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1、市高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练4答案及解析 Words：330难度系数：建议用时：9分钟Enter a typical high school, and the first thing you see is the front office, where the principal dwells and grades are stored.The front office also reinforces familiar hierarchy: principal at the top, teachers in the middle, kids on the bottom, sitti
2、ng with hands folded at their desks.Now, imagine a school where the organizational structure is completely flat.At the New Country School in Henderson, Minn, there is no front office.Visitors are immediately embraced by an airy atrium that is the centerpiece of this oneroom schoolhouse.And all aroun
3、d the room, 124 students sit at desksreal office desksworking at their own personal computers on their own projects.When Dee Thomas and her colleagues got together 15 years ago to design a new high school，they knew there was one thing that had to do：The bell.“You dont go into your job in the morning
4、 and say，OK，for the first 45 minutes of my job，Im going to do the math part.And then a buzzer goes off，and you do the social history part of your job.You dont do that.Thomas said.There are no teachers at New Country.Every few weeks，students must present projects theyve been working on to the rest of
5、 the school community.To prepare for their presentations，they gather at tables in the middle of the school atrium and present their work to their “advisers.Kids at New Country test better than their peers on the state tests and on the precollege ACT.The school sends 90 percent of its graduates to co
6、llege.But that doesnt tell the whole story.New Country struggles to keep its seniors from leaving.The schools senior project is demanding300 hours of work.But for some students，New Country offers a rare alternative，a choice they cant find anywhere else.And the school is constantly visited by educato
7、rs from around the world looking for new ideas.Thats the foundation of efforts to reform American high schools todaythat theres a need to experiment with an institution that is failing millions of students.5The author mentioned the typical high school in the lst paragraph _.Ato tell us what the typi
8、cal high school is like in USABto present a sharp contrast with the experimental school, New CountryCto introduce the topic，New Country，of the passageDto call on students to register in the typical high school解析：选C。段落理解题。文章主要介绍了美国的一所实验New Country的情况，文章开篇提到typical high school的情况是为了引起下文。6The following
9、 statements about New Country are all true except that _.ANew Country students sit in an open environment that looks a lot like a typical officeBstudents consult with“advisers， who“teach in the traditional senseCno bells in New Country, students choose how to spend their timeDno traditional classes,
10、 students work on projects they select themselves解析：选B。细节理解题。B项错在who“teachin the traditional sense，只有在：To prepare for their presentations，they gather at tables in the middle of the school atrium and present their work to their “advisers.才去求助于advisers。7Compared with a typical high school, New Country
11、 is well received for its _.Ahigh test scores Balternative natureCcomfortable conditions Dteaching methods解析：选B。细节理解题。最后一段第一句中New Country offers a rare alternative，a choice they cant find anywhere else.，可看出选B项。8The passage mainly tells us_.Athe concepts of an experimental schoolBtypical high school
12、and experimental schoolCnew schools in future in AmericaDeducation reform in America解析：选A。主旨概括题。文中主要讲述的是experimental school，所以B错误；C、D太笼统。*结束Surfing the Internet for fun will make you a better employee, according to an Australian study. The University of Melbourne study shows that people who use the
13、Internet for their own reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive than those who do not. Study author Brent Coker said, “Surfing the Internet at times helps increase an employees attention. “People need to relax for a bit to get back their attention, Coker said on the universitys website. “
14、Having a short break, such as a quick surfing of the Internet, helps the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total Internet attention for a days work, and as a result, increases productivity(生产效率),he said. According to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work
15、surf the Internet for their own reasons during office hours. Among the most popular surfing activities are searching for information about products, reading online news, playing online games and watching videos. “Firms spend a lot of money on software to block their employees from watching video, us
16、ing social networking sites or shopping online, said Coker. “Thats not always a good idea. However, Coker said the study looked at people who surfed the Internet in moderation (适度), or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office. “Those who spend too much time sur
17、fing the Internet will have a lower productivity than those without, he said.51. What does the University of Melbourne study mainly show? A. People who surf the Internet are good employees.B. Not everyone surfs the Internet for fun during office hours.C. Surfing the Internet for fun during office ho
18、urs increases productivity.D. The Internet is becoming more and more important in peoples life.52. According to Paragraph 3, Brent Coker would most probably agree that_.A. the longer a persons mind rests ,the better attention he will haveB. surfing the Internet is the best way to increase productivi
19、tyC. workers should have a long break during office hoursD. Workers should let their minds rest now and then53. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the most popular surfing activities? A. Watching videos. B. Reading online news.C. Reading online novels D. Playing online
20、games.54. The underlined word “block in Paragrap4 means “_.A. prevent B. cycle C. burst D. breathe55. What can we infer form the last paragraph?A. Spending too much time surfing the Internet reduces productivity.B. Those who never surf the Internet have the lowest productivity.C. Most people dont su
21、rf the Internet in moderation during office hours.D. People should spend as little time as possible surfing the Internet.参考答案- 5155 CDCAA*结束 (1)George Bernard Shaw and Winston Churchill disliked each other. It is said that the playwright(剧作家) once sent Churchill two tickets for the opening night of
22、one of his plays, together with a card, which said, “Bring a friend (if you have one). Churchill, however, returned the tickets with a note, which said, “I shall be busy that evening. Please send me two tickets for the second night (if there is one). There is no record of whether Shaw ever sent the
23、tickets.1. What was Shaw trying to say to Churchill on his card? A. Churchill should not go to the play alone.B. Churchill should not bring too many people.C. Churchill may have to waste the two tickets.D. Churchill did not have any friend.2. Why didnt Churchill want the tickets for the first night?
