高考英語 閱讀理解之文化類試題匯編

文化類第一部分七年高考題薈萃

年高考題

I.(?北京卷)C

StudentsandTechnologyintheClassroom

Ilovemyblackberry—il'smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.

Ialsolovemylaptopcomputer,asiiholdsallofmywritingandthoughts.Despite(hisloveof

technology,1knowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices(設(shè)備)and

trulycommunicatwithothers.

Onoccasion,IteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.

MygoalsfortheclassincludeafuHdiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwant

studentstothoroughlystudy:hematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherinthe

classroomJhavearulenolaptop.iPads.phones,etc.Whenstudentsweretoldmyrulein

advanceoftheclass,someofthemwerenothappy.

Moststudentsassume(hatmyreasonsfor(hisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwith

studentsmisusingtechnology.There'sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIam

anti-technology.There'snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoI

canrelatetomystudents.

TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfew

placesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversionsandtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsby

technologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformation

forideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemto

pusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandmakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethematerialandthe

classdiscussion.

Fvcbeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayfbrmanyyearsandtheevaluationsreflectstudent

satisfactionwith(heenvironment(hatIcreate.Studentsrealize(hatwithdeepconversationand

challenge,theylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.

I'mnotsayingthatIwon'teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclass,but

untilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechange,I'mstickingtomyplan.Afewhoursof

tcchnology-frccdialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.

63.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith

A.thecoursematerialB.others,misuseoftechnology

C.discussiontopicsD.theauthor'sclassregulations

64.Theunderlinedword“engage“inpara.4probablymeans

A.exploreB.acceptC.changeD.reject

65.Accordingtotheauthor,theuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay

A.keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinking

B.encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversations

C.helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplexthemes

D.afleetstudents'concentrationoncourseevaluation

66.ltcanbeinferredfrom(helastparagraphthat(heauthor

A.isquitestubborn

B.willgiveupteachinghistory

C.willchangehisteachingplansoon

D.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclass

DAAD

GeorgeProchnikwouldliketheworldI。putasockinit.Hemakeshiscaseinanewbook,

ListeningforMeaninginaWorldofNoise.Hereheexplainshimself(usinghisindoorvoice):

"We'vebecomesoaccustomedtonoise,there'salmostadeepprejudiceagainsttheideathat

silencemightbebeneficial.Ifyoutellsomeonetobequiet,yousoundlikeanoldman.Butit's

neverbeenmoreimportanttofindcontinuingquiet.Silencefocusesus,improvesourhealth,and

isakeytolastingpeaceandsaiisfaciion.”

“Weneedtoexcitepeopleaboutthesoundsyoustarttohearifyoumerelyquietthingsdowna

little.DuringaJapaneseteaceremony,thesmallestsoundsbecomeakindofart—thespoons

makingalightringingsoundonabowl,theedgesofakimono（和服）brushingagainstthefloor.”

“Deafpeopleareveryatienlive（專注的）inalmosteveryaspectoflife.Iftwodeafpeopleare

walkingtogether,usingsignlanguage,theyconstantlywatchoutforeachotherandprotecteach

otherbypayingsteadyattentiontotheother.Theyareconnectedyetalsofullyawareoftheir

surroundings.Evendeafteenagers!Weinthehearingworldcanleamfromthem.Ifweremove

thepowerfulblasts（一陣陣）ofnoise,webecomeawareofanextraordinarilyrichworldaround

us-oflittlesoftsoundsandthesoundoffootsteps,ofbirdsongsandicecracking（開裂聲）.It's

astonishinghowbeautifulthingssoundwhenyoucanreallylisten.M

【文章大意】文章介紹了GeorgeProchnik的新著ListeningforMeaninginaWorldofNoise

和他的觀點(diǎn)：在喧囂的世界中創(chuàng)造一方不太紛擾的環(huán)境，這個(gè)世界會更美好。

72.Whatdocsthephrase"topu:asockinit”inParagraph1probablyincan?

A.tobequietB.tobecolorful

C.tobefullofloveD.tobeattentivetosomeone

【解析】選A。詞義理解題。根據(jù)第二段作者的觀點(diǎn)Silencefocusesus,improvesourhealth,

andisakeytolastingpeaceandsatisfaction.作者是推崇的silence,故選A項(xiàng)。

73.WhaldoesProchniksayaboutus?

