1、2012高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解）阅读理解（五）备战2012高考，精选阅读200篇，适合高三上学期使用，希望对大家有帮助。（2011年8月）网www.%k$#LONDON (Reuters) Quiet please Britain s Queen Elizabeth is preparing to have her swans counted.Buckingham Palace has announced that the annual Swan Upping, a tradition dating back to the 12th century which involves a
2、census of the swan population on the River Thames, will be conducted by the Queen s official Swan Marker from July 20 24.“With the assistance of the Queen s Swan Warden, Professor Christopher Perrins of the University of Oxford, the swans and young cygnets (小天鹅) are also assessed for any signs of in
3、jury or disease，” Buckingham Palace said in announcing the count.The process involves the Swan Marker, David Barber, rowing up the Thames for five days with the Swan Warden in traditional skiffs while wearing special scarlet uniforms and counting, weighing and measuring swans and cygnets.It may seem
4、 eccentric, but it is very important to the Queen, According to custom, Britain s sovereign owns all unmarked, mute swans in open water, but the Queen now exercises the right only on stretches of the Thames and its nearby tributaries.In medieval times, the Swan Marker would not only travel up the ri
5、ver counting the swans, but would catch as many as possible as they were soughtafter for banquets and feasts.This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden are particularly keen to discover how much damage is being caused to swans and cygnets by attacks from dogs and from discarded fishing tackle (渔
6、具)It is also an important year because Queen Elizabeth has decided to join her team of Swan Uppers for part of the census. She will follow them up the river and visit a local school project on the whole subject of swans, cygnets and the Thames.“Education and conservation are essential to the role of
7、 Swan Upping and the involvement of school children is always a rewarding experience，” Buckingham Palace said.语篇解读泰晤士河上每年都要举行一个重要的活动：数天鹅。英国皇室的这一传统已经延续了好几个世纪。1. In medieval times，_.A. swans were better protected than nowB. a lot of swans were killed by dogsC. swans were a delicious dish on royal banq
8、uetsD. common people could catch the swans解析细节理解题。从文章倒数第四段可知，在中世纪天鹅被捉住，然后成为皇家宴会上的美味。答案C2We can infer from the passage that the process of counting the swans _.A. remains almost unchanged in the past yearsB. involves a lot of royal membersC. sometimes lasts longer than beforeD. is always guarded by s
9、pecial soldiers解析推理判断题。从文章第四段对数天鹅过程的描述以及参与清点的官员的穿着打扮可知，其过程几乎没有变化，因为这是一项传统活动。答案A3This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden mainly want to find out_.A. the exact number of swans and cygnetsB. how a local school project is going onC. how much damage the swans and cygnets sufferD. how education and
10、 conservation are carried out along the Thames解析细节理解题。从文章倒数第三段内容可知答案为C。答案C4Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?A. Britain s Queen is concerned about swans.B. Britain s Queen orders a count of swans.C. An old tradition in Buckingham Palace.D. Queen Elizabeth will count swans hersel
11、f.解析主旨大意题。文章第一段是本文的主题段，英国女王下令清点泰晤士河上的天鹅的数量。答案B5The underlined word “tributaries” can be best replaced by _.A. districts B. banksC. trees D. branches解析词义理解题。根据语境和常识可知，此处是指在泰晤士河及其支流上生活的天鹅。故答案为D。答案D长难句解读In medieval times, the Swan Marker would not only travel up the river counting the swans, but would
12、catch as many as possible as they were soughtafter for banquets and feasts.在中世纪，负责清点天鹅的人不仅沿河清点天鹅的数量，还会尽可能多地捕捉一些，因为天鹅当时是宴会桌上的美餐。本句是一个并列句，not only.but(also).引导并列句，后面的as引导原因状语从句。Happiness is contagious,_researchers reported on Thursday.People with the most social connections spouses, friends, neighbors
13、 and relatives were also the happiest, the data showed. “Each additional happy person makes you happier，” Christakis said.“Imagine that I am connected to you and you are connected to others and others are connected to still others. It is this fabric of humanity, like an American patch quilt.”Each pe
14、rson sits on a differentcolored patch. “Imagine that these patches are happy and unhappy patches. Your happiness depends on what is going on in the patch around you，” Christakis said.“It is not just happy people connecting with happy people, which they do. Above and beyond, there is this contagious
15、process going on.”And happiness is more contagious than unhappiness, they discovered.“If a social contact is happy, it increases the likelihood that you are happy by 15 percent，” Fowler said. “A friend of a friend, or the friend of a spouse or a sibling (兄弟姐妹), if they are happy, increases your chan
16、ces by 10 percent，” he added.A happy thirddegree friend the friend of a friend of a friend increases a persons chances of being happy by 6 percent.“But every extra unhappy friend increases the likelihood that youll be unhappy by 7 percent，” Fowler said.The finding is interesting and it is useful, to
17、o, Fowler said.“Among other benefits, happiness has been shown to have an important effect on reduced mortality (死亡率), pain reduction, and improved cardiac (心脏的) function. So better understanding of how happiness spreads can help us learn how to promote a healthier society，” he said.The study also f
18、its in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $ 5,000 extra increased a persons chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent.“A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000，” Christakis said.语篇解读美国科学家的一项最新研究成果表明，快乐感可以互相传递。这项研究成果为我们构建更为健康、和谐的社会提供了依据和方法。1According to the research, your happiness _.A.
