2014年高考英语阅读理解(2014年高考阅读理解)

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2014年高考英语阅读理解(2014年高考阅读理解)

Forthosewhowerebornintheyearofthepig,goodluckandmuchsuccess!Thisisyouryear.WhentalkingtoaWesterner,however,you’vegottobealittlecarefulwhenyoutalkaboutpigs.Chinesepeoplethinkofthepigasasmartandprosperous(rich,luckilywealthy)animal.Westernideastendtobealittlemorenegative(否定的).

ApigintheWestisseenasadirty,lazyandfatanimal.Ifanyoneevercalledyouapig,youwouldn’tbesmiling.Whenapersondoesn’tlikesomeone,sometimeshewillcallthatpersonapig.

IfyouevermetaWesternerwhowasbornintheyearofthepig,don’tsay,“Oh,you’reapig!”MostWesternerswillbemisunderstanding.Theywillbesurethatyoumadesomekindofmistakes.However,don’ttakeanychance.Youmightjustoffend(激怒)someonewhodoesnotshareyourpositive(积极的)ideasaboutpigs.

56.A.theybelievepigsbestofallB.theyconsiderpigsasbadanimals

C.theyaren’tusedtotalkingaboutpigsD.theydon’tlikethetopicaboutpigsatall

57.AccordingtothepassagewecanseethatChinesepeoplethinkofthepigasaanimal.

A.healthyB.lovelyC.badD.lazy

58.thatman.

A.dislikesB.isafraidofC.looksuptoD.makesfunof

59.

A.willbehappyB.willbeverysurprisedD.maylaughatyouC.understandyou

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October24—theUNbirthdayiscelebratedasUnitedNationsDay.Itisadaythatbelongstoeveryone,anditiscelebratedinmostcountriesoftheworld.Somecountriescelebrateforaweekinsteadofaday.

EveryyearthePresidentoftheUnitedStates,inaspecialannouncement,asksAmericanstorememberUnitedNationsDay.

Inmanypartsoftheworld,schoolsplanprogrammesforthisday.Boysandgirlsinsomeareasdecorate(装饰)aUnitedNationstree,orplantagarden.InotherareasyoungpeopleputonplaysabouttheUnitedNations.Somelibrariesshowchildren’sartformaroundtheworld.Schoolscelebratewithsongsanddancesofothercountries,orgivepartieswherefoodsofothercountriesareserved.

AlwaysthepurposeofthesecelebrationsistohelpeveryoneunderstandtheUnitedNationsandwhyitisimportant.

TheUNencouragespeopletolearnaboutotherlandsandtheircustoms.Inthiswaypeoplecangetabetterunderstandingofpeopleallovertheworld.

60.WhyisOctober24celebratedinmanycountries?

A.TocelebratethefoundingoftheUnitedNations.B.TomakepeopleunderstandwhattheUnitedNationsmeans.C.Towarnpeopleofthedangersofwars.

D.TotellpeoplehowtheUnitedNationscameintobeing.

61.Howdoschoolscelebratetheday?

A.Childrenaregivenaholidayofonetosevendays.B.Differentprogrammesarepreparedtocelebratetheday.C.ChildrenplantgardensordecorateUNtrees.

D.Childrenandteachersholdparties.A.Tolearnmoreaboutothernationsandtheircustoms.B.Tochangeprogrammeswithothernationsinscience.C.TounderstandmorepeoplefromallovertheworldD.TounderstandtheimportanceoftheUnitedNations.A.TheUNB.TheWorldHolidayC.CelebrationsonOct24D.TheUNBirthday62.WhatdoestheUnitedNationsencouragepeopletodo,accordingtothepassage?63.C

Thisisnewsonthehour.EdWilsonreporting.ThePresidentandFirstLadywillvisitAfricaonagoodwilltourinMay.TheyplantovisiteightAfricancountries.

ReportsfromChinasaytheChinesewantclosertiesbetweenChinaandtheU.S.andWesternEurope.AgroupoftopChinesescientistsstarttheirten-nationtournextmonth.

HereinMiami,themayorisstillmeetingwiththeleadersoftheteachers’uniontotrytofindawaytoendthestrike.Cityschoolsarestillclosedaftertwoweeks.

Inthenewsabouthealth,scientistsinCaliforniareportfindingofarelationshipbetweenthedrinkingofcoffeeandtheincreaseofheartdiseaseamongwomen.AccordingtothereportintheAmericanMedicalJournalthefiveyear-studyshowsthis:Womenwhodrinkmorethantwocupsofcoffeeadayhavegreaterchanceofhavingheartdiseasethanwomenwhodonot.

Insports,theChargerslostagainlastnight.TheBBsbeatthem1tonothing.TheWingershadbetterresults.TheybeattheRifles7to3.Itwastheirfirstwinintheirlastfivematches.

That’sthenewsofthehour.AndnowbacktomoreeasylisteningwithJanSinger.

64.Whogavethenewsonthehour.

A.ThemayorinMiami.B.EdWilson.C.ScientistsinCalifornia.D.JanSinger.

65.A.willsendagroupofChinesescientiststopayavisittotheU.S.andWesternEurope.

