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1、新课标最新版新课标最新版 2014 届高考英语三轮阅读理解精编冲刺模拟卷届高考英语三轮阅读理解精编冲刺模拟卷AVery far away from the city lived a poor farmer and his wife. In front of their house was a small dirt road. Very few cars drove on this road because it was so far from the city. On the dirt road, there was a big hole filled with water. The hole
2、 was very deep, but drivers on the road didnt know just how deep. Drivers always drove into the hole, but they never drove out.One day, a man in a new car was driving down the road. He saw the hole with the water, but he didnt think it was very deep. He drove into the hole, but he couldnt drive out.
3、 The man saw the farmer on his tractor working in the field, and he signaled to the farmer. The farmer drove over to the man in the new car.“Is there a problem?”asked the farmer.“Yes,”said the man.“My car is stuck in this hole. Can you help me?”“Maybe,”said the farmer.“But Im very busy.”“lf you help
4、 me, Ill pay you,” said the man.“OK,”said the farmer. The farmer pulled the car out of the hole with his tractor, and the man paid him a lot of money. The man looked at the farmer and said,“You must. make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole day and night.”“Actually, no,”said the farmer.“Why
5、 not?”asked the man.“The hole is very deep, and a lot of people get stuck and ask for help. But I dont make money day and night because I dont pull cars out at night.”“At night Im busy filling the hole with water,” answered the farmer.56. The reason why few cars drove on the small dirt road was that
6、 _ . A. there was a big and deep hole B. the couple was not polite enough C. it had a long distance from the city D. drivers were afraid of being in the hole 57. According to paragraph 2, we can know about the man in a new car _ . A. he just learned to drive a car B. it was the first time that he pa
7、ssed there C. he knew how deep the hole was D. he knew the farmer in the field 58. The underlined word in the passage probably means _ . A. sending a message B. making a cry C. creating a sign D. making a call 59. What did the farmer usually do at night? A. He helped pull out cars. B. He made money.
8、 C. He filled water to the hole D. He slept at home. BThe kite was originally called Zhiyuan in North China, and Yaozi in South China. Early in the Five dynasties, a man named Li Ye used to make and fly a kite in the emperors court. He once attached a whistle made of bamboo to the kite. Sound was le
9、t out when the kite was flying. The kite was named after Zheng, a kind of Chinese music instrument. Then it was named Fengzheng in Chinese.The earliest kite in the world was made by Motse, a famous Chinese philosopher, who lived 2,300 years ago, for military (军事的) purposes. He spent three years maki
10、ng an eagle and managed to fly it. The eagle was later regarded as the first kite in the world. Kite-flying became a recreation probably from the Tang dynasty when the royal family and people of the highest class were addicted to it. It was said that the Emperor Xuanzong in the Tang dynasty once was
11、 interested in a kite named Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea flying in the air. Later, the paper-made kite was invented, which cost less and spread quickly among the common people. As time went on, kites flew to various countries in the world. The well- known British scientist, Dr. Needham, once des
12、cribed kites as an important scientific invention which spread to Europe from China in his book, A History of Chinas Science and Technology. The invention of the kite inspired mens dream of flying and led to the invention of the airplane.60. The kite made by Li Ye was named after a Chinese music ins
13、trument because _ . A. it was made of bamboo B. it could sound in the sky C. Li Ye was a musician D. it looked like a whistle 61. What led to the invention of the kite according to the passage? A. Wars. B. An eagle. C. Motses interest in animals. D. Motses dream of flying. 62. Why was kite-flying no
14、t a popular recreation among common people at first?A. Because they were too busy to fly kites. B. Because they were not allowed to fly kites. C. Because it was difficult to make kites. D. Because it was expensive to make kites. 63. Which of the following statements might Dr. Needham agree with? A.
15、The Chinese people first tried to invent airplanes. B. The Chinese spread the idea of flying to Europe. C. The invention of kites in China is great. D. The invention of kites achieved the dream to fly.CYour mother was wrong: Sitting up straight is bad for you. Scottish radiologists confirmed in a study last year that bending back 130 degr
