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高中英语阅读理解试题及答案

A★

WhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,

oughtthelandmust

dtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”

inSpanish.

Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffee

isthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmost

ofitixported(出口)toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.

Bananasarethecountry’scondmostimportantexport.

CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeans

icanslovecolorsandtheirhousarepainted

inbrightcolors.

everyvillagehas

aschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweenvenandfourteen

dgirlsgotoparate(单独的)sbegin

erthreemonthsoftheyearareharvest

timeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.

’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

umbusfoundCostaRica.

taRicagotitsname.

eCostaRicanswore.

nguagetheCostaRicansspoke.

taRicansmayNOTpainttheirhous______.

dblack

andorange

aRica,boysandgirlsbetweenvenandfourteen______.

toschool

nthesameschool

avetogotoschoolatall

otostopschoolingatanytime

cembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.

ssonveryday

eirexaminations

eirparentspickcoffeebeans

eirparentsdecoratetheirhous

ssageismainlyabout______.

ica

oductsfromCostaRica

cationofCostaRica

B★

ChristianEijkman,aDutchdoctor,lefttheNetherlandsfortheisland

opleontheislandhadadiacalledberi?鄄

wasgoingtheretotryandfindacure.

Atfirst,Eijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm(细菌)caudberi?鄄beri.

’teatthem,butmadeexperimentsonthem.

henoticedthat

hischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneate

—refinedwhiterice(精炼米).Whenhefedthemwithunrefinedrice,also

knownasbrownrice,nrealizedthathehadmade

animportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdia.

Thethingswerenamedvitamins(维生素).TheJavanewerenotgetting

enoughvitaminsbecautheyhadactuallyremovedthepartthatcontains

,otherdiaswerealsofoundtobecaudbythelack

ofvitaminsinaperson’sfood.

Todaymanypeopleknowtheimportanceofvitaminsandtheymakesurethey

don’t,theycanalso

takevitaminpills.

erlinedword“cure”inParagragh1probablymeans______.

fvitamin

frice

ianEijkmanwenttotheislandofJavato______.

isholiday

ystogrowbettercrops

rearchabouttheisland

eJavanewiththeirillness

ChristianEijkmanraisomechickens?

hem.

youthixperiments.

theJavaneasurpri.

moneybyllingthem.

sondoesn’tgetenoughvitaminsinhisdiet,he’dbetter

______.

emeat

aminpills

earnfromthepassagethat______.

?鄄beriwascaudbychickens

anedidn’tlikevitamins

ianEijkman’xperimentwassuccessful

ane’sdiawascaudbyakindofgerm

C★★

shipsbetweenAmericanscanbeclo

andreal,rsidefeelshurt

yexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhaps

afewlettersforawhile—ametwopeoplemeet

againbychance,evenyearslater,n

bequitedifficultforusChinetounderstand,becaufriendships

betweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,

extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.

Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheir

holidays,llenjoywelcomingusandbeplead

ifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客)easily.

AnotherdifficultpointforusChinetounderstandAmericansisthat

althoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,they

don’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.

Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemay

mes,we,ashosts,willappearatairports

akedaysoff

ricans,however,express

theirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodo

llprobably

arriveattheir

homes,thewelcomewillbefull,findourlves

treatedhospitably.

FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriend

totheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurelybusiness

pttheirhospitalityathome!

terofthispassagemustbe______.

nt

fthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

shipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheir

families.

shipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.

ansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.

answillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.

elasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmerica

tovisitanAmericanfriend,wewillprobablybe______.

welcomedattheairport

daridetohishome

dhospitablyathishome

dtodinnerinarestaurant

erlinedwords“generouswithourtime”inParagraph3

probablymean______.

swithtime

gtospendtime

bletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”.

shipsbetweenChine

shipsbetweenAmericans

ans’hospitality

ans’andChine’sviewsoffriendships

D★★★

TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:

“hatrubbishthey

n’tevenunderstandabitofmusic.”

“I’ydrunksandnobodylistens

tous.”

