江苏省扬州市2013高考英语：阅读理解练习题（1）及答案
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江苏省扬州市2013高考英语：阅读理解练习题（1）及答案
阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
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。
A
Rising above the names
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.
I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”
“Yes, I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand and left.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have – a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.
56．Why did the mother apologize to the author?
A．Because the boy ran into the author.
B．Because the boy laughed at the author.
C．Because they boy said the author was fatter than him.
D．Because the mother thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.
57．When did the author realize that she was too short?
A．When she grew up.
B．When she was 47 years old.
C．When she began to go to school.
D．When she met the boy in the supermarket.
58．Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?
A．dismissed B．increased C．decreased D．discriminated
59．How does the author feel about people’s stares?
A．Angry. B．Calm. C．Painful. D．Discouraged.
阅读理解
56—59 DCCB
********************************************************结束
B
Wednesday, October 29,2008.
The United States federal government had two young men in the state of Tennessee arrested on October 22 on unknown charges.
In court documents published on Monday, it came to light that the men had discussed attacking an African – American school and killing 14 of them.
Another crime was about planning to murder Presidential candidate Barack Obama. According to their affidavits (口供), the suspects’ “final act of violence” would be when they attacked Obama while wearing white suits and top hats and driving “their vehicle as fast as they could loward Obama shooting at him from the windows.”
The two suspects are Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, Arkansas and Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee. According to the court papers, they met last month over the Internet through a friend. Schlesselman and Cowart are believed to share “very strong views” about White Power.
Schlesselman listed “being racist” as his occupation on his MySpace page. He further wrote: “I’m white. I’m proud. I get angry. I like guns.”
Cowart also had a MySpace page on which photos of guns were presented under a heading of “My Guns”. On his page he wrote, “Better to die quick fighting on your feet than to live forever begging on your knees.”
Some have questioned the pair’s ability to carry out the charged plan, but authorities have been very concerned about Obama as the first black presidential candidate from a major party.
“We honestly don’t know if they had the ability or the skill to carry out the kind of plan that they talked about.” said Malcolm Wiley, of the United Satates Secret Service in an interview with The New York Times. “But we take any threat seriously no matter how big or how small it is.”
Cowart and Schlesselman are scheduled to appear before a judge on Thursady.
60．The passage is mainly about .
A．Americans’ attitudes towards Barack Obarma
B．two young men planning to commit violence
C．the violence in the United States
D．the disadvantages of the Internet
61．From the passage, we can know that the two young men .
A．shot 14 students in an African – American school
B．came from the state of Tennessee
C．were proud of Barack Obama
D．have not been sentenced yet
62．Which of the following shows the right order of the events?
a．The two suspects were arrested.
b．The two suspects will be tried in the court.
c．Cowart set up his MySpace page on the Internet.
d．Malcolm Wiley was interviewed by The New York Times.
A．a; b; c; d B．d; c; b; a C．c; a; d; b D．c; a; b; d
63．What can we infer from the news?
A．The two young men strongly believed that the president should be a white man.
B．Most of the white people in the United States don’t like Barack Obama.
C．The two young men planned to shoot President Barack Obama.
D．The two young men were innocent in fact.
60--63、B DCA
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C
LIDAC MAYNARD
11 Windrift Circle
Methuen, MA
978 – 555 – 4539
JOB OBJECTIVE
Seek special education, primary school, or middle school math teaching position.
EDUCATION
Rivier College, Nashua, NH
Bachelor of Arts in Education – May, 2006
Major: Elementary Education
Have successfully completed PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II. Meet highly qualified testing requirements for Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
November, 2005 – January, 2006
Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst, NH
Student Teacher
· Developed and completed student – centered lessons in all subject areas for various groups of fifth grade special and regular education students.
·Adapted lessons to meet student’s needs by reviewing their backgrounds and learning needs through IEPs.
·Communicated with parents on a regular basis via newsletters, daily or weekly progress reports, phone calls, and email, resulting in increased parental participation at home.
August, 2005 – November, 2005
Charlotte Avenue Elementary School, Nashua, NH
Student Teacher
·Taught reading and writing through Language Experience Approach methods.
