2014厦门5月质检英语试题答案(2)

第三部分  阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
　　　A
　　　The sun is setting like a huge orange ball.It’s the cool evening on a stretch of beach.The water is paring the shore,the breeze is blowing slightly.There are one or two joggers and a couple of fishermen.Most people have gone home for the day.
　　　An old man,with rounded shoulders,bushy eyebrows,and bony features,carries the bucket up to the dock(码头)that goes out into the water.He stands on the dock and all of a sudden there come a mass of dancing dots—seagulls ! The man takes out of his bucket handfuls of shrimps(虾)and begins to throw them on the dock.Some seagulls land on his shoulders, some land on his hat,and they eat the shrimps.Long after the shrimps are gone his feathered friends remain.
　　　Why is this man feeding seagulls?What could push him to do this as he does week after week?
　　　The man in that scene is Eddie Rickenbacher, a famous World War Ⅱ pilot.His plane.The Flying Fortress,went down in 1942.No one could imagine that he and his eight passengers should escape death by climbing into two boats for thirty days.They fought thirst,the sun, and sharks.But what nearly killed them was starvation.Their foods were gone within eight days and they didn’t have anything left.
　　　Every day Rickenbacher and the passengers would have a daily afternoon devotional and prayer time.One day after the devotional,Rickenbacher put his hat over his eyes and tried to get some sleep.Within a few moments he felt something on his head.He knew in an instant it was a seagull.All the others on the two boats noticed the seagull.No one spoke,no one moved.Rickenbacher quickly grabbed the seagull and with thanksgiving, they ate the flesh of the bird.They used the remains for fish bait(鱼饵)and survived.
56.When evening falls,the beach is_______.
　　　A.noisy and crowded B.quiet and peaceful  C.a place for viewing seagulls D.a popular fishing place
57.The old man comes to the dock to feed seagulls because he_______.
　　　A.wants to make friends with them            B.owes his survival in 1942 to the seagull
　　　C.takes it as a hobby after retirement as a pilot   D.enjoys foe scene of seagulls eating the shrimps
58.Which of the following is the correct order of the events?
　　　a.Eddie began to feed seagulls at a dock.    b.Eddie’s plane crashed.
　　　c.Eddie and his passengers survived.       d.Eddie and his passengers killed a seagull for food.
　　　A.a,b,c,d B.a,b,d,c C.b,d,c,a D.b,d,a,c
59.What would be the best title for the passage?
　　　A.A Narrow Escape B.A Lucky Pilot C.Feeding Seagulls D.The Seagull
　　　B
　　　The Most Fantastic Staircases in the World
　　　Infinity and beyond
　　　The architecture of the staircase combines form and function,upper and lower space.It can represent power or status,or symbolize spiritual uplift and the climb to knowledge.A new book published by Thames＆Hudson, The Staircase:The Architecture of Ascent explores the history and meaning of the staircase, from the simple,straight-fight steps of the Mayan pyramids, to the spiral ramp(螺旋型坡道)of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum and the computer-aided designs of today.
　　　The steps of the Toltec-Maya pyramid at Chichen Itza is the ancestor of all stair design.Appearing to stretch up to the sky, this style of staircase came to symbolize a rise to heaven and infinity, and has captured artists’imaginations.
Let there be light
　　　The“lantern”at the dome(圆顶屋)of a staircase is an important design feature----allowing the light to stream in.The view shown here of the lantern of the Chateau of Chambord in the Loire,France,shows the flat ceiling decorated with coffering(方格天花板).The Chateau marks a high point in the development of the staircase,reflecting the Renaissance(文艺复兴) architects’ liking for the spiral structure around an open space.
High and mighty
　　　The spirit of the Baroque(巴洛克)appears in the monumental staircase of the Palazzo Canossa in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, built in the 1600s for the Gonzagafamily, who ruled that part of northern Italy from the14th to the 18th centuries.The figures that greet the visitor on the landing include two large dogs, symbolizing the powerful family.
High drama
　　　The palaces of Germany and Austria showGerman Baroque at its most dramatic and rich.At the Würzburg Residenz,the ceiling is covered in a painting by Venetian artist Giambattista Tiepolo describing the four comers of the earth above the great staircase.
60.The stair designers of today draw inspiration from_________.
　　　A.the Guggenheim Museum B.the Toltec-Maya pyramid
　　　C.the Chateau of Chambord D.the Würzburg Residenz
61.Which of the following designs would probably be of the Renaissance style?
A.A simple, straight staircase.    B.A flat ceiling left bare.
C.A spiral staircase with careful decoration. D.A plain dome of a staircase.
62.The staircases of the Palazzo Canossa and the Würzburg Residenz _________.