B.willsendsomescientiststovisitU.S.only

C.hasreacheditsaim.D.hasgivenmanyreportstoimprovetheties

66.A.apeacefulwaywillsoonbefoundB.theteachers’strikewilllastlong

C.studentshaven’tbeentoschoolfortwoweeks

D.studentscan’tgointotheschoolbecausetheclassroomsarelocked

67.Fromthelastnewswedon’tknowA.theresultsofthetwomatchesB.theteamswhichplayedlastnight

C.howmanywinstheBBshashadaltogetherD.theWingershad1winand4defeats

D

Editorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremes(极端)toprovidetheirreaderswithunimportantfactsandstatistics(数据).Lastyearareporterhadbeenrequestedbyawell-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident’spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.Whenthearticlearrived,theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandthenrefusedtopublishit.Thearticlebegan:“Hundredsofstepsleadtothehighwallwhichsurroundsthepresident’spalace.”Theeditoratoncesentthereporterafax(传真)askinghimtofindouttheexactnumberofstepsandtheheightofthewall.

Thereporterimmediatelysetouttodoashewasaskedto,buthetookalongtimetosendthem.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,forthemagazinewouldsoongotopress.Hesentthereportertwomorefaxes,butreceivednoreply.Hesentyetanotherfaxtellingthereporterthatifhedidnotreplysoonhewouldbefired.Whenthereporteragainfailedtoreply,theeditorhadtopublishthearticleasithadbeenoriginally(原始)written.Aweeklater,theeditoratlastreceivedafaxfromthereporter.Notonlyhadthepoormanbeenarrested,buthehadbeensenttoprisonaswell.However,hehadatlastbeenallowedtosendafaxinwhichhetoldtheeditorthathehadbeenarrestedwhilecountingthe1,084stepsleadingtothefifteen-footwallwhichsurroundedthepresident’spalace.

68.Theeditordidn’twanttopublishthearticlebecauseA.hewantedtofindanexcusetofirethereporter

B.hehadnotreadthearticlewhollyC.hewasnotpleasedwiththefactsinthearticle

D.hewantedtopleasethepresidentofthenewAfricanrepublic

69.ThereportertookalongtimetosendtheinformationhewasaskedforA.becauseittookhimalongtimetocountallthesteps

B.becausehehadnotbeenallowedtofaxtheinformationhehadfoundoutC.becausehedidnotrealizehowsoonthemagazinewouldgotopress

D.becausehehadbeenarrestedbeforehehadhadtimetofindoutthefacts

70.

A.heactedtoosuspiciously(可疑地)B.hewenttoextremetoprovideunimportantfactsC.heclimbedthepalacewallinordertomeasureitsheightD.helearntthathisarticlewaspressedoriginally

71.Thepurposeofthewriter’sgivingthisveryexampleisA.toprovidegroundreasonsforhisideasofhowtowriteagoodarticle

B.toaskreadersforadviceonhowtogetridofextremeC.totellreadershowtowriteanarticleD.toshowhisopinionaboutextremeofsomeeditorsofnewspapersandmagazines.

E

Lastweek’stopic:What’syouropinionaboutcheatinginexams?Willson822(Fujian)isn’tenoughtopreventanyonefromcheating.Whocantellthattheywon’tpromisesomethingthatgoesagainsttheirwill?SoIthinkthepenalty(处罚)ismoreimportant.Penaltiesshouldbeseriousenoughtopreventpeoplefrombreakingtheoath!

WangChangling(Anhui):Theoathitselfmakesalltest-takersthinkthatothersmayconsiderthemwould-becheaters,whichcanhurttheirfeelings.Inmyopinion,preventionisbetterthanapenalty.Educatorsshouldsetgoodexamplesforstudentstofollowandberolemodelsforthem.Evenifafeweducatorscontinuetocopyotherpeople’sworkandtheirresearchpapers,surely,studentswillfollowsuit.

Anonymous:Isupporttheschool’sactionagainstcheating.Althoughtheoathisn’taduty,itcanwarnthewould-becheater.

CathyCheng:Ifindit’shardtorefuseafriendwhowantshelpinexams.AndIthinktheruleofMarylandUniversitygivesthestudentslikemeagoodexcusetorefuse.

Zzq:Ithinkthisisapromisingsteptowardwhatwe’retalkingaboutwhenwesay‘fairplay’thesedays.Cheatersshouldbestoppedbecausetheymakeitdifferentforthehonesttosucceed.

Freda(Tianjin):Iwastoldbymyforeignteachertowritedowntheoathonthebackofmytestpaperinthesamewaythatwasdescribedinthearticle.It’saruleeveryoneshouldobeyinafairgame.Whetherthismethodsucceedsorfailsisuptoyou.WhatIwanttosayistobetruetoyourself.

72.A.MarylandUniversityB.theEducationDepartment

C.somecollegesD.thegovernment

73.Howmanypeopleareinfactfortherules?

A.ThreeB.TwoC.Four-3-D.Five

74.Whothinksteachersshouldsetanexample?

A.Willson822A.ideaB.FredaB.promiseC.CathyChengC.plan

D.WangChanglingD.opinion75.Theunderlinedword“oath”mayhavethesamemeaningas

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