北京高考英语阅读理解五篇及解析.docx

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北京高考英语阅读理解五篇及解析

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2010年北京高考英语阅读理解五篇及解析

第一节：

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A．Goldie'sSecret

SheturnedupatthedoorstepofmyhouseinCornwall.NowaycouldIhavesentheraway.Noway,notmeanyway.Maybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircarthenightbefore."We'removinghouse.';"Nospaceforheranymorewiththebabycoming.""Weneverreallywantedher,butwhatcouldwehavedone?

Shewasapresent."Peoplefindallsortsofexcusesforabandoningananimal.AndshewasoneofthemostbeautifuldogsIhadeverseen.

IcalledherGoldie.IfIhadknownwhatwasgoingtohappenIwouldhavegivenheramorecreativename.Shewassounsettledduringthosefirstfewdays.Shehardlyateanythingandhadsuchanairofsadnessabouther.TherewasnothingIcoulddotomakeherhappy,itseemed.Heavenknowswhathadhappenedtoheratherpreviousowner's.Buteventuallyattheendofthefirstweekshecalmeddown.Alwaysbymyside,whetherwewereoutononeofourlongwalksorsittingbythefire.

That'swhyitwassuchashockwhenshepulledawayfrommeonedaywhenwewereoutforawalk.Wewerealongwayfromhome,whenshestartedbarkingandgettingveryrestless.EventuallyIcouldn'tholdheranylongerandsheracedoffdowntheroadtowardsafarmhouseinthedistanceasfastasshecould.

BythetimeIreachedthefarmIwasverytiredandupsetwithGoldie.ButwhenIsawherlicking（舔）thefourpuppies（幼犬）Istartedtofeelsympathytowardsthem."Wedidn'tknowwhathadhappenedtoher,"saidthewomanatthedoor."Itookherforawalkoneday,soonafterthepuppieswereborn,andshejustdisappeared.""Shemusthavetriedtocomebacktothemandgotlost,"addedaboyfrombehindher.'

ImustadmitIdomissGoldie,butI'vegotNuggetnow,andshelooksjustlikehermother.AndI'velearntagoodlesson:

nottojudgepeople.

56.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGoldiewhenGoldiecametothehouse?

A.Shocked.

B.Sympathetic.

C.Annoyed.

D.Upset.

57.Inherfirstfewdaysattheauthor'shouse,Goldie.

AIfeltworried

B.wasangry

C.atealittle

D.satbythefire

58.Goldierushedofftoafarmhouseonedaybecauseshe.

A.sawherpuppies

B.heardfamiliarbarking

C.wantedtoleavetheauthor

D.foundherwaytoheroldhome

59.Thepassageisorganizedinorderof.

A.time

B.effectiveness

C.importance

D.complexity

B．OpenLettertoanEditor

Ihadaninterestingconversationwithareporterrecently---onewhoworksforyou.Infact,he'soneofyourbestreporters.Hewantstoleave.

Yourreportergavemeacopyofhisresume（简历）andphotocopiesofsixstoriesthathewroteforyou.Theheadlinesshowedyouplayedthemproudly.Withgreatenthusiasm,hetalkedabouthowhefindsissues（问题）,approachesthem,andwritesaboutthem,whichtellsmeheisoneofyourbest.I'msureyouwouldhatetolosehim.Surprisingly,yourreporterisnotunhappy.Infact,hetoldmehereallylikeshisjob.Hehasagreatassignment（分工）,andsaidyourunagreatpaper.Itwouldbeeasyforyoutokeephim,hesaid.Heknowsthatthepapervalueshim.Heappreciatestheresponsibilityyou'vegivenhim,takesownershipofhisprofession,andenjoyshisfreedom.

Sowhyishelookingforawayout?

Hetalkedtomebecausehewantshiseditorstodemandsomuchmoreofhim.Hewantstobepushed,challenged,andcoachedtonewheights.

Thereporterbelievesthatgoodstoriesspringfromgoodquestions,buthiseditorsusuallyaskhowlongthestorywillbe,whenitwillbein,whereitcanplay,andwhatthebudgetis.

Helongsforconversationswithaneditorwhowillhelphimturnhisgoodideasintogreatones.Hewantssomeonetogetexcitedaboutwhathe'sdoingandtohelphimturnhisstoryideaupsidedownandinsideout,exploringthebestwaystoreportit.Hewantstobemorevaluableforyourpaper.That'swhatyouwantforhim,too,isn'tit?

Soyourreporterhassetmethinking.

Ourbesthopeinkeepingourbestreporters,copyeditors,photographers,artists---everyone--istoworkhardertomakesuretheygetthehelptheyaredemandingtoreachtheirpotential.Ifwecan'tdoit,they'llfindsomeonewhocan.

A.Optimistic.

B.Imaginative.

C.Ambitious.

D.Proud.

61.Whatdoesthereporterwantmostfromhiseditorsintheirtalks?

A.Findingthenewsvalueofhisstories.

B.Givinghimfinancialsupport.

C.Helpinghimtofindissues.

D.Improvinghisgoodideas.

62.Whoprobablywrotetheletter?

A.Aneditor.

B.Anartist.

C.Areporter.

D.Areader.

63.Theletteraimstoremindeditorsthattheyshould__

A.keeptheirbestreportersatallcosts

B.givemorefreedomtotheirreporters

C.beawareoftheirreporters'professionaldevelopment

D.appreciatetheirreporters'workingstylesandattitudes

C．PacingandPausing

SaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve'snewwife,butBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn'tholdupherendoftheconversation,BettycomplainedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsaboutpacingandpausing.

Conversationisaturn-takinggame.Whenourhabitsaresimilar,there'snoproblem.Butifourhabitsaredifferent,youmaystarttotalkbeforeI'mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI'mfinished.That'swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSara.

ItmaynotbecoincidentalthatBetty,whoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturns,isBritish,andSara,whoexpectedrelativelyshorterpauses,isAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySara.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinland.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.

Thegeneralphenomenon,then,isthatthesmallconversationtechniques,likepacingandpausing,leadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangerousstereotyping（思维定式）.Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.Forexample,awomanfromthesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.WhenthePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetings,shekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin--andneverfoundit.Althoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfident,inWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyear,shewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.

That'swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle--tinylittlethingslikemicrosecondsofpause-canhaveagreateffectonone'slife.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblems---eveninthemindofthewomanherself,whoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.

64.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?

A.Bettywastalkative.

B.Bettywasaninterrupter.

C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.

D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSara.

65.Accordingtothepassage,whoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestpausesbetweenturns?

A.Americans.

B.Israelis.

C.TheBritish.

D.TheFinns.

66.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__

A.communicationbreakdownresultsfromshortpausesandfastpacing

B.womenareunfavorablystereotypedineasterncitiesoftheUS

C.one'sinabilitytospeakupisculturallydeterminedsometimes

D.oneshouldreceivetrainingtobuildupone'sconfidence

67.Theunderlinedword"assertiveness"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__

A.beingwillingtospeakone'smind

B.beingabletoincreaseone'spower

C.beingreadytomakeone'sownjudgment

D.beingquicktoexpressone'sideasconfidently

D．TheCostofHigherEducation

Individuals（个人）shouldpayfortheirhighereducation.

Auniversityeducationisofhugeanddirectbenefittotheindividual.Graduatesearnmorethannon-graduates.Meanwhile,socialmobilityisevermoredependentonhavingadegree.However,onlysomepeoplehaveit.Sotheindividual,notthetaxpayers,shouldpayforit.Therearepressingcallsontheresources（资源）ofthegovernment.Usingtaxpayers'moneytohelpasmallnumberofpeopletoearnhighincomesinthefutureisnotoneofthem.

Fullgovernmentfunding（资助）isnotverygoodforuniversities.AdamSmithworkedinaScottishuniversitywhoseteacherslivedoffstudentfees.Heknewandlookeddownupon18th-centuryOxford,wheretheacademicslivedcomfortablyofftheincomereceivedfromthegovernment.Guaranteedsalaries,Smithargued,weretheenemyofhardwork;andwhentheacademicswerelazyandincompetent,thestudentsweresimilarlylazy.

Ifstudentshavetopayfortheireducation,theynotonlyworkharder,butalsodemandmorefromtheirteachers.Andtheirteachershavetokeepthemsatisfied.Ifthatmeanstakingteachingseriously,andgivinglesstimetotheirownresearchinterests,thatissurelysomethingtocelebrate.

Manypeoplebelievethathighereducationshouldbefreebecauseitisgoodfortheeconomy（经济）.Manygraduatesclearlydocontributetonationalwealth,butsodoallthebusinessesthatinvest（投资）andcreatejobs.Ifyoubelievethatthegovernmentshouldpayforhighereducationbecausegraduatesareeconomicallyproductive,youshouldalsobelievethatthegovernmentshouldpaypartofbusinesscosts.Anyonepromisingtocreatejobsshouldreceiveagiftofcapitalfromthegovernmenttoinvest.Therefore,itistheindividual,notthegovernment,whoshouldpayfortheiruniversityeducation.

68.Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph2refersto

A.taxpayers

B.pressingcalls

C.collegegraduates

D.governmentr