19、 has nothing to do with your workmates or schoolmatesB. has something to do with anyone who has a close relationship with youC. depends on those who are in favour of you or are against youD. has little to do with what social connections you have解析推理判断题。根据第二段、第三段内容可知，快乐感会不断传递和扩散，你的配偶、朋友、邻居、亲戚等的快乐指数会直
20、接影响你的快乐程度，故选B。答案B2The underlined word “contagious” in the first paragraph means _.A. infectious B. beautifulC. effective D. prior解析词义猜测题。第一句是全文的主题句。由文章第二、三、四段可知，快乐感可以在人们之间传播，故contagious的意思是“有感染力的，有传染性的”。答案A3It can be inferred that_.A. happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappinessB. unhappiness
21、 spreads faster and more widely than happinessC. happiness spreads faster and more widely than unhappinessD. the spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researchers解析推理判断题。根据第六段“And happiness is more contagious than unhappiness，they discovered.”一句可推知选C。答案C4Which of the following will increase
22、your chances of becoming happier most?A. Being in a party with a happy atmosphere.B. A happy experience of your brother or your parents.C. A happy trip to a foreign country of your friends.D. Happiness of your friend s friend.解析事实细节题。根据第七、第八段讲述的别人的快乐感对你的影响几率可知，排在最前的是“If a social contact is happy”，故选
23、A。答案A5What does Christakis mean by saying “A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000” ?A. A happy friend can help you bring in a wealth of $ 20,000.B. A happy friend is a wealth which is worth about $ 20,000.C. A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 2%.D. A happy friend increases your
24、chances of being happy by 8 %.解析句意理解题。结合上一段中的“that having $5,000 extra increased a persons chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent”可知，一个快乐的朋友带给你的快乐相当于大约$20,000带给你的快乐，也就是$5,000的四倍，即一个快乐的朋友给你带来快乐的几率为8%，故选D。答案D长难句解读The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $ 5,000 extr
25、a increased a persons chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent.该句为主从复合句，主句为The study also fits in with other data，suggested in 1984为过去分词作定语修饰data，后面that引导的是同位语从句，说明data的内容。该从句的主语为having $5,000 extra，a persons chances为宾语，of becoming happier为定语修饰chances，by about 2 percent为程度状语。The Parthenon in A
26、thens is a building with a long and complex history. Built nearly 2,500 years ago as a temple celebrating the Greek goddess Athena, it was for thousands of years the church of the Virgin Mary of the Athenians, then a mosque (清真寺), and finally a ruin. The building was changed and the sculptures much
27、damaged over the centuries. By 1800 only about half of the original sculptural decoration remained.Between 1801 and 1805, Lord Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, which controlled Athens, acting with the full knowledge and permission of the Ottoman authorities，removed about half of
28、the remaining sculptures from the fallen ruins and from the building itself.Lord Elgin loved Greek history and transported the sculptures back to Britain. The arrival of the sculptures in London had a huge effect on the European public, greatly increasing interest in ancient Greek culture and influe
29、ncing contemporary artistic trends. These sculptures were acquired from Lord Elgin by the British Museum in 1816 and since then they have all been on display to the public, free of charge.Since the early 1980s, however, the Greek government has argued for the permanent removal to Athens of all the P
30、arthenon sculptures in the British Museum. They have also challenged the British Museum Board of Trustees legal title to the sculptures.The British Museum, however, insists that it exists to tell the story of cultural achievement throughout the world, from the dawn of human history over two million
31、years ago until the present day. The museum considers itself an important resource for the world: the breadth and depth of its collection allows the world public to reexamine cultural identities and explore the complex network of interconnected world cultures.It also says that, within the context of
32、 this unparalleled collection, the Parthenon sculptures are an important representation of ancient Athenian civilization. Each year millions of visitors admire the artistry of the sculptures and gain insights on how ancient Greece influenced and was influenced by the other civilizations that it enco
33、untered.1. For most of its history people went to the Parthenon to_.A. admire the goddess AthenaB. pray to their godC. search for sculpturesD. learn about its complex history答案B2. The underlined “it” (in Paragraph 4) refers to “_”A. the British MuseumB. the Greek governmentC. the ParthenonD. the Bri
34、tish Museum Board of Trustees答案A3. What can we infer from the passage?A. The sculptures introduced ancient Greek culture to the west.B. Ancient Greek culture has greatly influenced world culture.C. The British Museum has made much money from the Parthenon sculptures.D. The British Museum is the plac
35、e most capable of preserving these sculptures.答案B4. What can we learn about Lord Elgin from the passage?A. He is greatly admired in Greece.B. He worked for the Ottoman Empire.C. He saved the Parthenon sculptures from being destroyed.D. He had a deep interest in Greek culture.答案D5. The authors main i
36、ntention in writing this passage is to tell_.A. the history of the Parthenon and its sculpturesB. what people can see in the British MuseumC. why the British Museum refuses to return the sculpturesD. the influence of Greece on British culture答案CIf you travel to a new exhibit at the San Francisco Con
37、servatory of Flowers, you will have chances to see some meat-eating plants. Take bladderworts, a kind of such plant, for example. They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond. But these are the fastest-known killers of the plant kingdom, able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a tr
38、ap door!Once the trap door closes on the victim, the enzymes(酶) similar to those in the human stomach slowly digest the insect. When dinner is over, the plant opens the trap door and is ready to trap again.Meat-eating plants grow mostly in wet areas with soil that doesn t offer much food value. In s
39、uch conditions, these amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritional needs over thousands of years. North America has more such plants than any other continent.Generally speaking, the traps may have attractive appearance to fool the eye, like pitcher plants, which get their name
40、 because they look like beautiful pitchers (a container like a bottle) full of nectar(花蜜)The Asian pitcher plant, for example, has bright colors and an attractive half-closed lid. Curious insects are tempted to come close and take a sip, and then slide down the slippery (光滑的)slope to their deaths.Ha
41、ir-like growths along the pitcher walls ensure that nothing cab escape, and the digestive enzymes can get to work. A tiny insect can be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes a couple of days.Some of these pitchers are large enough to hold two gallons. Meateating plants only eat people in science
42、fiction movies, but sometimes a bird or other small animals will discover that a pitcher plant isn t a good place to get a drink.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些特别的植物靠捕食动物获得生长所需养分的“食肉植物”。1From the first paragraph, we can know that bladderworts can _.A. capture 50 small insects in a secondB. capture an insect in t
43、he shortest timeC. be found floating on a quiet lakeD. digest an insect in 1/50 of a second解析细节理解题。第一段指出，bladderworts能在1/50秒的时间内捕获一只小昆虫，是植物中已知的捕获动物速度最快的，因此选B。答案B2If the trap door of a meateating plant is closed, the plant _.A. is fooling insects into taking a sipB. is producing nectarC. is tempting
44、insects to come closeD. is enjoying a dinner解析细节判断题。第二段说，一旦“陷阱门”将猎物关起来，类似于人胃里的那些消化酶就开始慢慢地消化它了，由此判断D正确。答案D3Meateating plants can grow in wet and poor soil because they _.A. can get nutrition from animalsB. don t need much food valueC. can make the most of such conditionsD. have developed digestive en
45、zymes解析推理判断题。这些植物生长在潮湿贫瘠的土壤中，为获得生长所需的养分，在数千年的进化中，它们演化出了捕获昆虫的“陷阱”，由此推出它们主要从动物中获取养分，而不是从土壤中获取养分。答案A4Which of the following is the picture of the Asian pitcher plant?解析推理判断题。根据第四、五、六段可知亚洲捕虫草主要有这些特征：状如水瓶，颜色鲜亮，有半掩的盖子，综合此三项可知，只有A项最合适。答案A5According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. South As
