1、密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（3）及答案社会生活类-201*全国卷 ACold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their pets are just as used to the warm shelter(住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animal
2、s are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When youre cold enough to go insi
3、de, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of nonfrozen water.If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or
4、 hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pets water. Sometimes owners dont realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet cant get anything to drink. Animals that dont have clean and unfrozen water may dri
5、nk dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.41What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1?AThey are often forgotten by their owners.BThey are used to living outdoors.CThey build their own shelters.DThey like to stay in warm places.42Why are pet owners asked to stay with t
6、heir pets when they are out in cold weather?ATo know when to bring them inside. 学科网ZXXKBTo keep them from eating bad food.CTo help them find shelters.DTo keep them company.43If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may _.Arun short of clean waterBdig deep holes for funCdirty the
7、snow nearbyDget lost in the wild44What is the purpose of this text? 学科 ATo solve a problem.BTo give practical advice.CTo tell an interesting story.DTo present a research result.【要点综述】本文主要介绍在天气寒冷的时候，怎样使你的宠物又暖和又安全。宠物也喜欢待在温暖的室内。如果需要让它们待在户外的时候，一定要多留心，给它们提供良好的住所、饮用水等。41. D细节理解题。结合第一段的“Sometimes owners fo
8、rget that their pets are just as used to the warm shelter(住所)as they are.”可知宠物也像人们一样，喜欢待在温暖的环境中，因此选D。A项中的“被主人忘记”，与原文的“忘记它们喜欢温暖的地方”不一致；B项是人们的错误的认识；没有提到C项。42. A细节理解题。结合第二段的“When youre cold enough to go inside, they probably are too.” 可知是如果你感到冷了，这个时候你的宠物们也需要进入室内了，所以选A。B项“阻止它们吃坏的食物”；C项“帮助它们找到庇护所”；D项“同它们
9、作伴”，均与原文的意思不符。43. A细节理解题。从最后一段的“Sometimes owners dont realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet cant get anything to drink.”可知在寒冷的天气里，水会被冻住，因此宠物们可能会缺水喝。B项中“for fun”错误；C项“把附近的雪弄脏”；D项“在野外迷路”，与原文信息不符。44. B作者意图题。作者主要是对那些养宠物的人们提出了一个具体的建议：在寒冷的天气里，怎样照顾好他们的宠物。因此选B。A项“解决问题”；C项“讲述一个有趣的故事”；D项“呈现一个研究结果
10、”，与作者的意图不符。*结束Below is a page adapted from an English dictionarystick verb (stuck, stuck )push sth in+adv./prep. to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth: VN The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. Dont stick your fingers through the bars of the cage. V I found a nail sti
11、cking in the tyre.attach+adv./prep. to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way: VN He stuck a stamp on the envelope. We used glue to stick the broken pieces together. I stuck the photos into an album. V Her wet clothes were sticking to her body. The g
12、lues useless-the pieces just wont stick.putVN +adv./prep. (informal) to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly: Stick your bags down there. He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. Can you stick this on the noticeboard? Peter stuck his head around the door and said, Coffee,
13、anyone? (spoken) Stick em up! (= put your hands above your head-I have a gun)become fixedV (in sth) to become fixed in one position and impossible to move: The key has stuck in the lock. This drawer keeps sticking.difficult situation(BrE, informal) (usually used in negative sentences and questions)
14、to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person: VN I dont know how you stick that job. Theyre always arguing-I cant stick it any longer. The problem is, my mother cant stick my boyfriend. V -ing John cant stick living with his parents.become acceptedV to become accepted: The police couldnt
15、make the charges stick (= show them to be true). His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck (= has become the name that everyone calls him).V to not take any more cardsIdioms: stick in your mind (of a memory, an image, etc.) to be remembered for a long time: One of his paintings in particula
16、r sticks in my mind.stick in your throat / craw (informal)(of words) to be difficult or impossible to say: She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat.(of a situation) to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angrystick your neck out (informal) to do o
17、r say sth when there is a risk that you may be wrong: Ill stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job.stick to your guns (informal) to refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrongPhrasal Verbs: stick ar
18、ound (informal) to stay in a place, waiting for sth to happen or for sb to arrive: Stick around; well need you to help us later.stick at sth to work in a serious and determined way to achieve sth: If you want to play an instrument well, youve got to stick at it.stick by sb no passive to be loyal to
19、a person and support them, especially in a difficult situation: Her husband was charged with fraud but she stuck by him.stick by sth no passive to do what you promised or planned to do: They stuck by their decision.stick sthdown (informal) to write sth somewhere: I think Ill stick my name down on th
20、e list.stick out to be noticeable or easily seen: They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out.stick sthout (of sth) to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole: His ears stick out. She stuck her tongue out at
21、 me. Dont stick your arm out of the car window.stick to sthto continue doing sth in spite of difficulties: She finds it impossible to stick to a diet.to continue doing or using sth and not want to change it: He promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had promised). Shall we meet
22、 on Friday this week? No, lets stick to Saturday. She stuck to her story.stick together (informal) (of people) to stay together and support each other: We were the only British people in the town so we tended to stick together.stick up to point upwards or be above a surface: The branch was sticking
23、up out of the water.stick with sb/sth no passive (informal)to stay close to sb so that they can help you: Stick with me and Ill make you a millionaire!to continue with sth or continue doing sth: They decided to stick with their original plan.nounfrom treeC a thin piece of wood that has fallen or bee
