高考英语阅读理解Reading.docx

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高考英语阅读理解Reading

高考英语阅读理解（Reading）

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应用文01

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyusingtheinformationtakenfromadictionarypage.（Youmayreadthequestionsfirst）

jaguarn.atypeoflarge,yellow-coloredcatwithblackmarkingsfoundinthesouthwesternregionoftheUS.andinCentralandSouthAmerica.

jargon1.n.speechthatdoesn’tmakesense.2.n.anunknownlanguagethatseemsstrangeorimpossibletounderstand.3.n.alanguagemadeupoftwoormoreotherlanguages:

HisjargonwasamixtureofFrenchandEnglish.4.n.thespecialvocabularyofafieldorprofession:

Herreportoncomputerswasfieldwithjargon.

jaunt1.n.atriptakenforfun2.v.togoonabriefpleasanttrip:

WejauntedtothecountrylastSaturday.

javelin1.n.aspearmostcommonlyusedasaweaponorinhunting2.n.alight-weightmetalorwoodenspearthatisthrownintrack-and-fieldcontests.3.n.thecontestinwhichajavelinisthrown.4.v.tostrike,aswithajavelin

jazz1.n.atypeofmusicthatoriginatedinNewOrleansandischaracterizedbyrhythmicbeats.2.n.populardancemusicinfluencedbyjazz.3.n.slangemptytalk.4.adj.oforlikejazz:

ajazzband,ajazzrecords

jennetn.asmallSpanishhorse

1.Whichmeaningofthewordjavelinisusedinthesentencebelow?

Atthecompetition,Jackdrewhisarmbackandthrewthejavelin50yards.

A.Definition1B.Definition2C.Definition3D.Definition4

2.Whichmeaningofthewordjargonisusedinthesentencebelow?

Doctorsoftenspeakinmedicaljargon.

A.Definition1B.definition2C.Definition3D.Definition4

3.Whatdoesthewordjazzmeaninthefollowingsentence?

Don’tgivemethatjazz,forIamapracticalperson.

A.rhythmicbeatsB.atypeofmusic

C.meaninglesstalkD.akindofdance

记叙文03

MarthahadbeenworkingforMillerLaboratoriesfortwoyears,butshewasnothappythere.Nothingsignificanthadhappenedinthewayofpromotionsorsalaryincreases.Marthafeltthathersupervisor,ayoungerandlessexperiencedpersonthanshe,didnotlikeher.Infact,thesupervisoroftensaidunpleasantthingstoher.

Oneday,whiletalkingwithherfriendMaria,shementionedhowdiscouragedshewas.MariagaveherthenameofacousinofherswhowasdirectorofHumanResourcesDepartmentforalargechemicalcompany.Marthacalledhimthenextdayandsetupaninterviewonherlunchhour.

Duringtheinterview,Mr.Petrisaid,“You’rejustthekindofpersonweneedhere.You’rebeingwastedinyourotherjob.Givemeacallinadayortwo.I’msurewecanfindaplaceforyouinourorganization.”Marthawassohappyshealmostdancedoutofthebuilding.

Thatafternoon,RuthKenny,hersupervisor,sawthatMarthahadcomeintenminuteslatefromherlunchhourandshesaid,“Oh,soyoufinallydecidedtocomebacktoworktoday?

”

Thiswasthelaststraw.Shecouldnottakeanotherinsult.Besides,Mr.Petriwasright:

shewasbeingwastedinthisjob.

“Look,”shesaidangrily,“ifyoudon’tlikethewayIwork,Idon’tneedtostayhere.I’llgowhereI’mappreciated!

Good-bye!

”Shetookupherthingsandstormedoutoftheoffice.

ThatnightshecalledMariaandtoldherwhathadhappenedandthenaskedMaria,“Whatdoyouthink?

”

“Well,”saidMariacarefully,“areyousureabouttheotherjob?

”

“Well,notexactly,but…”

Mariacontinued,“WillyoubeabletogetarecommendationfromMrs.Kennyifyouneedone?

”

“Arecommendation?

…fromMrs.Kenny?

”hesitatedMartha,inaworriedtone.

“Martha,Ihopeyoudidn’tburnyourbridges.”Mariasaid.“IthinkIwouldhavehandleditdifferently.”

1.Marthaisunhappyinherjobbecause_____.

A.shehasnotadvanced

B.theworkisnotsignificant

C.hersupervisorisyoungerthanshe

D.thereistoomuchworkwithlittlepayment

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?

A.Athersupervisor’scriticism,Marthalosthertemper.

B.Mr.PetrifeltMarthawasnotvaluedinherpresentjob.

C.Martha’sinterviewwiththedirectorwasonherlunchhour.

D.Marthagotthenameofthedirectorthroughhercousin.

3.Thephrase“thelaststraw”probablyrefersto_____.

A.thelastopportunityB.thestrawthatsavesMartha’slife

C.thelastreminderD.thefinalunpleasantthing

4.WhatdoesMariathinkofMartha’sdecision?

A.Marthahashandledthematterproperly.

B.Marthashouldn’thavesetthebridgeonfire.

C.Marthashouldhavefoundanewjobbeforeleaving.

D.Marthashouldn’thavelosthertemperwithhersupervisor

说明文——人物纪实05

Britain’soldestmanmadehisfirstvisittoLondonyesterdayattheageof110.Mr.JohnEvanshadneverfoundthetimeorthemoney–tomakethetripfromhishousenearSwansea.But,whenBritishRailofferedhimanall-expenses-paidbirthdaytriptothecapital,hejustcouldnotrefuse.

