广西省北海市2014高考英语阅读理解巩固全程训练（13）及答案
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广西省北海市2014高考英语阅读理解巩固全程训练（13）及答案
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。
【 山东省菏泽市2014高考英语一模试题】A
Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?
Here is how a new teacher made friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I'd like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together.” Everyone felt that she meant what she said because of her sweet voice and her friendly look.
She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.
Then she said to the class, “Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names and the things you like. Then I will feel that I know you.”
Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?
One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them. It is often easy to be friends with those people who have the same hobbies with you. You play the same games and go on journeys together.
You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and lonely. You can invite them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you. You will find many things in common to talk about. Just talking together in a friendly manner is one good way to make friends. 41. What does the underlined sentence “If you want a friend, be one” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. You may have a friend by doing everything for him.
B. You can make friends by doing what a friend should do.
C. If you want to have a friend, try to make one be your friend.
D. When you need a friend, you have to be a friend of yourself.
42. The teacher’s sweet voice and her friendly look _______.
A. made every girl and boy happy
B. told the girls and boys everything about herself
C. showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boys’
D. meant she wanted to tell the boys and girls something interesting
43. A new comer will be your friend if __________.
A. he always thinks of his old friends B. you ask him to do something
C. he knows you D. you talk with him in a friendly way
44. If you want to make friends with others, which of the following shouldn’t you do?
A. Learn more about them. B. Go on journeys together.
C. Find out your differences. D. Try to be the same as them.
45. What is the best title for this passage?
A. How to Make Friends B. Teachers Can Make Friends with Students
C. A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed D. How to Be Friends with New Comers
【参考答案】41—45 BCDCA
阅读理解
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。
A
F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”
This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.
( ) 1. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
( ) 2. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?
a. He became addicted to drinking.
b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.
c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e. He failed to reorder his life.
f. He joined the army and met Zelda.
A. f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a
( ) 3. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .
A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.
B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army
C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down
D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
( ) 4. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .
A. Zelda’s personal life
B. Zelda’s illness and treatment
C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham
D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world
【语篇解读】本片文章为记叙文，主要讲述了英国著名文学家弗兰西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德的生平、生活及其重要作品
56.答案A。
【解析】细节理解题。据题意，由文章中关键词novel可知，文章中提及到的弗兰西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德的小说有：This side of paradise，The Beautiful and Damned，The Great Gatsby，Tender Is the Night and The love of the last Tycoon，共计5篇。故选A项
57.答案D。
【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“……was once a student of St. Paul Academy……In 1917 he joined the army……”可知弗兰西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德先在圣保罗学院学习，然后参加的军队。由此可知答案应为D项
58.答案C。
【解析】推理判断题。由第四段第一句“However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing”可以判断出C项
59.答案D。
【解析】推理判断题。根据人物传记的特点和本段对菲茨杰拉德生活、作品的描述，说明了菲茨杰拉德的作品对学界的意义，因此最后总结的一段是关于菲茨杰拉德对文学界的贡献的。故选D项
【浙江省2014高考英语模拟冲刺卷】D
My parents lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s and I heard stories from both of them about how their lives changed because of it. The same was true of my in-laws whose lives were also affected negatively. For example, my husband’s grandfather owned a factory. Owing to the stock (证券) market crash, he lost the factory and went back to work in the very factory he’d once owned. He could no longer afford to send my father-in-law to college. My father-in-law worked full time as a pipe fitter and went to school part-time to earn his degree, which took seven years.
Somehow, my husband and I never dreamed that we would live through anything similar. However, as they say, history often repeats itself. In 1929, the stock market crashed in the month of October. The same thing happened in 2008. My husband, who had invested (投资) all our money in the market, was in a state of shock. Each day the news was more terrible.
“We’ve lost more than half of our wealth,” he told me.
I just stared at him. “How can that be?”
“I thought we had good, solid investments, but it seems I was wrong.”
“Well, we do have pensions (抚恤金),” I said. “Hopefully, they won’t be affected. Since we have never lived a high lifestyle to begin with, I don’t think we have to worry.”