But,oneyoungermusiciansaid,“Thereareafewclubsthatbookmyband

afewnightsamonth,andI’mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I’m

alsolookingtobookafewsummerfestivalsthisyear.”

I’veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspend

themosttimewith,ortoputitanotherway,youarewhoyourfriends

are.

rthey’repositiveornegative,they’re

’rearoundpeoplewhocomplainaboutlackof

workandaboutothermusicians,orblame(责怪)others,andyouplaythe

roleofvictim(受害者),’s

timetotakealookatthepeopleyoucall“friends”．

Thisisaneasyexerci:Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwith,

anewstandard(标准)foryourlfanddon’tbecomefriendswithpeople

whofallbelowthatstandard.

Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswill

heywillhelpyouget

theworkyou’relookingfor,ormaybegiveyousomeadvicetohelpyou

onyourcareerpath.

fthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

dinneedisafriendindeed

akefriendshiplastforever

whoyourfriendsare

sarethemostimportantinone’ssuccess

erlinedntence“they’rerubbingoffonyou” inParagraph

6means______.

’llpushyouahead

’llinfluenceyou

’llcoveryourshortcomings

’llhelpyouachieveyourgoal

icians’wordsatthebeginningarewrittenmainlytoshow

______.

icians’livingconditionsarequitepoor

havepoortasteinmusic

havedifferentattitudestowardsthesamething

eoplehavegreaterchancesofsucceeding

ngtheexercimentionedinParagraph7,youcan______.

ealotinmakingmorefriends

therightwayofmakingfriends

pabetterrelationshipwithyourfriends

ethetimewithyourfriendsproperly

sageismainlywrittenfor______.

ans

rs

vepeople

wantingtosucceed

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A★

NormPethrick,a36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwin,

waspraidonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehis

wifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalPark,apopulartouristspotsouthwest

ofDarwin,alocalnewspaperreported.

MsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthe

saltwatercrocodilelunged(扑),lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasit

triedtodragherunderwater.

NormPethrick,whowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwater,immediately

edontotheback,poked(戳)theeyesofthe

crocodileandfinallygothiswifefree.

MsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospitalforamedical

torssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds(伤

口)inherrightleg,apuncturewoundinherleftlegandariouscut

tooneofherfingers.

“Thiscouldhavebeenafatalandtragicsituation,”saidthegeneral

managerofRoyalDarwinHospital(RDH),DrLenNotaras,accordingtoa

localreport.

HesaidMsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband’s“quickanddiligent

actions”.

DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalforthreetofourdays

andhaveanoperationtocleanthewounds,whichareeasytogetinfected

becauofbacteria(细菌)ontheteethofthecrocodile.

ssageismostlikelytobefoundin_____.

aper

codileattackedMsPethrickwhenshewas______.

ngintheriver

ngontheriverbank

ngthecrocodile

ginthewater

fthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMsPethrick?

swerebadlypoked.

eightwoundsaltogether.

erfingersalsogothurt.

hecrocodile’steethwasfoundinherleg.

ingtothepassage,NormPethrickcanbedescribedasfollowing

EXCEPT______.

nt

us

fthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

bandshouldsavethewife

veswife’slifefromcrocodile’sjaws

dileisnotsodangerousaspeopleimagine

eingscanbeatcrocodilessometimes

B★★

eaasyaswalkingintoa

toresoften

haveareaswherepeoplecanputsmallsignstellingwhatkindofrvice

rvicesincludecaringforchildrenor

cleaninghous.

