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[高考-分类阅读-1][人物传记类]新课标高考英语阅读分类复习人物传记类第1题年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(全国Ⅰ)DAnyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoir(回忆录)ofRalphW.TylerwhoisoneofthemostfamousmeninAmericaneducation.BorninChicagoin1902broughtupandschooledinNebraskathe19-year-oldcollegegraduateRalphTylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.GraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagofoundhimconnectedwithhonorableeducatorsCharlesJuddandW.W.Charterswhoseideasofteachingandtestinghadaneffectonhislaterwork.In1927hebecameateacherofOhioStateUniversitywherehefurtherdevelopedanewmethodoftesting.Tylerbecamewell-knownnationalityin1938whenhecarriedhisworkwiththeEight-YearStudyfromOhioStateUniversitytotheUniversityofChicagoattheinvitationofRobertHutchins.TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanfordapositionheheldforfourteenyears.Therehefirmlybelievedthatresearchersshouldbefreetoseekanindependent(独立的)spiritintheirwork.AlthoughTylerofficiallyretiredin1967heneveractuallyretired.HeservedonalonglistofeducationalorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandabroad.Eveninhis80shetraveledacrossthecountrytoadviseteachersandmanagementpeopleonhowtosetobjectives(目标)thatdevelopthebestteachingandlearningwithintheirschools.
68.WhoaremostprobablyinterestedinRalphW.Tyler’smemoir A.Topmanagers. B.Languagelearners. C.Seriouseducators. D.Scienceorganizations.
69.Thewords“hookedohteaching”underlinedinParagraph2probablymean________. A.attractedtoteaching B.tiredofteaching C.satisfiedwithteaching D.unhappyaboutteaching
70.WheredidTylerworkastheleaderofaresearchcenterforover10years A.TheUniversityofChicago. B.StanfordUniversity. C.OhioStateUniversity. D.NebraskaUniversity.
71.Tylerissaidtohaveneveractuallyretiredbecause____________. A.hedevelopedanewmethodoftesting B.hecalledforfreespiritinresearch C.hewasstillactiveingivingadvice D.hestillledtheEight-YearStudy答案
68.C
69.A
70.B
71.C
68.解析:这是一道推断题根据第一段“AnyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoirofRalphW.Tyler”得知关心学校和大学教育的人会对Tyler的回忆录感兴趣
69.解析:这是一道词义猜测题根据第二段“...TylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.”可知他原来的专业是药学在SouthDakota做科学教师时被吸引到教育行业
70.解析:这是一道推断题根据第五段“TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanfordapositionheheldforfourteenyears”可以推断出他在StanfordUniversity领导研究工作长达十年以上
71.解析:这是一道推断题根据最后一段“Eveninhis80shetraveledacrossthecountrytoadviseteachersandmanagementpeopleonhowtosetobjectives...”可以推断出他退休后还在指导其他教师所以说他没有真正退休第2题年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(辽宁卷)BDanielleSteelAmericassweetheartisoneofthehardestworkingwomeninthebookbusiness.Unlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebookatatimeshecanworkonuptofive.Herresearchtimebeforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Onceshehasfullystudiedhersubjectsreadytodiveintoabookshecanspendtwentyhoursnonstopatherdesk.DanielleSteelcomesfromNewYorkandwassenttoFranceforhereducation.Aftergraduationsheworkedinthepublicrelationsandadvertisingindustries.Latershestartedajobasawriterwhichshewasbestfitfor.Herachievementsareunbelievable:390millioncopiesofbooksinprintnearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest-sellingnovelsandaseriesofMaxandMarthapicturebooksforchildrentohelpthemdealwiththereal-lifeproblemsofdeathnewhobbiesandnewschools.Her1998bookaboutthedeathofhersonshottothetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-sellinglistassoonasitcameout.Twenty-eightofherbookshavebeenmadeintofilms.SheislistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsforoneofherbooksbeingtheTimesbest-sellerfor381weeksstraight.Notcontentwithabighousea lovingfamilyandaviewoftheGoldenGateBridgeDanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethemostimportantresource资源andhaskeptintouchwiththembye-mail.Whilesheisoftencomparedtotheheroines女主人公ofherowninventionherlifeisundoubtedlymuchquieter.Butifshedoeshaveanythingincommonwiththemitisherstrengthofwillandherinimitable独特的style.ThereisonlyoneDanielleSteel.
60.DanielleSteelisdifferentfromotherwritersinthat____.A.shecanwriteseveralbooksatthesametimeB.sheoftendoessomeresearchbeforewritingabookC.sheisoneofthemostpopularAmericanwomenwritersD.shecankeepwritingforquitealongtimewithoutabreak
61.ChildrenwhohavereadMaxandMarthapicturebooksmayknow______.A.howtodealwithaffairsatschoolB.whattodoifMaxandMarthadieC.whattodowhennewbabiesarebornintotheirfamiliesD.howtosolvethedifficultproblemsintheirwritingclasses
62.OneofDanielleSteelsachievementsisthat______.A.someTVplayswerebasedonherbooksB.herpicturebooksattractedalotofyoungmenC.oneofherbooksbecameabest-sellerin1998D.shewrotetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords
63.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatDanielleSteel_____.A.livesanexcitinglifeB.valuesherreadersalotC.writesaboutquietwomenD.ispleasedwithherachievements答案
60.A
61.C
62.C
63.B
60.解析:这是一道推断题根据第一段“Unlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebookatatimeshecanworkonuptofive.”可知她和其他高产作家不同的是她可以同时写几本书
61.解析:这是一道推理题根据第二段“...aseriesof‘MaxandMartha’picturebooksforchildrentohelpthemdealwiththereal-lifeproblemsofdeathnewbabiesandnewschools.”可知“MaxandMartha”这套书可以教给孩子如何对待新生儿
62.解析:这是一道推断题根据第二段“Her1998bookaboutthedeathofherwereshottothetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-sellinglistassoonasitcameout.”可知她的一本书在1998年成为最畅销的书
63.B解析:这是一道推断题根据最后一段“DanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethemostimportantresourceandkeptintouchwiththembye-mail.”可知DanielleSteel把她的读者当成最重要的资源所以她很珍视这些读者第3题年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(陕西卷)A LouisArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames绰号.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.TheysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebagMusiciansoftencalledhimPopsasasignofrespectforhisinfluence影响ontheworldofmusic. Bornin1901inNewOrleansbegrewuppoorbutlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.Armstrongoftensaid“JazzandIgrewuptogether.” Armstrongshowedagreattalent天赋formusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet短号ataboy’shome.InhislateteensArmstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.HeplayedinparadesclubsandonthesteamboatsthattraveledontheMississippiRiver.AtthattimeNewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal. In1922hewenttoChicago.TherethetaleofLouisArmstrongbegins.FromthenuntiltheendofhislifeArmstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverbewentArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingtheAmericanpopularsong. Hiscornetplayinghadadeephumanity仁爱andwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosay“ListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.”Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyle风格andalsooneofthebest-knownandmostadmiredpeopleintheworld.HisdeathonJuly61971washeadlinenewsaroundtheworld.
