日本最帅男星:2010年高考英语试题分类汇编——阅读理解3

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(10全国Ⅰ)
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Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he grew up. The property(房产)remained in the ownership of
Shakespeare’s family until 1806. The House has welcomed visitors traveling  from all over the word ,for over 250 years.
◆      Enter though the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeare’s World, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of  Shakespeare.
9:00am to 5:00pm
Sun:9:30am to 5:00pm
Mon to Sat:9:30am to 4:00pm
Sun:10:00am to 4:00pm
◆     Stand in the rooms-where Shakespeare grew up.
Adult  £4. 90
Child  £2. 20
Family £12. 0
(2 adults +up to 3 children)
◆     Discover examples of furniture and needlework  from Shakespeare’s period.
◆     Enjoy the traditional(传统的)English garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poet’s works.
pThe Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map; nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes’ walk).
        The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible(可进入的)to wheelchair user.
The  Shakespeare  Coffee  House (opposite the Birthplace).
56. How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children?
A. $9. 80   B. $12. 00  C. $14. 20  D. $16. 40
57. Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace?
A. Behind the exhibition hall.
B. Opposite the Visitors’ Centre.
C. At Windsor street.
D. Near the Coffee House.
58. A wheelchair user may need help to enter         .
A . the House     B the garden    C  the Visitor’s Centre    D. the exhibition hall
B
EDGEWOOD—Every morning at Dixie Heights High school, customers pour into a special experiment :the district’s first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.
Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries.
By closing time at 9. 20 a. m. , the shop usually sells 90drinks.
“whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schatzman says it was good, ”Christy McKinley , a second year student , announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.
The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.
They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks , which they keep in check registers.
Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.
Not that it was easy. Chevalier’s first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content?
Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition(营养)guidelines.
The whole school has joined in to help.
Teachers agreed to give up their lounge(休息室)in the morning. Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball team helped pay for cups.
59. What is the text mainly about?
A. A best-selling coffee.
B. A special educational program.
C. Government support for schools.
D. A new type of teacher-student relationship.
60. The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to     .
A. raise money for school affairs
B. do some research on nutrition
C. develop students’ practical skills
D. supply teachers with drinks
61. How did Christy McKinley know Ms. Schatzman’s opinion of the chi tea?
A. She met her in the shop.
B. She heard her telling others.
C. She talked to her on the phone.
D . She went to her office to deliver the tea.
62. We know from the text that Ginger Gray       .
A. manages the Dixie PIT program in Kenton County
B. sees that the drinks meet health standards
C. teaches at Dixie Heights High School
D. owns the school’s coffee shop
C
Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws(爪)on its wings when young . They build their homes about 4. 6m above the river ,an important feature(特征)for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.
In appearance,the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside . The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature ,though, is only found in the young.
Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip . Using these four claws ,together with the beak(喙),they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly ,they lose their claws.
During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.
63.What is the text mainly about?
A.Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.
B.The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.
C.Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.
D.The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.
64.Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that        .
A.they look like young cuckoos
B.they have claws on the wings
C.they eat a lot like a cow
D.they live on river banks
65.What can we infer about primitive birds from the text?
A.They had claws to help them climb.
B.They could fly long distances.
C.They had four wings like hoatzins.
D.They had a head with long feathers on the top.
66.Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?
A.To find more food.
B.To protect themselves better.
C.To keep themselves warm.
D.To produce their young.
D
Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tall you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did
It best . Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned
Most quickly to baseline heart rates . With pets in the room ,people also made fewer math mistakes
Than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more released (放松)around
Pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don’t judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwesterm Memorial Hospital spent a
Year studying 36 fat people and were put on a diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of
56 fat people without pets were put on a diet program. On average,people lost about 11 pounds,
Or 5% of their body weight . Their dogs did even better,losing an average of 12 pounds,more then
15%of their body weight . Dog owners didn’t lose any more weight than those without dogs but ,say
Researchers,got more exercise overall –mostly with their dogs –and found it worth doing.
67.What does the text mainly discuss?
A.What pets bring to their owners
B.How pets help people calm down
C.people’s opinions of keeping pets
D.Pet’s value in medical research
68.We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if
____________
A.he has a pet companion
B.he has  less stress of  work
C.he often dose mental arithmetic
D.he is taken care of by his family
69.According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?
A.They have lower blood pressure.
B.They become more patient.
C.They are less nervous.
D.They are in higher spirits.
70.The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that
A.people with dogs did more exercise
B.dogs lost the same weight as people did
C.dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D.people without dogs found the program unhelpful
E
There were smiling children all the way. Charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave hack.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.
I looked forward to the return journey.
71. The author expected the train trip to be
A. adventurous
B. pleasant
C. exciting
D. dull
72. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
A. The friendly country people.
B. The mountains along the way.
C. The crowds of people in the streets.
D. The simple lunch served on the train.
73. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
A. choose
B. enjoy
C. prepare for
D. carry on
74. Where was the writer going?
A. Johore Baru.
B. The Causeway.
C. Butterworth.
D. Singapore.
75. What can we learn from the story?
A. Comfort in traveling by train.
B. Pleasure of living in the country.
C. Reading gives people delight.
D. Smiles brighten people up.
56-60 BCABC
61-65 CBDBA
66-70 DAACA
71-75 DABCD
A篇
56. 选B。根据第二个表格中Family £12. 0 (2 adults + up to 3 children),即是一家人(2个成年人+至多3个小孩)需要£12. 0。
57. 选C。根据第二个表格右边第一段最后几个单词nearest is Windsor Street (3 minutes' walk).
