普是特涅夫:2010年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语(北京卷)

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2010年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
英语(北京卷)
本试卷共15页，共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：听力理解(共三节，30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1. What does the man want to be in the future?
A. A soldier.           B. A lawyer.          C. A teacher.
2. What does the girl want?
A. Sweets.            B. Books.            C. Pencils.
3. When did the two speakers plan to meet Jane?
A. At2:00.            B. At2:15.           C. At2:30.
4. what will the woman do tonight?
A. Go to the park. B. Play basketball. C. Work at a bookstore.
5. what is the woman doing?
A. Offering help.
B. Asking for information.
C. Making an introduction.
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where do the two speakers work?
A. At a store.          B. At a hotel.         C. At a school.
7. Where does the woman come from?
A. Brazil.             B. Australia.          C. Singapore.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is the weather like in the north tonight?
9. What is the high temperature in the south tomorrow?
A. 15°C.              B. 20°C.              C. 23°C.
听第8段材料，回答第l0至12题。
10. What motivates the man to employ local people?
A. To help the local business.
B o To increase the local employment rate.
C. To reduce the number of workers from other places.
11. What will the man probably do in the future?
A. Set up a new company.
B. Run a training course.
C. Lead an easier life.
12. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Supplier and customer.
B. Manager and secretary.
C. Interviewer and interviewee.
13. What rule should you follow if you want to enter the sports complex?
A. Wear appropriate shoes.
B. Register on the notice board.
C. Make an appointment with a coach.
14. How much is the buffet?
A. ￡4.              B. ￡8.               C. ￡10.
15. What is the purpose of the announcement?
A. To introduce a playing field.
B. To introduce a holiday camp.
C. To introduce a fruit market.
第三节(共5小题；每小题l.5分，共7.5分)
听下面一段对话，完成第l6至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。
Customer Complaint Form(客户投诉表)
Customer
Thompson Electronics
Problem
A  16    delivery：
● Printers ordered：25 HW  l7
● Printers delivered：25 HW56
Cause
A computer  l8    problem
Solution
(解决方案)
●Post the correct order  l9  delivery
·Put a$300  20  0n the customer’S account
第二部分：知识运用(共两节，45分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，共15分)
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2010年高考北京卷的单项填空15个小题涉及了时态语态（22、24、26、28）、虚拟语气（34）、情态动词（23）、非谓语动词（21、25）、名词性从句（31、32、33）、定语从句（27）、状语从句（30）、介词（29）、冠词（35）。
今年单选最大的特点是考点集中：动词相关考点八道题目；从句相关考点五道题目，只有两道细节考点。具体如下：
1、时态考点以四道题目（其中一道和被动语态相结合）位居榜首，这一点承习了去年的局面。
2、非谓语动词的两道题目都是对基本点的考查，分量显得略轻。
3、情态动词的考查设定在特定的情境中，没有任何悬念。
4、虚拟语气重出江湖。以对话体给出，混合时间的虚拟句，有一定难度，考查学生对非真实条件句的整体把握。
5、名词性从句独放异彩，出题数量之多，覆盖面之广堪称往年之最。宾语从句、表语从句、主语从句各出一道。
6、定语从句只有一道，但考查的不是基本点。
7、唯一的一道状语从句也不是对常见从属连词的考查。
8、从2006年开始，介词考点每年都会光顾北京卷，今年考的是常见介词的基本点。
21.          at my classmates' faces, I read the same excitement in their eyes.
A. Looking       B. Look      C. To look        D. Looked
21. 答案：A
考点：本题考查非谓语动词。
解析：look与句子主语I为主动关系，因此用looking.
22. In the spoken English of some areas in the US, the "r" sounds at the end of the words       .
A. are dropped                   B. drop
C. are being dropped             D. have dropped
22. 答案：A
考点：时态和语态
解析：the "r" sounds应该使用被动。
23. ---Good morning. I've got an appointment with Miss Smith in the Personnel Department.
--Ah, good morning. You         be Mrs. Peters.
A. might         B. must       C. would         D. can
23.答案：B
考点:本题考查情态动词在语境中的运用。
解析：第一个说话人说和史密斯小姐有约，那下面的人就回应说，"那您一定就是Mrs. Peters了"因此排除A,C.D
24. --I'm not finished with my dinner yet.
--But our friends      for us.
A. will wait      B. wait       C. have waited    D. are waiting
24. 答案：D
考点:本题也是在语境中考查学生对时态的灵活运用。
解析：第一个说话人说"我还没吃完饭呢"，而下面的人则说"但是我们的朋友们都在等我们了"根据第一个人还没进行完吃饭的动作，而第二个人又开始催促，我们得知朋友们此时正在等他们。所以用进行时are waiting更符合句意。
25. I'm calling to enquire about the position      in yesterday's China Daily.
A. advertised                    B. to be advertised
C. advertising                   D. having advertised
25. 答案：A
考点:本题考查非谓语动词。
句意：我打电话来咨询下昨天中国日报上刊登职位的信息。
解析：the position肯定是被advertise，此处的分词可以理解为一个定语从句which was advertised
26. --I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you. Did you say you wanted to return on September 20?
