【十年高考】2005-2014年全国各地高考英语试题分类汇编：故事类阅读理解

【十年高考】2005-2014年全国各地高考英语试题分类汇编：故事类

（05•全国IE篇）

“Soon,you'regoingtohavetomoveout!”criedmyneighboruponseeingthelargesttomatoplantknownto

mankind,oratleastknowni:exactly;tab-stops:105.Opt189.0pt273.0pnmyneighborhood.

Onetiny9-inchplant,boughtfor$1.25inthespring,hasalreadytakenovermuchofmyrosebed,covering

muchofotherplants,andiswellonitswaytothefrontdoor.

Rosesrequireagooddealofcare,andifitweren'tforthepleasuretheygive,itwouldn'tbeworththework.

Asitis,Ihaveagardenfullofsweet-smellingrosesformostoftheyear,bushesmustbepruned（剪枝）inearly

spring,leavinguglywoodybranchesuntilthenewgrowthappearsafewweekslater.Itwasthespaceavailable（可

用的）inthegardenthatledmeintoplantingjustonelittletomatoplant.Abigmistake.

Soilconditionsmadejustperfectforrosesturnouttobeevenmoreperfectfortomatoes.Thedailywatering

coupledwithfullsunandregularfertilizing（施月巴）haveturnedthelittleplantintoatallbush.ThecageIplaced

arounditastheplantgrewhaslongsincedisappearedunderthethickleaves.

NowthetaskIfaceinharvestingthefruitistwofold;First,Ihavetofindtheredonesamongtheleaves,which

meansIalmosthavetostandonmyhead,andoncefoundIhavetoreachdownandunder,pickthetomatoesand

withdraw（缩l可）myfullfistwithoutdroppingtheprizesodearlywon.Ifoundtwofull-blownwhiteroses

completelyhiddenasIpickedtomatoesinJune,buttheywereweakandtheleavesalreadyyellowforlackoflight.

HereIamfacedwithapainfulsmalldecision:Totearupawonderfulandproductivetomatoplantthatoffers

upbetweentenandtwentyripesweettomatoeseachdayorsaygoodbyetoseveralexpensiveandtreasuredroses.

LikeScarlettinGoneWiththeWind,I'llthinkaboutthpainfulattomorrow.

71.Whatatetherequirementsforthehealthygrowthofroses?

A.Alotofcareandtherightsoil.

B.Frequentpruningandfertilizing.

C.Tomatoplantsgrownalongside.

D.Cagesplacedaroundtheroots.

72.Thewriterplantedthetomatobecause.

A.itcostonly$1.25

B.thesoilwasjustrightforit

C.therewasroomforitinthegarden

D.theroses'branchesneededtobecovered

73.Thisyearthewriter'sroseswere.

A.removedfromtherosebed

B.pickedalongwiththetomatoes

C.mostlydamagedbytoomuchsunlight

D.largelyhiddenunderthetomatoplant

74.Bysaying“theprizesodearlywon“inparagraph5,thewriterwantsto.

A.showthedifficultyinpickingthetomatoes

B.showthehardshipofgrowingtheroses

C.expressherlikingfortheroses

D.expresshercareforthetomatoes

75.Inthesituationdescribedinthetext,onegoodthingisthat.

A.therosescostthewriterlittlemoney

B.thewriterhasadailyharvestoftomatoes

C.someonewillhelpthewritermakethedecision

D.thewritercannowenjoyboththerosesandtomatoes

答案71.A72.C73.D74.A75.B

Passage54

（05•全国HA篇）

Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturned12,awhitegardeniawasdeliveredtomyhouse.Nocard

camewithitCallstotheflower-shopwerenothelpfulatall.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingtodiscoverthe

sender'snameandjustdelightedinthebeautifulwhiteflowerinsoftpinkpaper.

ButIneverstoppedimaginingwhothegivermightbe.Someofmyhappiestmomentswerespent

daydreamingaboutthesender.Mymotherencouragedtheseimaginings.She'daskmeiftherewassomeonefor

whomIhaddonespecialkindness.PerhapsitwastheoldmanacrossthestreetwhosemailKddeliveredduring

thewinter.Asagirl,though,IhadmorefunimaginingthatitmightbeaboyIhadruninto.

