3月全国各地高考英语模拟试题汇编6 5页

‎2011年3月全国各地高考英语模拟试题汇编6‎ 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A ‎ Last year, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, D.C．I saw many of our unfortunate and homeless fellow citizens on the street.‎ ‎ Standing outside the Ronald‎ Reagan ‎Center, I heard a voice say, "Can you help me? When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended. Immediately, I pulled out all of my loose change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her. I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar,‎ ‎ But the blind woman smiled and said. "I don't want your money. I just need help finding the post office."‎ ‎ In an instant, I realized what I had done. I acted with prejudice -- I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be.‎ ‎ I hated what I saw in myself. This incident re-awakened my belief in humility （谦卑） I'd lost for a moment.‎ ‎ The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in the U. S.‎ at 15．I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong, no-nonsense mother. Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, roofer, cashier, mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other humble （卑微的） jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer.‎ ‎ In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at age 17 — I was a busboy, and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me. So I know what it's like, and I should have known better.‎ ‎ But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the streets cured me of my self-induced（自我引发的）blindness. She reminded me of my belief in humility and to always keep my eyes and heart open.‎ ‎ By the way, I helped that lady to the post office. I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson.‎ ‎56．How did the writer give the blind woman money?‎ ‎ A．In a modest way. B．In a polite way.‎ ‎ C．In an impatient way. D．In a painful way.‎ ‎57．According to the passage, the writer _____________.‎ ‎ A．still lives a poor life B．was busy with his work ‎ C．was born in Honduras D．was a native of ‎Washington‎ ‎D.C.‎ ‎58．How many jobs are clearly mentioned in the passage?‎ ‎ A．4. B．5. C．6. D．7.‎ ‎59．What would be the best title of the passage?‎ ‎ A．A Priceless Lesson. B．An Act of Prejudice.‎ ‎ C．A Sightseeing Trip. D．A Humble Moment.‎ B ‎ It is a typical case. A young professional has just moved to a new city, She is very active in her new job but wishes to meet people socially outside of work. How does she do this?‎ ‎ Signing up for a night class is always a good starting point. Not only is it an ideal way to meet like-minded people, it can also be a great new learning experience. Pubs and clubs can be a good meeting place but can be a bit hard if you are on your own.‎ Join a gym ‎ GL-14 health club in Manchester city centre is a gym which also has lots of member activities outside the gym from charity fashion shows to dinner dances giving members a chance to socialise away from the treadmill （跑步机）. Or if you want a gym with a difference, try a 'Green Gym' for people who want to exercise but wish to be outdoors and doing something that will benefit the environment at the same time. The 'work out' could involve such activities as practical conservation or gardening work. It's a great way to get people's heart and muscle working. And many agree that meeting other people and 'having a natter and a laugh' is a big attraction of the scheme.‎ Reading‎ groups ‎ In the Reading Groups, Jenny Haxtley suggested that there may be as many as 50,000 people in reading groups in the UK. They range from informal groups of friends or colleagues who meet in someone's home or at the local pub, to discuss a book. If you want something a bit more structured, lots of libraries have reading groups and could have a broader group of members.‎ Statistics ‎ The BBC recently conducted a survey called Going solo: single life in the 21st century. You can look at the overall results or search by area. It found that:‎ ‎ ● 69% of people thought that the gym was a good place to meet new people ‎ ● Pubs or clubs were considered to be good meeting places by 58% of people in the ‎UK ‎ ● 68% thought that work was a good place to meet people ‎ ● 72% thought that internet chat was not an ideal way to meet people ‎60．"Green Gym" in Paragraph 3 refers to an activity in which you can ____________.‎ ‎ A．have night classes with like-minded people ‎ B．do something good for the environment on your own ‎ C．discuss a book with other members at a pub ‎ D．benefit the environment while doing outdoor exercise ‎61．Which of the following is a Green Gym activity?‎ ‎ A．Gardening work. B．Chatting on the internet.‎ ‎ C．A charity fashion show, D．A dinner dance away from the treadmill.‎ ‎62．What's the most popular place to meet new people outside of work?‎ ‎ A．Pubs or clubs. B．The Internet. C．The working place. D．The gym.‎ ‎63．What's the writer's attitude towards the suggestions given in the passage?‎ ‎ A．Critical. B．Objective. C．Doubtful. D．Indifferent.‎ C ‎ Last week Chinese warships departed on a 3-month mission to protect commercial vessels （ships）and crews from pirate（海盗）attacks off Somalia.‎ ‎ The fleet, which contains two missile destroyers and a large supply ship, is armed with special forces and helicopters. The mission also plans to share information with other countries working in the area, military officials said.‎ ‎ The operation is China's first major naval mission abroad. The two missile destroyers Haikou and Wuhan are top-of-the-line Chinese navy vessels. They sail at a speed of 30 knots. On board the destroyers, there are two helicopters, anti-aircraft missiles and anti-vessel missiles. The destroyers can direct fare at a target 10 kilometers away.‎ ‎ One major issue for the ships is how they will resupply so far from home. Officials said it will mostly depend on the supply ship, but China will also negotiate （谈判） with other countries in the area to allow the ships to resupply.‎ ‎ Though the purpose of the mission is to protect Chinese skips and crews, China has called for stepped-up cooperation on anti-piracy efforts. China announced it was sending warships to the area after the UN Security Council authorized nations to conduct land and air attacks on pirate bases.‎ ‎ Piracy has taken an increasing toll on international shipping, especially in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest sea-lanes. Pirates have made an estimated $30 million hijacking （劫持） ships this year, seizing more than 40 vessels off Somalia's 3, 000kin coastline.