2014年高考英语阅读理解（2014年高考阅读）

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A

IfyougotoBrisbane,Australia,youcaneasilygetasmallbookcalled“DiscoverBrisbane”free.ThebooktellsyoualmosteverythinginBrisbane:therestaurants,theshops,thecinemas,thestreets,thebuses,thetrains,thebanks,etc..Hereissomethingaboutbanksonpage49:

ANZBankingGroup

Cnr.Greek&QueenSts…………………………………………………………………BankofNewZealand

410QueenStreet…………………………………………………………………………BankofQueensland

229ElizabethStreet……………………………………………………………………CommonwealthBankingGroup

240QueenStreet………………………………………………………………………NationalAustraliaBankLtd

225AdelaideStreet………………………………………………………………………WestpacBankingCorp

260QueenStreet…………………………………………………………………………BankingHoursareMon-Thurs9:30amto4pm.

Fri.9:30amto5pm.AllbankscloseSat.Sun.&PublicHolidays.

Australiahasadecimalcurrencywith100centstotheDollar.

Notesavailableare:$100,$50,$20,$10,$5

Goldcoinsare:$2&$1.

Silvercoinsare:50,20,10&5.

Coppercoinsare:2&1cent.

56.YoucanfindANZbankon_________.

A.QueenStreetB.ElizabethStreet

C.thecornerofGreekStreetandQueenStreet

D.thecornerofQueenStreetandElizabethStreet

57.________seemstobethemostimportantstreetinBrisbane.

A.GreekStreetB.ElizabethStreetC.QueenStreetD.AdelaideStreet

58.OnSaturday,youcangoto________toputyourmoneyinortakeyourmoneyout.

A.ANZBankingGroupB.BankofQueensland

C.NationalAustraliaBankLtdD.nobank

59.InAustralia,thebankshavetheirlongestservicehourson_________.

A.publicholidaysB.SundaysC.SaturdaysD.Fridays

B

MyauntEdithwasawidow(寡妇)of50,workingasasecretary,whendoctorsdiscoveredshehadgotwhatwasthenthoughttobeaveryseriousheartillness.

AuntEdithdoesn’tacceptdefeateasily.Shebeganstudyingmedicalreportsinthelibraryandfoundanarticleinamagazineaboutawell-knownheartdoctor,DrMichaelDebakey,inHouston,Texas.Hehadsavedthelifeofsomeonewiththesameillness.ThearticlesaidDrDebakey’sfeeswereveryhigh;AuntEdithcouldn’tpossiblypaythem.Butcouldhetellherofsomeonewhosefeesshecouldpay?SoAuntEdithwrotetohim.Shesimplylistedherreasonsforwantingtolive:herthreechildren,whowouldbeontheirowninthreeorfourmoreyears,andamongthem,alittlegirlwhoalwaysdreamedoftravelingandseeingtheworld.Therewasn’tawordofself-pity-onlywarmthandhumorandthejoyof

living.Shemailedtheletter,notreallyexpectingananswer.

Afewdayslater,mydoorbellrang.AuntEdithdidn’twaittocomein;shestoodinthehallandreadaloud:

Yourbeautifullettermovedmeverydeeply.IfyoucancometoHouston,therewillbenochargeforeitherthehospitalortheoperation.

Thatwassevenyearsago.Sincethen,AuntEdithhasbeenaroundtheworld.Herthreechildrenarehappilymarried.Forherage,sheisoneoftheyoungest,mostlivelypeopleIknow.

60.Infact,AuntEdith’slettertoDrDebakeywasfullof__________.

A.courageB.thanksC.pityD.sadness

61.ThereasonwhyAuntEdithremainsyoungisthat________.

A.shehadanoperationbyafamousdoctorB.shehasbeenlight-heartedallthetime

C.herthreechildrentakegoodcareofherD.herthreechildrenhavebeenontheirown

C

Governors,lawyersandbusinessleadershavetodealwithscientists,andeveryeducatedpersonfindshisviewsaffectedbyscience.Yetourscienceteachingofnon-scientists,inschoolandcollege,hasbuiltupmistakenideas,dislikes,andthecommonboast,“Ineverdidunderstandscience.”Eventhosestudentswhoarriveatcollegewithplanstobecomescientistsusuallybringamistakenpictureofscience:somehaveacollectionofunorganizedfactsaboutscience,andsomeregardthestudyofscienceasagamewhichincludesgettingtherightanswer.