Untilyesterdayhehadneverbeenfarfromhome,exceptforonetriptoAberdeen.Mr.Evans,whospent60yearsworkingasaminerinSouthWales,almostmadethejourneytoLondononcebefore,attheturnofthecentury.“TherewasatriptotheWhiteCitybutitwastenshillings（1shilling=1/20pound）returnfromSwansea–toomuchIthought.Allmymoneywenttothefamilythen,“hesaid.

DuringthenexttwodaysMr.Evanswillbetakenonawhistle–stoptourofLondontoseethesights.TopofhislistisavisittotheHousesofParliament（国会）.

Theonlyarrangementhedoesnotcareforisthewheelchairprovidedtomovehimaboutifhegetstired.“Idon’tlikethechairbusiness–peoplewillsothinkIamgettingold,”hesaid.

Hissecretforalongandhealthylifehasbeenwellpublicized–noalcohol,nocigaretteandnoangry.BeforesettingofffromSwanseawithhis76-year-oldson,Amwel,hequipped,“I’mgladtoseethey’vegivenmeareturnticket.“

1.It’sreportedthatMr.Evans’shealthylonglifewastoacertainextentduetohis_____.

A.winedrinkingB.propersmoking

C.mildtemperD.senseofhumor

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.AsingletripfromMr.Evans’shousetotheWhiteCityusedtobetenshillings.

B.ThefirstplaceforMr.EvanstovisitistheHousesofParliament.

C.Heappreciatedpeople’sarrangementofawheelchairduringhisvisit

D.Mr.EvansoncemadethejourneytoLondonattheendofthecentury.

3.Theword“quip”inthelastsentencemostprobablymeans_____.

A.tomakeawittyremarkB.toexpressahappymessage

C.tomakeawishD.totellajoke

4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.110-year-oldTouristB.SecretforLongandHealthyLife

C.FreeReturnTicketD.SightseeinginLondon

说明文——自然科学05

Equippedonlywithapairofbinoculars（双筒望远镜）andreadytospendlonghourswaitinginallweathersforapreciousglanceofararebullfinch（红腹灰雀）.Britain’sbirdwatchershadlongbeensupposedtobeloversofaminoritysport.Butnewfiguresshowbirdwatchingisfastbecomingapopularpastime,withalmostthreemillionofusabsorbedinourflutteringfeatheredfriends.

Devotedbirdwatchers,thosepreparedtotravelthousandsofmilesforasightingofarareSiberianbird,arefastbeingjoinedbyanewbreedoffollowerwhoseinterestissatiatedbywatchingafewfinches（雀科鸣鸟）onaSundaywalkorputtingupabird-boxinthebackgarden.

“AlmostthreemillionUKbirdwatchersiscertainlypossibleifyouincludeeveryonewithonlyacasualinterest,”StephenMosssaidinhisnewlypublishedbook—ABirdintheBush:

aSocialHistoryofBirdwatching—whichrecordsthepursuitfromtherichVictorianEnglishman’sloveofshootingrarebirdstothelessoffensiveobservationaltendenciesofbirdwatcherstoday.

Televisionwildlifeprogramshavehelpedtofuelthenewtrend.Lastsummer,BBC2’sBritainGoesWildwasasurprisesuccess.Itpulledinthreemillionviewersandledtobird-housessellingoutacrosstheUKas45,000peoplepromisedtoputupabox.

Birdwatchers’networkingsystemfirstcametotheattentionofthenationin1989,whenabirdwatchercaughtsightofthefirstVermivorachrysoptera—agolden-wingedsongbirdfromNorthAmerica—tobeseeninBritain.HeputamessageoutonthenetworkserviceBirdline,andnextday3,000birdwatchersprovedthefullpullofatrulyrarebirdastheyvisitedtheTescocarparkinKent,whereithadsettled.Today,birdwatcherscanlogontowww.birdline.co.ukorhavenewsofthelatestsightingstextedtotheirphones.

“Multimillion-poundspendingonbinoculars,birdfoodandboxespointtotheincreasingnumbersofbirdwatchers,”saidDavidCromack,theeditorofBirdWatchingmagazine,“Thenumberofpeopleinvolvedissobigthattheyhavegreatpotentialtoinfluencegovernmentdecisionsaffectingtheenvironment.”

1.Theword“satiated”inparagraph2canbestbereplacedby“_____”.

A.affectedB.sharedC.satisfiedD.narrowed

2.WhathappenedafterthemessageofseeingaVermivorachrysopterawasputonthenetwork?

A.BirdwatchershelpedtherarebirdsettleinKent.

B.Largenumbersofbirdwatcherswenttoviewthebird.

C.Manybirdwatchersloggedontothewebsitefordetails.

D.Birdwatchersshowedtheirdeterminationtoprotecttherarebird.

3.WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbetrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Televisionwildlifeprogramsstartedthepopularpastimeofbirdwatching.

B.Thenetworkservicehascontributedtotherapiddevelopmentofbirdwatching.

C.BirdwatchinginBritainwaslongconsideredasportwithasmallgroupoffollowers.

D.Thecurrentsituationofbirdwatchingmaypromotetheprotectionoftheenvironment.

4.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout_____inUK.

A.thehistoryofbirdwatching

B.agrowingpassionforbirdwatching

C.theimpactofmediaonbirdwatching

D.birdwatchingasapopularexpensivesport

论述文04