【2014高考英语马鞍山市质量检测】

　　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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　We would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January magazine is now in the shops and available digitally. We’re looking forward to sharing more adventures and discoveries with you in 2014, including: At a crossroads in the Atlantic As the population of Ascension Island rises up to mark the 200th anniversary of British rule, Fred Pearce wonders what the future might have in store for this strange part of land. Photostory: On the road again A selection of images from an exhibition opening this month at the Royal Geographical Society go hand in hand with M Aurel Stein’s early 20th century photographs of the Silk Road. Dossier: Going underground Mark Rowe discusses the role that carbon storage can play in the global effort to reduce carbon dioxide emission (排放 Net loss Kit Gillet reports from the Gulf of Thailand, whose fisheries (渔场) have been almost destroyed by the commercialization of the Thai fishing industry. And don’t forget… …a round-up of the latest geographical and climate science news; a hot spot focus on Turkey; advice on taking photographs in Antarctica; an interview with Lucien Castaing-Taylor, professor of visual arts at Harvard; plus lots, lots more… Buy your copy now, click here and save up to 35% or call +44 (0)1635 588 496. Geographical is also available in WHSmith and many independent news agents. 56. Who took photos of the Silk Road? A. M Aurel Stein. B. Fred Pearce. C. Mark Rowe. D. Lucien Castaing-Taylor. 57. If you want to read something about global warming, you can read . A. At a crossroads in the Atlantic B. Photostory: On the road again C. Dossier: Going underground D. Net loss 58. Which of the following statements is true?

　　A. Ascension Island has a bright future with more population.

　　B. Commercialization contributes to the loss of fishery in Thai.

　　C. The January edition of 2014 is to come out in the winter break. D. The topics of this magazine focus on geography and interviews.

　　59. The passage is written to . A. share adventures and discoveries B. give advice on taking photos C. attract readers to buy the magazine D. introduce the content of the magazine

　　【参考答案】56—59 ACBC

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。If you were walking around a supermarket and saw a woman with a shaved head, a ring through her nose, a tattoo(纹身)design on her arm and she has a small child in her shopping trolley, what would your opinion be? Do you think this kind of body decoration is attractive or ugly? Different people have different ideas. The following are some examples of body decoration from around the world.

　　In many parts of Africa, it is thought that an attractive girl should have really shinny skin.

　　On Bali, a little island in Indonesia, they believe that a beautiful woman or handsome man must have perfectly straight, flat teeth. The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild animal. So when a girl or boy becomes a teenager, he or she is taken to a special person in their village who will file off teeth points to make them smooth and flat. There is no anesthetic(麻药)and this tooth filing is really painful. It is a kind of test. If you can stand it without screaming or crying too much, then you are thought ready to become an adult.

　　In Myanmar, there is a small group of people who are called the “Papaung”. They believe that a woman can only be really beautiful if she has a long neck. I mean a VERY long neck. Now you might think that you are either born with a long or short neck and that there’s nothing whatever you can do about it. But you would be wrong! At around the age of 5, a Papaung girl has heavy metal rings fitted around her neck, tightly between the chin and shoulders. Each year more rings are added and very, very slowly their weight pushes the shoulders down, in this way making the neck look longer. A Papaung woman will wear her neck rings all her life, never once taking them off.

　　So now I’m sure you will all agree that different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.

　　26. What is mainly talked about in paragraph one?

　　A. Women’s design. B. Beautiful body decoration.

　　C. Body decoration. D. Attractive decoration.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】大意归纳题。第一段讲的是如果你在超市里见到一个剃光头，穿鼻环，胳膊上有纹身并且在购物车里推着一个小孩的女人，你会有什么看法。你认为这样的装饰是有魅力的还是丑陋的。由此可见答案选C。

　　27. What does the underlined word “trolley” mean?

　　A. schoolbag B. luggage C. basket D. shopping cart

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】词义猜测题。由在超市里和“she has a small child”可以推断出，孩子是在购物车里。

　　28. On Bali, it is believed that _________.

　　A. a person with straight, flat teeth looks ugly

　　B. a person with sharp teeth looks ugly

　　C. a teenager’s teeth points must be filed off with anesthetic

　　D. no one will scream or cry when having his teeth points filed off

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】细节理解题。由“The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild animal.”可知在巴厘岛牙齿尖的人被认为是丑陋的。

　　29. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. Many people think that a woman with a ring through nose is neither attractive nor ugly.

　　B. Most African people think that a girl with shinny skin is beautiful.

　　C. It is thought that a beautiful woman should have straight, flat teeth on Bali.

　　D. Some people think it beautiful that a woman has a long neck in Myanmar.

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。本文并没有讲到人们对于穿鼻环的女人有什么看法，只是举这个例子来说不同的人有不同的观点。所以A得说法不正确。

　　30. What is the best title of the passage?

　　A. Different ideas about beautiful.

　　B. Body Decoration.

　　C. Who is a beautiful woman?

　　D. What is beautiful?

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】标题归纳题。通过本文介绍巴厘岛和缅甸人对于美丽的不用看法以及最后的“different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.”可以总结出文章的标题是“什么是美丽?”