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1、2014高考英语文章阅读类：2013暑假练习题（13）及答案解析第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AIt was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005 While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike fou
2、r kilometers away from home to work On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour a week to suppor
3、t his young family And the bike was also used to get groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help One wond
4、erful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before People say that a smile can be passed from one person to
5、another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity as a whole And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others No matter how big or how small, an act of
6、kindness shows that someone cares And the results can be everlasting 41Why was the bike so important to the couple? A They used it for work and daily life B It was their only possession C It was a nice Kona 18 speed D The mans job was bike racing 42What does the underlined phrase mean?A go very far
7、to see someoneB walk out on foot to greet someoneC help someone with ones bestD enjoy the moment with someone43We can infer from the text that _ A the couple worked 60 hours a week B people were busy before Christmas C the stranger brought over the bike D life was hard for the young family 44How did
8、 people get to know the couples problem? A From a stranger B From a newspaper C From TV news D From radio broadcasts 45What do the couple learn from their experience? A Strangers are usually of little help B One should take care of their bike C News reports make people famous D An act of kindness ca
9、n mean a lotBGreen-space facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environmentFortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this ideaAt present it is generally accepted, although more as a
10、 self-evident statement than on the base of a closely-reasoned scientific proofThe recognition of the importance of green-spaces in the urban environment is a first step on the right way; this does not mean, however, that enough details are known about the functions of green spaces in towns and abou
11、t the way in which the inhabitants are using these spacesThe theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate （不成比例的） attention for forms of recreation far from home, wher
12、eas there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the homeWe have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around h
13、omeSo it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the houseThe urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory （强制性的） activities can also have a recreative aspectThe very best s
14、tandard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot of enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you
15、 only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you46According to the author, the importance of green spaces in the urban environment _Ais still unknownBis being closely studiedCis usually neglectedDhas been fully recognized47The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation has led to _Athe disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighborhoodBall of the recreation facilities far from homeCrelatively little attention for recreative possibilitiesDthe improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighborhood48The author
