2010年高考英语试题分类汇编——阅读理解(七)

2010年高考英语试题分类汇编——阅读理解（七）
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A
46. What can we learn from the answer to the first question?
A. Some equipment is able to read human minds.
B. Some progress has been made in mind reading.
C. Test subjects have been used to make decisions.
D. Computer programs can copy brain processes.
47. People laugh when tickled by others because the feeling is _______.
A. unexpected
B. expected
C. comfortable
D. uncomfortable
48. Who has got a little child according to the text?
A. Ms. Leon
B. Mr. Lewis
C. Mr. Moeller
D. Dr. Jeffers
49. According to the text, Jeffers is probably _______.
A. a computer programmer
B. a test subject
C. a human brain expert
D. a medical doctor
【文章导读】本文是一篇报刊新闻，大意是说明本月内心理专家Jeffers博士将做客本报心理咨询栏目，回答读者提出的各种问题。

46. B. 【解析】推理判断题。

根据第一个问题的应答的最后一句可以推断出本题选B。

47. A. 【解析】推理判断题。

由问题二的应答句中but it causes a mild panic reaction when there is an unexpected feeling. 可知本题选A。

48. B. 【解析】推理判断题，根据问题二可知本题选B。

49. C. 【解析】推理判断题。

根据本报道的栏目一可知本题选C。

B
Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World
(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Scaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dive in after him.
“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast. ”
Duret, an engineer on vacation ,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water . He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant ,he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said . Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later
for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from cookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism he was leaving the next morning .
“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same ting. ”
50. Why was Duret in New York?
A. To meet his girlfriend
B. To work as an engineer
C. To spend his holiday
D. To visit the Andersons.
51. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
A. He was interviewed by a newspaper
B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes
C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance
D. He disappeared from the spot quickly
52. Who divide after Duret into the river to save the little girl?
A. David Anderson
B. A passer-by
C. His girlfriend
D. a taxi driver.
53. When was duet most probably found to be the very hero?
A. The day when he was leaving for home.
B. A couple of days after the girl was rescued
C. The first day when he was in New York
D. The same day when he was interviewed.
【文章导读】本文是一篇新闻报道，大意是说明一位法国游客从冰冷的河水里救了一位落水儿童，他的这一勇敢行动感动整个纽约市。

50. C. 【解析】推理判断题。

根据第五自然段的首句可知本题选C。

51. D. 【解析】细节理解题。

根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选D。

52. A. 【解析】细节理解题。

由第三自然段的首句可知本题选A。

53. B. 【解析】推理判断题。

根据文章倒数第二自然段可以推断出本题选B。

C
The 1900 house
The bowler family was one of more than 400 families who applied to 1900 house, a reality TV shout which
took a typical family back a hundred years to se how people lived in the days before the internet, computer games and even electricity.
The bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone, computers, TV, or fast food. The bowlers wore clothes from 1900, are only food available in English at that time, and cooked their meals on a single stove. Paul bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform. The children changed their clothes on the w ay to and from school and their classmates didn’t know about then unusual home life. Joyce stayed at home, cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time, though everything took three times as long.
So does Joyce think that people’s lives were better in the old days?
“I think people in the old days had just ad many troubles and worries,” Joyce said.
And I don’t think their life was better or worse, there were lots of things back then that
I’m happy I don’t have to deal with nowadays, but on the other hand life was simpler. ” “We had a lot more time with our family, and it was hard being nice to each other all the time,” eleven-year-old Hilary said.
So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?
Paul, 39:” telephone and a hot shower”
Joyce, 44:” a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on”
Hilary, 11:” rock CD”
Joseph, 9:” hamburger and computer games”
54. While the Bowler family was living in 1900 house, _____.
A the mother spent more time on housework
B the two children wore the then clothes for school
C they prepared their meals together on a stove
D they ate simple foods they had never seen
55. According to Paragraph 4, what’s Joyce’s opinion abo ut life in 1900?
A There were fewer problems for the family
B Life was simpler but worse than it is now
C There were things she liked and disliked
D The family had more time to stay together
56. What would Hilary expect most from modern life in the three months?
A To play computer games B. To make phone calls
C To listen to music D. To chat on the Internet
【文章导读】在英国，Bowler一家有幸成为400户体验20世纪初期人们日常生活的家庭之一，在这项体验活动中Bowler住进那个时期的房子，没有电话，电脑，电视，快餐身穿那个时代的服饰，通过这为期三个月的体验活动，他们一家人对于现在的生活有了更深的理解。

