2008年全國各地高考英語試卷閱讀理解題匯總.doc.doc

12008年全國各地高考英語試卷閱讀理解題匯總（安徽卷）第三部分閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分,滿分40分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項。并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AWhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarm,inthewinterespecially,wewearquiteoutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.However,Isoondiscoveredthatmylifehasitstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma(哮喘),andtheairissothatIamafraidtogooutside.Thenthereistheproblemoftravelinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecameofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicycle,butthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.First,thereissomuchtodointhecity,whateveryoutastesincultureorentertainment(娛樂活動).Besides,therearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising-and,whatismore,shopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebetterthen,inthecity?Perhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteens(十幾歲)ortwenties.However,asyougetolder,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.56.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.Movingtothecountryside.C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.57.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisingoodhealth.C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Helivesinthecitynow.58.Inthepassage,thewritertriesto_.2A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.aninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity59.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.BPart-timeFrontDeskPosition,abookdevelopmentcompany,islookingforapart-timefrontdeskofficeworker.Thispositionisperfectforapersonwhoischeerful,dependable,andpleasanttoworkwith.Also,youshouldbeabletowelcomeguests,redirectphonecall,andtakemessages.Moreimportantly,youcanstaycoolunderpressure.Youareexpectedtowork5:00-6:00pmweekdays.Youneedtofillinsomeformsifyouareinterested.Formscanbecollectedat866UnitedNationsPlaza,#525NewYork,NY10037ImportantPointstoRememberWhenSwimmingWaitatleastanhouraftermeals.Followtheadviceoflifeguards.Dontdiveintounknownwaters.AlwaysswiminlinewiththeFindoutattheseasidewhenandwhereitissafetoswim.Dontusefloatingtoysonthewater.Windcaneasilysweepthemouttosea.Getoutofthewaterifyoufeeltiredorcold.Coldcankillevenstrongswimmers.HelpTelephone:212-543-5902AtlanticCityBeachOfficeArriveontime.Introduceyourselfinapolitemanner.3Readcompanymaterialswhileyouwait.Haveafirmhandshake.Listen.Usebodylanguagetoshowinterest.Smileandnodtotheinterviewers.Askaboutthenextthingyoushoulddo.Thanktheinterviewer.Writeathank-youlettertoanyoneyouhavespokento.Formoreinformation,368CooperSquare,NewYork.60.Ifyouwanttoworkinanoffice,wherecanyougettheformstofillin?A.B.AtlanticCityBeachOffice.C.368CooperSquare,NewYork,NYD.866United,NewYork,NY10017.61.Whatdoesapersonneedmosttobetheone-hourweekdayjob?A.Heshouldhecheerful,dependable,andeasy-going.B.HehastoworkfromMondaytoFriday.C.Hecanremaincalminadifficultsituation.D.Hecanwelcomeguestsanddealwithphonecalls.62.Accordingtotheaboveinformation,whatistherightthingtodowhenyou?A.Tokeepclosetothebeach.B.Todiveintounknownwaters.C.Tousefloatingtoysonthewater.D.Toswimsoonafterlunch.63.Thebesttitleforthelastpieceofinformationwouldbe_.A.TipsonShowingInterestinaJobB.StopstoaSuccessfulInterviewC.AdviceonIntroducingYourselfPolitelyD.ofBodyLanguageinanInterviewCPeoplebelievesthatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen?Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimb,youre4wrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimbincitygyms(體育館).Here,peoplearelearningonclimbing.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandsmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet.Howdopeopleclimbthewall?Toclimb,youneedspecialshoesand(保護帶)aroundyourchesttoholdyou.Thereareropes(繩索)tiedtoyour.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudontfall.Abeginnerswallisusuallyabout15feethigh,andyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto.Sometimesitseasytoseethenewpieceofmetal.Sometimes,itsnot.Themostdifficultisanyourfear.Itsnormalforhumanstobeafraidoffalling,soitsdifficultnottofeelfear.Butwhenyoumoveawayfromthewall,theandtheropesholdyou,andyoubegintofeelsafe.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.Climbingattractspeoplebecauseitsgoodexerciseforalmosteveryone.Youuseyourwholebody,especiallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimb,bothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.64.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.B.Itisimpossibletobuilduponesbodybyclimbing.C.Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.D.Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.65.Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis_.A.totieropestoyourB.tocontrolyourfearC.tomoveawayfromthewallD.toclimbstraightup66.Theword“workout”underlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_.A.settlementB.exerciseC.excitementD.tiredness67.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.B.ToprovethebasicneedforclimbingC.Toencouragepeopletoclimbmountains.D.introducethesportofwallclimbingDSomepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomes,fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.Whyreadanarticleinthenewspaper,whentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryof5afamousman,whenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbefore.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensive,manybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbooks(平裝本),whicharequitecheap.Apaperbackcollectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheater,andyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.Agoodencyclopedia(百科全書),thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks.,sciencetextbook,cookbooks,andcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.68.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_.A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledgeB.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformationC.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfunD.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself69.Whatdoesthesentences“Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however”underlinedinthesecondparagraphsuggest?A.Peopleonlyneedreading,though.B.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.C.Readingismorefunthantelevision.D.Watchingtelevisiondoesnthelpreading.70.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.B.Agooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhome.C.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbooks.D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen.EThesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedbyhighpricesandthechanging6socialsituationofwomen,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia.Whenpeopletalkaboutit,youcanhearawordinventedinJapan.whichmeansDoubleIncomeKids(小孩).InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul,Singapore,andTokyo,thecostofa*isextremelyhigh.Ayoungcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$3000,000(thoughpriceshavefallen).Foraflatwithonebedrooms,onedining-room,akitchen,andabathroom,thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.Whatsmore,iftheywanttohaveachild,thechildseducationisveryexpensive.Forexample,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5.000ayear.Insuchasituation,itsdifficulttoaffordchildren.Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingbecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.However,iftheywanttohavechildren,theyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobsforashorttimetohaveababy,theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogiveuptheirjobs.Inshort,iftheywanttobringupchildrenproperly,bothparentshavetowork,butitishardformotherstowork.Indeed,womenwhowanttocontimueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.Inaword,Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossible.72.Whatisthemainproblembeingdiscussedinthepassage?A.Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies.B.Thechangingsocialsituationofwomen.C.Thehighpricesofhousesandeducation.D.ThenecessarystepsofAsiangovernment.73.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.ItiseasyforacoupletoaffordachildinAsia.B.ThepricesofinAsiaarequitelownow.C.Fewerandfewermarriedwomenwantohaveajob.D.Theword“DINKS”appearedinanAsiancountry.74.Tobuyaflatandsendachildtokindergarten,howmuchwillacouplepayeachyear?A.85,000B.85,900C.$10.800D.$15.80075.TheseemstobelievethatAsiangovernmentsshould_.A.letwomenstayathomeandhaveababy7B.allowoneoftheparentstogoouttoworkC.careforthegrowingneedsofwomenforjob.D.thecompaniesthatpermitwomentoleave.答案：第三部分：56.C57.D58.A59.B60.D61.C62.A63.B64.A65.B66.B67.D68.C69.B70.A71.B72.A73.D74.D75C（北京卷）第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ATwentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,“Justaminute,”answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.Afteralongpause,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“Itsnothing,”Itoldher.“IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.”“Oh,youresuchagoodman.”Shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?”“Itsnottheshortestway,”Iansweredquickly.“Oh,Iminnohurry,”shesaid.“Imonmywaytoahospice(臨終醫(yī)院).Idonthaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdonthaveverylong.”Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter(計價器).Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshedaskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,”Imtired.Letsgonow.”Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.“HowmuchdoIoweyou?”sheasked.“Nothing.”Isaid.“Youhavetomakealiving,”sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,”Ianswered.Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontoetightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.”56.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto_.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoney8D.reachthedestinationontime57.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe_.A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistakeC.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers58.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Givingisalwaysapleasure.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothersconcern.BDomestic(馴養(yǎng)的)horsesnowpullploughs,raceintheKentuckyDerby,andcarrypolice.Butearlyhorseswerenttame(馴服的)enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfood.Overtime,peoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses,theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexample,peoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimalsgenes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced,theypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidntexistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreedstypicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshort,stronglegs,theanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts(礦井)withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavy,tallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.Forexample,horsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculture.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorses,humanshadtocrosslandonfoot.Ridinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstime.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.Thenewfromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworld.59.Beforedomesticationhorseswere_.A.caughtforsportsB.huntedforfoodC.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeople60.TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow_.A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalities9C.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothersD.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication61.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby_.A.carryingheavyloadsB.changingfarmingmethodsC.servingasameansoftransportD.advancingagricultureindifferentareas62.Thepassageismainlyabout_.A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB.howhumansandhorsesne