1、阅读理解Ice Age Cave Art of Southwest FranceMay 21，2013May 27，2013Day 1 US.Bordeaux，FranceLeave the US. for Bordeaux to start our prehistoric exploration(史前探索)Day 2 BordeauxLes EyziesdeTayacSireuilOn arriving in Bordeaux，join the group to Les EyziesdeTayacSireuil，Frances prehistory capital. Check into L
2、es Glycines hotel. Enjoy a welcome dinner here.Day 3 Les EyziesdeTayacSireuilBegin at the Combarelles cave，believed to have been used by CroMagnon man between 14，000 and 12，000 years ago. After lunch in a restaurant in the rock，enjoy a guided tour of the National Prehistory Museum，containing one of
3、the largest prehistoric collections. Our day ends at the cave of FontdeGaume. Discovered in 1901，it remains one of the most exciting places in the world，with many drawings of horses，deer and so on.Day 4 Les EyziesdeTayacSireuilJourney through Black Prigord，starting with a tour of Sarlat. After lunch
4、 in town，visit Bernifal. Discovered in 1898，it offers its visitors various paintings.Day 5 Les EyziesdeTayacSireuilAt the Rouffignac cave，get on an electric train to explore the nearly 10 kilometers of cavea real underground maze(迷宫) of prehistoric drawings and several surprising handprints. Pause f
5、or lunch in a local farm house，then continue to Abril Castanet.Day 6 Les EyziesdeTayacSireuilAfter checking out of Les Glycines，travel to Cougnac cave，containing the oldest paintings in a site open to the public. Enjoy lunch in this beautiful town on the Dordogne river. As you leave Rocamadour，visit
6、 the Abri des Merveilles，then continue to the popular Chateau de Mercues.Day 7 ToulouseU.SCheck out of the Chateau de Mercues，and travel to the Toulouse airport for your return flight to the US.【解题导语】本文是一篇应用文，是去法国旅游的行程安排。1Where will tourists have a welcome dinner?AAt the Rouffignac cave.BAt the Coug
7、nac cave.CIn the Les Glycines hotel.DAt the Combarelles cave.答案C考查细节理解。根据文中Day 2的行程安排可知，他们应该是在Les Glycines hotel享用欢迎宴。2On Day 3，the tourists will have lunch in a place which _Ais carved in the rockBlies in the museumCis full of drawings aroundDwas discovered in 1901答案A考查细节理解。根据文章关于Day 3的行程安排尤其是“Afte
8、r lunch in a restaurant in the rock”可知，这一天的午餐将在一家从岩石中开辟出来的饭店里享用。故选A。3On which day will tourists visit Cougnac cave?ADay 3. BDay 4. CDay 5. DDay 6.答案D考查细节理解。根据Day 6的行程安排中的“After checking out of Les Glycines，travel to Cougnac cave”可知，参观Cougnac cave是Day 6的活动内容之一。4How many nights will tourists stay in L
9、es Glycines hotel?ATwo nights. BThree nights.CFour nights. DFive nights.答案C考查细节理解。根据行程安排可知，游客们在Day 2就要住进该旅店，在Day 6离开，因此住在该旅店的时间是四个晚上。阅读理解Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them. Their valuesthis cant be repeated too oftenare not necessarily our valu
10、es. Physical comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and an old person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering(干涉) w
11、ith personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with
12、 the health and safety of the old.Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance(机械维修，保养) as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful exper
13、iences, however good the results will be. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to push off death by seeking the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old body, knowing that it is designed to die? You cant ask doctors
14、or scientists to decide, because so long as they can see the technical opportunities, they will feel bound to give them a try, on the principle that while theres life, theres hope.When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depen
15、ds less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun.5. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. The values are different between the old and the young.B. The moral problems raised by old people.C. The personal freedom for the old.D. Old peoples viewpoint on life.6. We can know from
16、 the first paragraph that_.A. Very old people would like to live alone to have more personal freedom.B. Very old people are able to keep their room clean.C. Very old people like to live with their children.D. Social services have nothing to do with very old people.7. According to the author, which o
17、f the following is right?A. The older a person, the more care he needs.B. Too much emphasis has been put on old peoples values.C. The human body cant be compared to a car.D. It is easy to provide spare parts for old people.8.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “_”. A. their mone
18、y or their healthB. the conclusion you come toC. your talk to the old peopleD. whether age is happy or unpleasant5.B 主旨大意题。根据文章第 1 句 Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them 及全文内容可知，答案选 B。6. A 推理判断题。根据文章第 1 段最后几句 Some social workers, the ones who cle
19、ar up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old 可知，答案选 A。7. A 推理判断题。根据文章第 2 段第 2 句 The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance as it gets older 可知，答案选 A。8. D 词
20、义猜测题。根据文章最后一句 you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun 可知，答案选 D(from )。完形填空。A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand.
