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嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用河北海興中學(xué)2009年高考英語閱讀理解專項分類突破題庫（地理類）(1)DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStates,coveringawideareawithitsalkalisand.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevel,andBadwater,asaltwaterpool,isabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.LongagothePanamintIndianscalledthisplace“Tomesha”thelandoffire.DeathValleyspresentnamedatesbackto1849,whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonument(紀(jì)念碑)andiscrossedbyseveralwell-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily.Luckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplace.Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprising,almostlikethesightsonthemoon,ever-changingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandabout,showingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandvariablepartsofDeathValleyistheDevilsGolfCourse,whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.Sandsculptures(沙雕)standonafrighteningground,aseveningshadowsmoveandlengthen.1._isthelowestplaceinthedesert.A.TomeshaB.DeathValleyC.NevadaD.Badwater2.Thenameofthevalleycomesfrom_.A.anIndiannameB.thedeathoftheminersC.thelocalpeopleD.aNationalMovement3.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_.A.noonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminersB.itsstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesertC.peoplecanfindgas-stations,cafesandhotelsinthedesertD.peoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesert嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用4.DevilGolfCourseisfamousfor_.A.thefrequentwindB.thecolorsofthesandC.dream-likesightsD.thesandsculptures5.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter_theDeathValley.A.appreciatesB.isfearfulofC.dislikesD.istiredof【答案解析】本文介紹了美國的一個著名沙漠“死亡谷”名稱的由來以及“死亡谷”奇特的風(fēng)光。1.D。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)andBadwater,asaltwaterpool,isabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates可推知此題答案為D。2.B。推斷題。根據(jù)whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory可知“死亡谷”的名稱來源于這些迷路礦工的死亡。3.C。推斷題。根據(jù)well-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily可以判斷C為最佳答案。4.C。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams可推知答案為C。5.A。推斷題。根據(jù)thespecialbeautyofthisplacelikethesightsonthemoonever-changingshowingthemostunusualcolors等關(guān)鍵詞語可以知道作者是帶著贊賞的語氣來描述“死亡谷”的。(2)TheErieCanalwasthefirstimportantnationalwaterwaybuiltintheUS.ItcrossedNewYorkfromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver.ItjoinedtheGreatLakeswiththeAtlanticOcean.Thecanalservedasarouteoverwhichindustrialgoodscouldflowintothewest,andmaterialscouldpourintotheeast.TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenationslargestcity.ThebuildingofthecanalwaspaidforentirelybythestateofNewYork.Itcost$7143789,butitsoongaineditspricemanytimesover.Between1825,whenthecanalwasopened,and1882,whentollcharges(過運河費)werestopped,thestatecollected$121461891.ForahundredyearsbeforetheEriewasbuilt,peoplehadbeentalkingaboutacanalwhich嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用couldjointheGreatLakesandtheAtlanticOcean.ThemanwhoplannedtheErieCanalandcarriedtheplanthroughwasDeWittClinton.Thosewhowereagainstthecanallaughinglycalledit“ClintonsDitch(溝)”.Clintontalkedandwroteaboutthecanalanddrewupplansforit.HeandGovernorMorriswenttoWashingtonin1812toaskforhelpforthecanal,buttheywereunsuccessful.ClintonbecamegovernorofNewYorkin1817,andshortlyafterwards,onJuly4,1817,brokegroundforthecanalinRome,N.Y.Thefirstpartofthecanalwascompletedin1820.Asthecanalgrew,townsalongitscoursedevelopedfast.Thelengthofthecanalis363miles.1.WecanseethattheErieCanal_.A.joinedtheGreatLakestogetherB.crossedNewYorkfromnorthtosouthC.playedanimportantpartindevelopingNewYorkCityD.wasthefirstwaterwaybuiltintheUS2.Itcanbeinferredthat_intotheAtlanticOcean.A.theGreatLakesflowB.theHudsonRiverflowsC.LakeErieflowsD.theErieCanalflows3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheErieCanalbroughtprofitsofover$114,000,000.B.Its363milesfromtheGreatLakestotheAtlanticOcean.C.TheWestwasmoreadvancedthantheEastwhenthecanalwasbuilt.D.ManyotherstateshelpedNewYorkbuiltthecanal.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Clintonbrokegroundforthecanalatbothends.B.Clintonstartedbuildingthecanalbeforehebecamegovernor.C.Allpartsofthecanalwerecompletedatthesametime.D.Constructionofthecanaltookeightyears.(14CBAD)【答案與解析】本文介紹了ErieCanal的作用及修建過程。1.C。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第1段最后一句TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenationslargestcity及全段內(nèi)容，可推知此題答案為C。嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用2.B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第1段第2句和第3句：運河fromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver橫跨了NewYork把theGreatLakes和theAtlanticOcean聯(lián)系起來了可推知此題答案為B。3.A。推斷題。通過比較文章第2段第2句Itcost$7,143,789和第2段最后一句中的thestatecollected$121,461,891可推知此題答案為A。4.D。推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第1句中的onJuly4,1817,brokegroundforthecanalinRome,N.Y.和第2段第2句中的Between1825,whenthecanalwasopened可推知此題答案為D。自然類(1)Thebluetits(山雀)havebeeninspectingthenest-boxagainthisyear.Themaleisthehouse-hunterbutthefemalewillmakethefinalchoice.Helandsattheholeandturnshisheadtoexposehiswhitecheeksasasignaltoattractthefemalefromwhereshehasbeenfeeding.Amongmanybirdsthatnestinholes,themalehasalight-colouredpatchonitsplumage(鳥羽)whichactsassignalfordrawingthefemalesattentiontoasuitablenesting-place.Unlikethebluetit,theredstart(紅尾鴝)maybeonlythemalethatstrikinglycolouredandthefemaleisnotbeautiful.AfewyearsagoIwasluckyenoughtospotapairofredstartsinactioninaWalshwood.Themalewasleadinganinterestedfemaletoholesthathehadpreviously(先前)checkedout.Hesatattheentranceofeachholeandputhisheadontoshowoffhiswhiteforehead,orhisheadintoreveal(顯露)histail.Ifthefemalefailedtoreacttohisvisualsignals,themalesometimessangforextraeffect,whileglidingtowardsheronspreadwingsandtail.Oncethefemaleacceptsbyfollowingthemalethroughtheholethedisplaysstop,youmustbeattherightplaceattherighttimetowatchthem.1.Howdothebluetitschoosetheirnest?A.Theychoosetheirnesttogether.B.Themalechoosestheirnest.C.Thehouse-hunterchoosestheirnest.D.Thefemalechoosestheirnest.嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用2.Thewriterwasluckytosee_.A.howthemalemadehistricksB.howaninterestedfemaleplayedwiththemalehappilyC.whatthemaledisplayedandwonthefemaleD.thatthemaletriedhisbestbutfailedtoattractthefemale3.YoucanspotapairofredstartsinaWalshwood_.A.atanytimeB.regularlyC.inAprilD.occasionally4.Thewriterisprobably_.A.abirdexpertB.abird-hunterC.abirdraiserD.ascientist【答案與解析】本文主要是講themaleredstart是怎樣使出渾身解數(shù)吸引thefemale入巢的。1.D。細節(jié)題。從第1段第2句話Themaleisthehouse-hunterbutthefemalewillmakethefinalchoice可以做出正確選擇。2.C。判斷題。從第3段第1句IwasluckyenoughtospotapairofredstartsinactioninaWalshwood和文章第三、四段的內(nèi)容可知答案為C。3.D。語義理解題。根據(jù)AfewyearsagoIwasluckyenoughto和youmustbeattherightplaceattherighttimetoseethem可知答案為D。4.A。推斷題。從文章內(nèi)容來看，文中不僅提到了鳥的一些習(xí)性，而且對雄鳥如何吸引雌鳥入巢了解得很清楚，可見作者可能是一位研究鳥類的專家。(2)Althoughmanhasknownasbestosformanyhundredsofyears,itwasnotuntil160yearsagothatitwasminedforthefirsttimeontheNorthAmericancontinent.H.W.Johns,ownerofaNewYorkCitySupplyShopforroofers,wasresponsiblefor(對負責(zé))theopeningofthatfirstmine.Mr.JohnswasgivenapieceofasbestoswhichhadbeenfoundinItaly.Heexperimentedwiththematerialandthenshoweditssurprisingpowerstohiscustomers.Afterputtingonapairofasbestosgloves,whichlookedmuchlikeordinaryworkgloves,hetookred-hotcoalsfromthefireplaceandplayedwiththeminhishands.Howastonishedthecustomersweretodiscoverthathewasnotburnedatall.Youcanwellimaginethathehadincreasingbusinessinasbestosroofing嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用materials.However,becauseitwasveryexpensivetotransport(carry)themfromItalytotheUnitedStates,Mr.Johnssentoutayoungscientisttoseekasourcenearerhome.Thisyoungmanfoundgreatvein(巖脈),intheprovinceofQuebecinCanada.Eversince1881Quebechasledtheworldintheproductionofthisunusualmineral,whichismadeupofmagnesium,silicon,iron,andoxygen.Whenitismined,theasbestosisheavy,justasyouwouldexpectamineraltobe.Whenitisseparated,astrangethinghappens；therockbreaksdownintofine,soft,soapyfibres(纖維).Scientistsdonotknowwhytherockcanbeseparatedeasilyintothreads(線),buttheyhavefoundthousandsofusesofthisfireproofmaterial,oftheso-called“clothofstone”.1.Whichtitlebestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A.AsbestosminedinCanadaB.FireproofmatterC.A“wonder”mineralD.Anewroofingmaterial2.Johnsprovedhisabilityasasalesmanby_.A.goingintoroofingbusinessB.carryingasbestosfromItalyC.sendingatrainedscientistD.showingtheuseofasbestosgloves3.Whichisthemostimportantcharacterofasbestosthattheauthorwantstoshowus?A.Itislikethread.B.Itfeelssoapy.C.Itburnseasily.D.Itisunusuallyheavy.4.Theauthorsmainpurposeinwritingthispassagewasto_.A.showtheneedformorescientistsB.compareasbestoswithothermineralsC.increasethesalesofasbestosD.presentfactsaboutasbestos【答案解析】本文講述了耐火材料石棉在北美的開采過程及它的神奇耐火作用。