辽宁高考试题

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高中07-08高考阅读题

2007辽宁高考阅读题

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Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?Ifyouthinkthatis

asimplequestion,youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontothe

revolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology(生物技术).With

thehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.

Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,'s

leadingkillers,suchasheartdias,cancer,andagingitlf,

willbecomedistantmemory.

Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmost

changeinmedicinecanbethe

gcanhumanslive?

(细胞)are

thebasicunitsofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientists

weresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120years

becauthebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoofbraincells,

upperlimitswillbebrokenbynew

mebetween2050and2100,medicinewillhave

advancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso,peoplewillbe

abletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans(器官).Themedicine,

madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife,willbuildnewbrain

cells,heartcells,andsoon---inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmake

newskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.

Itixcitingtoimaginethattheadvanceintechnologymaybe

changingthemostbasicconditionalhumanexistence,butmany

technicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothis

wonderfulfuture.

ingtothepassage,humandeathisnowmainlycaudby

_______.

ntsandwar

iasandwar

uthor'sopinon,today'smostimportantadvancein

technologyliesin_____.

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organs

maylivelongerinthefuturebecau______.

iawillbefarawayfromus

rainscandecidethefinaldeath

icmaterialsofcellswilllastforever

rganscanberepairedbynewmedicine

earnfromthepassagethat_____.

ifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefuture

avetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnow

edstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlife

alreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnew

cells.

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DanielleSteel,America'ssweetheart,isoneofthehardest

otherproductiveauthors

whowriteonebookatatime,earch

ehasfully

studiedhersubjects,readytodiveintoabook,shecanspendtwenty

hoursnonstopatherdesk.

DanielleSteelcomesfromNewYorkandwasnttoFranceforher

raduation,sheworkedinthepublicrelationsand

hestartedajobasawriterwhich

ievementsareunbelievable:390million

copiesofbooksinprint,nearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest-lling

novels,andariesof"MaxandMartha"picturebooksforchildren

tohelpthemdealwiththereal-lifeproblemsofdeath,newhobbies

1998bookaboutthedeathofhersonshotto

thetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-llinglistassoonasitcame

listedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsforoneofherbooks

beingtheTimesbest-llerfor381weeksstraight.

Notcontentwithabighou,alovingfamily,andaviewofthe

GoldenGateBridge,DanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethe

mostimportantresource(资源)andhaskeptintouchwiththemby

heisoftencomparedtotheheroines(女主人公)ofher

owninvention,,ifshedoes

haveanythingincommonwiththem,itisherstrengthofwilland

herinimitable(独特的)sonlyoneDanielleSteel.

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enwhohaveread"MaxandMartha"picturebooksmayknow

______.

ealwithaffairsatschool

doifMaxandMarthadie

dowhennewbabiesarebornintotheirfamilies

olvethedifficultproblemsintheirwritingclass

anielleSteel'sachievementsisthat______.

playswerebadonherbooks

turebooksattractedalotofyoungmen

erbooksbecameabest-llerin1998

tetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords

earnfromthepassagethatDanielleSteel_____.

nexcitinglife

erreadersalot

aboutquietwomen

dwithherachievements

C

Mostrainforestslietotheequator(赤道),wheretheclimateis

mthofthe

landheatstheairabove,causingittoriandtinydropsofwater

nfallcanreachatleast98inchesayear.

Thiswet,warmworldwithplentyofsunlightisperfectforplants

togrow,sothetreesgrowfastwithgreenleavesalltheyearround.

ther

waterfromthesoilandpassitoutintotheairthroughtheirleaves.

Thewetairthenformsclouds,whichhangoverthetreetopslikesmoke.

Thecloudsprotecttheforestfromthedaytimeheatandnight-time

coldofnearbyderts,keepingtemperaturesfitforplantgrowth.