--Sorry, I      myself clear. We want to return on October 20.
A. hadn't made                  B. wouldn't make
C. don't make                   D. haven't made
26. 答案：D
考点: 时态
解析：上文说没听清是几号回来。而下文则说很抱歉我没说清楚。根据句意我们只能选didn't make或者haven't made.那落在选项中我们只能选择D。A. hadn't made过去完成时表过去的过去，不符合题意。B. wouldn't make过去将来时时态不正确。C一般现在时不正确。
27. Children who are not active or        diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.
A. what          B. whose     C. which         D. that
27. 答案：B
考点: 本题考查定语从句关系副词的选择。
解析：不爱运动或者饮食热量偏高的孩子们会很快发胖。较简单。本定语从句不缺成分，为主系表结构，因此只能在考虑填关系副词。A中的What不能引导定语从句。选B. whose谁的，符合题意。
28. It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they __ for me.
A. had done      B. did        C. would do       D. were doing
28. 答案：A
考点:本题考查过去完成时和一般过去时的区别。
解析：整个句子时态用的是一般过去时，我能够表示感谢就已经是过去，而他们对我的帮助则是过去的过去。因此选A。
29. Would you mind not picking the flowers in the garden? They are     everyone's enjoyment.
A. in            B. at         C. for            D. to
29. 答案：C
考点:本题考查enjoyment的习惯用语。
解析：for enjoyment为了寻求乐趣。例如：We work in the garden for enjoyment.我们为寻求乐趣而在园子里劳作。
30.         they decide which college to go to, students should research the admission procedures.
A. As           B. While     C. Until          D. Once
30. 答案：D
考点:本题考查连词。
解析：此题重在句意的判断。"一旦学生们决定了去哪所大学读书，他们就得研究下办理入学的手续。"A. As当；因为...B. while做连词强调一件事发生时另外一个动作正在进行；C. Until直到...D. Once一旦。因此选D
31. I want to be liked and loved for           I am inside.
A. who          B. where      C. what          D. how
31. 答案：C
考点:
解析：我想别人喜欢我是因为我的内在。也就是我inside的品质。只有what可以指代是什么。很多同学误选A，错误的用中文语言习惯去做英文题。
32. Part of the reason Charles Dickens loved his own novel, David Copperfield, was __ it was rather closely modeled on his own life.
A. what         B. that       C. why          D. whether
32. 答案：B
考点:本题考查表语从句。
解析：从句不缺成分，因此用that来引导。句意：狄更斯喜欢他自己的小说大卫科波菲尔的部分原因是小说创作非常贴近他本人的真实生活。
33.          some people regard as a drawback is seen as a plus by many others.
A. Whether       B. What      C. That           D. How
33. 答案：B
考点: 本题考查主语从句。
句意：一些人眼中的缺点是别人眼中的优点。
解析：从句中缺宾语，只能用B. what来引导.  C.中的That引导主语从句不做成分。
34. --The weather has been very hot and dry.
--Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now! And my vegetables   .
A. wouldn't die                  B. didn't die
C. hadn't died                   D. wouldn't have died
34. 答案：D
考点:本题考查虚拟语气中队过去的虚拟。
解析：第二个说话人的If条件句是我们选择正确答案的关键。要是当时下雨了，现在的情况就好的多了！我的蔬菜也就不会死了。过去没有下雨，所以我的蔬菜干死了也是发生在过去。而将句子还原则为If it had rained even a drop, my vegetables wouldn't have died.
If+ had done,主句为couldn’t/ shouldn't/ wouldn't have done.
35. First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get __ second chance to make __ first impression.
A. a; the         B. the; the     C. a; a            D. the; a
35. 答案：A
考点: 冠词
解析：很多同学错在第二个空to make a first impression上了。在做题的时候不够细心，因为此题的句意是：第一印象是最持久的。总之，你永远不可能有第二个机会去再给别人留一次第一印象。本题强调的重点是第二个机会a second chance;第二次留一个第一印象，make a first impression. first为干扰因素。
若句意改变为：你没有机会去改变你的第一印象You never get a second chance to change the first impression。此处再填the就合情合理了。
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,   36   she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my   37  . She wanted to know how I thought we should   38   things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew   39   about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her   40  . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to   41   them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how   42   I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl's   43   that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it   44  !"I began to take   45  . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be   46   upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and   47   create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was   48   in the program
as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I   49   I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team   50   Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also   51   a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to   52   what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be   53  . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her   54   in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined   55  .
