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高考英语

2009年高考英语

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十一

Weallhatespeedcameras,don’twe?

They’renottheretoslowdriversdownandlowertheroadaccidents;theyjustmakemoneyforthegovernment.Theytrickus,costuscoldhardcash,disturbusfromdrivingproperlyandareunfair.

Well,here’sasurprisingthing:

whatiftherewerefactsthattheboringcamerasactuallysavedlives?

It’saconclusiondifficulttoignorewhenyoulookatwhat’shappeninginFrance,acountrywithahistoricallypoorrecordofroadsafety.

Therewere16,617roaddeathsin1972inFranceforexample,butthatdroppedto8412by1995followingrulessuchascompulsoryseatbeltwearingin1990andaloweringofthebloodalcohollimitto0.05in1995.

Lastyear,theroaddeathsdroppedbelow5,000forthefirsttime,or4.9percentlessthan2004.Comparingroaddeathstopopulationin2005,that’sabout817permillionpeoplecomparedwithAustralia’s806.

Andguesswhat?

LastyearthenumberofspeedcamerasonFrenchroadsreached1,000andthegovernmentplanstodoublethatwithinthenextthreeyears.

Okay,youknowtheargumentsregardingincreasedtrafficsafetyandcameras-for-income,butitseemsinFrancethere’sbeenamajorculturalchangebroughtonbyradarsandotherlaws.Athree-hour,wine-soakedlunchwithaquickrushbacktotheofficeisnolongeron.

Travellingonthehighways,itisraretoseeanyonebreakingthe130km/hspeedlimitwhenoncefewtraveledbelowit.Thespeedcamerasareclearlysignedsodriversknowwhentheyarecoming.There’sevenanofficialwebsitelistingfixedandmobilecameralocationsanditisupdatedregularly.

Maybeitisbecauseofsuchtransparencybygovernment,ratherthantheconcealmenttoooftenusedbyauthoritiesinmanyothercountriesthatmoreFrenchcanenjoylajoidevivrethankstospeedcameras.

1．Generally,itseemstomostpeoplethatspeedcamerasareusedto.

A．makemoneyforthegovernment

B．slowdownthetraffic

C．lowertheroadaccidents

D．helpusdriveproperly

2．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

A．Francehasaverypoorrecordofroadsafety

B．we’dbetterignoretheevidencethatspeedcamerassavelives

C．FrancehadlessroaddeathsthanAustraliain2005

D．Francedoessuccessfullyincontrollingroadaccidents

3．WhichseemsmoreeffectiveinloweringroaddeathsinFranceaccordingtothispassage?

A．Compulsoryseatbelt.B．Loweringbloodalcohollimit.

C．Placingmorespeedcameras.D．Eatinginashortertime.

4．NowyoucanseldomseeinFrance.

A．peopledriveataspeedoflessthan130km/h

B．lunchtimelastslonghourswithdrunkpeoplerushingbacktooffice

C．driversdriveaccordingtothetrafficlights

D．policeconducttrafficinstreets

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concealment”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Secrecy.B．Openness.C．Strictness.D．Harmony.

十二

Sometimeearlyinthenextcentury,humanbeingswillmovetoMars.Theywilllivethereforaboutayear,andthenwillbereplacedwithanothergroupofpioneers.BuildingthebaseonMarswilladvanceourknowledgeofthesolarsystemandaidinourunderstandingoftheearth.

WealreadyknowthatMarsresemblestheearthinmanyaspects:

generalsize,presenceofwater,lengthofday,rangeoftemperatures.Theseresemblanceshavecausedmanypeopletoconsideracenturies-longproject:

toterraformMars.Terraformingmeansalteringaplanet’ssurfacesothatEarth’slifeformscansurvivethere.Thisconcept,previouslyfoundonlyinsciencefictionisnowbeingseriouslyconsideredbyscientists.

TerraformingMarsistheoreticallysimple:

addnitrogenandoxygentotheatmosphere;pumpwatertothesurface;andaddtheearth’splantsandanimalsintheorderinwhichtheydevelopedonEarth.Butitwilltakeatleast300years.

Somepeoplethinkthatsuchaprojectistoohugeforhumanstoundertake,butthereareverygoodreasonstomaketheattempt.Theearthnowcontainssome6billionpeople,andnoonehasanyideaofhowmanyhumanstheearthcansupport.Ourveryexistenceandnumbersarethreateningmanyotherspecies.Wealsohavehadsomeexperiencewithterraformingourownplanet:

alteringthelandscape,theatmosphereandtheclimate.Currentlyterraformingearthhasbecomeawiseractivityaswetrytocontrolglobalwarming,airandwaterpollution,andpreservesomenaturallivingplaces.

Whilethepossibilityofsuchaprojectissmall,itisnotimpossible.Evenifearth-boundsocietiescomeandgointhenext300years,theprojectcancontinuethroughtheworkoftheMarssettlerswithouttheneedforconstantbackingfromtheearth.

ThefutureexistenceofallthepeopleinourworldmayverywelldependuponourabilitytoterraformMars.

1．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．TerraformingMars.B．SavingtheEarth.

