德阳市2014高考英语二轮短文类训练13 及答案或解析

德阳市2014高考英语二轮短文类训练13 及答案或解析

德阳市2019高考英语二轮短文类训练（13） 及答案或解析 What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods，including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes — the list goes on and on.‎ The idea came from Pierre Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child. At high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tufts‎ ‎University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started eBay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 2019 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade(升级) and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skoll, and in 2019 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he_has_never_looked_back. Even in the great.com crashes of the late 1990s, eBay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet.‎ eBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is take an ephoto, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business; the world is your market place. Of course for each item (商品)sold eBay gets a percentage and that is a great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold.‎ ‎[语篇解读]　文章向我们介绍了eBay网的一些情况。‎ ‎1．We learn from the text that eBay provides people with ________.‎ A. a way of buying and selling goods B. a website for them to upgrade C. a place to exhibit their own photos D. a chance to buy things at low prices ‎[解析]　根据第一段内容可知。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎2．Why did Pierre create eBay after graduating from university?‎ A. For fun.‎ B. To make money.‎ C. For gathering the engineers.‎ D. To fulfill a task of his company.‎ ‎[解析]　由第二段第三句话可知。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎3．From “he has never looked back ”in Paragraph 2 we learn that Pierre________.‎ A. did not feel lonely B. was always hopeful C. did not think about the past D. became more and more successful ‎[解析]　Peter由原来的业余爱好开始，逐步走向成功，创建了世界知名网站。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎4．How does eBay make money from its website?‎ A. By bringing sellers together.‎ B. By charging for each sale.‎ C. By listing items online.‎ D. By making ephotos.‎ ‎[解析]　由最后一段第一句话可知，这个网站通过提供交易平台，然后收取适当的服务费。因此B项正确。‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎**************************************************结束 ‎（满分10分 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边想对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。‎ Visiting friends is probable one of the most common occurrences in daily life． ‎ Generally s , it is polite to call a friend before 71． ‎ you visit, but often very close friends just drop in each other 77． ‎ without calling． Some people enjoy a （惊喜）visit from a friend, 78． ‎ but many people do not． Take Americans for example, those don’t 79． ‎ like surprise visits may tell their friends to call first they come． 80． ‎ This is （可接受的）because most people are very busy． Dropping 81． ‎ in at a busy time can l to some problems for the person visiting 82． ‎ and the person visited． It is a good idea to ask a friend w he or 83． ‎ she （介意）your just dropping by without calling． If you are not 84． ‎ sure your friend （欢迎）surprise visits, call first． 85． ‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎1． speaking 2． that 3． surprise 4． who ‎ ‎ 5． Before 6． acceptable 7． lead8．whether ‎ ‎9． minds 10．welcomes ‎**************************************************************结束 Passage ***‎ A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 21 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 22 “Aunty Misery” at her.‎ One evening, a passer-by asked to 23 for the night. Seeing that he had an 24 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 25 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 26 that anyone who climbed up her tree 27 not be able to come back down until she 28 it.‎ ‎ When the children came back to steal her 29 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 30 she gave the tree permission to let 31 go. Aunty Misery was free from the ‎ 32 at last.‎ One day another man 33 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 34 she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you 35 me,” said he.‎ Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 36 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 37 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 38 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 39 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 40 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.