1、2014届高考阅读理解全程冲刺训练（ 7）英语试卷与答案（带解析） 阅读理解 What can help you make a fortune in the future Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money youll earn later. The idea that popularit
2、y could have a serious impact on ones earning potential shouldnt come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work. “If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the
3、 ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations, said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasional
4、ly feel depressed, said Xu. She believed that all this helps you earn a higher salary”. Maybe thats why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症 ). A woman even complained that the networking website Face books 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large rese
5、rve of social contacts. But what does a friend mean Should friends be regarded as a form of currency “Call me uncoil, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition (定义 ) of fri
6、end,” said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US. 【小题 1】 The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _. A if you have more friends you will not live happily. B the more friends you have in school, the more money youll earn in your late life. C the less frie
7、nds you have, the poor lives you will live. D friends can make more money for you. 【小题 2】 According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means_ A You have the ability to earn more money. B You will not feel lonely. C You are quite content with your life. D You have the ability to get alo
8、ng with others in various situations. 【小题 3】 Whats the main idea of the passage A The passage mainly tells us something about the friendship. B Friends plays an more important part in our daily life than anything else. C Friends are currency. D Friends give you success. 【小题 4】 We can learn from the
9、passage that _. A If you have more friends, you can make a fortune in the future. B Graduating from college means that you can make a fortune in the future. C Friends means a form of currency. D Friends can make you wider social circle and make you feel better when you feel depressed. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【
10、小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D Police fired tear gas and arrested more than 5,000 passively resisting protestors Friday in an attempt to break up the largest antinuclear demonstration ever staged in the United States. More than 135,000 demonstrators confronted police on the construction site of a 1,000-m
11、egawatt nuclear power plant scheduled to provide power to most of southern New Hampshire. Organizers of the huge demonstration said, the protest was continuing despite the police actions. More demonstrators were arriving to keep up the pressure on state authorities to cancel the project. The demonst
12、rator had charged that the project was unsafe in the densely populated area, would create thermal pollution in the bay, and had no acceptable means for disposing of its radioactive wasters. The demonstrations would go on until the jails and the courts were so overloaded that the state judicial syste
13、m would collapse. Governor Stanforth Thumper insisted that there would be no reconsideration of the power project and no delay in its construction set for completion in three years. “This project will begin on time and the people of this state will begin to receive its benefits on schedule. Those wh
14、o break the law in misguided attempts to sabotage the project will be dealt with according to the law,” he said. And police called in reinforcements from all over the state to handle the disturbances. The protests began before dawn Friday when several thousand demonstrators broke through police line
15、s around the cordoned-off construction site. They carried placards that read “No Nukes is Good Nukes,” “Sunpower, Not Nuclear Power,” and “Stop Private Profits from Public Peril.” They defied police order to move from the area. Tear gas canisters fired by police failed to dislodge the protestors who
16、 had come prepared with their own gas masks or facecloths. Finally gas-masked and helmeted police charged into the crowd to drag off the demonstrators one by one. The protestors did not resist police, but refused to walk away under their own power. Those arrested would be charged with unlawful assem
17、bly, trespassing, and disturbing the peace. 【小题 1】 What were the demonstrators protesting about A Private profits. BNuclear Power Station. C The project of nuclear power construction. D Public peril. 【小题 2】 Who had gas-masks A Everybody. BA part of the protestors. C Policemen. D Both B and C. 【小题 3】
18、 .Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a reason for the demonstration A Public transportation. BPublic peril. C Pollution. D Disposal of wastes. 【小题 4】 .With whom were the jails and courts overloaded A With prisoners. BWith arrested demonstrators. C With criminals. D With protestors. 【小题 5】 W
19、hat is the attitude of Governor Stanforth Thumper toward the power project and the demonstration A stubborn. Binsistent. C insolvable. D remissible. Vocabulary 1.tear gas 瓦斯 2.passively resisting protestor 不抵抗的抗议者 3.stage 发起，举行，上演 4.break up 驱散，终止 5.cordon 警戒线，警戒 6.nuke （美俚）核武器，核电站 7.defy 公然蔑视 /反抗 8
20、.canister 罐，筒，榴霰弹筒 9.islodge 赶走 10.charge 冲锋，向前冲 11.trespass 非法侵入，扰乱 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 A 【小题 1】 C 抗议建设核电站计划。不是抗议核电站。至于 B. 核电站还未建，所以不对。 A. 私人利益 和 D. 公共危险，这些都是示威牌上之口号不是抗议的主攻方向。 【小题 2】 D 双方。 最后一段第四行最后和第五行 “抗议者准备了他们自己的防毒面具或面罩。最后，头戴防毒面具和头盔的警察冲进人群一个一个地抓逮示威者。 ”所以说两方面都有防毒面具。 【小题
21、 3】 A 公共交通运输。 B. 公共危险。 C. 污染。 D. 废料处理，是三个抗议的理由。 【小题 4】 .B 被逮捕的示威者。第一段最后一行 “示威要继续下去直到州监牢和州法庭人满为患，从而使州司法体系垮台。 ”说明示威者准备去坐牢，决不服输的决心。而人多到监牢装不下证明州司法的问题。所以这里只能是被抓的示威者。 A. 犯人。 C. 罪犯。 D.抗议者。警察不可能抓所有的抗议者。关在牢里的只能是被抓的示威者。 【小题 5】 A 固执己见，冥顽不化。见第二段他坚持说核电站计划不用再考虑，三年内一定要建成，计划准时开始，本州人民到时候就能获益。对这些违法企图破坏计划的人依法惩处。并且从州内各
