1、- 1 -德陽(yáng)市2014高考英語(yǔ)二輪短文類訓(xùn)練（3） 及答案或解析AMost Americans would have a difficult time telling you， specifically ， what are thevalues which Americans live by.They have never given the matter any thought.Over the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in theUnited States.This has c

2、aused meto try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors.I amconfident that the values listed in this booklet describe most(but not all)Americans ，and thatunderstanding these values can help you， the internationalvisitor ， understand Americans.It is my belief that if foreign visitors

3、 really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained inAmericans ，they will then be able to understand 95%of American actions actions which mightotherwise appear“strange ”，“ confusing ”，or “ unbelievable ”when eva luated from the perspective (aspect)of the foreigners own society and itsvalues

4、.The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen throughthe basic beliefs ，assumptions and values of that particular group.When you encounter (meet)an action ，or hear a statement in the United States which surprises you， tryto see it as an expression of one or more of the

5、values listed in this booklet.1An ordinary American can t tell you his/her value system because_ .A this is something an American lives byB everyone will have his/her own value systemC he/she has never thought about itD values are something often in their thought2 The author lists 13 values in his b

6、ooklet to_ .A invite foreigners to visit AmericaB look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors- 2 -C describe the confusing actions of most AmericansD help international visitors understand Americans3The underlined word“ ingrained ”in Line 2，Paragraph 3 most probably mean“s _”A rooted in t

7、he minds B found in the grains C planted for food D prepared with grain4 Visitors sometimes find Americans behavein a strange ， confusing or unbelievableway， probably because_ .A Americans are hard to understandB Americans have values which are entirely different from their ownC they view Americans

8、according to the values in their own societyD it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 本文是一本書(shū)的序言。作者觀察到，很多外國(guó)游客對(duì)美國(guó)人的行為舉止感到 很奇怪，而這是因?yàn)樗麄儾涣私饷绹?guó)人的價(jià)值觀。于是作者寫(xiě)了一本小冊(cè)子介紹這些價(jià)值觀。 了解了這些東西，人們就不會(huì)覺(jué)得美國(guó)人的行為“怪異、不可思議”了。1.答案 C 解析：考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。第一段說(shuō)，美國(guó)人很難告訴你他們奉行的價(jià)值觀是什么， 因?yàn)樗麄儚膩?lái)沒(méi)有想過(guò)這個(gè)問(wèn)題。2.答案 D 解析：考

9、查推理判斷。由第二、三段的內(nèi)容可知作者列出美國(guó)人的 13 條價(jià)值觀 是為了幫助外國(guó)游客理解美國(guó)人的行為舉止。3.答案 A 解析：考查詞義猜測(cè)。結(jié)合上下文內(nèi)容可知這 13 條是美國(guó)人從來(lái)不加考慮而奉 行的價(jià)值觀，因此這些是深深地扎根于美國(guó)人的大腦中的東西，畫(huà)線詞的含義應(yīng)該是 A 項(xiàng)。4.答案 C 解析： 考查推理判斷題。 第三段說(shuō)假如外國(guó)游客從自己的文化價(jià)值觀的角度去看 美國(guó)人的行為，他們就會(huì)覺(jué)得美國(guó)人的行為表現(xiàn)“怪異，讓人看不懂，難以相信”，由此可知選 C 項(xiàng)。*厶士 i=TPassage *Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one

10、 mile in less than four minutes.As years- 3 -36 ,the recordcame closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a youngEnglish 37 ,began to believe be might 38 this almost magic barrier.It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew be had a 39 chance.- 4 -Bannister had been 40 ha

11、rd and was very fit, but the weather conditions were areal 41 to him. Describring the 42 later,Bannister said,44 now. This was the moment when I made my decision.unknown force. The noise from the faithful 47 gave 48 of alifetimes had come.“ I w as driven on by a 49 of fear and pride. My body had lon

12、g since used up allits energy 50 it went onrunning just the same. Thiswas the critical momentwhenmy legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 51 couldhave done in previous years. When I leapt at （沖向） the 52 tape, I fell, almost53 .I knew I had done it, even before I 54 the