58. 选A。根据第二个表格右边第二段The House may present difficulties but the Visitors' Centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible(可进入的) to wheelchair user. “对于轮椅使用者来说,可能进入房子有些困难,但是游客中心,展览厅还有花园都可以进入。”
B篇
59. 选B。考查文章主题大意。主要看首段customers pour into a special experiment: the district's first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs和第五段最后the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school. 文章主要讲的是一个特殊的教育项目。
60. 选C。第五和第六段说明这个教育项目是为学生走出社会做准备的,所以主要是锻炼学生的实际动手能力。
61. 选C。第四段,考查hang up的意思“挂电话”。
62. 选B。倒数第三段。
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63. 选D。考查文章主题大意。纵观全文,文章主要讲的是hoatzin麝雉,这种鸟类的外貌以及生活习性。
64. 选B。根据第一段has claws(爪)on its wings when young,和第三段可知,hoatzin在幼年期是有爪子的,而长大学会飞之后就没有了。
65. 选A。关键是primitive“原始的,早期的”的意思。第三段第二句话。
66. 选D。最后一段最后一句话。
D篇
67. 选A。考查主题大意。根据首段,很多研究表明,宠物可以降低血压,提高、心脏病恢复的几率,减少孤独感和传播快乐。
68. 选A。根据第一段,参见上题解析。
69. 选C。第二段最后一句话,和宠物在一起人们感到更加的放松。
70. 选A。最后一段最后一句话,虽然狗主的体重没有多大变化,但是却比没有养狗的人得到更多的锻炼,因为是和他们的狗在一起,他们认为很值得。
E篇
71. 选D。根据第二段,作者是第一次坐长途火车,带了很多杂志看,可以看出作者一开始认为坐火车是dull(乏味的)。
72. 选A。根据第一段,马来西亚人很热情,总会微笑着在站台上对火车里的陌生人挥手,欢迎乘客来到马来西亚。作者很感动。
73. 选B。参照第71题。作者开始并不享受火车之旅。
74. 选C。倒数第二段,Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. 火车在Butterworth停下来。
75. 选D。文章主要讲述作者从看到马来西亚人总会在站台上笑对火车里的陌生人挥手后,心情由无聊、乏味变成高兴。可以看出,微笑能让人提起精神。
(10江苏)
Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of current answers. That question is “What’s your name?” Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct.
Have you ever wondered about people’s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?
People’s first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones.
Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”.
The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小溪);someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.
Other early surnames came from people’s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter — a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter  —a person who made pots and pans.
The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter’s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.
Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.
Some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. English-speaking people added –s or –son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.
56. Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover?
A. Places where people lived.
B. People’s characters.
C. Talents that people possessed.
D. People’s occupations.
选B,根据文中4,5,6三段可知只有B选项未提及
57. According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _______.
A. owned or drove a cart
B. made things with metals
C. made kitchen tools or contains
D. built houses and furniture
选C文中第六段potter-a person who made pots and pans,可知potter 意为一个制作茶壶和平底锅的人,由此推断选C
58. Suppose and English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named _______.
A. Beatrice Smith
B. Leonard Carter
C. George Longstreet
D. Donald Greenwood
选D根据文中倒数第2段可知一些人取名是根据特征而来。比如灰色头发的人取名john Gray,高个的人取名john Tallman. 所以根据题意,居住在森林旁边的人取名为Donald Greenwood
59. The underlined word “descendants” in the last paragraph means a person’s _____.
A. later generations
B. friends and relatives
C. colleagues and partners
D. later sponsors
选A 根据最后一段第一二行“some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. The Johnsons are descendants of John可知descendants指的是后代
It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderndss(荒野)
In Alaska,the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago,because hunters were killing hundreds 0f them forsport . However.1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur.So the woIf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply.
A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food.Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life.When the deer can’t find enough food,they die.
If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer,their prey(猎物)will disappear some day.And the wolves will.too.So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecology.If we killed more wolves,we would save them and their prey from dying out.We’d also  save some farm animals.
In another northern state,wolves attack cows and chickens for food.Farmers want the  government to send biologists to study the problem.They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small woIf population.
If you had lived long ago,you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous  wolf.According to most stories,hungry wolves often kill people for food.Even today,the stories of the“big bad woIf'"will not disappear.
But the fact is wolves are afraid of people.and they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell.When wolves eat other animals,they usually kill the very young.or the sick and injured . The strongest survive . No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the weak members had lived.And has always been a law of nature.
Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves,we say it is nonsense!Researchers  have found wolves and their prey living in balance.The wolves keep the deer population from  becoming too large,and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life.
The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used bv people.Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs.the wolves can’t always find enough food . So they travel to the nearest source,which is often a farm.Then there is danger.The“big bad wolf”has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next.
60.According to the passage,some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the
following reasons EXCET that            .
A.there are too many wolves
B.they kill large numbers deer
C.they attack cows and chickens for food
D.they destroy the wilderness plant life
选D根据文中小标题For killing wolves 第一段第三行“so the wolf population has increased”第三段第一句和第四段第一句话,可知选项D不是原因
61.Some people are against killing wolves because           .
A.wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wildemess
B.there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness
C.there are too many deer in the wilderness
D.wolves are afraid of people and never attack people
选A小标题Against killing wolves 中第三段最后一句
62.According to those against killing wolves,when wolves eat other animals,        .
A.they never eat strong and healthy ones
B.they always go against the law of nature
C.they might help this kind of animals survive in nature
D.they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness
选C 小标题Against killing wolves 中第二段最后两行可知强者生存,弱者淘汰是自然法则
63.The last sentence“And everyone knows what happens next”implies that in such cases     .
A.farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away
B.woIves will kill people and people will in turn kill them
C.wolves will find enough food sources on farms
D.people will leave the areas where wolves can live
选B 文中最后一段可知狼居住的地方被人类占据,它们就会跑到就近的农场等地吃人,那么人类就会反过来杀死它们
C
While there are no restrictions on zhe amount of money that you can bring across the border. you must report to both the US and Canadian border  services amounts equal to or greater than $10. 000.
Less than 48 hours: $ 200 US
48 hours or more:  $ 800 US duty-free personal exemption.
next $ 1. 000 US at 3%
Including up to 100 cigars and 100 cigarettes.
Less than 24 hours: $ 50 CAN
48 hours or more:  $ 400 CAN
Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.
7 days or more:      $ 750 CAN
Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.
A valid passport or passport card, or a NEXUS card.
(A NEXUS card is a Trusted Traveler Program that provides quick travel for pre-approved,low risk travelers through special lanes. )
A recent Washington State, New York or BC driver’s license.
Note: Children 15 years of age and younger require only a birth certificate or copy. (Certified copies are not required but are advised. )
A valid passport, an Air NEXUS card, or a U. S. Coast Guard Merchant
Marine Document.
