2009高考英語復(fù)習(xí)課堂限時強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練——閱讀理解（三十六）（附詳解）.doc.doc

十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載2009高考英語復(fù)習(xí)課堂限時強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練閱讀理解（三十六）（一）Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveaclearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirds,andaboveall,theinsects.Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmhadledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilreadingaboutotherpeoplesobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisselfdiscipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientist,uptoacertainpoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.1.Thefirstparagraphtellsustheauthor.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhoodB.losthishearingwhenhewasachildC.didntlikehisbrothersandsistersD.wasborntoanaturalistsfamily2.Theauthorcantrememberhisrelativesclearlybecause.A.hedidntliveverylongwiththemB.thefamilywasextremelylargeC.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththemD.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas.A.十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載B.anaturalistbutnotascientistC.nomorethanabornnaturalistD.firstofallascientist4.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe.A.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmeticB.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientistC.justreadsaboutotherpeoplesobservationsanddiscoveriesD.comesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalwayw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m（二）Hiringaselfdrivecarreallyaddstotheenjoymentofyourholiday.Therearesomanyplacesofinteresttovisit,andifyouenjoyseeingmorethanjustthecitycentertheresnobetterwaytoexplorethanbycar.HireChargesWhatsincludeda)Unlimitedmileage(英里數(shù))b)Expensesonoil,maintenance(保養(yǎng))andrepairs,whichwillberepaidonproductionofinvoices(發(fā)票)Whatsnotincludeda)Personalaccidentinsurance.b)Garaging,petrol,parkingandtrafficfines.ConditionofHireTheshortestrentalperiodatthesespeciallylowpricesisthreedays.Forpricesforperiodsofoneortwodaysyouonlyseeourrepresentativeatthehotel.CarhiremustbebookedsixweeksormorebeforearrivalinLondontoguaranteeacar.Butifyouhavebeenunabletomakeabookinginadvance,pleaseseeourrepresentativeatthehotelwhomaystillbeabletohelpyou.Thecartypesonthesheetareexamplesofthetypesofcarsineachpricerange,butaparticularcarcannotbeguaranteed.Upondeliverythedriver(s)willbeaskedtosignthecarhirecompanysConditionsofHire.Ifyoudecidetohireacar,justfillintheBookingFormandreturnittous.A十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載thecarhirecostisrequired.Shouldyoubeforcedtocancelyourcarhirebookingafterpaymentinfull(twoweeksbeforedateofhire),acancellationchargeof12willbemade.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m5.Fromtheadvertisementwecanseeacarhirerwillpay.A.insuranceagainstdamagetothecarB.insuranceagainstinjurytothedriverC.thecostofmaintenanceofthecarD.thecostofrepairstothecar6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruejudgingfromtheadvertisement?A.Suchanadvertisementmostlikelyappearsinanewspaper.B.Youarerequiredtofillinaformbeforeyouhireacar.C.Youareprettycertaintohireaparticularcarifyoudliketo.D.Youhavetopayabookingfeewhenyouhireacarfromthecompany.7.Ifcarhirerschangetheirmindsafterpayingthewholecostofhiring,the12bookingfeeis.A.partlyreturnedB.doublypaidC.notreturnedatallD.returnedwithintwoweeks.（三）InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastestgrowingU.S.minority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenationschools,itbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenationsbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollege.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.Andthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegree.MostAsianAmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.A十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載attentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdo,andithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccess,suchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mBothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimage.ManycanrememberwhenChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation.Indeed,itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.8.Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,AsianAmericanstudents.A.