1、阅读理解专题卷9The Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mixed the bark of a tree and rags (破布) with water, put a screen into the mixture, and lifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They dried the paper in the sun.The Chinese kept their secret of how to make paper until a war with Muslims in the ninth ce
2、ntury. The art of papermaking soon spread throughout the Muslim world.The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also discovered how to make paper, but their knowledge never spread to the rest of the world.For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material. Then a
3、 French scientist discovered that people could make paper from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenth century. a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood.1Who discovered how to make paper?A. The Chinese. B. The Pacific Islanders.C. The Mayan Indians. D. All of the above.2 When did the Chi
4、nese invent paper according to the passage?A. About 1 ,800 years ago. B. About 1, 900 years ago.C. About 2, 000 years ago. D. About 2, 100 years ago.3 How was papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from China?A. Through wars. B. Through the Muslims.C. Through the Mayan Indians. D. Through
5、 the Pacific Islanders.4Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. The Invention of Paper. B. The History of Papermaking.C. Different Ways of Making Paper. D. The Invention of a Papermaking Machine.Summerfest Arts Faire 2010 Summerfest Arts Faire is an arts festival in Logan, Utah,
6、 celebrating local, regional and national artists. Visitors can expect to see high quality artworks from nationally recognized artists. Summerfest also features live entertainment and a variety of delicious food. Place: 50 North Main Street, Logan, UT 84321 Dates: June 17-June 19, 2010Time: Thursday
7、-Saturday 1:00 pm-10:00 pmVenture Outdoors Festival The 5th Annual Venture Outdoors Festival is a celebration of outdoor recreation (娱乐). This unique festival is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of and participation (参与) in the many recreational activities available in Utah. This fam
8、ily-friendly event features live music, guest speakers, giveaways, creative childrens activities, and great food all day long. Place: 3100 South 2900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Date: June 19, 2010Time: Saturday 3:00 pm -10:00 pm The Days of 47 KSL 5 Parade (游行)The parade is one of the largest an
9、d oldest parades in the United States. Colorful floats, bands, horses and clowns thrill tens of thousands of people each year. Many parade-goers camp out on the streets the night before just to make sure of a great position to catch it all. Place: 900 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105Date: Ju
10、ly 24, 2010Time: Saturday 9:00 amTaylorsville Dayzz 2010 Experience Taylorsville Dayzz 2010, a celebration of the citys birthday. Enjoy a 5K Family Run, Carnival, Food and Exhibit Booths and Fireworks. Listen to a live concert by Taylorsville Symphony and Utah Symphony, and a live performance of Jay
11、son Hewlett (an American entertainer).Place: 5100 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84118Dates: June 25-June 28, 2010Time: Monday 8:00 pm, Friday 7:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 pm-10:00 pm 5If you have to go to work in the afternoon, you can only take part in .A. Summerfest Arts Faire 2010B. Venture Outdo
12、ors Festival C. The Days of 47 KSL 5 Parade D. Taylorsville Dayzz 2010 6A person who wants to watch fireworks can go to .A. 50 North Main Street, Logan, UT 84321 B. 3100 South 2900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84109 C. 900 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105D. 5100 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City,
13、UT 841187Which of the following time is proper for one to enjoy a live concert?A. Monday 8:00 am. B. Friday 6:00 pm.C. Saturday 9:00 pm.D. Sunday 10:00 pm.8We can learn from the text that .A. The Days of 47 KSL 5 Parade attracts a large crowdB. Summerfest Arts Faire 2010 is mainly intended for write
14、rs C. people can take part in various matches at Taylorsville Dayzz 2010 D. Venture Outdoors Festival will become more and more popularAs prices and building costs keep rising, the“do-it-yourself”(DIY)trend(趋势)in the U.S. continues to grow.“We needed furniture(家具)for our living room,” says John Ross
15、,“and we just didnt have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 a
16、t a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420.“I was deeply upset about it. Now Ive finished
17、a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If youwant to become a “do-it-yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those
18、 who dont have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.9We can learn from the text that many married people_.A. find it hard to pay for what they needB. have to learn to make their own furnitureC. take DIY courses run by the governmentD. seldom go to a dep
19、artment store to buy things10When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim_.A. makes shoes in his home B. does extra work at nightC. does his own car and home repairsD. keeps house and looks after his children11Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when_.A. his ca
20、r repairs cost too muchB. the car repair class was not helpfulC. he could not possibly do two jobsD. he had to raise the children all by himself12What would be the best title for the text?A. The Joy of DIY B. You Can Do It Too!C. Welcome to Our DIY Course D. Ross and Hatfield Believers in DIYOne hot
21、 night last July, when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep, I tried everything I could think of : a warm bottle, songs gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a
22、way as any to kill of the hours till dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoes out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushis forty-fifth
23、birthday. My wife and I heard none of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself. I found in my babys behavior a symbol of the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read
24、 to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students dont read and they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: “Let them watch it!”