·Introduced a Writer’s Workshop appropriate for first grade students to help them to develop their writing skills.
·Developed learning stations in reading and science, enabling students to be more independent learners.
Spring, 2005
Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst, NH
Designed and taught a unit on Insects and Spiders, based on New Hampshire Standards to 23 self －contained, third and fourth grade students with disabilities.
Fall, 2004
Amherst Street Elementary School, Nashua, NH
Taught a class of 24 third grade students with a wide range of abilities.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
·After – School Aid, Amherst School District, Amherst, NH (2004 – 2005 )
·Summer Camp advisor, YMCA, Nashua, NH(Summers, 2002 and 2003)
·Big Brother / Big Sister Volunteer, Nashua, NH (2002 – 2005)
64．What kind of job does Linda want to get?
A．A Big Brother / Big Sister Volunteer.
B．A middle school math teacher.
C．A special education advisor.
D．A summer camp advisor.
65．Linda has worked for the following schools EXCEPT .
A．Rivier College, Nashua, NH
B．Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst, NH
C．Charlotte Avenue Elementary School, Nashua, NH
D．Amherst Street Elementary School, Nashua, NH
66．What can we know about Linda according to the passage?
A．She was merely interested in developing student’s math abilities.
B．She was not active in participating in after – school activities.
C．She is permitted to teach in any high school of New York.
D．She has plenty of experience in teaching.
67．Which of the following is NOT included in the ways Linda used to communicate with the students’ parents?
A．Newsletters. B．Phone calls.
C．Face – to – face talks. D．Daily or weekly progress reports.
64--67、BA DC
*********************************************************结束
D
Like distance runners on measured course, all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.
In the first stage of our lives, we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality (energy).
After we grow up, however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.
A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality, yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.
Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body. The lungs become less able to take in oxygen. Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength. The heart loses power and pumps less blood. Bones grow easier to break.
Finally, we meet a stress, a stress that is greater than our physical resistance. Often, it is only a minor accident or chance infection (a disease caused by virus), but this time, it brings life to an end.
In 1932, a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats, simply by cutting back the calories (unit for measuring the energy value of food) in their diet. The reason for the effect was then unknown.
Today, at the university of California at Berkley, Dr. Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats. The result was achieved through a special protein (蛋白质) limited diet, which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain. Seagle showed that within the brain, specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging. By changing that chemical balance, the clock of aging can be reset .
For the first time, the mystery (something that is difficult to understand or to explain ) of why we age is being seriously challenged. Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries.
An average lifetime lasts 75 years, yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life. If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years.
68．What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A．Physical vitality. B．Stress. C．Aging. D．Physical resistance.
69．The author believes the following EXCEPT that .
A．human’s life pattern is predictable
B．physical fitness can’t stop the force of aging
C．human’s lifetime will last longer than 75 years
D．all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body
70．How did Dr. Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment?
A．By limiting the protein in their diet.
B．By cutting the calories in their diet.
C．By resetting their clock of aging.
D．By keeping their physical fitness.
71．What is probably the best title for the article?
A．Two Great Experiments B．The Mystery of Human Life
C．Ways to lengthen Human Life D．The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging
68--71、BDA D
*********************************************************结束
E
Census figures (调查数据) published last Friday indicate that the number of women in management jobs rose by 95% between 1980 and 1990. Most evidenced shows that women are still in the lowest class of management and in the lowest – paying industries.
I first noticed that girls were different from boys when I was about 4 years old. No experiences either in my personal life or in my business life have caused me to change my opinion. Throughout my adult life, however, I have had to evaluate again and again these differences between men and women and how they affect the way men and women relate to one another and to the environment in which they work. Working with women has given me deep understanding I would never have gained in any other way.
Women are working at a decided disadvantage in the business world created by men to make things comfortable for men. To me, this means men often understand the rules without having to be taught or even having to think about them. It is not so easy for women. If I may fall back on typically male sports terms, women have had to learn both the game and the game plan at the same time.
