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2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题（18）及答案
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阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生, 先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置, 再转涂到答题卡上。
This message is to in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )form all the children that Santa's post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes. That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year, Santa knows you've been good and wants to make sure he and his helpers receive your wish list earlier.
Eight post offices ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e organized across Germany to answer all the letters children send. This year they plan to receive over 250,000 letters. Though the letters fly from over 80 different countries, Santa and his helpers can understand and make sure to answer all the letters.
In 1984, two ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )children from Berlin sent their wish lists to Himmelpfort after spending their vacation there. Their letters were answered by postal employees and later Himmelpfort increased its helpers to meet the needs of increased mail traffic. Year after year, Santa and his crew use an eco-friendly powered vehicle to collect the thousands of letters they receive from young boys and girls. The great news for this year is that if you come to the beautiful town of Himmelpfort, you can drop off your letter and visit Santa in person from Tuesdays to Thursdays until Christmas Eve.
Santa does not curr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ently have an e-mail, Twitter or a Facebook account. He believes in old-fashioned communication. So get out your paper and write your wish list. Just make sure your letter is clear so you can receive an official response. Send your letters to,
Santa
Christmas Post Office Himmelpfort y Germany 16798
68. This year Santa and his helpers ______.
A. are eager to r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eceive more wishes B. keep traveling around 80 countries
C. are able to re ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ceive kids' letters earlier D. answer most of the letters for kids
69. From the 3rd paragraph, we know that ______.
A. children from Berlin like spending holidays in Himmelpfort
B. post offices send kids all the presents they ask for
C. Santa uses a powered vehicle because of the heavy mail traffic
D. children can visit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Santa in the flesh before Christmas Eve this year
70. Santa doe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sn't have social communications online probably because he ______ .
A. is not sure about the online security
B. trusts traditional ways of communication
C. prefers official and formal letters
D. thinks written letters are clearer than e-mails
71. This text is intended for ______.
A. tourists ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )coming to Himmelpfort B. teenagers preferring writing letters
C. parents preparin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g for Christmas D. children planning to write to Santa
【参考答案】68—71 CDBD
C2 [2013·湖南卷]
In my living room, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.
Dorothy taught i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eight－mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.
From the moment of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy's classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don't know, poke greens are a weed－type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.
Dorothy never ran ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the one－and－only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph.D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.
61．“Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________．
A. a program directed by Dorothy
B. a course given by the author
C. an activity held by the students
D. an organization sponsored by Union College
62．In the journey, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the author was most disappointed at seeing ________．
A. the long track B. the poor houses
C. the same train D. the winding road
63．Upon arrivin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g at the classroom, the author was cheered up by ________．
A. a warm welcome
B. the sight of poke greens
C. Dorothy's latest projects
D. a big dinner made for her
64．What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph
A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.
B. She got a pen as a gift from the author.
C. She passed the required assessment.
D. She received her Ph.D. degree.
65．What does the author mainly intend to tell us
A. Whatever you do, you must do it carefully.
B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment.
C. However poor you are, you have the right to education.
D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.
【要点综述】 Dorothy在一所条件非常差的学校获得了很大的成功，这说明一个人获得成功与他在什么地方没有直接关系，最重要的是要付出努力。
61. B 细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第三句可知，Early Childhood Development是作者教的一门课程。
62. B 细节理解题。 根据文章第二 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段最后一句的“…the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”可知，又小又破的房子使作者感到最为失望，因此B项正确。
63. A 细节理解题。 根据文章第三段第一、二句可知，一到Dorothy的教室，作者就受到热烈的欢迎，这使她的忧郁消失了，因此A项正确。
64. C 推理判断题。 文章最后一段第三 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )句提到Dorothy面试材料准备充分，而此段的“…to celebrate her victory…”说明Dorothy已经通过了评估测试。
65. D 主旨大意题。文章 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )通过讲述Dorothy在极其恶劣的环境下获得成功的故事，说明一个人不管在什么地方，只要付出努力就能实现自己的梦想，因此D项正确。
C2 [2013·湖南卷]
It's such a happy－l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ooking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm－tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it's pedestrian－friendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach Country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.
It's a library built with love.