25、If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight about it? Let them watch it all they want! 13Why did the author bring a TV set into his sons room? ATo make his son keep quiet. BTo spend the night by watching TV programs. CIn order not to let his son feel lonely
26、.DTo make his son go to sleep as soon as possible. 14The babys reaction to the TV program was _ . Aunexpected BencouragingCexciting Dnervous 15From this passage we know that the author is .Aa doctorBa reporterCan editorDa teacher16Accordingg to the passage, which is true of the school children? AThe
27、y prefer reading to watching TV. BThey like watching TV after school. CThey would rather watch TV than read books. DThey like their teachers who teach them reading. I have only once been in trouble with the law. The whole process of being arrested and taken to court was a rather unpleasant experienc
28、e at the time, but it makes a good story now. What makes it rather disturbing was the arbitrary circumstances both of my arrest and my subsequent fate in court.It happened in February about twelve years ago. I had left school a couple of months before that and was not due to go to university until t
29、he following October. I was still living at home at the time.One morning I was in Richmond, a suburb of London near where I lived. I was looking for a temporary job so that I could save up some money to go traveling. As it was a fine day and I was in no hurry, I was taking my time, looking in shop w
30、indows, strolling in the park, and sometimes just stopping and looking around me. It must have been this obvious aimlessness that led to my downfall.It was about half past eleven when it happened. I was just walking out of the local library, having unsuccessfully sought employment there, when I saw
31、a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to me. I thought he was going to ask me the time. Instead, he said he was a police officer and he was arresting me. At first I thought it was some kind of joke.But then another policeman appeared, this time in uniform, and I was lef
32、t in no doubt.“But what for?” I asked.“Wandering with intent to commit an arrestable offence.” he said.“What offence?” I asked.“Theft.” he said.“Theft of what?” I asked.“Milk bottles,” he said, and with a perfectly straight face too!“Oh,” I said.It turned out there had been a lot of petty thefts in
33、the area, particularly that of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps.Then I made my big mistake. At the time I was nineteen, had long untidy hair, and regarded myself as part of the sixties “youth counterculture”. As a result, I wanted to appear cool and unconcerned with the incident, so I said, “How
34、 long have you been following me?” in the most casual and conversational tone I could manage. I thus appeared to them to be quite familiar with this sort of situation, and it confirmed them in their belief that I was a thoroughly disreputable （品行不端的）character.A few minutes later a police car arrived
35、.“Get in the back,” they said. “Put your hands on the back of the front seat and dont move them.”They got in on either side of me. It wasnt funny any more.At the police station they questioned me for several hours. I continued to try to look worldly and familiar with the situation. When they asked m
36、e what I had been doing, I told them Id been looking for a job. “Aha,” I could see them thinking, “unemployed”.Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to Richmond Magistrates Court the following Monday. Then they let me go. I wanted to conduct my own defense in court, but as soon as
37、my father found out what had happened, he hired a very good lawyer. We went along that Monday armed with all kinds of witnesses, including my English teacher from school as a character witness. But he was never called on to give evidence. My “trial” didnt get that far. The magistrate （法官） dismissed
38、the case after fifteen minutes. I was free. The poor police had never stood a chance. The lawyer even succeeded in getting costs awarded against the police.And so I do not have a criminal record. But what was most shocking at the time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on.
