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< br>年高考英语阅读理解试题汇编（邢连香整理
张家口市私立一中）
安徽
第三部分
阅读理解（共
20
小题；每小题
2
分，满
分
40
分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（
A
、
< br>B
、
C
、
D
）中，选出最佳选项，并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Welcome to one of the largest
collections of
footwear
（鞋类）
in
the world that will
make you green with
envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see
exhibits
（展品）
from
all
over
the
world.
You
can
find
out
about
shoes
worn
by
everyone
from
the
Ancient
Egyptians to pop
stars.
Room 1
The
celebrity
（名人）
footwear
section
is
probably
the
most
popular
in
the
entire
museum.
Stared
in
the
1950s
there
is
a
wide
variety
of
shoes
and
boots
belonging
to
everyone
from
queens
and
presidents
to
pop
stars
and
actors!
Most
visitors
find
the
celebrities
‘
choice
of
footwear
extremely
interesting.
Room 3
As well as shoes and boots
the museum also
exhibits
shoe
shaped
objects.
The
variety
is
unbelievable.
For
example
,
there
is
a
metal
lamp that resembles a pair lf shoes,
and Greek
wine bottles that like legs!
Room 2
Most of our visitors are amazed and
shocked
by the collection of
“
special
purpose
”
shoes on
Exhibition
here
at
the
Museum
of
Footwear.
For
example , there are Chinese shoes made of
Silk that were worn by women to tie
their feet
firmly to prevent them from
growing too much!
The footwear Library
People
come
from
all
over
the
world
to
study
in
our
excellent
footwear
library.
Designers and researchers come here to
look up
Information on
anything and everything related
to the subject of footwear.
56.
Where would you find a famous
singer
‘
s shoes?
A. Room1.
B. Room 2.
C. Room3.
D. The Footwear
Library
57. All exhibits in each room
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A. share the same theme
B.
have the same shape
C. are made of the
same material
D. belong to the same
social class
58. Which of the following
is true according to the text?
A. The oldest
exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.
B. Room 2 is the most visited place in
the museum.
C. Room 3 has a richer
variety of exhibits than the other two.
D. Researchers come to the Footwear
Library for data.
59. The purpose of
the text is to get more people to
.
A.
do research
B. design shoes
C. visit the museum
D.
follow celebrities
B
Why is pink or purple a color for girls
and blue or brown for boys?
The answer
depends largely on cultural values as well as
personal experiences. To the Egyptians,
green was a color that represented the
hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it
means heaven.
Red
is
a
symbol
of
good
luck
in
many
cultures.
In
China,
children
are
given
money
in
a
red
envelope to bring good fortune in the
New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of
protection
and
religious
beliefs.
Greek
people
often
wear
a
blue
necklace
hoping
to
protect
themselves
against
evils
（灾祸）
.
People
‘
s choice
of colors is also influenced by their
bodies
‘
reactions
（反应）
toward them. Green
is said to be the most restful color.
It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people
both mentally
and physically. People
who work in green environment have been found to
have fewer stomach
aches.
Red can cause a
person
‘
s blood pressure to
rise and increase people
‘
s
appetites
（食欲）
. Many
decorators
will
include
different
shades
of
red
in
the
restaurant.
Similarly,
many
commercial
websites will have a red
“
Buy
Now
”
button
because red is a color that easily catches a
person
‘
s
eye.
Blue is another
calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people
to lose appetite. So if you want
to eat
less, some suggest that eating from blue plates
can help.
The
next
time
you
are
deciding
on
what
to
wear
or
what
color
to
decorate
your
room,
think
about
the color carefully.
60. Muslims regard green as a symbol of
heaven mainly because of their
.
A. cultural values
B.
commercial purposes
C. personal
experiences
D.
physical reactions to the color
61. Why
will many commercial websites have a red
―
Buy
Now
‖
button?
A.
To relax people physically.
B. To increase
people
‘
s appetites.
C. To encourage people to make a
purchase.
D. To cause a
person
‘
s blood pressure to
rise.
62. What color might help lose
weight according to the text?
A. Red
B. Green.
C. Blue.
D. Purple.
63. Which of the following would be the
most proper title for the text?
A.
Colors and Human Beings
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B. The
Cultural Meaning of Color
C. Colors and
Personal Experiences
D. The Meaning and
Function of Color
C
When
Frida Kahlo
‘
s paintings were
on show in London, a poet described her paintings
as
―
a
ribbon
（丝带）
around a
bomb
‖
. Such comments seem to
suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the
art world of her time. Sadly, she is
actually a much bigger name today than she was
during her
time.
Born in
1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo
suffered from polio
（小儿麻痹症）
at
the
age of seven. Her spine
（脊柱）
become bent as she grew
older. Then, in 1925, her back was
broken in several places in a school-
bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the
artist had
many operations, but noting
was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.
However, the accident
had an unexpected
side effect. While lying in her bed recovering,
Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In
1929,
she
got
married
to
Diego
Rivera,
another
famous
Mexican
artist.
Rivera
‘
s
strong
influences on
Kahlo
‘
s style can be seen in
her early works, but her later works from the
1940s,
known today as her best works,
show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not
attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even
in her
home
country.
Her
first
one-
woman
show
in
Mexico
was
not
held
until
more
than
a
decade after her death in 1954,
Kahlo
‘
s works remained
largely unnoticed by the world, but in the
1970s her works began to gain
international fame at last.
64. What does the phrase
―
a much bigger
name
‖
in paragraph 1 most
nearly mean?
A. a far better artist
B.
a for more gifted artist
C.
a much stronger person
D. a much more famous
person
65. The terrible pain Kahlo
suffered was caused by
.
A. polio
B. her bent spine
C. back injuries
D. the
operations she had
66.
Kahlo
‘
s style had become
increasingly independent since the
.
A.1930s
B. 1940s
C. 1950s
D.
1970s
67. What is
author
‘
s attitude toward
Kahlo?
A. Devotion
B. Sympathy
C. Worry
D.
Encouragement
D
In
Asia,
there
are
special
competitions
where
kites
have
complex
designs
and
are
fitted
with
instruments that make
musical sounds as the wind blows through them.
Although all kites have a
similar
structure
（结构）
, they are
widely different in size and shape. Kite-fighting
competitions
are also held, in which
competitions us their kites to attack and bring
down their opponents
‘
（对
手）
kites or cut their
strings
（线）
.
For more than 15 years, the Big Wind
Kite Factory has been giving kite-making and kite
flying
classes for the children on an
island in Hawaii. In its kite-making lessons,
students can make kites
in as little as
20 minutes! Children as young as four years old
can learn how to fly a kite. Jonathan
Socher and his wife Daphne started the
kite factory in
1980. their kites are
made of
nylon
（尼
龙）
.Their
designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne. The
designs are cut out of the nylon
with a
hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened
directly onto the kite.
The
kite
that
is
used
to
give
lessons
is
regular
diamond
kite
with
a
rainbow
pattern.
The
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difference
between this kite and the ones they
make during the lessons is that it is a
two-string
controllable
kite.
Big
Wind
employees
fly
the
kite
and
for
a
few
minutes
show
students
how
pulling on one line and then on the
other controls the direction the kite goes in.
Then the controls
are given to the
students.
Jonathan insists that it is
not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to
have fun making and
flying kites. Even
the simplest structure can work, and can give
hours of fun. Go on, give it a try!
68.
Which of the following is true according to the
text?
A. A hot knife is used to iron the
nylon.
B. Children never fly kites on
their own in flying lessons.
C. Kite
strings must not be cut in kite-fighting
competitions.
D. Daphne designs kites
for the Big Wind Kite Factory.
69. What
is different about the kite used for flying
lessons?
A. It has two strings.
B.
It is simple in design
C. It has a
rainbow pattern.
D. It is shaped like a diamond.
ing to Jonathan ,what do you need to
have fun with kites?
A. A large
kite.
B Any type of kite.
C. A complex
structure. D. A kite that impresses others.
is mainly described in the text?
A . A kite factory
B. Kite-flying
lessons.
C .Special
competitions.
D .The kite-
making Process.
E
Welcome to your future life!
You get up in the morning
and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and
young-looking. In
2035, medical
technology is better than ever. Many people your
age could live to be 150,so at 40,
you
‘
re
not
old
at
all.
And
your
parents
just
had
an
anti-
aging(
抗衰老的
)
treatment.
Now,
all
three of look the same
age !
You
say
to
your
shirt
,
‖
Turn
red.
‖
It
changes
from
blue
to
red.
In
2035,
―
smart
clothes
‖
contain
particles(
粒
子
)
much
smaller
than
the
cells
in
your
body.
The
particles
can
be
programmed to change
clothes
‘
color or pattern.
You walk into the kitchen .
You pick up the milk ,but a voice says
,
‖
You
shouldn
‘
t drink
that!
‖
Your
fridge has read the chip
(
芯片
) that contains
information about the milk , and it Knows
the milk is old . In 2035, every
article of food in the grocery store has such a
chip .
It
‘
s time to go
to work . In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just
tell your
―
smart
car
‖
where to go.
On the way , you can call a friend
using your jacket sleeve . Such
―
smart
technology
‖
is all around
you.
So will all
these things come true?
―
For
new technology to succeed,
‖
says scientist Andrew
Zolli
,
‖
it
has
to
be
so
much
better
that
it
replaces
what
we
have
already.
‖
The
Internet
is
one
example what will be the
next?
can learn from the
text that in the future__________.
A .people will never get old
B. everyone will look the
same
C . red will be the
most popular color
D.
clothes will be able to change their pattern
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73. What can
be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A. Milk will be harmful to health.
B. More drinks will be
available for sale.
C. Food
in the grocery store will carry electronic
information.
D. Milk in the grocery
store will stay fresh much longer.
74.
Which of
the
following is mentioned in the text?
