高考英語復習專項練習閱讀理解10篇

閱讀理解1Humancloningtechnologycouldbeusedtoreserveheartattacks.Scientistsbelievethattheymaybeabletotreatheartattackbycloningtheirhealthyheartcellsandinjectingthemintotheareasoftheheartthathavebeendamaged,andotherproblemsmaybesolvedifhumancloninganditstechnologyarenotforbidden.Withcloning,infertilecouplescouldhavechildren.Currenttreatmentsforinfertility,intermsofpercentages,arenotverysuccessful.Couplesgothroughphysicallyandemotionallypainfulproceduresforasmallchanceofhavingchildren.Manycouplesrunoutoftimeandmoneywithoutsuccessfullyhavingchildren.Humancloningcouldmakeitpossibleformanymoreinfertilecouplestohavechildrenthaneverbefore.Weshouldbeabletoclonethebonemarrow(骨髓)forchildrenandadultssufferingfromleukemia(白血病).Thisisexpectedtobeoneofthefirstbenefitstocomefromcloningtechnology.Wemaylearnhowtoswitchcellsonandoffthroughcloningandthusbeabletocurecancer.Cloningtechnologycanbeusedtotestforandperhapscuregene-relateddiseases.Theaboveisjustafewexamplesofwhathumancloningtechnologycandoformankind.Thisnewtechnologypromisesunprecedented(前所未有的)advancementinmedicineifpeoplewillreleasetheirfearsandletthebenefitbegin.1．Heartattackscanbetreatedwithhumancloningtechnologyby________.A．removingthedamagedpartoftheheartB．replacingtheoldheartwithaclonedoneC．givingthepatientsinjectionsofvariousmedicinesD．repairingtheheartwithclonedheartcellsfromhealthyones2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“infertile”(Paragraph2)mostprobablymean?A．Unabletogivebirthtoachild.B．Withphysicalandemotionalproblems.C．Shortoftimeandmoney.D．Separatedfromeachotherforlong.3．Accordingtothetext,oneofthefirstexpectedbenefitsfromcloningtechnologymaybein________.A．thetreatmentofheartattacksB．thebearingofbabiesC．thecureofleukemiaD．thedetectionofgene-relateddiseases4．Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Manypeopleshowtheirfearsofcloning.B．Cloningtechnologycannotbeusedtocuregene-relateddiseases.C．Humanbeingscan'tbenefitfromcloningatall.D．Cloningtechnologypromisesunprecedentedadvancementinmedicine.閱讀理解2Isitpossibletopersuademankindtolivewithoutwar?Warisanancientcustomwhichhasexistedforatleastsixthousandyears.Itwasalwaysevilandusuallyfoolish,butinthepastthehumanracemanagedtolivewithit.Modernskillhaschangedthis.Eithermanwillstopwar,orwarwillstopman.Forthepresent,itisnuclearweaponsthatcausethegreatestdanger,butbacteriological(細菌的)orchemicalweaponsmay,beforelong,offeranevengreaterthreat.Ifwesucceededinstoppingwar,therewouldbenodangerforus.Todothis,weneedtopersuademankindtolookuponinternationalquestionsinanewway,notbycontestsofforce,inwhichthevictorygoestothesidewhichismostskillfulinmassacre(大屠殺),butbyarbitrationinaccordancewithagreedprinciplesoflaw.Itisnoteasytochangeoldmentalhabits,butthisiswhatmustbeattempted.Therearethosewhosaythattheadoptionofthisorthatideologywouldpreventwar.Ibelievethistobeacompleteerror.Allideologiesarebaseduponbeliefswithoutproofwhichare,atbest,doubtful,andatworst,totallyfalse.Thosepeoplewhobelievethemarewillingtogotowarinsupportofthem.Themovementofworldopinionduringthepasttwoyearshaschangedverylargelysuchaswecanwelcome.Ithasbecomeacommonbeliefthatnuclearwarmustbeavoided.Ofcourse,verydifficultproblemsremainintheinternationalworld,butthespiritinwhichtheyarebeingapproachedisabetteronethanitwassomeyearsago.Ithasbeguntobethought,evenbythepowerfulmenwhodecidewhetherweshallliveordie,thatagreementsshouldbereachedevenifbothsidesdonotfindtheseagreementswhollysatisfactory.IthasbeguntobeunderstoodthattheimportantconflictnowadaysisnotbetweenEastandWest,butbetweenManandtheH-bomb.1．Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat________.A．wemayfacegreaterthreatfromweaponsB．bacteriologicalorchemicalweaponsarelessdangerousthannuclearweaponsC．man'sideaofvictoryhaschangedD．dangerousweaponsareforbiddeninmodernsociety2．What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinParagraph1?A．武力 B．對抗C．仲裁 D．停戰(zhàn)3．FromParagraph2,welearnthattheauthor________.A．isasupporterofsomemodernthoughtsB．hasnodoubtaboutthetruthofanythoughtC．believestheadoptionofsomethoughtscouldpreventwarD．doesn'tthinktheadoptionofanythoughtcouldstopwar4．Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat________.A．internationalagreementscanbereachedmoreeasilynowB．manbeginstorealizethedangerofnuclearwarC．nuclearwarwilldefinitelynottakeplaceD．worldopinionwelcomesnuclearwar閱讀理解3Thephrase“l(fā)ive,loveandlaugh”wasonemycousinRogerlivedbyeverydayofhislife.Eveninhissickness,hefoundthepositivesidesinwhatsomewouldseeasanegativesituation.Heenjoyedlife.Helovedtolaughandmostimportantly,helivedlifetothefullest.Helovedtotravel,learningnewthingsaboutdifferentpeopleandtheirculture.RogerwasbornandraisedinAlabama,andhethenmovedtoBuffalo,NewYorkwherehelivedformanyyearsuntilherelocatedtoAtlanta,Georgia,hisfinalrestingplace.Whetherhistravelswerelongvisitsorshortvisits,inlargecitiesorsmalltowns,hisfavoritesouvenirwasT-shirts.EverywherehewenthewouldbuyaT-shirttoremindhimselfofhistravel.EveryT-shirtheownedhadastorybehinditthathewouldsharewithothers.Aslongashewaslaughing,livingandtraveling,hewashappy.Helovedeverybodyhecameincontactwithandeverybodylovedhim.Theoldsaying“Henevermetastranger.”definitelyappliedtoRogerandhislife.Hislastfewyearsoflifewereinhospitalatleast10—15daysamonth,sometimesmore.Twoweeksbeforehepassedaway,Ispokewithhimonthephone,andeventhenhemanagedtotelljokesaboutlife.Iknowheleftthisworldhappily;herefusedtoallowanythingoranyonetoholdhimdown,evenhissevereillnesses.Heisdefinitelyamodelwhenitcomestonotallowinganysituationtokeepyoufrommovingforwardinlife.Iwillforevermisshissmileandhisloveforlife.MycousinRogerknewthetruemeaningofthephrase“l(fā)ive,loveandlaugh”.1.TheauthorbelievesthatRoger________.A．wasafoolishmanB．wasrichinspiritC．hadahealthybodyD．pretendedtobehappy2．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3probablyrefersto“________”．A．a(chǎn)T-shirt B．a(chǎn)storyC．a(chǎn)stranger D．a(chǎn)place3.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRoger________.A．hadfewgoodfriendsB．wasafraidofhisillnessesC．seldomcontactedtheauthorD．waslovedbyeveryonewhoknewhim4．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．TofeelpityforRoger.B．Toencouragereaderstohelpothers.C．Toencouragereaderstobepositiveallthetime.D．Toshowthathealthisthemostimportantthing.閱讀理解4WhenanNBAplayerisyoung,hethinkshecanwinthechampionshipbyhimself.Itisonlylaterwhenhehasagedandgonethroughmanybattlesthathelearnsanimportantlesson:thereisno“I”in“team”．