（英语）五年高考、三年联考：阅读理解之文化类

文化类

第一部分五年高考题荟萃

Passage1

（09•安徽B篇）

Theyear2009istheYearofOx.TheoxisarepresentativeofthefanningcultureofChina.In

thefarmingeconomy（经济）,oxenarethemajoranimalspullingplows（犁）.

Ofcourse,thegoodofoxenisnotlimitedtoplowing.Infact,theyareseenas"boatson

land"fortheirabilitytocarryloads.Besides,thewholebodyofanoxisfulloftreasures.Their

meatandmilkarefoodfullofnutrition,andtheirskincanbeusedtomakeclothesandshoes.

Withallthesequalities,oxenareregardedasgenerouscreatures.

Inthepast,oxenplayedanimportantroleinthespirituallifeoftheChinese.Eventoday,

oxenstillplayaspecialpartinsomefolkactivities.Forexample,somepeoplewholivein

southwestChinawillcookcattlebonesoupandshareitamongfamilymemberswhenholding

theceremonyforchildrenwhoreach13.Theybelievethatthecattlebonesouprepresentsthe

bloodrelationshipamongfamilymembers.Inordertoexpresstheirloveforoxen,peoplein

someotherareaswillruntoshakeoffdiseasesonthe16thdayofthefirstmonthbythelunar

calendar（农历）,andduringtheirruntheywilltaketheiroxenalong,whichindicatesthey

regardthecreatureashuman.

Becauseofthecontributionofoxenintheirlives,theChinesepeopleareverygratefultothe

animal.Inaddition,theuseofoxeninceremoniesandthethankspeopleowetooxenhelpto

developvarioustraditionalcustoms,whichbecomesanimportantpartofthefolkcultureofthe

Chinesenation.

60.Thewords"boatsanland"underlinedinParagraph2referto_

A.animalsfortakinggoodsB.creaturesforpullingplows

C.treasuresofthefolkcultureD.toolsinthefarmingeconomy

61.Fromthethirdparagraph,weknowthat_

A.oxenarenomoreimportanttodaythaninthepast

B.ceremoniesareheldwhenpeoplecookcattlebonesoup

C.oxenaretreatedashumaninsomeareasofChina

D.peoplerunwithoxentoshakeoffdiseaseseverymonth

62.Whichofthefollowinghelpstodeveloptraditionalcustoms?

A.Thespecialroleofoxeninfrowning.

B.People'srespectandloveforoxen.

C.Thepracticalvalueofanox'sbody.

D.Thecontributionofoxentotheeconomy.

63.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofoxeninfarming.

B.TointroducetheChinesefolkculture.

C.TodescribehowtocelebratetheYearofOx.

D.Toexplainhowtodevelopagriculturewithoxen.

答案60.A61.C62.B63.B

Passage2

（09•天津A篇）

Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.Quiteoftenthereisnoofficial

namingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeople.Thenan

organizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceaname.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwo

names:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareas,old

habitsdiedhard,andtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthe

meaningislost.

ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore（新力口坡）arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillbe

rememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRaffles

Place.ThisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountriesinboththeWestandtheEast.

Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamed

topromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolive

therewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.Themysteryisclearer

whenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbase

youwillseePiccadillyCircus--obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.

Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasah

Roadisaninterestingexample,/zBaseBasah"means“wetrice“inMalay（马来语）.Nowwhy

wouldanyonewanttonamearoad“WetRiceRoad"?Thereasonissimple.Duringthe

pioneeringdays,wetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroad.

AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.Thereis"/CircularRoad"forone.Other

roadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapes,like“PayaLebarCrescent”.Thisroad

iscalledacrescent（月牙）becauseitbeginsonthemainroad,makesacrescentandcomesback

tojointhemainroadagain.

36.WelearnfromParagraph1that.

A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplace

B.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonename

C.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamed

D.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment

37.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“diehard“inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Changesuddenly.

B.Changesignificantly.

C.Disappearmysteriously.

D.Disappearveryslowly.

38.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?

A.RafflesPlace.

