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高三英语阅读理解

话题一：

社会文化类

（一）

（2011·课标全国）

Whenmilkarrivedonthedoorstep

WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960s,wehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5yearoldboy,Icouldn'ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.

Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheese,eggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote－“Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery”－andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthen,thebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.

Allofthiswasaboutmorethanconvenience.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouse,forthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoors,sothatthemilkwouldn'tfreeze.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.

Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigcompaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilk,thusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete.Besides,milkisforsaleeverywhere,anditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservice.

Recently,anoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhoodmemories.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch（门廊）.Everysooftenmyson'sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.

1．Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger

________.

A．toshowhismagicalpower

B．topayforthedelivery

C．tosatisfyhiscuriosity

D．topleasehismother

2．Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy'shouse?

A．Hewantedtohaveteathere.

B．Hewastreatedasafamilymember.

C．Hewasarespectableperson.

D．Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.

3．Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?

A．Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.

B．Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.

C．Itsserviceisgettingpoor.

D．Itisforbiddenbylaw.

4．Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?

A．Hemissedthegoodolddays.

B．Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.

C．Heneededitforhismilkbottles.

D．Heplantedflowersinit.

答案与解析

1.C　推理判断题。

根据第一段最后可以看出，当时作者只是一个5岁的孩子，对送奶人腰带上的投币器很好奇，善良的送奶人把一枚硬币送给作者，是为了满足其好奇心，所以应选C项。

2.D　推理判断题。

根据第三段第二句可知，家里人与送奶人之间关系很密切，送奶人甚至有家里的钥匙，由此推断送奶人得到了充分的信任，故选D项。

3.B　细节理解题。

根据第四段可知，激烈的竞争和购买的便利使得送奶上门退出了市场，无法存在下去，故选B项。

4.A　推理判断题。

由最后一段可以看出，作者有一种怀旧的心理，想念儿时的时光，感觉送奶人送来牛奶的同时，也带来了友谊，故选A项。

（二）

（2011·课标全国）

Whilesmallmaybebeautiful,tallisjustplainuncomfortableitseems,particularlywhenitcomestostayinginhotelsandeatinginrestaurants.

TheTallPersonsClubGreatBritain（TPCGB）,whichwasformedsixmonthsagotocampaignfortheneedsofthetall,hasturneditsattentiontohotelsandrestaurants.Bedsthataretoosmall，showerheadsthataretoolow,andrestauranttableswithhardlyanylegroomallmakelifedifficultforthoseofaboveaverageheight,itsays.

Butitisnotjusttheextratallwhoseneedsarenotbeingmet.Theaverageheightofthepopulationhasbeenincreasingyetthestandardsizeofbeds,doorways,andchairshasremainedunchanged.

“Thebeddingindustrysaysabedshouldbesixincheslargerthanthepersonusingit,soevenakingsizebedat6′6″（6feetand6inches）isfallingshortfor25%ofmen,whilethestandard6′3″bedcatersforlessthanhalfofthemalepopulation，”saidTPCGBpresidentPhilHeinricy，“Sevenfootbedswouldworkfine.”

Similarly,restauranttablescancausenoendofproblems.Smalltables,whichmeanthelongleggedhavetositafootorsoawayfromthem,areenoughtomaketallcustomersgoelsewhere.

Somehavealreadytakennote,however.AtQueensMoatHouses'CaledonianHotelinEdinburgh,6′6″bedsarenowputinasstandardafterrequestsforlongerbedsfromtallervisitors，particularlyAmericans.

1．WhatisthepurposeoftheTPCGBcampaign?

A．Toprovidebetterservices.

B．Torebuildhotelsandrestaurants.

C．Todrawpublicattentiontotheneedsofthetall.

D．Toattractmorepeopletobecomeitsmembers.

2．WhichofthefollowingmightbeabedofproperlengthaccordingtoPhilHeinricy?

A．7′2″　　　　　　　　　

B．7′

C．6′6″

D．6′3″

3．Whatmayhappentorestaurantswithsmalltables?

A．Theymaylosesomecustomers.

B．Theymaystartbusinesseselsewhere.

C．Theyhavetofindeasychairstomatchthetables.

D．Theyhavetoprovideenoughspaceforthelonglegged.

4．WhatchangehasalreadybeenmadeinahotelinEdinburgh?

A.Tallpeoplepaymoreforlargerbeds.

B．6′6″bedshavetakentheplaceof6′3″beds.

C．SpecialroomsarekeptforAmericans.

D．Guestroomsarestandardized.

