四川省達(dá)州市2014 高考英語閱讀理解一輪暑假訓(xùn)練（1）（答案） He came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I saw he looked ill. He was shivering, his face was white, and he walked slowly as though it ached to move."What's the matter, Schatz?""I've got a headache.""You better go back to bed.""No. I'm all right.""You go to bed. I'll see you when I'm dressed."But when I came downstairs he was dressed, sitting by the fire, looking a very sick and miserable boy of nine years. When I put my hand on his forehead I knew he had a fever."You go up to bed," I said, "You're sick.""I'm all right," he said.When the doctor came he took the boy's temperature."What's is it?" I asked him."One hundred and two."Downstairs, the doctor left three different medicines in different colored capsules with instructions for giving them. One was to bring down the fever, another a purgative(瀉藥), the third to overcome an acid condition. The germs of influenza（流感）can only exist in an acid condition, he explained. He seemed to know all about influenza and said there was nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light epidemic(傳染??；傳染性的) of flu and there was no danger if you avoided pneumonia（肺炎）.Back in the room I wrote the boy's temperature down and made a note of the time to give the various capsules."Do you want me to read to you?""All right. If you want to, " said the boy. His face was very white and there were dark areas under his eyes. He lay still in the bed and seemed very detached（超然的；冷漠的）from what was going on.I read aloud from Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates（海盜）;but I could see he was not following what I was reading."How do you feel, Schatz?" I asked him."Just the same, so far," he said.I sat at the foot of the bed and read to myself while I waited for it to be time to give another capsule. It would have been natural for him to go to sleep, but when I looked up he was looking at the foot of the bed, looking very strangely."Why don't you try to sleep? I'll wake you up for the medicine.""I'd rather stay awake."After a while he said to me, "You don't have to stay in here with me, Papa, if it bothers you.""It doesn't bother me.""No, I mean you don't have to stay if it's going to bother you."I thought perhaps he was a little lightheaded and after giving him the prescribed capsules at eleven o'clock I went out with my gun and the young hunting dog.I killed two quail(鵪鶉), and missed five, and started back pleased to have found a covey of quail close to the house and happy there were so many left to find on another day. At the house they said the boy had refused to let anyone come into the room."You can't come in," he said. "You mustn't get what I have."I went up to him and found him in exactly the position I had left him, white-faced, but with the tops of his cheeks flushed（發(fā)紅）by the fever, staring still, as he had stared, at the foot of the bed.I took his temperature."What is it?""Something like a hundred," I said. It was one hundred and two and four tenths."It was a hundred and two," he said."Who said so?""The doctor.""Your temperature is all right," I said. "It's nothing to worry about.""I don't worry," he said, "but I can't keep from thinking.""Don't think," I said. "Just take it easy.""I'm taking it easy," he said and looked straight ahead, He was evidently holding tight onto himself about something."Take this with water.""Do you think it will do any good?""Of course it will."I sat down and opened the Pirate book and began to read, but I could see he was not following, so I stopped."About what time do you think I'm going to die?" he asked."What?""About how long will it be before I die?""You aren't going to die. What's the matter with you? ""Oh, yes, I am, I heard him say a hundred and two.""People don't die with a fever of one hundred and two. That's a silly way to talk.""I know they do. At school in France the boys told me you can't live with forty-four degrees. I've got a hundred and two."He had been waiting to die all day, ever since nine o'clock in the morning."You poor Schatz," I said. "Poor old Schatz. It's like miles and kilometers. You aren't going to die. That's different thermometer. On that thermometer thirty-seven is normal. On this kind it's ninety-eight.""Are you sure?""Absolutely," I said, "It's like miles and kilometers. You know, like how many kilometers we make when we do seventy miles in the car?""Oh," he said.But his gaze at the foot of the bed relaxed slowly. The hold over himself relaxed too, finally, and the next day it was very slack(松馳的) and he cried very easily at little things that were of no importance.15. The author writes about the doctors visit in order to _. A. show the doctors knowledge about influenza and its treatment B. show the boys illness was quite serious C. create a situation of misunderstanding around which to build a story D. show the father was very much concerned about the boys illness16. The pronoun “it” in “Papa, if it bothers you” (line 41) refers to _. A. the