54. A. 【解析】推理判断题。

根据第二自然段的最后一句可知本题选A。

55. C. 【解析】推理判断题。

在本自然段中Joyce谈到了她对当时生活的感受，有褒有贬，由此可知本题选C。

56. C. 【解析】推理判断题。

根据Hilary，11：rock CD一句可以推断出她想听音乐，故本题选C。

D
Stop Spam
When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual(个人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?
This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer.
For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.
57. What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. messages
B. ideas
C. connections
D. programs
58. According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?
A. Companies rely on e-mail for communications.
B. More people in the world communicate by e-mail.
C. Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.
D. More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.
59. According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?
A. The business
B. The advertiser
C. The employee
D. The consumer
60. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To inform
B. To educate
C. To persuade
D. To instruct
【文章导读】随着网络信息技术的发展，越来越多的人们实用网络邮箱来传递信息，但现在垃圾邮件的泛滥已经成为网络用户们深恶痛绝的事情，人们呼吁立法来阻止垃圾邮件的泛滥。

57. A. 【解析】词义猜测题。

根据本文中的e-mail一词以及endless series of advertisements可以推断出correspondence在此处意思是：信件，垃圾邮件，由此可知本题选A。

58. D. 【解析】推理判断题。

由第二自然段中的As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. 一句可知本题选D。

59. D. 【解析】推理判断题。

根据本段的最后一句可知本题选D。

60. C. 【解析】推理判断题。

通读全文可知本文作者摆出了垃圾邮件的危害，其目的是说服立法人员尽快出台法律阻止垃圾邮件的蔓延，故本题选C。

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。

选项中有一项为多余项。

Gift Giving
61. C
There are many occasions（场合）for giving gifts in modern industrialized societies; birthdays, naming ceremonies, weddings, anniversaries, New Year, It is common to give gifts on many of these celebrations in western cultures. In addition, special events, such as one’s first day of school or graduation from university, often require gift fiving.
62. F
What is happening when we give gifts? Most important, we are exchanging gifts. If someone gives me a gift for my birthday, I know that I am usually expected to give one on his or her next birthday. A gift builds up or confirms a social obligation（义务）.
63. D
Gifts tighten personal relationships and provide a means of communication between loved ones. People say that a gift lets the recipient（接受者）know we are thinking of them, and that we want to make the person “feel special. ” We want people to feel wanted, to feel part of our social or family group. We give presents to say “I’m sorry. ” Sometimes it is difficult for us to find a present that someone will like. Sometimes we give things that we like or would frrl comfortable with. In all these cases, the gifts are sending out messages－often very expressive ones.
64. B
People tend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way. A woman whose mother had died years ago described the many gifts around her house. These were gifts that her mother had given her over the years: “I appreciate these, and they mean something to me,” the woman said, “because I remember the occasions they were given on, and that they were from my mother, and the relationship we’ve had. ” The gifts remain and keep the relationship alive in mind. This woman felt the same way about the gifts she gave to others. She hoped that the recipients would look at here gifts in years to come and
65. A
Emotions(情感)like these suggest that a positive spirit still lies behind gift giving. They prove that the anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was wrong to say that modern western gift giving is highly wasteful. Studies in Canada and elsewhere have also shown that this is not the case. Each gift is unique even if so many are given. The emotional benefit for those who exchange gifts is the very reason for the tradition to continue.
61. C. 【解析】根据本段首句中的occasions和最后一句中的special events可知本段大意选C。

62. F. 【解析】由本段的最后一句可知推断出本段大意选F。

63. D. 【解析】根据本自然段的主题句——最后一句可知本题选D。

64. B. 【解析】根据本段首句可以推断出本段大意是说明礼物可以给予人们美好的会议，故选B。

65. A. 【解析】有本段末句可以推断出本题大意选A。

书面表达
【写作指导】本题要求是应用文写作，材料比较详细，信息量大，这对于考生发挥很有好处，考生需要在写作之前认真审题，弄清材料的具体要求，命题的意图和写作的目的，认真组织语言，并注意行文的逻辑性，连贯性和书写的整齐，以及卷面的整洁度。

