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新课标高考英语阅读分类复习 主旨大意 ‎　‎ Passage 1 ( 湖南,A}‎ In June, , a group of student? from eight high schools in Winnipeg, the capital of Canada's Manitoba province, will begin test-launching (试发射) a satellite the si2e of a Rubik's cube.‎ The one-kilogram Win-Cube satellite, named for its home city and its shape, will be put into low orbit. Once in space, it can perform for a few months or up to several years, communicating information that could help find the early signs of earthquakes.‎ There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide, but this is the first high-school based program of its kind in Canada. 30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite, in cooperation with aerospace (航空航天的) experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba, and with support from two other organizations.‎ The Win-Cube project is not something that goes on a piece of paper, it is real-world engineering, allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program. It is also taken as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within Manitoba. Designing, building and launching a satellite with high-school participation will bring this world-class educational project into reality and Manitoba closer to space.‎ ‎"These Manitoba high school students deserve con for their enthusiasm, innovation (创新), and a strong love for discovery," said Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjomson. "We want to make science more relevant(相关的), interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how classroom studies can relate to practical experience in the place or, in this case, in space," Bjomson added.‎ The Win-Cube program is mainly aimed at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students. It also shows Manitoba's devotion to research and innovation and the development of a skilled workforce-all important drivers of knowledge-based economic growth.‎ ‎1. According to the passage, the Win-Cube satellite is___________.‎ A. named after Manitoba and its shape B. intended for international communication C. designed like a Rubik's cube both in shape and sire D. challenged by university students around the world ‎2. According to Mr. Bjomson. _____________.‎ A. those Manitoba high school students are worth praising B. the study of space can be practically made m classrooms C. Manitoba high schools are famous for the study of space D. scientific research is too far away from high school students ‎3. The primary purpose of the project is to______________.‎ A. find the early signs of earthquakes B. relate studies to practical experience C. help high school students study real-world engineering ‎ D. inspire a strong desire for discovery among the students ‎ ‎4. The best title for this passage may be___________.‎ A. Manitoba‎ ‎School B. Win-Cube Program C. Space Cooperation D. Satellite Launching Passage 2 ( 全国I, A}‎ It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. White most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his hike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his hike gone.‎ The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the hike was also used to gel groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having lo walk long distances from where we live.‎ It was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help, One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.‎ People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but ads of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity (人性) as a whole. And it has influenced (影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No mailer how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting. ‎ ‎1. Why was tin1 hike so important to the couple?‎ A. The man's job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.‎ C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. They used it for work and daily life. ‎ ‎2. We can infer from the text that ______,‎ A. the couple worked 60 hours a week B. people were busy before Christmas C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family ‎3. How did people gel to know the couple's problem?‎ A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.‎ C. From TV news. D. From a stranger. ‎ ‎4. What do the couple learn from their experience '‎ A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike.‎ C. News reports make people famous.‎ D. An act of kindness can mean a lot. ‎ Passage 3 ( 全国II ,E)‎ Most people want to know how things are made. They honestly admit, however, that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made. Where a composer(作曲家) begins, how he manages to keep going-in fact, how and where he learns his trade-all are covered in complete darkness. The composer, in short, is a man of mystery(神秘) .‎ One of the first things the common man wants lo know about is the part inspiration(灵感) plays in a composer's work. He finds it difficult lo believe that composers are not much interested in that question. Writing music is as natural for the composer as eating or sleeping for all. Music is somethings that the composer happens to have been born for.‎ The composer, therefore, dues not say to himself: "Do I feel inspired?" He says to himself: "Do I feel like working today?" Aral if he feels like working, he does. It is more or less like saying lo himself; "Do I feel sleepy?" If you feel sleepy, you go to sleep. If you don't feel sleepy, you stay up. If the composer doesn't feel like working, he doesn't work. It's as simple as that. ‎ ‎1. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Composer: a man of mystery B. Practice makes good music C. Relation between sleeping and music D. Music: product of nature ‎2. The words "covered in complete darkness" underlined in Paragraph I most probably mean ______,‎ A. difficult to be made B. without any light C. black in color D. not known ‎3. Most people seem to think that a composer_______.‎ A. finds it difficult to write music B. considers it important lo have a good rest C. should like to talk about inspiration D. never asks himself very simple questions ‎4. The author will most probably agree that composers_______.‎ A. are born with a gift for music. B. are people full of mystery C. work late al night for their music D. know a tot about eating and sleeping Passage 4 {北京, D)‎ The Best of Friends The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image(形象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.‎ An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. "We were surprised by just how positive today's young people seem to be about their families," said one member of the research team. "They're expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish bill actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There's more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to lake part in the family decision-making process. They don't want to rock the boat.‎ So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. "My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me," says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall "I always tell them when I'm going out dubbing. As long as they know what I'm doing, they're fine with it. " Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. " Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I'd done all my homework, 1 could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.‎ Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts, A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over." ‎ ‎1. What is the popular image of teenagers today?‎ A. They worry about school.‎ B. They dislike living with their parents.‎ C. They hove to be locked in to avoid troubles.‎ D. They quarrel a lot with other family members.‎ ‎2. The study shows that teenagers don't want to______.‎ A. share family responsibility.‎ B. cause trouble in their families.‎ C. go boating with their family.‎ D. make family decisions.‎ ‎3. Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today's parents______.‎ A. go to clubs more often with their children B. are much stricter with their children C. care less about their children's life D. give their children more freedom ‎4. According to the author, teenage rebellion ___________.‎ A. may be a false belief B. is common nowadays C. existed only in the 1960s D. resulted from changes in families ‎5. What is the passage mainly about?‎ A. Negotiation in family. B. Education in family. ‎ C. Harmony in family. D. Teenage trouble in family.‎ Passages 5 ( 天津,D)‎ In meditation (冥想), people sit quietly and focus their attention on their breath. As they breathe in and out, they attend to their feelings. As thoughts go through their minds, they let them go. Breathe. Let go. Breathe. Let go.‎ According to a recent study at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, three months of training in this kind of meditation causes a marked change in how the brain allocHtes(分配) attention. It appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind frees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world. Expert meditators are better than other people at catching such fast-changing stimuli(刺激), like facial express ions.‎ The study provides evidence for changes in the workings of the brain with mental training. People can learn and improve abilities of all sorts with practice, everything from driving to playing the piano. The study has shown that meditation is good for the brain. It appears to reduce pressure and promote a sense of well-being.‎ In an experiment, 17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day. A control group also with no meditation experienced meditated for 20 minutes a day over the same period. Both groups were then given the tests with two numbers in a group of letters. As both groups looked for the numbers, their brain activity was recorded.‎ Everyone could catch the first number. But the brain recordings showed that the less experienced meditators tended to grasp the first number and hang onto it, so they missed the second number. Those with more experience gave less attention to the first number, as if letting it go, which led to an increased ability to grasp the second number. This shows that attention can change with practice.