ThereisnobetterexampleofthevalueofteamworkthantheBostonCeltics.PaulPierce,RayAllenandKevinGarnettwereallsuperstarsonthreedifferentteams.Yet,noneofthemhadanytitlestoshowforit.Then,lastseason,theydecidedtosacrificemoneyandindividualstatisticstoplaytogether.GarnettandAllenjoinedPierceontheCelticsandchangedtheNBAintheprocess.Itstartedinsimpleways.GarnettandAllenaretwoofthemostintenseathletesintheworld.TheytreateverysecondofeverypracticelikeitistheNBAchampionship.Ifyouwanttoplayalongsidethem,thenyouwillhavetodothesame.So,theyoungguysontheCelticsstartedgivingtheirfullefforts,too.PiercehadbeenthestaroftheCelticsformanyyears.Heusedtoshoottheballmanytimesinagame.ButwiththeadditionofAllenandGarnettheshotlessandfocusedondefense.Hisselflessnessshowedtheyoungplayersthatdoingwhatmadetheteambetterwastheonlythingthatmattered.WhentheCelticswerewinningandthegamewasalmostover,Garnett,PierceandAllenwouldcomeoutofthegame.Buttheywouldn'tjustsitonthebench.Instead,theystoodandcheeredandscreamedfortheirteammates.Theywantedtosupporttheirfriendsandteammates.Now,theguyswhodon'tplayknowtheycanstillaffectthegamebycheeringsotheyscreamandcheerwhenGarnett,AllenandPierceareplaying.TheCelticshavedevelopedastrongrelationship.Theyaremorethanjustteammates.Theyarebrothers.Theresult:theBostonCelticswonthe2008NBAchampionshipandwereconsideredthefavouritestowintheEasternConferencechampionshipagainin2009.Thereisasayingthatgoes，“Asuccessfulteambeatswithoneheart.”Ifthatisthecase,theCelticsmayhavethebiggestheartintheNBA.1．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thestoriesofthreefamousbasketballsuperstars.B．Theimportanceofteamworkamongteammates.C．AfamousbasketballteamnamedtheBostonCeltics.D．MatchesbetweentheBostonCelticsandotherteams.2．Fromthepassage,wecanseethat________.A．mostmatureNBAplayersbelievetheycanwinthechampionshipbythemselvesB．Pierce,GarnettandAllenhadtogiveuppersonalgloryforteamsuccessC．Allen,Pierce,togetherwithGarnetthadbeenthestarsoftheCelticsformanyyearsD．PaulPierce,RayAllenandKevinGarnetthadwonNBAchampionshipsbeforetheyjoinedhands3．Whatdoesthissentence“thereisno‘I’in‘team’”meaninParagraph1?A．“I”willbemissingonce“I”amonthecourt.B．“I”worksohardinateamthat“I”willforgetwho“I”am.C．Themembersoftheteamaremoreimportantthantheindividual.D．Surroundedbyotherplayers，“I”don'tseemtoexist.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPierce'srecentperformance?A．Hebecameanevenbettershooterwithothers'help.B．Hefocusedmuchmoreattentionondefense.C．Hecreatedmorechancesforteammates.D．Hestoodandcheeredforhisteammates.閱讀理解5Alongwithsoccer,basketballisaglobalsport.Asyoureadthis,youngpeoplesomewhereintheworldarehappilypassing,dribbling(運球)andshooting.It'senormousfunandajoyfulwaytospendtimewithothers.Basketballisagameforeveryone.Unlikegolfortennis,itdoesn'trequiregreatwealthoralotofspacetoplay.Afterall,notmanypeoplehaveagolfcourse-sizedbackyard,andtennisequipmentisexpensive.Basketball,bycontrast,justneedsawallwithahoopandaball.SoafteritsinventionbyCanadian-AmericanphysicaleducatorJamesNaismithin1891,thesporttookoffwithinUScitizens,whoquicklybecameattractedtothegamebecauseitsuitedtheircircumstances.Today,129yearslater,basketballremainsoneofthemostpopularsportsintheUS,andtheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)hasanincreasingappealforfansaroundtheworld.ThesuccessofbasketballasaglobalphenomenonisundoubtedlyrelatedtothewayAfrican-Americansplaythegame.