（10全国Ⅱ）
第一节阅读下列短文，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。

【总体评析】纵观五篇阅读，可以说是这套试卷比较容易的部分，相信多数考生这部分会有一份得心应手的轻松心情。

与往年比较而言，总体难度低于去年。

失分率会小，学生做得相对轻松。

词汇量不大，语篇不长。

A篇回忆宠物狗；B篇度假也可谋生；C篇北京滑雪热潮；D篇世界上最凉爽的宾馆信息查找题；E 篇文字的起源和运用。

A
When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. Ore of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us . People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog.
There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair.
she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because
they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.
41. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?
A. Look at them sadly.
B. Keep them company.
C. Play games with them.
D. Touch them gently.
42. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.
A. world eat anything when hungry
B. felt sorry for her mistake
C. loved playing hide-and-seek
D. disliked the author’s dad
43. Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?
A. She was treated as a member of the family.
B. She played games with anyone she liked.
C. She was loved by everybody she met.
D. She went everywhere with the family.
44. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.
A. smiled
B. barked
C. rushed to them
D. tried to be funny
45. Which of the following best describes Brownie?
A. Shy
B. Polite
C. Brave
D. Caring
解析：这是一篇大家比较熟悉的一个话题：“宠物”。

这篇文章文字简单，情节具有生活化的特点。

就总体而言，考生能理解和掌握它的大意：说明了宠物惹人喜欢、可爱。

从选材和文字特点方面可以看出，这篇文章通俗易懂，不“偏”不“怪”。

如果感觉完形难度偏大的学生在做这道试题时，会相对轻松。

41. 答案：B
考点：分析：理解文章具体信息；
解析：从第一段“she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them”暗示出它的表现方式，选择B,keep them company（陪伴他们）
42. 答案：B
考点：分析；理解文中的具体信息
解析：从第二段结尾句“she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes”可以推断出它为做错的事感到悲伤
43. 答案：C
考点：分析：考查学生的判断和推理能力。

解析：通过全文的理解，和倒数第二段的提示“There were many times when…. ”总有很多时候，可以推断出它为人们所喜爱
44. 答案：A
考点：分析：理解文中具体信息，情节推断
解析：文中“Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. ”是解释，有趣的是：“露出牙齿”吓到了大家，其实它是在“笑”
45. 答案：D
考点：分析：考查学生的概括和判断能力。

解析：上下文的描写突出love each and everyone，第三段中She was just the most lovable dog都做出了暗示。

B
When you’re lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses(压力) of the world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish something!
Here lies the problem for travel writer and tood critic(评论家),Edie Jarolim “I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things,” Jarolim said. Now you can read her travel advice everywhere in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her there books, The Complate Idiot’s Travel Guide to Mexican Beach Resarts.
……writing began some eight years ago. After getting a PhD in English in Canada, she took a Test Frommer’s travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After working at Frommer’s, Jarolim workedfor a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodor’s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U. S. that she moved there.
Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road. The rest of the time is spent completing
her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arigona.
As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information. Sure, it’s great to write about a tourist attraction, but you’d better get the local(当地的)museum hours correct or you could really ruin someone’s vacation.
46. Which country does Jarolim live in now?
A．Mexico B．The U. S. C．The U. K. D．Canada
47. What is most difficrlt for Jarolim?
A．Working in different places to collect information
B．Checking all the facts to be written in the guides
C．Finishing her work as soon as possible
D．Passing a test to write travel guides
48. What do we know about Jarllim from the text?
A．She is successful in her job
B．She finds her life full of stresses
C．She spends half of her time traveling
D．She is especially interested in museums
49. What would be the best title for the text?
A．Adventures in Travel Writing
B．Working as a Food Critic
C．Travel Guides on the Market
D．Vacationing for a Living
B篇阅读理解的文字风格略显诙谐，Hi, stop! 但有实际的描述了一个很普遍的谋生问题：谋生在Jarolim身上既是度假休闲，又是写作和评论的源泉。

这是一篇展示生活的文章。

从文字设计上看，影响考生理解完整意思的因素可能是专有名词和对话的插入，但是如果避开障碍，处理好这些内容，整篇文章文字比较通顺流畅。

难度并不大。

但是在47、48题的理解上，部分考生会出现问题。

46. 答案：B
考点：：考查细节
解析：文章第三段提示“then Fodor’s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U. S. that she moved there. ”
47. 答案：B
考点：：理解文中具体信息
解析：文章最后一段第一句“As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information. ”提示
48. 答案：A
考点：：作出简单判断和推理
解析：根据全文的介绍，说明这是一种成功的生活方式
49. 答案：D
考点：：考主旨大意
解析：提示在文章第一段结尾句“Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish something!”和第二段第二句“but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things,”说明了没有想到“度假也可以谋生”的欣喜之情。

