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1、2014高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题（2）及答案CThe other day my aunt paid me a visit. She was overjoyed. “I got the highest mark in the mid-term examination!” She said. Dont be surprised! My aunt is indeed a student, exactly, a college student at the age of 45.“Compared with the late 70s,” she says, “now college student
2、s have many doors.” I was shocked when she first told me how she had had no choice in her major. Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. And my aunt told me that we should reach our goals by gr
3、asping all these opportunities.The first door is the opportunity to study different subjects that interest us. My aunt was happy to study management, but she could also attend lectures on ancient Chinese poetry and on Shakespearean drama. As for myself, I am an English major, but I may also go to le
4、ctures on history. The second door is the door to the outside world. Learning goes beyond classrooms and national boundaries. I have many fellow international classmates, and I am applying to an exchange program with a university abroad. As for my aunt, she is planning to get an MBA degree in the U.
5、K. The third door is the door to life-long learning. Many of my aunts contemporaries say shes amazingly up-to-date for a middle-aged woman. She simply responds, “Age doesnt matter. What matters is your attitude. I dont think Im too old to learn.” Yes, she is right. Since the government removed the a
6、ge limit for college admissions, there are already some untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. Like them, my aunt is old but young in spirit with incredible energy and determination.The doors open to us also pose challenges. For instance, we are faced with the challenge of a
7、 balanced learning, the challenge of preserving our fine tradition while learning from the West, and the challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavy responsibilities to our work and family. So, each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgment, but with the support of my teachers,
8、 parents, friends and my aunt, I believe I can meet the challenge head on. 36. Which of the following words can best replace the “door” in the passage?A. challenge B. knowledge C. learning D. opportunity37. What made the writhers aunt overjoyed?A. Having a chance to visit the writer B. Having lots o
9、f choices in subjectsC. Getting the highest score in her exam D. Getting admission to a university38. Which of the following statements will the writers aunt agree with?A. No pains, no gains. B. Failure is the mother of success.C. One is never too old to learn. D. Rome isnt built in a day.39. The fo
10、llowing word can be used to describe the writers aunt EXCEPT _.A. fashionable B. traditional C. energetic D. determined40. Which chart shows the correct structure of the passage? 【参考答案】36-40: DCCBA 阅读理解BThe biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man wi
11、th the portable computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic dev
12、ices such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones.RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation(航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban such devices from being used during “critical” stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have
13、 gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many pass
14、engers want to work during flights. The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircrafts computers. Experts know that portable devices emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication. But, because they have not been able
15、 to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not.The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的) to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio system in order to damage navigation equipment. As worrying, thoug
16、h, is the passenger who cant hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the musics too loud.46. The passage is mainly about _.A. a new regulation for all airlines.B. the defects of electronic crashesC. a possible cause of aircraft crashesD. effective safety measures for air flight47. What is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years?A. T