24、n broken from a tree: We collected dry sticks to start a fire. The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog. Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin).for walkingC (especially BrE) = WALKING STICK: The old lady leant on her stick as she talked.in sportC a long thin object that is used
25、in some sports to hit or control the ball: a hockey sticklong thin pieceC (often in compounds) a long thin piece of sth: a stick of dynamite carrot sticks (AmE) a stick of butterC (often in compounds) a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose: pieces of pineapple on stick
26、s The men were carrying spades and measuring sticks.in plane / vehicleC (informal, especially AmE) the control stick of a planeC (informal, especially AmE) a handle used to change the GEARS of a vehiclefor orchestraC a BATON, used by the person who CONDUCTS an orchestracriticismU (BrE, informal) cri
27、ticism or harsh words: The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans.country areas(the sticks) pl. (informal) country areas, a long way from cities: We live out in the sticks.personC (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a person: Hes not such a bad old stick.6. When Jimmy says: “Every morning, I have
28、to take the crowded bus to school, which I really cant stick.”, he may feel _. 学#科#网Z#X#X#KA. worriedB. curiousC. annoyedD. discouraged7. Due to her fashionable dress, the woman stuck out when she was walking in the street. “stuck out” in this sentence means “_”.A. be noticeableB. be followedC. be a
29、dmiredD. be envied8. When I was in trouble, Paul was the only one who _ to help me.A. stuck in his throatB. stuck togetherC. stuck upD. stuck his neck out9. Sally said to me: “Try a peaceful life out in the sticks, and you will experience something totally different.” She means _.A. I should go to t
30、he woods to enjoy a new life.B. I should ignore the criticism and enjoy myself.C. I should go to the remote areas to have a change.D. I should go out by plane instead of by train to change my feelings参考答案 6-9 CADC*结束 Today, theres hardly an aspect of our life that isnt being upended by the tons of i
31、nformation available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail. “If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Micros
32、oft, “a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas. And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza.”Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers.
33、 Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year. “We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing
34、press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity.”You would be hard pressed to name something that isnt available on the Internet. Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autogr
35、aphs of famous people, wine and airline tickets. And even after youve moved on to your final resting place, theres no reason those you love cant keep in touch. A company called FinalT offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”.Kids
36、today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable future. Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Fo
37、undation. Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet. Most kids use computers to play games (some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they h
38、ave just left.Whats clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back. “The Internet is just 20% invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum. “The last 80% is happening now.”5. What can we learn from the Microsofts remark? A. Tod
39、ays cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced. B. Information technology is developing at an amazing speed. C. Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult. D. Theres more competition in information technology industry than in car industry. Zxxk 6. According to the a
40、uthor, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that_. A. it saves companies huge amounts of money B. it speeds up profit making C. it brings people incredible convenience D. it provides easy access to information 7. The author gives the example of FinalT to make the point that_. A. there are some gen
41、ius ideas on the Internet B. almost anything is available on the Internet C. people can find good bargains on the Internet D. people are free to do anything on the Internet 8. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? A. There is a link between income and computer ownership. B. Many American chil
42、dren dont put computers to good use. C. Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls. D. The U.S. will stay ahead in the information technology in years.9. Which sentence has the phrase that has the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph? A. Some can tell you that
43、he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him.B. Think nothing of it. It was my pleasure.C. He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Caf bar.D. He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment.10. What is the message the author intends to convey? A. The Internet is go
44、ing to get firm hold of our lives some day. B. The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly. C. We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings. D. Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age.参考答案 510、BABDCB *结束 阅读下列短文，从每题所给
45、的四个选项（A，B，C， D ）中，选出最佳选项。 Z|xx|k ARecent studies suggest that family arrangements in Western societies have not changed as much in the last few centuries as is generally believed. Yet most sociologists agree that in modern societies, there are fewer opportunities for friendship and support from rela
46、tives. Parents and children often live apart from other relatives, and seldom visit them. Also, the family moves when a parent accepts a job in another place or when it decides to live in a better neighbourhood. Together, loneliness and mobility (迁移) force immediate family members to depend heavily on one another for affection and companionship. Because the family is one of the few ongoing sources of affection and companionship in modern societies, a high percentage of people continue to marry, even though it is possible for a single man an