Onemonthbeforemygraduation,myfatherdied.IfeltsosadthatIbecamecompletelyuninterestedinmy

upcominggraduationdance,andIdidn'tcareifIhadanewdressornot.Butmymother,inherownsadness,

wouldnotletmemissanyofthosethings.Shewantedherchildrentofeellovedandlovable.Intruth,mymother

wantedherchildrentoseethemselvesmuchlikethegar-denia-lovely,strongandperfectwithperhapsabitof

mystery（神秘）

MymotherdiedtendaysafterIwasmarried.Iwas22.Thatwastheyearthegardeniastoppedcoming.

41.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AchildhoodDream.

B.AMother'sLove.

C.AGraduationParty.

D.ASpecialBirthday.

42.Themotherinsistedthatherdaughtergotothegraduationdancebecause.

A.shecouldtakecareofthingsherself

B.shehopedshewouldfindaboyfriend

C.shewantedhertobehappyandstrong

D.shethoughteducationwasmostimportant

43.Whowasthesenderoftheflower?

A.Aboythewriterhadruninto.

B.Oneofthewriter'sneighbors.

C.Oneofthewriter'sclassmates.

D.Thewriter'smother.

答案41.A42.B43.C

Passage55

（os•全国nc篇）

Taiwanpolicecannotdecidewhethertotreatitasanextremelyelevenactofstealingoranevenelev-ecer

cheat（诈骗）.Eitherway,itcouldbetheperfectcrime（犯罪），becausethecriminalsarebirds—horningpigeons!

Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar:ifyouwantthecarback,payup

then,thecarownerisdirectedtoapark,toldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckof

thepigeoninside.Carryingthemoneyinatinybag,thepigeonfliesoff.

Therehavebeenatleastfoursuchpigeonpick-upsinChangwa.Whatatfirstseemedliketheworkofa

cleverstay-at-homecarthief,however,mayinfactbetheworkofanevenlazierandmoreinventivecriminal

mind——onethatavoid（避免）notonlycollectingmoneybutgoingouttostealthecarinthefirstplace.Police

officerChensaysthatthecriminalprobablyhaspulledadoubletrick:hegetsmoneyforthingshecannot

possiblyreturn.Insteadofstealingcars,heletssomeoneelsedoitandthenwaitsforthecar-ownertoplacean

ad（启事）inthenewspaperaskingforhelp.

Thetheoryissupportedbythefactthat,sofar,noneofthestolencarshavebeenreturned.Also,the

amountofmoneydemanded-under3,000Taiwanesedollars-seemstoolittleforacarworthmanytimesmore.

Demandsforpigeon-deliveredmoneystoppedassoonasthepressreportedthestory.Andevenifthey

startagain,Chenholdslittlehopeofcatchingthecriminal./zWehavemoreimportantthingstodo,“hesaid.

49.Afterthecarownerreceivedaphonecall.He

A.wenttoacertainpigeonandputsomemoneyinthebagitcarried

B.gavethemoneytothethiefandhadhiscarbackinapark

C.sentsomemoneytothethiefbymail

D.toldthepressaboutit

50.The“lazierandmoreinventive“criminalrefersto.

A.thecarthiefwhostaysathome

B.oneofthosewhoputtheadsinthepaper

C.oneofthepolicemeninChangwa

D.theownerofthepigeons

51.Thewritermentionsthefactthat"noneofthestolencarshavebeenreturned“toshow

A.howeasilypeoplegetfooledbycriminals

B.whatChenthinksmightbecorrect

C.thethiefisextremelyclever

D.themoneypaidistoolittle

52.Theunderlinedword"they"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.criminals

B.pigeons

C.thestolencars

D.demandsformoney

53.Wemayinferfromthetextthatthecriminalknowshowtoreachthecarownersbecause__

A.hereadstheadsinthenewspaper

B.helivesinthesameneighborhood

C.hehasseenthecarownersinthepark

D.hehastrainedthepigeonstofollowthem

答案49.D50.C51.A52.C53.D

Passage56

（05•北京A篇）

Chances

IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthe

job.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer（职

业）.