Or,ewspapershave

employmentannouncementsplacedbycompaniesekingworkers.

mple,people

infourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanutheCraigslist

Websitetobuyobjects,listsaysthat

itreceivestwomillionnewjoblistingachmonth.

example,studentsattheUniversityofTexasinAustincangototheCareer

,lookingfor

mple,there

isabookcalled“WhatColorisYourParachute(降落伞)?”byRichard

okhasbeenhelpingpeoplechooacareer(职业)since

itwasfirstpublishedinnineteenventy.

ownsacompany

shercompany

helpspeoplefindjobsbyfirsthelpingthemunderstandtheirstrengths,

eprovidesthemwithmethodsandresources

tohelpthemfindtherightjob.

thepassagemainlyabout?

gajob.

estudents’part-timejobs.

listWebsite.

ationbetweenstudyandwork.

ingontheCraigslistWebsite,youcan______.

uroldthings

shoppingonline

yourownannouncementboard

fulinformationabout450cities

63.“WhatColorisYourParachute?” isabookwhichgivestipstotho

whowantto_____.

rachute

uitablejob

elearnedfromthepassagethat______.

iesoftenputjobinformationinlocalshops

ernetisthemostpopulartoolforjobhuntersintheUSA

’scompanyishelpingpeoplechoocareers

rniaCareerServicesmainlyrvesuniversitystudents

ywaysoffindingajobarementionedinthepassage?

.

C★★

resites

e

somesitestobeginyoursurfing.

Youmaystartwiththepagesfromthiswebsite—justtogetalittle

tasteofitwithoutworkingtoohard.

●AIsForLove

FlashcardsforlearningafewChinewords

●ListeningtothesoundofChine

PlayafewwordsofChineonyourcomputer.

●AfewChinewords

Eachwordinlargedforeasystudy.

IfyouarestudyingChine,thetoolscanhelp.

●Zhongwensite

Morethanadictionary!

●ClavisSinica

laysawholedocument

inChine[GB]or[BIG5],andgivesindividualword’sdefinition,

pronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword.

IfyouarestudyingChine,thisisaveryufultool.

●ChineCharacterVisualDictionary

Ifyouliketoknowmore,gotothefollowingsitesontheInternet.

●TheChineOutpost

Pronunciation,t.A

must-visitsite.

●LearnCantone/MandarinOnline

●InternetBadChineTeachingandLearning

●RainlandKidsdiscoverChine—SiteisinGermany

IfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChina,gotothisone.

●WanfangData

Asanaffiliate(分支)ofChineMinistryofScience&&Technology,

WanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasince

iderangeofdatabaresourcesandvalue-addedrvices,

WanfangDatahasbecomeagatewaytounderstandingChineculture,

medicine,business,science,etc.

erlinedlinesareprobablysome______.

es

rlearningChine

nariesforlearningChine

ssageismostprobablyfrom______.

er’slecture

ernet

anttoknoweachChinecharacter’sdefinition,

pronunciationandmuchmoreinformation,you’dbettersurf______.

Love

inewords

anttoknowChinaaboutitsculture,medicine,business,

science,you’dbettersurf______.

andarinonline

gData

ndkidsdiscoverChine

neOutpost

erlinedword“gateway” inthelastparagraphprobablyrefers

to______.

inginawallthatcanbeclodbyagate

throughwhichyoucangotoanotherplace

cewhenadoorisopen

ofgettingorachievingsomething

D★★★

Englishisthemostwidelyudlanguageinthehistoryofour

anhalfof

theworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.

Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmany

astwomillionwords.

However,let’sfaceit:

isnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandno

-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,which

aren’tsweet,aremeat.

nweexploreitsparadoxes

(探讨它的矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsare

square,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.

Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,

grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothis

teeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoo,twogee—

soonemoo,twomee?

Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whilea

wimanandawiguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverebe

opposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweather

behotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?

Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflects

(反映)’swhy,whenstarsareout,

theyarevisible(能看见的);butwhenthelightsareout,theyare

,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwind

upthissay,Iendit.

ingtothepassage______.

-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthings

houldbeegginaneggplant

plesaretheapplesonthepinetree

ringsshouldberound

fthefollowingisthecorrectplural?

.

fthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilar

meaning?

anandawiguy.

okandovere.

lotandquiteafew.

ellandcoldashell.

erlinedwords“windup” inthelastparagraphprobablymean

“______”．

hthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguage,thewriterwants

toshowthathumanbeingsare______.

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