高考英语全国3卷阅读理解及翻译.docx

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高考英语全国3卷阅读理解及翻译

　　WelcometoHolkerHall&Gardens

　　VisitorInformation

　　____

　　ByCar：

FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJB6,traveltimes:

Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-Ihour30minutes.

　　ByRail:

TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.

　　OpeningTimes

　　Sunday-Friday（closedonSaturday）11:

00am-4:

00pm,30March-2ndNovember.

　　AdmissionCharges

　　Hall&GardensGardens

　　Adults:

££

　　Groups£9£

　　Producers:

Market13thApril

　　Joinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.

　　HolkerGardenFestival30thMay

　　Theeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.

　　NationalGardenDay28thAugust

　　Holkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.

　　WinterMarket8thNovember

　　Thisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.

　　longdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?

　　A.20minutes.　　B.25minutes.

　　C.45minutes.　　D.90minutes.

　　muchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?

　　A.£　　B..　　C.　　D.

　　eventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?

　　A.Producers'Market.　　B.HolkerGardenFestival.

　　C.NationalGardenDay.　　D.WinterMarket.

B

　　Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportorriver.Peoplesettleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitspopulationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,wasunmappedwilderness（荒野）.Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwoyearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.

　　DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.Peoplewentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesupicyrivers.ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetofwetsnowthatcouldfallwithoutwarming.Anavalanche（雪崩）onceclosedthepath,killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,therewardswereworththedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.About100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives.

　　Butnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslikefoodandwoodwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadallbeenfound.Thecitywascrowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettlingdown,andwhentheyheardtherewerenewgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawsonCityasquicklyastheyhadcome.Today,peoplestillcomeandgo—toseewheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.TourismisnowthechiefindustryofDawsonCity—itspresentpopulationis762.

　　24.WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity?

　　A.Itsbusinessculture.　　B.Itssmallpopulation.

　　C.Itsgeographicalposition.　　D.Itsfavourableclimate.

　　25.WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson?

　　A.Two-thirdsofthemstayedthere.

　　B.Oneoutoffivepeoplegotrich.

　　C.Almosteveryonegaveup.　　D.Halfofthemdied.

　　26.WhatwasthemainreasonformanypeopletoleaveDawson?

　　A.Theyfoundthecitytoocrowded.

　　B.Theywantedtotrytheirluckelsewhere.

　　C.Theywereunabletostandthewinter.

　　D.Theywereshortoffood.

　　27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

　　A.Theriseandfallofacity.　　B.ThegoldrushinCanada.

　　C.Journeysintothewilderness.　　D.TourisminDawson.

C

　　WhilefamousforeignarchitectsareinvitedtoleadthedesignsoflandmarkbuildingsinChinasuchasthenewCCTVtowerandtheNationalCenterforthePerformingArts,manyexcellentChinesearchitectsaremakinggreateffortstotakethecenterstage.

　　Theireffortshavebeenprovenfruitful.WangShu,a49-year-oldChinesearchitect,wonthe2012PritzkerArchitecturePrize—whichisoftenreferredtoastheNobelPrizeinarchitecture—onFebruary28.HeisthefirstChinesecitizentowinthisaward.

　　WangservesasheadoftheArchitectureDepartmentattheChinaAcademyofArt（CAA）.HisofficeislocatedattheXiangshancampus（校园）oftheuniversityinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvince.Manybuildingsonthecampusarehisoriginalcreations.

　　ThestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfromthatofmostChineseuniversities.Manyvisitorswereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandabundantbuildingtypes.Thecurves（曲线）ofthebuildingsperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofhills,formingauniqueview.

　　Wangcollectedmorethan7millionabandonedbricksofdifferentages.Heaskedtheworkerstousetraditionaltechniquestomakethebricksintowalls,roofsandcorridors.ThiscreationattractedalotofattentionthankstoitsmixtureofmodernandtraditionalChineseelements（元素）.

　　Wang’sworksshowadeepunderstandingofmodernarchitectureandagoodknowledgeoftraditions.Throughsuchabalance,hehadcreatedanewtypeofChinesearchitecture,saidTadaoAndo,thewinnerofthe1995PritzkerPrize.

　　Wangbelievestraditionsshouldnotbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums."Thatisonlyevidencethattraditionsonceexisted,"hesaid.

　　"ManyChinesepeoplehaveamisunderstandingoftraditions.Theythinktraditionmeansoldthingsfromthepast.Infact,traditionalsoreferstothethingsthathavebeendevelopingandthatarestillbeingcreated,"hesaid.