C．TravellingtoMars.D．ANewly-foundPlace.

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“altering”meaninthesecondparagraph?

A．Warming.B．Changing.C．Planting.D．Building.

3．AccordingtothepassagethemainpurposeofterraformingMarsisto.

A．dosomescientificresearchwork

B．findoutitssimilaritytoearth

C．avoidthedyingawayofmanyotherspecies

D．findonMarslivingplacefortheincreasinghumanbeings

4．ThemainreasonforcausingmanypeopletoconsiderterraformingMarsisthat.

A．therearesomeresemblancesbetweenEarthandMars.

B．terraformingMarsistheoreticallysimple

C．wehavehadsomeexperiencewithterraformingourownplanet:

Earth

D．thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyisveryrapid

5．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheproject?

A．Optimistic.B．Negative.C．Sceptical.D．Objective.

十三

WhensixtheverybeststudentsfromdifferentcitiesinGuandongprovincealltogetherchoseuniversitiesinHongKong;whentheverybeststudentofBeijingpickedupHKUniversitywhilegivingupthenearbyPekingorTsingbuaUniversity;whenthehighestenrollment（录取）rateofHongKongScienceandIndustryUniversityreached48:

1,it’sthehightimetoaskwheretherealeducationheavenforstudentsinChinais.

Yearsago,theanswercertainlywouldbe“PekingorTsinghuaUniversity”.Butnownoonecouldgivetheexactreactionwithouthesitation.TheonlysurethingisthatHKuniversitieshavegraduallyshowedanunusualattractiontoagreatmanymainlandstudents.

It’snodoubttocallthisHKcraze（狂热）,whichisevenoutoftheexpectationofthoseHKuniversitiesthemselves.

HowcanHKuniversitiesshakethesteadyfoundationsofPekingandTsinghuaandattractsomanymainlandstudents?

First,HongKonguniversitiesofferlarge-amountscholarship,especiallyforthetopstudentswhocanreceivethesumscholarshipasmuchas400,000HKdollars.Sincehighereducationhasbecomeakindofheavyburdenofmanyfamilies,it’seasytounderstandwhythereactiontothegenerousofferingofHKuniversitiesisgreat.

Second,mostHKuniversitiesreceiveprofessorsandstudentsfromallovertheworldandcarryoutbilingual（双语）education.Thiskindofexcellentlanguageatmosphereisanotherattractionformainlandstudents.

Furthermore,universitystudentsinHongKonghaveabetterchancetostudyabroadasexchangestudents.

CanmainlandtopuniversitieslikePekingorTsinghuaUniversitycalmasbeforewhenfacingtheunexpectedcompetitionfromHK?

Willtheytakerelevantmeasurestowinbackthetopstudentswhooncehelpthemsettheworldwidereputation?

Timewillexplainit.

ThefiercecompetitionbroughtbyHKuniversitiescanbeagoodthingforanentireimprovementofeducationinChina.Aftertheawakeningandactiontakingofmainlanduniversities,theycanperformbettertogetherwithHKuniversities.

Atleast,itremindedthemainlanduniversitiesthetuitionfees（学费）areamongstudents’topconcernwhentheyarechoosinguniversities.It’stimetomove.

1．Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

A．SomethoughtbroughtbytheenrollmentofHKuniversities.

B．HighereducationinHongKong.

C．ThecompetitionbetweenHKUniversityandPekingUniversity.

D．Thefallofmainlanduniversities.

2．TopstudentsfrommainlandapplyforHKuniversitiesbecause.

A．manystudentsnowwouldlovetostudyaboardtogetabetterexperience

B．theyconcernonlyaboutthetuitionfeeswhenchoosinguniversities

C．HKuniversitiesofferhigherscholarship,betterenvironmentandmoreopportunitiesfortheirfurtherstudy

D．Pekinguniversityhaslostitsworldwidereputation

3．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecompetitionbroughtbyHKuniversities?

A．Thegovernmentshouldtakerelevantmeasurestostopthisunfaircompetition.

B．Mainlanduniversitieshadbetterlowertheirtuitionfeesandwinbackthetopstudents.

C．UniversitiesbothinmainlandandinHKwouldgetanentireimprovementduringthecompetition.

D．Itmayprobablycauseacompletelossbothsidesintheend.

4．FromthepassagewecanseeHKuniversities.

A．didn’tmeantoenrolltopstudentsfrommainland

B．didn’texpecttheirenrollmentofmainlandstudentswouldbesopopular

C．havestrictenrollmentrulesandonly1outof48studentscangetthechancetostudythere

D．areproudoftheirteachingstaffandfacilities

5．Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“It’stimetomove”inthelastparagraph?

A．Mainlanduniversitiesshouldtakemeasuresassoonaspossibletoattractstudents.

B．Theopportunitiescomefortopstudentstostudyabroad.

C．Mainlanduniversitiesshouldmakefullpreparationstochallengemainlanduniversities.

D．Topstudentsshouldbeofferedfurthereducationfreeofcharge.

十四

OncewhenIwasateenager,myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus.Finallytherewasonlyonefamilybetweenusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadeabigimpressiononme.Therewereeightch