B.SelectorAirbase.

C.PiccadillyCircus.

D.PayaLebarCrescent.

39.BrasBasahRoadisnamed.

A.afteraperson

B.afteraplace

C.afteranactivity

D.byitsshape

40.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.

B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.

C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisunique.

D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.

答案36.B37.D38.A39.C40.A

Passage3

（09•天津B篇）

Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage-the

wayitcanevoke（唤起）anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.LvnMuage

isthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.

BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I'vebeengivingmore

thoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas

“broken“English.Butfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkof

nowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifit

lackedacertainwholeness.I'veheardothertermsused,"limitedEnglish/forexample.Butthey

seemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople'sperceptions（认识）ofthelimited

Englishspeaker.

Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother's"limited“Englishlimited

myperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthe

qualityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis,becausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughts

wereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartment

stores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,

pretendednottounderstandher;orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.

Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon'tgetintotoday,Ibegantowrite

storiesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofa

bettertermmightbedescribedas"broken”,andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofher

Chinese,herinternal（内在的）language,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence,but

neitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure:Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscan

nevershow;herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofher

thoughts.

41.Bysaying/"Languageisthetoolofmytrade”,theauthormeansthat.

A.sheusesEnglishinforeigntrade

B.sheisfascinatedbylanguages

C.sheworksasatranslator

D.sheisawriterbyprofession

42.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother'sEnglishas.

A.impolite

B.amusing

C.imperfect

D.practical

43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.

B.Theauthor'smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.

C.Theauthor'motherhadpositiveinfluenceonher.

D.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.

44.Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother'sEnglishis.

A.wellstructured

B.intheoldstyle

C.easytotranslate

D.richinmeaning

45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thechangesoftheauthor'sattitudetohermother'sEnglish.

B.Thelimitationoftheauthor'sperceptionofhermother.

C.Theauthor/smisunderstandingof"limited“English.

D.Theauthor'sexperiencesofusingbrokenEnglish.

答案41,D42.C43.B44.D45.A

Passage4

（09•重庆D篇）

Liverpool,myhometown,isauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorld

Heritage（遗产）Site.

IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.

Blanketedinmist（薄雾），Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriver,respondedtothe

soundsofsea-birds,andappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentre,I

foundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEurope.Itisnothardto

imaginewhy,onfirstseeingthecity,mostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthe

noblebuildings,whicharesolidsignsofLiverpool'shistory.

Asiftostressitsculturalrole,Liverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleries（美术馆）thanmost

citiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGallery,IwastoldthatithasthebestcollectionsofVictorian

paintingsintheworld,andisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.However,cultureis

morethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain'sNo.lmusiccity,ithasthe

biggestcitymusicfestivalinEurope,anditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworld.Liverpoolis

alsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.Everyyear;theMerseyRiverFestival

attractsthousandsofvisitors,makingthecityaplaceofwonder.

Asyouwouldexpectfromsuchacity,therearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundthe

world.Whenmytripwasabouttocomplete,IchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool'sfamous

Philharmonicpub。酉馆）.Itisamonumenttoperfection,andaheritageattractionitself.

BeingaWorldHeritageSite,myhomecityiscertainlyaplaceof"/outstandinguniversal

value”.Itisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplore.

68.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby

A.itscharmingbanks

B.itsfamousmuseums

C.itswonderfulpalaces

D.itsattractivebuildings

69.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby

A.providingdifferentexamples

B.followingtheorderofspace

C.makingcomparisons

D.analyzingcauses

70.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat

A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurants

B.Liverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattraction

C.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselves

D.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney

71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheuniversalvalueoftheworldheritageinLiverpool

B.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpool

C.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpool

D.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool

答案68,D69.A70.B71.C

Passage5

（09•福建A篇）

OnlythreelocalstudentswonChineseBlog（博客）Competition.And15ofthe18awards

wanttostudentsfromChina.

170students'task:togetafully-designedblogupandrunning,completewithmanyposting

basedonathemeofchoice-allwritteninChinese.