1.C。主旨題。短文主要介紹了石棉的神奇作用。故C最佳。2.D。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Afterputtingonapairofasbestosgloves,tookred-hotcoalsfromthefireplaceandplayedwiththeminhishands可推知，他是用當(dāng)場演示的方法來推銷他的產(chǎn)品的。故答案為D。3.A。推斷題。根據(jù)Whenitisseparated,astrangethinghappens；therockbreaksdownintofine,soft,soapyfibres(纖維)及Scientistsdonotknowwhytherockcanbeseparatedeasilyinto嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用thread可以斷定答案為A。4.D。推斷題。從短文中可以看出來作者寫這篇文章只不過陳述事實而已。歷史類Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.SuchisthecasewithanoldleathershoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawomansshoeofastylepopularinthe1890s.Butwhatisunique(獨特的)aboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPass,thefamoustrailusedbythepeopleseekinggoldinAlaska.Whoitbelongedtoorwhyitwasleftthereisnotknown.Wasitperhapsdroppedbyaccidentasthewomanclimbedupthe1500stairscarvedoutface?Ordidshethrowawaygoodsthatshedidntneedinordertotravellighter?Over100,000peoplewith“goldfever”madethistriphopingtobecomemillionaires.Fewofthemunderstoodthatontheirwaytheywouldhavetocrossaharshwildness.Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney,manydiedofstarvationandexposuretothecoldweather.TheCanadiangovernmentfinallystartedrequiringthegoldseekerstobringonetonofsupplieswiththem.Thiswasthoughttobeenoughforapersontosurviveforoneyear.Theywouldcarrytheirsuppliesinbackpacks(背包)eachweighinguptofiftypounds；itusuallytookatleast40tripstogeteverythingtothetopandoverthepass.Whoeverdroppedtheshoemusthavebeenabraveanddeterminedwoman.PerhapsshewassuccessfulandmadeittoAlaska.Perhapsshehadtoturnbackindefeat.Noonewilleverknowforsure,butwhatwedoknowisthatshetookpartinoneofthegreatestadventuresinthe19thcentury.1.Theordinarywomansleathershoeisconsideredunusualbecause_.A.itwasanimportantcluetolifeinthepastB.itwasfoundonafamoustrailC.itatonetimebelongedtoaVIPD.itwasafashionableshoeatthattime2.Accordingtothispassage,manypeoplewhowenttoAlaska_.A.eventuallybecamemillionairesB.broughtwiththemmanyshoesC.hadconflictswiththeEskimosD.werenotproperlyequipped3.TheCanadiangovernmentmadegoldseekersbringoneyearssupplieswiththemsothat_.A.theywouldnotdieofhungerandcold嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用B.thearmywouldhaveenoughfoodforfightingawarC.theywouldchangethesegoodswiththeEskimosD.thesupplieswouldmakeAlaskarich4.Nomatterwhathappenedtothewomanwhoownedtheshoe,_.A.shemusthavelivedahappylifeB.shecertainlydroppedtheshoeonpurposeC.heradventurousspiritisdefinitelyadmiredD.herothershoeswereequallyfashionable【答案與解析】本文由在Alaska州博物館所陳列的一只舊鞋而引出的對當(dāng)時情況的介紹及表達了對這只鞋的主人敬佩之情。1.B。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段中的Butwhatisuniqueaboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPass,thefamoustrail可推知此題答案為B。2.D。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段最后一句Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney可推知此題答案為D。3.A。推斷題。根據(jù)第2段最后一句及第3段第1句可推知此題答案為A。4.C。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一句可推知此題答案為C?？萍碱?1)Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone(克隆)theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies(物種).ThatsamovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“NoahsArk”.NoahsArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos(胚胎),semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&MsCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.Thisweek,Chinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadead嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用嘉興英語網(wǎng)收集整理歡迎使用femalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.Theen