A year ago, shortl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsin－based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That's what we're going to do for our spring break！”
Son Austin, now a 1 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )0th－grader, didn't see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51－year－old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he'd built years earlier for daughter Abbie's toy horses, and made a door of glass.
After adding the libr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ary's final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2，500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
They stocked it w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ith 20 or so books they'd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids' favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said Janey, a stay－at－home mom.
Since then, the co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
The project's best ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )payoff, says Peter, are the thank－you notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”
66．In what way is the library “pedestrian－friendly”？
A. It owns a yellow roof.
B. It stands near a sidewalk.
C. It protects book lovers from the sun.
D. It uses palm－tree stickers as decorations.
67．Janey got the idea to build a library from ________．
A. a visit to Brian Williams
B. a spring break with her family
C. a book sent by one of her neighbors
D. a report on a Wisconsin－based organization
68．The library was built ________．
A. by a ship supply company
B. on the basis of toy horses
C. like a mailbox
D. with glass
69．What can we infer about the signboard
A. It was made by a user of the library.
B. It marked a final touch to the library.
C. It aimed at making the library last long.
D. It indicated the library was a family property.
70．The passage tells us that the users ________．
A. donate books to the library
B. get paid to collect books for the library
C. receive thank－you notes for using the library
D. visit the library over 5 times on average daily
【要点综述】 文章主要讲述了Janey Henriksen一家建立微型图书馆的故事。
66. B 细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第二句可知这个特殊的图书馆为过路的人提供借书的方便，因此B项正确。
67. D 细节理解题。 根据文章 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第三段第一句可知Janey Henriksen是因为看到一篇关于the Little Free Library organization准备建社区图书馆的报道后受到启发才建这样特殊的图书馆的。
68. C 细节理解题。 根据文章第四段第一句可知C项正确。
69. C 推理判断题。 根据文章第五段可知，这个标牌要读者拿走一本书一定要归还，其目的是使图书馆能够持续更长的时间。
70. A 主旨大意题。 根据文章倒 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )数第二段第一句可知借书者经常捐书给图书馆，因此A项正确；文章没有提到给图书馆筹备书应获得报酬，因此B项错误；文章最后一段提到Peter经常收到借书者的感谢信，而不是借书者收到感谢信，因此C项错误；根据文章倒数第二段第二句可知D项错误。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was eight, I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low budget movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.
The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce（离婚） in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right．
I worked 18 ho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )urs a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange lava(火山岩) pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!
The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn’t painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas(画布) in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $ 1500.
The past six ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim (火山口边缘) of the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.
44. Why did the writer go to Hawaii
A. To make a living.
B. To spend her holiday.
C. To free herself from trouble.
D. To realize her childhood dream.
45. Which of the following is the writer’s dream
A. Get close to wildlife.
B. Live a free and happy life.
C. Live in nature with animals.
D. Become a successful painter.
46. We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. the writer had never done painting before
B. the writer’s parents encouraged her to divorce
C. the writer’s husband took away most of her money
D. the writer wasn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’t sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first
【参考答案】44—46、ABD
阅读理解---------[2013·北京卷]
Tail Spin
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Two dolphins race arou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin, Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it？” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it—but her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.
The movements pu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a man－made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.
The first time Grace ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable，” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉)．”
Now, the dolphin is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man－made tail gives people so much courage.
60．When Grace fir ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her ________.
A. physical build
B. potential ability
C. chance of survival
D. adaptation to the surroundings
61．A man－made tail is created for Grace to ________．
A. let her recover faster
B. make her comfortable
C. adjust her way of swimming
D. help her perform better tricks
62．The story of Grace inspires people to ________．
A. stick to their dreams
B. treat animals friendly
C. treasure what they have
D. face difficulties bravely
【要点综述】 这是一篇关于海豚的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )故事，讲述的是一只断尾的海豚。它的尾巴在一次事故中丧失。在训导员的训练下，它克服了困难，学会了使用假尾巴，像其他海豚一样在水中遨游。它还成了一部电影中的明星，它的勇气感动了人们。
60．C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“fighting for her life”可知，它在为活下去而挣扎，所以选C。
61．C 细节理解题。根据第三段末和第四段，可知它改变的游动方式给它带来了有害的压力，所以一家公司才给它装了条假尾巴。故选C。
62．D 推理判断题。本文的目的就是通过描写一个断了尾巴的海豚勇敢地活下去的故事，来鼓励人们勇敢地面对困难。所以选D。
阅读理解---------C2 [2013·湖北卷]
Some years ago, wri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ting in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day's 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 from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past
When I was thirte ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )en 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, 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 valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen…
At that point, I u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nderstood 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 dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.