“I did hope to leave our children and grandchildren a generous inheritance (遗产),” my husband said. He shook his head in disbelief.
“We’ll still be able to give gifts. Love is the most important gift anyway.” Our children are grown and we always try to be generous to them and our grandchildren.
“It just won’t be the same.”
“The world is always changing,” I said. “You never know what will happen. The main thing is not to get discouraged. As long as we have our health and can afford the necessities of life, there’s no reason to be upset. When you have your health, you can always earn more money.”
I hugged my husband and he kissed me in return.
“I guess you’re right,” he agreed. “We love each other. We have our health and enough money to live on comfortably. That’s all that matters.”
We had to move out of our house into an apartment. Since few people could afford a house in those hard days, we decided to offer it for considerably less than it would normally be worth. Even so, several buyers changed their mind days before closing. But finally, our home was sold.
As we shook hands with the new owners, I told them how fortunate they were.
“Not only are you getting a bargain in the price, but this house has good luck. We bought the house from a family who lived in it for nine years. They were a happy family, a husband, wife and five children. It was a cheerful house and we had a good feeling about it. We raised our children here as well.”
“That’s good to hear,” the young woman said with a smile. “We have two young children ourselves. And I believe in luck too.”
We nodded our heads in agreement, understanding each other.
“You’ll live only six houses from the best primary school in the town and your children won’t even have to cross a street,” I said. “Our children used to come home each day and have lunch with me.”
“We like the woods in the back,” the young man told us. “We’re going to plant a large garden in the backyard.”
They seemed so young and happy and full of plans. My husband and I had to smile. At least some good was coming out of the economic difficulty. We no longer needed a house. It was good to know that another young family would now be living in what had been a happy, loving home for us. Also, the house needed work that we no longer had the energy to perform.
These may be tough times economically, but as for me, I intend to look forward, not back. As Shakespeare said in Macbeth, “what’s done is done and cannot be undone.” It’s the present and future that matter. We can learn from our mistakes and make our lives better.
55. In the first paragraph, the author described her husband’s family in order to tell us ______.
A. economic difficulty can change a family’s lifestyle
B. people have to sell their factories when the stock market crashes
C. everything can happen in today’s world
D. my husband’s family suffered a lot in the 1930s
56. What happened to the author’s family in 2008?
A. Her husband invested all their money in the stock market.
B. They had to live on pensions.
C. They had to sell their house.
D. They got most of their money lost in the stock market.
57. The author’s attitude towards her husband after hearing the bad news can be described as ______.
A. angry but supportive B. sincere and encouraging
C. kind and sympathetic D. forgiving but casual
58. In the author’s opinion what matters in life is ______.
A. wealth and health B. health and love
C. money and work D. house and children
59. By telling the new owners “this house has good luck”, the author intended to tell them _______.
A. they had bought the house at a much lower price
B. their children could go to school conveniently and safely
C. they would live in the house happily
D. they could plant a large garden in the backyard
60. Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
A. Selling the House. B. Stock Market Crash
C. What’s Done Can’t Be Undone. D. A Change in Lifestyle.
Passage D
【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。文章通过对作者一家在经济危机中所遇到的困难及所采取的态度与措施的直接描写，间接地告诉读者经济上的困难带给一个充满爱与乐观的家庭仅仅是生活方式上的一点改变。
55．A．【解析】写作意图题，作者举其丈夫一家在“大萧条”时期的例子，为的是说明经济上的困难会给生活方式带改变，从而引出本文的主题。
56．D．【解析】事实细节题，从夫妻两人的对话中可看出。
57．B．【解析】推理判断题，从作者与丈夫的对话中可推知其对丈夫的态度是诚恳与鼓励的。
58．B．【解析】推理判断题。从作者与丈夫的对话中可推知她认为“健康”是非常重要的；从她拥抱丈夫及丈夫随后的话语中又可推知生生活的另一要素为“爱”。
59．C．【解析】句义推断题。根据作者与房子买主夫妇的对话及倒数第二段的内容可推知，作者此处的luck指的是这所房子给人带的好运是居住在内的家庭都会过得很幸福。
60．D．【解析】主旨大意题。全文从头倒尾突出的都是生活方式的改变。
阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary．Drawn like so many other by the “Great American Dream” However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s.
