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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)課堂限時強化訓(xùn)練閱讀理解(三十五)(一)MaterialGirlnomore?Madonnasayswritingchildrensbooksismoresatisfyingthanbeingamoviestar.Herbook,TheEnglishRoses,wentonsaleonSeptember15th,appearingin100countriesandin30languagesasthefirstinherseriesoftalesforchildren.Thepopdiva(女歌唱家),whoseonlybookuntilnowwasthe1992photoessaytitled“Sex”,saidshewrotethebookstoteachchildrensomeofthelifelessonssheslearnedovertheyears.“ThemostfunthatIvehadofallthethingsIvedonesuccessfullyhasbeentowritethesebooks.AlotofithastodowiththefactthatImnotdoingittobecomemorefamous,andImnotdoingittobecomericher.ImdoingitbecauseIwanttosharesomethingIknowwithchildren.”Hoursafteritsrelease,the43pagebookwasalreadyNo.3onAmazon,comssaleslist.Thefirstprintis1millioncopiesworldwide,withmorethan750,000intheUnitedStates.TheEnglishRosesisaboutafriendshipsharedbyfourgirlsandtheirmutual(共同的)envyofabeautifulclassmate,withillustrations(插圖)byfashionartistJeffreyFulvimari.“Thereisonelifegivingforceintheworld,”Madonnadeclared.“Whenwedisconnectfromthislifegivingforce,thatswhenwebringpainandsufferingintoourlives.EachofthestorieshastodowithdifferentwaysyoudisconnectfromGod.”Madonnaalsosaidshewasdeeplyaffectedbytheexperienceofraisingtwochildren,Lourdes,6,andRocco,3.TheEnglishRosesisthelatestamongagrowingnumberofcelebritywrittenchildrensbooks.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mThenextbookintheseries,“MrPeabodysApples,”willbeoutinNovember.Eachtaleissetinadifferenttimeandplaceandhasnewcharactersanddifferentillustrators.1.HowmanybooksdoesMadonnasseriesoftalesinclude?A.Atleast3.B.4.C.Atleast2.D.6.2.AccordingtotheideaofMadonna,theunderlinedphrase“l(fā)ife-givingforce”inParagraph5refersto.A.TheEnglishRoses.B.GodC.MrPeabodysApples.D.herlife3.WhenMadonnasaidwritingchildrensbookswasmoresatisfyingthanbeingamoviestar,shemeantthat.A.shewasmoresatisfiedwithherwritingchildrensbooksB.shewasmoresatisfiedasamoviestarC.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D.shewasnotaMaterialGirlanymore4.Accordingtothepassage,MadonnawrotethebookTheEnglishRosesinorderto.A.providechildrenwithfunB.teachchildrensomelifelessonsC.teachchildrenhowtobecomefamousD.sharehersuccesswithchildren(二)LondonLauraSpencehasexcellentgrades,aplaceatHarvardUniversityandaUS$25,000ayearscholarship.TheBritishGovernmentsaysthatisscandal(丑聞).w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mNotbecausethe13-year-oldgirlisgoingtoHarvard,butbecauseshewasrejectedbyOxfordUniversity.Hercasemakespeopletalkaboutthelong-runningproblemsaboutelitism(精英主義)inBritisheducation.“IthinkitsascandalifachildhastogotoHarvardratherthangettingintoOxford,dontyou?”EducationSecretaryDavidBlunkettsaidonMay26thinaninterviewonBBCradio.BritishTreasurychiefGordonBrownsaidinaspeechonMay25thitwas“anabsolutescandal”,agirlwiththosegradeswasturneddownbyOxfordsMagdalenCollege.HenotedthatSpencecomesfromMonkseatoninnortheasternEngland,wherepeoplesometimescomplaintheygetfewerchancesthanpeoplelivinginthericher,morepopuloussouth.OxfordandCambridgeUniversitynowtakethemajorityoftheirstudents53percentfrompubliclyfundedschools.Elite(精英)privateschoolssuchasEtonandHarrowaccountfortheother47percent,eventhoughtheyserveonly7percentofsecondarystudents.ABBCreporterhadseennotesofSpencesinterviewatMagdalen.“Aswithothercomprehensiveschoolpupils,sheslowinconfidenceanddifficulttodrawoutofherselfinspiteofbeingabletothinkonherfeet,”theBBCquotedthenotesassaying.Still,thenotesconcludedthatSpence“willbeanexcellentdoctor.”“Itappearsasifsomeofourinstitutionshaveadmissionsprocedureswhichmaybebecauseofabsurdprejudicesagainstchildrenfromcomprehensiveschoolsarenotgivingthesechildrenafaircrackofthewhip”,EducationMinisterWickstoldtheBBC.5.LauraSpencewasrejectedbyOxfordUniversitybecause.A.shewasagirlof13yearsoldB.shelackedconfidenceandshecouldntthinkbyherselfC.shedidntwinexcellentgradesD.shewasashygirlfromacomprehensiveschoolinthepoorer,lesspopulousnorth6.IfLauraSpencewasfromsuchaschoolasEton,.A.shewouldbeadmittedtoOxfordB.shewouldbeacceptedbyH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C.shecouldcauselongrunningproblemsaboutelitisminBritisheducationD.shewouldntbeanexcellentdoctorw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m7.Whatsthemeaningof“afaircrackofthewhip”inthelastparagraph?A.Agoodchance.B.Warning.C.Rejection.D.Admission8.AccordingtoEducationMinisterWickswords,weknowhe.A.thoughttherewassomethingwrongwithproceduresofadmissionstotheirinstitutesB.tookthesideofOxfordUniversityC.consideredgivingupchildrenfromcomprehensiveschoolsD.didnttellthetruthtotheBBC(三)GuidetoRestaurantsinNewYorkCityNearly1,000restaurantsareincludedinthislatesteditionofthemosttrustedguidetoeatingwellinNewYork.Briefreviewsbythecitysmostrespectedfoodwritersaremademorereadablebywhatcannotbefoundinanyotherrestaurantguide,including:suggesteddishesfinalbill.Hardcover.