Rainforestsslightlyfartherawayfromtheequatorremainjustas

warm,buttheyhaveadryasonofthreemonthsormorewhenlittle

avesfallduringthisdryasonandnewleaves

growwhenthewetasonormonsoon(雨季)eareas

areknownasthe"monsoonforest".

oftencalledthe"cloudforest"becaucloudsoftenhangoverthe

treeslikefog.

Therainforestistheidealplaceforthegrowthofmanydifferent

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themdependonanimalstoeattheirfruitsandspread

efruitsareeaten,theedsinsidethemgo

undamagedthroughanimals'stomachsandarepasdoutintheir

dslyingontheforestfloorthengrowintonew

trees.

mateoftherainforestsneartheequatoris______.

,,rainyandfoggy

,,wetandsunny

earnfromthepassagethat______.

avesaregreenallthetimeinthemonsoonforest

sadryasoninthecloudforestontropicalmountains

helptheplantsintherainforestsnearthedertsto

grow

mationofclimateintherainforesthaslittletodowith

thetrees

ingtothepassage,______playthemostimportantrole

inthespreadingofeds.

ssageismostlikelytobefoundin_______.

icalreportD.a

geographicalbook

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Allherlife,ery

importantthatherhoushouldremainatallthingscleanandtidy.

Youcouldturnyourbackforamomentinmymother'shou,leave

ahalfwrittenletteronthediningroomtable,amagazineopenon

thechair,andturnaroundtofindthatmymotherhad"putitback

whereitbelonged."assheexplained.

Mywife,ononeofherfirstvisitstomymother'shou,placed

apacketofbiscuitsonanendtableandwenttothekitchentofetch

ereturned,shefoundthepackethadbeenremoved.

Confud(疑惑的),shetdownherdrinkandwentbacktothekitchen

formorebiscuits,onlytoreturntofindthatherdrinkhad

enshehadguesdthateveryoneinmyfamily

heldontotheirdrinks,soasnottomakewaterringsontheendtables.

Nowsheknowsbetter.

allinclinedto(有......的倾向)forgetfulness,anditwascommon

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foroneofus,uponreturningfromthebathroom,tofindtheevery

signofhisworkinprogresshaddisappearedsuddenly."Doyou

rememberwhatIwasdoing?"wasaquestionfrequentlyasked,but

rarelyanswered.

Nowmysisterhasdevelopedacond-handloveofcleanwindows,

andmybrotherdoesthecleaninginhishou,perhapstoavoidhaving

ttothinkaboutittoomuch,

butIhaveatthislatertimestartedtodustthefurnitureoncea

week.

fthefollowingisTRUEaboutmymother?

oyedremovingother'sdrinks.

amemoreandmoreforgetful.

ferredtodoeverythingbyherlf.

tedtokeepherhouingoodorder.

couldfindherbiscuitsanddrinkinmymother'shou

becau_______.

alreadyfinishedthem

erhadtakenthemaway

gotwhereshehadleftthem

einmyfamilywasholdingthem

erlinedparttothefifthparagraphsuggeststhatmy

sister_______.

ytocleanwindows

ocleanudwindows

ofcleanudwindows

leanwindowsasmymotherdid

ssagemainlytellsusthat_______.

eroftenmadeusconfud

lymembershadapoormemory

erhelpedustoformagoodhabit

wassurpridwhenshevisitedmymother

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Itmayhelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfect

pointineveryspeech,everyspeakersayssomething

ately,such

momentsareusuallynotobvious(明显的)?

oyouplaceforamoment,

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wronglychangetheorderofacoupleofntences,orforgettopau

atacertainpoint,chmoments

occur,don'ntinueasifnothinghappened.

Evenifyoudomakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeech,that

doesn'aveeverlistenedtoMartinLuther

King'sfamousspeech---"IhaveaDream",youmaynoticethathe

stumbles(结巴)kely,

however,youdon'?Becauyouwerefixingyour

attentiononhismessageratherthanonhiswayofspeech-making.

