苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解完形填空及阅读类训练(18)(答案及解析)

苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（18）（答案及解析）Winter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijing.Threeyearsago,fewpeoplewouldgoswimminginthecitywaters.ButnowthereisaWinter-swimmingEnthusiasts’Club(冬泳爱好者协会)andithasmorethan2,000members.Theoldestis84yearsofageandtheyoungestisonly7.Themembersarefromallwaysoflife.Theymaybeworkers,peasants,soldiers,teachers,students....Thoughitisnowthecoldestpartoftheseasonandthewatertemperatureinthecity’slakesisaround0°C,manywinter-swimmersstillswimintheicywaters,evenwhenitissnowing.Theyenjoythemselvesinthelake,whilethepeoplebythesideofthelakearewearingheavyclothes.Whyaresomanypeopleinterestedinwinter-swimming?Becausewinter-swimmingcanbegoodforone’shealth.BeiShaisagoodexample.Heis69yearsold,andheoncesufferedfromhearttroublefor26years.Aftertenyearsofwinter-swimmingheisnowingoodhealth.Scientistsarenowstudyingtheeffectsofwinter-swimmingonhealth.1.Amongthewinter-swimmerstheoldestmanis____yearsolderthantheyoungestone.A.91B.84C.77D.72.Guesswhat“Themembersarefromallwaysoflife”means.A.Themembersdodifferentjobsatdifferentplaces.B.TheycomefromallpartsofBeijing.C.Theyarepersonsofdifferentages.D.Theyaremenandwomen,oldandyoung.3.Winter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijingbecause_______.A.moreandmorepeopleliketoswiminwinterB.itismoreinterestingthanswimminginsummerC.winter-swimmersarebravemenD.winter-swimmingdoesalotofgoodtoone’shealth4.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.PeopleinBeijingLikeSwimminginWinterB.Winter-swimming—ACraze(狂热)inBeijingC.PeopleBenefitfromWinter-swimmingD.Winter-swimmersAreBraveMen【答案与解析】本文报道了北京人流行冬泳的现象，并分析了其原因。1.C。细节题。根据文章第1段倒数第3句Theoldestis84yearsofageandtheyoungestisonly7可推知答案为C。2.A。句子理解题。根据其下文Theymaybeworkers,peasants,soldiers,teachers,students....可推知此题答案为A。3.D。细节题。根据文章第3段第2句Becausewinter-swimmingcanbegoodforone’shealth.可推知此题答案为D。4.B。主旨题。根据文章第1句Winter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijing及全文内容可推知此题答案为B。***********************************************************结束Words：310难度系数：★★★建议用时：8分钟IoncehadmyChineseMBAstudentsbrainstormingon“two­hourbusinessplans”．Iseparatedthemintosixgroupsandgavethemanexample:arestaurantchain.Themoreoriginaltheiridea,thebetter,Isaid.Finally,fiveofthesixgroupspresentedplansforrestaurantchains.Thesixthproposedacatering(餐饮)service.ThoughIadmittedthetimelimithadbeendifficult,Iexpressedmydisappointment.Mystudentsweremiddlemanagers,financialanalystsandfinanciersfromstate­ownedenterprisesandglobalcompanies.Theywerenotwithouttalentoropinions,buttheyhadbeenshapedbyaneducationalsystemthatrarelystressedorrewardedcriticalthinkingorinventiveness.ThesceneIjustdescribedcameindifferentformsduringmytwoyears’teachingattheschool.PaperswereoftencopiedfromtheWebandtheHarvardBusinessReview.Casestudydebateswerewrittenupandjustmemorized.Studentsfrequentlysaidthatcopyingisasuperiorbusinessstrategy,betterthaninventingandcreating.InChina,everyproductyoucanimaginehasbeenmadeandsold.Butsofewwell­developedmarketingandmanagementmindshavebeenraisedthatitwillbealongtimebeforemostpeopleintheworldcannameaChinesebrand.Withthisprobleminmind,partnershipswithinstitutionslikeYaleandMIThavebeenestablished.Andthenthere’sthe“thousand­talentscheme”：thisnewgovernmentprogramisintendedtoimprovetechnologicalmodernizationbyattractingtopforeign­trainedscientiststothemainlandwithbigmoney.ButthereareworriesaboutChina’sresearchenvironment.It’shardlyknownforproducingindependentthinkingandopenness，andevenbigsalaryoffersmaynotbeattractiveenoughtoovercomethis.Atlast,forChina,becomingamajorworldcreatorisnotjustaboutsettinguppartnershipswithtopwesternuniversities.Norisitaboutgatheringagroupofwell­educatedpeopleandtellingthemtothinkcreatively.It’saboutestablishingarichlearningenvironmentforyoungminds.It’snotthatsimple.【解题导语】这是一篇教育类夹叙夹议文，讲述了作者通过教学发现教育中存在的问题。5．Whydoestheauthorfeeldisappointedathisstudents?A．Becausethereisonegrouppresentingacateringservice.B．Becausethesixgroupsmadeprojectsforrestaurantchains.C．Becauseallthestudentscopiedacaseforthedifficulttopic.D．Becausethestudents’ideaswerelackingincreativeness.解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第一段和第二段的信息可知，“我”对学生们缺乏创新意识和批判性思维感到很失望。6．WhichofthefollowingscenesisNOTconsideredaslackofcreation?A．PaperswereoftendownloadedfromtheInternet.B．Studentsoftensaidthatcopyingisapreferablebusinessstrategy.C．Studentscombineknowledgeandcriticalthoughtstosolveaproblem.D．Casestudydebateswerewrittenupaswellasrecited.解析：选C。细节理解题。由第二段特别是最后三句可知，学生综合运用所学知识和批判性思维来解决问题是创新。选C项。7．Theunderlinedword“scheme”inthefourthparagraphmeans________.A．timetableB．themeC．projectD．policy[来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K]解析：选C。词义猜测题。由第四段中的“thisnewgovernmentprogram”可知scheme表示“计划，方案”，故选C项。8．Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LookforanewwayoflearningB．RewardcreativethinkingC．HowtobecomeacreatorD．Establishatechnicalenvironment解析：选A。主旨大意题。整篇文章讲述中国教育中存在的问题并由此引发的思考——有了更为自由宽松的学习环境，才能有创造性的研究。*************************************************************结束第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题所给的四个选项A﹑B﹑C﹑D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ItwasMother’sDay,thedaywecelebrateeverythingmothersareandeverythingwedo.ButI’ll____36____thatSundayin2007wasbittersweetforme