Thefirstoftheseattitudesseemstocomefromakindofcoursewhichprovidesvariouskindsofinformation;thesecond,fromatrainingcourseonhowtopassexaminationsthatdonotaskaboutthestudent’sunderstandingbutsimplyrequirehimtoputthenumbersintherightformulas(公式).Neithertypeofcourses(inschoolorcollege)seemstogivestudentsanunderstandingofscienceaswefinditamongscientists.Neithershowsstudentshowrealscientistsworkandthink,howthefactsaregathered,howdiscoveriesaremade,andwhattheymean.Youngpeopleneedgoodteachingofscience,notsomuchagreatwealthofknowledgeasahealthyunderstandingofthenatureofscience.Theyneedanunderstandingofknowledgeleadingtosympathywithscienceandaneagernessofthewayscientistswork.Giventhese,itiseasytoencouragelaterreadingandlearning.

62.Oneofthereasonsthatcausemistakenideasofscienceisdueto__________.

A.amistakenpictureinstudents’mind

B.theunscientificwayofteachingofscience

C.thefactthatstudentsfailtoseetheinfluence(影响)ofscience

D.thefactthatstudentshaveacollectionofunrelatedfactsaboutscience

63.Accordingtothepassage,wecansafelysaythatthesubjectofthepassageis______.

A.needforgoodscienceteaching

B.everyperson,includinggovernors,lawyersandbusinessleadersshouldstudyscienceC.youngpeopleshouldformacorrectattitudetoscience

D.studentsmustknowwhatscienceisandhowscientistsworkandthink

64.Agoodcourseofscienceis______.

A.toteachstudentstodothingsaccordingtoformulasB.toprovidestudentswithallkindsofinformationC.tohelpstudentshaveagoodunderstandingandformacorrectattitudetoscience

D.toencouragestudentstohaveagoodcommandofknowledge

65.Peoplesuchasgovernors,lawyersandbusinessleadersdealwithscientistsmainlybecause

________.A.theycanbeaffectedbyscientistswhentheyaretogetherB.scientistsmakediscoveriesandapplythemtohelppeopleliveamorecomfortable,stableand

safelife

C.theyowemuchtoscientists’contributionsD.scientistsaregreatpersons

D

FrankLloydWrightprobablyisthegreatestarchitectthattheUnitedStateshaseverproduced.Hewasverygiftedandhadanaturalabilitytodesignbuildings.Hisbuildingswerenotonlybeautiful,buttheywerealsopracticalanduseful.Theyfittheirpurposesverywell.Wright’schurches,forexample,makepeoplefeellikethinkingandpraying.Hisofficebuildingsmakepeopleenjoyworking,andhishousesmakepeoplefeelcomfortable,athome.However,FankLloydWright’sbeautiful,practicalandusefulbuildingsarenottheonlyreasonthatheisfamous.Thereisanotherreason.

FrankLloydWrightiscalledthegreatestAmericanarchitectbecausehestartedanAmericanstyleinarchitecture.MostofthearchitectureintheUnitedStatesbeforeWrightwasreallyEuropean,notAmerican.Wright’sbuildingsdonotlooklikeoldEuropeanbuildings.Theyhavetheirownstyle.Wright’sideaaboutstylearestillusedintheUnitedStatesandinotherpartsoftheworld.

ThemostimportantideainFrankLloydWright’sStyleofArchitectureisthatabuildingmustfititspurposeandthelandaroundit.Hishousesareoftencalled“grass-landhouses”becausetheirlinesaresimilartothelinesonthegrassland.BoththelinesofthegrasslandandthelinesofWright’shouseareparalleltothehorizon(与地平线平行),theplacewhereearthandskyseemtomeet.Theyarehorizontallines.MostEuropeanstylehouses,incontrast,havemanyverticallinesthatform90°angleswiththehorizon.

66.FrankLloydWright’sstyleinarchitecturewas________.

A.learnedfromsomeEuropeancountriesC.nolongerpopularB.notonlylimitedtotheU.SD.somewhatsimilartotheEuropeanstyle67.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecharacterofthehousesthatWrightdesigned?A.Theywereverylargeandbeautiful.B.Theywereverycomfortable.C.Theycouldbeusedaschurches.D.Theywerebeautifulindesignbutnotpracticalinuse.