Themesrangedfromlocalopinions-suchastheusageofSinglish,educationandwhether

Singaporecanbeaculturalcentre—tofoodblogs.

TheentrieswerejudgedonLanguageproficiency（熟练程度）andthequalityofwriting,as

wellasthedesignandlevelofexchangingideaswithreaders.

AcademicsfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporeandtheSIMUniversityITexperts,and

ajournalistfromChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoinSingaporemadeupthejudges.

Intheend,onlythreeSingaporeanstudentsmadeittotheawardlist—therestofthe

awardsweresweptupbystudentsfromChina.

〃Nosurprise/'saidMr.ChowYawLong,37,teachersinchargefromlanovaJuniorCollage,

whichorganizedtheevent."'Althoughthetopicswerelocalsubjects,theforeignstudentswere

generallybetterintermsofthecontentofthepostsandtheirgraspoftheChineselanguage/

OneofthethreelocalstudentswinningthefirstprizeintheBestLanguageAwardwas

bloggerChristinaGao19,fromtheSaintAndrew'sJuniorCollage,whosparednoeffortin

researchingforandwritingherblog.Eachentrytookherbetweenfiveandsevendaystoproduce,

completewithpicturesandevenpodcasts（播客）

Heradviceforbloggersis:Beresponsible

“Somebloggersoutthereonlyseektoblametheauthoritiesandotherbloggers/'SaidMiss

Gao.zzlthinktheylackresponsibilitiesandthereisnovaluetotheirposts/

56.Thecompetitionwasorganizedby

A.theNationalUniversityofSingaporeB.ChinesenewspaperLianheZaobao

C.InnovaJuniorCollegeD.theSaintAndrew'sJuniorCollege

57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chinesestudentswonmostoftheawards.

B.Notallthethemeswereaboutlocalsubjects

C.TheblogscouldbewritteninChineseorSinglish.

D.ThejudgeswerefromuniversityinSingaporeandChina.

58.WhatMissGaosaidsuggeststhat

A.shelikestoblametheauthoritiesB.shehasasenseofresponsibility

C.shethinkshighlyoftheothers'blogsD.shelovestoreadvaluableposts

59.Thepassageinmainlyabout

A.howChinesestudentswontheawardsinthecompetition

B.whybloggersshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheirblogs

C.howMissGaowonthefirstprizeinthecompetition

D.whattheresultofthecompetitionwas

答案56.C57.A58.B59.D

Passage6

（09•江西D篇）

Manypeopletonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditor

mustcarrythewriterfullname,addressandtelephonenumber;althoughtheinformationisnot

necessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindication

thatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard.He

needstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.

“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificate

becausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship/saidsocialworkerKenYip,“and

thisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems/Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusiness

contractorabankdocument,thesignatureissymbolofconsent,anagreementtotakethe

matterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswriter'scomplaints

iftheydonotbearthewriter'ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthat

thewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.

Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.

Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimply

becausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybring,andhedoesnotwant

hisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyareafraid

oftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.Crimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthe

police,butmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrime.

Nameornoname?Theanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewanttoget

involved.Weallhaveaname,itisamatterifresponsibilitytoitwhenwemakeastatement,a

claimoranaccusation.Weallwanttohonourourownname,anditisonlybystampingour

expressionofanopinionwithourownnamethatwehonourwhatwesay.

68.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying/"Responsibilityisthenameofthegame”?

A.Writersneedtoprovidetheirpersonalinformationinthegame.

B.Publicationmustbearthewriter'sfullname,addressandphonenumber.

C.Writersshouldberesponsiblefortheirnames.

D.Namesarerequiredtoindicatewriters'responsibilityforwhattheysay.

69.Thesecondparagraphsuggeststhatapaperwithoutasignaturemay.

A.helptoendarelationship

B.notgetareply

C.beacceptedallthesame

D.becomeafamilyproblem

70.Somepeopledon'twanttheirnamesknownbecausetheyare.