$14.95.HowElectronicThingsWorkAguidedtourofeverydaytechnologyfromthepagesoftheNewYorkTimesCircuitssection,witheasytounderstandexplanationsoftheinnerworkingsofcomputers,CDplayers,ATMs,digitalcamerasand76otherdevices,100illustrations,St.MartinsPress.195pages.Hardcover.TheNewYorkTimesBookofNaturalDisastersThebookgatherstogetherthepapersfinestarticlesabouthumankindsquesttounderstandnaturaldisasters.Possiblecausesandeffectsofglobalwarmingarestudied,asisthesurprisingforceofnaturesviolentexcitementinsuchphenomenaashurricanes,forestfires,sinkholesandothers.Illustrated,softcover,216pages,$16.95.Campaigns:ACenturyofPresidentialRacesEverycampaignsince1900includingthehistoric200racesinimagesfromtheNewYorkTimesPhotoArchives.With350photos,contemporarynewspaperreportsandanintroductionbyprizewinninghistorianAlanBrinkldyDKPublishing.410pages.Hardcover.9.Astudentofhistoryismostlikelytotakelistedabove.A.thefourthbookB.thethirdbookC.thesecondbookD.thefirstbook10.Theunderlinedword“others”inParagraph3mayinclude.A.trafficaccidentsB.floodsC.pollutionD.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11.Itcanbelearnedfromoneofthebookshowto.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA.repairyourdigitalcameraforyourselfB.workouttheexpensesbeforegoingtoarestaurantC.getthelatestinformationaboutnaturaldisastersD.learnalotabouthistorianAlanBrinkley(四)Doorsandwindowscantkeepthemout;airportimmigrationofficerscantstopthemandtheInternetisacompletereproductionsoil.Theyseemharmlessinsmalldoses,butlargeimportsthreatenJapansveryuniqueness,saycritics.“TheyareforeignwordsandtheyareinfectingtheJapaneselanguage”.“SometimesIfeellikeIneedatranslatortounderstandmyownlanguage,”saysYokoFujimurawithlittleanger,a5-year-oldTokyorestaurantworker.“Itsbecomingincomprehensible”.ItsnotonlyJapanwhoisonthedefensive.CountriesaroundthglobearewetthroughtheirhandsovertherapidspreadofAmericanEnglish.CocaCola,forexample,isoneofthemostrecognizedtermsonEarth.ItismadeworseforJapan,however,byitsuniquewritingsystem.Thecountrywritesallimportedutterances(言論)exceptChineseinadifferentscriptcalledkatakana(片假名).Itistheonlycountrytokeepupsuchadifference.Katakanatakesfarmorespacetowritethankanjithecorepictograph(象形文字)charactersthattheJapaneseborrowedfromChina1,500yearsago.Becauseitstandsout,readerscomplainthatsentencespackedwithforeignwordsstarttolooklikeextendedstringsoflights.Asifthatwerentenough,katakanatermstendtogetpuzzling.Forexample,digitalcamerafirstappearsasdegitarukamera.Thentheybecamethemoreearpleasingdigikamey.ButkameyisalsotheJapanesewordforturtle.“Itsverydisappointingnotknowingwhatyoungpeoplearetalkingabout,”sayshumorouslyMinoruShiratori,a53yearoldbusdriver.“SometimesIcanttelliftheyrediscussingcamerasorturtles.”Inabidtostopthefloodofkatakana,thegovernmenthasformedaForeignWordsCommitteetofindsuitableJapanesereplacements.ThecommitteeisslightlydifferentfromFrenchstylelanguagepolice,whichtrytosupportalawthatforbidsadvertisinginEnglish.Rather,committeemembersandtraditionalistshopeanonstopcampaignofpersuasion,gentlecriticismandleadershipbyexamplecanturnthetide.12.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhytheJapaneseisinfectdgreatlybyEnglishis.A.thatnothingcanpreventitfromenteringintoJapanw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mB.thatEnglishisthemostrecognizedlanguageintheworldC.thatthegovernmenthasnotsetupaspecialadministrationdepartmenttocontrolthistrendbeforeitbecomespopularinJ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D.notclearlymentionedinthispassage13.Bysaying“countiesaroundtheglobearewetthroughtheirhandsovertherapidspreadofAmericanEnglish,”theauthorinfersthat.A.evenarestaurantworkerinJapanmayfeeltheEnglishinfectiononJapaneseB.thefloodofkatakanahascoveredmostofcountriesintheworldC.CocaColaisthemostpopuarontheearthandthisproductcoversalltheglobalmarketD.manyothercountriesareaffectedgreatlybyAmericanEnglish14.Accordingtotheauthor,thelastparagraphmainlydealswith.A.howFrench-stylelanguagepolicehaspreventedtheinfectionofEnglishB.howJapaneseForeignWordsCommitteepreventstheinfectionofforeignwordsC.thesuitableJapanesereplacementsD.whycommitteemembersandtraditionalistsbegintodeclareawaragainsttheinfectionofforeignwords15.WhichconclusioncanbedrawnbasedontheopinionsfromtheJapanesepeople(inparagraph2and4ofthispassage)?A.Theeldersstronglyadvocatesreplacingtheforeignwordsthanyoungpeople.B.Allthepeopledislikespeakingtheforeignwords,suchas“digikamey”.C.Theyaresooldthatitisnecessarytogivesomelanguageassistancebyaspecialist.D.Peoplesworkdeterminesthelanguagetheyspeak.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
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