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山东高考英语阅读理解汇总
2007-2011年山东省高考英语试题阅读理解汇总
2007年
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AmonthafterHurricaneKatrina,IreturnedhomeinNewOrleans.Therelaymyhouse,reducedtowaist-highruins,smellyanddirty.
Beforethetrip,I’dhadmycarfixed.Whentheofficeemployeeofthegaragewaswritingupthebill,shenoticedmyLouisianalicenseplate.“YoufromNewOrleans?
”sheasked.IsaidIwas.“Nocharge,”shesaid,andfirmlyshookherheadwhenIreachedformywallet.ThenextdayIwentforahaircut,andthesamethinghappened.
AsmywifewasstudyinginFlorida,wedecidedtomovethereandtriedtofindarentalhousethatwecouldaffordwhilealsopayingoffamortgage(抵押贷款)onourruinedhouse.Welookedatmanyplaces,butnonewassatisfactory.We’dbeguntoacceptthatwe’dhavetoliveinextremelyreducedcircumstancesforawhile,whenIgotaverycuriouse-mailfromaJamesKennedyinCalifornia.He’dreadsomepiecesI’dwrittenaboutoursufferingsforSlate,theonlinemagazine,andwantedtogiveus(“noconditionsattached”)anewhouseacrossthelakefromNewOrleans.
Itsoundedtoogoodtobetrue,butIreplied,thankinghimforhisexceptionalgenerosity,thatwehadnoplanstogoback.ThenapoetattheUniversityofFloridaofferedtolethishousetomewhilehewenttoEnglandonhisone-yearpaidleave.Therentwasratherreasonable.Imentionedthepoet’soffertoJamesKennedy,andthenextdayhesentacheckcoveringourentirerentforeightmonths.
Throughoutthispainfulexperience,thekindnessofstrangershasdonemuchtobringbackmyfaithinhumanity.It’salmostworthlosingyourworldlypossessionstoberemindedthatpeoplearereallynicewhengivenhalfachance.
56.Thegarageemployee’sattitudetowardtheauthorwasthatof____.
A.unconcernB.sympathyC.doubtD.tolerance
57.WhatdoweknowaboutJamesKennedy?
A.Hewasawriterofanonlinemagazine.
B.HewasapoetattheUniversityofFlorida.
C.Heofferedtheauthoranewhousefreeofcharge.
D.Helearnedabouttheauthor’ssufferingsviae-mail.
58.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____.
A.theauthor’sfamilywasinfinancialdifficulty.
B.rentswerecomparativelyreasonabledespitethedisaster.
C.housesweredifficulttofindinthehurricane-strickenarea.
D.themortgageontheruinedhousewaspaidoffbythebank.
59.Theauthorlearnedfromhisexperiencethat____.
A.worldlypossessionscanbegivenupwhennecessary.
B.generosityshouldbeencouragedinsomecases.
C.peoplebenefitfromtheirsadstories.
D.humanbeingsarekindafterall.
B
Ifyoulookforabookasapresentforachild,youwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearwhenthereisnonewHarryPotter.J.K.Rowling’swizardisnotalone:
thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbooks,whichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandinturnledtoincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasTheLordoftheRings.
Yetdespitethat,readingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatistics,in199723%saidtheydidn’tlikereadingatall.In2003,35%did.Andaround6%ofchildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.
Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputergames.Maybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpile.Eitherway,ChancellorGordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre-budgetreport,heannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.
ReadingRecoveryisaimedatsix-year-olds,whoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationearlierthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschememade20months’progressinjustoneyear,whereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths’progress,andsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheirage.
InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschooltheyreadwell,butreadless–oftenforfunthanthoseelsewhere.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarekeenonreadingcanexpectlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECD,beingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantage.
60.WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?
A.Manychildren’sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.
B.Manyhigh-qualitychildren’sbookshavebeenpublished.
C.Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.
D.Thesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreased.
61.Statisticssuggestedthat___.
A.thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputers.
B.adecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreading.
C.aminorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperly.
D.alargepercentageofchildrenreadregularly.
62.WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?
A.Aneducationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.
B.Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.
C.Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.
D.Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading.
63.Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook-lovingchildren____.
A.takesgreateradvantageoftheproject.
B.showsthepotentialtoenjoyalonglife.
C.islikelytosucceedintheireducation.
D.wouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchers.
64.Theaimofthistextwouldprobablybe____.
A.toovercomeprimaryschoolpupils’readingdifficulty.