68.WhatisthemostimportantideainWright’sstyle?

A.Architecturaldesignshouldmatchnaturalsurroundings.

B.Abuildingmusthavegrasslandaroundit.

C.AmericanstyleinarchitectureshouldbedifferentfromEuropean’s.

D.Designshouldbemoreimportantthanuse.

69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutWright’s“grass-landhouses”?

A.Thelinesof“grass-landhouses”aresimilartolinesonthegrassland.

B.Thelinesof“grass-landhouses”arehorizontal.

C.Thecolorofthelinesof“grass-landhouses”isgreen.

D.TheyaredifferentfromEuropeanstylehouses.

70.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_________.

A.TheDifferencesbetweentheAmericanandEuropeanStylesinArchitectureB.“Grass-land”HousesDesignedbyWrightC.HowtoMakeYourHousesMoreBeautifulD.TheInfluenceofWrightonAmericanArchitecture

E

Isitpossibletopersuademankingtolivewithoutwar?Warisanancientpracticewhichhasexistedforatleastsixthousandyears.Itwasalwaysbadandusuallyfoolish,butinthepast,thehumanracemanagedtolivewithit.Modernclevernesshaschangedthis.EitherManwillendtheexistenceofwar,orwarwillendtheexistenceofMan.Forthepresent,itisnuclearweapons(核武器)thatcausethemostseriousdanger,butbacteriologicalorchemicalweaponsmay,beforelong,offeranevengreaterthreat.Ifwesucceededinendingtheexistenceofnuclearweapons,ourworkwillnotbedone.Itwillneverbe

doneuntilwehavesucceededinendingwar.Todothis,weneedtopersuademankingtolookuponinternationalproblemsinanewwaynotascontestsofforce,inwhichthevictorygoestothesidewhichismostskilfulinkillingpeople,butbysettlinginaccordancewithagreedrulesoflaw.Itisnoteasytochangeveryoldmentalhabits,butthisiswhatmustbeattempted.

Therearethosewhosaythattheacceptanceofthisorthatideology(意识形态)wouldpreventwar.Ibelievethistobeabigmistake.Allideologiesarebasedupondogmaticstatements(强词夺理)whichare,atbest,doubtful,andatworst,totallyfalse.Theirsupportersbelieveinthemsodeeplythattheyarewillingtogotowarinsupportofthem.

Themovementofworldopinionduringthepastfewyearshasbeenverylargelysuchaswecanwelcome.Ithasbecomeacommonplacethatnuclearwarmustbeavoided.Ofcourseverydifficultproblemsremainintheworld,butthespiritinwhichtheyarecomingnearertoisabetteronethanitwassomeyearsago.Ithasbeguntobethought,evenbythepowerfulmenwhodecidewhetherweshallliveordie,thatnegotiationsshouldreachagreementsevenifbothsidesdonotfindtheseagreementswhollysatisfactory.IthasbeguntobeunderstoodthattheimportantstrugglenowadaysisnotbetweendifferentcountriesbutbetweenManandtheatombomb.

71.Thispassageimpliesthatwarisnow________.

A.worsethaninthepastC.notsodangerousasinthepastB.asbadasinthepastD.asnecessaryinthepast

72.Inthesentence“Todothis,weneedtopersuademankind…”(Paragraph1),“this”refersto_______.

A.toendtheexistenceofwarB.toimproveweapons

C.tosolveinternationalproblemsD.toliveapeacefullife

73.FromParagraph2welearnthatthewriterofthepassage_________.

A.isasupporterofsomemodernideologiesB.doesnotthinkthattheacceptanceofanyideologiescouldpreventwarC.believesthattheacceptionofsomeideologiescouldpreventwar

D.doesnotdoubtthetruthofanyideologies

74.Accordingtothewriter,___________.

A.waristheonlywaytosolveinternationalargumentsB.warwillbelessdangerousbecauseoftheimprovementofweaponsC.itisimpossibleforpeopletolivewithoutwarD.warmustbeendedifManwantstosurvive(生存)A.internationalagreementscanbereachedmoreeasilynowB.ManbeginstorealizethedangerofnuclearwarC.nuclearwarwillsurelynottakeplaceD.worldopinionwelcomesnuclearwar75.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat____________.

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