“ThebasketballcourtreflectedsomeofthemajorculturalshiftsinAmerica,suchasfromforbiddingAfrican-AmericanstoplaybasketballtoallowingthemtoplayitintheNBA，”theLIVESTRONGwebsitenoted.Fromthe1950sonwards,segregationrules,whichhadprohibitedAfrican-AmericansfromplayingbasketballinNBAgames,werenolongerusedintheUS.In1950,whenEarlLloydstartedtoplayfortheWashingtonCapitols,thingsbegantochange.Sincethen,mostofthegreatsofthegamehavebeenAfrican-Americans,likeMichaelJordan,MagicJohnson,KobeBryantandLeBronJames.It'snotdifficulttoseethatthere'sastronglinkbetweenpoliticalliberationandbasketball.SomethingofthisisexpressedinaquotefromtheUSauthorJohnEdgarWideman.Hemakesaconnectionbetweenbasketballandhope:“Whenit'splayedthewayit'ssupposedtobeplayed,basketballhappensintheair;flying,floating,raisedabovethefloor,lettingtheoppressed(受壓制的)peopleofthisearthimaginethemselvesintheirdreams.”1.Whatadvantagedoesbasketballhaveovergolfortennis,accordingtotheauthor?A．Itcanbeplayedeverywhere.B．Itdoesn'tcostmuch.C．Itdoesn'trequiretoomuchskill.D．Itinterestsalmosteveryone.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutbasketballfromParagraph3?A．ThesportwascreatedbyaPEteacher.B．Thesportwasnotpopularwithpeopleatfirst.C．Itsruleshavebeenchangedalottosuitnewcircumstances.D．TheNBA,withahistoryof129years,attractspeopleworldwide.3.ThemainpurposeofParagraph5isto________.A.explaintheoriginandrulesofNBAgamesinthe1950sB．provethepopularityofbasketballamongAfrican-AmericansC．stressthesuccessofAfrican-AmericansinbasketballD．showhowracialintegrationtookplaceinbasketball閱讀理解6Whenyouputdownyourpensattheendofthecollegeentranceexam,12hardyearsofstudywillhavecometoanend.Forgetyourstudiesforawhile.It'stimetoenjoyyourselves!Therearemanywaystocelebratethisspecialmonthofgraduation.Youcanhavephotostakenwithyourclassmatesandteachers,ordineouttogetherandexchangegifts.HighschoolstudentsinWesterncountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandCanadausuallyhaveapromtomarktheirgraduation.It'stomarkthetimekidsturnintoyoungmenandwomen.Aftertheprom,teenagerseithergotocollegeorfindajob.Itmeanstheyarenolongerasdependentontheirparentsastheywerebefore.Attheprom,boysusuallydressindinnerjacketsandbowties,thoughmanydifferenttypesofformalclothesareworn.Traditionally,girlsgiveboysmatchingboutonnieres(asmallcollectionofflowerstheypintotheirjackets).Girlstraditionallywearformaldresses,ordresstoshockorbenoticed,inshinyorbrightlycoloredmaterials.Commonpromactivitiesincludedining,dancing,thecrowningofaPromKingandQueen,andjusttalkingtofriends.Insomecases,highschoolstudentscollectfundsfortheirclasspromthroughthefouryearsoftheirhighschool.Highschoolsinornearlargecitiesmayrentballroomsatexpensivehotelsor,tobeunusual,onapleasurecruiseboat(游船).Butoftencostsarecutbysimplyusingtheschoolgym.Studentsmakealotofefforttodecoratethegymtomaketheeventspecial.Themusicplayedatthepromwillbethemostpopularkinds,likerockandhiphop.ThestudentselectthePromQueen.SheispartneredwithaPromKingwhoiselectedsimilarly.Thesearegreathonorsthatthepairtakeveryseriously.Thetwodancewitheachothertocelebratetheirelection.Sometimesteachersandparentsalsogototheprom.Butothersliketogowithfriends,towhomtheyaresoongoingtobesayinggoodbye.Ifyouliketheideaofaprom,whydon'tyouandyourclassmatesorganizeoneforyourgraduation?1．Whatdoestheword“prom”probablymeaninthepassage?A．Adancingcompetition.B．