- 1 -苏州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（2） （答案及解析）阅读理解In early times Europeans did not know Australia was there. But they thought there must be land in the south of the world. So, about 500 years ago, on their maps of the world, they put it in a big southern continent. In those days they wrote in Latin instead of their own languages. The name they gave to this unknown continent was in Latin. It was Term Austmha. In English this is Unknown Southern Land. So when the British found this land, they called it Australia.But the British were not the first Europeans to find Australia. Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch sailors all saw it earlier. That was at the beginning of the 17th century . The Dutchman Willem JansToon was actually the very first European to find the coast of north Australia. The Dutch had already named the islands Indonesia. They wanted the spices that grow there. In 1606, Janszoon sailed south to look for more spice islands. He did not find any, but he found Australia. There were no spices there, so he was not interested in it.Spanish and Portuguese sailors followed him. They sailed along the north and west coasts. They also did not think much of this new land. The Dutch called it New Holland, after their own country. The British and French followed the Dutch. The first British sailors to come to Australia also did not think much of it. That was in 1688.So at first none of the Europeans were interested in this new discovery. But 70 years later the British Government became interested in it. They were afraid the French would take the new land. So they sent Captain James Cook in his small ship to get there first.I. Europeans discovered Australia _A. 500 years ago B. in 1606 C. in 1688 D. about 200 years ago- 2 -2. The new land was named Australia by _A. the Portuguese B. the British C. the Spanish D. the Dutch 3. Britain took Australia because _.A. it was a large continent B. no other countries wanted to take itC. the Dutch had taken the islands Indonesia D. it did not want to let France get it4. Put the following events in order according to the passage.a. Captain James Cook was sent to Australia.b. The Dutchman Willem Janszoon found Austrlia.c. the first British sailors did not think much of Australia. d. Spanish and Portuguese sailors found Australia.e. The British Government became interested in it.A. a-c-d-b-e B. b-d-c-e-a C. e-d-a-c-b D. d-e-b-a-c5.What is the best title for this passage?A. How did Australia get its name? B. The discovery of Australia.C. Why did Britain take Australia? D. The unknown Southern Land.B篇：1. B。从第二段“This was at the beginning of the 17th century. The Dutchman Willem Janszoon was actually the very first European to find the coast of north Australia.”可找到答案。2. B。答案在“In English this is Unknown Southern Land. So when the British found this land, they called it Australia.”中。3. D。从最后一段中的“They were afraid the French would take the new land. So they sent Captain James Cook in his small ship to get there first”可知道答案。4. B。B 项的顺序符合, 短文的内容。5. B。文章讲述 Australia的发现过程， B项能很好地概括短文的内容。- 3 -黄金表达Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives.情况更糟的是，在曼哈顿，在结帐前总是有某个要离开的人。With 97% of the worlds water too salty to be drunk or be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture.由于世界水的 97太咸不能引用，也不能用在农业上，因此全球水的供应，尤其是农业，需要仔细认真的管理。Although the idea of a water shortage(短缺)seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the worlds agricultural industries experience constant water shortages .尽管对于那些很幸运的生活由足够降雨量的 地区的人们来说，缺水这个概念很陌生，但是在全球有很多的农业国家经历真持续不断的供水短缺。The situation is reversed in winter, where the sun will go down in Vermont by 3:45 p.m. while there remains light in Florida until 5:15 p.m. 这种情形在冬天正好相反，在佛特蒙州到下午 3点 45分太阳就开始下山了，而在佛罗里达州知道 5点 15还是很亮的。Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors.这儿的大自然创造除了几- 4 -*结束完型填空It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town where my twenty-seven third graders eagerly 1 the great day gift-giving in advance.Each day the children produced some new 2 string of popcorn, hand-made trinkets, and German bell. Through it all a girl remained alone, watching from a distance, 3 miles away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now suddenly so withdrawn . I hoped the festivities would 4 to her. But nothing did. The students made the fried marbles（玻璃弹子） and competed with one another to bring the 5 ones.The day of gift-giving finally came. We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were 6 . All along, she sat quietly watching. To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I