46、ia has the most meateating plants.B. Some of the meateating plants can even eat a human.C. Hairlike growths in the plants help trap insects.D. The traps of these plants have a dull color.解析细节理解题。依据文章第三段最后一句可知，北美洲的食肉植物最多，故A错。从最后一段中的第二句可知，食肉植物是不吃人的，所以B项错。从文章倒数第二段可知，这些须状的东西可以防止小昆虫逃跑，故C项正确。从文章第四段可知，食肉植物
47、为了吸引昆虫一般有漂亮的外形，故D项错。答案CAfter years of research and testing, the hybrid car was developed and put on the market. It s an interesting and exciting new improvement in today s world as we look for better ways to protect the quality of the air we breathe and conserve our natural resources.The quality of
48、our air is affected by many different things. But one of the largest sources of air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline which is used to power a car s engine. The EPA has set national standards to help control the level of harmful pollutants sent off into the air, and
49、the automobile industry has acted by producing a hybrid car that uses less gas and therefore causes less pollution.A hybrid car is a combination of a regular car that runs on gasoline and an electric car that is battery powered. Some people tend to think that since the hybrid car is partially electr
50、ic, you have to plug it in to charge it. But thats not how it works. The 144volt battery pack is actually recharged through the energy that is produced when the cars brakes are used. This is referred to as “regenerative braking” , because it generates electricity.Although the hybrid car still runs o
51、n gasoline most of the time, this helps it use less gas than a regular car. When the driver stops at a traffic light, the engine automatically shuts off to save fuel. Then, as soon as the driver puts the car in gear and touches the gas pedal, the engine starts back up.Have you ever ridden in a car w
52、ith someone who ran out of gas? That probably wouldn t happen if you were riding in a hybrid car. It flashes a waming on its computer screen that says, “I am low on gas”. When it completely runs out, the warning reads，“YOU ARE NOW OUT OF GAS！” Then the electric power supply kicks in to let the drive
53、r travel a few more miles to a gas station.语篇解读本文主要介绍了一种新型汽车hybrid cars的优点和生产这种汽车的原因。1Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The hybrid car will be put on the market.B. Hybrid cars run faster than regular cars.C. When the hybrid car stops at a traffic light, the driver will get a
54、 warning.D. The burning of fossil fuels is one of the largest sources of air pollution.解析细节判断题。根据第二段的“But one of the largest sources of air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline which is used to power a cars engine.”可知答案。答案D2According to the passage, the word “hybrid” re
55、fers to _.A. a hightech discoveryB. energy savingC. a new inventionD. a combination of two things解析词义猜测题。由文章的第三段的第一句“A hybrid car is a combination of a regular car that runs on gasoline and an electric car that is battery powered.”可知答案。答案D3“Regenerative breaking” is an important process of the hybri
56、d car because _.A. it allows the car to come to a quick stopB. it gives the driver a smoother rideC. it produces energy to charge the batteryD. it can control the speed of the car解析细节理解题。由文章的第三段的“The 144volt battery pack is.because it generates electricity.”可知答案。答案C4Which of the following is right a
57、bout the EPA?A. They designed hybrid cars.B. They outlawed (宣布为不合法) the burning of fossil fuels.C. They set important guidelines that help control pollution.D. Their main purpose is to protect endangered plants and animals.解析细节理解题。由文章的第二段的第三句可知答案。答案C5Which of the following is the reason for developi
58、ng hybrid cars?A. They use less gas than regular cars.B. They re safer to drive than most cars.C. Theyre more modern than other cars.D. They cost less than regular cars.解析细节理解题。由第四段的第一句“Although the hybrid car still runs on gasoline most of the time，this helps it use less gas than a regular car.”可知答
59、案。答案ABananas are one of the world s most important food crops. They are also one of the most valuable exports. Bananas do not grow from seeds. Instead, they grow from existing plants. Bananas are threatened by disease because all the plants on a farm are copies of each other. They all share the same
60、 genetic weaknesses. For example, the Cavendish banana is most popular in North American and European markets. However，some kinds of fungus organisms easily infect the Cavendish. Black Sigatoka disease affects the leaves of Cavendish banana plants. The disease is controlled on large farms by putting
61、 chemicals on the plant s leaves. Farmers put anti-fungal chemicals on their crops up to once a week.Another fungal disease is more serious. Panama disease attacks the roots of the banana plant. There is no chemical treatment for this disease. Infected plants must be destroyed. Panama disease has af
62、fected crops in Southeast Asia, Australia and South Africa. There is concern that it may spread to bananas grown in the Americas. This could threaten an important export product for Central and South America.The International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain supports research on ba
63、nanas. The group has headquarters in France and other offices in the major banana-growing areas of the world. The group says that more research must be done to develop improved kinds of bananas. The group says that fungal diseases mainly affect only one kind of banana. In fact, there are five hundre
64、d different kinds of bananas. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has said that the Cavendish banana represents only 10% of world production.The UN. agency says farmers should grow different kinds of bananas. This protects against diseases that affect only one kind. Experts warn
65、that disease may cause the Cavendish banana to disappear. This happened earlier to another popular banana because of its genetic weakness against disease.语篇解读香蕉由于遗传性的抗病弱点，在不久的将来有的品种可能会消失。文章列举了两种威胁Cavendish香蕉的真菌病，国际组织建议农民种植更多种类的香蕉。1What does this passage mainly tell us?A. Bananas are the world s most
66、 important food crops.B. The risk to a popular banana shows need to grow other kinds.C. There are five hundred different kinds of bananas.D. How to grow bananas in different countries.解析主旨大意题。根据全文内容和结构判断，文章主要介绍威胁Cavendish香蕉的真菌类疾病，进而显示出种植其他种类香蕉的必要性。故答案为B。答案B2Bananas are threatened by disease because
67、_.A. they grow from seedsB. they are one of the most valuable exportsC. the only way to prevent it is to put chemicals on their leavesD. they have genetic weaknesses against disease解析细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，香蕉易受病害威胁是因为其遗传上的抗病弱点。后文也有叙述。答案D3Panama disease_.A. doesnt belong to fungal diseaseB. affects the leav
68、es of banana plantsC. destroys bananas more seriously than Black Sigatoka diseaseD. has spread to bananas all over the world解析细节判断题。根据第二段前两句可知A项错误；根据第二段第二句可知这种疾病威胁香蕉作物的根部，B项错误；根据第二段后三句可知，这种香蕉疾病已影响到东南亚、澳大利亚和南非，有可能传播到美洲，D项错误。由文章前两段分别对两种真菌病的描述可知，C项正确。答案C4We can infer from Paragraph 3 that _.A. the cent
69、er of the group is in the USB. the Cavendish banana covers only a small part of the yield of bananasC. the key to solving the disease is to research all kinds of bananasD. each fungal disease affects five hundred different kinds of bananas解析推理判断题。根据第三段中“The group has headquarters in France”可知其中心位于法国
70、，A项错误；根据第三段第三句可知，应对这种疾病的办法是培育改良品种，而不是调查所有的品种，C项错误；根据第三段第四句可知D项错误。由第三段最后一句可判断B项正确。答案B5According to the passage, which information is right?A. The Cavendish banana can mainly be imported from North America and Europe.B. Panama disease affects the leaves of Cavendish banana plants.C. The Cavendish bana
71、na wont die out in the future.D. The Cavendish banana makes up only one tenth of world production.解析细节认定题。根据第一段中“the Cavendish banana is most popular in North American and European markets”可知这种香蕉在北美和欧洲市场最受欢迎，而不是从这两个地区进口，A项错误；根据第二段第二句可知B项错误；根据文章最后一段第三句可知C项错误；根据第三段最后一句可以判断D项正确。答案D长难句解读This happened ea
72、rlier to another popular banana because of its genetic weakness against disease.由于天生的抗病弱点，另一种受欢迎的香蕉早些时候灭绝了。because of引导原因状语。注意this指代的是上一句所说的情况。“Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The