At least in my own observation, women in business tend to be more honest than men. A direct question to a woman often results in a direct response. This quality makes it more difficult for women to “yes” an employer. It also makes women more trustworthy than the men who often can’t, or won’t, give a straight answer to a question. Women are also more open than men about their feelings their ambitions, and everyday situations in the office. This makes them easier to be hurt than men. Traditionally, women in business have been more severely judged than men. They have had to be better in a job than a man to get ahead.
72．What is this passage mainly about?
A．the unfair treatment the working women suffering in business
B．the differences between working men and women
C．the qualities of the working men and women
D．the author’s pity on the working women
73．The author mentions the “sports terms” to show that .
A．women are more diligent than men
B．women are often looked down upon by men
C．women are slower in learning new things than men
D．men always make things comfortable for themselves
74．How many good qualities of women are mentioned in the last paragraph?
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
75．Which of the following will most probably be the first sentence of the fifth paragraph?
A．For example, I have interviewed many people for the job of advertising salesperson.
B．Another difference between working men and women is that men take more chances.
C．Of all the differences that I have noticed, one in particular stands out.
D．On the other hand, men also enjoy more rights than women.
72--75、ADBB
*******************************************************结束
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阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
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。
A
In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year. As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface. A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.” I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it. Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience. While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough a way to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices. 56. What do we learn from the first paragraph? A. A lot of distractions compete for children’s time nowadays. B. Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities. C. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time. D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing. 57. What did the author say about her own writing experience? A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more. B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers. C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer. D. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations. 58. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest? A. She had won a prize in the previous contest. B. She wanted to share her stories with readers. C. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help. D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing. 59. The author took great pains to refine her daughter’s stories because ________. A. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer B. she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much D. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance 60. What’s the author’s advice for parents? A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions. B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in. C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience. D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue. B
Eating kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by the government’s top climate change adviser,
The belch(嗳气) of millions of farm animals is a major contributor to Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, notes professor Ross Garnaut in a major report to the government on global warming.
Kangaroos, on the other hand, breathe out little amounts of methane(甲烷) gas.
If farmers were included in a system requiring industry to buy permits for the gas they produce, the cost of meat would rise and could lead to a change in eating habits, says Garnaut.
“For most of Australia’s human history---around 60,000 years –the kangaroo was the main source of meat,” he says.
“It could again become important. However, there are some significant barriers to this change, including livestock and farm management issues, consumer resistance and the gradual nature of change in food tastes.”
Garnaut cites a study looking at the potential for kangaroos to replace sheep and cattle for meat production in Australia’s rangelands, where kangaroos are already harvested.
The study concludes that by 2020, beef cattle and sheep numbers could be reduced by seven million and 36 million respectively, allowing for an increase in kangaroo numbers from 34 million now to 240 million by 2020.
This would be more than enough to replace the lost lamb and beef production, and kangaroo meat would become more profitable than cattle and sheep as the price of emissions permits increased.
Garnaut’s report says livestock, mainly cattle and sheep, are responsible for some 67% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Despite being the national animal and appearing on the Australian coat of arms, kangaroos are slaughtered in the wild each year to control their numbers and much of the meat is used for pet food.
The idea of farming them for human consumption is controversial, but many Australians already eat kangaroo meat.
61.Which of the following statements is true about kangaroos?
A. Kangaroos have appeared on a scientific stamp.
B. Kangaroos breathe out air containing little methane gas.
C. Kangaroos are the main source of meat for Australians.
D. Kangaroos are protected in a way because they are national animals.
62. All the following are factors that prevent kangaroos from being the main source of meat for Australian except ________.
A. How the farms are run. B. Whether consumers like the new idea.
C. the price of the kangaroo meat D. Whether consumers become used to eating the meat.
63.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. there are more cattle and sheep than kangaroos now
B. there were more kangaroos in the past than now
C. people will like to eat kangaroo meat by 2020.
D. greenhouse gas will be reduced by 2020
64. The underlined word “controversial” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. the same B. arguable C. negative D. positive
65.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Eating kangaroos may reduce global warming.
