西安市2014高考英语阅读理解训练（9）及答案

【2014高考英语模拟试题】B

Europe is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, has offered pairs of cities for culturehungry but timepoor travelers.

London and Paris

It takes you about two hours to travel from London to Paris by Eurostar, a highspeed railway service. The two capital cities have been competing in fashion, art and nightlife for decades－but each secretly looks up to the other.

No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris' Louvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip the British Museum free to visit. Compared with London, Paris has more outdoor attractions such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenade Plantee.

In Paris, you'll see diners linger over red wine. While in London, you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.

Vienna and Bratislava

Austrian capital Vienna and Slovakia city Bratislava are an hour apart by train. But since they are linked by the Danube River, the best way to travel is by ship. A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th century's Habsburg dynasty splendor to scifi restaurants.

Vienna is famous for Mozart and imperial palaces. You can appreciate the perfect blending of architecture and nature in the grand Schonbrunn Palace, and reward yourself with a cup of Vienna coffee, which has made its way to the world's cultural heritage list.

Bratislava is best known for its fine dining－the remarkable UFO restaurant. You can enjoy a meatladen dinner here in an amazing setting.

60．What's the relationship between London and Paris according to the text?

A. They help each other.　　　　　　　　　　　　B. They attack each other.

C. They admire each other. D. They don't like each other.

61．What are the advantages of Paris mentioned in the article?

a. The Louvre Museum b. Free access to museums

c. More outdoor attractions d. Better wines and perfumes

A. ac　　　　B. cd 　　　　 C. acd 　　 D. bcd

62．Which of the cities should you choose if you are interested in scifi restaurants?

A. London. B. Paris. C. Glasgow. D. Bratislava.

63．Lonely Planet recommends these two pairs of cities because________.

A. they are not expensive to visit　　　　　

B．they are best known to the world

C．they are always enemies between each other

D．they are close but different in many aspects

B

【解题导语】　本文主要介绍了两组对于旅游者来说不容错过的欧洲城市：伦敦和巴黎，维也纳和布拉迪斯拉发。

60．C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“but each secretly looks up to the other”可知，这两个城市相互钦佩，因此选C。

61．A　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris' Louvre Museum”可知a被提及了；根据本段中的“Paris has more outdoor attractions”可知c被提及了。而文中关于巴黎的优点并没有提到b和d，因此选A。

62．D　细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from...to scifi restaurants.”和最后一段中的“Bratislava is best known for its fine dining－the remarkable UFO restaurant”可推知，D项正确。

63．D　推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“Lonely Planet，the world's largest travel guide publisher，has offered pairs of cities for culturehungry but timepoor travelers”并结合下文的内容可知，每组中的两个城市相距不远，可以节约时间，而且它们有着不同的丰富文化，因此才推荐给旅游者。故选D。

社会生活类

Just over a quarter of American adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. The survey results being released by the group Monday offer another sign of how people are changing the way they get information. Technology has been reshaping the news business and the way consumers relate to it for more than a decade. The latest shift is being driven by the exploding popularity of phones that can easily access the Internet.

The new study found that 26 percent of Americans get news on their phones. Pew doesn’t have comparable data for say, two or three years ago. But evidence of the shift in habits can be seen in this finding: About 43 percent of those under 50 said they are mobile news consumers, compared with 15 percent of older respondents.

Still, some things don’t change. Readers’ No. 1 concern when they look for news on their phones: the weather. Of the 37 percent of cell phone owners who said they use the Internet on their phone, 72 percent said they check weather reports. Current events came in second with 68 percent.

Pew’s survey offered a wide range of statistics on people’s news habits. It showed people are not relying on one medium. Just shy of 60 percent of respondents get news from both online and offline sources. And 46 percent said they use four to six different types of media on a typical day. The Web is also helping to turn the news into more of a social experience: More than 80 percent of respondents get or receive news via e-mailed links.

The results were based on telephone interviews with 2,259 people over the age of 18, conducted between Dec. 28 and Jan. 19. For questions to that entire group, the margin of error was 2.3 percentage points. On questions to just Internet users, the margin was 2.7 percentage points.

1. Why can more American adults read news on their cell phones?

A. Because they want to become cool.

B. Because they want to look fashionable.

C. Because they have phones accessing the Internet.

D. Because reading news on cell phone is free.

2. What conclusion can we draw from the second paragraph?

A. Older cell phone owners are more likely to look for news on their phones.

B. Younger cell phone owners are more likely to look for news on their phones.

C. Older cell phone owners never look for news on their phones.

D. All the younger cell phone owners look for news on their phones.

3. What’s the most popular approach for people to receive news?

A. By only one medium.

B. By reading newspapers.

C. By emailed links.

D. By cell phone’s access.

4. How long did the telephone interviews last?

A. Nearly twenty hours.

B. More than a month.

C. About three weeks.

D. Less than two weeks.

【参考答案】18. CBCC　

社会生活类

By the early 20th century, as the United States became an international power, its cultural self-identity (认同) became more complex. The United States was becoming more diverse as immigrants streamed into the country, settling especially in America’s growing urban areas. At this time, America’s social diversity began to find significant expression in the arts and culture. American writers of German, Irish, Jewish, and Scandinavian ancestry began to find an audience, although some of the cultural elite (中坚分子) resisted the works, considering them crude and unrefined.