73、doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.Time proved that the baby s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mothers arms, she sighed, knowing t
74、hat his life was to be misfortunate. He cried out the tragedy, “A boy, a big boy. called me a freak (怪人)”He grew up, handsome. A favourite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate wi
75、th other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it s a secret.” The operation was a brilliant success, and a ne
76、w person emerged.Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know. not yet.”The years
77、kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother s casket. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whisper
78、ed gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”语篇解读本文讲述了一个感人的故事。儿子天生没有耳朵，母亲将自己的耳朵捐献给了儿子。母亲去世后，父亲才将这个秘密告诉儿子。1Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?A. Because her son had a tiny face.B. Because she saw her son crying.C. Because her son was born imperfect.D. Because he
79、r son was in her arms.解析细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话“The baby had been born without ears.”可知答案。答案C2Which word can describe Mother s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?A. Nervous.B. Sympathetic.C. Proud. D. Angry.解析细节理解题。由第二段的“When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother
80、s arms，she sighed，knowing that his life was to be misfortunate.”可知答案。答案B3Who gave the son the ears?A. A doctor. B. His father.C. His mother. D. A stranger.解析细节理解题。从文章最后可知是母亲献出了自己的耳朵。答案C4The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “_”A. see B. showC. find D. search解析词义推测题。父亲拨开母亲的
81、头发，揭示了母亲将自己的耳朵捐给儿子的真相，因此，此处reveal是“显示”的意思。答案B5The best title for the passage would be _.A. Mothers hairB. An unforgettable memoryC. Who gave me the ears?D. Who is my best respectable person?解析标题归纳题。是谁给了我耳朵？这是贯穿文章的线索。故选C。答案C长难句解读When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mothe
82、rs arms，she sighed，knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. When he.arms是一个时间状语从句，主句是she sighed，knowing是现在分词作状语，表示原因，后面又跟了一个宾语从句，不定式短语to be misfortunate作表语，表示他的人生注定不幸。When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When were hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses ins
83、tead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor s degree in three year
84、s instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But theres a question: Would the quality of undergraduate(本科生)education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.I doubt that mainstream No
85、rth American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum(课程) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits(学分). In addition, at famous universities, the committ
86、ee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting(稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a qua
87、lity three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help student
88、s find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jobs that r
89、elate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.语篇解读本文为议论文。作者认为把大学四年的学制缩短为三年不是一个好主意，保证足够的时间才能保证大学教育的质量。1Which of the following can be the best title?A. It s time to shorten the learning processB. Best learning takes place over timeC. University educa
90、tion should be watered downD. College education calls for reform解析主旨大意题。作者认为把大学四年的学制缩短为三年不是一个好主意，学好大学功课是需要付出时间的，故B项最佳。答案B2We can learn from the passage that _.A. most American universities are against the “three-year degree” modelB. many famous US universities are considering adopting the “three-yea
91、r degree” modelC. professors are willing to accept the “three-year degree” modelD. The “three-year degree” model can make college learning more efficient解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model可知几乎没有几所美国大学认可“三年本科学位”模式。答案A3In most US universities，_.A. coll
92、ege students are offered the co-op programB. electives credits make up one quarter of the required creditsC. all students are required to finish four-year education before graduationD. some excellent students can graduate ahead of time解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的most universities already allow highly qualified s
93、tudents to graduate early可知特别优秀的大学生可以提前毕业。答案D4We can infer that_.A. the author is a college professorB. the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to affordC. the author considers the university education quality very importantD. the author pays special attention to
94、the all-round development of college students解析推理判断题。在第四段作者给出了自己的观点，从“A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major.”“It is not a good idea to water down education”等处可以看出作者非常看重大学教育质量。答案C5The first paragraph serves as a(n)_A. explanation B. definitionC. i
95、ntroduction D. comment解析篇章结构题。本题要求学生推断文章的结构。根据第一段的内容可知第一段是用来引入话题的，故C项最佳。答案CI once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on “two-hour business plans”. I separated them into six groups and gave them an example: a restaurant chain. The more original their idea, the better, I said. Finally, five of
96、the six groups presented plans for restaurant chains. The sixth proposed a catering(餐饮) service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult, I expressed my disappointment.My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and global companies. T
97、hey were not without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational system that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness. The scene I just described came in different forms during my two years teaching at the school. Papers were often copied from the Web and the
98、 Harvard Business Review. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Students frequently said that copying is a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.In China，every product you can imagine has been made and sold. But so few well-developed marketing and management
99、 minds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand.With this problem in mind, partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And then theres the “thousand talent scheme”： this new government program is intended to imp
100、rove technological modernization by attracting top foreign trained scientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries about Chinas research environment. Its hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness, and even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome
101、 this.At last, for China, becoming a major world creator is not just about setting up partnerships with top Western universities. Nor is it about gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think creatively. Its about establishing a rich learning environment for young minds. Its no
102、t that simple.1. Why does the author feel disappointed at his students?A. Because there is one group presenting a catering service.B. Because the six groups made projects for restaurant chains.C. Because all the students copied a case for the difficult topic.D. Because the students ideas were lackin
103、g in creativeness.解析考查推理判断能力。根据第一段整体的信息作出判断和推理。答案D2. Which of the following scenes is NOT considered as lack of creation?A. Papers were often downloaded from the Internet.B. Students often said that copying is a preferable business strategy.C. Students combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solv
104、e a problem.D. Case study debates were written up as well as recited.解析考查判断推理能力。第二段整体判断，特别是最后一句。答案C3. The underlined word “scheme” in the forth paragraph means_.A. timetable B. themeC. project D. policy解析考查猜词能力。第四段的第2句“this new government program”中this指代前面的“thousand talent scheme”，而scheme和program为同义
105、词，C中project为program同义词。答案C4. We can infer from the passage that_.A. China can make and sell any product all over the worldB. high pay may not solve the problem of Chinas research environmentC. cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brandD. the new government program are aime
106、d at encouraging imagination解析考查推理判断能力。文中没有直接表达出来，根据最后一句得出，“even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this.”中this指的是Chinas learning environment存在的问题即problem，也是指Its hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness这个问题。答案B5. Which is the best title of the passage? A.
