山东省青岛市2014年高考冲刺英语试题及答案（二）

第二部分 阅读理解 (共25小题;每小题2分，满分50分)

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

Heather Jack and her family, including her two children, usually spend the Christmas holidays preparing a feast—for others to eat. Last Christmas Eve, they went to a house in the neighborhood and prepared a dinner for an elderly woman and her son, who has muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩症). They stayed for an hour and chatted before heading home to prepare for a visit from Santa (圣诞老人).

“I think it is that kind of direct experience that many find so meaningful,” says Heather, president and founder of The Volunteer Family, a Boston-based organization dedicated to matching families with volunteer opportunities, both during the holidays and year-round. “It’s a great way for parents to involve the kids.”

In a holiday season that stretches from before Thanksgiving to just after the New Year, it’s nice to hear stories about people with their children giving instead of receiving. Last December Gary and Debra Danoff and their two teenage sons drove to the Washington, D. C. Jewish Community Center(JCC) and spent Christmas morning in the Center’s kitchen preparing a feast for homeless shelters.

By choosing to prepare meals for the homeless, the Danoffs bring together a belief in community service with their love of cooking, “It feels good to prepare food with our kids for other people at Christmas,” says Gary. “We want them to know that many people don’t have the ability to go to the supermarket and pick the foods they want to eat and pay for them.”

The Danoffs were in good company. Across the city, at least 1000 volunteers with their children went across the region to provide food to the poor people as part of the D. C. JCC’s annual “December 25th Day of Service”, now in its 22nd year.

41. The Heathers did all the following things except last Christmas Eve.

A. preparing a dinner for a poor family

B. chatting with the elderly mother and her disabled son

C. making preparations for their own Christmas festival

D. visiting one of their good friends in other district

42. What does “The Volunteer Family” do?

A. It matches families with volunteer opportunities.

B. It supplies food and service to the poor families.

C. It encourages parents to involve their kids in volunteer work.

D. It earns much money by organizing volunteer families.

43. Why do the Danoffs want their children to join in the volunteer work?

A. To let them learn to prepare meals by themselves.

B. To let them know that many people are in need of help.

C. To let them know that they have the ability to cook.

D. To let them have a meaningful Christmas with the homeless shelters.

44. What does the sentence “The Danoffs were in good company” mean in the last paragraph?

A. Mr. Danoff and his wife work for a very good company.

B. More volunteer families prepare food for poor people at Christmas.

C. The volunteer families should have jobs in good companies.

D. The Danoffs are in good luck to get the volunteer opportunity.

45. What can be learned from the passage?

A. Volunteers seldom involve their children in the work.

B. Volunteer opportunities can only be got during holidays.

C. Most people love to hear stories about giving and receiving.

D. The volunteer programs in the D. C. JCC’s have lasted for 22 years.

B

Sports and amusing activities have given benefits to people. Besides the entertainment that they offer, health, emotional and personal aspects have also been developed through sports and amusement. It's amazing how one can say that he just found his purpose in life through sports. Some people may even devote their lives to a certain sport. Whether being seen as an amusing activity, a pastime or a way of life, sports and amusement are worthy of everyone's praise.

A large number of sports and amusing activities have become very popular both in the past years and at present, such as baseball, basketball, golf, computer and online games, fitness, motor sports, tennis, and so on.

Computer and online games have become very popular at this age. Young people are mostly the fans of this amusement. Entertainment is what it gives. A lot of online games are there to be played. Some are for sale while others can be downloaded for free.

Fitness is in much the same rank. Women are the major customers who take this activity into their lives. The goal for reshaping their bodies to improve their looks is getting more and more attractive. Considering the lovely points of being healthy and fit, all seem to hash through the lines. No one wants to get behind. This is also a way of giving love to ourselves.

We cannot always pass money by. Taking sports or amusement, you'll have to pay for it sometimes. The cost for learning and enjoying sports changes from one to another. Some sports cost very little while others are costly due to expensive equipment and tools to use.

Choosing a sport, however, requires health considerations. Some people are not allowed to play volleyball and similar activities due to having asthma(哮喘). Playing may make a person tired easily and will trigger an attack of asthma at once.

46. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. The benefits of sports and amusement.

B. The origin of sports and amusement.

C. The kinds of sports and amusement.

D. The cost of sports and amusement.

47. Women customers take part in fitness mainly .

A. to give love to others B. to make more money

C. to look more attractive D. to go beyond others

48. We can learn from the text that .

A. sports were not quite popular in the past years

B. most players of online games aim to earn some money

C. taking sports or amusement always costs a lot

D. health should be considered when choosing a sport

49. The underlined word “trigger” in the last paragraph probably means .

A. hold back B. result in C. give up D. fight against

50. What will most probably be discussed if the text continues?

A. Different kinds of sports and amusing activities.

B. How women reshape their bodies more effectively.

C. Health problems that sports and amusement cause.

D. Suitable sports or activities for different people.

C

An eighteen-year-old high school student from Utah won the top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search in the United States. The winner received a computer and a scholarship for a college education.