A.Weareusedtoquietness

B.Wchavetoputupwithnoise

C.Wcdonotthinksilencetobebeneficial

D.Wcdonotbelievelastingpeacetobeavailable

【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段We'vebecomesoaccustomedtonoise,there'salmost

adeepprejudiceagainsttheideathatsilencemightbehenencial和it’sneverbeenmore

importanttofindcontinuingquiet及第三段DuringaJapaneseteaceremony,thesmallest

soundsbecomeakindofart等句可以判斷得出，我們生活在一個(gè)喧鬧的世界，寂靜才是我

們的追求，故選擇C項(xiàng)。

74.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoProchnik?

A.Weneedmoresoundsinourlives

B.Thereis.nothingtobelearnedfromthedeaf

C.Wearenotawarehowrichtheworldaroundusis

D.ThereistoomuchnoiseataJapaneseteaceremony

【解析】選Co推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章末段Ifweremovethepowerfulblasts（—陣陣）ofnoise,

webecomeawareofanextraordinarilyrichworldaroundusIt'sastonishinghowbeautiful

thingssoundwhenyoucanreallylislen.可知C項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)和作者的觀點(diǎn)相反；根據(jù)Wein

thehearingworldcanlearnfromthem（deafpeople）可知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤根據(jù)DuringaJapaneselea

ceremony,（hesmallestsoundsbecomeakindofart可知作者贊賞thesmallestsounds,故D

項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。

75.Itcanbeinferredfrom（hetextthat.

A.wecanbenefitalotfromoldpeople

B.itisagoodideatousesignlanguage

C.thereisnoescapefromtheworldofsound

D.itispossibletofindhowbeautifulthingssound

【解析】選D。推理判斷題。通讀全文可知,盡管我們生活在一個(gè)喧鬧的世界，作者提倡

我們創(chuàng)造一個(gè)不太紛擾的環(huán)境，果真如此，這個(gè)世界是很美好的，據(jù)此D項(xiàng)正確v

3.（山東卷）B

TimRichterandhiswife.Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork-he

incompiKcrs,sheinspecialeducation."Teachingmeanseverythingtous,"Timwouldsay.In

April1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosome

seriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.

Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibraiy,aprogram

startedbyDollyParton'sfoundation（基金會）thatmailedabookever）rmonthtochildrenfrom

birthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier,Tennessee.UIthought,maybeLindaandi

coulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,"Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk.

"asareminder."

Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk.Timclickedon

imaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopenedup(opartnerswhocouldtakeadvantage

ofbookandpostagediscounts.

ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.Ratherthansignuponline,they

wenttoDollywoodforalook-see.”Wedidn'twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,“saysLinda.The

books-reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialistsandDollywoodboard

niembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats'sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnna

Dewdney'sLlamaLlamaseries.

Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since,theyhave

shippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amother

offour,ismorethanappreciative:"ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI'veneverheardof.”

TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.44Somepeoplesit

thereandwaittodie/'saysTim."Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”

61.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?

A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.

C.Theinfluenceofhiswife.D.ThenewsfromtheWeb.

62.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibraiy?

A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.

C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.

63.Accordingtothetext,DolllyPartonis.

A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-old

C.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer

64.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?

A.Toavoidsigninguponline.

B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.

C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.

D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.

65.WhatcanwclearnfromTim'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.

B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.

C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.

D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.

【解析】：6I-65:ABCDD

【語篇解讀】本文講述了里克特作為教師的一家人在退休后又做出捐獻(xiàn)書給兒童的決定，

并且為此建立了基金會的事情，而且他們認(rèn)為這使得他們的人生更為有意義。

36.Ao細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后兩句話可知是Tim得病導(dǎo)致他思考生命的意義。

37.B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段Tim說的話中,Icoulddosomethinglikethiswhenwe

retire",知道他打算在退味后做類似的事，是B選項(xiàng)。

38.Co細(xì)節(jié)理解題“從第二段的第一句話得出DolllyParton是singer.

39.D.o細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第四段前兩句話中得出，“Wedidn'twanttogivethechildren

rubbish"比喻指我們不想要質(zhì)量不好的東西。從本段首句主題句中也能得出the

Richters關(guān)心的是書的質(zhì)量。

40.D。從最后一段Tim的話”有些人坐而等待死亡，而有些人則在他的余生盡可能的

忙碌著u可知，他認(rèn)為自己做出的事情是值得的有意義的。

4.（?上海卷）（A）

Theteacherwhodidthemosttoencouragemewas,asithappened,myaunt.ShewasMyrtle

C.Manigault,thewifeofmymother'sbrotherBill.Shetaughtinsecondgradeatall-black

SummerSchoolinCamden,NewJersey.