41.ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe . A.lookedlikeamusician B.wasamusicianofmuchinfluenceC.showedaninterestinmusic D.traveledtoplaymodernmusic
42.Thethirdparagraphisdeveloped .A.byspace B.byexamples C.bytime D.bycomparison
43.WhichstatementaboutArmstrongistrueA.HistalebeginsinNewOrleans. B.Hewasbornbeforejazzwasinvented.C.Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.D.Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shome.
44.WhichwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.TheInventionoftheJazzMusicB.TheFatheroftheJazzStyleC.TheMakingofaMusicianD.TheSpreadofPopularMusic答案
41.B
42.C
43.C
44.B
41.解析这是一道细节题根据第一段中的“MusiciansoftencalledhimPopsasasignofrespectforhisinfluenceontheworldofmusic.”和第三段中的“InhislateteensArmstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician...Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.”可判断出Armstrong之所以被称之为Pops是因为他是具有影响的音乐家
42.解析这是一道推断题短文的第三段讲述了Armstrong在童年是显露出音乐天赋、在青少年开始过着音乐家的生活、以后成名,由此可推断出这一段是按时间顺序写作的
43.解析这是一道正误判断题根据最后一段中的“Hiscornetplayinghadadeephumanityandwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosay‘ListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.’”可判断出选项C是正确的
44.解析这是一道标题选择题这篇短文讲述了Armstrong成为爵士乐之父的过程,短文的最后一段中的“Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyleandalsooneofthebest-knownandmostadmiredpeopleintheworld.”点明了这篇短文的主题,所以最好的题目应该是TheFatheroftheJazzStyle第4题年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(海南、宁夏卷新课标)DAnyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoir(回忆录)ofRalphW.TylerwhoisoneofthemostfamousmeninAmericaneducation.BorninChicagoin1902broughtupandschooledinNebraskathe19-year-oldcollegegraduateRalphTylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.GraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagofoundhimconnectedwithhonorableeducatorsCharlesJuddandW.W.Charterswhoseideasofteachingandtestinghadaneffectonhislaterwork.In1927hebecameateacherofOhioStateUniversitywherehefurtherdevelopedanewmethodoftesting.Tylerbecamewell-knownnationalityin1938whenhecarriedhisworkwiththeEight-YearStudyfromOhioStateUniversitytotheUniversityofChicagoattheinvitationofRobertHutchins.TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanfordapositionheheldforfourteenyears.Therehefirmlybelievedthatresearchersshouldbefreetoseekanindependent(独立的)spiritintheirwork.AlthoughTylerofficiallyretiredin1967heneveractuallyretired.HeservedonalonglistofeducationalorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandabroad.Eveninhis80shetraveledacrossthecountrytoadviseteachersandmanagementpeopleonhowtosetobjectives(目标)thatdevelopthebestteachingandlearningwithintheirschools.
68.WhoaremostprobablyinterestedinRalphW.Tyler’smemoirA.Topmanagers. B.Languagelearners.C.Seriouseducators. D.Scienceorganizations.
69.Thewords“hookedohteaching”underlinedinParagraph2probablymean________.A.attractedtoteaching B.tiredofteachingC.satisfiedwithteaching D.unhappyaboutteaching
70.WheredidTylerworkastheleaderofaresearchcenterforover10yearsA.TheUniversityofChicago. B.StanfordUniversity.C.OhioStateUniversity. D.NebraskaUniversity.答案
68.C
69.A
70.B
68.解析:这是一道推断题根据第一段“AnyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoirofRalphW.Tyler”得知关心学校和大学教育的人会对Tyler的回忆录感兴趣
69.解析:这是一道词义猜测题根据第二段“...TylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.”可知他原来的专业是药学在SouthDakota做科学教师时被吸引到教育行业
70.解析:这是一道推断题根据第五段“TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanfordapositionheheldforfourteenyears”可以推断出他在StanfordUniversity领导研究工作长达十年以上第5题2006年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语湖南卷SusanSontag1933—2004wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliterature.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything—toreadeverybookworthreadingtoseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30spublishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReviewsheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturelifetryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliteraturefilmandart.Withgreateffortandseriousjudgment.Sontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworldculture. SeriousnesswasoneofSontag’slifelongwatchwords格言butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobviousshearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasuresofpopculture.In“NotesonCamp”the1964essaythatfirstmadehernamesheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandings throughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.“NotesonCamp”shewroterepresents“avictoryof‘form’over‘content’‘beauty’over‘morals’”. Byconviction(信念)shewasasensualist(感觉论者)butbynatureshewasamoralist(伦理学者)andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980sitwasthelattersideofherthatcameforward.InIllnessasMetaphor—publishedin1978aftershesufferedcancer—shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities(被压抑的性格)aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthedisease.Infactre-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonglifelonghabit. InAmericaherstoryofa19th centuryPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCaliforniawontheNationalBookAwardin
2000.Butitwasasatirelessall-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfame.“Sometimes”sheoncesaid“IfeelthatintheendallIamreallydefending…istheideaofseriousnessoftrueseriousness.”Andintheendshemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.
