2013高考英语：（杭州市）阅读理解训练题（2）及答案

2013高考英语：（杭州市）阅读理解训练题（2）及答案
B
Charms and Symbols
Well before the 15th century, an Anglo-Saxon custom required that a prospective bridegroom break some highly valued personal belonging. Half of the broken token was held by the father of the bride and the other half by the groom. A wealthy man was expected to split a piece of gold or silver.
The earliest engagement rings were also used as wedding rings, serving to seal an act of sale which transformed ownership of a daughter from father to husband. Such rings were usually of solid gold to prove the groom’s worth.
For Roman Catholics, the engagement ring became a required statement of Nuptial intent（结婚意向）, as decreed by Pope Nicholas I in 860 A.D. The engagement ring was to be of valued metal, preferably gold, which for the husband-to-be represented a financial sacrifice.
Signifying enduring love, and chosen for its durability, the diamond was chosen for the engagement ring. The diamond’s fire is also associated with “love’s clear flame,” given by Medieval(中世纪的) Italians because of their belief that the diamond was created from the flames of love.
The Venetians were the first to discover that the diamond is one of the hardest, most enduring substance in nature, and the fine cutting and polishing releases the brilliance. Rarity and cost limited their rapid proliferation（急增） throughout Europe but their intrinsic（内在的） appeal guaranteed them a future. By the 17th century, the diamond ring Had become the most sought after statement of European engagement.　
40. Who kept the two halves of the engagement rings before marriage?
A. The bride’s father and the bridegroom’s mother.
B. The bride’s mother and the bridegroom.
C. The bride and the bridegroom.
D. The bridegroom and the bride’s father,
41. What’s TRUE about the early Anglo-Saxon custom before the 15th century ?
A. A will-be bridegroom should beat all this valuable belongs.
B. Every will-be bride should split a piece of gold.
C. The engagement rings were also used to prove the groom’s worth.
D. A rich bride should break one of her most valuable personal belongs.
42. Pope Nicholas made the engagement ring a required statement of nuptial intent ______.
A. in the 15th century B. around 3000 years ago
C .in the 1860s D. by the 17th century
43. What kind of engagement ring has been the most popular one in Europe ?
A. Rings made of gold B. Rings made of silver
C. Rings made of diamond D. Rings made of a unknown substance in nature.
参考答案 40-43 DCBC
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C
What’s On TV?
6:00 ③ Let’s Talk! Guest: Animal expert Jim Porter
⑤ Cartoons
⑧ News
⑨ News
7:00 ③ Cooking with Cathy
Tonight: Chicken with mushrooms.
⑤ Movie “A Laugh a Minute” (1955)
James Rayburn.
⑧ Spin for Dollars!
⑨ Farm Report
7:30 ③ Double Trouble (comedy)
The twins disrupt the high school dance.
⑨ Wall Street Today: Stock Market Report
8:00 ③ NBA Basketball. Teams to be announced
⑧ Movie “At Day’s End” (1981)
Michael Collier, Julie Romer.
Drama set in World War II.
⑨ News Special
“Saving Our Waterways: Pollution in the Mississippi”
44. If you were a school student and is a sport fan, which program would probably interest you most ?
A. Let’s Talk! B. Wall Street Today C. NBA Basketball D. Cooking with Cathy
45. Which is most probably the News Channel?
A. 3. B. 5. C. 8. D. 9.
46. If you’d like to watch a funny film, you could turn on the TV to __________.
A. Channel 8 at 8:00 B. Channel 5 at 7:00
C. Channel 3 at 7:30 D. Channel 9 at 8:00
参考答案 44-46 CDB
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D
Dead-end Austrian town blossoms with green energy
For decades, the Austrian town of Gussing was a foreign outpost not far from the rusting barbed-wire border of the Iron Curtain.
Now it’s at the edge of a greener frontier: alternative energy. Gussing is the first community in the European Union to cut carbon emissions by more than 90 percent, helping it attract a steady stream of scientists, politicians and eco-tourists.
“This was a dead-end town and now we are the center of attention,” said Maria Hofer, a lifelong resident, as she bought organic vegetables at a farmer’s market. “It seems like every week We read about new jobs from renewable energy.”
Gussing’s transformation started 15 years ago when, struggling to pay its electricity bill, the town ordered that all public buildings would stop using fossil fuels. Since then, Gussing has fostered a whole renewable energy industry, with 50 companies creating more than 1,000 jobs and producing heat, power and fuels from the sun, sawdust, core and cooking oil.
Signs reading “Eco-Energy Land “ greet people entering the town, located 130 kilometers, or 80 miles, southeast of Vienna. Visitors are as divers as Scottish farmers, Japanese investors and a delegation from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Gussing used to rely on agriculture, with farmers selling their corn, sunflower oil and timber. As for tourism, the main attraction was a 12th-century castle built by Hungarian nobles.
The town could hardly afford its 6 million, or $8.1 million, fuel bill when Peter Vadasz was first elected mayor in 1992.The turnaround started after he hired Rheinhard Koch, an electrical engineer and Gussing native, to assess how the town of 4,000 people could benefit from its natural resources.
47. Where is Gussing ?
A. It is in the border of Australia. B. It is in the center of Austrian.
C. It is not far from the Japanese border. D. It is in the southeast of Vienna.
48.Who does the town attract ?