A. Nothing can replace the
Internet.
B. Fridges will
Know what people need.
C.
Jacked sleeves can be used as a guide.
D. Cars will be able to drive
automatically.
is the text mainly
about?
A. Food and clothing
in 2035.
B. Future
technology in
everyday
life.
C. Medical treatments of the future.
D. The reason for the
success of new technology.
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第二部分：阅读理解（第一节
20
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5
小题；每小题
2
分，共
50
分）
第一节：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
在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
Easter
(
复活节
) is still a great day
for worship, candy in baskets and running around
the yard
finding eggs, but every year
it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.
And
no, not because the kids like to pull their ears.
The
culprit
is climate
change, and some
researchers
found
that
rising
temperatures
are
having harmful
effects
on
at
least
five
species
of
rabbit in the US,
Take
the
Lower
Keys
Marsh
rabbit,
for
instance.
An
endangered
species
that
lives
in
the
Lower Florida Keys, this
species of cottontail is a great swimmer -- it
lives on the islands! -- but it
is
already severely affected by
development and now by rising sea
levels. According to the Center for Biological
Diversity, an
ocean level rise of only
0.6 meters will send these ~ys jumping to higher
ground and a 0.9-meter
rise would wipe
out their habitat (
栖息地
)
completely.
The snowshoe hare, on the other hand,
has a color issue. Most of these rabbits change
their fur
color
from
white
in
the
wintertime
to
brown
in
the
summer,
each
designed
to
give
them
better
cover
from predators (~I~') ~ As the number of days with
snow decreases all across the country,
however, more and more bunnies are
being left in white fur during brown dirt days of
both fall and
spring,
making
them
an
easier
mark
for
predators.
Researchers
know
that
the
color
change
is
controlled by the number of hours of
sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be able to
adapt quick
enough
to
survive
is
a
big question. The National
Wildlife
Federation
has
reported
that
hunters
have noticed their
numbers are already markedly down.
American
pikas
or
rock
rabbits,
a
relative
of
rabbits
and
hares,
might
be
the
first
of
these
species to go extinct
due to climate change.
About 7-8 inches long, pikas live high
in the cool.
damp mountains west of the
Rocky Mountains. As global temperatures rise, they
would naturally
migrate (J~2~) to
higher ground -- but they already occupy the
mountaintops. They can't go any
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higher.
The
National
Wildlife
Federation
reports
that
they
might
not
be
able
to
stand
the
new
temperatures as their habitat heats up.
The volcano rabbit has the same
problem. These rabbits live on the slopes of
volcanoes in
Mexico, and recent studies
have shown that the lower range of their habitat
has already shifted
upward about 700
meters, but there are not suitable plants for them
to move higher, so they are
stuck in
the middle.
Scientists are
concerned about their populations.
Native
to
the
US,
pygmy
rabbits
weigh
less
than
1
pound
and
live
in
the
American
West. They are
believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world.
Their habitats have been destroyed
by
development. Several populations, such as the
Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and
were saved by zoo breeding programs.
Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging
tunnels
through the snow to escape
predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them
exposed.
All of this
gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny
costume this Easter.
41. The writer mentions
Easter at the beginning of the passage in order to
A. show the importance of
Easter Day
B. introduce the issue
about bunnies
C.
remind people of Easter traditions
D. discuss the
relationship between Easter and bunnies
42. The word
―
culprit
‖
(Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning
to
_________
A. criminal
B. judge
C. victim
D.
producer
43.
According
to
the
passage,
some
rabbits
can
now
be
easily
discovered
by
predators
because
they
A.
are exposed to more skillful hunters
B. have moved to habitats with fewer
plants
C. haven't
adapted themselves to climate change
D. can't change their fur color into
white in the fall and the spring
44. The problem
faced by volcano rabbits and rock rabbits is that
A. both are affected by less snow
B. both are affected by rising sea
levels
C. neither can find enough
food
D. neither can
migrate to higher places
45. Which best describes
the writer's tone in the passage?
A. Approving.
B.
Concerned.
C.
Enthusiastic.
D. Doubtful.
B
Below is a
selection about some Guinness
(
吉尼斯
) World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness
World Records
◆
Fastest 100
running on all fours
The
2008
Guinness
World
Records
Day
was,
according
to
GWR,
their
biggest
day
of
record-Breaking ever with more than
290,000 people taking part in record attempts in
15 different
Countries. Kenichi
Ito
‘
s record attempt was
part Of this special day. He is just another
example of
Japanese with
―
super
powers
‖
His
―
super
powers
‖
is to run with great
speed on all fours, Kenichi
Ito ran 100
m on all fours in 18.58 seconds .The Japanese set
this record at Setagaya Kunitsu Sogo
Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
◆
Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the
Guinness World Record for most living generations
in one family?
Seven is the answer. The
ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on
the website that the
youngest great-
great- great- great grandparent of this family was
Angusta Buing
―
aged 109
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97 days,
followed by her daughter aged 89,her granddaughter
aged 70, her great grand-daughter
aged
52 her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her
great- Great-great granddaughter aged 15
on the birth of her Great-Great-great-
grandson on January
21,1989
‖
.
◆
Most people inside a soap
bubble
The
Discovery
Science
Center
in
Santa
Ana,
California
celebrated
this
year
the
15th
anniversary of the
Bubble (
泡泡
) Festival. A
bubble's math principles and science were
presented
and demonstrated at the
three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble
Show was also part of
the
program.
Fan
Yang
and
Deni
Yang
impressed
the
audience
with
their
awesome
skills
for
bubble
making.
The
Yang
family
cooperated
with
the
Discovery
Science
Center
to
set
a
new
Guinness
World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble
and they succeeded.
The family that has
been working with soap bubbles for 27 years
created a huge soap bubble
and got 118
people inside it. The record was set or. April 4,
2011.
◆
Most T shirts wom at once
Believe it or not, there is a record
also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a
new world
record on May 22,
2010
for
wearing
245
T-shirts
at
the
same
time.
The
nun
from
Croatia
was
officially recognized as the new record
bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed
to put
on 245 different T-shirts in
1ess than two hours. . The T-shirts weighted 68 KG
and Budiseli said
he
began
struggling
around T-shirt
No.
120.
He
dethroned
the
Swedish
Guinness
record
holder
who
wore 238 T-shirts.
◆
Longest
ears on a dog
A
bloodhood from illinces has the longest ears ever
measured on a dog. The right car is 13.75
inches long and the left one 13.5
inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in
2004 and is
owned
by
Christina
and
Bryan
Flessner.
Mr.
Jeffnies
is
the
previous
record
holder
of
this
title.
Each
of
his
ears
measured
approximately
11.5
inches
long.
His
grandfather
used
to
hold
this
amazing world record
,but when he died Mr. Jeffnies took over.
◆
Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness
World
Records
confirmed
on
October
9,2010
that
a
gigantic
pumpkin
（南瓜）
grown
in Wisconsin was officially the
word
‘
s heaviest. It weighed
1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was
unveiles
by Chris Steuens at the Stillwater Harvest
Festival in Minnessta.
Sheuens
‘
Pumpkin was
85
pounds
heavier
than
the
previous
record,
another
huge
pumpkin
grown
in
Ohio.
The
proud
farmer
said
his
secret
is
a
precise
mixture
of
rain,
cow
manure,
good
soil,
sea
grass
and
fish
emulsion,
Some
of
the
world‘s
heaviest
pumpkins,
including
the
record
holder,
were
on
public
display at the Bronx Botanical gardens
in New York for a dozen days.
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A. He set a good example to
all Japanese.
B. He made
record attempts in !5 different countries.
C. He set a new record for
D. He participated in the
2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
47. Jeffries is the name of______ .
A. the owner of the dog
with the longest ears
B.
the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears
C. the present holder of
the record for
D. the former
holder of the record for
48. How many
T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he
felt it difficult to go on?
A. 68.
B. 120.
C. 238.
D.
245.
49. According to the
given information, which Guinness World Record was
most recently set?
A. The record for
B. The record for
C. The record
for
D.
The record for
C
Two
friends
have
an
argument
that
breaks
up
their
friendship
forever,
even
though
neither
one can remember how
the whole thing got started. Such sad events
happen over and over in high
schools
across
the
country.
In
fact,
according
to
an
official
report
on
youth
violence,
our
country
today,
the
greatest
threat
to
the
lives
of
children
and
adolescents
is
not
disease
or
starvation or
abandonment, but the terrible reality of
violence
aren't students taught to
manage conflict the way they
are taught
to solve math problems, drive
ears, or
stay physically fit?
First of all, students need
to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report
on violence among
middle
school
and
high
school
students
indicates
that
most
violent
incidents
between
students
begin with a
relatively minor insult
(
侮辱
). For example, a fight
could start over the fact that one
student
eats
a
peanut
butter
sandwich
each
lunchtime.
Laughter
over
the
sandwich
can
lead
to
insults,
which
in
turn
can
lead
to
violence.
The
problem
isn't
in
the
sandwich,
but
in
the
way
students deal with the conflict.
Once
students
recognize
that
conflict
is
unavoidable,
they
can
practice
the
golden
rule
of
conflict
resolution
(
解决
)
:
stay
calm.
Once
the
student
feels
calmer,
he
or
she
should
choose
words that will calm the other person
down as
well Rude words,
name-calling, and accusations
only add
fuel to the emotional fire. On the other hand,
soft words spoken at a normal sound level
can put out the fire before it explodes
out of control.
After
both
sides
have
calmed
down,
they
can
use
another
key
strategy
(
策略
)
for
conflict
resolution : listening. Listening
allows the two sides to understand each other. One
person should
describe
his
or
her
side,
and
the
other
person
should
listen
without
interrupting.
Afterward,
the
listener can ask non-
threatening questions to clarify the speaker's
position. Then the two people
should
change roles.