64. If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods,how much should he pay tax on when returning home?
A. $ 800 CAN       B. $750 CAN     C. $ 400 CAN     D. $ 50 CAN
选D。 根据文中Canadians Returning To Canada 的要求$750 CAN是免税的,所以只需交$50 CAN的关税
65. For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada,how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1. 600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?
A. $ 24 US          B. $ 48 US       C. $52 US       D. $ 200 US
选A. 根据文中Americans Returning To the US 的要求$800 US 免税,而next $1000US at3% 得知除800以外的800到1000以内需交3% 800乘以3%=24
66. What documentation should a couple with a 7-year-old child carry when they drive a car from
Canada to America?
A. A BC driver’s license, an Air NEXUS card, and a birth certificate.
B. An Air NEXUS card, a U. S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document, and a birth certificate.
C. Two vaild passport crads and a certified copy of a birth certificate.
D. A NEXUS card, a U. S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document. ,and a certified copy of a birth certificate.
选C 根据题目中hey drive a car from Canada to America,用排除法可排除两项A,B,而D错在a certified copy
Imagine,one day,getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours,and then,after a full day of work,going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.
Sounds unusual,doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic,with the development of China’s high—speed railway system.And that’s not a11.China has an even greater high—speed railway plan—to connect the country with Southeast Asia,and eventually Eastern Europe.
China is negotiating to extend its own high·-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years,eventually reaching London and Singapore.China has proposed three such projects.The first would possibly connect Kunming with  Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia.Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan,and possibly to Germany.The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.
If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward,people could zip over from London to Beiling in under two days.
The new system would still follow China’s high—speed railway standard.And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour,almost as fast as some airplanes.
China’s bullet train(高速客车),the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou,already has the   World’s fastest average speed.It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours.
Of course,there are some technical challenges to overcome.There are so many issues that need to be settled,such as safety,rail gauge(轨距),maintenance of railway tracks.So,it’s important to pay attention to every detail.
But the key issue is really money.China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on  domestic railway expansion.
China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital  investment.Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development.
It’11 be a win-win project. For other countries,the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business,tourism and so on,not to mention the better communication among those countnes.
For China,such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources,but would also help develop China’s far west.We foresee that in the coming decades,millions of people will migrate to the western regions,where the land is empty and resources unused.With high-speed trains,people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11.And they’11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.
67.China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because      .
A.China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions
B.China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways
C.China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries
D. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation,business and tourism
选B在文章倒数第二段中有明确答案
68.According to the passage,the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is      .
A.technical issues
B.safety of the system
C.financial problems
D.maintenance of railway tracks
选C . 在文章第8段看到 There are so many issues that need to be settled. . . 及第9节中 But the key issue is really money
69.Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed  railway plan?
A.Critical.    B.Reserved.    C.Doubtful     D. Positive.
选D . 尽管在文章第8,9段中 提到存在的问题,但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持的态度
70.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A.New Railway Standards
B.Big Railway Dreams
C.High—speed Bullet Trains
D.International Railway Network
选B. 贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想
第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
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For more than twenty years scientists have been seeking to understand the mystery of the‘‘sixth sense"of direction.By trying out ideas and solving problems one by one,they are now getting closer to one answer.
One funny idea is that animals might have a built-in compass(指南针).
Our earth itself is a big magnet(磁体).So a little magnetic needle that swings freely lines itself with the big earth magnet to point north and south.When people discovered that idea about athousand years ago and invented the compass,it allowed sailors to navigate (航海)on
oceanvoyages, even under cloudy skies.
Actuallly the idea of the living compass came just from observing animals in nature.
Many birds migrate twice a year between their summer homes and winter homes.Some of them fly for thousands of kilometers and mostly at night.Experiments have shown that some birds can recognize star patterns.But they can keep on course even under cloudy skies.How can they do that?
A common bird that does not migrate but is great at finding its way home is the homing pigeon.Not all pigeons can find their way home.Those that can are very good at it,and they have been widely studied.
One interesting experiment was to attach little magnets to the birds’ heads to block their  magnetic sense—just as a loud radio can keep you from hearing a call to dinner.On sunny days, that did not fool the pigeons.Evidently they can use the sun to tell which way they are going.But on cloudy days,the pigeons with magnets could not find their way.It was as if the magnets had blocked their magnetic sense.
Similar experiments with the same kind of results were done with honeybees.These insects also seem to have a special sense ot direction.
In spite of the experiments,the idea of an animal compass seemed pretty extraordinary.How  would an animal get the magnetic stuff for a compass?
An answer came from an unexpected source.A scientist was studying bacteria that live in the mud of ponds and marshes.He found accidentally little rod-like bacteria that all swam together in one direction—north.
Further study showed that each little bacterium had a chain of dense particles inside,which proved magnetic.The bacteria had made themselves into little magnets that could line up with the earth’s magnet.
The big news was that a living thing,even a simple bacterium,can make magnetite.That led to a search to see whether animals might have it. . By using a special instrument called magnetometer,scientists were able to find magnetite in bees and birds,and even in fish.In each animal,except for the bee.the magnetic stuff was always in or closer to the brain.
Thus.the idea of a built—in animal compass began to seem reasonable.
Passage outline
Supporting details
The existence of the earth magnet and the invention of the navigating compass
◇Our earth is a big magnet and a little freely (71)   ▲  magnetic needle lines itself with the earth magnet to point north and south.
◇(72)   ▲   on the idea above, the navigating compass was invented.
The possibility of birds’ built-in compasses
◇ One piece of evidence is the (73)   ▲    of many birds between their summer homes and winter homes.
◇ Birds can recognize star patterns on clear nights and keep on course (74)   ▲     under cloudy skies
The  (75)   ▲     on pigeons’ and bees’ built-in compasses
◇Little magnets were tied to the pigeons’ heads to (76)   ▲     their magnetic sense.
◇The pigeons’ magnetic sense seemed to be affected on (77)   ▲    days.
◇Similar things with the same results were done with bees.
The  (78)   ▲     of the magnetic stuff for the animal compass
◇Little rod-like bacteria were found by chance to swim together in the direction of (79)   ▲    .
◇Some animals had a chain of dense magnetic particles in or close to the (80)   ▲     inside their bodies.
