四川高考英语阅读翻译.docx

1、四川高考英语阅读翻译2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（四川卷）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50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。（共20小题；每小题3分，满分40分）A On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invi

2、te a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.六百米高的山上，雨丝划过天际；月亮升起，悬挂在山头；星星点缀着夜空，这一切令人心旷神怡。不由自主地，我坐在木屋前的竹椅上欣赏这曼妙的景致。 Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are.木屋的每扇窗景色各异，山水也随时

3、间变幻景色。这些都时刻提醒你身处何地。 There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees.我们家的三个小孩可以在这片野地里玩耍、射箭、采集、爬树和堆建土屋 Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all wh

4、o show even a passing interest, maple（枫树）makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.孩子在记住了很多树名的同时还很熟悉并且欣赏树木的用途。即使是路人间偶然的一瞥，他们也会向前告诉他们枫树可以作最好的拐杖，白松是最好爬的树。 The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water o

5、ur kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that.山里的空气清新干净；井水甘甜，我想这是最健康的饮用水吧。尽管孩子们一天限定一杯果汁，其余喝井水，即便如此他们也绝不会有怨言。 The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall a

6、nd note the poplars（杨树）putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.季节变化很容易察觉。秋季，枫叶金黄，抑或火红；

7、春季，杨树露出嫩叶，冬雪消融，汇成涓涓细流，蛙声阵阵，在沉默了一个冬天后显得更加的响亮。成群的鸟类振翅高飞，抑或低飞在湖面。41. What can be learned from Paragraph 2?A. The scenes are colorful and changeable.B. There are many windows in the wooden house.C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.D. The lakes outside the windows are quite different in

8、color.42. By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that _ .A. the kids like playing in trees B. the kids are very familiar with trees C. the kids have learned much knowledgeD. the kids find trees useful learning tools43. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph me

9、an?A. The change of seasons is easily felt.B. The seasons make the scenes change.C. The weather often changes in the forest.D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.44. What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?A. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.B.

10、To introduce her childrens happy life in the forest.C. To show that living in the forest is healthful.D. To share the joy of living in the nature.B Here is your best chance to travel around the UK in 2012: More than 200 B&Bs（bed & breakfast）across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are se

11、lected to offer you amazing services for your stay at their lowest prices! Dont miss it. Just collect the vouchers（活动券）in our B&B Daily printed from 01/04/2012 to 07/04/2012 and book the stays for your travel following the terms and conditions below:去英国旅行的绝佳机会来了！我们在英格兰，苏格兰，威尔士和北爱尔兰提供超过200张的BB券，让你用最少

12、的钱享受最优质的服务！不要错过哦亲！你可以在我们的BB日报上收集到4月1号到4月7号的活动券，并且预订旅行住宿，只要满足以下要求，便可以使用。 The offer includes a room for the night and a breakfast the next morning.一晚的住宿和次日的早餐。 The offer is of two kinds: 20 per room, valid（有效的）during stay period of 02/04/201231/05/2012 and then again 01/09/201231/10/2012；35 per room,

13、per night, valid during stay period of 01/06/201231/08/2012.4.2-5.5和9.1-10.31期间使用活动券，每间收费20元；如果在6.1-8.31期间使用，每晚收费35元。 The offer is valid for a basic twin or double room only. The stay must be booked directly with the chosen B&Bs before 28/04/2012. Each voucher can only be used by the holder to book

14、one room for one night.适用于一间基本双人间在4月28号前用已有的BB券直接预订每张券只能被持有者使用一次，留宿一晚。 If voucher holders book either the 20 or 35 per room per night, any additional services such as lunch, evening meal or activities may require an extra charge. But these are not required in order to take up the offer. Please check

15、 directly with your chosen B&Bs to see what extra services are available.如果活动券持有者预订一晚。还得收取附加费用，比如说，午餐，晚餐和参加活动的费用。 Vouchers must be presented on arrival. If no vouchers are presented, the B&Bs may reserve（保留）the right to charge at full price for every night of stay.持券者必须现场出示。如果没出示活动券，我们将向留宿游客全额收费。 Vo

