1、2014届高考二轮增分增值集训：阅读理解英语试卷与答案（带解析） 阅读理解 Guide to Stockholm University Library Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment. Zones The library is divided into different zones.The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading
2、， and places where you can sit and work with your own computer.The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs.The ground floor is the zone where you can talk.Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work. Computers You can use your own computer to connect to the Wi-Fi specially prepar
3、ed for notebook computers； you can also use library computers， which contain the most commonly used applications， such as Microsoft Office.They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor. Group-study Places If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others， yo
4、u can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor.Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people.All rooms are marked on the library maps. There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website.To book， you need an active University account and a val
5、id University card.You can use a room three hours per day， nine hours at most per week. Storage of Study Material The library has lockers for students to store course literature.When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分 )， you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a years rental period. Rules to
6、 be Followed Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library.Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls. Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library， but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with
7、you. 【小题 1】 The librarys upper floor is mainly for students to_. A read in a quiet place B have group discussions C take comfortable seats D get their computers fixed 【小题 2】 What condition should be met to book a group-study room A A group must consist of 8 people. B Three-hour use per day is the mi
8、nimum. C One should first register at the university. D Applicants must mark the room on the map. 【小题 3】 A student can rent a locker in the library if he_. A can afford the rental fee B attends certain courses C has nowhere to put his books D has earned the required credits 【小题 4】 What should NOT be
9、 brought into the library A Mobile phones. B Orange juice. C Candy. D Sandwiches. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据 Zones中第二句话 The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading可知选 A。 答案： A 【小题 2】细节理解题。根据 Group-study Places中第二段可知选 C。 答案： C 【小题 3】细节理解题
10、。根据 Storage of Study Material中第二句可知选 D。 答案： D 【小题 4】推理判断题。根据 Rules to be Followed中 mobile phones， drinks and sweets可带入图书馆，排除 A、 B和 C，选 D。 答案： D You know how wonderful you are， and you know that others know how wonderful you are， but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy？
11、 For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do， but the good news is that there is.Dont let jealousy spoil your relationships.Tackle it he
12、ad on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think. It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is， but if you want to save your friendship youll have to do just that.Dont approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear tot
13、ally conceited)，just take some time alone with them and let them know that youve been feeling like theres been something coming between you.If they refuse to respond， then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling.Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend
14、will open up as well. When you figure out what is annoying your friend， ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better.If， for example， (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesnt get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team th
15、en maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you.Remember， though， that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise.Dont limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy.Try instead to include him or her in
16、your new life and see how that works out. Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy.This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies.Before taking extreme action， chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise.I
17、f you cant， be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you wont. 【小题 1】 According to the author， the jealousy emotion is _. A normal B productive C destructive D extreme 【小题 2】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to confront your friend when jealousy
18、 happens A Walking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you. B Walking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is. C Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel. D Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think theres somet
19、hing coming between you. 【小题 3】 The purpose of the passage is _. A to explain what causes jealousy B to offer some advice on making friends C to introduce the way to cope with a jealous friend D to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is 【小题 4】 What can be inferred from the last two paragraph
20、s A Theres always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy. B Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies. C You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts， chances or selfdevelopment. D You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C S
21、ome years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction fr
22、om seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera.During the trip, I was busy recording every incident
23、, name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the
24、valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen. At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of the previous few days were the d
25、ull characterizations I had set down in my diary. Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures, but not very oftenonly of obje
26、cts I find really beautiful.Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future. I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile
27、of pictures and notes.Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I dont live to make memoriesI just live, and the memories form themselves. 【小题 1】 Before the age of thirteen, the auth