A.hesitanttomakeadonationB.unwillingtodrawpublicattention

C.afraidofanaccusationD.readyforinvolvement

71.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.honourandwritersB.identityandsignature

C.signatureandresponsibilityD.anonymityandsignature

答案68.D69.B70.B71.C

Passage7

（09•江西E篇）

NewarchaeologicaldiscoverssuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilk

Roadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycountriesearlierthanoncethought.Thefindings,

coupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearchcouldaddafascinatingnew

pagetotheepicoftheSilkRoad.

ThefarestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofandEgyptian

mummyfromabout1000BC,longbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastone

thousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.Otherresearchmay

extendhumanactivityalongthisroutebackevenfurther,perhapsamillionyearstothe

migrationofhumanancestorsintoeasternAsia.

TheofficialoriginofEast-Westcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2nd

centuryBCwhichwastheagentoftheChineseEmperorWu-direturnedfromadangeroussecret

mission（使命）acrossthedesertintotheremotehighcountryofCentralAsia.Theagent,Zhang

Qian,travelledasfarasAfghanistanbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersia,

SyriaandaplaceknownasLijion,.Histerentshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneys

inancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoughttobethefirstindirect

contactsbetweentheancientworld'stwosuperpowers,ChinaandRome.Chinesesilk,first

tradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPetlaluexchangefor

acrobatsandostricheggs,wassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxury

marketsinRome.

ButthenewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlong

beforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoad.Theresearchcouldchange

thinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthow

andwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriouscultureatthe

otherendofEurasia.

72.Theword"coupled“inthefirstparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby.

A.producedB.contributedC.doubledD.combined

73.ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggeststhat.

A.EgyptianshadprobablytravelledtoChinatobuysilk

B.tradealongtheSilkRoadbeganearlierthanoncethought

C.historicalresearchoftenachievesfascinatingresults

D.newlightcannowbethrownonancienttradingpractices

74.UntilrecentlymosthistoriansbelievedthattradealongtheSilkRoad.

A.originatedinthe2ndcenturyBC

B.extendedhumanmigrationintoeasternAsia

C.beganamillionyearsago

D.primarilybenefitedtheEgyptians

75.HistorianshavealwaysconsideredZhangQian'smissionimportantbecausethey

believe.

A.bebroughtbackknowledgeofRometotheemperor

B.bediscoveredtheSilkRoad

C.behelpedestablishEast-Westtrade

D.betravelledasfarasAfghanistan

答案72.D73.B74.A75.C

Passage8

（09•辽宁B篇）

WhatisBay?Thesimpleansweristhatitisaglobaltradingplatformwherenearlyanyone

cantradepracticallyanything.Peoplecansellandbuyallkindsofproductsandgoods.Including

cars,moviesandDVDs,sportinggoods,traveltickets,musicalinstruments,clothesandshoes-the

listgoesonandon

TheideacamefromPeterOmidyar,whowasborninParisandmovedtoWashingtonwhen

hewasstillachild,Athighschool,bebecameveryinterestedincomputerprogrammingand

aftergraduatingfromTuftUniversityin1988,Heworkedforthenextfewyearsasacomputer

engineer.InhisfreetimehestartedBayasakindofhobby,atfirstofferingtheservicefreeby

wordofmouth.By1996therewassomuchtrafficonthewebsitethathehadtoupgrade（升级）

andhebeganchargingafeetomembers.Joinedbyafriend,PeterSkill,andin1998byhis

capableCEO,MegWhitman,hehasneverlookedback..Eveninthegreat.comcrashesofthe

late1990s,abayhasgonefromstrengthtostrengthItisnowoneofthetenmostvisitedonline

shoppingwebsitesontheInternet

eBaysellsconnections,notgoods,puttingbuyerandsellerintocontactwitheachother.All

youhavetodoislakeane-photo,writeadescription,filloutasalesformandyouareinbusiness:

theworldisyourmarketplace.Ofcourseforeachitem（商品i）soldeBaygetsapercentageand

thatisgreatdealofmoney.EverydaytherearemorethansixteenmillionitemslistedoneBay

andeightypercentoftheitemsaresold

60.WelearnfromthetextthateBayprovidespeoplewith_

A.awayofbuyingandsellinggoods

B.awebsiteforthemtoupgrade

C.aplacetoexhibittheirownphotos

D.achancetobuythingsatlowprices

61.WhydidPetercreateeBayaftergraduatingfromuniversity?