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglishB.areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacterC.stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsocietyD.generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparents9.WhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?A.AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculture.B.Hardworkandintelligence.C.ParentshelpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsysterm.10.FewAsianAmericanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause.A.theirEnglishisnotgoodenoughB.theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentintheseareasC.thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesternculturesD.theyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsociety11.Whydo“bothexplanations”(Para.3)worryAsianAmericans?A.TheyareafraidthattheywillagainbeisloatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.B.PeoplewillthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.C.AsianAmericanswillbeathreattootherminorities.D.AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostronganAsiancharacter.（四）Howtoeathealthfullycanbeespeicallycomplexforworkingwomenwhooftenhaveneitherthedesirenorthetimetocookforthemselves(orforanyoneelse).Registereddietitian(營養(yǎng)專家)BarharaM十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載“Gofornutrientdensefoods,”shesuggests,“foodsthatcontainamultipleofnutrients.Forexample,selectwholewheatbreadasabreakfastfood,ratherthancoffeecake.Ordrinkorangejuiceratherthanorangedrink,whichcontainsonlyasmallpercentageofrealjuice-therestislargelycoloredsugarwater.Youjustcantcomparethevalueofthesefoods,thenutrientdenseonesaresosuperior,”sheemphasizes.Morrisseybelievesthatvarietyisnotonlythespiceoflifeitsthefoundationofahealthfuldiet.Dietswhicharebasedononeortwofoodsarenotonlyvirtuallyimpossibletokeepupthestrength,theycanbeveryharmful,shesays,becausenutrientsarentsuppliedinsufficientamountsorbalance.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mAccordingtoMorrissey,tryingtofindadietthatcancureyourillnesses,ormakeyousuperwomanisafruitlesssearch.Aswomen,manyofusaretooconcernedwithstayingthin,shesays,andwebelievethatvitaminsaresomekindofmagiccuretoreplacefood.“Weneedcarbohydrates,proteinandfattheyarelikethewoodinthefireplace.Thevitaminsandmineralsarelikethematch,thespark,forthefuel,”sheexplains.“Weneedthemall,butinaverydifferentproportions.Andifthefuelisntthere,thesparkisuseless.”12.Fromtheparagraphweknowthatworkingwomen.A.thinkcookingisespeciallycomplicatedB.donotsharethesameviewswithregistereddietitiansC.arebusyandnotinterestedincookingD.arelikelytoeathealthfully13.Orangejuiceisdifferentfromorangedrinkinthat.A.itcontainsonlyasmallpercentageofrealjuiceB.itisnatural,nutritiousandpreparedfromrealorangesC.itislargelyorangecoloredsugarwaterD.itproducesnothingbutcalories14.InParagraph4,“afruitlesssearch”means.A.aneffortwithnoresultsB.asearchforadietwithoutfruitsC.aresearchonfruitlessdietD.adietservingasmedicine15.Manywomentakeitforgranted,accordingtopassagethat.A.十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載B.stayingthinandhealthyarebothpossibleC.lackofvarietyindietsleadstostayingthinD.vitaminsaresomekindofsubsitutionsforfood16.By“ifthefuelisntthere,thesparkisuseless”,theauthormeans.A.carbohydrates,proteinandfatareenoughtosupportahumanlifeB.vitaminsandmineralsarevirtuallyofnovaluew.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mC.carbohydrates,proteinandfatareasimportantasvitaminsandmineralsD.withoutcarbohydrates,proteinandfat,vitaminsandmineralsareofnouse1.A第一段告訴我們，童年的作者對花和昆蟲感興趣。作者在第一段說“Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.”此句暗示作者自己則堅持了下來。因此A為正確答案。B、C和D的內(nèi)容與本文無關(guān)。2.D因為他把注意力全放在觀察自然上了。第二段最后一句明確說明了這一問題的原因。3.A作者既是一位博物學(xué)家，也是一位科學(xué)家。這一點可從第三段最后一句推測而出。作者稱自己不是一位科學(xué)家是在謙虛。D不對，B和C為文中的明確表述，而不是推測的結(jié)果。4.B作者在最后一段指出“:oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself|discipline,aqualityIlack”，由此可知B為正確答案。5.B從whatsnotincluded可以看出injurytothedriver屬于個人事故。6.C從租車的第三個條件aparticularcarcannotbeguaranteed可以看出特殊車輛無法保證。7.C單方面取消合同，預(yù)交合同費從不退還。8.C文章第三段第一句明確指出，“BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimage.”此句中“feedatypicalracialimage”意為“培養(yǎng)了一種典型的種族形象”，即擔(dān)心因與眾不同更易受到歧視與孤立。因此C“仍然擔(dān)心社會的不公正對待”為正確答案。9.A亞裔美國人成功的主要因素是數(shù)學(xué)基礎(chǔ)堅實，亞洲文化歷來重視教育。文章前兩段分析了亞裔學(xué)生主要在理工科方面學(xué)業(yè)突出的原因，即有堅實的數(shù)學(xué)基礎(chǔ)和父母的言傳身教。B也是成功的因素之一，但文章并示提到；C中“alimitedknowledgeofEnglish”不是主要原因；D中的“theAmericaneducationals