Peoplecarealotaboutmakingamistakeinaspeechbecauthey

regardspeech-makingasakindofperformanceratherthanasanact

ofcommunication(交流).Theyfeelthelistenersarelikejudgesin

,infact,thelistenersarenot

elookingfora

well-though-outspeechthatexpressthespeaker'sideasclearly

mesamistakeortwocanactuallyincreaa

speaker'sattractivenessbymakinghimmorehuman.

Asyouworkonyourspeech,don'

youfreeyoumindofthis,youwillfinditmucheasiertogiveyour

speechfreely.

erlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthatnoonewill

______.

yourmistakes

atyouaretalking

about

'trememberobviousmistakesinaspeechbecau______.

aningonthecontent

'tfullyunderstandthespeech

'tknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay

dthewayofspeech-makingmoreimportant

einferredfromthepassagethat______.

aspeechislikegivingaperformance

womistakesinaspeechmaynotbehad

tenersshouldpaymoreattentiontohowaspeechismade

emistakesaspeakermakes,themoreattractivehewill

be.

uldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

eaPerfectSpeaker

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akeaPerfectSpeech

'tExpectaPerfectSpeech

'tExpectMistakesinaSpeech

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2008辽宁高考阅读题：

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FarfromthelandofAntarctica(南极洲),ahugeshelfoficemeets

ndersideoftheshelftherelivesasmallfish,

theAntarcticcod.

doesitlivewheremostfishwouldfreezetodeath?Itmusthavesome

arcticisnotacomfortableplacetoworkandrearch

eemswehaveananswer.

Rearchwasbegunbycuttingholesintheiceandcatchingthefish.

Scientistsstudiedthefish’sbloodandmeasureditsfreezingpoint.

Thefishweretakenfromawaterthathadatemperatureof-1.88℃

odofthefish

didnotbegintofreezeuntilitstemperaturewasloweredto-2.05℃.

Thatsmalldifferenceinoughforthefishtoliveatthefreezing

temperatureoftheice-saltmixture.

Thescientists’nextrearchjobwasclear:Findoutwhatinthe

fish’earchledtosomereally

strangethingmadeupofaprotein(蛋白质)neverbeforeeninthe

wasremoved,thebloodfrozeatawater

wasputback,thebloodagainhaditsantifreeze

qualityandaloweredfreezingpoint.

anysmall

sugarmolecules(分子)heldinspecialpositionswithineachbig

lleda

scometobecalledtheantifreezefish

.

thetextmainlyabout?

ribleconditionsintheAntarctic.

alfishlivinginfreezingwaters.

shelfaroundAntarctica.

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tionoftheAntarcticcod.

theAntarcticcodliveatthefreezingtemperature?

waterhasatemperatureof-1.88℃.

stoliveintheice-saltmixture.

alproteinkeepsitfromfreezing.

odhasatemperaturelowerthan-2.05℃.

estheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5referto?

foundprotein.

olecule.

es“glycol-”intheunderlinedword“glycoprotein”

inthelastparagraphmean?

le

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IfyoubossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he’dbetteroffer

youmoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhere

’sbecauMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobethe

world’smostexpensivecityforthecondyearinarowbyMercer

HumanResourcesConsulting.

UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasaba,Mercerdetermined

Moscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,

transportation,food,clothing,houholdgoodsandentertainment(娱

乐).

Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4,000amonth;aCD$24.83,

andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30,

comparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger(汉堡包)isastealat

$4.80.

LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thanksto

highercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothe

estimates(估算)Londonis26percentmoreexpensive

ingLondonclolyareSeouland

Tokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,

whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.

AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemost

expensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld’s

hhavefallensincelastyear’sstudy

—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngeles

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nciscocameina

distantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.

Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada’smostexpensivecitybutfell35

ralia,Sydneyisthe

priciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.

theunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?

ingdelicious

fbuying

hasbecomethecondmostexpensivecitybecauof

______.

ongerpoundagainstthedollar

hpricesoffastfoodmeals

ityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?

.

ityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?

o.

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