Milles's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system. With its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.
When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics` Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.
Miller died of the failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.
( ) 1. Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA?
A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.
B. He was attracted by the "Great American Dream.
C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.
D. His family business failed.
( ) 2. The play Death of a Salesman
A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world
B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company
C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller
D. focuses on the skills in doing business
( ) 3. What can we learn about Willy Loman?
A. He treats his employer badly.
B. He runs the Wagner Company.
C. He is a victim of the American system.
D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.
( ) 4. After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman
A. achieved huge success
B. won the first Tony Award
C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen
D. was severely attacked by dramatists
( ) 5. What is the text mainly about?
A. Arthur Miller and his family.
B. The awards Arthur Miller won.
C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.
D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.
【文章大意】文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最有名的作品Death of a Salesman《推销员之死》。
1.答案B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的Miller`s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary．Drawn like so many other by the“Great American Dream”可以得出答案。
5.答案D。主旨大意题。文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最有名的作品Death of a Salesman《推销员之死》。
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。
A
The Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle is a palatial park on the central California coast and a National Historic Landmark．It was designed by architect Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst from 1919 until 1947．In 1957 , the Hearst Corporation donated the fortune to the state of California．Since that time it has been maintained as a state historic park where the estate and its considerable collection of art and antiques are open for public tours．Despite its location far from any urban center, the site attracts roughly one million visitors per year．
Guided Tours
There are several tours which highlight various parts of the castle and gardens．
●Tour One is recommended for first time visitor．It now includes the movie, Hearst Castle Building the Dream．
●Tour Two gives visitors a closer look at the main house's upper floors, Mr．Hearst's private suite, the libraries, and the kitchen．
●Tour Three looks at the Castle's North Wing, guest rooms and guest house Casa Del Monte．
●Tour Four features the impressive gardens and grounds, the largest guesthouse, the wine basement, and the Hidden Terrace．
●The evening tour is a special tour that allows visitors to experience the Castle at night as one of the Hearst's own visitors might have．
Ticket Prices
Hearst Castle accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover．Free day use parking is available for automobiles, motorcycles, tour buses and recreational vehicles．
TOURS
ADULT
Ages 6 – 17
Experience Tour
$24
$12
Tours 2, 3 or 4
$ 24
$ 12
Evening tour
$30
$15
* Children under 6 are free when accompanied by a paying adult．
Reservation Information
While tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center upon arrival, tour reservations are strongly recommended and may be reserved online now or by calling 1 - 800 - 444 - 4445, see below for times．
Reservation Call Center Hours
Dates
Monday-Friday
Saturday-Sunday
March-September
8AM to 6PM
8AM to 6PM
October-February
9AM to 5PM
9AM to 3PM
Visit www．hearstcastle．org for more information．
51．If you are quite interested in wine, which tour will you choose?
A．Tour One． B．Tour Two．
C．Tour Three． D．Tour Four．
52．If a young couple take Tour One with their 5-year-old son, how much will they pay for the tickets?
A．36． B．60． C．48． D．75．
53．Which of the following is the available (有效的，可获得的)time to book tickets by phone?
A．At 8 AM on Monday in February．
B．At 9 AM on Sunday in March．
C．At 7 PM on Friday in September．
D．At 6 PM on Saturday in October．
【湖北省2014高考英语第二次联考试题】D
A couple had to put their wedding on hold after a barn owl (仓枭) called Darcy which had been chosen to deliver the rings fell asleep in the roof of the church. The bride had secretly arranged it. But what happened was out of her expectation.