Duringmychildhoodandyouth.AuntMyrtleencouragedmetodevelopeveryaspectofmy

potential,withoutregardforwha（wasconsideredpracticalorpossibleforblackfemales.Iliked（o

sing;shelistenedtomyvoiceandpronounceditgood.Icouklrftdance;shetaughtmethebasic

dancingsteps.Shetookmetothetheatrenotjustchildren'stheatrebutadultcomediesand

dramas-andherfaiththatIcculdappreciateadultplayswasnotdisappointed.

Myauntalsotookdownbooksfromherextensivelibrary-andsharedthemwithme.Ihad

booksathome,but(heywereallseriousclassics.EvenasachildIhadastronglikingfbrhumor,

andI'llneverforgetthejoyofdiscoveringDonMarquis'sArchy&Mehitabclthroughher.

Mostimportant,perhaps.AuntMyrtleprovidedmyfirstopportunitytowriteforpublication.

Awriterherselfforoneoftheblacknewspapers,shesuggestedmynametotheeditorasa“youth

columnist”.Mycolumn,begunwhenIwasfourteen,wassupposedtocoverteenagesocial

activitiesanditdidhutitalsogavemethefreedomtowriteonmanyothersubjectsaswellas

thehabitofgatheringmaterial,thedisciplineofmeetingdeadlines,and,aftergraduationfrom

collegesixyearslater,asolidcollectionofpublishedmaterialthatcarriedmynameandwasmy

passporttoaseriesofwritingjobs.

TodayAuntMyrtleisstillanenthusiasticsupporterofher“favoriteniccc”.Likeadiamond,

shehasreflectedabright,multifaceted(多面的)imageofpossib.litiestoeverypupilwhohas

crossedherpath.

65.WhichofthefollowingdidAuntMyrtledototheauthorduringherchildhoodandyouth?

A.Shelenthersomeseriousclassics.B.Shecultivatedhertasteformusic.

C.Shediscoveredhertalentfordancing.D.Sheintroducedhertoadultplays.

66.WhaldoesArchy&MehitabelinParagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Abookofgreatfun.B.Awriterofhighfame.

C.Aseriousmasterpiece.D.Aheartbreakingplay.

67.AuntMyrtlerecommendeddieauthortoanewspapereditormainly(o.

A.develophercapabilitiesforwriting.B.giveherachancetocollectmaterial

C.involveherinteenagesocialactivitiesD.offerheraseriesofwritingjobs.

68.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatAuntMyrtlewasateacherwho.

A.trainedpupilstobediligentandwell-disciplined

B.gavepupilsconfidenceinexploitingtheirpotential

C.emphasizedwhatwaspracticalorpossibleforpupils

D.helpedpupilsovercomedifficultiesinlearning

【答案】DAAB

5.（?全國U）D

Thewaywedothingsroundhere

Someyearsago,IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.Ireceivedaletterfromtheheadofthe

PersonnelDepartmentthatstarted,"DearJohn,1amquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoin

us."That"quite"saddenedme.1thoughthewassaying"we'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoin

usalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse."ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish

"quite"sometimesmeans"very",whileinBritishEnglishitmeans"fairly".

So（hefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon't

justmeanthewordspeoplespeak.1（isbodylanguage,dress,manners,ideasandsoon.Theway

peopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures（文化）.

Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface-dress,foodandhoursofwork-while

othersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedto

thedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate（氣候）,whiegettingonwithbusiness.

Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;you

askforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.However,other

differencescanbetroubling,likepunctuality（準(zhǔn)時(shí)）.Ifyouinvitepeopletoaparlyat7o'clock,

yourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany,fiveminutesearlyinihe

AmericanMidwest,anhourearlyinJapan,15minutesafterwardsintheUK,uptoanhour

afterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreece.Iprefernot（ousetheword"late"

because（hereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrive.Itissimply（heacceptedthingtodo

intheirowncountry.

32.TheauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinParagraphIbecausehethought.

A.theAmericanbankdidn'tthinkmuchofhim

B.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherperson

C.it'sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericanculture

D.it'seasytomisunderstandAmericans

53.Theword"highlights"inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.encouragesB.helps（orarrow

C.increasesD.drawsattentionto

54.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?

A.Askthenativepeoplefcrhelp.

B.Understandandacceptthem.

C.Dothingsinourownway.

D.Doin-deplhresearch.

55.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoarcusuallypunctualarc.