36. A. and           B. yet            C. so             D. for
37. A. opinion       B. impression     C. information     D. intention
38. A. make         B. keep           C. handle         D. change
39. A. anything       B. something      C. everything      D. nothing
40. A. questions      B. comments      C. explanations    D. remarks
41. A. hold          B. follow         C. evaluate        D. form
42. A. happy         B. lively          C. reliable        D. punctual
43. A. message       B. motto          C. saying         D. suggestion
44. A. again         B. more          C. instead         D. later
45. A. steps          B. control         C. charge         D. risks
46. A. improved      B. acted          C. looked         D. reflected
47. A. easily         B. carefully       C. confidently     D. proudly
48. A. introduced     B. recognized     C. identified      D. considered
49. A. confirmed     B. decided        C. realized        D. acknowledged
50. A. with          B. below         C. of             D. by
51. A. developed     B. discovered     C. took           D. fostered
52. A. accept        B. care           C. judge          D. wonder
53. A. bored         B. lazy           C. sad            D. afraid
54. A. trust          B. patience       C. curiosity       Do interest
55. A. accessible     B. enjoyable      C. possible        D. favorable
36.B考察连词及句子理解。前面unpleasant voice 和 direct way of speaking是消极意向,后面encouraging 和 inspiring是积极意向,因此需填转折连词,四个选项中A表并列,C表结果，D表原因，只有B选项yet表转折。
37.A 考察名词及篇章理解。第二段第二句话“她想知道我认为我们该怎样处理事情”直接提示了这个空应该选观点opinion这个词. 第二段倒数第四句话中也出现了这个词从而验证了其正确性。B. impression 印象、C. information 信息、D. intention 意图均不符合题意。
38.C 考察动词及篇章理解。根据文章主线选择“处理”事情。考纲要求考生掌握handle 的两种意思，名词是“柄、把”，动词是“处理”，这里考察后者。A, 做、创造 B 保持 D改变 均不符题意。
39.D 考察代词及句子理解。开始我不知如何回答是因为我对舞台设计“一无所知”。 know nothing about sth 对某事一无所知。
40.A 考察名词及篇章理解。解题关键词是本句的 ”respond 回答、响应”, 线索是第二段第一句中的 “ask 提问”及第四句中的“answer 回答”， 因此这里填 “question 问题”这个词。BD选项是评论，C是解释，不符题意。
41.D 考察动词及篇章理解。本句的them指代opinions 。form opinion形成观点 。hold opinion持有某种观点，form 是个变化的状态，hold是个持续的状态，根据文意推断作者开始并没有观点，由于她相信我有观点所以我形成了观点，强调形成这个过程，另外Begin to后接有变化感的词，故选form不选hold. B. follow 遵照,C .evaluate评估与题意差别较大。
42.C 考察形容词及句子理解。解题线索在后半句 “so I began to show up to paint more and more ” 作者做的事情变多是Mrs. Neidl信任的结果，说明我是个可信赖（reliable）的人,C选项符合题意。其他三个选项happy 高兴的 lively活泼的和 punctual 准时的都不能表达出这种合理的因果关系。另外迷惑性较大的lively通常用来形容物。
43. B考察名词及句子理解。引号里是一句鼓励性质的话，而且前面“that year”也是线索，说明这话是她的motto座右铭。迷惑性较大的C选项saying是谚语的意思，往往是人们长期形成的对生活及经验的总结，强调群体性及时间性，故不合适，message 信息，suggestion 建议，不合题意。
44.D 考察副词及篇章理解。本题难度较大，解题关键词是介词“over”，表覆盖。选择later 可以理解为“如果没有画好，稍后可以再画一次覆盖在之前的画上。” more更多， Instead 代替， 不合题意。迷惑性最大的是again.表示“再一次、又一次”但是放在这里与over意思重复，paint over it later相当于 paint it again, 故不选A。
45.D 考察名词及篇章理解。take risks 固定搭配，冒险。通读全文发现作者是开始很不自信，第四段开头也提示了作者“shy” ,“quiet”,因此动笔画画对他来说是个冒险，是自我突破的过程，文章最后一段也提到了take chances冒险，因此选D。take steps是采取措施、步骤的意思，与文章主题不搭，control 和 charge 都有控制的意思，不合题意。
46.A 考察动词及句子理解。Improve upon 改进。线索是本段开头的座右铭“试试吧，我们永远可以重画一次。”因此不存在失败，只存在改进。Act upon按照、对…起作用，look upon 看待、考虑，reflect upon  考虑、回顾，均不符题意。
47.C 考察副词及篇章理解。本段主要描写了作者从不敢做到敢做的过程，根据前文提示作者曾很不自信，后来在的鼓励下自信地拿起了画笔，因此选confidently. A easily 容易的。作者超越自我的过程并不容易。B carefully 小心地。创作并不是个小心翼翼的过程。D Proudly 骄傲地。文章中没有任何体现。
48.B 考察动词。Be recognized as“被公认为、被承认”。 Introduce 介绍、引入，be identified as“ 被确定是”，有验证身份的意思，be considered as “被认为、被当作”。其中 be recognize as 有“被大家承认、被普遍接受”的意思，表意更准确。
49.C 考察动词。解题关键词是“want ”。作者意识到自己想要的是什么，所以用realized. 迷惑项是decided 决定。可以说决定要什么，但不可以说决定想什么，因为想法是不可控制的。Confirm 证实 acknowledge 承认，与题意差别较大。
50.A 考察介词。Being with sb 与某人在一起。这里不能选of是因为全文第一句话，Mrs. Neidl是“ one of the directors”，所以不能说是她的团队。Below 和 by 搭配错误。
51.B 考察动词。发现了一项爱好和一个未知的世界，选discovered. 迷惑项是developed , 这个词可以与interest 连用表示形成了某种爱好，但是不可以与world连用表示“形成一个未知世界，”故排除。Take interest 取利，foster 培养，均不合适。
52.B 考察动词及篇章理解。“她教会我不要去在乎别人认为我该怎么做”，care 在乎，符合文意。Accept 接受，judge 判断 ，wonder 怀疑 均不合文意。
53.D 考察形容词及句意理解。Be afraid害怕。前面说Take chance 冒险，后面理所当然说不要怕（失败），而且前文反复出现了afraid 这个词，是全篇的关键词。Bored 无聊的，lazy 懒惰的，sad 伤心的，在文中均无体现。
54.A 考察名词及篇章理解。Trust 信任。通读全文会发现文中多次提到Mrs. Neidl对作者的信任，并在第三段明确使用了trust这个词，因此推断出答案。Patience 耐心，curiosity好奇心，interest兴趣，文中均无体现。
55.C考察形容词及篇章理解。“她对我的信任激励我完成以前认为不可能的事情”， “never imagined possible” 等于 “imagined impossible.” 认为不可能的，贴合文意。Accessible 容易取得的 enjoyable 有趣的 favorable 有利的赞同的 均不合文意。
第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并
在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Goldie's Secret
She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We're moving house.'; "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.