Now, I only write i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n 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 often—only of objects I find really beautiful.I'm 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 don't want ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I'll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I don't live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.
51．Before the age ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of thirteen, the author 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
52．What caus ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed a change in the author's understanding of keeping a diary
A．A dull night on the journey.
B．The beauty of the great valley.
C．A striking quotation from a book.
D．Her concerns for future generations.
53．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.
54．The author com ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es to realize 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
【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )主要讲述了作者记日记发生的一些变化。13岁前，作者每天都记日记，记下一天发生的事及自己的感受等。作者很喜欢把自己看到的东西记在纸上。13岁以后， 一次去大峡谷的旅行改变了作者对记日记的看法，从那以后作者只在日记里记载特殊的想法和感受。作者认为要想过有意义的生活，就要亲自去经历。
51．D 细节理解题。根据第一段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )最后一句中的“… a way of preserving the past？”可知，作者在13岁以前认为记日记是一种保存过去的方式。 故D正确。
52．B 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，作者改变是因为看到了峡谷的美丽景色。故B正确。
53．B 细节理解题。根 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )据第四段中的第一句“Now, I … write down a special thought or feeling.”可知，现在作者在日记里只记录特殊的思想和感情。
54．A 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，作者意识到要想过有意义的生活得自己亲自去经历。故A正确。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Superman had it ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) right: if you want to keep something safe, build a mountain fortress (堡垒)above the Arctic Circle. That’s the thinking ---more or less---behind the Svalbard Global Seed Vault（地窖）. Almost every nation keeps collections of native seeds so local crops can be replanted in case of an agricultural disaster. The Global Seed Vault, opened on the far-northern Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, is a backup for the backups. It’s badly needed---as many as half the seed banks in developing countries are at risk from natural disasters. The vault can hold up to 4.5 million samples, which will be kept dry at about -18°C. Even if the facility(设施) loses power, the Arctic climate should keep the seeds alive for thousands of years.
On an unusual old farm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in New York City, workers are also storing away the seeds of the future. In this unlikely place, researchers are putting the seeds from flowering plants and trees in a sleeplike state called suspended animation (假死状态). Many years from now, other workers will wake up the sleeping seeds and plant them where they're most needed. These seeds are like the legendary (传说中的) Rip van Winkle, who fell asleep under a tree and woke up 20 years later. The small farm, called the Greenbelt Native Plant Center, is part of a global effort to save threatened(受到威胁的) plants and trees. The most important step is to collect seeds at exactly the right time---when they are just about ready to fall from the plant. The seeds are being kept in storage at the Greenbelt Center. When planted in the future, these seeds could help restore damaged parklands and forests.
40. Why is the Glo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )bal Seed Vault located in a far-northern Norwegian island
A. Because it is a place to keep everything safe.
B. Because half the seed banks in developing countries are at risk.
C. Because t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he climate there is fit for keeping seeds for a long time.
D. Because i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t is the best place to fight against agricultural disasters.
41. The Greenbelt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Native Plant Center in New York City is unusual because _____.
A. it is an old farm in a big city.
B. it is the largest seed company in the world.
C. it is set up to save the threatened plants and trees.
D. it stores the seeds of most kinds of plants in New York City.
42. To store the se ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eds well and last as long as possible, the most important thing is to _____.
A. collect seeds at the right time.
B. store them at a constant temperature.
C. dry them in specially designed rooms.
D. make it enter a state of suspended animation.
43. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. Global Seed Vault.