71. swinging       72 . Based          73. migration      74 . even        75. experiments/tests/study/research             76. block      77. cloudy    78. discovery           79. north          80 . brain(s)
(陕西)
A
This month Dr. Jeffers is answering questions about the human brain and how it works.
Dear Dr. Jeffers,
One of my colleagues, Felix Moeller, told me that scientists are learning to use computer to ‘read minds’. Is there any truth to this story/
—Jane Leon, New York, USA
Dear Ms. Leon,
Well, a lot of research is being conducted in this area, but so far, the brain scanning equipment and corresponding computer programs haven’t been able to actually read thoughts. In one experiment, test subjects(受试者)were connected to scanning equipment and shown two numbers on a screen. They were then asked to choose between adding or subtracting(减)the two numbers. Using this method, researchers were able to follow brain processes and make the correct assumptions(假设)70 percent of the time. It’s not quite mind reading, but it’s certainly a first step.
—Dr. J.
Dear Dr. Jeffers,
My three-year-old son loves it when I dig my fingers into his sides and tickle (胳肢)him until he laughs uncontrollably. The other day I noticed him trying to tickle himself but he couldn’t do it. Why not?
—Glenn Lewis, Vancouver, Canada
Dear Mr. Lewis,
It’s because of how the brain works. The brain is trained to know what to pay attention to and what to ignore. It causes us to ignore physical feelings we expect to happen, but it causes a mild panic reaction when there is an unexpected feeling. For example, you don’t notice how your shoulder feels while you’re walking down the street. But if someone comes up behind you and touches you lightly on the shoulder, you may jump in fear. It’s that unexpected part that causes the tickle reaction.
—Dr. J.
46. What can we learn from the answer to the first question?
A. Some equipment is able to read human minds.
B. Some progress has been made in mind reading.
C. Test subjects have been used to make decisions.
D. Computer programs can copy brain processes.
47. People laugh when tickled by others because the feeling is _______.
A. unexpected        B. expected        C. comfortable        D. uncomfortable
48. Who has got a little child according to the text?
A. Ms. Leon          B. Mr. Lewis        C. Mr. Moeller        D. Dr. Jeffers
49. According to the text, Jeffers is probably _______.
A. a computer programmer                B. a test subject
C. a human brain expert                   D. a medical doctor
【文章导读】本文是一篇报刊新闻,大意是说明本月内心理专家Jeffers博士将做客本报心理咨询栏目,回答读者提出的各种问题。
46. B. 【解析】推理判断题。根据第一个问题的应答的最后一句可以推断出本题选B。
47. A. 【解析】推理判断题。由问题二的应答句中but it causes a mild panic reaction when there is an unexpected feeling. 可知本题选A。
48. B. 【解析】推理判断题,根据问题二可知本题选B。
49. C. 【解析】推理判断题。根据本报道的栏目一可知本题选C。
B
Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World
(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Scaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dive in after him.
“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast. ”
Duret, an engineer on vacation ,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling  into the water . He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant ,he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said . Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from cookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism he was leaving the next morning .
“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same ting. ”
50. Why was Duret in New York?
A. To meet his girlfriend              B. To work as an engineer
C. To spend his holiday               D. To visit the Andersons.
51. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
A. He was interviewed by a newspaper
B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes
C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance
D. He disappeared from the spot quickly
52. Who divide after Duret into the river to save the little girl?
A. David Anderson   B. A passer-by    C. His girlfriend     D. a taxi driver.
53. When was duet most probably found to be the very hero?
A. The day when he was leaving for home.
B. A couple of days after the girl was rescued
C. The first day when he was in New York
D. The same day when he was interviewed.
【文章导读】本文是一篇新闻报道,大意是说明一位法国游客从冰冷的河水里救了一位落水儿童,他的这一勇敢行动感动整个纽约市。
50. C. 【解析】推理判断题。根据第五自然段的首句可知本题选C。
51. D. 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选D。
52. A. 【解析】细节理解题。由第三自然段的首句可知本题选A。
53. B. 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二自然段可以推断出本题选B。
C
The 1900 house
The bowler family was one of more than 400 families who applied to 1900 house, a reality TV shout which took a typical family back a hundred years to se how people lived in the days before the internet, computer games and even electricity.
The bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone, computers, TV, or fast food. The bowlers wore clothes from 1900, are only food available in English at that time, and cooked their meals on a single stove. Paul bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform. The children changed their clothes on the way to and from school and their classmates didn’t know about then unusual home life. Joyce stayed at home, cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time, though everything took three times as long.
So does Joyce think that people’s lives were better in the old days?
“I think people in the old days had just ad many troubles and worries,” Joyce said.
And I don’t think their life was better or worse, there were lots of things back then that
I’m happy I don’t have to deal with nowadays, but on the other hand life was simpler. ” “We had a lot more time with our family, and it was hard being nice to each other all the time,” eleven-year-old Hilary said.
So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?
Paul, 39:” telephone and a hot shower”
Joyce, 44:” a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on”
Hilary, 11:” rock CD”
Joseph, 9:” hamburger and computer games”
54. While the Bowler family was living in 1900 house, _____.
A the mother spent more time on housework
B the two children wore the then clothes for school
C they prepared their meals together on a stove
D they ate simple foods they had never seen
55. According to Paragraph 4, what’s Joyce’s opinion about life in 1900?
A There were fewer problems for the family
B Life was simpler but worse than it is now
C There were things she liked and disliked
D The family had more time to stay together
56. What would Hilary expect most from modern life in the three months?
A To play computer games             B. To make phone calls
C To listen to music                  D. To chat on the Internet
【文章导读】在英国,Bowler一家有幸成为400户体验20世纪初期人们日常生活的家庭之一,在这项体验活动中Bowler住进那个时期的房子,没有电话,电脑,电视,快餐身穿那个时代的服饰,通过这为期三个月的体验活动,他们一家人对于现在的生活有了更深的理解。
54. A. 【解析】推理判断题。根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选A。
55. C. 【解析】推理判断题。在本自然段中Joyce谈到了她对当时生活的感受,有褒有贬,由此可知本题选C。
56. C. 【解析】推理判断题。根据Hilary,11:rock CD一句可以推断出她想听音乐,故本题选C。
When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual(个人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?
This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer.
For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.