‎ ‎21. A. hopeless B. painful C. dull D. crazy ‎22. A. calling B. shouting C. announcing D. whispering ‎23. A. stay B. live C. hide D. lie ‎24. A. interesting B. honest C. anxious D. angry ‎25. A. gift B. kiss C. treat D. smile ‎26. A. suggestion B. demand C. permission D. wish ‎27. A. could B. should C. might D. must ‎28. A. permitted B. promised C. answered D. declared ‎29. A. branch B. food C. tree D. fruit ‎30. A. after B. while C. since D. before ‎31. A. it B. them C. him D. her ‎32. A. trick B. question C. trouble D. difficulty ‎33. A. stepped into B. left for C. stopped at D. walked around ‎34. A. so B. but C. although D. because ‎35. A. with B. off C. upon D. for ‎36. A. choose B. pick C. shake D. hit ‎37. A. honor B. pleasure C. hope D. excitement ‎38. A. light B. short C. old D. thin ‎39. A. proud B. kind C. fine D. smart ‎40. A. disappointedly B. cheerfully C. unwillingly D. eagerly 参考答案 ‎ ‎21.D 22.B 23.A 24.B 25.C ‎ ‎26.D 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.D ‎31.B 32.C 33.C 34.A 35.A ‎ ‎36.B 37.B 38.C 39.B 40.C ‎*********************************结束 ‎ Passage ***‎ When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.‎ ‎ One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar ‎36 a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before. I 38 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it. ‎ ‎ “You can do it,” said my mother, “ 39 , you won’t get much business until lunch.”‎ ‎ “But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good 40 money. Please, Mom, don’t 41 me.‎ ‎ “Then I’ll help you,” she said. ‎ ‎ I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s 42 was a bad one, but I 43 . ‎ ‎ When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 44 . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 45 , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 46 , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I ‎47 a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to 48 me, and she also showed me how to make 49 . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over ‎ ‎ 50 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more 51 after that. ‎ ‎ By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 52 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little 53 when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 54 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy ‎ ‎ 55 the restaurant I would open one day. ‎ ‎36.‎ A. to ‎ B. for ‎ C. after D. over ‎37.‎ A. because ‎ B. though C. until ‎ D. while ‎40.‎ A. of B. on C. about D. with ‎41.‎ A. blame B. fool C. frighten D. make ‎42.‎ A. idea B. bar C. day D. answer ‎43.‎ A. guessed ‎ B. obeyed ‎ C. begged D. admitted ‎44.‎ A. angry B. sad ‎ C. worry D. ashamed ‎45.‎ A. At least B. At last C. At most ‎ D. At first ‎ ‎46.‎ A. surprised ‎ B. impolite C. pleased ‎ D. impatient ‎47.‎ A. damaged ‎ B. destroyed ‎ C. broke D. ruined ‎ ‎48.‎ A. scold B. help C. beat D. save ‎49.‎ A. money B. lunch C. coffee D. change ‎50.‎ A. two B. three C. four D. five ‎51.‎ A. smoothly B. fairly C. simply D. conveniently ‎ ‎52.‎ A. turn in ‎ B. count out ‎ C. take over ‎ D. add up ‎ ‎53.‎ A. discouraged B. disturbed ‎ C. disappointed ‎ D. distrusted ‎ ‎54.‎ A. thought B. stated ‎ C. announced ‎ D. suggested ‎ ‎55.‎ A. imagining ‎ B. preparing C. examining ‎ D. describing ‎ 参考答案 ‎ ‎36.A 37.B 38.C 39.C 40.D ‎ ‎41.D 42.A 43.B 44.C 45.D ‎ ‎46.D 47.C 48.B 49.D 50.B ‎ ‎51.A 52.D 53C 54.D 55.A ‎*****************************************************结束 Canadian scientists have found that the more emotional or mental challenges a person faces in a day, the less determined they become to work out physically.‎ However, the findings should not stop us from keeping fit. Experts believe that willpower (意志力)is like a muscle, and needs to be exercised to help one avoid the temptation (诱惑)spending a night on the couch instead.‎ Kathleen Martin --Ginis, a professor of kinesiology---the science of movement 一 who led the study, says everyone has a limited amount of willpower, and that it will be reduced by stress. Miss Martin --Ginis, of Canada' s McMaster University, explains, "Cognitive (认知的)tasks, as well as tasks such as regulating (调整)one' s emotions, can reduce one' s capacity to force oneself to exercise."‎ Her team of scientists performed a so-- called " Stroop" test on volunteers to reach their conclusions. The experiment involved showing participants words associated with colors but printed in different colors, for example, the word " blue " written in red ink .‎ ‎ Participants were divided into two groups. One group was asked to name the color of the ink, instead to say the printed word, while the other wasn't Martin ― Ginis says," After we used this cognitive task to use up their self--regulatory capacity, the participants didn't exercise as hard as those who had not performed the task.The more people concentrated on the cognitive task, the more likely they were to skip exercise sessions (活动时间)over the next eight weeks. You only have so much willpower .‎ However, there are ways to strengthen willpower. The study found the listening to music before going to the gym can help, as well as making a commitment to work out with friends. It also concluded that willpower can be stretched by constantly taking, or forcing oneself to study an extra hour each night.‎ Martin - Ginis adds, "There are strategies people can use to help revitalize (使恢复活动) themselves after they’ve used up their self-regulation. Willpower is like a muscle: it needs to be used to stay strong.‎ ‎13.According to the experts, human willpower ____________. .