甘肃省民勤四中2014年高考英语模拟试题一新模式

海量资源尽在星星文库：年甘肃省民勤四中高考英语（新模式）模拟卷一第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AManycitieshavesubwaysandundergroundpublictransportationtotakelocalsandtouristsalikerapidlyaroundthecity．However,there’ssomethingdifferentaboutridingaLondonsubway．Itmaynotlookdifferent,butthehistoricalvalueofoneofEngland’smostpopularformsoftransportationisenoughtomakeridingthesubwayamustwhenvisitingLondon．Withalittleunder100differentstations,thesubwaycantakeyoualmostanywhereyouneedtogo．RidingaLondonsubway,apersonfromothercountrieswillnoticeonemajordifference:inLondon,peopledonotlookateachother．Infact,eyecontactisavoidedatalltimes．That’snotrudeness―peoplearejusttoobusytobotherlooking．Busydoingwhat,youask?Well,they’recertainlynotusingthetimeforamomentofquietthinking．Noraretheyreadingabook．Newtechnologyhasreplacedquiethabits．TodaytheonlyacceptableformofbookontheLondonundergroundisane-book．ApplemustearnafortunefromLondoncommuters（使用月票上下班者）．SincethelaunchoftheiPhonein2007,over40,000―yes,that’s40,000“apps”havebeendesigned．Commuterslovethembecausetheyaretheperfecttime-fillers．One“app”,callediShoot,isagamethatfeaturestanks．Anotherone,TubeExits,tellspassengerswheretositonthetraintobeclosesttotheexitoftheirdestination．iSteamcloudstheiPhonescreenwhenyoubreatheintothemicrophone．Youcanthenwriteinthe“steam”onyourphonescreen．ForthosewithoutaniPhone,anotherAppleproduct,theiPod,maybethedistraction（消遣）ofchoice．It’snotjustteenagerswho“plugin”totheirmusic－iPodsareapopularwaytopassthetimeforallages．Andifgames,e-booksandmusicaren’tenoughtokeepyouoccupied,thenperhapsyouwouldpreferafilm?ThedevelopmentofpalmDVDtechnologymeansmanycommuterswatchtheirfavoriteTVshowsorfilmsonthewaytowork．Withallthesedistractions,it’samazingthatpeoplestillremembertogetoffthetrain．1．Thosewhowanttosavetimetoreachwheretheygocandownload______totheiriPhones．A．iShootB．TubeExitsC．iSteamD．iPod2．PeopleinLondondonotmakeeyecontactonthesubwaybecause______．A．theyaregoingtoworkandhavenotimetocommunicatewitheachotherB．theylovereadingbooksanddonotwanttobedisturbedC．theyfeelsleepybecauseofgettingupearlyD．theyarebusyplayinggames,readinge-books,listeningtomusicorwatchingfilms3．Theunderlinedword“apps”inthefourthparagraphmeans______．A．computersB．programsdownloadedfortheiPhoneC．computercompaniesD．fortunefromLondoncommuters4.．Themainideaofthepassageisthat______．海量资源尽在星星文库：．LondoncommutersareunfriendlytostrangersB．Applehasearnedalotofmoneyfromselling40,000appsC．technologyischanginghowLondoncommutersspendtheirtravelingtimeD．ridingaLondonsubwayisamustwhenvisitingLondonBWhenPengLiyuansteppedofftheplaneinMoscow,thewholeworldwantedtoknowwhodressedtheelegantfirstlady.Thereporterreleasedthesecret—MaKe.PengLiyuanhasbeenwearingMaKe'sdesignsformorethanadecade,afactthatwasonlyhighlightedrecentlywhenshewasonherfirststatevisit,accompanyingherhusbandPresidentXiJinping.TheelegantandattractivePeng,formerlyapopularsinger,hasbeencomparedwiththeUS’firstladyMichelleObamaandFrance’sCarlaBruni-Sarkozy,sincesteppingofftheairplaneinMoscowonMarch22.Suddenly,everyonewascurioustoknowmoreaboutthefirstlady’swardrobe.Evenso,Maprefersalow-keyapproach.“Ifyoueatatastyeggwhywouldyouwanttoseethehen?”shesaysofallthemediaattention.Ma’srelationshipwithPengbegan10yearsagoafteraconcertinGuangzhouwhenareportertoldPengsheknewthedesignerbehindthelabelExceptiondeMixmind.PengaskedforanintroductionbecauseshewasafanofMa’sdesignsandhadbeenwearingthemforyears.Thetwonaturallybecamefriends.Masays:“Thepaintingreflectsthepainter,andclothesreflectboththedesignerandthewearer.Someonedesiresfameandwealth,orloveandsympathy;whatyouhaveinyourheartisreflectedinthedesign.Thosewhodon’tsharemyphilosophywon’tbuymyclothes.Pengisacaringperson,devotedtocharityandenvironmentalprotection,whichisexactlywhatI’mdoingnow.”However,regardlessofthebrand,Peng’ssupportofChineselabelshassurprisedmillionsofChinesewhofavorforeignfashionbrands.“InsteadshepresentedavisionofChinesefashion,desiringtobringChinesedesignerstotheworldstage,”saysawesterndesigner.Thefirstlady’sdouble-breastedcoatandherblackleatherhandbagaren’tavailableatanyofException’sshops,thoughException’sphysicalstoresdohaveseenarisingnumberofvisitors.5..Thepassagemainlydiscusses_________.A.thedesignerofthefirstladyPengLiyuan’sdress,MaKeB.thefriendshipbetweenPengLiyuanandherdesignerC.PengLiyuan’sclothesonherfirststatevisitD.thereactionstoPengLiyuan’sfirstvisittoMoscow6..IntheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1MaKementioned“aneggandthehen”toshow_________.A.itishardtoexplain“Whichcamefirst,theeggorthehen?”B.payingsuchgreatattentiontoherwasunnecessaryC.theoutcomewasmoreimportantthantheprocessD.herdissatisfactionwiththemediaattentiononherdress7..Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Firstladiescompetewitheachotherwhenevertheyaretogether.B.Peng’ssuitscanbeboughtinMaKe’sclothesstores.C.MaKeofferedtodesignthefirstlady’sclothesthroughherfriends.D.PenghadlikedMa’sdesignslongbeforeshegottoknowherintheflesh.8..WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.