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上海高考历年真题AB阅读部分
05年上海高考
(A)
Youeitherhaveit,oryoudon’t—asenseofdirection,thatis.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamap,whileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?
Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirection,butitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheoryisthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchbeingcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseis,weloseit.
“Childrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaround,”saysJimMartland,ResearchDirectoroftheproject.“However,iftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycar,theyneverdeveloptheskills.”
JimMartlandalsoemphasizesthatyoungpeopleshouldbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions:
●Ifyouareusingamap,turnitsoitrelatestothewayyouarefacing.
●Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,putitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneoratree.Notelandmarksontherouteasyougoawayfromyourbike.Whenyoureturn,gobackalongthesameroute.
●SimplifythewayoffindingyouINDENT:
rdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatown,streams,orwallsinthecountrysidetoguideyou.Countyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchastowerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouare.
Nowyouneednevergetlostagain!
65.Scientistsbelievethat_______.
A.somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirection.
B.peoplelearnasenseofdirectionastheygrowolder
C.peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirection
D.everybodypossessesasenseofdirectionfrombirth
66.Whatistrueofseven-year-oldchildrenaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyneverhaveasenseofdirectionwithoutmaps
B.Theyshouldneverbeallowedoutaloneiftheylackasenseofdirection
C.Theyhaveasenseofdirectionandcanfindtheirwayaround
D.Theycandevelopagoodsenseofdirectioniftheyaredrivenaroundinacar.
67.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,youshould________.
A.tieittoatreesoastopreventitfrombeingstolen
B.drawamapoftheroutetohelprememberwhereitis
C.avoidtakingthesameroutewhenyoucomebacktoit
D.remembersomethingeasilyrecognizableontheroute
68.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytofindyourwayaroundisto________.
A.askpolicemenfordirections.
B.usewalls,streams,andstreetstoguideyourself
C.rememberyourroutebylookingoutforstepsandstairs
D.countthenumberoflandmarksthatyousee
(B)
“Comein,Kim.Haveaseat,please,”saidBillWilliams,themanager.“thiswasKim’sfirstexperiencewithanassessment.Afteronlysixmonthshewasdueforaraiseifthisassessmentwassatisfactory.
“Kim,”beganBillWilliams,“Iamverypleasedwiththequalityofyourwork.Ihavenothingbutpraiseforyourdevotionandyourhardwork.Myonlyconcernisthatyoue:
exacarenotactiveenoughinputtingforwardyoursuggestions.”
“But,”repliedKim,“Ihavealwayscompletedeveryassignmentyouhavegivenme.Mr.Williams.”
“Iknowthat,Kim.Andplease,callmeBill.ButwhatIexpectisforyoutothinkindependentlyandintroducenewideas.Ineedmoreinputfromyou—morefeedbackonhowthingsaregoing.Idon’tneeda“yesman”.Younevertellmewhatyouthink.Youjustsmileasthougheverythingisfine.”
“But,”saidKim,“Ifeelthatsinceyouaremysuperior,itwouldbepresumptuousofmetotellyouwhattodo.”
“I’mnotaskingyoutotellmewhattodo,butwhatyouthinkwecoulddo.Tomakesuggestions,IemployedyoubecauseIrespectyourexperienceinthisfield,butyouarenotcommunicatingyourthoughtstoNT-SIZE:
10.5pt;me.”
“Yes.Isee.I’mnotaccustomedtothis,butIwilltrytodoasyousay…Bill.”
“Good,then,Iexpecttohearmorefromyouatstaffmeetingsoratanyothertimeyouwanttodiscussanideawithme.”
“Yes,ofcourse.Thankyou,Mr.Will…Bill.”
69.Kimisthesortofemployeewho_______.
A.doesnotspeakouthisownideasB.isnotdevotedtothejob
C.laughstoomuchoverworkD.cannotfinishhisworkontime
70.Theword“presumptuous”inthemiddleofthepassageisclosestinmeaningto“_____”.
A.fullofrespectB.tooconfidentandrude
C.lackinginexperienceD.tooshyandquiet
06年上海高考
(A)
CaraLangis13.ShelivesinBoston,Massachusetts,U.S.LastThursday,shedidn'tgotoschool.Shewenttoworkwithherfatherinstead.Everyyear,onthefourthThursdayinApril,millionsofyounggirlsgowork.ThisisTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay.Thegirlsarebetweentheagesof9and15.Theyspendthedayatworkwithanadult,usuallyamother,father,aunt,oruncle.Theygotooffices,policestations,laboratories,andotherplaceswheretheirparentsorotherfamilymemberswork.Nextyear,thedaywillincludesons,too.
TheMs.Foundation,anorganizationforwomen,startedtheprogramabouttenyearsago.IntheU.S.,manywomenworkoutsidethehome.TheMs.Foundationwantedgirlstofindoutaboutmanydifferentkindsofjobs.Then,whenthegirlsgrowup,theycanchooseajobtheylike.