答案与解析

1.C　细节理解题。

根据第二段第一句话可知，这次活动的目的是引起公众对高个子的人的需要的关注。

2.B　细节理解题。

根据第四段最后一句中的“Sevenfootbedswouldworkfine.”可知，床铺的合适长度是7英尺。

3.A　推理判断题。

根据第五段可知，餐桌太小会使高个子的人们到别的地方去（吃饭），也就是说，餐桌太小的饭店会失去一些客人。

4.B　细节理解题。

根据最后一段可知，爱丁堡的一家宾馆已经使用6英尺6英寸的床铺作为标准床铺，故选B项。

（三）

（2011·课标全国）

CassandraFeeleyfindsithardtomanageonherhusband'sincome.Sothisyearshedidsomethingmorethanahobby:

Sheplantedvegetablesinheryard.Forherfirstgarden,Ms.Feeleyhasputin15tomatoplants,andfiverowsofavarietyofvegetables.Thefamily'soldfarmhousehasbecomeachickenhouse,itsresidentsarrivingnextmonth.Lastyear,Ms.RitaGartinkeptasmallgarden.Thisyearshehasmadeitmuchlargerbecause,shesaid,“ThecostofeverythingisgoingupandIwaslookingtoloseafewpounds,too;soit'sawinwinsituationallaround.”

TheyareamongthegrowingnumberofAmericanswho,drivenbyhigherlivingcostsandafallingeconomy（经济）,havetakenupvegetablegardeningforthefirsttime.Othershaveincreasedthesizeoftheirexistinggardens.Seedcompaniesandgardenshopssaythatnotsincethe1970shastherebeensuchanincreaseininterestingrowingfoodathome.Nowmanygardensacrossthecountryhavebeensoldoutforseveralmonths.InAustin,Tex.,someofthegardenshaveathreeyearwaitinglist.

GeorgeC.BallJr.,ownerofacompany,saidsalesofvegetableseedsandplantsareupby40%overlastyear,doubletheaveragegrowthofthelastfiveyears.Mr.Ballarguesthatsomeofthereasonshavebeenbuildingforthelastfewyears.Thebigoneisthestrikingriseinthecostoffoodlikebreadandmilk,togetherwiththeincreasesinthepriceoffruitsandvegetables.Foodpriceshaveincreasedbecauseofhigheroilprices.Peoplearenowdrivingless,takingfewervacations,sothereismoretimetogarden.

1．Whatdoestheword“residents”inParagraph1probablyreferto?

A．chickens

B．tomatoes

C．gardens

D．people

2．Whyisvegetablegardeningbecomingincreasinglypopular?

A．MoreAmericansaredoingitforfun.

B．Thepriceofoilislowerthanbefore.

C．There'sagrowingneedforfruits.

D．Thecostoflivingisontherise.

3．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．FamilyFoodPlanning

B．BankingonGardening

C．ABelttighteningMove

D．GardeningasaHobby

答案与解析

1.A　词义猜测题。

根据前半句可知，这家的农舍变成了鸡舍，所以下个月要住进来的应该是“鸡”。

2.D　推理判断题。

根据第一段最后一句中的“Thecostofeverythingisgoingup”和第二段第一句中的“higherlivingcostsandafallingeconomy”以及最后一段第三句中的“thestrikingriseinthecostoffoodlikebreadandmilk，togetherwiththeincreasesinthepriceoffruitsandvegetables”可以看出，种植蔬菜流行的原因是生活费用的提高。

3.B　主旨大意题。

纵观全文可知，很多人种植蔬菜不仅是出于爱好，更重要的是为了节省生活费用，所以应选B项，bank作为动词是“存款”的意思。

（四）

（2011·全国卷Ⅱ）

Since1984,Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyone,graffiticoveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofar,morethan1,800murals（壁画）havebeenpainted.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.

Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti（涂鸦）arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernart,thankstotheMuralArtsProgram（MAP）.Itsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractive,anditscitizensveryproud.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia'sAntiGraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP'sartisticdirector.“Whenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisabout，”shesays,“Ianswerthemwithoneword:

hope”.Eachyear,theMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.SomeonetimegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.

TheMAP'swork,saysGolden,isallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity（社区）.Whenaneighborhoodrequestsamural,theMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessage.Somemessageshavebeen“SafeStreets”，“LoveandCare”，and“PeaceWalk”．

TheMAPreceivesupto50requestsformuralseachweek.Lastyear,theworkerspainted140murals.

“Themakingofamuralenterspeople'scollectivememoryasanextraordinary,pleasantmomentinneighborhoodhistory.”saysGolden,whobeganasamuralistinLosAngeles.

1．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Love,fromGraffitiWriterstoMuralists

B．MAP,aNewCompanyinPhiladelphia

C．Jane,anExcellentMuralArtist

D．Hope,OneWallataTime

2．WhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedat?

A．Helpingtheyoungfindjobs.

B．Protectingtheneighborhood.

C．Fightingagainstgraffiti.

D．Attractingmorevisitors.

3．HowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforamural?

A．Byhavingdiscussionswithpeopleinthecommunity.

B．Byseekingadvicefromthecitygovernment.

C．Bylearningfromtheyounggraffitiwriters.

D．Bystudyingthehistoryofthecity.

4．WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheMAP?

A．Difficult.

B．Dangerous.

C．Experimental.

D．Successful.

答案与解析

1.D　主旨大意题。

根据第二段JaneGolden的话可知，当人们问及该项目是关于什么的时候，她用一个词来概括，即Hope，故D项为最佳标题。

2.C　推理判断题。

根据第一、二段，昔日曾经被涂鸦的墙壁正被美丽的壁画所覆盖，以使社区更具魅力，因此对抗涂鸦应是该项目的目