‎ Just ask Daniel Levison, who meditated for three months as part of the study. "I'm a much better listener," he said, "I don't get lost in my own personal reaction to what people are saying."‎ ‎1. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 1 refers to _____________.‎ A. feelings B. minds C. people D. thoughts ‎2. Meditators manage their daily tasks better because they ____________________.‎ A. are given less pressure B. allocate their attention better C. have more stimuli for life D. practice them more frequently ‎3. In the experiment, volunteers doing meditation for longer hours _______________.‎ A. were more likely to catch both of the numbers B. were used to memorizing numbers in groups C. usually ignored the first number observed D. paid more attention to number than to letters ‎ ‎4. The study proves that_______.‎ A. meditation improves one's health B. brain activity can be recorded C. human attention can be trained D. meditators have a good sense Passages 6 ( 上海,A)‎ What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?‎ Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an "Official Taste Tester "for the past ‎2l years. Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a product's quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream-as well as for developing over 15 flavors (味道).‎ Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No-there's more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this "cool” field.‎ In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12oF. Harrison explains, "You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup."‎ White the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. "Tasting begins with the eyes," he explains. He cheeks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, "Does the product have the colour expected from that flavor?" Next it's time to taste!‎ Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy-working at one cool job. ‎ l. What is John Harrison's job?‎ A. An official. B. An ice-cream taster.‎ C. A chemist. D. An ice-cream manufacturer.‎ ‎2. According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the "cool field" ,it is helpful to ____________.‎ A. keep a diary of work B. have a degree in related subjects C. have new ideas every day D. find out new flavors each day ‎3. What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?‎ A. He stirs the ice cream. B. He examines the colour of the ice cream.‎ C. He tastes the flavor of the ice cream. D. He lets the ice cream warm up.‎ ‎4. Which or the following is probably the best title of the passage?‎ A. Tasting with Eyes B. Flavors of ice Cream C. John Harrison's life D. One Cool Job ‎ Passage 7 ( 上海,E)‎ Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.‎ A. Do established musicians have a responsibility to guide and assist young up-and-coming musicians?‎ B. Did anyone promote your musical education when you were growing up?‎ C. What kind of" world music" do you enjoy?‎ D. What's your comment on pop music?‎ E. Does the contemporary music press give jazz the coverage it deserves?‎ F. What's wrong with the music on the radio?‎ An interview with Wynton Marsalis. a noted jazz musician ‎1. ____________________‎ There were the older jazz musicians who hung around our house when I was young. I saw how much they practiced, how serious they were about their art. I knew then I had to work just as hard if I wanted to succeed. Of course, my father inspired me a lot, and many teachers took the time to nurture my talent and the talents of other students in our school.‎ ‎2. ____________________‎ Yes. We've done such a poor job with music education because, as a society, we haven't maintained the kind of education that a true artist and musician needs. Young people haven't been able to equate romance and talent with music. For instance, most of the people who make it in the music industry today have to look good. How they sound is secondary. Sarah Vaughan, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald-those big, romantic queens of jazz music wouldn't make it in today's music industry, and that's a shame. We need to teach young people about the alternatives.‎ ‎3. ____________________‎ Around the world people make music that, if you listen carefully to it, sounds a little like the cadence of their language. I'd call it folk music. When I'm away from home, I make a point of listening to regional folk music, not what's rManages (孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. It's now my dream to one day start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.‎ ‎1. Without Mr. Clark, the writer______.‎ A. might have been put into prison B. might not have won the prize C. might have joined a women's club D. might not have moved to ‎Atlanta ‎2. The Essential 55 is_______.‎ A. a show B. a speech C. a classroom rule D. a book ‎3. How many students' names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark?‎ A. None. B. Three. C. Fifty-five. D. Ail ‎4. In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that______.‎ A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling B. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women's clubs C. a good teacher can help raise his or her students' scores D. a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students ‎ Passage 11 (浙江, A)‎ If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, "Hey, Butterfly Man," his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.‎ Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶), once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back-thanks to him. But years ago if you'd told him this was what he'd be doing someday, he would have laughed, "You're crazy." As a boy, he used to be "a little tough guy on the streets". At age thirteen, he was caught by police for stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.‎ ‎"I knew it had hurt my mom, "Bonner said after he got out of prison. "Sri I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again. "‎ One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working lo rebuild the habitat (栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.‎ ‎"I saw the sign 'Butterfly Habitat' and asked,' How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?' "Bonner recalls. "Dr. Mattoni Laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大镜),' Look at the leaves. 'I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr. Mattoni explained, 'Without the plant, there are no butterflies.‎ Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly that needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he's been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.‎ The butterfly's population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But fur Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.‎ For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he's bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.‎ ‎1. When he was young, Arthur Bonner ________,‎ A. broke the law and ended up in prison B. was fond of shooting and hurt his mom C. often laughed at people on the streets D. often caught butterflies and took them home ‎2. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he________.‎ A. found the butterfly had died out B. won many prizes from his professor C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab ‎3. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has________.‎ A. made Bonner famous B. changed Bonner's life C brought Bonner wealth D. enriched Bonner's knowledge ‎4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text'.' ‎ A. A Promise to Mom B. A Man Saved by Butterflies ‎ C. A Story of Butterflies D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni Passage 12 ( 浙江，D)‎ Tell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a business, or even open people's mind to another culture or race.‎ People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful too! in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.‎ ‎"Most local stories are based on a larger theme," American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says," Cinderllla(灰姑娘), or me central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world."‎ Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoners too, helping them know who they are by telling stones that her listeners can write, direct, and act m their own lives. If they don't like the story they are living, they can rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. "For every advance in business, she says, "there is a greater need for communication," Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says.‎ Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there. The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere, she says.‎ ‎"I learned how people used stories to spread their culture," she says. "What 1 do is to focus on the value of stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all have a story to tell. We tell everybody's story."‎ ‎1. What do we learn about American storytellers from Paragraph 2?‎ A. They share the same way of storytelling,‎ B. They prefer to tell stories from other cultures.‎ C. They learn their stories from the American natives. ‎ D. They find storytelling useful for both children and adults.‎ ‎2. The underlined sentence (Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can______.‎ A. start a new life B. settle down in another place ‎ C. direct films D. become good actors ‎3. Pugh has practised storytelling with ___________ groups of people.‎ A. 2 B. ‎3 C.4 D.5‎ ‎4. What is the main idea of the text?‎ A. Storytelling can influence the way people think,‎ B. Storytelling is vital to the growth of businesses.‎ C. Storytelling is the best way to educate children m school.‎ D. Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others.‎ Passage 13 ( 江苏.E)‎ Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.‎ My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While 1 was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, "Kemmons, you are certain to lie a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it."‎ At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, 1 could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school-walking on my own!‎ When the Great Depression (大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.‎ Over the years, 1 experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1916. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available fur families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel ( 汽车旅馆) for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.‎ Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.‎ You may not have started out life in die best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you. ‎ ‎1. What Kemmons' mom often told him during his childhood was ___________.‎ A. caring B. moving C. encouraging D. interesting.‎ ‎2. According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again''‎ A. Doctors B. Nurses. C. Friends. D. Mom.‎ ‎3. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?‎ A. His terrible experience in the hotel. B. His previous business success of various levels.‎ C. His mom's support. D. His wife's suggestion.‎ ‎4. Which of the following best describes Kemmons' mother.‎ A. Modest .helpful and hard-working. B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.‎ C. Careful, helpful and beautiful. D. Strict, sensitive and supportive.‎ ‎5. Which of the following led to Kemmons' success according to the passage?‎ A. Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.‎ B. Mom's encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work,‎ C. Clear goals, mom's encouragement, a poor family and higher education.‎ D. Mom's encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.‎ Passage 14 ( 江西. E)‎ As a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I hear often from students: "I'm only a 1015," The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT), which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even if they have a chance to get a higher education at all. The SAT score, whether it is 800,1100 or 1550, has become the focus at this time of their life.‎ It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly on die exam arc left feeling that it is all over. The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life's doors will remain forever closed.‎ According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student's future performance in most cases. Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators-like a student's high school grades. Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student's academic proficiency (学业水平) they will never lie able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student's potentialities (潜力). This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process. The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of many methods used,‎ ‎1. The purpose of the SAT is to test students’ ______________.‎ A. strong will B. academic ability C. full potentialities D. confidence in school work ‎2. Students' self-respect is influenced by their ___________.‎ A. scores in the SAT B. achievements in mathematics C. job opportunities D. money spent on education ‎3. "A prestigious university" is most probably_________.‎ A. a famous university B, a technical university C. a traditional university D. an expensive university ‎4. This passage Is mainly about______.‎ A. how to prepare for the SAT B. stress caused by the SAT C. American higher education D. the SAT and its effects ‎ Passage 15 ( 安徽,C)‎ As societies develop, their members start to see things not so much according to what they need, but according to what they want. When people have enough money, these wants become demands.‎ Now, it's important for the managers in a company to understand what their customers want if they are going to develop effective marketing strategies (策略). There are various ways of doing ‎ this. One way at supermarkets(超市), for example, is to interview (采访) customers while they're doing their shopping. They can be asked what they prefer to buy and then the results of the research can be studied. This provides information on which to base future marketing strategies. It's also quite normal for top managers from department stores to spend a day or two each month visiting stores and mixing freely with the public, as if they were ordinary customers, to get an idea of how customers act.‎ Another way to get information from customers is to give them something. For example, some fast food restaurants give away tickets in magazines or on the street that permit customers to get part of their meal for nothing. As well as being a good way of attracting customers into the restaurants to spend their money, it also allows the managers to gel a feel for where to attract customers and which age-groups to attract.‎ Another strategy used al some well-known parks such as Disneyland is for top managers let spend at least one day in their work, touring the park dressed as Mickey Mouse or something like that. This provides them with a perfect chance to examine the scene and watch the customers without being noticed.‎ ‎1. The text is designed for______.‎ A. managers B. salesmen C. researchers D. customers ‎2. Which of the following can help managers gel useful information?‎ A. Visiting customers themselves. B. Giving customers free food on the street.‎ C. Visiting parks as ordinary customers. D. Asking customers questions at supermarkets.‎ ‎3. What does the word" this" underlined in the last sentence refer to?‎ A. Visiting Disneyland. B. Wearing attractive clothes.‎ C. Acting Mickey Mouse. D. Dressing up and walking around.‎ ‎4. The main idea of the text is______,‎ A. how to do market research B. how to develop marketing strategies C. how to find out customers' social needs D. how to encourage customers to spend more money ‎ Passage 16 ( 四川 ,C)‎ It's great fun to explore(探索)new places-it feels like an adventure, even when you know you're not the first to have been there. Rut make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.‎ ‎●Do the map reading if you're being driven somewhere. It'll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you're traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn, or you'll have to move to the back seat.‎ ‎●Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You'll need a good map, a compass(指南针), a raincoat, a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies (应急现金). Tell someone where you're going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is in not getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.‎ ‎●See d your school or a club organizes orienteering activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B(and B to C, etc.) in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. Either way, it's not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.‎ ‎1. Sitting beside the driver, you should_________.‎ A. direct the driver when necessary B. look ahead to see where there's a turn C. move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable D. keep looking at the map to find a place to go to ‎2. Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out?‎ A. To get information when in danger. B. To be saved in case of an accident.‎ C. To share the fun with him/her in exploration.‎ D. To tell him/her what's going on with the group members.‎ ‎3. Orienteering activities can ___________.‎ A. make people work fast B. help people stay healthy C. help people organize other activities D. make people get prepared for sports ‎4. The text mainly talks about______.‎ A. the fun of exploration B. what to bring for exploration G. the way to use a map in exploration D. how to prevent getting lost in exploration ‎ Passage 17 ( 湖北.E)‎ Imagine you're at a party full of strangers. You're nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, you've got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyone's name tag(标签). The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting—whatever. Making new friends becomes simple.‎ This hasn't quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology. An RFID tag with a tiny chip can lie fixed in a product, under your pet's skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source—batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device (装置), that sends out energy (for example, radio waves)that starts up the tag immediately.‎ Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patient's medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP (very important person) section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.‎ Take a step back; 10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard a-bout the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface; Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler,‎ RFID lags are a small part of this phenomenon. "The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly," predicts Dr. J. Ketch. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers accompanied by how many biscuits.‎ When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication, not for pop music. Who knows bow RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Here s a wild guess: Not for buying milk. ‎ ‎1. The article is intended to _________.‎ A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technology ‎ B. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technology ‎ C. convince people of the uses of RFID technology ‎ D. predict the applications of KHD technology ‎2. We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people _______.‎ A. will have no trouble getting data about others B. will have more energy for conversation C. will have more time to make friends D. won't feel shy at parties any longer ‎3. Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of_______.‎ A. scanning devices B. radio waves C. batteries D. chips ‎4. Why are some people worried about RFID technology? ‎ A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.‎ B. Because market competition will become more fierce.‎ C. Because their private lives will lie greatly affected.‎ D. Because customers will l>e forced lo buy more products.‎ ‎5. The last paragraph implies that RFID technology_______,‎ A. will not be used for such matters as buying milk B. will be widely used, including for buying milk C. will be limited to communication uses D. will probably be used for pop music Passage 18 ( 陕西.D)‎ Teens don't understand the big fuss(小题大做). As the first generation to grow up in a wired world, they hardly know a time when computers weren't around, and they eagerly catch the chance to spend hours online, chatting with friends. So that?