2009高考英语复习课堂限时强化训练——阅读理解（三十六）（附详解）.doc.doc

十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载2009高考英语复习课堂限时强化训练阅读理解（三十六）（一）Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveaclearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirds,andaboveall,theinsects.Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmhadledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilreadingaboutotherpeoplesobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisselfdiscipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientist,uptoacertainpoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.1.Thefirstparagraphtellsustheauthor.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhoodB.losthishearingwhenhewasachildC.didntlikehisbrothersandsistersD.wasborntoanaturalistsfamily2.Theauthorcantrememberhisrelativesclearlybecause.A.hedidntliveverylongwiththemB.thefamilywasextremelylargeC.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththemD.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas.A.十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载B.anaturalistbutnotascientistC.nomorethanabornnaturalistD.firstofallascientist4.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe.A.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmeticB.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientistC.justreadsaboutotherpeoplesobservationsanddiscoveriesD.comesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalwayw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m（二）Hiringaselfdrivecarreallyaddstotheenjoymentofyourholiday.Therearesomanyplacesofinteresttovisit,andifyouenjoyseeingmorethanjustthecitycentertheresnobetterwaytoexplorethanbycar.HireChargesWhatsincludeda)Unlimitedmileage(英里数)b)Expensesonoil,maintenance(保养)andrepairs,whichwillberepaidonproductionofinvoices(发票)Whatsnotincludeda)Personalaccidentinsurance.b)Garaging,petrol,parkingandtrafficfines.ConditionofHireTheshortestrentalperiodatthesespeciallylowpricesisthreedays.Forpricesforperiodsofoneortwodaysyouonlyseeourrepresentativeatthehotel.CarhiremustbebookedsixweeksormorebeforearrivalinLondontoguaranteeacar.Butifyouhavebeenunabletomakeabookinginadvance,pleaseseeourrepresentativeatthehotelwhomaystillbeabletohelpyou.Thecartypesonthesheetareexamplesofthetypesofcarsineachpricerange,butaparticularcarcannotbeguaranteed.Upondeliverythedriver(s)willbeaskedtosignthecarhirecompanysConditionsofHire.Ifyoudecidetohireacar,justfillintheBookingFormandreturnittous.A十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载thecarhirecostisrequired.Shouldyoubeforcedtocancelyourcarhirebookingafterpaymentinfull(twoweeksbeforedateofhire),acancellationchargeof12willbemade.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m5.Fromtheadvertisementwecanseeacarhirerwillpay.A.insuranceagainstdamagetothecarB.insuranceagainstinjurytothedriverC.thecostofmaintenanceofthecarD.thecostofrepairstothecar6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruejudgingfromtheadvertisement?A.Suchanadvertisementmostlikelyappearsinanewspaper.B.Youarerequiredtofillinaformbeforeyouhireacar.C.Youareprettycertaintohireaparticularcarifyoudliketo.D.Youhavetopayabookingfeewhenyouhireacarfromthecompany.7.Ifcarhirerschangetheirmindsafterpayingthewholecostofhiring,the12bookingfeeis.A.partlyreturnedB.doublypaidC.notreturnedatallD.returnedwithintwoweeks.（三）InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastestgrowingU.S.minority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenationschools,itbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenationsbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollege.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.Andthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegree.MostAsianAmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.A十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载attentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdo,andithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccess,suchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mBothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimage.ManycanrememberwhenChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation.Indeed,itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.8.Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,AsianAmericanstudents.A.