boys high temperature B. the father giving the medicine to the boy C. the father staying with the boy D. the boys death 17. It can be inferred from the story that it is _ by the time the father gets home from hunting. A. early in the afternoon B. close to evening C. at noon D. late in the morning 18. From the story we know that the boy kept tight control over himself because _. A. he did not want to be a bother to others B. he wanted to recover quickly so that he could go hunting with his father C. he was afraid that he would die if he lost control over himself D. he thought he was going to die and he must show courage in the face of death19. That the boy cried very easily at little things of no importance the next day suggests that _. A. he couldnt control his emotions when he finally relaxed B. his father would go out hunting without him if he didnt cry C. something went wrong with his brain after the fever D. he often complained about unimportant things as a spoiled boy20. The theme of the story is _. A. death is something beyond a childs comprehension B. to be calm and controlled in the face of death is a mark of courage C. misunderstanding can occur even between father and son D. misunderstanding can sometimes lead to an unexpected effect 15. C. 本文是海明威的一天的等待。敘述了一個(gè)九歲男孩由于不知道有兩種不同計(jì)算方式的溫度計(jì)，在與父親交談的過程中產(chǎn)生了誤解，誤以為自己將不久于人世。竭力表現(xiàn)出冷靜與勇敢的他靜靜地等待著死亡的降臨，直到得知這僅僅是一個(gè)誤解，才逐漸放松下來。作品體現(xiàn)了海明威所提倡的以人的尊嚴(yán)和勇氣面對厄運(yùn)迎接生活挑戰(zhàn)的“硬漢”精神。此處即為下文的誤解埋下伏筆。16. D. 兒子聽到醫(yī)生說102度，就認(rèn)為自己即將死亡。與下文父親所說的“it”不是同一概念。17. B. 故事開頭結(jié)合下文的after giving him the prescribed capsules at eleven o'clock I went out 及He had been waiting to die all day, ever since nine o'clock in the morning. 可知。18. D. 參考55.19. A. 一個(gè)九歲的男孩前一天竭力表現(xiàn)出冷靜與勇敢，靜靜地等待著死亡的降臨。但孩子必竟只是孩子，緊繃的心放松后變得很脆弱。20. B. 參考55.*結(jié)束Attempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble （氣泡） and main sadness. Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply. According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator （赤道） to Australia to find the priciest homesThe report measured a citys housing market along the following guidelines. An “affordable” home required three times or less of the average familys income to purchase. At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable” category. And a “seriously unaffordable” home needed five times a familys income. In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9,5 times the average income. Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figureAustralian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings. These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable. Land rationing （配給制） and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd governmentSome American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California. America is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes. Yet a number of US cities garnered “affordable” status, namely Dallas and Kansas. Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homesThe survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if youre Australian and choose to live down under12. To buy an affordable house, you should pay _ A. 3 times or less of the average familys incomeB. 4 times or less of the average familys incomeC. 5 times or less of the average familys income D. 9.5 times or less of the average familys income 13. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia? AThe rising familys income BThe demand over supply. CThe excessive development charges DThe decrease of land14.The underlined word “dismal” in Paragraph 3 may mean _ A cheerful B satisfactory C difficult Dsad15. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A Affordable HousesB A House is a Dream First C Housing Bubble D Homes Too Expensive (D) ACDD*結(jié)束We've all experienced a "good cry". Shedding (流) some tears can often make us feel better and help us put things in perspective. But why is crying beneficial? And is there such a thing as a "bad cry"?The researchers analyzed the detailed accounts of more than 3,000 recent crying experiences and found that the benefits of crying depend entirely on the what, where and when of a particular crying episode (一段經(jīng)歷). The majority of persons reported improvements in their mood following a short period of crying. However, one third reported no improvement in mood and a tenth felt worse after crying. Criers who received social support during their crying episode were the most likely to report improvements in mood.Research to date has not always produced a clear picture of the benefits of crying, in part because the results often seem to depend on how crying is studied. The researchers note several challenges in accurately studying crying behavior in a laboratory setting. Volunteers who cry in a laboratory setting often do not describe their experiences as making them feel better. Rather, crying in a laboratory setting often results in the study participants feeling worse; this may be due