Rev Bryan, who was in charge of the ceremony between Sonia Cadman, 46, and Andrew Mettle, 49, said: “It would have been absolutely excellent --- if it worked. It was a lovely idea and it was supposed to be really stunning. When it dived over the heads of the guests, they’d all feel the air rushing from its wings and would get a big surprise.
“The groom is an amateur falconer (训鹰人) and so it was secretly arranged for two falconers to suddenly appear at the moment when the best man was about to hand over the rings. One of them stood at the front of the church next to us with a gauntlet (金属护手) on, as another appeared at the back of the church with a box. The owl came out and paused for a little bit. Then it saw the gauntlet and took off but instead of landing on the arm of the man and delivering the rings, it went up over our heads, landed in the roof space and fell asleep then.”
Rev Bryan added: “We all laughed about it, and then we tried to get it down, but it didn’t come. It probably thought ‘I’m a barn owl and this is like a barn, so I’ll take a rest’. It is said that never work with animals because they don’t always do as they’re told! So we had plan B --- a back-up pair of rings. After a few minutes, we gave up trying to get it down and carried on. It was nice to be able to have a bit of a laugh. It’s important that people realize that a church wedding doesn’t just come as a package of things you have to do. I’m all for including something of the personality and individuality of the couple getting married. It was such a magical wedding and full of emotion.”
“Luckily the service was able to go ahead and the groom was able to hold the bird (after it woke up) and have some really nice pictures taken after the ceremony.”
63. Why did Darcy appear on the wedding ceremony?
A. It was expected to deliver the rings to the couple.
B. It was the pet of the new couple.
C. The groom wanted to take picture with it.
D. The bride arranged to give it to the groom as a gift.
64. What does the underlined word “stunning” (paragraph 2) mean?
A. Harmonious. B. Funny. C. Amazing. D. Inspiring.
65. What did Rev Bryan think of Darcy’s accident?
A. It had been intended by the two falconers.
B. It made the wedding not as good as expected.
C. It added fun to the routine wedding ceremony.
D. It helped people to realize the value of church weddings.
66. Sonia and Andrew’s wedding ceremony could not go on without ______.
the owl B. falconers C. the guests D. the back-up rings
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。
【 山东省菏泽市2014高考英语一模试题】A
Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?
Here is how a new teacher made friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I'd like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together.” Everyone felt that she meant what she said because of her sweet voice and her friendly look.
She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.
Then she said to the class, “Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names and the things you like. Then I will feel that I know you.”
Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?
One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them. It is often easy to be friends with those people who have the same hobbies with you. You play the same games and go on journeys together.
You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and lonely. You can invite them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you. You will find many things in common to talk about. Just talking together in a friendly manner is one good way to make friends. 41. What does the underlined sentence “If you want a friend, be one” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. You may have a friend by doing everything for him.
B. You can make friends by doing what a friend should do.
C. If you want to have a friend, try to make one be your friend.
D. When you need a friend, you have to be a friend of yourself.
42. The teacher’s sweet voice and her friendly look _______.
A. made every girl and boy happy
B. told the girls and boys everything about herself
C. showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boys’
D. meant she wanted to tell the boys and girls something interesting
43. A new comer will be your friend if __________.
A. he always thinks of his old friends B. you ask him to do something
C. he knows you D. you talk with him in a friendly way
44. If you want to make friends with others, which of the following shouldn’t you do?
A. Learn more about them. B. Go on journeys together.
C. Find out your differences. D. Try to be the same as them.
45. What is the best title for this passage?
A. How to Make Friends B. Teachers Can Make Friends with Students
C. A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed D. How to Be Friends with New Comers
【参考答案】41—45 BCDCA
阅读理解
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。
A
F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”
This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.
( ) 1. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
( ) 2. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?
a. He became addicted to drinking.
b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.
c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e. He failed to reorder his life.
f. He joined the army and met Zelda.
A. f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a
( ) 3. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .
A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.
B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army
C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down
D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
( ) 4. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .
A. Zelda’s personal life
B. Zelda’s illness and treatment
C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham
D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world
【语篇解读】本片文章为记叙文，主要讲述了英国著名文学家弗兰西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德的生平、生活及其重要作品
56.答案A。
【解析】细节理解题。据题意，由文章中关键词novel可知，文章中提及到的弗兰西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德的小说有：This side of paradise，The Beautiful and Damned，The Great Gatsby，Tender Is the Night and The love of the last Tycoon，共计5篇。故选A项
57.答案D。
【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“……was once a student of St. Paul Academy……In 1917 he joined the army……”可知弗兰西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德先在圣保罗学院学习，然后参加的军队。由此可知答案应为D项
58.答案C。
【解析】推理判断题。由第四段第一句“However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing”可以判断出C项
59.答案D。
【解析】推理判断题。根据人物传记的特点和本段对菲茨杰拉德生活、作品的描述，说明了菲茨杰拉德的作品对学界的意义，因此最后总结的一段是关于菲茨杰拉德对文学界的贡献的。故选D项
【浙江省2014高考英语模拟冲刺卷】D
My parents lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s and I heard stories from both of them about how their lives changed because of it. The same was true of my in-laws whose lives were also affected negatively. For example, my husband’s grandfather owned a factory. Owing to the stock (证券) market crash, he lost the factory and went back to work in the very factory he’d once owned. He could no longer afford to send my father-in-law to college. My father-in-law worked full time as a pipe fitter and went to school part-time to earn his degree, which took seven years.
Somehow, my husband and I never dreamed that we would live through anything similar. However, as they say, history often repeats itself. In 1929, the stock market crashed in the month of October. The same thing happened in 2008. My husband, who had invested (投资) all our money in the market, was in a state of shock. Each day the news was more terrible.
“We’ve lost more than half of our wealth,” he told me.
I just stared at him. “How can that be?”
“I thought we had good, solid investments, but it seems I was wrong.”
“Well, we do have pensions (抚恤金),” I said. “Hopefully, they won’t be affected. Since we have never lived a high lifestyle to begin with, I don’t think we have to worry.”
“I did hope to leave our children and grandchildren a generous inheritance (遗产),” my husband said. He shook his head in disbelief.
“We’ll still be able to give gifts. Love is the most important gift anyway.” Our children are grown and we always try to be generous to them and our grandchildren.
“It just won’t be the same.”
“The world is always changing,” I said. “You never know what will happen. The main thing is not to get discouraged. As long as we have our health and can afford the necessities of life, there’s no reason to be upset. When you have your health, you can always earn more money.”
I hugged my husband and he kissed me in return.
“I guess you’re right,” he agreed. “We love each other. We have our health and enough money to live on comfortably. That’s all that matters.”
We had to move out of our house into an apartment. Since few people could afford a house in those hard days, we decided to offer it for considerably less than it would normally be worth. Even so, several buyers changed their mind days before closing. But finally, our home was sold.
As we shook hands with the new owners, I told them how fortunate they were.
“Not only are you getting a bargain in the price, but this house has good luck. We bought the house from a family who lived in it for nine years. They were a happy family, a husband, wife and five children. It was a cheerful house and we had a good feeling about it. We raised our children here as well.”
“That’s good to hear,” the young woman said with a smile. “We have two young children ourselves. And I believe in luck too.”
We nodded our heads in agreement, understanding each other.
“You’ll live only six houses from the best primary school in the town and your children won’t even have to cross a street,” I said. “Our children used to come home each day and have lunch with me.”
“We like the woods in the back,” the young man told us. “We’re going to plant a large garden in the backyard.”
They seemed so young and happy and full of plans. My husband and I had to smile. At least some good was coming out of the economic difficulty. We no longer needed a house. It was good to know that another young family would now be living in what had been a happy, loving home for us. Also, the house needed work that we no longer had the energy to perform.
These may be tough times economically, but as for me, I intend to look forward, not back. As Shakespeare said in Macbeth, “what’s done is done and cannot be undone.” It’s the present and future that matter. We can learn from our mistakes and make our lives better.
