高考阅读理解真题_10年全国卷

1996年全国卷 A We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.” “Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?” Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of the sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book. After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.” Outside, Mum told me: “Dagmar is fine. No fever.” “You saw her, Mum?” “Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush. 1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ____. A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse C. to see a patient D. to surprise the story-teller 2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ____. A. nurse               B. visitor               C. patient              D. cleaner 3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? A. It is a children’s hospital                     B. It has strict rules about visiting hours C. The conditions there aren’t very good.  D. the nurses and doctors there don’t work hard 4. From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely ____. A. the story-teller’s sister B. Mum’s friend C. the story-teller’s classmate D. Dad’s boss 5. Which of the following words best describes Mum? A. strange      B. warm-hearted           C. clever               D. hard-working B When you want to see if a library has the book you want, you can use the catalogue (目录)in the library. Most catalogues of books in a library take the form of small cards kept in boxes. One way of arranging(排列)the cards is in ABC order by the family names of the writers. Catalogue cards usually give the following important information: (1) the name of the writer, (2) the shelf-mark (架号), that is, the Dewey number which helps people to find where the books are, (3) the title of the book, (4) the year of publication and the publisher, and (5) the number of pages in the book.   6. If you know the title of a book and want to find out if it is in the catalogue, what else do you need to know? A. The shelf-mark                                           B. The name of the writer C. The Dewey number                              D. The year of publication 7. Which of the following is the kind of catalogue card described in the text? 428,65  Brooks, J, and Grundy, P.        Writing for Study Purposes        Cambridge University Press         (1954)       78pp   783.25  The best book           for writing practice         Practical Writing          (1965)    213pp                   A                                                               B 315,08        Reading Skills        Beijing University Press      (1990)        160pp   921.87         Smith, J Practical Reading The People’s Publishing House  (1989)                    C                                                                D   C Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership (伙伴关系) which does good to both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites(寄生虫)on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together. Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other. This is so in the corals(珊瑚)of the sea. In their skins they have tiny plants which act as “dustman”, taking some of the waste products from the coral and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die.   8. Some birds like to sit on a sheep because ____. A. they can eat its parasites             B. they depend on the sheep for existence C. they enjoy traveling with the sheep    D. they find the position most comfortable 9. The underlined word “they” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ____. A. birds and parasites                     B. birds and sheep C. parasites and sheep                    D. sheep, birds and parasites 10. It can be learnt from the text that the coral depends on the plant for ____. A. comfort        B. light             C. food             D. oxygen 11. What does the second paragraph mainly discuss? A. Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence. B. Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily. C. Some plants depend on each other for food. D. Some animals live better together.   D In 19th century England people liked to go to the seaside. In those days, ladies wore long bathing dresses, and men wore bathing suits. Women did not walk about on the beach(沙滩)in their bathing dresses. They hired a bathing machine. A bathing machine was used for changing in, and for taking the bather down to the sea. It cost 2 pence(便士)to hire a machine and an attendant(侍者). When she had paid, the bather climbed up the back steps and got into the bathing machine. Then she changed into her bathing dress. When she had changed, the machine was pulled down to the sea. The bathing machine stopped in the water and the bather went down the front steps into the water. If she did not want to get into the sea, the attendant pulled her in.   12. A 19th century English lady bathing in the sea would wear something like: 13. Who used the bathing machine? A. Women bathers      B. Both men and women bathers C. Bathers who couldn’t swim   D. Bathers who couldn’t walk 14. A bathing machine was mainly used for ____. A. giving the bather a pleasure ride on the beach B. giving the bather some exercise before getting into the water C. protecting the bather from catching cold from the sea wind D. protecting the bather from being seen in a bathing dress out of water 15. In the 19th century people who used the bathing machine usually did the following things. Which is the right order for doing them? a. Changing into bathing clothes b. Getting out of the bathing machine c. Paying 2 pence d. Getting into the bathing machine e. Being taken down the beach f. Getting into the water A. e, d, a, b, f, c B. c, d, a, e, b, f C. c, d, e, a, b, f D. d, a, e, b, f, c   E EVENTS (赛事) Bicycle tour(旅行) and race A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian’ anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(竞争性的)part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli. The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing. Cost: 200 yuan Telephone: 4675027 Brazilian footballers The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August, 26. The Club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes. Ticket prices: 60, 100, 150 yuan Time / Date: 4:30pm, August 26 (Sat.) Telephone: 5012372 Rock climbing      The Third National rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26—27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators (观众). Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou. Time / Dates: 9:12am, August 26 and 27 Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua   16. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ____. A. visiting teams                                B. famous players C. things to do for the weekend          D. prices to pay for the sports events 17. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for ____. A. 35 kilometers    B. 55 kilometers    C. 75 kilometers    D. 110 kilometers 18. The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means _____. A. race          B. practice            C. part of the training           D. part of the tour 19. What is special about the rock climbing competition? A. A foreign team takes part in it. B. You can watch it without paying. C. You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part. D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free. 20. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call? A. 4675027           B. 7143177           C. 5012372           D. 7144850 1997年全国卷 A JINTAN, JIANGSU: The 20 students — 18 boys and 2 girls — had a thousand reasons to be proud of themselves. They had just climbed their way to the top rung(阶梯)out of 4 million students taking part in the Fifth National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest(竞赛)on Tuesday evening. The 20 gold medal winners are all primary and middle school students under the age of 14. “Many of the problems are of college level and these pupils can figure them out. It is just unbelievable!” said a teacher from Guangdong province. Named after China’s most famous mathematician, Hua Luogeng, the contest started in 1986, one year after his death. In less than 10 years, it has been recognized by the State Education Commission(国家教委)as the country’s biggest and best contest of its kind.   1. This news story is mainly about ____. A. when the contest started                B. how the contest got its name C. the 20 pupils who have won gold medals in the contest D. the 5th National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest 2. This news story most probably appeared in a newspaper in ____. A. 1986            B. 1987            C. 1995            D. 1997 3. It can be inferred from the text that the teacher from Guangdong province ____. A. felt proud of the gold medal winners B. wondered if the students were honest C. thought that the problems were too difficult for the students D. believed that the twenty winners could go to study at university 4. The underlined phrase “figure out” in the text means ____. A. work out B. add up C. guess                      D. study B In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts. He always had an interest in word games and so, to kill his time, he planned a game which he called “Lexico”. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and , in time, changed its name from “Lexico” to “Alph” and then to “Criss Cross”. He wanted to make some money from his new game but he didn’t have any real commercial(商业的)success. In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Brunot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name—“Scrabble”. At first, it didn’t sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2, 250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8, 500 sets a year. Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy’s department store in New York, Jack Strauss, happened to play ‘Scrabble’ while he was on holiday. He thought it was a wonderful game and, when he went back to work after his holiday, he insisted that Macy’s should stock (储备) the game and make an effort(努力)to call the public’s attention to it. As a result, “Scrabble” became a big success in the United States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.   5. The text is mainly about ____. A. “Lexico”           B. three men         C. a word game            D. Alfred Butts 6. Alfred Butts invented the game “Lexico” ____. A. to make himself famous B. to make spelling simpler C. when he was out of work and looking for a job D. when he was playing word games to pass the time 7. Who made “Scrabble” popular? A. Alfred Butts.                                               B. Jack Strauss. C. Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot.                         D. Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot 8. When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market? A. In 1939     B. In 1948     C. Before 1939      D. Between 1939 and 1948.               C Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. ‘Most people don’t seem to mind Allan,’ says Birgitta, who thinks he is wonderful. ‘He’s my fourth child,’ she says. She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog. Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides(提供)a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money. People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren’t surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance (保险) for their dogs. In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.   9. Birgitta pays taxes for Allan because ____. A. he is her dog B. he is her child  C. he follows her everywhere D. he often falls ill. 10. The money paid as dog taxes is used to ____. A. keep a high level of care for the people B. pay for damage done by dogs C. provide medical care for dogs D. buy insurance for dog owners 11. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car? A. The owner of the car. B. The owner of the dog. C. The insurance company(公司). D. The government. 12. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden ____. A. dogs are welcome in public places B. keeping dogs means asking for trouble C. many car accidents are caused by dogs D. people care much about dogs   D Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially our spoken English. Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.   Global English Centre * General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing * 3-month (700 yuan ), 6-month ( 1,200 yuan ) and one-year (2,000 yuan ) courses. * Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon.—Fri. * Experienced college English teachers. * Close to city centre and bus stops.      Tel: 67605272           Add: 105 Zhongshan Road 100082   Modern Language School * Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills. * Small classes (12 — 16 students) on Sat.& Sun. from 2:00 — 5:00 pm. * Native English teachers from Canada and USA. * Language lab and computers supplied. * 3-month course:1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056                   Tel: 67353019   The 21st Century English Training Centre * We specialize in effective(卓有成效的)teaching at all levels. * We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan. * We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays. * Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1 * Only 15-minute walk from city centre. Call 67801642 for more information The International House of English * Three / Six-month English courses for students of all levels at very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week; convenient(方便的)class hours: 9:00 — 12:00 am and 2:00 — 5:00 pm. * A four-month evening program for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes). * Well-trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second /foreign language. * Free sightseeing and social activities(活动) * Very close to the Central Park. For further information call 67432308   13. You work from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm every day. Which schools will you choose? A. Global English Centre and Modern Language School B. Global English Centre and the International House C. Modern Language School and the 21st Century D. The 21st Century and the International House 14. The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in that ____. A. its teaching quality is better             B. it is nearest to the city centre. C. its courses are more advanced               D. it requires an entrance examination 15. You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it ____. A. offers free sightseeing and social activities. B. has a special course in spoken English. C. costs less than the other schools D. has native English teachers. 16. If you take the evening program at the International House, you will pay about ____. A. 60 yuan            B. 240 yuan          C. 720 yuan          D. 1,000 yuan   E America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect(影响)American society in many ways — education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society — one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior(行为)is suitable(合适)at various ages. A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing. Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother — or my father — was at my age.” No one says “Act your age” anymore. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.   17. It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ____. A. has made people feel younger B. has changed people’s social position C. has changed people’s understanding of age