Apartyheldtocelebrategraduation.C．Afashionshow.D．Anelection.2．Whydothestudentsholdaprom?A．TobeelectedasthePromKingorQueen.B．Torelievethemselvesfromthestudypressure.C．Tosaygoodbyetotheirfriends.D．Tomarkthegraduationandtheirindependence.3．Whichofthefollowingclearlyindicatesthatthepromisveryimportanttostudents?A．Theytakepicturesattheprom.B．Theywearformalclothesorspecialclothes.C．Musicisplayedattheprom.D．Teachersandparentsattendit.4．Whichofthefollowingisaneconomicalwaytoholdtheprom?A．Rentingaballroom.B．Takingacruiseboat.C．Holdingitintheschoolgym.D．Dininginafamousrestaurant.閱讀理解7Isearlychildhoodeducationreallynecessary?Earlychildhoodeducationprimarilyfocusesonlearningthroughplayingtodevelopthechild'sphysical,sensory,communicationalandsocialdevelopment.Earlychildhoodeducationhasbecomeaconcernofthegovernment,whopushespoorchildrentobeformallytrainedbeforetheyareoldenoughforkindergarten.Therearegoodreasonsforthegovernmenttopushearlychildhoodeducation.Studieshaveshownthatorphanedchildrenwhodidnotreceivegoodcareandeducationbecomedevelopmentallydelayedcausingfailureinschool,andeveninlife.FurtherstudiesshowthatpoorchildrenwhotakepartinHeadStartprogramsaremorepreparedforschool,lesslikelytoendupinSpecialEducationclasses,andarelesslikelytoreceivepublichelporgotoprison.Therearealsonegativepartsputtingachildinformaleducationprogramstooearly.Timemagazineonlineexplainsthat“theyoungerthechildthelesshischancesofcatchingupwithfirst-gradework.”IhavepersonallywitnessedmanychildrenofmygenerationwhowenttoHeadStartprogramsbecomefrustratedandboredwithschoolbeforetheyfinishedhighschool.Yetparentshavebeensurethattheearlierthechildstartsschool,thebetteroffheorsheis,sotheypushtostartchildrenearlier.Actuallywhileearlyformaleducationofpoorchildrendoesshowgreatgainsintheearlyelementaryyears,studiesalsoshowthatthisheadstartisreallya“falsestart”，asthegainsarelostinmiddleandhighschoolyears.Itseemsthatenvironmentisabiggerfactoronlife'ssuccessthanearlyeducation.HeadStartprogramshavenotachieveditsoriginalgoalinclosingtheachievementgapinpoorandmiddleschoolchildren.Perhapsitistimetofindotherwaystoclosethatgap.1．Thepurposeofthegovernmentvaluingtheearlychildhoodeducationis________.A．todevelopthechildren'scommunicationB．togiveorphanedchildrengoodcareandeducationC．togetthechildrenpreparedforthekindergartenD．totrainthechildrenformallyandregularly2．“theyoungerthechildthelesshischancesofcatchingupwithfirst-gradework.”suggeststhat________.A．theearlychildhoodeducationishelplesstothechild'sgradeB．itisgoodfortheyoungchildrentoreceiveearlyeducationC．theearlyeducationcanhelpthechildrenfollowthegradeD．theyoungerthechildrenare,thecleverertheywillbe3．Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheearlychildhoodeducationis________.A．puzzling B．negativeC．indifferent D．proving4．Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A．theearlychildhoodeducationisverynecessaryB．HeadStartprogramshavehelpedthechildrenalotC．environmentisthemostimportantfactortolife'ssuccessD．