Finally, students need to
consider what they are hearing. Tiffs doesn't mean
trying to figure
out what's wrong with
the other person. It means understanding what the
real issue is and what
both sides are
trying to accomplish. For example, a shouting
match over a peanut butter sandwich
might happen because one person thinks
the other person is unwilling to try new things.
Students
need
to ask themselves questions such as these: How did
this start? What do I really want? What
am I afraid of? As the issue becomes
clearer, the conflict often simply becomes
smaller. Even if it
doesn't, careful
thought helps both sides figure out a mutual
solution.
There will
always be conflict in schools, but that doesn't
mean there needs to be violence.
After
students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution
program, according to Educators for Social
Responsibility,
percent
of
the
teachers
reported
less
physical
violence
in
the
classroom;
75
percent of the teachers
reported an increase in student co-operation; and
92 percent of the students
felt
better
about
themselves'.
Learning
to
resolve
conflicts
can
help
students
deal
with
friends,
teachers, parents,
bosses, and coworkers. In that way, conflict
resolution is a basic life skill that
should be taught in schools across the
country.
50. This article is mainly
about
A. the lives of school
children
B. the cause of arguments in schools
C. how to analyze youth violence
D. how to deal with school
conflicts
51. From Paragraph 2 we can learn that
A. violence is more likely to occur at
lunchtime
B. a small conflict can
lead to violence
C. students
tend to lose their temper easily
D. the eating
habit of a student is often the cause of a fight
52.
Why do students need to ask themselves the
questions stated in Paragraph 5?
A.
To find out who is to blame.
B. To get ready
to try new things.
C.
To
make
clear
what
the
real
issue
is.
D.
To
figure
out
how
to
stop
the
shouting match.
53. After the
conflict resolution program was started in
Atlanta, it was found that
A. there was a decrease in
classroom violence
B. there was
less student cooperation in the classroom
C.
more teachers felt better about themselves in
schools
D. the
teacher-student relationship greatly improved
54. The
writer's purpose for writing this article is to
A.
complain about problems in school education
B. teach students different
strategies for school life
C. advocate teaching
conflict management in schools
D. inform
teachers of the latest studies on school violence
D
As a young boy,
I sometimes traveled the country roads with my
dad. He was a rural mail
carrier~ and
on
Saturdays
he
would
ask
me
to
go
with
him.
Driving
through
the
countryside
was
always
an
adventure: There were animals to see,
people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew
where to
stop, and Dad did.
In the spring,
Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and
when I was a boy it was
such fun to
stick your fingers through one of the holes of the
boxes and let the baby birds peck on
your fingers.
On
Dad's
final
day
of
work,
it
took
him
well
into
evening
to
complete
his
rounds
because at least one
member from each fatuity
was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his
friendship and his
years
of
service.
hundred
and
nineteen
mailboxes
on
my
route,
he
used
to
say,
and
a
story at every one.
mailbox,
so Dad took the mail in to her every day because
she was nearly blind. Once inside, he
read her mail and
helped her
pay her bills.
Mailboxes were sometimes used for
things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox
read,
take
these
eggs
to
Marian
;
she's
baking
a
cake
and
doesn't
have
any
eggs.
Mailboxes
might he buried in the snow, or broken,
or lying on the ground, but the mail was always
delivered.
On cold days Dad might find
one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of
hot chocolate. A
young
girl
wrote
letters
but
had
no
stamps,
so
she
left
a
few
buttons
on
the
envelope
in
the
mailbox;
Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to
leave large amounts of cash in his
mailbox for Dad to take to the bank.
Once, the amount came to $$ 32,000.
A
dozen
years
ago,
when
I
traveled
back
to
my
hometown
on
the
sad
occasion
of
Dad's
death,
the mailboxes
along the way reminded me
of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all,
but that wasn't the
ease.
As I drove home, I noticed two lamp
poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad
was
around,
those
poles
supported
wooden
boxes
about
four
feet
off
the
ground.
One
box
was
painted
green,
and
the
other
was
red,
and
each
had
a
long
narrow
hole
at
the
top
with
white
lettering:
SANTA
CLAUS,
NORTH
POLE.
For
years
children
had
dropped
letters
to
Santa
through
those holes.
I made a turn
at the comer and drove past the post office and
across the railroad tracks to our
house. Mom and I were sitting at the
kitchen table when I heard footsteps.
There, at the door,
stood
Frank Townsend, Dad's
postmaster
and
great
friend
for
many
years.
So
we
all
sat
down
at
the
table
and
began
to
tell
stories.
At
one point Frank looked a~ me with tears in his
eyes.
the
letters this
Christmas?
and
red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who
answered all those letters every year.
I just sat there with tears in my eyes.
It wasn't hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at
the old
oak table in our
basement reading those letters and
answering each one. I have since spoken with
several of the
people who received
Christmas letters during their childhood, and they
told me how amazed they
were that Santa
had known so much about their homes and families.
For me, just knowing that
story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.
55. It can be inferred from the passage
that the writer regarded his travels with Dad as
A. great chances to help
other people
B. happy occasions to play
with baby chickens
C.
exciting
experiences
with
a
lot
of
fun
D.
good
opportunities
to
enjoy
chocolate
cookies
56. The writer
provides the detail about the businessman to show
that
A. Dad had a
strong sense of duty
B. Dad was an
honest and reliable man
C.
Dad had a strong sense of honor
D.
Dad was a kind and generous man
57.
According to the passage, which of the following
impressed the writer most?
A.
Dad read letters for a blind lady for years.
B. Dad paid for the stamps for a young
girl.
C.
Dad delivered some eggs to Marian.
D.
Dad answered children's Christmas letters
every year.
58. The method
the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is
A. offering analyses
B. providing explanations
C. giving examples
D. making
comparisons
59. What surprised the
children most when they received letters in reply
from Santa Claus every
year?
A. Santa Claus lived alone
in the cold North Pole.
B.
Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.
C. Santa Claus had unique
mailboxes for the children.
D. Santa Claus had so much information
about their families.
60. Which of the
following is the best title for the passage?
A.
The
Mail
B.
Christmas
Letters
C.
Special
Mailboxes
D.
Memorable Travels
阅读理解：
41. B
42.
A
43. C
44. D
45. B
46.
C
47. D
48. B
49. A
50.
D
51. B
52. C
53. A
54,
C
55. C
56. B
57. D
58.
C
59. D
60. A
61. C
62.
E
63. D
64. F
65. B
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A
The
Pacific
island
nation
of
Nauru
used
to
be
a
beautiful
place.
Now
it
is
an
ecological
disaster
area.
Nauru
‘
s
heartbreaking
story
could
have
one
good
consequence
—
other
countries
might learn from
its mistakes.
For thousands
of years, Polynesian people lived the remote
island of Nauru, far from western
civilization. The first European to
arrive was John Fearn in 1798. He was the British
captain of the
Hunter
, a
whaling ship. He called the island Pleasant
Island.
However, because it
was very remote, Nauru had little communication
with Europeans at first.
The
whaling
ships
and
other
traders
began
to
visit,
bringing
guns
and
alcohol.
These
elements
destroyed the
social balance of the twelve family groups on the
island. A ten-year civil war started,
which reduced the population from 1,400
to 900.
Nauru
‘
s real
troubles began in 1899 when a British mining
company discovered phosphate
(
磷酸盐
)on the
island. In fact, it found that the island of Nauru
was nearly all phosphate, which a
very
important fertilizer for farming. The company
began mining the phosphate.
A phosphate mine is not a hole in the
ground; it is a strip mine. When a company strip-
mines,
it
removes
the
top
layer
of
soil.
Then
it
takes
away
the
material
it
wants.
Strip
mining
totally
destroys the land. Gradually, the
lovely island of Nauru started to look like the
moon.
In 1968, Nauru became
one of the richest countries in the world. Every
year the government
received millions
and millions of dollars for its phosphate.
Unfortunately,
the
leaders
invested
the
money
unwisely
and
lost
millions
of
dollars.
In
addition,
they
used
millions
more
dollars
for
personal
expenses.
Soon
people
realized
that
they
had
a
terrible
problem
—
their
phosphate
was
running
out.
Ninety
percent
of
their
island
was
destroyed and they had nothing. By
2000, Nauru was financially ruined. Experts say
that it would
take approximately
$$433,600,000 and more than 20 years to repair the
island. This will probably
never
happen.
56. What might be
the author
‘
s purpose in
writing the text?
A. To seek help for
Nauru
‘
s problems.
B. To give a warning to other countries
C. To show the importance of money
D. To tell a heartbreaking
story of a war.
57. What was Nauru like
before the Europeans came?
A. Rich and
powerful
B. Modern and open
C. Peaceful and attractive
D.
Greedy and aggressive
58. The
ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from
_______.
A. soil pollution
B. phosphate overmining
C. farming activity
D. whale
hunting
59. Which of the
following was a cause of
Nauru
‘
s financial problem?
A. Its leaders misused the money
B.
It spent too much repairing the island
C. Its phosphate mining cost much money
D.
It
lost
millions
of
dollars
in
the
civil
war.
60. What can we learn about Nauru from
the last paragraph?
A. The ecological
damage is difficult to repair.
B. The
leaders will take the
experts
‘
words seriously.
C. The island was abandoned
by the Nauruans
D. The
phosphate mines were destroyed
B
One of the greatest
contributions to the first
Oxford
English Dictionary
was also one of its
most unusual. In 1879, Oxford
University in England asked Prof. James Murray to
serve as editor
for what was to be the
most ambitious dictionary in the history of the
English language. It would
include
every English word possible and would give not
only the definition but also the history of
the word and quotations
(
引文
)showing how it was used.
This was a huge task. So
Murrary had to find volunteers from Britain, the
United States, and
the
British
colonies
to
search
every
newspaper,
magazine,
and
book
ever
written
in
English.