A.ItaliansB.GermansC.GreeksD.theBritish

【答案】ADBB

6.（?四川卷）D

“Experiencemaypossiblybethebestteacher,butitisnotaparticulargoodteacher.^^Youmight

thinkthatWinstonChurchillorperhapsMarkTwainspokethosewords,buttheyactuallycome

fromJamesMarch,aprofessoratStanfordUniversityandapioneerinthefieldoforganization

decisionmaking.ForyearsMarch（possiblybewisestphilosopherofmanagement）hasstudied

howhumansthinkandact,ardhecontinuestodosoinhisnawbookTheAmbiguitiesof

Experience.

Hebeginsbyremindingusofjusthowfirmlywehavebeenslickingtotheideaofexperiential

learning:"Experienceisrespected；experienceissought；experienceisexplained."Theproblem

is（hatlearningfromexperienceinvolves（涉及）seriouscomplications（復(fù)雜化）,onesthatare

partofthenatureofexperiencetselfandwhichMarchdiscussesinthebodyofthisbook.

Inoneinterestingpartofbook,forexample,heturnsadoubleeyetowardtheuseofstoriesasthe

mosteffectivewayofexperien:iallearning.Hesays*'Themoreaccurately（精確的）realityis

presented,thelessunderstandablethestory.andthemoreunderstandablethestory,theless

realisticitis."

Besidesbeingabroadlyknowledgeableresearcher.Marchisalsoapoet,andhisgiftshines

ihoughinthedepthofviewsheoffersandthesimplelanguageheuses.Though(hebookisshort,

itisdemanding；Don'tpickitvplookingforquick,easylessons.Rather,bereadytothinkdeeply

aboutlearningfromexperiencenworkandlife.

53.Accordingtothetext,JaniesMarchis.

A.apoetwhousesexperienceinhiswriting

B.ateacherwhoteachersstorj'-writinginuniversity

C.aresearcherwhostudiesthewayhumansthinkandact

D.aprofessorwhohelpsorganizationsmakesimportantdecisions

54.AccordingtoJaniesMarch,experience.

A.isovervaluedB.iseasytoexplain

C.shouldbeactivelysought

55.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Experiencemakesstoriesmoreaccurate.

B.Storiesmadeinterestingfailtofullypresentthetruth.

C.Theuseofstoriesisthebestwayofexperientiallearning.

D.Storiesareeasiertounderstandwhenrealityismoreaccuratelydescribed.

56.What'sthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tointroduceabook.B.Todescribearesearcher.

C.Toexplainexperientiallearning.D.Todiscussorganizationaldecisionmaking.

【答案】CABA

7.（遼寧卷）B

B

About2L000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschool

buildings.

Instead,theyreceivetheirelementary(初等)andhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeon

computers.TheCenterforEducationRefonnsaystheUnitedStateshas67public"cyberschools,”

andthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago.

Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschooiconiesfromthegovernmentsofthestates

wheretheylive.Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsmoneythatshouldsupporttraditional

publicschools.Theyalsosayitisdifficulttostudentsarelearningwell.

Othereducatorspraisethisnewfbfmofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirown

speed.Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulin

traditionalschools.Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwho

livefarfromschool.

Whateverthejudgmentofc>fberschools,theyaregettingmoreandmorepopular.Fot

example,anewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudents

thisfall.ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen.

Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation.Thisincludesacomputer,a

printer,booksandtechnicalservices.Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorby

sendingemaiisthroughtheircomputerswhennecessary.

Studentsatcyberschooisusuallydonotknowoneanother.But56suchstudents

ginkhedstudiesatWesternPennsvlvamaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlvmetforthefirsttime.

N一~...

Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation.

59,Whaldoweknowfromthetextaboutstudentsofacyberschool?

A.Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschool.

B.Theystudyathomerather(haninclassrooms.

C.Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools.

D.Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms.

60.Whatisaproblemwithcyberschoois?

A.Theirequipmentcostsalotofmoney.

B.Theygetlittlesupportfromthestategovernment.

C.Itishardtoknowstudents'progressinlearning.

D.Thestudentsfindithardtomakefriends.

61.Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecame

A.(heyarclessexpensiveforstudents

B.(heirstudentscanworkattheirownspeed

C.theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsociety

D.theyservestudentsinawideragerange

62.Wecaninferthattheauthorofthetextis.

A.unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcybcrschools

B.excitedaboutthefutureofcyberschools

C.doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschoois

D.disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschoois

【答案】BCBA

8.（?福建卷）B

Forfivedays,Edmonton'sDowntownParkistransformedintoonehugestagewhereartists

areabletosharetheirtalents,andwherepeoplearcabletocelebrateandenjoythemselves.Since

isbeginningin1980,（hcEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalhasbeencommemorating（念）theturc

feelingofwhatfolkmusicisallaboutandthat'sthetraditionallogeiherness（友愛）thalisfeltwhen

peoplegathertosharestoriesandfeelingsthroughsong.