Iwasn'tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn/tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatI

mightdoandfoundIdidn'thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn'tthetypetohaveacareer.

Ithenfoundmyselfajob.Lookingaftertwolittlegirls,Itwasn'ttoobadatfirst.Buttheproblemsbegan

whenIagreedtolivein,sothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.Weagreed

thatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she'dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn/toftenwork

out.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththe

children.

OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme,Itold

heraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification（资格证书）ifIwantedto

workwithchildren.Ididn'tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn'ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuaded

metophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-

timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.

NowI'vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyou

couldhaveacareer;evenifyouaren'ttopoftheclassatschool.

56.Whatistheauthor'spresentjob?

A.Workingpart-timeinacollege.

B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.

C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.

D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.

57.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls'family,theauthor.

A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghours

C.gotmuchhelpfromherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek

58.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?

A.Shefoundafull-timejob.

B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.

C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.

D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.

59.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?

A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.

B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.

C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.

D.Onemustchoosethejobshelikes.

答案56.D57.B58.C59.A

Passage57

（05•天津C篇）

Thehousewasquietat5amandTim'smotherwasasleep.Onlythesoundofthebigfreezer

brokethequiet.He'ddreamtofthecavelastnight.Thepurring（轻微颤动声）ofthefreezerhadbeenthesea.

Timpulledonasweaterandputsomeapplesintohisschoolbag.Itwastooearlyforbreakfast.He'deatafter

he'dbeenthroughthecave,sittingontherocksandstaringatthesea.

Hewishedhehadaproperpack.Hisschoolbagwouldhavetodo.Whatelse?Sandwiches-

buthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadforsandwiches,she'dwanttoknowwhyhehadto

leavesoearly.Hesettledforsomebiscuits,andleftanotestucktothetable:

GonetoMichael's.Backtonight,Tim.

Theskywashighandsoftandlightoutside,thoughthesunstillwasn'tup.Eventhehighway

upthehillwasquietashemadehiswaydownthestreet.Thewindfromtheseawasfreshand

sweet.

Thesandhillsstillbreathedheatfromyesterday'ssun,thoughthetopofthesandwascool.Herandownto

thebeachimpatiently,buttherewasnoone,justdrysanddancingintheearlywindandseabirdsmarchingup

anddownwatchingthewaves.

Thelightchangedsuddenly.Thefirstraysofsunlightstretched（延伸）acrossthesea.The

sunwaspushingitswayovertheedgeoftheworld.

Overthefirstrocks,alongtothepoint.Timglancedback.Thebeachwasstillempty.Thesunsailedhigherin

thesky.

Hecouldseethecavenow,evendarkerinthemorninglight.Thesandturnedsilverthendarkgoldasthe

waterflowedawayfromit.Hehadtoforcehimselftogocloser.Whywasitsomuchmoremysterious（神秘的）

now?Butitwouldbesillytogobacknowaftersomuchtrouble.Heneedn'tgoinalltheway...

43.WhatdidTimdoatthebeginningofthestory?

A.Heleftthehousequietly.

B.Hehadbreakfastathome.

C.Heleftanoteonthefreezer.

D.Heputasweaterinhisschoolbag.

44."Hesettledforsomebiscuits"（inParagraph3）meansthatTim.

A.hadtoleavethebiscuitsonthetable

B.likedbiscuitsbetterthansandwiches

C.hadtotakebiscuitsinsteadofsandwiches

D.couldonlyfindsomebiscuitsinthekitchen

45.WhatmadeitpossibleforTimtoseetheentrytothecave?

A.Theheightofthefirstrocks.

B.Theupsanddownsofthewaves.

C.Thechangeinthepositionofthesun.

D.Thevaststretchofthesunlitbeach.

46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothestory?

A.Thesealookedlikeapieceofgold.

B.SeabirdsflewawaywhenTimarrived.

C.Timwastheonlypersononthebeach.

D.TheskygotdarkasTimreachedthecave.

47.Inthestory,Tim'smood（心情）changedfrom.