13、time.of the one mile Time, three minutes the test was 55 in the noise of excitement.36.A.passed along B.passed down C.went by D.went ove37.A.coachB.athleteC.captainD.judge38.A.defeatB.moveC.beatD.break39.A.realB.luckyC.seriousD.false40.A.competingB.trainingC.figthting D.attendingOn the way to thetra

14、ck the wind blew strongly. As I 43 forthe start I glanced at the flag. It movedThe gun fired. My legs 45 tomeet no resistance,as if I was 46 forwardby someme greater strength. I felt theThe announcement came. Result50.A.soB.butC.orD.as- 5 -41.A.eagernessB.pleasureC.reliefD.worry42.A.accidentB.eventC

15、.issueD.topie43.A.did upB.made upC.put upD.lined up44.A.safelyB.heavilyC.thinlyD.gently45.A.seemedB.usedC.happened D.had46.A.draggedB.drawnC.pulledD.pushed47.A.massB.residentsC.crowdD.team48.A.momentB.periodC.whileD.date49.A.concentrationB.collectionC.combinationD.cleassification- 6 -52.A.starting B

16、.lasting C.finishing D.running53.A.unconcerned B.unconscious C.unkinown D.unnoticed54.A.offered B.toldC.announced D.beard55.A.stuckB.involved C.lost D.spread參考答案36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.B41.D 42.B 43.D 44.D 45.A46.D 47.C 48.A 49.C 50.B51.A 52.C 53.B 54.D 55.C*(2)“ You re just in time, Joe. We re going

17、 to playbe the Indians. ” One of my cousins said.“ How many Indians? ” I asked.“ Oh, about a thousand. ” He answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night andbecame a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind.The shouts of“ A

18、fter them. Let s catch thekillers! ” and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into myGrandpa s car.“ We ve got him, boys. Let s go and catch him! ”But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with was. Itwas

19、quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.Just then I heard a shout,“ Bring the rope, and we can burn him.”“ Only Indians burnpeople. Cowboys. ” I stopped just in time. I had almost said,“ Cowboys hang people. ”I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my de

20、ar mother called, “ We re51.A.neverB.everC.evenD.still結(jié)束cowboys and Indians, and you can- 7 -leaving now. ”“ Untie me. ” I shouted. “ We re going. ”“ Why did Bobby want matches? ” Mum asked Dad when we were in the car.“ Perhaps for fun. ” Dad said.“ Oh, he was really going to look for matches? MATCH

21、ES? Are you sure he wanted matches?” I asked.Mother was quite sure, and I didn t say any more.1. How many children played the Indians?A. One thousand.B. One hundred.C. One group.D. One2. Why did Joe s cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because _ .A. there were not enough children for the gameB. t

22、he game was just going to startC. none of his cousins wanted to be the IndiansD. they were waiting for Joe3. Joe didn t say “ Cowboys hang people ” because _.A. he was tied to a treeB. that would make things worseC. he was caught by the cowboysD. that would make the cowboys angry4. Which of the foll

23、owing is true?A. One of Joe s cousins was looking for matches.B. Dad didn t want to give the children any matches.C. Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.D. Mum didn t think children should play with matches.5. The name of the story should be _ .A. Joe and his cousinsB. Who knows what da

24、nger is waiting there- 8 -C. Cowboys and Indians is a favorite children s gameD. How cowboys and Indians fought in the past【答案與解析】本文講述了作者和他的堂兄們玩牛仔追捕印第安人的游戲的冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷。example,the edge of a table or desk can be 46nadditi on,we can describe the-9 -1. D。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章開(kāi)頭的幾句對(duì)話可知，作者一人扮演著一千個(gè)印第安人。2. A。細(xì)節(jié)題。為什么作者的堂兄說(shuō)他來(lái)得正

25、是時(shí)候呢？根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，所有的都扮演牛仔，缺少一個(gè)扮演印第安人的，正好此時(shí)作者來(lái)了，所以選Ao3. B。推斷題。那時(shí)作者已經(jīng)被捉住了，如果他說(shuō)Cowboys hang people，那么其他孩子會(huì)真的用繩子將他絞死，那么情況一定會(huì)更糟。4. A。推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后幾句對(duì)話可知答案為A5. B。推斷題。如果 Bobby 要到了火柴，那么不懂事的孩子們可能會(huì)真的會(huì)點(diǎn)燃木柴將捆住 的 Joe 燒死。因此文章最適合的題目應(yīng)該是“誰(shuí)知道前面會(huì)有什么危險(xiǎn)等著”。*士7完形填空（共 20 題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36 55 各題所給的 A、B、C D 四