I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given
her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.
That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.
By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her. '
I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.
56. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house?
A. Shocked.          B. Sympathetic.    C. Annoyed.      D. Upset.
57. In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie        .
AI felt worried                          B. was angry
C. ate a little                            D. sat by the fire
58. Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she       .
A. saw her puppies                      B. heard familiar barking
C. wanted to leave the author              D. found her way to her old home
59. The passage is organized in order of ­        .
A. time             B. effectiveness    C. importance     D. complexity
B
Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume (简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues (问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.
So why is he looking for a way out?
He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.
The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.
He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for him, too, isn't it?
So your reporter has set me thinking.
Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists---everyone--is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find someone who can.
60. What does the writer think of the reporter?
A. Optimistic.     B. Imaginative.    C. Ambitious.     D. Proud.
61. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?
A. Finding the news value of his stories.   B. Giving him financial support.
C. Helping him to find issues.            D. Improving his good ideas.
62. Who probably wrote the letter?
A. An editor.      B. An artist.       C. A reporter.      D. A reader.
63. The letter aims to remind editors that they should __
A. keep their best reporters at all costs
B. give more freedom to their reporters
C. be aware of their reporters' professional development
D. appreciate their reporters' working styles and attitudes
C
Pacing and Pausing
Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.
Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.
It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.
The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in--and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.
That's why slight differences in conversational style--tiny little things like microseconds of pause-can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems---even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.
64. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?
A. Betty was talkative.
B. Betty was an interrupter.
C. Betty did not take her turn.
D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.
65. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?
A. Americans.    B. Israelis.        C. The British.     D. The Finns.
66. We can learn from the passage that __
A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes
D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence
67. The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means __
A. being willing to speak one's mind
B. being able to increase one's power
C. being ready to make one's own judgment
D. being quick to express one's ideas confidently
D
The Cost of Higher Education
Individuals (个人) should pay for their higher education.
A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not the taxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government. Using taxpayers' money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them.
Full government funding (资助) is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford, where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work; and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy.
If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate.
Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy (经济). Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest (投资) and create jobs. If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest. Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education.
68. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refers to
A. taxpayers                     B. pressing calls
C. college graduates              D. government resources
69. The author thinks that with full government funding
A. teachers are less satisfied
B. students are more demanding
C. students will become more competent
D. teachers will spend less time on teaching
70. The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to
A. argue against free university education
B. call on them to finance students' studies
C. encourage graduates to go into business
D. show their contribution to higher education
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，共10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Muzak
The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear?   71   It's similar to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same. That's because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don't even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.
Quiet background music used to be called "elevator (电梯) music" because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". About one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" everyday. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired.     72
If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why?   73
Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background.   74   Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.
75  . They say it's boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!
A. Some people don't like Muzak.
B. The music gives them extra energy.
C. Music is playing in the background.
D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.
E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.
F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.
G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.
