高考英語閱讀及答案

　　近幾年的高考英語試卷保持了"穩(wěn)中有變，變中求新，立足語篇"的基本命題思路。在閱讀理解方面主要考查考生理解主旨要義、理解代中具體信息、根據(jù)上下代推斷詞義、根據(jù)短代判斷和推理、理解代章的基本結構以及理解作者的意圖與態(tài)度等方面的能力。

　　第一篇：

　　Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didn’t hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before. A really fearless soldier—and some do exist—is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which man and animals might soon die out.

　　In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead, to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

　　In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well.

　　In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing into your house, and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no airplanes. In this case, fear has given you its warning, you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of the particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.

　　1.Children would play with fire until their hands are burnt away if _________.

　　A.they were not well educated at school B. they had never played with fire before

　　C.they had no sense of pain

　　D.they were fearful of pain

　　2.People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because ______.

　　A.they have gained experience

　　B.they are warned of the danger and take quick action

　　C.they jump out of the way in time

　　D.they are calm in face of danger

　　3.What is implied but not stated in the passage?

　　A.Too much fear is harmful

　　B.Fear is always something helpful

　　C.Fear is something that can be avoided

　　D.Fear ought to be used as our guide in our life

　　4.The best title for this passage should be __________.

　　A.No Pains, No Gains

　　B.Pain and Actions

　　C.The Value of Fear

　　D.The Reason Why People Fear

　　第二篇：

　　Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband's income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her first garden, Ms. Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family's old farm house has become a chicken house, its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms. Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said, “The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds, too; so it's a win??win situation all around.”

　　They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy (經(jīng)濟), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Others have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.

　　George C. Ball Jr., owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40% over last year, double the average growth of the last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is the striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables. Food prices have increased because of higher oil prices. People are now driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there is more time to garden.

　　1.What does the word “residents” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?

　　A.chickens

　　B.tomatoes

　　C.gardens

　　D.people

　　2.Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?

　　A.More Americans are doing it for fun.

　　B.The price of oil is lower than before.

　　C.There's a growing need for fruits.

　　D.The cost of living is on the rise.

　　3.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

　　A.Family Food Planning

　　B.Banking on Gardening

　　C.A Belt??tightening Move

　　D.Gardening as a Hobby

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　　第一篇：1—4 CBAC

　　第二篇：

　　1.A　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前半句可知，這家的農(nóng)舍變成了雞舍，所以下個月要住進來的應該是“雞”。

　　2.D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句中的“The cost of everything is going up”和第二段第一句中的“higher living costs and a falling economy”以及最后一段第三句中的“the striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk，together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables”可以看出，種植蔬菜流行的原因是生活費用的提高。

　　3.B　主旨大意題�？v觀全文可知，很多人種植蔬菜不僅是出于愛好，更重要的是為了節(jié)省生活費用，所以應選B項，bank作為動詞是“存款”的意思。

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