71.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1meansSontag_________.A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.developedworldliteraturefilmandartC.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureD.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture
72.Shefirstwonhernamethrough___________.A. herstoryofaPolishactressB. herbookIllnessasMetaphorC. publishingessaysinmagazineslikepartisanReviewD.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstandings
73.AccordingtothepassageSusanSontag__________.A. wasasensualistaswellasamoralistB. lookeddownuponthepopcultureC. thoughtcontentwasmoreimportantthanformD. blamedthevictimofcancerforbeingrepressed
74.AsforSusanSontag’slifelonghabitshe__________.A. misunderstoodtheideaofseriousnessB. re-examinedoldpositionsC. arguedforanopenesstopopcultureD. preferredmoralstobeauty
75.SusanSontag’slastingfamewasmadeupon___________-.A.atirelessall-purposeculturalviewB.herlifelongwatchword seriousnessC.publishingbooksonmoralsD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing答案71—75DDABA71.解析这是一道推断题从句子本意是“Sontag走在世界文学最晚的边界”,从时间上来讲,“最晚的发生的”意思是“最新的发生的”;而且的一段前面也讲到Sontag努力跟上文学、电影和艺术的新发展因此,本句含义是“Sontag跟上世界文学最新发展的步伐”72.解析这是一道推断题第二段讲到,NotesonCamp使他首次成名,而答案中没有这本文章的名字再看这句话,讲到在NotesonCamp这篇文章的里,她解释了“alittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandings”73.解析这是一道推断题第三段第一句Byconventionshewasasensualistbutbynatureshewasamoralist,可知她既是感觉论者,又是伦理学者,因此选A74.解析这是一道推断题本题问的是Sontag的终生习惯,从第三段最后一句re-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit可以判断,她的终生习惯是“re-examineoldpositions”75.解析这是一道推断题本题问的是Sontag持久的名声,从最后一段第二句Butitwasatirelessall-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfame.可知选A第6题2006年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语安徽卷 PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin1944whenshestarredinNationalVelvet-thestoryofVelvetBrownayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorserace.AtfirsttheproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.Howevertheywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained—andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths!HeractinginNationalVelvetisstillconsideredthebestbyachildactress. ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin
1932.HerparentsbothAmericanshadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.WhenWorldwarIIstartedtheTaylormovedtoBeverlyHillsCaliforniaandthereElizabethstartedactinginmovies.AfterhersuccessasachildstarTaylorhadnotroublemovingintoadult成人rolesandwontwiceforBestActress:Butterfield81960andWho’sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf1966 Taylor’sfame名声andpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustrysoshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963shereceived$1millionforherpartinCleopatra—thehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattime. ElizabethTaylorisalegend传奇人物ofourtime.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvetshehasbeenluckyshehasbeautyfameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Insteadsheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinessesandintohelpingothers—severalyearsagoshefoundedanorganizationthathasraisedmorethan$40millionforresearchandeducation.
60.Theproducersdidn’tletTaylorplaythepartofVelvetatfirstbecausetheythoughtshe .A.wassmallinsize B.wastooyoungC.didnotplaywellenough D.didnotshowmuchinterest
61.WhatElizabethTaylorandVelvetBrownhadincommonwasthattheywereboth .A.popularalltheirlives B.famousactressesC.successfulwhenveryyoung D.richandkind-hearted
62.TaylorbecameBestActressattheageof .A.12 B.28 C.31 D.
3463.InherlaterlifeElizabethTaylordevotedherselfto .A.doingbusinessandhelpingothersB.turningherselfintoalegendC.collectingmoneyforthepoorD.goingaboutresearchandeducationwork答案
60.A
61.C
62.B
63.A60.解析这是一道细节推断题根据第一段第二句“AtfirsttheproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.”这里的small是指身高而不是年龄,因为剧组又等她长了3英寸才开始拍所以选A.61.解析这是一道细节推断题根据第一段“thestoryofVelvetBrownayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorserace”和第二段“Afterhersuccessasachildstar”可以推断两个都是很小就成名了62.解析这是一道细节推断题根据“ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin
1932.”和“TaylorhadnotroublemovingintoadultrolesandwontwiceforBestActress:Butterfield81960andWho’sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf1966”可知第一次获得最佳演员是1960年,28岁63.解析这是一道细节推断题根据“Insteadsheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinessesandintohelpingothers”可以知道她的后期生活主要在做生意和帮助他人,所以选A. 第7题2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语辽宁卷WhenBabbagewasworkingatCambridgeanewideaoccurredtohim.Hewantedtoconstructacalculatingmachinetoworkoutthesolutions(解法)tomathsproblemsnotonlywithcorrectnessbutalsowithaspeedbeyondthepowerofanyhumanmind.Hismachinecouldsolveproblemsinvolving(涉及)longrowsoffiguresinonecontinuousoperation(运算). In1822Babbageexhibitedhisinventionandwonaprizefromthegovernment.Afterthatheimmediatelystartedtoworkonalargermachinedesignedtosolvemoredifficultproblems.Althoughhereceivedsomemoneyleftbyhisfatherthemoneywasnotenoughtosupporthisdesign.Hewrotetothegovernmentabouthisplanandwasgiven£2500tostartwithasumworthmuchmoreinthosedaysthanitisnow. BabbagecontinuedhisworkinLondonforfouryears.Thenhishealthbrokedownandhehadtotakealongholidayabroad.WhenhereturnedtoLondonin1828hewasattheendofhisresources.Manybillsremainedunpaid.Hischiefassistantandco-workersquarreledwithhimandleftwithmanyexpensivetools.Foroneyearnoworkwasdone.DuringthisperiodBabbagewhosemindwasalwaysactivesuddenlythoughtofacompletelynewideaforthemachine.Herushedtomeetthegovernmentofficialstoexplainhisnewidea.Butthistimetheywereunwillingtohelphim.Foreightyearstheyrefusedtosaywhethertheywantedthemachineornotandtheirfinalanswerwas“No.” From1828to1839BabbageheldthepositionofprofessoratCambridgeverysuccessfully.Buthisgreatestworkwastheunfinishedcalculatingmachinewhichstoodcoveredindustinhishouse.Itwasthebeginningofthemoderncomputer.60.ThemachineBabbagedesignedwouldsolvedifficultmathsproblems_________. A.inoneoperationwithfewmistakes B.inmorethanoneoperationwithoutanymistakes C.inmorethanoneoperationwithslightmistakes D.inoneoperationwithoutanymistakes61.Babbagefailedtocontinuehisresearchworkin1828mainlybecause_______. A.hewasinpoorhealth B.healmostranoutofmoney C.hisco-workersarguedwithhim D.hespentallhismoneyonhisbills62.Babageexplainedhisnewideatothegovernmentofficialsexpectingthat_________. A.theywouldagreetohisplan B.theywouldpayforhisnewidea C.theywouldsupporthimwithmoney D.theywouldexhibithisnewdesign63.