福建省福州市2015高考英語信息匹配類、閱讀理解四月自練（6）

1、福州市2015高考英語信息匹配類、閱讀理解四月自練（6）答案【由安徽省合肥市2014高考模擬題改編】閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 When I decided to quit my job as a wedding photographer, I was in my late twenties, fresh from my divorce from Bob who had left me empty and confused. I decided to leave the US and travel. I had no savings, plus m

2、ore than $5,000 in debt. What I did have were two sponsored tasks as a travel photographer- and with that along, I thought, it would be easy.My first experience was a road trip from Toronto to Las Vegas, paid for by a car delivery service. Other trips followed and then I started a travel blog (博客).

3、It was intended to be my calling card for assignment travel photography. Yet even with my blog and past experience, email after email I sent to publications, trying to get work, went unanswered. When they did get in touch, editors told me that I had no chance of making a career with travel photograp

4、hy. While I struggled to get on the path that I wanted, and as I expanded my blog to help get me there, I found myself wearing the hat of a full-time blogger.Luckily, I got in at the right time. It was 2010，and the travel industry was just starting to turn its attention to bloggers. As I never could

5、 have predicted, my blogging-not my photography-did take me around the world successfully. At first，I thought it was for personal reasons, but I realized later that it was for free marketing for my blogging.Within two years, I was being asked to speak at travel blogging conferences, which helped me

6、to raise a network of friends around the world. Even more meaningful, however, was when I saw that my travels were also helping other people. My blog and social media followers saw that I chased my dreams and told me over and over again how they needed that kind of example, which was absent in their

7、 lives elsewhere.51 After the author quit her job, she decided to _.A. divorce her husbandB. be a wedding photographerC. pay off all her debtD. go travelling abroad2. What can we learn about the author from the 2nd paragraph?A. She paid money to a car delivery agency for a road trip.B. She realised

8、his dream of becoming a travel photographer.C. She got a job as an editor in a publishing house.D. She finally became a professional blogger unintentionally.3. The author believed her success mainly resulted from _.A. her personal reasonsB. her photographing skillsC. free marketing for bloggingD. bo

9、oming of travel industry4. What did the author think of her two years' work?A. Inspiring. B. Appealing. C. Interesting. D. Challenging.【參考答案】14、DDCA 由上海高考卷改編 Phil White has just returned from an 18,000mile, aroundtheworld bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making this epic journey. First of

10、 all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised 70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out if he has br

11、oken the record or not. White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than 1,300 hours in the saddle (車座) and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, A

12、sia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road. The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deser

13、ts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had. The worst thing

14、that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For 1,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and int

15、ends to write a book about his adventures.1. When Phil White returned from his trip, he _. A. broke the world record B. collected money for Oxfam C. destroyed several bikes D. travelled about 1,300 hours2. What does the word “epic” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean? A. Very slow but exciting. B. Ver

16、y long and difficult. C. Very smooth but tiring. D. Very lonely and depressing.3. During his journey around the world, Phil White _. A. fought heroically against robbers in IranB. experienced the extremes of heat and cold C. managed to ride against the wind in Australia D. had a team of people who t

17、ravelled with him4. Which of the following words can best describe Phil White? A. Imaginative. B. Patriotic. C. Modest. D. Determined.【要點(diǎn)綜述】本文講述了Phil White進(jìn)行環(huán)球自行車旅行的原因及艱難歷程。1. B細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第一段中he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised 70,000 for the British charity, O

18、xfam.可推斷為Oxfam籌資。2. B詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段第二句和第三句可判斷旅程很長(zhǎng)也很艱難。 3. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中For 1,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him.可判斷Phil White設(shè)法迎著風(fēng)騎車。4. D推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文及末段中This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end.可判斷，雖然路途艱難，但是他堅(jiān)持到了最后，說明他是有決心

19、的。閱讀理解More surprising,perhaps,than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and increasing.As Skolnick notes,Americans are a marrying people:relative to Europeans,more of us marry at younger age.Moreover,after falling in the early 1970s,the rate of m

20、arriage in the United States is now increasing.Even the divorce rates need to be taken in this pro-marriage context:some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry.Thus,marriage remains,by far,the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society. What has changed more than marria

21、ge is the nuclear family.Twenty-five years ago,the typical American family consisted of a husband,a wife,and two or three children.Now,there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children.And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife

22、9;s previous marriage,or the husband's,or both,sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage;sometimes they are shared between two former spouses.Thus,one can find every type of family arrangement.There are marriages without children;marriages with chi

23、ldren for only the present marriage;marriages with“full-time”children from both the present and former marriages;marriages with“full-time”children from the present marriage and“part-time”children from former marriages.There are stepfathers,stepmothers,half-brothers,and half-sisters.It is not all tha

24、t unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents!These are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family.But even so,even in the midst of all this,there remains one constant:most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.1.By calling Americans marrying people the auth

25、or means that_.A.Americans are more traditional than EuropeansB.Americans expect more out of marriage than EuropeansC.there are more married couples in the USA than in Europe D.more of Americans as compared with Europeans,prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger age2.Which of the following ca

26、n be presented as the picture of today's American families? A.A typical American family consists of only a husband and a wife. B.Many types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable. C.Americans prefer to have more kids than before. D.There are no nuclear families any more.3.The“nuc

27、lear family”refers to_.A.families formed up by men or women working for nuclear power stationsB.married couples who are closely matchedC.family consists of married couples who do not want to have any childD.family with small number of members4.“Part-time”children_A.spend some of their time with thei

28、r half-brothers and some of their time with their half-sistersB.spend all of their time with one parent from the previous marriageC.are shared between the two former spousesD.cannot stay with“full-time”children【參考答案】14、DBCC 【四川省成都七中2014三診考試】補(bǔ)全對(duì)話（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多

29、余選項(xiàng)。A: Whats your opinion about this design? 51 B: I have never seen a better one. 52 A: Thanks. I was afraid that you wouldnt like it.B: Really? 53A: We will have to hire some famous models for the advertisement.B: It may cost a lot. But it will really bring in more benefit for us. 54A: Who do you

30、like better, the models from home or abroad?B: I think models from home may be more popular among the young. They may bring better results.A: Thats true. 55 OK, lets choose the best models now. 【參考答案】51-55 BECGD 【四川省涼山州2014第二次診斷性測(cè)試】（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分） 根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，認(rèn)刊話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)多余

31、選項(xiàng)。 一Remember Jack from our old school? 一51 一I met him at the checkout in the supermarket the other day, and he was queuing right in front of me 一52 一Well, he started out as a manager in charge of sales. 53 He teaches commercial English there 一Why did he get this new job? 54 一Yes. It is tiring, though. After all, he has got a family to take care of. 一I see. 55 一Exactly A. Why not? B. Of cou