betterwaysshouldbefoundtohelpthepoorchildren閱讀理解8Rickylivedinabeautifulhouse.Thoughhedidn'thelpmucharoundthehouse,hewasstillpleasedwhenhisparentsboughthimarobot.Sincetherobotarrived,cooking,cleaningandgatheringupoldclothesfromRicky'sbedroomfloorwerealldonebyit.Onthefirstday,Rickyhadlefthisbedroominatrulydisastrousstatebeforehewenttosleep.Whenhewokeupthenextmorning,everythingwasperfectlycleanandtidy.Infact,itwastooclean;RickycouldnotfindhisfavoriteT-shirt，norhisfavoritetoy.Thesamewasstartingtohappentootherthings.Rickystaredattherobotanddecidedtospyon(暗中監(jiān)視)it.Hefolloweditaroundthehouse.Finallyhecaughtitred-handed(現(xiàn)場抓獲)—therobotwaspickinguponeofhistoystohideit.Rickyrantohisparentsandsaidthattherobotwasbadlyprogrammed.Hearingtheboy'scomplaints,therobotreturnedsometoysandclothestohim.“Here,Sir.Ididn'tknowIwasbotheringyou，”saidtherobot,withitsmetallic(尖厲刺耳的)voice.“Youhavebeenstealingmythingsforweeks”theboyansweredangrily.“Theywereleftonthefloor.Ithoughtyoudidn'tlikethem.Iamprogrammedtocollectallthatarenotwantedandsendthemtothosewhoneedthem.Iamamaximumefficiencymachine.Doyousee？”therobotexplainedwithpride.Rickystartedfeelingashamedofhavingtreatedthosethingsasthoughtheywereuseless.Itwastruethatmanyotherpeoplewouldbedelightedtotreatthosethingswithallthecareintheworld.Heunderstoodthattherobotwasnotbadlyprogrammedandthat,orrather，ithadbeenprogrammedextremelywell!Sincethen,Rickydecidedtobecomeamaximumefficiencyboy.1．Beforetherobotarrived，Ricky________.A．didlittlehouseworkB．hadtocookbyhimselfC．hadnoonetotalkwithD．a(chǎn)lwayskepthisbedroomclean2.Whathappenedtotherobot?A．ItwasdestroyedbyRicky.B．Itwasnotwellprogrammed.C．ItwasmisunderstoodbyRicky.D．ItbrokemanyRicky'stoys.3.WhatinfluencedidtherobothaveonRicky?A．Rickywouldhelpthosewhoneedhelp.B．Rickywoulddoeverythingwellandefficiently.C．Rickywoulddoasmuchhouseworkashecould.D．Rickywoulddesignmorerobotslikethisone.4.WhichofthefollowingcandescribethechangesofRicky'sfeelings?A．pleased—doubtful—angry—ashamedB．a(chǎn)ngry—happy—ashamed—surprisedC．pleased—angry—doubtful—ashamedD．surprised—happy—ashamed—angry閱讀理解9TangDynastypoetssangforaboutthreecenturiesindifferenttones.ThereweremanyfamouspoetslivingintheTangperiodsuchasLiBai,DuFu,BaiJuyiandLiShangyin.QuanTangshieditedintheQingDynastyisacollectionofabout48,900poemsthatwerewrittenbyover2,200poets.Butitdoesn'tcoverallthepoemsoftheTangDynasty.DuringtheTangDynasty,poemswererecitedwhenloverswalkedunderthemoonlight.Poemswerealsorecitedwhensoldiersfoughtonthebattlefield.Peoplerecitedthemintheopenairorattemplefairs.IntheTangDynastyscholars(學者)hadtobepoets.Theirreaderswerenotonlypeopleofhighsocialpositionbutalsocommonpeople.Poetsrecitedpoems;womensingerssangpoemsandotherranksofpeople,includingoldwomenandchildren,readTangpoems.Thisatmosphereaffectedforeignerswhovisitedthecountryatthattime.Asaresult,Tangpoetrywasintroducedtosomeadjacentcountries,likeJapanandVietnam.TangpoetryisamostbrilliantpageinthehistoryofancientChineseliterature.It'samiracle(奇跡)intheculturalhistoryofmankind.TheTangDynastywasapowerfulempirewithavastterritory.Itinherited(繼承)Chinesecivilizationthatwentbacktoancienttimes,andwascombinedwiththebestofotherculturesandadoptedthebenefitsofothernationsintheworld.Tangpoetrywasn'ttheonlyspiritualwealthcreatedbypeopleoftheTangDynasty.Philosophy,handwriting,painting,musicanddanceallgainednewpeaksofdevelopment.Tangpoetry,however,wasthejewelinthecrownandthegreatestachievementintheTangDynasty.1.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph1that________.A．thereweremorethan48,900poemswrittenintheTangDynastyB．intotaltherewerefourfamouspoetsintheTangDynastyC．