B.toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren’sbooks.
C.toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfun.
D.tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildhoodreading.
C
WhenAndreaPetersonlandedherfirstteachingjob,shefacedthedauntingtaskofcreatingamusicprogramwithalmostnomoneyforequipmentorsuppliesinaclimatewherestandards-basedlearningwasthefocusandmusicjustprovidedabreakforstudentsandteachers.
Forherdriveandcreativityinovercomingthosechallenges,she’sbeennamenationalteacheroftheyear.
PrincipalWaynesKettlersaidhe’sworkedwithmanyoutstandingteachersinhis22yearsasaneducator,butPetersonis“justthatonestepaboveanybodyI’veeverworkedwithbefore.”
KettlerandothersatMonteCristoElementarySchooltalkaboutthewaysshehasintroducedthelearningfromotherclassroomsintohermusicprogramandhercreativityinworkingaroundthingssuchasthelackofmoneyfornewmusic.
WhenstudentswerereadingS.E.Hinton’snovelTheOutsidersintheirregularclassroom,Petersonhelpedthemwritea30-minuteplaywithscenesfromthebook.ThentheychosethreeBroadwaytunesthatfocusedonrace,equalityandsocialjustice,thethemesofthebook.Petersoncomposedtwoothersonsherselfafterclassroomdiscussionsabouttheplayandthebook.
ThehonormeansalottoresidentsofGranieFalls.It’sinspiringtoknowthatpeoplefromsmalltownscanevenwinnationalhonors.
Asnationalteacheroftheyear,Petersonwillspendthenextyearoutsideclassroom,asanationalandinternationalspokeswomanforeducation.
Notsurprisingly,sheisabigbelieverinthevalueofartseducation.Shesaidit’sessentialforschoolstoofferclassessuchasartormusicandphysicaleducationbecauseforsomekidsoneofthosesubjectsistheonlythingthatmotivatesthemtocomebacktoschooldayafterday.
65.Theunderlinedword“daunting”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans___.
A.discouragingB.interestingC.creativeD.unbearable
66.WhenPetersonbeganherteachingcareer,_____.
A.musicwasfocusoflearninginmostschools.
B.theenvironmentwasfavorabletomusicteaching.
C.theschoollackedteachingfacilitiesformusic.
D.financialsupportformusicprogramswasunavailable.
67.WhatisthemostimportantreasonthatPetersonwontheaward?
A.Sheconcernedherselfwithcurrentsocialproblems.
B.Shemotivatedstudentstolearnmusicwithhercreativity.
C.Shehastaughtmusicattheelementaryschoolfor22years.
D.Shemadegreateffortstoarousestudents’interestinliterature.
68.WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofPeterson’swayofteachingmusic?
A.Shewroteplaysonthemesofrace,equalityandsocialjustice.
B.Shemadeuseofthecontentsofotherclassesinherteaching.
C.SheorganizedclassroomdiscussionsofBroadwaytunes.
D.Shehelpedstudentscomposesongsbythemselves.
69.InPeterson’sopinion,____.
A.art,musicandPEclassesareallimportant.
B.moresubjectsshouldbeofferedtostudents.
C.studentsshouldbemotivatedtoattendartclasses.
D.artseducationismoreimportantthanothersubjects.
70.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____.
A.Peterson’shonorwasasurpriseforthelocalpeople.
B.Peterson’sartclassesattractedstudentsbacktoschool.
C.Petersonarousedthelocalresidents’passionformusic.
D.Petersonwillchangeherprofessionnextyear.
D
SportsshoesthatworkoutwhethertheirownerhasdoneenoughexercisetowarranttimeinfrontofthetelevisionhavebeendevisedintheUK.
Theshoes-namedSquareEyes-containanelectronicpressuresensorandatinycomputerchiptorecordhowmanystepsthewearerhastakeninaday.Awirelesstransmitterpassestheinformationtoareceiverconnectedtoatelevision,andthisdecideshowmucheveningviewingtimethewearerdeserves,basedontheday’sefforts.
ThedesignwasinspiredbyadesiretofightagainsttherapidlyballooningwaistlinesamongBritishteenagers,saysGillianSwan,whodevelopedSquareEyesasafinalyeardesignprojectatBrunelUniversityinLondon,UK.“Welookedatcurrentissuesandchildhoodoverweightreallystoodout,”shesays.“AndIwantedtotacklethatwithmydesign.”
Onceachildhasuseduptheirdailyall