C
Thousands of people living in the Chinese eapital will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year by heading for the ski resorts(滑雪场). Never mind that Beijing’s dry weather seldom produces now. It is cold enough in winter for snow-making machines to make a covering for the hills north to the capital. And the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class has formed the basis for this New craze(热潮).
Since Beijing’s first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed an astonishing increase. There are now more than a dozen resorts. Clothes markets in the city have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections. Mr. Wei, a manager of a newly-opened ski resort in Beijing, sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe. In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China. But many are in faraway areas of the country and can’t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe.
Beijing’s sking craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private(私有的)cars. This has led to the growth of a leisure industry in the capital’s suburbs(郊区). which until the late-1990s were unreachable to
ordinary people. According to Mr. Wei,About 40％of the visitors to his resort some in their own cars. The rest are bused in by schools, businesses or government offices.
The problem is making money. Starting ski resorturequires quite a lot of money:hiring land from the local government,preparing the hills,buying snow machines,making sure there are enough water and electricity to run them,and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers. The ski resort where Mr. Wei works cost nearly $4m to set up. And,as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea,many others rush in and price wars break out. Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world,though with most people rather new to the sport, expecting a few more doing the same job.
50. What does this text mainly talk about?
A．Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars
B．Skiing as a new way of enjoying one’s spare time
C．Things to be considered when starting a ski resort
D．A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing
51. Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Burope?
A．To visit more ski areas
B．To ski on natrual snow
C．For a large collection of ski suits
D．For better services and equipment
52. The underlined words”leisure industry”in Paragraph 3 refer to
A．transport to ski resorts
B．production of familycars
C．business of providing spare time enjoyments
D．part-time work for people living in the suburbs
53. What is the main problem in running a ski resort?
A．Difficulty in hiring land
B．Lack of business experience
C．……ski resorts.
D．Shortage of water and electricity
C篇阅读理解属于一篇社会新闻的报道。

报道北京首都的庆祝新年的活动-----滑雪。

介绍了滑雪胜地的一些情况。

这篇文章看似新闻报道，但是与百姓生活息息相关，文字简单，偶尔有构词法，语篇略长。

但是不妨碍绝大多数考生对整篇文章的完全清楚地理解。

尤其是试题选项均可以在原文中找到直接句子即该题答案。

52、53小题，容易理解出错。

50. 答案：B
考点：：考查主旨大意
解析：注意选项的四个提示性的中心词A. Convenience B. Skiing C. Things to be considered D. A suddent increase of 确定文章核心主旨是关于skiing故选择B
51 答案：C
考点：：通过细节信息，理解意图和态度
解析：文中提到“But many are in faraway areas of the country and can’t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe. ”其中match正是对比之意。

说明在设备和服务反面，远远无法与欧洲的滑雪胜地相媲美
52. 答案：C
考点：：词义推测
解析：承接上文“the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class…”;下文“the sport has enjoyed an astonishing increase”可知。

第50题的选项B “…a new way of enjoying one’s spare time”中也暗示了这是一个提供娱乐的行业
53 答案：C
考点：：根据细节信息，做出简单判断和推理。

解析：文中“And,as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea,many others rush in and price wars break out”作了提示。

中国的跟风现象，导致价格大战
D
Coolest Hotels in the World
Ariau Amazon Towers
The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan suit which is large enough for a big family. You’ll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.
Prices, starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to$3000 for the Tarzan Suite.
For more information, visit the website:http://www. ariautowers. com
The Ice Hotel
Every winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built. Each year,world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. You’ll have your choice between hot or cold romms,but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.
Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one.
For more information, visit the website:http://www. icehotel. com
Propeller Island
Propeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German tist. Each room provides you with the promibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furmiture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. You’ll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.
Prices:starting at just $91 a night,and an additional person for only 20 extra dollars.
For more information , visit the website:http://www. propeller island. com
For information about other cool hotels in the world ,visit the website:
http://www. bahamabeachclub. com
54. What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?
A．You can sleep in the houses B．You can choose any of the towers
C．It is designed for big families D．Every room has a walkway
55. For two persons spending a night in one of these hotels,they have to pay at least
A．$111 B．$182 C．$600 D．$636
56. Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there exists a hotel the sea?
A．http://www. icehotel. com B．http://www. ariautowers. com
C．http://www . propeller-island. com D．http://www. bahamabeachclub. com
57. Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?
A．Propeller Island City Lodge B．Ariau Amazon Towers
C．The Ice Hotel D．Bahama Beach Club
D篇阅读理解是一篇旅游手册特点的文章，侧重考查信息查找。

