2010年各地高考英语试题下载-安徽卷[word解析版]

绝密启用前2010高考真题精品解析英语（安徽卷）【名师点评】安徽高考英语试题强调学生灵活运用语言的能力，难度较去年略有所上升。单选题涉及到代词、动词短语、动词辨析、交际用语、名词辨析、强调句、时态、非谓语动词、情态动词、复合句，其中22、24题有一定难度。完形填空是一篇说明文，学生对其内容熟悉，易于理解，重点考查学生对语义、语境、语篇的深层次理解，能充分反映出考生综合运用英语的能力。阅读理解题材与体裁广泛，其选材多来源于真实生活，词汇量比去年有所增加。文章考查全面，有理解主旨、捕捉细节、推理判断、推断词义、理解文章结构、理解作者的意图和态度等题，难度适中。任务型读写题型设置中既有一定量的捕捉信息题，也有活用题和综合概括题。此题难度较去年略有下降。书面表达为半开放式作文，话题为学生所熟悉，便于学生发散思维。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，第卷第1页至第14页，第卷第15页至第16页。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考生注意事项1答题前，务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号，并认真核对答题卡上所粘贴的条形码中姓名、座位号与本人姓名、座位号是否一致。务必在答题卡背面规定的地方填写姓名和座位号后两位。2答第卷时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3答第卷时，必须使用05毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写，要求字体工整，笔迹清晰。作图题可先用铅笔在答题卡规定的位置绘出，确认后再用05毫米的黑色墨水签字笔描清楚。务必在题号所指示的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。4考试结束，务必将试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，满分75分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例HOWMUCHISTHESHIRTA1915B915C918答案是B。1WHATWILLDOROTHYDOONTHEWEEKENDAGOOUTWITHHERFRIENDBWORKONHERPAPERCMAKESOMEPLANS2WHATWASTHENORMALPRICEOFTHETSHIRTA15B30C503WHATHASTHEWOMANDECIDEDTODOONSUNDAYAFTERNOONATOATTENDAWEDDINGBTOVISITANEXHIBITIONCTOMEETAFRIEND4WHENDOESTHEBANKCLOSEONSUNDAYAAT100PMBAT300PM4AT400PM5WHEREARETHESPEAKERSAINASTOREBINACLASSROOMCATAHOTEL第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6WHATDOWEKNOWABOUTNORAASHEPREFERSAROOMOFHEROWNBSHELIKESTOWORKWITHOTHERGIRLSCSHELIVESNEARTHECITYCENTER7WHATISGOODABOUTTHEFLATAITHASALARGESITTINGROOMBITHASGOODFURNITURECITHASABIGKITCHEN听第7段材料，回答8、9题。8WHEREHASBARBARABEENAMILANBFLORENCECROME9WHATHASBARBARAGOTINHERSUITCASEASHOESBSTONESCBOOKS听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10WHOISMAKINGTHETELEPHONECALLATHOMASBROTHERSBMIKELANDONCJACKCOOPER11WHATRELATIONISTHEWOMANTOMRCOOPERAHISWIFEBHISBOSSCHISSECRETARY12WHATISTHEMESSAGEABOUTAAMEETINGBAVISITTOFRANCECTHEDATEFORATRIP听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13WHOCOULDTHEMANSPEAKERMOSTPROBABLYBEAAPERSONWHOSAWTHEACCIDENTBTHEDRIVEROFTHELORRYCAPOLICEOFFICER14WHATWASMRSFRANKSDOINGWHENTHEACCIDENTTOOKPLACEAWALKINGALONGCHURCHILLAVENUEBGETTINGREADYTOCROSSTHEROADCSTANDINGOUTSIDEABANK15WHENDIDTHEACCIDENTHAPPENAATABOUT800AMBATABOUT900AMCATABOUT1000AM16HOWDIDTHEACCIDENTHAPPENAALORRYHITACARBACARRANINTOALORRYCABANKCLERKRUSHEDINTOTHESTREET听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17WHATISTHETALKMAINLYABOUTATHEHISTORYOFTHESCHOOLBTHECOURSESFORTHETERMCTHEPLANFORTHEDAY18WHERECANTHEVISITORSLEARNABOUTTHESUBJECTSFORNEWSTUDENTSAINTHESCHOOLHALLBINTHESCIENCELABSCINTHECLASSROOMS19WHATCANSTUDENTSINTHEPRACTICALAREASATAKESCIENCECOURSESBENJOYEXCELLENTMEALSCATTENDWORKSHOPS20WHENARETHEVISITORSEXPECTEDTOASKQUESTIONSADURINGTHELUNCHHOURBAFTERTHEWELCOMESPEECHCBEFORETHETOUROFTHELABS【答案】1B2B3A4B5C6A7C8A9A10B11C12A13C14C15B16B17C18B19C20A第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑21YOUAREATEAMSTARWORKINGWITHISRALLYYOURCUPOFTEAABOTHBEITHERCOTHERSDTHEOTHER21答案C【解析】考查代词。BOTH两个都；EITHER二者之一；THEOTHER表示两个中的另一个；OTHERS其他人。句意为“你是个善于合作的人，与他人共事，对你来说没有一点问题。”22NOMATTERHOWLOWYOUCONSIDERYOURSELF,THEREISALWAYSSOMEONEYOUWISHINGTHEYWERETHATHIGHAGETTINGRIDOFBGETTINGALONGWITHC1OOKINGUPTODLOOKINGDOWNUPON23一HOWDIDYOULIKENICKSPERFORMANCELASTNIGHT一TOBEHONEST,HISSINGINGDIDNTTOMEMUCHAAPPEALBBELONGCREFERDOCCUR23答案A【解析】考查短语动词。BELONGTO属于；REFERTO涉及，参考；OCCURTO想到；APPEALTO意为“对有吸引力”符合句意“你认为昨晚尼克的表演如何”“说实话，他的演唱并不太吸引我”。24一DOYOUKNOWIFLINDAISWILLINGTOTAKECHARGEOFTHEPROGRAM一，DOESITAITTAKESNOTIMEBITCOUNTSFORNOTHINGCITDOESNTHURTTOASKDITDOESNT，TMAKESENSE25IHAVENTSEENSARASINCESHEWASAGIRL，ANDSHEHASCHANGEDBEYONDAHEARINGBSTRENGTHCRECOGNITIONDMEASURE25答案C【解析】考查名词。HEARING听力；STRENGTH力量；RECOGNITION认出，别人；MEASURE尺寸；BEYONDRECOGNITION意为“辨认不出，面目全非”，符合句意“SARA小时我就没有看到过她了，她已经变得我认不出来了。”26BOBWOULDHAVEHELPEDUSYESTERDAY，BUTHEAWASBUSYBISBUSYCHADBEENBUSYDWILLBEBUSY26答案A【解析】考查时态。根据前半句的虚拟结构可知该句描述过去的事实，所以用一般过去时。句意为“BOB昨天本可以帮助我们的，但他很忙。”27ITWASFROMONLYAFEWSUPPLIESTHATSHEHADBOUGHTINTHEVILLAGETHEHOSTESSCOOKEDSUCHANICEDINNERAWHEREBTHATCWHENDWHICH28一WEREYOUSURPRISEDBYTHEENDINGOFTHEFILM一NOITHEBOOK,SOIALREADYKNEWTHESTORYAWASREADINGBHADREADCAMREADINGDHAVEREAD28答案B【解析】考查时态。根据后半句答语“我已经知道这个故事”可知READ动作发生在看电影之前，是过去的过去，所以用过去完成时。29THEENGINEERSARESOBUSYTHATTHATHAVEZEROTIMEFOROUTDOORSPORTSACTIVES,THEYHAVETHEINTERESTAWHEREVERBWHENEVERCEVENIFDASIF29答案C【解析】考查从属连词。WHEREVER无论哪里；WHENEVER无论何时；ASIF似乎；EVENIF意为“即使”符合句意“工程师们都很忙，他们没有时间进行户外运动，即使他们有这样的兴趣”。