onlypeopleoftheTangDynastycreatedpoemsD．intheTangDynastymostcommonpeoplewerepoets2．Theunderlinedword“adjacent”inParagraph3probablymeans________.A．neighboring B．strongC．poor D．western3.WhatdoestheauthorreallywanttotellusinParagraph3?A.IntheTangDynastyallpoetswerescholars.B．IntheTangDynastypoemswerequitepopular.C．ManyforeignerscametotheeastduringtheTangDynasty.D．IntheTangDynastymanypoemsweresungbywomensingers.4．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?A．ThereasonsforthepoetstocreatepoemsintheTangDynasty.B．Tangpoetry,thegreatestspiritualwealthinancientChina.C．ThesignificanceandinfluenceofTangpoetry.D．TheeditorsofTangpoetryintheQingDynasty.閱讀理解10IfyouneverreadtheclassicF.ScottFitzgerald'snovelTheGreatGatsby,nowisyourchancetocatchup—bywatchingthelatestfilmadaptation.Becauseifthere'sonesentencetosumupthefilm,itwouldbe,asFoxNewssaysinitsreview,“It'sjustlikethebook.”DirectorBazLuhrmann'smainchallengewas“eithertofindavisualequivalent(相等物)forFitzgerald'selegantessay—theopensecretofthebook'sstayingpower—ortobendthematerialtohisownexotic(奇異的)strengths,”aTimemagazinereviewsays.Hetriesitbothways,withvaryingdegreesofsuccess.ConsideredtobeFitzgerald'srepresentativework,TheGreatGatsbyexploresthemesofidealism,resistancetochange,socialchange,andexcess,creatingaportraitoftheJazzAgeortheRoaringTwentiesthathasbeendescribedasacautionarytaleregardingtheAmericanDream.Nick,thenarrator,movestoNewYorkforthesummertovisithiscousinDaisy.Hisnext-doorneighborisJayGatsby(LeonardoDiCaprio),whorarelycontactswithothersandisrumoredtobeaherooftheGreatWar.GatsbyclaimstohaveattendedOxfordUniversity,buttheevidenceissuspect.AsNicklearnsmoreaboutGatsby,everydetailabouthimseemsquestionable,excepthisloveforDaisy.ThoughDaisyismarried,Gatsbystilladoresherashisgoldengirl.Theyfirstmetwhenshewasayoungladyfromawealthyfamilyandhewasaworking-classmilitaryofficer.Daisypromisedtowaitforhisreturnfromthewar.However,shemarriedTom,aclassmateofNick's.Havingobtainedagreatfortune,Gatsbysetsouttowinherbackagain.“AllofFitzgerald'soriginalcreationfindsitswayintothisfilm,evengoingasfartoincludequiteabitoftheoriginaldialogue，”USfilmcriticJustinTaroliwritesinhisreview.“Thecastisbeautifulasisthescript,andthescenesareavisualfeast，”Taroliadds.DiCapriodoesagoodandprofessionaljobasthesocialitebyre-creatingFitzgerald'sdescriptionofGatsby'scharm.“Hecanlookatsomeoneforaninstantandunderstandhow,perfectly,heorshewantstobeseen，”DavidDenby,afilmcriticforTheNewYorker,saysinhisreview.Theuseofmusicisalmostreasonenoughtoseethefilm.“Luhrmannisathisbestmixingvisualandmusicalstylestogethertocreatesomethingwhollyoriginal，”theFoxNewsreviewsaid.Forexample,inoneofthemostoutstandingscenesinthefilm,thefirstpartyscene,NickwalksquicklyfromonepartyguesttoanotherpartyguesttryingtoexplainallthegossipaboutGatsbyuntilheisfinallyintroducedtothemanhimself,whilethemoststirringversionofRhapsodyinBlue(composedbyAmericanmusicianGeorgeGershwinin1924)isplayedinthebackground.1．WhatdidBazLuhrmanndotomakethefilmasuccess?A．Headaptedthestoryinthenovelashewished.B．Hemadethefilmmorepowerfulthanthebook.C．Hemixedhisstylewiththeeleganceoftheessay.D．Heshowedtheeleganceofthepicturesinthefilm.2．WhatisTaroli'sattitudetowardsthefilm?A．Favorable. B．Sceptical.C．Amazed. D．Unconcerned.3．WhatarethecharacteristicsofGatsby?A．Faithful