55. In the first paragraph, the author described her husband’s family in order to tell us ______.
A. economic difficulty can change a family’s lifestyle
B. people have to sell their factories when the stock market crashes
C. everything can happen in today’s world
D. my husband’s family suffered a lot in the 1930s
56. What happened to the author’s family in 2008?
A. Her husband invested all their money in the stock market.
B. They had to live on pensions.
C. They had to sell their house.
D. They got most of their money lost in the stock market.
57. The author’s attitude towards her husband after hearing the bad news can be described as ______.
A. angry but supportive B. sincere and encouraging
C. kind and sympathetic D. forgiving but casual
58. In the author’s opinion what matters in life is ______.
A. wealth and health B. health and love
C. money and work D. house and children
59. By telling the new owners “this house has good luck”, the author intended to tell them _______.
A. they had bought the house at a much lower price
B. their children could go to school conveniently and safely
C. they would live in the house happily
D. they could plant a large garden in the backyard
60. Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
A. Selling the House. B. Stock Market Crash
C. What’s Done Can’t Be Undone. D. A Change in Lifestyle.
Passage D
【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。文章通过对作者一家在经济危机中所遇到的困难及所采取的态度与措施的直接描写，间接地告诉读者经济上的困难带给一个充满爱与乐观的家庭仅仅是生活方式上的一点改变。
55．A．【解析】写作意图题，作者举其丈夫一家在“大萧条”时期的例子，为的是说明经济上的困难会给生活方式带改变，从而引出本文的主题。
56．D．【解析】事实细节题，从夫妻两人的对话中可看出。
57．B．【解析】推理判断题，从作者与丈夫的对话中可推知其对丈夫的态度是诚恳与鼓励的。
58．B．【解析】推理判断题。从作者与丈夫的对话中可推知她认为“健康”是非常重要的；从她拥抱丈夫及丈夫随后的话语中又可推知生生活的另一要素为“爱”。
59．C．【解析】句义推断题。根据作者与房子买主夫妇的对话及倒数第二段的内容可推知，作者此处的luck指的是这所房子给人带的好运是居住在内的家庭都会过得很幸福。
60．D．【解析】主旨大意题。全文从头倒尾突出的都是生活方式的改变。
阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary．Drawn like so many other by the “Great American Dream” However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s.
Milles's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system. With its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.
When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics` Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.
Miller died of the failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.
( ) 1. Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA?
A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.
B. He was attracted by the "Great American Dream.
C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.
D. His family business failed.
( ) 2. The play Death of a Salesman
A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world
B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company
C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller
D. focuses on the skills in doing business
( ) 3. What can we learn about Willy Loman?
A. He treats his employer badly.
B. He runs the Wagner Company.
C. He is a victim of the American system.
D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.
( ) 4. After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman
A. achieved huge success
B. won the first Tony Award
C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen
D. was severely attacked by dramatists
( ) 5. What is the text mainly about?
A. Arthur Miller and his family.
B. The awards Arthur Miller won.
C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.
D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.