30,SHEISTHESORTOFWOMANTOSPREADSUNSHINETOPEOPLETHROUGHHERSMILEASHYANDCAUTIOUSBSENSITIVEANDTHOUGHTFULCHONESTANDCONFIDENTDLIGHTHEARTEDANDOPTIMISTIC31,SHEISTHESORTOFWOMANTOSPREADSUNSHINETOPEOPLETHROUGHHERSMILEASHYANDCAUTIOUSBSENSITIVEANDTHOUGHTFULCHONESTANDCONFIDENTDLIGHTHEARTEDANDOPTIMISTIC31答案D【解析】考查形容词。A项意为“害羞并小心”；B项意为“敏感的并有思想”；C项意为“诚实并自信”；D项意为“快乐乐观的”符合句意“她快乐乐观，她是那种通过自己的微笑传播阳光的人。”32JACKDESCRIBEDHISFATHER,WHOABRAVEBOYMANYYEARSAGO，ASASTRONGWILLEDMANAWOULDBEBWOULDHAVEBEENCMUSTBEDMUSTHAVEBEEN32答案D【解析】考查情态动词。MUSTHAVEDONE表示对过去的肯定推测。句意杰克将他的父亲描写成一个意志刚强的人，许多年前他的父亲一定是一个勇敢的孩子。33JUSTUSETHISROOMFORTHETIMEBEING,ANDWELLOFFERYOUALARGERONEITBECOMESAVAILABLEAASSOONASBUNLESSCASFARASDUNTIL33答案A【解析】考查从属连词。ASSOONAS一就；UNLESS除非；ASFARAS就而言；UNTIL直到。句意暂时就用这个房间，一有空闲的，我们将给你提供一个更大的房间。34一WEVESPENTTOOMUCHMONEYRECENTLY一WELL，ITISNTSURPRISINGOURFRIENDSANDRELATIVESAROUNDALLTHETIMEAARECOMINGBHADCOMECWERECOMINGDHAVEBEENCOMING35一THATWOULDBEGREATPLEASEDROPMEOFFATTHELIBRARYACOULDYOUBRINGMETHEBILLBWOULDYOULIKEMETOGIVEYOUALIFTCCOULDYOUTELLMETHEPOSTCODEFORPARISDWOULDYOULIKETOHAVEMYEMAILADDRESS35答案B【解析】考查交际用语。根据答语“请在图书馆让我下车”可知B项正确。B项意为“你要我送你吗”第2节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。MOSTPEOPLEGIVELITTLETHOUGHTTOTHEPENSTHEYWRITEWITH,ESPECIALLYSINCETHEPRINTERINMODERNHOMESANDOFFICESMEANTHATVERY36THINGSAREHANDWRITTENALLTOOOFTEN，PEOPLEBUYAPENBASEDONLYON37，ANDWONDERWHYTHEYARENOTSATISFIED38THEYBEGINTOUSEITHOWEVER，BUYINGAPENTHATYOU11ENJOYISNOT39IFYOUKEEPTHEFOLLOWINGINMINDFIRSTOFALLAPENSHOULDFITCOMFORTABLYINYOURHANDANDBE40TOUSETHETHICKNESSOFTHEPENISTHEMOSTIMPORTANTCHARACTERISTIC特征4LCOMFORTHAVINGASMALLHANDANDTHICKFINGERS，YOUMAYBECOMFORTABLEWITHATHINPENIFYOUHAVEA42HANDANDTHICKERFINGERS，YOUMAY43AFATTERPENTHELENGTHOF8PENCALL44INFLUENCECOMFORTAPENTHATIST0045CANEASILYFEELTOPHEAVYANDUNSTABLETHEN，THEWRITINGPOINTOFTHEPENSHOULD46THEINKTOFLOWEVENLY均匀地WHILETHEPENREMAINSINTOUCHWITHTHEPAPER47WILLMAKEITPOSSIBLEFORYOUTOCREATEA48LINEOFWRITINGTHEPOINTSHOULDALSOBESENSITIVEENOUGHTO49INKFROMRUNNINGWHENTHEPENISLIFTEDAPOINTTHATDOESNOTBLOCKTHE50MAYLEAVEDROPSOFINK，51YOUPICKTHEPENUPANDPUTITDOWNAGAIN52，THEPENSHOULDMAKEATHICK,DARKLINEFINELINEPENSMAY53BADHANDWRITING，BUTFINE，DELICATELINESDONOTCOMMAND54NEXTTOPRINTEDTEXT，AS，55，ASIGNATUREONAPRINTEDLETTERABROADLINE,ONOTHERHAND，GIVESANIMPRESSIONOFCONFIDENCEANDAUTHORITY权威36AMANYBFEWCPLEASANTDIMPORTANT37