描写了Coolest Hotels in the World，介绍了各自的特点、价格和信息咨询方式，更加突出了该篇的旅游手册的特点。

该篇文章文字也比较容易，试题设计迷惑度不大。

直接可以查找到答案。

54. 答案：A
考点：：理解文中具体信息
解析：从“The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. ”可以得出答案
55. 答案：A
考点：：理解文中具体信息
解析：价钱最少的是“starting at just $91 a night,and an additional person for only 20 extra dollars. ”作出了提示56. 答案：D
考点：：理解文中具体信息
解析：文章最后一节有提示
57. 答案：C
考点：：理解文中具体信息
解析：在“The Ice Hotel”中“Each year,world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice…”的提示
E
How words came into being is unknown. All we assume is that some early men invented cortain sounds,in one way or another,to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things,so that they could talk with each other. Later they agreed upon certain signs,called letters,which could be put together to show those sounds,and which
could be written down. Those sounds,whether spoken or written in letters,are called words.
The power of words,then,lies in their associations-the things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience;and the longer we live,the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past;and the more we read and learn,the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings. This clever use of words is what we call literary style. Above all,the real poet is a master of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music,and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use then correctly,or they will make our speech silly and common.
58. We learn from the text that language might have begun with( )
A．expressions B．actions C．signs D．sounds
59. What is mainly discussed in Faragraph 2?
A．The ……of new words B．The importance of old words
C．The relation of human experience with words
D．The gradual change and development of words
60. In the last paragraph,what does the anthor suggest that we should do?
A．Use words skilfully B．Make musical speeches
C．Learn poems by heart D．Associate with listeners
E篇阅读理解是一篇说明文，阐述文字的起源和运用。

给我们呈现了文字从起源到现在对我们生活、思想和智慧发展的影响。

建议巧妙运动和注意遣词，促进文字的发展。

58. 答案：D
考点：：作出简单判断和推理
解析：文中第一段的第二句“All we assume is that some early men invented cortain sounds,in one way or another…”作出了提示。

说明sounds很可能是最初的语言雏形
59. 答案：C
考点：：段落主旨概括
解析：第二段首句“The power of words,then,lies in their associations-the things they bring up to our
minds. ”T he relation等同于文中的associations
60. 答案：A
考点：：理解作者的意图和态度，理解主旨要义“We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use then correctly,or they will make our speech silly and common. 作者所举例证及用词的感情色彩可知，作者鼓励我们用词的技巧，如同文学作品，诗文等一样，要注重遣词。

第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

W：Hi ,John
M: Hi,Lucy
W: Yes,I’m required to tell a story in English before the lesson begins.
M: Oh,I see
W: You’re right. I need to practice on the stage before they all come
M:
W: Yes,here,in my pocket……Oops,where is it?
M: Don’t worry
W: No,not in the bag,either. I’m afraid . I left it at home.
M:
W: Aha!It’s just the key to the classroom!Thank you so much.
A．Glad to see you
B．What’s the story about?
C．What’s that around your neck?
D．Maybe you put it in your schoolbag
E．Do you have the key to the classroom
F．You’re goying to school rather early today
G．So you want to get to the classroom earlier to make some preparation?
【解析】该题难易度小，与往年持平，难度不大。

61．F．由下句又before lesson begins，故知对方“早走”rather early更合理。

62．G．承接上句的回答，make some preparation。

63．E．根据最后可知the key to the classroom，in my… where is it？及yes回答。

影视对方就钥匙提出的问题。

64．D．由下句对No, not in the bag, either. 作了进一步的解释可知是暗示是否在书包schoolbag里。

65．C．后文Aha！It’s just the key to the classroom!表达了找到钥匙的欣喜之情可知脖子上挂的就是班级的钥匙。