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat__________. A.BabbagefailedtobeafamousscientistatCambridge B.Babbagealwayshadnewideasbutgavethemupeasily C.Babbagealwaysneededsupportfromthegovernmentofficials D.Babbagewasthefirstdesignerofthemoderncomputer答案
60.D
61.B
62.C
63.D
60.解析这是一道细节推断题从第一段“Hewantedtoconstructacalculatingmachinetoworkoutthesolutionstomathsproblemsnotonlywithcorrectnessbutalsowithaspeedbeyondthepowerofanyhumanmind.”可知,他设计出的机器将会准确无误地解决数学难题
61.解析这是一道细节推断题根据第三段“WhenhereturnedtoLondonin1828,hewasattheendofresource.”可判断出他没有继续自己的研究工作是因为资金短缺
62.解析这是一道推断题根据第三段“Herushedtomeetthegovernmentofficialstoexplainhisnewidea.Butthistime,theywereunwillingtohelphim”可推断出他去找政府官员的目的是寻求资金方面的援助
63.解析这是一道细节推断题根据短文的最后一句话“Itwasthebeginningofthemoderncomputer.”可判断出Babbage是电脑的鼻祖第8题2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语江苏卷JaneAustenafamousEnglishwriterwasbornatSteventonHampshireonDecember161775anddiedonJuly
181817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlifealthoughtheprejudicesofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously匿名. ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBathsmanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806Bathwasherhome.HerdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovelsNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasionwhicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewitkeepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAustensBathcanbeenhanced增强byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.HereinaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecityyoucanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAustenstimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork. TheCentrehasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCentreyoucanlookroundtheattractiveshopwhichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy. YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAustensBathwhichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelivedwalkedandshopped.
56.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath________.A.inherearlytwenties B.inherearlyteensC.inherlatetwenties D.inherlateteens
57.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassageA.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAustensdeath.B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAustenstime.D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceJaneAustenstime.
58.Theauthor(作者)writesthispassageinorderto________.A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofBathB.askreaderstobuyAustensbooksC.tellreadersaboutJaneAustensexperienceD.giveabriefintroductiontotheJaneAustenSociety
59.Ittakesyouaboutoneandahalfhours________.A.togettotheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreetB.tobuyJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandgiftsC.tofindaguidetotakeyoutotheCentreD.tolookaroundthecityofBathonfoot答案
56.A
57.C
58.A
59.D
56.解析这是一道计算题根据JaneAusten出生的日期onDecember16,1775和她两次访问Bath的日期thelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcentury可计算出在她二十多岁的时候她两次访问了Bath
57.解析这是一道细节推断题根据第二段“ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewit,keepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewellorderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.”可判断出Bath保持了JaneAusten那个时代的原貌
58.解析这是一道主旨题这篇短文介绍了Bath的风景、人文、地理环境,目的是吸引读者游览这个城市
59.解析这是一道细节推断题根据最后一段“YoucanalsohavewalkingofJaneAusten’sBath,whichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.”可推断出你可以用一个半小时步行游览Bath城第9题2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语浙江卷 WhenLewAlcindorwas13andobviouslystillgrowingagroupofschoolsbeganofferinghimscholarships(奖学金).TheAlcindorsdecidedtosendtheironlychildtoPowerMemorialAcademyasmallschoolonManhattan’sWestSide. AtPower.AlcindorcameunderthecontrolofCoachJackDonohueastrictyoungmanwhoalreadygainedhisfameasoneofthebestcoachesinthecity.DonohuebroughtAlcindoralongslowly.Asafirst-yearstudenttheboywasnotabletodomuchbutwavehislongskinnyarmsandshootabasketnowandthen.Butbythesecondyearwhenhewas15yearsoldandnearly7feettallAlcindorwasquickandskillfulenoughtomakethehighschoolAllAmericanteamandtoleadPowertoanundefeatedseason. Fromthenonbesimplygotbetter.Somerivalcoaches(对方教练)usedtotaketheirteamsquicklyawayfromthefloorbeforePowerwarmedupsothattheirplayerswouldnotseehimanysoonerthantheyhadto.Wearingsize16Dshoesandsuckingalollipop(棒棒糖)Alcindorwouldloosenupbystartinghisleapinglay-ups(擦板球).Thenhewouldcasuallyshoottheballwitheitherhandtothedelightofthefans. WhenreportersandphotographersbegantofollowAlcindorcloselyDonohueprotectedhisboyfirmly.HesimplyorderedLewtotalktonomemberofthepressandthissuitedLewfine.Hewasnotcomfortabletalkingtogrownupsperhapsbecausehetoweredoverthem.Discouragedphotographersbeganfollowinghiminsecretasthoughhewereaneasily-frightenedgiraffe.“Peoplewantyounotforyourself”Donohuewarnedhim“butbecauseyou’reabasketballplayer.Don’tforgetthat.”