【文章大意】文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最有名的作品Death of a Salesman《推销员之死》。
1.答案B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的Miller`s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary．Drawn like so many other by the“Great American Dream”可以得出答案。
5.答案D。主旨大意题。文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最有名的作品Death of a Salesman《推销员之死》。
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。
A
The Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle is a palatial park on the central California coast and a National Historic Landmark．It was designed by architect Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst from 1919 until 1947．In 1957 , the Hearst Corporation donated the fortune to the state of California．Since that time it has been maintained as a state historic park where the estate and its considerable collection of art and antiques are open for public tours．Despite its location far from any urban center, the site attracts roughly one million visitors per year．
Guided Tours
There are several tours which highlight various parts of the castle and gardens．
●Tour One is recommended for first time visitor．It now includes the movie, Hearst Castle Building the Dream．
●Tour Two gives visitors a closer look at the main house's upper floors, Mr．Hearst's private suite, the libraries, and the kitchen．
●Tour Three looks at the Castle's North Wing, guest rooms and guest house Casa Del Monte．
●Tour Four features the impressive gardens and grounds, the largest guesthouse, the wine basement, and the Hidden Terrace．
●The evening tour is a special tour that allows visitors to experience the Castle at night as one of the Hearst's own visitors might have．
Ticket Prices
Hearst Castle accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover．Free day use parking is available for automobiles, motorcycles, tour buses and recreational vehicles．
TOURS
ADULT
Ages 6 – 17
Experience Tour
$24
$12
Tours 2, 3 or 4
$ 24
$ 12
Evening tour
$30
$15
* Children under 6 are free when accompanied by a paying adult．
Reservation Information
While tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center upon arrival, tour reservations are strongly recommended and may be reserved online now or by calling 1 - 800 - 444 - 4445, see below for times．
Reservation Call Center Hours
Dates
Monday-Friday
Saturday-Sunday
March-September
8AM to 6PM
8AM to 6PM
October-February
9AM to 5PM
9AM to 3PM
Visit www．hearstcastle．org for more information．
51．If you are quite interested in wine, which tour will you choose?
A．Tour One． B．Tour Two．
C．Tour Three． D．Tour Four．
52．If a young couple take Tour One with their 5-year-old son, how much will they pay for the tickets?
A．36． B．60． C．48． D．75．
53．Which of the following is the available (有效的，可获得的)time to book tickets by phone?
A．At 8 AM on Monday in February．
B．At 9 AM on Sunday in March．
C．At 7 PM on Friday in September．
D．At 6 PM on Saturday in October．
【湖北省2014高考英语第二次联考试题】D
A couple had to put their wedding on hold after a barn owl (仓枭) called Darcy which had been chosen to deliver the rings fell asleep in the roof of the church. The bride had secretly arranged it. But what happened was out of her expectation.
Rev Bryan, who was in charge of the ceremony between Sonia Cadman, 46, and Andrew Mettle, 49, said: “It would have been absolutely excellent --- if it worked. It was a lovely idea and it was supposed to be really stunning. When it dived over the heads of the guests, they’d all feel the air rushing from its wings and would get a big surprise.
“The groom is an amateur falconer (训鹰人) and so it was secretly arranged for two falconers to suddenly appear at the moment when the best man was about to hand over the rings. One of them stood at the front of the church next to us with a gauntlet (金属护手) on, as another appeared at the back of the church with a box. The owl came out and paused for a little bit. Then it saw the gauntlet and took off but instead of landing on the arm of the man and delivering the rings, it went up over our heads, landed in the roof space and fell asleep then.”
Rev Bryan added: “We all laughed about it, and then we tried to get it down, but it didn’t come. It probably thought ‘I’m a barn owl and this is like a barn, so I’ll take a rest’. It is said that never work with animals because they don’t always do as they’re told! So we had plan B --- a back-up pair of rings. After a few minutes, we gave up trying to get it down and carried on. It was nice to be able to have a bit of a laugh. It’s important that people realize that a church wedding doesn’t just come as a package of things you have to do. I’m all for including something of the personality and individuality of the couple getting married. It was such a magical wedding and full of emotion.”
“Luckily the service was able to go ahead and the groom was able to hold the bird (after it woke up) and have some really nice pictures taken after the ceremony.”
63. Why did Darcy appear on the wedding ceremony?
A. It was expected to deliver the rings to the couple.
B. It was the pet of the new couple.
C. The groom wanted to take picture with it.
D. The bride arranged to give it to the groom as a gift.
64. What does the underlined word “stunning” (paragraph 2) mean?
A. Harmonious. B. Funny. C. Amazing. D. Inspiring.
65. What did Rev Bryan think of Darcy’s accident?
A. It had been intended by the two falconers.
B. It made the wedding not as good as expected.
C. It added fun to the routine wedding ceremony.
D. It helped people to realize the value of church weddings.
66. Sonia and Andrew’s wedding ceremony could not go on without ______.
the owl B. falconers C. the guests D. the back-up rings