B. People aren’t willing to eat kangaroo meat.
C. People are called on to eat kangaroo meat.
D. Kangaroos pollute the environment less than other animals.
阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
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。
A
Rising above the names
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.
I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”
“Yes, I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand and left.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have – a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.
56．Why did the mother apologize to the author?
A．Because the boy ran into the author.
B．Because the boy laughed at the author.
C．Because they boy said the author was fatter than him.
D．Because the mother thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.
57．When did the author realize that she was too short?
A．When she grew up.
B．When she was 47 years old.
C．When she began to go to school.
D．When she met the boy in the supermarket.
58．Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?
A．dismissed B．increased C．decreased D．discriminated
59．How does the author feel about people’s stares?
A．Angry. B．Calm. C．Painful. D．Discouraged.
阅读理解
56—59 DCCB
********************************************************结束
B
Wednesday, October 29,2008.
The United States federal government had two young men in the state of Tennessee arrested on October 22 on unknown charges.
In court documents published on Monday, it came to light that the men had discussed attacking an African – American school and killing 14 of them.
Another crime was about planning to murder Presidential candidate Barack Obama. According to their affidavits (口供), the suspects’ “final act of violence” would be when they attacked Obama while wearing white suits and top hats and driving “their vehicle as fast as they could loward Obama shooting at him from the windows.”
The two suspects are Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, Arkansas and Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee. According to the court papers, they met last month over the Internet through a friend. Schlesselman and Cowart are believed to share “very strong views” about White Power.
Schlesselman listed “being racist” as his occupation on his MySpace page. He further wrote: “I’m white. I’m proud. I get angry. I like guns.”
Cowart also had a MySpace page on which photos of guns were presented under a heading of “My Guns”. On his page he wrote, “Better to die quick fighting on your feet than to live forever begging on your knees.”
Some have questioned the pair’s ability to carry out the charged plan, but authorities have been very concerned about Obama as the first black presidential candidate from a major party.
“We honestly don’t know if they had the ability or the skill to carry out the kind of plan that they talked about.” said Malcolm Wiley, of the United Satates Secret Service in an interview with The New York Times. “But we take any threat seriously no matter how big or how small it is.”
Cowart and Schlesselman are scheduled to appear before a judge on Thursady.
60．The passage is mainly about .
A．Americans’ attitudes towards Barack Obarma
B．two young men planning to commit violence
C．the violence in the United States
D．the disadvantages of the Internet
61．From the passage, we can know that the two young men .
A．shot 14 students in an African – American school
B．came from the state of Tennessee
C．were proud of Barack Obama
D．have not been sentenced yet
62．Which of the following shows the right order of the events?
a．The two suspects were arrested.
b．The two suspects will be tried in the court.
c．Cowart set up his MySpace page on the Internet.
d．Malcolm Wiley was interviewed by The New York Times.
A．a; b; c; d B．d; c; b; a C．c; a; d; b D．c; a; b; d
63．What can we infer from the news?
A．The two young men strongly believed that the president should be a white man.
B．Most of the white people in the United States don’t like Barack Obama.
C．The two young men planned to shoot President Barack Obama.
D．The two young men were innocent in fact.
60--63、B DCA
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C
LIDAC MAYNARD
11 Windrift Circle
Methuen, MA
978 – 555 – 4539
JOB OBJECTIVE
Seek special education, primary school, or middle school math teaching position.
EDUCATION
Rivier College, Nashua, NH
Bachelor of Arts in Education – May, 2006
Major: Elementary Education
Have successfully completed PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II. Meet highly qualified testing requirements for Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
November, 2005 – January, 2006
Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst, NH
Student Teacher
· Developed and completed student – centered lessons in all subject areas for various groups of fifth grade special and regular education students.
·Adapted lessons to meet student’s needs by reviewing their backgrounds and learning needs through IEPs.
·Communicated with parents on a regular basis via newsletters, daily or weekly progress reports, phone calls, and email, resulting in increased parental participation at home.
August, 2005 – November, 2005
Charlotte Avenue Elementary School, Nashua, NH
Student Teacher
·Taught reading and writing through Language Experience Approach methods.