201010年高考北京英语卷阅读理解分析
概述
今年是新课改第一年，为了新旧顺利衔接，加快新课改方案在高中的顺利推进，阅读理解部分增加了新题型"七选五"，命题难度降低是情理之中的。但经过一年的"试水"，师生们适应新课改的思路后，明年难度很有可能会升上去。这样，对今年的阅读理解试题的专业分析非常有必要。学而思乐加乐英语，特邀高中阅读单项教研专家杨超老师，对今年的阅读理解做了全方位的权威解析。
今年的阅读理解题遵循《2010年高考考试说明》，题型与往年保持了一致，难度稍有降低。文章本身和所附问题总词数约2300词，在往年2000-2200的词数基础上稍有增加。全面考察了细节题、推断题、文章结构题、词义猜测题。在选材上覆盖面广，语言地道，文体特征鲜明。
文章体裁和主要内容介绍
夹叙夹议：通过记叙作者与一只被遗弃的小狗的故事，说明不应该轻易对他人的行为下定论。（A篇）
应用文：一位主编的公开信，劝说同行要注重手下记者的职业发展，激发他们的潜能。（B篇）
说明文：介绍不同文化背景的人有不同的谈话节奏，及其带来的问题。（C篇）
议论文：支持高等教育应该由受教育人自付费用。（D篇）
说明文：介绍缪扎克音乐(一种通过线路向机场、商场、餐馆等播放的背景录音音乐)。（E篇）
与往年比较的变化
1．每一篇文章都加上了标题：一定程度上降低了考试难度，帮助学生把握文章的中心意思。
2．应用文"消失"：今年阅读理解形式上保留了应用文，因为B篇体裁仍为书信，实则为说理性质，增加了考题的难度。
答案解析及技巧运用
A篇
阅读技巧：夹叙夹议，叙为议服务，议为叙指导。把握了这句话就把握了阅读此类文章的真谛。叙述不分重点关注人物，情节的变化；议论一定看清楚作者想表明的道理。
答题技巧：本篇题目由3个细节题和一道文章结构题组成，难度都不大。细节题要求学生把握文章中的原文，做合理推断和转述。比如57题，将unsettled理解成worried。文章结构题基本属于送分题，要求学生作答，此篇记叙文按照时间顺序发展。
56.B
情绪推断，较难题。此推断题的难点在于，原文没有直接的形容词表述，要求学生通过具体的描述总结。原文第2段She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's.划线句子表明作者同情被遗弃的小狗，希望帮助它高兴起来。
57.A
细节题，较难题。要做对此题主要要排除C项的干扰，原文第2段She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. hardly ate anything的表述与ate little是不一样的。前者是几乎什么都不吃，后者是吃得少，此错误选项属于"改变否定/肯定的程度"。
58.D
原因推断题，简单题，通过原文第4段的描写可得正确答案。
59.A
问文章的行文结构，简单题，此篇记叙文按照时间顺序发展。
B篇
阅读技巧：第一段出现重要信息：特殊标点"破折号"和隐性转折词in fact，因此后面信息极其重要：写信给一个编辑说他的reporter很棒，但是要离开了；第二段要把握两个中文注释，此reporter给作者简历并充满热情地向其描述了自身特质;第三段平淡无奇，机械寻找重要信息出处—in fact，故得知该reporter干一行爱一行，精神可嘉;接着第四段一个问句，基本预示情节的转折，一眼即得知下面要详细阐述该reporter要离开的原因;继续往下，重要信息处稍微留意，即转折词but，因果词so,最后段的最高级best句，以及有特殊标点出现的最后一句。通过这几处内容的梳理，文意会变得清晰很多-年轻记者需要主编充分发挥他们的潜能，在竞争与挑战中寻求职业发展。
答题技巧：此篇的4个题目包括3个推断题，其中包括对人物态度、作者身份、写作目的的推断。人物态度要求学生具备将具体描述…wants to be coached to new heights等转换成形容词表述的能力；作者身份推断题要求学生学会通过人称代词our判断；写作目的要求学生对全文的把握能力。
60.C
判断推理题，难题。原文He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights..要通过划线处的具体描述总结出ambitious这个词：有抱负的。
61.D
细节题，较难题。困难之处在于不好定位原文，故用排除法。从选项中找关键词，逐个排查，得出正确选项D.
62.A
推断作者身份，较难题。此类型题目把握方法很简单：文章对象（主编）+人称(our)，不难得出正确答案作者也是主编。
63.C
考查文章写作目的，较难题。抓住文章结尾是王道：Our best hope Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists---everyone--is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential再结合前面60题的答案，不难选出正确答案。
C篇
阅读技巧：开篇复杂的人物关系，以及第三段几个国家之间的复杂对比是学生阅读的最大困难。攻略：1.动笔：中国学生对英语名字太不敏感，请划出来。2.再难读说明文的目标不变：找出文章说明对象是什么。
答题技巧：包括3个细节题和一个词义猜测题，其中65题细节比较排序题是亮点，要求学生从复杂的表述中理清顺序，区别出哪国人的说话节奏最快。
64.C
细节题，难题。难在弄不清谁是S谁是B，耐心读，动笔划，从第一段得出正确答案并不难：Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation
65.B
细节排序题，难题。还是耐心读，动笔划。S代表美国人，B代表英国人（加起来？），S比B期待谈话间隙时间更短，又在以色列人(Israelis)说话时插不上嘴，故答案选说话嗒嗒嗒嗒的以色列人。
66.C
变态细节题，较难题。A不符原文，B无中生有，D无中生有，C关键要理解culturally determined，由文化决定或者受文化影响。
67.A
词义猜测题，较难。难点在于A选项的干扰作用。原文说那位MM的inability to speak up注意别人认为她没能力，不是说她不愿意。所以D比A好，此处用反义对比方法。
D篇
阅读技巧：此篇议论文难度较低。把握议论文的阅读两步：1.作者想说服你什么？2.分了几个并列的点来说服你？
答题技巧：此篇包括2个推断题和1个细节题。其中68题要求学生找出them的所指，对学生分析代词的所指提出了更高的要求，此项技能在完型和阅读中都有体现；70题属于基于议论文结构的设问，问最后一段的例子在文章中的作用，对议论文的结构和写作模式有了解的同学都可以轻松应答。
68.B
推断代词所指，较难题。There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government. Using taxpayers' money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them.往前看，发现前句就一个复数名词，就它了。
69.D
细节题，简单题。根据题干关键词"full government funding"定位原文，根据"文题顺序一致"原则从上一题them后面去找，会找到Full government funding (资助) is not very good for universities….and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy. "lazy"转换成"spendless time"不难得出正确选项。
70.A
结构推断题，简单题。题目问提到business有什么目的，就等于问议论文中的论据有什么用，地球人都知道：支持论点。马上从本段段首找论点：Many people believe that higher education should be free…从全文的哪都可以看出作者就是要反对free higher education.
