湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (9)
1.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。
The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon
aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy?
Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm, Mo's works turned to “sold out\
One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: \to purchase, but to my shame, I have not read any of his novels．”
Although Mo was entitled one of the top China's literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation．
Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East China's Shandong Province, Mo's birthplace where he stayed with his family．
Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager． He joined the army and devoted himself to writing． Mo's novels were translated into several languages．
For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nation's cultural and scientific advances．
“I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics, and they also tell stones from a viewpoint of common human beings, which transcends（超越）differences of nations and races,\Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists．
Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels． Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature．
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56．From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature was .
A．a shock to online booksellers B．curiosity to the Swedish Academy
C．contrary to the belief of the Chinese media D．beyond the expectation of most Chinese people
57．The \lucky buyer\mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _ ．
A． had not yet read Mo Yan's novels an online comment
C． regretted not reading Mo Yan's Novels a copy of Mo Yan's novels
58．The underlined word \
A． the Chinese writers writers' works
C． the Chinese lives novels
59．What can we infer from this passage?
A．Mo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future．
B．Folk arts originated from Mo Yan's hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize． C．Nobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual．
D．Mo Yan's success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel Prizes．
2.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。
When is the right time to get kids involved in teamwork and what does it mean to be part of a team? There are many great ways to introduce kids to team building. Use team building games and activities to get kids to understand the meaning of being in a team.
Try to find some games that have kids work together on some kind of problem
D．Mo Yan's
B．the Chinese D． failed to buy B． had written
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solving. Children naturally have a shorter attention span (一段时间) than adults so present it in a fun way. Create a reward system for teams that are able to work together in order to reach a common goal. When they solve the problem and receive a reward, it gives them initiative to keep working hard and cooperating with others. The best games are those that require direct communication between team members. Organize a game of 20 questions for the kids to play while building a team. Draw up a series of cards with different questions on each. Have each child select a card and then ask another the questions on it casually. It’s a great way for the kids to share and discover common interests. Kids need to be entertained and social when in a large group. This will lighten the mood greatly and help the quieter team members to come out of their shell.
Have the kids sit in a circle or around a table and share their favorite things. Start with something like movies or books and move on to anything from toys to animals. Sharing interests creates discussion. When you share interests with someone, it is easier to relate to them. Kids finally want to be friends with most other kids. Encouraging them to get along socially is always positive. By sharing interests they can form valuable bonds that will serve them as both individuals and as a team.
67. The first paragraph serves as a(n) _____. A. explanation B. introduction
C. comment D. background
68. The underlined word \A. being powerful B. being patient satisfying
69. Which of the following is NOT true about a game of 20 questions? A. It can make kids discover common interests. B. It helps the quiet kids to become active. C. It can help the kids relax.
D. It requires kids to answer questions in turn. 70. It can be learned from the passage that ______. A. adults are not as good at team activities as children
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C. being active D. being
B. sharing interests can help kids form valuable friendship C. the best team game is having the kids sit in a circle D. a reward is the most important part in team activities
3.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。
Have you ever wondered what you will be when you grow up? Perhaps you have thought of becoming an engineer or an environmentalist. Here’s good news: you can combine all of these career goals by designing, building and operating a solar-powered house.
That is what students from 20 universities did as they competed in the U.S. Department of Energy 2009 Solar Decathlon (十项全能). Like a game show where teams compete against each other, the Solar Decathlon’s student teams competed against each other in ten separate events to see who could build the best solar-powered house. The team from Germany took the top honor.
The contest is held on the National Mall in Washington D.C., and is open to the public. In order to win, the Decathlon’s teams have to successfully host a dinner party, do the laundry, run the dishwasher, and maintain a comfortable temperature in their solar-powered houses. They also have to make their houses look attractive. Team Germany’s winning \House\produced a surplus (剩余) of power, even during three days of rain. This is the fourth time the Solar Decathlon has been held. The houses keep getting better and better.
\In the 1990s, we were seeking expertise to help design houses that would integrate (合并) solar systems in a reliable way. I came up with the idea of having a competition to challenge students at architecture and engineering schools to design solar-powered houses from the ground up. I thought that having a competition would motivate these students to be creative. The new generation of our country should be innovative (创新的). They may come up with solutions that would help our country,\said Richard J. King, the Decathlon’s Director. 63. The first paragraph serves as a(n) ________.
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A. explanation B. conclusion C. background D. introduction
64. Which of the following should the Decathlon’s teams consider during the competition?
a. the appearance of the house b. the power supply of the house c. housework management
d. the design of solar-powered kitchenware A. abd
B. abc
C. bcd
D. acd
65. Richard came up with the idea of having a competition mainly to ________. A. raise funds to design solar-powered buildings B. motivate students to be creative C. integrate solar systems with buildings D. develop new kinds of energy
66. What do we know about the Solar Decathlon from the text?
A. The participated teams are separated from the outside world during the competition.
B. The house designed by the German team will be adopted by the Department of Energy.
C. The competition had been held three times before 2009. D. It includes students from twenty countries around the world.
4.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。
Now net fiction, also called computer fiction is popular in more than 80 countries.
To write computer fictions, the writers don't have to think about making any plot. Like reporters, they just go to a lot of places and collect materials：what most women want, their ideas about life and love, their happiness and sufferings and emotions. All these materials are fed into the computer to be processed and
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湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练(9)