B. saving seeds for the future.
C. the challenges of collecting seeds for storage.
D. the efforts made by Greenbelt Center to save plants.
【参考答案】40—43、CCAB
【2014高考英语安徽省合肥市质量检测】
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生, 先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置, 再转涂到答题卡上。
This message is to in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )form all the children that Santa's post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes. That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year, Santa knows you've been good and wants to make sure he and his helpers receive your wish list earlier.
Eight post offices ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e organized across Germany to answer all the letters children send. This year they plan to receive over 250,000 letters. Though the letters fly from over 80 different countries, Santa and his helpers can understand and make sure to answer all the letters.
In 1984, two ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )children from Berlin sent their wish lists to Himmelpfort after spending their vacation there. Their letters were answered by postal employees and later Himmelpfort increased its helpers to meet the needs of increased mail traffic. Year after year, Santa and his crew use an eco-friendly powered vehicle to collect the thousands of letters they receive from young boys and girls. The great news for this year is that if you come to the beautiful town of Himmelpfort, you can drop off your letter and visit Santa in person from Tuesdays to Thursdays until Christmas Eve.
Santa does not curr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ently have an e-mail, Twitter or a Facebook account. He believes in old-fashioned communication. So get out your paper and write your wish list. Just make sure your letter is clear so you can receive an official response. Send your letters to,
Santa
Christmas Post Office Himmelpfort y Germany 16798
68. This year Santa and his helpers ______.
A. are eager to r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eceive more wishes B. keep traveling around 80 countries
C. are able to re ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ceive kids' letters earlier D. answer most of the letters for kids
69. From the 3rd paragraph, we know that ______.
A. children from Berlin like spending holidays in Himmelpfort
B. post offices send kids all the presents they ask for
C. Santa uses a powered vehicle because of the heavy mail traffic
D. children can visit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Santa in the flesh before Christmas Eve this year
70. Santa doe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sn't have social communications online probably because he ______ .
A. is not sure about the online security
B. trusts traditional ways of communication
C. prefers official and formal letters
D. thinks written letters are clearer than e-mails
71. This text is intended for ______.
A. tourists ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )coming to Himmelpfort B. teenagers preferring writing letters
C. parents preparin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g for Christmas D. children planning to write to Santa
【参考答案】68—71 CDBD
C2 [2013·湖南卷]
In my living room, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.
Dorothy taught i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eight－mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.
From the moment of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy's classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don't know, poke greens are a weed－type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.
Dorothy never ran ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the one－and－only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph.D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.
61．“Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________．
A. a program directed by Dorothy
B. a course given by the author
C. an activity held by the students
D. an organization sponsored by Union College
62．In the journey, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the author was most disappointed at seeing ________．
A. the long track B. the poor houses
C. the same train D. the winding road
63．Upon arrivin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g at the classroom, the author was cheered up by ________．
A. a warm welcome
B. the sight of poke greens
C. Dorothy's latest projects
D. a big dinner made for her
64．What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph
A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.
B. She got a pen as a gift from the author.
C. She passed the required assessment.
D. She received her Ph.D. degree.
65．What does the author mainly intend to tell us
A. Whatever you do, you must do it carefully.
B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment.
C. However poor you are, you have the right to education.
D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.
【要点综述】 Dorothy在一所条件非常差的学校获得了很大的成功，这说明一个人获得成功与他在什么地方没有直接关系，最重要的是要付出努力。
61. B 细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第三句可知，Early Childhood Development是作者教的一门课程。
62. B 细节理解题。 根据文章第二 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段最后一句的“…the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”可知，又小又破的房子使作者感到最为失望，因此B项正确。
63. A 细节理解题。 根据文章第三段第一、二句可知，一到Dorothy的教室，作者就受到热烈的欢迎，这使她的忧郁消失了，因此A项正确。
64. C 推理判断题。 文章最后一段第三 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )句提到Dorothy面试材料准备充分，而此段的“…to celebrate her victory…”说明Dorothy已经通过了评估测试。
65. D 主旨大意题。文章 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )通过讲述Dorothy在极其恶劣的环境下获得成功的故事，说明一个人不管在什么地方，只要付出努力就能实现自己的梦想，因此D项正确。
C2 [2013·湖南卷]
It's such a happy－l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ooking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm－tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it's pedestrian－friendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach Country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.
