2010各地月考试题大总结

全国通用2010届高考全国各地月考阅读理解汇编之文化类Passage 1（河北省衡水中学2010届高三上学期第三次调研考试）If you can speak English，you know a lot of English words. Y ou can read, speak and understand. But there is another ki nd of language you need to know—the language of the body, a part of what is called non-verbal communication. All over the world，people ―talk‖ with their eyes. When Japanese people meet，they put their hands together. What do the American and the British do?Americans are more informal than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first name，they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves. When they sit down, they like to relax in their chairs and make themselves comfortable.British people are more quiet. They take more time to make friends. They like to know you before they ask you home.When British and American people meet someone for the first time，they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their women friends，and men kiss women friends（on one cheek only）.When a man meets a man friend，he just smiles，and says ―Hello‖. Men do not kiss each other. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.49.Body language is ___________.A. the system of human expression newly invented recentlyB. the system of human expression by means of wordsC. the system of human expression by sign, movements, etc.D. a common system of human expression with words and signs50.When an American man meets a woman friend，he .A .kisses her B. just smiles C. s ays ―Hello‖ D. shakes hands51.British people are .A. as quiet as AmericansB. more formal than AmericansC. less friendly than AmericansD. more informal than Americans52.From the passage we can come to the idea that .A. most of the body language in different countries may be differentB. most of the body language in different countries is the sameC. all the body language in different countries is differentD. none of the body language in different countries is the same答案CABAPassage2（河北省正定中学2010届高三上学期第一次月考）On hearing the words ―Just do it!‖, you will know there is a Nike product nearby. If it‘s ―Always Coca-Cola‖, you can be sure someone wants to sell you a refreshing drink.An advertising slogan(广告标语) is to a brand what eyes are to a person. The slogan helps people understand the brand better by telling them what it wants to sell to its customers. Good slogans leave a message inside people‘s minds. It‘s almost certain that every brand has a popular slogan.Here are a few examples:―Just do it!‖—This slogan speaks out to teens. It tells them to do something, but only if they think it‘s worth it. And if so, why not do it wearing Nike?―Always Coca-Cola.‖—Coke‘s slogans change every few years, but this one has enjoyed a lasting popularity because it shows the brand‘s spirit. It seems to say ―Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drinks.‖―Share moments, share life.‖—This slogan from Kodak connects photos and beauty. It asks people to remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them—using Kodak film of course!53．What would be the best title for the text?A. Just Do It!B. Slogan And BrandC. Famous SlogansD. What Is A Good Slogan?54．Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence (paragraph 2)?A. A good advertising slogan should draw people‘s attention.B. A brand should have an advertising slogan just as people have eyes.C. An advertising slogan is as important to a brand as eyes are to a person.D. An advertising slogan acts as the eyes of a brand.55．The word ―them‖ in the last paragraph refers to____.A. peopleB. the happy momentsC. photos and beautyD. Kodak film56．Which of the following tables can best match the slogans with their brands?答案BCBDPassage 3（湖南省长沙市一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考）Pupils in Warwickshire will soon be learning Mandarin after new links were forged（建立联系）with a region in China.Head teachers from the county spent a week in Shenzhen in South-east China, making links with schools and touri ng different education establishments.Schools that took part are now looking to introduce Mandarin lessons. Pupils from schools in Warwickshire and Shenzhen are starting to write and e-mail each other and plans are being made to share lessons over the Internet.The trip was arranged by Warwickshire County Council and funded by the British Council as the first stage ofdevelopment of a range of ties with the economically booming city.International development officer Judith Y oung said: ―We a re entering an exciting period of school relation between Warwickshire and Shenzhen. There is a real appetite for sharing ideas among the Chinese. We were able to see the differences and similarities between the education systems and there are many areas in which our schools, teachers and pupils will be able to benefit from a different cultural perspective（观点）and links with a country that is becoming very important on the world stage. Throughout the high profile（引人注目）visit led by our county education officer, Eric Wood, our group was made to feel very welcome and attracted a great deal of interest. Our visit to a primary school was featured as the main news item on television that night. A mark of how highly the visit was valued is that plans are being made for a return visit to Warwickshire of civic leaders, senior education officials and school principals. ‖66. Head teachers from Warwickshire came to Shenzhen_________.A. to get in touch with Shenzhen schoolsB. to pay a return official visitC. to have Mandarin lessonsD. to have sightseeing67. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT_________.A. the one-week visit to China was a great successB. Mandarin will soon be learned at schools in WarwickshireC. pupils in Warwickshire and Shenzhen will have the same subjectsD. there will be further communications between Warwickshire and Shenzhen68. Which country do you think the underlined part in the last paragraph refer to?A. WarwickshireB. USAC. BritainD. China69. How does Judith Y oung feel about the future co-operation?A. Upset.B. Confident.C. Disappointed.D. Unsure.70. Which might be the best title of this passage?A. Warwickshire Teachers in Shenzhen.B. Sharing Different Education Ideas.C. Schools in Warwickshire Forge Chinese Links.D. Sharing Lessons on the Internet.答案ACDBCPassage 4（贵州省大山中学2010届高三10月月考）（D）Washington D. C. is the capital of the United States. It's the center of the national gov ernment. It‘s a busy, working citywith a large population. But what is more, Washington is also a city of history and culture.Washington was created in 1790, when Congress（the highest law-making body of the U. S. A. ）decided to place the nation‘ new capital in the east of the country. It was buil t halfway between the northern and the southern states of the America. And of course it was named after George Washington, the first President of the United States.There are many tourist sights in Washington. One of them is the White House. This is the home and office of the President of the United States. Most visitors are, however, surprised by how small the White House actually is.Washington is also a great culture city. The Library of Congress contains（包括）one of the largest library collections in the world. The Smithsonian Museum holds the nation's largest collection of cultural materials. And me John F. Kennedy Center is a famous center of art and culture. It. has many great musical and theatre performances throughout the year.69. The writer mainly talks about ___A. WashingtonB. the history of WashingtonC. buildings and sights-in WashingtonD. the history and culture of Washington70. From the passage we know that Washington is situated（位于）in ________ .A. the east of the U. S. A.B. the center of the U. S. A;C. the east, on the middle point from north to south, of the countryD. the east and half-way away from the north71. The White House impresses（给人印象）the people most for __________ .A. its white colorB. its sizeC. its historyD. it is the home and office of the president72. The writer introduces Washington in the order of_____. .A. general introduction, history, sights and cultureB. population, history and cultureC. general introduction, history, sights, buildings and cultureD. history and culture答案DCBCPassage 5（贵州省大山中学2010届高三10月月考）（E）When someone says, ―Well, I guess I'll have to go to face the music,‖ it doesn‘t mean he is planning to go to a concert. It i s something far less pleasant, like being called in your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this or that. Terrible music, indeed, but it has to be faced. At some time or another, every one of us has had to ―face the music‖, especially as children. We can remember father‘s angry voice: ―I want to talk to you!‖ And only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!The phrase ―face the music‖ is known to every American, old and young. It is at least one hundred years old. Where did the expression come from?The first explanation came from the American novelist James Fenimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings（舞台的两侧）to go on stage. After they got their clue（暗示）to go on , they often said, ―It‘s time to go to face the music. ‖ And that is exactly what they did face the orchestra（乐队）which was just below the stage.An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience（观众）that might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So ―face the music‖ came to mean: having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.73. The expression ―face the music‖ mean s ______.A. plan to go to a concertB. get one‘s clue to do somethingC. have to go through something far less pleasantD. disobey what one's father says74. The passage tells us that the expression was first used by _____.A. childrenB. novelistsC. actorsD. audience75. In the last paragraph the Chinese meaning of the word ―line‖ is _______.A. 老板B. 同事C. 角色D. 台词答案CCDPassage6（贵州省丰都中学2010届高三10月月考）BLondon —A morning‘s train rides away, across the Channel, English kids about Liverpool‘s soccer team in a Paris pub.Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London.In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival cities, London and Paris, in ―A Tale of Two Cities. ‖ These days, it might be A Tale of One City.Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitor‘s broken French and respond in polite English.As jobs grew lack at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union has freed them from immigration and customs.Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs close up. ―For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,‖ said Trevor Wheeler, a banker. Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. ―I am French, but I‘ll stay in London. ‖ She said. There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who mov ed to London two years ago. ―I think people laugh more in Paris,‖ she said.In fact, London and Paris, with their obvious new similarities, are past the old descriptions. As the European Union gradually loosened controls, Londoners flocked into Paris to shop, eat and buy property.―Both cities have changed out of recognition. ‖ said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner. Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably. ―I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s, and it is still a wonderful place,‖ Collins said. ―But if I had to choose, it would be London. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better. ‖But certainly not cheaper. In fancy parts of London, rents can be twice those on A venue Foch in Paris.Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don‘t have to choose. ―I love Paris, my little neighborhood, th e way I can walk around a center, but life is so structured,‖ she said. ―In London, you can be who you want. No one cares. ‖40. The best title for this passage is ____.A. Londoner and ParisiansB. Fancy London and Fashionable ParisC. The Similarity of Two citiesD. A modern Tale of Two Cities41. We can infer from the text ____.A. Paris and London have become perfect partnersB. London feels more full of lifeC. life in Paris is structuredD. Paris and London have become fierce competitors42. The und erlined word ―flocked‖ probably means ____.A. came in large numbersB. flew a long wayC. rushed hurriedlyD. drove long distance43. Living in Paris, you may find ____.A. life is better.B. things are cheaperC. more attractive peopleD. a job easily44. From the passage we can know ____.A. the two cities have developed very fastB. London is better than ParisC. Paris is a favorite place for all journalism studentsD. people in both London and Paris now lead a regular life答案40-44 DAABAPassage 7（贵州省回龙中学2010届高三10月月考）APeople in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother‘s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father‘s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and res pect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother‘s Day people wear carnations. A. red one stands for a living mother. A. white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services（宗教仪式）to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves. On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. They often have outdoor BBQs for Father‘s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memo ries.Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is ―the thought tha t coun ts‖. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.41. Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?A. Parents bring childrenB. Parents give love and care to childrenC. Parents educate children to be good persons.D. Parents pass away before children grow up42. What do you know from the passage?A. Mother‘s Day and Father‘s Day are both in May.B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the pastC. Not all the children respect their parentsD. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home43. Which do you think is right about ―carnation‖?A. It only has two kinds of color.B. It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother‘s Day or Father‘s Day.C. It‘s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.44. What do you think ―florists‖ do?A. They sell flowersB. They made bread or pastryC. They offer enough room for having family parties.D. They sell special clothes for Mother‘s Day and Father‘s Day.答案DBCAPassage 8（贵州省回龙中学2010届高三10月月考）EBefore Nicholas Clapp got there, he had half hoped that he might run into some of Ubar‘s ruins sticking（凸出）out of the sand. But finding the city wasn‘t that easy. During the summer, he and his 40 helpers dug at 35 different spots. The only things they found were ground spiders, giant ticks, and deadly snakes.Just before Thanksgiving says Clapp, ―We were within a whisker of total failure. ‖But then Clapp‘s team looked at the high-tech maps again and saw something surprising. Many of the caravan routes（沙漠商队路线）on the high-tech maps came together on the same spot marked ―Omani Marketplace‖ on Ptolomy‘s map. Two maps, made almost 2000 years apart, pointed the team toward the same area!In December 1991, Clapp arrived at the spot where, according to the maps, the caravans met. Clapp had a handheld instrument that could detect（探测）objects below the ground. It showed ruins under the sand! He and his team started digging. And then they found it! A. tower buried in the sand. They slowly unearthed a giant, eight-sided fortress（堡垒）. It had nine towers and many rooms. People had lived in this fortress 2000 years ago. Outside its walls, they had found buried remains of nearly 40 campsites. They seemed to be camping areas for traders（商人）.More digging found shards, or pieces of pottery（陶瓷）from ancient Rome, Greece, China, Egypt, and Syria. Diggers and scientists agree that people were here for about 5000 years. Clapp and his team were excited as they continued to discover more pieces of the past that seemed to prove that it was the lost city of Ubar.―We started with this hopeless myth（神秘）,‖ says Clapp, ―and then finally found the truth behind the myth. ‖ But is this unearthed site really the once-great Ubar? Experts aren‘t totally persuaded.Donald Whitcomb is an archeologist（考古学家）at the University of Chicago. He doubts that Clapp really discovered Ubar.