‎ But researches nationwide arc increasingly worried that teens are becoming isolated (孤寂), less skillful at person-to-person relationships, and perhaps numb (麻木) to the cheatings that are so much a part of the e-mail world. "And a teens sense of self and values may lie changed in a world where personal connections can be limitless, "said Sherry Turkic Another researcher, Robert Kraut, said he's worried about the "opportunity costs" (机会成本)of so much online time for youths. He found that teens who used computers, even just a few hours a week, showed increased signs of loneliness and social isolation "Chatting online may be better than watching television, but it's worse than hanging out(闲逛) with real friends, "he said.‎ Today's teens, however, don't see anything strange in the fact that the computer takes up a central place in their social lives. "School is busy and full of pressure. There's almost no time to just hang out, "said Parker Rice, 17. "Talking online is just catch-up time. "‎ Teens say they feel good about what they say online or taking the time to think about a reply. Some teens admit that asking someone for a date, or breaking up, can be easier in message form, though they don't want lo do so. But they insist there's no harm. ‎ ‎1 . The researchers argue that ______.‎ A. teens may develop a different sense of values B. nothing is wrong with teens' chatting online C. teens can manage their social connections D. spending hours online does much good to teens ‎2. Teens think that talking online can help them ___________.‎ A. use computers properly B. improve their school work C. develop an interest in social skills D. reduce their mental pressures ‎3. The text mainly deals with______.‎ A. teens' pleasant online experience B. teens' computer skills and school work C. the effects of the computer world on teens D. different opinions on teens' chatting online ‎4. The purpose of the text is to A. describe computer research results B. draw attention to teens' computer habits C. suggest ways to deal with problem teens D. discuss problems teens have at school ‎ Passage 19 ( 山东.D)‎ Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to warrant lime in front of the television have been devised in the UK.‎ The shoes—named Square Eyes—contain an electronic pressure sensor arid a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day's efforts.‎ The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines aiming British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunei University in London‎, ‎UK. "We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out, "she says. "And I wanted to tackle that with my design."‎ Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.‎ Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time.‎ Existing pedometers(计步器) normally clip onto a bell or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. "It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort," she says. "That was one of my main design considerations."‎ ‎1. According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to______.‎ A. keep a record of the steps of the wearer B. deal with overweight among teenagers C. enable children to resist the temptation of TV D. prevent children from being tricked by TV programs ‎2. Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?‎ A. They regulate a child's evening TV viewing time.‎ B. They determine a child's daily pocket money.‎ C. They have raised the hot issue of overweight.‎ D. They contain information of the receiver.‎ ‎3. What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion?‎ A. The exact number of steps to be taken.‎ B. The precise number of hours spent on TV.‎ C. The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.‎ D. The way of changing steps into TV watching time.‎ ‎4. Compared with other similar products, the new design ___________.‎ A. makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat B. counts the wearer's steps through shaking C. records the sudden movement of the wearer D. sends teenagers1 health data to the receiver ‎5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time B. Smart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise C. Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise D. Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight ‎ Passage 20 ( 辽宁, A)‎ What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology (生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today's leading, killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.‎ In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gels most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells(细胞) are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cell, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to lake medicine to repair their organs(器官). The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on-in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.‎ It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future. ‎ ‎1. According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by_________.‎ A. diseases and aging B. accidents and war C. accidents and aging D. heart disease and war ‎2. In the author's opinion, today's most important advance in technology lies in______.‎ A. medicine B. the Internet C. brain cells D. human organs ‎3. Humans may live longer in the future because______.‎ A. heart disease will be far away from us B. human brains can decide the final death C. the basic: materials of cells will last forever D. human organs can be repaired by new medicine ‎4. We can learn from the passage that______.‎ A. human life will not last more than 120 years in the future B. humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now C. much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life ‎ D. we have already solved the technical problems in building new cells 专题十四 主旨大意 五年高考 ‎　‎ 参考答案 Passage 1 CADB Passage 2 DDBD Passage 3 ADCA Passage 4 DBDA Passage 5 DBAC Passage 6 BBDD Passage 7 BACFE Passage 8 ABDC Passage 9 ABACD Passage 10 ADAD Passage 11 ACBB Passage 12 DABD Passage 13 CDABB Passage 14 BAAD Passage 15 ADDA Passage 16 ABBD Passage 17 DADCB Passage 18 ADDB Passage 19 BACAA Passage 20 AADC ‎　推理判断 ‎　‎ ‎　‎ Passage 1 ( 湖南,H)‎ Welcome to my Message Board！‎ Subject: Slimming down classics?‎ Mr. Handsome ‎-5-12‎ ‎8:24 AM Orion Books, which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics(经典著作), is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L. Tolstoy, M. Mitchell and C. Bronte, Now, each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 per cent of the original, with words, sentences, paragraphs and, in a few cases, chapters removed. The first six shortened editions, all priced at £6.99 and advertised as great reads "in half the time" ,will go on sale next month, with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow. The publishing house believes that modem readers will welcome the shorter versions.‎ Mr. Edwards ‎-5-12‎ ‎9:40 AM Well, I'm publisher of Orion Group. Thanks for your attention. Mr. Handsome.‎ I must say, the idea developed from a game of "shame" in my office. Each of us was required to confess (承认) to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading. I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind several times. One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping (跳读) Jane Eyre. We realised that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones.‎ As a leading publishing house, we are trying to make classics convenient for ‎ readers but it's not as if we're withdrawing the original versions. They are still there if you want to read them.‎ Ms. Weir ‎-5-12‎ ‎11:35 AM I'm director of the online bookclub www. lovereading. co. uk.‎ Mr. Edwards,! think your shortened editions is a breath of fresh air. I'm guilty of never having read Anna Karenina, because it's just so long, I'd much rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book. I am looking forward to more shortened classics!‎ Mr.‎ Grockatt ‎-5-12 4:38 PM I'm from the London independent bookshop Crockatt & Powell.‎ In my opinion, the practice is completely ridiculous. How can you edit the classics? I'm afraid reading some of these books is hard work, and that is why you have to develop as a reader. If people don't have time to read Anna Karenina, then fine. But don't read a shortened version and kid yourself it's the real thing.‎ ‎1. According to the message board, Orion Books ________.‎ A. opposes the reading of original classics B. is embarrassed for cutting down classics C. thinks cut-down classics have a bright future D. is cautious in its decision to cut down classics ‎2. In Mr. Edward's opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _‎ A. make them easier to read B. meet a large demand in the market C. increase the sales of literary books D. compete with their original versions ‎3. By describing the shortened classics as "a breath of fresh air", Ms. Weir______.‎ A. speaks highly of the cut-down classics B. shows her love for the original classics C. feels guilty of not reading the classics D. disapproves of shortening the classics ‎4. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that______.‎ A. reading the classic works is a confusing attempt B. shortening the classics does harm to the original C. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job D. editing the classic works satisfies children's needs ‎ Passage 2 ( 全国I ,B)‎ Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.‎ Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda(大熊猫) eats only one particular type of bamboo (竹子). Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly(蝴蝶) will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet(多样化饮食). The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the ‎ season.‎ Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as Franch and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modem life.‎ ‎1. We can infer from the text that humans and animals_____.‎ A. depend on one sense in choosing food B. are not satisfied with their food C. choose food in similar ways D. eat entirely different food ‎2. Which of the following eats only one type of food? ‎ A. The white butterfly. B. The small bird.‎ C. The bear. D. The fox.‎ ‎3. Certain animals change their choice of food when______.‎ A. the season changes B. the food color changes C. they move to different places D. they are attracted by different smells.