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高考完形试题阅读苏

高考完形试题阅读苏

2008年高考完形试题（北京）

WhenIenteredBerkeley,Ihopedtoearnascholarship.HavingbeenaStraight-Astudent,IbelievedIcould36toughsubjectsandreallylearnsomething.OnesuchcoursewasWorldLiteraturegivenbyProfessorJayne.Iwasextremelyinterestedintheideashe37

inclass.

WhenItookthefirstexam,Iwas38tofinda77,C-plus,onmytestpaper,39

Englishwasmybestsubject.IwenttoProfessorJayne,wholistenedtomyargumentsbutremained40.

Idecidedtotryharder,althoughIdidn’tknowwhatthat41becauseschoolhadalwaysbeeneasyforme.Ireadthebooksmorecarefully,butgotanother77Again,I42withProfessorJayne.Again,helistenedpatientlybutwouldn’tchangehis43.

Onemoretestbeforethefinalexam.Onemore44toimprovemygrade.SoIredoubledmyeffortsand,forthefirsttime,45themeaningoftheword“thorough”,Butmy46didnogoodandeverything47asbefore.

Thelasthurdle（障碍）wasthefinal.Nomatterwhat48Igot,itwouldn’tcancelthreeC-pluses.Imightaswellkissthe49goodbye.

Istoppedworkinghard.IfeltIknewthecoursematerialaswellasIeverwould.Thenightbeforethefinal,Ieven50myselftoamovie.ThenextdayIdecidedforonceI’dhave

51withatest.

Aweeklater,IwaswurprisedtofindIgotanA.IhurriedintoProfessorJayne’soffice.He

52tobeexpectingme.“IfIgaveyoutheAsyou53,youwouldn’tcontinuetoworkashard.”

Istaredathim.54thathisanalysisandstrategy（策略）werecorrect.Ihadworkedmyhead55,asIhadneverdonebefore.

Iwasspecchlesswhenmycoursegradearrived:

A-plus.ItwastheonlyA-plusgiven.ThenextyearIreceivedmyscholarship.I’vealwaysrememberedProfessorJayne’slesson:

youalonemustsetyourownstandardofexcellence.

36.A.takeB.discussC.coverD.get

37.A.soughtB.presentedC.exchangedD.obtained

38.A.shockedB.worriedC.scaredD.anxious

39.A.butB.soC.forD.or

40.A.unchangedB.unpleasantC.unfriendlyD.unmoved

41.A.reflectedB.meantC.improvedD.affected

42.A.quarreledB.reasonedC.bargainedD.chatted

43.A.attitudeB.mindC.planD.view

44.A.choiceB.stepC.chanceD.measure

45.A.memorizedB.consideredC.acceptedD.learned

46.A.ambitionB.confidenceC.effortD.method

47.A.stayedB.wentC.workedD.changed

48.A.gradeB.answerC.lessonD.comment

49.A.scholarshipB.courseC.degreeD.subject

50.A.helpedB.favoredC.treatedD.reiaxed

51.A.funB.luckC.problemsD.tricks

52.A.happenedB.provedC.pretendedD.seemed

53.A.valuedB.imaginedC.expectedD.welcomed

54.A.rememberingB.guessingC.supposingD.realizing

55.A.outB.overC.onD.off

2008年高考阅读试题（北京）

A

Twentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:

30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.

Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked.“Justaminute.”answeredaweak,elderlyvoive.

Afteralongpause.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.

Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.

Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“It’snothing,”Itoldher.“IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.”

“Oh,you’resuchagoodman,”shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?

”

“It’snottheshortestway.”Iansweredquickly.

“Oh,I’minnohurry.”shesaid.“I’monmywaytoahospice（临终医院）.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.”

Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter（计价器）.

Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthatbadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.

Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.

Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,“I’mtired.Let’sgonow.”

Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.

“HowmuchdoIoweyou?

”sheasked.“Nothing,”Isaid.

“Youhavetomakealiving.”sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,”Ianswered.

Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark.“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.”

56.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto.

A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttime

C.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime

57.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe.

A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistake

C.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers

58.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Givingisalwaysapleasure.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.

C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.

D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.

B

Domestic（驯养的）horsesnowpullploughs,raceintheKentuckyDerby,andcarrypolice.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame（驯服的）enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.

Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfood.Overtime,peoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.

Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses.theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexample,peoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced,theypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhorseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.

Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds－typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshort,stronglegs,theanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts（矿井）withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavy,tallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.

Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.Forexample,horseswereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculture.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorses,humanshadtocrosslandonfoot.Ridinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistancesinmuchlesstime.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.Thenewformofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworld.

59.Beforedomesticationhorseswere________.

A.caughtforsportsB.huntedforfood

C.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeople

60.TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow_______.

A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB.horsesusedtohavegentlepersonalities

C.somehorseshavebettershapesthanothers

D.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication

61.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby______.

A.carryingheavyloadsB.changingfarmingmethods

C.servingasameansoftransportD.advancingagricultureindifferentareas

62.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.

A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB.howhumansandhorsesneededeachother

C.Whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizes.

D.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother

C

DearHamilton,

Wearefortunatethatinsuchalarge,high-pressureofficeweallgetalongsowell.Youareoneofthepeoplewhokeepthesocialtemperatureatsuchacomfortablesetting.Idon’tknowanyoneintheofficewhoisbetterlikedthanyou.

Youcanperhapshelpwiththis.Thecollectionofcontributionstowardsgiftsforemployees’personal-lifeeventsisbecomingalittletroubling.Certainly,thegroupsendingofagiftisreasonablenowandthen.Inthepastmonth,however,therehavebeencollectionsfortwobabyshowergifts,oneweddingshowergift,twoweddinggifts,onefuneral（葬礼）remembrance,fourbirthdaygifts,andthreegraduationgifts.

It’snotonlythecollected-fromwhoaregrowinguncomfortable（andpoor）,butthecollected-forfeeluneasyreceivinggiftsfrompeoplewhodon’tknowthemoutsidetheoffice.Whowouldn’tevenrecognizetheirgraduatingchildren,theirmarryingdaughtersandsons,ortheirdeadrelatives.

Thisisbasicallyakindgesture（andonethatpeoplethinkwellofyoufor）,butthepracticeseemstohavebecometoowide-rangingandfeelsimproperintoday’sofficesetting.

Thankyouforunderstanding.

63.Theunderlinedword“contributions”probablymeans_______.

A.moneyB.suggestions

C.reportsD.understanding

64.Hamiltonisexpectedto__________.

A.showmorekindnessB.discontinuethepresentpractice

C.quitbeingtheorganizerforgiftgivingD.nowmoreaboutco-workers’families

65.Thisisbasicallyaletterof________.

A.apologyB.sympathyC.appreciationD.dissatisfaction

D

Whenitcomestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate（照亮）meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatI