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1、2014 届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解极限突破测试卷(21)阅读下面五篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The breaking news of Mo Yans Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon arousedpublic curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy?Less than half an hour after the announcement fr
2、om Stockholm, Mos works turned to soldnut status at Chinas major online book sellers.One luckv buver wrote in an online comment: Rushed to purchase, but to my shame; I havenot read any of his novels.Although Mo was entitled one of the top Chinas literature awards before the Nobel Prize, heis not the
3、 most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation.Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their wayovernight to Gaomi City of East Chinas Shandong Province, Mos birthplace where he stayed withhis family. Born in 1955 into a rural family
4、, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer whenhe was a teenager. He joined the army and devoted himself to writing. Mos novels weretranslated into several languages. For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by theworld as recognition to an individual or even a nations cultural and
5、 scientific advances.I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with uniqueChinese characteristics, and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of common human beings, whichgo beyond differences of nations and races, Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists
6、.Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditionalnew year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novelsMos prize may give powerful encouragement to the countrys writers as the more reflective ofChinese lives their works are, the more possible they ari
7、se as world literature.31. From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yans Nobel Prize in Literature wasA. contrary to the belief of the Chinese media B. curiosity to the Swedish AcademyC. a shock to online booksellers D. beyond the expectation of most Chinese people32. The one luckv buyer mentio
8、ned in the third paragraph admitted that heA. had not yet read Mo Yans novels B. had written an online commentC. regretted not reading Mo Yans novels D. failed to buy a copy of Mo Yans novels33. The underlined word thev in the last paragraph refers toA. the Chinese writers B. the Chinese writerswork
9、sC. the Chinese lives D. M. Yous novels34. Which of the following statements is true？A. His winning is mainly due to some folk arts included in his worksB. Nobel Prize will no longer be regarded by the world as recognition to an individual. C. M. Yans success will encourage the Chinese writers to wi
10、n more Nobel Prizes.D. Before 2012，Mo You had been considered as the most famous novelist in China【参考答案】3134、DABC 阅读理解课堂练学案（11）Passage Eight (The Improving Economic Situation In Greece) Greece, economically, is in the black. With very little to export other than such farm products as tobacco, cotton
11、 and fruit, the country earns enough from invisible earnings to pay for its needed, growing imports. From the sending out of things the Greeks, earn only $285 million; from tourism, shipping and the remittances of Greeks abroad, the country takes in an additional #375 million and this washes out the
12、 almost $400 million by which imports exceed exports.It has a balanced budget. Although more than one drachma out of four goes for defense, the government ended a recent year with a slight surplus - $66 million. Greece has a decent reserve of almost a third of a billion dollars in gold and foreign e
13、xchange. It has a government not dependent on coalescing incompatible parties to obtain parliamentary majorities.In thus summarizing a few happy highlights, I dont mean to minimize the vast extent of Greeces problems. It is the poorest country by a wide margin in Free Europe, and poverty is widespre
14、ad. At best an annual income of $60 to $70 is the lot of many a peasant, and substantial unemployment plagues the countryside, cities, and towns of Greece. There are few natural resources on which to build any substantial industrial base. Some years ago I wrote here:“Greek statesmanship will have to
15、 create an atmosphere in which home and foreign savings will willingly seek investment opportunities in the back ward economy of Greece. So far, most American and other foreign attempt have bogged down in the Greek governments red tape and shrewdness about small points.”Great strides have been made.
16、 As far back as 1956, expanding tourism seemed a logical way to bring needed foreign currencies and additional jobs to Greece. At that time I talked with the Hilton Hotel people, who had been examining hotel possibilities, and to the Greek government division responsible for this area of the economy. They were hopelessly deadlocked in almost total differences of opinion and outlook.Today most of the incredibly varied,