24、 A. He didnt want to take Shaws insult(侮辱).B. The theatre would not be as crowded the second night.C. He was busy on the first night of the show.D. He couldnt find a friend to go with him the first night.(12 DA)【答案与解析】本文讲述了 Shaw 与 Churchill 相互挖苦、挖苦的幽默故事。1. D。推断题。根据文章的交代，他们两人相互讨厌对方，于是 Shaw 在所送的票上写着 i
25、f you have one，言外之意 Churchill 没有朋友，从而可推知此题答案为 D。2. A。推断题。根据文章的语气 if there is one 可看出：Churchill 不甘 Shaw 的侮辱，于是，反唇相讥，言外之意，你的戏不会有第 2 场，从而可推知此题答案为 A。*结束 (2)The office has always been a place to get ahead. Unfortunately, It is also a place where a lot of natural resources start to fall behind. Take a loo
26、k around next time youre at work. See how many lights are left on when people leave. See how much paper is being wasted. How much electricity is being used to run computers that are left on. Look at how much water is being wasted in the rest-rooms. And how much solid waste is being thrown out in the
27、 rubbish cans. We bet its a lot. Now, here are some simple ways you can produce less waste at work. When you are at the copier, only make the copies you need. Use both sides of the paper when writing something less important. Turn off your lights when you leave. Use a lower watt bulb in your lamp. D
28、rink your coffee or tea out of your mugs instead of single-use cups. Set up a recycling box for cans and one for bottles. And when youre in the bathroom brushing your teeth or washing your face, dont let the tap run. Remember, if we use fewer resources today, well save more for tomorrow. 1. The main
29、 purpose of the passage is to tell people _. A. the disadvantages of working in an officeB. the waste produced in an officeC. to save resources when working in an officeD. how to save water in a restroom2. How many kinds of waste are mentioned in the passage？A. Two. B. Three.C. Four. D. Five.3. From
30、 the passage we can infer that in the office _. A. using computers is a waste of resourceB. many people dont turn off the computers after using themC. computers are run by electricityD. a computer is not a must for working4. It is suggested that we use both sides of the paper at the copier because _
31、.A. we are short of paperB. the printing is not importantC. we should save paperD. we have to pay for the paper5. The underlined word mugs is most likely to be _. A. a machine that makes coffeeB. a container that can be used again and againC. a paper product for teaD. something that can only be foun
32、d in an office【答案解析】本文介绍了办公室资源浪费情况及节约办公资源的方法。1. C。推断题。根据第2段的内容可知，文章是告诉人们怎样在办公的时候节约资源2. C。细节题。文章提到的资源浪费现象有：lights are left on; paper is being wasted; electricity is being used to run computers that are left on; water is being wasted in the rest-rooms; solid waste is being thrown out in the rubbish ca
33、ns等。其中 lights are left on 和 electricity is being used to run computers that are left on 同属于浪费电，因此文章中一共提到4种资源浪费，即选 C。3. B。细节题。根据 How much electricity is being used to run computers that are left on 可知答案为 B。4. C。推断题。根据 Use both sides of the paper when writing something less important 可以判断，两面打印可以节约纸张，防
34、止不必要的浪费。5. B。词义猜想题。根据 Drink your coffee or tea out of your mugs instead of single-use cups.我们可以看出 mugs 和“single-use cups(一次性杯子)相对，故可推测出 mugs 是“可反复使用的容器。*结束 (2)Warm water freezes more quickly than cold water. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him until
35、 1970. In that year a Canadian scientist George Kill proved the English professor was right. Dr Kill filled an open oil pail(桶) with cold water. He filled another with warm water. He put both in the same low temperature. The warm water froze first. The lack of covers on the pails is the secret. Some
36、 of the warm water changed into vapor. This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen. And so the warm water froze faster than the cold water even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.1. Hundreds of years ago, Sir Francis Bacon found _. A. the temperature of warm water drop
37、s faster than that of cold waterB. warm water is heavier than cold waterC. warm water has the same temperature as cold waterD. warm water is not as useful as cold water2. What Sir Francis Bacon said was right, but people didnt believe him until _. A. late in the 20th centuryB. early in the 20th cent
38、uryC. three years agoD. late in the 19th century3. Leave a pail with warm water and another pail with cold water in the same low temperature, youll find that _. A. cold water freezes firstB. warm water turns into ice before cold waterC. warm water and cold water freeze at the same timeD. much of col
39、d water is changed into air.4. Why does warm water freeze first in the same freezing weather? A. Because some of the warm water turns to vapor, the amount(数量) becomes less than that of cold water.B. Because warm water is lighter than cold water.C. Because the temperature of warm water is lower than
40、that of cold water.D. Because cold water freezes with more difficulty than warm water.【答案与解析】本文介绍热水比冷水结冰快的现象。1. A。细节题。据第1句和第2句可知答案为A。2. A。细节题。根据 But few people believe him until 1970 可知答案为A。3. B。细节题。根据文章第1句可得得答案为B。4. A。推断题。根据 Some of the warm water changed into vapor. This meant that less of the war
41、m water was left to be frozen 可知答案为 A。*结束There is a boy in my gym class (Ill call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should “go Ajax his teeth. Bill was crushed. Had the other boy been thinking, he would have re
42、alized that there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact. He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive waythats “tact.If a person isnt sensitive to anothers feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old
43、 brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish(亮光油), which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his effortsand then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enabl
44、es my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.“Tactfulness also requires “truthfulness.Doctors, for example, must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truthbut express it with sensitivity. The doctor may t
45、ry to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, “Your husband is disabled, a doctor might say, “Im sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his le
46、gs andTact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, “This wont hurt a bit. Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits.Tact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.9.When told he should “go Ajax his teeth, Bill prob