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglishB.areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacterC.stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsocietyD.generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparents9.WhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?A.AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculture.B.Hardworkandintelligence.C.ParentshelpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsysterm.10.FewAsianAmericanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause.A.theirEnglishisnotgoodenoughB.theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentintheseareasC.thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesternculturesD.theyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsociety11.Whydo“bothexplanations”(Para.3)worryAsianAmericans?A.TheyareafraidthattheywillagainbeisloatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.B.PeoplewillthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.C.AsianAmericanswillbeathreattootherminorities.D.AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostronganAsiancharacter.（四）Howtoeathealthfullycanbeespeicallycomplexforworkingwomenwhooftenhaveneitherthedesirenorthetimetocookforthemselves(orforanyoneelse).Registereddietitian(营养专家)BarharaM十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载“Gofornutrientdensefoods,”shesuggests,“foodsthatcontainamultipleofnutrients.Forexample,selectwholewheatbreadasabreakfastfood,ratherthancoffeecake.Ordrinkorangejuiceratherthanorangedrink,whichcontainsonlyasmallpercentageofrealjuice-therestislargelycoloredsugarwater.Youjustcantcomparethevalueofthesefoods,thenutrientdenseonesaresosuperior,”sheemphasizes.Morrisseybelievesthatvarietyisnotonlythespiceoflifeitsthefoundationofahealthfuldiet.Dietswhicharebasedononeortwofoodsarenotonlyvirtuallyimpossibletokeepupthestrength,theycanbeveryharmful,shesays,becausenutrientsarentsuppliedinsufficientamountsorbalance.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mAccordingtoMorrissey,tryingtofindadietthatcancureyourillnesses,ormakeyousuperwomanisafruitlesssearch.Aswomen,manyofusaretooconcernedwithstayingthin,shesays,andwebelievethatvitaminsaresomekindofmagiccuretoreplacefood.“Weneedcarbohydrates,proteinandfattheyarelikethewoodinthefireplace.Thevitaminsandmineralsarelikethematch,thespark,forthefuel,”sheexplains.“Weneedthemall,butinaverydifferentproportions.Andifthefuelisntthere,thesparkisuseless.”12.Fromtheparagraphweknowthatworkingwomen.A.thinkcookingisespeciallycomplicatedB.donotsharethesameviewswithregistereddietitiansC.arebusyandnotinterestedincookingD.arelikelytoeathealthfully13.Orangejuiceisdifferentfromorangedrinkinthat.A.itcontainsonlyasmallpercentageofrealjuiceB.itisnatural,nutritiousandpreparedfromrealorangesC.itislargelyorangecoloredsugarwaterD.itproducesnothingbutcalories14.InParagraph4,“afruitlesssearch”means.A.aneffortwithnoresultsB.asearchforadietwithoutfruitsC.aresearchonfruitlessdietD.adietservingasmedicine15.Manywomentakeitforgranted,accordingtopassagethat.A.十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载B.stayingthinandhealthyarebothpossibleC.lackofvarietyindietsleadstostayingthinD.vitaminsaresomekindofsubsitutionsforfood16.By“ifthefuelisntthere,thesparkisuseless”,theauthormeans.A.carbohydrates,proteinandfatareenoughtosupportahumanlifeB.vitaminsandmineralsarevirtuallyofnovaluew.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mC.carbohydrates,proteinandfatareasimportantasvitaminsandmineralsD.withoutcarbohydrates,proteinandfat,vitaminsandmineralsareofnouse1.A第一段告诉我们，童年的作者对花和昆虫感兴趣。作者在第一段说“Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.”此句暗示作者自己则坚持了下来。因此A为正确答案。B、C和D的内容与本文无关。2.D因为他把注意力全放在观察自然上了。第二段最后一句明确说明了这一问题的原因。3.A作者既是一位博物学家，也是一位科学家。这一点可从第三段最后一句推测而出。作者称自己不是一位科学家是在谦虚。D不对，B和C为文中的明确表述，而不是推测的结果。4.B作者在最后一段指出“:oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself|discipline,aqualityIlack”，由此可知B为正确答案。5.B从whatsnotincluded可以看出injurytothedriver属于个人事故。6.C从租车的第三个条件aparticularcarcannotbeguaranteed可以看出特殊车辆无法保证。7.C单方面取消合同，预交合同费从不退还。8.C文章第三段第一句明确指出，“BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimage.”此句中“feedatypicalracialimage”意为“培养了一种典型的种族形象”，即担心因与众不同更易受到歧视与孤立。因此C“仍然担心社会的不公正对待”为正确答案。9.A亚裔美国人成功的主要因素是数学基础坚实，亚洲文化历来重视教育。文章前两段分析了亚裔学生主要在理工科方面学业突出的原因，即有坚实的数学基础和父母的言传身教。B也是成功的因素之一，但文章并示提到；C中“alimitedknowledgeofEnglish”不是主要原因；D中的“theAmericaneducationals