57. What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. messages     B. ideas          C. connections         D. programs
58. According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?
A. Companies rely on e-mail for communications.
B. More people in the world communicate by e-mail.
C. Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.
D. More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.
59. According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?
A. The business                 B. The advertiser
C. The employee                D. The consumer
60. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To inform                B. To educate                C. To persuade                     D. To instruct
【文章导读】随着网络信息技术的发展,越来越多的人们实用网络邮箱来传递信息,但现在垃圾邮件的泛滥已经成为网络用户们深恶痛绝的事情,人们呼吁立法来阻止垃圾邮件的泛滥。
57. A. 【解析】词义猜测题。根据本文中的e-mail一词以及endless series of advertisements可以推断出correspondence在此处意思是:信件,垃圾邮件,由此可知本题选A。
58. D. 【解析】推理判断题。由第二自然段中的As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. 一句可知本题选D。
59. D. 【解析】推理判断题。根据本段的最后一句可知本题选D。
60. C. 【解析】推理判断题。通读全文可知本文作者摆出了垃圾邮件的危害,其目的是说服立法人员尽快出台法律阻止垃圾邮件的蔓延,故本题选C。
第二节(共5小题,每小题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。选项中有一项为多余项。
A Gift giving proven to be valuable.
B. Memories from gift giving
C. Moments and events for gift giving
D. Various functions of gift giving
E. Gift giving as a wasteful practice
F. Gift giving as a two-way social activity
Gift Giving
61. C
There are many occasions(场合) for giving gifts in modern industrialized societies; birthdays, naming ceremonies, weddings, anniversaries, New Year, It is common to give gifts on many of these celebrations in western cultures. In addition, special events, such as one’s first day of school or graduation from university, often require gift fiving.
62.  F
What is happening when we give gifts? Most important, we are exchanging gifts. If someone gives me a gift for my birthday, I know that I am usually expected to give one on his or her next birthday. A gift builds up or confirms a social obligation(义务).
63.  D
Gifts tighten personal relationships and provide a means of communication between loved ones. People say that a gift lets the recipient(接受者) know we are thinking of them, and that we want to make the person “feel special. ” We want people to feel wanted, to feel part of our social or family group. We give presents to say “I’m sorry. ” Sometimes it is difficult for us to find a present that someone will like. Sometimes we give things that we like or would frrl comfortable with. In all these cases, the gifts are sending out messages-often very expressive ones.
64. B
People tend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way. A woman whose mother had died years ago described the many gifts around her house. These were gifts that her mother had given her over the years: “I appreciate these, and they mean something to me,” the woman said, “because I remember the occasions they were given on, and that they were from my mother, and the relationship we’ve had. ” The gifts remain and keep the relationship alive in mind. This woman felt the same way about the gifts she gave to others. She hoped that the recipients would look at here gifts in years to come and
65. A
Emotions(情感)like these suggest that a positive spirit still lies behind gift giving. They prove that the anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was wrong to say that modern western gift giving is highly wasteful. Studies in Canada and elsewhere have also shown that this is not the case. Each gift is unique even if so many are given. The emotional benefit for those who exchange gifts is the very reason for the tradition to continue.
61. C. 【解析】根据本段首句中的occasions和最后一句中的special events可知本段大意选C。
62. F. 【解析】由本段的最后一句可知推断出本段大意选F。
63. D. 【解析】根据本自然段的主题句——最后一句可知本题选D。
64. B. 【解析】根据本段首句可以推断出本段大意是说明礼物可以给予人们美好的会议,故选B。
65. A. 【解析】有本段末句可以推断出本题大意选A。
书面表达
【写作指导】本题要求是应用文写作,材料比较详细,信息量大,这对于考生发挥很有好处,考生需要在写作之前认真审题,弄清材料的具体要求,命题的意图和写作的目的,认真组织语言,并注意行文的逻辑性,连贯性和书写的整齐,以及卷面的整洁度。
(10全国Ⅱ)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【总体评析】纵观五篇阅读,可以说是这套试卷比较容易的部分,相信多数考生这部分会有一份得心应手的轻松心情。与往年比较而言,总体难度低于去年。失分率会小,学生做得相对轻松。词汇量不大,语篇不长。A篇回忆宠物狗;B篇度假也可谋生;C篇北京滑雪热潮;D篇世界上最凉爽的宾馆信息查找题;E篇文字的起源和运用。
A
When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. Ore of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us . People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.
41. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?
A. Look at them sadly.    B. Keep them company.
C. Play games with them.  D. Touch them gently.
42. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.
A. world eat anything when hungry   B. felt sorry for her mistake
C. loved playing hide-and-seek       D. disliked the author’s dad
43. Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?
A. She was treated as a member of the family.
B. She played games with anyone she liked.
C. She was loved by everybody she met.
D. She went everywhere with the family.
44. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.
A. smiled    B. barked    C. rushed to them    D. tried to be funny
45. Which of the following best describes Brownie?
A. Shy      B. Polite     C. Brave    D. Caring
这是一篇大家比较熟悉的一个话题:“宠物”。这篇文章文字简单,情节具有生活化的特点。就总体而言,考生能理解和掌握它的大意:说明了宠物惹人喜欢、可爱。
从选材和文字特点方面可以看出,这篇文章通俗易懂,不“偏”不“怪”。如果感觉完形难度偏大的学生在做这道试题时,会相对轻松。
41. B
分析:理解文章具体信息;
从第一段“she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them”暗示出它的表现方式,选择B,keep them company(陪伴他们)
42. B
分析;理解文中的具体信息
从第二段结尾句“she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes”可以推断出它为做错的事感到悲伤
43. C
分析:考查学生的判断和推理能力。
通过全文的理解,和倒数第二段的提示 “There were many times when…. ”总有很多时候,可以推断出它为人们所喜爱
44. A
分析:理解文中具体信息,情节推断
文中 “Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. ”是解释,有趣的是:“露出牙齿”吓到了大家,其实它是在“笑”
45. D
分析:考查学生的概括和判断能力。
上下文的描写突出love each and everyone,第三段中She was just the most lovable dog都做出了暗示。
B
When you’re lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses(压力) of the world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish something!
Here lies the problem for travel writer and tood critic(评论家),Edie Jarolim “I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things,” Jarolim said. Now you can read her travel advice everywhere in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her there books, The Complate Idiot’s Travel Guide to Mexican Beach Resarts.