107、Look for a New Way of Learning.B. Reward Creative Thinking.C. How to Become a Creator.D. Establish a technical Environment.解析考查主旨判断题。从整体和最后一段判断，整篇文章是讲关于教育出现的问题有了丰富的学习环境，及新的学习方法，才能有创造性的研究氛围。答案AThroughout the world, boys and girls prefer to play with different types of toys. Boys typically like to pla
108、y with cars and trucks, while girls typically choose to play with dolls. Why is this? A traditional sociological explanation is that boys and girls are socialized and encouraged to play with different types of toys by their parents, peers, and the “society”. Growing scientific evidence suggests, how
109、ever, that boys and girls toy preferences may have a biological origin.In 2002, Gerianne M. Alexander of Texas A&M University and Melissa Hines of City University in London surprised the scientific world by showing that monkeys showed the same sextypical toy preferences as humans. In the study, Alex
110、ander and Hines gave two masculine toys (a ball and a police car), two feminine toys (a soft doll and a cooking pot), and two neutral toys (a picture book and a stuffed dog) to 44 male and 44 female monkeys. They then assessed the monkeys preference for each toy by measuring how much time they spent
111、 with each. Their data showed that male monkeys showed significantly greater interest in the masculine toys, and the female monkeys showed significantly greater interest in the feminine toys. The two sexes did not differ in their preference for the neutral toys.If children s toy preferences were lar
112、gely formed by gender socialization, as traditional sociologists claim, in which their parents give “genderappropriate” toys to boys and girls, how can these male and female monkeys have the same preferences as boys and girls？They were never socialized by humans, and they had never seen these toys b
113、efore in their lives.语篇解读本文是科普阅读。男孩和女孩在玩玩具方面具有明显的性别差异。这种差异是后天习得的，还是与生俱来的呢？科学家对此进行了研究。1Traditional sociologists believe boys and girls toy preferences _.A. are passed down from their parentsB. have a biological originC. have nothing to do with gender socializationD. are largely formed in later life解析
114、细节理解题。从文章第一段的第四句和最后一段可知，传统的社会学家认为男孩、女孩对玩具的偏好差异是后天形成的。答案D2The study by Alexander and Hines shows that monkeys_.A. also play toys as humans doB. also have a sextypical toy preferenceC. have no toy preferencesD. like to play different toys at different time解析细节理解题。文章第二段的第一句说明，猴子在玩玩具时，也有性别差异。答案B3Alexand
115、er and Hines carried out the study to _.A. find out why boys and girls prefer different toysB. test the intelligence of monkeysC. test whether monkeys like to play toysD. find more evidence for traditional sociology解析推理判断题。从文章第一段最后一句和最后一段可知，用猴子做研究的目的是证明男孩和女孩在玩玩具时所表现出的偏好是与生俱来的，而不是后天习得的。答案A4According
116、to the study, if given a stuffed dog, _.A. only the male monkeys showed interestB. the female monkeys showed more interestC. the male and female monkeys showed the same interestD. neither the male nor the female monkeys showed any interest解析细节理解题。从文章第二段最后一句可知，如果给一种中性的玩具，猴子表现出的兴趣没有性别差异。答案C5Masculine
117、toys are mainly intended for_.A. monkeysB. adultC. boys D. girls解析细节理解题。从文章第二段可知，这种玩具是跟女孩玩的玩具相对的，因此是指男孩玩具。答案CWhen Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a hightech job but he couldnt balance his checkbook. “I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a
118、 ski trip，” says the 45yearold father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. “I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement.”One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just dont get it. But t
119、o make money, you must be financially literate. “It bothered me that I didnt understand this stuff，” says Steve, “so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz (能手) I knew to explain things to me.”He and his wife started applying the lessons: Th
120、ey made a point to live below their means. They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars，cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments.Within ten years, t
121、hey were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. “Someone would say, I need to refinance my house what should I do? A lot of times，I wouldnt know the answer, but Id go to find it and learn something in the process，” he says.In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a comp
122、any that holds personal finance seminars (研讨会) for employees of corporations like WalMart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and its paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry.“I was an engine
123、er who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little selfeducation，” says Steve. “You can do anything once you understand the basics.”语篇解读经过不断的学习，史蒂夫从不懂理财的工程师发展成为善于理财的百万富翁。1. When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he_.A. couldnt balance his work and lifeB. made up his
124、mind to become a millionaireC. didnt know how to manage his moneyD. often went to banks to borrow money解析细节理解题。根据第一段的he couldnt balance his checkbook和I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement可知，Steve Maxwell 刚毕业后不懂得如何理财。答案C2. The underlined part “live below th
125、eir means” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “_”A. take effective measuresB. live a miserable lifeC. spend more money than they hadD. spend less money than they had解析词义猜测题。根据下文“他们从来不冲动地买东西，买东西时尽量获得低价，减少外出度假计划”等线索可以推断出，史蒂夫一家在尽量减少开支。 答案D3. Since Steve Maxwell became a millionaire, he_.A. has been unwill
126、ing to help othersB. hasnt stopped learning from practiceC. has been willing to follow others adviceD. has stopped to invest in houses解析推理判断题。根据第四段的A lot of times，I wouldnt know the answer，but Id go find it and learn something in the process可以看出，史蒂夫总是在教别人理财的过程中学到一些东西。 答案B4. What would be the best ti
127、tle for the passage?A. A selfmade engineerB. How to balance your checkbookC. Dont avoid investingD. Educate yourself to become a millionaire解析标题归纳题。史蒂夫从开始的根本不懂理财到最后成为百万富翁，靠的是不断的学习向别人讨教，从书本上学习，D项点出了他成功的秘诀。文章最后一段的selfeducation是关键词。答案D5. It can be inferred from the passage that_.A. selfeducation is ver
128、y important to ones lifeB. everyone should learn how to invest in their lifeC. Steve Maxwell was quite interested in finance classes in collegeD. Steve became rich because he saved every penny he had earned解析细节推断题。根据文章的最后一段可知，自主学习对每一个人的人生有重大的影响，故可知选A。文中提到了Steve投资赚钱韵事情，但是无法推断出每个人都要学习如何投资；根据文章首段可知Stev
129、e为了滑雪旅行放弃了财经课，可判断C不对；D项与原文不符合。Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform，Lisa
130、 felt weak and tired maybe it hadnt been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.Several yards away, Frank ,43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer，found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discuss
131、ion about a house they were thinking of buying.But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling，“Oh, my God, she fell in！”Frank didnt hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. “No ! Not you ! ”his girlfriend screamed after him.She was ri
132、ght to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa，he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station.It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the a
133、rms and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness，felt herself being pulled along the ground，and saw someone else holding her purse.Lisa thought shed been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And sh