―There‘s probably some truth to this myth,‖ he says. ―But Ubar is described as a place with walls all made of gold, and the rubies and emeralds（宝石）. ‖ No gold or preciou s stones have been found by Clapp.―I‘m not sure whether they discovered Ubar because I‘m not sure if Ubar really existed,‖ Whitcomb says.58. The following statements are true according to the reading EXCEPT_____.A. Clapp made this discovery with the help of caravan routes on the mapsB. Clapp made this discovery with the help of some high technologyC. Clapp was not sure that he had found UbarD. Donald Whitcomb was not sure if Clapp had found Ubar59. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined part?A. We were ready for any failureB. We were on the point of giving up hopesC. We would never stop digging though there was difficulty.D. We decided that we had failed to find Ubar.60. It can be inferred from the reading that Nicholas Clapp is _____A. a person of courageB. a person of determinationC. a very young personD. a person who is good for nothing答案CBBPassage 9（河北省邯郸市磁县2010届高三质量检测）ECompanies can increase the money with which they run their business in a number of ways. One way is borrowing money, and another way is buying things with the agreement that payment would be made later. There are also other processes for providing money for use by a company. Two of these processes are described here.One process the company may use is to issue bonds（债券）. Bonds are a special kind of promissory note. They are issued in different values, in the forms of money used in different countries, such as the pound in England or the euro in Europe. These bonds can easily be sold again to other people or to other companies. The company that issues the bonds promises to pay a particular amount of money as interest regularly for a certain period of time. This continues until when the company has to pay back the principal（本金）of the bond. Payments of principal and interest must be made on time whether the company has been earning money or not. If these payments are not made on time, it means that the company has not done what it agreed to do and can be sued（控告，起诉）.Another process companies may use is to issue other forms of promissory notes called stocks（股票）. Bonds and stocks areopposite methods of providing money for a company. The people who buy stocks provide money that is earned and take part in deciding how the company will conduct its business. They must also take part in the losses. The people who own stocks receive dividends only after the company has paid all of its debts to the people who own bonds. On the other hand, the persons who own bonds have no right, according to the law, to help decide how the company will handle its business, unless it is bankrupt or in danger of becoming so.57. Which of the following statement is not the way for companies to increase their capital?A. Borrowing money.B. Buying materials without paying.C. Issuing bondsD. Issuing stocks58. As to bonds, we know from the passage that ______.A. they are cheques like bank notesB. the company only pays back the principalC. they are issued in the forms of moneyD. if a co mpany is bankrupt, it needn‘t pay back the interest59. According to this passage, who have the legal control over the decisions of the business?A. StockholdersB. BondholdersC. The governmentD. The workers in the company60. It can be inferred from this passage that _______.A. to issue bonds is a better way than to issue stocksB. stockholders can sue the company when it is bankruptC. bondholders have the same rights as stockholdersD. investing in stocks has more risk than in bonds答案57---60 BCADPassage 10（河北省正定中学2010届高三摸底考试）CThinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about thinking is the key to critical（判断性的）thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes（过程）. Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education.The word "critical" here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when some one criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen—beyondthe pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desire to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker, If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning are processes of deep and careful consideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today's world, fast foods, instant coffee, and serf-developing film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure of intelligence, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein, Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying, "Please go slowly, I don't understand things quickly."49. Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically,__________.A. it will be hard for us to think naturally and fastB. we might be controlled by other people's ideasC. we will follow the ideas of others naturallyD. we might be fooled by other people's ideas50. If you are a critical thinker, you will________.A. think deeply about different ideasB. trust the reports in the newspapersC. take one view against another viewD. criticize other people for their mistakes51. In the last paragraph, "something new" suggests that________.A. the smarter you are, the faster you do thingsB. the faster you do things, the smarter you becomeC. speed can improve intelligenceD. intelligence is not decided by speed52. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Thinking and Critical ThinkingB. Understanding Critical ThinkingC. Thinking Natural and HumanD. Thinking Fast Means Intelligence答案49-52 BADBPassage 11（湖南省湘潭市外国语学校2010届高三第二次月考）（D）Machines in the home have a short history. Sewing machines, washing machines and tumble dries are common enough today, but a hundred years ago few people could even imagine such things. However, inventors have designed and built a wide range of household machines since then. In most cases the inventor tried to patent（申请专利）his machine, to stop anyone copying it. Then he tried to produce a lot of them. If the machine became popular, the inventor could make a lot of money.In 1790 the first sewing machine was patented. The inventor was an Englishman called Thomas Saint. There was nothi ng to match his machine for forty years, and then someone built a similar device. He was a Frenchman, Bartelemy Thimonier. Neither of these early machines worked very well, however. It wasn‘t until 1846 that an inventor came up with a really effici ent sewing machine. He was an American, Elias Howe and his machine was good enough to beat five skilled sewing women. He didn‘t make much money from it, however. The first commercially successful sewing machine was patented by Isaac Singer five years later.Today, we take washing machines for granted, but there was none before 1869. The revolving drum（旋转桶）of that first machine set a pattern for the future, but it was crude by today‘s standards. The drum was turned by hand, and needed a lot of effort. Eight years passed before someone produced an electric washing machine. The world had to wait even longer for a machine to dry clothes. The first spin-drier was another American invention, patented in 1924; but it was 20 years before such machines were widely used.It was yet another American, called Bissell, who introduced the carpet sweeper. He patented the original machine back in 1876. It didn‘t pick up dirt very well, but it was quicker than a dustpan and brush. Thirty-six years later, even the carpet sweeper was old-fashioned: modern homes now have a vacuum cleaner with an electric motor to suck the dust.66. Inventors patent the inventions so as to __________ .A. produce more machinesB. avoid being copied by othersC. make the inventions more popularD. make more money67. Whose sewing machine could do far more than the work that was done by five skilled sewing women?A. Thomas Saint‘s.B. Bartelemy Thimonier‘s.C. Elias Howe‘s.D. Isaac Singer‘s.68. According to the article, modern inventors __________.A. followed the pattern of the first revolving drum but improve it muchB. only imitated the first washing machineC. powered the first ever-made washing machine by electricityD. had to wait for the first spin-drier for a long time69. The underlined word ―crude‖ in the sentence ―but it was crude by today‘s standards.‖ probably means __________.A. uselessB. ugly-lookingC. roughD. not skillfully made70. The article mainly tells us about __________.A. the great inventors in the worldB. the important inventions in the worldC. the short history of household machinesD. the importance of the machines used in the home答案66~70 BDADCPassage 12（江苏省南京市金陵中学2010届高三10月月考）AThe people who built Stonehenge in southern England thousands of years ago had wild parties, eating barbecued pigs and breaking pottery. This is according to recent work by archaeologists - history experts who investigate how human beings lived in the past.Archaeologists digging near Stonehenge last year discoveredthe remains of a large prehistoric village where they think the buildersof the mysterious stone circle used to live. The village is about4,600 years old, the same age as Stonehenge and as old as thepyramids in Egypt. It is less than two miles from the famousancient landmark and lies inside a massive man-made circular dirt wall, or "henge", known as the Durrington Walls.Remains found at the site included jewellry, stone arrowheads, tools made of deer antlers, wooden spears and huge amounts of animal bones and broken pottery'. "These finds suggest Stone Age people went to the village at special times of the year to feast and party", says Mike Parker-Pearson from Sheffield University in England.He said many of the pig bones they found had been thrown away half-eaten. He also said the partygoers appeared to have shot some of the farm pigs with arrows, possibly as a kind of sport before barbecuing them.An ancient road which led from the village to the River A von was also found. Here, the experts think, people came 'after their parties to throw dead relatives in the water so the bodies would be washed downstream to Stonehenge.Parker-Pearson believes Stonehenge was like a cemetery where ancient Britons buried the dead and remembered their ancestors. "The theory is that Stonehenge is a kind of spirit home to the ancestors."The recent discovery of the village within the Durrington Walls shows that Stonehenge didn't stand alone but was part of a much bigger religious site, according to Parker-Pearson.People still come to worship and celebrate at Stonehenge today. They meet there when the sun sets on the shortest day of winter and when it rises on the longest day of summer. But the days of' barbecuing whole pigs there and throwing family。