A.Forfun

B.Tomakemoney

C.Forgatheringtheengineers

D.Tofulfillataskofhiscompany

62.From“hehasneverlookedback“inParagraph2welearnthatpeter_

A.didnotfeellonely

B.wasalwayshopeful

C.didnotthinkaboutthepast

D.becamemoreandmoresuccessful

63.HowdoeseBaymakemoneyfromitswebsite??

A.Bybringingcallerstogether.

B.Bychargingforeachsale

C.Bylistingitemsonline

D.Bymakinge-photos.

答案60.A61.A62.D63.B

Passage9

（09•辽宁D篇）

Itistruethatgoodwritersrewriteandrewriteandthenrewritesomemore.Butinorderto

workupthedesiretorewrite,itisimportanttolearntolikewhatyouwriteattheearlystage.

IamsurprisedatthenumberoffamouswritersIknowwhosaythattheysodislikereading

theirownwritinglaterthattheyevenhatetolookoverthepublishers'opinions.Onereasonwe

maydislikereadingourownworkisthatwe'reoftendisappointedthattherichideasinour

mindsseemverythinandplainwhenfirstwrittendown.JerryFodorandStevenPinkersuggest

thatthisfactmaybearesultofhowourmindswork..

Differentfrompopularbelief,wedonotusuallythinkintheworksandsentencesofordinary

languagebutinsymbolsforideas（knownas“mentalese"）,andwritingourideasdownisanact

oftranslationfromthatsymboliclanguage.Butwhilementalesecontainsourthoughtsinthe

formofacomplextapestry（织锦），writingcanonlybecomposedonethreadatatime.

Thereforeitshouldnotbesurprisingthatourfirstattemptatexpressingideasshouldlookso

simple.Itisonlybyrepeatedlyrewritingthatweproducesnewthreadsandconnectthemtoget

closertotheideasformedinourminds.

Whenpeoplewriteasifsomestrictcritics（批评家）arelookingovertheirshoulder,they

aresoworriedaboutwhatthiscriticmightsaythattheygetstuckbeforetheyevenstart.Peter

Elbowmakesanexcellentsuggestiontodealwiththisproblem.Whenwritingweshouldhave

twodifferentminds.Atthefirststage,weshouldseeeveryidea,aswellasthewordsweuseto

expressit,aswonderfulandworthputtingdown.Itisonlyduringrewritesthatweshould

examinewhatweexcitedlywroteinthefirststageandcheckforweaknesses.

68.Whatdowelearnfromthetextaboutthosefamouswriters?

A.Theyoftenregretwritingpoorworks

B.Someofthemwritesurprisinglymuch.

C.Manyofthemhatereadingtheirownworks

D.Theyarehappytoreviewthepublishers'opinions.

69.Whatdopeoplegenerallybelieveaboutthewayhumanmindswork?

A.Peoplethinkinwordsandsentences.

B.Humanideasaretranslatedintosymbols

C.Peoplethinkbyconnectingthreadsofideas.

D.Humanthoughtsareexpressedthroughpictures.

70.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?

A.Mostpeoplebelievewethinkinsymbols.

B.Lovingourownwritingisscientificallyreasonable.

C.Thewritersandcriticscanneverreachanagreement.

0.Thinkingandwritingaredifferentstagesofmindatwork.

答案68.C69.A70.D

Passage10

（09•全国UD篇）

TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinter

JamesFranklin.Benjamin'solderbrother;startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhat

wemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,

articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.

ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin'sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersin

theirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlongNewspapercompliesarelosingadvertisers

（广告商）,readers,marketvalue.and.insomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthat

wouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsagoThechiefeditor（主编）ofthetimessaid

recently,"Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother;'Howareyou?',asiftheyhave

justcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcame."Anarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedon

thewebsiteoftheG