A1OOKSBREASONCVALUEDADVANTAGES38AONCEBIFCBECAUSEDTHOUGH39ACONVENIENTBEASYCHARDDDIFFICULT40AHEAVYBEASYCHARDDSAFE41ATAKINGBFINDINGCDETERMININGDSEEKING42ASTRONGERBWEAKERCSMALLERD1ARGER43APREFERBRECOMMENDCPREPAREDDEMAND44AHARDLYBALLOWCNEVERDSTILL45ATHICKB1IGHTC1ONGDSOFT46ACHANGEBALLOWCREDUCEDPRESS47ATHEYBONECTHISDSOME48ATHINBROUGHCBLACKDSMOOTH49APREVENTBFREECPROTECTDREMOVE50AWAYBSIGHTCFLOWDSTREAM51ASOBASCANDDYET52AMEANWHILEBGENERALLYCAFTERWARDSDFINALLY53ASHOWUPBDIFFERFROMCBREAKDOWNDCOMPENSATEFOR54AATTENTIONBSUPPORTCRESPECTDADMISSION55AATMOSTBFOREXAMPLECINBRIEFDONPURPOSE40答案B【解析】满意的钢笔当然是“容易”使用。41答案C【解析】粗细是决定舒适度的最重要的特征。其他选项不合语境。42答案D【解析】与上句中的“SMALLHAND”对应。43答案A【解析】如果你大手粗手指，你“更愿”使用粗笔。其他选项动词不合语义。RECOMMEND【解析】不能阻挡墨水“流出”的笔尖就会产生墨点。51答案B【解析】用“AS”符合前后分句的逻辑关系，即“当你提起笔又放下的时候”。52答案D【解析】该句上两段的首句连接词“FIRSTOFALL,THEN”，所以这里应该用FINALLY。53答案D【解析】钢笔书写出的“好线条”可以“弥补”蹩脚书法的不足。SHOWUP露面；DIFFERFROM与不同；BREAKDOWN分解，发生故障；COMPENSATEFOR补偿。54答案A【解析】在打印稿中，纤细精致的笔划不醒目让你“注意、留意”。其他选项不合语境。55答案B【解析】从ASIGNATUREONAPRINTEDLETTER可知这里是“举例”说明。第三部分阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATHEENGINEERCAMILLOOLIVERWAS40YEARSOLDWHENHESTARTEDTHECOMPANYIN1908ATHISFACTORYINIVREA,HEDESIGNEDANDPRODUCEDTHEFIRSTITALIANTYPEWRITER,TODAYTHECOMPANYSHEADOFFICESSTILLINIVREA,NEARTURIN,BUTTHECOMPANYISMUCHLARGERTHANITWASINTHOSEDAYSANDTHEREAREOFFICESALLAROUNDTHEWORLDBY1930THEREWAS1STAFFOF00ANDTHECOMPANYTURNEDOUT13,000MACHINESAYEARSOMEWENTTOCUSTOMERSINITALY,BUTOLIVETTIEXPORTEDMORETYPEWRITERTOOTHERCOUNTRIESCAMILLOSSON,ADRIANO,STARTEDWORKINGFORTHECOMPANYIN1924ANDLATERHEBECAMETHEBOSSHEINTRODUCEDASTANDARDSPEEDFORTHEPRODUCTIONLINEANDHEEMPLOYEDTECHNOLOGYANDDESIGNSPECIALISTSTHECOMPANYDEVELOPEDNEWANDBETTERTYPEWRITERSANDTHENCALCULATORS计算机IN1959ITPRODUCEDTHEELEACOMPUTERINITALYAFTERADRIANODIEDIN1960,THECOMPANYHADAPERIODOFFINANCIALPROBLEMSOTHERCOMPANIES,ESPECIALLYTHEJAPANESE,MADEFASTERPROGRESSINELECTRONICTECHNOLOGYTHANTHEITALIANCOMPANYIN1978,CARLODEBENEDETTIBECAMETHENEWBOSSOLIVETTIINCREASEDITSMARKINGANDSERVICENETWORKSANDMADEAGREEMENTSWITHOTHERCOMPANIESTODESIGNANDPRODUCEMOREADVANCEDOFFICEEQUIPMENTSOONITBECAMEONEOFTHEWORLDSLEADINGCOMPANIESININFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYANDCOMMUNICATIONSTHEREARENOWFIVEINDEPENDENTCOMPANIESINTHEOLIVETTIGROUPONEFORPERSONALCOMPUTERS,ONEFORSYSTEMSANDSERVICES,ANDTWOFORTELECOMMUNICATIONS56FROMTHETEXTWELEARNTHAT_ABY1930OLIVETTIPRODUCED13,000TYPEWRITERSAYEARBOLIVETTIEARNEDMOREINTHE1960STHANINTHE1950SCSOMEOFOLIVETTIS700STAFFREGULARLYVISITEDCUSTOMERSINITALYDOLIVETTISETUPOFFICESINOTHERCOUNTRIESFROMTHEVERYBEGINNING57WHATWASPROBABLYTHEDIRECTRESULTOFOLIVETTISFALLINGBEHINDINELECTRONICTECHNOLOGYAADRIANOSDEATHBAPERIODOFFINANCIALPROBLEMSCITSFASTERPROGRESSDITSAGREEMENTSWITHOTHERCOMPANIES58WHATDOWEKNOWABOUTOLIVETTIAITPRODUCEDTHEBESTTYPEWRITERINTHEWORLDBITDESIGNEDTHEWORLDSFIRSTMAINFRAMECOMPUTERCITEXPORTEDMORETYPEWRITERSTHANOTHERCOMPANIESDITHASFIVEINDEPENDENTCOMPANIESWITHITSHEADOFFICEINIVREA59THEBESTTITLEFORTHETEXTWOULDBE_ATHEORIGINOFOLIVETTIBTHESUCCESSOFOLIVETTI1WHYDOAIRPLANESTAKELONGERTOFLYWESTTHANEASTITCANTAKEFIVEHOURSTOGOWESTEASTFROMNEWYORKNYTOLONDONBUTSEVENHOURSTOTRAVELEASTWESTFROMLONDONTONYTHEREASONFORTHEDIFFERENCEISANATMOSPHERICPHENOMENONKNOWNASTHEJET（喷射）STREAMTHEJETSTREAMISAVERYHIGHALTITUDEWINDWHICHALWAYSBLOWSFROMTHEWESTTOTHEEASTACROSSTHEATLANTICTHEPLANESMOVINGATACONSTANTAIRSPEEDTHUSGOFASTERINTHEWESTEASTDIRECTIONWHENTHEYAREMOVINGWITHTHEWINDTHANINTHEOPPOSITEDIRECTION2WHATWOULDHAPPENIFTHEGRAVITYONEARTHWASSUDDENLYTURNEDOFFSUPPOSINGWECOULDMAGICALLYTURNOFFGRAVITYWOULDBUILDINGSANDOTHERSTRUCTURES（建筑物）FLOATAWAYWHATHAPPENEDWOULDDEPENDONHOWSTRONGLYTHETHINGSWEREATTACHEDTOTHEEARTHTHEEARTHISMOVINGATQUITEASPEED,MOVINGATOVERATHOUSANDMILESPERHOURIFYOUTURNSOMETHINGAROUNDYOURHEADONASTRING（细绳）,ITGOESAROUNDINACIRCLEUNTILYOULETGOOFTHESTRINGTHENITFLIESOFFINASTRAIGHTLINESWITCHINGOFFGRAVITYWOULDBELIKELETTINGGOOFTHESTRINGTHINGSNOTATTACHEDTOTHEEARTHWOULDFLYOFFINASTRAIGHTLINEPEOPLEINBUILDINGSWOULDSUDDENLYSHOOTUPWARDSATAGREATSPEEDUNTILTHEYHITTHECEILINGMOSTTHINGSOUTSIDEWOULDFLYOFFINTOSPACECTHEHISTORYOFOLIVETTIDTHEPRODUCTIONOFOLIVETTI知D选项正确，其它选项均与文章的内容不符。59答案C【解析】主旨大意题。本文介绍了OLIVETTIGROUP的创立的过程、发展的阶段、革新的举措和如今的现状，让我们了解了这家公司的历史，选项C正确。BHAVEYOUEVERWONDERED60WHATINFORMATIONCANWEGETFROMTHEFIRSTPASSAGEAITISTHEJETSTREAMTHATAFFECTSHOWFASTAIRPLANESFLYBPLANESGOSLOWERWHENTHEYAREMOVINGWITHTHEWINDCITTAKESMORETIMETOFLYFROMNYTOLONDONTHANFROMLONDONTONYDTHEJETSTREAMALWAYSBLOWSFROMTHEEASTTOTHEWESTACROSSTHEATLANTIC61THEWORD“SHOOT”UNDERLINEDINTHE2NDPASSAGEPROBABLYMEANS“_”ASENDFORBMOVEQUICKLYCCOMEOUTDGROWQUICKLY62ITCANBEINFERREDTHATWITHOUTGRAVITY_ABUILDINGSANDOTHERSTRUCTURESWOULDFLOATAWAYBTREESANDBUILDINGSWOULDNOTSOEASILYFLYOFFCSOMETHINGAROUNDYOURHEADWOULDNOTFLOATAWAYDEVERYTHINGOUTSIDEBUILDINGSWOULDFLYOFFINTOSPACE63WHERECANWEMOSTPROBABLYREADTHISTEXTAINARESEARCHPAPERBINASHORTSTORYCINATRAVELMAGAZINEDINASTUDENTSBOOK【文章大意】为什么飞机由西向东飞所花费的时间要短一些如果地心引力突然消失会CAMERICANCITIESARESIMILARTOOTHERCITIESAROUNDTHEWORLDINEVERYCOUNTRY,CITIESREFLECTTHEVALUESOFTHECULTUREAMERICANCITIESARECHANGING,JUSTASAMERICANSOCIETYISCHANGINGAFTERWORLDWAR,THEPOPULATIONOFMOSTLARGEAMERICANCITIESDECREASEDHOWEVER,THEPOPULATIONSHIFTS（转移）TOANDFROMTHECITYREFLECTTHECHANGINGVALUESOFAMERICANSOCIETYINTHELATE1940SANDEARLY1950S,CITYRESIDENTS（居民）BECAMEWEALTHIERTHEYHADMORECHILDRENSOTHEYNEEDEDMORESPACETHEYMOVEDOUTOFTHEIRAPARTMENTSINTHECITYTOBUYTHEIROWNHOMESTHEYBOUGHTHOUSESINTHESUBURBS（郊区）NOWTHINGSARECHANGING,THECHILDRENOFTHEPEOPLEWHOLEFTTHECITIESINTHE1950SARENOWADULTSMANY,UNLIKETHEIRPARENTS,WANTTOLIVEINTHECITIESTHEYCONTINUETOMOVETOSUNBELTCITIESANDOLDERONESOFTHENORTHEASTANDMIDWESTMANYYOUNGPROFESSIONALSAREMOVINGBACKINTOTHECITYTHEYPREFERTHECITYTOTHESUBURBSBECAUSETHEIRJOBSARETHEREORTHEYJUSTENJOYTHEEXCITEMENTANDPOSSIBILITIESTHATTHECITYOFFERSTHISPOPULATIONSHIFTISBRINGINGPROBLEMSASWELLASBENEFITSCOUNTLESSPOORPEOPLEMUSTLEAVETHEIRAPARTMENTSINTHECITYBECAUSETHEOWNERSWANTTOSELLTHEBUILDINGSORMAKEAPARTMENTSFORSALEINSTEADOFFORRENTINTHE1950S,MANYPOORPEOPLEDIDNOTHAVEENOUGHMONEYTOMOVETOTHESUBURBSNOWMANYOFTHESESAMEPEOPLEDONOTHAVEENOUGHMONEYTOSTAYINTHECITIESONLYAFEWYEARSAGO,PEOPLETHOUGHTTHATTHEOLDERAMERICANCITIESWEREDYINGSOMECITYRESIDENTSNOWSEEABRIGHT,NEWFUTUREOTHERSSEEONLYPROBLEMSANDCONFLICTSONETHINGISSUREMANYDYINGCITIESAREALIVEAGAIN64WHATDOESTHEAUTHORTHINKOFCITIESALLOVERTHEWORLDATHEYAREALIVEBTHEYAREHOPELESSCTHEYARESIMILARDTHEYAREDIFFERENT65WHYDIDAMERICANCITYRESIDENTSWANTTOLIVEINTHESUBURBSAFTERWORLDWARABECAUSEOLDERAMERICANCITIESWEREDYINGBBECAUSETHEYWERERICHERANDNEEDEDMORESPACECBECAUSECITIESCONTAINEDTHEWORSTPARTSOFSOCIETYDBECAUSETHEYCOULDHARDLYAFFORDTOLIVEINTHECITY66ACCORDINGTOTHE4THPARAGRAPH,AGREATMANYPOORPEOPLEINAMERICANCITIES_AAREFACEDWITHHOUSINGPROBLEMSBAREFORCEDTOMOVETOTHESUBURBSCWANTTOSELLTHEIRBUILDINGSDNEEDMOREMONEYFORDAILYEXPENSES67WECANCONCLUDEFROMTHETEXTTHAT_AAMERICANCITIESARECHANGINGFORTHEWORSEBPEOPLEHAVEDIFFERENTVIEWSONAMERICANCITIESCMANYPEOPLEARENOWMOVINGFROMAMERICANCITIESDTHEPOPULATIONISDECREASINGINOLDERAMERICANCITIESDMYFATHERWAS44ANDKNEWHEWASNTGOINGTOMAKEITTO45HEWROTEMEALETTERANDHOPEDTHATSOMETHINGINITWOULDHELPMEFORTHERESTOFMYLIFESINCETHEDAY1WAS12ANDFIRSTREADHISLETTER,SOMEOFHISWORDSHAVELIVEDINMYHEARTONLYPARTALWAYSTIMESOUT“RIGHTNOW,YOUAREPRETENDINGTOBEATIMEKILLERBUTIKNOWTHATONEHAY,YOUWILLDOSOMETHINGGREATTHATWILLSETYOUAMONGTHEVERYBEST”KNOWINGTHATMYDADBELIEVEDINMEGAVEMEPERMISSIONTOBELIEVEINMYSELF“YOUWILLDOSOMETHINGGREAT”HEDIDNTKNOWWHATTHATWOULDBE,ANDNEITHERDIDI,BUTATTIMESINMYLIFEWHENIVEFELTPROUDOFMYSELF,IREMEMBERHISWORDSANDWISHHEWEREHERESOICOULDASK“ISTHISWHATYOUWERETALKINGABOUT,DADSHOULDIKEEPGOING”ALONGWAYFROM12NOW,IREALIZEHEWOULDHAVEBEENPROUDWHENIMADEANYPROGRESSLATELY,THOUGHIVECOMETOBELIEVEHEDWANTMETOMOVEONTOWHATCOMESNEXTTOBEPROUDOF,ANDBELIEVEIN,SOMEBODYELSEITSTIMETOSTARTWRITINGMYOWNLETTERSTOMYCHILDRENOURCHILDRENLOOKTOUSWITHTHESAMEUNANSWEREDQUESTIONWEHADOURKIDSDONTHOLDBACKBECAUSETHEYREAFRAIDTOFAILTHEYREONLYAFRAIDOFFAILINGUSTHEYDONTWORRYABOUTBEINGDISAPPOINTEDTHEIRFEARASMINEWASUNTILMYFATHERSLETTERISOFBEINGADISAPPOINTMENTGIVEYOURCHILDRENPERMISSIONTOSUCCEEDTHEYREWRITINGFORYOUTOBELIEVEINTHEMIALWAYSKNEWWAYPARENTSLOVEDMEBUTTRUSTMETHATBELIEFWILLBEMORECOMPLETE,THATLOVEWILLBEMOREREAL,ANDTHEIRBELIEFINTHEMSELVESWILLBEGREATERIFYOUWRITETHEWORDSONTHEIRHEARTS“DONTWORRYYOULLDOSOMETHINGGREAT”NOTHAVINGTHATBLESSINGFROMTHEIRPARENTSMAYBETHEONLYTHINGHOLDINGTHEMBACK68WELEARNFROMTHETEXTTHATTHEAUTHORALOSTHISFATHERWHENHEWASYOUNGBWORKEDHARDBEFOREHEREADHISFATHERSLETTERCASKEDHISFATHERSPERMISSIONTOBELIEVEINHIMSELFDKNEWEXACTLYWHATGREATTHINGHISFATHERWANTEDHIMTODO69WHATDOESTHEAUTHORTELLUSINTHE3RDPARAGRAPHACHILDRENNEEDTHEIRPARENTSLETTERSBCHILDRENAREAFRAIDTOBEDISAPPOINTEDCHISCHILDRENSFEAROFFAILUREHELDTHEMBACKDHISFATHERSLETTERREMOVEDHISFEAROFFAILINGHISPARENTS70WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGISTRUEOFTHEAUTHORAHEGOTNOACCESSTOSUCCESSBHEWROTEBACKTOHISFATHERAT12CHEWASSUREHISPARENTSLOVEDHIMDHEONCEASKEDHISFATHERABOUTTHELETTER71THEMAINPURPOSEOFTHETEXTISTO_ADESCRIBECHILDRENSTHINKINGBANSWERSOMEQUESTIONSCHILDRENHAVECSTRESSTHEIMPORTANCEOFCOMMUNICATIONDADVISEPARENTSTOENCOURAGETHEIRCHILDREN父母亲要多鼓励孩子，给孩子以信心，这样孩子才会努力去尝试。