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0610陕西省阅读真题

06年

第二大题　　阅读理解（共25小题。

第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分;满分45分）

第一节　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Forcenturies,theonlyformofwrittencorrespondence（通信）wastheletterswere,andare,sentbysomeformofpostalservice,thehistoryofwhichgoesbackalongway.Indeed,theegyptiansbegansendinglettersfromabout2000BC,asdidtheChineseathousandyearslater.

Ofcourse,modernpostalservicenowaremarchmoredevelopedandfaster.dependingastheydooncarsandplanesforedelivery.Yettheyarestelltooslowforsomepeopletosendurgentdocuments（紧急文件）andletters.

Theinventionofthefax（传真）machineincreasedthespeedofdeliveringdocumentsevenmore.Whenyousendafaxyouaresendingacopyofapieceofcorrespondencetosomeonebytelephoneservice.Itwasnotuntiltheearly1980sthatsuchaservicewasdevelopedenoughforbussinessestobeabletofaxdocumentstoeachother.

Thefaxserviceisstillverymuchinusewhencopiesofdocumentsrequiretobesent,but,asawayoffastcorrespondence,ithasbeenlargelytakentheplaceofbyemail,Emailisusedtodescribemessagessentformonecomputerusertoanother.

Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantageswithemails.ifyousendsomeoneanemail,thenhewillreceiveitextremelyquickly.Normalpostalservicesareratherslowasfarasspeedofdeliveryisconcerned.

However,ifyouwritesomethingbyemail,whichyoumightlaterregret,andsenditimmediately,thereisnochanceforsecondthoughts.atleast,ifyouarehavetoaddressandseal（封）theenvelopeandtakeittothepostbox..thereisplentyoftimetochangeyourmind.Themessageisthinkbeforeyouemail!

41.Wecanlearnfromthetexthat__________.

A.emailislesspopularthanthefaxservice

B.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomefaster

C.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomeslower

D.thefaxservicehasahistoryaslongasthepostalservicedoes

42.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.

A.thefaxservicehadbeenfullydevelopedbythe1980s

B.lettershavebeenusedinChinaforabout1,000years

C.thefaxmachinewasinventedafterthe1980s

D.lettershavebeenusedinEgyptforabout2,000years

43.Inthelastparagraph,thewrinintentingsthinkbeforeyouemail”toshowthen________.

A.youmayregretifyouthan’tyourenvelope

B.youmayregrelbeforeyousendsomethingbyemail

C.you’dbetternotsendyouremailinahurry

D.youregrsebeforeyouontimetosendanemail

44.Thetextmadtrydealwith_________.

A.theprogressincorrespondence

B.theadvantageoffaxmachines

C.theadvantageofemails

D.theinventionoffasmachines

B

LONDONThursdayJustRead—EddymissedhisgirlfriendsomadeheflewbacktoBritainfromAustrahetopropose（求婚）　toher.Thepooblemisshedidthesameintheoppositediffion.

HeandAnnacreamanaedtomisseachotherwhenthethesameairporrwaitingroominSingaooreathesametimetowaitforconnectingmghrs.

Anna,heartbrok,whenshearrivedatEddy’sSydneyflatlindhehadflowtoLondon,toldtimes,“Itwasasthoughsomeonewasplayingacrueljokeon.”

“HeisthemostromanticpersonIhaveeverknown.Ithinkourproblemisthatwearebothquiteimpulsive（冲动的）people.Wearealwaystryingtosurpriseeachother.”

Afteran11,000-mileflightacrossgome,shewagreetedbyEddy’sastonishedroommateaskingwhatshewasdoing.

Eddy,a27-year-oldengineetakenyearofftotravelroundAustrbehewasmissingAnna,a26-yearsece,somuchhegotajobonaSyd（工地）andstartedsavirforasurprase.

Hethenflewbomenoandwenttoherflatarmedwithengegerment（订婚）　ring,wine

andthougens.

“IreallymiseedAnnaandI’dbeenthinkingaboutherallthecomeIwassoexcitedwhenshephonedmeflomAusrralia,”hesaid.

EddythenaskedAnnatomarryhimontbephone.“Ididn’tknowwhethertolaughorcrybutIaccepted,”shesaid.

AnnawasgivenatourofSydneybyEddy’sfriendsbeforegoingbackhome.EddyandtostavinBritainfortwoweeksbeeanacouldnotchangehisticket.

45.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphtellus?

A.AnnaflewtoBritainfromAustraliatomarryhim.

B.AnnaflewtoAustraliafromBritaintomarryhim.

C.AnnaflewtoBritainfromAustraliatoproposetohim.

D.AnnaflewtoAustraliafromBritaintoproposetohim.

46.Theunderlinedword“miss”inparagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.

A.escapefromB.failtounderstand

C.failtomeetB.longtosee

47.EddygotajobonaSydneybuildingsitebecausehe________.

A.wantedtotravelroundAustralia

B.neededmonevtopayhisdailycost

C.wasanengineeratthisbuildingsite

D.hopedtomakemoneyfromthisjob

48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutEddyandAnnaaccordingtothetext?

A.EddyproposedtoAnnaonthephoneandAnnaaccepted.

B.AnnastayedinAustraliawaitingforEddy’sarrival.

C.AnnabadagoodtimetouringSydneywithDddy.