Hundreds of
volunteers responded, including William Chester
Minor. Dr. Minor was an American
Surgeon who had served in the Civil War
and was now living in England. He gave his address
as
―
Broadmoor, Crowthorne,
Berkshire,
‖‖
50 miles from
Oxford.
Minor joined the
army of volunteers sending words and quotations to
Murray. Over the next
years, he became
one of the staff
‘
s most
valued contributors.
But
he
was
also
a
mystery.
In
spite
of
many
invitations,
he
would
always
decline
to
visit
Oxford. So in
1897
，
Murray
finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself.
When he arrived, he
found Minor locked
in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum for
the Criminally insane.
Murray and Minor became friends,
sharing their love of words. Minor continued
contributing
to the dictionary, sending
in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years.
Murray continued to visit
Minor
regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around
the asylum grounds.
In
1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his
native America. Murray was at the port
to wave goodbye to his remarkable
friend.
Minor died in 1920,
seven years before the first edition of
the Oxford English
Dictionary
was
completed.
The
12
volumes
defined
414,825
words,
and
thousands
of
them
were
contributions
from a very scholarly and devoted
asylum patient.
61.
According to the text, the first
Oxford
English Dictionary
_________.
A. came out before minor
died
B. was edited by an
American volunteer
C.
included the English words invented by Murray
D. was intended to be the most
ambitious English dictionary
62. How
did Dr. Minor contributed to the dictionary?
A. He helped Murray to find hundreds of
volunteers.
B. He sent
newspapers, magazines and books to Murray.
C. He provided a great number of words
and quotations
D. he went to England to
work with Murray.
63. Why
did Dr. Minor refuse to visit Oxford?
A. He was shut in an asylum
B. He lived far from Oxford
C. He was busy writing a book
D. He disliked traveling
64. Prof. Murray and Dr.
Minor became friends mainly because __________.
A. they both served in the Civil War.
B. They had a common
interest in words
C. Minor recovered
with the help of Murray
D. Murray went
to America regularly to visit Minor
65.
Which of the following best describe Dr. Minor?
A. Brave and determined
B. Cautious and friendly
C. Considerate and
optimistic
D.
Unusual and scholarly
66.
What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The history of the English language.
B. The friendship between Murray and
Minor
C. Minor and the
first Oxford English Dictionary
D.
Broadmoor Asylum and is patients
C
San Francisco has its
cable cars. Seattle has its Space Needle. And,
Longview has its squirrel
bridge. The
bridge, which has attracted international
attention, is now a local landmark.
The
Nutty
Narrows
Bridge
was
built
in
1963
by
a
local
builder,
Amos
Peters,
to
give
squirrels a way to
cross the busy road without getting flattened by
passing cars.
The
original
bridge
was
built
over
Olympia
Way
on
the
west
edge
of
the
library
grounds.
Before
the
bridge
was
built,
squirrels
had
to
avoid
traffic
to
and
from
the
Park
Plaza
office
building where office staff put out a
nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times, Peters
and others
who
worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels
being run over.
One day
Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in
its mouth, and that day
‘
s
coffee break
discussion
turned
into
squirrel
safety.
The
group
of
businessmen
cooked
up
the
squirrel
bridge
idea
and
formed
a
committee
to
ask
the
blessing
of
the
City
Council(
市政会
).The
Council
approved, and
Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere named the bridge
―
Nutty
Narrows
.‖
After
architects designed the bridge, Amos Peters and
Bill Hutch started Construction, They
built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum
and lengths of fire
hose(
消防水带
). It cost 1,000.
It
didn
‘
t
take
long before
reports
of
squirrels
using
the bridge
started.
Squirrels
were
even
seen guiding their
young and teaching them the ropes. The story was
picked up by the media, and
Nutty
Narrows became know in newspapers all over the
world.
In 1983, after 20
years of use, Peters took down the worn-out
bridge. Repairs were made and
crosspieces
were
replaced.
The
faded
sign
was
repainted
and
in
July
1983,
hundreds
of
animal
lovers attended the
completion ceremony of the new bridge.
Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot
wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the
bridge in
memory of its builder and his
devotion to the project.
67. The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built
in order to ________.
A.
offer squirrels a place to eat nuts
B.
set up a local landmark
C. help improve
traffic
D. protect
squirrels
68. What happened over the
coffee break discussion?
A. The
committee got the Council
‘
s
blessing.
B. The squirrel
bridge idea was born
C. A councilwoman
named the bridge
D. A squirrel was
found dead.
69. What does
the underlined phrase
―
teaching them the
ropes
‖
probably means in the
text?
A. passing them a rope
B.
Directing them to store food for winter
C. Teaching them a lesson
D. Showing them how to use
the bridge.
70. Which of the following
is true of the squirrel bridge?
A. It
was replaced by a longer one.
B. It was built from wood and metal
C. it was rebuilt after
years of use
D.
It was designed by Bill Hutch.
71. What can we learn about Amos
Peters?
A. He is remembered for his
love of animals.
B. He donated $$1,000
to build the bridge
C. He was a member
of the City Council
D. He was awarded a
medal for building the bridge.
D
For those who are tired
doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a
washing machine
that can tell you when
your laundry is done via a smartphone
app(application).
Strange
though it may seem
—
―
my wife already does
that
‖
was a common response
among
attendees
viewing
the
device
when
it
was
introduced
at
the
Consumer
Electronics
Show
(CES)
this
week
—
Samsung
is
just
one
of
many
appliance
makers
racing
to
install
(
安装
)
a
large
number of internet-
connected features in machines in an effort to
make them
―
smart
‖
.
Last year, it was a
refrigerator that tweeted. This year,
it
‘
s Wi-Fi-enabled laundry
machines
and
fridges that can tell you when your groceries are
going bad.
The washers and
dryers, available starting in the spring, connect
to any smartphone through a
downloadable application. The phone can
then be used as a remote control, so the machines
can be
turned on and off while their
owners is at work or on the bus.
Samsung says it
‘
s
not just something new
—
the
app connection actually has some practical
uses.
―
If you started to dry
clothes in the morning and forgot to take them
out, you can go to your
phone
and
restart
your
dryer
for
the
time
when
come
home,
so
your
clothes
are
refreshed
and
ready to go,
‖
said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.
The company also says that with
electricity rate(
电价
)varying
depending on the time of day,
more
control over when the machines are used can help
save money.
Perhaps,
but
what
they
will
probably
really
accomplish
is
what
all
good
technologies
do
—
enable
laziness.
Rather
than
getting
up
to
check
on
whether
the
laundry
is
done,
users
will
instead monitor it on their phones
while watching TV
.
72. What can be inferred from the
common response of the attendees at the CES?
A. The machine will be a big success.
B. their wives like doing the laundry.
C. The machine is unrelated to their
life.
D. This kind of technology is
familiar to them.
73. What
can we learn about the new laundry machines?
A. They can tell you when your clothes
need washing
B. They can be controlled
with a smartphone
C. They
are difficult to operate
D. They are
sold at a low price
74. We can conclude
form Samsung
‘
s statements
that ___________.
A. the app connection
makes life easier
B. it is better to
dry clothes in the morning
C.
smartphone can shorten the drying time
D. we should refresh clothes back at
home
75. What is the main idea of the
last paragraph?
A. The laundry should
be frequently checked
B.
Lazy people like using such machines
C.
Good technologies also cause problems
D. Television may help do the laundry.
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Some people believe that a
Robin Hood is at work
，
others
that a wealthy person simply wants
to
distribute his or her fortune before dying. But
the donator who started sending envelopes with
cash to deserving
causes
，
accompanied by an
article from the local paper, has made a northern
German city believe in fairytales
(
童话）
.ks5u
The first envelope was sent to a victim
support group. It contained
?10
，
000 with a cutting
from the
Braunschiveiger
Zeitung
about how the group supported a
woman who was robbed of
her
handbag;
similar
plain
white
anonymous
(
匿名）
envelopes,
each
containing
?10,000,
then
arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelopes keep coming,
and; so far at least ?190,000 has been
distributed. Last month,
one of them
was sent to the newspaper 's own office. It came
after a story it published about Tom,
a
14-year-old
boy
who
was
severely
disabled
in
a
swimming
accident.
The
receptionist
at
the
Braunschiveiger Zeitung
opened an anonymous white envelope to
find 20 notes of ? 500 inside
with a
copy of the article. The name of the family was
underlined.
―I was driving
when I heard the news,
magazine. ―I had
to park on the side of the road; I was
speechless.
The
money will be used to make the entrance to their
house wheelchair-accessible and for a
course of treatment that their
insurance company refused to pay for.
someone
to
act
so
selflessly,
for
this
to
happen
in
such
a
society
in
which
everyone
thinks of himself,
was astonishing,
is a Robin Hood
character, taking from banks to give to the needy.
Henning
Noske
，
the editor of the
Braunschiveiger Zeitung
,
said:
who is about to die. We just do
not know.
city's hero, for fear that
discovery may stop the donations.
56.
The
Braunschiveiger Zeitung
is the name of ______.
A. a
church
B. a bank
C. a newspaper
D. a magazine
57.
Which of the following
is TRUE about the donation to Tom?
A.
The donation amounted to
?190,000.
B.
The donation was sent
directly to
his house.
C.
The money will be used
for his education.
D.
His mother felt astonished at the
donation.
58.
It
can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A.
the donator
is a rich old man
B.
the
donation
will
continue
to
come
C.
the donation
comes from the newspaper
D.
the
donator
will
soon
be
found
out
59.
What would be the best title for the
passage?
A.
Money Is Raised by the Newspaper.
B.
Newspaper Distributes Money to
the Needy.
C.
Unknown Hero Spreads Love
in Envelopes
D.
Robin Hood Returns to the City
B
At exactly
eleven Sir Percival knocked and entered, with
anxiety and worry in every line of
his
face. This meeting would decide his future life,
and he obviously knew it.
―You may wonder, Sir
Percival,
免
除）
from
ray promise to marry you. I am not going to ask
this. I respect my father's wishes too
much. ‖
His face relaxed a little, but one of
his feet kept beating the carpet.
―No, if we are going to
withdraw.(
退出）
from our
planned marriage, it will be because of
your wish, not mine. ‖
she answered.
His face went so pale that even his
lips lost their color. He turned his head to one
side.
―What
change?
ot belong to anyone.
Will you forgive me, Sir Percival, if I
tell you that it now belongs to another
person?
―I wish you to
understand
if you leave me, you only
allow me to remain a single woman for the rest of
my life. All I ask is
that you forgive
me and keep my secret.‖
―I will do both those things,
more.
m our
marriage,‘
，
she added
quietly.
高考资源网
est wish of
my life to marry you, ‖ he
said.
60.
How did Percival feel
during his meeting with Laura?
A. Angry.
B. Calm.
C. Nervous.
D. Excited.
61.
We can learn from the
passage that _____.
A.
Laura had once promised to marry
Percival
B.
Laura's father wished to end her
marriage
C.
Percival had been married to Laura for
two years
D.
Percival asked to be released from the
marriage
62.
The passage is
probably taken out of_.
A.
a novel
B. a
report
C. a
diary
D. an essay
C
Finally, a cell phone
That's
... a phone
With rates as low as $$3.75
per week!
―Well, I finally
did it. I finally decided to enter the digital age
and get a cell phone. My kids
have been
annoying me and the last straw was when my car
broke down
，
and I was stuck
by the
highway for an hour before
someone stopped to help. But when I went to the
cell phone store, I
almost
changed
my
mind.
The
phones
all
have
cameras,
computers
and
a
something or other that's
supposed to spot me from space. Goodness, all I
want to do is to be able
to talk to my
grandkids! The people at the store weren't much
help. They couldn't understand why
someone
wouldn't
want
a
phone
the
size
of
a
postage
stamp.
And
the
rate
plans!
They
were
confusing, and expensive ... and the
contract (
合同）
lasted for two
years! I'd almost given up until
a
friend told me about her new Jitterbug phone.
Now, I have the convenience and safety
of being
about to stay in touch ---
with a phone I can actually use.
”
Affordable
plans that I can
understand
一
and no contract
to sign (
签订）
！
Unlike other
cell
phones
，
Jitterbug has plans
that make sense. Why should I pay for minutes I'm
never going to
use? And if I do talk
more than I plan, I won't find myself with no
minutes like my friend who has
a
prepaid phone. Best of all, there is no contract
to sign
—
so I'm not locked in
for years at a time.
The US-based
customer service is second to none. And the phone
gets service anywhere in the
country.
Monthly Minutes
50
100
Monthly Rate
911 Access
Long Distance Calls
Friendly
Return Policy
$$14.99
FREE
No additional charge
30 days
$$19.99
FREE
No
additional charge
30 days
Call now and receive a FREE gift when
you order. Try Jitterbug for 30 days and if you
don't
love it, just
return
it!
Why wait, the Jitterbug
comes ready
to use right out of the
box. If
you
aren't as happy
with it as I am, you can return it and get your
money back. Call now, the Jitterbug
product
experts
are
ready
to
answer
your
questions.
Call
1-888-809-8794
or
visit
www.
.
63.
What made ―I‖ finally
think of getting a cell phone?
A.
Being stuck
by the highway.
B.
Being urged by his grandkids.
C.
Being
persuaded by cell phone salespersons.
D.
Being attracted by the
friendly return policy.
64.
On the monthly basis of 100 minutes,
the Jitterbug weekly rate is about ____.
A. $$3.75
B.
$$4.99
C. $$14. 99
D. $$19.99
65.
An
advantage of Jitterbug mentioned in the passage is
_____.
A.
its discount price with a free gift
B.
its
reasonable
rate
plans
without
a contract
C.
its
―
global-
positioning‖ system
with 911 access
D.
its good customer service all over
the world
66.
The
main purpose of the passage is to _____.
A.
tell a
customer's story of Jitterbug
B.
provide two
ways to order Jitterbug
C.
give a brief introduction of Jitterbug
D.
attract
potential customers to Jitterbug
D
Do you know how it is when
you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or
how hard
it is to be among people
laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently
it's because we have
mirror neurons
(
神经元）
in our brains.
Put simply, the existence
of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see
someone else do
something, our brains
imitate (
模仿
)it, whether or
not we actually perform the same action. This
explains a great deal about how we
learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports.
But the idea
goes further: mirror
neurons not only appear to explain physical
actions
，
they also tell us
that there
is a biological basis for
the way we understand other people.
Mirror
neurons
can
undoubtedly
be
found
all
over
our
brains
，
but
especially
in
the
areas
which relate to our
ability to use languages
，
and
to understand how other people feel. Researchers
have found that mirror neurons relate
strongly to language. A group of researchers
discovered that
if they gave people
sentences to listen to (for example:
mirror
neurons
were
triggered
as
when
the
action
was
actually
performed
(in
this
example,
actually taking hold of a ball).
Any problems with mirror
neurons may well result in problems with behavior.
Much research
suggests that people with
social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons
which are not fully
functioning.
However,
it
is
not
yet
known
exactly
how
these
discoveries
might
help
find
treatments for social disorders.
Research
into
mirror
neurons
seems
to
provide
us
with
ever
more
information
concerning
how humans behave
and interact(
互动
).Indeed, it
may turn out to be the equivalent
(
相等物
)for
neuroscience of what Einstein's theory
of relativity was for physics. And the next time
you feel the
urge to cough in the
cinema when someone else
does
—
well, perhaps you'll
understand why.
67.
Mirror
neurons can explain _____.
A.
why we cry when we are
hurt
B.
why
we
cough
when
we
suffer
from a cold
C. why we smile when we see
someone else smile
D.
why
we
yawn
when
we
see
someone
else stay up late
68.
The
underlined word
A. set off
B. cut off
C.
built up
D. broken up
69.
We can learn from the passage that
mirror neurons _____.
A.
relate to human behavior and
interaction
B.
control
human
physical
actions
and feelings
C.
result in bad behavior and social
disorders
D.
determine
our
knowledge
and
language abilities
70.
What is the passage mainly about?
A.
Ways to find
mirror neurons.
B.
Problems of mirror neurons.
C.
Existence of mirror
neurons.
D.
Functions of
mirror neurons.
E
Holidays are really important. Many of
us will have childhood memories of summer holidays
where
we
were
taken
away
from
home
to
experience
new
environments
and
learn
in
different
ways.
But holidays are expensive and, for
those on low wages or living on
benefits
，
they are often
unobtainable. Even the cheapest
holidays require travel and other additional costs
that are difficult
for many families to
meet.
For working
parents
，
the long summer
break can be a very difficult problem for
childcare.
When an annual leave
allowance amounts to only five
weeks
，
there is a need to
spread this across
the year. Couples
can find themselves taking leave in turn in order
to care for children who are on
holiday. For
some
，
this makes even an
affordable family holiday difficult.
The schools that I visit in Nottingham
are full of experienced staff committed to giving
our
children
a
caring
and
inspiring
learning
environment.
The
number
of
children
receiving
free
school meals is quite
large in Nottingham and many schools have
breakfast clubs to make sure
that
children
get
a
healthy
start
to
the
day.
Most
schools
undertake
programs
of
group
or
individual
educational
support.
Schools
also
have
an
important
role
in
safeguarding
children
、
welfare
through
the
ongoing
touch
and
support
with
their
pupils.
During
the
long
summer
holidays
，
much of
this is missed.
While
teachers are holidaying in the UK, many of their
pupils spend the whole six weeks on
the
street where they live. The lack of free school
meals for six weeks can result in pressure on a
family budget and an inability to
afford the inspiring experiences that help
children to continue
their learning.
In setting out its plans
for a five-term year, Nottingham City Council
(
委员会）
is seeking to
reduce the summer holiday down to four
and a half weeks, with a. more balanced five terms
of
roughly eight weeks, each followed
by a two-week break. We believe this
w
ill give real ―down
time
for
school
staff
and
pupils
alike
but
will
be
short
enough
not
to
cause
a
real
break
in
learning.
We
acknowledge that this change may be difficult for
some school staff, particularly whose
own children are educated in other
authorities. However, this must be weighed against
the benefits
for city children for whom
we all have the greatest duty of care.
71.
The passage is probably
written by _____.
A. an
experienced teacher
B. a working parent
C. an inspired student
D. a city
council member
72.
The
underlined word
―
they
A. environments
B. holidays
C. wages
D. benefits
73.
It is suggested in the passage that the
summer break be reduced to _____.
A. 2 weeks
B. 4.5 weeks
C. 5 weeks
D. 6 weeks
74.
The plans for a shorter summer holiday
will help students _____.
A.
obtain the cheapest
holidays without additional costs
B.
get a chance to spend,
six weeks a term with teachers in school
C.
benefit more
from the caring and inspiring learning environment
D.
have more
school days to receive free school meals
75.
It can be inferred from
the passage that _____.
A.
working parents can enjoy a five-week
break to care for their children
B.
the suggested plans for a
five-term school year can hardly be carried out
C.
the long
summer holiday gives teachers and students real ―
down time
D.
some school staff will say ―
No
56. C
57. D
58.
B
59. C
60.
C
61. A
62.
A
63. A
64.
B
65. B
66. D
67. C
68.
A
69. A
70.
D
71. D
72.
B
73. B
74.
C
75. D
2012
年陕西
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分
40
分）
第一节（共
15
小题；毎
小题
2
分，满分
30
< br>分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳
选项，并
在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
What brings a nation
together? Of the four choices
—
shared values, language,
history, and
r
eligion, it‘s
shared values. In our latest poll
(
民意调査
), seven out of 16
countries chose values as
the
greatest
factor
(
因索）
bringing
a
nation
together,
and
six
preferred
language.