选项D正确。ETHENEEDTOFEEDAGROWINGPOPULATIONISPUTTINGMUCHPRESSUREONTHEWORLDSSUPPLYOFWATERWITH97OFTHEWORLDSWATERTOOSALTYTOSALTYTOBEDRUNKORBEDRUNKORUSEDINAGRICULTURE,THEWORLDWIDESUPPLYOFWATERNEEDSCAREFULMANAGEMENT,ESPECIALLYINAGRICULTURE,ALTHOUGHTHEIDEAOFAWATERSHORTAGE短缺SEEMSSTRANGETOSOMEONEFORTUNATEENOUGHTOLIVEINAHIGHRAINFALLCOUNTRY,MANYOFTHEWORLDSAGRICULTURALINDUSTRIESEXPERIENCECONSTANTWATERSHORTAGESALTHOUGHDAMSCANBEBUILTTOSTOREWATERFORAGRICULTURALUSEINDRYAREASANDDRYSEASONS,THECOSTSOFWATERREDISTRIBUTION重新分配AREVERYHIGHNOTONLYISTHERETHECOSTOFTHEENGINEERINGITSELF,BUTTHEREISALSOANENVIRONMENTALCOSTTOBECONSIDEREDWHEREVALLEYS山谷AREFLOODEDTOCREATEDAMS,HOUSESARELOSTANDWILDLIFEHOMESDESTROYEDBESIDES,WATERMAYFLOWEASILYTHROUGHPIPESTOFIELDS,BUTITCANNOTBETRANSPORTEDFROMONESIDEOFTHEWORLDTOTHEOTHEREACHCOUNTRYMUSTTHEREFORERELYONTHEMANAGEMENTOFITSOWNWATERTOSUPPLYITSFARMINGREQUIREMENTSTHISISPARTICULARLYTROUBLINGFORCOUNTRIESWITHAGRICULTURALINDUSTRIESINAREASDEPENDENTONIRRIGATION灌溉INTEXAS,FARMERSOVERUSEOFIRRIGATIONWATERHASRESULTEDINA25REDUCTIONOFTHEWATERSTORES,INTHECENTRALVALLEYAREAOFSOUTHWESTERNUSA,AHUGEWATERENGINEERINGPROJECTPROVIDEDWATERFORFARMINGINDRYVALLEYS,BUTMUCHOFTHEWATERUSEHASBEENPOORLYMANAGEDSAUDIARABIASATTEMPTSTOGROWWHEATINDESERTAREASHAVESEENTHEPUMPINGOFHUGEQUANTITIESOFIRRIGATION（灌溉）WATERFROMUNDERGROUNDRESERVESBECAUSETHEREISNORAINFALLINTHESEAREAS,SUCHRESERVESCANONLYDECREASE,ANDITISBELIEVEDTHATFIFTYYEARSOFPUMPINGWILLSEETHEMRUNDRY72FROMTHEFIRSTTWOPARAGRAPHSWELEARNTHATAMUCHOFTHEWORLDSWATERISAVAILABLEFORUSEBPEOPLEINHIGHRAINFALLCOUNTRIESFEELLUCKYCTHECOSTSOFWATERREDISTRIBUTIONSHOULDBECONSIDEREDDWATERCANBEEASILYCARRIEDTHROUGHPIPESACROSSTHEWORLD73WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGISTRUEATHEWATERSTORESINTEXASHAVEBEENREDUCEDBY75BMOSTINDUSTRIESINTHEWORLDSUFFERFROMWATERSHORTAGESCTHEUNDERGROUNDWATERINSAUDIARABIAMIGHTRUNOUTIN20YEARSDGOODMANAGEMENTOFWATERUSERESULTEDFROMTHEPROJECTINTHECENTRALVALLEY74WHATISMOSTLIKELYTOBEDISCUSSEDINTHEPARAGRAPHTHATFOLLOWSASTEPSTOIMPROVINGWATERUSEMANAGEMENTBWAYSTOREDUCETHECOSTSOFBUILDINGDAMSCMEASURESTODEALWITHWORLDWIDEWATERSHORTAGESDAPPROACHESTOHANDLINGTHEPRESSUREONWATERSUPPLY75THETEXTISMAINLYABOUTAWATERSUPPLYANDINCREASINGPOPULATIONBWATERUSEMANAGEMENTANDAGRICULTURECWATERREDISTRIBUTIONA