E篇
阅读技巧：1.找说明对象(Muzak)2.找文章讲了说明对象的那些方面。
答题技巧：第一年出题果然不难，7选5只有74题稍难，其余4空都可以根据相邻句子间的指代关系、因果关系、并列关系，较容易地选出正确答案。
71.C
王道：看前后邻句。找不到再扩大范围找。
此题，前句没看头，看后句：It's similar to the music you listen to…捉住主语it及它对应的music，从7个句子中选出唯一用music开头的C句。
72.B
同样用指代的原则。前句when people are more tired.根据指代原则，确定答案在B和F里面：B. The music gives them extra energy.  F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used. F明显不符合文章发展，提钱，俗！选B
73.F
利用因果关系
前句Why？其他人高兴什么？钱啊！从剩下的A,D,E,F里找原因，只能找出"钱"来。
74.D
这是唯一单纯看一句话找不出答案的题，也是5题中最难的题。
利用并列关系。前一句描述tired office workers，后一句描述supermarket shoppers，后句出现Supermarketshoppersbuy38percentmoregroceries.由此推断D为正确答案。Factoryworkersproduce13percentmore.主语和百分数都是一一对应关系。
75.A
利用并列原则，后面有But other people enjoy hearing…，故选择A. Some people don't like Muzak.这是送分题。
11年阅读理解备考注意
1、保证一定的阅读量，每天2-4篇。
2、有精读有泛读，不要篇篇都仔细看。
3、精读应以读近几年各地高考试题，特别是北京试题为主，因为它们才代表了高考命题的真髓。
4、精读时应适当练习句子成分分析，长句难句增加，必然对学生分析句子结构的基本功要求越来越高。
5、精读时还要注意词义词性的辨别，后置定语，连接词语以及由动词形式变化反映的句意的变化。
6、考前练限时阅读，35分钟完成5篇总词数约2400的各类文章。
7、注意总结六类问题的答题规律（主旨大意题，具体细节题，推断词义句义题，判断推理题，文章结构题和观点态度题）。
8、除掌握高考词汇表上的单词外，还应掌握考纲要求的构词法知识（比如今年高考中对于A篇unsettled一词、C篇a turn-taking game等词语的理解）。
第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35分)第一节情景作文(20分)
假设你是红星中学高二(1)班的学生李华，利用上周末的时间帮助祖父母安排了去北戴河的旅行。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，叙述你从准备到送行的全过程。
注意：1．周记的开头已为你写好。
2．词数不少于60。
Last weekend, I helped my grandparents prepare their trip to Beidaihe.
基本分析：
1. 文体：周记。
2. 人称：I
3. 时态：一般过去时
4. 事件大意：我为爷爷奶奶准备出行＋我送行
5. 图片要素：
图一：查询信息（train ticket, weather, hotel）
图二：买票（buy ticket）
图三：准备行装（package）
图四：送行（see-off）
3. 图片关联：
图一、二、三都是并列关系，主题是旅游前的准备阶段，三幅图没有轻重之分，所占篇幅比例相当。图四是最后的送别阶段，文章末尾要有点睛之笔，可以是送别感受，对爷爷奶奶的祝福，也可以是自己的成长和收获。
4. 文章立意：今年的作文和90后的学生特点相联系，积极引导高中学生要培养独立性，增加实践能力，并要照顾体谅长辈。所以文章末尾的立意也可以往这方面考虑。
5. 参与范文（官方）：
Last weekend, I helped my grandparents their trip to Beidaihe. On Saturday morning, together with my grandparents, I searched the Internet for the train schedule, the weather in Beidaihe, and some hotel information. In the afternoon, I went to the train station and managed to buy two tickets for my grandparents although there was a long queue. After dinner, I packed into the suitcase the things my grandparents need, such as clothes, glasses, an umbrella, and a map. The next morning, I went to the station to see them off. Waving goodbye to them on the platform, I felt happy for them and wished them a safe journey.
第二节开放作文(15分)
请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。
In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.