Many of these writers focused on 20th-century city life and themes, such as poverty, efforts to assimilate (消化) into the United States, and family life in the new country. European influence now meant something very different than it once had: Artists changed the core of American experience by incorporating their various immigrant origins into its cultural vision. During the 1920s and 1930s, a host of African American poets and novelists added their voices to this new American vision. Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen, among others, gathered in New York City’s Harlem (黑人住宅区) district. They began to write about their unique experiences, creating a movement called the Harlem Renaissance.

Visual artists of the early 20th century also began incorporating the many new sights and colors of the multiethnic (不同种族的) America visible in these new city settings. Painters associated with a group known as The Eight, such as Robert Henri and John Sloan, portrayed the picturesque sights of the city. Later painters and photographers focused on the city’s squalid (污秽的) aspects. Although nature remained a significant part of American cultural self-expression, as the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe demonstrated, it was no longer at the heart of American culture. By the 1920s and 1930s few artists or writers considered nature the extraordinary basis of American cultural identity.

In popular music too, the songs of many nations became American songs. Tin Pan Alley was full of immigrant talents who helped define American music, especially in the form of the Broadway musical. Some songwriters, such as Irving Berlin and George M. Cohan, used their music to help define American patriotic songs and holiday traditions. During the 1920s musical forms such as the blues and jazz began to dominate the rhythms of American popular music. These forms had their roots in Africa as adapted in the American South and then in cities.

1. The main theme of the painting in the early 20th century is 　　　.

A. poverty　　　　 B. experience　　　　 C. nature　　　　 D. life

2. Which of the following countries’ culture might have the least effect on American culture?

A. Finland.　　　　 B. India.　　　　 C. South Africa.　　　　 D. Irish.

3. The following is true EXCEPT 　　　.

A. Many artists or writers didn’t realize the function of nature in the basis of American cultural identity until 1920s.

B. The blues and jazz was quite popular in the 1920s and had a closely relation with African music.

C. Immigrants affected America’s social diversity and it can be found in the change of the arts and culture at that time.

D. The paintings which were created by Robert Henri and John Sloan may be about the beautiful scenery of the city.

4. What is some of the cultural elite’s attitude towards the works written by the writers who came from Europe?

A. Critical.　　　　 B. Reserved.　　　　 C. Positive.　　　　 D. Objective.

5. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A. Immigration and Diversity in America

B. American Modern Culture and Art

C. Famous American Artists and Writers

D. The United States—A Developed Country

【参考答案】19. CBAAA　

【2014高考英语江西省红色六校第二次联考】B

It was a comfortable sunny Sunday. I was going to meet an old university friend I hadn't seen for years, and was really excited to hear all his news.

My train was running a little late, but that was no big problem - I could text him to say I would be delayed. He would understand. But… where was my mobile phone? I had that familiar sinking feeling. Yes, I'd forgotten it at home.

No mobile phone. I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling anxious, on edge and worried when I don't have my phone with me. In fact, I know I'm not alone: two-thirds of us experience ‘nomophobia’, the fear of being out of mobile phone contact.

That's according to a study from 2012 which surveyed 1,000 people in the UK about their relationship with mobile phones.

It says we check our mobile phones 34 times a day, that women are more ‘nomophobic’than men, and that 18-24 year-olds are the most likely to suffer fear of being without their mobiles: 77% of them say they are unable to be apart from their phones for more than a few minutes.

Do you have nomophobia ?

· You never turn your phone off

· You obsessively check for texts, missed calls and emails· You always take your phone to the bathroom with you· You never let the battery run out

It's funny to think that around 20 years ago the only people with mobile phones would be businessperson carrying their large, plastic ‘bricks’. Of course, these days, mobile phones are everywhere. A UN study from this year said mobile phone subscriptions would outnumber people across the world by the end of 2014.

And when there are more phones than people in the world, maybe it's time to ask who really is in charge? Are you in control of your phone, or does your phone control you?

So, what happened with my university friend? When I arrived a few minutes late he just laughed and said: "You haven't changed at all – still always late!" And we had a great afternoon catching up, full of jokes and stories, with no interruptions and no nagging(唠叨的) desire to check my phone.

Not having it with me felt strangely liberating. Maybe I'll leave it at home on purpose next time.

61.What does the passage talk about ?

A. The history of mobiles.

B. The story of meeting an old university friend.

C. The addiction of playing mobile phone.

D. The terrible feeling of being without their mobiles.

62.The underlined phrase “ on edge ”in the third paragraph probably means_______.

A. nervous B. energetic C. crazy D. surprised

63. Which word is used to describe old mobile phones according to the passage?

A. digital phone B. cell phone C. bricks D. smart phone

64.According to the passage, who is most likely to be addicted to mobiles ?

A. a successful manager B. a 21-year-old girl

C. a 21-year-old boy D. a lonely middle-aged person

65.What’s the author’s attitude towards the using mobiles ?

A. Worried B. Favorable C. Neutral D. Critical

【参考答案】61—65、DACBA

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