2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（答案及解析）

高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（答案及解析）

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If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong.Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language? According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power.Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter.This is the area of the brain which processes information.It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language.

A team led by Dr.Andrea Mechelli，from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English.They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.

Scans showed that grey matter density(密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language.But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language，” said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.

Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales，has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills.“Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible，”he said.“You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”

The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34.Reading，writing, and comprehension were all tested.The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better.“Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world，” explained the scientists. 5．The main subject talked about in this passage is________. A．science on learning a second language B．man’s ability of learning a second language C．language can help brain power

D．language learning and maths study

解析：选C。主旨大意题。作者在本文第一段提出本文的主题，然后下文围绕这一主题进行深入地阐述，即“语言学习可以提高你的智力”。

6．In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to________. A．say language is also a kind of physical labor

B．prove that one needs more practice when he(she) is learning a language

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C．to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language D．make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well

解析：选D。推理判断题。作者把语言学习对大脑的促进作用比作体育锻炼能促进肌肉健全的促进作用，目的是为了说明语言学习对大脑的促进有类似的作用。 7．We may know from the scientific findings that ________.

A．the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density is

B．there is no difference between a later second language learner and one knowing a second language

C．the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people’s brain D．the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time 解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第五段得知。

8．In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that ________. A．learning a second language is the same as studying maths

B．early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in study other subjects C．Italian is the best choice for you as a second language

D．you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language

解析：选B。主旨大意题。作者在最后两段继续阐述其中心论点：即外语的学习宜早不宜迟。

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Mr. and Mrs. king have lived in our town for nearly twenty years. They have a bookshop by the bus station. They’re __1__ to everybody and have a lot of friends. They often __2__ the poor students and sell them some books cheaply. So there’re many young men in their shop. Of course people __3__ them and their friends often call on (拜访) them and __4__ them. We can always hear their rooms are full of __5__ and quarrel.

It was a Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. King were going to have a picnic on the island the next __6__. It was a little far from our town. So they had to __7__ earlier than usual to catch a six o’clock train. After __8__ a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some __9__ and drinks for the picnic. Mr. king and his wife had to stop __10__ them. They talked a lot and few of them looked at the __11__ on the wall. Mr. and Mrs. King were anxious (焦急) but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it. The

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woman thought for a few __12__ and had an idea. She said to her __13__, “Oh, it’s eleven o’clock! You’d better stop talking, dear! Our guests are anxious to __14__! Mr. king heard this and stood up and said __15__ to the visitors and they left soon. 1. A. had 2. A. help

B. polite

C. cold C. hit

D. careful; D. watch D. like

D. catch up with

B. hurt B. understand

3. A. know 4. A. play with 5. A. cry

C. meet

B. fight with C. talk with

B. shout C. noise

D. laugh

D. laugh D. open the shop D. meal

6. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening

C. go to sleep C. supper

7. A. go to work B. get up 8. A. breakfast 9. A. clothes 10. A. receive 11. A. phone

B. lunch

B. bags

C. books D. food

D. to accept

B. to receive C. receiving

C. clock

B. photo D. picture

D. months

12. A. minutes 13. A. visitor

B. days C. weeks

B. husband C. brother D. father

14. A. go home B. go to bed C. go shopping D. have a rest 15. A. hello 名师点评

B. goodbye C. sorry

D. nothing

这是一则委婉地谢绝客人的故事, 这也是我们平时很容易遇到的事。 答案简析

1. B。根据下文have a lot of friends可以推断他们待人友好(friendly)。 2. A。他们帮助穷困的学生。

3. D。根据上文得知，别人都很喜欢他们。 4. C。talk with 表示聊天。

5. D。他们的家里总是充满了欢笑。 6. A。根据下文他们要赶早班车得知是早上。 7. B。为了赶早班车他们不得不早起，故选get up。 8. C。这是一个星期五的晚上，故是晚饭后。

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9. D。他们正在为第二天的野餐准备食物和饮料。

10. B。停下（手中的事）来做某事，用stop to do sth.，另外receive sb. 表示接待某人。

11. C。他聊得很尽兴，以致于忘了时间，也就是忘了看墙上的钟。 12. A。这里指很短的时间。 13. B。

14. A。表示时间已经不早了，客人们肯定着急要回家了。

15. C。丈夫向客人道歉，表示是自己忘了时间，这样客人就不会尴尬了。 ******************************************************结束

Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. 1. People learn English _______.

A. at school B. over the radio C. on TV D. not all in the same way 2. Different kinds of people want to learn English _______. A. together with other subjects B. for different reasons C. for their work

D. for higher studies at colleges

3. From this passage we know that _______. A. we can learn English easily B. English is very difficult to learn

C. English is learned by most people in the world

D. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn

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4. Which of the following is right?

A. We don’t need to learn any foreign languages. XK] B. We can do well in all our work without English. C. English is the most important subject in schools.

D. We should learn English because we need to face the world.

【答案与解析】这篇文章探究了学习英语热潮的现象和发生这种现象的原因。

1. D。由第1段我们可以知道学习英语的形式可以over the radio, on TV, or in film等不同的方式。 2. B。根据第2段人们学习英语的原因有required for study, useful for their work, for high studies 等几种。由此可推知人们学习英语的原因是不同的。

3. D。由于人们学习英语的各种原因可以发现英语是非常有用的。但从small children到adults(成年人)都用各种形式去学，说明英语必须靠人的努力才能学好。

4. D。由于文章中说很多国家都学习英语，那么如果不学习英语就不能融入现代社会。所以学习英语的目的是we need to face the world(我们需要面对这个世界)。 ************************************************************结束

链接1 . （2012广东卷）

Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.

An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons – the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.

Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations

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