Both
choices
scored
high
in
the
poll,
suggesting
that
our
values
and
how we express them are closely linked
Still, history was
not
forgotten
in
some
countries,
particularly
in
Mexico
and
Russia.
Even
Canada
and
the
United
States
chose
national
histories
as
the
second-most
important
factor
uniting
their
people.
The
biggest
surprise?
Not
one
country
picked religion as its top choice.
Respect your elders
In most
countries, the oldest
generation
considered
values
more
important
to
a
nation
than
did
those
who
are
under
45 years old.
Do you speak Canadian?
Language
scored
lower
in
Canada
than
in
all
other
countries
polled,
perhaps
because
the
country
speaks
two official languages, French
and English.
Church and state
Most
people
polled
do
not
connect
their
religious
beliefs
to
their
national
pride.
Religion
ranked
last
in
13
countries
—
with
France
scoring it at 1%, the
lowest of
all.
46. According to the poll, what was the
most important factor in bringing a nation
together?
A. Language.
B.
Values.
C. History.
D. Religion.
which country did language score the
lowest in their national pride?
A.
Canada.
B. Mexico.
C.
France.
D. America.
ing
to
the
charts,
shared
values
and
language
were
considered
equally
important
in
.
A.
Australia
B.
Brazil
C. China
D. India
B
Three
Boys and a Dad
Brad closed the door
slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.
Expecting a whole day to
relax, he was
thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch
his favourite TV talk show on his
first
day off in months. ―This will be like a walk in
the park,‖ he‘d told his wife. ―I‘ll look after
the
kids, and you can go visit your
mom.‖
Things started well,
but just after eight o‘clock, his three little
―good kids‖—
Mike, Randy,
and
Alex
—
came do
wn
the stairs in their night clothes and shouted
―breakfast, daddy.‖ When food
had not
appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using
his spoon on Alex‘s head
as if it were
a
drum. Alex started to shout loudly in
time to the beat
（节拍）
. Mike
chanted ―Where‘s my toast,
where‘s my
toast‖ in the background. Brad realized his
newspaper would have to wait for a few
seconds.
Life became worse
after breakfast. Mike wore
Randy‘s
underwear on his head. Randy locked
himself in the bathroom,
while Alex shouted again because he was going to
wet his pants. Nobody
could find clean
socks, although they were before their very eyes.
Someone named ―Not Me‖ had
spilled a
whole glass of orange juice into the basket of
clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had
already started.
By
ten
o‘clock,
things
were
out
of
control.
Alex
was
wondering
why
the
fish
in
the
jar
refused
his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off
his talent by decorating the kitchen wall
with his colour pencils. Randy,
thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the
family room
，
but
closer examination showed that he was
eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his
hands.
Brad realised that the talk show
was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the
daycare centre (
日托所）
.―I
suddenly have to go into work
and
my
wife‘s
away.
Can
I
bring
the
boys
over
in
a
few
minutes?‖
The
answer
was
obviously
―yes‖ because Brad
was smiling.
49. When his
wife left home. Brad expected to
.
A. go out for
a walk in the park
B. watch TV talk show with
his children
C. enjoy his first day off
work
D. read the newspaper to his children
50. Which of the following did Randy
do?
A. Drawing on the wall
B. Eating apple jam
C.
Feeding the fish.
D. Reading in a room
did Brad ask the daycare centre for
help?
A. Because he wanted to clean up
his house.
B. Because he suddenly had
to go to his office
C. Because he found
it hard to manage his boys home.
D.
Because he had to take his wife back
52. This text is developed
.
A. by space
B.
by comparison
C. by process
D. by time
C
Eating too much fatty food, exercising
too little and smoking can raise your future risk
of
heart disease. But there is another
factor that can cause your heart problems more
immediately: the
air you breathe.
Previous studies have linked high
exposure (
暴露）
to
environmental pollution to an increased
risk of heart problem, but two analyses
now show that poor air quality can lead to heart
attack or
stroke
(
中风）
within as little as a
few hours after exposure. In one review of the
research, scientists
found
that
people
exposed
to
high
levels
of
pollutants
(
污染物）
were
up
to
5%
more
likely
to
suffer a heart attack within days of
exposure than those with lower exposure. A
separate study of
stroke
patients
showed
that
even
air
that
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
considers to be of
―moderate‖ (
良好）
quality and
relatively safe for our health can raise the risk
of
stroke as much as 34% within 12 to
14 hours of exposure.
The authors of
both studies stress that these risks are
relatively small for healthy people and
certainly
modest
compared
with
other
risk
factors
such
as
smoking
and
high
blood
pressure.
However, it is important to be aware of
these dangers because everyone is exposed to air
pollution
regardless
of
lifestyle
choices.
So
stricter
regulation
by
the
EPA
of
pollutants
may
not
only
improve environmental air quality but
could also become necessary to protect public
health.
53. The
text mainly discusses the relationship between
.
A. heart problems and air quality
B.
heart problems and exercising
C. heart
problems and smoking
D. heart problems and fatty
food
54. The underlined word ―modest‖
in Paragraph 3 most probably means
.
A. relatively
high
B. extremely low
C.
relatively low
D. extremely high
53. What
can we learn from the text?
A. Eating fatty food has immediate
effects on your heart.
B. The EPA
conducted many studies on air quality.
C. Moderate air quality is more harmful
than smoking,
D. Stricter regulations
on pollutants should be made.
56. The
author‘s purpose of w
riting the text is
most likely to
.
A.
inform
B. persuade
C. describe
D. entertain
D
Spring is coming, and it is time for
those about to graduate to look for jobs.
Competition is
tough, so job seekers
must carefully consider their personal choices.
Whatever we are wearing
，
our
family and friends may accept us, but
the workplace may not.
A high school
newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies
to discourage visible tattoos
(
纹身）
nose rings,
or certain dress styles. It is true you
can‘t
judge a book by its cover, yet
people
do
―cover‖
themselves
in
order
to
convey
(
传递
)certain
messages.
What
we
wear,
including
tattoos
and
nose
rings,
is
an
expression
of
who
we
are.
Just
as
people
convey
messages
about
themselves with their
appearances?
so do companies. Dress
standards exist in the business world
for a number of reasons, but the main
concern is often about what customers accept.
Others may say how to dress is a matter
of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more
about whether to make or lose money.
Most employers do care about the personal
appearances of
their employees
(
雇员
),because those people
represent the companies to their customers.
As a hiring manager I am paid to choose
the people who would make the best impression on
our customers. There are plenty of
well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to
reject someone
who
might
disappoint
my
customers.
Even
though
I
am
open-
minded,
I
can‘t
expect
all
our
customers are.
There
is
nobody
to
blame
but
yourself
if
your
set
of
choices
does
not
match
that
of
your
preferred employer. No company should
have to change to satisfy a candidate simply cause
he or
she is unwilling to respect its
standards, as long as its standards are legal.
57. Which of the following is the
newspaper editor‘ opin
ion according to
Paragraph 2?
A. People‘s appearances
carry messages about themselves.
B. Customers‘ choices influence dress
standards in companies.
C.
Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be
fairly treated.
D. Strange dress styles
should not be encouraged in the workplace.
58. What can be inferred from the text?
A. Candidates have to wear what
companies prefer for an interview.
B.
What to wear is not a matter of personal choice
for companies.
C. Companies sometimes
have to change to respect their candidates.
D. Hiring managers make the best
impression on their candidates.
59.
Which of the following would be the best title for
the text?
A.
Employees Matter
B. Personal
Choices Matter
C. Appearances Matter
D. Hiring Managers Matter
60.
The
auth
or‘s
attitude
towards
strange
dress
styles
in
the
workplace
may
best
be
described
as
.
A.
enthusiastic
B.
negative
C positive
D. sympathetic
第
二节（共
5
小题；毎小题
2
分，满分
10
分）
根据短文内容，
从下框的
A
～
F
选项中选出能概括
每一段主题的最佳选项，
并在答题卡
上将该选项涂黑。选项中有
一项为多余项。
A. Be well-
organised.
B. Close with a Q & A.
C. Don‘t be contradictory.
D. Bring it to a specific end
E. Speak slowly and pause.
F. Drop unnecessary words
Speaking
to
a
group
can
be
difficult,
but
listening
to
a
bad
speech
is
truly
a
tiresome
task
—especially
when
the
speaker
is
confusing.
Don‘t
want
to
confuse
your
audience?
Follow
these suggestions:
61.E
When it comes to understanding new
information, the human brain needs a little time.
First,
we hear the words; then, we
compare the new information to what we already
know. If the two are
different, we need
to pause and think. But a breathless speaker never
stops to let us think about
what he or
she is saying and risks confusing us. Slow it
62.
C
Sometimes we all start a
sentence one way and then switch directions, which
is very difficult
to follow. When you
the audience confuse your listeners with opposing
information, you leave the
audience
wondering
what
part
of
the
information
is
right
and
what
part
they
should
remember.
Instead of relying
and keeping correcting yourself, work to get the
facts clear and straight.
63.
A
Jumping from point to point as it comes
to your mind puts the onus
(
责任）
on your listeners
to make up for
your lack of
organisation. And it‘s confusing for them to
listen, reorganise, and
figure out what
you‘re saying all at once. But going smoothly from
one
point to the next helps
them understand information more
easily. You can arrange things from beginning to
end, small to
large, top to bottom or
by some other order. Just be sure to organise.
64.
F
Repeated use of um, ah, like, you know
and some other useless noises can drive an
audience
crazy. It makes the speaker
sound uncertain and unprepared, and it can leave
listeners so annoyed
that they can‘t
pay attention. Recently I attended a speech that
was marked by so many ums that
audience
members
were
rolling
their
eyes.