It's a library built with love.
A year ago, shortl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsin－based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That's what we're going to do for our spring break！”
Son Austin, now a 1 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )0th－grader, didn't see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51－year－old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he'd built years earlier for daughter Abbie's toy horses, and made a door of glass.
After adding the libr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ary's final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2，500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
They stocked it w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ith 20 or so books they'd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids' favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said Janey, a stay－at－home mom.
Since then, the co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
The project's best ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )payoff, says Peter, are the thank－you notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”
66．In what way is the library “pedestrian－friendly”？
A. It owns a yellow roof.
B. It stands near a sidewalk.
C. It protects book lovers from the sun.
D. It uses palm－tree stickers as decorations.
67．Janey got the idea to build a library from ________．
A. a visit to Brian Williams
B. a spring break with her family
C. a book sent by one of her neighbors
D. a report on a Wisconsin－based organization
68．The library was built ________．
A. by a ship supply company
B. on the basis of toy horses
C. like a mailbox
D. with glass
69．What can we infer about the signboard
A. It was made by a user of the library.
B. It marked a final touch to the library.
C. It aimed at making the library last long.
D. It indicated the library was a family property.
70．The passage tells us that the users ________．
A. donate books to the library
B. get paid to collect books for the library
C. receive thank－you notes for using the library
D. visit the library over 5 times on average daily
【要点综述】 文章主要讲述了Janey Henriksen一家建立微型图书馆的故事。
66. B 细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第二句可知这个特殊的图书馆为过路的人提供借书的方便，因此B项正确。
67. D 细节理解题。 根据文章 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第三段第一句可知Janey Henriksen是因为看到一篇关于the Little Free Library organization准备建社区图书馆的报道后受到启发才建这样特殊的图书馆的。
68. C 细节理解题。 根据文章第四段第一句可知C项正确。
69. C 推理判断题。 根据文章第五段可知，这个标牌要读者拿走一本书一定要归还，其目的是使图书馆能够持续更长的时间。
70. A 主旨大意题。 根据文章倒 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )数第二段第一句可知借书者经常捐书给图书馆，因此A项正确；文章没有提到给图书馆筹备书应获得报酬，因此B项错误；文章最后一段提到Peter经常收到借书者的感谢信，而不是借书者收到感谢信，因此C项错误；根据文章倒数第二段第二句可知D项错误。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was eight, I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low budget movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.
The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce（离婚） in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right．
I worked 18 ho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )urs a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange lava(火山岩) pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!
The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn’t painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas(画布) in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $ 1500.
The past six ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim (火山口边缘) of the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.
44. Why did the writer go to Hawaii
A. To make a living.
B. To spend her holiday.
C. To free herself from trouble.
D. To realize her childhood dream.
45. Which of the following is the writer’s dream
A. Get close to wildlife.
B. Live a free and happy life.
C. Live in nature with animals.
D. Become a successful painter.
46. We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. the writer had never done painting before
B. the writer’s parents encouraged her to divorce
C. the writer’s husband took away most of her money
D. the writer wasn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’t sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first
【参考答案】44—46、ABD
阅读理解---------[2013·北京卷]
Tail Spin
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Two dolphins race arou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin, Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it？” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it—but her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.
The movements pu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a man－made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.
The first time Grace ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable，” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉)．”
Now, the dolphin is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man－made tail gives people so much courage.
60．When Grace fir ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her ________.
A. physical build
B. potential ability
C. chance of survival
D. adaptation to the surroundings
61．A man－made tail is created for Grace to ________．
A. let her recover faster
B. make her comfortable
C. adjust her way of swimming
D. help her perform better tricks
62．The story of Grace inspires people to ________．
A. stick to their dreams
B. treat animals friendly
C. treasure what they have
D. face difficulties bravely
【要点综述】 这是一篇关于海豚的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )故事，讲述的是一只断尾的海豚。它的尾巴在一次事故中丧失。在训导员的训练下，它克服了困难，学会了使用假尾巴，像其他海豚一样在水中遨游。它还成了一部电影中的明星，它的勇气感动了人们。
60．C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“fighting for her life”可知，它在为活下去而挣扎，所以选C。
61．C 细节理解题。根据第三段末和第四段，可知它改变的游动方式给它带来了有害的压力，所以一家公司才给它装了条假尾巴。故选C。
62．D 推理判断题。本文的目的就是通过描写一个断了尾巴的海豚勇敢地活下去的故事，来鼓励人们勇敢地面对困难。所以选D。
阅读理解---------C2 [2013·湖北卷]
Some years ago, wri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ting in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day's 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 from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past
When I was thirte ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )en 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, 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 valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen…
At that point, I u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nderstood 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 dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.