ThisyearwillbethesixthyearwhenvolunteerRiedelwillbeofferinguphertimetothefestival.

"PeoplecomingoffabusyspringandsummerhaveamomentofrelaxationRiedelsaid."It's

reallyeasttorelax,andit'sgreatseeingftimilyandfriendshavefuntogether."Thesefamiliesand

friendscomefromalldifferentkindsofmusicaltastes.PeoplewhotakepleasureinBluesare

there,soarepeoplewholoveBluegrass.Thisfestivaldoesitsbesttodevelopeveryone'smusical

interests.

Withsomanyyearsofexpencnce.thefestivalhasbecomeawell-oiledmachine,anddoes

whateveritcantomakeattendeesfeelaspossible.Therearcfreewaterstationsthroughout（he

venue（舉辦地）forpeopletofilluptheirtravelcups.Whenpeoplebuyfood,reusableashesare

givena$2platefee,butthatisreturnedwhentheplateisbroughtback.

Thefestivalhascompletelysoldoutoftickets,andinrecordtime.Butwithbignamessuchas

VanMorrisonandJakobDylan,it'seasytoseehowthatwasgoingtohappen.Thereisnoparking

areaduringthefestival,sousingthePark&RidesystemorEdmontonTransitishighly

recommended.Abikelock-upareaisprovidedandwillbeavailableThursdayuntilSundayone

hourbeforethegatesopenuntil45minutesafterthegatesclose.

TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalbeginsonWednesday.Aug.4withVanMorrisonplayingthe

specialdonationfund（基金）concert,andwillfinishuponSunday,Aug.8.

60.TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalisheldmainlyto.

A.gatherpeoplewithdifferentmusicaltastes

B.remindpeopleoftherealsenseoffolkmusic

C.exhibitivegoodvoicesofgreattalentsinfolkmusic

D.collectoldstoriesoffolkmusic

61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Riedelhasvolunteeredforthefestivalforatleast5ycars.

B.It'shardforpeopletoappreciateBlues.

C.Itcostspeoplealittletofilluptheircupsfromwaterstations.

D.Peoplehavetopay$2foraplateoffood.

62.Wecanlearnfromthepassengerthat.

A.peoplecangetticketseasilyforthefestival

B.theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalishighlyrecommended.

C.drivingone'sowncartothefestivalishighlyrecommended

D.bikesareavailablealthefestivalfromWednesdaytoSunday

63.Whatwouldthebesttitleforthepassenger?

A.FolkMusicofBlues

B.OneFestivalFamilyGathering

C.FestivalforfamilyGathering

D.Edmonton'sDowntownPark

【答案】60—63BABB

年高考題

Passage1

（10?安徽C篇）

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountrycitiesreflectthe

valuesoftheculture.Citiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety:opportunitiesforeducation

employmentandentertainment.Theyalsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety:violentcrime

racialconflictandpoverty.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.

AfterWorldWarIIcityresidentsbecamewealthiermoreprosperous.Theyhadmore

children.Theyneededmorespace.Theymoveoutof(heirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirown

homes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbsareasnearacitywherepeoplelive.Thesearcareas

withoutmanyofficesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmerican“dream”wastohaveahousein

thesuburbs.

Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesin1950sarenow

adults.Theyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.Manyyoungprofessionalsdoclors

lawyersandexecutivesaremovingbackintothecity.Manyaresingle;othersaremarriedbul

oftenwithoutchildren.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;theyare

atraidoftheluclshortage;ortheyjustenjoyiheexcitementandopportunitieswhichthecity

offers.

Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleave

theirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsfor

saleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950s,manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothe

suburbs;nowmanyofthesepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.

Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecity

residentsnowseeabright,newfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.Onethingissure：

manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.

64.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesalloveriheworld?

A.Theyarealive.B.Theyarehopeless.

C.TheyaresimilarD.Theyaredifferent.

65.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarII?

A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.

B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace.

C.Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.

D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.

66.Accordingtothe4thparagragh.agreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities()

A.arefacedwithhousingproblems

B.arefacedtomovetothesuburbs

C.want(oselltheirbuildings

D.needmoremoneyfordai.yexpenses

67.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat()

A.Americancitiesarechangingforthewors

B.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancities

C.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancities

D.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities

答案：64—67CBAB

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