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1、辽宁鞍山市2014高考英语信息匹配、阅读理解训练题（1） 附答案任务型阅读 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Warren BuffettFor someone who is such a successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy. He was born on August 30, 1930. _71_ He used to go doortodoor and sell soda water. When his
2、 family moved to Washington, Buffett became a paperboy for The Washington Post. Buffett ran his five paper routes and even added magazines to round out his product offerings. While still in school, he was making$ 175 a month, a fulltime wage for many men._72_ He spent $ 1,200 on 40 acres of farmland
3、 in Nebraska. He and a friend also made $ 50 a week by placing pinball machines in barber shops. They called their venture(企业) Wilson Coin Operated Machine Co.Already a successful smalltime businessman, Buffett wasnt interested in going to college but ended up at the University of Pennsylvaniahis fa
4、ther encouraged him to go. _73_ But he was turned down, which had to be one of the worst admission decisions in Harvard history. The outcome affected Buffetts life, for he ended up attending Columbia Business School, where he studied under Professor Benjamin Graham the father of securities analysis
5、who provided the foundation (基础) for Buffetts investment strategy.From the beginning, Buffett made his fortune from investing. He started with all the money he had made from selling soda water, delivering papers, and operating pinball machines. Between 1950 and 1956, he grew his $ 9,800 to $ 14,000.
6、 _74_ And then he gradually drew in other investors through word of mouth and very attractive terms._75_ He doesnt collect houses or cars or works of art, and he disdains(鄙视) companies that waste money on expensive cars, private dining rooms, and highpriced real villas. He is a creature of habitsame
7、 house, same office, same city, same soda water.A. Then Buffett applied to Harvard Business School.B. Buffett is more likely to be found in a fourstar restaurant.CWhen he was 14, Buffett developed great interest in investment.DEven as a young child, Buffett was serious about making money.【来源：全,品中&高*
8、考*网】E. One thing is for sure about Buffett: he is happy to do what he is doing.F. Buffetts investment strategy mirrors his lifestyle and his overall philosophy.G. From there, he organized investment partnerships with his family and friends.【答案】71.D72.C73.A74.G75.F 【来源：全,品中&高*考*网】阅读理解Most kids suffer
9、 from the common cold up to 10 times a year.Right now，there is no known cure for sniffles，sneezes，and coughs.But help could be on the way.Scientists recently announced they have made some progress in finding a cure for the common cold.The rhinovirus (rhino is Greek for “nose”) causes more than 50 pe
10、rcent of most colds.A team of researchers from around the United States has decoded (解码) the 99 known strains，or types，of rhinovirus.It turns out the virus that causes a simple cold is much more complicated than researchers once thought.Scientists have determined that you can have two separate strai
11、ns of rhinovirus at the same time.Those strains can work together.The viruses can move their genetic material slowly inside your body.And if that happens，a whole new strain of virus gets created.The rhinoviruss ability to change like that makes one persons cold different from another persons.Therefo
12、re，its very difficult to develop an effective vaccine (疫苗) to fight it.But this new research does open the door for developing more effective ways to treat colds once a person has one.“We may have to have four or five drugs，and youd need a test at your doctors office to know which drug will work.We
13、are now quite certain that a very effective treatment for the common cold is at hand，” said Dr. Stephen BLiggett，an author of the rhinovirus study.Liggett also hopes that finding a way to fight rhinovirus will help people who suffer from asthma (哮喘)Common colds set off more than 50 percent of asthma
14、 attacks.So if colds can be cut short，then a major cause of asthma attacks is gone too.But dont put away the chicken soup just yet. Theres still lots of testing and development to be done before any of these cold “cures” can be available to the public.Drug development and government approval can tak
15、e many years.So，for now，just keep washing your hands and get plenty of rest.Doctors say thats the best way to stay away from the sniffles.1The third paragraph is mainly about _.Ahow the coldcauser works and how it is createdBhow scientists devote their efforts to the cold researchCwhat remains to be
16、 done in dealing with the common coldDwhy children suffer from the common cold so often2Why is it difficult to develop an effective vaccine to fight the common cold?ABecause medical technology isnt advanced enough.BBecause no two colds are caused by exactly the same strain of virus.CBecause its not worth developing a vaccine for the common cold.DBeca