A.are both built in the Baroque style           B.both describe the four comers of the earth
C.symbolize spiritual uplift and a rise to heaven  D.have the figures of dogs above their 

　C
　　　We regularly hear how important consumer spending is for the economy.The story goes like this:the more consumers spend,the more money circulates in the economy, which contributes to healthy job growth and profits.Keynes, a British economist,went as far as to say that individuals saving their money may actually be hurting the economy.Sounds troubling, doesn’t it?
　　　Fear not.You aren’t actually hutting anyone else by saving money.Strong economic growth only comes from one place:savings.Not consumption.In fact,economic activity should not be mistaken for economic growth.For example,somebody takes their money, walks into a store,and purchases goods.The store increases its revenue.
　　　But what happens to all of those goods and services that people have chosen not to consume by saving their money?Simple:Other people are allowed to consume them.Think of it this way:When you lend out your savings, you are actually saying,“Here, I am not going to consume right now, so why don’t you?” Banks simply play the middleman:they collect lots of people’s savings and then lend out lots of funds.
　　　It takes an unbelievable amount of goods and services to construct a building.It takes food, shelter, and entertainment for all of the workers,as well.Without savings,it is quite impossible to finance such a construction.The coordination(协调)between savings and consumption is a necessary basis for sound economic growth.This coordination is also why consumer lending (say , to borrow a big sum of money to buy a car) is not productive,in a strict sense.It doesn’t increase the net (净的) amount of wealth of an economy.Those savings could have been used to construct,say, factory equipment.
　　　None of this means consumption and spending are “bad” things.They simply do not make us wealthier.Alter all,the final goal of production and savings is to consume.But to say that consumption is the engine of economic growth is to put the cart before the horse.Or, to rephrase:the consumption of wealth can never make you wealthier.Happier, perhaps.Wealthier, no.
63.What is the author’s attitude towards Keynes’ theory?
　　　A.Approving. B.Reserved.     C.Uncertain. D.Critical.
64.The underlined word “revenue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to‘‘_________”.
　　　A.cost B.reputation C.interest D.income
65.The author holds the view that__________.
　　　A.governments shall cut out banks as financial middleman
　　　B.economic activity is equal to economic growth
　　　C.consumer lending is the engine of economic growth
　　　D.consumption is likely to lead to increased happiness
66.According to the author, which chart could show the effect of savings on economy?
　　　
　　　X:Economic Growth Y:Savings
67.What would be the best title for this passage?
　　　A.The Saving Behavior of the Economy       B.Consumption:a Key Concept in Economy
　　　C.Consumer Spending and Economic Growth  D.The Truth about Savings and Consumption
　　　D
　　　Kino,Juana,and Coyotito begin their long march north.They walk all night and make camp in a roadside shelter at sunrise.Along the way, Juana begins to doubt whether the pearl is worth far more than the dealers offered,but Kino points out that his attackers would not have tried to steal the pearl were it worth nothing.
　　　The family hurries farther into the shade for another rest.As Juana plays with Coyotito,Kino wakes from a dream and demands that they keep quiet.Moving forward, he spots three trackers following them.He decides to lose them up in the mountains.
　　　As their climbing grows steeper, Kino varies and doubles back on their way to mislead the trackers.As the sun begins to set,Kino and Juana reach a nearby opening and refill their water supply at a pool and stream,where Juana washes Coyotito.From the lookout,Kino spies the trackers at a distance below, hurrying up the slope(山坡).Kino misleads the trackers by creating a false track up the cliff(悬崖)and going down again to take shelter with Juana and Coyotito in a nearby cave.
　　　By evening,the trackers arrive at the pool, where they make camp and eat.In the cave, Coyotito grows restless,and Juana quiets him.Kino notices that two of the men have settled into sleep,while the third keeps watch.
　　　Kino takes off his clothes to avoid being seen by the watchman, hiding behind a palm tree waiting for a move before the moon rises.Just as he is ready to spring,the moon appears, and he realizes that his opportunity has been lost.
　　　Suddenly, Coyotito lets out a cry.The watchman shoots in the direction of the cry.As the watchman shoots,Kino springs upon the trackers,killing the watchman and seizing the gun.Knocking one of the other men out with a fierce blow, he watches as the last man attempts to flee up the cliff.The man makes little progress before Kino stops him with a first shot, and then murders him with another shot between the eyes.In the moment that follows, Kino hears the blood-curdling cry issuing from his wife,mourning the death of Coyotito.
　　　Later the next day, Kino and Juana walk side by side into La Paz,with Juana carrying Coyotito’s body in a sack over her shoulder.They walked,with unmoving eyes.all the way to the sea.At the edge of the water, Kino stops and pulls the pearl from his pocket.He stares into it carefully, and a flood of evil(邪恶的)memories washes over him.Kino holds the pearl out in front of him,and then throws it out into the ocean.