57.ManyschoolsofferedAlcindorscholarshipsbecause_______.A.hewasyoung B.hewashardworkingC.hewastallforhisage D.hewasskillfulatplayingbasketball
58.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDonohueasayoungcoachA.seriouspopularandslow B.tallskillfulandsuccessfulC.kindpowerfulandundefeated D.well-knownstrictandexperienced
59.WhydidsomerivalcoachestaketheirteamsawayfromthefloorbeforePowerwarmedupA.TheirteamsrefusedtoplayPower.B.TheirteamsfearedtoseeAlcindor.C.Theirteamswouldlosecourage.D.Theirteamswouldloseinterest.
60.WhatdoesthelastparagraphmainlydiscussA.HowDonohueprotectedAlcindorfromthepress.B.HowAlcindordislikedmeetingreporters.C.WhythepressfollowedAlcindorclosely.D.WhythepublicwantedAlcindorbadly.答案
57.C
58.D
59.C
60.A
57.解析这是一道细节推断题根据第一段“WhenLewAlcindorwas13,andobviouslystillgrowing,agroupofschoolsbeganofferinghimscholarships.”可判断出学校给Alcindor奖学金的原因是他的年龄和身高
58.解析这是一道细节推断题根据第二段“AtPower,AlcindorcameunderthecontrolofCoachJackDonohue,astrictyoungmanwhoalreadygainedhisfameasoneofthebestcoachesinthecity.”可判断出他的教练是一位严格、有经验、很出名的人
59.解析这是一道细节推断题第三段“SomerivalcoachesusedtotaketheirteamsquicklyawayfromthefloorbeforePowerwarmedupsothattheirplayerswouldnotseehimanysoonerthantheyhadto.”说明对方教练把队员带走的原因是害怕他们的队员失去信心
60.解析这是一道主旨题最后一段的第一句话“WhenreportersandphotographerstofollowAlcindorclosely,Donohueprotectedhisboyfirmly.”是这段的主题句,以下讲述了这位教练是如何保护Alcindor的第10题2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语福建卷 PaulZindel’sdeathonMarch272003endedthebrilliantlifeofafamouswriter.NotonlydidPaulZindelwinaPulitzerPrizeaswellasanObiePrizeforhis1970playTheEffectofGammaRaysonMan-in-the-MoonMarigoldsbutbewasoneoftheearliestwritersinthefieldofcontemporary(当代的)literatureforyoungadults(成人).ThePigmanpublishedin1968isstilloneofthemostwell-knownandwidely-taughtnovelsinthegenre.TheAmericanLibraryAssociationhasnameditoneofthe100BestoftheBestBooksforYoungAdultspublishedbetween1967and1992andZindel’sautobiographyThePigmanandMewasamongthe100BestoftheBestBookspublishedforteenagersduringthelastpartofthetwentiethcentury.SixofZindel’sbooksinfacthavebeenvotedtheBestBooksforYoungAdultsandmostofhisrecenthorrorbooks-suchasTheDoomStoneandRats-havebeenchosenasQuickPicksforReluctantYoungAdultReaders.Clearlyhewasawriterwhoknewhowtointerestcontemporarychildren.RecognizingthattheAmericanLibraryAssociationin2002honoredPaulZindelwiththeMargaretA.EdwardsPrizeforhislifetimeachievementsandlaterthatsameyearhewaspresentedwiththeALANPrizeforhiscontributionstoYoungAdultLiterature.Withhispassingyoungreadersteachersandlibrarianshavelostagreatfriend.56.WhichofPaulZindel’sbookswasthemostpopularwithyoungadultsinthe20thcentury A.ThePigman.B.TheDoomStone. C.ThePigmanandMe.D.TheEffectofGammaRaysonMan-in-the-MoonMarigolds.57.WhywasPaulZindelhonoredwiththeMargaretA.EdwardsPrize A.Hisbookswerewidelyreadbychildren. B.Hisbookswereinterestingandhelpfultoadults. C.Hemadegreatcontributionstocontemporaryliterature. D.Hewroteanumberofhorrorbooksforyoungadults.58.WhendidPaulZindelwintheALANPrize A.In
2002. B.In
2003. C.Between1967and
1992. D.Between2002and
2003.59.Choosethecorrectstatementsfromthefollowingaccordingtothepassage. a.ThePigmanandMewasoneoftheBestBooksforteenagers. b.Zindelwasoneoftheearliestwriterswhowroteforadultsonly. c.TheDoomStoneandRatsarenotpopularwithyoungadults. d.Zindelwasgivenfourprizesforliteraturebeforehedied. e.AtleasteightofZindel’sbookswereverypopularinhistimes. A.cde B.abc C.abd D.ade答案
56.A
57.C
58.A
59.D
56.解析这是一道细节题第二段“ThePigman,publishedin1968,isstilloneofthemostwell-knownandwidely-taughtnovelsinthegenre.”说明ThePigman是20世纪最受年轻人欢迎的书
57.解析这是一道细节推断题第二段“Recognizingthat,theAmericanLibraryAssociationin2002honoredPaulZindelwiththeMargaretA.EdwardsPrizeforhislifetimeachievements”说明他获奖的原因是对当代文学的贡献
58.解析这是一道计算题根据“andlaterthatsameyearhewaspresentedwiththePLANPrizeforhiscontributionstoYoungAdultLiterature”可推算出他是在2002年和2003年之间获奖的