Now, I only write i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n 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 often—only of objects I find really beautiful.I'm 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 don't want ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I'll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I don't live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.
51．Before the age ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of thirteen, the author 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
52．What caus ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed a change in the author's understanding of keeping a diary
A．A dull night on the journey.
B．The beauty of the great valley.
C．A striking quotation from a book.
D．Her concerns for future generations.
53．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.
54．The author com ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es to realize 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
【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )主要讲述了作者记日记发生的一些变化。13岁前，作者每天都记日记，记下一天发生的事及自己的感受等。作者很喜欢把自己看到的东西记在纸上。13岁以后， 一次去大峡谷的旅行改变了作者对记日记的看法，从那以后作者只在日记里记载特殊的想法和感受。作者认为要想过有意义的生活，就要亲自去经历。
51．D 细节理解题。根据第一段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )最后一句中的“… a way of preserving the past？”可知，作者在13岁以前认为记日记是一种保存过去的方式。 故D正确。
52．B 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，作者改变是因为看到了峡谷的美丽景色。故B正确。
53．B 细节理解题。根 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )据第四段中的第一句“Now, I … write down a special thought or feeling.”可知，现在作者在日记里只记录特殊的思想和感情。
54．A 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，作者意识到要想过有意义的生活得自己亲自去经历。故A正确。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Superman had it ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) right: if you want to keep something safe, build a mountain fortress (堡垒)above the Arctic Circle. That’s the thinking ---more or less---behind the Svalbard Global Seed Vault（地窖）. Almost every nation keeps collections of native seeds so local crops can be replanted in case of an agricultural disaster. The Global Seed Vault, opened on the far-northern Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, is a backup for the backups. It’s badly needed---as many as half the seed banks in developing countries are at risk from natural disasters. The vault can hold up to 4.5 million samples, which will be kept dry at about -18°C. Even if the facility(设施) loses power, the Arctic climate should keep the seeds alive for thousands of years.
On an unusual old farm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in New York City, workers are also storing away the seeds of the future. In this unlikely place, researchers are putting the seeds from flowering plants and trees in a sleeplike state called suspended animation (假死状态). Many years from now, other workers will wake up the sleeping seeds and plant them where they're most needed. These seeds are like the legendary (传说中的) Rip van Winkle, who fell asleep under a tree and woke up 20 years later. The small farm, called the Greenbelt Native Plant Center, is part of a global effort to save threatened(受到威胁的) plants and trees. The most important step is to collect seeds at exactly the right time---when they are just about ready to fall from the plant. The seeds are being kept in storage at the Greenbelt Center. When planted in the future, these seeds could help restore damaged parklands and forests.
40. Why is the Glo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )bal Seed Vault located in a far-northern Norwegian island
A. Because it is a place to keep everything safe.
B. Because half the seed banks in developing countries are at risk.
C. Because t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he climate there is fit for keeping seeds for a long time.
D. Because i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t is the best place to fight against agricultural disasters.
41. The Greenbelt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Native Plant Center in New York City is unusual because _____.
A. it is an old farm in a big city.
B. it is the largest seed company in the world.
C. it is set up to save the threatened plants and trees.
D. it stores the seeds of most kinds of plants in New York City.
42. To store the se ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eds well and last as long as possible, the most important thing is to _____.
A. collect seeds at the right time.
B. store them at a constant temperature.
C. dry them in specially designed rooms.
D. make it enter a state of suspended animation.
43. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. Global Seed Vault.
B. saving seeds for the future.
C. the challenges of collecting seeds for storage.
D. the efforts made by Greenbelt Center to save plants.
【参考答案】40—43、CCAB