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09届高考英语完形填空与阅读理解训练3

完形填空

Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCauley’sBookstoreinAshland.AsIwaslookingat21ontheshelves，themanbehindthecounter，theshopowner,askedifI'dlike22.Ineededtostartpreparingforcollege，23Isaidyes.Iworkedafterschoolandduringthesummerforthelowestwages，andthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearof24.Iwouldworkmanyotherjobs:

ImadecoffeeintheStudentsUnionduringcollege;Iwasahotelmaidand25mademapsfortheU.S.ForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemost26.

Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedheralmosteverythingwehadatthattime27andfoundotherbookswecouldorder.Sheleftthestoreless28.I’vealwaysrememberedthe29Ifeltinhavinghelpedher.

Yearslater，asa30inLosAngeles，Iheardaboutanimmigrantchildwhowas31withhisthumbattached,weblike,totheotherfingers.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordacorrectiveoperation,andtheboylivedin32，hidinghishandinhispocket.

I33mybosstoletmedothestory.Aftermystorywasbroadcast，adoctorandanursecalled，offeringtoperformthe34forfree.

Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomsoonaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwastoholduphis35handandsay;"Thankyou."Ifeltasenseof36.

Inthepast，37IwasatMcCauley’sBookstore,IalwayssensedIwasworkingforthecustomers，nothestore.Todayit’sthe38.NBC:

Newspays:

mysalary,andI39asifIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmake40oftheworld.

21.A.mapsB.titlesC.articlesD.reports

22.A.abookB.ajobC.someteaD.anyhelp

23.A.butB.soC.thoughtD.because

24.A.lifeB.educationC.familyD.college

25.A.soB.yetC.evenD.still

26.A.boringB.surprisingC.satisfyingD.disappointing

27.A.inneedB.inallC.inorderD.instock

28.A.worriedB.satisfiedC.excitedD.puzzled

29.A.prideB.failureC.regretD.surprise

30.A.bossB.storeownerC.booksellerD.TVreporter

31.A.forcedB.bornC.madeD.operated

32.A.shameB.honorC.horrorD.danger

33.A.hopedB.promisedC.persuadedD.suggested

34.A.actionB.programC.treatmentD.operation

35.A.repairedB.connectedC.injuredD.improved

36.A.pleasureB.sadnessC.interestD.disappointment

37.A.becauseB.whileC.sinceD.evenif

38.A.differenceB.sameC.usualD.request

39.A.thinkB.hopeC.feelD.believe

40.A.senseB.useC.recordD.feeling

Key:

21—25BBBDC26—30CDAAD31—35BACDD36—40ABBCA

阅读理解

（A）

ThroughaseriesofexperimentsanAmericanscientisthasgainedanunderstandingofthesocialstructureofthemostcomplexofantsocieties．Theantsexaminedaretheonlycreaturesotherthanmantohavegivenuphuntingandcollectingforacompletelyagriculturalwayoflife．Intheirundergroundneststheyplantedgardensonsoilsmadefromfinelycutleaves．Thisisacomplexoperationrequiringconsiderabledivisionoflabor．Theworkersofthistypeofantcanbedividedintofourgroupsaccordingtosize．Eachofthegroupsperformsaparticularsetofjobs．

Themakingandcareofthegardensandthenursingoftheyoungantsaredonebythesmallestworkers．Slightlylargerworkersareresponsibleforcuttingleavestomakethemsuitableforuseinthegardensandforcleaningthenest．Athirdgroupofstilllargerantsdotheconstructionworkandcollectfreshleavesfromoutsidethenest．Thelargestarethesoldierants,responsiblefordefendingthenest．

Tofindouthowgoodthevarioussize—groupsareatdifferenttasks,thescientistmeasuredtheamountofworkdonebytheantsagainsttheamountofenergytheyused．Heexaminedfirstthegatheringandcarryingofleaves．Heselectedoneofthesizegroups,andthenmeasuredhowefficientlytheseantscouldfindleavesandrunbacktothenest．Thenherepeatedtheexperimentforeachoftheothersizegroups．Inthiswayhecouldseewhetheranygroupcoulddothejobmoreefficientlythanthegroupnor¬mallyundertakingit．

Theintermediate-sized（中等）antsthatnormallyperformthistaskprovedtobethemosteffi¬cientfortheirenergycosts,butwhenthescientistexaminedthewholesetofjobsperformedbyeachgroupofants,itappearedthatsomesizesofworkerantswerenotsuitedtotheparticularjobstheyper¬formed．

60．Accordingtothepassage,theants_______

A．growsomethingintheirnestsB．gohuntingforaliving

C．cutleavestomakeafireD．doeachofthejobsalltogether

61．Itisobservedthatslightlylargerantsperformmoreofthe________．

A．constructiontasksB．defensivework

C．householdtasksD．dangerouswork

62．Theunderlinedword"good"probablymeans________．

A．co-operatingB．efficientC．hardworkingD．responsible

63．Theexperimentsmadebythescientistwasbasedon_______．

A．specialmethodsB．scientifictheories

C．personalinterestsD．systematicobservations

Key:

60．A61．C62．B63．D

（B）

Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytothesocalleddivide--thedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo（information）richandtheinfopoor.Andthatdividedoesexisttoday:

MywifeandIlecturedaboutthisloomingdangertwentyyearsago.Whatwaslessvisiblethen,howeverwerethenew,positiveforcesthatworkagainstthedigitaldivide.Thesearereasonstobeoptimistic.

Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow.AstheInternetbecomesmoreandmorecommercialized,itisintheinternetofbusinesstouniversalizeaccess—afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorepotentialcustomersthereare.Moreandmoregovernments,afraidtheircountrieswillbeleftbehind,wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeortwo,onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanetwillbenettedtogether.Asaresult,Inowbelievethedigitaldividewillnarrowratherthanwidenintheyearsahead,andthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaybemorepowerfultoolforcombatingworldpovertythatwe'veeverhad.

Ofcourse,theuseoftheInternetisn'ttheonlywaytodefeatpoverty.AndtheInternetisnottheonlytoolwehave.Butithasgreatpotential.

Totakeadvantageofthistool,some-impoverishedcountrieswillhavetogetovertheiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudiceswithrespecttoforeigninvestment.Countriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisaninvasiontheirsovereignty（主权）mightwellstudythehistoryofinfrastructure（thebasicstructuralfoundationsofasociety）intheUnitedStates.WhentheUnitedStatesbuiltitsindustrialinfrastructure,itdidn'thavethecapitaltodoso.AndthatiswhyAmerica'sSecondWaveinfrastructure—includingroads,harbors,highways,portsandsoon--werebuiltwithforeigninvestment.TheEnglish,theGermans,theDutchFrenchwereinvestinginBritain'sformercolony.Theyfinishedthem.ImmigrantAmericansbuiltthem.Guesswhoownsthemnow?

TheAmericans.IbelievethesamethingwouldbetrueinplaceslikeBraziloranywhereelseforthatmatterThemoreforeigncapitalyouhavehelpingyoubuildyourThirdWaveinfrastructure,whichtodayisanelectronicinfrastructure,thebetteroffyou'regoingtobe.Thatdoesn'tmeanlyingdownandbecomingfooled,orlettingforeigncorporationsrununcontrolled.ButitdoesmeanrecognizinghowimportanttheycanbeinbuildingtheenergyandtelecomstructuresneededtotakefulladvantageoftheInternet.

72.Digitaldivideissomething_______.

A.gettingworsebecauseoftheInternet

B.therichcountriesareresponsiblefor

C.theworldmustguardagainst

D.consideredpositivetoday

73.ThewritermentionedthecaseoftheUnitedStatestojustifythepolicyof____________.

A.providingfinancialsupportoverseas

B.preventingforeigncapital'scontrol

C.buildingindustrialinfrastructure

D.acceptingforeigninvestment

74.Itseemsthatnowacountry'seconomydependsmuchon_______.

A.howwell-developeditiselectronically

B.whetheritisprejudicedagainstimmigrants

C.whetheritadoptsAmerica'sindustrialpattern

D.howmuchcontrolithasoverforeigncorporations

75.ThewriterimpliesthatInternetis_______.

A.notpopularwithallovertheworldB.veryuseful

C.criticizedbysomeexpertsD.usedinimpoverished

Key:

72—75CDAB

（C）

Canwewalkoutastraightline?

Thequestionismuchmoredifficulttoanswerthanyouthink.Believeitornot,youreyesandearshelpyoutowalk!

ArecentexperimentheldinJapanshowsthatitisalmostimpossibleforpeopletowalkexactlystraightfor60metres.TokyoUniversityofAgricultureandTechnologyfound20healthymenandaskedthemtowalkasstraightaspossibletoatarget60metresawayatnormalspeed.Eachmanhadtowearsockssoakedwithredinkandwalkonwhitepaperfixedflattothefloor.Thefootprintsrevealedthatallwalkedinawindingratherthanastraightline.Researchersfoundthatpeoplereadjustthedirectionofwalkingatregularintervals.Theamountofthemeanderingdifferedfromsubjecttosubject.Thissuggeststhatnoneofuscanwalkinastrictlystraightline.Rather,wemeander,primarilyduetoaslightstructuralorfunctionalimbalanceofourlimbs（四肢）.Ourbodyisactuallysemicircular,sostepsbytheleftandrightlegofapersonaredifferent.Asaresult,althoughwemaystartwalkinginastraightline,severalstepsafterwardswehavechangeddirection.

Eyesighthelpsustocorrectthedirectionofwalkingandleadsustothetarget.Yourearsalsohelpyouwalk.Afterturningaroundalotwithyoureyesclosed,youcanhardlystandstill,letalonewalkstraight.It’sallbecauseyourearshelpyoubalance.Insideyourinnerearthereisastructurecontainsliquids.Onthesidesoftheorganaremanytinyhair-