134、e tried to talk but she couldnt，and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40minute train ride downtownjust as he had been seconds after the rescue，which made he
135、r think about her reaction at the time. “I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die，” she explained.语篇解读本文讲述了Frank在地铁站，冒着被列车轧死的危险救助了因身体虚弱而失去知觉的Lisa的经过。1What was the most probable cause for Lisas weakness?A. She had run a long way.B. She felt hot in the subway.C. She had done a lot
136、 of work.D. She had donated blood the night before.解析事实细节题。从第一段“.it hadnt been a good idea to give blood.”可知，Lisa怀疑自己虚弱的原因是因为献血了。答案D2Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?A. Because they would miss their train.B. Because he didnt see the train coming.C. Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lif
137、t.D. Because she was afraid the train would kill him.解析事实细节题。从最后一段“.I was thinking he was going to die.”可知，Frank的女友担心Frank会被列车轧死。答案D3How did Frank save Lisa?A. By lifting her to the platform.B. By helping her rise to her feet.C. By pulling her along the ground.D. By dragging her away from the edge.解
138、析事实细节题。从第五段“.he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform.”可知，Frank把Lisa抱到了站台边。答案A4When did Lisa become conscious again?A. When the train was leaving.B. After she was back on the platform.C. After the police and fire officials came.D. When a man was cleaning the blood from her head.解析事实细节题。
139、从第五段“.felt herself being pulled along the ground.”可知，Lisa是在被抱到站台上后才恢复了知觉。答案B5. The passage is intended to_.A. warn us of the danger in the subwayB. show us how to save people in the subwayC. tell us about a subway rescueD. report a traffic accident解析主旨大意题。全文讲述了Lisa在地铁站因晕倒而差点遇险，不过幸而得到Frank及时相救的故事。答案C
140、Computer programmer David Jones earns 35,000 a year designing new computer games，yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card(信用卡). Instead，he has been told to wait another two years，until he is 18. The 16yearold works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young p
141、eople of his age is finding a job. Davids firm releases (推出) two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.But Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage (抵押贷款), or get credit cars. David got his job wi
142、th the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, ”he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and g
143、ives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school，”he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at sc
144、hool. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. ”David added：“I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休)is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”语篇解读本文介绍了16岁的大卫参加了工作以及其所遇到的困难。1. In what way is David different from people of his age?A. He
145、often goes out with friends.B. He lives with his mother.C. He has a handsome income.D. He graduated with six O-levels.解析事实细节题。根据第一段第一句，可知他有可观的收入。答案C2. What is one of the problems that David is facing now?A. He is too young to get a credit card.B. He has no time to learn driving.C. He has very little
146、 spare time.D. He will soon lose his job.解析事实细节题。根据第一段第一句中.yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card.可知他太小了而不能从银行办理信用卡。答案A3. Why was David able to get the job in the company?A. He had done well in all his exams.B. He had written some computer programs.C. He was good at playing co
147、mputer games.D. He had learnt to use computers at school.解析事实细节题。根据第二段第四句I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs.可知B项正确。答案B4. Why did David decide to leave school and start working?A. He received lots of job offers.B. He was eager to help his mother
148、.C. He lost interest in school studies.D. He wanted to earn his own living.解析推理判断题。根据最后一段Unfortunately，computing was not part of our studies at school.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school.可推出此题应选C。答案C“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”“Two full inches in
149、 the first three days ！”These are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper，radio and television ads, promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of such products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles，or in some other
150、way add to beauty or desirability.Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public，it is necessary to understand someth
151、ing of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA ( Food and Drug Administration) can require proof(证明) under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that it is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device，FDA has no authority to require pre-marke
152、ting proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure (查封) of the product.One notable case a few years ago involved an elect
153、rical device called the Relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the devices on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life.Obvi
154、ously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings(法律诉讼), and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to judge the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.语篇解读一些所谓的塑身、健美、美容的商品广告，商家和促销商仅仅是为了挣钱，而实际的结果令人怀疑，有些还有害于健康。事实证明，许多投放在市场上
155、的医疗设备并不受法律约束，在购买前消费者要自己判断它们的安全和效果。1. It can be inferred that the ads mentioned in the text are_.A. objectiveB. costlyC. unreliable D. illegal解析推理判断题。由第四段可知，促销商仅仅为了赚钱，而这些产品的效果令人怀疑。答案C2. Which of the following is true according to the text?AThe court is in charge of removing dangerous products.B. New
156、products are more likely to be questionable.C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA.D. The promoters usually just care about profits.解析事实细节题。由第四段第一句可知，促销商仅仅为了赚钱。答案D3. FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a product_.A. if it is a drugB. if it is a deviceC. if its con
157、sumers make complaintsD. if its distributors challenge FDAs authority解析事实细节题。由第五段的第二句可知。答案A4. The Relaxacisor is mentioned as_.A. a product which was designed to produce electricityB. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal caseC. a successful advertisement of a beauty productD. an examp
158、le of a quality beauty product解析事实细节题。由第六段可知，Relaxacisor是一种有害于身体的医疗设备，并因此引发了一个案件。答案B5. The author intends to _.A. make consumers aware of the promoters false promisesB. show the weakness of the law on product safetyC. give advice on how to keep young and beautifulD. introduce the organization of FDA
159、解析推理判断题。综观全文，作者的目的是想让消费者意识到广告的虚假承诺。答案ATransport GuideThe Brisbane City Council (BCC) is responsible for bus and ferry services within the city limits and suburbs. Most buses will either arrive at the city or an interchange where connecting buses can be caught. BCC buses operate from 530 am to 1100 p
160、m Monday to Thursday and 530 am to 1200 am on Fridays. On weekends and public holidays buses operate less frequently. Pre-paid bus tickets can be purchased from the QUT (Queensland University of Technology) bookshop, the campus news agency, most other news agencies and general stores，and any BCC Cus