A.lonelinesstocraziness

B.anxiousnesstoexcitement

C.helplessnesstohappiness

D.eagernesstonervousness

答案43.A44.C45.C46.C47.D

Passage58

（05•上海B篇）

“Comein,Kim.Haveaseat,please/saidBillWilliams,themanager.wthiswasKim'sfirstexperiencewithan

assessment.Afteronlysixmonthshewasdueforaraiseifthisassessmentwassatisfactory.

〃Kim,“beganBillWilliams,z/lamverypleasedwiththequalityofyourwork.Ihavenothingbutpraisefor

yourdevotionandyourhardwork.Myonlyconcernisthatyouarenotactiveenoughinputtingforwardyour

suggestions/

“But,"repliedKim,“Ihavealwayscompletedeveryassignmentyouhavegivenme.Mr.Williams/

Tknowthat,Kim.Andplease,callmeBill.ButwhatIexpectisforyoutothinkindependentlyandintroduce

newideas.Ineedmoreinputfromyou-morefeedbackonhowthingsaregoing.Idon'tneeda“yesman".You

nevertellmewhatyouthink.Youjustsmileasthougheverythingisfine.”

"But,"saidKim,“Ifeelthatsinceyouaremysuperior,itwouldbepresumptuousofmetotellyouwhatto

do/

"mnotaskingyoutotellmewhattodo,butwhatyouthinkwecoulddo.Tomakesuggestions,Iemployed

youbecauseIrespectyourexperienceinthisfield,butyouarenotcommunicatingyourthoughtstome.”

“Yes.Isee.Kmnotaccustomedtothis,butIwilltrytodoasyousay...Bill.”

“Good,then,Iexpecttohearmorefromyouatstaffmeetingsoratanyothertimeyouwanttodiscussan

ideawithme.”

“Yes,ofcourse.Thankyou,Mr.Will...Bill/

69.Kimisthesortofemployeewho.

A.doesnotspeakouthisownideasB.isnotdevotedtothejob

C.laughstoomuchoverworkD.cannotfinishhisworkontime

70.Theword"presumptuous“inthemiddleofthepassageisclosestinmeaningto〃

A.fullofrespectB.tooconfidentandrude

C.lackinginexperienceD.tooshyandquiet

答案69,A70.B

Passage59

（05•重庆A篇）

Myparentswereinahugeargument,and1wasreallyupsetaboutit.Ididn'tknowwhoIshouldtalkwith

abouthowIwasfeeling.SoIaskedMomtoallowmetostaythenightatmybestfriend'shouse.ThoughIknewI

wouldn'ttellheraboutmyparents'situation,Iwaslookingforwardtogellingoutofthehouse.Iwasinthe

middleofpackingupmythingswhensuddenlythepowerwentoutintheneighborhood.Momcametotellme

thatIshouldstaywithmygrandpauntilthepowercamebackon.

IwasreallydisappointedbecauseIfeltthatwedidnothavemuchtotalkabout.ButIknewhewouldbe

frightenedaloneinthedark.IwenttohisroomandtoldhimthatI'dstaywithhimuntilthepowerwasrestored.

Hewasquitehappyandsaid,"Greatopportunity.

"Whatis?"Iasked.

"Totalk,youandI“hesaid."Toholdaprivatelittlemeetingaboutwhatwe'regoingtodowithyourmomand

dad,andwhatwe'regoingtodowithourselvesnowthatwe'reinthesituationwearein."

"Butwecan'tdoanythingaboutit.Grandpa/'Isaid,surprisedthatherewassomeonewithwhomIcould

sharemyfeelingsandsomeonewhowasinthesame"boat"asIwas.

Andthat'showthemostunbelievablefriendshipbetweenmygrandfatherandmestarted.SittingAcrein

thedark,wetalkedaboutourfeelingsandfearsoflife——fromhowfastthingschange,tohowtheysometimes

don'tchangefastenough.Thatnight,becausethepowerwentout,Ifoundanewfriend,withwhomIcould

safelytalkaboutallmyfearsandpains,whatevertheymaybe-Suddenly,thelightsallcamebackon."Well,"he

said,"Iguessthatmeansyoullwanttogonow.Ireallylikeourtalk.Ihopethepowerwillgoouteveryfew

nights!"