D.EddymetAnnaintheairportwaitingroombychance.

C

Ifyou’relikemoststudents,youprobablyreadbothathomeandoutsideyourhome:

perhapssomewhereonyourschoolyardandmaybeevenatworkduringyourbreaks.Yourreadingenvironmentcanhaveagreateffectonyourunderstanding,sogivesomethoughttohowyoucancreate（营造）orchoosetherightreadingenvironments.Therightenvironmentallowsyoutostayalert（专注的）　andtokeepallofyourattentiononthetext,especiallywhenitisbothinterestinganddifficult.

Whenyou’reathome,youcanusuallycreateeffectiveconditionsforreading.Youmightwanttochooseaparticularplace-adeskortable,forexample-whereyoualwaysread.Makesuretheplaceyouchooseiswelllighted,andsitinachairthatrequiresyoutositstraight.Readinginachairthat’stoosoftandcomfortableislikelytomakeyousleepy!

Keepyouractivereadingtools（pens,markers,notebooksorpaper）andadictionarycloseathand.

Beforeyousitdownforareadingperiod,trytoreduceallpossibleinterruptions.Turnoffyourphone,thetelevision,andtheradio,Tellyourfamilymembersorroommatesthatyou’llbebusyforawhile.Ifnecessary,puta“Donotdisturb”signonyourdoor!

Themoreinterruptionsyoumustdealwithwhileyouread,theharderitwillbetokeepyourattentiononthetaskathand.

49.Theauthorbelievesthattherightreadingenvironment_________.

A.helsreadersalittleintheirreadingtasks

B.helpsreadersalotintheirreadersalotintheirreadingtasks

C.canonlybecreatedatone’shome

D.canonlybecreatedoutsideone’shome

50.Whichtypeofthefollowinginterruptionsismentionedinthetext?

A.Dictionaries.B.Paper.

C.Phonecalls.D.Notebooks.

51.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Howtoreadfast

B.CreatinganEffectuveReadingEnvironment

C.TheWaystoReducePossibleInterruptions

D.WhattoRead

D

Inmanycountriesthestandardoflivingenjoyedbytheirpeolehasincreasedrapidlyinrecentyears.Sadly,noteveryoneinthesecoyntriesissofortunateandmanypeopleinrichcontriesarehomeless.

Thereasonsforhomelessnessarevarious,butpoverty（贫穷）isundoubtedlyoneofthemaincauses.Thehomelesspeoplemayhavebecomejoblessandthenbeenunabletopaytheirrentandsonolongerhavearoofovertheirheads.Often,thefactthatunemployedpeoplegethelpfromthegovernmentpreventsthisfromhappening,butnotalways.

Somehomelesspeoplearementallyillandhavenoonetolookafterthem.Someareyoungpeoplewho,foronereasonoranother,havelefthomeandhavenowheretolive.Manyofthemhavehadaseriousdisagreementwiththeirparentsandhavelefthome,choosingtogotoacityandliveonthestreets.Sometimestheyhavetakensuchactionbecausetheyhavebeenunabletogetonwithastep-parent.

Manyhomelesspeoplegetintothehabitofbeggingtogetenoughmoneytostayalive,butmanyofthegeneralpublictefusetogiveanythingtobeggars.Oftentheyaremovedonbythepolice,beingaccused（指控），whetherrightlyorwrongly,offorcefulbegging.Therearemanywhodisrespecthomelespeople.

Somecynics（愤世嫉俗的人）declarethathomelesspeoplechoosetolivethelifewhichtheylead.Butwhowouldwillinglychoosetoliveinzshopdoorway,underabridgerorinacardboardbox?

52.Accordingtothetext,whatcausessomepeopletobehomeless?

A.Lackofmoney.B.Theincreasedstandardofliving.

C.Nogovernmenthelp.D.Agreementwiththeirparents.

53.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.

A.thehomelesarewillingtoliveunderabridgeorinacardboardbox

B.youwillnotfindhomelesspeopleincountrieswithahighstandardofliving

C.thementallyillliveonthestressbecausetheywantthecompanyofotherhomelesspeople

D.theunemployedwhoreceivehelpmaystillbeamongthehomeless

54.Inparagraph2,“aroofovertheirneeds”mostprobablymeans_________.

A.acapB.acar

C.ahomeD.acovering

E

Amongrichcountries,peopleintheUnitedStatesworkthelongesthours.TheyworkmuchlongerthaninEurope.ThisdifferenceisquitesurprisingbecauseproductivityperhourworkedisthesameintheUnitedStatesasitisinFrance,SpainandGermany,anditisgrowingatasimilarspeed.

Inmostcountriesandatmosttimesinhistory,aspeoplehavebecomerichertheyhavechosentoworkless.Inotherwordstheyhavedecidedto“spend”apartoftheirextraincomeonafullerpersonallife.OverthelastfiftyyearsEuropeanshavecontinuedthispattern,andhoursofworkhavefallensharply.ButnotintheUnitedStates.Wedonotfullyknowwhythisis.Onereasonmaybemoresatisfyingwork,orlesssatisfyingpersonallives.

LongerhourddoofcourseincreasetheGDP（国内生产总值）.SotheUnitedStateshasproducedmoreperworkerthan,say,France.TheUnitedStatesalsohasmoreofitspeopleatwork,whilein