Was
anybody
grasping
the
intended
message?
Um,
probably not.
65.
D
Many speakers finish up their speeches
with question-and-answer (Q & A) sessions, but
some
let the Q
& A go on without a clear end. The audience is
often left confused about whether the
meeting is over and when they can get
up and leave. Do your listeners a favour by
setting a time
limit on questions, and
close your speech with a specific
signal
—even if it‘s something simple
like,
―If you have any more questions,
you know where to reach me.‖
Or even more to the point, conclude
your speech with ―Thanks for your time.
‖
第二部分
:
阅读理解
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46. B
47. A
48.D
4
9. C
50. B
51. C
52. D
53. A
54. C
55. D
56. A
57. C
58. B
59. C
60. B
61. E
62. C
63. A
64. F
65.D
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A
、
B
、
C
和
D
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A
One of my wonderful
memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other
gifts, if
came
without wrap
（包装）
.
On
September
11
th
,
1958,
Mum
gave
birth
to
Richard.
After
she
brought
him
home from
hospital, she put him in my lap,
saying,
―I
promised you a
gift, and here it is.
‖
What
an honor! I turned four a month earlier
and none of my friends had such a baby doll of
their own. I
played with it day and night. I sang to
it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how
much I
loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed
empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it.
Mum
wept and
told me that the poor little thing had been sent
to a hospital. It had a fever.
For
several days, I heard Mum
and Dad whispering such words as
―
hopeless
‖
,
―
pitiful
‖
,
and
―
dying
‖
, which sounded
ominous.
Christmas was coming.
―
Don
‘
t
expect any presents this year,
‖
Dad said, pointing
at the
socks
I
hung
in
the
living
room.
―
If
your
baby
brother
lives,
that
‘
ll
be
Christmas
enough.
‖
As
he spoke, his eyes filled
with tears.
I‘
d never seen
him cry before.
The phone rang early on
Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer
it.
From
my
bedroom
I
heard
him
say,
―
What?
He
‘
s
all
right?
‖
He
hung
up
and
shouted
upstairs.
―
The
hospital said we can bring Richard
home!
‖
―
Thank God!
‖
I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my
parents rush out to the car. I had never
seen
them so
happy. And I was also full of joy. What a
wonderful day! My baby doll would
be
home.
I
ran
downstairs.
My
socks
still
hung
there
flat.
But
I
knew
they
were
not
empty; they
were
filled with love!
56. What happened to
the author on September
11
th
, 1958?
A.
He got a baby brother.
B. He got a
Christmas gift.
C. He became four years
old.
D. He received a doll.
57. What does the underlined word
―
ominous
‖
in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Impossible.
B. Boring.
C. Difficult.
D.
Fearful.
58.
Which
word
can
best
describe
the
feeling
of
the
father
when
Christmas
was
coming?
A.
Excitement.
B. Happiness.
C.
Sadness.
D. Disappointment.
59. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A sad Christmas day.
B. Life with a lovely baby.
C.
A special Christmas gift.
D. Memories of a happy family.
B
Top
lists
are
lecturing
people
on
everything
from
―
100
places
to
visit
‖
to
―
100
books to
read
‖
.
Aren
‘
t you just tired of
being told what to do with your time?
Now you have a list to end
all lists!
Take a look at the following
two examples from the list of
―
101 things not to
do
‖
:
Swim with
Dolphins
（海豚）
?
Swimming with dolphins is one of the
world
‘
s most profitable
tourist activities.
However,
not every dolphin will
welcome having their busy, tiring day
interrupted by tourists
screaming
and
pushing around them in the water. Worse yet, when
dolphins get too near to the
boats
loaded with tourists, they
could get caught up in ropes and killed by
propellers
（螺旋
桨）
.
Here
‘
s a little
secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but
actually they
‘
re just
opening
their
mouths.
Go to See the Mona Lisa?
There must be something
about the mysterious
（神秘的）
smile. The 6 million
people
who visit the lady in the
Louvre every year can
‘
t all
be wrong, after all. But they can
be
quite
annoying,
standing
in
front
of
you,
holding
up
their
cameras
to
prevent
you
from
seeing
anything. In fact, it is hard for you
to see the painting clearly because you have to
stay
away
from
it for security reasons. After queuing for hours,
many tourists can remain in front
of the
painting only for 15 seconds at most.
If the mysterious lady in
the picture knew her fate, she
wouldn
‘
t just be smiling,
she
‘
d be
laughing.
So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If
you want to find out more about the list,
read
101
Things Not to Do Before You
Die
. Visit www. not2dobeforeidie. co.
uk and buy the
book at a
20% discount.
60. According
to the passage, swimming with dolphins
.
A.
is the world
‘
s most popular
tourist activity
B. gives fun to both
tourists and dolphins
C. will make
tourists busy and tired
D. can cause
danger to dolphins
61. What does the
author think about going to see the Mona Lisa?
A. It is wrong to go and see the
mysterious smile.
B. It is not as
satisfying as expected.
C. Fifteen
seconds in front of the painting is enough.
D. Queuing for hours is worthwhile.
62.
The
list
of
―
101
things
not
to
do
‖
is
made
most
probably
because
its
author
.
A.
thinks it boring to do the things suggested by
other lists
B. believes other lists are
not humorous enough
C. intends to
persuade people to read more lists
D.
wants to provide a list different from other lists
63. What is the main purpose of the
passage?
A. To advertise a book.
B. To introduce a website.
C. To comment on popular lists.
D. To recommend
tourist activities.
C
There is no better way to enjoy
Scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting
a
little
bit
of
whisky
（威士忌）
at
a
quiet
place
like
the
Inverlochy
Castle.
When
Queen
Victoria
visited
the castle in 1873 she wrote in her diary,
―I
never saw a lovelier
spot.
‖
And she
didn
‘
t
even go fishing.
Scotland is
not
easily defined.
In certain
moments,
this quiet land of
lakes and
grasses
and
mountains
changes
before
your
very
eyes.
When
evening
gently
sweeps
the
hillside into
orange light, the rivers, teeming with
fish, can turn into streams of gold. As you settle
down
with just a
fishing pole and a basket on the bank of River
Orchy, near the Inverlochy
Castle,
any
frustration
（烦恼）
will float away as gently as the
circling water. It
‘
s just
you and
purple,
pink,
white
flowers,
seeking
a
perfect
harmony.
If
you
are
a
new
comer
to
fishing,
learning
the
basics from a fishing guide may leave you with a
lifetime
‘
s fun. For many,
fishing
is more
than a sport; it is an art.
Scotland offers interesting places
where
you can rest after a long
day
‘
s fishing.
Set
against a
wild mountain and hidden behind woodland, the
beautiful Inverlochy Castle
Hotel
below
the
Nevis
is
a
perfect
place
to
see
the
beauty
of
Scotland
‘
s
mountains.
Ben
Nevis is the
highest of all British
mountains, and reaching its 1343-meter top is a
challenge. But
it
‘
s not
just
what
goes
up
that
matters;
what
comes
down
is
unique.
More
than
900
metres
high, on
the mountain
‘
s
north face, lies an all-important source of pure
water. Its name comes
from the
Gaelic language
―
usquebaugh
‖
or
―
water of
life
‖
; and it is the single
most important
ingredient
（原料）
in Scotland
‘
s
best known drink: whisky.
64. The story
of
Queen Victoria is to show that
.
A. the Queen is rich in tour experience
B. the Castle is a good place to go in
Scotland
C. tasting whisky is better
than going fishing
D. 1873 is a special
year for the Queen
65. How is Paragraph
2 mainly developed ?
A. By giving
descriptions.
B. By following time
order.
C. By analyzing causes.
D. By making comparisons.
66. What is Ben Nevis special for?
A. The Inverlochy Castle Hotel.
B. The beauty of its surroundings.
C. The water from the mountain.
D. The challenge up to its top.
67. What is the main purpose of the
passage?
A. To introduce Scottish
traditions to tourists.
B. To show the
attractions of Scotland to readers.
C.
To explore geographical characteristics of
Scotland.
D. To describe the pleasures
of life in Scotland.
D
To
take the apple as a forbidden fruit is the most
unlikely story the
Christians(
基
督徒
)
have ever cooked up. For
them, the forbidden fruit from Eden is
evil
（邪恶的）
. So
when
Columbus
brought
the
tomato
back
from
South
America,
a
land
mistakenly
considered to be
Eden,
everyone
jumped
to
the
obvious
conclusion.
Wrongly
taken
as
the
apple
of
Eden, the
tomato
was shut out of the door of Europeans.
What
made
it
particularly
terrifying
was
its
similarity
to
the
mandrake,
a
plant
that was
thought
to have come from Hell
（地狱）
.
What earned the plant its awful reputation
was its
roots
which looked like a dried-up human body occupied
by evil spirits. Though the
tomato
and the mandrake were quite
different except that both had bright red or
yellow fruit,
the
general population considered them one
and the same, too terrible to touch.
Cautious Europeans long ignored the
tomato, and until the early 1700s
most
of
the
Western
people
continued
to
drag
their
feet.
In
the
1880s,
the
daughter
of
a
well-known plant
expert wrote that the most interesting
part of an afternoon tea at her
father
‘
s house had
been
the
―
introduction of this
wonderful new fruit--- or is it a
vegetable?
‖
As late as the
twentieth
century some writers still classed
tomatoes with mandrakes as an
―
evil
fruit
‖
.
But in the end tomatoes carried the
day. The hero of the tomato was an American
named
Robert
Johnson, and when he was publicly going go eat the
tomato in 1820, people
journeyed
for hundreds of
miles to watch him drop dead.
―
What are you afraid
of?
‖
he shouted.
―
I
‘
ll
show you fools that these
things are good to eat!
‖
Then he bit into the tomato. Some
people
fainted.
