2013-2014学年(2014届)上海高三英语二模阅读汇编.pdf
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1、2013-2014 学年( 2014 届)上海高三英语二模阅读汇编 闵行 (A) Walking down a path, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path (25)_ wasnt covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so
2、unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I (26)_(strike) four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped (27)_(attack) me. I found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly! Having stopped laughing, I stepped back (28)_(look) the situat
3、ion over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That s when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments (29)_(early). He had a mate and she was dying. Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that but
4、terfly in his concern for his mate, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, (30)_ _ I was careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for
5、his mates safety seemed admirable. I couldnt do anything other than (31)_(reward) him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed. Since then, Ive always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly (32)_ I see huge barriers fac
6、ing me. (B) Youve probably seen athletes who take their own successes too seriously. They celebrate a goal with a very long victory dance or continually talk big about their abilities. This is the exact opposite of (33)_ sportsmanship is all about. Everyone feels great when they win, but it can be j
7、ust as hard to be a good sport(有运动家品格的人)when you have won a game as when you have lost one. Sportsmanship takes courage when you work really hard at a sport, its not easy (34)_(admit) you made a bad play or someone has more skills than you. In competition as in life you may not always win but you ca
8、n learn (35)_ from losing, too. It s pretty tough to lose, so it is definitely annoying if someone continues making fun of you or your team (36)_ the competition is over. Sometimes it s hard to swallow your pride and walk on. But there s always the next match. When you do lose and it will happen los
9、e with class(风度) . (37)_(be) proud of how you performed, or at least realizing things you need to improve for next time, is the key. When it comes to losing, sportsmanship means congratulating the winners willingly. Also, it means accepting the game result without complaint and without excuses, (38)
10、_ _ you sometimes might doubt thereferees(裁判员) made some questionable calls. When you win, the good way is to be a polite and generous winner. Sportsmanship means admitting victories (39)_ putting your opponents to shame and letting victories speak for themselves, that is, being quietly proud of suc
11、cess. Despite the fact (40)_ you have a massive win, sportsmanship means still finding ways to praise your opponents. 崇明 (A) Senator Jeff Flake, an adventurous politician, went on a four-day Robinson Crusoe style holiday with his two sons, (25)_ of whom are teenagers, to a remote, uninhabited island
12、 in the North Pacific Ocean. They traveled 5,200 miles from Phoenix, Arizona to the island of Biggarenn. They didnt carry any food or water. The island is part of the Marshall Islands. It offered no basic facilities, (26)_ the Flakes had to catch and cook their own food and purify their water. Their
13、 diet (27)_(make) up of coconuts( 椰子 ), fish and other seafood. They captured the fish and other sea creatures themselves and cooked the food over an open fire (28)_(start) with a magnifying glass( 放大镜 ). The Flakes brought along a lobster( 龙虾 ) trap in hopes of having some delicious treats, but it
14、was lost within the first few hours after (29)_(attack) by a shark. They also carried two pumps to remove salt from ocean water. It took them hours each night (30)_ (pump) for just a small amount of fresh water. One of the most memorable moments of the trip, the father said, was (31)_ he and his 15-
15、year-old son were chased by sharks after catching a fish in the ocean. Still, it was quite (32)_ enjoyable holiday for the politician. “For a dad it was a wonderful thing. No video games around, no television, no texting,” Flake recalled. (B) Count to three and rip( 撕) it off as fast as you canthis
16、is how most people remove a band-aid( 创可贴 ). (33)_ _ _ fast you do it, it s still going to be painful. Thats for sure. Or is it? A group of American scientists from Boston have just developed a band-aid that can be taken off without causing pain, reports the journal Proceedings of the National Acade
17、my of Sciences. Traditional band-aids are supposed to break apart (34)_ the skin meets the glue, which is what makes taking them off so painful. But the new band-aid has an extra layer that sits (35)_ the glue and the backing. When you tear off the band-aid, you remove the backing and middle layers,
18、 (36)_(leave) the glue behind. The glue (37)_ then be simply rubbed off with ones fingers or left to fall off naturally. Importantly, this process is pain-free. This is not the first time scientists (38)_(try) to solve this problem. But methods they tried in the past led to band-aids that were (39)_
19、(sticky) and therefore didn t stay on for long. The Boston study was first aimed at helping babies (40)_ skin is too delicate for standard band-aids. But adults with sensitive skin might also enjoy the benefits. 奉贤 (A) For most people, meat is a necessary part of any meal. But just ask yourself, wou
20、ld you still eat it if you knew that it had come from a cloned chicken or pig? The European Food Safety Authority has, so far, found no indication(25)_ food products, such as milk and meat, from cloned animals, are less safe than ones from normal animals. However, there are still economic and ethica
21、l( 伦理的 ) concerns related to (26) _(eat) cloned animals. That s (27) _ the European Union has launched a proposal to ban the sale and import of food from cloned animals. First of all, cloning is extremely costly. More importantly, cloning has a low success rate. It means that many cloned animals won
22、 t survive into adulthood, and some (28) _ die before they are even born. This causes unnecessary suffering among animals and is opposed by animal rights supporters. While it would make it illegal to sell and import cloned animals, the proposal says that (29) _ sale and import of food from the offsp
23、ring( 后代 ) of clones would be allowed since they are not considered to be the direct products of cloning. But they are required to be clearly labeled (30) _ _customers can choose whether they want them or not. The proposal (31) _ (put) to the European Parliament and member states, and it is not expe
24、cted to come into force until 2016. (B) California has long attracted visitors seeking fortune, fame or both. Way back in 1849, hundreds of thousands started digging (32) _ gold in the great Gold Rush of California, a historical event that (33) _ (capture) the American imagination. Nowadays, the sta
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