·Introduced a Writer’s Workshop appropriate for first grade students to help them to develop their writing skills.
·Developed learning stations in reading and science, enabling students to be more independent learners.
Spring, 2005
Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst, NH
Designed and taught a unit on Insects and Spiders, based on New Hampshire Standards to 23 self －contained, third and fourth grade students with disabilities.
Fall, 2004
Amherst Street Elementary School, Nashua, NH
Taught a class of 24 third grade students with a wide range of abilities.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
·After – School Aid, Amherst School District, Amherst, NH (2004 – 2005 )
·Summer Camp advisor, YMCA, Nashua, NH(Summers, 2002 and 2003)
·Big Brother / Big Sister Volunteer, Nashua, NH (2002 – 2005)
64．What kind of job does Linda want to get?
A．A Big Brother / Big Sister Volunteer.
B．A middle school math teacher.
C．A special education advisor.
D．A summer camp advisor.
65．Linda has worked for the following schools EXCEPT .
A．Rivier College, Nashua, NH
B．Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst, NH
C．Charlotte Avenue Elementary School, Nashua, NH
D．Amherst Street Elementary School, Nashua, NH
66．What can we know about Linda according to the passage?
A．She was merely interested in developing student’s math abilities.
B．She was not active in participating in after – school activities.
C．She is permitted to teach in any high school of New York.
D．She has plenty of experience in teaching.
67．Which of the following is NOT included in the ways Linda used to communicate with the students’ parents?
A．Newsletters. B．Phone calls.
C．Face – to – face talks. D．Daily or weekly progress reports.
64--67、BA DC
*********************************************************结束
D
Like distance runners on measured course, all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.
In the first stage of our lives, we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality (energy).
After we grow up, however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.
A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality, yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.
Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body. The lungs become less able to take in oxygen. Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength. The heart loses power and pumps less blood. Bones grow easier to break.
Finally, we meet a stress, a stress that is greater than our physical resistance. Often, it is only a minor accident or chance infection (a disease caused by virus), but this time, it brings life to an end.
In 1932, a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats, simply by cutting back the calories (unit for measuring the energy value of food) in their diet. The reason for the effect was then unknown.
Today, at the university of California at Berkley, Dr. Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats. The result was achieved through a special protein (蛋白质) limited diet, which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain. Seagle showed that within the brain, specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging. By changing that chemical balance, the clock of aging can be reset .
For the first time, the mystery (something that is difficult to understand or to explain ) of why we age is being seriously challenged. Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries.
An average lifetime lasts 75 years, yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life. If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years.
68．What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A．Physical vitality. B．Stress. C．Aging. D．Physical resistance.
69．The author believes the following EXCEPT that .
A．human’s life pattern is predictable
B．physical fitness can’t stop the force of aging
C．human’s lifetime will last longer than 75 years
D．all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body
70．How did Dr. Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment?
A．By limiting the protein in their diet.
B．By cutting the calories in their diet.
C．By resetting their clock of aging.
D．By keeping their physical fitness.
71．What is probably the best title for the article?
A．Two Great Experiments B．The Mystery of Human Life
C．Ways to lengthen Human Life D．The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging
68--71、BDA D
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Census figures (调查数据) published last Friday indicate that the number of women in management jobs rose by 95% between 1980 and 1990. Most evidenced shows that women are still in the lowest class of management and in the lowest – paying industries.
I first noticed that girls were different from boys when I was about 4 years old. No experiences either in my personal life or in my business life have caused me to change my opinion. Throughout my adult life, however, I have had to evaluate again and again these differences between men and women and how they affect the way men and women relate to one another and to the environment in which they work. Working with women has given me deep understanding I would never have gained in any other way.
Women are working at a decided disadvantage in the business world created by men to make things comfortable for men. To me, this means men often understand the rules without having to be taught or even having to think about them. It is not so easy for women. If I may fall back on typically male sports terms, women have had to learn both the game and the game plan at the same time.