59.解析根据短文内容可判断出ThePigmanandMe是对青少年最好的书;Zindel在去世前曾获得四次文学奖;至少Zindel的八本书在当时是非常流行的第11题2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语湖南卷 PaulaRadcliffechasing角逐athirdLondonmarathontitle冠军saysshehasbecameastrongerpersonafterherterribleexperienceatthe2004AthensGames. RadcliffewhofailedtocompletetheOlympicmarathonandthe10000mlastAugustsaid:Athensmademeastrongerpersonanditmademecarelessaboutcriticism批评 InthepastIwantedtopleaseeveryonebutnowIamgoingtolistenevenmoretothepeoplearoundme. ShedidntcareaboutcriticismmadeattheweekendbyLizMcColganwhofeltRadcliffeshouldhaverestedandletherbodyrecoverafterherfailureinAthens. LizissomeoneIlookuptobutshehasntspokentomesincelastyearandifshereallycaredformeImsureshewouldhavecontacted联系me. InsteadRadcliffewontheNewYorkCitymarathonjust11weeksafterAthens. InNewYorkIwasntinmybeststatebutIdidknowIwasgoodenoughtowintherace. RadcliffeinsistedheronlygoalinSundaysracewouldbewinningathirdtitleandnotchasingworldrecords. HoweverRadcliffehasnotruledout排除inthefuturechasingherfinalworldrecordtimeandquestionedsayingsthatmarathonrunnershavetheabilityintheircareertoproduceonlyfourorfiveworld-classtimes. Idontthinkthat--althoughIcantputanumberonitsaid.Radcliffe.Thatchangesfrompersontoperson. RadcliffeissureshecanbetterherwinningLondon2003performanceatsomepointinthefuture.Followingasuccessfulthree-monthtrainingperiodintheUnitedStatesthe31-year-oldwillchaseathirdtitleonSundayafterherfirstvictoryin2002andagain12monthslater. Radcliffeclockedatimeof2:18:56inherfirst
42.2-kilometreracethreeyearsago. Afterwardsshesetamixedcoursemarkof2:17:18fivemonthslaterinChicagobeforeloweringthattoatimeof2:15:25inthe2003Londonevent.
63.RadcliffesfailureinAthensmadeher________. A.developrespectforLiz B.lovepeoplearoundhermore C.restforfivemonths D.facecriticismcalmly
64.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage A.RadcliffebroketheworldrecordintheNewYorkCitymarathon. B.RadcliffedidntfullyrecoverbeforetheNewYorkCitymarathon. C.RadcliffewonherfirstmarathontitleintheNewYorkCitymarathon. D.Radcliffehada3-monthtrainingbeforetheNewYorkCitymarathon.
65.BysayingIcantputanumberonitRadcliffemeansshesnotsure_____. A.ifshehastheabilitytosetanewworldrecord B.ifshecanwinanotherracethoughshehaswonmanytimes C.howmanytimesamarathonrunnercansettheworldrecord D.ifshehastheabilitytoproducefourorfiveworld-classtimes
66.AccordingtothetextRadcliffehaswon____Londonmarathontitles. A.four B.three C.two D.one
67.WhatcanwelearnfromRadcliffesstory A. Practicemakesperfect. B.Wellbegunishalfdone. C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed. D.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.答案
63.D
64.B
65.C
66.C
67.D
63.解析这是一道细节推断题根据第二段“Radcliffe,whofailedtocompletetheOlympicmarathonandthe10000mlastAugust,said‘Athensmademeastrongerpersonanditmademecarelessaboutcriticism.’”可判断出Radcliffe在奥运会上的失利使她冷静地面对批评
64.解析这是一道判断正误题根据第七段“InNewYorkIwasn’tinmybeststatebutIdidknowIwasgoodenoughtowintherace.”可判断出在纽约她还没有恢复过来
65.解析这是一道猜义题根据上段中“marathonrunnershavetheabilityintheircareertoproduceonlyfourorfiveworld-classtimes”和下句“Thatchangesfrompersontoperson.”可猜测出她说这句话的意思是她不能保证一位马拉松选手能获胜多少次
66.解析这是一道细节推断题根据倒数第三段“Followingasuccessfulthree-monthtrainingperiodintheUnitedStates,the31-year-oldwillchaseathirdtitleonSundayafterherfirstvictoryin2002andagain12monthslater.”可判断出她两次在伦敦获得冠军
67.解析这是一道主旨题这篇短文讲述了Radcliffe虽然在奥运会上失利,但是她仍然拼搏着,她的行为说明有志者事竟成第12题2004年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语江苏卷 Hewasthebabywithnoname.FoundandtakenfromthenorthAtlantic6daysafterthesinkingoftheTitanicin1912 histinybodysomovedthesalvage救援workersthattheycalledhim“ourbaby.”IntheirhomeportofHalifax NovaScotia peoplecollectedmoneyforaheadstoneinfrontofthebabysgrave墓 carvedwiththewords:“Tothememoryofanunknownchild.”Hehasrestedthereeversince. Buthistoryhasawayofuncoveringitssecrets.OnNov.5 thisyear threemembersofafamilyfromFinlandarrivedatHalifaxandlaidfreshflowersatthegrave.“Thisisourbaby”saysMagdaSchleifer 68 abanker.Shegrewuphearingstoriesaboutagreat-auntnamedMariaPanula42 whohadsailedontheTitanicforAmericatobereunitedwithherhusband.AccordingtotheinformationMrs.Schleiferhadgathered Panulagaveupherseatonalifeboattosearchforherfivechildren--includinga13-month-oldboynamedEinofromwhomshehadbecomeseparatedduringthefinalminutesofthecrossing.WethoughttheywerealllostintheseasaysSchleifer. Now usingteethandbonepiecestakenfromthebabysgrave scientistshavecomparedtheDNAfromtheUnknownChildwiththosecollectedfrommembersoffivefamilieswholostrelativesontheTitanicandneverrecoveredthebodies.Theresultofthetestpointsonlytoonepossibleperson:youngEino.Now thefamilysees:noneedforanewgrave.HebelongstothepeopleofHalifaxsaysSchleifer.Theyvetakencareofhimfor90years. AdaptedfromPeople November25
200256.ThebabytravelledontheTitanicwithhis______.A.mother B.parents C.aunt D.relatives
57.Whatisprobablytheboy’slastnameA.Schleifer. B.Eino. C.Magda. D.Panula.