22、处调集警察来处理这次 “骚乱 ”。从语言到 行动都说明，这位州长固执己见，顽固得很。 B. 坚持的。 C. 不能解决的。 D. 可宽恕的。 YOUR mom might cook a bowl of noodles for you on your birthday. But in the US, a mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birthday. Cupcakes are small, round cakes topped with frosting (糖霜 ). It has been an American tradition
23、 that moms bring cupcakes to the classroom to celebrate their childs birthday. But recently some doctors have called for this to be banned. They believe cupcakes contribute to child obesity. Despite their good intentions, however, some people believe that experts are interfering (妨碍 ) with American
24、culture. The cupcake is seen as American as apple pie only prettier. According to Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition at New York University, the cupcake is the most democratic (民主的 ) of desserts. As they are small enough for one person, you dont have to share your cupcake with anyone its all yo
25、urs. They are also all the same size, so there cant be any cries of “she got the bigger piece!” Each bite can taste different depending on how much icing you have. It is a lesson in self-determination. Some people eat only a little of the frosting every time, others have it all in just one bite. In
26、recent years, eating a cupcake has become as trendy as having a cup of Starbucks coffee. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton jokingly promised on a talk show that if she was elected president, she would give everyone a cupcake on her birthday. Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet ma
27、gazine, explains that the rise of the cupcake is very much about going back to American national identity in food, which is all about comfort. “People want to think about when they and their country were innocent,” she said. 【小题 1】 According to the passage, it has been an American tradition that _.
28、A. a party for children on their birthday B. A mom cooks a bowl of noodles for her children on their birthday C. A mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birthday and brings it to the classroom D. parents go travelling with their children on their birthday 【小题 2】 Why do doctors ask people to
29、ban cupcakes on childrens birthday A. Because they themselves dont like cupcakes. B. Because they think cupcakes are not so delicious. C. Because they believe cupcakes will cause cries of “She got the bigger piece”. D. Because they believe cupcakes are one of the causes to make children become fat.
30、【小题 3】 Which of the following is Not true according to Marion Nestle A. The cupcake is more democratic than any other deserts in the US. B. The cupcake is too small to share with others. C. The sizes of cupcakes are the same so its equal to everyone. D. Cupcakes will lead to child obesity so they sh
31、ould be banned. 【小题 4】 The underlined word “trendy” in paragraph 7 probably means _. A. popular B. gentle C. delicious D. different 【小题 5】 Why did the writer mention Hillary Clinton and Ruth Reichl A. To arouse the readers attention. B. To show that cupcakes are becoming a popular to show kindness a
32、nd comfort. C. To make a comparison between them. D. To give readers a general idea of cupcakes. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of current answers. That questio
33、n is “Whats your name ” Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct. Have you ever wondered about peoples names Where do they come from What do they mean Peoples first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family
34、 is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones. Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world rule
35、r”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”. The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小溪 )； someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy fore
36、st. Other early surnames came from peoples occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter a person who owned
37、 or drove a cart; Potter a person who made pots and pans. The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenters great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture. Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or s
38、kin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probab
39、ly a fast runner or a good dancer. Some family names were made by adding something to the fathers name. English-speaking people added s or son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts familys ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnell
40、s and the MacDonnells and the ODonnells are descendants of the same Donnell. 【小题 1】 Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover A Places where people lived. B Peoples characters. C Talents that people possessed. D Peoples occupations. 【小题 2】 According to the passage, the
41、ancestors of the Potter family most probably _. A owned or drove a cart B made things with metals C made kitchen tools or contains D built houses and furniture 【小题 3】 Suppose and English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby mig
42、ht be named _. A Beatrice Smith B Leonard Carter C George Longstreet D Donald Greenwood 【小题 4】 The underlined word “descendants” in the last paragraph means a persons _ A later generations B friends and relatives C colleagues and partners D later sponsors 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题
43、1】 B，根据文中 4,5,6三段可知只有 B选项未提及 【小题 2】 C文中第六段 potter-a person who made pots and pans,可知 potter 意为一个制作茶壶和平底锅的人，由此推断选 C 【小题 3】 D根据文中倒数第 2段可知一些人取名是根据特征而来。比如灰色头发的人取名 john Gray，高个的人取名 john Tallman.所以根据题意，居住在森林旁边的人取名为 Donald Greenw 【小题 4】 A 根据最后一段第一二行 “some family names were made by adding something to the fathers name. The Johnsons are descendants of John可知descendants指的是后代。