21、 As more and more_1_came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, _2_there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these_3_.Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live in the_4_forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocod
22、iles in the_5_and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to_6_out. Early farmers drained(排干)the valleys to grow rice and to keep pigs and chickens. They_7_the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to keep themselves_8_in winter, to cook their food, and to keep aw
23、ay from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough_9_for them. So did most of the wolves, leopards and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same_10_.You might think that there are_11_any animals in Hong Kong, except in the_12_. You
24、 might think that there cannot be any wild animals in such a_13_place, with so many cars and buildings. But there is_14_a good deal of countryside and the New Territories, and there are still about thirtysix different kinds of animals living there.One of the most interesting of Hong Kongs_15_is the
25、barking deer. These are beautiful little creatures with a rich, brown coat and a white patch(斑)under the tail. They look like deer but they are much_16_. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns(角)but the female has none. They make a_17_rather like a dog barking.Ba
26、rking deer live in thick shrub(灌木)country and are very good at_18_. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are mostly to see one but you will need to be very quiet and to have very sharp_19_.In Hong Kong the barking deer has only
27、one_20_man. Although it is against the law, people hunt and trap these harmless animals. As a result, there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.1A.peopleBmankindCladiesDhuman答案：A从空后的“.came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burn
28、t.”得出答案。mankind意思是“人类”；不指具体的人。human指人时应该用复数。2A.asBsinceCthoughDbecause答案：C前句说没有森林，下一句说有一些小片树林，用though构成转折关系。B、D都不能表示转折关系。A项as尽管可以表示转折，但不能放在从句之首。3A.desertsBshadesCfieldsDwoods答案：D“小片的树木”称作woods“树林”。4A.thinBthickCshortDdying答案：B首句说到香港原来有茂密的森林(a thick forest)，本句是说在大片的森林中有许多动物。 5A.riversBhillsCskyDmount
29、ains答案：A鳄鱼当然生活在水里。6A.dieBlookCcomeDget答案：Adie out的意思是“灭绝”。人来此以后，对动物大肆捕杀，所以有些动物就会die out“灭绝了”。 7A.plantedBlooked afterCcared forDcut down答案：D根据上文可知，人们砍伐树木来燃烧，所以应选D。8A.coldBcoolCwarmDhot答案：C从上下文的讲述我们得知，燃烧木材可以用火做饭，吓唬动物，以及在冬天取暖等。9A.airBfoodCwaterDclothes答案：B大象是植食动物，大自然的花草树木被破坏，大象就没有足够的食物。10A.wayBroadCst
30、reetDrail答案：Ain the same way意思是“以相同的方式”。11A.everBalwaysCnoDno longer答案：D从空后的any得此答案。12A.zoosBshopsCkitchensDparks答案：A由上下文及常识可知，除了森林，动物当然是关在动物园里。13A.freeBbusyCbigDlarge答案：B香港是个繁华拥挤的地方，下文的so many cars and buildings也是一个提示。14A.no moreBnearlyCstillDhardly答案：C从下文可知，香港及新界还有许多农村地带。15A.animalsBplantsCfishesD
31、birds答案：A依据句意：barking deer是香港最有趣的动物之一，可知选择animals。16A.greaterBlargerCsmallerDheavier答案：C下文说这种动物不到两英尺高，可见比一般的deer小。17A.noiseBvoiceCsongDliving答案：Amake a noise是固定短语，“发出喧闹嘈杂声”。18A.barkingBeatingCplantingDhiding答案：D下文说这种动物只在清晨、傍晚以及晚上才出来吃草，所以它们是善于躲避藏匿的。19A.earsBeyesCmouthsDnoses答案：B从上下文可知这种动物藏身于灌木中，你要发现它们就得目光敏锐。20A.neighborBbrotherCenemyDfriend答案：C人类捕杀动物，当然是动物的天敌。