56.1wishedtogetoutofthehousebecause

A.Iwasangryaboutmyparents*quarrel

B.Ifoundnobodytosharemyfeelingswith

C.Iwantedtoescapefromthedarkhouse

D.Iplannedtotellmyfriendaboutmytrouble

57.Grandpawashappytoseemebecause.

A.hecoulddiscusstheproblemwithme

B.hehadnotseenmeforalonglime

C.hewasafraidofdarkness

D.hefeltquitelonely

58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Thegrandchildwaseagertoleave.

B.Theywouldhavemorechats.

C.Thelightswouldgooutagain.

D.Itwouldnolongerbedark.

答案56.A57.A58.B

Passage60

（05•浙江A篇）

Compassionisadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffort,wecantranslatecompassionintoactions.An

experiencelastweekendshowedmethisistrue.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingforthe

elderly.Theseoldpeopleareoutmaincustomers,andit'snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.Butlast

Sunday,oneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister

（收款机）withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash（现金）,hadjustmovedintohisroom,andhad

nothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenext

day.

Icouldn'thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbefore,and

whathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoul,allalonein

theworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorry,butstorerulesdidn'tallowmetodoso.Ifeltstupidandunkindsayingthis,

butIvaluedmyjob.

Justthen,anotherman,standingbehindthefirst,spokeup.Ifanything,helookedmorepitiable.""Changeit

tome,〃wasallhesaid.

WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassion,ontheotherhand,iscaringin

action.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketand

paidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartand

taughtmecompassion.

41.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits.

A.promisedtoobeythestorerules

B.forgottotakeanymoneywithhim

C.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylater

D.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive

42.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?

A.kindandluckyB.poorandlonely

C.friendlyandhelpfulD.hurtanddisappointed

43.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause.

A.hewantedtokeephispresentjob

B.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentleman

C.heconsideredtheoldmandishonest

D.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman

44.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?

A.Wealthismoreimportantthananythingelse

B.Helpingothersiseasiersaidthandone

C.Experienceisbettergainedthroughpractice

D.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.

答案41.C42.B43.A44.B

Passage61

（05•浙江C篇）

Inthecourseofworkingmywaythroughschool,ItookmanyjobsIwouldratherforget.Butnoneofthese

jobswasasdreadfulasmyjobinanappleplant.Theworkwashard;thepaywaspoor;and,mostofallzthe

workingconditionswereterrible.

Firstofall,thejobmadehugedemandsonmystrength.Forthenhoursanight,Itookboxesthatrolled

downametaltrackandpiledthemontoatruck.Eachboxcontainedtwelveheavybottlesofapplejuice.Ionce

figuredoutthatIwasliftinganaverageoftwelvetonsofapplejuiceeverynight.

Iwouldnothavemindedthedifficultyoftheworksomuchifthepayhadnotbeensopoor.Iwaspaidthe

lowestwageofthattime—twodollarsanhour.Becauseofthelowpay,Ifelteagertogetasmuchaspossible.I

usuallyworkedtwelvehoursanightbutdidnottakehomemuchmorethan$100aweek.

Butevenmorethanthelowpay,whatmademeunhappywastheworkingconditions.DuringworkIwas

limitedtotwoten-minutebreaksandanunpaidhalfhourforlunch.Mostofmytimewasspentoutsideloading

truckswiththoseheavyboxesinnear-zero-degreetemperatures.Thesteelfloorsofthetruckswerelikeice,

whichmademyfeetfeellikestone.Andaftertheproductionlineshutdownatnightandmostpeopleleft,Ihad

tospendtwohoursalonecleaningthefloor.

Istayedonthejobforfivemonths,allthewhilehatingthedifficultyofthework,thepoormoney,andthe

conditionsunderwhichIworked.BythetimeIleft,Iwasdeterminednevertogobackthereagain.

49.Whydidthewriterhavetotakemanyjobsatthattime?

A.TopayforhisschoolingB.Tosaveforhisfuture

C.TosupporthisfamilyD.Togainsomeexperience

50.ThefollowingfactsdescribetheterribleworkingconditionsoftheplantEXCEPT.