161、tomer Service Center. Short-term students at QUT cannot use their ID cards to gain a discount fare on BCC public transport. You will need to buy an adult ticket to travel. Bus fares are dependent on the number of zones you have to travel. There are several types of tickets.ZoneCost ( AUD )SingleDail
162、yOff-peak DailyTen trip SaverWeeklyMonthly12.504.203.5016.8016.8067.2022.905.004.1020.0020.0080.0033.305.804.7023.2023.2092.80Single：one way ticket to reach your destination, including transfers within 2 hours.Daily：unlimited travel within the zones.Off-peak Daily：discounted unlimited travel between
163、 900 am and 330 pm and after 700 pm Monday to Friday，and all day on weekends and public holidays.Weekly: unlimited travel within the zones for one week from the date of issue.Monthly：unlimited travel within the zones for one calendar month from the date of issue.Ten-trip Saver: 10 trips at any time
164、within the zones on buses and ferries only.Transport routes, timetables and fare information are available from：Public Transport Information Centre69 Ann Street( corner of George St)Brisbane CityPhone 13 12 30( Transport Information Service)语篇解读本文是一篇应用文体裁的文章，主要介绍几种交通方式。1. The transport guide above i
165、s most likely provided by _.A. Public Transport Information CentreB. the Brishane City CouncilC. Queensland University of TechnologyD. BCC Customer Service Centres解析事实细节题。根据文章第一段，得知本文交通指南是由Queensland University of Technology提供的，所以答案为C。答案C2. We can learn from the passage that_.A. buses are scheduled
166、as usual on weekends and public holidaysB. regular students at QUT need to buy adult ticketsC. prepaid tickets can be bought from the Public Transport Information CentreD. Ten trip Savers can be used at off-peak time解析事实细节题。根据文章中的“Ten-trip Saver：10 trips at any time within the zones on buses and fer
167、ries only，”得知，Ten-trip Savers可用于任何时间。所以答案为D。答案D3. An exchange student staying at QUT for five days has to travel between zones every day. What type of ticket would he probably buy?A. Single. B. Weekly.C. Off-peak Daily. D. Ten-trip Saver.解析事实细节题。根据文章第五段“Weekly：unlimited travel within the zones for o
168、ne week from the date of issue.”得知，在一周内可用Weekly。所以答案为B。答案BI know what youre thinking: pizza (比萨饼)? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last nights leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.I know lots of women who skip breakfast(不吃早餐), and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it.
169、 Some say they dont have time, others think theyre saving calories (卡路里) , still others just dont like breakfast food.But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when youre trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothin
170、g at all，” says Katherine Brooking, R. D. , who developed the super-easy eating plan for this years “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if its loaded with vegetables，and you stick to one small piece.Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success storie
171、s. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.So eat something in the morning, anything. I know
172、 plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether，and have just coffee or orange juice. I say，try heating up last nights leftoversit may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself，“You can always eat it tomorrow, ”I put away the leftovers instead of eating more t
173、hat night. Try it.you may save yourself some pre-bed-time calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.语篇解读随着科技的进步、社会的发展，人们的生活节奏也越来越快。为了节省时间或者是为了保持苗条身材，很多人不吃早餐。然而这样做是绝对不科学的，尤其对于那些想要减肥的人是极其不利的。1. The word“ leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_.A. food remaining after a mealB. things
174、 left undoneC. meals made of vegetablesD. pizza topped with fruit解析猜测词义题。从第一段last night可以猜测出leftovers的含义为“剩饭”。答案A2. What can we infer from the text?A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.D. Eati
175、ng vegetables helps save energy.解析推理判断题。第二段告诉我们很多人有种种借口不吃早餐，第三段开始“but”一词告诉我们这样做是不对的。答案B3. According to the last paragraph，it is important to_.A. eat something for breakfastB. be careful about what you eatC. heat up food before eating itD. eat calorie-controlled food解析事实细节题。最后一段第一句告诉我们：早餐吃什么都可以，但要吃。答
176、案A4The text is written mainly for those_.A. who go to work earlyB. who want to lose weightC. who stay up lateD. who eat before sleep解析主旨大意题。第三段第一句以及第四段第一句都提示我们：本文主要写给那些想减肥的人。答案BWhen I was seven my father gave me a Timex，ray first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and havent had another one since
177、 it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I dont need one. I have a mobile phone and Im always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices(装置) tell the time which is why, if you look around, youll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going
178、 down since 2007.But while the wise have realized that they dont need them，othersapparently including some distinguished men of our time are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to 250,000 for a piece.This is ridiculous. Expe
179、nsive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your directi
180、on in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss
181、 reinvented the watch ，with the aid of millions of pounds worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across
182、the world.Watches are now classified as “investments” (投资). A 1994 Patek Philippe recently sold for nearly 350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from 15,000 to 30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. Its a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going upthey
183、ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that 350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex.语篇解读本文从小时候父亲买的那块表说起，简单说明了“表”曾经辉煌的历史和现在的年轻人，包括我，由于各种新设备的出现，如移动电话等上面都可识别时间，不再戴“表”似乎成了一种趋势，然而令人啼笑皆非的是尽管“表”针对年轻人的销售量越来越小，却越来越
184、高档化。1. The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they_.A. have other devices to tell the timeB. think watches too expensiveC. prefer to wear an iPodD. have no sense of time解析事实细节题。此题比较简单。从第一段直接可以得到答案，特别是I have a mobile phone and Im always near someone with an iPod or something like th
185、at.All these devices tell the time.“表”在年轻人当中销售下降的主要原因就是有移动电话等诸如此类的其他设备可替代。答案A2. It seems ridiculous to the writer that_.A. people dive 300 metres into the seaB, expensive clothes sell better than cheap onesC. cheap cars dont run as fast as expensive onesD. expensive watches with unnecessary function
186、s still sell解析事实细节题。从第三段Expensive watches come with extra functions.So why pay that much of five yearsschool fees for watches that allow you to do these things？和第四段Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch，with the aid of millions of pounds worth of advertising，as a message about the man wearing it.可以得
187、知，拥有不必要功能的名表还在销售。答案D3. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?A. It targets rich people as its potential customers.B. Its hard for the industry to beat its competitors.C. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.D. Its easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.解析
188、推理判断题。根据第四段Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains；a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family；a Breitling suggest you like to pilot planes across the world.可以推测出，瑞士的制表产业已经瞄准富人作为它的潜在顾客。答案A4. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Timex or Rolex?B.