16、uchers may not be used together with any other offer. The voucher holders must pay for the stay in full at the time of booking. Additional 10 may be paid to confirm（确认）the booking and will be returned on arrival.活动券不能和其他优惠同时使用。活动券持有者在预订房间时全额收费，在确认订房时额外收取10元，旅游在到达BB旅社时返还。 The B&Bs reserve the right t

17、o refuse voucher holders bookings for people under the age of 18.对于18岁以下的未成年少年订房要求，BB旅社一律谢绝。45. The voucher can be used for a stay at the chosen B&B on _.A. 09/01/2012 B. 04/02/2012 C. 01/03/2012 D. 28/04/201246. How much should be paid for a two-night stay in October 2012 at a chosen B&B?A. 70 B. 4

18、0 C. 35 D. 3047. What right do the B&Bs reserve?A. To charge extra 10 for bookings with no vouchers.B. To refuse bookings for guest under the age of 18.C. To charge at full price for stays not confirmed.D. To request extra charges as tips.48. By taking up the offer, the voucher holders can choose to

19、 _ .A. book either a basic twin or double room at the chosen B&BsB. have lunch or evening meal without paying extra moneyC. use the B&B offer together with other offersD. book the stays though B&B Daily C I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do

20、. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didnt think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.虽然我是英语

21、文学专业毕业，但是我没有底要做什么工作。毕业后的六年时间里，我行尸走肉地工作挣钱。我尝试过作记者，但是我觉得不好，然后改行作金融，后来也不欢而散。最后我在一家著名的出版公司担任法律顾问。尽管工作比较枯燥，但是我喜欢和图书打交道。 I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to wr

22、ite my first 55,000 words. 当我有足够的积蓄可以休假一年，我决定实现我内心深处的愿望完成一部小说。参加MA小说创作课程让我明确了写作框架，我完成了55000个字。 It takes confidence to make a new start theres a dark period in-between where youre neither one thing nor the other. Youre out for dinner and people ask what you do, and youre too ashamed to say, “Well, Im

23、 writing a navel, but Im not quite sure if Im going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.开始创造确实需要信心在你犹豫不决的时候，生活是一片黑暗。当你出去吃饭，别人问你在忙什么，你会不好意思说，我最近在写小说，但是我不确定我可以完成。想到我的小说没法出版，我的信心越来越弱了，我便把写书这事抛在九霄云外了。 Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should sen

24、d my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel随后我遇见了一个代理商，他告诉我应当把书寄给他们机构。我如实做了。让我感到惊讶的是，我得到了一些很好的反馈。我突然觉得有希望，有一天我成为了一名

25、作家。签约后，我完成了后半本的写作。 The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.然后的问题是找到一个出版商。在过去的两年半没有收入的漫长等待和思考中，一个出版商结束了我的困境，后来成为了我效力的出版商。 It feels like a

26、n unbelievable stroke of luck of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, theres no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher to be a published writer is unbelievably rewarding（有回报的）.这像是命运中难以想象的运气。当你决定要做一件不同寻常的事时，也许你

27、看不到希望，但是找到自己准确的位置，比如成为一名签约作家，你会发现这些漫长的等待是有回报的。49. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?A. I was waiting for good fortune.B. I was trying to find an admirable job.C. I was being aimless about a suitable job.D. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.50. The author decided to writ

28、e a novel _ .A. to finish the writing courseB. to realize her own dreamC. to satisfy readers wish D. to earn more money51. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?A. Disturbed. B. Ashamed. C. Confident. D. Uncertain.52. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?A.

29、 It pays to stick to ones goal.B. Hard work can lead to success.C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.D In a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）said that they have joined forces to offer free o

30、nline courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.最近，哈佛大学和麻省理工大家宣称，他们将为上百万的网络用户提供免费的网上教程。 Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet con

31、nection anywhere in the world can use our online courses,” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan.由两所高校老师共同开发的edX将提供一个耗费六千万的项目，这个项目于秋季实施。哈佛大学的校长在一次会议上宣布了此次计划，并且宣称，只要你可以上网，你变可以使用这个网上教程。 MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials

32、 from more than 2,000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.MIT十年前开始实施公开课项目，提供了2000多堂免费讲座，收益人数达到一亿人次。今年12月，MIT宣布将会提供MITX证书给那些完成了某些网上教程的人。哈佛大学也通