At least in my own observation, women in business tend to be more honest than men. A direct question to a woman often results in a direct response. This quality makes it more difficult for women to “yes” an employer. It also makes women more trustworthy than the men who often can’t, or won’t, give a straight answer to a question. Women are also more open than men about their feelings their ambitions, and everyday situations in the office. This makes them easier to be hurt than men. Traditionally, women in business have been more severely judged than men. They have had to be better in a job than a man to get ahead.
72．What is this passage mainly about?
A．the unfair treatment the working women suffering in business
B．the differences between working men and women
C．the qualities of the working men and women
D．the author’s pity on the working women
73．The author mentions the “sports terms” to show that .
A．women are more diligent than men
B．women are often looked down upon by men
C．women are slower in learning new things than men
D．men always make things comfortable for themselves
74．How many good qualities of women are mentioned in the last paragraph?
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
75．Which of the following will most probably be the first sentence of the fifth paragraph?
A．For example, I have interviewed many people for the job of advertising salesperson.
B．Another difference between working men and women is that men take more chances.
C．Of all the differences that I have noticed, one in particular stands out.
D．On the other hand, men also enjoy more rights than women.
72--75、ADBB
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阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
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。
A
In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year. As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface. A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.” I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it. Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience. While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough a way to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices. 56. What do we learn from the first paragraph? A. A lot of distractions compete for children’s time nowadays. B. Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities. C. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time. D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing. 57. What did the author say about her own writing experience? A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more. B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers. C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer. D. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations. 58. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest? A. She had won a prize in the previous contest. B. She wanted to share her stories with readers. C. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help. D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing. 59. The author took great pains to refine her daughter’s stories because ________. A. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer B. she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much D. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance 60. What’s the author’s advice for parents? A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions. B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in. C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience. D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue. B
Eating kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by the government’s top climate change adviser,
The belch(嗳气) of millions of farm animals is a major contributor to Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, notes professor Ross Garnaut in a major report to the government on global warming.
Kangaroos, on the other hand, breathe out little amounts of methane(甲烷) gas.
If farmers were included in a system requiring industry to buy permits for the gas they produce, the cost of meat would rise and could lead to a change in eating habits, says Garnaut.
“For most of Australia’s human history---around 60,000 years –the kangaroo was the main source of meat,” he says.
“It could again become important. However, there are some significant barriers to this change, including livestock and farm management issues, consumer resistance and the gradual nature of change in food tastes.”
Garnaut cites a study looking at the potential for kangaroos to replace sheep and cattle for meat production in Australia’s rangelands, where kangaroos are already harvested.
The study concludes that by 2020, beef cattle and sheep numbers could be reduced by seven million and 36 million respectively, allowing for an increase in kangaroo numbers from 34 million now to 240 million by 2020.
This would be more than enough to replace the lost lamb and beef production, and kangaroo meat would become more profitable than cattle and sheep as the price of emissions permits increased.
Garnaut’s report says livestock, mainly cattle and sheep, are responsible for some 67% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Despite being the national animal and appearing on the Australian coat of arms, kangaroos are slaughtered in the wild each year to control their numbers and much of the meat is used for pet food.
The idea of farming them for human consumption is controversial, but many Australians already eat kangaroo meat.
61.Which of the following statements is true about kangaroos?
A. Kangaroos have appeared on a scientific stamp.
B. Kangaroos breathe out air containing little methane gas.
C. Kangaroos are the main source of meat for Australians.
D. Kangaroos are protected in a way because they are national animals.
62. All the following are factors that prevent kangaroos from being the main source of meat for Australian except ________.
A. How the farms are run. B. Whether consumers like the new idea.
C. the price of the kangaroo meat D. Whether consumers become used to eating the meat.
63.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. there are more cattle and sheep than kangaroos now
B. there were more kangaroos in the past than now
C. people will like to eat kangaroo meat by 2020.
D. greenhouse gas will be reduced by 2020
64. The underlined word “controversial” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. the same B. arguable C. negative D. positive
65.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Eating kangaroos may reduce global warming.
B. People aren’t willing to eat kangaroo meat.
C. People are called on to eat kangaroo meat.
D. Kangaroos pollute the environment less than other animals.