A.loadingboxesinthefreezingcoldB.havinglimitedtimeforbreaks

C.workingandstudyingatthesametimeD.gettingnopayforlunchtime

51.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?

A.Thewriter'sunhappyschoollife

B.Thewriter'seagernesstoearnmoney

C.Thewriter'sexperienceasafull-timeworker

D.Thewriter'shardworkinanappleplant

52.Howisthetextorganized?

A.Topic—Argument—Explanation

B.Opinion—Discussion-Description

C.Mainidea-Comparison—Supportingexamples

D.Introduction—Supportingexamples—Conclusion

答案49.A50.C51.D52.D

Passage62

（05•福建B篇）

Threemonthsafterthegovernmentstoppedissuing（发放）orrenewingpermitsforInternetcafesbecause

ofsecurity（安全）concerns,somecafeownersarehavingfinancial（经济的）concernsoftheirown.

Thepermitswerestoppedsuddenlythreemonthsagobythegovernmentuntilnewsafeguardscouldbeput

inplacetopreventmisuseoftheinformationsuperhighway,butforcafeownersit'sabusinessbreakdownwith

nofixinsight.

“IhandedinarequesttoopenupanInternetcafeandreceivedtheconditions/saidthebusinessman

Obeidallah.a\rentedaplaceintheSharafiahdistrictatSR45,000andpreparedtheplacewithequipmentthat

costmemorethanSR100,000.WhenIwenttothelocalgovernmentafterfinishingeverything,Iwassurprisedto

findthatthey'dstoppedissuingpermitsforInternetcafes.”

HavinganInternetcafewithoutInternetismuchlikehavingacoffeeshopwithoutcoffee.'Tmavoiding

closingtheplace,butit'sbeenmorethanthreemonthswiththesituationongoingasitis."Obeidallahsaid.

“Whowillbearthelossescausedbythepermitissue?"

Thedecisiontookmanycafeownersbysurprise."\askedtoopenanInternetcafe,andIwashandedalistof

allthethingsthatwereneededtofollowthrough,suchasasignfortheplace,fillingoutforms/saidHassan

Al-Harbi.

“Ididallthatwasaskedandrentedaplace.AndaftertheHajvacationIwenttothelocalgovernmentand

theysurprisedme,sayingthattherearenewrulesthatforbidtheissuingofanymoreInternetcafepermitsand

thatonecan'tevenrenewhispermit.I'velostmorethanSR80,000/Al-harbiadded.

Asforthegovernment,officialssayamethodtodealwithitisontheway.Butsecurityconcernscome

beforeprofit（盈利）.

60.ThegovernmentstoppedissuingorrenewingpermitsforInternetcafes.

A.topreventmisuseofnewsafeguardsinInternetcafes

B.tomakecafeownersearnlessprofitfromtheirbusiness

C.tostoptheuseoftheinformationsuperhighwayonInternet

D.tomakesureoftheproperuseoftheinformationsuperhighway

61.Thegovernment'sdecisionledtothefactthatmanycafeowners.

A.sufferedheavyfinanciallossesB.askedtoopenupInternetcafes

C.continuedtooperateInternetcafesD.askedthegovernmentforpayment

62.Theunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraph〃ontheway"means.

A.tobestudiedB.tobeputintopractice

C.tobechangedD.tobeimproved

63.Thecafeownersfoundthegovernment'sdecision.

A.surprisingandunacceptableB.understandableandacceptable

C.reasonablebutsurprisingD.surprisingbutacceptable

答案60.D61.B62.C63.D

Passage63

（05•江西A篇）

Hewishestheholidayseasonwouldendalready.Hisbackaches,hisredsuitfeelslikeaspacesuit,his

cheekshavegonetightfromsmilingfor12hours—andstillthekidskeepcomingandcoming,likeantsata

picnic.AsChristmasbecomesmorecommercialized（商业化）acrosstheU.S.andCanada,somustSantas.As

theholidaybeginsearliereachyear,somustitsspokesmen.

Thequestionsfromchildrenthesedaysareharderthanever.Now,withthousandsofchildrenexpectinga

f