10年高考阅读理解历史类17.docx

1、10年高考阅读理解历史类17总题数：17 题第1题(2011年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(辽宁卷)题目 Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile（汽车）.But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896.That was eleven years after two Germans developed the worlds first automobile.Many people believe Henry Ford invented the pro

2、duction line that moved a cars parts to the worker,instead of making the worker move to the parts.That is not true,either.Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford.What Henry Ford did was to use other peoples ideas and make them better.And he made the whole factory a moving productio

3、n line. In the early days of the automobile,almost every car maker raced his cars.It was the best way of gaining public notice.Henry Ford decided to build a racing car.Fords most famous race was his first one.It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself. The race was in 1901,at a fiel

4、d near Detroit.All of the most famous cars had entered,but only two were left:the Winton and Fords.The Winton was famous for its speed.Most people thought the race was over before it began. The Winton took an early lead.But halfway through the race,it began to lose power.Ford started to gain.And nea

5、r the end of the race,he took the lead.Ford won the race and defeated the Winton.His name appeared in newspapers and he became well known all over the United States.Within weeks of the race,Henry Ford formed a new automobile company.In 1903,a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company.T

6、hat sale was the beginning of Henry Fords dream.Ford said:“I will build a motor car for the great mass of people.It will be large enough for the family,but small enough for one person to operate and care for.It will be built of the best materials.It will be built by the best men to be employed.And i

7、t will be built with the simplest plans that modern engineering can produce.It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one.” The Model T was a car of that kind.It only cost $850.It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on.Doctors bought the Model T. So di

8、d farmers.Even criminals.They consideredit the fastest and surest form of transportation.Americans loved the Model T.They wrote stories and songs about it.Thousands of Model Ts were built in the first few years.（1）What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1?AHe made good use of ideas from othe

9、rs.BHe produced the first car in the world.CHe knew how to improve auto parts.DHe invented the production line.（2）Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race?ATo show off his driving skills.BTo draw public attention.CTo learn about new technology.DTo raise money for his new company.（3）“That sa

10、le” in Paragraph 4 refers to _.Athe selling of Ford cars at reduced pricesBthe sale of Model T to the mass of peopleCthe selling of a car to a Detroit doctorDthe sales target for the Ford Company（4）What was Henry Fords dream according to the text?AProducing cars for average customers.BBuilding racin

11、g cars of simple design.CDesigning more car models.DStarting more companies.答案 （1）A细节理解题。根据第一段的“What Henry Ford did was to use other peoples ideas and make them better”可知，A项符合文意。（2）B细节理解题。根据第二段的“In the early days of the automobile，almost every car maker raced his cars.It was the best way of gaining

12、public notice.Henry Ford decided to build a racing car.Fords most famous race was his first one.”可知，B项符合文意。（3）C词义猜测题。由第四段画线部分前的一句“In 1903，a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company.”以及画线部分所在的句子可知，C项符合文意。（4）A 推理判断题。根据第四段的“That sale was the beginning of Henry Fords dream.Ford said： I wi

13、ll build a motor car for the great mass of people.no man making good money will be unable to own one.”可知，A项符合文意。第2题(2011年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(江苏卷)题目 We know the famous onesthe Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bellsbut what about the less famous inventors？What about the people who invented the traff

14、ic light and the windshield wiper（雨刮器）？Shouldnt we know who they are? Joan McLean thinks so.In fact，McLean，a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range，feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic.In addition to learning“who”invented“what”，however，McLean al

15、so likes her students to learn the answers to the “why”and“how”questions.According to McLean，“When students learn the answers to these questions，they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”Her students agree.One young man with a paten

16、t for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLeans statement.“If I had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention，”said Tommy Lee，a senior physics major，“I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive.”Lee is currently neg

17、otiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.So，just what is the story behind the windshield wiper？Well，Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City.The day was cold and stormy，but Anderson still wanted to see the sights，so she jumped aboard a streetcar.Noticing

18、that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield，she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a builtin device for cleaning the window.Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham，Alabama，Anderson started drafting out solutions.One of her ideas，a

19、lever（操作杆） on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside，became the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations.Its hard to imagine driving without Garrett AMorgans traffic light.Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J

20、Blodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible.Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?（1）By mentioning “traffic light”and “windshield wiper”，the author indicates that countless inventions are _.Abeneficial，because their inventors are famousBbeneficial，though their inventors are l

21、ess famousCnot useful，because their inventors are less famousDnot useful，though their inventors are famous（2）Professor Joan McLeans course aims to _.Aadd colour and variety to students campus lifeBinform students of the windshield wipers inventionCcarry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityDpr

22、epare students to try their own inventions（3）Tommy Lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _.Anot eventually accepted by the umbrella producerBinspired by the story behind the windshield wiperCdue to his dream of being caught in a rainstormDnot related to Professor Joan McLeans lectures（4）Whi

23、ch of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?AHow to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?BHow to Design a Builtin Device for Cleaning the Window?CShouldnt We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?DShouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?答案 （1）B推理判断题。

24、根据第一段内容结合下文可推断，作者提到交通信号灯、雨刮器等发明，是想说无数的发明对人类十分有益，虽然它们的发明者没有太大的名气。（2）D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，John McLean教授开设这门课程的目的就是让学生有足够的准备去尝试自己发明东西。（3）B细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，Tommy Lee发明的“不会折断的雨伞”就是受到了雨刮器背后的故事的激励。（4）C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章的第一段就是主题段，特别是第一段最后一句充分体现了作者的心声，接下来的内容都是围绕第一段展开并为第一段服务的。第3题(2011年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(安徽卷)题目 Think

25、about the different ways that people use the wind.You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat.Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源），as well as one of the oldest.Evidence shows that windmills（风车） began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC.They were first in

26、troduced to Europe during the 1100s，when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power. For many centuries，people used windmills to grind（磨碎） wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground.When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s，people living in remote areas

27、 began to use them to produce electricity.This allowed them to have electric lights and radio.However，by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States，windmills were rarely used.During the 1970s，people started becoming concerned about the pollution that

28、is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity.People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever.Then，wind was rediscovered，though it means higher costs.Today，there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.（1）Fr

29、om the text we know that windmills_.Awere invented by European armiesBhave a history of more than 2,800 yearsCused to supply power to radio in remote areasDhave rarely been used since electricity was discovered（2）What was a new use for wind power in the late 19th century?ASailing a boat.BProducing e

30、lectricity.CGrinding wheat into flour.DPumping water from underground.（3）One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _.Awind power is cleanerBit is one of the oldest power sourcesCit was cheaper to create energy from windDthe supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs（4）What would

31、 the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?AThe advantages of wind power.BThe design of wind power plants.CThe worldwide movement to save energy.DThe global trend towards producing power from wind.答案 （1）C细节理解题。根据第二段的“When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s，people living in

32、remote areas began to use them to produce electricity.This allowed them to have electric lights and radio.”可知，C项符合文意。（2）B细节理解题。根据第二段的“When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s，people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity.”可知，B项符合题目要求。（3）A细节理解题。根据第三段的“people started becoming conc