1、北京市密云区高考英语 阅读理解系列训练2密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（2）及答案社会生活类-201*福建卷 ASome people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes, accompanied by an articl
2、e from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales(童话)The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained 10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschweiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymou
3、s(匿名) envelopes, each containing 10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.The envelops keep coming, and so far at least 190, 000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspapers own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14yearold boy who was sever
4、ely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of 500 inside, with a copy of the article.The name of the family was underlined.“I was driving when I heard the news，”Claudia Neumann, the boys mother, told Der Spi
5、egel magazine.“I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless.”The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchairaccessible and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a societ
6、y in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing，” Mrs.Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said：“Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do
7、not know.”However, he has told his reporters not to look for the citys hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.56The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name of _.Aa church Ba bankCa newspaper Da magazine57Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?AThe donation amounted to 190,
8、 000.BThe donation was sent directly to his house.CThe money will be used for his education.DHis mother felt astonished at the donation.58It can be inferred from the passage that _.Athe donator is a rich old manBthe donation will continue to comeCthe donation comes from the newspaperDthe donator wil
9、l soon be found out59What would be the best title for the passage?AMoney Is Raised by the NewspaperBNewspaper Distributes Money to the NeedyCUnknown Hero Spreads Love in EnvelopesDRobin Hood Returns to the City【要点综述】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了城市英雄以匿名信封的形式在经济上帮助需要帮助的人。 56. C推理判断题。从第一段“But the donator who started se
10、nding envelopes with cash to deserving causes, accompanied by an article from the local paper”和第二段“with a cutting from the Braunschweiger Zeitung”可推出Braunschweiger Zeitung是当地一家报纸。 57. D细节理解题。从倒数第二段Tom的妈妈所说的话可知答案。 58. B推理判断题。从最后一段“he has told his reporters not to look for the citys hero, for fear tha
11、t discovery may stop the donations.”可知捐赠还会继续。 59. C主旨大意题。本文介绍了城市英雄以匿名信封的形式在经济上帮助需要帮助的人。*结束（201*上海卷） Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archaeologists(考古学家) says. I a l
12、etter addressed to the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, 40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue. It centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years, r
13、egardless of their age. The decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance. “Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or fur
14、ther special extension, is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice,” they write. The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000
15、 BC. Archaeologists have been granted a temporary extension to give them more time, but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the ground. The arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk, where digging is continuing after the discovery
16、 of stone tools made by early humans 950,000 years ago. If human remains were found at Happisburgh, they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species was. Under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed.
17、Before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest, while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remains. The Ministry of Justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise
18、 it. Mike Parker Pearson, an archaeologist at Sheffield University, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we wee led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we feel that we cannot wait any longer.” The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be
19、 reburied, or on what records should be kept.72. According to the passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because _. A. it is only a temporary measure on the human remains B. it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific research C. it was introduced by the government without the
20、ir knowledge D. it is vague about where and how to rebury human remains73. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time. B. Human remains of the oldest species wee dug out at Happisburgh. C. Human remain
21、s will have to be reburied despite the extension of time. D. Scientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed.74. What can be inferred about the British law governing human remains? A. The Ministry of Justice did not intend it to protect human remains. B. The Burial Act 1857 only appli
22、ed to remains uncovered before 1857. C. The law on human remains hasnt changed in recent decades. D. The Ministry of Justice has not done enough about the law.75. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A. New discoveries should be reburied, the government demands. B. Research
23、 time should be extended, scientists require. C. Law on human remains needs thorough discussion, authorities say. D. Law could bury ancient secrets for ever, archaeologists warn.【答案】*结束 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项.AHeres a familiar version of the boy-meets-girl situation. A young man has at l
24、ast plucked up courage to invite a dazzling young lady out to dinner. She has accepted his invitation and he is overjoyed. He is determined to take her to the best restaurant in town, even if it means that he will have to live on memories and hopes during the month to come. When they get to the rest
25、aurant, he discovers that this beautiful creature is on a diet. She mustnt eat this and she mustnt drink that. Oh, but of course, she doesnt want to spoil his enjoyment. Let him by all means eat as much fattening food as he wants: its the surest way to an early grave. They spend a truly memorable ev
26、ening together and never see each other again.What a miserable lot dieters are! You can always recognize them from the sour expression on their faces. They spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. They are forever consulting calorie charts; gazing at themselves in mirrors; and leapin
27、g on to weighing-machines in the bathroom. They spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, bigger tummies（肚子） and double chins. Some declare all-out war on FAT. Mere dieting is not enough. They exhaust themselves doing exercises, sweating in sauna baths, being massaged by weir
28、d machines. The really wealthy pay vast sums for “health cures”. For two weeks they can enter a nature clinic and be starved to death for a hundred dollars a week. Dont think its only the middle-aged who go in for these fashions either. Many of these bright young things you see are living on nothing
29、 but air, water and the goodwill of God.Dieters undertake to starve themselves of their own free will; so why are they so miserable? Well, for one thing, theyre always hungry. You cant be hungry and happy at the same time. All the horrible foods they eat leave them permanently dissatisfied. “Wonderf
30、ood is a complete food”, the advertisement says. “Just dissolve(溶解) a teaspoonful in water”. A complete food it may be, but not quite as complete as a juicy steak. And, of course, theyre always miserable because they feel so guilty. Hunger just proves too much for them and in the end they may rush t
31、o eat five huge cream cakes at a time. And who can blame them? At least three times a day they are exposed to temptation. What torture（折磨） it is always watching others swallowing piles of mouth-watering food while you only have a water biscuit and sip unsweetened lemon juice!Whats all this torture f
32、or? Saintly people keep themselves away from food to achieve a state of grace. Unsaintly people do so to achieve a state of misery. It will be a great day when all the dieters in the world abandon their slimming courses; when they hold out their plates and demand second helpings!1. Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?A. New
