漳州市2014 高考英語（閱讀理解）一輪暑假訓(xùn)練（11）（答案）There were red faces at one of Britains biggest banks recently. They had accepted a telephone order to buy 100,000 worth of shares from a 15-year-old schoolboy (they thought he was 21). The shares fell in value and the schoolboy was unable to pay up. The bank lost 20,000 on the deal which it cannot get back, because, for one thing, the young boy does not have the money, for another, being under 18, he is not legally liable for his debts. If the shares had risen in value by the same amount that they fell, he would have pocketed 20,000 profit. It certainly is better than delivering the morning newspaper. In another case, a boy of 14 found, in his grandmothers house, a suitcase full of foreign banknotes. But they were now not used in their country of origin or anywhere else. This young boy headed straight to the nearest bank with his pockets filled with notes. The cashiers did not realize the country in question had reduced the value of its currency by 90%. They exchanged the notes at their face value at the current exchange rate. In three days, before he was found out, he took 200,000 from nine different banks. Amazingly, he had already spent more than half of this before the police caught up with him. Because he is also under 18 the banks have kissed goodbye to a lot of money, and several cashiers have lost their jobs.Should we admire these youngsters for being enterprising and showing initiative or condemn them for their dishonesty? Maybe they had managed for years with tiny amounts of pocket money that they got from tight-fisted parents. Maybe they had done Saturday jobs for peanuts. It is hardly surprising, given the expensive things that young people want to buy, such as fashionable running shoes and computer games, if they sometimes think up more imaginative ways of making money than delivering newspapers. These youngsters saw the chance to make a lot of money and took it. Another recent story which should give us food for thought is the case of the man who paid his six-year-old daughter300 a week pocket money. He then charged her for the food she ate a few coins for her piggy bank（存錢灌）“She will soon learn the value of money, ” he said. “Theres no such thing as a free lunch. Everything has to be paid for and the sooner she learns that the better.” At the other extreme there are fond parents who provide free bed and board for their grown-up children, While even the most hard-hearted parents might hesitate to throw their children out on the streets, we all know of people in their twenties who still shamelessly live off their parents. Surely there comes a time when everyone has to leave the parental nest, look after themselves and pay their own way in life. But when is it?10. Recently one of Britains biggest banks _. A. bought a lot of shares for a customer and brought him a great loss B. lost money as its young customer had no money to pay his debts C. lost much money because the shares they bought fell in value D. received a telephone order to buy shares for a 21-year-old boy11. The young customer _. A. would have paid his debts, had he had the money to do so B. would be sent to prison if he didnt pay his debts C. would have made 20,000, had the shares risen in value by the same amount they fell D. would have continued to cheat banks, if he had not been found out12. The authors attitude to the example of the two boys who cheated the banks is _. A. objective B. subjective C. questioning D. negative13. The man paid his daughter 300 a week pocket money and then required her to pay for her living expenses because _. A. he wanted her to know making money was not easy B. he wanted to save money for her future education C. he thought it useful for family members to bear life hardships together D. he wanted her to learn the value of money 14. It can be concluded from the passage that the author believes that _. A. children should leave the parental nest as soon as possible B. grown-up children should live on their own C. children should be taught not to cheat others D. parents should give more pocket money to their children10. B. 首段第3-4行11. C. 首段第6行12. A. 第二段后半部分It is hardly surprising13. D. 末段“She will soon learn the value of money, ”14. B. 文章結(jié)尾處概括*結(jié)束閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AEvery parent wants their child to grow up to enjoy life and be successful. Each and every one of us has something that we dont want our children to experience as they get older. We protect them hoping they will never experience hurt, yet as they get older they come across their own struggles.We often do everything we can to keep them from making the mistakes that we have made. Your children are not you. They are incredible little beings that choose you to experience life with. They are not little “mini mes” that will make the same mistakes we have made or learn the way we learn from our own experiences. They go to school, have experiences that they only tell us about, and understand the experiences through their own thoughts and feelings mixed in with family behavioral patterns. This is where you can make a difference. Be an example.Teach your child how to live life by being the person you would want them to behelping others, loving yourself and making no judgments about other people. As you learn this in your own self and apply it, your child wont need you to speak a word. If little Joannie doesnt want to share with another child, show them how to share. Show by example.If you dont want other to walk all over you, treat others as you want to be treated because there is a child learning behaviors from you. Be the example of what you want your child to be through your own positive thoughts and feelings. It is the best thing you can do for your child and yourself to ensure your child feel accepted and loved as they get older.1. We can infer from the second paragraph that .A. children are likely to make mistakes their parents madeB. children dont want to spend time with their familyC. children are like their parents in many waysD. children base their actions on their thoughts2. The underlined phrase “walk all over you” in the last paragraph probably means “ ”.A. see your weaknesses B. know your thoughts C. learn your secrets D. treat you badly3. In the passage, the author expresses .A. his concern for the role parents play in families B. his support for childrens independenceC. his wonder at the potential (潛力)of childrenD. his surprise at parents stubbornness4. Which of the following will be the best title for the passage?A. Make no judgments about others B. Be the example in your childs life. C. Treat others as you want to be treated D. Keep your child from making your mistakes (A) DDAB *結(jié)束BWe all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck, or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache and stiff. Your whole body feels tight. The slightest move makes you jump with painNothing could be worse than a pain in the neck. That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people. One is the man who always seems to be clapping his handsoften at the wrong timeduring a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors. Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of your self-control after they have settled into their seats Well, what now Good God, one of them is up againHe forgot to go to the mens room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.Another, well-known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn; he is chewing loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.Then, there is the man sitting next to you at a lunch counter smoking a smelly cigarHe wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth. We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway car and sits down next to you, just as closes you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he leans over and stretches his neck so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.We also call such a person a “rubber-neck”, always stretching his neck to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy invading your privacy. People have a strong dislike for rubber-necks. They hate being spied upon.5. Where can you find this passage?A. Medicine dictionariesB. Social science booksC. Kids comic booksD. Science text books6. How do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?A. Ignored B. Bored C. Disturbed D. Relaxed 7. A “rubber-neck” often .A. cares about other peoples business B. quarrels face to face with neighborsC. bargains the price with sales women D. says bad words behind people8. Which of the following is a “pain in the neck”?A. Someone who helps you find your seat in a movie theatre.B. Someone who smokes in a smoking section on a train.C. Someone who throws trash (垃圾) out of his car window on the highway.D. Someone who goes to the doctor for his severe pain on the neck.RadioMost teenagers nowadays are not regular listeners to radio. They may occasionally tune in, but they do not try to listen to a program specifically. The main reason teenagers listen to the radio is for music, but now with online sites streaming music for free they do not bother, and users can choose the songs they want instead of listening to what the radio presenter/DJ chooses. TelevisionMost teenagers watch television, but usually there are points in the year where they watch more than average. This is due to programs coming on in seasons, so they will watch a particular show at a certain time (as long as it lasts) but then they may watch no television for weeks. Teenagers are also watching less television because of services such as BBC iPlayer, which allows them to watch shows when they want. While watching TV, advertisements come on quite regularly (18 minutes of every hour) and teenagers do not want to watch these, so they switch to another channel, or do something else while the ads run. NewspapersNo teenager that I know of regularly reads a newspaper, as most do not have the time and cannot be bothered to read pages and pages of text while they could watch the news summarized on the Internet or on TV. InternetEvery teenager has some access to the Internet, be it at school or home. Home use is mainly used for fun (such as social networking) whilst school (or library) use is for work. Most teenagers are heavily active on a combination of social networking sites. Facebook is the most common, with nearly everyone with an Internet connection registered and visiting >4 times a week. Facebook is popular as one can interact with friends on a wide scale. For searching the web, Google is the dominant figure, simply because it is well known and easy to use. Some teenagers make purchases on the Internet (on sites like eBay) but this is only used by a small percentage, as a credit card is required and most teenagers do not have credit cards. Many teenagers use to watch videos (usually anime which cannot be watched anywhere else) and some use it as a music player by having a video with the music they want to listen to playing in the background. Mobile Phones99pc of teenagers have a mobile phone and most are quite capable phones. Usually, teenagers only use their phones for texting, calling. Features such as video messaging or video calling are not usedbecause they are expensive.Services such as instant messaging are used, but not by everyone. It usually depends whether the phone is Wi-Fi compatible, because otherwise it is very expensive to get Internet off the phone network. As most teenagers phones have Bluetooth support, and Bluetooth is free, they utilize this feature often. Mobile email is not used as teenagers have no need; they do not need to be connected to their inbox all the time as they dont receive important emails. (B) BCAC *結(jié)束CWith eco-tourism on the rise, eco-hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel industry. These days, however, staying at an eco-hotel doesnt necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle, although that is certainly a choice. The majority of eco-hotels fall into one of several categories: hotels and resorts that conserve ecologically important habitats; “green” hotels that reduce, recycle, minimize waste, and protect water; sustainable hotels that harvest food from gardens on the hotel property or get part or all of their power from renewable energy; hotels that encourage community involvement such as guests taking part in trail clearing; and hotels that offer some form of environmental education to their guests. As such, eco-hotels are a various group. Stylish urban hotels like the Willard Inter-Continental Washington focus on energy conservation whereas the Rosario Resort & Spa on Orcas Island in Washington State offers a wildly popular “green” vacation package where guests can “take a hike, clear a trail”. No matter what you call them, eco-hotel, eco-lodge, eco-resort, or green hotel, theyre all part of the “greening” of the tourism industry. Part of what drives this greening of the hotel industry is no doubt competition. Going green is yet another way to distinguish a hotel from the mass of other excellent hotels that consumers have to choose from. But for many hotels, its also part of their philosophy. With the concept of “going green” firmly rooted in consumers minds, eco-hotels have taken it to the next level, and whether or not money is the driving factor behind the greening of the hotel industry doesnt matter so much as its good for the planet.9. The underlined part in the first paragraph means _. A. lovers like staying at an eco-hotel when traveling B. eco-hotels are very popular in the travel industry C. eco-hotels are where young people love to live D. romantic love stories often happen in eco-hotels 10. According to the passage, which of the following can match the idea of eco-hotel? A. It uses renewable energy. B. It is comfortable and fashionable. C. It has walls of glass. D. It is home to endangered species. 11. From the passage, we know the Rosario Resort & Spa is a kind of hotel that _. A. protects important habitats B. harvests food from its own garden C. has courses on the environment for its guests D. encourages its guests to participate in its greening activities 12. People who choose to stay at eco-hotels _. A. love to take a hike B. have environmental awareness C. want to live comfortably D. enjoy the green atmosphere(C) BADB*結(jié)束