基本分析：
1. 三分之一描写要点：阳光，楼(很靠近)，弯曲的树。（the sun, two apartments/ flats closely-located, the winding/ twisted tree）
2. 三分之二议论着眼立意：
—— 1.人生角度：在成长的道路上（树的成长），有曲折，有困难，（建筑的阻挡，弯曲）但是只要向着光明和希望（太阳）去努力拼搏，坚持不懈，还是能够冲破桎梏取得成功（树在楼的夹缝中长高了，超出建筑）。
—— 2.和谐角度： 城市的发展（建筑）和环境的可持续发展（树的成长）要协调，要平衡，才能欣然共存（在阳光下）
3. 立意与现实生活关系：1. 引导90后要具有积极的生活态度，生活非一帆风顺的。2. 扣住低碳生活的环保热点，城市和环境的和谐发展也是低碳生活的必需。
4. 参考范文(官方)：
In the picture, between two closely-located buildings grows a big tree. Unlike most trees, this one bends in the middle, struggling all the way up to get more sunshine. The picture reminds me of those who succeed in unfavorable condition. Faced with difficulties, they never give up but try their best to find a way out. Life can be hard. But if we have the courage and determination, we will finally get the sunshine we want as the tree in the picture does。
作文分析：
今年的情景作文延续了往年四格漫画的形式，对于考生来说应该是得心应手的——只要把握好文体（周记）、人称（第一人称单数）、时态（一般过去时），并突出时间主线进行有条理的叙述，就把握住了文章的大方向。如果说本题有难点，难点就在于这四幅图几乎没有转折、高潮，容易平铺直叙，使得原本可以在写作部分展现特长的同学泯然众人。在这种情况下，我的建议是：首先，注意文章的篇章结构分配，并保证每幅图内得分点不丢失：前三幅图是并列结构，并且第一、三幅图都给出了较明显的信息点，那么在写作中，就应该保证用于前三幅图的笔墨要相对均衡，图中给出的信息一定要出现在文章中，不能遗漏。其次，在描述第四幅图时，要做适当的发挥和升华：考生即可以表达送别时的不舍与祝福，也可以表达独立完成一件事之后的喜悦之情。总之，要适当发挥想象使文章有亮点，赢得考官赞赏。
与09年的开放作文（一外国人用两只叉子做筷子吃中国面食）相比，10年的开放作文立意较为明确，不易出现理解偏差、跑题等严重错误。那么对于想要在作文部分取得优势的同学来说，对策建议与情景作文相似：楼、树、阳光——三个信息点缺一不可，都应出现在作文中。对画面进行描述时要精准恰当，之后适当升华，点明寓意。如果能像范文那样，在简短的篇幅中适当联系“我们”自己的生活，就是非常好的作文了。
2010北京高考之所以备受关注，主要是因为它是新课改，新教材使用后第一年高考，无论是题型还是内容难易，都预示着高考改革方向。正如之前，我们对于2010高考考试说明的解析中所说的，今年的高考英语卷难度和去年差异不大，但在某些题型的设计上，体现了新课改的趋势和要求。
2010北京高考英语解析总体概述
听力理解部分--难度适中，重视拼写
北京高考英语卷，听力一直是属于基础送分题型，今年也不例外。无论是对话选择还是难度略高的听独白选择，从题干和选项上来说都不难。值得一提的是，今年新增题型听力填空部分，正如我们在2010春季高三英语讲义中提出的，听力填空的题型，数字、名词是重点，主要考察单词的拼写。试卷中的18、20题考察的名词，16、19题考察的形容词，17题考察的数字和字母。如果考生听的仔细，做到我们上课提到的首遍速记，二遍检查补全，7.5分应该能全部到手。给高一高二学生的启示，就是不要忽略单词的拼写能力。高中学生动手写英文的能力较弱，是一个普遍现象，需要家长和老师们注意提醒。
对于新高一--高三学生建议：听力提高，贵在长期的坚持和考前的系统训练。
单项选择--新课改后弱化语法难点考察，重视语法的功能性
2010高考考试说明规定了北京高中学生高考应该掌握24个语法项目，但出人意外的是北京卷只考察了其中的8个考点，并且打破了过去三年时态语态、从句、非谓语三分天下，各占3分的局面。弱化了非谓语动词的考察，突出了时态语态（22、24、26、28题）、从句（31、32、33、27、30题）。笔者认为，这是新课改后淡化语法的体现。因为非谓语动词历来是高中学生最难掌握的语法点，而在真正的语言交际中，又不会像考试中考的那么刁钻。此外，消失多年的虚拟语气的再次出现也是强调语法功能性的证明。高考语法越来越倾向于考生对语法难点用法的考察，或者是语境下的语法考点考察。
对于新高一--高三学生建议：语法部分是必须要学明白的，系统学习语法的基本概念，分阶段科学合理的训练是语法部分拿满分的关键。
完形填空--稳中有变，重视逻辑联系
和往年一样，今年的完形也是关于作者个人经历的故事。其中37-42题，情节连续性强，完全是根据故事发展的逻辑关系，一环扣一环。符合我之前和学生讲过的高考完形一定有四至五个连续题。容易出错的题目包括41题，考察的是词汇辨析，上文说开始的时候不知道如何回答Mrs.Neidl的问题，在她的鼓励下，慢慢开始形成了想法和答案。holdopinions，不符合上下文联系。45题中takerisks体现了作者在被鼓励之下，开始勇于冒险，更符合文章主旨。49题出现了较难的词汇比较多，但答案不难。在所有考题中属于词汇辨析和词组搭配考察的占到了12道题。所以，词汇始终是完形的关键。
对于新高一--高三学生建议：词汇的掌握要细到每一个词和同词根或同义词的记忆，记单词是个苦差事，没有捷径，但有方法。我们提倡的是词根词缀和联想分组记忆相结合的方式，连续不间断的学习。
阅读理解--考点明确，难度差距较大
今年高考阅读理解共分两节，常规阅读题和七选五。A、B两篇是记叙文，C篇为说明文，D篇议论文。较难的题型都集中在C篇64-67篇。高考阅读历年题型只分为五类，事实细节题、含义题、主旨大意题、推断题、正误判断题。C篇阅读涉及到了三类。64、65题本是细节题，但因为涉及到文中人物之间关系，和很多学生不熟悉的英文习语和和句型，容易混淆概念。66题推断题，更是很难判断，主要是因为选项中的生词过多，很多考生看不懂，自然无法选正确。AB两篇，只要做到先题后文，认真仔细，没有太大的难度。