26、個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng).the sharp points of kitche n and steak kni ves.Scissors have blades,too,a nd we candescribe these blades as sharp or dull.Futhermore, the points of scissors are 41_sharp or rounded, 42 on the kind of scissors.Some tools,such as saws,scrapers（n.舌 U 刀，削刀 ）,and garden tools,also,have blades

27、.We can use the words sharp and dullto describe the blades of these tools, 43 .Sharpknives,scissors,and tools are44 to use.They cut things easily and quickly,without effort.The word sharp canbe used to decribe the edges of furniture and 45 some containers.ForcousinsThewordcan be _36to describe many

28、differentthi ngsin yourhome,classroom,andplace of work.lnthis chapter（早）,the writer37 sharppen cils,mea ning pen cils with a very fine 38.The writer does not like dullpencils.Wecan also use the word sharp to describethe blades（刀刃）of knives.Knivesalsohave poin ts.Wecan use the word sharpto describea

29、39 kindof point, 40 as-10 -edge of 47 ope n can as sharp.The top of a can is sometimes sharp 48 to cut your han d.A piece of 49 from a broke n jar of bottleis 50 very sharp.51 ,we sometimes use the word sharp to describe people.A person who appears sharp is verywell _52_ .A person who is sharp,on th

30、e other hand,isin tellige nt,smart,a nd 53 lear n and un dersta nd.To summarize,the word sharp can be used to describe many kinds of 54 that have blades,po intsand edges.Whe n we use the word sharp to describe people,it can mean ni ce-look in g,well dressed,orin tellige nt.lt is an expressive（adj.具有

31、表現(xiàn)力的）word 55 it can be used in many differe nt ways.36. A. writtenB. usedC. seenD. take n37. A. talks aboutB. takes care ofC. doesn t take to mention D. makes up his mi nd to38. A. sharpB. colourC. pointD. edge39. A. someB. anyC. onlyD. certa in40. A. soB. as soonC. suchD. or41.A. eitherB. neitherC.

32、 tooD. very42. A. workingB. which areC. isD. depe nding43. A. tooB. evenC. eitherD. ever44. A. difficultB. easyC. interestingD. clea n45. A. forB. withC. ofD. at46. A. seenB. sharpC. smoothD. hard47. A. anB. aC. theD. /48. A. so asB. in orderC. so thatD. enough49. A. newsB. glassC. informationD. adv

33、ice50. A. againB. quiteC. ratherD. ordin arily51.A. HoweverB. FinallyC. ThereforeD. In this day52. A. preparedB. dressedC. manneredD. servedexample,the edge of a table or desk can be 46nadditi on,we can describe the-11 -53. A. esay toB. is toC. inD. quick to-12 -55. A. because B. even if C. thoughD.

34、 not only參考答案 36 . BACDC 41. ADABC 46. BADBD 51. BBDCA*完形填空（共 20 小題，每小題 1 分，滿分 20 分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55 所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening . The overheadlight outside my door was 36 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole . Wh

35、en I fin ally 37 to open the door,I 38 around the wall for alight switch . I found a 39_ where a switch was once in stalledbut no switch .No discouraged easily, I remembered see ing a 40 by the bed whe n I put awaymy luggage 41 in the day. I found the bed in the dark and felt around until Ifound the

36、 lamp, but whe n I switched it on, 42 happened! Now what?Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 43 the outdoor light wasburned out, I thought that 44 if I opened the curtains I might be able to usethe light from the 45 to find another lamp. So I 46 my way slowly acrossthe room to the curta

37、 insandno draw -stri ng!I fin ally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around un til I found a desk lamp that actually47 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how n ecessary 48js_But eve n more n ecessary tha n 49 light is the light that shines from peoplethe light of love, sympathy and 50_. Because, for many people, the world is54. A. funny thingsB. knivesC. objectsD. containers結(jié)束example,the edge of a table or desk can be 46nadditi on,we can describe the-13 -a dark and 51 place .It is the