　　"Today,manyChinesepeoplearelearningWesternstylesandtheoriesratherthanfocusingonChinesetraditions.Manypeopletendtotalkabouttraditionswithoutknowingwhattheyreallyare,"saidWang.[

　　Thestudyoftraditionsshouldbecombinedwithpractice.Otherwise,therecreationoftraditionswouldbeartificialandempty,hesaid.

　　28.Wang’swinningoftheprizemeansthatChinesearchitectsare___________.

　　A.followingthelatestworldtrend

　　B.gettinginternationalrecognition

　　C.workingharderthaneverbefore

　　D.relyingonforeignarchitects

　　29.WhatimpressedvisitorstotheCAAXiangshancampusmost?

　　A.Itshillyenvironment.　　B.Itslargesize.

　　C.Itsuniquestyle.　　D.Itsdiversefunctions.

　　30.WhatmadeWang’sarchitecturaldesignasuccess?

　　A.Themixtureofdifferentshapes.[

　　B.ThebalanceofEastandWest.

　　C.Theuseofpopulartechniques.

　　D.Theharmonyofoldandnew.

　　31.WhatshouldwedoaboutChinesetraditionsaccordingtoWang?

　　A.Spreadthemtotheworld.　　B.Preservethematmuseums.

　　C.Teachtheminuniversities.　　D.Recreatetheminpractice.

D

　　Adultsunderstandwhatitfeelsliketobefloodedwithobjects.Whydoweoftenassumethatmoreismorewhenitcomestokidsandtheirbelongings?

ThegoodnewsisthatIcanhelpmyownkidslearnearlierthanIdidhowtolivemorewithless.

　　Ifoundthepre-holidaysagoodtimetoencourageyoungchildrentodonateless-usedthings,anditworked.Becauseofourefforts,ourdaughterGeorgiadiddecidetodonatealargebagoftoystoalittlegirlwhosemotherwasunabletopayforherholidayduetoillness.Shechosetosellafewlargerobjectsthatwerelessoftenusedwhenwepromisedtoputthemoneyintoherschoolfund（基金）（ourkindergartendaughterisseriousaboutbecomingadoctor）

　　Forweeks,I'vebeenthinkingofbigger,deeperquestions:

Howdowemakeitahabitforthem?

Andhowdowetrainourselvestohelpthemlivewith,need,anduseless?

Yesterday,Isatwithmyson,Shepherd,determinedtotestmyowntheoryonthis.Idecidedtoplaywithhimwithonlyonetoyforaslongasitwouldkeephisinterest.Iexpectedthatonetoywouldkeephisattentionforaboutfiveminutes,tenminutes,max.Ichosearedrubberball-simple,universallyavailable.Wepassedit,hetriedtoputitinhismouth,hetriedbouncingit,rollingit,sittingonit,throwingit.Itwastotally,completelyenoughforhim.BeforeIknewitanhourhadpassedanditwastimetomoveontolunch.

　　Webothbecameabsorbedinthesimplicityofplayingtogether.HehadmyfullattentionandIhadhis.Mylittleexperimenttofindjoyinasingleobjectworkedforbothofus.

　　32.Whatdothewords“moreismore”inparagraph1probablymean?

　　A.Themore,thebetter.　　B.Enoughisenough.

　　C.Moremoney,moreworries.　　D.Earnmoreandspendmore.

　　madeGeorgiaagreetosellsomeofherobjects?

　　A.Savingupforherholiday　　B.Raisingmoneyforapoorgirl

　　C.Addingthemoneytoherfund　　D.Givingthemoneytoasickmother

　　34.WhydidtheauthorplaytheballwithShepherd?

　　A.Totryoutanidea　　B.Toshowaparent'slove

　　C.Totrainhisattention　　D.Tohelphimstartahobby

　　canbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

　　A.TakeItorLeaveIt　　B.ALessonfromKids

　　C.LiveMorewithLess　　D.ThePleasureofGiving

　　第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Beforetherewasthewrittenword,therewasthelanguageofdance.Danceexpressesloveandhate,joyandsorrow,lifeanddeath,andeverythingelseinbetween.

　　____WedancefromFloridatoAlaska,fromnorthtosouthandseatosea.Wedanceatweddings,birthdays,officepartiesandjusttofillthetime.

　　“Iadoredancing,”saysLesterBridges,theownerofadances