高考英语阅读分类复习历史类.docx

1、高考英语阅读分类复习历史类新课标高考英语阅读分类复习：历史类第1题(年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语陕西卷) For centuries,the only form of written correspondence (通信)was the letters, letters were, and are, sent by some form of postal service, the history of which goes back a long way .Indeed, the Egyptians began sending letters from about BC,as did the

2、 Chinese a thousand years later. Of course, modern postal service now are much more developed and faster, depending as they do on cars and planes for delivery. Yet they are still too slow for some people to send urgent documents (紧急文件)and letters. The invention of the fax (传真) machine increased the

3、speed of delivering documents even more. When you send a fax，you are sending a copy of a piece of correspondence to someone by telephone service. It was not until the early 1980s that such a service was developed enough for businesses to be able to fax documents to each other. The fax service is sti

4、ll very much in use when copies of documents require to be sent ,but, as a way of fast correspondence, it has been largely taken the place of by email ,Email is used to describe messages sent form one computer user to another. There are advantages and disadvantages with emails. If you send some one

5、an email , then he will receive it extremely quickly .Normal postal services are rather slow as far as speed of delivery is concerned. However, if you write something by email, which you might later regret ,and send it immediately, there is no chance for second thoughts. At least, if you are posting

6、 a letter you have to address and seal(封)the envelope and take it to the post box.There is plenty of time to change your mind .The message is think before you email!41.We can learn from the text that_.A.email is less popular than the fax service B.the postal service has over the years become fasterC

7、.the postal service has over the years become slowerD. the fax service has a history as long as the postal service does42.It can be inferred from the text that_.A.the fax service had been fully developed by the 1980sB.letters have been used in China for about 1,000 yearsC.the fax machine was invente

8、d after the 1980sD.letters have been used in Egypt for about 2,000 years43.In the last paragraph, the writer mentions think before you email to show that_.A. you may regret if you dont your envelope B. you may regret before you send something by emailC. youd better not send your email in a hurry D.

9、you need plenty of time to send an email44.The text mainly deal with_.A. the progress in correspondence B. the advantage of fax machinesC .the advantage of emails D. the invention of fax machines答案 41B 42A 43C 44A 41解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段第一句“modern postal services now are much developed and faster”可知选B。

10、42解析：这是一道推断题。根据“It was not until the early 1980s that such a service has developed enough ”可以推断20世纪80年代初fax已经比较发达可以满足商用了，所以选A.43解析：这是一道细节题。由于email方便高速，可供考虑的时间很短，如果发现问题就来不及了，所以作者建议发送前多想想，选C.44解析：这是一道主旨题。本文讲述了通讯的发展和由此带来的变化，着重于不同通讯方式的比较和发展过程，而不是单单针对某种方式来讲述。A 选项最贴近这一点。第2题(年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语全国卷) Say you are

11、 a 17th century construction worker whos worked long and hard to build a splendid tower for the dead wife of your emperor. Now say that the emperor orders your fingertips cut off so you can never build another one. Yes, that is the Taj Mahal, one of the most famous buildings in the world. And the ta

12、le behind the construction is just as impressive（印象深刻的）as the building itself. First, theres the emperor of northern India, Shah Jehan, also called the King of the World. In 1612, Shah Jehan married Mumtaz Mahal. Madly in love, they had 14 children over the next 20 years. But then sadness came. As M

13、umtaz was about to give birth to child number 14, she said she had heard her unborn baby cry out. It was a sign of death. And as Mumtaz lay dying, she asked Jehan to build a lasting memorial（纪念物）to celebrate their love. When the heartbroken Jehan appeared eight days after his wifes death, his people

14、 were shocked to see that his coal-black hair had turned snow-white. Putting away his sadness, Jehan ordered his wifes dying wish carried out. More than 20 000 workers labored nearly 22 years to complete the construction. In 1653, Jehan placed Mumtazs remains in the center under the building. And th

15、en, son number five, Aurangzeb, murdered his brothers and took over the power from his aging father, Jehan lived the rest of his days-eight years, to be exact-imprisoned not far from the Taj Mahal. Jehan was only allowed to climb onto the top of his prison to see the timeless treasure from a distanc

