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1、- 1 -苏州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（3） （答案及解析）Words：318 难度系数：建议用时：9 分钟The treadle pump is based on a design developed in the 1970s by Norwegian engineer Gunnar Barnes.It can be made locally.The treadle pump is easy to build from bamboo or other wood and has two metal cylinders (圆筒) with pistons (活塞)The
2、 pistons go up and down as a person stands on lever devicestreadles，and uses a natural walking motion.How many hours a day the pump needs to be operated depends on the season and how much water is needed for crops.It could be two hours a day.It could be seven hours a day.Small children sometimes sta
3、nd with their parents on the treadles.Everyone in the family can take turns operating the pump.The Acumen Fund is a nonprofit group that invests in business projects to fight poverty.It studied the effects of treadle pumps in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Uttar Pradesh has three treadle pump man
4、ufacturers and more than seventythree thousand pumps.Acumen reported that families using them ate more vegetables，because they were able to grow more to eat and to sell.Many of these families also drank more milk，because they bought a cow with their added earnings.Men with treadle pumps often no lon
5、ger have to leave the farm to seek extra work in cities.The pump can also improve education.Farmers often use their extra earnings to buy books for their children or to pay for schooling.A farmer in Zambia said he hoped to have enough money in three years to buy a dieselpowered pump (柴油泵)Then he cou
6、ld grow more crops over a larger area.But the world economic crisis has had an effect on some farmers.IDE executive director Zenia Tata says some who were able to buy diesel pumps now do not have enough money to buy fuel.So they are using their treadle pumps again.【解题导语】脚踏泵因其简单、易行、实用之特点在世界的广大贫困地区得以推
7、广。它在帮助农民脱贫致富方面显示了独特的作用。13The treadle pump_.Ais invented by an American engineer- 2 -Bis mainly made of metalCconsists of two cylinders with pistonsDconsists of two cylinders with an engine解析：选 C。事实细节题。根据第二段第一句可知答案为 C。14It can be inferred from the passage that _.Ait is easy to learn how to operate th
8、e treadle pumpBit is difficult to build a treadle pumpCthe treadle pump is used more in winter than in summerDoperating the treadle pump can keep fit解析：选 A。推理判断题。易错选 D，但文中没有依据，无法推知。根据第四段，小孩也可帮忙，家庭中每个人都可参与，可推知选 A。15Each treadle pump manufacturer in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has produced on av
9、erage about _.A18,000 pumps B24,000 pumpsC37,000 pumps D73,000 pumps解析：选 B。数据推算题。根据第五段第三句可知，该州共三家生产商，共有七万三千多架脚踏泵，平均每家生产两万四千架左右，故选 B。16Why does the farmer in Zambia hope to buy a dieselpowered pump?ABecause he wants to grow crops on a larger scale.BBecause he hates to leave the farm to seek fortune i
10、n cities.CBecause a dieselpowered pump is cheaper than before.DBecause oil is much cheaper than before.解析：选 A。事实细节题。根据倒数第二段第二句可知答案。*结束第二节：完形填空(共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分)阅读下面短文 ，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Freda Bright says, Only in opera do people die of love. Its true. You really cant lo
11、ve somebody to death. Ive known people to die from no love, but - 3 -Ive never known anyone to be loved to death. We just cant love one another enough.A heart-warming story tells of a woman 36 decided to ask her boss for a 37 in salary. All day she felt 38 and worried. Late in the afternoon she summ
12、oned the 39 to approach her employer. To her 40 , the boss agreed to a raise.The woman arrived home that evening, finding a beautiful table 41 with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home 42 and prepared a festive meal. She 43 if someone from the office had tipped h
13、im off, or . did he just somehow know that she would not get _44 ?She found him in the kitchen and told him the 45 news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful 46 Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It 47_ Congratulations, darling ! I knew youd get the ra
14、ise! These things will tell you how much I love you.Following the supper, her husband went into the 48 to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the 49 , she read: Don t worry about not getting the raise! You 50 it anyway! These things will tell you how m
15、uch I love you. Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without 51 . What this man feels for his 52 is total acceptance and love, 53 she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes (抚慰，减轻) her 54 . He stands with her, no matter what life throws 55 their direction.Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. And love your friends. Love them without measure.36. A. she B. who C. whom D. which37. A. development B. promise C. raise D. post38