More than 1,500 students from across the country entered projects in the competition this year. Their research included chemistry, medicine, physics, mathematics, engineering, and computer science—almost every area of science.

Forty students were invited to Washington, D.C.for the final judging. A group of scientists judged them on their research abilities, Critical thinking skills and creativity. The judges also questioned the students about scientific problems before deciding on the winners.

The top winner received 100,000 dollars for college. Shannon Babb of American Fork High School studied the water quality of tile Spanish Fork River in Utah for six years. She found that people have a harmful effect on the river through human activity, including agriculture. And she suggested ways to improve the water quality in the future. These include educating the public not to put household chemicals down the drains(下水道), which lead to the river eventually.

Seventeen-year-old Yi Sun of the Hanker School in San Jose, California, earned the second place. He won a 75,000 dollar scholarship for new discoveries about a mathematical theory known as random walks. His work could help computer scientists and chemists. Yi Sun was born in China.

The third-place winner was also seventeen and born in China. Yuan “Chelsea” Zhang of Montgomery Blair High School in Rockville, Maryland, won a 50,000 dollar scholarship. She researched the molecular genetics(分子遗传学)of heart disease. Her findings could aid the development of new medicines.

The Intel Science Talent Search is the oldest science competition for high school students in the United States. It is 65 years old this year. Past winners have gone on to receive six Nobel prizes and other top honors in science and math.

51. What do we know about the talent search project?

A. Most of its winners have received Nobel prizes.

B. The project includes researches in every area of science.

C. Only a small part of the students can attend the final judging.

D. Most of the winners come from Asian countries.

52. According to the text, .

A. water quality in Utah will be better than that in the other states

B. the river was polluted only by those living near it

C. Shannon Babb suggested more than one way to improve the water quality

D. household chemicals should be kept in the drains forever

53. Which of the following about the girl from Maryland is NOT true?

A. The scholarship she received was half as many as Shannon Babb.

B. Her discovery is of great help to Chinese medicine.

C. Her research will contribute to the cure of heart disease.

D. She and the second-place winner Yi Sun have something in common.

54. What is the text mainly about?

A. Three winners' contributions to science and math.

B. Three Chinese students won the Science Talent Search.

C. Great rewards were given to winners in the competition.

D. Winners of the Intel Science Talent Search in the US.

55. Where are you most likely to find this text?

A. In a newspaper. B. In a handbook.

C. In a textbook. D. In a medical magazine.

D

During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease (老年痴呆). Until then she had been a bright, cheerful woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a puzzled way and ask, “Who are you?” I would answer, “I'm your son.” “Where do you live?” She would ask. “In California”, I would tell her. “Isn't that interesting,” she would say, “I have a son in California.”

She seemed simply forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, but later on she would go through periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life crying uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were unattended for a short time.

Hoping to please her and put her mind at ease I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a child. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I pictured my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some response. She shook her head and said, “I want to go home.”

Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a place, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much younger, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.

Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering where I would have in mind if someday I couldn’t find home and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some alarming symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday if and when I become even more cloudy minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your guidance.

56. What's the main idea of the first two paragraphs?

A. The author’s mother suffered with serious Alzheimer's disease.

B. The author’s mother forgot who’s his son.

C. The author didn’t know how to cure his mother.

D. The author’s mother couldn’t find her home.

57. What is not the symptom of the author’s mother ?

A. cheerful B. confused C. forgetful D. uneasy

58. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “picture”?

A. photograph B. appear C. describe D. paint

59. What can you infer from the third paragraph?

A. The author care much about his mother.

B. The author’s mother was fond of pet lambs.

C. The author saw a little girl playing with a pet lamb.

D. The author’s mother didn’t like her usual home.

60. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Take Mother Home.

B. Everyone will suffer with Alzheimer's disease.

C. A story about a son and a mother.

D. Where Is Home?

E

Nuclear power’s danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be summed up in one word: radiation.

Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected by human senses. It can’t be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we can’t detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we can’t sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.

At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being immediately by killing masses of cells in vital organs. But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no levels of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be serious. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed immediately. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.

This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the victim being aware at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be irradiated(辐射)and feel fine, then die for cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.

Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.

61. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. How to detect nuclear radiation.

B. How radiation kill a man.

C. The mystery about nuclear radiation.

D. Serious damage caused by nuclear radiation.

62. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Nuclear radiation can cause cancer to human beings.

B. Nuclear radiation can be safe to human beings if its level is low.

C. Nuclear radiation can be detected by human senses.

D. Nuclear radiation is just like common radio waves.

63. How can nuclear radiation kill an animal?

A. By damaging its heart. B. By killing a few cells.

C. By killing many cells in important organs. D. By hitting any place in its body.

64. What is not the reason why nuclear radiation has a certain mystery?

A. The hurt cells can stay in the body many years and then grow into cancer.

B. It can do harm to a person while the victim isn't aware the damage has occurred.

C. Nuclear radiation can kill a person very easily.

D. Radiation can seldom kill a person immediately.

65. If a human being is hit by nuclear radiation, he may _______.

A. die of cancer after many years B. die immediately

C. have a child who may be born weak D. all of the above

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