39、 I had the “right” accent, respectable middle-class parents in court, reliable witnesses, and I could obviously afford a very good lawyer. Given the obscure nature of the charge, I feel sure that if I had come from a different background, and had really been unemployed, there is every chance that I
40、would have been found guilty. While asking for costs to be awarded, my lawyers case quite obviously revolved （回转） around the fact that I had a “brilliant academic record”.Meanwhile, just outside the courtroom, one of the policemen who had arrested me was gloomily complaining to my mother that anothe
41、r youngster had been turned against the police. “You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you,” he said to me reproachfully （责备地）.What did he mean? Probably that I should have looked outraged and said something like, “Look here, do you know who youre talking to? I am a highly successf
42、ul student with a brilliant academic record. How dare you arrest me!” Then they, probably, would have apologized perhaps even taken off their caps, and let me on my way.17Judging from the first paragraph, the writers attitude towards his story is _.A. angry B. sad C. amused D. more than just one of
43、the above18The first man who came up to him was _.A. a uniformed policeman B. a policeman in plainclothesC. not a policeman D. a good joker19The court never asked the authors English teacher to give evidence because _.A. the time for the trial was limited to fifteen minutes onlyB. the author wanted
44、to conduct his own defense in courtC. the case was dismissed before the trial reached that stageD. he was found to be unqualified as a character witness20The author believes that he would most probably have been declared guilty if _.A. the magistrate had been less gentle B. he had really been out of
45、 workC. he had been born in a lower class family D. both B and C21 In the opinion of one of the policeman who had arrested the author, the whole thing might not have occurred if _.A. he had protested strongly at the time B. he had begged to be allowed to go homeC. he hadnt wandered aimlessly D. he h
46、ad tried to look cool22We can see from the passage that the author _.A. has broken the law only onceB. has never broken the lawC. has broken the law on more than one occasionD. once broke the law without knowing it参考答案1D2B3B4B【解析】略5C6D7C8A【解析】试题分析：本文介绍了几种多姿多彩的活动，并对各种活动的详细情况进行了具体的描述。5C 推理题。根据本部分中的Tim
47、e: Saturday 9:00 am可知The Days of 47 KSL 5 Parade是上午进行的，下午还可以继续工作，故C项符合要求。6D 细节题。根据本部分Experience Taylorsville Dayzz 2010, a celebration of the citys birthday. Enjoy a 5K Family Run, Carnival, Food and Exhibit Booths and Fireworks.可知在这里可以欣赏到烟花表演。故Taylorsville Dayzz 2010 的举行地点5100 South 2700 West, Salt
48、 Lake City, UT 84118。符合题意。7C 细节题。根据Colorful floats, bands, horses and clowns thrill tens of thousands of people each year.可知这里有bands乐队表演，说明这里有音乐的节目，故C项的时间正确。8A 推理题。根据The parade is one of the largest and oldest parades in the United States. 和Many parade-goers camp out on the streets the night before
