.TheMinistryofJusticedidnotintendittoprotecthumanremains.
B.TheBurialAct1857onlyappliedtoremainsuncoveredbefore1857.
C.Thelawonhumanremainshasn’tchangedinrecentdecades.
D.TheMinistryofJusticehasnotdoneenoughaboutthelaw.
75.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Newdiscoveriesshouldbereburied,thegovernmentdemands.
B.Researchtimeshouldbeextended,scientistsrequire.
C.Lawonhumanremainsneedsthoroughdiscussion,authoritiessay.
D.Lawcouldburyancientsecretsforever,archaeologistswarn.
【答案】BCDD
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项.
A
Here'safamiliarversionoftheboy-meets-girlsituation.Ayoungmanhasatlastpluckedupcouragetoinviteadazzlingyoungladyouttodinner.Shehasacceptedhisinvitationandheisoverjoyed.Heisdeterminedtotakehertothebestrestaurantintown,evenifitmeansthathewillhavetoliveonmemoriesandhopesduringthemonthtocome.Whentheygettotherestaurant,hediscoversthatthisbeautifulcreatureisonadiet.Shemustn’teatthisandshemustn'tdrinkthat.Oh,butofcourse,shedoesn'twanttospoilhisenjoyment.Lethimbyallmeanseatasmuchfatteningfoodashewants:
it’sthesurestwaytoanearlygrave.Theyspendatrulymemorableeveningtogetherandneverseeeachotheragain.
Whatamiserablelotdietersare!
Youcanalwaysrecognizethemfromthesourexpressionontheirfaces.Theyspendmostoftheirtimeturningtheirnosesupatfood.Theyareforeverconsultingcaloriecharts;gazingatthemselvesinmirrors;andleapingontoweighing-machinesinthebathroom.Theyspendalifetimefightingalosingbattleagainstspreadinghips,biggertummies(肚子)anddoublechins.Somedeclareall-outwaronFAT.Meredietingisnotenough.Theyexhaustthemselvesdoingexercises,sweatinginsaunabaths,beingmassagedbyweirdmachines.Thereallywealthypayvastsumsfor“healthcures”.Fortwoweekstheycanenteranatureclinicandbestarvedtodeathforahundreddollarsaweek.Don’tthinkit’sonlythemiddle-agedwhogoinforthesefashionseither.Manyofthesebrightyoungthingsyouseearelivingonnothingbutair,waterandthegoodwillofGod.
Dietersundertaketostarvethemselvesoftheirownfreewill;sowhyaretheysomiserable?
Well,foronething,they’realwayshungry.Youcan'tbehungryandhappyatthesametime.Allthehorriblefoodstheyeatleavethempermanentlydissatisfied.“Wonderfoodisacompletefood”,theadvertisementsays.“Justdissolve(溶解)ateaspoonfulinwater…”.Acompletefooditmaybe,butnotquiteascompleteasajuicysteak.And,ofcourse,they’realwaysmiserablebecausetheyfeelsoguilty.Hungerjustprovestoomuchforthemandintheendtheymayrushtoeatfivehugecreamcakesatatime.Andwhocanblamethem?
Atleastthreetimesadaytheyareexposedtotemptation.Whattorture(折磨)itisalwayswatchingothersswallowingpilesofmouth-wateringfoodwhileyouonlyhaveawaterbiscuitandsipunsweetenedlemonjuice!
What’sallthistorturefor?
Saintlypeoplekeepthemselvesawayfromfoodtoachieveastateofgrace.Unsaintlypeopledosotoachieveastateofmisery.Itwillbeagreatdaywhenallthedietersintheworldabandontheirslimmingcourses;whentheyholdouttheirplatesanddemandsecondhelpings!
1.Whichofthefollowingwouldthewritermostprobablyagreewith?
A.New