历年高考英语高考阅读理解精选.docx

1、历年高考英语高考阅读理解精选AWhen I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. Ive lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clar

2、k wouldnt let that happen.Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scoresof our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to

3、 dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.Mr. Clark was selected as Disneys 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of0pt a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award. But when the time c

4、ame to draw names, Mr. Clark said, “Youre all going.” On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didnt want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules, The Es

5、sential 55. In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages(孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. Its now my dream to one day start a group of womens clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.56. Without Mr. Clark, the writ

6、er _.A. might have been put into prison B. might not have won the prizeC. might have joined a womens club D. might not have moved to Atlanta57. The Essential_55_is _.A. a show B. a speech C. a classroom rule D. a book58. How many studentsnames were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark?A. None B.

7、Three &nbsnp; C. Fifty-five. D. All.59. In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that _.A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked travellingB. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of womens clubsC. a good teacher can help raise his or her students scoresD. a good teacher has a good influ

8、ence on his or her studentsBA small town in southwest Britain is banning(禁止) plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut wastea step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1, 500, agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to cus

9、tomers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth carrier bags would be offered instead.Last month, San Franciso became the first U. S. city to ban plastic grocery bags. Internationally, laws to discourage the use of plastic bags have been passed in parts of South Africa and Ireland, where govermm

10、ents either tax shoppers who use them or fine companies that hand them out. Bangladesh already bans them, and so do at least 30 remote Alaskan villages.Modbury, about 225 miles southwest of London, has also declared a bag ammesty(宽限期), allowing local people to hand in plastic bags that have piled up

11、 at home. They will be sent for a recveling.The Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking, who saw the effect of bags on manne life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman. She said response(反应) in the town so far had been “really positive”.“Modbury is quite an old-fashioned town an

12、d a lot of people have wicker baskets to go out shopping anyway,” Hosking told Sky News Television.The Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research agency, states that 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away each year in the United States alone. More than 500 billion are used yearly around the w

13、orld.60. What was Rebecca Hosking?A. A lawyer. B. An environmentalist. C. A sailor. D. A photographer.61. The underlined word “disposable” in the passage probably means _.A. acceptable B. valuable C. throw-away D. long-lasting62. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. most of the people in Mo

14、dbury continue to use plastic bagsB. fewer and fewer plastic bags will be used in the world.C. San Francisco is the first city to ban plastic bags in the worldD. most countries in the world have passed laws to ban plastic bags63. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. Envir

15、onmental Protection B. Big Cities Banning Plastic BagsC. Effect of Plastic Fags on Sea Animals D. British Town Banning Plastic BagsCScientists have found what look like caves on Mars(火星), and say they could be protecting life from the planets terrible environment.The first caves discovered beyond th

16、e Earth appear as seven anysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by NASAs Mars Odyssey orbiter. Each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.“If there is life on Mars, there is a good chance youd find it in caves,” said Jut Wynne, one o

17、f the researchers who noticed the features while working on a US Geological Survey Mars Cave Detection Program.Jonathan Clarke, a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting.One photo taken at night by an infrared imager(红外线成像器) showed one hole to be u

18、sually warm, suggesting hot air trapped during the day is flowing out.I said: “Wow, thats a cave” Dr. Clarke said excitedly. “People have been looking for these for a long time; now we have found them.” He agreed such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life escaping from the bitterly cold, ra

19、diation-soaked(充满辐射的), dry surface.“Tiny drops of water could collect inside,” he said. “If there are gases coming out, they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria. A cave is also a protection from radiation; the surface of Mars is -SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMIexposed to high levels of space

20、radiation.” The caves probably formed when tube-shaped lave flows(管状岩浆流) spread across the planet long ago. The outside of the tubes cooled, forming solid walls, while something hotter inside allowed the remaining have to flow out, forming caves.64. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How the

21、 caves were formed on Mars.B. How scientists found these caves on Mars.C. Caves on Mars may be full of hot air or a sign of life.D. Scientiste have completely recognized the surface of Mars.65. We can learn from the passage that _.A. water has already been found on MarsB. the scientists found all th

22、e caves at nightC. it is certain that there is life in these cavesD. the surface of Mars is bitterly cold, radiation-soaked and dry66. According to the passage, Dr. Clarke was so excited because_.A. such caves could provide energy for lifeB. they had finally found the caves on MarsC. such caves woul

23、d be perfect places to hunt for lifeD. scientists had long been looking for these caves67. Necessary conditions for life on Mars mentioned in the passage may include_.A. lava and energyB. water and radiation from spaceC. gases and lavaD. water and protection from radiationD68. The best title of the

24、3nl advertisement would beA. Training at Home B. Learning at HomeC. Recording Work D. Working at Home69. According to the information above, if your child has hearing problems, you can turn to_.A. At-Home Profession Corp. B. Globe Insurance CompanyC. Bradford Pubbcations D. American Inventors Corp.7

25、0. From the advertisements above, we can learn that_.A. Globe Insurance Company has a history of_51_yearsB. as a medical transcriptionist, you may earn $ 25, 000 a monthC. Bradford Publications offers a treatment to hearing impaired parentsD. you can visit aic. com when you invent a new model of hea

26、ring aidEDogs wag(摇摆) their tails in different directions depending on whether they are excited and wanting to move forward or threatened and thinking of moving back, a study has found.Researchers in Italy examined the tail wagging behavior of 30 dogs, catching their responses to a range of stimuli(

27、刺激物) with video cameras. To conduct the study they chose 15 male dogs and 15 female ones aged between one and six years. The dogs were all family pets whose owners had allowed them to take part in the experiment at Bari University. The dogs were placed i years. Tn a large wooden box with an opening

28、at the front to allow for them to view various stimuli. They were tested one at a time.The researchers led by Professor Giorgio Vallortigara of the University of Trieste found that when the dogs were shown their ownersa positive experiencetheir tails wagged energetically to the right side. When they

29、 were shown an unfamiliar human they wagged to the right, but with somewhat less enthusiasm. The appearance of a cat again caused a right-hand side wag, although with less intensity again. The appearance of a large unfamiliar dog, similar to a German shepherd, changed the direction of tail wagging t

30、o the left. Researchers supposed the dog was thinking of moving back. When the dogs were not shown any stimuli they tended to wag their tails to the left, suggesting they preferred company. While the changes in the tail wagging were not easily noticed without the aid of video, it was thought that th

31、e findings could help people judge the mood (心情) of dogs. Computer and video systems, for example, could be used by professional dog trainers to determine the mood of dogs that they were required to approach.71. The video cameras were used to catch the dogs responses because_.A. it was easier to catch the dogs response changes in the tail waggingB. the dogs were put in the wooden boxes and tested one at a time.C. they enabled