……writing began some eight years ago. After getting a PhD in English in Canada, she took a Test Frommer’s travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After working at Frommer’s, Jarolim workedfor a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodor’s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U. S. that she moved there.
Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road. The rest of the time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arigona.
As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information. Sure, it’s great to write about a tourist attraction, but you’d better get the local(当地的)museum hours correct or you could really ruin someone’s vacation.
46. Which country does Jarolim live in now?
A.Mexico    B.The U. S.    C.The U. K.    D.Canada
47. What is most difficrlt for Jarolim?
A.Working in different places to collect information
B.Checking all the facts to be written in the guides
C.Finishing her work as soon as possible
D.Passing a test to write travel guides
48. What do we know about Jarllim from the text?
A.She is successful in her job
B.She finds her life full of stresses
C.She spends half of her time traveling
D.She is especially interested in museums
49. What would be the best title for the text?
A.Adventures in Travel Writing
B.Working as a Food Critic
C.Travel Guides on the Market
D.Vacationing for a Living
B篇阅读理解的文字风格略显诙谐,Hi, stop! 但有实际的描述了一个很普遍的谋生问题:谋生在Jarolim身上既是度假休闲,又是写作和评论的源泉。这是一篇展示生活的文章。
从文字设计上看,影响考生理解完整意思的因素可能是专有名词和对话的插入,但是如果避开障碍,处理好这些内容,整篇文章文字比较通顺流畅。难度并不大。但是在47、48题的理解上,部分考生会出现问题。
46. B
:考查细节
文章第三段提示 “then Fodor’s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U. S. that she moved there. ”
47. B
:理解文中具体信息
文章最后一段第一句 “As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information. ” 提示
48. A
:作出简单判断和推理
根据全文的介绍,说明这是一种成功的生活方式
49. D
:考主旨大意
提示在文章第一段结尾句 “Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish something!”和第二段第二句 “but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things,”说明了没有想到“度假也可以谋生”的欣喜之情。
C
Thousands of people living in the Chinese eapital will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year by heading for the ski resorts(滑雪场). Never mind that Beijing’s dry weather seldom produces now. It is cold enough in winter for snow-making machines to make a covering for the hills north to the capital. And the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class has formed the basis for this New craze(热潮).
Since Beijing’s first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed an astonishing increase. There are now more than a dozen resorts. Clothes markets in the city have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections. Mr. Wei, a manager of a newly-opened ski resort in Beijing, sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe. In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China. But many are in faraway areas of the country and can’t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe.
Beijing’s sking craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private(私有的)cars. This has led to the growth of a leisure industry in the capital’s suburbs(郊区). which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people. According to Mr. Wei,About 40% of the visitors to his resort some in their own cars. The rest are bused in by schools, businesses or government offices.
The problem is making money. Starting ski resorturequires quite a lot of money:hiring land from the local government,preparing the hills,buying snow machines,making sure there are enough water and electricity to run them,and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers. The ski resort where Mr. Wei works cost nearly $4m to set up. And,as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea,many others rush in and price wars break out. Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world,though with most people rather new to the sport, expecting a few more doing the same job.
50. What does this text mainly talk about?
A.Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars
B.Skiing as a new way of enjoying one’s spare time
C.Things to be considered when starting a ski resort
D.A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing
51. Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Burope?
A.To visit more ski areas
B.To ski on natrual snow
C.For a large collection of ski suits
D.For better services and equipment
52. The underlined words”leisure industry”in Paragraph 3 refer to
A.transport to ski resorts
B.production of familycars
C.business of providing spare time enjoyments
D.part-time work for people living in the suburbs
53. What is the main problem in running a ski resort?
A.Difficulty in hiring land
B.Lack of business experience
C.……ski resorts.
D.Shortage of water and electricity
C篇阅读理解属于一篇社会新闻的报道。报道北京首都的庆祝新年的活动-----滑雪。介绍了滑雪胜地的一些情况。这篇文章看似新闻报道,但是与百姓生活息息相关,文字简单,偶尔有构词法,语篇略长。但是不妨碍绝大多数考生对整篇文章的完全清楚地理解。尤其是试题选项均可以在原文中找到直接句子即该题答案。52、53小题,容易理解出错。
50. B
:考查主旨大意
注意选项的四个提示性的中心词 A. Convenience B. Skiing C. Things to be considered D. A suddent increase of 确定文章核心主旨是关于skiing故选择B
51 C
:通过细节信息,理解意图和态度
文中提到 “But many are in faraway areas of the country and can’t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe. ” 其中match正是对比之意。说明在设备和服务反面,远远无法与欧洲的滑雪胜地相媲美
52. C
:词义推测
承接上文 “the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class…”;下文 “the sport has enjoyed an astonishing increase”可知。第50题的选项B “…a new way of enjoying one’s spare time”中也暗示了这是一个提供娱乐的行业
53 C
:根据细节信息,做出简单判断和推理。
文中 “And,as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea,many others rush in and price wars break out”作了提示。中国的跟风现象,导致价格大战
D
Coolest Hotels in the World
Ariau Amazon Towers
The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan suit which is large enough for a big family. You’ll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.
Prices, starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to$3000 for the Tarzan Suite.
For more information, visit the website:http://www. ariautowers. com
The Ice Hotel
Every winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built. Each year,world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. You’ll have your choice between hot or cold romms,but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.
Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one.
For more information, visit the website:http://www. icehotel. com
Propeller Island
Propeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German tist. Each room provides you with the promibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furmiture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. You’ll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.
Prices:starting at just $91 a night,and an additional person for only 20 extra dollars.
For more information , visit the website:http://www. propeller island. com
For information about other cool hotels in the world ,visit the website:
http://www. bahamabeachclub. com
54. What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?
A.You can sleep in the houses     B.You can choose any of the towers
C.It is designed for big families    D.Every room has a walkway
55. For two persons spending a night in one of these hotels,they have to pay at least
A.$111    B.$182    C.$600    D.$636
56. Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there exists a hotel the sea?
A.http://www. icehotel. com    B.http://www. ariautowers. com
C.http://www . propeller-island. com    D.http://www. bahamabeachclub. com
57. Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?
