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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A As a boy growing up in India，I had longed to travel abroad.I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s，with great interest. My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 w
2、hen I was able to accompany my parents to Europe，where my father was to attend a meeting.We planned to travel to Belgium，Netherlands and West Germany. I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad.I had heard several great things about Lu
3、fthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand，during the flight to Frankfurt.We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew.The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable，even for someone like me，who is otherwise scared
4、 of flying. After spending almost two weeks in Europe，we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport，for our return flight.What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河)，it was simply an unforgettable experience.I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as i
5、t marked the end of a wonderful vacation，but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again，with the quality of their service. Being the first airline to take me overseas，Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart.Even today，I continue to enj
6、oy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline.Flying，in general，for me，has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful experience)Flying on Lufthansa，however，is something I always have and always will look forward to. 46Which country does the author live in now? AIndi
7、a. BCanada. CBelgium. DGermany. 47What made the author so interested in traveling abroad? AGrowing up in India. BOnce staying in Canada. COnce traveling to Canada with his father. DHis fathers stories about his traveling experiences. 48Which of the following is TRUE about the authors trip to Europe
8、in 1998? AThe author traveled with one of his parents. BBoth their going and return are by air. CThey traveled in spring that year. DThey stayed in Europe for nearly two months.B The Beatles were the most influential band in pop history. In their 8year, 12album history, Paul McCartney, John Lennon,
9、George Harrison and Ringo Starr altered (改变) popular culture dramatically. And it wasnt just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore that had such an impact, but what they seemed to stand for. The world saw them as the voice of a new generation, one with a very different
10、attitude to life.Their influence was at its height in the 1960s, but their music continues to stir listeners today. However, up until recently one aspect of the Beatles was struck in Yesterday: The music had never been remastered (重新灌录). But on September 9 that situation came to an end, with the rel
11、ease of the entire bands music in a digital makeover. It is probably the biggest reissue (重新 发行) in pop music history, said British newspaper the Financial Times.The albums were remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, the location where the band produced much of their work. The cover of their la
12、st album, Abbey Road of 1969, featured the four young men striding (大步行走) across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itself. It is one of the most famous of all Beatles images.Recently, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, hundreds of Beatles lovers gathered there to show their appreciation.Po
13、p groups come and go. The boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will be forgotten the next. But the Beatles are one of the few groups whose music seems to have endured (持久). Why? Paul McCartneys biographer Barry Miles has an explanation: “They were the first rock band and they just happened to
14、 be the best. They were the first band to play stadiums, to have their own products. They were groundbreaking in every way， ” he says. 49Why did the Beatles change popular culture? ABecause of the suits of the four Liverpool boys. BBecause of changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore. CB
15、ecause of their albums. DBecause of their different attitude to life. 50Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the second paragraph? AThe Beatles influenced people at its height in the 1960s. BTheir music Yesterday had never been remastered. CThe entire bands music in a digital make
16、over will be remastered. DOn September 9, their music came to an end. 51What is their last album? AYesterday. BAbbey Road of 1969. CCome Together. DIn My life. 52What is NOT the reason why their music can endure? AThey were the first rock band. BThey were the best one. CThey were the first band to play stadiums and to have their own works. DThey wore special suits.CI had the meanest mother in the world. While other
