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1、2014高考英語閱讀理解：2013暑假練習(xí)題（13）及答案解析 (第 1篇) Dear Friend， The recent success of children’s books has made the general public aware that there’s a huge market out there. And there’s a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of children’s books bought each

2、 year... plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers. Who are these needed writers? They’re ordinary folks like you and me. But am I good enough? I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by selfdoubt, and I

3、 didn’t know where to turn for help. Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude(潛能), and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed. The promise that paid off The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing abilit

4、y： You will complete at least one manuscript(手稿) suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course. I really didn’t expect any publication before I finished the course，but that happened.I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute. Since gra

5、duation, I have authored 34 nationally published children’s books and over 300 stories and articles. Free test and brochure We offer a free aptitude test and will send you a copy of our brochure describing our recognized homestudy courses on the basis of oneonone training. Realize your writing

6、 dream today. There’s nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades forever. Sincerely， Kristi Holl, Instructor Institute of Children’s Literature [語篇解讀]　兒童讀物有著巨大的市場，市場需要更多的兒童讀物作家。參加我們的培訓(xùn)課程，相信你就能成為兒童作家中的一員。 1．From the first three paragraphs, we learn that ________. A. children’s books are

7、 usually bestsellers B. publishers are making $3 billion each year C. magazines for teenagers have drawn public attention D. there is a growing need for writers of children’s books [解析]　推理判斷題。這篇文章在為培訓(xùn)課程做廣告，因此前三段先講到兒童作家的市場需求以吸引讀者參加該課程。 [答案]　D 2．When finishing the course, you are promised to ___

8、_____. A. be a successful publisher B. become a confident editor C. finish one work for publication D. get one story or article published [解析]　事實細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章“The promise that paid off”部分：You will complete at least one manuscript(手稿)suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course

9、.可知。 [答案]　C 3．Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly to ________. A. prove she is a good instructor B. promote the writing program C. give her advice on course preparation D. show she sold more stories than articles [解析]　推理判斷題。作者作為課程的主辦方通過講述自己的經(jīng)歷來推廣該課程。 [答案]　B **************************

10、**************************結(jié)束 (第 2篇) Despite the fact that it has never been seen, almost everyone is familiar with the legendary unicorn (獨角獸)．Descriptions of unicorns have been found dating from ancient times. The great philosopher Aristotle theorized that there were two types

11、 of unicorn—the socalled Indian Ass and the Oryx，a kind of antelope. Unicorns are often used in the logo of a noble family, town council or university as their special sign. Even Scotland is represented by a unicorn. According to the legend, anyone attempting to catch a unicorn had to be extremely

12、 cautious as it has a reputation for being very fierce. A clever trick suggested by unicorntrappers，in order to catch this magnificent beast without being hurt by its horn，was for the hunter to stand in front of a tree and then to move quickly behind it as the unicorn charged. Hopefully，the creatur

13、e could then be captured when its horn was stuck in the tree. When hollowed out and used as a drinkingcup, the unicorn’s horn was said to have the power to offer protection against poison. It was believed that nobody could be harmed by drinking the contents of a unicorn’s horn. Right up until the

14、French Revolution in 1789, the French court was said to have used cups made of “unicorn” horn in order to protect the king.In addition, the horn was said to have medicinal value, so much so that it could be sold for more than ten times the price of the same weight of gold. What, then, was “unicorn”

15、horn? We know at times the rhino (犀牛) was confused with this legendary creature. A drinkingcup supposedly made of “unicorn” horn was discovered to be made of the horn of a rhino. 4. Which of the following is TRUE of the unicorn? A. It was not historically recorded. B. Its horn was first used in

16、France. C. It was similar to the Indian Ass and the Oryx. D. It could be the symbol of a university. [解析]　判斷正誤題。由第一段“Unicorns are often used in the logo of a noble family，town council or university as their special sign.”可知，獨角獸是貴族家庭、城鎮(zhèn)理事會或大學(xué)的一個特殊標(biāo)志。 [答案]　D 5. To catch a unicorn, the unicorntra

17、ppers had to try all of the following EXCEPT________. A. tempting the unicorn to attack B. making use of the tree as a protection C. hiding quickly behind the unicorn D. having the unicorn horn stuck in the tree [解析]　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中第二段可知，選項C在該段中沒被提到。 [答案]　C 6. The last paragraph is mainly about____

18、____. A. the properties of the unicorn horn B. the users of the unicorn horn C. the price of the unicorn horn D. the comparison between the unicorn horn and the rhino horn [解析]　主旨大意題。由文中最后一段的首句“...the unicorn’s horn was said to have the power to offer protection against poison.”可知，該段都是圍繞著獨角獸的角展

19、開敘述的，說明獨角獸的角是重要的財產(chǎn)。 [答案]　A 7. In the last paragraph, the word “unicorn” is in quotation marks(引號) because________. A. the cup is designed only for a royal family B. the unicorn does not exist in reality C. the unicorn is the rarest animal in the world D. the medicinal value of the horn is appr

20、eciated [解析]　推理判斷題。最后一段的最后兩句可知，犀牛角的產(chǎn)品是真實存在的，而獨角獸并不真正存在。 *****************************************************************結(jié)束 第二部分 閱讀理解（第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題；每小題2分，滿分50分） 第一節(jié)： 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A.B.C. D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 A (浙江省名校新高考研究聯(lián)盟2012屆第一次聯(lián)考） The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innoc

21、ence”: Price: $10 BOOKING There are four easy ways to book seats for performance: ------ in person The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m. ------ by telephone Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted） ------ by po

22、st Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office. ------ on line Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. com DISCOUNTS: Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for childre

23、n up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students. Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before t

24、he show. Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers. Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more. Schoo

25、l: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free. Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. 41. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT ________.