58.SomemembersofthefamilywenttoHalifaxandputflowersatthechild’sgraveonNov.5______.A.1912 B.1954 C.2002 D.
200459.Thistextismainlyabouthow______.A.theunknownbaby’sbodywastakenfromthenorthAtlanticB.theunknownbabywasburiedinHalifaxNovaScotiaC.peoplefoundoutwhotheunknownbabywasD.peopletookcareoftheunknownbabyfor90years答案
56.A
57.D
58.C
59.C第13题2002年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语全国卷 Treasurehunts寻宝haveexcitedpeople’simaginationforhundredsofyearsbothinreallifeandinbookssuchaRobertLouisStevenson’sTreasureIsland.KitWilliamsamodernwriterhadtheideaofcombiningtherealexcitementofatreasurehuntwithclues线索foundinabookwhenhewroteachildren’sstoryMasqueradein
1979.ThebookwasaboutahareandamonthbeforeitcameoutWilliamsburiedagoldhareinaparkinBedfordshire.ThebookcontainedalargenumberofcluestohelpreadersfindtheharebutWilliamsputinalotof“redherrings”orfalsecluestomisleadthem. KenRobertsthemanwhofoundtheharehadbeenlookingforitfornearlytwoyears.Althoughhehadbeensearchinginthewrongareamostofthetimehefounditbylogic逻辑notbyluck.Hissuccesscamefromthefactthathegainedanimportantclueatthestart.Hehadrealizedthatthewords:“OneofSixtoEight”underthefirstpictureinthebookconnectedthehareinsomewaytoKatherineofAragonthefirstofHenryVIII’ssixwives.EvenherehoweverWilliamshadsucceededinmisleadinghim.KenknewthatKatherineofAragonhaddiedatKimboltoninCambridgeshirein1536andthoughtthatWilliamshadburiedtheharethere.Hehadbeendiggingthereforoverayearbeforeanewideaoccurredtohim.HefoundoutthatKitWilliamshadspendhischildhoodnearAmpthillinBedfordshireandthoughtthathemusthaveburiedthehareinaplaceheknewwellbuthestillcouldnotseetheconnectionwithKatherineofAragonuntilonedayhecameacrosstwostonecrossesinAmpthillParkandlearntthattheyhadbeenbuiltinherhonorin
1773. Eventhenhissearchhadnotcometoanend.ItwasonlyafterhehadspentseveralnightsdiggingaroundthecrossthathedecidedtowritetoKitWilliamstofindoutifhewaswastinghistimethere.WilliamsencouragedhimtocontinueandonFebruary24th1982hefoundthetreasure.Itwasworth£3000inthebeginningbuttheexcitementithadcausedsinceitsburialmadeitmuchmorevaluable.
67.Theunderlinedword“them”paragraph1refersto_______.A. redherrings B. treasurehuntsC. HenryVIII’ssixwives D. readersofMasquerade
68.WhatisthemostimportantclueinthestorytohelpKenRobertsfindthehareA. TwostonecrossesinAmpthill. B. Stevenson’sTreasureIsland.C. KatherineofAragon. D. Williams’hometown.
69.ThestonecrossesinAmpthillwerebuilt_______.A.totellaboutwhathappenedin1773B.toshowrespectforHenryVIII’sfirstwifeC.toserveasaroadsigninAmpthillParkD.toinformpeoplewherethegoldharewas
70.WhichofthefollowingdescribesRoberts’logicinsearchingfortheharea.HenryVIII’ssixwivesb.Katherine’sburialplaceatKimboltonc.Williams’childhoodinAmpthilld.KatherineofAragone.stonecrossesinAmpthillParkA. a-b-c-e-dB. d-b-c-e-a C. a-d-b-c-e D. b-a-e-c-d
71.WhatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetextA.Anexcitinghistoricalevent.B.Amoderntreasurehunt.C.TheattractionofMasquerade.D.Theimportanceoflogicalthinking.答案
67.D
68.C
69.B
70.C
71.B第14题2002年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语北京卷 Since1989,DaveThomas,whodiedatage69,wasoneofthemostrecognizablefacesonTV.Heappearedinmorethan800commercials(商业广告)forthehamburgerchainnamedforhisdaughter.“Aslongasitworks,”hesaidin1991,“Illcontinuetodothosecommercials.” Eventhoughhewassuccessful,Thomasremainedtroubledbyhischildhood.“Hestillwontletanyoneseehisfeet,whichareoutofshapebecauseheneverhadproperfittingshoes,”Wendysaidin
1993.Borntoasinglemother,hewasadopted(收养)asababybyRexandAulevaThomasofKalamazooinMichigan.AfterAulevadied whenhewas5,ThomasspentyearsontheroadasRextraveledaroundseekingconstructionwork.“Hefedme,”Thomassaid,“andifIgotoutofline,hedbeatme.” Movingoutonhisownat15,Thomasworked,firstasawaiter,inmanyrestaurants.Buthehadsomethingmuchbetterinmind.“IthoughtifIownedarestaurant,”hesaid,“Icouldeatforfree.”A1956meetingwithHarlandSandersled ThomastoacareerasthemanagerofaKentuckyFriedChickenrestaurantthatmadehimamillionairein
1968. In1969,afterbreakingwithSanders,ThomasstartedthefirstWendysOldFashionedHamburgers,inColumbus,Ohio,whichsetitselfapartbyservingmade-to-orderburgers.With6,000restaurantsworldwide,thechainnowmakes$6billionayearinsales. Althoughtroubledbyhisownexperiencewithadoption,Thomas,marriedsince1954toLorraine,66,andwithfourgrownkidsbesidesWendy,feltitcouldofferafutureforotherchildren.HestartedtheDaveThomasFoundation(基金会)forAdoptionin
1992.In1993,Thomas,whohadleftschoolat15,graduatedfromCoconutCreekHighSchoolinFlorida.HeeventookLorrainetothegraduationdanceparty.ThekidsvotedhimMostLikelytoSucceed. “TheDaveyousawonTVwastherealDave,”saysfriendPatWilliams.“Hewasntagreatactororagreatspeaker. HewasjustJoeEverybody.”