16、e. But never again would he be allowed to visit ituntil he was buried next to his wife. Today 25, 000 people visit the Taj Mahal each day. Though the reason for building the tower was a strange, sad story, those who see its breath-taking beauty are reminded of the happiness that inspired（激发的灵感）its c

17、onstruction. 59. The first two paragraphs were written to show that_. A. the Taj Mahal is an unusual historic building B. ancient Indian emperors were cruelC. construction workers led a hard life in ancient IndiaD. India has some of the most famous buildings in the world60. The Taj Mahal was first b

18、uilt as_. A. a prison B. a gift to Mumtaz C. a memorial building D. a tourist attraction61. We learn from the text that Mumtaz probably died in_. A. 1626 B. 1632 C. 1634 D. 165362. The underlined word “happiness” in the last sentence refers to_. A. the married happiness of the emperor and his wifeB.

19、 the great pleasure Jehan once found in exercising his powerC. the happiness Jehan felt on completing the Taj MahalD. the pleasure tourists experience when visiting the Taj Mahal答案 59. A 60. C 61. B 62. A 第3题(年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语上海卷) Holiday Inns and McDonalds,both saw unmatched growth in the 1960s.Their

20、 growth opened another direct business operationfranchising（特许经营）. These operations have the same general pattern.The franchisor,the parent company,first establishes a successful retail（零售）business.As it expands,it sees a profit potential in offering others the right to open similar business under i

21、ts name.The parent companys methods and means of identification with consumers are included in this right.The parent company supplies skill,and may build and rent stores to franchisees.For these advantages the franchisee pays the franchisor a considerable fee.However,some of the advantages and disad

22、vantages are different. By extending a“proven”marketing method,a parent can profit in several ways.First,the franchisees purchase price gives the parent an immediate return on the plan.Then the sale of supplies to the franchisee provides a continuing source of profits.As new businesses are added and

23、 the companys reputation spreads,the value of the franchise increases and sales of franchises become easier.The snowballing effect can be dramatic.Such growth,too,brings into play the economies of scale（规模经济）.Regional or national advertising that might be financially impossible for a franchisor with

24、 20 franchises could be profitable for one with 40. The parent,then,finds immediate gains from the opportunity to expand markets on the basis of reputation alone,without having to put up capital or take the risk of owning retail stores.Added to this advantage is a less obvious but material one.Skill

25、ed,responsible retail managers are rare.People who invest their capital in franchises,though,probably come closer to the ideal than do paid managers.In fact,the franchisee is an independent store operator working for the franchisor,but without an independents freedom to drop supplies at will.Of cour

26、se the factorys costs of selling supplies are less.But also certainly the franchisee buying goods that have had broad consumer acceptance will not casually change supplies,even when the contract permits.If the hamburger is not what the customer expected,they may not return.Having paid for the goodwi

27、ll,the franchisee wont thoughtlessly destroy it. Franchising may give you the idea that as a franchisor,you need only relax in the rocking chair.Franchising,however,has problems to be solved.86.Franchising refers to a business operation in which a successful parent company_.A.sells name-brand goods

28、to a private investor B.rents proven ideas and techniques for investmentC.sells the right,the guidance to a business under its nameD.takes no advertising responsibility for individual investors87.The advantages of franchising to the parent company are all the following EXCEPT_.A.an immediate investm

29、ent return B.the ownership of additional retail storesC.the profit from the sale of supplies D.the possibility of profitable advertising88.The passage mainly tells the reader_.A.the advantages and disadvantages of franchising B.the benefits of franchising to the franchisorC.the unmatched economic gr

30、owth in the 1960s D.some regional and national business operation89.What will the author probably discuss after the last paragraph?A.More advantages of franchising. B.Risks of investment besides franchising.C.The standard of consumer acceptance. D.Negative aspects related to franchising.答案 86. C87.

31、B88. B89. D 第4题(年普通高等学校春季招生考试英语北京卷) The first tape recorder didnt use tape.It used long thin wire.It was invented in 1990 by Valdermar Poulsen.In 1930，German scientists invented the tape we use today.Back then the tape was on big rolls.In 1964 the Philips company in Holland invented the cassette.Its pretty much a holder for the tape.People use cassettes all over the world.If you dont have a cassette recorder，borrow one. Think of a book your parents read out loud to you.That might be a great book to read