‎ ‎4. We can learn from the last paragraph that______.‎ A. food is chosen for a good reason B. French and British food is good C. some people have few choices of food D. some people care little about healthy diet Passage 3 (全国II, D)‎ It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors can't fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might made the person worse if he operates on the brain.‎ Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain.‎ Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys' blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys' brains. When the brain's temperature was 10ºC , Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.‎ l. The biggest difficulty in operating on (he damaged brain is that______.‎ A. the time is too short for doctors B. the patients are often too nervous C. the damage is extremely hard to fix D. the blood-cooling machine might break down ‎2. The brain operation was made possible mainly by______.‎ A. taking the blood out of the brain B. trying the operation on monkeys first C. having the blood go through a machine D. lowering the brain's temperature ‎3. With Dr. White's new idea, the operation on the damaged brain ______.‎ A. can last as long as 30 minutes B. can keep the brain's blood warm C. can keep the patient's brain healthy D. can help monkeys do different jobs ‎4. What is the right order of the steps in the operation?‎ a. send the cooled blood back to the brain b. stop the blood to the brain c. have the blood cooled down d. operate on the brain ‎ A. a, b, c, d B. c, a, b, d C. c, b, d, a D. b, c, d, a Passage 4 ( 北京，A)‎ EXERCISE IN EXACTLR 4 MINUTES PER DAY! $14,615‎ TIME IS IT. 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But what are these really, and how do they operate?‎ Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must, but the anger they fed will do more harm in the long-term.‎ ‎ They will also experience fear.‎ Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If they associate you with this emotion (情绪) of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will .have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively. Fear has no place in leadership.‎ The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day, or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they become fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation (积极性). Today's work place is all about relationships.‎ Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they're recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor(因素) in the work life of most people.‎ The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence—knowing your own e-motions, and how to handle them, and those of others. Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills. ‎ ‎1. An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when A. he is forced to do things B. he cannot work at his best C. he feels his brain shut down D. he thinks of his work as too heavy ‎2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A. People tend to associate leadership with fear.‎ B. Working conditions affect people's physical health.‎ C. Good relationship is the key to business success.‎ D. Smart people arc mimic functional in the work place.‎ ‎3. To positively influence employees, a leader should first of all A. provide better suggestions B. develop his own personality C. give his employees a pay raise D. hide his own emotion of fear ‎ ‎4. Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader's ability to __________.‎ A. provide a variety of projects for employees B. help raise employees' living standards C. give employees specific instructions D. deal wisely with employees' emotions ‎ Passage 6 ( 上海，C)‎ Mail carriers will be delivering some good news and some bad news this week.‎ The bad news: Stamp prices are expected to rise 2 cents in May to 41 cents, the Postal Regulatory Commission announced yesterday. The good news; With the introduction of a "forever stamp," it may be the last time Americans have to use annoying 2-or 3-cent stamps to make up postage differences.‎ Beginning in May, people would be able to purchase the stamps in booklets of 20 at the regular rate of a first-class stamp. As the name implies, "forever stamps" will keep their first-class mailing value forever, even when the postage rate goes up.‎ The new "forever stamp" is the United States Postal Service's (USPS) answer to the ‎ complaints about frequent rate increases. The May increase will be the fifth in a decade. Postal rates have risen because of inflation(通货膨胀) , competition from online bill paying, and the rising costs of employee benefits, including healthcare, says Mark Saunders, a spokesman for USPS.‎ The LISPS expects some financial gain from sales of the "forever stamp" and the savings from not printing as many 2-or 3-cenl stamps. "It's not your grandfather's stamp," says Mr. Saunders. "It could be your great-grandchildren's stamp."‎ Other countries, including Canada, England, and Finland use similar stamps.‎ Don Schilling, who has collected stamps for 50 years, says he's interested in the public's reaction. "This is an entirely new class of stamps," Mr. Schilling says. He adds that he'll buy the stamps because he will be able to use them for a long period of time, not he-cause they could make him rich—the volume printed will be too large for collectors. "We won't be able to send our kids to college on these," he says, laughing.‎ The USPS board of governors has yet to accept the Postal Regulatory Commission's decision, but tends to follow its recommendations. No plans have been announced yet for the design of the stamps. ‎ ‎1. The main purpose of introducing a "forever stamp" is______.‎ A. to reduce the cost of printing 2-or 3-cent stamps B. to help save the consumers' cost on first-class mailing C. to respond to the complaints about rising postal rates D. to compete with online bill paying ‎2. By saying "It could be your great-grandchildren's stamp", Mr Sauntlers means that forever stamps ______.‎ A. could be collected by one's great-grandchildren B. might be very precious in great-grandchildren's hands C. might have been inherited from one's great-grandfathers D. could be used by one's great-grandchildren even decades later ‎3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?‎ A. The investment in forever stamps will bring adequate reward.‎ B. America will be the first country to issue forever stamps. ‎ C. The design of the "forever stamp" remains to be revealed. ‎ D.2-or 3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in the future.‎ ‎4. What can be concluded from the passage?‎ A. With forever stamps, there will be no need to worry about rate changes.‎ B. Postal workers will benefit most from the sales of forever stamps.‎ C. The inflation has become a threat to the sales of first-class stamps.‎ D. New interest will be aroused in collecting forever stamps. ‎ Passage 7 ( 重庆，D)‎ The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest -and -savanna (大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat(栖息地).‎ It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an ‎ important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.‎ Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.‎ What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.‎ ‎1. What is the passage mainly about?‎ A. Disappearance of African elephants.‎ B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.‎ C. The effect of African elephants' search for food.‎ D. The eating habit of African elephants.‎ ‎2. What does the underlined phrase "setting the terms" most probably mean?‎ A. Fixing the time. B. Worsening the state.‎ C. Improving the quality. D. Deciding the conditions.‎ ‎3. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?‎ A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.‎ B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.‎ C. They are home to many endangered animals.‎ D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds.‎ ‎4. The passage is developed mainly by_________.‎ A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes B. pointing out similarities and differences ‎ C. describing the changes and differences D. giving examples Passage 8 (广东,C)‎ Malaria, the world's most widespread parasitic (寄生虫引起的) disease, kills as many as three million people every year-almost all of whom are under five, very poor, and African. In most years, more than five hundred million cases of illness result from the disease, although exact numbers are difficult to assess because many people don't( or can't) seek care. It is not unusual for a family earning less than two hundred dollars a year to spend a quarter of its income on malaria treatment, and what they often get no longer works. In countries like Tanzania, Mozambique, and the Gambia, no family, village, hospital, or workplace can remain unaffected for long.‎ Malaria starts suddenly, with violent chills, which are soon followed by an intense fever and, often, headaches. As the parasites multiply, they take over the entire body. Malaria parasites live by eating the red blood cells they infect(感染). They can also attach themselves to blood vessels in the brain. If it doesn't kill you, malaria can happen again and again for years. The disease is passed on to humans by female mosquitoes infected with one of four species of a parasite. Together, the mosquito and the parasite are the most deadly couple in the history of the earth-and one of the ‎ most successful. Malaria has five thousand genes, and its ability to change rapidly to defend itself and resist new drugs has made it nearly impossible to control. Studies show that mosquitoes are passing on the virus more frequently, and there are more outbreaks in cities with large populations. Some of the disease's spread is due to global warming.‎ For decades, the first-choice treatment for malaria parasites in Africa has been chloroquine, a chemical which is very cheap and easy to make. Unfortunately, in most parts of the world, malaria parasites have become resistant to it. Successful alternatives that help prevent resistance are already available, but they have been in short supply and are very expensive. If these drugs should fail, nobody knows what would come next. ‎ ‎1. According to Paragraph 1, many people don't seek care because A. they are too poor B. it is unusual to seek care C. they can remain unaffected for long D. there are too many people suffering from the disease ‎2. People suffering from malaria______.