28、or regarded keeping a diary as a way of_. A observing her school routine B expressing her satisfaction C impressing her classmates D preserving her history 【小题 2】 What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary A A dull night on the journey. B The beauty of the great valley. C A
29、 striking quotation from a book. D Her concerns for future generations. 【小题 3】 What does the author put in her diary now A Notes and beautiful pictures. B Special thoughts and feelings. C Detailed accounts of daily activities. D Descriptions of unforgettable events. 【小题 4】 The author comes to realiz
30、e that to live a meaningful life is_. A to experience it B to live the present in the future C to make memories D to give accurate representations of it 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 【小题 1】细 节理解题。由文章第一段的最后一句话 “After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past？ ”可知，我认为通过看过去
31、经历的记录是保存过去的一种方式，故选 D项。 答案： D 【小题 2】细节理解题。由第三段的第一句话 “At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.”可知，山谷的美让我意识到没有什么能比得上让自己去体验美。故选 B项。 答案： B 【小题 3】细节理解题。由第四段第一句话 “Now, I only write in my di
32、ary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.”可知现在 “我 ”只把一些特殊想法和感受写在日记里，故正确答案：为 B项。 答案： B 【小题 4】细节理解题。由最后一段的最后 一句 “I dont live to make memories.I just live， and the memories form themselves”可知 A项正确， C项不正确；由第四段最后一句 “I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera，
33、busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.”可知 B项错误。由最后一段第二句话 “Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places；maybe Ill forget certain facts， but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.”可知 D项错误。 答案： A Few laws are so effective that you can see res
34、ults just days after they take effect.But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled-to $1.01 per pack-smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit. This is not a surprise to public health advocates.Theyve studied the effect of state
35、 tax increases for years， finding that smokers， especially teens， are price sensitive.Nor is it a shock to the industry， which fiercely fights every tax increase. The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message.Tobacco taxes improve public health， they raise money
36、and most particularly， they deter people from taking up the habit as teens， which is when nearly all smokers are addicted.Yet the rate of taxation varies widely. In Manhattan， for instance， which has the highest tax in the nation， a pack of Marlboro Light Kings， cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesda
37、y.In Charleston， S.C.，where the 7 cent a pack tax is the lowest in the nation， the price was $4.78. The influence is obvious. In New York， high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys-13.8%， far below the national average.By comparison,26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky.Other l
38、ow tax states have similarly depressing teen smoking records. Hal Rogers， Representative from Kentucky， like those who are against high tobacco taxes， argues that the burden of the tax falls on lowincome Americans “who choose to smoke.” Thats true.But there is more reason in keeping future generatio
39、ns of lowincome workers from getting hooked in the first place.As for todays adults， if the new tax drives them to quit， they will have more to spend on their families， cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better. 【小题 1】 The text is mainly about _. A the price of cigarettes B the rate
40、 of teen smoking C the effect of tobacco tax increase D the differences in tobacco tax rate 【小题 2】 What can we learn from the last paragraph A The new tax will be beneficial in the long run. B Lowincome Americans are more likely to fall ill. C Future generations will be hooked on smoking. D Adults w
41、ill depend more on their families. 【小题 3】 Rogers attitude towards the lowincome smokers might be that of _. A tolerance B unconcern C doubt D sympathy 【小题 4】 What does the author think is a surprise A Teen smokers are price sensitive. B Some states still keep the tobacco tax low. C Tobacco taxes imp
42、rove public health. D Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A Some people will do just about anything to save money.And I am one of them.Take my familys last vacation.It was my six-year-old sons winter break from school， and we were heading home from Fo
43、rt Lauderdale after a weeklong trip.The flight was overbooked， and Delta， the airline， offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.I had meetings in New York， so I had to get back.But that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay.I took my nine-month-old an
44、d took off for home. The next day， my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight.Yes， I encouragedokay ， orderedthem to wait it out at the airport to “earn” more Delta Dollars.Our total take： $1,600.Not bad， huh Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a gre
45、at wife either.But as a big-time bargain hunter， I know the value of a dollar.And these days， a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up. Ive made a living looking for the best deals and exposing(揭露 ) the worst tricks.I have been the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a deca
46、de.I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade： A Consumer Survival Guide.And I really do what I believe in. I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth.Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes， clothes for my children， and expensive restaur
47、ants.But I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut.It keeps its shape longer，and its the first thing people notice.And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture.Quality lasts. 【小题 1】 Why did Delta give the authors family credits A They took a later flight. B They had early bookings. C Th
48、eir flight had been delayed. D Their flight had been cancelled. 【小题 2】 What can we learn about the author A She rarely misses a good deal. B She seldom makes a compromise. C She is very strict with her children. D She is interested in cheap products. 【小题 3】 What does the author do A Shes a teacher.
49、B Shes a housewife. C Shes a media person. D Shes a businesswoman. 【小题 4】 What does the author want to tell us A How to expose bad tricks. B How to reserve airline seats. C How to spend money wisely. D How to make a business deal. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段中 “.give up our seats and leave t