to the stressful conditions of the study itself, such as being videotaped or watched by researchers. This may produce negative emotions, which neutralize (使無效) the positive benefits usually connected with crying.However, these laboratory studies have provided interesting findings about the physical effects of crying. Criers do show calming effects such as slower breathing, but they also experience a lot of unpleasant stress, including increased heart rate and sweating. What is interesting is that bodily calming usually lasts longer than the unpleasant. The calming effects may occur later and overcome the stress reaction, which would account for why people tend to remember mostly the pleasant side of crying.Research has shown that the effects of crying also depend on who is shedding the tears. For example, individuals with anxiety or mood disorders are least likely to experience the positive effects of crying. In addition, the researchers report that people who lack insight into their emotional lives actually feel worse after crying.12. We can infer from the passage that _.A. people don't like being seen cryingB. crying in public makes people feel betterC. a bad cry is as common as a good cryD. a good cry can sometimes help us face problems rightly13. The beneficial effects of crying can be shown when _.A. your breath becomes slow B. you sweat a lot.C. your face turns pale D. you are being watched14. Who will be least likely to feel worse after crying?A. People who receive help in course of crying.B. People who fail to understand their emotions.C. People who are anxious and nervous.D. People whose mood is not in order.15. The passage is mainly about _.A. the types of crying B. the way of cryingC. the psychology of crying D. the causes of crying1215、DAAC *結(jié)束New security camera can “see” through clothesNew technology that can “ see ” through clothing and detect what s underneath can now be used to scan crowds, making it a potentially effective tool to prevent terrorist attacks in public places.The Thru Vision T5000 camera picks up Terahertz rays ，or T-rays, which are naturally sent out by all objects and can pass through clothes or even walls. The camera can then detect metallic and nonmetallic objects hidden under clothing on still or moving subjects without showing any body detail.While similar technology is seen at airports around the world, the T5000 is designed to be used in large, open areas. With a range of 25 meters, the T5000 can screen people in public places, thus avoiding bottle-necks at border crossing or security checkpoints. It also means people can be screened without knowing it.The technology develops from British astronomers work in studying dying stars. Astronomers use T-ray cameras to see through dust and clouds in space. The company sees uses for its camera at other sites where political or business activities take place.For privacy concerns，Thru Vision Chief Executive Clive Beattie said the image produced by the camera did not show detailed parts of the body. “ It's almost a shining light bulb(燈泡）.” Beattie said. "You don' t see the detail that people might be concerned about. ” In London' s busy Piccadilly Circuswhich is already filled with closed -circuit surveillance (監(jiān)視）cameras reaction to the new technology was mixed. Some said the camera was going too far and violating privacy，but others said they are willing to put safety before privacy concerns. “ There s surveillance everywhere anyway, “ said one commuter. “I don' t think it s much of a difference. I don' t care that they can see through me because they can see me anyway.”Some experts said the privacy violation of the camera was not worth the benefit. “What we should consider is how much we want to lose our privacy in order to obtain a sort of national security，” said David Murakami Wood，director of the Surveillance Studies network，which deals with surveillance and privacy problems. “In most cases this isn't real securityits a sense of safety that has very little real effect. ”12What can we learn about T5000? AIt can detect metallic and nonmetallic objects underneath. BIt can see through clothing or walls by sending out T-rays. CIt was first used to observe stars by astronomers. DIt is widely used at airports, around the world. 13What is the most probable purpose of the new invention? ATo improve people' s life standard. BFor scientific research.CFor commercial benefits. D For safety reasons. 14Which is most probably the opinion of people on using the new camera? ASome agree to its use as it is new technology to protect privacy. BSome agree to its use because safety is the most important. CSome don't agree to its use because it makes no difference. DSome people don't care because they know little about it.15What's the main idea of the Last paragraph? ASafety is more important than privacy. BT5000 is more beneficial than harmful. CT5000 does not really provide security. DIt's not worth giving up privacy for safety. 1215、ADBD*結(jié)束