‎ A. can be exercised through muscle movement B. can regulate itself to resist temptations C. is weakened by stressful cognitive or emotional tasks D. is reduced by lack of physical exercise.‎ ‎14.We learn from Paragraph 4 that the experiment__________..‎ A. made use of the Stroop test B. asked one group of participants to name the words C. required researchers to write the word "blue" in red ink to make it easily recognizable.‎ D. showed that those who hadn't performed the task were smarter than those who had ‎15.Which of the following is in agreement with Miss Martin ― Ginis' idea?‎ A. Human's willpower is limited to a certain level B. The cognitive tasks could make people ignore exercise C. Challenging tasks could make people ignore exercise D. Exercise is an important way to strengthen one's willpower.‎ ‎16.What can we infer from the passage?‎ A. Willpower can be challenged to become powerful.‎ B. McMaster‎ ‎University is famous for its kinesiology.‎ C. Effective ways to resist temptations have been found.‎ D. the study has an impact on the science of movement.‎ 参考答案 13-16 CAAA ‎************************************************结束 Bill Fulton doesn’ t remember losing his wallet, but its return helped him remember the past. The leather stayed smooth and the cowboy design unblemished (完美无缺的). And when he looked inside, the contents brought back memories from 1946, when he apparently dropped the wallet behind the balcony bleachers (露天看台) in the Baker Middle School gym.‎ Fulton’ s Social Security Card and bicycle license, bearing the address where he lived during his teenage years, were positioned in their respective compartments, apparently ‎ untouched since the year after World War Il ended.‎ Worker Nathan Osborne found the wallet — along with old homework, lost library books and a 1964 talent show program — while removing the bleachers for renovations on June 17. It was brought to Fulton’ s door the following day by Melanie Trindle, the Baker‎ ‎Middle School secretary.‎ Middle School Principal Mindi Vaughan said the brown pine bleachers were connected to the gym balcony’ s brick wall and had remained in the same place since the school, known as the Helen M. Stack Building, opened in 1936.‎ Fulton‎, 78, said he probably lost the wallet while cheering for the Baker High basketball team with a group of friends. Fulton said the bicycle ID was needed because he delivered medicine for Rodamar Drug.He was surprised, however, that his bicycle ID wasn’t inside. He said he always kept it there.‎ But rather than focus on what was inside the wallet, Fulton said the recovery has led him to reflect on his life — one that took him to the Korean War and Berlin before the return to Baker‎ ‎City. He worked at Ellingson Lumber Company for 30 years, from March 1964 to April 1994.‎ Since his retirement, Fulton has enjoyed spending time with his 11yearold black dog, Smokey. The two often hike the nearby mountains.‎ Trindle’ s knock on the door, wallet in hand, induced a slight ripple in his life, prompting him to consider the times he hadn’t thought about in many years. “Where did all the times go？” Fulton said with a deep sigh. “It’ s hard to believe that the times have gone so fast.”‎ ‎[语篇解读]　本文是记叙文。一个丢失了几十年的钱包居然被找到，而且还给了失主。钱包勾起了失主对过去岁月的回忆。‎ ‎1．When the wallet was found, it________.‎ A. was still in good condition B. was a little damaged C. had just lost color D. was just repaired ‎[解析]　细节理解题。从文章第一段第二句可知，钱包的皮还很光滑，上面的图案也保持完好，因此A项正确。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎2．The wallet was important to Fulton because ________.‎ A. he could get his bicycle ID back B. it called up his memories of the past C. it could help him to find his student ID D. it made him think of his school days ‎[解析]　推理判断题。综合全文尤其是第一段和最后一段的信息可知，钱包勾起了Fulton 对往昔岁月的回忆。‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎3．Fulton lost the wallet when________.‎ A. he was doing his homework on the balcony bleachers B. he was doing some exercise in the Baker‎ ‎Middle School gym C. he was removing the bleachers for renovations on June 17‎ D. he was watching a basketball match with his friends ‎[解析]　细节理解题。从文章第五段可知，Fulton和朋友们在一起看篮球赛，在为一支篮球队助威时他丢失了钱包。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎4．After he retired, Fulton________.‎ A. lived a peaceful and pleasant life B. often regretted losing his wallet C. lived a hard life by raising dogs in the mountains D. quite missed his past life ‎[解析]　推理判断题。分析文章倒数第二段可知，Fulton退休以后经常牵着狗到山里散步，可见生活非常惬意。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎5．Which of the following best describes Fulton’ s feeling when the wallet was returned?‎ A. Thankful.　　　　　　 B. Overjoyed.‎ C. Surprised. D. Doubtful.‎ ‎[解析]　推理判断题。文章虽然没有明确说明Fulton接到钱包时的反应，但丢了那么多年的钱包失而复得，他应该感到吃惊。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎[长难句解读]　And when he looked inside，the contents brought back memories from 1946，when he apparently dropped the wallet behind the balcony bleachers(露天看台)in the Baker Middle School gym.语意：当他看钱包里面时，里面的东西把他的记忆带回到了1946年，当时他显然是把钱包丢在了贝克中学体育场的露天看台上。‎ 本句是一个复合句。第一个when引导时间状语从句，第二个when引导非限制性定语从句，修饰1946。‎ ‎**************************************************结束