笔者一直从事高中英语教学工作，从近年的高考阅读的总体趋势还是在词汇的理解方面逐渐加强。新课改后高考要求考生掌握3500单词，而2009年高考要求词汇是2900。主要是在阅读部分体现出来。
新题型七选五，正如我们在春季班上提到的，新题型处于摸索阶段，不会过难。很多学生反映，做这部分时，很顺手。但今年的难度，不等于明年也如此。所以，从根本上提升自己阅读理解能力才是硬道理。
对于新高一--高三学生建议：阅读要天天练，时时练，一日不练，退后三天。阅读想要做好需要3个条件，第一词汇量丰富，第二知识面广，第三熟练掌握阅读技巧。
书面表达--无大变化
写作部分和往年没有变化，分为情景式作文和开方式作文两篇。情景式作文讲的是为祖父母安排去北戴河旅行的准备过程。依旧传统的四幅图片，一般的故事情节，开头给出。要求60词以上，但其实高考过程中必须达到80词才是及格分。高分的关键，不是审题，而是语言的使用。句式的变化，语言的灵活使用，情节的完整，结构层次清晰，是一类文必须做到的。开放式作文的图片，立意是比较简单的只要能自圆其说就可以。因为图片给的是一颗树在两座高的建筑之间成长起来，而且超过了楼顶，朝着太阳生长。比较容易想到的立意包括：成长过程中遇到困难，只要目标（太阳）明确，坚持不懈就一定可以成功等等。
对于新高一--高三学生建议：写作是输出（output）的技能，需要有足够的输入（input）才能行文如流水。中国古人讲，读书破万卷，下笔如有神，就是这个道理。所以，大量的英文阅读和好词好句的积累是写作高分的关键。
2010年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(北京卷)
标准答案
第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）
第一节 （共5小题：每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
1—5：BAACB
第二节 （共10小题：每小题1.5分，共15分）
6—10：BAACB    11—15：CCABB
第三节 （共5小题：每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
每小题1.5分。如出现拼写错误不计分；出现大小写、单复数错误扣0.5分；如每小题超过一个词不计分。
16. wrong              17. 3C56/3c56     18. system                   19. special             20. credit
第二部分：知识运用 （共两节，45分）
第一节 单项填空 （工5小题：每小题1分，共15分）
21—25：AABDA    26—30：DBACD     31—35：CBBDC
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题：每小题1.5分，共30分）
36—40：BACDA   41—45：DCBDD    46—50：ACBCA    51—55：BBDAC
第三部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
56—60：BADAC   61—65：DACCB    66—70：CDBDA
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
71—75：CBFDA
第四部分：书面表达 （共两节，35分）
第一节    （情景作文（20分）
One possible version:
Last weekend, I helped my grandparents prepare their trip to Beidaihe. On Saturday morning, together with my grandparents, I searched the Internet for the train schedule, the weather in Beidaile, and some hotel information. In the afternoon, I went to the train station and managed to buy two tickets for my grandparents although there was a long queue. After dinner, I packed into the suitcase the things my grandparents reed, such as clothes, glasses, an umbrella, and a map. The next morning, I went to the station to see them off. Waving goodbye to them on the platform, I felt happy for them and wished them a safe journey.
第二节    开放作文 （15分）
One possible version:
In the picture, between two closely-located buildings grows a big tree. Unlike most trees, this one bends in the middle , struggling all the way up to get more sunshine. The picture reminds me of those who succeed in unfavorable conditions. Faced with difficulties, they never give up but try their best to find a way out. Life can be hard. But if we have the courage and determination, we will finally get the sunshine we want as the tree in the pictrue does.