Cara'sfatherisafilmdirector.Carasays,“Itwasveryexcitingformetogotothestudiowithmydad.Isawalotofpeopledoingdifferentjobs.”Manybusinesseshavespecialactivitiesforgirlsonthisday.Lastyear,CarawenttoworkwithherauntattheUniversityofMassachusetts.Intheengineeringdepartment,thegirlslearnedtobuildabridgewithtoothpicksandCandy.Inthechemistrydepartment,theylearnedtousescales.Theylearnedaboutmanyotherkindsofjobs,too.
Rightnow,Caradoesnotknowwhatjobshewillhavewhenshegrowsup.ButbecauseofTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay,sheknowsshehasmanychoices.
65.WhatisCara'sfather?
A.Anengineer.B.Anofficial.C.Amoviemaker.D.Aprofessor.
66.Accordingtothepassage,TakeourDaughterstoworkDayis______.
A.oneveryThursdayinAprilB.aholidayforgirlsofallages
C.adayforgirlstoknowaboutjobsD.adayforgirlstogetajobeasily
67.Onthisspecialday,CarahasdoneallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.
A.shelearnedtousescalesB.sheworkedasanactress
C.shewenttoworkwithherauntD.sheusedtoothpicksandCandytobuildabridge
68.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?
A.CaraLang,aFortunateGirlB.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay
C.Children'sDayandWorkDayD.Ms.Foundation,anOrganizationforWomen
(B)
Nervoussuspects(嫌疑犯)lockedupinBritain'snewestpolicestationmayfeelrelievedbyapleasantyellowcolouronthedoor.Iftheyareclosetoconfessingacrime,theblueonthewallmighttipthebalance.
GwentPolicehaveabandonedcolourssuchasgraysandbrownsofthe20th-centurypolicecell(牢房)andhaveusedcolourpsychologytodecoratethem.
YstradMynachstation,whichrecentlyopenedatacostof£5million,hasfourcellswithglassdoorsforprisonerswhosufferfromclaustrophobia(幽闭恐怖症).Designershavepaintedtheframesyellow,whichresearcherssayisacalmingcolour.Othercellscontainaroyalbluelinebecausepsychologistsbelievethatthecolourislikelytoencouragetruthfulness.
Thestationhas31cells,including12witha“livescan”systemfordrunkenordisturbedprisoners,whichdetectstheriseandfalloftheirchest.Analarmalertsofficersifaprisoner'sbreathingstopsandcarriesonringinguntilthedoorisopened.
Designersandpsychologistshaveworkedforyearsoncolour.Blueissaidtosuggesttrust,efficiency,duty,logic,coolness,thinkingandcalm.Italsosuggestscoldnessandunfriendliness.Itisthoughtthatstrongblueswillstimulateclearthoughtandlighter,softcolourswillcalmthemindandaidconcentration.
Yellowislinkedwithconfidence,self-respectandfriendliness.Getthecolourwronganditcouldcausefear,depressionandanxiety,buttherightyellowcanliftspiritsandself-respect.
IngridCollins,apsychologistwhospecializesintheeffectsofcolour,saidthatcolourwasan“energyforce”.Shesaid:
“BluedoesenhancecommunicationbutIamnotsureitwouldenhancetruthfulcommunication.”
Yellow,shesaid,affectedthemind.Red,ontheotherhand,shouldneverbeconsideredbecauseitcouldincreaseaggression.MrsCollinspraisedthedesignersforusingcoloursinthecells.GwentisnotthefirstBritishforcetoexperimentwithcolourtocalmdownorpersuadeprisonerstoco-operate.Inthe1990sStrathclydePoliceusedpinkincellsbasedonresearchcarriedoutbytheUSNavy.
69.Theexpression“tipthebalance”inparagraph1probablyindicatesthatthebluemight_____.
A.letsuspectskeeptheirbalanceB.helpsuspectstoconfesstheircrimes
C.makesuspectscoldandunfriendlyinlawcourtD.enablesuspectstochangetheirattitudestocolours
70.WhichofthefollowingcoloursshouldNOTbeusedincellsaccordingtomepassage?
A.Pink.B.YellowC.Blue.D.Red.
71.Whichofthefollowinghelpsalertofficersifsomeonestopsbreathing?
A.Scanningequipment.B.Royalbluelines.C.Glassdoors.D.Yellowframes.
72.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith_____.
A.therelationshipbetweencoloursandpsychology
B.acomparisonofdifferentfunctionsofcolours
C.theuseofcoloursincellstoaffectcriminals’psychology
D.scientificwaystohelpcriminalsreformthemselvesinprison
07年上海高考
(A)
Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?
Ateacher?
Adoctor?
Howaboutanice-creamtaster?
Yes,therereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteice-c