189、My Childhood TimexC. Watches? Not for Me!D. Watches a Valuable Collection解析主旨大意题。买表吗？我不要！从第一段和最后一段最后一句的总结全文主旨：不买表。答案CAll too often, a choice that seems sustainable (可持续的)turns out on closer examination to be problematic. Probably the best example is the rush to produce ethanol(乙醇) for fuel from corn
190、. Corn is a renewable resourceyou can harvest it and grow more, almost limitlessly. So replacing gas with corn ethanol seems like a great idea.One might get a bit more energy out of the ethanol than that used to make it, which could still make ethanol more sustainable than gas generally, but thats n
191、ot the end of the problem. Using corn to make ethanol means less corn is left to feed animals and people，which drives up the cost of food. That result leads to turning the fallow land including, in some cases, rain forest in places such as Brazil into farmland, which in turn gives off lots of carbon
192、 dioxide ( CO2 ) into the air. Finally, over many years, the energy benefit from burning ethanol would make up for the forest loss. But by then, climate change would have progressed so far that it might not help.You cannot really declare any practice“ sustainable” until you have done a complete life
193、-cycle analysis of its environmental(环境的) costs. Even then，technology and public policy keep developing，and that development can lead to unforeseen and undesired results. The admirable goal of living sustainably requires plenty of thought on an ongoing basis.语篇解读文章通过用玉米转化成乙醇为例子来讨论可持续燃料的问题，来说明一些做法还缺少
194、实际发展利用的基础。1. What might directly cause the loss of the forest according to the text ?A. The growing demand for energy to make ethanol.B. The increasing carbon dioxide in the air.C. The greater need for farmland.D. The big change in weather.解析事实细节题。从第二段“.including，in some cases，rain forest in places
195、such as Brazilinto farmland.”可知这些雨林要被变成农田，故选择C。答案C2. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to“_”A. the energy benefitB. the forest lossC. climate changeD. burning ethanol解析猜测词义题。从第二段“.the energy benefit from burning ethanol would make up for the forest loss.”可知，上文中的the energy benef
196、it就是下文it所指代的内容，故选择A。答案A3. The author thinks that replacing gas with corn ethanol is_.A. impractical B. acceptableC. admirable D. useless解析推理判断题。impractical不切实际的；acceptable可以接受的；admirable受尊敬的；useless无用的。从文中最后一句“The admirable goal of living sustainable requires plenty of thought on an ongoing basis.”可
197、知，开发这种可持续性燃料还是不太实际，故选择A。答案A4. What does the author mainly discuss in the text?A. Technology.B. Sustainability.C. Ethanol energy.D. Environmental protection.解析主旨大意题。technology技术；sustainability可持续性；ethanol energy乙醇能源；environmental protection环境保护。从文中论述可知作者将乙醇作为例子，以此来谈论可持续问题，故选择B。I suddenly heard an ele
198、phant crying as though frightened. Looking down ，I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and scream
199、ing with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean
200、 over the mothers body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.Just at this moment, she fell bac
201、k into the river. If she were carried down，it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mothers love
202、. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.语篇解读本文讲述了一只大象的母爱。正是这伟大的母爱使得大象一次次冒着生命的危险在洪水中救小象。1. The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw_.A. the calf was about to fall into t
203、he riverB. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rockC. the calf was washed away by the rising waterD. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water解析事实细节题。根据第一段第三句There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water.可知D项正确。答案D2. How did Ma Shwe manage to save
204、 her calf from the fast-flowing water?A. By putting it on a safe spot.B. By pressing it against her body.C. By taking it away with her.D. By carrying it on her back.解析事实细节题。根据第二段最后一句Then with a huge effort，she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of ro
205、ck.可知母象把小象放在了一个安全地点。答案A3. How did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring?A. It was a great comfort.B. It was a sign of danger.C. It was a call for help.D. It was a musical note.解析推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句.roaring all the time，but to her calf it was music.可推出选A。答案A4. What can be the best title for t
206、he text?A. A Mothers LoveB. A Brave ActC. A Deadly RiverD. A Matter of Life and Death解析主旨大意题。根据全文以及最后一段第一句While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the sound of a mothers love.可知：是伟大的母爱使得大象一次一次地冒着生命的危险救小象。答案AA few years ago I had an “ aha！” moment regarding handwriting.I had in my hand a sh
207、eet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and ye
208、t I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.It was a very important event in the computerization of life a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays w
209、ere filled with little letters, and we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.As a child visiting my fathers office, I was pleased to recognize，in little notes on the desks of his staff，the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge ex
210、cept that those notes were signed “dad” instead of“ RFW”All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many o
211、thers argue that people in a digital age cant be expected to learn to hold a pen.I dont buy it.I dont want to see anyone cut off from the expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subje
212、cts is learning to read their handwriting.What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16thcentury Italy. That may sound impossibly grandas if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in man
213、y school systems.语篇解读由于一次无法辨认同事字迹的经历，作者意识到了电脑技术对传统的亲笔书写方式的冲击，不过作者希望书法能够得到保存。1. Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleagues handwriting?A. He had worked with his colleague long enough.B. His colleagues handwriting was so beautiful.C. His colleagues handwriting was so terrible.D. He
214、 still had a lot of work to do.解析事实细节题。从第二段“I had been working with this colleague for at least a year.”可知，使作者吃惊的原因是他与一位同事共事一年之久竟认不出他的笔迹。答案A2. People working together in an office used to_.A. talk more about handwritingB. take more notes on workdaysC. know better one anothers handwritingD. communica
215、te better with one another解析事实细节题。从第三段“There was a time.we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices and faces.”可知，过去的同事都互相熟知对方，认得各自的笔迹。答案C3. The authors father wrote notes in pen_.A. to both his family and his staffB. to his family in small lettersC. to his family on the fridgeD. t
216、o his staff on the desk解析事实细节题。从第四段“.the same handwriting I would see.”可知作者的父亲曾写便条给员工以及家人。答案A4According to the author，handwritten notes_.A. are harder to teach in schoolsB. attract more attentionC. are used only between friendsD. carry more message解析推理判断题。从倒数第二段“For many a biographer，part of really
217、getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.”可知：对于一些撰写传记的作家来说，真正了解自己的写作对象，部分要依赖于阅读他们(被写传记者)的亲手笔迹。所以我们可以推断笔迹承载了很多的个人信息。答案D5We can learn from the passage that the author_.A. thinks it impossible to teach handwritingB. does not want to lose handwritingC. puts the blame on the computerD. does not agree with Florey解析推理判断题。从倒数第三段“I dont buy it.”和倒数第二段“I dont want to see anyone cut off from.personal association that a pen still promotes better.”可知作者不希望亲手笔迹消亡。高考资源网www.%k$#精品资料，欢迎下载！高考资源网www.%k$#