‎ A. have to kill female mosquitoes B. have, ability to defend parasites C. have their red blood cells infected D. have sudden fever, followed by chills ‎3. Which of the following may be the reason for the wide spread of the disease?‎ A. Its resistance to global warming. B. Its ability to pass on the virus frequently.‎ C. Its outbreaks in cities with large populations.‎ D. Its ability to defend itself and resist new drugs.‎ ‎4. It can be inferred from the passage that______.‎ A. no drugs have been found to treat the disease B. the alternative treatment is not easily available to most people C. malaria has developed its ability to resist parasites D. nobody knows what will be the drug to treat the disease ‎5. Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the A. How can we know one is suffering from malaria?‎ B. How many people are killed by malaria each year?‎ C. Why are there so many people suffering from malaria?‎ D. What has been done to keep people unaffected for long?‎ Passage 9 ( 福建;C)‎ Scientists have found what look like caves on Mars(火星) , and say they could be protecting life from the planet's terrible environment.‎ The first caves discovered beyond the Earth appear as seven mysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter. Each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.‎ ‎"If there is life, cti Mars, there is a good chance you'd find it in caves, "said Jut Wynne, one of the researchers who noticed the features while working on a US Geological Survey Mars Cave Detection Program.‎ Jonathan Clarke, a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting.‎ One photo taken at night by an infrared imager(红外线成像器) showed one hole to be unusually warm, suggesting hot air trapped during the day is flowing out.‎ ‎"I said: ' Wow, that's a cave. ' " Dr. Clarke said excitedly. "People have been looking for these for a long time; now we have found them. "‎ He agreed such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life escaping from the bitterly cold, radiation-soaked (充满辐射的), dry surface.‎ ‎"Tiny drops of water could collect inside, " he said. "If there are gases coming out, they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria. A cave is also a protection from radiation; the surface of Mars is exposed to high levels of space radiation.‎ The caves probably formed when tube-shaped lava flows(管状岩浆流) spread across the planet long ago. The outside of the tubes cooled, forming solid walls, while something hotter inside allowed the remaining lava to flow out, forming caves."‎ ‎1. What does the passage mainly talk about?‎ A. How the caves were formed on Mars. B. How scientists found these caves on Mars.‎ C. Caves on Mars may be full of hot air or a sign of life.‎ D. Scientists have completely recognized the surface of Mars.‎ ‎2. We can learn from the passage that______.‎ A. water has already been found on Mars B. the scientists found all the caves at night C. it is certain that there is life in these caves D. the surface of Mars is bitterly cold, radiation-soaked and dry ‎3. According to the passage, Dr. Clarke was so excited because ____?‎ A. such caves could provide energy for life B. they had finally found the caves on Mare C. such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life D. scientists had long been looking for these caves ‎4. Necessary condition for life on Mars mentioned in the passage may include______.‎ A. lava and energy B. water and radiation from space C. gases and lava D. water and protection from radiation Passage 10 ( 浙江，B)‎ People who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics(失语症患者). Such patients can be extremely good at something else. From the changing expressions on speakers' faces and the tones of their voices, they can tell lies from truths.‎ Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics. Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage.‎ Recently, scientists carried out tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied a mixed group of people. Some were normal1; others were aphasic. It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches-in most cases, the normal people were fooled by words, but the aphasics were not.‎ Some years ago, Dr. Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics. He mentioned a particular case in a hospital. Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV. Since the president had been an actor earlier, making a good speech was no problem for him. He was trying to put his feelings into every word of his speech.‎ But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients. They didn't seem to believe him. Instead, they burst into laughter. The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying. He was lying!‎ Many doctors see aphasics as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words. However, according to Dr. Sacks, they are more gifted than normal people. Normal people may get carried away by words. Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better, though they cannot understand words.‎ ‎1. What is so surprising about aphasics?‎ A. They can fool other people. B. They can find out the hidden drugs.‎ C. They can understand language better. D. They can tell whether people are lying.‎ ‎2. How did the scientists study aphasics?‎ A. By asking them to watch TV together. B. By organizing them into acting groups.‎ C. By comparing them with normal people. D. By giving them chances to speak on TV. ‎ ‎3. What do we learn from this text?‎ A. What one says reflects how one feels.‎ B. Aphasics have richer feelings than others.‎ C. Normal people often tell lies in their speeches.‎ D. People poor at one thing can be good at another. ‎ Passage 11 (江苏,B)‎ Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact (互动) these days. The term is "networked individualism". This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals (个体) and be networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.‎ Here is what Professor Wellman means. Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks included live interactions with relatives, neighbors, and friends. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.‎ A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that's a good thing. Why?‎ In the past, many people were worried that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true. The Internet connects us with more real people than expected-helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.‎ Thanks to the computer, we are able to be alone and together with other people-at the same time!‎ ‎1. The underlined phrase "networked individualism" probably means that by using computers people _________.‎ A. stick to their own ways no matter what other people say B. have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interest C. do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other people D. are able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people ‎2. According to the Pew study, what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?‎ A. Networks. B. Friends. C. Phones. D. Parents.‎ ‎3. It can be inferred from the Pew study that______.‎ A. people have been separated from each other by using computers B. the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonely C. the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communication D. a lot of people regard the person-to-person communication as a good thing ‎4. Which would be the best title for this passage?‎ A. We're Alone on the Internet. B. We're Communication on the Internet.‎ C. We're Alone Together on the Internet.‎ D. We're in the Imaginary World of the Internet.‎ Passage 12 ( 江西, B)‎ Read the advertisements carefully. Then answer the questions that follow.‎ INTERESTED IN CHILD-CARE? ‎ Qualified person of preschool teacher needed for busy childcare center, south of the river. Full-time work guaranteed. Immediate start necessary. The candidate must be able to work as a co-operative team member. Phone 6345 2345 for an interview and fax resume to 6345 2311.‎ WE NEED OFFICE CLEANERS Three people are required for professional cleaning in the CBD area. Working hours from 5 : 00 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Approximately five hours per shift. A good record is necessary. Experience preferred. Phone 6345 7843 now.‎ WANT TO WORK AS A DENTAL NURSE?‎ This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified dental nurse with a confident and cheerful personality to work in lw‎ ‎School Dental Health Scheme. You must be able to get along well with children because work involves talking to groups about dental health practices. For further information, visit our website at; schooldentalservices @ gov. sg. And fax your resume" to 6234 454.‎ FLORIST WANTED!‎ Are you a creative and trained florist with at least two years of experience? Then this may be just what you are seeking. The city's leading Florist Artist Studio needs another part-time member on their wedding team. Please phone 6098 7888 now!‎ ‎1. You may find the above advertisements______.‎ A. in a store window B. in a school magazine C. in a newspaper D. on a company notice-board ‎2. The position of a(n)________is a part-time job.‎ A. florist B. artist C. preschool teacher D. dental nurse ‎3. Which of the following is the most important for the childcare job?‎ A. Cooking skills.‎ B. Childcare experience.‎ C. The ability to start work in two weekg.‎ D. The ability to work well with other people.‎ ‎4. The office cleaners will be required to work about________hours a week.‎ A. 5 B‎.10 C. 15 D. 20‎ Passage 13 ( 江西，D)‎ Brian Walker chews pens. He bites them so hard that his boss has warned him to stop or buy his own. Katie's weakness is more acceptable-she is unable to walk past a cake shop without overeating. Sophia Cartier finds her cigarette habit a headache, while Alice's thumb-sucking drives her boy friend crazy. Four people with very different habits, but they all share a common problem-anxiety disorder or, in serious cases, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).