2009年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习十三(附解析)

--#-/8knewyouhadnochoice.”Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.Whenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleader,thesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylooked.Wastheirequipmentclean,shinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?Anotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendone.As,forexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterrible,heisdishonored.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasad,slowbeat.Thesoldierisforcedtoleave,facingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorse.Howmanywaysdoesthephrase“tofacethemusic”comesfrom?A.1 B.2C.3D.4What’sthemeaningof“tofacethemusic?”Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.Tofacethestage.Tofacethebackofone’shorse.Tofaceone’sleader.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?Whenweareplayingbasketball.Whenwearemakingaspeech.Whenwearehavingaparty.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.Theunderlinedword“hostile”means .A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessaryCThereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountriesandplacesyouwishtovisit.Youcantalktofriendswhohavetravelledtotheplaces.Oryoucangoandseeacolorfilm.Oryoucanreadtravelbooks.Itwouldseemthattherearethreekindsoftravelbooks.Thefirstarethosethatgiveapersonal,subjective（主观的）accountoftravelswhichtheauthorhasactuallymadehimself.iftheyareinformativeandhaveagoodindex（索弓I）,thentheycanbeusefultoyouwhenyouareplanningyourtravels.Thesecondkindarethosebookswhosepurposeistogiveapurelyobjective（客观的）descriptionofthingstobedoneandseen.Ifawell-read,culturedpersonhaswrittensuchabook,thenitisevenmoreuseful.Itcanbesortedasaselectedguidebook.Thethirdkindarethosebookswhicharecalled“aguide”tosomeplaceorother.Iftheyaregood,theywill,inadditiontotheirfactualinformation,giveananalysisoranexplanation.Likethefirstkindtheycanbeinspiringandinteresting.Buttheirbasicpurposeistohelpthereaderwhowishestoplaninthemostpracticalway.Whateverkindoftravelbookyouchooseyoumustmakesurethatitdoesnotdescribeeverythingas“wonderful”,“excellent”or“magical”.Youmustalsonoteitsdateofpublicationbecausetravelisaverypracticalaffairandmanythingschangequicklyinthetwenty-firstcentury.Finally,youshouldmakesurethatthecontentsarewellpresentedandeasytofind.Thispassageisabout .A.howtotravel B.howtobuytravelbooksC.howtoreadatravelbook D.travelbooksThefollowingtravelbooksmaybeofusewhenyouplanyourtravelsexcept .thebookwrittenbysomepeoplewhohavehadthesametravelexperiencethemselvesthebookwhichtellsyouwhatisworthdoingandseeingbasedonthefactsthebookinwhichalotofbigadjectivesareusedtodrawyourattentionthebookwhichoffersyoualotofusefulinformationlikeatourguideThedateofthepublicationmustbenoticedbecause .theworldischangingandsoaretheplacesyouaregoingtovisitthepriceofthebookisalwayschangingtheauthorofthebookmaybedifferentthecontentsofthebookarealwaysthesameDDoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMcGillUniversity.Shehadadifficulttimewhenshefirstbegancollege.Shesaid,“Iwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButwhenIgointoclasstotaketheexam,Iwouldfallapart.Icouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.”HitoshiSakamoto,ananthropology（人类学）studentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisstressed（加压力于）aboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecourses,advisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishigh,thestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacourse.Shenowhasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.“Mostly,whatIdoisimaginemyselfinaverycalmplace.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.Witheachbreath,moreworryleavesme.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!I’mreallydoingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminations,butithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell.”ForHitoshiinTokyo,theresultsweremuchthesame.Heisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandlearningmore.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenDoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamoto?Theyarestudentsfromthesameuniversity.Theyfailedinalltheexaminations.Theybothhadexperiencesoftestanxiety.Theybothhadthesamepoorstudyinghabits.Thephrase“blankout”inParagraph1refersto“ .”A.loseinterestintheexam B.refusetotaketheexamC.getanextrapaper D.beunabletothinkclearlyWhat’sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcourses?Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety.Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents.Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety.Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety.二.任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。China'snewly-wedsspendtoomuchWeddingsaresoimportantinChinathatcouplesarewillingtoforkoutabout20timestheirmonthlyincomeongettinghitchedandeverythingthatcomeswithit.China'snewly-wedsincitiesspend126,600yuan(16,600U.S.dollars)onaveragein2006whengettinghitched,Thursday'sChongqingYouthDailyreported,citingarecentsurveybytheMinistryofCommerce.Ananalysisof60,000coupleslivingincitiesshowedthatabout64percentofthespendingwentonhousedecoration,furnitureandhouseholdappliancesandtherestwasspentonthewedding,suchastheceremony,photography,weddingdressesandfeast.ThesurveysaidtheweddingexpenditurewasonlyasmallshareoftheoverallmarriagecostasmostChineseyoungcouplesinthecitiestendedtobuyanapartmentandacarbeforetyingtheknot.Thesurveysaidthatabout81.6percentofthenewly-wedsadmittedthattheyhadgoteconomicsupportfromparentsastheirmonthlyincomeonaveragewasonlyabout6,240yuan.Thesurveyalsoshowedthatabout88.4percentofthenewly-wedschosehavingweddingphotographyasapriorityand78.74chosehostingaweddingbanquet.Incontrast,youngcouplesinthecountrysidespentabout40,000yuanonaverageonmarriage-relatedissues,lessthanonethirdoftheircitypeers,accordingtothereport.About8.49millioncouplesgotmarriedinChinain2006.Title:China’snewly-wedsspend___1___Wedding2China'snewly-wedsin 3 areasspend126,600yuanonaveragein2006.Inthe 4 areas,youngcouplesspentlessthanonethirdoftheircitypeers.The5 ofmoneyAbout64percentofthespendingwenton 6 decoration,furnitureandhouseholdappliances.Therestwasspentonthewedding,for7theceremony,photography,weddingdressesandfeast.The8ofmoneyTheygotthe 9 supportfromtheirparentsbecausetheirincomewasnothighenough.The10 forthehighexpenseThenewly-wedsusuallyspendalotbecausetheyhavemanythingstobuy,suchashousesandcars.A【答案与解读】非正式谈话是任何商业联系中的一个重要组成部分，不过谈话时，可别无所顾忌，一定要适可而止。B。语义理解题。从最后一段第1句话Asgeneralrule,it'sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligion（宗教）withyourbusinessfriends可以明显看出答案为什么选B。A。细节题。命题依据是最后一段第4句话Sportsistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworld。B。判断题。从第2段第3句话...becausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmonious（和谐的）businessrelationshipthey'retryingtobuild可以推知。D。语义理解题。根据最后一段第4句话中的...althoughbecarefulnottocriticizeanationalsport可知答案为D。B【答案与解读】本文说明了美国习语tofacethemusic的来历和意义。C。细节题。根据文章第三、四、五段的解释，可推知此题答案为C。A。细节题。根据文章第2段第2句Itissomethingfarlesspleasant可推知此题答案为A。B。推断题。根据文章第