‎ ‎ The Chinese Navy has primarily focused on defending China's coastline and, until now, limited operations abroad to port calls, goodwill visits and exercises with other navies.‎ ‎64．It can be learned from the passage that ______________.‎ ‎ A．the Chinese warships can resupply anywhere ‎ B．only two missiles are carried on each destroyer ‎ C．the destroyers can direct fire at a target 10 miles away ‎ D．Haikou and Wuhan are the most advanced Chinese warships ‎65．The underlined word "toll" in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to________.‎ A．fee or tare B．damage or loss ‎ C．sound of a bell D．charge for a phone call ‎66．The passage is most probably taken from__________.‎ ‎ A．a newspaper B．a story book C．a handbook D．a science book D ‎ Opening a car trunk or controlling a home air conditioner could ‎ become just a wish away with Honda's new technology that connects ‎ thoughts inside a brain with robotics.‎ ‎ Honda Motor Company has developed a way to read patterns of ‎ electric currents on a person's scalp（头皮）as well as changes in ‎ cerebral（大脑的） brood flow when a person thinks about four ‎ simple movements -- moving the fight hand, moving the left hand, ‎ running and eating. Honda succeeded in analyzing such thought ‎ patterns, and then relaying them as wireless commands for Asimo, ‎ its human-shaped robot.‎ ‎ In a video shown Tuesday at Tokyo headquarters, a person wearing a helmet sat still but thought about moving his fight hand -- a thought that was picked up by thin wires attached to his head inside the helmet. After several seconds, Asimo, programmed to respond to brain signals, lifted its fight arm.‎ ‎ Honda said the technology wasn't quite ready for a live demonstration because of possible distractions（注意力分散的）in the person's thinking. Another problem is that brain patterns differ greatly among individuals, and so about two to three hours of studying them in advance are needed for the technology to work. The company, a leader in robotics, acknowledged the technology was still at a basic research stage with no immediate practical applications in the works.‎ ‎ Research on the brain is being done around the world, but Honda said its research was among the most advanced in figuring out a way to read brain patterns without having to hurt the person.‎ ‎ Honda has made robotics a centerpiece of its image, sending Asimo to events and starring the walking, talking robot in TV ads. Among the challenges for the brain technology is to make the reading-device smaller so it can be portable, according to Honda.‎ ‎ Arai didn't rule out the possibility of a car that may some day drive itself-- even without a steering wheel.‎ ‎ "Our products are for people to use. It is important for us to understand human behavior," he said. "We think this is the final goal in making machines move."‎ ‎67．Asimo is a robot that ________.‎ ‎ A．speaks like a human being ‎ ‎ B．is similar to a human being in appearance ‎ C．can think about four simple movements ‎ ‎ D．can read brain patterns with the person hurt ‎68．What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 refer to?‎ ‎ A．Individuals. B．Distractions. C．Brain patterns. D．Wireless commands.‎ ‎69．From the last paragraph, we know that_____________.‎ ‎ A．cars without a steering wheel have been put to use ‎ B．cars without a steering wheel might come into being one day ‎ C．Honda has made robotics a centerpiece of its image ‎ D．the final goal is to make the reading-device as small as possible ‎70．The passage is mainly about _________.‎ ‎ A．the introduction to Honda's new robot m Asimo ‎ B．the brain technology in Honda's Motor Company ‎ C．the way to open a car trunk with Honda's technology ‎ D．Honda's technology to operate robots with human thoughts E ‎ Grant Wood's American Gothic caused a stir （轰动） in 1930 ‎ when it was exhibited for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago and awarded a prize of 300 dollars. Newspapers across the country ‎ carried the story, and the painting of a farmer and a younger woman ‎ posed before a white house brought the artist instant fame.‎ ‎ In 1930, Grant Wood, an American painter with European training, noticed a small white house built in the small southern Iowa town of Eldon. Wood was so fascinated by it that he decided to paint the house along with the kind of people he thought should live in that house. In the painting, the farmer is modeled on his dentist. Dr. Byron McKeeby. His younger sister Nan served as a model for the woman （imagined to be the farmer's wife or daughter）. Wood wanted to give a description of the traditional roles of men and women as the man is holding a pitchfork symbolizing hard labor. Each element was painted separately; the models sat separately and never stood in front of the house. The Gothic style of the house inspired the painting's title.‎ ‎ American Gothic remains one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art. The painting has become part of American popular culture. Some believe that Wood used it to satirize （讽刺） the narrow-mindedness that has been said to characterize Midwestern culture. The painting may also be read as a praise of the moral virtue or' rural America or even as a mixture of praise and satire. American Gothic is one of the few images to reach the status of cultural symbol, along with Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.‎ ‎71．Which of the following is true about American Gothic?‎ ‎ A．It won a prize of ￡ 300.‎ ‎ B．The two characters in it posed before the White House.‎ ‎ C．It was the first painting by Grant Wood.‎ ‎ D．It was on show at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1930.‎ ‎72．From the passage we can infer Iowa is in __________.‎ ‎ A．the southern town of Eldon B．the Midwest of the ‎United States ‎ C．a European country D．the city of ‎Chicago ‎73．Grant Wood chose the two models __________.‎ ‎ A．to describe traditional roles of men and women ‎ B．to praise the moral virtue of rural ‎America ‎ C．to make his dentist and his sister famous ‎ D．to carry the story across the country ‎74．The title of the painting is based on __________.‎ ‎ A．the name of a small town B．the man and the woman ‎ C．the Gothic style of the house D．the pitchfork symbolizing hard labor ‎75．The purpose of this article is to ______________‎ ‎ A．sell an oil painting ‎ ‎ B．introduce an oil painting ‎ C．show off the painting skill ‎ ‎ D．satirize the narrow-mindedness of the time 参考答案 ‎56—60 CCDAD 61—65 ADBDB 66—70 ABCBD 71—75 DBACB