‎ From nail-biting to too much hand-washing, overeating and internet addiction (上瘾), OCD is widespread in almost every workplace and countless homes. "It is a relatively common form of anxiety," says Dr. Mootee. "The main feature of OCD is the repetition of unwanted obsessive(过度的) thoughts such as worries that doors are left unlocked, gas or electrical appliances are left on. "In order to fight against the anxiety and distress caused by these obsessions, an OCD sufferer performs some form of repetitive act such as hand-washing, checking door locks and gas or electrical appliances.‎ Dr. Mootee says that repetitive washing, particularly of the hands, is the most common type of OCD. She has treated many patients who wash their hands up to 30 times a day. The technique Mootee uses to treat people with OCD is called cognitive-behavioral therapy(认知行为疗法). "It is based on the general idea that people have the ability to change the way they think and behave," says Mootee.‎ But when does a habit become a problem? "It's personal," says Mootee. "Everyone has something unusual, but if you can't put up with it, then it's a problem and you need to do something to change it." Mootee says many people resist going for treatment because they fear they are "crazy". But as people become more knowledgeable about these problems they will go and get help. The only way to cure is to conquer.‎ ‎1. If a person suffers from OCD, he is likely to keep doing any of the Mowing EXCEPT________.‎ A. chewing pens B. hurting himself C. sucking fingers D. biting nails ‎2. According to the passage, a person suffering from OCD______.‎ A. reduces his/her anxiety by taking drugs B. gets into unwanted habits to relieve stress C. has unwanted thoughts about habits D. has unwanted thoughts because of illness ‎3. Dr. Mootee's treating technique is based on the idea that A. everyone has something different B. people can put up with their problems C. people can change their way of thinking and action D. people tend to repeat their obsessive actions ‎4. By saying "The only way to cure is to conquer." Dr. Mootee suggests that an OCD sufferer ______.‎ A. has to he an extraordinary person B. must cure his illness by himself C. must overcome many physical illnesses D. should have a right attitude towards the problem ‎ Passage 14 ( 江西,E)‎ The literal meaning of philosophy is "love of wisdom". But this meaning does not tell us very ‎ much. Unlike the other disciplines(学科), philosophy cannot be defined by what you study, because it is actually unlimited. Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy: art, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, medicine, psychology, religion, science, and values. Philosophy is one of the world's oldest subjects of study, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosophy. For this reason you get a Doctorate (博士学位) of Philosophy (Ph. D. )in biochemistry, or computer science, or psychology.‎ Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy. Logic is (he science of argument and critical thinking. It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasoning. The history of philosophy involves the study of major philosophers and periods in the development of philosophy.‎ Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancement. It is necessary for understanding other disciplines. Only philosophy questions the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relation I" Oilier disciplines. And through the Study of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field.‎ There are a number of general uses of philosophy. It strengthens one's ability to solve problems, to communicate, to organize ideas and issues, to persuade, and to take what is the most important from a large quantity of data. These general uses are of great benefit in the career field, not necessarily for obtaining one's first job after graduation, but for preparing for positions of responsibility, management and leadership later on. It is very short-sighted after all, to lake a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one's first job. The useful skills developed through the study of philosophy have significant long-term benefits in career advancement. No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, I and capacity to resolve human conflict.‎ ‎1. According to Paragraph I , philosophy can best be described as the study of______.‎ A. social sciences B. natural sciences C. both social and natural sciences D. the subject matter of politics ‎2. With the study of philosophy, you can______.‎ A. become a great leader B. succeed in everything C. find a good job soon after graduation D. make progress in your career development ‎3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?‎ A. Philosophy is an independent discipline.‎ B. Logic helps you to become a better thinker.‎ C. The study of Philosophy brings you immediate benefits.‎ D. The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define.‎ ‎4. From the passage, we can conclude_________.‎ A. not all the subjects have to do with philosophy B. a person will get a Ph. D. if he/she studies philosophy C. philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects D. philosophy is the only solution to all the problems in the world ‎ Passage 15 (四川,B)‎ Jim suffered heart problems. In conversation he expressed little joy and it seemed that his life was drawing to a close.‎ When his heart problems led to operation, Jim went through it successfully, and a full recovery was expected. Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly. Jim was rushed ‎ back to operation, but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness. He died on the operating table on the day before his 48th birthday.‎ Dr. Bruce Smoller, a psychologist(心理学家), had had many conversations with him, and the more he learned, the stranger he realized Jim's case was. When Jim was a child, his father, a teacher, suffered a heart attack and stayed home to recover. One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework, promising to come home from school at noon to pick it up. His father agreed, but when Jim returned his father had died. Jim's father was 13.‎ ‎"I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father," Dr. Smoller says. "He felt that if he had not asked him to look at his homework, his father would have lived. Jim had been troubled by the idea. The operation was the trial (判决) he had expected for forty years." Smoller believes that Jim willed himself not to live to the age of 13.‎ Jim's case shows the powerful role that attitude(态度) plays in physical health, and that childhood experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grown-ups. Although most cases are less direct than Jim's, studies slum that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer, heart disease and mental illness. ‎ ‎1. Jim was sent back to operation because_________.‎ A. his heart didn't work well B. he expected a full recovery C. his life was drawing to a close D. the first one wasn't well performed ‎2. What made Dr. Smuller feel strange about Jim's case?‎ A. Jim died at a young age. B. Jim died on the operating table.‎ C. Both Jim and his father died of the same disease.‎ D. Jim's death is closely connected with his father's.‎ ‎3. From Smoller's words, we can infer that______.‎ A. Jim's father cared little about his study B. Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father C. Jim thought he would be punished some day D. Smoller believed Jim wouldn't live to the age of 48‎ ‎4. which of the following could have strong effect on one's physical health according to the text?‎ a. One's genes. b. One's life in childhood. c. One's physical education.‎ d. The date of one's birthday. e. The opinions one has about something.‎ A. a, b, d B. a. b. e C. a, c, e D. b, c, d Passage 16 (湖北，B)‎ How can a creature weighing over 5 tons and normally taking 150 kilograms of food and 120 liters of water per day survive in a desert environment?‎ In the southwest African country of Namibia, and the Sahara lands of Mall further-north, the desert elephant does just that.‎ Although not regarded as a separate species from the African elephant, the desert cousin differs in many ways. Their bodies are smaller, to absorb less heat, and their feet are larger for easier walking across sandy surfaces. They are taller, to reach higher branches. They have shorter tusks (象牙), and most importantly, longer trunks to dig for water in riverbeds.‎ Desert elephants can travel over 70 kilometers in search for feeding grounds and waterholes, and have a larger group of families. They drink only every 3-4 days, and can store-water in a "bag" at the back of their throat, which is only used when badly needed. Desert elephants are careful feeders-they seldom root up trees and break fewer branches, and thus maintain what little food sources are available. Young elephants may even eat the dung(粪便)of the female leader of a ‎ group when facing food shortage. During drought they are unlikely to give birth to their young but with good rains the birthrate will increase greatly. Desert elephants have sand baths, sometimes adding their own urine(尿液) to make them muddy!‎ As we continue to overheat our weak planet, it can only be hoped that other animal species will adapt as extraordinarily well to change as the desert elephant.‎ ‎1. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 means"______",‎ A. remains in the African countries B. drinks 120 liters of water a day C. manages to live in desert areas D. eats 150 kilograms of food daily ‎2. Desert elephants arc called careful feeders because they _________.‎ A. rarely ruin trees B. drink only every 3-4 days C. search for food in large groups D. protect food sources for their you rip ‎3. The author answers the question raised in the first paragraph with______.‎ A. stories and explanation B. facts and descriptions ‎ C. examples and conclusion D. evidence and argument ‎4. What can be inferred from the last sentence in the passage?‎ A. Overheating the earth can be stopped. B. Not all animal species are so adaptable.‎ C. The planet will become hotter and hotter.‎ D. Not all animals are as smart as desert elephants.‎ Passage 17 ( 湖北.A)‎ Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence(影响) on the world of music.‎ Born in ‎1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, "jazz and I grew up together."‎ Armstrong showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet(短号) at a boy's home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.