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1、浙江省宁波市浙江省宁波市 2015 高考英语阅读理解一轮练习（高考英语阅读理解一轮练习（7）及答案）及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Garlic is one of the most common flavors in our kitchen. It not only tastes wonderful, but also its very good for your body. It is one of Mother Natures most precious gifts to cooks of all levels. Choose ga
2、rlic heads that are firm to the touch, with no scars or soft cloves (蒜瓣). If you notice dark, powdery patches under the skin, pass it up because this is an indication of a common mold which will eventually spoil the flesh. Store unpeeled heads of garlic in an open container in a cool, dry place away
3、 from other foods. Do not refrigerate or freeze unpeeled garlic. Properly stored garlic can keep up to three months. As garlic ages, it will begin to produce green sprouts in the center of each clove. These infant green sprouts can be bitter, so throw them before using the garlic for your recipe. Ho
4、wever, if you plant the cloves and let them grow to a height of about six inches, you can use the sprouts like chives (韭黄) in salads and such. Garlic can also be purchased as peeled whole cloves, both stored in olive or vegetable oil. It is urgent that garlic in oil be stored under refrigeration to
5、avoid potentially-deadly bacteria growth. If you use a lot of garlic and wish to cut your preparation time down, you can pre-peel and store your own in oil in the refrigerator, but the best flavor will come from freshly-peeled cloves. Use garlic powder, garlic salt, and garlic juice only as a last r
6、esort. To peel a garlic clove, place it on a cutting board on its side, and gently press down quickly with the flat side of a butcher knife. The skin should then easily peel off. If you find the skin clinging desperately to the clove, congratulations! You have fresh garlic. As garlic ages, the skin
7、is gradually dried-up, making it easier to peel. 1. The passage is mainly about . A. how to select, store and peel garlic B. what garlic tastes and smellsC. where to keep the garlic D. when to reap the garlic2. A dark patch under the skin of garlic means . A. the cloves of garlic are soft B. the gar
8、lic has been kept for longC. something wrong with the garlic D. the garlic has been cooked3. The underlined word “sprouts” means . A. new parts growing on a plant B. newly seeds growing on a plant C. parts belonging to a branching shape D. thin skin attached to garlic4. If you want to store garlic,
9、. A. you can keep it in the refrigerator up to three monthsB. youd better keep the peeled in the refrigeratorC. you may keep frozen unpeeled garlicD. you can put garlic in vegetable oil5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The sprouts of garlic tastes like chives. B. Garlic
10、juice is better than the freshly-peeled. C. A cutting board is helpful for peeling garlic. D. Olive oil is needed when cooking garlic. 【参考答案】15、ACABC 2013新课标全国卷 It happened to me recently.I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obamas Dreams From My Father and how it had changed
11、my views of our President.A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words， “a brilliantly(精彩地)written book” However，he then went on to talk about Mr Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.And it seems that m
12、y friend is not the only one.Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent.In the World Book Days “Report on Guilty Secrets”，Dreams From My Father is at number 9.The report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading，and as Im not on
13、e to lie too often (Id hate to be caught out)，Ill admit here and now that I havent read the entire top ten.But I am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，I have read the book at number one，George Orwells 1984.I think its really brilliant.The World Book Day report also has some other intere
14、sting information in it.It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen，Charles Dickens，Fyodor Dostoevsky(I havent read him，but havent lied about it either )and Herman Melville.Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to“impress”someone they were speaking to.This could be tricky if
15、the conversation became more indepth!But when asked which authors they actually enjoy，people named JK.Rowling，John Grisham，Sophie Kinsella(ah，the big sellers，in other words)Fortytwo percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story(Ill co
16、me clean：I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so)64How did the author find his friend a book liar?ABy judging his manner of speaking.BBy looking into his background.CBy mentioning a famous name.DBy discussing the book itself.65Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?ACharles Dickens is very low on the topten list.B42% of people pretended to ha