26、A. use the Internet. B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card. C. go to the Box Office on Sundays. D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office. 42. According to the notes, who can get $2 off? A. A 20-year-old full-time college student. B. A 55-year-old

27、 woman. C. An 18-year-old teenager. D. The people who book the tickets on Fridays. 43. If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay? A. $120 B. $126 C. $140 D. $150 44. From the passage we can know all the following information except that ________.

28、 A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre. B. The audience can’t refund money if the performance is on show. C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 percent discount. D. A school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets. 45.What kind of tickets are

29、 the cheapest? A. The standby tickets. B. The standby tickets for school parties of ten or more. C. The tickets for Saver discount. D. The tickets for group booking. 參考答案 41~45 CABDB **********************************************************結(jié)束 B Until I was twelve years old,

30、I thought everyone in the world knew about the grinnies, if I thought about the term at all — which is unlikely. After all, everyone in my family used the word quite naturally, and we understood each other. So far as I knew, it was a word like any other word — like bath, or chocolate, or homework.

31、But it was my homework which led to my discovery that grinnies was a word not known outside my family. My last report card had said that I was a “C” student in English, and my parents, both teachers, decided that no child of theirs would be just an average student of anything. So nightly I spelled

32、words aloud and answered questions about the fine points of grammar. I wrote and rewrote and rewrote every composition until I convinced my mother that I could make no more improvements. And the hard work paid off. One day the teacher returned compositions, and there it was — a big fat, bright red “

33、A” on the top of my paper. Naturally, I was delighted, but I didn’t know I was attracting attention until the teacher spoke sharply, “Helen, what are you doing?” Called suddenly out of my happy thoughts, I said “Oh, I’ve got the grinnies!” The teacher and my classmates burst into laughter, and then

34、 I understood that grinnies were used inside my family. Other people were not so lucky. And it is really lucky to have the grinnies, an uncontrollable, natural state of great pleasure. Grinnies are shown on the outside by sparkling eyes and a wide, wide smile — not just any smile, but one that show

35、s the teeth and stretches the mouth to its limits. A person experiencing the grinnies appears to be all mouth. On the inside grinnies are characterized by a feeling of joyful anxiety. Grinnies usually last just a few seconds, but they can come and go. Sometimes, when life seems just perfect, I have

36、occasional attacks of the grinnies for a whole day. The term originated in my mother’s family. Her younger sister, Rose, who had deep dimples (酒窩), often expressed her pleasure with such a grin that the dimples appeared to become permanent. When Rose was about four, she started explaining her funny

37、 look by saying, “I have the grinnies”. The term caught on, and it has been an important word in our family now for two generations. The occasion doesn’t matter. Anything can bring on the grinnies — just so long as one feels great delight. When my brother finally rode his bicycle — without training

38、 wheels — from our house to the corner and back, he came home with the grinnies. When I was little, my mother’s announcement that we would have homemade ice cream for dessert always gave me the grinnies. My father had the grinnies when I was chosen to make a speech at the end-of-school-year ceremony

39、. Grinnies can be brought on by a good meal, a sense of pride, a new friend, a telephone call from someone special, an achievement. Or sometimes one gets the grinnies for no reason at all: just a sudden sense of happiness can bring on a case. Whatever brings them on, an attack of the grinnies is amo

40、ng life’s greatest pleasures. In fact, now that I look back on the experience, I feel sorry for my seventh-grade teacher. I think it’s a pity that she didn’t know the word grinnies. It’s such a useful term for saying, “I’m really, really pleased!” 46. After the writer was twelve years old, she ___

41、___. A. thought everyone knew the meaning of “grinnies” B. equaled “grinnies” to bath or chocolate in meaning C. got to know “grinnies” was used only inside her family D. discovered the word “grinnies” through her mother 47. When her English teacher called her name, the writer was ______. A. l

42、ooking at the big “A” on the top of her paper B. listening to her English teacher attentively C. too happy to notice what’s happening around her D. busy rewriting and improving her compositions 48. According to the writer, the word “grinnies” originates from______. A. her mother B. her au

43、nt C. her brother D. her father 49. The writer feels sorry for her seventh-grade teacher because the teacher______. A. has no pity on her students B. should not have laughed at her C. doesn’t have any luck to meet her parent D. has no idea of what “grinnies” is 50. What method does the writer use to explain “grinnies”? A. Cause and effect. B. Examples. C. Comparison and contrast. D. Process. 參考答案 46~50 CCBDB ************************************************************結(jié)束