A.Propeller Island City Lodge    B.Ariau Amazon Towers
C.The Ice Hotel               D.Bahama Beach Club
D篇阅读理解是一篇旅游手册特点的文章,侧重考查信息查找。描写了Coolest Hotels in the World,介绍了各自的特点、价格和信息咨询方式,更加突出了该篇的旅游手册的特点。
该篇文章文字也比较容易,试题设计迷惑度不大。直接可以查找到答案。
54. A
:理解文中具体信息
从 “The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. ”可以得出答案
55. A
:理解文中具体信息
价钱最少的是 “starting at just $91 a night,and an additional person for only 20 extra dollars. ”作出了提示
56. D
:理解文中具体信息
文章最后一节有提示
57. C
:理解文中具体信息
在 “The Ice Hotel” 中 “Each year,world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice…”的提示
E
How words came into being is unknown. All we assume is that some early men invented cortain sounds,in one way or another,to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things,so that they could talk with each other. Later they agreed upon certain signs,called letters,which could be put together to show those sounds,and which could be written down. Those sounds,whether spoken or written in letters,are called words.
The power of words,then,lies in their associations-the things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience;and the longer we live,the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past;and the more we read and learn,the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings. This clever use of words is what we call literary style. Above all,the real poet is a master of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music,and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use then correctly,or they will make our speech silly and common.
58. We learn from the text that language might have begun with(    )
A.expressions    B.actions    C.signs    D.sounds
59. What is mainly discussed in Faragraph 2?
A.The ……of new words      B.The importance of old words
C.The relation of human experience with words
D.The gradual change and development of words
60. In the last paragraph,what does the anthor suggest that we should do?
A.Use words skilfully    B.Make musical speeches
C.Learn poems by heart   D.Associate with listeners
E篇阅读理解是一篇说明文,阐述文字的起源和运用。给我们呈现了文字从起源到现在对我们生活、思想和智慧发展的影响。建议巧妙运动和注意遣词,促进文字的发展。
58. D
:作出简单判断和推理
文中第一段的第二句 “All we assume is that some early men invented cortain sounds,in one way or another…”作出了提示。说明sounds很可能是最初的语言雏形
59. C
:段落主旨概括
第二段首句 “The power of words,then,lies in their associations-the things they bring up to our minds. ”The relation等同于文中的associations
60. A
:理解作者的意图和态度,理解主旨要义 “We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use then correctly,or they will make our speech silly and common. 作者所举例证及用词的感情色彩可知,作者鼓励我们用词的技巧,如同文学作品,诗文等一样,要注重遣词。
第二节  根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
W:Hi ,John
M:  Hi,Lucy
W:  Yes,I’m required to tell a story in English before the lesson begins.
M:  Oh,I see
W:  You’re right. I need to practice on the stage before they all come
M:
W:  Yes,here,in my pocket……Oops,where is it?
M:  Don’t worry
W:  No,not in the bag,either. I’m afraid . I left it at home.
M:
W:  Aha!It’s just the key to the classroom!Thank you so much.
A.Glad to see you
B.What’s the story about?
C.What’s that around your neck?
D.Maybe you put it in your schoolbag
E.Do you have the key to the classroom
F.You’re goying to school rather early today
G.So you want to get to the classroom earlier to make some preparation?
【解析】该题难易度小,与往年持平,难度不大。
61.F.由下句又before lesson begins,故知对方“早走”rather early更合理。
62.G.承接上句的回答,make some preparation。
63.E.根据最后可知the key to the classroom,in my… where is it?及yes回答。影视对方就钥匙提出的问题。
64.D.由下句对No, not in the bag, either. 作了进一步的解释可知是暗示是否在书包schoolbag里。
65.C.后文Aha!It’s just the key to the classroom!表达了找到钥匙的欣喜之情可知脖子上挂的就是班级的钥匙。
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A
It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ——there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. ”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
51. The author says “I’m so glad I did. ”(in Para. 2)because __________.
A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing
B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea
C. he experienced the rescue of the whales
D. he spent the weekend with his family
52. The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.
A. the shape of the harbour
B. the arms of the bay
C. the still water in the channel
D. the long coast line
53. The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.
A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long
B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough
C. she had no other whales around to turn to for help
D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction
54. what is the theme of the story?
A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness
B. Fishing provides excitement for children
C. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals
D. It’s vital to protect the environment
51. C
:考查学生的推理能力
“I’m so glad I did”是个承上启下的句子,为后文做了铺垫。只要读懂后文所讲的内容,简单概括一下,不难得出答案
52. B
:细节理解
从 “it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance. ”可以得出答案
53. D
:细节理解
从 “She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ” 可以得出答案
54. A
:考查主旨大意
从文章最后一段可以概括出来
B
For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?
Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness. And of course. the  teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped
In this article. I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over         unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right, It doesn’t matter what the topic is –politics. The taws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg –the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong. for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something — and  therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress
55. Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict?
A. Both can continue for generations.
B. Both are about where to draw the line
C. Neither has any clear winner
D. Neither can be put to an end
56. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.
B. The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict
C. The teens cause their parents of misleading them
D. The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents
57. Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ________.
A. give orders to the other
B. know more than the other
C. gain respect from the other
D. get the other to behave properly
58. What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
A. Causes  for the parent –teen conflicts
B. Examples of the parent –teen war.
C. Solutions for the parent –teen problems
D. Future of the parent-teen relationship
55. B
:细节理解
从 “Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?”可以得出答案
56. A
:细节理解
从 “In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness. ”和 “except oppositely”可以得出答案
57. C
:细节理解
题干的关键词是want to be right because,回原文定位到最后一个自然段的“Third, needing to be right”. 原文接着往下看“It doesn’t matter what the topic is – politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg - the point of these arguments is to prove that you are  right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority – someone who actually knows something – and therefore to command respect. ” 这句话虽然看起来很复杂,但在新概念的课堂上老师们反复强调阅读长难句时,如果遇到插入语可以跳过不看,这里破折号中间的内容均为插入语,将其省略,句子就会变得简单的多。又由于题干是对原因的提问,这里我们只用重点看for后面的内容,“for both wish to be considered an authority and therefore to command respect”,正确答案为C。
58. C
:考查学生的概括能力
原文第三段说 “In this article. I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. ”清楚地说明了文章的结构,先分类阐述家长与孩子之间矛盾的三种情况,然后给出解决方法,因此答案为C
C
They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories (配饰). Yet these are girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies. A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favoring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.
Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert, said, “Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s. In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter. It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years — now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to. Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly. ”
Professor Twigg analyzed family expending(支出)data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the same—and 5 or 6 per cent of spending—the amount of clothes bought had risen sharply.
The professor said, “Clothes are now 70 per cent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East. In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from, but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere. Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them. ”
Fashion designer Angela Barnard, who runs her own fashion business in London, said older women were much more affected by celebrity(名流) style than in previous years.
She said, “When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties, they want to follow them. Older women are much more aware of celebrities. There’s also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change their look, and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties. When I started my business a few years ago, my older customers tended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women. My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago. ”
59. Professor Twigg found that, compared with the 1960s, _______.
A. the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%
B. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%
C. people spend 30% less than they did on clothes
D. the amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%
60. What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion?
A. They are often ignored by fashion designers.
B. They are now more easily influenced by stars.
C. They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion.
D. They are more interested in clothes because of their old age.
61. It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because
A. they get tired of things more quickly
B. TV shows teach them how to change their look
C. they are in much better shape now
D. clothes are much cheaper than before
62. Which is the best possible title of the passage?
A. Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans
B. The More Fashionable, the Less Expensive
C. Unexpected Changes in Fashion
D. Boom of the British Fashion Industry
59. A
:细节理解
从 “The professor said, “Clothes are now 70 per cent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East. In the 1960s”可以得出答案
60. B
:细节理解
从 “When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties, they want to follow them. Older women are much more aware of celebrities. ”可以推断出答案
61. D
62. A
:考查主旨大意
D
This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.
Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling. The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of him. The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text. I’ve seen it again and again :some-one who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.
Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly(透彻地) and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion(激情) regarding history to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across. To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts. As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind. Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.
My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.
These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.
63. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.
A. gain knowledge and expand one’s view
B. understand the meaning between the lines
C. experts ideas based on what one has read
D. gets information and keeps it alive in memory
64. The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.
A. requires great efforts
B. demands real passion
C. is less natural than learning maths
D. is as natural as learning a language
65.  What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?
A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory.
B. There is too much discussion on studying science.
C. The style is too serious.
D. It lacks new information.
66. This passage can be classified as________.
A. an advertisement
B. a book review
C. a feature story
D. A news report
63. C

题干的关键词是goal of reading,回原文定位到第二自然段,第二自然段有两处出现了关键词,一处说“The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. ”,另一处说“the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text. ” C选项正好与第二处原文相呼应,题干里的goal of reading呼应原文的aim of reading,C项的express ideas呼应原文的express the information,based on what one has read呼应原文的information you have got from the text。虽然我们不可否认读书的目的也包括A和D两个选项提到的获取知识,扩大视野,但由于原文没有提及,所以不能成为正确选项。
64. A
65. D
:细节理解
从第三段可以得出答案
66. B
:考查文章体裁
通过阅读每段的首句,不难发现第一自然段讲本书的写作对象(This brief book is aimed at high school students),二、三自然段讲本书的写作内容(The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics … only a third of the book remains after that discussion …),第四自然段是作者对本书的评价(My other comment is that …),最后一段总结,向读者推荐这本书(I recommend it to any student and any teacher)。把握住了全文的结构,就不难看出这篇文章是一篇书评了。因此正确答案为B。
E
Have you winterized your horse yet? Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild, many animals are still hibernating(冬眠). It’s too bad that humans can’t hibernate. In fact, as a species, we almost did.
Apparently, at times in the past, peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation. So writes Graham Robb, a British scholar who has studied the sleeping habits of the French peasants. As soon as the weather turned cold people all over France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months on end.
In line with this, Jeff Warren, a producer at CBC Radio’s The Current, tells us that the way we sleep has changed fundamentally since the invention of artificial(人造的) lighting and the electric bulb.
When historians began studying texts of the Middle Ages, they noticed something referred to as “first sleep”, which was not clarified, though.  Now scientists are telling us our ancestors most likely slept in separate periods. The business of eight hours’ uninterrupted sleep is a modern invention.
In the past, without the artificial light of the city to bathe in, humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves around midnight. The late night period was known as ”The Watch” It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals, although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbours.
According to some sleep researchers, a short period of insomnia(失眠) at midnight is not a disorder. It is normal. Humans can experience another state of consciousness around their sleeping, which occurs in the brief period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning. This period can be an extraordinarily creative time for some people. The impressive inventor, Thomas Edison, used this state to hit upon many of his new ideas.
Playing with your sleep rhythms can be adventurous, as anxiety may set in. Medical science doesn’t help much in this case. It offers us medicines for a full night’s continuous sleep, which sounds natural; however, according to Warren’s theory,it is really the opposite of what we need.
67. The example of the French peasants shows the fact that________.
A. people might become lazy as a result of too much sleep
B. there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habits
C. people tended to sleep more peacefully in cold weather
D. winter was a season for people to sleep for months on end
68. The late night was called “The Watch” because it was a time for people______.
A. to set traps to catch animals
B. to wake up their family and neighbours
C. to remind others of the time
D. to guard against possible dangers
69. What does the author advise people to do?
A. Sleep in the way animals do.
B. Consult a doctor if they can’t sleep.
C. Follow their natural sleep rhythm.
D. Keep to the eight-hour sleep pattern.
70. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To give a prescription for insomnia.
B. To urge people to sleep less.
C. To analyze the sleep pattern of modern people.
D. To throw new light on human sleep.
67. B
:推理题
本题是对“论点—论据”的考查,即考查该事例用来证明何种观点。题干的关键词是example of the French peasants,回原文定位到第二自然段。该论据与第一自然段的论点 之间有一个衔接过渡句,In fact, as a species, we almost did. 这里的did指代上文提到的hibernate,因此本题正确答案为B。
68. D
:细节理解
从 “It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals, although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbours. ”可得出答案
69. 答案C
:细节理解
从 “Playing with your sleep rhythms can be adventurous, as anxiety may set in “可以得出答案
70. D
:主旨大意