49、just to make sure of a great position to catch it all. 可知这个游行活动需要很多人参加，故A正确。考点：考察广告类短文阅读点评：本文介绍了几种多姿多彩的活动，并对各种活动的详细情况进行了具体的描述。广告英语与普通英语存在许多差异，而又与人们日常生活密切相关，应用性很强。所以广告类阅读题可以很好地考查学生提取信息、处理信息的能力，也是历年来高考考查的一个热点。广告英语文句精练，信息量大，表达方式千变万化，做这种题目先略读题目，再浏览题干，然后带着问题找答案。在阅读时又要特别注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是文章
50、的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。9A10D11A12B【解析】试题分析：本文叙述了随着物价和房价的上涨，在美国“自己动手”(DIY)的趋势也在继续增长。“文中罗斯夫妇交了280美元参加了一个为期两周的夜校学习。现在他们不光自己制作了全部的家具，还亲自动手进行家中所有的维修工作。如果你想成为一个“自己动手的人”，你可以参加一些DIY课程。对于那些没有时间听课的人来说，还有一些书会告诉你如何自己动手。9细节理解题。根据John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling
51、 to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high.因为生活费用高他们很难支付他们所需的东西，故选A。10推理判断题。根据Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died.吉姆在家照顾孩子料理家务，故选D。11细节理解题。根据Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420.“I was deeply upset about it.故选A。12标题归纳题。因为整篇短文主要叙述的是要自己动手做一些力所能及的事情以减少自己的生活开支
52、，故选B。考点：社会现象类阅读。点评：做标题归纳题时还要遵循三个原则，即注意题的醒目性、概括性和针对性。醒目性我们所判断的标题如果放在文章的最前面，应该能使读者一看到标题就对其内容发生兴趣，即，吸引读者的眼球；概括性指标题应最大限度地覆盖全文，囊括文章的主要内容，体现文章的主题；针对性我们所选的标题不能偏题，必须指向具体文意，因此也应具备强烈的针对性。13B14A15D16C【解析】13从文中第一段中“ I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way a
53、s any to kill of the hours till dawn. ”可知作者是为了消磨时间。因此选B。14从文中第一段中“To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. ”可知作者感到很吃惊，出乎意料。因此选A。15从最后一段中“We find that our students dont read and they look down upon reading and scold those of
54、us who teach it. ”可知作者的身份是老师。因此选D。16根据文章最后一段，作者的孩子和学生们都不喜欢看书，而都喜欢看电视。故答案选C。17D18B19C20D21A22B【解析】试题分析：文章介绍作者在找工作的时候，遇到两个警察，作者的态度让他们误会并被逮捕，但是作者的家庭地位让法官将他释放。17推理题：从第一段的句子中出现的形容词：unpleasant ， good ，disturbing， arbitrary 可知作者的态度是复杂的，选D18细节题：从第四段的句子：when I saw a man walking across the road with the obvio
55、us intention of talking to meI thought he was going to ask me the timeInstead, he said he was a police officer and he was arresting me可知第一个朝作者走过来的是便衣警察，选B19细节题：从文章的句子：We went along that Monday armed with all kinds of witnesses, including my English teacher from school as a character witnessBut he wa
56、s never called on to give evidenceMy trial didnt get that farThe magistrate （法官） dismissed the case after fifteen minutes可知法庭没有让作者的英语老师作证因为案件在审理到那个阶段之前就结束了，选C20细节题：从倒数第三段的句子：I feel sure that if I had come from a different background, and had really been unemployed, there is every chance that I would
57、 have been found guilty可知作者认为如果他真的失业了，或是如果他来自贫穷的家庭，可能他就会被判有罪，选D21细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you, he said to me reproachfully （责备地） 可知这个警察认为如果当时作者强烈抗议这件事就不会发生了，选A22推理题：从第三段的内容，可知作者只是随便在街上走，而没有犯罪，选B考点：考查故事类短文23【小题1】D【小题2】D【小题3】B【小题4】A【解析】试题分析：本文是通过探究从影响我们做决定或
58、选择的因素上出发，阐述思维过程的重要性。【小题1】总结归纳题。根据第一段Most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists are finding may help us all make better choices.可知文章突出的是过程的重要性。答案为D。【小题2】细节题：根据第二段最后一句Damasio thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memorie
59、s of past choices, which we use to help the present decision making.讲的是过去做过的决定对现在的决定通常会有影响。故答案为D。【小题3】细节题：根据第三段最后一句It seems anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking，正是生气让那些购物的人不去多做决定。答案选B。【小题4】主旨题： 根据第四段All emotions affect our thinking and motivation, so it may be best to avoid making important decisions under their influence.归纳出情绪对我们做决定的重要性。答案选A。考点：考查生活教育类短文