A. Scientists, eco-tourists, politicians and Japanese farmers.
B. Scientists, politicians, eco-tourists, farmers and investors.
C. Politicians, Scottish farmers, Japanese investors and Organization for Security
D. Politicians, tourists, co-operation workers, and European soldiers
49.Which of the following doesn’t belong to “Eco-Energy “material ?
A. Fossil fuels B. The sun C. Sawdust and corn D. Cooking oil
50.Besides the mayor, who did great contribution to the Gussing’s transformation ?
A. Peter Valdasz B. European Union C. Rheinhard D. Maria Hofer
参考答案 47-50 DBAC
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第三部分: 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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
A healthy dose of sunshine may be the secret to staying young, British scientists have revealed.
Vitamin D is produced naturally by the skin in response to sunlight and may help to slow the aging process and protect against heart disease, according to the study.
Researchers from King's College London studied 2,160 women aged between 18 and 79, looking at their telomeres - a biological marker of ageing found in DNA. As people get older their telomeres get shorter and they become more susceptible to certain illnesses.
But the study found women with high levels of vitamin D had comparatively longer telomeres - a sign of being biologically younger and healthier.
The study suggests vitamin D may help to slow down the ageing process of DNA, and therefore the ageing process as a whole.
Lead researcher Dr Brent Richards said: "These results are exciting because they demonstrate for the first time that people who have higher levels of vitamin D may age more slowly than people with lower levels of vitamin D.
"This could help to explain how vitamin D has a protective effect on many ageing related diseases, such as heart disease and cancer."
He said further studies are required to confirm the findings.
Professor Tim Spector, head of KCL's twin research unit, and a co-author of the report, added: "Although it might sound absurd, it's possible that the same sunshine which may increase our risk of skin cancer may also have a healthy effect on the general ageing process."
Vitamin D made by the action of sunlight on the skin accounts for 90 per cent of the body's supply, but lower levels can also be obtained through food such as fish, eggs and breakfast cereals.
Other studies have suggested the vitamin plays a key role in protecting against cancer and heart disease.
The passage mentions all of the items listed below except_______.
The findings haven’t been confirmed entirely.
People become easily infected with some illnesses when they get older.
Vitamin D obtained through fish, eggs and breakfast cereals accounts for 10 percent of the body’s supply.
The discovery could help explain how vitamin D has a positive effect on cancer.
37. The phrase “demonstrate for” in the 7th paragraph probably means________.
A. claim B. prove C. think D. provide
38. It can be inferred that________.
A. Women with high levels of vitamin D have shorter telomeres.
B. Studies have confirmed the findings.
C. Sunshine may be a cause of the risk of skin cancer.
D. If someone has heart disease, sunshine may help him to relieve the disease.
39. The main idea of the passage is that_________.
A. Vitamin D can help protect against cancer and heart disease.
B. sunshine helps keep you young.
C. what effect vitamin D has on human’s body.
D. high levels of vitamin D make people keep young.
参考答案 36-39 CBCB
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B
TOEFL seats to increase by 80%
Eighty percent more Chinese students can take the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) through the Internet at the end of this year, the US Educational Testing Service (ETS) has said.
Net-based test seats will increase from 1,950 in June to 3,550 at the end of the year, an ETS press release said on Tuesday.
The ETS and China's National Education Examinations Authority worked jointly on their network to meet the increased demand for TOEFL in China.
Advanced technological solutions will be implemented by the ETS to monitor the TOEFL registration website to ensure an open and fair test registration process, according to the ETS.
More than 6,000 colleges and universities in 110 countries accept TOEFL scores. The number of students who want to take the test on the mainland has grown steadily in recent years, with the average staying above 70,000 a year.
"The ETS is committed to ensuring that everyone in China who wishes to take the test gets the chance to do so," ETS's global division senior vice-president Paul Ramsey said.
Some Chinese students see the announcement as an encouragement.
"It used to be very hard to get a chance to sit for the test, and I had to ask my friends to help take online registration on other computers," said Chen Lu, a second-year postgraduate student of Renmin University of China who took the test a few months ago to apply for doctoral studies in the US.
But some say the increase is still not big enough. "More and more students are preparing for TOEFL to get a chance to study abroad or to prove their ability. So I still see a gap between supply and demand," said Wu Qi, a final year undergraduate in Peking University.
Which of the following statements is right according to the article?_______
The gap between supply and demand of the TOEFL seats in China has been bridged.
The ETC said it had implemented advanced technology to serve TOEFL.
Some students have been encouraged by an announcement made by TOEFL.
If you are preparing for TOEFL, you may soon ask your friends to help take online registration on other computers at the same time.
41. From the last paragraph we know that________.
More students having passed TOEFL are needed in China.
TOEFL shouldn’t take in so many participants.
More students want to go abroad by passing TOEFL.
It’s hard to pass TOEFL.
42. We can infer from the passage that________.
Not every student wants to join in the TOEFL.
Any student taking TOEFL will pass it.
More students will prepare for TOEFL next year.
Passing TOEFL will ensure you success.
43. What would be the most appropriate title for this passage?________
TOEFL seats will increase exactly by 80% in China.
TOEFL seats will increase in China.
Different opinions about the increase of TOEFL seats in China.
The hard work made by America and China to increase TOEFL seats.
参考答案 40-43 DCCB 4
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