But
he
survived
and,
according
to
a
local
story,
set
up
a
tomato-canning
factory.
68.
The
tomato
was
shut
out
of
the
door
of
early
Europeans
mainly
because
.
A. it made
Christian evil
B. it was the apple of
Eden
C. it came from a forbidden land
D. it was religiously unacceptable
69. What can we infer from the
underlined part in Paragraph 3?
A.
The process of ignoring the tomato slowed down.
B. There was little progress in the
study of the tomato.
C. The tomato was
still refused in most western countries.
D. Most western people continued to get
rid of the tomato.
70. What is the main
reason for Robert Johnson to eat the tomato
publicly?
A. To make himself a hero.
B. To remove
people
‘
s fear of the tomato.
C. To speed up the popularity of the
tomato.
D. To persuade people to buy
products from his factory.
71. What is
the main purpose of the passage?
A.
To challenge peopl
e‘
s fixed
concepts of the tomato.
B. To give an
explanation to people
‘
s
dislike of the tomato.
C. To present
the change of peopl
e‘
s
attitudes to the tomato.
D. To show the
process of freeing the tomato from religious
influence.
E
In his 1930 essay
―
Economic Possibilities for
Our Grandchildren
‖
, John
Keynes,
a
famous
economist,
wrote
that
human
needs
fall
into
two
classes:
absolute
needs,
which are
independent of what others have, and
relative needs, which make us feel superior to
our
fellows. He
thought that although relative needs may indeed be
insatiable
（
无止境的）
,
this is
not true
of absolute needs.
Keynes
was surely correct that only a small part of total
spending is decided by
the desire
for
superiority.
He
was
greatly
mistaken,
however,
in
seeing
this
desire
as
the
only
source of
insatiable demands.
Decisions
to
spend
are
also
driven
by
ideas
of
quality
which
can
influence
the
demand for
almost all goods, including even basic
goods like food. When a couple goes out for an
anniversary
dinner,
for
example,
the
thought
of
feeling
superior
to
others
probably
never
comes to them. Their goal is to share a
special meal that stands out from other meals.
There are no obvious limits
to the escalation of demands for quality. For
example,
Porsche, a famous
car producer, has a model which was considered
perhaps the best
sports car
on the market. Priced at over $$120,000,
it handles perfectly well and has great speed
acceleration.
But
in
2004,
the
producer
introduced
some
changes
which
made
the
model
slightly
better
in
handling
and
acceleration.
People
who
really
care
about
cars
find
these small
improvements exciting. To get
them, however, they must pay almost
four times the
price.
By
placing
the
desire
to
be
superior
to
others
at
the
heart
of
his
description
of
insatiable
demands,
Keynes
actually
reduced
such
demands.
However,
the
desire
for
higher
quality has
no
natural limits.
72. According to the
passage, John Keynes believed that
.
A.
desire is the root of both absolute and relative
needs
B. absolute needs come from our
sense of superiority
C. relative needs
alone lead to insatiable demands
D.
absolute needs are stronger than relative needs
73. What do we know about the couple in
Paragraph 3?
A. They want to show their
superiority.
B. They find specialty
important to meals.
C. Their demands
for food are not easily satisfied.
D.
Their choice of dinner is related to ideas of
quality.
74. What does the underlined
word
―
escalation
‖
in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Understanding
B. Increase
C.
Difference
D. Study.
75. The
author of the passage argues that
.
A.
absolute needs have no limits
B.
demands for quality are not insatiable
C. human desires influence ideas of
quality
D. relative needs decide most
of our spending
三、阅读理解
56.A
57.D
58.C
59.C
60.D
61.B
62.D
63.A
64.B
65.A
66.C
67.B
68.D
69.C
70.A
71.C
72.C
73.D
74.B
75. A
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年新课标
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共
15
小题
:
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2
分，满分
30
分
)
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·
A
Are you looking for some
new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try
some of
these places:
.
Visit art museums. They offer a variety of
activities to excite your kids' interest. Many
offer
workshops
for
making
hand-
made
pieces,
traveling
exhibits,
book
signings(
签名
)
by
children's favorite
writers, and even musical performances and other
arts.
. Head to
a natural history museum. This is where kids can
discover the past from
dinosaur
models
to
rock
collections
and
pictures
of
stars
in
the
sky.
Also,
ask
what
kind
of
workshops
and educational programs are prepared for kids and
any special events that are coming
up.
. Go to a
Youtheater.
Look
for one in your area offering plays for child and
family
visitors. Pre-show play shops
are conducted by area artists and educators where
kids
can discover the secret about
performing arts. Puppet (
木偶
)
making and stage
make-up are just a
couple of the special offerings you might find.
Try hands-on science. Visit
one of the many hands-on science museums around
the
country. These science play-lands
are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike.
They'll
keep your child mentally and
physically active the whole day through while
pushing
buttons, experimenting, and
building.. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun
family
science show, commonly found in
these museums.
56. If a child is
interested in the universe, he probably will visit
A. a Youtheater
B. an art
museum
-
C. a natural history
museum
D. a hands-on science museum
57. What can kids do at a Youtheater?
A. Look at rock collections.
B. See dinosaur models.
C.
Watch puppet making.
D. Give
performances.
58. What does
A. Science games designed by kids.
B. Learning science by doing things.
C. A show of kids' science work.
D. Reading science books.
59. Where does this text probably come
from?
A. A science textbook.
B. A tourist map.
C. A
museum guide.
D. A news report.
B
Honey from the
African forest is not only a kind of natural
sugar, it is also delicious.
Most
people, and many animals, like eating it. However,
the only way for them to get that
honey
is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey
from it. Often, these nests are high up in
trees, and it is difficult to find
them. In parts of Africa, though, people and
animals looking for
honey have a
strange and unexpected helper - a little bird
called a honey guide.
The honey guide
does not actually like honey, but it does like the
wax in the beehives (
蜂房
).
The
little
bird
cannot
reach
this
wax,
which
is
deep
inside
the
bees'
nest.
So,
when
it
finds
a
suitable nest, it looks
for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a
loud cry that attracts the
attention of
both passing animals and people. Once it has their
attention, it flies through the forest,
waiting from time to time for the
curious animal or person as it leads them to the
nest. When they
finally arrive at the nest, the
follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey
as the bird patiently
waits and
watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always
falls to the ground, and this is when
the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey
guide likes eating the wax, but it is very
determined in
its efforts to get it.
The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long
distance away. They will
quickly
arrive
whenever
a
beekeeper
is
taking
honey
from
his
beehives,
and
will
even
enter
churches when beeswax candles are being
lit.
60. Why is it
difficult to find a wild bees' nest?
A.
It's small in size.
B. It's hidden in
trees.
C. It's covered with wax.
D. It's hard to recognize.
61. What do the words
A. A
bee.
B. A bird.
C. A honey
seeker.
D. A beekeeper.
62.
The honey guide is special in the way
.
A. it gets its food
B. it goes to church
C. it
sings in the forest
D. it reaches into
bees' nests
63. What can be the best
title for the text?
A. Wild Bees
B. Wax and Honey
C.
Beekeeping in Africa
D. Honey-Lover's
Helper
C
About twenty of us
had been fortunate enough to receive invitations
to a film-studio
（影棚）
to take
part in a crowd-scene. Although our
quite a number of interesting things.
We all stood at the far end of the
studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up
trees at the
edge of a winding soon,
bright lights were turned on and the big movie-
camera was
wheeled into position. The
director shouted something to the camera operator
and then went to
speak to the two
famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the
studio, it came as a surprise to us to
see one of the actors put on a heavy
overcoat and start walking along the path. A big
fan began
blowing tiny white feathers
down on him, and soon the trees were covered in
fans were turned on, and a
made us feel cold.
The
next
scene
was
a
complete
contrast(
对比
).The
way
it
was
filmed
was
quite
unusual.
Pictures taken on
an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass
screen. An actor and actress stood
in
front
of
the
scene
so
that
they
looked
as
if
they
were
at
the
water's
edge
on
an
island.
By
a
simple trick like this, palm trees,
sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been
brought into the
studio!
Since it was our turn next, we were
left wondering what scene would be prepared for
us. For
a full three minutes in our
lives we would be experiencing the excitement of
being film
‖Stars‖!
64. Who is the author?
A. A
cameraman.
B. A film director.
C. A crowd-scene actor
D. A
workman for scene setting
65. What made
the author feel cold?
A. The heavy
snowfall.
B. The man-made scene.
C. The low temperature.
D.
The film being shown.
66. What would
happen in the
A. A new scene would be
filmed.
B. More stars would act in the
film.
C. The author would leave the
studio.
D. The next scene would be
prepared.
D
Grown-ups are
often surprised by how well they remember
something they learned as children
but
have never practiced ever since. A man who has not
had a chance to go swimming for years
can still swim as well as ever when he
gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle
after many
years and still ride away.
He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his
son. A mother who has not
thought about
the words for years can teach her daughter the
poem that begins
little
star
One
explanation
is
the
law
of
overlearning,
which
can
be
stated
as
follows:
Once
we
have
learned something,
additional learning trials increase the length of
time we will
Remember it
In
childhood we usually continue to practice such
skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and
playing baseball long after we have
learned them. We continue to listen to and remind
ourselves of words such as
Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only
learn but overlearn.
The
multiplication
tables(
乘法口诀表
)are an
exception to the general rule. that we
forget rather quickly the things that
we learn in school, because they are another of
the things
we overlearn in childhood.
:: The law of
overleatning explains why
crammingJ(
突击学习
)for an
examination, though
it may result in a
passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn
a college course. By
cramming, a
student may learn the subject well enough to get
by on the examination, but he is
likely
soon to forget almost everything he learned. A
little overlearning, on the other hand, is
really necessary for one's future
development.
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the
main idea of Paragraph 1
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