‎ In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life. Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.‎ His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, "Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over." He was the father of the jazz style(风格) and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world. His death, on July 6. 1971, was headline news around the world. ‎ ‎1. Armstrong was called Pops because he_________.‎ A. looked like a musician B. was a musician of much influence C. showed an interest in music D. travelled to play modem music ‎2. The third paragraph is developed_________.‎ A. by space B. by examples C. by time D. by comparison ‎3. Which statement about Armstrong is true?‎ A. His tale begins in New Orleans. B. He was born before jazz was invented.‎ C. His music was popular with his listeners. D. He learned popular music at a boy's home.‎ ‎4. Which would be the best title for the text?‎ A. The Invention of the Jazz Music B. The Father of the Jazz Style C. The Making of a Musician D. The Spread of Popular Music ‎ Passage 18 (山东.A)‎ A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay my house, reduced to waist-high ruins, smelly and dirty.‎ Before the trip, I'd had my car fixed. When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she noticed my Louisiana license plate. "You from New Orleans?" she asked. I said I was, "No charge. "She said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet. The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing happened.‎ As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to move there and tried to find a a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage(抵押贷款) on our ruined house. We looked at many places, but none was satisfactory. We'd begun to accept that we'd have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while, when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kennedy in California. He'd read some pieces I'd written about our sufferings for Slate, the online magazine and wanted to give us ("no conditions attached")a new house across the lake from New Orleans.‎ It sounded too good to be true, but I replied, thanking him for his exceptional generosity, that we had no plans to go back. Then a poet at the University of Florida offered to let his house to me, while he went to England on his one-year paid leave, The rent was rather reasonable. I mentioned the poet's offer to James Kennedy, and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months.‎ Throughout this painful experience, the kindness of strangers has done much to bring back my faith in humanity. It's almost worth losing your worldy possessions to be reminded that people are really nice when given half a chance. ‎ ‎1. The garage employee's altitude toward the author was that of ______________.‎ A. unconcern B. sympathy C. doubt D. tolerance ‎2. What do we know about James Kennedy?‎ A. He was a writer of an online magazine.‎ B. He was a poet at the University‎ of ‎Florida.‎ C. He offered the author a new house free of charge.‎ D. He learned about the author's sufferings via e-mail.‎ ‎3. It can be inferred from the text that_______.‎ A. the author's family was in financial difficulty B. rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disaster C. houses were difficult to find in the hurricane-stricken area D. the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank ‎4. The author learned from his experience that______.‎ A. worldly possessions can be given up when necessary B. generosity should be encouraged in some cases C. people benefit from their sad stories D. human beings are kind after all.‎ Passage 19 (辽宁，B)‎ Danielle Steel, America's sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research alone before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.‎ Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of" Max and Martha" picture books for children to help them deal with the real-life problems of death, new babies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her son shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books have been made into films. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.‎ Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource(资源) and has kept in touch with them by e-mail. While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention, her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But, if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable(独特的) style. There is only one Danielle Steel.‎ ‎1. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that_______.‎ A. she can write several books at the same time B. she often does some research before writing a book C. she is one of the most popular American women writers D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break ‎2. Children who have read "Max and Martha" picture books may know _____________.‎ A. how to deal with affairs at school B. what to do if Max and Martha die C. what to do when new babies are born into their families D. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes ‎3. One of Danielle Steel's achievements is that_______,‎ A. some TV plays were based on her books B. her picture books attracted a lot of young men C. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998 ‎ D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records ‎4. We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel______.‎ A. lives an exciting life B. values her readers a lot C. writes about quiet women D. is pleased with her achievements ‎ Passage 20 (辽宁.C)‎ Most rain forests lie close to the equator (赤道) , where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine. The warmth of the land heats the air above, causing it to rise and tiny drops of water to fall as rain. The rainfall can reach at least 98 inches a year. This wet, warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow, so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round. The trees themselves also have an effect on the climate. They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves. The wet air then forms clouds, which hang ‎ over the treetops like smoke. These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and night-time cold of nearby deserts, keeping temperatures fit for plant growth.‎ Rain forests slightly farther away from the equator remain just as warm, but they have a dry season of three months or more when little rain falls. Tree leaves fall during this dry season and new leaves grow when the wet season or monsoon(雨季) begins. Thus these areas are known as the "monsoon forest".‎ Another type of rain forest grows on tropical moutains. It is often called the "cloud forest" because clouds often hang over the trees like fog.‎ The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of many different trees. Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds. When the fruits are eaten, the seeds inside them go undamaged through animals' stomachs and are passed out in their droppings. The seeds lying on the forest floor then grow into new trees.‎ ‎1. The climate of the rain forests near the equator is_________,‎ A. mild, wet and windy B. hot, rainy and foggy C. hot, wet and cloudy D. warm, wet and sunny ‎2. We can learn from the passage that_________.‎ A. tree leaves are green all the time in the monsoon forest B. there is a dry season in the cloud forest on tropical mountains C. clouds help the plants in the rain forest near the deserts to grow D. the formation of climate in the rain forest has little to do with the trees ‎3. According to the passage, ______play the most important role in the spreading of seeds.‎ A. animals B. droppings C. fruits D. winds ‎4. This passage is most likely to be found in_______.‎ A. a travel guide B. a story book C. a technical report D. a geography book Passage 21 (辽宁,D)‎ All her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain at all times clean and tidy.‎ You could turn your back for a moment in my mother's house, leave a half-written letter on the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that my mother had "put it back where it belonged," as she explained.‎ My wife, on one of her first visits to my mother's house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed. Confused (疑惑的) ,she set down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits, only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better.‎ These disappearances had a confusing effect on our family. We were all inclined to(有…的倾向) forgetfulness, and it was common for one of us, upon returning from the bathroom, to find that every sign of his work in progress had disappeared suddenly. " Do you remember what I was doing?" was a question frequently asked, but rarely answered.‎ Now my sister has developed a second-hand love of clean window, and my brother does the cleaning in his house, perhaps to avoid having to be the one to lift his feet. 1 try not to think about it too much, but I have at this later time started to dust the furniture once a week.‎ We have all become busy persons.‎ ‎1. Which of the following is TRUE about my mother?‎ A. She enjoyed removing others' drinks. B. She became more and more forgetful.‎ C. She preferred to do everything by herself.‎ D. She wanted to keep her house in good order.‎ ‎2. My wife could not find her biscuits and drink in my mother' house because______.‎ A. she had already finished them B. my mother had taken them away C. she forgot where she had left them D. someone in my family was holding them ‎3. The underlined part in the fifth paragraph suggests that my sister __________. ‎ A. is happy to clean windows B. loves to clean used windows C. is fond of clean used windows D. likes clean windows as my mother did ‎4. This passage mainly tells us that ____________.‎ A. my mother often made us confused B. my family members had a poor habit C. my mother helped us to form a good habit ‎ D. my wife was surprised when she visited my mother 专题十五 推理判断 五年高考 年高考题组 参考答案 Passage 1 CAAB Passage 2 CAAD Passage 3 ADAB Passage 4 ACAB Passage 5 ACBD Passage 6 CDCA Passage 7 CDDA Passage 8 ACDBD Passage 9 CDBD Passage 10 DCD Passage 11 DACC Passage 12 CADC Passage 13 BBCD Passage 14 CDBC Passage 15 ADCB Passage 16 CDBB Passage 17 BCCB Passage 18 BCAD Passage 19 ACCB Passage 20 DCAD Passage 21 DBDC