71.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout A.ThelifeofDaveThomas.B.ThedreamofDaveThomas. C.TheschoolingofDaveThomas.D.ThegrowthofDaveThomassbusiness.
72.Whatdoweknowabouthischildhood A.Helivedapoorlife.B.Hehadcaringparents. C.Hestayedinoneplace.D.Hedidntgotoschool.
73.ChoosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingeventsinThomasslife. a.graduatedfromhighschoolb.startedhisownbusiness c.becameamillionaired.startedafoundation e.metHarlandSanders A. e,b,c,d,aB. a,e,c,b,dC.e,c,b,d,aD. a,e,b,c,d
74.“HewasjustJoeEverybody.”(inthelastparagraph)means______. A. DavewasfamousB. DavewasordinaryC. Davewasshowy D. Davewasshy
75.WhatisthenameofDaveThomassbusiness A. ThomassB. WendysC. Lorraines D. Rexs答案
71.A
72.A
73.C
74.B
75.B第15题2001年普通高等学校春季招生考试英语上海卷 Michaelatypical(典型的)Americanstayshomeonworkdays.Heplugsintohispersonalcomputerterminalinordertoconnectwiththeoffice.Afterworkheputsonhisheadphoneswatchesamovieonhishomevideorecorderorplaysbaseballonthecomputer.OnmanydaysMichaeldoesn’ttalktoanyotherhumanbeingsandhedoesn’tseeanypeopleexcepttheonesontelevision.Michaelisimaginarybuthislifestyleisverypossible.Theinventionsofmoderntechnologyseemtobecuttingusofffromcontactwithourfellowhumanbeings. Theworldofbusinessisoneareainwhichtechnologyisisolatingus.Expertssayforexamplethatmanypeoplewillsoonbeabletoworkathome.Withaccesstoalargecentralcomputeremployeessuchasofficeclerksinsuranceagentsandaccountantscoulddotheirjobsatdisplayterminalsintheirownhomes.Theywouldneverhavetoactuallyseethepeoplethey’redealingwith.Inadditionthewayemployeesarepaidwillchange.Workers’salarieswillbeautomaticallypaidintotheirbankaccounts(账户)makingpaperchecks(支票)unnecessary.Noworkerswillstandinlinetoreceivetheirpayorcashtheirchecks.Personalbankingwillchangetoo.Customerswilldealwithmachinestoputinortakeoutmoneyfromtheiraccounts. Anotherareathattechnologyischangingisentertainment.Musicforinstance,wasonceagroupexperience.Peoplelistenedtomusicatconcerthallsorinsmallsocialgatherings.Formanypeoplenowhowevermusicisanindividualexperience.Walkingalongthestreetorsittingintheirlivingroomstheywearheadphonestobuildawallofmusicaroundthem.Movieentertainmentischangingtoo.Moviesusedtobesocialevents.Nowfewerpeoplearegoingouttoseeamovie.Manymorearechoosingtowaitforafilmtoappearontelevisionorareborrowingvideotapestowatchathome.Insteadoflaughingwithothersviewerswatchmoviesintheirownlivingrooms.
101.AfterworkMichaellikesto______. A.listentomusicattheconcerthall B.watchamovieinhislivingroom C.runaprogramonhiscomputerinhisoffice D.playbaseballwithhisworkmates
102.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage A.Clerkswillbeabletoworkathome.B.Onecanplaybaseballonthecomputer. C.Onecanlistentomusicwithoutdisturbingothers. D.Onecanborrowbooksfromlibrariesathome.
103.Thesentence“Michaelisimaginarybuthislifestyleisverypossible”means_______. A.Michaelisapersonfullofimaginationandhecanmakehisdreamscometrue. B.Michaelisnotarealpersonbutthelifestyledoesexist. C.Michaelhasambitionsbuthecan’tmakehisdreamscometrue. D.Michaelisapersonfullofimaginationandhislifestyleiscommonnowadays.
104.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussafterthelastparagraph A.Gamesandsports.B.Personalbanking.C.Musicandfilms. D.Internationalbusiness.
105.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage A.Wemaynolongerneedtocommunicatewithotherhumanbeings. B.Moderntechnologyseemstobeseparatinghumanbeings. C.Wemaynolongerneedtoworkintheoffice. D.Moderntechnologymakesitpossibleforustoworkandentertainourselvesathome.答案
101.B
102.D
103.B
104.A
105.B[2008年9月22日]-1-。